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Most of our humanities subjects can be studied as joint honours as well as single honours. Joint honours programmes give you the opportunity to combine two subjects, which complement your interests or career goals. You will usually concentrate on both subjects equally. It can be possible to transfer between single and joint honours options, usually during your first or second year, and advice will be available from your personal academic tutor.
This course covers:
Theology: the study of the main disciplines of Christian theology
We offer modern student accommodation at a number of our locations.
Entry to year one:
Advanced entry to year two:
You will study two core culture and heritage modules:
You will also study three core theology modules:
Plus one option module from across the university's humanities portfolio
You will study the following core modules:
Culture and heritage
You will also choose one option module from across the university's humanities portfolio
You will study one core module:
You will also study two options from your chosen core module subject plus three option modules from the other discipline.
Culture and heritage modules may include:
* modules run on alternate years
Theology modules may include:
You will complete a dissertation in culture and heritage or theology. You will also study one option module from your chosen dissertation subject, plus three option modules from the other subject.
Culture and heritage modules may include:
Theology modules may include:
Number of hours per week indicates the total number of hours you should dedicate to the course, which includes time spent in lectures and your own time spent on individual study and research.
For students normally domiciled in Scotland or the European Union/EEA (outside of the UK) and with a term time address in Scotland, the following fees apply:
|Full-time (120 credit modules) per year
|Part-time (structured) (3 x 20 credit modules) per year
|Part-time (unstructured per module) (per 20 credit module)
For students normally domiciled in the rest of the UK (England, Wales and N. Ireland) and with a term time address in Scotland studying this course full time, the following fees apply:
|Year 1
|Year 2
|Year 3
|Year 4
*4th year free only for students studying full-time who have paid for the previous 3 years at the University of the Highlands and Islands.
Part-time (per 20 credit module) - £1,340 (2017-18) and £1,500 (2018-19).
Fees are payable in advance each academic year unless otherwise agreed.
There are a number of funding options available to UK and EU students to help you pay for your studies and your cost of living whilst studying.
For students who do not normally reside in the UK or European Union and with a term-time address in Scotland, the following fees apply:
|Full-time (120 credit modules) per year
|Part-time (structured) (3 x 20 credit modules) per year**
|Part-time (unstructured per module) (per 20 credit module)**
**There is no part-time study option for Tier 4 sponsored international students.
Further information on international course fees.
A no fee increase guarantee is available for self-funding full-time and structured part-time RUK and International undergraduate students for continuous and contiguous study for the same award, up to the permitted standard time limit for the relevant award.
External scholarships and financial support may be available. Contact your enrolling college for more information.
Once you have successfully completed your BA (Hons) Culture, Heritage and Theology, you might like to consider careers in:
You can progress from the BA (Hons) Culture, Heritage and Theology to the following postgraduate courses:
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I love Shetland and couldn't really imagine living in a city. This course allows me to study while continuing to work and live in the same place. Through my work I have a passion for Shetland and the History of the Highlands and Islands, so this course seemed to be the perfect progression in my education.
Ailish Parham, BA (Hons) Culture and Heritage student.
We are delighted that you are thinking about studying at the University of the Highlands and Islands (UHI). UHI operates a fair and open admissions system committed to equality of opportunity and non-discrimination. We consider all applications on merit and on the basis of ability to achieve, without discrimination on grounds of gender, age, disability, ethnicity and socio-economic background. We welcome applications from all prospective students and aim to provide appropriate and efficient services to students with disabilities.


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We have always devoted great care to guaranteeing a high standard of quality in our collections. From year to year we refine the procedures that allow us to ensure strict control over complex manufacturing processes, which use a mix of hand craftsmanship and industrial production.
We have always admired East and South-East Asia for the quality of its raw materials, the care and quality at each step in the production process and the ability to combine industrial and artisanal methods. It is there that paper was invented in the second century when the West was still relying on parchment, and where printing with moveable type arrived as early as the eleventh century - four centuries before Gutenberg. Boasting a great tradition of working with paper, book-binding, paper-folding, calligraphy, and fine inks, it is in these countries that we have found manufacturers capable of blending large volumes of industrial production with the care and individual attention required of handmade craftsmanship. A relatively small portion of our production is done in other places around the world, through specialized suppliers capable of meeting our standards of quality. We dedicate a lot of time and energy to our search for the right manufacturers. We ask all suppliers to submit the relevant international certifications demonstrating the quality of their environmental, social and safety performance during the production process.
Despite our best efforts, there is always the possibility that factors beyond our control may impact on the end result of our objects. The combination of automated and handmade manufacturing may therefore result in small flaws and differences typical of handmade production. Changes in technology or the evolution of chemical components in the pulp can affect our paper collections even from one lot to another. Knowing that, we try our best to maintain a high standard of consistency and quality in our collections. Periodical tests of our entire line allow us to control unwanted changes across a number of parameters. We also have a unique tracking system which follows each lot along the production chain that lets us monitor the different materials being used at every step.
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EMC (NYSE:EMC) is a world leader in high end data storage solutions and develops, delivers and supports the Information Technology (IT) industry's infrastructure and virtual infrastructure technologies and solutions. Although historically EMC was more of a data storage company, it has increasingly branched out beyond data storage by acquiring a range of smaller companies and has become one of the largest provider of enterprise software in the world. Product offerings include software encryption and security products (RSA Security, Network Intelligence), content management for internet businesses (ProActivity Software Solutions), and operating system virtualization software (VMWare) markets.
The company operates in two segments: the Information Infrastructure business and the VMware Virtual Infrastructure business (VMware Inc. (VMW)). EMC owns 87% of VMware Inc. (VMW), whose stock went public in August 2007
The company is dependent on technology capital spending by its customers and is therefore highly sensitive to economic declines; IT spending is often one of the first items cut during a downturn. EMC has spread the risk of regional economic slowdown by expanding its geographic footprint. A significant portion of its revenues came from outside the U.S., and EMC has made investments in China to support a potential increase in IT demand in the region.
Headquartered in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, EMC develops, delivers and supports the Information Technology ("IT") industry's broadest range of information infrastructure and virtual infrastructure technologies and solutions. Because hard drives are the slowest component of modern computers, and many large scale businesses need to store data in a centralized place, problems arise. As a result, many businesses focus a tremendous amount of capital on high performance hard drives. Industries particularly affected include health care, telecommunications, internet retailers, electronics, and financial services. EMC serves these customers' needs.
The core of EMC's customers are large businesses that rely on high end data storage solutions to manage e-mail, inventory, supply chain, backups and regulatory and compliance information (e.g., Home Depot (HD), Panasonic, Toyota Motor (TM), JetBlue (JBLU), ING Group (ING)). EMC also acts as a consultant for its high end storage products, providing support, services, maintenance, and help integrating these systems into the business.
In 2009, EMC had total revenues of $14.0 billion, earning a total net income of $1.12 billion.
The company operates in two segments: i) Information Infrastructure Business, and ii) VMware Virtual Infrastructure Business.
EMC's Information Infrastructure Business provides the storage, protection, and guidance for customers' data and information. Within this segment, EMC further breaks down into three subsegments: i) Information Storage, ii) Content Management and Archiving, and iii) RSA Information Security.
VMware is the leading provider of virtualization solutions from the desktop to the data center and to the Cloud Computing. Virtualization is a technology that lets multiple operating systems run on a single computer, and it has a few large implications:
Because of the advanced technical details and administration overhead of virtualized computer fleets, VMWare has strong customer lock-in and high profit margins. EMC IS CUSTOMER CENTRIC
EMC makes most of its revenues from business-to-business sales, thus exposing the company to significant dependence on other businesses' capital expenditures. Expenditure on IT infrastructure is usually among the first items cut during economic declines. For this reason, EMC shows significant market sensitivity.
