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School Safety: Retired Police Officer and Her Daughter Launch AttachaPack: Safety-Focused Kids Backpack
Options include wearable technology, bulletproof backpack, and hundreds of interchangeable zip-on pockets
9-1-1 Magazine.com - January 9, 2014 - The innovation of a retired police officer and 9-1-1 dispatcher, AttachaPack™, launched in 2013, is offering backpacks with interchangeable pockets aimed at creating fun, personalized looks for kids and peace of mind safety options for parents. The pockets zip on and off for hundreds of possible looks.
Cases Of Elderly Dementia To Nearly Triple By 2050
NPR - September 19, 2013
Currently, some 100 million people globally suffer from the potentially fatal disease. That number is expected to increase to 277 million by 2050, as the graying population increases, The World Alzheimer's Report 2013 says.
Bullet-Proof Backpack use GPS to Track Children
Atlanta - Sept 29, 2013 - The recent mass shooting incidents especially at schools have parents on edge, but a mother who is a former officer is doing something to help put their minds at ease. Christina Thomas created a backpack she says can stop a bullet on a bad day and give peace of mind to parents about where their child is at every day. It is called the AttachaPack.
Parents can log into a computer or smartphone and find where their child is at any given moment. The backpack is also equipped with a bullet-proof panel and an emergency alert button.
GTX Corp. + Drone-Mods.com—Where Did It Go? (GPS—Tracking)
They have partnered to provide GPS tracking for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs).
Satnews Daily - September 20th, 2013 - Drone-Mods.com has launched its Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) GPS Locator, an effective and reliable GPS solution for retrieving an aerial vehicle in the event of a fly-away. The Drone-Mods.com UAV Locator is a small, lightweight, self-powered, standalone GPS module that attaches to your aerial vehicle. If the pilot loses site of the vehicle, or experiences a fly-away, they simply call the phone number assigned to the UAV and within a few minutes, the pilot will receive a text message and an email containing a Google Maps link with the GPS (latitude/longitude) coordinates of the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle.
Alzheimer Store talks about solutions for seniors including GPS Shoes for wandering.
Learn more - watch a video
GTX Corp (GTXO) has been at the forefront of wearable technology with its award winning multi patent GPS Smart Shoe
See what Apple CEO is saying about wearable (GPS) technology - "It's an area that's ripe for exploration. It's ripe for us to get excited about. Lots of companies will play in this space,"
Cook is bullish on wearable devices, says Apple is still cool
Apple CEO Tim Cook offered a strong indication on Tuesday that the company has wearable technology products in the pipeline, although he offered little in the way of specifics on that subject and a number of others in a wide-ranging interview at an industry event. "It's an area that's ripe for exploration. It's ripe for us to get excited about. Lots of companies will play in this space," he said, adding that he doubts Google Glass will have mass appeal. Cook maintained that despite inroads from rivals like Samsung Electronics, the company was still capable of producing groundbreaking devices like the iPhone and iPad. Apple "has several more game changers" in the pipeline, he said.
Patrick Bertagna GTX Corp CEO, is Addressing the iMBA Program
Whitman School of Management, Syracuse University
Thursday May 16th at 5:00 PM EST
The Global Marketing Strategy class is taught by Distinguished Professor S. P. Raj and the topics covered will be – how to develop business and marketing strategies, using GTX Corp as a case study.
Brewer Sports International & TR Luxury Presents: The 4th Annual Lifestyle Luxury Suite
Sponsored in part by GTX Corp
10 High-Tech Gadgets To Help Grandma & Grandpa
Forbes.com - GPS Shoes - The latest in medical specialty shoes (beyond orthodics) by Aetrex Worldwide incorporates a GPS device in one of the shoes, alerting a caregiver if the wearer leaves a specified area. (Co-developed by GMU's Andrew Carle.)
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#Wearable GPS Technology
GPS Sneakers The Latest Development In Managing Elopements
NCAL Focus - NCAL.org - March 2012 - Global Positioning Systems (GPS) devices are no longer just for cars and cell phones. They can help caregivers find residents with memory problems who have eloped. Providers can protect people who are at risk for elopement and allow caregivers to keep an eye on residents within a certain geographic area, thanks to a new sneaker equipped with a GPS.
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# Wearable GPS Technology
About GPS Smart Shoe
GPS Smart Shoe is a finalist in the Best Senior Living Awards 2013 in the Most Innovative Products.
With the use of GPS Technology, the GPS Smart Shoe by GTX Corp will send you a text message if the wearer has wandered out of a predetermined area (set by you). You are directed to a website which shows the exact location of the wearer. It is estimated that up to 60 percent of people with Alzheimer's — the most common form of dementia — will become lost at least once.
New Product Easing Worry For Caregivers
KGET.com -17 News - Bakersfield, CA - 11/21/2012 - About 10,000 people suffer from Alzheimer's Disease or dementia in Kern County. Many are being cared for by family members in the home. Wandering can be a very big problem and a fear that keeps some caregivers awake at night.
Almost a year ago an elderly Bakersfield woman, suffering from Alzheimer's Disease, wandered away from her daughter's home, in the middle of the night. Even with family, police and community members helping search, she wasn't found for more than 24 hours.
The shoe with in-built GPS that tracks Alzheimer's patients - and gives their relatives peace of mind
Shoe is fitted with a miniature GPS system that allows the wearer's location to be accurately pinpointed
If they stray outside a set area, relatives can be alerted by text or email
Designed to give wearers more freedom to go about everyday life
Daily Mail Online -
United Kingdom -
October 16, 2012
Shoes with an in-built tracking device to locate Alzheimer's patients have gone on sale in the UK. Designed to give worried relatives and friends piece of mind, the shoes enable the person
with Alzheimer's to be monitored remotely, giving them more freedom.
One of the most common concerns for families of an Alzheimer's sufferer is that the person often becomes lost after getting confused and disoriented. The £250 shoes are fitted with a miniature GPS system - similar to those used in sat-nav systems found in cars - that allows its wearer's location to be accurately pinpointed.
GPS Shoes starting to light up across the US and now in 6 countries
Billions of dollars being spent, Millions of people impacted and one company delivers a solution for $1 per day!
GLX VALUE RICH - Sept. 2012 - Interview with Patrick Bertagna
The latest data from the Alzheimer's Association show that 5.5 million Americans have Alzheimer's disease. By 2030, that number is anticipated to be 8 million — if no medical cure is found — the number of afflicted boomers is expected to grow beyond 20 million by 2050. In addition to the enormous personal and financial impact on the their caregivers, local search and recovery through law enforcement and first responders will be financially impacted as well, due to nearly sixty percent of dementia victims who will wander or get lost at least once
and if not found within a day, up to half will be found dead or seriously harmed.
Wearable Technology
Sept 15 - 2012 - InetnetAdvisors.net Radio - Patrick Bertagna of GTX Corp discusses wearable technology and GPS shoes.
Listen to the radio interview (MP3)
GPS Shoe Featured in Brazilian Magazine
Brazil - July-August, 2012 - At seLecT Magazine in Brazil, the talk about art, contemporary culture, fashion and technology. The magazine is bi-monthly, printed (20.000) and in online version too (www.select.art.br). In the (July/Aug) edition, their main concept was Mobility. And all the reviews and articles will be about Wearable Technology.
