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The Penguins can't beat the Eastern Conference elite at Consol Energy Center.
As a result, they find themselves 10 points out of the Atlantic Division lead. And they also might be without center Jordan Staal for a while.
Despite outplaying the Rangers much of the game, the Penguins dropped a 3-1 home decision Friday night. And with 4:45 left, Staal awkwardly took a knee-on-knee hit from former teammate Mike Rupp.
Staal remained on the ice for about a minute and appeared to be in significant pain. He was helped off the ice and did not return. After the game, coach Dan Bylsma said he had no update on Staal's status.
"I'm in a position of turning; I've got my legs out for a wide base, and he's coming by," said Rupp, who was given a two-minute penalty for kneeing. "I try to get a piece of him. I don't move my knee to get contact, but I understand the call. ... I hope he's all right."
Already without center Sidney Crosby and defenseman Kris Letang because of concussions, the Penguins could be in serious jeopardy of sliding down the standings should Staal miss significant time. The Penguins are now only two points removed from being out of the conference playoff picture following their third consecutive loss.
The defeat dropped the Penguins to 0-12-2 against the Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, Boston Bruins and Washington Capitals in a season and a half at their new home.
Defenseman Ben Lovejoy gave the Penguins an early lead, and they played arguably their finest period of the season in the opening 20 minutes. At one point, the Penguins held an 11-1 shot advantage but were only able to beat Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist once. Lundqvist made a number of spectacular saves while stopping 37 of 38 shots.
"On most nights," Penguins left wing Matt Cooke said, "when you hold a team to 16 shots, you're giving yourself a chance to be successful."
After being dominated for 18 minutes, the Rangers took charge. Center Brad Richards evened the score late in the first, and center Brandon Dubinsky scored a short-handed goal in the second to give the Rangers the lead. A misplay by goalie Marc-Andre Fleury led to another New York tally early in the third.
This goes down as one of the more devastating losses of the season for the Penguins. They had five days off to prepare, while the Rangers had the distraction of playing in the Winter Classic against the Flyers on Monday and an overtime game Thursday against Florida.
Adding to the Penguins' frustration, right wing James Neal appeared to bring them within a goal in the third period, but his tally was waved off because it was ruled that left wing Chris Kunitz interfered with Lundqvist.
"It's not desperation time," Cooke said. "But we obviously want to win games."
Note: Center Richard Park, playing for the first time in more than a month after breaking his foot, left in the third period after being hit in the eye by the butt end of Rangers defenseman Stu Bickel's stick. He did return to the game.
Scoring summary
First period
-- Penguins, 1-0 (5:43): D Ben Lovejoy beat Rangers LW Ruslan Fedotenko up the ice, took a pass from RW Craig Adams and fired a shot from the slot that beat G Henrik Lundqvist for his first goal of the year.
-- Rangers, 1-1 (18:17): D Ryan McDonagh fired a shot from a bad angle that banged off G Marc-Andre Fleury's pads to C Brad Richards, who drove the puck into the empty net.
Second period
-- Rangers 2-1 (3:09, SHG): RW Ryan Callahan led a three-on-one break, drew Fleury to the near post and passed to C Brandon Dubinsky, who tapped the puck into the net.
Third period
-- Rangers 3-1 (1:20): Fleury left the crease to prevent a breakaway but misplayed the puck, giving the Rangers two shots at an empty net. RW Marian Gaborik's shot hit the post, but C Derek Stepan buried the rebound.
Beat by the best
The Penguins canâ?t seem to beat the best teams in the Eastern Conference at home since moving to Consol Energy Center.
Penguinsâ• record against Eastern heavyweights at Consol Energy Center:
Rangers: 0-3-1
Flyers: 0-4
Bruins: 0-3
Capitals: 0-2-1
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General Motors Co. CEO Mary Barra said Tuesday that GM�s recall process into 1.62 million older cars linked to 12 deaths �clearly took too long,� as she named a safety czar and vowed to get to the bottom of what went wrong.
Barra, who met with reporters in Detroit and made her first remarks to the media since last month�s recall, did not offer any detailed explanation of GM�s recall failure that came more than a decade after GM first learned of the problems involving bad ignition switches in Chevrolet Cobalts, Saturn Ions and other older cars.
GM�s CEO � who was calm and composed during a 45-minute interview � again apologized for the company�s handling of the recall and said she would testify before Congress if asked. Barra said that neither she nor the board knew of the problem until recent weeks. GM said no one has been fired or disciplined over the recall.
The automaker, through an independent internal investigation that could last a few months, is working to �answer the question what went wrong and why,� Barra said. �We want to make sure this problem never happens again.�
�I know you want to know what happened. So do I. So does Mark,� Barra added, referring to GM product chief Mark Reuss who also addressed media questions.
Both were cautious when asked specific questions about the recall process such as whether vice president-level executives knew of the ignition switch defect and when; they said an internal investigation process must play out first.
GM said it has appointed company veteran Jeff Boyer to a new position as vice president of global vehicle safety. He will meet with Barra once a month or more, and update GM�s board on recall issues.
Reuss said it�s the first change of many things that need to be addressed.
Barra said she had no knowledge of the problem before late December when she learned an analysis was being conducted into the Cobalt. She learned of the Jan. 31 decision to recall the vehicles by the GM team in a phone call from Reuss. The board was not notified until after GM submitted the recall paperwork to NHTSA, Barra said.
Barra said she has instructed former U.S. Attorney Anton Valukas, who is leading GM�s internal review, that there will be no roadblocks. The investigation will go where the facts lead, and she said there will be �no sacred cows.�
GM�s CEO, on the job since mid-January, said the investigation could take a few months. �We won�t sacrifice accuracy for speed, but we want this done as quickly as possible so we can move forward,� she said.
Barra apologized again for the deaths linked to the recall and said the company will do what is right for customers.
�Clearly, lives have been lost and lives have been affected and that is very serious,� she said. �We want to extend our deep condolences for those losses,� she said.
Barra, who said GM wants to fix all 1.62 million vehicles by sometime in October, emphasized the older Chevy Cobalts, Saturn Ions and similar vehicles are safe to drive when only using the ignition key.The weight of other keys hanging from a ring might inadvertently cause the ignition switch to move to �accessory� or �off� while driving. That could shut down the engine, causing difficulty steering and disabling air bags.
GM said last week it first learned of ignition switch problems in 2001 in a pre-production Saturn Ion and was aware of stalling related to the recall as early as 2003. The automaker opted to buy back at least 13 vehicles and issue service bulletins to dealers, but didn�t recall cars. In 2005, GM approved a redesign of the ignition key head to address the issue, but later canceled it.
The delay has led to announcements of several investigations and increased scrutiny. GM faces a March 25 deadline to turn over records to Congress. The Justice Department also is investigating. The automaker has an April 3 deadline to answer 107 detailed questions from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
A team of a half-dozen GM officials and lawyers led by the company�s vice president for global government relations, Lee Godown, met with House Energy and Commerce Committee staff for two-and-a-half hours Tuesday. Godown declined to comment.
Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said the talks between GM and NHTSA will continue.
�Our focus is now on getting the documents and information we requested from both parties. These materials will provide a better understanding of the recalls, the extent of the problems, and the decisions made. We need to know why it took so long to connect the dots. Receiving this information from both GM and NHTSA is critical to understanding what happened, and how we can prevent such failures in the future,� Upton said in a statement.
