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Degree Discipline: English - Creative Writing
Collection: UNT Theses and Dissertations
Dead Fox Run: A Collection of Stories
Date: May 2011
Creator: Starz, Andrew
Description: This collection consists of a critical preface and five linked short stories. The preface analyzes the usage of violence in literate and other forms of media, and specifically the ways in which literature can address violence without aggrandizing or stylizing it. The stories explore this idea through the lens of the lives of two young men, following them from boyhood marked by violence to adulthood crushed by the trauma of the American Civil War. Collection includes the stories "Dead Foxes," "Cow Pen," "Fatherless," "Woodsmoke," and "Brotherhood."
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Divine and the Everyday Devil (Short Stories)
Date: May 2003
Creator: Burks, T. Stephen
Description: Divine and the Everyday Devil contains a scholarly preface that discusses the experiences and literary works that influenced the author's writing with special attention in regards to spirituality and sexuality. The preface is followed by six original short stories. "Evil" is a work addressing a modern conception of evil. "Eschatology" concerns a man facing his own mortality. "The Gospel of Peter" tells the story of a husband grappling with his wife's religious beliefs. "The Mechanics of Projects" relates the experiences of a woman looking for love in Mexico. "The Rocky Normal Show" involves a husband growing apart from his wife and "Mutant: An Origin Story" is about a teenager trying to find his own unique identity.
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Opening Day
Date: August 2008
Creator: Van Hooser, David
Description: Although I've read and written poetry for my own pleasure for about twenty years now, I've only seriously studied and written poetry on a consistent basis for the past two years. In this sense, I still consider myself a beginning poet. When attempting to pursue an art form as refined and historically informed as poetry, only after spending a number of years reading and writing intensively would I no longer consider myself a beginner, but a practitioner of the art. I've grounded my early development as a poet in concision, voice, and imagination, and hope to build upon these ideas with other poetic techniques, theories, and forms as I go forward. I am particularly interested in mastering the sonnet form, a concise and imaginative form that will allow me to further develop my skills. Hopefully, the works in this thesis reflect that effort.
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Short Stories
Date: December 2007
Creator: Gay, Wayne Lee
Description: This collection of seven representative original short stories will include four short stories relating to a fictional location in Dallas, the Starry Skies gay country-and-western dance hall. Three short stories set in fabulous, sometimes absurd settings, will follow. A preface dealing with the nature of fictional place and non-fictional place in fiction will precede the collection of short stories.
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Backflow: A Collection
Date: May 2011
Creator: Kullberg, Adam
Description: This collection consists of a critical preface and nine essays. The preface analyzes, first, how the imagination influences the personal journey of a writer, and second, the techniques authors use, mainly form, time, and space, to enact the imagination and propel the reader into an imagined narrative. The essays explore themes of loss, mental illness, the rift between the "real" and the "imagined" life, and the intangibility of memory itself. Collection includes the essays "Into the Snow," "No Longer a Part," "Borderland," "Still Wounds," "What Stays in Las Vegas," "Remnants," "The Root," "Your Father," and "The Land Lord."
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Some String or Another: Fiction and Nonfiction Stories of Connection
Date: May 2004
Creator: Salts, Diane Michelle
Description: Some String or Another: Fiction and Nonfiction Stories of Connection, a creative thesis, explores patterns of change in stories from the perspective of connection and disconnection. The preface examines the effects of temporal disconnection, the relationship of conflict and connection to narrative rhythm, and the webs of connection formed during the process of creation. Included in the body of the work are six fiction stories, one metafiction story, and two nonfiction essays.
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A Country With No Name
Date: May 2004
Creator: Hunziker, April
Description: A Country With No Name is a collection of thirty-four poems with a preface explaining the style and influences of the author. The preface defends plain-language techniques in poetry, using W.H. Auden, Wislawa Szymborska, and Paul Simon as examples of poets who take a similar approach. The poems range in topic from personal and familial to societal and abstract. The main subjects encompass interpersonal relationships, romantic and otherwise, and larger concerns, such as the effects of war and modern lifestyles.
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The Mind's Eye and Other Stories
Date: May 2011
Creator: Ledbetter, Kelly
Description: This collection contains a preface entitled "Of Other Worlds" and the following short stories: "The Mind's Eye," "Waking," "The Conquest of the World," "Persephone," and "Extradition." This creative thesis includes a blend of science fiction and literary realism short stories, which are collectively concerned with questions of time, narration, and the use of language. As well, the preface discusses science fiction theory, narrative strategies such as the use of the first person perspective, and the author's theory of composition.
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Date: May 2007
Creator: Esteves, Jason
Description: I provide in my preface a brief account of my development as a creative writer. Through this development I draw an analogy to the evolution of modern science by stating that my need for personal clarity is analogous to the charge for empirical clarity of modern science. Furthermore, I contrast the objectivism of modern science to the subjectivism of creative writing. The four short stories in my thesis range from a semi-autobiographical story, to two short stories that stem out further and further from the subjective origin of the first story. The story of greatest distance is "Fireflies," which is not semi-autobiographical, but pure fiction. The final short story returns to the subjective origin of the first. The drive of Distances is thereby to create a sort parabola: a subjective, semi-autobiographical origin, to an objective, purely fictional crest, then a return to that subjective, semi-autobiographical origin. The entire collection is a holistic, ultimately subjective, and therefore personal experience; yet, through the use certain tropes,metaphors others can relate to, the stories are paradoxically sharable.
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Lining Up
Date: May 2007
Creator: Davis, Allegra
Description: A creative, multi-genre collection that includes three personal essays (non-fiction) and two short stories (fiction). The pieces in this collection primarily focus on the themes of loneliness and waiting. It includes pieces dealing with homosexual relationships, friendships and heterosexual relationships. Collection includes the essays "The Line," "Why We Don't Talk about Christmas," and "Boys Who Kiss Back," and includes the short stories "I Am Allowed to Say Faggot" and "Dear Boy."
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Craving something a little sweet for dessert or with a hot cup of afternoon tea? This from-scratch brownie recipe will take care of that craving. It is an easy and delicious version of a classic brownie made with five simple ingredients. The hazelnut flavor sends it over the top.
- 1 jar (13-ounces or about 1 1/4 cups) chocolate-hazelnut spread like Nutella
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup water
- 2/3 cup flour
- 3/4 teaspoon Kosher salt
- In a large bowl, whack together the Nutella, eggs and 1/4 cup water.
- Stir in flour and salt.
- Transfer batter to a foil-lined 8"-square baking pan. Bake in 350° oven for 20 to 2 minutes or until just set around the edges of the pan.
- Set aside to cool completely.
- Remove brownies from pan using the foil to lift them out.
- Cut into squares. Discard foil.
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The Children's Place is a non-profit, private agency modeled after Children's Advocacy Centers around the country. The purpose is to provide a child-friendly, neutral facility where professionals from many agencies involved in the evaluation, investigation, and treatment of child abuse meet to coordinate and bring their services to the child and their family.
Opened in March of 1999, The Children's Place is funded by federal, state, and local grants, earned revenue and private donations. The goals are to prevent additional trauma to the child, provide families with support, counseling and other services during and after the investigation, and hold more offenders accountable.
The Children's Place Mission
To protect children in a nurturing environment by facilitating a collaborative approach for the prevention, evaluation, and treatment of child abuse and neglect.


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Seattle Seahawks OT Russell Okung has certainly come into his own this season, earning him a starting spot for the NFC in this year's Pro Bowl.
"This is a chance to see him grow and develop through the whole thing," offensive coordinator Tom Cable told Danny O'Neil on the Seattle Times. "Then to stay healthy, you have to do that. His progression has been right where you hoped it would be."
The big Nigerian from Houston has allowed only one sack this season, according to STATS Inc, and he's been up against some pretty big names. "Did you see what he did to 99 last week?" fullback Michael Robinson asked, referring to the 49ers' Aldon Smith, who was held without a sack in the game, only the fifth time this season.
Picked 6th overall in 2010, Pete Carroll's first selection, Okung is all they thought him to be after showing promise in two previous seasons marred by injuries.
"The fact that Russell has been healthy through the whole season, that's helped Russell," Robinson said. "It was never anything athletic or anything as far as his power or even experience. It was always, 'Just be healthy, and when you're healthy, you'll be top-notch.' "
The modest Okung, who doesn't like to answer too many questions about himself, spoke about what it means to be one of five Seahawks selected to the Pro Bowl.
