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Web Hosting, Domain Name Registrations & Emails….
I've been working with advertising clients since the beginning of the web and there's a lot of confusion about email and web hosting and the registration of your web address. If you want to understand the basics of having a website or know how to set up and manage your own website, hosting account or email accounts you will need to at least have a basic understanding of web hosting, domain registration and email set up (I'm sorry there's a lot to say here, but the only way to do this is to write it all in one place):
#1 Registering your Domain Name: When you want to do anything on the web you may already know that you'll need to start by registering a web name or web address (aka "registering a URL" or a "domain name registration" or "registering a DNS"). For that you can go to any online domain name registration company and do the following (Note: You can find an online domain name registration company by typing those words into Google or Yahoo, and then clicking on one of the links that appears and exploring the features & prices of each company that shows up before signing up or acquiring a new web address):
Search for and decide on a web address name (I'll refer to this as the registration of your "domain name" from here on out)
Decide how long you want to register the name for (1 year, 2 years, 5 years, or more).
- Follow the steps on the Domain Name Registrant company to find, pay for and acquire the domain name that you want.
When you're "registering" a domain name, you're essentially "renting" it for a given time period (whatever period of time you initially pay for). Keep in mind that a web site address is sometimes called a "DNS" and also at times it may be called a "URL" but essentially they mean the same thing. ALSO be forewarned that we no longer are using "WWW" in every case when we type in a web address. So if you try typing the web address you want into your browser (WITH the "WWW" letters), and that doesn't work, then try typing it again without the "WWW" at the front of the address to see if that works. (If you have NO idea what I'm talking about – you may need to start over at the beginning by going to Amazon and buying a book about using your PC such as "Computer Basics".)
If you register your own domain name all by yourself, you'll have to remember to renew it at the end of the time period that you have "rented" it for (you'll have to look for an email that should be sent to you around the time of the renewal and be sure to re-register the domain name or set a reminder in your calendar for 1 year or 2 years [etc] to re-rent your domain name….if you forget to do that your web site will go down and worse yet, you may lose your domain name altogether).
Don't forget that when you sign up for your domain name, whatever email address you use as a contact for yourself, (on the domain registration site), needs to be working in the future so you can receive any "warning" emails about your domain name registration expiration. If it's not working, then you will have to remember to go back to the Domain Name Registrant's website and UPDATE your contact information in your account before that time. By the way each year "ICANN" (or the organization that oversees all domain name registrations) will send you an email asking you to reconfirm your contact info for this very reason – so be sure you look for those notices and respond to them on an annual basis or you won't get your domain name reminders.
Once you register your domain name, you'll have to "Point your Domain name servers" to your "hosting servers" (there will be at least 2 name server addresses)….this just means you will be connecting your new web address [or name] up to the computer where your website will be found. This sounds more complicated than it is. In order to do this you'll need to know (and enter) the "addresses" for your name servers into the account you just set up at your new domain name registrant's website (more on hosting & hosting servers next). AND you won't be able to do this until you have set up a web hosting account. Once you set that up, you will get the name servers for your hosting server, (this can be REALLY confusing, but think of the "name server" as just a combination of numbers &letters that identifies your hosting server) which usually look like this "xxx.xxxx.xxx" (and there should be 2 sets of digits, one for the primary name server and the other for a backup name server). (Note: remember, "server" is just another word for a computer).
#2 Setting up your Hosting Servers:Above we've just established that in order to have a website, you have to select and register a web address or name for that website. Then once you've done that, you'll need a computer where you can "put" your website files and that computer is called the "Hosting Server". Whenever you hear the word "Web Hosting Account" – that's just a computer where you rent space and connect your web name or domain name up to (and later you'll put your website files and perhaps even your email on that same computer).
You can find a web hosting provider online…..there are a lot of ins and outs to know about selecting a web hosting provider, so don't just do that without first thinking it through (I'll leave that info for another blog). But for now, you need to know that any website requires a web hosting provider (or account).
Once you select a hosting provider and sign up for a hosting account, you will be given an "address" for your hosting servers. ONCE you have that address (i.e., those letters and/or numbers) you can take them back over to your "domain name registrant" account and enter them into the appropriate fields.
Please note: once you set up (or change) the name servers at the domain name registrant, it could take up to 96 hours to propagate throughout the world wide web (or to show up or take effect). Every registrant is different so check yours for more specific information and time estimates.
A hosting account is something you have to pay periodically (monthly/quarterly/annually, etc.). If you stop paying for this account your website will no longer function.
There is such a thing as a FREE hosting account….but you still have to set it up and connect your domain name up to that hosting account. There are a lot of negatives associated with having a free hosting account an if you want your business or venture to appear "professional" you won't want to even consider this option.
#3 Setting up your Email: When you get a web hosting account, you can put your website on that "rented" computer (once you have the website created….hopefully by a professional web programmer). In addition to holding your website, many web hosting accounts will also host or include a certain number of free email accounts. So if you set up a web address such as "www.yourwebsite.com" at a Domain Name Registrant (#1 above) and then connect that up to your Web Hosting Account (#2 above) you should be able to also set up and start using Email Addresses that go with that same account (#3 here)
(NOTE: the good news is that once you have your web address registered you can use that address for your email for examples: firstname.lastname@example.com or firstname.lastname@example.com.) (if your hosting account doesn't include email services you'll have to get an ancillary email hosting server – very much like a web hosting server but that would be just for email; you can get a free email hosting server from companies like Yahoo or Google, but they have all sorts of negatives that aren't nice if you're trying to appear professional such as really annoying ads that appear on your web pages).
So, in order to set up your email accounts on your web hosting server, you'll need to create the account for the email addresses on the hosting server itself (each system is different so it's impossible for me to tell you exactly how to do that). In order to do that you'll need to have and use the user name and password that you created when you set up that web hosting account….and you'll need to set up each email address individually, each with its own u/n and p/w and other info that will be specific to your particular hosting service provider (which may be hard for you to figure out if you've never seen this before, sorry!).
Once the Email Hosting server is set up, you'll also need to set up each individual email account you want to use on your computer(s) (and on each computer where you want to be able to receive the emails at). Specifically how this is done will depend on what type of computer you have i.e., PC or Mac and what programs you use. We use a PC and a program called "Microsoft Outlook", so I'll give you an idea of how this works from that perspective.(more on this in a future blog or email me for complete instructions at email@example.com)
In Outlook you'll need to create a new account (see "Account settings" from within the Outlook Program). There are a number of settings IN your Outlook program that need to be "filled out". First you'll need your new domain name and the specific email address you want to set up (email@example.com for example) plus you'll need your hosting server address and the associated incoming and outgoing mail servers (SMTP & POP), the u/n and p/w you used when you set up your new web hosting account and info from your Internet Service Provider (ISP) (your ISP will have certain "port settings" that will need to be set up according to what ports they use).
If you've made it this far, I think you'll start to see why it's impossible to find a simple set of instructions regarding how to set up your hosting & email accounts and why a client might want to pay someone (like my company) the up charge of $10/month that we ask for in order to do it for them.
ISP the last thing I'm going to explain to you today is this – your ISP or Internet Service Provider. I'm pretty sure you know what this is…because everyone has to have one in-order to be able to receive their emails at home or surf the Internet. This is also something you have to pay on a monthly or periodic basis (as you may well know) in order to be able to access the web and to be able to upload and download your emails. I can't tell you how many times our customers have called us to tell us "something's wrong with our web hosting account" and it turns out they didn't pay their ISP bill that month (or they did not remember to renew their domain name registration!). All these little pieces have to be set up correctly AND they have to be maintained and renewed when necessary in order to keep your website and emails up and running properly.
In conclusion, there's a lot to know about registering a new web address, setting up a web hosting account and email accounts…..and while it can be done on your own, it's also nice to have someone to set it all up for you and to be there if something goes wrong (and to get your site and email back up and running as quickly as possible). If you've ever wondered why you should pay someone to do this for you I hope this has helped you to get a feel for why that's a good idea!!!!
