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CSO Information & Announcements
Fall On-Campus Interviewing Program
Employment Opportunities
Fellowships & Scholarships
Job Fairs
If you were unable to attend this year's Mandatory What's Next for Fall Programs held in April, you must follow the steps outlined below:
1) Watch the video of the What's Next for Fall Program (originally presented April 24th and 25th). Click here to be taken to the Program & Videos page.
2) Complete, sign and submit the What's Next for Fall Registration Sheet to the main Career Services Office in Suite 360 by 5 pm on Friday, May 18, 2012.
3) In addition, if after viewing the video you decide that you would like to participate in Fall Recruiting 2012, you must complete the Mandatory What's Next For Fall 2012 Fall Recruiting Questionnaire, and submit it to the main Career Services Office in Suite 360 also by 5 pm on Friday, May 18, 2012.
4) Review the Resource Sheets referenced in the program on-line (PDF links are listed on the Programs & Videos page or in the Fall Recruiting section of the kentlaw.edu website under "Make-up Procedures.") Alternatively, you can pick up copies of the handouts in the main Career Services Office.
Summer Resume Books are now available for "opt-in" for all rising 2Ls (current 1Ls), 3Ls and Recent Graduates (2011 and 2012 classes). Employers will be notified that resume books are available on May 21st, and as we receive the most requests for resume books immediately thereafter, we encourage you to opt-in before this date. Even if you have secured employment for this summer, keep in mind that summer resume books may be used by employers for hiring for Fall 2012.
The Career Services Office remains open with its regular hours throughout the summer time, and continues to provide students and graduates with the same counseling, resume review, and other services. Please don't hesitate to come in, call or email!
The Career Services Office is pleased to announce that videos of our programming are now available to be viewed online. Most of our programming will be available on our website within 1-2 days of the original program date and will remain available for viewing for 2-3 weeks, due to limited server space. Program videotapes will still be available in our office. A password is required to view these programs. Please call our office at 312-906-5200 or email email@example.com for the username and password. To watch videos of our programming, go to the CSO's web page, click on the right hand navigation bar "Student Information" and select "Programs and Videos." Or, click here to be taken directly to the page.
NALP is hosting free Webinar "Summer Success: Getting the Most from Your Summer Public Interest Experience" on May 23 at 3:00 PM EDT. This free webinar will give your students practical tips on how to develop professionally and personally while interning at public interest offices this summer. They'll get insider advice from public interest attorneys and community leaders on how to walk away from their summer positions having had an invaluable experience! The wonderful Deb Ellis and Sherizaan Minwalla from the Tahirih Justice Center will be leading the webinar.
Register here: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/824680642 or here: http://pslawnet.wordpress.com/2012/05/02/were-hosting-a-free-webinar-on-maximizing-your-summer-experience-come-one-come-all/
Chicago-Kent College of Law is a member of Equal Justice Works, a non-profit dedicated to helping law students pursue public interest careers. EJW seminars on debt relief are free and informative, if interested, please register for the sessions that interest you.
Plan Before You Borrow: What You Should Know About Educational Loans BEFORE You Go to Graduate School
Interested in government or public interest work after graduating? This webinar will help you plan ahead and make sure you can take full advantage of the College Cost Reduction and Access Act, the most significant law affecting public service in a generation.
Drowning in Debt? Learn How Government and Nonprofit Workers Can Earn Public Service Loan Forgiveness
A must attend for anyone with educational debt planning to work or currently working for the government or a nonprofit, this webinar explains how you can benefit from the College Cost Reduction and Access Act, the most significant law affecting public service in a generation.
As a public service, NALP and ALI-ABA are pleased to offer Managing a Legal Career Transition in Tough Times — a 75-minute presentation by Marcia Pennington Shannon and Susan G. Manch of Shannon & Manch LLP, who generously donated their time and talent to this special project to assist lawyers and 3Ls who are currently seeking employment.
To watch the video, please click here.
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC will award three (3) scholarships to diverse law students this year. Each recipient will be awarded $10,000 which will be paid during the student's third year of law school to help defray the cost of law school tuition and related expenses. Additionally, recipients will be awarded a salaried 2L Summer Associate position in one of our following offices: Birmingham, AL; Atlanta, GA; Orlando, FL; Baton Rouge, New Orleans, LA; Jackson, MS; Chattanooga, Johnson City, Knoxville, Memphis, Nashville, TN; or Houston, TX. The recipients' office preferences will be taken into consideration, but final assignment will be according to the Firm's needs. The recipients may split their summers with other law firms; however, they are required to work during the period that the other Summer Associates in that Baker Donelson office are working.
The Reed Smith Diverse Scholars Program provides an award in the amount of $15,000 and a summer associate position to two first-year law students who have demonstrated excellent academic scholarship and a commitment to diversity, inclusion and community. The $15,000 will be awarded for the recipient's second year of law school and will be paid in addition to the
summer associate salary.
Applicants must meet the following criteria:
Applicants must submit the following information:
Applications must be postmarked by August 6, 2012. Please send application materials to:
Dana B. Levin, U.S. Director of Legal Recruiting, c/o Reed Smith Diverse Scholars Program, Reed Smith LLP, 1650 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103.
The Latham Diversity Scholars Program, started in 2005, is designed to increase the number of diverse attorneys who want to pursue careers in global law firms, such as Latham & Watkins, which has US offices in Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New Jersey, New York, Orange County, San Diego, San Francisco, Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C. This program is part of our active involvement in the initiatives of bar associations to promote diversity in attorney hiring and advancement.
To become a Latham Diversity Scholar, you must be enrolled in an ABA-accredited law school and intend to practice law in a major city of the United States. You must have successfully completed your first year of a full-time JD program by the application deadline, with an expected graduation date of spring 2014, and you may not be the recipient of a similar scholarship award from another law firm.
The AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee created the LCC Minority Outreach Program to encourage diverse law students to apply for summer clerkship opportunities at LCC law firms and legal departments. The outreach program seeks to introduce diverse law students to the practice of law in the labor movement and to encourage them to join the ranks of union-side attorneys in the ongoing battle for social and economic justice.The program includes a networking conference, at the conclusion of which, students are placed in the LCC Mentor Program. Through this program LCC attorneys provide guidance and support during and after the students' clerkships. Students interested in applying at a law firm or legal department should apply directly to the employer. Click here for a listing of participating employers. To learn more about the program and the networking conference, please click here and here.
Click on the links below to learn more about the fellowship programs available through Equal Justice Works. Applications for most programs open on July 6, 2012. You may find more detailed information and requirements at www.equaljusticeworks.org.
AmeriCorps Legal Fellowships: In partnership with AmeriCorps, this program allows Fellows to make a lasting impact on the communities they serve by facilitating pro bono opportunities and expanding the legal resources in low-income and underserved communities. A living allowance is provided and an educational award is earned after successful completion of the program. Recent graduates (within 3 years of graduation) apply for positions starting in July, for position that may begin as soon as the August or September.
Equal Justice Works Fellowships: As a participant in the largest postgraduate legal fellowship program in the U.S., Equal Justice Works Fellows create dream jobs with nonprofit organizations. Fellows receive a salary and are eligible for loan repayment assistance.
Public Defender Corps: Equal Justice Works and the Southern Public Defender Training Center have partnered to improve the quality of representation for adults and juveniles nationwide. This three-year fellowship program addresses the ongoing national crisis of providing quality representation to accused persons who cannot afford counsel. Recent graduates (within 3 years of graduation) apply for these positions starting in July, for positions that begin the following year.
The Berkeley Journal of Gender, Law & Justice is now accepting submissions for its first annual student writing competition. The Catherine Albiston Prize for Recent Developments on Gender, Law & Justice gives students the opportunity to submit pieces for publication in the Berkeley Journal of Gender, Law & Justice during the 2012-2013 academic year. The Journal's mandate is to publish feminist legal scholarship that critically examines the intersection of gender with one or more other axes of subordination, including, but not limited to, race, class, sexual orientation, and disability.
Submissions of research, analysis, narrative, theory, and commentary that critically examine the intersection of gender with one or more other axes of subordination, including, but not limited to, race, class, sexual orientation, and disability, are invited. Pieces may be geared toward theoretical legal philosophy or pragmatic, on-the-ground lawyering. Interdisciplinary pieces are welcome, but there must be a focus on the law. It is recommended that students submit a manuscript of 30-50 pages.
In order to qualify for selection, the author must be enrolled as a student in law school for the Spring semester of 2012. If any part of a paper has already been published, or is to be published elsewhere, the piece will not be accepted.
All entries must be submitted to firstname.lastname@example.com by May 15, 2012.
The Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association ("PIABA") is again sponsoring a writing competition for students interested in Securities Arbitration and Securities Law. First Prize is $1000, Second Prize is $750, and Third Prize is $500. Competition winner(s) will be posted online at the Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association website. The PIABA Bar Journal Board of Editors will publish the first place paper, and may, at their option, elect to print additional submissions.
