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DONETSK, Ukraine � Almost two weeks after Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was blown out of the sky, the remains of some passengers are feared rotting in the 90-degree midsummer heat, deepening the frustration of relatives desperate to recover the bodies of their loved ones.
Fighting between Ukrainian forces and separatist rebels has kept away international police charged with securing the site, a sprawling area of farmland and villages. And until it's secured, there is no way for forensic experts to gather up any remaining bodies or collect debris for analysis.
Even the rebels � who initially oversaw the collection of more than 200 of the 298 bodies in a disorganized, widely criticized effort � have stopped their work, saying attacks from the Ukrainian military have forced them to focus on defending themselves.
It remains unclear exactly how many bodies remain and what condition they are in after being exposed for so long to the elements. Dutch officials are adamant there are still bodies to be recovered, and Prime Minister Mark Rutte has said repeatedly that bringing them back is his government's top priority.
Ukraine's U.N. Ambassador Yuriy Sergeyev said in New York that Ukrainian forces have adhered to President Petro Poroshenko's order not to conduct operations within a 40-kilometer (24-mile) radius of the crash site. He accused the rebel side of bombing the site.
Sergeyev said Ukrainian forces are trying to ''liberate the villages and the cities around this site and to give the possibility to international experts to come in.''
Of the 298 who died, 194 were Dutch citizens, and Ukraine has asked for their government's help in investigating the crash. Thirty-seven were from Australia. A total of 227 coffins have been flown to the Netherlands for identification and investigation.
With the debris field left unsecured over the past two weeks, international observers say wreckage has been cut, moved or otherwise tampered with.
Dutch officials were gloomy Wednesday about the prospects of reaching the site any time soon.
''We don't expect the security situation to improve enough over the next few days to make this possible,'' said Pieter-Jaap Aalbersberg, head of the Dutch-led recovery mission.The U.S. and Ukrainian governments say the Boeing 777 was brought down July 17 by a Russian-made missile fired by eastern Ukraine's pro-Moscow separatists. The separatists deny it; Russia denies providing the Buk missile launcher and says the Ukrainian military may have shot the plane down.

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By Laura Snyder
When I was in second grade, I was in a play. I don't remember what it was called, but I do remember singing, ad nauseum, "It's A Small World After All" for months before this play. As a result, it has been a soundtrack in my mind for the past forty years. I will never forget it. It's like having musical tinnitus.
At that time, I had no idea what having a "small" world meant. I thought it had something to do with being short.
Obviously, I was wrong, but I take comfort in the fact that none of those other second graders would have known why it was a small world either. If I ever met one of them today, I would declare, "Oh, my goodness, it's a small world!" which would immediately send us both into therapy.
Now with a few more years on me, I know that the easier it is to communicate and do business with people who are on other parts of the planet, the smaller the world seems to be.
When I was in second grade, we were connected to the rest of the world by television and long-distance telephone. But even if I could have afforded to pay the charges for a long-distance call, I would not have been able to speak to anyone unless I knew their language. The world wasn't as small as we thought it was.
The internet and other technology have made the world a much smaller place.
Now, though kids have barely conquered the English language, they are expected to learn foreign languages in high school and college. This is supposed to help one compete globally. Every time I hear "compete globally," I think of sumo wrestlers. Not sure why. Probably another throwback to second grade.
For those of us who never took a second language in school, we have computerized translators. We can type an e-mail in English and have the computer translate it before you send it to your overseas business contact.
Using the same translators, your business contact can then say "no" in five hundred different languages, because obviously you did not get it the first time.
These translators are not flawless, however. You have to allow a little leeway for misinterpretations.
For example, if someone in Germany e-mailed "How are you?" and you wrote back "I am fine" the computer program would have translated that as "I am thin." The recipient might be puzzled and wonder whether this was a new development. He would then assure you that he "liked you even when you were fat." This would cause you to wonder whether you were dealing with a German lunatic.
My mother is fluent in German. To test out the hand-held translator my husband installed on his phone, he asked my Mom to say something German-ish into his phone.
Always interested in new technology, she spoke to his phone, "Du bist ein guter mann," over the noise in the room.
His phone has always been a little ornery and I think it was trying to drive a wedge between my mother and my husband. My husband looked at the phone. It interpreted, "You are a horny man."
She swore she didn't say that, but he had no proof.
With these malevolent devices flooding the market, I think we can conclude that our small world may well be growing into an enormous world quite soon.
Laura Snyder is a nationally syndicated columnist, author & speaker. You can reach Laura at HYPERLINK "mailto:email@example.com" firstname.lastname@example.com Or visit her website HYPERLINK "www.lauraonlife.com" www.lauraonlife.com for more info.


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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
This workshop tells the story of America's corporate beginnings and explores Jamestown as a business operation. Using primary source documents, you can examine the Virginia Company's settlement in Jamestown as a case study in colonial economics and social dynamics, and debate why it failed and whether failure was avoidable.
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Legends and Fairy Tales at the Trevi Fountain
In July 2016, Fendi celebrated 90 years from its beginning as a family-run atelier in the historic heart of Rome with a very unique and special event. Legends and Fairy Tales, the Fall/Winter 2016-17 Haute Fourrure collection, debuted across the sparkling waters of the iconic Trevi Fountain. Fendi had just supported the restoration of this important monument, and this once-in-a-lifetime event honored the Maison's Roman heritage and its ever-innovative creativity and commitment to the finest craftsmanship.


