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School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Geosciences (B.A., B.S.)
Attaining greater understanding of past and present Earth processes is the fundamental goal of geosciences. To achieve this goal the geoscientist studies the minerals, rocks, fluids, and fossils of the Earth and investigates the physical, chemical, and biological processes occurring on and in the Earth.
Professional opportunities in geology exist in the environmental, energy, and mineral resources industries and in government agencies concerned with these fields. In addition, many occupations concerned with law, management, economics, and the environment utilize a background in geosciences.
Specific degree plans will be formulated by the undergraduate advisor in Geosciences. Changing circumstances may require changes to the degree plans.
Professors: Carlos L. V. Aiken, William I. Manton, George A. McMechan, John S. Oldow, Robert J. Stern
Associate Professors: Thomas H. Brikowski, John F. Ferguson
Professor Emeritus: David E. Dunn, Richard M. Mitterer, Emile A. Pessagno, Dean C. Presnall, Robert H. Rutford
Associate Professor Emeritus: James L. Carter, William R. Griffin, Ingnacio Pujana
Bachelor of Arts in Geosciences* Degree Requirements (120 hours)
I. Core Curriculum Requirements1: 42 hours
- Communication (6 hours)
- 3 hours Communication (RHET 1302)
- 3 hours Communication Elective (NATS 4390/4399)2
- Social and Behavioral Sciences (15 hours)
- 6 hours Government (GOVT 2301 and 2302)
- 6 hours American History
- 3 hours Social and Behavioral Sciences Elective
- Humanities and Fine Arts (6 hours)
- Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning (6 hours)
- 6 hours College Mathematics
- Science (9 hours)
- 8 hours Chemistry
- 1 hour Geosciences Laboratory (GEOS 1103 Physical Geology Laboratory)
II. Major Requirements: 57 hours beyond Core Curriculum
Major Core Courses (34-36 hours beyond Core Curriculum)
- GEOS 1104 History of Earth and Life Laboratory
GEOS 1103 Physical Geology Laboratory2
GEOS 1303 Physical Geology
GEOS 1304 History of Earth and Life
GEOS 2406 Geospatial Science and Methods
GEOS 2409 Rocks and Minerals
GEOS 3421 Stratigraphy and Sedimentology
GEOS 3434 Paleobiology
GEOS 3470 Structural Geology
GEOS 4320 Physics and Chemistry of the Solid Earth
GEOS 4430 Hydrogeology and Geochemistry
Two Hours Optional Geosciences Courses (GEOS 3110 or any of GEOS 3121 to 3128) Those students who complete their math requirement with an 8-hour calculus sequence are excused from this requirement.
Composite Science Requirements (21 hours beyond Core Curriculum)
- CHEM 1311 General Chemistry I2
CHEM 1111 General Chemistry I Laboratory2
CHEM 1312 General Chemistry II2
CHEM 1112 General Chemistry II Laboratory2
BIOL 2311 Modern Biology I
BIOL 2111 Modern Biology I Workshop
BIOL 2312 Modern Biology II
BIOL 2112 Modern Biology II Workshop
BIOL 2281 Introductory Biology Laboratory
BIOL (3 hour elective)
PHYS 1301 College Physics I
PHYS 1101 College Physics I Laboratory
PHYS 1302 College Physics II
PHYS 1102 College Physics II Laboratory
PHYS 2325 Mechanics
PHYS 2125 Mechanics Laboratory
PHYS 2326 Electromagnetism
PYYS 2126 Electromagnetism Laboratory
III. Elective Requirements (UTeach Requirements): 21 hours beyond Core Curriculum
- NATS 1141 UTeach Step 1
NATS 1143 UTeach Step 2
NATS 3341 Knowing and Learning
NATS 3343 Classroom Interactions
NATS 23?? Perspectives on Science and Mathematics
NATS 4390/4399 Research Methods2
NATS 4341 Project-based Instruction
NATS 46?? Student Teaching
NATS 4141 Student Teaching Seminar
*Must be completed in conjunction with the UTeach program.
1 Curriculum Requirements can be fulfilled by other approved courses from accredited institutions of higher education. The courses listed in parentheses are recommended as the most efficient way to satisfy both Core Curriculum and Major Requirements at UT Dallas.
2 A Major requirement that also fulfills a Core Curriculum requirement.
Bachelor of Science in Geosciences Degree Requirements (120 hours)
I. Core Curriculum Requirements1
- Communication (6 hours)
- Social and Behavioral Sciences (15 hours)
- Humanities and Fine Arts (6 hours)
- Mathematics and Quantitative Reasoning (6 hours; 2 hours extra may be counted as free electives)
- Science (9 hours)
1 Curriculum Requirements can be fulfilled by other approved courses from accredited institutions of higher education. The courses listed in parentheses are recommended as the most efficient way to satisfy both Core Curriculum and Major Requirements at UT Dallas.
2 A Major requirement that also fulfills a Core Curriculum requirement. If hours are counted in the Core Curriculum, students must complete additional coursework to meet the minimum requirements for graduation. Course selection assistance is available from the undergraduate advisor.
II. Major Requirements: 58-61 hours
Major Preparatory Courses (19 hours beyond Core Curriculum)Pre-requisite courses to be completed before enrolling in upper-division GEOS courses.
