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St. Cloud State University falls in the category of Master's Colleges and Universities [larger programs] under the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education developed in 2005. The institution's specifid profile within this system of classification is:
Undergraduate Instructional ProgramBalanced arts & sciences/professions, some graduate coexistence
Graduate Instructional ProgramPost baccalaureate comprehensive
Enrollment ProfileVery high undergraduate
Undergraduate ProfileFull-time four-year, selective, higher transfer-in
Size and SettingLarge four-year, primarily nonresidential
St. Cloud State University has evolved into one of the leading comprehensive state universities in the Upper Midwest, serving 16,000 students from Minnesota, the nation, and more than 80 countries. The campus overlooks the Mississippi River in the city of St. Cloud, which is a regional hub of Central Minnesota with a population of 63,000 in a three-county metropolitan area whose total population is over 263,000. St. Cloud is 70 miles northwest of Minneapolis and St. Paul whose seven-county metropolitan area has a population of 2,800,000. This location, which offers easy access to urban, suburban, and rural areas, provides students with a range of opportunities for internships and service learning. St. Cloud State University also serves regional businesses and industries through its centers for applied research in fields such as computer technology, biotechnology, manufacturing engineering and microelectronics. The university is a major contributor to economic and workforce development, applied research, professional growth, international awareness, community development, and quality of life in Minnesota.
The university's evolutionary path is a familiar one in American higher education. The institution began in 1869 as the Third State Normal School with one building, five faculty members, and 53 students. In 1898 the school began offering a junior college curriculum, and in 1914 it dropped its secondary education program entirely. In 1921, when the state legislature changed the State's normal schools to state teachers colleges, the Third State Normal School became St. Cloud State Teachers College. Four years later, in 1925, the newly designated college awarded its first bachelor's degrees. In 1953 it became St. Cloud State College as the legislature broadened the mission of the teachers colleges to accommodate increasing demand for higher education following World War II. After the legislature authorized state colleges to offer master's degrees in 1955, St. Cloud State College offered its first master's degree programs in 1957. It became St. Cloud State University in 1975 when the legislature changed the designation of state colleges to state universities. In 2005 the legislature authorized state universities to offer doctoral programs in applied fields of study. St. Cloud State University is in the process of establishing its first doctoral program.
The university offers 205 academic degree programs of which 139 are undergraduate and 66 are graduate. Undergraduate programs include 135 leading to bachelor's degrees, two to associate degrees, and two to certificates. Graduate programs include 52 leading to master's degrees, 13 to graduate certificates, and one to a specialist degree. Undergraduate degrees conferred are: Bachelor of Applied Science, Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, Bachelor of Elective Studies, Bachelor of Fine Arts, and Bachelor of Music, Associate in Arts, Associate in Elective Studies, and Certificate. Graduate degrees conferred are: Specialist, Master of Arts, Master of Science, Master of Business Administration, Master of Engineering Management, Master of Music, and Graduate Certificate.
Many colleges and programs have received accreditation or recognition from national organizations. Most faculty members (81%) have earned the highest academic degree for their field, more than any other of the 32 institutions in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System (MnSCU). The strong tradition of teacher education has continued throughout this history with St. Cloud State University currently ranked as the fifteenth largest producer of new educators in the nation (AACTE, 2006). Especially well known for its colleges of business and education, St. Cloud State University also offers popular programs in art, biology, mass communication, and psychology. In addition St. Cloud State University promotes global awareness with 1,000 international students on campus and 350 students participating in study-abroad programs in 11 countries outside the U.S. Over 40 percent of the faculty have international experience.
Academic and campus life are supported by state-of-the-art technology in the Miller Center for Learning Resources and Technology Services, the best equipped library in the MnSCU system, and by electronic classrooms and wireless access throughout the campus. The university's active student life features over 240 student organizations providing opportunities for student leadership and organizational development as well as for volunteer and service experience. A thriving athletic program includes Western Collegiate Hockey Association Division I men's and women's teams and 19 Division II sports for men and women in the North Central Conference.
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St. Cloud State University, Minnesota's second largest university, operates under the authority of the Board of Trustees, which governs the MnSCU system. The system is the successor of three public systems of higher education – the community college system, the state university system, and the technical college system – that merged by statute as of July 1, 1995. Of the system's 32 institutions, seven are state universities and 25 are two-year colleges. The governor appoints the trustees, subject to approval of the Minnesota Senate. The board has 15 members, including one from each of the state's eight congressional districts; four at-large members; and three students, including one from a community or community and technical college, one from a technical college, and one from a state university. Except for students, who serve two-year terms, members serve six-year terms. The board has policy responsibility for system planning, academic programs, fiscal management, personnel, admissions requirements, tuition and fees, and rules and regulations.
