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Archbold Encourages Women to Make Health a Priority
Sunday, May 20, 2012
You may have received a lot from the older women in your family—the best apple pie recipe, your prized heirloom teapot and that coveted piece of beautiful, antique jewelry.
For Jean Morgan Hathaway, it's sage advice that she's passed along to her three daughters and granddaughter.
And, that priceless advice may have potentially saved their lives.
Hathaway encourages the women in her life to get active, eat healthy, schedule regular health screenings and to get mammograms.
Hathaway is a breast cancer survivor, and so is her oldest daughter.
"I've always been diligent in getting my mammograms," said Hathaway. "And, I've always stressed the importance and encouraged my daughters and granddaughters to do the same."
This week, women across the country will celebrate National Women's Health Week— a weeklong health observance focused on encouraging women to take steps to improve their physical and mental health and lower their risks of certain diseases, including breast cancer.
It's estimated that 226,870 new cases of invasive breast cancer will be diagnosed in women this year, and 39,510 women will die from the disease in 2012 alone.
Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women, exceeded only by lung cancer. The chance that a woman will be diagnosed with breast cancer is 1 in 8, and the chance that breast cancer will be responsible for a woman's death is about 1 in 36.
Though research has proven the best method of protection from breast cancer is early detection, women are still fearful to make an appointment for a mammogram.
"Most often, women are afraid of what the mammogram will reveal," said Judy Murphy, supervisor of the Archbold Women's Center. "They also worry about cost."
Women who do not get regular screenings are more likely to have larger tumors and later-stage cancer by the time the disease is detected.
"A woman should not put off scheduling her mammogram because she can't afford it," said Murphy. If certain qualifications are met, there is financial assistance available for women over the age of 40 as well as support services for breast cancer patients. The staff at the Archbold Women's Center can guide women in finding financial assistance to help with clinical breast exams, screening and diagnostic mammograms, breast ultrasounds, surgical consultations, emergency biopsies and emergency treatment assistance."
"When detected in the early stages, breast cancer patients have a greater chance for survival with data presenting a 93-98% five year survival rate," said John Carico, MD, radiologist at Archbold Women's Center. "That's why it's so important for women to get screened regularly. When breast cancer is detected early, they have the best chance of survival."
"If you're scared to get a mammogram, think of your own mother, your spouse or your children," said Murphy. "You're teaching your family that you are taking care of your body, so it sets a precedent. Getting a mammogram could encourage someone else to do the same, and it may save the life of someone you love."
Though 70% of women who develop breast cancer have no one in their family who's ever had it before, the other 30% of women with breast cancer have at least one person in their family who's had the disease— a mother, an aunt, a sister, etc.
The American Cancer Society recommends women should have their first screening (baseline) mammogram at age 40 or earlier based on clinical indicators or family history, and yearly after age 40 (per American College of Radiology recommendations) or as recommended by their physician.
As a daughter, your lifetime risk of developing breast cancer nearly doubles if your mother had the disease.
For this reason, Hathaway's granddaughter has already had a baseline mammogram.
"Our family knows firsthand that heredity does have some impact on your health and risks," said Hathaway. "That's why I've always encouraged the women in my life to get screened."
For more information and to schedule a mammogram, call the Archbold Women's Center at (229) 228-2084.


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On the 14th of September, Almanac North turns 21! For two decades, Almanac North has given viewers more than just a 15-second sound-bite on issues important to our region. Each week, Almanac North explores our region's most important issues and events for the news "beyond" the headlines. Join hosts Julie Zenner and Dennis Anderson as they welcome local business leaders and policy makers for in-depth information on the week's most important topics and events.
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Death From Above: Illinois
|Illinois at Michigan
|Crisler ArenaCenter,
Ann Arbor, MI
|1 PM Eastern, Sunday
|M –5 (Kenpom)
Illinois is the only Big Ten opponent Michigan hasn't faced yet this year. They're a weird team, blessed with two A-level stars but capable of scoring droughts spanning a quarter of the game.
The main main is junior guard Brandon Paul. He may technically be the two-guard but in practice he is the man with the ball in his hands most of the time. Paul's usage is prodiguous but he's not great at anything in particular. His assist rate is high; so is his TO rate. His shooting efficiency is mediocre both from three (34%) and two (43%). He gets to the line a lot, I guess, and he is a big component of Illinois's defensive rebounding. He's a better version of Manny Harris.
The second A-level star is sophomore center Meyers Leonard, who is shooting 61% from two, rebounding furiously, and blocking many, many shots. He does a good job of staying on the floor and has above-average (but not amazingly so) usage. He's quality, and the prospect of Leonard matching up against Michigan players a half-foot shorter and no more athletic is daunting.
Illinois's third banana is guard DJ Richardson. Richardson is perimeter-oriented guard hitting 39% from three and 44% from two; he does not get to the line or turn the ball over much.
After those three there's a rotation with no player seeing more than 55% of available minutes. They are:
- Backup C Nnanna Egwu. Yeah. "Nnanna." Low usage turnover machine who doesn't even rebound well. If Leonard gets into foul trouble Illinois is toast—they were close against the Hoosiers until Leonard picked up two quick fouls, one for having his jaw in the way of Cody Zeller's elbow, the other a weak moving screen call. Leonard went to the bench and Illinois folded immediately.
- Senior starting G Sam Maniscalco. Grad-year transfer from Bradley. Decent usage but not a threat from deep (27%). Efficient from inside two and at the line.
- Sophomore wing Joseph Bertrand. Wing slasher; has no range (just 5 three attempts on the year) but hitting 58% on twos. Doesn't get to the line.
- Nominal starting G Tracy Abrams. Low usage turnover machine. Awful offensive player. Plays half of available minutes and does nothing at all well statistically. Must be a good defender or something.
- Junior PF Tyler Griffey. Good offensive rebounder, will shot threes, big TO rate.
Basically any shot not from the top three guys or Bertrand is a good shot for Michigan. If Leonard gets into foul trouble Michigan may be able to run away and hide—his backup is that bad.
As a team, Illinois does not shoot well from three. The only guy you should wince at leaving open on the perimeter is Richardson. Paul is meh; threes from everyone else are good for Michigan no matter how open they are.
Brandon Paul temporarily evolved into a higher life form on January 10th en route to like a billion points in Illinois's dramatic upset of Ohio State. At that point the Illini were 15-3 and cruising. They've lost five of six since. Because basketball makes no sense the lone win was a one-point decision over Michigan State in a totally horrendous game.
For all the harrumphing about Michigan's road struggles, Illinois's only road win against a top-100 Kenpom opponent was by one point at Northwestern.
Illinois's only nonconference win of note was a home game against Gonzaga. They also beat Maryland. They lost badly to UNLV and narrowly to Missouri.
Conference four factors:
|Offense (Rk)
|Defense (Rk)
|Effective FG%:
|51.1 5
|49.7 5
|Turnover %:
|22.2 11
|19.4 4
|Off. Reb. %:
|28.3 8
|31.0 6
|33.9 8
|39.1 9
Illinois is just not an efficient team except when they get off twos.
Illinois is ninth in both shooting and defending the three, second at shooting twos, and block a lot of shots. They don't give up a lot of threes, something that may be more important than the actual percentage opponents shoot.
Survive Meyers Leonard. It would be immensely helpful if Leonard got in foul trouble; Illinois has no backup, basically. If that doesn't happen I'm guessing we see some of the 2-3 and 1-2-2 zones Michigan has deployed through the year. We might even see the endangered 1-3-1; Illinois is not a smooth offensive team and could dribble themselves into a bunch of trouble.
Another Leonard mitigation possibility: more McLimans. His size could prevent Leonard from getting as many touches as he would otherwise, and five fouls are five fouls.
Hope Stu can handle Paul. Brandon Paul could explode and not leave Michigan much chance to do anything about it. That has not been the case for much of the Big Ten season, however. Paul can get a shot any time he wants but they don't go down regularly enough for him to be efficient unless he's getting to the basket with regularity. Keep him shooting jumpers… and hope he doesn't go unconscious a la Ohio State.
Generic Hardaway concern. Get him going to the basket off screens and see what happens. Please for the love of god make some threes. Etc.
Crash the boards a bit more than usual. A shotblocker like Leonard will often leave his feet, allowing a weakside rebounder an opportunity to clean up shots that get past outstretched arms. Michigan has all but abdicated offensive rebounding; maybe they should try to get some cheap buckets that way.
Win the bench. Illinois has some dudes that aren't very good; Michigan is basically six or seven deep right now, and the guys off the bench aren't contributing much. If M can get some quality minutes from Vogrich and Smotrycz when members of the Illini Big Three are on the bench it'll help.
Michigan by five.
