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Photoshop Elements 7 is packed with features to help amateur photographers with every stage of digital photo processing, from getting organized to sharing projects with family and friends. In Photoshop Elements 7 for Windows Essential Training, Jan Kabili shares workflow techniques for organizing, editing, creating projects, and sharing. She also demonstrates how to enhance photos with this budget-friendly software. Jan explains the latest updates to the Organizer and Editor workspaces, and also covers new features like the Smart Brush tool and Photoshop.com integration. Elements is very well known for its project features, and Jan shows how to create books, collages, panoramas, and more. Example files accompany the course.
Photoshop Elements 7 offers lots of ways to customize the Editor and the Organizer. Let me show you how that's done. In the Editor, I'm going to the Edit menu at the top of the screen and down to Preferences. The submenu shows you different kinds of Preferences. If you just choose General, you can see the same choices here in the left column of the Preferences dialog box. As you move through each one these categories, you will see the Preferences on the right change. There are lots of Preferences here and my general rule is that is if I don't know what the Preference does, I don't change it. But I do want to tell you about a couple of Preferences that you may want to change.
One of those is here under the Display and Cursors category and that is the way that the Painting Cursors are displayed. The Painting Cursors are cursors like the brush tip for the Brush tool and I find it very useful to set the brush tips to show me the full size by choosing here Full Size Brush Tip because when brush tips are set to normal brush size, they don't show you the actual boundary of the edge of the brush, if you are using a soft brush. So, I like to change this to Full Size Brush Tip and I also like to see a crosshair here in the center of my brush tip, so I know where the center is, and up here you can now see how I have changed my brush tip to display.
Another item that you might want to change is here in the Units and Rulers category. By default, all of the units of measurement in Elements are set to inches and that's all controlled by the Ruler setting right here. If you are creating something for the screen, say a presentation or for the web, then you would want to come into this setting and change it from inches to pixels, so that your Rulers and other items that rely on measurement display pixels as the default unit of measurement.
I'll switch that back to inches right now, and one last thing I'm going back to the General Preferences, and here I'll show you where you can show or hide tool tips. In another movie, I taught you that tool tips can be useful, but once you start to learn all the features of Elements, you might actually find that tool tips get in the way. If that happens to you, just uncheck Show Tool Tips and the tool tips won't appear anymore. I'm going to click OK here and now I have changed my Preferences. So, for example, when I move my mouse over the tools, tool tips no longer appear.
The Editor has Preferences but so does the Organizer. Let me show you that briefly by switching over to the Organizer. I'll go to the top of the screen and click Organizer. In the Organizer I'm going to go to the Edit menu and down to Preferences there and over to General. These Preferences are different than the Preferences for the Editor that we just saw. You can look through this on your own, but I do want to show you, one that's very useful and that is User Interface Brightness. Let me move the Preferences dialog box away by clicking on its title bar and dragging. You may have noticed that the interface for Elements is quite dark and it maybe difficult for you to see some of the smaller print. If that's the case for you, at least in the Organizer, you can make the interface lighter.
To do that, you will use this Preference and drag the Interface Brightness slider to the right and as you do it, you can see the interface getting lighter and lighter behind this dialog box and now the text looks black, kind of like gray interface as opposed to what used to be, which is very light gray on a dark interface. You also can uncheck Changes Affect Grid Brightness and then when you drag that slider, the interface gets lighter but the area behind the photographs here in the Photo Browser stays dark. And you may prefer that look.
When you have done exploring User Interface Brightness you can get it back to its original brightness setting by clicking the Reset Brightness button here. Interestingly, you can change the brightness of the Organizer interface, but there is no similar setting for the Editor interface. So, that's a brief look at Preferences in the Editor and in the Organizer. I'm going to close the Preferences here and I remind you that you have the option to customize the way Elements looks and works using the Preferences in the Organizer and the Preferences in the Editor.
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Hi, On Sat, Nov 29, 2003 at 07:55:38PM +0000, Johannes Hofmann wrote: > I just installed DragonFlyBSD on my Laptop (Thinkpad i1200). Everything > works great, but it is getting considerably hotter than with FreeBSD. > I tried against recent -current and 4.3-stable (because I just had a 4.3 CD). > I had neither apm nor acpi enabled and the fan did not turn on > at all. With DFBSD it start almost immediately, even without any load. > Do you have any idea, what could be causing this? Same thing happens to me with Dell Optiplex G240(a Desktop, though). When it's running FreeBSD-stable, the cooling fan is very calm, while with DragonFly the fan keeps turning noisily as if it's running buildworld. I haven't tried recent acpi code from FreeBSD-CURRENT, but it doesn't seem to have any CPU throttling feature. I tried older DragonFly kernel/world, and found that DragonFly from source as of 2003.09.01.00.00.00 already exhibits this symptom. I also wanted to try 2003.08.01.00.00.00 and 2003.07.20.00.00.00, but somehow both didn't compile.

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I have this friend. Hes really nice and i think me might like me. I have known him for 4 years. And he never payed much attiontion to me but this year he has payed way more attiontion to me. Hes also been flirting, asking my oppinon, trys to prove this to me. Along with saying my name alot so i was wondering if he likes me or if we will be just friends.
Confuleing crush
PS.i have a mhuge crush on him
He might like you! Extra attention is almost always a sign of it. Maybe try flirting with him back and see where it gets you! xoxo kerra
by 1D on 7/14/2013 11:56:46 AM
I have this friend his name is Alex and we haven't been good friends in the past the no the first day of camp this year we started hanging out and today he tried to impressing me and he always flirts and the thing is I might have a crush on him. HELP!!!
Hey girl! Stop overthinking!! This guy likes you, and you
like him, so flirt back. Who knows where this could go?
by 1D on 7/11/2013 4:44:47 PM
MOD.MOD.MOD I have a really big crush on my ex and his little sis knows and likes going through his stuff and he doesn't no and she read his "man journal" and he talked about me and have my school pic's and drawings of me. and then today our fam's hung out and his little sis asked him out for me and he said no I hate her. what I want to no is does he like me or really hate me
Hey girlie, I'm sure he doesn't really hate you. But he might not like you either. The journal entries that his sister found might have been from when you were still together. Just try to be friends for right now. That way you're not losing him completely, and there's always the chance that something more could happen.
by 1D on 7/7/2013 6:52:14 PM
I have this guy friend, and all of my other friends say that we would be really cute together. They say he must like me because he won't hang out after school unless I'm going too. And sometimes he hints about "looking like we we're dating" or "if he wanted to hold my hand." I like him, and I'm beginning to think he likes me too, but whenever he makes hints like that, I get nervous and kind of shut him down. I tell him "no, it doesn't matter if we look like we're dating" and "no, you don't have to hold my hand." Will he think I don't like him? What do I do?
Hey girl! Lucky you! Try to be flirty back, or agree with
him when he says that it looks like you're dating (a simple, "Yeah, it kinda
does!" and a shy smile will do the trick). Try not to shut him down too much,
or he'll back off! Good luck!
by eternaldreamer on 7/2/2013 3:33:54 PM
MOD MOD MOD! i have like this one guy for almost a year, i confessed to him once, but he turned me down(this was four months ago) it was weird for the next few weeks then we just started to talk more and laugh, goof around in our summer sport camp. now my friend (call her Liz) told me that the guy i like likes me(says one of Liz's guy friends also in swim). what i don't know what to do is to ask him out again or just wait till summer's over. i'll see him frequently over the summer because of swim and marching band. Liz says i have a chance & that "This is the summer to let stuff go. embrace the fear" but i don't know if i should and risk the chance that he'll say thank you, but no or go for it. So, what do you think?
Hey girlie, since he's turned you down once, let him make the first move this time. You don't want to make things weird again when he's told you he doesn't like you. Let Liz tell her guy friend to tell this guy that he has to make the move this time if he likes you.
by artist444 on 7/1/2013 7:19:49 PM
Ok so me and my mom went to my older sisters and her finances apartment
for dinner and my sisters finances mom and brother where there I first just wanna start off by saying my sisters finance brother never talks to me maybe a hi but usually he'll say hi to my parents but ignore me or if there's a party he talks to everyone else but me anyway as him and his mom were leaving he hugged my sister and my mom and then he started getting closer to me I started backing away but he was like a hug? and just hugged me it was so akward and I was stunned because he's never hugged me before let alone talked to me and he kept looking over at me almost the whole time I was there I'm confused what's going on?
