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I can't believe I totally missed out on this farewell gathering!... tried to log on today & was wondering why I couldn't launch the game. It would try to launch the launcher.exe file but then it would automatically close. Went to the website & saw the msg ='(
Realized I somehow missed the potco email. I remember seeing something & reading about some other Disney game was shutting down, thinking it was just that game, (wasn't interested much coz it was a game I had never played)...Never in my mind did I think they were closing all mmorpg under Disney =( I think I would remember if they had mentioned potco in what I had read, then I would've came back before it shut down.
awww i had played potco back in 2008-2009. started playing a much more interesting game & left potco, but i came back to visit my cute pirates for a couple of random weeks in 2010 & 2011 & like 2 days in 2012.... now this is gone forever... omg this upsets me...i had like 5 accounts here, i never took enough screenshots of my cute pirates I realize now =(
I absolutely hated it when they changed the body types....that drove a lot of people away I think... none of my pirates had the new kind. I had the pretty skinny ones with the awesome looted colored clothes, I still remember once upon a time people were talking about auctioning off our skinny pirates that we rarely used LOL but I was too selfish to sell off my uniquely named pirates since Disney's "naming pirates criteria" was always interesting xD
When I was a pirate in the Caribbean, I had lived with.... ::waves bye to:: Warlordz Rising/Dark Warlordz, Sinkers Revenge, Ronin Vengence/Pirate, Club Blue 72, Clash of the Titans, The Guardians, Emerald Sea Gang/Pirate Guild 6, Blood Red Roses & Angels of War <3
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Again I thank each and every one of you who took the time to cast your votes and/or to post your opinions. I'm not sure which is more troubling though: The fact that we did not have enough of us playing the game there to keep it going, or not enough of us were active with this forum here seeing how only less than half of 1% of the registered members cast their votes. Only 61 voted.
Now imagine if some Dx exec checked in and saw that poll. He'd come to the same conclusion: They were wise to shut it down (i.e., the game) when they did. His numbers were probably worse. We won't know what they actually were, but if ours reflects his, then it makes sense. No need to speculate. The facts are plain to see whether you're a registered member of this forum or not.
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John, J. and Yatim, F.M. and Mani, S.A. (2011) Measuring service quality of public dental health care facilities in Kelantan, Malaysia. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, 23 (5). pp. 742-753. ISSN 1010-5395
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This study investigates patients' expectations and perceptions of service quality in public dental health care and measures their "satisfaction gap." This descriptive study involved 481 dental outpatients in Kelantan, Malaysia. A modified SERVQUAL 20-item instrument was used to assess patients' expectations before and perceptions after receiving dental treatment. The "satisfaction gap" was then measured. Results showed that patients visiting for management of dental pain were more satisfied (P = .007) than those visiting with appointment. The most significant service quality dimensions were related to responsiveness, assurance, and empathy of the dental health care providers. There was a significant difference between the patients' expectations and their perceptions of service provided (P < .01) with regard to all dimensions. In conclusion, dental service providers should give emphasis to the compassionate and emotional aspects of care and to remember that they are integral components of quality service.
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In this, the next segment of our continuing series 'Yes May, but is it art?', we consider a new exhibition that passed before the newly bespectacled eyes of little May this week.
It was not May's first time at Salisbury Cathedral. She and I enjoyed the cathedral's tea and scones while I was pregnant and unable to complete the Cathedral tour on a visit only four months ago. I was gutted. (A lie. That scone was love on a plate.)
This weekend, however, May was determined to see more at Salisbury Cathedral and was treated to the Conflux exhibition of Sean Henry sculptures. The exhibition's life-like sculptures of people juxtaposed ordinary people with the saints adorning the cathedral.
May is a big fan of exhibits that challenge the viewers to consider the value of things. In this exhibition the question was: Should average people be considered equals to the saints they are placed amongst?
The sculptures had a surreal quality that May found easy to ignore, even if her mother found it slightly disconcerting. May can easily brush aside anything she feels is not significant enough to draw her attention. From afar the sculptures looked real, but up close it was a frozen reality and just that bit too large – large enough to make her Mama feel like she was in a scene from Alice in Wonderland. (My husband said I should be used to this since I am already so short, it is a feature of my every day.)
But, who cares what I think?
May, is it art?
On approaching the magnificent cathedral through the square:
Snoring. Bit of wheezing.
After a bottle of milk in the catherdral cafe:
Perking up. Ready to critique some art!
In baby changing room toilets listening to the hand dryer:
It's art! It's art! (May loves hand dryers.)
Outside by the sculpture of a woman walking:
Interesting. Possibly art. May listens carefully to see if she makes any funny noises.
Standing inside the open sculpture of the same man lying in bed and standing by a table:
It might be art, but it certainly isn't interesting. You know what's interesting, Mama? Dinner. Dinner is interesting.
At that point we retired to the pub where May and her daddy were both reacquainted with their bottles. I waited until then to ask the most pressing of questions: May, does art have a place in religion? Should places like Salisbury Cathedral celebrate modern art?
Slurp. Slurp. Big smile. Straight into bouncing!
Salisbury Cathedral, be proud. May approves.
Side story: My friends, who live in Salisbury and hosted us for the weekend – thank you Anthony and Donna! – saw a dog contemplating this exhibition the previous weekend. The dog could not figure out why the man in the bed looked so much like a man, but neither smelled nor moved like one. So if anyone fancies creeping out their dog, this exhibition is for you.
