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A student's performance in a course will be reported by the instructor in accordance with the following grading system:
"Plus" ("+") or "minus" ("-") suffixes are used to define more sharply the academic achievement of a student within these performance categories.
The Quality Point Average (QPA) is an average of the student's grades that gives proportionate weight to individual courses on the basis of the credit value assigned to them. Most courses have a three-credit value. A few courses have one-, two-, or four-credit values.
QPA Rating Per Letter Grade
At the end of each semester, recognition on the Dean's List for distinguished academic achievement is awarded to students who achieve a minimum QPA of at least 3.500 for the term, provided that during the term, they have successfully completed courses totaling a minimum of 15 credits applicable to the degree (excludes courses taken pass/fail and courses assigned a grade of "W"). If the recommended course load for a student during a particular term falls below the required 15 credits, the student should add an elective to her/his schedule in order to meet the requirement for Dean's List consideration. These same requirements also apply to students who are participating in the Loyola study abroad programs, affiliations, and exchange programs in which the grades are transferred to Loyola University Maryland.
Loyola students who are studying in Beijing, Cork, Leuven, or Newcastle must achieve a minimum cumulative QPA of 3.500 for the year, provided that during the year, they have successfully completed courses totaling a minimum of 30 credits applicable to a degree (excludes courses taken pass/fail and courses assigned a grade of "W").
Loyola students at year-long programs, exchanges, or affiliations abroad must obtain a minimum cumulative QPA of 3.500 for the year and must complete at least 30 credits applicable to a degree. Students at semester-long programs, exchanges, or affiliations abroad must earn at least a 3.500 cumulative QPA and complete 15 or more credits applicable to a degree.
Students awarded the Presidential, Claver, and Knott Scholarships must maintain the scholarship retention requirements specified in the original scholarship award letter.
For more information about how a student's grades can affect her/his scholarships and financial aid, please visit the Terms and Conditions of Awards on the Financial Aid website.
If a student is having difficulty in class, s/he can find help at the Study, which is run by the Academic Advising and Support Center and is located on the third floor of Jenkins Hall. The Study offers tutoring sessions, workshops, and other comprehensive learning assistance for students.
For more information, please visit the Study's website.
At the discretion of the course instructor, a temporary grade of I (incomplete) may be given to a student who is passing a course but, for reasons beyond the student's control (illness, injury, or other nonacademic circumstances), is unable to complete the required coursework during the semester. A grade of I should not be issued to allow the student additional time to complete academic requirements of the course (except as noted above), repeat the course, complete extra credit work, or because of excessive absenteeism or the student's unexcused absence from the final exam. A grade of I may be assigned to a graduating senior only with the written approval of the academic dean of the University and only if the incomplete Form is submitted no later than the final day grades are due to the Records office. In all other cases, the Records office will assign a grade of NR.
Arrangements for the incomplete must be made prior to the final exam, or if the course has no final exam, prior to the last class meeting. The responsibility for completing all of the coursework within the agreed-upon time rests with the student. The completion dates for incomplete courses are:
If an extension to the above deadlines is necessary, the signature of the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences or the dean of the Sellinger School of Business and Management is required. The incomplete grade may remain on the record no longer than the time period agreed to by the instructor and the student and may not exceed one semester. If the incomplete is not satisfactorily resolved within the agreed-upon time period, the Records office will assign the student an F as the final grade. Students may not graduate with an incomplete in any course on their record.
In order to be in good standing at Loyola University Maryland, first-year students are required to have a cumulative QPA of at least 1.800 at the end of their first year of study. By the end of the first semester of their sophomore year and each semester thereafter, students must maintain a cumulative QPA of at least 2.000.
Students whose QPA is at least 1.400 but below 1.800 at the end of the first semester of their first year will be placed on academic probation. These students will be required to review their performance with a probation board composed of faculty members from the Academic Standards Committee. The students must also meet with a staff member from the Academic Advising & Support Center and must also meet other requirements of probation during their second semester. Students with a QPA of at least 1.800 but below 2.00 after the first semester of their sophomore year will be placed on academic probation.
Students already on probation whose QPA does not reach the level required for good academic standing, but whose semester average is such that continued work at this level would assure graduation will receive an automatic extension of their probation.
Students who meet the following criteria will be dismissed from Loyola University Maryland:
Students with a cumulative QPA below 1.400 at the end of their first semester.
Students with a cumulative QPA below 1.800 at the end of their first year.
Students with a cumulative QPA below 2.000 after the fourth semester or any semester thereafter.


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- Can a curator or another staff member identify or appraise a work of art that I own?
The museum does not appraise, evaluate, or authenticate works of art. To find an appraiser, please contact the following organizations:
- I am a scholar/researcher, how do I make an appointment to see a work of art in the collection that is not on view?
Please fill out the research request form and fax or mail to the registrar at:
Amon Carter Museum of American Art
3501 Camp Bowie Boulevard
Fort Worth, Texas 76107
- May I reproduce a work in the museum's collection?
Unauthorized commercial publication or exploitation of images with Amon Carter Museum of American Art copyright is specifically prohibited. If you wish to utilize images for commercial use, publication, or any purpose other than "fair use," as defined by copyright laws, it is necessary to receive prior written permission by contacting the rights and reproductions department for more information.
- How should I care for my own collection?
In general, objects should have basic protection from excess exposure to light, fluctuations in temperature and humidity, insect pests, and careless handling. Conservation Online maintains links to numerous Web sites providing information about caring for art and artifact collections. To find a conservator, The American Institute for Conservation of Historic & Artistic Works provides guidelines for selecting one and offers referrals.
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In the past the museum sold reproductions on canvas of several popular paintings. These include Albert Bierstadt, Sunrise, Yosemite Valley; William M. Chase, Idle Hours; Jasper F. Cropsey, Narrows from Staten Island; William M. Harnett, Ease; Thomas Moran, Cliffs of Green River; and several paintings by Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell. The reproductions were made on canvas and appeared to be original paintings. "Amon Carter Museum" was stamped on the back of each one. These reproductions are no longer for sale through the Museum Store, but many are still in existence. However, they have not appreciated in value from their original selling price.
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For size reasons, publication comes in two separate PDF files.
Applying Collaborative Justice Court Principles and Practices Faculty Guide, pages 1-114
Applying Collaborative Justice Court Principles and Practices Faculty Guide, pages 115-228
For a companion DVD, a video montage of various collaborative justice court types, please contact: Nancy Taylor, or Bonnie Pollard at: email@example.com
For a companion DVD, please contact: Nancy Taylor, or Bonnie Pollard at: email@example.com
Table of Contents and Preface (pp. 1-5)
Part One (pp. 6-21)
Part Two:
General (pp. 22-100 and pp. 101-187)
A. Drugs (pp. 188-300 and pp. 301-410 )
B. DUI (pp. 411-459)
C. Campus (pp. 460-461)
D. Mental Health (pp. 462-489 and pp. 490-611 (10 MB))
E. Homeless (pp. 612-644)
F. Community (pp. 645-656)
G. Domestic Violence (pp. 657-702)
H. Juvenile Drug (pp. 703-804)
I. Peer/Teen (pp. 805-862)
Family Dependency (pp. 863-908)
In April 2008, the California Administrative Office of the Courts (Renamed Judicial Council of California 08/2014) was awarded a grant by the State Justice Institute (SJI) to develop, pilot test and disseminate dependency drug court performance measures. Developed collaboratively with an advisory team consisting of representatives from the courts, California Drug Court Coordinators' Work Group, Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs, Department of Social Services, and the National Center for State Courts. Currently, the Judicial Council of California provides technical assistance to courts who wish to adopt these measures, or who wish to consult on implementing local performance measures in their dependency drug courts.
Read the SJI Final Report (September 2010)
A recent study examines the potential to apply specialized "problem-solving court" principles and practices more broadly throughout state court systems. Based on focus groups and interviews with 35 judges in California and New York, the study assesses which problem-solving court practices are transferable to general court calendars, the major barriers to transferability and how problem-solving methods may be more widely disseminated among judges and judicial leaders.
Court News Article
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To find a California Drug Court email email@example.com Be sure to indicate which city you are looking in.
California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs Resource Center
California Association of Drug Court Professionals
Judicial Council of California
To contact the Collaborative Justice staff, email firstname.lastname@example.com
California's Collaborative Justice Courts, Building a Problem-Solving Judiciary
California Association of Drug Court Professionals (CADCP)
California Department of Health Care Services
California Department of Social Services
Office of the Attorney General, Department of Justice
Bureau of Justice Assistance
Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice
The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) provides leadership and assistance in support of local criminal justice strategies to achieve safe communities. BJA's overall goals are to (1) reduce and prevent crime, violence, and drug abuse and (2) improve the functioning of the criminal justice system. To achieve these goals, BJA programs emphasize enhanced coordination and cooperation of federal, state, and local efforts. The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) provides federal leadership in developing the nation's capacity to prevent and control crime, improve the criminal and juvenile justice systems, increase knowledge about crime and related issues, and assist crime victims. https://www.bja.gov/default.aspx
Center for Court Innovation
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The Center for Court Innovation is a unique public-private partnership that is dedicated to enhancing the performance of courts and those whose work intersects with the courts. In performing this work, the Center's goals are to reduce crime, aid victims, strengthen communities and promote public trust in justice. http://www.courtinnovation.org/
Justice Management Institute (JMI)
JMI provides services to courts and other justice system agencies throughout the United States and abroad. Its mission is to improve the overall administration of justice by helping courts and other justice system institutions and agencies by providing technical assistance, education and training, research, and information. http://www.jmijustice.org/
National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP)
NADCP is the principal organization of professionals involved in the development, implementation, and operation of treatment-oriented drug courts. Its members include over 3,000 judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, treatment providers and rehabilitation experts, law enforcement and corrections personnel, educators, researchers, and community leaders. http://www.nadcp.org/nadcp-home/
National Center for State Courts (NCSC)
NCSC is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to the improvement of justice. The center accomplishes its mission by providing leadership and service to the state courts. http://www.ncsc.org/
Problem-Solving Courts
For over a decade, the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) has studied problem-solving courts and provided hands-on assistance to states interested in setting up such courts. http://www.ncsc.org/topics/problem-solving-courts.aspx
National Drug Court Institute (NDCI)
Operating under the auspices of the NADCP, NDCI provides comprehensive training to practitioners, supports research and other investigative projects aimed at the development of more effective drug court policies and procedures, and disseminates a number of important drug court-specific publications. http://www.ndci.org/ndci-home/
National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
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An OJP bureau authorized to support research, evaluation, and demonstration programs, development of technology, and both national and international information dissemination. http://www.nij.gov/
Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)
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White House office that establishes policies, priorities, and objectives for the nation's drug control program, the goals of which are to reduce illicit drug use, manufacturing, and trafficking; drug-related crime and violence; and drug-related health consequences. http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.org/index.html
Drug Court Clearinghouse and Technical Assistance Project
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
The Justice Programs Office of the School of Public Affairs (SPA) at American University's Drug Court Clearinghouse assists communities in developing effective drug court teams that utilize the ten key components of drug courts. The clearinghouse also collects, analyzes, and disseminates information to strengthen the effective operation of drug courts; works to increase communication; and provides comprehensive onsite technical assistance to grantees. http://www1.spa.american.edu/justice/project.php?ID=1
Other National Resources
Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS)
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
This OJP bureau collects, analyzes, publishes, and disseminates information on crime, criminal offenders, victims of crime, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government. These data are critical to federal, state, and local policymakers in combating crime and ensuring that justice is both efficient and evenhanded. http://bjs.ojp.usdoj.gov/index.cfm
National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA)
CASA's mission is to inform Americans of the economic and social costs of substance abuse and its impact on their lives, assess what works in prevention, treatment, and law enforcement; encourage every individual and institution to take responsibility to combat substance abuse and addiction; provide those on the front lines with the tools they need to succeed; remove the stigma of abuse and replace shame and despair with hope. http://www.casacolumbia.org/templates/Home.aspx?articleid=287&zoneid=32
National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Contains specialized information centers to provide publications and other information services to the constituencies of each of the five U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs agencies and the Office of National Drug Control Policy. http://www.ncjrs.gov/index.html
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
National Institutes of Health
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
E-mail: email@example.com
NIDA's mission is to lead the nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction. This charge has two critical components: The first is the strategic support and conduct of research across a broad range of disciplines. The second is to ensure the rapid and effective dissemination and use of the results of that research to significantly improve drug abuse and addiction prevention, treatment, and policy. http://www.nida.nih.gov/NIDAHome.html
International Resources
International Network on Therapeutic Jurisprudence
The International Network on Therapeutic Jurisprudence is designed to stimulate thought in the area of therapeutic jurisprudence. It serves internationally as a clearinghouse and resource center regarding therapeutic jurisprudence developments. http://www.law.arizona.edu/depts/upr-intj/


