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I'm A Hornet from President ShonrockJuly 31, 2014
Ingram's, a Kansas City Business Magazine, recently recognized Icons of Education. Notable recipients include Dr. John Rich (School of Business Professor and Director of Student Affairs and Alumni), Dale Cushinberry (Topeka Public Schools), and Andy Tompkins (President and CEO of the Kansas Board of Regents).
The first ever STRONG Emporia Fitness Camp was held earlier this summer. Special thanks to Erin Blocker (Health Promotion Instructor and Assistant Track & Field Coach) for hosting this community engagement event.
According to a new survey by The Chronicle of Higher Education, Emporia State University is one of the best colleges in the nation to work for. This is the second straight year that Emporia State has been recognized.
Alpha Sigma Alpha Sorority recently named two Emporia State alums to its National Council. Melissa Koch Merriam (BS Business Management '00) is the new National President, and Kathryn Wolfington Harth (BSE Elementary Education '01) is the new National Vice President of Membership.
Emporia State led the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association with 10 selections to the United States Track & Field/Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Women's All-Academic team.
Emporia State Men's Track and Field team had three selections to the USTFCCCA All-Academic team. Individuals include Payson Maydew (3.88 GPA in Accounting), Jordan Smith (3.28 GPA in Health Promotions) and Nick Klenda (3.32 GPA in Criminal Justice).
Lea Anderson (BSE Elementary Education '14) recently accepted a position at BINUS International School in Jakarta, Indonesia. She took advantage of the international student teaching program this summer.
As part of the campus master plan, a new curb has been installed on Highland Street beginning at the Art Annex and wrapping around the practice fields near the interstate.
The Kansas History Teacher of the Year is Joel Schaefer (BSE Social Sciences '97). This award was presented by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
The new chair for the University Support Staff Commission is Darcy Johnson (Financial Aid, Scholarship, and Veterans Services). USS was formerly known as Classified Assembly. Congratulations Darcy!
Dr. Kevin Rabas (Associate Professor of English, Modern Languages, and Journalism) recently had his play, "Guess My Name," performed at the 4th Annual 24 Hour Play Festival in Topeka.
Congratulations to Dr. Jared Larson (BA Modern Languages and Social Sciences '02) on finishing his Ph.D. in International Relations at the University of Delaware. He has accepted a position at the University of Izmir in Turkey.
Congratulations to Dr. Michael Wolgast (BSE Social Science '89), the principal of Pioneer Trail Middle School in Olathe, Kansas. The National Association of Middle School Principals recognized Pioneer Trail as the Middle School of the Year for 2014.
Congratulations to Dr. Yaokun "Angel" Yang (Master of Music Performance '09) who was recently granted tenure and promotion to Associate Professor at Liaoning Normal University in Dalian, China.
The Department of Mathematics and Economics received a $3,000 Waldemar J. Tijitzinsky scholarship. This year's recipient is T.J. Huettenmueller, an undergraduate mathematics major.
Hornet football players Jarrett Stastny and Brent Wilson were named to the Beyond Sports Network Preseason Division II All-America list. Jarrett was named to the second-team, and Brent earned third-team honors.
Congratulations to Dr. David Edds (Professor of Biology) and the members of the Kansas Fishes Committee on the publication of their new book titled "Kansas Fishes."
During the summer term, 87 student-athletes took at least one summer class which totaled 430 credit hours.
Congratulations to Dr. Andrea Mott (MLS and MA History '08) who has successfully defended her dissertation at North Dakota State University where she completed her Ph.D. in history.
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Wireless instrumentation helps pipeline operator with diagnostics
When Atlas Pipeline – Westex wanted to bring data from an old plant into its new control room, the cost of adding all the necessary wiring to do the job threatened to kill the project. But there was another solution.
"Wireless was our only way to do this project," said Wayne Wasson of Atlas. "Without it we would have spent three times as much."
Atlas used Emerson Process Management's Smart Wireless technology and saved an estimated $725,000 in installation costs. The result has been improved production efficiency at its Benedum natural gas processing facility near Midkiff, TX. The self-organizing IEC 62591 (WirelessHART) network connects a new plant with an older unit in the same facility. Pulling data from the old plant into the new plant's control room using conventional wiring was not financially feasible because of the distance and obstacles between the two plants.
The wireless network includes 99 of Emerson's Rosemount wireless temperature, pressure, level, and discrete-input transmitters that communicate with three Smart Wireless Gateways to collect real-time data from gas processing and storage tanks, cooling towers, and compressors. The majority of the wireless devices replaced local indicators in the old plant, while others measure pressure along pipes between the two plants and tank level in the new plant.
Data from the wireless network is integrated into the plant's DeltaV digital automation system, which monitors and controls critical plant processes. Atlas operators also use AMS Suite: Intelligent Device Manager predictive maintenance software to actively manage key field devices in both plants, including Fisher valves. Predictive diagnostics provided through AMS Suite have enabled Atlas to eliminate operator rounds to the old plant, saving multiple trips per day.
"The application gave us a centralized location to view our total plant process," said Wasson. "Our operators do not have to make rounds to learn about potential problems. They can more efficiently operate the plant by seeing changes and problems when they occur. Overall installation was easy and seamless and took about a day to have them all communicating and showing up in the DeltaV system."
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Wondering if anyone has taken Cimzia for rheumatoid arthritis while breastfeeding? I have had RA for eleven years. With my first, I had to stop breastfeeding at 7 weeks (tried 10mg prednisone but the flares were still so strong that I couldn't even walk). I just gave birth to my 2nd and am hoping to go longer with this one. Currently taking 10mg prednisone, which I took throughout pregnancy. Feel good so far but know that I may flare in a few weeks, as I did with my first.
Rheumatologist suggested Cimzia (and hopefully stop prednisone), but since it is so new, I have my concerns. Drug manufacturer of course says don't take it b/c there is no good research, but some dr's feel that it is safe.
Anyone had any success with Cimzia - or another medication for RA - while breastfeeding? Unfortunately alternative therapies like dietary changes and chiropractor care do not help with my condition (and I am already very physically fit/active).