EMC is a major international player. In addition to bringing in diversified revenue streams, EMC has made a significant bet on China. It has partnered with Oracle (ORCL) to establish a technology center in China for the display and development of their products. It is the first such center outside of the United States and Europe for the two companies and implies a future emphasis on the Asia-Pacific market. EMC has also begun spending on a $500 million facility in mainland China to focus on software development research. This should allow EMC to tap the large number of highly educated engineers in China, who often command salaries significantly lower than equivalent workers in the US and Europe. These endeavors should allow EMC to tap into the strong expected growth of IT in the region, especially if Asia-Pacific grows at a significantly faster rate than North America and Europe. EMC may be well positioned to take advantage of this Pacific boom with roughly half of its existing revenues already coming from overseas.
EMC has significant competition from other IT infrastructure providers and consulting companies such as Hewlett-Packard Company (HPQ), IBM, Unisys (UIS), Network Appliance (NTAP) and Hitachi (HIT). These competitors have comprehensive offerings and consulting services that compete with EMC's main business lines. Additionally, these competitors all offer more comprehensive computer hardware, as well as consulting and support services that make them attractive alternatives for businesses that seek broader services. In addition, lower end storage devices are producing significant speed improvements, bringing pressure from the mid-range storage market.
The virtualization market is less mature than hard drives but is also facing increasing competition. While VMWare has a lead in virtualization business with a significant portion of the total market share, threats are coming from several significant directions. Microsoft (MSFT) has placed a bet to offer products that run its proprietary operating systems exclusively. On the other hand, open source providers are entering this fast-growing sector. Already XenSource, an open source provider, has developed products with support for Windows operating systems and presents a viable alternative to VMWare.


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CASCADE LOCKS - High-speed rail and modern bridges and highways in China impressed Sen. Jeff Merkley in his visit to Beijing and other areas of China last year.
In his town hall Sunday at Port Marine Park Pavilion, the east Portland Democrat called for dedication of an estimated $350 billion in unnecessary defense spending to be split between funding schools, infrastructure upgrades and paying down the national debt.
Acknowledging that approval of Congress is "the lowest it's ever been," an openly frustrated Merkley described the current state of policy formation as "paralysis."
"We've got to have a change in how we make decisions, and have a little more light and a little less heat and the things that work we'll keep and the things that don't, we won't," he said.
Merkley also spoke out about the elections process, in particular the U.S. Supreme Court's 2008 "Citizens United" ruling that granted free speech rights to corporations.
"Citizens United is deeply flawed, because a financial arrangement that is designed to have lots of people be able to combine their efforts to fund a financial enterprise, that's what a corporation is, is not a person. And the amount of power that's unleashed with this is enormous," Merkley said.
He said the Citizens United decision led to what he considers the harmful influence of "super PACs," (political action committees) which the nation has seen at work in Republican primaries such as Florida and South Carolina.
"Super PACs continue to spend their money, and anything we can do together to change the tide and raise the issue and reverse what's happened is essential; because if we don't, a few years from now you will have legislators who are elected by super funds and they're not going to vote to get rid of them," Merkley said.
He equated super PACs' multi-million campaign spending on TV advertising to a stadium sound system drowning out the voice of the people.
"And what are the first three words of the Constitution?"
The audience of 45 immediately responded: "We the People."
"That's right," Merkley responded. "And you know, they put it in extra-large words so it couldn't be missed."
To start the one-hour town hall, Merkley spoke for less than five minutes, outlining the Senate Democrat's trio of main priorities for the current legislative session: continuing reform of the No Child Left Behind Act, increasing infrastructure funding and reviving the Secure School Funds bill (aka County Payments).
Officials in attendance included Cascade Locks Mayor Lance Masters and Council members Randy Holmstrom and Jeff Helfrich, Hood River Mayor Arthur Babitz and Council Member Jeff Nicol, and Rod Runyon, Wasco County Commission chairman.
The deficit, health care, infrastructure investment and jobs were just a few of the issues raised by some of the citizens in attendance. The town hall was Merkley's 12th this year and 119th since taking office in 2008.
Jean McLean of Cascade Locks asked Merkley for an update on how health care reform is being phased in, saying. "A lot of people don't realize we're not there yet," to which Merkley agreed. He said preventive care coverage is being phased in along with the clause allowing families to keep children under 26 on their policies, and that Oregon is on target in 2013 to create health care exchanges - online comparisons of insurance packages - one year ahead of the federal deadline of 2014.
"Is there any prospect of single-payer (legislation)?" Cascade Locks' Arnie Kononen asked,
"No, there is not. At best it is far over the horizon," Merkley said.
On the budget, Merkley advocated creating a 10-year horizon for balancing the federal budget, saying "a steady, gentle path is the best way out of our hole."
"A balanced budget amendment would go a long ways toward fixing it," said Cascade Locks resident Erik Toristjola, who raised the concern over continued deficit spending.
"You guys don't seem willing to do anything about it," Toristjola told Merkley, who countered that it was the administration of George W. Bush that invested in two wars and did away with the budget surplus that existed under the presidencies of George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton.
"We know now what a huge foreign policy mistake the Afghanistan war was," Merkley said.
Merkley spoke at length about the political factors that he said are interfering with the ability of Congress to move forward on major challenges such as health care and national debt.
"We do have a huge challenge with the partisan divide," said Merkley, who compared the political atmosphere along the Potomac with what things were like when he got his start in D.C. as an intern for the late Sen. Mark Hatfield, whose elective post Merkley now holds.
At age 19 in 1976, Merkley said he was assigned to represent the senator on that year's Tax Reform Act legislation on the floor of the Senate,
"That meant watching amendments unfold, meeting with Sen. Hatfield, briefing him on what the amendments are, positives and negative points and what folks back home are saying.
"There was amendment after amendment, but we didn't wait a week debating which amendments would come up. They didn't have unanimous consent; they had an understanding between the parties: one side presents an amendment, the other side presents an amendment.
"The amendments were all germane, they were all tax amendments. It wasn't like they were trying to put a contraceptive amendment on a transportation bill. And they debated, and they decided with a simple majority, during that entire debate," Merkley recalled.
"I don't believe there was ever a supermajority of any kind. Now we have a supermajority on whether we get the bill for debate, and a supermajority on closing each amendment, and a supermajority to decide it; and the result is it's just like slogging through knee-deep molasses, and you just can't move."
Merkley said, "This is so frustrating because it interrupts the way a democracy is supposed to work; that is, a group is elected to respond to concerns of the people and they try to get enacted the things they campaigned upon, and they see if it works. And if works and people like it they keep them in office and if it doesn't work and people don't like it they vote them out or they change their position.
"But if it all comes to paralysis and you can never respond to the problems then everyone gets frustrated. And I think that's where we're at now."
He recounted his unsuccessful efforts last year with Sen. Ron Wyden to lead an effort toward changes in Senate rules, including requiring a "voice filibuster," in which any senator requesting a filibuster would need to stand on the floor of the Senate and state his or her reasons.
He decried senators' ability to "simply stop a simple majority by objecting to a simple majority."
"It used to be that there was (in the Senate) a social understanding that because it is a majority body, if people did object, they stood up and defended their position. They weren't required to, but they did it because they wanted the American people to know why," Merkley said.
He said his effort in 2011 was "the first time a rules debate had been held without the support of majority and minority leaders to even hold the debate, and we had to agree to a supermajority requirement before we even started.
"When Lyndon Johnson was opposed to changing the filibuster, he still allowed a debate over it, and then he built a majority to oppose the reform. But he didn't require a supermajority before they even got started.