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Comfrey (Symphytum officinale)
Comfrey (Symphytum officinale) is not advisable as a food for humans even though the young leaves are considered edible. This is because the plant itself actually has toxic characteristics. Its leaves arise from the ground as a rosette and are covered with tiny rigid hairs. It is used as a healing agent for wounds and also as an expectorant in rural medicine.
Because of its healing capabilities, the leaves of Comfrey can be used to make a healing oil by filling a glass jar with chopped leaves and covering them with organic carrier oil such as jojoba, olive, and almond oil.
History and Origin
Comfrey, is an herb that is also known as slippery root or blackwort, and it originated in Europe and Asia. However, it is also cultivated in North America. For more than 2,000 years, Comfrey has been cultivated in China to be used as an herbal medicine and as a green vegetable. The leaves and roots of Comfrey are crushed in order to release acids and tannins that are helpful in speeding up the healing of wounds. It is generally advised to be used for external purposes only to avoid being contaminated with the toxic alkaloids, a substance that can do damage to the body.
Today, Comfrey can be taken internally, but is still subject to legal restrictions in certain countries because it can cause liver toxicity when taken in large amount.
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Traditionally, Comfrey was used for fractures, ulcers, bruises, diarrhea, bronchitis, cough, and gum diseases. The leaves are very valuable as an external remedy. Actually, the entire plant was used in soothing pain within any inflamed or tender part of the body. Comfrey is best for inflammatory swelling.
Comfrey was also used in making a cast from cloths that were soaked in a boiled paste of Comfrey, which would then hardened like plaster. The cast was then used on a broken bone as the people believed that the Comfrey would promote quick healing. This is the reason that Comfrey was called "knitbone".
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The modern use of Comfrey is not that much different from how it was used in earlier times. Comfrey's greatest attribute is its healing power. Today, Comfrey is still being used to heal wounds, conditioning the skin, help in knitting and repairing bones after a break, healing insect bites, easing inflamed bunions, soothing sunburns, and regulating nose bleeding.
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Ciara gets points for creativity, coverage, and lots of visually interesting texture.
Nadeea, meanwhile, surely gets the prize for economy.
Sun does the delicate, feminine version of the look.
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NEW YORK � January 3, 2008 � NBC Sports will broadcast live coverage of Saturday's NFL Wild Card doubleheader starting at 4 p.m. ET with a special Wild Card Saturday edition of the "Football Night in America" studio show, followed by the NFC West champion Seattle Seahawks (10-6) hosting the Washington Redskins (9-7) at 4:30 p.m. ET. At 8 p.m. ET, the AFC North champion Pittsburgh Steelers (10-6), led by Ben Roethlisberger host Fred Taylor and the Jacksonville Jaguars (11-5).
The "NBC Sunday Night Football" team of Al Michaels (play-by-play), John Madden (analyst) and Andrea Kremer (sideline reporter) will call the Jaguars-Steelers game from Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pa. Tom Hammond (play-by-play), Cris Collinsworth (analyst) and Bob Neumeier (sideline reporter) will call the Redskins-Seahawks contest from Qwest Field in Seattle, Wash.
Bob Costas (host) and Keith Olbermann (co-host), analysts Tiki Barber and Jerome "The Bus" Bettis, and reporter Peter King of Sports Illustrated, are joined by special guest Jason Taylor of the Miami Dolphins, for a special Wild Card Saturday edition of "Football Night in America."
NBC Sports today held a media conference call with Madden, Michaels, Bettis and Taylor to preview the playoffs. For a complete replay, dial 719-457-0820 and enter passcode 7495203. Highlights follow:
MADDEN ON THE PLAYOFFS �"TRUE SUDDEN DEATH: "This is my favorite time of the year. Everyone goes to training camp in July to be in this position � just to be in the tournament, to be in the playoffs. It doesn't make any difference where you are and that's been proven the last couple of years that the winner of the Super Bowl doesn't always come from the teams that have the bye this week. The winner or one of the participants in the Super Bowl could very well come from this Wild Card group. There's something about the finality of this. During the regular season you have 'well we'll get 'em next week' or 'okay we have to forget that one.' You lose this one, you have a whole lost season to think about it. The winner goes on, the winner still has a chance to get there and the loser, out, so it's true sudden death. As a coach I live for this and as an announcer I live for this. This is the best time of the football year."
BETTIS ON WINNING THE SUPER BOWL AS A WILD CARD: "All these teams, when they're in their team meeting and the coaches are addressing their team, he's letting them know that it's not impossible. He's saying 'hey just a couple years ago, look at Pittsburgh, these guys were on the road every single week and won it all, so it's not impossible as long as we play our game, then we'll be fine.' So you better believe that that's in everybody's locker room, it's in the back of all the Wild Card teams' minds. Even when they have to go on the road, they still believe 'hey, it can be done because we just saw it.'"
MICHAELS ON JACKSONVILLE: "You almost never see a road team favored in a playoff game because normally you earn your way to home-field advantage with a better record or division title as did Pittsburgh. But here comes Jacksonville. They have to be looked upon as the 'en vogue' team that you don't want to face right now the way they are playing. They beat Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh in adverse conditions, which we may have again on Saturday night. They just seem to have everything working. This is going to be a heck of a game. I think right now people are looking at this as 'look out for Jacksonville, here they are' but the game is in Pittsburgh and to knock off Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh twice in one season would be a tremendous accomplishment.
MADDEN ON JACKSONVILLE'S DEFENSE: "This is a run-stopping, very, very stout defense. It's going to be fun. It's going to be old-fashioned NFL football with the elements and everything you love about playoff football."
