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I. Roll – The following senators were absent: Beane, Chandran, Fraas, Lanier, Morgan, Shetty, Simos, and K. Zhou.
II. Minutes – The minutes of the last senate meeting were approved unanimously, except for one abstention. Also unanimously except for one abstention, the seventh sentence in item IV of the 3/1/2010 senate minutes was changed to the following. "The senate chair replied that she spoke with Monique Couillard, who is the chair of the Operating Staff Council. The staff are not given specific details about cuts but, according to the senate chair, are continuously threatened with a reduction in benefits."
III. Remarks by and questions to the chair – The senate chair said that the results of a report conducted to evaluate the competitiveness of USNH's total employee compensation package were reviewed with Mercer, the company hired to do the study, during a recent meeting of the USNH Board of Trustees. The senate chair said that the cost of these consultants was about $85,000 to gather information about benefits at UNH and some comparator groups, which even included companies such as L. L. Bean. She added that the campus climate survey was used as an indicator, even though many people have expressed concern about the quality of that survey.
The senate chair said that, in meetings with administrators and at the Central Budget Committee meetings, faculty have asked the administration to address how central mission critical decisions can be made more transparently and with greater faculty input. Faculty are concerned that what constitutes mission critical should be decided by a review body with appropriate faculty representation and shared governance and that any request for central funds should be accompanied by documentation as to why the matter is mission critical and then the decision should made by a group with significant faculty representation, because the academic programs are often taxed to provide those funds.
IV. Motion on background checks – The Professional Standards Committee chair said that the committee gave a report and brought a motion on background checks at the last senate meeting as follows. "The Faculty Senate acknowledges the usefulness of background checks in protecting the integrity of the university and the well-being of its community. We urge the administration to apply these checks in a minimal and consistent fashion and to respect the full rights of all individuals subjected to such checks. In addition, as the policy applies to faculty, we expect the administration to adhere rigorously to its stated plan (to invoke checks only in (i) the process of hiring new faculty and (ii) changes of position in which new and significant financial responsibilities are assumed) and in every instance to give notice to and obtain consent from all individuals subjected to such checks."
The background checks should not be triggered by receiving a grant, becoming a department chair, or receiving routine academic promotions such as from associate professor to full professor. The university's business service centers would provide a measure of security and accountability sufficient for expenditures in such instances. Sharon Demers has indicated that credit checks have only been requested for those positions that have a primary responsibility for oversight of university funds including income and expenditures. A senator said that the wording in some grants requires a security check. Marco Dorfsman proposed and Barbara White seconded an amendment as follows. "The senate understands that background checks would not be triggered by routine academic promotion, becoming department chair, or receiving a grant. Background checks would be triggered when required by law." Background checks, however, might be needed for faculty in charge of such projects as a large field program abroad. Many other universities have instituted some form of background check. The amendment passed, with twenty-nine ayes, no nays, and four abstentions.
Background checks will be routine for new tenure-track faculty hires who start employment on or after 7/1/2010. Others, such as non-tenure-track faculty and graduate teaching assistants, who teach in the classroom, are already subjected to the checks. Some students may be minors. A senator suggested deleting the first sentence of the original motion and modifying the former second sentence to begin: "The Faculty Senate urges the administration to apply these background checks..." However, other senators spoke against this change; and the senate voted with twelve ayes, eighteen nays, and five abstentions against that amendment. Bill Stine suggested and Gary Weisman seconded an amendment to add at the end of the motion a sentence to say that "the Faculty Senate requests that the administration notify the chair of the Faculty Senate's Professional Standards Committee, about background checks for continuing tenure-track faculty with rationales for conducting each of the checks." Although this notification would not include the name of the person who would have the background check, information in the rationale could possibly make the person identifiable; but the Professional Standards Committee chair could be expected to respect confidentiality. After discussion, Sharon Potter made and Bill Stine seconded a motion to table these matters until the next senate meeting. The motion to table passed with seventeen ayes, sixteen nays, and two abstentions.
V. Effort certification policy – Ted Howard presented the following talking points provided by Kathy Cataneo, who is the executive director of sponsored research. President Huddleston approved the UNH Interim Policy on Compensation (IPC) on 10/8/09 to ensure quickly that faculty and staff are protected and UNH is in compliance with federal regulations governing compensation from externally-sponsored programs. Now the IPC is being shared with constituent groups for input, with the goal of creating a final policy by June of 2010. The policy applies to all who receive any portion of their compensation from sponsored programs and can be viewed at http://www.usnh.edu/olpm/UNH/V.Pers/F.htm. A policy is needed because (1) federal agencies have increased the number and depth of audits and investigations into ways universities charge federal grants for the largest single expense of sponsored programs: salaries and wages (and associated fringe and indirect costs), (2) many universities have had costs disallowed (requiring payback to federal sponsors) and financial penalties, (3) UNH hired a consulting firm (Huron), specialists in the subject, to evaluate the university's policies and procedures, (4) Huron identified some compliance gaps and recommended creating a UNH policy on "regular" compensation, as well as revising existing UNH policies on "additional" pay and effort certification, and (5) effort certification is a federal requirement for those who are compensated with federal funds, to verify whether the percentage of effort expended is equal to the percentage of compensation received.
