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Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini remains hopeful captain Vincent Kompany will be able to face title rivals Chelsea this weekend.
The Belgium defender suffered a knee injury in a clash with Cristiano Ronaldo late in Wednesday's Champions League encounter with Real Madrid at the Etihad Stadium. The 26-year-old completed the 90 minutes of the 1-1 draw but required treatment after the game and left the ground on crutches.
His place for the champions' Barclays Premier League trip to Stamford Bridge is in doubt but Mancini has not yet ruled him out. The Italian said: "We need to wait. I hope we can recover him for Sunday because Vinnie is strong."
City's draw with Real confirmed their elimination from the Champions League after a dismal European campaign. But despite lacking the flair of last season, their domestic results have been excellent and they head to London unbeaten as Premier League leaders.
Mancini hopes the switch back to league matters will allow his team to recover from their midweek disappointment but he is also wary of a Chelsea side rebounding from a week of turmoil.
Chelsea, with their Champions League title defence badly damaged, sacked manager Roberto Di Matteo in midweek and replaced him with Rafael Benitez.
The club have also been heavily criticised after the Football Association dismissed their allegations of inappropriate language against referee Mark Clattenburg.
Mancini said: "Usually when one team changes a manager the game after for the opponents is very difficult. For us, I think it is more difficult.
"Chelsea is a good team with Di Matteo and will be a good team for Benitez. They have good players. Until three games ago they played fantastic football and were on the top."
Left-back Gael Clichy is back in contention after an ankle injury and striker Mario Balotelli continues to train after a back problem.
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"We are looking forward to the most challenging schedule we have had in the last four years," Cormier stated. "Not only are all of our games against Division I opponents, but we have also added Penn State, St. Bonaventure and a terrific Mercer team to our slate. We feel that this upgraded schedule will better prepare us for the Ivy League, which is now rated as a true mid-major conference."
The season will begin with a trip to Olean, New York, to take on St. Bonaventure of the Atlantic-10 Conference on Saturday, Nov. 15 for the first-ever meeting with the Bonnies. Following another road game at Hartford four days later, Dartmouth will take a break for fall exams, then host IPFW on the day after Thanksgiving, Nov. 28, for the home opener. The Big Green will conclude the brief, two-game homestand two days later when in-state rival New Hampshire comes to Hanover.
On Dec. 3, Dartmouth will make a trip to Farmville, Virginia, to try and make it three straight victories against the Longwood Lancers.
Of the eight games slated for the month of December, only two will take place in the confines of Leede Arena — Dec. 6 against Maine and Dec. 19 versus Northern Illinois. Dartmouth defeated the Black Bears on their home court last year by 25 points, but the NIU Huskies played the rude host and defeated the Big Green by a final of 64-57.
Between those two home contests, Cormier will take his squad to UMass Lowell on Dec. 10 before going south to Jacksonville State in Alabama (Dec. 14) and Mercer — which defeated Duke in the NCAA Tournament last year — in Georgia (Dec. 16). The final game before Christmas will take place in State College, Pennsylvania, against the Penn State Nittany Lions of the Big Ten on Dec. 22.
The recent tradition of playing on New Year's Eve will continue this season when the Big Green trek to Bryant to finish the calendar year.
The first game of 2015 also will be the Ivy League opener as Dartmouth will get tested right away by hosting the two-time defending champion of the Ancient Eight, Harvard, on Jan. 10. The non-conference slate will conclude at Twin State rival Vermont on Jan. 14 before hosting NJIT three days later.
The rest of the games will be against the other Ivy League schools with the Big Green finishing their season series with the Crimson on Jan. 24 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the first of five straight games on the road. Dartmouth will return to Leede Arena for four consecutive contests against Cornell (Feb. 13), Columbia (Feb. 14), followed by the traditional Ivy powers Princeton (Feb. 20) and Penn (Feb. 21).
After traveling to the two Ivies in the state of New York, the Big Green will conclude the season with home games against Brown and Yale the weekend of March 6-7.
Last year, Dartmouth was 12-16 overall — its best record in 15 years — and tied for sixth place in the Ivy League with a 5-9 record as the Green surged for victories in their final three games. Nearly the entire squad returns to push further up the conference standings, including the top four scorers led by co-captains Gabas Maldunas (Sr., C, 11.2 ppg, 8.5 rpg, missed second half of season with an injury) and Alex Mitola (Jr., G, 11.8 ppg, 2.7 apg, 41.8 3FG pct.).


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Yes, lets bring in Charles Woodson as well. Old, washed up players are perfect for what we are looking to do this year.
Any interest? Does he have anything left? I know it would go against everything Idzik has done so far, but he would be a great mentor for all of our young players. Wouldn't be the worst guy you could bring in.
Yes, lets bring in Charles Woodson as well. Old, washed up players are perfect for what we are looking to do this year.
whats all this nonsense about him being a mentor...mentor for what.....are children playing for the jets....lol Last I saw David Harris is a veteran...why bring in a LB who is a shell of himself and who still has not found a job. And please stop with this mentoring nonsense...you all said the same about woodson mentoring...lol these guys want to do one thing and that's play football. The jets are taking a different approach and I am thankful.....no more bringing in old players past their prime. The Jets have veterans and coaches who will MENTOR the young players.
Pass he has nothing left and he can take David Harris with him too
If we need an old, slow, broken down linebacker, let's just re-sign Bart Scott.
I believe he stupidly turned down an offer from the Bears because it wasn't enough money for a player of his stature.
This would not fit Idziks model, but ya never know.
Urlacher is done and he wants north of $3 mil per season which is insane considering Rex could probably beat him in a footrace by now.
Nuts. He doesn't have anything to offer the Jets and is a shell of what he once was.
disagree with you on the Charles Woodson being washed up part. I think he is still a very nice player
Urlacher may have a chip on his shoulder, and sometimes that's important to have in the LB portion of your team. Especially if he's lower money, incentive laden contract, no reason not to.
Urlacher retires after being "insulted" by the Bears' offer of one year, $2 million.
i guess my Latrell Sprewell comparison really wasn't that far off
http://espn.go.com/chicago/nfl/story...bears-retiringBrian Urlacher announced his retirement from the NFL after 13 seasons Wednesday on his official Twitter account, ending what many believe was a Hall of Fame career as an iconic Chicago Bears linebacker.
Good for him. Acknowledging that his play is no longer up to his standards and that he wants to retire only having worn one jersey. Very few players have such clarity.
"Although I could continue playing, I'm not sure I would bring a level of performance or passion that's up to my standards. When considering this along with the fact I could retire after a 13-year career wearing only one jersey for such a storied franchise, my decision became pretty clear."


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Drexel freshman Frank Fusco's goal with 1:55 to play broke a 12-12 tie and gave the Dragons a 13-12 win at Robert Morris.
The Dragons trailed 12-10 midway through the fourth quarter, but scored three straight goals to pick up the road win. Robert Church scored five goals and had two assists as the 14th-ranked Dragons improved to 3-1.
Robert Morris (2-2) opened the fourth quarter with three straight goals to turn a one-goal deficit into a two-goal lead. Taylor Graves set up Tyler Digby to even it at 10-10 with 13:43 to play. Less than two minutes later Mitch Wilde put the Colonials up with a goal from right on the door step.
Wilde would beat Drexel goalkeeper Will Gabrielsen one more time, this time with 8:25 to play to give RMU an 12-10 lead. The Dragons stopped the Colonials run moments later as Ryan Belka scored to complete the hat trick and trim the lead to just one.
The Colonials lead evaporated at the 4:32 mark, when Ben McIntosh set up Church, who fired his fifth goal of the day past Charles Ruppert to make it a 12-12 game. Fusco made his only goal of the game a memorable one, as the freshman fired a shot from the right side into the back of the net with just 1:55 left.
Robert Morris had a huge chance to tie the game just seconds later when Morton collected a pass right in front of the Drexel cage, but Gabrielsen somehow foiled the Colonials' attempt to tie as Drexel escaped with its third straight come-from-behind win.
Drexel has been a second half team to begin the year and Saturday was no different. The Dragons scored six times in the third period, including three by Church in the first five minutes as Drexel took the lead for the first time at 8-7.
Robert Morris answered when Jake Hayes and Dave Morton found the back of the net just six seconds apart, giving the Colonials the lead at 9-8. Drexel would counter with two more of its own. Ryan Belka set up Andrew Vivian for his second goal of the game with just under five minutes left in the third. Less than a minute later, Belka scored the second of his three goals to give Drexel a 10-9 lead it would take into the final period.
The Colonials and Dragons exchanged goals the entire first period. Robert Morris had the lead four times, including a 4-3 edge at the end of the period as Dave Morton (Hill School) scored the Colonials fourth goal of the period.
Morton had two goals and an assist while freshman Eric Rankel (Downingtown West) had two goals, four groundballs and two caused turnovers.
Chris Walsh (Downingtown East) led the Drexel defense with three groundballs and middie Jason Klunder (Conestoga) added two groundballs.
Two of Drexel's three goals were scored with a man advantage, one by Belka and the other by Andrew Vivian. Church scored the team's only even strength goal of the quarter. The Colonials extended their lead to two by intermission.
RMU's Jake Hayes and Tyler Rankel (Downingtown West) scored goals sandwiched around a Nick Trizano score to put the Colonials ahead, 6-4. Drexel outshot the Colonials big in the first half, 29-14, but Ruppert had 11 saves in the first half.
Church's five-goal performance gave him 96 career goals at Drexel, moving him into eighth place all-time at the school. Belka finished the day with three goals and four points as he recorded his first career hat trick.
The Dragons outshot the Colonials, 51-28. Ruppert came up with 14 saves in goal for RMU. Gabrielsen had eight saves for Drexel.
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The Skylift is a very large heavy-lift helicopter featured in Grand Theft Auto IV's episode The Ballad of Gay Tony. It resembles a S-64 Skycrane/Aircrane. It is first seen in the mission Caught with your Pants Down, where it is being used to transport an APC across Algonquin, in which Luis Fernando Lopez must shoot the chains holding it up to send the APC crashing to earth in order to steal it for Yusuf Amir. It is also seen in the mission For the Man Who Has Everything, where Yusuf flys one in order to hijack a traincar from the Liberty City Rail System. The helicopter is very large, resulting in slow movement.
Even though the Skylift is addressed as unobtainable, the helicopter can still be obtained with a minor exploit involving chasing Yusuf Amir and retrieving the Skylift after the mission For the Man Who Has Everything, but this trick is difficult to exploit. When trying to get the Skylift, you will have to do the Sniping Trick.[1] Here's a video to help you get it.
When the Skylift is obtained it can be saved at a safehouse as long as it has a lot space. The magnet dosn't work, simply because it isn't intended to be obtainable, so there is no animation for it working (except during 'For the Man Who Has Everything')
- Luis calls it an aircrane while flying to the Skylift holding the APC during Caught With Your Pants Down.
- Yusuf states when he first sees the Skylift that he wanted it. Its possible he did steal this Skylift for when Luis steals the Subway Cart during For The Man Who Has Everything.


