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Discussion in 'Football, Baseball, and Hockey' started by TheeTFD, Nov 12, 2011.
toxic subject so let's throw down
I don't know.
It's 4-0 guilty. Looks like you haven't voted yet, TFD....
They're going to get these soft scared heads of Penn State --------USWORLDELECTION 2012SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYPOP CULTUREEx-Penn State head charged in Sandusky sex abuse case 41 min ago By Mark Scolforo of The Associated PressNew charges were also added against Athletic Director Tim Curley and Vice President Gary Schultz in what Pennsylvania Attorney General Linda Kelly calls a 'conspiracy of silence.'HARRISBURG, Pa. - Former Penn State President Graham B. Spanier was charged Thursday with hushing up child sex abuse complaints against Jerry Sandusky, making him the third school official to be accused of crimes in the alleged cover-up.Prosecutors also added counts against the two former underlings, Timothy M. Curley and Gary C. Schultz, who were already charged with lying to the grand jury that investigated the former Penn State assistant football coach.Spanier was charged with perjury, obstruction, endangering the welfare of children, failure to properly report suspected abuse and conspiracy. Curley and Schultz face new charges of endangering the welfare of children, obstruction and conspiracy."This was not a mistake by these men, this was not an oversight," said state Attorney General Linda Kelly. "It was not misjudgment on their part. This was a conspiracy of silence by top officials to actively conceal the truth."Curley and Schultz have repeatedly asserted they are innocent, and Spanier's attorneys have insisted he was never told there was anything of a sexual nature involving Sandusky and children. Messages left for their respective attorneys Thursday were not immediately returned."All three of these men knowingly testified falsely and failed to provide important information and evidence," Kelly said.The charges were filed with a suburban Harrisburg district judge, who said the defendants were expected in his courtroom no earlier than Friday.Sandusky, who spent decades on the Penn State staff and was defensive coordinator during two national championship seasons, was convicted in June of sexually abusing 10 boys over 15 years. He has maintained he is innocent and was transferred to a maximum security prison on Wednesday, where he is serving a 30- to 60-year sentence.Curley, 58, the athletic director on leave while he serves out the last year of his contract, and Schultz, 63, who has retired as vice president for business and finance, were charged a year ago with lying to the grand jury and with failing to properly report suspect child abuse. Their trial is set for early January in Harrisburg.Spanier, 64, of State College, had been university president for 16 years when he was forced out after Sandusky's November 2011 arrest.Prosecutors said Spanier, Curley and Schultz knew of complaints involving Sandusky showering with boys in 1998 and 2001."They essentially turned a blind eye to the serial predatory acts committed by Jerry Sandusky," Kelly said.The grand jury report included with the charges said "the actual harm realized by this wanton failure is staggering," and listed each instance of abuse that happened after 1998."The continued cover-up of this incident and the ongoing failure to report placed every minor child who would come into contact with Sandusky in the future in grave jeopardy of being abused," jurors wrote.Spanier has said he had no memory of email traffic concerning the 1998 complaint _ which came from a woman who said that Sandusky had showered with her son _ and only slight recollections about the 2001 complaint by a team assistant who said he stumbled onto Sandusky sexually abusing a boy inside a campus shower.The grand jury report indicates Curley, Schultz and Spanier told the university's lawyer they had no documents that addressed inappropri We may never know Paterno's position on this but we can admit it wasn't strong enough to protect the state from Sandusky. But the big heads may finally roll !!!
We really havn't gotten into the topic here, have followed it on another forum I read though. All I have to say is that no matter who is guilty or innocent PSU has a culture that is unmatched by any school I have ever witnessed. They really make me wonder about where humanity is heading... they seem more concerned with getting there wins back then worry about what might have been to who knows how many kids. I hope the whole truth comes out and that leads to what it leads to... Just disgusted by the whole mess.
I am glad they are cracking down on those guys. A paid leave of absence while their million dollar contracts ran out did not seem like much of a punishment.
Sort of like when a cop beats up some innocent person on video, and they put the cop on administrative leave, which is basically paid vacation.
Did TFD vote "Innocent" on this poll?
Depends. Is he a Democrat? ;)
Round there was a sister thread to this poll. * All through out this mess I kept hearing "horseplay in the shower", What McQuery saw and heard was not horseplay ! Whomever started using that term minimized the accusations.
With the explosion of smart phones its like everyone is walking around with a personal video cam. Wonder if they think about that? On the poll. He saw a crime and reported it to his boss rather than the authorities - that's what happened? . How is this different from say witnessing a murder in the locker room and not calling the police immediately.
Glad to see Linda Kelly is kicking up some dirt in Pennsylvania.
Max, McQuery has never been off the hook.
I am having second thoughts about the Football Program being punished. Seems like it should be criminal investigations on a personal level for those involved rather than putting the whole school on trial. Once the season started just something about it did not seem right it, the current students/players are paying for it. Yes, take Paterno's wins away but a 4 year punishment for the current program? I don't know.
Maybe they thought the players were in on it too !!!?
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There was a programme on chnl 4 a while back on this guy. He has some serious mental issues. It's not so much that he's suicidal, as it is he doesn't care if he lives or dies. At all. He did a tandem jump with his mate; him flying under a bridge, and his mate flying over. His mate smashed into the bridge and he just couldn't give less of a fuck about it.
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Seattle - The Washington State volleyball team (10-3) came close but could not overcome No. 5 Washington (10-0) in the opening match of Pac-12 play Tuesday night at Alaska Airlines Arena. Washington won on its home court with scores of 25-20, 27-29, 25-14, and 27-25.
WSU was led by the Jaicee Harris's 19 kills and 10 digs while Rachel Todorovich landed a career-high 17 kills. Ver'Leea Hardaway had six blocks and Stephanie Logan added eight kills and four blocks. Setter Camryn Irwin put up 47 assists and Kate Sommer dug up 19 balls and served two aces. WSU hit .177 for the match as UW hit .295 but the Huskies tallied 15 blocks to WSU's 9.
UW's Kaleigh Nelson and Krista Vansant combined for 32 kills and Gabbi Parker added 10 more. Vansant, Parker and Jenna Orlandini combined for 36 of UW's 58 digs. Setters Jenni Nogueras and Katy Beals had 29 and 23 assists, respectively. Amanda Gil led the match with eight blocks while Kylin Munoz added seven blocks.
"I'm proud of the way we came out and fought. They are a great team but we made errors at the wrong times," Cougar Head Coach Jen Greeny said. "They are such a (physically) big team and a great blocking team so when we couldn't pass and were out of system that made it really tough for our hitters. Once we could get our middles going we were great but our passing broke down and it was definitely streaky. We're going to be facing tougher teams that serve like that so we're going to have to work that out. Eleven missed serves is not like us and we haven't done that all season. If we can clean up those little things on our unforced errors I think we'll be okay."
The Huskies and Cougars were tied 10 times in the opening set with Todorovich providing five kills for the visitors. UW advanced from a tie at 18-all by scoring a trio of points with an ace from Beals and a kill and a block from Gil. Logan and Glab scored on kills but two of the Cougars' five errant serves in the set came at an inopportune time and WSU was down 23-20. Vansant landed an attack and combined with Munoz to give Washington the 25-20 win.
The second set had 14 ties before WSU battled to take the 29-27 victory. The Cougars took an early 14-10 lead in this set behind the strong blocking that the national-leading WSU has provided this season. UW used two different three-point runs to go ahead 22-20. UW was serving for the set at 24-23 when Harris slammed home a cross court attack to tie at 24. The teams traded points from Nelson and Logan to knot the score at 25. Harris again put WSU in the lead but Parker's kill tied the score at 26. UW served into the net and WSU took the 27-26 lead. It took Gil, Munoz and Vansant on a block to tie up the set at 27. The left-handed Todorovich powered through with back-to-back kills and WSU won 29-27.
The Dawgs came out with a vengeance in the third set and took an 8-1 lead. Behind a .448 hitting percentage and six team blocks, UW grabbed the 25-14 win, holding WSU to a zero hitting percentage and no blocks in this set.
