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http://www.thewrestlingtalk.com/images/pixel.gifIf you can wait any longer for this card to go down, you're a way more patient person than I am.
Ever since Josh Koscheck scored a Unanimous Decision over Paul "Semtex" Daley at UFC 113 in Montreal, the flames of hatred have been fanned like never before.
Koscheck beat Daley and after predicting that the Montreal Canadiens were going to lose to the Pittsburgh Penguins, Kos gave UFC President and perennial Twitterholic Dana White something to work with for the hype video by saying he was going to beat UFC Welterweight Champ Georges "Rush" St-Pierre, so Montreal would have two losses to cope with before plugging his afterparty.
GSP usually never likes to say, "I'm going to beat his ass" to anyone, but at the weigh-ins last night, he said just that.
Now the stage is set for what could be the most hyped up fight of either man's career so far.
In addition to this grudge fight for Welterweight Supremacy, Stefan "Skyscaper" Struve will look to shut Sean "Big Sexy" McCorkle up in a Heavyweight bout.
The original Welterweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter, Joe "Daddy" Stevenson will make his long-awaited return to the Octagon after a long layoff, but Season Six Welterweight winner Mac Danzig will unquestionably be hungry to live to fight in the UFC for one more fight—even if doing so means spoiling Daddy's return to UFC action in the hometown of the former UFC Lightweight contender's fellow Greg Jackson training ally.
http://www.thewrestlingtalk.com/images/pixel.gifJim Miller is on a five fight win streak in the UFC, but before he can stake a claim towards the UFC Lightweight title and a possible rematch with either Gray "The Bully" Maynard or Frankie "The Answer" Edgar, he has to snap the unbeaten streak of submission machine Charles "do Bronx" Oliveira.
Finally, Thiago "Pitbull" Alves has made weight and looks great having reached 171 in what will be his second fight back in the UFC since the corrective surgery he had to fix the arteriovenous malformation in his brain, which put his long-anticipated rematch with Jon Fitch on the shelf for a while.
That said, Alves will have a hell of a war on his hands when he faces John "Doomsday" Howard in what could either be a bout much like every other bout Alves has had against wrestlers not named Josh Koscheck or Matt Hughes, or a bout that could start on the feet and end with either a Knockout of The Night candidate or a Fight of the Night candidate.
Stay tuned to Bleacher Report MMA throughout the day and the evening, as Yours Truly will be bringing you not only a preview of the fights tonight in Montreal, but also round-by-round coverage of each fight on the live PPV broadcast.


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NEARLY 25 years ago, Iceland decided that the world was taking liberties with its cod. The result was a scrap over fishing rights which, to the delight of small nations everywhere, Iceland eventually won.
Today the island is at the centre of a storm over who should be allowed to trawl the nation's gene pool for links to human diseases which could eventually produce highly profitable drugs (see p 20). For months, a lone Icelandic geneticist has been trying to persuade his compatriots that their inbred genes and sophisticated medical records are a valuable national resource which need protecting from foreign opportunists. Iceland's parliament has responded with an extraordinary bill which, if it is passed next week, could turn those assets into a different sort of commercial fishing ground.
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By LEE ADAMS
Mississippi State had a successful running game last year as they rushed for 2,793 yards and found the end zone 28 times. The success of the backfield was due to the offensive line paving the way.Â
The Bulldogs have three returning linemen in sophomore Gabe Jackson, senior Addison Lawrence and senior Quentin Saulsberry. Jackson, who was selected to the 2010 SEC All-Freshmen team, and Lawrence, who recorded 43 knockdown blocks last season, will be returning to their respected positions at left guard (Jackson) and right tackle (Lawrence), but Saulsberry has moved over to center to handle the snaps.
Saulsberry makes the move to center from the right guard position, but he is not inexperienced at center as he played there for two games (Florida, UAB) in 2010 due to J.C. Brignone suffering an injury.
"The two games I started last year at center helped me get a feel for the position, and it showed me what my vision needs to be like and what things I need to look for and pay attention to," said Saulsberry. "Center is pretty much the same position, I just have a ball in my hand now, but moving from guard to center helped me be able to read keys that predetermine what's going to happen."
The experience Saulsberry got in those two games at center, is a plus as he will be delivering the ball to senior QB Chris Relf, but running game coordinator and offensive line coach John Hevesy believes the chemistry between Saulsberry and the other lineman is key.
"He (Saulsberry) played two games at center last year and he's played three years of games, so he has the experience of playing at guard and center," said Hevesy. "Him moving over there (center) is a transition, but we believe the center is the leader of the offense and his leadership and chemistry with the four guys around him is key."
The three returning starters will be joined on the front line in 2011 with junior Tobias Smith, who played in 12 games and started in one (Florida), at right guard, but the left tackle position is still up for grabs. James Carmon, who moved from defensive line to offensive line in the spring, and Blaine Clausell are battling for the position, but whoever wins the battle will have big shoes to fill. From 2007-10, the left tackle position mostly belonged to now Green Bay Packer, Derek Sherrod. Following Sherrod will not be an easy task and there is some added pressure from many fans to try and fill his shoes, but Carmon is feeling pressure not just because of following Sherrod.Â
"I feel a lot of pressure following Sherrod, but also because it's my senior year and it's my first time playing the position," said Carmon. "I'm not letting the pressure get to me, because I know Sherrod is a good player, so I'm just trying to follow his footsteps to get this team to the next level."
Although Carmon and Clausell are fighting to take over Sherrod's former position, Hevesy doesn't expect either to try to be anything they're not, especially Carmon.
"I'd never ask him (Carmon) to be Derek Sherrod. I just ask him to be James Carmon," said Hevesy. "It's tough learning a new position, but he's done a great job so far."
According to Hevesy, both Carmon and Clausell could be splitting time when the season opens in Memphis, but the battle for the position is friendly as both see each other as brothers.
"I consider him my little brother," said Carmon. "We are always talking to each other about ways to get better and we have taken each other under each other's wing."
Hevesy hasn't seen enough of Carmon and Clausell to make a decision so splitting time between the two could be a possibility.Â
"Right now, I could absolutely see them splitting time," said Hevesy. "I've made no decision at any position yet, so everyday they have to go out there and compete to see who the starter will be."
Although, he sees Clausell as a brother, Carmon wants to win the starting job but would be fine with rotating at the position.
"I could see us rotating during games, but I want to be the starter," said Carmon. "I want to be on the jumbotron with my name but it's cool. As long as we win and play as a team I'm all for rotating."Â
Carmon, who began taking some reps on the offensive line during practice for the Gator Bowl, has a big task of learning a new position his senior year while competing for the position at the same time. However, he is working hard to make a smooth transition, but making the change seems to be more of a head game than physical.
"It's more mental than anything, because I'm having to think about more stuff since I'm just learning the position and I still have that defensive mentality," said Carmon. "It's going to be alright, because this summer I worked on my footwork, handwork, calls, protection and picking up blitzes. I'm putting all that together on the field so by the first game I'll be ready."
Making a position change is tough before your senior season, but Mississippi State head coach Dan Mullen noticed the hard work Carmon put in this summer to keep pushing forward.
"Not only is he (Carmon) learning the offense, he's learning the fundamentals of the position," said Mullen. "He worked hard this summer so he wouldn't take a step back and he came into camp and picked up right where he left off."
