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This week in BiS:
• Rose and Fred Malunes operate Savannah's "only authentic Filipino Restaurant." They're looking for a bigger space to expand their catering and be able to serve more customers.
• The Art Bash Studio hosts group parties and open events where art coaches guide attendees step-by-step through re-creating a featured painting and allows "adults to just kinda act like kids" and "let go of their troubles."
• Tax adviser Cindy Klein has advice for people who own rental homes and discusses "a plethora of deductions." She suggests you organize your rental home tax records, including rental income, expenses and assets.
• Logistics and transportation attorney Brad Harmon discusses multi-channel commerce, which merges physical and virtual retail operations and enables customers to conduct transactions in many different ways — from brick and mortar stores and social media to online stores, apps, smart phones and email.
• Lydia Ramsey, who writes about the manners of business, says punctuality is critical to good business relationships.
Saint Thomas Thrift Store has record sales
Saint Thomas Thrift Store has announced it experienced record sales in 2012 and has been able to award $45,050 in grants to 42 community organizations and ministries, including 30 grants made to nonprofits for the first time.
The store at 1126 Montgomery Cross Road is a nonprofit organization that collects donated merchandise such as clothing, household goods, books, sports equipment, collectibles and decorative items to finance outreach ministries at St. Thomas Episcopal Church.
"Of course, we can't wait to work hard together in 2013 to reach a brand new high in grant award money and support more and more organizations," said communications volunteer Chandler Case.
The store, founded in 1997, is operated by volunteers and is open Monday-Tuesday and Thursday-Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
2013 Hilton Head Island Seafood Fest scheduled
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. – The sixth annual Hilton Head Island Seafood Fest, sponsored by the David M. Carmines Memorial Foundation, is set to take place from 5-8 p.m. April 5 and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 6 at Shelter Cove Community Park.
The event serves as the foundation's annual fundraiser with proceeds – from admissions, beverage sales, restaurant purveyor fees, artists' fees and auction funds – benefiting the American Cancer Society, the M.D. Anderson Cancer Research Center and the Island Recreation Scholarship Fund.
Admission is $5 for adults and free for kids younger than 12. Food and refreshments will be available for purchase with tickets.
For additional information, go to davidmcarmines.org, or call 843-681-2772 ext. 137.


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I finished Catching Fire, and I think, like many people who find themselves reading this highly addicting series, it was late, late at night. 2:24 am to be exact.
There's less than one week to go until Mockingjay is on sale on Tuesday, August 24th and I've already preordered my copy from my local indie, Words of Maplewood. I'll be picking it up as soon as I get off the train that night. Or, maybe I'll dash in to the store that am before I get on the train, depending on when they open.
Here are my questions for those reading along with me. Looking forward to your answers and observations.
1) How did you feel about the span of time that had elapsed between the end of Hunger Games and the beginning of Catching Fire? Were you surprised at how much had changed, and how much hadn't changed, for Katniss and Peeta and the people in District 12?
2) What did you think of the plot twist of sending past victors back into the Hunger Games?
3) I found myself, once again, slightly frustrated with Katniss' naivete - this time when it came to not understanding how her actions in the arena the first time had inspired people to rise up. She seemed to understand it when it was explained to her by President Snow, but was completely surprised when the other victors alluded to it.
4) What did you think of Cinna's actions? Do you think we'll see him again?
5) What did you think of the ending?
Keep up with all the Mockingjay pre-release frenzy on the official Hunger Games Facebook page, read Suzanne Collins' answers to your burning questions and look for an event with Suzanne Collins near you. I got an alert this am from Borders in Columbus Circle that she'll be there at lunchtime (1pm) on the 24th so I might have to plan an extra-long lunch that day. I'll leave you with the Mockingjay trailer. We're almost there!

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Eddy, a card-carrying member of the Professional Disc Golf Association, designed a private course on his property in Hartman and a near-by Cline Park course in Clarksville.
Eddy played his first disc golf tournament in 1979 at the age of 19. Over the course of his 30 year career, he has won the Arkansas State Grand Master Division multiple times, as well as the Texas State Championship Master division, Mississippi State championships and the Southern National championships.
"I had a major accident in 1981 that altered my disc golf career," Eddy said. "I enjoyed playing it and I made enough money to pay for my expenses."
The major accident Eddy referred to was when he fell head-first down an elevator shaft, breaking both wrists and dislocating both elbows. He had only just returned to work after an incident with a front-end loader crushing his legs.
He said being incapacitated left him with an appreciation and zest for life that impacted his ability to appreciate the little things in life, and influenced his ability to bond with his patients.
Eddy has been the director of Turning Point Adult Behavioral Health at Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center for seven months.
"I'm open to more and able to see what's really going on with people," Eddy said. "Many people, including mental health professionals, view people through a narrow vision, but I'm able to see the complete person."
