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As Bill pointed out yesterday in our debut here at Getting Blanked, we are new here. You might have read our work at our blog, The Platoon Advantage, or caught us occasionally posting at the WWL that shall not be named. But we're also trying to figure out how we're going to fit in around here. You're lucky we figured out how to turn the lights on. So rather than be original, which I totally promise to be from now on,I'm absolutely going to rip off the same idea that Bill ripped off. So, in honor of the holiday today, here are things I don't believe in anymore:
Alexi Ogando is like Santa Claus
Every kid loves Santa Claus. I mean, he's an old dude who is always watching you and wants you to sit in his lap, so what's not to love? After all, he brings you presents each year, probably to buy your silence, so that's great. So when you found out that your favorite jolly old elf/probable pederast wasn't real, it undoubtedly crushed you like it crushed me. You learned the horrible truth that your parents were dirty liars. Get ready to feel that way all over again.
Like Santa, Alexi Ogando keeps giving presents to good Rangers fans every time his turn in the rotation is up, but Ogando is pretty much all smoke and mirrors at the moment. With just 14 strikeouts in 24 innings, he allows far too much contact. And most of that contact is in the air and hit hard, with a 0.68 GB/FB ratio and scary 11.8% HR/FB. Fortunately for the Rangers, Ogando has benefited greatly from luck and his defense, and is buoyed by a ridiculous .155 BABIP. This is all about to come crashing down around his head.
The irony is that he was an incredibly effective reliever, who struck out almost a batter per inning and induced a ton of grounders. But in dialing back his stuff somewhat so that he could go deeper into games, Ogando has unwittingly sealed his own doom by becoming much more hittable. Unless he can reverse the course charted by his first four starts, Ogando's probably headed back to the bullpen by the All Star Break. Meanwhile, the best pitcher the team has continues to rot in the closer role, waiting for his team to "need" him to protect a three or four run lead in the 9th.
Jake Peavy is like the Easter Bunny
Every year, when I was a kid, I looked forward to Easter Sunday, eager to get up early and find out what the Easter Bunny brought me. And you know what? It was never any good. The return on toys was so pitiful compared to Christmas, and, since my father is a dentist, we never got much in the way of candy. All in all, it was hugely anti-climatic.
Which is how it's going to be when Jake Peavy comes back, if he comes back. When the White Sox acquired Peavy in 2009, he was supposed to give them a rotation anchor, a 1A starter to help them vault the Twins in the AL Central. Instead, they got a fragile doll who has pitched 20 games since June of '09, and who is currently suffering setbacks while doing rehabilitation in Birmingham.
If and when he comes back, Jake Peavy is not going to be the man Kenny Williams thought he was trading for when he gave up four young pitchers. He'll spend the rest of his career bouncing between the active roster, the DL, and rehab assignments. In about a year, he'll announce that he's interested in becoming a reliever, but that too will prove too taxing for him. He'll wind up on the same circuit as Brandon Webb, Rich Harden, and Ben Sheets, getting one-year make-good deals that he'll end up not being able to follow through on, given his healthy problems. As a Twins fan, I'm pretty glad a rival's weakened, even as I feel horrible for the frustrations that Peavy's got to be feeling and that will only get worse as he struggles to get healthy.
Pedro Alvarez is like Someday, I'll Get Another Good Night of Sleep
When I became a parent, I was sure that there was going to be a split division of labor. That we'd share equally in things like: putting The Boy to bed, getting up in the morning, etc. What I neglected to account for is that The Boy has his own preferences, all of which include making sure that I am with him for as long as possible to bookend his day. Therefore, since he was roughly one, I haven't slept past 6:30, nor gone to bed before midnight. Frankly, I'm a wreck. And we decided to have another one of these things! God, what idiots. I feel stupid for even believing this lie for a second.
But, then again, there's Pedro Alvarez, who had a 111 OPS+ last year in almost 400 PAs. That looked pretty impressive for a 23 year old. He had me believing just enough to look past his horrible strikeout rate (34.3%) that would have been third highest in baseball last year if he'd gotten enough plate appearances and eye-gougingly bad defense. This year, his BB% has fallen, his K% is way up, and his power has disappeared.
No more! Now I see Alvarez for what he is: a hacker with no ability to recognize a breaking ball or off-speed pitch, who probably needs more time in the minors to work on pitch recognition and to get read for a transition to 1B. As it is, he's just wasting at bats at the Major League level.
Joe Mauer is Superman
OK, so this isn't a simile. And it's not a metaphor either. I'm pretty convinced America's Catcher is Superman. And don't you want to believe in Superman so badly? I do. A guy who just flies around and is good all time (unless exposed to the red kryptonite, obviously). Superman, who became a symbol for what Americans felt were their natural might and strength and morality in the middle part of the 20th century, is an ideal to aspire to, and a little part of every kid believes in a man fast enough to make the world spin backwards or strong enough to stop a runaway train.
As a Twins fan, I want to keep believing in Joe Mauer, I really do. But despite being in the "Run Joe Mauer Into the Ground" camp for a long time now, I'm starting to think that he can't stay behind the plate beyond the end of 2011. His recent bout with Bilateral Leg Weakness, while a freak occurrence, is another in a long pattern of injury for Super Joe. His Injury History on Baseball Prospectus is starting to read like the last Harry Potter book: long, confusing, and depressing. I just cannot imagine that he's ever going to catch more than 110 games a season again. The pressure his long legs and big frame puts on his knees and back simply seems to be too much for Mauer to handle on a regular basis, and a move to a corner outfield spot (which the Twins will have opening up next year) seems fairly inevitable.
He will not be as valuable there, but he will be an above average hitter with great patience and decent line-drive power. And he will, presumably be able to be in the lineup more often as he struggles to live up to the big contract he earned last offseason.


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Why use money to buy jewelry when money can be the jewelry? The Sophie Kemp currency rings were designed in response to an interactive design seminar she attended in which she was asked to redesign the parameters of a common interaction. Kemp chose the everyday universal interaction of giving and receiving money. Kemp used 12 different currencies from around the world and turned them each into rings using traditional origami methods.
Kemp explains her reasons as follows: "I decided to take the cold cut process of giving people money and enhance the experience of this action. I decided to take a dollar bill and use origami folds to make it into a ring as the giving of a ring has such emotional connections. I then made these rings out of 12 different currencies."
Although origami rings may be nothing new, Kemp's take on them is both interesting and thought-provoking.

