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The owners of a local furniture company that declared free goods if the Ravens returned a kick for a touchdown at the start of the game or just after halftime found themselves having to make good after Jacoby Jones did just that.
Gardiners Furniture, a Baltimore company, offered customers the throwdown, saying if such a kick return happened, all furniture bought between Jan. 31 and 3 p.m. on game day would be free.
And then Jones opened the second half with a 108-yard kick return.
He did a little dance, and it's certain that at least a few Gardiners customers did, too.
"That was amazing!" the store posted on its Facebook page shortly after the Jones touchdown. "Furniture is FREE! If you made a purchase this weekend, it's your lucky day. Go Ravens!"
Kasee Lehrl, the store's advertising and marketing manager, said Sunday night that she couldn't believe it when she saw Jones booking down the field and into the end zone.
"We're obviously thrilled," she said. "So exciting."
This is the third year the store has run such a promotion. Since such a kick return hasn't happened in nearly 50 years, Lehrl said, the store owners figured they were pretty safe. But they took out an insurance policy — just in case.
This year, she said, they'll be giving out $600,000 of free furniture.
Customers and fans of the store applauded the move — whether they were benefiting or not.
"OMG sure wish we would have bought furniture today!!" wrote Dianne Wrobel. "Wow!!"
But Yolanda Maria Martinez says she did. "New livingroom set for me," she wrote. "Thanks Gardiner's!!!"
And Sally McCardell thanked both Gardiners and Jacoby Jones for a free chair.
Everyone with a stamped sales order would get a credit for everything they paid over the weekend.
"It's great for the Ravens, great for our customers and great for Gardiners," Lehrl said.


