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The Wildcats, who entered the IWLCA poll for the first time this season in the poll released earlier in the day, won their seventh consecutive game to improve to 8-2 overall. UMass is now 2-7.
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UMass goalie Colleen Speth made a career-high 12 saves.
Von Bargen extended the lead to 7-4 at 24:18 when she collected the ball off the right post, cut to the middle, doubled back to the right post and deposited the ball into the upper-right corner.
UNH's eighth goal was set up by Hardy's caused turnover in the offensive zone. Kaplan gathered the loose ball at the top of the fan and fed a pass down low to Piotrkowski for the score at .
The Minutewomen called time out at that point, but Hardy netted her third and fourth goals of the game – her team-leading 22nd and 23rd of the season – 23 seconds apart to give the 'Cats a 10-4 advantage at 13:41. Hardy struck at on a close-range shot when she converted Crook's pass from the top-right side of the fan. The Wildcats controlled the ensuing draw control and Kaplan, deep on the left side of the fan, hit Hardy cutting down the middle and she scored on another high shot into the net.
UMass quickly pulled within 10-6 when Jackie Lyons and Stephanie Hopkins scored goals 32 seconds apart – at and . UNH's solid team defensive effort, as well as a patient attack, kept the Minutewomen scoreless the rest of the way.
UMass took a 1-0 lead at 25:56 when Melynda Zwick, from the right wing, found
Kathleen Typadis pulled the Minutewomen even, 3-3, when she maneuvered from the left side to the center of the fan and fired a shot inside the right post.
Hardy's first goal of the game gave New Hampshire a lead it would not relinquish at 8:53 when she collected a loose ball on the right wing, charged the net and beat Speth with a low shot. Durepo scored on a high shot off a left-wing free position 33 seconds later to put UNH ahead 5-3.
Kaytlin McCormick scored into an open net after Milley deflected an attempted entry pass. The goal at capped the first-half scoring.
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It appears that the NWU has a settlement with the publishers of Heart & Soul magazine (H&S). NWU first got involved in this fight in October 2011. H&S focuses on health and wellness issues for black women -- unless, that is, you are one of the unpaid black women writers and editors who works there.
H&S will sign a confession of judgment and pay the writers in six installments. The first payment was wired to an NWU member owed half the total amount and facing imminent foreclosure. As a result, she will keep her home. Another payment next week will keep another NWU member in her home.
This is a big win and a good start to the New Year. It was made possible by the H&S writers themselves, who stuck together and kept organizing more writers to join the fight; the persistence of the NWU; and the UAW Legal Dept. closing the deal. As one writer said, "Thanks [to] the whole NWU team! Your work is invaluable. I'm renewing my membership."


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> Does 'No DHCPOFFERS received. No working leases in persistent database.'
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Dunno but you should test to see if there is ANY difference
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I read your Comment "Escape from the killer car?" (5 November) with great interest, because of course we must all bring pressure to bear to get more efficiently run public transport.
You mention the 1974 Commission on Transport and its findings, but you might be interested to know that in the late 1950s the then Minister of Transport (it may have been called Roads), Ernest Marples, set up a Rural Bus Commission to look into the question of enlarging the service or not. The members of the commission travelled in various countries of Europe looking at their bus systems. Most of these countries were keen to have the buses as an important focal point. The conclusion the members came to was that the bus system most certainly should be subsidised to a greater extent.
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Ben Franklin's 84 years of life were crammed with ideas, events, writings and revolution. It's hard to imagine anyone living today engaged in such a rich sprawl of activities encompassing a craft apprenticeship, science and politics. Walter Isaacson's
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Some codes of ethics are often social issues. Some set out general principles about an organization's beliefs on matters such as quality, employees or the environment. Others set out the procedures to be used in specific ethical situations - such as conflicts of interest or the acceptance of gifts, and delineate the procedures to determine whether a violation of the code of ethics occurred and, if so, what remedies should be imposed.
The effectiveness of such codes of ethics depends on the extent to which to management supports them with sanctions and rewards. Violations of a private organization's code of ethics usually can subject the violator to the organization's remedies (in an employment context, this can mean termination of employment; in a membership context, this can mean expulsion). Of course, certain acts that constitute a violation of a code of ethics may also violate a law or regulation and can be punished by the appropriate governmental organ.
Ethical Codes are often not part of any more general theory of ethics but accepted as pragmatic necessities.
They are distinct from moral codes that may apply to the culture, education, and religion of a whole society.
Even organizations and communities that may be considered criminal may have their own ethical code of conduct, be it official or unofficial. Examples could be hackers, thieves, or even street gangs.
The best antidote to ethical lapses is to commit in advance to a set of ethical principles -- your personal ethical code. Your code defines your standards of right and wrong. It helps you resist temptation and becomes your basis for making ethically sensitive decisions.
A personal ethical code can be as simple as a few sentences or as long as many pages.
Flores, Albert. "The Philosophical Basis of Engineering Codes of Ethics." In Vesilind P.A. and A. Gunn (eds), Engineering Ethics and the Environment. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998: 201-209.
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The Call to Arms: Forum D&D
Sooooo, we here at Ogeeku have heard rumor (read: have seen in live broadcast chat) that several of our fans love them some Dungeons and Dragons. As such, the wise and masterful Jon Brence has asked me to spearhead a new venture on this site. You may or may not have seen our forums section, but it does exist. Starting this week–currently planning on Thursday–I will begin running a Dungeons and Dragons campaign through the forums.
How will this work? Well, first of all, I probably won't be able to take everyone that wants to play in this first campaign. I'm looking to limit it to 4-5 players for everyone's own sanity, especially mine. For now, if you're interested, keep an eye out for my post to begin the game, as it will be first come first…play. Secondly, rule book. We will be using version 3.5 for this campaign. Make characters and plans based off of this rule set (Sorry, 4e is just too WoWish for me). Also, I'm thinking of starting people off at level 5 because the first couple of levels kind of suck for most classes–not that I'm bitter after playing a low level druid or anything. Third of all, this will be distributed over time, but I would like to see how we can streamline the process. This is the internet after all. So, players can feel free to send me Twitter messages @tehjgro when they have made a post that needs my review. This should come in handy with streamlining combat. In the same vein, anything that should be held between a single or specific group of the players will be handled in private messages on Ogeeku. Twitter can then be used to let me know of these messages as well. Please be conscious of the fact that I am a graduate student these days and actually enjoy most of my classes. Also, rolling die is rather conspicuous (read: the real limiting factor).
Another important factor for players, I reward good roleplaying and going above and beyond to develop your character. XP will be given to people who develop full back stories for characters and/or draw out what their character looks like. The more that I know about your character, the more of it I can work into potential plot lines.
Now, I don't want to spoil the intro for anyone, but I will give people this information for thinking out characters: The nation that we will be starting in believe arcane magic (ie Wizards & Sorcerers) to be taboo. I don't want to discourage players from making these kinds of classe– in fact I think it will add interest to the party–but be mindful of what that will mean. I figure that giving people level 5 should help with this.
Please don't be discouraged if you don't make it into this round of play. We want to see the level of interest that this develops as much as you all do. I will also consider making a catch up post every once in awhile to let everyone know how our brave party of adventurers is doing so you don't have to sift through pages of die rolls and out-of-character chatter.
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The superbow.. oh wait. No. Due to copyright issues and trademarks, I'll refer to the Big Game either as "The Big Game" or as the "Superb Owl." The commercials during the Big Game are watched by a lot of people. Even people who hate football, hang around to see what the commercials are OR they wait until they are on YouTube.
Google showed us all a commercial [1] to highlight the way to use Google in a really fast and satisfying way. It showed a user typing questions and finding solutions through a progression of life events starting with studying abroad
and ending with looking for a baby crib.
What is really interesting is what the commercial does NOT show and it's these things that make Search Engine Optimization stand out.
1. It didn't show Google AdWords – Sorry Guys [2], but even though PPC can be a great marketing asset, the real meat to get answers lies in the organic results.