Hey redvelvetluv, mhmm he may like you girly. It may not even be in a romantic way, he could've been just expressing his desire to be your friend. The question is, how do you feel about him? Xoxo
by redvelvetluv on 6/30/2013 10:28:33 PM
I love guys ok but I can never seem to talk to them, I just blush and walk away and they give me weird looks.
by popgirl79 on 6/30/2013 11:07:32 AM
In our school they have an outdoor education program, (basically summer camp, but you learn school stuff, but OUTSIDE!!) and, all the schools in the province came. It was held at a summer camp. Everyday, I would wake up, me and my friend, really early and play soccer. Well, this other guy did too. (turns out he's my best friends friend.) I totally fell for him...and my friend let's call her Jorja, says he likes me...but my best friend says he has never liked anyone before!! I mean he's 13, don't most 13 year olds have crush's by now? But he always stared at me, smiled, and picked me first to be on his team!! Is it all in my imagination? Do you think he has feelings for me? I'm seeing him in 13 days...yes I'm counting...he's so sweet, and smart and innocent!! What do I do when I see him? Do you think he likes me? How do I act around him??!!?? HELP!!!!
Hey! Basically, just treat him like you would any friend. Share your thoughts with him and encourage him to do the same. Ask him how his weekend was or if he's been checking out any good music or movies or books or games recently. Once you guys start communicating openly your friendship will be natural and it will take a lot of the pressure off to "make" something happen. Good luck girl!
by JewelsDarling on 6/27/2013 8:35:34 PM
i like this guy a lot and i see him more then once a week and when i do i sometimes catch him staring at me and he gives me a raised eyebrow look when i see him and its almost every time and when ever he helps me with something his friends stare at us and maybe if im lucky i catch him giving them a thumbs up and once i asked what he was doing and he gave me a half smile and stare right into my eyes and said "oh nothing" most of my friends says he is flirting with me and we carpool with him a lot what does all this mean...does he like me back?
Hey chica! This guy def seems into you, especially since his friends seem to be in on it. But there's no real way to know for sure unless you talk it out. Start being flirty with him and see what happens. If he's not interested, he'll back off. But if he is, he'll get your hints and probably make a move. Good luck!
by sophieee2629 on 6/27/2013 11:05:44 AM
MODMODMOD! i have this close guy friend who I think is into me, but I'm not sure. But, I'm really thinking because he's always showing hints, like for example, last friday: we were playing a game and he ran up to me because he would touch our base and his eye wandered through my mouth and he's o unfocused that he ALMOST kissedme infront of our teacher, and yesterday, when I wa shouting that it was too cold, he gave me his jacket and then a while ago, he gave me his chocolate to me. :3 He also always find ways to touch me he's always touching my hand or legs to legs or smelling my hair and always picking me as a group mate. So, whatdo you think?
Hey girlie! The way you describe your BGF's behavior definitely sounds flirty, but there haven't been any sure signs yet. So if you're looking to turn the friendship into romance, send some hints of your own and see how he reacts before you assume he's crushing. If you wanna keep it at "just-friends" status, there's no need to do anything at all. Your guy friend hasn't made a move yet, and you might be confusing friendliness for flirtiness! So stay chill and continue the friendship as usual. Hope this helps!
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University senior women's basketball player Liz Repella was selected today as a candidate for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award.
To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence – community, classroom, character and competition.
An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School®, the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award focuses on the total student-athlete and encourages students to use their platform in athletics to make a positive impact as leaders in their communities.
The 2011 women's candidate class totals 30 student-athletes, which includes five players who were CoSIDA Academic All-Americans last year, 22 student-athletes with grade point averages of 3.0 or better, four players who participated in the 2010 Women's Final Four and 15 players on the preseason watch list for the John R. Wooden Award.
Lowe's, an official Corporate Partner of the NCAA, will announce the women's basketball Senior CLASS Award winner at the NCAA Women's Final Four® in Indianapolis.
The candidate class will be narrowed to 10 women's finalists midway through the regular season, and those names will be placed on the official ballot. Ballots will be distributed through a nationwide voting system to media, coaches and fans, who will select one finalist who best exemplifies excellence in the four Cs of community, classroom, character and competition.
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Faculty Rights and Responsibilities
For Eligible Faculty Not Covered By Collective Bargaining
Approved by the Faculty Senate, February 6, 2006 and the Provost, February 10, 2006.
These policies and procedures apply to all faculty who are not represented by collective bargaining and who hold faculty appointments eligible for tenure and promotion, including those who are being considered for tenure prior to beginning their employment. The committees described herein also consider tenure and promotion for bargaining unit faculty pursuant to the collective bargaining agreement between Wright State University and the Wright State University Chapter of the American Association of University Professors.
Promotions to the ranks of Associate Professor and Professor in the Boonshoft School of Medicine and the School of Professional Psychology, and promotions to the rank of Clinical Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing and Health are not governed by this policy except for the section on "University Review." Policies, procedures, and criteria for these promotions are set forth in the Bylaws of the Boonshoft School of Medicine and the School of Professional Psychology, and in a document maintained in the College of Nursing and Health Dean's Office.
Promotion and tenure are milestones in the continual process of faculty development. Faculty have the responsibility to help in the development of their colleagues, and faculty promotion and tenure are indispensable for the proper functioning of the University. Tenure ensures the retention of talented permanent faculty, secures faculty autonomy and forms the basis for the development of an intellectual community. Above all, tenure protects the academic freedom of faculty to conduct their teaching and research without constraint by interests both inside and outside the University or economic pressures.
Promotion is the advancement in professorial rank according to applicable criteria for each rank. The following promotions may be approved under this policy:
Assistant Professor to Associate Professor
Associate Professor to Professor
This policy does not apply to faculty members whose rank has any additional modifier, such as adjunct, research, or visiting.
Tenure is a commitment by the University to provide a series of continuous annual appointments to faculty members. These appointments can be terminated only by resignation, retirement, removal for cause, or retrenchment. Faculty in the School of Medicine and the School of Professional Psychology are not eligible for tenure. In all other colleges, only Faculty hired in tenure track positions in one of the following ranks may be awarded tenure:
Assistant Professor
Associate Professor
Faculty members appointed to any other rank (including ranks with an additional modifier, such as adjunct, research, or visiting) may not be considered for tenure.
The Promotion and Tenure Document is the information that the candidate seeking promotion and/or tenure submits to the department promotion and tenure committee summarizing his or her case for promotion and/or tenure. It consists of the following items:
1. the candidate review statement (Appendix A)
2. evidence of teaching effectiveness
3. the candidate's curriculum vitae, which includes a description of the candidate's teaching, scholarship, and service (See Appendix B for suggested content and format of the curriculum vitae.)
4. appropriate additional items in the form of an appendix may also be included
5. other items that are required, or suggested by departments or colleges
The Promotion and Tenure File consists of the Promotion and Tenure Document and the following items that are added during the review process.
1. the form shown in Appendix C used to record votes and recommendations
2. letters of evaluation by external or internal reviewers, copies of letters soliciting the reviews and brief statements of the reviewers' qualifications. At least three letters of evaluation from peers external to the University who can review the case in an unbiased manner (no co-authors, thesis advisors, or other persons who might have a conflict of interest) must be solicited for all promotion and/or tenure decisions. All letters received from external reviewers shall be included in the file. The external evaluators should be experts in the field of the candidate, and, if they are faculty members at academic institutions, they should hold at least the rank to which the candidate aspires. These letters should evaluate the candidate's scholarly activities. They should not be testimonial in character, and they should not relate to promotion and tenure at the writers' institutions.
At the discretion of the dean or the Department Promotion and Tenure Committee, letters of recommendation supporting a faculty member's hiring may be used in lieu of letters of evaluation in tenure cases.
3. a record of the Department Committee's vote and recommendation, and written statements of both the Department Committee and the department chair
4. a record of the College Committee's vote and recommendation, and written statements of both the College Committee and the dean
5. the recommendation of the University Promotion and Tenure Committee
Promotion and Tenure Committees are composed of faculty with professorial rank who review promotion and tenure cases at the department, college, and university level and make recommendations to the next higher level.
Criteria for Promotion and Tenure
Criteria for promotion and tenure of non bargaining unit faculty with tenure-line appointments shall be consistent with expectations set forth for bargaining unit faculty in the applicable department bylaws. A record of effective teaching must be established, even though the amount of recent teaching may be limited. A record of effective service must be established, and effective completion of administrative responsibilities may be substituted for service work expected of non-administrative faculty. A record of scholarship must be established with numbers and quality of publications, grants, and other appropriate outputs consistent with bylaws criteria. The ruling principle is that the candidate's career record of teaching, scholarship, and service should be comparable to the records of faculty at that rank in the department wherein the faculty member's tenure and rank reside.
A candidate's academic paper, book or similar work which has been accepted for publication but is not yet published shall be credited to the faculty member if there is adequate documentation confirming that the work is definitely scheduled for publication without further revision.
Participants in Promotion and Tenure Decisions
All grants of tenure or promotion are made by the Wright State University Board of Trustees based on review and recommendations from the following committees and individuals.
• A Department Promotion and Tenure Committee consisting of at least three voting members at the rank of Associate Professor or above (if the candidate's college has departments).
• The department chair (if the candidate's college has departments). If a candidate is the chair, then the dean will name another chair from within the college to perform this review.*
• A College Promotion and Tenure Committee consisting of at least five voting members at the rank of Associate Professor or above plus the dean as a non-voting member.
