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New York University has focused its decennial Middle States Association self-study on undergraduate education. Given current national concern about the role of undergraduate education in research universities, this seemed an appropriate time for reflection on what is an essential element of our academic enterprise. A Steering Committee comprised of faculty, deans, administrators, and students was responsible for overseeing preparation of the self-study. Two other committees were formed to consult in this effort: the Undergraduate Academic Affairs Committee and the Undergraduate Student Affairs Committee, which conducted most of their studies in the fall 2002 and spring 2003 terms. A succession of drafts of the report was reviewed by members of NYU's faculty, student body, and administration between February 2003 and January 2004. The final version, which reflects this extensive process of consultation, consists of one volume of narrative and one volume of appendices. Additional relevant documents, such as the University's and the schools' outcomes assessment plans, are also being provided to the Middle States Evaluation Team.
NYU is, first and foremost, a research university. With strong professional schools, the unparalleled resources of New York City, and global aspirations, its goal is to provide its undergraduates with a distinctive educational experience of the highest quality. After outlining how undergraduate education is organized at NYU through eight different schools, the self-study recounts the progress of the past decade, in which the student body has increased dramatically in size and quality, as a result of the greater selectivity made possible by a much broader applicant pool. At the same time, the University has been transformed from a commuter school into one that is largely residential. Significant investments in faculty, financial aid, and program enhancements have led to major improvements in undergraduate academic and student life. That challenges remain is indicated by the finding that NYU remains below other prominent private and many public research institutions in the United States with regard to retention and six year graduation rates. The recently formed Analytical Planning Group has begun to study the causes of attrition, NYU's various programs for special categories of students, and faculty composition and deployment within its schools. The results of these studies will inform ongoing assessment and planning. Meanwhile, without prejudging the outcome, but making use of what is already known, the present self-study examines the undergraduate experience at NYU under the three principal categories of enrollment and financial aid, academic affairs, and student affairs, with a final section on alumni relations.
The Office of Undergraduate Admissions services all the schools except the College of Dentistry (which offers two undergraduate degree programs) and the McGhee Division (which offers adult degree programs) of the School of Continuing and Professional Studies (SCPS). Given the nearly three-fold increase in the number of applications over the last decade (from 13,591 in 1993 to 33,097 in 2003), the report recommends exploring ways of providing Admissions with the resources needed to make an increasingly nuanced assessment of each applicant. It remains a challenge to communicate to applicants the distinguishing features of the individual schools and, if need be, to move certain students to the applicant pool of a school that is a better "fit." Compared with peer and target institutions, NYU takes in many more external transfer students; their quality varies and their large numbers can work against community-building efforts on campus. Also, the large number of internal transfers (from one NYU school to another) can present challenges if they reflect dissatisfaction or result in dislocations in the exporting or importing school. The relation between financial aid policies and the yield on admitted students and their retention is now the subject of closer analysis, but the self-study finds it already clear that financial aid strategies should be reexamined and that fundraising for scholarships be a top priority.
The academic affairs part of the self-study, which relies heavily on the work of the Advisory Committee on Undergraduate Academic Affairs and its subcommittees, examines the academic experience of NYU's undergraduates under 12 topics.
The report reviews the various general education requirements at NYU, ranging from the distributional models at the College of Dentistry, the Ehrenkranz School of Social Work, the McGhee Division of SCPS, and the Tisch School of the Arts to the more prescribed programs of the Gallatin School of Individualized Study, the General Studies Program of SCPS, and the Morse Academic Plan (MAP) of the College of Arts and Science (CAS). The MAP, adopted to varying degrees also by the Steinhardt School of Education, the Stern School of Business, and the Cinema Studies Program at Tisch, represents the most ambitious effort of the past decade to provide a common, coherent, and challenging general education for the majority of NYU's undergraduates. In its fullest form (in CAS) the MAP includes expository writing, foreign language, and courses in humanities, social science, quantitative reasoning, and natural science. With courses that are specifically designed for nonmajors, the MAP has greater coherence than a distributional requirement; in addition, MAP courses are taught only by tenured or tenure-track faculty and all are enhanced by small recitation or laboratory sections. The Academic Affairs Committee's finding that the goals of the MAP are not always fully understood or articulated by its various constituencies is probably true of the other general education models at NYU as well. Other challenges include improving specific courses, capitalizing further on NYU's intellectual diversity, aligning general education more closely with departmental resources and intellectual agenda, dealing with TA shortages, and increasing the connections between general education and other aspects of the curriculum. Finally, given NYU's intellectual diversity, the question remains to what extent there should be a common platform for all undergraduate schools.
Along with a general education that provides breadth of perspectives and foundational skills, NYU's schools also ensure that all students achieve significant depth in at least one discipline or area through completion of a major. The more than 140 discrete undergraduate majors at NYU differ greatly from one another, sometimes even within a school. The self-study necessarily restricts itself to identifying several challenges that cross programs, departments, and schools. One challenge is to continue efforts to build connections between the major and general education curricula. Another is to use learning outcomes assessment plans to ensure that majors remain intellectually current and challenging, are structured with sufficient verticality, and provide for a meaningful capstone experience. Apparent redundancies involving programs in different schools are being studied to determine whether they make curricular and financial sense. Finally, some schools' generous policies on the number of transfer credits accepted toward their degree are being reconsidered.
In keeping with its research mission, NYU strives, whenever possible, to include undergraduates in the production of knowledge. Given its intellectual diversity, one of NYU's strengths, research on the part of undergraduates necessarily varies widely in nature, context, and extent within as well as across NYU's schools. The report describes the substantial progress in promoting undergraduate research that has been made over the past decade. The primary challenge is to encourage and enable even more students to become directly involved in research activities and to create more incentives and reduce disincentives for faculty to mentor undergraduates, including those from underrepresented groups. To enhance participation, schools should also develop clearinghouses for information on available opportunities and establish or increase financial support for student research projects.
The University is committed to connecting with the community in formal and informal ways that include a broad spectrum of internships and public service activities. The report mentions some of the challenges raised by the extraordinary array of practical, experiential learning opportunities available to students in New York City. One is for the schools to embed service learning, which has tended to be largely a co-curricular activity, into a broader range of courses. Another, more pressing challenge is to find ways to help students take fuller advantage of attractive internship opportunities when external providers require that they receive academic credit.
The report finds that the variety of intellectual styles, philosophical methods, and practical orientations of the eight undergraduate schools is a great strength of NYU. Of course, this diversity can set up a certain tension between the desire to maintain the mission and spirit of each school and the development of a strong sense of community University-wide. One manifestation of this is the difficulty that some students report in seeking access to offerings of other schools. Relations between the schools take the form mainly of cross-registration in individual courses, cross-school majors and minors, dual-degree programs, and internal transfers. The report recommends ensuring that no undue barriers impede such activities. It also recommends exploring ways to expand opportunities for individualized study, to allow non-Gallatin students, too, to receive the benefits of access to appropriate individually tailored majors.
As part of its global mission, NYU aims to give as many of its students as possible, regardless of major, opportunities to study abroad, whether in its own programs or at a university with which it has an exchange agreement. An ongoing challenge at each NYU site abroad is to get faculty more directly involved in ensuring across-the-board quality, developing programs, and providing thematic foci for the curriculum. Financial issues include offering departments replacement funds for full-time faculty temporarily lost to teaching in programs abroad, and devising strategies for increasing fall enrollments at sites abroad to balance the distribution of the student body more equitably between the fall and spring semesters.
The different missions of the schools have led to a variety of approaches to the advising of undergraduates, including centralized advising centers, faculty mentors, and administrative staff advisers. School-based academic support programs are supplemented by an array of University-wide services for all students. Surveys suggest that many students feel that they do not have enough access to faculty as advisers and mentors. Since efforts to promote faculty mentoring must start in the classroom, where personal relationships can be built on intellectual interests, it is important to assign full-time faculty to classes wherever appropriate. At the same time, ways should also be found to increase faculty involvement in the more formal advising structure as well as in co-curricular programs where students live and study.
The Library's ongoing program of assessment and communication with users aims to identify and respond to their needs, improve services to diverse groups, and build communities of users. Providing undergraduates instruction in research skills at the right points of their intellectual development is a continuing challenge. A newer challenge is to make students more aware of the enormously expanded electronic resources and, even more importantly, how to use them discriminatingly. At the same time that web-based services need further development, the physical spaces of Bobst Library need a renovation that reflects the undergraduate populations and their varied modes of study, research, and social interaction.
The report cites some of the notably expanded and upgraded services that NYU's Information Technology Services has provided the academic community. But the rapid development and availability of new technology has also created a variety of challenges: accommodating growth in the faculty's use of such basic technology as Blackboard without multiplying support resources at the same rate; improving the design and delivery of education and awareness programs for students; making the Student Information System more flexible and user-friendly; and continuing to create and support more technology-enhanced classrooms, while expediting the delivery of equipment to underequipped rooms.
This section of the self-study, dealing with the availability, appropriateness, and physical condition of classrooms, depends heavily on the findings and recommendations of the University Presidential Transition Team (March 2002). Large increases in the numbers of students and of courses have led to shortages of adequate classroom space. Efforts to maximize the use of existing space are necessary, such as enforcing minimum enrollments in courses and requiring that, wherever possible, a modular class schedule, less popular hours, and Fridays be used for instruction. The system for matching rooms with course or instructor requirements and for supplying appropriate equipment to rooms also needs to be coordinated better across the University.
The self-study affirms the importance of putting regular faculty in the undergraduate classroom wherever appropriate. Studies are underway at the University to examine the present and desirable teaching allocations. In addition, individual schools have been required to submit plans for assessing student learning outcomes and for using the results in planning and resource allocation. The report then focuses on the quality of teaching, which is supported, among other efforts, by the Center for Teaching Excellence and by University and school teaching awards. All schools at NYU also have methods for evaluating courses and instructors. A centralized evaluation process might increase the number of courses assessed and permit the pooling of experience and economies of scale. Further measures of teaching effectiveness that supplement student evaluations should also be devised and a formal mechanism for reviewing assessments and dealing with deficiencies should be developed.
NYU has a very diverse student body in terms of ethnicity, geographic origin, economic background, religious affiliation, and sexual orientation. The University is committed to promoting this diversity even further by increasing the proportion of students of color, perhaps by means of a revised financial aid strategy. Although the percentage of minorities and women on the faculty has also been rising, the faculty is not as diverse as the student body. The University must continue to explore not only more effective ways of recruiting a diverse faculty but also strategies for increasing the number of minority undergraduates interested in entering academic life. With increased diversity necessarily comes the challenge of integrating undergraduates' academic and social experience, so that students and faculty can learn from people of different backgrounds. This goal can be addressed by developing incentives for greater faculty participation in advising and in co-curricular activities, and by increasing the number of tenured and tenure-track faculty in appropriate courses.
Several organizational changes and the Middle States self-study process have resulted in a renewed focus on student affairs at NYU. The efforts to improve undergraduate student life discussed in this section are guided by the principles noted in the Prologue—the primacy of the University's academic mission, active partnership between the University and its students in all aspects of the learning process, the importance of diversity, and the extension of educational experiences beyond the classroom. This part of the self-study relies heavily on the work of the Committee on Undergraduate Student Affairs and its subcommittee. It explores issues under three topics.
The report examines the University's efforts to enhance its academic mission through a wide range of extracurricular programs and services. It highlights the importance of providing opportunities for students to be involved in campus life outside the classroom, contextualizing these opportunities within a community-based framework, and meeting the special needs of particular student groups.
Several key items are discussed: a newly opened university center; student clubs, organizations, and activities; community service; and communication. Non-resident (commuter) and transfer students are identified as meriting special consideration. A second subsection extends these issues to include the University's role as a transition to employment or graduate and professional education and in maintaining ties to alumni.
The University's size, decentralized nature, urban setting, and the diversity of its student body, faculty, and staff are sources of both strength and challenge in the process of building community. These considerations also contribute to other challenges—achieving and maintaining quality in the management and delivery of services, making community service more accessible and meaningful to students, articulating clear and consistent policies and procedures, meeting the demands of a constantly changing and increasingly important technological infrastructure, and overcoming barriers to an integrated community. Other challenges in this area include locating sufficient space for student needs, such as career services, and creating a culture of greater engagement among alumni.
As the University's ability to house students has expanded, so has recognition that the residence hall environment offers opportunities beyond the classroom for learning and growth. The report focuses on the University's efforts to nurture students' social, intellectual, and personal development, and to promote a sense of community within the residence halls through a range of programmatic efforts. Key factors in this process include strong faculty presence and participation; proper selection, training, and deployment of resident assistants; use of peer educators to provide support; advising and mentoring; community space for gatherings; and thematic learning environments.
Major growth over the last decade has led to a large and varied housing system that presents substantial challenges with respect to housing selection and programming. Initiatives aimed at coordinating students' intellectual and social lives must take into account differences in building size, configuration, location, and cost as well as needs that may differ according to students' class year or other circumstances (e.g., transition to the university for freshmen and transfers, "sophomore slump," expectations of certain residence hall amenities among upperclass students, varying levels of financial need).
Possible strategies that are considered include clustering students by class, building location, and selected areas within residence halls; a uniform pricing structure; and modifying the point/lottery system of selecting rooms and halls to help students make more informed choices. Recommendations include the expansion of three programs — a Faculty Fellow-in-Residence Program, a College Learning Center within Weinstein Hall, and an improved Resident Assistant Training Program — and the creation of several assessment initiatives.
The report recognizes that mental health and behavioral issues can impede efforts to support the University's academic mission and improve the quality of student life. Helping students to cope with these problems and minimize risks associated with drug and alcohol use are important objectives. Issues discussed in relation to mental health include an increased use of counseling services by students, their arrival on campus with more severe problems requiring treatment, greater reliance upon medication to treat these problems, and a significant strain overall on mental health resources. Drug and alcohol use also is examined as a factor affecting student life. NYU's location in a large urban environment may increase the potential for students to be exposed to these problems. It is, therefore, of the highest importance for the University to maintain a sound and consistent philosophy about alcohol and drugs, appropriate practices as expressions of that philosophy, and maximum effort to mitigate negative environmental influences, particularly outside of the residence halls. The report discusses the role of related support services and programs, which combine prevention, education, and treatment under a wellness model to promote a safe and healthy living and learning environment.
Challenges in the area of mental health include gathering adequate information about our students and their problems; better training for faculty and staff about mental health problems and how to address them; inadequate numbers of staff and insufficient office space; finding ways to encourage students to use alternative mental health interventions such as small groups and peer education services; and improving health insurance coverage for students, especially with respect to mental health benefits and medications.
Challenges with respect to alcohol and drugs include better identification and understanding of these problems as affecting (and affected by) other aspects of undergraduate life; developing programs that address the needs of diverse student populations, particularly those who may be most at risk; enhancing training to incorporate new programs; and clarifying relevant policies and assuring that they are applied consistently. Recommendations include many programmatic and service improvements to address these issues.
The University increasingly views alumni status as part of a continuum that begins with the recruitment/admission process and evolves throughout a student's career, so that alumni relations are the culmination of the goal of building and sustaining the NYU community. Improving the quality of undergraduate student life strengthens the foundation for alumni relations by creating institutional loyalty. The section on alumni relations describes the range of activities and programs offered by the Office for University Development and Alumni Relations (UDAR) to communicate with alumni and to engage them in the life of the University through events at Washington Square and in different regions around the country.
Historically low levels of alumni participation and annual giving at NYU are in part a legacy of the days when many of the now older alumni attended the University as commuters or part-time students, and others attended as professional students. These students had less time and opportunity to develop connections to NYU. The primary challenge today is to develop programs and an infrastructure that encourage and support the practice of giving back to the University. Additional challenges include building connections to the significant number of alumni who live in other areas of the United States and abroad; increasing coordination between UDAR and other offices of the University, particularly with the Division of Student Affairs, in order to improve relations with students and alumni; and expanding efforts to involve parents of students in the life of the University community.
The self-study concludes with a recognition of the actions needed to continue the substantial progress that undergraduate education has made at New York University in recent years: a continuing and candid evaluation of strengths and weaknesses, far-sighted planning for the future, and, above all, wise judgments on difficult and complex issues.


