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The flea collar smells good but dont know if it is really working.They scratch some but not all the time. So it could be the collar
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I have used these collars for a couple of years now and find them to be a great alternative to the more popular chemical products. I wouldn't want to use the chemical products on myself and I don't want use them on my pets. I have also recommended these collars to other people and they have started to use them.
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My dogs are in wooded areas alot(both pointer breeds) and I putthe collars on them prior to our walks and sometimes take them offat night due to the smell being intense. It's not an overbearing chemicalsmell, just strong and a scent I'm personally not fond of, although notdisgusting. There had been times when they were wearingthem in the rain and the collars held up. Never found a flea or tick onthem and yes we live in and around tick prone woods. So nice to have an alternative to any chemical drops, sprays, shampoos or oral repellants.Those are poison to your pets and you. One of our dogs ended up in the Er after a chemical drop application. Never again. Love these collars.
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I bought 3 of these collars for my peke-pom who is allergic to flea products even essential oil spot ons. Twice we spent a week at friend's or relative's homes and both times she came in with fleas every time she went outside. I am very disappointed as there seems to be no way I can protect her from picking them up. I will not buy these again.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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from Dallas Tx.
If you invest in Frontline or Advantix, you can expect to pay the same amount as if you invest in 10 of these collars and replace one every 8 days during flea season! I have BEAT FLEAS with this system. I also made my own home spray in a spray bottle with water, 1/3 a cup of rubbing alcohol, peppermint and rosemary essential oils. When I first discovered I had fleas I washed and washed for a few weeks, sprayed the peppermint spray and even sprayed my yard every 5 to 7 days! I then put one of these collars on after all was laundered and sprayed and the fleas caught on! They went elsewhere. So my home and yard smelled minty fresh and I found a non toxic way to get those things off of my little Henry and Oliver! I live in hot, humid, Dallas, Texas so we could easily have the "flea" as our state bug lol!
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Works great! I have 3 dogs and ever since I put it on them I have not seen one tick! The smell surprisingly isn't bad at all. It has more of a minty smell.
I will purchase again
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So far so good
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Followed instructions on the package this collar didn't even make my sensitive Pomeranian itch or feel uncomfortable.
Ordering again
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I have been impressed with this , trying to go chemical free with my three Boxers it's great to find a flea collar that smells nice and works .. I am two months into my first order and still no fleas. And my boys still smell nice .. I would say that the little metal clasp they use could be made stronger it bends up and I have had to put collars back on when they are playing and they fall off.
Fantastic product!! Works great!
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My dog now smells nice. She had some skin issues, and this makes her smell really good!
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Christmas @ Sonda's opened for its ninth holiday season in the mall with six Christmas trees, each decorated with a different theme, and so many items it's hard to know where to start.
The store opens each year in the beginning of October and stays open through December. The business first opened in 2004 in a kiosk.
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Whatever relates to Christmas is probably in the store — even fully-decorated little trees that are ideal for small apartments or nursing home rooms.
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Restoration shaman
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For my warrior:
It just feels so dark yet powerful. I think it fits my warrior pretty good.
For my mage:
Just feels grand and epic, prolly would be the theme of my mage.
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Considering what my Priestess has been through these two would fit her state of mind:
She has lost everything and everyone she cared about. Including hope.
That's why she accepts all these suicide missions, hoping to finally die during one of them.
But somehow, caused by some twisted, cruel humor of fate, she always survives....
PS: It's music I love and listen to daily. Can't get enough of darkness like this.
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For my trolls, i'd probabaly say this. My troll Deathknight and Warlock are quite dark driven. 'Dreams of death and endless pain and forever I remain.'
For my Paladin, it would have to be this. My paladin was born amongst the scourge, in Deathholme. He managed to escape as a child, and was trained as a Paladin in Orgrimmar by Lord Pyreanor. His ambition from then on, was to find and slaughter the scourge that tormented his childhood. 'A territory cold as ice, an endless empire with a cynic desire, born of a broken spell' fits this quite well.
I'm a little more old school, but this seems to best cover my playing style
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This is just the song that always comes to mind for any undead character I play, current being undead priest:
or this one. I'm a little torn on which one suits him better. Probably this one:
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I'm raiding on my Mage this expansion, so I go a bit old school with the song I think of while playing him.
Every time I enter in a battleground with my paladin, i start this music.
First min : Calm, the bg is gonna start, let's get ready.
1min - 1min20 : Things are getting more intensive, I run into the battle.
1min20 - end of the music : THIS IS WAR I'M GONNA SMASH YOUR FACE WITH MY HAMMER.
Warlock - >
Rogue - >
Frost DK main.
He was killed and taken to Northrend to serve the Lich King, this Music always reminds me of Harsh cold snowy mountains, but is also extremely calming aswell.
Ret Paladin, mainly because this song sounds so glorious and yet savage; perfect for being a holy crusader with a penchant for organising blind dates between my enemies' faces and my two-handed maces;
Then of course, there's times when one just feels funky, and what better than the best mash-up ever?