"Now they just object and go off to dinner or vacation," Merkley said. "If we require folks to stay on the floor and object, and be speaking to the bill, then essentially it will turn the table, because the frivolous filibusters would melt away.
"Unless you care deeply about something and unless it goes to the heart of your vision of where America is headed, you aren't going to spend the night on the floor of the Senate in order to keep talking about it, and if you do, at least you are there making your case before the American people, and the American people can say you're a hero or a bum."
He said the proposed rules change received only 49 votes.
"We will carry this again a year from January," Merkley said.
"If we'd had a talking filibuster requiring people to stand on the Senate floor and defend secret foreign corporations in America, we would have gotten the 60th vote needed to pass it, so it's an extremely important decision. I encourage people to pay close attention."
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South Carolina running back Mike Davis knew what he had to do and he was ready to get it done this time.
ORLANDO, Fla. — South Carolina running back Mike Davis knew what he had to do and he was ready to get it done this time.
When former Gamecocks running back Marcus Lattimore was lost for the season in a game last year due to a knee injury, Davis was thrust into a role he later acknowledged he wasn't quite prepared to step into.
That was then.
This time, when starting quarterback Connor Shaw when down Saturday, there was no panic or doubt in Davis.
The sophomore running back took over the game, rushing 26 times for 167 yards and three touchdowns as No. 12 South Carolina overcame injuries, four turnovers and a 10-0 halftime deficit to beat UCF 28-25.
"Whatever the coaches call, I am here for," Davis said. "I didn't have any frustrations at all. I believe in our team and we all consider ourselves as brothers so we always believe in each other. ... We stuck to the same things that we do. If one person goes down, the other person has to step up."
The Gamecocks played the final three quarters without Shaw. The QB was dragged to the ground by UCF linebacker Terrance Plummer and fumbled. The Knights recovered the ball and Shaw came up holding his shoulder. Shaw returned to the sideline wearing a sling and ice pack.
When South Carolina started the third quarter, it was Davis time.
He had 150 yards rushing in the second half and said even though he was a little sick, he embraced having his number called down the stretch.
Early in the game, it was the Knights who were sharp, but they failed to convert all but one of the Gamecocks' miscues into points.
UCF managed to withstand Davis' onslaught, but rallied late. But the Knights had four turnovers of their own, two of which set up South Carolina scores.
"I can't say it got away," Knights coach George O'Leary said. "We have a lot of young kids and we can't sustain on turnovers and short fields. ... When you have a chance to make plays you have to make them and we didn't make enough plays in the second half."
Knights' quarterback Blake Bortles threw for 358 yards and two touchdown passes, but also had two interceptions and a fumble.
The win was costly for the Gamecocks. After Shaw was injured, South Carolina (3-1) also lost second-string tailback Brandon Wilds in the third quarter with a left elbow strain.
Coach Steve Spurrier said he hopes Shaw will be able to return in two weeks; he said Wilds could be back in three weeks.
Shaw was replaced by junior Dylan Thompson, a former Boiling Springs standout who completed some early throws but had several potential big-play passes dropped by receivers. He finished the game 15 of 32 for 261 yards and an interception.
Both Thompson and the Gamecocks' offense settled down in the third quarter, relying on their rushing attack to take control of the game.
"Somebody on top is looking out for our team right now because our mental decisions that we were making, we easily could have lost," Spurrier said.
Even when it looked like South Carolina had taken control of the game, UCF (3-1) — playing in front of its first sellout crowd since 2011 — never stopped competing.
The Knights closed to within 28-18 with 10:13 to play in the game on Bortles' 73-yard touchdown pass to Rannell Hall and subsequent 2-point conversion.
South Carolina punted on its ensuing possession, but a UCF drive that started inside the Gamecocks' 40 ended with Bortles' second interception of the day.
But the Gamecocks couldn't seal the victory.
With less than four minutes to play, the Knights fell on a fumble inside their own 5 and struck quickly with a 3-play, 95-yard drive capped by a 7-yard touchdown pass from Bortles to Hall.
USC recovered the ensuing onside kick and was able to run out the clock.
The Gamecocks head back into Southeastern Conference play with a home game against Kentucky before three straight on the road (at Arkansas, Tennessee and Missouri). Spurrier was happy to be leaving Orlando with a win.
"We're very fortunate, very thankful," he said.


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LOS ANGELES — A spokeswoman for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles says a deacon suing for injuries he says he suffered after accidentally falling into a grave during a burial at San Gabriel Mission Cemetery in 2012 was assisted by others present and completed the service.
"It has been treated as an accident claim," archdiocese spokeswoman Monica Valencia said regarding the complaint filed Thursday in Los Angeles Superior Court by Alfonso Valles. "Our insurer has been working with the deacon to resolve the matter."
Valles, whose complaint names the archdiocese and the San Gabriel Mission as a defendant, is seeking unspecified damages. According to the lawsuit, Valles was assisting with graveside services at the cemetery at 428 S. Mission Drive on Aug. 20, 2012, when a platform on which he was standing collapsed and caused him to slip into the "dark and muddy grave."
Valles broke his left arm in multiple places and also suffered "nervous pain and suffering," according to his court papers.


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Thursday, September 10, 2015
Digestive Disorders
I am due to have a colonoscopy next month. Would you please tell me how long it will normally take my doctor to perform this procedure?
A colonoscopy is an examination of the colon (large bowel) using a lighted, flexible instrument. In general a colonoscopy takes 20-30 minutes to perform, sometimes shorter and sometimes longer. The main thing that results in a longer completion time is if polyps (benign growths on the inner lining of the colon) need to be removed during the procedure. Also some patients have colons that are longer or have more curves and bends, and in such cases it might take longer also.
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College of Medicine
University of Cincinnati


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This guide will show you how to remove the upper case on your PowerBook G4 Aluminum 15" 1.67 GHz.
Use a coin to turn the battery locking screw 90 degrees clockwise.
Lift the battery out of the computer.
Remove the following 10 screws:
Two 3 mm Phillips in the battery compartment, on either side of the battery contacts.
Four 3 mm Phillips around the memory compartment.
Four 16 mm Phillips along the hinge.
Remove the memory compartment cover.
Remove the two 12 mm Phillips screws on the Aluminum bracket at the top of the memory compartment.
I have an Aluminum PowerBook G4 1.67Ghz since 2006.
3/4 (from bottom to top) of the LCD becomes either black or is jumbled each time I turn on the MAC or move the screen. I need to press the LCD at several locations in order for this problem to go.... any advice ?
Rotate the computer 90 degrees clockwise so the power receptacle faces you.
Remove the three 3 mm Phillips screws along the edge of the lower case.
Turn the computer 90 degrees clockwise so the hinge faces you.
Remove the lower 5 mm Phillips screw on each side of the hinge (two total).
Rotate the computer 90 degrees clockwise so the ports face you.
Remove the three 3 mm Phillips screws along the edge of the lower case.
When replacing these screws, you must install them in the correct order. Begin by installing the screw closest to the display hinge, then work your way toward the front of the computer. Also, be careful not to put the screws in the two holes on either side of the video out port.
Turn the computer over and open the display.
Remove the two 4.2 mm long, 1.5 mm hex screws at the top corners of the upper case (two total).
Grasp the back corners of the upper case and pull up.
Lift the back of the case up and work your fingers along the sides, freeing the case as you go. Once you have freed the sides, you may need to rock the case up and down to free the front of the upper case.
Rotate the upper case up and toward the screen, so that the upper case rests against it.
First of all, awesome guide. I am using it in July 2015, and there is no way I could have successfully navigate the typical Apple laptop Rubik's cube of Powerbook maintenance.
Second, there is a REAL trick to removing the upper case here, and it involves knowing what those stupid internal metal catches look like so you can free them without folding your aluminum case into a pretzel.