• The dean. If a candidate is the dean, then the department chair will request that the provost name another dean from within the university to perform this review.*
• A University Promotion and Tenure Committee consisting of twenty voting members: the provost, who chairs the Committee; the deans of the College of Education and Human Services, the College of Engineering and Computer Science, the College of Liberal Arts, the College of Nursing and Health, the College of Science and Mathematics, the Lake Campus, the Raj Soin College of Business, the School of Medicine, and the School of Professional Psychology; one Professor elected by each of the nine aforementioned units; and one Professor-at-large, who is a member of the AAUP-WSU bargaining unit, to be elected by the bargaining unit faculty through an election conducted by the AAUP-WSU. All Professors must be tenured members of the bargaining unit, except those representing the School of Medicine and the School of Professional Psychology. Faculty who hold administrative positions of assistant dean or higher are not eligible for election to the University Promotion and Tenure Committee. An academic unit which does not have a Professor eligible for election may elect a Professor from another academic unit.
• The university president.
*Subsequent references in this document to department chair and dean refer also to the substitutes named to perform the chair or dean's functions.
Procedures for Granting Promotion
By March 1 of each year, the University will develop and publish the deadlines for completion of promotion and tenure documents and files that will apply during the upcoming academic year. The schedule shall be made available to department chairs, deans, and individual faculty members, and it shall incorporate the following deadlines:
• To initiate the Promotion Process, a faculty member must submit a written request to the department chair, with a copy to the Department Promotion and Tenure Committee, by May 1.**
• By May 1, the candidate must submit suggested names of external reviewers to the chair of the Department Promotion and Tenure Committee.
• By June 1, the candidate must submit materials to be sent to the outside reviewers.
• By October 1, the candidate must submit to the department chair the complete Promotion Document.
**If a department chair is a candidate, then the request for promotion should be submitted to the dean to initiate the review. If the Dean of Lake Campus or of the College of Nursing and Health is a candidate, then the request for promotion should be submitted to the provost to initiate the review.
Along with the Promotion and Tenure Document, the candidate must submit complete copies of all publications listed in the curriculum vitae (CV). However, publications used to document a successful promotion or tenure application at Wright State in the past need not be submitted unless specifically requested by the department chair, the dean, or the chair of a promotion and tenure committee. The department chair will make these materials available to all members of the Department Promotion and Tenure Committee, and the dean will make these materials available to all members of the College Promotion and Tenure Committee. These copies of the candidate's scholarly work are normally not transmitted beyond the level of the college committee, but the dean will make them available to all members of the University Promotion and Tenure Committee who request to see them.
On the CV, each publication that is listed must include all authors, full title, publisher or journal, and, if known, volume, inclusive pages, and date of publication. When there are multiple authors and one is the primary author, that name should be clearly so identified. Citations of articles and papers should indicate whether the work was refereed (R) or not refereed (N). Items which have not yet been published but have been accepted for publication without revision shall be listed on the CV as "in press." Requirements for scholarly works other than publications (e.g., those in the fine and performing arts) are substantially the same as those specified for publications.
After the candidate has submitted the complete promotion document, it may not be altered without permission of the candidate and the department chair. The document cannot be altered after it has been voted on by the College Promotion and Tenure Committee. The document becomes part of the promotion file to which the candidate may add only letters of rebuttal and/or evidence to support the letter(s) of rebuttal. A rebuttal letter and supporting evidence may confirm publication of an item listed in the curriculum vitae as under review, but it cannot admit previously unlisted works into the candidate's record of scholarship.
Once the promotion process has begun, only the candidate may terminate the process. To do so, the candidate must submit written notice of withdrawal to the provost, who will then convey this information as appropriate.
If the Department, College, or University Committee reviews materials that are not part of the individual's promotion file, the chair of that committee shall promptly make such materials available to the candidate.
If the candidate disagrees with any of the statements or conclusions in the file, the candidate may submit a letter of rebuttal and supporting evidence. In addition, the candidate may use a rebuttal to report the acceptance or publication of a work of printed scholarship and/or the awarding of a grant. The rebuttal letter(s) and supporting evidence will be added to the candidate's promotion file and will be given full consideration at all subsequent stages of the promotion process. At each stage, a rebuttal letter and supporting evidence may not exceed fifteen pages, although it may reference additional items with instructions as to where and how they may be inspected. The candidate has the right to access and obtain copies of the promotion file at any time during the process and after its completion.
Department Review
The Department Promotion and Tenure Committee will review the candidate's file and make its written recommendation, after which the department chair will review the file and prepare a letter recommending for or against the promotion. The department chair will inform the candidate promptly of the decision and vote of the Department Promotion and Tenure Committee and provide the candidate access to his or her file, which includes the committee's written recommendation and the chair's letter.
The department chair will notify the candidate promptly when the Department Promotion and Tenure Committee's recommendation and the chair's letter have been added to the file. Thereafter, the candidate will have ten (10) working days to add a rebuttal letter to the file. Thereafter, the department chair will transmit the file to the College Promotion and Tenure Committee.
College Review
The College Promotion and Tenure Committee will review the candidate's file and make its written recommendation, after which the college dean will review the file and prepare a letter recommending for or against the promotion. The college dean will inform the candidate promptly of the decision and vote of the College Promotion and Tenure Committee.
The dean will notify the Candidate promptly when the College Promotion and Tenure Committee's recommendation and the dean's letter have been added to the file. Thereafter, the candidate will have ten (10) working days to add a rebuttal letter to the file. Thereafter, the dean will transmit the file to the University Promotion and Tenure Committee.
University Review
The University Promotion and Tenure Committee shall review the candidate's file and make its recommendation. A simple majority is required of all eligible committee members who are present and voting on all promotion cases.
Only members of the University Promotion and Tenure Committee may attend University Promotion and Tenure Committee Meetings except as noted below. The University Promotion and Tenure Committee will be staffed by two tenured Professors who are not members of the Committee: one selected by the provost and one selected by AAUP-WSU. These Professors chosen to staff the Committee will attend the Committee meetings, will share the clerical duties of counting votes, and will be available, as needed, to respond to questions concerning applicable university policy and the collective bargaining agreement.
The provost will inform the candidate promptly of the decision and vote of the University Promotion and Tenure Committee and provide the candidate access to his or her file, which will include the Committee's recommendation and a record of the vote. The candidate will then have ten (10) working days to submit an appeal to the University President.
By April 1 of each year, the provost will forward all recommendations of the University Promotion and Tenure Committee to the university president for consideration and recommendation to the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees announces all promotions and all grants of tenure.
Procedures for Granting Tenure
Procedures for tenure consideration are an abbreviated version of the "Procedures for Granting Promotion," above. The process is initiated by the dean of the college within which tenure is sought, who obtains the necessary materials for a tenure document from the candidate and submits the document to the appropriate department chair. The participants in the process and sequence of consideration are as set forth in "Participants in Promotion and Tenure Decisions," above. The timeline is greatly accelerated, however, since (1) the tenure process is usually completed before an administrator begins her or his Wright State employment and (2) faculty hired to be members of the bargaining unit can only be tenured under this policy before their employment begins. Letters of recommendation supporting the hiring decision may sometimes be used as the external letters of evaluation; committees often deliberate by memo or email without formal meetings; and opportunities for rebuttal during the process may be limited or nonexistent.
Deans and faculty from colleges or schools which do not have tenure cannot vote on a tenure case with the following exception: The Dean and representative faculty member from the School of Medicine are eligible to vote on tenure cases involving faculty from matrix departments.
Chairs, deans and other administrators with tenure track faculty appointments must obtain tenure no later than one year after beginning their administrative appointments. This requirement does not apply to faculty who are ineligible for tenure, including Instructors, Lecturers, clinical faculty in the College of Nursing and Health, visiting faculty, research faculty, and faculty of any rank in the School of Professional Psychology and the School of Medicine.
• Except for "acting" and "interim" appointments, members of the AAUP-WSU bargaining unit must obtain tenure pursuant to the collective bargaining agreement before assuming tenure track administrative appointments that remove them from the bargaining unit.
• Except for "acting" and "interim" appointments, faculty administrators hired from outside Wright State University must obtain tenure by the process described above no later than one year after beginning their tenure track administrative appointment.
Appendix A
Candidate Review Statement
The Candidate Review Statement specifies items to be included in the Promotion or Tenure Document
Name of Candidate: _________________________________________________
Department and College: _________________________________________________
Current Rank: _________________________________________________
I hereby submit these materials as my Promotion or Tenure Document in support of my candidacy for ___________________________________. In addition, I am submitting complete copies of all relevant books, articles and other manuscripts listed as published, in press, or under review in my curriculum vitae.
