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Graduate Studies
Educational and Interdisciplinary Studies
Admission | Courses | Program | Requirements | Certificate | Profile
Chairperson: Gloria Delany-Barmann
Graduate Committee Chairperson: Thomas J. Cody
Office: Horrabin Hall 115
Telephone: (309) 298-1183 Fax: (309) 298-2786
E-mail: email@example.com
Website: wiu.edu/eis
Location of Program Offering: Macomb, Quad Cities
Graduate Faculty
- Thomas J. Cody, Ph.D., Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
- Tracy L. Davis, Ph.D., University of Iowa
- Katrina Daytner, Ph.D., Indiana University
- Gloria Delany-Barmann, Ed.D., Northern Arizona University
- Georg Gunzenhauser, Ed.D., North Carolina State University
- Eric Mansfield, Ph.D., University of Northern Colorado
- Gregory P. Montalvo, Jr., Ph.D., University of Oklahoma
- Carla Paciotto, Ed.D., Northern Arizona University
Associate Professors
- Gary Daytner, Ph.D., Indiana University
- Yuki Hasebe, Ph.D., University of Illinois-Chicago
- Andrea Hyde, Ph.D., University of Pittsburg
- James LaPrad, Ph.D., University of Virginia
- Debra Miretzky, Ph.D., University of Illinois-Chicago
- Sharon Stevens, Ph.D., Arizona State University
Assistant Professors
- Joanne Sellen, Ph.D., Washington State University
Associate Graduate Faculty
Associate Professor
- Ronald Williams, Ph.D., Tennessee State University
Assistant Professor
- Sarah Schoper, Ph.D., University of Maryland
Program Description
The Department of Educational Studies is characterized by the array of options it provides students in developing a focused sequence of course work, drawing from a variety of academic disciplines. The department is currently the home of two distinct programs. A Master of Science (M.S.) in College Student Personnel is offered for those whose career goals include working in areas such as college admissions, housing, and student affairs (see College Student Personnel). The Master of Science in Education (M.S. Ed.) in Educational and Interdisciplinary Studies permits students to pursue one of three interdisciplinary foci: Language, Culture and Education; Interdisciplinary Studies; or Transdisciplinary Studies‡.
The department recognizes that the issues facing society and its institutions are complex and that complex problems typically require complex solutions. Inquiry into and the resolution of such problems are, therefore, enhanced when multiple perspectives are employed. The Department of Educational Studies is comprised of scholar-practitioners representing several core disciplines including educational psychology, sociocultural studies, philosophical/historical studies and college student personnel. Faculty members utilize their distinctive disciplinary orientations and accompanying methodologies to collectively address pressing educational, intellectual, and social concerns. It is the union of an unusually diverse faculty and an uncommon approach to inquiry that makes the department and its degree options interdisciplinary.
With the assistance of their advisor students are able to pursue specific tracks of their own choosing designed to enhance their professional preparation and expertise and affording them the opportunity to explore, understand, critically examine, and solve problems pertaining to their lives as professional practitioners thereby enabling them to impact and empower the lives of their students, peers, and others in positive, productive and powerful ways.
The objectives of the program are achieved by providing degree candidates:
- The opportunity to construct a discipline-grounded knowledge base regarding contemporary psychological, sociocultural, and philosophical theories and research as they pertain to educational problems and related areas of concern;
- The opportunity to develop the knowledge and skills necessary for the consumption, analysis, and evaluation of scholarly literature and make data driven decisions pertaining to specific programs and problems within one's profession;
- The opportunity to explore and investigate educational and related relevant topics, skills, programs and issues beyond one's current area of professional expertise;
- The opportunity to grow personally and professionally through in-depth analyses of issues and problems in contemporary education and related areas of concern;
- The opportunity to extend, activate, and apply one's knowledge and skills through either an action-based or theoretically-driven culminating investigation of a student-selected research problem, or practical or programmatic issue or question.
Admission Requirements
Students seeking admission must formally apply to the School of Graduate Studies declaring Educational and Interdisciplinary Studies as their area of study. Students must meet general admission requirements of the School of Graduate Studies and have a minimum cumulative GPA for all undergraduate work of 2.75. Prior to consideration for acceptance into this degree program by the Departmental Graduate Committee, a student must interview with a member of the Graduate Committee or the department chairperson and must submit a rationale statement identifying the degree suitability to his/her personal and professional goals and objectives.
Degree Requirements
The 32–34 hour M.S. Ed. requires that all learners complete 18 semester hours of core course work offered by the department. The remaining course work will be specific to one of three student selected tracks: Language, Culture and Education; Interdisciplinary Studies; or Transdisciplinary Studies‡. The tracks are intended to serve as the basic framework for a program of study. Substitutions of coursework will only be permitted with the approval of one's advisor and that of the Graduate Committee or the department chairperson.
Interdisciplinary Studies Track
I. Educational Research Core: 9 s.h.
EIS 500 Methods of Research (3)
EIS 503 Introduction to Data Analysis (3)
EIS 504 Qualitative Educational Research (3)
II. Educational Foundations Core: 12 s.h.
EIS 501 Philosophy of Education (3)
EIS 523 Advanced Measurement and Evaluation (3)
EIS 536 Seminar in Cognition (3)
EIS 585 Seminar in Social Foundations Education (3)
III. Electives: 9 s.h.
EIS 427G Foundations of Education for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations (3)
EIS 440G Sociolinguistics (3)
Select 6 hours from courses listed below:
EIS 502 Advanced Educational Psychology-Cognition and Instruction (3)
EIS 507 Social Change and Multicultural (3)
EIS 512 Learning through Adulthood (3)
EIS 540 Motivating Students to Learn (3)
EIS 570 Seminar in College Teaching (3)
EIS 580 Current Problems in Education (2)
EIS 586 Adult Education and the Culturally Diverse (3)
EIS 587 Advanced Educational Psychology-Human Growth and Development (3)
IV. Select one of the following exit options: 4 s.h.
EIS 584 Action Research in Interdisciplinary Studies (4)
EIS 601 Thesis (4)
TOTAL PROGRAM: 34 s.h.