The Interim Policy on Compensation addresses these Huron recommendations by (1) defining the institutional base salary and the total university effort, (2) stating the UNH limitations on compensation from sponsored programs, consistent with federal regulations, and (3) stating what are allowable and unallowable activities to charge to sponsored programs. Sponsored programs cannot be charged directly for salary or wage expenses that are charged as indirect costs or for time expended that does not directly benefit the specific sponsored program award during its project period. Anyone engaging in "unallowable" activities may not have 100% of his or her compensation charged to sponsored programs. Examples of unallowable direct charges are gathering data for and writing competitive proposal applications, service to UNH (such as membership on Faculty Senate, search committees, strategic planning committees and PAT/OS councils), and teaching unrelated to the grant. Each unit would have to use its unrestricted funds to pay faculty/staff for these activities. This may limit participation by some types of employees in some activities.
Ted Howard said that "total university effort" does not refer only to the activities done in a forty-hour work week. Various percentages have been discussed regarding the amount of salary the UNH units would have to pay for non-grant activities. Some funds might be taken from the overhead returns. He stated that the federal people want the university to have a consistent policy for all grants, whether federal or not. He asked whether an administrator should come to the senate to discuss these issues and then the senate might consider a motion about the policy. The senate agreed that the Agenda Committee should consider a response to that question.
VI. Report from the Library Committee, on intellectual property rights – Val Dusek, the chair of the senate's Library Committee, stated that the administration said that, in 2006, the AAUP and the university president approved the draft intellectual property policy. That policy has a provision that any intellectual property developed as a university employee and using university resources may be used but not sold by the university. This would include on-line course content that any faculty member puts on blackboard. The Agenda Committee will consider the possibility of bringing to the senate an expert who can represent and advise the faculty on these issues.
VII. Reports from the Professional Standards Committee on harassment training and on disclosure policy for conflict of interest – The Professional Standards Committee chair said that there had been harassment training presented as mandatory, to which many faculty objected, and that the administration then withdrew that training program. Therefore the committee believes that its charge regarding this matter is now moot. Regarding the disclosure policy for financial conflict of interest, the committee suggests that the Agenda Committee decide whether or not to invite Jan Nisbet or Julie Simpson to speak to the senate on this matter.
VIII. Report from UCAPC on proliferation of statistics courses – The chair of the University Curriculum and Academic Policies Committee said that the committee does not believe that the proliferation of statistics courses is an RCM issue The committee has shared its views on this matter with the senior vice provost for academic affairs.
IX. Adjournment – The meeting was adjourned.
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Captain America has jumped ship to the UK. How strange of a movie for a hero covered in red, white and blue to not be filmed in the USA.
According to Marvel Studios co-president Louis D'Esposito, the amount of production needed to transform the US set was entirely too much.
"I actually had location scouts here (Los Angeles) to see what could be done," he said. "But it would have required so much visual-effects work and set construction, it didn't make sense."
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"Pastors say they never instruct their congregations how to vote, but in many ways they don't have to. Even in churches with no overt sign of political activity, the link between Bush's stand on social issues, particularly his opposition to gay marriage and abortion, and a general perception that he is a good Christian are galvanizing the faithful." In a round-up article on the Bush's Protestant electoral base, The Chicago Tribune's Geneive Abdo turns a skeptical eye on churchs' claims of nonpartisanship.
11:45 am: Johane Church of God elder Raphael Panganayi spoke to Ryder Gabathuse, of Botswana's independent daily Mmegi, about the sense of "helplessness he feels when he stands in front of the congregation preaching against the use of modern medicines and other 'taboos' when the flock recently witnessed their children being forced to take the anti-polio drops." In a sympathetic profile, Gabathuse reports on Panganayi's church–a religious sect commonly known as Bazezuru, recently in the news for resisting the immunizations–and considers some of the consequences that the growing church's opposition to modern medicine could have in the country's fight against AIDS.
10:45 am: On a recent visit to Rapid City, South Dakota, the gay-bashing activists of the Westboro Baptist Church seemed to be running "'out of steam,'" according to Kevin Woster of the Rapid City Journal. Having come to condemn city Alderman Tom Murphy, who is planning a sex-change operation, as an "'abomination' in the eyes of God," the group apparently found little support, and cut short a scheduled protest near U.S. Sen. Tom Daschle's office. Woster reports that area churches had forewarned their parishioners about the Westboro Baptists, and that Alderman Murphy "said he came away believing that the visit by the Phelps pickets galvanized the city against their message of hate."
