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June 3, 2013
Traveling exhibition tells
the story of Abraham
Lincoln's struggle to
meet the Constitutional
challenges of the
Civil War
"Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War,"
a traveling exhibition opening in the Library
mid- June, examines how President Lincoln
used the Constitution to confront three intertwined
crises of the Civil War—the secession of Southern
states, slavery and wartime civil liberties.
The National Constitution Center and the American
Library Association Public Programs Office organized
the traveling exhibition, which was made possible by a
major grant from the National Endowment for the
Humanities (NEH). Columbus State learned nearly two
years ago that the exhibit would come to our campus, and has eagerly awaited the arrival of exhibit materials in the Library.
A special preview of the exhibit will be available to Columbus State students and employees, starting
Wednesday, June 19. The grand opening to the public will be held the following Friday, June 21. The exhibit runs through August 16.
Lincoln is widely acknowledged as one of America's greatest presidents, but his historical reputation is contested. Was he a calculating politician willing to accommodate slavery, or a principled leader justly celebrated as the Great Emancipator? This exhibition provides no easy answers. Rather, it encourages visitors to form a nuanced view of Lincoln by engaging them with Lincoln's struggle to reconcile his policy preferences with basic American ideals of liberty and equality. This exhibition develops a more complete understanding of Abraham Lincoln as president and the Civil War as the nation's gravest constitutional crisis.
"We are delighted to have been selected as a site for this exhibition," said Bruce Massis, director of the Library. "As a new president, Abraham Lincoln was faced with enormous challenges. Each section of the exhibit features information about a different aspect of Lincoln's presidency. For example, the section about slavery examines the various policy options Lincoln once embraced and how his thoughts about slavery evolved over time. Most importantly, the exhibit helps visitors understand why Lincoln's struggle with the Constitution still matters today."
The traveling exhibition is composed of informative panels featuring photographic reproductions of original documents, including a draft of Lincoln's first inaugural speech, the Emancipation Proclamation and the Thirteenth Amendment.
In conjunction with the exhibit, the Library will offer a series of lectures by Columbus State faculty members, as well as the Lincoln Film Series, which will screen five different movies including the Oscar Award-winning "Lincoln" directed by Steven Spielberg, and Ken Burn's "The Civil War." Movies will rotate through the week, and continue throughout the two-month exhibit schedule. Columbus State's Bookstore will sponsor a special section of books and educational materials about the Lincoln presidency for the duration of the exhibit.
A Library Guide is also online, where you can take a video tour of the exhibit and find thousands of reference materials on the Lincoln presidency.
Five promoted to assistant professor
At the May 23 Board of Trustees meeting, five faculty members were granted tenure and promoted to the rank of assistant professor effective at the beginning of the 2013/2014 contract year. They are Christine Creagh, Human Services; Jonathan Kreger, Social Sciences; Jessica Lickeri, Mathematics; Merideth Sellars, Biological and Physical Sciences; and Cheryl Vaughn, Biological and Physical Sciences.
Voluntary Cash Separation Incentive meeting to be held June 4
The Board of Trustees recently approved year three of the Voluntary Cash Separation Incentive for full-time employees. Eligibility for voluntary separation is based on retirement eligibility in accordance with the STRS, SERS, or ARP Ohio public retirement systems. Eligibility requires:
Thirty years of public service at any age
Twenty-five years of public service with a minimum age of 55
Five years of public service with a minimum age of 60
If you think you meet one of the above eligibility requirements to take advantage of this opportunity, or you have questions about whether you meet them, please attend a meeting on Tuesday, June 4, from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. in CT-107. The meeting will explain the procedure to sign up for the Incentive, the paperwork needed, how the Incentive will work, and next steps to take.
If you have questions, please contact Twila Wiley at ext. 2422.
Faculty Idea Exchange conference registration now open
The OAA Instructional Success Committee cordially invites all full-time and adjunct faculty members to attend the Faculty Idea Exchange – Summer 2013 Conference, Friday, June 28, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Columbus State Conference Center, 4th floor WD.
Idea Exchange topics include Learning Communities, Technology in the Classroom, Adjunct Connectivity, Student Diversity Awareness, and General Best Practice Techniques. This is a wonderful opportunity to gather with colleagues and exchange ideas that promote student success. Breakfast and lunch will be provided.
Register at http://web.cscc.edu/is/EmployeeTraining/register.asp?C=492&D=New. Under Academic Affairs, look for "Faculty Idea Exchange – Summer 2013 Conference" to complete your registration. This is the official registration. (If you completed the Idea Exchange survey previously, you still must register via this link.) Registration deadline is June 14.
Please plan on joining us for a day of ideas and inspiration!
Several college departments to change office hours
In order to better serve students during busy times during the semester, some college offices have adjusted their hours effective at the beginning of the Summer Semester. For several of these departments, the hours will change as of June 3 as the first two weeks of the semester end.
To see a listing of Columbus State's main student service and campus service office hours, go online here. As always, students are advised to contact the individual office they wish to visit to confirm office hours.
Student email will be down following June 14 upgrade
If you're expecting emails from your students the weekend of June 14-16, please make other arrangements. Student email will be unavailable as we upgrade students from Microsoft's Live@Edu to Office 365. Microsoft tells us the conversion could take 2-5 days.
The new email will include file sharing through SharePoint Online, online MS Office programs for creating and reading documents, instant messaging, and online meetings. If you are using Live@Edu features in class, Columbus State will no longer support that system.