The submission may address any aspect of Securities law; Securities arbitration; The Federal Arbitration Act, Title 9, US Code, Section 1-14; or FINRA Code of Arbitration, effective April 16, 2007 and any changes or proposed changes to that Code. The writing can be based in theory or practice, but should ultimately advocate a position on the topic area chosen. The competition is open to all students who attend a law school in the United States. Full-time students who are not law students but who write law-related papers as part of a course at an American law school are also eligible.
To enter, students must submit entries electronically to firstname.lastname@example.com with the subject heading, "2012 Writing Competition". Entries must be received via e-mail no later than midnight September 10, 2012 and shall include the required entry form. The contestant's name and other identifying markings such as school name are not to be on any copy of the submitted entry. Please click here for more information.
The International Association of Gaming Advisors (IAGA) will award prizes of $2,500 for each of the two best research papers written by students of accredited law schools as part of their class work during the 2011-2012 school year. The awards will be announced at IAGA's 2012 Gaming Law Conference inSingaporeon October 23-25, 2012.
The awards honor the memory of Shannon Bybee, one of the IAGA founders, who had a distinguished career as a gaming attorney, state gaming regulator, gaming industry executive and pioneering educator in casino operations and gaming law. The awards are made possible by a grant from International Game Technology, the world's largest gaming device manufacturer, through the courtesy of Robert Melendres, its Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary.
To be eligible for the 2012 Shannon Bybee Scholarship Award, submitted papers must:
Also, the author of each submitted paper must agree, in writing, that if the paper is selected for the 2012 Shannon Bybee Scholarship Award, IAGA may publish the paper in an IAGA publication. The papers may be of any length, but it is recommended they be between 3,000 and 5,000 words, exclusive of footnoting.
The 29th Annual Cook County Bar Association Minority Law School Job Fair will be held Friday, August 17, 2012 in Chicago. Student registration for this event ends on Thursday, May 31, 2012. This job fair provides an excellent opportunity for minority second-year and third-year law students to interview with law firms of all sizes, governmental agencies, and not-for-profit organizations with locations throughout the United States. The anticipated number of employer participants is 150 and will include large, medium and small law firms, corporations, and government agencies. Additional details on the job fair and how to register will be available in the coming weeks. Allison Smith (firstname.lastname@example.com) will be the Career Services liaison for this event. Please e-mail Allison Smith to register for this job fair.
The National LGBT Bar Association's annual Lavender Law Career Fair and Conference will take place at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. on August 23-25, 2012. The Lavender Law Conference is designed to achieve a sense of community and inclusion for LGBT candidates within the legal profession's recruiting efforts. By participating in this career fair, candidates will talk directly to LGBT-friendly recruiters from law firms, government agencies, LGBT rights groups, and corporate legal departments. Go to http://www.lgbtbar.org/annual/ for more information about the conference.
Candidates are encouraged to discuss their identity and their aspirations to become part of a bias-free work environment. The Lavender Law Career Fair kicks off with a panel of legal practitioners with experience working in government, non-profit, small and large firms. The panel will be guided by a law career services professional will discuss the tools, considerations and critical aspects to find, research and evaluate LGBT-friendly employers in each of these legal arenas.
Over 500 candidates and 130 recruiters representing law firms, government agencies and non-profit organizations interested in diversity were present at the 2011 career fair in Hollywood.
Click here for a list of recruiters participating in the 2012 Lavender Law Career Fair.
Go to http://www.lgbtbar.org/annual/register/ for more information about how to register for this career fair.
The Rocky Mountain Diversity Legal Career Fair will take place on Friday, September 14, 2012 from 8:00 a.m. until noon at Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. This Career Fair provides an excellent forum for legal employers, law students and law school graduates to meet and discuss employment options with the goal of expanding opportunities and assisting the legal profession in fulfilling its commitment to diversity. Legal employers attending the RMDLCF seek to hire law students and graduates from diverse backgrounds that have been traditionally under-represented in the practice of law in the Rocky Mountain region. These include law students and graduates who are ethnic or racial minorities, disabled, and/or gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender.
Law students and recent law school graduates are invited to register and attend the RMDLCF and to apply for twenty-minute scheduled interviews with participating employers.
Student registration for the 2012 Rocky Mountain Diversity Legal Career Fair is now open. Students have until July 14, 2012 to register for this year's career fair, which takes place on Friday, September 14, 2012. Please click on the links below to register. For questions, please email email@example.com or call the RMDLCF hotline at (303) 892-7377.
Student Registration:
Student Registration is now open for the Boston Lawyers Group's ("BLG") annual Job Fair for Law Students of Color* Registration ends at midnight on July 6, 2012.
The Boston Job Fair for Rising 2L (JD 2014) Law Students of Color will be held Wednesday, August 1, 2012 at the Boston Sheraton Hotel, 39 Dalton Street, Boston, MA. Visit www.thebostonlawyersgroup.com under the Events tab for job fair information.
*BLG members' criterion focuses on deserving diverse students with preference to students with racial and ethnic backgrounds that have been historically underserved and under-represented in the legal profession with strong ties to Boston. This criteria is in accordance with our mission to create a pipeline of talent, so that our members can "identify, recruit, advance and retain diverse attorneys" in the greater Boston legal community.
The 2012 Heartland Diversity Legal Job Fair will take place August 3-4, 2012, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in downtown Kansas City. Last year, Kansas City played host to nearly 100 students from over 40 Law Schools from across the nation who had the opportunity to interview with 15 area law firms, organizations and government agencies. We hope to make this year's job fair an even bigger success. See http://www.heartlanddiversity.org/ for more information.
All 2L(Graduating in 2014) and 3L(Graduating in 2013) Law Students and Recent Law Grads (Graduating in 2012) are invited to participate regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, marital status, age and veteran status. Student Registration is available online here: https://law-kcmba-csm.symplicity.com. Feel free to check out this year's Student Registration Brochure for additional information. Registration is now open and the registration deadline is June 22, 2012. There is no fee for students to register.
The 8th Annual IMPACT Career Fair for Law Students and Attorneys with Disabilities will take place on Friday, August 3, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City at Reagan National Airport, Washington, DC. Last year, 30 law firms and government agencies interviewed students from across the US. Go to http://www.law.arizona.edu/impact/studentregistrationintro.cfm to register as a student. The student registration deadline is Sunday, July 8, 2012, 11:59pm Eastern Time.
The fifth annual St. Louis Diversity Job Fair will take place on August 3-4, 2012. The primary goal of the Fair is to attract a diverse group of 2L and 3L students to the metropolitan St. Louis legal community, encourage them to practice law in the area, and become an integral part of the St. Louis community. The St. Louis Diversity Job Fair steering committee has invited law firms, corporations, and government agencies from all over the nation. For more information regarding the Job Fair, go to http://www.stldiversityjobfair.com/index.html. Law students can register for the 2012 St. Louis Diversity Job Fair by going to https://law-sldjf-csm.symplicity.com. THE DEADLINE FOR ALL REGISTRATIONS IS MAY 31, 2012 - NO EXCEPTIONS.
Are you passionate about starting your career in a Midwestern city that has both cosmopolitan style and small-town charm? Looking to meet legal employers from large, medium and small firms, as well as government agencies, corporations and members of the judiciary? Get a jump start on creating lasting relationships at the 2012 IndyBar Diversity Job Fair.
The IndyBar Diversity Job Fair seeks candidates who represent all aspects of diversity, who are looking for a one-of-a-kind legal community in a Midwestern city that has both cosmopolitan style and small-town charm. All fall 2012 full-time 2L students (graduating May 2014) or part-time 2L and 3L (graduating Dec 2014/May 2015) are invited to participate in the fifth annual IndyBar Diversity Job Fair to be held July 26-27, 2012. The student registration deadline is June 17, 2012.
Employers will be hiring clerks or interns, not offering permanent placement; they will expect to interview 2Ls or those graduating spring 2013/2014 based on full or part-time status.
Students should register via Symplicity at https://law-indybar-csm.symplicity.com/students/. After you register, a password will be provided to you, which enables you to use the system throughout the next few months. There is NO FEE for students to register for the IndyBar Diversity Job Fair. Bidding will take place June 18-22, 2012.
For more information, click here.
The National Black Prosecutors Association is the only professional membership organization dedicated to the advancement of blacks as prosecutors. Founded in 1983, the association's membership is comprised of more than 800 prosecutors nationwide. It includes both chief and line prosecutors nationwide. In addition to prosecutors, the association's membership includes law students, former prosecutors and law enforcement personnel.
The National Black Prosecutors Association's annual Job Fair will take place on July 31, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Job Fair begins at 8:00 am with registration and check-in; interviews commence at 9:00 am. At the culmination of the Job Fair, there will be a reception for all Job Fair participants and Convention attendees. The reception will afford Job Fair attendees an additional opportunity to further network with prospective employers and experienced prosecutors. The early registration fee for the Job Fair is $25.00 for law students and 2012 law school graduates, and $50.00 for experienced attorneys. After June 8th, the regular Job Fair registration fee is $50.00 for law students and 2012 law school graduates, and $75.00 for experienced attorneys. Check http://www.blackprosecutors.org/annualconference.html for more details. If you have any questions or would like more information, please email email@example.com.
