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"A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved; I do not expect the house to fall; but I do expect that it will cease to be divided. It will become all the one thing or all the other. Either the opponents of slavery will arrest the further spread of it and place it where the public mind shall rest in the belief that it is in course of ultimate extinction, or its advocates will push it forward until it shall become alike lawful in all the states, old as well as new, north as well as south." – Abraham Lincoln, Address to the Republican Convention on June 16, 1858
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) Indiana was playing for so much more than the Big Ten lead against Michigan State.
Tom Crean was facing an old friend and former boss in Tom Izzo. Cody Zeller was trying to rebound from the worst offensive night of his career. And Victor Oladipo, well, he just wanted to show a national television audience what the Hoosiers could do.
Oladipo and No. 7 Indiana didn't let anyone down.
The junior guard scored 21 points, had seven rebounds and six steals, leading No. 7 Indiana past No. 13 Michigan State 75-70.
``For us to get this win in this environment, for us to make the plays that we made, especially at the end, for us to make the defensive stops that we made to get the buckets that we needed to get, I thought was huge,'' Crean said.
Zeller made only two baskets Sunday, two more than he had in Wednesday's win over Penn State, and still played a key role. The second basket came on a layup with 1:38 left, which gave Indiana a two-possession lead. Zeller then took a charge with 14.3 seconds left, which essentially sealed the game.
But the Big Ten's preseason player of the year was overshadowed again by Oladipo.
Not only did he put up big numbers on the stat sheet, he opened the game with a steal and dunk, consistently came up with big plays and had 15 deflections in the first half, a number Crean said he had never seen from a player before.
How good was he? Even Izzo was impressed.
``Oladipo just plays so hard,'' the Spartans coach said. ``He's the Ray Lewis of college basketball.''
The Hoosiers (18-2, 6-1 Big Ten) are hoping Oladipo can deliver the same result as the Ravens star linebacker did with Crean's brother-in-law, John Harbaugh: Playing for a championship.
And if Oladipo keeps playing like this, he just might.
Oladipo was 8 of 12 from the field and 4 of 6 from the free-throw line, had three blocks and was helping to open things up for everyone else when he wasn't putting the ball in the basket or poking it away.
Christian Watford finished with 12 points and six rebounds. Yogi Ferrell had 11 points, and Jordan Hulls made three 3-pointers, finished with 10 points and four assists and closed out the game by making 1 of 2 free throws.
Indiana has now won three in a row since losing to Wisconsin, has won two straight over the Spartans and has nine wins over ranked teams at home over the past 24 months and is back in the driver's seat in the Big Ten.
``It just shows we can run,'' Oladipo said. ``Transition is a big deal on our team, and for me to get those steals and start our break, that was huge for us. My guys did a good job of playing defense and running on the break.''
The Spartans were led by Gary Harris. The 2012 Indiana Mr. Basketball made five 3-pointers, finished with 21 points and was resoundingly booed in his first trip back to his home state. Adreian Payne added 18 points and doubled his season total by making three 3s. The only other Spartan in double figures was Branden Dawson, another Indiana native who finished with 12 points and eight rebounds.
But this was no typical game for the Spartans (17-4, 6-2).
They allowed Indiana to shoot 50.9 percent from the field, committed 19 turnovers and essentially fought to a draw on rebounds. Keith Appling fouled out with a little more than five minutes to go, and during the final three minutes, when the Spartans have been so good, they struggled to get anything right.
``Down the stretch, we were really sucking air and that caused us not to jam or step up or switch,'' Izzo said. ``Indiana's a good basketball team, though. I still think, top to bottom, they're the best team because of depth.''
Indiana left no doubt about it Sunday.
After Michigan State took a 31-30 lead late in the first half, Indiana answered with a 3 from Will Sheehey and another 3 from Hulls. Ferrell's 3 to close the half gave Indiana 44-38 lead.
Oladipo's two free throws with 16:28 to go extended the lead to 50-43, but when it looked like the Hoosiers might pull away, Harris dashed those hopes by making back-to-back 3s over the next 50 seconds to get the Spartans within 50-49.
Indiana never led by more than six the rest of the way, but with Oladipo leading the defense, Michigan State never managed to tie the score or take the lead, either.
The Hoosiers final sealed it in the final 98 seconds with Zeller's layup, the charge and Hulls' free throw.
``He (Oladipo) was a tremendous difference from the start of the game,'' Crean said. ``If you're not cerebral like that and at the same time, quick, it's hard to defend like that. But he's been good. We knew he was going to play well on the offensive end and to take away things on the defensive end, too.''


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New products introduced over the last week include a new small-cap dividend growth fund from WisdomTree and a new odd-lot fixed income pricing service from BondDesk and S&P Capital IQ. In addition, Direxion announced reverse and forward share splits for nine of its ETFs, and Allianz Global Investors said it will develop a global emerging market debt capability.
Here are the latest developments of interest to advisors:
1) WisdomTree Launches U.S. SmallCap Dividend Growth Fund
WisdomTree announced Thursday the launch of the WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Growth Fund (DGRS), designed to provide exposure to small-cap dividend-paying stocks with growth characteristics; it has an expense ratio of 0.38%.
DGRS seeks to offer a diversified basket of small-cap dividend-paying securities with growth characteristics; differentiated exposure from traditional dividend funds; greater exposure to cyclical sectors leveraged to an improving U.S. economy, versus more defensive sectors; having at annual index rebalance a single stock cap of 2% and a sector cap of 25%.
2) BondDesk, S&P Capital IQ to Develop Odd-Lot Fixed Income Pricing Service
BondDesk Group LLC and S&P Capital IQ announced Thursday a new pricing service forU.S.corporate and municipal bonds, Odd-Lot Valuations. The evaluated prices in this new service will be derived using S&P Capital IQ's proprietary methodologies and factor in market data from the BondDesk ATS.
Odd-Lot Valuations will include bid- and ask-side odd-lot (<$1 million) evaluated prices, a unique market range around these prices and a flexible suite of tools to deliver these outputs to fixed-income marketplace participants including retail brokers, market makers, buy-side institutions, interdealer brokers, data providers and alternative trading systems (ATSs). The service will bring a degree of confidence to the execution of odd-lot fixed income trades, provide compliance departments with a consistent way to help assess trade execution quality, and provide investors with valuations that are more indicative of odd lot transactions.
