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The Loving Integral Embrace of Lies and Truth (12.13.08)
Consider the fact, for example, that nearly all totalitarian regimes, such as Iran, hold "elections." They also have a person called "president," as if there is any analogy at all between an Iranian president and a United States president -- but he's just a counterfeit version. Obviously there is no meaningful liberty or democracy in Iran, but the Mullahs must nevertheless pretend they exist. Who -- or what -- are they trying to fool? In other words, why don't they just come out and say what they actually believe? Why the tribute that totalitarianism needs to pay to liberty? No matter how deeply the mullahs are plunged into the Lie, it seems that they still know the Truth -- just as the Soviets knew the truth. They also held sham elections to give the appearance of democracy.
And it is the same way with the American left, which is why they must always either lie about their ideas or couch them in more acceptable terms -- i.e., "investments" instead of tax increases, "redeployment" instead of surrender, "affirmative action" instead of racial discrimination, "civil rights" instead of special rights, "speech codes" instead of censoring non-leftist thought. When the left uses the tired phrase "speaking truth to power," they nearly always mean "speaking seductive lies to the powerless in order to gain power."
And the left certainly has its sham versions of courage, for example, giving a "free speech" award to a crude thug such as Sean Penn -- as if great courage, rather than craven conformity, is required for a Hollywood celebrity to criticize President Bush. He'd better be careful -- if he's any more critical of the President, they may be forced to give him another Oscar.
Obviously counterfeit money can only work if there exists real money somewhere. The counterfeit money is entirely parasitic on the existence of sound money. Which makes the situation in American academia so ironic. American universities have become great bastions of counterfeit truth. What makes secular academia (again, we are always speaking of the liberal arts, not the sciences) such a spiritually sick institution is that it is as if only counterfeit truth is allowed. Imagine banning real money, but only allowing counterfeiters. Obviously, the counterfeit money would soon be valueless, because you couldn't pass it off as "the real thing." With multiculturalism, moral relativism, and deconstruction, each professor can be his own counterfeiter. Only monopoly money exists.
Yesterday I cited the example of how Dr. Dobson naively tried to use some academic "funny money" in support of truth, and was soon attacked by the counterfeiters. The same thing would happen in Iran if someone were to try to take their counterfeit democracy seriously. They would be attacked by the counterfeiters. If people learn to recognize real money, then the counterfeiters are out of business.
Likewise, the U.N. is an entirely counterfeit institution that allows dictators and tyrants to be placed on the same moral plane as liberal democracies. But who do the leftist counterfeiters denounce? John Bolton, because he sees the U.N. for the den of iniquity that it is, and is incapable of uttering counterfeit words. In the bizarro leftist world of Time Magazine, Ahmadinejad is a "champion of the dispossessed, global Everyman." Can you imagine them saying that of John Bolton, who is a genuine champion of the dispossessed -- including those who are condemned to live under the global everymonster Ahamdinejad?
Counterfeiters have always flourished in the spiritual and religious arenas. But here again there is an upside, for the existence of these phony gurus and sham versions of religion let us know that the real things exist. The "new age" movement is overflowing with counterfeit spirituality, which bears the same relationship to real spirituality as the Iranian mullahs do to real democracy, or the left does to the truly liberal vision of America's founders.
Yesterday we were visited by one of these types, who tried to pass some counterfeit bills in the Cosmos. One thing you will notice about our regular readers is that they are like spiritual treasury agents. For them, it is the work of an instant to detect a counterfeiter trying to pass phony spiritual ideas. Most of my readers are undoubtedly rather humble, so they may not stop to think about the implications of this ability, but it obviously means that they may be more in touch with Truth than even they realize. For if you can know it by its absence, you clearly have implicit knowledge of Truth. It's just a matter of fleshing it out and making it more explicit.
This disingenuous counterfeiter, who called himself "Integralist" this time, wrote, "Wow, I'm a bit surprised. After reading Mr. Godwin's book about a year ago and seeing his name related with the budding 'integral movement,' I was rather surprised to find his blog such a haven of vitriol and non-integralism (I only just discovered it after reading his enjoyable interview in What Is Enlightenment?)."
We know right off the bat that this person is a liar and a counterfeiter, even if he doesn't know it. Just because he "read" my book doesn't mean he actually read it, much less understood it, for if he had understood it, he would know that it is part of no movement to integrate lies with truth. He claims that he is not a leftist but an "integralist" who aspires "towards a synthesis of liberalism and conservatism, the best of both -- not an outright castigation of one extreme in favor of the other." He says "I've only browsed your website for about an hour, but please point me to a post that embodies an integral embrace of the important aspects of Left and Right? From what I've seen it is almost a spitting image of the same sort of vitriol that you and others here seem to revile in the Dark and Evil Leftist Empire."
The whole point of leftism is that it is a counterfeit ideology par excellence. Any truth or beauty it possesses is merely a reflection of the real thing, nothing intrinsic to it, for it must always pretend that it is promulgating ideals that it specifically rejects -- just like the mullahs. In effect, what this reader would like for me to do is integrate the counterfeiters into my world view -- the phony image of truth with Truth -- and call it "integral."
Let's just look at some of the institutions that have been already been taken over by the left, such as academia. Is it any coincidence that universities have become such factories of foolishness? There is no idea so crazy or stupid that it isn't taught in a major university that will cost around $35,000 a year to pollute your child's mind. And this is only possible because the university continues to benefit from its historical association with genuine liberalism, which promoted the pursuit of objective and timeless truth in order to actualize what is latent in the soul so as to be able to realize the good. Truth must always precede goodness. Political correctness is the very opposite of liberalism, for, as we saw yesterday, it mandates a certain narrow outcome ahead of time, thereby displacing both truth and being (from which truth flows) in one fell swoop.
Of course, leftism also represents counterfeit compassion -- which is what is so annoying about the inane term "compassionate conservatism." For in coining this misleading term, it was as if the treasury were trying to imitate the counterfeiters, instead of vice versa. There is nothing compassionate about racial discrimination masquerading as affirmative action, or economic innumeracy masquerading as "caring for the little guy," or attacks on the foundations of civilization masquerading as "gay rights," or judicial tyranny masquerading as "women's rights."
These leftist strategies are only effective because they are parasites on the real thing: liberty, justice, the rule of law, compassion, etc. There is nothing "compassionate" about instituting a single payer health care system in which health care is rationed in the form of a six month wait to get an MRI for that tumor that is growing inside of you. There is nothing "just" about causing serious damage to the world's economy based upon fanciful weather reports, thereby killing and impoverishing millions more people than if you do nothing. There is nothing "fair" about morally equating the only liberal democracy in the whole of the Middle East with the genocidal barbarians who wish to destroy it.
The leftist counterfeiters rely on your very liberality to allow in the lies that are death to liberalism. This is how liberalism rots from within -- when, as Ken Wilber has written, it can no longer remember what it is or where it came from. These phony "integralists" attack me for my classical liberalism, as if they have the slightest interest in integrating my views with theirs. That's just a lie. I challenge any of them to find an "integralist" who is as angry and hostile toward leftists as they are toward me. Let's see the "integralist" who uses the same terms to attack Al Gore, or Jimmy Carter, or Hillary Clinton, or Noam Chomsky, as they do to attack me.
They're not integralists. They're just leftist counterfeiters trafficking in reflected light.
An astute reader pointed this out a couple of weeks ago. Truth is not a bottom-up, inductive, sum total of all the truths, half truths, lies, and stupid ideas of the world. Rather, truth is anterior to the minds that think it. As Bion wrote in his paradoxical way, the thinker is only required for the lie, in the sense that he must first know the truth in order to lie about it. Truth only requires that we conform ourselves to it. This is why most of the thinkers of the left are merely liars. And only a fool would mingle lies with truth and label it "integralism."


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Existing home sales rose 4.3% to 4.57 million units, their highest level since May 2010, but homebuilder stocks mostly fell on the news. Even though the results from the National Association of Realtors showed some strength, they were below economists' expectations, and December results were revised down to 4.38 million from 4.61 million. Median sales prices also fell 2% year over year. Inventories fell to nearly seven-year lows.
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See also Involuntary Medical Withdrawal below.