Barra expects Congress to hold hearings in early April and that if asked to testify, she will.
�My message will be that we are focused on the customer, we are doing everything we can to support the customer and get their vehicles fixed, that I am very sorry for the loss of life that has occurred and we will take every step that we can to make sure this never happens again,� she added. �The second is we will fix our process.�
Barra said she is taking responsibility for leading the recall issue going forward.
Barra wouldn�t answer whether the company as a gesture of goodwill would accept liabilities for accidents that happened before GM became a new company post-bankruptcy. She also wouldn�t answer whether GM would create a victims� fund. Last week the Center for Auto Safety urged her to set aside $1 billion.
Some lawyers have said they will look to have GM�s 2009 bankruptcy reopened because they believe GM falsely represented that it did not know of any product liability cases that might be brought against them. One Texas lawyer, Bob Hilliard, who plans to file a lawsuit against GM as early as this week representing a woman who was injured and the estates of two girls who died in a 2006 Wisconsin crash, said he would have to convince a bankruptcy judge that GM understood its liability potential.
Under terms of the bankruptcy agreement, the �new� GM is not liable for accidents occurring before bankruptcy.


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Police: Couple found in home were double suicide
GRAHAM, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky State Police say a couple found dead inside a Muhlenberg home each committed suicide, but did not leave a note behind.
Trooper Stu Recke told the Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer (http://bit.ly/1etvapT ) that 47-year-old Dune and his wife, 35-year-old Yolanda Dune of Graham each had self-inflicted gunshot wounds. Recke says Dune had no legal first name.
Troopers were called to the couple's home on Kentucky 175 in Graham Tuesday afternoon to conduct a welfare check. Upon arrival, troopers found both people dead.
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COVINGTON -- You have the chance to walk the red carpet this week.
The Newton College and Career Academy will hold its second annual film festival on Thursday. The red carpet will begin at 6 p.m., and the film festival will last from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
This year's theme is "Bringing a book/story to life."
The students' Top 4 short films will be shown at the festival, as well as their Top 4 commercials, Top 4 public service announcements and clips of music videos.
"We are very excited about the opportunity for the associates to showcase the results of their hard work. I am always amazed at the creativity and skill level of our associates," said James Woodard, CEO of NCCA.
Verda Watson, instructor for the broadcast video production program at NCCA, said friends of the students and other teens, parents and community members will enjoy this event. Most films are PG-13 because of some subject content like teenage pregnancy.
The event also will feature a panel of TV and film industry guest judges, as well as a meet and greet reception with students, staff and guest judges. Additionally, awards will be given to People's Choice Best Short Film, Industry Choice Best Short Film, Best Commercial, Best PSA, Best Music Video, Best Actor in a Short Film and Best Actress in a Short Film.
The event costs $3 for adults and $1 for students. Money will support the SkillsUSA club and future broadcasting students in competitions, activities and field trips.
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Democrats reserved nearly $19 million more in broadcast airtime this week across 24 House districts, throwing down yet another financial marker for the fall elections.
The reservation marks the second stage of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committees $46.3 million television spree scheduled for after Labor Day.
The competition for ad time is steeper than ever this cycle, with presidential campaigns and well-funded outside groups plotting billion-dollar blitzes this fall. By reserving time in the hottest television markets early, the DCCC ensures the best rates and placement for its spots.
To be clear, the DCCC can cancel its reservation or shift money to different markets as races fluctuate. Nonetheless, the planned spending is far ahead of the National Republican Congressional Committee, which has yet to announce any fall TV buys.
The DCCCs chosen markets also provide a glimpse of which races it believes will be competitive come November. For example, this round of reservations includes almost $5 million in Sacramento, Calif., and $3.6 million in Boston to target House Republicans and boost Democratic incumbents.
According to a breakdown of the reservation obtained by Roll Call, the committee plans to spend millions in major markets where several candidates are running. The DCCC memo did not always state whether the buy would target a specific candidate or race, allowing the committee to shield its strategy until an ad runs.
Included in this reservation is:
• $4.77 million in the Sacramento, Calif., market. Republican Reps. Dan
Lungren and Jeff Denham face tough races there this fall. Democratic Reps. John Garamendi and Jerry McNerney are being targeted by the GOP in that market as well.
• $3.67 million in the Boston media market one of the priciest in the country. The market covers the districts of two Bay State Democrats, Reps. John Tierney and Bill Keating, as well as GOP Reps. Frank Guinta and Charles Bass in New Hampshire.
• $3.1 million in the expensive Chicago market a key area where Democrats hope to pick up several seats. Three Republicans have uphill battles of varying degrees in the Chicagoland suburbs: Reps. Joe Walsh, Judy Biggert and Robert Dold.
• $2.33 million in the Phoenix market, which covers the new 9th district and the open 1st district, both competitive seats.
The DCCC also reserved airtime in smaller markets aimed at individual districts, including:
• $890,000 for the competitive open-seat 1st district race in Washington state, covered by the expensive Seattle market. The nominees in this race will be picked in the top-two primary in August.
• $637,000 for the St. Louis media market to target the 13th district in Illinois. Rep. Timothy Johnsons (R-Ill.) sudden retirement after the primary gave Democrats an opportunity in this downstate seat. The Democratic nominee is emergency room physician David Gill. Democrats previously reserved time in this market in the first stage of their ad buy for the nearby 12th district open seat.
• $505,000 in New Mexicos 1st district, covered by the Albuquerque market. Democrats are defending this open seat and are heavily favored to hold it after Republicans failed to recruit a top candidate.
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In a nutshell, usability means working out how to create something the average person can use without frustration.
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- Watch people interact with something, like a website or some software, and making a note of any problems that arise and working out how to solve those problems
- "Develop an eye" for what tends to work and what goes wrong and bearing this in mind when developing something new, or enhancing something that already exists.
Usability professionals also use some other terms:
- User Experience – this means looking at what it feels like to use something, is it satisfying or frustrating, can it be used confidently or hesitantly etc
- Information Architecture – this means how to organise information, for example categorisation and sub-categorisation, and how that information is accessed, for example menu bars on a website
- Wireframing – creating basic sketches a user interface showing the layout of websites and software showing how the system is going to work.
- User Testing – Asking participants to have a go at doing some scenarios with something and watching where problems arise for the participant
- Heuristic Evaluation – A review from standard checklists to identify what is good and bad about the system, usually done by experienced people with a lot of usability knowledge.
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EAST GREENWICH ŌĆō An unprecedented seven Boy Scouts from Troop 1 were recognized May 4 with attaining Eagle Rank, scoutingŌĆÖs highest honor, in a warm, heartfelt ceremony at Cole Middle School.
Chief Coyle recommends presence at other schools
EAST GREENWICH ŌĆö Both the East Greenwich Town Council and the East Greenwich School Committee have commended the work of Student Resource Officer Steven Branch while stationed at East Greenwich High School on a regular basis.
So could the idea of a second student resource officer come to fruition within the coming year?
EAST GREENWICH ŌĆö Usually at this point of the year, the East Greenwich Fire District is hammering down some numbers and preparing a budget for the upcoming year without much worry.
But this year is much different in that the future of the Fire DistrictŌĆÖs existence is extremely uncertain given the clock is ticking on when the legislation to merge the Fire Department into the Town of East Greenwich will take effect.
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WEST WARWICKŌĆö A man who was accused of mentoring the two Boston bombing suspects was traced to an apartment in West Warwick, where he lives with his two parents.