If you receive after attending a job fair, please report this to our office by sending an email to email@example.com every couple weeks or so. Please include from what source you obtained the interview/offer (CCBA job fair, Loyola Patent Fair, etc.). We keep track of these in order to determine how students are doing and where our students end up working during the summer/after graduation. Also, if you have any concerns about how your interviews are progressing or questions about the interview process, please make an appointment to talk with a career counselor.
see the Employment Opportunities section for more information
Back by popular demand, Law Students for Reproductive Justice is pleased to share the latest edition of the 2011-12 Guide to Internships & Fellowships in Reproductive Rights & Justice. This one-of-a-kind tool can help guide interested law students toward summers, semesters, or careers in reproductive justice advocacy. The Guide contains listings for legal internships and fellowships at 75 non-profit organizations across the country. The Guide may be accessed in the Symplicity Document Library; please log onto Symplicity, click on the "Documents" tab, and then click on "Document Library."
The Vermont 2012 Guide to State Judicial Clerkship Procedures is now available and may be accessed online. For username and password information, please log onto Symplicity, click on the "Documents" tab, and then click on "Document Library."
The 2011-2012 Government Honors & Internship Handbook is now available and may be accessed online. For username and password information, please log onto Symplicity, click on the "Documents" tab, and then click on "Document Library."
Chicago-Kent students can access Policy Jobs (www.policyjobs.net), Political Jobs (www.politicaljobs.net), Human Rights Jobs (www.humanrightsjobs.com), Ethical Jobs (www.ethicaljobs.net), and Journalist Jobs (www.journalistjobs.net) by using the Login details that can be obtained through Symplicity. Please see the instructions in the entry directly below for details on how to access password information via Symplicity. Please note that the passwords for these sites are case sensitive.
To access password protected sites including:
Log into Symplicity and select the "Documents" tab. Within Documents, select "Document Library." The links for the sites listed above will be listed there. Clicking on each link will take you to a page with a username and password, which you should write down before clicking the link on the page. If you have any difficulties accessing Symplicity or the individual sites, please contact the Career Services Office by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com.
Kent students and alumni now have an additional resource for their job searches. The BYU Intercollegiate Job Bank compiles entry level job postings from schools throughout the country. This resource will be especially useful for students and alumni conducting an out-of-town job search, but through this service you can also access the postings of other Illinois and Chicago area schools. To access this resource, log into Symplicity and select the "Documents" tab. Within Documents, select "Document Library." The link for the Job Bank will be listed there. Clicking on the link will take you to a page with a username and password, which you should write down before clicking the link. The link takes you to the BYU Alumni page, and the Job Bank is about halfway down the page. After clicking that link you will be prompted to enter the user name and password. Then you will have access to a drop list of all 50 states. Picking a state will give you access to the job postings from the schools in that state. If you have any difficulties accessing the Job Bank, please contact the Career Services Office by emailing email@example.com.
The Chicago Daily Law Bulletin is now offering a free on-line Legal Employment Weekly e-blast of open jobs in the Chicago area. Every issue contains up-to-date job postings, an article and sign-up sheet from the Illinois Paralegal Association, and an Ask an Expert column. You can view each week's installment at http://jobs.lawbulletin.com/ELEW.pdf or you can sign up to receive the "E-LEW" in your own inbox. To receive the weekly email, go to http://jobs.lawbulletin.com and select the "E-LEW" tab at the top of the page. At the bottom of the page, click on the link and complete the resulting form.
In an effort to help you connect with a strong network of Chicago-Kent alumni, the Office of Alumni Relations and Office of Career Services are happy to announce a new Alumni Career Advisor Network. Alumni from around the world are available to discuss issues such as practice trends, legal markets in specific geographic areas, and other career-related topics. This is an excellent opportunity to start building your personal network with Chicago-Kent alumni!To search for an Alumni Career Advisor, all you have to do is log-in to the Chicago-Kent Alumni Online Community:First Time Login Instructions:
During your first time login you will create a username and password. Afterwards, you may log in directly at www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/advisorsearch using the username and password you created. If you need assistance with your first time login, please contact the Office of Career Services at firstname.lastname@example.com or visit Suite 360.
International Career Employment Weekly's goal is to make it easy for international professionals to keep abreast of all current job opportunities in their field. They collect information on current international job openings with governments, government contractors, United Nations agencies and other intergovernmental organizations, private voluntary organizations working overseas, corporations involved in international trade and finance, engineering firms, associations, foundations, student exchange organizations, universities, and state governments and present that information to job seekers in a clear and concise format. The Career Services Office subscribes to this resource in an online format. Contact firstname.lastname@example.com for the username and password.
PSLawNet is a premier resource for career-related information in legal and law-related public interest work. Students and alumni from over 170 law schools search our site every day to find internships, fellowships, pro bono opportunities, and jobs in public service. Chicago-Kent College of Law is a member school, therefore you have unlimited access to search the database for FREE. The PSLawNet website is filled with useful resources for public interest-minded law students and graduates, as well as those who may simply be exploring their options. Students can create an account at the PSLawNet home page,or go directly the the page on funding resources. To register, on the home page, click on "sign-up now" to create an account using your email address and your own password. List Chicago-Kent College of Law as your school.
Interested in pursuing a fellowship upon graduation? Then be sure to check out PSLawNet's new "Fellowship Corner" which includes the full text of Yale's Fellowship Application Tips for 2002-2003, along with the expanded Appendix listing print and online fellowship resources. The site also contains a Fellowship Calendar with a chronological listing of application deadlines--a big help for potential applicants in planning and preparing their materials. Visit the Fellowship Corner at: http://pslawnet.org/postgraduatefellowships
The Legal Balance, an exclusive online community for women attorneys in Chicago, is offering a free one-year membership to Chicago-Kent students. The Legal Balance offers women attorney-specific benefits tailored to help you succeed, including: access to member-only networking events, an extensive resource library, weekly email digests, and inside information from a community of successful female attorneys. To request your free membership, email firstname.lastname@example.com and mention that you are a Chicago-Kent student.
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Hi, i am trying to think of ways of securing or at least "trying" to put some extra security measures in place on my websites sign up form.
I understand that captchas can be broken very easily and more importantly they could actually stop a potential user from signing up to my site.
Points To Note:
- i have strong JS and PHP validation in place on the sign up form
- user's accounts stay in 'pending' status until the click the validation link that was emailed to them (changes to 'active' once the validation link is clicked)
- a cron runs every hour and deletes all 'pending' accounts that are older than 72 hours
I cannot really think of any other security measures that i could put in place, without really annoying the users, and i understand that spam / bots are just part of everyday life on the internet...
However, i would like to try and detect when suspicious activity occurs on my sign up form... so i was thinking of implementing the following:
When a user submits the form, check to see if the IP address has already created an account within the last 7 seconds... if it has, display the a captcha
I understand that a whole college or building might be running off the same IP address, but the worst than can happen is that a few users who create an account close together will have to enter a captcha... and even for a very popular site, that percentage would be very low as it is only used for sign up and not for any other function on the site
I am interested to hear whether anyone has any better idea (which i am sure loads will have) or what you think of my idea, thanks in advance for your help...

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Educational Programme
The SST educational programme currently works in all four schools in the Kenton on Sea/Bushman's area (Klipfontein Primary, Nompucuko, Ikamvalesizwe and Kenton Primary) and with the Education Support Group in Klipfontein. The programme also lends support to local events and collaborates with WildReach in offering combined events.
Kenton Holiday Club April
Groups of learners from Klipfontein and Ekuphumleni participated daily in the Holiday Club hosted by SST from the 7th to the 10th of April.
The programme featured English Enrichment, Maths and Science Lessons offered by Kariega Project and art lessons and a host of fun activities were offered by SST volunteers. Local lifeguards also offered basic survival skills at the beach and river.
The theme was 'leave only your footprints and your hand prints' and sought to instill the ethos of keeping our oceans & shores clean and to promote this year's Healthy Oceans Healthy Planet World Oceans Day theme.
Scifest Africa 2015
SST participated in the WATER WORLD offerings, hosted by The SA Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), at Scifest Africa 2015.
Visitors of all ages interacted and participated with exhibition materials and enjoyed the opportunity of focusing their lens on marine conservation. As part of SST's Education Programme learners are afforded the opportunity to use cameras, sponsored by Canon, to direct their gaze and sharpen their focus onto all aspects of marine conservation when visiting our rocky shores. At this year's Scifest visitors to the exhibition stand were afforded the opportunity of being on both sides of the lens, click on the image above to view SST's photos of visitors and click on the image below to see the photos captured by visitors to the SST exhibition.
RECYCLING and UPCYCLING:
The Educational Support Group participated in a river clean-up, and prior to the event Mark Price of INTEGRATED WASTE & RECYCLING SERVICES (IWARS) explained how recycled materials are used in the production of e.g. things like jacket linings.
SST's Educational Officer, Ncumisa Mzaza showed the Klipfontein Primary School learners a few upcycled projects and in no time at all the learners upcycled their recycling in their own unique way.