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Sodium is found naturally in a variety of foods, including milk and cream (approximately 50 mg of sodium per 100 g) and eggs (approximately 80 mg/100 g). It is also found, in much higher amounts, in processed foods, such as bread (approximately 250 mg/100 g), processed meats like bacon (approximately 1,500 mg/100 g), snack foods such as pretzels, cheese puffs and popcorn (approximately 1,500 mg/100 g), as well as in condiments such as soy sauce (approximately 7,000 mg/100 g), and bouillon or stock cubes (approximately 20,000 mg/100 g).
Potassium-rich foods include: beans and peas (approximately 1,300 mg of potassium per 100 g), nuts (approximately 600 mg/100 g), vegetables such as spinach, cabbage and parsley (approximately 550 mg/100 g) and fruits such as bananas, papayas and dates (approximately 300 mg/100 g). Processing reduces the amount of potassium in many food products.
Currently, most people consume too much sodium and not enough potassium.
"Elevated blood pressure is a major risk for heart disease and stroke – the number one cause of death and disability globally," says Dr Francesco Branca, Director of WHO's Department of Nutrition for Health and Development. "These guidelines also make recommendations for children over the age of 2. This is critical because children with elevated blood pressure often become adults with elevated blood pressure."
The guidelines are an important tool for public health experts and policymakers as they work in their specific country situations to address noncommunicable diseases such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes, cancer and chronic respiratory diseases. Public health measures to reduce sodium and increase potassium consumption and thereby decrease the population's risk of high blood pressure and heart disease can include food and product labelling, consumer education, updating national dietary guidelines, and negotiating with food manufacturers to reduce the amount of salt in processed foods.
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My respect for Leno just went up several notches.
Who are these people who vote for Bachmann anyway???
Multiple problems with that:
What is needed is for someone who has the authority and the gravitas behind him or her to take on Bachmann and her ilk and say, "This person is batshit crazy." Say it with a straight face, say it without blinking, say it repeatedly and with confidence, and be sufficiently empowered to say it without fear of consequence.
The problem is that there is no one I'm particularly aware of who fits all of those criteria. Forty years ago, it could have been Cronkite; twenty years back perhaps Rather or Brokaw. These days ... hell, I don't know. I think Will McAvoy of HBO's "The Newsroom" is emulating such a person, but Jeff Daniels is an actor, and McAvoy is Aaron Sorkin's distillation of what he'd like such a newsman to be, even as Josiah Bartlet was his idea of a US president.
The fact is that we need someone with some serious stones to speak truth to power and have the fact behind them sufficient to hold feet to fires.
Does someone know who this person is? I'd love to meet 'em....
I think the problem is, we are such a dumbed down nation we will never elect to national office a person who would stand up and say Michele Bachmann is batshit crazy. (Unfortunate words given Aurora, CO. developments.)
Well, McCain in so many words told here she was crazy.
I don't think one dose gets it done, Susan, which is why I included repetition in my prescription. Her pants have to figuratively come down in public, and that lesson has to be reinforced to the point where someone with an IQ of 80 would get the point.
But we run into a problem there. Intelligence isn't the valued commodity in the US of the 21st century that it was 50 years ago. The US has indeed been dumbed-down and badly so, and I'm not even convinced that it cares that this has happened ... which is one fucking scary thought.
I came to pretty much the same conclusion when, in the late 60s and early 70s, I worked as editor of a regional general interest monthly magazine and was constantly reminded by the publisher that I would have no job apart from ad revenue paying my checks. It got so bad I almost resigned when it was suggested that if we wrote a favorable review of this or that movie or rock album, the studio or label would take out a big ad. I got the boss to agree that our reviewers would say what they felt and that the ad department would not make us run a review on the same page as the write-up (which would make it look more like the review was bought).
A friend and film critic at the Long Island-based Suffolk Sun was not so lucky. He thought it had been understood that he would enjoy editorial freedom, but when he wrote a scathing pan of The Sound of Music, he was given the boot. The movie is both a colossal bore and a complete distortion of the real history of the famous family it followed from Europe to Vermont. It seems that the studio contacted the publisher and lambasted him, jerking the ads they'd placed. Devianz is certainly correct in saying that because the media are controlled by the whims of the advertisers, there is much dishonesty in the content.
Then are the societal pressures. I used to write caustic letters to the editor of the local daily complaining of this or that about the Catholic Church, e.g. and mainly their long history of violence against those who disagreed with them, from the Arian bishops at Nicea to the Inquisition. They never published them. Bear in mind that my city is about 60% Catholic.
Just so long as they don't go Batman crazy.
Hmph. First it was "freaking out." Later, it was "going postal."
Now it's "going Batman?" [sigh] Bloody lovely.
If Bachman and Palin, or Rick Perry and Santorum are the best conservative christians can come up with for candidates, the GOP is doomed. There are a boatload of batshit crazy christians in office.
This is what Ed Rollins Bachmann's former Campaign Manager said about her attack on Huma Abedin. While I appreciate John McCain calling Bachmann out on her remarks Rollins eviscerates her. A link is at the bottom of the page.
I have been a practitioner of tough politics for many decades. There is little that amazes me and even less that shocks me. I have to say that Congresswoman Michele Bachmann's outrageous and false charges against a top aide to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Huma Abedin reaches that threshold.
Her unsubstantiated charge against Abedin, a widely respected top aide to Secretary Hillary Clinton, accusing her of some sort of far-fetched connection to the Muslim brotherhood, is extreme and dishonest.
Having worked for Congressman Bachman's campaign for president, I am fully aware that she sometimes has difficulty with her facts, but this is downright vicious and reaches the late Senator Joe McCarthy level…
I can assure Mrs. Bachmann, that Ms. Abedin has been thru every top clearance available and would never have been given her position with any questions of her loyalty to this country.
As a member of Congress, with a seat on the House Intelligence Committee, Mrs. Bachmann you know better. Shame on you, Michele! You should stand on the floor of the House and apologize to Huma Abedin and to Secretary Clinton and to the millions of hard working,loyal, Muslim Americans for your wild and unsubstantiated charges. As a devoted Christian, you need to ask forgiveness for this grievous lack of judgment and reckless behavior.
Here are Bachmann's band of suicidal suppositories that supported her fear mongering and baseless attack on Huma Abedin. To see how far these suppositories heads are up there own ass read the links below
Trent Franks, R-Ariz., Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, Thomas Rooney, R-Fla, and Lynn Westmoreland, R-GA.
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App Review: Alphabetic by No Monkeys
January 27, 2009 by Rob
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Alphabetic is a simple yet challenging game to play. It is challenging enough to keep adults interested and easy enough for kids to catch on. The object of the game is very straight-forward. Find the 26 letters of the alphabet before time runs out. You start with 26 seconds on the clock and earn 3 seconds for each letter you find. The game starts with only one or two letters on the screen, making touching the right one easy. As the game progresses becomes more and more challenging as the letters bounce, swirl, and fly around the screen, crossing in front of and behind one another.
Once you complete the "Quick Game," you can move on to the "Challenges." Here is where things really get tricky. Now you must complete the game with several different twists. One challenge has you find the letters in the alphabet backwards, one has you find numbers, and still others increase the speed or difficulty of the game. For completing difficult feats, you earn trophies. Twenty-six of them in all. One for each letter of the alphabet. Some trophies are easier to earn than others. However, don't plan on being able to get them all on your own. To earn them all, you must use the "Tell a Friend" function of the game. Alphabetic is fun and addicting to play. Whether you are looking for a quick 2 minute game or something to work at for awhile, this one fits the bill.
Alphabetic is $1.99 in the iTunes App Store.


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Idyllically located between the Rhine, Neckar and Enz, you can explore true Baden and Wuerttemberg lifestyle in the smallest of spaces. There are excellent choices for wine lovers: be it the Wuerttemberger Trollinger or Lemberger, matured on the exposed Neckar and Enz slopes or one of the many White Burgundy wines, grown on the multifaceted hilly clay loess grounds of Western Kraichgau.
In rustic taverns and exquisite star decorated restaurants guests get to enjoy the traditional regional specialities such as the legendary Swabian Maultaschen or the Schäufele typical for Baden. Especially in the seasonly opened taverns our guests will experience themselves right in the middle and enjoy hospitality at its best.
The landscape is as varied as our kitchen and wine cellars. Orchards, mixed forests, arable land and vineyards characterize the fertile landscape, which is best explored on foot or by bike. Magnificent half-timbered buildings invite visitors to walk along historical paths.
Excellent sightseeing attractions such as the UNESCO World Heritage Maulbronn Monastery, the baroque castle in Bruchsal, the Tripsdrill adventure park and the Sinsheim Museum of Technology radiate far beyond the 1,000 hills of Baden and Wuerttemberg. But also the many small museums tempt our visitors with their cultural and extraordinary treasures such as schnaps and music automats.
First-class wine hotels or cosy places in farms or wine estates are happy to accommodate our guests.
Read more at www.kraichgau-stromberg.com
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Maulbronn Monastery
The UNESCO World Heritage site is one of the most complete and best preserved medieval monastery complexes of the Cistercians North of the Alps.
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Technical Museum Sinsheim
Over 3,000 exhibits and legends of the motorized age can be discovered here - from chrome-flashing vintage cars to legendary aircraft. In addition an IMAX 3D Laser 4k cinema with spectacular films. www.technik-museum.de
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Baroque castle in Bruchsal
The only ecclesiastic residence of the baroque age at the Upper Rhine and former seat of the Prince-Bishop of Speyer. It offers numerous events and special tours on different topics. www.bruchsal-erleben.de
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Tripsdrill adventure park
Germany's first adventure park with over 100 attractions and a wild life park with 40 different animal species. The new attraction "Höhenflug", the "Mammut" a wooden roller coaster and the "Karacho" catapult roller coaster leave nothing to be desired for thrill seekers. www.tripsdrill.de
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Bad Schönborn Thermarium
The Thermarium Wellness & Health Spa combines the varied applications of the Bad Schönborn thermal brine springs with a spacious sauna area, a Dead Sea salt grotto, a medical fitness center and a modern wellness center. The spa landscape comprises 6 thermal brine basins. www.thermarium.de
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A Connecticut judge has dropped DUI charges against actor Rip Torn after the Emmy-winner completed an alcohol-education program.
Torn, 79, was arrested in December 2008 for driving drunk on Route 44 in Salisbury after leaving the White Hart Inn.
He was driving in the breakdown lane in his 1994 Subaru with a Christmas tree tied to the top, police said.
Torn, whose real name is Elmore, entered court-ordered year-long alcohol education program in May 2009. His attorney told the judge Friday that Torn successfully completed the program, and the judge dropped the charges.
But the actor, who won an Emmy for "The Larry Sanders Show" and whose screen credits also include roles on "30 Rock" and the "Men in Black" films, has more legal troubles in store.
In January, Torn was arrested after allegedly breaking into a Salisbury bank while drunk and carrying a gun. His attorney, A. Thomas Waterfall, claims Torn was confused and mistook the bank for his home, which is about a half-mile down the road in Salisbury.
Torn faces burglary and weapons charges in that case. He is scheduled to appear in Bantam Superior Court on those charges Tuesday.