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Disability is something most people do not like to think about. But the unfortunate reality is this: the chances that you will become disabled are probably far greater than you realize. Studies show that a 20-year-old worker has a three in 10 chance of becoming disabled before reaching retirement age.
If sex, teasing and innuendo is what you want in a romance novel, then don't bother with A Horse Called Hustle byee^CJ Love.
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When I was growing up my mom stayed home. She worked, and worked, and worked. At home. She had 10 children. Twins were born at the end, myself and my sister Wendy. My mom was a master of talking on the phone, cooking, and carrying on multiple conversations with me or one or two of my siblings and looking out for us at the same time.
Before computers and the internet, she was the original multi-tasker.
To the editor:
We at WAG (the Williston Animal Group) and Trained Dog Happy Dog are pleased to report that our Canine Play Day was a great success this year. We netted more than $2,500 for WAG's mission of rescuing and finding new homes for abused and abandoned animals in the Williston area.
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In 1875 the Kentucky Derby was first run. There have been 134 winners since then.
On the 100th anniversary of the Derby, Foolish Pleasure won.
We used to have a sign stating Foolish Pleasure won the Derby. Where has it gone?
Foolish Pleasure, one of 134 winners, was from Williston.
Where is the sign? I have asked the city two or three times when it was going to be put up and the answer I received was "soon."
You may not have heard, but someone died at the Williston Youth Athletic Association this past week.
Someone had been responsible for cleaning the restrooms, cleaning the fields, making sure the trash cans were moved to the parking area for weekly pickup.
Someone also was responsible for lining fields for the sporting events, operating concessions, making sure repairs were done to bleachers, buildings, lights, and all other things that were broken.
I taught freshman composition in the morning at Central Florida Community College in Chiefland then attended middle school in Bronson Tuesday afternoon. And I was schooled.
I know that sounds strange. But it's the truth.
I went back to middle school because my 10-year-old son, Taylor, who is in fifth grade spent 40 minutes talking to me the night before about a presentation on nicotine that he had seen by a "real scientist," Dr. Victor DeNoble.
My children were the first to blame. It was a way to keep up with them. Then Jenna McKenna, sports editor at the Chiefland Citizen, added to the blame when she introduced me to Mob Wars. A year later, I find that I am an addict–and I don't want help.
Facebook is my connection to the world.
In the beginning, I spent way too much time saving the rainforest, raising money for St. Jude's and playing Mob Wars.
It took my father's unexpected death to make me truly realize how fleeting life is.
It was then, at the age of 33, that I promised myself I would not let an opportunity pass to tell people how much they mean to me or thank them for their influence and inspiration on my life.
For the most part I've held up to that promise over the years.
I tell people Iee^love them more freely.
On Tuesday afternoon (September 8th), I received a phone call from a
friend of mine who is an educator in this county. The caller said,
"Well they didn't show it." For a moment I couldn't imagine what the
caller was talking about. Then it hit me. The speech - the speech
the President of the United States was to give the country's
schoolchildren about the value of a good education and about staying
in school!
There are three generations of educators in my family. I love my
Matt Cravey, FFA Advisor and Agriculture teacher at Dixie County High School suffered a stroke and other health complications this past summer and has been shuttling between hospital and nursing home in an all out effort to rehabilitate and get on the road to recovery. His wife, their three sons and extended family are working hard to see that Matt gets the care he needs.
As you can imagine, the medical costs are staggering and the family's budget and insurance are nearly exhausted. Matt and his family need our prayers and financial support.
With regard to Ann Coffel's letter in the Williston Pioneer dated Sept, 17, 2009.
If you had taken the time to call Bob Hastings - Levy County School Superintendent at 486-5231, he would have been very accommodating.
He would have told you that during that time frame of the speech from the president to our school children a state mandated testing was being conducted i.e. FAIR and Think Link.
Your diatribe about this subject was not fact based.
H Lynn Noble
Raleigh is a quiet community nestled in farmland just east of Williston. Residents enjoy the solitude and keep to themselves. No one suspected that last week all that would change by the apparent abduction of a child and her pony by what authorities are calling an "alien life form."
Got your attention? If I read that in my hometown paper, you can bet your bottom dollar I'd continue reading.
The American Chiropractic Association and TMC Chiropractic in Williston offer the following tips to prevent the needless back pain an overstuffed backpack could cause the student in your household:
Make sure the backpack weighs no more than 10 percent of your child's body weight. This means a 100-pound child should carry no more than 10 pounds on his or her back.
A backpack with individualized compartments will help you position the contents most effectively and ensure that your child's sandwich isn't flattened by a heavy textbook.
EMS assessments are changing this year. Historically, all property owners have paid the same annual amount of $75, regardless of their size or the frequency of calls. This meant that Wal-Mart paid the same assessed fee as a residential property owner. In an effort to be more equitable, a formula based on square footage for commercial, institutional and industrial/warehouse designated property was recommended by a company hired by the county to look at our assessment structure.
You probably already know that when it comes time to apply for retirement, you can do it online at www.socialsecurity.gov/applyonline. But did you know that spouses can apply online, too?
If you are a spouse applying for benefits based on your husband's or wife's record, you can do it online from the convenience of your own home.
Scripture passage: Daniel 2:1-49
To the editor:
The swine flu is not coming–it's already here. The question now is what will happen when our kids all get together when school opens Aug. 24. Will there be an explosion of new cases then, or later in the fall when the traditional flu spreads through society? A vaccine for the swine flu will not be ready until mid-October and right now that vaccine will take two shots given 21-28 days apart.
Drama is defined an exciting, emotional or unexpected series of events or set of circumstances. Most of us know that. But there are so many of us who live it. Drama. With a capital "D".
In any environment, whether it's school, work, family or social, there's always Drama. Most people keep it to themselves, handle it privately and we never know what is going on.
But then there are those who over exaggerate everything and thrive on the crisis of the minute. You know them too.
Next Monday, the familiar yellow school buses will be back on the roads taking children to school for another year of learning.
Drivers should take note and remember traffic safety rules when school is back in session.
It only takes one mistake to change the course of a life forever.
Keep your mind on the road.
Eat breakfast before you get in your car, lay aside the cell phone and forget about texting. The life you save might be a child's.
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The Williston Pioneer is your source for local news, sports, events, and information in Levy County and Williston, Fl, and the surrounding area.


