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Southern Polytechnic State University offers a wide array of attractive fringe benefits for eligible employees. Employees may also enroll their legal spouse and / or dependent children in the health and welfare benefits. Earned benefits, such as vacation, sick leave and holidays are pro-rated if employment is permanent and half-time or more. Faculty do not accrue vacation. In all cases, eligibility will be determined by employment status.
Southern Polytechnic State University offers a wide array of attractive fringe benefits for eligible employees. In general, eligibility requires regular employment of at least three-fourths time for a period of more than one academic semester. Some benefits may require full-time employment in a permanent position.
Spouses and dependent children are eligible for coverage up to age 19 for health, dental, vision and life insurance coverages. Full-time students may remain on the aforementioned plans up to age 26. Medical coverage is available to dependents up to age 26 without regard to student status.
Earned benefits, such as vacation, sick leave and holidays may be pro-rated according to employee's FTE. Faculty do not accrue vacation. In all cases, eligibility will be determined by employment status.
Please "click" on the links below for additional details on major benefit offerings:
Southern Polytechnic is a unit member of the Georgia United Credit Union. Membership is available to all regular SPSU employees.
To become a member, visit Georgia United Credit Union Membership page.
This plan offers two plan options - a Base Plan and High Plan. Members will not be subject to balance billing when using a network provider. Services performed by non-network providers will be paid in accordance to the plan's maximum allowable charge. Members will be subject to balance billing when using non-network providers. Member will also be responsible for submitting reimbursement claim form for services performed outside of the network.
Short Term Disability
The short term disability plan has a fifteen day elimination period and will pay 60% of salary up to 11 weeks or 22 weeks of medically certified disability. The benefit pays in addition to accrued leave pay. The cost is paid by the employee.
Long Term Disability
Long Term participating employees who become permanently disabled due to illness or injury may qualify to receive sixty percent of their salary beginning with the 91st. or 151st. day of disability. Benefits are payable up to age 65. The premium is paid by the employee.
The EAP offers a wide variety of services, information and resources on a broad range of topics from emotional or work-life counseling, grief/loss counseling, financial information and resources, legal support and guidance, etc. (EAP services provided through an agreement with MHN, Inc. MHN is not a subsidiary or affiliate of Metlife and the services are separate and apart from the insurance and services provided by Metlife).
Services are completely confidential and in most cases either free or for a reduced fee to regular faculty, staff and in some cases, their immediate family members. Please click on the link to view information regarding EAP. EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
A Flexible Spending Account (FSA) plan allows employees to set aside a specific before-tax dollar amount each pay period and to receive this money for qualifying health and dependent care related expenses. The health FSA annual maximum is $2,500.00 and the dependent care FSA annual limit is $5,000.
The Board of Regents offers employees a variety of health coverage options including two HMO plans, an Open Access POS and an Open Access Health Savings Account (HSA) eligible POS. The Health Savings Account (HSA) administration is provided by U.S. Bank.
All of plans provide coverage for the employee, spouse and eligible dependents. The Board of Regents contributes approximately 70% of the premium cost for each health plan.
Pharmacy Information
Full-time employees, except academic year faculty, earn vacation leave at a rate of 10 hours per month (15 days per year) during the first 5 years of employment. The accrual rate is 12 hours per month (18 days per year) for the second 5 years. After 10 years of service, vacation accrual is 14 hours per month (21 days per year). Fiscal year academic personnel accrue vacation at the rate of 14 hours per month (21 days per year). An employee may have a maximum of 45 days of accrued vacation leave at the end of each calendar year. Academic year faculty do not accrue vacation leave.
Regular, full-time employees earn sick leave at a rate of eight hours (1 day) per month of employment (12 days per year). Academic year faculty earn one day for each month of service (9 days per year). There is no limit to the amount of sick leave one may accrue.
Fiscal year employees receive twelve (12) paid holidays per year. The President will designate the University's official holidays.
"Click HERE to view the University's 2014 Holiday schedule."
Life/Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
AD& D insurance allows employees to choose any coverage amount between $10,000 and up to ten times salary ($250,000 maximum) in accidental death and dismemberment insurance for themselves with proportional coverage for eligible family members. The premium is paid by the employee.
An annual open enrollment period during the fall permits changes from one health plan to another, the addition of dependent coverage and other changes. After the initial 30 days of eligibility, additions of life insurance, Long Term Disability and Short Term Disability may require evidence of insurability. The Human Resources Department provides details of open enrollment each year.
All employees working one-half time or more and more than one semester are required to participate in a retirement plan. Faculty and exempt level staff may choose between the Teachers Retirement System or from the Optional Retirement Plan (which has three Board of Regents authorized vendors: Fidelity, TIAA-CREF and VALIC). Retirement plans require an employee contribution of 6% of regular salary for both TRS or the Optional Retirement Plan. Optional Retirement Plan participants receive an institutional contribution amount ranging between 8% - 11%.
Optional Retirement Plan contributions may be split among the three participating companies. Optional Retirement Plans are immediately vested.
The minimum requirement for retirement under the Teachers Retirement System is ten years of service credit and the attained age of 60. Disability retirement is available with a minimum of 9.5 years of service regardless of age. Staff employees of SPSU are required to participate in the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia.
Once made, the enrollment decision between TRS or ORP is irrevocable and can not be changed.
Specific Disease Protection Plan
"Cancer Insurance", this plan covers a range of medically specific conditions. Benefits are generally paid on a per day or per incident basis with payment made directly to the covered participant. Coverage is available on two levels of protection with the low option having a $5,000 cap and the high option unlimited. Individual and family plans are available.
All employees who participate in the retirement program are also covered by Social Security. The percentage withholding and the salary base amount are subject to change. The employer matches employee contribution to Social Security.
Tax sheltered annuities (TSA) allow employees to reduce their taxable gross income
by contributing pre-taxed dollars into qualified plans. Funds may be contributed into
either a 403 (b) or 457 plan. These programs allow you to start, stop and/or make
contribution changes throughout the year. No additional documentation or qualifying
life event stipulations apply.