Parents of Special Needs Children Worry About Elopement
The Register - July 10, 2012 - I'll never forget the feeling. It was like having the wind knocked right out of me. I looked up and saw the front door open and I just knew: he was gone.
It took less than five minutes to find him – he had wandered into the yard of a neighbor's house - but those five minutes were the longest of my life.
GTX Corp (OTCQB: GTXO) Partner Aetrex Launching New Site for GPS Shoes
GTX's GPS Shoes are a life changing invention that brings peace of mind to millions. With 21 different patents the GPS shoes can be worn by seniors and used by caregivers to track their location in real time. If the senior wanders too far from home, an alert can be sent to the caregiver helping to ensure the safety of the senior and giving peace of mind to the senior's family. This uses GPS tracking technology to help track individuals afflicted with cognitive disorders such as Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia who have a tendency to wander and become lost.
This shoe, manufactured and distributed in partnership with Aetrex Worldwide, Inc., a leading footwear manufacturer, has been widely covered by major newspapers around the world, including The New York Times, and it has been featured in reports on a number of national television shows including The Doctors and Fox News. It has also been nominated as one of the 100 most important inventions of mankind.
The Navistar GPS footwear system has been available under a soft launch program since early this year. Aetrex has just launched a new site and added new styles and colors at www.navistargpsshoe.com and is opening up international sales to Canada.
GPS shoes on Univision
Univision TV in Miami featured the Navistar GPS footwear System on their morning program Despierta America, a top Spanish language morning show comparable to Good Morning America with over 1.8 million viewers.
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Stress may trigger Alzheimer's disease
Stressful lifestyles could be the key trigger for incurable Alzheimer's disease, scientists believe. Even the trauma of bereavement or moving home could bring on dementia. Scientists funded by the Alzheimer's Society are investigating the link and hope their findings could lead to new drug treatments to fight the disease. A study at the University of Kuopio in Finland has found that the long-term effects of stress may be the biggest cause of the disease.
GPS Shoe grabs media's attention at MediCare Taiwan
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Patrick Bertagna Interviewed on
Travel Talk Radio with Sandy Dhuyvetter
Patrick Bertagna, founder and co-inventor of the GTX Smart Shoe, joins Sandy to discuss this new invention and what it means to patients and families.
The Executive Producer and Host of TravelTalkMEDIA is Ms. Sandy Dhuyvetter, one of the world's leading travel industry media specialists. Following a successful career as a pioneer in the internet industry and new media in the San Francisco area, Sandy established TravelTalkMEDIA in 2001 to provide radio and web-based, online information to the U.S. and global travel industry.
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100 Brilliant Companies
Entrepreneur's annual look at the brightest ideas, the hottest industries and the most insightful innovators
Brilliance expresses itself in many ways--from the esoteric tinkerings of a mad genius to the profit-heavy balance sheets that illustrate the work of astute executives. Sometimes brilliance is merely a deceptively simple, why-hasn't-anyone-thought-of-this-before solution to a nagging problem.
The products and services represented by our annual roundup of 100 Brilliant Companies are a little bit of all of these. It should come as no surprise that our list is heavy on digital technology, with apps, development platforms and gadgets related to mobile phones, social networking and health care, as well as some mind-blowing inventions that are just plain cool.
The GPS 'Smart Shoe' That Can Track Alzheimer's Sufferers on Google Maps If They Go Missing
May 21, 2012 - DailyMail.co.uk
By Eddie Wrenn
GPS technology can help Alzheimer's sufferers and their carers, with the release of a shoe that tracks the wearer's position and plots their position on Google Maps. The GPS Smart Shoe embeds a GPS receiver and SIM card to send the shoe's position to a private tracking website - helping to find people if they wander off. With 800,000 sufferers in the UK - which is predicted to expand to one million within the next decade, manufacture Aetrex said they wanted to use technology to enable extra support.
Special Report: Preventing Silver Alerts with GPS sneakers
May 21, 2012 - CBS12 News - West Boca Raton, FL
You've seen the silver alerts on CBS 12 many times. An elderly person wanders off and can't find their way back home. If you have a loved one with Alzheimers disease the numbers show there is a big chance they'll wander off. But there is a new invention that could help you find them faster than police.
Los Angeles Based GTX Corporation Granted Patent to Keep Autistic Children Safe
May 16, 2012 - Los Angeles - by Mandour & Associates, APC
In a partnership with Talk About Curing Autism (TACA), Los Angeles-based GTX Corp. has been granted a utility patent that will focus on GPS tracking location based solutions aimed at aiding families living with autism. TACA is a non-profit organization which provides valuable information and resources to parents whose children have been diagnosed with autism.
Navistar GPS Footwear System
The Alzheimer's Foundation in NYC - May-18-2012
Walking Shoes That Spy on Grandma
May 17, 2012 - Jane Applegate
Andrew Carle delights in what he calls "nana-technology," electronic gizmos designed to improve the quality of life for the elderly and their caregivers. For the past eight years, he's been researching the senior-care industry at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., where he serves as an executive-in-residence to students and faculty in the College of Health and Human Services. He's also been advising companies that include Apple (AAPL) and Nintendo (7974:JP) about their devices.
Patients may be given more freedom to roam, since they can be watched from afar.
A GPS-Enabled Shoe To Track Alzheimer's Patients
FastCoexist.com - There are currently 5.2 million Americans with Alzheimers, but as baby boomers continue to age, that number is expected to balloon, with one out of eight boomers (10 million people) developing the disease. Alzheimers is incurable--though there are plenty of research initiatives trying to change that--but in the meantime, it's possible to leverage today's technology to protect seniors from some of the mind-wasting properties of the disease. One deceptively simple solution: the GPS-enabled shoe.
Pronews 7: New GPS shoes to track alzheimer's patients
Imagine having the security of knowing where a loved one who has Alzheimer's is at all times.
Insight: Two Dimensional GPS Solutions For A Three Dimensional World
By Patrick Bertagna, CEO, Founder + Chairman, GTX Corp.
Sat Magazine - May 2012 - The Global Positioning System—GPS—is a worldwide radio-navigation system that is formed by a constellation of 24 satellites that communicate with their respective ground stations. The Global Positioning System is mainly funded and controlled by the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). The system was initially designed for the U.S. military. However, over the past 10 years, there has been a widespread introduction of innovative ways to introduce the GPS technology into the private sector; in fact, so many that other countries are now deploying their own none-military use GPS systems in order to fill the increasing global demand for location information on people and products.
Next Generation LBS: It's More Than Getting From Point A to Point B
What do Alzheimer's patients, dogs, your mischievous child, and letting someone know that you are running late have in common? On March 27, the CommNexus LBS SIG presents the latest consumer focused LBS technologies from GTX, Tagg (from Snaptracs, A Qualcomm company), TCS and Glympse.
