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Detroit police officers Ed Williams and Patricia Williams. Detroit Police Officer Ed Williams shot and killed his wife Detroit Police Officer Patricia Williams and then committed suicide. / Handouts
Bankrupt or not, the city of Detroit has agreed to let a mother proceed with a lawsuit against the Detroit Police Department over the 2009 shooting death of her daughter, a police officer who was killed in a murder-suicide by her husband.
All lawsuits against the city more than 500 have been put on hold because of the bankruptcy. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Steven Rhodes still has to agree to let the case proceed.
Plaintiff Deborah Ryan of Canton wants the stay order lifted. Both sides have agreed to let the case proceed and are waiting approval from Rhodes.
Ryans lawsuit alleges the Police Department failed to protect her daughter from an unstable husband. Her daughter, Patricia (Katie) Williams, was a Detroit police officer who was shot and killed in September 2009 in a murder-suicide by her husband, who also was a police officer in the Detroit homicide unit.
■ Full coverage: City of Detroit files for bankruptcy
Ryans suit alleges the department went out of its way to protect the husband when it could have taken steps to prevent the shooting. Ryan said shes relieved her case may finally get to a jury.
Its been four years and my family especially my grandson we need to have closure. And we want to make sure that people who we feel caused this to occur, including the city, is held accountable for their actions, Ryan said. Its the first kind of good news weve had in years.
Ryans lawyer, Bill Goodman, said the lawsuit also challenges what he believes is a pervasive problem in the DPD: officers abusing women, and nothing being done about it.
That point has to be driven home and the only way to drive it home is to have a jury tell the DPD what it can get away with and what it cant get away with, Goodman said. Its handling of Katies case was unacceptable ... (Police) would not step up to the plate and see that this guy got arrested before he did serious harm to his wife and himself. It was clear that he was a basket case and no one wanted to get involved in the problem.
According to the lawsuit, the department canceled an alert that was issued to law enforcement about the husbands mental status and concerns that he was a threat to her daughter.
Detroit police found the husband to be competent and canceled the alert, so he was never picked up by the authorities, the lawsuit states. About 30 hours after the alert was called off, the husband shot and killed his wife and himself in a parking lot.
In court documents, the city has denied any wrongdoing.
The city also denied showing favoritism to the husband, stating there is no evidence that he was treated differently because he was a police officer. In fact, the argument is counterintuitive, given Patricia (Katie) Williams was also a Detroit police officer.
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Check out our Downloads page and E-book Guide for updated help and instructions for downloading library e-books. We've added device-specific help pages for e-readers...
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Reviews - Bridge Inn by Good Night Inns2
Bolton Rd Bebington, Port Sunlight, CH62 4UQ
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Fantastic stay in a fantastic hotel, with fantastic and friendly and helpful staff.
Look forward to coming back and would highly recommend.
Hotel was spotless, and our room was very clean and spacious. The food was lovely, especially the breakfast, with lot's to choose from. The staff were very helpful and friendly and generally wanted to be helpful, from cleaners to checkin staff they were all very happy and friendly. They are a credit to the Hotel. Keep up the good work.
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Due to the fact, that LateRooms.com was not able to reserve our rooms, even that it was confirmed, the owner of the Bridge Inn was so helpful and looked for hours to find something else, where we were able to spend the night.
I never met such friendly and helpful hotel staff. Thanks again for everything (searching for room, food etc.). You saved our weekend in Liverpool (rate 6 is even not enough). Thanks again and very warm greetings. Hermann and family.
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The setting is absolutely stunning and the Inn still has much of the original character.
It does need a little updating and was looking a little tired. However, updating will obviously have to be done with extreme care so as not to loose its charm and character. Also, I suspect that updating may well put it outside the average person's price reach. We stayed there to visit family in Bebington and it fit the bill nicely. We enjoyed a lovely evening walk around the village. The staff were welcoming and friendly and all in all we enjoyed our stay.
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All the meals didn't come together, so two were waiting to start whilst the other two were waiting for their meals.
We wanted to pay individually but on the second night in the bar area the bar tender had no idea how to do it yet in the restaurant area the night before it worked perfectly. There is only one till in each area, therefore people were ordering drinks and food and it was very slow. But the food, when it arrived was absolutely gorgeous. And apart from that it was good value for money. The room was lovely, clean, warm and spacious.
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All the staff friendly and helpful.
Had lunch in pub which was average pub fayre. Pleasantly surprised when we got to our family room, it was really big with a comfy sofa. Plenty of supplies on the hospitality tray and lots of towels. Only 2 negative comments, the shower was temperamental (took ages to heat up) and no breakfast included in room rate but that wasn't the hotels fault, it wasn't clear on the booking with late rooms. Perfect location for train station and only took 15 mins to get to Liverpool. Beautiful village and will definitely return.
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This hotel is within walking distance to all the sights of Port Sunlight so the car can be left in the car park.
Very helpful and friendly staff on reception and in the dining room. It was nice to see the place full of locals which shows how good the bar food was. I`ve given a lower mark for our room (18) as although it was a good size, (as was the bathroom) because of the large windows that didn`t shut properly it was very cold and this is June!
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Johnny Manziel has an excuse for in-game antics on Saturday. Rice started it.
Well, to be clear, Rice's band started it.
The Rice MOB pep band donned special uniforms against Texas A&M: T-shirts with Johnny Manziel's signature on it.
We got new uniforms for today's game. @CollegeGameDay #TAMUvsRICE pic.twitter.com/JuSvtel1gh— The MOB / Rice Bands (@ricemob) August 31, 2013
Manziel of course was suspended for the first have of the game as the fallout of an investigation into whether he was paid for signing autographs. The NCAA ruled that he wasn't paid but did nothing to stop the sale of the memorabilia, which is a violation.
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In April of 2011, hail storms seriously damaged the roof at Childhelp Tennessee. Patches were made to provide temporary repairs but the child advocacy group was still in desperate need of a new roof as well as an outside brick wall repaired.
In December 2012, work began to repair the roof as part of the Labor of Love Project, a partnership between Channel 10 and the Home Builders Association of Greater Knoxville.
By the first week of April 2013, Childhelp now has a new roof and work is underway to fix the outside wall.
"We've had a lot of volunteers that have worked on that roof and given material and so forth," said Wayne Decker of Holston Construction Company. "The next thing we've go to do is repair the masonry on this side of the building."
Childhelp Tennesse Director Hugh Nystrom says he and his group are grateful to the Home Builders Association for the work they've done to repair their aging building.
"Thanks to the Knoxville Home builders association, we've been able to get the roof replaced," said Nystrom. "We've got a lot of projects. Our "punch list" inside is starting to finally get worked on and now, we're almost done by getting the bricks in the wall stabilized so it's been along time coming and we're almost there."
Nystrom and Decker believe the outside work should finish in two weeks.
"After we get the outside done we're going to focus on the inside," said Nysrom. "The final "punch list" of painting, trim work and relatively minor easy fixes so that we can serve clients and make it easy for our social workers to work."
How to help Childhelp Tennessee:
Right now their most critical need is for foster and adoptive parents. For more information on the organization, visit www.childhelp.org or call (865) 637-1753.


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|This article relies largely or entirely upon a single source. (July 2011)
Europass is a European Union (Directorate General for Education and Culture) initiative to increase transparency of qualification and mobility of citizens in Europe. It aims to be a "Lifelong Learning Portfolio" of documents containing the descriptions of all learning achievements, official qualifications, work experience, skills and competences, acquired over time, along with the related documentation. The five Europass documents are the Curriculum vitae, Language Passport, Europass Mobility, Certificate supplement, and Diploma supplement, sharing a common brand name and logo. It aims to make a person's skills and qualifications clearly understood throughout Europe (including the European Union, European Economic Area and EU candidate countries).
Europass web portal[edit]
The European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) developed and maintains the Europass portal Europass portal in 27 languages. The portal is the reference resource of information related to the five Europass documents. Its purpose is also to help all users create, with a simple wizard, a curriculum vitae or a language passport in the Europass format.
In every country, a National Europass Centre promotes and provides information on the Europass documents.
Europass technical resources[edit]
Europass XML schema[edit]
Europass has produced an XML vocabulary to describe the information contained in the CV and Language Passport.[1] A Europass CV or Language Passport can be saved in Europass XML format or PDF format with the XML attached. Both formats can be imported into the Europass online editors or any other system that understands the Europass XML, ensuring that all information is properly parsed.
Web services[edit]
Europass Web services provide a standard way (web API) for other systems, software, and services to use Europass services in an automated way. An example is the web service which enables the remote generation of Europass documents in PDF, OpenDocument, or Microsoft Word formats, starting from a Europass XML file.
Labels and help texts[edit]
Text labels used for the Europass CV and ELP (European Language Passport) are available in various formats from the Europass website:
- The OASIS XLIFF (XML Localisation Interchange File Format)
- The W3C Xforms
- The PO file format is used in the GNU Gettext toolset
Europass CV plug-in for blogs[edit]
The Directorate General for Education and Culture has co-financed the European project "KITE" under the Leonardo da Vinci programme. KITE offers an implementation of the Europass-CV as a plug-in for the open-source software weblogs WordPress and Dotclear. The plugin allow users of those blogging services to store a Europass CV in all European official languages and export it into the following formats: PDF, ODT, HTML, XHTML, HR-XML. The plugin is compliant with HR-XML SEP specifications. Last version of the plugin has been released in January 2008.