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The $7 million-plus art collection at Denver International Airport springs to mind. In that case, selection by committee led to what can only be called a full-scale disaster. Aside from the work of locals David Griggs, Gary Sweeney, Betty Woodman and the collaboration by Robert Maxwell and Antonette Rosato (Sweeney and Woodman have since left the area), there is little at DIA to recommend to anyone even slightly interested in art. The selection committees were dominated by the politically connected and by community activists who couldn't spell "art" if you spotted them the "r" and the "t." The few art-world mavens who were willing to put up with the humiliation and exasperation were typically, and predictably, overruled.
Now let's consider what Sharp has been able to do with less than half the money spent at DIA (exclusive of important bequests like the Mayer collection of pre-Columbian art that would have wound up at the DAM no matter who was director). First there were the photographs from the Wolfe Collection, an important group of late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century works documenting America's western expansion. Cost: $1.5 million. Then, Mark diSuvero's "Lao Tzu" welded-steel sculpture on Acoma Plaza--not just the work of a world-class sculptor, but one of his major accomplishments. The DAM paid $800,000. There was that last-minute save from the wrecking ball of Herbert Bayer's white marble sculpture "Anaconda." The cost to the museum? Gratis. How about that fabulous 1950s Alexander Calder mobile "Snow Flurry, May 14," a steal at just under $500,000?
Now, for $385,000, comes Deborah Butterfield's bronze sculptural group "Argus (P.J.)," which has just been installed on the DAM's sunken northeast lawn. Add it up--it comes to slightly over $3 million. And the cost to the city was even less, because instead of using public money, Sharp mostly got these things paid for by cozying up to wealthy patrons.
That certainly was the case with "Argus (P.J.)," which was substantially paid for by the UMB Bank, a relative newcomer to town but an old-timer when it comes to underwriting the fine arts. You might call UMB Bank a family business--and the Kempers are the family involved.
The Kemper name is a familiar one to arts enthusiasts. The family, which made its fortune in high finance, endowed the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art and Design in Kansas City, as well as the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art in St. Joseph, Missouri. When the Kempers opened a UMB branch here a few years ago, they did so in a big way, moving into the former Columbia Savings building at 17th Avenue and Broadway, an imposing late-modern-style high-rise which is the work of the renowned New York architectural firm of Kohn Pederson Fox. One of the first things UMB did after arriving was to commission world-famous glass artist Dale Chihuly to create a wall relief titled "Colorado Wildflowers." The bank also became involved in supporting the DAM.
According to Mariner Kemper, a vice president at UMB and the family's local representative, the Kempers support the DAM because "we like to have a presence wherever we do business. We have a commitment to Denver, and funding the arts is a way for us to become a real part of the community."
This isn't the first time the Kempers and sculptor Butterfield have crossed paths. The family recently funded a Butterfield sculpture at the Kansas City Zoo that the artist describes as a "nightmare"--not because of the Kempers' involvement, but because of the bureaucratic maze that had to be negotiated before the piece could be installed. "Here it's been so smooth and easy," says Butterfield. "It must be a karmic payback for the trauma in Kansas City." (If Butterfield wants to feel real pain, she should work through the Mayor's Office of Art, Culture and Film next time instead of the DAM.)
Butterfield credits director Sharp and DAM Modern and Contemporary curator Dianne Vanderlip for the ease of the project. "Dianne's been a longtime supporter of my work, and she and Lew found a donor and it all just came together," the sculptor notes.
And in retrospect, Butterfield and Denver seem like a natural fit. The artist was born in San Diego in 1949 but lives in Bozeman, Montana, well within the DAM's regional orbit. She's married to another artist, the well-known printmaker and sculptor John Buck. The two met at graduate school in the 1970s at the University of California at Davis, then a center for artists who created post-abstract representational art--a fancy way of saying that they were returning to recognizable imagery after having worked in abstraction.
Art historians refer to these loosely associated artists as the funk movement, and Butterfield includes on her list of early influences such Davis faculty heavy-hitters as Robert Arneson, William Wiley and Manual Neri. Butterfield was closest to Arneson and Wiley. "Bob [Arneson] was like my dad, and Bill [Wiley] was like my mom," she says. "When I wanted a stern lecture, I went to Bob; when I wanted comfort, I went to Bill. I realized I had matured as an artist when I began to bring the things that weren't so hot to Bob."


text: you asked... Q&A: What's cord blood banking? My doctor mentioned something about cord blood banking, but I've never heard of it before. What exactly is it and why should or shouldn't I do it? Want to participate? Log in to share your thoughts Re: My doctor mentioned something about cord blood banking, but I've never heard of it before. What exactly is it and why should or shouldn't I do it? Even after the umbilical cord has been clipped, it can still act as a lifesaver. The blood stem cells that remain in the cord can be used in transplant procedures to treat health problems like leukemia, sickle cell disease, severe combined immunodeficiency and metabolic disorders. Cord blood banking offers the opportunity to retrieve and preserve these valuable cells in case they're later needed.The biggest con of cord blood banking? Cost. The initial fee ranges from $1,000 to $2,000, with annual storage fees up to $100. If you can't afford to store, don't drive yourself crazy -- in the unlikely situation that your child does develop a serious disorder, traditional treatments like bone marrow transplants should also be available. You also might consider donating baby's cord blood to a non-profit blood bank and making a difference in another child's life. The Bump Editors re: Q: Cord Blood Banking? I think everyone should do it for their future children or someone else's children. My sister's cord blood was banked and it helped me later on. You never know if you are that person with the sick child. It's good to be prepared or help someone in that situation. KimiCas | re: Q: Cord Blood Banking? DH and I are doing it.We rather spend the money and not need the cord's blood, than not spend it and then need it. We are sacrificing other things so we can do this. karukaru | re: Q: Cord Blood Banking? After performing some research, we were leaning towards not banking the blood. This inclination was later confirmed by two different physicians. When asking our primary OB/GYN, she referred to private cord blood preservation as 'a scam'. She stated that the treatment applications are minimal, an one of the most common concerns, Leukemia, cannot be treated with the same persons blood. Also, in private preservation, the samples are simply preserved. Generally no testing is done to determine the viability etc. This practice is contrary to what happens with public cord donation programs operated by the Red Cross, etc. The opinion of most professional medical organizations is that 1) Public cord blood donation is recommended 2) Private cord