2. It didn't show beyond the first page of results – Are you on page 2? page 5? Well, being on page 1 for what you provide is paramount even if you are the best in the market.
3. It didn't show the 1st result always being clicked – I had some people tell that they don't always click on the first result for different reasons. You don't have to be #1, you just have to relevant.
4. The websites were all about providing solutions – Does your website talk more about yourself rather than the solution you provide? It doesn't matter how long you've been in business, it doesn't matter what you've come through to be here, what matters is getting people what they want. The old adage goes "A man doesn't go to the store to buy a drill, he goes because he needs a quarter inch hole."
There could be other things to point out such as the effective use of site descriptions, title tags, etc but the main pace of the ad is "I need answers quickly!" The Internet is not becoming something one curls up with next to a fire for an evening of verbose visual digestion. It's becoming more of a resource for information that what was ever envisioned. With companies arranging their info into a slick streamlined answer to people's problems, you turn Internet browsing back into "surfing" rather than "wading."
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You guys have helped me with several problems on my Ransomes AR 250 Fairway mower. Got the lift cylinder fixed. Took the mower out for a test run today. The AR 250 has five separate 22 inch rotary decks. I noticed that the cut quality was poor on the two rear decks. Upon investigation, I found out that the decks were spinning in the opposite direction of the cutting surface of the blades (and opposite of the front decks)... the parts manual shows that all of the blades should be the same. Further observation showed that several rear deck motor hoses (not case drain hoses)look to have been replaced recently. Looking at the posted hydraulic schematic, the hose routing seems to be correct. Motor RPM is slower than it should be. My question is, "What could cause the rear deck motors to spin backwards?"
I can only think of two things, the hoses are backwards on those two motors, or the plumbing may be right and the motors may have been turned 180 degrees which would reverse rotation while keeping the plumbing looking correct.
I switched the hoses and the 2 motors reversed direction. The hoses don't like being that way much but it will work for now. I 'm wondering if the motors can be reversed without complete disassembly. In other words can the 4 bolts be removed and case drain and base plate be left configured like they are and the motor in the middle section be turned around 180 degrees? I'm thinking the whole thing will need to be taken apart and swapped around. Maybe I just need to leave it alone and get hoses that are happy with that configuration??
Are hydraulic motors like the Casappa motors on this mower "timed" to run better or faster in one direction or another? I'm wondering how this screwed up mess of the 2 rear deck motors turning backward ever came about. It must have something to do with the three new hoses that go from motors 3 to 4 then to 5. I would appreciate any insight.
There is no timing to worry about. As long as the motor was assembled as a bi-directional motor, then there is nothing to change internally. They were more than likely arranged that way as there is a case drain and they are intended to be operated in series. I don't know if I can explain this very well, but the only way to reverse the rotation of a motor without simply changing the hoses over is changing which side of the gear housing the output shaft is on. To do that, either the mounting flange and rear cover can be turned, or just turn the entire motor. Now if the mounting flange is orientated the way you want but the rear cover ports arn't where you want them, you should be able to turn the rear cover around while leaving the gear housing and gear set the way they are, assuming the thrust blocks are bi-directional and not just pump thrust blocks (different seal arrangement). Do you have the model number for your motor?
I made the assumption that the porting is in the rear cover, is it in the sides of the gear housing? If that is the case than you are stuck with what you have unless you turn the whole motor at it's mounting location in order to change the relationship of the drive shaft location in relation to the gear housing.
I will take some pictures and look for model numbers. It is a mystery to me why this mower is like this. It appears to me that someone did not know what they were doing and somehow got those rear motors backward. The 3 new hoses are a big clue that someone was working on it. I think I understand your answer but I will post some pics for clarification.
I photographed the Casappa deck motor numbers. They are on the attached photo. Any information on these motors such as parts availability and seal kits etc. would be appreciated. Jacobsen prices on the kits is over a hundred dollars per motor. There are 5 motors. Thanks
Shoot me an email and tomorow I will give you a price on a seal kit, and a small bit of service info. My email adress can be found here: http://www.hansonhydraulics.com/contact.html
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Laying the Foundation for our Future Vision of Data Protection
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Data protection is straining under the weight of big data. Exploding data volumes, stringent restore requirements, and shrinking OPEX and CAPEX budgets all mean that traditional data protection solutions aren't cutting it any more. IT teams are relying on disparate tools for operational recovery, disaster recovery, long term archive, performance, migration, hardware refresh, etc. And [...]
Scaling Down?
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Scaling-out is a well-oiled, in vogue term in use today. There are, of course, other related terms around scaling like scaling-up, scaling-down or my recent favorite scaling-right. In different contexts these terms imply different things– for instance, whether or not we can use the term scale-up to mean that a product or technology is moving [...]
Hitachi Data Systems Now Supports Windows Server 2012
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Today, Microsoft announced its first Windows Server Cloud OS release with the introduction of Windows Server 2012, and HDS is excited to be part of the next generation of Microsoft solutions this release enables. HDS has a reputation in the IT Industry for leadership in mission-critical architectures with enterprise service and support, and we're extending [...]


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Travel across historic Eastern Europe from Hungary to Croatia
Welcome to the Balkans - where East meets West and new merges almost seamlessly with old. Over the centuries people have travelled to this region of Eastern Europe for its fertile soil, natural resources and healing waters. This enchanting land, which has remained virtually untouched by tourism, boasts rich tradition, vibrant culture and mouth-watering cuisine. With historical attractions in Budapest, nightlife in Belgrade, Montenegro's Ostrog Monastery and lively Dubrovnik city, this adventure tour is delightfully different.
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- Budapest, Hungary
- Finish
- Dubrovnik, Croatia
- Countries
- Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Hungary, Montenegro, Serbia
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- Code
- Cross the Chain Bridge in Budapest
- Spy curious wildlife in Kopacki Rit Nature Park
- Sip Serbian wine at a family-run vineyard
- Experience Belgrade's famous nightlife
- Be humbled by ruins in Mostar city
- Visit Montenegro's Ostrog Monastery and mingle with pilgrims
- Admire the Adriatic Sea from Dubrovnik's city walls
Day 1-2 Budapest
Day 3-4 Osijek
Day 5 Novi Sad
Day 6-7 Belgrade
Day 8-10 Sarajevo/Mostar
Day 11 Šćepan Polje
Day 12-13 Kotor
Day 14-15 Dubrovnik
Meals5 breakfasts1 dinner
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AccommodationGuesthouse (2 nights), Hostel (2 nights), Hotel (6 nights), Pension (3 nights)
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San Diego Comic con is coming and TORn will be there
The 2015 edition of San Diego Comic Con is coming up in just 3 short weeks, and TheOneRing.net will be there. We will not have a booth this year, but we will be hosting a panel on Friday afternoon, July 10, called "What's next for Tolkien Fans". We just can't give any further details until the official schedule is posted next week. Please do plan to wear your Tolkien finery on Friday if you are able. That means costumes, TORn shirts, whatever you have that shows your affinity for all things Middle-earth. Since this may well be TORn's final big appearance at SDCC (we won't know until next year if they will invite us back), so let's go out in style. There will be a mass photo of fans in TORn shirts or other Tolkien themed shirts, Hobbits, Elves, Dwarves and other denizens of Middle-earth, directly after the panel out on the back steps behind the convention center facing the Bay. So do plan to represent Middle-earth and we'll see you on Friday, July 10.