BETTIS ON JACKSONVILLE: "If there's any team that's in a southern climate that is prepared to play in a playoff situation it is the Jacksonville Jaguars. I look at them as able to play in cold weather because of what they do. There couldn't be a better team to come up to Pittsburgh in January and play in a playoff game because I think they're built for cold weather and they're built to last, so I expect to see a really tough physical game and I wouldn't be surprised if Jacksonville did win this football game."
MADDEN ON FIELD CONDITIONS IN PITTSBURGH: "We used to come in and talk about the field conditions, the frozen field and I remember one time they had the tent up over the field and it got deflated overnight and the field was ice and I went out there the next day before the game and they had a hose and they were melting the ice with a hose and then they were trying to water down the ice and of course all they were doing was making more ice and so some things just never change. I think that's Pittsburgh and that's what's great about Pittsburgh: you're going to play outside and you're going to play on grass and grass doesn't grow in January so you play on what's left there."
BETTIS ON HEINZ FIELD: "It's always bad during this part of the season especially going to the playoffs. I think it is a sore issue in Pittsburgh but I think it's still going to be rough this time of year, so you take that as it is. The players expect a tough field in tough conditions because it's always been like that this time of year. From a player perspective, the players understand it, they appreciate it and they don't want to go to a different type of place. They don't want to go to an artificial field. They want that dirt that's there because it gives them an advantage. You can expect to see a team come out of there pretty muddy."
BETTIS ON PITTSBURGH: "Two years ago when the Steelers made their run to the Super Bowl the mindset was we wanted the opportunity to play the teams that really embarrassed us during the course of the season. So we took that with a chip on our shoulder. And I'm pretty sure with a veteran group of players that are still in Pittsburgh, that's the mindset in terms of wanting to play Jacksonville. The defense felt that they were embarrassed and the strength of their defense, which is a run defense, was shredded. They really want another chance to redeem themselves against Jacksonville, so I expect a totally different football game.
"The Steelers, offensively, are struggling a little bit and I think they're going to have to change offensively to a more 'grind-you-out' type of football game. If the Steelers can control time of possession, which they failed to do the first game, I think they might have a great chance to win."
TAYLOR ON JACKSONVILLE-PITTSBURGH GAME: "It was kind of shocking to see how Jacksonville pretty much handled Pittsburgh up there in the first game back in Week 15 and I'm not sure that they can't do it again."
"Obviously I wish I was playing this weekend, but Jerome talked about playing against the teams that embarrassed you, and if I had to do that it would take a whole other year to do it because it was obviously a very difficult year for us in Miami."
MADDEN ON TODD COLLINS AND THE REDSKINS: "I don't know that there's ever been anyone that has come in like Todd Collins and had 10 years between starts. That was the amazing thing to me. Obviously there had to be some rust but the way the guy came out and played and just kind of took over, the way he's performed, I think has been amazing. I think the Redskins are an amazing story, period."
TAYLOR ON SEAN TAYLOR: "Obviously it was a very tragic event for everybody involved and I think it really rocked their team to its core. I think their coach did a good job of rallying that team back together and I think it serves as a source of motivation, in spite of the tragedy."
BETTIS ON SEAN TAYLOR AND REDSKINS: "It's definitely a motivating factor when you lose a teammate, you want to make a legacy for him and play for him. Every guy's going to go over the details a little bit closer and pay attention to the little things a little bit more. They might be more involved, more intense, they're going to be a tough team to beat because when you go up to a locker room and you're down by a few points you think that's adversity. Well, that's not adversity. They've been through adversity, true adversity so anything connected to playing it nothing to them. They're going to go out there and leave it all on the field and that's a very dangerous football team."
MADDEN ON THE SEAHAWKS' RUNNING GAME: "I think they're going have to run the ball in the playoffs and if they don't they're going to be eliminated."
MADDEN ON VINCE YOUNG AND TENNESSEE: "I think they have to go in like they're going to beat San Diego and I think they can. Vince Young has to be healthy and he has to be able to make plays but we talk about Jacksonville being a well-coached team, I think the same thing about Tennessee. They play hard, they're well coached and it's not all about Vince Young. He's part of it and it's important that he plays well and he makes some big plays to help them win in the third and fourth quarter. I think they can do more than just one playoff game. I think this is a team that could very well beat San Diego."
TAYLOR ON CAMERON: "I know people are going to want to know about Coach Cameron being let go today and I've not had a chance to speak to Coach Cameron or Bill Parcells yet or any other coaches at this point, so I'll keep comments on that until probably Saturday [on Football Night in America]."
"We've obviously had a very difficult season. Being 1-15 you realize even before the season was over that there was going to be changes. Bill Parcells was hired a couple of weeks ago and with that you make changes to try to correct the situation we find ourselves in. With that being said, a couple days ago Randy Mueller was let go and now Coach Cameron. It's one of those times as a player that you don't really have control over it so you kind of step back and control the things that you can and let the things go that you can't."
MADDEN ON GIANTS EFFORT VS. PATS: "There's only one way to play the game, and you play to win. I hate the way the season ends and meaningless games. It's a regular season game and there's no such thing as meaningless. I was so proud of the Patriots and the Giants and the way they played that game last Saturday night. The Giants have their place in the playoffs and they have nothing to play for but it's not a meaningless game. If there's a game and it's on the schedule, to me there's only one way to play it and I feel strongly about that. I felt so strongly about it on Sunday that I called Tom Coughlin just to tell him how great I thought it was � what he did and what his team did and how proud and grateful that the NFL ought to be because that's the way it's supposed to be played. And resting and being really scared and afraid to get hurt and all those things isn't part of NFL football."