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3. Determine the surface tension of water using Capillary rise method.
4. Determine the coefficient of viscosity of water by studying the flow through a capillary tube.
5. Determine 'Y' by uniform bending method.
6. Determine 'g' and 'k' using a compound pendulum.
7. Verify the perpendicular axes theorem using Bifilar pendulum.
8. Estimate the unknown frequency of the given tuning fork by volume resonator method, using the known frequency values of three tuning forks.
9. Using a Sonometer, determine the speed of waves on a stretched string.
10. Determine the coefficient of viscosity of a given liquid using Searle's viscometer.
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12. Study the damping of an oscillating disc in air and water using Logarithmic decrement method.
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NEW YORK – Attorney General Eric Schneiderman issued an open letter to law enforcement agencies around the state clarifying New York's clinic protection laws and regulations in the wake of a U.S. Supreme Court's decision last month that struck down a buffer zone law in the Massachusetts. While activists in some communities have sought to use the ruling to create confusion about which legal protections remain in place in New York, Attorney General Schneiderman noted that the ruling has no impact on buffer zone requirements already covering 22 counties in New York State.
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OMAHA, Neb. (Jan. 4) - Creighton men's tennis senior Billy Paluch is ranked at No. 91 in the first men's national singles rankings of 2013 released by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Monday.
Paluch is the first Bluejay to be ranked nationally prior to the start of a spring season. The Rapid City, S.D., native is the first CU tennis player to earn a national ranking during Creighton men's tennis head coach Tom Lilly's 16-year tenure and is believed to be the first Bluejay to accomplish the feat since the early 1990's.
During the 2012-13 fall season, Paluch won the Flight A singles title of the Omaha Collegiate Invitational hosted by Creighton in September. He also partnered with freshman Brandon Lee to claim the Flight A doubles title at the event. At the ITA Central Regional Championships held in Minneapolis last October, Paluch advanced to the second round in singles as well as doubles with partner and fellow senior Ryan Norman.
"While this ranking won't help Billy or our team win any matches this spring, it is something that is very well deserved," said Lilly. "Billy has worked as hard as anyone that we have had in our program over the years, so it is nice for him to get some recognition heading into the season.
"This does not come as a surprise to me, the Missouri Valley Conference or anyone that has watched Billy play the last few years. He has a great work ethic and is very strong mentally in matches to aid his natural ability."
Paluch was one of five Valley singles players ranked among the ITA top 125 as Drake accounted for the other four. DU and Illinois State each had a doubles team ranked among the ITA top 60. Two Creighton opponents enter the 2013 season ranked in the ITA top 75 with Drake at No. 45 and in-state rival Nebraska at No. 74.
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Coping with smoker's lung (chronic bronchitis)
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|Symptoms such as coughing and breathlessness get worse over time.
Smoker's lung is a chronic inflammation of the lungs. It is also known as chronic bronchitis, emphysema or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
It causes the respiratory passages to be swollen and irritated, increases mucus production and gradually damages the lungs.
Together these key features of inflammation, excess mucus and scarring work to cause narrowing of the airways, which may become permanent or not reversible (unlike asthma, where narrowing is reversible).
As a result, symptoms such as coughing and breathlessness get worse over time.
The main cause of this disease is smoking, but it can also be aggravated by air pollution or allergies. Some people are more susceptible to lung damage than others, probably because of genetic factors.
What can I do to prevent it?
- If you smoke – stop. This is the single most important thing that you can do to help your condition. Your doctor or pharmacist can provide advice on smoking cessation products and techniques. Or visit your local NHS Stop Smoking Service.
- Get professional help if you need it.
- Ease the symptoms with medicine and other treatments from your doctor.
- Try to cope with the stress when it becomes difficult to breathe.
- Learn to breathe more efficiently so you can continue with your daily activities.
- Exercise most days of the week if you can but pace yourself carefully. Keeping active, even if you can only manage gentle strolls, helps to keep your lungs healthy. In some areas 'pulmonary rehabilitation' is offered to people with COPD. This involves several components including a combination of progressive muscle resistance work and aerobic training, to improve your lung health and general wellbeing. Ask your GP or specialist.
- Try to conserve energy when doing activities, taking things more slowly to avoid running out of puff.
- Protect yourself against infections and items that may irritate your respiratory passages.
- Acknowledge your emotions, and talk to a friend or a family member when you are angry or depressed.
Consider learning:
- gradual muscle relaxation. Tighten, then relax, every set of muscles from your head down to your toes
- meditation. Concentrate on a word or a calm scene to help you relax
- biofeedback. Teach yourself to relax by using equipment that reveals muscle tension.