Language, Culture and Education Track
I. Educational Research Core: 9 s.h.
EIS 500 Methods of Research (3)
EIS 503 Introduction to Data Analysis (3)
EIS 504 Qualitative Educational Research (3)
II. Educational Foundations Core: 15 s.h.
EIS 427G Foundations of Education for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations (3)
EIS 435G Cultural Studies of Second Language Learners in the Classroom (3)
EIS 536 Seminar in Cognition (3)
EIS 585 Seminar in Social Foundations Education (3)
EIS 453G Assessment of Bilingual and ESL Students (3)
III. Electives: 7 s.h.
EIS 430G Methods and Materials for Teaching in Bilingual Programs (3)
EIS 440G Sociolinguistics (3)
EIS 502 Advanced Educational Psychology-Cognition and Instruction (3)
EIS 587 Advanced Educational Psychology-Human Growth and Development (3)
Choose from any combination of the following:
EIS 457G Methods and Materials of Teaching English Language Learners (3)
EIS 458G Linguistics for the Teacher of English Language Learners (3)
EIS 547 TESOL Listening, Speaking and Pronunciation Methodologies (2)
EIS 548 Computer Assisted Language Learning for TESOL (1)
EIS 599 Independent Study or Electives (1-4)
IV. Select one of the following exit options: 4 s.h.
EIS 584 Action Research in Interdisciplinary Studies (4)
EIS 601 Thesis (4)
TOTAL PROGRAM: 35 s.h.
Transdisciplinary Studies ‡ (for cohort groups only)
Directed curriculum
TOTAL PROGRAM: 32-34 s.h
* Course selection to meet educational foundations core requirements will be based on concentration track selection.
† Course selection may depend on area of endorsement sought and will be advised by program coordinator.
‡ Transdisciplinary Studies curricula will be designed and selected by cohort director and coordinator.
Regardless of the track chosen, each learner will conclude her/his program with a culminating action research project or thesis. Students must complete the program within six consecutive years.
Note that no more than 50% of the degree plan may be at the 400G level.
A Degree Plan must be developed in consultation with the student's advisor and approved by the Department Graduate Committee no later than completion of 15 semester hours of course work. Any substitutions for courses on the degree plan must have the approval of the advisor prior to enrollment in the course. Substitutions must be proposed by petitions, approved by the advisor, and submitted to the Departmental Graduate Committee for final approval.
A maximum of nine hours of graduate course work completed before a student is admitted to the Educational and Interdisciplinary Studies program may count toward meeting the requirements of this master's degree, subject to approval by the Departmental Graduate Committee. Only nine total hours of transfer credit from another institution will be accepted.
Students in the M.S.Ed. Educational and Interdisciplinary Studies degree program must complete all requirements in an incomplete course in accordance with Graduate School policies.
Students who have taken courses, but have not been actively enrolled in course work in the last three years, will be placed on inactive status and will be required to petition the Graduate Committee for reactivation.
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Program
The department offers a post-baccalaureate certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). For program details, go to the post-baccalaureate certificates page.
Course Descriptions
Educational and Interdisciplinary Studies (EIS)
401G Educational Law and Policy. (2) An analysis of formal legal and ethical problems that will allow students to critique contemporary debates in educational policy, law, and ethics. The course will examine the tension between competing philosophical theories and the construction and function of educational policy. Prerequisites: Special permission required.
405G Classroom Management. (2) Study of classroom management models applied to educational settings. Organization and management to facilitate learning. Legal policies, procedures, and strategies for dealing with behavior, disruption, and conflict resolution. Prerequisite: Prior or concurrent prestudent teaching instructional field experience or concurrent student teaching.
427G Foundations of Education for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations. (3) An introduction to the historical, philosophical, political, social, and educational issues that have contributed to policy regarding public school services for language minority populations. Clinical experience-15 hours required.
430G Methods and Materials for Teaching in Bilingual Programs. (3) Acquaints students with methodology and materials, with instruction in the preparation of audio and visual teaching aids, lesson plans, objectives, and the inquiry teaching methods for the bilingual/ESL classroom. Portion of content presented in Spanish. Clinical experience-15 hours required. A grade of C or higher must be earned for teacher licensure. Proficiency in Spanish required.
435G Cultural Studies of Second Language Learners in the Classroom. (3) The study of historical and contemporary social and cultural issues affecting selected ethnic groups, with particular emphasis on the impact of culture, learning, and schooling on second language learners in US schools. Clinical experience-15 hours required.
440G Sociolinguistics. (3) Exploration of foundational work in the field of sociolinguistics and current issues in the field. This course will emphasize the culture-language interface at the level of social relationships with special emphasis on educational settings.
453G Assessment of Bilingual and ESL Students. (3) Selection, administration, and interpretation of measurement instruments. Description of testing: multicultural, bilingual, ESL, language competency tests; language proficiency/achievement testing; linguistic/cultural aspects of intelligence testing; assessment in classroom. Clinical experience-20 hours required.
457G Methods and Materials of Teaching English Language Learners. (3) Analysis of language learning processes of bilingual children. The appropriate order for learning basic skills in two languages will be discussed and techniques of teaching English as a second language will be introduced and practiced. Clinical experience-15 hours required. A grade of C or higher must be earned for teacher licensure.
458G Linguistics for the Teacher of English Language Learners. (3) The study of linguistics applied to teaching limited-English-speaking students. Includes English and non-English phonology, syntax, analysis, and application of linguistic theory. Clinical experience-20 hours required.
