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The Oklahoma City Thunder made it a dozen successive NBA wins with a 100-92 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday, led by Kevin Durant's season-high 41 points and 13 rebounds.
The Los Angeles Clippers are just behind the Thunder in their own winning streak, notching an 11th straight victory, while New York and Memphis were the other leading teams to win.
However, Golden State's surprising form surge ended in an unlikely locale, putting in a lax defensive performance and suffering an embarrasing defeat at the hands of the lowly Sacramento Kings.
Russell Westbrook scored 27 points — 21 in the first half — and had 11 assists for the Thunder, who matched the longest winning streak for the franchise since the then-Seattle SuperSonics won 14 straight in 1996.
Oklahoma City (21-4) improved the NBA's best record and atoned for a home loss to the Hawks on Nov. 4.
Jeff Teague scored 19 points to lead Atlanta, who slipped 1.5 games behind Miami in the Southeast Division.
The New York Knicks won their first home game against their relocated city rivals, beating the Brooklyn Nets 100-86 to open a six-game gap atop the Atlantic Division as the Nets form falls away.
Carmelo Anthony scored 31 points in his return from an ankle injury, while J.R. Smith had 19 points for the Knicks, who had two tight tussles on Brooklyn's home court earlier in the season, but dominated this one.
Joe Johnson scored 17 points for the Nets.
The Southwest Division-leading Memphis Grizzlies won a third straight, beating the misfiring Milwaukee Bucks 90-80.
Zach Randolph had 15 points and 17 rebounds, and Marc Gasol had 12 points and 12 rebounds for Memphis.
Brandon Jennings clearly led Milwaukee with 26 points, while leading scorer Monta Ellis missed his first 13 shots and finished with only four.
The Indiana Pacers matched their biggest victory margin of the season with a 104-84 win over the Utah Jazz. Indiana have reached three figures only four times this season and have won them all.
Reserve guard Gerald Green scored a season-high 21 points, and Paul George had 20 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks for the Pacers.
Derrick Favors scored 16 points 11 for the Jazz.
Sacramento won their first game in six with a 131-127 victory over Golden State, who slipped 2.5 games off the lead in the Pacific Division.
DeMarcus Cousins scored 24 points and Aaron Brooks added 23 for the Kings, who led the game by 15 points before the Warriors tied the scores.
A pair of late three-pointers by Brooks saw the Kings pull away and post the highest score of any team against the Warriors this season.
Golden State's Stephen Curry scored 23 of his 32 points in the second half before fouling out.
The Los Angeles Clippers stretched their lead in the Pacific and notched their 11th straight win with a 93-77 victory over the New Orleans Hornets.
Blake Griffin scored 18 points, while Jamal Crawford added 17 points for the Clippers, who matched the franchise's longest winning streak, previously set in 1974-1975 as the Buffalo Braves.
Robin Lopez scored 14 of his 22 points in the first quarter for the Hornets, who were the last team to beat the Clippers, but suffered their ninth loss in a row.
Boston's Paul Pierce scored 25 of his season-high 40 points in the second half, hitting 10 of his 11 shots after halftime, as the Celtics beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 103-91.


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i'm in love with the kickstand alone!
i wish i could afford that :(
oooh! love it!
oh, it's beautiful!
i have this bike! not this one but the original black one - with a lovely wicker basket. it was worth every penny.
It looks alot like my Batavus Old Dutch bike. And many of the other bikes here in Copenhagen.
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its strange how transparent us "white people" are :0) its a fun daily read to nod and smile at.
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The March reports of sky-high levels of the genital herpes virus among black women set off a firestorm of disbelief and recrimination. The numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) gave many black women an all-too-familiar feeling: shock, concern and an overwhelming sense of fatigue in the face of yet another study bringing bad news and fear.
African-American men and women often seem to be under siege when it comes to the ongoing flood of research trumpeting our higher rates of nearly everything, including sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). No doubt, disparities exist, but in this case, it's reasonable to take a step back from the anger and take a closer look at what the statistics are really telling us.
The new research should not be seen as an indictment of the sexual behavior of African Americans. The numbers—though startling (48 percent of African-American women have been exposed to the virus that causes genital herpes)—are not so much about sex, as they are about circumstances, and, possibly, the way information is gathered for medical research.
Who Was Counted
STDs, notably HIV/AIDS, are more prevalent among African Americans and more effective modes of prevention are needed. These facts have been reported in a multitude of studies, many conducted by African-American researchers. That said, statistics can reflect many things beyond the simple presence of a virus, which is why they are inappropriate tools for judging the culture or conduct of a race or gender, no matter the source.
In this case, the 2010 herpes data comes from the National Health and Nutrition Survey (NHANES). This large, national study is designed to report on the health of the American population by gathering information from a randomly selected pool of 5,000 people who are not in the military or an institution.
"It's a snapshot, a medical assessment that first selects a county, then a neighborhood, then a city block, before choosing individuals who then fill out a survey and are given blood tests to confirm their health status," explains Dr. John Douglas, the director of the division of STD Prevention at the National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention at the CDC.
While regular folks are often shocked that just 5,000 people are the basis for a good deal of what the CDC reports, Douglas concedes that the scientifically sound, multi-stage process is difficult to explain to the public. But the study has been the CDC's monitor of our national rates of obesity, heart disease and many of health issues since 1970.
"African Americans are also oversampled to make the study more representative," Douglas said, meaning that larger numbers of blacks are included in the data than their percentage in the population.
What the Numbers Really Mean
The current herpes statistics were based on a group of 893 African-American women, but the 48 percent number has been misinterpreted in most reports. "These women were only tested for antibodies to the HSV-2 virus," explains Dr. David Malebranche, an assistant professor at Emory whose research focuses on STDs in African Americans. "This means that they have been exposed to the herpes virus, but it does not mean that these women have actually developed the disease or have active herpes. In fact, they may never develop active herpes."
"The numbers are consistent with other STD studies that include African Americans," explained Dr. Charlotte Gaydos, co-director of the International Sexually Transmitted Diseases Research Laboratory at Johns Hopkins.
The issue that's often lost in this discussion is that the NHANES and other studies may be the best research we have, but in this case, is the "best" good enough?
Sex by the Numbers
Douglas and other experts say the numbers have very little to do with high-risk sexual behavior. "STDs are shared among people in sexual networks," explains Dr. Irene Doherty, who is part of a team of researchers at the University of North Carolina who explore how STDs spread. "The theory of sexual networks is simple: It's not what you do; it's what your partners do and what your partner's partners do. Our data shows that black women do not have more sex or more high-risk sex than other women. It's fairly well-established that they select partners from a small pool that has a high rate of STDs."
The million-dollar question, of course, is why are there so many STDs in the African-American pool? Many researchers blame concurrency, or people having several sexual partners at once. Dr. Anthony Lemelle, a sociologist who focuses on HIV/AIDS and African Americans, suggests that attitudes about sex play a role as well. "My theory is that in the college years, even middle-class African-American women may have multiple partners because they are searching for that one, long-term relationship. Once they are in their 30s, they marry or become religious and this behavior changes," he said. "In the older group," explains Lemelle, the author of Black Masculinity and Sexual Politics (Routledge, 2010). "it is the men, often married heads of households that are out there. That's where we see all of this sexual activity. It's an important part of manhood and black men go about it more aggressively than men of other races."
Still, brothers who hit on women are nothing new and, Malebranche notes, it certainly happens among white men as well, so what's really going on here? A study by well-respected researcher Dr. Adaora Adimora, reports that "sharply contrasting social contexts in the sexual networks of blacks and whites … such as poverty, illicit drug use in black communities, incarceration rates, along with the sex ratio of men to women," create these disparities. A solid point, perhaps, but many researchers think that even well-intended studies may be missing the mark.