Eddy's transition to the mental health field was a gradual one that began with his training in the United States Air Force.
He joined the Air Force at the age 19 and served in emergency rooms while stationed in England and in the cardiovascular field for four years at Keesler Air Force Base in Biloxi, Miss.
Directly following his discharge, Eddy worked as a chef for the Texas Renaissance Festival and sold stunt kites on the beach of Galveston during the off-season.
"In 1987 I decided I needed to use my GI Bill before time ran out," Eddy said of going back to college. "Nursing was the obvious choice after my training in the air force."
Eddy found psychiatric nursing while working at Haven Home in Texarkana.
For Eddy, mental health allows him to treat the patient in body, mind and spirit.
He became interested in holistic medicine in 1976 after a friend bet him $20 Eddy could not go two weeks without meat.
He won the bet and has been a vegan ever since, occasionally eating fish.
"I've always had stomach issues," Eddy said of becoming a vegan. "At the age of 10, I would go through an entire roll of Tums. I felt better when I gave up meat and my diet still reflects that simple bet."
Eddy delved further into holistic living and began practicing yoga, exercise and massage therapy.
Eddy begins each morning with a sun salute pose, which takes a person through 12 different positions.
"The sun salute helps improve strength and flexibility of the muscles and spinal column," Eddy said of his morning routine. "This pose also warms up the body and tones the abdominal muscles. I've even got some of my staff doing it."
Eddy said he learned about how message therapy actually cleanses toxins from the body and makes the body more effective, so he became a licensed massage therapist.
Eddy really is a jack of all trades who enjoys life and all of its many adventures. For his next adventure, he said he just might try his hand at stand-up comedy.
For now, though, Eddy said he enjoys working at Turning Point Adult Behavioral Health and hopes to be in the River Valley for years to come.
"Saint Mary's really is a great place to work," Eddy said. "I love the staff and I enjoy making rounds in the hospital. Of course it doesn't hurt that there are two disc golf courses in Russellville."


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Thirty-one-year-old Courtney Speer was ordered Monday by Saline County Circuit Court Judge Gary Arnold to stand trial on six counts of second-degree sexual assault. Arnold scheduled the trial for Aug. 7-8.
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/10LoP1p ) that Speer did not speak during the hearing and that she and her attorney declined comment afterward. She has pleaded not guilty.
Police say the teenager told detectives that the two had sex several times at her home in Benton.
Speer resigned as an English teacher on Oct. 1 and was formally charged two days later.


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SheWired was down at Club Skirt's The Dinah in Palm Springs last week, and with all the various activities that were going on, we are still posting photos from the revelry and debauchery. Club Skirt's founder and creator Mariah Hanson pulled out all the stops for The Dinah's 22nd birthday with appearances and performances by celebs including Fortune Feimster, Meredith Baxter, Chaka Kahn, CeCe Peniston, Wynter Gordon, Rye Rye, The Real L Word casts, Dev, Neon Hitch, Nina Sky and so many more!
Here are photos from SheWired's Wet and Wild Pool Party on Sunday at The Riviera pool:
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Yes, that is Fortune Feimster waving money at the go-go dancers
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text: The title of this course reveals the first and most significant component. "Analytical problem solving" through a wide range of tools, techniques and approaches represents the core of this course. We will spend well more than half the semester teaching and exploring these analytical tools and demonstrating how they are used to solve some significant problems. These tools will include basic data analysis, forecasting, optimization and simulation as a starting point. But that is just the starting point. As you develop your project solutions, you may discover that you need instruction on other topics. We have built in the flexibility to give you control over the content—allowing you to master the analytical tools you need to provide the best possible solution for your client. Real Clients with Real Problems. Yes, real clients with real problems. Classroom work is just the beginning. One of the reasons this class is only offered once a year is that it takes quite a bit of work to identify clients and projects. These clients come from both private and public sectors and are facing a range of problems. While you are not an employee or intern for your client, we have no reason to expect or accept anything other than the highest level of professional deportment. Though all of our clients understand that this is a student project, representing work from only one of several courses being taken during the semester, they also have high expectation about the work you will produce and quite honestly are really looking for help in solving some non-trivial problems. As in any real-world experience, your clients will assess you in terms of the value of the solutions you provide. Teamwork and Project Management. The final unique component of this course is the emphasis placed on teamwork and project management. In addition to the traditional classroom activities like homework and exams, it is expected that you will form a cohesive, effective team as you begin to solve your client's problems. Because there are real world clients involved, effective project management and teamwork is critical to success. While there are some courses where students can "fake" team work by delegation, covering for slackers, and "creative integration" at the end, it is our experience that this rarely produces results that are useful to real clients. We will identify and describe some of the project management skills that will improve your odds of success in this aspect of the course. In short, this class is a synthesis of each of these valuable components. We believe this design is ideally suited for students who want to prepare for a management career in business or improve the applicability of their quantitative skills. It will also provide a valuable experience that can enhance a resume or interview, prepare one for future projects or simply contribute to one's own intellectual growth.