You can read more details about the upgrade online here.
They didn't "flub" this project!
Students from Woodward Elementary School in Delaware make "flubber," a kind of soft and gooey clay, during a chemistry experiment at the Delaware Campus last week.
College may be years away for them, but this group of 4th-grade students got a close-up look at science and technology in a real college setting during their trip.
Several dozen students from Woodward Elementary spent part of a day exploring several science topics and learning what it would be like to be in college.
The students were split into groups and took part various projects. One was "Bigfoot: Real or Myth?" Another was "Cool Chemistry," where they learned about physical and chemical changes by mixing liquids to create solids. A third session was a Leadership Project. Instructors reviewed seven habits of leadership.
The annual program was developed by Delaware Dean Angelo Frole and Woodward Principal Matthew Keller, who met through the Leadership Delaware program.
"Wellness Warriors" to be recognized
The Columbus State Wellness Initiative has made great strides in promoting health activities and creating a culture of wellness at the college. Now Columbus State would like to recognize and highlight employee wellness accomplishments by creating the Wellness Warriors awards!
We will recognize employees who have made valuable changes in their health and fitness as a result of Columbus State resources. If you or someone you know has made significant changes by joining Columbus State fitness classes, wellness classes, Weight Watchers at Work, the Health Rewards Program, or the Fitness Center, please submit a nomination to Nichole Bowman-Glover, Wellness coordinator, by Friday, June 7. Your nomination should consist of a few sentences that describe how the program, class or facility has helped you (or your nominee) to achieve a health and fitness goal.
Hay invited to White House to discuss needs of long-term unemployed
Cheryl Hay, director of the Center for Workforce Development has been asked by the Aspen Institute to assist the Greater Washington Workforce Collaborative in Washington D.C., Maryland and Virginia, and the Oregon State Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Development by conducting workshops on how to engage businesses in workforce programming, industry sector initiatives and the alignment of skill sets against labor market demand.
Hay delivered the first workshop in Washington, D.C. on May 15 and will travel to Oregon on June 10.
Additionally, on May 16, Hay was invited to a brainstorming session at the White House to discuss the challenges of the long-term unemployed. The goal of the meeting was to discuss issues that education and training providers, workforce agencies, community-based organizations, and others confront as they work to assist and support the long-term unemployed as they seek to return to work.
Other participants in this meeting from the Administration included: Alan Krueger, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers; Seth Harris, Acting Secretary of the Department of Labor; Gene Sperling, Director of the National Economic Council; and James Kvaal, Deputy Director of the Domestic Policy Council. Hay was able to provide input into the delivery of funding to meet the needs of the long-term unemployed, discussions about bringing successful programs to scale, and ideas for creating incentives for businesses to hire long-term unemployed individuals.
Caregivers Employee Resource Group meets June 7
Caregiver: a person who is responsible for the direct care, protection, and supervision of children in a home, or someone who tends to the needs of the elderly or disabled.
The challenges of caring for others can result in caregivers ignoring their own physical and emotional health. Share your story and network with other employees who also provide care to children, elderly family members or dependent adults. Join the group on Friday, June 7, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Library Studio (Lower Level) for the Caregivers ERG.
Contact Lori Thomas or Kim Brazwell for more information.
Second Annual OCTA Conference Held May 17
Jim Kalna (standing) mingles with attendees during the conference.
In only their first full year, the Ohio College Testing Association (OCTA) held their second annual conference at Columbus State Community College. The group, currently led by Jim Kalna, Testing and Talent Assessment Center supervisor at Columbus State, has grown to more than 80 members since its inception and there were more than 70 in attendance at this year's conference.
OCTA strives to enhance relationships between Ohio-based institutional testing centers, exam vendors, other state and national Testing Associations, and higher education officials in Ohio to promote standards of excellence and guidelines for professionalism for test administration services.
Upcoming ITDL Seminars:
WebEx Meeting Center Basics
WebEx Meeting Center is a virtual online meeting room which allows Columbus State employees to hold meetings online. WebEx requires participants to have internet access and a computer with a microphone and audio capabilities. All communication is done through the computer, whether a desktop PC or laptop. WebEx allows for multiple participants, up to 200, at different locations to connect online and share any document, Power Point, website, or other multimedia. Although WebEx has video capabilities, the focus generally is with sharing data and information with participants.
Where to learn even more about WebEx Meeting Center: View/download WebEx Meeting Center overview document (PDF). All participants seeking to use WebEx must download/complete the Cougar Webconferencing (WebEx) - Meeting Center Request Form
When: Thursday, June 6 (12:00 - 2:00 p.m.) - Register
Wednesday, June 19 (9:00 - 11:00 a.m.) - Register
Where: Innovation Center, room CT 106
Online WebEx Training is also available 24/365
If you would like to attend online training and get a WebEx account please do the following:
Download the Cougar Webconferencing (WebEx) - Meeting Center Request Form
Fill request form out completely.
Make sure to check the box for online training.
Interoffice mail the request form to the IT Support Center.
Cultural Competency
Columbus State is a remarkably diverse community. Differences in culture and experience effect how students learn. Their expectations for how to behave, study and communicate may not be what you expect. Kim Brazwell, Manager of Diversity Initiatives, and Tywan Banks, Instructor in Multicompetency Health, help us explore and understand that diversity.