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Graduate Catalog
2013 – 2014
Office of Graduate Studies and Extended Education
McKelvie Hall, 102 W. Rosedale Avenue
West Chester University
West Chester, PA 19383
Phone: 610-436-2943
Fax: 610-436-2763
Revised May 2013
|Distance Education Fee
|Meal Fee
|Refund Policy
|General Fee
|Other Fees
|Technology Tuition Fee
|Housing Fee
|Partial Payment Policy
|Tuition Rates
|International Student Service Fee
|Payment of Fees
|Uncollectible Check Policy
Note: The fees listed below reflect charges at press time. For up-to-date information on fees at any given time, contact the Office of the Bursar, 610-436-2552.
Fees and expenses are subject to change without notice. Fees shown here are in effect for the academic year 2012–2013 and apply to fall and spring semesters only. Changes for 2013-14, if approved, would occur after the printing of this catalog.
Tuition and fees can be paid by check, electronic check (e-check), money order, or cash. The University does not accept credit cards for tuition and fee payment, except through the Web-based QuikPAY system. If the student chooses to pay via credit card, a fee will be assessed for this service. Refer to the Office of the Bursar's Web page for payment instructions.
|Graduate tuition (full-time/part-time students)
|Legal residents of Pennsylvania
|$429.00 per credit hour
|Out-of-state students
|$644.00 per credit
Students in these special programs of study – M.A. in communicative disorders; M.Ed. in counseling /student affairs; M.S.W. (social work) – pay an additional 10% in tuition:
|Legal residents of Pennsylvania
$471.90 per credit hour
|Out-of-state students
$708.40 per credit hour
The general fee of $865.40 per full-time student (nine credits or more) or $97.38 per credit hour (which includes the optional health center fee of $12.78 per credit) for the part-time student (eight credits or less) is a mandatory charge that covers the use of the following services:
Students enrolled in any distance education course will be charged an access fee of up to 20% of the tuition for that course in lieu of general fees for that course.
This $75 per semester fee applies to all inbound international students to support compliance with requirements of the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS).
This mandatory instructional fee will be used to enhance classroom technology. All charges are per semester.
|Legal residents of Pennsylvania (full-time/part-time students):
|Per credit
|Out-of-state students (full-time/part-time students):
|Per credit
Summer will be considered as one semester. Students enrolled in multiple summer sessions will be charged no more than the equivalent of the full-time semester rate.
North Campus Residence Halls - This fee entitles the student to occupancy of a standard double room in any University-owned residence hall with one roommate:
South Campus Apartment Complex - This fee entitles the student to occupancy of a four- or five-person apartment that is University-owned with the following bedroom occupancy:
Students in the North Campus residence halls losing their roommates who do not have another roommate assigned to them will be assigned a roommate, be relocated, or charged a private room fee of $50 per week for every week that they occupy the room alone. These options are available on a limited basis; however, available spaces will be used if demand requires.
Students may also obtain affiliated housing through University Student Housing, LLC, which operates several housing complexes on campus. WCU hires, trains, and supervises the residence life staff for each location and handles all student issues.
University Student Housing, LLC is responsible for occupancy management (leases), as well as facility-related issues. Information about applying for these facilities is available by sending an e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com, or logging on to www.wcuhousing.com/.
All students residing in a North Campus residence hall (including affiliated housing, Allegheny, Brandywine, and University halls) must be on the University meal plan as a condition of occupancy. Students with medical problems who cannot meet this requirement may request a meal waiver. Residents of the South Campus Apartment Complex and The Village at WCU, as well as off-campus and commuting students, may purchase any meal plan offered or obtain meals at the transient rate.
Meal plans consist of 26 meal zones per week: 19 traditional breakfast/brunch, lunch, and dinner zones, plus seven late-night zones. The following plans are available to resident students:
For the above meal plans, the meal week runs from Saturday brunch through Friday late night. With these plans the diner can choose any combination of meals, but will forfeit any unused meals at the end of the meal week.
South Campus residents (apartments and The Village), off-campus students, and commuters may select any of the above plans in addition to the following:
All meal plans may be used in the following locations: Lawrence Dining Hall; the Diner; C-Stores/Grill operations; and the Ram's Head Food Court. National brands, such as Chick-fil-A, Subway, Einstein's Bagels, and Freshens will take cash and flex only. Students in North Campus residence halls will have their meal plan cost included in their University bill. Off-campus, commuter, and South Campus Apartment/Village students can sign up for a meal plan by applying at the Office of the Bursar at 25 University Ave. Any meal plan changes must be submitted within the first two weeks in the beginning of each semester. After that deadline, the assistant vice president for student affairs must approve any change requests. The diner is permitted to use four meals in one day and may combine up to two meals per meal zone to convert to the meal/cash allowance. Diners may use five of their meals per semester for a guest.
Students should receive fall semester bills by mid to late July and spring semester bills by the first week of December. All initial semester bills will be mailed to the students' home address and sent electronically to the students' official WCU e-mail address.
Mid-semester statements, including those for the Partial Payment Plan, will only be sent electronically to the student's WCU e-mail address. Students will be required to check their WCU e-mail often for important dates and deadlines. For students who rely on parents/guardians to pay their bills, it is highly recommended that students select parents/guardians as authorized payers through the Web-based QuikPAY system. Doing so will assure that both students and parents/guardians will receive notification e-mails when new bills/statements are available.
It is the responsibility of each student to pay/submit the semester bill by the due date. Students who fail to pay or submit their bill by the due date will be assessed a $50 late payment fee. Nonreceipt of a semester bill does not relieve the student of the responsibility of paying/submitting the bill by the due date. Address changes should be made through the Office of the Registrar to allow for sufficient time to reflect an accurate billing address.
Students who are receiving approved financial aid awards that fully cover or exceed the amount of their bills do not have to pay, but they must submit to the Office of the Bursar the appropriate portion of their semester bill to complete registration. Fully covered financial aid students also have the option of activating their account online via myWCU. Failure to return the bill or activate an account online, even if no payment is due, may result in the cancellation of registration/schedule and the assessment of late penalties. Students who cannot pay their bills in full by the due date may apply for partial payment (see "Partial Payment Policy" below).
Failure to meet the payment deadline could result in cancellation of the student's schedule. In order to have another schedule reinstated, the student would have to pay his or her bill in full as well as a $35 late registration fee.
Students who owe money to the University will have a hold placed on their accounts. If students do not clear the hold by paying the amount owed, it will cancel registration/scheduling for future semesters, prevent the release of transcripts, and prohibit graduation clearance. The University also may, at its discretion, invoke any other penalty appropriate for a particular case in which money is owed to the University.
The University extends partial payment privileges to all students who are in good financial standing and have not defaulted on a previous payment plan. The nonrefundable fee charged for this service is $35 per semester. There is no payment plan for summer and winter terms. Installment payments received late are subject to a $25 late payment fee. Partial payment statements will only be sent electronically to the student's WCU e-mail address and authorized user's e-mail address. For more information about the plan offered, contact the Office of the Bursar at 610-436-2552.
A fee of $25 is charged for any paper check or e-check returned to the University for insufficient funds, stopped payment, or closed account. The University may, at its discretion, charge this fee for any check returned to it for any other reason.
The check will be returned to the student upon its replacement. Students who have two or more checks returned against their accounts will no longer be able to make payment by personal check; all future payments must be made by cash or certified check.
All requests for refunds for dropped or canceled courses, or for withdrawals, must be made in writing or in person to the Office of the Registrar. Refunds are not automatic; it is the student's responsibility to initiate a refund request. Appeals concerning the refund policy for tuition and the general fee are made to the Office of the Registrar. Appeals concerning the Housing or Meal Fee are made to the Office of Residence Life. Further appeals, if necessary, may be made to the Appeals Committee.
The refund policy does not affect the time line for W grades as described under "Dropping a Course" (see page 16).
Individual fees will be refunded according to the policies described below.
Tuition and General Fee Refunds - Full refunds for tuition and the general fee are available only through the sixth calendar day that the University is in session. After that, tuition and the general fee are refunded according to the schedule below. These percentages apply to the total tuition bill, not to partial tuition payments. Questions about this, as well as when students will receive their refund, should be directed to the Office of the Bursar.
|Withdraw during
|Receive tuition and general fees refund
|Through 6th calendar day of semester
|2nd week of semester
|3rd week of semester
|4th week of semester
|5th week of semester
|6th week of semester
|No refund
No refund will be given if the student 1) drops a course but retains full-time status, 2) reduces his/her credit load after the end of the drop period but retains part-time status, or 3) owes the University money.
Technology Tuition Fee - only refundable in full if the student drops all courses by the end of the drop period, which is through the sixth calendar day of the semester. This fee will not be refunded partially or in full for any courses dropped after the sixth calendar day.
Housing Fee (University-owned housing) - in full prior to the first day of the semester; after the first day of the semester, prorated refunds are made on an individual basis through the Office of Residence Life and Housing Services. For affiliated housing, please contact the private management company operating the property.
Meal Fee - in full prior to the first day of the semester; after the first day of the semester, prorated refunds are made on an individual basis through the Office of Residence Life for resident students, and through the Office of the Bursar for commuter students.
Application Fee. All prospective students are charged a $50 application fee for the processing of their applications to the University. This fee is nonrefundable and not credited to the student's account.
Nondegree Student Application Fee. Nondegree students are charged a one-time $15 initial processing fee.
Study Abroad Application Fee. This $100 fee applies to students completing an online application to study or participate in an internship abroad. It will support resources for predeparture advising, health, and safety assurances.
Acceptance Fee. All newly accepted and readmitted students pay $100 as proof of intention to enroll at the University. This is a nonrefundable fee, which will be credited to the student's account upon enrollment.
Housing Deposit. All new and returning students who wish to live in University-owned housing (residence halls and the South Campus Apartment Complex) are charged $200. The deposit is credited against the student's housing fee and is nonrefundable if a student cancels housing, withdraws, transfers, is released from his/her occupany agreement, or cancels his/her acceptance.
Late Payment Fee. Students who fail to pay or submit their semester bills by their due date will be assessed a $50 late payment fee. Nonreceipt of a bill does not relieve students of the responsibility of paying or submitting their bill by the due date. For those paying by mail, please allow sufficient time for payment to reach the University by the due date. Financial aid students who fail to confirm their attendance by the due date, even if no payment is due, will also be liable for this fee.
Late Registration Fee. All students who schedule during the late registration period are charged a $35 nonrefundable late registration fee.
Portfolio Assessment Fee. Equal to 50% of the per credit hour rate, this fee is charged to have a faculty member assess a student's prior knowledge in a particular course.
Course Audit Fee. Students who audit courses pay the same fees as students taking the courses for a letter grade.
Damage Fee. Students are charged for damage or loss of University property. This fee varies, depending on the extent of the damage.
Identification Card Fees (RAMeCARD). The RAMeCARD will serve as a ticket to the offerings at Lawrence Food Court, Campus Corner, Convenience Stores, and Sykes Ram's Head Food Court. The University charges a $12 fee to issue an identification card to each full- or part-time student. If this card is lost or stolen, the student will be charged $15 for a replacement card. Damaged ID cards can be exchanged for a $10 fee. This fee is payable at the Student Services (SSI) service center located on the ground level of Sykes Student Union.
Parking Fees. The University charges a nonrefundable parking fee to students who are eligible to purchase a permit to use University parking lots. The current parking fee is $30 per year. Parking permits are available at the Department of Public Safety or on the Web at www.wcupa.edu/dps/ParkingServices.asp. Parking fines are assessed at $20 up to $40 depending on the violation.
Music Instrument Rental Fees. Each student renting a musical instrument for a semester is charged $20 per instrument. Each student using a pipe organ for practice for one period each weekday is charged $36 per semester.
Recording Fee. A $75 per hour recording fee will be charged for noninstructional recording, mixing, and editing services provided by the College of Visual and Performing Arts, such as promotional CDs, fund-raising projects, or recordings by nonacademic groups, e.g., barbershop quartets. No charge will be made for faculty/student recitals, ensemble performances, final theory/composition projects, or demonstration tapes for graduate school applications.
Lost Key Replacement. Students who lose the key to their University-owned residence hall room or South Campus Apartment bedroom are charged a nonrefundable fee of $30 to replace the lock.
Transcript Fee. The fee for transcripts is $7 per copy. Transcript request forms are available in the Office of the Registrar.
Commencement Fee. The University charges $82 to all students enrolled in a degree program who will have fulfilled their degree requirements by the end of the semester. This fee is paid after the student completes a Graduation Application Form in the Office of Graduate Studies and Extended Education and is approved for graduation.
Fee for Crossover Registration. Students who are admitted to graduate study and need to take undergraduate course work to correct academic deficiencies are advised to enroll in undergraduate courses exclusively, and they will be billed undergraduate fees. Graduate students who are enrolled in graduate and undergraduate courses during the same semester will pay graduate fees for all course work. Further, all such courses or combinations are to appear on a single graduate transcript that includes a code or legend which differentiates between undergraduate and graduate courses. Undergraduate courses appearing on a graduate transcript may or may not be acceptable for a degree program, according to determinations made by the degree-granting department. Undergraduate students with at least a 3.00 GPA and 96 credits of course work may take up to six credits of graduate course work in their final semester in accordance with University policy. If the student wishes to have the credits count towards the bachelor's degree, he/she must submit a completed "Application for an Undergraduate Student to Take a Graduate Course for Undergraduate Credit." If the student wishes to have the credits count towards a graduate degree, he/she must submit a completed "Application for an Undergraduate Student to Take a Graduate Course for Graduate Credit." Both forms are available in the Office of the Registrar.
If a course is taken for undergraduate credit by an undergraduate student, no additional fees will be required. If a course is taken for graduate credit, the student must pay graduate tuition and applicable fees for that course. Credit earned and grades received will be recorded on the undergraduate transcript. Credits so earned may later be applied to a graduate program, subject to approval of the major department.