My Promotion and Tenure Document consists of the following:
Candidate Review Statement (Appendix A)
Applicable Promotion and Tenure Criteria
Evidence of Teaching Effectiveness
Curriculum Vitae
Appendices (optional)
________________________________ ________________________________
Signature of Candidate Date
Appendix B
Curriculum Vitae
(Candidates should follow a format that is similar to that below and consistent with the applicable promotion or tenure criteria in the candidate's department.)
EDUCATION (degrees, granting institutions, dates)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (positions held, academic ranks, dates)
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS (optional)
ACADEMIC AWARDS (if applicable)
• Courses Taught (course number, title, number of times taught)
• Thesis or Dissertation Supervised
• Independent Studies Supervised
• Advising Students
• Guest Lectures
• Other
Items which have been accepted for publication without revision shall be listed as "in press." Publications cited should include all authors, full title, publisher or journal, and, if known, volume, inclusive pages, and date of publication. When there are multiple authors and one is the primary author, that name should be underlined. Citations of articles and papers should indicate whether the work was refereed (R) or not refereed (N).
Categories of Scholarship:
• Scholarly Books
• Edited Books
• Textbooks
• Chapters in Books
• Refereed Articles
• Non-refereed Publications (book reviews, abstracts, etc.)
• Papers published in Official Proceedings
• Published Applied Scholarship (technical reports, trade publications, etc.)
• Creative publications (Plays, Stories, Novels, Poems, and Notes)
• Compositions - If commissioned, the commissioning party should be noted. If performed, the place, date, and performer should be noted.
• Unpublished Papers Given at Professional Conferences - In addition to author(s) and title, the name, date, and location of conference should be noted.
• Invited Lectures, Colloquia, Symposia, Seminars
Scholarship under Review:
Manuscripts which have been submitted and are currently under review may be listed. Each listing must include the date(s) of submission, the name of the journal or publisher submitted to, and any review of the work which has been completed.
Creative Scholarship: (performances and exhibitions)
If there is a written review of a performance or artistic work by professional peers, an (R) should be written before the citation and the review included in the appendix. If there is no written review, an (N) should be written before the citation.
Categories of Creative Scholarship:
• Musical Performances - The artist, title of performance, and place should be noted; likewise if the performance was a solo, shared, accompanying soloist with ensemble, or a member of an ensemble performance.
• Theatrical and Dance Performances - Includes acting, play directing, dancing, choreography, film production, and design. Artist(s), title, place, and date of performance or showing should be noted.
• Art Exhibitions - Artist, title of work, place (museum, gallery, etc.), and date of exhibition should be noted; likewise if the exhibition was a solo or group exhibition and if it was juried or invitational.
• Museum or Institutional Purchases - Artist, title of work, purchasing museum or institution, date, and amount should be noted.
• Exhibition Awards - Artist, title of work, name of award, location of exhibition, and date should be noted.
• Commissioned Art - Artist, title of work, commissioning party, and amount should be noted.
Grants Funded and Grants Pending:
• Grants which have been funded should be listed with the following information: the dates of the award, the granting agency, the principal investigator, all co-investigators, the title of the grant, and the total costs of the grant.
• Grants which are pending (currently under review) should be listed with the following information: the proposed dates of the award, the granting agency, the principal investigator, all co-investigators, the title of the grant, and the total costs of the grants.
· University Committee
Position (chair or member; elected or appointed)
· College Committee
· Department Committee
· Faculty Governance
· Other University Service
· Professional Service
· Community Service
· Training and Consulting
· Major Accomplishments
Appendix C
Record of Promotion and Tenure Votes and Recommendations
Name of Candidate: ______________________________________________________
Dept. and College: ______________________________________________________
Current Rank: ______________________________________________________
Type of Action: ____Promotion only to the rank of________________________
(check one) ____Tenure
Record of Actions Recommendation Vote
Department Committee †
Department Chair †
College Committee
Dean's recommendation
*School of Medicine Committee
*School of Medicine Dean
University Committee
† inapplicable for faculty in the College of Nursing and Health or at the Lake Campus
* applicable only for faculty with joint College of Science and Mathematics - School of Medicine appointments in the "Matrix Departments" (Department of Neuroscience, Cell Biology and Physiology; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
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Name Name
Faculty Handbook
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- University Mission, Vision, & Strategic Plan
- Freedom, Free Speech & Diversity
- Faculty Rights & Responsibilities
- Faculty Constitution
- Promotion & Tenure
- Guidelines for University Promotion & Tenure Committee Deliberations
- Appointment, Promotion & Termination of Faculty in Non-tenure Track Positions
- Policies & Procedures for Promotion to Senior Lecturer
- Faculty Workload
- Faculty Rights & Responsibilities
- Annual Faculty Evaluation
- Outside Employment
- Graduate Faculty Membership
- Faculty Awards
- Due Process Mechanism
- Salary Inequity Appeal Procedure
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- Procedures for Implementation of Registration/Add Policy & Attendance/Drop Policy
- Drop Date
- Repeating Courses & Replacing Grades
- Student Evaluation of Instruction
- Final Examination Policy
- Course Substitutions to Accommodate Disabilities
- Academic Integrity
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- Writing Across the Curriculum
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See definition in Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryLine breaks: re¦vi¦sion|ism
Pronunciation: /rɪˈvɪʒ(ə)nɪz(ə)m/
Definition of revisionism in English:
noun[mass noun] often derogatory
1A policy of revision or modification, especially of Marxism on evolutionary socialist (rather than revolutionary) or pluralist principles: the political controversies over Yugoslav revisionism
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- The lines of cleavage between Pablo's revisionism and orthodox Trotskyism are so deep that no compromise is possible either politically or organizationally.
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1.1The theory or practice of revising one's attitude to a previously accepted situation or point of view: reconsideration of such figures is not just an attempt at revisionism
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- Among the radical ideas of the revisionists, none more compellingly bears out this hypothesis than their conviction that the United States as a whole no longer is a worthy subject of teaching and research.
Pronunciation: /rɪˈvɪʒ(ə)nɪst/noun& adjective
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Oct. 20, 2008 -- It has never been so important to check your inbox.
Four years after the launch of inSPOT.org, which allows people with sexually transmitted diseases to notify sexual partners via email, nearly 50,000 e-cards have been sent, according to an article published in PLoS Medicine.
The site is designed to increase the notification of partners -- part of an overall strategy to prevent and control sexually transmitted diseases. In the U.S. there are 19 million new cases of sexually transmitted diseases diagnosed each year, including 900,000 cases of chlamydia, 330,000 cases of gonorrhea, and 55,400 HIV infections, according to the PLoS Medicine article.
In 2004, the San Francisco Department of Public Health and the Internet Sexuality Information Services conducted research on gay men and men who have sex with men. Researchers concluded that while men are likely to tell their primary partners about diagnoses, they are not as likely to inform casual partners.
The study showed that men overwhelmingly said they would inform casual partners if there were a convenient and anonymous way to do so. The San Francisco Department of Public Health and the Internet Sexuality Information Services then partnered to launch inSPOT. It has since been expanded to other parts of the country and now targets heterosexuals as well.
The email service of inSPOT allows users to choose whether they want to include their own email addresses or not. E-cards include links to information about where and how to get tested. So far, more than 30,000 people have sent over 49,500 cards. In 2007, 28.5% of recipients clicked through the link for testing information.
In 2006 and 2007, e-cards were sent because of these STDs:
SOURCE:Levine, D. PLoS Medicine, October 2008; vol 5.
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1. firm - noun
· the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a brokerage house"
Synonym(s): house, business_firm
Hypernym(s): business, concern, business_concern, business_organization, business_organisation
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Synonym(s): tauten
Hypernym(s): tighten
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· make taut or tauter; "tauten a rope"
Synonym(s): tauten
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Synonym(s): solid
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Synonym(s): loyal, truehearted, fast
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· with resolute determination; "we firmly believed it"; "you must stand firm"
Synonym(s): firmly, steadfastly, unwaveringly
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Clean Energy Opens World's Largest LNG/CNG Truck Fueling Station
At Long Beach/Los Angeles Ports Complex to Support Clean Air Goals
Seal Beach, CA (June 30, 2009) —The world's largest natural gas truck fueling station, designed and built by Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (Nasdaq: CLNE), is now open for business on a 2.9-acre site adjacent to the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles.
The new public access station, configured to fuel trucks on a 24/7 basis, features two 25,000-gallon liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage tanks, six LNG dispensers, and two compressed natural gas (CNG) dispensers. The Clean Energy station is located on property leased from the Port of Long Beach at Anaheim and I streets. It is specifically designed to support the goals of the San Pedro Bay Ports' Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) and Clean Truck programs.
Andrew Littlefair, Clean Energy President and CEO, said, "Clean Energy is proud to support the ports and their quest for cleaner air and a clean fuel future by building this landmark LNG/CNG truck fueling station that can provide fuel for several hundred natural gas Port trucks daily."
