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It has been an eventful fall weather-wise, with both superstorm Sandy and our first Nor'easter snowfall of the season. Whenever possible, I encourage you to use available technology to keep in touch with your students. Besides email, you can use Blackboard to post lessons and announcements as well as to collect and return work electronically. If you are not already using Blackboard, your program director or department chair can help you learn to use this valuable resource.
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If you are teaching a DL section (600 or 700) in the Spring semester and you are not on the DL mailing list or you do not have access to the DL Faculty Forum in Blackboard, please email Maggie Burke to be added to the list and the forum. The forum contains helpful documents for DL faculty (sample startup letter, syllabus template, course evaluation and semester checklist, among others). If you're on the mailing list, Maggie will send you email reminders throughout the semester to help you with DL policy and keep your course running smoothly.
The five-week, fully online distance learning pedagogy course will be offered again during the winter intersession. Limited space is available with preference given to new DL faculty who are scheduled to offer a DL course in the spring semester. Experienced DL faculty are welcome! All participants work with one another in this collaborative learning environment. In the course you will build a Blackboard course with activities, assessments and plans for interaction and course management. You will be awarded CEUs and a certificate upon completion. For additional information please contact Maggie Burke.
You are invited to join the URI/RIC/CCRI distance learning pedagogy Listserv. Faculty and staff from the three colleges are sharing and discussing ideas, articles and resources. If you are unfamiliar with distance learning, this is a great place to find out how it works. You can quietly "lurk" and read your colleagues' discussions, or post your own questions, comments or articles about online learning. Please consider joining this Listserv.
It is imperative faculty adhere to final grade submission deadlines so that student financial aid is not adversely affected. To facilitate a smoother grade submission process, a few changes have been made to the system:
Electrical work will be performed in the data center at the Knight Campus from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 2. During this time, all IT systems will be unavailable to students, faculty and staff.
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Dale Wetherell, newest chief of the Community College of Rhode Island Police Department, couldn't walk away from being a police officer. Wetherell spent 30 years on the Rehoboth, Mass., Police Department, retiring as chief in 2003.
"When I first retired from law enforcement I wanted to be done with it totally, but that was all right for about six months," Wetherell said. Read more on Chief Wetherell »
Lt. Norman Mageau of the Community College of Rhode Island Police wants you to know: "We're not just here to tell you not to smoke near the building or write you a parking ticket. We're here to help." Read more on community policing »
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During the past academic year, the Faculty Evaluation Review Committee adopted a "common elements" peer evaluation instrument at the request of the NEASC team that visited the college in 2009. The committee developed an instrument that will foster healthy dialog between faculty with a focus on course materials-syllabus, learning outcomes, scoring rubrics and a review of examples of student work. The Peer Evaluation Process provides faculty members with an opportunity for an open exchange of and critical inquiry into pedagogy and is intended to strengthen and reinforce sound teaching practice. In other words, Peer Evaluation should avoid simple summative language and promote excellent teaching through conversation between colleagues. Read more on peer evaluation »
CCRI is scheduled for its 10-year accreditation visit in March 2014. The NEASC executive team began preparations for the self study in April 2011.
A NEASC survey link was distributed to all CCRI faculty and staff this fall. The survey was completed by 180 participants. Data from this survey will be used to guide Standards in their quest to attain an optimal review of their key priorities and goals.
Standards co-chairs have begun writing the narrative of the report, with first drafts due to VP Morgan in early December.
Additional information and summary PowerPoints can be found on the CCRI NEASC website.
CITLA's Winter Workshop is scheduled for the second week of January. The theme of our workshop will be critical thinking.
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ADA Webinar Series: We are in the process of scheduling exclusive replays in Newport and Providence followed by discussions with CCRI's Disabilities Services Staff.
Come by to browse CITLA's book collection just outside the CITLA Center (Room 4560 in the Knight Campus Library) or browse the collection virtually by going to www.ccri.edu/library, going to the center of the page under "Find Books," clicking on "Encore Search" and typing in "CITLA" as the keyword.
CITLA's Spring Symposium is scheduled for May 23, 2013. Amy Baldwin, author of numerous articles and two monographs: "The Community College Experience and The Community College Experience: The First Generation" (forthcoming), has taught student success, composition, and literature at Pulaski Technical College in Little Rock, Ark., since 1996. Baldwin co-founded the National Student Success Institute at Florida State College in Jacksonville and at the College of Southern Nevada to support community college professional development. In 2006, she won the TYCA-SW Teaching Excellence Award. We look forward to this opportunity to exchange insights and resources for teaching the first- year student.
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I access HIV treatment information for the work that I do and for my own personal use. The journey involved in recognizing the best sources of treatment information hasn't been easy. However, it has paid me back with a new perception about HIV disease -- I went from the original perception that I faced a death sentence to my current hope for a long, productive life.
Nowadays it is very easy to find HIV treatment information, but I had to learn how to choose the best sources of information and exert caution on how to apply this knowledge in my personal treatment decisions as well as when I provide recommendations to others in my work. I remember the time before HAART, when we only had AZT. Treatment information seemed totally beyond my reach and understanding. HIV treatment was very intimidating, and only a few "divine" minds had the right to that information. But something happened. The people who led the treatment advocacy movement became the leaders of treatment education. In this way, I received my first training from treatment educators who were the faculty for the National Skills Building Conference in 1994. They transformed complex treatment information into information that was easy to understand and practical. It was identified as the best way to empower people living with HIV.
These treatment educators taught me some of the basics -- to pay attention to the numbers of participants in a clinical trial (the "n" of the study), time of follow-up, balance within the groups in the study, and the type of analysis used. For example, "Intent-to-Treat" is the strictest kind of analysis -- data from all patients is used, whether they completed the trial or not. "As-Treated" is more forgiving -- patients who drop out are not counted, which can make the treatment look better. They also helped me learn how to choose the best sources of information. Is the newsletter or Web site free of commercial bias, for example? Does the source of information have an editorial advisory board? Does the material present counterpoints? Was the information previously published in a peer-reviewed journal? Is the information relevant to the concerns of the HIV community?
Another way that I obtain updated treatment information is by attending national and local conferences, meetings, and symposia. The major AIDS treatment conferences are the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI), the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), the International AIDS Society (IAS) Conference on HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment, and the International AIDS Conference. There are other, more specialized conferences including one on metabolic complications and another on resistance. I also try to attend local medical updates presented by HIV clinicians who attend the HIV conferences and present the highlights. The Web sites of some of these major medical conferences include excellent webcast programs where you can see and hear many of the presentations. The level of most of the presentations is quite complicated, and I often need to ask fellow physicians their opinions and what they got from the presentations.