The progression of Carmon and the entire offensive line is still in the air, largely in part to new plays being introduced on a daily basis and having more helmet practices than full pad practices.
"I'm never going to judge anything off just helmet practices," said Hevesy. "We've only had on day of full pads, but we are starting to get better as we are installing different plays. To judge where we are right now is hard to say, so we're looking at probably day 11 or 12 before we can determine that."
The Bulldogs have a lot of depth on the offensive line, which is making for a confident group of players.
"I feel comfortable with all the guys around me and we have confidence in each other," said Saulsberry. "If a guy goes down, I don't worry about it because we have depth and we are all working hard, so if it's fourth and one and a guy's shoe comes off, we don't worry about it. Just call in the next guy and we will be confident with him too."
With the team goal being winning the Southeastern Conference's Western Division and getting to Atlanta, the offensive line also as a goal of their own.
"Our goal as a line this year is to get better everyday," said Saulsberry. "The way we get better is to do what we do best and that's execute in the running and passing game."
If the offensive line executes the way Saulsberry expects, getting the team to Atlanta is highly possible.


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Lagos — The saying that charity begins at home has played itself out in the advertising industry as the Association of Advertising Agencies of Nigeria (AAAN) and a couple of frontline ad agencies in the country do not have functional websites, Daily Independent can authoritatively reveal.
As at the last check, the official website of AAAN, www.aaanonline.com, was last updated in July 2008, however, the website was designed in 2007. It was the same situation with top advertising agencies that enjoy robust foreign affiliation. And some of the top ad agencies that lack functional website and yet to tap into the new phenomenon are Insight Grey, DDB Lagos, SO&U Saatchi & Saatchi, Bates Cosse and CentreSpread FCB, among numerous others.
Apart from unregistered ad agencies in the country, the AAAN certified members as at the last count was 99.
However, it has been become a plague of sorts to see that a multi-billion naira industry lacks a viable communications tool like a website and most of these agencies have foreign affiliation with their partners abroad deploying the tool.
One of the AAAN guides on deciding the type of agency an organisation should hire is that "agencies are unusual collections of bright lateral-thinking people supported by technology," but has the Nigerian advertising agencies lived up to its billings on this promise?
Perhaps, as well displayed on the AAAN site, which has taken the body over two years to update is that what all growing 'braaands' have in common is poor, dysfunctional and inaccessible web base.
On the AAAN site, Lulu Akinwunmi, for the first timer to the site is the president of AAAN. Less than 60 agencies are listed on the site and 2008 AAAN Business Retreat is the latest news highlighted on the site.
Akinwunmi left the office since 2009 but his name and activities are still on the website while that of the incumbent, Mr. Funmi Onabolu, is nowhere to be found.
Today, ad agencies have jettisoned modern tool in enhancing business. Industry practitioners still travel abroad to introduce their business and risk resource and time, a situation that could have been taken care of with a viable website.
For instance, how would Saatchi & Saatchi Worldwide, FCB, Grey network, WPP and Omnicom assess our agencies if it not through adequate and functional websites?
The recent boost in Dubai interactive agency will rightly be attributed to the rising popularity of net-based community and social networking sites like MySpace, YouTube and Facebook. The wide usage of those sites has sparked considerable market interest across the business world, and many interactive agencies have begun offering personal and corporate community website development mutually of their service offerings. All signs point to online networking as the long run of name marketing and interactive advertising will be the core of Complete Communication and Promoting Strategy.
According to Charles O'Tudor, Principal Consultant, Adstrat, "the IT infrastructure has become the most important tool for successful businesses globally. Not only does it enable business information at your fingertips it also ensures that transactions are executed on a global scale irrespective of distances."
He said, the role of the Internet and its attendant website hosting cannot be over-emphasised. The advertising sector thrives on information at the speed of light and companies, which function without the deployment of functional web-based infrastructure only exist at their own peril. The economies of scale will invariably come to bear in the long run negatively. I strongly believe that no successful business can be operated without a solid IT infrastructure and its attendant attributes."
He continues, if there are brand communicators out there functioning without same they should have a quick rethink."
While Mr. Isaac Umunna, a brand analyst said, "I wouldn't consider any agency without a website a serious one. A website is not only a sort of cheap advert but also serves as a means to facilitate contact."
Ad agencies in the country have given little or no attention to this aspect of their businesses. Reaffirming the important of web-based business in advertising, Mr. Muyiwa Akintunde, executive direction, Marketing Mix Limited said, "business is now global and one of the tools of enhancing the benefits is the website. Every forward looking company should have a functional one," he advised.
Meanwhile, Demola Adedoyin, President, Genity Procurement and former communications channel manager of Unilever attributes the problem to lack of visionary leadership in the industry. "it has more to do with leadership vision and corporate destination," he said.
Perhaps, industry practitioners do not know the usefulness of having a functional website. Mr. Charlie Griffin, an experience in website consultant and IT manager said a good website should be able to help a brand tell its story and answer questions for it even when brand owner is not visibly present.
According to Griffin, "your business has a unique story that needs to be told and your website is a great place to tell it. A website can answer frequently asked questions of your potential customers too. Your business is all about your contacts. A website can take names and addresses 24 hour a day hence you can grow your contact list with your website.
Some useful tips a website does to a business include providing direction to your place of business, build credibility for your business, qualify your prospects, bring in customers that you would most likely have not reached without having a website and finally, make you money.
It is noteworthy to state that as at press time, the apex regulatory body APCON has no functional website. PR firms in the country are worst example. Perhaps, this is why foreign affiliates are treating Nigerian counterparts with shabbily because they do not have enough information about Nigerian marketing communication industry.
The bottom line is a website should make you money. Providing an easy way to order needed parts or services is a given. But doing e-commerce can be a whole other ballgame. It is high time Nigerian businesses imbibed modern way of doing business.


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A record number of runners are expected to participate in the 26th annual Frostbite Half-Marathon today.
Normally, the race has a field of 200 to 250 runners, but as of Friday morning, there are 360 who have registered.
The prospect of having more runners has kept Frostbite race director Elaine Schimpf quite busy.
"It's a big difference," Schimpf said. "One year we were hoping to get 300 and we had 299 registered runners so we only needed that one more, but then only like 260 ran. I don't know how many will actually run (today), but we have over 350 registered."
With such a spike in numbers, Schimpf had to order more food, more shirts and get more buses.
Before the runners begin the 13.1-mile course to the finish line at the hospital, they load the buses for a ride to the starting point in Pheba. The buses leave the Oktibbeha County Hospital Healthplex parking lot at noon.
"If you just have 100 extra people at the starting line that's great, but if you've got to move them to the starting line and have to transport them out there, then we had to get more buses so it's a good problem to have," Schimpf said. "It's not a bad problem. It's great for the event because we have more people."
The race, which begins at 12:30 p.m., has participants from as many as seven states.
Starkville's own Todd Hagadone was the top male finisher last year and he owns the course record with a time of 1:09:33.
"He also just ran the Mississippi Blues Half-Marathon and was sponsored by the OCH Regional Medical Center and he won that one," Schimpf said. "It was really good to have a Starkville guy represent us there when they have people from Kenya come to run."