- GEOS 1103 Physical Geology Laboratory*2
PHYS 2325 Mechanics
PHYS 2125 Physics I Laboratory
PHYS 2326 Electromagnetism
PHYS 2126 Physics II Laboratory
GEOS 1104 History of Earth and Life Laboratory*
GEOS 1303 Physical Geology*
GEOS 1304 History of Earth and Life*
GEOS 2409 Rocks and Minerals*
- GEOS 2406 Geospatial Science and Methods
- GEOS 3421 Stratigraphy and Sedimentology
- GEOS 3470 Structural Geology
- GEOS 4606 Field Geology (Summer Field Camp)
Major Core Courses (39-43 hours)
- Geology Option (21-22 hours)
- GEOS 3434 Paleobiology
GEOS 3464 Igneous and Metamorphic Petrography
GEOS 4320 The Physics and Chemistry of the Solid Earth
GEOS 4322 The Earth System
GEOS 4430 Hydrogeology and Aqueous Geochemistry
- GEOS 5306 Data Analysis for Geoscientists (with permission)
MATH 2418 Linear Algebra
MATH 2451 Multivariable Calculus with Applications
MATH 4332 Scientific Math Computing
- MATH 2420 Differential Equations with Applications
MATH 2451 Multivariable Calculus with Applications
PHYS 3330 Numerical Methods in Physics
MATH 4362 Partial Differential Equations
PHYS 3311 Theoretical Physics
PHYS 3312 Classical Mechanics
PHYS 3416 Electricity and Magnetism
- A mathematics course selected from:
- Geophysics Option (24 hours)
III. Elective Requirements: 16-20 hours
Advanced Electives (6 hours)All students are required to take at least six hours of advanced electives outside their major field of study. These must be either upper-division classes or lower-division classes that have prerequisites.
Free Electives (10-14 hours)Both lower- and upper-division courses may count as electives, but students must complete at least 51 hours of upper-division credit to qualify for graduation. Students are strongly encouraged to take GEOS graduate courses as free electives.
Fast Track Baccalaureate/Master's Degrees
The Fast-Track program allows students with strong academic records to take selected graduate courses that may be applied toward the baccalaureate degree and be used to satisfy requirements for the master's degree. Interested students who intend to pursue a master's degree in Geosciences may apply for a Fast Track baccalaureate/master's plan of study via the Geosciences graduate advisor. The planned coursework must be coordinated with the Geosciences undergraduate advisor; the Geosciences graduate advisor should also be notified. A maximum of 15 credit hours may be applied under this program.
Geosciences Minor
Students not majoring in Geosciences are encouraged to choose Geosciences as a minor.
- Lower-division courses (8 hours):
*A prerequisite course to be completed before enrolling in upper-division GEOS core courses (GEOS 3421, 3434, 3464, 3470, 4320, 4322, 4430 and 4606).


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Former England captain Alec Stewart has told current incumbent Alastair Cook to consider standing down for the good of himself and the team.
Cook's position both at the head of the team and the batting line-up has come under increasing scrutiny as a result of poor returns with the bat and a run of disappointing overall results.
His struggles have barely eased in the current Test against India and Stewart believes by sacrificing the captaincy he could save himself.
"I certainly don't want him dropped from the side as I believe he will repay the selectors' faith in him with a bucket-load of runs soon," he wrote in the Sunday Mirror. "But relieving him of the burden of captaincy may accelerate his return to form.
"Captaining a side that isn't winning allied with your own lack of contributions with the bat is soul-destroying. I can't believe Cook is enjoying his cricket at the moment and if the captaincy responsibilities were removed it might freshen up his mind and allow him to solely concentrate on his batting.
"It would be a brave decision to stand down from the helm but one Cook should seriously consider. Giving up the England captaincy is not something that should be taken lightly and Cook will be aware of that. I wouldn't see it as a weak move on his part.
"Only a strong character would do this and Cook is certainly that type of person. It would be in the best interests of the team and Cook himself because if he continues to captain a side that isn't winning and offers nothing with the bat he would have to be dropped."
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By Jonathan Anker, HLNtv.com
Does tracking school children with computer chips make them more safe - or more vulnerable?
A San Antonio school district has sided with the former, though not without some debate. The end result is that Northside Independent School District will begin the 2012 school year by distributing ID cards enabled with radio frequency identification (RFID) chips throughout three schools and to 6,290 of its students.
The main idea here is to be able to determine where any given student is at any time during the school day.
That's the main idea. The other part of this is that it could help the school district net hundreds of thousands - if not millions - of additional dollars. But more on that in a moment.
The chips will be able to detect when a student boards a school bus and where in the school they are located, though it won't work outside of school grounds.
"Parents expect that we always know where their children are, and this technology will help us do that," said district spokesman Pascual Gonzalez. "This way we can see if a student is at the nurse's office or elsewhere on campus." The San Antonio Express-News reports that Gonzalez also said the only people who can access the tracking data will be school administrators.
The ACLU, though, has previously voiced strong objections to chipping students, pointing out that these "insecure" card readers have been copied "with a handheld device the size of a standard cell phone that was built using spare parts costing $20." Equipped with one, they argue, it would be simple for someone to track a student. The group says an even larger concern is that chips could also be copied, allowing would-be kidnappers to take a child off campus while the duplicate chip continues to tell RFID readers that the child is safely at school."
Scary stuff. But a blogger over at Babble thinks these fears are a bit extreme. "God knows I'm one of the most nervous moms around, but even I'm not convinced that utilizing high-tech ID cards is going to trigger a rash of kidnappings," writes Joslyn Gray. "It's not like they're implanting a chip into the kids' necks, like something out of 'X-Files.' It's a chip in an ID card, just like those used by businesses."
Gray adds that "privacy is all well and good until you want to know where your kid is."
So what about those parents whose children will now be part of the district's pilot program? One mom told the Express-News, "I would hope teachers can help motivate students to be in their seats instead of the district having to do this. But I guess this is what happens when you don't have enough money."
Aah, right - the money.
Because state funding is partly based on attendance, the school district also stands to make quite a bit of cash by tracking students. No small deal in a district which the News-Express reports had to cleave $61 million from their budget last year. According to the paper, "Northside would get $1.7 million next year from both higher attendance and Medicaid reimbursements for bussing special education students."
And that's just with implementing the program in three schools. In all, there are 112 schools in the district.
The program will reportedly cost $525,065 to roll out and then $136,005 annually to support. Officials believe if it's successful, it will pay for itself in a very short time.
Do you believe the proposed safety and financial benefits outweigh privacy concerns? With school funds being slashed across the nation, are these the types of options they need to be exploring? Share your opinion with us in the comments.
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John S. Sowards necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 53 diseños de 10 diseñadores freelance.
The Sports Source, Inc.