For most of the fourth set it was the Cougars on top or a tied score until UW took the lead at 20-19. WSU fought back to tie the set at 22. Vansant's kill put the Huskies at 23 and WSU took a timeout. Parker's attack went long and the set was tied at 23. Nelson followed with another attack that missed the court, giving WSU the 24-23 lead. Nelson's block knotted the score at 24. Harris' cross court kill put WSU serving for set but the Huskies scored twice and went up 26-25. Gil's block ended the set at 27-25 and the match, 3-1.
WSU travels to Tempe to take on Arizona State (11-3) Friday, Sept. 21 in a 6 p.m. televised match on the Pac-12 TV Networks.


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6 month old exhibiting aggression towards food/cats
Hello everyone!
This is my first time on this site - and it looks like there's a lot of great information on here - so I was wondering if you guys would have some advice with how to handle some recent aggression issues.
The first issue that has come up and recently gotten worse is that he is becoming very food aggressive. Not towards me (I can take away his food bowl, his kong, touch his face while eating, etc), but if another animal approaches his food bowl or one of his bones, he reacts. For his bones, he will lunge (not snapping, but assume a 'back off or else' posture) and then go back to his bone. For his food dish, he will raise his lips, growl and snap. Also, I took him over to the pet store today, and he found a shelf that had some kibbles underneath it, and while he was trying to eat them up, another dog came over to say hi and he began to growl and snap at him. He even made contact with the other dog (didn't break skin, but definitely grabbed a hold of him). I immediately pulled him off and re-directed his attention to another aisle, but I really would like to figure out a way to help him work through this.
In addition, my roommate has a cat, and whenever the cat goes over to eat from its food bowl (it's on a raised table), Chief (my puppy) will run over and stare at him and invade his space. I even noticed today (after we came home from the pet store) that he even lightly snapped in the direction of our cat to try to get him away from his food bowl because Chief thought that a kitty treat that had fallen out of his foodbowl was his. I definitely don't want him to ever hurt our cat or any other dog...so I was wondering if anyone had any advice to curbing this behavior or better managing it?
Also, it seems that Chief doesn't seem to quite understand to just leave the cat alone in general. Our cat isn't the most aggressive of beings, and hasn't really gotten a good swat in ever to tell Chief that enough is enough, so Chief really likes to loom over him and kind of bully him around. Does anyone have any advice on how I can teach Chief to just relax when our cat is around? Instead of constantly bullying him or trying to keep him away from his food bowl?
Lastly, (I swear Chief isn't a bad dog, it's just he has a lot of quirks that are coming out and I'd really love some advice on how to handle them!) Chief can also be a bit of a bully to very submissive dogs. If he can, he will grab them by the scruff and pin them (and just hold them there). He's made numerous dogs make the 'ow' noise, and this does not deter him from holding them down. He sometimes will even then precede to drag them around for a few feet if they're light enough. I've been working on telling him to leave it, removing him from the other dog, and then making him sit and calm down before returning to play - but is there a better way to fix this behavior?
Thank you so much for all your advice! This is my first german shepherd puppy and I just really want him to grow up to be the good little man I know he can be!
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The fire is fantastic. Nice job!
This turned out really well. I love that old ad, so that makes me very partial to this shirt.
Re: Pacific Sunset
I like this a lot. Good job!
boni wrote:I am thoroughly embarrassed to be part of a community that would treat a fairly recent addition like this just because her design is doing well.
Particularly since it is someone I encouraged to join. Yes, she used the same flower to create a pattern, but it worked because the flower was very well drawn and color was used exceptionally well. She has neither the time nor the resources that most of you use to create your designs - having a more than full time job, a family, and only paper, pencil, an old scanner and Photoshop Elements to work with and yet, she still manages to create designs that people like.
I loved the idea of shirt.woot... I think it could have been a great place to have fun with design and offer encouragement and support to those new to the game, but that isn't what it is...
Congratulations, bv, on being in the fog… I wish you the best of luck!
And thus ends my interest in anything shirt.woot related...
shirt.woot is a great community of people who critique. it's also filled with an interesting mix of characters.
I don't think that this design is excellent, however, no matter how you try to rationalize it. the flowers are pretty, but it is very generic, and not particularly original. Pretty, though.
If comments like these upset you for your friend's designs, never mind your own, you won't last long around here. As it says on the shirt.woot front page, "Enter our weekly shirt-off and let the community judge. Be warned: they're a harsh judge indeed."
AnnaJo wrote:I sure could if you are interested
I'd love some tips too, if you have the time.
jbedwar1 wrote:well .... the silhouettes might not show up that well on the brown .... but i think that is fine in this case. They don't really need to stand out.
still a concern, though, since black on brown can be very faint. And when woot refuses to quality check, and the wooters insist that this time will be different, we'll have a third instance to prove it.
Re: Luau Fire
love it sokowa! the reflection in the water totally makes it for me. great work!
I love this shirt, personally. It's mine and my girlfriend's favorite flower. I certainly hope that even if it doesn't win, you'll put it on threadless or bountee or some other shirt place. I'd definitely buy it.
Re: Tiki Beast from 50 Fathoms
very cool tikipus. great detailing, gentry. nice!
Re: Tropic Unplugged
i love this one, it has a great twist on the theme this week i would vote like 20 times if i could cause i would definitely buy one
Re: Tiki Gods Bless This Limbo Pole
this is one of my faves this week, chris. it's just fabulous. Wish it was still up near the fog! Hopefully it can move back up!
Re: Sometimes I explode, and I don't know why.
aaah! the lava's almost at the fishies! great lava flows, and fabulous expression on the volcano
(or are they drowned stick people? that's what my demented brain thought first - not sure which idea I like better)
i love this one, i gmv at first glance i also am in love wiht the colors i hope this does well, GOOD LUCK!
boni, you've been a great addition to the community, and I'm very sorry to see you go. I really hope you'll take some time to cool off and reconsider.
Re: Luau Girl
Thanks for all the kind words everybody! (And the votes, of course!) I'm sure Toe will chime in when he gets back from work...but then he'll be working away at the other design. We actually had a third one drawn out on paper, but I think we may save that one for a daily. It seemed more tropical than Luau. But, I'm seeing quite a few high-ranking designs that don't really seem to fit "at the luau" theme...so, maybe we could have pulled off the tropical one too.
Thanks again for the early votes!
just a little tiki guy living inside of a copy of his own head
With all the work you have done on the stats, etc, for shirt.woot, I refuse to let you make this decision. It is simply not yours to make. You have to allow us to vote if you are free to leave or not.
oogyboogawa wrote:I'd love some tips too, if you have the time.
Hmm, well lets see.... I'll go through my process and then maybe that will translate into some "tips"
First I looked at a TON of photos of fire to see how the colors and shapes played into eachother. Then I drew some rough flames in the shapes I wanted, scanned then placed in illustrator. I used 5 colors layered on top of each other. Each color is just slight tone adjustment to give the fire some "volume"
Here is a layered and un-layered image to show you guys how I put it together. I hope this is helpful!
Please Comment!
And thank you WonderBunny for your suggestions
Re: He's Watching
Love love love this one! Just perfect on the shades, the subtle image is AMAZING, GMV!
I dig it.
GMV for sure.
erina7262 wrote:I dont get it...
I believe it's supposed to be a sign to show caution about an erupting volcano, I could be wrong though.
Re: Luau: 10% Metal
*giggles*, PERFECT, gmv
Trickee04 wrote:I love this shirt, personally. It's mine and my girlfriend's favorite flower. I certainly hope that even if it doesn't win, you'll put it on threadless or bountee or some other shirt place. I'd definitely buy it.
I really urge you all to look at other shirt sites... really browse them and see what sort of work normally wins. Woot is seriously the only contest site I can think of where this entry, or one similar, would be doing so well. Look at threadless, design by humans, uneetee, teefury... this shirt would be an anomaly in their catalogs. It's not to be demeaning or rude so much as to be honest. It only takes a quick browse through any other catalog to realize how "unique" (to spare a crueler and more honest word) woot's derby standards are.
MostBestestBuddy wrote:Please Comment!
And thank you WonderBunny for your suggestions
Looks great. I love the panda. Just an FYI for future note, all designs need to be at least an inch from the seams which is why I thought it was too high on the shoulder/near the collar.