According to the New York Review of Books, Mikhail Allakhverdov, known as ŌĆ£Misha,ŌĆØ was accused by the Tasrnaev family of radicalizing Tamerlan, the oldest of the bombing suspects.
PROVIDENCE ŌĆö History was made Wednesday afternoon as members of the State Senate voted to approve 26-12 a bill that would allow same-sex couples to marry in the state of Rhode Island.
Because of the approval by the senate, the bill will now be heard by the House Judiciary Committee last Tuesday. If approved, it will be passed along for a full floor vote on Thursday, before landing on Governor Lincoln ChafeeŌĆÖs desk to be signed into law. Chafee has already said that if the legislation reaches his desk, he will sign it into law.
Multiple residents shared opinions about gay marriage during 12-hour session
Seeing a sea of people flood the rotunda and the Senate chamber at the State House Thursday evening was quite the profound experience for District 35 State Senator Dawson Hodgson.
It was also one of the many sights during what was an extremely long evening for both the Senate Judiciary Committee and Rhode Island residents who are on both sides of the same-sex marriage debate in the capital city.
With help of his mother and volunteers, Jack Ryan donated 150 Easter baskets to Crossroads
It was just a simple idea thought of by Jack Ryan, the son of New England Invitations owner Pamela DŌĆÖOrsi-Ryan, where he wanted to make Easter baskets for needy children in the area.
Five years ago, the mother-and-son team made approximately eight baskets and donated them to charity. From there, other residents and community members offered to help to expand the gesture.
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EAST GREENWICH ŌĆö One day while reading the paper, Tom Boyle, a former veteran of the United States Navy who was stationed in Algeria during World War II, saw an article about an ŌĆśHonor Flight,ŌĆÖ a program that offers veterans the opportunity to be taken on a trip to Washington, D.C.
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Thanks to receiving a major grant from the U.S. Department of Labor, a new major curriculum is in the final stages of development at the New England Institute of Technology.
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Paco Peña will perform with his Flamenco Dance Company Jan. 20 at the Bardavon 1869 Opera House in Poughkeepsie.
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Framed by percussion that maintains the thrust of a nail gun, colored by individual guitar notes that all at once ache and inspire and expressed in waves of multi-dimensional dance that evoke flight and fury, the passion of Paco Peña Flamenco Music & Dance is set to descend upon the City of Poughkeepsie.
Peña, a Spanish native and part-time resident of London, will bring his troupe to the Bardavon 1869 Opera House in Poughkeepsie on Jan. 20. The evening will feature performances from three guitarists, including Peña, a percussionist, three dancers and two vocalists.
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Linfield manager David Jeffrey seeks first win over Crusaders
Linfield aim to secure their first win of the season over Crusaders when the sides meet at Windsor Park on Tuesday.
The Blues have drawn one and lost one against the Crues in the league, and were also defeated in a penalty shoot-out in the League Cup quarter-finals.
Indeed, the Premiership leaders have failed to register a victory over their Belfast rivals in nine meetings.
"We have got ourselves in a decent position but it's extremely tight," said Linfield manager David Jeffrey.
"This is a mouthwatering game but it is one we will relish," he added.
"The Crues were very impressive against Dungannon in their last league game so this will be a test of how far we have progressed.
"I was bitterly disappointed by our performance at Seaview earlier in the season as I thought we didn't put up a fight at all and deservedly lost 2-0.
"We then drew 0-0 at Windsor Park and although we lost in a penalty shoot-out in the League Cup, I was much happier with our display and on another night we could have won."
The third-placed Crues are six points behind the league leaders ahead of the stand-out game of Tuesday evening's full programme of Premiership action.
Michael McNamee is joined by Tony Gorman at Windsor Park as he presents coverage of Tuesday night's full programme of Irish Premiership action on a Sportsound Special on BBC Radio Ulster medium wave and the BBC Sport website from 19:30 GMT.
Joel Taggart and Chris Morgan provide commentary on the stand-out game of the evening as leaders Linfield face Crusaders.
The programme will have reporters at the other five games, including Cliftonville's match against Ards, Glenavon against Glentoran and the basement battle between Coleraine and Warrenpoint Town.
Crusaders manager Stephen Baxter is set to welcome back several first-team regulars who were rested for the Irish Cup victory over Crumlin Star with this crunch match in mind.
Skipper Colin Coates will feature after being told that he will not require surgery on ankle problem, good news for the north Belfast outfit ahead of the remainder of the campaign.
"I've been happy with the team this year - they have showed a lot of hunger and desire and have reached two cup finals - this is another huge occasion for us," said Baxter.
Second-placed Cliftonville travel to Clandeboye Park to face Ards, with Reds manager Tommy Breslin promising to "freshen things up after a tired performance" in his team's Irish Cup draw with Coleraine.
"We didn't look at our sharpest on Saturday, and perhaps the heavy schedule of fixtures is taking its toll," argued Breslin.
"We have a number of players who did not feature in that game, or came on as substitutes, so we will try to address any tiredness and be at our best against a team who are fighting for their lives."
Meanwhile Glenavon have new signing Tiarnan Mulvenna available for their game against Glentoran at Mourneview Park after the striker's international clearance came through.
The Lurgan Blues saw off interest from a number of other clubs to secure the services of the 25-year-old former Dundalk and Drogheda forward on an 18-month deal.
Defender Brendan Shannon is set to make his first league appearance for some time after spending most of the past 18 months on the sidelines through injury.
Coleraine manager Oran Kearney emphasises that his side are "absolutely determined to alter their league position" as they prepare to take on fellow strugglers Warrenpoint Town at Ballycastle Road.
The Bannsiders must plan without Stephen Dooley, who returns to the United States after scoring two goals in two games while on a short-term contract, plus Connecticut-bound Stephen Carson.
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I ordered this a few weeks ago but it looks like I need to get a new one made with a 21+ torso. I paid $200 shipped, it is still brand new and is a top of the line cottage pack.Asking $140, email me at email@example.com: 19 inch torso.12x4.5x21.5 plus the cuben rolltop.Vx21, 1.43 cuben rolltoplycra mesh side pocketshydration port and bladder looppadded straps and hipbelt, good load transfer for frameless.removable bungee system.I can easily fit my 6-7 pound baseweight in here with half the space leftover for food.
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Hi Michael,Do you have the weight on this pack?Thanks
Weight is exactly 12.8 ounces, and its possible to trim off excess length of the straps to save .5-1 ounce.
Price drop $135
What's the volume. Nice pack..BTW
From the dimensions you list, it'd be ~20L, not counting the roll top and the exterior pockets?
With the use of the roll top and pockets it will be around 1500ci or 24-25l.
$125 price drop
$115 it can ship priority Monday!
$110... And am throwing in a long handled ti spoon.
That is a nice pack.FWIW I don't think it'd be a prohibitive amount of work for Chris or someone else to rip a few seams, pull the straps, and move them 2" higher. You might end up with a slightly less clean pack, but it'd fit you.
I asked him and he said it would not be a good idea actually. I'm just getting a new one built.
How low would you drop? I realize making a low offer is sort of insulting, but this pack would be a "want" not a "need."I am at firstname.lastname@example.com
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Valentine's Resolve by E.E. Knight
In this latest installment of Vampire Earth, Val is conscripted back into Southern Command where the need is dire. The explanation of the situation is ok, but I didn't buy into Val being that easy to track down and capture if he has been this successful for this long at staying away.
