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CANTON As construction of St. Lawrence Universitys $13 million residence hall nears completion, the university has decided to spruce up the quad outside with a $1.27 million renovation.
The outdoor area is constructed on a slope and surrounded by campus buildings. There is about a 20-foot difference between one side of the quad and the other.
The college hired Saratoga Associates, Saratoga Springs, to study potential improvements to the area.
They looked at that space and said its not being utilized to its full capacity, said college spokesman Ryan P. Deuel.
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At least 400 people came to the salvage yard off Route 11 to put in their bids, with cars parked about a mile around the yard site. The attendance estimate does not include a number of people who put in their bids online.
The auction marks the retirement of the yards owner, Gordon O. Dobbin. Through the morning and early afternoon, bidders purchased hundreds of thousands of dollars in items.
Leading the bidding was Jack Lyon, president of the auction house Alex Lyon & Son, Bridgeport, who quickly moved through the hundreds of lots.
Where are you going to buy this anywhere else? Mr. Lyon asked during one of the listings in the yards garage. You going to find this at another auction next week?
About 10 a.m., Mr. Dobbin said that he liked the turnout and Mr. Lyons work, and that he saw an even spread of items sold above and below retail.
Its excellent, he said. Wonderful crowd.
After about an hour working around the office and garage, he and Mr. Lyon hopped into a truck to cruise the yard and survey auctioning the lots.
Among the most active buyers Saturday was Zack D. Newton, who came from Georgetown, N.Y., for the auction. By about noon, he had spent $15,000 to $20,000 to buy about 15 buses, and said he planned to buy more.
Mr. Newton, who owns Newtons Salvage Yard, Georgetown, said each one could generate a profit.
You gotta be in it to win it, he said.
Mr. Newton, who said he attends 15 to 30 auctions per year, called the yards bus collection one of the largest he had ever seen.
Sitting on the bumper of a rusted Buick, John Wilson, Cazenovia, was less enthusiastic about his purchase of headlights for $10. He said he was not sure how he would use them.
Thats what happens when you raise your hand when you shouldnt, Mr. Wilson said, before justifying the purchase. Youre here ... you gotta do something.
Also drawing interest was the sale of a set of classic Army jeeps, cargo trucks and tag-alongs, which on Friday drew investigators from Fort Drums Criminal Investigation Command. Command spokesman Christopher P. Grey said Friday that he could not comment about the inquiry.
On Saturday, Mr. Lyon told the crowd that the vehicles could be sold, but could not be moved until the Army gave its approval, a process that may take until Tuesday or Wednesday.
This is your tax dollars at work, Mr. Lyon said, before blaming President Barack Obama for the delay.
Somebody voted for him, one attendee could be overheard saying. It wasnt me.
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Its pretty rare to find, Mr. Poncic said of the jeeps. Its a little piece of history.
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I like slackware
So I decided that I wanted to start all over. Wipe the system clean and start fresh. So I did just that. Backed up all my docs, wiped the system and started a clean install.
However, rather than do a full install I did a custom install that just put the absolute bare minimum on the machine to operate. So I have been picking and choosing what exactly is being installed by the way of apps. In some ways its been kinda tedious, in others enlightening.
So what do you say? Do you like to have complete total control over every item that goes into you Linux system, or do you like a well put together distro that installs a good base of applications to get you up and running quickly?
I like slackware
agreed amd64 gentoo for me on reiser4, i use it as a hobby/gaming system, and it has been a learning experience
i use debian for office work though
I use Arch Linux, and it allows me to EXACTLY that. The install takes care of the bare necessities, and then it's just a matter of installing whatever you want.
It's based on Slackware, but with a better package management system and it's faster.
SHUT YOUR MOUTH!Originally Posted by postlogic";p="7664
Slackware has both swaret and slapt-get and both work pretty darn good.
Heh, sorry guys. Didn't mean for this to become a religious battle. Just wondering if you liked to build from a VERY base system or start with some base apps to get you started.
I am finding that I like a good assortment of base apps installed. Lately I have been getting annoyed with having to install a program every time I want to do something I haven't since I installed. Then again, I know EXACTLY what is going into my system. I guess its a tradeoff.
I'm not critisizing Slackware, my good man! I used it for years before Arch.Originally Posted by mcangeli";p="7666
However, those tools are 3rd party, and are known to break the system from time to time.
Give it a try and make up your own opinion. I do love Slackware as well, but Arch provides more tools suitable for me.
Not trying to start any battle. Arch is very new, but built on top of the best distro ever (IMHO!), so it has so much potential.
Hmm Arch vs Slackware
Arch is faster because it is i686 -03 or -02 optamized i cant remember plus runs the newst 2.6.11 kernel and from what i have see is faster than the 2.4 series.
Slackware is i486 genaric with the 2.4 based kernel.
Archs package manager is pacman and based off of crux and personaly i do not like pacman at all sure it will install packages and sometimes even perform upgrades properly but i bet if you tried to upgrade something like kde from a 3.1 to a 3.4 all hell is going to brake loose.
Now slackware dosnt have dep checking has we are all use to seeing but just install inkscape and if you dont have all deps you will recive an error message telling you what deps need to be install.
So here is the tree.
This is the order that they were developed in.
and from what i have seen.
Slackware is the slowst with the most features.
Crux is the fasts with the least ammount of features.
Arch is second in speed second in features but they have done some really strange things to there config files.
Crux config files are the easyist to use slackware is second in this area.
Arch is first in hardware detection.
Slackware second BUT also does the best jod at hardware detection with the least amount of extras.
and what i mean by that is arch uses knoppix hardware detection schem.
Crux you have to set up your own hardware detection.
Now as far as installers go.
Slackware is the most easy to install.
Arch is second easyist.
Crux is third.
Archs installer is really weird when trying to make and mount partitions.
They all use BSD init scripts
They all use tar.gz or tgz packages
And all src build scripts are basicly the same except for slackwares there the most complicated out of the other 2.
And all three use dialog as its installer.
All three are for the most part the same just done differantly.
Wenn Sie Spaß meines Englisch mich Willensfuckingtötung Sie bilden.
Ohh sorry jro everyone here knows me i like to build my own shit but i still use slackware on the side to teach me about stuff i need to know.
Jro what you can do is have a look at eather crux ports build scripts or slackwares src build scripts and once you have your system the way you want you can start rebuilding little by little everything from src.
Makeing binarys in the process.