What kind of medication can be prescribed?
Medication is available that can:
- widen the respiratory passages
- calm the inflammation in the breathing tubes
- fight lung infections or even prevent infection setting in
- loosen phlegm
- relieve anxiety
- relieve pain
- help you to quit smoking.
Will oxygen therapy help?
Oxygen therapy may improve your life emotionally and physically, but it is only helpful in people who are severely limited in their physical ability.
Oxygen therapy needs to be sanctioned by your hospital Respiratory team, who will advise whether it is appropriate for each individual affected by COPD (or any other disabling lung condition).
Once approved, oxygen therapy is provided on prescription from the NHS.
What to ask the doctor
Quitting smoking
I have smoker's lung – isn't it too late to quit smoking?
Stopping smoking at any age will have a beneficial effect on your lungs.
Tips to help you quit
- Write down your reasons to quit on a piece of paper.
- Keep a diary of when and where you smoke.
- Try to find a pattern in your smoking habits.
- Find someone who can support you, such as your doctor or friend.
- Choose a method for quitting – remember, the only 'safe' amount to smoke is zero.
- Nicotine patches or chewing gum may help.
- Choose a date when you want to quit.
- Tell people the date you've chosen, so you'll stick to it.
- Ask about side-effects from any medication that is prescribed.
- Find out when you need to tell your doctor about side-effects.
- Keep an eye on changes to your condition and find out what to do if you notice any.
- Learn how to recognise warning signs of a problem.
- Ask questions about anything you would like to know about the condition or about medication, diet, exercise or breathing techniques.
- Ask if there's a pulmonary rehabilitation course in your area. These courses, which usually last for about six weeks will teach you about COPD, how to control your symptoms and how to improve your general lung health.
- Ask about non-prescription medicine.
How to take medication
- Take your medicine strictly according to the prescription.
- You must never increase, cut down or stop any treatment with prescribed medicine without talking to your doctor first.
- Never change a fixed oxygen supply.
- Don't use any medicines that aren't prescribed without first consulting your pharmacist or doctor.
Quitting smoking
I have smoker's lung – isn't it too late to quit smoking?
Stopping smoking at any age will have a beneficial effect on your lungs. Its never too late, and even life long smokers often report a significant improvement in their quality of life if they manage to give up.
Tips to help you quit
- Write down your reasons to quit on a piece of paper.
- Keep a diary of when and where you smoke.
- Try to find a pattern in your smoking habits.
- Find someone who can support you, such as your doctor or friend. Or join a quit smoking group – research suggests that the highest quit rates can be achieved when a person combines the support of a group with the use of medications.
- Choose a method for quitting – remember, the only 'safe' amount to smoke is zero.
- Nicotine patches or chewing gum may help. Several other drugs are also now available to help reduce craving for nicotine.
- Choose a date when you want to quit.
- Tell people the date you've chosen, so you'll stick to it.
- Consider trying electronic cigarettes or other devices that mimic the feel of something in your hands. The research to prove they are useful is controversial at the moment, and some experts feel they are a waste of money but some people have had success with them.
How can I make breathing easier?
These techniques can help your lungs work more effectively and help you relax when you feel short of breath.
Breathe with the stomach
- Place one hand on your chest. This hand should remain still when you breathe.
- Place the other hand on your stomach with your thumb on your belly button. This hand should rise up and down when you breathe
- Breathe in through your nose as you count to three. Breathe out as you count to six, holding your breath out for the last second or two.
- Repeat this for approximately 15 minutes.
- Practice this as often as possible – learning to coordinate stomach movements and breathing takes time. You can breathe with the stomach while you are sitting, standing or lying down.
Tight-lipped breathing technique
- Breathe in slowly through your nose.
- Tighten your lips a little. Now breathe out slowly with a soft, hissing sound.
- Try combining tight-lipped breathing with the stomach breathing.
How can I get rid of phlegm?
Controlled coughing can help you cough up phlegm without getting short of breath or damaging your respiratory passages.
- Take a slow, deep breath through the nose.
- Hold your breath for a couple of seconds.
- Open your mouth a little and cough two to three short, forceful coughs.
- Relax and repeat.
Your nurse or physiotherapist will be able to teach you other techniques for loosening and getting rid of phlegm. Family members can also learn how to help you.
Does the food I eat make a difference?
Many people with smoker's lung have difficulty eating large amounts of food. Therefore, the food you eat needs to be nutritious and provide you with enough calories. You can also do the following.
