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Strawberry Brownie Bombe
Meet the Cook: A friend and I dreamed up this recipe. We use it to entertain and for special family dinners. For an extra touch, you can dip the strawberries in chocolate. -Joanne Watts, Kitchener, Ontario
Total TimePrep: 30 min. + freezing Bake: 30 min. + cooling
Makes16 servings
- 1 package fudge brownie mix (13-inch x 9-inch pan size)
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/2 cup strawberry preserves
- 1 quart strawberry ice cream, softened
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 3 drops red food coloring, optional
- 1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
- Fresh strawberries and mint, optional
- Prepare brownie mix according to package directions for cake-like brownies. Stir in walnuts. Pour the batter into two greased and waxed paper-lined 8-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely in pans.
- Line a 1-1/2-qt. metal bowl with foil. Cut and fit one brownie layer to evenly line the inside of a bowl (brownie may crack). Spread preserves over brownie layer. Freeze for 15 minutes. Fill brownie-lined bowl with ice cream; smooth top. Cover and freeze for 3 hours or until ice cream is firm.
- Place remaining brownie layer on a serving plate. Remove bowl from freezer; uncover. Invert onto brownie layer; remove bowl and foil. Return to freezer.
- In a large bowl, beat cream and food coloring until soft peaks form. Add sugar and beat until stiff peaks form; set aside 1-1/2 cups. Spread remaining whipped cream over top and sides of bombe.
- Cut a small hole in the corner of a pastry or plastic bag and insert star tip. Fill with reserved whipped cream; pipe border at base of bombe. Holding the bag straight up and down, form stars on top. Garnish with strawberries and mint if desired.
Editor's Note: Unfrosted bombe may be frozen for up to 3 days.
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My husband and I loved this recipe!! To make it a little bit healthier we used frozen yogurt instead of ice cream!
Sep 4, 2011
I used the basic ideas of the brownie bombe but replaced the strawberry parts with other flavorings and am using whipped cream as the frosting. I made a cherry raspberry conserve a while ago and am using it for the first time on this bombe.


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Central Maine Power Company (CMP Co) conducts programmed utility line clearance to its system on a regular pruning cycle throughout the Portland District. Priority is given to distribution circuits and primary lines that provide electrical service to streets and neighborhoods. Utility pruning is contracted by the utility to commercial utility arborist line clearance contractors. We work closely with CMP arborists and utility tree contractors to review tree & electrical conductor issues.
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And a presser from the Speaker's Office,
Job Creators Call Excessive Government Regulations a Top Obstacle as "Forgotten 15" Languish in Democrat-Controlled Senate:
- According to Politico, a new Gallup survey found "small-business owners rank 'complying with government regulations' as the most important problem that they face."
- President Obama says "we can't wait" to take action on jobs. Speaker Boehner told Laura Ingraham, "You know what, we can't wait. We've got 15 bills that have passed the House that would help job creators around our country. They're called the Forgotten 15; they're sitting over in the United States Senate." We can't wait for Senate Democrats to pass them.
- We also can't wait for the Senate to pass a budget, the president to support a Balanced Budget Amendment, the administration to stop blocking American energy production ...
- In the weekly address, Schilling says the "forgotten 15" - part of the GOP jobs plan - represent opportunities to build on recent common ground between the two parties.
Some of the House-Passed Jobs Bills Currently Delayed in the Democrat-led Senate Include:
- Republican lawmakers, staff, and activists have co-opted the president's "we can't wait" slogan to urge the Senate to pass these "forgotten 15" bills.
- The House passed the Veterans Opportunity to Work Act which improves access to education and training and breaks down the barriers to employment for America's veterans.
- Another one of the forgotten 15 - the bipartisan bill stopping new government regulations on boilers used in factories and hospitals - would protect more than 200,000 jobs nationwide.
- The House voted to repeal the IRS withholding tax which threatens any business - large or small - that works with any level of government. Repeal is supported by state and local governments, a broad coalition of job creators, and President Obama as well.
- Job creators and local officials are backing the Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act which will create thousands of new American jobs "without spending a dime."
Some of the Upcoming Jobs Bills to be Voted on in the House Include:
- The House has passed several bills to expand American energy production and reverse the Obama administration's de facto moratorium. Learn more about the American Energy Initiative.
- This week the House will vote on legislation increasing access to resources for small businesses. Watch Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) discuss this legislation here.
- The Judiciary Committee approved the Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act, Pledge to America legislation that requires congressional approval of new federal regulations with a major impact on the economy.
- The Regulatory Accountability Act is bipartisan legislation that would reform the federal regulatory process and reduce unnecessary burdens on job creators.
Don't forget to watch the weekly Republican address by Rep. Schilling, and be sure to stay connected with the Office of the Speaker on Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, YouTube, and Speaker.gov. Thank you!
- Learn more about the GOP jobs plan, and keep track of the "forgotten 15" and other House-passed jobs bills, using new apps from Speaker Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) and this regularly updated print-out.
- Speaker Boehner's Press Office


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IBM Events in April 2010
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Now that the US Recession has been declared over, companies are looking to invest in IT again. To help you plan your upcoming investments, here are some upcoming events in April.
It's looking to be a busy month!
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Hu Yoshida Does It Again
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Last week, in Computer Technology Review's article [Tiering: Scale Up? Scale Out? Do Both], Mark Ferelli interviews fellow blogger Hu Yoshida, CTO of Hitachi Data Systems (HDS). Here's an excerpt:
This is not the first time I have had to correct Hu and others of misperceptions of IBM's SAN Volume Controller (SVC). This month marks my four year "blogoversary", and I seem to spend a large portion of my blogging time setting the record straight. Here are just a few of my favorite posts setting the record straight on SVC back in 2007:
Since day 1, SAN Volume Controllers has focused primarily on external storage. Initially, the early models had just battery-protected DRAM cache memory, but the most recent model of the SVC, the 2145-CF8, adds support for internal SLC NAND flash solid state drives. To fully appreciate how SVC can help improve the performance of the disks that are managed, I need to use some visual aids.
In this example, the SVC reduced the burden of the managed disk from 100,000 IOPS down to 55,000, which is 35,000 reads and 20,000 writes. Some have argued against putting one level of cache (SVC) in front of another level of cache (managed disk arrays). However, CPU processor designers have long recognized the value of hierarchical cache with L1, L2, L3 and sometimes even L4 caches. The cache-hits on SVC are faster than most disk system's cache-hits.
Of course, not all workloads are 70/30/50, and not every disk array is driven to its maximum capability, so your mileage may vary. As we slide down the left of the curve where things are flatter, the improvement in performance lowers.
Hitachi's offerings, including the HDS USP-V, USP-VM and their recently announced Virtual Storage Platform (VSP) sold also by HP under the name P9500, have similar architecture to the SVC and can offer similar benefits, but oddly the Hitachi engineers have decided to treat externally attached storage as second-class citizens instead. Hu mentions data that "ages out or becomes less active we can move it to the external storage." IBM has chosen not to impose this "caste" system onto its design of the SAN Volume Controller.
The SVC has been around since 2003, before the USP-V came to market, and has sold over 20,000 SVC nodes over the past seven years. The SVC can indeed improve performance of managed disk systems, in some cases by a substantial amount. The 0.06 msec latency on read-miss requests represents less than 1 percent of total performance in production workloads. SVC nearly always improves performance, and in the worst case, provides same performance but with added functionality and flexibility. For the most part, the performance boost comes as a delightful surprise to most people who start using the SVC.
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The Founders
The Stalwart Eight
On November 26, 1909 eight sophomores from the College of the City Of New York appeared at a meeting to decide on a plan for class redemption. Discovering they held many ideals in common, the eight became inspired and a new Fraternity was formed. Two years later Sigma Alpha Mu began to grow and those eight men, Lester Cohen, Hyman Jacobson, Adolph I. Fabis, Samuel Ginsburg, Abram N. Kerner, Jacob Kaplan, Ira N. Lind, David D. Levinson are inscribed in the Fraternity's history. Their stories follow.
David D. Levinson, CCNY 1912, was a most visible Founder, attending the annual New York Founders Banquets and chapter installations in New York. He enjoyed particularly visiting New York area chapters… Read More
Abram N. Kerner, CCNY 1912, regularly attended the annual New York Founders Banquets and other events in the city. Personable and voluble, he enjoyed repartee with fellow fraters and an invitation to a New York alumni club lunch meeting was never ignored. When Founder Ira Lind died… Read More
Adolph Ira Fabis, CCNY 1912, longest-lived of the eight Founders of Sigma Alpha Mu, died in his sleep February 17, 1982, at the age of 92. A major in entomology at City College, he became interested very early in … Read More.