Also, to get rid of your other, just view it and there should be an x somewhere so you can remove it.
Re: Let's All Go To The Luau!!!
cute, skek! I remember those fruit candy ads... fun
mia3mom wrote:aaah! the lava's almost at the fishies! great lava flows, and fabulous expression on the volcano
(or are they drowned stick people? that's what my demented brain thought first - not sure which idea I like better)
Definitely fishies. The poor volcano really couldn't live with himself if he melted a bunch of people!
Thanks for the support, mia!
Re: Bobby, put that back before Greg goes surfing...
The tiki isn't large enough to show separate colors. If there are complex gradients, woot may still reject it.
Re: A Tropic Sunset V.2
How can you tell that this is a Hawaiian luau instead of a South Texas Shrimp Boil? Or a Tampa fish fry?
I'd hate to be a broken record, but I'll be it anyway. It's a cool shirt, but one you could get something similar to pretty much anywhere. I hope you continue to make shirts, I'm sure you'll improve. Either way, congrats on making it into the fog. Apparently a lot of people like it, whether they say it or not. Actually, I think the title you gave it is cooler...but I like words. Welcome to shirtwoot, by the way. :D
Re: Hot Tropic
I appreciate the small graphic.
Big graphics on shirts frequently come off as tacky.
i like the design, just not a huge fan of the color scheme but it is really funny
Re: Mine is Scarier (RESUB)
Nice drawing.
Re: Liquid Hibiscus
1. Boni, you can't leave! The stats you've put together have been awesome and no matter what site you find, there are always disagreements and rudeness. Something about the internet makes the "rude" come out of people. And much of the time, you've (and designers and buyers) just have to let that go. Woot is here to sell shirts. Designers are here to sell shirts - yes it is creative process to but in the end, the thing they all want, is to sell a shirt.
2. Shirts like this do well because people do want them. And Woot is not Threadless or DBH or any other shirt site out there, it is Woot. And they seem to be doing pretty well - Today's shirt sold out, last week the two derby winners sold out. If you want wild and fills the whole shirt, you go to DBH. If you don't want derby rules you go to Threadless. I think that most people that are t-shirt addicts shop everywhere because each site offers something different. Which really is what art is all about - personal interpretation. If the artist and enough voters on Woot want this shirt it prints, and those who don't like, won't have to buy it.
3. I don't know if the artist was going for a crystal look or not with the flowers but that is what they look like to me and on the asphalt makes it very different. I won't vote for it as all asphalt shirts are no no for me but I think the colors look great.
hahaha... I think this is my longest post ever on Woot.
This is simply gorgeous. Now I want to take a trip to Hawaii to wear it!!
ChrisRisse wrote:any guesses as to what song is stuck in my head now?
Danny's Song by Anne Murray?
AnnaJo wrote:Boy he looks really unhappy! I tried my hand at a tiki god, but couldn't get it to look right, you did a great job, especially just over your lunch break! gmv
Thank you! There is a point to his madness...he hates the hat (giggle) that is why he's soooooo mad!! Ha ha! He's throwing a little tiki tantrom!!
AdderXYU wrote:still a concern, though, since black on brown can be very faint. And when woot refuses to quality check, and the wooters insist that this time will be different, we'll have a third instance to prove it.
You know you can't make black any more black.
Can you add a closeup of one ot the pineapples? It looks like a photo with gradients on my computer, but that could be because of the size.
Re: Fire Dancer
Funny thing, I was going to create a fire dancer shirt...but got stuck on time limit! I like your shirt alot! GMV
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Herrera Tabbed Senior CLASS Award Candidate
Aug 28, 2013
Overland Park, Kan. – Senior Xitlali Herrera was selected today as one of the 30 candidates for the 2013 Senior CLASS Award in collegiate volleyball.
To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence – community, classroom, character and competition.
The senior is the only Conference USA student-athlete to make the prestigious list. Herrera has a cumulative grade point average of 3.81 and is majoring in International Business. She is a two time C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll recipient and is the fourth Miner in program history to earn C-USA All-Academic honors.
On the court, Herrera not only is a team leader, but she is one of the only individuals in college volleyball that is a middle blocker and plays all-six rotations for the Miners. The Juarez, Mexico native became the second Miner in program history to earn a spot in the AVCA All-American Honorable Mention team and be named to the ANCA All-Midwest Region first team. In only her second season on the team, she received her second consecutive All-Conference USA first team honor.
The middle blocker led the team in hitting percentage (.300) and guided UTEP to rank No. 62 in the nation and first in conference with a.236 hitting efficiency. The senior rated second on the squad last season in kills (333), digs (290), blocks (101) and aces (20). During her 2012 campaign, she registered 10 double-doubles, including an impressive 17 kills and 15 digs versus Tulsa (10/12) where she led the squad's defense and offense. Herrera wrapped up the season totaling 10 or more kills in 19 matches and 10 or more digs in 15 matches.
Of the 30 candidates, 10 have grade point averages of 3.5 or higher and 19 are American Volleyball Coaches Association All-Americans.
The Senior CLASS Award winner will be announced during the 2013 NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship in December.
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Brynn Boren
Career Doubles Record: 84-25
Highest Singles Ranking: No. 20 (1/4/2011)
Highest Doubles Ranking: No. 2 (2/16/2012 - with Sarah Toti)
2012 First Team All-SEC
2012 ITA Ohio Valley Region Player To Watch
2011 Second Team All-SEC
2011 Freshman All-SEC
2011 ITA Ohio Valley Region Rookie of the Year
2011 SEC Freshman of the Week (1/26, 2/2, 4/18)
2011 SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll
2010 USTA/ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships
2010 SEC Fall Coaches Classic (Flight Two)
2011 Dick Vitale Intercollegiate Clay Court Classic
2010 USTA/ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships
- Defeated #29 Mary Anne Macfarlane (Alabama) 6-1, 6-2 (4/19)
- Ended a two match lossing streak by beating Georgiana Patrasc (Miss. State) 6-3, 6-3 (4/18)
- Managed a win over #114 singles player Kaitlin Burns of LSU (4/7)
- Defeated #47 Yang Pang of Arkansas in the third set to win 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 (4/5)
- A perfect 8-0 in doubles matches throughout the month of March defeating the number 46, 29, and 7 pairs in the country
- Took down #105 singlers player Cierra Gaytan-Leach of Mizzou 7-5, 6-3 (3/31)
- Defeated the #46 singles player in Lauren Mira of Vanderbilt 6-0, 6-1 (3/24)
- Compiled a four match SEC win streak defeating opponenets from Georgia, Miss. State, Ole Miss, and South Carolina
- Defeated Leslie Hureau of Indiana 6-0, 1-0, before the match retired (2/15)
- Managed a win over No. 58 Britney Sanders of Notre Dame, 6-3, 6-2 (2/3)
- Defeated Elizabeth Kilborn (39) of Georgia Tech 6-1, 6-3 during the ITA Kickoff in Lincoln, Neb. (1/27)
- Took down #67 Kate Turvy of Northwestern 6-2, 6-2 during the UVA Winter Invitational (1/21)
- Ousted third-seeded Zoe Scandalis of Southern California 6-1, 6-2 for her second win this fall against a top-10 opponent (11/8)
- Defeated Stacey Tan of Stanford 6-1, 2-6,7-5 at the Riviera ITA Women's All-American Championships (10/4)
- Advanced to Round of 32 of NCAA Singles Tournament, defeating 9-16 seed and 11th-ranked Jillian O'Neill (Georgia Tech) the highest-ranked win of her career
- Defeated the #10 Pleun Burgmans/Plamena Kurteva team of Auburn 8-5 (4/14)
- Managed an 8-1 win over Jeremiah/Morton of LSU(4/7)
- Defeated the #74 doubles team in Paulson/Seou of Arkansas 8-4 (4/5)
- Helped manage a win over Indiana's #44 Sophie Garre/Leslie Hureau 8-5 (2/15)
- Crushed Ohio States Kara Cecil/Noelle Malley doubles squad, 8-2 (2/17)
- Partnered with Kata Szekely, UT def. Jennifer Kellner/Chrissie McGarrigan of Notre Dame, 8-2 (2/3)
- Rallied to defeat No. 21 Brooke Bolender/Ronit Yurovsky of Michigan, 8-5 (2/1)
- First Team All-SEC selection
- Named the ITA Ohio Valley Region Player To Watch
- Posted a 25-13 record, including a 16-7 dual-match record and a 7-2 SEC mark
- Finished season as highest-ranked Lady Vol at 31, which was also her preseason ranking. Ranked as high as 25
- Also ranked first in the region to close the season
- 25 wins were second for UT, primarily playing from No. 2 position
- Won 12 of last 16 matches, including career-high seven-match winning streak and run of 10 of 11
- Advanced to Round of 32 of NCAA Singles Tournament, defeating 9-16 seed and 11th-ranked Jillian O'Neill (Georgia Tech) the highest-ranked win of her career
- Owned 8-4 record at No. 2 spot and 6-3 mark at No. 1 position
- Recorded eight ranked wins, including five in the Top 50
- Helped UT clinch three wins, including over No. 5 Baylor
- Six of seven SEC wins came in straight sets and 21 of 25 overall wins have come in straight sets
- In the fall, advanced to the title match of the Ohio Valley Regional for the second consecutive year
- Finished second on team with 29 wins, including a career-high 15-match winning streak from Nov. 11-Feb. 25
- Had a 29-10 overall record and an 18-7 dual-match mark
- Primarily played from No. 2 spot
- Propelled to No. 2 in national doubles rankings with Sarah Toti (2/16)
- Finished season ranked 31 nationally with Toti and second in the region
- Ranked as high as second overall during season
- Helped UT clinch doubles point a team-best 13 times with three different partners
- 9-5 against ranked opponents, including 7-2 mark with Toti.