He added, "We have seen demand for LNG and CNG fuel grow significantly as major trucking companies secure and deploy new natural gas-powered trucks at the ports. As demand for the environmentally-friendly fuel continues to increase, Clean Energy plans to add 50,000 gallons of fuel storage to the new station's current capacity, as well as four more LNG/CNG fueling lanes."
The Ports' CAAP and Clean Truck programs call for the retirement or conversion of old diesel trucks entering the ports in favor of new diesel and alternative fuel (natural gas) trucks. Natural gas vehicle fuel provides lower emissions than gasoline and diesel, including up to a 23% reduction in greenhouse gases in medium- and heavy-duty applications and up to 30% reductions for light-duty vehicles. The domestic natural gas used by the trucks also reduces America's dependence on imported oil.
The new station is the second that Clean Energy has opened in the area to serve port drayage trucks. The first, operational since December 2007, is located near the ports at Southern Counties Express, a major port-trucking firm. This station currently supplies approximately 10,000 LNG gallons of fuel on a daily basis.
Clean Energy (Nasdaq: CLNE) is the leading provider of natural gas (CNG and LNG) for transportation in North America. It has a broad customer base in the refuse, transit, ports, shuttle, taxi, trucking, airport and municipal fleet markets, fueling more than 17,200 vehicles at 184 strategic locations across the United States and Canada. Clean Energy owns and operates two LNG production plants, one in Willis, TX and one in Boron, CA, with combined capacity of 260,000 LNG gallons per day and designed to expand to 340,000 LNG gallons per day as demand increases. It also owns and operates a landfill gas facility in Dallas, TX that produces renewable methane gas or biogas for delivery in the nation's gas pipeline network. Please visit www.cleanenergyfuels.com
Forward-Looking Statements This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including statements about the number of anticipated natural gas trucks that are anticipated to be in service at the Ports and customers at the station and the amount of fuel they might consume. Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of several factors including the availability of funding to support the purchase of natural gas trucks, the availability of natural gas trucks, the availability of other natural gas stations in the area, the ultimate number of natural gas trucks purchased and the economic viability of a natural gas truck solution. The forward-looking statements made herein speak only as of the date of this press release and the company undertakes no obligation to publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
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Children welcome to Putnam children's chorus
HURRICANE -- The Putnam County General Children's Chorus is an upcoming (created by the youth, for the youth) chorus for children in Putnam County, grades one through eight.
This will be a non-audition and non-profit chorus, meant to offer an experience in the choral arts, as well as help to develop social skills in Putnam County's youth.
All children are welcome and no experience is required. Rehearsals are expected to be held at St. Tymothy's in the Valley, two nights a week, beginning in the fall.
For more information, or to sign up your child, please email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Church to expand after school program
SCOTT DEPOT -- Teays Valley Church of God announces the expansion of its After School program to include students of Mountain View Elementary School. The church also serves Eastbrook and Scott Teays Students.
Students in the program will receive a snack, homework assistance, and a variety of recreational opportunities all in a caring, Christian environment. TVCOG'S After School care features part-time options along with full-time care until 6 p.m. The program runs on Putnam County School's calendar.
Space is limited, and students are enrolling now. For more information, visit www.tvcog.org. or call 304-757-9222. Teays Valley Church of God is located at 4430 Teays Valley Road in Scott Depot just east of exit 39.
Hurricane City-wide Yard Sale set for Aug. 17
HURRICANE -- The annual City-wide Yard Sale is planned for 8 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17, in Hurricane.
For those who want to sell items, but live outside of Hurricane, spaces may be rented at Forrest Burdette Memorial United Methodist Church, 2848 Putnam Ave., Hurricane. Cost is $10 per parking space.
Call Jan at 304-562-2053 to reserve a space.
Putnam park board hosts photography class
HURRICANE -- Putnam County Parks and Recreation Commission is hosting a photography class taught by Laura Moul. Classes will be 5:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Aug. 6, 13, and 20, at the Commons of Putnam County.
For more information, call Moul at 304-743-8281 or visit www.moulphotography.com.
To register, call the park office at 304-562-0518, ext. 10.
Summer Gardening Series starts July 20
HURRICANE -- The WVU Extension Service, Putnam County Master Gardeners, and Town and Country Supply, Inc., began a Putnam Summer Gardening Series beginning on July 20.
The classes are 10 to 11 a.m. on Saturdays at Town and Country Supply. They are open to the public and free of charge.
The titles of the remaining classes are: Growing Perennials, July 27; Introduction to Square Foot Gardening and Integrated Pest Management, Aug. 3; Attracting Pollinators in your Garden with Flowers, Aug. 10; and Back Care for Gardeners and Farmers on Aug. 17.
For more information, call Town and Country Supply Inc. at 304-755-3520 or the WVU Extension Service Office in Putnam County 304- 586-0217.
TEAYS VALLEY -- West Teays Elementary School will host new student registration from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. on July 26 at the school.
Parents or guardians should bring proof of residency, child's immunization records, birth certificate and Social Security card.
TEAYS VALLEY -- The Greenhouse of Teays Valley is hosting an Uncork and Create benefit for Tri-County YMCA on Aug. 8.
Participants will enjoy wine and learn how to create their own work of art. Tickets are $75; $25 of each ticket goes to the YMCA for its Financial Assistance Campaign, which provides to individuals and families for YMCA programs and memberships.
For more information, contact Development Director Jennifer Piercy-Igo at Tri-County YMCA at 304-757-0016.
RED HOUSE -- Hometown Elementary School new student registration will be 9 a.m. until noon on Monday, Aug. 5.
Parents or guardians should bring the child's birth certificate, immunization record, Social Security card and proof of residency.
HURRICANE -- The Putnam Farmers' Market is in full swing and now open on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Most of the participating farmers pick their produce just before coming, so it's as fresh as possible.
The market is also accepting EBT and debit cards.
The market is located at Hurricane City Park.
For more information, call 304-924-1736.
HURRICANE -- The Putnam Farmers' Market has planned an inaugural 5K run/walk.
The "Veggie Disaster" will be 8-10 a.m. on Aug. 10 at Hurricane City Park.
The Early Bird discount period has passed, but you can still save some money by registering soon:
Late Bird Rate: $45 after June 30
Angry Bird Rate: $50 on Aug. 9
Looney Bird Rate: $55 day of race.
For more information, contact Mike Null at firstname.lastname@example.com or 304-437-6802, or Chrissy Foster at email@example.com or 304-743-0684.
You can also visit PFMVK.weebly.com.
HURRICANE -- Teays Valley Tennis Center is going to offer a special 10-and-under USTA program on July 22-25. Limited number of spots available. Four hours of tennis instruction for $35.
Call 304-757-0086 to reserve your spot.
HURRICANE -- The elementary schools in Putnam County will be hosting kindergarten registration later this summer for those who missed it in the spring or who are new to the area.
Registration will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 2:50 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8, at Mountain View Elementary in Scott Depot, and on Friday, Aug. 9, at George Washington Middle School in Eleanor.
Students can register at either location to attend the Putnam County school for which they are zoned. Parents who are unsure of their school zone can call 304-586-0500, ext. 1103.
Registration is by appointment at both locations. Call 304-586-0500, ext. 1178 to make an appointment. Children must be 5 years old prior to Sept. 1.
Parents and guardians must bring their child, an official birth certificate, up-to-date immunization records, the child's Social Security card, proof of residency, completed packet and completed physical examination form.
CHARLESTON -- The Kanawha State Forest Foundation has announce its Kanawha State Forest Photography Contest for 2013.
If you have an interest in nature photography, now is a good time to get out to Kanawha State Forest and try your skills at capturing the beauty and appeal of the area. All submissions due by Aug. 1.
For more information and contest rules, visit www.kanawhastateforest.com/events.html
SCOTT DEPOT -- Leaps & Bounds Early Learning Center at Teays Valley Presbyterian Church, 4122 Teays Valley Road, Scott Depot, is accepting applications for the 2013-2014 school year.
The half-day preschool program is for children 18 months to 5 years. Registration forms are available at the school or online at www.teaysvalleypresby.com.
For questions or more information, call 304-757-6073.
SCOTT DEPOT -- Huntington native Judith Cavendish has returned to West Virginia after spending the last 15 years performing and teaching in Baltimore and Columbia, Md. She has music degrees from Marshall University and did her doctoral studies at WVU's Creative Arts Center.
She has opened a private studio in voice/piano/keyboard at her home at 203 Summit Drive, Scott Depot. For more information, call 304-757-5201 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
St. ALBANS -- Celebrate Recovery is a biblical and balanced program that can help addicts overcome their hurts, habits and hang-ups. By applying the biblical principles of conviction, conversion, surrender, confession, restitution, prayer, quiet time, witnessing, and helping one another, the goal is that each person will find both a deep peace and a lasting freedom in Jesus Christ as they walk their own road to recovery.