There will also be a TORn Moot that Friday evening, but instead of the Laketown Luau we had last year, which forced us to charge money to attend, we decided to go a little more casual. So, without further ado, all Tolkien fans attending SDCC and those locals that are not attending are invited to an 'Ice Cream Social' at the Ghirardelli Ice Cream and Chocolate Shop in the Gaslamp District, located at 643 5th ave. We'll begin at 7:30pm, giving everyone time to make it into the Gaslamp District after the hall closes, and run till 10pm.You can RSVP at our Facebook Event page for "We're Taking the Hobbits to IceCreamGard"
Now here's the rub, Ghirardelli does not take reservations, so everyone will just have to show up, grab whatever chair or table is available, and eat their yummy goodness. We may end up scattered about the place, but that's OK, we are all Tolkien fans and we can socialize with the best of them. The shop is always rather popular and busy, the turn over is pretty quick, so just show up and have some fun with your fellow Tolkien fans, and there may even be a few prizes to win.Posted in Clothing, Clothing, ComicCon, Conventions, Costuming, Events, Fans, Fellowship of the Ring, Hobbit Book, Hobbit Movie, J.R.R. Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, LotR Books, LotR Movies, Meet Ups, Movie Fellowship of the Ring, Movie Return of the King, Movie The Two Towers, Other Events, Other Tolkien books, Return of the King, Silmarillion, The Hobbit, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, The Two Towers, TheOneRing.net Community, Tolkien


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Astros complete sweep of Royals, close in on AL's best record
Take a look around the league with Big League Stew's daily wrap up. We'll hit on all of the biggest moments from the day that you may have missed, while providing highlights, photos and interesting stats.
If for some reason you're still not convinced the Houston Astros are for real, perhaps their three-game sweep of the defending AL champion Kansas City Royals can sway your opinion. The Astros completed the sweep with a hard-fought 6-5 victory on Wednesday night.
After falling behind 3-0 in the second inning, Houston rallied to score five in the middle innings to take the lead. Chris Carter's 100th career home run opened its scoring. After Marwin Gonzalez homered and likely All-Star Jose Altuve tied the game with an RBI single, Evan Gattis put the Astros ahead with a two-run single in the fifth.
The resilient Royals didn't fade away, though, tying the game again in the seventh on Jarrod Dyson's two-run triple. Houston scored the winner in its half of the seventh on Carter's fielder's choice – not exactly the most thrilling winning run, but very fitting for the Astros.
Has Johnny Cueto made his final home start in a Cincinnati Reds uniform?
Aside from October, July might just be baseball's most dramatic and unpredictable month. Of course, that's mainly because the non-waiver trade deadline always falls on its final day, and now that we've officially crossed the threshold from June, the craziness is bound to begin very soon.
One pitcher whose future is almost certain to be impacted in the next 30 days is Cincinnati Reds ace Johnny Cueto. The 2014 All-Star and Cy Young Award runner-up is having another season that will put him in the conversation for both honors. In 15 starts this season, Cueto is 5-5 with a 2.84 ERA over 104 2/3 innings. Last season, he was 20-9 with a 2.25 ERA over a league-leading 243 2/3 innings.
The only difference this season is he's doing it for a Reds team on the outside of the postseason picture looking in, and with a contract that's set to make him a free agent come season's end. Basically, he fits every criteria there is for a player who is certain to be traded, the only questions now are when and where.
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A's ace Sonny Gray battling severe case of bacterial gastroenteritis
Oakland Athletics ace Sonny Gray was unable to make Tuesday's scheduled start against the Colorado Rockies with what was simply described as illness. On Wednesday, we learned Gray wasn't battling the flu or a common cold, but rather a severe case of bacterial gastroenteritis, which forced him to spend Monday and Tuesday night in the hospital.
The good news, according to Susan Slusser of the San Francisco Chronicle, is that Gray was improving on Wednesday. Following Oakland's 4-1 win against the Colorado Rockies, she was also among the first to report that Gray was discharged from the hospital. But there's still some question about when he might be able to return to the mound.
Chris Bassitt made the start for Gray on Tuesday, tossing five innings of one-run ball in a 2-1 loss to Colorado. Bassitt will remain with the A's through the weekend in case he's needed again to make Gray's scheduled start against the Seattle Mariners on Sunday.
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Joey Butler spoils Carlos Carrasco's no-hit bid with two outs in ninth
The Butler did it on Wednesday night. Not once, but twice.
Of course, we're talking about Tampa Bay Rays left fielder Joey Butler, who in one game managed to spoil Carlos Carrasco's bid for a perfect game and no-hitter in two separate late-inning plate appearances.
Carrasco entered the seventh inning having retired all 18 batters he'd faced to that point. He made it 19 straight when he retired Kevin Kaiermeir leading off the inning, which led to an epic battle with Butler. After eight pitches, including four two-strike pitches, Butler ended up drawing a walk to end the perfect game.
Carrasco's bid for his professional no-hitter would continue in the ninth inning. Despite a rough start to the inning — Asdrubal Cabrera walked and Brandon Guyer was hit by a pitch — Carrasco moved to within one out of history. Only Joey Butler stood in his way again, and Butler spoiled it again, lining a two-strike single just out of the reach of a leaping Jason Kipnis at second base.
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Oh, the heartbreak.
Oh, the pain.
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Victor Martinez has 'no respect' for Pirates after 'intentional' hit by pitch
The interleague series between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Detroit Tigers got off to an intense start Tuesday night at Comerica Park.
The spark happened in the fourth inning when Tigers starter Justin Verlander clipped Pittsburgh's Starling Marte on the forearm with a 1-2 pitch. During the next half-inning, Pirates' ace Gerrit Cole drilled Tigers designated hitter Victor Martinez with a 95-mph fastball to the backside. That did not sit well with Martinez, who shot a glare toward Cole as he slowly made his way to first base.
Martinez wasn't alone in feeling the pitch was intentional. In the next half-inning, Justin Verlander returned the favor again by drilling Pedro Alvarez with his first pitch. At that point, both benches were warned, but the bad blood was already boiling and it doesn't appear to have settled down as the teams entered play on Wednesday.
In fact, Martinez was quoted as saying he's lost respect for the Pirates organization as a result of the perceived targeting, which sets the stage for some more potential hostilities.
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With Jerry Dipoto officially out as general manager, the Los Angeles Angels have named Bill Stoneman, the architect of their 2002 World Series championship team, as the Angels' interim replacement, MLB.com's Alden Gonzalez reports.
The news was revealed just moments before the Angels took on the New York Yankees Wednesday night at Angel Stadium.
Source: Bill Stoneman will become the #Angels' interim GM, with Matt Klentak basically serving as his No. 2. No Bud Black.
According to Gonzalez, the Angels could open a wider search for a permanent replacement this offseason, or could promote assistant general manager Matt Klentak. It was reported earlier Wednesday that both Klentak and Scott Servais, the team's other assistant GM, would remain with the club.
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MLB announces new Home Run Derby format with brackets, timed rounds
For the second straight season Major League Baseball has announced significant changes to its Home Run Derby format.
According to a press release on Sunday afternoon, the league will be shifting to a bracketed, single-elimination tournament format, which means they'll lower the number of participants from ten to eight. Each round will now be timed as well, with each batter having a baseline of five minutes per round.
The eight-player contest will be conducted as a single-elimination tournament in which the loser of each bracket is immediately eliminated. Brackets in the first round will be seeded based on 2015 home run totals through July 7th, with ties broken by awarding the higher seed to the batter with more home runs hit since June 15th. If a tie remains, a coin flip will determine the higher seed. In each matchup, the higher seed will hit second.
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Marlins give rookie Justin Nicolino giant bat to help with bunting
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If there's one big advantage to being a rookie in MLB, it's that life is never boring. Whether your teammates are sending you on a coffee run or just flat ignoring you after your first career home run, they're always looking for ways to crack you and keep you on your toes.
Here's another pretty cool example of that.
Miami Marlins pitcher Justin Nicolino is only two starts into his big league career, but he's definitely getting a strong welcome from his new teammates. After faltering on the hill in Friday night's 7-1 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers, his teammates put the focus elsewhere by poking fun at his bunting during Saturday's batting practice.
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Nicolino failed to get a bunt down on Friday night, so they equipped him with this absurdly large piece of lumber.
What's particularly funny about the video above is that it actually takes Nicolino three attempts to get a successful bunt down with the bigger, badder bat.
We'll blame that one on the grip? Perhaps?
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Cole Hamels says he's 'open-minded' about possible trade destinations
We've reached that time of the baseball season where trade rumors will begin to consume our minds, our souls, and above all else, our social media accounts. And in many cases those rumors will be more heavily discussed than the results on the field.