Kelly White finished was the first female across the finish line last year and is expected to compete again this year despite showing pregnant.
The point-to-point course with rolling hills runs south on Highway 389 with a west turn onto Hospital Road for the final one-half mile.
Following the race, there will be a party at Rick's Cafe Americain at 3:30 p.m. The awards ceremony takes place at 4 p.m.
"Every year it just gets bigger and bigger," Schimpf said. "I know we'll have 300 and now we're pushing 400. It's pretty exciting."


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A reader asked the following question:
We live a house built in the 80's. I am pregnant, so it's harder to ignore the smell of mold. I am worried that this will be potentially harmful to my family. Would I be wasting my time with household kits? Should I call someone to come asap?
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The questions concerning mold and pregnancy have been circulating for years. Unfortunately, not a whole lot of time and research has gone into the topic. However, based upon experiences women have had, I would recommend getting as far away from the mold issue as possible while you are pregnant.
Mold is never good to breathe and can cause harmful side affects to the mother and the rest of the family living in the home. Many women have reported birth defects and miscarriage in their unborn child after having severe exposure to mold during their pregnancy.
Whether there is a definite relationship between mold and these problems, there is no conclusive answer. To be safe though, definitely get away from the mold altogether, or have a reputable professional come and deal with the problem.
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Last year I reported on the Pentagon's 1033 Program, wherein local law enforcement agencies can obtain surplus military hardware through a website, only having to pay to pick up the equipment.
Now, according to the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), law enforcement will be even further militarized through the use of hundreds of military robots acquired by the Department of Defense over the past decade.
According to the head of the eastern team of DLA's disposition services office, Dan Arnold, the older and more heavily used items will likely be robots for explosive ordnance disposal and surveillance, although some of the hardware is nearly brand new and never been deployed overseas.
According to National Defense, Arnold said to the attendees of the GovSec conference in Washington, D.C., that these robots are just one instance of the surplus equipment that will likely become available as the conflict in Afghanistan supposedly winds down.
These items will be available to absolutely any law enforcement agency, be they federal, state or local, so long as they have a counter-narcotics or counterterrorism mission of some kind.
Arnold said that they are still working out the final details with the Army's Tank Automotive, Research and Development Command out of Warren, Michigan.
He said that they expect these surplus robots to be available as soon as this summer.
The 1033 Program is all about making it as easy as humanly possible for law enforcement agencies to get their hands on military equipment.
They have a website where agencies can procure everything from a folding chair to a helicopter to an armored personnel carrier to assault rifles to fixed-wing aircraft to night vision goggles to boats.
Similarly, through the 1706 Program, non-law enforcement agencies can acquire equipment as well.
Some of the equipment isn't quite as exciting as a military helicopter, like office equipment, refrigerators, furniture, exercise equipment and other items which were used on the insular communities that are military bases.
"If your mind can think of it, it comes through our agency," Arnold boasted.
Arnold said that law enforcement agencies can procure practically brand new rifles through the 1033 Program, which they then can convert to law enforcement specifications starting at around $40 per rifle.
There are a few catches to this program, but not many considering that local law enforcement is essentially getting free military hardware.
The agency receiving the goods must accept the equipment as-is and arrange to pick up the items within a two week period.
While this makes it so equipment made available on a base in Japan will likely not be snatched up by a law enforcement agency in Oklahoma (unless they really wanted it), this is offset by the fact that the 1033 Program's website allows agencies to conduct regional searches in order to find bases close to them.
Recipients are prohibited from selling, throwing away or trading any items with either defensive or offensive capabilities, although if they decide they no longer require the goods all they have to do is return them to the DLA.
During the last fiscal year alone, the office responsible for the program, run out of Battle Creek, Michigan, dealt with over 115,000 requests.
Arnold said that they distributed some $498 million worth of military equipment and over 11,000 agencies across all 50 states have signed up to take part in the program.
Currently, there is such a high demand for aircraft that they had to create a waiting list, while they have an excess of surplus of Humvees so large that they are actually crushing them for scrap metal.
Furthermore, the tactics and approaches used by the military abroad are often later appropriated here at home and when one considers all of these issues together, along with the fact that the Department of Homeland Security is also jumping on military technology, it doesn't look like this trend will be reversed any time soon.
Obviously I hope this is not the case but the so-called "homeland security" industry and its sister surveillance sector only become increasingly lucrative as time goes on.
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Robbie Vorhaus, author of "One Less. One More. Follow Your Heart. Be Happy. Change Slowly." Photo by Mara Certic.
By Mara Certic
Robbie Vorhaus has it figured out. Commit to follow your heart regardless of where your head tries to take you, and you will be happy. Mr. Vorhaus has outlined this simple formula for arriving at your destination and achieving your purpose in life in his new book, "One Less. One More. Follow Your Heart. Be Happy. Change Slowly."
"Every human being wants to follow their heart. That's why I wrote the book, is because I've always wanted to follow my heart," Mr. Vorhaus said. "I've constantly looked for books on following my heart. But nothing ever addressed following my heart because it's so personal," he said.
After years of thumbing through a plethora of self-help, New Age and spiritual books, Mr. Vorhaus said he never found the guidebook to happiness that he needed. So he wrote it.
"Happiness is a funny word," he said. "It's not something you do, it's a way of being. We're here to be, to express and to experience."
Mr. Vorhaus worked for years as an advisor to the rich and famous, during which time he realized what happy clients had in common. "The people who were the most fulfilled, who had the best attitude in life," he said, "the ones who were the best adjusted were those who pursued the path of following their hearts. Which meant looking to uncover their authenticity: why are we here? Which is a big question."
The concept behind the book, Mr. Vorhaus said, came right out of Sag Harbor. In the winter of 2007, a local mother called Mr. Vorhaus's wife, Candace, after seeing him on CNN as a contributor. The woman was going through a difficult time and wanted to know how to be less stressed and how to be happier. In response, Mr. Vorhaus wrote a column in The Sag Harbor Express explaining his mantra of one less and one more.
One less, he explained, represents a decision to eliminate a negative element from your life. One more is about actively choosing to add one positive thing to your life every day. If one adds something positive and eliminates something negative each day, that day becomes a bit happier and another step to achieving one's purpose, he said. After his column was printed, Mr. Vorhaus started getting notes from around the world, he said. "So it started right here," he said in the Express offices on Friday.
Peppered with stories of his life and those of people he has encountered professionally, Mr. Vorhaus outlines the seven simple steps to finding your heart's desire in his new book.
Step one: Start now. "Make the conscious decision today that you are going to consider following your heart and being happy. You have to start now," he said. Putting the decision off, he said, "is allowing your head to take you off the path that you're already open to."
The next step is to come present, then to consciously choose to follow your heart and to change slowly. After that, Mr. Vorhaus advises choosing one negative, resistant thought feeling or action to eliminate. Something in your life that doesn't fit, he said. It can have to do with finances, sex, love, fitness, health, he said. But it has to stop.
Then choose one more. Choose to embrace a positive feeling or action, he said. "Allow yourself the luxury of curiosity, the luxury of quiet, laughter and passion," he said. Mr. Vorhaus believes that every human being has something pulling them, and by consciously making these choices, people alter the course of the universe.
The last two steps are to celebrate your progress and then do it all over again the next day and the day after and so on.
