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Unfortunately for Husted, a federal judge disagrees. In a ruling today, Judge Peter Economus said in-person early voting must be restored for all registered voters to include the Saturday, Sunday and Monday before Election Day. Husted will now work with county boards of elections around the state to decide the voting hours for those days.
The ruling is the outcome of President Barack Obama's campaign and the Ohio Democratic Party suing Husted to extend in-person early voting. Before the ruling, only military personnel and their families were allowed to vote, which the Obama team and Democrats argued was unfair to non-military voters. With the ruling, everyone — including military personnel and their families — will be able to vote during the three days before election day.
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has vowed to appeal the ruling, but, for now, the news comes as a victory to Obama and Democrats in the ongoing struggle over early voting hours.
Recently, Republicans have tried to block any statewide expansion of in-person early voting, citing costs and racial politics. Doug Preisse, chairman of the Franklin County Republican Party and close adviser to Gov. John Kasich, previously wrote to The Columbus Dispatch in an email, "I guess I really actually feel we shouldn't contort the voting process to accommodate the urban — read African-American — voter-turnout machine."
Republicans defended Preisse's racially insensitive comment by calling it "background" and saying it was supposed to be off the record. But those defenses didn't match Preisse's defense of his own comment, and they didn't deny the substance of the comment. CityBeat covered the racial politics behind early voting in this week's issue ("Republicans Admit Racial Politics," issue of Aug. 29).
Mike Wilson, the Republican candidate for state representative in Ohio's 28th district, also voiced some concerns about the lawsuit. He said extending in-person early voting for everyone could make lines too long for military personnel and their families.
After taking a two-month summer break — with a week for some committee hearings and a council meeting — Cincinnati City Council has canceled its meetings for the first half of September.
The council meetings for Sept. 6 and 12 have been canceled, along with all committee meetings for the first week of September and the Job Growth Committee meeting for Sept. 10.
Jason Barron, spokesman for Mayor Mark Mallory, said the council meetings were canceled due to the Democratic National Convention, which is occurring in the first week of September. Barron said many of the Democratic officials in the city are delegates to the convention.
Asked why the City Council meeting was canceled for the second week of September, Barron said he didn't know.Council did meet once in August, where they approved a ballot measure to lengthen council terms from two to four years, as well as a plan to undo the sale of the Blue Ash airport.
All of the committee meetings for the week of the DNC were canceled as well. Strategic Growth Committee chairwoman Laure Quinlivan is not a delegate to the convention, but is attending, an aide said.
Council members Roxanne Qualls and Cecil Thomas, who chair the Budget and Finance and Public Safety Committees respectively, did not respond to CityBeat's requests for comment as of Friday afternoon.
A special meeting of the Rules and Government Operations Committee is meeting on Sept. 10 — the first committee meeting after the summer break. An aide to committee chairman Wendell Young says the committee is meeting to receive a report from a task force charged with recommending ways to put grocery stores in so-called "food deserts" — neighborhoods where fresh food isn't readily available.
The Livable Communities Committee and Major Transportation & Infrastructure Sub-committee are meeting during the second week of September, but the first full council meeting isn't until the 19th.
Council still has a few big-ticket items it is expected to deal with this year, including proposed budget cuts from City Manager Milton Dohoney (expected to be laid out in November) and the approval of a new city plan, which shifts development emphasis from downtown and Over-the-Rhine to the city's other 50 neighborhoods. More on that plan here.
Presidential candidate Mitt Romney is coming to Cincinnati tomorrow. He will be speaking at Union Terminal at 10 a.m., with doors opening for the event at 8 a.m. Romney is expected to need Ohio to win the presidential election, but he is currently behind Obama in aggregate polling by 1.4 points. Romney gave his speech at the Republican National Convention last night with a focus on jobs and the economy. The speech has been generally well-received by political pundits. However, there has been some news recently that when he was in Bain Capital, Romney looted a dying company for executive bonuses when the company owed the government millions of dollars. The story puts a damper on Romney's "We Built That" mantra, which claims entrepreneurs create businesses without any government assistance.Ohio's texting-while-driving ban goes into effect today.
Strategies to End Homelessness is losing federal funding, but it will still continue efforts to combat homelessness in Cincinnati. The organization coordinates efforts between anti-homelessness groups in the area to prevent homelessness and assist people who have already fallen into homelessness.California-based iHerb could bring 600 jobs to Northern Kentucky in the near future. The company, which has been in business for 16 years, is a seller for food supplements.
In 2010, the University of Cincinnati spent $11.1 million on its football program, but it came out with about $13.3 million in revenue. In comparison, Ohio State spent $34.3 million, but it took in $61 million.A $10.4 million affordable housing program broke ground in Florence, Ky.
Ohio's e-schools are having technical issues due to an influx of new students. Unfortunately, statistics show that influx of new students may be getting an inferior education.
The Ohio House is getting ready to pass public pension reform. The reform will raise premiums, lower benefits and make eligibility more difficult. Republicans say the plan will keep pension funds solvent at a time when budgets are tight.Republican Speakers at the Republican National Convention have avoided two words: Tea Party.
Gina Rinehart, the world's richest woman, says people are only poor because they're lazy drunks. She says people should stop being lazy and work to become millionaires, although Rinehart inherited her wealth.Clint Eastwood talked to an empty chair during his speech at the Republican National Convention last night.
Duke Energy told city officials to OK an operating deal for the streetcar before trying to talk costs. The fighting words are in the middle of an ongoing feud between city officials and Duke Energy about who will move utility lines and pipes to accommodate the streetcar. The operating details will help Duke know what "unbreakable rules" about maintenance and emergency repairs exist and where the streetcar will go, according to the company's spokesperson. CityBeat previously covered the streetcar issue and all the pettiness from Duke here.
A suspended frat is suing Miami University. The frat was suspended after a fireworks battle led to the discovery of illegal substances in the frat. The frat claims the university improperly suspended it, damaged its business and property, and made libelous allegations out of "malice, hatred and ill will." The frat says it shouldn't have been suspended without a written complaint, but Miami's spokesperson said the university is allowed to suspend students without a written complaint if there is a pending investigation.Ohio will soon begin tying college funding to graduation rates. If only that was done with e-schools.
Equality Ohio announced Columbus, Ohio made a step forward in LGBT rights yesterday. It is now among the few cities in Ohio to have a domestic partner registry, which allows same-sex couples to legally declare their relationships without marriage or civil unions. Toledo, Cleveland, Athens and Dayton also have registries.
Secretary of State Jon Husted wrote a "guest column" on his own website defending early voting rules in Ohio. Republicans are facing criticism over bringing racial politics and poor arguments into the early voting debate.
The University of Cincinnati's new interim president just got a nice raise.The state texting-while-driving ban goes into effect tomorrow.
Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio made his speech at the Republican national convention yesterday. In the speech, he criticized President Barack Obama for the current state of the economy. In return, Democrats criticized Portman for his budget work for former President George W. Bush, whose administration is widely blamed for the current economic crisis.It seems like Paul Ryan spent a lot of time lying in
The City of Cincinnati and Duke Energy are still fighting over the streetcar. The city and company are both disputing who is required to relocate utility lines and pipes in order to accommodate for the streetcar. Cincinnati officials say Duke Energy is required to do it under state law, but the company disagrees. The city is considering legal action, so the feud might soon be heading to court.A recent campaign event might have been mandatory for workers at a mine in Beallsville, Ohio. The miners were allegedly pulled from work, refused pay and required to attend the event with presidential candidate Mitt Romney and senatorial candidate Josh Mandel. Romney, Mandel and the mine owner have all been criticized for the move.