I. General Discipline Policy
An Overview
General Policy
II: Non-Academic Misconduct
Procedures and Appeals in Cases of Non-Academic Misconduct
A hearing by the Student Judicial Council. The Student Judicial Council is a committee of students appointed by the Student Government Association to handle cases of non-academic misconduct. The student may have counsel with him or her (a current student, faculty, or staff member). Appeal of any sanctions assigned by the Student Judicial Council may be made to the Institute Rules and Discipline Committee if initiated within five business days. If the chair of the Rules and Discipline Committee is not contacted within five business days, then the decision of the Student Judicial Council will be final. The appeal to the Rules and Discipline Committee will be final.
A hearing by the Student Affairs Judicial Board. The Board consists of three members of the professional Student Affairs staff and cannot include the Dean of Students. In all cases the student may have counsel (a current student, faculty, or staff member) with him or her. Appeals of sanctions assigned by the Student Affairs Judicial Board may be made to the Institute Rules and Discipline Committee if initiated within five business days. If the chair of the Rules and Discipline Committee is not contacted within five business days, then the decision of the Student Affairs Judicial Board will be final. The appeal to the Rules and Discipline Committee will be final.
A hearing by the Rules and Discipline Committee. This is a committee consisting of faculty, staff, and student(s) that hears cases of academic and non-academic misconduct. A Committee decision to suspend may be appealed to the Faculty (see below, "V: Appealing a Suspension to the Faculty"). In all other cases the decision of the Committee is final. An appeal of suspension by the Institute Rules and Discipline Committee decisions must be initiated within five business days by contacting the chair of the Rules and Discipline Committee. If the chair of the Rules and Discipline Committee is not contacted within five business days, then the decision of the Rules and Discipline Committee will be final.
Suspension by the Dean of Students
III: Academic Misconduct
Actions by an Instructor
Bringing a Case to the Institute Rules and Discipline Committee.
Board of Inquiry.
IV: Hearings Before the institute Rules and Discipline Committee
Types of Cases Heard by the Committee.
General Procedures.
Committee Actions.
Suspension by the Institute Rules and Discipline Committee.
Faculty Action Options.
Committee in Charge: Rules and Discipline Committee.
The Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) affords students certain rights with respect to their education records. They are:
Photography for Official University Use
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology reserves the right to photograph members of the university community including, but not limited to, its students, faculty, and staff, in situations appropriate to the image of an academic institution, and to pulbish likenesses in Rose-Hulman publications, video, websites, news media, social media, or other recruitment or promotional materials.
Subject to Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology's duties under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, a student may be administratively withdrawn involuntarily from the Institute.
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology seeks to establish and maintain a community environment that promotes education, research, and service.
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology is particularly concerned with the health and safety of its students, faculty, and staff in an environment that is conducive to personal and intellectual growth.
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology desires to create a procedure separate from the student Discipline and Suspension policy for those students engaged in certain inappropriate behaviors (as described below) resulting from medical reasons.
The Involuntary Medical Withdrawal process will be initiated and a student may be administratively withdrawn from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology when, in the judgment of the Vice-President for Student Affairs, the student's medical condition involves one or more of the following:
Any member of the Rose-Hulman community who has reason to believe that a student may meet one or more of the above circumstances may contact the Office of Student Affairs. The Vice-President for Student Affairs will review any information provided and consult with the counseling staff and/or the attending physician or psychiatrist regarding the health of the student (as permitted by FERPA guidelines). The student may be directed in writing and/or orally (depending upon the urgency of the situation) to attend a meeting with the Vice-President for Student Affairs. The Vice-President for Student Affairs will meet with the student at the earliest possible time to discuss the student's condition.
Potential Outcomes of Such a Meeting
Appeal Process
The student may appeal the Vice President of Student Affairs' decision to the committee consisting of the Rules and Discipline Committee and the Director of International Student Services and Special Programs. Any appeal must be submitted to the chair of the Rules and Discipline Committee in writing within 48 hours of the Vice-President's determination.
An appeal meeting will be scheduled to allow the student to present relevant information concerning the matter. A representative (a student, faculty, or staff member from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology) may be present to assist the student throughout the formal process.
At the conclusion of the meeting with the Committee, all information will be considered and a letter will be furnished to the student and the Vice-President for Student Affairs containing the committee's conclusions regarding the appeal.
If an involuntary medical withdrawal occurs, conditions for re-admittance may be imposed by the Vice President of Student Affairs at the time of the withdrawal. As the result of an involuntary medical withdrawal under this policy, a student may be asked to submit, prior to resuming classes or on-campus residence, a letter to the Vice-President for Student Affairs from a licensed health care professional stating that the student is capable of resuming academic course work and adhering to the responsibilities of living in a residence hall community. In addition, the student will schedule and attend a meeting with the Admissions and Standing Committee as a condition of readmission. This meeting can be arranged through the assistance of the Vice-President for Student Affairs or the Registrar's Office. The Admissions and Standing Committee will determine whether the student shall be readmitted.
A student withdrawn from classes under this policy is eligible for tuition and fee refunds and residence hall refunds according to the Rose-Hulman Student Handbook.
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology strictly prohibits campus student organizations from hazing or participating in activities which recklessly or intentionally endanger the mental or physical health of students including the forced consumption of liquor or drugs for the purpose of initiation into or association with these organizations.
In short, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology is strictly anti-hazing!
Any person violating this policy is subject to suspension, expulsion, or other firm Institute disciplinary action. An organization which authorizes hazing activities will forfeit all campus privileges, including the right to license or exist on the campus.
All organizations should understand that offenders are also subject to prosecution through applicable criminal statutes on manslaughter, reckless endangerment, or assault.
The Institute believes that the development of self-discipline, individual responsibility and respect for law will be enhanced by entrusting to students a greater responsibility for compliance with State law and by the removal of complete prohibitions which are not enforceable in practice.
Therefore, the Institute draws to the attention of all its members that it is unlawful for any person to sell, furnish, give or cause to be sold, furnished or given away any alcoholic beverages to any person under the age of 21 years. The Institute expects each individual student and each student living unit to assume responsibility for compliance with this provision of the Indiana Alcoholic Beverage Control Act on the Rose-Hulman campus. The Institute has particular concern for the assumption of this responsibility by students who are not yet 21 years of age and are, therefore, more exposed to violations of the law; this concern applies especially to freshman students, not merely because they are exposed to violations of the law but also and importantly because they are new to college life with its attendant problems of adjustment and achievement. These regulations rest on the assumption that Rose-Hulman students, relying on residence regulations and their own judicial procedures, are capable of individual and group self-discipline.
It is emphasized that when alcoholic beverages are used at all, they should be used in moderation and that the conduct of students on the Rose-Hulman campus shall at no time be disorderly or otherwise offensive due to immoderate use of alcohol or for any other reason. The Institute does not condone violation of the State law concerning the use of alcoholic beverages under any circumstances when such use impairs personal health, academic achievement, or the best interest of the Rose-Hulman community.
Rose-Hulman is a microcosm of American mainstream society. As such, its citizens reflect all of the general characteristics of such a richly diversified nation.
The news media throughout the country report daily on the alarming incidence of various forms of "drug abuse" among our citizens. Some have even stated that drugs may be the single most dangerous domestic threat facing this country.
Clearly, drug abuse is a problem which we need to address in all segments of society. The Rose-Hulman community is no exception. It's simply naive to believe that drugs and the potential for drug abuse do not exist here. They do exist here, and there is abuse.
At their worst, drugs kill. At their very least, they disrupt lives, cut short promising careers, and cause a wide variety of physiological and psychological problems. Moreover, distribution and/or use of illegal drugs can lead to serious legal problems.
We have prepared this brochure as a quick reference for all citizens of the campus. Its overriding goal is to prevent drug abuse by providing facts that refute any alleged benefits. However, we also realize that some may be currently abusing drugs, and specific steps are offered for getting professional help.
This brochure is both an educational piece and a statement of policy for students and employees of Rose-Hulman. If you have never abused drugs, it's our hope that this information will be reinforcing. If you are currently abusing drugs, hopefully this piece will help you recognize the problem for what it is, admit it to yourself, and seek help. Together, we can strive to make the Rose-Hulman environment drug-free.