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Dustin Ackley, 2B, Mariners (Triple-A Tacoma)
As the number two overall pick in the 2009 draft and the recipient of a $6 million bonus, there is plenty of hype around Ackley, but is it justified? Everyone talks about the elite-level hit tool, but while he was pushed, his .267/.368/.407 line last year didn't exactly bowl anyone over. There was much speculation that he'd be in the big leagues by the end of May this year in order to manage his service time, but he still needs to earn that promotion. A three-hit game on Friday, just three days after his first three-hit contest of the year, had it looking like he finally got going, but he went 0-for-8 for the remainder of the weekend and is now batting just .236/.345/.333 in 18 games. Other than excellent plate discipline and plus speed, we're all still waiting to see the player we thought Ackley would become, and after 152 professional games, it just might be time to adjust expectations.
Trevor Bauer, RHP, UCLA
Another weekend, another great start for Bauer and more time to debate his workload. He was incredible again in Friday, striking out 17 while tossing a four-hit complete game against Stanford, and once again, he threw a ton of pitches, finishing the night at 135. With more that three times as many whiffs (127) than hits allowed (41) over 82 2/3 innings, he's been the most dominant performer in a great year for college arms, and scouts adore his combination of stuff and pitchability to the point that he's moved into the top five picks in the draft, and maybe even the top three. That being said, the workload is still too high. There are plenty who want to write it off due to his unique routines and long tossing, but that's a dangerous act. Sure, he just might be that next guy like Sabathia, or Halladay, or Lincecum, where the pitch counts really don't matter than much, but baseball has never found a pattern for identifying them, and it's still a huge risk.
Brandon Belt, 1B, Giants (Triple-A Fresno)
Sent back to the minors after hitting just .192 in 17 big league games, Belt took a few days off, reported to Fresno, and started raking again, hitting a home run off Micah Owings in his first Triple-A at-bat of the year. He then added two hits, including a double, on Sunday. We were spoiled by 2010 rookies like Jason Heyward and Buster Posey in many ways, and it's easy to forget that they are the exceptions—most hitters, even future great ones, struggle in the first exposure to major league pitching. We didn't necessarily learn anything about Belt in those three major league weeks to change our opinion of him; it's just going to take a little longer for him to establish himself, just like it does for most.
Matt Carpenter, 3B, Cardinals (Triple-A Memphis)
Carpenter almost earned a big league job with a fantastic showing this spring, but for now, he's blocked, as David Freese is the Cardinals' third baseman, and he is hitting quite well. Five days ago, Carpenter was hitting .184 in his first taste of Triple-A, but April is the month when stats can change in a hurry, and a quick five-game hitting streak with home runs on Saturday and Sunday have his line up to a much more respectable .273/.388/.418. It's hard to nail down his future in St. Louis, other than as a fill-in during the inevitable Freese injury, but if he can prove last year's breakout was for real with big numbers at the highest minor league level, the question will become whether or not the club is interested in trading one of their top insurance policies.
James Darnell, 3B, Padres (Double-A San Antonio)
I'm going to throw a player at you:
Now, you are probably asking yourself, "who is this beast and how do I get him on my fantasy team?" The answer: he doesn't exist, but rather "he" is the current team totals for San Antonio, who have played some wild games in some wild weather. These statistics need to be taken with a grain of salt, but it's still hard to ignore Darnell's early bounce back campaign, as after going 5-for-12 over the weekend with two doubles, two home runs and four walks, he's now hitting a ridiculous .482/.589/.804 in 15 games. The good news is that there are plenty of tools to back up good numbers for Darnell, and with 16 walks against just three strikeouts in 56 at-bats, there not some totally insane BABIP anomaly either. Just a good player taking advantage of a good situation, but again, he is a really good player.
Wilmer Flores, SS, Mets (High-A St. Lucie)
Flores has never put up big numbers in the minors, but he is also one of those prospects who has always had the excuse of being young for his level, as he is spending his second year at High-A and doesn't turn 20 until August. That being said, his scouting reports are beginning to be a concern. As a player without much patience or power, much of his value revolves around his ability to hit for average, and as his .284/.329/.328 line suggests, he is still not doing enough of it, especially for whatever position he ends up at. "He's the worst shortstop I've ever seen… he couldn't play shortstop on my son's 10-year-old team," said one scout who recently saw him in the Florida State League. "He obviously has some ability with the bat, but I don't like the swing or the approach, and I'm not sure he'll ever have much power," he continued. "It's a bad bat, a bad athlete, and after clocking him at 4.75 seconds to first base while running all-out on a double play, I think he probably has to play first base, so he better hit."
Erik Komatsu, OF, Brewers (Double-A Huntsville)
While the Zack Greinke trade left the Brewers with the worst system in baseball, no organization is without prospects worth keeping an eye on, and Komatsu is just that. An eighth-round pick in 2008, Komatsu his .323/.413/.442 last year in the Florida State League, and he is adjusting just fine to the upper levels, gong 7-for-11 over the weekend to lift his early-season Southern League numbers to .412/.524/.559. More small and gritty than a big tools guy, Komatsu has a quick swing and excellent hands but will never hit for power, and while he is a tick above-average runner, scouts are not completely convinced he can stay in center field. The answer to that question will define his future as a second-division starter or good fourth outfielder.
Brett Lawrie, 3B, Blue Jays (Triple-A Las Vegas)
While Las Vegas is a great place to hit, Lawrie is still having nothing short of a great year with the bat so far, as a current 11-for-22 run with three bombs has his averages up to .425/.468/.712 in 17 games. He can hit, that was never in doubt, but what about the defense? With a .906 fielding percentage in his first year as a third baseman, his reviews there are so far no better than they were when he was a second baseman. While only 21 years old, he is either ready or awfully close to ready for a major league look, so maybe it's time to just throw him in right field and be done with it, as the infield career was maybe just never to be.
Trayvon Robinson, OF, Dodgers (Triple-A Albuquerque)
While the Dodgers called up Jerry Sands last week, one can't help but wonder if Robinson would have been the better option. Sands had a remarkable ten games for Albuquerque, but he is also limited to first base or a corner, while Robinson can play all three outfield slots and provide speed off the bench when he is not starting. He'd also provide a leadoff man to a team that is currently employing Aaron Miles in that spot, making him a better fit than Sands all-around. After a seven-hit weekend, Robinson is now hitting .357/.429/.661 in 15 games, and if he can consistently cut down on the strikeouts, he'll get his chance.
Kolten Wong, 2B, Hawaii
The 2011 draft is all about pitching, but that also means that the few hitters, especially on the college side could move up due to scarcity. Second base prospects almost never go high in the draft unless their name is Rickie Weeks, but Wong could be an exception who is now getting late first-round consideration. A five-foot-nine junior who was a 16th-round pick by the Twins in 2008 out of Kamehamaha High, Wong isn't going to blow anyone away with his overall tools, but he is a solid runner, fundamentally sound defender, has gap power, a good approach, and more importantly, consistently generates hard contact, as after a 7-for-12 showing during a weekend series with Valparaiso, he is now hitting a cool .400/.497/.600 in 37 games.
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Adaptive systems designed using dynamic models will make aircraft more efficient
What began as a program to tackle heat issues on stealth fighters is evolving into the centerpiece of a U.S. initiative to address aircraft energy demands, and leading the drive toward engineering methods based on dynamic models.