500 Methods of Research. (3) An introduction to the nature and techniques of contemporary social scientific research (including educational and human service). Emphasis placed on developing research literacy through critically reading, examining, and evaluating the characteristics of both quantitative and qualitative research. Additional emphasis on the critical issue of the nature of the relationship between research and its application to practice. Prerequisite: Some exposure to the basic nature of statistical reasoning recommended before enrolling in the course.
501 Philosophy of Education. (3) Historical and analytical study of philosophic schools of thought regarding teaching, learning, curriculum, social structure and other educational issues from various philosophical viewpoints, ancient to modern.
502 Advanced Educational Psychology-Cognition and Instruction. (3) Introduction to the relationship between psychological theory and educational practice through critical examination of current theories and models in the field.
503 Introduction to Data Analysis. (3) Introduction to the practice of data analysis in contemporary social science. Topics include exploratory analysis, measures of central tendency, measures of variability, probability, correlation and regression, chi square, analysis of variance, and data-driven decision making.
504 Qualitative Educational Research. (3) An introduction to the forms of research falling under the umbrella of "qualitative educational research." Includes discussion of how qualitative research is fundamentally grounded in theories of knowledge and translated into research practice aimed at illuminating educational problems and issues. Prerequisites: EIS 500 or permission of the instructor.
507 Social Change and the Multicultural Aspects of Schooling. (3) Designed to provide students an in‑depth examination and evaluation of important views of society and social change as they relate to schooling. Theories will be examined with attention to their possible influences on schooling. The multiethnic and multicultural aspects of schooling will be studied in their relationship to contemporary issues.
512 Learning through Adulthood. (3) Study of psychological development and instructional theory applied to adult learners. Special emphasis on skills, perspective, and cognitive, affective, and social challenges encountered by learners throughout the adult years.
523 Advanced Measurement and Evaluation. (3) Study of theories and applications of measurement in education including testing and evaluation. Attention to measures of central tendency, data collection, and analysis.
533 Special Problems in Education. (1–3, repeatable to 6) Designed to provide students the opportunity to enhance professional growth and development by gaining familiarity with current thinking in the field in regard to specific educational problems as they pertain to actual educational settings.
535 Adolescent Psychology for Educators. (3) Study of developmental theory focusing on specific issues/concerns facing early, middle, and late adolescents in today's classroom. Emphases include social/emotional, cognitive and physical development with particular attention to the affective elements of adolescence.
536 Seminar in Cognition. (3) An examination of contemporary cognitive models of learning, problem solving, and cognitive factors (beliefs, ability, strategies, etc.) that mediate learning and problem solving, including their application to the design and delivery of classroom instruction.
540 Motivating Students to Learn. (3) The course examines theories of motivation and the personal and social factors that serve to hinder or promote its development and operation. It focuses on the principles and strategies for motivating students to learn.
547 TESOL Listening, Speaking and Pronunciation Methodologies. (2) Designed to allow students to examine the articulation of English sounds, the rules that govern their use in speech, and explore ways of applying this knowledge to the teaching of pronunciation. Additional emphasis will be placed on teaching listening/speaking strategies in the Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) environment.
548 Computer Assisted Language Learning for TESOL. (1) Students explore how the use of technology can enhance language learning and use online tools to design language learning lessons in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL). Prerequisite or corequisite: EIS 547.
550 Professional Workshop. (1–3, repeatable to 6) Course is for graduate students only. Workshops deal with topics in the broader areas of educational and interdisciplinary studies. Students will participate in a variety of activities including reading, research, reports, etc.
570 Seminar in College Teaching. (3) Designed for new faculty and graduate students who are interested in preparation for college teaching. Topics will address ethical issues, instructional strategies, and other components for effective practices.
580 Current Problems in Education. (2) Course is designed to acquaint the student with current issues in today's educational programs; to analyze trends in the development of teaching methods; to evaluate techniques, to evaluate curriculum planning, to consider educational leadership; and to examine critically the significant issues and problems of contemporary educational practice.
584 Action Research in Interdisciplinary Studies. (1-4, repeatable to 4) Applied research specifically focused on solving site-specific, practical problems using the conceptual and methodological tools of the researcher. Enrollment is contingent upon approval of the departmental graduate coordinator and completion of a proposal.
585 Seminar in Social Foundations of Education. (3) An examination of the social foundations of education in relation to democratic society, social change and the evolution of the educational enterprise.
586 Adult Education and the Culturally Diverse. (3) Analysis and critique of U.S. historical, cultural, linguistic, demographic, sociological, economic, and political issues impacting the education of culturally diverse adult learners.
587 Advanced Educational Psychology-Human Growth and Development. (3) An examination of contemporary developmental theory in psychology and its application to students, education, and educational institutions and problems in modern society.
592 Field Experience in Education. (1–4, repeatable to 4) Supervised field experience in off‑campus education situations including public or private school or alternative education programs. Prerequisites: Permission required. Prior or concurrent course work appropriate to the assignment.
599 Independent Study. (1–4, repeatable to 4) Investigation of problems related to the student's major area. A substantial written report, as well as informal oral report, will be required. Students will meet with an instructor during the course on a periodic basis.
600 Internship in Teaching. (5–6, repeatable to 10–12) A culminating, 10-12 week, school-based clinical experience in the student's major area(s) of specialization under the supervision of a department faculty member and a senior teaching professional. Prerequisites: EIS 507, EIS 535, EIS 536, EIS 538, EIS 539, and EIS 592; 100 clock hours of clinical experience; and recommendation of EIS Graduate Committee.
601 Thesis. (1-4, repeatable) Capstone project that integrates the knowledge and skills gained through the program by investigating a problem or extending the current state of knowledge, employing formal quantitative or qualitative methodology. Enrollment contingent upon approval of graduate coordinator and completion of proposal.