We are a sporting goods company opening a 4,100 square foot retail storefront in Minnesota. Our focus will be on team sales to local associations and schools as well as target marketing to Adult Softball Associations which play only 1 mile away every night of the week. We will also focus on individual players needs through store sales, web sales, and selling from a mobile sales unit at tournaments and events (trailer or tent). The culture we want to embrace is giving back to the community through affordable and available products. We have 5 associations within 8 miles of our store and over 30 schools. The store will feature a full length batting and sports cage (for hockey shots as well, gotta cater to the local cult sport!) so we will rent the cage out to local trainers for working with students on an hourly basis. Our main focus from the beginning will be to provide uniforms and equipment to local baseball, softball, and hockey associations. Printing logos of the local groups on multiple apparel items (spirit wear) is also a plan. Our slogan will be "Your Team Sports Specialists." We also will have a charitable organization built in to the company (Level Playing Field) which will focus on donating used equipment to area youths and associations in need.
Our target audience is 276,000 people living in 5 communities. Median income is $62,356 and 36% have kids participating in or personally participate in some form of athletic program. We want to target the associations that cater to these people as well as targeting them individually. Having so many target groups the color of the logo is not as important as the substance. Our main focus groups will be Lakeville North (Red, Black)/ Lakeville South (Cardinal, Vegas Gold)/Apple Valley (Brown, Black, Vegas Gold)/Eastview (Royal Blue, Silver, Black)/Farmington (Orange, Black)/Rosemount (Green, Navy, White). Our marquis sign will be between a Red Sign (Carbone's Pizza) and an Orange Sign (Runner's Gate), Block script, with the logo and the words Sports Source being lit.
Creativity in including reference to our three main focus sports is desired, preferably by graphic or picture and not verbally. We aim to attract Baseball, Softball (fast and slow pitch), and Hockey mainly. With the orange and red signs surrounding our location we plan to use a different color for the marquis sign (not a lot of Blue currently in the mall) but the logo can use any color that you feel best accents the sports we seek to attract. New age or abstract is not really what we want; animated (showing swing plane or simulated motion) or just melding the bat, ball, hockey stick, glove, or any combination that depicts the company focus items is what we desire. The logo needs to be transferrable to multiple medias as we intend to use it on business cards, show tents, sales trailer, vehicles, and the marquis sign.
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Army of Four cover blown?
Voice actor's Twitter post mentions role in new Electronic Arts game "AO4," later says he may have gotten games mixed up.
The 40th Day has the same shallow appeal as a summer blockbuster. It provides brash, satisfying action when you're in the mood for something loud and fun.
Chapters of Deceit features two all-new co-op campaign maps. In the new chapters, you stumble upon information that could lead to ending the invasion by Jonah and his 40th Day Initiative army.
Voice actor's Twitter post mentions role in new Electronic Arts game "AO4," later says he may have gotten games mixed up.
Chest-bump your way through Army of Two: The 40th Day with our complete walkthrough, including hidden radio locations.
Next entry in publisher's co-op shooter franchise may double up its cast; powered by Battlefield 3's Frostbite 2 engine.
Montreal branch of EA's Visceral Games hiring lead environment artist, senior producer for "Army of Two franchise."
Latest Call of Duty title grabs most unique users in first week to claim throne; Halo: Reach takes second spot.
This week, we try the free racing game Harms Way and download Army of Two 40th Day, Prototype, and Earth Defense Force 2017.
Xbox Live Update: Hudson's top-down action game hits hub alongside two free titles; Army of Two: The 40th Day for Games on Demand; add-on content for Guardian of Light, Pinball ...
Profits from near-billion-dollar Jan.-March quarter help publisher curtail shortfall; Madden 10, NFS: Shift top 4M units; Bad Company 2 hits 5M; Mass Effect 2 sells 1.6M.
This week has retro games, trivia, and girls in bikinis. Check it out!
New montage video for Army of Two: The 40th Day DLC - Chapters of Deceit!
Chapters of Deceit add-on for The 40th Day on 360, PS3 launches in April with two new campaign maps tied into game's existing story.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii is king, with MAG and Bayonetta landing in bottom half of top 20; Sims 3 staves off Mass Effect 2 on PC charts.
New Super Mario Bros. Wii retains top slot in monthly software chart, Xbox 360 regains edge on PS3 in hardware sales.
The sequel to 2009's best-selling game makes it to the top of the charts for the first time this year.
The house of Mario continues to hold the top five spots, while Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 slips down the rung.
Sit down and watch as Ryan and Chris walk us through Army of Two: The 40th Day for the PSP in this Daily Demo.
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Maine expected to get highs winds, heavy rain, even though 'superstorm' will hit to the south
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) � Maine isn't expected to bear the full brunt but Hurricane Sandy but the state will still get hit hard.
Sandy is expected to make landfall in the mid-Atlantic later Monday.
The National Weather Service says the so-called superstorm's wind field will spread strong winds of 30 to 40 miles with gusts up to 60 in western Maine during the afternoon and evening.
Bands of showers will produce heavy rainfall, especially along east facing slopes of the higher terrain.
High seas and sustained northeast winds will lead to coastal flooding and beach erosion.
The state's major utilities say they have crews poised to deal with expected power outages, including some crews from Canada.
Gov. Paul LePage signed a limited-emergency declaration.


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I have had some very fun excursions on rail trails, disused railways turned into pedestrian/bike paths. The trails typically go through very beautiful areas and rarely do you have to concern yourself with motorized traffic of any kind.
Reader Will appears to be interested in rails as well, but he wants to ride on them - literally. Check it out -
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A rail-bike is a bicycle that has been modified to be able to ride on the rails of a railroad. The front wheel has a device attached to it so that the bike won't steer off the rail while an outrigger is used to support the bike using the other rail.
I used conduit, cut up "razor" scooters parts, one bike fork two bits of steel and numerous nuts, bolts, washers and retaining pins. Nothing is welded. The hardest part is getting the spacing right so that friction and play are minimized.
A lot of person hours certainly went in to this working model and the details are pretty amazing.
New projects are sometimes learning experiences and Will also wrote -
Seems I became a bit to confident in my design, and while traveling at somewhere around 16 MPH I had a derailment. The guide in the bike side caught a rail tie stopping the bike immediately, and as I was traveling over the bars, the frame bent behind the lugs at the head tube, seat tube and bottom bracket, so the fame is a total loss.
