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Best Master's Degree Programs in Medical Technology
Master's in Medical Technology
Master's degree programs in Medical Technology are available at schools all over the world. At schools such as Fairleigh Dickinson University in the US, the program is called Medical Technology, but at many other schools, it is called Clinical Laboratory Sciences or a slight variation thereof. For example, at Sheffield Hallam University in the UK, the program is Biomedical Laboratory Sciences. Regardless of the exact program title, students have an excellent choice of schools worldwide and strengthen their skills in areas such as writing, research and communication. They learn more about cell biology and biochemistry, and get hands-on laboratory experience.
What Is a Master's in Medical Technology?
A Master's in Medical Technology program typically combines modules, lectures, seminars, workshops, research projects and clinical practicums. Many programs work well for new students and for experienced professionals alike. Students learn about the latest technology, and some programs even offer areas of emphasis such as education, and laboratory leadership and development. Classes and labs cover topics including:
- Flow cytometry, confocal microscopy and mass spectrometry
- Virology
- Recombinant DNA
- Advanced microbiology
- Protein chemistry
- Blood sciences
- Computer programming
- Budgeting and finance
The research project can be a huge component of the study in some programs, as it is at Sheffield Hallam University where it comprises a third of the course.
What Are the Benefits of Earning a Master's in Medical Technology?
The many advantages of earning a Master's in Medical Technology include the opportunity to choose from many colleges and universities worldwide. You can pick the area of emphasis that best clicks with you. Other benefits are:
- Gaining valuable laboratory experience.
- Learning from faculty members who have ongoing research on topics such as cancer, human reproduction, infections acquired at hospitals and neurological diseases, to name a few.
- Developing problem solving, research, communication and regulation skills.
- Enhancing career and salary prospects.
As an example, the University of Massachusetts, Lowell, in the US explains that its Master's program in Clinical Laboratory Sciences leads to skill development in areas such as research design, independent thinking, administration and scientific literature analysis. These skills are among the many that are attractive to employers.
What Kind of Career Can You Expect with a Master's in Medical Technology?
A Master's in Medical Technology can lead to a range of jobs. Graduates of these programs have gone on to work as:
- Biomedical device researchers
- Clinical trial coordinators
- Forensic scientists
- Pharmaceutical scientists
- Health care administrators
- Biotechnical research scientists
- Clinical laboratory supervisors
A microbiology clinical lab supervisor directs the daily operations of the lab, including personnel management, training, safety and quality control. Supervisors may also be required to oversee ongoing laboratory tests. On the other hand, a clinical trial coordinator, also called a clinical research coordinator, performs duties such as ensuring that clinical trials meet federal and state regulations. The coordinators train staffers as necessary and monitor ongoing research efforts. They also handle audit visits and other regulatory requirements.
Many quality colleges and universities worldwide offer a Master's degree program in Medical Technology. Begin today to explore the possibilities.
Trinity College Dublin
Dublin 2, Ireland
Trinity College Dublin is Ireland's leading university, and it is located in Dublin's city centre. The institution offers bachelor's and master's degree programs through 24 schools and three faculties which are, Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Engineering, Maths and Science, and Health Sciences.... learn more
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Texas A&M University
College Station, United States
Texas A&M University is one of a select few universities with land-grant, sea-grant and space-grant designations.The main campus is one of the largest in the United States, spanning 5,200 acres (21 km2), and includes the George Bush Presidential Library.... learn more
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Eindhoven University of Technology
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) is located in Eindhoven, Netherlands. TU/e specializes in Engineering Science and Technology, and offers 15 undergraduate majors, with 8 of them being taught in English. Those 8 majors include Automotive, Electrical Engineering, Software Science, and Web Science. Eindhoven University of Technology also offers 22 masters programs.... learn more
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University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Dartmouth, United States
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (also known as UMass Dartmouth) is a public institution that was founded in 1895. Its setting is suburban, and the campus size is 710 acres. The campus has a student body of 9,155 for undergraduate and graduate programs.... learn more
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National University of Ireland Galway
Galway, Ireland
National University of Ireland Galway (NUI Galway), located in Galway, Ireland, offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses in over 60 disciplines through its five colleges of Arts, Social Sciences & Celtic Studies; Engineering & Informatics; Science; Business, Public Policy & Law; and Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences.... learn more
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This single compound is one of the most controversial compounds on earth. It's been studied, researched and tested by hundreds of scientists in hundreds of studies. Many studies indicate it's harmless in the quantities present and other studies conclude that it is a real problem for food contact surfaces.
Some background, first. Bisphenol-A – commonly referred to as BPA – is a chemical compound that goes into many different products – products intended for food contact and non-food contact. It has been used extensively and its use continues today. One of its primary uses is to make a type of plastic called polycarbonate or Lexan (trade name). This type of material is used extensively as a liner for metal cans – both steel and aluminum. That would include soup cans, tuna fish cans, beer cans, soda cans – you get the point. EVERY can needs some kind of coating to prevent rusting on the inside of the can – or in the can of aluminum to prevent an aluminum taste being imparted to your brewsky.
And in the bottled water business, polycarbonate has traditionally been the plastic used to make 5-gallon bottles. Other plastics have been used to make water bottles as well – like PET – which is coded #1. Polycarbonate bottles have the #7 code on them. There is no BPA in #1 plastic – just in #7 (and not even in ALL of #7 – just some of it).
For the bottled water industry and bottled water companies – it's been a big issue. Is it safe – I don't know – but I do know that the leaching of BPA into the water is so infestesimal (yes, I have spent lots of money testing our water for BPA and the results have shown NON-DETECTABLE at 1 part per billion. Nevertheless, I (Bob Perini President of DrinkMore Water) made the decision four years ago to eliminate ALL polycarbonate bottles from our inventory. We switched to an all-PET bottle with absolutely ZERO BPA. It was an expensive decision that cost more than $1 million – and that's big potatoes for a company like DrinkMore – but we made the decision – we stuck with that decision – and we're very happy with that decision! None of our customers ever have to worry about BPA coming from their 5-gallon bottles. They still may have to worry about BPA coming from their soup cans, tomato juice cans, soda cans, and beer cans – but there's not much I can do about that!
Over the years, I've written several blog posts about the BPA and #7 plastic issue. I have reprinted those posts below from the beginning till most recent. They are worth reading if you're interested. But again, no current DrinkMore Water container contains BPA. When we get the old #7 bottles back (if they've been sitting around in someone's garage for 6 years), we throw them away.
Here are the blog posts – but.please note that I can't guarantee that all of the links are still working…
Post #1 – April 8, 2008
There have been a number of media stories recently regarding the safety of bottles made out of polycarbonate – which has as one of its ingredients a substance called bisphenol A, or BPA. Several customers have called saying they saw one of these reports on TV or in the newspaper and were inquiring as to what DrinkMore Water had to say about the issue.
First of all, these reports are all reviews of existing studies. None of these reports or panels provides any new research, rather, they are commenting on and analyzing the studies that have been done in the past. The one thing that is perfectly clear to me is that a lot more research has to be done on the issue before definitive conclusions are reached. Polycarbonate has long been approved for usage by the FDA (US Food and Drug Administration) for beverage containers. There are several things at issue here that the scientific community cannot seem to agree upon. For example, there is a question as to whether or not BPA can migrate from the bottle. That leads to other questions – like what test conditions should we use to see if BPA does or does not migrate. So, one camp says let's pour boiling hot water into the bottle, add harsh cleaning chemicals and see what happens with respect to migration. That would be simulating the worst possible scenario. Another camp might evaluate the migration issue using real world conditions – like washing at a much lower temperature with commonly used washing detergents.
Then there is the question of whether BPA is toxic at all. From my reading, there are no clear cut conclusions. It's similar to the recent study by the Associated Press (which was also a review of existing literature) that concluded there were pharmaceutical drugs in the tap water of most communities nationwide. Birth control medications, high blood pressure drugs, and anti-depressants were among those identified. So, a big question is "how much is actually in there"? And the next question is "how much is too much"? I saw one analysis that suggested you would have to consume several thousand gallons of water before ever coming close to the dosage in a single birth control pill. So, should you be worried? That is for each person to decide for him/herself.
So, I went to the bottled water industry's website and here is the statement that I found: http://www.bottledwatermatters.com/
I would encourage you to go and read that article. As far as DrinkMore Water is concerned, we continue to monitor the issue closely. As most of you already know, we carry several alternatives to the polycarbonate 5-gallon bottles. We carry both 3-gallon and 5-gallon glass bottles that are purity defined. Nothing can or will ever migrate from glass. Then we also carry a full line of BPA-Free PET (that's #1 plastic) bottles including all sizes of single serve – 12 oz, ½ liter, 24 oz and 1 liters – as well as 5-gallon bottles in PET that do not have any BPA in them whatsoever. They come at a slightly higher cost than the polycarbonate bottles. If you are interested in switching to glass or PET bottles, please give our Customer Service Team a call and they can help you out.
Rest assured that your DrinkMore Water team is on top of this issue and will continue to keep you – our valued customers – informed of all the latest developments.
Post #2 – April 27, 2008
Please forgive me in advance because this is a long entry for a blog. If you truly want to learn more about issues swirling around BPA, then please read it all. I think you'll find it quite interesting.
Well, I think this week alone, there have been three front page articles in the Washington Post regarding Bisphenol-A (BPA). I thought it might be worthwhile to jot down some additional thoughts for people to consider.