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Dye's innovative Carbon Fiber Structural Wrap construction has set a new standard for lightweight performance in the paintball industry . Exploiting Carbon Fiber's strength–to–weight ratio enables the CF BoomstickTM to maintain the durability required by the sport's most aggressive players, without sacrificing accuracy or weight.
At the heart of the CF BoomstickTM is a gun drilled, surgical grade, 303 stainless steel insert . Stainless steel has an extremely low coefficient of friction and provides ultimate durability . This combination can not be matched, giving you the smoothest and straightest surface finish . 303 Stainless steel is extremely high quality material that is both corrosion and scratch resistant, which yields unequaled longevity.
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General Mathematics
The general mathematics major at Dordt will prepare you for a wealth of possible career outcomes by training you to think logically, critically, and abstractly. The program begins with introductory calculus, though appropriate credit is given for anyone who has successfully taken AP calculus in high school. As you transition out of calculus, you will begin to see the breadth and beauty of mathematics by taking a variety of courses, such as:
- Discrete Structures: an introduction to math beyond calculus, discrete mathematics is used by mathematicians in other areas of math, as well as in computer science and engineering.
- Modern Geometry: a survey of geometry that goes beyond high school geometry to study non-Euclidean geometries and the place of axiomatic systems in modern mathematics.
- Abstract Algebra: a survey of algebraic structures including groups, rings, and fields. Abstract algebra is used by physicists to understand quantum physics, and, in conjunction with number theory, by mathematicians and computer scientists to design secure computer encryption tools.
Students will also take special topics courses taught by experts in the field, as well as have the opportunity to take and design courses in an area of mathematics of their choosing. View a sample four-year course sequence.
Mathematics courses focus primarily on analytical and quantitative ideas, techniques, and applications, helping you develop competency in a variety of areas so you can use your mathematical gifts in service to others. Students will be challenged to consider mathematics' all-pervasive role in our world and explore its connections with dominant worldviews in order to help you develop a Christian philosophy of mathematics.
Mathematics continues to advance, and so does the way it is taught and learned. We use computer technology to reduce the time spent on tedious computations of complex realistic problems. Computer graphics help you visualize ideas in new ways. Courses such as calculus, linear algebra, statistics, and geometry have benefited from new teaching methods made possible by today's technology.
Furthermore, opportunities exist for motivated students to participate in undergraduate research, both on and off campus, as well as internships.
Secondary Mathematics Education
Secondary mathematics education majors combine the content of mathematics courses with the pedagogy and knowledge gained in education courses. The major licenses students to teach mathematics in grades 5 to 12. The employment demand for teachers who are passionate about teaching mathematics is high and continues to rise. The math education major is a great option for students who enjoy the challenge and beauty that God has designed in mathematics and want to share that beauty with others.
Dordt College's teacher education program works students into the classroom gradually. In their first semester in the education program, students participate in a weekly practicum in a grade 5-12 classroom. Additional classroom experiences culminate in the student-teaching internship as seniors.
While the secondary mathematics education major is a high demand degree, many students choose to combine the major with an endorsement for coaching or middle school. The coaching endorsement licenses students to coach while the middle school endorsement certifies students in at least one additional area beyond mathematics including science, social studies, or language arts for grades 5 through 8. View a sample four-year course sequence.
Many students also gain experience with mathematics education through the student employment program. As teacher aids, students lead review sessions, help prepare for classes, and grade papers which gives additional experience along with spending money.
Mathematics and Computer Science
Dordt College also has a unique major option which combines both mathematics and computer science courses as a joint major. This is an ideal option for students who have a passion for both mathematics and computing. The joint mathematics/computer science major helps students enhance their programming skills with a deeper understanding of mathematics. Similarly, students' mathematical explorations are enhanced by the ability harness to computing technology to solve problems. View a sample four-year course sequence.
While some students opt for the joint mathematics/computer science major, others combine their interest in mathematics with their other interests by choosing mathematics as a double major. Popular choices for students to combine a double major with mathematics include business, computer science, engineering, physics, and actuarial science. A mathematics minor is a nice complement to many majors as well, as it helps students hone their analytical thinking and reasoning skills.


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The Ken River is one the major rivers of the Bundelkhand region of central India, and flows through two states, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. It is a tributary of the Yamuna.
Madhya Pradesh (literally "Central Province"), is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore. Nicknamed the "heart of India" due to its geographical location in India, Madhya Pradesh is the second largest state in the country by area. With over 75 million inhabitants, it is the sixth largest state in India by population. It borders the states of Uttar Pradesh to the northeast, Chhattisgarh to the southeast, Maharashtra to the south, Gujarat to the west, and Rajasthan to the northwest.