After getting the "raw" version about a specific topic, I like to hear other people's perspectives about the research that's presented. The results of a research study can be interpreted in more than one way, so I need more than a single perspective to better understand the pros and cons of the results. I ask a lot of questions of other treatment educators and physicians, including my own doctor. I also check the information from AIDS newsletters that usually summarize and put together the topic from different perspectives. Personally, I prefer the newsletters that have panels of experts and those that include the input of community representatives and treatment advocates so that I can get the information from different perspectives. This way, I can form my own opinion. Among the newsletters that I constantly review are ACRIA Update, Positively Aware, NATAP Reports, Numedx, and Topics in HIV Medicine. I particularly like ACRIA Update and Positively Aware because they present complex information in easy, friendly, and concise ways so that I don't have to spend a lot of time reading.
Obtaining HIV treatment information isn't really the major challenge, though -- it's how to interpret and apply that new information in our lives. There is so much to be learned in the field of HIV treatment. I learned long ago that what works for others will not necessarily work for me. Two individuals can respond to the same treatment in very different ways, depending on factors such as genetics, age, gender, ethnicity, and others that we don't yet understand. That's why I really enjoy meetings that include panels of experts during which clinical cases are presented. Most of the time, the disagreement among the experts on how to approach the same case is the best education that you can get. In other words, what I learn from such panels is that "one size does not fit all."
Finally, whenever something new comes out about HIV treatment, I always check my resources and ask my doctor about it. The most successful treatment plan is one that I have faith in, one that fulfills my expectations, and one that doesn't interfere with my lifestyle needs. However, I recognize that this treatment plan is a result of getting the best information, from the best sources, with the best analyses and interpretations. The journey involved in gathering good treatment information is full of choices. I was taught by other people living with HIV how to make the best choices, so I truly trust resources that use the peer-to-peer model of sharing education and include the voices of the HIV community in their content.
I enjoy sharing new treatment information with other people who, like me, live with uncertainty, fear, and doubt about antiretroviral therapy. It is quite fulfilling to see the faces of friends and clients -- some of whom are native Spanish speakers with fewer information resources -- when they learn more about their treatment options and go to their doctors empowered with new knowledge. Treatment information can be extremely intimidating -- even more so when you don't speak English well. Working with monolingual Spanish-speaking communities infected and affected by HIV has made me appreciate how treatment information can change and improve people's lives.
Octavio Vallejo, M.D., M.P.H., is Community Health Program Manager at the Pacific AIDS Education and Training Center in Los Angeles. He has been living with AIDS since 1990. For the last 14 years he has worked exclusively in the field of HIV, working shoulder to shoulder with people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS.
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Thanks, Good to be back. I haven't heard anything about how LSDAS looks at our transcripts - which probably is a good thing.NYC is definitely my first choice. After that, its either Cali, rest of the east coast, or Florida.
I go to UofT...thanks for the info. I"ll let you know UofT's stats after they process my transcripts. I was worried they were gonna use that 98-100 thingy.


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I have to say that mob life as I always pictured isn't quite as mob-esque as what I gather from VH1. Let me break it down for you…today's Mob Wives' news revolves around a rap video and contract dispute. Not very Tony Soprano if you ask me.
It seems that Mob Wives Chicago stars Nora Schweihs and Renee Fecarotta Russo have a lot to learn about the entertainment industry. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, both are being sued by their manager Nick Celozzi, Jr. He claims that he entered into management contracts with both women, and his talent company was able to land them a place at the Mob Wives Chicago casting call. According to the two year contracts which were signed in December, both women agreed to pay him fifteen percent per episode of their VH1 paycheck. With the women scoring $6,000 per show, Nick is entitled to $900 per show from each woman.


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Members of Barry's Greek community recently took part in the university's annual Greek Leadership Weekend which wrapped up on Sunday, Oct. 20. Held annually each fall, Greek Leadership Weekend provides unique types of leadership development workshops designed specifically members of Barry's fraternities and sororities.
The events began on Friday, Oct. 18 when fraternities and sororities gathered for chapter photos. The organizations assembled as a community for social activities including music, games, and a t-shirt design contest.
Saturday's program opened with a discussion, facilitated by Sr. Adela Langa, about Barry's Mission & Core Commitments intersect with each organization's individual missions, creeds, and values. This was followed by sessions that discussed student conduct and advocacy, alcohol awareness and hazing prevention, time management, transformational leadership, and other subjects related to fraternity & sorority life. The sessions were facilitated by staff and graduate assistants from various departments including the Center for Student Involvement, Career Services, Alumni Relations, and the Center for Community Service Initiatives.
The weekend wrapped up on Sunday when more than 30 fraternity and sorority members gathered to clean local streets as part of the Adopt A Highway program. The Barry volunteers cleaned trash and debris along NW 7th Avenue between 119th Street and NW 151st Street. The students worked from 9 a.m. to noon, cleaning trash off of the ground along the sidewalks and grass of the highway.


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Marc Chagall (1887-1985) was a Russian-born French painter and designer distinguished for his surrealistic inventiveness. He is recognized as one of the most significant painters and graphic artists of the 20th century.
Chagall was born July 7, 1887, in Vitsyebsk, Russia (now in Belarus)
He moved to Paris in 1910 at the age of 23, where he was influenced by Fauvism and Cubism. He rapidly developed his own style, and became a major contributor to the Surrealist movement. His primary theme was Jewish life and folklore,as in I and the Village (1911, Museum of Modern Art, New York City), and incidents in his private life, as in the print series Mein Leben (German for "My Life," 1922), in addition to treatments of Jewish subjects, of which The Praying Jew (1914, Art Institute of Chicago) is one.
Between 1915 and 1917 he lived in Saint Petersburg; after the Russian Revolution he was director of the Art Academy in Vitsyebsk from 1918 to 1919 and was art director of the Moscow Jewish State Theater from 1919 to 1922. In 1923, he moved to France, where he spent most of the rest of his life. He died in St. Paul de Vence, France, on March 28, 1985.
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Demonstration of a Simple Proton Arc with MAGIC Gel
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Background: The Bragg peak of proton treatment provides clear advantage in dose distribution. As the number of fields increases this advantage grows. While present proton delivery systems do not allow gross movements of the beam itself, robotic patient positioning devices do provide possibilities for moving a patient through defined arcs with the beam on. We decided to test this concept using simple gel dosimetry.