A simple formula, but one Mr. Vorhaus acknowledges is not for everyone. "If you want to consider that there is a greater purpose, you have to believe it," he said. "You have to prepare, you have to start getting ready."
"It's all a theory until you try it," Mr. Vorhaus said, who described his book as a handbook on the path of life. The magic formula won't be easy, he said.
"Nothing moves until you commit. You have to be ready to raise the stakes. Once you commit the world changes. People will be against you, people will be afraid," he said.
"There comes a point where you're going to have to go all in. If you really want to give it your all, you have to go all in. Once you go all in, you're going to experience some sort of crisis. You cannot follow your heart without some part of you dying," he said.
By this he means your ego, or other demons that hold you back from your true purpose. Mr. Vorhaus advises people to let go of blame and have more accountability. "Your life is your life," he said. "Do less of what doesn't feel good, and more of what does."
The Sag Harbor Express will host an evening with Mr. Vorhaus at Bay Street Theater on Thursday, October 16. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the author's talk will begin at 7:30 p.m. A Q&A will follow. Mr. Vorhaus will sign books before and after his talk. Admission is $10 and the book will be on sale for $25. For more information about the book visit vorhaus.com.


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By Amanda Wyatt
With only nine weeks to go before Interim Athletic Director J. Wayne Shierant retires from his post, the Sag Harbor School District has begun the search for a permanent, full time Athletic Director.
At its October 15 meeting, the Sag Harbor Board of Education informally approved a job description for the new Director of Athletics, Health, Nutrition, Wellness, and Personnel, which was developed by Interim Superintendent Dr. Carl Bonuso.
Both the description and a memo to potential applicants from the superintendent have been posted to the school's website. According to Dr. Bonuso, the position will also be sent to several list serves for Section XI and county athletic associations.
"Whether it's an in-house person or somebody from the outside, we want to make sure that word gets out so that we have as large and as good a population of people interviewing for the position as possible," he said.
A large portion of discussion at Monday's meeting centered on the decision to make the position full-time rather than part time. While a couple of community members brought up the issue of the cost of hiring a full-time athletic director — a figure that has not been determined — the BOE said that it was necessary for the district.
Dr. Bonuso said creating a part-time position would limit the pool of potential candidates, maintaining that a full-time job would be much more attractive to applicants.
"When someone has a part-time position, generally it's not long-term," agreed board vice president Chris Tice. "You want someone who's committed and long-term."
"It's time for us to say that there is a need, we've increased our teams, we've increased our fields, and [members of our athletic staff] have the right to have the right person running that ship for us," said board member Susan Kinsella.
And as fellow member Ed Drohan added, not having a strong athletic director was "like a ship without a rudder."
Currently, the new athletic director position is described as a 12-month, full time, tenure-track administrative position. Qualifications for the position include a master's degree in education or administration and "successful experience in administration," among other requirements.
The job responsibilities are extensive, ranging from the supervision and evaluation of teachers and coaches and others in the department to the "interpretation" of health, physical education, wellness and recreation programs.
In addition to the typical duties of an athletic director, the position also entails personnel management. The job description lists recordkeeping, recruitment, preparing reports and other tasks as required duties.
According to the tentative timeline listed on the memo, applications are due by Friday, November 9. On November 13 and 14, applications will be screened, and on November 16 or November 20, the first round of interviews will take place. The second round of interviews will be held on November 27.
Ideally, the memo says, the selected candidate will be recommended to the BOE on Monday, December 3.
Another topic of discussion at Monday's Board of Education meeting was transportation. The BOE approved several transfers from the 2012-2013 budget, reallocating funds due to the passage of the previous bus proposition. A total of $405,397.18 was transferred from contractual expenses to workers' compensation, salaries, additional pay and fuel for the district's self-operating transportation system.
Business administrator John O'Keefe also gave a presentation on the bus system, noting that Sag Harbor had added a route and doubled its fleet of district-run vehicles from last year.
At the meeting, the BOE said members plan to meet with representatives from School Leadership, LLC regarding the selection of a permanent superintendent. The special meeting, which will take place on October 24, will not be open to the public.
In other news, the BOE voted to approve the district's Annual Professional Performance Review (APPR) plan at a special meeting on October 10. As of press time, the plan had not been finalized, but it is expected to soon be made available to the public on the school's website.


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Fall foliage: Which trees turn which color?
Helping you identify the changing leaves in our area. Information from the Virginia Department of Forestry.
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November 2010 Newsletter
5 Formidable Threats Facing Staff Development in 2011 Special issue Newsletter
For many the working landscape has changed drastically in the last few years, and with more than 33%[1] of executives expecting a European double-dip recession it seems likely that the challenges many have been facing are not abating just yet.
We recently commissioned an extensive study in order to determine how the issues that have arisen over the last couple of years translate into specific threats and challenges for organisations operating in the UK. Our study, undertaken with our specialist sister company Versado, uncovered five formidable threats facing businesses in 2011 to which organisations must be cognizant if they are to survive and grow.
A Lack of Engagement Pandemic
One of several consistent findings in our research concerned the level of staff satisfaction in the U.K. Unfortunately the current statistics from a number of consultancies and independent bodies paint a worrying picture. One key survey found that 71% of employees surveyed are not fully engaged with their jobs.[2]
Disengaged staff can impact on an organisation's success considerably and coupled with certain dynamics created by the recession, which we will explore shortly, present distinct challenges to organisations.
What follows are five formidable threats which form a picture of the potential challenges in 2011 for organisations in the U.K.
Threat 1 - Employee Retention – a ticking time bomb?
Employee retention may well be a ticking time bomb. The recession stunted opportunities for healthy churn of staff, as well as led to higher levels of disengagement among staff as many employees were forced to do more with less prospect for promotion and reward.
Couple this with the fact that many organisations still do not fully understand what motivates their employees and you potentially have a climate which could see large scale movement of talent as opportunities arise, leaving a significant recruitment gap.
A leading global workforce survey by Towers Watson found that it is crucial for employers to realise that money is no longer the main motivator for securing engagement and staff retention.[3]
A survey in by Linkage indicates that 40% of respondents would consider leaving their job for the same financial benefits at another company if that company offered heightened personal and career development.[4]
Threat 2 - Talent Management – a losing battle?
Thousands of organisations run the risk of not having the talent they need to remain competitive. The consulting firm McKinsey's year long survey, The War on Talent, found that only 3% of all respondents felt that their organisation developed talent quickly and effectively.
The case for talent management becomes clear when you consider that across all sectors, companies that are proactively managing their employee talent do on average 22% better on shareholder return, than those organisations that do not.[5]
Talent management is just as much about identifying and rewarding strong performers as it is about not tolerating under performers. Underperforming bosses and mangers could potentially do the most damage as their ethos and habits often filter down to their reports.
Threat 3 - Tick-box Performance Management
Only 20% of the respondents in the CIPD's national survey felt that performance management had any bearing on individual performance. It was generally seen as a bureaucratic exercise with little, or no personal relevance.
Feedback is also an essential element of performance management - 73% of managers view informal quality feedback as indispensable. Yet 30% of those surveyed said they did not receive sufficient feedback.[6]
Effective delivery of feedback by managers and leaders should be directly linked to their own performance assessment and compensation/reward schemes. There are two key capability points in giving effective performance feedback: entry and delivery. All managers must know the difference and be fully competent in both.