I enjoyed the story, but Val's continual fight with authority and the consequences that follow are making me nervous. A game I used to play allowed you to choose your enemies, and it was wise enough to point out that if you pick the CIA for an enemy, you are going to have a very exciting, but very short game. Val is making too many short-game enemies and all of his friends together won't be able to keep him alive for much longer.
The story is interesting, his love interest is a strong reminder of Ali for some reason, except she likes physical intimacy as much as Ali doesn't. A fitting place holder. Val continues to make rash decisions that get the crap kicked out of him and then get him in even more hot water than before. It's got to slow down a little in this regard because, to top this latest exploit, he would have to be dead.
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London - After the full-on glitz and glamour of the party season, it feels good to get back to a sense of calm and simplicity in our homes.
Now is the time to rethink our interiors with a careful edit of no-frills, classic pieces that won't break the bank.
Perfectly harnessing this understated yet cosy mood is the colonial look: a mix of US-style rustic chic and artisan accessories spiced up for the 21st century with a dash of tribal print.
"This winter, there is a quiet charm to home interiors, in stark contrast to the trends of the past year," says Theo Williams, design manager at John Lewis Home. "Customers want a look that taps into nostalgia and takes its inspiration from a time of innocence, celebration and optimism. The colonial style is perfect for this."
One of the key spring/summer interior trends at littlewoods.com is, in fact, called Colonial: handsome leather sofas are piled high with elephant and mosaic-print cushions while animal rugs and African masks add ethnicity.
It's a laid-back look, with no hard-and-fast rules. Stick to a backdrop of neutral shades, but don't be afraid to introduce shots of colour with soft duck-egg blues, tropical lime greens and even a splash of red.
Use ethnic prints sparingly: too many leopard and tiger patterns will leave your home looking like a zoo rather than providing the luxury and exoticism you're after.
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ANN VOGEL | Warm up winter with ceviche and tropical Key lime pie
As I write this, it's 21 degrees outside and the neighborhood is covered in a lacy white hard rime. Time to warm up!
Here's a way to heat up your taste buds, even though these dishes are served cold: juice some limes and whip up these hot weather-inspired treats.
Below are two of the dishes served at a New Year's party. I made the first, ceviche featuring crab, bay shrimp and slightly larger shrimp bathed in lime juice and a zesty hot sauce with chopped crunchy vegetables, including jicama. It's tasty served alone in a cocktail glass, atop a salad, inside a halved avocado, or as a spicy side dish or appetizer.
Yvonne Rivera of Poulsbo made the Key Lime Pie, and it was delicious, made without the usual half dozen or so egg yolks found in many other recipes for this taste-of-the-tropics pie.
Happy New Year to you and yours!
Shellfish Ceviche
Makes 8 servings
1½ pounds mixed, shelled, and cooked shellfish (such as tiny bay shrimp, slightly larger shrimp, crabmeat, lobster, or crayfish)
½ cup lime juice
½ cup ketchup
1½ tablespoons Tabasco or other hot sauce
2 tablespoons olive oil
½ cup chopped cilantro
1/3 cup diced red onion
2 peeled, seeded, and diced cucumbers
1½ cups diced jicama
1 jalapeño chile pepper, seeded and minced (optional)
Salt and pepper to taste
2 avocados, diced
—Mix the shellfish meat in a large nonreactive bowl (such as glass or ceramic). Pour in the lime juice, and gently mix, being careful not to break up any crabmeat. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
—In a separate bowl, mix the ketchup, hot sauce, olive oil, cilantro, onion, cucumber, jicama, and jalapeño. Add salt and pepper to taste. Gently fold this mixture into the seafood. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Add the diced avocados just before serving.
Key Lime Pie
1 (9 inch) prepared graham cracker crust
3 cups sweetened condensed milk
½ cup sour cream
3/4 cup key lime juice
1 tablespoon grated lime zest
—Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a medium bowl, combine condensed milk, sour cream, lime juice, and lime zest. Mix well and pour into graham cracker crust.
—Bake in preheated oven for 5 to 8 minutes, until tiny pinhole bubbles burst on the surface of pie. Do not allow it to brown. Chill pie thoroughly before serving. When ready to serve, garnish each piece with a thin lime slice or extra zest and whipped cream.
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As St. Patrick's Day approaches, the "luck of the Irish" is on the side of Hempstead Town residents. Indeed, as luck would have it, the Town Animal Shelter will be waiving all adoption fees between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 16, 2013 for the shelter's second annual "Lucky You, Lucky Me" pet adoption event.
"We encourage town residents to visit the Animal Shelter and find their 'pot of gold,' a cuddly cat or dog to call their own," said Shelter Director Cynthia Iacopella. "With all adoption fees waived during 'Lucky You, Lucky Me,' there's no better time to bring home your new pet."
Shelter fees are being waived on adoptions, spaying/neutering, rabies vaccinations and microchipping. Also, cats will be tested for feline aids/leukemia, free of charge.
What's more, there will be a "St. Pitties Parade" just outside the shelter (weather permitting) at 1 p.m. to highlight the wonderful animals up for adoption at the Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter. In addition, all residents adopting a pet on March 16th can have their photos taken free with their new pal and a St. Patrick's Day leprechaun! Several vendors will be in attendance. Lastly, there will be a bake sale and raffle baskets, with all proceeds going to benefit the Tails of Hope Fund. This fund helps to finance extraordinary medical surgeries for sick animals.
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I noticed this too. Even after the successful build errors do not go away. Rebuilding index does nothing. I simply give up on the error indexer, and rely on a console output as my guide.
HI Andrew,
I did try to switch off some of the indexers, however, there was no direct correspondence between the error description and the indexer description, therefore I wasn't sure which one to turn off, and did not want to turn the wrong one, assuming that it is better to have false negatives than having false positives.
If you still have bogus errors represented by "bug" icon, those are configurable on Window->Preferences->"C/C++"->"Code Analysis" page. The problem "Name" should match the error description you are seeing. Use "Customize Selected" button and "Scope" tab lets define "Exclusion patterns".
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I was having the same issue, until I find an easy way to solve it:
- Right-click on your project and choose Index -> Update with Modified Files
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JONES, AUGUSTUS H. (1813–1877). Augustus H. Jones, soldier, stockman, planter, and public official, was born in Georgia in 1813 and moved to Texas in 1835. On October 1, 1835, he joined Ira Westover's Matagorda Volunteers; he seems to have participated in the assault on Nuestra Señora de Loreto Presidio at La Bahía on October 9. From October 31 to November 12, 1835, Jones was a member of the Lipantitlán Expedition, and he fought at Nueces Crossing. In a letter to James W. Fannin, Jr., Jones bragged that forty Texans had opposed about seventy Mexican troops and had "flogged them like hell." In December of 1835 he participated in the siege of Bexar. After the victory at San Antonio, Jones returned to the United States; on January 15, 1836, he arrived in Cahaba, Alabama. After the Texas Revolution he returned to Texas to serve as a first lieutenant in the Army of the Republic of Texas; in 1846 he saw action in the Mexican War. Jones lived in Gonzales, where he was regarded as a prominent planter and stockman. The people of Gonzales County elected him to the House of the Ninth Congress; he served from 1844 to 1845. Little is known of his activities afterward. He died in his Gonzales home in October 1877.