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Just wanted to add that Arch Linux has an excellent wiki providing a lot of good information (nowhere near gentoo's, though). As for the config files part being weird, it's just a matter of getting used to.
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(1) Child exploitation
The term "child exploitation" means any conduct, attempted conduct, or conspiracy to engage in conduct involving a minor that violates section 1591, chapter 109section 1591, chapter 109A, chapter 110, and chapter 117 of title 18 or any sexual activity involving a minor for which any person can be charged with a criminal offense.
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(a) Establishment of goal
(1) In general
The Director shall, by regulation, establish a single annual goal, by either unit or dollar volume, of purchases by each enterprise of mortgages on multifamily housing that finance dwelling units affordable to low-income families.
(2) Additional requirements for units affordable to very low-income families
When establishing the goal under this section, the Director shall establish additional requirements for the purchase by each enterprise of mortgages on multifamily housing that finance dwelling units affordable to very low-income families.
(3) Reporting on smaller properties
The Director shall require each enterprise to report on the purchase by each enterprise of multifamily housing of a smaller or limited size that is affordable to low-income families, which may be based on multifamily projects of 5 to 50 units (as such numbers may be adjusted by the Director) or on mortgages of up to $5,000,000 (as such amount may be adjusted by the Director), and may, by regulation, establish such aditional [1] requirements related to such units.
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In establishing the goal and additional requirements under this section, the Director shall not consider segments of the market determined to be inconsistent with safety and soundness or unauthorized for purchase by the enterprises, and shall take into consideration—
(A) national multifamily mortgage credit needs and the ability of the enterprise to provide additional liquidity and stability for the multifamily mortgage market;
(B) the performance and effort of the enterprise in making mortgage credit available for multifamily housing in previous years;
(C) the size of the multifamily mortgage market for housing affordable to low-income and very low-income families, including the size of the multifamily markets for housing of a smaller or limited size;
(D) the ability of the enterprise to lead the market in making multifamily mortgage credit available, especially for multifamily housing described in paragraphs (1) and (2);
(b) Units financed by housing finance agency bonds
The Director shall give full credit toward the achievement of the multifamily special affordable housing goal under this section (for purposes of section 4566 of this title) to dwelling units in multifamily housing that otherwise qualifies under such goal and that is financed by tax-exempt or taxable bonds issued by a State or local housing finance agency, if such bonds, in whole or in part—
(c) Measurement of performance
The Director shall monitor the performance of each enterprise in meeting the goals established under this section and shall evaluate such performance (for purposes of section 4566 of this title) based on whether the rent levels are affordable. A rent level shall be considered to be affordable for purposes of this subsection for low-income families if it does not exceed 30 percent of the maximum income level of such income category, with appropriate adjustments for unit size as measured by the number of bedrooms.
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"Raising a young hero can be a tricky business — even without the use of magic. Many authors avoid fictional growing pains by either freezing their characters in time, à la Peter Pan or Alice, or shuffling them off stage when they get beyond that wide-eyed precocious stage, as C.S. Lewis did with the four young Pevensies....Frankly, creating believable teenagers in fiction is a tougher job than is usually acknowledged. Which is why it's nice to see that Harry's turning out so well." Yvonne Zipp, Christian Science Monitor (read the entire Christian Science Monitor review)
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The war against Voldemort is not going well; even the Muggles have been affected. Dumbledore is absent from Hogwarts for long stretches of time, and the Order of the Phoenix has already suffered losses. And yet...
As with all wars, life goes on. Sixth-year students learn to Apparate. Teenagers flirt and fight and fall in love. Harry receives some extraordinary help in Potions from the mysterious Half-Blood Prince. And with Dumbledore's guidance, he seeks out the full, complex story of the boy who became Lord Voldemort — and thus finds what may be his only vulnerability.
"Rowling's sixth book opens in the British Prime Minister's office after 'a very long, tiring, and difficult week,' words that cast an eerie light on actual events in London this summer. Yet from the first, the author has used the wizard world to offer insight into the goings-on in the real world, perhaps now more than ever. After the new Minister of Magic introduces himself to the Prime Minister, the scene shifts to Professor Snape's home, where Draco Malfoy's mother and aunt pay him a call, referring to a cryptic mission on which He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named is sending Draco. Next, Dumbledore himself fetches Harry from the Dursleys, as the two begin a book-long quest to get to the heart of the dark wizardry impacting both the Muggle and magical worlds. Although You-Know-Who makes no appearances here, his henchmen gain momentum, and his past comes to light through multiple trips via the Pensieve; perhaps Rowling's most brilliant invention yet, the Horcrux, comes chillingly to the fore. Meanwhile, after winding up with a used copy of Advanced Potion-Making with notes from a mysterious Half-Blood Prince, Harry aces his Potions class, taught by the new Professor Slughorn; Snape is now teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts — what can that mean? Readers will have to madly flip the pages to find out. Rowling spends a fair amount of time in the set-up but she accomplishes a great deal in this book, pulling together threads from all the previous titles and expertly poising readers for the planned finale. Old friends such as Lupin and Dobbin make reappearances, love interests and subsequent tensions unfold. Harry, now restored to popularity, nonetheless finds Ron and Hermione wary of his new obsession with Draco Malfoy's activities. The situation at Hogwarts mirrors world events: even Dumbledore finds it difficult to distinguish the good from those who would unleash terror at the school and society at large. If Harry grew up in the last book, here he becomes a man, learning the true impact of the last book's prophecy, and the importance of love as the antidote to fear. All ages.(July)" Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)
"This is a powerful, unforgettable setup for the finale. The hardest thing about Half-Blood Prince is where it leaves us — in mourning for who has been lost, anxious to learn how Rowling will wrap up a saga that millions wish would go on and on." Associated Press
"Rowling shepherds her hero's arduous trek to maturity with her customary grace and good humor, though she has infused her story with more bone-cracking and blood-spattering than may be tolerable for many of the young readers who have followed Harry's adventures so far." The Washington Post
"The darkest and most unsettling installment yet....The achievement of the Potter books is the same as that of the great classics of children's literature, from the Oz novels to The Lord of the Rings: the creation of a richly imagined and utterly singular world, as detailed, as improbable and as mortal as our own." Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times
"It's not that [the book] is dull, exactly. In places, it rises to a pitch resembling suspense, or at least a passing curiosity about what might happen next. No, the main problem is that J.K. Rowling has now written six of these bricks. Even if they were getting better, they're certainly not getting any fresher." San Francisco Chronicle
"I don't think any of the other Harry books have begun as thrillingly as the shocker author J. K. Rowling pulls out almost from the start. We're back to the pure, intriguing, cat-and-mouse battle between good and evil." Seattle Times
"[This] isn't my favorite J. K. Rowling book...but it ranks right up there....It's heartening, both as an author and a reader, to see that J. K. Rowling is brave enough to experiment with her beloved series, and that she has remained true to the emotional and physical development of her characters. (Grade: A-)" Christopher Paolini, Entertainment Weekly
"The first half of the book offers a sense of lightness to balance the ominous doings to come....
