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Goals: 3 (2x) vs. Siena (2/24/13)
Assists: 3 vs. Siena (2/24/13)
Steals: 5 vs. Iona (2/3/13)
2013 (Sophomore)
Received the Coaches' Award ... Totaled 30 goals, 37 assists and 43 steals ... Recorded five steals, to go along with one goal and one assist, against Iona (Feb. 2) ... Handed out two assists versus Villanova (Feb. 2) ... Snagged two steals in a win over CAMO (Feb. 2) ... Tallied one goal and one assist against California (Feb. 9) ... Dished out one assist against Princeton (Feb. 9) ... Scored a season-high three goals against NYAC (Feb. 10) ... Grabbed three steals, and had a goal and an assist against Villanova (Feb. 10) ... Handed out an assist against Wagner (Feb. 23) ... Tallied two steals and an assist in a matchup with Iona (Feb. 23) ... Snagged three steals and registered a goal and an assist against Iona (Feb. 24) ... Finished with three goals, three assists and three steals against Siena (Feb. 24) ... Tallied one goal, one assist and three steals against Mercyhurst (March 2) ... Delivered a goal, an assist and a steal versus Bucknell ... Had an assist and a steal versus Gannon (March 3) ... Scored a goal and assisted on another against Santa Clara (March 17) ... Had an assist and a steal versus Occidental (March 17) ... Stole the ball three times versus Fresno Pacific (March 18) ... Handed out two helpers and swiped the ball two times at UC Davis (March 18) ... Scored and had a theft against Pacific (March 19) ... Had a goal, an assist and a steal at San Jose State March 21 and at Stanford March 22 ... Tallied a goal versus California (March 23) ... Credited with one assist and one steal versus Brown (April 3) ... Posted one goal, two assists and two steals in a win versus George Washington (April 6) ... Scored one goal and dished out one assist against Princeton (April 6) ... Registered one goal in a contest against Cal State Bakersfield (April 7) ... Dished out one assist in a matchup with Arizona State (April 7) ... Registered one goal and one assist in a victory against Mercyhurst (April 13) … Posted two goals and two steals in a contest against Brown (April 13) … Notched two goals and snagged one steal in a win over George Washington (April 14) ... Tallied one goal, two assists and three steals in a winning effort against Notre Dame (Ohio) (April 26) … Handed out one assist against Hartwick (April 26) … Credited with two goals in a victory over George Washington (April 27) … Scored two goals and dished out one assist in a matchup with Brown (April 28).
2012 (Freshman)
Finished with 16 goals, 10 assists, and 32 steals ... Named CWPA Southern Division Rookie of the Week Feb. 7 after scoring two goals, one assist and five steals during the first two games of her collegiate career ... Earned her second CWPA Southern Division Rookie of the Week honor April 3 by contributing a goal, two assists and four steals during Southern Division wins over Mercyhurst, 10-4, and George Washington, 18-12 ... Featured in "Seeing Crimson" video about the 2-meter position ... Registered a goal and two steals in three games to help Harvard to a third-place finish at the CWPA Southern Division Championship.
Before Harvard
Four-year starter on the water polo team and four-time letterwinner in swimming … Captained the water polo team as a senior … Named California State Games Female Athlete of the Year in 2010 … Earned first-team All-CIF honors and all-league honors as a senior … Picked up second-team all-league honors as a junior … Named team MVP as a senior and won the Coaches Award as a freshman … Named MVP of the Irvine El Nino Cup Tournament, earned Bonita All-Tournament honors and was named to the San Diego Senior All-Star team in 2011 … Was a 2010 San Diego County All-Academic in 2010 and first-team selection in 2011 … A four-time San Diego Union Tribune "Athlete to Watch" … A four-time CIF finalist for the swim team … High school team was three-time CIF semifinalist and 2011 finalist … Club team, La Jolla Girls Water Polo Club, won the California State Games three times … A four-time Junior Olympics participant … ASB representative large as a junior and served a president as a senior … AP Scholar with Honor … National Merit …. Coordinator for the American Cancer Society Relay for Life in 2010 … Sister, Courtney, rowed at UCLA and graduated in 2010.

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On this day in 2008, Wall Street was in the middle of a historic weekend as the situation at Lehman Brothers and the crisis quickly turned dark. Paul Vigna recaps Sept. 13, 2008.
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I ... I ... I ... all this month MoneyBeat is recounting the events of September two thousand and eight ... on this day in two thousand and eight ... Wall Street was in the middle of the historic weekend it was a sadder day ... Lehman Brothers was desperately trying to negotiate a deal would keep the firm from collapsing as the credit crisis was rapidly spiraling out of control ... in Washington officials are debating what if anything ... to do about Lehman ... there are coming to a fateful decision ... Merrill Lynch and AIG were also scrambling to save their firms ... hello than just the losses on their balance sheets either ... as the crisis spread friends were all looking at each other for who would be next in deciding who they can still do business with ... increasingly nobody looked very trustworthy ... credit markets were freezing and the entire street ... was seizing all ... the credit crisis was about to demolish Wall Street and force the government and ... the two members crazy weekend ... stay with MoneyBeat all this September as we recount the panic of two thousand and eight with our this day increases history


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Gaius the Glorious Leader?