DRUGS: Their Impact on Daily Life
Why do people abuse drugs? There are almost as many "reasons" as there are people who abuse drugs. At first, many young people experiment with drugs because of "peer pressure", "adult examples", "to feel grown up", 'to rebel" against parental values and authority, "curiosity", "for kicks", "to escape" problems, or because of their wide availability. Later, some may decide to continue using drugs 'to relieve boredom", "to get more energy, to obtain a "high", 'to feel more creative", 'to improve performance", 'to reduce anxiety and tension", 'to solve problems", 'to escape reality, or 'to help relate to other people". Whatever the reason, the fact is that drugs can become a daily habit and can actually create a physical or psychological NEED within the user. In this sense, they can have a devastating effect on the daily life of the user and those closest to that individual.
The stereotype of the drug abuser (i.e., the dead beat, skid row bum, etc.) can blind us to the existence of a student's or co-worker's drug or alcohol problem. Most abusers do not "fit" this stereotype. For example, a serious cocaine user is typically:
The following is a listing of some of the commonly abused drugs with related physical and psychological side affects. It is because of the severity of these harmful effects, both for the individual and in some cases, for those around him, that the Institute has adopted strict policies regarding illegal drugs and narcotics on the campus. In short, Rose-Hulman will not tolerate the possession, use or distribution of illegal drugs on the campus by anyone associated with the Institute. Anyone found violating this policy will be subject to disciplinary action, including possible dismissal and criminal prosecution. (Employees- See additional Policy statement in Appendix A.)
Here, then, is an analysis of the impact of some of the commonly abused drugs:
Type of Drug
Name (and "slang")
Possible Effects
Speed up the action of central nervous system.
Tolerance and physical dependence.
Physical effects unpredictable-convulsions, coma, and death are possible.
Nasal membrane damage.
Relax the central nervous system
("barbs", "goofballs", "downers", "blues")
Tranquilizers ("valium", "librium")
Methaqualone ("soapers", "quads", "ludes")
Tolerance, physical and psychological dependence can develop.
Overdose can cause coma, death.
In combination with alcohol, can be fatal.
Alters mood and perception.
Hashish ("hash", "oil")
Moderate tolerance and long-term psychological dependence.
Damage to lung tissue.
Depressed central nervous system
Temporarily distort reality.
Legally classified as a depressant.
Tolerance develops.
Overdose can cause convulsions, coma, death.
Lower perception of pain.
Morphine ("M", "dreamer")
Codeine Opium
Risks include malnutrition, infection, and hepatitis.
Clearly, abusing drugs can be extremely DANGEROUS, especially when taken in excess, for a long time, or in the wrong combinations. If you take drugs, you risk - OVERDOSE. DEPENDENCE. ILL HEALTH. ACCIDENTS, and it can lead to LEGAL PROBLEMS. ECONOMIC PROBLEMS. and PERSONAL PROBLEMS.
The Signs of Drug Abuse
Obviously, the best time to prevent drug abuse is before it starts. Unfortunately, that is not possible in all cases. The next best alternative is to recognize the symptoms and attempt to get professional help for the individual.
Though each drug has its own set of symptoms, there are many characteristics that are common to the abuse of virtually all drugs. They include:
COCAINE (and other stimulants)
Getting Help: Decision Time
Do people who abuse drugs need help? Do people who abuse drugs want help?
While help for the individual abuser is available in the community on a highly confidential basis, it is extremely difficult to break through the abuser's denial - denial of being an abuser, denial that there is a problem. In fact, denial is one of the most prevalent traits exhibited by the drug abuser. In many cases, they have even deluded themselves for long periods into believing, 'there is no problem."
Therefore, confrontations, even by a close friend, are likely to have little impact on the suspected abuser. If you should opt for that course of action, be prepared. That means having documentation that supports your suspicions. Have a list ready of symptoms of behavioral changes which you have noticed that may indicate the possibility of drug use. Be prepared, too, for the immediate denial by the individual and the potential for a "loss of friendship". But, if your "hunches" are correct and you feel strongly about the "evidence", persistence can help break through the barriers.
If you do not wish to confront the individual even if your suspicions are very strong, it is best to involve professional counselors on the campus. In any event, don't simply 'throw up your hands" and give up! Your action, even indirectly, could help to save a life!
About Confidentiality
Whether you are a fellow instructor, a fellow staff member, or a fellow student, if you suspect that someone you know is abusing drugs, it is important that you keep those suspicions confidential until you've decided to act. That means sharing your thoughts only with the suspected abuser, with those who are qualified, and those who are in positions of responsibility. Rule of thumb: The fewer people you tell the better for everyone concerned.
The Abuser is Me!
If reading through this information has maybe helped you to focus on your own problem or potential problem with drug abuse, then let us help you further by suggesting specific sources of help in our community. Keep in mind that confidentiality is a central feature of all such agency services. Also keep in mind that breaking a drug habit without outside help can be dangerous (because of withdrawal symptoms) and difficult (because of psychological need).
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Other sources of help include the family physician, clergy, and psychologists and psychiatrists in private practice.
If you would like help in making contact with any community agency, please visit the Student Affairs Office in the Student Union Building, or dial Health Services at ext. 8367 or Student Health Counseling at ext. 8537. No names have to be given to get help with a referral.
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology holds a zero tolerance regarding the possession and/or use of firearms, explosives or weapons (hereafter referred to as "weapons") on or in property, real and personal, owned or controlled by the Institute. All members of the Rose-Hulman community and all visitors (excluding law enforcement personnel), are prohibited from possessing weapons on the premises of the Institute regardless of whether a federal or state license to possess the same has been issued to the possessor.
Reason for Policy/Purpose:
Rose-Hulman is committed to providing a safe and secure environment to conduct educational activities. This policy is a proactive step towards reducing the risk of injury or death associated with intentional or accidental use of weapons.
Possession of Weapons Prohibited:
This policy is not intended to prohibit the possession of small folding pocket knives, with a blade length of three (3) inches or less, or kitchen utensils; however, if such items are used in a threatening or dangerous manner, such behavior will constitute a violation of this policy. The possession, storage, and carrying (concealed or otherwise) of weapons on or in property, real and personal, owned or controlled by the Institute is prohibited except as follows:
Rose-Hulman affirms its commitment to promote the goals of fairness and equity in all aspects of the educational enterprise. All policies below are subject to resolution using the Rose-Hulman Complaint Resolution Procedure for Civil Rights Equity posted at: www.rose-hulman.edu/title_ix_procedure. The equity complaint process is applicable regardless of the status of the parties involved, who may be members or non-members of the campus community, students, student organizations, faculty, administrators and/or staff. Rose-Hulman reserves the right to act on incidents occurring on-campus or off-campus, when the off-campus conduct could have an on-campus impact or impact on the educational mission of Rose-Hulman.
Kristen Loyd, Director of Student Services and the Hulman Union, and Kimberly Miller, Director of Human Resources serve as the Title IX Coordinator(s) for Rose-Hulman. They oversee implementation of Rose-Hulman Equity and Equal Opportunity program, disability compliance and the Rose-Hulman policy on equal opportunity, harassment and nondiscrimination. Reports of discrimination, harassment and/or retaliation should be made to the Title IX Coordinator(s) or Assistant Coordinator(s) promptly, but there is no time limitation on the filing of complaints, as long as the responding party remains subject to Rose-Hulman jurisdiction. All reports are acted upon promptly while every effort is made by the Institute to preserve the privacy of reports. Anonymous reports may also be filed using the reporting form posted at www.rose-hulman.edu/incident_report_form. Reporting is addressed more specifically in Section 7. Reports of discrimination by the Title IX Coordinator(s) should be reported to the Institute President, James Conwell (office - Hadley Hall 200, email - email@example.com, phone - 812-877- 8009).
This policy applies to all discriminatory behaviors that take place on the campus, at Institute-sponsored events and may also apply off-campus and to actions online when the Title IX Coordinator(s) determines that the off-campus conduct affects a substantial Rose-Hulman interest. The Rose-Hulman Policy for Civil Rights Equity is posted at: www.rose-hulman.ed/title_ix_policy. A substantial Rose-Hulman interest is defined to include:
a) Any action that constitutes criminal offense as defined by federal or Indiana law. This includes, but is not limited to, single or repeat violations of any local, state or federal law committed in the municipality where Rose-Hulman is located;
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d) Any situation that is detrimental to the educational interests of Rose-Hulman.