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INITIATIVE FOR MINORITY STUDENTS: BRIDGES TO THE DOCTORATE Release Date: August 16, 1999 RFA: GM-99-011 National Institute of General Medical Sciences Letter of Intent Receipt Date: September 15, 1999 Application Receipt Date: October 21, 1999 PURPOSE The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) and the Office of Research on Minority Health (ORMH), National Institutes of Health (NIH), reannounce two research initiatives directed at increasing the number of underrepresented minorities entering careers in biomedical research. The programs target two different underrepresented minority student populations - those in colleges and universities offering only Master of Science (M.S.) degree programs in biomedically-related sciences and those in two-year junior or community colleges. These have been identified as two key transition points for students considering careers in biomedical research. This is the seventh year of this program which seeks to encourage the development of new and innovative programs and the expansion of existing programs to improve the academic competitiveness of underrepresented minority students and facilitate their transition into the next stage towards careers in biomedical research. This Request for Applications (RFA) solicits new applications for partnership programs involving institutions awarding the M.S. degree and universities awarding the Ph.D. degree. A separate RFA (GM-99-010), describes a program targeting the transition from two-year colleges awarding the Associate's degree to institutions awarding the Baccalaureate degree. Former applicants of unfunded Bridge proposals are encouraged to submit revised applications that respond to the prior concerns of the National Advisory General Medical Sciences Council. HEALTH PEOPLE 2000 The Public Health Service (PHS) is committed to achieving the health promotion and disease prevention objectives of "Health People 2000," a PHS-led national activity for setting priority areas. This Request for Applications (RFA), Initiative for Minority Students: Bridges to the Baccalaureate Degree, is related to one or more of the priority areas. Potential applicants may obtain a copy of "Health People 2000" at http://www.crisny.org/health/us/health7.html. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS General Applications may be submitted by domestic, private and public, educational institutions. State or local systems of higher education (also hereinafter referred to as institutions) may submit applications as well. An institution may be involved as a partner institution in more than one Bridge Program, but can be the APPLICANT institution for only one Bridges to the Baccalaureate Degree and one Bridges to the Doctoral Degree Program. Institutions with NIGMS Bridge Program (R25) awards ending on or before September 2000 may submit competing continuation applications for up to five years of continued support (see RFA GM-99-012 available from NIGMS staff listed under INQUIRIES). An institution or system of higher education may submit ONLY ONE application for this RFA. Institutions that submit applications in response to this RFA may also apply for support for a Bridge to the Baccalaureate Degree (RFA GM- 99-010) if they meet the eligibility requirements. However, a separate application for each RFA is required. Institutions submitting their own applications may participate in programs with other applicant institutions so long as these interactions are consistent with institutional resources and their institutional plans. Institutions participating in more than one application should provided a justification for each. Programs developed or modified under this initiative must be specifically designed to target underrepresented minority graduate students majoring in the sciences, including the natural, physical, and behavioral sciences, information sciences, and mathematics. For purposes of this RFA, underrepresented minority students are individuals belonging to a particular ethnic or racial group that has been determined by the grantee institution to be underrepresented in biomedical or behavioral research. Historically, individuals who have been found to be uderrepresented in biomedical or behavioral research include, but are not limited to, U.S. citizens who are African American, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans and natives of the U.S. Pacific Islands. Applications must include a partnership between an institution which offers the M.S. degree as the only post-graduate degree in the sciences within the participating departments AND has a significant enrollment of underrepresented minorities, and one research university providing Ph.D. degree programs in areas relevant to the biomedical sciences. All applications must involve a partnership of at least two colleges or universities, but may involve a consortium of several institutions and may include several institutions within a single state system. One participating institution must be designated as the applicant institution, must name the program director and must submit the application. Each participating institution must name one individual to act as its program coordinator. Proposals must include a description of the collaborative arrangement with all participating institutions. Institutions offering both the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees may not use funds from this program for graduates of their own M.S. degree programs to enter their own Ph.D. degree programs, even if the student is moving from one department, school, or college to another. The program seeks to promote and enhance partnerships BETWEEN institutions. For additional requirements see: SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS MECHANISM OF SUPPORT General Awards under this RFA will use the institutional education project (R25) grant. Responsibility for the planning, direction, and execution of the proposed project will be solely that of the applicant. The total project period for applications submitted in response to this RFA may not exceed two years. Requested direct costs are not to exceed $400,000 for the two-year period. Indirect costs will be paid at 8% of the direct costs, minus appropriate exclusions. A budget for each year should be provided. This RFA is a one-time