That big SOB has been giving me nightmares since Wednesday night. I personally don't think he's that "great" of a player, he is good and is a talent, but in my narrow-visioned eyes he's a matchup night terror for Michigan. Eh, who knows maybe Michigan limit him and keep him at bay a la Zeller in the Indiana game a week and a half ago. He plays very emotional as well and maybe the Michigan grit can use that against him. But I can just see the rebounding margin being outrageous tomorrow and that keeping Illinois within striking range of knocking our guys off @ home. Also, Michigan settling for outside shooting all day because we won't get any penetration (whether it's warranted staying away from the hoop beacuse of Meyers presence or Michigan simply hasn't the cajones to go at him I don't know, but I can SEE it happening!). I hope Mr. Hardaway doesn't shy away from him, using that as an excuse to launch 3-ball after 3-ball/clank after clank.
Pessimism aside, Michigan should beat this Illini team, I think. Illinois isn't sitting on a tourney bid for no reason though, and this matchup I don't particulary like. Go Blue; go grab #19 in front of a home crowd.
Hey, Vogrich hit three 3s at the end of last game. Hopefully he keeps the hot hand.
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Whoa....a preview post that's on time? Wow, that's shocking
Also, I think we keep the Home Win streak alive with a solid win, not a blowout, but not a squeker either
Nnanna Nnanna!
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My husband was a little leery about buying a cargo bag instead of a cargo box. He was worried it wouldn't be sturdy enough. Well we drove from the northwest suburbs of Chicago to Panama City Beach, FL, and the bag shows no wear or tear. Lucky us, we did not have any rain going or coming home, so I can't say anything about whether it's waterproof or not. This bag is huge (we have the 18 cu ft one)! It held 2 extra large samsonite duffel/suitcases, 1 large suitcase, 10 beach towels, 2 beach chairs, and about 3 small bags. Once my husband figured out the straps the first time, the second time was much easier. It's definitely worth the money.


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CHICAGO (AP) -- Gov. Pat Quinn has launched a website that outlines the history of public pensions, its problems and ways to discuss solutions through social media.
It's part of the Chicago Democrat's long-awaited campaign to build support for an overhaul to Illinois' pension systems. It's called the "Thanks in Advance" campaign, which is supposed to be a message from the next generation to today's politicians.
The website includes pictures of young children and a video, along with links to Twitter and Facebook. The website says there'll be online town hall meetings on the issue.
Quinn detailed his "grassroots campaign" Sunday.
Lawmakers have failed to come up with a plan to deal with the roughly $85 billion funding gap, which is the worst of any state. Legislators meet this month.
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A recent query in the Coffey Ancestry forum wondered about Wyatt Coffey, found in the 1860 Plumas Co., CA census. After checking my files I found that there was a Wyatt Coffey, born c1835 in TN to Thomas and Mary S. (Polly) Hipshire Coffey for whom I had little information. I also found a note from a researcher who reported this Wyatt had moved to CA before 1860. Except for that, she had not provided any additional information.
Other researchers had reported the marriage of Wyatt to Julia A. Hipsher on Oct. 4, 1854 in Grainger Co., TN. She was the daughter of Colbert and Jane Hayes Hipsher. Wyatt appears to have abandoned or divorced Julia to head west. Some years later (Aug. 30, 1883) Julia married Joel Mallicoat in Grainger Co.
A quick search of the census records found Wyatt Coffee, age 25, in the 1860 record for Indian Valley, Quincy PO, Plumas Co., CA. He was unmarried, living alone, and employed as a "packer."
By 1870 he was married and had two children. His wife was enumerated as Polly, age 30, an "Indian" born in CA. Their children were Thomas, age 9, and Martha, age 4, both born in CA and enumerated as "Indian."
The family was still in Plumas Co. in 1880. Children were Jeff, age 17; Martha, age 15; Ira, age 12; Harry, age 9; Rosa, age 4; and Eda [sic], age 1. Polly and the children were enumerated as "Indian."
Polly apparently died before 1885 when Wyatt was enumerated in the Clark Co., WA Terr. census. W. Coffey, age 45 (or, 49?), born in TN, was a saloon keeper. In the household was Ira, age 18; Harry, age 14; and Rosa, age 10.
I have not found any further information about Wyatt or any of the children except Rosa. The 1900 census for Salmon Creek, Clark Co., WA enumerated Rosie E. Coffee [sic], born July 1876 in CA, as a servant in the Andrew Belongia household. Rosie reported that her father was born in TN and her mother in CA.
A check of the WW1 draft registration cards found an Ira Coffey, age 24, in Vancouver, WA. He was born Jun. 26, 1892 in Vancouver, and was probably not the son of Wyatt and Polly.
Note that in The Edward Coffey Project I have mis-identified this Wyatt as having enlisted in the CSA on Sep. 15, 1862 at Richmond, VA. The Wyatt that enlisted was the son of Edmund and Martha Snead of Nelson Co., VA. The correction will be made in the next update of that project.
Anyone with additional information or corrections can contact me at the above e-mail address, or leave a comment in the space below.


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SHERMAN, TX -- The National Kidney Foundation averaged more than 90,000 new patients with kidney failure per year over the last five years. That's more than the population of Sherman, Denison and Ardmore combined. This is the story of the Paulin family who've been impacted by this disease.
From the outside, the Paulins may look like any other Texoma family. But in reality, they're going through a daily struggle to save the life of one of their own.
When the Paulins made Sherman their home over 20 years ago, it was to chase the American dream. But even with a stable career, a beautiful home, and four great kids, kidney failure has made their lives more of a living nightmare.
"I love all my sons the same way but that's my oldest boy...the first little baby I held in my arms," says father Jose Paulin when asked what he would do if he lost his son to kidney failure. "I mean that would kill me. I don't have any words...that would kill me."
Last summer, the Paulin's oldest son, Jose Julian, was diagnosed with kidney disease after having a seizure. Kidneys are our bodies' way of filtering waste from our blood. And since Jose's kidneys never fully developed, his blood collected enough waste to form a blood clot in his lung.
The Sherman High School graduate is recovering at Texas Health Presbyterian WNJ from surgery that removed the clot last week.
But he won't be leaving anytime soon.
Out of the 5 stages of kidney disease, Jose's now at the final one: End Stage Renal Disease also known as kidney failure where the options to live are limited and more extreme.
"You need to find a suitable donor," said Internist specializing in kidney disorders Dr. Muhammed Choudhry of WNJ. "It needs to be a collaborative effort between the physician and the patient, usually there's going to be several doctors involved in the team including the surgeon, a general medicine doctor,probably an infectious disease specialist. After the transplant, you need to be on certain very expensive medication.'
Now at age 23, the Paulin's oldest son is at college age but instead of paying for his education, Mr. Paulin's working overtime to pay hospital bills.
Mr. Paulin says "We don't know how we're going to handle this."
Of more than 485-thousand Americans with kidney failure like Jose's, only 20% of them are in his age group. Since he doesn't qualify for government aid, the cost for Jose's new kidney, whether from a living or deceased donor, was quoted to the Paulins at $125,000.
Family and friends are fundraising to help cover costs.
Information on upcoming fundraisers will be posted here. In the meantime, you can donate to:
In part 2, we'll take a more in-depth look at Jose's progress and the kidney transplant process needed to help save his life.


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A quick look at your weekend options. For more ideas, check www.StarNewsPlay.com or www.StarNewsOnline.com/WAE.
All weekend – Cape Fear Wildlife Expo
If you're a fan of "Swamp People" on The History Channel, co-star Randy Edwards (pictured) will be greeting fans and signing autographs during the Cape Fear Wildlife Expo, Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Coastline Convention Center, 501 Nutt St., and at the Wilmington Convention Center, 515 Nutt St.
If you'd rather experience The Great Outdoors rather than just watch it on TV, the Expo offers plenty of hands-on experience: fly-fishing and archery demonstrations, sport-fishing simulators and more.
The N.C Wildlife Resources Commission will be on hand with its safari trailer and its mobile aquarium. Special interactive sites will offer young people hands-on instruction in duck calls, geocaching, outdoor survival, combating water pollution and best forestry practices.
For adults, a series of workshops are planned on hunting, fishing and environmental topics. Meanwhile, exhibitors will show off the latest in hunting and fishing gear, decoys, boats, trucks, ATVs and other accessories.
The Expo is jointly staged by the wildlife commission and the state chapter of the Quality Deer Management Association. Tickets are $10 for the public and $7 for seniors. Youngsters aged 10 and younger get in free when accompanied by an adult. Show hours are 9 a.m-7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. For details, phone 795-0292 or go to www.CapeFearWildlifeExpo.com.
All weekend – N.C. Black Film Festival
At the multiplex, the big opening this weekend is comedy "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone," starring Steve Carell and Jim Carrey as rival Las Vegas magicians.
Elsewhere in Wilmington, the N.C. Black Film Festival will be under way. Parents should note the family-friendly film bloc for kids and parents at noon Saturday at the Community Arts Center, 120 S. Second St. Admission is free.
On Sunday, the festival will play host to a film-flavored fashion show at 3 p.m. in the Cameron Art Museum, 3201 S. 17th St. Local designers show inspirations from such films as "Mahogany" (pictured is that movie's Diana Ross), the original "Sparkle," "Harlem Nights" and "The Josephine Baker Story." Admission is $5. For a full schedule, go to www.BlackArtsAlliance.org or read my preview in the StarNews.