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College Hockey:North Dakota advances with tight win over Western Michigan
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Through the first three minutes of the second period, Western Michigan dominated North Dakota with the first five shots on goal in the period as the Broncos poured it on to erase a one-goal deficit.
But all that was erased was WMU's momentum.
Corban Knight scored on a lucky bounce at the 3:16 mark of the second period, scoring what turned out to be the game winner in UND's 3-1 win over WMU in the West Region semifinals Saturday at the Xcel Energy Center.
UND advances to play the Boston University-Minnesota winner at 4:30 p.m. CST Sunday.
"I had a lot of respect for Western Michigan coming into this game and I have added respect for them going out," said UND coach Dave Hakstol.
UND grabbed the lead early when Michael Parks brought the puck in along the near boards, wrapped it around the net, off a WMU defender and between Frank Slubowski's pads 6:04 into the first period.
It was Parks' 12th goal of the season, scored in familiar fashion for the freshman from St. Louis.
"[Wraparounds] are something we work on a lot in practice as forwards," Parks said. "We stay after and work on things like that and wraparounds are one of them. I've scored two or three goals like that this year."
UND outshot the Broncos, 11-6, in the first period, but WMU came out firing after the intermission. The shots-on-goal tally was even at 11 three minutes into the second period, and it was all even strength.
"After that tough first period we had, I think we bounced back very well," said WMU forward Kyle O'Kane.
Just like that, UND got a break, and turned the tide back the way of the white and green.
Danny Kristo forced Matt Tennyson into a defensive-zone turnover in the corner to Slubowski's left. Kristo got the puck to Brock Nelson in the circle and he fired a shot wide. The puck deflected off a WMU defender and out to Knight at the top of the crease where he tapped in an easy rebound.
"I'd like to say that I developed that play, but you all saw it," Knight said. "It was one of those goals where you just get it and put it in, go celebrate with your linemates that made it happen."
The Broncos generated little offense in the stretch after Knight's goal that gave UND a 2-0 lead. That was until the Broncos exposed a UND defense caught napping.
Dan DeKeyser won the puck out of a battle along the near half boards in the WMU zone and got it out to the middle of the ice for Derek Roehl, who sent O'Kane deep on an outlet pass up the middle. O'Kane beat UND goalie Aaron Dell high glove side for his seventh goal of the season.
Minutes later, the Broncos appeared they might have tied the game when a WMU shot popped straight up off Dell's equipment and the puck bounced off Broncos' captain Ian Slater and into the net as he was rode into the crease by Nelson.
Nelson knocked the goal off before the puck crossed the goal line and the goal was waved off immediately. Referees reviewed the play but the no-goal call on the ice stood.
"We said, either way, if they count it or not, we're still going to continue press hard and get pucks deep," O'Kane said.
Added WMU coach Andy Murray: "The ref wanted to come over and give me an explanation, but I waved him away because at that point, what can you do?"
Slubowski kept the Broncos in the game despite WMU's multiple turnovers in the defensive zone.
The Broncos committed a turnover with eight minutes to play in the third period, right in front of Slubowski. UND's Carter Rowney was right there to pick up the errant pass. He put a double move on Slubowski, who stuffed the puck and Connor Gaarder's putback went wide right.
Slubowski, a freshman who finished with 25 saves, has a bright future ahead of him but five of his teammates saw their careers end Saturday.
"They may not wear the jersey again, but they're going to part of the Western Michigan hockey family for the rest of their lives," Murray said. "And they need to send us money now."
Nelson iced the game on an empty-net goal with 25 seconds left in the third period to extend his goal-scoring streak to four games. Two of the five goals he scored in the past four games were empty-netters.
As for its next opponent, UND will take on whomever.
"It doesn't matter who play tomorrow," Parks said. "We're going to prepare for the next game, whoever we play."
Added Hakstol: "Mike said it best. We'll know in three hours who we'll play. If you don't prepare yourself to play your best game, it doesn't matter who you play."
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With sales of about 1 million units per month, Nokia 5800 XpressMusic is already a hit around the world. But that doesn't mean Nokia won't try to sell even more units of it.
And what better way to boost sales than making a 5800 Star Trek edition? With the upcoming release of the new Star Trek movie (May 8), the touchscreen phone's success is almost assured.
Presented as "the ultimate Trekkie accessory", Nokia 5800 Star Trek edition will be available in the UK starting May 1, in three color versions: red, blue and black/silver. It will be exclusively offered via Phones 4U, for free when bought with a Vodafone, O2, T-Mobile or Orange contract agreement of at least £25 a month.
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Doha was not supposed to throw up any surprises, and it didn't. The Kyoto Protocol, for all practical purposes, is dead. The only binding global agreement to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions was to expire this year anyway. It's just that the UN climate change conference in Doha has given it an unceremonious burial before it could fulfill most of its promises.