Your Website Checklist
You've just hired someone to design and program your new website and they're asking you to give them all the things they will need to create the site. The problem is you don't know the first thing about it, so what do you do? You can start with this list of things that most if not all website designers and programmers will need in order to create a new website:
1) Unformatted digital text – be prepared to give your development team all of the text for your website in one UNFORMATTED, Microsoft Word or Word Pad document (or other digital word processing file). Be sure to label each section of text with the page names that the text goes on (so put "About Us" at the top of the text for the About Us page and so on). Make sure that the headers for each page in this section match the names of each page. These page names should correspond to and match the primary navigation tabs on the home page and any sub tabs or links that may be included with your site. Don't forget to include all the headlines, sub headlines, and other text that you want used through the site (you may want "pull quotes" to be used on side bars, for example or quotes or captions to be used on photos; also include all the contact information, copyright dates, email addresses, names of employees.) To ensure you don't forget anything use your initial "site outline" that you should have created when you asked for the quote for the job, as a guide for the text you need to write and prepare.
2) Website Instructions – First let me say that there's nothing more dangerous and confusing than receiving 35 emails each with a snippet of text or a photo with a name like "25944GP.jpg" or other files that are not properly named and prepared to be handled by the development team. Be sure to include any and all instructions for the website in the above "Digital Text" document (these instructions can be before or after the text for the site). Be sure to make a clear differentiation between the web text and your instructions, perhaps by writing the instructions in colored text or a different font.
3) Correctly prepared and formatted Images – The exact size of photos that your team will need won't be clear until AFTER the design phase of the web development is done. For that reason it's just better if you give your team the biggest, highest resolution images you have. If you have those images on your computer, do not try to email them to the team by embedding them into a word document or an email. You CAN send them as an attachment to an email OR better yet use a service like "drop box" or see if your team has an "FTP" server that will make it easier for your to transfer files that are very large. If you try to email these images they may clog up your email software's outbox and even if they go out of your own email system, you won't have any way of knowing if the client can accept files that are that big. For that reason it's just better to upload them to an FTP server or use a system similar to Drop Box.(to use an FTP site, someone from your development team will have to send you the instructions and log-in information separately). Be aware that not all images are "ready to go"…and your design crew may have to do some photo retouching, cropping, resizing and other word that may or may not be included in your initial website quote. If you have a choice to send your images in a variety of different file formats, most designers would prefer .jpg images (pronounced J-peg).
4) Image and file Naming – Be careful how you name the files and images that you give to your development team because it's REALLY hard and very confusing when they get files or images that are named "qap239r809.jpg". If you could name the photo or file WHAT it is……that is very helpful and avoids unnecessary delays. If the image you are sending is a photo of "Mary Smith" then you could just name it Mary Smith. It would be even better if you could add the name of the page where you'd like that photo, for example marysmith_pricing.jpg (don't forget you can't ADD a period in the text name…. you CAN add an underscore OR a dash, without a problem – no other characters can be inserted into a file name and the .jpg part is added automatically so you don't need to worry about that part…just name the first part of the file name (before the period) as I've explained here.
5) Captions – if you would like a caption on or above any of the images, please provide the information to your team by creating a list using the Image file name (see above instruction about naming your files) plus the text that goes with that image next to the name. You can include this list with the text for the website (with the instructions, before or after). If your website is going to have a series of photos with captions, you'll want to consider how those photos will look next to each other and try to keep any text or captions that go with the photos in a similar style and length. It's better not to have one photo with a big, long sentence under it while another photo has two words. Also remember that if your site is going to have any moving images or text, which are usually programmed with FLASH instead of HTML, for example, you will want to have those captions of similar length and style as well.
6) Forms – if you plan to have a form on your website, be sure to include the text for the form (or the field names, in other words) with the unformatted digital text that you'll be providing to your development team. Also you'll need to include the email address where you want the form information to be sent to (so for example if you have a form on your "contact us" page, then whenever someone fills out that form, your team will need to know what email address you'll want that information to be sent to).
7) Logos – you development team will also need any and all logo artwork that you use for your company and possibly the name of the font that goes with your logo and business package (some companies have a typeface or "font" that they use for all of their outgoing materials and some organizations even have instructions or rules that go with those fonts & logos, that a marketing team would have to have in order to use those items correctly). Be sure to send your logo in the highest resolution possible and if possible send the version that's color and the one that has a clear background or no background. If you are not sure which logo to send, then I'd suggest that you send them all the logos you have (you can include these files with the images you will be emailing or posting to the FTP site or putting into "Dropbox").
8) Social Media Links – if you want social media links on your website please send the links or web addresses to each of your social media webpages. Try to avoid telling your programmers "can you link my website up to my Facebook page?" because this opens up a whole new can of worms and a number of opportunities for the programmer to connect your website up to the wrong Facebook page. If you want your site to be developed quickly and correctly, make it as easy and clear as possible for your team so that you minimize confusion and maximize the chances of things being done right the first time.
9) Contact info – Don't forget to include any and all current contact information with the content for the website including all the email addresses you want listed on the website (and where you'd like those items to be listed or located).
I often hear horror stories of companies who have hired someone to work on their website, only to have that person drop off the planet or stop working on the project abruptly with no explanation. I'd wager to say that these people get frustrated asking for materials, waiting for them, asking for the next thing, then waiting for that item and so on….only to lose time and money and ultimately any and all profitability on the project. This isn't inevitable however and you'll greatly reduce the likelihood of having any major issues if you will take the appropriate amount of time on the onset of the project in order to prepare the materials that your team is going to need.
Finally, don't forget that your development team is most likely made up of a number of people – you may have a marketing person who is helping you plan and outline the site, a copywriter who will help you to write the text, a designer who will develop the design of the website, a programmer who will program the basic site (an HTML programmer or WordPress Programmer, for example) and possibly other programmers who will do specialty programming such as FLASH, database or E commerce programming. Finally you may have someone to help you after all that's done to market your website and get it listed on the search engines. You may not need to send all the above information to each person who is working on the site, but it will be helpful to you and certainly the initial people working with you to be able to see all the information in one place – well-organized and clearly thought out – before they start on your web development project.
Why does my website quote keep going up????
OK you've had your website quoted, paid the web developer and hired them to create your new website. So why do they keep asking you for more money?
After 25 years in the business I'd say that one of the primary reasons job quotes go up (after the quote has been finalized) is due to changing Job Specs. Sometimes clients ask for additional features that were not in the original quote and they don't realize those add-ons are going to cost money. ALSO, often the web development team is guilty of NOT telling a client when changes will cost extra. Just keep in mind that each item or "function" on a website requires some amount of labor to implement, even if it's a minor thing like changing some text on the site. We recently developed a site for someone and they opted to write their own text…which means they submitted the text to us for the website in a digital file that was supposed to be "ready to go" (and that text should have been proofed before they gave it to me). Unfortunately they hadn't proofed it and didn't notice the excessive typos until AFTER we had programmed the web site and inserted the text (and done all the "behind the scenes" things that go with that, such as creating the CSS or the cascading style sheet…the instructions in the programming that tell the site how to display the text).
The most frustrating aspect of this for everyone involved is this: to the client a change may look very simple but for the development team, even a simple change may take multiple steps to implement, which takes time and costs money. For smaller changes my company tends to let a few of those changes go before we start talking about money…but the problem with that is by the time we bring up money to a client they've forgotton about all the other little changes we've made (that may have added up to significant lost time). To the client it may seem that we're being unreasonable to ask for additional money but to the developer, we're losing money on the job and getting frustrated at the same time. The best thing to do is to at least TRY to make sure you're ready to move forward before signing off on a prior development stage…and recognize that EVEN THE BEST DEVELOPMENT TEAM is going to require some input from you, the client. I often get the feeling that a client is irritated that i can't just take the ball and run with it without any input from them but that's not logical. Any web developer is going to need to talk about your goals & strategy, get your product photos and related information, get the hosting and DNS registration information from you as well as many other things that are required to start a website (for more information on what's required to start a website job please see my blog called Website Checklist – What do I do after I hire someone to develop our website?).