"It speaks volumes about the team and what we've been trying to put together," Okung said.


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I'm looking for software, that will keep some programs on the specific screen.
I'm using laptop(with Windows 7) with dock station and two monitors and every time when i eject my monitor from dock station all programs are moving to the laptop screen (that's natural), and after returning back they are staying on the default screen.
Is exist software for mapping specific programs with specific screen?


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3831 Mars Hill Road * Watkinsville, GA 30677
Georgia Lottery Funded Pre-K Program
All Exceeds Site - 2006 -2009
Georgia Department of Early Care & Learning
Designed by:
MKC Web Design
(c) 2009
How does it work? –
All Pre-K classes in Oconee County are private. Therefore you do not have to live in the county to attend Pre-K in Oconee. There are currently 16 classes in the county with 7 classes here at Downs Preschool. We are the largest and longest running Pre-K program in the county and the only total Pre-K program meaning the youngest children in our school are our four year olds. Each class has 22 children with a Georgia PSC certified teacher and certified para-professional.
What happens next? –
Once your child is registered stop worrying and relax! You will receive a letter in the mail over the summer with Open House details. This date will be set as soon as Oconee County completes the school calendar so it may be July before you hear anything. Open House is a time for you and your child to come in and see their new classroom, find their cubbie, and meet the teachers. Plan on spending about 30 minutes at each school you have to attend. We try to stagger our times so you and our teachers can attend Open House at other schools as needed so plan on dropping in anytime between 10am and 12pm here at Downs on the day of Open House. Please look only as the classrooms have been set up for the first day of school. The children will have plenty of time to play on the first day of school.
The first day of school –
This typically goes down in history as the craziest day for traffic all over the county! If possible, please try to use the car rider express lane to drop off your child. If you need to park please do so in the back gravel parking lot as we need the front lot for car riders. BE PATIENT!! Leave early! If you are running late the car rider lines will not help this situation. Afternoon car riders will be the worst for a couple of days. Please help us by turning RIGHT out of the parking lot as people trying to turn left will shut the road and the line down completely.
For the first day of school, your child will need a standard sized back pack(no wheels), a standard size crib sheet, and a change of clothes. Other "wish list" items that are voluntary only will be listed on the Open House letter that you receive over the summer.
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Don't panic! People tend to register at multiple sites and move around a lot over the summer. We generally have room for everyone who wants to attend our program. It may take a little time but we will call you as soon as we have an opening.


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I am currently developing a website application which should be able to handle around 2000+ users simultaneously when fully operational, what would be the server and bandwidth requirements to handle such capability?
The site is a PHP/MySQL ecommerce site, where users place orders for what they want bought (like a shopping list) and then the order would be complied in the backend side and the lists are then processed. If the supermarket is registered with us the order relating to it would be emailed to them and a supermarket interface is supplied for them so that they can be able to login to the system and view their orders. The site pages have an average size of 8.95kb.
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QE-to-Infinity and Beyond?
The markets got everything they could hope for from the Federal Reserve last week in the promise of QE-to-infinity. But it's best to be careful what you wish for.
If previous rounds of quantitative easing are anything to go by, large amounts of this easy money are likely to slosh into the oil market, pushing up prices to levels which will cause consumers further pain at the pumps.
And this time, there is apparently no end-date on when the dollars will stop flowing; the Fed has promised to keep buying $40 billion of mortgage-backed securities every month until the labor market improves.
According to oil brokerage PVM, a combination of QE3, stimulus measures in Europe and China and an increasingly tense situation in the Middle East are providing all the ingredients for September to see another $10-a-barrel move higher in the price of oil.
Already, prices are at their highest in four months, increasing concerns of inflation and the damage this could inflict on the fragile global economy.
The price of regular gasoline in the U.S. — the world's largest energy consumer — hit $3.847 in the week ended September 10, according to the most recent assessment by the U.S. Energy Information Administration. This is the highest prices have been since April, just shy of the $4-a-gallon mark last reached in 2008, just before the recession hit.
All this pain at the pump — in an election year no less — has U.S. politicians hot under the collar and has sent the market into a frenzy of speculation as to whether the White House might act to control prices.
Widely-publicized comments from White House sources that the Obama administration is considering whether to release oil from America's Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) have added fuel to these rumors, which also include the possibility of a coordinated release of emergency stockpiles in conjunction with other countries.
Countries' strategic oil reserves are intended to provide a cushion in times of supply disruptions in order to avoid oil-price spikes.
The International Energy Agency — the consumer organization charged with coordinating emergency stock releases — has repeatedly spoken out against the need for such a measure in the current supply situation.
However, notwithstanding the fact that such a measure would likely prove highly controversial, many analysts also consider it would be ineffective, failing to tackle the causes of the current high prices.
"The new QE is open-ended, while a SPR release cannot be open-ended," Olivier Jakob, managing director of Swiss consultancy Petromatrix, said in a note published Monday.
"A SPR release will therefore mostly provide a buy-the-dip opportunity which means that price retreats will be short-lived," he added.


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What better way is there then to start the new year off in the presence of our dear teachers and to be able to spend it in satsang with our community? The 2013 Jivamukti Tribal Gathering is just that event.
A holy vision in white, Sharon-ji, commenced the Tuesday Master Class with a reminder that we come together in Satsang and in Asana practice as a means of sharing our light with each other. Sharon is a beacon of light as she inspires us to understand the importance of asana to purify our physical and energetic bodies and to help us to release blockages in the chakras where we hold the store of past karmas. As Sharon gracefully moved us through each asana, we were guided on how to release those past karmas in areas such as our hips and lower back. We also learned how powerful a tool Salamba Sarvangasana (Shoulder Stand) is for restoring our connection to ourselves. Accompanied by some meditative classical music and chanting by Donna DeLory and Krishna Das, Sharon reinforced the universal power of the vibration behind Mantra and the way in which it is bestowed upon the student from their teacher.
In satsang, Sharon led us in a discussion on "kindness, compassion and alleviating gossip and other harmful karmic patterns." As she reminded us of Einstein's theory that space is curved and that the karma we put out into the universe will undoubtedly make its way back to us. As Sharon-ji notes, "You will feel real bliss when you make the decision NOT to engage in hurtful gossip. It is transformative."
Sharon-ji also encourages us to be compassionate in our "fight" to alleviate the suffering of animals. She reminds us that it is crucial to NOT put more hate and anger out into the universe as it only creates more of the same. As Sharon-ji says, "Only love will heal pain and suffering. Only love." She warns not to spend time hating on others who are fur-wearing, but to use education, knowledge and compassion to affect change. She asks us, "Are you angry with the animals that are trapped? No, you have compassion for them. Use that compassion to make real change."
With these beautiful tools shared by Sharon-ji we have been empowered to walk forward this year in love and make a real difference in the lives of all sentient beings. What a beautiful year it is going to be!


