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The internet has made our world one that is more DIY than ever before and in terms of travelling, it is allowing us to book our own flights online. Gone are the days of waiting in long queues at travel agents` offices to simply book a flight to your destination. Now you can make an online booking and get an e-ticket immediately. However, there are various pros and cons to online booking, depending on your choice of airline.
As not all sites are created equal, we decided to put them to the test and see how good (or bad) our local airlines are. We selected four, simply booking a return flight from Johannesburg to Cape Town at a busy time of the year.
Surprisingly, the low-cost airlines did a really good job, compared to the bigger lines.
But all had problems: finding the cheapest fare, fitting available flights into a tight schedule and comparing prices becomes an exercise in frustration.
Of all the sites, I found Kulula.com the easiest and most fuss-free site that took the least time and required very little effort.
Mango was the cheapest, but that`s fairly arbitrary, as prices vary wildly depending on when in the week you fly and how far ahead you book. And that`s another gripe I have with booking tickets online: it`s just too hard to compare the best deals. Travel portals help a bit, and flesh-and-blood travel agents do the hard work for you, but I really think the airlines could do more.
With the goal being to simply book a return ticket between Johannesburg and Cape Town - for a flight of less than two hours - going through the heartache of long-winded SAA and BA sites just doesn`t seem worth all the trouble. Yes, Kulula.com and Mango require you to buy food or take "padkos", but it`s a small price to pay for quickly and easily booking a flight online.
Having said that, low-fare airlines are known to be the first ones to experience delays and such; so you have to weigh up your options and decide what works for you.
As a suggestion, paying by credit card is always the quickest option, and you have the safety net of being able to query a transaction if the server makes a mistake.
Our national carrier SAA is not the quickest or most user-friendly site to manoeuvre through to book a flight. You are bombarded with loads of info (some totally unnecessary) and distracted by many pop-up windows.
On the home page you have a choice of searching for Round Trip, One Way or Multiple Cities flights. You can also search for flights on exact dates only or be given more options by ticking the "I`m Flexible" tag, which you actually have to research to understand what this means. You`ll find the info elsewhere on the site, but do you have the time to search for it?
When you finally find a date and time of flights at the right price, simply tick those you want, scroll down, choose a payment option of either paying immediately online with a credit card or paying later, and click continue. The next page will prompt you to complete your details as they appear in your ID, as well as contact details. You will have to read and accept the terms to complete your booking.
On this page you are also allowed to order a special meal, although the previous page clearly stated that you have to call the SAA Call Centre to order such a meal three days prior to departure. This is just confusing.
If you`re paying later at an Airport Ticketing Office (ATO) or City Ticketing Office (CTO), a service fee applies for issuing the ticket. Service fees are R200 per ticket for domestic departures and R500 for international departures at ATOs, and R200 at CTOs, inclusive of VAT.
When paying online, you are issued with an e-Ticket, which you can print as confirmation, but don`t have to. e-Ticketing allows you to check in without a physical ticket. All you need to do is present any form of identification document and credit card (for authentication purposes) to the check-in agent and you will be issued with the normal boarding pass.
More confusion here, since SAA e-Tickets are only available on certain routes.
You start off with a home page where you choose your place of departure and your destination, the dates on which you intend to travel, and which class (Economy, Premium Economy, Business class/Club or First). You also have the option to choose for your search to be the "Lowest Fare" or "Flexible". (I chose the former option.)
After confirming your search requirements, the next page offers you the lowest fare on your chosen dates for departure and return, but no available times. Only after choosing the lowest fare according to your preferred date of departure and return will the next page give you options of the various times of flights available. You then have to choose again what times would suit you best, bearing in mind that it might not be available at the same "lowest" fare you were quoted on the previous page and at the time you want to depart. This entire process gives the impression that the airline is coaxing you to just click through and make a rash decision on time and fare (which might be higher that you wanted to pay) simply to avoid having to go through the whole process again. You do, however, on this page, have to click on quick tabs for options on the previous or next day.
After confirming dates, times and fares suiting your needs, click the "Continue" tab. The next page will ask you to confirm your choices again as well as accept the terms and conditions. This page seems like an unnecessary step in prolonging the process. Also note that all prices quoted up to now exclude taxes. Only halfway through the process are you given your actual price. This, again, feels like the airline is bargaining on the fact that you will just accept the price to avoid having to start over again to get a better deal.
The next page asks for your details and double confirmation of your e-mail and whether you want to be updated with special offers. The next page asks for credit card details and billing address, which is tedious to complete, but then you are finally finished.
A final confirmation of your e-Ticket is then e-mailed to you. To book in at the airport, you need to present identification and the credit card you used to book your flight. In all honesty, booking a ticket for BA online is not as quick as you might have expected.
Kulula`s home page requests the same information as all the others, like dates you want to depart and return and place of departure and your destination. And as there is only one class option (Cattle), you are spared the step of choosing that option.
However, when choosing dates on the pop-up calendar, there is an additional step, which requires you to click on the "select" button after clicking on a date. It does not, like all the other airlines` calendars, automatically register your choice of date, but one extra click isn`t that serious.
Page two gives you times and price options (excluding a R69 airport charge you still have to take into account). Tick the times and fares that suit you, accept the terms and conditions, and your off to page three to complete your personal details and contact information as well as payment options: pay now with Kulula Moolah (loyalty points), pay with credit card, pay with eBucks, or pay later.
Choosing any of the first three options will require you to complete another section with credit card or other details. If you choose the `pay later` option, you click on "Go" and your confirmation is immediately sent to your e-mail address. However, if you do not pay within 24 hours, your booking is automatically cancelled, something you have to keep in mind if you`re shopping around for deals and forget to confirm.