Of course it IS possible that the web development team mis-quoted the job to begin with and if that's the case, unless there are mitigating circumstances, it is their responsibily to deliver a website that has all the features and functionality included in the written quote. That is one reason it's SO IMPORTANT to make sure all the aspects of your website are listed individually in your initial quote and on your opening invoice or contract. If anything is missing don't take it for granted that the item is included in your job, rather ask the development team to redo the quote or contract so no one has to wonder about that halfway through the project. I admit, if you are not super famliar with all the intricicies of web development you might not think of something that should be in your quote, so to avoid that take a minute to read my blog (that will help), make sure you ask who's responsible to pay for stock or custom photography, videos, music (gag), ancillary programming (templates, e-commerce software, Paypal functionalitly and programming time to integrate that into your site, copywriting, etc. And as a final safety net…ASK your development team if anything has been left out of your quote that you might have to eventually pay for. And be sure and ask that question in an email and get a written response from the developer that you can keep in your files. When there are a lot of details involved people can forget…having those details fully spelled out in a quote or contract is one of the best ways to avoid future nighmares.
I think it goes without saying, but I'll say it just to be sure you leave this article with the most important tid bit firmly in mind…it's more expensive to make changes to a website AFTER the programming stage is done than before, so do your best to make sure all the various aspects are ready to go before telling your team it's ok to start the next phase. And if for some reason something is overlooked, don't be surprised if someone asks you for a little more money.
Why does it take so long to create a website?
I cannot tell you how many times my clients have commented on how much work is involved in creating a website. I think that when anyone sees a finished product, no matter what it is, the tendency is to think about how simple things look, but the fact is that any intelligently developed product or project requires time, thought and effort (and experience and education don't hurt either).
The fact is that a website cannot be created in a vacuum. And as much as I hate having to say this before I get a job from someone, I have to have SOME input from my client about what they do, who they want to target, what TYPE or style of website they like and want, etc. Of course I can and will help them to think through all of these types of things (called "Ad Strategy") but sometimes it's hard to get the clients to give me ANY time to talk about their businesses and what they want to accomplish with their marketing. This isn't a step you can overlook – all good advertising starts with strategy. Strategy is thinking about who you are, what you do, how you want your market to perceive you, who your competition is, what their advertising looks like and on an on Way too many people hire independent graphic designer or web programmers and think they are going to provide them with everything they need. What they don't know is that those people are just one part of a bigger team that works together to make excellent advertising products and websites.
A website starts with strategy first and then moves on from there to "site structure". Site structure thinks about what pages a website will have and how they will be organized. Clients sometimes don't recognize how their site's structure is tied to their design. You may want to have three basic areas of the site, one each for each category of product you sell, and so the site structure and site design have to consider that. For example, if you sell widgets and you have three different categories of widgets…let's say Widgets for kids, Widgets for Adults and Widgets for Dogs, then the site design might have three columns. If you plan on adding 3 new product categories later, then the designers will keep this in mind and find a way to set things up so that more categories can be added to the site later.
After developing a site's structure the client or the ad team will need to write the text. If the client opts to write their own website text, I have to get that text from them and that can take a while. Then I have to proof the text and edit it and send it back to the client for their approval. The website development project will usually go faster if you hire us to write your text for you, but that still takes research time and multiple drafts before the content is ready to go. The text is essential to any project because it tells me how many pages we'll need and how much space is going to be need for that text. In a time crunch, I might be able to get the development team started on the site with JUST an outline of the text, but it's always better to have the full text before proceeding.
All this has to be considered BEFORE any design work is done or it will take twice as long to do the project when things have to be redone. Many times a client is just figuring things out as they go along and as a result the job specs change in mid-stream. This can be very frustrating for the web development team….not because we care if you change your mind, but because we're losing time and money if the job takes longer than what we have originally estimated. I can tell you that I try to do many of these mid-stream changes without charging extra, but what happens is we reach a point where we're losing money. If I haven't mentioned the negative impact of these changes before that point, then the client usually gets frustrated or mad because they're not considering all the other "free" changes that have come before. Just keep in mind….that if you don't mind paying for extra changes…..then we don't mind making them for you.
Once the client gives us the text they want on their website (preferably 100% ready to go and in a digital format with little or no formatting like bold words or bulleted text, etc.) I can start assigning all the different aspects of creating a website, which includes:
- Outlining the text
- Formatting (or unformatting) the text
- Determining the page names
- Creating the site structure
- Considering the functionality of the site and loading the plug-ins or creating the custom programming required to integrate these functions into the site.
- Hiring the appropriate designers and programmers for each aspect of the job.
- Designing the site or searching for and selecting a site design template (depending on if you've paid for a custom designed website or a template designed website).
- Searching for, getting approval for and buying the images from a stock photo house.
- Acquiring the product images and logo artwork from the client.
- Editing the photos or other images.
- Selecting the site fonts.
- Programming the basic site – which can include many different types of programming and multiple different programmers who work in HTML, WordPress, PHP (the native language that WordPress uses), CSS, Javascript and on and on.
- Programming any ancillary functionality to the site (such as E commerce/Paypal, membership only access, databases, etc.)
- Proofing the site
- Making the customer's changes
- Writing and programming the site Metadata (title, description and keywords)
- Marketing the website (I could make a whole new list for this item).
- Web marketing – none of that even considers the work that is required after the site is built to market the site and get i t listed on the search engines. That is a whole other article!!!!
I recognize that once you see this list, that developing a website can seem like an insurmountable pain in the neck. It may be somewhat of a pain (as everything worth doing is) but it's not insurmountable because we know what we're doing. If you'll let us, we'll guide you through the project to completion and satisfaction and you'll end up with a top-notch website that will make your company look great to the public and make your target market WANT to visit your site. For more information please don't hesitate to contact me at email@example.com. I am more than happy to offer up advice and answer any of your questions, whether you do business with my company or not!!!


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The death occurred at the Prince County Hospital on Sunday, January 6, 2019, with his loving wife by his side, of Claude Joseph Cormier, beloved husband of Linda Mary (nee Handrahan) Cormier of Waterford, P.E.I., age 70 years. Born on July 21, 1948, he was the son of Elaine (nee Gallant) Cormier of the Tignish Seniors Coop Home, and the late Ray Cormier. Loving father to Cory (Charlotte) of Lockport, Nova Scotia, and cherished grandfather to Lexi, Tucker and Bryce Cormier. Dear brother to Pat (Carmie) of Summerside, Bruce of Waterford, Marlene (David) Aylward of Pleasant View, and Marie (James) Arsenault of Pleasant View. Also survived by sister-in-law, Christine Cormier of Pleasant View. He is also survived by his brothers and sisters-in-law, and by his many nieces, nephews and friends. He was predeceased by his father Ray and by a brother James. Resting at the Rooney Funeral Home & Chapel, Alberton. No visitation by personal request. Funeral from the Immaculate Conception Church, Palmer Road, on Wednesday January 9, with funeral mass at 10:30 a.m. As an expression of sympathy, memorials to the P.E.I. Lung Association would be gratefully appreciated. www.rooneyfh.ca

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March 13 th saw the first group to avail of the Retreat Centre. Eight men from the National Joshua Catholic Men's Fellowship came for the weekend. They had a time of reflection and sharing guided by Bishop Emeritus Denis Browne on Saturday 14 th March. The Sisters were invited to share in the Eucharist offered by Bishop Denis at 6pm. The weekend ended on Sunday afternoon. The men departed after a shared lunch. They were very happy with the weekend. Here are some of the comments:
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Accessing the Additional Measures in the Client Segmentation Tool
May 15, 2017
Though it's a great place to begin, there's more to segmenting clients than assets and revenue. After all, a 'Platinum' client isn't only about those measures. You can use the Client Segmentation Tool in your ValueOne by PriceMetrix dashboard to easily segment your clients with additional measures.