"To read Rowling's novels as an adult is to sink into a half-remembered state of childhood rapture....At a time when everyday life is increasingly charged with dark and deadly deeds, the temptation to believe that a good wizard is coming of age, a wizard who may vanquish the greatest evildoer, holds even more attraction." Liesl Schillinger, The New York Times Book Review
"[A]n intense read. Literally, when I was reading the book, at some points, I could feel my heart pounding rapidly and I could also feel my eyes growing wider and wider with the suspense....More than ever, in this book, Rowling's talent is evident..." San Francisco Chronicle
"The first two chapters of Half-Blood Prince are grabbers, imaginative and exciting in ways that hook both new readers and those who've read the series dozens of times....Then Rowling falls back on her usual structure...and the pace slows to a stroll." The Oregonian (Portland, OR)
"From the start, No. 6 drops us right in to J.K. Rowling's completely convincing and thoroughly engaging world....Richly satisfying on its own, this sixth volume seems to function as a rest before the final storm that the next book...promises." Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
"This installment...while still salted with patches of humor and romance, is the most harrowing yet....At the beginning of this book, all hands are pointing toward 'Mortal peril'....Undoubtedly, that is where they will continue pointing until the resolution of the final book in this remarkable series." San Jose Mercury News
"I was hooked from the first paragraph. It is J. K. Rowling's most gripping novel so far. The end is unforgettable and unexpected." Financial Times (London)
"Rather than overtly moral tales about right versus wrong, the Harry Potter series has always been a battle between hope and despair and the power of love against the chilly blackness of hate. The Half-Blood Prince, which is leaner and more tautly written than its flabby predecessor, is no exception." Toronto Globe and Mail
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J. K. Rowling has won the Hugo Award, the Bram Stoker Award, the Whitbread Award for Best Children's Book, a special commendation for the Anne Spencer Lindbergh Prize, and a special certificate for being a three-year winner of the Smarties Prize, as well as many other honors. She has been a featured guest on 60 Minutes, The Today Show, and Larry King Live. Rowling has also been named an Officer of the British Empire. Joanne Rowling was born in Chipping Sodbury near Bristol, England. After she graduated from Exeter University, she found work as a secretary, and later spent time teaching English in Portugal before moving to Edinburgh, Scotland, with her daughter. She currently resides in Scotland with her husband and two children.
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1 tbsp pesto
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1 cup arugula
1 cup chopped roasted red peppers
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4. Stack meatloaf on bread, add vegetable mixture from pan. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.
5. Cook in oven for about 3 minutes or until cheese is melted.
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New Tampa, FL -- Parents who were already feeling tense about taking their kids back to classes Monday got a phone call they didn't want to hear at three Hillsborough County schools.
A bullet found aboard a school bus sent police scrambling and forced administrators to lock down three campuses.
Some students on the way to Liberty Middle Schoolfound the bullet and handed it over to the school bus driver who then brought it to the main office at Liberty Middle.
That set off a chain of events that didn't do a lot to soothe some already fragile nerves, since finding a bullet on a school bus would be troubling any day. But on this -- the first day back to classes after the horror in Newtown, Connecticut -- it wasthat much more alarming.
"It's obviously a very scary situation right now, and the mentality of people that do those sorts of things is that they're not in their right mind," said Kristin Jenkins as she picked up her daughter from school.
Parents at three Hillsborough Schools had to be informed.
All three schools had been serviced by the same bus. They were Turner Elementary, Liberty Middle and Wharton High School.
Allthree schools wereplaced on a modified lockdown while police and sheriff's deputies questioned each of the nearly 100 students who'd ridden the bus.
They checked their backpacks, their lockers, and informed already-worried parents immediately.
"We don't want to alarm people, but we want them to know that we are being pro-active," said Linda Cobbe, a spokesperson for the school district.
NepheleTzouanopoulos, a second grader at Turner, says the kids were told about the school bus incident too. Teachers were re-assuring, she says, but many students were still frightened after what happened Friday in Connecticut.
"That was really bad," she said, "and I didn't want it to happen again, because children can be killed."
Late in the afternoon an unidentified18-year-old from Wharton High confessed to finding the bullet at his apartment complex on the way to school, andsays it accidentally fell out of his pocket.
That explanation provided some relief, but not much, for parents still worried.
"It is very troubling. It is," said Constantine Tzouanopoulos, Nephele's father, "But I don't know. How can we avoid those kinds of things? Is there a way?"
School officials praised the students who turned the bullet in.
The principal at Wharton High School was said to be leaning toward not handing out any serious discipline in this case. Despite the disruption, officials say they student did come forward and did not appear to have any ill intent.
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Code of Student Conduct
This publication is a codification of existing rules and regulations that pertain to students and student life. The "Code of Student Conduct" is promulgated by the Office of Student Services under the power and authority delegated by the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System, through the President of the University, to the Office of Student Services at McNeese State University, and is designed to enforce and uphold the purposes, goals, and processes of this University.
Section One
1.1 This code shall be cited as the McNeese State University "Code of Student Conduct".
Section Two: Definitions
2.1 Dean-Student Services administrator who has been the delegated authority in the administration of student discipline.
2.2 University-McNeese State University.
2.3 Student-Any person who is enrolled in the University.
2.4 University Official-Any person employed by the University to execute prescribed functions in accordance with University and Board of Supervisors rules and regulations as well as the laws of the State of Louisiana.
2.5 University Employee-Any person employed by McNeese State University.
2.6 University Premise-All lands, buildings, and facilities owned, leased or controlled by the University.
2.7 Normal University Communications Channels-The use of any University employee to contact a student.
2.8 Residence Hall-A University premise residence unit.
2.9 Class Day-A day on which classes are regularly scheduled or on which final examinations are given.
2.10 Working Day-Any day on which campus offices are open.
2.11 Complaint-A written or oral statement of the essential facts constituting a violation of a University regulation or rule.