Your first step on Mango`s home page is not much different to Kulula`s. Choose dates and place of departure and destination. However, you can also choose to see fares and flight availability for exact dates, a week`s or a month`s dates.
Page two gives the available options` dates and fares only. Once you choose from these, page three gives you more details on times and fares. This page also has tabs to quickly take you to options for the previous or next day. Select what suits you and click "Continue".
Page four requires you to complete all your details. This page also gives you an option of requesting special requirements, such as wheelchair bookings and travelling with sporting equipment (for which a R100 extra charge is added). There is also an option for travelling with a golf bag, which, last time I checked, was sporting equipment, but no extra fee of R100 is charged for this. Maybe the Mango execs play a lot of golf. If requesting any assistance with medical conditions (such as the wheelchair), you are required to download a separate form to complete, which you need to fax to a number supplied. Why you need to do this I am not entirely sure, but it`s a pain.
You are also prompted on this page to choose your payment option from a drop-down menu. These options include paying online by credit card, paying via an Edgars account (add another R113.20 to the fare), cash payment or using a voucher. You also have to accept the terms and conditions on this page.
Choosing to pay by credit card is the easiest option here. Clicking on this option requires you to enter your credit card details and when done, a confirmation is sent to your e-mail. Choosing the cash payment option, for interest`s sake, requires you to pay the money at any Nedbank branch into an account of which the details are supplied. You then have to fax the proof of deposit to the company, quoting your booking reference number along with your ID or passport number. Payment must be made within 48 hours of confirming booking or it will be cancelled.
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The New England Collegiate Baseball League has entered its 20th season, which has particular significance to me because I was witness to its birth.
Bristol was one of six state cities to be granted a franchise, and with my experience in the front office of Eastern League teams throughout the 1980's, the team's general manager Jimmy Wilson invited me to a meeting at ESPN on Nov. 29, 1993.
STAR-STUDDED FOUNDATION: In addition to Bristol, teams were earmarked for Fairfield, Waterbury, Willimantic, Middletown and Stamford. A Southington/Meriden team, guided by the late Joel Cooney and Russell Baim of Southington, was in the works for the following season. Cooney, a Meriden resident at the time, was the NECBL's director of player development and was charged with setting up a league-wide computerized statistics program.
"We couldn't get the funding," said Baim, whose son Eric played two seasons with the Waterbury White Sox. "You needed to get a commitment of so many dollars for uniforms, equipment, the entry fee, etc. For kids out of state, we had to get them places to stay and jobs. It became a huge undertaking.
"[The NECBL] has done very well expanding into other states and has had some decent players. My son played against [Texas Rangers closer] Joe Nathan, who played shortstop for the Fairfield team."
The league's founders lined up an administrative roster of seasoned professionals to help with the 1994 launching.
Former Cincinnati Reds and New York Mets slugger George Foster was the commissioner. Quinnipiac University baseball coach Dan Gooley was promotions director. The director of baseball operations was Joe Consentino, an Emmy-winning producer/director who played minor league ball and was the hitting coach at St. John's University.
The late ESPN president Loren Matthews was a driving force. Legendary UConn coach Andy Baylock was the NCAA liaison and state-based Dodgers scout Dick Teed served as a conduit to Major League Baseball. Equally legendary Eastern Connecticut State University coach Bill Holowaty and former Yankees and Mets utility infielder/harmonica aficionado Phil Linz among others were tabbed as consultants.
With a lineup like that, it's no wonder the NECBL has grown to be one of the more well-respected summer collegiate leagues that line up behind the venerable Cape Cod League. The concept was so solid that leagues have proliferated across the nation.
STRAHOWSKI PROSPERED: Among the players on the 1994 Bristol Nighthawks was Chris Strahowski, a left-handed pitcher from Central Connecticut State University.
Strahowski, a native of Bristol, who went on to pitch five pro seasons of independent league ball, doubles as a math teacher at Cheney Tech-Manchester and an academic advisor for the women's soccer and swimming teams at CCSU. He now calls Wallingford home and sits on the Wallingford Little League executive board.
"It was fantastic," said Strahowski, who coached Manchester Community College to four National Junior College Division III World Series' before the school abandoned the program for financial reasons in 2011. "I had the opportunity to play in front of hometown crowds. My choices were a temporary contract in the Cape or an impact guy in a new league and getting to play at Muzzy Field. It was a no-brainer."
Strahowski retains friendships with many of the people he met in the NECBL's nascent days, many of whom have gone on to successful careers, like Eric Baim, director of secondary education for Torrington Public Schools.
"On that team alone, there were three people who were in my wedding party (Mike Church, Jerry Hasler, Kevin Browning) and are still my friends years later," Strahowski said. "You run into some of the people. [Nighthawks manager] Bob Love was a great mentor. He and Constantino were great role models."
Strahowski also earned his coaching wings in the NECBL with the Middletown Giants from 1999-2002 under venerable Berlin High coach Leo Veleas. Members of the Giants included Connecticut-bred future major league left-handed relievers, Craig Breslow and Jesse Carlson, and Tigers outfielder Rajai Davis of New London.
"I loved coaching with Leo," Strahowski said. "He has that old-school mentality. He came to trust me and let me do my stuff with the pitchers and that helped me out. I got my feet wet with decision-making with college players and that was fun."
BACK IN THE GAME: Given my involvement in the Eastern League, I was thrilled to be back in baseball administration, even though it was a non-paying position.