- ^ "Europass XML Schemas and XSLT Resources". Europass. Retrieved 9 February 2013.


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Fresh off the best season in program history, the Plymouth South volleyball team heads into the Division 1 state tournament with high expectations. With only Wednesday's game with Rockland left, the Panthers were 18-1 and in possession of the program's first Atlantic Coast League championship.
– Fresh off the best season in program history, the Plymouth South volleyball team heads into the Division 1 state tournament with high expectations. With only Wednesday's game with Rockland left, the Panthers were 18-1 and in possession of the program's first Atlantic Coast League championship.
But they were not satisfied.
"Most teams root for a bye in the first week, but these girls don't want that. They want a home match and they want to play. They're not looking for a free pass," Head Coach Carolyn Finn said.
With perennial powerhouse Barnstable standing in their path to a state championship, the Panthers face a difficult road when the Division 1 South bracket is released Thursday. But with the exception of a loss to Marshfield, they have met every challenge this fall, which hasn't surprised Finn in the least.
"I wasn't foolish coming into the season, I knew exactly what we had. We've been building for this," she said.
The Panthers are led by returning ACL All-Stars and seniors Christina Jaros, Erica Randall and Sam Bazarewsky. The 6-foot Jaros has dominated the net with 171 kills, many of them set up by Randall, who has 116 assists to go along with 24 kills. Bazarewsky has controlled the backcourt from her Libero position, collecting 249 digs and 215 service returns.
"Christina has put it all together," Finn said. "She has gone past anything I envisioned with her jumping, her timing, her intelligence and her instincts for the game. Most teams can't block her. Erica has been there to set her up. She's one of the biggest reasons for Christina's success."
Another reason the Panthers have thrived is their depth. "I've never had so many choices like this, where I can look down the bench and put in so many different girls," Finn said.
With seven seniors and four sophomores, the Panthers possess a blend of experience and youth. Senior Kelly Wagner has 40 kills from her outside-hitter spot, while senior Jessica Whiting has provided stability on the right side. Junior Jocelyn Semer, an outside-hitter, has also been a solid contributor with 47 kills.
Sophomores Tessa Harkenrider, Maddie Dimaria, Jessica Whyte and Maddie Norris have provided depth. Harkenrider has 110 assists from the setter spot, while Whyte has 56 kills and has played a variety of roles.
"I can use her anywhere, which is not something you usually see with a sophomore," Finn said.
Dimaria is a defensive specialist playing alongside Bazarewsky, and Norris has returned from a knee injury to man the middle-hitter position.
With Finn, now in her fifth year since arriving from Mansfield, the program has made huge strides.
"It wasn't an easy road," she said. "But [athletic director] Scott Fry has really helped me build it. You can't do it by yourself. And I have great coaches. [Junior varsity coach] Summer Ivan has been phenomenal. I really think we've started to build something here."
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Standard Grade Carnation Update - Mother's Day 2014
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Kevin Walker stopped by so the PTC could give his bass some TLC. Here he is giving it a test drive.
Kevin is SUCHHHHHHHHHH a nice guy. Paul had him up at the mini Experience and Rudy's in NYC and he was a blast to hang out with. So down to earth and talented.
Paul Reed Smith 7 - S t r i n g A c t i v i s t | Fueled by P T C
Wow, I just watched the video. I dont even comprehend what he's doing - I didn't know you could slide a harmonic like that! haha
Paul Reed Smith 7 - S t r i n g A c t i v i s t | Fueled by P T C
2010 Black cherry 10 Top Tremonti-signed by Tremonti Modded by PTC DGT frets/signed by PRS
2012 FBJB 10 top Tremonti-signed by Tremonti
2012 Tremonti CustomSE Grey/Black heavily modded, DGT frets and nut at PTC
I LOVE the goldtop...but, you already knew that.
If I played bass, I would need a PRS Bass.
That one video made me want to learn bass
Richard Williams from Kansas sent his guitar to the PTC for some TLC.
He's been rocking this Custom since 1986.
Headstock shows typical wear and tear of a touring guitar
The plating has worn from the saddles
Richard's guitar has seen many different pickups, but he just went with a set of old school zebra 59/09's


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Tag Archives | ESP
Remote Viewing Pioneer Ingo Swann Dies
After serving in the Korean War, working at United Nations, and establishing a career as an artist, Ingo Swann devoted himself to cultivating super-sensory powers and attempting to prove their legitimacy. Remote Viewing instructional Services writes:
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Born in 1933, during the 1950s and 1960s, because of psychic potentials partly evident in childhood, Swann became actively interested in occult and parapsychological literature and in a variety of novel mind-development programs for the enhancement of ESP potentials.
Swann's participation in parapsychology research began in 1969. During the next twenty years he worked only in controlled laboratory settings with scientific researchers. Because of his participation in hundreds of thousands of experimental trials, author Martin Ebon wrote of him as "parapsychology's most tested guinea pig."
In 1970-71 Swann experimented with Cleve Backster in attempting to influence plants by mental activity. In 1971-72 psychokinetic experiments involved successfully influencing temperature recorded in a controlled setting.
Swann was also the subject of experiments in out-of-body travel, or psychic perception at a distance.
Weird Science (Part 2)
[continues from Part 1]
Into the Pandemonium
In 1975, Sarfatti co-founded the legendary Physics-Consciousness Research Group with Esalen Institute's Michael Murphy, funded by EST guru Werner Erhard. Murphy was investigating revelations of the USSR's intensive parapsychological research projects, later setting up the Soviet-American Exchange Program at Esalen in the 1980s, which attracted the likes of Boris Yeltsin during his 1989 U.S. visit.
Sarfatti gave seminars at Esalen, serving as a guiding influence behind Fritjoff Capra, Gary Zukav and other proponents of the 1970s "New Physics" movement, which explored links between quantum physics and Eastern mysticism. Sarfatti brought Zukav to the Esalen Institute, where he conducted the research for his bestselling The Dancing Wu Li Masters (New York: Morrow, 1979), a book which captured worldwide attention. Sarfatti ghost-wrote major parts of the book, but a bitter feud eventuated when Zukav reneged on promised royalty payments.… Read the rest
Weird Science
[disinfo ed.'s note: this original essay was first published by disinformation on January 28, 2001. Some links may have changed.]
Author's note: This interview was originally published in 21.C magazine (4/1996, The Unafesto): 54-59. It was my entre to a covert and mysterious world.
Dr. Jack Sarfatti is one of the leaders of the New Physics movement. However, his research into E.S.P., time, future causality and his VALIS-type experience has provoked dissent in the mainstream physics community.
The Bohemian physicist . . . contributes a balanced scientific non-establishment for this expanding society. I don't mean to disparage the work, either . . . Originality has always required a fertile expanse of fumble and mistake . . . Your wastrel life might turn out to be just what's required to save the planet.
~ ~Herbert Gold, Bohemia: Where Art, Angst, Love and Strong Coffee Meet
Black holes, Alcubierre warp drives, traversable worm holes, and the quest for the Holy Grail of dark matter are outpacing the wildest SF fantasies in the public's imagination.… Read the rest
The Search For The Brain's Telepathy Center
Via Science 2.0, a study reveals the section of the brain producing strange powers:
Experimenters from the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences [joined with] the Vivekananda Yoga Research Foundation, Bangalore, India to perform "Probably the first fMRI study to analyse the neuroanatomical correlates of telepathy."
They asked Mr. Gerard Senehi, "well known for his mind reading and telepathy", to try to reproduce an unseen sketch which had been drawn by the experimenter. An anonymous control subject was also tested. During their attempts, both individuals were continuously scanned in an fMRI machine.
"The image reproduced by the 'mentalist' showed striking similarity to the original drawn by the experimenter, whereas the drawing by the control subject did not. Furthermore, the fMRI scans showed measurable differences in brain activity of the two subjects — "This study's findings are suggestive of an association between telepathy and the right parahippocampal gyrus."
Professional Psychics Fail Scientific Experiment
Was this a fair experiment? Perhaps the laboratory setting suppresses psychic abilities. The BBC reports:
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The test by researchers at Goldsmiths, University of London, tried to establish whether mediums could use psychic abilities to identify something about five unseen volunteers. The results, carried out under test conditions, did not show evidence of any unexplained powers of insight.
The experiment asked two professional mediums to write something about five individuals who were concealed behind a screen. These five volunteers were then asked to try to identify themselves from these psychic readings – with a success rate of only one in five. This was a result that was "entirely consistent with the operation of chance alone", said Professor French.
But one of the mediums, Patricia Putt, rejected the suggestion that this showed any absence of psychic powers – saying that she needed to work face-to-face with people or to hear their voice, so that a connection could be established.
Northwestern University & the Psi'ence of Presentiment
Looks like Russell Targ was right on schedule with the publication of The Reality of ESP. Researchers from Northwestern University have conducted a meta-analysis of presentiment studies that is being featured in the current edition of Frontiers in Perception Science. A lot of terms are being used: presentiment, unexplained anticipatory effect, 'anomalous anticipatory activity,' to basically say that they are talking about finding evidence for precognition, at least on the emotive level. They have concluded that there seems to be evidence to support the idea that we are able to perceive an event prior to it's occurence, despite the fact that there is currently no adequate causal model in mainstream science (ie. what's included in the text books.)
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"Presentiment without any external clues may, in fact, exist, according to new Northwestern University research that analyzes the results of 26 studies published between 1978 and 2010.