Cincinnati Bell and StarTek plan on bringing back 200 outsourced jobs to Cincinnati. StarTek will also hire another 136 workers.
President Barack Obama's administration finalized new regulations yesterday requiring the average gas mileage of new cars to be at 54.5 mpg by 2025. The new standard is double today's standard. Lisa Jackson, EPA administrator, said on Twitter the new standards will reduce national oil consumption by two million barrels a day. The United States currently uses about 20 million barrels a day. That reduction in consumption could help combat climate change, which is partly blamed for Arctic Sea ice hitting record lows this summer.
A federal judge ruled Ohio boards of elections must count defective provisional ballots if the ballots were counted defective due to errors from poll workers. The ruling protects voters from mistakes by poll workers. Secretary of State Jon Husted is expected to appeal the ruling because he says it disagrees with state law.Husted ended up firing the two Democrats on the Montgomery Board of Elections that voted for extending in-person early voting to include weekends. Democrats say not allowing weekend voting is voter suppression, but Republicans cite racial politics and costs as deterrents.
New rules for juries stop the use of Twitter and Facebook during cases.The Republican national convention is underway in Tampa, Fla. Gov. John Kasich and Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio will be there. For coverage, check out Twitter's Republican convention page, which tracks all mentions of the convention.
Romney apparently agrees with Mandel that fact checkers don't matter. This is despite Romney's claim that President Barack Obama should stop running ads after fact checkers find them to be false or misleading. Mandel previously said he will continue saying wrong statements even after they're declared false or misleading by fact checkers.
Former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland criticized Romney on his plans for Medicare. The former governor said the Romney-Ryan budget plan would "destroy Medicare as we know it."
Republicans like to say that Obamacare will get employers to drop health insurance, but a new survey has found zero out of 512 employers plan on dropping health insurance.The U.S. economy grew at a 1.7 percent annual rate in the second quarter. The growth isn't great, but it slightly beat expectations.
Apparently computer grading programs are judging student essays better than teachers.
And some scientists want to use HIV to fight cancer.
According to emails and phone calls received by WWVA-AM West
Virginia talk show host David Blomquist, miners said they were told that
attendance at the Romney event would be mandatory and unpaid.
As first reported by The Plain Dealer in Cleveland on Tuesday, mine owner Murray Energy Chief Financial Officer Rob Moore told Blomquist that managers "communicated to our workforce that the attendance at the Romney event was mandatory, but no one was forced to attend." He said that people who did now show up to the event, which organizers say drew 1,500 miners and family members, were not penalized for their absence.
Blomquist said during the radio show that current and former
employees had called and emailed him saying they feel they were forced to go,
had to take off a day without pay and a roll call was taken, which caused some
employees to believe they would lose their jobs if they didn't show up.
"Just for the record, if we did not go, we knew what would happen," Blomquist read from an email he had received. "It is wrong what we were made to do because of the outcome if we don't."
The Columbus Dispatch reported that Murray Energy Corp.
founder Robert Murray attended the Tuesday breakfast hosted by the Ohio delegation to the Republican National Convention. Murray told the newspaper that the decision to
close the mine was made at the request of the Secret Service.
Murray disputed the report that miners weren't paid for the day, saying they were compensated for the hours they spend underground, from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. The mine was re-opened for a second shift at 4 p.m.
"They were all there voluntarily," Murray said of the miners
who attended the Romney event, which was also attended by Republican U.S.
Senator Rob Portman and Ohio Treasurer and Senate candidate Josh Mandel.
"You don't pay people to go voluntarily to a political event. If I would've paid them you would be saying you want it the other way. This is all a bunch of nonsense," Murray told The Dispatch. Federal law prohibits the paying of private employees to attend a political event.
Murray blames layoffs at some of his mines on Obama's
policies. His companies have had a history of environmental and safety violations,
and its Political Action Committee has held fundraisers for and donated to
Republican causes.
Romney's Ohio campaign spokesman disputed that the Secret Service had the mine shut down, telling The Dispatch in an email that "It was Murray Energy's decision to close the Century Mine, not the campaign's or the Secret Services." His comment echoes what Murray CFO Moore said on the radio show, that management wanted to attend the event and they couldn't have miners underground without management present.
For his part, radio host Blomquist took issue with the fact that
the miners lost out on a full eight hours of pay because of a political event.
"My whole point is that nobody should be pressured into attending anyone's political event," he told The Plain Dealer. "If they shut the mine down, why should they lose a day's pay? There are some guys that just want to go to work, feed their family and go home."
Conservative groups are pushing Ohio to purge its voter rolls. The move is largely seen by Democrats as an attempt to disenfranchise and suppress voters. The groups in support of the purge, which include Judicial Watch and True the Vote, typically cite voter-related errors and voter fraud as the main reason for their efforts, but there have been 10 cases of in-person voter fraud since 2000, according to a News21 study. Florida Gov. Rick Scott also pushed for a voter purge in his state, but Democrats vowed to fight the purge at every step.The Historic Conservation Board ruled in favor of the Anna Louise Inn yesterday. The ruling means the inn can now move ahead with its multi-million renovation project. The board's ruling was despite Western & Southern, which has tried to block the renovation as part of a broader attempt to shut down the inn and buy up the property. CityBeat extensively covered W&S's attempts here.
Cincinnati is No. 7 in the country for job growth, a study from Arizona State University found. Cincinnati beat out Riverside, Calif., but it lost to San Francisco, Denver, Houston, Phoenix, Seattle and San Diego.Secretary of State Jon Husted was advised to fire the Democrats on the Montgomery Board of Elections by Jon Allison, who overheard the hearing on the firings on Aug. 20. Allison is also the former chief of staff to Republican Gov. Bob Taft. The Democrats on the board attempted to expand in-person early voting to weekends despite Husted's call to uniform voting hours that include no weekend voting. Ohio Democratic Party Chris Redfern said the recommendation was "no surprise" and the Republican Party should be expected to support voter suppression by now.
Josh Mandel, excessive liar, Ohio treasurer and senatorial candidate for Ohio, described Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio as "un-American" for his vote supporting the auto bailout, which helped protect 850,000 jobs in Ohio's auto industry. But Mandel still refuses to give specifics on what he would have done differently to protect the auto industry.The federal government has given the go-ahead for fracking in Wayne National Forest in Ohio. The go-ahead will open up more than 3,300 acres for auction. Environmental critics say fracking is unsafe and should be banned, but Gov. John Kasich insists the process can be made safe with proper regulations. Previous analyses have found natural gas, which is produced from fracking, could help combat climate change. CityBeat previously covered the uncertainty behind fracking here.
Kentucky is getting another creationist attraction. Apparently not content with the false claims asserted at the Creation Museum and Ark Encounter, a new group wants to build a brick-and-mortar for the Founders of Creation Science Hall of Fame.Republicans almost went a day without saying something offensive about women. Tom Smith, Republican candidate for Pennsylvania's senate seat, compared pregnancy from rape to pregnancy out of wedlock. Last week, Paul Ryan, Republican vice presidential candidate, described rape as a "method of conception."