3) Direxion Announces Reverse and Forward Share Splits of Nine ETFs
Direxion announced Wednesday that it will execute reverse share splits for seven of its leveraged ETFs, as well as forward share splits for another two leveraged ETFs. The total market value of the shares outstanding will not be affected as a result of these splits, except with respect to the redemption of fractional shares, which will be redeemed for cash at each fund's split-adjusted NAV as of the respective effective/record date.
Direxion will execute 1-for-4 reverse splits of the shares of the Direxion Daily India Bull 3X Shares (INDL), Direxion Daily Real Estate Bear 3X Shares (DRV), Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X Shares (SOXS), Direxion Daily Developed Markets Bear 3X Shares (DPK) and Direxion Daily Natural Gas Related Bear 3X Shares (GASX), effective at the open of the markets on Tuesday, August 20. The firm will also execute a 1-for-5 reverse split of the shares of the Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bear 3X Shares (SPXS) and a 1-for-10 reverse split of the shares of the Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bull 3X Shares (NUGT), also effective at the open of the markets on Aug. 20.
Direxion will also execute 2-for-1 forward splits of the shares of the Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bear 3X Shares (DUST) and Direxion Daily Healthcare Bull 3X Shares (CURE), with an execution date of Aug. 20, a record date of Aug. 16 and a payable date of Aug. 19.
In addition, as a result of the splits, the ETFs will have outstanding one aggregation of less than 50,000 shares to make a creation unit, or "odd lot unit." The funds will provide one authorized participant with a one-time opportunity to redeem the odd lot unit at the split-adjusted NAV, or at the NAV on the date the authorized participant seeks to redeem it.
4) Allianz Global Investors to Develop Global Emerging Market Debt Capability
Allianz Global Investors (AllianzGI) announced that it is developing a global emerging market debt team, and that emerging market debt specialist Greg Saichin will join in September to head the team.
Saichin was previously head of emerging markets and high-yield fixed income portfolio management at Pioneer Investments, and has over 20 years of experience in emerging markets, with the past 13 as a portfolio manager.
Read the July 19 Portfolio Products Roundup at ThinkAdvisor.


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Dinosaur Designs resin products are hand made in Australia. Each piece is unique and we cannot guarantee you will receive an item identical to what is shown online. Colours and swirls are a guide only.
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Women made few inroads this year in joining U.S. corporate boards or executive teams, even as high- profile appointments at companies such as Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) spotlight the potential for greater parity.
Women held 14.3 percent of executive positions at Fortune 500 companies as of June 30 and 16.6 percent of board seats, figures that show "glacial progress" in boosting female representation, according to a report published today by Catalyst, a non-profit researcher studying women and business.
Catalyst's research indicates growth in female corporate leadership has stalled, signaling Marissa Mayer's rise to the top job at Yahoo and Sheryl Sandberg's board-seat victory at Facebook Inc. (FB) are the exceptions. Less than a fifth of the Fortune 500 had 25 percent or more board seats filled by women, while more than a quarter had zero women in executive roles, Catalyst data show.
"The lack of progress toward closing this gender leadership gap is, to put it frankly, troubling," Rachel Soares, a senior research associate at New York-based Catalyst and lead author of the report, said in a telephone interview. "The companies that are taking deliberate and sustained actions to advance women in leadership are in the vast minority, and all the work that they're doing is only providing enough momentum to maintain the status quo of women lagging men."
Wasted Talent
Women's share of executive officer positions, defined as president or any vice president in charge of a principal business unit of the company, rose 1.4 percent this year from 2011, Catalyst data show. Among Fortune 500 companies, 27.8 percent had no women serving in top jobs at the end of the second quarter.
"I'm very frustrated," Toni Wolfman, executive adviser at the Center for Women and Business at Waltham, Massachusetts- based Bentley University, said in a phone interview. "There's a lot of talent there that's going to waste if companies don't figure out how to support and advance women in their companies."
On corporate boards, 51 companies in the Fortune 500 had all-male directors as of June 30, Catalyst data show.
Growth in female board representation has stagnated even as data from the Credit Suisse Research Institute show that companies perform better when they have women directors. Shares of companies valued at more than $10 billion that had female board members outperformed comparable businesses with all-male boards by 26 percent worldwide over a period of six years, according to the report.
Executive Positions
"Companies with women at the top, in executive positions and on the board, are being shown to be more profitable," said Betty Spence, president of New York-based National Association for Female Executives, which provides resources for female professionals and business owners. Progress in increasing representation "is paltry in comparison to the talent that is out there and is not being tapped," Spence said in a phone interview.
Companies that already have at least one female director are more likely to appoint more women than those with all-male boards, according to a separate report from Ernst & Young LLP released yesterday. While women are joining U.S. company boards at an increasing rate, with 40 percent of current female directors attaining their positions within the last five years, change has been incremental, Ernst & Young said.
To achieve greater gender parity, Catalyst will build a directory of CEO-backed female board candidates and encourage member companies to both sponsor women for addition and draw from the list when making their own director nominations.
"It's not fun to write the same headline year after year," said Brande Stellings, vice president of corporate board services at Catalyst. "We wanted to come up with a solution."
Catalyst derives its data from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and National Association of Insurance Commissioners filings.
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15 October, 2009
My first U2 show ... MagnificientI was 13 year old then, and however so excited to go to this show. My parents let me miss school that day! I expected something big, but I was way under reality. When they enter the stage on Zoo Station, I felt like leaving the ground with the whole stadium for more than two hours of an unbelievable show. I've been to 4 other shows since, but this concert


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Facebook will now let you post your messages around the Web so everyone can see what you think.
Users will now be able to update their status around the Web, including CNN, Huffington Post and People, Facebook announced Wednesday. The embedded posts will look similar to tweets plucked from Twitter that often line news stories. Third-party sites now can get access to photos, status updates posts with hashtags and videos, according to AllThingsD.
U.S. & World
News from around the country and around the globe
While this sounds dangerously like making the private public, embedded posts are created solely by the user. A user makes the choice to embed a post, then copies and pastes the code to do so. Of course, after the user does that, they have little power about what happens next. People then like, share or comment on your embedded post.
Facebook will roll out the embedded posts in the next few weeks.
Most consider this Facebook's attempt to unseat Twitter as the media's social network darling. Twitter is streamlined and well-suited to a short-attention span news network, but Facebook's social network seems lunky and ponderous. We know that Facebook intends of beefing up its mobile offerings and this can only help those aspirations.


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The Three Crosses, Rembrandt van Rijn, 1653
When you scratch a line in an etching plate, it produces a small raised edge called a 'burr'. The burr, which gives drypoint lines such a sumptuous velvety look, wears away quickly. As a result, the decorative effect of the technique diminishes and the representation becomes increasingly lighter. Here Rembrandt solved that problem by making areas of shadow darker again with extra lines, for example under the dog in the foreground.