The DisinfoCast with Matt Staggs: David B. Metcalfe
iTunes | Download (mp3) | RSS | iPhone AppWriter, researcher and Disinfo.com contributor David B. Metcalfe joins the DisinfoCast to discuss parapsychology, liminal states and the politics of ESP, among other topics.
Disinfo's Top Five Stories of the Week: September 23 through 30.
Is Belief In Telepathy Unscientific?
Rigorous experiments seem to suggest that ESP and mental telepathy are real, yet these phenomena are rejected as hoaxes by mainstream science, because belief in mind reading would contradict the most basic laws of our understanding of reality. Or would it? Via Reality Sandwich, Chris Carter argues that telepathy and quantum physics go hand-in-hand:
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Like Price and Hebb before them, both Wiseman and French hold that the claim of telepathy is so extraordinary that we need a greater level of evidence than we normally demand. Why should this be so? Most people believe in the reality of telepathy based on their own experiences, and are puzzled by the description of telepathy as "extraordinary."
Psychologist James Alcock recently wrote that the claims of parapsychology "stand in defiance of the modern scientific worldview. That by itself does not mean that parapsychology is in error, but as the eminent neuropsychologist Donald Hebb pointed out, if the claims of parapsychology prove to be true, then physics and biology and neuroscience are horribly wrong in some fundamental respects."
However, a number of leading physicists such as Henry Margenau, David Bohm, Brian Josephson, and Olivier Costra de Beauregard have repeatedly pointed out that nothing in quantum mechanics forbids psi phenomena.


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Thursday, August 4, 2011
A Quick Intro . . .
9 comments:
- Denise said...
love the new pic on top!
will have to stop by and check out those blogs when I have some extra time.
hoping you all are doing well!! good luck with the 504s.
- August 4, 2011 at 11:22 AM
- Alexis Nicole said...
Elizabeth is awesome! Thanks for Dmama link. Hope the 504s are going smoothly!
- August 4, 2011 at 1:00 PM
- Denise aka 'Mom of Bean' said...
Loving the new picture....I'm a sucker for a 'from the back' photo of kids!
Thanks for the heads up on the new blogs...love meetings new friends!
Bean's 504 is next on the To Do list...almost it's turn!
Wow...someone likes the ... today!! ;)
- August 4, 2011 at 4:29 PM
- Amy said...
Awwwwwwwww. You always have the bestest photo headers. Thanks for the new blogs t read. I was getting bored with yours ;)
- August 4, 2011 at 5:04 PM
- Colleen said...
Not bored but snorted when I read Amy's comment!
- August 4, 2011 at 6:20 PM
- Elizabeth said...
Aww I'm feelin' so much love I'm blushing :)
- August 4, 2011 at 10:27 PM
- Wendy said...
Guess that makes me a Mutha Pinga :)
- August 5, 2011 at 12:49 AM
- Penny said...
Love the new picture of the kiddos! Thanks for letting me know about the new bloggers - the more the merrier in the DOC! Headed over to their blogs now.
- August 5, 2011 at 2:02 PM
- Holly said...
Hahahaha, Amy! I'll check them out too! I love the new header too! Nate's feet up high are SO cute.
I thought of you yesterday! We were at Justice, and they have little silver necklaces that say "love" (like the Brighton ones!) for little girls for $2.95 with a purchase of 7.95 right now-my daughter had to have one to match mine. ; )
Hope you get the 504's done! : )
..Guess that makes me a Mamatronic? (totally not the same ring though) : )
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STOCKTON, CA - After eight months of research, a criminal justice consultant has offered recommendations as part of Stockton's Marshall Plan.
The Marshall Plan was first introduced by former Mayor Ann Johnston nearly two years ago. Consultant David Bennett from Utah presented his recommendations and other information about Stockton's crime problem to a group of about 100 Friday.
With Stockton's murder rate twice, sometimes three times that of other large California cities, Bennett recommended the city hire another 250 police officers, something that doesn't seem remotely possible considering the city's bankruptcy.
"Bankruptcy is not going to be an excuse, but it is a complicating factor," said City Manager Bob Deis. "General Motors was in bankruptcy and they're in the black now. They designed their recovery plan while they were in bankruptcy, in anticipation of coming out. That's what we're doing here," he said.
The consultant also focused on the idea of putting heavy police presence in "hot" spots where crimes are most likely to occur. Stockton police have already created community response teams to do that work. Those teams have taken hundreds of guns off the streets in recent months and that effort is credited with helping reduce the homicide rate this year.
The Marshall Plan research and recommendations now go to the community as a whole and back to the Stockton City Council for further discussion.
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It's the most popular 10-mile race in the nation. Randy LoBasso digs for its spiritual meaning.
To figure this out, he conducted studies which assigned adults with "major depressive disorder" into four groups: home-based exercise, supervised exercise, antidepressant therapy and placebo pills. After four months, patients in exercise and antidepressant groups had the highest rates of remission. "Exercise," he concluded for Psychosomatic Medicine in 2007, "was generally comparable to antidepressants for patients with major depressive disorder."
And yet: At this point, one in ten Americans over 12 years old is on anti-depressants, a 400 percent increase since 1988. "Depression is common," wrote Roni Caryn Rabin for the New York Times in 2013, "and our economic struggles have added to our stress and anxiety."
When Marino, of Philly Parks and Rec, suggested that the economic meltdown of 2008 might have prompted a running boom, I thought back to that time in my own life: I was unemployed, had no health insurance, declined applying for unemployment compensation, and, well, had the time to run. So I did.
I was trying to get into freelance writing and had been pretty unsuccessful thus far, since the only things I'd penned by myself at that point had been published unpaid: a handful of opinion pieces for the Philadelphia Daily News and others for a liberal news blog. I had a couple years' experience in a writing-based job, but was applying for local freelance gigs alongside hundreds of other out-of-work writers. I got kicked off the website e-Lance after a few months of failing query letters. I had a couple interviews for jobs in the city and outside it, all of which came up zero. Awkward, stomach-churning follow-up calls with HR departments post-two or three interviews are memories I wish I could erase.
I ate ramen noodles every day and considered asking my roommates for help paying rent. I never did. A job would always come through just in time, and by the early summer—after I'd successfully finished the Broad Street Run that May—I finally got an online writing job at which I could work up to 40 hours per week, at $9 per hour. Things began taking off a little bit more then, and I stopped running completely—only to take it back up in February of this year.
I've never taken an antidepressant and just recently visited a doctor for the first time since 2007, after going about five years without health insurance, then spending another 18 months putting off a doctor's visit due to laziness and procrastination. When I really think about it, my motivation regarding the Broad Street Run might be just a general urge to get into better shape—but, you know, it might also be about death.
On my 30th birthday last summer, I had a long, one-sided conversation about dying. I know—that's about as clichéd as 30th birthdays get, especially at 4 a.m. But it wasn't a conversation about my death. It was mostly about my dog's. See, my dog, Digby, is young, but I know he'll likely die around a dozen years from now, and that's not something with which I'm prepared to deal. I'm pretty sure I'm going to be one of those people who goes out and adopts a new dog within days of his departure, which will be a disaster.
I can't keep that from happening. All I can do is maintain my momentum. I find that easier to do, maybe, if it's literal.
Running this year feels much different than running five years ago. For one, I'm doing it while, if anything, over-employed—PW's team is small and furiously busy, and I teach English, too. But running, especially with Digby, has become a new escape for me, as I train for this run and, hopefully, the marathon in November. Spending a large portion of my day behind a desk, then spending all night on a couch or barstool—or at my other desk—can make it easy to forget all the beauty this city has to offer, whether along Kelly Drive or Richmond Street, where I've taken to running, as well.
Running may not change the economy, stave off death or bring back lost friends. But it may help keep us around a little longer, alive and sane. It's probably worth it.
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Eagles host Weber State Thursday followed by visit from Idaho State on Saturday afternoon
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The 2012-13 Big Sky Conference season begins for the Eastern Washington University men's basketball team this week, and their opening games are sure to be a challenge.
Facing the top two teams in the league's preseason polls in its first three Big Sky games, Eastern hosts Weber State this Thursday (Dec. 20) at 6:05 p.m. Pacific time in the league opener for both schools. On Saturday (Dec. 22), Eastern hosts Idaho State in an afternoon game starting at 2:05 p.m.
After a week off for the holidays, the Eagles resume conference play at Big Sky favorite and defending champion Montana on Jan. 3. Entering conference play, Weber State is 4-3, Idaho State is 1-7 and Montana is 4-4.
The radio broadcast of all Eastern games is on 700-AM ESPN, via the web at www.700espn.com and via iPhone application (search for "700 ESPN" and download the free app). The broadcast is also available via www.tunein.com and tunein's mobile phone app. Larry Weir returns for his 20th year as the play-by-play voice of the Eagles.
"Two of our first three are Weber State and Montana, so we'll find out," said Eastern head coach Jim Hayford on his team's level of preparedness. "We will be ready and we are going to keep getting better and better. There are a lot of things we can learn from, and we'll do that."
With a starting lineup consisting of two freshmen, a sophomore and a first-year junior point guard, Hayford's team has lost its last three games and is 2-8 overall. The team's lone senior starter – guard Jeffrey Forbes -- has a foot injury and played just seven minutes in EWU's most recent outing, an 87-65 road loss at UC Davis.
"It's early in the process – we are game 10 into 120 or 130 games with a majority of these players," explained Hayford. "But we can't keep making the same mistakes. We have to learn from the positives."