One of the biggest problems fueling the BPA controversy is the idea that the FDA's guideline for maximum BPA consumption (currently 50 micrograms/kilogram of bodyweight) is too high. Some researchers believe that number is too high (while the FDA and other researchers currently think it's correct). The media has taken to the story and practically implies that any BPA at all will probably kill you.
So, to put that number – 50 micrograms/kilogram of bodyweight – into context, I think it would be beneficial to compare the FDA's BPA guidelines to some other chemicals that are found around town. First of all, it is important to realize that BPA is a lot more prevalent in products than perhaps many people think. Did you know that in addition to being found in polycarbonate bottles, BPA is used to line the interior of just about every soup can, every beer can, every soda can, every baby formula can, every canned green beans can, etc. There are a very, very few food manufacturers who use other chemical formulations to line the interior of their cans. Obviously, every can has to be lined with something to keep the food or beverage from coming into direct contact with the metal of the can. Without a lining, the can would begin rusting immediately (if it was steel or tin). Aluminum cans would start leaching aluminum into the food or beverage if not properly lined. So, all cans need to be lined. Eden Foods, for example, claims that their cans are not lined with BPA – but I can't find out exactly what chemicals they are using to line their cans.
So, BPA is out there in all sorts of places that people don't normally think of. The media focus has been on bottles made out of polycarbonate. The National Toxicology Program, which recently released its preliminary findings, was primarily focused on the effects of BPA on babies and pregnant women. That focus was based upon research (done on mice) that suggests babies may be less able to process and eliminate BPA than are adults. The focus therefore was on baby bottles. Furthermore, mothers have been told to sterilize their baby bottles in order to kill bacteria. Washing baby bottles with boiling water can exacerbate the migration of BPA from polycarbonate bottles. So, BPA's effects on infants have come into focus.
So, let's dig a little deeper. For reference purposes, let's take a person who weighs 154 lbs (that would be 70 kilograms). The FDA's guideline of 50 micrograms per kilogram means that a 154 lb person should have a maximum daily BPA intake of not more than 3,500 micrograms of BPA (which is equivalent to 3.5 milligrams). Exactly how much is one microgram? Let's say you put one microgram of BPA into a liter of water. The concentration of BPA would be one microgram per liter. That is the equivalent to one part per billion. That is a very small amount. It is the equivalent of one second in 32 years!! So 3,500 micrograms is equivalent to about one hour in 32 years.
The real question is how much is too much. Is it 3,500 micrograms? Is it 1,000 micrograms? Is it 100 micrograms? Should it be zero micrograms? I can assure you that I don't know the answer to that question – nor do any of the scientists who have performed the studies. But, I do know that there are all sorts of chemicals that we consume every single day. Some are a lot more toxic than others. Let's look at lead (a heavy metal that EVERYONE AGREES IS VERY, VERY TOXIC). EPA regulations say that that maximum amount of lead in tap water should be no more than 15 micrograms per liter (or 15 parts per billion). By the way, the FDA – which regulates bottled water says that maximum number for lead should be 10 micrograms per liter. So when you read that bottled water doesn't even have to meet EPA levels – you know someone is being dishonest!! FDA bottled water regulations are considerably stricter than EPA regulations for tap water.
Does that mean that if your water has 12 micrograms/liter of lead in it, that it's ok? In a sense yes, and, in other ways, no. I think if you asked most scientists, they would say that 12 is better than 15, but 2 would be better than 12, and zero would be better than 2. Same analysis goes for such tasty things as arsenic or chromium or cyanide. Did you know that the EPA's maximum contaminant level for cyanide in tap water is 200 micrograms per liter ( while the FDA's limit for cyanide in bottled water is 100 micrograms per liter). If you drink 3 liters of tap water in a day, that would mean that you could ingest up to 600 micrograms of cyanide and that would be within the limits of acceptability from a risk standpoint according to the EPA. Seems kinda crazy to me. Arsenic's maximum is 10 micrograms per liter. These are some very toxic chemicals, yet the maximum is not zero.
The point is that it would be virtually impossible from a public policy standpoint to set all these levels to zero. Further confusing the issue is what exactly is zero? There are 1,000 nanograms in one microgram. If you said the limit for lead was one microgram per liter – that's still 1,000 nanograms. Is that OK? Why not zero? One nanogram is equivalent to one second in 32,000 years!! When do you say enough is enough? That is truly a public policy issue.
So, let's go back to BPA. How much is too much? Is the amount of BPA in polycarbonate bottles too much? If I told you that there was 1 microgram of BPA in a 5 gallon water bottle, would you switch to a glass bottle or a PET bottle? Remember the 3,500 micrograms? Remember the 600 micrograms of cyanide that the EPA would say is OK? Is BPA more toxic than cyanide? I kinda doubt that but you can and should reach your own conclusions. How many micrograms of BPA are in that can of soup you opened last night? How about those three beer cans you had last night? Drinking diet cola? Yep. Heck, just like with pharmaceuticals in tap water – could there be BPA in tap water? I believe the answer is yes – scientists have found very small amounts in tap water – probably less than 1 microgram per liter. But, what if it was 400 nanograms? Would that be OK?
In a sense, the current controversy surrounding BPA, makes that chemical out to be worse than cyanide or lead or arsenic or any one of a number of extremely toxic chemicals. My guess is that the FDA will review all of the available studies on BPA and determine that it is safe at a particular level. Will the "safe" level remain at 50 micrograms per kg of bodyweight? I don't know. Maybe they set the new level at 40 micrograms or 25 micrograms or even 10 micrograms per kilogram. If they do that, then polycarbonate water bottles will be deemed safe. If they set a level for bottled water and tap water, the bottles will be deemed safe. Will the controversy go away? I don't know, but probably not. Think back to the cyanide and arsenic examples. I don't read anything about the toxicity of cyanide or arsenic in the morning paper – but it's still very much allowable in food and water.
The bottom line is that every person and every family has to assess the risks and make decisions. I know one thing for certain. We use reverse osmosis technology to remove virtually 99.5% of ALL contaminants from the water. There's no cyanide, arsenic or lead in our water. That is a good thing. I don't want to consume more than my fair share of chemicals any more than you do. As a company, DrinkMore Water gives you options. We have BPA-free glass bottles. We have BPA-free plastic (PET #1) bottles. We have FDA-approved polycarbonate bottles. It's your choice. I wish people would think the same way about the water they drink and the food they eat – and all the chemicals that can be found inside food and water – as they do about BPA. Because if they did, they would only drink DrinkMore Water.
Oh, and by the way, I bring home my DrinkMore Water in polycarbonate bottles. I've done so for 15 years, I have three kids, and I have my choice of whatever I want – glass, BPA-free plastic, or polycarbonate.
Told you it was interesting!
If you are interested in yet another perspective, I thought this article was more balanced than most. It just came out this weekend. Check it out:
Post #3 – April 29, 2008
This is just in from the newswire.The FDA comes out with a statement about BPA.PLEASE take a moment to check out the link below.My goal is to keep you informed about all of the recent developments regarding BPA.
Post #4 – August 21, 2008
As promised, I want to keep you all updated on the latest news about BPA (I think everyone who's been reading my blog knows by now what BPA is!) and the controversy it has driven worldwide.
In May's Harvard Health Letter, Harvard's Dr. Claire McCarthy advised the public to be cautious of the use of plastics, especially when dealing with infants and children, and to minimize exposure to BPA as much as possible because the health risks were unknown at the time. Dr. Elizabeth M. Whelan, President of the American Council on Science and Health responded to this public warning, maintaining "that the use of plastic bottles and other plastic products pose no known hazard to human health."
In light of all the public opinions by scientists and medical experts, there finally seems to be some light at the end of the tunnel in the ongoing debate on BPA safety. On July 24, the The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) concluded that "the human body rapidly metabolizes and eliminates Bisphenol A (BPA) and thus the substance presents no risk to adults, children or infants."
More recently, In its draft assessment made available to the public on August 14, 2008, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) "concluded that an adequate margin of safety exists for BPA at current levels of exposure from food contact uses." The report further states that BPA products are safe for both infants and adults.
In response to recent reports by outside organizations, namely the National Toxicology Program (NTP) and Environmental Canada (EC), the FDA formed a Task Force to evaluate the safety of all BPA-containing FDA-regulated products. Currently, the Task Force has evaluated the claims outlined in the risk assessments released by the NTP and they have made recommendations for further research in the draft assessment. FDA Commissioner,Andrew C. von Eschenbach, M.D, said, "Thus far, the science FDA has reviewed does not justify recommending that anyone discontinue using these products. But we continue to investigate new research regarding the safety of BPA."
In September, the FDA will hold a meeting open to the public to discuss the draft assessment of the safety of BPA. Outside experts, as a subcommittee of the Science Board, are asked to review the work of the FDA and are to present data, information, or views, orally or in writing, on issues pending before the committee.
I'm on it!!
Post #5 – September 8, 2008
The latest BPA news comes for a Yale studyexamining the effects of BPA against monkeys to more closely simulate the effects of the chemical on humans as opposed to previous studies using rodents. The study revealed a connection between BPA and problems with brain function and mood disorders in the monkeys – marking the first time the chemical has been connected to health problems in primates.
Yale's study differed from its predecessors because its "goal was to more closely mimic the slow and continuous conditions under which humans would normally be exposed to BPA," said study author Csaba Leranth, M.D., professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences and in Neurobiology at Yale. She claims, "As a result, this study is more indicative than past research of how BPA may actually affect humans."
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) still holds that it is, "not recommending that anyone discontinue using products that contain BPA" while it continues its risk assessment process. The concern for baby bottles is that adding hot liquids to a products containing BPA, such as a plastic baby bottle, could cause the substance to leach from the product and be consumed by infants.
So, until the FDA holds its meeting on BPA on September 15, there will not likely be an official statement on any official US news, but if BPA concerns you, remember there are alternatives like using glass bottles. DrinkMore Water is also the only company (that we know of at least!!) that carries BPA-free #1 5-gallon plastic bottles. So, if you're concerned about BPA – please give us a call!!