Threat 4 - Escalating Conflict and Grievance
Increased awareness of employment rights as well as easier access to litigation in the form of 'no win, no fee' legal services, means that between 2006-2009 individual employment tribunal cases increased by 32%.[7]
Internal conflict hampers performance and impairs teams, costing UK organisations billions every year. It is estimated that more than 65% of performance problems result from strained relationships between employees and line managers.[8]
It is essential that line mangers have the skills, training and confidence to deal with conflict and grievances at an early stage. Yet 27% of managers receive no guidelines or training on how to deal with conflict.[9]
Threat 5 – Engagement
The most important consideration of all threats to the future of your organisation's success is disengaged employees. Engagement is one of the biggest HR challenges in the next year.
Organisations need to devote serious time and thought to this issue as it intersects with all of the aforementioned threats. Engagement is the holy grail of workplace relations. It is a virtuous circle: engaged employees = better results = deeper engagement.
In order to tackle this managers need to take an active role in identifying disengagement and sustaining engagement. If an employees' relationship with their manager is fractured, then no amount of perks will persuade the employees to perform at top levels.
The CIPD's extensive engagement survey found that poor management is the second greatest contributor to disengagement. This means it is critical that managers need the skills of:
- Enablement
- Removing obstacles
- Creating opportunities
- Translation of the greater goals of the organisation to local objectives
In order to achieve this training and coaching have consistently been found to be very beneficial. The RSA Group did this in the midst of the recession and as a result they were one of a handful of European companies to counter-intuitively improve their employee engagement whilst making redundancies.
Investing in management is vital in order to increase engagement. A 10% increase in discretionary effort among your staff would be the equivalent to increasing your workforce by 10%. If you calculate the costs associated with employing 200 new staff in a company of 2,000 the case for investing in engagement becomes unequivocal.
When markets are shrinking and contracts are falling, it is your employees and their commitment, productivity and ability to add value that will keep your organisation robust and provide opportunities for growth.
you:unlimited uses a cyclical approach to combat the five threats facing organisations. This approach focuses on how actions, results, beliefs and potential are all interlinked. The basis of this approach is that your beliefs and potential are representative of your internal thoughts and processes and so they directly affect your mindset.
Behavioural aspects, however, manifest themselves in external actions. We believe the way people think directly affects the way they behave. So if you believe that your next meeting will go well it will directly affect the way you act during the meeting. This in turn affects your potential, which in turn affects the results you are likely to get.
Our approach to training is to focus on how all four elements connect to each other, and how by starting with any one of the four elements the whole picture can be improved. This is an effective way to approach the five threats, and leads to long lasting success.
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[1] Versado survey 2010
[2] BlessingWhite (April 2008). 2008 Employee Engagement Report
[3] Towers Watson 2010 – Global Survey / Linkage Incorporated, June 2010
[4] Linkage Incorporated http://www.linkageinc.com/thinking/linkageleader/Pages/Linkage%20eNewsletter.aspx
[5] Guthridge, McPherson, Wolf "McKinsey Quarterly: Upgrading Talent"
[6] The CIPD, "Performance Management in Action: Current Trends and Practice, 2009
[7] United Kingdom Tribunals Services Statistics 2008-2009
[8] Working Dynamics http://www.workdyn.com/tools-ConflictStats.html January 2006
[9] The CIPD "Managing Conflict at Work"
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The Friends of Acadia Benefit Auction offers a way for all friends of Acadia National Park to provide essential support while enjoying a wonderful evening of fun and friendship. The Benefit Auction Committee Chairs and volunteers work all year to create an event with exciting auction items, a convivial atmosphere, and surprises throughout the evening. We appreciate the volunteers, Benefit Patrons, and Business Sponsors who make the Benefit Auction possible. A special "thank you" goes to the many artists, individuals, and businesses who contribute the many fantastic auction items.
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In the previous three sections we identified specific populations of Vermonters at risk from environmental health threats: children, seniors, and the chemically sensitive. When discussing radon, however, the Vermonters at risk are those who live in buildings that contain high levels of this naturally occurring radioactive gas. The only way Vermonters can determine if their homes contain high levels of radon is to test for it.
Although considered the second leading cause of lung cancer after tobacco, radon continues to be a potential health threat overlooked or ignored by most Vermonters. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates that up to 30,000 lung cancer deaths annually can be attributed to radon. That translates into about 40 Vermont deaths each year from radon. The risk of lung cancer is increased even more for a smoker exposed to radon gas.
Radon is a colorless, odorless gas that can leak into homes and other buildings through cracks or holes in the foundation. Radon levels are measured in units called pico Curies per liter of air (pCi/l). Annual exposure to a radon level of 1 pCi/l of air produces a radiation exposure equivalent to getting 2.5 chest x-rays each year. The greater the number of pico Curies per liter of radon in a building, the greater the exposure to radiation.
The average indoor radon level in homes is estimated to be less than 2 pCi/l, while 0.4 pCi/l is normally found in outdoor air. Congress has set a long-term goal to keep indoor radon levels at or below the outdoor levels. While this goal is not yet technologically achievable in all cases, owners of homes with elevated concentrations of radon can take simple steps to reduce the level typically to below 2 pCi/l.
The Vermont Health Department maintains a database with radon levels for nearly 12,000 homes and other buildings in the state. Approximately 15 percent of these buildings have radon levels above the action threshold of 4 pCi/l.
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Tayeba Begum Lipi: Never Been Intimate
27 Feb 2014 – 30 Mar 2014
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AboutIn Tayeba Begum Lipi's first solo show in London, the Bangladeshi artist presents works that exemplify her very literally cutting-edge artistic practice. Running from 27 February 31 March 2013, Never Been Intimate will be on show at Pi Artworks, London after debuting at the gallery's Istanbul location in late 2013, also marking the artist's first show in the Turkish capital. The exhibition at Pi Artworks Istanbul will showcase a selection of Lipi's new works, from 2012 and 2013, and with their evocative titles, including The Nighty, Touch Me and Personal Entity, are both alluring and deadly, angry yet sad, drawing in yet pushing away. They are a testament to Lipi's extremely personal stories and observations, and yet, in their cold, white beauty, embody a tenderness that one could never hope to hold.
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The latest word from the Westboro Baptist Church, an anti-gay group based in Kansas, is that they will not be protesting in Alameda tomorrow night. According to their web site, they will be protesting at Barack Obama's grandmother's funeral in Hawaii instead. There is a pro-gay rights protest, planned in concert with protests nationwide, Saturday morning, 10:30 a.m. at Alameda City Hall.
Alameda Power & Telecom moving toward sale of troubled telecom
As has been in the news lately, Alameda Power & Telecom is working on the sale of its debt-ridden telecom business. Apparently there has been an offer from Comcast. Some details here and here. More info, I'm sure, will be forthcoming. Ahh, Michele Ellson has the scoop.
Anti-gay group to protest Alameda theater production on Friday
Word is that the anti-gay group "God Hates Fags" is planning a protest of this Friday's Alameda High School production of The Laramie Project. The play is about Matthew Shepard, a gay University of Wyoming student who was murdered in 1998. The protest, according to the group's web site, is planned for 6:45 p.m., just before the show opens at Alameda High's Little Theatre.