I helped put together the Nighthawks' program, manned the public address system for games and wrote up results for the media. Any visit to Muzzy Field was always a special opportunity, and still is.
The games were low-scoring and almost totally devoid of home runs. The hitters were used to wielding aluminum in college in the days when balls would jump off bats and be discovered blocks away. The NECBL, like many of the collegiate summer circuits, uses wooden bats.
I'd keep the scorebook and send the reports to Cooney, who meticulously organized them and produced reports almost daily. The league was well-run and I was proud to be a part of it.
But the boon of all sports leagues that try to make a go of it in small cities in towns revolves around finances, as Russell Baim quickly came to understand.
Catcher's equipment is expensive. Wooden bats break. Using the local ballpark usually has some cost attached, but in Bristol late Parks and Recreation Department director Dennis Malone was on the league's board of directors and the economy in general was less of an issue than it is today.
In spite of financial challenges, the NECBL has flourished. The Connecticut Collegiate Baseball League and numerous others have blossomed in its wake and appear to be holding their own. The bottom line is young men have plenty of opportunities to play on beautiful fields at a competitive level, and only good can come out of it.
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I've been working on supporting binary resource imports via the Web interface using Westwind.Globalization and I'm debating on whether supporting the .NET convention of importing image resources as Bitmaps is prudent. Bitmaps are rather unwieldy to use and are painful to export to common stream or file formats due to the funky 30 year old encoding architecture used by GDI+. In this post I talk about some of the issues I've run into with Bitmaps and why I'm considering importing resources simple as raw byte data.
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I've updated my DeleteFiles utility that can be used to recursively delete files and folders. I've recently updated the utility with a few new features including support for long paths (greater than MAX_PATH) that can choke out Explorer and other Windows shells. There are also additional options for previewing and recycle bin support as well quiet command line mode and a few improvements in the timeout filter for file selection. Last but not least, you can now install DeleteFiles directly from Chocolatey so it's easy to load DeleteFiles and get it onto your system and system path in seconds.
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March 17, 2015 - Maui, HI
Recently I've been getting a number of questions related to customers having issues with running the Westwind.Globalization Database Resource provider library under ASP.NET MVC. While the original versions of this library were definitely WebForms centric since it originated in the WebForms era, the library has had full support for ASP.NET MVC for a while. In this post I'll review how localization works in ASP.NET MVC and then demonstrate how Westwind.Globalization handles the same scenarios with database resources.
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February 26, 2015 - Maui, HI
Spruce up your boring checkboxes and radio buttons with custom FontAwesome symbols using a little bit of CSS. If you're tired of boring checkboxes and radio buttons, or you simply want a more consistent look of these controls across browsers and controls check out FontAwesome to provide you with customizable checks and boxes to use for selection boxes. In this post I'll show how to use pure CSS to set up FontAwesome checkboxes and radios and talk about a few gotchas I ran into along the way.
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Back to Basics: UTC and TimeZones in .NET Web Apps
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February 10, 2015 - Maui, HI
Storing dates in persistent storage using UTC dates is a widely accepted best practice. But it's surprisingly complex using date data effectively if you want to let the user see dates and query data in their local time zone. Looking around I noticed that there's not a lot of comprehensive info on this topic, so I decided to take notes and write down some of the approaches I've used in this post. This post combines and overview and a number of helper routines specifically geared towards user timezone adjustments in typical ASP.NET Web applications.
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Adding non-NuGet references to the new vNext Projects
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February 03, 2015 - Maui, HI
vNext projects depend on NuGet packages to reference external dependencies. But vNext projects also support 'classic' .NET targets and the Full CLR vNext both of which support and even require assembly references in order to access core .NET functionality. In this short post I describe how you can reference external assemblies in non-vNext and FullClr vNext targets in vNext projects.
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Azure VM Blues: Fighting a losing Performance Battle
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February 01, 2015 - Maui, HI
I've been struggling with performance when putting up an Azure virtual machine with the eventual intend to replace my physical server. In this post I describe some of the performance issues I've run into with Azure Virtual Machines in a simple scenario of migrating a single Web site to a full VM setup.
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Blend Path interfering with C# Project Builds
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Ran into a nasty Visual Studio error today that caused a compiler error related to an errand assembly reference from Visual Studio Blend. Blend? I don't even use Blend, and this is a Web Project. Here's what the problem is and how to get around it with a temporary hack.
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- Heat oven to 400 degrees and line a jellyroll pan with parchment paper.
- Two at a time, place the chicken breasts, smooth side up, between two pieces of plastic wrap (or use a ziploc bag). Gently and evenly pound the chicken to about 1/4 inch thick with a meat mallet.
- place each pounded breast lengthwise on the parchment covered pan, smooth side down. Season with salt and pepper. Spread pesto over the surface of each piece of chicken, dividing evenly. Press 3 spinach leaves on top of each breasts and add 2 teaspoons goat cheese. Very gently and tightly, roll the chicken away from you. Rub the top of each roulade with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
- Roast the roulades until the internal temp is 165 (about 20 minutes). At the 18 minute mark cut into one of the roulades to see if the chicken is cooked through; if not return to the oven for 2-3 minutes.
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For weeks in 1993, after the murders of three eight-year-old boys, police in West Memphis, Arkansas seemed stymied. Then suddenly, detectives charged three teenagers—alleged members of a satanic cult—with the killings. Despite the witch-hunt atmosphere of the trials, and a case which included stunning investigative blunders, a confession riddled with errors, and an absence of physical evidence linking any of the accused to the crime, the teenagers were convicted. Jurors sentenced Jason Baldwin and Jessie Misskelley to life in prison and Damien Echols, the accused ringleader, to death. The guilty verdicts were popular in their home state—even upheld on appeal—and all three remained in prison until their unprecedented release in August 2011.