Materials/methods: MAGIC gel was prepared using standard reported methods. Batches of gel were prepared in scintillation vials and allowed to cool for twelve hours. The gels were irradiated with protons in range from 10 cGyE to 3000 cGyE. The irradiated vials were imaged using a 1.5 Tesla MRI, T2 weighted images were obtained and calibration curves were generated from this data. Next, glass flask phantoms were filled with Magic Gel and allowed to cool for twelve hours. One flask was used in basic a three-field treatment to show beam paths and intersections. A second flask was centered at room isocenter on a "Micro-Go-Round" turntable and irradiated horizontally with a pristine Bragg peak and a two centimeter aperture while the flask rotated through 360 degrees. Range was adjusted to the center of the phantom. The flask phantoms were imaged using the same MRI techniques used on the vials. To approximate and analyze the proton arc, a treatment plan was generated on a CMS planning system using a circular phantom, eighteen radial field pristine peaks and a two centimeter aperture.
Results: Our calibration curves demonstrate that MAGIC gel is an unreliable quantitative dosimeter. Despite this, relative dosages can be easily visualized with MRI images. The three field treated phantom clearly shows the three intersecting beam paths with good relative intensities. The rotated phantom demonstrates a nearly perfect central sphere of dosage. There was no other detectable dose within the phantom. The approximated treatment plan of the proton arc showed the entrance dose to be less than 1% of the target dose.
Conclusions: MAGIC gel is an unreliable quantitative proton dosimeter but shows accurately the geometry of relative dose distributions for these kinds of demonstrations. Methods of proton arc therapy may have potential for maximizing protons' therapeutic advantage.


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BOSTON ( TheStreet) -- Gilead Sciences ( GILD) has drawn first blood from Abbott Labs ( ABT) (but just barely) in the battle for hepatitis C pill supremacy. Twelve weeks of treatment with two Gilead drugs plus the immune system booster ribavirin yielded an interim cure rate of 100% in treatment-naive hepatitis C patients. A 12-week regimen consisting of three Abbott drugs plus ribavirin demonstrated a final cure rate of 97% of treatment-naive hepatitis C patients and 93% of "null" responders -- the hardest-to-treat patients because they've failed previous therapy. The score so far: Gilead 100%, Abbott 97%. Close, but Gilead wins, which means shares are likely to move significantly higher when trading opens Monday. The Gilead result is the "best case" scenario, said ISI Group analyst Mark Schoenebaum in an email to clients. Gilead shares closed Friday at $65.01. The Abbott and Gilead regimens were not tested against each other in a single study, so declaring a winner and a loser isn't scientific or fair, necessarily. It's important, too, to note that Abbott's phase II study is larger and reported final cure rates after 12 weeks of follow-up. Gilead's phase II study enrolled fewer patients and cure rates are being reported after only four weeks of follow-up. Wall Street investors are comparing the two sets of results directly against each other, nonetheless. Hepatitis C researchers, with investors tagging along, are gathering in Boston at the Liver Meeting, the annual conference sponsored by the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease. The most important data presentations over the next four days will focus on the race to develop new pills, which when used in various combinations, can replace the traditional injections long required to treat and cure hepatitis C. The hepatitis C drug treatment market could grow to as much as $20 billion, some estimates claim, if more people with the viral liver disease seek cures with simpler and more effective all-oral therapies. The new Abbott data announced Saturday come from a large, phase IIb study known as "AVIATOR" that was designed to assess the efficacy and safety of various combinations of oral hepatitis drugs in treatment-naive, genotype 1 hepatitis C patients as well as hard-to-treat null responders. The Abbott drugs studied in AVIATOR were ABT-450, a protease inhibitor that requires blood-boosting with ritonavir; ABT-072, an NS5A inhibitor; and ABT-333, a "non-nuc" polymerase inhibitor. Ribavirin, a current backbone in hepatitis C treatment, was also included in some but not all of the combination regimens. Gilead's results come from a large phase II study known as ELECTRON, testing two experimental pills, the nucleoside, or "nuc" polymerase inhibitor GS-7977 (also known as sofosbuvir) and GS-5885, an NS5A inhibitor, plus ribavirin. The study also enrolled treatment-naive, genotype 1 hepatitis C patients. Gilead has already started phase III studies of its oral hepatitis C pill combinations. Positive results could lead to regulatory approval in 2014. Based on the results from AVIATOR, Abbott is moving forward into phase III studies with its three-drug regimen, with and without ribavirin. In addition to efficacy, convenience may also play a role in which new hepatitis C regimen emerges as the winner. Gilead could have a slight edge because GS-7977 and GS-5885 are being coformulated into single pill taken once per day. With the addition of ribavirin, hepatitis C patients on the Gilead regimen would take two pills in the morning and one at night for 12 weeks. Abbott's combination therapy requires patients to take more pills. With ribavirin added, hepatitis C patients would swallow four pills in the morning and two pills in the evening for 12 weeks. Vertex Pharmaceuticals ( VRTX), Bristol-Myers Squibb ( BMY), Merck ( MRK), Idenix Pharmaceuticals ( IDIX) and Achillion Pharmaceuticals ( ACGN) are also engaged in the race to develop new, combination-pill therapies against hepatitis C. -- Reported by Adam Feuerstein in Boston. Follow @AdamFeuerstein
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I diagree. By and large muslims live in nations that are shitholes. Their societies suck, their schools suck, their economies suck. They suck. That is likely to make one irritable and violent. That they have gone fundamentalist has made the problems worse. They eschew the very things that can help them. It is a death spiral.


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Woman's body found in river in ManchesterBy MICHAEL COUSINEAU
New Hampshire Union Leader
April 06. 2013 7:40PM
A woman's body was found in the Merrimack River on Saturday morning, but foul play isn't suspected, police said.
Police Det. Sgt. Sean Leighton said "there does not appear to be any suspicious circumstances surrounding the death."
Police found the woman's body partially submerged in an area under the Granite Street Bridge by Phillippe Cote Street around 7 a.m., Leighton said.
An autopsy is scheduled for Sunday morning.
Leighton said police know the woman's identity and were in the process of notifying her family. He said the woman was not a missing person.
Michael O'Brien, who works for O'Brien's Outdoor Services in Bedford, said he showed up around 7 a.m. to do landscaping work and saw police cruisers, a fire truck and an ambulance.
"We were told not to go back there" near the bridge, he said.
After hearing someone found a body, O'Brien said, "Obviously, that's a shocker."
Last year, he said his boss found someone badly beaten up in the same general area.
"I guess it's not that unusual for things like that to occur down there," he said.
On Thursday afternoon, a passerby in Nashua spotted a body found partially submerged in the Nashua River. Police haven't released the man's name but said it could be that of a 43-year-old man reported missing in February.


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WASHINGTON — Having spent 25 years as a CIA analyst and overseas operative, John Brennan is one of the few career spies ever to lead America's premier spy service.
The Senate voted 63 to 34 Thursday to confirm Brennan as CIA director after weeks of delay — and a dramatic 13-hour talking filibuster on Wednesday — as lawmakers from both parties pushed the Obama administration for access to secret documents about the targeted killing of militants overseas and the Sept. 11, 2012, attacks that killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya.