At the heart of the Energy Optimized Aircraft (EOA) national plan will be the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory's (AFRL) Integrated Vehicle Energy Technology (Invent) program, which is developing adaptive, smart aircraft power systems using model-based design.
Invent will be one of four core technical products of the EOA plan. The program's goal is to integrate hybrid-electric systems to maximize energy efficiency, minimize thermal challenges, and provide power and cooling on demand, based on the duty cycles of individual aircraft systems.
The Pentagon's EOA plan will set the goals for a broader technology initiative to enable energy-efficient aircraft with enhanced operational capabilities, minimized thermal constraints and increased power growth capacity.
Invent and the EOA plan to address two interrelated challenges: increasing aircraft fuel efficiency to reduce Pentagon energy demands and managing thermal issues on stealth aircraft that have nowhere to dump waste heat but into the fuel. "More efficient engines shift the balance—25 percent less fuel burned is 25 percent less heat that can be dumped," says Steve Iden, AFRL Invent program manager.
"And it will only get worse," he says. The Lockheed Martin F-22 and F-35 have up to five times the heat load of the company's F-16, and the next generation of fighter will be the first with directed-energy weapons, which will require megawatt-class power and cooling. "All that power does not leave the aircraft. It turns into low-quality heat in the aircraft, which becomes a flying thermos bottle," says Iden.
Invent got its start in 2007, after a study showed not enough attention was being paid to the energy balance in fuel systems, leading to temperature runaways that affect aircraft performance. "We've got to a position where we run out of capability" because of the need to retain fuel for cooling, he says. "We bring back hot fuel, rather than burn it. We are looking for thermal persistence to stay in the fight."
The $150 million program has three phases. Spiral 1 focused on near-term technologies that could be spun off to the F-35 to help tackle thermal-management problems. Goals include doubling ground hold time, and increasing flight time at low altitude fourfold—both times when fuel heats up in the absence of effective cooling.
Spiral 2, now underway, is aimed at midterm requirements for next-generation energy-optimized aircraft. Goals include a 10% increase in range/endurance from integrated systems, a five-fold increase in power and cooling capacity, on demand, with no thermal restrictions.
Invent aims to cut energy demand by reducing combined subsystem weight, now twice that of a single engine, and reducing bleed-air and power-extraction to minimize the fuel-consumption and thrust penalties. The program is demonstrating three key systems for the next generation of more-electric aircraft: adaptive power and thermal management (APTMS), robust electrical power (REPS) and high-performance electromechanical actuation (HPEAS).
APTMS will adapt to the best available heat sink: fuel, ram air or the additional "third-stream" flowpath provided by the next generation of variable-bypass engines being developed under AFRL's Adaptive Versatile Engine Technology and Adaptive Engine Technology Development programs. APTMS will be able to provide transient peak cooling for high power, but low duty-cycle systems like laser weapons.
More-electric architectures have altered the dynamics of power flow. Peak-to-average ratios can exceed 5:1, across milliseconds, and power-by-wire flight-control actuators can produce regenerative loads that equal peak power. REPS will provide an on-demand power capability able to meet peak demands and manage regenerative loads while delivering high-reliability power to flight-critical systems.
Technologies include bus architectures that allow power to flow both ways, from multiple sources, and electrical generation from both spools of the engine to meet peak demand. HPEAS will provide fail-operational/fail-safe actuation for flight controls, utilities and engines.
Tackling the challenges requires a culture change, says Iden. Today, aircraft systems are designed for peak power, which results in large inefficiencies when operating at lower demand. "They are on all the time, and cannot be modulated. We use them at low-duty cycle with big waste—5-10 percent of fuel burn," he says. "We want that energy back, not in waste heat. That means more adaptive systems that match the adaptive-cycle engines."
Iden cites the late-1990s Joint Strike Fighter Integrated Systems Technology (J/IST) program, which took the traditional engine starter/generator, auxiliary and emergency power units, and environmental control system (ECS) and consolidated them to minimize volume for low observability. "It was a good volumetric design, but it hurt performance as it's pretty inefficient," he says.
The problem is the starter and ECS have two different operating points, "so they designed for the starter and the ECS fell out," Iden says. "The starter is used for 30 seconds on the ground out of a two-hour flight. It's designed for a very small part of the mission, and the fallout is the ECS runs inefficiently. It takes a lot of bleed air off the engine and rejects a lot of heat into the fuel."
The answer is to design systems that adapt to changes in demand across an aircraft's entire flight envelope. "Don't design for the peak, design for average power and thermal loads," he says. "Look at demand across an entire mission and design with just enough margin. And for any shortfall, use energy storage."
An electrical accumulator, for example, can provide peak power to a system and avoid having to oversize the generator. "There is a big impact if you design for peak. When you are not able to design for an average that is a fifth to an eighth of the overall peak, you carry around a lot of dead weight," he says.
Invent is looking at developments in component technology, such as silicon-carbon power electronics that are more efficient and operate faster. "They have to pump cold air to cool the [power-by-wire] actuators on the F-35. That's lost air and lost pressure. We would not have to actively cool the actuators with silicon carbide."
Power electronics are fuel-cooled and the highest temperature they can withstand is a key constraint in thermal-management system design. The heat rise in the system being cooled sets the maximum fuel inlet temperature. On a 120F, the 140F temperature limit on today's electronics leaves only 20F heat capacity in the fuel. "We'd like to raise that at least 50 F without any more weight," says Iden.
Electronics that can operate to higher temperatures would reduce the heat dumped into the fuel. "We have a goal of 190F, and we'd like it to go to 250F. There are a couple of technologies out there. It's a question of how to integrate them and make them adaptive."
To make power and thermal systems adaptive, Invent is pioneering a rapid model-based design approach. Today, airframers ripple down requirements to suppliers as static documents. "That doesn't work. It's not how we use the systems," says Iden. "We want to pass down dynamic models that reflect how the systems work."
The Invent modeling requirements and implementation plan is a government/industry collaboration on a framework that defines the interfaces and interactions between models, and sets fidelity and verification requirements. The goal is to replace the steady-state lookup tables used in design with dynamic, time-accurate mathematical models that address the control interactions and transient responses in on-demand systems.
To address the simulation rates required, two different tip-to-tail model fidelities have been defined—segment and mission. "Segment-level is very detailed, with small time steps. A mission-level model is less detailed, to answer questions like 'Is there enough battery storage?" he says.
"Invent is walking industry down this path," says Iden. Northrop Grumman is looking at how Advent and Invent integrate, while Lockheed Martin is working on the F-35, tactical transports and other platforms. "Boeing is looking at the outer envelope, at F-X," he says, referring to the Air Force's possible 2030 tactical fighter. "What is the worst case out there? Tactical is always the toughest task—it's a do-all aircraft: air-to-air, ground attack, ISR."
Working with Boeing is AFRL's first chance to look holistically at adaptive systems. "Can you get the systems to add, or do they work against each other?" asks Iden. "What can you do with modeling and simulation? We are starting to get answers." Under a $56 million contract half funded by AFRL, Boeing is to lead an Invent integrated ground demonstration that will start in fiscal 2014 and be completed in 2016.
"We have to virtually link labs, which will be a challenge," says Iden. Ultimately he expects a J/IST-type flight demonstration will be needed. The ground demo will show the benefit of adaptive systems, "but sooner or later we have to fly or no one will believe us."