Lester Cole (ne Cohen), CCNY 1912, was a well known student at City College in 1909; he was marshal of the sophomore class (the class of 1912). He was leaderlike and colorful; he was called The Chief. The sophomores had taken the freshmen … Read More.
Founder Hyman I. Jacobson was an early driving force in ΣAM. David Levinson said of that first meeting, "We simply talked it over and proposed to…call it a club. But Hyman Jacobson—clever man, brilliant student—said 'no, we're going to … Read More.
Founder Jacob Kaplan was a native New Yorker whose parents had emigrated from Russia. (He was born in 1891 on the Lower East Side, on Essex Street in a building that is still in use.) When the eight first met in 1909, Kaplan was one of those looking to the future … Read More.
The influence of Founder Ira N. Lind on the Fraternity's founding and beyond was considerable and lasting. Speaking once about the earliest ΣAM activity, he remarked that if it was in writing it was probably his. He wrote the Creed, which exists today virtually untouched. He was the author of … Read More.
Fra Gaines was a man of character and intellect, bright but unassuming. When he spoke at the ΣAM fiftieth anniversary convention in New York he talked about education, about which all the Founders were passionate. He urged younger fraters never to cease learning and he quoted Newton D. Baker, who said … Read More.


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KATHY PITELKA necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 79 diseños de 24 diseñadores freelance.
Ki2 Ink
I am a 46 year old mom of 3 grown children (22,20,17). My husband is a self employed plaster/stucco professional. I have happily worked the last 20 years in a family owned The UPS Store. I bought the equipment and client list of an existing graphic house and have the opportunity of running my very own business where my family can have a future of ownership and security. I love and enjoy art and design tremendously. This is a print/graphic shop where we can print an assortment of projects from wallet to wall size, indoor/outdoor signage all produced on a wide variety of substrates. I bought this business from a man who did this for 20 years. I want to keep the customers on file but also give them a brand new twist and energy to the traditional business they are used to as well as attract a whole new clientel. I don't plan on working for anyone ever again. This is my dream work, full of all the fun, artistic, unique, and totally individual projects I can handle and think of. Help me create my successful dream. I need assistance with a logo that will capture others attention with intrigue. It also needs to let them know that I am a confident, professional, yet unique business woman who can get their job done. Thank you.
I don't know that I have a specific audience. The business I am in and the products I produce can be for just about anyone. I want to capture the true business professional from a large corporation. That individual needs to feel confident that I can get their job done professionally and within their time frame. On the other hand, if it's just a small business, self employed individual, (laborer, painter, plasterer, carpenter,artist, seamstress....)or homemaker, I want them to feel comfortable coming to me for assistance. Maybe they don't think anyone can help them on a small scale product. I would like to be the one they come to because they know I can help them get the job done no matter how small it may be. As for the village I live in, they should come to me with confidence to get signage printed for all the events coming to town. Eventhough they have used a bigger company in the past, I am here...... right in town as well as a resident of their town. I want to be the unique, professional, business woman that can get the job done! I want to burn the previous owners past or anything he may have left behind in peoples minds. A clear fresh start as the printer/designer/installer of choice.... big or small!
Here are some key elements I would like incorporated into my design.
Butterflies -- a single one, group of 3 or 4 or lots of them, realistic (but not too "insect" looking), colorful - in particular blues - deep blue, royal, baby, bright. Other colors like a bright green, bright yellow, orange, purple, and lots of black definition. On the other hand, if a design is done in neutral tones (browns, tans, taupe, black, off white) it would match the type of tones that I wear and decorate with.
The butterfly theme or idea comes from the phrase "there's a butterfly in my backyard". My family also believes a certain monarch we see symbolizes, Nane, who was the grandma matriarch of the family.
My business name was developed from my endearing nickname: KiKi. Thus, Ki2 stands for Ki squared, or KiKi. The (2) is supposed to be raised. "Ink" would just be a pun for the business of printing.
Hiding that phrase or my name somewhere in the design would be cool (tabimb) (KiKi/Kiki/kiki) (Ki2 with 2 raised)
Use your creativity....if you see something here that I have written that could be conveyed differently, go for it.
Some might find a butterfly to look unprofessional, but that's what I would like in a professional look. If you have a design without a butterfly I would still like to see it.
Samples came from the previous owner. I don't really like that butterfly.
Thank you!
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The ultimate appreciation of natural leather: a pristine hide, direct from the tannery, with all of the subtle variation that makes it one of a kind. Every hair-on-hide is hand selected to ensure that it is unmarred and has an even color and finish. As this is a natural product, colors and dimensions will vary slightly from hide to hide allowing you to pick the rug that will best match your space.
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When a wildcat strike hit Impala Platinum's Marula mine in South Africa's Limpopo province this month, union leaders there had no idea it was coming.
"We were taken by surprise. We came to work that morning and everyone was outside saying they were not going to work," said Solomon Digoro, deputy chairperson of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) at Marula, 280km north-east of Johannesburg.
He has a better idea of what might come next: a takeover by arch rival the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu), which looks set to expand after leading a five-month mine strike in the western half of South Africa's platinum belt that pushed the continent's most advanced economy into reverse in the first quarter.
The platinum belt, which resembles a pair of half moons separated by 250km of bush, houses the world's richest deposits, so the strife is high on investors' radar screens.
Amcu emerged as the dominant union on the western "moon" in 2012 after poaching tens of thousands of NUM members in a turf war in which dozens of people were killed.
On the eastern arm, a battle for supremacy now in its infancy appears to be following the same pattern.
Amcu has the momentum, its reputation cemented by the settlement it reached last month with Implats and rivals Anglo American Platinum and Lonmin that saw its members get annual pay hikes of up to 20%.
Pointedly, the 2 000 wildcat strikers who downed tools at Marula on July 3 said they wanted Amcu's deal, in place of the 8% hikes NUM secured for them last year.
They returned to work the following week with a commitment from bosses to talk about their issues. NUM got the elbow.
"When it started, we went to the strikers, and our members said they did not want to talk to NUM. They wanted managers and they wanted the Rustenburg deal," Digoro told Reuters in NUM's cramped pre-fabricated offices at Marula.
Amcu national treasurer Jimmy Gama said the union had since met management, who agreed to start deducting Amcu union dues. For investors and the mining companies, it is worryingly like history repeating itself.
"What happened at Marula is 100% what happened at Rustenburg two and a half years ago," said a senior Implats manager.
The manager, who asked not to be named, was referring to a wildcat strike by rock drill operators at Implats' key Rustenburg mine on the western limb in early 2012. The stoppage ended with Amcu elbowing NUM out of the shafts.
"Like Marula, when the NUM guys went to address the Rustenburg strikers, they were chased away. The rock drill operators at Rustenburg also wanted the same pay as the rock drill operators at other mines in the area."
Living in fear
At Marula, the last Implats operation where NUM is in the majority, Digoro and other shop stewards have also been threatened and said they lived in fear of their lives.
"We know we have been targeted because people in our communities have told us we need to watch out. We are all scared," said an NUM shop steward who did not want to be named.
Amcu routinely denies allegations it uses violence and intimidation, but dozens of people have been killed in the union rivalry, and its rank and file often march, clubs in hand, in dramatic shows of force.
Virtually all Marula's workers live in communities outside the mines, instead of company hostels, a situation Amcu has exploited before as it is far easier for a new union to recruit if the workforce is not corralled on mine property.
The communities, many of them informal settlements that have sprung up from the surrounding bush, lie next to each other, so if the Marula miners get a pay rise, the news will travel quickly through the bars and shops the miners use.
Just to the south lies the Modikwa mine, run by African Rainbow Minerals, where the workforce of 5 000 is 87% NUM – for now. NUM sources say Amcu is making headway north of Marula at Amplats' Twickenham mine.
Amcu's initial drive into the eastern limb was hugely successful two years ago when it dislodged NUM at the Everest mine run by Aquarius Platinum, only to see the company shut the operation – in part because of labour upheaval.
That closure temporarily thwarted Amcu's push into the area, but since the Everest shutdown, industry attempts to mothball mines or cut jobs have been met with fierce resistance from Amcu and the African National Congress.