blood preservation is not recommended (unless there are very special, specific circumstances). They are playing with your emotions and trying to tell you that good parents should do this. Donate the cord blood if available and instead start a college fund! It will be money better spent... ammiller1979 | re: Q: Cord blood banking? My fear with cord blood banking is that there are so many sick children in need of help out there that in the event your own child is sick the cord blood won't be there. pigsamurai | re: Q: Cord blood banking? My OB highly recommends banking the cord blood, and he spent a lot of time explaining why. We researched it, and it sounds like so many medical advances have been made... it is so pricey, but it is hard to ignore all of the advances... I agree that I'd rather be safe than sorry. ErikaLenore | re: Q: Cord blood banking? My husband and I will be banking our cord blood. So many people splurge on so many things so why not our future childrens health. A helpful Idea if your bank one of your childrens cord blood most banks give you deal if you bank your other childrens cord bloo. Also for people who really just can't afford it, dont let your doctor (or whoever) cut the cord until after it has died. For a good ten mins the cord is still pumping blood so let that good blood get into your baby! marinewife19 | re: Q: Cord blood banking? Please donate your babies cord blood, do not private bank!I work at the #1 ped hospital in the country. All of our blood and bone marrow transplant MD's do NOT recommend parents private banking. they recommend donation/public banking.If anyone tells you otherwise, they do not have the most up to date, current info, or they have a share in the $$$ of private banks! firstname.lastname@example.com | re: Q: Cord blood banking? My wife and I have done extensive research and can't find a reason not to bank the cord blood. God forbid anything should happen and we hadn't taken the opportunity when it was here. We chose Cord Blood Registry at www.cordblood.com and got a great deal. You can also save $250 off with code M1971 drtimmers | re: Q: Cord blood banking? yay for scare tactics! jexxie | re: Q: Cord blood banking? Dont waste the money on private cord blood banking. If you go with a public bank it is: 1) free, 2) could be used to help other people,3) if by some chance your family does need it you have first shot at it. mykatydee | re: Q: Cord blood banking? I think we will look into public cord banking. The cost is a challenge for us but we still wish to donate. tscullen76 | re: Q: Cord blood banking? Husband and I are planning on donating the cord blood. The medical research is still in its early stages, but the potential is enormous. Private banking is costly and difficult, but public donation is free, and the blood is there to save children's lives. spiffy | re: Q: Cord blood banking? Check out this link from the American Academy of Pediatrics, its helpful and unbiased: http://www.aap.org/advocacy/releases/jan07cordbloodfaq.htm mcal0015 | re: Q: Cord blood banking? If anything, I think we might donate. We have three children already and just can't afford the cost of private banking. I shouldn't be made to feel guilty because we'd rather have the money to feed our other three children. But if we can make a difference in someone else's life for free, I think we would be doing just as much service to society as we would to our own child. KristensMom314 | re: Q: Cord blood banking? If we can afford to I would like to privately bank the cord blood. I have heard stories more often about family members being helped than the child. If I or my husband or even my parents could be helped in the future or my little ones future siblings it would be worth it. Coleydahl | re: Q: Cord blood banking? We'll try to donate our cord blood. Private banking just doesn't fit into our budget, and I read an article that really laid out the pros and cons of donation vs banking. Cheri | re: Q: Cord blood banking? Be careful about this comment made by another member: "Also for people who really just can't afford it, dont let your doctor (or whoever) cut the cord until after it has died. For a good ten mins the cord is still pumping blood so let that good blood get into your baby!"You don't actually want this to happen -- allowing that blood to enter the baby (instead of clamping, then cutting the cord) can cause some big problems! It increases the risk of the child having jaundice (too many red blood cells overwhelm the newborn's liver), and can cause congestive heart failure by overloading their young heart. The amount of blood pumping in your newborn is all they need -- what is in the placenta and cord is just enough to create communication between their body and the placenta. It's not meant to all be in their body. I'm an RN, but talk to your doctor/midwife if you have questions! BuckeyeHokieBaby | re: Q: Cord blood banking? I would love to save the cord blood, but I just don't think there's any way we could afford it!!! rcollier_17 | re: Q: Cord blood banking? Thank you to mcal0015 for that link. It definitely helped in our decision! Mandy613 | Q&A: What's cord blood banking? Does anyone know who to contact to donate cord blood? pbenden | Q&A: What's cord blood banking? Here's a list of local cord blood banks: http://www.marrow.org/HELP/Donate_Cord_Blood_Share_Life/How_to_Donate_Cord_Blood/CB_Participating_Hospitals/nmdp_cord_blood_hospitals.pl If there is not a participating hospital near you, Cryobanks International is affiliated with the National Bone Marrow Registry and will collect cord blood from anywhere in the US. Here is a link to their donation page: http://www.cryo-intl.com/enroll/donating/ I went through Cryobanks for both of my previous children's cord blood donations and plan to do the same with this one. We can't afford private banking and don't have a family medical history that would make it likely for us to use it anyway, but we didn't want the cord blood to go to waste. tiggergirl0325 | Q&A: What's cord blood banking? I read the American Acadamy of Pediatrics article mcal100151 provided a link to and found it very helpful. Any conditions a newborn has at birth will exist in the cord blood so my baby is unlikely to benefit from his/her own cord blood with tcurrent medical technology. My only concern is if cordblood could be of use in years to come with new advances in medicine. danirim | Q&A: What's cord blood banking? I am uncertain which way to lean on this topic. I think the potential is there, but want all the information. We cannot possibly afford it, but I also keep thinking what if... I did contact one of the cord banking places in a brochure I got from the doctor and when they contacted me they were very unprofessional. They called and when I answered told me, "Just hold on for a minute" so I hung up. Then they called several times and hung up when I answered. When they finally stayed on the line, I told them I wasn't interested. If the place if a medical facility that makes a lot of money, they should have better customer service. It really felt like a scam to me. kbgregoire | Q&A: What's cord blood banking? If you're interested in cord blood donation and it is not offered through the facility you're giving birth in, contact http://www.cancer.duke.edu/ccbb/. titian117 | Q&A: What's cord blood banking? Cord blood is the blood left over in your baby's umbilical cord immediately after birth. Your practitioner harvests the blood in a quick, easy, and painless procedure. The reason this blood is so valuable is because it contains hematopoietic stem cells, which are cells that have the ability to develop into any type of specialized cell in the blood and immune system and replace or repair these types of damaged cells throughout the body. Banking your