When: Friday, June 21 (1:00 - 2:30 p.m.) - Register
Where: Innovation Center, room CT 106
Blackboard - Completely Online Self-Paced Offering (NEW!)
The following self-paced course is taken completely online and does not require any face-to-face meetings.
ITIBB-0100-WEB: Introduction to Blackboard [Course Overview PDF] [Start Course]
Register for June and July FOCUS Training Sessions
The FOCUS Early Alert System is a tool used to aid in the retention of students. Instructors can raise notices or concerns, send referrals to other departments, and give kudos to students based on the students' performance in their class.
Once a concern is raised, staff members in the Title III Office work to connect that student to the appropriate support services. The FOCUS Early Alert System has been used by a number of faculty members already and effective this term is available college-wide. Now it's time to get more faculty and staff involved!
The benefits of FOCUS and why you should learn more:
It provides timely communication to students (in a manner the student prefers to be notified) regarding course work.
It provides a user-friendly platform and syncs with various college resources such as Blackboard (and will soon sync with Datatel).
It stores the documentation of communication between the instructor and student.
It shares information with the right support staff to help the student and is FERPA compliant.
FOCUS training sessions, open to all faculty and staff, will be held on the following dates:
Wednesday, June 5, from 3-4 p.m. at the Delaware Campus MO 245
Tuesday, June 11, from 2-3 p.m. DE 212
Monday, June 24, from 10-11 a.m. FR 310
Thursday, June 27, form 10-11 a.m. at the Delaware Campus MO245
Tuesday, July 9, from 6-7 p.m. at the Delaware Campus MO 238
Thursday, July 25, from 6-7 p.m. DH 104
Interested faculty and staff should register here: http://web.cscc.edu/is/employeetraining/courses-category.asp?C=47
Disability Services announces Outstanding Support Awards
Columbus State's Office of Disability Services has announced the list of faculty and staff who have been recognized by the department for their outstanding support of students with disabilities. According to director Tiffany McClain, the awards are intended "to recognize those faculty and staff who have demonstrated positive commitments to work beyond compliance to foster the inclusion of students with disabilities and to create a more disability-friendly environment on campus."
Recognized for their work were:
Cameron Kishel, Developmental Education—who assisted Disability Services with the accessibility of My Math Lab and gave the department access to the course code, helping with accessibility of the program for blind and visually impaired students.
Eric Kenz, Biological and Physical Sciences—who gave tremendous support to students who are visually impaired and students who have print-related disabilities for his Human Anatomy course.
Ellen Stadler, Developmental Education—who went far above and beyond her normal responsibilities as an instructor to support visually impaired students in Dev 0115 during Fall semester 2012.
Ingrid Emch, English—who has taken sign language classes so that she can communicate one-on-one with her students who use it.
Dr. Jeanette Ferguson, Biological and Physical Sciences—who was one of the first instructors to take the time to pre-record audio versions of her exams for students who cannot access text through traditional means.
Julie Hallas, Developmental Education—who has taken sign language classes to communicate with her students, and offers tutoring sessions for all Dev. Math students who are deaf or hard of hearing, whether or not they are in her class.
Julio Moreno, Mathematics—who was very proactive in obtaining information and materials for a student in his Math 1010 class who is blind.
John Wallace, Developmental Education—who assisted Disability Services with course information and My Math Lab when he had a student who is visually impaired in his DEV 0115 class.
Merideth Sellars, Biological and Physical Sciences—who is one of a handful of instructors who takes time to pre-record audio versions of their tests for students who struggle accessing printed materials through traditional means.
Suzanne Heckman, English—who took the time to find out about deafness and why so many students who use sign language struggle with English. She uses this knowledge when she works with deaf students.
Tom Crist, Distance Education and Instructional Support—who has been actively engaged in the creation of three significant projects: the Disability Services Office video, the Disability Services Open House Student and Instructor videos, and the Rachel B. special interest video.
Terri Kegley, Mathematics—who signed a blind student into her class and was very pro-active in obtaining information and materials for the student's Math 1020 class.
Watch Strongmen (and women) in action on June 15!
Columbus State's Strength and Conditioning Program will host their annual Strongman Competition, where participants will compete in events with names like "Carjack Deadlift," and "Mastodon Yoke." The competition will be held in the Delaware Hall Gymnasium, starting at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 15. Proceeds go to benefit the Cougar Strength and Conditioning Club. Spectators pay only $2 and 12 and under children spectate free.


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- Modern Turn-Based Strategy
- Release: TBA 2010
- ESRB: Everyone
- Size: 464 MB
In Greed Corp, you must find the delicate balance between harvesting the land for resources and preserving it to stay alive. Will you defend your territory or sacrifice it to keep it out of enemy hands? Manage the finite available resources to build your army and use the collapsing terrain to your advantage. Destroy your enemies, or destroy the very land they stand on, before they do it to you.
This game features a comprehensive single player campaign, introducing you to the four factions that inhabit the world. A large collection of unique maps is available outside of the campaign, specifically designed for 2, 3, or 4-player battles. Matches can be played with any combination of local, online and AI players, allowing for quick access to multiplayer action and offering multiple unlockables for a variety of challenges.
Installation Information:
Burn or Mount
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Batista Again? Dream On
No doubt CAFC is watching the developments of Castro's illness and perhaps salivating, as his brother Raul handles his duties. CAFC is wasting time. After 20 years of Batista, Cubans aren't going to allow another puppet regime to take over.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has been quietly pushing for Cuban reform.