602 Interdisciplinary Studies Portfolio. (0) Upon the completion of 28 graduate credit hours, interdisciplinary studies students will submit examples of work completed in the program. The accompanying narrative will note the alignment between the student's state objectives and degree plan and the objectives of the program. The narrative also will justify the inclusion of particular items. Three members of the department graduate faculty will review the document for both personal and professional growth, for an understanding of core knowledge, for an understanding of relevant scholarly literature, and for an application of evolving skills to pressing issues in the field of education. Graded S/U. Prerequisite: Approval of the Department Graduate Coordinator.
607 Implications of Diversity for Educational Leaders. (3) Rapidly changing demographic patterns hold implications for school policy. Effective educational leaders understand diverse cultures and communication styles, and practice collaboration and dialogue. This course will provide resources necessary for administrators to establish themselves as facilitators who offer an inclusive educational vision for the community. Prerequisites: EDAD 600, EDAD 640, and admission to candidacy in the Education Specialist program, or permission of instructor.
701 Quantitative Research and Statistics II. (3) This course builds upon students' knowledge and skills in Quantitative Research and Statistics I. The courses addresses factorial ANOVA, repeated measures of ANOVA, multiple regression, and reliability analysis to prepare students for reading research and for conducting doctoral research. Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Ed.D program in Educational Leadership.
747 Education for Social Justice: Politics, Ethics and Policy. (3) Explores the complexities of social justice and intercultural competence related to educational organization. Students will acquire knowledge of political forces and ethical issues that impact social justice and intercultural competence along with skills to address social and intercultural issues. Prerequisites: EDL 711 or permission of the instructor.
Table of Contents
- General Information
- Campus and Facilities
- University Services
- Special Programs
- Admission
- Academic Guidelines
- Graduate School Policies
- Costs and Financial Assistance
- Programs of Study
- Integrated Baccalaureate/Master's Degrees
- Post-Baccalaureate Certificates
- Other Departments Offering Courses for Graduate Credit
- Index
- Table of Contents


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President Barack Obama wants to sound like a different kind of Democrat.
He's connecting to progressive populism with an aggressive, spending-oriented, activist government approach to the economy personified by Elizabeth Warren and Bill de Blasio. Obama's already backed raising the minimum wage, the start of what White House officials say will be a 2014 domestic agenda — including his State of the Union address and budget — that centers around income inequality and what the government is doing to increase economic mobility.
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That means changing how he talks about some familiar items, including the Affordable Care Act and the universal pre-kindergarten plan from his 2013 State of the Union, as well as pitching an array of new proposals flowing from this new emphasis.
The State of the Union address is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 28, the White House said Friday.
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FLORENCE, S.C. - The No. 6-seeded Georgia College softball team (15-33) knocked-off No. 3-seed Columbus State University (36-15) in impressive fashion, 3-1 Friday afternoon in the first round of the Peach Belt Conference (PBC) Tournament.
Junior righty Sabrina Chandler (Covington, Ga.) was stellar, allowing just a lone run in the complete game win. Chandler scattered four hits and walked none.
Catcher Anna Parker (Columbus, Ga.) delivered the go-ahead hit, plating two Bobcats in the top of the fifth inning. GC would tack on one more insurance run in the top of the sixth, making the score 3-1.
Georgia College will be back on the field tonight at 6:30 p.m. as they take on No. 2-seed Armstrong Atlantic in the winner's bracket of the PBC Tournament.
Be sure to tune in to the game on www.PennAtlantic.com.


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Long into the 90th birthday concert in his honor, Pete Seeger, still as rail thin as the banjo he carried, slowly made his way to center stage at Madison Square Garden. Bruce Springsteen, Joan Baez and Ben Harper, among many others, had filled the arena for nearly four hours with classic songs Seeger created or revived – "If I Had a Hammer," "John Henry" and "Where Have All the Flowers Gone," to name a few.
Now, as this grand afternoon slipped into early evening on May 3, 2009, Seeger paid tribute to his friend Woody Guthrie with "This Land is Your Land." The all-star lineup sang all the words, including lines like "by the relief office, I saw my people as they stood there hungry" that got Guthrie called a commie and worse.
"Pete, you've outlived the bastards, man," Springsteen declared during the show.
The concert summed up much of the magic wielded by Seeger – leading a range of performers he helped shape as an unflinching folk hero, who was always true to himself and his audience while keeping alive music that, to paraphrase Guthrie, was made for you and me.
With his death Monday at age 94, Seeger will be remembered as a great songwriter and musician, who distinguished himself as an American original during a career than spanned nearly 75 years. But his most important contribution may be bridging generations and music styles.
Seeger's commitment to fanning the flame of the folk music he grew up on as a child of the Depression and a son of World War II is a torch he passed along to acts ranging from Peter, Paul and Mary to Baez to Rage Against the Machine. Even, if as legend has it, he wanted to take an ax to the power cords when Bob Dylan "went electric" at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965, his music directly and indirectly influenced the rock and roll explosion – from The Byrds' take on his take on "Turn! Turn! Turn!" to Springsteen's "The Ghost of Tom Joad" to Dylan's catalogue, acoustic and electric, alike.
Seeger, who embraced the music changing around him, also picked up new influences from those he inspired – memorably playing John Lennon's "Give Peace a Chance" at a massive 1969 anti-war rally in Washington when the song was just five months old.
The folk singer, of course, knew a good protest song when he heard one – and he believed in the power of music to bring change. Seeger helped make "We Shall Overcome" into an anthem for the civil rights movement. He planted a seed of conscience in popular music, sprouting musicians who use their platform to support causes. It's not too much of a stretch to see Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' much talked about Grammys performance of their gay rights anthem "Same Love" as an extension of Seeger's legacy.
Seeger was as devoted to his sense of justice as much as to his music, and paid the price during the communist witch hunts of the 1950s. But as Springsteen noted, he survived and thrived. In 1996, Seeger made the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and a decade later, Springsteen's "We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions" introduced songs Seeger made popular to new audiences, even as The Boss infused some tunes with a New Orleans feel post-Katrina.