solicitation. Future unsolicited competing applications will not be accepted. Allowable Costs If appropriate, the budget request may be divided into two phases. The planning phase provides for minor adjustment and/or refinement of the partnership program (not intended to serve as an opportunity to make major changes to the plan approved by peer review). The planning phase costs should be minimal and not exceed a period of six months. The implementation phase includes the costs of administering and coordinating the partnership program within and between each of the participating institutions. Faculty release time for planning and implementation of the program and faculty travel related to program development may be requested. Requests for equipment, supplies, travel, and other expenses should be limited to those necessary for program development and must be carefully and specifically justified. Requests for funds to implement an evaluation plan, including salaries, consultant fees, technical assistance, and travel are also allowable. The budget should include travel funds for the Program Director, a grants manager from the grantee institution, and the program coordinators from the participating institutions to travel to the Bridges Program Meeting each budget year. Each participating institution is responsible for data acquisition and data entry into E-STAR each year. E-STAR (Electronic Student Tracking and Reporting) is a program developed by NIGMS to facilitate the administration and evaluation of this program by the grantees and the agency. The budget should also include funds to defray the costs of data entry. Access to E-STAR will be through Internet and the World Wide Web (minimum computer needs for E-STAR: an IBM-compatible 386 with 4 meg of RAM, with Microsoft Windows(tm) 3.1 and WIN32S or a Macintosh 68020 with 4 meg of RAM; a 14.4 kb/s modem, and internet access. Any computer with Netscape will work). Student remuneration is limited to underrepresented minorities matriculated at the MS partner institution(s) and may include salary/wages and/or other forms of compensation paid in lieu of wages for participation in research experiences. Tuition remission (or other forms of compensation paid in lieu of wages) expenditures are allowable provided the following conditions are met: o the student is performing necessary work, o there is an employer-employee relationship between the student and the institution, o the total compensation is reasonable for the work performed, and o it is the institution's practice to provide compensation for all students in similar circumstances, regardless of the source of support for the activity. In summary, allowable costs include, but are not limited to, tuition remission, supplies, equipment, travel, other expenses, salary, wages, and fringe benefits for students and faculty. UNALLOWABLE COSTS: Stipends, housing, food, tuition (unless as stated above), and fees are not allowable costs under this program. FUNDS AVAILABLE An estimated total of $9.7 million will be available for the term of the awards made in response to this solicitation, RFA GM-99-010, and applications for competing continuations, RFA GM-99-012. NIH staff anticipate making a combined total of 20 to 40 new and competing continuation awards for these RFAs, if NIH receives sufficient numbers of highly meritorious applications and sufficient funds for this purpose. RESEARCH OBJECTIVES Background This program seeks to promote the initiation and development of new transitional programs, as well as the expansion and enhancement of existing programs between those institutions with departments offering only the Master's degree as the graduate academic degree in the sciences, and that have significant enrollments of underrepresented minority students, and research universities with Ph.D. degree programs. The objective is to facilitate the transition of underrepresented minority graduate students into Ph.D. programs after obtaining their M.S. degree. Students receiving their M.S. degree in one field of science may pursue a Ph.D. in a different area so long as it is in a discipline related to the biomedical sciences. Collaborative agreements should take the form that best fits the needs and situations of the institutions involved. The challenge for the program director, with the help of the participating partners, is to design a new partnership program, or enhance an existing program, that will focus attention and adequate resources to the M.S.-granting institution(s) to enhance the academic competitiveness of their degree programs and graduates in the sciences. Additional Information These transition programs must be designed with special attention to the needs and special requirements of the underrepresented minority graduate students enrolled in the M.S. degree program. They may include, but are not limited to, the following elements: o providing research opportunities for M.S. students at the Ph.D. institution or in private industrial laboratories (students may receive compensation for these activities); o establishing a mentoring program for M.S. students with faculty at the Ph.D. institution; o strengthening the research capability of the M.S. institution (e.g., by faculty research collaborations, joint seminar programs, etc.); o enhancing the curriculum of the M.S. institution (special courses, seminars, etc.); o enabling and encouraging students from either institution to take classes at the other institution; o academic counseling for M.S. students, with a particular focus on encouraging students to pursue research careers in the biomedical sciences. o nontraditional or other professional degree-granting institutions should describe those modifications or additions to their programs that would encourage and facilitate Bridge students to enter research careers. It is an expectation of NIGMS and ORMH that students who enter Ph.D. programs as a result of this enhancement program will receive support, if needed, while progressing satisfactorily in Ph.D. research training programs. Applicants should describe the type(s) of institutional support that would be available to such students. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS Applicants should describe the proposed transition program in detail and explain how its design will meet the goals of this initiative. Applicants should describe the criteria to be used in the selection and retention of the student participants as well as the criteria for selecting participating faculty. Applicants with an existing transition program should describe that program and explain how it would be altered to meet the goals of this initiative. Applicants should describe the methods and facilities available for tracking student participants. Evaluation Institutions should note that evaluation is now a mandatory component of every Bridges to the Future Program. Each applicant institution must set its own specific goals and measurable objectives. The NIGMS recognizes that minority and minority-serving institutions have diverse missions, opportunities, and environments. Therefore, the emphasis of the evaluation activities of the Bridges to the Future Program will be on improvement as defined in the specific goals and measurable objectives which the applicant institution sets for itself. Central to each application are (1) a clear statement of program and institutional goals and (2) a set of measurable objectives which track progress toward those goals, (3) a plan for evaluating whether or not those objectives have been met, and (4) a measure of the efficacy of specific interventions. Unified Plan If an institution is involved in more than one Bridge Program, the applicant or the institution's program coordinator must describe how the various Bridge Programs interact and are consistent with the overall goals of the program. Institutions with active or pending NIH grants for the Support for Continuous Research Excellence (SCORE), Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE), or Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC programs or with other sources of funds, such as the National Science Foundation or the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, may also apply to the Bridges to the future program. The application must describe how the programs complement each other and how the students and faculty supported by each will interact. Consortium Agreements Each applicant institution should delineate appropriate agreements and consortium arrangements with other institutions consistent with its own unified institutional plan. The following statement, accompanied by signatures of the appropriate administrative officials from EACH of the collaborating institutions, must be included as part of the application: "THE APPROPRIATE PROGRAMMATIC AND ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL OF EACH INSTITUTION INVOLVED IN THIS GRANT APPLICATION ARE AWARE OF THE NIH CONSORTIUM GRANT POLICY AND ARE PREPARED TO ESTABLISH THE NECESSARY INTER-INSTITUTIONAL AGREEMENT(S) CONSISTENT WITH THAT POLICY." In addition, letters, signed by the appropriate institutional official and program coordinator, acknowledging participation in the program are required from each participating institution. Information on NIH policy regarding consortium agreements can be found at https://grants.nih.gov/archive/grants/policy/nihgps/part_iii_5.htm#Consortium. Reporting Requirements A progress report will be required at the end of the planning phase (if any) or at the end of the first year, whichever is shorter. A final report will be required 90 days after the termination date of the award and must include information for each student participant (E-STAR may be used to satisfy part of these requirements) and a summary of the impact of the program. Student Population and Career Tracking The applicant should also describe the M.S. institution's success in training its students in the sciences, including information on the numbers of minority students receiving the M.S. degree and data on subsequent careers or education of their graduates. The applicant should describe a system by which it would monitor and track the students participating in this program, including their future careers, in order to evaluate the success of the program. The applicant should maintain data to be able to demonstrate the benefits of this program on retention rates, graduation rates, transfer rates to the next higher degree program, and graduation rates from the next higher degree programs. These data should be compared to those of the non-minority students and the minority students that were not in the bridges program. E-STAR may be used to satisfy part of these requirements. A printout or other format of the data will be necessary because review groups will not have access to E-STAR. LETTER OF INTENT Prospective applicants are requested to submit by, September 15, 1999, a letter of intent that includes a descriptive title of the proposed plan, the name, address, and telephone number of the program director, the identities of other key personnel and participating institutions, and the number and title of the RFA. Although a letter of intent is not required, is not binding, and does not enter into the review of subsequent applications, the information that it contains is helpful in planning for the review of applications. It allows NIH staff to estimate the potential review workload and to avoid conflict of interest in the review. 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Discussion in 'Tennis Tips/Instruction' started by [ GTR ], Nov 16, 2012.
SWAG would be 5.0 but he looks young. He might have trouble winning against 5.0 adults.
Higher than NTRP 6.0.
one is a pro
Sweet S&V at 1:30. Definitely 5.5. This is just a practice match, so seeing him under the real pressure of a match would make ranking him easier.
We need the true Judge here. Calling LeeD to tell everyone that he is a 3.5, maybe 4.0.
C'mon; 5.0's are rubbish...
I've seen local norcal 4.5s who would beat him. (But they are really 5.0 liars sand bagging.)
Prolly 6.5
He is clearly 5.0+. At that point, a rating is pretty meaningless. He is no doubt a serious player and for serious players it is all about match wins and eventally ranking points.
whoever is saying 5.0 is clearly mistaken. watch a 5.0 play on video and you will see the obvious difference.
3.5 at best!
It would be better to see actual match play. He's going high risk and mostly making it in this video. I'd like to see how he hits during a real match, as I don't think he'd be quite as loose and aggressive in match play. I'm not necessarily against low net clearance, but there's a lot of net skimming going on here.