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It's all about the details. I have a little rule that I like to use and that is never to use more than 2 colours in an outfit (of course black and white are not colours). It is a very useful rule and I rarely break it. In this post I didn go a little crazy with 3 colours but I think it doesn't look bad but cool since it's about the details.
I am wearing Silvian Heach top and trousers and my favourite orange Pinko flats. To finish up the look I wore a cool mini Juicy Couture backpack!
Silvian heach top and bottoms / Pinko shoes / Juicy Couture bag
all from XYZ store
Photos by Senja Vild
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Projects in Progress
PIH has projects in five African countries, and BHI provides support — most often planning and technical assistance — to four of the five. The work in each is very different, with projects tailored to the host country's unique needs.
Partners in Health/liberia
In November 2014, PIH began an intensive six-month effort to contain an Ebola outbreak by staffing treatment centers and training community health workers. Following that successful emergency response, PIH committed to a long-term effort to build out the country's health-care infrastructure and develop an "accompaniment" approach to citizen education and health care, with community health workers at the core. PIH also provides technical assistance and training to medical staff in several regions.
BHI's current work for PIH in Liberia
- New Construction: Planning for new 170-bed tertiary care teaching hospital in Harper County.
- Improvements: Planning for renovations to JJ Dossen Hospital.
- Improvements: Complete overhaul of generator and electrical distribution systems at JJ Dossen Hospital.
Partners in Health/malawi
Malawi has not only high maternal mortality and HIV/AIDS infection rates but also a woefully inadequate network of facilities with free or low-cost health care. Since PIH began working in the Neno District in 2007, it has built hospitals and clinics, as well as specialized treatment centers, and established outreach programs with trained village health workers. In addition, PIH has started job training and employment programs for its neediest patients — addressing the poverty that is often the root cause of ill health.
BHI's current work for PIH in Malawi
- New Construction: Planning for Neno Regional Training Center.
- Project Support: Support and technical assistance to the Malawi team on facilities management, provided by a BHI construction manager based in Neno.
- Project Support: Technical training for the Malawi team provided by BHI-affiliated electricians, plumbers, and other professionals.
Partners in Health/RWANDA
Ten years after the genocide that reduced life expectancy in Rwanda to fewer than 40 years, PIH agreed to help create a national health-care system. PIH has since constructed a new hospital, with extensive specialized services and medical training programs; it now also provides support to two additional hospitals, 42 health centers, and 7,200 community health workers. In partnership with Harvard Medical School, PIHrecently launched the University of Global Health Equity, offering a master's degree in science for students committed to providing high-quality health care for impoverished communities.
BHI's current work for PIH in Rwanda
- Project Support: Consulting for master planning for Butaro Hospital to expand to national cancer center.
- New Construction: Planning and engineering for Rwanda's first radiation treatment center, to be built at Butaro Hospital and to house two LINAC machines.
- New Construction: Consulting and support for design and planning for PIH's new pan-African medical school — the University of Global Health Equity.
Partners in Health/SIERRA LEONE
PIH's work in Sierra Leone began with an emergency: the Ebola outbreak in late 2014. Focusing on two "hotspots," PIH staffed hospitals, clinics, and other facilities and trained 1,000+ community health workers. Now that it is contained, the organization is working with local and national agencies on strengthening the existing health-care network. Its primary focus has been on providing screenings and care for uveitis, a debilitating eye disease that is a complication of Ebola. PIH is also treating patients across the country, stocking pharmacies, helping survivors with job training and other services, and repairing and renovating existing health-care facilities.
BHI's current work for PIH in Sierra Leone
- Improvements: Planning for renovations to five buildings at Koidu Government Hospital (KGH).
- Improvements: Complete overhaul of KGH's generator and electrical distribution systems.
- Planning: Clinical, architectural, and engineering master plan for KGH being led by BHI.
- New Construction: Planning for staff housing in Kono.
- Improvements: Complete overhaul of Port Loko Government Hospital (PLGH) generator and electrical distribution systems.