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Guest Editorial
Gay Marriage? Civil Unions? Civil America?
I can't remember the first time I heard the words homosexual or lesbian. I probably was a young teenager. I do not remember.
I can't fathom why anybody would be sexually attracted to someone of the same sex. We live in an age where a percentage of our country and world wishes to live in gay relationships. They also want to call it marriage.
The only way I have heard the word marriage used is in referring to a man and woman living in a monogamous relationship. Marriage is a Bible word. Different forms of the word, marry and marriage occur about 22 times in the Bible. I do not understand why anyone would want to take a term that has historically been used to identify a relationship between a man and a woman and try to redefine it.
While I personally do not approve of homosexual/lesbian relationships, I nor any other American can live another person's life. This is part of the Liberty of being a citizen of the United States. I am opposed to redefining the word marriage.
If two men or two women want to live together and commit themselves to each other in a civil union then so be it. I can understand why two life partners would want the other to benefit from their retirement or medical benefits and a civil union may make this possible. I've known men and women who have lived together most of their lives. Some of them acted more brotherly or sisterly toward each other than they did married. I've known of other same sex couples that lived together and acted more married than some men and women who are married.
I am an advocate of traditional marriage and traditional families. We need strong families in our country. A nation will never be any stronger than its families. A broken hurting family adds to a broken hurting society. Children need love, guidance and parents who will spend time with them.
There are certainly scores of children who have been raised in traditional homes who haven't turned out so well. The presence of a mother and father is not a guarantee that life will all be well.
Personally I am glad I had a mom and a dad. I was fortunate. They were both hard working people and very traditional in their roles. My dad worked a hard job all of his life and my mother had the tough stay-at-home and raise five children job. Today roles have changed so much in traditional marriages. Moms work outside the home and children are raised by schools and media devices.
I had a nontraditional role as a parent and caregiver during some key years of my two sons' lives. Their mother was unable to physically do anything for them her last three or four years. These were key formative years of my children. It would have meant so much if she could have been active in their lives. However, she couldn't and therefore we tried to do the best we could.
Traditional is a great word but life isn't always traditional. What does a traditional family really mean? Does it mean a man and a woman with two sons and two daughters? Does it mean they have a house with four bedrooms and two baths? Does it mean the boys play football and the girls cheerlead? Does it mean dad works 40 hours a week and mom stays home, raises the kids and cooks good meals? Does it mean the kids grow up and all do well in school and produce healthy happy grandchildren? I do not have to stay on this rhythm.
We all know there isn't a lot about our country that resembles the forties and the fifties. I still love to watch the old shows and what seemed to be such simple beautiful lives of that era's television characters. Our country barely resembles that era.
My prayer for America is that once again we will become a people who value our time with each other. I hope we will become a people who will find time to sit around the table and talk at least once a day. I also hope that we will at least listen to what the other person is saying. My hope is that we will become a great nation of people who pray and look to God and that God and the Bible would once again become favorite subjects in our homes.
I'm praying for a civil union in our United States. During the Civil War we were divided. For years African Americans were treated wrong in this nation. There was nothing civil about how America treated African Americans.
Today, we have union but we have division. I heard about this man who once tied the tails of two cats together and threw them over a clothesline. That was very cruel. The cats had union but they were not very civil to each other. Sadly there are many marriages in the United States where two people live in joint legal union but the people aren't very civil to each other.
If America ever needed to pray more, work harder and love deeper toward making our nation a civil nation, it is today.
Glenn Mollette is the author of American Issues: Every American Has An Opinion.
He is the author of other books and hundreds of articles. You can hear him each Sunday night on XM radio 131 at 8 EST.


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Shaun Edwards believes Wales have lost possibly world rugby's form outside centre after Jonathan Davies was hit by a shattering injury blow.
Davies is set to be sidelined for six months, ruling him out of Wales' autumn series appointments with Georgia, New Zealand and South Africa, plus this season's NatWest 6 Nations campaign.
He requires surgery on the foot injury he suffered during the dying seconds of Wales' 29-21 defeat against Australia in Cardiff three days ago.
The Welsh Rugby Union said "it is envisaged that recovery will be in the region of six months."
It is a major blow for Wales and the Scarlets to lose Davies, who was British and Irish Lions player of the series against world champions New Zealand earlier this year.
"Obviously, I am incredibly upset for the player," Wales assistant coach and defence specialist Edwards said. "We wish him a speedy recovery. He is probably one of the form 13s, if not the form 13, in world rugby. He is going to take some replacing.
"He is a massive loss, there is no doubt about that. They are big shoes to fill. I have got a lot of work to do in the next three weeks and through the Six Nations.
"I am not saying he is irreplaceable, but it (13) would definitely be one of the positions you would least want to lose. It's unbelievably disappointing. But it's just the way it goes sometimes.
"The last World Cup (in 2015) was a great example of sometimes you are going to get injuries, and you just have to get over it.
"We were in the toughest group there has ever been in the last World Cup, and we had an horrific injury list. People were falling down left, right and centre, and we still got through it.
"We have to show a bit of resilience that we have shown in the past. I am sure there will be players who will put their hand up to play 13. We will just have to look at it over the next three games, and obviously the Six Nations."
Davies, 29, missed the last World Cup due to a knee ligament injury, but he has been in magnificent form throughout this year.
Harlequins centre Jamie Roberts was called into Wales' autumn Test squad as injury cover on Monday, but experienced Scarlets midfield operator Scott Williams is potentially favourite to replace Davies against New Zealand.


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Twitter activity around today's Supreme Court decision on the Affordable Care Act peaked at more than 13,000 tweets per minute at 10:17 a.m., significantly more than the 900 TPM that was tracked during the oral arguments in March, reports Rachael Horwitz, a representative from Twitter.com.
For CNN and Fox News, among other news organizations, the twitter frenzy proved to be a source of embarrassment. Both news organizations falsely reported that the bill had been struck down, as did those who repeated the error.
A tweet by CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) containing the incorrect report was retweeted over 1,100 times. For example, Huffington Post tweeted "We jumped the gun in following them (Fox and CNN). Apologies for the confusion."
All news organizations were poised for the decision, which had been expected at 10 a.m.
Google users searched the term "Supreme Court" over 100,000 times today, according to the search engine's trending searches page.
WhattheTrend.com reported that within minutes of the Supreme Court decision, the terms #SCOTUS, #Obamacare, #Supreme Court, #Roberts, #CNN, #Affordable Care Act and #FoxNews were trending worldwide on Twitter.
CNN originally tweeted that the Supreme Court struck down the individual mandate for health care and displayed the information prominently on their website. Their blunder also unfolded on television, where Wolf Blitzer said the network had received conflicting reports. The network was forced to publicly issue a retraction.
Fox News also displayed incorrect information, as they displayed a television banner reading, "Supreme Court Finds Individual Mandate Unconstitutional." The network changed it's message soon after re-reading the court's decision.
Many reporters whose organizations had the correct information took to Twitter to taunt those who made mistakes.
Associated Press Central U.S. Region Editor David Scott asked his staff to stop taunting CNN and other's court ruling mistake in a memo to his staff. According to a memo obtained by media blogger Jim Romenesko, Scott wrote: "That's not the impression we want to reflect as an organization. Let our reporting take the lead."
The U.S. Supreme Court declared the health reform act constitutional this morning. The Affordable Care Act of 2010 requires non-exempted individuals to participate in a health insurance plan of some kind, starting in 2014.
Trending Twitter topics in the New Haven area included #Obamacare, Roberts, Supreme Court, Affordable Care Act, Medicaid, and Constitutional, according to Twitter.
Among the reactions to the Supreme Court decision and the erroneous television reports were taunts from other journalists.
Politicians against the individual mandate celebrated prematurely on Twitter, and deleted their tweets after learning the healthcare act was upheld. Their deleted tweets can be seen on the web site Politwoops.


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More than six weeks after landing in Cartagena, Colombia, we finally found ourselves only six kilometers away from Machu Picchu. We hopped off the train with our guide and a small group of fellow hikers at kilometer marker 104 of the Inca Trail and took a footbridge across the Urubamba River.
After checking in at the closest trail station (one must register weeks or months in advance to get permission to be on the Inca Trail) we congregated with our guide at a small set of ruins to review some pre-Inca and Inca history.
Then we were off.
Along the way we encountered dozens of different types of orchids and other flowers that bloom during Peru's wet season. The hike was relatively steep, but Kristi and I found it relaxing compared to our previous battle in the Colca Canyon. We also came across several waterfalls and mind-boggling views of the Andes.
Just before lunch and the final push to arrive at Machu Picchu, we emerged from the forest at Wiñawayna, a beautiful archeological site on the mountain adjacent to Machu Picchu. This site was discovered by a biologist searching for rare orchids and is named for the orchid, wiñawayna, which means "forever young" in Quechua.
Our bag lunch was enjoyed at the confluence of two trails where hikers doing a 4 or 5 day trip camp the final night before descending into Machu Picchu. From there, we were less than an hour away from the Sun Gate. We finished up lunch and trekked on and before we knew it, we were there.
The entire day had been overcast and our guide was sure we'd be rained on. However, little by little, throughout the day the clouds thinned and minutes after arriving to the Sun Gate, the sun itself made an appearance. It was our lucky day, I suppose.
We took it all in. Machu Picchu is famed not only for its beautiful Inca architecture, spared from destruction by the Spanish who never found it, but also for its dramatic location, on a mountains ridge, with the roaring Urubamba snaking through the valley below.
The next day we returned early in the morning with our guide for a tour. That day the weather wouldn't be so kind as the previous day. It was pretty magical, however, to be standing and listening to the guide with nothing but fog all around, then all of a sudden turn around to see the ruins slowly emerging out of nowhere.
The lore and history that applies to Machu Picchu has filled many books so I won't say much to that. But the coolest thing we learned was that Machu Picchu was not an abandoned city at the time of its rediscovery by Hiram Bingham in the early 1900s. When he was taken to the site by a local Quechua man in 1902, there were at least a couple of families living within the overgrown ruins. The implication being that Inca and their descendants have inhabited Machu Picchu since the beginning.
Machu Picchu was more amazing than I had hoped, and I had very high hopes for it. The cliché that pictures don't do it justice is of course 100% true.