Remove the amber tape securing the trackpad ribbon to the logic board.
Disconnect the trackpad ribbon from the logic board by pulling up on the connector.
Remove the upper case from the computer.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Debra Marello, a long-standing Westchester-Putnam Council volunteer passed away Sunday, April 2. She was 59.
Marello had been involved with Scouting for over 20 years and held various positions starting when her sons were Cubs and Boy Scouts in Valhalla. She was an Ordeal Member of the Order of the Arrow, served as University of Scouting faculty, and earned her Woodbadge beads.
She served as Mohican District Advancement Chair and most recently as a member of Westchester-Putnam Council Executive Board & Audit Committee Chair,
Marello was recognized for her outstanding service to youth with the prestigious Silver Beaver Award in 2013. She was especially proud of her sons, one of whom achieved Eagle Scout and the other Life Scout.
Visitation will take place on Tuesday from 1-3 p.m. and again from 6-9 p.m. at Beecher Flooks Funeral Home, located at 418 Bedford Rd. in Pleasantville.
A funeral mass will be held on Wednesday at Valhalla United Methodist Church at 11 a.m.
The family has requested that in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to the Westchester-Putnam Council, Boy Scouts of America to establish a permanent endowment fund in Marello's honor for camp scholarships at Camp Read.
Checks in her memory may be sent to:
Westchester-Putnam Council
41 Saw Mill River Road
Hawthorne NY 10532
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Chances for Ukrainian patients with epithelial malignant tumors (EMT) of eyelids at cryosurgery
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The important priority in the creation of new methods of treatment is the reduction of negative influence on the quality of patient's life. This is especially actual for elderly people. The substantial progress has been achieved in treatment of cataract, glaucoma, distrophic diseases. However since 1827 from times of Artur Jakob the treatment of EMT remains without changes - surgery. The surgical method becomes more complicated as well as operating and post-operating problems of a patient. New modifications of cryosurgery of EMT were developed in the Ukraine and Germany in the last 15-20 years.
To reduce the influence of the treatment on the quality of patient's life on the basis of the modified cryotechnology
The retrospective analysis of cryosurgery was carried out for 1135 patients with EMT of eyelids in stages I-II (basal cell and squamous cell cancer) in a period from 1986 to 2005. Medin age of patients was 64 years, minimum 29, maximum – 96 years. There were more than 723 (63,7%) patients older than 60 years. For treatment the original cryoequipment and method were used. They provided the forecast (coefficient of determination 0,76) results of single session of treatment. The remote results of treatment were considered at 714 patients for period 1988-2000. The analysis - January-February, 2006.
Middle area of tumor was 112,9±116,8SD ìì2 , from 4,0 ìì2 to 1040,0 ìì2. The median time of cryodestruction was 145 s, minimum 25, maximum 1620 s. Time of the operation together with preparation was from 8 to 15 minutes. Additional session of treatment in terms from 7 to 300 days was needed only for 129 (11,4%) patients. The treatment was performed in 878 (77,4%) patients in the day they turned to ophthalmooncologist. The number of recurrences was 33 (4,6%) at the terms of follow-up period of 714 patients in terms of more than 5 years.
At cryosurgical treatment of EMT of eyelids most patients of Ukraine have a chance to be cured in the day of primary visit of specialist for one 8-15 minute's procedure of cryodestruction. Patients easily receive the procedure even at heavy general status and gladly continue it at numerous tumors. No subsequent reconstructive operations are required. We didn't see any complication after cryosurgery during all time of our practice.


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BOSTON — At a packed hearing on the 10th floor of Suffolk Superior Court, lawyers for Occupy Boston argued on constitutional grounds on Dec. 1 for an injunction against the City of Boston to prevent it from acting preemptively to evict the activists camped out in Dewey Square.
The city's principal witness was fire marshal Bart Shay, who said he was "disturbed about what he saw in the camp." He described fire hazards that included newspapers and other items stuffed between tents, cigarettes throughout the camp, flammable blue tarps, piles of clothing and the camp library.
The attorney for Occupy Boston — which is represented by the National Lawyers Guild — suggested that the fire marshal had come into the camp twice, on Nov. 14 and 29, with his mind already made up. He also asked whether Shay had ever addressed the Occupy's General Assembly meetings about the concerns that he expressed in court. Their lead attorney said that the residents had tried to upgrade to winter tents, which are safer, but said that the police prevented them from doing so.
Robbie Lesser, a camper who was in the courtroom, thought that city used concerns over health and safety as a smokescreen and rationale for eviction. He also thought that the city seemed genuinely perplexed about how to communicate with the Occupy movement, saying, "It seems like the city is having a hard time wrapping its mind around this leaderless idea."
Lesser was referring to the Occupy movement's practice of decision-making by consensus of all participants during General Assembly meetings.
From the very beginning of the Occupation of Dewey Square, mayor Thomas Menino has expressed agreement with the message of the movement. But he said that the city should be able to exercise the legal prerogative to clear out the tents and campers, if it so desired.
Though the mayor said he has no plans to evict the campers, lawyers for the city presented arguments and witnesses to bolster its case for lifting the injunction that went into effect in mid-November.
Suffolk Superior Court judge Frances McIntyre, however, extended her temporary order of mid-November until she issues a final decision sometime around Dec. 15. The Occupy Movement activists left the courtroom on Thursday chalking up what they believed to be another legal victory, at least in the short run.
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There are two new mayors and at least five new first selectmen -- maybe six -- in the region ready to take the helm in their respective communities following Tuesday�s municipal elections.
None of the changes came as a surprise, all coming in communities where change was on the agenda, such as Canterbury, where voters will again go the polls next week to try and pass a budget for the fifth time.
And in Brooklyn, where voters had enough of the conflict and controversy.
In Putnam, Voluntown and Thompson, open seats for mayor and first selectman led to the election of new faces and new ideas. And in Norwich, change comes in form of personality more than in direction. Voters opted for a new face while at the same time electing someone who voted in favor of the very issues that led many to want a change in the first place.
And In Griswold, the jury is still out. That race too close to call and a recount is needed.
Elsewhere, voters expressed confidence in those already serving, obviously satisfied with the work done in the past, and comfortable in their leadership going forward.
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1 box (15.25 oz.) chocolate cake mix - Devil's Food or Chocolate
1 box (3.9 oz.) JELL-O Chocolate Instant Pudding
1 cup sour cream
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2 tubs (8 oz. each) COOL WHIP Frosting (chocolate or vanilla), thawed
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COMBINE in a large bowl all cupcake ingredients until smooth
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BAKE for about 10-12 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
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Valentine's Day seemed as good a time as any to kick off a statewide initiative to place same-sex marriage before Oregon voters in 2014.
For Shianne Spiker, 14, showing support for the issue comes down to a simple idea.
"Love is love," she said. "It doesn't matter who the other person is, when you love someone and want to give them your hand in marriage, it shouldn't matter the other person's sex."
The Medford Congregational United Church of Christ opened its doors Thursday to those wishing to sign the petition to place the initiative on the 2014 ballot.
The goal of the measure is to reverse the 2004 gay marriage ban, which was passed by voters with a 57 percent to 43 percent margin.
For this measure to pass, 1,000 valid sponsorship signatures are required, followed by 116,284 valid signatures to qualify for the November 2014 ballot.
Basic Rights Oregon, the state's leading gay-rights group, formed the campaign organization to get the "Freedom to Marry and Religious Protection Initiative" amendment on the ballot, according to The Associated Press.
Shelby Spiker, who attends North Medford High School, said most teenagers she knows would not object to same-sex marriage become legal in Oregon.