On paper, the climate talks, which ended late on Saturday, may have extended a plan to combat global warming until 2020. But in reality, the deal will not be able to slow rising temperatures or prevent floods, droughts, heat waves and rising sea levels.
The extended Kyoto Protocol is expected to compel about 35 industrialized nations to reduce GHG emissions. But the 15-year-old protocol has been weakened by the withdrawal of Russia, Japan and Canada. The fact that the US never ratified the protocol means its remaining backers, led by the European Union and Australia, now account for only 15 percent of world's GHG emissions. So we can see how much emission would be reduced.


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I have 70 volumes which are file volumes and due to a mistake it backed up too much and run out of space. I want to have everything reset to initial, like if the volumes were just created, so I could run a full backup and take it from there. I'd like to start backing them up in alphabetical order so I know that Volume-02 comes after Volume-01 chronologically.
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User reviews on Footloose
How is footloose is it good I might be seeing it today
i really want to see this movie, think it looks really good. it's a modern twist on a classical story, and it makes it easy for this generation to relate to. can't wait to see it, glad it's in a theater near me. really excited!
I have never seen the original film and I have to say that I enjoyed this film, I am almost emberassed to say that but it is true. The film was fun to watch and it is never hard to watch very fit and attractive people wearing very tight clothes and dancing, i could not complain about that. The film was very energetic and I actually cared about the characters, i know that the idea of the film is incredibly dumb but somehow it worked on the screen. I have to say that dancing sequences were amazing and my dancer friend was in mesmerized and super jealous of the actors in the film. Overall, i recommend seeing this film if you want to be entertained and nothing else.
I LOVED this movie! I saw the original too, thought this was just as good if not better. I am a senior, my niece and I went to see it, both of us walked out smiling. Good music, good moves, and IF you are small town, this DOES make sense. Things like this may not happen in big cities, but it sure can and does in small towns.!
Absolutely LOVED THIS MOVIE,,,, way better than original, SORRY...
but this one had more Meat to it, cooler dance moves, and music scores.
So go see it, it is well worth the bucks.
If you like corny movies where the cast is super fit and the clothes are super tight AND it involves dancing, this is your film, you will have a blast watching it. I thought that the film was alright, i wanted to see something that will put me in a good mood and not make me think and this film was perfect for that. The whole idea of the film is ridiculous but entertaining and I can see how in 1980's this film was a hit, however in 2011 it does not make any sense and is simply not realistic, that said I had a pretty good time watching it. The cast in the film does a decent job and the film benefits from that greatly. Overall, if you are looking for mindless entertainment, look no further.
I wont do what alot of people do and tell you about themovie.
A few of the items were changed, they were trying to keep up with the changeing times.
I Felt that the original footloosewas a 5 star movie, music for the times as well as the dancing, so comparing, I may be a little biased.
Some of the parts that WERE NOT changed seemed kind of hokey because those parts I felt should have been changed with the times.
I gave a 4 star just because of the previous statement. I still enjoyed the movie, the dancing and music.
For a film about dancing this was not a bad one, it was bearable and that is a lot coming from a guy. I took my date to this film and she absolutely loved and I got major points for taking her to see this film. I have not seen the original film, I mean why would I, but this one was pretty good and the acting was not bad at all. The actors wear extremely tight close and everybody is in an amazing shape, it is pleasant for the eyes and other senses. Overall, this was not as bad as I expected it to be and if you have a girlfriend or have a date, it is a perfect film to take her to.
This is a film about dancing being prohibited in a small town, the film is directed Craig Brewer and stars Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough and Dennis Quaid. I am a dancer and I am a complete sucker for these films, they are my guilty pleasure and this film was the best dance film I have seen in a long time. It stayed very close to the original in all the good ways and I had a great time watching it. I thought that the actors did a great job in this film, the acting was way better than the original film. Overall, I think it was a very entertaining and fun film and I think anyone would have fun watching it.
The original Footloose was dumb fun with great music and some excellent acting. But seriously, it was pretty dumb. Luckily, the filmmakers seemed to know this, and they didn't take themselves too seriously (really, watch the game of chicken with tractors or the dance teaching sequence again - pure cheese). The remake was directed by Craig Brewer, a director known for his dramatic films, who brings this sensibility to a movie that didn't need it at all.
If you've seen the original, you know exactly what happens in this movie. In fact, this remake is, with a few additions, almost a carbon copy. There are scenes that are shot almost exactly as they were shot in the original. Here, we get to see the car crash that starts the whole story off, but it doesn't add any emotional resonance to the film. And that's the feeling I got with the whole movie. None of these updates add anything to the movie.