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Jesse Magdaleno of Las Vegas will put his unblemished record of 14-0 with 10 knockouts on the line Saturday when he takes on hard-hitting Henry Maldonado of Nicaragua in the super bantamweight semi-main event at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas (on UniMas).
Magdaleno seems to understand he needs to box well in this one if he is to stay undefeated.
"Use my jab to set up every shot and use my speed as well," the southpaw said of his strategy. "I've been working a lot on footwork, so you will see an improvement there."
Magdaleno should also realize that the fifth round might be the round in which to go after Maldonado (16-2, 11 KOs). Both of Maldonado's defeats have come via 5th-round knockout – to Johnny Garcia in 2010 and to Julio Ceja in his most recent start in February.
The main event on this Top Rank Inc. card will feature Juan Carlos Sanchez (15-1-1, 8 KOs) of Mexico defending his super flyweight championship against Roberto Domingo Sosa (24-0, 14 KOs) of Argentina.


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'Laura and the Sea' comments on tragedy with humor
Courtesy of Mike Davis
"Laura and the Sea" opened a two-week run to a packed house Saturday, with a cast of six Syracuse University drama students. This is the first time the play has been performed.
The play follows the inner-workings of a travel agency after it loses one of it's workers, Laura, to suicide. The five remaining members of the small company each grapple with Laura's death in different ways, all remembering her through sharing memories on a company-created blog.
The show's playwright Kate Tucker was thinking about her life in the future while writing it.
"The thought experiment was if I projected my life 20 years into the future," the 26-year-old said, "what set of circumstances would make life feel like it wasn't worth living anymore."
But while the inception for "Laura and the Sea" could be considered somewhat gloomy, the play combined elements of comedy with the introspective subject matter.
One of the blog posts, written by the office's token young, spunky worker, Mary, encouraged her colleagues to engage in a moment of silence.
"When you read this, at your own pace, take 3 minutes of silence," Mary said.
When Mary, played by sophomore acting major Adele Fish, finished her monologue, timers counting back from three minutes were projected onto the office floor in front of each worker's desk. With two minutes and 50 seconds still remaining on the clock, Laura's assistant, Joe got up to shred a piece of paper, breaking the moment of silence and sending the audience into a fit of laughter.
Joe is played by sophomore acting major Dominic Martello.
At one point, Laura's old phone rings, and another worker, Stan, hesitantly answers it. He has a conversation with whoever's on the other line about where Laura has gone, and quickly becomes upset.
"I'm fine. I'm just hungry. I'm fine," he said, afterwards slamming the phone back on the hook. Stan, played by senior acting major Adam Coy, then picked up a red stapler, looked carefully at it and then threw it at the wall. His coworkers were frightened but the audience was amused.
While the show surely has its comedic relief, the true substance lies in its dialogue on life and death.
Laura, played by junior musical theater major Sabrina Fosse, has a particularly sarcastic and dry sense of humor. She hints subtly and not so subtly at why she's so unhappy, referencing failed romantic relationships, aging as a woman in America and the passive nature of her work among other things.
"I wasted half my life on the internet and now I'm wasting my afterlife," she said, watching her co-workers discuss the blog.
Lydia Herter, a high school student whose parents both work at the Syracuse Stage/SU Drama Complex, enjoyed that the show incorporated elements atypical of theater productions. She was there with four friends, and they liked the lighting effects, and how all dialogue not regarding Laura's death was silent, the actors setting the scene with their body language only.
Herter's mom and production manager for the show, Diana Angell said people should come watch "Laura and the Sea" for the same reasons they would watch any other show. She said "Laura and the Sea" talks about issues people actually face in their lives.
"It's a little slice of life," she said.
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text: I just did a clean install of lion and have two questions. Everything went fine except that i didn't anticipate not having iLife and iWork applications after the install. So what i did was to copy the apps over from my external HD (where i have time machine backups going wayyyy back). However, when i try to open them, they won't open. For example, iPhoto says says it cannot be opened and i should check that it is able to run on this version of os x. My first question is how do i get my ilife applications back? My second question is: Is there an easy way to get back the preferences of the applications? What I mean by this is things like smart iTunes playlists, safari bookmarks etc. I had a lot of smart playlists in iTunes before for DJing and now that they're gone i hate the thought of putting them all back together again (lazy, i know i know...) Like i said I've got all my time machine backups on my computer so worst comes to the worst I can always just go back to how it was before and i'll have wasted a morning but i really would like to keep this fresh install and just get my most necessary apps back up and running. Any help would be truly appreciated. Thankyou, Sushil