- Had 12 wins by at least four points
- Had 12 wins by at least four points
- Recorded eight ranked wins, including five in the Top 50
- Rated No. 28 (with Toti) in the ITA Preseason Doubles Poll and duo went 11-3 in the fall
- Reeled off five consecutive wins at the ITA All-American Championships, including victories over four ranked opponents, to advance to the quarterfinals
- Blanked No. 5 Kristy Frilling and Shannon Mathews of Notre Dame, 8-0, in highest-ranked win of career
- Won three matches to earn spot in the All-American main draw, including clinching match against No. 17 Emina Bektas and Brooke Bolender of Michigan, 8-4
- Earned Dick Vitale Intercollegiate Clay Court Classic championship, finishing fall slate with three consecutive wins
- Finished ranked 47th in the final ITA singles poll
- Led team with 30 singles wins with a 30-11 record
- Owned a 15-7 tournament record and a 15-4 dual-match record, including a 5-0 slate as No. 2 in the lineup
- Recorded a team-best 7-4 (.636) record against ranked opponents, while her seven wins against ranked foes tied for most on the team
- Defeated 17 opponents in straight sets
- 13-3 in three-set matches, including wins in her first nine
- Defeated No. 41-ranked Michaela Kissell (Alabama) at the 2010 USTA/ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships
- Won career-high six straight matches at the 2010 USTA/ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships to advance to the NIIC
- Knocked off No. 27-rated Jackie Wu of Vanderbilt in the regional quarterfinals, the highest-ranked opponent she defeated
- Also took down three more ranked opponents, headlined by No. 70 Anya Morgina of South Carolina
- Finished season ranked 20th in the final ITA doubles poll (with Natalie Pluskota)
- Posted a 19-8 mark in doubles, including 10-2 in dual-match play
- 12 wins came alongside Pluskota
- Advanced to the second round of the NCAA Doubles Championships, before falling in three sets to the No. 6-rated tandem of Keri Wong and Josipa Bek of Clemson
- Reached quarterfinals of the doubles draw at the USTA/ITA Intercollegiate Indoor Championships
- Advanced to the NIIC after winning doubles at the 2010 USTA/ITA Ohio Valley Regional Championships...Undefeated in SEC contests (4-0)
- Took down a pair of top 15 duos along with Pluskota in the midst of a career-best eight straight wins
- Defeated No. 15-ranked Rachael White and Allison Falkin, 8-6, of Illinois
- Also beat Georgia's 11th-ranked duo of Chelsey Gullickson and Kate Fuller, 8-4, the highest-rated foes among her doubles wins
- Ranked as the No. 12 player in the nation as well as a five-star recruit by TennisRecruiting.net
- Also came in as the fifth-best player in the state of California
- Graduated from Lauren Springs High School in May 2009
- Led her school to the California Interscholastic Federation Division I championships in 2007 and 2008
- Captured the CIF individual doubles title in 2007
- Enjoys reading fiction books and writing
- Lists her parents as her biggest influence because they have given her positive encouragement and unwavering support
- Names Lindsay Davenport as the person she has most modeled her game after
- Chose Tennessee because of the people, the cities and the facilities
- Has an older sister, Lara Spica-Pascoe
- Brynn Renee Boren, daughter of Barry and Jean Boren, was born Aug. 1, 1991 in Mission Viejo, Calif.


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UBUNTUGEEK is a great site with lots of interesting Ubuntu related articles. It mostly covers all topics, from issue resolution to applications and everything in between. In fact, you can get very interesting information about upcoming releases, the future of Ubuntu, GNOME, etc.
Needless to say, I very much recommend keeping this site among your favorites if you want to be up to date with Ubuntu development and news.
As I said, Ubuntugeek does provide information about new/interesting applications for Linux/Ubuntu. Because of the sheer volume of applications published, I wanted to keep a record of those I find interesting for my own use, even if I may have not installed them yet. The idea is to keep track so I can install them when/if I need them.
I thought I'd share this list in case you guys find it useful as well. Here's my list so far:
(Simple Linux eBook Reader)
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(Cross platform remote network controller)
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(Wine with ASIO to JACK support)
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(List computers in your network)
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(Create .DEB packages easily from code)
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ADOBE AIR uninstaller
(Uninstall ADOBE AIR applications)
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Area Agencies on Aging: A Place to Get Help
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- Information Click here for information from the Deapartment of Aging and Disability Services Click here for a directory of Area agencies on aging in Texas!
From their website:
Area agencies on aging
The 28 local area agencies on aging (AAA) contract with the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) to help people 60 and older and their caregivers find the information they need to locate and access community services.
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- People with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders
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Discussion in 'Pistons and NBA' started by House Dressing, Feb 11, 2013.
I'm surprised someone hasn't posted a turd picture somewhwhere along the way
After all these years, you shouldn't be surprised this group has more class than that Bill.
Charlie is so cute when he tries to get all physical on defense - just a big bundle of elbows and knees coming at you, with his fairly goofy tough guy face above it all. Last night Kelser offered that he had gotten into West's head and outsmarted him. I still think saying that is grounds for immediate dismissal.
He's definitely our enforcer... although Bynum stepped up his tough guy game with the belly tap yesterday. Bad boys we ain't.
Nice to see that Frank's FINALLy starting to get it and benching him. Hopefully this gets the amnesty idea back to the fore-front.
Looks like sauna planker will be back next season: As expected, Detroit Pistons forward Charlie Villanueva has picked up his $8.5-million option for next season. He left little doubt in the middle of this past season. "It's obvious what I'm going to do," Villanueva said shortly before the trade deadline. "Would you let that money go?" Villanueva, 28, is coming off his fourth season with the Pistons where he averaged 6.8 points and 3.5 rebounds per game. He started the season garnering little playing time, but was a part of the second unit that briefly energized the team in December. Fans make no secret of their dislike of the seven-year veteran who has underwhelmed since signing that infamous five-year, $35-million contract with the Pistons in the summer of 2009. But next season is the final year of the deal and there is value in expiring deals. With more than $20-million in cap room this summer, the Pistons will be active in the trade market. Villanueva is the Pistons' lone candidate for the league's amnesty clause, a rule from the CBA that allows teams to waive players and erase the dollar figure from the salary ledger, but the player still gets his money. The Pistons have indicated that's not happening.
The team should lose 3-5 more games due to his negative influence, versus his being gone.
I reckon a team would give up the rights to sign Corey Maggette in exchange for Charlie
Um, Bill? This story is older than Woody! Is Charlie V still a BoT? | Page 2 | Detroit Pistons Forum Next, you'll be telling us how Joe swindled the Bobcats out of Walt Herrmann & Primoz Brezec.