Children explore marine life along the shore and use cameras to record their discoveries. Using cameras, generously donated by Canon, helps to focus the children's attention and the young citizen scientists learn to look closely at the creatures and plants they find and record.
Scientists need to know their way around a computer and have to learn to accurately record their data on spreadsheets. At least a term SST's Educational Programme allocates time to advancing the learners' computer skills.
Adopting a beach helps to foster feelings of pride and ownership as learners care for 'their' beach.
SST's Education Programme hosted a holiday club at the Kenton Community Hall during the June/July 2014 holidays - marine themed arts and crafts were made from recycled materials, there was daily fun and games, including a treasure hunt, and an outing to Kenton Middle Beach. Thank you to Cherry Smith, Daphne MacNeill, Rotary Representative Charlotte Wormald, Ndlambe Municipality's William Bode and WESSA intern, Kimera Evans, and Steve Marwanqana for your wonderful creative input and assistance.


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How To Celebrate St. Nicholas Day; Ideas, Printables, and More!
Many Catholic children around the world celebrate St. Nicholas day! It is said that there were three poor girls that could not get married because they had no dowry, and St. Nicholas came and secretly left three purses of gold for them at night. So the tradition of leaving out shoes to be filled with gifts was born of a generous stranger leaving presents for those in need. A great way … [Read more...]
St. Nicholas Crafts for Kids- Printables, Ideas, and More!
Check out my post on how to celebrate St. Nicholas day here. St. Nicholas Day is coming up on December 6! These crafts can be a fun way to celebrate the day. St. Nicholas can even leave the supplies for the crafts right in your shoes. ;-) This printable St. Nicholas ornament is available in my Advent Saint pack. Here is is on the tree embellished with lots of glitter! This toilet paper tube … [Read more...]
How To Turn A Santa Claus Into St. Nicholas
It's become a tradition around our house to get a chocolate St. Nick in our shoe come December 6, and this is easy to accomplish! You can turn pretty much any little Santa toy into St. Nicholas by quickly adding a miter and crozier. Last year, I made St. Nicholas out of chocolate Santas, and also Santa Pez dispensers. Supplies Needed To Turn Santa Into Jolly 'Ol St. … [Read more...]
Advent Saints Craft- Printable Ornaments For Catholic Kids
I'm always trying to figure out how to add more Saint feast day celebrations to our Advent season, and I'm so excited to be releasing these little guys today! These are Advent Saint ornaments that you can download, print, and assemble yourself! The download includes all the Saints in both black and white (so you can color them yourself) or already in full color with watercolor paints (so … [Read more...]
ABC Saints: Coloring Pages Turned Easy Catholic Craft
I've been working hard on something that I'm so excited to release to you today: A whole alphabet of Saints, ready for you and your kids to craft! The best part is, they're printable, and ready-to-go in either black and white or in color. Your choice. :-) Also, they totally match the Saint of the week for Catholic ABC's. This project was a joint effort! I commissioned my sister-in-law at to … [Read more...]
St. Nicholas Day Craft- Paper Bag Puppet
If you're looking for a last minute St. Nicholas Day craft to make with your kids, these paper bag puppets are so easy and so fun!!! You can find all the templates and directions you need to make this guy (and many others) in my Saint puppet ebook that's free to download for all of my subscribers! Find the details here. PS. If any of you feel like I have fallen off the planet lately, … [Read more...]
Celebrating St. Nicholas Day – Our Traditions
Can you believe St. Nicholas Day is just around the corner?! December 6 really snuck up on me this year. The biggest Catholic tradition on St. Nicholas day is to put your shoes outside the night before and in the morning, they're filled with yummy treats! This would traditionally include chocolate coins (of which I already got some for my kids off the Target dollar spot this year. You can also get … [Read more...]
St. Nicholas Day Shoe Stuffing Ideas
Don't forget to put your shoes out on Dec 5! St. Nicholas Day is just around the corner! Here's some ideas of things ol' St. Nick can fill those shoes with ;-) This year, I had a different idea to symbolize the golden dowry St. Nicholas leaves than the typical chocolate chocolate golden coins. I'm using old fashioned candy buttons! You can find them at your local drugstore, and easily cut … [Read more...]


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With winter weather on its way, New Yorkers need to be prepared for heavy snowfalls and frigid temperatures. The New York Propane Gas Association reminds everyone, even the most seasoned propane users, to review propane hazards and safety tips regularly.
For homeowners and businesses relying on propane gas to heat their homes or water, cook their food, or fuel other equipment and structures, the New York Propane Gas Association offers an interactive online safety module for winter preparedness at http://www.propanesafety.com/winterstorm-preparedness.
When handled properly, propane is a safe, clean, versatile and highly efficient fuel that can be used for many consumer products. If your home or business uses propane to generate heat or run appliances, there are a few simple steps you can take to keep your family safe and avoid potential dangers:
Be Prepared
•Mark the location of your tank with a flag, pole or stake. The marker should be higher than the average snow cover depth for your location. It will help you avoid plowing or shoveling rooftop snow on top of your tank. Should your tank become covered with snow, use a broom to clear it.
•Make sure you have an adequate propane supply. During and after a winter storm, roads may be inaccessible for delivery. It is recommended that you establish a regular delivery schedule with your propane retailer.
•Throughout the winter, check your chimneys, flue pipes, vent connectors and propane tank for damage, blockage, or debris caused by snow and ice. Use a broom rather than a shovel, and clear these areas frequently. This will help reduce the possibility of carbon monoxide poisoning due to blocked or damaged chimneys, flues and vents.
•Never use a stove for space heating and never use outdoor propane appliances indoors or in enclosed areas, particularly in the event of a power outage. Proper ventilation is necessary for their safe operation; and carbon monoxide fumes emitted can be lethal. Only use appliances indoors that are designed and approved for indoor use. Never store, place or use a propane cylinder indoors or in enclosed areas.
•Make sure your heating system and appliances are running efficiently.Have a qualified service technician annually inspect and service your appliances and propane system. This will ensure that your appliances are running as efficiently as possible, conserving fuel and saving dollars.
•If there is a winter storm, check the entire area for downed power lines, damaged gas lines, or damage to your propane tank when it is safe to do so. Immediately call your local utility company or propane retailer if any of these hazards exist. Do not attempt repairs yourself.
•Use extreme caution when operating portable generators. Never use a portable generator (gasoline, diesel or propane) indoors or in enclosed areas. This can result in carbon monoxide poisoning or death.
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•Check caulking around doors and windows.
•Get storm windows in place and secure.
•Check insulation in the attic and basements.
•Seal air leaks around openings where plumbing or electrical wiring goes through walls, floors and ceilings.
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Take immediate action if you smell gas inside or outside of your home or business. Follow these simple instructions:
•No flames or sparks. Immediately put out all smoking materials and other open flames. Do not operate or turn on or off lights, appliances, telephones or cell phones.
•Leave the area immediately. Get everyone out of the building or area where you suspect gas is leaking.
•Shut off the gas. Turn off the main gas supply valve on your propane tank, if it is safe to do so. To close the valve, turn it to the right (clockwise).
•Report the leak. From a neighbor's home or other building away from the gas leak, call your propane retailer right away. If you can't reach your propane retailer, call 911 or your local fire department.
•Do not return to the building or area until your propane retailer, emergency responder, or qualified service technician determines that it is safe to do so.
•Get your system checked. Before you attempt to use any of your propane appliances, your propane retailer or a qualified service technician must check your entire system to ensure that it is leak-free.
Propane users can find more safety tips online at www.nypropane.com and www.propanesafety.com.
About the New York Propane Gas Association (NYPGA)
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CARSON, Calif. (Tuesday, July 31, 2012) – The LA Galaxy today agreed to loan forward Chad Barrett to Vålerenga of the Norwegian Premier League through the end of their 2012 season, which concludes in November. The 27-year-old, who trained with Vålerenga for a week earlier this month, will travel to Oslo on Wednesday to join up with his new club. He has appeared in 45 regular season games for the Galaxy since joining the club in January 2011, scoring eight goals and adding eight assists while helping the club win both the Supporters' Shield and MLS Cup last season.
WATCH: Barrett discusses loan to Vålerenga
READ: Barrett discusses his move to Norway's Vålerenga
Barrett was acquired in a trade from Toronto FC ahead of the start of the 2011 MLS season and went on to finish second on the team with seven regular season goals and eight in all competitions. He started each of the club's first three postseason games last year, but suffered a severe right ankle injury in training ahead of MLS Cup, forcing him to miss the 1-0 win over Houston.
This season, Barrett appeared in 18 regular season games, scoring once, against Philadelphia on July 4, and adding three assists while also adding an assist in the U.S. Open Cup. For his career, Barrett, who has also played for Chicago and Toronto FC, has 42 goals and 27 assists in 192 career regular season MLS games.
He joins a Vålerenga team that currently sits in sixth place of the Norwegian Tippeligaen with 25 points from a 7-6-4 record. Coached by former Norway international Martin Andresen, Vålerenga are 13 points behind first place Strømsgodset and have 13 games left on their schedule this season.