Consequently, any Amcu membership drive in the east is less likely to be crimped by shaft closures. Indeed, looming restructuring and job cuts in the industry are widely expected to be focused on the western limb.
Over 70 000 platinum miners are now Amcu members, while NUM numbers are close to 30 000, according to Reuters estimates. Renewed labour strife could affect up to 25% of global production after the recent Amcu strike halted 40%.
On the western limb, NUM still has majorities at a handful of operations, including those run by Northam Platinum and at Royal Bafokeng Platinum.
At the latter, NUM signed a five-year wage deal on Wednesday for increases of 7% and 10.5% on basic pay, with housing subsidies thrown into the mix. – Reuters


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Precious time is often lost through the handling of Software For Retail Shop . Similarly, the more cash is handled the greater the security risk in stores. Fortunately, Point of Sale (POS) technology is making better control of cash in retail stores possible, resulting in benefit for both staff and customers.
One German furniture company has estimated that the payment process and handling of cash at the checkout takes between 15 to 25 seconds. As this is only one part of processing pos system, 15 to 25 seconds is quite substantial time and, when the seconds are calculated for the cash handling from every sale throughout the day…till operators are spending more time on this process than most business owners would like.
Then, there is also the concern of cash robbery and theft. On any given day in a retail business, one, a few or many more employees will handle cash. Think how many different times and how many different people will handle cash in a supermarket on any one day. It is also probable that many managers are reconciling cash and making deposits, which is why they use point of sale systems.
How Do You Select the Best Point Of Sale Systems in Software For Retail Shop ?
A point of sale system is an important tool in any business, whether it is large or small, that engages in any type of sales. These systems use the amazing power of computing to perform a number of tasks that can simplify every aspect of a businesses, including but not limited to; sales, inventory and ordering.
From simple functions, like scanning barcodes and calculating correct change, to more complex functions like inventory control, a point of sale system can help make any business run more efficiently. Even basic systems can represent a huge time savings. These systems eliminate paper work by simplifying every aspect of a business's operation. Not only that, because many systems offer back-ups and on-line information storage a business can access information even from remote locations. So, whether it is at a traditional cash register or with a sales associate that is working in the field, these systems are powerful tools.
Early in the life of a company perhaps a fairly simple POS system will be adequate, but it should be capable of taking on more complex tasks as your business grows. Not all systems, just like not all businesses, are the same. So it is important to consider, how you will use it, and how adaptable to your future needs a point of sales system will be for your business.
What to Look for in a Retail Point of Sale System
Observe your typical consumer with pos system when they're out shopping and you'll see that most people will buy something that they did not intentionally set out to buy. This is down to a number of things. Call it what you will - 'an impulse buy' or 'because I deserve a treat' or simply 'I have to have it!'
I believe that the simple reason behind a large number of these purchases, are down to clever marketing and eye-catching and believable promotional displays.
Indeed - how many times yourself have you been stopped in your tracks in a store, when first your mind sees a display, then you recognise the product from the advert you saw on the TV the other day and remember that 'this promised to reduce my wrinkles instantly'
So you walk over, stop and pick up the product and read the back of the box. It, along with the literature shown on the POS display re-confirms the claim. You decide it's a bit pricey but you really want to use this product because it will reduce my wrinkles! You want to buy it, because it will make you feel better about yourself. You go ahead and buy it and leave the store feeling happier because of your purchase. You're going to look and feel better!
So, my recommended lists of five steps to increase sales of your product through cleverly manufactured POS displays are:
1. Find a company that understands the needs of you, the client and the targeted market for your project.
2. Give a clear and concise brief and understand the budget. What does your favoured cost include and exclude.
3. Understand your brand, what may or may not the display build company use.
4. Ensure your chosen company has your trust. They will go the extra mile for you.
5. Keep in touch! It's good to talk and silly mistakes will be avoided.
Finally, sit back and enjoy fantastic product sales for all point of sale software!
Retail Point Of Sale
In a competitive market, point of sale displays help solve several of a marketer's short-term hurdles. The impact of sales promotion measures is not durable like the results obtained through advertising and personal selling. Sale displays by and large are understood and practiced as a catalyst and as a supporting facility to advertising and personal selling.
Point of sale displays differs from advertising in many ways. Whereas advertising is mostly an indirect and subtle approach towards persuading consumers to buy a product, sale displays is a direct and almost open inducement to consumers to immediately try the product. Secondly, advertising normally has long-term objectives like building brand awareness or building consumer loyalty or repositioning a brand, sale displays performs an immediate task of increasing current sales. Finally, advertising helps sales by adding some durable and long-term value to the product, while point of sale displays aid selling by temporarily changing the existing price-value relationship of the product.
The above categorization is based on the marketing problem to be tackled. If we look at the target group to whom sale displays measures are normally aimed at, we find four broad target groups, viz. the consumer, the trade or channel and influential groups. Bulk of the sale displays effort is aimed at the consumer and the trade.


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Boulder is back, but …
Last summer elite runners in Boulder were more than a little concerned when only one local athlete made the US team for the biennial world track and field championships in Osaka, Japan — and she was a CU junior, Jenny Barringer, in the steeplechase.
With Eugene, Ore., and Mammoth Lakes, Calif., challenging Boulder's reputation as America's mecca for post-collegiate distance runners, two-time Olympian Alan Culpepper and Metro State coach Pete Julian (himself an elite runner) got together and created Tempo Sports to help provide a support system and group training environment.
A year later, Boulder is more than well-represented on the Olympic track team going to Beijing. It includes Barringer, recent CU grad Billy Nelson, Tempo Sports runner Jorge Torres (a CU grad) and discus thrower Casey Malone, a CU coach who competed for CSU and lives in Fort Collins.
The Olympic track team also includes CU grads Kara Goucher and Dathan Ritzenhein, former NCAA cross country champions who live in Oregon.
But Boulder's reputation suffered a couple more bruises when Nelson and Stephen Pifer, another recent CU grad, signed contracts with Nike and announced they were moving to Eugene to train with the Oregon Track Club. Steve and Sara Slattery left for Mammoth last year.
CU remains a power in distance running, and it has to help recruiting when four CU grads and a current CU runner make the Olympic team.
Boulder will always be a great place for post-collegiate runners to train — it continues to attract elite runners from around the world, especially Japan and Romania — and there's no shortage of outstanding coaching in town.
The problem is athlete "support." Athletes who are in the Running USA group at Mammoth and the OTC group in Eugene have easier access to the medical and therapeutic needs of distance runners. Here's hoping those who care for the sport can find ways to improve athlete support and stem the flow of great runners out of town.


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WOODSTOCK – From the perspective of an outsider looking in, it appears that there is an ocean of difference that separates the candidates for McHenry County sheriff.
In one corner, there's the veteran with a history of successes, including handfuls of promotions, and numerous political endorsements.
And in another, another veteran cop supported by the state's attorney; an outsider running against "the establishment" who promises to put an end to the very public feuds between the two offices.
But their views might be more closely aligned than either of them might realize.
In separate interviews with the Northwest Herald, both McHenry County Undersheriff Andrew Zinke and his competitor Bill Prim outlined the strengths each would bring to the office of sheriff.
Many were similar: enhance or establish new outreach and volunteer opportunities to foster greater community involvement and public trust; give deputies the tools for success; and do more with less in a sluggish economy.
But it could be said that their differences make the race perhaps one of the most hotly contested local races this election season.
For years, Sheriff Keith Nygren and State's Attorney Lou Bianchi have been at odds, each taking very public jabs at one another. The state's attorney's office is supposed to represent the sheriff's office in legal matters.
Bianchi has thrown his support behind Prim; Nygren backs Zinke.
"Obviously there's a schism between the state's attorney's office and the sheriff's office," Prim said. "Without pointing fingers and making an accusations, the fact is, it exists. When there's any kind of confrontation that needs to be settled on a regular basis by independent attorneys, that comes as an expense.
"Not only is it expensive, but it's inefficient with the service to the community to consistently to have those two offices at odds," Prim continued. "With [Bianchi's] endorsement, I think that shows that there [would] be immediate cooperation."
Zinke called the clash "political sour grapes" and pledged to extend an olive branch to Bianchi if elected.
"In the immediacy of this whole thing, it's terrible. It's terrible because the offices don't trust one another, and it's a very difficult time to operate," Zinke said. "In the long term, it's made our office a way better place than we ever used to be. We've had to analyze, review, and make sure all of our policies, protocols and procedures are top notch."