However, as a grumpy old emperor with an interest in Britannia, it was Number 5 that caught my attention: "He set in motion the conquest of Britain". Really?
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Caligula is often remembered as a selfish and capricious ruler whose ineptitude weakened the Roman empire during his four-year reign. But if his leadership skills were so abysmal, some scholars have argued, how did he wind up annexing new provinces, expanding westward and formulating a feasible plan to take over Britain? Although Caligula got no further than the English Channel and was murdered soon after, his preparations for the invasion would allow Claudius to begin Rome's successful conquest of Britain in 43 A.D.Annexing new provinces?! Expanding westward?! (Did he have secret designs on America?) And formulating a feasible plan to take over Britain?!
Annexing New Provinces?
I'm sorry, History Channel, but Caligula is not known to have annexed new provinces. The historian Cassius Dio records that "Gaius sent for Ptolemy [the King of Mauretania], son of Juba, and learning that he was rich, had him put to death and ..." (59.25.1). Sadly, the text breaks off there, but it's clear that the opportunistic Caligula bumped off the unsuspecting king in order to acquire his kingdom. Not really the best example of a rational emperor exercising his leadership skills by "annexing new provinces".
Okay, so the History Channel may be technically correct that mad, bad Caligula did extend the Roman empire (westwards?!), but it certainly doesn't upset our notion of a selfish and capricious ruler, better known for his ineptitude than for any supposed leadership skills.
Planning to Conquer Britain?
Worse still, ancient historians are pretty much agreed that Caligula's "abortive invasion of Britain" was an unmitigated disaster, which -- if it really aimed at conquest -- was badly planned in the extreme, but which -- most likely -- was actually an absurd attack on the god Neptune!
Ever since J.P.V.D. Balsdon's book on The Emperor Gaius (Caligula) (1934), scholarly opinion has swung between the two opposites: was Caligula simply misunderstood and maligned by his biographer -- as the History Channel web site would like us to think --, or was he simply mad, bad, and dangerous to know?
Again, I'm sorry, History Channel: I'm firmly in the second camp!


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Harvard welcomes Brown in a Collegiate Water Polo Association Northern Division match. The Crimson and Bears square off at 8 p.m. at Blodgett Pool. The game is Harvard's first home contest since Feb. 7, when the team hosted the Harvard Invitational.
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Harvard fell to No. 11 Hartwick, 15-8, in the first CWPA Northern Division match of the season. Sophomore Devan Kennifer lead all scorers with five goals while also drawing five kick outs. Roxanne Pinto, Shannon Purcell and Patricia Smith each netted a goal for the Crimson. Sophomore netminder Laurel McCarthy made six saves.
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The Crimson heads into CWPA Northern Division play after compiling an 11-9 record in the non-conference portion of the schedule. The Crimson is 0-1 in the CWPA Northern Division after dropping a 15-8 decision to No. 11 Hartwick. Devan Kennifer leads the team with 59 goals. Monica Zdrojewski is second on the squad with 36 tallies while Ita Barton-Kettleborough and Aisha Price have each buried 24 markers. Laurel McCarthy has turned aside 131 shots this season as Harvard owns a 10.00 goals-against-average
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Lopez, what you said about socialism is exactly what Adam Smith said drives the capitalistic system (self interest and greed). And what capitalism thrives off of is big businesses running the show, exploiting and abusing the weak, to get a elephant size wallet to buy shit they don't even want. Big businesses in the world today set in motion advertisements to reinforce the ideology of self interest/greed over social welfare and benefits, so that they can continue to widen the gap between the rich and dirt poor, who in fact are the people that maintain the success of the rich. Karl Marx said that the majority of the population, which was and is the working class (at the time called the proletariat), is ruled by a minority of capitalists (at the time called the bourgeoisie). Most of these capitalists had and have become corrupt. And rather than seeking a greater good, they think of themselves as reinforced by the media, leaving the weak and poor to fend for themselves, with no capital, no means of advancements in position, and often no means to get funds to pay for what they need to survive.
My point being is that there is no justice in that. Every time capitalism blows itself up again (which they know occurs approximately every 10 years or so), they look to the government for funding and aid, and everyone becomes a whiny bitch. And even in times of prosperity, they still rely on government regulations on foreign investment and foreign enterprise, the protection of forgotten and dying arts, and so much more bullshit that it is just ridiculous to even bother looking to capitalism. Yes, capitalism does have its advantages, as does socialism have its disadvantages, but the fact is that if the government is the source of capitalistic success, then there is no point in even investing time into capitalism. A government for the people, of the people is ideal. Socialism is something that provides economic and political stability which is what businesses look for and it is essential for establishing an ideal environment for enterprise.
There are examples of socialist governments around the world that are succeeding and providing the best and ideal quality of life for its citizens, with very little repercussions. Some of these countries include Sweden, Norway, and Iceland, all of which were rated among the top 10 countries in the world for quality of life as of 2008. Another example of this was the former Soviet Union when they had freshly adopted communism. They had quickly exceeded the rate of Germany's economic development in the late 1800s and Japan's economic development in the the early 1900s. They had eventually even become the leading producers in oil, iron and goal AROUND THE WORLD! So proof of communistic success exists, however it is often poorly executed.