She chairs the Commission for Assistance to a Free Cuba (CAFC), in order to "explore ways the US can help hasten and ease a democratic transition in Cuba.�
Of course as it goes, she never asked the Fidel Castro government their position on this "assistance.� Back in 2005 Castro called the CAFC "a group of shit eaters who don't deserve the world's respect.� On Dr. Rice, he stated she was a "mad woman who talks of transition,� and further declared he is more determined to press on with socialism and communism.
This is the same Condi who as a little girl frequently complained about brutal racist tactics to her friend Juliemma Smith while growing up in Mississippi: "Did you see what Bull Conner did today?Â
"She was just a little girl and she did that all the time,� said Smith. Well Juliemma, meet Bull Condoleezza Rice. The truth is Madam Secretary, had the US recognized and welcomed Castro when he and an international and industrial delegation took the trouble to come here back on April 15, 1959 coached by a US PR firm, instead of the White House still pouting over the Batista ouster, they wouldn't be in need of what you consider reform.
Of course Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz's legacy will always be defined by his relationship to the US and the former USSR. This ended up with open hostility beginning with the failed Bay of Pigs invasion back in 1961.
Condi's continuation of the right wing Castro character assassination is a completely boneheaded stance made by a woman who should know better, and is nothing compared to his surviving some 663 literal assassination attempts by US intelligence. Personal Note: If you tried to kill someone 600 times, and you failed, then you've got mo business criticizing them about anything ever again. Yup, 600, that's my cutoff point.
It bears mentioning that Castro was fighting US Imperialism during the same period Dr. Rice's father, the Reverend Wesley Rice Jr., kept armed guard over his home in Titusville AL during the early years of civil rights, while little Condoleezza practiced over the piano inside. It's not that Dr. Rice doesn't see the correlation to American Imperialism and white supremacy, the problem is those are non-issues to her.
After being snubbed by President Eisenhower back in 1959 Castro joined the USSR's circle. Castro's communism still allowed its citizens to own land, but no more than 993 acres (First Agraria Reform of May, 1959) and banned foreign land ownership. No doubt CAFC is watching the developments of Castro's illness and perhaps salivating, as his brother Raul handles his duties.
CAFC is wasting time. After 20 years of Batista, Cubans aren't going to allow another puppet regime to take over.
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2015 Hyundai Sonata Debuts At New York Auto Show
Since the current Hyundai Sonata went on sale -- and was named one of our 2011 All-Stars -- the midsize sedan segment has changed dramatically. To keep pace with its rivals, the 2015 Hyundai Sonata receives a thorough re-think that debuts at the 2014 New York auto show.
The immediately obvious change is that the 2015 Hyundai Sonata now adheres to the company's Fluidic Sculpture 2.0 design language. The nose is still rounded, with swept-back headlights and a creased hood, but the grille is now hexagonal and the fascia's lines more angular. A chrome trim strip runs from the back of the headlights, along the fenders, and meets with the rest of the chrome window trim. The car's basic silhouette is familiar, but Hyundai says the daylight opening is larger, and the sloping rear window helps contribute to a slippery 0.27 drag coefficient.
In fact, the 2015 Hyundai Sonata has grown in every direction, with interior space up 2.3 cubic feet to a total of 106.1. Trunk space actually falls slightly, from 16.4 to 16.3 cubic feet, but as a result of the increased passenger room, the new Sonata fits into the EPA's large-car class. All its rivals, including the Toyota Camry and Honda Accord, are classed as midsize cars and offer less cargo room.
Stiffer Chassis, Updated Powertrains
The 2015 Hyundai Sonata rides on a new platform that the company says is stiffer and, as an added benefit, safer in crash tests. Fifty percent of the chassis is made from high-strength steels, increasing its stiffness by 41 percent compared to today's Sonata. The rear suspension now has twin lower control arms, which Hyundai says improves ride and handling, and keeps the car more planted when braking. Stiffer bushings and new subframe bracing are claimed to improve steering feel -- addressing a big letdown in the current car.
Under the hood, the 2015 Hyundai Sonata continues to offer a 2.4-liter inline-four engine as the base powertrain on SE, Limited, and Sport models. It is rated for 185 hp and 178 lb-ft of torque, which is a reduction of 5 hp and 1 lb-ft because the engineering team retuned the engine for more low-end torque. Hyundai reasons that most Sonata customers spend lots of time at low RPMs, and thus would benefit from low-end grunt that an extra five peak horsepower.
The Sport 2.0T model gets, as the name suggests, a revised version of Hyundai's 2.0-liter turbo-four engine. It, too, has been revised for more mid-range power and boasts peaks of 245 hp and 260 lb-ft, down 274 hp and 269 lb-ft in the current car. Both engines pair with a six-speed automatic transmission.
The Sport 2.0T also receives other bespoke updates to make it feel like a truly sporty variant. Underhood, the car gets unique suspension tuning and larger front brake discs, along with a revised electric power steering system said to further improve steering feedback and realism. Visual changes include a D-shaped steering wheel, paddle shifters, unique rear fascia with quad exhaust tips, 18-inch alloy wheels, and a special instrument cluster with racing 6-o'clock needle orientation.
Gadgets Galore
Big changes for the interior include new vent shapes on the center stack, and a new assortment of horizontally grouped physical buttons. Hyundai says everything from the height of the optional touchscreen to the feel of the steering wheel was tested for optimum usability and feel. The center stack is even angled toward the driver for slightly easier access while driving. Smaller openings in the firewall, extra sound insulation under the carpet, and special exhaust tuning is said to keep cabin noise down and only allow sounds that are "pleasing to the ear."