Zinke, of Woodstock, has been with the McHenry County Sheriff's Office for nearly 23 years. He's worked his way up the ranks, attaining promotion after promotion, to undersheriff in 2010.
Prim, of Cary, spent his career in Des Plaines, having retired last year as a commander from that department. He's most proud of leading the department's asset forfeiture program, which he said brought thousands of dollars back to the department.
Besides Bianchi, Prim's other backers include Sen. Dan Duffy and former congressman Joe Walsh.
Some local bloggers also have aligned themselves with Prim. One includes famously fired sheriff's deputy, Zane Seipler, who has ran for sheriff himself and sued Nygren alleging that his civil rights were violated and that he was fired out of retaliation for blowing the whistle on racial profiling. Nygren has said Seipler was first fired for writing tickets to passengers instead of drivers.
Seipler won his job back, but was again fired in July for disobeying the department's orders after a judge said he lied under oath.
Prim stopped short of saying he'd immediately give Seipler his job back but said he'd let Seipler apply for a job as a sheriff's deputy.
"I'd allow him to go through the process, absolutely," Prim said. "I'm not going to tell you what that result would be because [I'd] have to see what comes of the process.
"The reality is, there is no magic wand," Prim continued, "He's no longer an employee of the sheriff's office, you can't just wave a magic wand and, poof, have him re-appear as an employee."
Zinke's endorsements include sheriffs from most of the surrounding counties besides Lake and mayors and village presidents from all over the county.
The Republican primary election is March 18.
About the candidates
Bill Prim
Age: 54
Occupation: Part-time courthouse security officer in Lake County; retired commander with the Des Plaines Police Department
Years in law enforcement: 28
Education: Attended training at Northwestern Staff and Command
Family: Two children, ages 18 and 17
Andrew Zinke
Age: 45
Occupation: McHenry County Undersheriff; McHenry County Sheriff's Office employee for 23 years in various capacities
Years in law enforcement: 25
Education: Associate degree in criminal justice; bachelor's and master's degrees in leadership and management
Family: Wife Kimberly; three sons, ages 12, 3 and 1


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catheterization is a test
to check your heart. This test can include a coronary angiogram, which checks the coronary arteries.
A cardiac catheterization can check blood flow in
the coronary arteries, check blood flow and blood pressure in
the chambers of the heart, find out how well the heart
valves work, and check for defects in the way the wall of the heart moves. In
children, this test is used to check for heart problems that have been present
since birth (congenital heart defect).
A coronary angiogram is used to find out if you have disease in your coronary
arteries (atherosclerosis). If you have atherosclerosis, this
test can pinpoint the size and location of fat and calcium deposits (plaque) that are narrowing your coronary arteries.
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is similar to coronary angiogram, but it is used to open up a narrowed coronary artery with special tools. The two common types of PCI are:
Results from a coronary angiogram help determine whether treatment with
medicines, bypass surgery, or percutaneous coronary intervention
(PCI), such as
angioplasty, may be effective.
For help deciding about having this test for coronary artery disease, see Heart Disease: Should I Have an Angiogram?
Other tests can be done during cardiac catheterization to
find heart problems. An X-ray test called a
ventriculogram measures how well blood flows through
the left side of your heart. The test looks at the movements of the wall of the
left ventricle and the heart valves.
Health Tools help you make wise health decisions or take action to improve your health.
Cardiac catheterization is done to:
Cardiac catheterization is also done to:
Tell your doctor if you:
Talk to your doctor about any concerns you have regarding
the need for the test, its risks, how it will be done, or what the results will
mean. To help you understand the importance of this test, fill out the
medical test information form(What is a PDF document?).
Arrange for someone to take you home
after the test. You may not have to stay in the hospital overnight.
Do not eat or drink (except for a small amount of water) for 6 to 12
hours before the test.
Take your medicines as directed by your doctor. You might stop taking certain medicines before your test and start taking them again after your test.
Before the test,
remove any necklaces, bracelets, rings, or other jewelry. You should also
remove nail polish from your fingernails and toenails.
Be sure to
empty your bladder completely just before the test.
This test is performed in the cardiac catheterization laboratory ("cath lab") by a
You will be asked to lie on a flat
table under a large X-ray machine. Several small metal leads (electrodes) will
be attached to your legs and arms with a special paste or gel. These leads are
connected to an
electrocardiogram (EKG, ECG) machine that continuously
records the electrical activity of your heart during the test.
device called a
pulse oximeter that measures oxygen levels in your
blood and monitors your pulse may be clipped to your finger.
intravenous (IV) needle will be inserted into a vein in one of your
arms to give you fluids or medicine during the procedure. You will receive a
medicine to help you relax (sedative) through the IV line. You may
be awake during the procedure. But even if you are awake, the sedative may make
you so sleepy that you may not remember much about the procedure.
The thin flexible tube (cardiac catheter) is usually inserted in your
groin (femoral artery). Other sites that may be used are the crease of your
elbow (brachial artery), your wrist (radial artery), or your neck. The catheter insertion
area will be shaved and cleansed with an antiseptic solution before the test.
Sterile towels will be draped over you, except for the area over
the catheter insertion site.
local anesthetic will be injected into the skin at the
insertion site. A blood vessel is punctured by a special needle or exposed by
making a small cut in the skin so that the catheter can be passed into the
blood vessel. The catheter is slowly advanced through the blood vessel into
your body. The catheter tip is moved into various positions in the heart's
vessels and chambers while the doctor watches its progress on the imaging
screen. Pressures within the heart chambers can be measured. Blood and heart
tissue samples may also be removed through the catheter, if necessary.
You may be asked to hold your breath
or move your head slightly to provide clear views of the heart and its blood
A small amount of dye (contrast material) will be
injected through the catheter into your heart chamber or one of your coronary
arteries. Pictures show the arteries as the dye moves through them. You may be
asked to cough to help clear the contrast material out of your heart or breathe
deeply and hold your breath.
It is important to lie as still as
possible, since motion can make the images blurry or hard to interpret. A
health professional will help you stay comfortable and will help you resist the
urge to move around. Be careful not to touch the sheets or reach for your groin
area because you may contaminate the sterile areas and increase the risk of
Your doctor may allow you to watch the video monitor so
you can see the images of your heart and coronary arteries.
may be given nitroglycerin to help open up your coronary arteries. Or you may
be given an injection of a medicine that causes the coronary arteries to
You may be asked to breathe into a special mouthpiece
to help measure the flow of oxygen in your circulating blood.
The catheter will be removed from
the insertion site. To prevent bleeding, the site may need to be closed using
pressure, stitches, or a special seal. For example, if the catheter was
inserted in your wrist or groin, firm pressure will be applied to the area for
about 10 minutes to stop the bleeding. Then a pressure dressing will be placed
over the area. If the catheter was inserted in your elbow, a few stitches will
be used to close the wound.
The test takes about 30 minutes. But you need time to get ready for it and time to recover. It can take up to 6 hours total. The
length of the test is not an indication of the seriousness of your condition.
After the test, you will be taken to an observation room and a health
professional will periodically monitor your heart rate, blood pressure, and
temperature and check for signs of bleeding at the insertion site. The pulse,
color, and temperature of the arm or leg in which the catheter was inserted
will also be checked periodically.
If the catheter was inserted in
your leg, you may have to lie in bed with your leg extended for several hours
(such as 4 to 12 hours), depending on the exact procedure used and your medical
condition. After that, you can move about freely, but you should avoid
strenuous activity for at least 1 to 2 days. A child who has had cardiac
catheterization may need to be held by a parent for several hours after the
test to prevent the child from moving his or her leg.
You should
drink plenty of liquids for several hours after the test. This will prevent
dehydration and help flush the contrast material out
of your body.
Depending on the results of the test, you may be
sent home either after a short observation period (such as 6 hours) or on the
next day. If any stitches were placed in your arm, they may be removed in 5 to
7 days.
If you are breast-feeding, use formula for 1 to 2 days
after the test.
You will feel a sharp sting when the
local anesthetic is injected to numb your skin over the catheter insertion
site. When the catheter is inserted, you may feel a brief, sharp pain. The
movement of the catheter through your blood vessel may cause a feeling of
pressure, but it is not usually considered painful. People commonly experience
skipped heartbeats for a few seconds when the catheter touches the walls of the
If a dye (contrast material) is injected, you may feel warm
and flushed and have a metallic taste in your mouth. Some people feel sick to
their stomach or have a headache. You also may feel nauseous or lightheaded,
have chest pain, irregular heartbeats, an urge to cough, mild itching, or
hives from the contrast material. If you have any of
these symptoms, tell your doctor how you are feeling.
temperature in the catheterization lab is kept cool so that the equipment does
not overheat. For many people, the hardest part of the test is having
to lie still for an hour or more on the hard table. You may feel some stiffness
or cramping.