All weekend – used book sale
The annual spring used book sale gets under way Saturday at the Northeast Regional Library, 1241 Military Cutoff Road, with hardcovers, paperbacks, CDs and DVDs, mostly priced in the $1-$3 range. Trish Hatcher of the library said the children's section is especially strong this year.
Of course, you can crash the "members only" preview, 6-9 p.m. Friday at the Northeast library. Officially, this is open only to members of the Friends of the New Hanover Library, but you can join at the door. Dues start at $15.
For details, call the library at 798-6301.
Saturday – St. Patrick's Day parade and festival
Sure and begorrah: St. Patrick's Day falls on Sunday this year. In Wilmington, the Irish and Irish at heart get a jump on the celebrations, with the local St. Patrick's Day parade beginning at 11 a.m. Saturday along N. Front, Dock and Water streets. The fun then moves to Riverfront Park for a St. Patrick's Day festival with
music (including the Wilmington Police Department's fife and drum band), Irish dancing, food, beverages and crafts. For more, read Mike Voorheis' event preview, read Judy Royal's roundup of 17 things to do on St. Patrick's Day or go to www.CoolWilmington.com.
Saturday – Equestrian Fun Show and Expo
If you like horses, the local organization of the U.S. Equine Rescue League is staging an Equestrian Fun Show and Expo 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Cross Roads Farm, 1157 Malpass Corner Road near Burgaw. English, Western and Game classes will show, and vendors will be on hand. Admission is free for spectators. The event showcases efforts to rehabilitate horses who suffered abuse and neglect and to find them new homes. Details: 612-8904
Sunday – UNCW Chamber Choir
The UNCW Chamber Choir under the direction of Dr. Joe Hickman joins the N.C. Baroque Orchestra for a performance of J.S. Bach's "St. John Passion" 4 p.m. Sunday at Beckwith Recital Hall, in the Cultural Arts Building on the campus of the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Soloists include Matthew Talley, Ronald Holmes, John Callison, Nathan Strock, Rusty Kling and Jaclyn Gradel. Admission is $15, with proceeds earmarked for music scholarships. Tickets will go on sale at the Cultural Arts box office an hour before the concert. www.UNCW.edu/music
Friday – Carnival of Dreams
Run away with the circus – a dark, maybe PG-13-rated circus. The Juggling Gypsy, 1612 Castle St., is staging "Carnival of Dreams," beginning at 8 p.m. Friday and running late. You can watch the fire dancers, throw flaming darts, have your fortune told. A sideshow is promised, and a "Trampoline of Terror" is somehow involved. Admission is $7; organizers say a share of the proceeds will to fund more interactive public works by participating artists.


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University of Maryland Information
Leading the Way into the 21st Century
University Honors
Here are a few highlights:
College Park: No Better Place To Be
There is no better place to be than the University of Maryland at College Park. With its top-ranked academic programs, nationally recognized faculty, diverse population, and lush 1,580-acre campus located between Washington, D.C. , Baltimore, MD and Annapolis, MD, it's no wonder the University of Maryland is a sought-after destination for some of the state's -- and the country's -- best and brightest students.
|Washington, D.C.
U.S. Capitol Building
Lincoln Memorial
Washington Monument
Attracting them are more than 100 undergraduate majors, 88 master's programs and 69 doctoral programs. As of 2002, 65 undergraduate and graduate programs rank among the Top 25 nationally for their academic quality.
Maryland is one of only 30 public research universities that are members of the prestigious 58-member Association of American Universities. It is classified as a Research-I university by the Carnegie Foundation by virtue of the range of its baccalaureate programs, the amount of federal support received and the number of doctoral degrees awarded each year, sharing that honor with the top research universities in the country.
|Baltimore, MD
The Ballpark at Camden Yards
Baltimore native Babe Ruth
Baltimore's Inner Harbor
High-tech, engineering, and service industries thrive in close proximity to campus, offering a wide spectrum of internships, work-study opportunities and career choices for students. And, the campus is surrounded by the dynamic cultural opportunities that only a major metropolitan area can provide.
Whether your focus is the sciences or the humanities, a small-town atmosphere or a metropolitan feel, Maryland offers a wide range of educational and cultural opportunities. There truly is no better place to be than the University of Maryland at College Park.
|Annapolis, MD
Main Street
State Capitol Building
Annapolis Harbor
"Strive for clarity, but accept and understand ambiguity."
That phrase captures one way in which an educated person approaches the world and its challenges. Students who graduate from the University of Maryland have been exposed to the tools that allow them to put that perspective to work. Imparting such a perspective may be an ambitious project for undergraduate education, but to aim for anything less would be unworthy of a great university's goals for its students. Thirteen years ago, Promises to Keep, a plan for undergraduate education at Maryland, articulated those goals so eloquently we repeat them here.
Undergraduate education at Maryland "aims to provide students with a sense of identity and purpose, a concern for others, a sense of responsibility for the quality of life around them, a continuing eagerness for knowledge and understanding, and a foundation for a lifetime of personal enrichment."
As we learn with and from one another, we try to "develop human values," "celebrate tolerance and fairness," "contribute to the social conscience," "monitor and assess private and collective assumptions," and "recognize the glory, tragedy and humor of the human condition." Your years at the University of Maryland can provide you with all the tools you need to accomplish these goals. Students here are "educated to be able to read with perception and pleasure, write and speak with clarity and verve, handle numbers and computation proficiently, reason mathematically, generate clear questions and find probable arguments, reach substantiated conclusions, and accept ambiguity."
Flagship Status
In 1988, the University of Maryland, College Park was designated as the flagship institution for the University System of Maryland. As well as pursuing a serious research mission and continuing its high level of service to the state, the university rededicated itself to providing the highest quality graduate and undergraduate education. Increased undergraduate opportunities for research and individual study; the development of the College Park Scholars Program and the expansion of the University Honors Program; the genesis of Honors Humanities and Gemstone; the creation of CORE, the general education program; and the establishment of the Center for Teaching Excellence all affirmed the legislature's designation of flagship.
Seven libraries make up the University of Maryland library system: McKeldin (main) Library, Architecture Library, Art Library, Engineering and Physical Sciences Library, Hornbake Library, Performing Arts Library, White Memorial (Chemistry) Library.
These libraries constitute the largest university research library institution in the Washington metropolitan area, providing vital resources to researchers, visiting scholars, and businesses througout the region. The libraries' holdings include more than 2.5 million volumes, 24,000 subscriptions to periodicals and nearly 5 million items available in microfilm format.
Opportunities for conducting research abound at the University of Maryland, College Park, and in the surrounding area, both for faculty to advance their own expertise and bring their insights into the classroom, and for students to begin their exploration of their special interests with practical experience. On campus, special facilities and a number of organized research centers, bureaus, and institutes promote the acquisition and analysis of new knowledge in the arts, sciences and applied fields.
The university's enviable location — just nine miles from downtown Washington, D.C., and approximately 30 miles from both Baltimore and Annapolis — enhances the research of its faculty and students by providing access to some of the finest libraries and research centers in the country.
Programs of public service are central to the overall mission of the university. The philosophy is reflected in the wide array of programs and initiatives that benefit the state's business, agriculture and education communities.
With more than 90 high technology firms in the three-county area of Montgomery, Prince George's and Frederick counties, the university has found abundant opportunity to extend its business and technology outreach programs to the region.
Many of these programs are part of the Engineering Research Center, which operates the Technology Advancement Program and the Maryland Industrial Partnerships, programs designed to provide Maryland entrepreneurs and small businesses with research facilities, technical assistance, administrative support, and access to technology that will advance their economic base.
The Institute for Systems Research has formed partnerships with major corporations, including Lockheed Martin, Westinghouse, BF Goodrich, Hughes Aircraft and Dupont to apply advanced systems research to solving industry problems in the fields of communications, manufacturing, controls and robotics.
The University of Maryland features a diversity of cultural and recreational activities. Four art galleries, more than 200 annual musical performances and countless dance and theater productions, expose audiences to the broadest range of programs in the arts. Additionally intercollegiate, club and intramural sports provide students of all levels an opportunity to participate as spectators or athletes.
A Wired World
Students at the University of Maryland are part of an academic community that enjoys free access to networked computer resources and facilities that are among the best in the country. Free computer accounts enable users to store class work on a networked server, download classroom support materials and other electronic information from campus networked resources such as inforM, or send electronic mail to faculty, fellow students or friends at other universities.
Colleges & Schools
College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources offers a variety of academic programs that apply science, management, design and engineering to improve the world in which we live and work. Feeding the world population, developing scientifically-based land-use practices and policies, understanding animal and plant biology, improving nutrition and its effects on human health, and profitably managing farms and agribusinesses in harmony with ecosystems are all vital concerns of the college.