- Vary the foods you eat every day and eat only healthy food
- Have several small meals instead of a few big meals
- Try to make sure you have a regular intake of good quality protein (such as red meat) which helps to prevent muscle loss than can occur in COPD
- If you feel your diet is poor, consider taking a daily multivitamin supplement. Its difficult to get enough Vitamin D for example, but this is important for muscle strength and immune function.
- Talk to your doctor if certain types of food give you problems. Cabbage, beans and corn may make breathing unpleasant
- Drink lots of water, unless your doctor recommends otherwise
- Bear in mind that many smokers find that they get much more pleasure from food once they stop smoking.
Is exercise important?
People who are fit use less oxygen. Remaining active also helps you feel good about yourself. But remember to consult your doctor before starting an exercise programme - you will need to ask the following questions.
- What kind of exercise do I need? (Walking is often recommended.)
- How long and how often should I exercise?
- Is it necessary to change doses of medication and/or oxygen when I exercise?
How can I avoid straining my lungs?
- Try to avoid colds and influenza (the flu) by asking infected people to stay away until they're better.
- Ask your doctor about immunisations against influenza and pneumonia.
- Avoid contact with people who have a cold or the flu.
- Call your doctor at the first sign of a cold or influenza. Signs could be: increased coughing, a stuffed-up nose, fever and yellow or green phlegm.
- Avoid things that may irritate your breathing. These could include smoke from cigarettes or fireplaces, dust and smells from paint, exhausts or perfume, cold air, very dry or moist air, or air pollution.
- Ask your doctor about air cleaners or air dehumidifiers.
Can I lead an active life despite my condition?
At work
- Your condition should not prevent you from working, unless it has become very severe.
- Talk to your employer – a few changes in your workplace may be all it takes.
- Consider training in another field if it is impossible to keep your present job.
- Use a position that doesn't take much energy (such as side by side).
- Use tight-lipped breathing.
- Consider other ways of being intimate, such as cuddling, kissing, etc.
- Rest before and after intercourse.
- Ask your doctor about medical facilities in the location you plan to visit.
- Remember to take a supply of your medicines, as well as a list of them and prescriptions for further supplies if you will need them, with you.
- Ask your oxygen supplier where you can buy oxygen.
- Tell the airline in advance if you may need oxygen.
- Take some extra medicine in your hand luggage, in case your main luggage gets lost.
When doing manual work or housework
- Conserve your energy.
- After a hard task, do an easy task.
- Break hard tasks into smaller parts. Rest every now and then.
- Try using the tight-lipped breathing technique. Breathe out when you strain yourself.
- Sit down as much as possible.
- Keep the things you need close to you, so that you don't strain yourself more than necessary.
- When possible, push and pull instead of lifting.
- Use relaxation techniques.
How can family members help?
- Share your emotions. You could be feeling the same way as the person with smoker's lung. You also need to talk about your emotions.
- Give your full support if the person wants to quit smoking.
- If you smoke, don't smoke anywhere near the person with smoker's lung – passive smoking is harmful.
- Consider quitting smoking for your own sake.
- Don't overprotect. Let the person who needs your help do as much as they can by themselves. Their self-confidence depends on it.
- Help with the treatment. Ask the doctor or nurse how you can help at home.
- Join a support group such as the British Lung Foundation. Talking to other families affected by smoker's lung can help you cope.
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Over the last few weeks my HDD has been failing verification (4 times in the last fortnight ). I have used both Disk Utility and DiskWarrior to repair the drive and each time the outcome has been successful, only to have Verify Disk report errors a few days later.
I therefore decided to get a new drive. I've gone for a Crucial M-4 256GB SSD. However, as I do a lot of database work (MySQL mainly), I don't want to hammer the SSD with lots of writes. So I have also bought a WD 500GB hard disk (5,400rpm) together with a caddy for installing it into the DVD space. The caddy comes with an external enclosure so that i can slot my DVD drive into there instead and continue to use it via USB.
System details: MacBook Pro 6,2 mid-2010, i5 2.53 Ghz, 4GB DDR3, both internal and additional gfx card, matt hi-res screen, OS X 10.6.8, Time Machine on Iomega external firewire drive
In my mind, I will be allocating the following to each drive:
SSD - primary drive:
All my Apps and Utilities, documents etc
HDD - secondary drive:
MySQL data files
OS X swap file
Windows 7 partition
1. Does this sound like a valid setup - ie is it doable?
2. Will the SDD automatically be picked up as the primary drive when OS X boots?
3. How best to install OS X? Should I do a system restore from Time Machine or take this opportunity to reinstall from scratch? Time spent on this is not a major issue as I have a backup latop to work on in the meantime
3. Can I actually install Win7 on a secondary drive with Bootcamp or would it need to be on the primary SSD?
4. If I can install Win7 onto the HDD, will that Win7 partition be bootable from Parallels 7? I've heard some people have difficulty with this using VMWare
5. Is it worth having the swap file on the secondary drive or should I leave it on the SSD?
6. If I upgrade to Lion/Mountain Lion, will the full disk encryption work with an SSD?
7. I know that I need to go into the DVD app to edit the path to the DVD drive form 'internal' to 'external'. However, does anytone know if games that require the drive to be inserted also work with external drives? Not a big deal if not as I only have 1 of these left.