The optional touchscreen navigation system features Apple CarPlay integration, which allows drivers to connect an Apple iPhone to the 2015 Hyundai Sonata. This turns the entire touchscreen into a virtual representation of the iPhone's home screen, allowing drivers to access all their phone's functions. The Sonata also supports the Siri Eyes Free mode that lets them "speak" to the iPhone's virtual assistant. On all Sonatas, Bluetooth, satellite radio, and USB and auxilliary inputs are standard. Entertainment options include a 400-watt Infinity sound system and the company's OnStar-like Blue Link telematics.
New safety gear includes features previously reserved for far more expensive models. The 2015 Hyundai Sonata features blind-spot warning, rear cross-traffic alert, lane-departure warning, forward collision warning, and a new lane change assist feature that warns if a car in the adjacent lane is closing too quickly for the driver to safely change lanes. Other new options include automatic high beams, a Smart Cruise Control feature that can automatically slow the car to a stop in heavy traffic, a heated steering, rear-window sunshades, and a "smart trunk" that automatically pops open if the owner stands behind the trunk for more than three seconds with the key in his or her pocket. The feature is also offered on the 2015 Hyundai Genesis luxury sedan.
All these changes should help the 2015 Hyundai Sonata keep up with -- and maybe even surpass -- its rivals in the hotly contested midsize sedan segment. The Sonata is currently sixth place in year-to-date midsize sales, but this thorough revamp could be enough to propel it back toward the top. The 2015 Hyundai Sonata goes on sale this summer.
Our colleagues at Jean Knows Cars shot this video of the 2015 Hyundai Sonata's unveiling ceremony.


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Don't let our peaceful, scenic rural location fool you. Yes, we're happily tucked away in our own little close-knit world, but we're also less than 10 miles from the shores of beautiful Lake Michigan and just 12 miles outside the thriving, business-friendly, family-oriented city of Sheboygan.
An hour's drive south on I-43 gets you to Milwaukee and an hour's drive north on I-43 gets you to Green Bay.
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Analyze Two-Variable Statistical Data on the TI-83 Plus
The TI-83 Plus graphing calculator can perform one- and two-variable statistical data analysis. For two-variable data analysis, the data variable for the first data list is denoted by x and the data variable for the second data list is denoted by y.
To analyze two-variable data, follow these steps:
Store your data in the calculator.
Your data does not have to appear in the Stat List editor to analyze it, but it does have to be in the memory of the calculator.
to select the 2-Var Stats command from the Stat Calculate menu.
Enter the name of your data list (Xlist).
If your data is stored in one of the default lists L1 through L6, press [2nd], key in the number of the list, and then press [ENTER]. For example, press [2nd][1] if your data is stored in L1.
If your data is stored in a user-named list, first press
to insert the letter L and then enter the name of the list. Inserting the letter L tells the calculator that what follows this letter is a data list. To enter the name of the list, use the [ALPHA] key to insert letters.
Press [,] and enter the name of the Ylist.
If necessary, enter the name of the frequency list.
If the frequency of your data is 1, you can skip this step and go to the next step. If, however, you stored the frequency in another data list, press [,] and then enter the name of that frequency list (just as you entered the Xlist in Step 3).
Press [ENTER] to view the analysis of your data.
Use the
keys to view the other values that don't appear on the screen.


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Notice that terms like "fundie", "neocon", "leftie", "homophobe" are all terms that are defined by someone's views or attitudes. They are treated more leniently because ODN is after all a place where we attack each other's opinions and beliefs, and often such attacks degenerate into disparaging descriptions of each other's beliefs. However, persistent usage of such terms to offend members and provoke flames will garner you a trolling infraction.
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Continued use of a claim after staff moderation will result in an infraction and possible banning from that particular thread or in repeated cases, the site in general.
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The campaign began on June 13, 2012. Its still going today, June 19, 2013, and I expect gamers here in 2 hours. I should be preparing for this evening, but Im writing this because I want you to play.
In the campaign its only August 23, barely 2 months after the PCs started adventuring, but the PCs are, for the most part, level 11. Straining credulity? Indeed we are, and with a fine-mesh sieve, my friend. I havent figured out how other DMs justify long passages of time within their
I build a world framework. You help make that world real. I build the kind of world in which Id like to adventure because my NPCs are adventuring there. You then help make it into the kind of world in which you want to adventure by making choices about what happens.
I never have a PC when I DM. You are players. You have player characters. Im the DM; I have all the non-player characters. I dont need a PC to make me feel connected to the world or point you in the right direction. I
(Note: This is ultra-crunchy. So if you were following along hoping for more world info, you're going to have to wait until the next entry.)
All PCs have the Spells class feature. It looks like this:
Spells: You can cast spells. Your Spells Known are on Table [x].2: [class name] Spells Known. [ability] governs your spellcasting.
Yeah, thats the whole thing. And heres the skinny.
Divine Spells: You cast divine spells because
You Play Your Gender: If you are male, youre characters male. If youre female, youre characters female. Things are easier on me that way.