Actually, the story was from yesterday, smarty pants. We all know Woody wasn't born yesterday. As expected, Detroit Pistons' Charlie Villanueva picking up option for next season | Detroit Free Press | freep.com
Sorry Mr. Laimbeer. My ridicule should have been directed at Vince Ellis rather than you. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go re-write the exact same web copy for a client that I submitted to them back in February and pass it off as billable work. ...Then I guess I'll spend the afternoon golfing or something.
I wish I lived in Detroit still. I would buy season tickets, bring a bucket labeled "turd" to every game, and bang on it and boo every time CV hit the court.
full that bucket with popcorn and have the attendant bring it over to Dumars every time he hits a 3. Some nights you'd have to take your buckets home...
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Just bought this XJ off a forum member here near Flint. I just put the plate on it yesterday, and finally get a chance to do a shakedown to see if I got my money's worth.
I started down a seasonal road in our county which can be somewhat moderate at times, good for a shakedown, but today there is about 8 inches of wet icy snow on the trail.
At these coords, I find three trucks with stock tires. F150, Chevy, and an Avalanche.
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The Ford in front has spun his tires and glazed the snow. He's stuck in about a 2" depression. The Chevy is in the middle, and can't pull the Ford out, and the Avalanche in back cant get to his friend in front.
To make a long story short, this is a good few miles from any civilization and an inexpesive towing bill, and the odds that I just happen to come by is very good luck for these guys. Look up the coords on Google Earth and you'll see.
After getting them unstuck, they decide to turn around, since there is 3 miles to a road behind them, and unforseen miles of more misery for them on the trail. That in itself was fun to watch on a 2 track road. In the end, all three of them need some winching, and needed an old Cherokee to make some tracks for em. I gave em my number in case they had more touble getting out, which they did fine, and I continued on, and I'm glad they did. That trail was no stocker level. I kept thinking about how much money those three trucks were worth...compared to the pennies I got the XJ for....I definately got my moneys worth.
In the end, made a few freinds, and it was an awesome shakedown of my newly acquired XJ. Hope to see you gents at R&V.
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Penn State makes Joe Paterno vanish; NCAA may do worse
posted at 2:18 pm on July 22, 2012 by Howard Portnoy
If you know the name of Lavrentiy Beria, onetime Russian secret police chief, it is not because of the Great Soviet Encyclopedia. In 1953, following Beria's arrest and subsequent execution for "criminal activities against the Party and the State," all public records of him were expunged. Subscribers to earlier editions of the encyclopedia received a page to replace the one with an entry for Beria.
It may be said in a similar vein that if you know what legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno looked like, it is not because of the statue of him that was erected outside of Beaver Stadium shortly after his death in January. The statue of the Nittany Lion coach of 46 years was removed from its pedestal shortly before dawn on Sunday—the latest symbolic mea culpa for the shame Paterno's sin of omission brought the university and its hallowed football program.
The decision to remove the statue came ten days after the release of a scathing report by former FBI director Louis J. Freeh which found that Paterno had conspired with three other top Penn State administrators to conceal allegations of child sexual abuse made against former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky. According to the Freeh report, the motive was self-serving: to shield the university and its football program from negative publicity.
Of the statue's removal, Penn State President Rodney Erickson said in a 592-word statement to the press:
I now believe that, contrary to is original intention, Coach Paterno's statue has become a source of division and an obstacle to healing in our university and beyond. For that reason, I have decided that it is in the best interest of our university and public safety to remove the statue….
I fully realize that my decision will not be popular in some Penn State circles, but I am certain it is the right and principled decision.
Erickson intimated that the 7-foot, 900-pound bronze casting may not be gone permanently. He stated that the sculpture will be stored in an unnamed "secure location," adding that Paterno's name will remain on the university's library. Whatever.
If the story ended there, so would this article. But there is more. The NCAA, which governs college sports, has said it plans to take "corrective and punitive measures" against Penn State's football program. Details will be revealed in a press conference at 9 a.m. on Monday.
One possibility that was initially raised but since rejected is the so-called "death penalty,"suspension of the program for at least one year. But NCAA president Mark Emmert has made it clear that the penalties the association does mete out may be worse than death. Talk of significant loss of scholarships and of multiple bowls is being bandied about on sports websites.
Drastic times call for drastic measures, but one wonders if the NCAA is overreacting. The decision they make could impact the lives of innocent adolescents—young men who showed the requisite skills in high school and signed on to play in Penn State's prestigious program only to find themselves in limbo.
Then there is the matter of protocol. ESPN writes:
The NCAA is taking unprecedented measures with the decision to penalize Penn State without the due process of a Committee on Infractions hearing.
The NCAA has a system in place in which it conducts its own investigations, issues a notice of allegations and then allows the university 90 days to respond before a hearing is scheduled.
Following the hearing, the Infractions Committee then usually takes a minimum of six weeks but it can take upwards of a year to issue its findings.
But in the case of Penn State, the NCAA appears to be using the Freeh report—commissioned by the school's board of trustees—instead of its own investigation, before handing down sanctions.
The NCAA has taken heat in recent years for a number of bad decisions, such as suspending players for relatively minor indiscretions, and its rigidity. Some commentators have even questioned whether membership for a university is worth all the aggravation. Could its overreaction to the Penn State scandal be the last straw?
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The first part was my take on the interesting concepts Fewt raised about Windows 7. The second part, the one you are reading now, will elaborate on why I choose the Linux desktop, Linux Mint 10 in this case, over the latest from Microsoft.
What can I say, I love speed and responsiveness, and that's one of the many areas where Linux definitely delivers. I had heard Windows 7 was nothing like Vista, that the resource eating days were over, and that this latest edition of the Microsoft OS was the fastest ever. That's all mostly true, but after getting used average Linux performance, Windows 7 is simply not fast enough.
Because I am dual booting Windows 7 and Linux Mint 10, it's a great opportunity to compare each and obtain somewhat meaningful results. I decided to time a few things, mostly concentrating on boot up and shut down times.
|Bios to Login screen
|23 secs
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|Login screen to desktop
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Linux Mint 10 is 30% to 40% faster than Windows 7 on average, and while differences are not that exaggerated on day-to-day desktop activities, they are still significant. I am not saying applications open that much slower on Windows 7, it's the experience as a whole that is slower. Antivirus updates, system and other security updates, random automatic antivirus scans, way too many applications loading on startup...
The number of things that have an impact on speed and responsiveness is indeed important, but so is the how. I already talked about the exaggerated size the average Windows application has taken on. It only makes sense that applications that are so heavy require updates that are proportionally heavy, and that is the case indeed. As a result, downloading and applying updates in Linux takes less time, adds less user disruption and, as we will discuss later, hardly ever requires a reboot.
Long story short, I just can't be bothered to put up with that many obstacles. In Linux Mint and the Linux desktop in general things work fast. Me likes.
The Linux command line interface is an incredibly powerful ally. Automating day-to-day activities such as distro updates, package installation/uninstallation, resource monitoring... You name it, the CLI unleashes the true power of your computer.
NOTE: The Windows 7 command line does provide some 180 commands that certainly add to the GUI functionality, but comparing it with bash isn´t even funny.
The Linux desktop has many features that I´ve found help increase my productivity. Here are some examples:
1.- Multiple desktops: Those who have used a dual screen setup in Windows have only scratched the surface of what working with multiple desktops feels like. I personally find that I can work on several things at once more productively, isolating each task on a different desktop and limiting the amount of open windows on that particular desktop to two or three at most. This allows me to always know what I am doing, as opposed to having an endless list of open windows that I can´t make sense of.
2.- Compiz FX: Believe it or not, Compiz effects do help as well. Anything from the widget layer, where I can add widgets that provide me with interesting information, to the enhanced desktop zoom, the desktop wall, etc. The idea is that, if used correctly, these effects are way more than just eye candy, they actually add their two cents towards overall productivity.
3.- Keyboard & Mouse: Linux is all about flexibility, and keyboard shortcuts are no exception. A LOT can be achieved with the default keyboard shortcuts, but way more as soon as one starts adding custom combinations.