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A review of OpenSUSE 10.3, which concludes: "While openSUSE's efforts to simplify Linux or Window-fy Linux can be commended, the inconsistency in their implementation is its downfall. Opening applications quickly becomes a chore with the excessive amount of clicks needed to find the application you want. The application browser loads slowly, looks cluttered, and uses icons that are too large. Yast has been improved but still feels slow."


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From WikiFur, the furry encyclopedia.
Scotty Zebra, also known as Dr Scotty Fox and Uniform Vixen, is a furry artist who lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.[1]
- ↑ Dr Scotty Fox's profile on deviantART Retrieved October 27, 2011
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RESEARCH (25%) My research focuses on understanding the ecology of insect pests in tobacco and small fruits and utilizing this information to enhance pest management. I am particularly interested in landscape scale management issues, host preference behavior, and invasive species biology. I am also developing projects in specialty crop systems, including hops.
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TEACHING (0%) I do not have a formal teaching appointment, but I am involved in teaching activities. I teach Fellowship and Grant Writing in the Biological Sciences every fall semester, I am one of 4 team instructors for ENT 762, a course that teaches integrated pest mangement of insect using a systems-based model, and I also co-lead an extension entomology seminar, offered every 3rd year.
EXTENSION (75%) The tobacco extension faculty at NC State have a history of innovation, and I continue this tradition. North Carolina tobacco growers are engaged in the extension process and serve as a model for the growing small fruit industry. Tobacco production is also changing, with many growers choosing to diversify or cease operations while those that remain are increasing in size. Small fruit production is rapidly increasing throughout North Carolina, and to meet the needs of these growers, I present at extension meetings (both local and regional), I conduct hands on workshops, and am currently developing webinars and online training tools.
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Seib & Wessel: Can U.S. Win Support for Syria Role
Former National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley says public support in the U.S. will swing behind President Obama if he chooses to get more involved in Syria.
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Former AFL player Liam Jurrah will spend another six weeks behind bars after being jailed over an assault on a woman outside a 24-hour store in Alice Springs.
He was sentenced to six months in jail, which was backdated to April 27 to take into account time he has already spent in custody on remand.
The sentence will be suspended after three months, meaning he will be released at the end of July.
The 24-year-old pleaded guilty in the Alice Springs Magistrates Court on Thursday to one count of aggravated assault of a woman in the early hours of March 28.
Two other assault charges and a count of causing serious harm were withdrawn.
The court was told the incident began after an argument between Jurrah's current partner and his previous partner.
The victim was not involved in the argument, but had smashed the rear window of a car.
Jurrah pushed her from behind and hit her twice in the head, while his co-accused Mathius Walker, 32, hit and kicked her.
Walker was sentenced to seven months' jail.
Jurrah walked free from the Alice Springs court in March after being acquitted of attacking his cousin with a machete in a brawl last year.
He made his AFL debut in 2009 and played 36 games for Melbourne.
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With Giancarlo Stanton on the shelf with an injury and Hanley Ramirez out of the picture via trade, Ozzie Guillen is trying out a new wrinkle with the middle of his lineup. Leadoff man Jose Reyes is moving to the No. 3 spot while Emilio Bonifacio will lead off. At least for tonight's game. We'll find out later how long Guillen intends to stick with this arrangement when we speak to him during B.P.
With 1,000 plate apperarance in the leadoff spot, Bonifacio is no stranger to the top of the lineup card.
But Reyes is somewhat of a fledgling in the No. 3 slot. Former Mets manager Jerry Manuel stuck him there for 20 consecutive games in April and May of the 2010 season, and Reyes didn't exactly take off at the plate, going 17 for 82 (.207) with only six RBI.
Today's roster move: The Marlins, as expected, have recalled infielder Donnie Murphy from Triple A New Orleans. He'll take one of the two roster spots vacated in the Ramirez/Randy Choate trade to Los Angeles. Right-hander Nathan Eovaldi, who was acquired from the Dodgers and is scheduled to start Saturday for the Marlins, will be the other addition.
Tonight's lineup for the Marlins:
1. Bonifacio, 2b; 2. Donovan Solano, 3b; 3. Jose Reyes, ss; 4. Carlos Lee, 1b; 5. Justin Ruggiano, cf; 6. Logan Morrison, lf; 7. Bryan Petersen, rf; 8. John Buck, c; 9. Carlos Zambrano, p.


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I think that would be great for you to audition in what's going to be a great movie. Who knows? Maybe you will be better than who they will cast.twi-nerd wrote:Well, since the topic is called 'Who would you like to play. . .'
I have been pretty silly about this. I would like them to make an open casting for Jane so I can audition . If they don't, I'd like to see Emily Browning play Jane.


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Runners are men and women, young and old, veterans with decades of miles on their legs and beginners just finding out the pleasure of running a mile.
We run for health, in honor of others, to raise money for charity, or solely to find the outer edges of our own physical limits. It is often a solitary pursuit;sometimes the only sounds on long quiet runs are the runner's footsteps and breaths. But out on the roads we are rarely entirely alone and there are a myriad of little interactions with others — the driver who nods a runner across an intersection giving plenty of room on the road, the walker who pulls their barking dog close, and smiles and waves from children playing outside. We are never far from the community we are all part of.
As runners, we collect race tee-shirts and bibs and medals, but more importantly, friends. Running friendships are forged and cemented through shared effort and sweat and are without pretense; we often see each other at our most vulnerable times, raw and exhausted. We congratulate each other and high-five, and commiserate over injuries and poor races. We push oneanother and find together we can do more than we thought was possible. There are early morning runs, road trips, pre-race dinners and post-race festivities to share. We celebrate happy milestones and support one another through the difficulties of life, sometimes in the only way possible, running silently beside.Races are the culmination of weeks and months of preparation for runners, race directors and the host town or city. The community comes out and volunteers, directing traffic, cheering for runners, handing out water just when it is needed. There are signs and cow bells and spectators telling us we're looking good even when we most certainly are not. On hot summer days, hoses and sprinklers appear almost magically in neighborhoods where races wind through, small kindnesses with lasting impact. When faced with the last hill at the end of a long race, it is often a voice from the side of the road, a strangerthat urges us on, lightening the load of weary legs and getting us to the top.