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Below is our collection of tidbits, odds 'n ends for Janvier.
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We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Janvier to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.
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When in Doubt, Blame It on the World Cup
Makers of TVs, Sports Drinks and Snacks Scored; Washer Makers Lost Out
Cheers of victory and cries of defeat during World Cup soccer games were echoed by scores of executives world-wide as they looked at their financial results.
More than 100 public companies have already talked about the impact of the monthlong tournament on their businesses during the second quarter. Game plans were critical, as they were on the fields, and there were some surprising feats and missed opportunities.


text: Recruiters are making their way this spring to Woodruff to check in on WR Blake Bone. USC's Shawn Elliott was in Wednesday. "He was just catching up with me," Bone said. "We have a good relationship." Louisville visited earlier this week and Kentucky is also coming for a visit. Bone said Auburn might also be in. He visited Kentucky last weekend. "It's a great campus with a whole bunch of great guys," Bone said. "It looks like they are rebuilding. They've got a lot of excitement and inspiration." Bone has also been to USC, Auburn and Ole Miss. He's also talking with Clemson offensive coordinator Chad Morris. While not closing the door on anyone, Bone said USC, Kentucky and Ole Miss have emerged as his top three with no leader. Louisville and Auburn, he added, are working to get into that group. He won't make a decision until his all star game or signing day.


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Tokenization, Part 3: Functions
In the last post, we saved the regular expression that we used to tokenize a string to a variable. But it would be more convenient to be able to save the entire tokenization procedure to a variable. Pretty much all programming languages let us save a series of statements or expressions—a function—to evaluate later. How does Clojure do this?
In fact, creating a function looks a lot like creating a variable. First, start Clojure and make sure that
token-regex is still defined:
user=> (def token-regex #"\w+") #'user/token-regex
Next, define the function, only instead of using
def, use
user=> (defn tokenize-str [input-string] (re-seq token-regex input-string)) #'user/tokenize-str
Let's break that apart:
defnindicates that we're defining a function, not a variable.
tokenize-stris the name of the function. Functions and variables use the same set of names, so naming a variable
tokenize-strwill get rid of the function named
tokenize-str, and vice versa.
[input-string]is a square-bracket-delimited list of the parameters that this function accepts. In the case of
tokenize-str, it takes one argument, named
input-string. Expressions inside the function can refer to the value passed into the function using that name.
- After you type in that line and hit enter, nothing will happen. The first parenthesis before
defnis still open, so the Clojure REPL knows you're not finished yet. You'll need to enter the second line to continue.
- The second line is just the
re-seqfunction with both arguments as variables, like we used in the last posting. One variable is the regular expression from the previous
def, and one is
input-stringfrom the function definition.
- Functions return the value of their last expression. In this case, that is the function call to
Now let's give it a try:
user=> (tokenize-str "This is a new input string with different tokens.") ("This" "is" "a" "new" "input" "string" "with" "different" "tokens")
Sure enough. Now calling
(tokenize-str ...) is the same as calling
(re-seq token-regex ...).
Saving Your Work
We're starting to get enough code that typing it in every time we want to use it would be painful, inefficient, and worst of all, boring. Fortunately, like most other programming language, Clojure lets us save expressions to a file to execute all at once.
To do this, open your text editor and create a new file. Let's call it
word.clj and save it in whatever directory you're currently working in. Next enter in all the code we've entered so far:
(def token-regex #"\\w+") (defn tokenize-str [input-string] (re-seq token-regex input-string))
Now switch back to the Clojure REPL and load this file using the
load-file function:
user=> (load-file "word.clj") #'user/tokenize-str
After loading the file, Clojure prints the result of the last expression in the file. In this case, that is the expression defining the
tokenize-str function.
We can use the variables and functions defined in that file, just as if we had typed them into the REPL:
user=> (tokenize-str "Another input string.") ("Another" "input" "string")
I've set up a Google Code Project for the code in this series at http://code.google.com/p/word-clj/. As we go along, I'll update the code in step with the postings here.
Also, if you find any bugs, you can let me know using the issues tracker there.
Next time we'll improve the tokenization and talk about how to organize our code better.


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Robert K. Bemus 7/2/2005 1:13:54 AMAs always, Ellen, another superb piece of photo-art...I can't believe I'm the first to comment on this masterpiece of color and composition. You are the best! #272229
Nobu Nagase 7/22/2005 7:43:05 PMI can't believe it, I missed this when you posted it...
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Joannie Bertucci 7/22/2005 8:28:49 PMWay to go Miss Ellen! I'm not one bit surprised about your finalist, you've always been one of the best! You're ps work here is so lovely and a bit on the unique side! I guess I'll be back when you place! #1623086
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From: Space Telescope Science Institute
Posted: Friday, February 18, 2011
Adam Riess, an astronomer at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) and a professor in physics and astronomy at The Johns Hopkins University, today was awarded the 2011 Einstein Medal by the Albert Einstein Society, located in Bern, Switzerland. The Society recognized him for leadership in the High-z Supernova Search Team's 1998 discovery that the expansion rate of the universe is accelerating, a phenomenon widely attributed to a mysterious, unexplained "dark energy" filling the universe.
Riess (pronounced "Reese"), 40, shares this year's prize with Saul Perlmutter, an astrophysicist at the University of California, Berkeley, and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Perlmutter's Supernova Cosmology Project team published similar results shortly after those published by Riess and High-z team member Brian Schmidt of the Australian National University. Both teams shared the Peter Gruber Foundation's 2007 Cosmology Prize - a gold medal and $500,000 - for the discovery of dark energy, which Science Magazine called "The Breakthrough Discovery of the Year" in 1998. The researchers also shared the 2006 Shaw Prize in astronomy for the same discovery.
The medal is awarded for outstanding scientific findings, works, or publications related to Albert Einstein. Physicist Stephen Hawking received the first Einstein Medal in 1979. The Albert Einstein Society was founded in 1977 to publicize Einstein's life and work during his years in Switzerland and especially in Bern. Riess will receive the medal at a ceremony in Bern in May 2011.
Riess thanked the Einstein Society and said, "The discovery of the acceleration of the universe and its implications for the presence of dark energy suggests we indeed live in an interesting time. Although Einstein is considered the intellectual godfather of this discovery, I think even he would have been surprised to see it. As for me, I have been very fortunate to work with tremendous colleagues and powerful facilities."
Riess led the study for the High-z Supernova Search Team of highly difficult and precise measurements - across 7 billion light-years - that resulted in the remarkable 1998 discovery that many believe has changed astrophysics forever: an accelerated expansion of the universe propelled by dark energy.
"We originally set out to use a special kind of exploding star called 'supernovae' to measure how fast the universe was expanding in the past and to compare it to how fast it is expanding now," Riess remembered. "We anticipated finding that gravity had slowed the rate of expansion over time. But that's not what we found."
Instead, Riess's team was startled to discern that the rate of expansion was actually speeding up.
These startling observations sent the team back to the idea, first proposed by Albert Einstein, that the so-called vacuum of space might produce a sort of "anti-gravity" energy that could act repulsively, accelerating the expansion of the universe.
"Suddenly, that idea made sense," said Riess. However, exactly what dark energy is and how it behaves remain among the most pressing questions in astrophysics today.
"One of the most exciting things about dark energy is that it seems to live at the very nexus of two of our most successful theories of physics: quantum mechanics, which explains the physics of the small, and Einstein's Theory of General Relativity, which explains the physics of the large, including gravity," he said.
"Currently, physicists have to choose between those two theories when they calculate something. Dark energy is giving us a peek into how to make those two theories operate together. Nature somehow must know how to bring these both together, and it is giving us some important clues. It's up to us to figure out what [those clues] are saying." Riess and his team are trying to measure dark energy's two most fundamental properties: how stable it is and how it has changed with the evolving universe.
Riess is continuing his Hubble Space Telescope observations of distant supernovae to characterize dark energy. He also is involved in searching for the exploding stars with the Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System, a series of ground-based telescopes at the University of Hawaii's Institute for Astronomy. The sky survey is expected to find thousands of new supernovae.
In another method, Riess and his team, called SH0ES (Supernovae, H0, for the Equation of State), are analyzing pulsating stars, called Cepheid variables, with the Hubble telescope to refine the measurement of the universe's expansion rate. The new results are placing constraints on the properties of dark energy.
For a photo and additional information about Dr. Riess, visit:
http://hubblesite.org/news/2011/07 http://www.jhu.edu/news_info/news
The Hubble Space Telescope is a project of international cooperation between NASA and the European Space Agency. NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center manages the telescope. The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) conducts Hubble science operations. STScI is operated for NASA by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. in Washington, D.C.
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Poulter trusts instincts in major hunt
Ian Poulter admits he has failed to pinpoint what part of his game needs changing to win a major for the first time and is instead putting his faith in intuition for 2013.
Poulter's instincts stood him well in 2012 as he put together an impressive personal run of form and spearheaded Europe to their dramatic final-day Ryder Cup victory at Medinah.
He ended the week with a perfect 4-0-0 record and the Englishman was a constant source of inspiration for his team-mates as they turned around a 10-6 deficit to win 14½-13½.
While that was the peak, Poulter also finished in the top 10 in three majors and landed his second World Golf Championship title in China in November.
Winning one of the four majors has still eluded him and the 36-year-old believes that the best way to pursue his goal is to do what comes naturally, and then get lucky.
"I don't know what it takes," Poulter told Reuters. "If it means taking off 20 weeks before playing in a major, then I would take 20 weeks off. If it means playing five in a row to win one, then I would do that.
"I've tried a lot of things but I just need to keep doing what I am doing, to be honest with you. I just need to keep working on the same things. You need to ride a bit of luck in these majors at certain times to be able to pick one up. No question, I'd really love to win one.
"The first part of the year [2012] was very solid, then three top-10s in the majors ... I must be doing something right. And then I got to the Ryder Cup and backed that up with some great golf.
"I've got lots of goals... keep working on the same things to improve and to get better and hopefully pick up some titles along with that first major."