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General Care Projects in Fiji by Abigayle Zimmerman
Bula! My name is Abigayle Zimmerman, I'm 18 years old and from Washington, D.C. in the United States! I chose to go to Fiji after I graduated from high school rather than starting my university schooling immediately. This is a very unusual thing to do where I'm from, and I was really nervous going to a place I had not heard anything about, while all of my friends were enjoying their first semester of college.
I almost backed out a few times before I left because I felt like I should stick with the "status quo", but I'm so happy I didn't! Fiji was such an amazing experience for me and really set me up for my future. I wanted to work with special education students as I'm experienced at working with our department at home, and Fiji just seemed like the best fit for me to do that and have fun with it.
My host family
After a long, and I mean long, journey to Fiji, I took another 5 hour trip to my new home, Suva. When I got there I was picked up by Karishma, a member of Projects Abroad staff, and taken to my host family.
Only my host dad, Wise, was home. My host mom and brother, Niseta and Tony, were at work and school, so Wise made me lunch and we immediately became friends. When Niseta and Tony got home, we all sat around and talked for a few hours. My host family was my best experience of Fiji and, after 3 months with them, they became part of my real family.
I went to Wise's family reunion in his native village, and Niseta's work Christmas party. At home I would talk to my host family and fellow volunteers all night about our different cultures, hobbies and just about everything else. When I left, they told me "If you ever come back to Fiji, don't even call, just show up, your bed is still here." There are amazing people in Fiji, and making a good relationship with your host family will make Fiji not just a one-off trip, but a permanent second home.
Meeting other volunteers
Speaking of roommates, I had two, an Irish boy, Stephen, who arrived a week after me and a girl from the Channel Islands, Lara, who arrived about 6 weeks after me. Like my host family, I became close with my roommates and the other volunteers I met.
When I arrived there were about 20 volunteers in Suva, and everyone was so welcoming. Over the 3 months there, I made friends all over Europe, Australia, Canada, and even Japan. We still keep in touch on Facebook and I even plan to backpack around Europe to see all my friends. Outside of your placement, the volunteers and host family you meet are the most important part of your placement and you'll miss them so much when you leave.
My work placement
I worked at the Hilton Early Intervention Center, and it was so different to what I was used to. In America, children with special needs are included in our public schools. My first surprise in Fiji was that they're separated into their own schools, and that there were 50 kids in my school alone.
I was placed in teacher Tauga's class with the behaviorally challenged students. Many had disabilities like Autism, ADD, ADHD, and I had one girl with Downs Syndrome.
When it was time to learn, they'd pay attention, but when it was time to "play" (we did activities that secretly worked on their fine and gross motor skills, shh!), they didn't even know you were there because they were so into their activities.
My school went up to 8 years old, when they would move to the big special needs schools. I spent all of 3rd term with them and, two weeks before my placement ended, they had their graduation ceremony. I have to admit, I did cry… I miss my kids so much, but I'm so proud of how much they grew before my eyes in the short time I was there.
The staff in Fiji just added to my trip. Every Thursday we would have a meeting or workshop at the office, then we'd all go out to dinner. Most of the times out we'd just go to our favorite place, O'Reilly's.
I could text or call or go see the staff anytime and talk to them about anything, my placement, my family, how I missed home or what I was doing that weekend. They were there to listen, which just made them another family I got in Fiji. One weekend Ron, the man in charge of Care placements in Suva, even came on our weekend trip to Sigatoka, which was probably my favorite weekend I had in Fiji.
Traveling around Fiji
Visiting the Sigatoka Sand Dunes was my favorite weekend trip and I wish I had gone a second time. It was a black sand beach, and the dunes you had to hike to get over to get to the beach were huge! The rugby team actually practices there because it's such a workout. The only thing I can say is that the sand was so hot at midday that I actually burned the bottom of my feet!
The beach there was different from the other beaches in Fiji. It had lots of waves (which we got to jump!), while the others were calm and relaxing. That night we had a bonfire on top of one of the dunes and attempted to camp out until it started raining.
Final thoughts on my project
Over my 3 months in Fiji, I saw such a huge difference in my students and myself because of everything around me. I grew more appreciative of my home, but I also grew to love Fiji as a home. I can't wait to go back and visit all my extended family there, or even maybe go back as a volunteer again. It was a once in a lifetime opportunity for me, and I don't regret missing my first semester of college at all. I'm thankful I did because I got to have an experience like no one else.
Abigayle Zimmerman
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 23 (UPI) -- Hollywood titans Jack Nicholson and Dustin Hoffman are to be presenters at the Oscar ceremony in Los Angeles, producers said.
Telecast producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced the actors' scheduled attendance Friday.
"Between the two of them, Jack Nicholson and Dustin Hoffman have created more iconic characters than any other pair of actors in the world," said Zadan and Meron in a joint statement. "Their participation in this year's Oscars completes a list of presenters and performers that truly represents that great breadth and depth of acting talent in film today."
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Theatre Northeast presents Tuesdays With Morrie
Theatre Northeast is proud to present the "life-affirming" comedy/drama Tuesdays With Morrie by Jeffrey Hatcher and Mitch Albom. They will perform the play, based on the best-selling book by Mitch Albom, July 17, 18 and 19 at 7:30 p.m. and July 20 at 2:05 p.m. in the Studio Theatre of The Whatley Center for the Performing Arts at Northeast Texas Community College.
The play has been described as "An old man, a young man, and life's greatest lesson." Tuesdays With Morrie is the autobiographical story of Mitch Albom, an accomplished journalist driven solely by his career, and Morrie Schwartz, his former college professor. Sixteen years after graduation, Mitch happens to catch Morrie's appearance on a television news program and learns that his old professor is battling Lou Gehrig's Disease.
Mitch is reunited with Morrie, and what starts out as a simple visit turns into a weekly pilgrimage and a last class in the meaning of life. The play has been described by critics as: "Unforgettable! No matter how well you tell the story, the play makes it more vivid, more shattering, more humorous" (New York Magazine); "A touching, life-affirming, deeply emotional drama with a generous dose of humor" (New York Daily News); and "I was unprepared for how moving and powerful Tuesdays With Morrie turned out to be…on the ground, the flowers of humanity grow" (New York Post).
The play features NTCC Distinguished Alumni Nick Derby of Mount Pleasant as Mitch Albom and NTCC Theatre Faculty Douglas Hoppock as Morrie Schwartz.
Tickets prices are Adults $10, Age 17 and under $7, NTCC Faculty, Staff and Sr. Citizens $5 and NTCC Students free with current ID. Due to limited seating, reservations are requested by calling the Whatley Center Box Office 903-434-8181.