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I found this very amusing. Can't quite put my finger on why...
My confession: I NEVER asked a girl out of whom I didn't know for absolutely certain that she liked me. (How was I absolutely certain? We make out and then she tells me she really likes me. That's pretty much the moment I ask them out.)
Problem with that technique is that the situation has to be just perfect for that to happen.
So yeah... I am scared to man up and ask this Girl at work out. I sort of already did ("Would you like to go for a beer with me next week?") and she kind of didn't get it ("Oh yeah, I am going to this bar with <male coworker that has crush on female coworker> and <female coworker that doesn't have a crush on male coworker> you should come too!"). But today she told me <male coworker> didn't like it when he heard that Girl would be coming too. I am terribly confused as to what is expected of me, if anything. Can I still assume I am going for drinks with them? Should I ask her again "because she didn't get it", or should I "take the hint that she does not want to go for a drink with just me", or should I just ASK what's going on to clarify all this and prevent possible miscommuni- ah... Okay.


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London Marathon: Runners and crowds mark Boston attack
Tens of thousands of runners have taken part in the London Marathon, many with black ribbons on their vests in honour of the victims of the Boston bombings.
A record 700,000 spectators lined the streets as the 36,000 runners set off from Blackheath, where a 30-second silence was held.
Three people died and more than 170 were injured by Monday's blasts, near the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
Hundreds of extra police officers were drafted in as reassurance in London.
About half a million people were expected to watch the race, although official estimates have yet to be made.
Just before the start of the main race, event commentator Geoff Wightman introduced the half-minute silence.
"Marathon running is a global sport," he said.
"It unites runners and supporters on every continent in pursuit of a common challenge and in the spirit of friendship and fellowship."
He said the marathon family had been "shocked and saddened" by the events in Boston and the silence was to show "our respect and support for the victims".
A senior US diplomat based in the UK said the commemoration underlined the "special relationship" between the two countries.
Barbara Stephenson, Charge d'Affaires at the US Embassy, told Sky News: "We've had responses from Her Majesty the Queen, all through Twitter from the British people, and now we have got tens of thousands of London Marathon runners wearing a black ribbon in solidarity with the people of Boston.
"As my senior law enforcement person said on Friday afternoon, it's moments like this when you know what the special relationship's really all about."
The event appears to have passed off without incident.
Race director Hugh Brasher said before the race that a full security review had taken place and everyone had been adamant that the "show must go on".
The Metropolitan Police said it had reviewed security plans after the Boston attacks and that the extra officers would be used for "for reassurance patrols".
St John Ambulance said more than 5,000 runners and spectators received medical treatment at this year's event, slightly more than last year because of warmer weather during the early part of the race.
The first aid organisation's events manager Katherine Eaton said: "Most of the runners who needed treatment were suffering from cramp, sprains, exhaustion and vomiting.
"More than 40 competitors were taken to hospital suffering from more serious conditions including exercise-associated collapse and suspected fractures."
Australia's Kurt Fearnley was the first athlete to cross the line, winning the men's wheelchair race, with Great Britain's David Weir behind in fifth.
Tatyana McFadden won the women's wheelchair race less than a week after winning the equivalent race in Boston.
She said: "You know this whole weekend was dedicated to Boston and we got huge support from London. So, I couldn't be happier - just getting support. It was just a wonderful day."
In the women's elite race, there was controversy early on when 2010 wheelchair winner Josh Cassidy dropped out after a collision with Olympic champion runner Tiki Gelana.
She continued running but was off the pace and her race was won by Kenyan Priscah Jeptoo in a time of 2:20:15.
The men's race was won by Ethiopian Tsegaye Kebede, who overtook 2011 champion Emmanuel Mutai in the closing stages, in a time of 2:06:04.
Mo Farah, who won the 5,000m and 10,000m at the 2012 London Olympics, ran only the first half of the 26.2-mile course.
Afterwards he praised the atmosphere of the crowd and said the experience was good practice ahead of him running the full race next year.
Singer Katherine Jenkins, cricketer Andrew Strauss and McFly's Harry Judd were among the well-known names running.
Among other runners taking part:
- Former paratrooper Mike Ellicock broke a world record by running with a 40lb (18kg) pack in three hours 25 minutes and 21 seconds
- A group of 15 people took part in memory of Leicestershire runner Claire Squires who died near the end of the course last year
- Staff Sergeant Paul Chamberlain, of the Royal Corps of Signals, "completed" the course on a treadmill in Afghanistan, raising £1,000 for forces charities
- Shadow chancellor Ed Balls thanked his political adversary George Osborne for sponsoring him as he completed his second London Marathon.
Prince Harry, who is the patron of the London Marathon Charitable Trust, gave the winners their medals.
He said it was "never an option" that he would not be at the race because of security fears following the Boston bombings.
"The great thing about the marathon is no matter what colour you are, or religion, no matter what nationality you are, everyone comes together to run a certain distance to raise money for amazing causes.
"I think that you can never that take away from people."
Meanwhile, specialist US terrorism officers are waiting to question Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving suspect in the twin bombings close to the finish line of the Boston Marathon.
Mr Tsarnaev's older brother, Tamerlan, died after a shootout with police.
Virgin London Marathon has pledged to donate £2 for every runner that finishes Sunday's event to The One Fund Boston set up to raise money for victims of the explosions.


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Honors & Awards
» Academic All-Big Ten (2012, 2013, 2014)
» Seven-Time Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll
» Brook Berringer Citizenship Team (2014, 2015)
» Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2014, 2015)
» Big 12 Commissioner's Spring Academic Honor Roll (2011)
Offensive guard Mike Moudy was a mainstay in the Nebraska offensive line throughout the 2014 season. The Colorado native was one of three offensive linemen to start all 13 games, and his play has helped Nebraska rank among the top 20 nationally in rushing offense and scoring offense.
Moudy held down the right guard spot, teaming with fellow senior Jake Cotton to give the Huskers a reliable, veteran guard tandem. The group up front powered senior running back Ameer Abdullah's record-setting season, as he became NU's all-time leader in all-purpose yards, while ranking second in career rushing yards. The line also helped Nebraska rank among the top offenses in the Big Ten in protecting the quarterback.
Moudy continued to be a standout in the classroom in 2014, earning Academic All-Big Ten honors for the third straight season. An English major, Moudy earned his degree in December.
2014 (Senior)
Moudy started all 13 games at right guard and was a key part of an offensive line that powered several record-setting performances. The Nebraska offense opened the season with a Big Ten modern-era record of 784 yards of total offense, including 498 rushing yards. The line pounded the defenses of both Miami and Illinois, as the Huskers rushed for 343 and 458 yards, respectively, and Ameer Abdullah topped 200 yards in both contests.
The line paved the way for Abdullah's fourth 200-yard rushing game of the season against Rutgers.
2013 (Junior)
Moudy played in the first nine games, including three starts at right guard following an injury to Spencer Long. Moudy's play helped junior I-back Ameer Abdullah rush for 1,690 yards, the most by a Nebraska player in 16 seasons. The line also solidified a Husker offense that was forced to start three different quarterbacks during the season.
2012 (Sophomore)
Moudy was a reserve guard in 2012 and played in three games.
2011 (Redshirt Freshman)
Moudy added depth on the line, but did not see action in 2011.
2010 (Redshirt)
Moudy redshirted in his first season in the program.
Before Nebraska (Douglas County HS)
As a senior, Moudy averaged double figures in pancakes per game, helping Coach Jeff Ketron's Douglas County High School team to the Class 5A state playoffs. Moudy's play earned him first-team all-conference and first-team all-state honors from the Denver Post. Moudy was also selected to play in the USA vs. the World all-star game in Miami in January of 2010.
In 2008, Moudy helped Douglas County High to eight victories and a trip to the second round of the state playoffs. Moudy earned first-team honors in the Southern League for his play as a junior. He was ranked among the top 10 players in Colorado and the top 35 offensive tackles in the country by Rivals.com.
Moudy committed to Nebraska early in the recruiting process and did not take any other visits, but he did have offers from several other schools, including Stanford, Kansas and Kansas State.
Mike is the son of David and Shannon Moudy, and he was born on Feb. 4, 1992. He is majoring in English. In addition to earning Academic All-Big Ten honors, Moudy was named to the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll each of the past six semesters and to the 2011 Big 12 Commissioner's Spring Honor Roll. Moudy has also distinguished himself through Nebraska's community outreach efforts. He was named to both the Brook Berringer Citizenship Team and the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team in 2014. Moudy has volunteered his time with Husker Heroes, Uplifting Athletes, Husker Hotline, FCA, team hospital visits and the NFL Fuel Up to Play 60 event.
» Games Played - 25 (3 in 2012; 9 in 2013; 13 in 2014)
» Games Started - 16 (3 in 2013; 13 in 2014)


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Buried in the Dallas Fed's denouncement of Too Big To Fail is a simple argument for the Federal Reserve.
Before the creation of the Fed, America used to spend 48 percent of the time in recession.
Since then, America has spent only 21 percent of the time in recession.
There's converse problem when the central bank is too aggressive, promoting bubbles and leading to crashes, but that's a matter of policy, not voting for Ron Paul and ending the Fed.