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Amelia Earhart arrived today in Hawaii to start her flight around the world. She was asked, What are you crazy to fly around the world?! It is a big world. She answered, I am not afraid. I want to do something that no one has ever done. Another reporter asked, What kind of plane do you have? I have a Lockheed Electra 10E plane. Purdue University gave it to me on July 24, my 39th birthday. She answered. Someone else asked her if she was afraid and she said, I have some fear, but I know that I can fly a plane well.
A reporter asked Amelia if the crash of the Hindenburg scared her. She answered, That was a giant airship, a giant blimp. I am going in an airplane. She said, I dont believe that the Hindenburg could scare me a single bit. I dont have hydrogen. I have motor power.
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We've been paddling to stay afloat in a sea of pre-CES Fujifilm cameras today but managed to come out smiling. And by smiling, we mean clutching the highlights of Fujifilm's 2012 compact line-up, which come labelled with a March 2012 release date.
Fujifilm 2012 S-Series – S4200, S4500 and SL300
First up, there are some new additions to Fujifilm's S-Series in the shape of the 24x zoom lensed FinePix S4200 (above), plus the FinePix S4500 and SL300 (below) cams – both of which both rock massive 30x zoom lenses.
The 14MP snappers all have 3" LCD screens bringing up the rear, alongside electronic viewfinders, none-too-shabby 0.35s AF times, ISO up to 6400 and 720p shooting at 30fps.
Fujifilm 2012 high performance cameras – HS30EXR and HS25EXR
Fujifilm's FinePix HS30EXR (below) and HS25EXR round out the high performance segment of the compact line-up – expect to cough up for the 1/2" 16MP EXR-CMOS sensor, 30x zoom lens and 1080p at 30fps video capabilities on both of these cameras.
Both sport a 3in 460K resolution LCD screen and burst shooting mode of up to 11fps with a slightly larger electronic viewfinder on the HS30EXR.
Fujifilm 2012 XP-Series – XP150, XP100 and XP50
Another highlight for anyone who wants to roll around in the mud with their gadgets is the range of new rugged cams on offer – namely Fujifilm's FinePix XP150, XP100 and XP50.
Plunge the 14 MP CMOS-sensored XP150 and XP100 into up to 10m of water and use the 5x wide angle zoom lens when you're making your FinePix eat dirt with both these new models – they're shockproof up to 2m too. Both feature a 2.7in anti-reflective LCD screen for sunnier climes, 1080p video and are freezeproof down to minus ten degrees.
The XP150 will cost you more as it packs GPS on top of all that but there's a more budget offering in the form of the XP50 – with the same camera specs, it's not too wimpy either, as it's waterproof to 5m, shockproof to 1.5m and freezeproof to minus ten degrees.
Fujifilm 2012 line-up – release date and pricing
Fujifilm's keeping schtum on UK pricing for now but March 2012 is the date you can get your hands on the new line-up – so if any of these take your fancy, look out for our hands-on at CES next week for our first impressions.
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By: Mark McGrouther, Category: Science, Date: 15 Nov 2010
This week we feature 3 triggerfish movies. Two new blog posts tell us more about the lives of larval fishes and the incredible amalgamation of thee fish families into one. As usual we have posted plenty of new images and combined images of anemonefishes into a gallery.
Larval fish life - key points from Jeff Leis' latest larval fish paper
More on that amazing discovery - a fantastic review of THAT whalefish paper on the Smithsonian Institution website.
Three more movies from Kieren Curry.
Orangestripe Triggerfish, Balistapus undulatus
Redtooth Triggerfish, Odonus niger
Yellowspotted Triggerfish, Pseudobalistes fuscus
Banded Carpet Shark, Orectolobus halei
Clark's Anemonefish at Hideaway Island
Clark's Anemonefish, Amphiprion clarkii
Head of a Longfin Bigeye
Head of a Southern Sand Flathead
Head of a Sandtiger Shark
Juvenile Moonlighter
Longfin Bigeye pelvic fin
Longfin Bigeye, Cookeolus japonicus
Shark skull
Southern Sand Flathead, Platycephalus bassensis
Tail of a Southern Sand Flathead
Yellowspotted Triggerfish, Pseudobalistes fuscus
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For those who follow the Gospel According to Netflix, Friday is the day the world changes, instantly and forever. The day when viewers, too long oppressed by commercials, cliffhangers and increasingly erratic scheduling dictated by greedy network overlords, rise up in glorious revolution and seize the means of consumption.
As of 12:01 a.m. Friday, all 13 episodes of the highly pedigreed "House of Cards" — Adapted from a British miniseries! Directed, at least initially, by "The Social Network's" David Fincher! Starring Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright! — were made totally and instantly available.
Can you hear the people binge?
Now, Americans watch television in many ways for all sorts of reasons, and it is absurd to imagine that a system that survived the quiz show scandal, the retirement of Walter Cronkite, the explosion of niche channels and the recent reboot of "Charlie's Angels" will fall before a single show. But just as "The Sopranos" turned HBO into a game-changer and "Mad Men" re-invented AMC, "House of Cards" makes Netflix an undisputed player in serialized drama.
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Indeed, if the rest of the series is as good as the two episodes released early for review (the fact that Netflix made only the episodes directed by Fincher available is slightly worrisome), "House of Cards" will in all probability become the first nontelevised television show to receive an Emmy nomination, or four.


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Potter wins 5-way playoff to capture Par 3 contest
Augusta, GA – Ted Potter, Jr. emerged from a five-way tie atop the leaderboard to win the Par 3 contest at Augusta National on Wednesday.
Potter, three-time Masters champion Phil Mickelson, Ernie Els, Nick Watney and Matt Kuchar each shot a 4-under 23 to grab a share of the lead.
After Els and Watney were eliminated at the first playoff hole, Potter outlasted Mickelson and Kuchar in the second to take the traditional event.
It was the 19th playoff in the history of the contest.
Potter, who is making his first appearance at the Masters, will now try to become the first person to accomplish the daunting task of winning the Par 3 contest and the Masters in the same year.
Watney closed with a hole-in-one at the ninth hole to join the others atop the leaderboard. It was the 76th ace all time at this event. Ben Crenshaw later followed with a hole-in-one at the seventh.
Three-time Par 3 champion Padraig Harrington and Jerry Pate tied for sixth place a shot behind the leaders.
Bo Van Pelt was at 5-under with a hole to play, but had his caddy take his short putt attempt at the ninth to result in him posting a no-score and avoid the outright win.
Several other players joined Van Pelt in having their caddies -- often consisting of a child, spouse or other family member -- take a putt or chip for them to officially post a no-score.
The field included tournament participants, non-competing past champions and honorary invitees.
The Masters officially gets underway at 8:00 a.m. (et) Thursday when Sandy Lyle, John Peterson and Nathan Smith tee off.
Defending champion Bubba Watson will start his opening round alongside Ian Poulter and U.S. Amateur champ Steven Fox at 10:34 a.m., while Tiger Woods will start his pursuit of his fifth green jacket at 10:45 a.m.
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"She wasn't anticipating that we'd be waiting for her at the airport," Lt. John Legg, a spokesman for the Harris County Sheriff's Office, told ABC News. Mosley was immediately taken into custody and booked into Harris County Jail, Legg added.
Mosley faces child endangerment and child abandonment charges and is being held without bond, Legg said. She is scheduled to appear in court Wednesday, according to the county's online criminal records.
Authorities reportedly learned about the abandoned children after Mosley's 15-year-old daughter, who had been left in charge of the group, crashed the family's vehicle into the garage door. Officers went to the house Jan. 2 and discovered eight children ranging in age from 1 to 15 at home alone.
Six of the children were Mosley's, while two belonged to a neighbor. "The residence was in complete disarray," Legg said, describing the condition of the house as "filthy." "Clothing was everywhere, unwashed dishes, strong odors of mildew and rot."
Mosley had not left behind anything for the children to eat and no money for them to buy food. "Nor did they have the means to contact their mother," Legg said, "or know exactly where she was."
The children were put into child protective services in Houston and authorities began investigating the woman's whereabouts. "They were able to determine that she apparently went to Africa to get married," Legg said, adding that it's still unclear whether an actual marriage took place and if so, where the new husband is.
Earlier this month, a Texas judge granted child protective services custody of her six children until it could be determined whether any of the woman's family members were capable of caring for them, according to the Houston Chronicle.
A spokesman for the Harris County Child Protective Services did not return a message from ABC News.
It was unclear whether Mosley, who moved with her children from Louisiana to Houston after Hurricane Katrina, had retained an attorney.


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1950's Vintage Dairy Team up with Milk Antique Poster
This is a wonderful and uncommon sports poster we have never seen before in our travels. We have 3 of these found together, all with different professional ice skater scenes. This scene shows 2 Shipstad & Johnson Ice Follies skaters in blue polka dot uniforms flying through the air in perfect harmony! The advertising byline reads "Team up with Milk!" It was produced by the Dairy Council, Form 150-1, and is marked Courtesy of Shipstad & Johnson Ice Follies under their image. A great kitchen piece or a gift for a skater!