For the big races, the marathons, there are months and sometimes years spent preparing. Day after day we slip out the door to train, grateful for the ability to run and run long, to push ourselves to and past our limits. We run through cold and heat and rain and wind and somehow love every minute of it. And our families and friends are always there to support us, asking us how training is going, how today's run felt. They are there to celebrate with us on race day, to share in the joy of the achievement.
Running brings peace to a cluttered mind, and order and discipline to busy days. After a run, we feel better than we did before, and are glad we went even when we are tired, or sick, or uninspired. By facing the challenges of long miles we find strength that can translate to the rest of our lives. It is hard to come to grips with the horror of what happened in Boston. But through the sadness, we will face it together in the only way we know how, with strength and determination. Endurance is the essence of the sport of running, the ability to continue despite pain.
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LEXINGTON, Va. -- Washington and Lee Director of Athletics
Mike Walsh has announced the hiring of five new assistant coaches and
a new assistant sports information director.
Joining the staff as assistant coaches are Ray Costa (Volleyball),
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Kohler (Football) and Michael Piranian (Men's Soccer). Additionally,
Chris Hodgson will serve as assistant sports information director.
Costa joins the volleyball staff after serving as the varsity
women's volleyball manager and president, captain and coach of the club
men's volleyball team at York College of Pennsylvania. A 2004 graduate
of York with a bachelor of science in secondary education, Costa has also
been a volunteer assistant coach at Eastern York Middle School and served
as a counselor and supervisor of the Summer Camp at Stony Brook University.
Delaney comes to W&L after a year as the assistant lacrosse
coach and assistant dean of students at the Western Reserve Academy in
Hudson, Ohio. A 2003 graduate of Franklin & Marshall with a
bachelor of arts degree in special studies, Delaney was a four-year letterwinner
for the Diplomats' lacrosse team. Delaney has served as assistant
director of the Dave Brothers New Jersey All-Star Lacrosse Camp and has
been a camp counselor for the Rising Star 160 and Advantage Lacrosse Camps.
Jack joins the W&L field hockey and women's lacrosse
staffs after a one-year stint as the head junior varsity field hockey
coach at South River High School in Maryland. She was also an official
for the Anne Arundel County Field Hockey Association. A 2003 graduate
of Lynchburg College with a bachelor of science degree in environmental
science, Jack was a four-year letterwinner for both the LC field hockey
and lacrosse teams. She was a three-time All-ODAC and two-time All-America
selection in field hockey and a three-time All-ODAC honoree in lacrosse.
Kohler comes to W&L after serving as the offensive coordinator,
assistant athletic director and assistant baseball coach at Fairbanks
High School in Ohio during the 2003 season. Additionally, Kohler
was an assistant football coach, assistant baseball coach and strength
and conditioning coordinator at Kenyon College for two seasons and held
assistant coaching stints at Marion Elgin and Marion Catholic High Schools
in Ohio. Kohler is a 1998 graduate of the Ohio State University
with a bachelor of science degree in sociology education and an associate
of arts degree in sports management.
Piranian joins the soccer staff after working with the Capital
Area Soccer League and Club Med as a field manger and sports director.
Piranian, son of Head Men's Soccer Coach Rolf Piranian, graduated
from Virginia Tech in 2002 with a bachelor of science in housing, interior
design and resource management and a minor in business. A four-year
letterwinner for the Hokie Men's Soccer Team, Piranian has also been an
assistant soccer coach at Christiansburg High School (2001) and has been
an Under-13 coach with the New River Soccer Association.
Hodgson comes to W&L from SUNY-New Paltz, where he was the sports information intern during the 2003-04 school year. He has also been an SID intern at Mt. St. Vincent College (2002-03), was an SID student assistant at Old Dominion University (2001-02), and was the ice hockey/media relations and compliance fellow with the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (2000-01). Hodgson holds a bachelor of science degree in health science with a minor in psychology from Lock Haven University (1999) and a master of science degree in physical education/sport management from Old Dominion (2003).
Contact: Brian Laubscher
Sports Information Director
PO Drawer 928
Lexington, VA 24450
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The Decision to Take on a Regulator
Brokers facing regulatory action have a difficult choice: Accept a settlement or fight the charges. Wealth Management's Caitlin Nish speaks with attorney Jeff Kern about what brokers should consider when making this decision.
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Robyn Kass just tweeted that this Friday, April 29th is the last day to submit applications for BB13.71 more days until the premiere!
Quote from: RealityFreakWill on April 26, 2011, 01:09:34 PMRobyn Kass just tweeted that this Friday, April 29th is the last day to submit applications for BB13.71 more days until the premiere! i gotta get it done tomorrow or thursday...yikes...time is flying this year haha...
Per CBS/CBSTweet They announced today that Big Brother 13 will premiere on Thursday, July 7th, not Wednesday the 6th as originally announced by Julie Chen shen she made an appearance on the Craig Ferguson snow.Per BB casting, they say it is now complete and they are in the process of selecting the houseguests. They will be informed at the end of the month. That will give them a month to prepare and get ready to go in sequester at the end of June. They should be entering the Big Brother house on Saturday afternoon, July 2nd.58 more days!
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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (AP) Gio Bernard returned a punt 74 yards for the go-ahead touchdown with 13 seconds left, helping North Carolina stun rival North Carolina State 43-35 to end a five-year losing streak in the series.
Bernard's punt return capped a huge day for the sophomore tailback, who ran for 135 yards and two touchdowns. He also had eight catches for 95 yards to lead the Tar Heels (6-3, 3-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who trailed 35-25 entering the final period in a back-and-forth game that lived up to the rivalry hype.
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Super Talent Luxio 64GB High-Capacity Luxury USB Drive Review
Manufacturers are able to pack more and more capacity in devices based on flash memory. However, solid-state drives are still far away from what mechanical hard drives are capable of. One impressive thing though is that USB thumb drives reached the 64GB level not so long ago. With that much capacity, it can even be a viable option to use it as a main storage device. I have seen on Internet people who modified their netbooks with them. Some replaced the mechanical hard drive by such USB flash drives because they are more likely to use less power, therefore increasing battery life, while others replaced the low capacity solid-state drive. Today, we will have a look at one of these 64GB USB flash drives: the Super Talent Luxio.