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Florida State wins national title with touchdown in final seconds
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(by AP) PASADENA, Calif. -- Jameis Winston threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Kelvin Benjamin with 13 seconds left and No. 1 Florida State beat No. 2 Auburn 34-31 to win the last BCS national championship game on Monday night. Winston struggled much of the night but was near perfect...Read more


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Camarco and Staff Tabbed NFCA CalJC
National Coaching Staff of the Year
Ky. – After guiding Santiago Canyon to its
first California Community College Athletic Association state championship,
head coach Lisa Camarco, along with assistant coaches Brandice Cutspec, Keely
Decker and Marc Kendrick have been named the 2016 NFCA CalJC National Coaching
Staff of the Year. (more)
State Championship Honors
Several members of the
2016 State Championship Santiago Canyon College Softball Team were honored for
their outstanding contributions. During
an Awards Ceremony on Saturday, 3 members of the SCC team were honored including
Emili Olague who received All-State and All-American accolades, Kaitlyn
Lanksbury who received All-State Honors and Lauren Hammond who received Academic
All-American Honors. (more)
The Santiago Canyon
College Softball Team won the CCCAA State Championship on its 10 year
anniversary. The Hawks defeated
Sacramento City College 8-0 to bring home the first title in program
history. After dropping the first game
of the State Championship Tournament to College of San Mateo, the Hawks reeled
off 4 consecutive wins over a 2 day period including a 7-2 win over Cypress
College, a 6-1 win over College of San Mateo, a 7-4 win over Sacramento City
College and a second and final 8-0 mercy rule over Sacramento City College to
capture the title. It is the first time
in at least 20 years that a team has lost game 1 and come back to win the title
and the first mercy rule win in a Championship game in at least 18 years. For the Hawks it was their 18th
mercy rule victory of the year making 44% of the team's wins this season
decided by the mercy rule. (more)
Hawks Headed to State Championship
The Santiago Canyon College Softball Team defeated Mt. San Antonio College 6-1 in the decisive game of the Super Regional Championship on Sunday held on the SCC campus. After beating Santa Barbara City College on Friday 18-0, and Mt. SAC 2-0 on Saturday, the Hawks were in the driver's seat as the only undefeated team. The Super Regional is a double elimination tournament which meant the Hawks would have to lose twice on Sunday in order to be eliminated. SCC did in fact drop the first game to the Mounties, but came out on top in Game #2 in order to secure their spot in the Final Four. (more)
SCC Set to Host Super Regional
The Santiago Canyon
College Softball Team will be one of the 2 host sites of the CCCAA Super Regional
Championship tournament. The Super
Regional is a 4-team, double elimination format where the winner will advance
to the Final Four State Championship along with the winner from the other
southern California Super Regional. The
tournament is set to run from Friday, May 13 through Sunday, May 15th
with the following 4 teams (#2) Santiago Canyon, (#3) Mt. San Antonio College,
(#6) College of the Canyons, and (#7) Santa Barbara City College. (more)
Hawks Sweep Regional
The #2 seeded Santiago Canyon College Hawks swept Ventura College the # 15 seed in order to advance to the Super Regional. The Hawks won game one on Saturday 7-0 before defeating Ventura 15-0 in 5 innings on Sunday. Riley Nahrwold had a no hitter going through the 7th inning before surrendering a hit with 2 outs. She recorded the 1 hit win while striking out 7 batters. On Sunday Shannon Thornton threw equally as well holding hitters to only 2 hits in the shutout to continue her undefeated streak. (more)
May 1, 2016
Hawks Selected as #2 Seed in CCCAA Playoffs
The Santiago Canyon College Softball Team completed a very successful regular season campaign where they finished with an overall record of 32-7. All year, the Hawks have been one of the top ranked teams in the state while knocking off several other ranked opponents helping them receive the #2 bid going into the CCCAA State Championship Playoffs. (more)
Olague and Lanksbury selected to All State
Two members of the Santiago Canyon College Softball Team were selected onto the 3CFCA All State Team. Emili Olague, a freshman out of Marina High School, and Kaitlyn Lanksbury, a sophomore out of Huntington Beach High School.
Olague, a first baseman,
led the state in RBI's with a total of 59 and came in at the two spot in the
state for batting average at .504 on the year.
With a total of 13 home runs, an on base percentage of .569, and a
slugging percentage of .983 she was in the top 3 in the state in nearly every
offensive category.
Lanksbury, a third
baseman, came in at #2 in the state in doubles with a total of 17 on the
year. She hit .389 overall with 3 home
runs, 32 RBI, and scored 31 runs.
Defensively, Kaitlyn was third in the state in assists with 106 and was
a part of turning 10 double plays. (more)
Hawks Receive All-OEC Honors
Several members of the Santiago Canyon College Softball Team were rewarded for their efforts during the 2016 season. The Hawks had a total of 8 players who received recognition including Krista Carranza, Emili Olague, Kaitlyn Lanksbury, Jessica Daniel, Manoa Weijgertse, Ashley Clark, Jordaen Hicks and Alyssa Sojka. (more)
Hawks Win RCC Series
The Santiago Canyon College Softball Team picked up a 7-5 win at
Riverside City College on Wednesday. The
win brings the Hawks overall record to 32-6 on the year with only 1 game left
in the regular season. The Hawks pounded
13 hits on the day while Riley Nahrwold recorded the win improving her record
to 12-4. (more)
Hawks Win on Faculty Appreciation Day
The Santiago
Canyon College Softball Team posted a 13-8 victory over Orange Coast College
while honoring the SCC Faculty during the team's annual Faculty Appreciation
Day! Each member of the softball team selected a professor to whom they
wanted to thank for their dedication in the classroom. The faculty
members threw out the ceremonial first pitch prior to the start of the game! (more)
Hawks Beat Cerritos in Dramatic Fashion
The Santiago Canyon College Softball Team defeated Cerritos College 7-5 on Saturday. The non-conference win marks the second time this season that the two teams have faced one another with the Hawks coming out on top both times. Riley Narhwold went the distance in the circle, throwing all 7 innings and picking up the win. (more)
April 6, 2016
Hawks Sweep Saddleback
The Santiago Canyon College Softball Team completed the 3 game sweep of Saddleback College today. The Hawks used 2, 3-run home runs by Kaitlyn Lanksbury and Emili Olague to propel the 10-4 victory. Riley Nahrwold threw 5.1 innings and recorded the win while holding the Gauchos to 1 run. (more)
SCC Sweeps Golden West
The Santiago Canyon College Softball Team defeated Golden West College 9-2 in the final game of the series in Orange Empire Conference play. The Hawks improve to an overall record of 27-5. Shannon Thornton was the winning pitcher of record holding the Rustlers to 2 runs on 6 hits while striking out 6 batters. (more)
SCC Defeats Defending State Champion
The Santiago Canyon College Softball Team picked up its second win of the day over another ranked team by defeating #2 ranked Palomar College, the 2015 State Champion. The Hawks recorded a 6-3 victory with 7 hits on the day and another great pitching performance from Riley Nahrwold. Narhwold went the distance recording 7 innings and holding a powerful Palomar offense to 6 hits. (more)
Hawks Knock Off Mt. SAC
The Santiago Canyon College Softball Team defeated Mt. San Antonio College on Saturday to improve their record to 24-5 on the year. The Hawks posted a come from behind 3-2 win to over Mt. SAC who came in ranked #4. Riley Nahrwold recorded the win throwing 6 innings and holding them to no runs on 4 hits while striking out 4 Mt. SAC batters. (more)
Olague Hits 2, 2 Run Home Runs
The Santiago Canyon College Softball Team defeated Orange Coast College 12-4 in an Orange Empire Conference game. With a record of 24-4, the 5 inning mercy rule win marks the 15th win of the year that has been decided by the mercy rule. Shannon Thornton picked up the win in the circle for SCC throwing 4 innings and holding the Pirates to no runs on 4 hits. (more)
Hawks Take OEC Win over Riverside
The Santiago Canyon College Softball Team defeated Riverside City College on Friday in an Orange Empire Conference game. Riverside had given the Hawks one of their only 4 losses on the season prior to this meeting. Santiago Canyon had control the entire game and saw itself jump to the top of several categories with the 7-0 win. (more)
Hawks Edge Fullerton 5-1
The Santiago Canyon College Softball Team defeated Fullerton College 5-1 in an Orange Empire Conference game to improve their overall record to 22-4. The Hawks used a great pitching performance from Lauren Hammond combined with perfect defense and the Hawks 15th double play on the year to hold the Hornets to only 4 hits over 7 innings of work. (more)
Hammond Throws 5th Shutout
The Santiago Canyon College Softball Team defeated Southwestern College 2-0 in a non-conference game on Saturday. The win improves the Hawks to 21-4 overall and gives Lauren Hammond her 5th shutout. The 4-hit shutout puts Hammond ranked #2 in the state for the most shutouts this season. (more)
Hawks Beat Dons With 14th Mercy Rule Win
The Santiago Canyon College Softball Team defeated district rival Santa Ana College 9-0 on Friday. The win is the second of the series with Santa Ana that the Hawks have won by the mercy rule and the 14th win out of 20 that has been decided by the mercy rule for Santiago Canyon College overall this season! Lauren Hammond picked up with win throwing a shut out and holding the Dons to 5 hits. Defensively, the Hawks played flawless defense including 2 double plays. (more)