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History of Oregon State University
The history of Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon, United States, began in the era of the Oregon Territory. At first a private school, the college later became a state supported agricultural institution. Nineteen presidents have led the school over the years while the school has been transformed from a single building to a campus of 577 acres (2.34 km2) and approximately 20,000 students in 2007.
Corvallis College[edit]
In 1856, a school building was constructed in the Willamette Valley at Corvallis.[1] The structure would serve as home to a private academy until 1858.[1] Named Corvallis Academy, this was the area's first community school for primary and preparatory education. The local chapter of the Freemasons played an important role in developing the concept to eventually establish a state college in the city and initiated the construction of the early campus with the original donation of land.[2][3][4]
In 1858, what would become Oregon State University began as Corvallis College as it was formally incorporated by members of the Freemasons.[1][5][6] At that time the school did not offer college level courses. Years later the school's ownership was transferred to the Methodist Episcopal Church.[1] In 1865, William A. Finley was named as the school's first president.[1] The school as began offering a bachelor's degree that year.[1]
State school[edit]
Corvallis College was incorporated by the church in 1868, and the state of Oregon designated the school as the State Agricultural College (SAC).[1] On August 22, 1868, the official articles of incorporation were filed and October 27, 1868, is known as OSU Charter Day, the day that the Oregon Legislative Assembly designated Corvallis College as the "Agricultural College of the State of Oregon" This act allowed the school to be the recipient of Land Grant fund income derived from the sale of 90,000 acres (364 km²) in southeast Oregon. As part of this designation, the college was required to comply with the requirements set forth in the First Morrill Act. The name was changed to Corvallis State Agricultural College and was then authorized to grant the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, and Master of Arts degrees. The first graduating class was in 1870, granting Bachelor of Arts degrees.[citation needed]
In 1873, the school became the first West Coast school to offer a course in agriculture.[1] The two-year program had been approved by the Oregon Legislative Assembly.[1] State Agricultural College became a completely state run school in 1885.[1] In 1889, the original building of Corvallis College was torn down.[1] In 1888 the college informally became known as Oregon Agricultural College (OAC), a name not made official until 1907.[7] Orange was adopted as the school color, with black as the background.[citation needed] The Olmsted Brothers developed the first Campus Master Plan in 1909, emphasizing trees and an architectural harmony showcasing basic classical forms in brick.[citation needed] The current campus stays mostly integrated to this original plan, laid on a grid of wide, tree-lined streets with the well-spaced buildings highlighted by open lawns and tall, clustered trees.
The Division of College Extension was organized in 1911 with Ralph Dorn Hetzel as director and, in 1912, the first off-campus faculty were placed in Marion and Wallowa counties.[citation needed] In 1914, the Cooperative Extension Service in Agriculture and Home Economics was established. The Army ROTC became active in 1917, replacing the original Cadet Corps formed by students studying Military Science. OAC began a horticultural products processing program in 1919, the first of its kind in the United States. A new brine method which led to the modern maraschino cherry was developed by the program in 1925 by Prof. Ernest H. Wiegand. Accreditation was granted in 1924 by the Northwest Association of Higher and Secondary Schools.[citation needed]
In 1927, the school's name was changed to Oregon State Agricultural College. The Oregon Unification Bill passed by the Legislative Assembly in 1929 placed the school under the auspices of newly formed Oregon State Board of Higher Education.[citation needed] By 1934, Mary J. L. McDonald made donations that allowed for the purchase of the land that comprises the McDonald Forest owned by the school, which also includes Peavy Arboretum.[8] Doctoral education was first provided in 1935 with the conferral of four Doctor of Philosophy degrees, three in Agriculture and one in Science.[citation needed] This year also saw the creation of the first summer session, starting a system of year-round operation for the college.
Oregon State[edit]
A growing diversity in degree programs offered led to another name change in 1937, when the college became Oregon State College.
Naval ROTC, and the program of Naval Sciences, were added to the existing Army ROTC program in 1946. The Air Force ROTC program was included in 1949, making Oregon State one of only 33 universities in the country to offer officer training for all branches of the United States Armed Forces.
Although OSU's focus was solidly on agriculture, engineering and other vocational subjects, the novelist Bernard Malamud spent the 1940s and 1950s teaching English Composition there. His experiences as a professor were the basis for his novel A New Life. He was also awarded the 1967 Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Fixer, named after a store in downtown Corvallis.
Linus Pauling, Class of 1922, became Oregon State's first Nobel Laureate alumnus in 1954 when he received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work elucidating the nature of the atomic bonds. In 1962, he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his campaign against nuclear weapons testing. He joined Marie Curie as the only person to win two different Nobels. Curie's physics prize was shared with her husband, Pierre Curie. Both of Pauling's prizes were unshared. The university's current title, Oregon State University, was adopted on March 6, 1961 by a legislative act signed into law by Governor Mark Hatfield. A new library, the William Jasper Kerr Library, opened in 1963.[9] That building was expanded twice, and after the latest expansion nearly doubled the size that ended in 1999, the library was renamed as The Valley Library.[10]
School presidents[edit]
The position of President was created in 1865. From 1868 to 1929 the president reported to the institution's own Board of Trustees/Regents. Since the creation of the Oregon University System (OUS), the president has reported to the OUS chancellor.