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This is probably an I/O saturation issue. mythfilldatabase and [[MySQL]] can cause hard disk or ATA bus saturation, causing [[Mythbackend]] to starve. Read more about [[Troubleshooting:Mythfilldatabase_IO_bottleneck]].
This is probably an I/O saturation issue. mythfilldatabase and [[MySQL]] can cause hard disk or ATA bus saturation, causing [[Mythbackend]] to starve. Read more about [[Troubleshooting:Mythfilldatabase_IO_bottleneck]].
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Note: The correct title of this article is mythfilldatabase. It appears incorrectly here due to technical restrictions.
mythfilldatabase fills the Myth database program table with upcoming shows.
- 1 Automatic use of mythfilldatabase
- 2 Manual use of mythfilldatabase
- 3 Troubleshooting
Automatic use of mythfilldatabase
Normally mythfilldatabase is run automatically by mythbackend every 24 hours. For most people allowing mythfilldatabase to run automatically will be sufficient, however in areas with no XMLTV grabber or an unusual channel setup it may be run manually.
Manual use of mythfilldatabase
To run an extra time out of sequence (for example, because your subscription had run out, and you just renewed it), use no command line options:
Command line options
$ mythfilldatabase --help mythfilldatabase version: fixes/0.25 [v0.25-100-gb5b4c48] www.mythtv.org Misc. Options: --dd-file Bypass grabber, and read SD data from file --lineupid DataDirect lineup of input xml file --offset Day offset of input xml file --xmlfile XML file to import manually --dd-grab-all refresh full data using DataDirect --file Bypass grabbers and define sourceid and file --xmlfile XML file to import manually --manual Run interactive configuration --no-mark-repeats do not mark repeats --preset Use channel preset values instead of numbers -h OR --help OR --usage Display this help printout, or give detailed information of selected option. --version Display version information. --sourceid Operate on single source --update Run non-destructive updates --xawchannels Read channels from xawtvrc file --xawtvrcfile xawtvrc file to import channels from Channel List Handling Options: --do-channel-updates update channels using datadirect --do-not-filter-new-channels don't filter ATSC channels for addition --only-update-channels only update channel lineup --remove-new-channels disable new channels on datadirect web interface Filtering Options: --dont-refresh-tba don't refresh "To be announced" programs --max-days force number of days to update --refresh Provide a day or range of days to refresh. Can be used repeatedly. Channel Icon Handling Options: --export-icon-map export icon map to file --import-icon-map import icon map to file --reset-icon-map resets icon maps --update-icon-map updates icon map icons Logging Options: --loglevel Set the logging level. All log messages at lower levels will be discarded. In descending order: emerg, alert, crit, err, warning, notice, info, debug defaults to info --logpath Writes logging messages to a file in the directory logpath with filenames in the format: applicationName.date.pid.log. This is typically used in combination with --daemon, and if used in combination with --pidfile, this can be used with log rotators, using the HUP call to inform MythTV to reload the file --nodblog Disable database logging. -q OR --quiet Don't log to the console (-q). Don't log anywhere (-q -q) --syslog Set the syslog logging facility. Set to "none" to disable, defaults to none. -v OR --verbose Specify log filtering. Use '-v help' for level info.
External XMLTV
If you are in a country where mythfilldatabase will not work the normal way you will need to use the --file flag (e.g. XMLTV does not have a grabber included, or the grabber options are not fully supported by MythTV).
Obtain xml file of tv guide
Here in Belgium, I use pytvgrab to get my tv guide and output to an xml file:
$ tv_grab_be_tvb --configure (you only need this the first time) $ tv_grab_be_tvb -o belgium.xml
Find out the source id of your card
This is normally '1' if you have only one input card, but it is best to check it out because I have found if I have run mythtv setup more than once it can end up being something other than 1. To check, you need to look at the database:
$ mysql -u root mythconverg mysql> select * from cardinput\G cardinputid cardid sourceid=4 etc.
Remember the source id
Run mythfilldatabase with the --file flag
The --file argument allows to directly import XMLTV files. This is useful if you are using programs like nxtvepg to grab your EPG data.
Note that Schedules Direct members should not use the
--file argument with mythfilldatabase. They should instead use --dd-file with data obtained by running
tv_grab_na_dd using the
--dd-data argument.
From 0.21 on:
From version 0.21 on the arguments of this command changed. The offset argument has been removed and the command changed to:
$ mythfilldatabase --file <sourceid> belgium.xml
From 0.25 on:
From version 0.25, the arguments of this command changed:
$ mythfilldatabase --file --sourceid <sourceid> --xmlfile belgium.xml
The first time you will need to use the --manual flag, but this is better explained on the XMLTV page.
mythfilldatabase causes the system to hang
This is probably an I/O saturation issue. mythfilldatabase and MySQL can cause hard disk or ATA bus saturation, causing Mythbackend to starve. Read more about Troubleshooting:Mythfilldatabase_IO_bottleneck.
"Unknown xmltv channel identifier" error message is seen when mythfilldatabase is run from command line
This probably means you need to open the xmltv.xml file in a text viewer or editor and find the channel id for each channel (it should be in a section at the top of the file). Then go into the MythTV backend channel editor. For each channel there is an XMLTV ID field. You will need to place the correct channel id from the XML file (the entire string between the quotation marks) into the corresponding XML ID field, then select Next and (on the next screen) Finish, and you will need to do this for each channel shown in the XML file. If you do this correctly, the "Unknown xmltv channel identifier" errors should disappear the next time your run mythfilldatabase. Note that you may also need to use an exclusion list (such as the mc2xml.chl file used with the mc2xml program) to avoid downloading data for channels that you do not actually receive.