Inquiries about this policy and procedure may be made internally to:
Kristen Loyd
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Office of Student AffairsHulman Memorial Union 243
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Director of Human ResourcesTitle IX Coordinator
Office of Human ResourcesMoench Hall A113A
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Office of Student AffairsHulman Memorial Union 153
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Friendship Fleeting in NFL Flux
Posted By Steven Keys On Mar 13 2013 @ 3:19 pm In NFL | No Comments
Losing your best friend has always been tough, whether you're eight or ninety-eight.
They write songs about it and plenty of 'em: See; "Popcrush.com." I'm not embarrassed to say I knew not one of PC's top-ten "best friend" songs until the last one on the list (#1): The Jackson 5, "I'll Be There" ('71). Funny thing is, that's 'bout time I lost a best friend.
I must've been around seven or eight, typical age for your first shocker?
I think it was summer and I'm walking home. I get to my 'girlfriend' Carolyn's house (first girl I'd kissed) and she's on her porch with another neighborhood friend, Erik. She calls me over and drops the bomb: "Steve," she says, "Erik's gonna' be my boyfriend now."
Erik was a major doofus who'd earlier stolen my baseball cards so I wasn't too surprised he was involved, but Carolyn's betrayal, that threw me for a loss. Backstabbers & gossips are the culprits when buddies suddenly go bust but you've still gotta' earn your friends. Maybe Erik put a knife in my back or maybe I'd just been neglectful and Carolyn wanted to rattle my cage, hoping I'd protest. But I never the saw point.
The point here being, losing a friend can be a big hurt.
In the NFL it's never as personal as my tiny tale but the consequences can be weighty.
No friendship in football carries more weight than the symbiosis between a quarterback and his favorite receiver. And the big guys in the trenches who protect their field general? They're good friends too, but that ain't this.
I can't recall a time in recent memory when this many highly productive QB / top-target relationships were coming asunder or subject of serious separation speculation.
The short list:
Wes Welker (Patriots and Tom Brady): 9 yrs. ('04); Sure-handed, high-volume possession receiver of an exceptional quarterback, recovered nicely from a recent knee bang but beginning to grow fangs (age) and expects / deserves small king's ransom.
Victor Cruz (NY Giants and Eli Manning): 3 yrs. ('10); Young, speedy, confident deep threat for terrific QB whose early results impress but saw average (12.7 / 18.7) & yards (1092 / 1536) drop-off considerably in '12. Exchange-rate (1-RD) makes Victor costly.
Greg Jennings (Packers and Aaron Rodgers): 7 yrs. ('06); Another trophy-receiver for star QB who was building HOF resume when injury hit in '11 (MCL / groin). Questions remain on recovery after long rehab which temper marketability.
Percy Harvin (now Seahawks, formerly Vikings (Chris Ponder)): 4 yrs. ('09);
Mike Wallace (now Dolphins, formerly Steelers (Ben Roethlisberger)): 4 yrs. ('09);
Anquan Boldin (now 49ers, formerly Ravens (Joe Flacco)): 10 yrs. ('03).
Goodbyes began in earnest Monday when talented but troubled Harvin and salary-cap cut Boldin were both sent Northwest. Vikes appear the better for their trade: 1) calmer locker-room with hot Harvin history; 2) more money available to cover (cut vet Winfield, signed OL Loadholt); 3) got better compensation and 4) Ponder was coping without Percy Electric who missed half of '12 (9G / 62 REC / 677 YD) while Flacco relied heavily on AB (380 YD / 4 TD) in Ravens '13 post-season run. But Baltimore has an established QB and their 2nd Lombardi.
From player perspective I'm happier if I'm Percy. Everyone wants to win but everyone wants to play, too. If I haul in passes for a living (or run for that matter) I'm not happy sacrificing touches & stats for a ball-hog, run-QB like Col. Kaepernick or RG3. Russ Wilson rabbits too but appears, at this stage anyway, to have a better appreciation for developing the necessary pocket presence and should distribute accordingly.
From team perspectives, much hinges on Harvin's play-time, compromised in Minnesota due to migraines and other maladies. Stress is a major factor in headaches and pricey Percy has heaped a lotta' pressure on himself in forcing the trade. One key will be Pete Carroll's ability to manage emotions, something he's been quite adept at doing in the past.
Tuesday saw prize pick-up Mike "60 Minutes" Wallace (That's not Chris Berman IP, is it?) part company with Big Ben and land in Miami where QB Ryan Tannehill played admirably in his rookie campaign on a 7-9 team that some report (CBS (PBP) 2-11) will consider going 'pistol / no-read-run option.' I'm sure Ryan is thrilled at the prospect of putting his head & knees at higher-risk. Ugh. As for Mike, at least the money's great, right?
With free agency in full-swing and draft day on the horizon, NFL wheelers & dealers are moving fast & furious in keeping, cutting loose & casting far for new talent. There will be some painful farewells, joyous exits and hopeful, high anticipation for the new arrivals.
And for those QBs suffering from separation anxiety, remember this kindergarten lesson that never grows old: lose a friend, make another, try to keep 'em happy (and always watch your back).
Steven Keys
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Yesterday on Happening Now on FOX News, Virg Bernero, the Mayor of Lansing Michigan, said that auto industry workers have already sacrificed enough and it's time for Wall Street to start making some sacrifices. Watch the video (courtesy of FOX News), and I'll discuss it below:
Alright, honestly, the mayor went nuts in my opinion, and kinda made a fool out of himself. He said, "I was a little offended by your question, you know, have the unions given up enough, has the working man given up enough? You know, my question is, has Wall Street given up enough, for the billions that they have taken?" Um, the anchor (who's name slips my mind at this point) never said ANYTHING about union concessions or anything related to it!
The anchor points out that that wasn't his question (go back to the beginning and check – it was NOT his question). When asked if he thought that the UAW should have to "swallow some pay cuts," Bernero focused solely on health benefits, again NOT answering the question that was asked!
Bernero late shows exactly what the problem with Michigan is, when he asks the question, "What are we going to produce in this country, if we allow the auto industry to go by the wayside?" For too long, Michigan has relied on the auto industry as "our industry." The fact is that the auto industry isn't what it used to be, and we can no longer rely on it as our only industry. And to ask what we will produce if we don't produce automobiles, as if saying that's all we produce, is insulting to those who work in other manufacturing fields.
The anchor also brings up the fact that UAW members don't need health care for life! That's one of the reasons that the Big 3 are suffering, because they're giving health care to people who don't work for them anymore. Bernero says that the UAW has given concessions. True, they have, but they need to give up WAY more. UAW members are WAY overpaid and get WAY too many benefits.
If UAW members would just realize that he auto industry is in trouble and can't afford to pay them what they have been up until now, and would take some pay/benefit cuts, then the auto industry could rebound. But while the UAW shares the mentality that Bernero has, the auto industry is going to continue to suffer. I've said time and time again that while the auto executives share some of the blame, a lot of the blame falls on the greedy UAW for keeping the auto industry in such a choke hold.
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By: Dr. Jeff Masters , 3:21 PM GMT on September 01, 2010
Hurricane warnings are flying for the coast of North Carolina, as Hurricane Earl chugs to the northwest at 17 mph. Earl has weakened some over the past day, thanks to an eyewall replacement cycle and some dry air that got wrapped into the core of the storm. Earl's eye made a direct hit on NOAA buoy 41046 at 4am EDT this morning. The buoy recorded a surface pressure of 943 mb, exactly what the Hurricane Hunters were estimating. The buoy measured winds in the eyewall of 76 mph, gusting to 96 mph. The peak winds of Earl were stronger than this, though, since the buoy only reported measurements once per hour, which is not a fine enough resolution to see the peak winds. The buoy is also located at a height of 5 meters, which is less than the standard ten meter height used to do wind measurements, so an additional upward adjustment needs to be made. Peak waves at the buoy were a remarkable 49 feet.