I thought he looked short, but maybe that other guy is very tall, and then I can read between the lines and see the guy is a junior. Hopefully, he'll grow a little taller. How's he doing in the Junior rankings?
he hit like an younger federer, however he still have much to learn before he plays like the now federer. Imagine playing in a younger federer body but has the skills of a experience federer. HE WOULD BE GOD
Clearly A/Open or 5.5. Both can play Futures and Q's with no problems.
Woodrow, I can see why you are a head judge. You are totally biased and driven by preconceptions.
4.5, they'd breadstick.
7.0's, they get breadsticked by the top 50.
The guy is good no question about it. NTRP ratings are meaningless as he is clearly an open tournament player. Ranking wise who knows unless we can look him up. With that kind of skill who wants to be handicapped with ntrp ratings lol
BTW, a 5.5 can play Q's AT futures, but in main draw, would not have much chance at all.
Really? I and everyone else didn't know that.
Thanks for the enlightened insight :shock::shock:
See, I was right about you.
have you figured out, who the player in the video is?
http://www.**********.net/tennis-player/akira-santillan/47625/profile.html ?
Akira D. Santillan ? sorry don't know what happened to the link above
This guy could spot Cali 5.0s 3 games per set and win in straights.
Looks better than those D1 players guys are often posting imo.
Reminds me of the touch and feel of Genepri but with more power than
Robby had at 16.
well that guy is like 13-14 years old. He is really good, I would asume he is like top15 in the nation in his age group or better. he just needs to get taller and stronger than he will be a very good player probably world ranked.
Of course he can now not play in the pros because he is too small but when he is 17-18 and fully grown he likely will be able to do so.
I think you need to take a second look
I think he's trying to be funny lol.
Santillan is a 15 year old australian whos ranked 350 in the itf juniors.
i´m not familiar with ntrp, 4.5., 5.0.?
NTRP here is about as useful as a handbrake on a canoe.
I hope.....
No you haven't.
oh. ok.
Both guys are so far above my level that I have no idea. Just enjoyed watching the vid. Thanks for posting.
Kinda looks the same level and size of a young donald young when I watched him practice at the 2007 us open. Isnt Donald like a 4.5 by some people's book in this forum? So he must be really a 3.5 am I right?
You guys are ridonkolous! I remember Mark from his playing days on the tour. So that should give you this kids level.
Love the comment about adult 5.0s giving him problems. This kids shot tolerance is thru the roof!
Agree. From my experience, these guys are exceptional ball strokers. If the kid in the white shirt is only 15, then it would seem that he could eventually become an extremely proficient tennis player ... maybe even a regular international tournament player on some level.
EDIT: Who's Mark?
Mark Draper is the other player in the video who is a former pro. I searched up the guy is in the white shirt, hes qualified for a futures tournament before and is top 100 nationally in Australia.
Excellent comment.
Is mark draper related to scott draper?
Looks like a top junior or low level open player.
we'll give em' the 6.0, but yeah
The kid is 15 and is playing international junior tourneys. Made the semi's in Japan this year.
Has 1 doubles win on Pro Tour
This doesn't matter, obviously norcal 4.5s could beat him.
Ok, thanks. Yeah, these guys are world class strokers, imho.
You really are utterly clueless.
What's the accepted NTRP of say a 16-year old who wins a Junior title at a major tournament like Wimbledon or the US Open? 6.0 or something higher? Obviously some of these champions go on to become top 100-players, but some probably never break into the top-100.
Is he really 15? he looks like 13 in that video. is that a current video?
Maybe that is because he is asian. but serious skills. I would even say he is already as good as tonlars.
He looks about 15 ... to me.
Have a look at the winners of Junior Wimbledon and the other slams since 2000.
No 'Norcal 4.5' is taking out of any of those guys even when they were 15-16 y/o.
Have a look at his ITF singles record.
No 'Norcal 4.5' is taking him out. Only the deluded would think that.
Yes, a lot of them become legitimate 7.0s who make a good living playing tennis on the tour. So perhaps would we rate this junior as a 5.5-6.0?
I honestly don't really know the difference between a 5.5 and a 6.0. I've watched later to be successful Division 1 players at the high school level. Some of them played ugly but their later rankings suggest they were legitimate 5.5s. This kid is hitting a lot cleaner than those guys, but I still haven't seen him in match play. I'd provisionally rate him 6.0.
A 17yo who wins wimbledon at the juniors is usually already ranked like 500 in the WR. So he is already a pro player. I'm not sure where 7.0 begins but I would say 500 is at least 6.5.
that guy is not a top junior yet though. he is like 350 in the world but also don't forget he is still young competing against guys 2-3 years older than him.
Of course gasquet won multiple junior slams at age 15 (even took a set off the eventual winner costa in the first round) but that is really rare.
The definition of 7.0 is not skill based. It's income based.
at what rank in the ATP are you making significant money?
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We need to commit to the 4-3 for couples to really flourish. If we try to force him to play on a 3 man line, we are going to waste his talents.