baby's cord blood ensures that if your child is ever in need of a cord blood transplant it will available for your exclusive use. Just like any insurance, pray that you have it but pray that you never need it Affordability can be a factor in deciding whether you are able to bank your newborn's cord blood. Try to find a bank that does NOT charge an annual fee. Here is a link to 2 comparison charts htthttp://tinyurl.com/263eauu and http://parentsguidecordblood.org/content/usa/banklists/summary.shtml?navid=17#us Also there are banks that have a gift registry so that others can 'gift' you and your baby this most important insurance. here is a link http://tinyurl.com/48884gx. All of a sudden its not so expensive. joyce good luck joyce joycek7 | Q&A: What's cord blood banking? We are doing the Cord Blood banking, because I have had Melanoma for 10 years, and recently lost my father to cancer. I don't think I could live with myself if anything would happen to this little baby that I am growing, and I didn't do everything in my power to help her or my family! A good friend of mine works at CBR and if you need any information you can call him directly at 1800.588.6377 at ext. 676. His name is Dan Wellborn, even if you have nay questions he can answer them. I know that if you use the code "MEDIC" it will save you 250$ off of the total cost. =) missypissy | Q&A: What's cord blood banking? In 2007, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) releases policy statement co-authored by Dr. Joanne Kurtzberg of Duke discouraging private cord blood banking for autologous therapy. Despite the AAP's statement, autologous cord blood therapy is growing exponentially, compared to linear growth in allogeneic therapy 70% of autologous therapies have occurred in the past 2 years. The majority of autologous therapy patients, who have Cerebral Palsy or Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy, have been treated by Dr. Kurtzberg. Data from Dr. Kurtzberg's patients are expected in 2012. Dr. Kurtzberg is now Medical Director of a for profit, private cord blood bank. Prevalence of cerebral palsy (CP) among 5-10 year old children in the U.S. is 1 in 300 according to the CDC. Assuming autologous cord blood therapy is effective in only 12% of CP patients, the use of autologous cord blood therapy in CP alone would be 2x that for allogeneic therapy for all pediatric cancers and blood disorders1 Reading between the lines, the AAP and Dr. Kurtzberg have reversed themselves but do not have the courage to eaten their words, at least not until the data comes out. See cordadvantage.com to get more information about cord blood banking. AmericordRegistry | Q&A: What's cord blood banking? I found this great article on Cord Blood Banking you may be interested in. http://ctworkingmoms.com/2013/04/08/cord-blood-banking-separating-fact-from-science-fiction/ BeingCaraP | Q&A: What's cord blood banking? I work for Americord and we've done all the work for you and compiled all of the relevant cord blood banking information you need to make your decision. Check out our page! http://cordadvantage.com/cord-blood-banking francescajune15 | Q&A: What's cord blood banking? USA Cordbank is a great fully accredited cord blood bank. They talk to you straight up and do not give you all the fluff. They include the special processing that is supposed to give you more stem cells. Their pricing is also less expensive and they do not charge yearly storage fee's. They give parents excellent service at the cheapest price possible.I recomend them to all my pregnant friends. hollyberries65 | Want to participate? Log in to share your thoughts


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Reviewed Crepes Suzette
Dec 26, 2010 in Food Network Community Toolbox on FoodNetwork.com
"This recipe was excellent and the crepes were delicious! We added additional orange liqueur to the finished plates and lit it on fire... so fun, and so delicious. My only issue was with the oranges. Next time I would remove all visible pith from the oranges and slice the sections into smaller, thin chunks. But honestly, once covered in ice cream they're..."
Reviewed Veal Scaloppine with Asparagus and Chanterelle Cream Sauce
Dec 23, 2010 in Food Network Community Toolbox on FoodNetwork.com
"DE-FREAKING-LICIOUS. Is that a word? No. But it should be. I made this for dinner tonight and my husband (who hates asparagus, all mushrooms, and has never had veal) absolutely loved it. He is the most particular person when it comes to food, so his loving it is not necessarily a sign that it is good, but our BOTH loving it sure must be, because we..."


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Home › Academics › Honors Program › Honor Societies
The University of Tulsa supports chapters of national honor societies that recognize the hard work of our students. Two honor societies recognize all areas of study: Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi.
Phi Beta Kappa is the oldest American honorary society, founded at the College of William and Mary in 1776. The University of Tulsa chapter, Beta of Oklahoma, was chartered in 1989. The chapter annually elects to membership students with exceptionally strong records in the liberal arts and sciences. Election to membership in Phi Beta Kappa is one of the highest academic honors and is almost universally regarded as evidence of superior scholarly attainment.
Candidates for membership must be currently in their junior or senior year and have attended The University of Tulsa for a minimum of three semesters of full-time work, and be enrolled in a fourth. In addition, students must have taken at least 90 hours of liberal arts courses (other than professional and applied courses), demonstrating breadth as well as depth of course study. Other factors influencing selection into membership include a high grade point average, two years of a foreign language and a minimum math requirement of either Math 1103, Basic Calculus, or two courses consisting of Math 1163, Pre-Calculus, and another math or statistics course at an equivalent level of difficulty.
The culmination of the year's activities is the annual Initiation Ceremony, normally held the evening before May Commencement. During this ceremony, new student members ("Members in Course") and distinguished Alumni/ae and Honorary Members are inducted in a formal and memorable ceremony that publicly recognizes and honors each inductee. For additional information, please visit the Phi Beta Kappa web site.
Phi Kappa Phi was founded in 1897 as the Lambda Sigma Eta Society at the University of Maine. In 1900, the society added chapters at the Pennsylvania State College (now Pennsylvania State University) and the University of Tennessee and was renamed Phi Kappa Phi. The University of Tulsa chapter, chartered in 1990, is one of over 250 chapters in the United States.
Phi Kappa Phi elects members from all recognized branches of academic endeavor. Members are selected on the basis of high academic achievement and good character. Inductees may include a maximum of 10 percent of the graduate students in the University, 10 percent of all graduating seniors, and no more than 5 percent of the juniors.
TU students can also join honor societies specific to their field of study.
Honors ProgramMcFarlin Library, 5130PH: (918) 631-2122FAX: (918) 631-2721


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POSTED: Thursday, January 3, 2013 - 12:19pm
UPDATED: Thursday, January 3, 2013 - 4:54pm
El Paso, TX — The snow is expected to come down even harder on Friday causing icy and dangerous road conditions in the Borderland. AAA has some tips to keep drivers safely on the road.
AAA Texas anticipates coming to the aid of about 210,000 stranded motorists this winter
(December through February).