text: Friday, October 21, 2011 Help Honor Performance Worthy of Applause You can play a significant supporting role in helping your colleagues receive recognition for outstanding personal and professional achievement by nominating the person or people you feel are most deserving of an APTA honor or award for 2012. Your participation in the nominating process is extremely important. It's quick and easy, and—in keeping with APTA's green initiative—all of APTA's national Honors and Awards are available for electronic submission. New to the electronic submission process in 2012 are the following awards: John H.P. Maley Lecture; Minority Faculty Development Scholarship Award; and Minority Scholarship Award for Physical Therapist Students and Physical Therapist Assistant Students. Go to www.apta.org/honorsawards and submit your nominations online. All submissions must be received on December 1. E-mail questions to email@example.com or call 800/999-2782, ext 3256.


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MiggyVP! Tigers slugger goes back to back
Trout finishes second to Detroit star in AL balloting for second straight year
DETROIT -- Ten years ago, the Tigers were having trouble getting phone calls returned from an agent of a former Most Valuable Player. Now, they're the first American League team in a half-century to have three consecutive Most Valuable Player Awards.
Ten years ago, Miguel Cabrera's impact as a 20-year-old rookie on the World Series champion Marlins left baseball wondering what he might be able to accomplish in his prime. Now, it's historic.
He's the first American League player since White Sox slugger Frank Thomas in 1993-94 to win back-to-back MVP Awards, and just the second Tigers player to repeat. And Cabrera just won his second on essentially one good leg.
"This year was tougher because of injuries," he said Thursday night. "I think this one was special."
The debate over Cabrera's offensive prowess against Mike Trout's overall game sounded familiar, but the suspense didn't carry over. The results ended up slightly more decisive.
Cabrera received 23 first-place votes, one more than he received last year, while Trout got five. Baltimore's Chris Davis garnered one first-place vote, as did Oakland third baseman Josh Donaldson. In the National League, the Pirates' Andrew McCutchen took MVP honors with 28 first-place votes, beating out Arizona's Paul Goldschmidt (zero) and St. Louis' Yadier Molina (two).
All 30 ballots had Cabrera either first or second. His teammate, AL Cy Young winner Max Scherzer, received one third-place vote and a handful of others down the line, while Torii Hunter received a vote for ninth.
Combine Cabrera's repeat with Justin Verlander's MVP Award in 2011, and the Tigers became just the fifth team in AL history -- and the second other than the Yankees -- to claim three consecutive MVP Awards. Elston Howard's honor 50 years ago marked the fourth consecutive MVP for the Yankees squads of the early 1960s, including Mickey Mantle and back-to-back winner Roger Maris.
Add Scherzer's Cy Young Award from Wednesday, and Verlander's Cy Young Award from 2011, and the Tigers' run of five major awards is unprecedented in a three-year span. All that's missing is a World Series title. As much as recently retired manager Jim Leyland wished he could've delivered the latter, he's had a chance to sit back appreciate the former.
"The fans, they're seeing history," Leyland said Thursday. "They've seen quite a bit of it the last few years. It was a treat to manage them."
What he saw from Cabrera this season might have topped the list.
Cabrera didn't repeat his Triple Crown, but he improved in most statistics, with a career-best .348 average, a 30-point jump in slugging percentage and a 49-point leap in on-base percentage. He became the first player to lead the league in all three categories since Joe Mauer in 2009, the year he won AL MVP in a near-unanimous vote.
Cabrera matched his home run total despite hitting only one in September. He fell one short of his previous season's RBI total despite playing in 13 fewer games and having 18 fewer at-bats with runners in scoring position. He not only led baseball with a 1.078 OPS, he topped everyone else in baseball by at least 74 points, the largest gap by a player since Barry Bonds in 2004.
Cabrera did it not only with a groin injury that hampered him in September and required surgery at season's end, but with injuries that limited his mobility since the end of June, from a sore back and hip flexor to an abdominal injury.
"The last couple months, it was tough to play through that," Cabrera said, "but it was my job to play with that injury, because there was nothing I could do. Putting me on the 15-day disabled list, it was not going to help."
Not until end-of-season surgery to repair a groin tear did the full extent of Cabrera's injury become public. It also allowed the full appreciation of what Cabrera was able to do.
"I felt so bad for the kid," Leyland said, "because I saw how bad he was hurting. This is a nice reward, but nothing can repay what that kid did."
Or as Verlander put it last month, "I think 90 percent of baseball players would've been sitting on the couch, not playing, dealing with what he's dealt with this year."
Cabrera did it, he insisted, for the team's chances to win, not his own.
"I never think like I want to win the MVP anyway," Cabrera said. "It was a lot of competition. Trout, Davis -- they had a great year. The last month, it was tough because I had two injuries. It was tough to perform at the level I did five months before. Everything went right in the situation and we went to the playoffs. That was our concern. We were focused on that. I never think like I want to win the MVP."
Had Cabrera been healthy down the stretch, the individual numbers could have been historic. He came out of Labor Day on pace to become the first Major Leaguer with a .350-average, 50-homer, 150-RBI season since Foxx in 1932.
Though the Tigers managed to win over a few different stints with Cabrera out for a few days, they went just 13-13 in September with a hampered Cabrera, averaging less than four runs a game.
None of that, of course, comprised the argument against Cabrera last year. The prime evidence in support of Trout consisted of advanced metrics, which rewarded Trout for his ability to reach base, his efficiency running the bases, and his defense in center field. Even in sabermetrics, however, the gap narrowed.
Though Cabrera's defense hurt him more in metrics this season than last, based a little on his injuries, he still raised his wins above replacement (WAR) to a career-best 7.6 in 13 fewer games, according to Fangraphs.
If all those statistics became a redundant argument after a while, there was the long-held belief by some voters that the Most Valuable Player in a league preferably should have some sort of team success to reflect his value. Though Cabrera and the Tigers made it to the World Series in 2012, Trout's Angels actually posted a better record. This year, while the Angels struggled early and faded to a 78-win season, the Tigers won their third consecutive AL Central title.
"I have great teammates," Cabrera said. "I have a great organization. I mean, I'm very blessed because I'm in a great position right now. I'm excited."
Hunter, while not stating his MVP choice between current teammate Cabrera and former teammate Trout, noted that importance in a Thursday morning interview with MLB Network.