Where Statistics Fail
Several African-American scholars, and other scientists, express concern about how research—even the highest quality research—is conducted when it comes to African Americans. In short, where are the millions of middle-class African Americans who are not living in poverty, using drugs or incarcerated in these numbers?
Dr. Velma Murry, a sociologist at Vanderbilt who studies the black middle class, found, for instance, that "adolescent, middle-class, African-American girls delayed having sex two years beyond the national average," a contradiction of other national reports. "When we look at research, middle-class African Americans are almost excluded," Murry said. "Most research looks at middle-class whites and low-income African Americans. Then the two are compared and a disparity is reported. But there are far more differences within racial groups than between racial groups, so it's very important to know who is in a study and how they were identified."
"There is a problem right now with CDC," says Malebranche, who has had CDC funding, but does not intend to repeat the experience. "A lot of their statistics are myopic and flawed. I don't think it's a concerted effort to ignore the black middle class, but you don't often see research on poor, white populations with high rates of STDs. I'm not in denial that disparities in STDs exist, but researchers often look for the easiest population to track and find," which often means studying poor, urban areas.
"We can't make any conclusive remarks about African Americans because middle-class African Americans are still an invisible population in most research," Murry adds, noting that this not only leads to inaccurate reports about African-American life, "but we miss the positive practices of black families—the practices that work for us, that lead to better physical and psychological health."
So while the numbers may be real, an accurate assessment of the African-American community when it comes to STDs and herpes, in particular, still eludes.
Sheree Crute is a health and medical writer living in Brooklyn, N.Y., and is the editor of Covering Health in a Multicultural Society: A Guide for Journalists.
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I did not have depression or take any meds. I did have some moments of rage at the sheer timing of it all. A slight change and I wouldn't have been in the wrong place at the wrong time.
No, I was not depressed and never took medication.
Yes, I was mildly depressed and took short-term anti-depression medicaation.
Yes, I was depressed and took long-term anti-depression drugs medication
Yes, I was depressed but never took anti-depressant medication.
I did not have depression or take any meds. I did have some moments of rage at the sheer timing of it all. A slight change and I wouldn't have been in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Yes, but I have struggled with chronic depression since my early teens, long before my injury (and in fact is the cause of my injury). I know where my depression stems from and it is not a matter of chemical imbalance. I therefore choose to forego medication. After my sci I was told I would never walk again and my simple response was, "Okay". No tears, no self pity. Just life. Personally, I don't see how it's possible to be fully aware of your surroundings and the state that we all are in as a global unit and not be at least somewhat depressed. My depression is rooted in my own past, but it extends far beyond and encompasses much more than this tiny, fleeting little existence that is me.
Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. - Carl Sagan
How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world. - Anne Frank
Still take them, but I think I'm through the worst of it. But I don't want to stop them just in case...
Six months post. This is about as much recovery as you will get, the rehab doc. told me. I don't believe him. But still it leaves out walking and building and lets down a lot of people who were counting on me. People I build for and my wife, for an income. I'm sure you all can relate to the sadness of watching ones large well develop muscles turn into skin and bones Trying very hard to stay positive. But in the background of my brain, there is this voice crying out shit I'm depressed. But I try not to listen, and keep positive. It helps being on CC. reading about every one Else's lives. Its very true about realizing daily more things one can not do, and weekly more things one can do. Every one says at least your alive, but I do not find as much comfort out of that as I should. No antidepressants so far. But the sun is out and its a beautiful day.
T12L1 Incomplete Still here This is the place to be 58 years old
I answered A) but I take absolutly no credit.
For some reason those demons never came knocking at my door. I cannot take credit for a war that I never had to fight.
I cannot claim victory over something that never wanted to fight me.
For whatever reason, I accepted what had happened to me right about the time it happened. This was probably because:
- I did this to myself, so no recrimination etc
- I always knew racing motorcycles was like playing with fire
Other factors:
- Loving family
- Loving girlfriend who became wife
- new loving step-children
- employer who continued to provide employment
- no lack of $
- no lack of health insurance
- no pain
- otherwise healthy
- at 34 was not too young and not too old
- some (limited) return
- sense of humor
Actually, when I read the list above, I'd be a fool to feel down on myself...... it makes me realize just how lucky I still am.
I think if I started losing any of those factors on that list, then life would be progressively tougher. And who knows whats in my future??? I got alot still to lose.
If I had no family, suffered pain, had no job and struggled with bills.......then those demons would be banging down my door day and (especially) night.
For all those who suffer....you have my sincere sympathies. It ain't your fault; perhaps it's simply how long your list isn't.
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I have taken anti depressiants since I was injuried 4 yrs ago. Mainly for nerve pain but i remember telling the doctor before my surgery that if I cant walk dont bother doing the surgery. I have my moments were when I cant do something and I get pissed and fell useless but it passes and I move on.
What ever doesn't kill you makes you stronger
I couldn't resist this thread today, it's been a while since I've posted here. I can agree with much of what tskushi26 said back on the 18th.
Depression is a tough subject and in many of our cases, goes deeper than we even know. I use anger rather than depression because I function day to day with work and life, but shove aside the anger I have when I can't do all the things I used to. This happens with both the things from before the SCI and even from things in my early SCI days (28 yrs post)
Early on, the big things saddened me for sure, walking, running etc. Then the alternate ways we live, bowel, bladder etc. had a big effect on my happiness. I could overcome these issues for a long time, convincing myself that my life wasn't all that terrible.
As I aged and my body continued to fall apart, my anger worsened. I am independent to a fault. I live alone and do everything for myself and as a c5-6, it isn't as easy as it used to be and I now feel like I have nothing more to prove – to myself or anyone else.
At the sight of things I used to do, I crash hard. These aren't necessarily the AB things from years ago, but the reality that even as a WC user, I'm able to do less and less every year. The little things I did ten years ago from the chair are tougher now and the day is coming when they will be out of reach too.
This is where the anger gets to me. And it's so true that only we can relate to each other. Believe me, this site helps. Especially right now. I decided to check in here because I've recently started to address this anger issue within myself once again. A new relationship is forcing me to hopefully make progress – the person isn't forcing me, but I'm forcing myself so I don't screw up yet another relationship.
What a big help this is – looking forward to reading more. Good luck all.
I was majorly depressed basically the first 2 years. I cried every night for almost the first 6 months. I thought once I got out of the hospital and rehab, and got home things would get better. It never did. I finally was put on Cymbalta, it didn't seem to help.
I was a cutter when I was in my teens, and the year after my accident I got back into doing that. It helped more than any pills ever did.
But now 5 years later, I feel only slightly depressed I suppose. I found the perfect thing that drug me out of a dark place. My niece came to live with my parents, which where I lived. She was 3 months old and had a mom that was a herion addict and could care less. And she needed me, and I needed her.
2 years after that little girl moved in, I'm helping raise her, and she truely is the light in my life. Everything I do is for her. And she makes me want to get up in the morning and just be a better person in general. Some days things still get me down, but the days that I"m smiling and just happy to be alive surpass those.
Due to the circumstances surrounding my accident I had a lot of anger, it was the form of depression I prefered, hard as hell on the people in my life though. Never took antidepressants, except in the form of reckless behavior. I lost my anger a few years ago, someone wanted to make it go away, and did. I see it as each of us handle it the best they can in their own way.
My SCI will be 4 yrs in Sept. And I have been on and off anti- depressants since then, I take Cymbalta for my nerve pain but spike in Abilify for the depression. I went off the Abilify for 8 months but last month found myself needing to get back on it.
I have a spinal cord injury...a spinal cord injury DOES NOT have me!
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If you Google cannibalism, James Wagner's name will come up. The Transylvania biology professor is an expert on the ecological and evolutionary aspects of cannibalism among generalist invertebrate predators. In lay terms, he studies why wolf spiders eat their young.