Brennan, 57, a burly, blunt-speaking New Jersey native, replaces David H. Petraeus, the retired Army general who ran the CIA during the intelligence failure in Benghazi, and who resigned in a sex scandal in November. Michael Morell, a veteran analyst, has been serving as acting director.
In a White House statement, President Obama said, "The Senate has recognized in John the qualities I value so much — his determination to keep America safe, his commitment to working with Congress, his ability to build relationships with foreign partners, and his fidelity to the values that define us as a nation."


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Veteran Secret Service agent Julia Pierson has been sworn in as the agency's first female director.
During an Oval Office ceremony, President Obama said Pierson is breaking the mold in the male-dominated agency. He also joked that she would have more control over his life and Vice President Joe Biden's than anyone except their spouses.
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COOKEVILLE, Tenn. – Tennessee Tech's annual Gathering of Eagles picnic and scrimmage, scheduled for Saturday, August 17 inside Tucker Stadium, will feature a couple of new activities this year as coach Watson Brown and his staff will host morning clinics for youth and women.
The event, an annual gathering of football fans, families and other followers, will still feature free food and drinks, football posters and schedule cards for every fan. The picnic begins at 12 noon.
The Golden Eagle football team will kick off its final fall scrimmage at 1 p.m. Following the scrimmage, members of the team will sign posters and meet with fans.
Fans can enjoy hot dogs, chips, cookies and soft drinks during the event, as the team gears up for its season opener against Cumberland on Thursday, Aug. 29.
Details for the Youth Clinic and Women's Clinic will be announced.
"From a fan's perspective, this event has proven to be a lot of fun," Brown said. "It gives fans a chance to come out and have some good food, watch some football, and get to know the players. Adding these clinics will just bring another perspective, and I think they'll be geared toward fun and understanding the game and our team."
The scrimmage is also vital to preparations for the season.
"From the coach's perspective, the final scrimmage will give our team a good opportunity to evaluate where we stand at that point during camp, and where we need to get to before our first game," he said. "It will also give the coaching staff a chance to look at some film and fill in some open spots on the depth chart."
The team enters its seventh season under Brown's direction, and promises to bring plenty of action into the 2013 season and a renewed effort toward capturing another Ohio Valley Conference championship.
"The Gathering of Eagles is a great event to get our fans excited about the approaching football season," TTU Director of Athletics Mark Wilson said. "It has been growing every year, and everybody seems to really enjoy it, from the student-athletes and the fans, to the coaching staff, and everybody who helps put on the event.
"We're excited about adding clinics to the event," Wilson added. "Coach Brown is a fantastic teacher, whether he's working with our own student-athletes, or with youth or other fans. It should be a very rewarding day for everyone involved."
The Golden Eagles will host six home football games during the 2013 season, opening against Cumberland on Thursday, Aug. 29. After that, Tech will welcome Tennessee State (Sept. 21), followed by Indiana State (Sept. 28), UT Martin (Thursday, Oct. 10), Jacksonville State (Homecoming Oct. 26) and Austin Peay (Nov. 23).
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Thanks auderey! I sure hope we get there in the end! I'm pretty persistent :-)
Thanks auderey! I sure hope we get there in the end! I'm pretty persistent :-)
Just wanted to let you ladies know that with your encouragement I saw a lactation consultant last night. She seems to think we still have a chance of getting rid of the bottles. She suggested using a SNS so I guess I'll be looking to purchase one of those and get the ball rolling. After nursing on just one side DD only took in .7oz so I will keep pumping to keep up my supply and hopefully when I get started on the SNS we can get off the bottles and increase the milk supply. I plan to visit with another consultant as well just to see what her ideas are.
Again, thank you so much for your advice and encouragement. I'm only sorry we didn't seek help sooner. But the consultant is very positive and encouraging :-) We will get there yet!!
Yay! I'm glad you're getting help! And I'm not surprised to hear that the LC was positive and encouraging, because there is really every reason to believe that you will be able to EBF this baby if you continue to persevere.
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Hickory Smoked Pork Salad
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This artfully put together salad stars hickory smoked pork with a cast of delicious ingredients. It is all served on a flaky filo cup.
12-16 oz. pork tenderloin, cleaned and trimmed
8 oz. apple cider
6 filo dough sheets, cut into sixths
2 oz. peanut oil
2 oz. wild rice powder
2 cups cranberries, dried and blanched
2 cups apple cider, reduced by half
1⁄2 cup vegetable stock, slightly thickened
1 tsp. cinnamon
2 tsp. fresh thyme, chopped
1 tsp. pepper
2 oz. balsamic vinegar
2 oz. olive oil
16 oz. varietal greens
4 oz. wheat berries, oven roasted
8 shiitake mushrooms, blanched
Dried cranberries, for garnish
Diced sour apple, for garnish
Roasted pumpkin seed, chopped, for garnish
- Marinate pork tenderloin in apple cider for at least 1 hr. in refrigerator.
- Prepare filo cups by stacking four filo squares, brushing each lightly with peanut oil and sprinkling with wild rice powder, offsetting corners.
- Place each stack in a lightly oiled monkey dish and fill with dried beans to prevent rising. Bake at 325° F. until golden brown. Discard beans and remove filo from dishes. Set aside.
- For vinaigrette, puree 2 cups of cranberries and blend with apple cider, vegetable stock, cinnamon, thyme, pepper, and vinegar. Add olive oil to mixture and emulsify. Set aside.
- In a pan over high heat, sear all sides of the tenderloin until it is a nice brown color. Smoke tenderloin to an internal temperature of 130° F.
- Toss greens with 8 oz. vinaigrette and 4 oz. wheat berries.
Per Serving:
- Place filo cup at 1 o'clock on large round plate and place mixed greens flowing from cup.
- Shingle 1 1⁄2 oz. of sliced pork tenderloin on plate, overlapping greens.
Drizzle remaining vinaigrette over the pork and garnish with a shiitake mushroom, dried cranberries, diced apple, and pumpkin seeds.


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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Security video of a man driving into a crowd at a Los Angeles boardwalk opens with hundreds of people walking lazily or sitting at cafes before a black car suddenly appears and sends them scrambling wildly.
Restaurant manager Dennis Walker showed The Associated Press the seven-minute video of the Saturday melee that killed one person and injured 11.
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Happy Birthday, incase I forget that day.
Little over a dozen days away.
I wonder what he'll do for his birthday.
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It's Jimmy's Birthday!!!
Happy Birthday, incase I forget that day.
Little over a dozen days away.
I wonder what he'll do for his birthday.
Jim, BE HAPPY!!!