Call your doctor immediately if you have chest pain,
extreme shortness of breath, dizziness, trouble speaking or swallowing, or
paralysis in any part of your body during or after the
You may experience some soreness and bruising at the
insertion site. This is temporary and should disappear within 2 weeks. It is
normal for the site to feel tender for about a week. Call your doctor
immediately if:
Complications related to the catheter include:
Serious complications are
rare, but they can be life-threatening. Serious complications are more likely
to occur in people who are critically ill or elderly. These complications may
Radiation risk. There is always a slight risk of damage to cells or tissues
from being exposed to any radiation, including the low levels of X-ray used for
this test. But the risk of damage from the X-rays is usually very low
compared with the potential benefits of the test.
Cardiac catheterization is a test to
check your heart and coronary arteries.
Test results will be
reviewed by a
cardiologist and will be available after the
procedure. Your doctor will be able to talk to you about some of the results
immediately after the test.
Results will include whether:1
Many conditions can affect the results of a cardiac
catheterization. Your doctor will discuss any significant abnormal results with
you in relation to your symptoms and past health.
Reasons you may not be able to
have the test or why the results may not be helpful include:
The Society of Interventional Radiology is a national organization of physicians, scientists, and health professionals dedicated to improving public health through disease management and minimally invasive, image-guided therapies.
Intervention radiology includes using X-rays, MRI, and other imaging to move a thin tube in the body, usually in an artery, to treat a disease. An example is angioplasty for heart disease. The Web site includes a section on patient information. This section gives information on therapies for various diseases and conditions. The Web site can also help you find a doctor.
Visit the American Heart Association (AHA) website for information on
physical activity, diet, and various heart-related conditions. You can search for information on heart disease and stroke, share information with friends and family, and use tools to help you make heart-healthy goals and plans. Contact the AHA to find your
nearest local or state AHA group. The AHA provides brochures and information
about support groups and community programs, including Mended Hearts, a
nationwide organization whose members visit people with heart problems and
provide information and support.
CitationsFischbach FT, Dunning MB III, eds. (2009). Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests, 8th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.Other Works ConsultedChernecky CC, Berger BJ (2008). Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures, 5th ed. St. Louis: Saunders.Fischbach FT, Dunning MB III, eds. (2009). Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests, 8th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
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Different Types of Vit C and your skin health…
Sodium ascorbyl phosphate is a naturally occurring substance that resembles a white powder made of tiny crystals. The ingredient is used widely by the skin care industry and can be listed on products under a number of alternate names. Among these are L-ascorbic acid 2 dihydrogen phosphate trisodium salt and simply l-ascorbic acid trisodium salt.
To understand the benefits of sodium ascorbyl phosphate, it's important to have a preliminary understanding of l-ascorbic acid or vitamin C. This substance is a key essential nutrient that humans need to survive but cannot produce naturally on their own. Instead, vitamin C is obtained from foods, including citrus fruits, bell peppers, brussels sprouts and numerous other fruits and vegetables. Vitamin C is used to produce energy in cells and also helps to shield the body from elements in the environment that can damage it.
Studies have found that supplementing vitamin C levels topically offers a large number of benefits for the skin, and as a result, many skin care companies' feature products that contain the nutrient. Unfortunately, molecules of vitamin C are rather unstable, meaning that they can easily break down in products. This degradation of the nutrient results in the loss of a product's ability to provide benefits to the skin. To safeguard against the breakdown of vitamin C, manufacturers must produce, ship and store products carefully, which results in higher costs and leads to higher brand prices.
Mixing ascorbic acid with other substances to form a salt, form sodium ascorbyl phosphate. Clinical research has determined that sodium ascorbyl phosphate retains many of the same properties as pure vitamin C, but the molecules of the substance are far more stable. This is because the body splits apart the sodium ascorbyl phosphate molecules and creates pure vitamin C after application. Consequently, sodium ascorbyl phosphate is an ideal alternative to using pure vitamin C in skin care formulations and allows products to be produced, shipped and sold at a lower cost.
One of the largest benefits of sodium ascorbyl phosphate is its ability to limit oxidative stress in the body. Viewed as one of the largest contributors to aging, oxidative stress occurs when the cells of the body sustain permanent damage due to highly reactive particles known as free radicals. Contained in sunlight and in elements in the atmosphere, free radicals are constantly acting on the body, producing microscopic amounts of damage. Over time, this damage accumulates, leading to the development of signs of aging. Oxidative damage or stress has even been shown to cause some types of cancer.
Sodium ascorbyl phosphate functions as an antioxidant, a substance that neutralizes free radicals, reducing the amount of damage that they can do to cells. When applied topically to the skin, sodium ascorbyl phosphate can help slow down the aging process and the formation of fine lines and wrinkles. The vitamin C salt is often added to anti-aging skin care products, including treatments, moisturizers, toners and cleansers. Typically, when utilized for its antioxidative properties, sodium ascorbyl phosphate is found in products in concentrations of 0.2 to 2.0 percent. Because sunlight is one of the chief sources of oxidative damage, sodium ascorbyl phosphate is also added to sunscreens and to before and after sun care products, usually in concentrations of 1.0 to 2.0 percent.
Vitamin C and sodium ascorbyl phosphate are both known to interfere with the production of melanin in the skin tissue. This pigment is responsible for giving skin its natural color, and when produced in excessive amounts, causes age spots, freckles, melasma and other types of hyperpigmentation. Since sodium ascorbyl phosphate disrupts the manufacturing of melanin in the body, it is useful in treating many types of skin discoloration and is used as both an active or supporting ingredient in many skin whitening and brightening products. Usually, sodium ascorbyl phosphate concentrations of 3 percent or more are required to produce skin-lightening effects.
Recent studies have also uncovered that sodium ascorbyl phosphate helps to reduce the amount of sebum produced by the skin. While more research is necessary to definitively prove its effectiveness, this suggests that at a 5 percent concentration, sodium ascorbyl phosphate may be useful in fighting blemishes and preventing future breakouts.
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Here's an offer that's hard to refuse: the town of Littlefield, Texas is auctioning off its medium-security detention facility and selling the highest bidder above the $5 million opening bid, according to Pat's Papers.
The five-building complex sleeps 383 inmates and comes with a gym, maintenence shed, armory, and parking lot, per the listing.
It's also got a perimeter of double fences with an electronic shaker detection system and eight video surveillance cameras.
The jail, called the Bill Clayton Detention Center, has sat empty for more than two years. It was conceived in 1999 to help revitalize Littlefield's economy, but instead has become a huge drain on the town, which is now over $9 million in debt, according to the Lubbock-Avalanche Journal.
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Riding the storm
Bagan's balloonists face stiff winds in the dwindling sky over Myanmar's temple landscape. We meet the plucky pilots who navigate from small baskets.
The air is clear. There's barely a cloud or the slightest breeze in evidence. But Andy Davey's gaze is trained on a small gray ball hanging high in the cobalt sky. He wrinkles his brow, mutters something indistinguishable, and sips his coffee. Is there a storm brewing up there?
It's nearly 4:30 am, and we've been standing in a field for almost an hour, waiting to take off. The beams of flashlights are dancing across the dry grass all around us. Dozens of young men are driving tractors back and forth, tugging on ropes, heaving bottles of propane onto their narrow shoulders, yelling orders. Suddenly, things move fast. Davey points to one of the wicker baskets beneath the huge red tarpaulins billowing overhead like giant jellyfish that glow intermittently. Climb in, sit down, hold tight. He turns the valves, checks the frequencies of the three radios, gives the thumbs-up, grabs the burner lever – and we lift off.
Andy Davey, 51, is a balloonist from Bristol, England, who has flown all over the world: the Fiji Islands, the South of France, the Alps, Chile and Cyprus. Between October and March, for a company called "Balloons over Bagan," he takes tourists into the sky over one of the largest historical monuments in Southeast Asia. Bagan, 36 square kilometers of officially designated "Archeological Zone," encompasses more than 2000 temples, burial mounds, monasteries, stupas and pagodas, some of them over a thousand years old. Nowhere in the world are there so many Buddhist structures in such a small area.