2.12 Probative-Serving to help prove a point.
2.13 Student Advocate-McNeese State University Faculty/Staff member appointed by the Vice President for Administration and Student Affairs to serve the student defendant in an advisory capacity throughout the discipline process.
2.14 Committee-The University Discipline Committee.
2.15 Summons-A document notifying a student to appear before the Dean or Discipline Committee.
2.16 Bar-Prohibition of a student or non-student from being on University property.
Section Three: Student Conduct
Overview: The disciplinary sanctions outlined in Section Fifteen may be applied to any student who commits or attempts to commit either singly or in concert with others, whether or not the violations occur on or off campus, any of the following acts of misconduct at any University authorized activity and notwithstanding any action taken by civil authorities.
3.1 Disregard-Disregard for the physical well-being or rights and property of others.
3.2 Abuse-Physical or mental abuse or the threat thereof against any person (s) which threatens or endangers the health or safety of any such person (s).
3.3 Attempted Theft-The act of attempting to steal the property of another.
3.4 Theft-The unlawful possession of the property of another.
3.5 Fraud-The acquisition of money, property, or services by fraud, embezzlement, bribery, illegal, or unethical means.
3.6 Cheating-Academic cheating or plagiarism.
3.7 Trespassing-Unauthorized entry, use or occupation of any University facility or premise.
3.8 Firearms Possession -Possession and/or use of firearms, ammunition, or explosives in a Federal Firearms Free Zone.
3.9 Fireworks Use-The unauthorized igniting of fireworks on University premises.
3.10 Weapons Possession-The use of knives, blades, martial arts devices, or any dangerous object for purposes of intending physical harm.
3.11 Fighting-The act of physical confrontation on University property.
3.12 Harassment-Mental or sexual harassment.
3.13 Lying-Knowingly furnishing false or misleading information to the University concerning business relevant to the operation of the university.
3.14 Hazing-Violation of the McNeese State University Hazing Policy as defined..
3.15 Stalking-The willful, malicious, and repeated following or harassing of another person with the intent to place that person in fear of death or bodily injury.
3.16 Vandalism-Destruction, damage, or defacing of the property of others.
3.17 Arson-Intentionally setting a fire on University property.
3.18 Forgery-The intentional misuse or alteration of any University documents, records, books, or identification cards.
3.19 Disruption-The intentional obstruction or disruption of teaching, research, administration, or other University event.
3.20 Drug Violation-The possession, distribution, use or manufacture of illegal substances as defined in Schedule I through V of Section 202 of the Controlled Substance Act. McNeese State University is a Drug Free Zone as defined by Federal and State Law.
3.21 Alcohol Violation-The possession, use, sale or distribution of alcoholic beverages except where designated by the President of the University or his designee.
3.22 Delinquency-Failure to meet University related financial obligations.
3.23 False Reporting-The false reporting of an emergency, or the false activation of a fire alarm.
3.24 Emergency Equipment Misuse-Unauthorized use, possession or alteration of fire fighting equipment, safety devices or other emergency or safety equipment.
3.25 Disorderly Conduct-Disruptive behavior.
3.26 ID Card-Misuse of and/or failure to present a University Identification card upon request by a University employee.
3.27 Rules Violation-Violation of any rules governing conduct in University facilities. (ex. Classrooms, Residence Halls, Rec. Complex, Dining Hall)
3.28 Policies Violation-Violation of published policies or regulations of any University Office.
3.29 Summons Violation-Failure to answer a University summons.
3.30 Malfeasance-Misuse or malfeasance of an elective or appointive office in a student organization or University committee.
3.31 Non-Compliance-Failure to comply with a sanction or statement of agreement placed on a student by the Dean or Committee.
3.32 Discrimination-Violation of the McNeese State University Discrimination Policy.
3.33 Interference-Intentionally interfering with the performance of any University employee, including failure to comply with a reasonable request.
3.34 Law Violation-Violation of any civil or criminal law.
3.35 Disrespect-Failure to observe appropriate decorum and demonstrate proper respect toward University-employed officials acting within the scope of their duty.
Section Four: Administration of Discipline
4.1 The Vice President for Administration and Student Affairs- is responsible for the administration of discipline. The Vice President will appoint the seven faculty members and approve the Student Government President's six appointments to the Discipline Committee. From the seven faculty appointments, the Vice President will select a Chairman.
4.2 The Dean of Student Services-is responsible for the enforcement of the "Code of Student Conduct". The Dean and/or Assistant Dean will investigate any alleged violation of the "Code" and determine whether the violation is major or minor. The Dean has authority to conduct an administrative discipline process for all minor violations. For major violations of the "Code", the Dean is responsible for initiating the Discipline Committee process.
4.3 The Discipline Committee-is responsible for hearing discipline cases whereby a student(s) is/are charged with a major violation or if a student requests an appeal of the Dean's decision. The Discipline Committee is comprised of seven (7) faculty members and six (6) student members. All members serve for one calendar year beginning with the first day of class for the Fall semester. From the seven faculty members, the Vice President for Administration and Student Affairs will appoint a Chairman. The Discipline Committee will elect a Vice Chairman to preside in the absence of the Chairman. In the event the Chairman and Vice Chairman are unable to preside, the committee members will elect an Acting Chairman to preside in the absence of the Chairman and Vice Chairman. All members of the Discipline Committee are voting members, except for the Chairman. The Chairman will only vote in the event of a tie. A quorum will consist of five members and the Chairman, Vice Chairman, or Acting Chairman. If a Discipline Committee member resigns or is removed from the committee, the Vice President will be responsible for appointing a replacement.
4.4 The President-is responsible for hearing an appeal of the Discipline Committee's decision.
4.5 The Board of Supervisors-is responsible for hearing an appeal of the President's decision if the sanction involves suspension from the University for one or more years.
Section Five: Summoning a Student
5.1 Summons-The Dean or Committee will use normal University Communication Channels to summon a student.
Section Six: Initiation of Discipline
6.1 Allegations-When the Dean receives an allegation that a student has violated any of the offenses listed in Section Three, he/she will begin a preliminary investigation into the alleged violation(s) and then determine if the allegation is found to be true and whether this violation would be considered a major or minor infraction. The Dean will then determine the appropriate protocol to follow for a major or minor violation.
6.2 Summons-The Dean will summon the student (s) to the Office of Student Services for a conference by Normal University Communication Channels.