"I really want to love somebody. I do. I just don't know if it's possible forever and ever." JC
Everything they said!
Feliz Compleanos!
"If I'm not back in five minutes... just wait longer!" ~ Jim Carrey
Birthday Wishes
Forgive me if this sounds so bold
But 44 is not so old.
It's how you feel and what you do
That illustrates the age in you.
So if you drink and smoke a heap,
your wrinkles will in turn be deep.
And if you party every night,
Your skin and hair will look a fright.
So live a little, love a lot,
be thankful for the life you've got.
We're greatful for the laughs and fun
be sure your birthday's a good one.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Jim Carrey
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Oh, and here's a picture for you Jim Carrey. (without the music)
Oh this is the night, it's a beautiful night
And we call it bella notte
Look at the skies, they have stars in their eyes
On this lovely bella notte.
Side by side with your loved one,
You'll find enchantment here.
The night will weave its magic spell,
When the one you love is near!
So take this love of your loved one
You'll need it about this time
To keep from falling like a star
When you make this dizzy climb
Oh this is the night, and the heavens are right!
On this lovely bella notte!
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"If I'm not back in five minutes... just wait longer!" ~ Jim Carrey
HAPPY, HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY SWEET Jim!!!!
Que tengas un feliz, feliz, cumpleaños!!!
your dreams are a cristal ice.....
I´M A HARAJUKU GIRL...With WiCKed Style....
I Wanna be a Sweet Escape...
(Always keep the retro Style)
Happy birthday Jim!
Is it anybody who is going to send him something?
"Here I come to 'seize' the day!"
HAPPY BIRTHdAY!!!make it another memorable one...whatever 'memorable' is to you lol...have fun
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happy 44th birthday Jim.
i wished i could get with u this day.i feel sometimes that i have to buy soem gifts for u.but then i remember that ur not here that i can give it to u.
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text: Adventure: Story Story Posted 07-11-2014 Destination Alaska Part VI: A 66-Day Trek to the Last Frontier Giant chickens, gold dredge, and pipeline pigs Monument to Chicken, Alaska (Photo credit Sheryl Gallup) By: Sheryl Gallup This is Part VI of a nine-part series Click here for Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV | Part V Tuesday, July 09, 2013 No blog entry yesterday due to travel, sightseeing, and having to set up camp later than planned. But, what a fun day it was. We decided to take a detour off of the Parks Highway down the Talkeetna Spur Road and ended up spending a good portion of the day in a little town called Talkeetna. It was a very charming town and one that definitely catered to tourists. It appears to be a stop for the "boat people" from various cruise lines, as well as tour buses. There were plenty of gift shops to please everyone. We had lunch there at a cute little place called West Rib Pub & Grill. The restaurant is cluttered with mountain climbing memorabilia and is named after the first ascent up the West Rib. I found shopping to be quite entertaining and had no problems parting with my hard earned cash for the trinkets that I purchased. If you ever get a chance to visit the area, you should consider going to Talkeetna. The town has retained a lot of its historical buildings, including some log cabins. I loved the festive spirit of the town. Even the store clerks and wait staff performed their work in high spirits. Talkeetna Main Street Our destination for today was Denali National Park. We woke up to rain and we knew that this was not going to be the best day to visit the park, but since it has been raining for almost two solid weeks, we decided that we just can't postpone any destinations because the weather won't cooperate. The first thing we did when we got to Denali was to visit the boardwalk. This area is about three blocks long and is solid with restaurants, activities rentals and shops. We hit pretty much all the gift shops. We had hoped that by first killing time at the shops that maybe the morning showers would pass. They did, but the threat of more rain hung over us all day and really put a damper on our day. We both agreed that the park was pretty much what we had expected. It was quite beautiful and the roadway into the park provided amazing views, but no wildlife sightings. We did far better with our animal encounters in Jasper, Banff, Kootenay and Glacier than we did at Denali. In all, we saw one red squirrel, one gray jay, and one snowshoe hare. Not one moose, one ram or one bear. Denali National Park We decided to not even try to book a bus tour over the next few days because the forecast holds a promise of rain for the next four days. We opted instead to just travel the Parks Highway. Visitors are allowed to travel from the park entrance to Savage Creek, which is a 14-mile trip, before they get to the ranger station and have to turn around. Only buses can go the rest of the way into the park and those few smart folks who booked a special permit a year in advance to travel into the park. Denali is beautiful and I am grateful that the magnificent six million acres of pristine countryside is protected and owned by the U.S. Park Service, which means it belongs to all of us to enjoy and share for generations forward. The Magnificence of Denali National Park While we did not see any wildlife in Denali today, yesterday we did see two cow moose and an absolutely enormous bull moose. Unfortunately, we saw them by car, and we couldn't pull over to gape at their pure mass and beauty. Thursday, July 11, 2013 Yesterday was all about travel, and it was such a rainy, dreary, mucky day that we did not stop to see anything choosing instead to just keep on trucking. By the time we pulled into Fairbanks, the truck and the trailer were covered in mud and our spirits were a bit low. We opted to use the dreary day to tend to chores. It rained all day and all night and our hopes for sun and warm weather was fading. Then, it was morning and with the new day came something we haven't seen much since we first pulled into Alaska – the SUN! It's amazing how just a little sunshine could not only brighten our day but our mood. Both Woodzjoe and I had a spring in our step and a whistle on our lips this morning. Today, we decided to venture down the Steese Highway outside of Fairbanks. Woodzjoe thought the drive would be nice (it was) and that panning for gold might be productive (it wasn't). We panned along the Nenana River in an area friendly to gold panners; meaning that no one would chase you off with a shotgun, since the area we were in is open to the public. We only have one gold pan, so Woodzjoe panned while I was active with my own hobby, looking for rocks. With every "gem" that I found, my pockets got closer and closer to my knees. My treasures are slowly filling up my rock bucket. The trophy for the day was not something Woodzjoe found, but rather, I was the lucky one. As I walked around in the rocks I found a huge slab of pure quartz. I told Woodzjoe that I found this incredible find, but it was too hard to get out of the ground. I asked him for help, to which he smiled and replied, "Sure" and he hands me the shovel. I worked on that rock for I bet 45 minutes, but I finally unearthed it from the packed dirt and pried it out with the shovel. I ran back to the river, elated that I unearthed my treasure, and I asked him if I could bring it home. Once again, his answer was "sure." Now, what I forgot to mention to him is that not only was it buried, but it is a big piece of quartz. After Woodzjoe decided to call it quits on the gold panning, I dragged him over to see my rock. He laughed when he saw it and shook his head. His body language told me that the rock was not going into the truck. My body language was saying, "wanna bet?" It took two of us to get that rock into the truck. Actually, Woodzjoe told me that if I could pick it up and carry it to the truck that I could bring it home. Determined, I bent down at the knees, rubbed my hands on my pants to make sure they weren't slippery, and with all my adrenaline pumping, I lifted that beauty out of the ground and grunted