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He does this not nursing too. He'll grab my leg and pinch it.
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MOST IMPROVED AWARD: Catherine Beals, a freshman from Barren County High School in Glasgow, Ky., was presented the "Most Improved Award". This season Catherine improved her 5000m personal record from 20:30 to 19:03. She also moved up from seventh on the team in the early season meets to third on the team at the Atlantic Sun Conference Championships.
"Catherine showed an amazing amount of toughness and desire and kept fighting throughout the season to get better and better," said coach Bill Taylor. "She had a terrific attitude and will continue to improve at Lipscomb."
FIGHTING BISON AWARD: Carolyn Latham was honored with the "Fighting Bison Award" which is awarded to the person who demonstrates the most guts, mental toughness and physical toughness.
"Carolyn has been the No. 1 runner for the Lipscomb women for two years and has shown amazing toughness every time she races," said Taylor. "This year her toughness was really put to the test. Carolyn was diagnosed with mono after the first meet of the season and had to sit for the next six weeks.
"In her first meet back, with less than two weeks of moderate training, Carolyn led the women's team at the Evansville Invite running her fastest time ever on that course. Two weeks later she earned All-Atlantic Sun honors for the second year in a row, finishing sixth with a time of 18:22. She was an inspiration for the team and a perfect example of what can be done with desire, toughness and willpower. "
FOR THE TEAM AWARD: Jenny Randolph was presented the "For the Team Award" which is given to the person who is the best teammate and the person who is the most positive, motivating and caring. Jenny received an overwhelming number of votes for this award.
To quote her teammates; "She is always positive, no matter what the circumstance, and is always ready with some kind of inspirational speech, whether it is something serious, or something that has us in tears, laughing. She is completely and genuinely for the team!"
HEART OF GOLD AWARD: Paloma Floden received the "Heart of Gold Award", also known as the high character award. It is given to the runner that demonstrates the highest character, who doesn't compromise their beliefs and who does the right thing even when nobody is looking.
"Paloma is often thought of as the team mom," said Taylor. "She always demonstrates the highest character and is a spiritual leader for the women's team."
TOTAL COMMITMENT AWARD: Caitlin Anderson received the "Total Commitment Award" as the person "that did it right, did it all and did all the little things." Caitlin gave 100 percent all the time, doing all the big and little things and pushing to be the best she could be. As a result, she ran a cross country 5=K personal record of 18:36 and earned All-Conference honors at the Championship meet. Caitlin came to Lipscomb University with a high school 5K PR of 20:48 and has run 18:36 for cross country 5=K and 18:26 for track 5-K.
"Her work ethic and total commitment are a huge factor in her dramatic improvement. said Taylor.
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR AWARD: Ashley Lehman had an outstanding rookie season and rose up to lead the women's team in two meets this year. She showed amazing fight and toughness during her freshman year.
"Ashley received votes in every award category from the team, which tells you a lot about the type of person she is," said Taylor. "Although she struggled a bit physically at the end of the season after a bout of dehydration, she posted a new 5-K personal record of 18:58 (her old personal record was 19:30). Ashley is going to develop into a great runner.
ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AWARD: Carolyn Latham Carolyn has been the No. 1 runner for Lipscomb's women in every race she has run the past two years. This year she lost most of the season due to illness, yet returned in the last meet of the season to run a personal course best at Evansville. Two weeks later she earned her second consecutive All-Atlantic Sun honors with a sixth place Conference Championship finish with a time of 18:22, her all time cross country 5-K personal record. In 2007 she earned her first All-Atlantic Sun honors with a seventh place finish in 19:07. Carolyn is only the third All-Atlantic Sun runner in Lipscomb history, and the first ever to earn All A-Sun honors twice. Her performance led the Lipscomb women to a fourth place A-Sun finish, two places higher than the women have ever finished.
TEAM CAPTAINS: The team captains are Carolyn Latham, Jenny Randolph, Caitlin Anderson
WOMEN'S SEASON WRAP-UP: In 2008 the Lipscomb women finished a program best fourth place in the Atlantic Sun Championships. The previous best finish for Lipscomb was sixth. It was also the first time in program history that two women earned All-Atlantic Sun honors in the same season (Carolyn Latham and Caitlin Anderson). Carolyn was the first Lipscomb woman to earn All-Atlantic Sun honors twice, earning the honor in 2007 as well. Eight of the top nine 5-K times on the team this year were either all-time 5000m personal records or all-time cross country 5000m personal records. The women's team broke all-time Lipscomb team-time records on every course they ran on this year (that a Lipscomb team had previously run on).
" It was a terrific year as the women's program marches forward," said Taylor.
2008 Women's Season Best 5-K Times:
Carolyn Latham 18:22 (xc PR)
Caitlin Anderson 18:35 (xc PR)
Erin Pyles 18:41 (PR!)
Ashley Lehman 18:58 (PR!)
Jenny Randolph 19:03 (two seconds from PR)
Catherine Beals 19:03 (PR)
Shannon Shoemake 19:13 (PR!
Paige Griffin 19:34 (PR)
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Inclusion in the Top 100 list, published as a supplement to the September/October issue of "Destinations" magazine, "indicates that Canyonlands By Night and Day's 50th anniversary offers excellent entertainment value to both tour groups and individual travelers from around the world," according to the ABA news release.
The ABA list, which was launched 31 years ago, began as a way for motorcoach operators to incorporate new experiences into their itineraries. Since that time, the list has become one of the "most sought-after lists by travel professionals, motorcoach operators and the general public," ABA officials said.
The Canyonlands By Night and Day event was selected from among hundreds of nominations by ABA members, officials said.
"The attractiveness of Canyonlands By Night and Day's 50th anniversary as a don't-miss entertainment value is only part of why its selection this year is such a distinction for Canyonlands By Night and Day," said Peter J. Pantuso, CTIS, ABA's president and CEO. "The real news here is that Canyonlands By Night and Day's 50th anniversary has been recognized as a potential magnet for tourism dollars, at a time when reenergizing domestic tourism is so important to our spirit and our economy. The honor gives Moab an important boost in visibility among professional tour planners."
According to studies completed by researchers at The George Washington University and Dunham and Associates, one overnight visit by a motorcoach group can add $5,000 to $11,000 to a local destination's economy. Those dollars are spent on lodging, meals, admissions, fees, shopping, souvenirs, services and local taxes.
The full top 100 Events list is available online at http://www.buses.org/News-Publications/Top-100.