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Last year, the Minister for Families Jenny Macklin, asked OurSay and Essential Baby to find out the most important issues affecting Australian families today. Over 114 individuals submitted questions to the Minister, which received over 5000 votes from the general public. Here we present the top four eligible questions as voted by you. Minister Macklin will respond to these questions in an exclusive interview with Essential Baby editor Amber Robinson next week. Find out more about top four participants in this OurSay project.
1. Kate Strohm
Question: I am Kate Strohm, the founder and Director of Siblings Australia, an organisation that attempts to support brothers and sisters of children with disability or chronic illness. I grew up with an older sister with Cerebral Palsy, and whilst there was a lot of love in our family there was also a lot of stress and it took me many years in my adult life working with therapists, to understand and accept the different feelings of grief, guilt, embarrassment and fear and I really wish I had been able to access support much earlier. Since 1999 I've had contact with thousands of parents, siblings and professionals, who all talk about similar sibling experiences, but there's huge gap in services still. So my question is: what could you do to ensure that this group of vulnerable children is recognised within government policy and also supported through a national initiative?
For 14 years, Kate Strohm has advocated for the several hundred thousand children who live in households where another child has a disability or chronic illness. In these families, finances are often stretched, with many parents full-time carers on a limited income. Siblings may experience a range of stresses including confusion, anxiety, negative reactions from peers, and social isolation. Some experience physical harm due to the difficult behaviours associated with certain disabilities. Research has shown that these children are at increased risk of mental health problems. Kate Strohm's personal experience led her to establish Siblings Australia in 1999. Since then it has developed a national and international reputation for its work in developing resources and providing services and training. For example, Kate has run workshops all around Australia and overseas for both parents and professionals, on how to support siblings. However, the organisation receives no FAHCSIA funding (no government funding in fact) and may not be able to continue its work. Kate argues that providing support for this group of children not only helps siblings, but also strengthens the sibling relationship which has benefits for the person with disability over a lifetime.
Kate's book Siblings: Brothers and Sisters of Children with Special Needs, has also been published in the US and UK, and translated into Korean. A 2nd edition is due in 2013.
2. Dr Simon Crouch
Question: "Despite the 84 amendments to Commonwealth law that passed through parliament in 2008 there are still many areas where families with same- sex attracted parents encounter barriers, including legal parentage, access to inclusive services, marriage equality and education. How are you working to ensure that children with gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgendered parents are treated equally and equitably across all government policies?"
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Dr Simon Robert Crouch is a public health doctor and researcher at the McCaughey VicHealth Centre, Melbourne School of Population Health, the University of Melbourne. He has previously worked on both health policies and health programs with the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing and is now undertaking PhD studies focusing on the health and wellbeing of children with same-sex attracted parents. He is the lead researcher on the Australian Study of Child Health in Same-Sex Families. This study aims to investigate the physical, mental and social wellbeing of 750 children belonging to about 500 parents.
3. Emma King
Question: "Children who start school from behind are rarely likely to ever catch up. Research is compelling for the investment in high quality early childhood education, particularly for children from vulnerable families. For every one dollar spent, society has a return of seventeen dollars, particularly in respect to health, welfare and the justice system. This investment offers the federal government a strong and a hope filled return with a far more engaged community. Early Learning Association Australia's focus, is to ensure that all Australians have the opportunity to maximize their potential though participation early years programs. We want the very best for every Australian child and their family, irrespective of their circumstances. We're keen to work with the Minister to provide every family with access to appropriate prevention and early intervention services. Minister, what will the government do to ensure that these early learning opportunities are provided to everyone who needs them?"
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Emma King is a passionate advocate for the provision of high-quality, accessible and affordable early childhood education. Before joining the Early Learning Association of Australia (formerly Kindergarten Parents Victoria) Ms King worked as a teacher and as a senior education adviser to the Victorian government. She also has considerable experience in industrial relations having worked in senior roles for trade unions in education and finance.
4. Tyrell Moore
Question: "In 1997 the proportion of single parent households headed by a lone father was 12%, in 2006 lone father households were at 13 (approximately 86,000) and by 2009/10 lone father households this grew to 15% equalling approximately 131,850 lone fathers in Australia raising their children. The needs of children in single father families are the same as the needs in any family throughout Australia and I would like to know why specifically designed services are not being provided for these fathers and their children? I speak to fathers regularly whom are in cars with their children or in men's shelters with their children, who want to find suitable accommodation for their families. My Uncle became a single father in the early 70's and with what I have told him regarding the trouble I have had; nothing has changed much since his day."
Tyrell Moore became a single full time father of his then 2 year old daughter four years ago. He almost ended up homeless after he was told that he was not welcome at a Domestic Violence shelter even though the mother of his daughter had an Intervention Order placed on her by the Victorian Police. Four years on, Tyrell provides a welfare service for fathers and their children, though the organisation he founded, Sole Fathers United Inc. It's a non- profit, non-sectarian and non-political organisation which assists fathers with giving their children the best start in life to nurture the development of responsible, contributing adults, through programs such as cooking classes and parenting seminars.