Ouch! Will has noted that he will continue his pursuit of a safe rail bike and will keep us updated. Additional photos and commentary of this project can be found on the Velospace.org Forum.


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Special Reports
As polygraph screening flourishes, critics say oversight abandoned
For more than three decades, CIA polygraphers collected what they hoped would be damning evidence that Michael Pillsbury should be barred from seeing government secrets.
As the dossier on him grew, the China expert nonetheless advised three Republican presidents, got countless security clearances, was a top defense official under President George W. Bush and did sensitive work for the CIA.
The extent of the allegations against him finally came spilling out two years ago, when Pillsbury discovered that he was accused of making multiple confessions during polygraph tests that he later said he'd never made. When he demanded to refute the accusations, CIA security officials politely demurred. Agency officials informed his attorneys that the constitutional right to due process didn't apply to polygraph screening.
"Polygraphers have no accountability," Pillsbury wrote this week in a letter to James Clapper, the director of national intelligence. "This is wrong and needs to be corrected."
The tens of thousands of Americans who now undergo federal polygraph screening every year for jobs or security clearances face entrenched secrecy and daunting legal hurdles if they challenge their tests. Most federal employees are barred from suing in court, forced instead to seek recourse from the agencies that denied their jobs or security clearances in the first place.
As a result, critics say, polygraph abuses go unchecked. Allegations of anti-Semitism and discrimination against Muslims have percolated throughout the intelligence world over the years without ever being aired in court, because the government successfully argues that it would jeopardize national security if the cases proceed.
Congress, meanwhile, has relinquished oversight despite concerns about the scientific reliability of the tests. Before the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, lawmakers held hearings to debate the wisdom of polygraph screening. Since then, Congress has dropped a reporting requirement for the Pentagon and required Customs and Border Protection to polygraph all law enforcement applicants.
Federal polygraph programs have flourished, targeting a growing number of private contractors with more intensely personal questions than ever before. More than 70,000 people are now screened yearly.
Yet thousands of people a year could be identified as lying in polygraph screenings when they're not, according to statistical models by the National Academies, which advises the federal government on scientific matters. Under the current system, many of them would have no way to legally challenge polygraphers' conclusions, especially in the intelligence world.
With the help of some of Washington's top lawyers, Pillsbury realized he was a rare exception. Despite the CIA's insistence he couldn't appeal outside the agency, he discovered that as a government consultant he could turn to an obscure board of administrative judges. After an almost two-year dispute, backed by the law firm Williams & Connolly, he was able to rebut the statements attributed to him and a judge granted him the top-secret access he'd requested.
The board, the Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals, is mainly set up for contractors and consultants, but even those who fall into those categories often discover they're barred for other reasons.
Pillsbury, who was most recently a Mitt Romney adviser, declined to comment on the ruling, which hasn't previously been revealed. A controversial foreign-policy hawk, his propensity for talking to the news media prompted a leak investigation in the late 1980s. His lawyers cited his fear of being wrongfully targeted again. The CIA accepted the board's ruling but didn't investigate the polygraphers.
The CIA said it couldn't comment on any specific allegations because it was legally prohibited from speaking about individuals under privacy laws. The agency, however, defended its polygraphers as "highly trained" and "among the best in their profession."
The 40-page ruling in Pillsbury's 2010 appeal remains unpublished. In his letter to Clapper, obtained by McClatchy, Pillsbury said his team of lawyers, which included former Air Force Secretary F. Whitten Peters, mounted an elaborate defense to demonstrate that polygraphers from several agencies had distorted his statements.
The CIA, however, refused to give Pillsbury's lawyers tape recordings of his alleged admissions during six polygraph tests over his career. Security officials from the CIA also declined to appear before the judges to detail the allegations that he'd leaked sensitive information. His lawyers called 14 witnesses to rebut the alleged admissions, including three senior CIA officials.
"More than 1,000 pages of documents were introduced to prove that I had not made the alleged admissions or even known what I supposedly 'admitted' to," Pillsbury wrote in the letter.
One of the polygraphers accused of distorting Pillsbury's statements previously faced allegations of wrongdoing.
When Army engineer David Tenenbaum lost his security clearance after a polygraph, he accused the Defense Department polygrapher, along with others, of targeting him because he's an Orthodox Jew. The Justice Department persuaded the federal judge that the lawsuit couldn't proceed because it would jeopardize national security.
The Pentagon inspector general, however, concluded in 2008 that Tenenbaum had been singled out for "unusual and unwelcome scrutiny because of his faith" and wrongly investigated as a suspected Israeli spy. His treatment from 1992 to 1997, the inspector general's report concluded, amounted to discrimination, "whether actionable or not."
Tenenbaum got his clearance back, but he's since filed a new complaint with the Army alleging that he still faces retaliation.
"There was no question he was a victim of discrimination," said Dan Harold, one of his lawyers. "Yet to this day, there is no justice in his case."
Ilana Greenstein, a decorated former CIA officer, said the CIA told her outright that federal anti-discrimination laws didn't apply to national security clearances.
Greenstein said that during her first polygraph screenings, she was asked questions related to her Jewish faith, including whether she'd visited any synagogues overseas. Although she had no ties to Israel, she thinks it was assumed that she could be a spy.
"They asked me how I felt about Mossad," she recalled. "I remember being confused and thinking, 'Is this because I'm Jewish? I haven't even been to Israel.' "
Soon after, she attended a talk by a top polygraph official, and she asked about the line of questioning.
"He made a joke out of it," she said. "He told me to write it down on a piece of paper and put it in the suggestion box."
Greenstein, who was with the agency from 2002 to 2008, contends that what she describes as anti-Semitism became more intense years later, when she raised concerns internally about mismanagement in Iraq, where she served. During what was supposed to be a routine five-year review of her security clearance, the polygraph screening became a full-blown interrogation, she said. When she described her experiences to officials who handle discrimination complaints, they told her that her claims of anti-Semitism appeared valid.
"They seemed very sympathetic," she said. "But they told me that they couldn't help me."