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The Port Authority says changes in weekend service could expedite restoration of 24-hour PATH service in a week to 10 days.
Trains will operate from Newark to the World Trade Center site this weekend between 5 a.m. and 10 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
PATH service will be suspended from Newark to 33rd Street via Hoboken.
The Port Authority says a weekend of suspended service provides PATH crews with uninterrupted work time and helps shave days off restoration.
Workers during that period will make repairs to the system, which sustained substantial damage from Sandy. Salt water flooded the Hoboken tunnels, shorting out electrical system and corroding equipment.
The Port Authority will provide free shuttle buses at the Hoboken and Newport PATH stations.


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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
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A video course for high school, college and adult learners ; 15 half-hour video programs, print guide, and Web site
1. Citizenship: Making Government Work
This program introduces basic concepts of government, politics, and citizenship. It explores the tension between maintaining order and preserving freedoms, the essential role of politics in addressing the will of the people, and the need for citizens to participate in order to make democracy work. Go to this unit.
2. The Constitution: Fixed or Flexible?
This program examines the search for balance between the original Constitution and the need to interpret and adjust it to meet the needs of changing times. It explains the original Jeffersonian-Madisonian debate, the concept of checks and balances, and the stringent procedures for amending the Constitution. Go to this unit.
3. Federalism: U.S. v. the States
This program explores federalism as a Constitutional compromise, especially in terms of present-day conflicts between people who believe that power should reside primarily in the national government and those who want government authority retained within the states. Go to this unit.
4. Civil Liberties: Safeguarding the Individual
This program examines the First, Fourth, and Sixth Constitutional Amendments to show how the Bill of Rights protects individual citizens from excessive or arbitrary government interference, yet, contrary to the belief of many Americans, does not grant unlimited rights. Go to this unit.
5. Civil Rights: Demanding Equality
This program looks at the nature of the guarantees of political and social equality, and the roles that individuals and government have played in expanding these guarantees to less-protected segments of society, such as African Americans, women, and the disabled. Go to this unit.
6. Legislatures: Laying Down the Law
This program explores the idea that legislatures, although contentious bodies, are institutions composed of men and women who make representative democracy work by reflecting and reconciling the wide diversity of views held by Americans. Go to this unit.
7. The Modern Presidency: Tools of Power
This program shows that the American Presidency has been transformed since the 1930s. Today, presidents are overtly active in the legislative process: they use the media to appeal directly to the people and they exercise leadership over an "institutional presidency" with thousands of aides. Go to this unit.
8. Bureaucracy: A Controversial Necessity
This program reveals how the American bureaucracy delivers significant services directly to the people, how it has expanded in response to citizen demands for increased government services, and how bureaucrats sometimes face contradictory expectations that are difficult to satisfy. Go to this unit.
9. The Courts: Our Rule of Law
This program examines the role of courts as institutions dedicated to conflict resolution, with the power both to apply and to interpret the meaning of law in trial and appeal courts. It shows the increased power of the Supreme Court through its use of judicial review and the difficulty of creating a judiciary that is independent of politics. Go to this unit.
10. The Media: Inside Story
This program explores the media as an integral part of American democracy, highlighting the scrutiny they impose on the performance of public officials, the interdependence of politics and the media, and the power the media wields in selecting the news. Go to this unit.
11. Public Opinion: Voice of the People
This program examines the power of public opinion to influence government policy, the increasing tendency of public officials to rely on polls, and the need to use many forms of feedback to get an accurate measure of public opinion. Go to this unit.
12. Political Parties: Mobilizing Agents
This program shows how political parties perform important functions that link the public to the institutions of American government. Parties create coalitions of citizens who share political goals, elect candidates to public office to achieve those goals, and organize the legislative and executive branches of government. Go to this unit.
13. Elections: The Maintenance of Democracy
This program explores the crucial role of strategy in the two-stage electoral campaign system; the opportunities for citizens to choose, organize, and elect candidates who will pursue policies they favor; and the need for campaigns to increase voter turnout by educating citizens about the importance and influence of their vote. Go to this unit.
14. Interest Groups: Organizing To Influence
This program shows how America's large number of corporate, citizen-action, and grass-roots interest groups enhance our representative process by giving citizens a role in shaping policy agendas. Go to this unit.
15. Global Politics: U.S.A. and the World
This program examines the need for the United States to use the tools of foreign policy in ways that recognize the growing interdependence of nations — implementing both traditional and new forms of military, trade, and diplomatic strategies to promote benefits for America and the world as a whole. Go to this unit.
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text: Status: ConfirmedWhen: Thursday, March 02, 2017 from 12:00 PM to 12:45 PMWhere: Exercise StudioPilates is for beginners to advanced students and the focus is on core strength, flexibility, balance, and overall body strength. The majority of the moves are done from the mat; there is not any traditional cardio or bouncing in this class. However your heart rate may go up due to the intensity of the moves. The class is held in the Exercise Studio at the Family Life Center. The cost is $4 per class or 10 classes for $30. It meets Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12:00 to 12:45 p.m.


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Jane Iredale believes that the most beautiful cosmetic you can wear is healthy skin. That's why their cosmetics are so revolutionary in concept and design as they're an extension of your skincare regime. Recommended by dermatologists and skincare professionals alike, this is the cosmetics line for women who are looking to invest in their skin.
Jane Iredale cosmetics and skin care products don't have what many others typically do - fillers such as talc. Jane Iredale products use concentrated pigments in pure minerals that cover with a soft brush or stroke and naturally illuminate the face while covering blemishes, fine lines and discoloration. Jane Iredale is a full line of cosmetics, from foundation to finishing touches.
Many women wish that their cosmetics lasted longer. Nothing is more frustrating than spending time every day to do your makeup, only to watch it fade throughout the day. A long-lasting look can give you a healthy, natural glow. With Jane Iredale products, you can transform your existing makeup routine, replacing those quickly fading products with those that are designed to last.
The product offerings by Jane Iredale at SkinStore doesn't stop there. You can complete your natural, long-lasting look with a strong groomed brow, using the Great Shape Eyebrow Kit. Eyebrows are the biggest make-up trend at present, so a kit which shades and shapes is an essential. Another popular item is the Jane iredale Pure Pressed Mineral Powder, which sets make-up and gives a subtle glow all day long.