Texas House of Representatives, Biographical Directory of the Texan Conventions and Congresses, 1832–1845 (Austin: Book Exchange, 1941).
The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this article.Stephen L. Hardin, "JONES, AUGUSTUS H.," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fjo43), accessed November 26, 2015. Uploaded on June 15, 2010. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
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On October 25, Co-op America is celebrating its 25th anniversary. In honor of what we have achieved together, and to signal the important work we have ahead, Co-op America will be taking on a new name, Green America. We'll officially adopt our new name on January 1, 2009.
I want to assure you that though our name is changing, our mission remains the same.
Allow me a moment to reflect on what we've achieved together, the tasks ahead—and to share the thinking behind our new name with you.
Twenty-five years ago, a small group of people got together, united by a belief that we could create an economy that works for people and the planet—and Co-op America was born. At the time, it was becoming clear that corporate actions were at the heart of a growing list of social and environmental ills—from climate change to sweatshop labor. But changing the American business paradigm seemed impossible (in fact, many said we were crazy). Ronald Reagan had become president, pushing the philosophy that business knows best; political channels were blocked for people wanting a society based on values of justice and environmental responsibility. It seemed it might be more possible to advance these values through the economy.
So a dedicated group of founding members bravely put forth a revolutionary idea to Americans:
Every time you spend or invest a dollar, it goes to work in the world.
Too often, it supports institutions and corporations that perpetuate injustice, pollute the environment, and destroy communities. But we can change that. We can use economic power to push for socially and environmentally responsible businesses ... and put our society on a more sustainable path.
It was clear that to create a more sustainable society, we needed to stop corporate irresponsibility and create a green economy based on the values of social and economic justice, community and environmental health.
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In those early days, our founders chose the name Co-op America for this mission. It came from the idea of individuals, businesses, and investors working together cooperatively to shift society onto a just and sustainable path. Before the language of "green" emerged, cooperation seemed to be a good way to express these deep, holistic ideas.
The name turned out to be a mixed blessing. While our members understand and feel connected to it, those who don't know us are often confused by the name, thinking that we are a food or housing cooperative. But our mission is exactly the right one—and the work of our organization has been game-changing.
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When Co-op America began, corporate boards were able to act secretly, advancing policies that perpetuated the most egregious forms of injustice. Today, thanks to our work together advancing shareholder activism, shareholder resolutions on social and environmental issues are winning majority votes.
Two and a half decades ago, the question, "Were the workers who made this product treated and paid fairly?" went unasked. Now, thanks to you, more and more Americans consider issues of sweatshop and child labor when they make purchases, and Fair Trade is discussed in classrooms, boardrooms, and kitchens across the country.
And, thanks to you, today corporations know that consumer and investor power is a force to be reckoned with. Together, with many allies around the world, we helped bring an end to Apartheid in South Africa; and we got companies like Disney, Home Deport, Dominion Power, Citigroup, and Procter & Gamble to improve their social and environmental practices.
Perhaps most exciting of all, new solutions about better ways forward have been seeded everywhere and are growing whole new, healthy ways of living, working, and doing business. From local, organic food to community investing to solar power to Fair Trade, green economy solutions are springing up everywhere. Thanks to you, we've been there to help people learn how to green their lives, green their businesses, and green the world.
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Hasbro Inc
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Headquarters | Pawtucket, R.I.
Year founded | 1923
CIO | Doug Schwinn
CMO | Edward Kriete
IT employees | 300 worldwide
Business units | ThreeU.S. Toys, Games and International
Top brands | Nearly 100, including G.I. Joe, Easy-Bake Oven, Furby, Monopoly, Play-Doh, Pokémon, Scrabble and Zoids
Revenues | $2.9 billion in 2001, down 23% from $3.8 billion in 2000
Net income | 59.7 million in 2001, versus a loss of $144.6 million in 2000, with a loss of $17.1 million in the first quarter of 2002
Number of Web sites | 55 in 1999; 20 in 2001
As one might expect, there are toys everywhere at the Pawtucket, R.I., headquarters of Hasbro Inc. A larger-than-life Mr. Potato Head stands in greeting outside. The lobby is festooned with original artwork made from such Hasbro board games as Scrabble and Boggle. Even a bathroom sports an embossed portrait of two Potato Heads holding hands.
But the business mood is hardly playful these days at America's No. 2 toymaker. Hasbro's revenues were down by $930 million, or 23 percent, last year, and off by another $11 million for the first three months of this yeartraditionally, the toy industry's worst sales quarter. Profits, meanwhile, in the red by $144 million in 2000, were barely back in the black last year. To reassure skittish investors, CEO Alan Hassenfeld has ordered budget cuts of $100 million in a second round of cost cuts that will save Hasbro a total of $200 million by 2004.
Hasbro is also under increasing pressure to innovate. Hasbro's brands have scored classic hits nearly every decade since the 1920sTinkertoys in the '20s, Tonka trucks in the '40s, Play-Doh in the 1950s, G.I. Joe and Easy Bake Ovens in the 1960s, Nerf balls in the 1970s, and Trivial Pursuit and Pictionary in the 1980s. In the '90s, Hasbro found itself without a hot new classicand toward the end of the decade, stuck with a hodgepodge of more than 50 separate Web sites that weren't reaping any revenues or new insights about the people buying Hasbro toys.


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Jesper de Jong wrote:I haven't looked at your program in detail, but the following might be an issue.
Strings consist of characters. Characters are represented in the computer's memory by numbers - stored as bytes. Exactly what number represents what character, is determined by the character encoding that you use. There are a number of standard character encodings, for example ASCII, ISO-8859-1 and UTF-8 are common ones.
When you convert characters to bytes or vice versa, you do so according to a character encoding.
When you call getBytes() on a string or create a new string from a byte[], and you don't specify the character encoding, then the default character encoding of your operating system is used. If the character encoding that the server uses differs from the default character encoding of the client, then the bytes or the string will differ between server and client, leading to errors.
So, it's best to always specify the character encoding, instead of relying on the default. For example:
String text = "Hello World";
// Convert text to bytes using the UTF-8 character encoding
byte[] data = text.getBytes("UTF-8");
// Convert the bytes back to a string, specifying the UTF-8 character encoding
String result = new String(data, "UTF-8");
Tony Docherty wrote:I would start by removing the encryption/decryption part so you are sending plain text converted to a byte stream. That way you can totally rule out encryption/decryption rather than assuming it's not the problem.
Secondly dump to the screen the contents of byte array as you send it and as you receive it and check you get exactly the same byte values, order and length on both machines.
Joris Bolsens wrote:
I am converting the string to a byte[] encrypting, converting back to a string, sending to server which just echos back to client.
Ulf Dittmer wrote:+1 on what Jesper said. Rule of thumb: never, ever, use "new String(byte[])" or "String.getBytes()". If you know that it's going to be ASCII, say so in the code via the encoding parameter.
And when dealing with encryption: once something is encrypted, it is no longer character data, and thus can't be stored in a String object. You need to use a byte[]. If for some reason you need to store and transfer it as a String, then you need to base-64 encode the byte[] - that makes it an ASCII String.
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Q&A: Todd Haley 12/3
Following Chiefs practice today in Kansas City, Todd Haley met with the media. Here are the highlights:
What is the silver lining to injuries? With Vrabel out the last couple of weeks what have you learned about that position having looked at some other guys?