Wagner's research has gained him national exposure, first on a Discover Magazine segment on The Discovery Channel and recently on an episode of Weird, True and Freaky on Animal Planet. He also hosted a national meeting of the American Arachnological Society at Transylvania. His teaching expertise was recognized when he was named the 2001 Kentucky Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.
Wagner shares his enthusiasm about biology in both conventional and unconventional settings.
He's enthusiastic about Transylvania's newly renovated science labs, which he helped design. "Science has gotten so complicated and it's so collaborative now," says Wagner. "Transylvania's new labs are extremely flexible and encourage students to work together and faculty members in various disciplines to share the space."
The biology lab's Beckman Coulter CEQ 8000 genetic analysis system, a sophisticated gene sequencer typically found only at large research universities, is another plus. "This device is what you see on the CSI shows, where DNA analysis is used to help solve crimes" says Wagner. "It's what modern biology is dealing with, and our students have an enormous advantage by getting hands-on experience with the machine."
Wagner also takes students to field sites, including a May term Tropical Ecology class in Hawaii, where they connect biology with geology and ecology to see the big picture.
"Because of its overwhelming diversity, Hawaii is hard to beat as a natural laboratory for the study of tropical animals and plants," he says. "Hawaii has an incredibly high percentage of unique terrestrial species, including over 1,000 species of native plants, 135 endemic species of birds, and at least 5,000 insect species—plus some really cool spiders."


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Officials pursuing revisions to security clearance system; issue arose in Navy Yard shooting
WASHINGTON (AP) � The decision to grant a security clearance to a government contractor who later killed 12 people at the Washington Navy Yard was made without a review of a critical police report, but background investigators still followed the correct standards, the top federal personnel management official told a Senate panel Thursday.
The Senate committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs is investigating the nation's security clearance system in the aftermath of the Sept. 16 shooting involving Aaron Alexis, a former Navy reservist and IT contractor. He was awarded, and held onto, a secret clearance despite brushes with law enforcement, a series of angry outbursts and concerns about his mental health that led Rhode Island police to his hotel room just one month before the shooting.
Elaine Kaplan, acting director of the Office of Personnel Management, said background investigators who vetted Alexis did "what they were supposed to do," but acknowledged they lacked a complete portrait of his past. She said Alexis was approved for the clearance even though investigators never reviewed a 2004 police report from Seattle that accused him of shooting out the tires of an unoccupied vehicle, relying instead on court records that did not reveal the circumstances of the arrest.
Though the contractor that handled the background check followed the investigative standards, Kaplan said current expectations may not be stringent enough.
"Are the standards up to snuff? Should we be required to get police reports, for example? Should we be required to get mental health information, even for someone who has a secret as opposed to a top secret clearance? All these things need to be looked at," Kaplan said. "But it was not, in our view, a case of malfeasance on the part of the contractor."
President Barack Obama has also ordered the White House budget office to examine security standards for government contractors and employees across federal agencies. Concerns about weaknesses in the security clearance system have surfaced not only with Alexis but with National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden and with Army Pvt. Chelsea Manning, currently imprisoned for leaking classified documents.
Alexis was granted a secret clearance in 2008 and held onto it despite multiple subsequent encounters with police, including a 2010 arrest in Texas, where a neighbor told police she was nearly struck by a bullet fired from his downstairs apartment. No charges were filed.
One month before the Navy Yard shooting, Alexis called police in Rhode Island to the hotel where he was staying and complained about voices wanting to harm him, according to the police report. After the shooting, the FBI said writings recovered in Alexis's possession showed he believed he was being bombarded with extremely low frequency radio waves.
Federal officials said they were working to retool aspects of the nation's security clearance system, including the process of re-evaluating the behavior of employees and contractors who have access to sensitive information. Holders of top secret clearances are re-investigated every five years and those with secret clearances every 10 years.
One change being pursued is to allow that review to happen any time, including automated checks of government and commercial databases, said Brian Prioletti, an assistant director in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
Alexis applied for a security clearance with the Navy in 2007. Defense officials say he lied in his application about a 2004 arrest in Seattle for shooting the tires of an unoccupied vehicle and he failed to disclose thousands of dollars in debts. An FBI fingerprint check revealed the arrest, but an investigative report from an OPM contractor omitted the fact that Alexis had fired shots and court records in Seattle did not reveal details on the arrest and showed only that malicious mischief charges were not pursued.
She said investigators were not required to review the underlying police report and did not even try to access it because the Seattle police department, like other jurisdictions, had a history of not making such information available to contractors doing background checks. She acknowledged that it was "problematic, certainly, that there's information written on a piece of paper somewhere that we didn't have access to."
Sen. Kelly Ayotte, a New Hampshire Republican, said it was "incredibly shocking" that investigators did not make an effort to access the report.
"A prosecutor may not have the elements to make a particular charge and the disposition may tell us nothing. But seeing a prior behavior here with Aaron Alexis, getting a police report, would have flagged a very different set of conduct for anyone looking at that," Ayotte said.
Senators on the committee said they were concerned that too much information was classified and too many employees and contractors have security clearances.
"Many national security experts have long argued that the security clearance process is antiquated and in need of modernization. Given recent events, I think we have to ask whether the system is fundamentally flawed," Sen. Tom Carper, a Delaware Democrat and committee chairman, said in his remarks.
Four senators have introduced legislation to require more frequent checks on government employees and contractors who are awarded security clearances.
The bill requires OPM to do at least two audits of every security clearance at random times over each five years the clearance is in effect. Surprise audits would send the message that "you never know when the government is going to find out," so it's better to come forward with the information voluntarily, said one sponsor, Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri.
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President's Board Room, Stokes Administration Building
Friday, June 19, 2009 – 11:35 am –12:17pm
Mr. George C. McIntyre, Chairman
Mr. Bradley R. Boles
Mr. James A. Brown
Mr. T. Hal Campbell
Mr. William W. Coleman, Jr.
Mrs. Laura S. Crowther
Dr. H. Randall Dozier
Mr. L. Franklin Elmore
Mr. Edward S. Ervin, III, Member Emeritus
Mrs. Patricia C. Hartung
Mr. Kenneth W. Jackson
Mr. Robert E. Lee
Mr. Timothy F. Norwood
Dr. J. Kevin O'Kelly
Mrs. Carolyn Beasley Shortt
Mr. W. C. Stanton
Others Present:
Mrs. Shireese Bell, Morning News
Mr. D. Keith Best, Chair of the Faculty
Mr. Darryl L. Bridges, Vice President for Student Affairs
Dr. L. Fred Carter, President
Dr. Richard Chapman, Provost
Mrs. Elizabeth I. Cooper, Vice President for Public and Community Affairs
Ms. Angela R. Crosland, Public Information Coordinator
Mr. Jay Dowd, Vice President for Development/Executive Director of FMU Foundation
Mr. Daniel Dukes, Legislative Liaison
Mr. A. Glen Gourley, Secretary of the Faculty & Professor of Theatre Arts
Mrs. Rachel R. Hamaie, Executive Assistant to the President
Mr. Murray G. Hartzler, Director of Athletics
Dr. John R. Hester, Psychology Chair & Director of the Center for the Child
Mr. Jay Kispert, Vice President for Business Affairs
Dr. Kenneth D. Kitts, Associate Provost for Academic Affairs and Enrollment Management
Mr. Travis W. Knowles, Assistant Provost and Director of Graduate Programs
Dr. M. Barry O'Brien, Dean of the School of Business and Associate Professor of Economics
Mrs. Teresa J. Ramey, Dean of Students
Dr. Charlene Wages, Vice President for Administration
Ms. Shayla Williams, SGA President
Mr. George McIntyre called the meeting to order at 11:35 am. He then asked Mrs. Rachel Hamaie to call the roll. Mr. McIntyre then noted for the record that media notification had been made in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, and that a quorum was present.