Most people might not remember it since it's rarely mentioned in the news anymore, but America is still at war in Afghanistan. Yesterday, the Taliban beheaded 17 civilians for having a party, two U.S. soldiers were killed by an Afghan soldier and 10 Afghan soldiers died to insurgents.A private funeral service is planned in Cincinnati for Neil Armstrong, who died last Saturday. A public funeral will be held at Wapakoneta. Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon. His first steps inspired curiosity and innovation around the world when he said, "One small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." Politicians will talk up Armstrong's accomplishment in the following days, but Democrats and Republicans both supported cuts to NASA's budget in recent years that Armstrong opposed.
Voters First is suing to get the original language restored on its redistricting amendment, which will appear on the November ballot as Issue 2. The organization succeeded in gathering enough signatures for its ballot initiative by July 28, but the Republican-led Ballot Board, which is chaired by Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted, changed the language in a way that makes the amendment less specific and more confusing, according to Voters First. If the amendment is approved by voters, the amendment will make it so the redrawing of district borders is handled by an independent citizens commission, instead of the committee of politicians that handle the issue every 10 years under the current system. CityBeat previously covered the issue here. In Cincinnati, redistricting placed Warren County in the city's district, leading to less emphasis on urban votes, according to MapGrapher:
The Cincinnati Enquirer has some speculation as to why University of Cincinnati President Greg Williams recently resigned. Apparently, Williams did not get along with the Board of Trustees.
A state grant is helping out LGBT homeless youth in Cincinnati. The grant, a total of $275,000, will go to Lighthouse Youth Services. The organization will put the money in its Lighthouse on Highland facility in Clifton, which provides street outreach, indoor and overnight services.
The federal government will provide aid to 75 Southwest Ohio medical practices. The program could bring $10 million in Medicare funds every year to the area. With the extra money, medical practices are expected to provide additional services.
Miami University suspended two fraternities after a fireworks battle led to the discovery of a large cache of illegal drugs. That sounds about right for a top 10 party school.Ohio courts are conflicted on whether or not they can divorce same-sex couples. Under current law, same-sex marriage has no legal force in Ohio, but some judges think there's enough room to allow divorcing same-sex couples who got married outside the state.
A new poll indicates Mitt Romney had no bounce in Ohio due to his pick of Paul Ryan as vice president, and President Barack Obama continues to lead by six points. Meanwhile, the senate race has slightly tightened, although Sen. Sherrod Brown, a Democrat, still leads challenger Josh Mandel, a Republican, by seven points. Aggregate polling has both the presidential race and senate race a bit closer, however.The Ohio Republican Party is sending quite a few members to the Republican Party's national convention. National conventions are when political parties announce presidential candidates and platforms.
Mother Jones debunked six myths about the U.S. education system. In short, the system has improved in the past few decades, especially in elementary and middle school, but high school education needs some help.New research shows that race does alter court sentences, but incarceration rates vary from judge to judge. On average, black defendants face an incarceration rate of 51 percent, while white defendants face an incarceration rate of 38 percent. That's a 13-point gap, which researchers said is "substantial."
Soon, people will be able to 3-D print guns at home.
Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown was in Cincinnati yesterday to launch his Small Business Owners for Sherrod group. At the event, Brown touted his small business and job creating credentials and received endorsements from leaders of small businesses, which Brown says are vital to restoring the economy. A letter of endorsement from John Pepper, retired CEO of Procter & Gamble, was read aloud at the event. In the letter, Pepper said, "Brown brings a level of experience and maturity to the office that it demands and that his opponent does not possess." Brown's opponent — Josh Mandel — is known to lie from time to time.
A federal judge issued a final ruling yesterday banning the tiny free speech zones at the University of Cincinnati. The zones were declared to be too restricting of constitutional rights to free speech. The ruling is seen as a major victory for student rights.
Ohio Democrats are pushing a bill that would require Gov. John Kasich and every governor after him to go before the Ohio House of Representatives for 45-minute question and answer periods 10 times a year. Local Rep. Denise Driehaus is one of the bill's co-sponsors.
Move to Amend will host a forum on corporate personhood in Cincinnati. Corporate personhood refers to court rulings that established constitutional rights for corporations. Critics argue the ruling makes corporations too powerful. Move to Amend wants to pass an amendment that would overturn the rulings. The forum will take place at the Mt. Auburn Presbyterian Church on Aug. 29 between 7 and 9 p.m.In response to the ongoing controversy about early voting, Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted has some advice: deal with it. In a statement yesterday, Husted said, "The rules are set and are not going to change." It's doubtful the statement will actually stop criticism, which has been recently leveled at racist remarks from Doug Preisse, chairman to the Franklin County Republican Party and close adviser to Gov. John Kasich.
A poll from the University of Cincinnati shows both the presidential and senatorial races are close. The poll has President Barack Obama three points over opponent Mitt Romney with Obama at 49 percent and Romney at 46 percent, but the poll's margin of error is 3.4 percent. The senatorial race is even closer: Brown is at 48 percent and Mandel is at 47 percent. Aggregate polling has the presidential race close somewhat close, but the senatorial race is much more in Brown's favor.Home sales are up in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. Median home sale prices are still below where they were a year ago, but the news is a sign the economy could be recovering.
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is suing Larry Foster, a water system seller that works in Cincinnati and Columbus under the names Water's Edge, DC Water Solution and Water Pro, for multiple alleged violations of consumer protection laws. The lawsuit claims Foster did not deliver water systems or, if he did, failed to install them properly or at all.Once again, Ohio tested above the national average in the ACT, a test that measures high school students' potential ability in college. ACT officials said Ohio is one of the few states notably pushing to improve in math and science.
Nearly two-thirds of Americans can't name a single Supreme Court justice.How to keep bananas ripe: spray them with recycled shrimp shells.
The Ohio Republican Party has given an excuse for Franklin County Republican Party Chairman Doug Preisse's racist comment: Preisse thought he was off the record. The defense solidifies that Preisse, who is also a top adviser to Gov. John Kasich, was being honest — just not public — when he wrote in an email to The Columbus Dispatch, "I guess I really actually feel we shouldn't contort the voting process to accommodate the urban — read African-American — voter-turnout machine." The comment was supposed to defend the Ohio Republican Party's position against expanding in-person early voting, but it only revealed that racial politics play a pivotal role in the Republican Party's opposition to expanded voting.
Cincinnati has revealed the first master plan for the city since 1980. The plan seeks to put back an emphasis on urban living with policies that are friendlier to the environment and non-automotive transportation.President Barack Obama's campaign will host an open house at the campaign's new offices at Over-the-Rhine tomorrow. John Legend will be there.
Cincinnati-based Fifth Third Bank is facing a class action lawsuit for what the plaintiff calls "payday loans." The plaintiff alleges that the bank was charging illegally high interest rates.
University of Cincinnati President Greg Williams is stepping down, citing personal reasons. Santa Onos, who previously served as provost, will take over temporarily as interim president.Greater Cincinnati's unemployment rate, which is not adjusted for seasonal factors, remained at 7.2 percent in July. The number is lower than the state's unadjusted rate of 7.4 percent and the federal unadjusted rate of 8.6 percent. Governments typically give numbers that are seasonally adjusted, which is why in July a 7.2 percent unemployment rate was reported for Ohio and an 8.3 percent unemployment rate was reported for the United States.