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Anahuac vet, given France's highest honor, tells heroic story
U.S. Army veteran Broughton "Brodie" Hand, 92, of Anahuac received France's highest award — the Legion of Honor medal — last month for his efforts to liberate France from Nazi occupation during World War II. Frédéric Bontems, the consul general of France, presented the award to Hand and 14 other World War II veterans from Texas. The ceremony, which is usually held in Washington, D.C., was held in Texas for the first time at Ellington Field in Houston.
"Usually the award is for French people, but we do give it to some foreigners who we feel deserve it specifically," said Marie-Laure Reed, assistant to the head of post at the Office of the Consul General of France in Houston. "It is a very prestigious award created by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1802."
U.S. veterans who risked their lives during World War II to fight on French territory may be awarded this distinction, Reed said. Those selected are appointed to the rank of Knight of the Legion of Honor.
Hand volunteered for service in the midst of the war in 1942. He worked his way up to demolition sergeant and was assigned to the 508th regiment of the 82nd Airborne. Hand parachuted into Nazi-occupied Normandy, France, during the June 6, 1944, D-Day mission Operation Overlord. His mission was to blow up a bridge between Pont I'Abbe and Beuzeville-la-bastille that was vital to the German supply line over the Douve River. Hand said that the Germans needed the bridge to get to Cherbourg, an important deep-water port. Hand's landing did not go as planned. Due to flak and fog, Hand said he landed in a tree 14 miles from his drop zone destination.
"I didn't get to (complete my mission)," he said. "No one else did either."
Hand had to cut his parachute harness to free himself.
"I knew which way the planes were flying — back to England — so I knew which way to go," he said.
He and several other men trekked back toward the Douve River, where they met up with a lieutenant from another Army unit but couldn't find a way to cross the water. Hand experienced another setback as well.
"One of the Nazi guards spotted us and shot me. But it didn't wound me enough to bother me a great deal," he said. "I had a Thompson sub-gun, and I blew him out, so he didn't give us any more problems. One of the boys gave me his medicine and put it on my hip where I was hit. I kept going."
Hand said food was hard to come by.
"We stopped in a French home," he said. "They were giving us food, milk and butter. We stayed down on the river in an old shack."
The American soldiers weren't the only troops who were looking for something to eat, according to Hand.
"I had captured two German troops who were coming down to get food from the Frenchmen too," he said. "I just stepped out and put my gun on them, and they threw their hands up. They weren't looking for trouble; they didn't even have their rifles with them."
The soldiers continued to try to find a way across the Douve and stopped at another French home farther up the river, where the residents promised to find them a boat to get them to the other side. However, while they were waiting, one of the men made a costly mistake.
"One of the troopers went to sleep," Hand said. "The Germans came down the road and saw him. He woke up in time to shoot at (them) but missed."
The gunshot gave away Hand's position.
"The Germans came down with a tank destroyer and blew us out of that French home," Hand said. "We had nothing but hand grenades and rifles."
Hand said the two guards that he had captured helped him and around 13 other soldiers through the lines so that they could surrender peacefully to the Germans.
"The Germans shook us down to where we had nothing. I lost everything I had except for one or two items like my watch that they let me keep," Hand said. "The Germans took into consideration that we did have two prisoners, and we hadn't killed them. They had been instructed that (U.S.) paratroopers usually don't take POWs."
After their surrender, Hand and the other men worked in five or six Nazi POW camps and repaired railroad stations and airfields that were bombed by U.S. planes.
"If there was a dud that the bombers dropped that didn't explode, we'd dig down to the dud, and the German sappers would come in and explode it," Hand recounted.
While Hand said that the Nazis treated the American POWs fairly for the most part, the soldiers were malnourished.
"Red Cross parcels did not get around as they should have," he said. "There were very few that made it to the camps. We never got enough to eat. I weighed around 190 pounds when I was in England, and when I got out I was down to 110."
It was even worse, however, for the Russian captives at the neighboring prison camp. They had no food and no place to sleep, Hand said.
"They were treated like animals," he said. "They got together at night and slept (huddled) together."
Eventually, Hand ended up in a slave labor coal mine in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia.
"It was the first time I had been underground. That was a scary experience for me," he explained.
Hand befriended a Czechoslovakian man who was also being forced to work in the mine.
"The Czech was a prisoner no different than us," Hand said. "He knew a little German just like I did. We both were kind of guessing, but it was enough to communicate. We would write names in the coal dust where we sat at night. We would write 'Mother' or our wife's name if we were married."
While the relationships formed kept the men going, some didn't make it out of the mine alive.
"One of the men got sick and died," he said.
A group of the prisoners got together and decided they were going to skip work so that they could attend the funeral of their fellow soldier, which Hand said didn't go over so well with their Nazi captors.
"The guard came in to get the boys to do their daily work in the mine, and he hollered at them to get ready. They told him they were going to take the day off," Hand said. "So he picked his rifle up and shot an old boy out of bed and said, 'You are going to go to work!'"
"I was on the night shift, so I got to bury (the soldier that died of sickness) and the next day we buried the boy that got shot," he said.
The strange thing, according to Hand, was that the Germans prepared two different coffins for each of the dead American soldiers.
"The Germans are known to be real precise about everything," Hand said. "They gave a (nicer) casket to the boy that died than to the one they shot."
After a few months working in the mine, Hand said he was injured in a small cave-in.
"You had small rooms that would shoot the coal down in the box cars that would probably hold a ton or a ton and a half," he said. "When the ceiling fell in, I was standing near the box car so it really saved my life, but I couldn't work any longer."
Hand said a German doctor treated him and saved his leg. The Germans moved him out of the mine, and he traveled a little by train, but mostly had to walk for days on end with a bad leg.
"I walked my jump boots out and (had to wear) wooden clogs," he said. "They weren't too bad though because it was winter time — everything was frozen — and I could just slide along."
Hand said they finally reached a hospital in Neuenbürg, Germany.
"It was freezing weather. We were wrapped up with what blankets we had," he said. "I looked up on the porch of the hospital, and there were three or four men rolled up in their blankets dead. They had frozen to death waiting to be picked up the next morning."
Hand told a fellow soldier that he was going to get one of the blankets off of one of the American soldiers' corpses to try and get warm, but the man advised against it because of the risk of disease.
"It was either that or freeze to death," Hand said. "One of them had been out there so long that the blanket was frozen on him. I tried another one, and it was loose because he hadn't been dead too long. I unrolled him and took his blanket."
Hand returned to the man that warned him not to take the blanket.
"I told that old boy, 'This man not only gave his life for his country; he saved my life too because he gave me his blanket.'"
Hand said he knew the war was coming to an end because the German guards vacated the hospital. He also learned of George S. Patton's arrival from a lieutenant who served in Patton's 3rd Army, which made its push through Europe liberating and capturing 81,522 square miles of territory, an estimated 12,000 cities, towns and communities.
"He told us that (the Germans) just dumped him where they could and that the war was getting close to being over," Hand said.
The men were starving and had been for a long time, Hand said. He recounted one fond memory that stuck out in his mind shortly before his liberation.
"There was a little French priest that came by with leavened bread and wine," he said. "We got a couple of bottles of wine from him, and we all got drunk."
Hand said that a few days later, U.S. forces arrived at the hospital with trucks to pick up him and the other POWs. "They took us to an airfield and we went to the camp where they were cooking," Hand said. "We asked the cook if he had any food because we were hungry. He said, 'No, all I have is a can of peaches, but I'll fry you some donuts.' We were sitting there (eating) and the Air Corps came by and asked us if we were ready to go. I looked at the lieutenant, and he looked at me. I told them, 'Go ahead. We'll catch the next flight.'"
Hand said that he and the lieutenant ended up in a Paris hospital, where Hand recovered from his injuries before returning to Fort Sam Houston Hospital in San Antonio, where he got out of the Army shortly after the war in Europe had ended.
Hand returned to Sainte-Mère-Église several times for veteran reunions and even had lunch with the mayor of the city. He went on to marry Lillian Syer in 1948 and together they raised two daughters and one son. Besides the Legion of Honor medal, he has received many medals including a Purple Heart. He has been the past commander of the Freeman Spath Post 104 of the American Legion, past commander of the Disabled American Veterans, a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, a member of the Order of Purple Heart, and is presently Commander of the Texas Golden Triangle Chapter of Ex-POWs.
"It's wonderful to speak with veterans and listen to their stories," said Marie-Laure Reed, assistant to the head of post at the Office of the Consul General of France in Houston. "A lot of them are very modest, which is amazing because a lot of them are real heroes. You don't know it until you read their stories."