Against UC Davis, the Eagles were out-scored 40-4 inside the paint and 19-6 in points off turnovers. Eastern made 17-of-41 3-point attempts for 42 percent, but were only 3-of-19 inside the paint for 16 percent.
"We'll keep our head up and use it to get better," said Hayford. "But we are going to have to develop more of an inside presence here."
Eastern has a single common opponent with both the Wildcats and Bengals. Weber State defeated Utah Valley 89-56 on Dec. 5, the same team EWU lost to 86-83 on Nov. 20 in a game EWU led 43-32 at intermission.
Idaho State lost 66-53 at Cal State Fullerton on Dec. 13, while EWU beat the Titans 79-75 on Nov. 30 in Cheney. Eastern, however, hasn't won since. The Bengals, whose lone win was a 70-52 victory over Montana Western on Nov. 29, play at Portland State on Thursday before taking on the Eagles.
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Quick Shots
* Sophomore Parker Kelly out of Gonzaga Prep in Spokane equaled his career high with 17 points to pace the Eagles in their Dec. 17 loss at UC Davis. He made 5-of-8 3-point shots against the Aggies, and is now averaging 13.0 points per game in his last four games after scoring just 10 in the first five games he played. For the season, he is now averaging 6.9 points and 1.0 assists per game, while making 12-of-34 3-point shots for 34.3 percent.
* Eastern's game with Idaho on Dec. 6 was the 100th in the Eastern career of senior guard Jeffrey Forbes, who has now scored 899 points in his 102-game Eastern career. Later this season, he could break Marc Axton's (2002-05) school record of 119 games played. Forbes has averaged 30.9 minutes per game in his Eastern career with 91 starts. He ranks ninth in school history with 108 career steals, and is also fourth in 3-pointers made (152) and attempted (407). Forbes has a foot injury and although he started, played just seven minutes versus UC Davis on Dec. 17.
* True freshman forward Venky Jois from Boronia, Australia, has had five double-doubles in his last seven games, including 14 points and 12 rebounds versus Seattle on Dec. 10. Two games earlier, he had his best game as an Eagle with 22 points and 13 rebounds against Cal State Fullerton in EWU's 79-75 win on Nov. 30 to earn Big Sky Conference Player of the Week honors. He made 10-of-14 shots from the floor in that game, and for the season Jois is averaging 34.1 minutes, 12.9 points, 9.6 rebounds, 1.3 blocked shots, 1.2 steals and 1.2 assists per game. He leads the league in rebounding and ranks 43rd in NCAA Division I (through Dec. 16). Earlier in the season, he was selected to the All-Tournament Team for his performances in the 2012 College Basketball Experience (CBE) Hall of Fame Classic in Santa Clara, Calif. He had a pair of double-doubles with 19 points and 11 rebounds in EWU's 75-70 win over South Carolina Upstate and 16 points and 11 boards one game earlier in an 86-83 loss to Utah Valley. Jois came to Eastern after winning a pair of MVP awards in Australia. He was the Bob Staunton 2012 U-20 National Championship MVP, after leading the Victoria State Team to the championship and an unbeaten record. Saint Mary's College and NBA standout Patty Mills won the Bob Staunton MVP Award in 2006 and 2007. In addition, Jois was the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL) Youth Player of the Year in 2011, an award given to the top under-23 player and previously won by college and NBA standouts Patty Mills and Andrew Bogut.
* Senior Collin Chiverton, last year's Big Sky Conference Newcomer of the Year, hasn't played in Eastern's last four games following the death of a close friend in San Francisco. Previously, his mother passed away just as the season began. Eastern head coach Jim Hayford said last week that Chiverton would re-join the team before Christmas, and Chiverton was on the EWU bench for the team's game at UC Davis. "He has gone through the most difficult two months of his life," said Hayford. "I respect how he has addressed all the issues with great help from many people. He has been able to take care of his important coursework during this time away. I believe 2013 will be a great year for Collin." Chiverton hasn't played since Nov. 23, as he has scored 51 points in his last three games after scoring just 15 in EWU's first three outings. Included are a pair of 19-point performances to hike his average to 11.0 for the season. Foul trouble has hindered him this season, and he scored 19 points in just 18 minutes before fouling out with 6:20 to play against South Carolina Upstate in EWU's 75-70 win. One game later, he made 7-of-15 attempts from the field, including 4-of-12 3-point attempts, versus Santa Clara for his second-straight 19-point game. His performances were his best since scoring 20 versus UC Irvine on Feb. 18 last season. A year ago, he had 12 20-point performances, but was slowed late in the year with injuries.
* The Eagles lead the Big Sky in offensive rebounds with an average of 13.2 per game. Martin Seiferth is the individual leader with an average of 3.1, with Venky Jois ranking third at 2.7 per outing. A year ago, Eastern averaged 12.0 offensive boards per game to lead the league.
* The Eagles are also leading the league in 3-pointers made per game (10.5) while attempting an average of 29.6 per game. Eastern's average of 9.8 treys made per game ranked second in NCAA Division I through games of Dec. 16. Last year, when EWU set school records with 283 makes and 793 attempts, Eastern averaged 8.8 made treys per game on an average of 24.8 attempts.
* The Eagles had a season high 17 3-pointers made versus UC Davis on Dec. 17, and have attempted at least 39 3-point attempts on three occasions. Eastern had 41 versus UC Davis and a season-high 42 against Utah Valley on Nov. 20. Eastern's 17 3-pointers were one behind the school record of 18 set on Dec. 4, 2010, against New Hope. Eastern had a record 48 3-point attempts on Jan. 19, 1995, versus Sacramento State.
* Eastern is now second in the Big Sky Conference in blocked shots, with 47 already for an average of 4.7 per game. The Eagles had a school record 130 in the 2005-06 season (4.3 average per game).
* A trio of Eagles are currently leading the Big Sky Conference in statistical categories. Venky Jois leads in rebounds (9.6), Justin Crosgile leads in 3-pointers made per game (3.4) and Martin Seiferth is tops in offensive rebounds (3.0) and second in blocked shots (2.3). In addition, Crosgile leads the Big Sky in minutes played (36.7) and is second in assists (5.7), and Jois leads the league with five double-doubles (12th in NCAA Division I). Through games of Dec. 16, Crosgile's average of 6.0 assists per game ranked 23rd nationally and his average of 3.22 3-pointers was 16th. Also, Jois was 43rd in rebounding (9.3) and Seiferth was 34th nationally in blocked shots (2.4 average).
* Three Eagles rank in the top nine in school history in career 3-pointers made. Jeffrey Forbes is fourth (152), Kevin Winford is fifth (119) and Collin Chiverton is ninth (103). In attempts, Forbes is fourth (407) and Winford (356) is fifth, and Chiverton is seventh in career 3-point field goal percentage (41.0).
* Eastern is 0-8 when it shoots less than 45 percent from the field, but is 2-0 when it has a higher percentage than that. Eastern's lone wins were against USC Upstate (48 percent) and Cal State Fullerton (46 percent). Six times this season – including their last three outings – the Eagles have made 38 percent or less, and are coming off a season-worst 33 percent effort at UC Davis when EWU made 17-of-41 3-point attempts (42 percent), but just 3-of-19 inside the arc (16 percent).
* The Eagles have been picked to finish as high as third in the 2012-13 Big Sky Conference preseason men's basketball polls released Oct. 18. The media have picked the Eagles to finish third, and the coaches selected Eastern sixth. Defending Big Sky champion Montana has been selected first in both polls.
More Game Notes
* The EWU men's basketball team played its first six games away from home, but now is playing five of six in an improved Reese Court setting. Eastern is playing its home games for the 38th season at Reese Court in Cheney, Wash. But last spring new premium seating was added on the scorer's table/team benches side, and the wooden bleachers were moved to the ends of the court. In addition, a new video board has been added to the existing scoreboard at Reese Court this fall, and made its debut on Nov. 30.
* It's obvious, Eastern's transfers were anxious to play again after having to watch the 2011-12 season from the bench. Both Justin Crosgile (St. Joseph's) and Martin Seiferth (Oregon) had to sit out last season because of NCAA transfer rules. Thus far, Crosgile is averaging a team-leading 15.7 points and 5.7 assists, as well as 5.8 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game. Seiferth is averaging 8.2 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.3 blocked shots per game. With early-season performances of 28 and 27 points, respectively, they just missed a spot on Eastern's all-time leading scorers list, with 30 points scored by 10 different players to rank 39th.
* In Eastern's season-opening 88-70 loss at Washington State, junior point guard Justin Crosgile, a transfer from St. Joseph's, had 28 points and five assists in his Eagle debut in a losing effort. Crosgile made 9-of-24 shots, including 7-of-17 3-point attempts. He also had four rebounds, but made just 3-of-14 shots in the first half, making him 6-of-10 after intermission. Crosgile's performance was the highest-scoring debut for an Eagle since EWU moved to NCAA Division I in the 1983-84 season. Last year, his Eagle teammate Collin Chiverton scored 25 against Gonzaga, and the previous most was scored the year before by Tremayne Johnson with 21 versus San Jose State. Interestingly, current Detroit Piston Rodney Stuckey scored only 14 points in his debut against Pacific Lutheran in the 2005-06 season. Crosgile's scoring output was also the second-best season-opening performance by an Eagle since David Peed scored 29 points on Nov. 25, 1989, in EWU's 96-84 loss to BYU.