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I love the saying "You don't what the future holds, but you know who holds the future" and I truly believe that.
I think back to a few years ago when real estate was flying high and the good times seemed as if they would never end. Of course, I knew that couldn't be true because real estate simply couldn't stay at that pace.
And so it is now…vastly different and at a changed pace. But we have to remember that it won't stay this way forever. There are days when I waiver between highs and lows. But then I remember that my parents taught me to take the HIGH road. To stay in the lows is to sink into despair and a person of faith knows that if you truly believe – there is always hope. A person of faith may have a bad moment – but we don't have a bad day because each day is too precious to waste.
So today we will go through the day, step by step and see where it leads us. As for me, all roads lead to home and that's always a good thing.


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31 October 2018
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While reading one of the many SEO blogs I read everyday, I saw that there was a quick nerd test. I'm very happy to know that I'm not nearly as nerdy as some of these other folks.
What is your nerd score? I can think of at least a couple people that read my blog that I'm sure are nerdier than I am.


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Take a look back at some of our favorite photos from this week at The College Today.
Student Neal Rice created his own contemporary art gallery in the middle of downtown Charleston. Seen here are installations from Hirona Matsuda '07.
The alum duo who opened Pounce Cat Cafe in Charleston is expanding their enterprise to Savannah.
Jamaal Walton, the College's new associate director of athletics for external operations, joins the Cougars.
The College of Charleston sailing team dominates the waters, winning the national championship in their sport.
All photos by Reese Moore.


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Black Lives Matter – Through the Prism of Fredrick Douglas
From Jeffrey Sudduth on February 28th, 2017
Co-Sponsored by Diversity Center and UIS Departments of Legal Studies, African-American Studies, and Public Health A panel discussion composed of thought leaders in their respective fields at UIS with the purpose of highlighting the Black Lives Matter Movement through the prism of Fredrick Douglass' "West India Emancipation" speech of 1857. The event, as part of Black History Month, will highlight societal and legal institutional challenges that are faced today by African Americans. By illustrating their plight, this event hopes to build awareness to the struggles faced by at-risk populations in general, and African Americans specifically. Dr. Dorine Brand – Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health at UIS Pastor Jerry Doss – Lead pastor of Abundant Faith Christian Center (AFCC) in Springfield and established a voice within the community serving on several boards Dr. Ty Dooley – Director of the MPA Program at UIS. Holds a Ph.D. in Public Policy from the University of Arkansas Tess Dooley – Visiting Instructor of Legal Studies in CPAA at UIS Tiffani Saunders – Instructor of Sociology and African American Studies at UIS
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Am selling my Honda Postie Bike - 1999-2000 model CT110
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8 December 2016
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François Clouet (?Tours c. 1516-1572 Paris)
Portrait of King Charles IX of France (1550-1574)
dated '1561' (upper right)
oil on panel
12 5/8 x 9 in. (33.8 x 22.8 cm.)
(Probably) John Rushout, 2nd Baron Northwick (1769-1859), Thirlestaine House, Cheltenham, and by descent to his son,
George Rushout-Bowles, 3rd Baron Northwick (1811-1887), Northwick Park, Gloucestershire, by 1864, and by descent to,
Captain E.G. Spencer-Churchill, M.C. (1876-1964), Northwick Park, Gloucestershire; his sale (†), Christie's, London, 28 May 1965, lot 36, as 'Clouet'.
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Catalogue of the Pictures, Works of Art etc. at Northwick Park, 1864, no. 146.
T. Borenius, Catalogue of the Collection of Pictures at Northwick Park, London, 1921, p. 44, no. 87.
C. Sterling, A Catalogue of French Paintings XV-XVIII Centuries in the Metropolitan Museum, New York, 1955, p. 57, as 'Clouet, Francois (school of)'.
London, Royal Academy; and Manchester, City Art Gallery, Exhibition of French Art, 1200-1900, 4 January-1 May 1932, nos. 89 and 107 respectively (lent by Captain E.G. Spencer Churchill).
This delicately rendered portrait of the young King Charles IX is a fine and rare example of the work of the celebrated French Renaissance portrait painter and miniaturist, François Clouet. Clouet trained under his father Jean, who he succeeded as 'painctre et varlet de chambre' to Francis I in 1540, and continued to work for the Valois monarchy after his patron's death in 1547. The artist remained in royal service until the end of his life, working for the French royal family and their court.
This portrait is based on an almost certainly ad vivum portrait drawing made by Clouet in 1561 (fig. 1), the year Charles (1550-1574) succeeded his brother François II (1544-1560) as king. It was used as the official image of the newly crowned monarch and constitutes the defining image of Charles IX, with all subsequent iconography of the king, including Clouet's later portraits, deriving from it. While many painted variants crop the sitter's pose to bust-length, this painting presents the king in the same half-length format as in the original drawing. The painted portraits of this type exist in two distinct variants: the first showing the king with an opulent fur lining to his coat, for instance a portrait in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna (fig. 2); and the second, of which this is a particularly fine example, presenting the sitter in a simpler doublet, other versions are in France (Metz, Musée de la Cour d'Or) and Italy (Brescia, Pinacoteca Tosio).
While Clouet's drawings sometimes offer a more immediate and lively depiction of their sitters, his painted portraits typically exhibit a more subtle formality and an air of courtly elegance, conveying a sense of refinement, sophistication and calm authority. The careful drawing and smooth modelling of the face in this portrait are hallmarks of Clouet's masterful technique. The costume, which is also of high calibre, is likely to have been painted by an expert in that field. Painters like Jean Decourt (who worked under Clouet during the 1560s and succeeded him as official painter to the French court after the latter's death in 1472) specialised in painting detailed renditions of textiles and court dress (as is exemplified by his Portrait of a lady, lot 20 in this sale), and it is likely that a collaboration with an artist of similar ability produced the Northwick portrait.
We are grateful to Dr. Alexandra Zvereva for confirming the attribution after inspection of the original.
A note on the provenance:
This picture was first documented in 1864 in the collection of George Rushout-Bowles, 3rd Lord Northwick, who inherited Northwick Park and his title from his uncle, John Rushout, 2nd Lord Northwick in 1859. The latter was a noted collector described by Tancred Borenius as 'of very high intelligence and discrimination...he was able to avail himself of an ample fortune to buy the finest specimens of the Fine arts which came into the market.' His collection included such treasures as Botticelli's Portrait of a Young Man (then attributed to Masaccio), Raphael's Saint Catherine of Alexandria and Annibale Carracci's Domine Quo Vadis (all London, National Gallery). When he died intestate, the collection was offered for sale at auction and his heir, George Rushout-Bowles, bought back a small but important portion of the collection. In 1912, Captain E.G. Spencer-Churchill inherited Northwick Park and the remains of the collection from his maternal grandmother, the widow of the 3rd Lord Northwick, and over the subsequent fifty years added a further 200 paintings, which he christened the 'Northwick Rescues'. In his will he stipulated that his collection should be sold in its entirety, which was subsequently honoured in a series of sales in these Rooms in 1965, which realised over £2,000,000.
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Ismaili History 505 - Conquest of Maghrib
Abu Abdullah, on the other hand, conquered almost whole Maghrib within 16 years in 296/909 and routed the Aghlabid rule of 112 years. He decisively subdued the Aghlabids near Laribus, and established supremacy over the Aghlabid empire and got an end of the Abbasid suzernaity over it in Maghrib. Six days later he entered the Aghlabid capital, Raqada which was about six miles south of Kairwan with a covered area of 6 square miles, on 1st Rajab, 296/March 26, 909 and relieved Abul Abbas in Tripoli. He started the Fatimid khutba and the Shiite formula was used in the call to prayer.