Among the names we figure to hear most will be that of Philadelphia Phillies ace Cole Hamels. The 31-year-old left-hander is available as the Phillies move forward with their rebuilding project and will be highly sought after by multiple contenders, making it more a matter of when, not if he changes uniforms.
In fact, Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro has been engaging in trade talks regarding Hamels for several months, but has yet to take the plunge. That will change in the next five weeks, and based on comments from Hamels on Saturday, Amaro's hands may not be tied in terms of who he can negotiate with.
According to Jim Salisbury of Comcast SportsNet in Philadelphia, Hamels says he'll be open-minded when approached about a potential deal and may not necessarily use his no-trade provision to block trades to teams not on his wish list .
"But I'm open-minded on everybody and everything."
Even Toronto and Houston?
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Andrew McCutchen on latest HBP: 'Maybe I need to dropkick a pitcher'
To say Andrew McCutchen is growing tired of wearing fastballs in his rib cage and on his left elbow would be an understatement. During Saturday's 8-4 win against the Braves, the Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder was hit by a pitch for the eighth time this season and the 27th time over the past three seasons.
Braves pitcher Julio Teheran struck McCutchen in the left elbow with a fastball on a 1–1 count in the first inning, which forced McCutchen from the game. He quickly underwent X-rays, which came back negative for a fracture. Mentally, though, the latest incident definitely took a toll and had McCutchen wondering what he could do to better protect himself moving forward.
"Maybe I need to dropkick a pitcher,'' McCutchen said after Saturday's game. ''Maybe that will scare them into not throwing at me."
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Sanchez helps businesses unlock global markets. As undersecretary for international trade, he leads 2,400 employees in more than 70 countries who help U.S. businesses sell more goods and services overseas, ensure trade laws are enforced, and promote more foreign direct investment in the United States. Sanchez, 53, brings a mix of public- and private-sector experience to the job. He worked in the administrations of then-Florida Gov. Bob Graham and President Clinton. In the Clinton administration, Sanchez was chief of staff to the special envoy to the Americas and assistant secretary for aviation and international affairs at the Transportation Department. In the private sector, he worked for the consulting firm CMI International Group and cofounded NorthStar Bank. Since Sanchez began at Commerce in 2010, U.S. exports have reached all-time highs in 2011 and 2012. Last year, exports hit a record $2.2 trillion, supporting nearly 10 million American jobs, he said. "I hope that I am remembered for my efforts to bring countries closer together through commerce, and that by doing so, I helped to create new economic opportunities both at home and abroad," he said. Sanchez earned his undergraduate and law degrees at Florida State University and a master's in public administration at Harvard University. He got a taste for public service early, watching his mother, who was active in the community, bring the Head Start program to his hometown of Tampa, Fla.
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Helen Oyeyemi was born in Nigeria in 1984 and raised in England, to which her Nigerian parents migrated when she was four. This makes her part of the so-called new Diaspora – those many families from Africa, and other former colonies, who share the global mobility of the late twentieth and twenty first centuries and have relocated to Europe and North America. She has published two novels, The Icarus Girl (2005) and The Opposite House (2007), the first when she was only twenty. She has also published a volume of two plays under the title Juniper's Whitening (2006). She suffered from depression at school and has been described as "the Nigerian-born girl from the South London council estate who …
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Sorry, we already gave these away! Go check the Decemberfest calendar for today's gift.
I love my Jimdo apparel. I wear a Jimdo T-shirt around town, have a Jimdo sticker on my journal, carry my office key on a Jimdo keychain, scribble in a Jimdo notebook, and sip my morning tea from a Jimdo mug. If I could get my hands on a Jimdo parachute, I'd conquer my fear of heights just so I could jump out of a plane with it. I also plan to name my first child Jimdo — only if it's a girl, of course.
If you want to show off your Jimdo pride, today is the day to enter Decemberfest. In addition to everything I mentioned above, we also have sweatshirts, tote bags, sticker, button, pens, and more. For today's Decemberfest gift, we're giving away three bags full of all the Jimdo gear you can imagine, and a special surprise.
To enter, just leave a comment below or retweet our daily Decemberfest tweet. I can't wait to see winners from Atlanta to Leeds to Melbourne to Manila to Mercury sporting some awesome Jimdo attire. If I run into you with your Jimdo tee on, I'd love to sit down and have a cup of coffee — if I've got my Jimdo mug with me, that is.
See you all tomorrow with another gift!
Dan Gray
Decemberfest Forever
Hey... I am the FIRST to comment? Wow... Where are all of you today? I would LOVE to have a Jimdo wardrobe... I would even get Aunt Goodiebags to wear an outfit on our webpage if I win today... Actually... I think I will see if I can get Auntie a t-shirt... Or a mug... Hmmmmm... Check out our web page later and see if I can come up with a little surprise for you! LOL! Love Jimbo and love this Decemberfest!
OK... Got a little surprise for you on our webpage. Hope it gets a smile from you Dan! LOL!
Cool gear.
I would LOVE to win!!! Jimdo is the best!!!
A whole wardrobe in 3 bags!! You guys rock!!!
Absolutely fantastic! A whole lot of gifts! That would truly cheer up anyone this holiday! If I win, you need not jump off the plane using the the parachute with "Jimdo" marker on it. Just mail the bagful of gifts and I surely will keep telling about this for many days ahead.
This is great!
How cool is all this stuff? Very cool. I really need to see where I can get me a pair of those green sports shoes your model is wearing.
Send us two t-shirt!! please!
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Thank u JIMDO team for all work Y have done for us! Wish u all the best and best new year ever! Lot of love, joy and happiness!
Gracias a jimdo por dejar que tenga una web para mi solita y también por dejarme participar en vuestros concursos
It would be great to get symbols favorite constructor/
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This is really interesting :)
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Well... Jimdo IS awesome!!!
Can I enter more than once for this gift!!
Gotta love Jimdo.Thanks for the opportunity to win something that shows off such a great company.
Want to spread the Jimdo jam all over the world. If I am a winner, then your tasty product will be savored by many in sunny Australia! :)-
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Status: Work in progress (what is this?) Working over the past 8 years in user experience, I have noticed the lack of truly descriptive process diagrams for the generic UX process. Either the stages are serial and non-iterative, which is not actually anywhere near true (since stages overlap with each other), or they are shown […]
Status: Work in progress (what is this?) I have had the privilege to work across the User-Centered Design (UCD) process on banking websites and web applications such as Business Information Systems (BIS) and Management Information Systems (MIS). All of these are obviously data-intensive and it is crucial that data representation in both table and graphical […]
Status: Work in progress (what is this?) Besides having worked in multicultural offices, I've worked with clients and internal teams located across the globe. Here are a few simple tips that you will find useful for participating and conducting audio conferences effectively. This is work in progress so feel free to comment and add your […]
Status: Work in progress [what is this?] I've done a fair amount of work in interaction deisgn for data visualization in MI (management Information) and BI (Business Information) systems, mostly around setting graaphical data representation and interaction guidelines for such applications. One of the most basic things which people get wrong again and again is […]
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Summary This article is a reproduction of my chapter in the book, UX Storytellers- Connecting the dots, edited by Jan Jursa of IATV. You can download it for free or get it for the Kindle at Amazon. Other contributing authors include Deborah Mayhew (author of Cost-Justifying Usability), Aaron Marcus (author of The Cross-GUI Handbook for […]
Heuristic evaluations and expert review have the same goal- to evaluate the usability of the product. While the goal of these usability evaluation methods is the same, the methods are different.
It is common to hear people people using these terms interchangeably. An expert review is termed as a heuristic evaluation when in actuality the evaluators evaluated the usability of the product referring to their own knowledge of right and wrong rather than explicitly referencing against a set of heuristics.
This article explains the difference between a Heuristic Evaluation and an Expert Review and tells you when to apply which method.
In this article, originally published at Evolt, I talk about the issue of accidentally activating the browser back button through the keyboard while interacting with a long web form that is applicable to users across expertise levels. The time and effort wasted by the user can be said as proportional to the number of input fields filled by the user before accidentally exiting the page.