BETTIS ON GIANTS: "People forget that the Giants really weren't playing well going into that day, and this was a game that they really needed to get off on a good foot and play better going into the playoffs. That's why it made so much sense for them to go out and play all their players and try to get some timing and some rhythm. I don't think people really looked at that factor as well but it did make sense to go out and play hard because a lot of times when you don't play those last couple games your timing and your rhythm is off, so that when you get to that playoff game and the tempo is a lot higher than the regular season and you haven't gotten many reps going into that game, there's going to be a couple plays where you're behind trying to catch up."
TAYLOR ON GIANTS: "I watched the game against the Patriots the other night like everybody else did in America, the effort and the way the Giants played and their approach to the game was great. I was proud of those guys and honestly proud of the Patriots and what they were able to accomplish.
"The Giants played better in that game than they did in the previous week. I think Eli is a very important part of what they need to get done in the playoffs. If he plays well I think the team will play well."
MICHAELS ON GIANTS-PATRIOTS AND RESTING PLAYERS: "I can understand what some coaches do, in the Giants case the other night it was a matter of a game of historic significance that was not just another game. It was not Tampa Bay resting its guys or Jacksonville resting its guys. Part of what happened on Saturday night in New York had to be the fact that Tom Coughlin respects the game as much as anybody. This was a historic game. This was a game that everybody was going to pay attention to. This was going to be a game that was far more important than almost any other regular season game and certainly under the circumstances I've never seen one like that."
MADDEN ON THE PATRIOTS: "They never say you're flying under the radar when you're the New England Patriots. All the accolades that they get, they deserve them. They played so well. [When] you watch them offensively, they were darn near perfect, defensively they were perfect. They have great talent that plays well and is coached well. They're just fun to watch. When you're America's team, what that means is that there's a large part of the people that are rooting for you but there's also going to be a large part of the people that are rooting against you. I think what makes for America's team is not everyone loves them. The original America's team was the Dallas Cowboys. There were those people that loved them because they were America's team but there were a heck of a lot of people that hated them because they were America's team. I don't know that everyone loves the Patriots but what they've done and what they're doing, you sure as hell have to respect."
The Washington Redskins, who won their final four games following four straight losses, defeated the Dallas Cowboys today to claim the final Wild Card spot in the NFC. With career backup QB Todd Collins at the helm, the Redskins, led by head coach Joe Gibbs, travel to Seattle to take on the NFC West division champion Seahawks. Seattle was 6-2 over their last eight games and won the NFC West for the fourth straight season. The Seahawks are led by Pro Bowl QB Matt Hasselback who threw for more than 3,800 yards and career-high 27 touchdowns this season.
The Jacksonville Jaguars, one of the NFL's surprise teams this season, are led by a resurgent Fred Taylor, who rushed for more than 1,200 yards this season, and QB David Gerrard who threw for 18 touchdowns and only 3 interceptions. The Steelers won the AFC North division for the third time in four seasons led by QB Ben Roethlisberger and the NFL's No. 1 ranked defense. In Week 15 Jacksonville went into Pittsburgh in a driving snowstorm and, as Football Night in America's Cris Collinsworth said, "they out-Steelered the Steelers." Jacksonville dominated the game, nearly doubling Pittsburgh in time-of-possession, first downs and yards gained. Pittsburgh scored two late TDs to keep it close with Jacksonville winning 29-22.
CREDITS: Fred Gaudelli is the producer of "NBC Sunday Night Football" and Drew Esocoff is the director. They will handle the Jaguars-Steelers game. This is Gaudelli and Esocoff's second season at the helm of "Sunday Night Football." The Emmy Award-winning duo came from ABC where they worked together for five seasons on "Monday Night Football."
The Redskins-Seahawks will be produced by Tommy Roy, who produced Super Bowl XXXII, the last NFL game on NBC prior to its return to the NFL in 2006. Roy also was executive producer for Super Bowls XXXII, XXX and XXVIII. John Gonzalez will serve as director. Gonzalez, currently the director for NBC's Notre Dame football broadcasts, directed four Super Bowls for NBC, including Super Bowl XXXII alongside Roy.


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Citadel cadet Angel Johnson says she will graduate in four years largely because the military college taught her to manage her time and offered myriad academic support services.
Johnson, a senior from Hanahan, said the college requires cadets to study each evening from 7:50 p.m. until about 11 p.m. And it has an academic support center, individual tutors, and upper-class cadets who push younger students to excel.
Johnson will graduate in May with a 3.87 grade-point average. Then she plans to join the Air Force as an intelligence officer.
"My mother said she thinks my grades would not have been half as good if I had attended another school," she said.
South Carolina's four-year colleges, on average, have a high graduation rate.
While the state's high school graduation rate ranks in the bottom tier, its college graduation rate is among the top in the nation.
A recently released report in The Chronicle of Higher Education based on data from the National Student Clearinghouse found South Carolina's college graduation rate is 71.52 percent, the sixth-highest in the nation. The state's high school graduation rate, 74 percent, ranks 10th from the bottom.
Julie Carullo, acting executive director of the state's Commission on Higher Education, said the results of the report aren't surprising. While South Carolina struggles with getting students through high school, the rates at which students who complete high school enroll in and graduate from college usually are higher than the national average.
At the state level, lottery-funded scholarships likely contribute to the graduation rate because students must make academic progress to hold on to them from year to year, Carullo said. Individual schools also have established retention programs, which boost the rate as well.