That's not to say there aren't entertaining moments. I still love the songs from the original, and they've kept some of those from the film. But things that made me smile when I was a kid (like Ren teaching Willard to dance) just felt hollow to me. I don't mind updating of old films, but when the original was so much fun and the new one seems to suck all of the fun out of the room, I just don't see the point.
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The zone defense coach Jim Larranaga installed for the University of Miami men's basketball team seems to be paying dividends.
The Hurricanes are coming off a 63-57 victory over North Carolina as they get ready to host Florida State Wednesday night.
The game before that, they led second-ranked Syracuse deep into the second half before dropping a 49-44 decision, their only loss in their last five outings since returning from the semester break in early December.
Larranaga acknowledges that the Hurricanes have improved "drastically" on defense in recent outings, but he is withholding judgment on the 2-3 zone's overall effectiveness.
"I'll think we'll know by the end of January what kind of defensive team we'll have," he said Monday. "If we are really good, that will give us a chance to win a bunch of games in February."
The zone represents a major shift for Larranaga in defensive philosophy. Now in his 30th season as a head coach, his teams at Bowling Green, George Mason, and now Miami always played man-to-man defense.
But he had a feeling after watching this current team with a roster dominated by players in the 6-5 to 6-9 range in height that he may be better off going to a zone this time.
"I saw us giving up a lot of easy baskets in our man-to-man," Larragana said of the season's first month, "and I decided, 'Well, it doesn't look like this is going to be our bread-and-butter defense.
"It was kind of out of necessity."
His first phone call, Larranaga said, was to Ralph Willard, who played a matchup zone as a head coach at Western Kentucky, Pittsburgh, and Holy Cross. Willard, who is retired and living in Naples, Fla., less than a two-hour drive across the state from Miami's campus in Coral Gables, to get the dope on what a team can do out of a zone.
After running into him at a function, Larranaga asked former Syracuse assistant Bernie Fine for his input. Under Jim Boeheim, Syracuse is the poster child for zone defenses in college basketball.
Fine, who lives in nearby Fort Lauderdale, met with Larranaga and his assistants.
It wasn't just Miami's players who had to make the switch to zone from man-to-man. The coaches have to continue to learn the intricacies of the system as well.
"Very much so," Larranaga said.
The matchup with Florida State could be a big indicator of how much more the Hurricanes have to learn. The Seminoles especially will challenge the zone on the perimeter after making 16 of 24 field goal attempts from behind the 3-point arc in their Sunday night win over Maryland.
For the season, the Seminoles are shooting 35.2 percent from behind the arc. The Hurricanes are limiting their opponents to 32.4 percent for the season but held Syracuse and North Carolina to a combined 22.2 percent (8-of-36) on 3-pointers.


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FairPlay limited the playing of iTunes songs to iPods and at the same time made it so that songs purchased elsewhere using their own copy-preventing encryption couldn't be played on an iPod. Apple says the software change was a measure against piracy, stopping users from making unauthorized copies of tracks, but plaintiffs contend that it allowed the company to have dual monopolies in the markets for digital media players and audio downloads.
To be fair some of those restrictions may have come -- at least to some degree -- at the request of music companies worried about file sharing. If you recall, Apple was one of the main driving forces behind the abolition of DRM, and users have always been able to copy their own ripped songs from CDs into iTunes and move that music onto their iPods.
According to Bloomberg, the deposition can�t exceed two hours and the only topic allowed is changes Apple made to its software in October 2004. The plaintiffs had hoped to question Jobs, who has been on medical leave from Apple since January, on other related matters such as Apple's decision not to license its FairPlay technology to other companies.


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Homecoming: A Time To Remember Classic '76 Team
For long-time Red Raider fans, it does not seem like 20 years ago when Texas Tech claimed its first Southwest Conference football championship. The glories of 1976 will be remembered when the '76 team is recognized during pre-game ceremonies Saturday night.
A number of former players will be on hand at the Homecoming game against Baylor to renew old friendships and recall a season that was special:
Expectations were not great since the Red Raiders were just 6-5 the previous year. Coached by the "Kid Coach" Steve Sloan, the team got off to a rousing start despite getting little respect in the pre-season polls. Colorado roared into Jones Stadium for the season opener ranked No. 18 nationally but left with a lopsided 24-7 defeat. The victory seemed to set the tone that 1976 would become a special season on the South Plains.
Special teams make special plays. Like the 69-yard pass to Godfrey Turner that proved the difference in a 20-16 victory at New Mexico. Or the emergence of quarterback Rodney Allison, who replaced injured Tommy Duniven in a 27-16 victory at Texas A&M. Or a fourth-quarter rally capped by a touchdown dive by Billy Taylor (the "B.T. Express") in a 31-28 victory over No. 13 Texas. Or a late interception deep in Tech territory by Eric Felton to preserve a 14-10 victory over TCU.