A recent microwave "radar in space" image (Figure 2) shows that dry air has spiraled into the core of Earl, knocking a gap into the southern eyewall. The latest 9am EDT report from the Hurricane Hunters confirmed that the southwest portion of the eyewall was missing. Top winds seen by the Hurricane Hunters were only Category 2 strength, and Earl may be weaker than the stated 125 mph winds in the 11am NHC advisory.
Figure 1. Image of Hurricane Earl taken by astronaut Douglas Wheelock aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2010.
Figure 2. Microwave "radar in space" image of Hurricane Earl taken at 6:45am EDT Wednesday, September 1, 2010. The southern portion of Earl's eyewall was missing, thanks to a slug of dry air (blue colors) that had spiraled into Earl's core.
Intensity forecast for Earl
Recent satellite loops show that upper level outflow is good to the north and east of Earl, but is poor on the southwest side. The latest SHIPS model forecast shows that this is because upper level winds out of the southwest are creating 15 - 20 knots of wind shear on Earl's southwest side. The winds are from a trough of low pressure to Earl's west. This trough is forecast to weaken and move to the west away from Earl, which should reduce the shear to 10 - 15 knots by Thursday morning. If true, the relaxation in shear may give Earl enough time to mix out the dry air it ingested and regain its previous 135 mph Category 4 intensity. Water vapor satellite loops, though, show there is still plenty of dry air on Earl's west side that could potentially wrap into the storm if there is enough wind shear to drive it into Earl's circulation. Ocean temperatures are still very high, a near-record 29.5 - 30°C, and very warm waters extend to great depth, resulting in a total ocean heat content favorable for intensification. It is likely Earl will be a Category 2 or 3 hurricane at its closest approach to North Carolina Thursday night and Friday morning, with a small chance it will be at Category 4 strength. By Friday night, when Earl will be making its closest approach to New England, wind shear will rise to a high 20 - 30 knots and ocean temperatures will plunge to 20°C, resulting in considerable weakening. Earl will still probably be a Category 1 or 2 hurricane on Friday night, when it could potentially make landfall in Massachusetts. Earl is more likely to be a strong tropical storm or weak Category 1 hurricane on Saturday morning, when it could potentially make landfall in Maine or Nova Scotia, Canada.
Impact of Earl on North Carolina
The latest set of computer models runs from 2am EDT (6Z) this morning are very similar to the previous set of runs. The NOGAPS model brings Earl closest to the coast, predicting the west eyewall of the the hurricane will hit the Outer Banks of North Carolina near 2am Friday. If this track verifies, a period of 40+ mph winds will affect coastal North Carolina for a period of 12 - 18 hours beginning at about 6pm EDT Thursday night. Earl's expected radius of hurricane-force winds of 60 miles to the west will bring hurricane conditions as far west as Morehead City and Elizabeth City in North Carolina. Earl's radius of tropical storm-force winds to the west, over land, will probably be about 150 miles, so locations from Wilmington to Norfolk could see sustained winds of 40 mph in this worst-case model scenario. Storm surge would not be significant along the North Carolina coast facing the open ocean, since winds would be offshore. However, a significant storm surge of 3 - 6 feet could occur in Pamlico Sound, due to strong west to north winds. Coastal Highway 12 out of the Outer Banks would likely be blocked by sand and debris or washed out, resulting in a multi-day period where everyone on the Outer Banks would be stranded. Is is possible that the NOGAPS scenario is not the worst case, and that Earl will strike farther west, resulting in the Outer Banks getting the fearsome maximum winds of the storm's right front quadrant. However, it is more likely that Earl will pass just offshore, resulting in North Carolina receiving the weaker west side winds. Since Earl's forward speed will be about 20 mph at that time, the winds on the hurricane's west side will be about 40 mph less than the right front quadrant on the east side. The NHC wind probability forecast is calling for a 23% chance of hurricane-force winds on Cape Hatteras, 7% for Morehead City, and 3% for Norfolk, Virginia.
Impact of Earl on New England
The NOGAPS model brings Earl closest to the coast of New England, predicting the west eyewall of the the hurricane will pass over Nantucket at about 2am Saturday morning, and the tip of Cape Cod a few hours later. If this track verifies, 40+ mph winds would affect southeastern Massachusetts for a period of 6 - 12 hours beginning at about 8pm EDT Friday night. Earl should be a weaker Category 1 or 2 hurricane then, with hurricane-force winds extending 30 miles to the left of its track. Hurricane conditions would then affect the eastern tip of Long Island, coastal Rhode Island, and Southeast Massachusetts. Earl's radius of tropical storm-force winds to the north, over land, will probably be about 150 miles, so locations from Central Long Island to southern Boston would experience sustained winds of 40 mph in this worst-case model scenario. A storm surge of 3 - 5 feet might occur in Long Island Sound, and 2 - 3 feet along the south coast of Long Island. A deviation to the left, with a direct hit on eastern Long Island and Providence, Rhode Island, would probably be a $10 billion disaster, as the hurricane would hit a heavily populated area and drive a drive a 5 - 10 foot storm surge up Buzzards Bay and Narragansett Bay. The odds of this occurring are around 5%, according to the latest NHC wind probability forecast. The forecast is calling for a 25% chance of hurricane-force winds on Nantucket, 8% in Providence, 6% in Boston, and 18% in Hyannis. Keep in mind that the average error in position for a 3-day NHC forecast is 185 miles, which is about how far offshore Earl is predicted to be from New England early Saturday morning.
Impact of Earl on Canada/Maine
Late morning Saturday, Earl is expected to make landfall somewhere between the Maine/New Brunswick border and central Nova Scotia. At that time, Earl should be a strong tropical storm or weak Category 1 hurricane. This won't be another Hurricane Juan, the 2003 Category 2 hurricane which made a direct hit on Halifax, Nova Scotia, causing over $200 million in damage. Earl's impact is likely to be closer to 2008's Hurricane Kyle, which hit near Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, as a Category 1 hurricane with 75 mph winds. Kyle produced a storm surge of 2.6 feet, and did $9 million in damage to Canada. The NHC wind probability forecast is calling for a 29% chance of hurricane-force winds in Yarmouth, 24% in Halifax, and 17% in Eastport, Maine.
Beach erosion
Regardless of Earl's exact track, the U.S. East Coast can expect a long period of high waves beginning on Thursday. Significant beach erosion and dangerous rip currents will be the rule, due to waves that will reach 10 - 15 feet in offshore waters. Beach erosion damage in the mid-Atlantic states will likely run into the millions, but will probably not be as bad as that suffered during Nor'easter Ida in November of 2009. That storm (the remains of Hurricane Ida that developed into a Nor'easter) remained off the coast for several days, resulting in a long-duration pounding of the shore that caused $300 million in damage--$180 million in New Jersey alone.
Record ocean temperatures off the U.S. Mid-Atlantic Coast
The period May - July was the hottest such 3-month period in history for the Northeast and Southeast U.S., according to NOAA's National Climatic Data Center. Most of the hurricane-prone states along the coast, including New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina had their hottest May - July in the 116-year record. These record air temperatures led to record ocean temperatures, according to an analysis I did of monthly average 5x5 degree SST data available from the UK Met Office Hadley Centre.. The region of ocean bounded by 35N - 40N, 75W - 70W, which goes from Cape Hatteras, North Carolina to Central New Jersey, had the warmest July ocean temperatures since records began in 1875--a remarkable 2.12°C (3.8°F) above average. The year 2008 was a distant second place, with temperatures 1.5°C (2.7°F) above average. The ocean region off the Southeast U.S. coast, bounded by 30N - 35N, 80W - 75W, from the Georgia-Florida border to Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, had its 4th warmest July ocean temperatures on record. Temperatures were 0.8°C (1.4°F) above average, which fell short of the record 1.1°C anomaly of 1944. The August numbers are not available yet, but will probably show a similar story.