Hawks Hit 100 Stolen Bases
The Santiago Canyon College Softball Team hit a milestone of 100 stolen bases on the season in their 10-0 mercy rule win over Golden West College on Wednesday. The Hawks combined a perfect defensive day with 10 hits, and a 2-hit pitching performance from Shannon Thornton to secure the Orange Empire Conference victory. (more)
3 Home Runs Push SCC Past Citrus
The Santiago Canyon College Softball Team picked up a non conference win over Citrus College on Saturday 5-2. SCC had 9 hits including 3 home runs while Shannon Thornton picked up her second win in 2 days for the Hawks in the circle. Thornton held them to 3 hits in 4.1 innings of work. Riley Nahrwold closed out the game holding Citrus scoreless over the final 2.2 innings. (more)
16 Hits Power Hawks Past Saddleback
The Santiago Canyon College Softball Team picked up its second win over Saddleback College. The two teams opened the second round of Orange Empire Conference play with identical records but the Hawks walked away with a 10-2 mercy rule victory just before the rain came. Shannon Thornton threw a complete game allowing only 4 hits while picking up the win. Her record is now a perfect 5-0. (more)
Cypress Upsets Hawks
The Santiago Canyon College Softball Team dropped an Orange Empire Conference game 10-8 on Wednesday at Cypress College. The two teams are among the top ranked in both Southern California and the state as a whole. Riley Nahrwold threw 4 innings for the Hawks and suffered the loss while holding Cypress to 5 hits. Ashley Clark-Johnson was 3-for-4 on the day to lead the Hawks offensively. (more)
SCC Sweeps College of the Canyons
The Santiago Canyon College Softball Team completed a clean sweep of #8 ranked College of the Canyons with a 17-5 mercy rule win and a second win by a closer margin of 4-3. The win improves the Hawks overall record to 16-3. Riley Nahrwold picked up the win throwing 4.2 innings for the Hawks. With another impressive offensive day, the Hawks continue to lead the state in several categories including: Runs scored (190), Doubles (49), Extra Base Hits (66), Stolen Bases (90), and On Base Percentage (.492). (more)
Hawks Roll Past Pirates
The Santiago Canyon College Softball Team broke their season high run total with a 17-0 win over Orange Empire Conference opponent Orange Coast College. The Hawks had 18 hits on the day with 5 doubles, a home run, 4 stolen bases and played perfect defense. (more)
Hawks Lose Slugfest at RCC
The Santiago Canyon College Softball Team is nearly the best offensive team in the state. Yet a tough Riverside City College was able to outscore the Hawks 12-11 in a game that was marked by a total of 30 hits between the two teams. Riverside posted 14 hits while SCC out hit them with 16. The loss brings the Hawks to an overall record of 13-3. (more)
February 27, 2016
#1 Ranked Hawks Add 2 More Wins
The #1 ranked Santiago Canyon College Softball team bounced back with 2 wins on Saturday after dropping an Orange Empire Conference game to Fullerton College on Friday. In fitting style, SCC posted a mercy rule 14-6 win over #10 ranked Santa Barbara City College and then a 7-0 win over Ventura College. It is the Hawks 9th win by the mercy rule in 15 games thus far. (more)
Hawks Post 5th Straight Mercy Rule Win
The Santiago Canyon College Softball Team defeated district rival Santa Ana College 8-0 in 5 innings on Wednesday. The win improves the Hawks to a perfect 3-0 start in Orange Empire Conference play and an overall record of 11-1. Lauren Hammond threw a complete game shutout holding the Dons to only 2 hits on the day. Hammond has now held hitters scoreless for 14 1/3 consecutive innings. (more)
Lisa Camarco Guest Speaker for IGSA Opening Ceremony
Lisa Camarco was honored as the guest speaker for the Irvine Girls Softball Association's Opening Day Ceremony. The festivities took place on Saturday at Deanna Manning Stadium located at Bill Barber Park in Irvine. The Irvine Girls Softball Association serves over 300 local girls from the ages of 4-14. Head over to the Softball Facebook page by clicking here to see Head Coach Lisa Camarco's speech.
Hawks Put up 14 Runs Again
The Santiago Canyon College Softball Team defeated Golden West College 14-0 in an Orange Empire Conference Game. It was the second consecutive game this week that SCC has scored 14 runs and ended the game after 5 innings due to the mercy rule. The Hawks remain in the #1 RPI position in the Southern California section after closing out their first week of conference play. (more)
Hawks Mercy Saddleback in OEC Opener
The Santiago Canyon College Softball Team defeated Saddleback College 14-3 in 5 innings to begin OEC play on Wednesday. The win improves SCC to an overall record of 9-1 and ranked as the #1 team in the power rankings. The Hawks offense pounded 11 hits on the day. (more)
On Saturday the 13th the
Hawks traveled to Bakersfield College where they put up two five inning wins
against the Renegades. The double header sweep improved the Hawks to 8-1 on the season heading into Orange Empire Conference play. Lauren Hammond notched the win in game one, while Riley Nahrwold picked up the win in game two. (more)
Hawks Host Challenger League
The Santiago Canyon College Softball Team joined
forces with Little League's Challenger Baseball team to host a clinic for the
mentally and/or physically handicapped athletes. The Hawks clinic focused on techniques for
throwing, fielding, hitting, and base running.
At the conclusion of the instruction, the SCC athletes paired up with
the Challenger athletes to compete in a scrimmage! It was a fantastic and rewarding evening for
everyone involved! (more)
Hawks Defeat Cerritos with 13 Hits
The Santiago Canyon College Softball Team improved to 6-1 after a 7-1 victory
over visiting Cerritos College on Friday. The Hawks pounded out 13 hits
and scored in all but 1 inning. Riley Nahrwold went the distance for SCC
in the circle holding the Falcons to 1 run on 7 hits. (more)
SCC Suffers First Loss
The Hawks took their first loss of the season in their game against Grossmont College. The loss brings SCC to an overall record of 5-1. Despite outhitting the Griffins, SCC could not hold on and ended up surrendering the winning run during the 8th inning while playing under the international tie breaker rules. (more)
February 1, 2016
Hawks Score 33 Runs at Glendale Tournament
The Santiago Canyon College Softball Team picked up 4 more wins over
the weekend to improve their record to 5-0 on the season. The Hawks
opened up play in Glendale with a 6-2 win over Ventura College, followed
by a 7-2 victory over San Diego Mesa College on Friday. SCC returned
on Saturday with an 8-0, 5 inning mercy rule win against Sacramento City
College and finished out the weekend with a 12-1, 5 inning mercy rule
win over host school Glendale College. (more)
January 27, 2016
The Santiago Canyon College Softball Team
opened the 2016 season with a 15-0, win over visiting San Diego City
College. The Hawks pounded out 16 hits in 5 innings of work. Riley
Nahrwold recorded the win throwing 4 complete innings while allowing only 3
hits on the day. Lauren Hammond came in to close out the game holding the
Knights to 1 hit. (more)
November 24, 2015
Hawks topple the Number 1 Seed
Santiago Canyon entered the 2nd round of play-offs on the back of a road win against College of the Canyons who had been unbeaten in their previous 17 games. Today the Hawks were again the visitors, this time against the Number 1 seed in Southern California, Chaffey College. [more]
Cougars 1 Hawks 2
College of the Canyons entered the contest on a 7 game winning streak and unbeaten in their last 17 games, but it was the visiting Hawks who dominated proceedings to move on to the next round against an opponent to be determined. [more]
November 12, 2015
Over a Decade of Success
Last week's home 5-1 win over Golden West
College sealed a remarkable 12th consecutive Orange Empire Conference Title for
Santiago Canyon College in the 9 team league. [more]


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SOCW 151 Introduction to the Profession of Social Work
Cr. 3
This course introduces students to social work, one of the most dynamic and diverse professions in the public service arena. From a beginning look at its historical roots, to the wide variety of practice arenas, students will gain a preliminary understanding of foundational theory and conceptual materials required for effective generalist practice and essential skills necessary to develop professional and personal success. The course is intended for social work majors, minors, exploratory students and those considering a double major or work in the human service field. Twenty-five hours of out-of-class self-directed learning experiences are required. Fifteen to twenty of the twenty-five hours will be community volunteering.
SOCW 210 Social Welfare: Policy and Services
Cr. 3
The objectives of this course are historical overviews of the economics, social, and political forces that shape the social welfare structure. Descriptive analyses of current social welfare programs, public and private, are examined. Professional values and ethics undergird the content that further examines macrosystem matters affecting human diversity and social justice. This course offers activities in and out of the classroom that are designed to help students see the relevance of social policy. May be used to fulfill the Social Science component of the General Education Requirements.
SOCW 220 Human Behavior and Social Environment
Cr. 3
A study of bio-psycho-social and cultural variables that affect development and behavior. General systems theory is used as a theoretical foundation. Various other theoretical frameworks are examined as they apply to different social groups (friendship, family, organization, community). General systems theory is intentionally integrated throughout course content. Gender, race, sexual orientation, and social class issues related to human development and interaction are analyzed. May be used to fulfill the Social Science component of the General Education Requirements.