and moaned my way over to the truck. Once I got it there, he helped me lift it safely into a nice little corner in the truck. Honestly, I don't know how much it weighed but I would say at least 50 pounds. I think it is safe to assume that I will only be allowed one rock like this one for the remainder of the trip. What an incredible treasure. As for Woodzjoe's gold panning, well, only a couple little flakes and still not enough overall to pay for the $20 gold pan he bought. But, he is having a blast trying to make his fortune. Woodzjoe panning on the Nenana River, Fairbanks Friday, July 12, 2013 It is 11 p.m. and we are tucked into our campground at Tok. Even at this late hour, I am still able to work off of my laptop outside at the picnic table in full light. As a night owl, it thrills me that it never gets dark here in the summer. Today was a travel day from Fairbanks back to Tok where we were just about 20 days ago. We made a few stops today along the way, but our first stop outside of Fairbanks was a town called North Pole. We figured it would be a little bit too "cute" and it was, but we respected that a town named North Pole made the most of it. The Santa Claus gift shop had a real-life Santa, and with his natural white beard, rosy red cheeks, and the Ho Ho Ho rumbling from his chest, he almost had me convinced that there really is a Santa. North Pole Gift Shop The next stop on our journey was Delta Junction, which marks the end of the Alaska Highway. We traveled the entire highway from Dawson Creek, Milepost 0, to Delta Junction, Milepost 1422. Just standing there next to the milepost it felt like such an accomplishment. I remember how weeks ago, when we first set out on the Alaska Highway, how in awe I was of the history of the highway. Now that I have traveled all of it, I am so grateful to the 15,000 men who used 11,000 pieces of equipment to build the $115,000,000 road. Until you see the terrain that they had to bulldoze and blast their way through, you really can't appreciate it. This to me is one of the great wonders of North America. Delta Junction End of the Alaska Hwy Milepost 1422 Delta Junction Also, at Delta Junction was an old "pig." We had been reading about these mechanical pigs as they relate to the pipeline, and it was fun to see one up close. This is not the modern version, but this mechanical device was used to scrub the inside of the 48-inch-wide pipeline. Workers would put a pig in the pipe and it would shoot down the pipeline, scrubbing out interior deposits as it went. At our July 4th picnic on the Kenai Peninsula, we talked to several retired pipeline workers who shared stories about the pigs. They said that pigs would be brand new when they entered the pipeline and by the time they went through all the clappers along the route to the end, they were seldom ever in one piece. Alaska Pipeline Pig The rest of our day was a pleasant, hassle-free, sunny, and just a nice drive through the countryside on the last part of our trip in Alaska. Tomorrow we leave for the Yukon. Saturday, July 13, 2013 We have been on the road now for about 42 days and about 6,800 miles, and through all the rain, the road construction, trailer repairs, saber-tooth mosquitoes, I can honestly say that in spite of all of that, they were all still good days on the road. But, today, I had to really search deep inside myself to find the silver lining in this travel day. When Woodzjoe told me as far back as a year ago that part of our trip would include something called "Top of the World Highway," I knew that this was going to be a challenge for someone like me who suffers from vertigo. What I didn't know was that I would have to try and maintain this calmness for more than 100 miles, most of it on gravel, over 11 hours, on the worst road I have ever been on in my entire life. Everyone had been telling us that if we drove slow and easy, our trailer could handle the road. Well, Woodzjoe went slow (max speed was 30 miles per hour, I think), and the trailer did handle it … but me? Well, not so much. When we first started out, the road was steep, winding, but indeed beautiful. I was fascinated by the massive landscape mostly charred by a wild fire in 2004 that burned 1.3 million acres. For as far as the eye could see, the landscape was covered with charred trees, but yet the mountainsides and roadsides had this brilliant pink color due to all the Fireweed. What I learned about this brilliantly colored pink flower is that it is called Fireweed because it is the first thing that begins to grow among the ashes. The root system is so deep that it doesn't get destroyed by fire. Fireweed, Top of the World Highway About the time that I thought I was going to have to lay in the backseat to avoid any more windshield time, we finally reached an odd little town called Chicken. I liked Chicken. They made the most out of their town name and had a Chicken Mercantile, Chicken Liquors, Chicken Café and Chicken Gas. The town of Chicken was once a mining town and was named by early miners who wanted to name the town Ptarmigan. Unfortunately, no one was in agreement as to how to spell the word, so they named it Chicken instead, which is the common name for ptarmigan. Monument to Chicken, Alaska Chicken also had an old dredge and it was fascinating to see one up close. It looks nothing like the one that the Hoffman's used on Gold Rush, but it amazed me with how big it was. Gold Dredge, Chicken, Alaska I really enjoyed this little town, and I stocked up on Chicken souvenirs, including some really cool chicken socks. We were also fortunate enough to have an opportunity to see a cow moose feeding in a marsh near Chicken. She seemed to have no interest in us or in the tour bus in front of us that stopped to watch her feed. Moose outside of Chicken, Alaska Now that we were rested from our engaging visit to Chicken, we were back on the road of terror and once again, the tension returned. After a couple more hours, we both really needed a break and Woodzjoe really wanted to pan for gold. We found a great spot in the valley of the highway that was along the Jake Wade Creek. Woodzjoe, armed with rubber boots, shovel and pan set off to try his luck while I walked along the shore looking for rocks. Woodzjoe's luck changed and he was able to find about five little pieces of gold. Considering that they had to be picked out of the pan with tweezers I think it is safe to say that the gold profit will not pay for our trip. He had a blast, and it was a good release for him to focus on something besides the horrific road and a freaked out girlfriend. The excitement for the day was seeing the Yukon River from the top of the ridge and the village below, knowing that we were finally at Dawson City. The ferry ride across the Yukon River was very short, but it was really rather enjoyable for both of us. Memories of the day, with photos to match, will be with us always, but, I went to sleep tonight comforted by the fact that I survived the Top of the World Highway and that it was something I would never have to do again. Sunday, July 14, 2013 We slept well after our long and stressful day at Top of the World Highway and were able to actually sleep in today. We knew that today would be relaxed and slow-paced since our only plans are to tour the quaint little town of Dawson City, Yukon. We both rather liked this little town, primarily since they pay tribute to their history instead of bulldozing it down and building modern buildings. If you could look past the modern vehicles, everyone walking around talking on cell phones, and avoid the souvenir shops, you could almost imagine yourself back in the early 1900s. The downtown area still has dirt roads, and many of the original buildings are still in use. Some of the buildings may now house gift shops, offices, or drugstores, but the buildings still stand proud on every street in town. At the visitor center, I asked if any of the buildings had been moved or rebuilt. I was told that many have been stabilized and restored, but very few were moved or torn down. Even the newer buildings in town were conscious of their surroundings and have been built with architectural elements that match their neighbors. Westminster Hotel, Dawson City, Yukon Woodzjoe and I decided to have lunch at one of the old hotels in the Jack London Café. As it