"There are definitely some people who are not cool with it, and I respect their opinion," the 15-year-old said. "But I feel most are open to it."
Deanna Gheen, 41, said public opinion on the issue has come along way since her teenage years.
"It just wasn't accepted then," the Medford resident said. "A lot of people I went to school with have since come out, but said they didn't feel comfortable doing it back then."
Amy Ruiz, the spokeswoman for Basic Rights Oregon, said the rallies in 14 cities across the state were successful Thursday.
"It was amazing to see so many Oregonians come out to support the freedom to marry," she said. "We are hearing reports that we have more than 1,000 signatures so far."
Gov. John Kitzhaber and former Gov. Barbara Roberts attended a Portland event Thursday to sign the sponsorship petitions the organization needs to advance the initiative, the AP reported.
Ruiz said more rallies and community activities are planned as 2014 approaches.
Patty Enriquez, 20, said having the Medford rally held at a church was a nice gesture.
"It was a surprised it was held at a church, but a pleasant surprise," the Rogue Community College student said.
Enriquez said it was a positive development that religious leaders were showing more support for same-sex marriage, but there is still a long way to go before it is universally accepted.
The church's pastor Kurt Katzmar said same-sex marriage is strongly supported by his congregation.
"There's a huge change going on, and not a millennium too soon," he said. "We strongly support marriage equality because we support all human beings."
If the measure passes, the church will host same-sex marriage services, Katzmar said.
Meanwhile, Illinois made a large stride toward same-sex marriage legalization on Thursday. A bill passed that state's senate and will head to its house for possible approval. Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has promised to sign the bill into law if it passes both houses, the AP reported.
Oregon and Illinois are working toward joining nine other states that have lifted same-sex marriage bans, according to The Associated Press.
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Upstream Color (US - BD RA)
Jonathan gets lost in the new film from Primer director Shane Carruth...
Kris (Amy Seimetz) is derailed from her life when she is drugged by a small-time thief. But something bigger is going on. She is unknowingly drawn into the life cycle of a presence that permeates the microscopic world, moving to nematodes, plant life, livestock, and back again. Along the way, she finds another being (Shane Carruth) —a familiar, who is equally consumed by the larger force. The two search urgently for a place of safety within each other as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of their wrecked lives. (Synopsis from the 2012 Sundance Film Festival)
Shane Carruth acquired a nice cult following after the release of his first film, Primer. For many, the draw was that he was an engineer that decided to make a film with his own money, covering all aspects of production including the soundtrack. Word of mouth got around and time travel/sci-fi genre aficionados were drawn to it as well and it has become highly regarded for its complicated, head-on approach to the nightmarish logistics of time travel. Its the kind of movie that will make any viewer's head spin the first time around, but always fun to get lost in. Some people even insisted on working out the maze to a nauseating extent. One things for sure, it was a very impressive feat for the work of one man without studio resources. Fans have been waiting years for his follow up feature, and now its finally here in the form of Upstream Color.
I love a movie that can tell a story through visual means. At the risk of sounding like a grumpy old man, I'd say that too many modern movies (even independent ones) are eager to fill the viewer in with narration and excessive dialogue exchanges. It's refreshing when someone like Carruth counts on the viewer to process what they're seeing and put together the pieces. I felt immediately involved in the mystery at the heart of Upstream Color. If you've seen Primer, I don't have to tell you that paying close attention will yield greater rewards. Here's where I'm at a predicament when it comes to reviewing this film. Normally I'd like to expand on the initial synopsis a bit and then make some observations about the narrative, but the joy of Upstream Color isn't in the story, but rather how the story is told. It reminded me of David Lynch's Mulholland Dr. in a way. Though vastly different in content, they are both filled with enough details to piece together a satisfying story, yet there is plenty of symbolism and ripe ambiguity to pick at long after viewing the movie. And for all of its oddities and science, the many themes resonating throughout Upstream Color are completely human.
Carruth's specialty is everything he does behind the camera. As a director his talents have increased dramatically since Primer. Upstream Color is a really good looking movie. The hazy visuals are a perfect fit in the context of the story and there are plenty of dazzling microscopic images and chemical processes. He's also credited as the film's cinematographer, writer, composer, and one of the editors. In front of the camera, I'm afraid his performance here had very little impact on me. Thankfully performances are not the driving force of this movie, and his leading lady Amy Seimetz is brilliant in the role of Kris. The relationship that these two form is not your typical Sundance romance, so those hoping for something touchy feely are out of luck. Both character's lives have been shattered by something the viewer is privy to early on, and with their current lack of identity and place in the world they form a bond based on their joined lack of personality. It's an interesting concept for sure, but watching the two characters fumble through expressions as they grow closer to one another is one of the less involving aspects of Upstream Colors. Still, its a necessary piece of the story, and it's totally unlike any other relationship I've seen in a movie before.
Upstream Color comes from the distributor New Video with a mostly solid 1080p transfer. One thing I immediately noticed is that the entirety of the disc's contents takes up 11GB on a BD-25. 11GB is enough to make a transfer look pretty good, but it could have definitely benefited from utilizing more of the 25GB of space. The film was shot on a Panasonic Lumix GH2, which you could buy online for under a thousand bucks. Its no Red or Arri Alexa, but for Carruth's budgetary and stylistic choices it gets the job done. The movie has a very soft look. More often than not, only certain objects on screen are in focus at any given time. Big blurry areas of the picture are usually where digital compression likes to make its mark, but more often than this Blu-ray transfer holds up quite well. You won't find a lot of sharp detail in the image, but it looks fine considering the filmmaking techniques. There are a just a handful of scenes where blocking is very noticeable. Just look at the blocky gradation on the young man's face in my first screen cap for an example. It never gets worse than that, and its hard to tell if this a fault of the Blu-ray transfer or if the problem goes back to the camera used.
This blu-ray comes with two DTS-HD Master Audio tracks. One is in 5.1 and the other in stereo. I watched it with the 5.1 mix and found it very impressive given the small film this is. Carruth's score is very dreamy fills the room nicely. Given the highly visual nature of the film, its important that the sound mix has a lot going for it to keep the presentation lively, and he succeeds. This would be an impressive score for a film of any budget. As for the other sounds in the movies, its mostly kept simple with most of the noise coming from the front speakers. One stand out is the segment featuring a character named "The Sampler". He's actually going around collecting sounds, and the mix has a lot of playful uses of the soundscape to recreate what he is doing. Dialogue is sometimes difficult to make out underneath the music, but it seems like a stylistic choice. Often its the emotions of the characters that matter here and not the exact words being said. All in all this is a solid mix that should delight fans.
Aside from trailers and a DVD copy of the film, there is nothing here.
Upstream Color reaffirms Shane Carruth as a thoughtful and capable filmmaker who wants to show us things we've never seen before. If you love visual storytelling and unusual sci-fi plots, this one is a real treat. It appears that Carruth's next film, The Modern Ocean, is already in production. I'm glad we won't have to wait another nine years to see what he has to offer next. This blu-ray release could've benefited from a higher bitrate, but the AV presentation is still impressive. Sadly, there are no extras.
* Note: The above images are taken from the Blu-ray and resized for the page. Full-resolution captures are available by clicking individual images, but due to .jpg compression they are not necessarily representative of the quality of the transfer.
Review by Jonathan Hogberg
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The only extras on the blu ray are the trailers for the movie. I loved this movie- it is on my top ten list for this year
hogaburger Contributor Join Date: April 2007 Location: United States Posts: 1,153
Ah right, forgot to mention the trailers. Fixed. Thanks for that.
Glad to hear you liked the movie too.
Glad to hear you liked the movie too.
Gabe Powers Editor Join Date: September 2004 Location: United States Posts: 4,719
This and Cloud Atlas are on my 'need to watch' list, but I really need to give them my full attention, so I think I'm gonna wait a while longer.