Johnson said she remembers struggling with an English course. She took advantage of The Citadel's academic support center to help her through it. She wrote drafts of her papers, then got feedback on them from someone at the center. She ended up getting an "A" in the course, she said.
She took the advice of her academic officer, who was a senior when she was a freshman. He told her to take advantage of all of the school's services, even if she wasn't on the verge of failing a course, she said. "He said, 'Why get a "B" when you could get an "A" ' ?"
While the state's graduation rate is comparatively high, Carullo said, it could be better. The commission is working to better align high school and college course work. "If they're coming out of K-12 better prepared, that's going to help with success in college," she said.
She also said more financial assistance for low-income students would help students forced to leave school because they simply can't afford it. But the commission has not been successful bringing in more state money for need-based financial aid in recent years.
The National Student Clearinghouse used a more inclusive formula than the one the commission uses to calculate graduation rates. The clearinghouse included in the ranking full-time and part-time students who enrolled in public four-year institutions in 2006 and graduated from the same or another institution by the end of the 2011-12 school year. It also included students who still were enrolled in higher education six years later.
While the report included state averages, it didn't include data for specific schools. The national average was 60.57 percent.
The commission includes in its rate only the percentage of full-time students who enroll in a four-year institution and graduate from the same institution within six years. Under that formula, the state's graduation rate is only 60 percent.
Citadel Provost Sam Hines said the military college has the highest four-year graduation rate in the state, which is 60.2 percent under the commission's formula — and it's working to boost it even higher. The college's requirement that all students live on campus likely contributes to student success, he said. The college also tracks students' academic progress, and steps in to offer an extensive array of support services if they are veering off course. "On the academic side of the house, retention is Job One," Hines said.
At the College of Charleston, Director of Student Retention Anne McNeal said the college is in the second year of a program that focuses intensely on retaining students from the freshman to sophomore year. College leaders who studied attrition found that half of students who left did so between those two years.
Now, all freshmen either must enroll in a first-year experience program or be part of a designated learning community, she said. Both efforts are aimed at getting students more connected to and engaged with the school, she said. "Students need to be academically and socially engaged with the college to be successful," she said. "The more support we give individual students, the more likely they are to succeed."
LaQunya Baker, a senior at the college, said she will graduate in four years, which she attributes to staying focused and surrounding herself with other students driven to succeed.
The Columbia resident who plans to attend law school in the fall said she thinks she would have graduated in four years no matter what. But, she said, a freshman seminar on diversity she completed helped her adjust. Baker is black and the vast majority of students at the college are white. Many minority students have trouble in predominantly white institutions because they feel isolated, she said.
The college has all of the academic services students need, she said. But they have to seek them out and take advantage of them. "It's more the responsibility of the student," she said. "You have to allow people to help you."
Reach Diane Knich at 937-5491 or on Twitter @dianeknich.


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we're looking to communicate their customer-oriented approach: they go the distance to help with paint color selection, quality painting and home improvement work -- with expert cleanup, and a 5-year guarantee.
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Even when people moved away from their home county, they were almost sure to keep in touch, often through a letter to the editor of the hometown newspaper. Through these letters, it is possible to track the migration of people from one place to another. One such letter is the following written by R.B. Dorr, who moved from Crittenden County, Kentucky and eventually settled in Los Angeles, California. In the interest of brevity, the letter, which appeared in the 9 March 1905 issue of the Crittenden Press, has been abstracted.
"Los Angeles, Calf., 2.23, 1905. I feel very much like writing and telling you and my old friends of Marion and Crittenden county of my joys and sorrows, my ups and downs since leaving old Kentucky. I have met a great many friends of former years since coming west. Among them [is] Mrs. Julia Moore, widow of our lamented friend and pastor, W.T. Moore, remembered by a great many of your readers; another who long years ago left Marion and is almost forgotten by many of his friends, but who I have no doubt will be overjoyed to hear of him again, Harry McKinney. I have lived within 5 or 6 blocks of him for over two years and just run upon him last week. He carried me back over the flight of years to mine and Marion's younger days when Charlie Gregory, Charlie Stinson, Calvin Elder, Press Woods and a host of other good fellows made life joyous and happy. Quite a number of Crittenden people are living in Los Angeles. I have met Frank Orr and his wife, Mrs. Addie Briggs, Charley Love. All are happy and contented in this beautiful land of sunshine and flowers.
Mrs. J.B. Kevil, wife of your city judge, Miss Rosa and Jammie, are enjoying life here, and by the way, Mrs. Kevil is looking well and enjoying better health than she has for many years. I think the judge would do the best thing he ever did were he to locate in this city and become like his better half - 20 years younger.
By the way, I want to thank my dear old friend, J.W. Bigham, for the poem "The Old Brick Church." Jim, it brought tears to the eyes of my wife and myself, for in reading it we could see the old church ... we could see the old church in its glory, plain in its furnishing and make up, but glorious in memory of the dear ones who worshiped and communed with us beneath its hallowed roof. Your friend, R.B. Dorr."
Richard Buntin Dorr married Sally Kit Stewart in Crittenden County in 1873. They first moved to Texas and later to Los Angeles, where R.B. Dorr died 29 Dec 1909.


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Opinion: Obama's Jobless Plans
Editorial board member Steve Moore on how the middle class has fared under President Obama.