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What's the ROI on that bag you're about to buy? Most women think of the dividends their handbag might yield in terms of looks and style. But an investment bag—a real power bag—can also return some of the hundreds (or thousands) you put into it when you tap into the high-end resale market. "Classic, covetable bags can be sold for approximately 30-70% of their retail value on the secondary market," says Elizabeth Bernstein, Accessories Director at Portero, a luxury goods consignment site. How to buy with ROI in mind:
- Buy from an established designer with known staying power such as Louis Vuitton, Calvin Klein or Michael Kors. Choose enduring styles that are sold season after season. Bernstein compares it to buying stocks: "Classics in neutral shades are reliable, like blue chips. But a funky limited-edition LV could be a high risk/high return: It may double its value years from now." Or not.
- Contact the brand for service. If your bag needs to be repaired or refurbished, take the extra trouble to send it back to the company to preserve its value. (Nix the local shoe guy.)
- Take care of it. Keep liquids (perfumes, lotions, lipsticks, even pens), in plastic bags to prevent leaks. And keep your bag off the floor, where it can get scratched or stained.


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Yet Another Music Collection Society Corruption Scandal May Lead To Real Copyright Reform In Peru
from the good-signs dept
It appears that we have one more such story to add to the list, but there's at least some chance that some good will come out of this particular horror story. This one takes place down in Peru. Last time we had checked in on Peru, there were efforts under way to put in place very bad copyright legislation, copying the approach in SOPA to place copyright liability on service providers. It looks like that didn't take -- but what has happened is a scandal with that country's collection society, the Peruvian Association of Authors and Composers (APDAYC).
In recent years, the Copyright Office had accumulated several investigations and even sanctions against the APDAYC, but little has this done to make matters change. In early March, there was confirmation that the APDAYC was applying questionable rules for measuring popularity and distribution of royalties among its associates, which persuaded the Indecopi Copyright Commission to order the temporary suspension of the current directors of the company. In response, the APDAYC called the decision "unfair and illegal" and announced that they were willing to exhaust all possible means of defense and had already filed an appeal which has put the decision on hold.Apparently this has created something of a scandal in Peru, and may have kickstarted some good copyright reforms focused on increasing user rights (too frequently mislabeled as "limitations and exceptions"). In fact, some of the proposals will put things like fair use on par with the ability to exclude granted by copyright law. Some of the proposals are also about reforming how APDAYC works, but it has also opened up the possibility of these other important public-focused reforms:
As a result, there are currently thirteen bills pending that seek to change different parts of Legislative Decree 822, copyright law of Peru. Some of these bills propose changing specific rules on how collecting societies operate, stemming from the allegations in recent months against the APDAYC. Therefore, there is an intent to change the method of electing its governing board, banning re-elections, avoiding direct and indirect conflicts of interest, and the obligation of having to convincingly demonstrate their legitimate representation of works that they charge for.So perhaps yet another story of corruption in a collection society will actually help spur beneficial copyright reform, not just cleaning up questionable practices within such an organization, but also increasing the rights of the public that have been yanked away by over-aggressive copyright law.
However, there are also proposals for even deeper reforms. Some proposals include new exceptions and limitations for domestic purposes, non-profit activities, libraries, small businesses and religious activities. Our copyright law, published in 1996, has been changed very few times and has almost always worked in favor of a more rigid and maximalist system. For the first time in eighteen years, there are many bills that seek to put the rights of users at the same level as those of the authors. Regardless of the outcome , the mere discussion of these issues is very necessary and welcome in a country that is moving forward in many cultural aspects and is eager to have better access to culture and knowledge.