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From Okanogan County Sheriff's Office complaints
May 5
Vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 97, Malott.
Bicycle found on Edgefield Road, Winthrop.
Malicious mischief on Havillah Road, Tonasket. Mailboxes damaged.
Vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 97, Pateros.
May 4
Burglary on Elmway, Okanogan.
Dogs killed farm animals on Broser Way, Tonasket.
Vehicle crash on Columbia River Road, Omak.
Burglary on South Van Duyn Street, Okanogan.
Burglary on Tamarack Road, Tonasket. Items taken; four-wheeler damaged.
Assault on Gun Dog Road, Twisp.
Vehicle crash on 12th Street, Oroville.
May 3
Harassment on Rolling Hills Drive, Tonasket.
Fire on state Highway 153, Pateros.
Malicious mischief on Engh Road, Omak.
May 2
Harassment on Timothy Lane, Brewster.
Theft on South Second Avenue, Okanogan.
Malicious mischief on School Street, Malott.
Assault on Swanson Mill Road, Oroville.
Malicious mischief on Highland Drive, Okanogan.
Vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 97, Pateros.
Vehicle crash on county Highway 7, Oroville.
Utility pole down and wires sparking on state Highway 153, Twisp.
May 1
Malicious mischief on Main Road, Tonasket.
Vehicle crash on Elmway, Okanogan.
Assault on South First Avenue, Okanogan.
Malicious mischief on Beaver Lake Road, Oroville. Vehicle scratched and tire slashed.
Theft on South First Avenue, Okanogan. Gun taken.
Harassment on Old Burnham Road, Oroville.
Vehicle-bicycle crash on North Second Avenue, Okanogan.
Vehicle crash on Elbow Coulee Road, Winthrop.
Unattended death on Weatherstone Road, Omak.
April 30
Horse hit by a vehicle on U.S. Highway 97, Oroville.
Fraud on Conconully Street, Okanogan.
Theft on North Second Avenue, Okanogan.
Girl, age 2, found on North Street, Pateros. The child wa taken home.
Burglary on state Highway 20, Winthrop.
April 29
Theft on Pogue Road, Omak. Fuel taken from a garage.
Theft on state Highway 20, Tonasket. Batteries taken from road equipment.
Malicious mischief on Leader Lake Road, Okanogan.
Theft on Willow Tree Lane, Oroville.
Dog bite on county Highway 7, Tonasket.
Vehicle crash on Tunk Creek Road, Riverside.
Theft on Douglas Road, Omak. Gas can taken.
Malicious mischief on Spur Road, Tonasket.
Burglary on Elmer City Access Road, Coulee Dam.
Harassment on Dixon Road, Omak. Vehicle covered with ketchup, mustard and horse manure.
April 28
Assault on county Highway 7, Tonasket.
Malicious mischief on state Highway 153, Carlton.
Theft on Rodeo Trail Road, Okanogan.
Assault on South First Avenue, Okanogan.
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This week, let's work together on 5 small steps that will enable you to worry less and feel more in control—so that it takes less effort to manage your finances this fall.
If you have struggled with a budget, maybe that's because you've been making things too complicated. Many budgets fail because they are too complex.
Here's what I've learned: Loose budgeting is surprisingly powerful. Trim the clutter and keep things simple. Start with just three broad categories—Needs, Savings, and Wants—and then add more detail as needed.
I used to loathe budgeting, but then I found "The Balanced Money Formula" (from the book, "All Your Worth", by Elizabeth Warren and Amelia Tyagi). Allocate your after-tax money as follows:
- Spend no more than 50% on Needs, such as housing, transportation, groceries, insurance, your basic wardrobe. NOTE: THE KEY TO THIS BUDGET IS TO KEEP SPENDING ON NEEDS AS LOW AS POSSIBLE.
- Spend at least 20% on Savings, which includes retirement saving and debt repayment.
- The rest—about 30%—can be spent on Wants: cable TV, dining out, concert tickets, extra shoes and clothes, knitting supplies, and so on.
Once I discovered this budget (or "budget framerwork", if you prefer), it revolutionized my relationship with money.
|Look at your budget and see if you can decipher how much you're spending on Needs, Savings and Wants. What do you see? What changes do you need to focus on this fall? Share.
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STATESBORO - The goal is always to get to the national championship game.
But you can't skip any steps.
First, you have to get past the semifinals, and the Georgia Southern Eagles won't have an easy path if they hope to get a chance at their seventh national championship.
Fifth-seeded Southern travels to Fargo, N.D., to face top-seeded North Dakota State in the Fargodome on Friday night.
Last season, the Eagles lost in Fargo 35-7 in the semis - their most lopsided playoff loss since 1995.
Some FCS followers say North Dakota State might be stronger this season.
But that doesn't change the expectations for Georgia Southern.
"Georgia Southern is expected to win national championships, so day in and day out there's pressure from Day One when you walk on campus," GSU senior safety J.J. Wilcox said before the playoffs started.
The Eagles opened the 2012 postseason with a 24-16 victory over Central Arkansas before posting a fourth-quarter rally to beat Old Dominion 49-35 last Saturday.
The victory boosted GSU to the semifinals for the third straight year. It took a big effort by the Eagles to get past Old Dominion in Norfolk, Va., and it might take a similar push to get past the Bison in Fargo.
But Southern has a history of pulling out some upsets along the way to championships.
The Eagles have played in 12 semifinal games and won eight.
"I think it's part of the culture here at Georgia Southern," offensive coordinator Brent Davis said. "It's always been like that. There's a sense of responsibility when you play here or coach here because the expectations to win are here. That's what also makes it fun to play here or coach here. You wouldn't want to trade that."
Here is a look back at five memorable semifinal playoff games in Georgia Southern's history.
1. Georgia Southern College 40, Northern Iowa 33
Dec. 14, 1985
Quarterback Tracy Ham's 21-yard touchdown run with 34 seconds left gave the Eagles a thrilling win in the UNI Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Ham led an offense that produced 415 rushing yards against a team surrendering an average of only 87 yards on the ground entering the contest.
Fullback Gerald Harris ran for 178 yards and two touchdowns and kicker Tim Foley booted field goals of 35 and 29 yards.
"Coach (Erk) Russell always says that if we work hard, good things will come to us," said Foley after the game.
Georgia Southern, in only its fourth year since restating its football program, defeated Furman in the finals to win its first national championship.
2. Georgia Southern College 48, Nevada-Reno 38
Dec. 13, 1986
Georgia Southern's offense quieted the top-ranked Wolf Pack and their obnoxious fans called Zonies who resided in the South end zone at Mackay Stadium in Reno, Nev.
The Eagles rolled up 623 yards, 476 on the ground.
Ham ran for 162 yards and two touchdowns and threw for 147 yards and two scores.
A week later, Southern pounded Arkansas State and won its second straight title.
3. Georgia Southern College 21, Eastern Kentucky 17
Dec. 10, 1988
Defensive lineman Darren Alford recovered Lorenzo Field's fumble at the Eagles 5-yard line with 12:26 left as GSC held on to defeat Eastern Kentucky before a then-Paulson Stadium record 14,023 fans.
Slotback Frankie Johnson scampered six yards for the game-winning touchdown in the third quarter. Quarterback Raymond Gross ran for 152 yards and a touchdown.
"Our kids are jumping up and down hollering, 'Idaho' " said Russell, whose squad earned a trip to the finals in Pocatello, Idaho. "I'm sure glad to be going. It beats the alternative."
Southern lost to Furman in the finals.
4. Georgia Southern University 27, Delaware 18
Dec. 9, 2000
Adrian Peterson ran for 198 yards and a touchdown, and the Eagles avenged a 1997 second-round playoff defeat to the Blue Hens.
GSU survived four lost fumbles and advanced to its eighth title game in 16 years.
Kicker Scott Shelton booted two field goals in the fourth quarter to seal the win.
"The last time we came to Delaware, we were just getting started and they beat us," coach Paul Johnson said. "But that seems like a 100 years ago."
The Eagles, behind first-year starting quarterback J.R. Revere, knocked off Montana the next week for their sixth national championship.
5. Western Kentucky 31, GSU 28
Dec. 14, 2002
The Eagles scored three fourth-quarter touchdowns to overcome a 17-point deficit, but coach Jack Harbaugh's squad recovered and scored with 46 seconds left to win.
Shelton's 56-yard field-goal attempt on the final play drifted to the right during Mike Sewak's first year as head coach.
Western Kentucky made a key play during its game-winning drive when wide receiver Casey Rooney outjumped a GSU defender to pull in a pass for a 31-yard gain to the Eagles 2.
On the next play, WKU quarterback Jason Michael scored.
The next week, the Hilltoppers went on to win the championship by defeating McNeese State.
Russell, Frye earn AP All-America honors
Senior defensive tackle Brent Russell and offensive right tackle Garrett Frye earned FCS All-America honors from The Associated Press on Wednesday.
Russell garnered first-team honors after recording 39 tackles with 7.5 tackles for losses and 3.5 sacks.
Frye received third-team honors after starting every game for a unit that led the FCS in rushing with 409.2 yards a game.
GSU players to receive diplomas in special ceremony
Georgia Southern will hold a special graduation ceremony tonight at 8:45 for nine players and a manager who will be in Fargo, N.D., for the Eagles' semifinal game against North Dakota State.
The Eagles who will receive their diplomas during the special commencement ceremony are offensive lineman Blake DeBartola, quarterback Russell DeMasi, wide receiver Markus Farmer, defensive back Brandon Lane, defensive linemen Zach Reckers and Brent Russell, linebackers John Stevenson and Zach York, tight end Tyler Sumner and manager Nate Baker.
Due to the NCAA semifinal playoff game scheduled for Friday evening, the student athletes will be unable to attend GSU's formal graduation ceremonies at Hanner Fieldhouse on Friday afternoon in Statesboro.
Georgia Southern President Brooks Keel, Ph.D., will present the diplomas during a videoconference to be shown live on www.georgiasouthern.tv.
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Among the topics broached in the session was the matchup everyone is looking forward to -- the No. 1 offense in the NFL versus the No. 1 defense in the NFL.
"I think a lot has been made of that and rightfully so," Fox said. "Both sides have been fairly historic in what they've accomplished; I'm talking about Seattle's defense and I'm talking about our offense. We both have great pride. I'll let Pete speak to his, but I know I've got great pride in our offense and what it has put forth this year. At the end of the day, it's a team game. I remind everybody that there's three phases of the game and my experience, in whether it's been one of these games or any big spot, is who executes the best and who performs the best.
"Obviously, your star players have to be great in championship games. There have not been very many championships in any sport where your big players didn't play big. There always seems to be the unknown guy that makes a critical play, whether it's in the kicking game. Lord knows where it's going to come from. My experience has been that there's (always) been one of those events. I think you express that to your team and they understand that this is a performance-based business and you do your best to prepare them and get their minds' right. I think it's going to be a total team effort, at least in my view."
Carroll said he "couldn't agree more."
"It's obvious that there's an attraction to the defense and the offense is a logical matchup to look for, but this game is going to be involving so many different aspects of it," Carroll echoed. "It will be interesting to see if that is the story. Is it our defense versus their offense? I really don't believe that's what it's going to be. Like John thinks, there's so many aspects to this. There's so many phases that will contribute. It will be wonderful to see what the storyline is afterwards."
In fact, so much focus on the Broncos' offense and the Seahawks' defense could have an effect on the other sides of the ball.
"There is a little bit of an undercurrent," Carroll said. "Our offensive guys are thinking about it, too. I'm sure his defensive guys are thinking about it, too. They want to be part of this whole factor. There's going to be a lot of guys battling. It's going to be exciting to see the story. For us, it is pretty obvious that we have this enormous challenge of this great season that (Denver's offense) has had and (quarterback) Peyton (Manning) and all that he was able to accomplish. Nobody has really slowed them down. We take that as a big challenge to us, but the game is going so many different ways. We don't know which way it's going to be bounce, but it's probably going to be about someone taking care of the football better than the other and we'll see how that turns out."
One of the more interesting questions of the entire press conference came directly after that discussion. If Fox were to pick one aspect of the Seahawks' team to put on the Broncos -- and vice versa, if Carroll could take a part of the Broncos and put it on his Seattle club -- what would it be?
"You can't slight your own team," Fox said. "Any time you look at an opponent, there's things that you admire about what that they do. I'll leave it just to admiration, not what I'd want to have. Being a defensive coach, I have a little pertinence to the defense. They have very good speed. They really have a stable of rushers that do an outstanding job; they cause havoc. On the back end, they probably have the most talented secondary in the league. I'm talking about across the board, not just one guy. They have great length, great speed."
Fox said he has an admiration for what Seahawks General Manager John Schneider and Carroll have done with the roster, and praised quarterback Russell Wilson for being a "tremendous competitor."
Carroll, on the other side, had a quick answer.
"We'd like to have their points," he smiled, looking toward Fox. "How many points did you score, like 800? If we had those points, our defense could play pretty well. That would help us. They have an incredible football team. The fact that they've been so consistent and so on top of this, we really talk about how close they were to being undefeated this year. That's because of their tremendous strengths and the well-rounded football team that they are. I wish I had the altitude when our kickers were kicking. We'd kick it a little farther, and it would go a little truer. We'd like that. We would be wrong not to recognize what a tremendous football season (Denver) has had and the team they've had.
"We just like the results of winning, and they're truly a winning football team and a winning program. John (Fox) has always been able to do that. That's something we all admire."