List of presidents:
- William A. Finley (1865–1872)
- Joseph Emery (1872, acting)
- Benjamin L. Arnold (1872–1892)
- John D. Letcher (1892, acting)
- John M. Bloss (1892–1896)
- H. B. Miller (1896–1897)
- Thomas M. Gatch (1897–1907)
- William Jasper Kerr (1907–1932)
- George Wilcox Peavy (1932–1934, acting) (1934–1940)
- Frank Llewellyn Ballard (1940–1941)
- Francois Archibald Gilfillan (1941–1942, acting)
- August Leroy Strand (1942–1961)
- James Herbert Jensen (1961–1969)
- Roy Alton Young (1969–1970, acting)
- Robert William MacVicar (1970–1984)
- John V. Byrne (1984–1995)
- Paul G. Risser (1996–2002)
- Timothy P. White (2003, acting)
- Edward John Ray (2003–present)
See also[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Horner, John B. (1919). Oregon: Her History, Her Great Men, Her Literature. The J.K. Gill Co.: Portland. p. 164-5
- ^ "Evaluation; Significant Individuals; City of Corvallis". Retrieved 2006-11-08.[dead link]
- ^ "Corvallis Freemasons History" (PDF). Retrieved 2006-11-08.
- ^ "The Birth of Corvallis College; OSU Alumni Assoc.". Retrieved 2006-11-08.
- ^ "Fraternal orders shaped Corvallis; Gazette Times; By Ken Munford; May 25, 2007, 2007". Retrieved 2006-11-08.
- ^ "Town, university have symbiotic relationship; Gazette Times; By Ken Munford; August 10, 2007". Retrieved 2006-11-08.
- ^ Edmonston, George. "The Birth of OSU Football". OSU Alumni Association. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
- ^ "Oregon State Gets Rare Lincoln Set". The Oregonian. February 11, 1934. p. 38.
- ^ Edmonston, Jr., George P. "A Steady Hand" Back in the Day. Oregon Stater, Spring 2008. Vol. 93, No. 2. p. 40.
- ^ Khanna, Roma. "OSU's new library lets students kick back, plug in", The Oregonian, May 28, 1999.
External links[edit]
- Oregon State University Archives
- Oregon History Project: Education, Arts, and Letters: Professionalizing Education
- Oregon Stater: Keeping the Sheriff Away
- Oregon Stater: Echoes of 1907


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• Adrian Hanauer will keep his job as general manager of the Seattle Sounders FC after season-ticket holders and fan alliance members overwhelmingly voted to retain him. The results of the Sounders' first general manager vote were announced during the organization's yearly meeting. Out of 13,775 total votes, 13,271 were in favor of retaining Hanauer as Seattle's general manager.
Australia's Daniel Popovic shot an 8-under 64 to take a two-stroke lead after the first round of the Australian PGA, then revealed that his father is battling incurable cancer.
• Gregory Bourdy of France shot a 6-under 66 for a one-stroke lead after the opening round of the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Malelane, South Africa, with a revived Charl Schwartzel one of six players behind him.
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Liz Brenner had 17 kills and 17 digs to help fifth-seeded Oregon sweep the final three sets and upset top-seeded Penn State in the NCAA women's volleyball semifinals.
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Ryan Lochte anchored a relay victory, while Matthew Grevers and Olivia Smoliga won the men's and women's 100-meter backstroke to improve the U.S. tally of gold to six medals at the short-course world championships. ... Three-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond's claim that he should take over cycling's governing body to lead the sport out of crisis following the Lance Armstrong doping scandal is nothing but a publicity stunt, UCI President Pat McQuaid said. ... Bode Miller likely won't start his season until February as part of his cautious return from left knee surgery.
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A.B. Replies: Let's put it this way: Unless Vanity Fair parachutes into this mystery with a crack team of investigative journalists, an elite squadron of First Amendment lawyers and a bulletproof briefcase with at least $300 million for court costs, no one in our generation--no one outside of Team Tom, that is--will ever know.
Maybe we'll get some startling revelation about this child after Cruise's death, but don't bank on it. After all, there is a freshly born young person involved. If this Suri person grows up to discover any sort of hinkiness surrounding her own conception, she isn't likely to share it with the world.
Here's what we can say: There are plenty of people who doubt Katie Holmes was ever pregnant, or pregnant by Cruise, or pregnant during the time she says she was, or for as long as she appeared to be--even among mainstream Hollywood reporters who've trumpeted this suspicious romance for the past year. Would any of those blue-chip professionals go on the record? Of course not. They have Jettas to pay off.
"Nobody puts anything past this guy," one entertainment editor tells me. "Just look at his wacky behavior."
Do I have to? Again?
Doubt over the realness of Holmes' pregnancy is largely the result of TomKat's own baffling origins. Recall: Before they could be discovered by the paparazzi--standing around on an African beach, say--TomKat publicly announced they were an item, and hey, what do you know? Just in time to promote their two big blockbusters! Most stars, even desperate, stringy publicity whores like Kimberly Stewart, don't roll like that.
"There are just so many things about the entire relationship that don't sit right," Mark Lisanti, editor of the very skeptical Defamer blog, tells this B!tch. "They have bungled this relationship from a PR standpoint so badly that everything since has been put in this harsh light of analysis."
How harsh? I almost, at one point, for, like, a nanosecond, feel sorry for Cruise. That's how harsh. The Internet has produced hordes of conspiracy theories surrounding the origins of Suri, many of them promising to be much more entertaining than M:I3. Much of this speculation is easily trumped by inconveniences like logic. But that's not stopping me from fueling the rumors all over again. Behold...