Condition is A, freshly linen mounted, beautiful and clean and uncommon. The poster is archivally linen backed and ready for framing. We only have this one, altho we have 3 in the series all found together here.
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A wide variety of standardized memorial scenes were produced by the Hartford, Connecticut lithography firm owned by D.W. Kellogg and Company. This example, published for twelve years between 1830 and 1842, was probably dedicated soon after the daughter, Sophia M. Sheldon, died in 1841. Sophia's mother, Mehitable, had died in 1824. The memory of the two Sheldon family members is preserved in this hand-colored lithograph complete with weeping mourner, urn-topped stone, and a large tree, probably intended to be a willow, a common 19th century symbol of mourning.
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Out of the Ordinary Holiday Lights from Around the Web
While the rest of the world argues over white lights vs. colors, big lights or small, twinkle or steady, some of us face pressing lighting issues like, "should the lights go on the tree, or in the fireplace?" If your holiday spirit can't be restrained by the bonds of tradition, read on for eight aesthetically pleasing (or just plain fun) options for out of the ordinary holiday lights:
If you're planning on an elegant season entertaining at home, perhaps you have the time to try out an elegant DIY lighting project like a mantelpiece lightscape, a fireplace light ball, or a glowing wine bottle centerpiece. If you're more the type to debate the merits of chili pepper lights vs. glowing Domo-kun, well, we've got you covered with that, too.
And if you happen to have a horse-obsessed child in the house, this recovering pony addict can tell you the glowing pony lights would absolutely have made my entire holiday. Sure, they might not be the most overtly Christmas-y of options out there, but sometimes we have to sacrifice elegance for the sake of what the kids like. (And who knows, they might even have complemented the 20 or 30 horse-shaped ornaments I insisted on putting on the tree every year).
1. How to make a glittering lightscape — Apartment Therapy
2. DIY Fireplace Light Ball — Real Simple
3. Scrappy Ribbon Garland — Whitney Caroline Designs
4. DIY Wine Bottle Light — Wit & Whistle
5. A Wreath of Lights — Real Simple
6. Sky Love the Holidays Tree Topper — ModCloth $12.99
7. Pony String Lights — Urban Outfitters $24
8. Domo Party Lights — FredFlare $20
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This vote is flawed
Adam Nemeth
We do know that Agile practices don't fit everywhere.
We do know, for example, that research projects benefit from documentations more than from code (if you don't believe this, try to read the sourcecode of a research project, and decide if you opt for that, or a clean document which summarizes findings so that you could implement it production-ready).
We do know that sometimes adhering to the rules is more important than negotiation (try to negotiate tax laws instead of strictly adhering to them while building an accounting system)
We do know that some projects can't be handled in short iterations well (that's why more and more maintenance projects employ Lean instead of Scrum)
We do know that slow feedback is sometimes imminent (eg. try to build a Mars Rover) and it's more efficient to design for that than to try to change the process (building a series of test mars rovers to see if they fit is less economical than making it right at once, using software models and calculations)
There are a lot of places, circumstances, when parts of Agile, or Agile as a whole just doesn't fit. Not just culture-wise, but really, it wouldn't benefit the project in question.
Sometimes Agile adoption fails simply because Agile is not the right answer for the problem.
And this is really good this way. Otherwise, we end up at the same path when people tried to do full-scale RUP (which it was never intended to do), or strict waterfall with Gantt-charts.
Apply Agile where it fits, and accept that no size fits all.
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Ian Fleming
What I am driving at is that any process is not self validating in that external measures, as to the value of the given process, need to be established. In this way the whole Agile process itself can be subjected to process improvement using objective measures as the value criteria, rather than come at it from generalized perceived issues. To paraphrase Deming, "In GOD we trust, others must bring data".
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Product Spotlight: Hamburger Helper -- Instantly and For One
General Mills sets many new benchmarks with this single product: for convenience, snacking and empowering teens.
Meal kits for years have been a way to quickly prepare a family meal. The first packaged meal kit was most likely Kraft Macaroni and Cheese, created in 1937. Hamburger Helper was introduced in 1971 in response to a meat shortage and escalating meat prices.
Hamburger Helper allowed homemakers to stretch a single pound of hamburger into a meal for five. The initial flavors reflected foods that were familiar to most Americans, including Italian, Cheesy and Mexican. The brand was so impactful Food Network listed it No. 3 among the top five fad foods of the 1970s.
The landscape of meal kit options has changed considerably due to constant innovation. For General Mills, the issue has been to find new, leveragable drivers for growth in the category. Since the product is about familiar, comfort foods, not about premiumness or gourmet, the key for Hamburger Helper is to make it even more convenient for its consumers. That convenience has been defined as time and ease of preparation.
Enter Hamburger Helper Microwave Singles. General Mills shrank the familiar and filling meal into a single-serving pouch, included all the ingredients (including freeze-dried ground beef) and made it microwavable, with a strong nod to the unsupervised but hungry after-school crowd. In this review, our consumer panel tested and tasted the Stroganoff flavor.
Understanding the marketplace
Convenience always has been a trend in the food industry. It is what the packaged food industry is all about. Meal kits provide convenience. They are fast, easy to prepare, have less cleanup and, because they are based on familiar flavors, the entire family is likely to eat them.
The meal kit category has been expanded to include dry meals, pre-cooked meats, frozen foods and restaurant warm-and-serve meals. New brands that have entered (and exited) the dry category include: Banquet Homestyle Bakes, Campbell's Supper Bakes, Stove Top Oven Classics and Lipton Sizzle and Stir. Kits come with spices, pasta and vegetables and may or may not include meat to make a complete meal.
Sales for dry dinner mixes (non-meat) are down almost 1 percent with overall sales of $495 million, according to 2005 IRI figures. Hamburger Helper has almost half the market. The category grew significantly between 2000 and 2003 due to kits incorporating meat, and this part of the category tripled in size. In 2003, low-carb diets impacted the category and sales declined about 9-10 percent. Once low-carb diets waned, the next wave of innovation came from other convenience foods: frozen and refrigerated products, fast food and restaurant pick-up.
Sales of pasta dry dinner mixes were nearly flat in 2005, and non-pasta meal kits were down 8.1 percent. Sales of frozen meal starters rose 27.8 percent, and refrigerated kit sales more than tripled, according to ACNielsen 2006 figures. The number of households with children is declining and consumers are looking for healthier, gourmet options; yet the need for familiar, comfortable foods has not gone away.
Less time and fewer cooking skills mean consumers can't spend a lot of time on food preparation. At least half of all households are too tired, due to their busy lives, to make elaborate dinners. Younger consumers don't want to take the time: 60 percent of 18-34-year-olds said they don't have the time for all the fuss, versus just 33 percent of over-55-year-olds. Similarly, 56 percent of households with annual income exceeding $50,000 also said they were too busy for long-form meal preparation, versus 41 percent of households making less than $25,000 a year, according to 2003 AC Nielsen figures.
Competition comes from take-out/pick-up, with one out of every four meals and snacks coming from restaurant food, according to Mintel Intl. Americans have been spending 47 percent of their food dollars on restaurant food, according to a 2004 USDA report.
With this change in meals is a redefinition of what is a snack food. Snack foods no longer encompass just salty snacks but also can be mini meals, bars, soups, appetizers … in short, a smaller portion of almost any food. While snack foods have traditionally been about fun, satiety and healthiness are new motivations.
Sales of packaged snack foods topped $61 billion in 2005 with a growth rate of 6 percent since 2001, according to a 2006 Packaged Facts report. The key growth areas have been in categories such as yogurt, fresh fruit and meat snacks … i.e., the categories that are more "food-like" and carry a healthy glow. Lower growth rates have occurred in categories such as cookies and piece candy. The idea of portion control, driven by the simplicity of 100-calorie packages (a remake idea from diets of 1923), has driven even more growth in the snack category.
With Hamburger Helper Microwave Singles, General Mills is using the brand, portion size, the convenience of all needed components in the package and microwavability to create a new snack that is more "food-like." The product delivers familiar, comforting flavors and textures and is a bit healthier than many other snackable foods.
Looking across our Crave It! and Healthy You! conjoint studies, we find convenient soups or stews are about chunks of fresh vegetables and meats made the old-fashioned way, something special, simply the best and classic flavors. Pastas sauces are about zesty, robust flavors, homemade tastes, thick and hearty sauces with chunks of real meat, made with fresh ingredients, with essential minerals and antioxidants and healthy eating that tastes great. All these studies show flavor, tradition, hearty or chunky and the meat itself are what consumers are looking for in convenient, healthy, craveable meals.
The key attributes for a convenient soup or stew are taste, aroma, appearance, healthiness and price. The key attributes for a healthy pasta meal are taste, price, portion size, appearance and amount of fat. Calories, brand and convenience are further behind. In both cases, taste is critical. Aroma gets us to a more craveable convenient food. Appearance is how we judge these foods. And they must fit within our price/value trade offs.