To establish your TSA account and payroll deductions, follow these steps:
Feel free to contact the HR office for additional questions or assistance.
Tuition Assistance Program (TAP)
After 6 months of employment with the University System of Georgia, a full time benefited employee may apply for tuition assistance under the TAP program. Employees must apply through the regular admissions process for the institution and program of study they wish to pursue. TAP does not guarantee admission and all standard admissions processes, fees, deadlines and requirements must be met. Once an employee has successfully completed the admissions process and been accepted to their desired program of study, TAP covers tuition and eligible fees up to 9 hours per semester.
Most University System of Georgia institutions and programs of study are TAP eligible. The course, program or degree does not have to be related to an employee's current position. Certain rules and some exclusions may apply. Please visit the USG Tuition Assistance information page for more details (link is below).
The following standing TAP Application deadlines have been established and apply to all University System of Georgia institutions: (If any of these dates fall on a holiday or on a weekend, the application deadline will be the last business day prior to the dates identified.)
This is a comprehensive vision plan administered through EyeMed which offers coverage for annual eye exams, lenses and frames. Substantial discounts on Lasik corrective surgery are also covered under the plan. The coverage is separate from the value-added discounts offered by the University's medical carriers.
529 Higher Education Savings Program
The Georgia Section 529 Higher Education Savings Plan is a program which allows any employee with current payroll activity to open a college savings account on behalf any beneficiary, including themselves. Total contribution limits are currently set at $235,000 per beneficiary with are no annual contribution restrictions. All contributions are on an after-tax basis. At the time of withdrawals for qualified expenses, including tuition, fees, required books, supplies, room and board, and other related expenses, all withdrawals will be exempt from both federal and Georgia income tax. Individuals filing itemized federal and state tax returns who fall under certain income levels may be eligible for certain state income tax deductions.
To participate with the 529 plan, first establish an account with our current 529 provider (TIAA-CREF); then submit a contribution election form to the SPSU Office of Human Resources for payroll deductions (if desired).
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Wednesday promises to be another busy one for Wall Street and for "Mad Money" host Jim Cramer, who plans to review earnings among several major companies.
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Honeywell's report should clarify what's going on in aerospace — one of its core businesses. Last week, Boeing offered a positive perspective on demand for jets while Airbus was more downbeat. But Cramer thinks Honeywell will set investors straight and "explain how we are not at the peak of the order cycle."
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"Do I think today Alabama deserves to be in the NCAA tournament? Absolutely, just based on their play, OK?" Donovan said after beating his former assistant, Alabama coach Anthony Grant, 61-51 in Saturday's SEC semifinals. "But I can't even tell what happened to their team.
"I know December was a brutal month for them, and, you know what? That brutal month of December probably enabled them to finish like they did here during the regular season and here in this conference tournament."
Problem is, a quarterfinal victory over Tennessee and 24 good minutes against Florida was too little, too late for the Crimson Tide to dig out of the perception hole it dug this season.
Perceptions say Alabama is a mediocre-to-marginally good team in a down SEC. Those perceptions formed in that brutal December, and the Tide didn't do enough to change them.
That's why, in all likelihood, Alabama won't get its name called during today's NCAA selection show. As of Saturday afternoon, the Tide no longer got its name called in ESPN "bracketologist" Joe Lunardi's updates.
Alabama began the day in Lunardi's "first four out" and ended somewhere south of the "next three out," and Grant gave a terse answer when asked to make a case to the NCAA selection committee.
"I don't deal in that. I don't deal with that," he said. "They've got a tough enough job."
Alabama had to make its case on the court, and finishing fourth in a down year of the SEC wasn't good enough to overcome a 1-5 record in December.
Losses to Dayton, Mercer and Tulane were particularly damaging.
Virginia Commonwealth has a good reputation after its Final Four run two years ago, but losing by 19 points there didn't help Alabama's reputation.
There was missed opportunity in a 58-56 loss at then-No. 17 Cincinnati.
That dreadful stretch came while injured senior leader Andrew Steele was sidelined, but a good, major-conference team should withstand a key player loss in home games against Dayton, Mercer and Tulane.
Alabama later learned to win without Steele, winning three SEC games and one SEC tourney game without him, but he watched in sweats and a protective boot again Saturday. He watched as Florida showed on the court what Donovan tried to spin off it.
Alabama just wasn't good enough to change perceptions.
The Tide was good enough defensively to build an eight-point lead with 12 minutes left at Florida two weeks ago and good enough to mount a 10-point lead with 16:05 left Saturday. Alabama just wasn't good enough to keep those leads against a widely recognized elite team.
Florida won those games by 12 and 10 points, respectively, showing that the Gators have that next gear. The Gators have the scoring punch that Alabama lacked all year.
It took inspiring halftime words from Donovan and missed Alabama shots to crank Florida's scoring punch, but count on Alabama missing shots. Count on Florida to run with those misses, to the tune of a 15-0 run and 29-9 stretch over 13 minutes.
Also count on Florida's coach to go long and thoughtful in spinning things for his league and, by extension, his former assistant.
"I think what happens, it's really — it's a hard thing," Donovan said. "Our league is very, very good today. Our league might not have been great in November and December."
The hard thing for Alabama was overcoming perceptions it helped to form in December. The Tide did too little, too late.
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What are the best trades/stories featuring the Hobgoblin, in any incarnation?
What are the best trades/stories featuring the Hobgoblin, in any incarnation?
Everything by Stern is essential. Hobgoblin lives is also very good. If memory serves the goblin war or whatever was is name, the one before the relaunch was also by stern, it was also good. Personally, it may sound wierd, but I liked what Mackie did with the character with the whole demogoblin/kraven formula plot. Machendale was such a loser that it made him look good. Beware the rage of a desparete man was a good story, except the lame death...
There are other DeFalco, David and other stories that are also good, however after Stern's departure you have to be careful not to trigger a mine.