? A timeline of Holmes' pregnancy photos seems to show her stomach growing and shrinking--and then growing again. It's a mesmerizing set of photos. Like a lava lamp with a brainwashed little girl inside.
? Two weeks after announcing her pregnancy, Holmes appears in public with a shirt barely concealing a popped-out belly button--a development commonly linked to the second or third trimester. Or, of course, with just having an outie.
? On the day Holmes goes into labor, none of the dozens of paparazzi stationed outside TomKat's home manage to catch the pair leaving the house, entering a nearby hospital or crawling back into the compound.
? Baby gifts at the Cruise camp aren't exactly being welcomed with élan. A Baby Jogger baby stroller, delivered by a publicity firm the day of the birth, sits outside Cruise's house for three days before finally disappearing. To this day, the publicity firm hasn't been able to determine what happened to it.
? Holmes' wardrobe and behavior in the days leading up to the birth also spark doubt among observers, particularly those who have had kids.
"Our community kept a keen eye on the odd undergarments peeking out from the maternity wear, and [Holmes'] inordinate amount of shoe shopping," notes Sheila Cameron, head of FreeKatie.net. Neither trend, it seems, makes sense. "Your feet swell like crazy when you are that pregnant," she confides in this B!tch, "and not one mother could figure out why you would find a one-piece undergarment comfortable."
Besides, Cameron adds, "I would have thumped my husband over the head if he suggested I sit on bleachers in my third trimester."
To be fair, many of these mysteries can be explained away by the killjoy that is modern science. This B!tch reached out to scads of obstetricians and gynecologists for this column, and they all say the pregnancy photos and the belly-button thing don't mean anything.
"Babies do move a lot in utero," says New Haven, Connecticut-based ob-gyn Mary Jane Minkin. "So, these photos aren't really surprising. Babies can even do a full somersault several times a day."
In fact, we hear some even have couches they can jump on in there. Maybe this is Tom's kid after all!


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I would like to upgrade my card
Hi All,
This is my first post here. I have Gateway DX4831 running Win 7 premium with a Core i3 530 processor running at 2.93 ghz, 1 TB harddrive, 6 meg ram and Inte intergrated graphics. I want to upgrade both my power supply (from present 300watt to 500 watt) and graphics card.
I would like to be able to play some of todays modern games such as Modern Warefare, black ops, etc.... I don't know anything about graphic cards and have neem looking at Nvidia because I have that the type card before and it worked great. But I'm not sure what card I should order for my system.
I hope I have provdied sufficient information on my system and expectations to allow you pros to offer some suggestions on what I want to consider getting. Thanks in advance for any assistance. I'll be happy to provide any additional information. As far as a budget is concerned, I would be willing to go up to $200 or so for the card.
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Welcome to the forum.
The GeForce 560 1GB at $199.99(shipping included) "here" fits the bill, if you have a PCI-e slot on that motherboard.
Do you?
That card has a 3 year limited warranty.
This is the nVNews review of an overclocked 560 at: http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=159295 It's stickied at the top of this forum.
A similar product from ATI is the Radeon HD 6950 1GB. It costs a bit more at $209.99 with MIR "here" and offers a bit more performance.
Here is a comparative review of those 2 cards at Guru3d.
You can't go wrong with either of those cards, but I personally still prefer nVidias driver interface. The ATI drivers are a lot better than they used to be though.
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That is what I would go with ,the GeForce 560 1gb.I hope that is 6gigs of ram instead of 6 megs.
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"Thorlos are the best socks on the market. Quality is top notch, they last a long time, the cushion is great and they are MADE IN THE USA! THORLON has wonderful wicking properties and completely prevents blisters. Doesn't matter how warm your feet are when you take Thorlos off because your feet are dry!!" Peg G.
Satisfaction/Enjoyment – Thorlos foot protection provides unsurpassed comfort
"Anybody who is active in sports or spends a lot of time on their feet should invest in Thorlos [padded] socks as their product isn't just another pair of socks. They're engineered for maximum comfort in whatever sport or use they're designed for. If you're into tennis or running, you have a lot invested in your feet and footwear and clothing .It makes sense not to skimp on your socks after you've tried on a pair of their socks as their socks are the only brand I'll wear because after I discovered them ,I'd never wear anything else-they're that good!!" Stephen M.
"I LOVE ALL my Thorlo [padded] socks. These socks fit perfectly. They NEVER slide down during the entire day, yet they do not cut off your circulation. I have no interest in buying any other brand of sock." Dee Dee S.
"You cannot beat the performance and comfort of these socks. Buying them online is fast and easy. You won't be sorry you tried these socks if you like thick, comfortable, long lasting socks! And best of all they are made in the USA." Gary B
Brand Promise Guarantee – Thorlos: Your feet will feel better or your money back®. Customers reinforce our promise in their feedback:
"Our whole family of five wears Thorlo socks, you won't get a better sock anywhere! Definitely worth the investment...I guarantee you that you will be in love with these [padded] socks and will never buy others ever again." Shari M.
"I don't wear any other [padded] socks unless all of my Thorlos are dirty!! Until I tried Thorlos, I thought "socks" were "socks". NOT!! I have some Thorlos that I have been wearing....probably weekly or almost.....for over 10 years! No other socks compare as far as I am concerned. I wear them for hiking, backpacking, hunting, fishing, work, play...every day! Don't mess with my Thorlos! Buy some. I guarantee if you don't like them, you can give them to me!" Brent M.
"I bought these as a gift for a retired football player. He introduced me to Thorlos and guaranteed they were the best socks ever. He was right!" Rebecca T.