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Lula Faye (Green) VanVeKoven
Lula Faye (Green) VanVeKoven, 79, of Poteau passed away peacefully under the watchful eyes of the nurses and staff members at Select Specialty Hospital in Fort Smith, Ark., on Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012, at 4:06 a.m. Born Feb. 23, 1933, in Williams, she was the youngest of two children born to native Oklahomans William A. "Jude" Green and Edith Naomi (Hobbs) Green. Lula Faye loved Williams, where she grew up on a small farm. She told many stories of her childhood, of attending school in a one-room school house, doing homework by kerosene lamp and riding horses and hogs. She helped her parents raise pigs, chickens, cattle, tend and grow gardens, and milk cows. She fought with chickens to gather eggs, boiled pork skin on hog killing days for making lard for cooking and making lye soap, made clothing, resoled shoes, and rode a mule- drawn wagon to attend church. When Lula Faye wasn't climbing trees or chopping them down, riding horses or hogs, making bows and arrows to torment the chickens, opening a dead cow to see if the calf could be saved, chasing her older sister with bugs or herding her sister into a road side ditch with the horse she was riding, she was being carried piggyback by that same sister because her legs ached from the rheumatic fever she suffered with as a younger child. She truly enjoyed the full life she lived, but her greatest passion and her true love was her family. Lula ruled her home with an iron frying pan and an extremely large heart. She raised her family with God and Jesus always in the forefront. She read and studied her Holy Bible with the greatest of convictions. Lula was Chief, Seamstress, Janitor, Maintenance Woman, Accountant, Barber and Policewoman to a household of a husband, four children and on occasion a menagerie of wild and domestic animals. To aid her husband in buying extras that he could not normally afford on his salary alone, Lula worked on assembly lines in fruit and vegetable canneries, as an assembly line supervisor for Hanes Manufacturing Co. and as a nurse's assistant. Lula Faye enjoyed quilting, sewing, crocheting beautiful afghans, knitting, making and buying jewelry, reupholstering furniture, disassembling her household appliances, refurbishing and building houses with her husband. She knew and played many religious songs on the piano and always enjoyed a good mystery novel or movie. Lula was always the first to figure out who had done what and why. She was happiest when the family was gathered together for special occasions. Her favorite food was salt and kosher dill pickles, salt and grapefruit, salt and watermelon, salt and …. salt. She was a gentle, tender-hearted, wise, understanding, generous soul with a very good sense of humor, a gruff presentation and she will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved her, but especially by her family. Her sister knows this is one time she cannot carry her piggyback.Lula was preceded in death by both parents; husband of 56 years, Arthur VanVeKoven; daughter, Lana Faye (VanVeKoven) Morris; grandson, Jacob Allen VanVeKoven; and granddaughter, Jennifer Lynn VanVeKoven. She is survived by her sons, William VanVeKoven and wife, LaVerne, of Poteau, Gary VanVeKoven of McAlester, and Kenneth VanVeKoven and wife, Cindy, of Kiowa; her only sibling, Wanda Macy of Poteau; her grandchildren, Robert Joseph, Kristina, Timothy, Katelynn, Aaron, Alaina, Bethany, Robert Allen, and Hannah; four great grandchildren; and her special friends, Sparky and Sammy.Services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21, at Pleasant Valley Free Will Baptist Church, Poteau. All family and friends are encouraged and welcome to attend.You may leave an online message at evansandmillerfuneralhomes.com.Arrangements are under the direction of Evans and Miller Funeral Home, Poteau.


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SEATTLE (AP) -- Benson Henderson's face was completely clear, looking no different than it did when he stepped into the octagon for his second title defense. Nate Diaz's right eye was purple, blue and black, thanks to Henderson's painful fists and elbows.
Unlike Henderson's first title defense, there was no doubting his impressive performance this time.
Henderson came home and imposingly retained the UFC lightweight championship Saturday night during UFC on Fox, unanimously outpointing a flustered Diaz.
Henderson controlled the main event from the start, just a few miles from where he grew up in Federal Way. Urged on by the partisan crowd chanting Henderson's name throughout the fight, he took a decisive 50-43, 50-45 and 50-45 decision, his second successful title defense.
Now he wants more and it doesn't matter who, Henderson just wants to dominate the 155-pound class.
"The pool of talent at 155 is pretty deep. Honestly, I want to beat up everybody at 155," he said. "... I don't have a preference for anybody. I want to fight the best guys on the planet. I don't care who they are."
Henderson had a shaky first defense of his lightweight title when he took a decision in a rematch with Frankie Edgar in August. Henderson was showered with boos after the split decision in his favor was announced during UFC 150 in Denver, a fight the crowd believed Edgar had won.
On Saturday, Henderson left Diaz's face bruised and bloodied, while it was tough to tell if he'd even been in a fight. Henderson regularly got Diaz on the mat and retained control from the top, unloading punches and elbows at will. At one point, Henderson was on top just far enough away that Diaz's flailing punches couldn't land. Diaz got frustrated to the point of making an obscene gesture that forced Fox to cut away from its television coverage.
The only moment of concern for Henderson came in the third round when both grappled on the mat trying for ankle submission holds. Henderson eventually wiggled free and retained control.
Henderson improved to 6-0 with the UFC and 18-2 in his MMA career. Diaz fell to 16-8 after winning his last three fights. After the fight, with his right eye swollen and discolored, Diaz said after a first-round punch from Henderson his vision became blurry and never cleared up. Diaz said he was worried about getting any more aggressive against Henderson for fear of what might come back.
"Things got blurry. It never came back. I was waiting for it to recover," Diaz said. "I think if I tried any harder it could have gotten worse for me."
Prior to the main event, rising Canadian star Rory MacDonald took apart former champion B.J. Penn in a decisive unanimous decision that left Penn's face blooded and his body throbbing from body shots.
In the light heavyweight division, Sweden's Alexander Gustafsson won a unanimous decision over former champion Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, likely earning himself a shot at the light heavyweight title next year.
Both young fighters got the better of experienced champions with striking efforts that could lead to title shots for both.
Penn (16-9-2) could not break down the faster, younger, longer MacDonald (14-1) despite having huge fan support. Instead it was the Canadians who made the short drive across the border who were left cheering the unanimous decision in favor of the rising star.
MacDonald's jabs and combination punches, combined with snapping kicks left Penn's face bloodied and swollen and his ribs aching, especially in the second round. MacDonald caught Penn with a left-kick midway through the round that nearly doubled Penn over in pain. Penn was left protecting his ribs the rest of the fight, while MacDonald showed off for parts of the third round dancing and failing his arms, mocking the former champion.
MacDonald won 30-26, 30-26 and 30-27, then immediately asked for a rematch against Carlos Condit following the victory. Condit is the only fighter to beat MacDonald back in June 2010.
Penn, a former champion in both lightweight and welterweight classes, was fighting for the first time in 13 months. Despite some barbs tossed before the fight, MacDonald was respectful of Penn in victory.
"All things aside B.J. is one of my heroes growing up in the sport," MacDonald said. "I can't carry that mindset into a fight with somebody. When I look across the octagon at somebody it's just another body to me. Legend or not I'm going in to hurt him."
UFC said after the event finished that Penn was transported to a local hospital afterward for additional observation.
Both Gustafsson (15-1) and Rua (21-7) did not expect the fight to go the distance. Yet it did despite the pair exchanging huge lefts and rights throughout. The difference was Gustafsson's ability with his legs, which staggered Rua at times with kicks and knees. The second round was especially fruitful for the 6-foot-5 Gustafsson, including a knee to the face followed by a right-hand midway through the round that staggered Rua.
It was the second straight time that Gustafsson went the distance and likely sets up a title chance for the Swede against either current champion Jon Jones or Chael Sonnen. Jones and Sonnen are expected to meet for the title in late April.
Gustafsson won decisively on the judge's scorecards 30-27, 30-27, 30-26. When asked if he deserved the title shot, Gustafsson was short: "Absolutely."
"I felt great. It's Shogun he's a legend in the sport," Gustafsson said. "It was just an honor to fight him."
The opener of the main card saw welterweight Matt Brown (18-11) win his fourth straight fight with a devastating 1-2 combo midway through the second round that flattened Mike Swick (15-5).


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Despite the Obama campaign's and media's attempt to discredit 'Joe the Plumber', a fellow who simply asked Senator Obama a question at a campaign event, his question remains valid, and Obama's response proves insightful. Obama's $250,000 a year tax increase provides a barrier to success for the middle class, particularly for entrepreneurs and small business owners. For these people on the bubble there is a penalty for growth. Consequently, this puts the brakes on the growth of many small businesses, which are responsible for a large percentage of new jobs. Raising taxes in a struggling economy on any economic bracket is a terrible idea. Tax increases slow economic growth, and that hurts people across the board. If jobs dry up, it's not the $250,000 plus crowd that will be hurt the most, it will be the middle class.