Five years ago this month, Seeger, at age 89, stood in the bitter cold outside the Lincoln Memorial with his grandson Tao Rodríguez-Seeger and Springsteen to perform at President Obama's inaugural celebration. They played "This Land is Your Land" – with all the verses.
In his final years, Seeger's voice diminished to a rasp. But his songs became so ingrained that his audiences and fellow musicians easily – and gladly – filled in the gaps.
That proved the case with the finale at the Madison Square Garden concert, which ended with Lead Belly's "Goodnight, Irene," a song Seeger popularized with The Weavers in 1950. Those of us lucky enough to be there, 18,000 strong, turned many voices into one.
The crowd wasn't singing goodbye to Seeger as much thanking him for keeping our musical heritage alive, a mission he fulfilled as a folk hero who left this land as our truest troubadour.
Hester is founding director of the award-winning, multi-media NYCity News Service at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism. He is also the author of "Raising a Beatle Baby: How John, Paul, George and Ringo Helped us Come Together as a Family." Follow him on Twitter.


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Rangers waste Holland effort on Rays' homer in 11th
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Derek Holland pitched brilliantly for eight innings, striking out a career-high 11, but Ben Zobrist swatted a two-run homer off Mark Lowe with no outs in the 11th to send Tampa Bay to a 3-1 victory over the Rangers.
The Rays' rally started with Upton drawing a leadoff walk from Lowe (0-1), who fell behind 2-0 in the count to Zobrist. The next pitch landed in the right-field seats.
The Rays' walk-off win spoiled Holland's longest and perhaps best outing of the season, and threatened to trim the Rangers' lead in the American League West to 4 1/2 games over Oakland.
Holland allowed only two hits, but one was a homer by Evan Longoria on the only bad pitch Holland made all night. The solo homer, deep into the left-field seats on a 3-1 pitch, was the first hit the Rays and provided the game's first run.
Longoria has 26 career at-bats, including the postseason, against Holland, and has 11 hits and four homers.
The Tampa Bay lead, though, lasted roughly five minutes. Young battled Jeremy Hellickson for eight pitches before driving the ninth just over the left-field fence to knot the score.
It was Young's seventh homer in the second, but his fourth in the Rangers' past nine road games and his third in five games on this trip.
Holland kept the game tied as Tampa Bay never threatened against him. He allowed only a two-out single to B.J. Upton in the sixth and a one-out walk to Chris Gimenez in the eighth before exiting after 116 pitches.
The Rangers escaped a 10th-inning jam, which started with a Ben Francisco single off Michael Kirkman. Ryan Roberts failed to put down a sacrifice bunt, but Jose Molina followed with a bloop single to right.
Kirkman caught pinch-hitter Elliot Johnson looking before manager Ron Washington turned to Tanner Scheppers to get Desmond Jennings, who flied out to end the threat.
The Rangers' offense was almost as silent as the Rays' after Young's homer. David Murphy followed with a walk, but Hellickson and four relievers retired the next 17 Rangers hitters before Murphy started the 11th with a single.
But Mitch Moreland and pinch-hitter Jurickson Profar struck out, and Murphy was caught stealing to end the inning.


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For an application, you can stop by Sebastian Police Department 1201 Main Street or contact School Resource Officer Ashley Penn at 772-589-5233 extension 8573 and request an application. Whichever way you choose, you will feel more confident knowing we're here for you.
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In early November, JLL SSA team members had the privilege of participating and speaking at the first West Africa Property Investment Forum in Accra Ghana held at the brand-new Kempinski Hotel that had recently opened its doors to the public – an ideal location for investors and real estate professionals interested in West Africa to meet, dialogue and exchange ideas. A key topic foremost on everyone's minds remained what should investors expect from both Anglophone and Francophone West African economies in 2016 and beyond? Several speakers sought to shed light on this topic through-out the two days conference with a focus on the key countries of Nigeria and Ghana in Anglophone West Africa, and Ivory Coast in Francophone West Africa. Below are some of the key highlights:
Anglophone West African Economies (Nigeria & Ghana) – the waiting game
2015 has been a particularly challenging year for Anglophone West African countries starting with the news of Ebola earlier in the year and then the falling oil and other commodity prices post summer. This has adversely affected oil-producing countries such as Nigeria and Ghana impacting their currency values. Nigeria for one has seen its currency devalue by over 8% in 2015 with an expectation amongst investors of further value decrease.
To counter the risk of devaluation, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has sought to take steps to stabilize the currency by establishing Forex Controls. For instance they have eliminated the interbank FX markets, and established a restricted list of items that can be purchased using FX obtained from the CBN. The restrictions have had an opposing effect particularly on the retail space. With 46% of items on the list related to retail and a backlog of Form M applications (used to obtain FX) at the CBN, the changes have impacted inventory levels and restocking for retailers. Additional CBN led measures that have been put in place to restrict the use of FX based transactions in the economy has further "rattled" investors who have seen their cost of doing business in Nigeria suddenly increase.
The net result is a "wait and see" approach amongst investors in Nigeria for 2016. The Nigerian economy is still expected to grow albeit slower than in the past few years. The new administration has been seen thus far as focusing more on corruption vs the economy, but this is expected to change with the much anticipated announcement of the president's cabinet. A re-prioritization by the government on the economy is anticipated with new policies to grow the economy and encourage the flow of investment capital to Nigeria. As such an increase in FDI investments in Nigeria is projected for 2016. In addition, President Buhari's anti-corruption stance though stagnating the economy in the short-term, is expected to bolster a recovery in the mid to long term as some of these reforms take effect and begin to have a positive impact on investor sentiments.