* The Eagles went 1-5 on a season-opening six-game road stretch, including four games in six nights in California. With eight newcomers blending together with six letter winners (not including redshirts), the Eagles have had a lot of highs and lows on the trip. Eastern's lone win was a 75-70 victory over South Carolina Upstate, a team that won 20 games a year ago and played in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). The Eagles lost to another 20-game winner and CIT participant, Utah Valley, by just three points (86-83). Eastern led 43-32 at halftime against Utah Valley, and even had a 31-26 lead late in the first half of an 85-66 loss on Nov. 18 to Saint Mary's – a NCAA Tournament participant a year ago. In EWU's third game in four nights in California, Eastern fell 89-74 to an unbeaten Santa Clara squad.
* Three Eagles who played for the highly-successful City College of San Francisco basketball team returned to the Bay Area for a quartet of games in November. Collin Chiverton is from San Jose, and Ivan Dorsey and Garrett Moon are both from San Francisco. That trio helped lead CCSF to the 2010-11 California Community Colleges Athletic Association title and finish 32-1. San Francisco finished the season with a 27-game winning streak, and was a perfect 12-0 to win the Coast-North title. The year after, Dorsey and Moon (who is redshirting this season) led the Rams to a 27-3 record, meaning those two players were on the winning end of 54 of 59 games in junior college. Chiverton also returned to his former college on the trip -- he redshirted the 2008-09 season while at Saint Mary's College in Moraga, Calif. In last year's 77-61 loss to the Gaels, Chiverton scored 18 points for EWU. He had seven points in just 15 minutes before fouling out in this year's meeting.
* With the addition of North Dakota and Southern Utah into the Big Sky Conference, Eastern's league slate will include 20 games for the first time. The Big Sky Conference Tournament will take place March 14-16 at the site of the regular season champion. After being a six-team affair for most of its history, it will now include seven teams, with the regular season champion receiving a first-round bye. The tournament will include a quarterfinal round with six of the teams playing, followed by semifinals and the championship game.
* In all, Eastern's 2012-13 schedule includes 10 games versus eight schools who participated in national postseason tournaments a year ago. Eastern will play six games against those opponents on the road, and four games at home. Two appeared in the NCAA Tournament – Saint Mary's (Nov. 18 on the road) and Montana (Jan. 3 on the road and Feb. 2 at home). Washington State (Nov. 10 on the road) played in the College Basketball Invitational Tournament, and lost to Pittsburgh 89-69 in the championship game. The other five postseason opponents on EWU's schedule were all in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Weber State (Dec. 20 at home and March 9 on the road), Idaho (Dec. 6 at home) and South Carolina Upstate (Nov. 21 on the road) advanced to the second round. Utah Valley (Nov. 20 on the road) and Cal State Fullerton (Nov. 30 at home) played in the first round.
* The preseason for the Eagles consisted of a 96-70 victory over Concordia, as well as a closed-door scrimmage two weeks earlier. Eastern also went on a six-game, seven-day trek across British Columbia in September. NCAA Division I schools are allowed to make one preseason foreign trip every four years, including up to 10 practices and six games. Of the 15 players on his roster, 14 of them played during the tour. In winning six games in six nights, the Eagles had a different leading scorer each night. On the floor, the trip helped Hayford blend together returning letterwinners, redshirts, four-year transfers, a junior college transfer and lots of incoming high school players. It also helped develop camaraderie and a team-first attitude among a melting pot of a roster consisting of Germans, Australians and Americans from five different states.
* After losing four seniors to graduation from his first Eastern team, Hayford's 2012-13 squad will return two starters and four other returning letterwinners. His team also includes three players who redshirted last season – featuring a pair of NCAA Division I transfers – with six newcomers rounding out his squad. One guard and three players 6-7 or taller were lost from last year's team.
* Eastern finished 15-17 overall and was 8-8 in Big Sky Conference play to finish fourth, and the Eagles hosted and won their first Big Sky Conference Tournament game since 2006. Eastern improved by five victories from the year before, as the Eagles equaled their most wins since Eastern made its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance in 2004.
* Eastern's games versus Washington State, Utah Valley, South Carolina Upstate and Santa Clara are all part of the 2012 College Basketball Experience (CBE) Hall of Fame Classic. The WSU game took place in Pullman, Wash., and the other three will be played in Santa Clara, Calif., as part of the CBE Classic, which is hosted by the National Association of Basketball Coaches.
EWU vs. Weber State Series Notes
* Since Eastern became a member of NCAA Division I in the 1983-84 season, the Eagles are 20-40 against Weber State (20-41 all-time). The Eagles are 14-14 in Cheney, 4-26 in Ogden and 2-0 on neutral courts versus the Wildcats since 1983-84. The only other game in the series was an 83-65 loss in Ogden on Dec. 14, 1978, making EWU 4-27 in Ogden all-time.
* Until winning 75-59 on March 2, 2011, the Eagles had lost the last five meetings, with their last win in the series coming on Feb. 14, 2008, at home by a 69-57 score. The Eagles have won 14 of the last 36 meetings after losing nine-straight from 1992-1996. In the 2011-12 season, the Eagles lost at home to the Wildcats, 76-69, then were beaten on the road 84-75.
* Eastern has defeated the Wildcats three times in the semifinals of the Big Sky Conference Tournament (72-53 in 2004, 62-57 in 2002 and 83-67 in 1990). Besides the 2011 victory, Eastern's lone victories in Ogden came in 2006 (76-73), 2001 (81-70) and 2000 (90-78). In 2000, Eastern snapped the Wildcats' 30-game home winning streak, which at the time was the fourth longest in NCAA Division I.
EWU vs. Idaho State Series Notes
* Since Eastern became a member of NCAA Division I in the 1983-84 season, the Eagles are 35-26 against the Bengals, including a 24-7 record in Cheney and 10-18 mark in Pocatello (1-1 on neutral courts). Eastern has won the last 10 meetings in Cheney, dating back to a 65-63 Bengal win at EWU on March 1, 2003.
* The Eagles have won six consecutive games in the series, dating back to the last win for ISU on Jan. 22, 2010 (79-71 in Pocatello). Eastern has won 24 of the past 33 meetings against the Bengals, including a sweeps the last two years. In the 2010-11 season, both meetings took place within eight days of each other and the Eagles won 83-70 in Cheney on Jan. 29, 2011, and then were victorious 69-67 in Pocatello on Feb. 5, 2011. The same thing happened in EWU's sweep in the 2011-12 season when the Eagles won twice in a six-day span, including an 85-78 win in Pocatello on Feb. 23 followed by a 77-64 victory in Cheney on Feb. 28. The teams met again just four days later on March 3 in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Conference Championships, with EWU winning in Cheney 81-75 – meaning all three games were played in a nine-day span -- Eastern also recorded season sweeps in the 2001-02, 2004-05 and 2005-06 seasons.
* Idaho State swept the Eagles in the regular season in 2002-03, but Eastern won the third meeting by a 76-67 score in the semifinals of the Big Sky Conference Tournament. In the 2009-10 season, Eastern lost at Idaho State 80-74 but won 79-71 in Cheney where the season ended for both teams.\
* Eastern, which lost eight-straight games to ISU from 1993 to 1997, leads in the all-time series 38-27 (26-6 in Cheney, 11-20 in Pocatello, 1-1 neutral).
Records Watch
* Sophomore center Martin Seiferth broke a school record that stood for 25 years with seven blocked shots in a 96-79 loss to Cal State Northridge on Nov. 12. Seiferth, who also had 27 points and 17 rebounds in the game, broke the previous record of six set by Dexter Griffen versus Idaho State on Jan. 2, 1987. Seiferth's 17 rebounds are the sixth-best recorded performance all-time at Eastern. The sophomore from Berlin, Germany, just missed a spot on Eastern's all-time leading scorers list, with 30 points scored by 10 different players to rank 39th. One game earlier, teammate Justin Crosgile scored 28 points against Washington State.
* Senior guard Jeffrey Forbes has played in102 games to rank 12th in school history, and could break Marc Axton's (2002-05) school record of 119 games played. A 90-game starter, Forbes has averaged 30.9 minutes per game in his Eastern career. He ranks ninth in school history with 108 career steals, just three from reaching No. 8. He is also fourth in 3-pointers made (152) and attempted (407). He is 32 makes and 92 attempts away from school records. In his career at the free throw line, Forbes has made what would be a school record at 88.2 percent (149-of-169), but he is 35 attempts shy to meet the minimum of two free throw attempts per game. Forbes set a single season school record for free throw percentage (.900, 54-of-60) as a sophomore. He also made 55 3-pointers in the 2010-11 season to rank as the 11th-most in Eastern history (now 13th entering the 2012-13 season).
* Senior guard Kevin Winford has played in 98 career games, and is just eight from a spot on Eastern's top 10 all-time list. He ranks in the top 10 on several Eastern season and career lists for 3-point shooting. On career charts, his 119 makes and his 356 attempts both rank fifth. Winford made 66 3-pointers in the 2010-11 season to rank fifth (now sixth) in single season school history, and his 187 attempts were fourth (now fifth). He owns school records for single game 3-pointers made (10) and attempted (23) when he finished with 39 points – fifth-best in school history – in his sophomore season against New Hope (12/4/10).
* Senior forward Collin Chiverton and his 102 3-pointers rank ninth on EWU's top 10 career list, and his 251 attempts are 22 away. In the five seasons he has played since his junior year in high school, teams that Chiverton has played on have won 131 of 173 games for a .757 winning percentage. His junior college and high school teams won 114 of 131 games (87 percent).