Philgoblin's debut is not at all bad, I would not call it essential reading but the character looks interesting so far.
From those I mentioned I am not sure which have been reprionted, and if reprinted if they are in print. I't s worth it though to search for the single issues.
I am an anarchist. Deal with it.
Origin of the Hobgoblin - the latest re-release has all the early Roger Stern stories involving the original Hobgoblin aka Roderick Kingsley.
Green Goblin: A Lighter Shade of Green - You get the career of Phil Urich the current Hobgoblin as the heroic Green Goblin with an appearance from the then current Hobgoblin Jason Macendale, and the original Hobgoblin haunting Phil (this was before we learned Roddy was the original) show up in the course of the book.
Hobgoblin Lives - It collects the mini that closes the original Hobgoblin Saga and Goblins at the Gate the story that has Norman Osborn, the original Green Goblin and Roderick Kingsley, the original Hobgoblin meeting for currently the only time.
Torment - The demon possessed Jason Macendale Hobgoblin goes on a rampage and it's up to the Ghost Rider and Spider-Man to stop him.
Return/Revenge of the Sinister Six - Macendale joins the Six but that's pretty much it. Just a fun action filled story.
Big Time - Roderick Kingsley returns only to be cut down and replaced as Hobgoblin by Phil Urich.
There's other trades, featuring Macendale and Roderick. But the former ones aren't good appearances (he gets owned hard by the Harry Osborn Green Goblin) and the ones involving Roderick aren't full stories. More they're subplots that go nowhere since the main story are other plots (namely with the Origin of Venom being the black costume while he and the Rose ally and MJ trade with the main plot being MJ knows Pete is Spidey while the Hobgoblin begins muscling parts of the underworld for the Rose and in turn for the Rose to help kidnap Harry and Liz Osborn).
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Rain, cool temps forecast for Coachella music festival
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Fans from all over the country are preparing to descend on Indio, CA this week for the wildly popular Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. But if weather predictions hold true, this weekend's festivities could face unseasonably cool temperatures and even rain for the first time in the event's history.
With Radiohead, the Black Keys and Dr. Dre with Snoop Dogg (and special guests Eminem and Wiz Khalifa, according to persistent rumors) set to headline the three-day festival, a glance at Weather.com calls for highs of 70 on Friday with a 30 percent chance of rain, which could be as much as one-tenth of an inch, according to Mike Pigott, senior meteorologist for AccuWeather.com.
"That's pretty good for you guys," he said in the Desert Sun. "It's definitely going to be more than a ground-wetting."
Goldenvoice buys Coachella Valley real estate
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Coachella fans during Day 3 of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival 2011 held at the Empire Polo Club on April 17, 2011 in Indio, California.
In a surprise move over the weekend, concert promotion company Goldenvoice, who produce the annual Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, purchased 280 acres of land surrounding the event site.
"This is definitely cause for celebration. We could not be happier," said Jan Hart, general manager for the Eldorado Polo Club, which was part of the purchase to the Desert Sun. "We have had a nice relationship with Goldenvoice over the years."
The Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, which Goldenvoice began back in 1999, has grown into one of the country's most popular annual music events, which this year has been expanded to include two weekends, April 13-15 and April 20-22.
While Goldenvoice president Paul Tollett has yet to comment on what the newly acquired space will be used for, Hart says to expect improvements.
Coachella introduces "Recyclosaurus Rex", the trash-eating dinosaur
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The three-day musical bacchanal known as the Coachella Music & Arts Festival is famous for eclectic line-ups and superstar reunions. But really, Coachella is all about the experience. As tastes and line-ups evolve over the years, the demand to be on the polo fields has reached an all-time high (I'm even convinced they could sell that thing out without a line-up at all).
Happily, Goldenvoice (the promoters of the event) go above and beyond to insure that the Coachella experience is not only memorable but also environmentally responsible. The trash and assorted detritus left behind after the festival is rather staggering, so Goldenvoice has employed the services of non-profit organization Global Inheritance, who maintain the festival's recycling and sustainable efforts.
Coachella also has a knack for everything fun, and this new on-site recycling effort is definitely that: "Recyclosaurus Rex", a 20-foot tall "half robot/half dinosaur" that will be roaming the grounds "eating" empty cans and bottles.
Can music festivals like Coachella really offset the environmental impact?
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Musician Zach Ernst of Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears performs during the first day of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival 2011 held at the Empire Polo Club on April 15, 2011 in Indio.
With music fans alight over the announcement of the 2012 Coachella line-up, more environmentally conscious concertgoers are still waiting to hear about this year's sustainable efforts. Granted, it's not all philanthropic — Coachella promoters Goldenvoice have traditionally made it worth the effort.
The "Carpoolchella" contest has happening every year since 2007. It encourages fans to carpool for the trek to the desert in decorated vehicles. Carpoolers in the winning vehicle (selected by event organizers) win tickets to the festival for life. The 10 For 1 Bottle Exchange is an ingenious way of keeping the polo fields free from empty plastic bottles, and fans hydrated.
Working with non-profit Global Inheritance, for the "TRASHed: Art of Recycling" project, where local artists are commissioned to decorate recycling bins that make up an interactive art-walk on the festival grounds.


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Doug Sikkema sees Eliot and Milton in the spaces of urban parks and the conviviality of community gardens
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The infamous attempt to legislate so-called neutrality is really a religious initiative wrapped in an obscuring veil, argue Jason Zuidema and Harold Ristau
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Theatre UNCA will stage Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning "Our Town," with seven performances from October 20-29. This family-friendly 1938 drama uses the daily life of a mythical small New England town to present a vision of love and marriage, death and eternity. All productions by Theatre UNCA are open to the public.
Playwright and Literature Professor David Hopes will join the largely student cast of "Our Town." A trio of other faculty will also make rotating appearances as the long-winded Professor Willard. "Our Town" will be directed by Lise Kloeppel, assistant professor of drama, who joined UNC Asheville's faculty in 2008, and has acted in several previous Theatre UNCA productions.