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Steve ... was the goal of the stimulus if that was the centerpiece of the first term ... I marry will boy data I had forgotten to repress from my memory those quotes from Obama about ... four years ago but you know I'm ... that the idea was to try to avoid that you know a second Great Depression and I guess you could give ... you now if I were to great present Obama I in terms of his economic policies of the first term I give them a B a D ... Dive D is a dog breeding um occur but it got it he had him some credit we'd it's true we did not slip into a ... into a great depression the problem is ... that the stimulus plan was supposed to regenerate strong and solid and sustainable growth Mary and that's what we have not gotten back ... as we've written many times on the editorial pages ... the thing that's really unique about this recovery is how I mean they can and mild ... I it has been and so this is about one half to one third the ... size of the normal recovery and we still haven't even made up most of the drama was last seen I mean we've got some numbers to put on that comparing President Obama is recovering ... see President Reagan's and also to President Clinton ... but there we Dallas into thousandnine negative three percent ... twenty ten two point four twenty eleven one point eight in twenty twelve estimated two point one ... on ... that Steve the presence as a key achieve these goals that the economy is growing ... which is true ... of me but why is it that these programs and policies didn't result in at Reagan and Clinton era growth levels ... well because of the Pres Obama forgot the first roll economics that was taught to us by Malcolm Friedman there's no such thing as a free lunch ... the government spends the dollar the dollar has to come from somewhere and so what we got out with the stimulus plan ... for the most part Mary was a dollar extra for every dollar extra of government spending we got to stimulate the economy ... the private sector are mostly investment spending went down by roughly a dollar so there was no real state know that effect whatsoever about spending and that ... it should receive play that quote about the presents a in a word that we make sure that the families that work don't go into poverty ... one of the biggest out liabilities of this president's first term was the huge surge ... in the poverty rate in this country even if the economy was technically out of recession ... Steve it wasn't just the chorus in a society that suffer but also the middle class for two ... we've got a chart on wages and where wages went ... during the first term of the of the president and back a little bit for comparisons sake ... on middle class wages Steve ... what is eating away at them and say are hidden inflation here ... well this is the this is a big problem for present Obama because you know his whole tone of his ... second term a job is to help the middle class Crow the middle class you know soak the rich but about mining the practice of the pot ... that hasn't happened so far that one of one or the other unusual things very about this so called recovery that were in is ... that since the recovery officially began back in June two thousand I ... the average middle class family according to Census Bureau data is lost about ... two thousand five hundred dollars of income and by the way since the beginning of the president's ... presidency that the mill average middle-class families loss for the thousands of ... their investment losing one months of salary any year are ... high in last in CA so that's a big problem is causing a middle class squeeze and ironically the president says his goal is to help the middle class ... is done for her to middle class than arguably any president since Jimmy Carter ... and permanently increase to a government spending in the role of government ... in the economy editorial but we are in and out every item I am having the party of which are right at me that the problem with even if you believe that there was some ... in a cottage on top of fact in some kind of stay below the fact all this time they ... it's not pay for the truth is that now we have the main thing to weed out today that we did have four years ago Mary ... is five trillion dollars of national doubt that the aunt's aam that some point that has to be paid off and the people who have paid off ... are our children are actual ... game that oral board member Steve Moore ... on the president's first term report card on the economy thank you Steve ...


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Placing the Pieces of Former Ray Garza's Trade Puzzle
Some around the Rays Republic have already thrown up their hands in disbelief and bewilderment at the current state of the Rays roster without thinking of the overall picture or possible scenarios that could hinge based on this one trade recently of Tampa Bay Rays starter Matt Garza, outfielder Fernando Perez and minor league prospect Zack Rosscup.
Individually they all might not seem related, but as a whole they turn into a gold mine of future potential and possible long term roster additions for the future of this Rays franchise.
No one has even minutely dug into the possible second vein of gold that is awaiting the Rays when the 2011 MLB First Year Players Draft is held and the Rays hold key positions in a relatively deep draft. The team could eventually through this Summer's draft picks, plus the key addition of several top Cubs prospects could be in position to be sitting pretty both in personnel and fiscal contracts well into their next purge into playoff contention.
And do not forget just because of the mass exodus of some from the Rays fold, do not under estimate the power of a well turned draft and a few cunningly calculated trade pieces that could sparkle bright for many years with the right moves.
For some odd reason, every time the Rays have made such a trade move since Rays Vice President of Baseball Operations has been given the keys to drive the Rays team bus, I always seem to visualize Friedman putting together one of those intricate 500-1,000 piece photo-based puzzles.
That has become the basic nuance of Rays trades in recent years that the team has to find some sort of innate value over the long haul of the deal for it to get past just the chatter stage. Friedman has become a bit of a puppet master over his last few deals in wheeling and dealing until he gets just the right mesh of talent and potential that will satisfy his fiscal and physical demands. In this trade, the upside seems to favor the Cubs, but under the surface, the Rays might have struck a hidden vein of golden future potentials.
The Rays acquired the Cubs top pitching prospect (Christopher Archer),their top catching prospect who was thought to be in the mix for a possible Cubs back-up spot (Robinson Chirinos), two outfielders ( Sam Fuld and Brandon Guyer), plus a possible future Rays shortstop option ( Hak-Ju Lee). If you look at 3 years down the road, then the Rays definitely got the better end of the deal.
But it is a two-way conversation, and based on potential now and of value to the Cubs chances of regaining a post season nod, then the Garza trade favors the present day Cubs, but might hurt them in their farm system in the long run. And this might trouble some within the Rays Republic who can not look beyond the puzzle's photo and into the intricate jigsaw pieces and future combinations that could turn into another chance for the Rays to contend.