"I think if there is something positive about injuries that's one of the things: you get a chance to see an Andy Studebaker. You get a chance to see a Pierre Walters. You may not have pushed that envelope with the injury. Even though guys were practicing well, Mike's been one of our better players day-in and day-out.
"We're encouraged with that spot overall. The fact that Andy came in and did some of the things he did were real encouraging. I felt both games he started and the game he came in partway through he had positive performances all the way across. Anytime you find out about a backup that's been a top special teamer for you that you think potentially could start and play in that role that's a good sign."
On the linebackers:
"Well, I feel better about Andy. I think that Tamba has continued to make progress on the other side. We're not there yet. We're continuing to grow into what we're going to be but that's got to be another real good strong spot for us – to play defense the way we want to play. The outside backers have got to be a position of strength. Anytime you have somebody that's been predominantly special teams that you didn't know a lot about going into the year that steps in and plays at a pretty good level then you have to be encouraged."
How do you feel about your depth at running back today with Smith injured?
"We've got a Plan B, Plan C ready to go one way or another. I feel like we've done the things necessary to be ready. If Kolby is indeed out, I'm happy we have a guy like Tim Castille that we've added here recently that can play both positions. We haven't given him the ball a bunch but we think he can play the halfback and fullback positions. We'll be ready to go regardless. Anytime you have an injury it's a setback but somebody has to step up and fill the void."
On Pierre Walters:
"Pierre is a guy when the season started who was close to being up every week. Just because of the numbers you have to deal with in all areas, he was the eighth and ninth guy multiple weeks in a row throughout the season. The positive with the injury is we got a chance to get Pierre up and get him a few snaps. I think it's too early to make a real evaluation because he hasn't had a whole bunch of snaps – only 18 I think and a couple on special teams. We'll see how the week pans out."
When you look at a Walters and Studebaker you can say they look like football players. How do you explain a small guy like Denver's Elvis Dumervil leading the league in sacks?
"It seems like every year there are a couple that break the mold at all positions. We've seen some of them this year whether it's Maurice Jones-Drew or Harrison and now Dumervil. Every year there are a couple that break the mold and (don't have) a prototypical height, weight and speed. He's special and has a motor that won't stop. I guess that's the best way to describe him: a low center of gravity with great leverage and doesn't quit. Those are the kind of players you'd like to have."
You have a guy in Tamba Hali whose motor never stops, but his numbers aren't there. Is there a reason for that?
"I don't know if I'd put numbers on Tamba right now. Again, we're still trying to get to where we want to get to. I think personnel kind of dictates that a little more than other times. Tamba has done nothing but show he belongs and, like you said, he's got a motor that doesn't stop and it doesn't matter if it's practice or the game. I'm happy that we have Tamba and that he'll do nothing but improve. As we get better I think he'll get better."
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TURKEY CREEK, TEXAS (Washington County). Turkey Creek was six miles east of the site of Brenham in central Washington County, within two miles of the county center. In 1840 the Guyton family gave the community its name. Turkey Creek was one of four rival settlements in the 1844 county seat election. The community flourished during the 1840s but rapidly declined after Brenham became the permanent county seat. At present the site of Turkey Creek is farmland, and no trace of the settlement exists.
W. O. Dietrich, The Blazing Story of Washington County (Brenham, Texas: Banner Press, 1950; rev. ed., Wichita Falls: Nortex, 1973). Mrs. R. E. Pennington, History of Brenham and Washington County (Houston, 1915).
The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this article.Carole E. Christian, "TURKEY CREEK, TX (WASHINGTON COUNTY)," Handbook of Texas Online (http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hvt70), accessed November 25, 2015. Uploaded on June 15, 2010. Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
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She saw and handed out coupons and free cookies to about 200 people as they walked through the restaurant doors during the lunch rush.
"Many people will come out because there is a different face or a funky face. People will share a story or start asking questions that they never had a chance to ask," Breast Fairy said. "(Such as) 'What does this mean on a mammogram' or 'My mother died of breast cancer, what should I be doing' or 'Do you think I'll get it?'"
She wants to be referred to as Breast Fairy while working the character at events and appearances, but in real life Laura Gordon is the breast health patient navigator at Summit Health's Rhonda Brake Shreiner Women's Center, Chambersburg. Her job is like that of her alter ego in that, as her title implies, she guides patients through the information and medical processes associated with breast care.
Gordon finds that her two jobs can collide, which are situations that have made for some of the most meaningful experiences as the Breast Fairy.
"I have women who come in for the breast exam or their mammogram and I'm talking to them as their navigator about a biopsy and they mentioned that they heard the Breast Fairy speak, or say 'I saw that Breast Fairy and it got me thinking maybe I should go and do this,' and they don't realize they're talking to her," Gordon said. "At those points, at that time, they are probably the best successes I can ever ask for."
Gordon's stint as the Breast Fairy began about six years ago as an idea she had to keep an audience of breast care survivors entertained while waiting for the main speaker at the Cumberland Valley Breast Care Alliance's annual free dinner.
"Since that time she took on her own persona and more and more she's used for awareness such as an event such as today," Gordon said about her Breast Fairy character. "You'll see her at volleyball games, softball games, leading parades, leading awareness walks, and she's kind of metamorphosed into the awareness."
Gordon's current goal is to spread an aware-
ness of knowledge, rather than awareness for the sake of being aware. She feels that although the awareness push is thriving today, many people still lack the knowledge of how to check themselves, what to look for, what to
do if they find something and what will happen in a doctor's office.
"I just try to walk them through anything so that the more information they have, the better choices they can make for themselves," Gordon said.
As Breast Fairy, Gordon said she educates women on the risk factors that many do not know about. For instance, she makes sure women in their late 70s and 80s know that the statistic that 1 in 8 women will get breast cancer in their lifetime applies to them more than any other age group.
Other risk factors include personal and family histories, menstruation before age 12, menopause after age 55, no pregnancy until after age 30, hormonal replacement therapy with estrogen and alcohol use.
Just because the Breast Fairy is pink, that does not mean she is only for women. According to Gordon, 1 percent of all breast cancer cases are men.
"Men will come in with a disease farther progressed because no one takes it seriously that men get breast cancer. And yes, they can die from it. And we do mammograms on men," she said.
No matter a person's gender, the number one thing Gordon wants men and women to know is "Breast cancer is not just a lump, it is a difference in the breast. That is the biggest misconception," she said.
Gordon stresses to patients and Breast Fairy visitors that a lump, puckering of the skin, ridge, pain, any type of difference in the breast could be a sign of breast cancer.
She hopes that her unique take - and look - on breast cancer awareness will motivate women and men to make up for the attention lost in the mountain of breast health information that seems to be everywhere.
"You need to have something that's new and different and fun because we've scared women so much with all the facts and figures that I personally have thought that you need somebody that's going to take the message in a different way and gets people to listen," Gordon said. "And if the Breast Fairy character gets people to listen, that is where the success lies."
"The Breast Fairy can present very serious information in a less formal way than most of us are used to getting that kind of information," added Karlee Brown, Summit Health spokesperson.
Gordon's campaign against the disease also stems from personal experience, namely the loss of her sister in April. "It's such a silly thing, who wants to be a fairy of breasts except for me? (It's) because I've seen the devastation, I've seen the effects of breast cancer," she said.
Gordon's Breast Fairy seems to be having the effect she works toward making. According to Brown, Summit Health schedules 25 percent more mammograms from October to December, which are months the Breast Fairy is most active.