Before Driving Please Keep In Mind:
• Never warm up a vehicle in an enclosed area, such as a garage
• Never leave your vehicle unattended with the engine running
• Make certain your tires are property inflated
• Keep your gas tank at least half full to avoid gas line freeze up
• If possible, avoid using your parking brake in cold, rainy and snowy weather
Stay At Home If Possible, But If You Must Go
• Let others know your route, destination and estimated time of arrival
• Always look and steer where you want to go on wet roads
• When driving in snow be sure to accelerate and decelerate slowly to help maintain traction and avoid skids. Plan your maneuvers well in advance and do one thing at a time, brake, then turn, then accelerate and keep your speed way down. Remember it takes longer to slow down on icy roads. Nothing happens as quickly as on dry pavement. Don't stop if you can avoid it -- instead slow your speed and keep your car moving -- this can help prevent you from becoming stuck. When you do slow down, use the ball of your foot and do it slowly.
Drive Distraction Free
It is important when driving in winter conditions to drive distraction-free and in the right frame of mind. The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety found that looking away from the road for just two seconds doubles your risk of being in a crash. AAA recommends if you are with a passenger, enlist the passenger's help to carry out activities that would otherwise distract you from driving safely.
Do Not Use Cruise Control and Avoid Tailgating
Normal following distances of three to four seconds for dry pavement should be increased to eight to 10 seconds when driving on icy, slippery surfaces. This extra time will allow for extra braking distance should a sudden stop become necessary. If driving on a four-lane highway, stay in the clearest lane; avoid changing lanes and driving over built-up snow. Do not use cruise control when driving on any slippery (wet, ice, snow, sand) surface; not using cruise control will allow you to respond instantly when you lift your foot off the accelerator.
Know When to Brake and When to Steer
Some driving situations require abrupt action to avoid a crash or collision and in winter conditions the decision to steer or brake can have very different outcomes. When traveling over 25 MPH, AAA recommends steering over braking to avoid a collision in wintery conditions, as less distance is required to steer around an object than to brake to a stop. In slick conditions, sudden braking can lead to loss of vehicle control.
However, sometimes steering is not an option. Braking on slippery surfaces requires you to look further head and increased following and stopping distances. Plan stopping distances as early as possible and always look 20-30 seconds ahead of your vehicle to ensure you have time and space to stop safely. Shaded spots, bridges, overpasses and intersections are areas where ice is likely to form first and will be the most slippery. It is important to adjust your braking habits as road conditions change.
Stay in Control Through a Skid
Even careful drivers can experience skids. When a vehicle begins to skid, it's important to not panic and follow these basic steps:
• Continue to look and steer in the direction the car needs to go.
• Avoid slamming on the brakes as this will further upset the vehicle's balance and make it harder to control.
Carry A Winter Driving Kit In Your Vehicle
• Bag of abrasive material (sand, salt or cat litter)
• Small snow shovel
• Snow brush
• Traction mats
• Flashlight
• Window-washing solvent
• Ice Scraper
• Cloth or paper towels
• Booster cables
• Blanket
• Warning flares or triangles
• Cell phone and charger
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PDRA Announces Robert E. Petit Memorial Scholarship
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- Written by Kim Groseclose
In honor of our late association executive and inaugural editor, PDRA is proud to announce the Robert E. Petit Memorial Scholarship. All PDRA retail dealer members are eligible to win the scholarship, which will be awarded once each month from June 2014 to December 2014.
We will be awarding one PDRA educational course each month to one dealer. Winners of the scholarship may choose either the Coatings Specialist course or the Customer Service Specialist course. Winners may take the course themselves, or designate anyone of their choice to take the course.
We encourage all of our retail dealers to take advantage of this scholarship offering! Knowledge is definitely one of the main keys to success, and what better way to educate yourself or one of your employees than for FREE through one of PDRA's specialized educational courses.
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Browse the events calendar below and discover all the fun activities you can experience at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort. From the Wednesday night concert series to our annual Spring Wine Festival, there are plenty of events scheduled year-round that you will enjoy.
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does anyone know if there are wild highush blueberries growing in SE PA anywhere? |
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I don't know about SE PA but in SC PA in the Michaux State forest we have loads of wild lowbush (well at the leaset they appear to be lowbush because the deer don't let them grow very much) blueberries. But the deer & birds eat them, I don't bother. But they are all over our woods. |
From the USDA map, it looks as though it grows in most counties. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Vaccinium corymbosum
- Posted by lpinkmountain 5b/6a border PA (My Page) on Wed, Sep 5, 07 at 14:09
I've seen them in the Lehigh Valley. Rare in exurban areas, fast disappearing. They like wetlands, also fast disappearing. |
I agree with pinkmountain. I used to see nice patches of blueberries along the local stream when I was younger. Now the very same area outside West Chester is home to a golf course and Toll Brothers mcmansions. I doubt they are there still and I'll never know since it's private land. The farmers that used to keep up the land used to wave when they saw you out there. The golfers on the other hand ... well two of them threatened to do me bodily harm with there clubs right in front of my 8 year old daughter while I was walking the woodline with her. |
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The Pole Pedal Paddle is a tradition in Jackson Hole, held this year on the 2nd to last Saturday of skiing at the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. The four-event race, where contestants compete either individually or in teams, consists of an alpine ski leg, a cross-country ski leg, a bicycle leg, and a boating leg. The Pole Pedal Paddle is a fundraising event for the Jackson Hole Ski & Snowboard Club, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing affordable Alpine, Freeride, Nordic and Snowboard programs to Jackson youth.
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France > > D3 / route du maïdo > Maido
Average grade: 10.1 %
Length: 14.63 km
Height start: 697 m
Height top: 2185 m
Ascent: 1488 m
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Difficulty ranking world: 81 (all)
Ranking France: 10 (all)
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With the recent trend of folks filming themselves doing unexpected activities in caves, it's no surprise to see this latest video showing extreme skier Candide Thovex sliding through a small cave. Read More
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Courses for Master of Public Administration
Course Information
The M.P.A. degree consists of a minimum of 39 credit hours for in-service students and 42 credit hours for pre-career students. For this purpose, in-service is defined as having three years of professional experience prior to being admitted into the program.
Core Courses
The program core includes 12 credit hours, as follows:
- PA 520 - Foundations of Public Management
- PA 611 - Research Methods
- PA 612 - Human Resources in Organizations
- PA 614 - Organization Theory
Students select one concentration of 15 credit hours. The choices of concentration are as follows. Students whose past experience or career plans suggest a benefit to customizing this curriculum should consult with their adviser.