Since no application feedback indicating cause of the error to the user is provided, depending upon user expertise, the user may or may not realize the cause of the error. Realizing what is wrong does not guarantee the possibility of reverting the error either.
This leads to unnecessary loss in form conversions despite favorable user intent. A solution to resolve this issue (that I hope becomes standard practice) to plug the hole for lost conversion that translates to big numbers in absolute terms for high traffic websites is also provided.
In this article also published at Usability News, I provide you with some tips to help begin finding usability test participants successfully on you own, in case you are not using the services of a professional recruitment agency or do not have an internal recruitment team that can help you acquire participants for usability tests.
A simple process you can utilize for conducting effective and efficient meetings (where you work in a framework that aims at accomplishing the goal of the meeting and time is well utilized) at your organization. You can also find a link to download the MOM (minutes of meeting) template at the end of the article.


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Time for the Question of the Week! The first person to answer correctly will win an aluminum water bottle like the one pictured below! Submit your answer here ("Leave a Reply," below), on our Facebook page or tweet it to @osurecycling on Twitter.
Question of the Week:
What is the date, time and location for our next volunteer meeting?
If the winner attends this meeting, the bonus will be receiving your prize at the meeting versus waiting for it to come in the mail! 😉
Congrats to our Facebook fan Robbie S. for winning! He is correct that our next volunteer meeting is tonight at 5-6 pm at the Pride Center (15th & A). We will be meeting every Thursday at 5-6 pm this term (except Thanksgiving Day) and anyone is welcome to join us!


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Real Housewives of New Jersey
Danielle Staub Appalled By RHoNJ Brawl, Wants Entire Cast Fired!
By now, everyone has heard about the Real Housewives of New Jersey brawl that took place Sunday, March 31. The melee happened between RHoNJ co-stars Jacqueline Laurita, her husband Chris, Joe Gorga, and John "Johnny the Greek" Karagiorgis. Apparently no one is more appalled by the incident than former co-star Danielle Staub, who is not only upset by what happened, but is urging H'wife mogul, Andy Cohen, to fire the cast!
When Danielle read the news on online, she went to Twitter proclaiming:
" @Bravotv @bravoandy STOP promoting this behavior! I'm truly disgusted that this continues Fire them ALL!"
When a fan told Danielle she should wait for Season 5 of the show (which premieres June 2 at 8 p.m. ET) to air before jumping to conclusions, the star insisted that drama definitely went down.
"@Am_Faith @bravotv @bravoandy I'm well aware 4 it was I who was speculated for my past (30 yrs ago) btw cameras don't lie but they do edit"
As for excuses for the fighting, Danielle didn't want to hear it. Even if John (may have) remarked about Chris and Jac's autistic son, Nicholas, Danielle felt fighting wasn't appropriate.
"@ScentswithLisaG @bravotv @bravoandy all I know is 2 wrongs never make it right doesn't explain last yrs bar fight in DR all arrested"
It's no shock that Danielle would have something to say about a feud that involved the Lauritas, since she did take their daughter to court a couple years ago over an altercation in which Ashlee (Chris and Jac's daughter) pulled Danielle's hair. But she is right, two wrongs don't make a right. Let's hope that her rumored appearance this season won't lead to any more fights. One brawl, is enough!
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Gov't to consumers: break on winter heating costs
WASHINGTON There's good news for people worried about winter heating bills.
People using natural gas this winter stand to save $105, compared with last year, and propane users will get even bigger savings, the government said. Households that use heating oil or electric heat also are expected to spend less during the heating season.
The Energy Information Administration said in its annual winter outlook Tuesday that lower fuel costs across the board and an expected milder winter will cut average heating costs for the upcoming season by 8 percent compared to last year – to about $960.
Households are expected to pay an average of $783, nearly 12 percent less than last winter, for natural gas, and $1,821 for heating oil, about 2 percent lower. People using electric heat will pay $933, a decline of 2 percent and those using propane $1,667, or 14 percent less than last winter, the agency said.
The report cautioned that the projections reflect average costs and that expenditures for individual households will vary depending on local weather conditions, the size and energy efficiency of homes and the efficiency of heating equipment.
About half of all households depend on natural gas for heating, especially in the Midwest where seven in 10 homes use the fuel. People in the Midwest also are expected to benefit from a milder winter, compared to last year, and see natural gas bills 15 percent lower than last year, the agency said.
The report said natural gas inventories approaching the heating season are expected to be at a record high of more than 3.8 trillion cubic feet. Wholesale prices are well below last winter and the EIA said prices are expected to remain low through October and then increase slightly as demand picks up.
The nearly 8 million households that use heating oil, primarily in the Northeast, can expect to save an average $40 to $60 compared to last winter. The agency said residential heating oil prices in the Northeast is expected to average $2.64 a gallon this winter, 2 cents less than last winter, but a significant drop from the average $3.31 a gallon that consumers paid two winters ago.
The biggest savings will be seen by users of propane where households are expected to save an average of $280 this winter, a decline of 14 percent. Propane users in the Midwest are expected to save as much as 21 percent compared to last winter because of a combination of lower fuel prices and milder weather, the agency said.
The agency said nearly 58 million households, or 52 percent, use natural gas for heating and another 39 million, or 35 percent, rely on electricity. Nearly 8 million households, or 7 percent, use heating oil and about 6.2 million rely on propane.
The report covers the winter period from October through March.
The EIA report also said:
– Gasoline prices are expected to decline for the remainder of the year to a national average of $2.44 a gallon, while increasing next year to an average of $2.62 a gallon.


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Dancing With The Stars
DWTS' Derek Hough Reacts to Judge Len's Latest Diss: "It's Kind of Personal Now"
Derek Hough can't even ignore it anymore. Dancing With the Stars All-Stars judge Len Goodman has called him out two weeks in a row now — last week for doing a Rumba with Shawn Johnson that the judge decided wasn't a real Rumba, and this week, on Country Week 6, for putting too much "frippery" in their Cha-Cha-Cha. Bruno Tonioli gave both dances a perfect 10, but Len went with an 8 last week and an 8.5 this week.
It's not the first season where Len has singled out Derek, but this time it seems to be especially frustrating for the pro dancer, since he's trying to challenge himself — as well as Shawn — with new and exciting routines.
"I've reached the point now where I'm like, it's kind of personal now," Derek told On the Red Carpet. "Like, two weeks in a row you give us an 8? Come on. Last I checked, I thought this was an All-Stars season. I think he wants me to revert back to old Season 6 stuff. I don't know."
The three-time DWTS champion repeated something like that to Zap2it, saying, "I'll do this for you, Len: I'll keep it simple. [...] I'll go back to Season 6 choreography if that's what you want."
On top of that, he has his own injury — in addition to Shawn's knee injury, which was showcased on Monday. Derek told OTRC he has a bulging disc in his vertebrae that became inflamed today. "I've had it for a couple years," he told Zap2it, "but once it flares up — like it did today — it sort of immobilizes me."
But they worked through it. And Shawn's knee is doing OK now. She was more upset about a little mistake she made during her Cha-Cha-Cha. No one seemed to notice it, but it was eating away at her. They are perfectionists!
Catch a new episode of Dancing With the Stars Season 15: All-Stars on Tuesday, October 30 on ABC.
Sources: On the Red Carpet, Zap2it
Gina Carbone is a contributing writer at Wetpaint Entertainment. Follow her on Twitter @ginacarbone.
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Talk to the North Carolina men's lacrosse players about their losses, and the Tar Heels won't utter a word about their humbling defeats to Pennsylvania and Navy. Down in Chapel Hill, losses take on a more personal meaning.
Over the past two tumultuous months, the Tar Heels have had one teammate commit suicide and another, starting defenseman Matt Kull, hospitalized for what university officials would only specify as "a serious medical condition." Tragedy has laced the North Carolina program, which has had four ordeals involving players since 1995.


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The main market in Eldoret town face closure because of congestion and poor sanitation. The move has angered traders who are accusing the municipal council of neglecting the market. More than 50,000 traders and residents use the market daily, but it does not have clean toilets, insufficient water and its drainage system is clogged. The market is littered with heaps of uncollected garbage.