Curtain will be 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, with a 2 p.m. performance on Sunday, Oct. 23, in UNC Asheville's Carol Belk Theatre. General admission tickets are $10; $8 for seniors, UNC Asheville faculty and staff; and $5 for students/NCCCR. Tickets are available online, at the box office one hour before curtain, or by calling 828/232-2291. For tickets or more information, visit drama.unca.edu.


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Snedeker withdraws from Match Play with sore ribs
|Brandt Snedeker raises his visor on the 18th green of the Pebble Beach Golf Course after winning the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am golf tournament, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, in Pebble Beach, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brandt Snedeker withdrew from the Match Play Championship on Tuesday because of sore ribs that have been causing him discomfort despite his torrid stretch of golf.
Snedeker said he began feeling soreness in his left rib cage a month ago at the Humana Challenge. He then finished runner-up in consecutive weeks to Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, and won the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am for his second win in his last seven starts.
Already this year, Snedeker has earned nearly $3 million and has risen to a career-best No. 4 in the world.
Snedeker also sustained a rib injury last summer, causing him to miss the U.S. Open. He returned a month later and had the 36-hole lead at the British Open before he tied for third at Royal Lytham & St. Annes.
According to a statement from Crown Sports Management, he will return to Nashville and see his personal doctor, James Elrod, who has suggested rest to cope with the injury. It is not believed to be a long-term problem, and Snedeker is scheduled to play March 7-10 in the Cadillac Championship at Doral.
Snedeker will be replaced next week at the Match Play Championship by Fredrik Jacobson of Sweden, who is No. 66 in the ranking. The top 64 in the world are eligible for the Match Play. Phil Mickelson (No. 10) already has said he won't be playing because his kids are on a school holiday that week.
Jacobson appeared to have the 64th spot locked up until Patrick Reed made a 12-foot birdie putt on his last hole at Pebble Beach to tie for seventh with Jacobson, leaving the Swede 0.0002 points short of qualifying. Jacobson wasn't upset, though he decided to at least go to Marana, Ariz., as the alternate.
"I'm really happy to be part of it now and get a chance to play a little more golf that week," he said. "You never know how much golf you get to play, but I know I'm going to get there and play some golf."
The seeds for the tournament will not be determined until Sunday night. Bernd Wiesberger of Austria is the next alternate. If anyone withdraws after the brackets are announced Sunday night, he would take the seed of whomever he replaces.
Snedeker said his ribs were sore after a bogey-free 68 at Spyglass Hill in the second round last week, though he said the next day after a 68 at Pebble Beach that "I've got some sore stuff in my body, but that just happens."
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Snedeker has broken par in all but one of his 18 rounds this year. Dating to the start of the FedEx Cup playoffs last summer, he has finished in the top three in six of his nine PGA Tour events, including a win at the Tour Championship to capture the $10 million FedEx Cup prize.
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Why it's so hard to make sure that voting day goes as it should.
In the early hours of Nov. 7, 2006, the midterm elections in Sarasota County, Fla., seemed to be going smoothly. But that didn't last. By late evening, it was clear something was wrong. The touted new touch-screen electronic voting machines seemed to be losing track of thousands of votes in the key congressional race to replace Republican Rep. Katherine Harris. Republican candidate Vern Buchanan eventually declared victory with a 369-vote lead—and now serves in Congress—but Democrat Christine Jennings refused to concede because the voting machines apparently failed to record approximately 18,000 votes.
This kind of confusion wasn't supposed to happen, not after the 2000 presidential election debacle—with its furor over butterfly ballots and hanging chads—sparked measures to reform the nation's voting process. Congress stepped in by passing the upbeat-sounding Help America Vote Act of 2002, requiring many states to improve how they conduct elections. So far, Congress has provided $3 billion for new voting machines, updating voter registration databases, and other reforms.
But while these measures have been implemented around the nation, the recent Florida experience highlights the continuing problems, which go beyond quirks in voting machines. Voting rights advocates are frustrated that not enough is being done to ensure that next year's voting will go off without major problems. "Progress has been inadequate," says Robert Pastor, executive director of the Commission on Federal Election Reform, a panel cochaired and created in 2005 by former President Jimmy Carter and former Secretary of State James Baker in response to the insufficiency of the 2002 reforms.
To be sure, the list of proposed reforms is daunting—and, in part, controversial. From paper audit trails and stiffer penalties against voter intimidation to efforts to revamp federal election oversight, a lot needs to be worked out before the 2008 presidential elections, say election experts, if voters are to have confidence in the validity of the outcome.
Touch-screens. The Help America Vote Act required states to move from the old lever-voting machines and punch cards to modern electronic voting machines. In the 2006 midterm elections, more than 80 percent of the nation's voters cast ballots using some type of electronic voting machine. Yet early experience, as Sarasota discovered, is showing that touch-screens can be problematic. Similar machine malfunctions have changed vote tallies in 30 states in recent elections, according to Common Cause, a nonpartisan watchdog. In Sarasota, the cause of the voting machines' malfunction is still unknown and under investigation. Election Systems & Software, the company that made those machines, denies charges that the machines caused the votes to be lost.
Thirty-six states now require or use paper trails to back up electronic voting machines or optical scan machines, which rely on paper ballots read by a computer. Both of these machines provide a paper trail so that elections can be audited for accuracy. Yet only 15 states require manual post-election audits as an authoritative check on the numbers.
A paper ballot that can be verified and audited by election officials, most reformers agree, is the best way to ensure that votes are counted fully and accurately. Democratic Rep. Rush Holt of New Jersey has introduced legislation that would require that all machines used in federal elections produce paper trails and that those documents be audited. "Without a voter-verified paper ballot," he says, "the results of our elections will always be uncertain." Many local and state officials argue, however, that Holt's requirements would block needed flexibility at the state and local level. In any event, they add, Holt's requirements couldn't be met in time for the 2008 presidential primaries, the first of which is scheduled for January.