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Christine Ohuruogu's dramatic last gasp 400m victory in the World Athletics Championships on Monday night finally saw the multi medalled Londoner overcome the British record mark set by Kathy Cook at the 1984 Olympic Games.
The 49.43 that Cook ran that day earned her a bronze medal in the Los Angeles games, and despite all of Ohuruogu's global titles (three and counting) she had never gone as fast as Cook before.
Only now could Ohuruogu realistically claim to be the UK's best female sprinter, despite already being a World and Olympic champion.
Cook's talent saw her achieve world class from 100m up to 400m, but missing out on the top individual prizes through sheer unfortunate timing.
Her 1984 bronze medal aside, she missed out on gold medals several occasions thanks to the state doping of the East German regime in the late 70s and 80s.
The same doesn't apply in 1984 of course thanks to the Eastern bloc boycott, but at the 1982 European Championships in particular, Cook was essentially cheated out of gold.
Along with the truly world class marks she set in all of the sprints, it can easily be argued she therefore missed her place as one of British Athletics' most high profile stars in an era when British Athletics enjoyed a high profile in the public's consciousness.
Cook still holds the British record at 200m, and at the rarely run 300m, but now the current generations sprint queen has finally eclipsed her one-lap mark.
It has been some time coming. It was six years ago after all when Ohuruogu claimed her first World title in Osaka 2007, followed a year later by Olympic gold.
And yet all of that was done with times slower than those of Cook in the early 80s.
The luck of being born at the right time perhaps, but it is fitting that Ohuruogu is the one to take her record and even more so in such dramatic circumstances.
In an era where so many of the women's sprint records could be best described as "iffy", the UK records of Cook have survived through their sheer quality rather than any dubious dealings.
Her 400m mark may now be gone, but her sprint legacy is as strong as ever.
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KLRU Q Night at the Movies spotlights a classic film each Saturday night at 8 p.m. This month our feature films will be:
November 5th: Dress to Kill
A psychiatrist (Michael Caine), a prostitute (Nancy Allen) and the son of a slain woman (Angie Dickinson) try to track down the dead woman's killer. Cast: Michael Caine, Angie Dickinson, Nancy Allen.
November 12th: Kiss Me Deadly
Mickey Spillane's private eye Mike Hammer is pulled by a doomed female hitchhiker into a deadly whirlpool of intrigue. Cast: Ralph Meeker, Albert Dekker, Paul Stewart.
November 19th: Four Weddings and a Funeral
The intermittent romance between a charming Englishman (Hugh Grant) and a beautiful American woman (Andie MacDowell) who always seem to run into each other at weddings. Cast: Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, Kristin Scott Thomas.
November 26th: Moonstruck
An Italian-American widow (Cher) engaged to a reticent suitor (Danny Aiello) falls in love with his brother (Nicolas Cage). Cast: Cher, Nicolas Cage, Vincent Gardenia, Olympia Dukakis, Danny Aiello.


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"Never be afraid to ask questions, especially of yourself. Discovery is the mission of life."
Brian Kates
Educators have long known the value of the Socratic method of teaching which is named after the classical Greek philosopher Socrates. This approach is based on the belief that students seek and gain deeper understanding of concepts through thoughtful dialogue rather than memorizing information.
Several kinds of questions are used. Opening questions are used to generate further discussion at the beginning in order to elicit the main idea. Guiding questions help deepen and elaborate the discussion and responses. Closing questions are used to bring discussion to a close and to summarize one's thoughts and to personalize one's insights into life.
Children seem to be naturally gifted in the art of asking questions. From "Where do babies come from?" to the simple and often repeated question of "Why?" they learn about their world and about themselves by asking and asking and asking questions. More than one parent has tried and tried to help a child learn to talk only to wish they had not done such a good job when question after question start coming.
For years I have been intrigued with the way questions have informed my leadership journey. In fact, I have often shared a lecture with my own set of leadership questions which have guided me for decades, i.e. The Big Questions; The Practical Questions; and the Ultimate Questions. I keep going back to them again and again to find nourishment and direction on my personal and public leadership journey.
You can imagine my delight, then, when I came across the book Ever Wonder; Ask Questions and Live in the Answers (2008) by Kobi Yamada. "The quality of your life is in direct proportion to the quality of the questions you ask yourself. Questions have tremendous power. If you want better answers for your life, ask better questions."
As soon as I read those words in the introduction, I knew I would enjoy this little book. Yamada also says, "If you want to change your reality, change your focus. If you want to change your focus, change the questions you ask yourself. Questions control your focus therefore questions control your own experience of life. Thinking is nothing but the process of asking and answering questions."
We all know the value of changing "Why me?" and "Why am I so unhappy?" and "What's wrong with me?" to "How can I make this work?" and How can I make a difference?" and "What am I grateful for?"
Here are a few probing questions from the book: Are you the type of person with whom you would like to spend the rest of your life? Are you living a life of action or reaction? Do you have enough risks in your life to stay alive? Is it true that you have to see it to believe it, or rather, do you have to believe it before you can see it? Have you begun today what you wish to be tomorrow?
There are too many to list them all here but here are a few more: Do you realize that nothing is too good to be true? Who are "they" that hold so much power over our lives? Do you live from the inside out or the outside in? How do you want to be remembered? If you had five minutes to live, who would you call and why are you waiting?
Yamada also wisely observes, "Whatever you ask for, you will get an answer. If you want a great life, ask great questions. Questions should empower you. You should ask a question with genuine expectancy and intention. Good questions are catalysts. They are challenges, inspirations, road maps, hints of something better, calls to action and new beginnings."
Or as Eugene Ionesco said, "It is not the answer that enlightens, but the question."
Think about it.
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I have not read consistently in a long time, but I seem to be in a roll now… hopefully I keep it going. The book I am reading now, Tuesdays with Morrie was recomended to my by a very special person. What is interesting about this book is that I can relate to it in a lot of levels. I have always loved my teachers, keeping in contact with some of them, wanting to keep in contact with most of them. I have actually had the pleasure to take one of my first English teachers here in the US out to dinner.
One of my favorite teacher in High School was my Spanish teacher… mind you this was not a language class, because back in Colombia Spanish is the official language. The class was Spanish and literature. Not only was he an excellent motivator, but he had great sense of humor and an infectious enthusiasm towards life. His name is Gonzalo, his nick name back then and probably still is Chalo. My favorite Aunt in the world is also a teacher and she happened to know Chalo really good, something I did not know until I was already in his class. Well Chalo really tought me the importance or reading, and really drove it home with very interesting books. He also made his assignements super interesting. One time we had an oral book report due, and he gave us a deadline of when he was going to start quizing us. Well, the catch to the whole thing is that he was not going to do it during class but rather our lunch period. He spent probably the better part of his lunch for 2 weeks chasing us around the school, if he caught us, we had to give the oral report on spot. The fun part is that if he saw us he could yell our name and we had to stop (he has no athlete), so ingeniously we started wearing sweaters in our heads or any other means to not be recognized.
Teachers have made such a difference in my life and on who I am. Most of them have become my friends rather than just teacher… if you ever get a chance, contact one of your old teachers back and see that they probably knew you better than you knew yourself back in those times… and that now they will probably be able to still teach a thing or two about life.