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The Super Talent is unique in its kind. The black package really stands out of other USB thumb drives in that it looks luxurious. Looking at the front, one can have a rough idea of what the flash drive looks like, however it might be of another color. There is a black, white, and wood finish version. On the sides, there is nothing else than the brand: Super Talent. At the back, the features are written in six different languages.
The cover is retained by two small magnets. Once lifted up, the jewel appears alongside a leather case, both held firmly in the middle by a black foam. The one reviewed here is the wood colored version.
The Luxio thumb drive fits in the black leather case like a glove. Once again, a small magnet is inserted in between the leather layers which keeps the case closed. One can see the fade shape of it on the second picture. At the back of it, there is a clip so one can attach it to his belt, for example.
Now, let's take a closer look at the thumb drive itself. It has a stylish metal band all around it. On the side, it is written the brand in gold. At the complete end, there is a small transparent plastic piece under the metal band to let go the light of a LED, as we will see later. Pulling on the cap on the other end reveals the USB female port. Unfortunalety it is not gold or brass plated. That would have added a nice touch to this luxurious thumb drive!
Plugging it in a computer lights up two red LEDs in the flash drive. One lights up through the small transparent plastic piece at the end whereas the other one is seen directly though the wood colored plastic. Finally, placing it alongside a penny gives an idea of its dimensions. It is 77mm long.
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Is the Pentalobe screwdriver mentioned in the tools list? I did not have one so I used a filed down flat blade screwdriver. Not a fantastic idea, but it works.
Yes, it's mentioned on the top of this page. P5 Pentalobe to be precise. I didn't have one either, so I bought one from iFixit and that works fantastic. An absolutely precise fit, which is important especially when you might open your MacBook a couple of times during the years you own it. Not using the correct tool might do more harm to the screws than you want! I once had this with a Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro, which has Torx screws (T4 I think) and I used cheap Chinese quality tools, with the result that both the tool and one of the screws are damaged.
I never, ever, ever considered using anything but the correct tool on the Pentalobe screws. Too easy to strip and void your warranty (if still in effect), as well as make it almost impossible to get inside later for another upgrade or repair. The Wiha P5 Pentalobe screwdriver fits like a glove and costs only about $11 (a fraction of your drive's price)at Amazon.com. Get it!
is P5 supposed to be for all 10 screws? it works on the 2x 2.3mm at the top, but not for the 8x others for me. what size screwdriver for the 3mm? thanks
Yes, the p5 works for all 10 pentalobe screw heads for bottom cover. The the different size mm reference only refers to the difference in length of the screws, but again both heads are p5.
This was already mentioned at the start, it says 2x 2.3mm screws and those are coloured red instead of orange for the other ones in iFixit's image.
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What is the black vinyl-y sticker on the inside of the case (some sort of shield?). I was forced to slightly puncture it in order to replace the feet on my laptop. Thanks in advance.
There is no point on going near the battery or logic board. I cut out these steps with no issue. It is precautionary but unnecessary.
I have a friends MacBook Pro that has some water damage that caused the MacBook not to be able to use battery power, but still work when plugged into A/C. Upon further inspection I can see visible corrosion on a few of the 9 cables going from the battery connector to that small circuit board. Is it possible to just replace that circuit board?
I have the some problem. I was thinking to replace the whole battery but I am not it will solve the problem. Any suggestions?
Sometimes it can be enough to just clean the contacts without having to replace the entire board. Dosent work for complicated IC's like plcc type, where corrosion is underneath the chip. Here you will have to reheat and reapply the IC.
Have either of you replaced the battery and/or circuit board to fix the MacBooks with the water damage ? I have the same problem with the MacBook working fine when connected to power but dying immediately when the power cord is removed.
Hi, Steve. I had the same problem: Macbook Pro 15 retina with coffee damage. And it worked fine when connected to power. I made it working after replacing the whole battery. It seems that circuit connected to the battery becomes disabled to prevent short circuit.
When placing the battery connector back into the socket on the logic board, check that every part of connector is pressed down. You should hear a soft click when it's back in place.
Thanks for the comment. My MBP isn't powering on after I walked through these steps, and I assume it is because the battery connector isn't fully connected. (I can't check yet since I borrowed the pentalobe screwdriver)
I thought I made sure it was connected but when running the computer it only detected the battery but couldn't power it. I had to run with power adapter. Also it didn't charge. I guess some pins were connected but not all. To verify that all were connected I removed the plastic cover, placed it carefully completely flat, and then reattached the plastic cover. After that it worked!
If I only want to replace the trackpad cable, then which steps should I skip? This step seems unnecessary
If you miss or let this step for later like I did, the power left in the battery even though the computer is completely shut down, will screw up the I/O board cable like I did. I noticed this after I put all the pieces back, turn the computer on and surprise, no wifi hardware is detected. -.-
Same as my comment on Step 11: This step was not necessary for me to remove the battery. Perhaps it's a safety precaution? Regardless, I skipped the speaker cable removal (Steps 11, 12) and didn't have any problems replacing the battery. ( FYI - I used a heat path method, vs the solvent).
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No Robbie on new Take That album
Robbie Williams has said he won't be able to work on Take That's next album or have a permanent place with the group on tour.
The singer, 40, said that his wife Ayda expecting their second child and his own tough schedule meant that he wouldn't be able to join the chart-toppers.
He told The Sun: "Logistically, I can't do it. I have the tour and I'm going to be a dad again."
Speaking after a gig in Vienna, the singer hinted that he could pop up with the band on some of their tour dates.
"It doesn't mean to say I won't join in along the way. Whatever happens, I am absolutely going to be in Take That - I love being in Take That," he said.
He added that after his own Swing Both Ways tour finishes he will be "away for a year or two".
Gary Barlow, Mark Owen, Howard Donald and Jason Orange have been in the studio producing Take That's next album.
The singer has been going on the road with Ayda, daughter Teddy, and his own father Pete Conway, as well as Pete's wife and Robbie's mother-in-law.