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There's been talk of layoffs. In response, production managers have produced several productivity initiatives. But another response has also arisen, and it's not good. During routine maintenance, techs are finding jumper wires across the terminals of various switches that stop machines for safety purposes. Fortunately, the only related injury thus far occurred when a production worker got her arm bruised.
Because production workers see the safety devices as getting in the way of keeping their jobs, talking to them doesn't work. Corporate HR sent out a memo instructing maintenance to do daily inspections of the machines. This approach would require far more staffing than you currently have, and would not guarantee a switch somewhere won't be bypassed. What are some options for solving this problem?
You'll have to use a multi-pronged approach. Here's a list of suggestions to consider:
- Lock. Where possible, mount vulnerable devices in lockable boxes.
- Virtualize. You might eliminate some discrete switches by moving their functions into software. However, you can't do this with, for example, a permissive limit switch that detects when a safety barrier is fully extended.
- Detect. Add a detection circuit that requires a switch to change position for the control logic to issue a permissive.
- Show. Contact vendors of safety devices and safety controlled equipment, and ask about videos you can show the operators.
- Watch. Install hidden surveillance cameras. What's available today is formerly James Bond kind of stuff.


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This year an important Amazon river tributary, the Rio Negro, fell to its lowest ever recorded level. Droughts are likely to occur more frequently and become more intense in the future due to climate change. Image: Rodrigo Baléia / Greenpeace
Severe drought could turn the Amazon rainforest into a source of carbon emissions contributing to climate change, rather than a carbon sink absorbing emissions. This is one of the alarming findings of a new study featured in Science, which has found that drought has again damaged the world's largest rainforest. Unfortunately severe droughts like the one that occurred last year, and previously in 2005, fit the predictions of the climate change impacts we can expect for the Amazon. As climate change takes hold, we may see more extreme weather and more damaging droughts in the Amazon region, but we can also act to boost the resilience of the rainforest to these events.
The key to increasing the strength of forests to withstand drought and other climate impacts is to maintain and protect intact areas of forest. This means stopping deforestation, which makes the impacts of drought worse. Numerous studies show that deforestation chops forest into smaller and smaller fragments, and the edges of these fragments are drier than the interiors. The more fragmentation there is, the more dry edges there are and therefore the forest becomes even more vulnerable to drought and fire. Drought and fire then further fragment the forest, increasing its vulnerability even further – in a vicious cycle that weakens the forests ability to withstand the impacts of climate change.
It doesn't stop there. Severe drought and resulting fires release carbon previously stored by the forest, thereby fuelling change. And the loss of forest makes the Amazon less effective in soaking up carbon from the atmosphere, a crucial role that forests play in slowing climate change. The impacts of climate change – such as severe drought – combined with deforestation threaten to transform the Amazon rainforest from a valuable asset in the fight to stop climate change - into a source of emissions that speed it up. Stopping deforestation will help to protect the Amazon and ensure it remains a valuable carbon sink that will help us mitigate the consequences of climate change.
Scientists agree that large continuous areas of intact forest are more resistant to climate change than small areas of degraded forests. They have more moisture to withstand extreme drought, and also act as better buffers against other climate impacts like severe storms. And, of course protecting the Amazon is also crucial to protecting biodiversity, since intact forest is also important for animals - especially for large mammals that need extensive areas to forage or hunt - and aids in the migration of species.
Roughly 80% of the Amazon forest remains intact. The alarming findings of this latest study only make it more clear how vital it is for us to protect this intact rainforest from deforestation and lessen the climate impacts, like severe droughts, that damage forests by reducing carbon emissions contributing to climate change.
[The report 'The 2010 Amazon Drought' in Science magazine: Lewis, S.L., Brando, P.M., Phillips, O.L. van der Heijden, G.M.F. & Nepstad, D. 2011. The 2010 Amazon Drought. Science 331: 554. http://www.sciencemag.org/]


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ANNAPOLIS, Md. – UMBC women's basketball could not keep Brown from connecting on the long ball, as the Bears shot 53.6 percent from beyond the arc and knocked down 15 treys in a 92-53 victory in day two of the Navy Classic at Alumni Hall.
The Retrievers (1-7) drop their seventh straight contest for the first time since the 2004-05 season, while Brown snaps a two game skid to improve to 3-3 on the year.
The Bears were led by Sophie Bikofsky's game-high 21 points on six-of-eight shooting from three-point land. Bikofsky also pulled down a game-best eight rebounds. Sophomore guard Jordin Alexander chipped in 14 points and KJ Veldman added 13 points off the bench for the Bears.
UMBC's sophomore guard Liz McNaughton (Fairfax, Va./Fairfax) hit double-digit points for the first time in her career, finishing with 11 points, while freshman guard Taylor McCarley (Bowie, Md./Academy of Holy Cross) earned America East Player of the Game honors after notching 10-plus points for the third consecutive game and finishing with a team-best 12 points on four-of-five shooting from the floor and a perfect four-for-four from the charity stripe.
McNaughton drained her first trey of the contest and freshman forward Sara Tarbert (Delta, Pa./Kennard-Dale) added a layup, but senior forward Carly Wellington knocked down Brown's first eight points and Alexander added a three of her own to give the Bears an 11-5 advantage in the early going. UMBC turned the ball over four times in the opening five minutes, while Brown would connect on its first six shots from the floor and its first four free throws to extend its lead to 18-5.
The Retrievers hit five of their first eight shots, but would connect on just five more field goals in the stanza, while Brown would finish the half shooting 60 percent from the floor, including drilling seven of 13 from beyond the arc (.538). The Bears converted 10 UMBC turnovers into 19 points in the opening half and took a 51-29 lead into the locker room.
Brown continued to add to its lead in the second half, scoring 11 of the first 13 points of the half. The Retrievers continued to shoot themselves in the foot by turning the ball over eight times in the opening 10 minutes of the second half, allowing the Bears at add to its advantage, 72-42, with 10 minutes remaining.
UMBC allowed 6.9 threes per game coming into the contest, but allowed seven Brown players to combine for 15 threes. The Retrievers turned the ball over 26 times in the contest and are averaging 21.3 giveaways over their last three games.
UMBC takes the week off before returning to action on Saturday, Dec. 7 when it plays host to VCU. The game time, which was originally scheduled for 1 p.m. has been moved to 2 p.m. at the RAC Arena.
Game Notes
-UMBC holds a 2-1 advantage in the all-time series, with all three games being a part of tournament play.
-The Retrievers drop seven in a row for the first time since the 2004-05 season when it also lost seven straight from Jan. 26-Feb. 16.
-Brown's 51 points in the first half are the most scored on the Retrievers in one half all season.
-Brown is the first opponent since Princeton on Dec. 2, 2012 to score 90 points against the Retrievers.
-Freshmen guards Marissa Somerville and Kameron Ward each saw their first action of the season.
-Taylor McCarley hit double-digit points for the third straight game. Since moving into the starting lineup she's averaging 9.7 points per game.