Makrizi writes in his 'al-Khitat' (Cairo, 1911, 1st vol., p. 350) that Abu Abdullah had coins struck bearing the legends 'the proof of God has arrived' on the obverse and 'the enemies of God are dispersed' on the reverse. Conserved in the Musee du Bardo in Tunis is a rare gold dinar minted in Kairwan in 297/910 that bears precisely the preceding legend, vide 'Monnaies fatimites du Musee du Bardo' (cf. Revue Tunisienne, 1936: 343-44, cat. no. 1 and pl. no. 1). It is a typical Aghlabid type of dinar, except that the legends occupy the space which would normally have held the ruler's name. Since the ruler (al-Mahdi) had not yet been revealed, these two appropriate phrases filled the void. Ibn Hammad (d. 628/1230) writes in 'Akhbar al-Muluk Bani Ubayd wa Siyaratihim' (Paris, 1927, pp. 7-8) that the slogans were also inscribed on banners, weapons, trapping and seals. On banner: 'Soon will their multitude be put to flight and they will show their backs' (Koran, 54:45); on weapons: 'Multitudes on God's path;' on trapping: 'Dominion is God's;' on Abu Abdullah's personal seal: 'Put your confidence in God and you are on the path of manifest truth' (Koran, 27:79); on his official seal: 'The orders of your Lord have been accomplished in truth and justice. His words are immutable. He is the Hearer and the Knower' (Koran, 6:116).
Abu Abdullah remained there for about 3 months to set the administrative machinery in motion.
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JORHAT, June 7: Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with Jan Aushadhi beneficiaries of Jorhat at the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Pariyojana Kendra (PMBJPK) through video conferencing on Thursday. Talking to media persons, Tapan Gohain, the Additional Deputy Commissioner (Health), said that the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Pariyojana Kendra (PMBJPK) had been set up to provide generic drugs which were available at lesser prices but were equivalent in quality and efficacy as expensive branded drugs. BPPI (Bureau of Pharma Public Sector Undertakings of India) has been established under the Department of Pharmaceuticals, Government of India, with the support of all the CPSUs for co-coordinating procurement, supply and marketing of generic drugs through Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Pariyojana Kendra.
Dr Amrit Chandra Saikia, Joint Director, Health and Family Welfare, Jorhat; Dr Dolin Khargoria, Dr Gulap Chandra Deka, Jayanta BorKotoky, chairman of Jorhat Municipality Board, ward members of Jorhat Municipality Board and representatives of NHM were present during the video conferencing.


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Photo: Malcom confirm on twitter that he's a Gunner
Get up to date on Arsenal transfer news, injury updates, fixtures, not restricting reports on Arsenal Ladies and share your opinions on Goonerhead
Paris Saint-Germain are believed to have joined the likes of Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal and Bayern Munich in the race to sign Bordeaux's highly rated winger Malcom.
As reported by French outlet France Football, via the Mirror, the Ligue 1 giants have identified the 21-year-old as a key target for the upcoming summer transfer window, and are likely to provide stiff competitions to his existing admirers.
The Brazilian sensation is renowned for his exceptional pace and dribbling skills, and could his potential buyers back around £35m.
It is unclear where Malcom will choose to play his football next season, but it is likely that he will move on from Bordeaux – who currently sit 12th in Ligue Un and are highly unlikely to qualify for next season's Europa League. Despite his side's lowly stature, the former Corinthians man has excelled during the current campaign, scoring nine goals and making six assists in 28 matches.
Arsenal are likely to strengthen their squad in the summer, as they desperately look to reestablish themselves as a force in the Premier League. Spurs will also be keen on signing Malcom, who would be a fine addition to their crop of burgeoning young talent.
The Premier League pair could face stiff competition from Bayern and PSG, who boast the allure of being giants in their respective leagues.


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Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2011 5:26 PM
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Subject: RE: Utube video of workers
Fukushima Daiichi Worker Interviews
Source: NHK World (www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc3BKldg3-c)
Received from ET02 at 16:37 on 3/20/11
Interviewed two Fukushima Daiichi workers.
One was on the Unit 4 refueling floor when the quake occurred.
- No mention of exposure.
- Observed waves in the spent fuel pool, was "drenched" along with other workers by those waves.
- Had difficulty navigating his way out of the building, as outage machinery was "toppled" from the quake and plant lighting was lost after the station blackout.
The other worker was "napping in a corridor connected to the main building" when the Unit 1 hydrogen explosion occurred.
- Chaos ensued when the corridor roof came crashing down from ten meters overhead.
- Was also onsite when the Unit 3 hydrogen explosion occurred two days later.
- Noted that radiation levels then increased rapidly. "People who worked outside for 15-30 minutes showed radiation levels of more than 10 mSv" [1 rem].
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Kanye West has renewed his apology to Taylor Swift over his stage invasion at last year's MTV Video Music Awards ahead of next Sunday's (September 12) 2010 ceremony.
The rapper has also said he has written a new song for the country singer.
At last year's ceremony West invaded the stage as Swift was accepting the Best Female Video award. He took her microphone from her and used it to praise Beyonce, who was also nominated.
West apologised to the singer after the incident, but today (4) has once again geared up his apologies, this time on Twitter.
Writing on his official page, Twitter.com/kanyewest, he wrote of the incident: "With the help of strong will, a lack of empathy, a little alcohol and extremely distasteful and bad timing I became George Bush overnight."
He added: "Remember in [Will Ferrel film] Anchorman when Ron Burgundy cursed on air and the entire city turned on him? But this wasn't a joke. This was and is my real life."
He went on to explain that he had written new music for Swift. "I wrote a song for Taylor Swift that's so beautiful and I want her to have it," he wrote. "If she won't take it then I'll perform it for her."
He also assured people that next weekend he wouldn't be repeating the invasion. "I would never ever again in a million years do that," he wrote. "It is distasteful to cut people off as a general rule. What's the point of dressing tastefully if I'm going to act the complete opposite? When I woke up from the crazy nightmare I looked in the mirror and said, 'Grow up Kanye'. I'm sorry Taylor."


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We are honored to host retired US Army Brigadier General Pat Foote as the keynote speaker. We will also offer a variety of informative breakout sessions including VA Healthcare/VA Benefits, yoga and holistic therapy. Breakfast and Lunch will also be available for free.
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Beecraigs Country Park is a great place to visit. It caters for a wide range of leisure and recreational activities within its 913 acres and can be discovered nestled high in the Bathgate Hills near the historic town of Linlithgow
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College B-ball : Yesterday #25 Miami (FL) upset #1 Duke in a 27 pt blowout. Miami went on a 25-1 run in the 1st half. I don't know if Duke was playing sloppy or they just could not stop them. This was the first time Miami beat a #1 team. BUT this is not the first time Duke lost to a #1 team.
Football : Noooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!! The Jets have decided to trade pro bowl CB Darrell Revis. Revis would become a Free Agent next year anyway. Poor decision! Am I right?
Basketball : Yesterday the Hornets have decided to change their logo to Pelicans for next year. They will be the New Orleans Pelicans. The Kings will move to Seattle next year and will most likely be the Seattle Kings or bring back the old Seattle Super Sonics.


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I'm Struggling to Cut Weight/fat. Not sure where to turn or what to try.
Im an active, pretty fit male, 35 years old. I regular lift weights, 3 to 4 times a week. Im strong and have a muscular build, but am not huge by any means.
Im currently 158 lbs 57 (170 cm), (71.6 kg), 35 years old.
Im struggling to cut fat. Ive tried a few different diets and exercise routines with little progress. I dont care as much about my scale weight as I do my body fat. Im trying to cut down to 10% body fat - Id guess Im around 15-17% right now. It drives me nuts that some of the fat i have hangs on to my hips, yet I can still see my abs every so slightly.
Most Recent Try:
I followed a ketogenic diet for the last 6 weeks. About 1700-1800 calories, 130-140 grams of protein, under 30g carbs per day, and the remaining calories allotted to fat. I cheated once a day, one meal per week. No alcohol.
I lifted relatively heavy weights 3-4 times a week. 5-6 days a week I did at least 30 minutes of LISS cardio. 40 minutes on non-lifting days.