Intricate pieces of this trade puzzle come in the form of RHP Archer who could possibly be sent to Double-A Montgomery to start the year, then with a great start and a maturation process, could be another potential Rays rotation piece knocking at the door by 2012. Archer's has a tremendous slider and has huge potential upside for the Rays farm system staffs as he rises through the Rays system. Having another well-tooled pitching weapon in the Rays system is never a bad thing.
The addition of the infielder turned catcher Chirinos to the Rays catching corps could make current Rays catcher Kelly Shoppach into trade bait this July with an impressive minor league season. He will join an a Rays farm system catching corps that is quickly becoming a firm asset of the Rays system.
If Chirinos hits his marked potential during this minor league season, the Rays could see an extremely young catching duo of John Jaso and Chirinos as early as August 2011. Possibly earlier if an injury besets Shoppach.
I still feel firmly that the addition of 20-year old infield prospect Lee to the mix just gives the Rays another option of SS prospect Tim Beckham doesn't begin to develop as the next Rays SS prospect. Bringing Lee in might just jump start Beckham's competitive juices and finally get him to retain his First Round Pick potential. If not, the young Lee, who was considered the Cub's fourth best prospect could be the steal of the deal.
The last hidden piece of this trade puzzle might be Guyer who could start the year at Triple-A, but after being selected as the Cub minor league player of the Year in 2010 with a .344 average with 13 Home Runs, 58 RBIs, 30 stolen bases and a .588 OPS. Over his first 4 years of professional ball, Guyer has a .292 average with 92 steals. Instantly you think this might be the guy the Rays wanted in the deal as a future player to replace a certain current Centerfielder who's game has not lived up to the hype recently.
A quick comparison shows that B J Upton had a .234 batting average with 18 HRs, 62 RBIs, 42 stolen bases and a .322 OPS. A quick gander shows that if Upton gets into a sudden hitting funk, or doesn't live up to a $ 5 million dollar salary, we could also see a exit visa punched for Upton to possibly finish 2011 in another team's colors.
The Sam Fuld/ Fernando Perez swap just looks like a solid wash with the Cubs getting a speedy option as a outfielder or pinchrunner and the Rays getting some potential outfield depth in Durham or on the Rays bench. This is a minor deal churning within the bigger idea, but both will compliment thier new teams this Spring.
Suddenly if you look at each piece of this Cubs/Rays puzzle, it all adds up to a huge potential for change as early as the 2010 Trade Deadline.
I bet even as I am sitting here pecking at these keys Friedman is sitting possibly online right now watching video or processing data looking for the next great Rays trade. Or maybe Friedman is just sitting at home right now sitting at the dining table staring at a pile of 500-1,000 individual puzzle pieces spread out in front of him trying to assemble a 3-D feasible puzzle of how to visually get the Rays back into contention.
500-1,000 individually crafted pieces that could systematically transform into another postseason puzzle with just the right combination of pieces. Or did he just acquire those pieces?
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It's beginning to look like the Cubs and Rays are switching teams. Next we'll take Longoria. Amazing player!!!
–Mark Gauthier
I haven't broken down the trade completely yet, but it's a good trade for both teams at this point. Trading Garza now gives the rays a little bit of extra payroll to spend and allows room for Hellickson in the starting rotation. The Cubs get a really good starter. However, the Rays got Archer and Lee in the deal as well. I think Lee is the key to the deal for the Rays. I believe he is a future stud SS and leadoff hitter. Chirinos is a 26 year old double A catcher. I'm not sold on him personally. I don't know much about the pitcher the Cubs are getting and the 2 outfielders are a wash like you said.
There have been a few moves in regards to the Cubs that push the thought process in that direction.
Still chuckling that the Chicago Sun Times took a photo of Joaquin Benoit and introduced it to Chi-town fans as Matt Garza.
Seriously though, Carlos Pena is a great clubhouse guy and a great role model for young fans. Also has a sparkling personality and is very humble. He is the catch of the year for the Cubs, not Garza.
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I like this trade better for the Rays than I did the Royals return for Zack Greinke. Everybody seems to be counting out the Rays, and I'd say that's very foolish. Sure, the Red Sox have to be excited that they won't have to face Matt Garza again, but as an opposing fan, Jeremy Hellickson concerns me greatly. If someone wanted to get the best of the Rays, perhaps they should start raiding the front office!
Hellboy is a great young stud. He is calm under pressure and has the make-up to be around for a long time. But even behind him is Matt Moore who lead the minor leagues in K's in 2010,and he might be knocking at the door this September.
Add the addition of Chris Archer to the mix and the Rays could ship off another starter by the Trade deadline and might not even skip a heartbeat.
Depth in the system is tremendous, but saving $ 5.5 million with someone like Jim Thome still taking offers is down right insanity and joy at the same time.
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I've read a lot of articles saying the Rays got the best of that trade, given all the young talent they got for Garza. Your guys will be good for generations and it's scary!
I am excited about the pieces the Rays got in the trade, and a chance to save a boatload of $$$ to throw at a Free Agent of our choice. Lee does look like the real deal, and could develop nicely to be a great addition to the Rays farm system with an eye at hitting the bigs in 2012 in some capacity.
Still think Archer might be the real catch of it all, but we will see soon enough if the kid i sall that and a bag of chips.