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Christine Smith Trawick, age 94, passed away Sunday, Nov. 27, 2011, at Waverly Personal Care Home.
Christine Smith Trawick was born Feb. 5, 1917, in Meridian, to Virgil Moore Smith and Nettie Emma Blackmon Smith. She was married to Cecil Pershing Trawick for sixty years who preceded her in death May 6, 2003. Mrs. Trawick graduated from East Mississippi Community College in Scooba and received her Bachelor of Science and Master's Degrees from Mississippi State University. Her teaching career started in 1939, at Obadiah School and she also taught at Center Hill and Suqualena Schools in Lauderdale County and at Bissell School in Lee County. Her longest tenure was with the Tupelo Public Schools where she taught elementary students for twenty years. Mrs Trawick and her husband were active and faithful members of Harrisburg Baptist Church in Tupelo, and Briarwood Baptist Church in Meridian. She was known for her cooking and gardening, which she generously shared. The family would like to express special thanks to the Waverly Care Home Staff and Community Hospice.
Funeral services are Friday, Dec. 2, 2011, at noon at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home Chapel, in Meridian, with Pastor Jamie Lamoreaux and Dr. Tom Wood officiating. Special music will be provided by her grandchildren, Chris Trawick,Brandon and Caris Trawick Snider and Delores Avara and Buddy McElroy. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery, in Meridian. Robert Barham Family Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.
Visitation is Friday from 10 a.m. - noon at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home.
Survivors include her four children: Charles Trawick of Franklin, Tenn., Curtis Trawick and wife Janice of Tupelo, Carey Trawick and wife Sandra of Dora, Ala., and Claire Spradling and husband Stanley of West Point; eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren; a sister Sarah Frances Snowden and her husband Norman of Wichita, Kan.
She was preceded in death by her brothers: Wilson, Durward and Evans Smith.
Pallbearers are Chris Trawick, Casey Trawick, Justin Trawick, Will Spradling, Howard Trawick, Mike Trawick and Rickey Trawick.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Briarwood Baptist Church, 8733 Hillview Drive, Meridian, Mississippi 39305.
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HIGH POINT, N.C. - Mount Olive College is ranked No. 4 in the 2011 Baseball America and No. 7 in the ABCA Division II preseason polls. The Trojans aim for their fifth conference championship and fifth NCAA Tournament bid in the last six years and take the top spot in this years league preseason poll as voted on by conference head coaches. Erskine came in second while Pfeiffer rounded out in third.
Mount Olive returns one of the top hitters and one of the top pitchers in the region. Designated hitter Mike Knox set school records with 24 home runs and 94 runs batted in last year. Knox ranked second in the nation in RBI and fourth in home runs. He became the first player in school history to hit three home runs in a game twice in the same season.
Carter Capps posted a perfect 10-0 record with a 3.06 earned run average last year. He became only the second pitcher in Trojan history to go unbeaten with at least 10 wins and was one of only three pitchers in NCAA II last year to accomplish the feat. Capps had a better than 5-1 strikeout-walk ratio with 63 strikeouts and only 12 bases on balls in 79 innings pitched. He recorded six complete games, including two shutouts.
Erskine College was voted second in the preseason poll. Following a 2010 season that saw the Erskine baseball team finish 41-17 with its second NCAA tournament appearance in the last three years and a final No. 17 national ranking, the Fleet will have a much different look for 2011. After losing three All-Americans from last seasons team including the National Player of the Year, Erskine will be counting on some younger players to step-up this season.
Although the Fleet offense lost the middle of their line up from 2010, Erskine will look to pick up where they left off. The offense will be led by senior John Bolding who had an outstanding junior season hitting .406 with 20 doubles, 17 home runs and 89 RBI. Joining Bolding will be sophomore Drew Willingham who hit .317 with 10 doubles and 10 home runs and 49 RBI while missing 15 games and junior shortstop Zac McCarthy who hit .328 with eight home runs. Erskine will also be counting on freshmen Chase Corn, Will Huff, and Zach Smith to have solid years in 2011.
The Pfeiffer University Falcons were selected third in the preseason poll as voted on by the leagues coaches. The Falcons will look to get back to the Conference Carolinas tournament championship again this year returning a core of All-Conference selections from 2010. Pfeiffer hit .321 as a team last season finishing just one out shy of a berth in the NCAA II Regional Tournament.
Leading the 2011 offense will be the likes of Preston Lyon and Eric Shoemaker, both first team all-conference selections last season. Lyon hit .344 starting in all 52 games with 12 home runs and 50 RBI. Shoemaker put together a stellar junior season hitting .326 with 13 homers and 56 RBI. Shoemaker belted a walk-off two-run blast against Mount Olive to hand the Trojans their first loss early in 2010.
Anchoring the pitching staff this season will be senior right-hander Luke Wilhelm. Wilhelm put together a 6-4 season in 2010 with a 3.41 ERA. Wilhelm fanned 86 hitters in 71.1 innings pitched being named to the conference and regions second-team as well as the all-tournament team.