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Can you imagine playing tag without running? What about kickball or Red Rover? Due to a new district-wide ban, some children might have to re-invent these old-school games sans sprint.
According to a post on the parenting website Free Range Kids, one unnamed school board recently instituted a "no running policy" during recess. To make matters worse, the school's break period is only 10 minutes long to begin with.
Plus: Why Kids Really Need Recess
One concerned mother wrote in:
"My son's school district has just instituted a no running policy during recess. I am, of course, appalled by this, feeling that the kids need to be able to blow off a little steam during those 10 minutes of their day. Plus, kids need more exercise, not less. What's next, no running for soccer/baseball/lacrosse practice?"
Plus: Michelle Obama on How to Stay Healthy at School
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Elliot Rosenzweig, a respected civic leader and wealthy philanthropist, is attending a fundraiser when he is suddenly accosted and accused of being a former Nazi SS officer named Otto Piatek. Although the charges are denounced as preposterous, his accuser, Ben Solomon, is convinced he is right. Solomon urges attorney Catherine Lockhart to take his case, revealing that Otto Piatek was abandoned as a child and raised by Solomon's family only to betray them during the Nazi occupation. But has he accused the right man?
Once We Were Brothers is the compelling tale of two boys and a family that struggles to survive in war-torn Poland. It is also the story of a young lawyer who must face not only a powerful adversary, but her own self-doubts.
Two lives, two worlds and sixty years all on course to collide in a fast-paced legal thriller.


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Number: 110-34
Date: August 1, 2008
House Passes H.R. 6633, the "Employee Verification Amendment Act of 2008"
On July 31, 2008, the House passed H.R. 6633, the "Employee Verification Amendment Act of 2008" by a vote of 407-2. The bill would extend the basic pilot employment eligibility confirmation program, now known as E-Verify.
Provisions that would affect the Social Security Administration are described below.
Extension of Program
• Would extend the basic pilot employment eligibility confirmation program for an additional five years, until November 30, 2013.
Protection of Social Security Administration Programs
• Would provide that agreements entered into by the Commissioner of Social Security and the Secretary of Homeland Security on or after October 1, 2008, shall provide funds to the Commissioner for the full costs of the Commissioner's responsibilities for the basic pilot program. Such responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Acquiring, installing and maintaining technological equipment and systems necessary for the fulfillment of such responsibilities (but only that portion that is attributable exclusively to those responsibilities); and
• The costs of responding to individuals who contest a tentative nonconfirmation provided by the basic pilot.
• Would provide that these funds would be paid quarterly in advance of the applicable quarter based on a methodology agreed to by the Commissioner and Secretary.
• Would require an annual accounting and reconciliation of costs incurred and funds provided under the agreement, with a review by the Inspectors General of the Social Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security.
• Would provide that, in any case where an agreement has not been reached by October 1 of a fiscal year, the latest agreement would remain in force until a new agreement is in effect. However, the Office of Management and Budget would modify the interim agreement to adjust the funds provided to the Commissioner for inflation and the volume of queries.
• Would require, during such interim agreement, the Commissioner and the Secretary to provide notice of the failure to come to an agreement to appropriate House and Senate Authorizing and Appropriating Committees. Until a new agreement is in effect, the Commissioner and the Secretary would notify these Committees every 90 days of the status of negotiations.
GAO Study of Basic Pilot Confirmation System
• Would require GAO to study and report on erroneous tentative confirmations to determine their causes, the processes by which they are remedied, and their effects on individuals, employers, and Federal agencies. This report would be submitted, not later than 2 years after the date of enactment, to the Committee of Ways and Means and the Committee of the Judiciary of the House and the Committee of Finance and the Committee of the Judiciary of the Senate.


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Area soccer, volleyball teams get tournament pairings
Area soccer and volleyball teams received their draws for the 2013 fall OHSAA tournaments on Sunday.
The St. Marys boys soccer team received a bye and will play its tournament opener on Thursday, Oct. 17 at 7 p.m. at Ryan Field in Wapakoneta. The Roughriders, who lead the Western Buckeye League standings with one game to play will take on the winner of the 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 14 Celina-Kenton game. The sectional title winner at Wapakoneta moves on to the district at Elida Middle School to face the winner of Ottawa-Glandorf and Bryan.
On the other side of the bracket, Wapakoneta will play Lima Bath on Monday, Oct. 14 at 5 p.m. at Ryan Field in Wapakoneta. The winner faces Lima Shawnee at Wapakoneta.
The St. Marys girls soccer play Wapakoneta in a Division II sectional final match at Celina on Thursday, Oct. 17 at 7 p.m. The winner will play the Bath vs. Kenton/Defiance winner on Tuesday, Oct. 22 at 6 p.m. at Elida in a district semifinal.
Celina plays Van Wert in a sectional final at Celina on Thursday, Oct. 17 at 5 p.m. The winner plays the winner of Elida/Lima Shawnee at Elida on Tuesday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m.
The St. Marys volleyball team drew Lima Bath in the Division II sectional at Lima Senior High School on Wednesday, Oct. 16 at 7 p.m.
St. Marys swept the Wildkittens in three sets earlier this season. The winner of the St. Marys-Bath match will play Van Wert in a sectional final at Lima Senior.
Wapakoneta and Celina will play at Lima Senior in the bottom portion of the bracket and will face the winner of Elida and Lima Shawnee.
The New Knoxville boys soccer team will play Lima Temple Christian on Tuesday, Oct. 15 at 7:30 p.m. at Lima Stadium in a Division III sectional final game. The winner of the game between the Rangers and Pioneers advanced to play at the Kalida district against the winner of Kalida vs. Continental/Fort Jennings.
In the other game at Lima Stadium on Oct. 15, Spencerville will play Lima Central Catholic. The winner of that match advances to play Lincolnview in the sectional title game.
The New Knoxville volleyball team will play Spencerville in a Division IV sectional semifinal at Coldwater on Tuesday, Oct. 15 at 7:30 p.m. The winner play s St. Henry on Oct. 17.
New Bremen and Minster will play each other in the other sectional semifinal at Coldwater on Tuesday, Oct. 15 at 6 p.m. The winnner plays the state's top-ranked Marion Local Flyers.


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Air Arabia, the first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC) in the Middle East and North Africa, announced the expansion of service to the Qatari capital, Doha, from the carrier's primary hub in Sharjah, UAE. Air Arabia now offers twice-daily flights to the Qatari city, making it easier and more convenient for passengers to visit this vibrant City.
Air Arabia currently offers 10 flights a week to Doha. Starting today, the carrier will offer direct flights 14 times per week, departing Sharjah International Airport daily at 08:30AM and 18:30PM. Return flights depart Doha International Airport daily at 09:20AM and 19:20PM.
"We are extremely pleased to announce the expansion of service between Sharjah and the Qatari capital, Doha which will further enhance the air travel options for the residents of both Gulf States" said AK Nizar, Head of Commercial Department, Air Arabia. "In 2010, Air Arabia carried over 153,000 passengers; this number reflects the ever growing appeal for Air Arabia flights between the two cities and we are looking forward to offer more customers our value for money travel".
Air Arabia started operations to the City of Doha on January 8, 2009. Since then, the airline has seen increasing demand for the appealing value for money product it offers. A big number of students and families fly regularly between Sharjah and Doha. Further details about the increased services are available on Air Arabia website.