6.3 Advise of Rights-The conference will begin with the Dean informing the student (s) of their Rights and the Codes that they have allegedly violated. An Advice of Rights form will be signed by the Dean an student, verifying that the student understands that he/she is being investigated, has been advised of his/her rights and has been afforded the opportunity to consult with the Student Advocate prior to answering questions concerning the allegations.
6.4 Student Advocate-If the student (s) wishes to consult with the Student Advocate Office prior to answering questions, the Dean will immediately refer the student to said office. Once the student consults with the advocate, the student in question and student advocate must schedule a conference with the Dean.
6.5 Minor Violations-The Dean has the authority to handle all minor violations through the administrative discipline process as outlined in Section Seven.
6.6 Major Violations-The Dean will activate the Discipline Committee to hear all major violations of the "Code of Student Conduct".
Section Seven: Discipline of a Minor Violation
7.1 Authority-The Dean of Student Services has the authority to administratively dispose of any violation that he/she determines is a minor violation without a discipline hearing.
7.2 Sanctions-The Dean of Student Services is authorized to apply any one or more of the following sanctions in a consistent manner that he/she deems appropriate for minor violations. Sanction 15.1, 15.2, 15.3,15.4, 15.5, 15.6, 15.7, 15.8, 15.9, & 15.10.
7.3 Letter of Agreement-The Dean and student will sign a Letter of Agreement form signifying guilt and appropriate sanctions.
7.4 Appeal-The student has five (5) class days to file a written appeal of the administrative discipline process to the Discipline Committee Chairman.
Section Eight: Discipline for Major Violations
8.1 Authority-The Discipline Committee has authority to determine guilt or innocence by majority vote of the members present. If student is found guilty, the Committee has authority to apply, in a consistent man- ner, an appropriate sanction (s) for the major violation (s). Appropriate sanctions are agreed upon by majority vote of the Committee.
8.2 Summons-The Discipline Committee has the authority to summon any individual (s) affiliated with the University to testify as a witness for the University or student defendant or for informational purposes.
8.3 Protection-The Committee, Dean, Student Defendant or Witness has the right to police protection throughout the entire hearing.
Section Nine: Student Rights
9.1 Private Hearing-The student has a right to a private hearing.
9.2 Innocence vs. Guilt-The student has a right to plead guilty, not guilty or no plea. The burden of proof rests with the University.
9.3 Student Advocate-If the student (s) wishes to consult with the Student Advocate prior to answering questions, the Dean will immediately refer the student to said office. Once the student consults with the Advocate, the student in question and Student Advocate must schedule a conference with the Dean.
9.4 Advisor-The student has a right to appear alone or have an individual serve in an advisory capacity. The advisor may not personally cross- examine witnesses or present the case for the student defendant.
9.5 Witnesses-The student defendant can request witnesses appear on his/ her behalf and know the identity of the witnesses that will testify against him/her. The student defendant has the right to cross-examine witnesses.
9.6 Evidence-The student has the right to request copies of all evidence that will be presented by the University. The Dean must furnish this information at least three class days prior to the hearing.
9.7 Challenges to the Committee-The student has the right to dismiss (without cause) one (1) Discipline Committee member from the hearing and one (1) dismissal for cause. When a challenge for cause is initiated, the student, challenged Committee member and Dean will leave the room while the remaining Committee members deliberate and vote.
9.8 Separate Hearing-If more than one student is involved with the alleged violation of the "Code", he/she may request, in writing, a separate hearing from the other student (s) provided he/she shows cause. The Chairman will have final authority to rule on the request.
Section Ten: Dean's Rights
10.1 Evidence-The Dean has the right to a description and/or copies of evidence that the student defendant will use in his/her defense and the names of all witnesses that will be utilized by the student defendant. This information must be furnished to the Dean at least one class day prior to the hearing.
10.2 Witnesses-The Dean has the right to cross-examine any witness testifying in the student defendant's behalf or to cross-examine the student defendant if he/she testifies in his/her behalf.
10.3 Student defendant's absence-The Dean has the right to proceed with the hearing if a student defendant fails to appear without good cause.
10.4 Challenges to the Committee-The Dean has the right to dismiss (without cause) one (1) Discipline Committee member from the hearing and one (1) dismissal for cause. When a challenge for cause is initiated, the student, challenged Committee member and Dean will leave the room while the remaining Committee members deliberate and vote.
Section Eleven: Duties and Responsibilities
The Chairman of the Committee
11.1 Voting-The Chairman shall vote only in the event of a tie.
11.2 Date, Time, and Place-The Chairman will determine the date, time and place of the hearing.
11.3 Closed Hearing-The Chairman must maintain a closed hearing.
11.4 Rights-The Chairman must ascertain, at the beginning of each hearing, that all rights of the student defendant (s) and Dean have been afforded.
11.5 Evidence, objections and motions-The Chairman shall rule on the admissibility of evidence, validity of objections and validity of motions.
11.6 Vice Chairman-The Chairman will arrange for the Vice Chairman to preside in his/her absence. The Acting Chairman may preside in the absence of the Chairman and Vice Chairman
11.7 Deliberations-The Chairman will ensure that all committee deliberations, discussions and votes are conducted in closed session. (The student defendant and Dean must leave the room.)
11.8 Professionalism-The Chairman must ensure that the entire hearing process be conducted with professionalism, integrity, and justice. The Chairman has the authority to dismiss a Committee member from a hearing for unprofessional or unethical behavior.
11.9 Written Notification-The Chairman must provide the student defendant with written documentation of the Committee's verdict, imposed sanctions and procedure for appeal at least five (5) class days following the hearing.
The Dean of Student Services
11.10 Notification-The Dean of Student Service will notify the student defendant, in writing, at least three (3) class days, but no more than ten (10) class days, of the date, time, and place of the hearing. The notification shall be either hand-delivered or sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the student defendant at the address appearing in the Registrar's records.
11.11 Witnesses-The Dean will summon all students and/or University personnel to serve as witnesses in the case. The Dean must provide the student defendant with a list of all of the witnesses that will appear on behalf of the University's case.
11.12 Evidence-The Dean must provide the student defendant, at least three (3) class days prior to the hearing, copies of all documentary evidence that will be used in the case. The Dean must insure the presence of documentary and other evidence gathered from the investigation, requested by the student defendant or requested by the Discipline Committee.
11.13 Records-The Dean will arrange for a taped recording of all open sessions of the case. All documentary evidence must be kept on file, in a secure location, for a period of not less that seven (7) years.