The CIA denies that it considers itself immune from discrimination complaints. In a response to Congress' inquiries about another case, the agency said such allegations were false.
"The agency does not discriminate . . . in granting, denying or revoking security clearances," one official wrote in a 2010 letter obtained by McClatchy.
John Sullivan, a retired longtime CIA polygrapher who testified on Pillsbury's behalf, said he'd often discovered that people had exaggerated or lied about mistreatment when he reviewed tapes of their sessions. But in the 1980s, the agency discovered that seven polygraphers had rigged the tests so that applicants and employees would pass, and it fired them. Another polygrapher falsely claimed that two people had failed. While she also was fired, she did not lose her security clearance.
Sullivan said the problem was that the polygraph division was left to police itself.
"That is similar to asking the fox to guard the chicken coop," he said, adding that one top agency official told polygraphers, "If you aren't getting complaints, you are not doing your job."
All polygraphers are trained at the same federal academy and are warned against engaging in unethical and discriminatory behavior. The academy also routinely inspects polygraph programs to ensure that their practices are in line with federal standards.
But critics say the inspections are cursory and often miss major problems. The academy inspected the National Reconnaissance Office, yet it didn't appear to pick up on a major internal controversy. McClatchy earlier this year detailed allegations by current and former polygraphers that they were pushed to collect intensely personal information in violation of Pentagon rules and were rewarded with bonuses for doing so. The spy satellite agency is supposed to be sticking to national security questions under Pentagon rules, but in one of the violations a former polygrapher said he was pressured to interrogate a woman about her molestation as a child.
Such allegations aren't isolated to intelligence agencies. Ten contracted court translators allege that they were required to be screened by Drug Enforcement Administration polygraphers in violation of federal law, which prohibits the government from polygraphing certain contracted workers. The translators describe in court records how they were asked bizarre personal questions such as whether they'd engaged in bestiality. When some of them failed, they were fired, according to the lawsuit, first reported by the weekly publication San Diego CityBeat. The DEA declined to comment on the case.
In a recent letter to Clapper, Rep. Rush Holt, a New Jersey Democrat, urged the director to "move us beyond the use of such an unreliable instrument as the polygraph," citing the alleged abuses at the National Reconnaissance Office as reason for alarm.
"Such voyeuristic interrogation" brings to mind "tactics employed by our former Soviet enemies," the retired Princeton University physicist wrote.
In his letter, Pillsbury, a former Republican congressional staffer, said agencies didn't have to do away with polygraph, just ensure better accountability. He recommended setting up an independent ombudsman to assess polygraph complaints and expanding the right to appeal to more employees and contractors.
Many agree that decisions based on polygraph screening at all agencies would have more credibility if employees or job applicants could get taped copies of their interrogations. Mark Zaid, a lawyer who handles security clearance appeals, said he was surprised to discover that a client's experience wasn't as invasive as he'd thought when, on one rare occasion, he received a copy of a taped session.
"He told me that the polygrapher had accused him of lying and screamed at him, but when I heard the tape it was clear that the polygrapher had done no such thing," Zaid said. "I think he was so upset he genuinely felt he was being yelled at."
The federal government fends off attempts to acquire detailed information about polygraph screening. With few exceptions, employees and applicants aren't permitted copies of taped interrogations or allowed to see the polygraph charts used to determine whether they're lying. The secrecy can be intimidating.
"You're often told that a national security clearance is a privilege, not a right," said Kel McClanahan, a lawyer who challenges the government's decisions in such cases. "That argument persuades people to keep quiet, because they're terrified of going up against the government."
One intelligence analyst was denied details about what he was alleged to have admitted during his polygraph despite his persistent inquiries over years.
The CIA and Defense Intelligence Agency, the two agencies who rejected the analyst's application, refused to say. He tried to enlist Congress' help, but was ignored. Under the pseudonym John Doe, he sued in federal court for access to his employment file and encountered more resistance, led by the Justice Department.
"It is a grave injustice for me to be denied any opportunity to correct these misconceptions," the intelligence analyst wrote in a complaint to the CIA inspector general that went unheeded. "It is tantamount to someone mistyping my Social Security number into the national crime database . . . and refusing any appeals, despite the fact that it was a documentable mistake."
To this day, the applicant hasn't been given all the details. As part of a rare court settlement, the CIA agreed to insert into its official records his statement that some of the allegations – all minor infractions – were inaccurate. The CIA, however, refuses to remove information that he disputes.
Another CIA applicant tried to get copies of her polygraph tapes so she could appeal findings that she was a risk to national security due to "personal conduct," according to records obtained by McClatchy. She was denied them, although she felt that polygraphers had interrogated her about her reported rape and miscarriage without cause. Left without a record of her polygraph tests, she tried to appeal inside the CIA twice and lost.
The woman, who asked not to be named, also attempted to file a complaint with the polygraph division. But her letters came back to her twice, after two different addresses she was told to send them to were wrong, according to copies of documents obtained by McClatchy. In 2010, she tried to go to the office that handles complaints of discrimination against the CIA but was referred to the polygraph division.
When she turned to lawmakers, they told her they could do nothing, after the CIA denied to Congress that it had handled her case improperly.
"In the area of security clearances, under current law the opportunities for review are limited," Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein of California wrote in response to the complaint.
After five years without a result, the applicant gave up.


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Bowed rectangle or bar shaped semi precious gemstone red and orange Coquina Jasper designer cabochon 52 mm by 24 mm and 5 mm thick.
This intriguing semi precious gemstone material from India, is also known as Elephant Jasper, Elephant Skin Jasper, Cobra Stone, Calligraphy Stone, Script Stone, and probably a few others I haven't heard! But we like Coquina Jasper best because it is more accurate. "Coquina" is the Spanish word for cockleshells or shellfish.
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Archive for Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Firefighters go back to school to learn ins and outs of buses
October 31, 2012
Fire departments from across southern Leavenworth County had a rare opportunity Saturday to practice extrication on decommissioned school buses.
"It's not often you get to cut a school bus apart," said Tim Bowlin, Sherman Township firefighter.