Mr. McIntyre presented the minutes of the February 6, 2009 Board Meeting to the Board for approval. Mr. James Brown made a motion for the minutes to be approved. The motion was seconded by Mr. Robert Lee. The minutes received unanimous approval by the Board.
Academic Affairs and Accreditation Committee:
Dr. Randall Dozier began by presenting Resolution 01-09, Resolution for Approving the Francis Marion University Specialist in School Psychology Degree. He asked Dr. John Hester, chair of the Department of Psychology, to brief the Board on the contents of the resolution. Dr. Hester explained that until now, this program has been a 69 hour master's degree. With the approval of this resolution, the master's degree will be awarded earlier in the program and the specialist's degree will be awarded with the completion of the program. The specialist's degree will help in recruiting students, it will improve the perception of the program, and it will help students obtain higher paying positions, particularly in Georgia and North Carolina. Dr. Dozier moved that the Board of Trustees approve the resolution. The motion was seconded by Mrs. Laura Crowther. The resolution received unanimous approval by the Board.
The committee received reports from Dr. Ken Kitts and Mr. Jim Schlimmer on University enrollment. At this point in the year, the projected enrollment for the Fall 2009 semester appears to be up when compared to last year at the same time. The first summer orientation was held June 10-11 and was larger than the first orientation held during summer 2008. The second orientation will be held June 25-26. With respect to accreditation, Dr. Barry O'Brien, Dean of the School of Business, reported that the Business School is on track for AACSB accreditation in Fall 2009.
Mr. Brown asked if the make-up or quality of new students is known. Dr. Kitts answered that approximately 40 new scholarship students have been admitted for the Fall. There is no change in the geographic breakdown. This freshmen class will be larger in size and better prepared as measured by GPA and SAT scores. These changes can be attributed to efforts by public relations and admissions as well as changes in the economy. Dr. Carter added that over the past 10 years there has been an increase of approximately 25% in students from parts of South Carolina outside of the Pee Dee.
Development and Alumni Committee:
Mr. Frank Elmore began by welcoming Mr. Julian Young as the new Director of Alumni Affairs. The brochures for the Campaign for Excellence that ended in December are available. NPLI finished its 7th year in operation with its largest class of 33 persons. Sixty percent of these persons came from communities outside of the Pee Dee. RALI completed its second year with the pilot counties of Marlboro, Williamsburg and Marion. It completed its first year in Dillon County. The Francis Marion University golf tournament was rain delayed and moved to April. It was a great success and raised $18, 000for the Pete Peterson Scholarship and the Foundation General Fund.
The committee also received updates on alumni events. There were between 175 and 200 Alumni who returned to campus for Homecoming. Dr. Kaye Lawrimore received the Morgan Coker Outstanding Alumna Award from the School of Business. There was a soccer alumni reunion in April. 41 players attended including an international player. The alumni association hosted a reception for the new graduates following commencement at The Cottage on May 9, 2009. There was also a nursing alumni reception at the Lee Nursing Building following commencement. There were 35 alumni who attended last month's Patriot Power Lunch in Hartsville. The new Alumni Association Board Members have been elected with Mr. Paul Seward as President, Mr. James Herald as Vice-President and Latasha Brand as Secretary.
Executive Affairs Committee:
Mr. McIntyre reported that the executive committee met but no action was taken.
Financial Affairs and Facilities Committee:
Mr. Hal Campbell presented Resolution 02-09, Resolution for the naming of Allen Hall Beaty Hall, Cusac Hall, King Hall, Thigpen Hall and the Heyward Community Center at the Forest Villas Apartments and for the naming of the Hazelwood and Ward Sculpture Garden and the BB&T Amphitheater at the FMU Performing Arts Center, to the Board for approval with the recommendation of the Financial Affairs and Facilities Committee. The motion was seconded by Mr. Frank Elmore. The resolution was approved unanimously by the Board. Mr. Campbell then presented Resolution 03-09, Resolution to implement a Smoke-Free Campus Policy for Francis Marion University, to the Board with the recommendation of the committee. The motion was seconded by Mr. Brown. It received unanimous approval by the Board. Mr. Campbell presented the third resolution, Resolution 04-09 for University Budget Approval, to the Board with the recommendation of the committee. Mr. McIntyre commented that this budget includes the lowest tuition increase in the past 10 years with no increases in food service or housing costs. This is in recognition of the economic hardships across the state. The budget also reflects approximately 20% in lost revenue due to state budget cuts. Mr. Elmore added that the increases in actual dollars were $139 for non- nursing students and $213 for the nursing students. Even with this increase FMU has the lowest tuition of any 4 year institution in this state. Mr. McIntyre then thanked the enrollment team and Mr. Jay Kispert and the financial team. Mr. W. Coleman seconded the motion. The resolution received the unanimous approval of the Board.
Student Affairs and Athletics Committee:
Mr. Lee introduced the new SGA President, Shayla Williams. He reminded the Board that Darryl Bridges will take over Mrs. Libby Cooper's responsibilities. The group also discussed campus changes due to the new smoke-free campus. Mr. Hartzler presented information on funds raised by the athletic department and a successful year. Lastly, Mr. Lee read a letter from a parent reflecting favorably on the FMU baseball team.
President's Report:
Dr. Carter began by remarking that Mrs. Cooper will retire at the end of June as a full time FMU employee but will continue as a part time contractual employee to help with several FMU special events for the University such as Arts Alive and the International Festival. Mrs. Cooper has been an integral part of the FMU community for many years and her influence is seen and felt throughout the campus. He thanked her for her service. He then thanked the Board for conferring an honorary degree upon Libby in the Spring. Libby's retirement means that more responsibilities will shift to Mr. Darryl Bridges who will handle both his responsibilities and Libby's. This also puts additional responsibilities on Dean Teresa Ramey.
This has been an extraordinary year in South Carolina because of the nature of the reductions during the course of the year. In August the University was expecting a 2% budget cut. However, by the end of the year the University was actually facing a 27% cut. Had it not been for the Board, this could have been a very difficult year. Instead, this was a year marked by harmonious effort and a commonality of vision on this campus as well as the support and willingness to deal with sacrifice by the faculty and staff. In sum, at the beginning of the year, the university had the lowest tuition in the state, the highest in-state enrollment, the most diverse student population, strong academic programs, exceptional athletic programs and aggressive outreach programs. Twelve months later and 27% of the state appropriated budget dollars poorer, the university has the lowest tuition in the state, the highest in-state enrollment, the most diverse student population, strong academic programs, exceptional athletic programs, aggressive outreach programs, and a university community that is closer and purposely oriented than ever and curricular and outreach programs that are strategically placed to own the state in the next five years. The university hopes to be back to the Board with some exciting announcements pertaining to new academic programs, some new outreach initiatives, and hopefully the announcement of a substantial gift or two to bring a smile to everyone's face.
Unfinished Business:
Mr. McIntyre reminded the Board that at the February meeting the nominating committee presented a slate of officers for July 2009-June 2011. Mr. McIntyre then called for nomination from the floor. Mr. Elmore made a motion for the nominations to be closed and for the officers to be elected by acclamation. Mr. Campbell seconded the motion. The following officers were elected:
Chairman: Mr. William W. Coleman
Vice-Chairman: Mrs. Patricia C. Hartung
Secretary: Mrs. Carolyn B. Shortt
Mr. McIntyre then asked for any Board members to provide input to him for the Agency Head Report if they wished to do so. He announced that he would be filing that report with the State Agency Head Commission in the next week.
New Business:
Mr. McIntyre reminded the Board of the dedication of the new Forest Villas following the Board Meeting, the dedication of the Francis Marion Statue on August 25, 2009, the Staff Awards Luncheon on July 14, 2009, move-in day on August 22, 2009, and of the retreat on August 6-7 at The Cottage beginning at 2:30 pm. He then thanked the Board and the FMU faculty and staff for allowing him to serve the past two years. He wished Mr. Coleman, the new chair, the best of luck. Mr. Coleman then presented him with a plaque thanking him for his years of service.