The Ohio Hospital Association is backing the Medicaid expansion. The expansion is an optional part of Obamacare. The Dispatch blog calls the expansion "costly," but Medicaid expansions can actually save the state money by eliminating uncompensated hospital visits — on top of possibly saving lives.
The Ohio Board of Education will hold an emergency meeting tomorrow. The meeting will set the "process and criteria" for the Board's search for a new superintendent of public instruction.The Horseshoe Casino will begin hiring today. The casino is looking to fill more than 750 positions.
Forty-one Greater Cincinnati companies made it on the latest Inc. 5000 list.
Obama was in Columbus yesterday. During the trip, the president talked mostly about young people and education in an attempt to rally the youth vote.
U.S. spending on health care is set to rise by 50 percent by 2020, a new report says. As part of Obamacare and other programs, the federal government is trying to bring health-care costs down, which have risen faster than the rate of inflation in recent history.
Scientists have caught a glimpse of a red giant — an expanding star in its final stages — devouring one of its own planets. The same will happen to our galaxy someday, painting a fairly grim future for Earth. Fortunately, humanity has a few billion years to find a solution.


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I am working on a project where I am in need of a TREASURE MAP type design of an island.
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Carmen M. Vazquez was appointed Vice President for Student Affairs, in 2005. She has many years of experience as a student affairs educator and practitioner. She began her career at the State University of New York at Stony Brook where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in psychology and sociology and a Master's degree of Social Work. Vazquez served in various positions at Stony Brook, including adjunct faculty in the school of social welfare, dean of students and assistant vice president for alumni relations. She served as assistant vice chancellor for student life at the University of California, San Diego, from 2002-2005.
As Dean, Vazquez oversaw the development of a new 150,000 square foot student activities center, created a student community development specialization in the master's degree program of the School of Social Welfare, and advocated on behalf of 21,000 students. As assistant vice chancellor, she provided leadership and oversight to the university centers, student organizations, university events office and student programs business office. During her tenure at the University of California, San Diego, she provided leadership for the 174,000 square foot, $63 million University Center, Price Center Expansion.
Vice President Vazquez has been actively leading in campus expansion projects, meeting with students, and engaging in strategic planning for the division in concert with the university Strategic Directions. She has a student-centered philosophy, is dedicated to the holistic development of college students, and brings enthusiasm to her leadership role.
For the past nine years, Vice President Vazquez has led the Student Affairs Division, which, in the Catholic tradition, creates an educational environment which motivates and inspires student learning and personal development, serves the University community, and challenges students to make a positive contribution to society.
- The Student Life area is responsible for the Hahn University Center, Student Life Pavilion, Associated Student Government, Student Activities, Student Organizations, Greek Life, United Front Multicultural Center, Student Leadership, Involvement, and Changemaking, and Campus Scheduling.
- The Dean Of Students' area is responsible for Residential Life, Center for Student Success (retention services and initiatives, transfer and commuter student services, new student orientation), Assistant Dean of Students office (Graduate Student Life and Student Conduct), Associate Dean of Students/Director of Assessment and Planning (assessment, graduate student training and development, strategic planning coordination), AVP/Dean of Students (crisis management, supervision of units in the area).
- The Wellness area is comprised of the Center for Health and Wellness Promotion, the Counseling Center, Disability Services, Women's Center, Campus Recreation, Outdoor Adventures, and the Student Health Center.
- Resource Management oversees educational and general budgets, supports auxiliary services and the human resource aspects of the division.
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The Hahn University Center has been expanded to accommodate the social, cultural, facility and service needs of the undergraduate, graduate and professional students at USD. The Student Life Pavilion has become the hub of campus life, a central gathering place for fostering a sense of community among students, faculty, staff, alumni and the larger community.
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"Relaxing and enjoyable"
I love that Kate Mulgrew narrated this book. It adds so much depth to the reading. The story was enjoyable and I always wanted to hear more.
I have to admit that Voyager wasn't my favorite Star Trek and Janeway wasn't even my favorite Captain. But maybe I've made a mistake.
I found this story engaging and engrossing. I cared about all the characters and I dearly wish that it had been longer.
I have no doubt I will re-listen to this book and I will buy more books narrated by Kate. She has a natural style that was very appealing. It's also obvious that she cares about the material in the loving way she gives passion to her reading.
Bravo Kate, and thank you.
"Best Star Trek book I've heard yet!"
Only Kate Mulgrew could have done this book justice. She IS Captain Janeway, as surely as William Shatner IS Captain Kirk... Everything about her narration of this story was delightful: pacing, inflections, and emotion were all spot on.
The story itself has three main threads running through it: milestones and character shaping events in Janeway's life, Tuvok and an away team stranded on a planet, and Voyager battling with the Kazon over said planet.
I most enjoyed the bits about Janeway's life. Kate Mulgrew really brings the young Katherine to life - you feel like you are there with her in her early life. The threads involving Tuvok, Kes, Harry, etc seemed to suffer somewhat from abridgement. Overall I wasn't terrifically interested in the these two other threads. There is one point where some Kazon meet a very gruesome end that I thought was unnecessarily grotesque and overdone. Fortunately this portion is brief. Overall, a most excellent and enjoyable listen. I really felt that the Janeway portions added a great deal of dimension to the character.
I read mostly science fiction. My guilty pleasure is Star Trek although I do not listen to much since it is abridged.
"Good story but..."
I gave this only three stars not because of the story but because of the abridgment. Story is great and you learn much about Janeway. I just really dislike abridgments, I wish all the Star Trek book were not like this.
"Shockingly Exceptional"
To say that this Star Trek story was merely good would be an understatement. It is one of the best stories to be written by Jeri Taylor. This Novel provides a look into the soul of Captain Janeway. I for one found this book engaging and poignant. A good audio book if I ever heard one.
"Excellent storytelling"
Two great stories in one, and it's stays true to Star Trek. I'm glad I listened.
"One of the best Star Trek audibles"
While I would greatly prefer all audible recordings to be unabridged, this story and the performance by Kate Mulgrew make for a great evening listen. A nice introduction to the Star Trek Voyager Saga, with STVGR Pathways read by Robert Piccardo the logical next listen for the second night. (Mosaic is the superior of the two recordings)
"Perfect for Voyager fans. loved it!"
you really should get into this. Kate does a wonderful job. Voyager has been the best forever
"Kate is reading it, what more needs be said?"
I loved it. I would listen to Kate Mulgrew read war and peace or Wuthering heights, or tale of two cities, or treasure island page for page, verbatim without hesitation. I'd sit through a four hour long lecture without a break about astrophysics if she was giving it and I don't even know what that is exactly.
She brings it to life, her intonation and inflection were perfect. Even if I weren't a Voyager fan and a Kate fan, I'd still have listened to it. Its worth every cent.
A busy mum who doesnt find much time to read, however the beauty of ebooks is that i can listen while i drive or walk or am on my treadmill to name a few :) awesome!!
"loved it"
it explained a lot of things, matching the Voyager experience, I found it a very good read
kept to the story line
narrator Kate Mulgrew made it sound very authentic and as if I was there in the story...loved it
I would have loved more of it....