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If that's their definition of "equal pay for equal work", then I take issue with it. If all they're looking at how much someone makes vs how much they work, then that's fallacious and inaccurate. I'd like to read more about this, but I certainly don't expect to make $50K (or whatever) just because a man in a similar position makes it; not if I didn't put in the hours he did! That *is* BS.But I do feel the argument is more nuanced than that.
Then we agree that the stats generally presented by women's advocates are of the unnuanced variety. Generally they just take a job description and tell us what the average woman makes vs. what the average man makes and present it lacking all nuance. A more fair statistical comparison would take out of the stats (on both sides) part-time workers (many of them preferring to work part-time); workers who would rather not advance if it means leaving their coworkers, friends, or family (generally more of a consideration for women than men); people who are not good at negotiating raises; etc. Unfortunately, those more accurate statistics are hard to find, but very likely would show male/female pay quite a bit closer than the advocates say, and possibly on a par.
"I think that is why gays, especially women, get on so well,they understand the others thinking - no contest."
Not always so. I've dated women all my life and have a wife of 9 years. Women can be the most passive aggressive creatures ever. I tell my wife, I don't know what you want. Tell me. I am not psychic. Open your damn mouth and say something. So just because someone is with someone of the same sex doesn't not mean we automatically understand what each other is thinking or wanting. I believe this issue is just as prevalent in the gay community as well.
@Yahweh - what do you call 'special privileges - respect, and that is about it. Sense of humour, very important, and not to take oneself too seriously.I feel sorry for blokes who are honest and genuine, and who do get used by women.
That is not to say, there are some absolute cows and loony tunes in the female gender, but I always paid my own way, didn't want to feel beholden to anyone :)
So, if a female widget maker makes statistically 15% less than a male, they will jump on that as an unfair pay differential - no, I mean equal amount of work, equal amount of pay. If a man does more, he gets paid more, if a female does more, she gets paid more.
They're addicted to (and yes, men do this, too, but probably in smaller numbers) - that is an assumption. Your bias is showing.
Additionally, they may be less likely to keep going after closing time in order to make sure the work gets done ASAP. - Not here, they don't.
Yes, they may be taking off to pick up their children, but having a child is a personal choice and when one has one, one accepts the consequences - well, in Australia, fathers get maternity leave, sick leave to look after sick kids, parental leave, pick up kids from school, take the kids to swimming lessons, whatever. It is called a civilized society, a society that is catching up to the modern family, a family where both parents work - so it is just as likely men leaving work, as it is for women.
I expect apples to be compared to apples.
Find the woman who might as well be a man in terms all the above - there it is again, your bias is showing. We have a female Prime Minster, a female Finance Minister, many female Senators etc. etc. etc. If a woman is strong and forthright, she is a bitch, if a man is strong and forthright, that is how he should be, after all he is a man :). You are dealing with millennia old stereotypes, and they are really hard to get rid of. Keeping in mind, it was only in the 1940's if a woman married, she had to quite her job, so there is a lot of catching up to do, and a lot of education to be had.
Most stereotypes have a kernel of truth. And most feminist "solutions" involve changing things that aren't going to change anytime soon and that most of us (women included) don't really want to change very much.
BTW, have you been following the controversy surrounding Susan Sandberg's new book:
For a book that has yet to be released, Sheryl Sandberg's "Lean In" - part feminist manifesto, part how-to career guide - has got a lot of people talking.
In the weeks leading up to the book's release on Monday, pundits and press hounds have been debating its merits. New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd called Sandberg a "PowerPoint Pied Piper in Prada ankle boots," and countless bloggers have suggested that Facebook's chief operating officer is the wrong person to lead a women's movement.
"Most of the criticism has to do with the position she is coming from," said Susan Yohn, professor and chair of Hofstra University's history department.Sandberg, 43, hopes that her message of empowerment won't be obscured by the lofty pedestal from which she speaks. But is the multi-millionaire with two Harvard degrees too rich to offer advice? Too successful? Does her blueprint for success ignore the plight of poor and working-class women? Does the book's very premise blame women for not rising to top corporate positions at the same rate as men? (source)
It seems women don't want advice from a successful woman if it doesn't blame men or male culture or a paternalistic society. Her point, as I understand it, is that women experience a so-called glass ceiling because they are less likely to want to be leaders, which leaves only exceptional women to compete with men in the workplace.
Actually, Ms. Sandberg's first name is Sheryl, not Susan, as I wrote. It's too late to edit it, but I wanted to straighten that out.
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"which leaves only exceptional women to compete with men in the workplace."
Only exceptional women compete with men in the workplace!!!
I nearly choked on my Coco Pops when I read that ...
Mansplain that for me please because I dont view women who compete with men as exceptional...
Okay, read it as "leaves only exceptional women to compete on an equal footing with men in the workplace." I thought that's what I was saying, but I hope this makes the thought more explicit. By "exceptional," to be even clearer, I don't mean "better" in any way, just "different from most women in that they compete more like men do."
Enough mansplainin' for ya?
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5 Great Things to do in the Coromandel Peninsula
The spectacular Coromandel Peninsula, is just 1.5 hrs from Auckland and has plenty to do - beaches, hot springs, rainforest and historic towns to visit.
The Coromandel Peninsula is a spectacular rugged promontory which extends nearly 85 kilometres into the Pacific Ocean from the North Island of New Zealand. Located just an hour and a half's drive from Auckland, there are plenty of things to do in Coromandel, with fantastic beaches, relaxing hot springs, lush temperate rainforests and historic towns to visit.
Cathedral Cove Marine Reserve
Located in the north-eastern part of the Coromandel Peninsula is the stunning Cathedral Cove Marine Reserve. Also known as Te Whanganui-A-Hei, the marine reserve was established in 1992 and is maintained by the Department of Conservation. The park covers 840 hectares and features an iconic natural arch formed in the limestone cliff between Mare's Leg Cove and Cathedral Cove. The park is accessible by foot in a spectacular hour-long walk along the cliff from the small town of Hahei. There was once a large Maori Pa (village) situated at the south end of the white sand Hahei beach. Arriving at Cathedral Cove by boat is another great option, and offers a different perspective of the incredible scenery. There is also excellent diving around the natural rock stacks, Sphinx rock and Te Hoho rock, and there's even a marked snorkelling in Gemstone Bay.
Hot Water Beach
The two coasts of the Coromandel Peninsula offer many different beaches, but one of the Coromandel beaches that visitors will not want to miss is Hot Water Beach situated on Mercury bay on the East coast. Here you can dig a hole in the sand within 2 hours either side of low tide, and let the hot water rise to the surface and fill the pool. The water, which can reach 64 degrees Celsius, comes from two large underground fissures and the spot is one of the most popular geothermal Coromandel attractions. Enjoy relaxing in your home-made hot-tub, but do keep an eye on the incoming tide!
Northern coastal drive
The Coromandel Coast offers some dramatic scenery and breath-taking views. Take the coast road north from the town of Colville and marvel at the huge, ancient Pohutukawa trees which cling to the cliffs in a seemingly impossible manner. The Coromandel weather is mild year round, so anytime is great to visit, but if you happen to be there during the flowering season from November to January you will be treated to a spectacular display of rich crimson flowers which has earned the Pohutukawa trees the nickname of New Zealand Christmas trees. Don't be too distracted by the impressive sights though, the road is narrow, steep and windy.
Pinnacles walk
The Kauaeranga Kauri Trail (Pinnacles Walk) located in the Coromandel Forest Park offers the opportunity to enjoy some spectacular views over the Coromandel Peninsula. The complete Pinnacles trail takes 4-5 hours and can be done in one day, or with an overnight stop in the Pinnacles Hut. There is also the shorter Billy Goat circuit option which has visitors following historic packhorse routes and walking in the footsteps of the Kauri Bushmen as they travelled to the logging sites in the 1920s. Remains of skid roads can also still be seen, where logs were hauled out by teams of bullocks. A side trek of one km takes you to the 759-meter summit of the Pinnacles where you will be rewarded with spectacular views of the peninsula.
Place of Love
The Maori name Te Aroha can be translated as "Place of Love" and you're sure to fall in love with one of the most magical Coromandel attractions. The Te Aroha Domain developed around the natural, hot soda water springs, and many of the original Edwardian buildings remain intact, with features such as the lakelets and the foot pool having undergone extensive renovations. While visiting Te Aroha be sure to visit the Mokena Geyser- the world's only hot soda water geyser.
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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has selected former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel as his next defense secretary, a White House official said Sunday, turning to a prominent Republican to lead the Pentagon as it faces the challenge of winding down the war in Afghanistan and possible reductions in military spending.
But the nomination, which the White House official said would occur Monday, has already encountered stiff opposition from Republicans and Democrats alike because of Hagel's views on Israel and Iran and his comments about an ambassador who was gay.
Republicans, in particular, have raised objections to statements by Hagel that they have described as dismissive of Israel and soft on Iran. Hagel once described pro-Israel lobbying groups as the "Jewish lobby." He has insisted that he is a strong supporter of Israel.
Speaking on Sunday talk shows, several Republican senators indicated that a stormy confirmation process was all but inevitable.
"His views with regard to Israel, for example, and Iran and all the other positions that he's taken over the years will be very much a matter of discussion in the confirmation process," Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., the Republican leader in the Senate, said on NBC's "Meet the Press."
McConnell said he had not decided whether he would support Hagel. "I think there will be a lot of tough questions for Sen. Hagel, but he will be treated fairly by Republicans in the Senate," McConnell said.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said Sunday that he liked Hagel but that he was "out of the mainstream of thinking on most issues regarding foreign policy."
"This is an in-your-face nomination of the president to all of us who are supportive of Israel," Graham said on CNN. "I don't know what his management experience is regarding the Pentagon — little, if any — so I think it's an extremely controversial choice."
Those sentiments were echoed by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, who said Obama was being overly dismissive of criticism about Hagel.
"I think this is a president right now who has drunk the tea," Cruz said on "Fox News Sunday." "He is feeling very good about himself; he is feeling like there can be no opposition to his position. And so, it doesn't seem — he doesn't seem terribly concerned that there's not a lot of support for Chuck Hagel in the Senate."
Cruz said he would probably vote against Hagel's confirmation.
Hagel, 66, has also received criticism for opposing several bills to impose unilateral sanctions on Iran. His supporters point out that he has backed several rounds of sanctions aimed at preventing Iranian weapons proliferation. He also supported the Iran Freedom Support Act in 2006, which, in addition to imposing sanctions, provided funding for human- rights and pro-democracy groups in the country.
Coming confirmation battles for Hagel and other Cabinet appointees will likely open a new schism between the White House and Congress.
Fierce Republican resistance has already derailed the candidacy of one Cabinet nominee. Susan Rice, the ambassador to the United Nations, withdrew her name from consideration for secretary of state after lawmakers threatened to disrupt her nomination over statements made about the death of the U.S. ambassador in Benghazi, Libya.
Obama instead nominated Sen. John Kerry to succeed Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Speaking on ABC's "This Week," Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, the newly elected Democratic senator from North Dakota, criticized the rancor surrounding Hagel's nomination, calling it symptomatic of Washington gridlock.
"This kind of fight is the fight that the people of this country get so frustrated about and with," Heitkamp said. "Let Chuck Hagel get nominated, if he's going to be nominated, and let's hear what the senator has to say."
Hagel's candidacy has also raised questions among some liberal groups because of a statement he made 14 years ago about President Bill Clinton's nominee for ambassador to Luxembourg, James Hormel. Hormel, he said, was not qualified because he was "openly, aggressively gay." Hagel has since apologized.
Obama has praised Hagel, a decorated Vietnam veteran, as a "patriot," saying nothing in his record would prevent him from serving as defense secretary.
He spent 12 years in the Senate, retiring in 2009 after serving on the Foreign Relations Committee. As senator, he called for trimming the defense budgets and often expressed skepticism about involving U.S. troops in extended missions abroad, particularly without international support.
Though he voted for the resolution allowing President George W. Bush to take military action in Iraq, he was among the most outspoken Republican critics of the war.
In 2004, he declared that he had "no confidence" in Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's leadership, and he later joined Democrats in opposing Bush's plan to send more troops to Iraq.
Whatever the criticism of Hagel's views on Israel, perhaps his most pressing concern if confirmed as defense secretary will be the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan. This week, Obama is expected to meet with President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan to discuss the withdrawal set to begin in 2014.
Hagel has indicated that he would be comfortable with quickly drawing down the remaining 66,000 service members as Pentagon officials say the White House desires.