Nigeria's next door Anglophone neighbour Ghana has also been undergoing similar challenges. The Ghanaian currency experienced significant fluctuation in 2015, moving from a 3.3% decrease in value in Jan, to 4.9% in June with a recovery 3 weeks later to 3.2%. This volatility was due to hedging mechanisms pursued by currency speculators, the IMF 3 year Extended Credit Facility of 918M USD, and the increased cocoa inflows, all of which positively influenced the currency reserves and helped improve liquidity.
Nonetheless, further devaluation is expected for 2016 as the county continues to struggle with an energy crisis, high inflation and lower commodity prices for not only oil, but gold and cocoa as well. FX availability in Ghana remains a challenge. The scarcity of FX has begun to affect prices as investors prioritize availability over price. The effect has particularly been felt in the retail spaces as the erosion of purchasing power amongst consumers has had an impact on profitability. As a result, the Ghanaian currency is expected to further depreciate by up to 20% during the first half of 2016 – a 4.9% decrease. This will be driven by the poor availability of FX especially in the first half of the year as inflows tend to come in during the 2nd half of the year – another "wait and see" scenario.
Thera are certain measures investors can take to counter the effect of this currency volatility as they participate in the "waiting game" in Anglophone West Africa. Three potential solutions include:
- FX hedging: Take advantage of a forward contract that locks in exchange rate or the dollar equivalent of the local currency, at a specific point in time.
- FX Swap : If an investor needs the local currency today and not FX, arrange a swap where you can obtain back the FX at a pre-agreed rate.
- FX option- Here the investor has the right but not the obligation to buy FX at a certain rate.
By exploring these various hedging instruments, investors can better prepare themselves for the waiting game as they decide upon the right timing and entry strategy into these Anglophone West African economies.
Francophone West Africa and its shining star, Ivory Coast
Whereas several 'gloom and doom' theories were discussed pertaining to the Anglophone countries at WAPI, most of the speakers had a largely positive outlook for the Francophone West African countries – particularly for Ivory Coast which stood out as a shining example with strong growth expectations for 2016.
As one of the many francophone West African countries, Ivory Coast is a positive recipient of the established economic integration model in that part of the region. A member of both the UEMOA and the ECOWAS, Ivory Coast shares one currency with the rest of Francophone West Africa – the CFA. The CFA is pegged to the Euro hence is not exposed to "dollarization" issues faced by its Anglophone counter-parts in region. In fact devaluation risk is seen as quite minimal with the last devaluation occurring in 1992. These countries benefit from a common commercial/business law the OHADA and have a shared financial and banking system through their mutual central bank, the BCEAO. The commonality has the positive effect of establishing a consistent legal and financial framework which allows for ease of business entry and knowledge transfer.
The francophone West African countries have been making strides at diversifying their economies to include agriculture, mining, manufacturing. They have been working on enhancing their economic control drivers resulting in infrastructure and power improvement projects that have been launched in the region, such as the Trade and Economic zones in Senegal (Integrated Economic Zone Dakar) that is aimed at improving roads, port, land and sea transportation. The goal is to facilitate trade in the region and give economic incentive to investors to invest in these economies.
Benefiting from this financial and legal commonality and relative economic stability is Ivory Coast. Recently coming out of a 10 year war that had devastated their economy, Ivory Coast is now poised for growth with real estate investors clamouring for a position at the table. Why? The supply demand ratio for starters. A huge gap exists between the demand for commercial grade properties (of all types) and the existing supply that have been grossly affected by the war. The 500,000 residential housing deficits is just an example.
The availability of capital for project financing is also an issue that is currently being addressed. Banks in the past were unwilling to lend having had very unfortunate experiences with local developers. Now with the influx of more international and reputable development firms into the country, banks are now more interested in such partnerships. Fuelling this movement is also the government's goal of separating the economic capital (Abidjan) from the political capital (Yamoussoukro). If Nigeria's Lagos vs. Abuja scenario can be used as an example, then growth in development can be expected in Yamoussoukro as the demand for various real estate assets to house the movement of civil servants, government officials and lobbyists will increase.
Nonetheless, inherent challenges still exist. Availability of clear titles, construction risk and the need to do business in French still remain as major entry barriers to Ivory Coast. Some of these challenges can conversely be mitigated or 'managed'. Local partnerships can be formed with title holders. Constructions risks can be alleviated by working with reputable international developers who have development experiences in the region and/or other francophone African countries. Finally most of the key leadership in organizations in Ivory Coast do speak English hence it will be important to deal directly with them – though a lack of a basic knowledge of the French language will remain a hindrance for day to business affairs.
To conclude the WAPI conference was a unique opportunity for investors and real estate practitioners to engage in healthy debates about the future of the Anglophone and Francophone West African economies. 2016 promises to be an interesting year for the region.


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Yes - Three weeks until my husband and I drive to California. (We live in Arizona, so the drive isn't too far.) We'll be driving about 330 miles to a town in Riverside County called Anza. That's where our son, daughter-in-law and grandchildren live: rural, smaller community, high-desert.
We'll spend one day there and then Walt will drive me to Burbank to Jamboree. We'll stop on the way at a cemetery in Los Angeles where his parents are interred and we'll take photos of their grave markers. The last time we were there his Dad's marker wasn't completed. This is the beautiful Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills Cemetery. And some of the markers are incredible works of art.
Then, we'll drive the rest of the way to Burbank and check into the hotel. Walt and I will drive around Burbank. He graduated from Burbank High School, back when. We'll walk San Fernando Boulevard and enjoy the beautiful trees that line the streets. We'll visit a couple of used bookstores and look up at the residences that are above the stores. What a great place to live! Then, dinner, back to the hotel, and an evening of rest.
Walt spends the night with me and then drives back to Anza on Thursday morning. He usually sleeps in while I get up to go the the special day at Jamboree before the actual conference begins. This year the topic is DNA, just as it was last year.
I'll have one DNA day, 2 1/2 conference days, and then Walt will pick me up Sunday afternoon. We'll stop and have brunch, and then be back on the road to Anza, arriving in time for dinner with family.