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White House cyber coordinator Howard Schmidt convened a meeting at the White House yesterday on moving the president's cybersecurity agenda forward.
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The main interesting part of the meeting, said Paller, was listening to Secretary of the Deparment of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, and the President describe "how challenging it is to make progress in cybersecurity because of the other forces acting on them."
Those forces, explained Paller, are part of a "fallout of a Sarbanes-Oxley problem." Because the federal government has not yet made the change to FISMA to continuous monitoring, enormous reports must be generated at enormous prices.
Paying those prices, said Paller, has led to a misperception in Congress about the private sector's willingness to take the lead in case of emergency.
I think that Congress has found that there is a market failure and it was clear Secretary Locke, the Secretary of Commerce, did not see that. He saw "it's all yours. You all run the critical infrastructure. We need to partner with you." That actually would have been an accurate statement except almost every business person in that room was an IT marketing or IT government affairs person who's selling to the government. So that the industry people that Secretary Locke wants to partner with weren't in the room, while the salesmen for the consulting companies and the software and hardware vendors were in the room.
But Paller was more realistic than disappointed about industry representation in the room. "I think it's who's in Washington," and available to attend a meeting put together at short notice. Everybody's who's paid to be in Washington are marketers or goverment representatives, he mused.
As for the future, Paller said the government should be spending resources actually taking action rather than writing plans, but was heartened when Schmidt beat him to the punch, saying at the meeting that "a plan to write another plan is not a plan."


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A celebrated director and champion of the theatre, Charlie Krebs' courses have become favorites among Lakeland students for their energy and enthusiasm. A member of Lakeland's faculty since 2007, Charlie serves as director of Lakeland College Theatre. He teaches acting, public speaking, interpersonal communication, and set construction and instills in his students a strong self confidence that will carry them into their chosen career. He advises Theatricians--Lakeland's drama club--and manages the Bradley Theatre. He is President of the Sheboygan Performing Arts Association and is a singer with the Sheboygan Symphony Chorus.


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January 2, 2009
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If you've started volunteering as part of a New Year's resolution, or just because it's something you enjoy, chances are you were thinking more of other people than of yourself when you signed up. However, the altruistic nature of community service doesn't mean that there are no tangible rewards. Volunteering makes a great line on a resume and a college application, and is also excellent scholarship essay fodder. As an added bonus, a growing number of colleges and foundations are awarding substantial amounts of scholarship money for students who devote their time and energy to helping others.
An article on Forbes.com profiles several of the most generous campus-based community service scholarship programs. Several of these include full-tuition scholarships for students who have participated in volunteer programs in the past or who are interested in making community service a major part of their college experience. Drew University in New Jersey has recently unveiled a brand new civic scholarship program, following in the footsteps of The College of New Jersey, which also offers a sizable service learning award. Dozens of other colleges also offer similar scholarship opportunities, many of which are funded through the Bonner Foundation and AmeriCorps.
These full-tuition service scholarship awards can be wholly merit-based or partially need-based. One reason for colleges' increased interest in service learning awards could be due to their potential to help students feel more involved and thus become more likely to succeed in college. The Forbes article cited Pat Donahue, director of the civic scholarship program at The College of New Jersey, as saying that service learning has helped retain several at-risk students who are otherwise less likely to complete a degree than many of their peers.
Service scholarships have also been described by some as the new athletic scholarships for a generation of students devoting more time to service than to studying or sports. As athletic and academic scholarships are as much contingent on future success as on past experiences, so are service scholarships, which often require students to continue volunteering and participating in special courses and activities throughout their college careers.
To find out more about the Bonner Foundation, AmeriCorps, and other community service scholarships, conduct a free college scholarship search on Scholarships.com.
December 31, 2008
Though it's a day off from school and work, New Year's Day is often seen as a day to get down to business. While you're starting in on your New Year's resolutions, opening up a new calendar, and packing up the holiday decorations, there's one more thing that college students and college-bound high school students should consider doing. The Department of Education starts accepting the 2009-2010 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (more commonly known as "FAFSA") on January 1. State application deadlines start happening soon after, beginning with Connecticut's February 15 priority deadline. So while you might not be starting school until August or September, you want to be applying for financial aid right now.
What You Need
In order to complete a FAFSA, you will need the following documents:
If you do not have your tax information yet, and most likely you don't, you can use your 2007 tax information to estimate 2008. That way, you have a FAFSA on file and once you've done your taxes for the new year, you'll be able to submit a correction online. While that might seem like more work, it's the best recipe for maximizing your state and campus-based aid packages. If things changed drastically for your family in 2008, apply for student financial aid with the information you have, then talk to your school's financial aid office to adjust your information accordingly.