A Celebrate Recovery group meets at 7 p.m. Thursdays at King's River Worship Center, 777 Mallory Lane, St. Albans. This group is open to anyone who is either suffering from an addiction, living with domestic violence or any other hurts in your past or present.
"We believe that regardless of your past or current situation, there is hope for a brighter future. If your desire for your life is peace and freedom from bondage, come join us on this Road to Recovery," a news release from the group stated.
For more information, call the church at 304-727-4907 or visit www.kingsriver.org.
WINFIELD -- Volunteers are needed to walk dogs at the Putnam Animal Relief Center, 1 Sabre Road, Winfield.
Walkers are needed from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The shelter is closed on Sundays.
Call 304-586-0249 or Email: email@example.com.
WINFIELD -- Literacy Volunteers of Putnam County is now training adults who would like to help other adults learn to read, or who would like to teach English to a non-English speaker. No experience is required and free training is provided.
Call 304-757-1550 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Music lessons offered at Hurricane studio
HURRICANE -- Music lessons are now being offered at the Main Street Music Studio in Hurricane. Private lessons are offered for guitar, bass, drums, piano and mandolin.
The studio has moved next door to its previous location, and is now at 2729 Main St.
Contact instructors directly for information: Loren Amsbary (guitar, bass, mandolin, drums), 304-208-7508; Bob Brown (banjo, guitar, bass, mandolin) 304-380-2853; Roger Copen (drums), 304-389-4853; and Valerie Betterton (piano), 304-757-1592.
HURRICANE -- Those new to this area or established residents just wishing to join a social group are welcome to join Teays Valley Newcomers and Neighbors Club. Activities throughout the year include: day trips, bowling, day and evening card games (Euchre), movie day, lunch bunch and shopping, book discussions, day and evening bunco, quilting, coffee bunch, library landscaping and more.
The group is taking a break for the rest of the summer, but plans will be announced for a September meeting.
Meetings are at 10 a.m. on the second Wednesday of each month in the basement of Mt. Vernon Baptist Church, 2150 Mount Vernon Road. The ladies of the church will prepare a light lunch and would appreciate a $10-$15 donation per person, proceeds going to mission work. Please make reservations for the meal the Thursday prior to meeting. All attending are also requested to bring a non-perishable item for the Community Cupboard.
For reservations, contact Ginny Ochsner at email@example.com or 843-247-6803, or Vyvyanne Gilliland at email@example.com.
HURRICANE -- VFW Post 9097 Hurricane has Bingo and grill open every Wednesday evening from 6 p.m. Also there is Karaoke with Dynomite every Friday and Saturday night from 9 p.m. until 1 a.m. Saturday afternoons feature free food at the bar.
HURRICANE -- Literacy Volunteers of Putnam County is accepting new students. Literacy Volunteers offers free, private reading tutoring to adults, ages 16 and older. All reading levels and abilities are accepted.
Call 304-757-1550 or email firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.
HURRICANE -- Zumba classes are held on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 7- 8 p.m. and Saturdays at 11 a.m. in the Commons located at the Valley (Wave Pool) Park. Cost is $5 per class.
For more information, call 304-562-0518, ext. 10.
SCOTT DEPOT -- The Scott/Teays Lions Club meets on the first and third Tuesday of each month. Lions Clubs throughout the world -- totaling 1.3 million -- accepted the challenge issued by Helen Keller to be Knights of the Blind.
The Lions motto is "We Serve." All monies raised by the club are used to benefit the community.
If you would like to learn more, call Bill Hensley at 304-757-8599 or e-mail email@example.com.
HOMETOWN -- A support group for caregivers of those with Alzhiemers Disease meets at 12:30 p.m. the first Wednesday every month at the Hometown Senior Center, 100 1st Ave. N.
Discussions are confidential. For information, call 304-586-2745.
HURRICANE -- Bob Ingargiola (7th Dan) will teach Isshinryu Karate classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6 to 7:30 p.m. for ages 5 to adult at the Hurricane Valley Community Center.
Cost is $40 per month.
Call 304-757-3442 for more information.
HURRICANE -- The Putnam County Parks & Recreation is having Zumba aerobic dance classes from 7-8 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, and 11 a.m.-noon Saturdays.
Classes will be at the Commons located at the Valley (Wave Pool) Park. Cost is $5 per class.
Call 304-562-0518, ext.10 for information.
CHARLESTON -- Free Zumba workout classes are offered to the public at 5:30 p.m. every Monday at the Union building conference room at West Virginia State University.
Advanced registration is not required.
HURRICANE -- Putnam County Parks & Recreation Commission is looking for instructors to teach classes. If anyone has a trade and would like to teach a class, please contact the park office at 304-562-0518, ext. 10.
Fitness studio offers new classes
HURRICANE -- Isla Bonita Fitness Studio, 3544 Teays Valley Road, across from Hurricane City Park, behind Ace Hardware, is offering a few new classes.
Belly Dance Basic Course, 6:30 p.m. Fridays. Email Edith Bourne at firstname.lastname@example.com or call 304-881-7564.
New Zumba classes (Zumba Gold and Zumba). Email firstname.lastname@example.com or call 304-881-7564 for times and days.
Yoga classes. Email firstname.lastname@example.com or call 304-881-7564 for times and days.
Program offers help to problem gamblers
TEAYS VALLEY -- The Problem Gamblers Help Network of West Virginia, the program that operates the statewide 1-800-GAMBLER help-line for problem gamblers and their loved ones, is offering a support group in Teays Valley to help individuals struggling with a gambling addiction.
The agency, in conjunction with Fred Clark, offers therapy group sessions for one and a half hours a week for the duration of three months. Clark, a longtime mental health therapist and Nationally Certified Gambling Counselor, will facilitate the group.
Through the 11 years of operating the 1-800-Gambler helpline, the Problem Gamblers Help Network of West Virginia has received nearly 10,000 calls from problem gamblers and their loved ones. One of the main reasons Teays Valley was chosen as a site for this type of treatment is the helpline receives many calls from the Cabell, Kanawha, and Putnam county areas. Kathleen O'Neil, coordinator of this project for the Problem Gamblers Help Network of West Virginia said, "Teays Valley is in close proximity of where we receive calls from this three-county area."
Anyone who thinks they or a loved one may have a gambling problem is urged to call 1-800-GAMBLER to find out more.
Huntington's Disease support group formed
CHARLESTON -- A peer-led Huntington's Disease support group meets in Charleston for patients, families, caregivers and those at risk. The meetings are held on the second Saturday of the month from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at Saint Francis Hospital.
For more information, call 304-549-3266 or email@example.com.
Hometown Senior Center offers activities
HOMETOWN, W.Va. -- The Hometown Senior Center, 100 1st Ave., Hometown, has several new announcements to share.
The Center is looking for quilters, singers for the senior choir and volunteers for various help. The Center is also offering a free scrapbooking class at 10 a.m. every Monday and Thursday.
A number of other activities are also available.
Transportation is available for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Monday through Friday. The service can also include stops at the grocery store, post office or pharmacy after lunch.
For more information, call the Center at 304-586-2745.
Swim classes available
SCOTT DEPOT -- The Tri-County YMCA continues to conduct SwimAmerica School at the Toyota Aquatic Center.
SwimAmerica holds classes for children ages 5 and older Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 5 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 6 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Pre-School SwimAmerica classes for children ages 3 and 4 are on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:15 a.m. and 1:15 p.m.
Cost is $55 for members and $75 for non-members. For more information regarding SwimAmerica or for information regarding infant and parent and adult swimming instruction, call the Tri-County YMCA at 304-757-0016 or visit the website at www.wildwaves.org.
Boys invited to Cub Scout meetings
ELEANOR -- Cub Scouts Pack 586 invites boys to come check out their meetings and learn more about scouting.
Pack 586 holds weekly meetings on Tuesdays at Eleanor First Baptist Church. Activities include games, character building activities and more.
For more information, call Cub Master Glen Armstrong at 304-586-1157.
Boy Scout Troop 164 invites youth to meetings
ELEANOR -- Boy Scout Troop 164, based in Eleanor, invites area youth to come to a meeting and learn more about scouting.
The small troop stays active, with campouts, merit badge work, summer camps, games, lock-ins, food drives and more.
The troop is led by Scoutmaster John Snedegar, with assistant Scoutmasters Marty Fertig, Markel Fertig and Jake Fertig. The troop meets at 7 p.m. every Monday at the Presbyterian Church on Roosevelt Boulevard in Eleanor.


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I must appologize that it took so long to create this thread. This text is also LONG!, sorry about that. It also took about 45 minutes to write this. I also would like to appologize that this text isn't very short and to the point.
In case you didn't know, Star Wreck also has an IRC channel in IRCnet and as you propably already figured it out, channel's name is #starwreck. So, if you are used to IRC all the time (like the undersigned) instead of doing anything useful, come there and have a chat with us.
Channel rules are simple.