SOCW 240 Communication and Counseling Skills
Cr. 3
This course is a unique experiential and introductory interviewing course where students critically examine and learn about foundational theory for communication and counseling skills. Additionally, they learn elements of basic counseling theory, the overarching helping process in a multicultural context, and then apply theoretical frameworks in videotaped and cross cultural exchanges. Built on social work systems theory and the strengths perspectives, students gain experience in applying theory and skills with sensitivity to work with people from diverse backgrounds. The aim is for students to develop beginning level intentional competence as communicators, interviewers, and change agents with client systems.
SOCW 250 Family in Society
Cr. 3
This course prepares beginning-level social service professionals to work effectively with families. Theoretical material on family development and family dynamics is introduced. Skills that are particularly helpful in work with families are explained. Diversity within and between families' matters is also explored. Students will assess families and practice applying the skills and concepts discussed in class through role plays. Prerequisite: SOCW 240.
SOCW 260 Diverse Populations: Human Rights & Justice
Cr. 3
This course introduces students to some of the diversity factors by which people self-define or are defined by others. Students will learn social work theories and practices relevant to understanding human diversity and how it is sometimes used as an excuse for oppression, as well as strategies to address human rights and social justice issues involved in such situations. Prerequisite: junior/senior status. May be used to fulfill either the Cultural Diversity course component or to partically fulfill the Social Science component of the General Education Requirements, but not both.
SOCW 290 Social Work Colloquium
Cr. 2-3
A study of selected topics reflective of contemporary concerns for the social worker, such as adulthood, women, clinical methods and techniques for helping professions, housing, ethics, substance abuse, juvenile delinquency, and poverty. Listings are announced. Prerequisite: junior standing or consent of the Chair of the Department.
SOCW 356 Professional Intervention and Human Services
Cr. 3
An integrated learning, practice course, which introduces students to the social work planned change process and generalist intervention model. Students learn theories, concepts, and an ethical guide, that provide a framework for generalist social work intervention. The Junior Level Learning Portfolio is one of several foci of this course. Prerequisites: SOCW 151, 210, 220, 240, and 260. Corequisite: SOCW 386.
SOCW 365 Introduction to Methods of Social Research
This course examines the application of concepts of research methodology to social work practice. All students will conduct original research and present it in both oral and poster presentations at conferences. The research content includes qualitative and quantitative research methodologies; data analysis, including statistical procedures; systematic evaluation of practice; instrument development; proposal writing and critique, biases in research methods and reports. Prerequisite: SOCW 151, 210, 220, 240, 260 and PSY 201.
SOCW 386 Junior Integrative Seminar and Field Experience
Cr. 2
Students are provided with an entry level field experience and integrative seminar in which they begin to develop a professional work identity by applying the frameworks and skills being learned to work with real client systems in the context of agency settings. Junior Level Field Placements are supervised experiences of 100 hours in a social service agency. The Integrative Seminar portion that concurrently supports the SOCW 356 course, in addition to serving as a liaison between agency field supervisors, social work students, and the Social Work Department. Prerequisites: SOCW 151, 210, 220. 240. and 260. Corequisite: SOCW 356.
SOCW 393 Advanced Seminar in Social Work
Cr. 1-3
Full- or half-semester courses specializing in particular areas of social work practice or methodology such as administration, current issues in group services, family therapy, new techniques for solving community problems, supervision, and children's services. Prerequisites: junior standing or consent of the Chair of the Department.
SOCW 395 Independent Study
Cr. 1-3
This curricular offering gives students an opportunity to independently examine a topic in depth beyond the traditional social work courses. Credit is based on the anticipated length and rigor of the project. Students are required to be in good standing and have at least a 2.5 grade point average. Students are assigned a faculty mentor for the project based on faculty expertise and workload. Prerequisite: junior standing and consent of the Chair of the Department.
SOCW 410 Analysis of Social Policy
Cr. 3
An intensive study of social welfare policy, principally in the United States, and a historical review of the contemporary forces, primarily social and economic, that have shaped their development. Students will each select a specific policy area in which to focus their research. Common policy areas chosen include social services, education, housing, income maintenance, protective services, and health care services. Prerequisites: senior standing and SOCW 151, 210, 220, 240, 260, 365, or consent of the Chair of the Department.
SOCW 455 Social Work Practice I
Cr. 3
This course is the first segment of the senior theory component designed to prepare social work students to integrate theory and other classroom concepts into actual practice situations. Students continue their integration of learning pertaining to practice content that encompasses ethics, knowledge, and skills for working effectively with diverse individuals, families, groups, and agencies with particular emphasis on the micro and mezzo levels of practice. For practice evaluation purposes, students identify, analyze, and implement empirically based interventions designed to assist clients in achieving goals. Students further develop their professional social work identity, where critical thinking informs action. Prerequisites: senior standing, Social Work Major, SOCW 356, and SOCW 386. Corequisite: SOCW 485.
SOCW 456 Social Work Practice II
Cr. 3
This course is the continuation and final theory component for senior social work students. The primary focus is on critical thinking, professional use of self, practice, and ethical engagement needed for effective intervention, particularly at the macro level of practice. Students prepare, evaluate, and reflect on their undergraduate baccalaureate experience by compiling the Senior Level Learning Portfolio where they demonstrate growth and proficiency in the overarching program objectives. Prerequisite: SOCW 455. Corequisite: SOCW 486.
SOCW 485 Integrative Seminar I Cr. 3+3
Cr. 6
This course is the first segment of the senior social work practice component designed to prepare competent and effective social work students to become generalist practitioners. Students complete a concurrent educationally directed field practicum of 225 hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays in a community social service agency. Students are required to complete assignments reflecting on their interventions and observations. Prerequisites: senior standing, social work major, SOCW 356, and SOCW 386. Corequisite: SOCW 455.
SOCW 486 Integrative Seminar II Cr. 2+3
Cr. 5
This course is the continuation and final professional foundation course in the practice sequence for senior social work students. The primary focus is on critical thinking, professional use of self, practice, and ethical engagement need for effective intervention. Students complete a concurrent educationally directed field practicum of 225 hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays in a community social service agency. Students are required to complete assignments reflecting on their interventions and observations, building on the reflections in SOCW 485. Prerequisite: SOCW 485. Corequisite: SOCW 456.
SOCW 493 Event Leadership and Organizing for Communities
Cr. 1
Seniors will be responsible to plan, implement, and evaluate multiple departmental events. Community change theories will be used to structure each stage of the process. Various social work faculty will serve as consultants in their areas of expertise. Leadership roles will be divided among the students to ensure that each student assumes a primary leadership role for one event. Prerequisites: SOCW 455 and SOCW 485. Corequisites: SOCW 486.
SOCW 497 Honors Work in Social Work
Cr. 3
See Honors Work, page 64 of the General Catalog 2014-2015.
SOCW 498 Honors Candidacy in Social Work
Cr. 3
See Honors Work, page 64 of the General Catalog 2014-2015.


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iFixit tears down Oculus Rift DK2, gives it nine out of 10 repairability score
Finds it has a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 display
IFIXIT TECHNICIANS got their hands on and disassembled a second generation Oculus Rift virtual reality (VR) headset this week, awarding it an impressive nine out of 10 repairability score.
Good news for gamers eagerly awaiting the next generation VR technology, the iFixit team said that the Oculus Rift development kit 2 (DK2) is a doddle to repair if something goes wrong.
"The DK2's excellent [nine] out of 10 repairability score meant we didn't break the device and incite a riot. But truly, we're more excited about all the fun stuff we found inside, including the 40 infrared LEDs you see in the image above," said the iFixit team in its latest post.
iFixit said that the first thing it noticed when taking apart the Oculus Rift DK2, apart from the Super AMOLED Full HD display being that of a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 with 1920x1080 resolution, was that it showed some noticeable streamlining in size and shape when compared to its predecessor, the Oculus Rift DK1.
"A Spectra7 VR7100 processor is buried under what seems to be a thick encasing of glue. According to their product brief, the little doohickey 'reduces size and weight of HDMI copper interconnects'. Well, now we know why the cables got so much thinner when compared to the DK1," iFixit explained.
The handymen also said that they found 40 IR LEDs connected via a ribbon cable to the motherboard inside the Rift DK2 "probably designed by magical space elves", but said the major reason why the headset received such a good repairability score is that it is mainly kept in place with screws, which make it much easier to fix.
As for the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 display, iFixit said that Oculus must be overclocking its display panel from its stock 60Hz, as the VR headset maker claims that the DK2 display is a low-persistence OLED screen capable of a 75Hz refresh rate.