Why You Should Apply
Completing a FAFSA is an important step in funding your education if you don't plan on paying for everything out-of-pocket. The FAFSA is used by the Department of Education to determine eligibility for federal student financial aid for college. This aid includes federal grant programs (such as the Pell Grant), federal work-study, and federal student loans. It is also used by states to determine eligibility for their financial aid programs, such as state grants. Colleges also use the FAFSA to determine eligibility for the need-based aid programs they administer. Finally, many scholarship opportunities request FAFSA information as part of their application process. Even if you think that you won't qualify for free money in the form of need-based college scholarships and grants, you should still apply. At the minimum, the vast majority of students qualify for Stafford Loans, low-interest federal student loans that represent one of the best deals in borrowing for school.
Where To Get More Information
Start on the FAFSA homepage and go through the links under "Before Beginning a FAFSA" to get started, especially if this is your first time filing. You'll find information about application deadlines, required documents, applying for a PIN, and other things you need to know about to begin. If you don't want to wait until tomorrow, 2009-2010 worksheets are already available on fafsa.ed.gov. The ambitious among us can even fill out a worksheet now, then copy the information into their FAFSA on the Web beginning tomorrow.We also offer a wealth of resources on financial aid at Scholarships.com. Check out the financial aid section on our Resources page for further reading.
December 30, 2008
Recent economic hardships have derailed many families' college plans, prompting some to stop saving and others to start considering less expensive colleges. For students still determined to attend a prestigious university, another option has been gaining traction. According to an article in The Boston Globe, applications from American students are up at many of Canada's top universities, indicating a new surge in an already growing trend.
Since 2001, the number of Americans attending Canadian universities increased by 50 percent, and based on current trends in applications and increased recruiting efforts, growth is expected to continue. Americans choosing to study abroad in Canada are still eligible for federal student financial aid, even if they attend college abroad for all four years. And even international tuition in Canada ($14,487 on average) is cheap right now when compared to private college tuition ($19,337 on average) and even out-of-state tuition at some state colleges in the United States.
Studying in Canada also removes many of the traditional barriers faced by international students. Many Americans studying in Canada can cheaply and easily return home for holidays. Students are instructed in English at the majority of Canadian colleges and universities, signs around town will also be in English, and for the most part, accents are not even very pronounced. Despite their proximity to home, though, students still benefit from being immersed in another culture, and since many of Canada's top schools are situated in urban settings, Canadian universities also present an opportunity to experience life in a big city.
However, the bargain is dependent on exchange rates. When the American and Canadian dollars are approximately equal in value, studying in Canada becomes relatively more expensive, as does living in Canada. Also, while some college scholarships can be applied to tuition at Canadian universities, many stipulate that applicants must be attending college in the United States. While studying abroad in Canada is an option to consider when looking for ways to get the most educational value for your dollar, be sure to weigh all your alternatives. Regardless of where you wind up, though, there are scholarship opportunities and other ways to help pay for school.
December 29, 2008
Picking up a part-time job at the shoe store in the mall might not have felt like an important career move at the time. But on top of the extra cash and discounted footwear, you can also bring home $3,000 a year in scholarship money. Two Ten Footwear offers a renewable college scholarship to students who excel academically, demonstrate financial need, and work in footwear, leather, or other allied industries. If you're a high school senior or undergraduate student and you've spent at least 500 hours in 2008 helping people choose between ballet flats and stilettos and searching the back room for one last pair of size 7 sneakers, you may be eligible for this week's Scholarship of the Week.
Scholarship awards of up to $3000 renewable for up to four years, plus one award of $15,000 per year, also renewable for four years
Applicants must be U.S citizens who have worked in footwear, leather, or allied industries for at least 500 hours in 2008, or the children of employees who have worked in qualified professions for at least two years. Applicants must also demonstrate financial need, determined by completing the FAFSA. Students attending or planning to attend an accredited two or four-year college, university, nursing or vocational/technical school are welcome to apply.
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Further details about the application process can be found by conducting a free college scholarship search on Scholarships.com. Once the search is completed, students eligible for this scholarship award will find it in their search results.
December 24, 2008
Continuing on the college admissions theme from yesterday, there's a great piece in the Wall Street Journal about the dreaded college application process. If you're still struggling with those application essays or the thought of the college interview has you panicked, you might want to check out their tips from admissions officers at several competitive private colleges. Two things struck me when reading their tips. First, most of this sounds a lot like what I told my students as a college composition teaching assistant. Second, this advice can easily extend to writing effective scholarship essays.
Most of the advice falls into the category of "be yourself." Colleges aren't necessarily looking to admit the most indisputably brilliant students in the country, but rather individuals who will contribute to the campus community. The best tips the Wall Street Journal article offers, at least as far as admissions essays and writing scholarships go, are to choose essay topics that are meaningful to you (even unconventional ones) and to avoid polishing essays to death.
While it's tempting to go straight for the most impressive or altruistic thing you've done if you're asked to describe an experience, admission officials say it's better to go with a topic that actually reveals something about your character. This definitely goes for scholarship applications, too. In a stack of essays about volunteering in South America, your story about convincing your peers in the rural Midwest to walk the 12 blocks to school rather than drive may stand out more than you think. A seemingly mundane essay topic can be interesting if it's written well and it has a clear purpose.