He said: "It's a very loving, safe environment... We don't get time to worry about us or the show... We've got it all going on backstage."


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"We are now seeing a tendency toward a shift in the center of gravity away from traditional methods of force and means of combat toward non- traditional methods, including information. Their impact is imperceptible and appears gradually. It is less burdensome economically and is not dangerous ecologically. . . . Thus today information and information technologies are becoming a real weapon. A weapon not just in a metaphoric sense but in a direct sense as well."[1]
In 1995, a 28-year-old Russian biochemistry graduate student in St. Petersburg, Vladimir Levin, used sophisticated computer codes more than 40 times to break into New York Citicorp's computerized cash-management system. He transferred more than $12 million to banks around the world and had access to Citicorp's daily transfer of $500 billion. Only the cooperation of the FBI, Russian police, and law enforcement agencies on four continents prevented a catastrophe and eventually resulted in Levin's arrest.[2] Levin's "cybercaper" underscores the vulnerability of sensitive economic (and by analogy, defense) systems to computer hackers operating from terminals located anywhere in the world. An attack on any economy or defense structure conceivably could be initiated by any foreign government or hostile threat without forewarning or even physical evidence that it had occurred.
Rapid technological change presents a specific new challenge to strategists: the requirement to master the emerging forms and functions of information technologies. New developments in managing information can create suspicion--even paranoia--among nations that lack the enabling technologies we take for granted. Technologically antiquated nations, those without as well as those whose infrastructures are outdated, could be more inclined to preemptive behavior when they perceive a threat than would those states more attuned to the capabilities and limitations of the latest technologies. Whereas once the launch of nuclear-tipped missiles might have required minutes to detect, today's information assault could be completed in seconds--and remain undetected until its consequences become painfully apparent.
Strategists and policymakers need to explore issues such as "information assault" because the genie is out of the bottle; we cannot ignore the fact that technology generally considered benign can be turned against another state with devastating consequences. Decision by indecision is not an option in exploring the ways in which our infrastructure and our armed forces have become dependent on the new technologies. Failure to treat information assault as a potential threat could mean that some will sit idly by until there is a catastrophe. One Russian theoretician warned of such a possibility:
From a military point of view, the use of information warfare means against Russia or its armed forces will categorically not be considered a non-military phase of a conflict, whether there were casualties or not . . . considering the possible catastrophic consequences of the use of strategic information warfare means by an enemy, whether on economic or state command and control systems, or on the combat potential of the armed forces, . . . Russia retains the right to use nuclear weapons first against the means and forces of information warfare, and then against the aggressor state itself.[3]
Confidence-building measures suitable to an era of potential information-based assaults on other states could draw initially on concepts from the nuclear age, primarily those of deterrence and non-proliferation. The concepts would have to be altered to meet the challenge of an assault that can cripple a national banking or telephone system without leaving physical evidence of its occurrence. Other nuclear age ideas which may be of some utility include launch under attack, preemption, and the application of crisis management methodologies.
This article explores the idea of deterring information-based assaults.[4] It defines the concept of an information assault and describes and explores the need for forms of deterrence tailored specifically to the threat posed by the use of electronic means as weapons. A companion piece, "The Possibilities for Mutual Deterrence: A Russian View" by a Russian officer who specializes in strategic intelligence, gives another perspective on the issue.
What Is the Threat?
According to the February 1995 edition of the National Military Strategy of the United States, one of the goals of the strategy of flexible and selective engagement is to "win the information war" (that is, in case of a conflict; there is no intent to imply that an information war is ongoing in peacetime). The working dictionary of the National Defense University's School of Information Warfare and Strategy defines information warfare as:
Actions taken to preserve the integrity of one's own information systems from exploitation, corruption, or destruction while at the same time exploiting, corrupting, or destroying an adversary's information systems and in the process achieving an information advantage in the application of force. It is also actions taken to achieve information superiority in support of national military strategy by affecting adversary information and information systems while leveraging and defending our information and information systems. Command and control warfare is a subset of information warfare.[5]
Martin Libicki of the National Defense University has written a helpful description of the various types of information warfare. Aimed against military forces and state infrastructures are:
Each type of warfare described by Libicki would require its own rules of engagement, based on its methods, objectives, and technologies. It is essential to use the leverage attained from modern reconnaissance and intelligence collection systems to "assure that this leverage works for us and against our adversaries." FM 100-6, Information Operations, goes further, citing the need to acquire, use, protect, exploit, deny, and manage information activities. In accordance with the desire to win the information war, information assets are now strategic assets, and should be so reflected in our national security policy. The primary threat to US and Russian information systems and the data they contain and process, then, would be an adversary's ability to alter, replace, or delete the information stored or generated by these systems and to influence the processes by which it is managed.
Threat Subsets
Advanced information technologies are required if one is to disrupt the integrity of information systems and defeat an opposing force or damage a state infrastructure through information warfare. These technologies represent one aspect of the threat to all nations. They most readily appear today in the form of satellite surveillance systems, global navigation systems, and commercial communications and satellite systems. These systems are presently experiencing some leveling among nations possessing the technologies, because the United States, Russia, France, and China are more willing to share them with others than at any time in the past. This change in national policies is due primarily to two phenomena: the end of the Cold War, and the trend to develop jointly the ecological monitoring systems that are needed to help prevent global contamination or depletion of natural resources. Nevertheless, the US desire to slow the spread of these technologies is apparent:
Precise navigation and imagery in the wrong hands can imperil US forces. Space-based communications reduce the US advantage in military command and control. Cryptographic capabilities could permit terrorists to plan havoc undetected. Space launch capabilities can lead to ballistic missile proliferation that destabilizes regions.[7]
Information gathered, stored, and used by those who possess such technologies knows no boundaries, recognizes no sovereignties, and is hardly covered by international law. Consequently, it has become much more difficult to identify when a country or region is under attack or when national sovereignty has been breached. How does one appeal to the UN when that organization's charter does not allow the collection of intelligence, which in many cases is simply the collection of information? Another element of the threat, then, is the absence of legal mechanisms, agreed to by the international community, that could provide coherence to the many commercial and government decisions made in the information area. For example, what should be considered by law as an information assault? Is it an information strike, an information embargo, information theft, or all of these in varying proportions? One US strategic assessment noted:
Government policy decisions do affect the precise direction in which information technologies advance, the channels through which they are allowed to flow, and the speed at which they spread from the technologically advanced nations to other societies . . . . From a national security perspective, the most salient trend in the new information environment is that the capabilities that DOD spent billions to build in the 1980s are increasingly available for other nations to buy or rent at a fraction of that cost.[8]
The absence of international agreements that could regulate the use or denial of data and information, and the rapid development of information technologies, give rise to a third element of the threat: the emergence of new methods to manipulate perceptions, emotions, interests, and choices and thus serve as a psychological weapon. This is not the overt psychological operation of the past that juxtaposed one system of values or beliefs against another. It is instead a razor-sharp weapon that manipulates emotions and perceptions through any mass medium--radio, TV, the Internet, or the press--separately or in varying combinations. This weapon can contaminate through manipulation ranging from tainted sources, skewed historical understanding of the complexity of a situation, or policy entanglements within a government apparatus during a transition period, to targeted monetary support of factions in a nation or region.