The GPS Shoe for Wanderers
The term "track," as it pertains to shoes, is no longer only associated with a "track and field" competition. The new trend in the shoe market is shoes that use a global positioning system (GPS) located in the heel of the shoe to actually track the location of a person. Originally developed for serious runners and misplaced children, these GPS shoes have found a promising market with seniors who have Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia.
NJ company offers GPS-enabled shoes for those with Alzheimer's
April 05, 2012 - TEANECK – A Teaneck-based shoe company has a solution to keep track of loved ones with Alzheimer's.Aetrex has released a GPS-enabled shoe that allows family members to monitor the location of the person wearing the shoe. The company says caregivers can also receive mobile alerts if the person leaves a specified area.
# Wearable GPS Technology
GPS Shoe Now Featured in 100 Most Important Inventions of Mankind Exhibit
March 9, 2012 - The GPS Shoe has joined the permanent collection of the National Museum of Science and Technology in Stockholm, Sweden being featured in an exhibition highlighting the 100 most important inventions in the history of mankind.
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GPS Sneakers The Latest Development In Managing Elopements (wandering)
National Center for Assisted Living
(FOCUS Magazine) - March 2012
Global Positioning Systems (GPS) devices are no longer just for cars and cell phones. They can help caregivers find residents with memory problems who have eloped. Providers can protect people who are at risk for elopement and allow caregivers to keep an eye on residents within a certain geographic area, thanks to a new sneaker equipped with a GPS.
"The biggest benefit of the sneakers is that residents view the sneakers as a shoe and not a device that is monitoring them."
- Andrew Carle
Step Into the Global Positioning Shoe
Technology developed to track missing children now helps the families of those wiith Alzheimer's disease.
A tiny microchip is offering peace of mind to the families of a loved one with Alzheimer's. The special chip-equipped shoe tracks someone who wanders and sends out an alert when the person goes beyond a pre-assigned area near the home.
AARP's "Inside E Street", aired on 200 PBS stations across the U.S.
Personal Location Devices and Applications Market
GPS Tracking for Family, Lone Worker, Elderly/Health, Pets, and Others
Despite the fact that the personal location devices and applications market has been around for a number of years, it is still in the very early stages of development. The potential is huge, with a large available market, a clear benefit in the technology, and the potential of legislation as a major driver. The market has made progress, with many of the barriers around cellular M2M connectivity having come down, yet it remains hampered by fragmentation, high prices, and a lack of awareness. There is a consensus within the industry that the market is large enough to support hardware and smartphone applications. Many are now looking at ways to combine both. T raditional hardware vendors like GTX Corp and Connexion2 have launched their own applications, while application developers like Life360 are looking to use their huge installed base as a way to drive additional revenue through hardware.
Teaneck company's GPS shoe helps track Alzheimer's patients
NorthJersey.com - Joan Verdon - January 27, 2012 - A Teaneck shoe maker has joined with a California technology company to create a shoe that uses GPS technology that records where a wearer walks – and can send alerts to caregivers if someone suffering from Alzheimer's disease or dementia wanders away and gets lost.
A family in Virginia has been using the shoes for the past month, as part of a trial set up by an elder-care expert, to keep track of an 83-year-old husband and father who scared his wife recently when he wandered away while she was grocery shopping. The man's son now gets alerts on his cellphone showing his father's location. "So if I lose him, I can call my son and he tells me where he is," the man's wife said.
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Technology Nana Will Love
The Star Tribune - January 31, 2012 - There are some tech tools that are actually useful for older adults -- and might even save lives.
If someone you know is suffering from dementia, the chances that they will wander off and get lost at some point are high -- up to 60 percent in the case of Alzheimer's, the most common form of dementia. And up to half of those who are not found within 24 hours may die, from dehydration, exposure or injury.
You might not be able to stop Mom or Dad from wandering, but thanks to technology, you can make sure they will never get lost.
Missing East Bay Man With Alzheimer's Found In NYC
CBS San Francisco .com (CBS / AP) - January 19, 2012 - Newark, CA police say an 81-year-old man who was missing for a week has been found 3,000 miles away.
Cmdr. Robert Douglas said Jude Hunter of Newark suffers from Alzheimer's disease and was reported missing after he didn't return to his residential care home on Jan. 10. He had missed a ride home from a doctor's appointment in East Oakland.
GPS Devices in Shoes a Growing Solution to Wandering Alzheimer's Patients
GTX sets goal on worldwide network, ships more miniature GPS devices to Aetrex Shoes
SeniorJournal.com - Jan. 18, 2012 – Caregivers are increasingly turning to miniature 2-way GPS embedded in shoes to monitor the location of senior citizens afflicted with Alzheimer's disease or dementia, according to GTX Corp. The company announced the second delivery of 1,500 GPS devices to footwear-maker Aetrex Worldwide.
Tracking Shoes
Technology Review - January 2012 - Alzheimer's patients can sometimes wander away and become disoriented. For patients at risk of getting lost, these shoes have a built-in GPS receiver and a data transmitter in the sole, allowing the wearer's location to be tracked. The shoes are charged via a USB connection in the heel.
# Wearable GPS Technology
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By Eric Boehm | PA Independent
HARRISBURG – The battle over voter ID in the Keystone State has reached its boiling point.
Several hundred angry protesters gathered at the state capitol Tuesday, a day before the first Commonwealth Court hearing on the legitimacy of the voter ID law and one day after it was revealed that the federal Department of Justice is also reviewing the Pennsylvania law.
The controversial law is part of a national effort spearheaded by Republican governors and GOP-controlled state legislatures. Supporters say the effort will strike a blow against voter fraud by ensuring that only legitimate votes are cast.
In Pennsylvania and elsewhere, opponents say the law has a more sinister purpose: to disenfranchise groups that traditionally support Democrats, including minorities, the poor and the elderly.
"When you eliminate the opportunity of Americans to cast that vote, you're eliminating the opportunity to hold our politicians accountable, to keep them on the right road to implementing policies that are important in our communities," said Hilary O. Shelton, senior vice president for advocacy of the NAACP, which helped organize Tuesday's event.
More than 30 people spoke in opposition to the law during a rally that lasted more than two hours in 90 degree heat on the steps of state capitol. While the list of speakers included local officials, state lawmakers, union leaders and heads of community groups, none said they were among the thousands of Pennsylvanians they said could be disenfranchised by the law.
Aichele defended the law and the speed with which it has been implemented. She said the Department of State was making "every effort" to inform residents about how to obtain an ID for voting purposes.
But before Election Day, the voter ID law is going to get a hard look from both the state and federal government.
As first reported Monday by Talking Points Memo, the federal Department of Justice is launching an investigation into whether the new law disenfranchises minority voters. In a letter to Aichele on Monday, assistant U.S. Attorney General Thomas Perez requested information including the state's complete voter rolls, database of driver's license holders and information on how the state is working to ensure all voters have acceptable forms of identification by November.
Aichele said the department would comply with the request for information and would provide it to the federal government within 30 days.
That number does not match statements from Gov. Tom Corbett's office during the debate over the bill. Then, Corbett claimed only 1 percent of Pennsylvanians did not have the necessary identification. That discrepancy apparently prompted the federal review.