Mouse gestures add a lot of value as well. One of the things I miss the most when I am working on a Windows box, for example, is the ability to highlight text on any app and then paste it elsewhere by clicking on the middle button.
4.- Applications: Many tools are at hand to enhance productivity and make things easy and fast, but even more importantly, the community is constantly introducing ideas to take that productivity up a notch. Here are some examples:
- Synapse takes the Gnome Do concept even further, allowing quick search of pretty much anything on the computer straight from the keyboard.
- Pidgin, empathy, Gwibber, Choqok, Kopete and several other applications provide a single interface for all your IM and social networking needs, avoiding unnecessary installations and desktop cluttering.
- Several distros propose top native integration for social applications and media (Ubuntu), while others provide powerful system tools, like the Linux Mint menu, which integrates anything from installation to dictionary search, web search, etc. in one place.
...And what´s even better, most things I listed above are available out of the box!
Another amazing thing about the Linux desktop is how it handles software installation. In my opinion, the concept of software repositories is light years ahead of what Windows users get these days. As a matter of fact, Apple has incorporated this idea and rumor says Microsoft is thinking of doing the same.
Software management in Linux is fast, simple, safe and convenient. Some distros, like Ubuntu, Linux Mint and now Pardus are doing some amazing work on their software managers, providing information, screenshots and sometimes even user ratings for each package.
Another great thing about repositories is that they not only provide critical OS updates, but also for the desktop manager and applications. Certain distros, like PCLinuxOS and Fedora are particularly proactive in updating their application catalogs, allowing users to enjoy the latest and greatest just days after it is released.
Unlike Windows 7, which requires rebooting to apply updates way too often, Linux hardly ever needs a recycle. Applying Kernel updates is the one task that must undergo a full reboot to take effect, but it doesn´t happen that often.
Another great thing about the Linux desktop is that it can easily take on many more roles, some of which are only meant for "grown ups". In other words, setting up a MySQL, SSH, Application, Web or even a small eMail server with Linux is usually surprisingly easy. Users can indeed turn their PCs into pseudo-servers, which by the way, work reliably. This is another area where Linux performs well ahead of Windows.
There is something about Linux that means more than just software. There is a huge community of enthusiastic individuals willing to join efforts to create something truly amazing. The best thing? Everyone is invited to join and collaborate and there are thousands of ways to do so. The whole concept feels a bit strange when proprietary software is all you know, but once you get past the initial fears and start to enjoy help and support from others, it's easy and gratifying to become part of such an incredible community.
When all is said and done, of all the features in the Linux desktop, being free and in control is the one I appreciate the most. Customization is as deep as it gets and one can truly understand what is going on. Users may still choose to ignore technicalities and stick to defaults if they so desire, but if they want to make their OS truly theirs, all doors are open.
After such a long
I purposedly left the "free as in beer" aspect of Linux out of the picture. Don´t get me wrong, it is quite an important thing, but the Linux desktop has grown mature enough to stand out on its own merits, not just because it has no cost. Building on that concept, it was not long ago when the Linux desktop was not even a valid option as a desktop OS... Today it stands a comparison with the Industry standard! The speed and quality of its growth are unquestionable, and yes, there are many areas of improvement, but after looking at what the latest releases have achieved, there is no stopping it!
Long live the Linux desktop!


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sufficiently in advance to allow adequate review. Principal
investigators are responsible for understanding that proposals
require their collaboration with departmental personnel for the
development of project budgets and administrative elements of
proposals, such as curricula vitae, reports of other
commitments of the investigator, and the documentation of
commitments from co-investigators or collaborators at other
institutions. Principal investigators also are responsible for
knowing the elements of proposals that could necessitate review and
approval by their Dean, the Provost and for consulting with the
Dean's Grants Management Administrator to determine if a proposal
under development will require such review.
Grants Officers from the Office of Grants
and Sponsored Projects and the Office of Advancement, as
applicable, are responsible for knowing and understanding this
policy. Grants Officers are responsible for knowing the elements of
proposals that could necessitate review and approval by the Offices
of the Deans and the Provost and for consulting with the Dean's
Office Grants Management Administrator to determine whether a
proposal under development will require such review. They are
responsible for knowing whether their School requires internal
review separately or in addition to review by the Provost and for
leaving additional time for such a review, if applicable. They are
also responsible for communicating to investigators that these
reviews are required. In cases in which investigators are
unresponsive to deadlines, the departmental staff is responsible
for notifying the Dean's Office Grants Management Administrator of
the problem.
Dean's Office Grants Management
Administrator along with School Deans, or
equivalents, are responsible for ensuring that their members abide
by this policy.
The Submitting Grants Officers are
responsible for developing and communicating this policy regarding
timely submissions to ensure that the research community
understands that continued productive engagement with our sponsors
requires the broad administrative coordination of multiple School
and University offices and oversight committees. The submitting
officers are responsible for presenting to the Office of the
Provost proposals requiring Provost approval at least five
(5) days before the sponsor due date.
Please see Documents and Forms for the following forms: Preliminary Grant
Approval Form Worksheet, Preliminary Grant Approval Form, Final
Grant Approval Form.
I. Initiation of a Grant Proposal
The following guidelines will promote conversations necessary to
determine how the proposed project relates to the teaching,
scholarship, creative activities and/or service goals of Lesley
University and if the project is financially and operationally
A. The Principal Investigator (PI) is responsible for writing
the intellectual content of the proposal and for the administration
of the grant, if awarded.
B. The Grants Officer (GO) assists in the proposal preparation
process by researching funding sources, interpreting guidelines,
providing application attachments, reviewing/editing drafts, and
submitting the final proposal.
C. The Dean's Office Grants Management Administrator (DOGMA)
works in conjunction with the PI and the Grants Officer to prepare
the budget and quantify cost sharing, if any.
II. Preliminary Grant Approval Process
A. The initial stage begins with the Preliminary Grant Approval
Form (PGAF) (see attachment). This form is accompanied by a
worksheet designed to help the PI describe their proposal, the
goals and objectives, and estimate a budget that identifies all
University resources needed for the project, if funded. The PGAF is
initiated by the PI and requires the PI, Dean and Provost's
B. When the PGAF is signed by the Provost, the form is returned
to the GO who will notify the PI.
III. Proposal & Budget Development
A. The PI will schedule a meeting with project participants to
review the proposal guidelines, discuss the project and create a
timeline that assigns roles and responsibilities for proposal
B. The PI is responsible for writing the intellectual content of
the proposal. The DOGMA coordinates with the PI to complete the
budget and budget narrative. The GO assists with proposal
narrative, scope of work, timeline, general institutional
information, and assures that deadlines are met.
IV. Proposal Approval & Submission
A. The PI and GO collaborate to complete and begin the routing
of the Proposal Submission
Checklist (PSC). The routing for the PSC is as follows: PI, Dean,
Provost, GO, and Finance for final approval.
B. The GO will submit the proposal to the funder once the PSC
has been fully approved and all materials are finalized.
V. Grant Acceptance & Project Implementation
A. If a proposal is funded, the GO will collaborate with the PI
to complete and begin routing the Grant Acceptance Checklist
B. The DOGMA reviews the award document or contract to identify
any modifications to the budget and prepare any additional contract
C. Finance receives the completed GAC from the Grants Officer,
reviews, and executes contract, if needed.
D. The PI and GO collaborate to create a project timeline and
work plan. Once completed, the DOGMA integrates the work plan into
the school's existing administrative systems.
E. The DOGMA completes and submits an Account Request Form to
Finance who will create an account in Colleague.
If a proposal is not funded, the Grants Officer will meet with
the University personnel involved in the project to plan
appropriate inquiry calls to the funder and formalize future
proposal attempts.
VI. Award Management
A. The GO will ensure that project timelines are met and that
all reporting requirements are submitted.
B. Post-award financial management is the direct responsibility
of the PI in collaboration with the DOGMA. Substantive progress
reports are the responsibility of the PI. All communication
relevant to the awarded grant must be approved and/or filed with
the Grants Officer.