Tech went on to win its first eight games to set up a showdown with the Houston Cougars. A late rally fell short, and Tech lost 27-19 but secured a share of the championship by finishing with victories over Arkansas and Baylor. The Red Raiders closed out the banner season with a narrow loss to Nebraska in the Bluebonnet Bowl.
A pair of local products -- running back Larry Isaac and linebacker Thomas Howard -- joined offensive guard Mike Sears and defensive end Harold Buell as co-captains of the team. Howard received All-American honors while Allison, Buell, Isaac, Sears, defensive back Greg Frazier and offensive tackle Dan Irons earned All-SWC recognition. Defensive coordinator Bill Parcells went on to become a successful head coach in the NFL.
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Red Raiders 'D' Makes Name For Itself
By Amy Gunter
The big stars of the 1995 Jones Stadium nights are gone, but this season a no-name defense has often left opposing offenses in the dark.
The 1996 Tech defense was viewed as questionable by the media, fans and scouts coming into this season. With the loss of All-Americas Zach Thomas and Marcus Coleman, critics everywhere were skeptical of the Red Raider defensive strategy.
This attitude has shifted with the Red Raiders ranked among the top defenses in the nation. After the big win over Utah State, where the Red Raiders forced six turnovers, Tech is listed among the top five in all of the Big 12 defensive categories and ranks 11th in the nation against the run.
In the season opener at Kansas State, the defense outmanned KSU's offense, giving up 160 yards of total offense and minus 12 yards rushing. The strong defense reappeared against Oklahoma State, leading Tech to a 31-3 victory. Two weeks later, the Tech defense held Georgia to 15 points in the heartbreaking loss. Since '88, only five teams have held the Bulldogs to 15 points or less at home.
With a start like this, the questions asked all summer now had answers.
Defensive coordinator John Goodner sees no loss to this season's squad. "Any time you lose good guys, you miss them," Goodner said. "But these guys have played behind good players and are now good players themselves."
This year, Tech again has outstanding ability. But the defense must earn the respect and recognition that last year's group had. Led by defensive ends Tony Daniels and Montae Reagor, the Red Raider defenders are doing just that.
Daniels and Reagor are working so well that it seems they've played together for years. But, that's not the case, since Daniels redshirted last season with a knee injury after an outstanding '94 campaign. This year, he has transformed into a legitimate All-America candidate with big plays week-after-week.
Reagor, a sophomore from Waxahachie, Texas, is excited about the return of Daniels. "He's so explosive. It makes a big factor with him back on the team," Reagor said. Reagor broke into the Tech defense in 1995 by causing a fumble which led to a touchdown in his first collegiate game against Penn State.
There is nothing more valuable than experience for any team. The defensive tackles are stocked with players who have seen action in collegiate games. Corey Chandler led the group with 35 tackles in 1995. With 10 starts last season, Cody McGuire also has experience in his favor.
"Corey (Chandler) and I led the defense knowing that was our job," McGuire said. "The Lord has really blessed our defense and we have come together as a team."
Chandler has been limited due to injuries the last two games, making room for backups John Abendschan and Jason Jones to gain considerable experience. Both have performed well as Tech has faced talented offensive attacks.
When one reflects on past Texas Tech defensive units, linebackers come to mind. The '96 linebackers have seen great talent ahead of them and have patiently waited for their own turn at center stage. Take Eric Butler for example. Butler played behind Miami Dolphins rookie-of-the-year candidate Zach Thomas for two years. He has met the challenge of his new role as the team's starting middle linebacker.
"It's been nothing but a joy to play," Butler said. "It fires me up to hear me associated with Zach and Shawn (Banks) and I learned a lot about the defense from those guys."
Senior team captain Anthony Armour, the team's leading tackler after double-digit performances against Utah State and Georgia, is playing is playing his third position. The team's leading tackler, he moved to inside linebacker after playing outside his first two years, and defensive end as a junior. Armour, who had 11 solo tackles last week, gives credit to the coaching staff for this year's success.
"The coaches are doing their homework and putting guys where they need to be," Armour said. "We are successful because of the scheme we have going." Ryan Donahue and Kyle Shipley have also performed well at linebacker through the early juncture of 1996.
The outside linebackers have waited for this chance to take control. Lubbock senior linebacker Robert Johnson turned in his best game as a Red Raider last week with nine tackles, two interceptions and a fumble recovery. He set up two of Tech's scores with turnovers.
Raider Jody Brown has fit in nicely at the role of raider, replacing All-America Marcus Coleman. His patience playing behind Coleman for two years and his outstanding special teams efforts have paid huge dividends this season.
Questions abounded about the secondary in preseason, but the group is solidified behind junior co-captain Dane Johnson. Johnson was among Tech's five best tacklers last season. He believes the key to the defensive success this year relies on one simple word � execution.
"The defense runs the way it's executed," Johnson said. "The nucleus of the defense is doing exactly what you are suppose to do."