1) Don't spam/advertise/request for warez (you can talk about it though on a basic level, like "I think that warez is a good thing for poor dumbwits.")
2) Speak either English or Finnish. That's because we want to keep things clear for everyone around.
3) Do not ask for ops/voice. Only thing we are willing to give you after that is +kb (kickban).
4) Be nice and everyone will have fun.
Addentum rules are simple in practise but the theory behind the rule usually isn't.
1) Using UTF-8/unicode isn't considered approvable at the moment. This is because of the garble it causes for about 90% of the users to see. This may change when/if a new version of the mainstream IRC program, mIRC, ever gets an OFFICIAL patch which will support UTF-8/unicode. Notice that this issue isn't debatable.
UPDATE! Since 18.2.2006 mIRC started supporting UTF-8 but the UTF-8 output (=what you write) is not on by default and has to be enabled from a rather tricky place (irc->messages, options "Multibyte editbox") so we can't really say UTF-8 has reached the majority of users thus UTF-8/unicode is still unapprovable.
Of course, everyone hasn't been acting like they should've and currently there are 4 permanent bans on the channel:
All users from ircnet.info are banned.
Avaruus2k has been banned.
All Polish have been banned - we are sorry for all the Polish fans for this.
libero.it has been banned.
Also do note that because we are from Finland, we possibly live in a different timezone than you. Our timezone is GMT+2 at winter and GMT+3 at summer.
In case you join at the time when no one seems to be there, just stick around and someone will eventually say something...unless it's 4 AM
The fames are using following nicks:
Pirk is Samuli Torssonen himself
LeonBlank is Timo Vuorensola
yo-zen is Atte Joutsen (he's not around much, but still...)
Rigi is Jarmo Puskala
I'm Para.
If you have anything to ask, just join #starwreck and shoot. In case this text is full of errors and you can't understand it etc., just /msg me and I'll do something to it.
What is IRC?
IRC is an acronym (well duh) and it means "Internet Relay Chat". In short, you need to download a IRC client program and connect to a IRC network server and join a channel to chat with others.
The original idea of IRC was to enable easy chatting between people in different universities and because someone noticed that it's good for all the verbal chit-chat between people, it's use spreaded like a plague among unfortunate people. In this point I might add that like most super-geeky stuff, IRC was created by a Finn named Jarkko Oikarinen in 1988.
EDIT: Unlike the popular Bash.org quote claims, Jarkko did never actually say the quote. See his post from the second page:
jto wrote:I would like to note that the quote referred to in the howto is a fake.In this point I might add that like most super-geeky stuff, IRC was created by a Finn named Jarkko Oikarinen in 1988. He never meant IRC to be used in it's present form and he has also expressed that in public -> http://www.bash.org/?58108
I have not stated that, and I also did not use my first name as a nickname on IRC.
Jarkko Oikarinen
Who cares? Tell me allready how I can join you ppl and chat with you!
OK, OK.. First you need an IRC client. The most popular for Windows is mIRC, irssi for Linux and Ircle for Macintosh computers. Because with a 95% propability you are a Windows user, here's a quick how-to on the usage of mIRC:
1) Download and install mIRC. You can always get the latest version from http://www.mirc.com
2) After installation, start mIRC from either the folder where you installed it (c:\mIRC\ for example) by double clicking mirc.exe OR from Start -> Programs -> mIRC -> mIRC. Now you are seeing the main window of mIRC and a little popup that has some guys face in it. Just click somewhere and that will go away.
3) Now "mIRC Options" should open automagically. There are several important fields you must fill in order to get chatting.
The fields are quite self-explainatory: To "Full name" write your name (or if you don't want to enter your real name, just put something like "John Doe"). Email address is of course your email address.
"Nickname" field is the most important one. This is the place where you write the nick you want to use in IRC. Everyone has one and everyone is identified by other people based on it, so remember to choose your nick wisely. To "Alternative" field you must type either a variation of your nick or some other nick in case the first one is used - that's of course because IRCnet has about 125 000 users (and the biggest IRC network Quakenet has about 200 000 users) and it's possible that your nick is already taken. So if your nick is taken, the "Alternative" nick is used.
4) Now that the basic information is set, we need to add a server to connect to. Click Connect-Servers from the left.
By default mIRC comes with literally thousands of servers and it may be hard to find the right one if you don't know what you want. In "IRC network" drop down list there should be "IRCnet" somewhere and in case there is, select it and then from "IRC server" drop down list select the server that is located near you - for example if you live in New York, there should be server that has "NY" in it's name. If you found a suitable server, go to 5. In other case, read forward.
BUT, if you can't find a server that would let you in (numerous of reasons, I won't get to them right now) you may want to try Stealth network IRCnet server. Stealth gives you a bit restricted connection to IRCnet, but in normal chatting you don't have to worry about it. I'm now going to assume that there is no Stealth servers in mIRC by default so that I can tell you how to add an server:
In the Connect-Servers, click "Add". In Description, write "Stealth IRCnet server" or something like that - it's not a mandatory field - and to "IRC Server" write "irc.stealth.net" without brackets. "Port(s)" should be something between 6660-6670. Then press "Add".
5) Press the scary button that says "Connect to server".
5a) Duck and cover.
6) If you survived, you should now see yet another popup window. There's a small checkbox in the lower left corner of it, click it and the popup window won't show up again.
7) So, now you're in mIRC's main window. At the moment it should be labeled as "ircserversURL.org Yournick". To this window, write "/j #starwreck" (the name of the channel, j of course means "join") and after a few seconds of trembling silence, #starwreck window opens and you are in the channel ready to chat 'till the time end!
For more reading, go and read following FAQ's:
If you have anything to ask about IRC in general and you've managed to join #starwreck, just send me a private message (double click my nick (Para) in the box at the right edge of screen) and ask. I'll answer as soon as I can.
Changes to this doc:
[2.1.2006] "Addentum rule" added.
[6.2.2006] More names of fames, less typos.[/u]
[18.2.2006] mIRC 6.17 out -> more UTF-8/unicode babble + fixed a really embarrasing typo
[18.2.2006 part 2]once again about the fracking UTF-8/unicode...


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* What a great week its been! First off, its been BEAUTIFUL here in Michigan! (Way) Above average temperatures and a good amount of sun! I'm loving it! I packed away some of the 'winter' clothes the kids are outgrowing and pulled out clothes for spring and summer! I even wore sandals to work!
* My work week was pretty darn great too! Its flown by!
Monday - personal day
Tuesday - "Easy" day at work with lots of our usual 'specials'/therapies
Wednesday - No students, Staff development day
Thursday - Short field trip for Very Special Arts
Friday - Special Olympics basketball
* Spring Break is just 2 weeks away! I'm hoping we have nice weather that week, too!!
* Tomorrow is the 4 mile Pot O Gold race! I'm really excited! I didn't have much time to run this week but did get a good 3+ mile run in Wednesday night and felt really good. I'm excited!!
* I rushed to get to a meeting Wednesday after work...was worried I was late, only to get there and find out that I was actually early - by a WEEK! oops...
* For part of our staff development day on Wednesday, we watched the movie Courageous. Wow. I was warned to bring tissues but that was an understatement. Such a moving, emotional and powerful movie.
* Adam went poop on the potty last week at daycare AND at home! He had one great day of going potty...and then he seemed to completely forget how proud he was the next day and went back to his usual attitude of "I'm going to stay in diapers forever."
* I was really bummed tonight. I had a MoMs meeting and when I got home, Paul told me Jacob wiggled his tooth out, all by himself!! Our first lost tooth!! The Tooth Fairy plans to drop off a Golden Dollar but is worried she won't be able to make the switcheroo!! She's also worried that the kids have heard what other Tooth Fairies bring kids and hoping that the Golden Dollar is a worthy reward!
* I finished the book The Magic Room last week. It was wonderful. Really interesting and really touching. I'd recommend it to anyone but especially to anyone in the process of planning a wedding or who has a daughter getting ready for marriage. I've read Zaslow's work before (The Girls from Ames - another great read!) and was especially excited about this book as its based in Michigan, not too far from where I grew up. Sadly, Zaslow died in a car accident just after his book was released, while he was on his way home from a book signing. The last line of the book was his own wish for his daughters and his hopes for their future marriages. So sad.
* I am now reading Jodi Picoult's latest novel, Lone Wolf. We just got home from Traverse City on Monday night when I saw on Facebook that Picoult was IN Traverse City that day!!! What if I'd passed her on the streets the day before while walking around town!?! I would have loved to have seen her speak at the Writers Series she was at.
* Adam still is doing well in his toddler bed! Yeah! Now if we can just conquer potty training...
Have a great weekend everyone! Happy St. Patricks Day!
Friday, March 16, 2012
Week-End Wrap Up
* What a great week its been! First off, its been BEAUTIFUL here in Michigan! (Way) Above average temperatures and a good amount of sun! I'm loving it! I packed away some of the 'winter' clothes the kids are outgrowing and pulled out clothes for spring and summer! I even wore sandals to work!