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Do you need to lose weight? Signs that you may
Each day in Nigeria, thousands of Nigerians say to themselves "I need to lose weight." Are you one of those individuals? While many of the individuals who tell themselves that they need to lose weight do need to lose weight, not all do. So, the question that many ask themselves is "
do I really need to lose weight
?" If that is a question that you have asked yourself before, you will want to continue reading on.
One of the many signs that you may need to lose weight is if you are overweight or obese. Many individuals do not realize that there is a difference between being overweight and being obese. While different healthcare professionals have different definitions for obese, it is often said that those who are 10 kg to 20 kg overweight are obese. If you are obese,
you shouldn't only be worried about your appearance, but your health as well
. Obesity has been linked to multiple health complications, including the early onset of death.
Another one of the many signs
that you should lose weight is
if you have been told that you need to do so
. Whether your family doctor recommended losing weight or if someone that you know on a personal level has, it is advised that you at least take their suggestions into consideration. Unfortunately, many individuals are embarrassed or become upset when they are told that they need to lose weight. What you need to remember is that the individual mentioning your weight to you likely isn't as concerned with your appearance as they are with
your health.
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is if you are finding that your clothes no longer fit you. Of course, it is normal for some individuals to gain weight or to have their weight fluctuate, but you may want to think about joining a
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if you find that your clothes no longer fit or are difficult to get into. Unfortunately, many individuals do not just have a small weight gain. Small weight gain often leads to more, which could have a negative impact on your health. It is also important to mention the cost of new clothes, which you may not be able to afford.
If you find many simple tasks or activities, like walking up a flight of stairs, difficult
, you may want to think about losing weight. Of course, becoming out of breath from simple activities may not necessarily just be a weight problem, but there is a good chance that it is. When you lose weight, even just a little bit of it, you will likely find it easier to do many of the activities that you love or even the tasks that you need to do, like take your kids to the park.
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3 Reasons Why You Should You Join an Online Weight Loss Program in Nigeria
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you should think about joining an online weight loss program is if you regularly find yourself pressed on time. Whether you have a family to take care of, a demanding job, or both, you may find it difficult to eat healthy or maintain a regular exercise program. Joining an online weight loss program is a nice alternative to attending a local weight loss program, one that often requires you to meet for an hour or so a week.
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How to Diet in Nigeria even with a Busy Schedule
When it comes to
many of us in Nigeria, the number one hindrance to our success is the
lack of time to prepare the proper
meals and snacks
for our dietary needs. It is often much more convenient to throw one thing in the pot for the family or resort to the fast food last resort rather than preparing the healthy and nutritious meal that we should be eating.
There are things you can do however that will reduce the temptation to hit the drive thru and keep you on course with your
needs. The first of these is a process known as
once a week cooking
using the
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. With this method you cook enough meals to last you a week on one day.
This means that for every night of the week you have a diet friendly meal ready to go. If your entire family is dieting or eating healthier with you, this works for this situation as well. Dieting and incorporating healthier eating habits into the food for your entire family is a great way to set an example for your children will keeping you motivated and removing temptation.
With once a week cooking
you freeze the food
that won't be immediately consumed and thaw it the morning you will be eating the food to cook when you arrive home after work or decide it is time for your evening meal. This is a process that works well no matter how many soccer games, long office hours, heavy traffic etc you have on your calendar for the week. You can manage to stick to your diet while having a
great meal for your family
each and every night of the week.
You should also make sure to have a nice supply and cleaned and cut fruits, vegetables, and salad ingredients in your refrigerator in order to make these dishes readily assessable for quick lunches or snacks. Having these foods readily available will help you resist the temptation to snack on higher calorie prepackaged food while also helping to insure that you have a ready supply of fresh fruits and vegetables to help you get your 5 servings a day.
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You should also keep some conveniently packaged yogurt on hand as a good quick and easy dairy product. Preparation and planning are essential to successfully meeting your
weight loss
goals. By preparing as much of the food as possible ahead of time you will never even miss the convenience of those high calorie pre packaged meals and snacks that so many of us survive on when not dieting.
Another time saver is to work your
fitness opportunities
into the course of your day. Rather than performing one lengthy workout each day, try to find methods of bringing a little
fitness activity
into the most mundane portions of your day (go stair climbing at lunch, walking while making and receiving calls), park far away from the door of the supermarket and see if your mall has a walking path that is clearly marked. You'll be amazed at the hidden opportunities many of us have for exercising during our busy days. The trick is often in discovering the activities rather than the time.
When all is said and done, dieting doesn't have to be as time consuming as you may think it is. There are all kinds of prepackaged plans for dieters however if that is the choice you feel is best for you. Whether you are going with
Dr. Ela's Total Fat Loss Plan for Nigerians
or Weight Watchers frozen entrees, Jenny Craig, or the Slim Fast program there are all kinds of opportunities to work dieting and fitness into even the busiest of schedules. When planning your dieting practices be sure to consider the tips and advice mentioned above.
I wish you success with your fitness,
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Best Fruits found in Nigeria that help Reduce Belly fat
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Are you trying to find the best fruits to eat for belly fat loss? It's amazing when you think about it, but eating fruits is really an essential part of any belly fat and weight loss plan. Fruit will clean out your system, give you nourishment, and help you to look and feel younger all at the same time. Not only does it have all of these benefits, but fruit just plain tastes good. Today you will learn the
best fruits commonly found in Nigeria to eat for a flatter belly
and weight loss and how they can transform your life..
Fruit #1 – Green Apples
Have you ever heard the phrase an apple a day keeps the doctor away? Well as it turns out, this is very true. Apples are nutrient packed and they offer great support for the immune system. But most people already know that. What people don't always realize is that a
pples are also great for belly fat loss
, especially weight loss because they are loaded with fiber.