As far as writing well goes, proofread (at the very least, check spelling and grammar and take out notes to yourself or your parents before submitting) but don't adopt such a formal style that all personality is lost. As long as an essay is written well and isn't way too informal (avoid slang, cursing, and stories of sex, drugs, and bodily functions), your essay is probably professional enough for most admission offices and scholarship essay contests. Even when you're applying for a law scholarship, writing like a lawyer isn't necessarily the recipe for success.
For more essay-writing tips, check out our resources section. To find somewhere to use this advice, you may want to use our college search and our scholarship search.
December 23, 2008
While there has been much speculation that economic woes would drive students away from more expensive schools, generous financial aid packages, such as those offered by many Ivy League schools, may be driving early applications up. It's speculated that students whose resources have been reduced and whose options may be limited are vying for any college seat with a full-tuition scholarship attached.
Early action and early decision college application deadlines have now passed at the majority of competitive private colleges. As the schools begin sorting through these applicants and making admission decisions, many are reporting that numbers are up, in some cases way up. Stanford University has seen early action applications increase 18 percent this year, while early decision applications have increased by 23 percent at Duke University. Other selective schools, such as Yale and Northwestern, have seen similar increases, as well.
While regular applications have held steady at Harvard University, other private schools that have seen a surge in early applications have heard from fewer regular decision applicants. The regular admission pool may have thinned due to students paring down their lists or choosing less expensive state colleges as safety schools. This could be good news for all of the early applicants who may find themselves bumped into the regular admission pool, though many schools are worried that fewer applicants could ultimately mean fewer enrolled students, especially if more students follow the money to the most affordable schools.
If you're a high school senior still in the process of applying for college, you may want to check out the articles appearing in The New York Times and The San Jose Mercury News this week and consider modifying your college search to take advantage of shifting application patterns. If you're in the market for a private college and you have the time and money to put together a couple extra application packets, it could pay off, especially if you're able to wait until April or May to make your final decision as to where to go.
December 22, 2008
Barack Obama's victory in the November election is regarded by many as a historic event. Whether or not they voted for him, a large number of people feel personally affected by his election as President. If you have something to say about the importance of this event and what the next four years might bring, expressing your opinion could net you $1000 in scholarship money through this week's Scholarship of the Week, an essay contest sponsored by NLS Publishing.
The Students for Change Essay Writing Contest is seeking scholarship essays of 1000-2000 words that describe, "what the election of Barack Obama, the first African-American President, means to you and your family."
Three $1000 scholarship awards
High school seniors, graduate students, and undergraduate students may apply. Applicants must be attending college full-time at an accredited United States college or university, or must be planning to enroll full-time in the fall of 2009.
January 20, 2009
A typed, double-spaced essay answering the prompt, accompanied by a contest entry form. Essays may be submitted via a variety of methods.
December 19, 2008
We've said it before and I'm sure we'll say it again. Despite the economy, money for college is still available. A scholarship search, a visit to your college's student financial aid office, and a quick perusal of recent college news should all confirm this. But if you're someone who needs additional empirical evidence, a survey conducted by the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, a group representing private colleges (whose students typically rely more on institutional aid than state college students) also supports this conclusion. The results, which were published Thursday, show that only 8.4 percent of institutions surveyed have frozen or cut student aid for either this academic year or the next.
While not fantastic news, when taken in context with the rest of the survey's results, it is encouraging. Nearly 68 percent of colleges reported a significant decline in their endowments and many colleges reported concerns over fundraising, tuition, and other sources of revenue. Despite this, though, colleges seem to be putting their students' interests first when dealing with budget concerns. For example, 31 percent of colleges surveyed don't yet have plans to increase tuition for 2009-2010, and at least two respondents specifically mentioned increasing student financial aid in their comments. The most popular cost-cutting measures have been freezing hiring, restricting travel, and slowing construction. Cutting student services, campus-based aid programs, and academic programs have been the least popular moves.
To find out more about how small private colleges are weathering the economic downturn, you can visit NAICU's news room. To scope out private colleges near you, conduct a free college search on Scholarships.com.
December 18, 2008
While many colleges are finding the funds to expand their financial aid offerings in response to economic woes, state higher education systems have not all been so fortunate. Michigan and New Jersey are both considering cuts to their state scholarship awards, the Michigan Promise and New Jersey STARS programs.
In the face of a $1 billion budget shortfall, Michigan may have to do away with the state's promise scholarship, in addition to making several other tough financial decisions. The Michigan Promise offers residents up to $4,000 per year towards tuition and fees at state colleges and universities. If the proposed budget cut goes through, the class of 2009 will be the last group of high school students to have this award available for college.
When faced with budgetary woes, the state of New Jersey also turned to its state academic scholarship programs, New Jersey STARS and New Jersey STARS II. However, rather than scrap the programs entirely, the legislature has voted to make them more selective. STARS, which pays for tuition and fees at community colleges will now be available to only the top fifteen percent of New Jersey high school graduates, while STARS II, which helps STARS scholars go on to complete a four-year degree at a state college, will only be available to students who maintain a GPA of 3.25 or higher. The amount of funding for STARS II, previously the total cost of tuition and fees, will now be capped at $7,000 per year.