School of Architecture
The School of Architecture offers a four-year undergraduate program leading to the bachelor of science degree in architecture, and a graduate program leading to the professional master of architecture. The undergraduate major in architecture is designed to minimize the time required to complete the curriculum leading to the professional degree. Students receive rigorous and comprehensive instruction from a faculty whose members are active in professional practice or research. Many faculty members have distinguished themselves across the professional spectrum and represent different approaches to architectural design. The B.S. degree in architecture will qualify graduates to pursue a career in any number of fields, such as construction, real estate development, public administration, or historic preservation, or to continue in graduate work in professional fields such as architecture, urban planning, or law.
College of Arts and Humanities
The College of Arts and Humanities embraces a heterogeneous group of disciplines, all of which value the development of critical thinking, fluent expression in writing and speech, sensitivity to ethical and aesthetic standards, and a complex understanding of history and culture. Preparation provides valuable background for careers in a broad range of fields.
College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
The College of Behavioral and Social Sciences is comprised of a diverse group of disciplines and fields of study all of which emphasize a broad liberal arts education as the foundation for understanding the environmental, social and cultural forces that shape our world. Disciplines in the behavioral and social sciences use approaches that range from the scientific to the philosophical, from the experimental to the theoretical.
Robert H. Smith School of Business
The Robert H. Smith School of Business recognizes the importance of education in business and management to economic, social, and professional development through profit and non-profit organizations at the local, regional, national and international levels. The faculty are scholars, teachers, and professional leaders with a commitment to superior education in business and management, specializing in accounting, finance, decision and information sciences, management science and statistics, management and organization, marketing, logistics and transportation, and business and public policy.
College of Computer, Mathematical, and Physical Sciences
The College of Computer, Mathematical, and Physical Sciences contributes very substantially and effectively to the research activities of the University of Maryland. This college is like a technical institute within a large university. Students majoring in any one of the disciplines encompassed by the college have the opportunity to obtain an outstanding education in their field.
College of Education
The College of Education is a professional college committed to advancing the science and art of teaching/learning, including the practices and processes that occur from infancy through adulthood in both school and non-school settings. The college's mission is to provide preparation for current and future teachers, counselors, administrators, educational specialists, and other related educational personnel, and to create and disseminate the knowledge needed by professionals and policy makers in education and related fields.
A. James Clark School of Engineering
The mission of the A. James Clark School of Engineering is to provide quality engineering education, with sufficient scope to include both fundamental and specialized engineering training, so that graduates are prepared to serve the current and emerging needs of society. In addition to its teaching role, the school feels a related responsibility to conduct strong research programs that contribute to the advancement of knowledge.
College of Health and Human Performance
The College of Health and Human Performance provides preparation leading to the bachelor of science degree in the following professional areas: physical education (K-12), health education (school and community), and family studies. The college also offers curricula in kinesiological sciences and safety education. In addition, each department offers a wide variety of courses for all university students.
Philip Merrill College of Journalism
Located just nine miles from the nation's capital and 30 miles from the bustling commercial port of Baltimore, the Philip Merrill College of Journalism is one of six comprehensive journalism schools in the 10 states stretching from New York to Virginia — the nation's most populous region. But the college has much more than geography going for it. The National Assessment of Journalism Education by the Freedom Forum Media Studies Center at Columbia University designated the college one of "Eleven Exemplary Journalism Schools" nationwide.
College of Information Studies
The College of Information Studies offers degree programs for individuals interested in careers in information services and management. At the master's level, students may specialize in several fields, including archival studies, geographic information systems, health information services, school library media services and science and technology information systems.
College of Life Sciences
The College of Life Sciences offers educational opportunities for students in subject matters relating to living organisms and their interaction with one another and with the environment. Programs of study include those involving the most fundamental concepts of biological science and chemistry and the use of knowledge in daily life, as well as the application of economic and engineering principles in planning the improvement of life.
School of Public Affairs
The School of Public Affairs provides graduate-level, professional education to men and women interested in careers in public service. Five disciplines are emphasized: finance, statistics, economics, politics, and ethics. Students specialize in international security and economic policy, public sector financial management, environmental policy, or social policy.
There is no place better to be than the University of Maryland. As university President C.D. Mote Jr. noted in a Baltimore Sun front-page story on March 28, "This place is clearly on a tear."
With top-ranked academic programs (60 in the top 25, according to U.S. News and World Report), an honors program that competes with the Ivy League for top students, a prize-winning faculty (topped by a Nobel and five Pulitzers, among others), a highly diverse population, and a beautiful 1,580-acre campus located between the cultural and population centers of Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Md., it's little wonder that more of Maryland's top high school graduates choose the University of Maryland over all other Maryland colleges, public and private, combined.
In the latest U.S. News and World Report rankings, Maryland was 24th nationally among all public universities. The colleges of engineering, education, computer, mathematical and physical sciences, and information sciences are all ranked in the top 25 nationally. So are many of the individual programs in those schools and others, including criminology, journalism, public relations, counseling and others. The Robert H. Smith School of Business has been ranked among the top business schools in the world by the Wall Street Journal and the Financial Times of London.
More than 40 percent of all entering freshmen at Maryland are now enrolled in high-achieving programs like the Honors Program, Honors Humanities, College Park Scholars, Gemstone and a growing roster of living-learning communities where students with common interests in such topics as civil society and entrepreneurship can live and study together. With their wide variety of subject areas and top faculty from throughout the university, these programs compete for students with the best public and private universities in the country. Supporting the research needs of students and faculty are some of the country's best research facilities.
The University of Maryland has boasted its best freshman class ever for each of the last 10 years, and the entering freshmen for 2001 are no exception. The academic credentials – high school grades and SAT scores – are again the best ever. And more of those accepted by Maryland are now choosing to enroll here.
The average GPA for freshmen planning to enroll in fall 2001 is 3.72, compared with 3.0 in 1990. SAT scores of the middle 50 percent are 1180 to 1330, up from 980-1150 in 1990.
What is more remarkable this year is how the university's successes in establishing quality programs – academic and athletic – and cementing a major role in the community, have attracted more of the best students than ever. Of those who were admitted to Maryland this year, nearly 43 percent confirmed their plans to attend, compared with less than 40 percent the previous year.
In its survey of the colleges of choice of top graduates in Maryland high schools last year, the Washington Post found that more than half picked the University of Maryland. No other single school was even close. The most technically advanced research archives in the world — National Archives II — moved to College Park. In addition, just outside of College Park are the Library of Congress, the Smithsonian Institution and the National Libraries of Agriculture and Medicine, among others. The university itself has the most comprehensive library system in the area. High tech, engineering and service industries thrive in proximity to the campus, offering a wide spectrum of internship and work-study opportunities that only a major metropolitan area can provide.
Whether your focus is the sciences or the humanities, a small town atmosphere or a metropolitan feel, the University of Maryland, College Park offers a wide range of educational and cultural opportunities. There is no better place to be than the University of Maryland, College Park.
Did You Know?
The University of Maryland has produced scores of distinguished alumni that have excelled on and off the playing field.
Jim Henson, Creator of "The Muppets"
Boomer Esiason, Quarterback & Sportscaster
Tim Brant, Sportscaster
In 1991, Maryland had one program listed among Top 25 entrants in the U.S. News & World Report Rankings. Maryland now has 60 programs ranked among the nation's elite.
A report card published in Technology Review rated the top U.S. universities in their quest for intellectual property, commercial partners and profits. Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland (28th) were the Mid-Atlantic (Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, District of Columbia) schools to make the "campus patenting" top 50 list.
Black Issues In Higher Education ranked the university 12th in graduating black males with baccalaureate degrees in all disciplines. (Maryland is second among non-historically black schools.) Maryland is 23rd in black male undergraduate enrollment figures among all schools.
The Wall Street Journal ranked the Robert H. Smith School of Business No. 13 among the world's business schools. Maryland is the top-ranked school in the Mid-Atlantic region (Delaware, Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia). The Financial Times of London ranked the Robert H. Smith School of Business No. 4 in information technology, No. 6 in faculty research and No. 7 in entrepreneurship.
In the only undergraduate program rankings released by U.S. News & World Report–business and engineering–both the Robert H. Smith School of Business (No. 21) and A. James Clark School of Engineering (No. 22) were ranked among the top 25. In business, the management information systems specialty was No. 7; entrepreneurship No. 12; general management specialty No. 21; e-commerce No. 8; human resources specialty No. 10. In engineering, the aerospace/aeronautical/astronautical specialty was No. 11.
An economic impact study conducted by the economists with the Jacob France Center, an applied economics analysis center at the University of Baltimore, concluded that the University of Maryland generates $5.93 of economic activity for every dollar appropriated by the General Assembly, for a total statewide effect of nearly $1.8 billion.
Maryland appointed William Phillips, a Nobel laureate, in physics to its faculty during the spring.
Phillips will establish a world-class atomic, molecular and optical physics group on campus. The Philip Merrill College of Journalism now has five Pulitzer Prize winners on its faculty. A sixth faculty member, Eugene Roberts, directed the Philadelphia Inquirer to multiple Pulitzer's as managing editor.