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DENVER – The Colorado Rockies announced today that they have recalled right-handed pitcher Collin McHugh from Triple-A Colorado Springs. To make room on the active roster for McHugh, the club has optioned right-handed pitcher Mitchell Boggs. McHugh (#43) is scheduled to start tonight's game against the Milwaukee Brewers (6:10 p.m. MDT) at Coors Field.
McHugh, 26, has made 14 starts in the minor leagues this season, including three appearances and one start at the Major League level for the New York Mets. He began the season with Triple-A Las Vegas and made nine starts, going 3-2 with a 2.87 ERA (53.1 ip, 17 er) before making his season debut on May 18 at the Chicago Cubs. The Berry College product was acquired from the Mets on June 18 for outfielder Eric Young Jr. Since joining the Rockies organization he has gone 2-1 with a 2.40 ERA (30.0 ip, 8 er) in five starts. In 11 career Major League games, he's made five starts and has yet to receive a win going 0-5 with a 8.26 ERA (28.1 ip, 26 er)
Boggs, 29, made two appearances for the Rockies after being acquired from the St. Louis Cardinals on July 9. He began the season on the Cardinals' Opening Day roster where he went 0-3 with two saves and an 11.05 ERA (14.2 ip, 20 er) in 18 games before being optioned to Triple-A Memphis. After being acquired by the Rockies, he was optioned to Double-A Tulsa where he made four appearances converting one save with a 1.50 ERA (6.0 ip, 2 h, 1 er). The Dalton, Georgia native has appeared in 234 career Major League games with 15 starts and has gone 13-15 with six saves and a 4.13 ERA (309.2 ip, 142 er).
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RE "Cyclists say their rights go unrecognized" by Martine Powers (Page A1, Feb. 15): So, what is the real source of disregard that Boston-area bicyclists experience? Motorists hate bicyclists. This is the conclusion I must come to, based on my own experiences.
I imagine many motorists think: Traffic is frustrating enough without having to deal with slow, annoying bicyclists. So, if a few bicyclists get hurt, well, it serves them right for slowing us down.
Motorists have opened car doors into the bike lane without looking, cut me off in one way or another, or hit me — twice. When I ask why they weren't paying attention, often they are neither contrite nor apologetic. Rather, they are angry and offer preposterous explanations for why it was my fault.
So, what's the solution? Giving a few tickets is NOT likely to change the innate frustration that motorists feel. Boston needs separate bike lanes. The sidewalks along Commonwealth Avenue and Beacon Street are ample; use some of that space for bike lanes. In other cases, more thought is required.
This issue will only be addressed when decision-makers — mostly motorists — acknowledge that bicyclists are only trying to help save the planet and not get killed in the process. We deserve more than actions based on deep-seated motorist rage.


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ĀTEXAS TOWNSHIP - PennDOT has announced a public meeting to explain a project to widen a heavy traveled commercial section of Route 6 in Indian Orchard.
The meeting is at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 22 at the Wayne County Chamber of Commerce Building 32 Commercial Street, Honesdale.
The plan is to widen the existing 2-lane road between Route 652 and Brook Road (SR 2009) which is just west of Joe's Kwik Mart.
Other work includes concrete curbing , storm water drainage system, driveway adjustments, guide rail, signs and pavement markings. The purpose of this meeting is to provide the PennDOT staff an opportunity to explain the project and answer questions on an informal basis. Preliminary design plans will be available for review.


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Last week Molly from DwellStudio invited Matt and I over to their SoHo office for a little pow-wow. We toured the office, caught up over coffee, and recieved a brief run down on DwellStudio's forthcoming new product releases.
I can't divulge the deets, but let me tell you DwellStudio has once again proved they can reinvent, revitalize and reinvigorate their already strong product offering all the while keeping the fabulous DwellStudio je ne sais quoi intact.
Second to that, their entrée into new product categories will most certainly blow you away. They have some AMAZING stuff coming down the pipe…
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"I'll be up there July 19 and 20, performing every hour on the hour for 10 to 15 minutes at a time, between noon and 6 p.m., going for more world records," the eager Mighty Gonzales said.
On the stong man's laundry list of feats, he will bend 1/2-inch-thick steel bars between his teeth and over the back of his neck – as well as possibly the front of his neck.
"Very few strong men have ever attempted bending bars over the front of their neck. It's very dangerous. One wrong move and you can crack your windpipe," he said.
The Mighty Gonzales will also rip Cape Coral/Fort Myers phone books in half, tear license plates in two, smash concrete blocks over his head and his groin (yes, you read that correctly) with a sledge hammer ("with the help of a trusty assistant, of course"), and lift the world's smallest production car (135 pounds) over his head, equipped with a lovely assistant.
Attempting to break the world records, the Mighty Gonzales says he's going to bench-press 300,500 pounds in one hour, along with attack the arm-curl record ("currently a little over 60,000 pounds"), also in one hour.
"It's going to be a terrific challenge – especially if [Ripley's] wants me to set them on the same days, so I'm going to have to really keep myself hydrated and energized, conserving my strength as often as possible," he said. "It's really going to press me to the limits, but I'm the Mighty Gonzales, and the Mighty Gonzales doesn't back out of any challenge."
So far, Ripley's and Guinness world records this local muscle man has already broken include, "setting a record in freestyle squats (deep-knee bends without the weights – 4,360 reps in one hour) at World Gym, Fort Myers; over 2,000 hanging leg lifts in one hour (Gold's Gym, Cape Coral); and a full-body workout (presses, curls, squats, dead-lifts, etc.) lifting over a million pounds in 12 hours (Gold's Gym, Cape Coral).
"The following year, I broke the same record with 2 million pounds in 12 hours (Gold's Gym, Cape Coral). Check it out, it's on YouTube," he said.
He's performed at the Lani Kai during spring break regularly, and last year, The Mighty Gonzales came to FMB's HammerHead Gym to perform feats of strength for a local church's food bank.
"I did 1,000 stomach crunches in 10 minutes while lying on broken glass; 1,000 deep-knee bends in 15 minutes while standing barefoot on a pile of broken glass; and bench-pressed and lifted 10 tons in a total of 10 minutes continuously," he boasted.
One day, the strong man plans to hold the world record for "breaking the most world records."
"I've been spending a lot of time in the gym building up my cardio and strengthening up during full-body workouts," he said. "I'm ready for my Ripley's Believe It or Not challenge. Atlantic City, here I come!"
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Local man David "The Mighty" Gonzales will attempt to perform record-breaking feats of strength in Atlantic City, N.J., for Ripley's Believe It or Not next week. Above, the muscle man breaks world records during a several-week benefit at HammerHead Gym last year. Photo by MELISSA SCHNEIDER.