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Innokenty Gizel ((Ukrainian): Інокентій Ґізель) (ca.1600 - November 18, 1683) was a Prussian-born Ukrainian historian, writer, political and ecclesiastic figure, who had adopted Orthodox Christianity.
Innokentiy Gizel was a rector of the Kiev Theological Academy. In 1656, he was appointed Archmandrite of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra.
Innokentiy Gizel is known to have supported the unification of Ukraine and Russia and the autonomy of the Ukrainian clergy, simultaneously. He is generally credited for writing the Kievan Synopsis in 1674, but some researchers deny his authorship.
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Rumer Willis Gossip
Rumer Willis gossip, latest news, photos, and video.
Smutty Social Media, April 25, 2016
Anna Kendrick writes her first book – is this part of a larger branding push? Is a celebrity book every really just a book? Guys guys!! I have a book!! Why would anyone let me do this!? Go to scrappylittlenobody.com to pre-order #ScrappyLittleNobody (link in bio) Coming to your brains November 15th!!! Full Story
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At least Nick Jonas had something to distract him from Coldplay's embarrassing performance. I wish a giant ball had bounced through my living room during the gorilla dance. We almost lost one of the good ones last night at the AMAs. During Coldplays performance these giant light up balls were thrown in the audience. The one in my hands was heroically snatched out of the air by yours truly just before it had the chance to hit the lovely Carrie Underwood in the head. You're welcome Carrie. You're welcome world. #longlivecarrie #countrymusiclives #urwelcome Full Story
Demi and her girls
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It's nice to see Demi Moore stepping out with her daughters so much lately. They were said to be estranged when Demi fell apart after Ashton Kutcher cheated on her and their marriage ended. Last night she seemed healthy and happy at a fashion event with Rumer and Tallulah Willis, who's had some problems herself this year. Full Story
Rumer Willis joins Pretty Little Liars
This whole acting thing is really turning out to be a grind for Rumer Willis, huh? Bit parts on CW shows, poorly received horror movies, she always seems to be working but after years in the business she really hasn't landed anything to write home to Demi about…until now. It's all finally paying off, in my eyes anyway, because Rumer's got a part on TVs most important soap, Pretty Little Liars. Full Story
Demi is better
She seemed good last week at the AFI event -- click here for a refresher. Better than she has in a while. And at the time, I noted that it was hopefully a sign for more. A sign that she's finally getting there. Here's another sign: Demi leaving a yoga class yesterday, smiling, with daughter Rumer. Full Story
What about your other dad?
While Demi Moore is supposedly hunkered down in Hawaii trying to recover from the disappointment that was her husband Ashton Kutcher, her girls, at least two of them, were photographed in Paris with their father Bruce Willis. Rumer and Tallulah looked like they were saying goodbye to dad and his wife Emma. Full Story
Bruce and The Wasp
I'm kinda over Bruce Willis's I'm-the-chillest-badass-motherf*cker-on-the-block bullsh-t. Dude, we get it. You speak softly because your dick is big. You don't react to anything because your balls are weighing you down. I mean it's so obvious. But sometimes it seems forced. Full Story
Who looks a bit tight?
Demi Moore showed up at the premiere of The Joneses last night in Hollywood in a very flattering pink dress, showing off her great legs, accompanied by her husband and daughter, and well... appearing as though it was quite an effort for her to smile. Not because she's sad inside but because it takes a while to get the muscles moving when they've been frozen. Full Story
Oh Rumey, shut your ass
Asstalking is sweeping the continent. This time it's my Rumer Willis. Rumey has managed to nail down a few roles here and there. Suddenly it's gone to her head, and now she's insisting that her 3 famous parents have nothing to do with her success. That she is getting jobs on talent and not on connection. Full Story
The beautiful Demi
Demi Moore's face f-cks up my sh-t. Seriously. It's crazy. It's SO ridiculously beautiful. And well preserved. Without looking preserved. Without freaking you out. No Madge styles. No Granny Freeze Nicole Kidman styles. No painful peel marks. And creepy cheek implants. She doesn't have 6 lips. Full Story
She's just not photogenic
Many of you find this hard to believe – that in person Rumer Willis might actually be cute. I get it. Her photos, some of her photos are hideous. But there are people who are just hideously UNphotogenic. I know this because I am one of them. My colleague Tanya Kim cannot take a bad photo. I on the other hand can only take bad photos. Full Story


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For his Master of Fine Arts thesis project, Zach Gage created a video game for the Macintosh that looks an awful lot like Space Invaders (called "Lose/Lose") - except, every alien spaceship in the game is a representation of a file in your home directory. Every time you kill an alien spaceship, a random file in your home directory is deleted.
"At what point does our virtual data become as important to us as physical possessions? If we have reached that point already, what real objects do we value less than our data?" Gage asks. He gets more philosophical than that, though.
"Although touching aliens will cause the player to lose the game, and killing aliens awards points, the aliens will never actually fire at the player," he explains, "This calls into question the player's mission, which is never explicitly stated, only hinted at through classic game mechanics. Is the player supposed to be an aggressor? Or merely an observer, traversing through a dangerous land?"
I'm usually not the one for artsy fartsy stuff that isn't music, but I really like the message on which Lose/Lose is built. From experience, I know that people are really, really sloppy when it comes to their computer data - much sloppier than they would treat "real" data. Actual, real-world baby pictures are treated with much more care than their modern digital equivalents, even though the latter are no less valuable than the former.
You can see the carelessness in other ways too. Most people have no qualms whatsoever about handing over their data to companies like Microsoft, Apple, and Google, even though those companies couldn't care less about you or your data. You wouldn't give give your real-world baby pictures to Google, but people have no issues handing over the modern digital equivalents.
Anti-virus companies were not exactly amused by Lose/Lose, as they labelled the application as malware and a trojan. Kind of odd, as the game's website, as well as the game itself, have warnings plastered all over them about the whole deleting files business.
Gage is kind of amused by all the attention. "I'm kind of OK with it being labeled malware," he told CNet, "I would categorize it as dangerous software, but not malware because it is dangerous if you use it in a certain manner. Whereas malware implies it was designed to be malicious... Calling it a Trojan is really blowing it out of proportion."
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With Ultra Music Festival's addition of a second weekend to celebrate its 15 years, March 15 marks the start of a two-week block saturated with dubstep, house, and drum and bass.
The headliners are no surprise: There's Tiesto, David Guetta, Deadmau5 and Bassnectar. But Ultra pits those DJs against instrument-driven acts such as the indie-rock duo Sleigh Bells and hipster-pop group Yeasayer. At some point during its run, the festival's appeal grew wide enough to also book Snoop Dogg and the Weeknd on the same bill.
But 13 years before Ultra's debut, the first Winter Music Conference took place at a Fort Lauderdale hotel. Now, the conference's 10 days of dance-music workshops and panels unofficially coincide with Ultra and include sanctioned pool parties and club shows.
A number of independent parties and shows will spring up during this time, which has come to be known as Miami Music Week. You can catch some Ultra artists at these shows if you're not a ticket-holder, although at presstime, three-day general-admission tickets were still going for $370. The price is not exorbitant considering the lineup, location and duration of the festival. But here's some help choosing how to spend your limited cash.
Ultra Music Festival
March 15-17 and March 22-24 at Bayfront Park, 301 Biscayne Blvd., in Miami. Full lineup at UltraMusicFestival.com.
This year, Azealia Banks is a must-see. Her mix of R&B, tongue-twisting verses and smooth house beats has pulled the 21-year-old Harlem rapper from YouTube and onto the stage. She'll perform at Ultra's amphitheater both Sundays after Major Lazer, who will follow Snoop Dogg.
The rapper's recent rechristening as Snoop Lion didn't stop him from releasing an EDM mixtape as DJ Snoopadelic, a marriage of Snoop Dogg and Funkadelic, according to Fader Magazine.
Also live from the amphitheater will be dark-electro duo Crystal Castles, on March 15, after a set by Nicolas Jaar. Both acts offer a middle ground for lovers of club-friendly dance beats and introspective, experimental pop. Crystal Castles will also perform the second Sunday, before Pretty Lights, a one-man show in the same vein of EDM.
Winter Music Conference
March 15-24 at multiple venues in Miami and Miami Beach. Full lineup at WinterMusicConference.com.
Affordable parties are sprinkled in between the remixing and editing workshops held during WMC, such as the Clevelander's On Top of the World affair on March 22, featuring 15 DJs for $5. The next day at the Viceroy Hotel's Club 50, DJ Paul Oakenfold and about a dozen others will spin at the Electric Splash Rooftop Pool Party. Admission is $45.
Official WMC events include showcases of EDM by region, as in the South African Miami Invasion March 23 at Ocean's Ten for $35. The day before at Tantra Lounge, Los Angeles Invades Miami touts DJs George Acosta and D:Fuse. Admission for that show is $20.
Another strand of parties round up female DJs. Shejays on the Beach March 22 at Automatic Slim's ($15), and Women Man the Decks March 19 at the Clevelander ($10) are some of them.
All these shows are free with a WMC badge, which costs $475 at the event's website. The price includes admission to trade sessions and discounted entry to any conference events that aren't free. Most of the club shows are open to the public.
Miami Music Week
March 15-24 at multiple venues in Miami and Miami Beach. Full lineup at MiamiMusicWeek.com
The Red Bull Guest House at Highbar at the Dream Hotel, 111 Collins Ave., will host Skrillex, A-Trak, Baauer of "Harlem Shake" fame, and others March 21-24 for a series of pool parties and breakfasts at about 3 a.m.
The three DJs will perform at Ultra, as well, and it might be easier to catch them at the festival. The Red Bull events are invite-only. Follow @RedBullMIA on Twitter for a chance to snag an invitation.
Skrillex will also bring his questionable hair fashion to Story Miami, 136 Collins Ave., on March 19. Tickets cost $56.50 for women and $101.70 for men at WanTickets.com.
Finally, A-Trak will headline Grand Central's Hard Miami March 20-21. The lineup features moombahton, that electro-mix of reggaeton and house music, by Nadastrom. On the first day, Australian artist Flume will perform his soul remixes while in town for his first American show outside of SXSW. Tickets cost $40.05 per day at GrandCentralMiami.com.