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Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I find counseling support?
We offer free personal (see below) and professional support to both undergraduate and graduate students and their spouses. The Counseling & Testing Center is located in Bell Hall and is staffed by licensed psychologists, counselors and graduate interns. It is fully accredited by the International Association of Counseling Services (IACS). The Center also provides personality, intelligence, career and academic testing. Click on the link for more information: www.andrews.edu/services/ctcenter/services.
Personal counseling
For either one-on-one or group counseling students can meet within our secure setting to gather helpful personal insights and develop the tools they need to resolve problems. Our counselors are trained to assist you with issues related to loneliness, depression, anxiety, feelings of inadequacy, interpersonal relations, marital or family conflicts and anger management.
What is the Student Success Center and where can I find it?
Our Student Success Center is an office committed to every student's success at Andrews. The Center offers our students a variety of services to ensure they have the tools for a successful college experience. There are many helpful links with information about how to succeed in difficult subject areas. Students can access these tools at www.andrews.edu/services/sscenter. The Student Success Center is located on the second floor of Nethery Hall, Suite 135.
Does Andrews offer disability accommodations?
The Student Success Center also organizes assistance for students who require disability accommodation. To find out more information on services that are offered please click on the link below: www.andrews.edu/services/sscenter/disability.
Where can I find tutoring help on campus?
If you are struggling with a class or just need a little extra help, the Student Success Center offers free tutoring for students who are taking at least 12–16 credits. Simply go to the Student Success Center (second floor of Nethery Hall, Suite 135) and sign up for a tutor. You will be matched with a tutor who will meet with you one-on-one. For more details please follow this link: www.andrews.edu/services/sscenter/tutoring-and-tools.
What if I have prior work experience before I come to Andrews?
For students 24 years of age or older who are entering or returning to the classroom from the workforce, we offer credit based on your experiences. For more information on the requirements needed in order to obtain these credits please follow the link below:
Where can I find employment on campus or in the area?
The University relies on good students workers to keep it functioning well. The best way to acquire employment on campus is to bring a current resume to the department(s) you are interested in. You can also look on the Human Resources website for job postings and to learn how the hiring process works. Click on this link for more information: www.andrews.edu/hr/emp_jobs.html. There are also a number of student-friendly positions available in the immediate area off-campus (Berrien Springs) and in the greater regional area (South Bend, Ind., St. Joseph, Benton Harbor and Niles, Mich.).
What is the Career Center?
The Career Center is a one-stop shop for those looking to find the right career fit. Job postings are updated regularly and career fairs are announced. Find the right connection for you at www.andrews.edu/services/career_services.
Can Dining Services accommodate my eating style?
Yes. We offer a vegetarian cuisine in a buffet style to regularly meet your eating needs. We also offer vegan options. If you have additional dietary needs, our dining services staff is more than willing to help you. Our meal plans allow students to secure enough food for the semester based on their personal needs. Even if a student does not live on campus, he or she is still eligible to open a cafe account through Registration Central or at the Office of Dining Services with cash, check or credit card payment. For a detailed look at our on-campus meal plans, go to www.andrews.edu/life/living/dining/meal_plans.
Community students can visit:
Can I have a vehicle on campus?
Yes, all students are allowed to have a vehicle on campus. To register your vehicle, go to http://www.andrews.edu/services/safety/parking/registration.html
The current fee for vehicle registration is $10.
What is the best way to access campus news?
Students can find up-to-date campus information and events on the Andrews Agenda. Just click the link below to see what is happening on campus this week:
Students will also benefit from The Student Movement—a weekly, student-run newspaper that circulates during the school year.
What spiritual events activities are available?
Whether you're interested in going out into the community to help others or you feel more comfortable ministering from your dorm room, there is something for everyone at Andrews. Weekly trips to the Harbor of Hope church plant in Benton Harbor allow students to make a difference in the life of a child or young adult in the heart of this depressed community. Monthly trips to do street ministry in Chicago through My Town Ministry bring the opportunity for hands-on work for God in a major city.
Maybe your calling is to serve your fellow students in small groups or help with chapels, or go on one of the many mission trips offered through the Office of Campus Ministries. Each fall Andrews hosts a ministry fair where new and current students have the opportunity to learn about and sign up for different ministries across campus. You can find a list of campus and community ministries below:
What is happening at the Howard Performing Arts Center this season?
The Howard Performing Arts Center (HPAC) is the premier performing arts center in the local area and hosts a variety of world-renowned Christian and classical music performers. Students receive a discounts on most events. This season includes performances by David Phelps, Petar Jankovic Ensemble, Telegraph Quartet, Jars of Clay, Filharmonic, and more. For a complete schedule of upcoming events visit: http://howard.andrews.edu.
What extracurricular activities are available for students?
Andrews offers many clubs for a variety of academic and personal interests and hobbies. There are over 100 clubs registered through the Student Life office for both undergraduate and graduate students. Each club has a faculty advisor and student leader. Click on the link below for more information, including a list of clubs and officers. You can contact the leaders yourself through email or meet the club leadership by dropping by in person during the annual clubs & organizations fair held during fall semester.
Where do students live?
Undergraduate women up to the age of 22 live in Lamson Hall. Damazo Hall is for women ages 22 and up, including undergraduate and graduate. Meier Hall is for men up to the age of 22, and Burman Hall is for ages 22 and up. Students who are 22 or older may also live in the university apartments on campus or rent from other area housing off-campus. Students who are under 22 must live in the residence halls designated for them, unless they are living with immediate family in the area.
Are students able to go home on weekends?
Students who live on campus can arrange to go home on weekends by submitting an overnight leave request to the deans in their residence halls. These home visits are not limited.
Tell me what the cafeteria is like? What are the hours? Are there a variety of eating choices with hours that appeal to students?
Andrews University Dining Services has a modern atmosphere with lots of food options. There is a salad bar, sandwich area, pizza area, cereal, soup and dessert stations, as well as a rotating hot food line, omelet bar, and stir-fry station. Andrews' diversity is reflected in the various cultural selections provided on the rotating hot food line. Pricing is a fixed all-you-care-to-eat buffet. The newly renovated and updated Gazebo offers swandwiches, burritos, salads, grilled personal pizzas, and smoothies.
What are the computer facilities like on campus? Is there an adequate number?
There are a total of eight computer labs located on campus available for our students. They are fully functioning and up-to-date.
Does the campus have wireless access? Are the dorm rooms wired?
All academic buildings and the Campus Center have wireless Internet, as well as all residence halls. Lamson, Meier and Burman residence halls have Ethernet connections in each room. Damazo Hall is solely wireless.
What is the library like? What are the hours? Are there any quiet study areas?
There are six libraries on campus. The main one is the James White Library. It has three floors and is open six days a week: Monday—Thursday 8 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., Friday 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Sunday 1–10:30 p.m. Its hours are limited during breaks and the library closes on major holidays. There are plenty of quiet study areas.
How far is the airport/train station from the campus? What are the arrangements for getting to and from these?
The closest airport is in South Bend, Ind., about 30 minutes away. The closest train stations are located in Niles, Mich. and South Bend, Ind. If needed, the Office of Transportation is available to transport students for a reasonable fee.
How do I get in touch with other people on the Andrews University campus?
Connecting with people at Andrews is as easy as knowing who you would like to reach. Consult our campus directory at http://www.andrews.edu/directory. Simply type in the name of the individual or department you want to contact, and take it from there. Simple is better.
What are the admissions requirements to Andrews University?
Visit our admissions page at http://www.andrews.edu/undergrad.
How and when are my transcripts evaluated from previous school(s)?
Once you are accepted and an ID number is assigned, the file is sent to the Office of Academic Records where it is articulated (the department reviews the courses and decides which credits will transfer).
How will I know I have been accepted to Andrews?
The quickest way is to keep checking your Andrews preVue page. All decisions made by the office of Undergraduate (or Graduate) Admissions are quickly uploaded for your convenience. However, if you don't want to check the Internet, you will also receive a decision email and/or packet informing you of your acceptance status.
If I don't meet the admission requirements what are my options?
That depends. Are you a first-time freshman? Let's say you are. If you don't meet our admissions requirements as a prospective first-time freshman, we suggest you either study and retake the ACT or SAT in an attempt to improve your scores or spend a year at a community college, taking general education courses, in order to raise your GPA.
If you're not a first-time freshman, we suggest you either stay at the college/university you currently attend and continue to raise your GPA, or begin attending courses at a community college in order to raise your GPA.
What if I only want to take a course or two without applying for admission as a full-time student?
You're in luck! We happily offer permission to take classes. By filling out the appropriate form, which can be obtained online or from the Enrollment Management office, you are able to take up to three courses in any given semester. However, the courses still cost the full listed amount and tuition must be paid at the time of enrollment.
What is the difference between official and unofficial transcripts and when is each acceptable?
An official transcript is one that is sent directly from the school in a sealed envelope, addressed to Andrews University, bearing the signature and/or seal of the registrar. An official transcript also must include a complete and final list of classes and grades received. Anything less than this is considered unofficial.
This means transcripts that are faxed or hand delivered, issued to the student, or show in-progress classes are unofficial. Unofficial transcripts can be used for acceptance, but the student cannot register for courses until Andrews receives the final official transcripts.
What are the key dates and deadlines for Fall 2018 Enrollment?
|March 26, 2018
|Register for Classes
|August 15, 2018
First payment due for financial clearence
|August 19, 2018
First Stop 9 a.m.-3 p.m (2-3 p.m. for International Students)
Move into your residence hall
|August 20-26, 2018
New Student orientation and registration
(Transfer and International Students may choose between Augusts 19th or the 23rd to arrive)
|August 23, 2018
|First Stop and move into your residence hall (for Transfer and International Students)
|August 27, 2018
|First day of classes
What are the key dates and deadlines for Spring 2019 Enrollment?
|November 5, 2018
|Register for Classes
|December 15, 2018
First payment due for financial clearence
Submit waiver to Student Insurance
Financial clearance deadline (classes will be dropped for those who are not financially cleared
|January 6, 2019
|New Student Orientation, First Stop and the move into your residence hall
|January 7, 2019
|First day of classes
How do I arrange for a visit to campus as a prospective student?
For those wishing to visit the campus of Andrews University we ask that you go to our visit calendar to select the date you would like to visit. The calendar can be found at this link: http://www.andrews.edu/visit.
Once you have selected the date you wish to visit, you will be asked to fill in your contact information along with your academic interests. As soon as we receive your request we will begin working on the details of your visit.
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Do undergraduates get the chance to work with seasoned professors?
Andrews University students are taught directly by seasoned professors themselves versus graduate assistants who typically teach many classes at other universities.
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Our faculty members are accessible and approachable. Many of them include their phone numbers and email in their syllabi so students can get in touch of them. Some of them even hold departmental vespers where everyone can get together. A number of our faculty live nearby in Berrien Springs, Mich.
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Our students can study in places like Austria, France, Spain, Hong Kong, Israel, Greece, Italy or Brazil through ACA (Adventist Colleges Abroad). Visit http://www.andrews.edu/cas/inls/programs/aca.html for an explanation of the program.
Who can students go to if they are unsure about what major they should take?
The Student Success Center provides resources to help you figure out what careers would be a good match for you. The Counseling & Testing Center also offers career tests to help you discover what your skill set is and what lines up with your interests.
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Your academic advisor is there to help you select the classes you need for your degree. If there's ever a class that you want to take just for fun you are also able to do that as well. Our professors and administrators are partners in your success. Andrews, also, has interactive online courses to help make it easier for you.
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Each academic department has established a core curriculum. However, if there are other classes you feel would be beneficial to your academic career you are usually able to fit those in as well. Undergraduate students adhere to the General Education curriculum as a foundation for their major-specific curriculum. The General Education curriculum must be met in order to graduate and major requirements must be met in order to complete specific programs.
Andrews University is tucked away—but not far away from everything. A Walmart Supercenter as well as Target, JC Penney, Dollar Tree and T.J. Maxx are just a few of the national shopping chains located in nearby Benton Harbor, Mich. There are plenty of places for shopping in Niles and St. Joseph, Mich. and Mishawaka, Ind.—all within 25 miles of campus.