Senator Obama's response to Joe is interesting. 'Spreading the wealth' is a principle of socialism. This combined with Senator Obama's plan to reduce taxes for 95% of the people, when 30-40% of the people don't pay federal income tax has all the hallmarks of a socialist policy. Senator Obama has never addressed whether people who don't pay taxes would receive a government check. Either his numbers are off or he is creating a welfare class is his plan. Subsidizing low income is the perfect way of encouraging people not to achieve. Why work harder if the government will pay you not to. Why start a new business if the government will penalize you for your success. This is the perfect plan to deaden the economy; penalize success, reward mediocrity, and limit the growth of new/small businesses.
Obama's Plan to Spread the Wealth


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Manhattan Clam Chowder
New York is famous for this brothy clam chowder sporting lots of vegetables. Delicious!
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|8 pounds
|quahog or large cherrystone clams, scrubbed and rinsed, opened clams discarded
|4 slices
|bacon, cut into 1/2-inch lengths
|2 cups
|finely chopped onions
|1 cup
|finely chopped celery
|1/2 cup
|chopped bell pepper
|3/4 cup
|diced carrot
|1 1/2 tablespoons
|minced garlic
|bay leaves
|1 1/2 teaspoons
|dried oregano leaves
|4 sprigs
|fresh thyme
|1/2 teaspoon
|crushed red pepper
|1 1/4 pounds
|potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes (about 3 cups)
|1 cup
|chicken stock
|3 cups
|peeled, seeded and chopped tomatoes or 1 (28-ounce) can whole tomatoes, chopped and juices reserved
|1/4 cup
|chopped parsley leaves
|freshly ground black pepper
In a large stockpot bring 2 cups of water to a boil. Add clams, cover and cook for 5 minutes. Uncover, quickly stir clams well with a wooden spoon, and recover. Allow clams to cook 5 to 10 minutes longer (this will depend on the type and size of clams you are using), or until most of the clams are opened. Transfer clams to a large bowl or baking dish and strain broth through a fine-meshed sieve into a bowl. (You should have about 6 cups of clam broth. If not, add enough water to bring the volume up to 6 cups.) When clams are cool enough to handle, remove them from their shells and chop into 1/2-inch pieces. Set clams and broth aside.
In a large heavy pot add bacon and render until golden and crispy. Pour off all fat except 4 tablespoons. Add onions, celery, bell pepper and carrots and cook for 10 minutes, until vegetables are softened. Do not allow to color. Add garlic, bay leaves, oregano, thyme and crushed red pepper and cook an additional 2 minutes. Increase heat to high and add potatoes, reserved clam broth, and chicken stock and bring to a boil, covered. Cook for 20 minutes, or until potatoes are tender and the broth has thickened somewhat. Add tomatoes and continue to cook for 10 to 15 minutes. Remove the pot from the heat and add reserved clams and parsley and season with pepper and salt, if necessary. Allow chowder to sit for up to 1 hour to allow flavors to meld, then reheat slowly over low fire if necessary. Do not allow to boil.
Recipe courtesy of Emeril Lagasse, 2001
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Chocolate MacaroonsA no bake classic. Get the kids to help. Easy and fun to prepare and especially fun to eat!
Peanut Butter Butterscotch Chip CookiesThese are great cookies to pack in lunchboxes. Have fun baking them with the kids.
Fresh Blueberry PieBlueberry pie and ice cream just go hand in hand.
Spinach PieThis is a delicious Greek recipe and can be enjoyed as a snack food or a starter.
Plum CakeThere is nothing quite like the aroma of a plum cake baking in the oven.
Fudgy Espresso Cashew BrowniesFudgy espresso cashew brownies are delicious, easy to prepare, textured and a delight to serve.
Baked Potatoes With Bacon And CheeseWhat a delicious, simple to prepare potato dish!
Chicken Red CurryEnjoy full flavors of red curry and coconut in this tasty dish.
Oh So Easy Blueberry MuffinMuffins are one of the easiest items to bake. Mix up a batch for your friends and family. If you have fresh blueberries use them, but you can also use frozen berries. Great for breakfast or any snack during the day.
Rice Stuffed Red PeppersHere is a recipe for a meatless stuffed red pepper. Instead you have fresh mushrooms, onion, rice and two types of cheese.


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Donations trickled in at a slower pace this year for the Empty Stocking Fund, however, the final days of the campaign showed residents reached into their pockets to support their neighbors.
Donations trickled in at a slower pace this year for the Empty Stocking Fund, however, the final days of the campaign showed residents reached into their pockets to support their neighbors.
Hundreds of donations were made this year raising a grand total of $29,609.10. The total amount this year fell short of last year's amount of $34,050.53.
The Dispatch thanks everyone who donated to the year's fund. Kudos go to the individuals, couples, organizations, churches and groups that helped families during the holiday season.
"I'd like to thank everyone who made contributions to our Empty Stocking Fund. Even in this challenging economy, with your help, we were able to deliver a wonderful Christmas to many less-fortunate children here in Davidson County," said Steve Skaggs, publisher of The Dispatch.
All amounts of money whether big or small provided a Christmas holiday experience for over 700 families. More than 1,600 children had gifts they may have otherwise not received.
"I think it was a tremendous success," said Melissa Blackburn, secretary and human resources director for the Salvation Army of Davidson County. "There were a lot of families that were truly, truly touched. The community really cares. We are truly grateful they do."
Blackburn was also appreciative of all media outlets that helped bring awareness to the program. She noted that donors were very generous this year. She said several supported their projects like the gifts were going to their own child or family. Blackburn also thanked the volunteers for lending a hand.
"The residents need to know it's their friends and neighbors out there helping them," she said. "We just truly thank everybody from the bottom of our heart. We couldn't do it without them. We're looking forward to the (next) holiday season. Remember us."
The Empty Stocking Fund was started in 1981 by former Dispatch publisher Joe Sink and former executive editor Ralph Simpson.
Donations for the Empty Stocking Fund are accepted all year. Interested donors can send their contributions to The Dispatch, Empty Stocking Fund, P.O. Box 908, Lexington, NC 27293 or deliver it to the office at 30 E. First Ave.
Deneesha Edwards can be reached at 249-3981, ext. 213, or at email@example.com.
Empty Stocking Fund Donations
Anonymous, $200
In honor of Booty Hilton by Beck Everhart, $30
Janie Lohr and daughters, Martha and Phylis, $100
In honor of Skye Elizabeth Nichols and Carmella Surratt Nichols Trantham. In memory of Joshua Everhart by Ruth Swink, $100
In loving memory of Lula Kearns by Winston-Concepts, LLC, $400
Mickey and Shelia Hoover, $100
In memory of Fred Bickel and Sam Everhart by Gene Hall, $100
Wanda Freeman, $100
In memory of Jason S. Brown Jr. by Martha Brown, $50
Linda Younts, $25
Brinkley, Walser, PLLC, $100
In memory of Harold Padgett by Barbara Padgett, $25
LD Cooper, $135.50
Total: $1,465.50
Grand Total: $29,609.10


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Obama hails Syria agreement, says US prepared to act if diplomacy fails
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is welcoming an agreement to secure and destroy Syria's chemical weapons, but says the U.S. remains prepared to act if diplomacy fails.
Obama says Saturday's deal offers the chance to eliminate Syria's stockpile in a transparent, expeditious and verifiable manner.
He says that could eliminate the threat these weapons pose not only to Syria's people but to the world.
Obama adds that while important progress has been made, more work remains to be done.
He says the international community expects Syria to live up to its public commitments.
Obama says the U.S. will continue working with Russia, Britain, France, the U.N. and others to ensure that the process is verifiable and that the Syrian government is held to account if it fails to comply with the agreement.
The agreement announced today by Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (SEHR'-gay LAHV'-rahf) calls for Syria to eliminate all its chemical weapons by the middle of next year or face U.N. penalties.


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Oklahoma Bible Academy (Meno, Oklahoma, USA)
Oklahoma Bible Academy (General Conference Mennonite). In 1911 a group of the New Hopedale Mennonite (General Conference Mennonite) Church, located at Meno, OK contributed money to build the Meno Preparatory School. The school was of elementary rank, with much Bible and German in its course of study, and served primarily the local community. As the need for more advanced training became apparent, it was decided to establish a school to serve all the churches of Oklahoma. In the spring of 1917 at the Oklahoma Mennonite Convention a plan was formulated for a two-year Bible and high school. A year later the Meno Preparatory School became the Oklahoma Bible Academy, using the original buildings, but with a more advanced course. In 1924-1925 with the help of Adam Ratzlaff a new dormitory was built and later a larger school was built, with two dormitories. By 1953 the school is a full four-year high school accredited by the state of Oklahoma. It also offered four units of Bible. Enrollment in 1951-52 was 58.
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967: v. III, 296.
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Schmidt, H. U. "Oklahoma Bible Academy (Meno, Oklahoma, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 14 Nov 2018. http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Oklahoma_Bible_Academy_(Meno,_Oklahoma,_USA)&oldid=59783.
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Schmidt, H. U. (1959). Oklahoma Bible Academy (Meno, Oklahoma, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 14 November 2018, from http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Oklahoma_Bible_Academy_(Meno,_Oklahoma,_USA)&oldid=59783.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 36. All rights reserved.
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