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The Police Log is a digest of reports filed by the Warwick Police
Officer Daniel DiMaio reported he was on patrol around 12:30 a.m. when he heard a call about a group of people going through the parking lot at Fairfax Village on Post Road slashing tires. He spoke with a woman there who said she had just arrived home when she saw two men and two women walking through the lot cutting tires and called the police. He said he and Sgt. Michael Lima started looking for the suspects and were informed that they were running down Park View Avenue. He said they quickly apprehended the quartet and three of them fingered Brandon M. McGarrahan, 18, of 126 Toll Gate Rd. as the party who was slashing the tires. Sgt. Lima said he saw McGarrahan throw a knife as they were approaching the group. DiMaio said he found a switchblade knife about 10 feet from where they were standing. He said they also found that McGarrahan was carrying a water bottle that seemed to contain alcohol. He was charged with malicious injury to property and carrying an illegal weapon other than a firearm and later released. The three other parties were not charged and were released at the scene.
A Warwick woman reported a larceny from her SUV at the Dunkin Donuts at Hoxsie Four Corners around 10:35 a.m. on March 11. She told Officer James Wenneman she came out of the stop and saw that a canvas tote bag that had been on her front seat was missing. She said she was looking around the lot when two older men came out of the shop and told her they saw a man go inside her vehicle and take the bag and then drive off in a red Ford with a plastic sheet covering the rear window. Wenneman said he put out a bulletin on the car and noticed that it sounded like another call that was made about the same car the day before and police were dispatched to the address of the man it was registered to on Park Avenue. The suspect's mother told police he was not at home and she did not know where he was. Wenneman said he went back to the Dunkin Donuts to follow up on possible surveillance of the incident and was heading back toward Park Avenue when he tried to call the victim's cell phone, which she reported was in the tote bag when it was taken and see if anyone answered it. He reported that the victim herself answered and told him of how she spotted the suspect vehicle and chased it while beeping her horn and shouting, "I want my bag! You've got nothing of value. Give me my bag!" According to her, she told him she was not going away without her bag and he pulled into a car wash where he asked her to drop the charges against him and tell the police they were looking for the wrong guy and he would show her where he threw her stuff in the dumpster. She told Wenneman she insisted he go into the dumpster to retrieve her stuff and he did. She got the bag, her house key and various documents back but she did not get her cell phone. She said he then told her the rest of her stuff was near the McDonald's on Post Road, next to the Walmart. She said she followed him there and got the rest of her stuff back and said to him, "I'm sorry you're a druggie but that's not my fault. You screwed up my whole morning. Now my clothes are ruined from the oil in the trash bin." She told Wenneman he then said he was sorry and gave her $3, all the money he had on him to help clean her clothes. She said she then got into her vehicle and was leaving the parking lot at McDonald's when she got Wenneman's call. Around 12:30 p.m. Officer Tomas Bogusz saw the suspect's car on Main Avenue and stopped him near Route 5. Shane Daniel Mills, 40, of 45 Park Ave. in Warwick, was charged with larceny and pleaded nolo contendere. He was sentenced to 9 months to serve and 3 months suspended.
Officer Gary Driscoll reported he and several other officers were dispatched to the Warwick Mall on March 17 for a disturbance. He said he arrived and was told that the shoplifting suspect had been in a struggle with store security and was being held down by security when police arrived. He said the suspect's pants, T-shirt, sweatshirt, shoes and jacket were removed during the struggle. Driscoll said Warwick Rescue later transported him to Kent Hospital for treatment for a cut on his head and scrapes on his legs while he gathered up the suspect's clothing in the parking lot.
Officer Andrew Gilmartin reported that he found the suspect on the ground being restrained by Mall security and asked him what was going on. He said the man was in his boxer shorts and his jeans were off his body, being dragged along by the one shoe that was still on his foot. The suspect complained that he had been assaulted but refused to give police any personal information but loss prevention agents from Macy's said he walked out of the store with two bottles of cologne worth $153 in his jacket and resisted them when they tried to bring him back into the store. One of the agents told Gilmartin he was also in the store on March 13 and made off with another bottle of cologne and got away but they had video of him doing it.
Patrick R. Mcallister, 20, of 33 Greenbriar Rd. in Smithfield, was charged with shoplifting, obstruction and carrying an illegal weapon other than a firearm for having a knife over three inches long. He was later released on $1,000 and told he would be arrested for trespassing if he came back to Macy's.
A Providence woman was charged with shoplifting on March 10 after security at Macy's told police she walked out of the store with a $40 wallet and a $26.40 pair of sweatpants without paying for them. Jeanny L. Samayoa, 30, of 16 Rutland St. was later released with a summons.
A North Kingstown man was charged with shoplifting at the JC Penney store in the Warwick Mall on March 7 after security at the store told police he went into a fitting room with six shirts and came out and returned only three of them to the display before walking out of the store. They said he was stopped outside and three shirts were found in his possession. A loss prevention agent from Macy's also told police the man was in their store minutes before he went to the Penney store. He told police the man took two tops and two pairs of jeans into a fitting room there and came out with only one pair of jeans visible. The Macy's agent told police he called the Penney store and warned them that the suspect, later identified as Beau B. Bowers, 27, of 21 King Philip Dr. was entering their store. Officer Scott Chanthaphouvong said Bowers told him he was sorry and that he "made a mistake" and explained that he had little money and needed the clothes for a rap show he was to perform in. Bowers was also told to stay out of Macy's or be arrested for trespassing.
Police were dispatched to the Rite Aid pharmacy at 2055 Warwick Ave. around 7:50 p.m. on March 10 for a shoplifting in progress. Dispatch said a store representative was attempting to detain two females suspected of stealing but one had left on foot and the other drove off in a blue car. Officer Joel Thomas said he was checking the side streets looking for the suspects when he saw one of them near Lee and Brookdale. He said she greeted him with, "Alright, here I am," and appeared to be out of breath. He said she was placed in the back seat of his cruiser while he investigated the incident. The store employee told police he saw the woman hiding merchandise in a baby stroller that they didn't pay for and he confronted them outside. He said one of them walked away and the other drove away. Thomas said the woman he stopped told him it was her sister who was with her and police contacted the sister requesting that she take her own vehicle back to the scene. The employee immediately identified her and, because she had a 9-month-old child with her, Stacy L. Goodenough, 36, of 133 Moore St. in Warwick, was released at the scene with a summons for District court. She was also charged with driving on a suspended license. Misty Lee Goodenough, 31, of the same address was taken to headquarters where she was processed and released with a summons for District Court.