Mr. Brown made a motion to adjourn. Mr. Lee seconded the motion. The Board adjourned at 12:17 pm.
Respectfully Submitted,
Carolyn Beasley Shortt


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Monday, October 17, 2011
Clean Your Way to a Better Life
My daughters are young adults now (18 and 21), so I have survived the super-intense earlier phases of raising children. I now have a bit more time to do things like read, research, and write (when work isn't so insane that my workdays run long and leave me too exhausted to do anything that takes a brain cell or two).
And yet even before work started to demand more and more of me, I noticed that my productivity in the area of family research was falling. I realized that the main culprit was the messy accumulation of clutter, compounded by a few other things that gobbled up a lot of time.
My solution involved about a dozen elements:
1. Throw out a lot of stuff.
2. Give a lot of stuff away.
3. Identify, locate, centralize, and organize your most precious heirlooms, family documents, and physical and electronic research documents and records.
4. Figure out a system for holding/storing anything you have a lot of (books, CDs, etc.). Buy whatever shelves, boxes, storage bins you need to accommodate them.
5. Throw out some more stuff.
6. Cut down on purchases, especially those that add unnecessary "stuff" to your household. This also means fewer birthday, Christmas, and special occasion gifts.
7. Figure out what items can be replaced by their electronic equivalents. My family and I are not terribly good at this, and my husband and I in particular are attached to the physical forms of many things (= books and CDs). However, my daughters are getting e-readers for Christmas and I am getting an iPad. We figure that most of our fiction reading and some of our nonfiction/research reading can be handled on these platforms. I would like to reduce the number of DVDs we buy, since so much can be viewed online. There is still some ethnic/esoteric music that I order in CD form, but these days there is a lot more of my "weird" music on iTunes than there used to be.
8. Give away some more stuff.
9. Identify and eliminate unnecessary and time-consuming chores. For me this year this will be writing the annual Christmas letter. As a genealogist, I know that Christmas letters can be goldmines of family information, but I am just tired of writing them. It started out as a way to save time, because I was individualizing each card for each recipient to the point that it was an exhausting undertaking. But you know what? Now I have a blog, use Facebook and Google Plus, and am always happy to correspond by e-mail. With a great deal of regret, I also discontinued my Follow Friday posts.
10. Clean house, clean out and organize your closets and junk drawers, and scrub and dust off those remote corners, high shelves, and other places you rarely visit to clean. It's a pain, but it should take care of dust moozy/dust mite havens for another year or two. Clean out the fridge and clear the shelves of old food (you know you've got stuff that expired in 2008 in there).
11. If you have the time, energy, and money to do so, take care of any other matters that are a drag on your energy if you leave them undone: clean up your finances and financial records, get minor household repairs done, get the car fixed and cleaned, schedule medical appointments you have been putting off.
12. Clean up the yard, or at least take care of the worst eyesores: mow, pick up twigs and sticks, pick the worst weeds.
This is what I (and my husband and even occasionally my daughters) have been doing for the last two months. I am not listing all of these things to sound virtuous. If we had been more conscientious and better organized to begin with, things would not have reached such a critical state - to the point that I felt too paralyzed to effectively continue my research. I did not take a complete hiatus from blogging, but I definitely slowed down a bit.
Most important of all: Figure out what things are most important to you, and figure out how you can focus on them and include all of them. My priorities are:
Family life - spending home time with my family, going out to eat or see movies, and taking vacations together. This includes taking time to play and cuddle with our cats and actively participating in church. Keeping in touch with other family members, including cousins and "research cousins."
Continuing to educate myself: in the area of languages (for my profession/vocation), in the area of genealogical research (for my hobby/avocation), and in the area of general knowledge (simply for personal development and enjoyment). Putting aside time to read and listen to music.
Family research. Getting my resources (including my bookmarks and Research Toolbox) in order. Continuing to get that cousin bait out there. Attending conferences. Taking research trips.
Gardening and feeding the birds in our yard.
That's it. Pretty simple.
Now, after peeling off layer after layer of things accumulated after more than 20 years of being a family with children, I am just about ready to crawl out from under my rock and start some serious research.
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I'm getting ready to move after 33 years in the same house. One of the many things I'm looking forward to is being forced to re-organize my files and memorabilia and "family archives". I'm sure I'll find some things I forgot I had!ReplyDelete
I'm exhausted just reading your post! Glad you were able to get all that done ... I probably need to do the same thing. Maybe that will go on my New Year's List of Resolutions That Might Get Done in 2012. I am proud of you, Greta! What a wonderful accomplishment!ReplyDelete
Isn't it freeing to get rid of clutter and be organized? Good job.ReplyDelete
Hello Greta...I'm visiting via GeneaBloggers, and I'm soooo glad I got here before your Fall CleanUp Campaign is over. Gosh, you may become a Minimalist Genealogist before you're done, although if you're Family Tree is as full as mine, there is no way of Minimalizing anything or anyone in Texas. It's true what they say about Texas and Texans...Everything is Bigger and if it's not...we just Tell Tall Tales!ReplyDelete
I've enjoyed browsing your great blog...so full of good information and great links. I see we have a Texas Connection. I'd be pleased to be added to your Texas List.
I'm a new follower and have added you to my GeneaBlogger Sidebar List. Thanks for all your research and great links. I'll be back often.
Sue..CollectInTexas Gal/Tracks of My Texas Ancestors
Congrats on all your hard work! I'm about ready to start cleaning out our house too. I don't know how we accumulate so much stuff.ReplyDelete
I'm going to benefit from your list, because I feel like you're talking to ME. Although, I don't have much clutter (other than genealogy papers and stuff), there are several things I should do (like clean refrig.). I'll also be cutting way back on fb, the biggest waster of time, time better used on research.ReplyDelete
Thank you so much for another great blog post.
Sounds like the things I (or we) need to do. I have an 18 and 20 (soon to be 21).We have lived in our house for 21 years and have sooo much stuff!!ReplyDelete
This is a great list. It's funny, been doing a lot of thinking while reading the geneamommyblogger posts and one thing that keeps coming back to me is get rid of the clutter. Even though I feel like I do it a lot, it is probably time for a bigger fling of things that aren't needed, wanted, used or loved, ala Fly Lady. Thanks for the reminder! And thanks for the link. Jen :)ReplyDelete
Mary - I can't even think about moving because we still have so much stuff! And you will definitely find some things you forgot you had - I did and we are using and enjoying them now.ReplyDelete
Jenny - Desperation is a great motivator, and I really let things slide since my last big cleanup in ... gasp ... 1999!
Nancy - You are right; doing this has improved my spirits 100%!
CTG - Glad to hear from another Texan! And, nah, I'm minimizing other stuff to maximize my research. Welcome to GeneaBloggers!
Tina - You'll be glad you did it at this early stage. And I never really noticed how much stuff we had accumulated until I had to clean it. Sigh.
Barbara - You are always so kind. The funny thing is, just to look around inside my house, the difference might not be that noticeable (except for the basement), but I know that there is a big difference in drawers, closets, etc.
Harriet - Your case sounds so much like ours! And we've been in this house for 28 years.
TSG - Your idea for the geneabloggermommy series was a stroke of genius - I think the spirit of helping one another is definitely going to be contageious!
Greta, thanks so much for this post. I feel like you're talking directly to me. My kids are the same age as yours and we've accumulated a tremendous amount of stuff over the years. My big project for the upcoming winter is to clean out and pare down. I know it will be a time-consuming process but it has to be done. I'm saving your post for inspiration!ReplyDelete
Great post! I've been doing something similar for the past five and a half months. I lived 16 years prior in a place that was way too small for my ever-accumulating collection of stuff. Now I have the opportunity to spread it out and either throw it away, give it away or keep and organize it. It took a month of long days just to go through books and papers and financial records.ReplyDelete
I've been doing this because I'm at an age where it feels more and more burdensome to keep dragging it forward. I find clutter an incredible energy drain. It feels like there's a thousand things to do and no time to do any of it, never mind the actual priorities. If we don't decide on our own version of 'all' and grab that time, Time is going to go anyway.