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Coming off the bench after suffering an injury in the Florida Derby, juvenile champion Shanghai Bobby (1-2) is set to renew his career with a possible eye on the BC Dirt Mile and beyond. But while he enjoys a significant class edge, 6-1/2F is a tough distance to return from a long layup when not wound 100 percent.
Tenango (4-1) has a recency edge, is extremely sharp, tactically equipped and nicely drawn outside to pounce when ready. He will run his race. Whether that's good enough, I'm willing to pay to find out.
Taking Tenango to win at 3-1 or greater and keying him in exactas with the champ and the hybrid-distance loving Slan Abhaile (6-1).
Number of Selections since May, 2007: 1394
Number of Win-Place-Show Finishers: 427-264-212
Amount Wagered: $2,788 [to win only]
Total Dollar Return on Investment: $2,908.00
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There was no way Ben Katchor's latest comics collection could have been a misfire. Gathered from the regular strips he did for the tabloid-size, urban-studies magazine Metropolis, the volume shows Katchor doing what he does best: illustrating the surreal and often hilarious potential of city life, as he observes it.
Katchor's humor relies on cities for its strength: their grime, their dishonest denizens, and their beautiful decay seem to feed his imagination. This book hits its target in just about every panel; the worst one might say about it is that at times it becomes too philosophical — and what kind of a crime is that?
One might also argue that Katchor has been plowing the same furrow for many years now, and that perhaps he should branch out in a different direction. This argument depends on the reader for its validity: If you take issue with the furrow he plows, it's a problem, but if not, not. But, in the end, who could take issue with these comics?
At their best, the 159 independent strips gathered here catch on some little detail of urban life that exposes a telling human weakness and expand on it in a surreal and often eloquent way.
Take, for instance, the strip about the Soliloqueeter, a service that allows the user to call a number and offer a rambling monologue without the expectation of the pressure of a response on the other end.
Or there's the body-heat snatcher, a man who manages to contain the heat left behind by people's rumps after they've sat in one spot for an extended period and turn it into electrical energy.
Couldn't we all use a crumb collector, a person who goes into people's apartments and collects the crumbs from their toasters for constructive re-use elsewhere?
Or, if not that, then Fayoum's Finger, a handy mechanical device that adjusts pesky labels in clothing?
The strips are, as always, moved forward with the help of Katchor's artfully dry text, which has asserted itself more aggressively over the years, making a more noticeable competition with Katchor's artfully bedraggled figures and crumbling porticos. There are some strips here in which the text threatens to completely crowd out the art, surging, practically bursting out of the frame.
And the text is, as always, composed of the murmuring, exquisitely structured sentences that sound as if they came from the AM dial of a radio spontaneously imbued with prescience. "The air of gaiety has been pumped from this windowless chamber . . . and into the vacuum rushes an assortment of birthday boys, recent graduates and long-suffering couples," utters "The Party Room" in its final two frames.
"The High-Visibility Vest" begins: "The standard high-visibility vest worn by highway and construction workers . . . has been adopted for everyday use by certain unhappy individuals." These lines seem tonally blank, but in another sense they are bottomlessly complex; any number of implications or intonations might be taken from them, with the right kind of examination.
Sadness, whimsy, nostalgia, reflection, concern: These feelings all float through the frames which, despite the wizened appearance of their characters, could also be said to be bristling with energy, nearly in motion.
Does the book ever falter? Sure. Near its end, the strictly regimented panels give way to more free-form strips, a style in which Katchor seems less confident, his wit less acute.
Additionally, a somewhat dreamy tone reminiscent of the free-form dystopian imaginings of his book, "The Cardboard Valise,'' creeps in here at times, meshing uncomfortably with the grit of the rest of the book. But these are small complaints. The idea that the universal can be conveyed through close attention to particulars is a cliché, perhaps, but seeing it executed well is a rare pleasure. This book is that execution.Max Winter's poetry collection "Walking Among Them'' will be published this spring. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Codeplex was created to undermine the open source and more particularly the free software movement. Well, they launched their Tet offensive and it was massively funded, but it failed.
They'll have to try something else.
Yep, "in a string of attempts to play nicely with open source" sounds like "in a string of attempts to nicely play open source" but it's not really the same thing.
what part of embrace extend extinguish does "attempts to play nicely with open source" fit in again?
oh yes, clearly, we must be ignorant and have forgotten? Surely the leopard has changed their spots, huh?
Has anyone seen MS ever do something pro open source/pro free software? The answer is no, and it never will happen either. All they do is try to cover their tail when they screw up, as is common.
Has anyone seen MS ever do something pro open source/pro free software?
Off the top of my head:
http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2010/06/10/jquery-globalization-plugin-from-microsoft.aspx [asp.net]
Umm, isn't this to benefit
how is that a gain for open source?
How would this benefit
Pro free tools:
http://www.microsoft.com/express/windows/ [microsoft.com]
I had actually forgotten that codeplex even existed until seeing it mentioned here on Slashdot today. Basically, codeplex is a home for Windows zealots who kind of like the idea of open source and want to dabble in it but refuse to leave the comforting confines of their OS of choice. So now, they have somewhere to hang out. It serves MS's purposes as it gives them something to hopefully take a little of the wind out of the sails of cross-platform real open source development. Personally, I think it a bit
A lot of Microsoft's open source projects, including projects like MEF, build on Mono and were subtly patched but not announced to be fixed as such. So they aren't "announcing to the world" that it works on Mono, but their developers are making sure it's compatible.
Besides, what does it matter which platform your software layer resides on? If you think it's absurd to build OSS on proprietary software, then I suppose you only write software and packages for the most free distro, depending on your definition
I had actually forgotten that SourceForge even existed until seeing it mentioned here on Slashdot today. Basically, SourceForge is a home for Open Source/*nix/FS zealots who kind of like the idea of open source and want to dabble in it but refuse to leave the comforting confines of their OS of choice. So now, they have somewhere to hang out. It serves the zealot's purposes as it gives them something to hopefully take a little of the wind out of the sails of the Windows stack of software. Personally, I think
Err? I didn't recall seeing anything even close to what you describe.
As far as I can tell, they're just trying to foster open source development on Windows because it's a developer issue. Some developers prefer and only engage in open source development, causing them to gravitate to Linux, BSD, etc. Microsoft hates losing developers, because users, slowly but surely, follow them and where the good applications are.
It's not a grand "Tet offensive". And it was anything but massively funded.
They could endow a trust fund for SourceForget.net. And if they had ideas for a better forge, they could make code submissions to SourceForge.net.
Why? Why can there only be one open source code repository?
I'm not saying there should only be one public forge. I'm just saying that would be one way for MS to get away from people's distrust in anything they back. Because I think most people would trust SF.net to not be corrupted the kind of thing I proposed.
Further, ultimately, as a developer, do you even care what repository the code comes from?
No. But as a project contributor, maybe. If this was the MS of the 1990's, I wouldn't trust a forge they owned one tiny bit - there would almost certainly be a trap hidden in the legalese. Nowadays, I'm not sure.
But here's another way to look at it: aside from branding, what might MS's motives be for setting this thing up? Based on their past actions, it's pretty clear that they're not angels.
Sourceforge's engine is closed source.
I asked.
You can't make "code submissions" to it.
The thing with Microsoft is that nothing you create based on their 'technologies' can truly be open. The Shared Source license is likewise not a very 'open' or 'free' (both in speech and in beer) license. The problem with Microsoft is that they have used their financial and patent weight against open source in the past and will probably continue doing so. If Microsoft really want, they can revoke all their permissions and promises at any point in time and all projects based on the Shared Source License woul
The specs are published here:
SMB: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc246231(PROT.13).aspx [microsoft.com]
SMB2: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc246482(PROT.13).aspx [microsoft.com]
You say "We have reverse engineered it for a while"... Who's "we"? Do you speak for the Samba team? The Samba team not only has access to the above specs, but t
I wish I could simply forget SourceForge.net
I wish I could simply forget SourceForge.net
Why would that be?
What a splendid idea. A source revision control system hooked up straight to
They did this ~ 10 years ago. The result was windows ME.
So could Google - but no one seems to be bitching about Google Code.
Google [google.com] has been a [android.com] great [chromium.org] friend [google.com] of open source. They have earned and continue to earn a great deal of trust and respect from the open source and free software community.
Compare [theregister.co.uk] to the current CEO of Microsoft and I think it will be clearer why Microsoft needs to do more.
So could Google - but no one seems to be bitching about Google Code.
I dunno, just about every non-Google project I've seen initially on Google Code has moved off of it to GitHub or someplace else in a fairly short time, usually after some complaints about it.
Though the complaints have been about Google reinventing the wheel and not doing it particularly well from the perspective of the projects involved, rather than about any presumed nefarious motives, most likely because Google, unlike MS, doesn't have a
Is that a typo or a commentary on the quality of SourceForge?
And if they had ideas for a better forge, they could make code submissions to SourceForge.net.
CodePlex uses TFS for source control. It makes sense for projects that are already centered around MS tech in other ways, and especially if developers use VS, but I somehow doubt that SourceForge would appreciate that.
By the way, it's interesting how the article is about CodePlex Foundation, while most comments are about CodePlex - which is a different thing (yeah, I know, the naming is confusing as hell).
An organization that wants to make open source products based off Microsoft will only get more Open Source Cred if they separate from Microsoft?
It seems like Microsoft is stuck in a position to make no concession. You don't like Microsoft. You'd like it a bit more if it were friendlier to Open Source. Microsoft starts an Open Source Initiative. It doesn't quite live up to Expectations. Now, the only way this new initiative can redeem itself is to become independent of Microsoft.
Wouldn't then Microsoft NOT have an open source initiative, and put them back at square one? Does becoming independent of Microsoft allow them to better work on Microsoft code?
Microsoft eventually wants
They know that Java has a massive, massive advantage in terms of OSS 3rd party library availability. As mentioned in the article, this comes from high profile Java OSS projects like Apache's Jakarta, Eclipse and others.
So Codeplex is their attempt at getting a similar ball rolling for
Microsoft eventually wants
I'm curious by what standard you think it isn't. Certainly each has its advantages and disadvantages, and there's a lot of work for both out there.
But that being said, as someone who's spent years developing professionally with each, I'd say the list in your
I'm biased as fuck.
But I don't think that takes away from the fact that
Nor the fact that it's in Microsoft's interest to do so, nor the fact that this is probably an attempt to change that.
Nors for everybody!
I'm biased as fuck.
Fair enough. I respect you for not having any illusions about that.
I don't know that I'd say
If nothi
101 Reasons why Java is better than
This article is completely outdated. A signature like this makes it hard to take you seriously.
It's still quite accurate.
No it is not. I've spotted at least 5 of those items that are outright wrong.
Java is generally better than c#, but you don't need to make shit up to show that.
Good job fuck mook, there are over a hundred total.
Show me the
http://www.go-mono.com/mono-downloads/download.html [go-mono.com]
Microsoft's unfriendliness to Open Source has very little to do with them releasing any, or hosting code repositories.
The unfriendliness is expressed in terms of vague threats using software patents, attempts to derail implementation in various places, suspicious licensing deals like with Novell and so on.
All that has to go for me to start changing my mind. Until that happens, I'm not touching CodePlex with a 10 foot pole, and consider it completely irrelevant at best, and some sort of trap at worst.
FYI, apostraphes aren't just for quoting words for no apparent reason, they're also used in contractions.
*You* "can" 'emphasise' a $comment$ any ^way^ you like
But speaking in "airquotes" can be annoying
I know I will probably get flamed for this, but as someone who just developed some
On top of all the broken things in IE...the most annoying thing about IE is that links are t
After a cursory look it seems like an foundation more interested on marketing and policies than in code. I actually had to look hard in order to find the project list.
Am I right to assume that there are only 6 projects?
Seriously, six?
Meh. Call me when they have 600.
(Goes back to github).
Uh, no 16021 projects. And this was with one click from the homepage - "Project Directory" - funny about how obvious links make sense.
>more interested on marketing and policies than in code
Really? From your 1 second glance at the homepage? Unless you have 99% vision loss, you are a troll - or illiterate.
From the article:
"... Not to be confused with Codeplex.com"
I think we both have been looking to different sites. Sure, codeplex.com has lots of projects. But this article is not about it.
Also, FYI: I happen to have suffered eye surgery. As a result, my vision is better than average.
Codeplex is utterly GPL unfriendly, i would say GPL hostile. Its also nothing more than a way to steer open source towards being something you build with Microsofts closed technologies. Its not even stealthy in that regard.
I say fuck Microsoft until they prove they can cooperate. Why give them free ammo for absolutely nothing?
From http://www.codeplex.org/About2/FAQ/Mission.aspx [codeplex.org] (emphasis mine):
The Foundation has no pre-suppositions about particular projects, platforms, or open source licenses.
Doesn't sound hostile to the GPL to me.
CodePlex (http://codeplex.com) hosts over 4500 projects [codeplex.com] licensed under GPLv2 or LGPL (the majority of which are under GPL). Ironically, one of those projects is a Linux distro [codeplex.com].
CodePlex Foundation - a different thing (http://codeplex.org) - doesn't mention GPL at all [google.com] on the website - which, admittedly, raises a brow for an OSS-centric organization - but I still don't see how it makes it "GPL hostile". It looks more like an awkward silence to me.
It does mention BSD several times in project listings (i.e. there are projects released under it there), but that's it.
By the way, since I posted the comment, the website does mention GPL now, in a new post to the CodePlex Foundation blog [codeplex.org]:
The CodePlex Foundation is completely free and open source software license agnostic. The Foundation is also technology agnostic. If you want to use AGPL or GPLv3 or BSD or EPL, the Foundation has no opinion and will happily support your project or gallery. If you want to
Why I don't like MS Hosting FOSS Projects
1) Microsoft has always looked towards the bottom line first and community second.
2) Microsoft doesn't really want any competition in platforms, so anything written that runs on many different platforms will "never behave as well" (performance, threading, resources, etc) as a 100% native application.
3) When Microsoft does attempt to get onboard with a standard app/tool/protocol, they always extend it in a proprietary way. Sometimes they make it better than it was, but since nobody else is allowed to also get those extensions, it doesn't do any good for the original community. Just look at LDAP/Active Directory.
4) Microsoft has had 30+ years to select, port and deliver a good cross platform scripting language, but they have not done so. I would love to have a native-from-Microsoft pre-installed version of Perl on every MS-Windows platform. Still they release wsh, cmd, bat and other similar crap. Where's the MS-Python or MS-Perl or MS-Php? Oh, because those are true FOSS projects, MS can't bastardize them. It doesn't matter how much more productive scripting would be. We know other commercial vendors that include these tools with the OS. Why won't Microsoft?
If you want a new idea to flourish, you need these things:
- small group of _believers_ that work on it for passion, not money
- complete openness in the results - source code in this case
- competition - another real player to battle against who also has complete openness in their code. It is NOT cheating to look at the competition's work.
Examples include the robot soccer team competition where at the end of every competition, all software for every team is shared so the level of play the following year will be elevated for all teams. Basically, the best software for last year is the starting point for all teams in the next competition.
Just a few thoughts.
I remember back when the Shared Source Initiative was announced, I looked into in, and found that actually seeing any of the source code required signing an NDA (Non-Disclosure Agreement). I closed those windows and forgot about it.
So are there NDAs required by any of the various CodePlex things? Or are there other equivalent "agreements" that have other euphemistic names? That would tell us a lot about their actual intentions.
I've written a lot of software that's secret, proprietary, whatever. The companies that hired me paid me pretty well for the software. But if I'm to get involved in something that I think is going to be shared publicly among a crowd of developers, and then discover that it's actually owned and controlled by the web site's owners, I'm going to feel rather double-crossed. I'd rather know beforehand, so I can avoid wasting my time just to donate code to such organizations.
Another variant of this problem existed on AT&T's Sys/V. I did some development in which some of the machines that I tested the code on ran Sys/V. I found that the binaries always contained an AT&T copyright notice. This was obviously because the binaries linked in the AT&T libc and other libraries. So I refused to distribute binaries for Sys/V, on the grounds that doing so might legally constitute signing my copyright to AT&T. I know of a number of companies that abandoned Sys/V after I pointed this out to them (and their lawyers agreed).
There a lot of tricky ways to lose control of your code to big corporations, and Microsoft has a bit of a rep for tricks like this. So it'd be nice to know up front whether a new repository holds such threats.
So are there NDAs required by any of the various CodePlex things? Or are there other equivalent "agreements" that have other euphemistic names? That would tell us a lot about their actual intentions.
I wouldn't be able to say anything about CodePlex Foundation, but then I don't know what you would do there in the first place.
As for CodePlex - no, you don't need any NDAs. It's really just your typical project hosting website, except that it's targeted at the audience that uses MS development technologies (though doesn't exclude other stuff [codeplex.com]).
Loose bits sink chips.