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UT's Diaz remains under fire for defense's setbacks
AUSTIN - Manny Diaz's old employer would tell him this is simply the way things work. Just because you're glorified one day doesn't mean you can't be demonized the next, and just because an issue is full of complicated subtleties doesn't mean people can't scream about it.
Some days, Diaz might wish he were back at ESPN so he could do some screaming himself.
Instead, the former TV production assistant is now running the Texas defense, and it's an unmitigated ratings disaster. In terms of yards allowed per game, the Longhorns rank 107th in the country and dead last in UT program history. Just one year after leading the Big 12, Diaz's group has been worse than Rice, New Mexico State and every slow-footed, backpedaling unit assembled by John Mackovic.
That's the kind of development that not only riles up a talking head but also a fan base. Two months ago, UT supporters worried about losing Diaz to Arkansas. Now, they'd just as soon see him jump on the back of Bobby Petrino's motorcycle and never come back.
Still, Diaz smiles. Yes, opponents keep eating up yardage in gluttonous chunks, and yes, his defense has been about as effective at preventing repeated helpings as the sneeze guards at Golden Corral. But asked Monday if he's doubting his coaching ability or his schemes, he said his eternal positivity hasn't been shaken.
"How could it?" he said.
No shake-up afoot
To hear Diaz and his boss, Mack Brown, tell it, nothing about the UT defense is broken. Both acknowledge there are details that need to be fixed and that the tackling - atrocious at times this season - needs to improve. But every week Diaz insists the game tape is full of things his players are doing right and that they're close to putting it all together.
And even though Diaz knows some would like to hear him talk about scrapping his playbook or overhauling his depth chart, he said he prefers not to do anything so drastic.
"Persistence is so uncool," Diaz said. "It would be so easy to walk in there and erase the board and say we're going to the Pittsburgh Steelers defense. … It's so easy to press the reset button on the video game. It's hard to stay and fight."
Fighting hasn't been the Longhorns' only defensive problem, though. While giving up 197 points and 2,320 yards in the last four weeks, players have not only missed tackles but consistently blown assignments and been out of position. Safety Kenny Vaccaro said sometimes teammates even have struggled to line up properly.
But he said the issue isn't Diaz's system.
"It worked last year," Vaccaro said. "Why wouldn't it work now?"
The answer to that is nuanced. For one thing, the rest of the Big 12 has a year of tape to work with. But more significantly, the Longhorns lack experience at crucial spots on the field.
Too many fresh faces
Diaz's best defenses, the ones he had in 2010 at Mississippi State and last year at UT, were loaded with star veterans. Since Jordan Hicks went down during the third game this year, UT has no seasoned linebackers and is rotating three unpolished safeties alongside Vaccaro. The middle of the field is a mess.
It could be that Diaz simply isn't as good at working with raw players as Will Muschamp was. And even though Brown won't criticize him publicly, it could be that Diaz is hearing about it behind closed doors.
"Everybody is held accountable in our building," Brown said.
With that in mind, Diaz might have another reason to remember his old job.
November sweeps are a pretty big deal in football, too.


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Rob Williams, Practising Kinesiologist and Medical Exercise Specialist, Williams Health Group on 360-degree core exercises:
"I'm currently teaching a series of Sport Posture and Movement certification workshops where I'm introducing the concept of a 360-degree core system for lumbo-pelvic stability and efficient movement. It's a great idea for all athletes and coaches to think of the core as a dynamic cylinder in the middle of the body that provides foundational support and proximal force production for the body.
"There are many exercises that can help to train athletes to condition this core system in an effective, integrated fashion. One such exercise is the ball bridge twist. Start in a static ball bridge, with the head and shoulders resting on the ball, body level and knees bent to 90 degrees, with the feet flat on the floor. From this position, extend both arms toward the ceiling with your palms together. Maintaining simultaneous engagement of all of the muscles around the mid-section, initiate the movement by turning the rib cage, arms, shoulders and head to the right side, drawing the ball under your right shoulder as you turn. Pause before repeating to the left side."
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Good for CVS! The mega drugstore chain, with retail outlets on every corner, is requiring employees to disclose their weight to the company's insurance carrier or pay a $600-a-year penalty, according to a story in the L.A. Times.
Along with weight, employees are asked to document their blood pressure, height and body fat. It is all couched in positive language, as a "wellness review," and the company pays for the necessary doctor's evaluation. A third-party administrator handles the data so that employees' privacy is respected, in keeping with HIPAA regulations.
More than two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese. Look around. We're eating ourselves into oblivion. Forget the North Korean rockets. Our enemies just need to wait; we're killing ourselves off at an impressive rate.
The elements of the obesity epidemic and the efforts to control it are discordant. Weight-loss programs preach "thin is in," yet people are getting fatter and fatter. Employers react when it affects their bottom line. When the minority of healthy people must pay for the health care of others who eat their way to chronic disease, that becomes a bottom-line issue.
Airlines are charging more for "customers of size," as Southwest politely describes them. If you can't fit into one seat, you have to buy two. AirTran has recently adopted the same policy. With some 33.8 percent of American adults now obese, the airlines are struggling with how to equitably charge people for the weight they carry onto planes, which then affects fuel charges and ultimately the environment.
A Norwegian economist, Bharat Bhatta, has proposed a "pay as you weigh" policy for airlines. He argues that it would create a win-win situation in which passengers would be rewarded for becoming healthier.
Peter Singer, professor of bioethics at Princeton University and laureate professor at the University of Melbourne, says that it is becoming commonplace to see people so fat that they waddle rather than walk. According to Singer, a chief economist for Qantas reports that since 2000, the average passenger's weight has increased by two kilos (that's about 4.4 pounds). Over a year, that costs the airline an additional $1 million for fuel.


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A Sept. 21 wedding is being planned by Emily Chiappini of Pittsburgh and John Ruscetti of Pittsburgh.
The bride-to-be is the daughter of Ernest and Patricia Chiappini of Butler. Parents of the prospective bridegroom are Frank and Rita Ruscetti of Pittsburgh.
The bride-elect is a 2005 graduate of Butler High School and a 2009 graduate of Penn State.
She is employed by Pricewaterhouse Coopers in Pittsburgh.
Her fiance graduated in 2000 from Fox Chapel High School and from Penn State in 2005.
He is employed by Wilshire Associates in Pittsburgh.


