text: Spring Assist Knife Laws - Legal In US, UK, CA, & AUS -- myArmoury.com About • Links • Search • Contribute Features Reviews Collections Albums Forums Books Info Favorites Register Log in myArmoury.com Discussion Forums Forum index Memberlist Usergroups Spotlight Topics Search Forum Index > Off-topic Talk > Spring Assist Knife Laws - Legal In US, UK, CA, & AUS This is a standard topic Author Message Jim Mayor Joined: 22 Jun 2007 Posts: 2 Posted: Wed 05 Sep, 2007 1:40 pm Post subject: Spring Assist Knife Laws - Legal In US, UK, CA, & AUS Spring Assisted Knife Laws What are the Legal Definitions? Switchblade A switchblade (also known as automatic knife, switch, or, in British English flick knife) is a type of knife with a folding blade that springs out of the grip when a button or lever on the grip is pressed. There are two basic types: side-opening and out-the-front (OTF). A side-opening knife's blade pivots out of the side of the handle (in the same manner as an ordinary folding knife). An out-the-front knife's blade slides directly forward, out of the tip of the handle. Many OTF (out-the-front) knives work with a dual-action mechanism that enables the user to extend and retract the knife in one press of the finger, with no cocking or priming action. However, some OTF (out-the-front) knives are single action, and require the user to manually retract the blade. A wide variety of blade designs may be found on switchblades, but the most common is the Italian stiletto style seen often in movies. However, the switchblade should not be confused with the butterfly knife (balisong), assisted-opening knife, or the non-automatic stiletto. Assisted-Opening Knife / Spring-Assisted Opening Technology A spring-assisted knife is a knife that when you push on the thumb stud to open it a spring takes over and propels the blade open. Spring-assisted knives make a great alternative to automatic knives. A Spring / Torsion assisted knife is a type of knife which uses a spring assisted mechanism behind the blade. They open by the ambidextrous thumb stud on the blade with a slight bit of pressure. They are commonly confused with switchblades, but have one main difference. While a switchblade can be opened usually with the push of a button within the handle, the user of a spring-assisted knife must apply slight pressure to the thumb stud and the spring/torsion assisted mechanism does the rest. Once the knife has been opened about one-quarter of the way (45°), the mechanism will open the knife the rest of the way. A/O knives are Assisted - Opening which are also Spring - Assisted knives. US Assisted Knife Law CALIFORNIA is the basis of all law due to it being typically the hardest and most progressive California State Senator Betty Karnette of the 27th District is the author and who is responsible for Bill SB 274 and the legalization of Spring Assist Knives. Senator Karnette realized that Spring Assist Knives are extremely functional tools by law-abiding citizens and that these knives serve an important utility to many knife users, as well as firefighters, EMT personnel, hunters, fishermen, and others who utilize one-handed opening knives. Spring Assist Knives are intended to save lives while an EMT, Firefighter, or Law Enforcement Officer is trying to get you out of an automobile accident or any other viable problem. They have saved skydivers lives that had to cut parachute lines. They have saved countless fishing poles when a line is needed to be cut. They are also essential to handicap individuals whom happen to have one arm. Special Thanks to Senator Betty Karnette is in order because if it were not for her we would loose more of our rights in this country and also not have tools that are lifesaving instruments. LEGAL LAWS & STATE STATUTES OF CALIFORNIA ...read the full guide with pics here Dan P Location: Massachusetts, USAJoined: 28 Jun 2007 Posts: 208 Posted: Wed 05 Sep, 2007 6:59 pm Post subject: Thanks for posting this... but its also worth mentioning that all 50 American states as well as most major cities have unique and often complex knife laws that may define switchblades and assisted-opening knives differently than the definitions that Mr. Mayor posted. Plus, precedent from cases that have been tried in various jurisdictions may define what is and is not considered legal beyond the bounds of the written law. I see not a functional distinction between assisted openers and switchblades. The practically universal laws in this country banning switchblades from reasonable use for normal people have most likely had a negligible effect on crime. Since these laws are not the sort of thing likely to be overturned by shifting public sentiment, "assisted opening" knives seem in my opinion to represent a "back door" which bypasses the intent of the anti-switchblade legislation on a technicality. Of course these knives are very useful in everyday and emergency activities; then again, their proscribed cousins are just as useful. If assisted-openers fall into the view of the ignorant, yet judgemental, public in the manner of switchblades 30 to 40 years ago, we should regretfully expect to see new additions to our laws creating wider and more restrictive bans. The only thing that most owners of any knife or sword can do is act maturely and try not to scare people. Scared people write letters- with knee-jerk proposals- to their legislators. 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D ALLAS — Michael Decker is always reachable. The 42-year-old creative director from Dallas sleeps with his phone nearby on his nightstand. From when he wakes up and checks it until he sets it down before bed, his phone is constantly with him.
"It's an intrusion into your own private life," he says. "It leads to burnout if you can never turn it off."
Decker, who owns an iPhone , a laptop and an iPad, uses his gadgets for work and for play. Though he makes a point not to look at his phone at dinner, he says his friends still chide him. Put that thing down, they say.
"They always have a point," he says. "It becomes more important than truly interacting with friends and family."
For most of the population, technology is a tool to enhance our lives. Our phone beeps, and we feel compelled to check whatever new text, email or tweet has come our way. Decker's behavior is not uncommon, nor is it particularly unsettling.Recently, indications of something more malicious have started to rumble. The Counseling Center at the University of Texas-Dallas has a page on its website dedicated to computer addiction. A quick search of Yahoo Groups returns more than 100 groups related to gaming addictions, with names like WOW — widow and EverQuest-Widows.
Search further, and extreme texting and gaming become more than an annoying character trait in a child or girlfriend. Excessive use can lead to addictive behavior, says therapist Cosette Rae, who launched a technology rehabilitation center in the Seattle area. She says her clients, far from being isolated cases, are part of a newly recognized problem: Technology has the potential to cause addictive behavior, experts say.
The evidence is in the existence of Rae's clinic, the ReSTART Internet Addiction Recovery Program, which she says is the first program of its kind in the United States, although similar programs are available in South Korea and Great Britain.
Therapists and counselors are petitioning the American Psychological Association to list technology addiction in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders — the primary system used to classify and diagnose mental disorders.
Others say that even if technology use isn't extreme enough to be considered dependency, it can still harm a user's mental health and relationships.
Clearly, not every tech user is an addict masking some other mental health issue. Like food, technology is a crucial part of our daily lives. Texting during the day and watching TV at night doesn't mean a person has an addiction, but it is important to evaluate how often and to what extent we use technology, experts say.
Like other substance and behavioral addictions, technology use has a spectrum. While patients at ReSTART struggle with addiction and dependency, most people engage with technology in a healthy manner. Once that interaction creates negative consequences in multiple parts of a person's life, though, that relationship becomes abusive, says Jason Northrup, a researcher at Texas A&M University-Central Texas, in Killeen.
Researchers are finding that heightened technology use triggers the same sites in the brain that are activated through substance abuse and nonchemical addictive activities such as gambling, Northrup says.
Excessive technology use can also cause changes in dopamine levels — the part of the brain regulating rewards, punishments and euphoria and also linked with alcohol and drug use, experts say.
"Most researchers out there agree that the effects are often very, very similar to what you would see in a chemical addiction," Northrup says.