Summit Health has been using digital mammography since 2008, Brown and Gordon said. While the "squish" may remain, the technology makes for a more precise picture and enables doctors to find problems before they turn into cancer, Gordon said. "We're going to find those precancerous things, get rid of them and go on," she said.
For more information on breast health or to schedule a mammogram, call Shreiner Women's Center at 217-6750.


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Undergraduate Catalog 2012-2013
Chris E. Johnson, B.S., M.B.A.
Senior Vice President for Enrollment Management
Tamela L. Crickenberger, B.S., M.S.
Executive Director of Enrollment, Liberty University Online
Steve Peterson, B.S., M.B.A.
Executive Director of Admissions, Liberty University Online
Prospective students who wish to speak to an Admissions Consultant about the admissions process or admission policies may do so by contacting the Liberty University Online Admissions Office.
Prospective students are encouraged to apply over the phone with an experienced Admissions Consultant or online at http://www.luonline.com. .
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Mailing Address: Liberty University Online
Attn: Admissions Office
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Lynchburg, VA 24502
Admission to Liberty University's undergraduate program is governed by policies and procedures developed by the Senate Committee on Academic and Admission Standards and the Liberty University Online Committee on Online Learning and Academic and Admissions Standards.
The mission of Liberty University is to develop Christ-centered men and women with the values, knowledge, and skills essential to impact the world. We expect that our students understand and respect our mission and purpose while enrolled at Liberty University.
Prospective students are assessed according to academic background; personal moral behavior and character; personal philosophy; and willingness to follow Liberty's rules, regulations, and policies. In the consideration process, the applicant's complete prior academic record, recommendations, plans for the future, and personal information will be reviewed. Applicants meeting the required standards in these areas will be admitted to one of the academic terms at the University.
Applicants for admission will be considered without regard to race, color, gender, national or ethnic origin, religion, age, or disability.
The University reserves the right to refuse or revoke admission or readmission to any prospective student or returning student. Any applicant who intentionally withholds pertinent information or who falsifies information may be required to withdraw from Liberty.
The regulations listed herein are subject to change after the date of publication through established procedures. Liberty University reserves the right to make necessary changes without further notice.
All Liberty University Online students are required to have access to an IBM compatible, high-speed computer with Internet and email service.
Applicants must submit the following items to the Office of Admissions in order to be considered as candidates for admission. A decision will not be made until all documentation has been received and evaluated.
1. Application Fee (non-refundable, non-transferable)
Application fee will be posted on current application for the Liberty University Online programs upon enrollment or the student's first semester.
2. Academic Records
Prior to acceptance, applicants must submit an official transcript (see below for details) from an accredited high school or an official transcript of the General Educational Development (GED) test scores. Applicants with prior college coursework must submit official transcripts from all colleges attended.
To be considered complete, a high school transcript must meet the following minimum requirements:
- Preliminary transcript – must reflect all coursework and final grades received for grades 9-11, an overall grade point average (GPA).
- Final transcript – must reflect all coursework and final grades received for grades 9-12, must list graduation date, an overall GPA.
- Liberty University Online students should refer to www.luonline.com /index.cfm?PID=14327 for a detailed list of applicable admissions requirements.The high school and GED requirements will be waived if the applicant earned an associate's degree or is transferring 60 or more credit hours (after evaluation).
In lieu of a final transcript, Liberty University will accept a preliminary transcript and a self-certification of successful completion of the represented high school program.
In addition, some high school and college transcripts may be waived if they are unobtainable due to circumstances as determined by the Office of Admissions.
Although the University does not require specific high school courses for admission, successful applicants usually have completed at least 4 years of English, 2–3 years of college preparatory mathematics, 2 years of laboratory science, 2 years of social science, 2 years of foreign language, and at least 4 units of elective credits in subjects such as art, music, or drama. This curriculum prepares one for the classroom expectations at Liberty University.
Liberty University's minimum acceptable unweighted Grade Point Average (GPA) is 2.00 on a 4.00 scale. All transcripts are converted to a 4.00 scale. Applicants who fail to meet the minimum required GPA will be evaluated on other indicators of ability to perform satisfactorily at the college level and may be admitted on Probation status. All students accepted on Probation status should plan to limit enrollment to 12 semester hours of coursework including: CLST 100, ENGL 100 and MATH 100, unless already taken.
3. Other Documentation
If the Admissions Committee determines that additional information is needed in order to make a determination on the applicant's status, the applicant may be required to submit letters of recommendation or other relevant documentation such as a guidance counselor letter.
4. RN to BSN program
Students who are interested in the RN to BSN program, the following additional admissions documents are required.
- RN licensure in state of residence (copy of licensure document)
- Graduate of an NLN accredited nursing program leading to an associate degree or hospital diploma
5. B.S. in Aeronautics program
Students who are interest in the B.S. in Aeronautics program must also submit a copy of a valid commercial pilot's license.
Homeschooled applicants must submit the above requirements plus:
- Verification that they have completed a secondary school education. This requirement may be satisfied by a statement signed by the parent or guardian, a home-education diploma, or a graduation date posted on the home education records.
- Verification that the home education was carried out in compliance with applicable commonwealth or state laws. The form of this documentation will vary depending on the state statutes governing home education. The documentation may be a letter from the local school board or public school superintendent, a letter from an umbrella school, or a signed affidavit from the parent or guardian.
Note: The University recognizes that the academic records of home-educated students vary widely. However, records of academic work plus any evaluations or grades awarded by the parent or other evaluator must be included on the academic records to properly evaluate the applicant's eligibility for college-work. See www.luonline.com/index.cfm?PID=14824 for a sample home school transcript. Do not submit portfolios, photocopies of awards, or photographs of school projects.)
Liberty University Online students may be allowed to register on a conditional basis based on the information on the application alone. Students who register on a conditional basis may enroll for up to 12 semester hours pending receipt of all official transcripts and standardized test scores. Students who have not submitted the required documentation by the completion of the first twelve hours will not be allowed to enroll in additional courses until the documentation is received and full acceptance is granted.
Conditional Enrollment is not a guarantee of full acceptance into a degree program. In addition, students are not allowed to use Federal Financial Aid under this classification.
Liberty University Online offers several developmental courses to students who need assistance with some of the basic skills required in order to be successful in college. Online students who fail to meet the minimum required GPA will be evaluated on other indicators of ability to perform satisfactorily at the college level.
All students accepted on Warning or Probation status will be limited to 13 semester hours of coursework including: CLST 100, ENGL 100 and MATH 100, unless already taken.
- CLST 100/Foundations for Academic Success. Designed to assist students in their academic adjustment from high school to college. It is part of a special program which includes a select group of first-time freshmen. Attention is given to goal-setting, organizing for study, time management, textbook mastery, reading comprehension and rate, listening, memory, note-taking motivation for study, test-taking, study strategies in other classes, and orientation to University services.
- ENGL 100/Basic Composition. This course is available to students who do not have a strong back-ground in English grammar and basic composition.
- MATH 100/Fundamentals of Mathematics. This course is offered to students who do not have strong math skills. The course is a review of arithmetic and elementary algebra.
Applicants must submit all of the required documents to complete the admission file. When all documents have been received and evaluated, applicants will be notified as to whether they have been fully accepted. Following notification of acceptance, applicants will receive information relating to financial check-in, and course registration.