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AfriGeneas Genealogy and History Forum Archive
Re: 'SUCCESS STORY' an AMEN
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Cuz Irita,
This is an AMEN to Denise's post about what a little prodding can do.
Your efforts, especially the Photo Section of your Home Page is truly something to be proud of. You are truly blessed that you have a family of 'picture takers & record keepers'.
Congratulations on finding a new relative, or was it being found?
Your cousin's husband
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Waiting Game of the Debt Ceiling Deal
For the past month the top headline on the major television networks has focused on our national lawmakers trying to reach a deal on the nation's debt ceiling by an August 2nd deadline.Many of us probably never heard the term "debt ceiling" prior to the debate in Washington D.C this summer. However, if an increase in the limit is not given to Congress then borrowed funds would not be there to pay bills potentially causing the United States to default on its debit obligations.The debt ceiling deals with what is the legal limit of money the federal government can borrow in order to pay its bills. Currently the federal government debt limit is estimated to be around $14.3 trillion, an amount both sides of the political aisle understand is not sustainable.The big question people are asking is what will actually happen if the debt ceiling isn't raised and at this point no one is certain what will happen. Lawmakers, Democrat or Republican, agree that the limit needs to be raised, but they disagree on the details of what deficit-reduction measures should be attached to a debt limit deal to try to start bringing down the amount of money the United States owes. Republicans want trillions in spending cuts in exchange for supporting a debt limit increase, while Democrats have called for closing tax code loopholes and looking into raising the tax rate in various areas. There are more details into what each side is wanting but it's these basic contrasting views on how to solve the issue that is keeping the party leaders on both sides from reaching an agreement.In looking at the ongoing debate in Washington D.C. and its potential effects to the economy, Borger Economic Development Corporation CEO Dan Redd commented, "I think the politicians are using this as a political football to scare the electorate on both sides, both conservative and liberal. I would hate to see them do something that is going to hurt the stock market but it looks like that is inevitable if they don't get their act together in DC." Redd added, "I can't see us surviving very well as a nation, state, business or family if something isn't done about the size of our debt. Whatever is done is going to be a hard pill to swallow for nearly all areas of our economy."With the uncertainty, there is no question individuals are starting to wonder what kind of effect it could have in their own portfolios.In response to some of the questions customers may have on the effects in reaching or not reaching a debt ceiling deal, various financial institutions are starting to provide information to try to guide people in what they need to do to protect themselves.The Borger News Herald was provided with information by the local Edward Jones office of Gary A. Schneck. There are a couple of things investors need to consider and expect.First don't panic. Even if a deal is not reached by the August 2nd deadline, the United States is expected to find ways to make payments on its debt for awhile.Second, regardless of whether or not, a deal is done there is the expectation that interest rates will rise because lenders do not like uncertainty in the market.The rise in interest rates is something Redd also sees happening, saying, "I anticipate rising interest rates for business and personal loans and for low interest on investments. That will not be good on any front for the individuals and small companies."With such an undesirable result, there is the expectation that such a distress could likely cause Congress to take quick action in addressing the debt ceiling.This last suggestion is to refuse to allow debts and deficits drive your investment decisions. Even after the debt ceiling issue is resolved, there will continue be concerns about the country's debt and deficit issues.The decisions an investor makes should be based more on personal goals, risk tolerance and timeline instead of the level of debt being taken on by the government. With less than a week away from the August 2nd deadline, time is ticking and will reveal if our lawmakers will finally come together to put together a debt ceiling deal.