C. The DOGMA will prepare and submit expenses, financial
reports, and contract modifications to Finance who will review and
Grants and Sponsored Projects Main Page
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The Canisius volleyball team lost both matches on day two of the Golden Griffin Invitational. The Golden Griffins lost 25-20, 25-17, 21-25, 25-21 to the University of Hartford and then fell 25-12, 25-19, 25-20 to Cleveland State in the Koessler Athletic Center.
"I didn't think our energy level against Hartford was where it should be, and that's something we need to focus on right now," Canisius coach Cathy Hummel said. "We were forced into some lineup changes, and we will get through those, but we need to get back to playing at the intense level that has made this program successful.
Hartford 3, Canisius 1
The Hawks won the opening two sets, using a four-point run midway through the first set to build a 15-11 lead. The Griffs got within two at 22-20 on a kill from freshman Jacklyn Malusa but the Hawks won the last three points to take the opening set. In the second set, Hartford never gave up the lead after using another five-point spurt to go up 7-2 and went on to a 2-0 lead in the match.
Down 8-5 in the third set, Canisius went on a six-point run to take an 11-8 lead after a kill from sophomore Grace Streicher. The Hawks came back and eventually took the lead at 15-14 in a set that featured 12 ties and six lead changes. Canisius got a powerful kill from senior Emily Elek to go up 20-19. The Griffs then used a kill from senior Roxanne Hernandez on an overball to take a 24-21 lead and a block from Hernandez and Streicher to force a fourth set.
Canisius used that momentum to jump out to quick leads of 6-0 and 10-2 in the fourth set. The Hawks came right back and used a 12-3 run to go up 14-13. A kill from Hernandez evened the score at 19-19 but Hartford gained control by winning the next four points and went on to win the match.
Malusa posted a double-double (10 kills, 11 digs) in her third collegiate match. Senior Sydney Palka had 23 assists and six digs. Sophomore Lauren Siebert had six kills on nine attack attempts. Siebert and Hernandez each had three blocks.
Cleveland State 3, Canisius 0
The Vikings won the first seven points of the match and never looked back in the opening set. Canisius held an early 11-8 lead in the second set before Cleveland State scored four straight points to take a lead it wouldn't relinquish. The Vikings broke open the set with a 5-1 run and went on to take a 2-0 lead in the match.
Cleveland State scored five straight points midway through the third set to go up 16-10. Canisius battled back and used a service ace from Streicher to get within two at 19-17. The Vikings would never give up the lead and scored the final two points of the match to close out the match.
Canisius returns to the court for four matches next weekend at the Mountaineer Invitational in Morgantown, W. Va. The Golden Griffins start play against Fordham at 2 p.m. on Friday, before facing the host West Virginia at 6:30 p.m.
Notes: Palka was named to the All-Tournament Team… Junior Emily Litwin posted double-digit digs in three of the four matches… Hernandez posted three or more blocks in three of the four weekends… Freshman Katlyn Tyler did not dress for the Griffs due to injury… Canisius and Hartford met for fifth time while Canisius and Cleveland State played for the eighth time... Sophomore Rachel Kline had a career-high 10 kills against the Vikings while sophomore Amy Osinski had a career-best four kills and recorded nine blocks on the weekend


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"If you can not measure it, you can not improve it." - Lord
Kelvin Performance measurement and transparency are the new buzzwords
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performance measurement by state DOTs.
Before becoming the executive director of the Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston, Steve was the director of research and director of the Center for Better Government at the Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research. He has led research projects and authored a number of papers on transportation policy, government efficiency, municipal finance, and job creation. Steve also worked at the Commonwealth of Massachusetts's Executive Office for Administration and Finance, where he managed the $1.3 billion capital budget and prepared the state's quarterly cash flow reporting. He holds an MBA from Babson College and a BA in Political Science from Middlebury College.


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ECO-STRUCTURE recently caught up with Loraine Fowlow, faculty advisor for TRTL, the University of Calgary's entry for the U.S. Department of Energy's 2011 Solar Decathlon.
How is your solar paneling unique?
Utilizing off-the-shelf solar PV components, the design of the TRTL's solar array adheres to the curved roof form of the TRTL, resulting in a unique shape for a solar array. The TRTL's 8.9-kilowatt solar array is tuned to maximize solar exposure while honoring the curved architectural form, achieving 95 percent of the potential efficiency for the region. A system of microinverters maximizes the output from each PV panel under all conditions. The distributed conversion scheme is safer to install than traditional systems due to its lower voltages, and allows the performance of each panel to be monitored individually.
Distributed energy represents an important opportunity, especially for native communities [Canada's First Nations] where infrastructure and energy costs are high and rising. Many remote access areas still rely on diesel generation; utility costs may exceed $1,000 per month. Examples of renewable-energy projects in native communities are discussed in INAC's Sharing Knowledge for a Better Future. As this document points out, strong support from policy, funding, and industry partners are critical to success.
What other sustainable features have you incorporated into your design?
TRTL's mechanical systems are housed in the central core, which minimizes plumbing and ducts. This also meets contemporary needs for privacy by separating gathering and private spaces. Using resources efficiently is an important part of environmental and economic sustainability. TRTL's efficient appliances, lighting, and mechanical system are expected to use 70 percent less energy than those of a conventional building of the same size. An efficient washing machine, low-flow plumbing, and a low-flow toilet also help to ensure efficient use of water.
The mechanical system is purely electric and is powered entirely by the photovoltaic array, thereby offering reduced operating costs, and maintenance needs other. An air-source heat pump is the main mechanical component. The heat pump uses a bidirectional refrigeration cycle to move thermal energy, which is far more efficient than using a heating element to convert electricity directly into heat. It is a simple, efficient, and cost-effective way to ensure comfort throughout the home.
TRTL's shell consists of a steel sub-frame wrapped in TitanWall SIPs. Their magnesium-oxide composition provides resistance to fire and mold, and adds extreme durability and therefore efficient life-cycle costing. With reduced operating, maintenance, and replacement costs, the home's projected life cycle of 75 to 100 years provides opportunity for long-term community investment.
What was the inspiration of your design, and does it display any regional influences?
While TRTL emerged from collaboration with our Native Treaty 7 partners [composed of seven First Nations] , many other Native groups across North America use the tipi for traditional housing. Inspired by the tipi, the house's rounded form, east-facing entrance, and south-facing windows relate to the sun as a traditional source of energy and life. The two-bedroom, open-concept design is flexible and includes ample space for storage, recreation, and communal gatherings for meals.
How has the new affordability criteria affected the design of your house?
The introduction of the affordability contest aligned with Team Canada's intention to position TRTL as a viable and affordable housing option for remote First Nations communities. All systems and design decisions were made with an eye to maintaining an overall budget that would be in an affordable range for the target market. In terms of design response, attention to overall budget influenced such decisions as material choices, mechanical and electrical systems, and ready-made kitchen and bathroom cabinetry. For example, custom millwork was avoided in favor of off-the shelf components and systems. With an eye to incorporating design elements that could be assembled and installed without skilled labor, choices such as easy-to-install cork floor tiles, and ready-to-assemble kitchen were made.
What will happen to the house after the Solar Decathlon?
To ensure the greatest impact in terms of knowledge-sharing and dissemination, Canada's team is exploring opportunities to place TRTL on the University of Calgary campus or in the surrounding community. This effort is being guided by its university, community, and sponsor stakeholders as a continuation of the project's collaborative spirit. A legacy team is also being built to develop and implement future plans, including post-competition monitoring, LEED certification, life-cycle analysis, and design refinement based on lessons learned. An interactive education program is also in progress to engage native K–12 students.


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So how many here are RUSH fans????
I have been since I first listened to "RUSH" in 1974..yeah I know I'm old :D
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So how many here are RUSH fans????
I have been since I first listened to "RUSH" in 1974..yeah I know I'm old :D
My 15 year old boy Cody and I are Rush fans. :cheers. Guess I am old too.
I was a drummer through high school and also started playing bass at that time, so I'm a big RUSH fan.
I absolutely hate Rush
Musically, they are ok enough
But Geddy Lee needs to shush
sounds like someone skinnin' a cat
But that's only my opinion
I love YYZ, awesome tune! And being a drummer, you can't not like listening to Neil Peart.
i listen to rush here and there..... it is my friend jon's favorite band... you gotta be into that kind of music to really LOVE them
I love Rush. Been a fan for years.