The Results:
I lost about 2-2.5 lbs (1 KG), however I felt strong. clothing fit a little bit looser, but not a lot.
Im at the point where Id be happy to pay a health coach or experienced fitness guru for a meal and workout plan. I just dont know where to turn or what Im doing wrong.
Im frustrated and have been taking a break from the diet. Even when not dieting, my weight hovers around the same 158/71.6 kg. Even if I eat poorly my weight doesnt want to seem move either - pretty difficult to gain weight.
I have been able to cut down to 10% body fat in my mid 20s, and Im thinking about giving that plan a shot again. Before I do, I wanted to see if you had any suggestions I should try, or if a health coach with proven results. Im happy to pay for a plan, its not a big deal.
One last thing - Im on Doctor prescribed TRT at the lowest dose. Just about 2 years ago my testosterone was tested and my levels were around the levels of a 70 year old man. Since then I have gained a bit of muscle and strength. My blood tests all come back normal, but Im wondering if the TRT (or something else) is halting my weight loss. My testosterone levels hover around the high range of normal. TRT has changed my life - literally - and I feel much better on it. But that's a separate topic.
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I've spent two years trying different things, diets, etc. with minimal results (other than muscle gain).
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Ohio State plays in first of back-to-back WCHA road series Friday and Saturday
COLUMBUS, Ohio After a three-week homestand, the Ohio State women's hockey team hits the road for back-to-back series against Western Collegiate Hockey Association opponents, opening with a trip to Bemidji, Minn., to face the Beavers of Bemidji State, Jan. 23-24. Games begin at 2 p.m. (CT) both Friday and Saturday at the John Glas Fieldhouse.
The Buckeyes (6-16-2, 4-13-1-1 WCHA) are still on the hunt for their first win of 2009 after going 0-5-1 in three home series to open the second half of the season. Last weekend, Ohio State dropped two one-goal games (3-2 and 4-3) to St. Cloud State. Bemidji State (5-17-2, 2-16-0 WCHA) are coming off two loses at top-ranked Minnesota but had a four-game win streak heading into the series.
Live scoring and audio for the Ohio State-Bemidji State series will be available on the Beavers' official athletics site at www.BemidjiState.edu/athletics. Links to the games are available on the Buckeye women's hockey schedule page on www.OhioStateBuckeyes.com.
Junior defenseman Rachel Davis also will be keeping Buckeye fans in touch with the team this weekend through her blog on www.OhioStateBuckeyes.com.
The Buckeyes are sixth in the WCHA standings with 10 points. They are seven points behind fifth-place North Dakota and a point ahead of seventh-place Minnesota State. The OSU special teams are operating at 12.5 percent on the power play and 78.3 percent on the penalty kill.
Leading the Buckeyes is freshman forward Laura McIntosh with a team-high 29 points and 22 assists. Fellow rookie forward Natalie Spooner is right behind her with 24 points and a Buckeye-best 17 goals. Senior co-captain Hayley Klassen is third in scoring with 21 points (9g, 12a).
The OSU net has been patrolled by senior Liana Bonanno and sophomore Deidre Facklis the majority of the season. Bonanno, who started both games against St. Cloud State last weekend, is 5-12-1 with a 3.68 GAA and .897 save percentage. Facklis has a 1-3-1 record, 6.35 GAA And .847 save percentage.
Ohio State leads the all-time series with Bemidji State with a 24-11-5 record. The Buckeyes have swept the last three series, including 2-1 and 3-0 victories at the end of October earlier this season in Columbus. OSU closed of the 2007-08 regular-season schedule with 6-3 and 3-2 wins in Bemidji.
Senior co-captain Hayley Klassen leads the current Buckeyes in scoring against Bemidji State with 13 points (7g, 6a), including eight points last season. She missed the earlier series against the Beavers in October with an injury. Fellow co-captain Morgan Marziali is just behind her with 12 points, including 11 assists.
The Buckeyes snapped a four-game losing streak with a sweep of Bemidji State at home, Oct. 24-25 at the OSU Ice Rink. Ohio State shut out the Beavers, 3-0, Friday and completed the sweep with a 2-1 victory Saturday. Natalie Spooner factored into four of five Buckeye goals in the series. Laura McIntosh had three assists against the Beavers, including helpers on both Ohio State goals in the second game. Also scoring for the Buckeyes against Bemidji State was junior Rachel Davis and freshman Melissa Feste. The goal by Feste was set up by classmate Kim Theut with both forwards picking up the first points as Buckeyes.
Senior goaltender Liana Bonanno had a solid series against the Beavers, allowing just one goal with 50 saves for a .980 save percentage. The assistant captain posted her first shutout of the season in the first game, stopping all 24 shots faced. It was the fourth shutout of her career.
After ending her point streak at seven games last Friday vs. St. Cloud State, Laura McIntosh had two assists in the next game. She has a point in eight of the last nine games with 12 points (3g, 9a) in that span. She has been held without a point just seven games this season and only twice in back-to-back games.
Linemate Hayley Klassen has recorded a point eight of the last 10 games with three goals and nine assists during that time. In her first 10 games of the season, she recorded points in just three of them. She also missed four games with an injury during the first half.
Freshman forwards Laura McIntosh and Natalie Spooner rank among the best in the NCAA. Spooner is sixth in goals per game with 0.94 while McIntosh is ninth in assists per game with 0.92. In freshmen scoring, Spooner is fifth in points per game (1.33) and McIntosh is tied for seventh (1.21).
In the WCHA conference, McIntosh is tied for fourth overall in freshman points with 29 with Spooner just behind her in sixth with 24 points. McIntosh is fourth with 22 assists, while Spooner is tied for fifth with 17 goals and tied for sixth with four power play goals.
The Buckeyes wrapped up a three-week homestand with two one-goal losses to St. Cloud State, Jan. 16-17 at the OSU Ice Rink. Ohio State fell by scores of 3-2 Friday and 4-3 Saturday. The Buckeyes opened with a 2-0 lead in the first game but the Huskies scored three unanswered goals, including the gamewinner with six minutes left in the third period, to pull away with the win. Ohio State cut SCSU's lead to one-goal three times in the second game but that was as close as it would get as the Huskies completed the sweep.
Senior co-captain Morgan Marziali had a goal and assist in the first game and scored two of OSU's three goals in game two for a four-point weekend.
Sophomore defenseman Teal Bishop had an assist in each game, both on goals by Morgan Marziali.
The trio of Laura McIntosh, Natalie Spooner and Hayley Klassen were all held without a point Friday. It was the first time all three had been pointless since the Buckeyes were shutout 3-0 Nov. 14 against Minnesota Duluth a span of nine games.
After starting the season 4-4-0, the Buckeyes are 2-12-2 in their last 14 games. During their three-week homestand to open the second half of the season, they were unable to capitalize on familiar ice with a 0-5-1 combined mark against Boston University (Jan. 2-3), Minnesota (Jan. 9-10) and St. Cloud State (Jan. 16-17).
On Jan. 8, senior defenseman Megan Hostasek got to celebrate something that had been missing for a while. The Kimberley, British Columbia, native scored a goal against Minnesota that day her first since Jan. 19, 2007. It was a stretch that covered all of last season and totaled 65 games.
Freshman forward Natalie Spooner set an Ohio State record for goals in a game with four vs. Minnesota State (Dec. 12). She scored 33 seconds into the first period, then added a natural hat trick in a span of 1:56 in the second, including two goals 22 seconds apart (4:33, 4:55, 6:29). Fellow rookie Laura McIntosh scored at 7:17 for a four-goal outburst in a span of 2:44. The four goals tied the OSU record for goals in a period.
With just 18 games under her belt, rookie Natalie Spooner already ranks 10th in season goals at Ohio State with 17. The Buckeye record is 29 goals scored by Jeni Creary in 2004-05. Only four players have ever scored 20 or more goals in a season (Creary three times, Erin Keys twice, and once each for Jana Harrigan and Shana Frost).