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As Stephen Zacks remembers it, the vast field of crumbling concrete, weeds and abandoned auto factories between the river and downtown Flint, Michigan, was a place everyone ignored. Even locals looked past the rusting factories and vacant houses in town.
Flint was once on the forefront of the American auto industry, with several automotive plants stationed in the city. But when the factories began closing one by one in the 1980s and 1990s, the city sank into economic depression. The neglected, mile-long industrial site possessed endless potential when Zacks (and community leaders) started imagining the ways artistic expression could serve to revitalize his hometown.
In 2010, he developed the Flint Public Art Project in hopes of showing the people of Flint a fresh perspective of their city by reviving its dilapidated public spaces with new art. Zacks, then a reporter and producer in Brooklyn, New York, said a childhood friend had suggested that he bring his artwork back to his hometown. He aspired to bring people and purpose back to "Chevy in the Hole," the bygone plant complex that stood at the heart of the city.
He, along with a team of local volunteer artists and urban planners, implemented community-wide lifecycling with permanent and temporary art and live events. Everything accomplished was a grassroots effort, with community sponsors and a crowdsourcing campaign.
With continued community support as well as local and national grants, FPAP has expanded into artist workshops and more. Their Stone Street Co-op & Residency provides students, artists and community leaders with free or affordable housing to produce their art projects in Flint. Another initiative, Spencer's Center for Art & Architecture, which is housed in a renovated funeral home on the edge of downtown, serves as an exhibition hall and performance space for visiting artists.
Since 2012, FPAP has also thrown an annual art festival called Free City, featuring a free-form gallery of interactive installations, music, dance and workshops, on the site that first inspired Zacks: "Chevy in the Hole." This year, more than three dozen artists from Flint and as far away as Japan premiered works that often reflected optimistic visions of what Flint's landscape could be.
"Not everyone is into the sort of art that hangs in art museums."
Among works created for the festival and still on view are a garden of reclaimed tires by a Flint-based architect, and a colorful graffiti mural by a Detroit artist. "Not everyone is into the sort of art that hangs in art museums," executive director of FPAP Joe Schipani said. "There is a uniqueness and variety" to the works. Many of the creations are meant to be touched, climbed on and otherwise interacted with.
FPAP's projects have succeeded in bringing attention to underutilized spaces, Schipani said, and inspiring the community to find ingenious ways to transform their city. A few years ago, the city committed millions of dollars to cleaning up "Chevy in the Hole" and repurposing it into a parkland with wetlands, woodlands, grasslands and a new name: "Chevy Commons." FPAP is advising the neighborhood board on how to execute a plan to create a pop-up library park in a vacant lot.
Lately, FPAP has shifted its focus from downtown Flint to neglected neighborhoods to the north and east. By planning regular art parades, Schipani explained, they can engage the community with new works of public art. For example, a playground structure was designed and built by local students. Young and old join musicians and dancers along the routes, and the town celebrates at the end with a block party.
Raynetta Speed, a prominent community leader and lifelong Flint resident, was the source of inspiration in reviving the neighborhood parades. Speed told FPAP organizers about her experience growing up on the city's north side in the 1950s and '60s, hanging out with her friends in the neighborhood and watching parades pass by.
Today's art parades aim to do the same by getting people out on the streets together to reclaim public space. They crisscross different neighborhoods that "need some attention," Speed said. FPAP volunteers board up houses, paint murals, and clean up parks along the way, she said, and this in turn "inspires residents to motivate them to do a better job maintaining their own neighborhoods."
"To add art and color into those blighted neighborhoods put pride back in the neighborhood," Sandra Branch, a Flint resident, local artist and organizer, said. "I've had several of the residents tell me what a difference it's made, and how it's made them become more active politically and socially and personally."
"To add art and color into those blighted neighborhoods put pride back in the neighborhood."
Branch has been a member of the Flint community for 30 years and began working with FPAP in 2016. Before FPAP, she had already been working with local street artists to create murals and art installations. As a project director for Gallery On The Go and owner of Earth Works Art Studio and Gallery, Branch has made a concerted effort to beautify the city, while mentoring underprivileged youth and disenfranchised street artists who participate.
"I do believe that public art is one of the cheapest ways to economically stabilize and revitalize a depressed and blighted neighborhood," Branch said. "Give a voice to the voiceless, makes the disenfranchised feel that the city does care."
FPAP also supports creative minds who want to take action in the community but may not know where to start. With each new project, they connect with community leaders to collaboratively develop ideas that reflect their interests, at the same time helping artists navigate regulations surrounding working on abandoned homes or land.
Artist Melisa Morgan grew up in and around Flint and now lives in Detroit, a city with a landscape that she said is similarly challenging. Seeing so much urban blight makes it so that "you're unable to escape confronting issues," she said. "You also realize that the human spirit is incredibly resilient."
Her work with FPAP includes a series of brightly colored word murals painted across boarded up windows and doors on a dozen abandoned houses scattered on Flint's north side. Each word, Morgan said, was chosen to evoke positive feelings about community, perseverance and empowerment.
While Morgan painted, neighbors came out in support. "It's important for people to see attention paid to their neighborhoods, and people putting effort into cleaning things up," she said.
The art itself is driving interest and spurring dialogue, Schipani said. Dialogue, after all, has to happen before buildings are demolished, and the space where they stood can take on a new identity.
"The Flint Public Art Project has inspired that throughout the city," Schipani said. "Now people are saying, 'let's look at building beyond its four walls and think where we can go.'"


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At Open Repositories 2017 and the 2017 North American User Group meeting, updates on DSpace 7 efforts were presented. The slides from those talks are available:
- North American UG (August) update: https://goo.gl/cwKVkj
- OR2017 update (July): https://www.slideshare.net/tdonohue/on-the-road-to-dspace-7-angular-ui-rest
On February 28, 2017, we held a DuraSpace Hot Topics webinar to discuss the latest activities of this Working Group, with details from both the Angular UI and REST API subteams. The slides and video of that Hot Topics webinar are available at http://duraspace.org/node/3103
We've also provided a high-level summary of current status at: DSpace 7 UI Project Plain Language Summary
Scope & Objectives
The goal of this working group, led by Tim Donohue, is to create a new, single User Interface (UI) for DSpace that implements all functionality currently available in JSPUI and XMLUI. The UI will interact with DSpace core data through a completely new REST API to insure complete separation of the user layer from the data layer. This working group is split into two subteams: an Angular Subteam, led by Art Lowel (Atmire), which is concentrating on building a modern, responsive, client-side user interface using Angular and a REST API Subteam, led by Andrea Bollini (4Science), which is concentrating on building a new REST API based on state-of-art technologies, standards and best practices.
Implementation of the User Interface and the REST API with code delivered on GitHub along with documentation on how to use, install, and extend the interface.
User Interface: Angular 4
REST API: Java
Demo Site: https://dspace7-demo.atmire.com/
Angular Subteam is facilitated by Art Lowel (Atmire)
Demo site: https://dspace7.4science.it/dspace-spring-rest/
REST API Subteam is facilitated by Andrea Bollini (4Science)
Angular UI deliverables
REST API deliverables
Development & Training Resources
- DSpace 7 - Angular UI Development : Getting started with DSpace 7 UI (aka dspace-angular) and how to contribute
- DSpace 7 UI Technology Stack : Overview of technologies we are using, and links to third party resources
- OR2017 DSpace Angular Workshop : Angular UI Training Workshop resources (slides and hands-on activities) from the OR2017 conference in Brisbane, Australia.