Busy mom and "Nana" so love the audiobooks so I can keep hands free for multi-tasking. Originally from So. Calif., living in Montana.
"I Love Star Trek Voyager but..."
I really enjoyed the start of this book and thought it was going somewhere exciting, but the author goes back in time to a character's past ever other chapter so it is hard to stay with the story. I love Mulgrew's reading and yes, she is Janeway, but this book is not only short, it is putting me to sleep. By the way, why don't they do unabridged versions of these stories? They deserve the full treatment.
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• 2 medium white peaches, quartered
• 4 large scoops store-bought vanilla
• icecream
• Maple syrup, to serve
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Ahhhh the Wizard. As defined by Wikipedia (you know, if it is on Wikipedia, it must be true) ... "A magician, sorcerer, witch, or person known under one of many terms who practices magic derived from supernatural sources." Well then, why software developers name the "easy to use" part of the product a "Wizard" I just have no idea. Just call it the "Assistant" or the "Guide me thingamajig" - just don't call it a Wizard unless it is going to read my mind and magically create my report for me!
I digress....in Part 4 of this series we will cover the use of the Pentaho Report Designer and the integrated Report Design...ahem..[coughs] Wizard. The 10 min video below will show you how easy it is to get started creating and publishing Operational and Enterprise type reports. This video only scratches the surface of what is possible with the Pentaho Report Designer, for a more in-depth look visit the Pentaho Pre-Sales Tools page where there is a Comprehensive Report Designer Tutorial that will demonstrate the other features and functions available in this design tool. Stay tuned to this blog for Part 5 where I magically chase down a Leprechaun and force him to conjure me up some Dashboards. Until then.
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Class of 2013 earning high marks
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- In a sports season in which Marshall fans have been buffeted by a 5-7 football season and gut-punched by a 9-12 basketball season, football's national signing day offers a ray of hope. To see the recruiting websites tell it, the Thundering Herd is leading the way in the newly realigned Conference USA, and even outworking those C-USA schools defecting to the Big East. JuJuan Seider, MU's recruiting coordinator, probably doesn't put much stock into the "standings," typically a compilation of commitments according to their "star" rating. And even if he did, he has been too busy zigzagging across the state of Florida for a last-minute find. The recruiting season enters its last weekend before the coaches wait for the fax machine to hum at 7 a.m. Wednesday. That kicks off a day recruitniks place above Sunday's Super Bowl, birthdays and wedding anniversaries, sometimes even above game-day Saturdays. Seider is back home after untold days on the road, helping welcome a handful of prospects to town this weekend. One notable visitor, 247 Sports says, is Michael Johnson, a 5-foot-10, 170-pound cornerback from Miami's Booker T. Washington High. He has been listed as a Florida State commitment for nearly a year, but anything goes in the final week. A late snatch would be a bonus. Seider said the toughest part is to keep your current commitments on board. "Other guys try to jump in, so you've got to deal with that," he said. "In four years here, I've only lost one [receiver Mark Barr Jr. switched to Cincinnati last week]. ... We've done pretty well with that." Currently, up to 18 recruits are reportedly committed to MU, including midyear junior-college signees Arnold Blackmon, a defensive end, and safety Taj Letman. The consensus prize catch is wide receiver Angelo Jean-Louis, a former Miami signee who will come to MU from Fork Union Military Academy in Virginia. He is accorded four stars by ESPN, 247, Scout and Rivals. Other prospects given four stars by any of those sites are linebacker Jeremy Benjamin of Hollywood, Fla., cornerback D'Andre "Chocolate" Wilson of Myrtle Beach, S.C., linebacker Stefan Houston out of Fork Union and wide receiver Deontay McManus out of Atlanta Sports Academy. Marshall will not get another four-star visitor, as rated by 247, Davon Durant. The linebacker from Greenwood, S.C., enjoyed his visit, the Gazette learned, but will stick with his plans to go to Butler (Kan.) Community College. Greenwood High assistant Tony Temple said Durant wants to eventually play in the Atlantic Coast Conference. As for MU's place in the so-called team rankings, 247 is the most favorable. It ranks the Herd atop a list of 20 schools either staying in C-USA, leaving for the Big East or arriving from other leagues. That site is ahead of Rivals and Scout, which hasn't recognized that the next down will come after the official July 1 date of realignment. Both Rivals and Scout have Marshall behind Houston and Southern Methodist in the 2005-12 alignment, and ahead of everybody in the 2013 lineup. 247 has Marshall 55th in the FBS, Rivals has the Herd tied for 65th and Scout has it 74th. Those are less certain than the calendar, which says signing day is just days away. It's the day college coaches across the land can exhale. "Just glad it's almost here," Seider said. "We'll just keep recruiting and see what happens." Reach Doug Smock at 304-348-5130 or firstname.lastname@example.com or follow him at twitter.com/dougsmock.


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I am using Zimbra 3.1.3 Network edition on a Redhat Linux machine. I would like to know if I can integrate zimbra with LDAP/Active directory.
The purpose of doing so is .....
1) Suppose, I create a user in my Linux machine, the same user should be created automatically in Zimbra (allocating a mail box).
2) If I change the properties of that user in the Linux machine, it should be changed automatically in Zimbra (say like, chaning the password)
The above options look something like what are existing in MS Exchange Server and Kerio.


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ROCKFORD (WIFR) -- Some good news in one Rockford neighborhood hit hard by flooding a few years ago. Thankfully, they aren't seeing the water levels they've experienced in the past. Neighbors in Keith Creek are relieved but still fear a potential flood.
Henry Badker still remembers the Keith Creek Floods of 2006 and 2007, when his four-car garage was flooded. It still stands today, however many other properties do not after the city tore down more than 100 homes to prevent future flooding. Yet, flooding fears still remain.
Right now, the water is flowing and is pretty high in Keith Creek. Neighbors say the water looks to be at least a foot higher than normal.
Angela Coffey and Donnelle Bull also live in the Keith Creek neighborhood. They hope rising waters subside.
"When it flooded a few years ago, we could swim in our basement, it was like a four-foot kiddie pool," said Angela Coffey.
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WASHINGTON - The GOP-controlled House on Thursday passed a renewal of the Violence Against Women Act that expands federal protections to gays, lesbians and transgender people, Native Americans and immigrants.
The law, credited with raising awareness about abuse of women, expired in 2011. While many Republicans agreed renewing the law was necessary, some conservatives raised objections to specific protections for people because of their sexual orientation and the provisions giving Indian courts greater jurisdiction in domestic violence cases.
The measure easily passed the Senate in the last Congress, but stalled in the House. The House's vote on Thursday represents an about-face for Republicans, who recognized they took a drubbing at the ballot box among women voters in the 2012 elections.
Obama won 55% of the women's vote, following a campaign that touched on issues such as contraception and funding of Planed Parenthood. Democrats portrayed the GOP as waging a war on women, hurting the party's standing among a crucial voting bloc.
The legislation authorizes funding for programs that help victims, as well as those that prosecute people accused of domestic violence and sexual assault. There are also new provisions dealing with stalking that would cover the use of spyware and video surveillance equipment.