Recent Game Summaries
* The Eagles came one 3-pointer from a school record, but EWU couldn't do much on the inside and fell to UC Davis 87-65 on Dec. 17 in Davis, Calif. Eastern fell behind 10-0 and came no closer than four the rest of the way. The Eagles made 17-of-41 3-point attempts for 42 percent, but was just 3-of-19 inside the arc for 16 percent. As a result, UC Davis out-scored Eastern inside the paint 40-4. Sophomore Parker Kelly out of Gonzaga Prep in Spokane equaled his career high with 17 points to pace the Eagles, making 5-of-8 3-point shots. Junior Justin Crosgile scored 15 and freshman Thomas Reuter added 10. But Eastern's inside duo of 6-foot-10 sophomore Martin Seiferth and 6-7 freshman Venky Jois combined to make just 2-of-10 shots from the field and finish with nine points. Jois, the leading rebounder in the Big Sky, had a game-high 12 boards for EWU.
* Eastern withstood the full-court pressure of Seattle the best it could, but the Redhawks out-shot EWU significantly and defeated the Eagles 75-69 Dec. 10 in a non-conference game at Reese Court in Cheney, Wash. Seattle made 50 percent of its shots from the field while the Eagles made only 37 percent. Eastern freshman Venky Jois had his fifth double-double in the last six games, finishing with 14 points and 12 rebounds. Junior Justin Crosgile added 15 points and sophomore Parker Kelly came off the bench to finish with 14. Eastern's shooting woes included a 6-of-27 performance from the 3-point arc for 22 percent. Kelly made just 1-of-8 3-pointers, senior starter Jeffrey Forbes was just 1-of-5 and senior sharpshooter Jordan Hickert made only one of four.
* In a closely-contested game, Idaho defeated Eastern 81-79 in overtime Dec. 6 in a non-conference game at Reese Court. Eastern junior guard Justin Crosgile scored 26 points, including eight 3-pointers, in a losing effort that also included eight rebounds and four assists. He hit a trey to help send the game into overtime, and another 3-pointer to give EWU a lead in overtime. But a jumper in the lane with 21 seconds left in overtime by Mansa Habeeb turned out to be the winning points for the Vandals after Crosgile missed a trey with five seconds remaining. Eastern freshman forward Venky Jois had a double-double – his fourth in his last five games – with 13 points and 10 rebounds. Sophomore center Martin Seiferth added 10 points and three rebounds, and freshman forward Thomas Reuter chipped in 11 points, five rebounds and three steals. Eastern was out-rebounded 55-34, including 21 Vandal offensive boards that led to 17 second-chance points. Eastern had just four turnovers, and forced 13 leading to 21 points off turnovers. The game featured 22 lead changes and eight ties, and the Eagles held a 34-33 advantage at halftime after Crosgile hit a 3-pointer. That ignited a 19-0 Eastern run, and the Eagles led by 17 at 50-33 with 15:53 remaining. The Vandals went 6:19 without scoring in that stretch. But Idaho responded with a 15-0 run of its own, and regained the lead at 54-53 with 9:02 left in the game. Eastern went scoreless for 4:57 in that stretch. Idaho took a five-point lead at the 2:47 mark, but a basket by Jois and Crosgile's triple sent the game into overtime.
* It was a coming out party for a trio of EWU newcomers as the Eagles defeated Cal State Fullerton 79-75 on Nov. 30 in Eastern's home debut at Reese Court in Cheney, Wash. The Eagles out-scored the Titans 40-29 in the second half, and held them to 28 percent shooting after intermission, including just 1-of-10 3-point field goals. Freshman forward Venky Jois and junior guard Justin Crosgile each had double-doubles for the Eagles. Jois finished with 22 points and 13 rebounds for his third double-double in the last four games. Crosgile, a transfer from St. Joseph's, had 16 points, 10 rebounds and six assists. He made two huge baskets late in the game, as he recorded his first double-double of the season. After Crosgile hit a driving layin to give EWU a four-point advantage with 1:26 to play, senior Jeffrey Forbes helped clinch the win by making five of six free throws in the last 28.2. Parker Kelly, who had a season-high 12 for the Eagles, closed out the victory with a pair of free throws with 1.4 seconds left. Freshman forward Thomas Reuter chipped in 16 points, including 13 in the second half. His previous season high was six points as he entered the game averaging 2.3 points per game. He took the place of starter Collin Chiverton, who returned to his hometown of San Francisco because of the death of a close friend. A month ago, his mother passed away.
* Read more at: http://goeags.com/sports/m-baskbl/index
Quoting Coach Jim Hayford
Hayford on UC Davis Game: "Our offensive balance is distorted as the stats show. We are going to have to have our (inside) guys really keep their confidence. There are ways to balance that. When you make 17 3-pointers and convert 42 percent, that does spread the defense out. We went inside but we weren't able to make those shots pay off. We received some really good play from Parker Kelly -- I was really pleased with that. There are other things we need to fix. We didn't take care of the ball and had some turnovers in the second half. These are games we are going to learn from."
On Getting Experience: "The same thing we do every night is get more experience. It's hard with some of these younger guys -- Martin played 50 minutes at Oregon and sat out last year, Thomas and Venky are true freshmen, and Parker (Kelly) is a sophomore."
On Cal State Fullerton Win: "Our team grew up a lot. I'm very proud of them. I'm really proud of the defensive effort we had in the second half. We talked all week how we have to put it together for 40 minutes. We felt in the six road games we showed flashes of a good team, but we hadn't done it for 40 minutes. Against Cal State Fullerton we finished strong. We finished strong like how an Eastern football team finishes strong. It was good."
On Aggressive Play: "I'm scrappy so I'm going to try to make them scrappy every day. That's the only way I know how to play basketball. It's just a truth. The team that plays harder wins. That's the great equalizer -- there's talent and whatever, but I hope we just get scrappier. It's real early in the season."
On Newcomers Jois and Crosgile: "All of our guys have come here sold on a vision. He (Venky) came halfway around the world and Justin from the East Coast because they really, really believe we can become a winning program. We want to win. We really want to win."


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Do you need to win?
Do you feel pressured to win?
Do you feel left out in a culture that creates winners and losers?
Where does this fixation on winning and losing come from?
Why do we compare ourselves to others and rank each other?
And why is this such a problem for HSP's?
Where Does Winning And Losing Come From?
Winning and losing is about more than a set of values. They come from the survival and economic needs of a society.
Once a society knows what it needs, it creates the organization to answer that need. As the complexity of human societies increased, newer more complex social structures have developed to create different trades and disciplines to serve the needs of the society.
Each society creates winners out of those that further its survival interests however they are expressed. In some societies, that expression has been extremely violent, particularly if war was a constant. In those situations, "winners" and the most highly regarded would likely be the warriors.
The social organization in a society often becomes solidified when different group form subgroups within a culture, affecting the growth and mobility of its members.
So what started out as a way to make life work often turns into a source of deep social friction and pain.
Effects Of Social Stratification
Social organization affects how we perceive our possibilities in life. By accidents of birth, we inherit a set of social expectations, and committments which may or may not serve us.
Our birth affects the resources available to support our lives and therefore our ability to thrive.
Unfortunately our options at a young age are often created by our circumstances.
There Is More At Stake Than Status
Ranking systems can affect our ability to survive, so they matter.
They also matter since there is more to life than survival.
They also matter if you recognize that we all share this planet and it belongs to all of us.
They also matter if you recognize that we are interdependent and social structure can make effective sharing more difficult.
They also matter because we all need to live in integrity and peace.
The Questions That HSP's Need To Ask
HSP's have a chalenge living in a society whose values are antithetical to their nature. For many highly sensitive people who need to ask aand find answers to these questions:
- how to I survive as a compassionate person in a survival oriented society?
- how do I maintain my integrity?
- can I survive without becoming a pleaser, which is often how HSP's resolve conflict?
Social Structure And Highly Sensitive People
When a society's structure and values are survival oriented, the investments made are designed to further survival.
HSP values conflict with violent survivalistic cultural values.
HSP's have difficulty surviving for values and other reasons:
- our talents and skills are not combat oriented
- we are not competitively inclined
- we find one-upsmanship to be painful
- we find that aggression is often reckless, in addition to being harmful, wasteful and counterproductive
- we are not good at giving up our integrity for survival reasons
- spiritual considerations trump status in our values hierarchy
Choosing A Path
HSP's can do well when they find a path that ets them be themselves and maintains their vaue and integrity.
One way to do that is by becoming technically proficient in some area. Learning software or other technical skills woud be an example.
A second approach is to find a calling as HSP Barrie Pace has recommended. Healing, art, and spiritual work all fit in this category.
Of course, you can always do both.
For many HSP's, self employment is a necessary step which enables them to create some quality of life for themselves and is worth considering.
The worst choice is a life of drudgery in a combative, status seeking environment.
Leaving the world of competition behind is one of the best things you can do.
I highly recommend it.


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Rikkie taps into her job
- From: Townsville Bulletin
- July 01, 2014
WHEN a young jobseeker is as keen to work as Rikke Rasch, opportunities are usually just around the corner.
And the 19-year-old plumbing apprentice has been one of the big success stories of the Townsville Bulletin's 60 Jobs in 60 Days campaign.
The drive is part of the News Corp Australia Jobs 2014 push to get young jobseekers aged 18-25 into the workforce.