Liberty University Online offers English and Math placement tests for all new undergraduate students. These placement tests will be used to make sure that students are placed in the proper English and Math courses to help students be successful as they begin coursework at Liberty University Online.
Transfer applicants must complete all of the forms that are listed for the initial application procedure. However, undergraduate transfer applicants who transfer 60 semester credit hours or more (after evaluation) to their program of study at Liberty do not need to submit a high school transcript, GED, or the standardized test scores except when specifically requested to do so by the University.
The high school and GED requirement will be waived if the online student is transferring in 12 or more credit hours with a minimum 2.00 GPA (after evaluation) and has self-certified that they have or will have graduated from high school or earned a GED by the time of enrollment.
A copy of the official transcript from each college or university that the transfer applicant attended must be sent directly to the Office of Admissions from the Registrar(s) of the respective institution(s) of higher learning.
All students who intend to transfer to Liberty must be eligible for readmission at the last institution attended. The record is reviewed based on Liberty's scholastic regulations. If an applicant's GPA does not meet Liberty's scholastic standards, even though the applicant may not have been placed on Academic Warning or Probation at the last school attended, the applicant may be denied or placed on Academic Warning or Probation. Appeals may be granted, based on Liberty's scholastic regulations.
Only courses and degrees from a regionally accredited institution or those nationally accredited by accrediting agencies recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (e.g., SACS, TRACS, ABHE, etc.) will be evaluated for transfer of credit. Applicants must request that official transcripts be sent directly from the Registrar(s) of the previous school(s) to the Registrar's Office at Liberty University.
Credit will be accepted for those courses that are equivalent to courses offered at Liberty in which applicants have made a grade of C or better. Transcripts are evaluated by the Liberty University Online Office of Transfer Evaluations under the guidelines established by the Liberty University Online Curriculum Committee.
Credit for military training is awarded based on the recommendations provided by the American Council on Education, in A Guide to the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed Services (ACE Guide). This includes credit for general military training and occupational specialty. The work must also be applicable to the student's program of study.
A list of policies and transferable courses is provided at http://www.luonline.com/transfercredit.
Liberty University is a member of the Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC) Consortium and the SOC Degree Network System.
Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC), established in 1972, is a consortium of national higher education associations and more than 1,700 institutional members. SOC Consortium institutional members subscribe to principles and criteria to ensure that quality academic programs are available to military students, their family members, civilian employees of the Department of Defense (DoD) and Coast Guard, and veterans. A list of current SOC Consortium member institutions can be found on the SOC Web site at http://www.soc.aascu.org/.
The University offers book vouchers ranging from $100-$400 to all active undergraduate military personnel, veterans, Department of Defense employees, and their spouses who participate in the SOC program. These students are encouraged to apply for financial assistance through the military and Department of Veterans Affairs, such as Tuition Assistance and GI Bill..
The SOC Degree Network System (DNS) consists of a subset of SOC Consortium member institutions selected by the military Services to deliver specific Associate and Bachelor's degree programs to servicemembers and their families. Institutional members of the SOC DNS agree to special requirements and obligations that provide military students, their spouses and college-age children with opportunities to complete college degrees without suffering loss of academic credit due to changes of duty station.
SOC operates the 2- and 4-year Degree Network System for the Army (SOCAD), Navy (SOCNAV), Marine Corps (SOCMAR), and Coast Guard (SOCCOAST). Refer to the SOC Degree Network System-2 and -4 Handbooks to view Associate and Bachelor's degree programs, location offerings, and college information. An electronic version of the Handbook is posted on the SOC Web site, http://www.soc.aascu.org, on the SOCAD, SOCNAV, SOCMAR, and SOCCOAST home pages.
Each active duty service member and reservist will receive a copy of a SOC student agreement after acceptance to the University. Veterans and spouses may view their SOC student agreement through the Degree Completion Plan Audit portal.
The Liberty University Online Office of Transfer Evaluations will evaluate students' prior military experience. Evaluations will be based solely upon the recommendations of the American Council of Education (ACE) guidebook, A Guide to the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed Services. Military applicants should send in military transcripts or documentation from their particular branch of service. If those documents are unavailable, applicants should submit a copy of their DD214, 2-1, 2A, or DD295 for evaluation.
Upon completion of the military evaluation, students may access their degree completion plan through the Degree Completion Plan Audit system. Liberty University Online military students will generally find that the Interdisciplinary Studies major maximizes the use of their existing credits.
Liberty University Online offers a 25% tuition reduction for all emergency response personnel, including law enforcement, fire safety, civil air patrol, prison support and emergency personnel who have been employed in the field within the last 5 years.
Applicants whose native language is other than English must submit official scores for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). The University accepts into its undergraduate programs students who achieve a TOEFL score of 61 (IBT), 173 (CBT) or 500 (PBT). Additional assessment following arrival on campus may determine the need for English as Second Language (ESOL) classes before being admitted to the Freshman English series. Admitted applicants who do not have TOEFL scores or who have taken an alternate language assessment test will have their English assessed after arriving on campus and may be required to enroll for one or more semesters in the English Language Institute before becoming eligible for undergraduate studies. Applicants whose TOEFL scores do not meet the minimum University requirement for undergraduate programs may be admitted to the English Language Institute (Please see the English Language Institute section of this Catalog). Information regarding the TOEFL may be obtained from: TOEFL Services; The Education Testing Service; PO Box 6151; Princeton, New Jersey 08541 or online at www.toefl.org.
Status 1 Special Students are early enrollment or dual enrollment students who do not have a high school diploma or equivalent. These students must show evidence of ability to complete the courses selected. They may become candidates for a degree after completing high school diploma requirements.
Status 2 Special Students are those students who are not interested in obtaining a degree; however, they are interested in taking one or more college level courses up to a maximum of 12 credit hours. Additional courses may be approved if the student has no intention of being a degree-seeking student. This decision is based on review from the Office of Admissions.
Applications are available at www.luonline.com. Students deciding to enroll as degree seeking students in the future must complete a new application and fulfill all admissions requirements.
Students who have been Academically Dismissed from Liberty University are not eligible for Special Student status. Students who have completed 12 or more credit hours at their current level are not eligible for Special Student status. Financial Aid is not available under Special Student status.
A break in enrollment occurs when a student is not actively taking a class each academic year.
Students who break enrollment will be required to follow the degree requirements in effect at the time of re-entry to the University.
Students who have withdrawn from the University or who have broken enrollment must apply for readmission through the Office of Admissions. Admission status is subject to the terms of any previous academic or disciplinary suspension or probation. Re-applicants will be subject to the current Degree Completion Plan for the program of application. Applicants must provide official transcripts from all educational institutions attended since enrollment at Liberty. Students must receive approval from the Registrar's Office, Student Conduct and Student Accounts before an acceptance decision can be made.
Approval for readmission under Academic Amnesty must be approved by the Office of the Provost. To qualify for academic amnesty, a student must have been academically suspended or academically dismissed from the University, as well as must satisfy the subsequent guidelines for readmission.
Students attending, or who have attended, Liberty University are given certain rights under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 as amended (20 U.S.C. 1232g) and Rules of the Department of Education (34 C.F.R. Part 99) implementing this Act.
Additional information and University policies regarding the protection of student records are published online at http://www.liberty.edu/ferpa.
Additional information regarding the University's academic and administrative policies and procedures can be found on the University Website at www.luonline.com or www.liberty.edu.
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