Greta, We are pretty much at the same stage of life with our families so I definitely feel like your post couldn't have been written for us!ReplyDelete
On top of it all, I've got the "remnants" - lots and lots of remnants from the Family Home that sold this summer. We have an awful lot of cleaning out to do this winter.
I love the list. I think I'll print it out and put it above my desk as a motivator. Thanks for your openness. It helps the rest of us realize we are not alone in being paralyzed from doing research by all the clutter. lol
Shelley - I wish you the best of luck with your project - and I know that as you make progress it will make you feel so much better and give you more energy!ReplyDelete
JL - It is so true - clutter is an energy drain! I need to print that out and put it above my desk. The papers and financial records were also hard for me, and I found that I had unnecessarily duplicated files.
Michelle - It is so strange now to realize that those file drawers and cabinets are not hiding chaos - I am just getting used to the idea that I can sit down and research without guilt and without "brain fog."
- AnonymousOctober 23, 2011 at 2:39 AM
Great list, Greta - I've been decluttering for about a year now as I realised I just had Too Much Stuff. I've chucked/donated loads of things and now I can usually find what I'm looking for and cleaning is a breeze. Having less Stuff saves time and energy :-)ReplyDelete
This post could not have come at a better time. Been looking for the nudge to tackle the accumulated stuff that we have acquired and have taken permanent residence in the basement. Thanks for inspiration and push I needed!
ip - Being able to find things is perhaps the top benefit of cleaning up - so much stuff that I didn't remember I had or couldn't find - and now I'm using it!ReplyDelete
Valerie - Good luck, and I know you won't regret it!


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In this regard IYCN sends youth led delegations to CoPs ever since its inception in 2008. The programme called "Agents of Change" (AoC) is one of a few wherein youth from the subcontinent get to interact and engage at international platform with the Indian government, civil society, the UN and youths from different parts of the world. It helps youth get a ringside view of the negotiations on climate change that have important implications for their future.
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Is the MLB Extra Innings Beta Version for HD from last year available this year? I can't access it.
Solved! Go to Solution.
So the site says 4 installments of $40.99.
Does this include anything else like mlb.tv like directtv does?
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So the site says 4 installments of $40.99.
Does this include anything else like mlb.tv like directtv does?
Sorry, no it doesn't
I would like to know this as well...........last year I couldnt get but 1 on hd...........so it wasnt worth it.
I would like an answer on this as well?
Can anyone update. How in 2018 can't they get HD?
You would think this would be in high definition, right? No mention on the Xfinity website though. When there is not a mention, one must be suspect. Last year, I signed up for the MLB on Comcast, and was told by the rep. that the games would be in HD. Well guess what? When I arrived home, the games were in standard definition. Back went the equipment, and back I went to Directv.
Directv is now gone, since we are forced to have Comcast through the neighborhood association. I am going to use the wait and see approach this year before deciding. Watch the free first week and see. If not there is always streaming through mlb.com.
Dudes! In 2018, if I have to watch baseball games in SD...I am outta here! Red Sox first pitch at 1:00pm PT...let's see what happens!
Cannot access MLBEI Beta either. Just subscribed last weekend for MLBEI for first time. Took day off work to watch Cards-Mets. Game is on MLBEI (channel 533) but crappy SD! Game is currently on and have tried MLBEI Beta several times, I select my team, and nothing happens! I have this new 4K UHD Curved Samsung 55', and just received and successfully installed my Xfinity 4K box 4 days ago. Everything set, right? I'm stuck watching Cardinals opener on SD...for $40 plus a month!
Comcast, where is MLBEI Beta?
I'm having the same issue, spoke with customer support around 1230 central. Said it's a known issue and the comcast tech team is working to resolve. Told me the expected resolution would take around 4 hours.
We are still running our MLB Extra Innings HD Beta at this time. You can learn more about this here: http://forums.xfinity.com/t5/TV/ANSWERED-What-is-the-Xfinity-MLB-Extra-Innings-Out-of-Market/ta-p/29...
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At this time we are still running our MLB Extra Innings HD Beta. For the latest information on MLB Extra Innings HD Beta please see: https://forums.xfinity.com/t5/TV/ANSWERED-What-is-the-Xfinity-MLB-Extra-Innings-HD-Beta/ta-p/2940280
My guide is showing the NHL Center Ice beta, not the MLB Extra Innings Beta. Still need help.
Does not work now (3:50 MST) and hasn't worked all day. I am an X1 subscriber, I have an Xfinity TV package, and I have an MLBEI subscription. I have a 4K TV with the Xfinity 4k box. I can see the MLBEI SD channels and earlier, the MLBEI HD games on the 2 HD Channels.
I go into MLBEI Beta, I select a team and nothing happens. Simply stays on the current channel I have on.
Why are you posting this ?
Clearly, "MLB Extra Innings HD Beta" is NOT working. Perhaps, as a previous poster said, they are working on it and it will be fixed soon. If that is true, then maybe you could please check up on it and let us know.
I switched over from directv just this month because I was told all games were now in HD on xfinity. I have been trying all day but the "beta" does not work. If I say "MLB Extra Innings HD Beta" into the voice remote, the page appears on my screen. But when I click on a team that is currently playing, I get nothing. Nada. Zilch. Zero.
In addition to this, I find out today that I don't get MLB.TV with "extra innings" through xfinity. When I had it through directv, I used it when traveling and also to listen to the audio broadcasts. Now, with xfinity, it appears I will need to pay an ADDITIONAL $115 for MLB.TV.
MLB is the most important thing for me, and I will probably revert to directv after this season. Then again, maybe comcast/xfinity will hear the pleas of myself and others and give us a better deal. But I'm not holding my breath.
Very disappointed.
I only posted because ComcastJessie posted a "solution" on this thread. All the post (the link in the post) did was explain what MLBEI Beta was. I'm just simply stating that no, it does not work.
Yes, and thank you for posting. My reply was directed to "comcastjessie" or anyone else at comcast. I guess I should have mentioned that in my original post.
Copy. Yes, frustrating. Took off work today to watch my Cards...in HD! Had to settle for SD...aargh!
I am bookmarking this thread and will post if I can get the HD channels working.
My hope is that comcast/xfinity will have it fixed soon.
I have X1 and was watching the Extra Innings free preview. NONE of the games were in HD . Found the team Tile clicked on it and came in with SD or no game at all. It's pretty pathetic that Direct TV eats Comcast / Xfinity Lunch in MLB, NHL and of course we all know the situation with the NFL. Am I doing something wrong ? Im not buying the package unless I'm assured I'll see the games in HD. Had a big hassle with you guys over NHL Center Ice when the games weren't in HD. Come on it's 2018
Hey Robert,
i tried getting MLB.tv because I already have the extra innings package from Xfinity, but it won't let me. I did an online chat with an Xfinity rep who said MLB.tv isn't included with extra innings. Did you get it another way or did this rep not know what he was talking about? Thanks for the help
Hey robertmilelli, thanks a ton for that link. I was there earlier but it didn't work for me. Just tried again and it worked. My extra innings account is linked to my mlb.tv account and I am watching. Also checked audio only and that works as well.
So, to anyone worrying about mlb.tv - YES - it works and you get it with comcast/xfinity. At least I did.
If they can get the extra innings hd beta working quickly, then I'll be as happy as a pig in poo.
I have escalated your issue to the Comcast Team available to these forums. Check back often for a reply in this thread from a Comcast Official Employee.