Ms Rasch came to the Bulletin looking to complete her plumbing apprenticeship and local company Tap50 answered the call.
"She retains information, she is good with customers and she can also think on her feet," Tap50 owner Mike Surman said. "She works out the tough stuff."
Ms Rasch was beaming to be back on the job.
"I am absolutely the most happiest person alive," she said.
"I am learning so much, doing lots of maintenance.
"It's really good."
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d r Posted at 9:55 AM July 01, 2014
good for her my son tried this but to no avail :(
L.R.B Posted at 9:52 AM July 01, 2014
as a retired plumber i'm happy that rikkie has beenable to finis her apprenticeship but alas with the way the economy & building trade is at the present there will most likely be others unable to do so:


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Police & Fire
February 25, 2014
Hit and run
A Sammamish man was driving south on 228th Avenue Southeast when another car ran a red light at Issaquah-Pine Lake Road at 9:12 p.m. Feb. 15. As a result, the man struck the car that ran the light, and it then sped away. The man followed long enough to get the license plate number.
A couple in the 20000 block of Southeast 27th Place reported someone came into their home through an unlocked door between 9 and 11:50 a.m. Feb. 15. The couple said they were missing a phone, laptop, loose change and jewelry worth at least $1,850.
Association for Catholic Childhood hosts online fundraising auction
February 25, 2014
The Association for Catholic Childhood has kicked off an auction of a number of fun and unique items in its annual fundraiser Labor of Love Auction.
The auction, which runs through 7:59 p.m. March 2, benefits many programs for children in need in Western Washington, from Bellingham to Aberdeen. Cash donations are tax-deductible.
The Association for Catholic Childhood, a volunteer organization, provides funding and advocacy for Western Washington children and families in need, regardless of race or creed.
Learn more at http://bit.ly/1hChe1T.
February 25, 2014
Death penalty overdue for reconsideration
More than five years ago, this newspaper called for the state Legislature to revisit the value of Washington's death penalty. Last month, Gov. Jay Inslee opened the door to begin the overdue conversation by implementing a death-penalty moratorium while he is the state's elected CEO.
At first glance, it may seem unimportant. Washington state has had only five executions in the past 50 years.
But consider that there are nine men currently on death row in Washington prisons. Consider that taxpayers pay for the prosecution, for the public defenders and for the court system. Those cases are under appeal and the appeals will go forward. Inslee's mandate does not do away with capital punishment, it just removes the killings from happening on his watch.
Next best in show
February 25, 2014
Local dogs bring home top prizes from Westminster show
To quote a famous Highlander, "There can be only one."
For the Westminster Kennel Club's 138th annual dog show Feb. 10-11, that one Best in Show was Sky, a wire fox terrier.
But that doesn't mean Westminster didn't have plenty of other awards to hand out, especially to three local dogs.
Photo of the Month
February 25, 2014
Mystifying magic
February 25, 2014
Magician Jeff Evans conjures up illusions for a captivated audience
Teen Talk:
February 25, 2014
How does your homework load affect your life outside of school?
"The workload I get from school is completely manageable for me. … My problem is with procrastination." Ian Paige, junior
"I try to plan ahead to make sure I stay on task and finish all my homework on time, but there are still times when I find myself doing homework on the way to places." Sandra Mata Diaz, junior
Earle Bluher
February 25, 2014
Earle G. Bluher passed away Jan. 25, 2014, in Yuma, Ariz.
Born Sept. 27, 1928, in Bellingham to Leverne and James Bluher, raised in North Bend, lived in Issaquah 50 years.
Married Micki Adams on Aug. 13, 1949. Had four children, Randy, Craig, Dawn and Shawn; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Served in the Air Force.
Carl Ficker
February 25, 2014
Carl A. Ficker, 71, slipped into heaven on Feb. 11, 2014.
Born Aug. 29, 1942, in Seattle, Carl's family moved to Pine Lake in Issaquah in 1946. He graduated from Issaquah High School, class of 1960, and the University of Washington.
Carl owned Eastside Roofing Supply in Bellevue from 1973 to 1998, when he retired due to Parkinson's disease.
Carl married the love of his life, Wanda, and they made their home on Cougar Mountain, where they raised their three sons.
Cheryl Linville
February 25, 2014
Cheryl (Donlan) Linville was born Dec. 19, 1943, in Seattle, to Dan and Evelyn (Evans) Donlan. Siblings to follow, sister Danella Donlan (JD), brother Leonard Donlan (Paula, Amy and Zeb), sister Maureen McKinney (Buck), brother Larry (Buddy) Donlan and cousin/brother Tim Young (Paula and Tom).
They lived in a modest house in Issaquah, later moving out of town to a farm in the May Valley area. The family enjoyed their summers down on Lake Sammamish at the property of dear friends the Flintofts.
Cheryl graduated from Issaquah High School in 1962 as valedictorian of her class. She was also a SeaFair princess during the Worlds Fair, and received a full engineering scholarship to the University of Washington (that didn't happen in 1962 for women). I did have the only mom that could help me through calculus and physics in high school (got me into college).


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In a memo sent to the Purdue Calumet community, chancellor Tom Keon said he hopes the university's fiscal state allows him to rescind last week's "regrettable but necessary" actions.
Affected faculty members were notified Friday that their contracts would expire at the end of this or next year. ...


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|Strong: Energy, Technology, Consumer Staples
|Weak: Financials, Materials, Telecoms
November trade balance: -$48.7 billion actual, -$41.8 Briefing.com consensus, -$42.1 billion prior
Export prices ex-agriculture: -0.2% actual, -0.7% prior
Import prices ex-oil: -0.1% actual, -0.2% prior
The financial sector paced the advance, and the SPDR Financial Select Sector ETF (XLF 17.15, +0.21) settled higher by 1.3%. The financial sector proxy ETF ended at a fresh 52-week high with most majors scheduled to announce their fourth quarter earnings next week. Tomorrow morning, Wells Fargo (WFC 35.40, +0.69) will be the first notable sector component to report. The Capital IQ consensus expects the bank to reveal earnings of $0.89 on $21.26 billion in revenue. An in-line report would indicate healthy year-over-year bottom line growth of nearly 22.0%. Looking at other majors, Bank of America (BAC 11.78, +0.35) gained 3.1% and Morgan Stanley (MS 20.34, +0.72) advanced 3.7%.
The technology sector spent the majority of the session in the red, but late-day strength in the shares of Apple (AAPL 523.51, +6.41) saw the stock rise by nearly $10, and pushed the tech sector higher. The notable bid followed comments from Apple's chief of marketing who said the company "is not interested" in making cheap, low-profit products. The largest tech company was in the news earlier this morning when Reuters reported Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook met with the chairman of China Mobile (CHL 58.75, +1.45) to talk about "matters of cooperation." China Mobile, which has over 700 million subscribers, does not currently offer Apple products on its network.
Among names reacting to analyst comments, Microsoft (MSFT 26.46, -0.24) shed 0.9% after Morgan Stanley downgraded the stock to 'Equal-Weight' from 'Overweight.'
Teen retailers lagged the broader market after Aeropostale (ARO 13.24, -0.13) issued downside earnings guidance due to disappointing holiday sales. Aeropostale shed 0.9% and peer American Eagle Outfitters (AEO 19.94, -0.69) settled lower by 3.3%.
Elsewhere, Tiffany (TIF 60.40, -2.86) slumped 4.5% after the jewelry retailer said it expects its fourth quarter earnings to be near the low end of its prior guidance range. Peers Blue Nile (NILE 36.58, -0.57) and Coach (COH 57.49, -0.47) both lost near 1.0%.
The latest weekly initial jobless claims count totaled 371,000, which was worse than the 364,000 that had been expected by the Briefing.com consensus. The tally was above the revised prior week count of 367,000. As for continuing claims, they fell to 3.109 million from 3.236 million.
In tomorrow's economic data, November trade balance, export prices ex-agriculture, and import prices ex-oil will all be reported at 8:30 ET. Lastly, the U.S. Treasury will release its December budget at 14:00 ET.


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Roger Moellendorf has been the Parks and Recreation Director since 2004. He previously lived in Green River, Wyoming, where he served as Director of Parks and Recreation. His other experience includes Parks Supervisor for Green River Parks and Recreation Department for five years; City Arborist for the City of Fremont, Nebraska, 1979-1983; Chem Lawn Corporation, Omaha, Nebraska, 1977-1979; and the U.S. Forest Service, 1975-1977.
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If you notice more people glued to their smartphones while back-to-school shopping, it might be because they're looking for a better deal. About 37 percent of consumers said they plan to compare prices on their mobile devices while at brick-and-mortar stores, according to PriceGrabber.com.
That's up from 27 percent in 2011, said the comparison shopping site, which surveyed more than 4,400 U.S. online consumers in May and June. PriceGrabber also found that nearly 14 percent of the respondents planned to do back-to-school shopping from their mobile phone, up from 10.5 percent last year.
In a separate report, Apple's iPad is the most commonly used mobile device for payments, beating out the iPhone and devices running on Google's Android, according to an eight-month internal study by Adyen, which provides Web payment services to merchants including Vodafone, KLM and PopCap Games.
The iPad accounted for 3.6 percent of all payments, compared with 3 percent on iPhones and 1.5 percent on Android devices, Adyen said.