Schools allow fire departments to inspect buses to gain a better understanding of how they're built, Bowlin said, but seeing the interior structure, locating support beams and removing bolts is much more effective training.
Tonganoxie, Fairmount, Sherman, Stranger and Reno townships participated in the exercise Saturday, and Lansing Fire District No. 1 joined the departments Wednesday, Oct. 24, to practice an accident scenario.
Bowlin and Sherman Fire Chief Dan Tallman stumbled across the available buses in March when they went to buy a junk car for extrication practice. Midway Auto Parts in Kansas City, Mo., donated a full-length and a short bus for the exercise.
At the Wednesday evening training, fire departments knew the drill would take place somewhere in southern Leavenworth County but had to respond as if it were a real call to a bus accident, Chuck Magaha, Fairmount Township assistant chief, said. Magaha organized the Wednesday drill, using mannequins as patients in the bus. Inside the bus, and unbeknownst to firefighters, there was a hidden camera so departments could review the footage to see how everyone performed. About 60 firefighters participated on Wednesday, Magaha said, and of the footage he's watched, he's impressed with how everyone handled the drill.
Saturday was the first time in about 10 years that local departments had a bus extrication training, Bowlin said, and in addition to the technical knowledge it offered, it was also a good opportunity for the neighboring departments to work together.
"It's a good way to get to know the resources you have around you," he said. Departments learned about one another's specific tools and specialized knowledge, which will help them work together better when they respond to emergencies.
As an assistant chief and emergency manager for Leavenworth County, Magaha said, he was glad fire departments had the opportunity to gain practical experience with buses, but it also brought up some weaknesses in service. When everyone knew about the evening drill, almost 60 people could attend, he said. But when he asked who could make it to a call at 2 p.m., only about a dozen firefighters from all of southern Leavenworth County would be available.
"We've got the resources, but we don't always have the resources in place," he said.
Overall, the trainings were a success and a great team effort, Magaha said, and he agreed with Bowlin that joint trainings are integral to successful partnerships with neighboring departments.
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Mrs. Windows: "Do you have Powerpoint on your computer?"
Dr. Grumpy: "Um, yes?"
Mrs. Windows: "Here's a complete presentation on my symptoms." (hands over memory stick)
A Blog detailing the insanity of my medical practice and the stupidity of everyday life.
To what music?
It's was a strange combo of classical and 1980's soft rock.
Is it wrong to give a spreadsheet to a medical professional?
As an IT grunt, let me just say this"
Just No.
If you hand me Power Point slide show on what is wrong with your computer/network/iOS device, it will be handed back, with a nice "Thank you, but no."
If handed back, I will turn loose my inner sociopath and explain what "NO" means.
This might not apply to professions other than IT. Your mileage may vary
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YES! Please tell me there were animations or pictures.
And if you'd had a Mac, I guess she just would have found another doctor!
Wouldn't it have been simpler just to upload it to YouTube?
Mary, there are several things other than Power Point that will "run" a Power Point slide show.
Plus current version of Office for Mac has Power Point.
Even the Open Source/Linux office "suites" can read it.
It's like a virus,it's damn near every where and hard to kill.
Congratulations! You won your AWARD competing against the "That is not Artisan" blog, one of my favorites.
Powerpoint should be taken out and shot. It's almost always about creating visuals when no visuals are needed.
I do maintain a spreadsheet that I give to any new doc but it's just a summation of labwork and the like and I give them a printout, not a flash drive.
Well, it beats having to pullllll each little history item from a patient who has trouble summarizing what they had for lunch.
did you encourage her to apply to med school, where she can channel that OC disorder for a living??
In fairness, I was on pills that disrupted my cognitive function and I had to walk into my doctor's office with a list of the symptoms I and my friends had noticed because I couldn't be counted on to remember them.
Oh, how I wish I'd had enough cognitive function to make a PowerPoint presentation.
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text: Jim Reilly, Kotaku New York intern and closet Saved By the Bell fanboy, hit up a Nintendo party and fundraiser for the Starlight Children's Foundation at the Nintendo World Store Friday night. Not only did he get to hang out with Kyle Massey of Cory in the House and get hands on with some unreleased games, he also had a chance to talk to Mark-Paul "Zack" Gosselaar about Rock Band. Specifically the former Bell star told Reilly that he really needs a singer for his Rock Band band. Preferably "chicks". And then, right there, in mid sentence, it seemed to dawn on Gossellar that what he was saying was going to be printed and he suddenly recalled his wife of 12 years. Smoooooooth. The run-down of coverage: Nintendo Throws A Party To Benefit Starlight Children's Foundation Mark-Paul Gosselaar Needs A Singer For Rock Band Mushroom Men: The Spore Wars: A Hardcore Title For Wii Rock Revolution For Wii: Air Drumming/Guitaring Isn't Very Fun


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Retired UCCS dean dies after bike crash
LARKSPUR, Colo. (AP) – A retired dean at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs has died in a mountain biking accident.
Sixty-eight-year-old Ron Wisner died when he crashed his mountain bike Friday on a trail near Larkspur.
Wisner was dean of students at UCCS from 1979 to 2003.
After retiring, Wisner and his wife spent a year teaching in Copenhagen and twice circled the globe as staff of the Semester at Sea program.
He is survived by his wife, two children and two grandchildren.
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Every now and then I feel the need to change make up bags. I always look for something not too big, not to small, expandable, washable, cute….
So I found this:
Its not tooooo big *by make up junkie standards
But look what I can get in it!
1. Jill Stuart Powder Foundation
2. Armarni Bronze Ochre Palette
3. Pixi Blush in Peach
4. Nars Lipstick in Senorita
5. RMK Lipstick in 21
6. Lunasol Lipstick in Shiny Coral
7. Armarni Lip Wax in 4
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9. RMK Gloss in Beige Gold
10. RMK Gloss in Brown Rose
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16. Shu Uemura Blusher Brush
17. Shu Uemura Duo x 2
18. Mascara SANA Extra Long
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Generally when I get something new I'm so excited about it, I add it to the make up bag. I have cosmetics I use in the morning and I don't really touch whats in the make up bag, I leave it in my work bag and use it for touch ups (which if I am honest is rare, but I like to be prepared!). There will also be days when I just don't have time to apply make up in the flat and will do it in the car.