"MVP has got something to do with winning," Hunter said. "But Trout's numbers, what he does for that ballclub, is unbelievable. Davis, what he did was awesome. ... If you're helping that ballclub win with great numbers, I definitely think that means a lot."
So, too, does the talent.
"He's just a cut above the rest," Leyland said. "He's just an unbelievable player and an unbelievable kid, to do what he did."


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Innovation Done Right: New Herradura Port Finished Reposado Tequila
New brands and bottles you should know.
We've come a long way from the rough, medicinal aqua vitae of the middle ages and the noxious additive-laced gins of industrial England. In fact, we appear to be living in a golden age of distilling—it's certainly the most scientifically advanced age yet, and the market is driving demand like Keanu Reeves on some form of runaway transportation. Even more importantly, drinkers are becoming more and more sophisticated, demanding higher levels of quality and more choices than ever before.
Spirits producers are in a position today where innovation and new products get consistently rewarded—though maybe not as often or as lucratively as marketers get rewarded for flashy branding or product placement. In our media-driven age, I'm pretty sure the producers will never quite catch up, but that's all the more reason to call out a true advance of the craft when it happens. Which brings us to today's review.
Herradura has been producing tequila since the 19th century, and has been a major player in tequila since the 1970s. Their flagship line of tequilas is frequently hailed by critics as a go-to for both price and quality. So it's no great surprise that their new release of a port-finished tequila has been met with great interest. Unlike the recently reviewed Corazon tequila/bourbon mashups which are aged entirely in ex-whiskey barrels, Herradura Colección de la Casa, Reserva 2012 Port Cask Finished Reposado isn't trying to reinvent the wheel. Rather, in the Scotch tradition, they are using port casks for a few months at the end of the aging process to put a spin on the base spirit, and thus tweak the tequila experience. And in this case, it turns out, less is more. Way more.
The first in what is promised to be a series of annual releases of different cask-finished tequilas, the reposado spends 11 months in medium-char American oak, and finishes up with 2 months in Douro Valley port casks. Bottled at 80 proof, it's a light straw color with a hint of darker golden, coppery ambitions. The aroma is intensely sawdusty, with salt, prickly pear, dried fruit, and a bit of sweetness hiding in the background.
And the flavor? It's lovely, round, and whole. There's a surprisingly sweet entry, progressing to a welcome agave bite. While massaging your tongue, it mellows out to plum, cinnamon, leather, and a sweet port-y undertone. Finishing long and warm, with no burn whatsoever, lingering oak and spices melt into chalky dark chocolate if you stick around for it. There are times where it tastes like a light highland Scotch, but in the end it's a spirit all of its own.
This is one of the best spirits I've tasted in some time, and from where I sit it opens up a whole new realm of exploration and possibilities. All of the previous tequila experiments I've tried have been interesting, intriguing, or mysterious. But this one is delicious. The marriage of the fruity sweetness of the port perfectly balances and accentuates the brasher, salty agave, and they're both the better for it. This is spirit finishing done right, and I for one hope that other tequila producers will take notice and jump in the ring. In the meantime, this bottle will be empty way too soon, and I will be anxiously waiting to see what Herradura comes up with next year.
Herradura Colección de la Casa, Reserva 2012 Port Cask Finished Reposado is available nationwide in quite limited quantities, listing at $90.
What are your favorite new spirits to come out of the current distilling renaissance?
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Events: Details
HUBbub 2010
|Workshop for the HUBzero User Community What's the hubbub? A platform for creating web sites that support scientific research, education, and collaboration, released as open source during this workshop! The HUBzero Platform is the basis of nanoHUB.org and 20 other sites, delivering hundreds of scientific tools and seminars to more than 350,000 visitors each year. HUBzero is supported by a consortium of universities including Purdue, Indiana, Clemson, and Wisconsin. See how the unique HUBzero solution has empowered a wide spectrum of projects in nanotechnology, healthcare research, and other areas of engineering and science. Learn through hands-on tutorials how to set up your own hub using HUBzero's open source software, how to create and publish scientific tools on your hub, how to connect the tools to computing clusters and other Grid resources, and how to add new capabilities to the platform. Bring your own ideas and help us shape the roadmap for future development.
|Tuesday 13 April, 2010 8:00 am EDT - Wednesday 14 April, 2010 5:00 pm EDT
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NOTE TO EDITORS, NEWS DIRECTORS: A news conference with the first candidate will be at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 25. The location for all five news conferences will be the Dreiling Lobby of Sheridan Hall (601 Park Street). A print-quality photo of the first candidate is available through the Tisa Mason link on the webpage at http://bigcat.fhsu.edu/currentevents/news_photos.php
HAYS, Kan. -- The first of five candidates selected as presidential finalists for Fort Hays State University will meet with campus and community groups on Monday and Tuesday, March 24-25.
The first finalist, Dr. Tisa A. Mason, currently serves as the vice president for student affairs at FHSU and will be accompanied by her husband, Bill Mason.
Since July 2008, Dr. Mason has been responsible for the Division of Student Affairs at FHSU, serving as a member of the president's executive leadership team, responsible for facilitating and coordinating recruitment, retention and graduation of students. Prior to her current appointment, Dr. Mason served as the dean of student life at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (2004-2007) and as executive director of Sigma Kappa Sorority & Foundation in Indianapolis, Ind. (1994-2004), among other positions.
A native of Feeding Hills, Mass., she received her Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va., a Master of Science in education from Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, and a Bachelor of Arts in sociology/anthropology from Transylvania University in Lexington, Ky. While pursing her doctorate, she was the recipient of the Armand J. and Mary Faust Galfo Education Research Award, given annually to the graduate student who has demonstrated outstanding promise in educational research and helpfulness to fellow students. She is also the recipient of multiple national awards, including the Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisors' Robert H. Shaffer Award and the Sue Kraft Fussell Distinguished Service Award as well as the National Society of Leadership and Success Excellence in Service to Students Award.
The community is invited and encouraged to meet the candidate for a reception on Monday, March 24, at 4:30 p.m. in the Stouffer Lounge, room 222, in the Memorial Union (700 College Drive) on the FHSU campus.
FHSU President Edward H. Hammond announced his retirement effective June 30, 2014, after serving the university since 1987. Shortly thereafter, the Kansas Board of Regents initiated the search process by selecting Denis Miller, Phillipsburg, chair of the FHSU Foundation Board of Trustees, to chair the Presidential Search Committee. In December, the Regents selected the members of the search committee, comprising 19 individuals representing FHSU constituencies such as faculty, students, administration, staff, alumni, the Hays community and the Board of Regents.