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CHARLESTON, SC (WCSC) - Firefighters had to return to a home on East Bay Street Thursday after smoldering debris from an earlier fire caused smoke to come from the attic.
Charleston Fire Department Battalion Chief Mike Julazadeh said crews responded to the fire at 617 East Bay Street, near Reid Street, around 6:30 a.m. Julazadeh said it appears the fire started in the bathroom after a ceiling exhaust fan malfunctioned.
A few hours later, they had to return after someone reported smoke coming from the attic. Firefighters arrived to find the cause was from smoldering debris that was still hot.
One family was displaced and the Charleston Housing Authority and the Red Cross were notified.
Traffic was blocked in the area on both occasions while crews took care of the fire.
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I just want to start off by saying that YES I have encountered a real reptilian before in the Mountains of Colorado. Their eyes seem to glow in the moon light, and it seems that they can see perfectly at night. They are great climbers and swimmers. They can outrun the fastest man alive I'm sure of it, and it scared me to death. When I was camping in the mountains close to Denver, we were having a great night. We made some real good BBQ and ate by the camp fire. We told ghost stories, and ate smores, and I was with my little 10 year old nephew. Luckily he slept through the whole ordeal, but lets continue. It was cold that night and we had two tents, my nephew and his father, my brother slept in the tent closest to the fire. Me being generally mostly cold blooded (no pun intended) I slept in the tent that was further away from the fire. I slept most of the night and everything was fine. I was awoken by a huge crashing noise in the trees, like something was jumping from tree to tree around my tent. I remember looking at my watch at it was 3am. The strangest thing was I could hear no other sound, not the crackling of the fire, and not any of the nocturnal insects that usually make racket. I could move my upper torso, but I could not move anything from my waste down. I tried whispering for my brother hoping that he would hear me and go see what it was. I called his name 3 times, after the 3rd time, the entrance zipper to my tent began to open…I felt relief and thought this was my brother…Too my horror it was the most ugly looking reptoid creature I have ever seen! It had slits for pupils and it blinked sideways which I thought was completely crazy, before I could scream he waived his hand over my face and he like muted my voice it felt like. No matter how hard I yelled nothing would come out. This is when I got even more scared. I didn't know what this thing was going to do to me, or what it wanted. I had a backpack in the tent, and I had arrowheads and fossils that we had found along the trails. The reptilian being took my bag of fossils and turned to me, and did the most wicked smile I have ever seen. He looked like the devil himself. He was all green, with some yellowish parts of his body, like his underside. He had huge claws, and what looked like razor sharp teeth. After he smiled at me he left, and I still could not move. After about 30 or so minutes (it felt like an eternity) I was finally able to move my legs again and quickly woke up my brother. I told him the whole story, and he started to laugh while he was trying to calm down my nephew. I showed him where I thought i heard him jumping from tree to tree, and what had happened to the tee. We looked by my tent and there were HUGE reptilian dinosaur like foot prints that were FRESH! Also the tops of the trees where he had been swinging from where like scratched with his claw marks. We didn't see all this until the next day. I have been going crazy wondering what that reptilian wanted with our fossils. I couldn't believe this had happened to me over something so simple. Had we picked up something he didn't want us to have? If so why? Why would he go through so much trouble, and the most scary question is, How did he know I had it? After this I had done TONS of research throughout the internet to see if anyone else has had a similar story happen to them… I have found a lot of information, but nothing really helps me identify what this guy was really after, and why he smiled at me. It was all very creepy. Let me give you a run down of what I have learned while researching on the internet. There have been various types of upright walking reptilian beings that have been spotted on many cases by people. These are the types of reptilians…
Tailless Reptoids
Usually reptoids range from 5 to 9 feet tall. Judging by eyewitness reports there are 3 types of distinct reptilian beings. This type the tailless reptoid I think is closest to what I encountered. This type of reptilian is like the infantry or lower class reptilian. He is the worker bee I guess you could say. Probably runs errands for those higher up in the food chain or chain of command (however that works). He may not look as scary as the others but I guarantee you, if you come across one of these guys I would run. They obviously have some type of telekinetic powers or psychic ability to keep me paralyzed with a weird hand motion. I'm 100% sure thats not the worse he could have done to me either the way he was swinging from tree to tree. Those were huge gaps between those trees, and I just don't see how he could do that, he must have the strength of 20 men. Notice the huge claws on this thing. It could tear up the most savage of wild animals. Not only that, just because this is the lowest class of the reptoids don't thing for a second this guy is not smart. He obviously knew what he was looking for, found it, and ran off leaving me paralyzed for 30 minutes. What did he want with my fossils? Did I pickup something that he didn't want me to have? If so why? If any of you can help me out with some of these questions be sure to leave comments at the bottom of the page.
The Draco Reptilians
I am glad I didn't encounter this guy. He looks very scary. The Draco reptilians have horns on the top of their head which leads me to believe that this could have been what early man or civilizations referred to as the devil. Notice how he is very similar to what history, and religion tells us the devil looks like. Even in the story of Adam and Eve the snake that approaches them and tells them to eat the apple in some pictures looks half human, and half reptilian. Could it have been a reptoid? The story of Adam and Eve is not just a Christian or Catholic story either, it has been passed down through the ages, even through civilizations such as Egypt, and the Greeks.The Draco reptilians are said to be 7 – 12 feet tall, so they are larger than the average tail-less reptilian. Since these draco reptilians have wings, they are said to be the royal elite of the reptilian race, and they are seen far less often than any other reptoid. Their wings are made of long boney spines that attach to their rib cage, and come out their backs. These spines are huge and reach to the bottom of their legs. These bony spines are joined together with a leathery type of skin that is supposedly very tough and durable. Eyewitnesses have claimed that sometimes reptilians wear cloaks, this could be because they are covering their wings, or they are their wings themselves and people are getting confused because it being dark or whatever. Shock does weird things to people especially when your discovering a new intelligent race in real time. Trust me I can tell you first hand. Im just glad I didn't encounter this winged Draco he looks a lot more intimidating. One last thing about Draco reptilians is that when they have been sighted sometimes they are approached by other winged Draco reptilians that have powdery white scales, and it seems they are higher in rank, and the regular winged Draco reptilians listen to their orders very carefully. So there is definitely a rank system, that all these reptilians follow.
The last type of reptilian alien hybrid that I would like to describe that also has a lot of eyewitness reports is a sort of alien grey mixed with reptilians as a hybrid. Some people speculate that the purpose the grey aliens abduct people is to genetically produce a hybrid race. The same holds true for this reptilian race. Do these types of reptilians have more advanced alien psychic powers? One thing is for sure, they are definitely different from the rest of the reptoids. They resemble both a reptilian and a grey alien, with its large head, and huge eye sockets. I wonder where in the hierarchy or rank these things are? Are they the boss of bosses? Are they shunned by the rest of the reptilian family. I can only speculate. I know like the differences we have from human to human, the reptoids are also very different from each other. Please leave me comments and let me know what you think about this story. It is very strange indeed.


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What is a Fork?
Sometime the blockchain "forks". Lots of trader seem unaware what that means, so here is a short explanation: Basically the network disagrees about the current blockchain state, so there are multiple heads like a fork has multiple tines.
(A "fork" in software development also means to clone a codebase. This is what a pure-clone altcoin does. I am talking about something different here. Hopefully, you do not get confused.)
A new block for the chain is forged by using the latest block, a few pending transactions, and the hash code some miner has found. Then the block is publicized to the rest of the network.
Naturally, there might be multiple miners finding the hash code at the same time. In this case the network decides on a winner and moves on. This might take a while, so a node (aka wallet) might use the wrong version for a while. Each node only sees its direct neighbors and if they report different version, it needs to use an arbitrary one to move on. Sometimes a node has to rollback, when it picked the wrong one. This rollback is the main reason that a transaction requires "confirmations". The idea is: The longer the chain built on top of a block, the more sure we are that this block is on the right chain.
What happens if you are on the wrong chain? At first, others do not see your transaction. Later when your wallet does a rollback, your transaction is canceled. It is like your transaction happened in a parallel universe, but not in our universe. This is equivalent to "it never happened".
How to forks happen? Small forks happen naturally, due to the distributed nature of a p2p network. Those are very short-lived and resolved quickly, though. Problematic forks usually happen due to outdated clients. For example, the Dogecoin 1.6 update says:
This is a mandatory update as it involves a hard fork of the network. Please make sure you are running 1.6 to ensure that you're on the correct blockchain and not at risk of losing your DOGE
As per block 145k, the network will hardfork to adopt a new difficulty retargeting algorithm.
The developers announced that you have to upgrade to the newest version of the Dogecoin wallet by block 145000. Why? Because a mixed network of 1.6 and pre-1.6 nodes will most certainly not agree on the right blockchain. They will diverge into two network, which are constantly interfere with and confusing each other, because they use the same root nodes. What do they disagree about? The difficulty retargeting algorithm. 1.6 and pre-1.6 miners will use different difficulties for mining and block forged with the wrong difficulty is not accepted by one of the "two" networks.
(By "hard fork" they probably mean something like "deliberate fork")