The original law created a National Domestic Violence Hotline and authorized federal funding for battered women's shelters. It was written and pushed by Vice President Biden when he was in the Senate, and passed in 1994.
The final vote on the Violence Against Women Act came only after House members first rejected a GOP-written version of the bill that did not include the sweeping expansions. It was rejected on a 166-257 vote, including the objections of 59 Republicans.
Rep. Renee Ellmers, R-N.C., said the GOP version of the bill would protect all people and not put them into specific categories. She said that measure was "superior," because it was "all-inclusive."
The House then adopted a bipartisan Senate version of the bill, which passed earlier this month on a 78-22 vote. The Senate bill had the support of all 20 women in the chamber and 24 of its 45 Republicans.
Before the House's final vote, Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and a dozen Democratic women tied the Violence Against Women Act's renewal to the impending across-the-board spending cuts that kick in Friday. The cuts, known as sequestration, could trim $20 million authorized to enforce the law.
"It is specific, it is large, it is substantial and it must be avoided," Pelosi, D-Calif., said.
Rep. Donna Edwards, D-Md., criticized Republicans for passing the bill a day before budget cuts will "take a sledgehammer" to programs that support victims of domestic violence. "This is shameful," she said.
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Saudi Arabia uses capital offence of apostasy' to stifle debate
|Amnesty International
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|24 December 2012
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A court in Saudi Arabia has decided to proceed with the prosecution of an online activist for apostasy, a charge which carries the death penalty, in what Amnesty International said is a new bid to stifle political and social debate.
On 22 December the General Court in Jeddah had Raif Badawi, 25, sign documents to enable his trial on apostasy charges to go ahead, after his case was passed to it by a District Court on 17 December.
Badawi who founded "Saudi Arabian Liberals", a website for political and social debate has been in detention since June 2012 on charges including "setting up a website that undermines general security" and ridiculing Islamic religious figures.
Amnesty International considers him to be a prisoner of conscience, detained solely for peacefully exercising his right to freedom of expression.
"Even in Saudi Arabia where state repression is rife, it is beyond the pale to seek the death penalty for an activist whose only crime' was to enable social debate online," said Philip Luther, Director of Amnesty Internationals Middle East and North Africa Programme.
"Raif Badawi's trial for apostasy' is a clear case of intimidation against him and others who seek to engage in open debates about the issues that Saudi Arabians face in their daily lives. He is a prisoner of conscience who must be released immediately and unconditionally."
Badawi's trial began in June 2012 in a Jeddah District Court and was rife with irregularities.
According to his lawyer, the original trial judge was replaced by another judge who had previously advocated that Badawi be punished for apostasy. His lawyer has contested the judge's impartiality in the case.
The charges against Badawi relate to a number of articles, including one he wrote about Valentine's Day the celebration of which is prohibited in Saudi Arabia.
He was accused of ridiculing Saudi Arabia's Commission on the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice also known as the religious police in the conclusion of his article: "Congratulations to us for the Commission on the Promotion of Virtue for teaching us virtue and for its eagerness to ensure that all members of the Saudi public are among the people of paradise".
The charges against Badawi also mention his failure to remove articles by other people on his website including one insinuating that the al-Imam Mohamed ibn Saud University had become "a den for terrorists".
"Articles on Badawi's website included references to individuals or institutions that some people might have found offensive, but charging him with criminal offences punishable by imprisonment or execution cannot be justified on any level," said Luther.
"The Saudi Arabian authorities must end their intolerance of people peacefully exercising their legitimate right to freedom of expression."


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|MMH recruitment video quickly gaining attention
|Written by Chris Lee
Melissa Memorial Hospital administrators uploaded a 5:53 long video to YouTube last Monday, Sept. 24. And it is quickly gathering some wide-spread attention. No, it hasn't done its ultimate goal yet and provided a new doctor for MMH.
The video, which highlights MMH and the City of Holyoke, was made with the hopes of recruiting a doctor, or two, to join the medical staff in Holyoke.
Integrated Media Group LLC out of Kansas spent part of the summer putting together the video after East Phillips County Hospital District board members voted to move forward with the idea.
A crew with IMG visited Holyoke twice to capture footage for the video. Ayoub said the cooperation from the entire town was amazing. He noted they visited numerous businesses who all welcomed the videographers with open arms.
"It meant so much to us that folks in the community were so accommodating," MMH administrator John Ayoub said.
The video not only features MMH but everything from the Holyoke Golf Course, Phillips County Museum, churches, area agriculture, Peerless Theatre, swimming pool, parks and grocery store. Interviews are conducted with hospital staff as well as some community members.
"I was very pleased," Ayoub said with the overall product. "We set out to make a high quality video."
There was no script used. Interviews were conducted and video was taken. IMG, with a little input from MMH, did the rest, and on time and within the budget.
Even though all of the interviews and video didn't make the final product, Ayoub said they are grateful for all of the support during the filming process.
"People just opened their hearts and it flowed out," he added.
Committee members on the Grow Our Own Physician task force researched three different companies to see who they thought would do the best possible work. Ayoub said they were very impressed with the products IMG showed them and felt they would represent Holyoke well with the video they produced.
Last Friday, MMH staff became aware that the video was picked up by the Denver Post. Michael Booth featured the video on "Daily Dose," a Denver Post health blog. This is just one way MMH has begun to get the video dispersed to the public.
Ayoub contacted the Colorado Hospital Association, hoping they would have some ideas to help spread the video.
He said the president of CHA puts together a health beat every day and sends it out to Colorado hospitals. Last Friday, Ayoub said the president was planning to embed the link in his statement.
"The goal is not to get the highest number of hits. The goal is to get a doctor, hopefully two, but you need to get it in front of an audience," Ayoub said. "I hope that you and I are having a conversation a few months from now and I can tell you that this was the seed that was planted in a physician's mind that had them call me up and we signed a contract."
In addition to YouTube, MMH staff has embedded a link to the video as part of the signatures on email. MMH plans to upload the video to its website as soon as some adjustments can be made to the site.
Ayoub said they have the ability to produce hard copy DVDs but as of now, that's not the direction they are planning to go.
The video will also be seen by movie goers at the Peerless Theatre.
Those wishing to see the video that MMH hopes attracts a new doctor or two may search Melissa Memorial Hospital on YouTube and it will be one of the top few videos.
To see the Denver Post blog that featured MMH and the recruitment video, visit http://blogs.denverpost.com/health/2012/09/28/doctor-recruiting-video-viral-stop-waterskiing-squirrels/1870.
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Order FAA to Fund Airport Controllers
March 24, 2013
So intent on rejecting any cuts in federal spending is President Barack Obama's administration that it is willing to risk the safety of those using 149 airports, including the Wheeling-Ohio County......
This is just another example of this newspaper's (and I use the term liberally) total ignorance of the facts and what it is talking about. The scant number of operations (take offs and landings) conducted at the airport are far fewer in number than many other far busier airports that have been operating safely for decades without a manned control tower. Pilots are trained and continuously retrained on how to conduct themselves in uncontrolled airspace and at uncontrolled airports. While these zealots the write this tripe preach austerity for everyone else, they don't believe in it for themselves. Everyone else tighten your belts, while we continue to gorge ourselves.