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Popular marriage counselors Les and Leslie Parrott visit campus
Relationship expert Les Parrott told students at Liberty University's Convocation on Wednesday to "revolutionize" their relationships.
He was accompanied by his wife, Leslie. The Parrotts not only share similar names but also a passion for seeing others thrive in their relationships. They have co-authored several best-selling books, including "Saving Your Marriage Before it Starts" and "Real Relationships." The couple is adept at speaking to college students, having taught a course they developed, Relationships 101, at Seattle Pacific University for many years.
Les Parrott said it is important for young people to receive formal education on relationships, declaring that there are courses for just about everything else in college and relationships are such a vital part of life. He applauded Liberty for requiring all students to take a course, The Psychology of Relationships (Psych 150).
He also said that in many cases the only education some people receive on relationships is from their environment.
"The home you grew up in was your university of relationships," Les Parrott said. "You learn more about relationships from your home growing up than you'll learn from anything else the rest of your life — from seminars, class, or books, or anything else."
He referenced hypothetical "courses" people grow up taking in their childhood experiences, including "feelings you don't talk about in your family" or "advanced blame shifting and how to do it."
Les Parrott shared what he believes is the key to every relationship, which he always presents to his class on day one: "If you try to build a connection with another person before you have done the difficult task of getting whole on your own, all your relationships become an attempt to complete yourself."
He debunked the common misconception society often teaches that romantic relationships should fill a missing void and "complete you," acknowledging that this truth may be "a tough pill to swallow."
"Our compulsion for completion is not met in another relationship like this; it's met in a relationship with the Heavenly Father," Les Parrott said.
He said relationships can only be as healthy we are and offered three ways to ensure this: 1) understand our profound significance in God's eyes, 2) have an unswerving authenticity with oneself, and 3) recognize people's needs through self-giving and sacrificial love.
The Parrotts have a dynamic career as counselors and hold the title of the first statewide Marriage Ambassadors appointed by the governor of Oklahoma. Authorities have called on the Parrotts for on-site support in the aftermath of 9/11 and Chernobyl. They have also been invited to assist soldiers with re-entry into family life upon returning from deployment.


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YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- With the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan winding down, troops can look forward to what peace is bringing: Breathalyzer tests, cigarette price hikes, tighter rules on conduct and appearance, a heavy emphasis on safety and a slower promotion track.
Yes, the culture of the military is beginning to change, and the return to rigidity may not sit well with everyone.
"Psychologically, many soldiers will be dissatisfied with the reduced autonomy and scope of authority that comes from a garrison environment," said David Johnson, a former Army lieutenant colonel who is executive director of the Center for Advanced Defense Studies.
"Yet, there will be many who were reserves or volunteers who decide to remain on active duty because of the security, structure and camaraderie the life offers."
Troops who have become accustomed to more relaxed standards on dress and behavior in combat zones can expect to be corrected for any breaches of the military's many regulations designed to govern the most minute aspects of their work, appearance and personal lives, given garrison leaders' well-known obsession with physical appearance.
The Army, for example, is reviewing its grooming standards for troops with changes proposed for rules governing such things as facial hair, tattoos and cosmetics.
An increased focus on discipline in garrison is not without its risks.
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, writing about garrison life in the Strategic Army Corps (STRAC) in the early 1960s, said the acronym became Army slang for a well-organized, well turned-out soldier, but that style ended up overrunning substance.
"STRAC was a state of being, a sharpness, a readiness and esprit de corps … [but] as often happens in the Army, we over did it," he said. "Being STRAC came to mean looking sharp more than being combat ready."
The Army isn't the only military branch returning to spit and polish. The Air Force tightened physical training standards in July and warned airmen to maintain their test scores or risk being sent back to Civy Street.
In the months and years to come, sailors and Marines will be participating in programs designed to influence their lifestyles under the 21st Century Sailor and Marine initiative.
Navy Exchanges recently raised cigarette prices as part of an effort to cut tobacco use. Breathalyzer tests are likely on the way to ships and ports as, according to a Navy statement, "a way to increase fleet alcohol education and awareness and to provide commanders with another tool to ensure the health and safety of sailors by identifying potential alcohol abuse."
Many of the soldiers serving in Afghanistan today expect that they are making their last trips to a combat zone for a while.
Sgt 1st Class James Smith, who is in Khost Province, Afghanistan, with the 101st Airborne Division said he told his soldiers before they deployed that it would likely be their last chance to experience combat in Afghanistan.
"Really it was down to picking and choosing for this deployment," he said. "I expect it's going to be one of the last ones, if not the last one."
Another 101st soldier, Staff Sgt. Matthew O'Dowd, said the extra dwell time between recent deployments has already made a difference.
"When you're in the U.S. — garrison life — standards are going to be upheld more," he said. "A lot of the younger guys, the junior guys, aren't used to that kind of thing — always having to be out in the field, always training."
Joseph Angello, director of operational readiness and safety in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, said troops returning to garrison life will see a heavy emphasis on safety with regular reminders about drinking and driving and workplace hazards.
"No commander wants to write a letter notifying a parent that their loved one died on duty or in a POV (personally owned vehicle)," he said.
Johnson said a garrison military will need to focus more on maintenance of its equipment once funding for combat is gone.
The Army and Marines are cutting their ranks by 100,000 over the next few years and, according to Johnson, troops will be on a slower path to advance in rank during peacetime.
"Measures of effectiveness will include a focus on bureaucratic and logistical capabilities since combat excellence can no longer be used to measure the quality of our soldiers and officers," he said.
Training and the ability to coordinate it through many bureaucratic challenges will be a major arbiter of leader success, he said.
"Our personnel screen and up-or-out promotion system will once again kick in and units will tighten discipline and appearance," he added.
Troops who grew up in military families won't be surprised by a return to a garrison military, and many will want to pass on lessons learned in combat to a new generation, he said.
The Army will not have a "down period" like after the Vietnam War, Johnson said.