"We are pleased with the number of outstanding candidates that have applied for the presidency at Fort Hays State University," said Miller, "and we look forward to continuing the process that will lead to selection of a new president."
The dates for the other four presidential finalists' visits are as follows: March 27-28, April 1-2, April 7-8 and April 10-11. Details will be forthcoming.
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Stop Mothin Animation with LA Markerspace for Teens at the Library
- Date: 08/12/2019 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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"The box with the Halloween costumes stayed out all year" - Leila Lambert (Rolling Stone)
"My favorite holiday is coming! I think i shall rock Halloween as a GLAMPIRE. What are you going to dress up as?" - Adam Lambert (Twitter)
"Ah yes.. the only kid in Hebrew school that insisted that Halloween was a High Holy day" - Eber Lambert (Adam's old MySpace)
"Adam's favourite thing was a big box of Halloween costumes. Halloween could happen at any time and anywhere during the year for Adam." - Neil Lambert (E! True Hollywood Story)
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Don't Get Smart With Me
I was recently told not to get smart with someone. I apologized, and assured her that I was only being smart in comparison.
"Don't get smart with me" is one of the dumbest phrases we use. Well, one of the dumbest phrases people use. I can't say "we" because I don't use it. Making fun of people who say "Don't get smart with me" is the only time I ever say "Don't get smart with me."Of course, the absolute dumbest phrase we use is "believe you me," because that phrase doesn't mean anything at all. That one should be "believe me, you!" unless you're quoting Yoda.
What is "don't get smart with me" supposed to mean? Typically, that's used during an argument in response to the other party making a good point. They should say, "Don't you dare bring intelligence into this in order to combat my circuitous logic!" Or something more their speed, like "I can't unnerstan yer fancy book learnins!"
The phrase is probably intended to mean, "don't be a smartass." But if the speaker means "don't be a smartass," that's what they should say. When that woman I was arguing with said, "don't get smart with me!" I wanted to tell her I wouldn't have to get smart with her if she weren't so dumb with me in the first place. Then she'd have to say, "there you go, being smart again! We're never going to get anywhere if you keep being smart!"
Why are we a culture that prides ourselves on our stupidity? When I changed the name of my column from "Observational Humor" to "Thinking Man," I lost hundreds of subscribers. I'm the same writer, I'm writing the same content, and the mere suggestion that people may have to think to read it scared a few hundred people off. That's almost as stupid as how popular Dr. Phil is.
Yes, trust a fat guy to give you advice on weight loss. After you buy his book, you should pick up the new one from Donald Trump on how to have a successful marriage, or Joe Jackson's how-to on positive methods of childrearing.
Not everyone is smart, and I don't expect everyone to be. There is no one good at everything. But if you are living on your own and smart enough to eat each day, you're smart enough to try to get smarter. Read every now and then - you might actually like it.
There are millions of people smarter than I am. Many of them write to me each week to correct my grammar. Though that shows they're not smart enough to pick their battles. Kind of like me not letting the phrase "don't get smart with me" go.
I know I'm not the smartest guy in the world, so I work at getting smarter. I read when I can, I am always learning from others, and I even do things like crossword puzzles just to keep my reasoning skills fresh. I'm amazed at how seldom my mind is tested after I graduated college. Though every time I have to give back the extra change a clerk gave me, I guess I'm practicing math.
I don't know the perfect solution to this problem. And while I joke about it, we shouldn't actually try to kill stupid people. Though they do have a habit of doing it for us - there's a LOT of dumb on dumb crime.
The only solution I could come up with is to encourage people, individually, to be proud of the knowledge and facilities they do have. And to get more. You know what the best way to learn is? Just pay attention. There's knowledge all around you - all you have to do to get some of it is listen. Which might be tough, with all the dumbasses prattling on in the background. After you turn off Dr. Phil, it will get easier.
But who am I talking to? If you're reading this, you weren't scared by the "Thinking Man" title and you've probably never said, "don't get smart with me." Except of course to make fun of the phrase.
If you're already reading for leisure, you're one of the good ones. So I can metaphorically pat you on the back and be proud that you understand the term "metaphorically." I can also count on you making fun of the next person who says, "don't get smart with me."
Just try not to let it be a cop.


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Chemotherapy (pronounced: kee-mo-THER-uh-pee), often just called chemo, is the use of medications to treat cancer. Cancer is a disease that occurs when cells in the body develop abnormally and grow in an uncontrolled way. Cancer cells divide and grow rapidly; chemotherapy works by interfering with this, preventing the cancer from spreading — and sometimes even curing the disease by helping to get rid of all the cancer cells in the body.
A pediatric oncologist (pronounced: on-KAH-luh-jist), a doctor who treats cancer in kids and teens, will work with other health care professionals to decide on the type of chemotherapy treatment that's best for a cancer patient.
The many different ways that teens are given chemo medications include:
Chemotherapy can be used alone to treat cancer or in combination with other cancer treatments, such as radiationtherapy or surgery. Radiation therapy directs high-energy X-rays at the body to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors (a group or clump of abnormally growing cells). Surgery helps to remove larger tumors, making the job of the chemotherapy easier. The kind of therapy someone receives is based on the type of cancer that person has and whether it has spread to areas outside where it started.
Most cancers in teens are treated with more than one chemotherapy drug; doctors refer to this as combination chemotherapy. For a lot of people, combination therapy improves the chances that their cancer will be cured — the cancer has less chance of building up a resistance to a combination of chemo drugs than it does to just one drug. (Resistance means that the cancer no longer reacts to that medication.) Another important strategy in treating cancer is giving a person repeated courses of chemo. This helps prevent the cancer cells from regrowing.
People who feel nervous about receiving chemo can ask about touring the hospital or clinic before treatment begins to help feel more at ease. They can also join a support group for teens and families coping with cancer.
A person can receive chemotherapy treatments at a hospital, cancer treatment center, doctor's office, or at home. Most teens receive theirs at a clinic or hospital and go home afterward. Sometimes, though, people who are getting chemo treatments may need to stay in the hospital so doctors can watch for side effects.
Some people receive chemotherapy every day; others receive it every week or every month. Doctors use the word "cycles" to describe chemotherapy treatments because the treatment periods are mixed in with periods of rest.
While chemotherapy works to treat cancer, normal cells — like hair cells, which also divide rapidly — can be affected, too. This can cause side effects, which are usually temporary and are different from person to person, depending on the person's age, the type of treatment, and where the cancer is located. There are medicines to help with many side effects of chemo, so speak your doctor about any problems you might be having.