With a goal against St. Cloud State, senior forward Hayley Klassen increased her career point total to 84. The co-captain from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, ranks 10th all-time in the OSU record books and is two points shy of the ninth position. Klassen has 40 career goals to rank sixth. She has five multi-point performances this season, including a career-high four points against Minnesota State (Dec. 13) and ranks third on the team in scoring with 21 points (9g, 12a) even after missing four games with an injury.
Ohio State has been without its top goal scorer, Natalie Spooner, three series this season while she was playing with Team Canada. The Scarborough, Ontario, native missed back-to-back road series at North Dakota (Nov. 1-2) and St. Cloud State (Nov. 8-9) while playing with the National Women's Team at the Four Nations Cup in Lake Placid.
Most recently Spooner missed a home series vs. Boston University (Jan. 2-3) while she was in Europe with the Canadian Under-22 Team. They won the silver medal at the 2009 MLP Cup (formerly the European Air Canada Cup) in Ravensburg, Germany.
Current freshman forward Natalie Spooner and incoming forward Casandra (Hokey) Langan were named to Canadian teams that competed in international events in January. Spooner was selected to the Under-22 Team for the 2009 MLP Cup, Jan. 2-6 in Ravensburg, Germany. Langan was named to the Under-18 Team for the 2009 IIHF World Women's Under-18 Championships, Jan. 5-10 in Fssen, Germany. Both won silver medals at their respective tournaments.
The Ohio State women's hockey team has signed five student-athletes to NCAA National Letters of Intent, head coach Jackie Barto announced Nov. 25. The freshman class of 2009-10 includes: Krystina Hollowell (F, Little Casesars U-19; Clinton Township, Mich.), Chelsea Knapp (G, Lawrence Academy; York, N.Y.), Casandra "Hokey" Langan (F, London Jr. Devilettes; Chatham, Ontario), Paige Semenza (F, North American Hockey Academy; Pittston, Pa.) and Minnamari "Minttu" Tuominen (F, Espoo Blues; Espoo, Finland).
Erika Vanderveer, a former goaltender for the women's hockey team, has been added as a blogger to the "Hockey Insiders" section of The Hockey News' Web site (www.thehockeynews.com). The 2007 Ohio State graduate had her first blog posted Dec. 12 and is the only female blogger for the site on either their "The Hockey News" or "Hockey Insider" blogs. The Bradford, Ontario, native is a graphic designer for the magazine and a goaltender with the Burlington Barracudas of the Canadian Women's League.
Vanderveer patrolled the Ohio State net from 2004-07 and concluded her career with several Buckeye records in both season and career categories, including career wins (42) and season goals-against average (9.20). She earned a total of eight Western Collegiate Hockey Association player of the week awards. While at Ohio State, Vanderveer had strong performances in the classroom as well and received a number of honors. She was a three-time Scholar All-American selection by the American Women's Hockey Coaches Association, a two-time Scholar-Athlete and three-time All-Academic Team honoree by the WCHA.
Hayley Klassen picked up WCHA Offensive Player of the Week Dec. 17. She totaled six points in a conference series at Minnesota State, helping Ohio State take four points from the Mavericks. She had two assists in a 6-5 victory Friday and followed with a career-high four points in game two. The forward from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, scored twice and added two assists as the Buckeyes skated to a 5-5 tie and won in a shootout. Klassen and her linemates (Spooner and Laura McIntosh) combined for 18 points in the two games.
Natalie Spooner was named WCHA Rookie of the Week Dec. 17. She continued her outstanding play, setting a Buckeye record for goals in a game while totaling seven points (5g, 2a) in a road series at Minnesota State. Spooner scored four goals in game one against the Mavericks to set the single-game goal record at Ohio State. She scored her first goal 33 seconds into the contest and added a natural hat trick in a 1:56 span in the second period. She had two goals 22 seconds apart and added a third 1:34 later (4:33, 4:55, 6:29). In the second game, Spooner had a goal and two assists.
Natalie Spooner earned WCHA Rookie of the Week honors Dec. 3. She scored three of Ohio State's five goals against No. 5/6 St. Lawrence in a nonconference series in Canton, N.Y. The Scarborough, Ontario, native had a goal in the first game and added two in the second to extend her goal streak to three games. She had a point in six of the last seven games. It was her fourth multiple-goal game.
Laura McIntosh was named WCHA Co-Rookie of the Week Nov. 5. She shared the award with Alyssa Wiere, a forward from North Dakota. McIntosh played a part in five of six Buckeye goals in a road series at North Dakota, Nov. 1-2. The rookie forward from Waterloo, Ontario, had an assist on the second goal in game one. She followed by setting up or scoring all four OSU goals in the second game, alternating with assist, goal, assist and goal. Her line totaled 10 points that contest.
Natalie Spooner earned the WCHA Rookie of the Week award Oct. 29. Spooner factored into four of Ohio State's five goals in a sweep of Bemidji State at the OSU Ice Rink (Oct. 24-25). The freshman from Scarborough, Ontario, scored twice in a 3-0 shutout of the Beavers in game one. In the second game, Spooner set up the first goal before scoring the gamewinner for the 2-1 victory.
Liana Bonanno earned two Defensive Player of the Week awards to open the 2008-09 season. She received the honors from U.S. College Hockey Online, Oct. 6, and the Western Collegiate Hockey Association, Oct. 8. Bonanno backstopped Ohio State to an upset sweep at then-No. 9 Providence, Oct. 3-4 in Providence, R.I. The assistant captain made a total of 70 saves with just three goals allowed to the Friars for a .959 save percentage. She made 39 saves, just three shy of her career high, in a season-opening 2-1 victory. She then made 31 saves in the second game as the Buckeyes rallied for a 3-2 win to complete the sweep. A native of Mount Sinai, N.Y., Bonanno has now made 30 or more saves in a game 19 times in her career.
The Ohio State women's hockey program is celebrating its 10th year throughout the 2008-09 season. Under the direction of head coach Jackie Barto for the duration of the program, the Buckeyes have developed into a nationally-ranked team while battling in the top women's hockey league, the Western Collegiate Hockey Association. The Buckeyes have an overall record of 145-176-33 (94-130-26 WCHA) during their nine-plus seasons and have never finished below fifth in the conference standings.
Ohio State plays in its second of back-to-back road trips when the team travels to No. 2 Wisconsin to face the Badgers, Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. Games begin at 2 p.m. (CT) Saturday and noon Sunday at the Kohl Center.


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An Introduction to Advanced Quantum Physics presents important concepts from classical mechanics, electricity and magnetism, statistical physics, and quantum physics brought together to discuss the interaction of radiation and matter, selection rules, symmetries and conservation laws, scattering, relativistic quantum mechanics, apparent paradoxes, elementary quantum field theory, electromagnetic and weak interactions, and much more.
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"If they're going to take credit for it, fair enough, for what they've done while they're there," Cheney said Sunday. "But it ought to go with a healthy dose of 'thank you, George Bush' up front and a recognition that some of their early recommendations, with respect to prosecuting that war, were just dead wrong."On Sunday's Meet the Press, Vice President Biden accused former V.P Dick Cheney of trying to rewrite history. Watch this video from Fox News, and decide for yourself who is trying to rewrite history:
Obama opposed the war in 2003 and, as an Illinois senator, the troop increase ordered in 2007 by President George W. Bush. Then-Delaware Sen. Biden voted in 2002 to authorize the use of force in Iraq but later declared the war against U.S. interests and opposed the surge, which he once called "a failure."
IMHO, if anyone is trying to rewrite history, it is Joe Biden:


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A journalist is accused of the murder of an American colleague who came to Greece to do a story on politics and oil companies. The authorities also arrest another colleague who ends up being murdered, as is a girl who is a chief witness. Are the authorities attempting to cover up the truth?
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After 66 years of sharing office space with other associations and employing the services of independent contractors (first the late George Bertz, then this writer), the Oregon Golf Association stepped into the maelstrom on January 1, 1990, and opened its own office with its own staff. It was the proper step at the proper time, and it has reaped rich rewards.