And this wasn't just targeted to Lopez, but everyone.
"The Ultimate Form of Treason is the Treacherous Use of Reason." - Protest the Hero
"Ignorance is the Root of Fear, Fear is the kindling of Anger." - Bad Religion
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December 16, 2013, 6:59 pm
How the Broncos defense compares to the past two Super Bowl winners
First, Philip Rivers and the Chargers exposed the Broncos. Then, the betting public gave up on Denver. The Broncos' defense is a lost cause! Turn in your jerseys at the Dove Valley doors! Might as well give up now…
And so on — the Denver football fan freakout snow-balled.
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The battle for the future of the American television viewing experience is about to gain another combatant.
Microsoft, on the back of its successful XBox gaming console, plans to launch a new, subscription-based TV service, reports Reuters.
The new venture, following previous forays into living rooms with WebTV, would pit the software giant against rivals Google, Apple and Netflix, each of which plans its own TV-based service.
A current idea being floated by Microsoft is turning the XBox itself into a "virtual cable operator." Under this option, users would be charged a monthly fee to access major networks like ABC, NBC, Fox or ESPN.
Other options would allow for cable subscribers to use the XBox for viewing shows with interactive features, creating specialized programming bundles, or selling individual channels directly to subscribers.
Microsoft did not respond to Reuters' request for comment, but sources told the news wire that the TV service could possibly be running within a year.
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Bulls' innovation on display in TV booth
Area students play integral role in Durham's HD broadcasts
By Benjamin Hill / MLB.com | July 26, 2011 6:35 AM
The Bulls of today have very little in common with the decrepit and oft-desolate stadium surroundings immortalized in the classic 1988 film. Durham Bulls Athletic Park, built in 1995, is one of the crown jewels of Minor League Baseball. The facility, located in downtown Durham, has rejuvenated an area that had been left to decay following the collapse of the city's once-thriving tobacco industry.
And perhaps nothing embodies the innovation and optimism of the "new" Durham Bulls than the Explorer Post 50 Program, started by Bulls owner (and Capitol Broadcasting CEO) Jim Goodmon in 1998. The program provides area students between the ages of 14 and 20 hands-on experience in the field of broadcasting.
And "hands-on," in this case, is meant literally. The Bulls broadcast their games in HD (locally on Time Warner Cable and online through MiLB.com), and students from the program comprise the production and camera crews. There are 110 chosen each year to participate, working 10-15 games a season as part of a crew of 16.
Operating a field-level HD camera or cuing up instant replay for a professional broadcast can be a stressful, high-pressure situation -- but that's precisely the point.
"We're all here to learn, and the goal is for the students to learn from their mistakes," explained Ken Bland, a volunteer adviser for the program who assists the students throughout each broadcast. "The program is designed as an unpaid internship, and we hope that the skills that they're learning here lead them to choose a broadcasting career."
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If high school kids can do it, then I can, too. That was my thinking Saturday, at least, when I spent innings three through six as an honorary member of the Explorer Post 50 crew.
The game broadcast is overseen by executive producer Chase McKinney, an Explorer Post 50 alumnus. McKinney spends the evening in front of a bank of monitors showing feeds from the team's six cameras, selecting each and every shot as well as determining whether and when to show instant replays. This on-the-spot decision-making is accompanied by an endless stream of running commentary as he directs his far-flung ballpark crew via wireless headset (sample chatter: "Okay, up on one ... take your graphic ... drop it ... three, three, up on three, great shot, three ... four, I need you to zoom in. OK, now focus ... up on four...")
After an all-too-brief tutorial from McKinney, my first task was to man a P2HD VTR (video tape recorder). My monitor displayed the feed from camera five, located on the first-base party deck, and it was my duty to cue up and roll any instant replays that might be needed from this feed. The various synchronized button-pushing maneuvers seemed intimidating at first but soon became second nature. Each pitch had to be "marked" upon delivery via a two-button combination, and if the action that ensued had any shot of being replay-worthy, then another two-button combination would bring back the footage to the point at which it had first been marked.
From there it was a matter of listening for McKinney's instructions via the headset. If he instructed that the broadcast was going to "instant replay B," then I had to turn a jog wheel on the console so that the footage would roll at half-speed (one-third speed if the instant replay needed was the pitch itself.)
It's less confusing than it sounds -- which, come to think of it, is the whole point of the Explorer Post 50 Program.
After two and a half innings in the replay booth, I was escorted by Bland to Camera 3 (located alongside the visitor's dugout). The HD cameras are hand-operated, with zoom on the right handle and focus on the left (the portion of the shot that is in focus is quite helpfully outlined in bright red). The viewfinder features a frame within the frame, with the smaller area displaying the shot as it can be seen in a non-HD broadcast. Furthermore, the shot must be framed so that the subject is not in the top left-hand corner. On the broadcast, this area is taken up by the "Fox Box" (the slang term for the now-universal permanent display of score, inning and game situation, an innovation that originated with the Fox network).
Shooting from the third-base side, my primary goal was to focus on the batters facing me -- left-handers, in other words. When a righty was at the plate, there was more room for improvisation, much of which had to do with the game situation. Were their runners on base? Was a dugout reaction shot needed after a controversial call? Was the third base coach blocking my shot of the pitcher? If so, would it be OK if I yelled at him to kindly get out of the way? (Answer: "no.")