Posted by Barbara Manatee at 12:01 AM
Labels: friday leftovers, life, misc, weekend
2 comments:
- MandyE (Twin Trials and Triumphs) said...
Sounds like such an awesome week, Barb! I'm laughing about you and your meeting, though...HA! And I got goosebumps reading your comment about the last line of Zaslow's book. So very sad.
Hope your beautiful weather sticks around for the weekend. Good luck in the race!!!
- irishtwinsmommababybook said...
Thanks for the book recommendations!!!
Good luck with the potty training! It's very.... Time consuming....... And I can think of a bunch of other things!!! ;)


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UNIONDALE, NY -- John Cena made Jonny Littman's day by visiting him, signing some T-shirts and giving him a videogame system.
Littman is 7 years old and has severe health problems.
The visit was also a special one for Cena. It was the 300th wish he's granted, more than anyone else who's worked with the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
He's granted twice as many wishes as Michael Jordon and three times as many as Kobe Bryant.
Cena says he's "just getting started."
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Bunn ducks Currin, beats KVA 54-24
Kerr-Vance coach Rick Frampton was looking Thursday to get wrestlers like Daniel Currin, 34-7 on the season, another run out before the state tournament next week.
Currin will have to hit the mat with his coach instead. Bunn's coach avoided Currin so one of his wrestlers could get a forfeit win and improve his seeding for the 2-A regionals.
The Wildcats won the meet, 54-24, taking two of the three contested matches.
"It's called respect," Frampton told Currin. "He respects you enough he doesn't want his kid to wrestle you. Be happy about it, don't be upset."
"So now Daniel will have to wrestle with me," Frampton quipped. "We'll just go into practice hard (Friday) and practice next week."
Jared Hicks got KVA's win, outlasting Alston Smith with a pin in overtime at 122 pounds.
Hicks trailed 6-2 after the first period and 8-2 early in the second.
"Jared's weapon is his gas tank," said Frampton. "He has great conditioning. Jared's improving a lot. He has a lot of potential as a wrestler. He's learning to weather the storm in the beginning and wear them down."
KVA's Caleb Weiss, a first-year wrestler, was pinned in the third round of his match at 115 pounds.
"Caleb has had some really good hard matches in the past three weeks," said Frampton. "He really has done a good job."
Frampton was most pleased with his eighth-grade heavyweight, James Green, who was pinned by one of the top-ranked wrestlers in NCHSAA 2-A.
"I looked at him and said, 'Do you want to wrestle?' And he said, 'Yeah, coach I'll go and give it my best,'" said Frampton. "You can't say more than that. That's just great."
The NCISAA state tourney is next Friday and Saturday at Christ School near Asheville.
108 pounds — Bunn's Nick O'Connell won by forfeit, 6-0
115 — Bunn's Josh Terlizzi pinned Caleb Weiss (5:12), 12-0
122 — KVA's Jared Hicks pinned Alston Smith (6:50), 12-6
128 — Bunn's David Myrick won by forfeit, 18-6
134 — Bunn's Duncan Younger won by forfeit, 24-6
140 — Bunn's Bowie Oliver won by forfeit, 30-6
147 — KVA's Jacob Goswick won by forfeit, 30-12
154 — KVA's James Averette won by forfeit, 30-18
162 — Bunn's Ralph Davis won by forfeit, 36-18
172 — KVA's Daniel Currin won by forfeit, 42-18
184 — Bunn's David Rhodes won by forfeit, 42-24
197 — Double forfeit
222 — Bunn's Justin Williams won by forfeit, 48-24
HW — Bunn's Markel Dawson pinned James Green (:50), 54-24
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Falmouth passes first ever Class A playoff test
FALMOUTH—If the Falmouth field hockey team wasn't formidable enough entering the 2013 postseason, the fact that the Yachtsmen are playing with a chip on their shoulders is making life even more difficult for the opposition.
Tuesday evening, Falmouth took part in its first ever Class A playoff game and while it is still viewed in some quarters as more of a pretender than a top contender, the third-ranked Yachtsmen took it to No. 11 Sanford, a team with a long and storied tradition, in the quarterfinals.
Falmouth got the jump on senior Mikey Richards' goal with 8:32 to play in the first half, then got a pair of tallies from junior Elle Fitzgerald and one more from freshman Sydney Bell in the second half to send the Spartans packing, 4-0.
The Yachtsmen improved to 13-2, ended Sanford's season at 8-8 and earned a semifinal round date at No. 2 Massabesic Saturday, at a time to be announced.
"We had drive," said Richards. "We knew there were eyes on us. That fueled us. We wanted to step up. This was huge. For the seniors, it's the first time in three years we've done it. We wanted it so badly. It's a great step. It speaks a lot to the program. We've grown a lot. It's the best season we've ever had. It speaks to our work ethic."
Uncharted waters
Falmouth found itself amid challenging circumstances this fall, as it played its usual Western Maine Conference regular season schedule, but then has to face a new set of opponents for the playoffs.
The regular season certainly went well, as the Yachtsmen posted a program-best 12-2 mark, losing only to powerhouse York. Falmouth handled everyone else and earned the No. 3 seed for the playoffs.
Sanford, meanwhile, was the next-to-last team in with its 7-7 record, then upset Thornton Academy in Saturday's preliminary round, 3-2, in the fourth set of penalty corners.
Heading into Tuesday, the teams had never met.
It didn't take long for the Yachtsmen to make a statement.
Falmouth carried play for chunks of the first half, but had nothing to show for it until the 22nd minute, when senior Leika Scott played the ball into the Sanford zone and crossed it to Richards, who sent the ball into the cage for a 1-0 lead.
"The game plan was adjusting to what (Sanford) did," Richards said. "They love the long ball. They had amazing drives. We had to adjust to that and utilize what we have. Leika has amazing passes. She came down the right like she usually does. She saw an opening. She sent the ball perfectly and I just had to redirect it."
"We needed that first goal badly," Fitzgerald said. "That fired us up and got us going."
"Mikey has come up big countless times," added Falmouth coach Robin Haley. "She and (senior) Jillian (Rothweiler). That goal was a sigh of relief for us and calmed us down."
Less than five minutes into the second half, the Yachtsmen got a much needed insurance goal, as Fitzgerald managed to get her stick on the ball and send it past Spartans sophomore goalie Sarah Goldthwaite, who was replaced after the goal by junior Teaghan McCormack.
"It just kind of went off my stick into the goal," said Fitzgerald. "I just hit it and it went in."
The visitors almost got back in the game with 20:12 showing, but after senior Tallyn Brown eluded Falmouth senior goalie Hillary Nash, senior defensive standout Hayley Winslow made a defensive save to keep it 2-0.
After Scott had a goal waved off, Fitzgerald made it 3-0 with 10:05 to play, as she fired a rocket into the far corner.
"It was a wide open hit that got past the goalie," Fitzgerald said.
Then, with 7:15 to go, Bell scored on a rebound to make it 4-0.
"Syd came up big for us," said Richards. "Four goals in a playoff game is huge for us."
"We kept the pressure on offensively," Haley said. "We charged after the ball and had some nice crosses."
Falmouth slammed the door from there and celebrated its decisive win.
"We didn't live on the edge tonight," Fitzgerald said. "We wanted to get past the quarterfinals. None of us have been past the quarterfinals and we really wanted it. Class A is difficult and different from Class B, but I think we can do it. I almost think it was easier not knowing much about them because we didn't pay attention to one or two girls. We had to mark everyone."
"It's a good feeling to score four," Haley said. "We were focused on doing our thing tonight. The midfield did a really nice job. We talked about getting back quickly. We paid attention to their corners, but we didn't want to lose sight of our game, what got us here. That kept us calm going into the game."
Marching on
Falmouth will be tested at Massabesic (13-2 after a 1-0 win over No. 7 Westbrook Tuesday) Saturday in the semifinals. The teams have no history.
The Yachtsmen aren't ready to be done and will focus on playing another strong 60 minutes.
"We want to keep it going," Fitzgerald said. "Massabesic will be a challenge, but we want it and we're ready."
"It will be different, but we'll adapt," Richards said. "We'll give everything we've got and we'll play our game. We want to go as far as we can go."
"It will be hard playing on grass," Haley added. "We'll have to work on that, but it's not (longtime Class B nemesis) York. It's green-and-white we're playing against, not blue-and-white. Maybe unknown territory will be a good thing for us. This one gives us confidence. We'll hope for the best. We want to play well."


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We Try Cinnabon's Limited-Edition Oreo Mint Chillatta
Just in time to compete with McDonald's Shamrock Shake and Dunkin' Donuts' Lucky Mint Coolatta for your neon-green-tinted-drink dollars, Cinnabon is rolling out its limited-time-only Oreo Mint Chillatta. It's a frozen beverage that looks just like a shake but does not at all drink like one. More