The tall man with the broad smile likes to talk about the difficulties of ballooning in Myanmar; the unpredictability of rainfall and winds between the Monsoon and dry seasons; how even cumulonimbus clouds 200 kilometers away can affect the wind's speed and direction; how a temperature difference of just two degrees Celsius can affect buoyancy. Davey is fascinated by the weather, and going with the wind is an adventure every time. "You never know where you'll end up."
But in Myanmar, the real turbulence occurs on the ground. In 2010, after decades of military dictatorship, the country held its first free election, the EU lifted its sanctions, and Barack Obama paid a visit. Between 2014 and 2015, foreign investment doubled. Official tourist figures for 2010 stood at roughly 800 000, but the estimate for 2016 is closer to six million. Myanmar is opening up so rapidly that the government, worried about its cultural heritage, is constantly passing new laws – some for the preservation of Bagan. Since the fall of 2015, balloons have no longer been permitted to take off or land in the temple area and must keep at least 90 meters between themselves and the buildings, twice as much as before. Also, they may not overfly the center of the zone except for an emergency. The Ministry of Culture's reasoning: The balloons could knock the towers down and set the temples on fire. Davey says that no such thing has ever occurred.
He was there in 1999 before any commercial tours existed and all you needed was permission from the monasteries' most senior monk to fly over their heads. Seventeen years on, 21 red, yellow and green balloons rise into the sky every day in the high season, with two other companies running balloon trips, too.
Davey's colleagues come from all over the world: Javier from Spain, Paolo from Italy; chief pilot Bart is Belgian, and Milton and Elly, the only female pilot on the team, are both from New Zealand. They all rely on their intuition, not just on weather models. On occasion, they have had to land outside an airport or a town, and even on a freshly sown field of beans. They often lay bets as to who will actually land on the designated spot.
As we glide through the air, the sky turns gold and saffron. Below us, peasants drive their water buffalo across the fields. The balloon's shadow dances on the treetops, and beyond them, the Irrawady River is a pale-blue serpent meandering across a countryside framed by white sandbanks and hills on the horizon.
For a long time, the military junta disregarded Bagan's cultural treasures. Collapsed temples were cobbled together with modern bricks; cheap mortar was used to patch up crumbling stucco while hotels with pools and golf courses sprang up between the sacred buildings. Pagodas were closed and used as venues for exclusive dinners, and in 2005, an ugly concrete observation tower mushroomed out of the plain. The Buddhist heritage site was turning into a Southeast Asian Disneyland. A severe earthquake (6.8 on the Richter scale) hit the region on August 24, 2016, damaging many of the buildings. With an application pending for UNESCO World Heritage Site status, the government now wants to show just how serious it is about protecting Bagan.
Despite the political confusion, Davey is glad he and his colleagues are still allowed to fly at all. "For many years, we were able to do what was strictly regulated in other parts of the world." In private, the balloon pilots say that the government needs a scapegoat for everything that's out of control in Bagan: the machinations of the old guard of corrupt military men; the wholesale incineration of waste; the building boom that continues unabated despite a building ban.
The pilots rely less on computers and more on instinct when they fly
The UNESCO office in Bangkok wouldn't say whether or not they thought the balloons posed a genuine risk, and the head of the culture department, Bich Hanh Duong only expressed official support for the preservation of the temple site, adding that the same standards applied to Bagan as to comparable UNESCO sites. The reality looks a little different: The royal city of Luang Prabang in Laos retains its title, even though some 50 000 people live in its direct vicinity. Angkor Wat in Cambodia and Borobudur in Indonesia were included in the list individually, without being lumped together with other buildings in a large protected area. And hundreds of balloons fly over Cappadocia's protected fairy chimneys every day.
Many visitors to Bagan come just for the balloon flights. In the past season, Balloons over Bagan alone had over 22 000 passengers. The ride costs 330 dollars, a price many regard as fair for such an unforgettable experience. Not only hoteliers, restaurant owners, souvenir vendors and the balloonists themselves benefit, but also the 200 locals who work for Balloons over Bagan. They are paid all year round, even in the off-season. On long days, the pilots give them an extra tip. When a vacancy opens up, it attracts hundreds of candidates. A flight ban would be a bitter setback for the region. "We have to stick to the rules or ballooning in Bagan will be a thing of the past," says Davey. "This also means that we sometimes have to disappoint passengers." Like they did yesterday. The wind was all wrong, so the balloons had to take off far to the south and set a northeasterly course, traveling at two knots, which is too slow. They were forced to come down before they even reached the pagodas, so the only temples the passengers got to see were on the postcards that are always handed out at the end of a trip. But today we are in luck. We can see pointed towers and massive buildings rising from the morning mist. There's golden Shwezigon Pagoda, boxy Thatbinnyu Temple gleaming white in the distance, and Shwesandaw Pagoda with a large platform from which you look out over a wide expanse of copper-colored earth and dense rainforest. This, says Davey, is where he best loves to fly. Is he anxious about the future? "No. It's always been the same in this country." But if necessary, he and the other balloonists will move on. "We fly where the wind takes us."
Laslo Seyda
Our author was not happy about heights before he made the trip to Bagan. But since hovering in a balloon above the sacred buildings there, he knows it's not always best to have your feet firmly on the ground.


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The history of Rutgers is the history of the nation, a story that begins in the political maelstrom of colonial America; hurtles through the Civil War, the Industrial Revolution, and two world wars; wrestles with the social upheaval of the second half of the 20th century; and emerges in the fast-paced universe of today's global digital age. Delve into the rich history of Rutgers and experience more than 250 years of tradition and innovation.
Our History
Colonial America to Post-American Revolution: 1766 to 1825
Rutgers was chartered as Queen's College in 1766, a decade before the American Revolution, as a private institution with Dutch theological roots. The college's colonial founders, teachers, and students fought Revolutionary War battles and endangered their lives by speaking out against British tyranny. Queen's College became Rutgers College in 1825, in honor of Henry Rutgers, a Revolutionary War colonel and Rutgers benefactor.
Key Dates: 1766 to 1825
1766 The college is chartered
1770 The second charter
1771 The first class is held
1774 The first commencement
1776 Caught up in the American Revolution
1786 The first president
1807 The cornerstone is laid for Old Queens
1825 The college is renamed Rutgers College
Industrial Revolution: 1826 to 1909
As the Industrial Revolution of the 1800s transformed the nation, Rutgers responded, with the new Rutgers Scientific School winning designation as New Jersey's land-grant college. New courses were added in the practical arts and sciences, agricultural sciences, constitutional and international law, and engineering to prepare a new kind of workforce for the nation's expanding businesses, factories, and farms. Geology Hall was built to house a science museum and laboratories for the physical sciences. Social and sports activities became more important, reflecting a more modern age. Rutgers' ties with the Dutch Reformed Church waned, while ties with the State of New Jersey strengthened.
Key Dates: 1826 to 1909
1826 Literary societies flourish
1830 The sciences enter the curriculum
1840 Dutch Reformed Church control begins to loosen
1863 The impact of the Civil War is felt
1864 New Jersey's land-grant school is established
1869 The first intercollegiate football game is played
1881 For the first time, admission of women is proposed
1909 The Engineering Building opens
The Two World Wars and Beyond: 1910 to 1952
Through the two world wars of the 20th century, Rutgers University–New Brunswick came to the nation's aid, developing curricula and training protocols to ready military forces. In the last year of World War I, the New Jersey College for Women was founded, evidence of the growing power of the American woman. Many Rutgers students contributed to both war efforts, and after World War II, Rutgers experienced explosive growth as students on the G.I. Bill flocked to what was now The State University of New Jersey. New schools opened and graduate education began to flourish to meet the demand for broader forms of higher education. By midcentury, a comprehensive research university was emerging.
Key Dates: 1910 to 1952
1917 World War I shakes up the student body
1918 New Jersey College for Women is founded
1925 College to University
1930 Enrollment gains
1935 Progress despite the Depression
1944 Rutgers throws itself into World War II
1945 The State University of New Jersey
1946 Students flood to Rutgers on the G.I. Bill
1952 Nobel Prize goes to alumnus/professor
The Turbulent Generation: 1953 to 1989
The tumultuous 1960s and 1970s brought a heightened awareness of societal needs long unmet. Livingston College was founded in 1969 as a cutting-edge institution, offering admission to a wider pool of students and focusing on rising disciplines such as community development and computer science. Extensive construction on both sides of the Raritan River enabled more students to live and learn on campus. Rutgers College went coeducational in 1972. In 1989, Rutgers was invited to join the Association of American Universities, acknowledgment of Rutgers University–New Brunswick' ascent to the ranks of the nation's leading research universities.