Through it all, McKinney kept up his running commentary -- analyzing his current shot while planning the next (to the extent that anything happening live can be "planned"). This is hard enough to do with a professional crew, let alone a rotating cast of eager but inexperienced amateurs, but for him it was just another day on the job.
"Oh, great, five cameras now all have the same shot," he griped at one point, as most of his camera crew (including myself) focused in on what must have been a particularly riveting conversation on the mound. "Could someone please find something else? Anyone?"
But it all comes with the territory, of course, and the occasional miscues evident within the game broadcasts are far outweighed by the experience they provide. Later in the evening I came across two Explorer Post 50 participants in the stadium concourse, raising money for the program by selling rubber ducks (for a postseason rubber duck race, of course).
The younger of the two was 16-year-old Amanda, who has already parlayed her experience with the Bulls into part-time work with Durham-based USA Baseball. She gushed about the program, although her praise was perhaps just a wee bit over the top.
"Before I signed up to do this I was bored and didn't know what I was doing, but this has been so much fun," she said. "I actually have a future now."
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Country singer Balke Shelton has had his ups and his downs in 2015, from his highly publicized divorce from wife Miranda Lambert to his new budding romance with "Voice" co-judge Gwen Stefani, and Wednesday marked yet another memorable event for the star.
Shelton was awarded with one of CMT's Artists of the Year awards for 2015, held from Nashville's Schermerhorn Symphony Center, and got an especially wonderful introduction from fellow country crooner Trace Adkins, who couldn't help but poke fun at Shelton's love life this year.
"I've known Blake personally and professionally for 15 years or so. And his rise to fame has really been incredible to watch," Adkins said. "He has been named the CMA Male Vocalist of the Year five times. He has had four albums reach the top of the chart...15 No. 1 singles in a row...On top of all that, he has still got his day job on 'The Voice.' Not a whole lot this guy can't do, other that keep his love life private."
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"There's no doubt about that. I didn't write that, by the way. Oh, yeah, I know, man. Shut up. Let's take a look back at Blake's incredible year."
PHOTOS: Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani photographed together for the first time as an official couple
Once Shelton hit the stage, he couldn't help but acknowledge his roller coaster year. "This is awesome, I've never gotten one of these from CMT before and been jealous over the last few years. First of all, thank you to CMT for including me on this. So cool. I don't even know, like, I don't have anything prepared.
"So let me just say that I want to thank my label and thank my entire team. There's too many people to stand up here and name, but more importantly, I want to say that this has been a crazy year, from the way it started to how it's ending so awesome for me. So thank y'all. This is a great way to end it for me. Thank you so much."
Shelton wasn't be the only country star to receive the award tonight.
In addition to the 39-year-old, fellow top country stars including Little Big Town and Sam Hunt will be honored for the first time, along with returning recipients Luke Bryan and Florida Georgia Line.
In years past, the telecast has featured star-studded performances including Adele and Darius Rucker covering Lady Antebellum's "Need You Now," Lionel Richie and Bryan collaborating in a mashup of "Oh No" and "All Night Long" and Maroon 5s rendition of Taylor Swift's "Mine."
Previous recipients of the top honor include Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood, Swift and Shelton's ex, Lambert, who was recognized on the CMT stage just last year.


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Network Announces New Seasons of "Flipping Out," "The Rachel Zoe Project," "Million Dollar Listing" and "Tabatha's Salon Takeover"
NEW YORK � December 8, 2008 � Bravo announced the renewal of four of the network's most popular docu-series, "Flipping Out," "The Rachel Zoe Project," "Million Dollar Listing" and "Tabatha's Salon Takeover." The hit series have delivered record-breaking ratings success for the network, each delivering one or more telecasts that hit or exceeded the million total viewer mark in 2008.
"Bringing these compelling personalities back was a no-brainer," said Frances Berwick, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Bravo. "Our audience has grown an affection for each of these larger-than-life, talented characters and wants to see more of their lives and careers."
The hit series that have been renewed include:
FLIPPING OUT (Season 3)
Everyone's favorite obsessive-compulsive house-flipper, Jeff Lewis, returns to Bravo for a third season of the hit show, "Flipping Out." The series follows Lewis, one of Los Angeles' most colorful creative renovators and real estate speculators and his diverse and often disgruntled team as they flip several multimillion-dollar houses at one time. The third season of the series will continue to follow Lewis and his team as they keep the business afloat during the rough economy. It's not all business though, as Lewis lends his OCD tendencies to the planning of his brother's wedding. The sophomore season of "Flipping Out" scored record high ratings for Bravo, delivering over one million total viewers for five consecutive weeks. The season averaged 803,000 adults 18-49 and 1.130 million total viewers, up 48 percent and 52 percent respectively versus season one. "Flipping Out" is produced by Authentic Entertainment, with Lauren Lexton, Tom Rogan and Billy Taylor serving as executive producers.