"God Hates Fags," a project of the Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church, is responsible for many other similar protests in the United States and Canada. (The Westboro Baptist Church is monitored as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, and is not know to be affiliated with any other Baptist Churches.)
Here's details on a counter protest.
Returning Marines welcomed at Alameda BBQ
About 100 U.S. Marines, returning from Iraq, were welcomed by friends and family at a Barbeque in Alameda Sunday.
Dominik Svensson of San Jose was among the returning Marines, and he spoke evenly and with an almost subdued tone.
"We didn't lose anybody, and we all made it back in one piece," he said, and then nodded his head down as he hugged his daughter Noelle.
"But I'm just glad to see her, and see how much she's grown while I was gone," he said. "She's much taller."
The whole story is here.
The big election day has finally arrived!
Just as they've been across the country, voting lines were long this morning at Alameda's Edison Elementary. [Left: Anna Martin walked over to the polls with daughter Esther. Right: Evan Ackiron with daughter Samantha waiting in line to vote. ]
I'll have more on the election as the day goes on. If you're still waffling, I recommend a big no on Prop. 8, which would deny same-sex couples the equal rights that have already been granted them by the California Supreme Court. For school board, I cast my votes for Ron Mooney, David Forbes, and Niel Tam. And here's some info about the city's Measure P.
Alameda Journal to go weekly
Well it's not surprising given the bleak economic times and the changing face of the traditional news media that the parent publication of this blog, the Alameda Journal, is going weekly. (I'm told the Alameda Journal was the last of the regional papers in the East Bay MediaNews Group to hold on to twice weekly editions, anyway.) In any case, you'll still be able to get the Journal on Fridays and it'll continue to hold valuable news about our town/city/suburb/urban center/island, and I'm sure we can continue to discuss just which category Alameda falls in to. Oh! I know you're wondering: the column I write, Life on the Island, will run every other week and, yes, I'm told I'm going inside…where I'll be somewhat safe from the foot steps and sprinklers that tend to blur my copy and photo when the Journal is left in the driveway or on the front stoop too long.
Alameda's "Forbidden Island" noted in the Wall Street Journal
Courtesy of an alert reader (thanks IK) we have this story about the upsurge in Tiki bars, which highlights Alameda's very own Forbidden Island.
Michael Pollan comes to Alameda for library benefit
The Alameda Free Library Foundation, which raises money for programs, materials and equipment for our local libraries, has put together what sounds like a delightful evening.
There'll be time for eating (with catering by Slow Food Alameda with help from Acquacotta, Cer'a Una Volta, Mona's Table and Pappo), drinking (Rosenblum, Julie's Coffee and Tea and The Beanery), and listening and thinking (Michael Pollan in conversation with Sedge Thomson).
The event will be at Auctions by the Bay Theater on Sunday, October 19 from 5 pm to 8 pm. It promises to be a wonderful evening. Tickets are $75 and available at Alameda's Books Inc., Daisy's, Marketplace, Lanvie, and Dewey's Friends Cafe at the Alameda Free Library (and online at Brown Paper Tickets.) See you there…
Alameda candidates for school board debate tonight
There are five candidates running for three school board spots. Incumbents David Forbes and Janet Gibson are trying to hold onto their seats, and Trish Spencer, Niel Tam, and Ron Mooney have also throw their hats in the ring. Incumbent and current president Bill Schaff is not running and so the top three vote getters with join sitting board members Mike McMahon and Tracy Jensen (though, if Jensen succeeds in her quest for a seat on Alameda's city council she'll give up her seat on the school board). Alameda's PTA Council and the Alameda Education Foundation are hosting a debate tonight at Alameda High's Little Theatre at 7 pm. If you can't make it, Alameda's League of Women Voters is hosting a forum for the school board trustee candidates on October 15, details here.
Alameda's Good Chevrolet closes its doors
Park Street's Good Chevrolet announced yesterday that it was closing its doors after 58 years of business. The Alameda Journal's Peter Hegarty has the story. According to Alamedans blogger John Knox White, the store closed because of pressure from Chevy Financing:
Apparently, the Chevy's Financing Company demanded that they pay down their inventory on Monday (rumored to be close to $2 million) and the Owner John Buono said "enough's enough" and shut the doors.
You can read more about plans for the revitalization of that area, called the "Gateway District," over at Michele Ellson's The Island and at Lauren Do's Blogging Bayport. (For good measure, here's the City of Alameda's page on the area.)


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By Richard O. Jones
Several entertainment websites are commonly sent the following question: "Whatever happened to MoKenStef?" MoKenStef was a female R&B trio from Los Angeles during the mid 1990s. The group name was a combination of the first syllables of each member's name: Monifa, Kenya, and Stephanie. They released one album, Azz Izz, in 1995, and their biggest hit was "He's Mine," which peaked at #7 on the Billboard Hot 100. I heard from a reliable source that Monifa, the former lead singer of MoKenStef, was scheduled to sing at Tokyo -Tokyo Japanese Cuisine in Ontario, California June 16; therefore, I dropped by to resolve the MoKenStef mystery.
I spotted a couple in the sparsely occupied lounge, which appeared to be in their early thirties, bobbing their heads between bites to the sultry voice of Monifa, and keyboard talent of Doran Shiroma. I approached and asked if they remembered Mokenstef? Both nodded in the affirmative. "Yeah, I remember them," say the young man who later introduced himself as Curtis and his date as Rashea. "When I was in high school they were hot... With a hit record called He's Mine!"
"Well that's Monifa of Mokenstef," I said.
"Really!" said Rashea. "I remember Mokenstef but I don't remember any particular song. Maybe if she sang one of her songs... I might... It's been a long time since high school. What ever happened to MoKenStef?"
According to Monifa, MoKenStef officially disbanded in 2000. Monifa became a flight attendant for United Airlines. On Sept. 8, 2001 she married Damon Burgess in Hawaii, a youth counselor in San Bernardino. The newlyweds were grounded there a week past their scheduled return flight due to the terror attack of 9/11. As a result of 9/11 the airlines began to cutback on thousands of employees, which included Monifa.
"I took an early retirement package from the airline and pursued a childcare license," says Monifa. "I've a three-year-old daughter and expecting my second and last child in four months," she says smiling. "I'm also working on reactivating my music career as a soloist with my husband as my producer and as I operate my own homebased childcare center in Fontana, occasionally I sub for my mom here at Tokyo-Tokyo when she has another gig."
Regarding the other former members of MoKenStef, Monifa says that Kenya is married, expecting her first child and is in the film and editing business. Stephanie recently resigned as a schoolteacher and went into the real estate business. Stephanie is also married. Stephanie and Kenya live in Southern California. On behalf of MoKenStef, Monifa invites your emails: firstname.lastname@example.com
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You'll also learn that our highly trained staff works in full partnership with our parents, empowering them in the treatment process of their child. Along with the referring and funding agencies, we make every effort to assist each child in the return to their home school or to a less intensive program as soon as is possible. Together we help our children become better learners, understand their feelings and change their behaviors.
Of course, no website can capture the energy and enthusiasm of a typical day in any of our programs — if indeed such a day exists. We invite you to explore all that our Schools have to offer and to visit our campuses, spend a day with our students and teachers, and experience Villa Maria Schools for yourself.