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Katie Couric's 'Fed Up' Explores Rise of Sugar in Healthy Foods
In the new documentary "Fed Up," director Stephanie Soechtig, narrator/executive producer Katie Couric and executive producer Laurie David shine a light on whether the food industry is manipulating the country's youth through the eyes of roughly half a dozen children struggling with their weight and overall health.
In particular, the film traces the rise of the low-fat craze in the 1980s and the subsequent rise of sugar in allegedly healthy foods, like low-fat peanut butter and low-fat salad dressing.
The film, which was acquired for distribution by Radius-TWC at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival, has been three-and-a-half years in the making and found its genesis when Soechtig appeared on Couric's online show to promote her 2009 documentary "Tapped." Couric was impressed by how Soechtig stood up to the bottled water industry and thought she was the perfect person to help her make a film about one of her pet issues: childhood obesity.


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FROM DAYS PAST Dockins Grocery — The Neighborhood Grocery demolished during urban renewal
For the Oktibbeha County Heritage Museum
If you grew up before there was a Sprint Mart or a gas station mini mart on every other corner, then you probably remember the old neighborhood stores. They were usually on a corner or just down the street. It was a favorite spot most kids liked to go. The people there would be ones you and your family had known for years. What a place for a kid because there would be lots of penny candy, ice cream and soda (known as soda pop).
During the 30s, 40s and early 50s these stores were plentiful. They were usually in walking distance of several homes. All the stores would have a drink machine where you would reach your hand in ice-cold water and pull out a bottle, which would be dripping wet. A bottle opener would be located on the drink machine. There would be Grapett, Organett, Orange Crush, Cokes, Pepsi, RC or Nehi Grape, Orange or Strawberry drinks. Kids would find many uses for the bottle tops and return bottles to get cash to buy more.
Some of the retired schoolteachers have told me stories of kids stopping at Dockins, their neighborhood store on their way to or from school
Mathew Dockins Grocery was demolished during the 1970s Urban Renewal Program and became commercial property. It ended a 33-year trade at the small grocery enterprise located on the corner of Gillespie and Spring Streets at 700 Gillespie Street.. The grocery store faced the legendary Blue Goose restaurant where many locals and college students spent many romantic evenings.
A soft-spoken cheerful and outgoing man, Dockins who had seen 71 years come and go said, "I feel very well satisfied at the demolition." He was ready to retire from the business that won him many friends over the years. Dockins said, "I am happy with the seasons spent serving local residents and wouldn't change a thing even if I could turn back the clock.
Dockins Grocery opened in 1937. Dr. J. T. Kirk told the grocer, "Only one in 500 can succeed in business and you're one of them."
Apparently Dr. Kirk knew what he was talking about, as Mathew Dockins became one of the more respected citizens of the Starkville Community. They were faithful members of Griffin United Methodist Church. I phoned his son, Joe T. Dockins of Tougaloo, MS, to ask for his remembrances of his father's store. The voice on the other end was that of a soft-spoken cheerful gracious man, just as someone of long ago had described his father.
The business was always run with respect. Dockins said, "In the entire 33-year history, police were never summoned to quell disturbances, cart drunks off to jail or to settle arguments. Before Dockins made his debut in the grocery business, he ran a magazine and shoeshine stand at Mississippi State University, which opened in 1915 at A&M College. And even after his larger business was on its feet, he continued the magazine and shoeshine establishment at the college until 1946.
One goal in life for Matthew Dockins was to be a good citizen of Starkville and all who knew him agree that he was. Prosperity in business enabled Dockins to send four boys to college.
Mr. B. F. Raines (father of John Raines who owned the Blue Goose) owned the grocery and sold it to Mathew Dockins.
Joe T. Dockins, son of Mathew Dockins, Remembers...
I remember sweeping the floors in the store and stealing oranges while my father wasn't looking as a child. There was a jukebox in the store, and on Saturdays we would sell hamburgers, BBQs, bologna, etc. I shined many shoes as a lad in the shoe shine shop my father had in the YMCA on the campus of A&M College for ten cents. The shine shop and magazine rack were located on the ground floor with the post office and other items were available for sale there also. During those times, the YMCA was the forerunner of the bookstore.
My wife and I have two children - a son, who works at a library on the coast and a daughter, who graduated from Meharry Medical School in Nashville and has her own dentist practice in Jackson.
My father had four sons, Halbert, Mathew, Jimmy and Joe (me), and all went to college and two graduated. The colleges we attended were Alcorn State University, Tuskegee University, and Alabama State University. I was the Extension Associate County Agent in Louisville for 10 years and later went to work for Farmers Home Administration where I retired in 1987. My brother, Halbert was the Director of Admissions at Tougaloo College for 37 years. My brother who went to Tuskegee majored in shoe repair.
Dr. J. Chester McKee – engineer, professor, historian and loyal MSU alumnus remembers...
As a child living on the Mississippi A & M campus in the 1920s, 30s and 40s when your dad bought you a new pair of Sunday shoes from W. W. Scales and Co., what was the first thing to do? You went post haste to Mathew's shine stand in the basement of the YMCA, located at the junction of the post office and the lower area with the barbershop, game room, and various rooms for religious groups. There for ten cents in short order Mathew would put a shine on those new shoes that you could see your reflection on. You stepped up to one of two seats, placed your feet on the steel shine supports, and then marveled as the way shoe polish went on, was brushed, and above all, the snapping of the shine cloths.
Mathew Dockins operated the only campus shine stand over the years serving thousands of students, faculty, and families. With ROTC inspection and drill each Tuesday at 1:00 pm involving all freshmen, sophomores, and advanced course juniors and seniors, Mathew had a built in business, as did Mr. Evans in Starkville. In addition to the shine stand, Mathew had a nice magazine rack with all the latest magazines including titles such as: Saturday Evening Post, Collier's, Life, Popular Mechanics, etc.
It was not just for the shine you looked forward to in going to him. His always-laughing mood was uplifting as he worked. Mathew Dockins' outlook and work ethic was an inspiration to many a kid growing up in Starkville. He was able to put his own children through college at a time few African American children had that chance. But his inspiration did not stop there; he became a great positive influence to thousands of A&M and Mississippi State College students.
Dr. Fenton Peters, Retired SSD Superintendent, remembers...
One of the first stores my parents took me to was Mr. Mathew Dockins' store. It was a wood frame structure located on the southeast corner of Gillespie and Spring Streets, diagonally across the street from the Blue Goose, which was operated by Mr. John Raines. That intersection no longer exists because the Urban Renewal project reconfigured Spring Street. That corner would be just east of the Gillespie Street Center and west of the La Galerie shopping area.
As I recall, it was a "combination" place of business, a kind of grocery store, café and confectionery. Beyond that, it was also a place of social gathering where people would meet and "chew the fat." There was a jukebox in it where one could listen to the latest in Black music for a nickel per record. The juke boxes at that time were equipped to play about 20 to 25 different songs which were recorded on the old 78 rpm easily broken platters. It was located near the front entrance just to the right as you walked into the building.
On the left side of the building were the showcases of tobacco products, candy, etc. The cash register was located next to the showcases. Next to that was the rack, which held the bread, rolls, etc. I believe there were some fruits and vegetables in this area, too. Behind the showcase and rack were shelves, which held the canned foods.
On the right side of the building just past the jukebox were about two booths where people could sit down and eat. In the rear was a kitchen area equipped with a lunch counter where short-order food was prepared. I do not remember how extensive the menu was during the heyday of the business, but I do remember the hamburgers, BBQ, and hot dogs. The first hamburger (outside of my home) I think I ate was from Mr. Dockins' store and it cost $.05! BBQ sandwiches were a dime. How we grumbled when the price increased to $.10 for hamburgers and $.15 for BBQs. A soda was a nickel and so was a scoop of ice cream. Principally Mr. Dockins, his wife and four sons, manned the store.
Mrs. Rosie Williams, Resident, remembers...
This was a family owned neighborhood store consisting of a grocery and restaurant. I remember the large wood heater before gas became available. There were booths on the right side and a jukebox. Mathew Dockins also collected rent for Dr. Kirk who owned the adjacent houses located on JJarnagin Street known as "Kirk Quarters." The store helped many of us. I miss the unity that was there in Needmore. Mathew Dockins home still remains and is located on Gillespie Street.


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Ask Slashdot: Extreme Cable Management? 242
An anonymous reader writes "I am not a fan of wireless except for Wi-Fi to a notebook, but have gotten frustrated by the vast amounts of tangled cables around my computers: I have two machines, four monitors, multiple external hard drives, cable modem, network switch, router, USB hubs — everything requires power and connection to the other devices. The tangles and tangles make it almost impossible to move anything without spending twenty or thirty minutes under the desk. I'd rather untie balled-up fishing line than try to snake a monitor cable out from some thirty or so other wires. Anyone have good ways to prevent this?"


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Emma Axelrod, Elena Tsemberi, and Sammi Siegel
Want to change the world, but it's hard when you've only got a 20-minute lunch break?
A growing number of mainstreet activists are using digital platforms like Change.org, a site that helps you lobby for a cause by setting up an electronic petition that might actually make a difference.