Neil Pert is a percussionist...not a drummer...:cheers
Always been a rush fan, but then I'm Canadian so it's required ;) I think my favourite song would have to be Red Barchetta.
can take em or leave em but I will eject any one from the van for making me list any one thing all the time on a road trip.
love rush!!! 2112, farewell to kings, and exit stage left are my favorite albums!
I'm a HUGE RUSH fan. I play bass, bass pedals, a little bit of synth.
I don't listen to them as much as I used to though. I know lots of folks either can't stand Geddy's voice, or don't grasp music in odd time signatures ( which they don't do as often ), but that's what makes music great, something for everyone !
RUSH is pretty good. im a bigger YES fan though
Perminent Waves and Grace Under Preasure here. But on an retort. Neil Peart is not "a" percussionist. He is THE percussionist. (I have been drumming all my life)
Spirit of Radio, Anthem, hell the whole Fly By Night album, Rush were and are fantastic.
Not really a fan, but i do respect thier talents and influence
I bought my first Rush album along with Billy Idol, Generation X, The Fixx, Devo and The Euryhtmics when I joined that stupid buy six albums get the next 3 for a penny club. I did it without asking my parents, so needless to say I listened to all of them while I was grounded for two weeks. Tom Saywer is bitchin'
rush is a fair bit of epic. I'm not a huge fan but I'm not gonns change the station if they come on.
Being a drummer myself like a few others who posted in this thread, yeah, listening to RUSH is sort of a requirement. ;)


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Essential Blogging: Selecting and Using Weblog Tools"
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"Blogging has exploded. Every day 1500-3,000 new bloggers join the Internet. That's a staggering number of new voices, new opinions, and new experiences. You can join these bloggers - all it takes is some software and something to say. We've written this book to help you quickly get up and running with the software."-From the PrefaceOverview and Notes"Essential Blogging" is a typical O'Reilly offering in its no-nonsense, "dive right in" approach to subject matter. It covers the world of blogging from beginner to advanced levels without sacrificing necessary technical depth or terminology. The step by step, linear organization of the text serves to orient those readers at a lower level of technical skill and at the same time provide shortcuts for more experienced users. The book is divided into ten chapters that fall into four major subject areas:*introduction to blogging and blog tools *overview of hosted, desktop,and server blog tools*advanced use of blogging tools*blogging voices - advice from the fieldIntroduction to blogging, blogs, and desktop clientsChapter 1 "Introduction to Blogging"Chapter 2 "Desktop Clients""Essential Blogging" opens with a discussion of the current blogging revolution and answers the questions, "Can I blog?" and "What would I talk about?" The authors assert that yes, of course anyone can blog. And why not? Blog tools exist for every level of technical ability, and the options for subject matter are limitless. There are no hard and fast rules in the "blogiverse", and just to prove this point, a number of current blogs covering very different genres are used as examples. In order to understand blogging, one must understand the basic anatomy of a blog posting. The authors dissect a typical blog post and explain each piece. Screenshots accompany and serve to clarify terms that may be completely new to many readers. Common blog options are also discussed, including blogrolls, counters, discussion links, use of mailing lists, etc. The concept of syndication - crucial to more experienced bloggers - is introduced, along with guidelines for blog etiquette when quoting others' posts or linking to them. Blog tools to be discussed throughout the rest of the book are introduced briefly, and their main points of difference are highlighted with checklists. These checklists cover hosting and installation options, price, RSS capabilities, and interface options. This overview is enormously useful in helping the reader to get a grasp on which tool is most appropriate for him or her at an early stage. Desktop clients - desktop applications which communicate with blog systems via a special blog protocol - are described and reviewed. Many of these clients are freebies, and this is indicated where true. Also, desktop clients for both Windows and Mac are included.Overview of Hosted, Desktop, and Server Blogging Concepts and ToolsChapter 3 "Hosted Blogging with Blogger"Chapter 4 "Desktop Blogging with RadioUserland"Chapter 5 "Server Blogging with Movable Type"Many would-be bloggers have no idea that there are choices regarding where one's blog resides, or how it is accessed. Chapters 3, 4, and 5, provide a basic overview of various options using a popular blog tool from each camp to illustrate key concepts. Beginning with what is commonly considered to be the simplest blogging tool, Blogger, the authors discuss the pros and cons of hosted blogging. Basic Blogger account setup and management topics are discussed and illustrated through use of screenshots. This is a great standalone primer for anyone interested in getting quickly up to speed with Blogger.For the more prolific Blogger, Radio Userland is a good option. Radio is a full-featured blog tool that can be installed on the desktop and used to upstream blog entries to Radio's servers. Similar to a word processing program, Radio offers numerous formatting options for blog customization. Download, installation and registration procedures are detailed. Program features are discussed in detail, including Radio's RSS capabilities. Movable Type, the server-based blog tool, is reviewed last . Actually a full-featured content management system, Movable Type is not for beginners. However, for those bloggers who maintain their own servers and wish to move up from a hosted blogging solution such as Blogger, this is a fine choice. Movable Type offers "the benefits of reliability, accesibility, and customization." Independence from a central server, greater security, and ability to access and backup post data are the main reasons behing Movable Type's growing popularity. Download and installation instructions are provided. NOTE* A newer version of Movable Type (which supports MySql and is the recommended installation) has become available since publication of this book. Updated installation instructions are available at www.movabletype.org. Advanced Blogger, Radio Userland, Movable Type, and BlosxomChapters 6 through 9 deal with more advanced options for each blog program respectively, as well as an introduction to the minimalist server-based solution, Blosxom. The authors note that, "Generally, it takes two chapters to explain all the functions of each tool. Some products might have very simple posting maintenance but complex templates, or have simple installation but complex syndication. For this reason, the division of material between the introductory and the advanced chapters isn't consistent from product to product." The distinction between beginner and advanced levels for each tool is subjective, and will depend on previous blogging experience, technical proficiency, and goals of the reader. The "advanced" chapters, while not always more technical, do provide much more detail on each program's functionality and scalability. Of note are an overview of third party add-ons and advanced archiving for Blogger, a breakdown of the components of Radio Userland for power users, and numerous archiving options and security reminders for Movable Type.NOTE* Since Google recently acquired Blogger, the tool is undergoing a major overhaul. At the present time, Blogger Pro is unavailable as it is in the process of "retooling" its product. Support for basic Blogger remains unchanged. However, the chapter on "advanced" Blogger does not focus exclusively on Blogger Pro-specific features. Blogging VoicesThe final chapter of the book is a collection of personal anecdotes and advice from bloggers of all skill levels. By turns educational, inspiring, and just plain humorous, this is a must-read. While offering no detailed instructions or technical assistance for any specific blog tool, this epilogue provides valuable insight into the world of blogging and the opportunities it provides for personal growth. Intended Audience and Summary"Essential Blogging" is a solid yet light-weight reference manual, written in an easy to follow style with a good dose of humor. Generous screenshots throughout simplify the various installation and setup processes reviewed. The blog tools chosen for the book are reviewed in equal detail. Readers will learn to choose a desktop client and a blog tool to suit their individual needs. As stated previously, there have been major changes to both Blogger and Movable Type since this book went to press. That said, a good deal of the program-specific information presented is of little or uncertain use to the reader. The authors do note where appropriate which information is likely to change.The authors thoroughly describe the range of blog options and their availability by product. Readers interested in a specific functionality such as commenting, group blogging, template customization, image handling, archiving, etc. can learn the extent to which it is supported by each tool."Essential Blogging" is not for every blogger. This is not a book about how to write, promote, or earn a residual income from one's blog. Experienced bloggers who are not curious about alternative tools will find little to hold their interest. At the other end of the spectrum, total beginners to the web may find themselves a bit overwhelmed by the more technical O'Reilly focus. What the book does provide is an excellent survey of current blog technologies and their applications. It is a great jumping-off point for technical-minded users who need to come up to speed quickly, yet want to understand the range of desktop clients, tools, and features in order to make appropriate product decisions. Kirsten Czupryna is a Web Consultant with Technik IT, a networking and web development firm near Boston. She enjoys discussing the fields of Usability and Information Architecture as often as possible with like-minded geeks.
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