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We offer a short-term day program for children with emotional disabilities. The primary objectives of the program are to idenitfy and address clinical needs and to develop an appropriate educational plan. Children 6-13 years old are eligible, subject to approval by their local school system.
Contact: Admissions Office Ms. Aggie Callahan 410.252.6343 x104
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AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW) -- A penny tax is one step closer to becoming a reality in Aiken County.
Legislation has been filed by Senator Tom Young, Senator Nikki Setzler, and Senator Shane Massey. This means a vote could head your way to pull a penny from every dollar for Aiken County schools.
An Aiken county board member thinks the penny tax could improve or replace most schools in the district in only about 15 years.
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Puma CEO Steps Down
Puma has announced that chief executive Franz Koch will leave in March as part of an ongoing shake-up as it tries to catch up with rivals such as Adidas and Nike.
Puma has been frantically cutting costs, reducing it's range of products and eliminating jobs following a profit warning over the summer.
Today's announcement of 33-year-old Koch's exit came 11 days after Jean-Francois Palus from controlling shareholder PPR took over as chairman of the supervisory board.
"We will pursue the reorganisation of the company, focus on product innovation and marketing, and will continue to devote the necessary resources to the development of the brand," he said on Wednesday.
Palus said Puma hoped to hire a new CEO by the spring. A graduate of HEC business school and a former Arthur Andersen consultant, Palus is seen by analysts as a pragmatic, hands-on manager.
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Read more: Strange tales about Paul Dirac
PAUL DIRAC'S terseness is legendary. The master of monosyllabic answers, he went through life refusing to engage with colleagues, students and even his own family. Having read many examples of Dirac's repartee in Graham Farmelo's new biography The Strangest Man, I have to confess that he comes across as a truly unpleasant man. I am surprised that people put up with him.
Dirac was the theoretician's theoretician, responsible for a crucial piece of the explanation of fundamental particles and forces. His equation, which he proposed in 1928, married the quantum physics of Schrödinger and Heisenberg with Einstein's special relativity. With it, he predicted the existence of antiparticles, subsequently discovered in detailed studies of cosmic rays, and shared the Nobel prize for physics with Schrödinger in 1933.
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How do series work?
To create a series or add a work to it, go to a "work" page. The "Common Knowledge" section now includes a "Series" field. Enter the name of the series to add the book to it.
Works can belong to more than one series. In some cases, as with Chronicles of Narnia, disagreements about order necessitate the creation of more than one series.
Tip: If the series has an order, add a number or other descriptor in parenthesis after the series title (eg., "Chronicles of Prydain (book 1)"). By default, it sorts by the number, or alphabetically if there is no number. If you want to force a particular order, use the | character to divide the number and the descriptor. So, "(0|prequel)" sorts by 0 under the label "prequel."
What isn't a series?
Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such (see Wikipedia: Book series). Like many concepts in the book world, "series" is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. A good rule of thumb is that series have a conventional name and are intentional creations, on the part of the author or publisher. For now, avoid forcing the issue with mere "lists" of works possessing an arbitrary shared characteristic, such as relating to a particular place. Avoid series that cross authors, unless the authors were or became aware of the series identification (eg., avoid lumping Jane Austen with her continuators).
Also avoid publisher series, unless the publisher has a true monopoly over the "works" in question. So, the Dummies guides are a series of works. But the Loeb Classical Library is a series of editions, not of works.
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All requests for financial aid assistance should be directed to the Financial Planning Office of the University. Financial aid awards are made following a determination of the applicant's admission and eligibility. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is required for determination of eligibility. The FAFSA can be completed online at www.fafsa.gov.
Gardner-Webb University admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, athletic and other school-administered programs.
A. Federal
1. PELL GRANTS - Grants available to students who have an exceptional need as indicated by their expected family contribution (EFC), which is determined from the results of the FAFSA. These grants range from $890 to $5,550 per year. Awards are prorated for students who are taking less than the full-time requirement of 12 hours (4 courses) per semester.
2. FEDERAL DIRECT STAFFORD LOANS - Federal loans which are available to students who are enrolled at least half-time (6 hours or more). The maximum amount a student can borrow is $12,500 per year provided they have earned at least 60 hours. Repayment begins 6 months after a student drops below half-time status, withdraws, or graduates. The maximum repayment term is ten years.
a. DIRECT SUBSIDIZED STAFFORD LOANS - The interest on subsidized loans is paid by the federal government while the student is enrolled half-time or more. Six months after the student graduates, leaves school, or falls below half-time status, interest begins to accrue. These loans are need-based.
b. DIRECT UNSUBSIDIZED STAFFORD LOANS - Interest on unsubsidized loans begins to accrue at the time the loan is made. The student may begin payment of the interest at that time, or he/she may allow the interest to capitalize. These loans are available to all students who are enrolled half-time (6 hours) or more.
NOTE: The FAFSA must be completed prior to each academic year to qualify for federal aid.
B. In-State
A list of State Programs for eligible North Carolina residents (funding contingent upon state appropriations) is as follows:
The North Carolina Need Based Scholarship Program (NBS) is a great program created by the state legislature for students with an Expected Family Contribution (EFC) of $15,000 or less. The EFC is determined by the results of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
The Forgivable Education Loan for Service (FELS) was established by the North Carolina Genereal Assembly in 2011 and the first loans will be available for the 2012-2013 academic year. The loan provides financial assistance to qualified students who are committed to working in North Carolina in fields designated as critical employment shortage areas. Please visit www.cfnc.org/fels for additional information including eligibility, award amounts, application procedures, and approved education programs.
North Carolina does offer other sources of financial aid based on specific criteria. The College Foundation of North Carolina's website can be used to research and apply for such scholarships. The web address is as follows: cfnc.org.
C. GOAL Out of State Grant
Those students who are not North Carolina residents are eligible for a grant worth $1000 per year. The student must enroll full time (12 hours or more) to receive this grant.
NOTE: The GOAL Out of State Grant is not need based, and does not require a FAFSA. You must make the Financial Planning Office aware that you meet the qualifications to receive this grant.
Follow these steps to apply for Financial Aid
1. Apply for admission to Gardner-Webb's GOAL Program.
2. Initiate the financial aid process by completing a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Students are encouraged to complete this form as soon as their previous year's tax forms are completed. (For example: The info from the 2011 federal tax forms are needed for the FAFSA for the 2012-13 school year.) The FAFSA form is available on the web at www.fafsa.gov.
NOTE: A new FAFSA must be submitted every year in order to be considered for federal financial aid.
NOTE: Be sure to indicate Gardner-Webb as one of the schools to receive any reports resulting from your financial aid application by recording our Title IV code of 002929 where requested.
3. Any student planning to start the GOAL Program in the summer must complete the current year FAFSA form. For example, if you plan on starting with the summer of 2013, you must complete the 2012-2013 FAFSA.
4. Once your FAFSA is completed, the results will be sent electronically to Gardner-Webb to determine your financial aid eligibility. An email notification and instructions to view and process your financial aid award will be sent to your Gardner-Webb e-mail address.
5. Please check the Eligibility & Requirements section within your MyWebb account to view all requested documentation and missing requirements. Any outstanding requirements must be satisfied to finalize your financial aid award.