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Pegylated Liposomal Doxirubicin (PLD) is approved for treatment of Kaposi's sarcoma and concentrates highly in the skin. To clarify the true overall response for PLD and to assess whether the overall response and remission durations can be improved by sequential bexarotene following PLD, a multi-institutional phase II trial was undertaken for patients with advanced stage/refractory cutaneous T cell lymphoma.
Medical oncologist David Straus discusses how sequential bexarotene did not increase the response rate or duration.


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The In Da Club hitmaker first met the comedienne during an appearance on her chat show in 2009, and shortly after, the unlikely pair began a highly-publicised relationship that lasted several months.
Now five years later, 50, real name Curtis Jackson, will return to the programme for one last performance with his G-Unit crew, and it will also mark the first time Jackson and Handler will see each other since their split, according to the E! Network.
Chelsea Lately will end its seven-year run on 26 August (14), and will include appearances by Handler's pals Jennifer Aniston and Sandra Bullock.


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Last year I participated in a project whose goal was to record at low cost my lectures on video and put them on-line. Since the most expensive parts of recording are having a camera man and manual post production, we set up a static camera and just uploaded raw video online at videolectures.net. As you can see for yourself, the sound is good (I wore a microphone) but the whiteboard is mostly illegible. In addition, it took about two weeks for the lectures to show up on-line because there were men-in-the-middle. So that got me thinking whether there was a better way.
This year I am performing a new experiment, where I record my own lectures as screencasts and I upload them on-line myself. You can see the results at vimeo.com and form your own opinion (the Talks channel contains recordings of my conference talks, which are in English).
Here is the tally of the costs:
- €250 for a Wacom A4-size tablet,
- $99 for ScreenFlow, a program for making screencasts,
- $30 for the CircusPonies Notebook note taking software,
- $60 for a yearly subscription to vimeo.com.
This sort of money is negligible in comparison with human work. I also had to invest time:
- It takes a bit of practice to be able to write on the tablet but look at the laptop screen.
- For each lecture I spent about 20 minutes on post-production, where I cut up the video in shorter clips and equip them with titles and descriptions.
There is just one thing I am not happy with. I cannot find an good program for writing hand-written notes on screen. I have tried a bunch:
- The Wacom tablet comes with EverNote, which however insists on hand-writing recognition, which does not work well, and it won't work for mathematical notation in the foreseeable future.
- The Wacom tablet comes with the Bamboo paper app, which also exists for the iPad. The desktop version is too simplistic. It only allows export of single pages as images, and in fullscreen mode it insists on showing two portrait pages instead of a single landscape one.
- There is Jarnal, an open-source program, which I used on my Thinkpad tablet, but it's too clumsy on my Mac. Also, the handwriting looks a bit ugly, and it does not have pressure sensitivity.
- Xournal is not a finished piece of software, as far as I am concerned.
- The French world produces Sankore, an open source program for electronic boards in education. I could use it on my Mac, but it is too baroque for my taste. There is always a lot of stuff on screen, and I do not really like programs that implement their own user interface from scratch. I want the buttons and the menus to look like the rest of my Mac.
- I used InkBook 2 for a while, but it is buggy. It does not let me choose pens and colors from the button on the toolbar, and it makes annoying lines when I raise the pen. Have a look at one of my early lectures, from October 2011, and you will see what I mean.
The Circus Ponies Notebook is acceptable, I suppose. It is annoying in several ways:
- It insists that every page have a typed title so I have to go for the keyboard. If I disable display of titles then the contents of the page moves up uncontrollably, and parts of it get obscured by the toolbar.
- It creates too many damn indices. Who wants an index of capitalized words?! I want to disable all the pages I do not need.
- It keeps switching the input mode to "default" when I move between pages, instead of leaving it in either "sketch" or "hand-write" mode.
- It insists on hand-written recognition in hand-write mode, and it keeps turning on "show recognition" on every new page, so I have to use "sketch" mode for writing.
- But at least it does not draw surprising lines across the page, as InkBook does.
I just want a simple notebook, without clutter, with empty pages spanning the entire screen, no hand-written recognition, and good-quality export to PDF, i.e., not as bitmaps. Is that too much to ask for?
A typical lecture lasts about 45 minutes, which is way too long for a single video. Thus I always split the lectures into separate chunks so that students can find what they are looking for. A good sized chunk is between 5 and 10 minutes, although sometimes a complicated proof makes a chunk 20 minutes long.
Vimeo.com allows people to comment on the videos. So far the students have not had a single comment. I attribute this to two factors. First, vimeo.com requires registration before a comment can be posted. Second, the students are afraid of me, the monster that I am. (That's a wide-spread phenomenon at the central European universities.) What remains then is for me to figure out some way of getting feedback from students.
Comments are welcome! If anyone can suggest a good note-taking program for a Mac, I would love to hear it.


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It's not a replacement to Photoshop. It is a file management program.It lacks many of the tools PS has so unless you never se items like layers or cloning (just two examples out of many) you will still need PS.[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=59209\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
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Oh sure, I agree. I did not mean to come across as argumentative. I am simply very, very pleased that such applications as LR and Aperture - designed from the ground up for photographers - are becoming available.[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=59265\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
I wonder if a much cheaper application -- I'm thinking of Picture Window Pro -- combined with Photoshop, would be all that most people need.
I think the combination would more naturally be Picture Window Pro and LightRoom. As an image editing program PWPro is excellent and I used it exclusively before finally moving to Photoshop. It has layout capabilities and templates not available in Photoshop, for instance, the same thing you pay so much for in ImagePrint.
In todays world of working on the road with your laptop, location shoots for stills and film, being restricted to a particular location for your files is ...... ancient and KLUDGY!!!!The next thing you know Adobe and Apple will want you to have 14inch platters to store data or .... PUNCH CARDS! AND only buy the cards from IBM!There are lots of thrid party programs and plug ins that are worlds ahead of Lightroom and Apature .... AND some are even FREE!!!!I am .... well more or less speachless.Just MHO.Tom[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=60286\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]
In todays world of working on the road with your laptop, location shoots for stills and film, being restricted to a particular location for your files is ...... ancient and KLUDGY!!!!