Some of the side effects of chemo are:
Because chemotherapy can cause long-term side effects (known as late effects), it is critical that people who have had cancer continue to get routine medical care even after their cancer has been cured. Depending on their treatment, people who have had cancer should get regular heart and lung exams, as well as blood tests for thyroid function.
It's important for anyone who's receiving chemo to tell nurses or doctors about side effects so they can help treat the problem. Doctors who treat people using chemotherapy aren't just working to cure cancer; they also want their patients to be as comfortable as possible while they're having chemo.
Chemotherapy can be frightening to think about. If you're one of the many people whose cancer is being treated with chemotherapy, your doctors, nurses, and other members of the cancer treatment team are there to help you and to answer questions before, during, and after chemotherapy.
You can also look for support from friends and family. Your friends make you feel good when you're healthy — so surrounding yourself with friends when you're sick is sure to be a pick-me-up. Phone, email, Skype, etc., are great ways to keep in touch, even if you're having a bad day. If you're afraid that your friends will feel weird or embarrassed, talk to a parent or nurse about some ideas on how to cope.
In addition to dealing with the many emotions you'll feel, you have to manage the physical stuff, too. Try these tips for staying comfortable and healthy during treatment:
Once you've finished chemo, it's still important to visit the doctor for follow-up appointments. During these checkups, the doctor will want to know how you're feeling and whether you're experiencing any side effects. He or she will also check to see whether there are any signs of the cancer coming back.
Undergoing treatment for cancer can be scary, time-consuming, and sometimes painful. But for teens who beat cancer, there may be a silver lining — cancer survivors are often tougher, have a greater appreciation of what life has to offer, and possess the courage and determination it takes to follow their dreams.
Talk with your doctors, nurses, family, and friends if you have any questions or worries. Though going through treatment for cancer can be tough, you are not alone!
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Date reviewed: February 2014
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Its a pleasure to write to Karas readers today. When I think of you, I think of someone who is super creative, hard working, and cares a lot about other people. When you plan an amazing party or hand make decorations and treats its so someone you care about will feel truly loved.
On a smaller scale, we have the opportunity to do the same thing every night for our families. Studies show that families who sit down to eat together are healthier, have stronger relationships, have kids who do better in school, and are happier. Who wouldnt want that?
If you could only manage one thing, eating together as a family trumps a clean house, gourmet food, or home décor. But thankfully you dont have to choose!
I know it can feel overwhelming to decide what to cook day in and day out. The busier you are, the harder it is. Its easy to get in a rut, making the same recipes every week. Or to rely on convenience foods so often that you worry about the nutrition your family receives.
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1-Vintage Wallpaper Ornaments, each ornament is papered with wonderful vintage wallpaper and edged with 19th century glass glitter.
2-Matchboxes made with vintage imagery and more… House Beautiful , Eddie Ross and
Hudson Valley Magazine put these in their Holiday Gift Guides.
3- Tissue Boxes, to hide those ugly paper boxes we all have around the house. There is one for that will fit anyone on your list.
4- A night light to guide you or someone on your list through the night. This group of night lights that are waiting to be packaged are made from Paste Papers, the papers are hand made in Upstate New York by this amazing artist named Claire Maziarczyk. I fell in love with her papers years ago, they make beautiful night lights and lampshades.
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NBN Co has hooked up just shy of 6400 fibre broadband connections to the National Broadband Network. Of the 25,495 NBN-connected premises, "just under 6400 are fibre, just under 600 are fixed wireless and just over 17,000 are for satellite," Jim Hassell, head of product development and sales at NBN Co, told a Senate Estimates committee yesterday.
Of those 17,000 satellite connections, around 8000 were new customers and 9000 were customers who were previously on the Australian Broadband Guarantee (ABG) for more than three years, the committee heard.
The ABG ended in June last year and was designed to help residential and small business premises access broadband services regardless of where they were located.
Just 3295 homes have been passed by the NBN since August this year.
Broadband minister Senator Stephen Conroy told the committee that NBN Co was on track to meet its targets of 286,000 premises passed by the NBN by 30 June 2013.
"We'll meet the 758,000 under construction or completed by end of the year that we announced in February/March…" he said.
"We're going to hit the 758,000 target, so get used to it – we're going to hit it – and we will not have failed as [shadow broadband minister] Malcolm Turnbull and your side of politics claim. Get used to it."
NBN Co has set a target of passing 54,300 premises by the end of this calendar year, the committee was told.
Hassell told the committee that the speeds consumers have chosen for the NBN have differed from NBN Co's initial forecasts. It originally suggested the highest take-up would be on the lowest speed – 12/1Mbps, with 49 per cent of users opting for this speed; 28 per cent connecting at 25Mbps; 5 per cent on 50Mbps and 18 per cent on 100/40Mbps.
Instead, Hassell said there has been a take-up rate of 44% on 100/40Mbps.
However, he conceded it was too early to tell if this was indicative of longer term trends.
"It is too early to say whether that trend is going to continue, so we monitor that pretty closely and we'd like to go and complete some areas so we know what that map will actually be," he said.
"Having said that, we do have some sites with some very high take-up levels. For example, Kiama is over 40 per cent in terms of take-up and even in those sites it's still very high – 38 per cent at the top tier."
Conroy also told the committee that take-up in Tasmania is ahead of forecasts.
"We forecasted 11 to 12 per cent and the average across Tasmania, I think, from recollection, is about 17 or 18 per cent, with Midway Point up in the high 20s," Conroy said.
"In the three months we've opened Kingston Beach, it's 17 per cent take-up in the first three months."
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Fly Fishing: A Celebration of the Stream
A Collaboration with Trout Unlimited of Western New York
On View Friday, February 14–Sunday, June 1, 2014
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Fly Fishing: A Celebration of the Stream, is an exhibition developed in collaboration with the Western New York chapter of Trout Unlimited (TU), an organization whose mission is "To conserve, protect and restore North America's coldwater fisheries and their watersheds." The exhibition features landscape paintings by three Western New York artists and vintage fly fishing equipment from the collections of local anglers.
The exhibition also highlights Trout Unlimited programs on the local and national level. Trout in the Classroom (TIC) is an environmental education program in which students in grades k-12 raise tout from eggs later releasing them into a state-approved stream near the school or within a nearby watershed. TU of Western New York also does stream restoration projects. Annually the chapter plants about 500 trees along streams in our region. The chapter also participates in Project Healing Waters; a program dedicated to the physical and emotional rehabilitation of disabled active military service personnel and disabled veterans through fly fishing and associated activities including education and outings.