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May 15, 2009
New Jersey state Sen. Joseph Vitale (D) -- chair of the Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee -- earlier this week proposed a plan to temporarily reduce rebate checks to senior citizens earning $100,000 to $150,000 in an effort to alleviate the effects of possible budget cuts on certain populations, the Newark Star-Ledger reports. Vitale's proposal also would avert planned $6 to $15 prescription drug copayments for people living with HIV/AIDS in the state (Livio, Newark Star-Ledger, 5/12).
The copayments are part of Gov. Jon Corzine's (D) $29.8 billion spending proposal for the state's new fiscal year and would collect $1.36 million by creating copayments for HIV/AIDS drugs based on a sliding scale determined by income. The copayments would affect 9,000 people living with HIV/AIDS who have obtained no-cost medicine from the state because they do not qualify for other assistance programs. Advocates said that the copayments will hurt patients who are already struggling because of the poor economy (Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, 4/23).
According to the Star-Ledger, Vitale's proposal would save the state $15.7 million, including $9.7 million needed to allow 17,000 low-income families to enroll in the state's health insurance program, FamilyCare. Senate Budget Committee Chair Barbara Buono (D) said that she does not believe it is possible to restore program cuts "given the collapse of revenues." According to the Office of Legislative Services, the current deficit for this year's budget, which ends June 30, is at least $1.2 billon. Vitale said, "Our convictions are going to be tested as we come to terms with the fact that we simply don't have enough money to fund all of the state's priorities." He added, "But unless funding is restored for programs like NJ FamilyCare, Medicaid drug benefits and the AIDS Drug Distribution Program, I will be voting against the" fiscal year 2010 budget (Newark Star-Ledger, 5/12).
Reprinted with permission from kaisernetwork.org. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, search the archives, or sign up for email delivery at www.kaisernetwork.org/dailyreports/hiv. The Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report is published for kaisernetwork.org, a free service of the Kaiser Family Foundation, by The Advisory Board Company. © 2009 by The Advisory Board Company and Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.
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Tortured Reasoning: The Intent to Torture Under International and Domestic Law (with Aileen Nowlan and Julia Spiegel), 52 Virginia Journal of International Law 791 (2012)
The infamous memos that concluded that torture only existed where there
was infliction of pain equivalent in intensity to the pain "associated with a
suffiiently serious physical condition or injury such as death, organ failure, or
serious impairment of body functions" also concluded that "a defendant [must]
act with the peciflc intent to inflict severe pain." Specjically, "the infliction of
such pain must be the defendant's predse objective." Although this
interpretation of the intent requirement has been definitively repudiated - and
rightly so - there has thus far been little attention paid to the level of intent
that is required to prove torture under domestic and international law. This
Article aims to bring clarity to this contested and misunderstood element of the
legal definition of torture. We demonstrate that torture is a specic intent crime
under U.S. law and international law. As we shall show, moreover, the veg
definition of torture in the Convention Against Torture supplies the additional
mens rea requirement that renders the crime one of specic intent: The accused
must not only inflict pain and suffering, but he must do so for a pupose
prohibited by the Convention (for example, to extract a confession). We show
that U.S. courts and international courts and tribunals have consistently
applied this understanding of the specific intent standard for torture. In doing
so, they have not required direct evidence of mental state, but have instead
inferred intent from facts and circumstances that demonstrate knowing infliction
ofpain or suffering for a prohibited pupose. We hope that this conclusion will
help guide U.S. practice in filling the dangerous analytical void left by the
repudiated memos.
Date of Authorship for this Version
Recommended Citation
Hathaway, Oona; Nowlan, Aileen; and Spiegel, Julia, "Tortured Reasoning: The Intent to Torture Under International and Domestic Law" (2012). Faculty Scholarship Series. 4723.


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Located in Holland Village, this two-storey bar is perfect for a day-to-night session. Start the afternoon by having a casual bite in their lovely al-fresco area, then move the party upstairs to enjoy some of the best of local musical talent in town. With a regular rotation of local musicians playing a range of genres from pop and rock to soul and grunge, there's something for everyone at this friendly watering hole! Notable acts include Shirlyn & The UnXpected playing pop and rock anthems, Jack and Rai with their signature acoustic sound and the rockin' Tabula.
Wala Wala Café Bar
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Quick Tip: Need some beautiful flyers ASAP? Check out our latest reviews of the best flyer printing services. Prices start at $0.14/flyer!
If you've started a babysitting service (à la "The Baby-Sitters Club"), you need to find fun and creative ways to promote it. Word of mouth is great for this kind of business, but flyers still help a lot when it comes to getting the word out.
Here are eight steps to creating a babysitter flyer that is sure to catch the eye of future clients. You can use a variety of different programs, such as Microsoft Word or InDesign, but I will be using Adobe Photoshop CS5.
Step 1. Sketch it out.
Before starting any design project, you should develop a plan or sketch before you get to work. Decide what content you need to include, what size you want, a theme, images, colors, etc.
You could search the Web for good stock images to use in your design.
Step 2. Open a new document.
Set up the size you have chosen. Here I will use 8.5 inches by 11 inches.
Step 3. Place the images.
The images you have chosen to use can be inserted into the document now.
TIP: Leave space at the top for the header and the bottom for contact information.
Step 4. Create a title.
In a large bold font, create the header, which should be your name or business name.
TIP: Be sure you include the word babysitting or something that indicates your services in the header.
Step 5. Value statements
Add bullet points that tell the reader why they should choose you as their babysitter. Be concise and consider the most important aspects of being a good babysitter.
Step 6. Contact information
If you want to, include tear-away tabs with your phone number. If not, simply put your name (if it's not in the header), phone number and maybe an email.
TIP: Make sure the font is large enough to read at a distance.
Step 7. Finishing touches
Take a look at the flyer and see if there is anything you missed. Make sure all the information is accurate and there's no spelling or grammar mistakes.
I think our example could use a little more pizazz at the header to grab the reader's attention.
Step 8. Print
Make sure you print in full color. Print one test page first to ensure everything turned out as planned.
If you have the time, consider using a professional printing service to give your flyer an added punch of legitimacy.
All you have to do is post them!
Now that you have an attention-grabbing flyer that lists your qualities and contact information, you're ready to post them on community bulletin boards or leave them with local businesses. Take copies with you so you are always prepared to leave a flyer behind!