I don't buy this logic. First off the Ravens and 49ers without bad luck are in the SB last season, the Patriots only won 1 game vs a team over .500 last season. The Packers went 1 and done.
The Giants defense played like a elite unit in the playoffs, both times they won the SB their defense stepped up big time.
The season before, the Steelers and Packers had the 2 best defenses in football. When the Saints won they had weak defenses, but the Saints were good at creating turnovers at least, their defense made plays.
If Coples turns out to be a stud pass rusher, he will be more valuable than a OG.
Defense, offense etc. whatever. We all know what you need to win the super bowl.
Aron Rodgers
Drew Brees
Peyton Manning
Eli manning
Big Ben
Tom Brady
Winning the Super bowl comes down to your qb. Get an elite qb and you can win the super bowl.
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IF your Qb has no chance of being a top ten qb than your just wasting your time.
It like you show up at a gun fight with a knife what chance do you think you have of winning that fight.
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More guessing and scenarios that will never happen. Why do you think Harabarauh put on the full court press to get manning? Cause he will never win the big one with alex smith. Making the conference championship game means nothing. We did that with mark sanchez. twice. Winning those last 2 games is where the difference is made. In todays nfl, you need an elite qb to win those last 2 games.It is until the 49ers win the Super Bowl next year based on random variance and everyone gushes about how you need a great pass rush and the QB is not at all relevant. Narratives about the winners and casual fans with no understanding of basic statistics will always be relevant. Fans everywhere will say you no longer need a good QB to win a title, it's all about the pass rush, stupid.
But keep making up scenarios that will never happen if it makes you feel better.
Tom Brady wasn't a elite QB when he won his SBs, Eli Manning wasn't a elite QB his first SB, Ben wasn't a elite QB for his SBs.
Teams win SBs, if it was as simple as saying let the 2 best QBs play each other for the SB than someone like Manning wouldn't have only 1 ring his entire career. Rodgers or Brady would have won the SB last season.
JMo You don't want to buy it because it doesn't play into what kind of team the Jets are.(rely on defense and I understand why you feel that way)
You look at the the Teams you mention who won having a good defense that year. You forget to look at the fact that there offense weren't chopped liver either.
Last year the best teams (record wise) were the team with the best and consistent offenses. (who couldn't play defense) True or false)
Like the Ncaa tournament(one game elimination) the best team doesn't always win a championship. The teams who get hot at the right time eventually win it. Anything can happen in one game.
IF defense determines who wins in this league. Tell me why the Jets have had the best defense in the Afc East for years, and have no divisional titles to their credit.
BTw Were going to see which is more important. Raiders offense is going to be one of the beat. Jets defense defense is going to be one of the best. Lets see which team goes farther in 2012. Obviously that plays a big part in why we feel the way we do about this subject).
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Teams win championships, if it was that easy to just say the best offense wins then we would have had different results. Regular season records mean little if you don't win the SB, the Giants were 9-7 last season.
Let me try another way. Lets take the Yankees. Over 162 games every year they made the playoffs but do they always win a championship. Of course not as anything can happen in the playoffs( in football it not even a short series but ONE GAME).
The Giants weren't that great a defense or a team that ran the ball very well. They won games last year because they had a very good passing offense.
We saw last year a lot of top offensive teams make the playoffs despite having a porous defense. Now how many porous offenses made it despite having a good defense. Don't see anywhere close to same amount that way.
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Last Updated: 20/09/13 8:11am
The Hammers have failed to score in the Premier League since their 2-0 opening day win over Cardiff and club-record signing Andy Carroll remains sidelined with a heel problem.
Lukaku was brought in by Everton boss Roberto Martinez on transfer deadline day on a season-long loan from Chelsea after impressing in a similar spell at West Brom last year.
And ahead of their meeting at the weekend, Allardyce admitted a deal for the Belgium international escaped from his clutches following a summer-long pursuit.
"I chased him all summer to be honest," said Allardyce. "But when it became the final day of the deadline we missed out and Everton managed to secure his position.
"We were more or less told he was going back to West Brom. We tried, but didn't manage to clinch it."
Meanwhile, Allardyce has revealed Mladen Petric is edging closer to making his debut for the club after recently arriving on a free transfer.
Petric has been pencilled in to face Cardiff in the Capital One Cup next week as the former Fulham man works on his fitness after missing pre-season following his exit from Craven Cottage.
"Mladen Petric is training every day and trying to overcome the every day fatigue. He is going through a pre-season and that leaves you tired," he said.
"We're then waiting to find his recovery is quicker and he's into the football as well as the physical side. He's enjoying being back with a group of players he can mingle with rather than being stuck in a park or gym.
"We're hoping he can make an appearance in or around for the Cardiff game [on Tuesday night]."