turns out, authors, Jack London and Robert Service both lived in Dawson City. Their homes are still there and are part of the historic tour. After we walked around town, we decided to head to the waterfront and walk along the Yukon River. I fell in love with this river. It is quite beautiful as it meanders its way through town and down through the valley. We watched one of the riverboats as it paddled its way downstream and for a moment I felt it was 1900. Yukon River Riverboat, Dawson City The history of Dawson City was quite entertaining. As it turns out, gold was discovered long before the stampeders arrived. By the time they arrived, many of the claims were already taken. For those that couldn't make their living from mining, it was even tougher to find work. If miners could find jobs in town, they were paid only about $10 per week and it cost that much just to live. Dawson City was a bawdy town in its time. There was plenty of entertainment from saloons, dance halls, hotels, restaurants, brothels and card rooms. Woodzjoe and I decided to check out the entertainment for ourselves and we wandered over to Diamond Tooth Gertie's for some casino action and to take in the live show with Gertie herself. It did seem odd though to see her dressed in periodic costumes, standing on the stage, in this old saloon and belting out Barbra Streisand songs. At the end of the day today we decided to drive up to the top of Dome Road at midnight. It is very high and winding, but we were promised by the visitor's center earlier in the day, that the road is paved and not scary. It was a nice drive up, but at the top it was far too scary for me. 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Tajikistan's relations with NATO should be viewed through the Partnership for Peace (PfP) framework which the country joined in 2002. NATO and Tajikistan actively cooperate in the fight against terrorism and have developed practical cooperation in many other areas. The Individual Partnership Programme (IPP) lays out the programme of cooperation between NATO and Tajikistan.
Dialogue takes place within the framework of the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC). The NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia, James Appathurai, conducts high-level political dialogue with Tajik authorities through regular visits to the country. The NATO Liaison Officer in Central Asia also visits Dushanbe regularly and reviews cooperation with the government.
NATO and Tajikistan are developing practical cooperation in a number of areas through the country's Individual Partnership Programme (IPP), which is jointly agreed for a two-year period. Key areas include security and peacekeeping cooperation, especially counter-terrorism cooperation and border security, crisis management and civil emergency planning.
Key areas of cooperation
Security cooperation
Tajikistan plays an important role in supporting Allied operations in Afghanistan through the hosting of French military aircraft at Dushanbe Airport. The Allies and Tajikistan also cooperate in the fight against international terrorism. NATO is supporting the country in its efforts to create an educational course on counter-terrorism for the Military Institute of the Ministry of Defence. Tajikistan also exchanges relevant expertise and information with the Allies.
Tajikistan has listed a number of units as available for NATO/PfP operations and training exercises. Participation requires a government decision in each individual case. The units include an infantry platoon to support PfP activities within Tajikistan, a group of staff officers and a group of military medics. Tajikistan is also seeking to enhance cooperation with NATO Allies in mine-clearing activities. The country has participated in a number of PfP exercises with NATO Allies and other partner countries.
Defence and security sector reform
Tajikistan aims to develop sustained and effective democratic control of its armed forces. In consultation with the Allies, the country is developing coordination procedures between the government, parliament and the military. It is also in the process of reforming its armed forces. Cooperative processes with the PfP framework assist in achieving these goals and enhance the country's ability to take part in peacekeeping or other operations alongside NATO forces. Tajikistan is also considering participation in the PfP Planning and Review Process (PARP) mechanism.
The Allies are available for consultations on Tajikistan's efforts to consolidate its defence policies, strategies and relevant legislation. NATO is also ready to support the country's efforts to modernise and mobilise relevant state resources. NATO and Tajikistan are working to further cooperate in strengthening the country's border security and countering cross-border crime, especially drug trafficking. To that effect, Tajikistan has sent numerous personnel to attend counter-narcotics training sponsored by an initiative of the NATO-Russia Council.
Military education is a key area of cooperation. Joint efforts are ongoing to develop courses in several areas, including border security and control, as well as language training. NATO and Tajikistan continue to work on preparing selected individuals from the country for NATO-related activities and the possible introduction of Alliance standards in the country's military education programmes. Tajikistan has sent officers to take part in NATO familiarisation courses and in various other courses at the NATO School at Oberammergau.
A PfP Trust Fund project to help eliminate stockpiles of large munitions, as well as assess the security of weapons' storage facilities is currently under development.
Civil emergency planning
Tajikistan is working to further familiarise itself with Allied disaster-relief organisation and procedures in order to further develop its own capabilities. The country is considering the creation of its own disaster-relief operation centre and the creation of a small, NATO-compatible disaster-relief unit.
The Allies are working with Tajikistan in developing early warning systems for natural disasters. Individuals from Tajikistan have participated in NATO-run tactical and operational civil-military-cooperation courses. A NATO introductory course on civil emergency planning took place in Dushanbe in July 2011.
Science and environment
Scientists from Tajikistan have received grant awards in a number of areas under NATO's Science for Peace and Security (SPS) programme. In 2006, a networking infrastructure grant was issued to upgrade the cooperative area network in the Tajik technical university.
In 2010, specialists from Tajikistan attended a NATO Science for Peace and Security sponsored programme designed to teach scientist and engineers the latest technology to secure the cyber networks of the educational and scientific communities in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) region.
Collaboration with NATO and other Partner countries is also ongoing on uranium extraction and environmental security, and new SPS projects are under preparation.
Tajikistan also participates in the Virtual Silk Highway project, which aims to increase internet access for academic and research communities in countries of the Caucasus and Central Asia through a satellite-based network.
Public information
Tajikistan and NATO are working together to increase public understanding of NATO and the benefits of cooperation. The country is also aiming to increase public awareness in support of defence and security reforms.
Networks with universities, non-governmental organisations, and the press and media in order to increase awareness of the Alliance and Euro-Atlantic security issues continue to be enhanced through different activities. These include, among others, international conferences in Tajikistan and Tajik participation to yearly NATO-Afghan Student Forums. Work is ongoing on the potential establishment of a NATO Depository Library at the Tajik National University of Dushanbe.
NATO supports educational activities relevant to security and defence issues in the country. Since 2005, NATO's Public Diplomacy Division has sponsored a summer academy in Tajikistan which brings together advanced students from around the country and beyond, to learn about and discuss international security issues.