11.14 Prosecution-The Dean of Student Services or his or her designee will present the case on behalf of the University.
The Members of the Discipline Committee
11.15 Professionalism-Members of the Committee are required to conduct themselves in a professional, courteous, and non-prejudicial manner.
11.16 Attendance-Each Committee member is expected to attend all hearings and/or meetings. In the event unexpected conflicts arise, the committee member is expected to notify the chairman as soon as possible.
11.17 Conflict of Interest- A Committee member is required to inform the chairman if participating in a particular case could or would be considered a conflict of interest.
11.18 Confidentiality-Each Committee member must keep confidential all information covered by the Family Privacy Act.
11.19 Voting-Each Committee member is required to cast a vote in determining guilt or innocence regarding each allegation as well as appropriate sanction (s) to be imposed.
The Student Defendants
11.20 Attendance-The student defendant is required to be on time and present at the hearing.
11.21 Evidence-The student defendant is required to furnish the Dean of Student Services, at least one class day prior to the hearing, copies of all documentary evidence and a written description of all other evidence that he/she will present in his/her defense.
11.22 Witnesses-The student defendant is required to furnish the Dean of Student Services, at least one class day prior to the hearing, a list of witnesses that he/she will call to testify on his/her behalf.
Section Twelve: Evidence
12.1 Admissibility-The Chairman of the committee will determine the
admissibility of all evidence presented. Documentary evidence may be admitted in the form of copies, extracts, or by incorporation through reference. Real evidence may be admitted in the same manner. Real evidence may also be photographed or described for the record.
12.2 Rules of Evidence-Legal rules of evidence do not apply to student discipline hearings, but the Chairman and/or Committee may admit evidence that possesses probative value and is commonly accepted by reasonable persons.
12.3 Rules of Privilege-The Committee will give effect to the rules of privilege as recognized by law and, in addition, shall recognize as privileged, communication between a student and a member of the staff of the University Health and Counseling Center.
12.4 Hearing Record-All evidence presented shall become a part of the hearing record.
12.5 Convincing Evidence-The Committee shall presume a student defendant innocent of the allegation until it is convinced of his/her guilt by clear, convincing evidence.
12.6 Prior Discipline/Academic Record-A student defendant's prior discipline or academic record cannot be used as evidence in determining guilt. The Committee is only allowed to review discipline records for sanctioning purposes.
Section Thirteen: Hearing Procedure
13.1 Closed Hearing-The hearing will be closed to the public. The following persons may attend: Members of the Discipline Committee, Deans, student defendant, student defendant's parents and/or advisor.
13.2 Call to Order-The Chairman will call the hearing to order.
13.3 Introductions-The Chairman will ask each committee member to introduce him or herself to the student defendant. The student defendant will then state his/her name and introduce his/her advisor (s) and parent (s).
13.4 Student Rights-The Chairman will read the student rights document and ascertain that all of the student defendant's rights have been afforded.
13.5 Charges-The Chairman will ask the dean to read the charges.
13.6 Plea-The Chairman will ask the student defendant to enter a plea to the charges. The student defendant has the right to enter one of the following pleas: (1) Guilty, (2) Not Guilty, (3) No Plea.
13.7 Guilty Plea-The Chairman will record the plea and begin the sanctioning phase of the hearing.
13.8 Not Guilty/No Plea-The Chairman of the Committee will then begin the presentation of evidence phase of the hearing.
13.9 Presentation of Evidence-The Dean will begin with an opening statement summarizing the investigation and then present all of the evidence collected during the investigation. The student defendant will then be allowed to present his/her defense evidence.
13.10 Witnesses-All witnesses called to testify by the dean and/or student defendant must first introduce themselves to the Committee and take the Oath of Truth prior to testifying.
13.11 Cross-examination of Witnesses: The Committee, Dean, and student defendant are allowed to question witnesses. The student defendant does not have to testify unless he/she serves as a witness.
13.12 Summation-The student defendant will have an opportunity to present a summation immediately following his/her defense. The Dean will have the last summation.
13.13 Deliberation-At the conclusion of the dean's summation, the committee will go into closed session to determine guilt or innocence. The Dean, student defendant, and student advisor will leave the hearing room during committee deliberations.
13.14 Verdict-At the conclusion of the deliberation, the Chairman will read the verdict to the student defendant.
Section Fourteen: Sanctioning
14.1 Sanctioning-A guilty verdict will warrant a sanctioning phase of the hearing.
14.2 Student Recommendation-The Chairman of the Committee will ask the guilty student for his/her personal recommendation for an appropriate penalty for violating the "Code of Student Conduct".
14.3 Dean's Recommendation-The Chairman of the Committee will ask the dean for a recommendation of appropriate sanction.
14.4 Discipline Record-The student defendant's discipline record will be presented to the Committee during the sanctioning phase of the hearing.
14.5 Deliberation-The Chairman will call for a closed session to deliberate and vote on appropriate sanctions. The student defendant, student advisor and dean will leave the hearing room during deliberations.
14.6 Verdict-The student defendant is notified in writing of the decision of the committee. However, the Chairman may allow the student defendant to return to the hearing room to hear the Committee's decision concerning sanctions.
Section Fifteen: Sanctions
15.1 Verbal Reprimand-The Dean or Committee may choose to verbally counsel the student in regards to his/her negative behavior.
15.2 Written Reprimand-The Dean or Committee may choose to issue a written reprimand regarding the negative behavior. A copy of this letter will become part of the student's discipline file.
15.3 Warning Probation-The Dean or Committee may choose to place a student on warning probation for a period of up to one year. This indicates that further violation of the "Code" will result in severe disciplinary action.
15.4 Discipline Probation-The Dean or Committee may choose to place a student on discipline probation for a period of up to one year. This indicates that any violations of the "Code" will result in a Discipline Committee hearing.
15.5 Withhold Transcript/Degree/Readmission-The Dean or Committee may issue an administrative hold on a student who has failed to meet University related financial obligations or failed to clear a discipline issue. The penalty terminates on payment of debt or clearance of the discipline issue.
15.6 Bar from University Property-The Dean or University Police may bar from University property a student who is considered a threat to the University. The student may appeal the bar to the Discipline Committee.
15.7 Restitution-The Dean or Committee may impose restitution by a stu- dent for damage to University or private property. Restitution may take the form of appropriate service to repair or otherwise compensate for damage.