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Like many things that are hot and popular to talk about on financial cable news shows and on the internet, you either love gold or you hate gold as an investment. Which camp do you fall into? Is gold a good investment now for you?
For the longest time, I have been telling everyone on my blog and in articles that I've written on other sites that I think gold is a terrible investment. But, let me let you in on a little secret. I've been secretly buying gold for years while still bad mouthing it the entire time.
Yes, there, I've said it. I'm a fraud….sort of.
There Are Plenty Of Reasons You Shouldn't Buy Gold
There are plenty of reasons that you should not own gold as an investment. If you are just now thinking about buying it, you've missed the huge move in gold. It has had an incredible run up over the past couple of years in tandem with the current recession. It hit its 52 week high recently, and the precious metal currently been trading around the $1,700 per ounce level lately.
I absolutely hate buying any investment near its 52 week high price. There doesn't seem to be much upside left to the investment, and there seems like whole lot of downside. For many people who have not invested yet, it appears that they may have missed the boat.
Another reason that I don't want to own gold is that it is hard to liquidate. My uncle told me the other day that he purchased gold coins from a company that he saw advertise on late night television. That's all fine and well if that is what you really want to do with your investment money and pay high fees. But, what happens when you need to sell those coins?
It is going to take a little while to find a buyer who will pay you the full price of your gold coins. And, you can forget about taking them to a pawn shop or jewelry store with a "we buy gold" sign in the front window. They only pay pennies on the dollar for your gold in order to resell it themselves.
Everyone who is a gold bug loves to praise gold as a hedge against inflation. Well, that sounds like a great idea while you are simply buying and selling on irrational fears of a stock market or world collapse. But, the hedge theory starts to fall apart when you actually have to put it into practice. When was the last time we were all out there bartering for things like gas or cable television with gold doubloons?
Even the Greeks are walking around the streets of Athens with solid gold coins in their pockets as a hedge against their country's impending financial collapse. And, finally, just on principle alone, I'm not buying anything as an investment for my financial future that is sold through infomercials on late night television.
Why I'm Bucking The Trend And Buying Gold
I still hold true to my hatred of gold. I hate anything that has built up so much hype and has spawn so many self-serving vultures that prey on people's fears. With all that being said and all my excuses, I still own gold in my own investment portfolio. So, why am I such a traitor to the fight against gold bugs?
There are several reasons actually. The biggest reason that I have invested in gold is for the diversification that it offers. Gold's performance is typically inversely related to the stock market. So, when stocks are zigging, gold is often zagging the opposite way. It evens out the risk of the market's swings.
Do I think that the stock market is doomed? No way! I'm a bull through and through, but I also have decades before I will reach the ripe old age of retirement. I can wait the market's downturns out because I truly believe that the markets will continue to move higher over the very long-term. Do I know when things will turn around? Of course I don't.
But, I feel confident that the market will eventually head higher and continue to do so over the long-term. Until then, I love having a portion of my investments that are heading higher while I wait.
Where To Buy Gold
There are so many ways that you can purchase gold as an investment, and almost always the best sources do not come from your television set, the other end of a phone call, or an instructional DVD a company sends you. You don't need to buy an overpriced system to invest in gold.
There are several great exchange traded funds (ETFs) and mutual funds that focus on gold and other precious metals. I will always choose a great, professionally run mutual fund that specializes, lives, and breaths gold, gold miners, gold refiners, and other gold related companies over buying gold bullion and coins to stash under my bed every day of the week and twice on Sunday.
Gold can be a great investment as a small percentage of your total investment portfolio, such as limiting your investment to 5% to 10% of your total nest egg. That will help you diversify and wait out the market turmoil. But, you also have to be smart when purchasing gold and other precious metals about where you buy them from and how the investment is structured.
What about you? Do you have any gold bars hidden under your bed or in the closet in case the world ends? Do you secretly drool over those late night infomercials on television praising gold's benefits? I'd love to hear your experiences with buying gold.
This article is by Hank Coleman who writes about money and investing on his blog, Money Q&A. Be sure to follow Hank Coleman on Twitter @HankColeman and sign up for Money Q&A RSS Feed.


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Innovation and investment is the best antidote to the newspaper medium's problems. While newspapers shared in the 1990s ad boom, the sudden reversal of fortune in 2001, when total newspaper ad sales plunged nearly 9% from 2000, was painful, triggering cost cutting and layoffs as managers sought to shore up margins. As the economy rights itself, the ad sales swoon will level off (and may already be doing so). But publishers and editors can't put off getting new ideas and excitement into their product.
It's no secret that newspapers need new readers. New and better services for advertisers, easier ad buying and more added value help newspapers hold on to advertising share. But publishers and editors know they need new offerings to lure readers who have never had the "newspaper habit." Daily and Sunday newspapers still reach a vast audience. But Scarborough Research data, based on the top 50 markets and cited by the Newspaper Association of America, shows the percentage of total U.S. adults reading daily newspapers slid to 54.3% in 2001 from 58.6% in 1998. For Sunday papers, the 68.2% reach of 1998 fell to 63.7% last year.
The revamped and expanded Journal and the lifestyle, leisure and advice section coming (partly in response) from the Times give more breadth to those newspapers and provide an appealing stage for new advertisers.
Local papers have the same opportunity to grow through innovation. With smart research and a willingness to invest, newspapers today must begin the task of getting the audience they need for tomorrow.


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Welcome to Havant Rifle & Pistol Club
Target shooting is the second most popular participant sport in the country.
Havant Rifle and Pistol Club has a long and distinguished record of target shooting at local, county, national and Olympic levels.
Normally membership is open to all, regardless of age, gender or ability. Since the start of 2018 there has been a high intake of new members that have brought the use of the ranges to capacity. As a result we have had to temporarily stop amitting new members. This will be reviewed in September.
With over three hundred and fifty members, Havant Rifle and Pistol Club caters for precision .22 rifle [prone, standing & kneeling], benchrerst [air & .22], light sporting rifle, air rifle (sporting and target), air pistol, muzzle-loading and gallery rifle shooting disciplines.
As a competitive target shooting club, members are expected to take part in competitions, these can be at club, local, county or national levels.
Visitors are welcome at 10:00 on Sundays to view the facility and watch the various forms of shooting. Please send your details to the club Secretary via the contact form to arrange a visit.
For full details on the steps to become a member see Become a members page


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Wood in the fireplace. A wooden home. A wooden blanket?
Elisa Strozyk is pushing the boundaries of textile arts. She creates a fabric-like structure by attaching small geometric wooden shapes to a textile base. The new "wooden textile" acts just like fabric, draping across beds, floors, even people. Just push it and, like . . . → Read More: Wooden textiles by Elisa Strozyk


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A Palm Beach County sheriff`s deputy said under oath Wednesday that Sgt. Thomas McGinn, the suspended leader of the sheriff`s K-9 unit, created a set of phony training records for a pending lawsuit and ordered him to sign a graduation certificate for an untrained K-9 team.
Deputy Robert Anderson said McGinn, who is the subject of a state criminal investigation focusing on other dogs, wanted the false set of records to look as if they had been written three years earlier, during a 1981 K-9 training class.
During his deposition Wednesday, Anderson told how McGinn`s plan emerged at a summer 1984 meeting in McGinn`s office at sheriff`s headquarters.
``McGinn said he had a deposition and needed four months worth of training records. He said he needed records for (K-9) Cello,`` Anderson said.
Cello is the now-deceased Delray Beach police dog that bit two youths. Attorneys Marc H. Gold and Barbara Heyer have filed federal civil rights suits against Cello`s handler, Officer Robert Musco, the city of Delray Beach and the Sheriff`s Office, through which Cello was purchased and trained. The suit contends Cello was inadequately trained and his records falsified.
Gold took a deposition from McGinn, who was one of Cello`s trainers at the Sheriff`s Office, on Aug. 8, 1984.
Anderson told Gold on Wednesday that he refused to make out the records for McGinn, but then photocopied blank training records and took them home, where he and his girlfriend wrote in dates for 1981 and a narrative of what drills the K-9 class performed.
The drills appeared authentic because Anderson and his dog actually had been in a K-9 training class in 1981, and he referred to his own record of his own class when starting the false set, Anderson said.
Anderson said he returned the documents to McGinn about 20 minutes later.