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Meeting Minutes Association for Rural and Small Libraries
Board of Directors
Friday, November 16, 2012 11:30 a.m. Eastern VIA READYTALK
Opening: The meeting of the Board of Directors of the Association for Rural and Small Libraries was called to order by Andrea Berstler, President, at 11:30 a.m. Eastern on November 16, 2012 via conference call.
Present: Andrea Berstler, Tameca Beckett, Lesley Boughton, Donna Brice, Louise Greene, Becky Heil, Paul Healey, Carla Lehn, Lisa Lewis, Carolyn Petersen, Jennifer Peterson, Steve Seale, Gail Sheldon, Lorie Womack
Absent: Tena Hanson Quorum Present: Yes Others Present: 2 Members
Consent Agenda
The minutes of the September 29/30, 2012 meeting were approved without changes or corrections.
Treasurer's Report
Future board meetings will display the treasurer's report on the shared screen.
Lesley Boughton summarized the current financial statement. Revenue from membership dues was stronger than anticipated. The annual conference incurred expenses beyond revenue. Two factors for cost overruns were 1) registration process funding exceeded what was planned 2) audio-visual costs were higher than anticipated. Audio-visual support for hardware was provided by the hotel. 2013 conference planning will include requests for hardware support from the IA/NE state libraries.
A discussion of the 2013 Budget included: adjusting line items to more closely reflect expenses; eliminating costs for under-used services, and making conference costs for audio-visual part of the discussion with potential partners.
There were no other comments or questions.
President's Report
Andrea will schedule a Committee Chairs meeting for January. Quarterly committee chair meetings are planned.
The Governance Committee is working on setting priorities for policy revision and a procedure for policy revision and review. Committee chairs will be asked to state the need for the policy and its impact on the association. Governance will put the policy in final form for a review.
The Volunteer Coordinator position guidelines have been developed with a position description.
Executive Committee Report
Revised 2013 Committee Workplans were reviewed and approved as follows: Strategic Goals: edited and accepted
Membership Committee: edited and accepted
Membership Development Committee: edited and accepted Partnership Committee: as is and accepted
Conference Committee: as is and accepted Executive Committee: as is and accepted Finance Committee: as is and accepted
Nominating Committee: change dates to match 2013 calendar and accepted
A final motion was made to accept the work plans as they stand or revised with the caveat that plans may be altered pending the results of a Board Retreat sponsored by the Gates Foundation in March. Motion carried.
Steering Committee Report
The dates of the Board Retreat have been set for March 6, 2013 to March 8, 2013. The location will be somewhere in the Midwest to be announced. The costs of the retreat will be carried by the Gates Foundation.
The general survey from the consulting group opened today (November 16, 2013). It has been requested that the survey be disseminated far and wide to both members of ARSL and non-members. The focus groups have been completed.
Business from the Raleigh conference has been concluded. The Iowa/Nebraska Conference announcement for 2013 will be made today (November 16, 2013). The hotel contract for the 2013 conference has been signed.
Governance Committee
Connection for Paul Healey was lost during the meeting. Policies for board review will be placed in DropBox prior to meetings. A policy for website content is planned.
The Partnership Policy, as amended by Governance, was approved. Motion carried.
The Partnership Affiliate Policy, as amended by Governance, was edited and approved. Motion carried.
Partnerships Committee
It was reported that the UNT PEARL Project is in its final phase. UNT has applied for an IMLS grant that proposes 20 fully funded Master's degree programs in Library Science for rural librarians.
The US Fire Administration has requested that ARSL assist, through the rural library network, to inform communities about fire safety.
The committee will survey interest in mentoring among association members.
The newly adopted Affiliate status is expected to help align state associations with ARSL goals.
Member Services Committee
There have been new members on the committee since the conference. The OCLC webinar for December has 200 registered to date.
Efforts are being made to continue planning with RNTLOK for ALA Midwinter.
The photograph collection maintained on FLICKR will be mined for images to keep the website constantly refreshed. Member Julie Elmore was thanked for her contribution to this effort. Many feature articles were recently posted on the website as planned. After exploring alternatives to reduce expenses for the newsletter, the committee decided to stay with Constant Contact with an update to the contract to reflect the 501c3 status of ARSL.
The committee has worked with Governance to develop guidelines for web submission. These guidelines were edited. Motion to accept was carried.
Membership Development Committee
The Membership committee has divided work tasks. Gail Sheldon will contact library graduate schools to recruit new graduates. The Alabama Library Association has requested a panel discussion at its state conference. Gail will be a member of that panel. The list of state key contacts is being contacted. 1/3 of the contacts have agreed to continue in that role; the remainder will be contacted in December. Other members of the committee are working out the expenses associated with producing the package of brochures, ribbons and banners.
New Business
No new business was presented.
Public Comment
A suggestion was made that state chapters of ARSL be formed to facilitate state-level discussions among ARSL members such as with round-tables.
A comment was made that hardware and software issues at conferences could be assisted by utilizing the capacity of the cloud.
The meeting was adjourned at 1:10 pm Eastern Time.
Next Board Meeting – Friday, January 18, 2013, 11:30 am Eastern Time


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Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow reportedly earned a $250,000 bonus for his team's victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in Sunday's AFC Wild Card Game.
Citing a league source, ESPN reported Tuesday that Tebow has a clause in his contract that pays him $250,000 for each playoff victory, provided he has played in at least 70 percent of Denver's plays during the season.
Tebow has been on the field for 73 percent of Denver's plays this season.
Should the Broncos upset the New England Patriots this weekend, that would be another $250,000.
In other news from Denver's wild 29-23 victory, Twitter claimed Monday that Tebow's 80-yard, game-ending touchdown pass to Demaryius Thomas was the most tweeted-about sporting event in the site's five-year history.
According to Twitter, the play spawned a record 9,420 tweets per second.


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Q: How can I kill a process?