- The beginning of this workshop was also presented as a tutorial at the 2017 North American User Group meeting (at Georgetown University). Video of that tutorial is available at http://youtube.com/watch?v=c4AJ8HeZzcw
Meeting Times & Communication Channels
- Meetings: We meet every week on Thurs at 15:00UTC (11am EDT), primarily via Google Hangouts (using Slack as a backchannel). Anyone is welcome to join these meetings.
- Upcoming schedule can be found on the DuraSpace Public Events Calendar (iCal, RSS Feed)
- Meetings typically last one hour. We post a weekly reminder on our Slack channels (see below), along with a brief agenda.
- Meeting notes are all available below.
- Google Hangouts: https://hangouts.google.com/hangouts/_/atmire.com/dspace7
- Please be aware our Google Hangouts attendee limit is 25 individuals. While we usually do not get close to that limit, if you have a larger team that wishes to attend, we ask that you consider calling in together (e.g. from a shared conference room).
- Slack: Between meetings, we encourage usage of Slack to keep in touch and ask questions. If you have not yet joined the DSpace Slack, you may request an invite. All are welcome on Slack.
- In Slack, we primarily use two channels:
- #angular-ui : For DSpace 7 (Angular) UI updates, discussions and/or questions.
- #rest-api : For DSpace 7 REST API updates, discussions and/or questions.
- In Slack, we primarily use two channels:
- Email: We use standard DSpace lists to communicate updates, meetings, etc. Early on, we are primarily using dspace-devel (our developers mailing list) and Slack for these communications. Once we get further along, regular updates will also be announced on dspace-community (and other lists).
Next Meeting
Thursday, September 14 from 15:00-16:00 UTC (11am-12pm EDT) in Google Hangouts: https://hangouts.google.com/hangouts/_/atmire.com/dspace7
- Agenda:
- Updates on latest efforts (either Angular UI or REST API), currently with a concentration on Search Mockup development, Submission wizard development, and MyDSpace as a dashboard (backend) development.
- (Other specific topics TBD)
Meeting Notes
August 28, 2017 (rescheduled from Aug 24)


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Fig Preserve Cake with Pecan Icing
- 3 tablespoon sugar
- 4 teaspoon butter, softened
- 1 egg
- 1 1/2 cup all-purose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1./2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 pint fig preserves, mashed
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9-inch square or bundt pan. Set aside.
Cream the butter and sugar in a mixing bowl and beat by hand until light and fluffy. Add the egg and beat well.
Sift the flour, baking soda, salt and baking powder into another mixing bowl. Add the figs, pecans and vanilla and stir to mix.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes. Remove the cake from the oven and cool in the pan for several minutes before turning onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Meanwhile, prepare the icing.
1 stick butter,softened
1 cup pecan meal
2 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 1/2 tablespoon evaporated milk
Combine the butter, pecan meal, confectioners sugar and the vanilla in a mixing bowl and stir to blend. Add enough evaporated milk to make a spreading consistency.
Spread the icing on the top and sides of the cooled cake.


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Disney offers cruises into such Alaska ports as Ketchikan, Juneau and Skagway. Families can choose from a range of shore excursions, for additional fees, which include touring the Mendenhall Glacier in Juneau, sea kayaking with harbor seals and eagles in Ketchikan, or taking a helicopter ride to a glacier where a dog sled team is waiting to take your for a ride outside of Skagway. There are inside, outside, balcony cabins and suites available on cruises.
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ESL (Reading, Listening, Comprehension)
Exam results can be browsed on-line or retrieved automatically in bulk.
The result management web page allows recent exams to be selected by entering a date. The results can be sorted by date, name, score, exam language, or a user specified status. Details of the exam, such as survey answers, recommended placement, and summary information about the questions seen can be accessed by selecting one of the students listed. The basic link for results is: webcape.org/results You will need your account ID and password.
Also, once a list of students has been selected, the corresponding result details can be exported in plain text or in a form suitable for spreadsheets and databases.
It is also fairly simple to have a computer program you create (or have created) retrieve exam results automatically and process them according to your needs. A link explaining that retrieval is: webcape.org/nwcresulthelp.html#autoexport
Due to the adaptive nature of the test the time will vary. On average most students take 20 – 25 minutes to complete the test.
The exam can be as short at five minutes. If a student answers all the first 8-11 questions correctly (or incorrectly) the exam will be over. The student will have no knowledge of the language (a zero) or be above the testing capabilities of webCAPE. The test is designed to place students into the first 3-6 semesters. Why the range? Because placement is determined locally at each institution. The versatility of webCAPE allows it to fit the variety of language programs that exist. We strongly recommend that webCAPE be calibrated (customized) to your own institution.
It is possible for students of uneven ability to take longer than average. The problem is that uneven ability causes the system to thrash. In other words, the system tries to zero in on a score, but then, just as it is settling in on an ability level estimate, the student gives an answer that sends the system seeking a new target.
At this time the system ends the exam under two conditions: when confidence in the estimated ability level is high enough, or else when all questions at the estimated ability level are exhausted. Adding a time or question limit would reduce the accuracy level of the exams.
ESL reading and listening usually take longer due to the large amount of material that the student must read or listen to. If their ability is uneven, expect much longer times.
One last note. Since professors are experts with very high ability, they will always be able to finish a test fast (even when answering incorrectly). To get a better feel for the adaptive nature, try to answer the questions at the ability level of a 1st or 2nd year student.
Students can retake the exam with exactly the same name, ID and email as a previous attempt by pressing the 'Continue' button at the bottom of the registration page. The result of both exams will be recorded and shown on the result page.
If they press the 'Resume' button instead, then they will see the results of the most recent completed attempt. If they have not completed the exam and press the 'Resume' button, then they will be given the option of continuing the exam in progress or starting a new attempt, either with different information or restarting with the same information.
We recommend establishing and publishing a policy for retakes that makes sense for your situation. Using the highest, lowest, average, first or last score are all viable approaches.
The default note on the student result report page suggests that a score near a cutoff could mean that an other attempt be made. This is why multiple attempts are allowed.
With the external interface it is possible to authenticate students using the ID number, which uniquely identifies a student. Then one can deal with multiple attempts however one wants to do so.
There are no other components of the exam except for ESL which has the listening test.
The large number of students selected for the initial item calibration process were carefully chosen to represent the spectrum of ability levels from the novice to the typical, competent third semester college student. The results of the exam were found to correlate closely with the ability level determined by other means, such as standardized written tests and oral proficiency interviews.
Periodically the exam results are reevaluated by giving the test to BYU students taking classes at the various levels, and results of those trials show the test results remained indicative of placement level.
Schools are encouraged and expected to calibrate the cutoff scores in the placement table to correlate with each one's combination of curriculum, staff, and typical incoming student ability. After any calibration process, please send us a total of the tests used so that we can deduct them from your invoice.
The calibration procedure starts by giving the exam to some students who have just completed the language courses into which you want to place incoming students. It is best if ten or more students for each course are tested, although fewer may be used if the results are pooled over multiple semesters. It is also better, when possible, to select students who have taken the courses from different instructors.