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The Browns' quarterback competition generates all the pub, but it's the running backs duel that "might be the best" of training camp. Coach Mike Pettine pointed early on to the battle between rookie Terrance West and free-agent addition Ben Tate as one to watch, and he was right.
Here's another fact: West should be the feature back for this team in 2014.
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Last season, West was one of the best college backs at any level playing at Towson, an FCS program down the road from Cleveland's AFC North rivals, the Baltimore Ravens. West's approach at Towson mirrors what Pettine will demand, making West a great fit in Cleveland.
"Absolutely," said Towson offensive coordinator, Jared Ambrose. "Cleveland is a blue-collar town with blue-collar fans, much like Baltimore. Terrance is a blue-collar guy with a blue-collar work ethic. If they told him to wear a hard hat every day, he wouldn't mind. His style of play will play well with their fans."
As expected, all the Cleveland camp hype has been about another rookie, first-rounder Johnny Manziel and his (so far losing) battle with Brian Hoyer for the starting quarterback job. But regardless of who's under center, the Browns under Pettine will be a defensive-minded, run-heavy team, much like his long-time former team, Rex Ryan's Jets. Whoever's called upon first to carry the load there carries great responsibility for the offense. More so if Manziel is thrown in immediately.
West isn't supposed to get more buzz than Manziel. He's a third-rounder, and was the opposite of a Heisman headliner playing at an FCS school.
"We were surprised to have a player like him walk through the door," Ambrose said. "He was a BCS player we were fortunate to get as part of the foundation of our program."
The early displays of NFL talent are the great equalizer for what only looked like a lesser college pedigree.
It's no surprise, because West's position always has the much easier transition to the NFL. His frame, 5-11 and 223 pounds, and versatile skills are made for what the Browns want to do on the ground. His decisiveness and quickness are ideal for their zone-blocking system. The coaches at Towson incorporated several running schemes (power, gap, pin and pull zone) to help him prepare to handle it.
"That gave the Browns a better feeling about drafting a small-school guy," Ambrose said. "The numbers were there, but they saw him do so much, that helped them think if they wanted to grow their scheme away from a zone, he would be comfortable with it."
Tate was signed because of his familiarity with Kyle Shananan's scheme as well. Although Tate joined the Texans after Shanahan left to become the Redskins' offensive coordinator, the run concepts of Gary Kubiak and Shanahan have much crossover. Tate is only 25 and was signed to a two-year, $6.2 million deal in March.
In Washington, Shanahan made the right call in anointing then unheralded fifth-rounder Alfred Morris as the workhorse as a rookie. Like his father, Mike Shanahan, neither draft nor contract status are factors in choosing a back. It's more about who will be the long-term hot hand. Whether talking present or future, that's West in Cleveland.
Unlike the gentleman's nature of Manziel vs. Hoyer, West vs. Tate has featured juicy trash talk. Stopping short of calling out either by name, each running back thinks he's the best (and only) man for the job.
Tate laid down the gauntlet before camp by saying he wasn't "scared" by any competition. West, in turn has been more motivated to show the Browns that "they can trust me on Sunday." The result has been fiery practices with flashes from both players, with undrafted projected No. 3 Isaiah Crowell also impressing.
Ambrose recalls how much of that welcome fire West showed at Towson.
"I try to imagine Terrance as a child, and if the baddest guy in the neighborhood walked up to him, he wouldn't be fazed by it at all," he said. "That was his entire personality when he was with us. He's never shy about competition and he always wants to be on top. It doesn't matter if it's tiddlywinks or football."
Neither back has given up much ground, but West is more fluid and offers Cleveland the better opportunity to reel off long runs.
Tate's veteran status may allow him to hold off West at first, but West comes in with fresh legs and none of the durability issues Tate had in backing up Arian Foster in Houston the past three seasons. It started right away when Tate missed his entire rookie season in 2010 with a broken ankle.
On one hand, Browns running backs coach Wilbert Montgomery has tabbed Tate as "the guy." Then again, Montgomery just compared some of what West can do with Brian Westbrook, Ricky Watters and the late great Walter Payton as "traits he hadn't seen for a while."