Public management focuses on those competencies required for management positions in all units of government as well as those organizations administering governmental contracts and programs. Students concentrating in public management must complete five of the following courses, for a total of 15 credits.
- PA 615 Public Financial Management (required)
- PA 620 Metropolitan Politics and Administration (required)
- PA 643 Strategic Management and Planning (required)
- PA 616 Public Policy Analysis
- PA 621 Administrative and Regulatory Law
- PA 641 Economic and Community Development
- PA 642 Conflict Management
- PA 644 GIS in Public Service
Urban / regional policy and planning develops the interdisciplinary knowledge, technical skills and leadership abilities useful for the development, implementation, and analysis of policy and planning solutions for urban and regional management. The curriculum focuses on social, economic and political trends, urban policy formulation and analysis, metropolitan governance issues, land use and smart-growth strategies, economic and community development, and intergovernmental / intersector relations. Students concentrating in Urban / regional policy and planning must complete the following five courses.
- PA 615 Public Financial Management
- PA 616 Public Policy Analysis
- PA 620 Metropolitan Politics and Administration
- PA 641 Economic and Community Development
- PA 644 GIS in Public Service
Health administration is structured to prepare graduates to work cooperatively and collaboratively in a variety of health-related environments. Students concentrating health administration complete five of the following courses, for a total of 15 credits.
- PA 630 Health Administration and Service (required)
- PA 631 U.S. Health Policy and Politics (required)
- PA 632 Health Services Financial Management (required)
- PA 633 Health Economics
- PA 634 Health Care Law and Ethics
- PA 645 Aging in Society: Concepts, Controversies, and Challenges for Public Service Administrators
Nonprofit management and leadership provides insight into the management of nonprofit organizations and philanthropic institutions, including the relationship between executives and boards, and the ways in which income is generated and monies accounted for. Students must complete five of the following courses, for a total of 15 credits.
- PA 660 The Nonprofit Sector: History and Ethics (required)
- PA 661 Nonprofit Management Practices (required)
- PA 662 Nonprofit Financial Management (required)
- PA 663 Nonprofit Organizations, Advocacy and Public Policy (required)
- PA 664 Program Evaluation
- PA 665 Nonprofit Boards, Trustees, and Governance
- PA 642 Conflict Management
Criminal justice (CJ) is a five-course concentration option for students in the Master of Public Administration program. The Criminal justice concentration was developed to meet the growing demand for well-educated criminal justice administrators. The courses are designed for those who wish to increase their knowledge, improve their productivity, or seek career advancement. Through the collaborative efforts of the School of Criminal Justice and the School of Public, Nonprofit and Health Administration, this concentration is structured to prepare graduates to work cooperatively in a variety of criminal justice environments.
Students concentrating in criminal justice must complete five of the following courses, for 15 credits.
- PA 615 - Public Financial Administration
- CJ 601 - Criminal Justice Leadership
- CJ 604 - Criminal Justice Policy & Program Evaluation
- CJ 607 - Criminology
- CJ 602 - Legal and Ethical Issues
Pre-career students are required to take at least three internship credits (PA 690 - Public Administration Internship I). Three internship credits normally equates to 300 hours (20 hours per week for 15 weeks). Internships must be pre-approved by the SPNHA internship coordinator. An internship is a course jointly sponsored by SPNHA and a public or nonprofit agency. Through an internship, a student is able to earn graduate credit by serving as an assistant, aide, or apprentice. See the SPNHA internship page for further details.
Students choose 9 credit hours from an array of electives.
PA-related course work. Electives can be PA classes from other concentrations, classes from other graduate programs at GVSU, or relevant classes from graduate programs at other accredited universities. These classes must be related to a student's career objectives.
Workshops. Students may take up to three hours of workshop credit (PA 550..553 - Public Administration Workshops). See the description of upcoming workshops.
Directed Readings. Students may take up to three hours of PA 699 - Directed Readings. Directed Readings allow a student to receive academic credit for a relevant, graduate-level course of study for which there is no graduate course available at GVSU. Before registration, the topic, amount of credit to be earned, reading list, assignments, and evaluation criteria are mutually agreed to by the initiating student and the assenting faculty member, consistent with standards of graduate scholarship.
Second Internship. Pre-career students may take a second three credits of internship (PA 691 - Public Administration Internship II) in addition to the three required. Internships must be pre-approved by the SPNHA internship coordinator.
Thesis. Students who opt to do a Masters Thesis (see below) will use three of the required six credits of PA 695 toward fulfilling the elective requirement.
Capstone Experience
PA 619 - Management Seminar. Most students take PA 619 - Management Seminar in their last semester. PA 619 is not offered in Spring/Summer, so it must be taken during Winter term if a student plans to graduate in August.
PA 695 - Master's Thesis. Students pursuing policy expertise or those considering going on in doctoral studies may opt to take six hours of Thesis (PA 695 - Master's Thesis). A Thesis can replace PA 619 as the required capstone course for the MPA. A Thesis must follow university guidelines.
PA 693 - Research Project. An exit project (PA 693 - Research Project) may also serve as the capstone experience. Before registration, the topic, amount of credit to be earned, reading list, assignments, and evaluation criteria are mutually agreed to by the initiating student and the assenting faculty member, consistent with standards of graduate scholarship.
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Hand arthroscopy is a type of minimally invasive surgery well suited for making delicate repairs on the complex structures of the hand. Arthroscopic hand surgery utilizes a piece of equipment called an arthroscope which is a flexible tube that has a small camera on the end as well as its own lighting system. Arthroscopic hand surgery allows your surgeon to utilize thin, streamlined instruments to navigate and repair the tendons, bones, joints and ligaments of the hand.
The camera on the end of the arthroscope allows your surgeon to see the minute details of the hand structure, helping improve accuracy and repair time. Arthroscopic hand surgery requires only a couple of small incisions versus the larger incisions of open hand surgery. By using minimally invasive hand arthroscopy, trauma to hand tissue is lessened, as are scarring, pain and recovery time.