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Ann, Lady Bacon (Anne Bacon, Anne Cooke) (1528–1610) - BIOGRAPHY, MAJOR WORKS AND THEMES, CRITICAL RECEPTION
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Ann, Lady Bacon was the second daughter of Sir Anthony Cooke and Lady Anne Fitzwilliam Cooke; she was the wife of Sir Nicholas Bacon and the mother of Sir Anthony Bacon and Francis Bacon,* Lord Verulam. She was sister to Mildred Cecil, wife of William Cecil, Lord Burghley, chief secretary under Queen Elizabeth,* and the sister of Elizabeth Hoby Russel, wife first to Sir Thomas Hoby* and afterward to Lord Russel. Her other sisters and brothers married less illustriously and, perhaps as a result, are less well known.
Lady Bacon is known to have been trained in the classical tongues, Greek and Latin (and possibly Hebrew), as well as in Italian and French, which, it is said, she spoke like a native. Her father was tutor to Edward VI, and it is believed by some that she may have served as a governess to Edward VI. Yet she was bred not only for a life at court but for a life of godliness as well, having been educated in the Scriptures and the church fathers, a fact for which Theodore Beza praised her in his dedication to his Christian Meditation Upon Eight Psalms (1582).
While still under her parents 1 supervision she translated out of the Italian Fouretene Sermons of Barnardine Ochyne , the head of the Capuchin Order, who had converted to Reformed Protestantism and fled Italy, coming to England during Edward's reign under the protection of Archbishop Cranmer.* These sermons were published c. 1550, then republished as Certayne Sermons c. 1550 and again c. 1570. Much has been made of her dedication to these sermons since she commends them to her mother in full courtly fashion, at the same time hoping that she has shown her time learning Italian was not spent in dilatory pleasures. Little, however, has been written about the sermons themselves or about her translation, although a considerable amount of attention has been given to C. S. Lewis' praise of her ability as a translator of the Apology, or Answer, in Defence of the Churche of England from Bishop Jewel's* Latin text. Her wit and acumen as a letter writer, particularly as demonstrated in her letters to her sons Anthony and Francis, are often commented upon, as is her facility at languages—she frequently punctuates her sentences with Latin and Greek phrases, the latter of which she seems often to have used as a kind of private language, using Greek for statements she clearly did not want read by anyone into whose hands their letters might come. It is, however, the translations and what they tell us about her interests as a learned woman and what they may foretell about her influence on her sons in which I am chiefly interested.
Lady Bacon's translations of Ochino's sermons show her complete understanding of the "necessity of believing we are elect," including the limitations on liberty that allow one to think one thing or another, to speak or not, to govern oneself, and to hear the words of God, but not to receive God's grace other than by his own election: "There are many that think that as men chose to serve a Prince, so we chose to serve God, but he himself in the contrary, when he said, you have not chosen me, but I you" (Thirteenth Sermon).
Throughout her life Lady Ann was a zealous adherent of the Reformed church. Although her letters to her sons show her maternal concern for their careers and their financial well-being, the primary argument of each of the letters is that they be true to the faith; this counsel she even extended to Essex, when in December 1596 she feared his negative influence over her sons: "This is the will of God, that ye should be Holy, and abstain from fornication, and every one know how to keep his own vessel in holiness and honour; and not in the lust of concupiscence, as do the Gentiles which know not God" (Birch, 218–19). That her sons recalled the model of service set forth in the passage is shown in Francis Bacon's letter to Elizabeth (20 July 1594) in which he acknowledges the will of God in preventing him from being in service to her (Spedding, I, 304–5).
Lady Ann may have felt that the will of God called her to respond to the need for a translation of Bishop Jewel's* Apologia Ecclesiae Anglicanae . Jewel himself was concerned that a proper response be made to the papal attack set forth at the Council of Trent lest England's failure to participate be seen as an opportunity to attack not only the English church but the queen and country as well. Following the publication in 1562 of an unsatisfactory translation, this need grew stronger. That a fine translation appeared from the hands of the wife and sister-in-law of Elizabeth's two foremost spokespersons on church matters should make Archbishop Parker's praise of it fully explicable, for the Apology shows not only that the English church was right in setting itself apart from the Roman church but, in copious detail, outlines the ways in which the Roman church had strayed from the "true church of Christ."
As indicated before, Lady Ann reaped praise as a translator from Bishops Jewel and Parker as well as from Theodore Beza. Letters from Cecil and Essex, among others, show that her goodwill merited consideration. While Spedding takes her to task for attempting to maintain too much control over her sons' lives once they were adults, Birch clearly finds her to be a sympathetic character (although acknowledging her to have been difficult in her old age). Hughey says little about the quality of her translations, although she does find them superior to the Argentine translations of Ochino. As has already been noted, C. S. Lewis praised Lady Ann's ability as a translator, noting, "Latin prose has a flavour very hard to disguise in translation, but nearly every sentence in Lady Bacon's work sounds like an original. Again and again she finds the phrase which, once she has found it, we feel to be inevitable" (307). Her two recent commentators, Beilin and Lamb, both focus attention on the isolated position of the learned woman in the English Renaissance.


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CENTERVILLE, Utah (KUTV) - A little boy in Centerville will likely spend Christmas in the hospital after a gun went off in his hands Saturday evening.
The 9-year-old was at a relative's home, hanging out with cousins in the basement. They happened to find a loaded, unsecured gun. An older cousin tried to take it away from the child but it discharged, striking him in the shoulder.
The little boy was rushed to Primary Children's Hospital in Salt Lake and is expected to be ok.
Police are reiterating the importance of gun safety as unintentional shootings do tend to spike over the holidays. Authorities say guns should be locked away in the home and to be extra vigilant if you have visitors in your home over the festive season.


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Most of us would agree that the quality of our boss has a big impact on the quality of our job. A good boss supports us in ways that make us better at what we do, and a bad boss confuses, demotivates, and generally drags us down. In a small business this importance is magnified because there's no one else to go to, no other manager to provide direction or support.
A few months ago Inc magazine looked at some qualities that make a good boss – one that makes their employees and, by extension, their entire company better. Inc's list of 8 Core Beliefs of Extraordinary Bosses caught the eye of several nForm-ers because it seemed to paint a striking portrait of our boss, Gene Smith.
At first, it was a shock to see that Gene displays all eight of the core beliefs. Sure, he's a good boss and everything, but all eight? But there's no question – he has 'em all. A couple of examples:
Management is service, not control: Who knows how many mistakes we've made over the years? Many. Yet, we've never had a smack down. Not even the time one of us (who shall remain nameless) opened up the FTP server and risked all that was behind the wall. In fact, Gene may have laughed when the culprit 'fessed up. Of course, this may just prove that he's crazy.
Work should be fun, not mere toil: Thanks for making us play laser tag, Gene, even though some of us really did not want to in the first place. It felt good to shoot you. Really good.
We could easily illustrate every point, but perhaps the entire list can be boiled down to a couple of things: empathy and a concern for the humans involved in any situation. In our previous building there was a lady who ran a small windowless shop. She loved to visit with customers and she could be hard to escape from. One time, over the drinks we bought from her, we were laughing about the many ways the shop lady could trap us. Gene laughed and then observed: "I wonder how it is for her to be in a shop with no windows and not many customers. It must be hard."
Maybe Gene's great leadership secret is his ability to understand other people's point of view and to evaluate them in a fair manner. Those are important qualities in UX design, in running a business, and in life.
So on this, Gene's birthday, the nForm crew would like to say how glad we are to have a leader that has been officially endorsed by Inc Magazine. Or close enough. Not only do we benefit from a great work environment, our clients benefit from a team that has been empowered to do the best work it can.
Thanks Gene, from the whole nForm crew. Happy Birthday.
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I recently re-watched the 1970 Éric Rohmer film Claire's Knee. It's probably my least favourite of the Six Moral Tales (Jerôme's particular moral crisis is kind of creepy to me), but I adore the scenery and wish my July could look like this one on Lake Annecy in the French Alps. What a summer house! Just some 18th century frescoes, no big deal.
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Every professional window cleaner I have spoken to all say the same thing, it's against health and safety to be climbing roofs. Especially when said roof is rotton, full of wholes and has weeds growing left right and center.
I keep telling my estate agency this and they won't listen. They have already screwed me out of £400 from my previous deposite on my property before. Where do I legaly stand?
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The construction of the Blagoevgrad-Sandanski section will be the most complex infrastructure project implemented in Bulgaria, a press release of the ministry quoted regional development minister Desislava Terzieva as saying upon the launch of construction works on another section of the motorway - between Dupnitsa and Blagoevgrad.
The Struma motorway, with a total length of 173.28 km, is part of pan-European transport Corridor IV. Its construction is divided into four sections: Dolna Dikanya – Dupnitsa, Dupnitsa – Blagoevgrad, Blagoevgrad-Sandanski, and Sandanski-Kulata.
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