I add Extra Innings to my plan today...does that not include a subscription to MLB At Bat as well?! NO ONE CAN SEEM TO GIVE ME A STRAIGHT ANSWER. I go on Xfinity chat to get an answer. I get the run around. I finally tell her to just answer my question and she tells me "Yes, this includes MLB At Bat" (see the attached screenshot).
I go to sync the accounts so I can watch on MLB At Bat at work...I get an erro:r:
It tells me I need to upgrade my plan. I DID! I GOT EXTRA INNINGS!!!!
I would just like a simple answer. And if MLB At Bat IS IN FACT included, how can I get it to actually work? It's already dumb that I can't watch Extra Innings through the Stream App if I'm not at home...doesn't that defeat the purpose of a stream app?
Thanks for listening.
So what about us customers who use HDHomeRun devices? It doesn't make sense for me to pay full price for MLB Extra Innings if I'm only limited to the SD version. I might as well just subscribe to MLB.tv instead, which mind you, is less expensive.
Please make the HD version available for all your customers, not just to those subscribed to X1.
The MLB Extra Innings HD Beta is live as of 03/29/18. For full details on how to get it, access content, and/or verify eligibility, please see here: http://forums.xfinity.com/t5/TV/ANSWERED-What-is-the-Xfinity-MLB-Extra-Innings-Out-of-Market/ta-p/29...
We apologize for the inconvenience that you have experienced. Our MLB Extra Innings HD Beta is available as of 03/29/18. For full details about how the Beta work, eligibility, and how to access that content, please see here: http://forums.xfinity.com/t5/TV/ANSWERED-What-is-the-Xfinity-MLB-Extra-Innings-Out-of-Market/ta-p/29...
Remember, HD is not available in all markets.
We apologize for the inconvenience. MLB EXTRA INNINGS will not include a subscription to MLB.TV this season.
Despite the above statements, no Beta MLB Extra innings is listed on my X1 guide...as of 3:18 Eastern Beta Hockey is where Beta MLB should be.
What am I missing besides a HD picture?
comcastjessie, I believe you are spreading some bad information.
First, HD channels are not working on my tv. I just tried again be checking the Reds-Nationals game. Just standard definition available. Can you verify that you are able to get the HD extra innings channels on your own tv ?
Second, I was able to link my extra innings subscription to my mlb.com account and am now able to watch (and listen to radio feeds) through mlb.com on my computer and the mlb atbat app on my phone.
If people are still unable to link their extra innings subscription to their mlb.com account, then I will gladly post some detailed instructions later. But first try again the link that was posted above - https://secure.mlb.com/tv/activate/?&affiliateId=clubMENU
In the meantime, perhaps comcastjessie can tell us when the HD feeds will be available through the extra inning hd beta channel.
As of 3:40 pm (MST), MLBEI Beta still does not work. Also did not work all day yesterday. The only Comcast response I see in this thread is to explain what MLBEI Beta is and how to access. I know how to access it. Everything in in place and the team logos are available. But if you click on a team logo for a game I know is in progress (Reds - Nationals), nothing happens. The screen just reverts to the TV channel being viewed. I saw an earlier response from yesterday that stated he/she had called customer service and was told it was a known issue and would be fixed in a few hours.
Experiencing the same issue as everyone else. Team logos appear, but when selected, nothing happens. Wondering if it could have something to do with the free trial going on? Comcast needs to step up here. The subscription is not cheap.
Same issues for me that everyone else is seeing. Rebooted my satellite box and it still doesn't work. Will try the main box next.
Yes, I agree with other posters. The beta does not work except on the xfinity streaming app. MLB.TV is explicitly included in the Extra Innings package purchase, per the ads running now. I have not tested outside of the house but it allows me to create an account and then does not load any picture.


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Opiyo: Embassy Finally Calls The Black Star News
Following endless phone calls and e-mail messages to the Uganda embassy in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, an embassy official called The Black Star News regarding the plight of the eight-year old Ugandan brought to this country by an American woman under dubious circumstances.
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Following endless phone calls and e-mail messages to the Uganda embassy in Washington, D.C., from around the world on Thursday, an embassy official called The Black Star News regarding the plight of the eight-year old Ugandan brought to this country by an American woman under dubious circumstances.
The Black Star News had been trying to reach the Ugandan ambassador to the United States, Perezi Kamunanwire, since last Sunday without any success – an elected New York City official also tried futilely to reach Uganda's top diplomat (see related story below and other stories in the International news section and the editorials section).
One reader, Mark Tuggle, who learned about Opiyo's plight in The Black Star News wrote a letter to the ambassador that concluded,Â
"God is watching you. You don't want his wrath on your conscience."
Jeanette Quinn, a 45-year-old student with no financial resources –who also doesn't speak the boy's language -- brought Opiyo Ivance to this country. Quinn could have "done things better� from the very beginning, said Emmanuel Olobo, a consular officer at Uganda's embassy.
Olobo stressed that now is the time to see how to "move forward.� He insisted that contrary to reports in The Black Star News, embassy officials had been "monitoring Opiyo's situation from the beginning,� and had been in touch with social services workers dealing with the boy's case in Boston, to keep on top of developments. (Notwithstanding the fact that Opiyo is actually in New York City now).
Quinn is set to claim Opiyo from Brookdale hospital sometime Friday, May 11. Embassy staff conceded it was never verified whether Quinn had the resources to take care of Opiyo.
Olobo told this newspaper that the embassy is considering writing a letter to the U.S. embassy in Kampala, to expedite the travel of Francis Ayela, Opiyo's grandfather, to the United States, to help care for the boy. When asked who would finance Ayela's trip, and care for him and Opiyo once he arrives, Olobo responded, "We assume Jeanette will take care of that.�
Olobo was informed the reason why this newspaper has published a series of articles about Opiyo's case in the first place is precisely because Quinn doesn't have the resources nor training, to take care of the traumatized boy.
The Uganda Acholi community has shown a willingness to care for Opiyo, provided Quinn yields guardianship or agrees to joint guardianship with suitable individuals who can communicate with the boy in Acholi and who have access to resources. One individual is even willing to fly from the West Coast to help care for the boy.Â
Some Ugandans have been discussing the possibility of initiating legal action to remove Opiyo from Quinn's custody should she refuse to cooperate with such an arrangement, or to even force the embassy to take some action.
(More on the conversation with Olobo to follow. For the record, Ambassador Kamunanwire called and left a message on May 11; he has not yet been able to speak with The Black Star News. In the meantime, The Black Star News will keep readers informed with up-to-date developments. Readers should continue calling the embassy--demand to know what plan the embassy has in place to take care of Opiyo).
Below is the editorial that prompted the Uganda embassy to call.
Why do some African countries even bother having an embassy in Washington, D.C., at all? So diplomats can get invited to pose with President Bush?
As readers of The Black Star News know by now, an eight-year old Ugandan boy, Opiyo Ivance, who suffered severe burns on his arms and chest when his mother was shot during a rebel attack and dropped him in a cauldron of hot water, was brought to the United States last fall by a 45-year-old Smith College student named Jeanette Quinn.
Uganda media reported that Opiyo had been stigmatized because of the severe disfiguration from his wounds, inflicted three years ago. He was reduced to begging on the streets of Gulu, the town in the war-devastated part of Uganda; the boy was emotionally and physically traumatized.
Quinn –perhaps seduced by the examples of Madonna and Angelina Jolie – says she felt compassion and brought Opiyo to the US, seeking surgery for the boy. Quinn secured an arrangement with prestigious Boston Shriner's Children's hospital for Opiyo's operations.
Opiyo's skin on the arms and chest areas, can't stretch, even as his bones continue to grow: Opiyo needs surgery otherwise he could suffer painful deformation later in life. Already his arms are contorted—the boy says he wants to one day play basketball.
While enrolled in school in Northampton, Massachusetts, Quinn's hometown, Opiyo impressed teachers with his math skills. But the boy didn't speak English. Quinn became frustrated with the rate at which Opiyo was learning English; she withdrew young Opiyo from school.