Tuition for the 2012-2013 academic year is $345 per semester hour, beginning with Summer Session I, 2012. Tuition increases, when necessary, are usually implemented during the summer term; however, the University reserves the right to change tuition and other charges at the beginning of any semester if such change is necessary in the judgment of the Board of Trustees. Students enrolled in 12 or more semester hours who are legal North Carolina residents and are pursuing their first baccalaureate degree may be eligible for the North Carolina Legislative Tuition Grant. During the 2011-2012 academic year the grant is projected to be $925 each semester for the fall and spring semester. The grant is not available during the summer term.
GOAL students pay the GOAL tuition rate per semester hour, as specified in this catalog, for classes designated as GOAL classes, regardless of the number of hours taken. For any class taught on the GWU campus designated as a GOAL class (classes may be designated as both GOAL and day) the GOAL student pays the GOAL tuition rate.
Most students receive some form of financial aid to offset tuition.
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Fees are subject to change. Unless otherwise explicitly stated, fees paid to the University are not refundable.
Tuition, fees, and book charges are payable in full at registration; however, the University makes available a deferred payment plan to those GOAL students who prefer to make two payments during the summer/three payments during the fall/spring semester rather than the full payment at registration. Students may sign up for the deferred payment plan when viewing their online bill. The online bill may be accessed through the MyWebb portal on the GWU homepage by using the username and password assigned to the student by Technology Services. Questions about the deferred payment plan may be directed to the business office at 704-406-4287.
Gardner-Webb recognizes that many companies offer tuition reimbursement to their employees. To enable students to take advantage of this benefit, Gardner-Webb will defer the covered portion of the student's tuition cost until three weeks after the end of the semester. A link providing details about the plan and the documentation required may be found at the bottom of the student's online bill or they may contact the University Business Office for details on using this plan.
Registration in the University is considered a contract binding the student for charges for the entire semester. However, it is the policy of Gardner-Webb University to give pro-rata charge reductions through 60% of the enrollment period in the event a student OFFICIALLY WITHDRAWS FROM SCHOOL. On-campus program students (Undergraduate and Divinity) must complete and return a withdrawal form to the Registrar's Office in order to be officially withdrawn. GOAL and Graduate program students may withdraw by telephoning or emailing the Registrar's office. A confirmation will be sent when the withdrawal is complete. The withdrawal date is the date this process begins.
Reductions will be computed on total charges for tuition, room and board but not on fees. Students leaving school for disciplinary reasons will not be eligible for any reduction and will be liable for the entire semester charges. Students who withdraw from individual classes after the drop/add period will receive no charge reduction.
For purposes of interpreting this policy the pro-rata charge reduction percentage is equal to the number of calendar days (includes weekends) remaining in the semester divided by the number of calendar days in the semester. No charge reduction will be given after the 60% period of enrollment for the semester.
When a student's charges are reduced, Federal, State, Institutional and Noninstitutional Aid will be adjusted in accordance with the regulations governing the respective programs. Please contact the University Business Office for current regulations concerning these programs. Leaving the University without officially withdrawing may result in a student forfeiting all financial aid and, thus, becoming responsible for the entire balance.
Students with outstanding financial obligations may be prevented from registering for the following semester. A student will not be allowed to participate in commencement exercises or receive a diploma, nor will transcripts be released, until all financial obligations are satisfied. Delinquent accounts may be referred to collection agencies and/or credit bureaus. Financial obligations include, but are not limited to, student account balances, parking, disciplinary and library fines, and returned checks.


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I copied this text from the IBM page concerning the CHGPF command :
If the access path attributes are changed or the attributes of one of the key fields in the format are changed, a new access path may need to be built.
Could anyone elaborate on this? What does MAY NEED TO BE mean exactly ? Does anyone know of a condition where the CHGPF will not work ?
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Jim Tomsula
Ron Wolfley | January 16, 2015 10:57 amI really like Jim Tomsula and I respect him as a man and as a coach, but if I'm a 49ers fan I'm concerned.
(Old School) Football 101
Ron Wolfley | January 13, 2015 11:21 am"Be he live or be he dead I'll grind his bones to make my bread." That's what I was thinking as I watched the Buckeyes destroy the Oregon Ducks in the inaugural College Football National Championship Game.
It's a good rule
Ron Wolfley | January 12, 2015 11:13 amDez Bryant caught the ball. He made a football move the moment he brought his arm forward, with the ball in his left hand, toward the goal line.
Players, coaches and the Point of No Return
Ron Wolfley | January 08, 2015 11:27 amWhat I'm about to write demands a premise: I have been in multiple screaming matches with teammates and even coaches.
Defense and Despair
Ron Wolfley | January 06, 2015 11:33 amIf you want to know what happens when you leave a group of boys on an island without adult supervision, read Lord of the Flies -- William Golding, 1954. If you want to know what happens to a playoff team whose strength becomes their weakness, read the NFL stat-sheet of the Carolina Panthers game.
No QB controversy
Ron Wolfley | September 23, 2014 10:41 amThe reporter was sincere. Our own Alexan Balekian asked Calais Campbell if there was a QB controversy after Drew Stanton led the Cardinals to a victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday and his response...
Cardinals vs. 49ers thoughts
Ron Wolfley | September 19, 2014 11:05 amOFFENSIVE THOUGHTS: This one could get ugly. The meat grinder is where this game is going to be decided on both sides of the ball, that violent area of the box where blood and dirt become part...
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Ron Wolfley | September 11, 2014 10:59 amFirst, I'm going to spread the field. The Cardinals need to bring their weapons to bare and train them on a secondary that was thoroughly confused last week. The Detroit Lions only threw the ball 32 times...
Game plan notes: San Diego Chargers at Arizona Cardinals
Ron Wolfley | September 08, 2014 11:00 amThe NFL season is a year-to-year proposition. What happened the year before is almost meaningless, especially when you consider what happened in the Week 1. But since preseason is even more meaningless...
Ellington the focal point?
Ron Wolfley | August 14, 2014 10:37 amAndre Ellington is running receiver routes. He has all camp but I've noticed more of this lately, the final manifestation of an offense that will try to get him the ball in many different ways. He...


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The Wind Rises
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- 2/28/2014
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- Joseph Gordon-Levitt, John Krasinski, Emily Blunt, Martin Short, Stanley Tucci
Jiro dreams of flying and designing beautiful airplanes, inspired by the famous Italian aeronautical designer Caproni. Nearsighted from a young age and unable to be a pilot, Jiro joins a major Japanese engineering company in 1927 and becomes one of the world's most innovative and accomplished airplane designers. The film chronicles much of his life, depicting key historical events, including the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923, the Great Depression, the tuberculosis epidemic and Japan's plunge into war. Jiro meets and falls in love with Nahoko, and grows and cherishes his friendship with his colleague Honjo. Writer and director Hayao Miyazaki pays tribute to engineer Jiro Horikoshi and author Tatsuo Hori in this epic tale of love, perseverance, and the challenges of living and making choices in a turbulent world.


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Satechi BT Smart Keyboard takes on Apple for desktop and mobile
The Satechi BT Wireless Smart Keyboard is unique in its approach to the mobile and desktop space. Two different iterations of this wireless keyboard are coming - one in white, and one in black. Black for your PC or Android device, white for your Apple or iOS device.