Other forms of identification will also be accepted on Election Day, including passports, military IDs, and some student IDs. The department of transportation will also issue identification cards free of charge to anyone who needs one for voting purposes between now and the election.
Aichele said Tuesday it is not possible to quantify how many of the voters that lack a state ID might have another acceptable form of identification.
Since some of those 750,000 individuals who lack a state-issued ID may have another form of ID that is acceptable under the law, the department believes somewhere between 100,000 and 750,000 cards will need to be issued before the election.
Tuesday, state Sen. Daylin Leach, D-Montgomery, said the figure could be as high as 1.2 million.
The state has set aside $1 million to cover the cost of those new IDs, which Aichele said would cover the cost of about 85,000 new cards.
On Wednesday, Pennsylvania's Commonwealth Court will hear a case brought by the ACLU that seeks to strike down the voter ID law on the grounds that it disenfranchises voters and creates an undue burden on voters.
The law will lead to elections that "are no longer free and equal," the suit argues.
In a response to that lawsuit, the Pennsylvania attorney general's office argues that the law is a "valid exercise" of the state's power to regulate elections and does not violate the principle of "free and clear" elections.
State Sen. Vincent Hughes, D-Philadelphia, said Tuesday that the court should at least delay the start of the law until after the presidential election.
"This is a process that is clearly not ready for implementation this election year," he said. "There are far too many kinks in the process for it to be implemented."
Aichele said she was confident the law would be upheld.
Observers agree that the result of the Commonwealth Court case is unlikely to end the controversy — the losing side is likely to appeal to the state Supreme Court and the federal investigation could end up with the law facing a challenge in federal court as well.
At the state Supreme Court, a potentially tricky situation exists. With Justice Joan Orie Melvin gone — suspended earlier this year following corruption charges related to the conviction of her sister, former state Sen. Jane Orie, R-Allegheny — With Orie Melvin suspended, the court is divided between three Republicans and three Democrats. That could lead to a split decision on the issue.
Terry Madonna, a professor of political science at Franklin and Marshall College, said the Commonwealth Court ruling would stand in the event of a 3-3 tie on appeal in the Supreme Court.
Melissa Daniels and Jared Sichel contributed to this report.

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Project by steve revland | posted 377 days ago | 1004 views | 3 times favorited | 8 comments |
Really enjoyed this one. I live on the Red River in Fargo ND, and will be introducing a number of symbolic pieces showing it's significance. It has a history of flooding lately….so we are building a 2 billion dollar diversion.
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Steve, -- Paul, Tennessee, http://www.tsunamiguitars.com |
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Steve,, Welcome to Lumber Jocks, you will like it here. I admire anything made with the "live edge". Your 3 projects are no exception they are all great. Have you tried Root River Hardwoods Albert Lea, & Preston MN?? check them out I think they can make whatever you want. Also keep posting, but more pictures please :)........................Jack, in southern MN -- Jack R. Ellis |
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Nice piece, you show off that walnut very well. -- Grumpy old guy, and lookin' good Doin' it. |
#4 posted 376 days ago |
Beautiful table—I love live edge! Looks like it's in a museum or art gallery; if so, congratulations! -- Dean |
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Great work Steve. Beautiful piece. -- Mother Nature created it, I just assemble it. - It's not ability that we often lack, but the patience to use our ability |
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Wonderful stuff Steve, feel free to post more pictures, we really like them! I hope you got the message I sent you Tell me about that river, I spent my fair share of sand bagging there in '09! -- Grant - S/N Dakota |
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Thanks Grant…....I did get your email. I've been in contact with Erwin for some time now. Just not enough stock with high enough figure. I appreciate it though. -- steve in fargo.....www.steverevland.com |
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Really cool, nice work -- Don, Royersford, PA |
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Lake Cathie near Port Macquarie
2 bedroom Holiday Flat, close to Lake Beach Shops
Accommodates 5: bedroom 1 has a queen size bed, bedroom 2 has 2 Singles + a fold up bed.
Flat is self contained , stove with oven, full size 2 door fridge, TV DVD, Your Flat is just 100m to reserve and beach a short walk to the Lake and bowling club
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UKlaw82 said...
I still cannot fathom someone actually saying "don't recruit the TOP guys because they will be gone after a year." Darius was a great bench guy for us, but he played FOUR years. How many guys out there are going to sit and wait that much time to get to play? That is a tough sale even for CAL. He's won it once, I believe he will do it again with the same recruiting format.
sleepydog said...
Number 1 I dont think you need to apologize for questioning coach Cal if you meant to do that b/c he isnt perfect like so many hardcore fans believe. Number 2 you may very well see an all freshmen team win the whole thing next year here at UK. We certainly have all the freshman talent we need to do it but Cal may not be finished yet with Gordon,Randle and Wiggins left on the board and if 1 or more of those players sign on board then it becomes very likely that UK will be the NC with an all freshman lineup and even 1 or 2 freshmen being the 1st players off the bench to play. I believe the odds will be quite good that KY will in fact win the whole thing w/o a"grizzled" veteran to lead the way.
sleepydog said...
The problem you have described is what has been wrong all season so far. With the exception of a couple of players the rest seem to be on cruise control. I havent given up on these guys but the answer as to what can be done to rectify the situation is beyond me and may be beyond Cal himself. I hope he has the fix in his hip pocket but it just doesnt seem that he does. Wiltjer cant guard anyone and simply isnt consistant in his shooting of the treys. Goodwin seems to not understand what it means to pass the ball to a teammate when he drives the ball to the hoop and cant get through instead he either turns it over or charges or takes a terrible shot. Poythress well I simply have no idea what the solution to his problems are. This brings us to the only 2 players that seem to have a handle on how to play major college ball and they are Noel and Harrow. If I were the coach I would start Harrow and Noel and choose the other 3 from the end of the bench and play those 5 no matter what happens and maybe the other former starters would get the hint that they need to make a attitude adjustment or they will sit the bench the rest of the season.
wildcatdon said...
No,Cal has not lost this team...This team is very limited because we have very few good players..There is basically no depth to speak of. Wiltjer is so limited athletically,it is not even funny..We have no depth at the forward position. No depth at point guard..Polson is not the answer there either..If Cal could have landed Harrell,and Oriaki and a wing forward who could score like Shabazz or whomever,we might not be having this discussion..By having no depth there is no one to push these guys in practice..And when you play 35-38 minutes per game you get tired,and your play falls off toward the end of the game...
Cal needs to change the offense some and use more picks to free Wiltjer and Mays up. Our guys need to learn how to run their man into a pick when it is set. I cannot believe Cal has not corrected that yet..Overall we need depth and juniors and seniors on this team..A&M had big strong muscular looking guys and our guys are freshmen. It truly makes a difference..I hate the one and done rule..
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mr289 said...