Shriner's hospital also determined that the boy wasn't yet emotionally prepared to start the series of operations that he'll need for as long as he continues to grow—he still suffers from too much stress.
Quinn doesn't have Madonna's or Angelina's money. African and Caribbean students at Smith College held a fund raiser to help take care of Opiyo – the Northampton community also opened its arms, donating $10,000.
When Quinn realized she couldn't take care of Opiyo, last month she decided she would take him back to Uganda. While at John F. Kennedy International Airport on March 20, something occurred between Quinn and Opiyo.
With security measures extremely heightened, even sneezing at a US airport is now risky.
Within a short time, young Opiyo was surrounded by National Guard troops and New York City Police. He was taken into custody in a straight jacket to a New York hospital where he was injected numerous times and sedated; a Ugandan who saw him said he kept crying in Acholi that he was being killed. Opiyo was later transferred to Brookdale hospital in Brooklyn, and has been there since.
Opiyo is not mentally ill – he is traumatized – so Brookdale can't keep him much longer even though he has become calm and relatively stabilized after therapy sessions there. Now Opiyo is set to be released on Friday, May 11. Unfortunately, since Quinn has "guardianship,� she will be coming to collect Opiyo from Brookdale.
Enter the Uganda embassy. How did Quinn manage to bring Opiyo into this country in the first place? The Black Star News has learned that the Uganda embassy in Washington, D.C., was told that Quinn worked for a humanitarian relief organization and on that basis helped facilitate Opiyo's journey.
Let's give Uganda embassy the benefit of the doubt. Perhaps embassy staff was indeed duped. That was then. What about now? Opiyo's story has been publicized in US media and in this newspaper. The embassy can intervene and challenge Quinn's "guardianship� if indeed officials were duped.
Quinn cannot take care of Opiyo—she even told this to hospital staff. She does not have the financial resources or training to care for such a traumatized boy. There are also cultural issues; she complained that Opiyo doesn't get along with her dog.
If Uganda embassy intervenes, maybe a suitable guardian, with connection to the Ugandan Acholi community in the New York region, can arrange for Opiyo Ivance's care: Quinn has already made arrangement with Shriner for surgery and can work with the new guardian.
Why hasn't ambassador Perezi K. Kamunanwire responded to phone calls, e-mail message and a fax from The Black Star News? Why hasn't he responded to a call placed by an elected New York City official? Is he an Ambassador for all Ugandans or only for some Ugandans? Ambassador Kamunanwire can't you hear young Opiyo's cry? Opiyo's life must be worth something.
Publisher's Note: Readers can call ambassador Perezi K. Kamunanwire at the Ugandan embassy at (202) 726 4758. His e-mail address is: email@example.com
Readers can call David P. Rosen, CEO of Brookdale hospital at (718) 240-5212 and tell him that his hospital would be negligent in releasing Opiyo to Quinn who has stated, including in an article in the Daily Hampshire Gazette that she can't take care of Opiyo. Rosen's e-mail address is email@example.com
Below is a letter from a Black Star News reader to Ambassador Perezi K. Kamunanwire,
Dear Ambassador Perezi K. Kamunanwire:
My name is Dawn Speaks and I am a Brooklyn resident.
I have recently been made aware of the Opiyo Ivance situation and as an educator of children I am vested in seeing that they all receive the best treatment, education and assistance that the world has to offer.
As adults we have the power and the duty in some respects to change the lives of children. Here is such a case when that power must be wielded. You have been charged with a duty to protect and aid those that cannot help themselves. Though I am but one voice I believe that what I have to say is significant.
You hold a young child's life in your hands and can be instrumental in making change that could better Opiyo's life. I ask you to consider and recognize that this child's life is worth something. If you as the Ambassador to Uganda would intervene, then maybe a suitable guardian, with connection to the Ugandan Acholi community in the New York region, can arrange for Opiyo Ivance's care. In the end it is really only about this child's life and what all of us can do to make it better.Â
Dawn M. Speaks
Concerned Citizen
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Part 69: Random runs are fun. You lucked out on that random pick. If it had been goblin sorcerer this would have been so much harder. You tend to always prep the compression seal and not use it. Wow. Nice start. Always use the compression seal immediately. It is a good decision. End of story. Wow, MA! MA is incredible for gnome spell casters. The refreshment boon is incredibly powerful as you can save glyph conversion until the boss for little or no penalty. I'm glad you didn't fully heal. That would have been a mistake to do so. You can definitely win that. Sorcerer's a great early. In cramped maps save your subdungeon exploration as much as possible. Wow, tough luck. This is one instance where you probably shouldn't cast LEMISI too much. If it reveals the other boss you are in trouble. Oh, that was a BIG mistake. LEMISI is great in this dungeon (because of the bosses special ability. Good. Always kill the first strikers as popcorn when possible. Red sparkles are Dracul. On a side note, JJ is GREAT for gnomes. Mystera into JJ (or vice versa) is even better. With drac you could smack a vicious dungeon. Seriously. You use JJ for Mana Boost (TWICE!) and MA for Refreshment and maybe mystic balance. Then out to drac for extra boss hitting. Good. You remembered burning pop off. Ugh. Zombies are not fun opponents. Zombies and dragons have identical stats. So do golems, goos, and snakes. Yeah, you got that right. A minotaur. And a mean one at that. REFRESHMENT! Woah. You just totally glossed over refreshment. It is Mystera's best boon. Sorcerer's are actually slightly worse with B2P because they have the ability. Now, this is what blocked off is. Actually, Rex is a pretty wimpy boss. Yes, Rex always teleports orthogonally (the non-diagonal directions) to you when you kill a monster. That means you can get past him using corners ocasionally. That was well summed up. You get ONE hit. You do 35 damage per fireball, so this is fine with refreshment, except you only 2 glyphs. At least use B2P. Good. At least use B2P before you convert it. Come on! Good. Thank you for realizing that. NOOO! THAT WASTED MANA! That was poorly done. You wasted so many potions. Correct. You can wait and take home whichever trophy you prefer. Dracul is the only reason you could win this after such a poor first boss fight. How lucky of you. The labyrinth is considered one of the nastiest dungeons out there (along with shifting passages, the slime pits, and cursed oasis). You really kind of lucked out on this. As long as you are just exploring you might as well be fireballing anyone just to gain piety from MA. Of course the tower shield won't let you take a hit from the dragon. The dragon deals MAGIC DAMAGE! Yeah, you aren't out of the woods yet. Frankly, the only reason you are having so much trouble is you haven't found 2 of the health boosters. One important thing you should never forget: the sanguine boon costs 5 hp. That means a hit from him should leave you with more that 10 if you want to get good use out of sanguine. You should really explore past the goblin for the other health booster--never mind. Game over. You MAY have won. It wasn't as easy as you thought. You would have needed to score a good amount of sanguine from dracul. Frankly, you can live with Rex for a good while without having to deal with him.
KEY POINTS: Use the compression seal immediately. Refreshment and JJ are both much better than you give them credit for. Always explore the whole map (or at least get all boosters, shops, and glyphs) before you fight the final boss. Use B2P more. It's good. Always make sure you are under 50% mana when you use refreshment. Save all glyph conversions until the boss for gnomes (especially if you find MA), unless you really need the space.
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KEY POINTS: Always use your conversion power at 0 mana. 16 mana is CYDSTEPP and BURNDAYRAZ, not BURNDAYRAZ and BURNDAYRAZ with 4 mana left over. Don't always accept that you shouldn't explore sometimes the smartest thing to do is look for a better target (even if you could just take a 2 level higher kill. Make sure you get all your boosters. As a human or elf, use the conversion to level up. As a halfling or gnome, use the conversions to CRUSH the boss. Still, either way you should have some conversions for both. Balance that as needed (whether leveling or the boss is hard).


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