Instead, a smaller force will continue to deploy for joint exercises around the globe and prepare to win the first battle of the next conflict, wherever it may break out. Sgt. 1st Class Ryan Jeffers, 31, who is in Afghanistan with the 101st on his sixth deployment since September 11, 2001, said the return to garrison life will be a culture shock for some troops who joined after 9/11.
"It's going to be a big change for the Army, with the change in discipline," he said. "Because things get a little loose here, even when they shouldn't."
Leaders of deployed troops try to maintain the same standards that they would expect in garrison, Jeffers said, but added that there are differences between garrison life and what goes on in a combat zone.
"It's one of those deals when you deploy for a long time, you don't want to be on them 24-7, but you also want to maintain the standards," he said.
Many of today's troops only know about life in an Army at war, Jeffers said.
"It's going to be difficult to adjust back to the garrison," he said. "Over here, we've got all the bullets we want. We can go to the range whenever we want. It's not going to be like that in the garrison. I don't think they (Jeffers' soldiers) realize it yet."
Still, his unit's getting a lot of re-enlistments.


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Those who enjoy making food or sharing home grown fruits and vegetables will meet to swap their edibles Saturday morning at the Burns Road Recreation Center in Palm Beach Gardens.
The food swap is not open to the general public.
Only participants who rent booth space at $10 per space are eligible to swap with other registered food producers.
Food swappers typically bring jams, jellies, baked goods, homegrown vegetables, dried herbs and homemade tea blends, according to city officials.
The food swap is scheduled for 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. in the auditorium of the recreation center at 4404 Burns Road.
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Our dear Jason Chen's been nominated for T3's Gadget Person of the Year award, but he's too shy to tell everyone. So I'm doing it for him! Say congratulations to Jason and go vote for him or his fellow nominees.
Voting can be done through the T3 page which has the Person of the Year category listed as the final one. You'll notice that Jason is in the company of some great folks such as last year's winner Stephen Fry, so it might be a tough competition. No matter what though, he's a winner in our hearts.
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Dr. Michael Vienna has been at Salisbury University since 1989. He was appointed Director of Athletics on May 1, 1993, after previously serving as the University's associate director of Athletics. In 2003, he added duties as the director of the University's Campus Recreation program which provides recreational opportunities for over 8,600 students, plus faculty and staff. Since becoming its athletics director, Salisbury has finished in the top 25 (out of over 445 institutions) in the Directors' Cup Standings on 13 occasions with the highest being ninth in 2009-10 when the program finished in ninth place. This award is presented annually to the nation's best overall collegiate athletics programs by division based upon success in postseason NCAA tournaments.
During Vienna's tenure, the athletics program arguably has had the most successful era in school history. Sea Gull teams have combined for an overall winning percentage of 69 percent, garnering 17 team and 14 individual national championships, 13 national second-place finishes, 167 conference championships and 11 conference All-Sports awards. Every varsity sport has been represented at a national tournament during this time, and the program has produced more than 400 All-Americans.
Most importantly has been the academic success of Salisbury's student-athletes. Annually, over 50 percent of Salisbury's student-athletes have earned grade-point averages of 3.0 or higher. Sea Gull teams often rank among the leaders in national team grade-point averages and have produced numerous academic All-Americans. When Sea Gull student-athletes are compared to the rest of the University's student body, student-athletes perform as well or better in many important academic categories. The most impressive academic achievement has been that student-athletes have had a significantly higher graduation rate than the rest of the Salisbury University student body and this is noteworthy as Salisbury consistently has one of the best graduation rates in the entire University System of Maryland.
The athletics program also has seen capital improvements, significant staffing increases and the addition of four varsity sports during Vienna's tenure. Facility improvements have included two new soccer fields and a team building, a Maggs Physical Activities Center addition, acquisition of the indoor tennis center, a new weight room and office space, new scoreboards at all athletics venues and artificial turf field and lights at Sea Gull Stadium. Vienna has also spearheaded the renovation of five additional outdoor fields, the Maggs Physical Activities Center main gym and weight rooms, outdoor running track, the swimming pool, both the outdoor and indoor tennis courts and the University Fitness Club.
At Salisbury, Vienna established the Varsity Club as a comprehensive fundraising organization to support Sea Gull Athletics. He initiated and has taught the NCAA CHAMPS/Life Skills Program and helped the institution secure a $30,000 NCAA Choices grant. He has also served as both the interim vice president for student affairs, the acting University judicial administrator and an adjunct professor.
A member of the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) since 1985, Vienna has served 30 years as a college athletics administrator. He has been a member of the National Association of Division III Athletic Administrators since 1996 and served on its national executive board (2006-08). He served as president and vice president of the Capital Athletic Conference from 1997-2001 and has been the conference treasurer from 2004 until 2013. He is past secretary/treasurer of the Maryland Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics, of which he has been a member since 1989.
Vienna has been a member of the Athletic Management magazine editorial board since 1997. He was a member of the Athletic Central Football Conference Board of Directors (1998-2001), serving as its treasurer from 2001 until 2010. He also has served on several committees including the NCAA national committee for men's soccer, the NCAA regional committee for men's basketball and is currently serving as chairperson on the NCAA Nominating Commitee.
He has published several articles on sport management and made numerous professional presentations. He has been awarded the 2007 NACDA Athletic Director of the Year for Division III's southeast region, the Wicomico County Tourism Person of the Year and the Salisbury University Presidential Appreciation Award.
In addition to working at Salisbury University, he has experience as a head basketball and golf coach and athletic director at the two-year college level, assistant soccer coach at both the Division I and III levels, a physical education instructor, worked in the front office of the Cleveland Force of the Professional Indoor Soccer League, interned and worked with the Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA, and worked both in the sporting goods and health club industries.
He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Mount Union and his master's and Ph.D. from Kent State University. At Mount Union, he was a four-year starter on the soccer team where he earned all-conference, all-state, team MVP and team captain accolades.
A native of Belfast, N.Y., Vienna is a member of the Allegany County Sports Hall of Fame. He and his wife Janine have two grown daughters, Ashley and Jacquelyn.


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