Tech's starter at right corner, Corey Turner entered the season with the most experience of the cornerbacks, and that was limited to say the least. Tech's 'jack-of-all-trades,' Tony Darden, had never played on the collegiate level other than offense. He is starting his third position in three years and already has two interceptions. Darden came to Tech as a quarterback in 1994, and spent last season at wide receiver.
Duane Price, playing at the number-two slot at free safety, snared his first interception last week and returned it 51 yards for a touchdown. Sophomore Mike Benefield and redshirt freshmen Darwin Brown and Oscar Solis are providing solid help at cornerback.
Tech's First Big 12 Game At Home Like Old Times
By Garrett McKinnon
It will seem like old times when the Texas Tech Red Raiders (2-2, 1-1) host the Baylor Bears (3-0, 0-0) Saturday in the first Big 12 game to be played in Jones Stadium. Kickoff is slated for 6:30 p.m.
The Bears and Raiders have been conference enemies for more than 30 years. Rarely have the contests between the two teams been blowouts.
Last year, a stingy Bear defense pitched a shutout for 59 minutes and 55 seconds, and breakdowns in the kicking game led to two Bear field goals as Baylor won 9-7 in Waco.
The Red Raiders are coming off a 58-20 pasting of the Utah State Aggies. Junior I-back and Heisman Trophy candidate Byron Hanspard rushed for 224 yards and three touchdowns on only 22 carries during the game as Tech amassed 527 yards of total offense.
Senior linebacker Robert Johnson was named Big 12 defensive player of the week for his performance in the Utah State game. Johnson was credited with nine tackles to go along with two interceptions and a fumble recovery.
"Robert Johnson continues to amaze me. Robert is a quiet, great football player. He gets very little exposure, but, he continues to make play after play," said Tech head coach Spike Dykes of the 5-11, 194-pound linebacker.
The Bears are coming off an off week after going undefeated in non-conference play. The Bears defeated Louisiana Tech 24-16 in Ruston, La. to begin the season, then followed that with a 14-13 nail-biting victory at Lousiville. Baylor defeated Oregon State 42-10 two weeks ago.
Saturday's game will mark the first Big 12 gridiron contest in Baylor's history, though against a familiar opponent. The Bears lead the Raiders 32-21-1 in a series that dates back more than half a century.
Texas Tech brings a 10-game home winning streak into the game, though. The last time the Red Raiders lost at home was to No.1-ranked and eventual national champion Nebraska in 1994.
Tech has outscored its four opponents 115-59 this year, while Baylor outscored its first three opponents 80-39.


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Bismarck, ND - North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jim Poolman today announced that average auto insurance rates in North Dakota ranked 3rd least-expensive nationally, according to a report issued today by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). The report, entitled, "State Average Expenditures and Premiums for Personal Automotive Insurance 2000," lists the average annual premiums paid per insured vehicle for the year 2000.
According to the report, North Dakota trails only Iowa and Maine in terms of most affordable insurance, considering combined coverage. Combined coverage is the combination of liability, collision and comprehensive coverage for a vehicle. The average policyholder in North Dakota pays $601.32 annually, while the nationwide average is $785.80. States where auto insurance was most expensive were the District of Columbia where the average combined rate was $1,143.71, New Jersey with a combined rate of $1,146.39 and Massachusetts with a combined rate of $1,028.62. Neighboring states like Minnesota ranked 24th with a combined premium of $762.84, South Dakota ranked 46th with $618.88 and Montana ranked 38th with a combined premium of $671.57.
"This is truly a reflection that North Dakota consumers are responsible people. The assumption can easily be made that lower crime and safer drivers relates to lower insurance rates." Commissioner Poolman stated. "This is good news for consumers in an insurance market that has been tough. This is proof that North Dakota can be a competitive place to do business."
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There aren't a whole lot of job offerings for writers in the Louisville and Kentuckiana area. The few there are get snatched up quickly or don't fit easily into writer's lives. The greatest thing about being a writer is that you can write anywhere, especially from home. Whether you need a home based job; for the sake of the kids or whatever the case maybe, or if you just want to make some money on the side, YOU can write from home.
Besides the obvious of writing a novel, there are great websites taking on new writers. Some require you to be a professional writer, others will take on beginners. Before hand, you just need to make sure of a few things because even online magazines require you to sign a contract. So if you haven't already see the article about Writers Work From Home, now! It has crucial info for you before you begin. Now that you have done that, here are some online magazines and content sites for you to browse:
Demand Studios - This site is affiliated with Livestrong, Golflink and eHow, among others. They hire writers mainly with college degrees or a lot of experience in the field. They specialize in health articles and How-to's and pay approximately $5 - $50 an article (if your lucky enough to catch those high-paying articles) and ask for a lot of rewrites. This site pays more than most, but you have to be willing to deal with their frequent rewrites and editors who mark on different things. The drama of the site can be off-putting for a lot of people and sometimes all the work and effort isn't worth the price.