Ability Scores: Your ability scores are 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, and 18, arranged how you want. Okay, Jason, so you dont want an 8. Fair enough. Anyone can instead choose 10, 10, 12, 14, 16, 16. I guess if you wanted to you could go 10, 12, 12, 14, 14, 16 or even 12, 12, 12, 14, 14, 14. Im not sure why youd want tothis is Dungeons and Dragons 3.5
The Characters
Characters are unique to the player and, often, the campaign. I dont want you to sit down at the table and think, You know, the next fighter we encounter could be me. And I certainly dont want you to be outclassed by an NPC that I, purely by accident, made more effective than you made your character. Thats shitty policy in a role-playing game of high fantasy adventure.
So your character is special.
You tell me what you want to do, and I build your


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Three years ago, when the ground shook underneath Haiti and hundreds of thousands of people were clinging to life, Israel's field hospitals in Port au Prince captured international media attention. The fact that a tiny army could deploy to the other side of the globe and almost instantly build a world-class trauma facility was nothing short of amazing. However, for all the brilliance, there was a bitter irony: the very same Israel Defense Forces medical corps struggles each year to fill its ranks.
While the population in Israel has more than doubled since 1973, only one new medical school has opened in the intervening years. Forty years ago there were three medical schools for three million people, today there are only four medical schools for more than seven million people (not including IDF's own small medical school at Hadassah Medical Center). The IDF's situation mirrors a larger shortage of physicians among Israel's civilian population. In most Israeli cities, there are only four doctors for every 1,000 people and, in Israel's peripheral cities, the number of doctors drops by half.
The IDF has decided, therefore, to recruit medical school graduates from around the Jewish world. Currently, the IDF is working closely with organizations like The Jewish Agency and its partner Nefesh B'Nefesh to promote the benefits of IDF service to recent medical school graduates.
"We really need people to come here and serve with us," said Colonel Erez Barenboim, M.D., commander of the IDF Medical Corps' Medical Services and Supply Center, who spoke at a recent Aliyah fair for medical professionals at The Jewish Agency's New York headquarters. "The IDF is still the 'melting pot' of Israel. The best way to learn what it means to be Israeli is to attach to society through the army. You have a promised salary and a peer group."
Col. Barenboim also emphasized the career benefits for new doctors who join the IDF—namely, top medical residencies. After completing Hebrew language instruction (ulpan) and obtaining a license from Israel's Ministry of Health, IDF medical recruits perform 18 months of service as primary care physicians in either combat brigades or support units. After the 18 months, the IDF volunteers are often placed in top hospitals to complete their residencies and are then free to practice civilian medicine or continue their medical careers within the IDF.
"Eighteen months makes a difference in securing good residencies and making connections for civilian life," Col. Barenboim said.
Rafael Cohen, The Jewish Agency's northeast regional Aliyah representative, added that the benefits of service in the IDF's medical corps often go beyond the practical.
"People are making Aliyah from North America because of ideology," Cohen said. "Olim always tell me, 'there is something about Israel that touches my soul.'"
Indeed, for young Jewish doctors, a commitment to defend the Jewish state is one of the most profound Zionist statements they can make.


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The Village Musicians to Play 'Friday Fix' June 28 at Keewaydin Park
On June 28 Springleaf Financial presents Village (a.k.a. The Village Musicians) is a three-piece band made up of three brothers Riley Wilkinson, Landon Wilkinson, Sean Wilkinson plus Kylon Gienger. They have been performing together for over just over four years and in that time completed four full album releases and have toured internationally.
They are the perfect antidote to the slick, soul-less music that is spoon fed to the kids of America. Not a product of Media Moguls, this band of easy-going, honest, hard-working musicians all sing, write all their own songs and play all their instruments. A breath of fresh air in an auto tuned nightmare of teenage puppets! The Village Musicians are career artists and they're just beginning their journey; expect greatness from them!" – producer Warren Huart.
The music tastefully flows between funk, rock, reggae and folk. R-Dub Big Beats (the oldest brother on the band) and Rob Gnarly (the second oldest) are both songwriters and lead vocalists for the group. Gnarly contributes the introspective and folk-reggae style, R-Dub the rock and roll. They sometimes working together and other times individually on their songs, which adds another dimension to the sound of the band. They have toured extensively in the Pacific Northwest and have ventured down as far as Hollywood. The band has also traveled to Lima, Peru and toured through out the Peru nation.


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Gardening Trailer
TRAILER & Trailers' dual/ tandem axle Gardening Trailer.
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Nov 15, 2019
The Psychology Department invites applications for a one-year, full-time Visiting Assistant Professor position (PhD or ABD required), beginning July 1, 2020. The ideal candidate will have teaching experience at the college level. Area of research is open, but applicants with a background in neuroscience are particularly encouraged to apply. The teaching load will be the equivalent of five courses per year, including some combination of service courses (Introductory Psychology, Statistics, or Research Design), courses in the candidate's specialty area, and supervision of senior research projects. The Psychology Department, consisting of nine faculty members, has a strong tradition of excellence in teaching and research and is housed in a state-of-the-art unified science center. Please visit our websites at https://academics.hamilton.edu/psychology and https://academics.hamilton.edu/neuroscience for additional information about the Psychology Department and interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program. Applicants should submit the following: (1) cover letter (addressed to Dr. Jennifer Borton, Psychology Department Chair), (2) curriculum vita, (3) statement of teaching philosophy and experience, (4) research statement, and (5) statement that describes how the candidate's teaching, scholarship, and/or service would engage and sustain Hamilton's commitment to diversity and inclusion. We seek candidates who can demonstrate their experience in teaching or working with diverse student populations. Submit all materials to Interfolio at http://apply. interfolio .com/70388 . Candidates should arrange for submission of three letters of recommendation to Interfolio. Review of applications will begin January 15, 2020 and will continue until the position is filled.