Aspirants running for the Market Ward civic seat have been using the "dirty" market as a campaign tool and have put the council to task over the market's unhygienic conditions. "This is an important market for this region, but its condition has become a health hazard to those of us who use it," said businesswoman Jane Wangui. The businesswoman led traders in a clean-up exercise at the market and asked the council to expand it and provide a clean and habitable environment. "There has been laxity on the part of the council in ensuring the market meets healthy standards of cleanliness," said Wangui.
Mayor William Rono said the council plans to expand the market and improve its state once funds are available. "The council understands the challenges the market is facing and will deal with the matter", said Rono. Wangui is among the four aspirants vying for the Market ward seat in the by-elections on September 17. She is running on a TNA ticket.
Other aspirants are Stephen Mugwira running on a URP ticket, Gaudenzia Jepchirchir on ODM and Josphat Kemboi on UDF. The seat fell vacant after Wangui filed an election petition in court in 2009. In her petition she told the court that William Kiptum's election was irregularly. Mugwira has promised to unite the residents in the area and work to implement development initiatives. Wangui however says residents of the area which has about 20,000 voters should not accept to have a leader imposed on them.
"Elect someone you know will serve you and represent your interests well and not someone's puppet," said Wangui. The High Court nullified the election of ODM's William Kiptum leading to the by-elections. The main battle is between TNA and URP candidates. Campaigns for the civic seat whichj covers half of Eldoret town have intensified ahead of the polls during which URP and TNA will be testing the ground in the area ahead of the general elections. The IEBC says its ready for the by-elections and wants voters in the area to exercise maturity.


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As far as I used to be mobile game developer, I have a strong tension to mobile development, yep, it's really interesting to me. Well, PhoneGap, positioned as a "The only opensource mobile framework that supports 7 platforms", has its own pros and cons.
But now I'd like to review methods of debugging in phonegap applications. I found them a little bit weird and inconvenient, but nevertheless I'd like to.


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Counseling Services
Our Purpose
Belmont University is committed to providing professional counseling through the Office of Counseling Services. This essential program equips students to manage life transitions as well as serious emotional issues. Our goal is to help students choose healthy coping skills. Our confidential services are provided at no cost to students with specialized attention to college students' unique needs. In addition to direct therapeutic services, Counseling Services provides training to faculty and staff to help ensure the Belmont community is aware and attentive of the scope of mental health needs in a college environment. Students in turn directly experience a sense of community that values safety, personal integrity and care. Counseling Services' primary focus is on general and emergent care of mental health concerns. While clinicians possess a wide range of specializations, Counseling Services is not intended for long-term, chronic therapeutic treatment.
About Counseling Services:
- The Counseling Services clinical staff is comprised of: three full time therapists and eight contracted therapists. The average years of clinical experience are 22 years. In addition, this experienced staff is fully licensed and some clinicians hold more than one professional degree.
- Counseling Services is available for guidance and support in establishing care in the Nashville community for students with long-term care needs. We recommend that families identify caregivers in the Nashville area and schedule a student's appointment prior to his or her arrival to ensure that gaps in care do not develop. For students that require monthly maintenance of medications, we recommend families transfer care to a psychiatrist in the Nashville area.
- Counseling Service's professional affiliations include the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), the American Association of Marriage & Family Therapists (AAMFT), the Eating Disorders Coalition of Tennessee (EDCT), and the Nashville Psychotherapy Institute (NPI).
- Counseling Services benefits from a partnership with Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital, which affords students VIP treatment and expedited care through the Emergency Department. This partnership also affords Counseling Services and students improved access to follow-up resources allowing many students to maintain their enrollment following a mental health crisis.
What we can do for you:
The Office of Counseling Services is the psychological equivalent of a family medical practice. It is important to recognize that Counseling Services is not intended to treat complex, chronic disorders. Of course we will help students who clearly require or request such treatment by aiding in obtaining services off campus.
Initial consultation and evaluation of concerns is offered to every student. Subsequently we provide treatment when we are able to do so within the limits of our staff's expertise and referrals to those who will benefit from a wider scope of services. Students who need more long-term, specific, or comprehensive care are referred to a variety of clinical practitioners, specialists, and treatment facilities in the community.
In certain circumstances, we will contact a parent directly. Among these are:
- If a student has threatened or attempted suicide, a Belmont Counseling Center staff person or a Belmont administrator will notify the parents and discuss the incident. In some cases, the university may require the student receive treatment at home.
- If a student is admitted to the hospital for alcohol or drug problems, we may request the student receive treatment at home.
- In the case of a student returning home for treatment, the university will require the student to provide a statement from the treating professional that a return to college is safe and appropriate.
How to Find a Local Specialist:
Students who have a treatment team at home (psychiatrist, therapist) and/or who are on medications to treat an emotional disorder should replicate that team in Nashville by looking at the Counseling Services website for needed resources. The Counseling Services staff is happy to collaborate with you about needed referral recommendations. Entering freshmen and transfer students needing such services have found it very helpful to contact local psychiatrists or treatment facilities as soon as their admission has been approved. Waiting to establish care until school begins can create delays in care. Scheduling ahead of the peak times in a city with several Universities avoids a distressing delay when an emergency happens.
We believe that it is also vitally important for students to be compliant with the medication routine they have established at home. Often the excitement and freedom associated with entering a college or university interrupts this routine which could lead to a medical and/or emotional crisis.
Finally when a student returns home for holidays or extended breaks it is critical to follow up with his or her home doctor and/or therapeutic team so that continued care is assured. Make sure that releases of information are signed in both locations so that the student's therapeutic team in Nashville and at home can communicate in the event of an emergency.
Note: The student and/or student's family is financially responsible for off campus psychiatric services or specialized treatment.
Who can Benefit from Counseling
Just about anyone can benefit. No problem is too big or small. Listed below are just a few examples of some common concerns which bring students to Counseling Services:
- Symptoms of stress, anxiety, and depression
- College adjustment issues such as homesickness, academic problems, and long-distance relationships
- Interpersonal difficulties, including roommate conflicts, family problems, romantic relationship concerns, problems with assertiveness, and other issues
- Bereavement and grief related to the loss of a loved one (such as relationship breakups, deaths, parental divorce, or other major losses)
- Questions/confusion about identity, self-image, sexuality, gender, or religious concerns
- Concerns about body image, food, eating, or weight, as well as treatment for eating disorders
- Experience with sexual assault, relationship violence, stalking, abuse, or other trauma
- Thoughts of suicide, death, or hurting others
- Behaviors that can be harmful to you, like drug or alcohol abuse or cutting
When to Seek Counseling
Our counselors are trained to intervene or provide support for a countless number of issues. While counseling might be helpful in numerous situations, there are some conditions in which we would strongly encourage you to seek counseling services:
- You are unhappy on most days or feel a sense of hopelessness
- You worry excessively or are constantly on edge
- You are unable to concentrate on your schoolwork or other activities
- You are unable to sleep at night or constantly feel tired
- You have experienced a change in your appetite or your weight
- You have experienced a loss (e.g., a relationship breakup, a parent's death)
- You have increased your use of alcohol or other drugs (including cigarettes)
- You feel overwhelmed by what is going on in your life
- You are having thoughts about hurting yourself or someone else
Counseling services are provided at no cost to students. Counselors can assist you with a variety of concerns. Problems range in intensity from mild distress to severe and chronic psychological disorders. Examples of complaints that students bring to us include:
|Adjusting to College Life
|Relationship Concerns
|Eating Disorders
|Anxiety Disorders
|Alcohol & Drug Concerns
|Self-Esteem Issues
|Family Conflicts
|Spiritual Struggles
Getting Started
The Counseling Center office is located located on the second floor of the Gabhart Student Center, adjacent to the Beaman Student Life Center.
Making an appointment is a simple process. Contact the office at 615-460-6856. The first appointment is called an intake and will last between 15-30 minutes. If you wish to schedule further appointments, they will last between 50-60 minutes. We are open Monday through Friday, 8 am- 4:30 pm. Students can leave a confidential voicemail at anytime, and it will be returned as soon as possible during office hours. Students can also drop by to set up an appointment.