Bank of America ditched that $5 debit card fee, thanks to Molly Katchpole's petition—and its 300,000 signatures—last year.
And this spring, after learning in their high school civics class that a woman has not moderated a presidential debate since 1992, three young women added a punch of girl power to the 2012 presidential election.
Emma Axelrod, Sammi Siegel, and Elena Tsemberi—all 16-year-olds—posted two petitions on Change.org, and collected over 180,000 signatures lobbying for a female moderator be used during the 2012 debates.
The result? Candy Crowley of CNN will moderate the October 16 presidential debate, Martha Raddatz of ABC the vice-presidential debate on October 11.
Today, Change.org alone adds 15,000 new campaigns from people in 175 countries every month, with at least one project claiming success each day. Maybe yours will be next.
Cause for celebration. Do you take digital petitions seriously?


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Please post this to new articles if it hasn't been posted yet.
On February 5, 2014, Slashdot announced through a javascript popup that they are starting to "move in to" the new Slashdot Beta design.
Slashdot Beta is a trend-following attempt to give Slashdot a fresh look, an approach that has led to less space for text and an abandonment of the traditional Slashdot look. Much worse than that, Slashdot Beta fundamentally breaks the classic Slashdot discussion and moderation system.
If you haven't seen Slashdot Beta already, open this [slashdot.org] in a new tab. After seeing that, click here [slashdot.org] to return to classic Slashdot.
We should boycott stories and only discuss the abomination that is Slashdot Beta until Dice abandons the project.
We should boycott slashdot entirely during the week of Feb 10 to Feb 17 as part of the wider slashcott [slashdot.org]
Moderators - only spend mod points on comments that discuss Beta
Commentors - only discuss Beta http://slashdot.org/recent [slashdot.org] [slashdot.org] - Vote up the Fuck Beta stories
Keep this up for a few days and we may finally get the PHBs attention.
Discussion of Beta: http://slashdot.org/firehose.p... [slashdot.org] [slashdot.org]
Discussion of where to go if Beta goes live: http://slashdot.org/firehose.p... [slashdot.org] [slashdot.org]
Alternative Slashdot: altslashdot.org [altslashdot.org] (thanks Okian Warrior (537106))
I've been here since the 90s, what makes you think I'm going to let Mr. Coward tell me how to mod?
Next you'll suggest I read articles! lol
As to the summary, which I skimmed, I already know about the freenode blog that it links, because I'm a freenode user. And the blog doesn't talk about the big bad gubermint DDoSing freenode. Actually it talks about cooperating with law enforcement in handling DDoS attacks, but that there aren't enough resources to track down the command and control servers so nothing is likely to get done on that front.
It is actually some insidious FUD, trying to imply that FOSS == Anonymous, which is totally absurd. Freenode is a white hat IRC network.
Don't forget to comment on reddit:
http://www.reddit.com/r/social... [reddit.com]
There are a lot of users who do not like the beta design. I don't especially hate it, but I do like the turquoise bars signifying the start of a new thread or comment. The beta uses a larger font which is not nearly as apparent.
Comments are also very squished with the right bar eating so much space. 3 comments deep you can fit 70 characters opposed to 140 in classic. I also don't like the font change in comments
When I went to uni, more years ago than I care to remember, I would return home from time to time at the weekend, and go out with the lads on a Saturday night. As it was a rural area, we'd drive to the nearest big town, visit a pub and then go on clubbing.
We'd usually visit the same pub, but every few months the pub we went to would change.
We didn't go to the pub with the best beer, the best music, the best seats. No, we just went to the "place where everyone else went". From time to time, everyone in t
I personally like the beta.
It is now official. Netcraft has confirmed: Slashdot is dying.
One more crippling bombshell hit the already beleaguered Slashdot community when IDC confirmed that Slashdot page views has dropped yet again, now down to less than a fraction of 1 percent of all websites. Coming on the heels of a recent Netcraft survey which plainly states that Slashdot has lost more market share, this news serves to reinforce what we've known all along. Slashdot is collapsing in complete disarray, as fittingly exemplified by the stupid fucking beta website and the wholesale discard of user feedback.
You don't need to be the Amazing Kreskin to predict Slashdot's future. The hand writing is on the wall: Slashdot faces a bleak future. In fact there won't be any future at all for Slashdot because Slashdot is dying. Things are looking very bad for Slashdot. As many of us are already aware, Slashdot continues to lose market share. Red ink flows like a river of blood.
Slashdot Beta is the most endangered of them all, having lost 93% of its core users. The sudden and unpleasant departures of long time Slashdot users Jordan Hubbard and Mike Smith only serve to underscore the point more clearly. There can no longer be any doubt: Slashdot is dying.
All major surveys show that Slashdot has steadily declined in market share. Slashdot is very sick and its long term survival prospects are very dim. If Slashdot is to survive at all it will be among S&M enthusiasts. Slashdot continues to decay. Nothing short of a miracle could save it at this point in time. For all practical purposes, Slashdot is dead.
That crippling bombshell sent Slashdot fans into a tailspin of mourning and denial. However, bad news poured in like a river of water.
Fuck the beta.
I'm not going to quote them without permission, but from talking with one of the editors, some of our sentiment about the beta is shared by them, and they really do want user feedback to help things go in the right direction. Presumably they have no power directly, but if literate and thought-out comments get submitted to the beta feedback, they will do what they can to send them upwards. Don't just complain in the comments, help the editors help you, at least some of them are on your side.
We've tried that already. The feedback was ignored.
It's obvious that whoever is working on the new site either lacks the skills or the desire to match the functionality of the current interface. No amount of feedback is going to change that, and so the Beta will always suck.
Do they want to stop the complaining? That's easy. They don't have to get rid of the beta. They just have to formally commit to keeping the classic interface available, and make it straightforward to use it instead.
Well, if that's true...at least know that (some of) the editors know how bad it is and know what the consequences of Beta will be. The ignoring is happening above the level of people who read the feedback mail. If they're going to keep fighting, I'm all for giving them all the ammo we can.
The beta feedback discussion for the last couple days has been literate [slashdot.org]and [slashdot.org] well [slashdot.org] thought out [slashdot.org], but there has been no public response of any kind. Not even a half-hearted "we hear you and we'll see what we can do about making classic available in perpetuity, but no promises."
And with the revelation of Dice's view of the slashdot finances projections [prnewswire.com], and the heavy handed mass downmodding [slashdot.org] it's hard to see what reason the users have to retain any faith in the editors or their superiors.
If you have access to the editors, let them know that nobody is discussing the stories today. In a day or two this will be a ghost town, they don't have much time to process the feedback.
Believe me, we're well aware of what everybody is discussing.
Believe me, we're well aware of what everybody is discussing.
... and really busy ignoring it?
It's all any of us are talking about today (and most of what we've talked about for the past few months). Whatever changes get made, they need time to be decided on and implemented. I'm sorry it doesn't go faster, but that's why we still have the classic site available.
Soulskill, your stakeholder management is poor. Up on the front page there is a big "We are shoving this down your throat soon" message thrown at your customers--executive stakeholders, low power, high interest, low influence. You've largely shuttered them out, rather than keeping them informed; you've solicited comment and not informed them at large that their comments are heard and being discussed actively. This is producing customer backlash.
You should change the primary message in everyone's face to reflect what's been said here, and to notate that you are considering further changes and delays before moving to a full public release. Make prominent also that you have decided on the short-term availability of Slashdot Classic after launch as yet another metric. Provide a larger update page describing how this will handle--more discussion, more sampling, surveying, and then when and how you will launch. Maybe detail a launch process where everyone is set to New Slashdot by default, with a Slashdot Classic option that resets once per month at most, after major changes, so that the metric of who immediately runs back to Slashdot Classic can be re-sampled after major changes.
I suggest Tres Roeder's book "Managing Project Stakeholders" particularly for your review. The other book (A Sixth Sense for Project Management) is more useful in closed quarters, but I can recommend both.
"Whatever changes get made..."
aren't really necessary in the first place, at least not the ones represented by beta.
Trying to optimize beta is like switching around the order in which influenza symptoms occur. It's still a disease.
Please make a news post about the issue. I'm glad you're finally responding to the comments but today has been a train wreck and failing to publicly acknowledge that will not help matters.
Give people an official thread to comment about the beta. Ensure that it has the feedback mechanisms - the survey and the email address, both of which I've used - prominently listed.
Soul skill. I've managed a company for 20 years. I have two jobs. Manage problems and add value. If a customer or employee comes with a problem, the first thing I do is acknowledge the problem (whether I agree or not) by restating the problem in my own words. This 1. Helps me understand the problem 2. Defuses the initial emotion from complainant.
Ok - let's hope that changes are made quickly, before all the producers of the real content get bored of complaining and take their wit elsewhere. You could at least send a signal that feedback is being received and changes are at least being considered, perhaps that will help get things back to normal.
Believe me, we're well aware of what everybody is discussing.
Is that why suddenly our comments get massively downmodded now?
Folks with mod point get the complaints to +5 and suddenly they are back to "0 Offtopic".