Lots of players who are not one and done type players will come and play like Darius Miller, but you gotta find the right guys. Who is to say they won't play till year four, if that is what your saying. I am talking about guys who can give you a good 10-15 minutes a game, rest your stars, and who will be here for four years as guides to the top talent freshman that you do recruit. If you look back at UK history, even basketball history in general, most if not all NCAA titles are won by teams who have the veteran players who know how to battle; and you don't get those veterans by reloading and playing nothing but one and done stars. The biggest reason that Cal has been so successful thus far is he recruited great players, AND had players like the ones mentioned above left from former teams. If it had not been for Miller, Lamb, and Jones stepping up when things got tight last year we would have lost a lot more games, and very, very easily could have lost the title (if we even got there) when Kansas made their big run. This year he has run out of those veterans and he is paying for it. Go ahead and recruit some top talent, that's great, but for crying out loud get some guys who stick around.
dvillepro1 said...
Well Archie has not seen a shot that he did not love. That is his prob. No team in I. But yet he can create his own shot and that is great and all. UK just does not have not even close to the talent as last yr. UK had 3 NBA draft picks that came back to help that team. This yrs team has no players past 6 or 7 that can help.
Noel is the only player that shows any kind of talent to help UK. The PG is a big step backwards this yr and that kills UK. We have no small forward. And UK as a team is just plain bad on Offense.
This team may not even make the NCAA dance if it does not get to 20 wins.
Just my point of view so dont knock me down to hard lol.
UKlaw82 said...
Again when you can start naming those guys who will sit the bench but still be good enough to play 10 to 15 minutes for a team like we recruited for next year, I will believe when you produce, but until then you are dreaming because I don't think they make a full bench of guys like that.
UKlaw82 said...
Again when you can start naming those guys who will sit the bench but still be good enough to play 10 to 15 minutes for a team like we recruited for next year, I will believe when you produce, but until then you are dreaming because I don't think they make a full bench of guys like that.
UKlaw82 said...
Again when you can start naming those guys who will sit the bench but still be good enough to play 10 to 15 minutes for a team like we recruited for next year, I will believe when you produce, but until then you are dreaming because I don't think they make a full bench of guys like that.
mr289 said...
here is a great example of players with huge talent who were willing to come of the bench for a couple seasons or more.
The Untouchables: The 1996 team was arguably the most talented team in UK basketball history, and quite possibly in NCAA history, with nine players who would eventually play in the NBA: Derek Anderson Tony Delk Walter McCarty Ron Mercer Nazr Mohammed Mark Pope Jeff Sheppard Wayne Turner Antoine Walker This team became the first SEC team in 40 years to go through SEC regular season undefeated. Kentucky would repeat this feat in 2003 and 2012. After losing in the SEC Tournament final against Mississippi State, Kentucky would make a dominating run to the Final Four. They avenged an early-season loss to UMass in the NCAA National Semifinals, and then defeated Syracuse in the NCAA Championship game. Many of the players on this great Kentucky team returned the following season.
UKlaw82 said...
You can't use the era of four year players with this one and done system, come on man. Its ain't even close when it comes to recruiting. Right now if we end up with 7 or 8 freshmen for next year who are the top players in the nation, you won't be able to buy players to sit on the bench and only watch the game. Now if they are like the walkons that we have now, yes but you said players that would play 10 to 15 minutes a game, ain't happening dude. Anybody with the talent to play 10 to 15 minutes will not be a 3 or4 start, he will probably be a 5 star and again he ain't coming. Plus to be lucky enough to be a 2 star that has potential to be better by his junior or senior year and be on this team would really be unusual. Willis will be as close of a player that you are thinking of and I would be shocked to see two more come but hey if they are Kentucky boys they might.
Wildmoon said...
Poythress played a lot better today. I am not sure i get the whole he doesn't seem to care part. He showed progress. He had 12 points and 6 rebounds in 20 minutes.
People shouldn't mix his max potential and college performance. Obviously if he reach the maximum potential he can get 20 and 10. But that's with 30+ minutes of play and his game more polished.
WCS is raw, and just started going b-ball full force. He has shown TREMENDOUS improvement over earlier year. He struggled today because he was guarding Turner at some point and he got multiple fouls. At which point, his defense became soft. That was one of his first time dealing with foul trouble. Again, he has shown great progress.
Goodwin is the one i can't defend too well. He seems to have his mind made up the second he gets the ball. I think he wants to play too much HERO ball. His defense is very much like what cal said "taking risks." He is still very much HS style, which is high risk and high reward.
Noel has improve SO much it's insane.
Mays is a 5th year senior, don't expect him to change...he is pretty close to his limits.
Some of you need to calm down. We all so how RAW this team was at the beginning of the year. Even ryan is still growing. He has to learn to get other players more involved. He is one of the best right now in terms of offensive game, even comparing to previous PG's we had. However, his ball movement isn't anywhere JohN Wall's level.
As long as each players take 1 step at a time and improve, it will be amazing team by end.
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mr289 said...
Don't start ripping me because I asked a legit question. I am not giving up on them but they seem to have gone into survival mode or something. It seems that no matter what approach Cal uses they just do not respond. Goodwin and Poythress act like they could care less, we all knew that Wiltjers defense was being hidden last year and now it shows, WCS can't seem to figure out what exactly he needs to be doing, and Mays is just like I thought he would be which is just an average player. A lot of the problem seems to be leaning more toward an attitude problem from some of them, and that is something I can't stand from a ball player. More or less I would just like to get others opinions on the situation.
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NACat5463578 said...
I'm frankly beginning to wonder myself-when Cal himself says "they listen but I don't believe they hear" would seem to be the textbook definition of a bunch he's simply not connecting with...for whatever reason. No, I don't believe it's necessarily bad attitudes or lack of effort-but as I've maintained in earlier posts, several of these players seem to be lacking in instincts and basketball IQ-
mr289 said...
my point is you can still pick up your one and done guys just not an entire bench of them. It does not hurt to let one or two go elsewhere and fill those spots with other talented players. This does not HAVE to be a totally one and done system where you never have any upperclassmen. I truly believe that type of system will not work. Cal is a good enough recruiter to get the one and done guys he wants then let some of the others go to pick up what will be your upperclassmen. I personally would rather have a team that only had two - four one and done stars mixed in with some other talented players who will not necessarily be ready for the NBA for two or three years. Say what you will but if all we ever have is freshmen, without even just a couple of good upperclassmen, then we will not be winning very many National Titles. As I said earlier the FAB FIVE were not able to win it in two tries, and that is the greatest single group of freshman to hit the college basketball world up till possibly next year. I just do not believe all freshman teams are what you really want to see with our program, because seriously how many times to you get a group even remotely close to the FAB FIVE that might have what it takes to win it all (and that is a big might!)?
NACat5463578 said...
I'm frankly beginning to wonder myself-when Cal himself says "they listen but I don't believe they hear" would seem to be the textbook definition of a bunch he's simply not connecting with...for whatever reason. No, I don't believe it's necessarily bad attitudes or lack of effort-but as I've maintained in earlier posts, several of these players seem to be lacking in instincts and basketball IQ-
Wildmoon said...
1. How do you define one-and-done? Bledsoe, Orton, Lamb, and WCS were DEFINITELY not considered one and done when they were recruited. Hell, WCS just most recently recruited, many people said give him time he will need at least 2 YEARS. What happened? Did coach cal lose this team, and now he is one-and-done? Makes no sense.