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Daylighting Tibbetts Brook
The Institute is currently in conversation with the Department of Parks and Recreation in developing a daylighting project for Tibbett's Brook, a wetland ecosystem just North of New York City. Restoration of this site has the potential to improve citywide storm-water management, rehabilitate at-risk natural systems and improve the quality of life for all New Yorkers.
Harbor Estuaries
We at CUISD do not believe that thriving marine ecosystems and economic development are mutually exclusive. Our revitalization plan for New York's harbor estuaries showcases three methods by which we can strengthen natural marine systems while encouraging a more sensible use of marine trade channels.
Green Roofs
Green roofs provide urban areas with a wide range of social, environmental and economic benefits. We are providing access and information for architects, builders, developers and building owners to take this important step toward sustainability.
Green Infrastructure
In 2011, the Institute worked with the Fourth Arts Block on an innovative project to improve the sidewalk infrastructure in the surrounding neighborhood of the Cooper Union campus. This project would enable a more intelligent management of storm water and provide other neighborhoods with a highly visible model of sustainable design.


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This offer is for a high-quality Round Tail (RT) Metallic Dragon Betta splendens male (individual code A35M). This is a strong healthy fish in perfect breeding condition. The photo shows the actual fish for sale. The size is approximately 50 – 55 mm. All our fish are fed healthy live foods only. We recommend the following water parameters for our fish: the temperature should be within 22°C – 25°C at pH 6.0 – 7.0 and water hardness from 5 to 10 dGH. Betta's tank needs to be cleaned and its 30% water changed regularly to keep it the fish happy and healthy. It's extremely important that you don't place the tank near air conditioners, vents, direct sunlight or anywhere else that could affect the water temperature or quality. Keep the tank and any containers your betta will be in covered with a lid that has hole in it for airflow, as betta fish can jump.
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The tool enables a direct, mechanical translation of the text to be made on the website. Neither the Swedish Courts Administration nor any other authority within the Courts of Sweden (Sveriges Domstolar) can be held liable for the correctness of the translation.
The Supreme Administrative Court is the supreme general administrative court and considers determinations on appeal from any of the four administrative courts of appeal in Sweden.
The most important function of the Supreme Administrative Court is, through its determinations in concrete cases, to create precedents, which may provide guidance for the courts and others who are required to apply current law.
All appeals will not be considered by the Supreme Administrative Court, but only those where the Supreme Administrative Court grants leave to appeal. The main rule is that leave to appeal is only granted if the Supreme Administrative Court's determination may be of importance as a precedent, that is to say provide guidance for how other similar cases should be considered. The fact that it may be considered that the administrative court of appeal has made an erroneous judgment is not normally sufficient for the Supreme Administrative Court to entertain the case and consider it.
The Supreme Administrative Court is located at Birger Jarls Torg 13.
Members of the Supreme Administrative Court hold the title Justices of the Supreme Administrative Court. The Supreme Administrative Court shall, according to law, comprise fourteen Justices of the Supreme Administrative Court or such high a number as may be required. One of the Justices of the Supreme Administrative Court is also the president and head of the court.
The Justices of the Supreme Administrative Court are assisted by Judge Referees, who prepare and present cases and present proposals for judgments and decisions. The Judge Referees are lawyers who have been trained at court. They are employed for a fixed term and their service as a Judge Referee constitutes a step in their judicial career.
Administrative personnel also work at the Supreme Administrative Court. In total there are approximately 90 employees at the Supreme Administrative Court.
The most common types of cases in the Supreme Administrative Court are cases concerning taxes and social insurance, but in total the Supreme Administrative Court deals with approximately 500 types of cases.
In practice, the administrative courts of appeal are the final instance in most cases. Leave to appeal is only granted in a few per cent of those cases that are referred to the Supreme Administrative Court.
The Supreme Administrative Court can also under certain circumstances examine whether a decision made by the government is in contravention of a rule of law. This institution is known as legal review. A prerequisite for legal review is that the decision involves an examination of the individual's civil rights or obligations as referred to in Article 6.1 in the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.
The Supreme Administrative Court (and the Supreme Court) cannot, as in the case of the supreme courts in other countries, declare an enactment or an individual regulation invalid.