Okay, devil's advocate, even though by now I'm just coming across as a huge apologist.
We're vocal. We're probably even a majority. But is it
Of course--the day that
being aware is a good first step.
please reply back (on a new toplevel topic) addressing our concerns.
if you really want the beta, fine; but don't remove the older version!
let both run for a year and see if the beta 'proves itself'. what's so wrong with that? scientific and you'll get a lot of data samples rather than just raw emotions.
let logic decide. if the new site does not bring in the post-counts you are after, there's your answer.
We'll have more posts coming about how the beta will shape up. (Possibly one within a few hours.) The comments and feedback emails are still rolling in, and we're trying to get as much information as possible.
I can't really speak to letting the old site hang around in perpetuity -- it's not my call. I know it'd be a stretch for our small engineering team to support both, though.
I appreciate the comment and that you are hearing our voices on this issue.
even if the old site is not 'supported' in terms of bugfixes, etc; its been years since it was written and I would assume/hope that there is not much new work needed to support code that pretty much Just Plain Works(tm).
here's an idea, though: there is a lot of desire within the community to keep this older site going. if you need support, why not just ask for donated time (from reasonably qualified people). there are a lot of out
In spite of probably half or more of all comments made today being anti-beta, not one of the anti-beta submissions has been moved from gray title bar to green title bar, so that it can be "the" we-hate-beta thread.
If your corporate overlords are thinking "just ignore them and they'll go away", that may be one of the few things about which they've been right lately.
Because right now it's looking like we will be going away, from the 10th to the 17th.
Possibly never to return.
I think there's definitely a Valent
I think there's definitely a Valentines Day Massacre coming
Will there be pink ponies?
Dice can't see it, since they are new here (he he)... but you and the editors should know well what I am about to say:
The most loyal long time most avid readers of Slashdot, are not trolling the site, in protest of the failed beta. Never thought I would see the day
Where is GNAA, Natalie Portman grits, and frist prost when you need them!
I sent feedback on the beta months ago on the survey, and sent it again today. I sent emails for feedback, and I posted this several times:
Requiring Java [slashdot.org]
Give it up guys. You know that no stories are going to be discussed. Today is the end of the old Slashdot. Start sending out resumes, since this is going down in a blaze of glory.
Hey, the first story we should get on the replacement site when set up is an interview with Rob and Roblimo on why they really left Slashdot and left these incompetents in charge.
They won't give it up because they still don't get it. They think of the site users as the audience, as if the value of Slashdot was the articles. Just in case Dice reads this: the value is in the comments from the community, some of which are less biased and more informative than the referenced articles. Some are written by experts in the matter, or contain perspectives that a journalist doesn't have. Sure, most of the comments are junk, but the mod system helps you with that. But nobody from Dice will read this, because if they read Slashdot they would have already seen it.
They won't give it up because they still don't get it. They think of the site users as the audience, as if the value of Slashdot was the articles. Just in case Dice reads this: the value is in the comments from the community, some of which are less biased and more informative than the referenced articles. Some are written by experts in the matter, or contain perspectives that a journalist doesn't have. Sure, most of the comments are junk, but the mod system helps you with that. But nobody from Dice will read this, because if they read Slashdot they would have already seen it.
I think this should be submitted as an article. Then, perhaps, the overlords would see it.
Yes, the value of slashdot that keeps people coming back is the discussions - the posts from users. Not the articles. The people who discuss are not just customers, they are the people who are the reason why people come here at all.
Alienate them at your own peril.
Hey, the first story we should get on the replacement site when set up is an interview with Rob and Roblimo on why they really left Slashdot and left these incompetents in charge
The lameness filter says I should probably not opine on how the true reason is:
I don't blame them for leaving; really, I don't. I'd have cashed out too! I do blame the new stewards of the Slashdot domain and brand for fucking it all to hell. A few years ago, "Dice" was, to me, "a tech job site." Now, "Dice" means, to me, "that moronic company who fucked up Slashdot."
We know most of the discussion will be centered on the beta. Some people will want to read news anyway, so we'll keep posting.
You folks are certainly welcome to keep commenting about the beta; we're reading all of it, and we're communicating it to the Product team who makes the decisions about the design.
And know that we do not hold anything personally against anyone.
We've had the community involved since October, actually.
"Involved" doesn't mean "nod and go 'mm-hmm' then do whatever the fuck you were planning to do anyway;" it means "actually make changes to implement the community's desires."
Anyway, since you're allegedly listening, here is a partial list of the problems I have with Beta:
Fantastic. And is there any intention of leashing the crazed mass downmodder that downmods en masse?
"We know most of the discussion will be centered on the beta. Some people will want to read news anyway..."
This is the news today.
"We know most of the discussion will be centered on the beta. Some people will want to read news anyway..."
This is the news today.
Indeed. Stuff that matters.
I think this needs more attention outside of the control of slashdot moderators. Please help by voicing your thoughts over at reddit:
http://www.reddit.com/r/social... [reddit.com]
Backlash at Slashdot Beta needs attention outside of the control of Slashdot moderators. Please comment over on reddit:
http://www.reddit.com/r/social... [reddit.com]
Do not make beta mandatory. Keep classic.
Oh sorry, I forgot, that wouldn't keep the advertisers happy.
You would think that what would keep the advertisers happy would be increased page views.
I'm betting that even a week of useless threads due to complaints about the beta will cause a substantial, permanent loss of readership. If it keeps up for much longer, the site will be dead. And given the non-response of the editors so far, it looks like that's how this is going to go down.
I hope that somebody is keeping track of a history of page views, unique visitors, ad impressions, and so on. It will be a good
We're collecting and listening to all of your feedback.
There have been many changes to the beta site since its inception last October, all in response to user feedback. It's an impossibility to act on it all, since some users want exactly the opposite of other users, but we're weighing everything we get. And there's work yet to be finished; it's still a beta, after all.
It's an impossibility to act on it all, since some users want exactly the opposite of other users,
What, you mean there are people who actually like the redesign?
Don't get me wrong the "new version" is more visually engaging (in the way that a lot of default Wordpress themes are), but if you've been involved in Slashdot for more than the last 30 seconds, you know that the community here cares far less about visual stimuli than we do for the communication we share in the discussion threads.
Make whatever excuses you want, but so long as commenting is treated as an afterthought in the redesign, you're makin
Well, to answer your first question -- yes, there are some users who like the redesign. It's a bit of an echo chamber in the comments, but we've received some complimentary emails. (Which is not to say we weight those more heavily than uncomplimentary ones -- we don't.)
Commenting is certainly not an afterthought. It's at the top of our list for things that need more work. We know you come to the site for the comments (as we ourselves did back in the '90s).
Commenting is certainly not an afterthought. It's at the top of our list for things that need more work. We know you come to the site for the comments (as we ourselves did back in the '90s).
So... You've known all along that the main reason we come here for the discussions; the beta's been going on for what, the better part of a year? And commenting is still horrifically broken.
Not to bust your chops, but that's kinda the definition of an afterthought, bro.
Thanks very much for responding, Soulskill. I'm pleasantly surprised.
The one thing I can't get my head round is this obsession with increasing whitespace on new sites. I'm assuming it's connected with wanting to space out things people want to click on with their fat fingers on a small touch screen, but just increasing the size of buttons and links should do that.
I noticed even the current (classic) Slashdot site got its whitespace cranked up a lot a little while back, (I think it was sometime last year) ar
Well, to answer your first question -- yes, there are some users who like the redesign. It's a bit of an echo chamber in the comments, but we've received some complimentary emails. (Which is not to say we weight those more heavily than uncomplimentary ones -- we don't.)
Commenting is certainly not an afterthought. It's at the top of our list for things that need more work. We know you come to the site for the comments (as we ourselves did back in the '90s).
"as we ourselves did back in the '90s" - interesting choice of words. Are you implying (either on purpose or by accident) that you don't come to the site for the comments anymore, or that you just don't come to the site (except for work)? Why?
The beta looks terribly cookie-cutter in its design, and the comment layout just feels off. It doesn't feel right. Sorry, but I'm not sure how else to explain myself in this case. But do keep in mind that Slashdot is Slashdot because of the users that participate
Commenting is certainly not an afterthought.
Then why is there no way to see replies to my comments, and no way to jump to my comments to post further replies? That makes it impossible to actually keep up a conversation. All you can do is shout into the void.
Commenting is currently unusable on beta. It is an afterthought.
If you know commenting is so broken, why are you forcing people to use the Beta?
For the last 4 days, I've been stuck using the beta when I browse from work (IE8, not my choice) because the page is too broken to give me the option of using 'Classic mode'. I emailed the feedback link (once I found it, another thing I can't see in the beta), and got no response.
The UI and back-end stuff may be beta, but the comment system is alpha, at best, and shouldn't be forced on anybody.
Shame, I'd actually like to discuss this topic. But, then I'd be jeopardizing every future discussion.
Javascript dancing baloney and giant pretty pictures belong on USA Today, not Slashdot.