2. Who has failed in our run for National Title? Wall and Cousin played great against WV. It's was our EXPERIENCED players that didn't show up. Same thing for next season. T jones were our BEST player that night when we lost to Uconn. Miller, Harrellson, Liggins, all didn't show up. Look at this year. What happened to Wiltjer? Couldn't we have won some games if Harrow was okay since the beginning? Our loss yesterday, NN was our best player. Again, our Freshmen was the best.
3. Fab FIVE as a example is one of the worst example you can give. That's era when there was no one-and-done. You are talking about Teams with top NBA talent staying 4 years. Of course Fab Five wouldn't have won in freshmen and sophomore. What's funny, however, is that they still made it to Championship game. If you put fab five in this generation, yes they would have won the NT.
Responding to the NACat It's matter of making defense change their strategies. For example, Goodwin statistically playing very good. If you compare him to Lamb, i am pretty confident that statistically there isn't that much difference. However, with Lamb you have major risk of him going off with 3 point shots. Which means defense has to really put pressure on him. In Goodwin's case, you would have major separation and opponent would pack inside.
If Noel/WCS can shot respectably from FT range, then all the centers/pF would at least have to step out additional 2-3 steps. That gives you more spacing for players like Poythress, Goodwin, and Harrow for better driving lane. See Kevin Garnett is a great example of this. He never shoots 3, but boy he has the nastiest 18ft...people have to step out. Which results in Rondo's easy lay up.
My point is, statistically no difference. However, you can control defense and have much better spacing. Which then can utilize your mismatches much better.
wildcatknh said...
Wow ... I'm kind of amazed at some of the opinions and comments on here with everyone trying to have things both ways. Well, we can't have it both ways.
Five years ago, everyone's pulling their hair out because we aren't getting the top talent in the nation. The two previous coaches over the last 5-10 years or so weren't getting it done recruiting, UK wasn't anywhere near where it belonged, we missed the tourney for the first time in almost 20 years and no one was happy. All everyone screamed was 'Why can't we get top talent here?'
Well, times have changed. We are getting top talent. We have an Elite 8, 2 Final Fours and a National Championship in three years. Recruiting is off the chain like never before at any school. Cal is 2 wins short of the most wins over a three-year period in the HISTORY OF COLLEGE BASKETBALL (second only to UK '96-'98 that went to three straight NC games). We tied the all-time record for the most wins in a season by any team.
And now suddenly we don't want all the top talent? We don't want the one-and-dones? We don't want the best players? So ... we want to go back to the years of accepting a 2nd-round tourney exit as okay and praising a Sweet 16 run with a close loss in a regional final?
Yes, things haven't been as we'd like this year so far. It's only half-way through the season. We've seen the way Cal's teams work right in front of our eyes for 3+ years now. We know they take a while to 'get it' and come together as a team when they start out this young. The '10-'11 Final Four team started the SEC schedule 5-5 and didn't 'get it' until late February. This team's taking a while too. Maybe it's a year when they just don't come together.
We can't have it both ways. We can't complain about not having top talent when we don't have it and then complaining about too much of it when we do. We can't scrap the system, the coaches and the players in the middle of a season just because we have a couple more losses than we'd like.
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1 fennel bulb, trimmed, reserving fronds for garnish, cut lengthwise into 1″ wedges
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1 red pepper, cut into 1½" dice
1 yellow pepper, cut into 1½" dice
1 zucchini, cut into 1″ diagonals
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½ pint small cherry or pear tomatoes
1/3 cup olive oil
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Add the mushrooms, broccoli, asparagus and tomatoes to the cooked vegetables. Combine well and bake for another 25 minutes – stirring after 15 minutes of baking. Remove from the oven when nicely browned.
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Drummer Buddy Rich was known for his prodigious talent and fiery temper. His career saw him work with stars like Artie Shaw, Tommy Dorsey and Frank Sinatra.
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Born September 30, 1917, in Brooklyn, New York, legendary drummer Buddy Rich began his entertainment career as a child star in vaudeville. Rich went on to play with bandleaders Tommy Dorsey and Artie Shaw, and eventually led his own band. Rich continued drumming until shortly before his death in Los Angeles, on April 2, 1987, at age 69.
"Karate teaches you that temper doesn't prove anything."
"There used to be an old joke, 'How many men in your band?' 'I have 16 musicians and a drummer.' Which is a really dumb joke, because you can get the best band in the world, and if you put a bad drummer behind it you have one drummer and 16 bad musicians."
Early Life
Buddy Rich was born Bernard Rich in Brooklyn, New York, on September 30, 1917 (some sources say June 30 of the same year). Rich showed enough early talent as a drummer and performer that he followed his parents onto the vaudeville stage when he was only 18 months old. He soon became known as "Baby Traps, the Drum Wonder." Rich performed throughout his childhood, appearing on Broadway when he was 4 and touring Australia at age 6. At one point, he was the second highest-paid child star in the world (after Jackie Coogan), earning about $1,000 a week.
Musical Success
Although Rich could also sing and dance, drumming was his most impressive talent, especially considering that he was self-taught. This ability helped him make the transition from being a child star to playing in big bands.
In 1937, Rich signed with Joe Marsala. Soon after that, Rich joined legendary bandleader Artie Shaw, and then Tommy Dorsey. Rich enlisted in the Marines during World War II, but was soon playing drums again after the war ended. By 1954, Rich was earning $1,500 a week with the Harry James Orchestra, making him the highest-paid sideman in the world.
Frank Sinatra provided financial backing for Rich's own band in 1946; unfortunately, the band didn't make enough money to last. However, the band Rich formed in 1966 met with greater success. That group stayed together until 1974, and reunited for tours that continued, on and off, until Rich's death.
Even as he grew older, the speed and skill of Rich's drumming was astounding. His later performances often included a medley of songs from West Side Story. This 10-minute solo showcased the intense, virtuoso drumming that was emblematic of Rich's talent.
Personal Life
Personal considerations usually took second place to Rich's music. Although he suffered a heart attack in 1959, Rich was soon performing again. Rich also kept drumming after he was charged with income tax evasion, and subsequently declared bankruptcy, in 1968.
Rich could have a short temper. Though they were friends, he clashed with Sinatra while they were working together in Dorsey's band. Most famously, Rich unleashed fiery tirades on members of his own band. Some of these obscenity-filled rants were recorded on tape and became public. Many fellow musicians and friends felt the explosive outbursts—though going about it in the wrong way—were meant to motivate younger band members to reach the same levels of performance that came so easily to Rich.
Death and Legacy
Rich had another heart attack in 1983, which required bypass surgery. As always, he resumed drumming soon afterward. However, in 1987, a tumor was discovered in Rich's brain.