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In the last couple of days, Obama has handed out $200 million to Jordan and $500 million to the Palestinian Authority. But there's no money for meat inspectors and air traffic controllers? Gee, it's almost as though he doesn't care about Americans.
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Not only is the Emperor closing down control towers, he is doing a mighty fine job of further dividing the country! These things happen when you allow a commie to become your leader! ENJOY!
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FAA should NOT fund these airport controllers.
Why are these 149 sacred?
Why should these 149 be funded when thousands more are not?
Why doesn't the Ohio County airport have landing fees for private aircraft?
Why is the taxpayer paying to subsidize million dollar private aircraft that have no landing fees (like Ohio County) with taxdollars for towers?
Why should the taxpayer subsidize private airline tickets to airports like Johnstown? [It is still happening today folks!!!]
STOP the spending.
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If the airports believe the pilots want towers they should ask them.
Are you willing to pay a landing fee to have a tower at Ohio County airport?
If yes then set a fee that recovers all the cost and problem solved.
Use the free market system for the smaller airports where safety is not a risk (like the thousands that already do this).
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I am dumb- I didn' know that landing fees were not paid. That being the case- start charging or close the d$$$ thing down. Appears that it's a toy for those who can afford their own plane.
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What hypocrisy. This paper has been ranting about the national debt for years. You want to man the control tower at the airport? Then fund it locally and shut up.
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So Outlook on my 3-year-old Win7 PC w/Zimbra connector just seems to wheeze (biig pst file no doubt -- AND 22K e-mails - 3 months worth - in the work mail to sync.)
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Ryan Miller made 28 saves for Buffalo, which snapped a three-game skid.
Tomas Plekanec scored a pair of goals for the Canadiens, who have lost two
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text: LEXINGTON, Va., Sept. 12, 2012 – Virginia Military Institute retained its standing among the best national public liberal arts colleges and in the top tier of all liberal arts colleges, private as well as public, as ranked in the latest U.S. News and World Report. VMI was ranked fourth in the list of public liberal arts colleges, behind the U.S. Military Academy, the U.S. Naval Academy, and the U.S. Air Force Academy. VMI held the No. 1 position in this category for six years before the federal service academies were reclassified in 2007.Among all public and private liberal arts colleges, VMI was ranked No. 70, up from the No. 71 spot it held last year."VMI remains solidly in the top tier of national liberal arts colleges," said Brig. Gen. R. Wane Schneiter, deputy superintendent and dean of the faculty. "Our approach, which offers a relatively small number of excellent majors, a rigorous core curriculum, and complementary academic enrichment programs like honors and undergraduate research, allows our faculty and staff to ensure our cadets an outstanding education."The rankings are based on such factors as a college's reputation as rated by academic leaders nationally; the retention of students; class size; the quality of the faculty; the quality of students; financial resources; graduation rate performance; and the alumni giving rate.Among engineering schools whose highest degree is a bachelor's or master's degree, VMI was rank No. 25, down from the No. 21 spot it held last year. The rankings in the engineering category are based exclusively on the reputation of the program.The Institute was also included in the unranked list of A-Plus Schools for B Students among national liberal arts colleges. The listing evaluates the quality of the school's academic program and the academic profile of admitted students.Last month, Forbes magazine ranked VMI among the top tier of colleges and universities nationally.


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Olympic gold medalist and Greenville native Lauren Perdue says she is feeling very lucky, and very blessed to be in London.
The J.H. Rose graduate earned the gold medal Wednesday for helping Team U.S.A. in winning the 4x200-meter women's freestyle relay. "Winning a gold medal I never thought would be possible in my first Olympics. It's just a great, great experience," Perdue told WITN Sports today.
Perdue, who just turned 21, spoke to WITN's Chris Obarski as she remains in London with the games.
While she did not swim in the final race, Perdue did participate in the team's preliminary race for the gold that morning. "It was really based on our splits and I unfortunately did not have the fastest split," said Perdue. "Ultimately each of us played an essential role in the success of the relay."
And what about turning down LeBron James' dinner request? "It's hysterical it's been blown up this big over one tweet that I tweeted."
You can hear more of WITN's interview with Perdue tonight at six.
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Greenville's Lauren Perdue helped Team USA secure a spot for the gold in the 4x200 meter relay at the Olympic Games in London by competing in the qualifying round, but Lauren did not swim in the finals when they won the gold.
The relay team in the qualifying heat included Shannon Vreeland, Perdue, Alyssa Anderson and Dana Vollmer. Missy Franklin, the 17-year-old who has already won two medals in the games, took Perdue's place in the medal round. Allison Schmitt took Anderson's spot. The Americans clocked an Olympic-record 7 minutes, 42.92 seconds.
Perdue tweeted after the finals, "So proud of my team and honored to be part of a gold medal relay."
Perdue does receive a gold medal for her contributions to the team.
Perdue's former coach with the Greenville Swim Club, Casey Charles, says he is proud of her accomplishments. Charles says, "Known her since she was 11-years-old and just being able to see her progress, I'm just really happy that she's happy and she's doing what she loves."
The relay was the only event Lauren qualified for, so she's all done in London. She has one year left at the University of Virginia.
She finished 2nd in the NCAA 200 meter freestyle in 2011, but she was unable to compete earlier this year due to a back injury.
WITN joins everyone else in Eastern Carolina in congratulating Perdue.
Greenville native Lauren Perdue and her teammates secured a spot for the gold Wednesday in the 4 x 200 meter relay at the Olympic Games in London.
The team won today's qualifying heat with a time of 7:50.75. Team USA came in second overall; Australia, which competed in a separate heat, had the best time.
The relay team in the qualifying heat included Shannon Vreeland, Perdue, Alyssa Anderson and Dana Vollmer.
WITN talked with Casey Charles, Greenville Swim Club head coach, who said Perdue's sister confirmed that Perdue would not swim in the medal match. Perdue does get a medal if her team does.
Relay swim teams do sometimes switch out a member or two. Missy Franklin, the 17-year-old who has already won two medals in the games, took Perdue's place.
About four hours before the qualifying heat, Perdue tweeted, "Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear; though war break out against me, even then will I be confident." That is a biblical verse from Pslams 27:3.
You can watch the finals during WITN's primetime Olympic coverage tonight. That begins at 8 p.m.
To learn the result from the medal race, click on the "Spoiler Alert" story link below.
"A lot of our kids are thinking 'Hey, this is possible' because someone from a little town like Greenville is all of a sudden on the national spotlight. So it's pretty exciting," said Lauren's Former Coach Scott Pake.
The qualifying round of the relay will air on WITN between 11 and 11:30 a.m. Wednesday August 1st. If the team advances, the final round will air between 8 p.m. and midnight.
Click here for the link to the NBCOlympics.com site for Perdue's race, which shows the qualifying heats start at 6:26 a.m. Eastern Time Wednesday, with Team USA swimming in the second heat.
Click here for the live stream to watch Perdue compete live online.


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In July 2011, coffee buyers Tim Hill and Kim Elena Ionescu gathered around 20 growers and co-op representatives from Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, and Guatemala for a two-day workshop in Honduras. The event was comprised of presentations and discussions on topics including experimentation, soil fertility, compost production, variety separation, post-harvest processing, and trends in the consumer market. Participants had the opportunity to learn from one another in person, rather than having to hear anecdotes or conduct isolated research. The class size was kept small, and the material was taught and discussed in the growers' native language.