The most obvious carryover from the Cold War period is radio and television broadcasting, which knew no borders then and knows no borders now. News reported on CNN or other networks, immediately accessible by politicians all over the globe, can cause a flurry of diplomatic activity if reports contradict positions taken in private, or if they appear somehow to influence those decisions. General Colin Powell's use of CNN to stay abreast of damage assessment during the initial stages of the Gulf War is a good example of being able to "see what we know in real time." Even a modest ability to influence decisions can have unpredictable consequences and therefore must be considered as an element of the threat. The ability to control such information, had it been in the hands of Saddam Hussein instead of the United States, could have produced entirely different results. As a Russian information warfare specialist noted,
The introduction of information totalitarianism has now become the norm in international relations. The growing influence of the mass media on the course and substance of political processes and the functioning of governmental mechanisms is one of the dominant trends in the development of contemporary society.[9]
This same specialist foresaw two other kinds of problems for Russia. The first kind includes the loss of valuable information, such as the disclosure of state secrets, special eavesdropping measures, or the use of medical, chemical, or other agents to influence people's thinking. The second identifies the introduction of false data into information systems.[10]
A fourth element of the threat is the speed with which information assaults can be conducted, giving little time for crisis managers to respond. In the past there were early warning systems to give indications of enemy intentions or launches, and some measurable delay between initiation of the assault and its culmination. Now, events can occur almost instantaneously and often without detection. These emerging capabilities can encourage suspicion, paranoia, and a willingness to consider preemptive strikes.
A final information threat is simply the availability of masses of information to anyone who wants it. Information once denied to terrorists or criminals is now available to them in highly usable forms. Legitimate on-line services allow individuals to request information about a diverse series of topics (e.g., how to make a nuclear weapon, weapon blueprints, outline and defense of a border region) from universities or other data banks. Information that once took years of research to assemble now can be acquired in a matter of seconds. It is far more dangerous in the hands of terrorists today than it would be in the hands of more conventional adversaries, whom one expects would fully understand the consequences of using it to support aggressive behavior. This situation can encourage collaboration between hostile governments and non-state actors of all kinds to develop and carry out with relative impunity operations against the United States, its allies, and its friends. Information still denied to unauthorized users can be obtained by persistent hackers, operating on their own or under the sponsorship of a state or rogue organization.[11]
Why Deterrence?
According to US Joint Publication 1-02, deterrence is "the prevention from action by fear of the consequences. Deterrence is a state of mind brought about by the existence of a credible threat of unacceptable counteraction."[12] The key element of the February 1995 National Military Strategy is nuclear deterrence. At the time that document was drafted, however, there seemingly was no emphasis on information warfare as a prospective threat and hence no inclination to address it by name in the same context as the better-known nuclear threat. Thus the highest priority of our military strategy at this writing is to deter a nuclear attack against our nation and allies. Our survival and the freedom of action that we need to protect extended national interests depend upon strategic and nonstrategic nuclear forces and their associated command, control, and communications.[13]
Increasingly, however, the power of information technologies allows any country to limit the survival or freedom of action of another through the control or corruption of data and information, or through the development of new information technology. As a result it is in the interest of the United States to codify an international legal position on the use of these technologies, especially as they can be used to gain a strategic advantage over other states.
Defining Deterrence Against Information Assault
A suggested definition of deterrence against an information assault is this: The ability through international law, specific applications of information technologies, or the monitoring of "perception management" to deter an information assault on the territory of a sovereign state. The term "territory of a sovereign state" includes the airwaves and information channels above, around, and below the territory in question. It includes transnational relations between and among states that would be affected by an information assault on the social structures of the state, on its economic or political functions, such as its financial markets, or on industry or infrastructure, such as power grids or communication systems.
Deterrence against information assault is required today, particularly to alleviate concern over the rapid application by some nations of information technologies and the implications of an expanding gap between those who possess the technologies and those who don't. Systems such as the Internet have proven their utility to those with access to them; they can also produce genuine fear among strategic thinkers of states that do not possess them. Several noted Russian scientists recently observed:
These fears are primarily associated with the problems of guaranteeing the security of national information resources [and] telecommunications, and [with] the prevention of computer crimes. These problems are especially urgent for countries in which the creation of their own information infrastructure is lagging and which do not have adequate resources to either resist this new American initiative or to join the superhighway as equals. Russia is among those countries.[14]
Russia has been at the forefront of theoretical attempts to harness this technology, through joint conferences and organizations, before it spins out of control. Russian military and technical scientists have constantly called for joint seminars, and have even developed the International Information Academy to serve as a global networking system of information systems and thinkers.[15] Through these and other such forums they have called for the immediate start of international cooperation on information technology issues. Three Russian scientists specializing in information security issues observed recently:
The international cooperation that is needed to cope with the prospects of misuse or abuse of information systems should focus on the development and adoption of legal provisions and agreements that guarantee information security in cross-border information exchange processes. Specifically, measures of an international character that are directed at preventing, or failing that, ensuring liability for computer crimes, must be defined and juridically reinforced.[16]
There is a problem, however, with the concept of deterring information assault. Unlike the threats associated with nuclear weapons during the Cold War--where control was tight and exercised by governments--information weapons (the computer virus, intrusion into sensitive systems) can be used by any hacker with the competency to enter a government, corporate, or individual net. Control over information and the systems that produce it is not centralized; neither is it the near-complete monopoly of government that defined the systems of deterrence during the nuclear age. Therefore the means to detect, control, and respond to such intrusions need to be developed far beyond those required by the nuclear threat.[17]
The Means to Deter Information Assaults
The fundamentally different problem of deterring information assault is created by the large number of people with the means, the skills, and the will to disrupt information in storage or in transit. Nuclear proliferation for decades was hindered by the difficulties inherent in acquiring the means and the skills to create a nuclear weapon. These difficulties created de facto government nuclear monopolies. This is no longer the case; computer hackers sitting in the privacy of their homes can damage information systems anywhere in the world.