The meat of Slashdot, the substance that draws viewers here instead of the alternatives, is the comments. Lose those comments and you will lose the eyeballs. Lose the eyeballs and you will lose the ad revenue.
Alternatively, you can accept that you made a mistake, keep Slashdot classic, and keep the steady flow of cash. Make the right business decision, here, Dice. Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.
Alternative alternative: Dice; make us an offer. If you really have written this thing off, give us your stats so we can crunch the numbers and tell us your price. It should be pretty clear that the path you're on will not be lucrative, so show your lowest and best offer. There's some pretty affluent folks here, and this place is important to us. If the workers at Harley Davidson could do it, surely it is possible for us to do the same.
No legitimate discussion until Slashdot classic is restored. Sacrifice a few days of discussion now to save all the days in the future. The Spirit of Mohdri Dragon [wired.com] Lives! (feel free to get drunk and naked while posting)
(feel free to get drunk and naked while posting)
Uh, excuse me, but I'm at work.
Meaning the drunken nudity is a foregone conclusion
Works pretty well for keeping the marketing drones away from my cube.
Cut this shit out. Revert. Take the DICE Marketing department out for a nice big lunch, drinks and all. Then send them home for the weekend. Then undo the damage they've done.
I'm sadly sure that this is an intentional ploy to drive away long-time users ("geeks" and "nerds") who have contributed so much that, like me, they're eligible to disable advertising. What they don't understand is that even if my karma was shit (we don't get numbers anymore, I guess mine would be 50++++++), I'd still be using Ghostery
Ok, I tried the beta. Yeah its not pretty, the comment section is pretty small width wise, it looks HORRIBLE on my iPad... The client side filtering of comments completely ignores my long time preferences, etc etc.
To the point; Many have asked about cloning Slashdot, and retaking the community site. But has anyone thought about how such a mission could be accomplished? Yes I know I can go grab slashcode and standup a 16 core xeon box to toss on my 100mbps connection. But what about the users, the stories, the comments. We can't just screen scrape those to stand up a new site.
In what possible way could we honestly standup a new slashdot that is community owned?
It's usually obvious to the users. For instance, look at Slashdot's beta design... No normal webmaster who knows this site and its users would ever let garbage see the light of day. Slashdot Beta is obviously Government-Sponsored malware.
Open up a story for all of this. There's been dozens of red marked stories in the firehose, and you're all going on like nothing is happening. It's your job, I can appreciate that, but as site staff you need to address this at some point.
If Dice are wanting to turn
Ask yourselves, what will the site have left if nobody contributes?
We've got a blog post up here: http://slashdot.org/journal/634763/update-on-the-march-of-progress-how-slashdots-new-look-is-shaping-up [slashdot.org]
I suggest you have a "sticky" top story for beta remaining at the top of the page ( maybe with a different background ) until this is decided one way or another, this way hopefully it will be more likely beta discussions will stay in there vs in every story that's posted.
As long as we don't see "Leave Classic Discussion System (D1) available for those that want it", there's not really any progress.
If you insist on killing it, well, you also kill the discussions, which is the bread and butter.
The fact that's buried in the Slashdot Blog and not prominently featured in either the "you're gonna get beta whether you like it or not!" popup and/or a sticky on the Slashdot front page tells this long-time Slashdot user that your "Product Team" isn't really interested in our honest feedback.
Beta sucks, period. It's a design change the users haven't asked for and don't want.
Car analogy time:
I have gotten rid of vehicles that sucked less than the Slashdot beta. Seriously even that '85 Bronco II where everything was rusty, none of the body panels matched, and that had bad compression on the #5 cylinder sucked less than beta.slashdot.org.
Car analogy time:
I have gotten rid of vehicles that sucked less than the Slashdot beta. Seriously even that '85 Bronco II where everything was rusty, none of the body panels matched, and that had bad compression on the #5 cylinder sucked less than beta.slashdot.org.
Suddenly I wish I hadn't commented on this thread...
+5 Zing!
Another Slashdot reader since 1998 here. Not for much longer, presumably: if Beta stays I will most certainly leave, as may others will, no doubt. Appalling.
Sorry Dice, but I have to jump on the beta-hata wagon. I'll just point out two things:
1. Right side bar squeezes out comments. We are here for the comments, not whatever crap you want to cram down our throats.
2. Vertical spacing of text wastes tons of real estate. It looks like a High School book report padded to fill the required pages.
Dice Holdings, Inc: Please consider your next steps carefully. The
Stop trying to squeeze blood from a stone. The reason we come here is because most other news sites suck. If you want to throw your hat into the sucky news site ring, all I can say is good luck with that.
The rich get rich, and the poor get poorer. The haves get more, the have-nots die.


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A Zion man who is charged with breaking into a Gurnee home and shooting at people inside last month pleaded not guilty in Lake County court early Thursday.
Kendrick Augillard, 35, of the 4200 block of Barberry Lane, could spend up to 50 years in jail if found guilty of attempted first degree murder or aggravated home invasion, Lake County prosecutors said in court.
Augillard also faces charges of residential burglary, aggravated discharge of a firearm and aggravated cruelty to animals related to the Oct. 19 attack.
Three people in the single-family home in the 4400 block of Raven Court -- including some children -- escaped the shooting unharmed, authorities had said. A dog inside the home was hit by a bullet and required surgery, authorities said.
Augillard remains behind bars in Lake County jail in lieu of $500,000 bond, officials said.
According to police, Augillard broke into the home just before at 6:50 a.m. with a hand gun, and attempted to shoot at the victims inside as they barricaded themselves in rooms or fled outside into the neighborhood.
Police said Augillard trapped at least one person inside a bathroom in the home and tried to shoot them through a door. However, the gun jammed and the victim was able to escape outside, police said.
The victims used a cellphone to call police after escaping the home, authorities said, and Augillard barricaded himself inside just as police arrived on the scene.
The shooting caused nearby River Trail School and Warren Township High School's O'Plaine Campus to go on lockdown, while authorities called in the Northern Illinois Police Alarm System to surround the house.
The standoff ended at 10:15 a.m. when Augillard gave himself up to police following a brief negotiation.
He is due back in court Dec. 12 for a preliminary hearing. His trial is slated to begin Jan. 22.


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If a tree is cut down illegally, but no one knows the law, did it make a sound? Riddle aside, the IUCN Vietnam is attempting to address that exact problem. In 2008, The European Union created a FLEGT action plan as a way to cut down on illegal logging. However, in Vietnam, there is a lack of understanding and awareness of the FLEGT action plan. The IUCN Vietnam has been working hard to raise awareness and increase the legality of FLEGT.
On July 15, 2009, the IUCN held a briefing session to share FLEGT information with NGOs in Hanoi. While Vietnam does not do much logging, the country imports wood from other countries such as Laos and Cambodia and then exports furniture products to other countries. As countries in Europe, Japan, and the United States continue to filter out illegal or suspicious wood imports, Vietnam's already struggling wooden furniture industry will face a loss of market access and share if it does not adopt the FLEGT standards.
At the briefing session, representatives from NGOs discussed how they should support the implementation of FLEGT and how the FLEGT plan will affect the furniture market in Vietnam. The meeting concluded with a recommendation that the IUCN should continue to take a central role in research and should reach a consensus between NGOs, research institutions, and professional associations before making a proposal to the state on how to administer FLEGT plans.
In order to further their central role, the IUCN commissioned a Stakeholder Analysis that was completed on August 20, 2009. As Vu Minh Duc, head of the Governance and Business Unit at IUCN VN explained, the IUCN plans to use the results of this analysis to propose ways that the government can take action on FLEGT.
The Stakeholder Analysis is the result of a twenty-two question survey that was sent out to companies, associations, and a few NGOs in order to gain an understanding of the forest and wood process in Vietnam and identify the interests of the main stakeholders. One of the most interesting findings of the survey is that nearly one fourth of the stakeholders had not heard about FLEGT before they received the survey and nearly one half of people knew nothing about FLEGT before January 1, 2009. Clearly, information on FLEGT has been poorly circulated in Vietnam, even in the governance and business sector. Through analyzing the surveys, four areas of recommendation for action were identified.
The four areas include: how Vietnam should organize for negotiations with the European Union, how Vietnam should respond to the impact that FLEGT will have on forestry activities, how Vietnam should respond to the impact that FLEGT will have on wood-processing-for-export activities, and how associations can support the Vietnamese government in joining FLEGT-process and enterprises that are conducting sustainable business under the FLEGT requirements.
The process to successfully implement FLEGT in Vietnam will continue with a training session on October 8-10 in Hoa Binh province. For more information, please contact Mr. Vu Minh Duc at firstname.lastname@example.com


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***2013 Holiday Card Swap***
Its that time of year again... time to sign up for the annual PT card swap!
For those that are unfamiliar, its a fun way to celebrate the holidays by sending cards out to fellow PTers and receiving many wonderful cards in return. Generally we have upwards of 20 people participating, with some being from other countries, so be sure you are able to follow through with sending out cards before you sign up and commit.
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If you would like to join in on the fun, please PM (private message) me the following info....
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