Break Studios - Break Studios usually pays $8 an article. Their content is more celebrity based, with articles directed at music, movies, celebrity gossip etc. The online magazine is more of a men't content magazine with their reader base being men between the ages of 18 and 50.
Associated Content - AC has an assignment desk of articles requested and up for grabs, these articles usually pay $2-$15 plus residual income. After you have established yourself in a specific category you can apply for a Feature Contributor and receive 2 articles a month worth $10 automatically. FC's also receive first dibs on articles that can be as high as $18. When there aren't many topics available, you can also write your own and have it reviewed for upfront payment (though most end up as performance based).
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Healing yourself can be a lifelong journey, but as you begin to learn how powerful you are as a being, you begin to discover the magic you have at your fingertips. Self hands-on healing can provide an easy and profound source of energy, taking your issues into your own hands. To know you have this tool is the most empowering wisdom of all.
Steps to Self-Healing
• Sit in a comfortable position, lying down or in a chair. Close your eyes and take long deep breaths, until you feel relaxed and centered.
• Keep your hands palms up to receive energy.
• Set your intent for full-body healing or picture a specific area.
• Imagine a light coming down from your Higher Self or the Source, down through your crown chakra/head and through your body, down into the ground to anchor you.
• Imagine the light filling you up, reaching every corner of your body, slowly pushing out through your pores and enveloping you. Feel it pulsing within and around you.
• Now place your hands on your body, either face down on your legs or on a chakra/area that you feel drawn to. Imagine now, your Angel guide enter your being, their hands slipping into yours to facilitate your healing process.
• Feel the energy come through your hands and fill you with peace, joy and healing on all levels. Relax and allow the Angel to do the work.
• As you finish, take long deep breaths to come back. Feel yourself anchor into your body and take a few moments to open your eyes and come back.
• You may choose to write down your thoughts, feelings or any images that came to you during your healing. It can help to channel what you may have missed or a way to come back and look at it later for more insight.
Tip: Try this self-healing exercise before bed at night and allow yourself to fall asleep during the healing. It makes for a very restful sleep!
Here are a couple of sample questions to ask/answer after a healing. Keep a journal nearby specifically for this, and write down whatever comes to your mind. This is a great way to practice channeling, as writing can effectively bypass our brain/ego and present clear answers. Remember, the more you do it, the clearer the information will be.
1. What does my ailment stem from?
2. What can I do to release the issue and regain my health on all levels?


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According to a March 16 report from CagesideSeats.com, CM Punk is set to make his first television appearance since leaving the WWE two months ago, with a cameo on the March 16 episode of AMC's The Talking Dead.
Punk, 35, may or may not discuss his decision to leave the WWE, but his cameo on The Talking Dead is still important because it's his first official televised appearance since walking away from the promotion.
Punk, who was spotted in Dallas this weekend at UFC 171, famously walked away from the WWE after competing for over 50 minutes at this year's Royal Rumble.
He was apparently upset that Batista was scripted to win the rumble instead of him.
Not winning the Royal Rumble seemed to have just been the final straw for Punk, as he was also annoyed that the WWE never gave him the push he deserved.
Other WWE superstars such as John Cena and The Rock regularly received movie deals, while Punk was left out in the dark possibly because of his edgy appearance.
Punk is heavily tattooed and has a mean look to him, so he doesn't have a family-friendly image like other WWE superstars.
Punk is still under contract with the WWE, and the deal doesn't expire until July.
However, Punk decided to walk away from the WWE because he felt he wasn't being treated right. He was also legitimately tired from years of touring around the country under the WWE banner.
Is Punk done with the WWE for good? Perhaps pro wrestling fans will receive a bit more insight on the situation during his appearance on The Talking Dead.
The show airs tonight at 10 p.m. on the AMC Network. Punk is appearing on tonight's episode under his real name, Phil Brooks.


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The principal of Jemtegaard Middle School has announced his plan to retire from the Washougal School District by the end of the year.
Principal Ron Carlson will wrap up a decade-spanning career at the school district, during which he oversaw the completion of facilities upgrades in 1999, and the development of community sports fields, along with changes in state and national standards and teacher evaluations.
He was hired in 2000 as the principal of Washougal High School. In 2006, he was named the director of operations and technology before becoming the principal of Jemtegaard Middle School in 2009.
Prior to his time in Washougal, Carlson worked for the Battle Ground and Beaverton, Ore. school districts.
As principal of Jemtegaard, he emphasized meeting the state's Adequate Yearly Progress goal, something the school had worked to accomplish.
Carlson said he plans to remain involved in education and in supporting the efforts of teachers and administrators during his retirement.
The Washougal School District says it will start its search for a new principal soon. The district will open the opportunity to both in-district and out of district candidates.