But to take advantage of that high fiber content you want to eat your apples raw. Remember, the key to using the best fruits to eat for weight loss is to keep everything in its natural state, that way you will really benefit from all of the nutrients that the fruit has to offer.
Fruit #2 – Avocado Pear
The avocado is another great fruit for weight loss. Avocadoes are filled with good fats. These fats help to coat the stomach so that the other foods that you eat can be easily digested. But avocadoes are not just great for belly fat and weight loss, they also have the added bonus of being a popular
anti-aging food.
Adding avocado to your regular diet will make your skin and eyes glow along with helping you to lose weight.
These are the two best fruits to eat for weight loss and these fruits can easily be added to any of your daily meals or they can be a delicious treat to eat on their own. For instance, you could add chopped apples to your lunchtime salad, talking about Salads, NOT all salads commonly eaten in Nigeria are great Weight Loss Salads because of the creams we eventually add to them.
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In order for you to really see belly fat loss success, you will want to incorporate other
flat belly foods
into your everyday routine. When you combine the best fruits to eat for belly fat loss with things like green beans, brown rice, yam, quaker oats, and green leafy vegetables
you will not only reduce your belly fat
also lose the last stubborn 5 kg of fat FASTER than you ever thought possible
I wish you success with your belly fat loss,
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4 Eating Tips for Women Who Want to Lose Belly Fat or Have Six Pack Abs
Nowadays, more and more women want to
lose belly fat
caused due to the after effects of pregnancy or drinking or food and many women now undergo rigorous training just to get six-pack abs. This not only keeps helps them lose belly fat but also keeps them fit, sexy, great looking, and healthy. Although many women who are benefiting from this, there are still those who refuse to consider the idea because they think that having a six-pack abs and the exercises done to have them is a guy-thing only.
One of such limiting thoughts is that the exercises (which many times involve carrying weights) makes a woman's muscles bulky and to have an overall masculine appearance. But the truth about that is – women despite exercising for six-pack abs—
would not
have a bulky physique since her body cannot produce enough amount testosterone that is needed to have huge muscles like those in men. Women who are muscular did not get those from training but from having excessive amounts of testosterone in their bodies.
According to nutritionists, proper nutrition should include
proper sets of foods.
For women who are planning to have a flat belly or develop six-pack abs, this should be a major factor to consider because it will make the training more successful.
Here are 4
eating tips to prepare women get flat belly or develop hat six-pack rips
in no time:
1. Make sure that you eat at least six times everyday.
For beginners in developing six-pack abs, this is the most basic rule because this will ensure that you have the energy to endure weight lifting. Eating meals once every 2 to 3 hours will ensure the stability of blood sugar. This will also ensure satisfaction of cravings, maximization of metabolism and energy, and constant need to feed the building muscles.
2. Enough amounts and significant types of protein
should be consumed properly. Indeed, protein plays a big role in developing six-pack abs because it makes up the person's tissues. To know how much protein you need to get that much-coveted six-pack abs, multiply your total bodyweight by 1.2. The result will be the amount of protein—in grams—is the ideal amount that should be consumed everyday.
3. Ensure that you consume the right types and amounts carbohydrates
. In women who are training for six-pack abs, carbs are very important to supply the energy your body needs. But not all carbs are fat-burning, which is why the
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4. Always include veggies into your diet.
Women who are looking forward to having six-pack abs should ensure that green leafy veggies like green leaves, pumpkin leaves (ugwu), spinach (green), lettuce etc have a place on their diet. These types of foods will ensure that cravings can be suppressed without getting hungry. While training, veggies can also aid metabolism which will make the absorption of protein easier and faster.
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1. Heat oven to 375°F. Remove wrappers from chocolates.
2. Beat shortening and peanut butter in large bowl until well blended. Add 1/3 cup granulated sugar and brown sugar; beat until fluffy. Add egg, milk and vanilla; beat well. Stir together flour, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into peanut butter mixture.
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North Dakota direction on health care to emerge next yearMinnesota moving ahead to create own exchange
FARGO – North Dakota still must decide whether to allow the federal government to create a health insurance exchange for the state or to run one in partnership with Washington.
By: Patrick Springer, INFORUM
FARGO – North Dakota still must decide whether to allow the federal government to create a health insurance exchange for the state or to run one in partnership with Washington.
The North Dakota Legislature decided last year not to establish its own online health insurance marketplace. Legislators and Gov. Jack Dalrymple said there were too many unknowns about cost and implementation for the state to take the lead.
Because North Dakota already has opted not to create its own exchange, a Friday declaration deadline for states taking that avenue doesn't apply. Minnesota, on the other hand, is moving ahead to create its own exchange.
"Gov. Dalrymple has kept an open mind to what will be the best solution for North Dakota, including the option for an exchange that is jointly managed by the state and federal government," Jeff Zent, the governor's spokesman, said Wednesday.
Regardless of which path the state takes – to defer entirely to the federal government or opt for a hybrid partnership – the next Legislature will have to agree to appropriate money, including federal dollars. So the final decision about which path North Dakota takes will be made in the upcoming legislative session, which begins in January.
"If the Legislature chooses not to pursue a state-federal partnership and a federally operated exchange is implemented in North Dakota, the state still has the option of taking over the exchange's operations in the future," Zent said in a statement for The Forum.
State-based health care exchanges are a key component of the 2010 law often referred to as Obamacare. The online exchanges are supposed to give consumers a way to compare plans and will also be the mechanism for delivering new federal subsidies to help those who qualify for coverage.
They're required to be set up by the start of 2014, and in states that don't establish their own systems, the federal government will run the exchange instead.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota, the state's dominant private health insurer, has been a vocal advocate of a state-created exchange.
Short of that, the insurer has been urging Dalrymple to pursue what's called a State Partnership Exchange, which would allow the state to keep "many of the core regulatory functions that exist in the state today," according to a letter to the governor from the North Dakota Blues' top executive.
Under that scenario, state insurance regulators would review insurance plans to determine that they qualify under the federal health reform law, wrote Paul von Ebers, chief executive officer of Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota.