Key Dates: 1953 to 1989
1959 Bonds for buildings
1965 End of in loco parentis
1969 Livingston College opens
1972 Women arrive at Rutgers College
1976 Mason Gross School of the Arts founded
1981 Centralization of academic departments
1989 Association of American Universities
The New Millennium: 1990 to present
As the 21st century dawned, Rutgers embraced the Information Age, undertaking a $100 million networking project that has made possible today's digitally driven living, learning, research, and outreach. Rutgers also took the time to refocus on the core values that underlay its founding mission—the education of undergraduates. Through the Transforming Undergraduate Education initiative, begun in 2004, Rutgers reinvigorated the undergraduate experience with a single liberal arts school, the School of Arts and Sciences, as well as other innovations, including the Douglass Residential College. In 2013, Rutgers entered a new era with the integration of most of the units of the former University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. As part of that integration, a new university division, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, was created. This medical and health care powerhouse is closely aligned with Rutgers University–New Brunswick.
Key Dates: 1990 to present
1990 Research reaches new heights
1994 Two Rhodes Scholars
1995 Oldest human tools
2000 A data network for the digital age
2004 Transforming undergraduate education
2009 Rutgers Day debuts
2013 A stronger Rutgers
2014 Rutgers joins the Big Ten
2015 Yearlong celebration of Rutgers' 250th anniversary begins
2016 President Obama delivers commencement address


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Cardinals End Dempster's Run, Beat Cubs
ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The next time he starts, Ryan Dempster could be wearing a different uniform. Still, he joked that when the phone rings, he's not worried it's the Chicago Cubs telling him he's been traded.
"No, I'm hoping it's Publishers Clearing House," Dempster said after his 33-inning scoreless streak ended early in a 4-1 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Friday night. "Ed McMahon, maybe."
The right-hander is all too aware of the rumors he'll be traded to a contender by the deadline.
"I'm not naive, I realize everything's going on," Dempster said. "I'm well aware that it could happen any minute. But I'm not going to walk on egg shells or worry about that."
Dempster (5-4) gave up four singles and two runs in a span of six pitches with one out in the first. Aside from Matt Holliday's 469-foot home run, the longest ever at 7-year-old Busch Stadium, he settled down.
"I didn't throw the ball down the middle as much the rest of the game," Dempster said. "I made an adjustment, I just made it a little too late."
Cubs manager Dale Sveum didn't know how much of a distraction it's been.
"Obviously, that's a lot to be dealing with, a streak like that and obviously the rumors of any second, any day, any hour something could happen," Sveum said. "That's not the easiest thing to deal with.
"The other five innings were just like the normal Dempster we've seen all year. It was a pretty nice run."
Dempster would have to approve a trade because he's a 10-year veteran with at least five seasons in Chicago, and joked "Yeah, it's nice being the hammer and not the nail."
He said he didn't have a list of teams, but wouldn't say whether he wanted to stay with the Cubs.
"For right now, I'm a member of this team and I want to do the best I can do be a good teammate," he said.
Kyle Lohse worked seven strong innings and got enough from the Cardinals' slumbering offense. Holliday's mammoth homer in the third ended the scoring.
"It was a hanging split-finger fastball that didn't split and got the middle of the plate," Dempster said. "I made a mistake and he made me pay for it a long way."
Lohse (10-2) won his fourth straight decision over five starts to complement a lineup that topped three runs for the first time in 12 games. The defending World Series champions found an unlikely victim in Dempster after totaling 15 runs and going 8 for 51 (.157) with runners scoring position on a 1-5 trip that left them five games back in the NL Central to start the day.
Dempster hadn't allowed a run since May 30 while winning five straight starts and entered with a major league-best 1.86 ERA before running into immediate trouble. Carlos Beltran and Yadier Molina each had an RBI single and Lance Berkman drove in a run with a groundout.
Dempster allowed four runs in six innings while under heavy scrutiny from several teams looking to make a deal. The streak was the majors' longest since the Phillies' Cliff Lee had a 34-inning run last year, and it was the Cubs' longest since Ken Holtzman also had a 33-inning streak in 1969.
Seven straight Cardinals were retired before Holliday's one-out clout in the third that soared past Big Mac Land in left field and traveled 4 feet longer than Albert Pujols' drive over the bleachers behind the visitor's bullpen in left against the Rockies' Esmil Rogers last Aug. 14.
According to ESPN Home Run Tracker, Holliday's homer is tied for the fifth-longest in the majors this year.
The Cardinals worked Dempster for 32 pitches in the third, including a nine-pitch walk by David Freese to load the bases, but came up empty when Rafael Furcal broke his bat on a liner to second.
The Cubs lost for the 11th time in their last 15 games in St. Louis.
Manager Mike Matheny juggled the lineup with Skip Schumaker, who entered a .431 career hitter against Dempster, at the top and Furcal dropped to eighth for the first time this season. Schumaker took a called third strike to open the first and was 1 for 4 while Furcal had two hits.
Lohse has won 13 of his last 15 starts dating to last season, according to STATS LLC. He worked seven or more innings for the seventh time in eight starts, allowing a run on six hits with four strikeouts, all but one looking.
The Cubs opened the second with a walk by Bryan LaHair, a single by Steve Clevenger and a sacrifice fly by Darwin Barney. They had only two runners in scoring position against Lohse, and were a collective 2 for 15 with men on.
Tyler Greene is 0 for 13 as a pinch hitter after taking a called third strike from Scott Maine with runners on second and third to end the Cardinals' eighth.
Jason Motte a perfect ninth for his 21st save in 25 chances, and first in three chances against the Cubs.


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Do you owe money to Paypal Europe?
If you have debts of over £5000, you may be able to write off your debt with an IVA
Paypal Europe
Paypal Europe is a creditor which are known to support IVA applications.
Their company number is 4056498.
The company was incorporated on 2000-08-21.
The last known active director is called MR THOMAS WATES BROWN.
You can telephone Paypal Europe on 0800 358 7911.
Their address is 5 New Street Square London
Their web address is https://www.paypal.com/uk/webapps/mpp/home.
If you would like to receive debt help for money owed to Paypal Europe please contact us by clicking Get Started for Free above.
Do you need help with Paypal Europe?
Are you receiving letters from Paypal Europe? Are they sending letters to your home address or your place of business? Do Paypal Europe send you text messages or bombard your home phone and your mobile phone with calls at all different times of day? You may even notice that Paypal Europe call you from a number of different phone numbers, some may even display as local phone numbers to where you live.
Will Paypal Europe come to my house to collect debts?
Paypal Europe may have appointed field agents to make home visits to discuss the alleged debt. These visits can be very distressing not only for the person who is the named debtor, but for the entire family. These methods can have a detrimental effect to your mental and physical health, and to the people around you.
These are all very common tactics which Paypal Europe use to get in touch with the people who owe them money. Without appointing a debt company to represent you, this may continue.
As a long-established independent debt website, we have a vast experience of dealing with creditors such as Paypal Europe. We understand the tactics that they use, and we can work with you to get them to stop.
How will Paypal Europe chase me if I don't pay?
Creditors such as Paypal Europe use computer systems (often known as customer relationship management systems) to keep on top of their debtors. They often follow a debt process which will make them the most profit. These methods are often seen as aggressive and you may have seen documentaries and news articles criticising the heavy-handed nature of debt collectors and bailiffs. Although the Government have come some way to reduce their powers, the main tactic continues: intimidation.
The first point of contact which Paypal Europe may use will be an introductory phone call and letter. This is to set out their pre-action protocol. You will usually receive (in writing) a letter explaining the total amount of debt owed, any charges/penalties which may have been accrued and a tight deadline for you to repay the debt in full. The letter will usually mention what steps will happen if you do not pay the debt in full. These steps are usually:
- A home visit
- A county court judgement (CCJ), issued by Paypal Europe if you fail to repay the debt within this tight deadline
- A threat of bankruptcy (usually if the debt is over £750)
Letters like this are very standard with every credit provider and not just Paypal Europe. It is important to not take these letters personally. There is help at hand, but you should act quickly.