15.8 University Service-The Dean or Committee may require a student to perform work in a campus department. The maximum number of hours that can be imposed is forty (40) per semester.
15.9 Suspension of Rights or Privileges-The Dean or Committee may
impose limitations to fit the particular case.
15.10 Counseling-The Dean or Committee may require a student to undergo counseling for unhealthy or destructive behavior.
15.11 Suspension of Eligibility-The Committee may choose to revoke eligibility from athletic or non-athletic extracurricular activities. The Committee will vote to determine the length of eligibility suspension.
15.12 Failing Grade-The Committee may assign a failing grade to a student found guilty of academic dishonesty.
15.13 Denial of Degree-The Committee may deny a student a degree for academic dishonesty.
15.14 Suspension-The Committee may suspend a student from the University for an assigned period of time. The student is immediately barred from campus until the period of suspension is served. Once the time period is complete, the student may re-enroll into the University.
15.15 Dismissal-The Committee may choose to expel a student from the University for an indefinite period of time. The student is immediately barred from University property. Once a student is expelled from the University, he/she may be readmitted only by action of the Discipline Committee.
Section Sixteen: Appeal Procedure
16.1 Appeal Rights-The student shall have the right to appeal any sanction imposed by the Dean or Discipline Committee.
16.2 Chain of Command-The student shall appeal a Dean's sanction to the Chairman of the Discipline Committee. A Discipline Committee sanction shall be appealed to the President of the University. A sanction of suspension from the University for one (1) or more years is appealable to the Board of Supervisors of the University of Louisiana System.
16.3 Appeal Procedure-A student must file a written intent to appeal within five class days following the date of the imposed sanction. All supportive appeal materials must be submitted within ten (10) days following the date of intent to appeal.
Section Seventeen: Records
17.1 Discipline Record-The Dean of Student Services shall maintain for every student who has received any disciplinary sanction under Section Fifteen, a file containing information pertinent to the proceedings. This file must be kept for a period of seven years. After the seven year period, the file may be destroyed.
17.2 Confidentiality-The disciplinary record shall be separate from the student's academic record and shall be treated as confidential.
17.3 Access to Discipline Information-The contents of a student's discipline record may not be revealed except upon written request of the student or court-ordered documentation.


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Harry Potter vs. Voldemort – so what?
It might be blasphemy, but I have trouble appreciating the Harry Potter stories. I might not even know what I'm talking about, because I only managed to read something like a hundred pages of the first book – the rest is just what I've seen in the movies. That's fine with me.
I just saw the last set of Harry Potter movies, the Deathly Hallows, and I can't believe they made the books justice.
The first part was consistently dark, with minimal colors – mainly blue and greenish to signal angst. Who would enjoy two and a half hours of that? And for what?
It was frequently obvious that scenes were extended for no other reason than to fill a movie night halfway through the book. J. K. Rowling had announced that this was the last one, which was obvious enough from the book's ending, so everybody was eager to cash in as much as possible.
The seventh and last movie made it clear that these movies were made only for the fans, who knew their Harry Potter stories by heart. The plot was so chaotic and unclear that only the ones already very familiar with it could follow. That's not a movie. It's just a very elaborate way of retelling a story the listeners already know, just because they want to hear it again.
Well, lots of people have read most of the Harry Potter books, so the huge audience received was no surprise.
But the movies are reported to have been quite truthful to the books, and J. K. Rowling seems firm enough to have made sure of it. Then, I must conclude that there is much lacking in her own work.
Baby Magic
The reason I lost interest in the first Harry Potter book after some 100 pages was its predictability and lack of imagination. It's just a regular English boarding school, spiced up with a little magic – of such conventional kind: wands and brooms. Come on! Aleister Crowley yawns in his grave.
When it comes to magic I need the writer to show some insight into it. How does it work and why does it work? The most believable stories about magic show clever intricacy, giving the impression of the author being the foremost of magicians. It has to contain a somehow believable magic cosmology.
In the Harry Potter stories, though, the wands are mostly used like the revolvers of cowboys. Bang! Bang! This spell and that spell in toy Latin, as if magic works with the same mechanically straight cause and effect as every phenomenon of natural science. That's not magic. Fireworks, maybe. Special effects and Hocus Pocus, but not magic.
Black and White Is Gray
What was also trite and boring was the very conventional black and white of the whole Harry Potter setup. Good, innocent people fighting genuinely evil ones. A villain striving for power just to have it, and heroes struggling to stop him from getting it. It's never that easy, never that black and white.
Already the unbalance of evil being so much more powerful – except at the very last scene of each movie, though mostly almost only by chance – is as twisted as it's common in fiction. Evil keeps popping up its ugly head, but is always outnumbered, inferior, doomed. Sometimes it takes a while and proves costly, but there you have it. Evil is a loser.
It's like darkness and light. The former is utterly helpless against the latter. There's no match. Just let there be light and the darkness is blown away, as effortlessly as if by speaking the words only. That's how it is.
Predator and Prey
Even in fairytales and their recent incarnation fantasy, this has to be understood. A story is pointless when its villains do bad things just because they want to be bad. Aristotle stated that in a good drama, the characters should act as they must, because of the situation they are in. No good or bad. Just people trying to do the best of the mess they are in.
So, for example, what drives Voldemort? Why does he act the way he does? Evil is no answer, just another question: why is he evil – or more correctly: why does he persist with evil deeds?
The same should be asked about Harry Potter. Why does he continue to struggle, fight, and suffer tremendously? Not because he's righteous. That's as blank as being evil. In these stories, it seems the only reason he has is that Voldemort keeps hunting him.
Predator and prey. Not interesting enough for seven increasingly thick books and eight increasingly dark movies.
Ten Years Once
No, I find so many things lacking in the Harry Potter suite – as far as I know it. Nothing tempts me to sit down and read all the brick size novels. There are so many other books of which I know that the reward for reading them is immense.
The Harry Potter series has gone on for something like ten years. J. K. Rowling allowed for her characters to grow accordingly. I guess that's why her initial audience kept following. They grew with the stories, or the other way around. But will coming generations care to embark on the same voyage?
Maybe some of the children of that first generation of followers will, inspired by their parents. Maybe. But they are better served with new fantastic stories – hopefully ones that say something profound about life, the world, and everything.