That option also would allow the 2013 North Dakota Legislature to plan for a transition that would enable the state to operate its own exchange beginning on Jan. 1, 2015, according to von Ebers.
Sen. Tim Mathern, D-Fargo, who serves on a health reform review committee, said the state still has a lot of flexibility in choosing a path to an exchange.
Mathern, a proponent of the health reform law, said North Dakota might actually end up with a better exchange if it simply allows the federal government to take the lead.
"It's not black and white," he said, referring to the complexity of the issue and different opinions about the best course.
Adam Hamm, North Dakota's Republican insurance commissioner, is much more skeptical about the workability of health insurance exchanges in light of lingering uncertainty over how much they will cost to implement.
"Let the federal government prove to North Dakota and to other states that exchanges can work financially," Hamm said in a statement. "If the federal government can prove that, North Dakota could, if it wanted to, take over the exchange operations at some point in the future."
North Dakota's decision not to take the lead on an exchange was made when many Republicans were counting on "Obamacare" being struck down by the Supreme Court or repealed if the GOP captured the White House and control of the U.S. Senate – scenarios that didn't happen.
Now that it appears health reform will proceed, most of the law is yet to take effect, with many of the provisions set to go into effect in 2014.
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Shares of the company, whose customers include AT&T Inc and Verizon Communications Inc, rose about 3 percent in extended trading. AT&T has estimated capital expenditure of about $21 billion for this year, while Verizon has said it expected to spend about $17 billion.
April 23- Network equipment maker F5 Networks Inc reported a 20 percent rise in quarterly revenue due to higher demand for its software-defined application services and security software. The company's net income rose to $69.6 million, or 91 cents per share, in the second quarter ended March 31 from $63.4 million, or 80 cents per share, a year earlier.
NEW YORK— Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Monday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market:. Edwards Lifesciences Corp., up $8.03 to $81. Citigroup Inc., up $1.99 to $47.67.
F5 Networks is closing more million-dollar deals and revenue is likely to exceed projections when the company reports earnings next week, according to Stifel Nicolaus, which upgraded the company Monday. F5, based in Seattle, is scheduled to report its second fiscal quarter results on April 23. Shares of F5 Networks Inc. rose $5.46 to $108.51.
CHICAGO, March 10- While it is hard to knock the advice of Warren Buffett, whose annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway Inc shareholders recently lofted down from the mountain of capitalism, some of his tips can be tweaked.
In the past two weeks, Juniper's peers Riverbed Technology Inc and F5 Networks Inc have forecast current-quarter revenue above Wall Street estimates. Juniper forecast first-quarter adjusted profit of 27 cents to 30 cents on revenue of $1.12 billion to $1.16 billion.
*Sees 2nd- quarter adj EPS $1.23- $1.26 vs est $1.21. F5 Networks, which also reported better-than-expected earnings for the quarter ended Dec. 31, forecast current-quarter revenue of $408- $418 million.
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*IBM, Coach fall in premarket after earnings. *IBM shares lost 3.9 percent to $181.10 before the opening bell. *Coach Inc tumbled 7.6 percent to $48.55 in premarket trading after it said sales in North America fell further in the final quarter of 2013, as it lost share in the handbag business to fast-growing rivals such as Michael Kors Holdings Ltd and Kate Spade.
*IBM, Coach fall in premarket after earnings. *IBM shares lost 3.6 percent to $181.75 before the opening bell after the world's biggest technology services company missed revenue expectations for a fourth straight quarter amid weakening demand, particularly in growth markets like China.
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Jan 13- Hedge fund Elliott Management Corp urged network equipment maker Juniper Networks Inc to buy back shares, start paying a dividend and consider slimming down, less than a week after it offered to buy Juniper's rival, Riverbed Technology. The stock has been stuck in the $20 range for two years, a far cry from the high of $228.50 it hit during the dotcom boom.
Jan 8- Activist hedge fund Elliott Management Corp offered to buy Riverbed Technology Inc for about $3.08 billion in cash, a move analysts said was likely to trigger higher bids for the network equipment maker.
Jan 8- Activist hedge fund Elliott Management Corp offered to buy network equipment maker Riverbed Technology Inc for about $3.08 billion in cash, an offer analysts said was likely to be a precursor to a higher bid.
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BANGOR -- After a mild-mannered first debate and a pugnacious second encounter, the third debate between U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud and Republican challenger Kevin Raye fell somewhere in between.
Rep. Mike Michaud, left, and Maine Senate President Kevin Raye, right, debated for the third time Thursday night.
The candidates for Maine's 2nd Congressional District met Thursday in front of a live audience at Husson University's Gracie Theater and their exchange was broadcast live throughout the state on Maine Public Broadcasting Networks' television and radio stations.
Debate moderator Jennifer Rooks, who serves as host of MPBN's Maine Watch, began by asking both candidates broad policy questions covering tax reform, job creation, health care, Medicare and energy, followed by four questions from the public. From there, Rooks posed questions that were custom-tailored for each candidate. Then, each candidate posed questions two questions to the other.
Michaud, in an unlikely twist, prefaced his first question to Raye -- co-owner of Raye's Mustard -- by declaring his fondness for U.S.-made products.
"What is your favorite mustard?" Michaud asked an amused Raye.
"It's hard to say," Raye said. "They're all like my kids."
It was a brief moment of irreverence in an hour of serious questions, and serious answers.
Much of the debate covered familiar ground, except when the discussion focused on questions from the public. Rooks asked whether U.S. trade negotiations -- particularly regarding the Transpacific Partnership that could affect New Balance factories in Somerset County -- should be made public rather than held behind closed doors.
Raye said he served for four years on the Maine Citizen Policy Commission where he studied the impact of international trade agreements on Maine's economy.
"One of the things that really struck me during my service on that panel was the degree of secrecy -- a shroud of secrecy -- that envelops our international trade agreement negotiations," he said. "It makes it much more difficult to accept the outcome, particularly when we have seen time and time again, U.S. negotiators frankly negotiating away the farm."