"We take a closer look at the 5.7in Super AMOLED display panel and find that Oculus even left the Synaptics S5050A touchscreen controller intact. Maybe they're planning on releasing an eyelash touchscreen controller add-on later," iFixit added.
iFixit managed to remove the positional camera's motherboard and lens assembly "with ease" and pop the lens assembly off the motherboard with two screws.
"After playing around with the positional camera lens, we conclude that it's a wide angle lens. This allows the positional camera to see more IR LEDs at once, expanding its tracking abilities," said iFixit.
There's a video of the iFixit teardown below. µ
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Dynamic hands-on SEO strategist who designs and implements successful online marketing programs that provide valuable solutions that maximize program profits, rankings, and increases consumer traffic while driving business growth.
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Steven Godlewski
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Strategic and highly technical hands-on SEO Manager with a record of initiative, results, creative and forward-thinking SEO branding strategies that drive online traffic, online sales, and search engine optimization. Outgoing problem solver who builds strong internal and external relationships through exemplary communication and project management skills that drive an SEO strategy forward while maximizing ROI and increasing rank of natural search listings. Strong ability to engage IT team, learn new systems, analyze data, manage large-scale technical issues, optimize site architecture, identify new market opportunities, improve organic rankings, manage vendors, manage resources and coordinate timelines.
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Caterpillar, Inc.
March 2010 - Present
Conceptualized and implemented new strategies and online marketing programs to increase traffic and revenue through SEO on over 55 different B2B and B2C websites. Serve as a subject matter expert for Google, viral marketing, social media marketing, and general SEO/SEM. Consult and guide executives and managers of various business units on SEO concepts, best practices and goals. Work closely with internal and external departments to implement SEO goals and measure business unit satisfaction with results.
- Optimized and managed Adword campaigns and monthly Google spend in excess of 6 figures (actual dollar figure withheld due to NDA).
- Maximized paid search budgets by significantly increasing CTR (click-thru-rate), number of clicks and conversions, while decreasing CPC (cost-per-click) and overall spend.
- Leveraged web analytics and managed KPI's to rank effectively with targeted keywords and ability to match with relevant landing pages.
- Established and implemented Link Building campaigns and SEO strategy, optimized site architecture, and increased organic search engine rankings through search engine ranking factors, algorithms and principals to maximize program profits.
- Conduct telephone and in-person SEO/paid search training sessions to executives and staff of various business units.
- Analyzed website content of various business units and generated business cases for content and design changes that would enhance SERP's (Search Engine Ranking Positions).
- Optimized various website components including meta tags, navigation, content, linking, and site maps. Implemented a strategic SEO initiative that drove more than 370,000 unique visitors per week with less than a 35% bounce rate to the website and an average time on site of over 3:50 minutes
- Conceptualized, developed and delivered dashboards used for graphical understanding of data for daily, quarterly and annual reviews by executives and different business units.
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- Caterpillar ACI Award Recipient For improvenments to Cat.com and Caterpillar.com Search Engine Optimization.
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April 2003 - Present
Led all operations for a new highly profitable start-up online Nutritional Supplement retail business. Implemented site security and monitored Internet facing web server for possible intrusions. Developed website, SEO and social media strategy from the ground up—performed in-depth market research, built pages in PhotoShop and Flash, and utilized page optimization, titles, keywords, and
online marketing strategies through dig, twitter, and other social networking tools to maintain high SEO analytics. Developed strong KPIs and marketing analysis—utilized Google analytics to develop reporting tools to forecast future SEO strategy and to leverage future online strategy with analytic results.
- Implemented a strategic SEO initiative that drove more than 95,000 unique visitors with less than a 40% bounce rate to the website per week.
- Built an E-Commerce website from the ground up that consistently ranked #1 in Google for keywords that offered more than 4 million results for more than 5 years.
- Recruited, mentored, and motivated more than 50 distributors to set and manage business goals and personal growth criteria.
- Designed internet business building techniques training and presented content to large public audiences.
- Pioneered an exceptionally profitable E-Commerce that grew from zero to $360,000 in net sales in only 4 years.
- Conceptualized Internet security plan with secured Apache web and mail server with consistent patch applications, developed security documentation, performed monthly reviews for compliance, and performed regular penetration testing for internal and external networks.
- Managed an annual $100,000 web advertising/paid search budget and a separate $26,000 marketing budget.
- Consistently ranked #1 in sales and outsold thousands of distributors in five countries worldwide—top volume producer in sales for 72 consecutive months.
Web Designer / SEO Manager
IT Consulting
April 2003 - Present
LConceptualized and implemented new strategies and online marketing programs to increase traffic and revenue through SEO. Leveraged web analytics and managed ranking effectively with targeted keywords and ability to match with relevant content pages.
- Leverage personal relationships with SEO industry experts on algorithm changes and new ranking techniques.
- Built from the ground up B2C e-commerce websites and implemented SEO plans, while making adjustments as necessary for KPIs with various demographics.
- Designed and developed a proprietary application used to chart and analyze specific SEO strategies needed to increase desired rankings of targeted keywords.
Director of IT
March 1999 - April 2003
Directed an IT staff of 85 personnel of separate support teams for system administration, Help Desk support, Hardware training, application specialists, and sales support for six locations. Spearheaded recruitment, hiring, and discipline of resources. Managed an IT budget of more than $350,000. Administered and supported a 6-node, 450-client Windows 95/98/NT/2000 and Macintosh Network; configured, administered and supported of TCP/IP. Provided problem-solving analysis and resolved end-user issues and complaints. Configured, administered and supported exchange server and clients and supported all MS Office clients using IMAP and an active directory.
- Spearheaded the implementation and testing of systems before production deployment—managed deployment, administered and supported Oracle 11.0.3 CRM, human resource and finance applications.
- Led support area and the implementation of more than 500 workstations—developed automatic installations, upgrades, and built machines.
- Established technology policies and procedures and ensured compliance.
- Conceptualized and implemented security policies—implemented patch upgrades, locked down systems for end-user desktops, configured firewall and implemented a disaster recovery plan.
- Developed RFPs and negotiated contracts, managed vendors and worked with IBM and AT&T to negotiate pricing for hardware and cell phone contracts
Network Support Specialist/Desktop Applications Team Leader/Senior Software Developer
February 1996 - March 1999
Led learning design and development team—assigned projects, developed timelines, delegated tasks, and managed resource availability. Managed more than 100 projects and a high output of CBT development. Worked on material from the initiation of ideas through completion and implementation. Developed learning concepts and scripts, a testing plan and a quality assurance management plan. Worked cross-functionally with other departments to ensure all resources, testing, and implementation plans were ready.
- Education:
Western Governors University4001 South 700 East
Salt Lake City, UT 84107 43606 U.S.A.
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Removes waterproof and long-lasting make-up. Ophthalmologically and dermatologically tested. Suitable for contact lens wearers.
Water, Isohexadecane, PEG-8, Glycerin, Poloxamer 124, Mineral Oil, Panthenol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Chamomilla Recutita (Matricaria) Flower Extract, Bisabolol, Steareth 20, Ceteth 20, Acrylates C10 30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Sodium Hydroxide, Glycine Soja Oil (Soybean), Trisodium EDTA, Phenoxyethanol, Methylparaben, Cetrimonium Chloride
Nivea At-A-Glance
Strengths: Budget-friendly; good makeup removers; a gentle scrub; some worthwhile lip balms.
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If there was any doubt
he has dispelled it. Well, there is still doubt: is Cameron a stupid piece of shit or an evil piece of shit?
Recent disclosures over domestic surveillance and GCHQ spying on citizens aren't much of an issue to the public, according to Prime Minister David Cameron. Speaking to Parliament on the government's National Security Strategy, the Prime Minister said that while the media has made a stink about Edward Snowden's disclosures on …
he has dispelled it. Well, there is still doubt: is Cameron a stupid piece of shit or an evil piece of shit?
I don't know. My money's on stupid, because that's consistent with his obsession about foreign aid, and his persistent attacks on anything that might be termed core conservative values or voters. I suppose that's what you get by electing rich boy Oxbridge twats for you party leader,
I'd like the see the smug rich fucker burned at the stake.
Judging by u-turns to date, stupid. Here's just 45 of those that the coalition made in its first 42 months in power, albeit not from the most sympathetic source: http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/nov/28/coalition-u-turn-list-full
And people wonder why evil masterminds in American 007 type films are always British
Didn't ask anyone I know either.