Common hand arthroscopy surgical procedures include removal of arthritic bone and joint reconstruction (joint arthroplasty), bone fusion or realignment techniques. Your surgeon will evaluate the specifics of your condition, including location and severity. Some conditions that lend themselves to arthroscopic hand surgery include:
- Removal of bone spurs
- Joint replacement
- Tendon repair
- Hand ganglion cyst
The small puncture wounds of arthroscopic hand surgery take several days to heal, as opposed to a couple of weeks for open surgical incisions. The dressing can usually be removed the morning after surgery and an adhesive bandage can be applied. It is fairly common for patients to go back to work or school or resume daily activities within a few days. People who have hand arthroscopy can have many different diagnoses and pre-existing conditions, so each patient's arthroscopic hand surgery is unique to that person. Recovery time will reflect these individual variables.
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One of four San Jose State University students charged with hate crimes against a black student pleaded not guilty this morning to two misdemeanor charges, according to the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office.
Logan Beaschler, 18, of Bakersfield, appeared for his arraignment hearing in Superior Court in San Jose and pleaded not guilty to charges of misdemeanor battery and misdemeanor hate crime, Deputy District Attorney Erin West said.
Beaschler's attorney Chuck Mesirow asked that his client be released on his own recognizance instead of being held on $15,000 bail, but Judge Ronald Lisk denied the request, West said.
Beaschler's next court appearance is scheduled for March 4.
He and three other white SJSU students — Joseph Bomgardner, of Clovis, 19, Colin Warren, 18, of Woodacre, and a male juvenile who is not being identified because of his age — have each been charged with the two misdemeanors for incidents that occurred in a student residence hall on the campus between mid-August and mid-October.
Prosecutors allege that the freshman students wrote a racial slur on a board, called the then-17-year-old victim "three fifths" and "fraction," put up a Confederate flag and pictures of Adolf Hitler and Nazi symbols in their eight-person housing suite, and at one point barricaded him in a room.
The assault charges were filed based on the black student's allegation that his roommates injured him when they locked a U-shaped bicycle lock around his neck, prosecutors said.
All four white students have been suspended, according to West.
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Rio Hotels Cut Rates Amid Run on Rooms for UN Environment Summit
May 17 (Bloomberg) -- Hotels in Rio de Janeiro have agreed to cut prices by as much as 60 percent during a United Nations environmental summit next month after some delegations reduced their participation due to the high cost of lodging.
More than 100 heads of state and 50,000 environmental activists and diplomats are expected to attend the Rio+20 Summit taking place June 13-22 to commemorate the UN's landmark climate conference in the beachside city two decades ago.
Brazil's government, in a statement, said that it intervened in negotiations with hotel operators after it learned that some establishments were taking advantage of strong demand to charge excessive prices.
Under new rules, the travel agency responsible for organizing the event will renounce its commission and hotels will lower rates and waive minimum-stay requirements, producing savings of as much as 60 percent. Delegations that have already paid will have excess charges returned, the government said.
Rio, the host of the 2016 Summer Olympics, is scrambling to handle a huge influx of visitors expected to attend next month's summit, with the city government planning to establish a campground in an urban park and encouraging residents to take in lodgers.
Mayor Eduardo Paes is also considering declaring a public holiday to ease traffic that will worsen with police-escorted caravans shuttling Russia's Vladimir Putin, France's Francois Hollande and other world leaders expected to be in attendance.
Paes complained about "exorbitant" prices charged by some hotels after O Globo newspaper reported this month that four and five-star accommodations in Rio cost an average 1,400 reais ($700) a night during the conference, more than comparable lodging in New York and other major cities.
European governments are reducing the number of delegates they plan to send to the summit because of the higher hotel prices, the BBC reported in April, citing an interview with a European Union official in Brazil
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Stretch Your Imagination, Hawaii's premier non-profit specializing in creating sustainable yoga programs within Hawaii public schools, will be hosting A Morning of Family Yoga event this Saturday, April 30, at Ala Wai Elementary! The event is an opportunity for Stretch Your Imagination to share its mission and the work it does in Hawaii's public schools with members of the greater community. The event will offer a morning of yoga for the entire family with free food and drinks from Jamba Juice and Wahoo's as well as a prize giveaway featuring Open Space Yoga and Yoga Hawaii class passes and products from Lululemon, Lily Lotus, and Beyond Yoga!
There will be two adult yoga classes to chose from: Yoga 101 for Beginners with Allison Agee of Open Space Yoga, or Vinyasa Flow with Kara Miller of Yoga Hawaii. (Each class will last 1.5 hours.) While adults take their yoga class, children (ages 5-12) will take part in a Children's Yoga Zone, which will include a Yoga Breathing Zone, Yoga Pose Zone, Yoga Relaxation Zone, Yoga Game Zone, and Yoga Arts and Craft Zone.
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With the harvest of hearts, I still feel full of pain.
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Even though it was me who drove us right in the ground.
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Bedrooms | 2 |
Bathrooms | 2 |
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Ocean view property with gorgeous views of the island. Experience paradise of the island while feeling the cross breezes on the wrap around lanai. Our property is a superb location resting between the Hilton and Marriot resorts. This property is for a guest that wants to experience and stay in paradise at Vista Waikoloa! Experience the beauty and interest of the Kohala Coast on the Big Island in this well maintained, two bedroom Hawaiian condominium. This property is for guests who want "Hilton or Marriott Resort luxury" without the Hilton or Marriott rates. Ideal for honeymoons, anniversaries and other special occasion trips, this home is specially suited for longer stays of two weeks to several months. Enjoy the amenities offered in this elegant and spacious, two-bedroom unit.
Special features include:
• fully equipped kitchen: some stainless appliances; beautiful white ceramic cooktop, refrigerator with ice dispenser, and lovely dishes and glassware
• newly tiled floor in entry, kitchen, dining room, living areas and bedrooms
• washer and dryer
• new 50' Samsung Smart TV in living room with with cable HD and Blu-ray DVD player
• beautiful king sized Hawaiian bed in master bedroom with ample closet space
• beach gear for guest to enjoy: snorkel gear, shoes, fins, umbrella, and beach mats
• free wireless high-speed internet
• large wrap-around lanai with views of the ocean as well as the adjoining Waikoloa Beach Golf Course and the Kohala Mountains. Perfect for a gorgeous sunset.
The property is gated and provides the convenience of a reserved parking space for your car. The community salt water lap pool includes two whirlpools, changing rooms and space to relax surrounded by immaculately groomed grounds with an abundance of fragrant island foliage. You will also find a lovely covered community outdoor/picnic area, complete with gas grills. For your convenience, access to an onsite 24-hour fitness center and business center is also included in your rental.