Service – Thorlos customer service matches our product performance
"I just wanted to send a quick note to say that Becky Bass is the most helpful customer service rep I've worked with, out of any business I've called or emailed! She was so nice, and an A+ example of terrific customer service. I'll definitely keep coming back to Thorlos. Thanks so much!" Sarah B.
"I rarely take time to do these kinds of things, but I want to bring to your attention the excellent (actually unbelievable) customer service that I received from Susan Graham. The details are available from her, but I had a small issue with placing a web order, and Susan went above and beyond to assist me. Her customer service, in short, was the best I have ever received from any company, period. This quality reflects well on both your leadership and the company." Scott C.
"I am a Disney trained customer service "nut". I will not give my business to those that don't give OUTSTANDING customer service. Susan Graham just topped everyone that I have done business with in several years. Her caring and concern for her customer is very apparent. My business won't make or break your organization. However, if Susan's attitude is representative of your company's culture THORLO is in good hands." Ronald P.
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Good moisture wicking and arch support
04/26/15 | By Ashley P.
These socks were awesome during a desert 20K trail run. They wicked away sweat very well, no blisters! The blue arch support bands really helped me out with Plantar Fascitis issues and felt great on my feet. Heel padding was comfortable. The fabric has pilled slightly over the past 6+ months and that is with washing on cold gentle cycle and hanging to dry), but the overall structure of the sock has retained its integrity and it has held up longer than other brands I've tried. Would highly recommend for runners, walkers, and hikers in hot climates.
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04/26/15 | By Carrie P.
I have been having pain in the ball of my foot. I love the cushion that these socks provide.
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04/26/15 | By Chip M.
These socks are SO comfortable! I have reviewed these in the past. You cannot beat Thorlos for comfortable everyday wear
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04/26/15 | By Shannon G.
These socks are so comfortable. I am training for AVON 39 Walk for Breast Cancer and my feet are blister free. I am walking 8-10 miles at a time and my feet are comfortable and dry. I love the extra padding and support these socks provide. I need more!
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04/26/15 | By Anne W.
I'm really glad I found Thorlos. I'm almost 63 and I had bunion surgery several years ago. For some reason that foot can feel very uncomfortable when I'm using my treadmill, especially across the ball of my foot. These socks make a big difference, and I'll definitely be buying them in the future.
These are top of the line in comfort.
04/25/15 | By Alyssa P.
Amazingly comfortable and they energize your feet. I love these socks and will be purchasing more!
Style: 84NRCM
Best marathon/ running sock on the market...
04/25/15 | By Bill V.
Right thickness, great quality...excellent for marathons. Just ran Boston; no blisters this year.
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04/25/15 | By Dennis S.
Thorlo makes the best socks by far compared to anyone else. I use these socks for Step Aerobics. They do not hold any sweat. They dry extremely fast. They fit great and provide the outstanding cushioning that I need. I have been wearing Thorlo socks since 1987 for running, hunting, aerobics, tennis, and football. They wear the longest, are the softest, best cushioning, completely blister proof. My wife keeps wearing my Thorlos for house slippers because they feel so good. Actually, I wear them for house slippers for the same reason and they cushion my feet better than house slippers! They do not fade, tear, rip, fall apart, ball up, etc. It takes years and years to wear them out.
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04/25/15 | By Cynthia H.
I have used Thorlos wicking socks as long as I can remember, because they're sooo comfortable. I love these especially because I don't have to fold them like my regular hiking socks. And wicked wicking, too!! Depending on the day or trip, it's these and Experia from now on!
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Best all around sock!
04/25/15 | By Kellie H.
They are soft and comfy. The best part is the fact that they keep my feet dry and therefore odor free!!! I will be purchasing more for my boots next.


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Sparrow-fart. That's a Bob's-your-uncle term for the earliest time of the morning. It's about the time when all the sparrows get up and let out a little fart signifying their awakening at the crack of dawn. How cute.
Like a murmuration of starlings signifying dawn's exact and equal opposite: dusk. The murmur is a welcoming, reassuring finish to the day. They're such stars. Are they also lings then too? An underling star. Just little stars with so much stellar capacity. A star in training. A starling.
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Supporting the development of low carbon technologies for resilient green economies in small island developing States
As the world's population grows and consumption and production increase, natural resource management becomes critical to survival. Although climate change is currently seen as the most stressful force on Earth, finite oil reserves and water availability are immediate looming constraints. In this context, small island developing States provide a small-scale version of the natural resource management threats facing human beings. They are also particularly vulnerable owing to limited or fragmented pools of technical capacity and finances, and will be strongly impacted by sea-level rise, drought and climate change.
Although conventional technologies for adapting mainland applications exist, small island developing States need more capacity to evaluate new system-level integrated approaches. The technologies and systems proposed by the project are largely familiar to local populations. At the same time, they represent a new configuration and scale of use. Once demonstrated, seawater cooling, underwater compressed air energy storage, electric transport and advanced grid management would create demand for sustainable local markets for hardware sourced in the region.
For example, while seawater desalination technology is being installed in some islands already, desalination processes require heat or electricity and most energy in small island developing States comes from imported diesel. Diesel not only is a major drain on the economy but also exposes countries to price risks that are difficult to manage as well as to atmospheric pollution and oil spills.
Thus, small island developing States present an excellent opportunity for international cooperation to demonstrate advanced system-level integration and management strategies in support of green economies. The project will provide technical options and capacity development support for a switch of the electrical energy use from fossil fuel to renewable energy in two pilot small island developing States, while accommodating increasing demands for freshwater production and energy to service population growth. It will address capacity gaps of national institution project partners through capacity development for energy system management and technical innovation, using common off-the-shelf components of energy systems.