A: There are different ways depending whether the process will be killed from inside or outside. For killing a process from inside the function 'ExitProcess()' can be used.
This will close the actual process. It is the preferred method to end a process and provides a clean shutdown of the process. Note that this function should not be called from inside a DLL since this could lead to unexpected application or system errors.Code:::ExitProcess(0); // Zero is the exit code in this example
To kill a process from outside a 'WM_CLOSE' message should be sent to its primary thread. If the process was created with 'CreateProcess()' the 'PROCESS_INFORMATION' structure contains the ID of the primary thread which in turn can be used with 'PostThreadMessage()'...
This (unfortunately) will only work if the primary thread of the process has created a message queue otherwise 'PostThreadMessage()' will fail. In this case the only possibility is to force the process to close by a call to 'TerminateProcess()'. Therefore a combination of 'PostThreadMessage()', 'WaitForSingleObject()' and 'TerminateProcess()' should be used as follows:Code:::PostThreadMessage(piProcessInfo.dwThreadId, WM_CLOSE, 0, 0);
'TerminateProcess()' has some drawbacks which should be considered. It causes all threads within the process to terminate, and causes the process to exit, but DLLs attached to the process are not notified that the process is terminating. Additionally child processes of the terminating process will not be terminated. Therefore 'TerminateProcess()' should only be used in extreme circumstances.Code:::PostThreadMessage(piProcessInfo.dwThreadId, WM_CLOSE, 0, 0); ::WaitForSingleObject(piProcessInfo.hProcess, 1000); // Check exit code DWORD dwExitCode = 0; ::GetExitCodeProcess(piProcessInfo.hProcess, &dwExitCode); if(dwExitCode == STILL_ACTIVE) { // Process did not terminate -> force it ::TerminateProcess(piProcessInfo.hProcess, 0); // Zero is the exit code // in this example }
There exists a knowledge base article which also covers the topic of a 'clean' termination of a process.


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|Spec Sheet
|'63 coupe
|Joseph Bongiorno; Bayshore, NY
|GM Performance Parts LS9 aluminum
|376 ci
|LS9 aluminum
|2.160 titanium (intake), 1.590 sodium-filled (exhaust)
|LS9 hydraulic roller
|Forged steel
|Forged aluminum
|Forged titanium
|Compression Ratio
|Power Adder
|LS9 TVS2300 supercharger with air-to-coolant intercooler
|Fuel Injection
|Stock coil-on-plug, modified by Street & Performance
|Street & Performance headers and custom pipes
|Tremec T56 six-speed manual, fully polished
|Dana 44 with 3.73 gears
|Chromed C5 with RideTech air springs (front); chromed C4 with RideTech air springs (rear)
|Stock C6 ZR1 four-wheel disc with carbon-ceramic 15.5-in rotors
|Stock C6 ZR1; 19x10 in front, 20x12 in rear
|Michelin Pilot Sport; 285/30ZR19 front, 335/25ZR20 rear
|Current Mileage
|500 (since completion)
There are high-performance Corvettes, grand touring Corvettes, and Vettes built to grab show-goers' eyes and not let go.
Joe Bongiorno's split-window coupe is all of those, and more.
Bongiorno is no stranger to customized Corvettes. "I've bought [completed] cars that other people had completely redone, with their ideas and all," he says of the ones that graced his garage in the past. But this time, he wanted a modified Corvette that was his from the start. "I wanted to make one that was driveable, and have all the modern, up-to-date equipment on it."
Bongiorno and fabricator Anthony Luca (of Anthony's Rod and Custom of Middle Island, New York), teamed up to build the ultimate Sting Ray—the car that Zora Arkus-Duntov said many years ago he would be proud to drive in Europe.
Like many Vette projects, this one began with a car that had seen better days." It was just a basic car that had been pretty well beat up and redone several times," says Bongiorno of the non-fuelie, non-Z06 donor. "It had a different engine and different parts put into it."
But, like many a project that grows beyond its original concept, so did this Vette build. "It's like rebuilding an old house: You have a budget, but before you know it, you keep on going and going and going," says Bongiorno. "Once you start putting the better things in there, you want the best of everything, and there's no turning back."
Those "better things" included a tubular SRIII Motorsports frame holding a C4/C5-based suspension system. The unorthodox setup uses RideTech's air springs and hardware instead of steel coils or composite leaves.
For power, Bongiorno and Luca contacted Street & Performance for a "better thing" in a crate: a modern-tech LS9 engine, complete with supercharger, intercooler, modified dry-sump oiling system, and custom exhaust. Backing it are a fully polished, Hurst-shifted T56 gearbox and a 3.73-geared Dana 44 rearend—all of which Luca and SRIII set up to work together.
Inside, after Tom Gallina's rewiring job was complete, Luca (and John Prentice at Miller Place Upholstery in Miller Place, New York) treated the cabin to C5 sport seats covered in bison leather, a Budnik steering wheel, carbon-fiber AutoMeter gauges, and a Pioneer/JL Audio sound system.
Outside, Luca crafted a ZR1-style hood, smoothed the engine bay, and got the '63's body ready for the custom-mixed two-stage PPG Blue paint.
Two-and-a-half years after the decrepit donor car rolled into Luca's shop, this gem rolled out, and it's been a show-stopper ever since. If you've been at any Corvette meets or other big automotive events on the East Coast recently, that big crowd eyeing a blue split-window is probably looking at this one.
Needless to say, the car's performance is even better than its looks. "It drives beautifully," says Bongiorno. "It's unbelievable!"
Bongiorno gives plenty of credit for this sensational split-window to fabricator Luca. "He did some job, the way he put it together," he says of the final result, which looks almost like a factory build.
Or maybe a special Chevy Engineering/Chevy Styling project of the early '60s!
"Once you start putting the better things in there, you want the best of everything, and there's no turning back"—Joe Bongiorno