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September 02, 2014 16:15 ET
CAMARILLO, CA--(Marketwired - Sep 2, 2014) - Salem Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: SALM) today announced that its Board of Directors has increased its quarterly cash distribution from $0.0600 per share to $0.0625 per share. The cash distribution will be paid on September 30, 2014 to all Class A and Class B common stockholders of record as of September 16, 2014.
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Salem Communications Corporation is America's leading Christian and conservative multi-media corporation, with media properties comprising radio, digital media and book, magazine and newsletter publishing. Each day Salem serves a loyal and dedicated audience of listeners and readers numbering in the millions nationally. With its unique programming focus, Salem provides compelling content, fresh commentary and relevant information from some of the most respected figures across the media landscape.
The company, through its Salem Radio Group, is the largest commercial U.S. radio broadcasting company providing Christian and conservative programming. Salem owns and operates 104 local radio stations, with 63 stations in the top 25 media markets. Salem Radio Network ("SRN") is a full-service national radio network, with nationally syndicated programs comprising Christian teaching and talk, conservative talk, news, and music. SRN is home to many industry-leading hosts including: Bill Bennett, Mike Gallagher, Hugh Hewitt, Michael Medved, Dennis Prager and Janet Mefferd.
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Chocolate Ganache Tart with Blueberry Grand Marnier Sauce
- prep time1 min
- total time 35 min
- serves 6
Recipe by Connie DeSousa from Top Chef Canada Episode 12.
Recipe by Connie DeSousa from Top Chef Canada Episode 12.
½ cup butter, softened and cut into cubes
½ cup sugar
1 cup pastry flour, sifted, plus extra for dustingGanache Filling
2 cup 35% cream
3 cup dark chocolate, finely choppedChocolate Ganache Tart
Ganach Filling
Sweet Crust, baked and cooledBlueberry Sauce
2 cup blueberries
¼ cup grand marnier
½ cup sugar
zest and juice of 1 orange
juice of 1 lemonAssembly
Chocolate Ganache Tart
Blueberry Grand Marnier Sauce
¼ cup dark chocolate for garnish
¼ cup white chocolate shaved for garnish
1. Preheat oven to 375F.
2. In a bowl, cream butter and sugar together, using a Le Creuset Silicone Spatula, approximately 2 minutes. Add flour and mix until dough pulls away from sides, approximately 5 minutes.
3. Form dough into a disc, place in fridge to chill, approximately 15 minutes.
4. Remove dough from fridge, roll out 1/8 inch thick on a parchment lined cutting board dusted with pastry flour.
5. Lay dough in a 9-inch tart mould and press with fingers.
6. Place in fridge to chill for 30 minutes.
7. Place tart shell on a tray and bake until golden, rotating tray ½ way through baking. Approximately 25 minutes.
8. Place Sweet Crust on a cooling rack before adding Ganache Filling.Ganache Filling
1. Place chocolate in a medium size bowl.
2. Heat cream in a small Le Creuset Saucepot over medium-low heat until scalded, approximately 3-5 minutes.
3. Pour cream over chocolate, gently whisk until smooth. Set aside for assembling Chocolate Ganache Tart.Chocolate Ganache Tart
1. Pour Ganache Filling into Sweet Crust.
2. Chill in fridge to cool for minimum1 hour before serving.Blueberry Sauce
1. Place all ingredients except for lemon in a small Le Creuset Saucepot over medium heat. Cook until blueberries are cooked and sugar dissolves, approximately 5 minutes. Set aside to cool.
2. Using an immersion blender, puree until smooth. Adjust acidity with juice of lemon, strain and set aside for assembly.Assembly
1. Place 1 slice of Chocolate Ganache Tart on each plate.
2. Place 1 tablespoon of Blueberry Grand Marnier Sauce beside Chocolate Ganache Tart.
3. Garnish the top of each slice with equal amounts of dark and white chocolate shavings and serve.
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|South Central Judicial District,
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Morton County Courthouse
P.O. Box 219
Mandan, ND 58554
Cases reviewed
Lawyer record
Born in 1950, Dickinson, ND. B.A. from the University of North Dakota 1972. J.D. from the University of North Dakota School of Law 1981. Private practice 1981-85. Mandan Municipal Judge 1982-86. Judicial Referee, South Central Judicial District 1982-86. County judge, Morton, Grant, and Sioux Counties 1986-94. Elected District Judge in 1994, 1996, 2002, 2008 and 2014. Married: wife, Rita. Three children, Carrie, Joseph, Amanda.
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As promised, we will be posting historical information on the RAFT (Renewing America's Food Traditions) Grow-out project food varieties. The RAFT Grow-out project is a joint effort of Slow Food USA and Chefs Collaborative whereby local farmers have committed to growing the endangered foods and local chefs have committed to serving the endangered foods on their menus at harvest time. In addition to the farmers' and chefs' participation, we encourage you to select a vegetable that you can grow in your garden or in a container. The more exposure individuals have to these foods, the more likely we are to be able to save them and preserve biodiversity in our food system.
The Early Blood Turnip-Rooted Beet is a variety that has been cultivated since the early 1800s and is prized for its sweet and tender flesh. The beet has very dark, violet-red flesh with lighter zones. The leaves are dark with bright red petioles. Even when it grows to a large size, the flesh remains flavorful, tender, and juicy.
It has a slight clove-like aroma and wonderful sweetness - light like a carrot, but without the intensity of sweetness that a carrot has. If you were to sample it raw, you would find it has an apple-like, slightly astringent flavor. It has a complexity of taste that starts with a cinnamon flavor and a hint of heat, followed by a tartness and rich, earthy finish. The beet is good both boiled and baked, and the leaves are an excellent cooked green. And that's an added bonus - it's two vegetables in one!
If you are looking for a beet that will overwinter well, the Early Blood Turnip-Rooted Beet is an excellent beet for cold-storage, keeping well in root cellar storage for 8 months or more.
It has a variable rate of maturity - between 48 and 68 days - which makes it somewhat challenging for commercial growers, but an ideal variety for individuals and smaller farms.
The Early Blood Turnip-Rooted Beet is a highly endangered variety and is on the Slow Food USA Ark of Taste.
In addition to growing the Early Blood Turnip-Rooted Beet, other actions you can take include requesting it from farmers at farmers markets - now is a good time to do so in order that they have time to plan - and requesting that your local grocery store carry the Early Blood Turnip-Rooted Beet.
Seeds are available from Old Sturbridge Village and Seed Savers Exchange.
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Almost two million people in Ireland are broke after paying their bills every month according to a new survey.
The economic recession is putting huge pressure on household budgets according to a report in the Irish Independent.
The paper carries details of a new survey showing that more than 1.6 million people have €50 ($65)or less to live on every month after paying essential bills.
The majority of people say their financial situation will worsen in 2013 thanks to measures introduced in the December Budget.
A new property tax and changes to pay related social insurance (PRSI) have been named as pressure points on family spending.
The survey was commissioned by the Irish League of Credit Unions.
The survey found that two-fifths of adults have had to sacrifice spending on other household items such as food and entertainment to pay energy bills.
The survey, conducted by iReach among 1,000 adults in December, suggests that working adults have emerged as among those most financially put-upon.
The results show a big rise in the number of workers who say they have €50 ($65) or less to live on after paying essential bills.
Up to 700,000 people with jobs had just €50 or less a month to survive on in December after covering their main bills, up 69,000 from October last year.
The figure rises to 1.6million when homemakers and the unemployed are included.
The December Budget had a negative impact on nine out of 10 people.
The survey also found that seven out of 10 adults are unable to save.
Chief executive of the Irish League of Credit Unions Kieron Brennan said: "Disposable income overall continues to decrease with 72pc stating that they have less disposable income in December than they did in December 2011.
"Many are simply continuing to struggle to survive on a daily basis.
"Many individuals and families are sacrificing spending on other household items including food so that they can keep on top of their bills."


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White House: Obama concerned about IRS spending
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama is concerned by excessive spending by the Internal Revenue Service and other agencies on conferences and travel.
White House spokesman Jay Carney says Obama has taken already taken action to reduce spending. He's pointing out that Obama installed new IRS leadership after the agency acknowledged it had unfairly targeted conservative groups.
An inspector general's report set to be released Tuesday is expected to say the IRS spent about $50 million to hold at least 220 conferences for employees between 2010 and 2012.
On Sunday, the Republican chairman of the House's Oversight committee, Rep. Darrell Issa, called Carney a "paid liar" over comments that referred to misconduct by IRS workers in Cincinnati. Carney says he's not interested in getting into a back-and-forth with Issa.


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Quote from: Nudum Pactum on November 18, 2008, 05:01:52 PMWhy did your brother change to a sister? Did he go out and get a sex change?I was in the process of editing it for anonymity....in case he stumbles onto this board. He's not much for forums but who knows these days?.
Why did your brother change to a sister? Did he go out and get a sex change?
LOL! I told you I was trying to change it to make it more anonymous but I guess I made it stick out more in the process!!!
Ok a little background: he hasn't done poo with his life, literally. As a testament to his legendary non-achievements, he has never NEVER held a job, took 10 years to finish undergrad, and "chilled" for 2 more years before he decided to attend law school. Edited on 10/18/08 to ensure more anonymity