Disc Details
Release Date: 7th May 2013
Discs: 2
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.35:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English, DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 English
Subtitles: English
Extras: Trailers, DVD Copy
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Shane Carruth
Cast: Amy Seimetz, Shane Carruth, Andrew Sensenig
Genre: Drama and Sci-Fi
Length: 96 minutes
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WTF?! Video of the Day: Wannabe Superhero "Phoenix Jones" One-Punches Drunk Dude Under Police Supervision
("Can you guys hurry this up? My Mom…I mean The Phoenix signal is calling.")
If you are an MMA fan, a comic book fan, or just a really lonely guy, then you've probably heard the story of Phoenix Jones a.k.a Ben Fodor, the amateur MMA fighter/"superhero" that according to his Wikipedia page "is an American leader of a ten-member citizen crime-prevention patrol group who call themselves the Rain City Superhero Movement." So basically, a bunch of dudes who never met a Friday night they couldn't squander formed a neighborhood watch group and dressed in cosplay. Because as we all know, the best way to be taken seriously is to dress up like a bumblebee and hand out life lessons to the drunks who happen to stumble out of the bars each night.
In any case, the world's least anonymous superhero encountered one such drunk last weekend. After informing the police of the situation, Fodor challenged the drunken fellow to "mutual combat," which is apparently a law dictating that if two parties have expressed an equal desire to fight one another, they can do so without the threat of legal action as long as neither participant uses unreasonable force. Awesome.
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Today's Meditation
Read Matthew 20:1-16
The landowner said, "Are you jealous because I am generous?"
-Matthew 20:15 (TEV)
SINCE I was a young child, I've been a Christian -- and I fully intend to serve God until the day I die. Because of this, the people I've always identified with most in the parable of the vineyard workers are those who were hired early in the day. They were the ones who started the job early and did their best to get the job done. They were hard-working, diligent, and responsible, and after doing a full day of work they deserved their pay. I can understand why they would get upset if someone else started work as the day ended and got paid the same wage as for a full day of work. If I were in their position, I too would be jealous when the boss was generous.
That we find it so easy to identify with these workers is a main point of the parable, really. Nothing that we can do will earn us the right to spend eternity in heaven. It does not matter if we follow God for our entire lives or just in our last days; the only way we can enter heaven is through accepting the gift of salvation won for us on the cross by Christ Jesus. The God we serve is generous, no matter when we come to repentance.
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Prayer: God of all the world, we praise you for your boundless, generous love. In Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
Thought for the day: Come early or come late, we are precious to God.
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Head towards Mablethorpe on the Lincolnshire Coast. From the Town Centre turn left onto the seafront road towards North End. Golden Sands is situated along this road on the left. If programming your SAT NAV device, please use Postcode: LN12 1QJ. This will guide you directly to Golden Sands where you will be able to follow the signs for directions to the Park. You can also use Google Maps* for a door to door route planner.
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Now accepting applications for enrollment in August, 2018.
We delight in welcoming international students from around the globe to SUNY Plattsburgh: an academically-challenging, beautiful, safe, and friendly place where professors and staff will help you discover your full potential.
Read the online materials carefully before submitting your application. After you apply, we will email you frequently about the status of your application and request any necessary documents.
When emailing the office, please address your question to one person only. Sending the same email to several staff members decreases our ability to respond to your questions in a timely manner.
After receiving your acceptance packet, follow the 10 Easy Steps to Enroll in SUNY Plattsburgh. Before you schedule your visa appointment, please read our F-1 visa requirements page. Know what to expect at the visa interview by consulting our visa tips page. Finally, browse through the orientation pages for practical information about banking, cell (mobile) phones, computers, health insurance and much more.
Current students have plenty of questions regarding immigration, employment, health insurance, and other academic/personal matters. We ask you to review the information on the Current Students website before scheduling an appointment with an advisor.
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Welcome to Beverly Hills AYSO Region 76
- updated for 2010
2011 marks the 15th season that Region 76 in Beverly Hills, CA has registered players on-line. Here we answer some FAQs (frequently asked questions) posed by other AYSO regions interested in this process:
Does it work? How does it work? Is it more or less work?
13% of our players registered on-line in 1997. The number went up to 49% of the registrations received for Fall 1998, 59% in Fall 1999; by 2003 it was well over 90% and we were getting people to register earlier, always a problem in our community. Since 2004, we no have longer registered players in person; all 2370+ players who played in 2010-11 registered online. It works.
Originally, we worked very closely with a programmer, Sam Knowlton, who over a period of years brought our system to a high level of functionality, with many features that went far beyond AYSO National's online tool, eAYSO. Sam ended up forming a company, inLeague LLC (www.inleague.org), which now offers the programs originally developed for us to other regions.
Process is key. Before going on-line, we thought through what registrants wanted to know and what mistakes they might make. Our registration page tells registrants they can only register on-line. There is a link to a welcome page. The form has the same fields as many of the fields in the standard AYSO paper form and eAYSO form. The form, which is in three parts, is then submitted and a confirmation page pops up. The registrant can correct mistakes in a text box. The registrant confirms the registration and is then taken to the payment page (see below)
The system generates two e-mail confirmations to the registrant. One is for the registration; the other is for the payment (see below).
Overall, processing an on-line form now takes much less work as a paper form, for both registrant and region. We save all of the mailing out forms and daily trips to our post office box, especially as the season approaches. And we really cut down on original data entry - registrants do it for us! No need for in-person registrations either.
How do you get paid?
Since 2003, we have arranged to accept credit cards on-line through a payment gateway. Since 2008, we have used YourPay, now known as FirstData (www.firstdata.com/ecommerce). After submitting player data, the user is taken to a secure payment page, where we accept all major credit cards. The form is simple and an automated email goes to the submitter. Our experiment with Paypal a few years ago was not successful - people had a lot of difficulties signing up with PayPal.
We have always adopted a policy that we will accept a registration even if payment has not been paid. Online payment sometimes fails; occasionally, we run across people who are having problems with their credit card or even are victims of identity theft and therefore reluctant to pay online. We would rather take the registration and deal with the payment problems than have someone give up on registering because of a payment problem. However, registration is not complete until payment has been made.
Since 2006, we have been able to link payments to registrations automatically. This simplified and speeded up our ability to identify nonpayers and contact them so that they could complete their registrations. Our system also allows for scholarships.
Can you share the data?
In 2001 we began using a method for sharing data by exporting our database to Quickbase, an on-line database operated by Intuit, the makers of Quicken and Quickbooks software. In 2002, using what are called XML tools provided by Quicken, we integrated our on-line registrations into Quickbase, so that registrations go directly to Quickbase. In 2003 and 2004, we made several major improvements to the front end so that the user never even saw that Quickbase was involved, although this was clearly disclosed in our privacy policy. Quickbase was user name and password protected and tiered levels of access were available to regional officials, including the commissioner, registrar, treasurer and division directors. Under our system there was nearly real time access to registrations and volunteer data.
In 2005 we transferred our data from Quickbase to an MS-SQL database server, operated by Sam Knowlton of inLeague. There are various technical reasons for this, notably speed, and also we are now much better able to integrate player data with numerous administrative applications we use to run our region. We no longer recommend Quickbase to AYSO regions.
In our current environment, our data continues to be shared based on tiered levels of access through password protected user authorizations. Who you are and what you are authorized to do determines what you can see (and do). Parents with user names and passwords have access to their own children's data and can change most but not all personal data. (For example, we don't allow parents to edit the date of birth.)
What about signed medical releases?