Factors that can put deterrence of information assault into context as a priority issue include:
Several methods of deterring information assault present themselves. The first is the legal aspect, defined by what the international community will consider as an information attack on a sovereign state, or by what one state should consider as an unlawful intrusion into a domestic information system. Without such a concept, a seemingly harmless application of information technology by one state may be considered to be an attack by another and could lead to serious escalation.
Second, the information component or potential of a weapon is the portion of a weapon that uses information technology (digitalization, miniaturization of control systems) to increase the weapon's lethality and accuracy. Agreement to limit the capability of this potential may be another form of deterrence in the information age. Cannon artillery, which still relies on technology and procedures from World War I, will never have the information component possessed by today's multiple launch rocket system.
Third, it would seemingly be wise to institute some type of information early warning system, not of the type to handle incoming information attacks of which one might not be aware, but rather a sort of crisis management early warning system to handle potential or actual strikes once detected. This would offer a method to respond through international organizations to actual or simulated attacks, and could help distinguish between the two. Obviously, this also will require stricter checks on individuals (more two-person controls on access to critical systems or databases) since one person now has the potential--through manipulation of information networks--to inflict destruction on a scale once imaginable only through an electromagnetic pulse or a neutron weapon.
Finally, the growing business of transnational relations may itself have a deterrent effect. Targeting of specific objects becomes more difficult as world communities and systems continue to network. An assault on a neighbor's systems theoretically could affect the assaulter's own systems if they are connected in any way to the object of the assault. In this sense, transparency and cooperation become stronger deterrents than they are for nuclear deterrence.
A Russian officer at the General Staff Academy noted recently that "the armed forces of likely adversaries are in a state of constant information warfare, and military informatics works to accomplish tasks characteristic of war even in peacetime. Electronic warfare is being waged continuously. For example, the Pentagon is guided by the motto, `Electronic warfare is declared by no one, never ceases, is waged covertly, and knows no borders in space and time.'"[19] International agreements regarding the deterrence of information assaults may be the best, if not the only, way out of this dilemma.
Processes such as analyzing national security issues, developing new technologies or equipment, and fielding the results of research that once took months or years now can be completed literally in days. These processes, whether applied to specific weapon systems, or employed themselves in a hostile manner, can alter not only the military aspect of national security but also the entire infrastructure of a state. New technological developments and subsequent uses of information have resulted in innovations and weapons the employment of which can have consequences comparable to those of nuclear weapons, without the attendant physical destruction. The effects of new technologies on the accumulation and use of information are unquantifiable. Newsweek columnist Steven Levy aptly described the power of the information revolution:
The revolution has only just begun, but already it is starting to overwhelm us. It's outstripping our capacity to cope, antiquating our laws, transforming our mores, reshuffling our economy, reordering our priorities, redefining our workplaces, putting our Constitution to the fire, shifting our concept of reality and making us sit for long periods in front of computer screens while CD-ROM drives grind out another video clip. . . . A computer gives the average person, a high-school freshman, the power to do things in a week that all the mathematicians who ever lived until 30 years ago (1965!) couldn't do.[20]
This article has posed questions about the need for agreed definitions and legal norms related to information assault and its deterrence. Without the development of such a concept, the information threat, not at all obvious to the casual observer, can continue to proliferate. This circumstance is reflected in the apparent lack of serious discussion, legislation, or legal methods to deal with the spread of information technologies to terrorists and criminals, and in the ability of psychological operators to manipulate both world and national opinions through the advanced application of the information medium.[21]
It is appropriate to think of information technologies as comparable to nuclear technologies. While not as overtly destructive, information technologies have the potential to affect--silently and without notice--government, social, business, and financial institutions, as well as command, control, and communications systems. Any of these societal attributes may be contaminated or destroyed without the widespread physical destruction that accompanies the use of nuclear or conventional weapons. In the hands of irrational decisionmakers or rogue actors, information technologies and capabilities could prove to be as destructive to state sovereignty and the well-being of the citizens of any state as the kind of armed assault feared during the Cold War.
1. Yevgeniy Korotchenko and Nikolay Plotnikov, "Information is also a Weapon: About what should not be Forgotten When Working with Personnel," Krasnaya Zvezda, 17 February 1994, p. 2.
2. William M. Carley and Timothy L. O'Brien, "How Citicorp System Was Raided and Funds Moved Around World," The Wall Street Journal, 12 September 1995, p. 1.
3. V. I. Tsymbal, "Kontseptsiya `Informatsionnoy voyny'" (Concept of Information Warfare), speech given at the Russian-US conference on "Evolving Post-Cold War National Security Issues," Moscow 12-14 September 1995, p. 7.
4. Another recommended name for the concept is "information-incursion impediment" or "I cubed," which may be more meaningful to the military mindset.
5. "Definitions for the Discipline of Information Warfare and Strategy," School of Information Warfare and Strategy, National Defense University, Fort Lesley McNair, Washington, D.C., p. 37.
6. Martin C. Libicki, "What is Information Warfare?" Center for Advanced Concepts and Technology, National Defense University, August 1995. The entire pamphlet is devoted to identifying and describing the seven forms of information warfare posited by Libicki. See especially pp. 7-8 and 87-89.