MORE: Manziel: 'It's me vs. the playbook'
Montgomery was a pretty good back in his playing days with the Eagles, and his prize pupils as a position coach include Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk, Steven Jackson and Ray Rice. When he gives West that praise, it's some hyperbole, but it has a good dose of reality. Because of his tough but compact running style, several draft scouts compared West to Rice. Add up all the comparisons, and you have a back you can trust for three downs.
Even with his eye-popping 2013 college stats—2,767 yards from scrimmage and 42 touchdowns—West has shown he can be effective out of the backfield, too.
"He's got phenomenal hands," Ambrose said. "With what we did in our scheme last season, we didn't require him to catch the ball too much. We felt we could use him more in play-action."
Last year the Browns ranked 28th in the league in rushing. Anchored by elite linemen such as left tackle Joe Thomas and center Alex Mack, that was unacceptable. But in the team's old-school plans, don't count on a true committee to correct it this year. There will be a clear No. 1 and No. 2 coming out of camp, just like at quarterback.
That No. 1 should be West.


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A backseat driver can be a real distraction, as most motorists will attest.
But soon-to-be drivers at Steel Valley High School on Monday who participated in a computerized driving simulator learned that having 15 of their classmates behind them was nothing compared to coping with the delayed reaction effects of alcohol.
Crowded into a trailer housing the Allegheny County Alcohol Highway Safety Program's DUI Safety SIMulator, students experienced firsthand the multisensory experience of driving. The challenge was one most students could handle reasonably well until the simulated delay effects of alcohol were added to the mix.
"You guys are setting me up for failure," remarked 15-year-old Ulysses Williams as he struggled to keep the car on the road while dealing with the virtual effect of two drinks.
There were gasps and remarks from the rear like, "He's driving in the wrong lane," as Williams narrowly escaped a collision with another car, almost hit a dog and followed a school bus at a dangerously high speed before his driving simulation ended badly at the four-drink level.
"It was easy except for when I was drinking," said Williams, who is studying for a learner's permit.
The simulator creates a realistic driving experience in rural and urban conditions. Students belt themselves into a real car seat before shifting into drive and maneuvering through the course, which is projected before them with front, side and mirror views all included.
From the back of the training trailer, event coordinator Mike Martin from the Pennsylvania DUI Association controls the simulator program from a computer while giving the students tips on safe motoring.
"All young drivers tend to look just beyond the hood of the car," he said. "You better look down the road."
His counterpart, Pamela Wahal from the Fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania Alcohol Highway Safety program, takes her position near the front of the trailer by the driver's seat and offers similar cautionary tips to students.
"You need to watch the road signs," she told one student. "You need to pay attention."
The event was sponsored by the Steel Valley Students Against Destructive Decisions group and Allegheny County Pre-Trial Services.
SADD coordinator and teacher Beth McCallister said Monday's exercise was offered to sophomores "because they either have their permits or will be getting their permits soon."
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10/13/07 0:28 petitez:
Oh boy! 2 new FOTDs! Your eye makeup really matches your clothes! hehehe…. Is there any colour that you can't carry it off?? Looking sweet as always!
10/13/07 7:08 Anonymous:
Oh my, loving the green look, Darcy gets prouder and prouder xox
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LOL! I want to wear them even when they don't work hehehe 😉
I always try to match very weird corny habit of mine 😉
Aw thanks lovie!
Appreciate the compliment!
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Love your site..very informative..I love to see all the different collections you have.
But im just curious.. why do you always where matching headbands in your FOTD?? I think you'd look so much better without them.
Oh BTW I watch your youtube videos (which is how I found your blog) as well and you are so adorable you really shouldn't worry about showing your face. I think it would add to the appeal of your videos anyway since you seem to have such a fun personality..and who cares what people say? If you feel gorgeous screw them. Just a friendly fyi
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hello dia!
Thanks for dropping by and leaving a comment It's appreciated!
Thanks for the compliments and support!
I get asked the headband question tons I have rather long wavy hair and I prefer it out of my face while I am working all day. I'd rather not sit and push it back every two seconds. I twist my hair into a bun, slap a headband on and call it a day Plus it's somewhat a part of my personal style I guess.
My hair is quite full of curls and bounce and all that funky stuff so the headband keeps that nice and tidy
Thanks so much for watching my silly little vids!
I'll consider showing my face in a future video!
I don't much mind what people so long as it is in the bounds of good taste and not cussing, degrading, or just being plain hurtful!