Within short walking distance are beaches, shops, restaurants, bars and many other amenities. Across the street you will find the Hilton Waikoloa Village with spa, shopping, 9 restaurants, and the Dolphin Quest Learning Center. Also within walking distance are: Marriott's newly refurbished Waikoloa Beach Resort & Spa, 'A' Bay (a white sand beach, named one of Hawaii's finest beaches with great snorkeling and frequent sea turtle sightings), petroglyph trails, the King's Shops (with Roy's, Merriman's Café, Coach, Tiffany's, Louis Vuitton, Macys and many others) and the new Queen's Market Place which offers additional shopping, Starbucks, gourmet grocery and dining opportunities.
For golf enthusiasts, premier golfing is practically on your doorstep. Our unit is next to the Waikoloa Beach Resort's Beach Course opened by Robert Trent Jones, Jr. featuring a spectacular ocean front par-five on the 502-yard 12th hole. This course is literally carved from the lava flow. You are also within walking distance of the Waikoloa Kings' Course designed by British Open Champion Tom Weiskopf and Jay Morrish.
We want to ensure that your stay at our home is an experience you will always remember. Whether you want to celebrate a special occasion, get away to simply relax and read, play golf, experience the numerous activities within the Waikoloa Beach Resort, or explore the amazing sights and activities throughout the rest of the Big Island, this beautiful, comfortable condo will provide a great home during your visit.
Barry and Diane have been married for 35 years, and currently reside in the Chicagoland area. Barry is retired and Diane is an employed physician. They have one daughter, who is also a physician, and three grandchildren. They have been vacationing in Hawaii for nearly 15 years, and have decided that the Big Island is their favorite.
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Walk to beach, gourmet grocery, Starbucks, restaurants & shopping. Nearby Petroglyph fields—the trail starts at the shopping center and goes through the golf courses, swim with the manta rays in Kona, helicopter excursions, swim with the dolphins at the Hilton, zip-lining near Hilo, coffee & macadamia plantations, active volcano, lava tubes, deep sea fishing, whale watching, submarine excursions, star-gazing at Mauna Kea summit, orchid gardens.
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CLEVELAND - Congressman Dennis Kucinich picked up a major endorsement for his re-election campaign on Sunday. The longtime Congressman is in an all or nothing battle against Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur.
Kaptur's district was merged with Kucinich's.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. threw his support behind Kucinich on Sunday. He rallied with Kucinich at St. Mary Romanian Orthodox Cathedral in Cleveland. Kennedy said he doesn't usually make primary endorsements but had to make an exception.
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Down six to the Steelers on the road, Michael Vick and the Eagles took the field near the start of the fourth quarter. After three short gains, the Eagles faced a 4th-and-1 from their own 30-yard line. In today's NFL, this is an easy decision for coaches: Teams punt the ball over 90% of the time. Since there was still significant time remaining in a one score game, it's safe to assume that the Eagles should have performed similarly to a score and time-agnostic situation (although obviously it had some factor in Reid's decision).
Reid was feeling some extra confidence from his tufty moustache, so he decided to go for it. I mentioned it was an easy decision for coaches to punt, but is it the right decision?
On 4th-and-1 from your own 30, the league-average success rate is 74%. Both using win probability and expected points, we can see that the correct decision is to go for it if you believe you can convert above 56-58% of the time.
A success increases the Eagles win probability to 32%, a failure drops it to 12% making the break-even point for deciding to go for it over a punt a mere 30% conversion rate.
The Eagles would convert on two more third downs on the drive capping off a 17-play 79-yard TD drive that lasted over 8 minutes. Unfortunately, too much time was left on the clock as Big Ben orchestrated a game-winning field goal drive.
No one will remember Andy's "gutsy" correct calls since they lost; and he would have been crucified had either of the attempts failed -- in particular, the first one. As always, it's important to evaluate these decisions based on the process, rather than the outcome.
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As a side note, the Eagles also burned two timeouts early in the second-half that ultimately could have had a huge impact on the result of the game. That is an Andy Reid specialty.
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Space Mountain's top speed is actually only 28 mph. Its just the fact that its in the dark and you cant really anticipate sharp turns that makes it feel faster than it is.
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Space Mountain's top speed is actually only 28 mph. Its just the fact that its in the dark and you cant really anticipate sharp turns that makes it feel faster than it is.
Yeah. I guess what makes it intense is the fact that since it's dark, you can't see sharp turns. They come when you least expect it. :)
I have Space Mountain memorized. =D
The only WDW roller coaster with any loops or inversions is the Rock 'n' Rollercoaster at Disney/MGM. Space Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain, Goofy's Barnstormer, and Expedition Everest all do not go upside down at any point.
At DisneyQuest's Cyberspace Mountain, you design your own coaster and you can decide whether or not you want to go upside down.
Space Mountain was my first roller coaster, too, when I was 8. I was terrified and chickened-out at the last minute. But I screwed up the courage to go and loved it. Speed, but nothing too extreme. My wife and I had annual passes to DL and would ride Space Mountain 15 times in a night.
If you've never been on any rougher/faster rides, I'd suggest starting with Barnstormer. If you're fine with that, then try either Space or Thunder mountain. Thunder mountain may look less frightening, because it's outdoors, so you can see the track. But if you can handle that, then I'm sure you can handle Space Mountain.
I'd say, try it once. If you hate it, well, it's only a few minutes of your life. And if you love it, then you just discovered a new fun thing to do at the MK!
I'd never been on any of the mountains until I went to WDW with my band in college. I got peer pressured into trying Space Mountain, and I LOVED it. It's one of my favorites. I also got peer pressured into trying Rockin' Rollercoaster. It was a bit intense for me at the time, but after a few go-rounds I grew to love it, too. Last time I sat in front and even kept my eyes open the whole time! :wow: I'm so brave (tee hee). :yahoo: So I guess peer pressure isn't always a bad thing. ;)
Is Everest much worse than SM?? I don't mind the speed I just don't like the big drop deal. I know it drops in reverse but as long as its not a big drop I'm cool with that. I rode all rollercoasters there except RNR and Everest. Space mountain isn't all that bad. I prefer the track on the left when you go in. There's less drops although there not very big.
Everest is much tamer than Space Mountain. It's only in the dark half of the time, there are still no loops or inversions, the seat is much deeper so you don't feel like you're going to fly out, and there are no big drops. Everest is all about the turns. The only thing that makes Everest possibly "worse" than Space Mountain is that it goes backwards for about 20 seconds in the middle of the ride


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