THE RACHEL ZOE PROJECT (Season 2)
Rachel Zoe has established herself as the go-to force among "It" starlets, fashion houses, beauty firms and magazine editors. The second installment of this fashion-forward drama delves further into the inner workings of Hollywood's hottest celebrity stylist. With her loyal, though occasionally unmanageable team at her side, Rachel Zoe jets from coast to coast, juggling award season, fashion shows, and personal fittings with A-list stars. Last season, the show's popularity grew week over week, with the season finale delivering a series high across all demos with 752,000 adults 18-49 and 1.060 million total viewers. "The Rachel Zoe Project" is produced by Original Media for Bravo. Charlie Corwin, Jamie Patricof and Rachel Zoe are executive producers.
MILLION DOLLAR LISTING (Season 3)
"Million Dollar Listing" follows the lives of three of Los Angeles' hottest, young and aggressive real estate magnates in the making as they make a fortune selling multi-million dollar properties in the most exclusive neighborhoods � Hollywood, Malibu and Beverly Hills. The series follows some of the area's top agents � Josh Flagg, Madison Hildebrand and Chad Rogers � as their paths cross while they expose the intense work that it takes to move the hottest listings in the City of Angels. Season two posted triple digit growth compared to the season one average, growing a remarkable 124 percent among adults 18-49 (702,000 vs. 314,000) and 111 percent among total viewers (1.011 million vs. 479,000). "Million Dollar Listing" is produced by World of Wonder for Bravo. Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato serve as executive producers.
TABATHA'S SALON TAKEOVER (Season 2)
"Tabatha's Salon Takeover" follows Tabatha Coffey, the charismatic former "Shear Genius" contestant and Australian native, as she visits struggling salons and literally takes over the establishments to whip them into shape. Coffey brings her no-nonsense approach to the salon owners and stylists, all teetering on the verge of collapse and in dire need of her skilled business direction. The first season of "Tabatha's Salon Takeover" averaged 785,000 adults 18-49 and 1.193 million total viewers and ranked as Bravo's highest Thursday series to date. "Tabatha's Salon Takeover" is produced by Reveille for Bravo. Mark Koops and Heather Schuster are the executive producers.
Source: Nielsen Media Research, Live + 7 through 11/16/08 blended with Live + Same Day through 12/1/08.
Bravo is a program service of NBC Universal Cable Entertainment, a division of NBC Universal one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. Bravo has been an NBC Universal cable network since December 2002 and was the first television service dedicated to film and the performing arts when it launched in December 1980. For more information, visit www.BravoTV.com.


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March 29, 2012
Distinguished Teaching Award finalists selected
After reviewing a record 70 portfolios from the 2011 Distinguished Teaching Award nominees, the selection committee as has chosen ten finalists for classroom observation during Spring quarter. Of these ten, four will be selected and honored as Distinguished Teaching Award winners during the Quality Awards Luncheon to be held on Wednesday, July 25. Please congratulate the finalists:
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Jennifer Dragoo, Developmental Education
Christine Evenson, Interpreter Education Program
Lydia Gilmore, Business Management
Carolyn Kaufman, Psychology
Theresa Kegley, Mathematics
Jon Lundquist, Interactive Media
Merideth Sellars, Biological Sciences
Learn more about the Distinguished Teaching Award, see the 2011 nominees and past winners, and nominate a faculty member for the 2012 award online at http://cscc.edu/faculty/DTA.shtml.
In-Service Day
information and meal reservations
In-Service Day will be held Friday, April 20 on the downtown campus from 7:45 a.m. – 5 p.m. No day classes will be held April 20. Following a general session with President Harrison, breakout sessions for each of the vice presidents' areas will be offered. After lunch, departments/divisions will coordinate their own professional development activities for employees. Both meals will be held in the ground level of the Parking Garage to allow enough space and avoid weather-related issues. You are reminded to RSVP for meals during In-Service by registering at the links below by April 13.
In-Service Day Schedule
7:45 – 9:00 a.m. – Continental breakfast, ground level Parking Garage
You may RSVP for breakfast here: http://web.cscc.edu/is/EmployeeTraining/register.asp?C=398&D=2532
9:00 a.m. – Welcome and morning session with President
11:00 a.m. – Breakout sessions with each Vice President (locations to be announced in General Session)
12:00 noon – Lunch served, ground level Parking Garage
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Financial aid for textbooks to change Summer Quarter
Columbus State is working to enhance the process by which students receive financial aid funds for the purchase textbooks and course materials, and ensure the funds are properly used.
Scheduled for a launch in Summer Quarter 2012, the new process will eliminate the practice of advancing funds via check or direct deposit to students. The previous process often caused students to delay their purchases and be unprepared for their classes.
Based on availability of funds, the new process will provide eligible Financial Aid students with a credit at the Columbus State Bookstore of up to $500. These funds will be available prior to the start of the term and can only be used toward the purchase of textbooks and course materials in-store at the Columbus campus.
All remaining financial aid credit balances, including the balance of unused Bookstore credit, will continue to be disbursed through check or direct deposit starting the second week of the term.
This change supports Columbus State's goal to increase student success by ensuring that funding is available prior to the term and that students have secured books and materials before the start of classes.
For more information about the new process go online here: http://www2.cscc.edu/services/fabookstore/faq.shtml
Cougar Challenge 5k Team early deadline extended
You can join in the Employee Team Challenge during the Cougar Challenge 5K by registering a team by April 6 for more chances to win. Here is how it works:
· Register yourself by going to the cashier's office in Rhodes Hall (to avoid online service charge) or by registering online.