Our hope is to hold more professional series with growers in the future as, at the end of their time together, growers suggested follow up gatherings and spoke of the benefits of forming a committee to continue sharing best practices. These sorts of series are mutually beneficial, like many of our projects. As Kim Elena said: "I feel confident that, in addition to encouraging practices that increase productivity and improve quality, this event demonstrates Counter Culture's commitment to our partners and will in turn strengthen their commitment to us as a buyer." Read more about her take on the experience in the Origins section of our website.
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It was important to come together with other Honduran organizations and those from other countries to talk about important topics and new technologies for organic agriculture. This motivated us to try various experiments to improve the quality of our coffees, ultimately achieving the sale of more than 40 microlots of producers from different regions. We have also trained technical staff and producers on topics like cupping coffee with the goal of orienting them about ways to improve their quality …. We are now starting a study and documenting the experience of 8 farms of producers from COMSA about 'The application of organic agriculture technologies to improve the coffee cup quality.'
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1. Murray is the new Magician and could make a great centerfold me thinks - The Brit baller earned his third ATP World Tour title of the year defeating Novak Djokovic 6-2, 7-5 and running the draw ragged with his hefty bag of on-court tricks. And, after also making the final in Indian Wells last week, does anyone doubt Andy is now the second best baller in the world behind...
2. Rafael Nadal needs a time out - The Spanish steamroller entered Miami not only with another Indian Wells crown but also some obvious mental fatigue and possible-off court issues. But the Tour moves to clay this week, Rafa's fave time of the year, so he should be feeling good. Let's hope he takes a much needed, and deserved, break right now.
3. What's next for Juan Martin del Potro? - The Argentine giant scored the biggest win of his career and possibly the biggest upset this season by ousting Rafa in an incredibly brave performance in the quarterfinals. J. Martin won his very first career title on clay last year so expect his form, and results, to gain momentum this spring.
4. Novak Djokovic is inching forward - A great showing from the Serb this week, making the final a year after going out in his opening round match last season. His game is slowly (I repeat, SLOWLY) coming together and he made a statement by snapping a two-match losing streak to Roger Federer and causing the Swiss stylist to snap a little something else.
5. Roger Federer is slipping in all ways now - See video. You decide.
1. Victoria Azarenka has set herself up to win a Grand Slam championship - The Belarusian basher capped off a breakthrough week by defeating 5-time defending champ Serena Williams 6-3, 6-1 for the third, and biggest, title of her very young career. Though ReRe was hobbled by an injury to her left leg, Vika made sure to stay focused - even through numerous double faults - in the match to earn the quick win. The 19-year old's game is big but still raw with much room for improvement - good news for her. The bad news: She's a pretty girl but what the hell is Vika wearing here and why? Scary.
2. Serena Williams is still at the top but for how long? - The world's top lady baller suffered a left leg injury during her quarterfinal match but still managed to defeat sister Venus in the semifinals (evening their head-to-head at 10-all), keep the keys to the WTA Penthouse, and make the final. Word is she may have to give up her set by Charleston, which she won last season, but is there any doubt who really is the World No.1?
3. Svetlana Kuznetsova found some footing - It seems the Russian may finally be getting her marbles together after parting ways with coach Olga Morozova recently. Sveta earned her best result this season here, making the semifinals and pushing eventual winner Vika to 7-5 in the third set. The WTA Tour moves to the clay, a surface she's always performed well on throughout her career. Can she finally turn it all around? I've learned not to hold my breath with Sveta or risk certain death.
4. Venus Williams is neither here nor there - I'm not sure if this tourney told us anything about V's game at the moment. She's playing solidly enough but still can't get past ReRe in a big-time match off her fave green grass. And, I don't see her prospects getting any better as the WTA Tour moves to the slippery stuff but her Acapulco win is encouraging.
5. Jelena Jankovic, Ana Ivanovic, and Dinara Safina have become an after-thought - Does anyone even remember these lady ballers were in Miami? Sad.
1. Shame on you FSN/MSG - Beating the proverbial horse to death here, but when you think FSN/MSG+ couldn't get any worse they blow all your expectations away by ending coverage of the thrilling Rafa-J. Martin match in the middle of the third set tie-break at 3-all. I mean, really? I don't know what else needs to be said besides what I said last week: "Thank GOD for online streaming!".
2. Tennis on Twitter - I have to say I've been loving all the coverage by the incredibly passionate tennis twits on the social networking site. Not only do you get an array of on-site, timely coverage of the matches and pressers but also some entertaining, irreverent musings from some of the best journalists, ex-ballers, and bloggers out there. Great work.
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Says he will stop fighting US Anti doping agency. I wonder what if he will have to give up his 7 titles
Why not take a lie detector test on live tv and just get it done?
Originally Posted by AdamJGray
I'd get a Rascal Flatts tramp stamp for free.
I don't think the problem is him fighting them. Just the other way around. I think he doesn't care anymore since his tests have said otherwise.
His titles are stripped, and he's banned for life.
If the guy cheated, he did it better than anyone else, because he was tested plenty of times, and they never found anything. So, it comes down to this person or that person saw him do something, and it will be their word against his. Lance has made a lot of enemies in the cycling world over the years, so there will be people out to get him.
With all of the things that are wrong with this world and this country, I would think that the money they are throwing away on this witch hunt could be used for better purposes. Basically, another way to waste government money.....
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The guy has been tested hundreds of times and passed every single one.
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AP: Agency stripping Armstrong of Tour de France titles
U.S. Anti-Doping Agency chief executive Travis Tygart told The Associated Press that the agency will ban Lance Armstrong from cycling for life and strip him of his seven Tour de France titles for doping.
Never failed a test and yet it's all gone. What a waste of time and resources.
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Lance Armstrong: Enough is enough, won't fight doping charges
Armstrong, 40, said his decision did not mean he would accept USADA's sanctions. His lawyers threatened a lawsuit if USADA punishes Armstrong, arguing that the agency must first resolve a dispute with the International Cycling Union over whether a case against Armstrong should be pursued against based on the evidence.
In walking away, Armstrong cited a familiar defense: he has never tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs. He said his decision is not an admission of guilt, but a choice to devote more time to his family and his Livestrong foundation for cancer survivors.
holy ****
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Dude, you are Gameday Rulzzz and could probably post about anything.
going after a cancer survivor, some people have no shame.
So Mr. Landis was right afterall
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going after a cancer survivor, some people have no shame.
A cancer survivor that cheats (allegedly) is still a cheat (allegedly).
Originally Posted by bowlfan912
So Mr. Landis was right afterall
This was not an admission of guilt, this was a "I'm not fighting them anymore." Them being an organization that has no jurisdiction, authority, or real power. USADA has been ordered by official international cycling bodies that they do not have the authority to do anything to Lance, yet they continue their witch hunt.
I have no idea whether Lance really is a cheat or not. But Lance has never tested positive and USADA has never brought forward evidence to counter that.
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"That's what I do. I drink, and I know things." - Tyrion Lannister
"Success is just failure that hasn't happened yet." - life advice from Latrell Spreewell
Definitely seems a bit off to declare guilt on someone who has passed every test.
I guess he's taking his ball and going home
read this post quickly - it might not last long
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