A group of parliamentarians and journalists from the country visited NATO Headquarters in July 2006, followed by a group of government officials from Tajikistan in September 2007. In 2009, President Emomali Rahmon paid another visit to NATO Headquarters. In 2011, Tajik parliamentarians and Tajik diplomatic officials visited NATO Headquarters.
In every partner country an embassy of one of the NATO member states serves as a contact point and operates as a channel for disseminating information about the role and policies of the Alliance. The current NATO Contact Point Embassy in Tajikistan is the embassy of France.
Evolution of relations
NATO-Tajikistan relations date back to 1992, when the country joined the North Atlantic Cooperation Council (later renamed the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council in 1997). Tajikistan joined the Partnership for Peace in 2002 to work alongside the Allies in areas where bilateral aims converge. Since joining PfP, Tajikistan has played an active role in hosting and participating in PfP exercises, with a special focus on command and control, civil-emergency planning and civil-military co-operation. There remains further scope for deepening cooperation.
Key milestones
1992 – Tajikistan joins the North Atlantic Cooperation Council, renamed the Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council in 1997
2002 – Tajikistan joins the Partnership for Peace.
2003 – Tajikistan is connected to the Virtual Silk Highway.
President Emomali Rahmon of Tajikistan makes his first visit to NATO HQ.
2004 – NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer visits Dushanbe.
The Allies sign a transit agreement with Tajikistan in support of the NATO-ISAF operations in Afghanistan.
Tajikistan completes destruction of over 1200 landmines under a PfP Trust Fund project.
2005 – The annual NATO-sponsored Summer Academy in Tajikistan runs its first course.
2007 – On 2 July 2007, Tajikistan's Foreign Minister, Hamrokhon Zarifi, visits NATO Headquarters for discussions with the NATO Secretary General.
A group of government officials from Tajikistan visit NATO Headquarters and the Allied Operational Command to explore possibilities to deepen cooperation with NATO in different areas.
2008 – NATO expert team visits Dushanbe.
Annual NATO-sponsored Summer Academy takes place in Tajikistan.
2009 – President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon, visits NATO Headquarters in February for discussions with the NATO Secretary General and opens a Tajik Painting Exhibition00.
2010 – President of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon, meets with NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen while in New York.
Source: http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/topics_50312.htm


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Republican gubernatorial candidates Asa Hutchinson and Curtis Coleman vied for the support of farmers Tuesday at a forum arranged by the Arkansas Farm Bureau.
Hutchinson and Coleman were two of a host of candidates running for office in Arkansas who made short speeches and answered questions before the group's Measure the Candidate event at the Wyndham Riverfront Hotel in North Little Rock.
Coleman said though his background isn't in farming, he understands how federal agencies' over-regulation can pose problems for the bureau's members. He vowed to fight for the rights to privacy and property, which he called the "twin pillars of liberty and freedom."
Coleman said he would as governor oppose: laws that restrict property rights, rural land use planning that infringes on farmers and any increase in government-owned lands.
He added he has "never liked" eminent domain.
"For government to take private property from one property owner and give it to another private property owner, in my opinion it's not eminent domain, it's theft," he said. "And I will fight that with all the ability I have as governor."
Hutchinson emphasized the need for economic growth, saying his income tax reduction plan is one way to accomplish it and noting that agriculture is the "leading economic force in this state."
While that tax plan, which would reduce the income tax for middle-class earners first and later for higher earners, is his priority, Hutchinson said he would look to help farmers specifically.
"I also recognize how tough a time the farmers have had this last year with the propane cost, their fuel cost and their input cost," he said. "Obviously, we ought to look at any relief we can give to our farmers to help them survive."
Hutchinson, who noted he was recently endorsed by the National Rifle Association, said he would also task state agencies with making sure federal regulations do not "unfairly and inappropriately regulate our farmers out of business."
"We need to push back," he said. "The state needs to push back on these federal regulations and mandates that hurt Arkansas farmers."


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Stocks up slightly on mergers, acquisitionsBy ANGELA MOON
June 16. 2014 8:56PM
NEW YORK - Stocks closed slightly higher on Monday, supported by a flurry of merger news, but turmoil in Iraq drove oil prices up and kept trading choppy.
Energy stocks were the day's winners, with the S&P energy index up 0.5 percent. The S&P financial sector index was the biggest decliner, down 0.4 percent.
The United States said it is considering air strikes and cooperation with its arch-enemy, Iran, to help the Iraqi government fend off an Islamist insurgency.
"Iraq is an excuse at this point for investors to sell at these levels. As soon as there is some selling, buyers come in almost immediately, and that is why the market is choppy like today," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Rockwell Global Capital in New York.
"It's a further indication that this is not a market that will just plunge on geopolitical issues."
On the merger front, medical device maker Medtronic Inc agreed to buy Dublin-based Covidien Plc for $42.9 billion and shift its executive headquarters to Ireland in the latest move by U.S. companies to take advantage of lower tax rates abroad. Medtronic shares slid 1.1 percent to $60.03.
In contrast, Covidien's stock shot up 20.5 percent to $86.75; it was the S&P 500's biggest percentage gainer.
The Dow Jones industrial average rose 5.27 points or 0.03 percent, to end at 16,781.01.
The S&P 500 gained 1.62 points or 0.08 percent, to 1,937.78.
The Nasdaq Composite added 10.45 points or 0.24 percent, to 4,321.11.
Williams Companies jumped 18.7 percent to $56.02. The stock was the S&P 500's second-biggest percentage gainer. The pipeline operator said it agreed to acquire control of Access Midstream Partners LP for $5.99 billion as the first step toward merging it with its operations.
Level 3 Communications said it would buy Internet services provider tw telecom Inc. for $40.86 per share in a cash-and-stock deal.
Level 3 shares fell 4.1 percent to $42.30, while tw telecom's stock rose 7.3 percent to $38.99.
Fusion-io Inc. shares soared 22.4 percent to $11.36 after SanDisk Corp said it will buy the company for about $1.1 billion to boost its flash storage drive business. SanDisk rose 3.6 percent to $102.00.
Crude oil futures rose in choppy trading as advances by Sunni insurgents in Iraq fed concerns about a potential disruption to oil exports from the second-largest OPEC producer.
Brent crude for August delivery rose 48 cents to settle at $112.94 a barrel, off an intraday high of $113.28.
The CBOE Crude Oil ETF Volatility Index surged nearly 35 percent last week. It rose 0.3 percent on Monday to 19.52.
Economic data was positive. Manufacturing output rose in May and factory activity in New York state accelerated sharply this month, buoying hopes of a strong rebound in economic growth this quarter.
Volume was around 5.28 billion shares on U.S. exchanges, slightly below last month's average of about 5.76 billion, according to data from BATS Global Markets.