So what evidence did he base this theory on?
Simple, the members of the Conservative Party, average age 67, who don't really know the implications because they don't live their lives online.
"I'd like the see the smug rich fucker burned at the stake."
"it is a dangerous world and there are bad people that want to do terrible things to us"
""it is a dangerous world and there are bad people that want to do terrible things to us"!
"terrible things to me" was what the knob end meant. I suppose I am indeed one of the "bad people", but primarily on account of my intent to vote UKIP.
A gaping, yeast infected see you next tuesday.
Oh because Ed and fucking David or Tony blair or Gordon brown were/are any fucking different.
Sociopaths who consider you their personal golden retriever. Who is, moreover, slightly retarded.
Now go fetch that donut, or shall I sic the dogs in blue on you?
Never attribute to malice...
Not on this story .... compare and contrast the stories on the front of the Guardian/Independent with Sun/Express/Mail. On the one hand 'Ed Snowden announces latest spying outrage' and on the other either 'Some horror story where intelligence services didn't spy enough' or 'Intelligence service success story'.
Now think which newspapers do more of the public read?
"account of my intent to vote UKIP"
Good on you! I'm all for women being branded sluts and not seeing any more money being wasted on Bongo Bongo Land.
Nigel Farage will lead us out of the darkness! Viva il Duce!
"it is a dangerous world and there are bad people that want to do terrible things to us, and we should keep voting them into power." said the out-of-touch Prime Minister today from his constituency on Neptune.
"he has dispelled it. Well, there is still doubt: is Cameron a stupid piece of shit or an evil piece of shit?"
You do realise this has been going on under both Conservative and Labour governments for the past 30+ years of IT growth.
Do you really think the PM is the man in charge of everything?
"And people wonder why evil masterminds in American 007 type films are always British"
Ahh if only Bruce Willis knew who Nigel Farage is....
The possibilities are limited only by your imagination.
He looked up his own ass and found no trouble there.
"Nigel Farage will lead us out of the darkness! Viva il Duce!"
What options are there?
Not voting achieves nothing because there's no de minimis or quorum of voters that has to be achieved to elect MPs. The three main parties have all shown themselves incompetent and dishonest, with a happy enthusiasm for treating government as a trough at which they take turns, and there's precious little to choose between their policies when you stand back. Voting for that rubber faced champagne socialist Millitwat will leave us with the same policies as the current lot, just with some Canute style window dressing on energy bills, and the usual Labour enthusiasm for more laws, more red tape, and higher public spending. Liberals have shown themselves as only fit to be a minority opposition party. And there seems to be universal agreement that Cameron is an unelectable, out of touch arsehole. All three parties routinely make promises that they don't deliver on, all three are big-state enthusiasts who think mass surveillance is the best thing since their last pay rise.
Farage may be a loon, and I can't see UKIP winning many seats. But by voting UKIP I hope to (collectively) deny the Conservatives victory until they have policies I will be happy with, and a leader who isn't an arse.
@ John Smith 19
Why would he look up his own donkey?
I don't know what nationality you are, but as he (DC) is English I think it more likely that he would look up his own arse!!
"What options are there?"
Tactical voting. Careful, considered tactical voting.
I've said some of this before, so apologies for the repetition:
A lot of MPs are only in place due to voter apathy. If turnouts were a lot higher, and people who don't like any of the big three were to follow two simple rules, the complacent big parties would receive a very bloody nose indeed. Don't think that spoiling your paper makes a blind bit of difference, by the way - it doesn't. Spoilt papers go straight in the bin.
Y'see, the argument that it's not worth voting because of the large Tory / Labour / whatever majority doesn't always hold water. If enough of the refuseniks were to do as I'm suggesting, there could be some serious upsets for all the big complacent three.
If you normally can't be bothered to vote, just forget about all the manifestos, broken promises, patronising bullshit and general piss and wind, and just follow one of these two simple tactical voting rules:
1: Vote for the most popular candidate other than the big three. Doesn't matter which party.
2. If it's only the big three, vote for the candidate that came third last time.
And remember this - it doesn't matter which party.
The last Home Secretary, Jacqboot Smith (no relation, thankfully) came in for some well-deserved contempt from El Reg. If those simple rules had been followed, she wouldn't have been elected. Here is her 2005 result. Stats are taken from the Electoral Commission's website (www.electoralcommission.org.uk):
Redditch had a total electoral roll of 63,150. The valid votes were cast as follows:
Smith, J.J. Ms (Labour): 18,012
Lumley, K.E. Ms (Conservative): 15,296
Hicks, N.S. (Liberal Democrat): 5,602
Ison, J.P. (UKIP) 1,381
That gave the Jacqboot a majority of 2,716.
63,150 - (18,012+15,296 + 5,602 + 1,381) = 22,859 people who were registered to vote but didn't.
Let us assume that 10% of these genuinely couldn't vote, as opposed to couldn't be bothered to. That gives us 20,573, rounding down.
Applying rule 1 gives us this:
Smith, J.J. Ms (Labour): 18,012
Lumley, K.E. Ms (Conservative): 15,296
Hicks, N.S. (Liberal Democrat): 5,602
Ison, J.P. (UKIP) 1,381 + 20,573 = 21,954.
So the UKIP would have won with a majority of 3,942. That's 1,226 more than Jacqboot's majority and without taking swinging voters into account.
Not even safe seats are immune from this. Here's the 2005 result for Gordon Brown:
Registered electors for Kirkcaldy & Cowdenbeath: 71,603.
There were 41,796 valid votes, cast as follows:
Brown, G. (Labour): 24,278
Bath, A.T. (Scottish National Party): 6,062
Cole-Hamilton, A.G. (Liberal Democrat): 5,450
Randall, S.R. (Conservative): 4,308
West, S.C. (Scottish Socialist Party): 666
Adams, P. (UK Independence Party): 516
Parker, J. (Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party): 425
Kwantes, E.S. Ms. (Independent): 47
Sargent, P. Ms. (Independent): 44
Gordon Brown won with a majority of 18,216.
This time, there were 28,807 refuseniks. Taking off an assumed 10% genuine reasons leaves 26,826. All they would have had to do was vote for Ms Sargent - that would have been enough to dispose of Paw Broon.
And if that had been repeated across the country, the House of Commons would have looked very, very different. In fact, it would look like this if only half the apathetic voters had made the effort in 2005:
This was the actual result:
Labour 355
Conservative 198
Liberal Democrat 62
Democratic Unionist Party 9
Scottish National Party 6
Sinn Féin 5
Plaid Cymru 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party 3
Ulster Unionist Party 1
Speaker 1
Your Party 1
Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern 1
Respect/Unity Coalition 1
If 50% of refuseniks had pulled their fingers out, this would have been the result:
Labour 262
Conservative 192
Liberal Democrat 58
Green 25
British National Party 18
Plaid Cymru 11
UK Independence Party 10
Democratic Unionist Party 9
Respect/Unity Coalition 8
Sinn Féin 5
Independent 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party 3
Veritas 1
Ulster Unionist Party 1
Speaker 1
Your Party 1
Liberal Party 1
Independent Kidderminster Hospital and Health Concern 1
National Front 1
There would have been one tied vote between the BNP and UKIP.
Now, I don't claim to be an expert in political analysis. And I don't particularly like the idea of seeing fascists in the House of Commons. But the boot up the arse that a result like that would give all three groups of self-satisfied smug gitbags would force them to take a serious look at themselves and how they dealt with the people who they ask to put them in power.
"Now, I don't claim to be an expert in political analysis...."
Well you're setting out a stall for some form of analysis. I think your "rule 1" falls at a fairly early hurdle because a very large proportion of people don't vote because the three party system is so broken that they can't see the point. That's not going to change any time soon.
And looking at your parliamentary analysis, the outcome of your hoped for "50% of refuseniks to vote" would simply have been a Labour led coalition including the Liberals and a handful of other generally left wing parties. Would that have been any better? I doubt it. It would have been worse because all the damage that Blair and Brown inflicted would have gone ahead, and then you'd have "golden wish" gifts to the minority members. That sort of "golden wish" shit is why Germany is carping on at the rest of Europe over carbon even as it shuts down good quality, safe nuclear power plants, and tries to ignore industry screaming that it can't compete with the ludicrous energy prices.