By the way, thank the Chi Sun-Times for me. Shows me that an unpaid bloggers has the real pulse of the game more than a well paid photo copy editor. I am looking for a gig Sun-Times? (lol)
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To me, this one actually looked like both teams got a best end the deal. The Cubs got another good arm for the rotation now and the Rays will surely benefit from the future talent a year or two down the line and, as you say, can probably use the dollars and potential trades they just freed up to fill any needs this season. Sounds like a win-win to me!
First MFIKY and now Hellboy? The more I read about your team's nicknames, the more I think that the best, most creative nicknames are born in Florida, LOL.
– Kristen
You know RR, the Rays moves reminds me of you playing Fantasy baseball. they alwas end up with a young excited team.
And do not forget the 10+ 2011 MLB Draft picks the Rays could be rewarded with if all their Type A and B Free Agents get gigs.
You are so right about a stockpile of young talent that is just perculating and maturing in the farm system. I get a bit giddy with the anticipation of seeing some of those bats and arms hitting the MLB level and producing like million dollars babies.
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This is why I never do puzzles…seems a lot like wor…LOL!
This is why I never do puzzles….seems a lot like work…LOL!
I think the emergence of Cubs SS Starlin Castro made Lee available, but it cost them 3 of their top tier prospects. Sure they own the rights to Garza's arbitration for 3 more years, but each year that cost should increase. All ther while the 4 Cubs prospects will be go9ing through the Rays systerm with all their years still intact.
If you want to win now, and force your hand, then it was good for the Cubs. If you want to stock your farm systemto the rafters, then it was great for the Rays.
I think over the whole deal, the Rays got the best end of it all. But if you want to make the playoffs and match-up now with your division rivals and do not care about 2012 or 2013 right now…Cubs win…..Cubs win!
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I can see that.
I had the second best record after the regular season, but the top 4 teams did not face each other, and no wild card.
Not saying I could of defeated the eventual champs (You), but I tweaked my line-up to win all my playoff games and still came out with the second best record….But it was a blast as always.
Looking forward to MLBlogs.com Fantasy Baseball 3.0 this Spring, but I do not want to,be in your division (lol).
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Had an old H S Football Coach who said that you had to have a mental challenge in your life to solidify your physical challenge. It made me take Mass Media 1, which in turn got me to take Journalism and write for the school paper.
So using my brain for more than a hat rack is kind of normal.
Seriously, I do not do puzzles…I do not have the patience for something spread out on a table for 3 days either.
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You guys got a ton for Garza, I think the trade was a win-win for both teams.
You guys got a ton for Garza, I think the trade was a win-win for both teams.
We have gotten a ton of great future additions to our team this Winter freom both the Cubs and your Padres.
For that I say Thank You. It has saved us over $11 million dollars, and could be the amount needed to get someone like Vlad or Mr. Jim Thome to consider the Florida sunshine and beaches for a season.
Better yet, it has given the Rays farm system a few guys that could shake up a few prospects and weed out the malcontents who felt "dialed into the system".
All 3 teams actually got better, but the Rays will be able to maintain that level a little longer than the Cubs and Padres.
But then again, Thank You!
Rays Renegade
Truly amazing how much a team is willing to mortgage their future for a shot at immortality now. The Cubs got a solid #2 pitcher in Garza, and control him for a couple more seasons, and in the haul the Rays received, they obtained a probable stud in Lee and Archer. Adding to this young Rays nucleus has developed them the ability to trade from their rotation and still be a power in the AL East.
Even with all the subtraction this off-season, the Rays are still set for another exciting season of baseball, and another division win.
I must say, even with the Rays being in the AL, and myself being a fan of The Dodgers through and through, I will say this. I am a fan of the Rays as well. At the end of the day, I wish them the best of luck, and hope that they beat the Yankees and give it their all against the Red Sox.
Hopefully they pan out and Rays v. Dodgers meet up in the World Series.
I think the Dodgers are another club that people are forgetting about that has some great hidden talent both at the MLB level and in their farm system.
Everything seems to be focused on the McCourt battles and no one is looking at the baseball side of this franchise right now.
Still, the Boys in Blue are stuck in a highly competitive division, like the Rays and will have to battle public opinion and apathy as well as produce on the field.
Just hoping to see some great memories in 2011 both on and off the field.
Rays Renegade
Matt Garza is a class act guy! Really wish he could have stayed with you guys though!!!
Honest answer here, it was time for him to go.
We (the Rays) would have had to make the same decision in late July or the Winter of 2011. Garza had gotten to that mystery amount that was the top ceiling price for the Rays without rebuttal.
B J Upton, even with his arbitration agreed contract is also rubbing against the glass and if he doesn't have a stellar year might have played his last season in Tampa Bay.
Fiscal, not physical realities are prime in Rays-ville.
Unfortunately Garza is gone, but not forgotten. But that is just the way of the baseball world….or at least in our little neck of the sand.
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Managing a dry cow during the winter is often overlooked. Yet, it is a critical period for calf production and to get the cow in condition for a successful breeding season. The goal of a cow management strategy is to limit cost without sacrificing calf production or rebreeding.
Often the second trimester is considered the best time to save dollars invested in feed. This is a period of minimal fetal development; however, the growing calf still has a requirement for protein and energy. Between 4 and 5 months before calving, the gestating cow requires 1.7 to 2.0 lb of protein per day. This would mean that a cow grazing dormant grass or cornstalks or consuming low quality hay with an average of 7.0% protein would still require 0.3% protein. Providing about 1 lb per day of dried distiller's grain or 2-3 lb of good quality hay would meet her protein requirements. Provided there is adequate forage, a cow whose protein needs are met will consume enough dry matter to meet her second trimester energy requirements.
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