All this warm water off the East Coast means it is much easier for a major hurricane to make landfall in the mid-Atlantic or Northeast U.S. Usually, ocean temperatures fall below the 26.5°C threshold needed to support a hurricane as soon as a storm pushes north of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. This year, those temperatures extend all the way to the New Jersey coast (Figure 3.) Such warm ocean temperatures increase the odds of a major hurricane making it to the mid-Atlantic or New England coasts. Since record keeping began in 1851, there have been only 15 major hurricane in U.S. coastal waters north of the North Carolina/Virgina border--about one per decade. The last such storm was Hurricane Alex of August 6, 2004.
Figure 3. Water surface temperatures from AVHRR satellite data for the 6-day period ending August 31, 2010. Ocean temperatures of 26.5°C, capable of supporting a hurricane, stretched almost to Long Island, New York. Image credit: Ocean Remote Sensing Group, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory.
Tropical Storm Fiona last night showed us why hurricane forecasting is such a difficult job. The storm made an unexpected slow-down in forward speed. This slow-down resulted in less wind shear affecting Fiona than expected, since the storm is farther from the upper-level outflow of Hurricane Earl. The wind shear analysis from the University of Wisconsin CIMSS group shows just a moderate 10 - 20 knots of shear affecting Fiona, which is low enough that the storm has been able to organize into a respectable 60 mph tropical storm. Martinique radar shows that the outer bands from Fiona are bringing heavy rain squalls to the same islands of the northern Lesser Antilles that were affected by Earl. Our wundermap shows that winds in the islands are all below 20 mph, but winds will increase to 30 - 40 mph later today as Fiona draws closer. Satellite loops show that heavy thunderstorm activity has decreased some in recent hours. This may be due to the fact that Fiona is currently crossing the cold water wake of Earl.
Forecast for Fiona
In the short term, moderate wind shear and dry air should keep Fiona from attaining hurricane status, though we do have several models that predict it could become a Category 1 hurricane. Fiona is likely to come close enough to Bermuda on Saturday or Sunday to pose a threat to that island, though it is possible high wind shear from Earl could kill the storm by then. The long term fate of Fiona remains unclear, with some models calling for dissipation this weekend, and other models calling for Fiona to be left behind by Earl to wander over the ocean near Bermuda early next week.
Figure 4. Morning radar image of Fiona from the Martinique radar. Image credit: Meteo France.
Invest 98L gained enough heavy thunderstorm activity to be classified as Tropical Depression Nine this morning. This wil probably be Tropical Storm Gaston by tomorrow morning. The latest SHIPS model forecast predicts shear will remain moderate, 10 - 15 knots, for the next five days, and TD 9 could be a Category 1 hurricane five days from now, as predicted by the GFDL model. The storm will likely pose a threat to the northern Lesser Antilles Islands by Tuesday.
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I'll have an update this afternoon.
Jeff Masters
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ladyg0726 commented on 11/29/16
Walmart is advertising the entire Faded Glory Fashion Boot Line starting at $9. Yippee!!! I purchased four pairs of boots for $14.88 each. I got four pairs of 8' Long blackout thermal curtains for $10.97 each and one personalized youth art kit for my best friend for $18.88. I am on fire, somebody hose me down--whooooo!!!! I am so disappointed that I did not get the Black Friday special on the 5' Arctic King chest deep freezer for $99, but being the Walmart internet, bargain-hunting troll that I am, I shall not be moved!!!!
ladyg0726 commented on 11/29/16
I made out like a bandit on the Walmart site. I got the best of everything by literally stalking this site (ha ha). On Black Friday (actually on Thanksgiving, 11/24/16), I got two of the Farberware Electric Pressure Cookers ($39.99 each), Onn 47"-80" Tilting TV Mount with 6' Hdmi Cable included ($19.99), Hoover Bagless Vacuum ($44), Black & Decker Bagless Upright Vacuum ($28), Stanley 4 Gallon Wet/Dry Vac ($19.97), Bissel Proheat Carpet Cleaner ($88). I then returned, stalker that I am, on the following day, Friday, November 24 and scored the Guitar Hero Supreme Party Edition (comes with 2 guitars) for $49.99 (still not eligible for free shipping), then added on the 2-year product plan ($4 [now eligible for free shipping]), then used a $30 Walmart gift card (after taxes, only paid $27.70). Glutton for punishment that I am, went back on Sunday, November 27 and got into even more (good) trouble. I purchased the Aroma 14-cup rice cooker ($9.97), Turtle Beach Gaming Headset for PC, XBox 1, PS4. (I say this because my 15 year old daughter is a big gamer and has these and the PS4). She designs games as well as breaks them for other game designer. As she is interested in this as a future profession, this is my contribution/investment in that future endeavor--but still bargain hunting--yea me!) Then I got added on a two-year protection plan for the headphones ($2), Rubbermaid Roughneck 66 Quart Clear Tote ($10.50), PS3 Bayonetta ($11.54--replacing her original game [she will be so stoked]), XBox 1: Ryse: Son of Rome ($10.90), Watch Dogs ($13.27), PS4 The Elder Scrolls: Tamriel ($12.99), Wii: Puss in Boots ($2), Zhu Zhu Pets-Wild Bunch ($4.02), Bakugan Brawlers ($4.02), I Spy Ultimate & Spooky Mansion Game Pack ($6.50), Nintendo 3DS/DS: I Spy Universe & Fun House Game Pack ($5.11). Being the bargain-hungry greedy gut that I am, I will be returning today. Muah, muah!!!!
tomburchfield77033 commented on 11/29/16
Offers.com directed me to the deal I needed to find on a new TV. I would not have found that deal had I not looked through an email I got on Black Friday that featured many great buys!
OffersChrisR commented on 11/28/16
@ladyg0726 Thank you for letting us know the price discrepancy for the Intex Twin 8.75" Classic Downy Inflatable Airbed Mattress offer. We have updated the price and discount to reflect what is currently on the Walmart site. If you have a question about the Free Shipping or other items in your cart, please contact the merchant directly. Thank you for shopping with Offers.com!
ladyg0726 commented on 11/28/16
The air mattresses are not that price in the cart and the pump is sold separately. (If the advertised price were valid, this still would be a good deal, even without the pump.) Free shipping is still on $50 or more, not less like one would believe. As for the Hamilton Beach stand mixer, I bought it for $5 during last year's Black Friday event. It was absolutely not even worth $5. It is designed with the flaw of the beaters not reaching the bowl to mix properly. I am still left pulling out my hand mixer or my heavy-duty Kitchen Aid.
pamwhite072089062 commented on 11/21/16
Awesome, thanks to whoever aced the dyson deal!!
smcburnett013 commented on 11/9/16
I've been looking for a Keurig K50 for my dad for Christmas. I was going to wait until Black Friday and see if the prices would drop. Offers.com popped up, I purchased the Keurig K50 and I'm set for Christmas. Offers.com was much cheaper than JC Pennys, Kohls, etc....
rainsga205 commented on 11/1/16
I bought the totes, but when I went to Walmart, they are priced even less.
theresa0nline333 commented on 10/31/16
Always a Great Shopping Experience
kbucci0800588566 commented on 10/22/16
Simple easy effective , great for new online shoppers
rhondawentworth39589 commented on 10/5/16
I had no problems with this app.