Chuck Fisk of Royal Oaks replaced Don Krieger at the presidential helm, and Jim Cowan of Tacoma came on as executive director. Tina Krieger and Kathy Wentworth were hired to assist, and Don Kowitz, long an OGA director, took over the position of course rating coordinator. Charlotte Plank and Patty Abel of my staff were retained by the Association when I retired.
After a brief period in the old offices in downtown Portland, new, more spacious digs were leased in Beaverton. The next two years saw the Association grow in size and stature as the inevitable changes took place. The executive committee was expanded by adding director-at-large positions; the annual report was augmented to include a comprehensive directory of member clubs; the Oregon Junior Golf Fund achieved tax exempt status and became qualified to accept tax deductible donations, and the OGA took over administration of the Evans Caddy Scholarship program in Oregon. Also, dedicated volunteers were brought into the fold as members of the T.A.G. team to assist in the conduct of tournaments. They proved of immense help as the tournament program now included eight OGA championships and ten other events. Of course, the junior tournament schedule continued to grow under the superb guidance of Director Bob Norquist, Bob Harrington and Coordinator Ms. Plank.
Although the programs burgeoned, increased membership and higher dues made the purse fatter. In the two years from 1989 to 1991 total assets grew from $829,000 to $1,185,740. The all important golf course acquisition and usage fund climbed from $713,430 to $956,014. There now was some sizable money in the GCA&U fund, and a couple of things happened to make that of prime interest. First, Tim Stetson was appointed to the executive committee and made chairman of the GCA&U committee. Secondly, the Association became aware that Tukwila Partners of Woodburn might be willing participants in an OGA golf course development.
Tukwila Partners offered to give the OGA 179 acres of a 300-acre plot if the Association would build and operate a golf course there and the Partners could sell homesites.
In May of 1993, the deal with Tukwila was sealed, and in July of that year ground was broken for the first nine holes, a driving range, maintenance area and a temporary clubhouse. Bill Robinson of Florence was hired as the architect, Chuck Siver came on board as the golf professional and Kirk Kundrick was appointed superintendent. A previous issue of Pacific Northwest Golfer discussed the OGA Members' Club in detail, so we will not go into it here. As I write in mid 1996, the full 18 is in operation and has met with well merited acclaim.
As the 90's unfolded, the golf course development captured most of the headlines, but all of the OGA programs prospered. Fisk completed his third and final year as president at the end of 1992. At that time the Association had 44,000 members at 128 member clubs and 10 associate member clubs. Assets had increased to $1,338,000, and the GCA&U Fund had leaped up over the $1 million mark. The annual report of that year featured color and an expanded list of tournament reports. Junior highlights included the OGA's conduct of the Boys Junior America's Cup Matches at Pumpkin Ridge and a celebration of the Hogan Cup's silver anniversary.
Stetson, whose determination was instrumental in making the OGA Members' Club a reality, followed Fisk in the presidential chair. Tim served three eventful years before yielding the gavel to Buratto this year. The OGA staff grew and changed as those years passed. Jim Cowan was replaced, first by Steve Thorwald and then by Jim Gibbons. Patty Abel left and Kristey Comer came on as handicap and finance manager. Later Kelly Neely took over as handicap administrator, Ms. Comer and Tina Krieger resigned and Lisa Malone and Matt Allen were added to the staff. Lisa Malone was added to the financial staff in 1995 and Allen became tournament and course rating director.
Despite all the staff changes, OGA programs rolled on smoothly through the decade. Junior golf enjoyed a banner year in 1993 when the OGA boys won the Junior America's Cup title at Albuquerque and the girls' team finished third at Reno; when Tournament Golf Inc. increased its donation to the Junior Fund to $25,000 and the Association in turn supported the USGA Junior Amateur championship at Waverley with $6,600 and pledged $10,000 to the LPGA Inner City program to benefit disadvantaged youngsters. By the way, Tiger Woods won that USGA Junior title for his third consecutive national crown. More than 4,000 spectators trekked about Waverley's lush acres to watch the budding star.
The year 1995 saw the Association add separate senior championships for both men and women. More than 40 golf courses were rated, and 39 state-wide junior tournaments attracted more than 1400 participants. The second nine of the OGAÊ Members' Club was completed and was poised for a 1996 opening. Golf course financial projections were exceeded, and at the end of the year assets of the OGA and its two subsidiary corporations totaled $2,392,480. As 1996 opened, the Association served more than 50,000 golfers in 155 member clubs and 20 associate groups.
A milestone of some kind was reached this year when, after almost 70 years of two course utilization, qualifying was instituted for the Oregon Junior championship and the tourney itself confined to one golf course (Rogue Valley C.C. in Medford).
Other changes are imminent before 1996 ends. The Stroke Play chamipnship will be separated into individual men's and women's tournaments, and a womenÕs four-ball match play will take place in October. An Erling Jacobsen Junior Tour for novice players is in place with four non-competitive events. Already a women's handicap tourney has been started and the Association by-laws altered to give women's and men's organizations equal rights to representation on the Board of Directors.
While the OGA was marching steadily through the busy '90's, a galaxy of talented young players were making their marks on Oregon's golf horizon. Many of the winners of the 1980's continued to excel, but the march of youth was both inexorable and exciting.
Oregon Amateur championships went to both established competitors and newcomers in the 90's. Marcia Fisher won her sixth title and Amanda Nealy her fourth. Joan Edwards-Powell won the crown in '95 after many years as a contender. New to the title room were George Mack Jr., Paul Hanson, brothers Casey and Cam Martin, Ted Snavely, Dave LeBeck, Casey Winters, Julie Jesswein, Karly Mills and Paula Patterson. Fred Haney, Chris Maletis, Lara Mack and David Jacobsen continued to win as they did in the earlier decade. Some remarkable talented men passed the age of 50 and moved into senior play, Jerry Cundari, George Mack Sr., Bill Morrison and Ken Forster notable among them. Senior aces such as Tom Liljeholm, Kent Myers, Dick Estey, Carol Falk and Dotty Johnson continued to accumulate hardware. But more and more, the next generation glommed on to the headlines - Birk Nelson, Byron Patton, Amy Lawrence, Tracy Cone, Tim Cruikshank, Jay Poletiek, John Kawasoe, Anthony Kang, Jim Tucker, and Doug DuChateau were but a few of these.
As 1996 passes into history, the OGA stands tall among the state and regional golf association across America. What of the future? Where will the OGA be a decade from now?
Gibbons is in the midst of his second full year as executive director. His leadership has been most effective, complimenting the dedicated effort of the officers, executive committee members, staff and volunteers. This winning combination has enabled the Association to become a truly statewide body, and the golf course development promises a solid financial future
Gibbons views club involvement as the key to the future. He points out that OGA personnel are going out to member clubs as never before, helping them solve problems, promoting the organization and its services. He tries to speak to as many boards and memberships as possible. Kelly Neely last year conducted some 50 sessions with handicap committee members throughout Oregon and southwest Washington.
Asked about the future, Gibbons said:
'I feel we need more committee involvement in such areas as handicapping, junior golf, public links and tournaments and that committee makeup should include people from every area of our service territory. I hope the OGA can be a leader in bringing Oregon's golf community together to solve problems vital to the welfare of the game. I would like to see joint ventures by the OGA, PNGA, PGA and other bodies.
'We need to build an ever growing membership, make all active golfers OGA members through more clubs, business leagues and allied groups. We need to foster a larger and larger junior program and perhaps add staff in this area. We could undertake a scholarship program in addition to our support of the Evans Scholars. I hope we can do more and more in the future to give our members the kind of service they deserve - the best.'
If those fellows who answered Ed Neustadter's call for help and formed the OGA in 1924 could view the OGA of 1996 and hear those words from Jim Gibbons, it's a sure bet they'd approve. And if Oscar Furuset still were with us and could write the meeting minutes in his flowery style, one could also safely bet he would once again call for a libation from the gods.