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The work of all students on the Berkeley campus is reported in terms of the following grades: A (excellent), B (good), C (fair), D (barely passing), F (failure), P (passed at a minimum level of C-), NP (not passed), S (satisfactory, passed at a minimum level of B-), U (unsatisfactory), I (work incomplete due to circumstances beyond the student's control, but of passing quality), IP (work in progress; final grade to be assigned upon completion of entire course sequence). The grades A, B, C, and D may be modified by plus (+) or minus (-) suffixes. A course in which the grade A, B, C, D, or P (undergraduate students only) is received is counted toward degree requirements. A course receiving the grade S (graduate students only) is similarly counted unless otherwise specified in the course description. A course in which the grade F, NP, or U is received is not counted toward degree requirements. A course in which the grade of I or IP is received is not counted toward degree requirements until the I or IP is replaced by grade A, B, C, D, P, or S. Grade Points Grade points per unit are assigned as follows: A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1, and F=none. When attached to the grades A, B, C, or D, plus (+) grades carry three-tenths of a grade point more per unit, and minus (-) grades three-tenths of a grade point less per unit than unsuffixed grades, except for A+, which carries 4.0 grade points per unit as does the A. Grade Point Average (GPA) Your GPA is computed on courses undertaken in the University
of California. Effective fall 2005, XB courses undertaken at UC Berkeley Extension count toward your GPA. Grades A, B, C, D, and F are used in determining your GPA; grades IP, P, S, NP, and U carry no grade points and are excluded
from all grade-point computations. Grade I, if assigned before fall
1973, is included and is computed as an F; an I grade assigned fall
1973 and later is excluded from computations. For additional information,
see Repetition of Courses.
Special Provisions—Graduate Students Only courses graded A, B, C (with or without plus or minus signs), or S are accepted in satisfaction of degree requirements. Courses graded below C- do not yield unit credit toward a higher degree, regardless of your overall GPA. Graduate students must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 in all upper division and graduate coursework undertaken in graduate standing in the University of California or its exchange programs. Note: Departments, schools, and groups may have a higher performance standard than the minimum B average (3.00 GPA) required by the Graduate Division. You must also work full time at your academic or professional program unless a program with fewer units is approved under special circumstances by your graduate adviser. In addition, you must successfully complete all coursework required by your department, school, or group program, be advanced to candidacy, pass the required examinations, and fulfill other requirements specified for the program. For a course extending over more than one semester in which evaluation of your performance is deferred until the end of the final semester, provisional grades of in progress (IP) may be assigned in the intervening semesters. The provisional grades are replaced by the final grade if you complete the full sequence. If you do not complete the full sequence, the Berkeley Division of the Academic Senate is authorized to regulate the award of credit. With the consent of the department involved, graduate students may
enroll in courses in the 600-series. These courses are evaluated by
means of the grades satisfactory and unsatisfactory (S
and U). They prepare you for appropriate master's or doctoral
examinations and do not count toward academic residence or the unit
requirements for a higher degree. You may earn 1-8 units of 601 or 602
per semester or 1-4 units per summer session and accumulate a maximum
of 16 units in 601 and 602, respectively, toward examination preparation.
No credit is allowed for work graded unsatisfactory.
Passed/Not Passed and
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory Grades
If you are an undergraduate in good academic standing (2.0 GPA or better, or in good academic standing under the academic probation
regulations of your college or school), you may elect to take letter-graded
courses on a passed/not passed basis, and if you are a graduate student
in good academic standing, you may elect to take letter-graded courses
on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis with the consent of your department,
school, or group. Credit for courses taken on these bases is limited
to one-third of the total units that you have taken and passed on the
Berkeley campus at the time your degree is awarded. Included in this
one-third are any units completed in an Education Abroad program, or
on another University of California campus in an intercampus exchange
program, or in a joint doctoral program. For graduate degree programs,
grades of satisfactory assigned in courses
of the 300, 400, or 600 series are excluded from this computation. If
you enroll in a course offered only on a passed/not passed or satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis, you will be graded P/NP if an undergraduate and S/U if a graduate.
A course that is required in or prerequisite to your major may be taken
on a P/NP or S/U basis only upon approval of the faculty of your school
or college.
If you are a special or limited-status student, you may take courses
on a P/NP basis at the discretion of the dean of your college or school.
You may not repeat on a P/NP basis a course that you have previously
taken on a letter-graded basis.
The option of being graded P/NP or S/U in a course may be cancelled
if you are found to be ineligible for the option. If the course is offered
on a P/NP or S/U basis only, it may be deleted from your study list
at the option of your dean or the Office of the Registrar.
If you want honors at graduation, you should consult your college,
school, or division for additional restrictions.
Your level of performance must correspond to a minimum letter grade
of C- if you are to receive a passed grade, and to a B- if you are to
receive a satisfactory grade.
These rules may be further limited by the faculties of the various
schools and colleges and by the Graduate Council.
The grade I may be assigned if your work in a course has been of passing
quality but is incomplete for reasons beyond your control. Prior arrangements
must be made with the instructor because in assigning the I grade the
instructor is required to specify the reasons to the department chair.
For graduate students, the I grade will remain on the record until
the required work is completed. Graduate students must finish the course
requirements as soon as possible. To remove an I grade from your record,
you must file the appropriate petition and fees with the Office of the
Registrar, 120 Sproul Hall. Although I grades are not counted in computing the GPA,
it is important to remove them quickly. In order to hold an academic
appointment, graduate students may not have more than two I grades on
their academic records. You should seek the advice of the Graduate Division if you have further questions concerning I grades.
For undergraduate students, an I grade received in the fall semester
must be replaced by the first day of instruction in the following fall
An I grade received in the spring semester or summer session must be
replaced by the first day of instruction in the following spring semester.
When you complete the required work or deferred examination, grade points will be assigned if you receive a grade of A, B, C, or D. If you repeat the course, grade points will then be assigned to the earned grade if the dean has given prior written approval to repeat it. If you repeat the course without the approval of the dean, the I grade will be converted to an F and the repeated course will be treated the same as any other course in which you receive an F. The dean of your college or school may extend the deadline for undergraduate completion of an I grade. For undergraduates, except as noted below, any I grade which has not been replaced within the above deadlines will, at the end of that time, be converted to grade F (or NP if taken passed/not passed). After that time, but not retroactively, the grade is counted in computing your GPA. Exceptions: Within the above deadlines for completing
an I grade, undergraduate students may notify the dean that they have
not attempted completion and will not complete the work required for
removal of the I grade, and may request that the grade not be replaced
by an F (or NP). This procedure is limited to a maximum of two courses.
Once the decision has been made, it is irrevocable; the course cannot
afterward be completed by any means, including repetition of that course
or any equivalent course.
If a degree is conferred before the end of the above deadlines following
the assignment of an I grade, the grade will not be converted to an
F (or NP). However, you still have the option of removing the I grade
within the above deadlines.
If you are an undergraduate student with 12 or more units of I on your
record, you may not register without the permission of the dean.
All students who receive an I grade must file a Petition for Grade
and Grade Points in an Incomplete Course, available online
and at the Office of the Registrar, 120 Sproul Hall. You should file
the petition with the department in which you received the I grade as
soon as you and the instructor have established the date you completed
the course. The filing fee is $5, payable at the Registrar's Office.
You should make arrangements to complete the course at least 30 days before
the deadline. The final grade cannot be recorded until you have filed
the petition with the department and paid the fee.