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It seems like there is nothing more humiliating than hearing, "Yard sale!" from the lift as you tumble down the mountain, skis and poles flying in every direction. But, if you fail to release properly from your skis, the same fall could result in an even more humiliating trip via ski patrol sled. The difference comes down to the DIN setting of your binding.
In the ski binding category new innovative designs are fine-tuning the art of attaching skier to ski. This year's focus is on weight savings, power transmission for controlling wider skis, safer release, and enhanced touring modes and sole compatibility. "Lighter bindings seem to be the way of the future, especially for ladies' models," says Joe Rauscher of Joe's Ski Shop in Minnesota.
No plate, no lifter, no disconnect: Salomon's STH14 lets nothing come between ski and skier.
"The march toward all-inclusive system skis continues apace," we reported in our update on bindings two years ago. "Bad news," we went on to note, "if you have a perfectly good binding that you were hoping to recycle." It was a troubling trend for anyone concerned with personal choice or the cost of ski equipment. Touting the undeniable merits of system skis—where ski and binding are designed and sold together as a seamless, smooth-flexing whole—manufacturers were morethan happy if they could convince you that you needed to buy a binding—their binding—every time you bought a ski.
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A Lakeview institution, Schubas Tavern has featured nightly live music for more than 20 years. The building itself, constructed by the Schlitz Brewery more than 100 years ago, is a Chicago Historic Landmark, and on the exterior two old Schlitz globe logos are still visible.
Always wished you could play the washboard? The Old Town School can help. They also offer lessons in playing the guitar, saxophone, or djembe drums, as well as gospel singing and Flamenco and hip-hop dancing, to name a few.
It's only fitting that Chicago—home to the second-largest Mexican population in the United States—would have a world-class museum dedicated to Latino arts.
Several distinguished stages make up the Loop's theater district. Goodman, Chicago's oldest and largest nonprofit theater, has entertained locals and visitors for more than 80 years. Catch a production in Goodman's landmark building. Check the website for upcoming performances.
Started in the mid-seventies in a church basement by Jeff Perry, Terry Kinney, and Gary Sinise, the famed Steppenwolf Theater Company now has 43 ensemble members, including John Malkovich, Joan Allen, and John Mahoney, and puts on early 700 performances, annually.
Specializing in outsider and contemporary pop art, Mars Gallery is said to possess a special energy due to its location atop a purported vortex within the earth. Whether you're a believer of the energetic vortex or not, the regular exhibitions are worth a visit to this one-of-a-kind gallery.
While wandering down Milwaukee Avenue, be sure to stop at the indie-minded startup Shop 1021, which sells a selection of well-edited gifts such as Fred glassware.
The ultimate shopping experience, 900 North Michigan boasts six floors of more than 70 luxury retailers, comprised of both national brands and boutiques, including Gucci, Michael Kors, and Bloomingdale's.
This neighborhood favorite offers a selection of delicacies. Choose from a variety of savory pies from the deli: lamp and potato; spinach and feta; parsley, olive, and cheese; and many more. Opt for pistachio, walnut, and almond baklava for dessert.
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Amid countless coffee chains, Fabcakes is a welcome change for your caffeine fix. Red velvet-draped walls add to the cozy atmosphere of this café, where customers enjoy freshly baked goods and lattes flavored with homemade syrups, like pepper-fig and vanilla-rose.
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New Carnegie classifications announced
The 2005 classifications reflect a thorough reassessment by the Carnegie Foundation, which replaced its single classfication with five: Instructional Program undergraduate; Instructional Program graduate; Enrollment Profile; Undergraduate Profile; and Size and Setting.
Binghamton University, formerly classified as a Doctoral/Research University Extensive based on the number of doctoral degrees awarded annually and the number of disciplines offered, is now classified as an arts and sciences plus professions, high graduate coexistence, comprehensive doctoral institution with no medical or veterinary school. Its enrollment profile is high undergraduate; its undergraduate profile is full time, four-year, more selective, higher transfer-in; and its size and setting is large four-year, highly residential.
According to the Carnegie Foundation, "The new classifications offer a set of diferent lenses through which to view U.S. colleges and universities, offering researchers greater flexibility in meeting their analytic needs."
Mary Ann Swain, provost and vice president for academic affairs, said the new system shakes up the conversations that we have, but will not adversely affect Binghamton. "It will drop out all of the people with medical schools, but its not going to change our peer list," she said.
"The issue from the Carnegie Founda-tions point was they wanted to honor more of the breadth of higher education," she said. "When it was a one-dimensional classification it was like a ranking system, and now that its a multidimensional classification system, it doesnt have a ranking flavor to it. Its trying to enable institutions to ask questions about themselves in relation to others very similar to them."