The scores for these tests are then grouped and ordered by course level. The median score for each group is found, and the cutoff scores are set half-way between them. The high end cutoff score may be approximated from the results of the highest course tested, or, with a large enough sample, may be set between one and two standard deviations (depending on circumstances) above the average score for that course.
After you have determined the cutoff scores go to webcape.org/admin and log in. Once there, click on Licenses then the language you are adjusting.
Occasionally you may wish to reevaluate and possibly change the cutoff scores by repeating the calibration process. This is done to account for shifts in typical incoming student ability, and for changes in teaching staff or curriculum.
WebCAPE is currently not compatible with most screen readers at this time. It is expected for the institution to make accommodations for the student via other testing methods, just as is done for written tests.
BYU spent over 5 years and a great deal of research to develop and accurately calibrate the weight of each question. These questions and their weight are the value behind the exams. Therefore we cannot allow anyone to see the set of questions. Should the information inadvertently be leaked, the validity of the test would be compromised, which would be to the detriment of everyone who relies on the test for accurate placement.
There are many hundreds of possible questions for each language, and each question was exhaustively examined by a panel of language teaching and testing experts. Then each question's performance was analyzed by statistical methods in several trials. Still, from time to time a question is removed when it is found that it is not performing up to expectations. Be sure to let us know if you have concerns about a specific question so we can look at it more closely.
Because of this, it is also not possible to modify and/or extend the exam questions. To do so without the proper rigorous testing would decrease the accuracy and validity of the exams.
There is an interface that allows you to program your own student authentication, data collection, and result management system on your own servers. Only the exam itself comes from our server. Link: webcape.org/eei


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Freshman Admission Requirements
The most important factors in the admission decision are the academic record (including courses taken, grades attained, and class standing) followed by SAT or ACT scores. We also consider the extracurricular activities, community involvement, and a student's potential to contribute positively to the Campbell campus environment. Applicants are encouraged to pursue a rigorous program of study throughout their four years of high school. For transfers, previous college work is the primary factor, followed by high school performance and SAT or ACT scores.
Campbell requires incoming students to have taken the following courses as part of their high school curriculum:
High School Course Requirements
|Subject Area
|Number of Credits
|College-Prep Math (must have Algebra II and Geometry)
|Social Sciences (one must be US History)
|Natural Sciences (one must be a laboratory science)
|Foreign Language (recommended but not required)
Campbell recommends taking 2 credit hours of a foreign language in high school. Students with no background in a foreign language have a more difficult time passing college-level language courses.
Standardized Test Requirements
Campbell University accepts either the SAT or ACT college entrance exams. You must take one of these tests to be considered for admission to the University.
Home Schooled Students
Campbell welcomes applications from home schooled students. Although they currently make up a small portion of the applicant pool, applications from home schooled students continue to increase. We recognize that your experience as a home schooled student will be somewhat different from students in traditional schools. We'll look at your academic record and non-academic interests and commitments within the context of your particular home school curriculum and experience. We understand that for many home schooled students there is not as clear a distinction between academic and non-academic activities as there might be for students in a traditional high school.
The more you can document for us and describe what you have done during your high school years, academically and otherwise, the better. Feel free to go beyond the questions on our application forms if they don't cover everything you think is important for us to know. There may also be questions that simply don't apply in the case of a home schooled student. You and others completing forms on your behalf may leave those questions blank.
Academic Preparation and Transcript for Home Schooled Students
In general, we look for students who have challenged themselves with rigorous study in a range of academic areas during their high school years, but the exact course of study varies among our successful applicants. Please provide us with detailed information about the academic program you have pursued. If you are not able to provide a traditional transcript of course grades, include an outline of your high school curriculum. If you have taken any courses at a school, college, online or by correspondence, please be sure to have official transcripts sent to the Campbell Admissions Office.
SAT and ACT for Home Schooled Students
All applicants, including home schooled students, are expected to take the SAT or the ACT.
Non-Traditional Admission Requirements
The Undergraduate Transfer Admissions Office will handle the applications and inquiries for all main campus transfers students, second bachelor's degree seeking students, non-degree seeking students (visiting), campus transfers, and returning students. This does not include Dual Enrolled or Early College students. Early College and Dual Enrolled students will apply as freshmen. However, the links on this page will help as you select college-level courses you wish to transfer into your intended major here at Campbell University.
Transfer Student Admission Requirements
An applicant is considered to be a transfer student if they have completed any number of college credit hours after their official high school graduation date.
- Application
- College Transcript(s)
- High School Transcripts
- SAT or ACT score*
*If it has been at least one year since an applicant's high school graduation, we will not require the SAT or ACT score to be submitted. However, if the SAT/ACT is not submitted and the applicant is not transferring in credit that will be considered greater than or equal to our college algebra (Math 111) and or Academic Writing (ENGL101), the applicant will be required to complete our Math 110 and/or English 100 courses. The Admissions Office reserves the right to require transfer applicants who have not taken the SAT to do so. The determination will be made on a case-by-case basis and at the discretion of the Admissions Office.
In addition to the above requirements, transfer students must submit official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended. For transfer students, more consideration is given to college coursework than high school grades and SAT/ACT scores. The Admissions Office does reserve the right to waive the SAT/ACT requirement for transfer students, which happens on a case-by-case basis. In order to waive the SAT/ACT requirement, a student must be at least one year removed from his/her high school graduation date. Note: Waiving the SAT/ACT requirement may cause students to be automatically placed in developmental math and English courses. These developmental courses can only be bypassed if required SAT/ACT scores are submitted, or a student transfers in credit that is equal to or greater than our math and English requirements. SAT/ACT scores may also result in higher scholarship awards for transfers.
Campbell University does not require a minimum number of hours in order to transfer. Transfer students must be in good academic and social standing at the school from which they are transferring. A transfer student will be considered on the basis of their overall college record. Work attempted and/or completed at the two-year institutions may receive up to 64 hours of credit. Applicants from four-year institutions do not have a limit on the amount of hours that will transfer. These courses will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. In order to earn a bachelor's degree from Campbell, a student must complete the final 32 hours at Campbell, and 12 of those hours must be upper level (300-400) courses.
A transfer student will be considered on the basis of their overall college record. Work attempted and/or completed at the two-year institutions may receive up to 64 hours of credit. Transfer students from four-year institutions will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis for credit. The final 32 hours of a degree must be taken at Campbell University.
Special Non-Degree Seeking Student (Visiting Student) Admission Requirements
A visiting student is titled "Special Non-Degree Seeking" on our application. This is a student who wishes to take undergraduate courses but does not intend to pursue a bachelor's degree from Campbell.
Special students are welcome to take courses during any of our fall, spring, or summer terms. Special students must be in good academic and social standings at their previously attended institutions.
Apply for admission by completing the online application.
Special Students must submit a new application for admission at the start of each semester they intend to take courses at Campbell. Special students are not required to submit transcripts from previously attended colleges or universities. Special students are not eligible for financial aid or transfer merit-scholarships
Campus Transfer Admission Requirements
- Application
- College Transcript(s) from schools attended after your last semester of enrollment with Campbell
You are considered a campus transfer student if you have previously attended one of Campbell University's Extended or Online Campuses. You will need to apply for admission to the main campus. You can do this by completing the online application. On your application, please select that you are applying as a Campus Transfer. In the "colleges attended" sections of the application, please list all colleges, including Campbell, that you have attended in the past. We will have all of your previously submitted documents on file, and you will only need to submit transcripts from colleges attended following your time at Campbell University.
Returning Student Admission Requirements
- Application
- College Transcript(s) from schools attended after your last semester of enrollment with Campbell
You are considered a returning student if you have previously attended Campbell University's Main Campus but have been absent from Campbell for one semester or more. We are glad that you are considering returning to Campbell to complete your baccalaureate degree!
You will need to re-apply for admission. You can do this by completing the online application.
On your application, please select that you are applying as a Returning Student. In the "colleges attended" sections of the application, please list all colleges, including Campbell, that you have attended in the past. We will have all of your previously submitted documents on file, and you will only need to submit transcripts from colleges attended during your absence from Campbell University.
Second Bachelor's Degree Admission Requirements
- Application
- College Transcript(s)
- High School Transcripts
Students who have completed a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university can apply to Campbell University in order to pursue a second bachelor's degree, licensure, or to fulfill prerequisites for a graduate or professional program. Second bachelor's degree students are eligible for the transfer merit scholarship.


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The Fantastic Four was a fantastic flop at the box office this past weekend and I'm sure its failure had nothing to do with Miles Teller and his perfect looks, perfect acting skills and perfect highball glass-shaped dick. If anything, that movie probably turned out to be a money-sucking turd because Miles Teller wasn't in it enough! – Lainey Gossip
Donald Trump wants Megyn Kelly to apologize and while he waits for that, I'm waiting for the creature on his head to finally devour his face, once and for all – Celebitchy
Poke at me when a real star like Angelyne or Shauna Sand joins the cast of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills – Reality Tea
The big-tittied blonde model who isn't Kate Upton nearly had a tit slip during a good old-fashioned paparazzi photo-op – Drunken Stepfather
Okay, but what about Sigourney Weaver?!?! – The Superficial
Abigail Breslin does kind of look like a goth Meghan McCain – IDLYITW
Brit Brit Spears legendary rock-hard Cheetos nips made an appearance last week – The Nip Slip
The blog commenters who scream, "ENOUGH WITH THE KUNTRASHIANS," under every Kartrashian post have a new leader – Towleroad
For why is Ruby Rose dressed like a third grader from 1987? – Popoholic
Prince, Jehovah's Sexiest Witness, said that being signed to a record contract is like slavery and I guess we're all supposed to be outraged or whatever, but I'm too busy wondering what flavor of lip gloss he was wearing when he said it. I'm going with mocha boysenberry – Jezebel
Zac Efron and The Rock's nipples will run side-by-side in the Baywatch movie – Popsugar
Gather the kids around, John Oliver is teaching sex ed now – SOW
Three beautiful words: Idris Elba's ass – OMG Blog
FKA Twigs hasn't seen one Twatlight movie and suddenly I'm jealous of FKA Twigs – ICYDK
I know it's not Shirtless Friday anymore, but if there's one day where we need a buffet of man nipples, it's Monday – The Berry
Leonardo DiCatchAHo won around $9k from the French tabloid that said he put a baby in RiRi – Just Jared
SeaWorld sucks and Steve-O climbed a crane in Hollywood to tell us that – HuffPo


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Sell your car in Fort Lauderdale for Cash
Selling your car is difficult and you often need to weed through scams and lowball offers found on areas such as Craigslist. We discovered years ago how difficult selling a car could be, and we made a business to address that very issue! Selling your car in Fort Lauderdale is easy when you use CashForCarsOnline.com. You simply request a quote using the form at the top of the page or call us toll free at 1-877-712-9322. We'll respond to your response for a quote within 20 minutes and produce an offer that you simply can't refuse. In fact, if we don't beat all major competitor's offers, we'll present you with a FREE $50.00 gas card for your trouble.
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This month we added 4 new drop ship suppliers with exciting new products.
Please make sure to login to your wholesale2b.com account and click on the links in the blue announcement box to review these new drop ship products.
A new dropship supplier of tools. Although they have few items to offer, they are very unique and should sell very well.
A new dropship supplier for seasonal and holiday Home Decor products
A new dropship supplier of shoes. Every piece is created to stand out in the crowd with a touch of humor or pure style.
A new dropship supplier of marine electronics with the cheapest prices for consumer marine electronics offering a wide variety of brand name marine electronics from companies such as Garmin, Lowrance, Raymarine and many more!
Today we added a new dropship supplier of shoes, with also apparel and bags. This supplier name is DOGO and we are proud to have have them offer original and unique shoe designs which you can sell on eBay, Amazon or from your own website.
Their designs are fun, stylish and very unique. You will be sure to satisfy your customers these their original designs.
To view their products please login to your wholesale2b.com account and click on the link in the announcement box.
Today we added over 2,500 new wholesale marine products from a drop ship supplier name Seawide.
Seawide specialises in marine products and supplies dealers and sellers with the cheapest possible prices. They offer a variety of branded marine products such as Garmin, Raymarine and more great brands.
With over 100 marine categories, you are sure to find great products to sell.
To review their products please login to your Wholesale2b account and click on the top menu Dropship Suppliers.
You can use any of our dropship plans to help you resell these products on eBay, Amazon or from your own website.
Today we added a new supplier of iPhone cases to wholesale2b. The DPOWER CASE supplier is specialized in producing mobile accessories.
The iPhone plastic cases are made only from high quality, tough and flexible plastic.
The cases are engineered to offer protection for your device from the tests of time and nature, while Cutouts in the liner and soft touch button covers allow access to all of your phones ports and functions. The cases will not interfere with your phones reception.
Start selling these cool and unique looking iPhone covers on eBay and Amazon or to your friends using your social network.
To view these new products, please login o your wholesale2b account and click on the link in the blue announcement box or click on the top menu Dropship Suppliers from your account.
Today we added 4,013 items from the supplier DiecastDropshipper. They are a wholesale distributor of die cast model cars and trucks. We are dedicated to providing our customers with an opportunity to expand their business by utilizing an incredible selection of high demand items we stock in our warehouse.
Today we also added 14,495 products from the supplier Honestgreen. They are a leading online distributor of natural and organic health, wellness, and green living products.
Today we also added 16,327 products from the supplier Honeys Place. Honey's Place is your wholesale sex toy distributor for sex toys, adult novelties, lubricant, lingerie, home party supplies, and bachelorette party supplies.
Today we also added 3,402 items from the supplier olympiasports. They have been manufacturing and distributing athletic, recreation, exercise and physical education equipment since 1954. We have 4,000 dealers coast to coast. Don't miss out on your chance to start your own business.
Sell them on eBay, Amazon, Bonanza, or load them to your own website
This is a common question that I get almost every day. Drop shipping has been around for years and thousands of people are still making good profit from drop shipping even to this day.
The market is like a living organism. It changes and adapts all the time. There is no such thing as making money with a "set and forget" approach. If you want to be successful you must constantly review the trends and look for new products in demand.
I listed one example below, which is an item that i picked randomly from our inventory using some of the profit margin search tools that we offer to our private members.
Sell them on eBay, Amazon, Bonanza, or load them to your own website
Having multiple images per item can be a huge benefit for sellers. Buyers like to see the product they are buying from different angles. It makes selling so much easier, however not every supplier has realised this yet.
Wholesale2b has over 100+ dropship suppliers integrated from which 23 suppliers offer multiple images.
Today we are download over 40,000 new product images from the supplier Greensupply. This represents additional images to existing products so sellers will now have about 4 images per items from this supplier.
We are currently downloading the 40,000 new images which will take some time to complete. You should start seeing new images already as they will be available as they get downloaded. The full download will take a few days to complete so by next week you should see most items from this supplier with multiple images.
These new product images will automatically be added to your e-commerce store if you are using the wholesale2b website plan. They will also be added to you new eBay auctions if you are selling on eBay.
We hope these new images will help you increase your sales.
If you wish to start selling products online but you don't know how, or you don't have any product to sell, then head over to http://www.wholesale2b.com and signup for a free account. We have over 1 million products at wholesale prices that you can sell for profit on eBay, Amazon, Bonanza, Graiglist, or from your own website. We can even build a website for you with our turnkey e-commerce dropship website plan.
Today we added a new option to our Amazon plan to help members push even more products to Amazon.
These new dropship products are Unverified products which means that you might find slight differences between the Amazon image or item name when compared to ours, however in many cases they are still the same.
The process for adding these new items is the same except you first need to tick a checkbox to confirm that you wish to add Unverified items to your list by indicating that you confirm they are the same as ours.
If you already have the Amazon plan, just click on the top green AMAZON PLAN button and you will now see 2 sets of links per supplier. One link for Verified product counts, and one link for Unverified product counts. This will allow you to browse and add these new types of products to your Amazon list.
Enjoy this new feature.
Today we added 20,550 new products from a new drop shipper of pet suppliers. This new warehouse is home to thousands of premium pet products. They strive to bring you the best products suited to the needs of your business.
You get great pricing without a minimum order amount and most importantly every order, no matter how large or small will receive FREE SHIPPING
To view these new dropship pet products, login to your wholesale2b.com account and click on the links located in the BLUE announcement box.
We hope you will enjoy these new products.
ACTIVATE A PLAN today and start selling these great products on eBay, Amazon, or we can built a fully loaded and functional e-commerce website for you in just one business day.


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My twins turned one last week! I cannot believe how grateful I am to be here one year later. To celebrate, we decided to do a nice, quiet home celebration. To prepare for their first bites of cake (carrot cake with cream cheese frosting, of course), I embellished a couple of bibs to match the plates we had. I think this was the quickest, easiest project I have done in a while. I totally recommend it... and don't just stop with numbers, there's a whole realm of possibilities here. I plan on making more very soon. Here's what you need:First, on your computer, choose the font and size of letter you want, make it in outline form, print and cut it out. Meanwhile, get your iron hot and following your bonding's instructions, iron a rectangle to the back of the fabric you've chosen. Now, trace the number onto the paper side of the bonding backward, and cut out. Peel, the top paper off, place on the bib and iron. My bibs were pretty synthetic and terrycloth and it did not bond all that well, so I sewed all around the edges using a contrasting thread and a zig-zag stitch. This step really went a lot quicker than I thought and before I knew it, both bibs were done and ready to go to work. I think they really looked great on the big day and truly fulfilled their purpose!
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KORN's MUNKY, HEAD Talk To U.K.'s TOTAL GUITAR About 'The Paradigm Shift' (Video)Posted by vBoogieMan in Blabbermouth, tags: Altsounds, Bonus Tracks, Brian Head Welch, Brother, Deluxe Edition, Documentary, Hardcore Fans, Head And Munky, James Munky Shaffer, Jonathan, Jonathan Davis, Korn, Korn Guitarists, October 8, Opportunity, Paradigm Shift, Reconciliation, Total Guitar Magazine
U.K.'s Total Guitar magazine recently conducted an interview with KORN guitarists James "Munky" Shaffer and "Brian "Head" Welch. You can now watch the chat below.
KORN's 11th studio album, "The Paradigm Shift", is the first to feature original Welch in more than eight years. Welch rejoined the group permanently earlier this year after leaving in 2005.
KORN will release "The Paradigm Shift" on October 8. A deluxe edition will feature two bonus tracks and a documentary DVD called "Reconciliation".
In an interview with AltSounds, KORN singer Jonathan Davis was asked if "The Paradigm Shift" was the band's way of trying to appease KORN's hardcore fans after the dubstep influence on the last CD. "We wanted to do what we do best," he said. "Yes, we love our fans, but we're not trying to make the same record over and over. Sure, when we write certain parts we say to each other, 'The fans are gonna go crazy here,' but the fans that are the most vocal about it, if we paid attention to that all the time, we'd just be making the same thing over and over."
Speaking about Welch's return to the group, Davis said: "It was good to have him back, and it opened up the opportunity for Head and Munky to do what they're so good at. You know, playing off each other. So, it just clicked as if no time had passed. It was great to have our brother back again. With him being back and everything… it really worked."


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Charter Holder
Chief Operating Officer
Principal/After-School Director
Jeremy Parker brings a strong academic background in youth and family studies and counseling to Liberty. He has years of professional experience teaching and guiding Arizona charter school students, both as a 4th grade teacher and an elementary school vice principal.
Before teaching at Tucson's rapidly growing La Paloma Academy, and serving as vice principal at Glendale's Heritage Elementary, Parker spent time teaching English in Romania. He holds a Bachelor of Science in youth and family studies, and a master's degree emphasizing youth and family counseling and theology.
"I believe that every child has the ability to do great things and be a person of great character," says Parker. "My desire is for students to 'know' through academic study in the classroom, 'be' through the application of quality character, and 'do' through applying what has been learned to one's life journey."
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Saturday mornings were a special treat for me when I was growing up. That's because they meant two things: no school and cartoons.
Today's youth can't relate in this age of always-on self-serve entertainment. But back in the day we didn't have instant access to everything. If there was a show we liked, we had to wait for it to air. And for me, Saturday was that day.
One of my favorite shows was Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends. I was a long-time Spider-Man fan going back to the first time I saw him on The Electric Company. In fact, Spider-Man was the first superhero I was ever introduced to.
So you can imagine my excitement when I got the chance to see Spider-Man in action in his own cartoon.
That cartoon was responsible for introducing me to Spider-Man's creator, Stan Lee. You see, Stan Lee narrated those shows himself and I began to look forward to hearing his familiar voice saying "ok, true-believers" almost as much as seeing Spider-Man's action-packed adventures. I even tried my best to imitate that voice.
Comic Dreams
Stan Lee became my idol. I dreamed of what it would be like to create comics. One day, while I was a middle school student, I decided to try my hand at it. I'm no artist mind you, so my sketches were rough, but pretty soon I had a few concepts.
My first superhero was Phoenix Man. His powers were similar to Firestar—one of Spider-Man's "amazing friends". Like Firestar, he had the ability to shoot fire from his body. Unlike Firestar, my character needed a little assistance to achieve flight. He wore wings on his back that allowed him to direct the fire from his body, giving him rocket-like propulsion.
I created a "fabulous first issue" of "JC Comics" using blank sheets of paper and a pack of colored pencils. Phoenix Man was the featured hero.
Ashes to Ashes
I wish I still had that hand-drawn comic book, but like so many childhood memories, it got lost along the way. In fact, by all appearances, Phoenix Man died along with my dreams of being a comic book creator. But…when you channel a creature whose power lies in rising from ashes, you can never be counted out.
Phoenix Man would rise again.
Years later—April of 2016 in fact—I was in Phoenix, AZ and I woke up with this question on my mind. "What kind of Beast are you?" I intuited one answer to that question was "Phoenix". I mean, all the signs pointed to it. I was in Phoenix, first of all. Second, I had one of the most vivid dreams of my life back in 2011 about the Spirit of the Phoenix. And finally, I had received a t-shirt in 2011 and a medallion in 2015 both with the symbol of the Phoenix on them.
On that morning, all of the numerous times Phoenix showed up in my life came to mind—except one. I had completely forgotten about Phoenix Man.
Nonetheless, I got excited about finding my Inner Beast. I made a video series about it and wrote a book, The Beast Code. Nearly a year of working on that project still didn't jog my memory.
Finally, as I was working on my marketing strategy for promoting my book and my online community, Phoenix Man began to emerge from the smoldering embers of my childhood dreams.
The Return of the Phoenix
I realized that helping people find their Inner Beasts is really like helping them find their superpowers. So I began using the "find your superpower" language in my marketing.
Shortly after launching that campaign, I stood outside a movie theater captivated by the Justice League poster.
It was the way they incorporated each hero's symbol that caught my eye. That's when it hit me. Once people know their superpower, the only difference between them and a real superhero is a symbol.
So I decided to give these superheroes symbols. And what was the first symbol available for purchase? You guessed it!
Once I saw that symbol on a t-shirt, the memory of my childhood creation finally resurfaced in my consciousness. I remembered Phoenix Man.
A Dream Come True
More importantly, I remembered my childhood dream—to be like Stan Lee. And I suddenly realized my childhood dream had come true!
How am I like Stan Lee? Glad you asked.
Stan Lee creates superheroes in a fictional comic book and cinematic universe. I create superheroes in our real universe by helping them recognize the superpowers they already possess.
The dream I thought was dead and buried quietly resurrected itself through me. Now I get to live it.
Do you remember the dreams you had as a child? You know, before you had to "get practical"? If you've forgotten them, don't worry. They're still there. Don't be surprised if they rise from the ashes.
"Before you learned that it was painful to dream because you could never get what you really wanted from life, you had a dream of who you would become, what you might do with your life when you grew up.
You have never given up on that dream. You have simply forgotten it."
-Gerry Starnes, Author of Spirit Paths: The Quest for Authenticity
Ok true believers… Now it's your turn to discover your superpower. Follow this link to take my 3-day video challenge. After you enter your email address, I'll take you step-by-step through the process to discover what makes you superhuman.
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Our Parent body supporting all Community Patrols.
Partners helping us keep Palmerston North safe.
Guiding us to help them prevent crime in our city.
NZ owned and operated online auction. Every item listed earns us money.
Take a survey and make money for our Community Patrol. (Maybe you can't patrol but you can help us earn money)
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I'm probably showing my age here; but way back in the early 90's, Puppy Surprise was on my Christmas gift list. I never received one, so I was super excited when we were sent one to review earlier this month.
Puppy Surprise Luna
The 2017 version has an RRP of £27.99 and is suitable for children aged 3 and over. The "Mummy" dog we received is called Luna. She is a soft toy with a velcro pocket on her tummy. The surprise part of the toy is that you don't know until you open her up whether you'll get 3, 4 or 5 puppies.
Rather than spending ages explaining how it works, I made this unboxing video so you can see for yourself…
As the video shows, one of the included puppies barks. The batteries come pre installed and are not changeable. After 11 days of use, the puppy's bark is still going strong.
Our Puppy Surprise had 3 pups inside and they all looked different.
I loved the attention to detail…
As you can see, the boy pup has a blue bow on his neck, and the girl pups have a pink bow. Their ears are all different shapes and they have different noses, sparkles parts and body colours.
Luna – the Mummy dog also has a glittery face. Her collar and dog tag are not removable but they are super cute.
There are other Puppy Surprise "breeds" available. Each has a different name and look – which is your favourite?
Later this year, Just Play will be releasing Jungle Surprise, and Kitty Surprise is already available to buy. I suspect Syd will be beside herself when she finds out about Kitty Surprise – she's definitely team cat!
All told, we really like the Puppy Surprise set. My daughter is 4 and my son is 5. Both of them have spent time putting the puppies into the dog and then taking them out again. My daughter loves to play vets with the set. Before it arrived, I thought the £27.99 price tag was a little high, but after playing with the set, you can tell it is well made, and not a cheap teddy type set. I'd definitely recommend Puppy Surprise to others. Finally, check out more of my reviews here.
We were sent the toy to review but all thoughts and opinions are my own.


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Hospital Indemnity Insurance
If you already have a health insurance policy, you're aware of the importance of protecting yourself with health insurance coverage. However, what many health insurance policyholders don't realize is that their standard health insurance policy won't cover all of the costs associated with a stay in the hospital. Considering the fact that recent statistics show that one in three people will require a stay in the hospital, it's scary to think that you may not be as covered as you think. Fortunately, there is an option that will provide you with full coverage during a stay in the hospital. Hospital indemnity insurance can provide you with the additional level of protection that you need. The great thing about hospital indemnity coverage is it's designed and priced to work with your current policy. Just think of it as the caulk that will fill in the one major gap in your current health insurance policy.
A major strength of hospital indemnity insurance is that it will cover many costs that you probably haven't even thought about. During a hospital stay, your family members will need transportation to see you while you are in the hospital. While you will be provided with meals by the nursing staff, your family members will have to take care of their own meals. Your hospital indemnity insurance will help cover the cost of their transportation and meals. Because you will be incapacitated, you won't be able to take care of your kids like you normally do. This type of indemnity insurance will help you cover the cost of using child care. Although being in the hospital will inhibit your ability to work, this insurance can provide you with assistance for that cost as well. When you look at everything this kind of insurance has to offer, it's easy to see that the cash benefits are quite extensive,
In addition to the wide range of costs that this insurance covers, it can provide you with additional advantages. With a hospital indemnity insurance plan, you won't have to worry about paying a deductible. Because a high percentage of hospital visits last five days or less, you will receive increased coverage during your first five days. If you have to spend time in ICU, you will receive an even higher level of coverage. A hospital indemnity plan also doesn't tie you down to specific healthcare providers. Instead, you will be covered regardless of where you receive treatment. And unlike a health insurance plan that is tied to a job, you will own your hospital indemnity policy. Therefore, even if you change jobs, you will continue to receive the same coverage from this policy.
The way this type of policy works is that if you have to go to the hospital, it will provide you with a fixed amount of coverage for each day you are in the hospital. Depending on the policy, this coverage can last up to a full two years. You can also choose what kind of hospital indemnity insurance plan you want. The available options range from basic coverage that just provides for hospitalization to extensive coverage that also covers ambulance, diagnostic and outpatient surgery costs.
If you decide that you want to protect yourself with a hospital indemnity insurance plan, there are several considerations you need to evaluate before selecting your policy. The first consideration is the amount of the daily payment that you will receive. You will also want to choose a plan that directly pays you each day instead of paying the hospital. Finally, make sure that the coverage provided by your policy begins on the first day that you are hospitalized.


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About Diss Otters
We are a local swimming club at the heart of the community; providing opportunities for swimmers of all ages and abilities from swimmers working towards Swim England Stage 7 to masters who compete internationally.