Michaud agreed that there isn't enough transparency in the process. Michaud said he has helped reign in negotiators by introducing the Trade Act that "sets parameters for what trade deals should look like."
Next, Rooks asked the candidates if public employees should be on social security instead of pension plans for their retirement.
Michaud said he would have to take a close look at the numbers before giving a definitive answer, but said public employees have benefited from pension programs. Michaud added that he opposed an effort by President George W. Bush to privatize social security and also opposed Rep. Paul Ryan's (R-Wisc.) voucher system for Medicare.
Raye said adding more workers to the social security system could strengthen social security in the long term, to "ensure that it is here for future generations."
Rooks asked the candidates whether they would support legalizing undocumented immigrants who are currently employed in the U.S., or if they would support increases in the number of immigrants legalized each year.
Raye said he would oppose any blanket policies that would legalize workers who have "flouted the laws," but said he is open minded about the possibility of increasing numbers, as long as current U.S. citizens can find meaningful, full-time work.
Michaud said the government should try to speed up the immigration process for workers who are "already in the system," and children who were born in the U.S. to illegal immigrants, should be granted a "pathway to citizenship."
The final question from the public asked both candidates to convince viewers that they are not beholden to campaign contributors, whether from individuals or corporations. Neither candidate addressed the question head-on.
Michaud reiterated his blue collar roots as a millworker and said he has always fought for "workers to get ahead," and added that he wants to pass legislation that would require corporations to disclose their contributions to super PACs. Raye reiterated his background as a small business owner and said his passion lies in "providing jobs and knowing there are thousands of other small bussinesspeople, just like me, across the state."
The race for the 2nd District is a decade-old rematch. In 2002, Michaud edged Raye by a mere 4 percentage points for an open seat in Washington, but Michaud has handily defeated other Republican challengers since their original contest. Over the last 10 years, Raye has become an influential state legislator and a successful small business owner, which led many to speculate this would be the toughest fight of Michaud's career.
So far, however, a close match hasn't materialized. Several polls conducted in September showed Michaud leading by double digits; however, Raye's campaign contends the race is closer than polls suggest.
There is one more match up scheduled between Michaud and Raye. On Tuesday, Oct. 30, the candidates will appear during a televised debate on stations WCSH and WLBZ.
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FAIRFAX, Va., Feb. 1, 2014 – The James Madison track and field team won seven events and qualified seven for the ECAC Championships Saturday at George Mason's Patriot Games. The Dukes added six runner-up finishes in the two-day, 17-team event.
Freshman Ebony Owusu-Sampah (Woodbridge, Va./C.D. Hylton) won the long jump with an ECAC-qualifying distance of 5.81 meters, a major improvement of .23 meters (nearly eight inches) from her distance last week at the Virginia Tech Hokie Invitational, where she finished third. The event consisted of 31 competitors, including JMU freshman Kennedy King (Hampton, Va./Phoebus), who finished ninth.
Senior Kristen Greene (Colonial Heights, Va./Thomas Dale) took home the title in the shot put with an ECAC-qualifying mark of 13.83 meters. The toss was the second-longest indoor mark in JMU history. Sophomore Adrienne Alexander (Queens, N.Y./Bishop Loughlin) was second in the event.
Senior Katie Harman (Clarksville, Md./River Hill) was the champion in the 1,000-meter run, crossing the line with an ECAC-qualifying time of 2:55.69.
Junior Kristen Landry (Boonton Township, N.J./Mountain Lakes) cruised to the title in the 800-meter run, beating out 29 other runners, including the runner-up by nearly five seconds.
Senior Stacey Nobles (Virginia Beach, Va./Ocean Lakes) was the top collegiate runner in the 3,000-meter run, winning with an ECAC-qualifying time of 9:50.65. She finised over 10 seconds in front of the second-place runner.
The Dukes, who qualified their distance medley relay for the ECAC Indoor Championships last weekend, added a second qualified relay as the 4x800 team easily won the event over three other teams Saturday. Sophomore Kathleen Stewart (Holland, Pa./Council Rock South), Harman, junior Erin Lopresti (Cranberry Township, Pa./Seneca Valley) and freshman Tessa Mundell (Mohnton, Pa./Governor Mifflin) finished in 9:10.40, beating second-place Richmond by 19 seconds.
Freshman Morgan Crewe (Emporia, Pa./Greensville County) turned in a personal best to continue a successful start to her collegiate career, finishing second in the high jump and qualifying for the ECAC meet in the process. She cleared 1.71 meters on her third attempt. She was edged for the title in the 18-athlete event by VCU freshman Christina Solomon, who cleared 1.71 on her second attempt. Crewe came through in the clutch three different times, clearing the final three heights on her third and final attempts.
Freshman Deana Forbes (Danville, Va./George Washington) just narrowly missed qualifying for the ECAC meet, finishing second in the 60-meter hurdles. Following a time of 8.92 in the preliminaries, she improved to 8.91 in the finals. The ECAC qualifying mark is 8.90.
Alexander, who is always a contender in the shot put, proved she can finish near the top in the weight throw, as well. The sophomore took second out of 23 with a throw of 14.38 meters.
The Dukes took four of the top 10 spots in the 60-meter dash. Abby Duncan (Keedsville, Md./Boonsboro) paced the group, finishing sixth with a time of 7.97. Annie Johnson (Medford, N.J./Shawnee) was seventh, while Rachel Watkins (Frederick, Md./Tuscarora) and Forbes took ninth and 10th, respectively.
On Friday, freshman Summer Walter (Warren, Pa./Bayside (Va.)) used a first-place finish in the 800-meter run and a second-place showing in the long jump to take second overall in the pentathlon. Her 3,216 points were the fifth most on JMU's all-time indoor list.
JMU returns to action Saturday at the Sykes & Sabock Challenge Cup, hosted by Penn State University.