December 17, 2008
Amid all the bleak news about college affordability, family finances, and the economy in general, it's nice to hear something good every now and then. And there is good news out there. Despite financial hardships, many colleges are not only continuing to offer generous financial aid packages, but are actually expanding scholarships, grants, and tuition waivers for needy and deserving students. As a taste of what's out there for students across the country, we're presenting a roundup of campus-based aid programs announced this week. Conduct a college search on Scholarships.com to learn more about these and other schools committed to helping students enroll and stay enrolled. While you're at it, be sure to start a free college scholarship search to find more ways to fund your education.
A number of cities, states, and universities offer promises, guarantees, or other commitments to cover four years' full tuition for financially needy or academically gifted students. While a wave of these scholarship and grant programs were launched in financially better times, more are still being unveiled in the current economic climate.
Manchester College in Indiana has rolled out a "Triple Guarantee" that promises to make college more affordable and less stressful for its students. Qualifying students are guaranteed a combination of federal, state, and institutional aid up to the total cost of tuition and mandatory fees for four years. Students with a 3.3 GPA or higher who qualify for the Pell Grant are guaranteed full-tuition grant aid. On top of paying tuition for four years for needy students, the college also guarantees four-year graduation for everyone who meets progress requirements, and will allow qualified students who need a fifth year to attend for free until they graduate. Finally, the school also guarantees a year of free tuition for additional coursework or certifications for students who fail to find a job placement or a spot in graduate school within six months of graduation.
In a similar vein, St. John's University in New York is also offering a substantial tuition discount to unemployed alumni. Graduates of St. John's who were laid off in the economic downturn can return to college to pursue a graduate degree for half-price. Alumni will also receive free career counseling services and see their application fees waived for graduate programs.
Finally, Texans get multiple pieces of good news. More students at Rice University will be able to graduate debt-free, as the university has expanded its no loan program to families making up to $80,000 per year. Students with family incomes over the $80,000 threshhold who still qualify for need-based aid will not be asked to borrow more than $10,000 in student loans for four years. Lamar University is also making college more affordable for Texans by unveiling the Lamar Promise, which will cover tuition and fees for all freshmen and transfer students who qualify as "dependent" students for federal aid whose families make less than $25,000 a year. Students who make more are likely to also receive substantial financial aid packages. Tuition assistance will come in the form of state, federal, and institutional financial aid.
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Crimeless victims – a phrase cooked up by "The Colbert Report" writers – are a real thing.
A report released by the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics on Oct. 24 shows that not only did violent crime rise nationally by 13.5 percent, but most of those crimes weren't reported to law enforcement.
Property crimes, driven by theft, are up 11 percent.
And though national numbers display consecutive years of rising crime, locally the situation is a little different.
While the 2011-2012 statistics for Lenoir County may seem statistically insignificant, they represent a trend of declining crime over the last several years. Lenoir County Sheriff Chris Hill said for Jan.1-Oct. 30, compared to the same time in 2011, motor vehicle theft is down 45 percent, robbery down 29 percent and theft down 18 percent.
Assault is down slightly.
"What I think we are seeing is a 'leveling-off' of crime nationally," Hill said. "I know that crime has been steadily decreasing for the past 20 years, but nationally, that may now have ceased. While our crime numbers have decreased in the Lenoir County, it does not mean that in a matter of months the trend cannot reverse itself.
"There are going to be all kinds of theories as to why crime has stopped decreasing nationally and it will take a lot of research and analysis to get a good handle on it."
Kinston Department of Public Safety Director Bill Johnson noted a 90 percent drop in murder over the two years, along with a 22.9 percent drop in burglary and an 18.2 decline in robberies. He said interagency cooperation under Project 61 – which grew out of efforts to combat a spike in violent crime in 2011 – and more effective community policing helped.
"We have received, really, just tremendous cooperation from the community in the form of information, which really helps us a lot in what we do," Johnson said. "Obviously, most of the time that we're called, once we get there, it's after the fact."
He added, "So, as far as being able to provide us with descriptions of suspects, and that type of information that we really, really need to try to help and solve things, the community's really stepped up and helped us with that."
Another reason the BJS statistics and the ones locally diverge is the national report took into account unreported crime, which can be significant.
Nationally, in 2012, 66 percent of property crimes, 56 percent of violent crimes and 46 percent of serious violent crimes were never reported to law enforcement. While minor thefts and simple assaults are more commonly not reported, so are serious violent crimes, which include aggravated assault, robbery and sexual assault, and when these crimes are part of a domestic violence incident.
"That has been an ongoing issue for many, many years, in communities across the country, as a matter of fact," Johnson said. "But, sometimes, there are various reasons why people don't – sometimes they don't feel that the crime rises to the level that they need to report it."
He continued, "At other times you have – and especially, you see that more and more in recent years – you have some crime victims that may have a relationship with a suspect, or with the person that victimized them."