Swain said the new system is a positive one because it will enable conversations and comparisons that are more apples to apples. "Its something to be able to cluster institutions that are similar in some dimensions," she said. "Now we simply have more clusters than before.
"Were very appropriately categorized and we will stay in very good company," she added. "It verifies what we say about ourselves."


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For decades, education experts have upheld smaller class size as a critical factor to student success. Now some are questioning that assumption, pointing to larger classes in East Asian countries to support their position. The subject is sparking particularly heated debate in the United States and other countries, with some arguing that teacher quality and other factors play a more important role. It even figured in the 2012 US presidential election, with the campaigns of both major parties attacking each other for suggesting that "class size doesn't matter."[1]
The renewed look at class size is driven in part by fiscal necessity in the wake of the global recession. Tight budgets are forcing many schools to cut back on teachers and to accommodate more students in the classroom. After trending steadily downwards over the last century, class size in the US has started to rise again in recent years. According to a White House report, the national student-teacher ratio rose by 4.6 percent to 16 in 2010 from 2008, "rolling back all the gains made since 2000." Based on the trend, the average class size would have increased to 20.6 for elementary students in fall 2010 from 20 in 2007, and to 24.1 for high school students from 23.4, the report stated.[2]
Some are also questioning the emphasis on smaller class size as part of a push to improve the US education system, after American students scored lower on international tests than students in East Asia, where class sizes are often larger.
Federal and state policies in the US have long promoted smaller class sizes. For many teachers and parents, the benefits are obvious. Smaller classes mean fewer students to manage, and fewer distractions. Teachers can spend more time with each student, and give more attention to those who need it.
"Every extra student is extra everything," giving teachers less time to devote to individual students, says Yelena Siwinski, a second-grade teacher at New York's P.S. 193 elementary school who currently teaches a class of 29 but has also taught smaller classes. In contrast, "smaller classes mean more time spent on each individual child during class, more time to develop lessons for them, more time to contact parents to deal with individual problems."
Some studies demonstrate a clear benefit from smaller class size. The oft-cited Tennessee's Student/Teacher Achievement Ratio, or STAR, project conducted in the 1980s tracked the performance of students placed in classes of 13 to 17, from kindergarten through third grade, comparing them to students in larger classes. The study found that children in the smaller classes not only experienced bigger improvements in early learning but also performed better in the long term. Minority students saw the biggest benefit.
While experts acknowledge these findings, many say few other credible studies show a clear correlation between small class size and improved student performance, and that no such studies have been done for higher grades. And today's environment of fiscal austerity lends added urgency to the issue, as educators look for the most effective ways to boost student performance with limited funding.
Matthew Chingos, a researcher at the Brookings Institution, a think tank based in Washington, DC, says reducing class size is one of the most expensive things for an educational system to do, because it requires schools to hire more teachers and build more classrooms. According to a paper he co-authored,[3] increasing the pupil/teacher ratio in the US by one student would save at least $12 billion per year in teacher salary costs alone.
A growing number of experts argue that schools can get more bang for the buck by hiring high-quality teachers. "Teacher quality has the most important impact and trumps class size every time," said Amber Winkler, vice president of research for the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, a Washington-based education policy think tank.
In 1996, California introduced a programme that aimed to reduce K-3 class size from 30 to 20, creating 25,000 new teaching jobs in its first two years. Inexperienced teachers or those without certification filled many of these positions. As a result, critics say, students in classes with such teachers suffered academically, offsetting gains from smaller classes.
Some experts and policymakers[4] note that high-performing education systems in Asia have larger classes than the US: South Korea averages about 36 students, Japan averages 33 and China – as many as 50. Teachers teach larger – but fewer – classes, leaving more time to prepare lessons and undergo training. But Asian students tend perhaps to be better behaved and more homogenous than those in the US, which may make it easier to teach larger classes. And some Asian schools, including in Japan, are moving towards smaller classes to improve learning and classroom behavior.
Whatever the arguments on class size, the reality is that the number of students is growing in classrooms across the US and elsewhere. For educators, then, the challenge will be how to cope with bigger classes, whether by strengthening teacher training, introducing more technology or targeting smaller classes for students who need them most.
[1] Alyson Klein, "Obama, Romney Link Strong Foreign Policy, U.S. Schools", Education Week, October 26, 2012.
[2] Executive Office of the President, Investing in Our Future: Teachers to the Classroom, August 2012.
[3] Grover Whitehurst and Matthew Chingos, Class Size: What Research Says and What it Means for State Policy, May 2011.
[4] US Department of Education, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan speech, "The New Normal: Doing More With Less", November 2010.


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