· Join or create a team of six employee runners. Predict your combined finish time then send your team roster and prediction to Nichole Bowman-Glover. The team that is closest wins Dick's Sporting Goods gift cards.
· Or, join or create a team of ten employee walkers. Register your team with Nichole to be entered in a random drawing for Dick's gift cards.
· Don't delay! Register a team by April 6 and your team will be entered into an early bird drawing.
If you are among the first 100 to register overall you will be entered into two drawings for a pair of Taste The Future tickets.
The ultimate winners of the Cougar Challenge 5K are Columbus State students because race proceeds will go toward endowing student textbook scholarships. So walk, run and enjoy a spring morning at beautiful Bridgeview
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If you received this invitation please complete the survey. Columbus State is participating in this study to assess our workplace quality, culture and employee satisfaction. Your voluntary participation and honest feedback are critical to obtaining a full and accurate assessment. Our institution will not be given any information that would enable us to trace survey data back to any one individual.
survey window closes on Friday, April 13, so don't delay! For more
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selected for statewide leadership participation
The Library is proud to announce that Delaware Campus Library Coordinator Dana Knott has been selected to participate in the statewide library leadership program, "Library Leadership Ohio 2012."
Developed by the State Library of Ohio, participants were selected based on their demonstrated leadership potential, communication skills, initiative, a commitment to the profession, and a forward-thinking approach to problem solving. Knott is also a graduate of the Columbus State Leadership Institute.


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arvenilsen wroteI solved it this way
Love that! Some sort of prism?
I want one. Where did you get yours?
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Thought you may be interested. I'm going to try this single prism out, and let you know.
I'll measure the required length tonight. I'm guessing about 8 inches since the unit is 12 inches wide. Here's an 8" right angle prism. They have 4, 6 and 8 in Stock.
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arvenilsen wroteI solved it this way
Wow, interesting hardware solution. But this is not for me. I'm more a professional drummer and presumably I do not have a good technician competence for those technical tweaks. But anyway. With this solution you can read/tagging each tracks more easily like the default display?
Again, I'm thinking the main reason for this topic is the fact, that the track name information on FP8 screen is not done in a legibility method which users will expecting from hardware controllers with displays, The Track name information on FP8 screen is to short and to small. Surely nobody needs on track view mode a dual control information of each panning positions instead of a clearly track name information. The track numbers should be displayed on the first row at display. How many years will PreSonus waiting for correcting those mistakes? I'm very disappointed in this matter.
Inexpensive laptop stands seem to be the most practical solution.
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thorstenmustermann wrote: Again, I'm thinking the main reason for this topic is the fact, that the track name information on FP8 screen is not done in a legibility method which users will expecting from hardware controllers with displays.
Well, back on track (for me, anyway), the main reason for this post was control display brightness. But my apologies, throwing in the prism link options. I think we can all agree the indicators are not the FP8/16 strong suit.
The angled stand suggestions help not only seeing the display, but slightly improve the needed contrast viewing angle of them. My problem with a stand is while I'm using a prop to angle the unit (about a mere 20 degrees. Is all), I much prefer a control surface to lay flat. But I won't complain. The multi channel Fadwrport advantages far outweigh it's rather crappy flat display angle. Mmv, but I think the display.itself is fine.
As to track naming, the FP track width for better or worse is quite narrow. About .875 inch. And producing about one dozen characters is all you're going to get. That's quite synonymous with any lcd channel display out there from any brand of control surfaces. The one unit I definitely could read well is viewing the SSL Nucleus 2. Super clear, and yellow on black. Only, you get less information, and you'll have to shell out $5700 for the 16 track. So far be it, I'm going to bad rap Presonus on their current FP offerings.
The FP8/16 does what it does amazingly well, and covers tactile usage like a champ. Buttons bright, color keyed, and no longer clickety.
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At this point I agree with you. I prefer also flat controller units on producer table. Even a (foldout) LCD/meter-bridge would be fine. But the FP8/16 controller do not have those hardware functionality on board. So in this case it is not a helpfully way to discuss here. Maybe in future days when PreSonus announcing a more expensive pro version of a faderport controller. Nobody knows. Or you are able to build or own hardware LCD/meter-bridge solution like seeing from @arvenilsen. The laptop stand solution which @jpettit suggested here is not my preferred position for the FP8 controller on producer table.
What I like to see is just a channel screen in track view mode like PreSonus themself do showing on FP8 main product page. Not the main product page from FP16! Just open both product pages and switch between this two pictures and you can see promptly what I'm meaning. At FP8 Picture you can see much more clearly the track names and channel numbers with more sense compare to the FP16 picture.
I like to see a black or most dark background screen with white big and strong contrast font like seen on FP8 main product page. First row is the track number second and third!!! row is the track name and only the last row is showing the pan position. Of course in track view mode.This is not a hardware manipulation or additional laptop stand solution. It should be fixed just with a new firmware update from PreSonus. How many years we have to wait for this firmware update? PreSonus please do it immediately. Thank you very much.
Hey guys, I ordered what I think might be the right size prism. Will arrive in about a week. I'll keep you posted. Fingers crossed.
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Yes please tell if it works with the prism.