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This app connects to a Huawei E587 / T-Mobile Sonic 4G, checks whether it is disconnected (from the data service) and reconnects the device if disconnected. Also when the device is "roaming".
I made this because my T-Mobile branded, unlocked Huawei wifi/mifi cannot be configured to auto reconnect. And as I use a different (virtual) provider than T-mobile it always assumes it is roaming. It takes many steps to reconnect and this App does this automatically in the background.
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Ten Ambassadors are needed to help the Libraries Build Communities volunteer project succeed. The event is being staged from the Lobby of the Convention Center from 7:30am - 9:00am on Friday of Conference. You will be emailed with more information about where to report prior to June 18th.
Many thanks for considering this one-time Ambassador option.
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Nuhiu leveller denies Watford title
Watford were denied the Championship title after a last-gasp Atdhe Nuhiu equaliser earned Sheffield Wednesday a 1-1 draw at Vicarage Road to ensure Bournemouth were crowned champions.
Having secured promotion last week following a 2-0 victory at Brighton, and subsequent results involving Middlesbrough and Norwich City going their way, the Hornets knew they simply had to match or better what the Cherries achieved at Charlton Athletic to go up as champions.
One goal from Matej Vydra - his 16th of the season - looked to have been enough but Watford had several other fine opportunities to make what was a comfortable victory more reflective of their dominance against the Owls.
They were opportunities they were to regret not taking because although they were in complete control, they were to be undone when Nuhiu headed home after the Hornets had failed to clear their lines from a late free-kick.
Slavisa Jokanovic's side started positively and had an early appeal for a penalty turned down when Troy Deeney went to go round Chris Kirkland after latching onto Ben Watson's through ball, but the Owls goalkeeper got just enough on the ball as the Hornets' top scorer went down.
Kirkland denied the Hornets again in the 12th minute, blocking a Vydra snap-shot with his legs after Deeney had pressed the Owls defence into conceding possession.
The home side then had a period of controlling possession, while having to be patient, but in the 25th minute they made the crucial breakthrough to move back into pole position in the title race ahead of Bournemouth, who had opened up an early 2-0 lead at Charlton Athletic.
A mistake in the Owls defence let in Deeney and although he was again thwarted by Kirkland, Vydra followed up to head into the unguarded net.
The Hornets then sought to turn the screw as Ikechi Anya fired into the side netting, before Deeney set up a great chance for Almen Abdi but the Swiss midfielder placed his attempted finish wide of the far post.
The chances kept coming an Abdi had another superb opportunity shortly before half-time when Deeney and Marco Motta had combined to slice opening the Owls defence, but this time he shot over with only Kirkland to beat.
A fine challenge from Lewis Buxton deflected over a Deeney shot soon after the restart but although the Hornets continued to dominate, some of the impetus went out of their play.
Jokanovic brought on Juan Carlos Paredes, Daniel Tozser and Odion Igahlo to try and freshen things up. But evidence that it was perhaps not Abdi's afternoon came with around 20 minutes to go when he was released by Deeney but a heavy first touch let the midfielder down when it mattered.
But Watford's failure to score a second did not look like it would matter until late on when the Owls were awarded a free-kick, which was not dealt with and Nuhiu headed home from his side's only chance on target.
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'A veritable Hercules'
Huw Richards
November 27, 2012
The 1912 England squad prepare to take on France © Getty Images
Little excites rugby fans more than the emergence of prodigies - those rare individuals who turn up as ready-made international players at an unfeasibly early age. George North, in setting an all-time record for caps won by a teenager, trod in the footsteps of fellow Welshmen like Lewis Jones and Haydn Tanner, Kenneth MacLeod of Scotland, Ireland's Tony O'Reilly, France's Andre Boniface and current Italian captain Sergio Parisse.
Nor have England been short on precocious talent. Jonny Wilkinson is the most spectacular recent example, while Colin Laird started even younger in the late 1920s. But perhaps the greatest of all English prodigies was Dick Stafford of Bedford , who broke into the team in 1912.
Not the least remarkable thing about him was that he was a forward - listed as a prop by Statsguru, although forward positions were less highly specialised a century ago than they are now. Forwards, particularly in the tight five, tend to develop later, since the sheer physical power that comes with maturity is a stronger element in their game.
Stafford, though, was an early developer in many ways. He was 18 and a half when he was picked to play against Wales in January 1912. He might have been chosen a year earlier - he played for the South against England in a national trial in December 1910 - and was already captain of his club. The modern rugby figure he probably most resembled is England assistant coach Andy Farrell, a forward who played rugby league for Great Britain at 18 and was captain of club (Wigan) and country at 21.
To the London Evening News he was 'A veritable Hercules in strength and physique' and 'a born leader'. He was also a hugely important figure in the life of his rugby-conscious home town, scion of local auctioneers Stafford and Rogers - whose advertisements appeared in the top left-hand corner of page six of the Bedfordshire Times and Independent with even greater regularity than Dick's exploits were chronicled in the rugby notes which occupied the same slot on page 11. He was not the first international player from his club or the local schools, but the first to be 'Bedford born and bred'.
He had made his mark as athlete, rower and rugby player as a pupil at Bedford Modern School . By the time he left in 1910 he was a regular not only for Bedford, having made his debut as a 15-year-old in March 1909, but the East Midlands county team. He was elected vice-captain of the club in September 1910, when still barely 17 and succeeded to the captaincy a year later, established as - in the words of his local paper "a picturesque, powerful and lithe figure almost certain to be the central piece of any moving scene in Bedford engagements". He was memorably described as "almost prodigal of his powers, doing the work of two men in the scrum and, in the loose, racing across to take up a three-quarter movement, or hurling an opponent to earth with that terrible tackle of his".
While he played for England in the final trial in early 1912 and said afterwards that he had never "felt better or played better", his selection was not a foregone conclusion. There were critics, some in Bedford, who felt he might still not be ready and The Rest team unhelpfully complicated selectorial deliberations by beating England.
But the selectors kept faith, and saw their reasoning justified by an impressive debut in a victory over Wales in which WLS of the Athletic News rated him 'the best forward on the field', reporting that 'he broke away time after time, and with follow up and tackle was simply invaluable'.
England's season did not quite fulfil that early promise, with defeat in the Calcutta Cup match meaning that they ended with a share of the title rather than the outright triumph they might have hoped for. But there was little doubt that Stafford, described by the Daily Express as playing 'the game of his life' in the victory over Ireland and one of the few players generally exempted from criticism in the loss to Scotland, was there to stay.
Bedford, too, prospered under his leadership. He scored 14 tries, typified by an effort against London Devonian in which "he smashed through from the 25 leaving a trail of recumbent Devonians", in 22 matches as the club enjoyed one a season including "an unprecedented run of successes, especially against the Metropolitan Clubs".
He was re-elected captain for the following season. On October 11, 1912 it was reported that he had "strained the muscles of his stomach and will take an enforced rest for a week or two". His idea of 'a rest' could be seen in the following week's paper which reported that, while doubtful for the Saturday fixture against Rugby he had played for a visiting XV against his old school on the Wednesday, scoring two tries, and on Thursday for East Midlands in a friendly match against Sussex.
The following week he played for East Midlands against Surrey, scoring twice and earning selection to play for the county against the touring South Africans on November 2. But by then he was confined to bed since 'the strain of his stomach has apparently been aggravated by a chill on the liver".
The reality was infinitely worse. On November 8 a London specialist was sent for. The specialist diagnosed cancer of the spine, "pronounced the case hopeless, and refused to operate and that, at the outside, Dick Stafford had but one month to live".
He lasted just over three weeks with Bedford "watching as probably it had never watched before", dying in the early hours of Sunday, December 1, 1912, aged 19 years and 131 days. His funeral was reckoned the largest in Bedford for more than 20 years, with "shops closed and business suspended in the High Street", spectators of the procession overflowing the pavements, and a packed church.
The question, as always with those taken horribly young, is 'what might have been?'. What, of course, none of his multitude of mourners almost exactly 100 years ago knew was that vast numbers of his contemporaries would shortly be mown down in the First World War. As a public school-educated male born in 1893, there is every chance he would - like elder brother Claud, also a Bedford player - have volunteered when war was declared in 1914 and died in the horrors of the Western Front.
But it is evidence of the cruel randomness of life that two other men who packed down alongside him as debutant forwards against Wales and played all four matches in 1912 - John Eddison and Alfred MacIlwaine - far from dying at 19, lived into their 90s.
He would, even had he by some miracle come through the hostilities unscathed, have lost five prime seasons. But he would still have been only 26 when international rugby resumed in 1920, potentially a senior figure to guide the youthful promise represented by future giants like Wakefield, Voyce and Cove-Smith.
That he is largely forgotten reflects both the brevity of his career and, still more, that his was an individual tragedy shortly followed by a vast collective deluge of deaths. But none of the war stories is more poignant than that of the prodigy who captained a leading club at 17, played for England at 18 and never made it to 20. Now, the centenary of his death, is a time to remember him.
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