Note: The I grade is not physically replaced or removed
from the academic record. Completion of the work is reflected as a subsequent
line entry on the record, and the units and grade points thus earned
will be included in the grade-point computations at the close of the
next session.
Grade IP (In Progress)
If you take a course extending over more than one term and evaluation
of your performance is deferred until the end of the final term, provisional
grades of IP (In Progress) are assigned in the intervening term(s).
The provisional grades are replaced by one final grade if you complete
the full sequence. The grade IP is not included in the GPA.
Effective with an IP assigned fall 1973 or later, if the full sequence
is not completed as scheduled, the IP will be replaced by a grade of I
(Incomplete). Further changes in your record will be subject to the rules
pertaining to I grades (see above).
Changes of Grade
All grades except I and IP (see above) are considered final when assigned
by an instructor at the end of a term. An instructor may request a change
of grade when a computational or procedural error occurred in the original
assignment of a grade, but a grade may not be changed as a result of
re-evaluation of your work. No final grade may be revised as a result
of re-examination or the submission of additional work after the close
of the term.
Grade Appeal Process
If you have a grievance about a grade, you should first try to speak with your instructor and/or the student ombudsperson. If that does not resolve your grievance, you may formally appeal. The following are grounds for appeal: (1) The application of non-academic criteria, such as the consideration of race, politics, religion, sex, or other criteria not directly reflective of performance related to course requirements; (2) sexual harassment; or (3) improper academic procedures that unfairly affect your grade. Formal procedures may not be activated unless you, the instructor in charge, an ombudsperson (or any mutually accepted third party), and the department chair have failed to resolve the dispute informally. The formal procedure, once initiated, is to be completed at the unit level within 20-working days and at the Senate level within 40 working-days if both parties are in residence and the University is in regular session. The formal process must be initiated within one calendar year of the last day of the term in which the course in question was taken. Each department or other instructional unit shall establish a standing Grievance Committee Chair. For each case, the chair will appoint an ad hoc Grievance Committee composed of three faculty members, only two of whom may be from the same unit, and two students in good standing appointed by the student association of the unit. If no student association exists, the students are to be appointed by the ASUC or the Graduate Assembly. (The student members must have passed courses or an examination in the unit at least at the level of the disputed course or examination and have been in residence for at least one year.) The ad hoc Committee will review all the required materials (from the student and instructor) and make a recommendation regarding a resolution to the grievance. The ad hoc Grievance Committee's recommendation to the Committee on Courses of Instruction, including any minority views, if any, must be given in writing. If the Committee on Courses of Instruction finds in the student's favor, it may change a failing grade to a P or S, drop a course retroactively, retain the course but eliminate the grade from the GPA, or adopt the letter grade, if any, that was recommended by four of the five members of the Grievance Committee of the unit(s). For a complete copy of current grade grievance procedures, go to academic-senate.berkeley.edu/committees/coci/COCI_Grade_Grievance_Proc.html. For a complete copy of Berkeley Division Regulation A207, which governs grade appeals, go to academic-senate.berkeley.edu/resources/regulations_doc.html#207. |
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Adam Wainwright. (It's Passan, okay). Also: "Four-seamers are from Satan."Thanks a lot, edit button ... as seen on front page blog. Just sticking it into the tag. Best shape of his life! (Confession: I was capitalizing JAIME GARCIA for no reason. It turned out to be an excellent exclamation. Glad to see it's got a hold around here.)
Audio of the padawan Wainwright as he confirms that he is badass, and that Carpenter did sit him down and fix his mechanics. And oh, Dave Duncan helped his mental game. Props to Jo-El. Also has the AL Award (Zack Greinke). Yesterday: http://www.vivaelbirdos.com/2009/10/27/1103609/carpenter-wins-mlbpa-nl-comeback
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Fuck! -
Lena had thought - He likes human contact, I just want to kick and have a
damn smoke.
Human contact, or any kind of it was really the last
thing she could handle - seven thousand feet across the Atlantic.
I can barely ask 'Coffee please' without blushing;
when have I decided I would fly without chemical sleep? My ego fucked me again, I should stop putting
myself on a paper pedestal just to feel the speed in falling down - she had continued in writing, on a page that
smelled Los Angeles in every single particle.
You really want to have human contact Mr.? Please, come a little closer, my hands are
shaking and I can't blame it on Parkinson. Not yet at least. Do you realize whom
are you talking to? I know you like massages and I look like a darkened
geisha, but my hands are tied right now, and they crave something else. Or someone at least.
I don't like it - Lena had continued - why do I seem to like
it? I don't get aroused so easily, or do I?
No, I really don't like it - she had thought a second time while trying to
remember such a simple word as water in German.
Wasser...Danke schön...she had felt proud, not so much for her language
skills, but because she had killed the thought.
After drinking her still wasser with no ice,
she had gone back to Mr. humor with a twist next to her. Her brain
couldn't think straight. His fingers were nothing like her lover's. Weren't they?
No, no man in the world had her lover's touch.
What was happening then?
Maybe I can go from a fix to another, maybe it will
calm the nerves for the next ten hours.
A vodka, please; or a kiss? No lips, they are
private property, but you can have my neck if you can work your tongue.
Would you Mr.? For I may get a drink instead.
His hand had casually touched her left leg, again,
exactly where she liked it. Her muscles were tense and hurt more than in
the daily morning lotus.
Oh...I'm sorry - he had apologized with a genuine and filthy smile -
I like human touch.
I don't
- Lena had replied.
When the conversation crossed the threshold Lena
grabbed her headphones and Miles Davis started playing.
- She thought - Miles Davis? He is sex. I'm not that
smart. Stupid ego!
I'm sorry to bother you; I have to use the restrooms.
He had gotten up and let her legs slightly touch his,
just to feel her skin and smell how tired she was, through her hair in a
disrupted pony tale.
Apparently her irresistible post-junkie vulnerability
was a new weapon. If only she was able to use it.
Fuck! Human contact?
Charles Mingus always works.
The real trial would start in 8 hours, when her
parents would see her at the airport.
Human contact is not what Lena needed in that moment.
She took a deep breath and, while still sitting on the
toilet, she stopped her own hand from her personal heaven.
Hell must come first. She knew it well.
When she went back to her seat he looked asleep.
Charles Mingus always works; she had kept writing until her eyes couldn't bare
the dim light anymore.
She had fallen asleep with the AC on. Human
touch is not what she needed, and without poison she had landed in Munich,
It was lovely to meet you - he had said before walking to his connecting Gate.
Pleasure was all mine, let's not ruin it by exchanging
She had walked away with a smile on her face.
Gate A was just a minute from there, and she had plenty of time to smoke the
first cigarette of the day and grab a quick coffee.
From there, it was all another story.


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Anthony Gregory on Independent Watch: The Bellicosity of a Democrat's Second Term Recorded: Monday, March 4, 2013 – Monday, March 4, 2013
Independent Watch, a new video channel produced by the Independent Institute studio in Oakland, CA, launches with Research Fellow and author, Anthony Gregory! Read Anthony's Huffington Post piece.
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