While much work is being done generally in small island developing States on renewable energy and energy efficiency, new components from this project will be smart grids and energy storage. These key components will allow solar and wind energy to meet fluctuating energy demand. In addition, water desalination can take place when there is excess energy available. Compressed air energy storage, which is operating commercially in some developed countries, is being adapted to medium underwater depth and is available in close proximity to many small island developing States. The two pilot projects will be selected based on suitable prospects for impact. The project will utilize the technical, human and other resources available in these countries and will draw on the existing knowledge, skills and capacity within implementing entities.
To enhance the capacities of small island developing States to transform energy use to low carbon intensity while accommodating increasing demands for fresh water production and energy to support resilient green economies
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- Increased capacity of pilot small island developing States to formulate integrated assessments of energy, water and waste systems with scenarios of demand growth and low carbon intensity
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WALLA WALLA - Wa-Hi softball player Hope Klicker put pen to paper Wednesday, signing her letter of intent to continue her athletic career at the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina.
Klicker, a senior at Wa-Hi, has played softball since she was about 9 years old. She was the 2010 Gatorade Washington Softball Player of the Year and was a second team All American in the West Region.
She'll play first base at Charleston, a Division I program.
"At first, D-I wasn't a big deal," Klicker said, while family and coaches waited for her to sign. "I thought the chips would fall where they may, and it turned out to be at a smaller D-I. It's a great fit."
Girl's basketball coach Jill Meliah first introduced Klicker to the southern school.
Meliah's cousin plays there and her uncle assists in coaching the team. On a visit, she introduced her uncle and head coach Shelly Hoerner to Klicker's stats on paper.
Hoerner took a trip to North Dakota, where Klicker, then a sophomore, was playing in nationals. She liked what she saw and contacted Klicker - and Charleston was the first team to do so.
Klicker joins five other incoming freshmen on the Cougars.
"I'm really excited," she said.
Klicker hopes to study communication or education. She's participated in Running Start through Wa-Hi to get ahead in her studies and used to being more independent. Klicker has also made two campus visits and fallen in love with the college and community.
"It will be a big change," the lifelong Walla Walla resident said of the southern town, a palmetto necklace around her neck. "The culture, style and people are so different."
Although it's a trip, her family will make it often.
They accompanied her on an unofficial visit last winter and decided it would work.
"As we were pulling out, we went 'Wow,' said Kraig Klicker, Hope's father. "It seemed like such a classy program and the whole Charleston area was charming. It was really great."
Klicker's family was represented at the signing. Her parents, Kraig and Charlotte Klicker, paternal grandparents, Bob and Nancy Klicker, and maternal grandparents Charles and Merilyn Clizer, as well as a contingent of aunts and uncles, coaches and friends were there to watch her sign.
Klicker is the third player under Wa-Hi softball coach Jerry Humphreys to sign with a D-I program.
"If you look at all the family support she's got, you can see why she's successful," Humphreys said. "It's why she's Hope Klicker."
Humphreys has coached Klicker throughout her Wa-Hi career, including back-to-back state trips in 2009 and 2010.
"There's a lot of work on her side," he said. "We're excited for her. She's a great person and she knows what to do. Now she can relax and enjoy her senior year."
And although Klicker has been selected for first base, Humphreys' will see her in the circle for the Blue Devils this season.
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He also has 2 pea-sized ones on the back of his head, but he just got over strep throat and an ear infection, so those could be from that, but dr said the one on groin wasn't from strep. I did some research online and read that swollen lymph nodes in more than one area could be from the MMR vaccine, which he just had 2 wks ago. His dr didn't mention it, but agreed it could be from the MMR after I brought it to her attention. Anyway, just wanted to see if anyone else has had any experience with this. I check it often and will be worried for 2 weeks. Thanks!


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Greek cops replaced as far-right link probed
ATHENS — Five senior police officers in Greece were replaced on Monday when the government ordered urgent inquiries into alleged links between the far-right Golden Dawn party and the country's police and military.
The Public Order Ministry said the heads of the police's special forces, internal security, organized crime, firearms and explosives, and a rapid-response motorcycle division had been moved to other posts pending an investigation into weekend reports in the Greek media that police provided the party with assistance in alleged criminal activity.
Golden Dawn won nearly 7 percent of the vote in general elections last year but is the subject of a criminal investigation in the murder last week of an anti-fascist rapper.
The party angrily denies any involvement in the murder of rapper Pavlos Fyssas. A 45-year-old man, who authorities say has identified himself as a Golden Dawn volunteer, has been arrested in the murder and remains in police custody.
The government is seeking the prosecution of members of the far-right party under the country's anti-terrorism law and is preparing a legislative amendment that would see Golden Dawn's state campaign funding suspended if its lawmakers are accused of serious offenses.
It describes the party as neo-Nazi and says it is behind a number of brutal street attacks against mostly Asian immigrants by far-right gangs.
The action was taken "to ensure the absolute objectivity" of the police inquiry, the government said. Two less senior officers were replaced, while a third was suspended, and regional police commanders of southern and central Greece resigned, citing personal reasons.
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I just wanted to say thanks for everyone for their support over what has been an extremely difficult week here; after learning that my mom (age 91) had passed last Monday morning, I wound up in the hospital myself (on something nonrelated) that afternoon, and spent that night and the following three days in the ICU, which I sort of recommend against.
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