Users of the iPad also spend 20 percent more per purchase than owners of other mobile devices, Adyen's analysis of global payment trends showed. Daily-deal websites have experienced the most mobile payment usage, with 12.6 percent of all transactions originating from a mobile device, Adyen said.


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shes rubbing it in my face that shes pregnant!
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Are you kidding me? She's not rubbing it in! They tried for 3 YEARS to get pregnant, she has every right to be ecstatic and over the moon. You should be happy for her..
im sure it effected her just as much when you were pregnant.
Why not just suck it up an be a good sister an throw the baby shower. Shoot you already have 3 children to be happy with lol this is just her one.
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So don't host the shower. Besides that the rest if it just sounds like a excited momma who waited along time for her baby.


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His father was a venerable and respected police officer who never took a bribe except when he needed money.
"… mankind can be defined as 'a peculiar ape infested by meme complexes!'"
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For those of you in America, how was your Thanksgiving? Good, I hope! We are celebrating Thanksgiving with my family next weekend, so on Thursday we took advantage of the Community Thanksgiving hosted by the aptly named Café Gratitude. From noon until three they provided a free meal to any and everybody that wanted to attend (and, to boot, the entire event was run by volunteers) — how nice is that!?
Before they opened the doors, Natalie, the owner, came out to take a picture of the line (that's Erik waving in the back, and I'm peaking through over his shoulder). She then had all of us in the first round form a circle inside before being seated. We all held hands and each of us took a turn expressing something we were grateful for.
Everyone was served the same meal, the "I am Amazing," which consisted of a big salad, a veggie and nut loaf smothered in a mushroom gravy and a pecan pie ball for dessert. It was incredibly good, and we were both surprised at how stuffed we were after our meal!
I was thankful for community, new experiences and a full belly, and so grateful for Café Gratitude for sponsoring an event like this!
We quickly discovered the downside to eating out for Thanksgiving: no leftovers to nosh on the next day. Despite not cooking for Thanksgiving, our sparsely-stocked kitchen was still not calling my name, and we needed lunch. We remedied that with this flavorsome 15-minute dish:
I try to keep things positive around here, but can I let you in on a little pet peeve of mine? Cookbooks whose recipes are filled with ingredients like soy crumbles or chick'n filets. There isn't anything wrong with these foods — we enjoy our fair share of prepacked plant-based meat products — but I can't help but feel disappointed and slightly cheated when a cookbook relies on them instead of whole foods.
With that said, they are convenient and can sometimes really add to a recipe, so I am breaking a rule of mine today and sharing a recipe featuring Tofurky Italian sausages…
We occasionally have a package on hand because Erik likes to chop them up into tiny bits and sprinkle them on his pizzas. I set out to mix them with pasta for a very basic dish, and I kept adding to it as I pulled items from the fridge and pantry. The result was a winning, savory lunch that took virtually no time to make. Enjoy!
- 8 oz. whole wheat penne
- 2-3 tsp olive oil (plus more, if desired)
- ½ medium yellow onion, cut in half lengthwise and then thinly sliced
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed and chopped
- 2 Tofurky Italian Sausages, cut in half lengthwise and then sliced into half moons
- 6 cups chopped spinach
- ¼ cup white wine
- ½ tsp dried oregano
- ½ tsp dried basil
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 tbsp sliced almonds, finely chopped
- Bring a pot of water to a boil and add penne. Cook until al dente, drain and set aside.
- Meanwhile, heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a pan over medium heat. Add the onions and garlic and cook until browned. Add the sausage and cook, flipping occasionally, until it begins to brown as well.
- Add in the spinach, wine, oregano, basil, salt and pepper (and extra oil, if desired), cover and cook for 2-3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the spinach is wilted.
- Toss in the penne and cook for a minute more. Remove from heat and sprinkle with almonds before serving.
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One more piece to the puzzle in Ernest Atencio's tragic death has come to light as the Maricopa County Medical Examiner's report regarding his December 17th death is now being released. According to the report, Mr. Atencio, a 44-year old Gulf War Veteran, died of complications due to cardiac arrest. Mr. Atencio was arrested on December 16th after reports of his erratic behavior due to his failure to take medication for his mental illness. According to AzCentral.com,
"Surveillance video from the Fourth Avenue Jail showed an altercation with several Maricopa County Sheriff's Office detention officers and two Phoenix police officers began about 90 minutes after the two officers brought Atencio to the jail.
The video shows one Phoenix officer putting Atencio in a chokehold and wrestling him to the ground. About 10 officers then pile on Atencio; an MCSO detention officer is seen "drive tasing" Atencio - holding a Taser against Atencio's body to inflict pain.
About 45 minutes later, at 3:15 a.m., the video shows jail personnel dragging Atencio's limp, naked body out of a padded jail cell. He was transported to St. Joseph's Hospital, where he died Dec. 20 after his family had him removed from life support."
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Engineering Broad Field
Why Choose Engineering?
The Engineering program will prepare you to use math and science to solve engineering problems. This program provides a great foundation for the knowledge and skills you will need to pursue a career in one of the many engineering disciplines that exist in the job market.
Skills Acquired
Programs in general engineering include topics such as:
- Math and scientific principles
- Applied research in human behavior
- Statistics
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Computer applications
- Earth and astronomy sciences
- Engineering theory
Students in general engineering may be able to focus in a variety of fields including social or natural sciences or business management.
Careers in Engineering
Projected Job Growth
Here is the projected job growth for a variety of professions that use skills from engineering (according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics):
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|Aerospace engineering and operations technicians
|projected to show little or no change
|Aerospace engineers
|projected to grow 7%
|Agricultural engineers
|projected to grow 5%
|Biomedical engineers
|projected to grow 27%
- much faster than the average for all occupations. However, because it is a small occupation, the fast growth will result in only about 5,200 new jobs over the 10-year period.
|Chemical engineers
|projected to grow 4%
|Civil engineers
|projected to grow 20%
- faster than the average for all occupations.
|Computer hardware engineers
|projected to grow 7%
|Electrical and electronics engineering technicians
|projected to show little or no change
|Electrical and electronics engineers
|projected to grow 4%
|Health and safety engineers
|projected to grow 11%
- about as fast as the average for all occupations
|Industrial engineering
|Versatile because of its wide applicability in many industries. The growing emphasis on cost control through increasing efficiency is expected to sustain demand for industrial engineering technicians' services in most industries, including nonprofits
|Industrial engineers
|projected to grow 5%
|Marine engineers and naval architects
|projected to grow 10%
|Materials engineers
|projected to show little or no change
|Mechanical engineering technicians
|projected to grow 5%
|Mechanical engineers
|projected to grow 5%
|Mining and geological engineers
|projected to grow 12%
|Nuclear engineers
|projected to grow 9%
|Petroleum engineers
|projected to grow 26%
- much faster than the average for all occupations.
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Types of Jobs
The following is a list of careers in Engineering:
- Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians
- Aerospace Engineers
- Agricultural Engineers
- Biomedical Engineers
- Chemical Engineers
- Civil Engineering Technicians
- Computer Hardware Engineers
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians
- Electrical and Electronic Technicians
- Environmental Engineers
- Health and Safety Engineers
- Industrial Engineering Technicians
- Industrial Engineers
- Marine Engineers and Navy Architects
- Materials Engineers
- Mechanical Engineering Technicians
- Mechanical Engineers
- Mining and Geological Engineers
- Nuclear Engineers
- Petroleum Engineers
Average State Pay
The average median national pay for the following positions are (according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics):
|Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians -
|$61,530 ($29.58 per hour)
|Aerospace Engineers -
|$103,720 ($49.87 per hour)
|Agricultural Engineers -
|$74,000 ($35.58 per hour)
|Biomedical Engineers -
|$86,960 ($41.81 per hour)
|Chemical Engineers -
|$94,350 ($45.36 per hour)
|Civil Engineering Technicians -
|$79,340 ($38.14 per hour)
|Computer Hardware Engineers -
|$100,920 ($48.52 per hour)
|Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technicians -
|$57,850 per year ($27.81 per hour)
|Electrical and Electronic Technicians -
|$89,630 ($43.09 per hour)
|Environmental Engineers -
|$80,890 ($38.89 per hour)
|Health and Safety Engineers -
|$76,830 ($36.94 per hour)
|Industrial Engineering Technicians -
|$50,980 ($24.51 per hour)
|Industrial Engineers -
|$78,960 ($37.92 per hour)
|Marine Engineers and Navy Architects -
|$88,100 ($42.36 per hour)
|Materials Engineers -
|$85,150 ($40.94 per hour)
|Mechanical Engineering Technicians -
|$51,980 ($24.99 per hour)
|Mechanical Engineers -
|$80,580 ($38.74 per hour)
|Mining and Geological Engineers -
|$84,320 ($40.54 per hour)
|Nuclear Engineers -
|$104,270 ($50.13 per hour)
|Petroleum Engineers -
|$130,280 ($62.64 per hour)
General engineering programs prepare people to use math and science to solve engineering problems.
Degrees & Certificates in Engineering Broad Field
An Associate of Science (AS) in Engineering Broad Field will prepare you to transfer to an engineering program at a four-year institution of higher learning. This degree is a rigorous curriculum designed to prepare students for transfer to a 4-year program in a variety of engineering majors.
Normandale Community College is partnering with Minnesota State University-Mankato to offer bachelor's degress on campus in the Partnership Center. Students who complete their associate's degree in Engineering Foundations can apply to the Twin Cities Engineering (TCE) through MSU-Mankato. For more information, click here.