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Dan Coleman's '56 Ford is a dream car that became a real car
A show of hands, please: Who among us has dreamed of owning a full-on custom car, something so sexy and stylish that it begs to be eyeballed stem to stern, side to side, and top to bottom? We're talking about a set of wheels the likes you'd expect from D'Agostino, Winfield, or Zocchi. You know, a showpiece for the show circuit.
I, for one, have infinitely lusted over Gene Winfield's highly stylized '50 Mercury, "Solar Scene." Boyhood memories still bounce in my head about turning the page of a black-and-white issue of Car Craft to be greeted by a photo of the Solar Scene at a car show. The chopped Merc's hood was propped up, and the driver door wide open, as if to welcome this particular 11-year-old gearhead to come in and have a sit. I especially marveled at how Winfield formed the wheelwells, and the floating tube grille mesmerized me for hours.
Dan Coleman also had a dream about owning a custom car, and thanks to Brad Aregood of R-Good's Autoworks in Arvada, Colorado, that dream came true last summer. Dan's dream focused on more than just the car, though. Dan dreamt about owning a custom '56 Ford that embodied the spirit of the car that he learned to drive in when he was a teenager. As he told me, "The car belonged to my uncle. It was a '50s custom that was raked in the front with four-bar Lancer hubcaps and lakes pipes. The car was painted Honduras Maroon and was named 'Sundance.' That was the car I learned how to drive in at age 14 on gravel roads. Imagine how cool I felt."
By the time Aregood finished Dan's car, the dream was much more than just a tribute to his uncle's '56 Ford custom. Dan's dream car became a bona fide custom show car, and was featured on the Rocky Mountain Rod & Custom Car Show poster last winter. And when you conduct a stem-to-stern inspection of this slammed Ford, you understand why it receives so much attention.
The genesis for its radical looks is found in the chassis, which helps set the car's stance, compliments of an adjustable RideTech suspension. But before there was air, Aregood stripped the frame, grafted on a Fatman Mustang II IFS clip, frenching the four-bar's lower draglinks into the framerails. He also stiffened the inner crossmember, and C-notched the frame's rear section. The stainless steel exhaust pipes were routed close to the frame, and you have to look hard to see any exposed fasteners.
In fact, the entire car seems void of unsightly fasteners because Dan insisted on a superclean look, which Aregood provided. Same for the car's wiring—to maintain the car's mono-block look, Aregood spent hours routing wires where you otherwise wouldn't expect them.
The car's sheetmetal exhibits equal attention to detail. Both bumpers were chopped, sectioned, and even flipped in the case of the front bumper, to give a seamless appearance. Besides shaping the doors, Aregood rolled the rockers to further conceal the framerails and to serve as the terminus for the exhaust pipes on either side.
Naturally, the headlights received a slight frenched treatment, but it's the taillights that warrant a second look. They're from a '64 Falcon, and you'll notice that the trim rings are made of stainless steel that's embedded into the car's sheetmetal. This, of course, created a minor hurdle when it was time for Aregood to lay down the Dark Garnett paint.
There's been a lot of hocus-pocus metalwork underhood, too, so that the Ford Racing 347ci engine doesn't look so racy. Everything, it seems, was hand-formed by Aregood, but what really captures your attention is the induction. Listening to Aregood explain how he fashioned that beautiful piece of sheetmetal can make you dizzy, but then you have to ask: Where's the master brake cylinder? "That, and the hydraulic clutch reservoir, are accessed by the two Hotmatch filler bungs on the firewall," Aregood explains. The filler bungs are actually pop-up caps intended for motorcycle gas tanks. Nifty.
I've saved the best for last, and that's the car's interior. Aregood formed the center console and cleaned up the dashboard, plus he installed the backseat of a '64 Thunderbird for rear passengers to snuggle in. He also cut the car's original steering wheel down to 13 inches, which required a lot of work. "I spent about a week just getting that wheel right," reports Aregood. The bucket seats are from a Cadillac Escalade.
When it was time for trim, the crew at Autoweave finished everything—trunk included—in Spinneybeck leather, considered to be among the top makers of upholstery leather in the world. "Ron and Jimmy from Autoweave did a really special job," Dan cites. And somewhere beneath all that plush cowhide are the sound system's six stereo speakers and woofers.
Finally, Dan had the car's name, "Sundance II," placed on the dash and in the trunk. The name pays homage to Sundance, the car that belonged to his uncle. "I have to give special thanks to Uncle Dewey for building such a special car 50 years ago and then letting a 14-year-old kid drive it." And that, my friends, is what dreams are made of.