Did you have a FP16 ?
I have the 8. The footprint is ideal so I wouldn't change a thing. I measured and found that a 7" prism would be ideal. A more common 8" won't work at all, and is too large. I'll post a pic, when it comes in. Hoping, because the indicators are my only disappointment to an otherwise outstanding unit.
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Lokeyfly wroteI have the 8. The footprint is ideal so I wouldn't change a thing. I measured and found that a 7" prism would be ideal. A more common 8" won't work at all, and is too large. I'll post a pic, when it comes in. Hoping, because the indicators are my only disappointment to an otherwise outstanding unit.
Well Lokeyfly,
I have some good news and some bad news for you:
The bad news is that - if you got the same 7" prism I got (yeah, I went there - and I could only fine one that size from a Chinese seller on ebay) - it probably won't work out for you. The angle is too wide (distorts the image), the body is too thick and heavy, and you'd have to find a way to mount it flat-face-up, which is a bit perilous given the size of the thing. My kid is having a blast with it though.
But here's the good news:
Going off of what I learned from that one, I rolled the dice on something else I managed to find... and it actually DOES WORK.
Here's some pics...
found here:
If you would like to know how I made it, just let me know.
I for one, would very much like to know how you did it and i'm sure others will too !!!
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Did you by any chance use a 3D printer ?? Or did you just use cardboard ? And if so how ? and sizes and angle's please !!!
I would also like to know. Thank you!!!!
klypeman wroteI for one, would very much like to know how you did it and i'm sure others will too !!!
Nothing crazy - just magnetic tape and super-glue.
I'll put up a few more pics when I have the chance.
Allready ordered the prisms you linked to
Back to Brightness Control as OP asked:
To adjust the Brightness in it self you have to startup the FP and holding the two first Select buttons while doing it.
Then go to Setup. Then you have three options of Brightness, from there I go one back and adjust the Contrast with the Pan knob. There you go !
I have the latest firmware update through the Universal Control version 2.5.3
( ups !! just realized that Bbd was way ahead of me, sorry Bbd)
klypeman wroteAllready ordered the prisms you linked to
Did they work out. Mine isn't arriving until 5/20. Had an order mix up, and it's been delayed. I'll have to wait and see.
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Lokeyfly wroteklypeman wroteAllready ordered the prisms you linked to
As soon I get them I'll post about it.
Thank you, wonder6oy!
I missed seeing your post, until now.
Since I have the 7" prism coming in, along with Klypeman, we can post the results. Makes sense about the angle, and the 10 PC set you chose.
It's a trial & error thing, so the $17 I spent won't break the bank. I'm glad you provided the best option.
I'm determined to fix that horrible straight up angle.
Yeah, it looks like the cutouts you made set the appropriate angle, by slightly elevating, and directing the view the right way. Nice going. I probably should know better being a shutterbug, looking through pentaprism vs pentamirror viewfinders. Only my initial excitement was from the prism info originally posted by arvenilsen. It looks as though he/she did some altering of pitch as well, but still not as clear as your solution.
BTW sorry to original poster, if the brightness issue has been bumped a bit, so if anyone wishes for the prism conversation (based on indicator visibility, though) to move elsewhere, we can.
Otherwise, there goes the neighborhood!
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My prism came in. Actually, in my case, the 120 deg. Prism is perfect as my FP8 sits back with my laptop on a slightly elevated shelf. I haven't created any side barriers as you guys have yet, but I stuck a sharpie pen to get the angle I need. It's perfect, for my needs, and where I've placed the Faderport, it is now crystal clear, and it's completely enhanced the meter view to now something usable. Awsome!
When I get some time, I'll create some positioner to prop the prism to the pitch I need without using a pen. I agree. Possibly for most, the right angle prism will provide a more suitable view but in my case, it's not needed. The prism is of excellent quality.
I am happy, now when it comes to viewing the FP8 meters.
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"Muffin-tops turn it on for Oprah": mocking her female fan base
Why say this: "Thousands of women, aged between 30 to 70, gathered in Federation Square to welcome Oprah Winfrey to Australia".
When you can say this: "…30-to 70-something women…crammed their muffin-tops into Federation Square".
And turn it into a heading that says this: "Muffin-tops turn it on for Oprah".
This heading and muffin-top cramming sentence appeared in a piece on page 4 of The Weekend Australia. It was also online here .
I tweeted about it on the weekend. I said it presented Oprah fans as being all the same, a particular 'type; that it emphasised and drew attention to their bodies. The only other descriptors were a general age range and that they were "delirious daytime TV fans". The heading didn't even depict them as women, just 'Muffin-tops'.
The Macquarie Dictionary defines muffin-top as "the colloquial for the fold of fat around the midriff which, on an overweight woman, spills out over the top of tight-fitting pants or skirts."
But it's more than the fold of fat. It also implies a woman who doesn't know how to dress appropriately – who deludes herself into thinking that if she squeezes into a size 10 when she is really a sixe 12, this is somehow attractive.
Popularised by 'Kath & Kim', the term pokes fun at lower middle class females. The muffin-top stereotype is a feminized term and is is also a class term.
Responses came in rapid fire succession over a couple of hours. Many agreed. The coverage was cheap, snide and sneering. 'Oprah viewers=fat ergo we can insult them?', 'Disdain for women and readers'.