Here are the films on DVD at Amazon
4 comments:
- AnonymousDecember 28, 2011 at 12:05 AM
I don't connect with Harry potter either. Guess one to get hooked and then grow up with them.ReplyDelete
Nice to know it's not only me.ReplyDelete
I didn't read any of the books and just saw a few parts of one or two of the first movies in the time my children were watching them.ReplyDelete
Happy New Year 2012 full of health, joy and love! and forget that boredom:)
Harry Potter series are also not for me. However, a lot of my friends have completed all the books and read them from page to page.ReplyDelete
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Habit (psychology)
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Habits are automatic routines of behavior that are repeated regularly, without thinking. They are learned, not instinctive, human behaviors that occur automatically, without the explicit contemporaneous intention of the person. The person may not be paying attention to or be conscious or aware of the behavior. When the behavior is brought to the person's attention, they may be able to control it.
- Not for nothing is habit called a second and a kind of manufactured nature.
- Augustine of Hippo, On Music (AD 389), Bk VI, ch 19.
- Habit is a compromise effected between an individual and his environment.
- Samuel Beckett (1906–1989), Irish dramatist and novelist. Proust, Grove Press edition (1957), p. 7.
- If use becomes abuse, we should intervene at once, for if abuse becomes habit, then there is no remedy.
- Fausto Cercignani in: Brian Morris, Quotes we cherish. Quotations from Fausto Cercignani, 2014, p. 35.
- Each year one vicious habit rooted out, In time might make the worst Man good throughout.
- Benjamin Franklin, Poor Richard's Almanack (1738).
- Every habit makes our hand more witty and our wit less handy.
- Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900), German philosopher and critic. The Gay Science (1882), Third Book, 'Habit', aphorism 247.
- How use doth breed a habit in a man!
This shadowy desert, unfrequented woods,
I better brook than flourishing peopled towns.
- William Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona (1590s), Act V, scene 4, line 1.
- To uproot an old habit is sometimes a more painful thing, and vastly more difficult, than to wrench out a tooth.
- Samuel Smiles, 19th C Scottish author and reformer. 'Character: The True Gentleman', Self-Help (1856), Ch 13.
Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations[edit]
- Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 436-47.
- A civil habit
Oft covers a good man.
- Beaumont and Fletcher, Beggar's Bush, Act II, scene 3, line 210.
- Consuetude quasi altera natura effici.
- Habit is, as it were, a second nature.
- Cicero, De Finibus Bonorum et Malorum, V, 25, Tusculanarum Disputationum, II, 17.
- Habit with him was all the test of truth;
"It must be right: I've done it from my youth."
- George Crabbe, The Borough (1810), Letter III.
- We sow our thoughts, and we reap our actions; we sow our actions, and we reap our habits; we sow our habits, and we reap our characters; we sow our characters, and we reap our destiny.
- Clavus clavo pellitur, consuetudo consuetudine vincitur.
- A nail is driven out by another nail, habit is overcome by habit.
- Erasmus, Diluculum.
- A man used to vicissitudes is not easily dejected.
- Samuel Johnson, Rasselas, Chapter XII.
- Habits form character and character is destiny.
- Joseph Kaines, address (Oct. 21, 1883); Our Daily Faults and Failings.
- Consuetudo consuetudine vincitur.
- Habit is overcome by habit.
- Thomas à Kempis, Book I, 21.
- Small habits, well pursued betimes,
May reach the dignity of crimes.
- Hannah More, Florio, Part I.
- Sow an action, reap a habit.
- Nil consuetudine majus.
- Nothing is stronger than habit.
- Ovid, Ars Amatoria, II, 345.
- Abeunt studia in mores.
- Pursuits become habits.
- Ovid, Heroides, XV, 83.
- Morem fecerat usus.
- Habit had made the custom.
- Ovid, Metamorphoses, II. 345.
- Ill habits gather by unseen degrees,
As brooks make rivers, rivers run to seas.
- Ovid, Metamorphoses, Book XV, line 155. Dryden's translation.
- Frangas enim citius quam corrigas quæ in pravum induerunt.
- Where evil habits are once settled, they are more easily broken than mended.
- Quintilian, De Institutione Oratoria, I, 3, 3.
- Sow an act and you reap a habit. Sow a habit and you reap a character. Sow a character and you reap a destiny.
- Consuetudo natura potentior est.
- Habit is stronger than nature.
- Quintus Curtius Rufus, De Rebus Gestis Alexandri Magni, V, 5, 21.
- Vulpem pilum mutare, non mores.
- The fox changes his skin but not his habits.
- Suetonius, Vespasianus, 16.
- Inepta hæc esse, nos quæ facimus sentio;
Verum quid facias? ut homo est, ita morem geras.
- I perceive that the things that we do are silly; but what can one do? According to men's habits and dispositions, so one must yield to them.
- Terence, Adelphi, III, 3, 76.
- Quam multa injusta ac prava fiunt moribus!
- How many unjust and wicked things are done from mere habit.
- Terence, Heauton timoroumenos, IV, 7, 11.
- In ways and thoughts of weakness and of wrong,
Threads turn to cords, and cords to cables strong.
- Isaac Williams, The Baptistry, Image 18.
Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895)[edit]
Quotes reported in Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895).
- Habit if not resisted soon becomes necessity.
- Augustine of Hippo, p. 296.
- Give a child the habit of sacredly regarding the truth—of carefully respecting the property of others — of scrupulously abstaining from all acts of improvidence which can involve him in distress, and he will just as likely think of rushing into the element in which he cannot breathe, as of lying or cheating or stealing.
- Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux]], p. 295.
- Centres, or centre-pieces of wood, are put by builders under an arch of stone while it is in the process of construction till the key-stone is put in. Just such is the use Satan makes of pleasures to construct evil habits upon; the pleasure lasts till the habit is fully formed; but that done, the habit may stand eternal. The pleasures are sent for firewood, and the hell begins in this life.
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux]], p. 295.
- Infinite toil would not enable you to sweep away a mist, but by ascending a little you may often look over it altogether. So it is with our moral improvement; we wrestle fiercely with a vicious habit, which could have no hold upon us if we ascended to a higher atmosphere.
- Sir Arthur Helps, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux]], p. 296.
- The diminutive chains of habit are seldom heavy enough to be felt, till they are too strong to be broken.
- Samuel Johnson, p. 296.
- A large part of Christian virtue consists in right habits.
- William Paley, p. 295.
- Every sinful act is another cord woven into that mighty cable of habit, which binds the spirit to the throne of darkness.
- David Thomas, p. 296.


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