Paypal Europe may be persistent with phone calls. Phone calls are an effective method of collection for creditors as they recruit advisors who are experienced in applying pressure (to sometimes vulnerable) customers. The main phone number that Paypal Europe will call from is 0800 358 7911. But as we said previously in this page, Paypal Europe may regularly use different numbers to call you from which are not usually advertised. This is so they get a higher success rate (contact rate) when calling debtors. If you do receive a call or like this from Paypal Europe, it is important to keep calm and level-headed.
If you have been contacted by Paypal Europe, contact us immediately and we will try to deal with them on your behalf.
How can we help?
When you first contact us, you will notice that all of our employees are vastly experienced in dealing with creditors such as Paypal Europe. As one of the largest debt websites in the United Kingdom, we pride ourselves in dealing with a high amount of debt related queries in an empathetic, effective and speedy fashion.
We request reviews from every single customer who we help, some of them have given very detailed feedback on how we have helped them and how it has completely changed their lives (in a very short space of time). So please check out these reviews and see for yourself!
We deal with a variety of debt solutions and a wide range of debt companies. This means that you will always find the best debt solution for yourself, without exception. As we are not tied to any one particular company, we can work hard to ensure you repay the very minimum that you need to.
What rights do Paypal Europe have?
Any company which chases customers for outstanding debts have to follow a very strict code of conduct. In our opinion, this still needs to be tightened up as it seems to rely on intimidation. This is usually demonstrated by the field agents who visit your home. The field agents are usually male, large in stature and they try to command authority with their tone of voice and actions.
But in reality, companies such as Paypal Europe are only interested in collecting as much money back in debts as they can. The welfare of the debtors is usually the last thing on their mind.
Paypal Europe can exercise the following rights:
- Paypal Europe can send letters to addresses where they think that you live, including new addresses which you have not provided to them
- Paypal Europe can call you on phone numbers which they believe you to have access to
- Paypal Europe can visit you at your home, or appoint representatives to visit you at home
- Paypal Europe can add charges, interest and penalties in accordance with the original agreement you entered into
- Paypal Europe may have the "right to offset". This usually happens in situations when you have a debt with a bank, but you may also have money held within that same bank (for instance a credit card and a current account)
- If you do not pay on time, Paypal Europe may register a default on your credit file. This sometimes happens very quickly, but you should be given notice of this upfront. If a default is registered on your credit file, it has a very negative effect on your credit rating and your ability to gain credit in the future
- Paypal Europe can apply for a county court judgement (CCJ). If a CCJ is registered on your credit file, it has a very negative effect on your credit rating and your ability to gain credit in the future
- If your debt with Paypal Europe is over £5000, they can issue a statutory demand. This is usually the first step in petitioning for your bankruptcy. You would need to appoint a legal representative (usually a solicitor) to represent you in these circumstances.
What rights do I have against Paypal Europe?
As a citizen of the United Kingdom, you are given certain rights to protect you and your family's wellbeing.
- Paypal Europe can not harass you. They contact you as many times as they want as long as this is 'reasonable'. This does not have any solid definition but be assured that this means that you should not feel harassed by Paypal Europe. You cannot use this as a defence to avoid repaying your debt. You can ask that Paypal Europe only contact you in writing, but if you do this you must make sure that you are responsive to these letters.
- Paypal Europe cannot speak to your family, friends or neighbours about your debts. This is in line with UK data protection laws.
- Paypal Europe cannot pretend that they have powers which they do not possess. In the past creditors have used documents which look like official court document. A law has passed to prevent this happening now.
- Paypal Europe cannot be threatening, abusive or tell lies to collect debts.
If you are worried about Paypal Europe, you should contact us immediately by calling the number on top of this page, or by clicking "Get Started for Free".
This debt isn't mine, what can I do?
If you are being contacted by Paypal Europe and you genuinely do not know why, then you can ask them to prove that you owe the money. This doesn't slow down the collection process or stop any further action. But if the debt is genuinely not owed, then it can be set aside (in the event that it is a mistake).
When should I use this letter?
You should use this letter if you fit into any of the below situations:
- If the letter is addressed to someone else but you are being chased for the debt
- The debt is over 6 years old, and therefore they can not effectively collect it (status-barred)
- If you know you have paid the debt, but you are still being chased for it
- If you don't think you owe the debt
This letter is often called a "Prove-It" letter or a "Prove the Debt" letter. Please find below a template of a letter which you can use in this event.
Dear Paypal Europe
I am writing in response to a letter from you dated [dd/mm/yy], a copy is attached.
I would point out that I have no knowledge of any such debt being owed to CREDITOR
I am familiar with the Consumer Credit sourcebook of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) which states the following rules.
"A firm must not ignore or disregard a customer's claim that a debt has been settled or is disputed and must not continue to make demands for payment without providing clear justification and/or evidence as to why the customer's claim is not valid." 7.5.3
"A firm must suspend any steps it takes or its agent takes in the recovery of a debt from a customer where the customer disputes the debt on valid grounds or what may be valid grounds." 7.14.1
"Where a customer disputes a debt on valid grounds or what may be valid grounds, the firm must investigate the dispute and provide details of the debt to the customer in a timely manner." 7.14.3
"Where there is a dispute as to the identity of the borrower or hirer or as to the amount of the debt, it is for the firm (and not the customer) to establish, as the case may be, that the customer is the correct person in relation to the debt or that the amount is the correct amount owed under the agreement." 7.14.4
"A firm must provide a customer with information on the outcome of its investigations into a debt which the customer disputed on valid grounds." 7.14.5
"Where a customer disputes a debt and the firm seeking to recover the debt is not the lender or the owner, the firm must:
(1) pass the information provided by the customer to the lender or the owner; or
(2) if the firm has authority from the lender or owner to investigate a dispute, it must notify the lender or owner of the outcome of the investigation." 7.14.6
In not ceasing collection activity whilst investigating a reasonably queried or disputed debt you are using deceptive/and or unfair methods.
Furthermore, ignoring and/or disregarding claims that debts have been settled or are disputed and continuing to make unjustified demands for payment amounts to physical/psychological harassment.
I would ask that no further contact be made concerning the above accounts unless you can provide evidence as to my liability for the debt in question.
I await your written confirmation that this matter is now closed. Otherwise I will have no option but to make a complaint to the trading standards department and consider informing the FCA of your actions.
If appropriate I will also take this matter forward as a complaint to the Financial Ombudsman Service and Information Commissioner's Office.
If you have reason to believe that a valid debt exists and that the Debtor resides at this address, then please prove the debt in writing. The FCA rules say you cannot continue any collection activity until you have done so.
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If you do owe money to Paypal Europe, contact us for immediate help.
Paypal Europe Frequently Asked Questions
If you ignore your debts with Paypal Europe, they have the choice of a few different approaches.
Paypal Europe may make a court claim against yourself. This is a cheap but popular way for them to reclaim their money. If they choose this method, you would receive a claim form through the post and you would either have to pay the money in full or dispute the bill. If you dispute the bill against Paypal Europe you should take legal advice, as a lot of defences will not work in this situation.
It may be possible to write off any debts that you have with Paypal Europe if you have a total of £6000 or more of unsecured debts. This can include loans, credit cards, catalogues, payday loans, overdrafts and any other unsecured debt.
Paypal Europe are a collections agency, this means that they can buy debts from a number of sources and legally pursue them. Some of the most common debts for collections agencies are council tax arrears, parking fines, benefit overpayments, loans, credit cards, telephone bills, water and utility bills.


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COLUMBIA - The Room at the Inn shelter is opening its doors to homeless people in Columbia to keep them away from the frigid temperatures.
The shelter is equipped with 30 cots, but recent cold weather has brought more people to the shelter than they can house and volunteers have been forced to turn people away.
However, volunteers don't turn them away empty handed - they work with other shelters in the area to relocate them for the evening.
So far only five people have been sent to the Harbor House.
The shelter's on-site manager Shannon Stewart said the group's goal is to keep people from freezing in the cold weather.
One patron, Christopher Pool, has been staying at the shelter with his girlfriend for a few weeks. He said this is a temporary stop for him until he begins employment in the summer.
The shelter also houses those who wouldn't be allowed into other shelters because of alcohol or drug use.
The Room at the Inn is a wet or damp shelter, which means people can't have alcohol or drugs on them, but they can still find a place to sleep if they are intoxicated.
The shelter opened the beginning of this month and will remain open through February. So far it has been full every night.
Guests can reserve beds for the following night as long as they show up before 8 p.m.