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A well-organized evening meal is about more than just the food.
Simply knowing what you're serving for dinner can save you money, improve your relationship with your family, help you lose weight and promote a healthier lifestyle, says cookbook author and television personality Sandi Richard.
"Parents, in particular women, feel a heavy burden for not doing their families proud by not pulling off a healthy dinner," says Richard, host of Food Network's Fixing Dinner and author of several cookbooks including Dinner Survival, Healthy Family and Eating Forward. "Statistics show the average person thinks about it for an hour a day."
Richard, a mother of seven, knows how hard it can be to put dinner on the table — especially when you're juggling children, careers and extracurricular activities. That's why she's made it her life's work to making dinner a family affair.
Meal planning a maximum of five dinners a week not only takes the stress off the cook of the family but it's also a great way to get the entire family involved and best of all free up more time for other activities.
"Once people do it for three weeks, they can't go back," says Richard. "They're healthier, balancing meals naturally, not calorie counting, and have more time to go for a walk or go to the gym. It's giving people back time and giving them the ability to know how to eat all day. So how can that not be healthier. It's foolproof."
To successfully plan meals, Richard advises people to sit down once a week and write out five meals. And if you can't come up with dinner ideas everyone will like — get the whole family involved.
"Get the conversation going with your kids and partners," says Richard. "Ask them, 'What would you like this week or next week?'"
Once you have all your meals planned, the next step to is to write out all the ingredients — not just the ones you need to buy at the grocery store.
"That way you have a blueprint — something that can be used over and over again," says Richard. "Put it in a Duo-Tang near your recipe books. You never have to write it again — it's done and you always have a guide, any week of year — one that's hand-picked from the people you live with."
From that sheet, you can then walk around your kitchen and discover what ingredients you'll have to purchase at the grocery store. Knowing what you're eating for the week can cut your grocery bill substantially because you're not only eliminating the need to pick up dinners on the fly, but avoiding repeat jaunts to the store, which can be costly.
"The next trip to get one can of tomatoes is going to cost you $50," says Richard. "You find yourself saying 'Do I need bananas?' and 'I don't want to run out of milk.' Then you end up having rotten groceries because you've over-shopped. You might as well burn your $50."
Mary Beth Suriano, a 29-year-old professional in sales and training, has reaped the rewards of meal planning. The Alliston, Ont.-based mom of one has practised meal planning for the last seven years and says the routine has not only saved her money, but has helped her lose weight and allows her to spend more time with her family.
"I can't believe how stressful dinner can be," says Suriano. "I come in the door at 5:30 p.m. with my toddler, laptop and lunch bag and have dogs jumping on me and the first hour home is brutal. I only see my child two-and-a-half hours a night so it's important to me to have time to play with him and have a healthy dinner. I don't want to stare at the fridge. Thanks to meal planning, I am able to enjoy that time now. It's a life saver."
It's also trimmed her budget and her waist. Suriano says her grocery bills used to be $150 a week but are now down to $60. She's also lost 10 pounds.
"I lost about 10 pounds without even thinking about it," says Suriano. "When you don't have to worry about certain things like what's for dinner and going to the grocery store, it's easy to find that 30 or 45 minutes in the morning or evening to exercise."
What should you keep in your pantry
It's a lot easier to come up with healthy meals if you keep a good staple of ingredients on hand. Aileen Brabazon, a certified holistic nutritionist in Toronto, gives you the goods on what to keep in your cupboards.
Good grains: Every pantry should have a stash of a few whole grains, such as quinoa and millet, which are quick-cooking and nutrient-dense. Brown rice is also a great option, but it does take about 45 minutes to cook. "Whole grains are very versatile," says Brabazon. "They can act as a side dish, the base of a stir-fry, you can toss them into a salad, put them in a wrap or throw them into a casserole or soup."
Beans: They're high in fibre, complex carbs, protein, B-vitamins and are very versatile. "I prefer soaking and cooking dried beans, such as lentils, chickpeas and black beans," says Brabazon. "However, for convenience sake, some people may opt for canned varieties. In that case, it's important to choose types that are low in sodium." Beans are great in salads, wraps, casseroles, soups and can easily be made into a dip to serve alongside fresh veggies.
Healthy oils: If you're cooking on high heat, have heat-stable oils at the ready, such as grapeseed oil. For salad dressings and low-temp cooking, olive oil is a heart-healthy, nutritious choice. Sesame seed oil is also a great staple, as it adds a lot of flavour to dishes like stir-fries.
Spices and condiments: Having plenty of spices and herbs on hand guarantees that you can add quick flavour to any dish. It's also great to have vinegar, such as balsamic, on hand and a good quality mustard. "Both are low in calories and can be used in marinades, dressings, etc.," says Brabazon. "Garlic, gingers, onions and tarmari (low sodium) are also quick and healthy flavour enhancers that you should always have on hand."
Nuts and seeds: Have unsalted, unroasted varieties at the ready. Things like almonds, walnuts and pumpkin seeds are high in vitamins and minerals and are also good sources of essential fatty acids. You can have a few as a snack (even a small amount leaves you feeling full longer, helping you not to overeat or crave unhealthy foods) or add them to dishes likes salads and stir-fries for a hit of nutritious and crunch.


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Roscoe, Highland girls are area's only basketball winners
The Highland and Roscoe girls were the only win-ners among the six Nolan County high school basket-ball teams on Tuesday.The Lady Hornets are now 13-3 after defeating Guthrie 50-30, while Roscoe (9-5) beat TLCA 55-21.Sierra Allen led Highland with 17 points while Han-nah Allen also reached double figures with 13 points. Sydny Helbert and Schyler Kimbrell each contributed six points while Madison Moseley and Beth Richburg had four.Roscoe held a 20-0 lead over San Angelo-based TLCA after the first quarter of play, and continued its dominance over the last three periods as well.Faith Boren led Roscoe with 22 points. Also scoring were Mirian Solis with nine, Eva Aguayo and Kendall Moses with six, Carolina Perez and Whitney Williams with four and Shelby Brown and Stina Tomlin with two.Blackwell's Stephanie Metcalf nearly matched Boren as she had 20 points in a losing effort Tuesday.Metcalf was one of only four Blackwell players who scored as the Lady Hornets (1-9) lost 44-31 to Veribest in their district opener. Eli-zabeth Rozzlle scored five points and Leonor Castelo and Brooklyn Harris three for the Lady Hornets.Meanwhile, Blackwell's boys (2-8) lost to Corner-stone Christian 57-45.Ethan Andrews led Black-well with 13 points while Jayden Jones was right be-hind him with 12 points. Franck Cano (eight), Wade Allen (six) and Mason Magness (six) also scored for Blackwell in the non-district game.Roscoe's boys lost 54-24 in their game against TLCA, a three-year-old charter school whose initials stand for Texas Leadership Charter Academy. Dillon Freeman led Roscoe (3-6) with eight points while Cut-ter Davila had seven points, Javier Leanos four, Jesus Leanos three and Luke Rovig two.Highland's boys (4-8) lost to Guthrie in their game on Tuesday by a score of 50-25 despite getting a team-high 14 points from Ron Coving-ton. Jacob Richburg (four), Laramie Thompson (three), Kevin Box (two) and Shel-don Hall (two) also scored.


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We consider the stellar-dynamical processes which lead to
the capture or tidal disruption of stars by a supermassive black hole, review
the standard theory of two-body relaxation and loss-cone repopulation in
spherical galactic nuclei, and extend it to the axisymmetric and triaxial
nuclear star clusters.
In the absense of symmetry which conserves angular
momentum, the orbits of stars experience regular or chaotic changes of angular
momentum even in the smooth potential of star cluster, which creates a substantial
population of "centrophilic" orbits. We discuss the loss cone
draining rates, i.e. rates of capture of stars from these orbits.
Next we consider the relaxation phenomena in
non-spherical nuclei, focusing on the differences between spherical, axisymmetric
and triaxial cases. It turns out that the rates of repopulation of the loss
cone are moderately higher in non-spherical systems, but in the triaxial case
an additional, often substantial, increase of capture rates comes from draining
of the centrophilic orbit population.


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Style # 207176
With shimmering allover sequins and a casual-cool boxy cut, this bebe top is sure to give your party look an understated glam perfect for leather and denim.
- 100% nylon.
- Center back to hem: 21" (53 cm).
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- Hand wash.
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Art is a Drag: The Library is Open
Art is a Drag poster
Date and TimeFriday, November 17, 2017
All Day
- Mary Idema Pew Library » Exhibition Space
View the merging of gender performance and fine art at Art is a Drag: The Library is Open exhibit from November 4-29 in Mary Idema Pew Library. A print sale binder will be in the exhibition space if you want to purchase prints. Itinerary of events listed below:
Opening Reception/Remarks
Monday, Nov. 6
7-8pm @Multipurpose Room
Remarks from artists Kaylee and Rachel Britton. Light refreshments will be provided.
Information Literacy is Not a Drag!
Wednesday, Nov. 8
3-4pm @Exhibition Space
Hosted by Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Professor Jae Basiliere and Liaison Liberal Arts Librarian Gayle Schaub present scholarship, research and LGBTQ+ identities.
Drag Queen Storytime
Friday, Nov. 17
6-7pm @Exhibition Space
Enjoy an interactive event with drag queens while they read from children's books before the drag show/reception (see below).
Drag Show/Reception
Friday, Nov. 17th
8-9pm @Multipurpose Room
Drag show hosted by artists Kaylee and Rachel Britton. Light refreshments will be provided.
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