In 2003, working with our programmer, we developed a system by which division directors and coaches can generate releases through a merger of our data and an html document that contains all the AYSO mandated release language as well as registration information in a much more presentable way than the AYSO National standard form. Since 2008, parents can also generate their own medical releases for their children. Alternatively, once the data has migrated to eAYSO (which we do through an eAYSO application called eAYSOOffline, available at www.eayso.org/eaysooffline, we could use it to generate the AYSO registration forms. Every coach is required to have the forms signed and we spot check this. We will eventually accept verified electronic signatures but this is not yet practical. We have had several players, especially in Divisions U19 and U16, register themselves on-line and this procedure (and our payment procedures) ensure that parents know and approve.
How do you get volunteers? Do you maintain your volunteer base?
Our website has lots of information about volunteering. During the registration process, people are asked to indicate an interest in volunteering as coaches, referees, and administrators and the inLeague system allows us to list customized roles. Many complete this part of the online form. Also, on-line registration gives us e-mail addresses. Our list is over 3500 strong. We regularly e-mail our constituents and occasionally post these emails on our site. We have been successful in recruiting. Volunteer levels have not suffered. In 2004, we implemented a volunteer points program in 2004 which has "encouraged" teams in U10 through U14 that want to make the playoffs to provide volunteer referees. Our system tracks volunteer points online.
Any other benefits?
Replacing mail-in and in-person registration for returning players with on-line registration has been terrific. Most callers' questions are answered by our voicemail greeting and by our extensive websote so we need return fewer phone calls. We long ago stopped compiling and distributing or mailing out registration packages. People fill out forms on-line more completely (especially as you can make selected fields mandatory) with fewer mistakes.
Some of this sounds complicated. Can I handle it?
You need someone who understands how to put together and link web pages and someone who knows how to process the information. You need to be committed to the process. On-line registration only is not for everyone but it works well for us. Contact us, on-line of course, at firstname.lastname@example.com. We'll be glad to answer questions or offer help.
We have heavily customized our system to meet our own needs and business processes. Our systems are for mid-size and largeregions that would like to use the numerous features offered by inLeague that either do not exist in eAYSO or that inLeague simply does better. Many regions should consider using eAYSO, the AYSO national program. eAYSO has limited customization features but overall it does a decent job and it is getting better, especially after the implementation of eayso2 in November 2009. AYSO Region 76's webmaster participated from the inception of eAYSO to 2008 first on the committee overseeing eAYSO and later on the eAYSO commission.


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Torey Champagne vividly remembers watching the Celtics' 1993 playoff game on television with his father at their Leicester home when his favorite player, Reggie Lewis, stumbled and fell to the floor.
The young Celtics star was diagnosed with a serious heart condition and three months later he died while shooting baskets with a friend at Brandeis University, where the Celtics used to train. He was only 27 years old.
At 8 p.m. Sunday, Champagne will be in front of the television with his father again, this time at his Auburn home with his wife and mother to view the 90-minute documentary that Champagne made for CSNNE to honor the 20th anniversary of Lewis' death, "Remember Reggie: The Reggie Lewis Story." The program will air 20 years and one day after Lewis died.
Champagne, 34, had just completed his freshman year at Leicester High when Lewis died. Champagne and his summer league basketball teammates wrote Lewis' No. 35 on their sneakers and taped No. 35 to their uniforms to honor him.
"To be in a position 20 years later," Champagne said, "to direct a film like this is really, really special."
Glenn Ordway narrates the documentary, which features interviews, some of them tearful, with Lewis' former teammates and coaches at Dunbar High in Baltimore, Northeastern University and the Celtics, as well as journalists who covered him.
"It was an emotional experience," Champagne said, "sitting across from these people and asking them tough questions and getting them to talk about the aftermath of his death along with the days leading up to his death and the events that took place."
Long before Lewis averaged 20.8 points in each of his final two seasons with the Celtics, he was a skinny backup on the unbeaten Dunbar High teams that featured future NBA players Muggsy Bogues, Reggie Williams and David Wingate. In Baltimore, Lewis earned the nickname as the greatest sixth man of all time.
Champagne also came off the bench for his Leicester High basketball team, but not as often as Lewis. Champagne scored only six points in his high school career, but he did play some.
"If Reggie was the greatest sixth man of all time," Champagne said, "I was the greatest 12th man of all time."
More than a dozen people worked on the documentary, but Champagne served as not only the producer, but the director, writer and editor. The seven-month project wasn't finished until Monday.
"We just wanted to make sure we got it right," he said.
The documentary details Lewis' childhood in Baltimore and his time in Boston playing basketball for Northeastern and the Celtics.
"Once I met his mom, that's when it really hit home for me," Champagne said. "Like, wow, this is somebody's son whose name has kind of been forgotten and he was a great man. I tried to make the best film I possibly could to honor him."
While working on the documentary, Champagne was surprised how loved and respected Lewis still is in his hometown of East Baltimore. But they still know him by his boyhood nickname of "Truck."
After a dream team of doctors diagnosed Lewis with a career-ending structural defect in his heart, he received a far more favorable second opinion from Dr. Gilbert Mudge, who assured him he'd be able to play again. A few months later, Lewis was dead and the Celtics took many years to recover. Champagne reached out to about 50 people for interviews, but Dr. Mudge and Lewis' wife, Donna, both declined.
"We respected their decision," Champagne said. "I can't imagine what it must be like being in Donna's shoes, but we still felt it was important to make the film."
Two years after Lewis died, the Wall Street Journal published a story saying that physicians suspected cocaine use may have caused his death. The documentary interviewed the Wall Street Journal reporter and medical experts who agreed and disagreed with the story.
"I felt it very important to get everybody's perspective," Champagne said, "and let them speak for what they knew and what they were involved in, rather than trying to come to a conclusion. I just let it be. I felt it was fair to Reggie, his family and friends and to the people that were inside the situation."
Twenty years after Lewis' death, younger sports fans may know of him only because they've competed in the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center, which was named after him in Roxbury. Champagne hopes his documentary reminds fans of what Lewis accomplished.
Contact Bill Doyle at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @BillDoyle15.


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Having read Suzanne Garment's column "With words we govern men," inspired by Gil Troy's new book on Daniel Patrick Moynihan and the American opposition to the UN's 1975 "Zionism is racism" resolution, I invited Professor Troy to write something for us following up on his book. He has graciously obliged with a column that highlights the local Minnesota connection to the story. Professor Troy writes:
With President Obama's announcement that he intends to visit Israel next month, many pundits are speculating about how America's newly reelected President will get along with Israel's newly reelected Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu – especially after their first-term tensions. Personal chemistry between two leaders is important, but the bond uniting the United States and Israel is strong and enduring, cemented by common interests and common principles.
This bond's depth and meaning was never clearer than in November 1975, when the United Nations General Assembly singled out Jewish nationalism (Zionism) for condemnation as racism. America's ambassador to the UN, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, declared that the United States "does not acknowledge, it will not abide by, it will never acquiesce in this infamous act." In forging his moment of greatness, then Ambassador Moynihan championed American principles against a world bullying America's ally only six months after the fall of South Vietnam. But Moynihan felt lonely when he spoke. His State Department colleagues, fellow Harvard academics, and leading editorialists were urging him to be more "diplomatic," to "tone down" his outrage.
As he finished his speech in the General Assembly, spent, "tired," and "depressed," he recalled, Moynihan treasured the presence of one American leader, who left behind his business in Washington to support the members of the US mission to the United Nations during this stressful time. Moynihan would write in his memoirs: "There, sitting in our row, unannounced, unabashed, outraged, bearing witness," was Minnesota Senator Hubert Humphrey. The former vice president and presidential candidate offered a living bridge to the optimistic liberalism of the postwar years, when American faith in the UN and liberal support for Israel were normative. Humphrey bore silent but eloquent witness to the UN's fall, to the anger that Moynihan articulated. The UN had endured a grievous, self-inflicted blow, from which it has yet to recover.