Sue Proctor, executive director of SAFE (Safety from Abuse and Family Education) in Lenoir County, said sometimes victims seek assistance, but they don't want to involved the legal system.
"A lot of times, though, rather than report it to law enforcement, they will come and they will do a protective order – 50B – and have the abuser evicted from the residence," Proctor said. "But, we really are seeing a lot more – maybe sometimes they'll come into the shelter until the incident blows over."
The term "50B" refers to the state law on domestic violence protective orders.
Regardless, Hill said the ability to know what crimes happen where and when is a positive step forward.
"All we can do is encourage people to report a crime if they become a victim," Hill said. "While the sheer volume of crime is in question, what is not mistakable is the evolution of law enforcement's ability to properly record and report crime events for analysis and publication. In those respects, compared to reporting from 50 years prior, law enforcement has made great progress."
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Lenoir County Crime Index
(per 100,000 people)
2012: 4,628
2011: 4,807.4
Change: -3.8 percent
Lenoir County Violent Crime Index
(per 100,000 people)
2012: 653.8
2011: 634.8
Change: +3 percent
Lenoir County Property Crime Index
(per 100,000 people)
2012: 3,974.2
2011: 4,169.9
Change: -4.7 percent
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Lealiifano kicked six penalties in the match, the last one being a long range pressure kick which confined the Bulls to a third consecutive loss on tour. The win keeps the Brumbies atop the Australian conference and still leading the overall log.
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This is my first post on the forum, but I have learned a lot and appreciated reading it over the past couple years. I help my mom with her investments, and I would appreciate any input/advice on the following. She is 53, works at a private school, and has roughly $50K invested in her 403(b) plan, which is run by Valic. The school currently offers no match and hasn't for a few years. The school administrator is unsure whether they will resume matches anytime soon, but my guess is not. My mom has had the plan since she started working there, and initially she was invested in funds suggested by the plan representative. As I became more financially literate, I reviewed her plan and realized that the funds carried very high expense ratios and overlapped considerably. I then changed her funds so that now she is invested 89.4% in Vanguard Lifestrategy Moderate Fund (ER 0.16%) and 10.6% in Fixed Account Plus (let's call it 'FUP'.) I have no idea what the fees are in FUP, as this is a "Fixed Income" account offered through Valic. They call it "Fixed Income" because it pays a paltry fixed 2%. I would love to rebalance 100% into the Lifestrategy Moderate Fund, but Valic limits annual transfers out of FUP to 20% of the existing balance. They offer no index funds.
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The filed initiative, also known as "Protect Our Salmon Act," would have banned Columbia River commercial salmon fishing with gillnets by non-tribal persons and allowed the use of seine nets instead.[1]
At least three initiative petitions were filed.
A similar initiative, Initiative 74, was filed for the 2010 ballot. However, no signatures were filed.
The 2012 proposal was supported by the Coastal Conservation Association.[2]
Election results
- See also: 2012 ballot measure election results
|Oregon Measure 81
- Official results from the Oregon Secretary of State.
Text of measure
The certified ballot title was:[3]
Result of "Yes" Vote: "Yes" vote prohibits commercial salmon fishing with gillnets by non-tribal Oregon fishers, except in specifically designated off-channel areas located in the lower Columbia River.
Result of "No" Vote: "No" vote retains laws allowing commercial fishing under limited number of permits by Oregon/Washington non-tribal fishers in Columbia River mainstream, up to Bonneville Dam.
Summary: Currently, non-tribal Oregon commercial fishers may catch salmon in Columbia River only with gillnets, only in areas below Bonneville Dam. Current law recognizes Washington gillnet licenses as valid in both Oregon/Washington waters of Columbia River. Measure prohibits commercial gillnet salmon fishing by Oregon non-tribal fishers except in specifically designated areas outside mainstream of lower Columbia River: Youngs Bay, Tongue Point/South Channel, Blind Slough/Knappa Slough; Fish and Wildlife Commission may designate additional areas meeting specified criteria. Measure would not prohibit Washington-permitted gillnet fishers from continuing to commercially fish in Washington waters of Columbia River; allows commission to permit Washington gillnet fishers to "land" fish in designated Oregon areas. Measure does not affect tribal fishing rights or rights to use gillnets. Other provisions.
Chief petitioners included Senators Fred Girod and Rod Monroe, as well as David Schamp, chairman of the Oregon Coastal Conservation Association chapter's board of directors.[2]
Schamp said, "Oregon's failure to protect and enhance our wild salmon runs threatens the state's credibility as a leader in sustainability. Each year, taxpayers, electric utility rate payers and others collectively contribute about $1 billion to recovery efforts, yet wild salmon, an important natural and economic resource for our state, remain on the brink of extinction."[2]
Spokesperson for Salmon For All Cary Johnson argued that if the Oregon law changed, it would only apply to Oregon waters. "It would put Oregon fishermen out of business and allow Washington fishermen to continue business as usual," said Johnson.[2]
Clatsop County Commissioners announced their opposition to the proposed measure on August 10, 2011.[4]
Path to the ballot
- See also: Oregon signature requirements
In order to qualify for the ballot, supporters were required to collect a minimum of 87,213 valid signatures by July 6, 2012.