OffersChrisR commented on 9/11/16
@thecommodorekid You will need to contact WalMart directly about this, as Offers.com is a third party advertiser only and does not have a role in any of the merchant's delivery of products, subscriptions or services. Once you click on an offer, you are taken to the merchant's website to complete your transaction with them. We apologize for any confusion.
beebar66259 commented on 9/11/16
Great source
thecommodorekid commented on 9/11/16
$158.42 + a ridiculous almost $26.54shipping because they will not ship to the store. See if you can use the coupon and save ANY money. I do appreciate your response and help. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Corsair-Carbide-500R-System-Cabinet/39068498 Corsair Carbide 500R System Cabinet - Mid-tower - Black - Steel, Plastic - 10 x Bay - 4 x Fan(s) Installed - ATX, µATX Motherboard Supported - 10 x Fan(s) Supported - 4 x External Thanks for your help.
thecommodorekid commented on 9/11/16
You try it. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Corsair-Carbide-500R-System-Cabinet/39068498 The Price they start with IS MUCH MORE than FRY's, MICROCENTER, or NEWEGG. ONLY WITH A DISCOUNT WOULD IT MAYBE BE CHEAPER>
OffersChrisR commented on 9/9/16
@thecommodorekid Unless a code is shown for you to use, the offer is applied automatically once you click through the link to WalMart. The discounted prices are reflected on the merchant's site. For the Up to 85% off Electronics Clearance offer, the discount can be anything Up to 85% off, or less depending on the particular item. We apologize for any confusion.
thecommodorekid commented on 9/9/16
I WANTED TO BUY 2 COMPUTER CASES UNDER ELECTRONICS FOR 85% off IT TOOK NOTHING OFF STINKS, I SPENT HOURS TRYING TO GET IT TO WORK. TYPICAL WAL MART!!!!!!!!!!!!! Clearance Corsair Carbide 500R System Cabinet - Mid-tower - Black - Steel, Plastic - 10 x Bay - 4 x Fan(s) Installed - ATX, µATX Motherboard Supported - 10 x Fan(s) Supported - 4 x External Corsair Carbide 500R System Cabinet - Mid-tower - Black - Steel, Plastic - 10 x Bay - 4 x Fan(s) Installed - ATX, µATX Motherboard Supported - 10 x Fan(s) Supported - 4 x External Clearance Antec Nine Hundred Case, Black Finish Antec Nine Hundred Case, Black Finish Sold by: Walmart.com
2judahjoy384 commented on 8/26/16
i paid $1.00 less or for my Root Touch Up Spray.
tcflagg639 commented on 8/23/16
No problems
bamendez578236447 commented on 8/14/16
I saved money through offers.com and I will continue to use it to buy everything on-line! Thank you!!
sw86098677 commented on 8/11/16
Very convenient to use & review sales from numerous stores.
nananelms431623 commented on 8/9/16
Like being able to shop online & pick up at store, & also like home shipping.
dandrews24895 commented on 7/30/16
Love the idea of saving money!!
kwandrake630 commented on 7/18/16
Great website very good deals will definitely tell others
justsearchin102 commented on 7/16/16
great site to save money
dcrawmingo123753 commented on 7/14/16
I love it to save as much as i can .it would be nice if all franchise should do it once a month and advertise it tv radio .it helps a lot thanks Denise
byoungmdwfp016 commented on 7/14/16
A nice surprise to view the offers. I am a35 year disabled police veteran. Now having to get by on a small budget. I thank you for any help in the future. It was a honor to serve all citizens of the USA and international visitors. I never had to take a life and thank God for that fact. God Bless us all and protect the old and needy!!
dcrawmingo123753 commented on 7/14/16
I love it to save as much as i can .it would be nice if all franchise should do it once a month and advertise it tv radio .it helps a lot thanks Denise
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judystroke088 commented on 7/13/16
Very pleased. Thank you.
jeromea225200 commented on 7/10/16
I look at Offers.com daily, used it to buy a Apple TV. It was smooth and fast, no issues.
bksterrett310 commented on 6/7/16
I was made aware of a Walmart offer I did not know for items I needed. Saved money. Thanks!
nsimeo8742 commented on 6/5/16
I like the deal's from offers.com and although I have not received the item yet, I would definitely recommend your site. Thanks
jhh137 commented on 6/3/16
great price and ship to store was free.
kathiroark commented on 6/3/16
So easy to use and save money!
dianamuneca14605219 commented on 6/3/16
You had a coupon code for me to save more but it didn't work, that disappointed me some, otherwise it was an okay deal.
kvmckeand780 commented on 6/3/16
Easy to navigate the websites.
garys1068777 commented on 6/3/16
Great price for this bike. Included free shipping. Looked, but could not find a better deal.
emilyelexa commented on 5/28/16
I am disabled and have very limited mobility so I rely on walmart to deliver a wide variety of items to my home. They are dependable and prompt with their deliveries and have consistently low prices on their everyday household items. I highly recommend them to anyone with mobility issues or even those that just want to avoid the traffic and crowds and save some time
judithjagoda599 commented on 5/27/16
I think this was the first time that I tapped into this web site. I really wasn't looking for anything in particular but when I saw this little chopper for this very low price I just had to buy one for my home and one for the home in which I prepare food for an elderly lady. I'm sure this will be a big help.
aldebolbea409 commented on 5/20/16
air mattress for only $8.88 + tax. awesome savings...
petedslater743 commented on 5/20/16
Great site I used it for a Walmart purchase and it went well except I didn't get all my color and size requisitions. So I didn't order as many as I would have liked to.
goreehayes933 commented on 5/14/16
Would have given 5 stars but have not received the product yet
ecolady commented on 5/14/16
Website was a bit difficult to use, but when I finally was successful, the actual purchase was easy. Haven't yet gotten the TV I purchased, but did get a confirmation email from Walmart that it has been sent.
ayerina730 commented on 4/18/16
I love the savings in my email every day.
watsonrobing741 commented on 4/15/16
just took advantage of this sweet deal thank you
kriscut82109 commented on 4/7/16
I look forward to seeing what new offers are avaliable each day. Love the site. Thank you
csmith7370 commented on 4/7/16
This process was so easy that I kept thinking there was something else I needed to do. I just did the offer online and picked the product up with no issues or delay!! Totally hassle free!! Thank you!!
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jypontiac102 commented on 3/29/16
Great deals
brandonhayes294 commented on 3/25/16
Your website worked like a charm, very easy navigation and order processing. My problem is I chose in-store pick up and the store is either poorly managed or severely understaffed. I have gone in there after work the last two days and the customer service line for pick up orders, returns, money transfers etc. is ridiculously long so I have left. I still have not gotten my merchandise and will have to go back a third time.
GRE50 commented on 3/23/16
thanks it's a blessing
dawidrudy631 commented on 3/21/16
Very goot www, bought a lot
lashandamcdowell586 commented on 3/21/16
Brought a different tv then seen on offer.com bit would not have looked if not for offer
shirleya1399 commented on 3/20/16
I enjoy this url
rr7544987 commented on 3/19/16
Good. Satisfied customer most of the time.
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sdspins277745 commented on 3/14/16
What a great deal!!
Ramyakamal commented on 2/22/16
Yes this offer works good, I used it for bath tissues
keidradobbs362 commented on 2/7/16
Easy ordering
OffersChrisR commented on 2/1/16
@wrc1650960 So sorry about that! We work with over 10,000 merchants, advertising thousands of offers and deals everyday. We try to keep up with the merchant's as their prices fluctuate but sometimes they do not report this to us and one slips through the cracks. If you ever have a question about an offer you may always contact us at [email protected] and we would be glad to assist you! Thanks, have a great day!
wrc1650960 commented on 1/30/16
Your website advertised the jacket as 50% off with a final price of $11.00. When I used your website to order the jacket, I was sent to the Walmart site where the jacket was only 40% off with a final price of $13.00. I tried several times but could not get the $11.00 price. I ordered the jacket at the higher price, but would not have done so if it had been a more expensive item.
azntrinna2002938 commented on 1/27/16
I love these deals saving money
julz7076255072 commented on 1/26/16
experience was great. Easy and convenient. Thank you
maeyaert024 commented on 12/4/15
Offers.Com found us a great deal on a 55" TV. From the time we ordered it online & when it came in to the store was just a couple of days, several days less than it originally told us. I would definitely shop thru them again.
mmattingly948 commented on 12/1/15
The Offers.com price for the new TV was the same as Walmart.com but Offers.com did have other good prices on refurbished TV's that was not on the Walmart.com site. I went with the new TV. The overall display for ads on Offers.com was easy to navigate and understand.
bmfm0717490 commented on 11/8/15
Great deals. They do all the work.
lisamom66358 commented on 11/5/15
We got a great deal! Wouldn't have known about it without offers.com!
gerry180 commented on 10/2/15
Good job Offers.com. Keep up the good work
mzqueenie commented on 9/27/15
Quick and precise!
sdally864 commented on 9/1/15
Easy to use
lefty11307 commented on 7/27/15
time to get through could be shortened.
Samantha12345 commented on 5/5/15
Click on anything that says "Get Deal" or "Get Link" and it takes you to the Walmart page @primsue.
primsue commented on 5/5/15
Is offers.com part of Walmart or a virus. Does not work for me and can't get in the website.