But others thought this response over the top. They described their own muffin tops; Oprah wouldn't mind – she'd turn it into advice on how to pick the right jeans; I'd had a humour bypass; 'female body empowerment doesn't mandate mentally airbrushing muffin tops out of life'. Perhaps I had a 'fat phobia' and needed to take a muffin break.
I then started getting weight loss advice ("Hope this helps!).
My reaction isn't about fat, or individuals being fat, or about the fact that there may well have been some women there who weren't skinny, or about Oprah and what she was wearing or whether she would mind.
It's about treating thousands of fans as one homogenous block, all so overweight they had to 'cram' their large girths into Federation Square. All that female fandom not knowing how to dress appropriately to greet the "Queen of US daytime television" (Oprah's show screens in the evening over there, but never mind).
It's not just the muffin-top depiction on its own. It's that in combination with the sense of a delirious hysterical mob – a feminised hysterial incapable of critical reasoning.
There are other ways to inject colour into a piece that don't sound like you are mocking women who don't fit the thin ideal and who like Oprah.
Michael Bodey, who wrote the piece, responded on twitter:
@michaelbodey: a stupid line written in 20 min I had before deadline. Wish I came up with something better but didn't. Sorry
@michaelbodey: it's not hard news but soft colour piece requiring description. & as a fat white male, didn't think the term derogatory
I appreciated that Bodey appears to recognise he should have done it differently.
But he doesn't put the paper together. There is a detailed editing process, sub-editors go over every story forensically. One obviously saw fit to highlight 'Muffin-top' in the header. In this process was there not one person who thought to say: women shouldn't be reduced to a description like this? That headlines and commentary like this could be seen as mocking Oprah's constituency, audience and her power?
Opening up the public square
Here's a thoughtful piece about Oprah by media lecturer Nina Funnell:
When Oprah hit the scene 25 years ago, she did something considered rather radical: she prioritised the voices of lay individuals, recognising that personal experience is a form of expertise in its own right. This drastically rearranged who had access to public space and the sort of voices that could be heard and valued within that space.
Stories of domestic violence, sexual assault, addiction and mental illness that had previously been discussed in the public sphere only by recognised authorities were now being discussed openly by afflicted individuals who had once been consigned to the private sphere. Read full story here .


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Shannen Doherty: My cancer exposed people who were not there for me
Hollywood actress Shannen Doherty has said being diagnosed with breast cancer has changed her life "for the better" because it exposed people who were not there for her.
The former star of Beverly Hills, 90210 has fought a high-profile battle with the disease, documenting her treatment on social media and sharing images of herself shaving her head.
Shannen, 45, was honoured with the American Cancer Society's Courage Award in Los Angeles on Saturday and revealed she was about to undergo radiotherapy after completing chemotherapy.
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"That's what cancer does. It strips everything where everyone, including you, is laid bare."
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The former Buffy The Vampire Slayer star said: "She has always been a courageous person but over the last year she has become a one-woman army.
"Fearless yet full of heart, crushing cancer like a slayer - takes one to know one. In an age when celebrities are afraid to walk out of the house without make up, Shannen is proudly displaying her shaved head, telling the world if this can happen to me, it can happen to anyone."
Shannen, who also starred in fantasy drama series Charmed, revealed she was fighting breast cancer in August 2015, after being diagnosed in March that year.
She had filed a lawsuit against her former business managers, claiming they left her without health insurance and caused a delay in doctors diagnosing her with the disease. The case was settled in August this year.
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First lady Michelle Obama warned against voting for someone who "has no chance to win" the presidential election, calling a vote for third-party candidates "a vote for Hillary's opponent."
Speaking at a rally at La Salle University's Tom Gola Arena in Philadelphia, the first lady also said that Americans who don't vote at all, risk putting Donald Trump in the White House.
"Elections aren't just about who votes, it's also about who doesn't vote," Obama said.
She never mentioned Trump by name during her nearly 30-minute speech, but criticized "Clinton's opponent" for his attack on women, immigrants, as well as the Republican nominee's temperament.
"We need someone who is steady and measured because when making life or death, war or peace decisions, a president just can't pop off or lash out irrationally. We need an adult in the White House," Obama said, noting that when Clinton "gets knocked down, she doesn't complain. She doesn't cry foul."
Gary Johnson, the Libertarian candidate for president, was asked at an MSNBC town hall about people who say a vote for a third-party candidate is a wasted vote.
"A wasted vote is a vote for someone who you don't believe in," he said.
Obama's speech in Pennsylvania came a day after Vice President Joe Biden held a voter registration rally at Philly's Drexel University.
Later Wednesday, Obama appeared at a rally for the Democratic presidential nominee at the University of Pittsburgh. She cast Clinton as a tough, compassionate fighter who doesn't back down and who loves her country.
"Experience matters, preparation matters, temperament matters," she said. "Hillary Clinton has it all. She's the real deal."
She told the crowd in Pittsburgh she understands some voters are uninspired this year, but this election is too important not to vote.
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Trump's campaign reacted to Obama's speech with a statement saying Clinton is in "panic mode" in Pennsylvania because polls show the Republican presidential nominee surging in the battleground state.