How to Get the Most Out of Your Counseling Experience
Define your goals.
Think about what you would like to get out of counseling. It might be helpful to write a list of events, relationship issues, or feelings that you think are contributing to your distress. Take time before each session to consider your expectations for that session. Self-exploration and change involve hard work, and sometimes painful feelings are stirred up in the process of healing. Counselors are trained to pay close attention to these issues and will probably encourage you to discuss these feelings openly.
Be an active participant.
This is your counseling experience, so be as active as you can in deciding how to use the time. Be honest with the counselor and give her or him feedback about how you see the sessions progressing.
Be patient with yourself.
Growth takes time, effort, and patience. All of your coping skills, behavior patterns, and self-perceptions have been learned and reinforced over a long period of time, so change can be difficult and slow at times.
Ask questions.
Ask questions about the counseling process, any methods used by the counselor, or about any other services offered. Your counselor is there to assist you.
Follow your counselor's recommendations.
Take the time between sessions to complete any activities suggested by your counselor. Counseling is intended to improve your life in the "real world," so making efforts to try out and practice new behaviors, approaches, or ways of thinking could be a crucial element to the success of your counseling experience.
Severe Crisis
If you are in severe crisis, Belmont Security can be reached at (615) 460-6911. You can also call the Nashville Crisis Center at (615) 244-7444. They have trained counselors available to help.


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Cable TV Channel 25 is On Air … Internet Stream at www.country.am is On Air … TuneInRadio is On Air, Radio at AM-1320 is currently Off Air due to technical difficulties.
We are never a fan of fire, smoke and loud booms when it comes to our broadcast transmitter, but from time to time, it happens. Lightning isn't our friend either. So we just smile and work through it as best we can. Nine times out of ten, I'm able to swap out broken parts with non-broken parts and we're back to normal in no time. This isn't one of those times.
Matt Wilson and Tom Eaton (2 engineers who are much smarter than me) will be working to get the radio back on the air on Saturday. It's going to be a challenge with the damage that was done … damage which requires custom parts from the factory.
Donna Lynn will be filling in on my show from 9 am – 1 pm Saturday. For folks who aren't able to get us on the radio, please tune in on Cable TV Channel 25 or listen to us on your computers, tablets or mobile phones at www.country.am, or download the free TuneInRadio App.
Saturday's Spotlight at 11:00 am will be a tribute to George Jones who passed away Friday morning at the age of 81.
If you have loved ones who are loyal WKRK listeners and aren't online, please let them know that the technical problem is on our end.
Thanks for your patience as we work through these technical issues. We will have things back to normal as soon as humanly possible. We appreciate your continued support.
Feel free to share any post from the WKRK website that you feel is beneficial to your community. We encourage input from local law enforcement, government officials, emergency management officials, schools and other public service organizations. To send us information, use the form on our WKRK Info page.
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If you follow our PyroElectro articles, then you likely read about our construction and review of Club Jameco's 8x8x8 LED Cube kit. Well we're at it again, taking a look through a different kit, the Arduino Waveform Generator Shield. This shield provides an all-in-one DIY style function generator for low frequencies and the best part is you get to build it yourself!
In this article we will go through the process of building this Arduino Waveform Generator Shield whilst simultaneously reviewing the bugs and features found during the construction and usage. This article will focus mainly on the hardware side of things since the firmware was pre-written for the Arduino.
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Frequently Asked Questions about InQuickER
If you need immediate medical treatment, do not use InQuickER. Call 911 or go directly to an emergency room. You should only use InQuickER if you have a non-life threatening emergency.
Isn't emergency room treatment based on who is the sickest?
How does InQuickER work?
Most emergency rooms including Riverside use a patient evaluation system called "triage." Triage is the process of prioritizing treatment based on the severity of each patient's condition. As a result, patients with less severe emergencies may wait a little longer than patients with more severe conditions who receive priority treatment.
InQuickER allows patients with non-life threatening emergency conditions to wait at home rather than in the waiting room. The InQuickER system looks at the average projected time it will take for registered patients to be treated by medical staff, and then projects the next available "appointment" time.
If the emergency room triage nurse determines that another patient has a greater need of immediate treatment when you arrive, that patient will receive priority care. If a doctor or physician assistant is unable to see you within 15-minutes of your appointment time, the InQuickER convenience fee of $24.99 will be reimbursed. Keep in mind we are expecting you, so we have the opportunity, if needed, to secure additional medical staff in advance of upcoming appointments.
Does reserving my place in line through InQuickER help me get seen faster?
No. Patients who pay a convenience fee to hold their place in line are not seen any faster than patients who walk into the emergency room and register in person. Appointment availability is based on first seeing all patients currently registered in the emergency room. The InQuickER service simply provides patients the option of choosing the next available appointment and waiting for the appointment somewhere other than the emergency room.
Where is InQuickER offered?
Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News is the only Virginia hospital offering the InQuickER service. InQuickER is offered by other patient-centered hospitals in states across the country. As an additional service to our patients, we also post our emergency room wait time to see a doctor at riversideonline.com and update it every 10-minutes.
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- The medical insurance is available for students taking 9 or more units of credit.
- The SmileChoice Dental and Vision plan offers coverage at a reduced rate to any enrolled student.
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Rubber Ducky Productions, Inc. filed as a Articles of Incorporation in the State of California on Wednesday, October 4, 2000 and is approximately fifteen years old, as recorded in documents filed with California Secretary of State. The filing is currently active as of the last data refresh which occured on Sunday, June 22, 2014.
Jack Hanasab serves as the President and has interests in other corporate entities including Nejat Investment, LLC, Nuor, LLC . Jack's past corporate affiliations include Nejat Investment, Inc., Post Card, Inc.
Jack Hanasab is also the registered agent for the company. Also known as a statutory or resident agent, the registered agent is responsible for receiving legal notifications regarding court summons, lawsuits, and other legal actions involving the corporate entity.
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In a press conference Friday afternoon, Conner Eldridge, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced the results of "Operation West End Gambler" which began in August of 2012. The state reports over 20 pounds of methamphetamine and over $60,000 have been recovered in the effort so far.
Operation "West End Gambler", a combined effort the Drug Enforcement Administration, Benton County Sheriff's Office, Springdale Police and Arkansas State Police.
According to a press release, "it began with the arrest of Arturo Vaca-Raya of Springdale, Arkansas, in December of 2012. Vaca-Raya was found to be in possession of over 15 pounds of methamphetamine and a large quantity of United States Currency. On September 5, 2013, Vaca-Raya was sentenced to forty years in prison for possession of more than 500 grams of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. The investigation continued after Vaca-Raya's arrest when Ricardo Clemente Ruiz, aka Ricardo Pulido-Clemente, was identified as a distributor of large quantities of methamphetamine in Siloam Springs and Springdale."
Seven people were arrested on a federal complaint October 21st.
Ricardo Pulido-Clemente, age 42, Martha Pulido, age 19, Davna Hoepfner, age 36, Suzanne Hathorn, age 53, Alex Fernandez, age 40, Leonel Padilla, age 26, Michael Stanfill, age 43. These individuals appeared before Magistrate Judge Erin L. Setser today for their initial appearance.
For more were arrested on state charges: Leeroy Creekmore age 53, Angel Asucedo, age 19, Erica Murguia, age 22, Gabriel Romero, age 20.
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In the build-up to the January 1, 2014, take-off of the centenary celebrations by the federal government, the Kogi and Niger State governments are contesting the seat of power of the colonial administration and the venue of the amalgamation of the Northern and Southern protectorates in 1914 by the then governor-general, Lord Frederick Lugard. The historical event led to the birth of Nigeria.
While the Kogi State government asserts that the event took place in Lokoja, which hosted the Government House of the British colonial administration, the Niger State government claims that Lord Lugard was in Zungeru at the time.