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Does the relay control have a ground that goes from arduino to breadboard then to relay control? Just checking.
This is the LAST time I am asking you: what happens if you just switch the relays without solenoids connected to the relays.
Quote from: liudr on Oct 24, 2012, 05:54 amThis is the LAST time I am asking you: what happens if you just switch the relays without solenoids connected to the relays.I would like to give you a definitive answer, but I can't. It took entire day to reproduce this problem once (with the solenoid connected). A few days ago I did disconnect the solenoid, and the problem did not occur for the entire day. However, it does not mean the problem would not occur without the solenoid connected. Until I find a consistent way of producing the problem, there is just no way to be sure.
This may seem like a noob point, but I noticed your PCB doesn't have a ground flood? You should try adding one in to aid in heat-sinking!...apologies if you already know this
Hi dc42 and liudr,Thank you for your advice. Attached is a closeup of the Arduino with labels. It should clear up some confusion regarding the wiring.
Quote from: daytrader152 on Oct 23, 2012, 07:06 pmHi dc42 and liudr,Thank you for your advice. Attached is a closeup of the Arduino with labels. It should clear up some confusion regarding the wiring. You haven't yet implemented the suggestion in my reply #59 because the power and ground wires to the LCD do not follow the same route as the signal wires.Keep the +5v and ground wires to the relay separate from the ones to the LCD as far as possible. You shouldn't need to use the same ground pin for both because you have 3 ground pins on the mega. If the LCD and relay share the +5V connection, keep that shared wire as short as possible.How are you driving the relay: through a transistor?
@nanohex, would you mind clarifying the ground flood for me? I am not too familiar with it. Thanks./
Quote@nanohex, would you mind clarifying the ground flood for me? I am not too familiar with it. Thanks./I couldn't come up with a decent explanation in my own words so this is from Wikipedia:"A ground plane on a printed circuit board (PCB) is a large area or layer of copper foil connected to the circuit's ground point, usually one terminal of the power supply. It serves as the return path for current from many different components.A ground plane is often made as large as possible, covering most of the area of the PCB which is not occupied by circuit traces. In multilayer PCBs, it is often a separate layer covering the entire board. This serves to make circuit design easier, allowing the designer to ground any component without having to run additional traces; component wire needing grounding is routed directly through a hole in the board to the ground plane on another layer. The large area of copper also conducts the large return currents from many components without significant voltage drops, ensuring that the ground connection of all the components are at the same reference potential."Basically any area that's just left empty (copper etched away; no traces) is instead left with its original copper. These are then connected to ground.
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First of all, there is no scientific difference between microevolution, which is apparent throughout science (including our own activities in developing specialized breeds of dogs) and macroevolution other than that macroevolution occurs over very extended periods of time (thousands of years). Creationists began focusing on macroevolution only when forced to accept the overwhelming evidence of evolution over shorter periods of time.
It always amazes me that creationists focus on using pseudoscience in an effort to throw doubt on the existence of evolution while accepting second and third hand accounts of "historic" events as true despite their fantastical nature and the absence of concrete proof. For example, when was the last time you saw a person arise after being dead for three days?
All discussions of original cause lead to infinite circles. On one had, if you accept the notion of the Big Bang, how do you explain the masses that had to be there for it to happen? On the other, if you accept the notion of God the Creator, what created God? When you follow the evidence back as far as you can, you will inevitably be left with new questions. That is simply reality, not evidence, and not proof of anything.
Personally, I think it's all "miraculous" and amazing whether there is a God or not. In fact, I think the question of whether there is a God or not to be the most irrelevant question since it gives us the illusion of an answer without actually explaining anything. If there is in fact a God capable of creating the subtle and miraculous universe in which we live, I simply cannot believe that such an entitiy would be driven by the petty jealous motivations of which he is accused by so many religions, or that he would want us to adopt such a static notion of reality that we would fail to explore all the miracles around us.


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One could say the same for housing values in my area. Houses today cost more here than the same house would have cost 25 years ago. The same is probably true of almost any area except some inner cities that have decayed over time.Real estate values around here have never gone down in the last 25 years.
HOWEVER ... prices here have decreased from what they were 4 years ago when they had reached an all-time high. As a Realtor® I can safely say those prices were inflated beyond their intrinsic value. They have now come down to somewhere near what seems "normal", but may have a little bit more to drop.
My perception of the "intrinsic" value is based on what the wages are for the area I live in. Because of lower prices, our area became a "bedroom community" for people working in NYC & No NJ where wages are higher. Those who are locally employed have been hit hard by the influx of commuters driving up prices. In upper-end price ranges I have seen homes losing 25% of their value of 4 years ago.
Since I purchased my home 20 years ago, it is worth more now than it was when I bought it ... but it is worth less than if I had sold it 4 years ago. It's market value is probably 10% to 15% less than it was 4 years ago.
"Know in your heart that all things are possible. We couldn't conceive of a miracle if none ever happened." -Libby Fudim
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Oil related businesses have to recruit in other areas to find workers, same for medical. Less than 5% unemployment. Been this way since the early 90's.
Folks got a little nervious last year when the administration wasn't issuing drilling permits for the gulf. Now, the drilling permits are flowing out of DC.
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"probably coincidence, but I can honestly say that I am better off now than 4 years ago." I just had bad luck during the Bush administration, and have had good luck during the Obama administration. I don't think it has anything to do with who was or is president, just timing of the way things played out.
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Can absolutely say that I am NOT better off than four years ago, but can't lay the blame directly at Obama's feet. Photography is a bit of a luxury item and when the economy is down, and especially when people have little hope, photography is not the first thing on most people's minds. Gasoline is also just eating me alive.
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I am the same as Murral. Four years a go I worked for a company for 19 years, came into work one day and was laid off. I just had eye surgery so my face was black and blue so I couldn't even go on job interviews. I also worked in a limited field so I completed a lot of job applications and was able to find a job at 50% of what I was making before.I'm happy for you. You are one of the lucky ones. 23.5 million unemployed Americans unfortunately can't say the same...
I worked hard for that. Cut corners, took the train to work,adding hours to my commute so I didn't have to use my car and pay for gas. I got raises and worked hard. I continued to network in my field and last year finally found a job doing what I was trained to do.
So yes there are many people who are better off now than four years ago but many people here don't want to listen to that.This isn't directed towards you but there are a lot of people who are making a ton of money both Reps and Dems.The stock market is a house of cards and soon after the election the crooks on Wall St will be selling to reap their profits from the suckers. There is no way you can have a sound economy and 1% interest rates!
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text: After looking through your portfolio and seeing which of your works I've not previously promoted and/or commented on, I really like this piece, Pato! … and, I'd like to thank you for supporting my work as well. Personally, I think one of the best features of S6 is the opportunity we are given to encourage our talented comrades. Just wanted to let you know how much I really admire both your art and your consistent support and kindness towards fellow artists! Instead of thanking you personally in my work's comment box, thought I'd do it in yours. ;-) I apologize for this comment being a form letter format… It's important to me to say thank you, and there are many people whose wonderful work I wish to promote (in a short period of time) as a tangible way of showing my appreciation.


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There's a few projects that I would like to work on this week. I'd like to get an updated version of SeminarSite out before next month. A lot of people have made certain requests and I'd like to implement all of them and release the product. People can download the CVS version if they wish, I suppose.
Here at the School of Computer Science, we have a neat little system called the 'Depot'. The Depot comprises of various mounted drives on a multitude of servers and architectures. Each directory in the Depot is a symbolic link pointing to compilied binares on an unmounted disk. When a user requests this particular directory, the drive is automounted and the binaries for the specific architecture is retireved. The depot automatically mounts the appropriate software package in acordance to the architecture of the machine. This saves lots of time for the lazy system administrator. We don't have to install non-standard packages of software on every workstation and we can make updates from a single host.
The documentation for the depot system is in a state of disarray. I have been assigned to the task of sorting it out last year, but it has fallen downhill since then. I made a generic information file to be customized and inserted in each directory. A nightly script mounts each directory and retrieves the information and consolidates it into a single file. (I probably should use XML someday.) A couple PHP scripts interprets this data into easily navigatable web pages. I call it "DepotDoc".
Oh well, off to work I go!