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Asus has a strange history in regards to showing some 3D monitors at events such as CES or CeBit and these monitors never actually appearing on the market. They are trying to be first, but only in showing a prototype on a big event and then releasing a different product on a market at a later time. This already has happened with the Asus VG242H that never came to the market, but instead Asus VG236H was released at a later time. Then Asus was the first company to show a 27-inch 3D monitor that months later again has never appeared on the market and now at CeBit 2011 Asus is showing a new 27″ model, the Asus VG278H that we are probably soon going to have on the market… hopefully as early as April.
Asus VG278H 3D Monitor Specifications:
Display size: 27″, 16:9 Widescreen, LED backlight
Panel Technology: TN (Twisted Nematic)
Resolution: 1920×1080 @ 120Hz
Contrast ratio: 1000:1 / 50,000,000:1 (Dynamic)
Brightness: 400 cd/m2
Response Time: 2ms (gray-to-gray)
Internal speakers: 3W x2 Stereo
Connections: HDMI, DVI-D (Dual-Link), D-Sub, HDMI 1.4, Earphone Jack
The 27-inch Asus VG278H 3D monitor follows the general design of the smaller VG236H monitor the company released last year, but there are some differences as well. The new 27-inch model apparently will be using a LED backlight, will have a built-in 3D Vision IR emitter and also have support for stereo 3D over the HDMI 1.4 interface. I expect that it will be pretty similar in terms of performance to what the 27-inch Acer 3D monitor that I've already reviewed, but we'll have to wait a bit more to see.


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phone (03) 9879 6055
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Ringwood 3134, VIC
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|15,185 (2006)
|9.8 km (3.8 sq mi)
|23 km (14 mi) from Melbourne
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|City of Maroondah
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Ringwood is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 23 km east of Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Maroondah. At the 2006 Census, Ringwood had a population of 15,185.
Ringwood is notable as the location of a Cadbury production factory, and the Eastland Shopping Centre. The centre of Ringwood is based on Maroondah Highway. In 2008, Eastlink was completed, including the Ringwood Bypass, providing a road bypass of the central township.
The Post Office opened on 2 August 1875 in the then rural area.
Maroondah Highway runs straight through Ringwood and various retailers have chosen to develop their businesses accordingly over the years.
Perhaps Ringwood's most global notoriety is the development in 1958 of the "Pride of Ringwood" hop variety, which today flavors Fosters Lager, Victoria Bitter, and many other beers around the world. The hops were developed along the Mullum Mullum creek, near the site of what later became Penguin Books in 1963.
In 1961 the Ringwood Field Naturalists Club Inc. was founded.
In 1967 the original Eastland Shopping Centre was completed, the major tenant being Myer Stores.
In the late 1990s Eastland was redeveloped and in its current state has over 80,000 square feet of retail and hospitality floor space, car parks and a cinema complex on its top floor.
In 2007, Ringwood became the home of ConnectEast, owner and operator of Melbourne's second toll road EastLink.
As of 2009 the current owners of Eastland, QIC, is believed to be commencing another redevelopment of the Eastland site. With the downturn in the economy, both here and overseas, the current market value of QIC, and the leases of current tenants on Maroondah Highway, The Arcade and around the Ringwood Library now beginning to re-locate, it remains to be seen if this multi-million dollar re-vamp will still proceed.
In 2009, the State Government controversially approved the building of a nine storey housing development near Ringwood Lake without council or public consultation.
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Field Plan for Radiation Therapy
Dear OncoLink "Ask The Experts,"
I am undergoing 3dcrt for psa recurrence post prostatectomy. At the start of my treatment, I attended a presentation by a radiation oncologist who used 3dcrt with four dosage planes in the first part of the radiation treatment, but toward the end of the of the treatment period he switched to six dosage planes. I assumed that this was standard, but my radiation oncologist plans to continue the four plane dosage for my entire treatment. When I asked her about six dosage planes, she answered that she never uses six planes in cases such as mine and sees no benefit in it. Why would this other doctor, who sounded very knowledgeable, advocate six planes to complete the treatment?
Richard Whittington, MD, Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, responds:
I think that what you are saying is that you were advised to receive post-prostatectomy radiation after prostatectomy for a biochemical recurrence of his tumor. The initial physician recommended a 4 field plan for the first phase and a 6 field plan for the second phase. This is one of those issues that you learn a system and its strengths and weaknesses and you use it until you find a better system and learn its strengths and weaknesses. Both treatment plans are acceptable and are used by many outstanding clinicians.
In this situation I use a 4 field technique all the way because I believe the rectal dose is lower with that plan and the volume of rectum treated is smaller. Some people worry that the dose to the hip is higher, but I believe it is still less than 40Gy and I have not seen many instances of hip problems with this technique. I can recall only 6 patients right off the top of my head that required hip replacement, and I have treated about 9,000 men with prostate cancer since I came to Penn.
Bottom Line-The Cowboys are a very good football team, and the Colts are a very good football team. If the Cowboys used the Colts play book, they would not be as good. The same can be said for the Colts using the Cowboys play book.


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Watch These People Riding Horses Wrong — Daily Distraction
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Horseback riding can be tons of fun, unless of course the horse just doesn't like you.
Most of the time, things go well and no one gets thrown off the galloping thoroughbred. But occasionally, and who really knows why, the horse just decides that enough is enough and he'd rather not have a human riding him, thank you very much.
The Daily Distraction is your Internet break from reality. Whether you're eating lunch at your desk or avoiding high school exes on Facebook, you might just laugh, say "aaahhh" or not believe what you just watched.


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Carla Rouse of Pollocksville and Ricky Henries Jr. of Lowland were united in marriage on May 11, 2013, at the home of Victoria Foy with the Rev. Jerry Smith officiating.
Carla Rouse of Pollocksville and Ricky Henries Jr. of Lowland were united in marriage on May 11, 2013, at the home of Victoria Foy with the Rev. Jerry Smith officiating.
The bride is the daughter of Ray and Kathleen Rouse and Dell and Angie Wyatt, all of Pollocksville. She is the granddaughter of Crafton and Guelda Yancey of Pollocksville and the late William and Janie Rouse.
The bridegroom is the son of Ricky and Patricia Henries of Reelsboro and the grandson of Marie Henries of Merritt.
The bride was given in marriage by her parents.
Nuptial music was provided by guitarist Larry Swinson.
Maid of honor was Amanda Cannon of Pollocksville.
Bridesmaids were Kelsey Wyatt of Pollocksville, sister of the bride, Michelle Cannon and Amber Norris, both of Pollocksville, Megan Abbott of Raleigh and Melia Sanders of Apex.
Chloe Eubanks and Kayleigh Snyder were the flower girls.
Best man was Daryl Balance of Bayboro.
Groomsmen were Justin Harris of Alliance, Steven Banks of Grantsboro, Jaron Whealton of Aurora, Scott Bell of Pollocksville, and Ricky Willis of Vandemere.
Ushers were C.C. Yancey and Brandon Gawlawski of Maysville, Mike Abbott of Raleigh, Blake Kennedy, Todd Hardison and Cooper Heath, all of New Bern.
Myles Brackin was the ringbearer.
Assisting with the wedding were Allyson and Isabel Slater, guest registry; Kaylena Putz, photographer; Kathy Rowland, director, and Blake Kennedy, videographer.
A reception, hosted by the bride�s parents and uncle and aunt Carl and Pam Yancey, was held at Victoria Foy�s home in Pollocksville.
Assisting with the reception were Carl and Pam Yancey and Melissa Slater, caterers; Priscilla Conway and Patricia Scott, servers; and music was by The Cold Biscuit Band.
The couple took a honeymoon trip to Jamaica.
The bride graduated from Jones Senior High School and Coastal Carolina Community College. She is employed by The Carolina Center for Dental Implants and Periodontics as a dental assistant.
The bridegroom graduated from Pamlico County High School and is employed by Potash Corp. Aurora as a heavy equipment operator.
The couple resides in Pollocksville.


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The programs offered by this division strive to preserve and protect the quality of the environment as it impacts the public health of Broome County and to prevent illness and injuries caused by environmental factors. This division is charged with providing information on and the necessary enforcement of state and local health laws, codes and standards that apply to various facilities and systems.
The services performed by Environmental Health Services include the following: