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Any Neumann student can apply for on-campus jobs. F-1 students may work on-campus part-time (20 hours/week) during the academic year and full-time (40 hours/week) during the summer and college breaks. Once a job has been secured, students will need to obtain a social security number. Please see the Neumann DSO for assistance with this.
Once you start work, your employer will need to see the following document in order to complete Form I-9, which verifies your identity and employment eligibility:
I-94 Arrival-Departure Record
Hint: A good place to start your search for on-campus employment is the Sodexho Dining Service Office, located in the Bruder Life Center. You might also try the Aramark Maintenance Office, Admissions Office, Bookstore, Library, etc.
Off-Campus Employment - Including Internships & Co-ops
Off-Campus employment - including internships and required co-ops - for F-1 students is strictly regulated by USCIS (United States Citizenship & Immigration Service) and F-1 students may not work without prior approval from this agency. The approval process can take up to 90 days, so students should plan ahead and apply early.
There are two main types of off-campus employment available to international students; one is Optional Practical Training (OPT) and the other is Curricular Practical Training (CPT).
Optional Practical Training (OPT) for F-1 Students
USCIS permits students in F-1 status to work in the United States so that they may reinforce what they have learned in university and college degree programs. This benefit is called Optional Practical Training (OPT). OPT allows F-1 students to obtain employment in areas related to their academic major. OPT is available for periods up to twelve months at each degree level. A job offer is not necessary to apply for OPT and a student may work for one or more employers, change jobs, or look for work during the training period. If you have been enrolled as a full-time student for at least nine months, you are eligible for Optional Practical Training. An OPT job must be related to your academic major and be intended to cultivate practical experience. You may use your 12 months of OPT part-time while school is in session or full-time during summer breaks or after graduation, just keep in mind that the total of all OPT is 12 months. Many students prefer to save their OPT until after graduation. Frequently Asked Questions about OPT
Curricular Practical Training (CPT) for F-1 Students
Curricular Practical Training allows F-1 students to work before graduation in an internship or independent study related to their field of study. You must have been a full-time student for at least nine consecutive months to qualify for CPT. CPT is authorized with a specific employer for a specific amount of time, so you will need an offer before applying. The benefit of CPT is that it does not reduce the amount of OPT available, unless you use 12 full months of CPT. The internship or independent study must appear in your major department on your transcript for credit. Frequently Asked Questions about CPT
Off-Campus Employment Due to Severe Economic Hardship for F1 Students
F-1 students who encounter unforeseen, severe economic hardship after completing one academic year (also defined as nine consecutive months) may apply to USCIS for permission to work off-campus. To apply, you must document an unanticipated change in your financial support showing that your expenses have increased significantly or that your income has decreased significantly. You must also show USCIS that you have exhausted other employment opportunities. Students who can document that they have encountered an unforeseen economic hardship after completing one academic year in the U.S. should contact Neumann's DSO. Generally, it takes the USCIS two months to approve an application for off-campus work based on severe economic hardship.


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'Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim' Wins Most Played Game Award For 2011
TV has the Nielsens. Movies have the box office. Music has the Billboards. Video games have Raptr, the official video game rankings, and they just awarded 'Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim' with the honor of being the Most Played Game of 2011.
The annual report, dubbed the "Raptr Awards," bestows top honors on the most played and popular video games released each year. The titles were examined and compiled based on the total amount of playtime by each player and "average session length" in the game's first month of release. They also measured each game based on the "average playtime per person" in the first week of release.
Other winners this year include 'Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3' for Most Player Shooter, 'Batman: Arkham City' for Most Played Open Word Game, 'Fifa Soccer 12′ for Most Played Sports Game and 'L.A. Noire' for Most Played New IP. 'Skyrim' also took home the Most Played RPG of 2011.
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#476 Mark P Mays04.13.11, 06:00 PM EDT
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Methodology: Compensation rank is based on total compensation for latest fiscal year. Total compensation for each chief executive includes the following: salary and bonuses; other compensation, such as vested restricted stock grants, LTIP payouts and perks; and stock gains, the value realized by exercising stock options. Efficiency rank is based on our chief executive's performance/pay score. Ranks are given only to chief executives who have a six-year tenure and six-year compensation history. The most efficient rank is 1 and least efficient is 196.
Footnotes: Compensation data is from the latest available proxy statements filed through Mar. 25, 2011. Total returns and value of stock owned (including all classes) is based on Mar. 18, 2011 stock price. Compensation percent change is based on combined salary and bonus. Annualized total return during tenure covers the tenure of the executive or from the time of the IPO or available stock history. Relative to market is the ending value of $100 invested in the stock, divided by the ending value of $1 invested in the S & P 500 (a score of 100 = the S & P 500). NA: Not available or not applicable.1Annualized. 2Four-year total. 3Three-year total. 4Less than 0.01%. 5Prior-year data. 6New chief executive; compensation may be for another executive office. 7Less than $100,000. 8Includes shares indirectly held. *Return is for less than tenure.
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Phillies Announce September Call-Ups
The Phillies have recalled infielder Freddy Galvis, right-handers Tyler Cloyd and Luis Garcia, and left-handers Mauricio Robles and Joe Savery from triple-A Lehigh Valley.
Additionally, catcher Cameron Rupp had his contract selected from Lehigh Valley.
Senior Vice President and General Manager Ruben Amaro Jr. made the announcements.
Galvis, 23, hit .245 with three home runs and 25 RBI in 62 games for Lehigh Valley this season. In 112 career games with the Phillies Galvis has a .218 average with seven home runs and 38 RBI.
Cloyd went 5-9 with a 4.71 ERA in 112.1 innings for Lehigh Valley this season. Over his last eight starts, Cloyd is 4-1 with a 1.36 ERA in 53.0 innings for the IronPigs. The 26-year-old returns to Philadelphia for his fourth stint this season where he is 2-3 with a 3.57 ERA in eight games.
Garcia has retired all 12 batters he has faced at Lehigh Valley since being sent down on August 25. The 26-year-old has a 5.59 ERA in 19.1 innings for the Phillies this year.
Robles had an active 19.0-inning scoreless streak for Lehigh Valley at the time of his promotion. The 24-year-old went 5-3 with a 1.97 ERA in 64.0 innings between Reading and Lehigh Valley this season.
Savery went 3-1 with a 3.85 ERA in 20 games for Lehigh Valley this year. He has a 1.38 ERA in 13.0 innings for the Phillies this season and has held opponents to a .154 average over his last six Major League appearances.
Rupp, 24, hit .260 with 14 home runs and 45 RBI in 93 games between double-A Reading and Lehigh Valley this year.
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Imagine my surprise when I found that all I want to knit these days are lace projects and socks! I finished Clue 3 on Friday before we left for the UP. . .here's a pic And Joanie couldn't resist taking a picture of me knitting on vacation. Here I am on the boat cruise to see the Pictured Rocks in Munising. If you haven't been, you really must go, it's worth the trip. As soon as I finished these socks, Joanie had them on her feet.
My Gramma, who has Alzheimer's, kept complimenting me on the nice knitting I was doing and told me these socks should be for a girl. Imagine her surprise when I told her that it was HER that had taught me to knit when I was little. She was proud and bragged of it to a woman sitting near her.
Missed vacation photo opportunities include a trip to an Alpaca Farm (disappointing) and a chance to use a drum carder at a teeny little fiber shop. . .I got to card my own wool into a batt that I'll spin sometime this Summer or Fall.
According to the Elizabeth's Year KAL, I should have been knitting a Pi shawl this month. I really didn't want a circular shawl and thought I'd substitute the Pacific Northwest Shawl instead. After looking at the progress everyone has made on their Pis. . .I want one bad! I made myself promise I'd bind off the first shawl before casting on a new one. . .and promised I'd wait to begin Clue 4 on MS3 until I was halfway into the body of the Pi. . .oh the deals I make with myself!
As I write, the Pacific Northwest shawl is soaking in wool wash, and will be pinned to my futon this afternoon. In the meantime, here's a picture of it unblocked. (Do you like the glamorous on location shot? I thought you might be board of the ironing board and my wood floors!)
I've heard that Judith did some damage at the Heritage sale this weekend. . .can't wait to see her spoils!
An email confirmed that Sally's skirt washed beautifully and has already been worn--what and her birthday still a month away!
Kim is making good headway on her (much finer and lacier) MS3. . .and hoping to be "caught up" in 2 weeks when clue 5 hits the Internet. So stop calling and tempting her to go out and shop will you? She needs knitting time! She's fallen so hard for lace knitting that she's planning to purchase ALL of Melanie's patterns and knit ALL of the shawls and stoles! Not only that, but I've been told that countless hours have been spent looking at pictures of MS3 online. . .Kim, do we need to plan an intervention??
The BSKG board has been considering moving the day of our meeting from the 3rd Tuesday to the 4th. . .any issues with this? We'd also like to move our meetings to the Community Center. . .Kim and I are coordinating a visit later this month.
Having fallen victim to not only lace knitting, I've discovered podcasts this month. . .check out the Cast-on podcast if you haven't yet. . .I give it a thumbs up, and I think you'll like it too.
And lest you think I forgot, Joanie actually picked the winner of the caption contest. Since everyone who posted a caption in local, I'll bring your prize on Tuesday to the Coffee Beanery! See you there!


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There's nothing like the arrival of a veteran receiver to help speed the healing of a young receiver's ankle.
A day after the Steelers signed Plaxico Burress, Antonio Brown practiced for the first time since spraining an ankle 17 days ago.
Brown, the team's MVP in 2011, practiced on a limited basis. It's unclear whether he'll increase his workload or play on Sunday. We'd previously heard that a more reasonable target for his return is Week 13, against the Ravens.
Missing practice were the team's top two quarterbacks. Ben Roethlisberger didn't practice due to a right shoulder injury (curiously, the team has yet to officially list the dislocated rib that he claims could puncture his aorta), and Byron Leftwich missed due to his rib injury. Coach Mike Tomlin has described Roethlisberger as doubtful, as he has yet to be scratched for Sunday's game at Cleveland.
Also not practicing were safety Troy Polamalu (calf), defensive end Ziggy Hood (back), tackle Marcus Gilbert (ankle), and receiver Jerricho Cotchery (ribs).


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How To Put Together A "Classic Glam" Nursery
This time last year we put together a round-up of 10 Classic Glam Nurseries, which was a real visual treat and loved by many. But sometimes loving the look of something does not necessarily mean knowing how to pull it off. Here is a step-by-step breakdown of how to put together a classic glam nursery of your own.
1. Start with some "grown up" furniture. Classic Glam makes beautiful nurseries but is essentially a mature style. Try out pieces from around your house: a chair, side table or dresser you usually use elsewhere. Chances are that if you are drawn to this style you already will own furniture that works. Look for antiques, wood pieces with interesting shapes, nailhead trim, and tufted chairs. Check out the chair and dresser in Vivien's nursery for an idea of what you are looking for.
2. Look at pictures of classic glam rooms you like and select a (muted) color scheme. Think grays, browns, cream, white, and pastel colors. Don't worry, it won't stay this way to the end. But think of the 80-20 rule, at least 80% of what is the room should be made up of these colors. Here is a color breakdown I made using the Sherwin-Williams "Chip It" tool, from a room from Veronica and Keith's home featured on our classic glam round-up post.
3. Incorporate natural textures. Furs, woven fabrics, stone, baskets, and wood can all add glamor to a room. All of these can be seen here in this, Marina's "grown-up" room. Fur is an easy place to start: a sheepskin rug (real or fake) is a perfect soft place for baby to lie and will look amazing in your classic glam room.
4. Don't forget shiny things! In a nursery, metal can be added with decorative hardware, lighting
(table lamps or chandeliers), mobiles, or in small metallic accents like
a piggy bank or bookends. And of course: mirrors! Such a simple way to add glamor as well as light and a sense of space to any room. This bamboo-framed mirror (from Lonny) is gorgeous above the green campaign chest dresser with brass, metallic hardware. Another picture from a grown up space that could easily be adapted to a nursery (think: dresser as change table).
5. Add some bold contrast. This is essential to add drama to the room. Think: blank and white rugs, contrast piping on bedding, monogrammed bedding in a bold color, even a feature wall in bold colors. This bedroom by Nicole gives you a few options for where you could put contrast: here it is in the rug, bedding, picture frames and ottoman. Don't go overboard with the bold colors, rooms which do this in moderation are the most striking.
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When policymakers talk about duals, people who are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid, they often talk about how costly they are. Oft cited statistics about duals point out that:
Medicare-Medicaid enrollees account for approximately $120 billion in federal and state spending – about twice as much as Medicaid spends on the 29 million children it covers. The Medicaid spending per Medicare-Medicaid enrollee was $16,325 in 2010 over five times higher than the comparable cost of a non-disabled adult covered by Medicaid ($3,025).
To understand the challenges faced by both the federal government and the states in trying to coordinate care for duals and hold down costs, it is important to understand who they are. The duals are anything but a homogeneous group. Many have multiple chronic conditions and need long term services and supports. Among the10.2 million duals, there are distinct groups with very distinct needs and preferences. They are poor seniors with and without chronic medical conditions, younger individuals with disabilities, and individuals with serious mental illness. All have very complex health care needs. Many also need long term services and supports.
Some people who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid are people over 65 who are very poor. Most have several serious health conditions and many need long term services and supports. They see multiple health care providers and many take numerous prescription medications. Some dually eligible individuals have one, two, or multiple chronic conditions (66% have 3 or more chronic conditions), such as diabetes, heart disease, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease which may require hospitalization. Some have cognitive impairments such as Alzheimer's or dementia. Other duals have one, two, or more physical impairments that limit their activities of daily living (eating, bathing, and dressing).
About 41% of the duals are under age 65. But that figure varies greatly across states. In Massachusetts, Duals under age 65 make up 23% of the state's Medicaid population; in New Hampshire and North Dakota, they comprise 58% of the Medicaid population. The "younger" Duals are more likely to have serious mental illness or intellectual and developmental disabilities. (It is estimated that approximately 7% of duals are individuals with I/DD.) Many duals have both physical and mental health needs.
About 16% of duals are in long term care facilities and account for about half of Medicare/Medicaid spending on duals. 70% of Medicaid spending for duals goes to long term care – both institutional and home and community based. Because they have multiple chronic conditions, duals tend to use more health care services, need to be hospitalized more frequently, make more visits to emergency rooms, have skilled nursing facility stays, use home health services, see specialists, and take many prescription medications.
In an effort to ensure seamless care for Duals, MMCO offered states the opportunity of test models in to align the financing of Medicare and Medicaid and integrate primary, acute, behavioral health and long term services and support for Duals. States will serve as laboratories and any models that are successful, especially those that result in cost savings, could result in nation-wide policy. Several states submitted proposals to MMCO for financial alignment projects.
Integrating and coordinating acute care, behavioral health, and long term services and supports for people with I/DD who are duals is uncharted territory. Conceptually, the notion of integrating and coordinating care and services seems like an effective and efficient approach. It sounds like common sense. Practically, the idea may be fraught with peril for people with I/DD. There is virtually no research about integrated care models for people with I/DD. There may or may not be cost savings available through integrating and coordinating care for people with I/DD. The health care provider community's record of providing health care to people with I/DD is not stellar. The system of long term services and supports for people with I/DD has taken years to develop and continually strives to improve. Despite these concerns, integrated and coordinated models of care may be inevitable. Allies of people with I/DD must get involved and be very vigilant.
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White Mountain Hearth By Empire 18-Inch Sassafras Gas Log Set With Vent-Free Propane Slope Glaze Burner - Manual Safety Pilot
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- Slope Glaze burners raise the standard for realistic dancing flames
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Lugging logs in from the cold all winter, tending to a fire and cleaning out the fireplace are all things of the past with this Sassafras log set. These exceptionally realistic logs are molded from Refractory Ceramics. Wood grain and bark detailing is then hand painted by the artisans at Empire. The matching vent free Slope Glaze burner provides 32,000 BTUs of supplemental heating power to quickly and efficiently heat your space. Ceramic beads inside the burner tumble the gas to create remarkably realistic flame movement. The Slope Glaze burner pilot can be controlled directly via the controls on the burner. For safety, an Oxygen Depletion System will shut down the burner if the oxygen levels become unsafe. All gas log sets from Empire Comfort Systems are designed and tested to ANSI standards. Empire proudly manufactures their Gas Log sets in the USA. This set features a manual safety pilot valve with a variable flame height control knob.
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yesterday my kite bailed out on my (QR accidentally released and safety chord broke) while I was out in some heavy surf (water is about 6 C / 42 F right now) and I had to fight my way back to the shore. Wasn't that bad and I'm a pretty good swimmer, but still it made me realize that I should have had a life vest, especially in such cold waters, also because the current can get quite bad.
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Republicans will have to find 25 votes to bring back the school finance proposal that was filibustered last night; and the search for the six needed Democrats is proving difficult.
If the reaction from Democratic sources and social media is any indication, Sen. Wendy Davis' filibuster last night has encapsulated Democratic frustrations over the massive budget cuts coming to social programs and education; making it more difficult for Senate Democrats to vote against their colleague.
Democratic sources say that the GOP's bid for six votes seems to hang on Sen. Leticia Van De Putte and Sen. John Whitmire.
They discounted the possibility of Whitmire voting with the GOP because his new district is more liberal than his old one and now includes the very politically active Montrose neighborhood.
Still, Republicans are turning up the Senate on the Senate's minority party. Conservative activist Michael Quinn Sullivan tweeted this morning that Gov. Rick Perry has threatened to veto the Senate redistricting map if Senate Democrats didn't move to back the school finance proposal.
Senate sources confirm that the threat has been made and one said "it'll only make our case to the Justice Department stronger."
Gov. Perry had said that a special session could begin as soon as Tuesday (tomorrow) unless the House and Senate pass bills key to making the budget balance. Davis' filibuster killed (probably) SB1811 in the Senate, while a long and raucous debate over banning text messaging while driving delayed consideration of HB6, SB8, and SB23 in the Senate.
Republican Sen. Robert Duncan, who is leading the effort to round up the needed Democratic votes, said that the Senate deal on education was as good as it get considering there aren't the votes to raise taxes or spend more money from the Rainy Day Fund.
"The failure on the part of the Senate is not necessarily in the best interest of those who would object," Duncan said. "There's not going to be any achieved improvements."


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My business partner and I are launching a new web-based service that will allow schools to gather realistic 'on the ground' data on the feelings / thoughts / comments of staff, students and parents through the use of surveys. These surveys can also be used to link back to government criteria in the areas of behaviour management and other key areas in school requirements from a government point of view.
Our passion is to empower schools to make the teaching and learning side of the education sector a better place, and to empower teachers through in-depth support and training.
The target audience for our service are school staff, students aged 6yrs to 18yrs and their parents. First point of contact is senior school staff, but among the main users are students from as young as 6 years old. Our service will also be used by parents who come from every industry/sector you can imagine, and will have differing experience with computer and internet based technologies.
The logo needs to appeal to this wide audience. As our service is a once-a-year event for each school, the logo also needs to stand the test of time, and not need to be redesigned next year because trends have changed.
The logo needs to be representative of the education sector, but definitely to have an appeal to all ages. Given that the service will be introduced to new schools through the senior staff, the logo needs to be professional and easily recognizable, while still being friendly and approachable for children as young as 6yrs old and their parents.
The tag line for our service is:
strategic whole-school improvement for all schools
The rest of our branding and our website etc will be drawn from the chosen logo, so colors need to easily transfer across the web, staff uniforms and stationary etc.
ADDED: In looking around we found this (http://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/images…dult09.jpg). If someone could come up with something like this but where the person was a little child (not gender specific) holding the tick that would be awesome.
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text: « Return to Search Dr. Tatjana Jakobs of Mass. Eye and Ear and Harvard Medical School Receives Research to Prevent Blindness Special Scholar Award July 25, 2012 Boston (July 25, 2012) — The Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and Harvard Medical school has been granted a $25,000 Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) Dolly Green Special Scholar Award to support the work of Mass. Eye and Ear researcher Dr. Tatjana Jakobs. The RPB Dolly Green Special Scholar Award was established to help physician-scientists pursue promising scientific leads and take opportunities for which other funds are not readily available Dr. Jakobs is an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Mass. Eye and Ear and Harvard Medical School. Her research focuses on the causes of optic nerve death in glaucoma. All glaucoma disorders are characterized by vision loss, caused by damage to the optic nerve, or optic neuropathy. Dr. Jakobs' is examining the role that particular cells in the eye, called astrocytes, play in optic nerve damage. Her research seeks to address the exact role of astrocytes in optic neuropathy. These studies may potentially lead to novel neuro-protective strategies to treat glaucoma, a leading cause of blindness in the United States. Dr. Jakobs recently received grants from the Glaucoma Foundation and the American Health Assistance Foundation to support her work. Since October 2009, she has been a Principal Investigator on a grant from the National Eye Institute. The goal of her NEI project is to better understand the role of optic nerve astrocytes in the progression of glaucoma. Dr. Jakobs is currently an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School and is an Assistant Scientist at Schepens Eye Research Institute, Massachusetts Eye and Ear. About Mass. Eye and Ear Mass. Eye and Ear clinicians and scientists are driven by a mission to find cures for blindness, deafness and diseases of the head and neck. After uniting with Schepens Eye Research Institute in 2011, Mass. Eye and Ear in Boston became the world's largest vision and hearing research center, offering hope and healing to patients everywhere through discovery and innovation. Mass. Eye and Ear is a Harvard Medical School teaching hospital and trains future medical leaders in ophthalmology and otolaryngology, through residency as well as clinical and research fellowships. Internationally acclaimed since its founding in 1824, Mass. Eye and Ear employs full-time, board-certified physicians who offer high-quality and affordable specialty care that ranges from the routine to the very complex. U.S. News & World Report's "Best Hospitals Survey" has consistently ranked the Mass. Eye and Ear Departments of Otolaryngology and Ophthalmology as top five in the nation. For more information about life-changing care and research, or to learn how you can help, please visit MassEyeAndEar.org. RPB is the world's leading voluntary organization supporting eye research. Since it was founded in 1960, RPB has channeled hundreds of millions of dollars to medical institutions for research into the causes, treatment and prevention of blinding diseases. For more information about RPB, RPB-funded eye research, eye disorders and the RPB grants program, visit www.rpbusa.org.


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Ten lucky teenagers will be selected to have a blast at New Mexico Tech this summer.
SOCORRO, N.M., March 30, 2009 – Ten lucky teenagers will be selected to have a blast at New Mexico Tech this summer. The 2009 EMRTC Explosives Camp is a weeklong event that includes classroom time, range time and field trips.
"In this day and age, the world needs more scientists who understand the basic science of explosives and the finer points of studying energetic materials," Dr. Christa Hockensmith said. "We launched this new program because it's important to develop future explosives' experts and because the campers are going to have an experience they'll never forget."
Each day's lessons will begin with a specific safety class. The intensive camp includes lessons in the history of explosives, the physics and chemistry of explosives and industrial and scientific applications of explosives.
"These students are going to have incredible amounts of fun," Hockensmith said. "They will not only get to see explosions, but also they can set them up, detonate them, learn how to evaluate explosives in our chemistry laboratories and find out how to protect buildings."
Each of the class lessons is followed by practical test range demonstrations of the various explosives techniques and applications used at New Mexico Tech.
The ten students will live in dorms for the week – from Sunday, June 21, to Saturday, June 27. Students will also be treated to nightly social events – pizza parties, barbecues and pool parties.
Each day's activities begin with a lecture by a prominent instructor currently working in the explosives field. Students will learn about fireworks, how to use high-powered explosives to blast through a steel structure and how to make industrial diamonds using explosives.
Proper safety and handling of the particular explosive being used is fully covered giving students the confidence needed to perform the afternoon's explosive tests. Field demonstrations are performed at EMRTC's 41-square mile field laboratory.
Teachers are asked to choose possible candidates and give them the attached brochure to go over with their parents. Then all they have to do to begin qualifying is send us the following information: a one-page resume that tells about the student's work and school history and a 500 word essay titled "Why I Am Interested in a Career Focusing on the Application of Explosives."
Students must be 16 years old, provide three reference letters and a high school transcript showing a GPA of at least 3.0. For complete application details, visit emrtc.nmt.edu. Deadline to apply is May 1.
For more information, contact Hockensmith at (575) 835-5348 or firstname.lastname@example.com or Alejandra Gutierrez at (575) 835-5492 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Join Date: Mar 2006
Signature of the Month Contest Generic Discussion Thread
AnimeSuki Fan Creation Forum Signature of the Month FAQ
About the SOTM:
The Signature Of The Month contest is open to all members of the Animesuki Forums. The goal of the contest is to provide a fun and competitive way of showing off and improving the signatures and personal skills of contestants. The winner of each months contest is given the privilege of choosing the theme for the next month.
About the SOTM Theme:
Each month prospective contestants are given a theme to base their entries on. This theme is decided by the winner of the previous contest. The theme can be anything, as long as it does not break forum rules regarding inappropriate material. At the end of the month, voters choose which entries they liked best out of all submitted entries and a new winner is decided. Themes cannot be used twice in a row.
The Rules of the SOTM:
General Questions:
1. Where can I find a list of previous contest threads?
1a. You can find a list of all SOTM links in the Fan Creation Forum Rules and Index Thread that is stickied at the top of the forum.2. What about contest winners? I'd like to see the entries that won!
2a. The winners are listed next to the links in the sticky mentioned above, we are currently working on gathering an image list of previous winners.3. What about the entries that didn't win from each month? It would be nice to see those too!
3a. Currently we have no way of keeping track of previous entries beyond the winners, mainly because of the limits of the various hosting sites used for the entries. Besides that, we average 30-40 entries a month.....the list would be rather long!4. Why does the contest restrict users from larger sizes for entries? This other forum I visit lets me use whatever size I want! It's cramping my style!
4a. Short answer - The contest obeys the rules of the forum. The site staff set the limits, so we comply. If that's an issue take it up with the site staff, but unless they change their stance on the matter, our rules are their rules. Sorry.SOTM Promotional Video created by our members Escimo and ~Eps: Check it out!
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Ever Bright, Ever Blue
Graphic Designer
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Ontario, Canada
Age: 29
Personally, I like the nomination phase idea, but it does take away from the comp a bit. It is nice to get the best entries, but it may discourage people because they know already who most of the better sig makers are here and might not enter as they will assume they have no chance.
I like having a plethora of entries to pick from, creates a more competitive environment and there are hundreds of people who visit here everyday, I'm sure that enough votes will get handed out and that there will be a consensus winner.
|2008-03-12, 11:13
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Graphic Designer
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: England
Age: 25
Good ideas. but the Nomination does seem a little unfair, when you work hard on your signature and then you don't get through.
Oh well, i will be thrilled if mine makes it through!!
|2008-03-12, 16:03
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Well as I said, it was a consideration. I'm not going to implement it without throwing it past everyone first.
But still, if anyone has some suggestions I'm open to them. Another idea I'm toying with is upping the votes from two to three. That might allow some sigs that might otherwise get passed up a chance to get some votes.
Mainly I'm just trying to ensure that everyone gets a chance. Especially since we have such a large range of skill levels.
|2008-03-12, 16:58
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Love Yourself
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Northeast USA
Age: 33
The problem is that beyond a certain point it gets too difficult to sort. Even with five votes, sorting through 50 entries would be very difficult, especially since we can't really see them all at once or do side-by-side comparisons too easily. Also, with more votes people may just start throwing votes away. Having the votes limited makes them carry a bit more weight in people's minds.
A nomination phase could work, but another play on that idea would be to have sub-competitions, a sort of bracket system. I'm not hard-core enough to be able to come up with bracket categories, but off the top of my head I'm thinking of animated signatures, render signatures, and crop signatures (there are probably more). The distinction between crops and renders isn't always apparent, so people would have to submit to each sub-category on an honor system. Have the top two or three sub-category winners go up in a final SOTM round, and there you have it.
There are a few problems with that; renders/crop signatures might still be extremely numerous, and animated sigs might just be Jinto vs. Kira Naruto (just kidding, I know there are more of you animators!)
|2008-03-12, 17:11
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Thinking outside the box
Graphic Designer
Join Date: May 2007
Location: The Netherlands
Age: 32
The sky banner competition had 3 vote for 100+ banners. I think any more vote would make votes less valuable. As Ledgmen already mentioned, to much votes and people might trow around with it without putting to much thought in to it. Imho 3 should be the max vote we should be looking at for this.
|2008-03-12, 17:25
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♪♫ Maya Iincho ♩♬
I'd say 3 vote max. It's never good to give humans too much choices when you want a straight answer when all the information is already laid on the tables. But I agree with what Ledgem said about for every 10, add a vote to a max of 3.
|2008-03-12, 18:31
|Link #10
Join Date: Jul 2007
Age: 30
I think it would also be interesting to make all the entries anonymous aka without a name and no sigs will be posted until the voting starts. I personally don't look at the name when choosing favorites but some people do that. Well it's just my opinion...
|2008-03-12, 19:06
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Love Yourself
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Northeast USA
Age: 33
geki~ that idea was discussed previously before, as brought up by marina (follow the short discussion starting here). It was ultimately rejected for various reasons.
I argued in favor of it at the time it was mentioned, but in hindsight I'm not so sure. Doing that would cut back on the open nature of helping each other to improve. It'd also prevent people from using their works before the contest started, or even during it. I was initially drawn to the contests because I was taken in by Kasumi Girl's signature and then followed her link to the contest. If people can't show their stuff then forum participation will become stagnant, as "recruitment" to the contests may drop off only to those who already know about it.
In the end I'd prefer to keep it open so that people can receive feedback. I like to think of this more as a community-wide motivational effort to improve, learn, and try new things in the guise of a contest rather than a pure contest in itself
|2008-03-12, 21:27
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Love Yourself
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Northeast USA
Age: 33
I think it was fine to bring it up again, I just provided the links because I don't expect everyone to have been following that entire thread or to go sifting through it before making a suggestion
|2008-03-12, 23:09
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Know who you are
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Resides within the depths of Ned infested Glasgow
I will vote for the 3 votes idea, its always a nice to know whats taken Gold, Silver, and Bronze!
also if you are having trouble finding entries then like KiNA said ppl should label OFFICAL ENTRY for easy searching! maybe put it in PINK too for extra easynesseses!!
|2008-03-12, 23:16
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Kira_Naruto, the ecchi
Graphic Designer
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: http://www.exciting-tits.com/
I say we combined both; multi votes for nomination phase and single phase for voting. 3 seems to be a nice number too.
|2008-03-13, 02:53
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Desu Desu Desu!!!
Graphic Designer
i like the nomination idea... but i think we should think of it as more of a "preliminaries" stage...
i was thinking of entering this competition as well, since i didn't do half bad in the last one... but when i saw how many people were entering, i decided not to.... imo, the voting will be TOO wide spread... and if u think about it, everybody has different tastes... and each of the sig makers has their own style and talents....
here's an idea, just throwing it out there....
change the nomination phase to "preliminaries" like i said before, and have it open voting, where people vote for their favorites..... (keep it at 2 votes per person...) then we choose the top 10... and we can have judges... decide on the winners judging on different aspects or features or categories if u will.... some examples of categories would be.... theme relativity, overall effect, cleanliness, style, choice of render, background, text usage, blending, lighting, etc..... there can be different ways on choosing judges too, like asking previous sotm winners to judge, or actually nominating them, or choosing them due to previous works and tastes (ie so we don't choose 3 judges that all LOVE animated sigs, or all love c4d render style sigs... etc...)... i would say 3 judges would be an ideal number...
it's just an idea, and its a rough one at that... it would involve a little more effort, but i think it would make a better sotm experience in the end... we could have more entries w/o worries about having TOO many to choose from, and even if u DON'T win... those who make it in the top 10 can at least say, "HEY, i made it to the top 10...."
well thats my 2 cents, sorry for the long post too... heh...
k thxs...
|2008-03-13, 03:31
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Singin Diamond Crevasse
Graphic Designer
I'll go with the 3 votes, as for the nomination stage; just like the others said, there will be prolly a loss of contestants here as seeing only a few will make it to the top.
|2008-03-13, 06:03
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Join Date: Mar 2006
There's nothing wrong with bringing that topic up, in fact I kind of expected it (perhaps not from you but from someone at least). It's one of the reasons I created the generic thread, actually. We needed a central place to discuss things like this without derailing the other threads.
Now I'll say that yes, I shot down the idea. And I'll outline why:
1. We all know each other pretty well (as forum goers, at least). Pretty much all of the contestants have their own threads and those who don't (or just recently started posting because of the contest) are easy to spot. That right there means at least 90 percent of the entries are going to be easy to figure out who did what.
2. Many of the signatures used in the contest are currently in use by the contestants. It's for that reason that the rule to abide by Animesuki sig rules exists. People have different reasons for showing off their sigs.
3. This is ultimately a pointless contest. There is no real prize (yay theme), but people are still joining in and having fun. They're learning and getting tips and feedback from other sig makers here. That's a good thing, in my opinion.
4. I'll be blunt and admit that there are very good and very bad artists here. I'm somewhere near very bad. Some of the sigs are going to be amazing, and some are going to be terrible. What's important is that people don't get discouraged by this. The sign of a bad artist is someone who doesn't strive to be a perfectionist. A good work of art is never done (no matter how much personal skill and public opinion influence upon it). Seeing revisions and new attempts over weeks of the entry phase, from every level of skill, is great to see. It's my hope that the contest continues to foster this, but that's hard to do if everything is anonymous.
5. Almost 500 posts and 50 contestants in the entry thread shows to me at least that interest in discussing and working on signatures in a public manner is something people want to do. I have given people the option to be private in every aspect of the contest except for voting. The reason I have not made voting private (the name is tied to the signature) is because at that point privacy is pointless. Having sigs private isn't going to ensure a better spread of votes, because people vote for various reasons. They might vote on style, adherence to the theme, quality of the image, what the render is, who made the image, they'll simply vote because everyone else is voting for it too, etc.
It's impossible to control what people are going to vote on. Are we trying to dissect each entry based on certain criteria? There's already people who are "afraid" their sig isn't good enough, or that x person is going to win no matter what, or simply choose not to enter because they don't like the theme. Is adding even more rules something we want to do?
For the March contest I'm sure many have noticed that I have not placed the signatures next to the contestants name in the list. Why? Partly because I'm lazy, partly because I'm going to shuffle the sigs around when the voting goes up, and partly because of me trying to give a little bit into the wishes of people who want things a little more "anonymous". Never mind that all entries sent via PM are not posted until voting unless told otherwise or publicly posted by the contestant.
In any case, I've outlined a small essay of my thoughts on the subject. I'm not going to coddle someone because they feel they just aren't good enough, and I'm not going to start changing rules because a few people prefer things differently.
Show me a good argument and I'll be willing to discuss any matter. Until then, what's here is here, it's subject to change based on actual input and interest, and participation is not mandatory.
Sorry if I'm coming across a bit mean/harsh/bitchy, it's not intended. If there's a little bit of a vent/rant in all that, sorry.
Anyway, moving on.
Three votes seems to be popular, and there's some good ideas on nomination/voting. I'd like to see some more thoughts before posting a condensed version/outline.
|2008-03-13, 07:08
|Link #20
Kira_Naruto, the ecchi
Graphic Designer
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: http://www.exciting-tits.com/
I would say 3 votes maximum for nomination phase, with clear indication that the voting phase is for the best 10 signatures to allow poll to be created by ourselves. This would ensure that each vote is very valuable and by spreading your options too much, you'll risked that one of them not having enough vote to proceed to the last round.
We probably see a drop to the entries, but then seriously, why must you not participating when there is nothing to lose but everything to gain for. You'll learn something during the contest, thats good enough. I sulked tru most of the voting phase last contest, only voting at the very last day but that dont stop me to join again this time, knowing full well that my signature style are not from the main stream and such, I'll never win the contest.. but its just for the fun of competing alongside friends
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Is this possible to implement? I run LFR quite a bit still to test rotations etc, but really not interested in having LFR ranking plague my page. People from same realm occasionally log and upload, (Including guildmates) that get through on wow-heroes.
Anyway, is it possible to implement an option to remove LFR rankings on our wow-heroes page?


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Kai's Closet-Challenged Charmer
Name: Kai
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
We live in a Victorian row house in the city. A 110 square feet rectangular space is our 14-month-old son Kai's room. It gets beautiful southern light during the day which we love. As with most old homes, the room lacks a closet so the first challenge was to figure out storage for clothes, linens and toys.
Our second challenge was to squeeze in a small daybed. The daybed was our 'must-have' piece in the nursery. It allowed one of us to sleep right next to Kai when he was younger and now serves as a cozy spot for nursing and reading. The space under the daybed has proved useful for storing seasonal clothes and linens. Finally, we wanted to have enough empty space in the centre of the room, so that Kai could play and wander about.
We started by painting the peachy walls and ceiling (remnants of the previous owner) with a very light grey (Snowfield by CIL). Our next step was to find some hits of colour along with a touchy of vintage whimsy. The transportation themed prints fit the bill perfectly. I also fell in love with the Japanese Echino helicopter fabric designed by Etsuko Furuya and got pillows made by a talented artist on Etsy. While scouring Etsy, I came across the scrabble pillow and the vintage rug. The teak dresser was brought in from our guest room and then recently we added the Ikea Stuva cabinet. Not sure how we feel about the Stuva - it looks a bit like a refrigerator in the middle of the bedroom - but it is very functional!
Source List:
• Daybed and mattress: Urban Outfitters
• Echino Pillows: Makura on Etsy
• Scrabble Pillow: Shopdirtsa on Etsy
• Vintage rug: Muchachabonita on Etsy
• Bookshelves, white cupboard: Ikea
• Transportation prints: Stacaro, Toronto
• Bedspread: FabIndia in Bangalore, India
• Crib and mattress: Walmart
Thanks Shruti!
(Images: reader Shruti)


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(Note #1: Hey Mom, before you ask, the "<3" symbol above stands for "Love". It's supposed to look like a sideways heart. So what that's supposed to say is "I love Stewarts".)
My vote for the capital region's greatest brand goes to Stewart's. I love that store. From a business perspective, that store is pure genius! I wouldn't say that I go grocery shopping at Stewart's, but in a pinch they have everything you need! (except Bombers brand Hot Sauce. Maybe we can work on that.) Here are the reasons why I love that store so much:
1. No matter if I'm in Saratoga Springs, Averill Park or on Central Avenue, the stores all feel the same! That's really important from a branding perspective. No matter which one I'm in, it just feels like Stewarts. The confusing dual cash register system is always the same (I never know which one I'm supposed to stand in front of), those weird booths are always located by the magazine rack that contains a bizarro mix of Country Music magazines and Bodybuilding magazines, and I can always count on my craving for ice cream to skyrocket once I step in the door. (according to my neighbors Duncan and Sarah, the ice cream flavor "Crumbs Along The Mohawk" is the tits best.)
2. They have their own brand of hot dog rolls! They have their own brand of… everything! That is so brilliant. Why buy another kind of milk, when I can buy Stewart's milk! Plus, they can sell their own brand for their own mark-up at all their own stores. It's like one big lemonade stand.
3. I LOVE their iced coffee. Have you had it? It tastes like dessert. I am, however, a little leery of it. My friend Sue Baiter, who is going to school for Library Science, is like my own person fact finder. I told her that I was nervous that the Stewart's iced coffee has tons of calories in it because it tastes like chocolate. And you know, I don't want to get fat. I forget what her actual findings were, but if my memory serves me correctly, their iced coffee is pretty high in calories. But it's worth it. I remember the first time I ordered an iced coffee at Stewart's, the counter girl asked me if I wanted whipped cream on top. I was like, "ummmm… I'm sorry. What??". Whipped cream on top of iced coffee? And she asked me like it was normal for whipped cream to go on top of iced coffee.
4. I love the fact that whoever owns Stewarts' stores are probably multi-zillionaires. But when you go to Stewart's, you feel like you're at some small little mom-and pop store. There's no guilt. Even though you're supporting some gigantic corporation, you feel like you're helping the Stewart family put their daughter through college.
5. It's convenient. I mean, I guess that's the point of a "convenient store", but it really is convenient. Unless, of course, you get behind some WT customer who's checking his 4 thousand lottery tickets.
6. And lastly, their stores are always clean and the staff is always friendly. Especially that guy who works at the one on Henry Johnson Boulevard. I forget his name, but he looks like LL Cool J. He should be given a big fat raise. That store is always busy and the customers seem a little crazier than your typical Stewart's customer. I don't think I could handle working there, and I'm pretty patient. But he is always quick, and friendly, and super helpful.
So anyway, whoever you are who owns the Stewart's shops, I think your stores are amazing. I love that you are based locally, that you probably employ thousands of people, and that you are right up the street from me.
One question, what is the deal with that Stewart's brand root beer and cream soda that you can buy in large grocery stores? Is it the same company? The logo looks similar, but I think it's a different brand. Was there a nasty family divide four score and seven years ago?? I'm curious.
(Note #2″ Hey Mom, just so you know, when you see a word or phrase in a different color up above, it means that there is a link attached to that word. So if you click on it, your computer will automatically take you to another webpage that gives your more information on that topic. Give it a test run. Click on Bombers Hot Sauce right here and you'll see what I mean). I swear I'm not trying to self promote, I just don't know how to stop!


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One of Ireland's most historic churches is celebrating its 300th anniversary in 1996. The church of Ireland community and indeed the people of the town of Portarlington are marking the tercentenary of "The French Church" which was consecrated in 1696, with a series of special events which have been very successful. "The French Church" is aptly named. It was built to serve the Huguenots - French Protestants who had fled persecution in their native land and who fought on the side of William of Orange in his defeat of the Jacobites. The Huguenots brought with them their hallmarks of industry, architectural style and culture. So strong was their influence that for about 150 years records at the French Church were written in French rather than English or Irish! These fascinating books have been preserved to this day in the church and the information they contain is much sought after by scholars world-wide.
The registers begun by Pasteur Gillet in 1694 were written in French and are the most complete and valuable source of information about Portarlington at that time. The first entry was the baptism of Françoise Cesar Neray in June of 1694; the last entry in French was the burial of Jean Henry in September 1816
Portarlington was one of the last settlements in Ireland of Huguenot refugees who had escaped persecution in France in the late 17th Century. By 1700 a colony of over 500 French people had established themselves along the banks of the River Barrow near the middle of Ireland. President Robinson referred to the particular historical significance of Portarlington as a centre of Huguenot tradition and culture and to the many French named which are still to be found around the town, such as Blanc, Champ and Cobbe.
In an address to the assembled crowds, before planting a commemorative tree in the grounds, she referred to the need for communities to live together in peace and harmony in all parts of Ireland whatever their differences of beliefs. She highlighted the fact that the Huguenots had escaped persecution in France to settle in Ireland where Catholics were similarly persecuted.
Many visitors throughout the summer have visited the beautiful French Church and also the exhibition in the Parochial Hall which has comprehensively portrayed the history of the town of Portarlington and surrounding areas as well as including arts and crafts from local people. This exhibition which has just finished ran from July to September.
Earlier this year the parish of St. Paul's published a new book on the French Church as a guide and reference for locals and visitors alike. This book is available from Michael Cann, Treascon Lodge, Portarlington, Cp. Laois, postage paid for US$12 or STGŁ8 per copy. A VHS video of the celebrations will shortly be available. For further information E-Mail to treascon @indigo.ie
For further information contact:
Rev. Scott Peoples, The Rectory, Portarlington, Co. Laois. Tel/Fax: 0502 43063.
Or Michael Cann, Treascon Lodge, Portarlington, Co. Offaly. Tel/Fax:: 0502 43183
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By 1662 the number of Protestants in France had grown to over one million; in 1685 Louis XIV revoked the Edict of Nantes and made Protestantism illegal, with the result that more than 400,000 fled the country. About 500 were settled in Portarlington by 1700. These settlers were mostly from the military, having fought with William of Orange in the wars of the late 17th century against the army of James 11; in conflicts such as the Battle of the Boyne, the Sieges of Limerick and the Battle of Aughrim.
De Ruvigny had been a general in the Williamite forces and seeing himself as a patron of the Huguenot regiments, he settled them and their families on an estate which had been given to him, as a personal gift, by King William. The idea of de Ruvigny and many of his settlers was to recreate a miniature France in Portarlington. Two churches and two schools were established under a covenant; one of each for the French inhabitants and likewise for the fewer English settlers. These churches were chapels-of-ease to the parish church of Lea, three miles east of Portarlington and close to the ruins of Lea Castle, a medieval castle, home to the O'Dempseys. This had once defended the River Barrow, but was destroyed by the forces of Oliver Cromwell in 1651.
It is odd that no church was built when Portarlington was founded in 1666. The traditional territories of the O'Dempsey clan had been confiscated again under Cromwell and were not to be returned despite serious efforts by the clan leader Lord Clanmaliere. The land instead passed to Sir Henry Bennet, Lord Arlington, friend and minister to King Charles 11 of England. The king never visited Ireland, but aimed at creating a colony of industrious Protestants. The venture was not successful, although a map drawn in 1679 showed that weaving had been attempted. The "loome house" was the largest single room in town, spacious enough to hold a congregation. Whether it still had a roof when the French arrived is not known but the site was chosen for the "French Church". In the 19th Century major renovations were made to the church including changing the axis of the building and increasing the seating areas.
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The fraternities and sororities at Hope College are sponsoring a goods drive for Child Development Services, and are hoping to involve members of the Holland community in making contributions as well.
The "Stuff the Bus" drive, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 22, is seeking school supplies and household items for Child Development Services, which is a local non-profit agency that provides child care and Head Start services to more than 500 children in OttawaCounty and northern Allegan County.
Donations will be collected on Saturday, Sept. 22, from noon to 4 p.m. in the parking lot across from the DeWitt Center on Columbia Avenue between 11th and 12th streets. Donations may also be dropped off in advance during weekday business hours at the college's Office of Student Development on the main floor of the DeWitt Center.
Suggested school supplies include Crayola washable markers, cotton balls, dry-erase markers, glue bottles, glue sticks, tissue paper, clear contact paper, crayons, chalk, masking tape, craft sticks, pipe cleaners, Crayola watercolor paints, google eyes and colored pencils. Suggested household items include shampoo, conditioner, diapers, children's underwear (sizes 3T to 6), paper towels, laundry detergent, fabric softener, dish soap, bleach, napkins, paper plates, body wash, shaving cream, hand lotion, toothpaste, toilet paper, deodorant, facial tissues, Q-Tips and soap.
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The St. Louis Rams once had the greatest show on turf. Now the Oklahoma State Cowboys are hoping to get a little bit more of an advantage on what they hope will be the fastest turf in the Big 12.
According to Jimmie Tramel of Tulsa World, Oklahoma State is installing a brand new artificial turf at Boone Pickens Stadium. It does not appear there is a plan to install an orange-colored artificial surface, although the door was not seemingly slammed shut on the idea. Expect a green field when the new turf is placed on the ground inside the football stadium in Stillwater.
Oklahoma State has played on an artificial turf since 1971, when the playing surface was dropped and the capacity of the stadium expanded to 51,000 from 39,000. According to Oklahoma State's profile of Boone Pickens Stadium, this will be the fourth turf used in the stadium since that time, and the third installed since 2000. The university replaced the original artificial turf in 2000 and again in 2005.
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Stainless steel dominates the metal market in home furnishings. But zinc is worth a look too, especially for countertops and tables. Zinc lends an industrial look to a dining room but it is also softer than stainless steel, which gives zinc a warmer look.
Of course, zinc does oxidize, and the metal will change color over time (often to a slightly blue-green hue). If you want to maintain the original sheen you will need to polish the surface or cover it with a layer of beeswax. But most people actually like the more weathered look of zinc's aged patina. Though, as with any aging process, there can be an awkward stage when the surface just looks stained.
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2 Elle Decor. Bistro chairs surround a French zinc-top farm table from Barbara Garfield Design; the Ferro iron chandelier by Formations is from Holly Hunt.
3 Design Sponge. Zinc table with Thonet chairs.
4 Brooke Gianetti designed this room, which appears in Veranda.
5 Zinc table paired with antique red chairs in Campagne Decoration.
6 DIY zinc-topped table from Design Sponge.
7 Contemporary green chairs in this dining room from Houzz.
8 Bentwood side chairs and slipcovered arm chairs with a zinc table from Griege.
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Former Chicago White Sox outfielder Jordan Danks will receive a better shot at staying in the major leagues in 2015.
Danks, 28, was claimed off waivers Friday by the Philadelphia Phillies. Danks faced limited playing time in the past year with the addition of Adam Eaton and the Sox's recent free-agent signing of Melky Cabrera.
With the Phillies, Danks could serve as a backup to Ben Revere in center field.
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Residents of Sun City Carolina Lakes stepped up to the plate once again this year to support the Indian Land schools. The community's Volunteers and Helping Hands Club ran a hugely successful back-to-school drive for Indian Land schoolchildren.
During an early accounting the weekend of the drive's deadline, drive co-chair Clare McConaughay excitedly announced, "We have collected 100 book bags, so we have met that goal!"
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FORT LAWN – Fort Lawn Town Councilman James Scott Russell was arrested at his home Monday, Sept. 3, charged with breach of peace.
According to a Chester County Sheriff's Office incident report, an officer with the Fort Lawn Police Department requested that a county deputy respond to a domestic incident in the town that night because it involved a local elected official.
A Rich Hill community man said he was the victim of an armed robbery Tuesday morning, Sept. 4, in the front yard of his home in the 2600 block of Beacon Road.
The 27-year-old victim told Lancaster County Sheriff's Office deputies he was packing his SUV for work about 5:30 a.m. when a man wearing dark clothes, gloves and a camouflage ski mask approached him from behind, pointed a gun at him and ordered him to freeze.
INDIAN LAND – A recent search for a man wanted on a bench warrant in another county led authorities to the discovery of marijuana plants inside a Panhandle home.
Aaron Huffstetler, 21; Kayla Nichole Demarco, 23; Cassandra Denise Moffitt, 21; and John Walden, 37, were each charged Aug. 28 with manufacturing marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
The suspects reportedly live at 9225 Wallace Park Lane, Indian Land.
Deputies came to the home that morning looking for Walden.
Intense disagreement over rezoning plans by Haile Gold Mine almost got one resident removed from the podium at Lancaster County Council's Aug. 27 meeting.
Danny Terry, who lives in the county's Flat Creek community and has opposed the gold mine at several council meetings, returned to speak out against the mine's operations in Kershaw.
Terry said he's worried about the environmental and health impacts of the gold mine on surrounding residents.
My smile turned into a big frown in a matter of minutes. Excitement was quickly replaced with disappointment.
I was stoked beyond measure to receive highly coveted credentials to see President Barack Obama accept the Democratic presidential nomination Thursday night, Sept. 6, at Charlotte's Bank of America Stadium.
I had actually taken the day off from work in March in anticipation of me being there – among more than 70,000 people expected to fill the stadium on the final night of the 2012 Democratic National Convention.
Does the future of Lancaster County include smoke-free restaurants and bars, as smokers catch puffs of cigarettes outside?
With Lancaster County Council approving first reading of an ordinance prohibiting smoking in enclosed public places at its Aug. 27, meeting, that future is closer to becoming a reality.
Council approved first reading by a vote of 5-2. Councilmen Jack Estridge and Cotton Cole cast the dissenting votes.
As anyone with a busy family knows, the morning rush is usually not the most conducive time of day to stop and have a little quality time with the kids.
Especially for working dads.
Offering dads an opportunity to do just that was only part of the reason behind A.R. Rucker Middle School's National Fathers Take Your Children to School Day breakfast Tuesday.
But it was an important reason nonetheless for fathers such as Sam Prete of Lancaster.
A rash of scams in the county, including one that swindled a resident out of $60,000, has local authorities warning people to be aware of online predators.
The warning comes after a Lancaster County resident was scammed after meeting an unknown suspect on an online Christian dating website, according to a Lancaster County Sheriff's Office press release.
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Leaves basal or cauline, alternate to whorled, simple to compound
Inflorescence: 1° inflorescence a head, each resembling a flower, 1many, generally arrayed in cymes, generally subtended by ± calyx-like involucre; flowers 1many per head
Flowers bisexual, unisexual, or sterile, ± small, of several types; calyx 0 or modified into pappus of bristles, scales, or awns, which is generally persistent in fruit; corolla radial or bilateral (rarely 0), lobes generally (0)45; stamens 45, anthers generally fused into cylinder around style, often appendaged at tips, bases, or both, filaments generally free, generally attached to corolla near throat; pistil 1, ovary inferior, 1-chambered, 1-seeded, style 1, branches 2, generally hair-tufted at tip, stigmas 2, generally on inside of style branches
Fruit: achene, cylindric to ovoid, generally deciduous with pappus attached
Genera in family: ± 1300 genera, 21,000 species (largest family of dicots): worldwide. Largest family in CA. Also see tribal key to CA genera: Strother 1997 Madroño 44(1):128. See glossary p. 25 for illustrations of general family characteristics.
Perennial, often matted, dioecious; staminate plants generally present
Leaves alternate, entire, generally ± tomentose
Inflorescence: heads discoid or disciform, 1 or in cyme-like clusters; phyllaries many in several series, papery or membranous (staminate wider, more conspicuous); receptacle naked
Staminate flowers 25 mm; corollas white, yellow, or red; pappus bristle tips generally enlarged
Pistillate flowers 210 mm; corollas barely lobed, white, yellow or red
Fruit 0.53.5 mm, ± elliptic; pappus bristles many, soft, weakly barbed
Species in genus: ± 40 species: Am, n Eurasia
Etymology: (Latin: antenna)
Reference: [Bayer 1990 Can J Bot 68:13891397 and Madroño 37:171183]
Many races reproduce by asexual seeds, their populations entirely pistillate plants.
Plants pistillate
Stems 1530 cm; stolons 14 cm
Leaves: basal 2540 mm, oblanceolate to spoon-shaped, 13-veined, green above, tomentose below; cauline 2040 mm, linear
Inflorescence: heads 512; involucres 67.5 mm, base hairy; phyllaries narrow, acute, upper part light brown to white
Flowers: corollas 56 mm
Fruit 1.52 mm, papillate; pappus 68 mm
Chromosomes: 2n=56,84
Ecology: Open, pine woods, rocky slopes
Elevation: 13002000 m.
Bioregional distribution: Klamath Ranges
Distribution outside California: to w Canada, Montana, South Dakota
Synonyms: A. neglecta Greene var. h. Cronquist; A. neodioica Greene subsp. h. (Greene) R. Bayer
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Why using PHPUnit with Eclipse?
One of the nice things about unit tests is that they help to develop higher quality code. A precondition for an efficient test first programming approach is good integration of the test framework into the development environment.
I am showing here how to integrate our test framework with Eclipse. If you don't use Eclipse then please feel free to add similar configurations for other CASE tools.
I have the following development environment:
- Eclipse Galileo with PDT 2.0
- PHPUnit 3.4
If you have not yet installed your PHPUnit test environment, then do so first. See our Unit Tests documentation for a step-by-step explanation.
Build Environment
First make sure that your project has the correct include and build path. Right click on your project in the navigator and select "Properties". Then navigate to the "PHP Include Path" preference page. Click on the "Libraries" tab, then click "Add Library...":
Click on the "Next" button:
Click on the "Config" button:
In the preferences window click on the "New..." button:
Enter the library name "PEAR" and add it to the environment.
After returning to the preferences page click the "Add external folder..." button:
Find your PEAR folder (usually you find it in your PHP directory):
Return to the preferences page and click "Ok":
Finish the addition of the library
Once you returned to the project properties, please make sure that you've your project source in the include path:
Then switch to the build path configuration and make sure your project appears there as well:
Congratulations! You've successfully configured your build path.
Configure PHPUnit as an External Tool
We'll configure PHPUnit as an "External Tool" for normal test execution. We don't use a "Run Configuration" here because Eclipse sometimes does not show the full script console output when configured as a "Run Configuration".
First select "External Tool Configurations.." from the "Run" menu:
Go to the "Main" tab and enter your tool data similar to the ones shown in the following picture. Make sure you've got the correct paths for your environment. Note, if you receive Eclipse errors concerning ${project_loc} referencing an empty selection, there are two possibilities. The first is to simply re-run the command, making sure that your project is selected on the left in the navigator. The second is to use ${workspace_loc} instead, which appears to be less buggy:
Once you've done that, go to the "Common" tab and make the necessary selections as shown below:
If you system does not have the PHP_PEAR_BIN_DIR environment variable defined then you now have to add this variable to the 'Environment' tab. Please enter the directory that contains the phpunit script. A common value on Linux is '/usr/bin'.
Click "Apply" and "Close" and that's it.
Configure XDebug Debugger to work with PHPUnit
If you have XDebug installed then you can also use the debugger with your tests. This comes in handy if you discover an error in your class while testing. I usually use the debugger more while unit testing than in an integrated environment. If you do good unit testing, integration bugs will appear a lot less frequently than before anyway.
First select "Debug Configurations..." from the "Run" menu:
Enter your debug configuration data as shown in the image below. Then you'll have to configure your runtime executable if you've not done so before. Click on the "PHP Executables..." link:
You'll have to configure your PHP executable as shown here. Please make sure you enter the correct paths for your environment:
Returning to the Debug Configuration Wizard you can now configure the script arguments as so:
Finally you switch to the commons tab and make sure that your configuration will appear on the favorites menu. Also make sure you tick the "Allocate Console" checkbox. Otherwise you won't see test output:
Finally "Apply" and "Close" your debug configuration.
You may now return to the Unit Tests page to write and execute your first test.


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