So I come back to why UKIP makes sense. For both parties, they've ignored voters concerns about immigration and about Europe for too long, and they still won't do anything about either. Clearly the drippy conservative leadership are not listening this time, but maybe they will after a further five years on the house of commons cheap seats. The Labour party might want to also consider who they claim to represent, because they are in a similarly poor position, and currently look set to win the next election simply by not being the current government.
If in the meanwhile we have a bit of colour added to the otherwise drab, ineffectual house of commons, that has to be a good thing.
>Nigel Farage will lead us out of the darkness! Viva il Duce!
Cameron's latest plan to appease the back woods is apparently to pass il Duce on the right hand side...
"is Cameron a stupid piece of shit or an evil piece of shit?"
I'll give you a hint: he is the kind of guy who chains his bike to a bollard
"I think your "rule 1" falls at a fairly early hurdle because a very large proportion of people don't vote because the three party system is so broken that they can't see the point. That's not going to change any time soon."
Er, that was EXACTLY my point. IF enough people who can't see the point were to follow those rules, they'd see one hell of a difference. And yes, I know it won't change overnight. But it is theoretically possible if enough people got off their backsides once every five years.
You may be right about a Labour-led coalition, but who would they link up with? Another Lib-Lab pact would only have given them 310 seats - still not enough for a majority.
"It would have been worse because all the damage that Blair and Brown inflicted would have gone ahead, and then you'd have "golden wish" gifts to the minority members,"
I don't doubt that. The idea behind this sort of tactical voting is not to bring in some sort of wonderful, caring libertarian government - that ain't gonna happen - but instead to flip the bird in a big way to the complacent incumbents and (hopefully) make them realise that they can't count on us obedient little sheep to vote how they expect us to.
On that note, you might like to know that if 90% of the refuseniks had followed those rules in 2005, UKIP would have gained 205 seats, followed by the Greens with 83, and the BNP with 79. The Tories would have won 77 seats, the Lib Dems 32 and Labour would have won all of 10 seats. Yep, ten.
"So I come back to why UKIP makes sense. For both parties, they've ignored voters concerns about immigration and about Europe for too long,"
Well, we'll have to agree to disagree on that one :-) My view of UKIP is that they combine the worst aspects of President Blair's Politburo with the more invidious policies of the BNP.
But that is just MHO, of course.
The Conservative Policy Forum did ask me and others.
OK, mostly they asked about policing matters such as CCTV surveillance and stop-and-search. But inevitably, as a free people, we discussed Snowden.
Yes, average age 67, but poking our political bugles into public forums like this one, our consensus was as Cameron stated.
As to what Conservatives think of Cameron, is that fit for the esteemed Register to print?
"Never attribute to malice..."
When you are as stupid as Cameron, making decsions that affect millions of people is a form of malice.
> Never attribute to malice...
They're not mutually exclusive.
> So I come back to why UKIP makes sense. For both parties, they've ignored voters concerns about immigration
Aha. A bit long winded but you finally came to the point.
But I do agree with you: we're not getting anywhere enough immigrants to maintain a viable economy as the population ages out of working life.
It's far worse than that, the choice is a illusion for most if not all parties; it is just a game of musical toilet seats on a broken system (sewer). This political sewer needs to be replaced with something which is not a turd statute transport; where career politics, party politics, and lobbying are regarded as disgusting treason; where people who pay for the support structures actually have say, so pay a far less via taxes (including inflation and red tape), not the illusion of say via self-interested 'representatives', con artist, fraudster, career politicians. We need proper law, not this fraud called legal. We also need to replace the deeply linked fraud based financial sector, so that never again can politicians have debt based fiat currency to bribe people to stupidly vote in bankrupt socialist ideology, corrupt politicians, and corrupt government, while ripping them off with inflation, fraudulent state debt, and attached debt taxation!
The only time I will vote is when I think it will lead to replacement of the current sewer with something better, otherwise it is a pointless waste of my time; I consider, but am wary that the UKIP could be another fake option.
"'Nigel Farage will lead us out of the darkness! Viva il Duce!' What options are there?"
Well, personally, I'm probably going to vote "Yes" in the Scottish independence referendum if only because it will mean there will be no significant Tory influence in the running of the country I'll be living in for the foreseeable future (and longer than that if the Yes vote is successful, so that I don't have to worry about what the Tories are going to take away next, unless Yorkshire decides to go for it next).
Do you really think the PM is the man in charge of anything? Fixed :-)
"Well, we'll have to agree to disagree on that one :-) My view of UKIP is that they combine the worst aspects of President Blair's Politburo with the more invidious policies of the BNP."
So very much a "protest vote" strategy.
But it sounds like an effective protest vote strategy. I salute you (with a beer).
Next question is of course do those generally hacked off non-voters know where to find what the order across the finishing line last time was?
Thank you :-)
I think a website or a book may be in the offing. Or both, plus a MyTwitBook plug. In the meantime, here's where to look:
Not everything.
Most times not anything.
Just watch them lie every time they open their mouth to speak.
And tell them what prick DC is on this.
...Cameron woudn't recognise a 'man in the street' if he stepped in one.
He'd get cleggers to wipe it off
You have to read private eye to get that one, Dave Snooty and his New Pals
"Cameron woudn't recognise a 'man in the street' if he stepped in one."
Yes he would.
You're either lying or you're a politician yourself.
Now, which is it?
So why are politicians up in arms over the antics of the News of The World spying on them ?
Don't like it do they when the shoe is on the other foot.
He doesn't have any sense...
I know he would like to think that we think he and his minions are doing a really good job saving us from those awful terrorist.
The reality is the terrorist threat barely exists, if it were more significant he still wouldn't be able to save us from it and overall he is just pissing away vast amounts of our money, privacy, and liberty to support those lies.
otherwise, they'd be storming the blokes next to that funny clock tower by the river, and knocking at my door, eh? QED.
If HITLER had invaded and taken over ...
.... there would have been protests for WAGE INCREASES.
The Secret State Police knew how to deal with your sort.
I wish we could have the policies governed by the pub reaction! Er, it appears, we DO, as professed by the honourable gentlemen at the front...
the pub reaction!
Is he talking about the time he left his kid behind in a pub and everyone was horrified?
Well if they have saved lives, and Snowden had really done damage, I'm sure the PM can point to some events that have been foiled


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Horace Silver (piano), Blue Mitchell (trumpet), Junior Cook (tenor sax), Gene Taylor (bass), Louis Hayes (drums).
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Big news for the estimated 90,000 Americans with gout who don't find relief from current gout medications. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2010 approved a drug called pegloticase, brand name Krystexxa, aimed specifically at helping those patients who don't get better with conventional treatment.
According to answers sent via e-mail from FDA spokespersons Sarah Okada, MD, Clinical Team Leader, Rheumatology, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Rheumatology Products and Badrul Chowdhury, MD, PhD, Director, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Rheumatology Products, "People with severe chronic gout that has not been adequately controlled on other available therapies now have a therapeutic option that gives them a reasonably good chance of achieving control."
Gout is a type of arthritis that occurs when uric acid builds up in blood, causing urate crystals to settle in joint, triggering gout attacks of intense pain, inflammation and stiffness. The condition affects more than six million people and more men get the condition then women. Obesity and diabetes are often associated with gout. Genetic factors and diet can also play a role in triggering the condition.
Until now, all gout medications on the market have been pills that are taken orally and prevent gout attacks by lowering uric acid in blood in one of two ways. Most commonly they decrease the production of uric acid by preventing purines, a type of protein produced naturally by the body and found in a variety of foods (such as beer and certain meats and beans), from turning into uric acid so it can't crystallize in the joints. Other gout drugs increase the excretion of uric acid through urine.
"Patients with insufficient control, or who were not able to tolerate these medications, did not have many options, other than treatment of acute attacks of gout," according to the e-mail from FDA spokespersons. "Krystexxa provides for the option of a different mechanism of action for patients with chronic gout who have not been adequately controlled with these other therapies, and may be uniquely helpful for treating patients with inadequately controlled severe disease that includes build up of lumps of uric acid crystals."
Krystexxa also lowers uric acid, but in a different way. The medication is the first biologic developed for gout and requires an intravenous infusion, IV, every two weeks. This is because it involves an enzyme that wouldn't be absorbed in pill form.
"Krystexxa is an enzyme that acts directly on uric acid, turning it into a different molecule, allantoin, that can be readily excreted in the urine," according to the e-mail from FDA spokespersons.
Stage III clinical trials conducted by scientists at Duke University showed the drug successfully treated gout in about 40 percent of more than 200 study participants.