Lokoja is the capital of present-day Kogi State while Zungeru is a quiet railway town in Wushishi local government area, about 55km from Minna, the Niger State capital.
When the idea of celebrating Nigeria's 100 years of existence as a country was mooted by the federal government in 2010, interest groups in the two states said Lokoja and Zungeru should be recognised by the federal government as the epicentres of the centenary celebrations.
An official tour guide of the Niger State Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Mohammed Jubril, told LEADERSHIP Weekend that Lord Lugard left Lokoja in 1902 and stayed at Jebba but established the headquarters of Northern Nigeria in Zungeru.
Jubril said Lugard left in 1907 to Hong Kong and returned in 1912 and was made the governor of the Southern Protectorate, Lagos Colony and the Northern Protectorate. "On January 1, 1914, the amalgamation took place but before then he invited stakeholders from the Southern and Northern protectorates to Zungeru on December 29 and 30, 1913. All of them converged in the area on January 1, 1914."
According to him, after giving his brief, Lugard asked the delegates to suggest a name for the new country and "the delegates came up with names such as Bight of Biafra, Oduduwa, Amina, Bagauda, Nagwamatse, Sudan. Lugard rejected all the names because he never wanted a person's name because of the sentiments it would bring to the new country. It was Lugard's wife, Flora Shaw, who came up with the name Nigeria because the Royal Niger Company was using the word Niger Area North and Niger Area South. She took the word "Niger Area" as a general word and coined the name Nigeria and the committee accepted it,"Jubril explained.
In October of the same year, Lugard was assigned to move his base from Zungeru to Kaduna after the amalgamation. Zungeru was deemed not fit because of the vast impact of mosquito bites, he stated.
He therefore concluded that there was no dispute in the history of amalgamation of Nigeria, because "it belongs to Niger State and the state should be given due recognition as the centre of Nigeria's centenary celebrations."
The commissioner for tourism and culture, Susan Gana, told LEADERSHIP Weekend that the state is not in conflict with any other on the issue. "We are not struggling for any attention. Lokoja has its role which it has played; Zungeru has played its own, but in different capacities. The role of Zungeru is that of the capital of Nigeria as at January 1, 1914, when the Northern and Southern protectorates were amalgamated. There is nothing to contest here between us and Kogi State."
Her Kogi State counterpart, Mr Thomas Acholo, said the federal government had been duly briefed on the position of the state on the matter. He said it would be out of place to ignore where the birth of Nigeria took place in 1900. "If the federal government through its agencies wants to short-change Kogi State because we have nobody at the federal level to speak on our behalf, they should tell us," he said. "It will be difficult to forget where Nigeria was born, where the first primary school in Northern Nigeria was located, where the first prison in Northern Nigeria was located."
The secretary to the Kogi State government, Prof. Olugbemiro Jegede, told our correspondent that the Governor Wada administration had written a letter to the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (OSGF), which was acknowledged. He said the letter intimated the federal government on the importance of Lokoja in the history of Nigeria, noting that the history of the country, whichever way it was written, would be incomplete without Lokoja playing the integral part.
He said, "The first primary school in the North was in Lokoja, Lord Lugard's office on Mount Patti, the first prison was in Lokoja, the first bank was in Lokoja, all emirs deposed were sent to Lokoja."
A renowned historian, Prof. Michael Omolewa, told LEADERSHIP Weekend in Lokoja that the importance of the city in the making of Nigeria cannot be over-emphasised. He said when the British industries were thriving and producing goods above what could be locally consumed, there was the need to find markets for them as well as source for raw materials for the factories.
Following these events, Omolewa said, the British government posted Lugard to Lokoja to oversee the administration and commercial activities of the area. "One good afternoon in 1897, while watching the Niger and Benue confluence from the top of Mount Patti, Flora Shaw who later became Mrs Lugard noted that the Niger tributaries traverse the land mass under the British rule.
"We had the Northern and Southern protectorates. At this point in time the Royal Niger Company which controlled the administration of the protectorates was already withdrawing. On January 1, 1900, the Royal Niger Company flag was lowered in Lokoja while the Union Jack flag was hoisted for the first time in the history of the protectorates. The event took place in the present Catholic Cathedral in Lokoja," he said.
Another historian, Dr Abuh Shaibu, told LEADERSHIP Weekend in Lokoja that there is no doubting the fact that Lord Lugard made the pronouncement on amalgamation in Lokoja with the insignia along Pamparada Street in the state capital.
Similarly, a history lecturer at the University of Abuja (UNIABUJA), Adamu Simbad, said the roles both cities played in the amalgamation process should be looked at objectively. He said what Lugard did in 1902 was motivated by financial reasons: "The British authorities were after milking the resources of the country. Lugard went for a central area that will enable his government to have an effective control of the resources in the north and south.
"Lokoja has its own significance as the seat of government but where the amalgamation treaty was signed is most significant in the history of Nigeria. Zungeru takes a front roll as the place where the treaty was signed. Zungeru, of course, will have its place of prominence during the centenary celebrations."
On the allegation that Niger is looking for cheap publicity because the treaty of amalgamation was signed in Zungeru, Gana said: "The attention should be in Zungeru and not Lokoja. Lugard left Lokoja in 1902, came to Zungeru and Flora Shaw as early as 1897 in the London Times suggested the name that the country currently uses. Zungeru became acclaimed as the capital of Nigeria in 1914 and if it was the capital of Nigeria in 1914 where would the attention be? The attention ought to be in Zungeru."
On whether any benefit would accrue to Zungeru if it was selected as the venue of the amalgamation for the centenary celebration, Gana said that, apart from being a significant tourist attraction, "the city remains the place where we earned our name Nigeria and it's important to us as a people. It is a binding force between the north and the south; without Zungeru we wouldn't have been together. We benefited from each other in the past and we are still benefiting even now".
The commissioner revealed that the state government had keyed into the programme of the federal government for the event. "We have executed most of the activities as prescribed by the federal government towards the centenary. The governor has approved N175 million for the centenary celebrations including the first Niger State Festival of Arts and Culture."
She denied speculations that the state government became interested in the centenary celebrations because of a planned Centenary Village similar to the Abuja Centenary Town by the federal government in either Kogi or Niger State. "I know of a Centenary Town planned by the federal government in Abuja, but I have no knowledge of a similar thing outside Abuja," Gana said.
On the ruins of the remnants of colonialism in Zungeru, Gana said that Zungeru is not only for the people of Niger State but for the entire Nigerian nation. "Zungeru is a city for Nigeria, the federal government including the Niger State government are to partner and bring Zungeru to life. We should all be proud of that city as Nigerians."
She said the state centenary committee had visited Zungeru to look at the state of things in the colonial town. "We realised after the visit that part of the structures there have to be brought back phase by phase," she added.
On the sentiments attached to Nigeria's amalgamation, Gana advised that Nigerians should be careful not to distort the history of the nation. "A nation that is built on falsehood is bound to collapse; we have no issues with Lokoja. If Lokoja is making a fresh claim she should prove it to Nigerians to see." She insisted that the two towns played distinct roles in Nigeria's amalgamation history.
The senior special adviser to the Niger State governor on tourism and culture, Yahaya Dangana, said Nigerians are being confused by the events that happened in Lokoja in 1900 when the Royal Niger flag was lowered and replaced by the hoisting of the Union Jack by the British colonialists with the amalgamation of the Southern and Northern protectorates.
He asserted that signing of the union of Nigeria took place in Zungeru. "The documentation of Nigeria was bounded in terms of written instrument in Zungeru and it's an indirect constitution of the country. This particular piece was signed and delivered in a place in Zungeru in 1914," he stated.
LEADERSHIP Weekend learnt that some natives of Kogi State were not taking the issue lightly. Local tour guides in Zungeru confided in LEADERSHIP Weekend that some scholars and professors from the state had been visiting historical sites in Zungeru in recent times and asking questions on the nation's amalgamation.


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Religion matters: Pastor makes personal sacrifices to lead Sebastian congregation
When he talks about the congregation he leads, Ronald Thomas' eyes light up. So much so, you can barely tell he's gotten only a few hours of sleep.
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