On Monday, July 2, supporters reportedly submitted 45,000 names to the Oregon Secretary of State, bringing the total submitted at the time to 134,000.[5]
On July 17, 2012, the Secretary of State reported that the measure had been qualified for the ballot with 94,304 valid signatures.[6]
See also
Related measure
Oregon Gillnet Fishing Ban (2010)
- Oregon gillnet fishing initiative returns to the state attorney general for ballot language changes
- Gillnet fishing ban effort resurfaces for Oregon's 2012 ballot
External links
Additional reading
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State,"Initiative 21 summary," retrieved August 9, 2011
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 The Daily Astorian,"Gillnet fleet braces to battle latest attack," August 3, 2011
- ↑ Oregon Secretary of State,"Initiative 27 ballot title," December 9, 2011
- ↑ Coast River Business Journal,"Clatsop County commissioners oppose gillnet ban ballot measure," August 10, 2011
- ↑ Oregonian "Ban on gillnetting appears headed to November ballot," July 2, 2012
- ↑ Initiative 21 (status)
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Haha we call that sonnin'!
Los Angeles Clippers point guard Chris Paul, who is featured on the covers of October's GQ, told the magazine he actually preferred being traded to the Clippers rather than the Los Angeles Lakers last year.
"They had the better pieces," Paul said. "And winning with the Clippers would be legendary."
Last year NBA commissioner David Stern nixed a trade that would have sent Paul from the then league-owned New Orleans Hornets to the Lakers in a package that would have included Pau Gasol and Lamar Odom. A week later he was traded to the Clippers instead.
Paul also said he was still irritated about being patted on the head by Gasol when the Lakers played the Clippers last season, causing the two to be separated in the waning seconds of the game.
"We call that sonnin'," Paul said. "Like when I take Li'l Chris to the bathroom, I'll walk with my hand on his head. That's my son. You know what I mean? I understand that Gasol is that tall, but don't do to me what I do to my son."
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But for real, are people still talking about the whole nixed trade thing?
It is getting rather old. I honestly see Paul moving this summer. I just dont think he honestly can convince himself he will win a championship with Griffen and Jordan as his starting front court.
Better pieces?
Is CP on crack?
Honestly, I've lost respect for the guy lately.
I used to jizz over him, now, not so much.
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Lol what else do you guys expect him to
Say about his own team mates...
Ohhhhhhh, he only puts his hand on his son's head when he takes him to the bathroom. When he walks him to the school bus he puts his hand on his shoulder, or holds his hand...
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Aww someone is mad he got babied by a llama
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"Winning with the Clippers would be legendary."
And winning with New Orleans wouldn't?
Whatever. Time to move on. At least until he becomes a free agent.
Right, lip service. Kobe> Chauncey, Gasol > griffin, Bynum (now Howard)> Jordan ; Unless we're talking about sports center highlights
"I don't know if people know I dislocated my pinkie finger. And [Tyreke] told me, 'You wanna go home or you wanna be here?' I want to be here. And he said, 'All right, then go tape it up and let's play. Let's go. We not stoppin' at no stores. Straight gas. That's what we do, just keep going.'"
Why are we still even making threads on CP3? We have a bright future ahead of us. Let the ghost of CP3 go. Unless he actually signs a contract to come back here.....he should be irrelevant to NOLA. We have Davis, Rivers, EG, Anderson, & Lopez now. Way too much to be excited about to be talking about CP and how he feels about the Clippers. Why should that matter to us?
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Looking at the rosters at the time of the trade, I have no idea who would have started at the 4 for Lakers. The Clippers would definitely be the more complete team, but its hard to say they are better than a team with Kobe/Paul/Bynum core. Then, of course, they could've done the same trade with the Magic only needing Bynum, and have a Paul/Dwight core to build with after Kobe's done with. Strange to see the alternate future that could have happened should Stern not have had basketball reasons. Bless that man.
Whether he was just giving lip service or not, I think he's telling the truth. The Clippers are probably better off now than the would be Lakers of that trade would have gone through. It would of created more problems for the Lakers than it would of solved.
Chris has a point... in 2 years Kobe will be retired... Pau would have been closer to retirement... and remember this was before the DH trade, so who knows if Bynum's knees would hold up.
Had CP gone to the Lakers he'd be by himself in 3 years trying to carry that franchise whereas the Clips have a roster full of young talent that can grow with him.
True... RIGHT NOW the Lakers have better pieces but how much longer would they have them?
And why do we care about what CP says again?
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"We went inside and one the first things he saw was all the graffiti on the walls," said Mike Goeller, Jonah's father.
Goeller knew he had to do something.
After getting approval from the city, Goeller and his father have been cleaning up the graffiti.
Jonah even has a message for the people vandalizing the park.
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