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The Jobs Picture and the Fed
August jobs numbers suggested the recovery isn't gaining strength. Will that complicate the Fed's plans for tapering? Kathleen Madigan joins MoneyBeat. Photo: AP.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
... I ... only one hundred and sixty nine thousand jobs in August ... a number that was below Street expectations ... and raised questions about what the Fed will do it September policy meeting later this month obviously ... Kathleen Madigan rights for real-time Economics said while the details or bad he may not have been bad enough to change the Fed's mind ... those details were prepared to have been at a time when I get ... an thrilling had put lipstick on this day then aam and it's the revisions were yesterday Asians to ... guide June and July will actually do guys like AG down and out we created fifty eight thousand fewer jobs in July and ... we thought and remember that that's a line of the one sixty two was a disappointing to people I think and hope and closed ... minded as last month they were down revisions as well right ... so now you looking at it and what some of the headline number writes last few months now yes and as a point to yes and and went on to say ... aam ... when when the economy is being now ... the Labor Department tends to have to dismiss the original numbers and they revive from the month I ... now they've been revising the months now ... and then shows that indicates that this hiring this is really been into history and the number of yet another really got a lot people attention until watching Number Kelly ... and Chile ... without doubt that ... the labor force participation rate gas fell to sixty three point two percent was up thirty five year low ... Leon measure of how many people who could be working actually all are working well not its Dollar looking for a good one for work right right attitude shows that a lot of people are just not even par with the effort and an corollary to that they are the timing of that is the employment population ratio which also fell ... on to fifty eight it's it's stayed around fifty eight so far in this recovery ... in the ninety nine in late nineteen nineties then and mid two thousand ... it was closer to sixty five percent I mean so what ... what that tells me is how many fewer people why are earning paychecks that are supporting the rest of us and this is why ... consumer spending just Molly it's increasing ... has not taken on as we would hope to write it with Dell now the markets is it is all this plays into what the Fed will do that that plays into the market we will find out the market initially responded well to this actually ... on the Dow was up to use it for more than fifty one in close to Sony ... now you look at it is down almost eighty was down more than a hundred before ... I that has more to do with Syria and some headlines coming out this morning on the summit in St Petersburg G at the meeting ... but what does this report mean that that that this is the last big data point ... for the Fed meeting what is it mean ... I think the reason that the stock market in Treasurys on rally ... is because aam up but investors now think that the Fed may not taper and in in September ... an anti and ... add a split mine on this because I'd never thought that the data supported tapering in September ... so ... the markets and our family tend to think they can keep track ... on the other hand I do wonder ... if the Fed has kind of box themselves and ... and ... they feel that they have to get ... on the up and that the two things and I think they can point to read them the data ... is developments in Syria and ... especially what happens the gasoline prices and ... the debt ceiling I don't know that the Fed wants to cut back on monetary stimulus if they think ... fiscal policy is going to drive the economy and predicts that the government's shutdown that he mentioned the Treasury ... the move in the ten year ... right after the jobs report was stunning ... so far I thought was getting a bad call yet I ... really went from ... he was on two nine six before the report one right down to it for ... I mean ... the interest rate drop down now ... the reaction in the bond market yet I think right is that I can remember which of Fed president has said it down ... you get more and he thinks that you get more bang for the bond with the Fed buying Treasurys ... aam and so very L if they don't taper ... the band ... I you know it they're going to go into that market ... again ... I just don't see Bay and this was the last payroll number they did get some of their ... number is up and running up right over to the meeting my usual it's


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NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – Four former New Orleans policemen convicted of shootings in 2005 that killed two unarmed people and wounded four others following Hurricane Katrina were given sentences on Wednesday ranging from 38 to 65 years in prison.
A fifth former police officer who did not participate in the shootings but engineered a four-year cover-up of the crimes was sentenced the six years.
The sentencing of the five men in federal court completed one of the last cases of police misconduct in New Orleans more than six years after the devastating hurricane flooded the city and triggered a chaotic aftermath.
Last August, a jury found former policemen Kenneth Bowen, Robert Faulcon, Robert Gisevius and Anthony Villavaso guilty on multiple charges including federal civil rights violations stemming from the September 4, 2005, incident.
Bowen and Gisevius were sentenced to 40 years each and Villavaso to 38 years by U.S. District Court Judge Kurt Englehardt. Faulcon was sentenced to 65 years.
A fifth officer, homicide detective Arthur "Archie" Kaufman, was convicted of covering up the crimes through a series of false reports and lies that continued for more than four years.
Another police detective charged with participating in the cover-up is slated for trial in May.
The five who were sentenced on Wednesday were among a dozen officers who responded to a radio call that police were taking fire near the Danziger Bridge in eastern New Orleans just days after Hurricane Katrina slammed into the city.
The officers packed into a rental truck and sped to the site. Witnesses testified that when the officers arrived, they jumped out of the truck and repeatedly fired assault rifles, shotguns and handguns at civilians walking on the bridge.
"The officers who shot innocent people on the bridge and then went to great lengths to cover up their own crimes have finally been held accountable for their actions," U.S. Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Thomas Perez said in a statement. "As a result of today's sentencing, the city of New Orleans can take another step forward."
James Bresette, 17, and Ronald Madison, 40, were killed in the incident.
In reports filed by the officers or on their behalf, they claimed they shot only after being threatened or fired on and that they had seen weapons in the victims' hands.
Kaufman was later convicted of planting a handgun at the scene.
During the six-week-long trial in 2011, lead prosecutor Barbara "Bobbi" Bernstein presented testimony from dozens of witnesses, including eastern New Orleans resident Susan Bartholomew, who lost her arm from a shotgun blast in the incident.
Witnesses included five police officers who earlier pleaded guilty to roles in the shootings or cover-up. Four of the officers testified for the prosecution, and all five began serving sentences that range from three to eight years.
Federal prosecutors and the FBI took up the case in 2009 after a previous case brought by the New Orleans district attorney was thrown out because of a prosecutor's misconduct.