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Clinical Trials
Study of Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate (TDF) for Prevention of HIV
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First received: July 19, 2005
Last updated: February 9, 2006
Last Verified: February 2006
History of Changes
This Phase 2a study involving Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate (TDF) will provide extended safety data for high-risk men. Secondarily, the study will assess the feasibility of conducting the trial and evaluate the preliminary effectiveness of TDF 300 mg as an HIV prevention method when taken once a day.
HIV Infections
Drug : Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate
Phase 2
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|Study Design:
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Double
Primary Purpose: Prevention
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|Phase 2a Study of Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate (TDF) for Prevention of HIV – An Extended Safety Evaluation
Further study details as provided by FHI 360:
Primary Outcome Measures
- To evaluate the extended safety of TDM 300mg daily among HIV-uninfected men
- To evaluate the feasibility (i.e. accrual, retention, adherence, change in behavior) of conducting a large scale trial of TDF for HIV prevention in men recruited from a resource-limited setting
- To assess the preliminary effectiveness of TDF in preventing HIV infection among men at high risk for HIV
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TDF has been selected for investigation as prophylaxis against HIV in high-risk men because of its unique pharmacologic profile. In addition to the convenience of being a once daily single tablet, TDF's safety profile is comparable to placebo among HIV infected persons, it has striking anti-HIV potency, and it has low potential for selection of resistant viruses. TDF is cleared from the body by the kidneys and is not metabolized by the liver. Therefore, TDF has limited potential to have pharmacokinetic interactions with other hepatically metabolized drugs. Each of these properties is necessary given the realities of the intended target populations. Moreover, initial prevention studies in simian models have provided encouraging results. Finally, the drug's sponsor is supportive of investigating the potential use of TDF as a preventive, as well as therapeutic agent, will provide TDF for the study, and is willing to make a good faith effort to make TDF available for public health use should it prove to be effective for HIV prevention.Eligibility
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older
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- Be willing and able to give informed consent
- Be 18 years or older
- Be willing to use study product as directed
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oh no, I'm not near Greenwich or Cos Cob. Man!!! Please keep me posted if you see anything else. Thanks for letting me know!
Flag as inappropriate Posted by Tracy Popolizio on 5th August 2008
Hi Caitlin,
Thank you so much for your advice. I do also tutor, but not enough to supplement. I would love some info on your au pair business. I am in CT. I look forward to hearing from you!!
Flag as inappropriate Posted by Tracy Popolizio on 1st August 2008
Hi Caitlin, I read the news article that you posted, and I also have been checking out your other posts. Glad to see that you've jumped right in! Nice to meet another WAHM!
I'm a moderator for Work it, Mom! If you ever have comments or questions to share, I'll be glad to answer them for you:).
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Combining two passions in one, is always a great thing. Photographing other aircraft from a flying camera-ship is probably what I enjoy doing most! During my recent 3 week stay in Belgium, I managed to do exactly that! Even better... on 3 different occasions!
Good Air to Air photography often involves flying close formation, which could be a potential dangerous thing if not properly briefed and trained. Flying formation with different types of aircraft which fly at different speeds, makes the whole thing even more challenging.
The first image of this YAK52 were made over the English Channel, from a single engine 4 seat Robin DR400-160 with my wife Djamila, at the controls. Ideally one wants to fly with a door removed or a window open for best results. The Robin unfortunately doesn't allow either of them. Still, I'm happy with the results!
Sometimes you don't even want to be too close to the subject plane... The tip of Cap Gris Nez (Northeastern part of France) in the top right and the ferry on the left, add something to the story. Anybody familiar with the region knowns we are crossing the Channel.
On the next occasion we flew in close formation with a Pitts Special S2B. On the image above, both planes are only a few meters away from each other.
On the way back from the 2010 Schaffen fly-in, I made some shots of 2 Stampe SV-4's, also heading back to Kortrijk-Wevelgem airport.
The last one using a 70-200 Nikkor lens, is a close-up image of one of the biplanes crew.
I would like to finish by giving you two of my favorite Air to Air photography links:
MaxAir2Air; great photography mostly done from a WW2 B25 bomber with the rear gun turret removed.
Eric Coeckelberghs : excellent work from a few different Belgian photographers using mainly a Short Skyvan
My own Air2Air gallery can be found here.
Last but not least, to all participating pilots; Djamila, Vincent, Lieven, Johan and Alain a big thank you!
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August 8, 2012
Michigan attorney Kurt Haskell has beaten his opponent in the August 7 primary for a seat in the House of Representatives. Haskell defeated fellow Democrat Ruben Marquez and will face Republican Tim Walberg in November. Walberg is the current Representative for Michigan's 7th congressional district.
Kurt Haskell came to public attention following the so-called underwear bomber incident on Christmas Day, 2009. He was on a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit when Nigerian Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab feebly attempted to ignite PETN bomb. Haskell also witnessed a "sharp dressed man" ushering Abdulmutallab on the flight prior to the supposedly flubbed attack despite the fact the Nigerian did not have a passport.
"Every single fact that has come to light since the attempted bombing on Christmas Day directly indicates that the bomber was deliberately allowed to board the plane and that his attack would have succeeded if not for the alert and brave reactions of the passengers and flight crew," Paul Jospeh Watson wrote for Infowars.com on December 27, 2009.
Haskell told his story during a December 29, 2009 appearance on the Alex Jones Show. He maintains that Abdulmutallab was carrying an inoperative bomb and was set-up as a patsy.
Hearings held in January of 2010 before the House Homeland Security Committee revealed that "Detroit Christmas bomber was deliberately and intentionally allowed to keep his US entry visa as the result of a national security override issued by an as yet unknown US intelligence or law-enforcement agency with the goal of blocking the State Department's planned revocation of that visa," Webster Tarpley explained in February of 2010.
Tarpley went on to say that "Mutallab was a protected patsy being used by rogue elements of the US intelligence community for the deliberate and intentional creation of a high profile incident with the goal of obtaining a large-scale political effect."
Following sensationalized corporate media coverage of the incident, the Department of Homeland Security instituted more stringent TSA procedures and introduced naked body scanners in U.S. airports.
Haskell was subsequently called as a witness in Abdulmutallab's trial. The accused terrorist, however, decided to not plead guilty at the last moment and Haskell was unable to testify.
"Abdulmutallab's reversal now means that Detroit Attorney Kurt Haskell's contention that the plot was, as in almost every other terror case made public, a product of government entrapment, and that the US intelligence establishment was involved in the aborted attack, will now remain buried, at least for the time being," Infowars.com reported on October 12, 2011.