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I won an auction lot that contained a clock front, no case, and a box of misc. mouldings. When it arrived, I was pleased with the project ahead. It took about 4 weeks of searching to find all the parts and materials. Finally I was ready to go to work. I already had the perfect movement, a triple chime 8 rod. So after a few weeks, I am at the point as you can see, ready to start finishing. When I am finished I will post the result.
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The Bills did not handle one fourth down decision in the fourth quarter well at all.
Dolphins DE Cameron Wake didn't want to celebrate after a loss, but his three sacks give him a career high-tying 14 on the season.
C Ryan Wendell has overcome plenty of doubts on his way to the Patriots lineup.
The Jets credited their offensive line with setting the tone for the running game that led them to victory in the second half.
Coach John Harbaugh doesn't want the Ravens to overreact to Sunday's loss to the Redskins.
K Josh Brown might be done with the Bengals after one game, but he left his mark with four field goals.
The Browns wanted to block a punt on Sunday, but settled for Travis Benjamin's 93-yard return for a touchdown.
Steelers WR Mike Wallace was booed early, but helped a futile comeback effort with two late touchdowns.
If the Texans need an emergency cornerback, WR DeVier Posey is happy to serve.
Bob Kravitz of the Indianapolis Star believes that there's something real under the Colts' magic this season.
Jaguars WR Kevin Elliott got plenty of looks on Sunday, but his hands weren't up to the task.
QB Jake Locker couldn't replicate his strong first half and the Titans lost to the Colts.
The Broncos' shot at a bye looks a little better after Sunday's loss by the Ravens.
The Chiefs did not hold up well after WR Dwayne Bowe left the game.
There are no easier answers to fixing all that's wrong with the Raiders.
A successful fake punt by S Eric Weddle was part of a day when all went well for the Chargers.
The Cowboys gave some of RT Doug Free's playing time to Jermey Parnell on Sunday.
A shaky start did not lead to a bad game for Giants QB Eli Manning.
It felt like every catch by Eagles WR Jason Avant was a big one in Sunday's win.
Said Redskins QB Kirk Cousins of running the ball for a two-point conversion, "I'm not as fast as Robert so those blocks are going to have to be made for me to score. And they were. I just had to dive across the goal line to do that last part of it."
Breaking the Bears' franchise record for receptions in a season didn't thrill WR Brandon Marshall because the team lost to the Vikings.
Said Lions K Jason Hanson of losing every game he's ever played in Green Bay, "I hate it. I don't know what to say. I feel like I have to answer for it. Maybe I'm the one common denominator."
DT Mike Daniels became the first Packers rookie defensive lineman to return a fumble for a touchdown since 1941.
Rookie defensive backs Josh Robinson and Harrison Smith made big contributions to the Vikings victory.
The Falcons are trying to move past Sunday's loss as quickly as possible.
Panthers LB Thomas Davis was emotional after getting a game ball for his play on Sunday.
Jeff Duncan of the New Orleans Times-Picayune thinks the Saints should be "embarrassed" by Sunday's loss.
Buccaneers QB Josh Freeman had a rough day against the Eagles.
Among the many things that went wrong for the Cardinals on Sunday was CB Patrick Peterson's trouble fielding punts cleanly.
The Rams' run defense got the job done on Sunday.
Two more sacks for 49ers LB Aldon Smith keep him pointed at Michael Strahan's single-season record.
Rookie RB Robert Turbin got his first career 100-yard rushing game in the rout of the Cardinals.


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Creating document based applications
From GNUstepWiki
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Note: this is a work in progress. Please bear with me as I add further information. --ChrisArmstrong 08:33, 5 Jul 2005 (CEST)
OpenStep can provide your application a document-based model. It helps to simplify the process of creating such applications. GNUstep is compatible with this paridgm as well; this document aims to provide an overview of what is required in the creation and design of such an application.
It is assumed you are familiar with GNUstep, and have some understanding as how to create Gorm's nib files, as well as some understanding of how they work.
Importantly, such applications have certain components that are required, and should be considered as part of their design. At a programmatic level, classes that will be used as part of the AppKit are:
This class is central to the OpenStep document based model. Such an application declares a new instance of a subclass of NSDocument for each "document" that is opened. It will be necessary to subclass NSDocument to implement this.
Each instance of your NSDocument subclass may have one or more windows associated with it. These are used as an interface for loading and saving a representation of your document type. Each window will have an "NSWindowController" instance associated with it, where NSDocument maintains a list of these.
This class acts a controller. It maintains a list of documents (instances of your NSDocument subclass) and is responsible for loading and instantiating new documents. It is usually not necessary to implement a subclass of this, but often it may be useful to implement special functionality (especially related to open documents as a whole).
As mentioned above, NSWindowController instances are individually associated with one NSWindow instance, in such a way that a document maintains a list of window controllers that are reponsible for rendering the views associated with a document.
You will most likely not have to subclass NSWindowController. Instead, you associate a nib file (the Gorm output) with the subclass of NSDocument, and NSDocumentController will load this nib file for each document that is created or loaded.
For example, a text based application that is used for the editing of plain text files, may subclass NSDocument with a TextDocument class. Each instance of this class would have an NSWindowController instance associated with it, which in turn manages a window instance that is instantiated from a nib file. The NSDocumentController instance, as managed and instatiated by GNUstep, would be responsible for loading and saving documents in your application. It even prompts the user to save their documents when they try to quit the application.
In building your application you will need to create a number of components. From scratch, the following should be a rough guide to getting it working. The Makefile
For this type of application, no special makefile is needed: it just has to be a normal application. Project Builder should be able to spit out the required makefile and Gorm files that are needed for a generic application. Otherwise use the following as a template:
GNUmakefile: include $(GNUSTEP_MAKEFILES)/common.make APP_NAME = DocumentApp DocumentApp_OBJC_FILES = \ MyDocument.m \ main.m DocumentApp_RESOURCES = \ Resources/Info-gnustep.plist \ Resources/DocumentApp.gorm \ Resources/MyDocument.gorm -include GNUmakefile.preamble include $(GNUSTEP_MAKEFILES)/application.make -include GNUmakefile.postamble For more information as to customising this file, as well as setting up compiler options for third party libraries and includes, see the GNUstep makefile manual.


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Missing Snowmobiler Found
SUPERIOR, Wis. (AP) – A snowmobiler who'd been missing in the Superior area since Saturday has been found, safe but suffering from effects of the cold. Superior police say 51-year-old Craig Friebe was found Monday morning on the ice of the Nemadji River. He was taken to a hospital with symptoms of frostbite and hypothermia. Friebe was able to identify himself to responders and tell them his snowmobile ran out of gas. He'd been walking since then, but it wasn't clear for how long. He was found about 20 miles from where he'd last been seen. Authorities spent all day Sunday looking for him. They suspended their search at nightfall. Friebe went missing as the coldest temperatures of the season settled across the region. Low temperatures in Superior were below zero Sunday night.
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Myths FAQ
1. MYTH: Ill be behind and wont graduate on time.
FACT: Actually, study abroad programs can sometimes put you ahead of your stateside classmates. Check with your academic advisor or study abroad coordinator to determine the course youll need while abroad.
2. MYTH: Youre really supposed to go abroad during your junior year.
FACT: In reality, programs are available to freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors. The earlier you plan, the better off youll be in determining the best time for studying abroad.
3. MYTH: Study abroad is too expensive, and I cant afford it.
FACT: Ironically, it may actually be cheaper to study abroad than it is at home! Favorable exchange rates, the elimination of some of your usual expenses and lower costs of living may make your study abroad cost even less than studying at your home campus. Also, many student loans and financial aid packages can be applied to your study abroad program; many study abroad scholarships are available, including the University System of Georgia Regents Scholarship.
4. MYTH: Im not a foreign language major, and I cant speak another language.
FACT: Many programs do not require any knowledge of a foreign language. There are quite a few programs offered in English.
5. MYTH: My school doesnt offer any programs that fit with my major.
FACT: The University System of Georgia offers 257 programs anywhere from nursing to education, computer science to graphic design, theater to wildlife management, and everything in between. In addition, the USG belongs to ISEP, the worlds largest study abroad organization, which offers diverse programs in a wide variety of disciplines and majors. You can earn credits toward your major while abroad and return to the states right on schedule with your studies.
6. MYTH: You have to plan it all out beginning in your freshman years.
FACT: Program deadlines are usually less than six months prior to departure, and for some programs, the deadline is less than three months prior to departure.
7. MYTH: You have to have very good grades to be accepted into a study abroad program.
FACT: Study abroad is not just for students who have a 4.0. For many programs, the requirement is simply that you be in good standing with your college or university.
8. MYTH: Studying abroad is not safe.
FACT: Many cities and towns overseas employ even stricter police and law enforcement standards than cities and towns in the U.S. Crime rates in many countries are much lower than they are in the U.S.
So now you know the facts on study abroad. Dont let the myths keep you from pursuing your desire to study in another country!
[Source: University System of Georgia Office of Internal Education (www.usg.edu/oie)]


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Robyn Henry
Assistant Professor of Rural Human Services
Robyn Henry has worked as a faculty for the UAF/IAC Rural Human Services Program since 1995 first as an adjunct professor and then in 2004 joining the faculty full-time. She has over twenty five years experience working in the Behavioral Health field working directly with behavioral health service providers. She holds a master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling with a specialization in Psychiatric Rehabilitation from Boston University. From 2001-2003 Ms Henry created and directed the Rural Mental Health Training and Consultation and from 1992 to 1997 Ms. Henry worked as a faculty member at the University of Alaska Anchorage to create and direct the Community Support Training and Technical Assistance Program. From 1997 to 2000 Ms. Henry served as executive director of NAMI Alaska, a statewide program that provides education and advocacy support to people with mental illness and their families. In 1997 Ms Henry began providing independent contract services and among other work, she serves as a Northern Community Resources facilitator for community site reviews for mental health programs as well as has taught a variety of Graduate and Undergraduate course work in the Mental Health field.