After the session, despite the late hour, Moynihan, one of the congressional delegates to the US Mission to the UN, Donald M. Fraser of Minnesota, the US representative to the Human Rights Commission Leonard Garment, and Clarence Mitchell, a NAACP lobbyist and UN delegate, held a press conference. The words said there were important, as Fraser, a liberal Democrat who was president of the Americans for Democratic Action, threatened congressional retaliation against the UN.
But most significant was the patriotic tableau they composed (and Moynihan loved), with Moynihan the-Irish-Catholic-New-Yorker, Fraser-the-WASP-Minnesotan, Garment-the-Brooklyn-Jew, and Mitchell-the Black-Protestant-Marylander, all sitting together in front of the UN's symbol—defending American ideals. The diplomats then retired to their favorite hangout, the Palm, the legendary Second Avenue steakhouse, pleased with themselves. Moynihan's assistant at the time, Suzanne Weaver Garment, would later recall: "They knew they had found what we used to call a rock to stand on."
Americans from across the country cheered this act of courageous leadership. At a moment of national despair, Moynihan and his allies reaffirmed American ideals, American pride, American patriotism. And together, they made history.
In fact, never before in history had the citizens of a superpower stood together in such revulsion against an act of anti-Semitism. November 10, 1975, marked a remarkable moment of American support for the Jewish people, for the State of Israel, and for American principles. It reflects the organic ties, the grassroots support, linking Israel and the United States – not Astroturf cultivated by some lobby. November 10, 1975, was also, for many Americans, the day the UN died, the day they realized that this great hope of humanity had become the Third World dictators' debating society.
Nearly four decades later, that institution's credibility remains tarnished – and has been repeatedly jeopardized by the UN's one-sided stand supporting the Palestinians while demonizing Israel. Still, the lessons of Moynihan's Moment remain: about the importance of individuals standing for what they believe, and of the core ideals Americans must remember to defend, which include opposing bigotry and supporting Israel, the country which remains America's most steadfast and reliable ally in the Middle East.
Gil Troy is Professor of History at McGill University and an Engaging Israel Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Center in Jerusalem. Oxford University Press has just published his latest book, Moynihan's Moment: America's Fight Against Zionism as Racism.


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LGC restructuring questionedBy TIM BUCKLAND
New Hampshire Union Leader
August 22. 2013 9:25PM
CONCORD — The New Hampshire Local Government Center on Thursday completed part of a corporate restructuring that leaves open questions as to whether its entities made the change legally.
Some of the boards under the LGC umbrella unanimously approved resolutions making the changes, which include transferring more than $400 million worth of taxpayer-funded assets, contingent on receiving a written legal opinion that the moves do not violate state laws.
LGC has proposed changing its name back to the New Hampshire Municipal Association — its original name before a 2003 reorganization — and eliminating LLCs that oversee its health insurance, property and liability offerings and municipal advocacy arms. The LLCs were created in 2003 despite LGC being told by the state that it couldn't merge not-for-profit corporations into LLCs, partly because limited liability corporations do not have not-for-profit status in New Hampshire.
LGC instead used ghost corporations created in Delaware to execute the mergers, which failed because they were illegal under New Hampshire law. For the last 10 years, LGC has, technically at least, run three of its operations using for-profit corporations that had the not-for-profit LGC Inc. as its sole owner.
LGC, a taxpayer-funded administrator of public health insurance, property insurance and workers' compensation coverage for tens of thousands of public employees, has an overarching board of directors and boards for its subsidiaries, HealthTrust, Property-Liability Trust and the New Hampshire Municipal Association. The LGC and HealthTrust boards approved the changes Thursday, while the NHMA board approved it last week. A planned meeting of the PLT board was rescheduled to Tuesday.
Executive Director and state Sen. Peter Bragdon, who took the LGC job last week, said LGC's moves go "above and beyond" the requirements of the order, which compelled LGC to form separate boards for its entities but did not specify that the organizations themselves had to split.
Despite Thursday's actions, though, several board members continue to serve on two or three of the various boards. For example, even though the NHMA continues, in press releases, to say it is a "totally separate, independent" operation from the risk pools, its board chairman, Stephen Fournier, and six other board members serve on other boards within the LGC umbrella. In a press release issued Thursday, Fournier said the NHMA is "reviewing the option to contract with HealthTrust for IT and administrative services" and will remain in the LGC building in on Triangle Park in Concord.
David Lang, president of the Professional Fire Fighters of New Hampshire and a frequent LGC critic, got no answers from members of each board as to whether the member towns and cities approved of the restructuring and asset transfers, where the new not-for-profit corporations would obtain the cash to complete what LGC attorney David Frydman called a "purchase agreement" for the entities' assets and whether the boards had ensured that creating a public multiple employee pension plan for employees would be legal.
The boards offered to answer his questions in writing, but not before approving the restructuring plan.
"With all due respect, I find it unconscionable that these simple concepts and these simple questions cannot be answered by a board of directors which took a serious vote," Lang said at the meeting.
According to Lang, much of the meetings were held in nonpublic sessions, which drew a harsh rebuke at one point from HealthTrust board member Cathy Ann Stacey when Frydman, shortly after the board reconvened, asked for a recess to discuss something with board members out of public session.
"I object," Stacey said. "We've been out, how long already, in nonpublic, consulting with counsel and we come back for two minutes and we're going to (go into closed session) again? I'm getting tired of all this nonpublic stuff."


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This decorative plate was presented to the prominent writer and political activist Israel Zangwill in 1915 by Morris Myer, editor of the Yiddish newspaper, Di Tsayt. Myer commissioned Lazar Berson to produce the plate to commemorate Zangwill's robust treatment of a heckler at a public meeting who described him as "an alien Jew". In the centre of the plate is the text of Zangwill's response to the heckler.
The heckler's cry was typical of the concern caused by the mass migration of eastern European Jews to Britain from the late 19th century. Differences in language, religion, food and appearance made the immigrants stand out. People complained of an "alien invasion", accusing immigrants of taking jobs and housing. Newspapers and politicians argued that the government should control who was allowed to enter Britain. The Aliens Act, the first peacetime law to control immigration to Britain, was passed in 1905.


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Did you know?
The city of Portland was officially incorporated on February 8, 1851. — www.travelportland.com
About Portland
For additional information on the city and surrounding areas, please see Portland State University's Physics Department's website or Pinterest.
Why Portland?
Q: What distinguishes Portland, Oregon from the rest of America's cityscapes, or from the rest of the world's urban destinations, for that matter?
The City
Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States. As of 2010, it has an estimated population of 583,766 making it the 29th most populous in the United States. It has been referred to as the most environmentally friendly or "green" city in the United States, and the 2nd most in the World.
Summers in Portland are warm, sunny and rather dry, with July averaging a high of 81°F (27°C) and a low of 58°F (14°C). See the daily forecast on Weather.com.
Portland is served by six public school districts and many private schools. There are also many colleges and universities - the largest being Portland Community College, Portland State University, and Oregon Health and Science University. The city is also home to such private universities as the University of Portland, Reed College, and Lewis & Clark College.
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Today's Newest Diver in the World
Congrats Dahlia
White Sands Dive Shop welcomes you to Belize diving and our Barrier Reef. We are located on the island of Ambergris Caye in a small town named San Pedro on the beach next-door to a lovely resort called Las Terrazas. This tropical paradise is a safe tranquil town, overlooking the largest barrier reef in this hemisphere and is only a 15-minute flight from the Belize International Airport. Belize is a world-class scuba diving destination with abundant marine life and healthy corals.