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Laverta E.W. Scheer, 94
Laverta E.W. Scheer, 94, formerly of New Bremen and a resident of the Otterbein Retirement Community of St. Marys for the past eight years, died at 10:18 p.m. on Thursday, July 19, 2012, at Otterbein.
She was born on June 5, 1918, in Shelby County. She was the daughter of Herbert and Lizzie (Melter) Fischbach. On Nov. 1, 1939, she married Howard Scheer, and he died on Nov. 1, 1997. Survivors include her children, Judy (Wayne) Wiehe of Celina, Donald (Barbara) Scheer of New Bremen and Alfred (Pam) Scheer of St. Marys; grandchildren, Kenneth and Mike Wiehe and Andrew, Melissa, Lori and Brian Scheer and a great-grandson, Kolyn Wiehe.
Preceding her in death was a granddaughter, Angela Scheer; her sister, Madella Frey and a brother in infancy.
Mrs. Scheer was a member of the St. Paul United Church of Christ in New Bremen where she was active in the Sunday School program, teaching and also was a former Sunday School superintendent.
She was a member of the Busy 12 of the church and volunteered for numerous other activities and missions. She was a member of the Woodman of the World Camp 149 of New Bremen.
She was a 1936 graduate of New Bremen High School. She was a homemaker, and along with her husband were caretakers of the German Protestant Cemetery for more than 26 years. After moving into New Bremen, she became a substitute cook and custodian in the New Bremen Schools.
She was an avid gardener, canning and preserving all her homegrown fruits and vegetables.
Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the St. Paul United Church of Christ in New Bremen with Rev. Becky Erb Strang officiating. Burial will follow in the German Protestant Cemetery, New Bremen. Calling hours will be from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Gilberg-Hartwig Funeral Home in New Bremen and from 9:30 a.m. until the time of services Monday at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to the church memorial fund. Condolences may be left at Gilberghartwigfh.com.


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Jūrmala [1] is a resort town in Latvia. It claims to have the longest beach on the northern side of Europe. thumb|300px|right| Majoru beach
Jurmala is a city on the crest of a wave. A wave of achievement, of hope, of love and success. The waves in the Gulf of Riga, with their white crest, are calm and inviting only in the summer. In the autumn storms, they grow harsh and impose their own rhythm. Just as varied as the sea is life in the different parts of the town along its whole 33 km length, between the Lielupe, one of Latvia's major rivers, and the Gulf of Riga. At the narrowest spot, a distance of only 300 metres separates the river from the sea.
The town has many hotels and guest houses, catering for widest range of tastes. There are pools with seawater and mineral water. Tennis courts and yacht clubs. Jurmala offers diverse cultural, recreation and sporting activities. Favourites are the traditional festivities — The Jomas street Festival, and the Fishermen's Festival, both held in the middle of summer, in July. For unforgetable moments, take a summer ferry trip down the River Lielupe. The town's history, along with people well known in Latvia and the world, is seen in six museums, including one of Latvia's few open-air museums. By walking the nature trails, you can acquaint yourself at leisure with the outstanding relief, flora and fauna.
Jurmala is beautiful and interesting at any season of the year, but most visitors arrive in the summer months, from June to August. The town is gradually developing into a venue for conferences and meetings, where guests arrive throughout the year.
Certainly, every tourist and visitor is welcome, assured of a hospitable reception in Jurmala. Every moment in Jurmala provides energy and joy of life to last a long time, and all who come will long to return again and again.
Get in
It is about 40 minutes from the capital city of Latvia, Riga. You can take a taxi from the airport or train.
Get around
The beaches in Jurmala are amazing, with breathtaking views of the bay as well as pine forests along the coastline. It is most famous for the amber production in result of the unique landscape. There are several world renowned spas in Jurmala.
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text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - 3 Answers the same. Am I crazy to still worry? Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in 3 Answers the same. Am I crazy to still worry? Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Turkey View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message Howard RoarkJoined: 07 Feb 2003Posts: 18 Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2003 11:35 am Post subject: 3 Answers the same. Am I crazy to still worry? My boyfriend is Turkish. He's home for a visit right now but he'll be flying back October 24. He bought a round trip ticket from Korea to Turkey to Korea. So he's planning to come back with just the one way ticket. It was our understanding that everyone must have an outbound ticket to enter most countries (of which they are not a citizen). So he called immigration or someplace in Turkey. They said he doesn't need an outbound ticket and he can go to Korea with just his one way ticket. I called immigration here in Korea. They said the same thing, no problem. Since he's coming to stay with me, he will have an addess and a phone number to give to immigration at the airport. They said that would be enough to satisfy the airport immigration. I also called Turksih Airlines to check their policy on one way tickets. Many airlines (such as Air Canada who are very particular) won't let you fly internationally on a one way ticket. They also said it was no problem. So, 3 sources have told us the same thing. No problem. However, I have been in Korea long enought to suspect that something may still go wrong. So, am I crazy for still worrying? Would you be satisfied?Last edited by Howard Roark on Mon Oct 13, 2003 12:22 am; edited 3 times in total Back to top scot47Joined: 10 Jan 2003Posts: 15323 Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2003 2:41 pm Post subject: korea You should ask the Korean Embassy. An alternative source of information is to check with TIM Travel Information Manual which travel agents and airlines get on a monthly basis. It tells you under what circumstances a Mongolian can get a tourist visa for Mali, and other stuff like that. Back to top FGTJoined: 14 Sep 2003Posts: 762Location: Turkey Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2003 11:07 pm Post subject: I'm only guessing, but I think he may leave Turkey more easily than he gains entry to Korea. Why did you ask Turkish immigration officials? They have nothing to do with emigration from Turkey? It's not a Turkish IMmigration problem, it's a Korean one. Therefore you should be checking there, not here. Of course his leaving Turkey depends on whether or not he's completed military service etc. Good luck. Back to top Howard RoarkJoined: 07 Feb 2003Posts: 18 Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2003 4:16 am Post subject: Thanks for your replies. I'm waiting for Monday morning to get this figured out. He has finished his military service and he's been in Korea with me for the last year and a half, he's just home for a visit. Back to top scot47Joined: 10 Jan 2003Posts: 15323 Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2003 6:20 am Post subject: travel and visas and................. I am still a bit puzzled. Why would you ask a Turkish government office about Korean government regulations ? Would you ask the Canadian authorities about regulations for getting a visa for France ? Would you ask an official of the State of Alabama about dog licences in Texas ? I think not. Back to top Howard RoarkJoined: 07 Feb 2003Posts: 18 Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2003 1:20 pm Post subject: I also asked Korean immigration. They said it was no problem for him to enter Korea on a one way ticket. As long as he can give an address and phone number in Korea, and has a clear reason to be visiting, it should be fine. What I'm really worried about now is Turkish Airlines. They may not allow him to board without a return or onward ticket. Most airlines have policies like that because if immigration in Korea did stop my boyfriend, Turkish Airlines would be responsible for flying him back and may even be fined. So I'm calling the airline tomorrow (Monday) to see what their policy is. Once he gets past the ticket counter and gets a boarding pass he will be fine. If there is going to be a problem he'll know about it in Turkey and he won't even get to Korea. So, depending on what they say, I guess we'll just have to get him a ticket. Better safe than sorry. 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LVC reaches agreement with Barnes & Noble College for store
Lebanon Valley College has reached a five-year agreement with a Barnes & Noble Inc. subsidiary to operate its College Store, which has moved to a more prominent location as part of a more than $13 million student center renovation, according to a news release.
The partnership with Barnes & Noble College will begin July 1, the release stated.
The selection came after a team of LVC administrators, faculty and students reviewed proposals from third-party vendors using criteria such as pricing and service policies, comparative technology plans and potential financial returns to the college, according to the release.
New York-based Barnes & Noble Inc. in 2009 completed the acquisition of Barnes & Noble College Booksellers, a transaction that included acquiring the Barnes & Noble trade name, according to the company's website.
The wholly owned subsidiary operates more than 600 college bookstores on college and university campuses nationwide, according to the website.


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Look! Wine Cork Artwork
On a recent visit to a local winery, we spotted this creative reuse of old wine corks. Arranged in a woven pattern within a simple wooden frame, these corks made fitting artwork for the winery, but they'd also work well in a wine lover's home or kitchen.
The corks are arranged in pairs, which makes a rough square. Alternating the direction of every other one makes a checkerboard or woven pattern. We imagine these are probably simply glued to a backing in the frame. Seems it would be a pretty fun, simple DIY. And the task of saving up all of those corks doesn't sound half bad, either.
- From Re-Nest: Wine Corks and Salvaged Wood as Cork Board