Haskell told Alex Jones after the reversal that he planned to file a civil lawsuit against the government.
Earlier this month, Haskell told Mlive.com the underwear bomber incident is not part of his campaign for political office. "It's not part of my campaign, so I'm really trying to move past this. All my comments are on record and I stand by them, but that's all I really have to say about it."
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Bill I. Campbell, PhD, CSCS, FISSN, is assistant professor and director of the Exercise and Performance Nutrition Laboratory at the University of South Florida, a research laboratory dedicated to innovation in sport nutrition research. As a researcher and author, Campbell has published more than 100 scientific abstracts and papers related to sport nutrition and enhancement of sport performance. In addition, Campbell has published more than 50 articles for health and fitness magazines (print and electronic media). He is a paid consultant to professional sport team organizations and sport entertainment corporations and has lectured on various topics related to sport nutrition and exercise performance to audiences spanning five nations and four continents. He was the lead author on the International Society of Sports Nutrition's Position Stand: Protein and Exercise, which addresses some of the common questions and myths regarding protein intake and supplementation for athletes and physically active people.
Campbell is a member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), and the International Society of Sports Nutrition (ISSN). Campbell is also a fellow of ISSN and serves on the organization's advisory board.
He received his PhD in exercise, nutrition, and preventive health from Baylor University in 2007. During that same year, he also received the Outstanding Doctoral Student Award for research and teaching. In 2009, Campbell received the Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award from the University of South Florida.
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According to Sigmund Freud, who developed his psychoanalytical theories about repressing desires and impulses into the unconscious mind, if you dream about ballet it means that in real life you can laugh at yourself.
Well, it seems that the great man didn't have a very high opinion of our beautiful art – or maybe he was simply repressing a personal desire to pas de deux with the great Viennese ballerina Fanny Elssler and, undoubtedly smart as he was, couldn't psychoanalyze himself. He should have gone to see a psychiatrist!
And here's what the Ezoterichesky Dream Book has to say on the subject. If you dream of ballet it means that there is no order in your thoughts and your levity will bring nothing but trouble.
It gets worse. The Love Dream Book tells us that dreaming about ballet is negative and means that your beloved will become jealous and dump you.
Hedging his bets, another interpreter of dreams tells us that it's a good dream if you were dancing yourself, but if you were watching a performance it's a warning to look after your health.
Doesn't any of these eminences have a good word to say about ballet? Well, there's one at least. According to St. Simon the Apostle, dancing is a divine blessing. That's nice to know!
And now it gets better. Some psychiatrists tell us that to dream about ballet symbolizes balance, coordination and harmony. Going a step further, they believe that to see or wear ballet slippers in your dream represents your understanding of the principles of balance and grace, meaning that you carry yourself with poise and get along well with others.
Taking it to a more serious level, dreams of ballet dancing may contain elements of wish-fulfillment (stifled aspirations, hopes, and desires that seemed unattainable, but remain in our subconscious and are fulfilled in dreams), but there is the underlying fact that it takes years of dedicated hard work. Such a dream may be encouraging you to persevere with even amateur artistic skills, or there may be a general comment on your attitude toward work that demands discipline.
On a more optimistic note: to dream of seeing beautiful ballet dancers in a gorgeous setting foretells that you will make new friends and that you will enjoy many social activities.
How do they come up with all this stuff?
One thing's for sure, with all these free interpretations floating around there's no need for us to cross the fortune teller's palm with silver.
So let's end on a light note. It's OK if you're not a ballerina, but if you're feeling muscle bound get out and dance.
Who's keeping you on your toes?
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ADVANCED LEARNING SYSTEMS FOR HIGHLY UNCERTAIN ENVIRONMENTS by Daoyuan Zhai A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING) May 2012 Copyright 2012 Daoyuan Zhai
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Media reports on a new poll from the Public Policy Institute of California have interpreted the survey results as a sign of public backing for Gov. Jerry Brown and his budget plan. This positive spin is based on results that show majorities supporting the idea of a special election and of his overall budget plan. But read a little deeper into the poll, and what you see is that the new governor and his plan are in considerable trouble.
Among the problematic findings: Brown, who won a majority in last November's elections, has a job approval rating under 50 percent. That's a bit surprising, given that he's new in office, but it reveals the depths of both public confusion and cynicism about what's going on in Sacramento. It also means that the governor is not in the strongest position to sell his plan.
And while likely voters express overall support for his plan, that support is hardly overwhelming -- only 54 percent. Most troubling for supporters of Brown's approach is this: despite that overall support for Brown, the individual pieces of Brown's plan are unpopular. Majorities oppose spending cuts to higher education and health and human services, which are part of Brown's plans. And less than 40 percent support increases in the three kinds of taxes -- income, sales and vehicle fees -- for which Brown is proposing to extend 2009 increases.
The main problem here is not Brown's plan but a California electorate that wants something for nothing -- public services without the taxes to pay for it. But Brown is also suffering from a decision he made during his gubernatorial campaign: he didn't get specific about policy and avoided talk of real government reform.
By declining to take on tough issues, he probably made the safe political decision. But he also failed to seek -- and thus achieve -- a mandate for the kind of tough, systemic reform the state needs. So he's now a governor without a mandate -- and that has left him in a strikingly weak position for a new governor.


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Dozin's site does say that Phil used 8 power amps in the early 80's but that doesn't jive with info that Peter Miller gave in an interview, part of it is quoted in the GD Gear Book:Rusty the Scoob wrote:which says that Phil at one point had 8 POWER AMPS (not 10+) in his stage rig, not that big of a deal and not at all hard to replicate.
EEEEE's info is good. If you want 60's/70's Phil amp tone, use a Fender/Alembic/SMS preamp into a clean power amp and neutral speakers and you'll be in the ballpark. If you want his 80's/90's tone, use SWR gear. For his newer tones, use Eden gear. The preamp shapes the tone, the power amp should be neutral, and the speakers can either be neutral or tone-shaping or mostly irrelevant if you've got good PA support.
"Of the 25 Godzilla amps made, the Dead purchased 5..."
With Bobby using one and Phil probably using two, with two for spares. The lead designer of the Godzilla was Andy Hefley, he was the one that built the PIE amps, only four were ever made and all of those were made specifically for Phil.
The Godzilla were used in the early 80's, then Phil switched to the PIE's, probably due to the fact that it was more economical to have Andy build NEW amps. In the 90's, Phill switched back to the Godzilla's.
Lighten up Francis!Phil Lesh101 wrote:Any more questions Tough guy?