7. "Strategic Assessment 1995: U.S. Security Challenges in Transition," National Defense University, Institute for National Strategic Studies, p. 155.
8. Ibid., p. 151.
9. Aleksandr Pozdnyakov, interviewed by Vladimir Davydov, "Information Security," Granitsa Rossii, September 1995, pp. 6-7, trans. in FBIS-UMA-95-239-S, 13 December 1995, pp. 41-44.
10. Ibid., pp. 42, 43.
11. See, for example, Richard J. Harknett, "Information Warfare and Deterrence," Parameters, 26 (Autumn 1996), 93-107.
12. Joint Publication 1-02, "Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms," 1 December 1989, p. 113.
13. John M. Shalikashvili, National Military Strategy of the United States of America (Washington: Joint Chiefs of Staff, February 1995), p. 10.
14. Georgiy Smolyan, Vitaliy Tsygichko, and Dmitriy Chereshkin, "A Weapon That May Be More Dangerous Than a Nuclear Weapon: The Realities of Information Warfare," Nezavisimoye Voyennoye Obozreniye, 18 November 1995, supplement No. 3, pp. 1-2, trans. in FBIS-UMA-95-234-s, 6 December 1995, pp. 31-35.
15. The Russians have developed an information networking system that links nodes within Russia and throughout the world. It is called the International Information Academy. The Academy has over 250 functional and regional departments in Russia, the Commonwealth of Independent States, Europe, Asia, and America, where about 5000 of its full and corresponding members are working. Staffs are in Moscow, Washington, New York, Riga, Kazan, and San Diego. Over 150 members of the Russian Academy of Sciences and other national academies of the world, 70 Lenin Prize Winners, and about 400 State Prize laureates are members from Russia. Joseph Reed, Under Secretary General of the United Nations, opened the last large Information Forum in Moscow in November 1994 along with Moscow Mayor V. M. Luzhkov.
The Academy in Moscow is composed of institutes for the Study of Information, Information Linguistics, Information Mathematics, Information Philosophy, and of Information and Computer Center for User Groups (Data Sharing). Other international organizations include the Academy of Information and of Information Science, the Institute of Information and Market Relations, the Technical Center for Problems in Bionics and Computer Modeling, the Northwest Institute of Management, the Center of Legal Information, and the International Institute of Informatization. The Russian Institute of the Family and the Russian University of Information are also part of this effort.
The Academy conducted plenary meetings in 1994 for nine congresses: The World of Information, the Individual, and Society; Mass Media in the Modern World; Information and Business; Socio-Humanitarian, Natural-Science, and Practical Problems of Information; Informational Processes and Technologies, Systems, Means of Communication, and Networks; United Information-Honeycomb Space of the World Community; Traditional and Folk Medicine, the Development of Latent Potentialities of Man (that is, parapsychology, psychotronics, etc.); the Search for Extra-Terrestrial Civilizations; and Information, Human Rights, Freedom, and Personal Security of Man in Society.
16. Georgiy Smolyan, Vitaliy Tsygichko, and Dmitriy Chereshkin.
17. The author thanks Major Donna Schutzius, US Air Force Academy, for this suggestion and for her review of this article.
18. Georgiy Smolyan, Vitaliy Tsygichko, and Dmitriy Chereshkin.
19. Ibid.; Pozdnyakov.
20. Steven Levy, "Technomania," Newsweek, 27 February 1995, pp. 25-29. Levy specializes in new technology for Newsweek.
21. For a further discussion of this phenomenon, see "International Conflict Controllers: Manipulators or Manipulated?" by Timothy L. Thomas, to be published in Low Intensity Conflict and Law Enforcement, Vol. 4 (Winter 1995).
Lieutenant Colonel Timothy L. Thomas (USA Ret.) is an analyst at the Foreign Military Studies Office, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Recently he has written extensively on the Russian view of information operations and on current Russian military-political issues. During his military career he served in the 82d Airborne Division and was the Department Head of Soviet Military-Political Affairs at the US Army's Russian Institute in Garmisch, Germany.
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Farleigh had a troubled childhood, taken into foster care at a young age – he was from a huge family and from a very tough sheepshearing background. Luckily Richard is really, really smart – and became a chess champion as a teenager. His first insight – unlike in chess, where you can play all the right moves and never lose, in business, you can still lose even if you do everything right. There is an element of randomness. That's why it can be dangerous to listen to every successful and prominent entrepreneur – what worked for Richard Branson isn't going to work for everyone else. And as another former Dragon, Doug Richard pointed out to me, survivor bias makes sure you don't get to hear from those who tread the same path but failed.
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First he looks for the essence of the business and tries to boil it down to the simplest concept, or equation. By saying that is what he is looking for suggests to me that a lot of businesses who approach him for financial backing are not able to communicate that to him. How many times have you seen people on Dragons' Den who simply cannot explain what their product or service even is, never mind explain what the business model is and the likely return on investment?
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After a week off, the Tennessee State University women's basketball team will return to action against Southeast Missouri on Monday, Jan. 14. Tip-off for the Ohio Valley Conference match-up is slated for 7 p.m. in the Gentry Center.
Tennessee State (5-9, 1-2 OVC) is coming off a tough, 80-77, road loss to Tennessee Tech last Monday. TSU battled back to take the lead after trailing by as many as 15 but couldn't hold off Tech down the stretch.
Tennessee State's three top leading scorers are Jasmin Shuler (10.1 ppg), Kesi Hess (9.5 ppg), and Simone Hopes (8.9 ppg). Hopes also leads the Lady Tigers in rebounding with 6.7 boards per outing.
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Tennessee State played its most complete game of the season and came away with an 88-68 victory over Jacksonville State on the road Saturday afternoon. Four players scored in double-digits led by Kesi Hess' 22 points. Hess knocked down six three-pointers in the contest. Destiney Gaston came off the bench to score 18 while Jasmin Shuler added 16. Chelsea Hudson nearly recorded a double-double with 13 points and eight rebounds. TSU shot 53.4 percent from the field and had 15 steals in the game.
Southeast Missouri picked up a pair of OVC wins last week against Austin Peay (71-57) and Murray State (70-58) before defeating Saint Louis (59-52) in its most recent outing.
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