The club trains up to 8 hours per week providing excellent opportunities for all swimmers to train and receive necessary coaching at the levels required, as well as opportunities to enter a variety of competitive events.
Diss Otters Swimming Club aims to be a club for the community ,working together at all levels and ages to inspire swimmers to reach their full potential.
We aim to achieve this by providing a secure and caring environment where every member is valued and encouraged to work together as a team to achieve their goals.
Interested in joining Diss Otters?
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Maybe you want to improve your fitness?
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Opa! Learning to Greek Dance
A few mornings ago, a child handed me a scarf and told me all of the things that they can do with a scarf including wearing them in the winter, putting on your head, dancing rhythmically with it and wearing it as part of your outfit. I mentioned that sometimes I will use a scarf if I am dancing (For those of you who do not know, I am first generation born in America. I was raised and taught all of the traditions of our Greek culture). I then explained to the children that many of the dances we dance include the use of a scarf. The children started to ask questions and we then brought up a few videos of several different dances. After watching the videos the children wanted to learn to dance!
A CD was located in the classroom that I had made. I then taught the children three traditional dances. We would start by labeling the dance and then watching it on YouTube. We then would try out each dance without music and then adding music to it when we felt we had learned the steps. After teaching each of the dances, I had to walk away to help a child. When I returned, a child was teaching other children each of the four dances I had taught with complete accuracy.
After sharing this anecdote with mom later that day, she shared her daughter taught her how to do it as well!
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Churchill Downs will host Ladies Day at the Races on Friday, September 27. The seventh annual event is presented by Calospa with proceeds benefiting Churchill Downs's Backside Learning Center. The learning center is a non-profit organization located on the Churchill Downs backside that provides educational and life skills resources to backside workers and their families.
Ladies Day at the Races has become a fundraising event that not only helps the learning center, but provides attendees handicapping advice, education about horse racing, a fashion show, silent and live auctions, and a catered lunch. Items up for auction include vacation getaways, priceless experiences, and the halters of Belmont Stakes winner Palace Malice, Travers Stakes winner Will Take Charge, Champion Female Sprinter Groupie Doll, and Haskell winner Verrazano.
The event will be hosted by veteran jockey and horse racing television analyst Donna Barton Brothers and one of the Keeneland auctioneers (Keeneland's September yearling sale is just wrapping up).
"Ladies Day at the Races is the biggest annual fundraiser for the Backside Learning Center, which is an educational and resource center that serves hundreds of workers on the backside of the track at Churchill Downs," said Sherry Stanley, Executive Director of the Backside Learning Center. "This event is a fun way to spend the day while supporting the equine workers who dedicate their lives to the Thoroughbred industry."
When: Friday, September 27, 2013
Where: Churchill Downs 6th Floor Millionaires Row
Why: To benefit the Backside Learning Center
Reservations/Tickets: Tickets are $75 per person or you can purchase a table of eight for $520 (that's a discount of $10 per ticket). Visit www.backsidelearningcenter.org/ or call (502) 634-6543 to order tickets.
Photo: Courtesy Backside Learning Center


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Saturday, March 29, 2014
What's Up the Street Next Week?
Well, we're not going to talk about Frozen the whoooole week, but to kick off the chill of winter we are going to cover some Disney basics a couple of times this week. All writing related...of course ;-)
I could leave it up to surprise for this week, but let me give you a few hints.
Plotting according to Disney Songs
Communicating with your audience with Frozen in mind
and Frozen writing tips
Stop by for a little bit of 'magic' and a whole lot of talk about story crafting inspired by the silver screen!
Posted by Pepper at 1:00 AM
Labels: Frozen, weekly lineup
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This post makes me way too happy. I think I'm more of a fan of Frozen than my nine year old sister. LOL Can't wait to see all of next week's posts!
Hope ya'll have a great weekend.
- March 29, 2014 at 10:35 AM
- Mary Vee Writer said...
Thank you, Meghan.
What I find amazing is we didn't get together and plan to write posts on Frozen...it just popped in to our minds. And now look at what all we can learn and gleam from one movie!!
This will be a fun week.
- March 29, 2014 at 11:54 AM
That is *too* funny! Frozen has proven to be quite the inspiration for ya'll.
For once--can't wait for Monday. ;)
- March 30, 2014 at 5:31 AM
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Global Hydrographic Survey Equipment Market: Overview
The process that is used to record bodily features of coastal areas, oceans, rivers, seas and lakes is known as hydrographic survey and equipment that are mandatory to do such survey are hydrographic survey equipment. The aim of this survey is to make sure maritime navigation safety. However, hydrographic surveys sometimes are used interchangeably to maritime cartography but maritime cartography is the final stage and converts raw data in hydrographic surveys to take out some useful information. Based on rules, the importance of hydrographic surveys varies according to the accepting authority. This survey measures depth and analyzes the distance between survey boats from the coast.
Global Hydrographic Survey Equipment Market: Growth Factors
Offshore industries such as oil & gas encourage the development of the global hydrographic survey equipment market. Some other factors responsible for the market growth are the development of offshore marine infrastructure fields such as bridges, effluent disposal systems, and ports for various industries and coastal thermal power plants where it uses seawater as a coolant. Advanced techniques, modularization, and standardization in the construction, defense sectors, aerospace and offshore oil and gas exploration are preferred choice for engineers. These techniques will lead to complete work on time and lower costs; this is the primary reason driving the global hydrographic survey equipment market growth.
Global Hydrographic Survey Equipment Market: Segmentation
The global hydrographic survey equipment market is categorized based on application as charting application, seabed feature mapping, offshore oil & gas survey, hydrographic survey, pipeline route survey, port & harbor management, and dredge operations. Of these, pipeline route survey is the largest application segment across the world. It is in high demand from telecommunication, oil & gas, and energy & power industries. Hydrographic survey accurately examines the topography of seafloor and identifies anchoring zones and optimum routes. Based on end-user, the global market is divided as land survey equipment and hydrographic survey equipment. Moreover, the global hydrographic survey equipment market is fragmented based on type as positioning systems, scanners, acoustic underwater systems, GNSS/GPS, detection & safety, and others. Of these, acoustic underwater systems segment is leading globally and is expected to continuous this growth in the near future owing to generated need for accurate nautical charts. Additionally, increasing trade activities in developing economies may boost the demand for acoustic underwater systems segment.
Global Hydrographic Survey Equipment Market: Regional Analysis
Asia Pacific is the leading region for hydrographic survey equipment globally. In addition, growth in the maritime trade in developing economies such as India and China also enhance the global hydrographic survey equipment market growth. Development and management of the coastal zone influence the global market is a positive way. Pipeline route survey application is majorly used in North America and Europe due to the developed oil and gas exploration in these regions.
Global Hydrographic Survey Equipment Market: Competitive Players
Major players in the global hydrographic survey equipment market are Trimble Navigation Limited, Nikon-Trimble Co., Ltd., Faro Technologies, Inc., Atlas Electronik GmbH, Thales Group, and Hexagon AB. Other players influencing the global market are Teledyne Technologies, Inc., Topcon Corporation, Seco, Kongberg Gruppen ASA, and Raytheon Company.
Global Hydrographic Survey Equipment Market: Regional Segment Analysis
- North America
- Europe
- France
- Germany
- Asia Pacific
- China
- Japan
- India
- Latin America
- Brazil
- The Middle East and Africa
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