text:
The Psy.D. program is a full-time program. Students take four/five courses per semester and devote 10 - 16 hours per week to clinical training. Classes begin the first week of September and end by the middle of May. Students are expected to fulfill some program requirements such as comprehensive examinations and dissertation preparation during the summer in addition to clinic and clinical placements, and some required courses (e.g., PY 840).
Students complete four years of coursework on the Baltimore campus. First and second year students complete their clinical placements at the Loyola Clinical Centers. Third and fourth year students complete their clinical placement hours at various are field placement sites
For all students entering first year of curriculum (132 Credits) and second year of curriculum (93 credits)
All requirements for the Psy.D. program, including the dissertation and internship, must be completed within seven years of enrollment in the program. This necessitates that students apply for internship no later than the fall of their sixth academic year.
Fall Term (21 credits)
PY 601 Cognitive Assessment (3 credits)
PY 615 Advanced Psychopathology (3 credits)
PY 620 Theories of Counseling & Psychotherapy (3 credits)
PY 706 or 707 and 708 Introduction to Clinical Experiences ( 3 credits each)
PY 810 Psychological Measurement (3 credits)
PY 912 Colloquium (0 credits; P/F)
PY 918 Professional Consultation and Development (2 credits; P/F)
PY 925 Clinical Applications MAC (1 credit)
Spring Term (21 credits)
PY 602 Personality Assessment (3 credits)
PY 621 Principles & Practices of Psychotherapy (3 credits)
PY 816 Life Span Development* (3 credits)
PY 832 Research Methods in Clinical Psychology (3 credits)
PY 890 Dissertation Preparation (0 credits; P/F)
* Incoming second year students will need to take PY 816 in the spring of their 3rd or 4th year.
Fall Term (14 credits)
PY 800 Professional, Legal & Ethical Issues (3 credits)
PY 801 Principles of Objective Personality & Suicide Assessment (3 credits)
PY 870 Diversity Seminar (3 credits)
PY 891 Introduction to Dissertation I (0 credits; P/F)
PY 920 Clinical Placement I (2 credits; ~10 hrs/wk)
PY 925 Clinical Applications MAC (1 credits)
Spring Term (17 credits)
PY 802 Principles & Methods of Assessment (3 credits)
PY 814 Biological Bases of Behavior (3 credits)
PY 815 Psychopathology Seminar (3 credits)
PY 833 Research Methods & Data Analysis in Clinical Psychology (3 credits)
PY 925 Clinical Applications MAC ( 1 credit)
Summer Term (3 credits)
PY 840 Consultation Theory and Practice (3 credits)
PY 930 Clinical Placement Summer and/or PY 931Clinical Applications Assessment Summer (0 credits; P/F)
Fall Term (14 credits)
PY 818 Psychopharmacology (3 credits)
PY 820 Cognitive and Affective Aspects of Behavior (3 credits)
PY 886 Advanced Topics in Professional Psychology #1 (3 credits)
PY 892 Introduction to Dissertation II (0 credits; P/F)
PY 921 Clinical Placement II (3 credits; ~16 hrs/wk)
Spring Term (17 (20*) credits)
PY 813 Seminar on Social and Cultural Bases of Psychology (3 credits)
PY 842 Supervision Theory and Practice (3 credits)
PY 845 Models of Psychotherapy #1 (3 credits)
PY 845 Models of Psychotherapy #2 (3 credits)
Students may take electives (PY 845 and/or PY 886 courses) and may also be required to complete or start clinical placements
PY 819 Historical & Philosophical Bases of Psychology * (3 credits)
PY 886 Advanced Topics in Professional Psychology #2 (3 credits)
PY 902 Clinical Dissertation I (3 credits; P/F)
PY 922 Clinical Placement III (3 credits; ~16 hrs/wk)
Spring Term (11 (14*) credits)
PY 845 Models of Psychotherapy #3 (3 credits)
PY 903 Clinical Dissertation II (3 credits; P/F)
* Incoming second year students will need to take PY 816 in the spring of their 3rd or 4th year
Summer Term
Fall Term
PY 950 Clinical Internship I (0 credits; P/F)
Spring Term
PY 951 Clinical Internship II (0 credits; P/F)
*Questions related to the program's accredited status should be directed to the Commission on Accreditation:
Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation
American Psychological Association
750 1st Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: (202) 336-5979
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Web: www.apa.org/ed/accreditation


text:
PROS / In addition to member reviews, each professional review contains interesting restaurant tidbits and menu suggestions.
CONS / Members cannot add new restaurants to the site - they can only write reviews for those already reviewed by Fodor's travel experts.
VERDICT / Fodor's is ideal for finding great restaurants in far-off travel destinations.
Spending your honeymoon in an exotic locale? Taking the whole family on an excursion to Europe? When it comes to traveling to a far-off destination, Fodor's is one of the best restaurant review websites to help you plan incredible dining experiences no matter where you are going. Fodor's, a well-known travel guide website, boasts a comprehensive restaurant reviews section brimming with robust dining reviews.
Fodor's restaurant ratings are based on four criteria: food, atmosphere, service and value. Each one is given an individual rating of up to 5 points and the four numbers are averaged to obtain an overall rating (e.g. 3.8/5).
Each restaurant review is comprised of an average rating, a Fodor's review (the site has more than 700 professional travel writers all over the world), and member reviews. Fodor's reviews are entertaining and informative; each one provides a general sense of what one can expect and even offers up a few menu recommendations. Members cannot add restaurants, they can only write supplemental reviews for those already reviewed by Fodor's. For quality assurance, all member reviews are read by Fodor's staff before they are posted on the site.
One thing Fodor's lacks (especially when compared to similar sites) is a set of more comprehensive restaurant stats. Each review has the restaurant address and contact info, the price range and type of cuisine. In addition, you can map its location (just be sure to disable your browser's pop-up blocker) and it tells you which major credit cards are accepted.
To quickly access the restaurant reviews on the Fodor's homepage, click "Restaurants" in the top navigation bar. From there, you have to pick a location; you can choose from their list of top destinations or click on the shown map.
While the site does have myriad locations to choose from (many of them specific destinations, such as the Grand Canyon), other search options are rather limited. Once you have selected a location, you can only search by price, type of cuisine (there's only approximately 10 listed), and location (a neighborhood or area within the selected location). There is a search bar located at the top of each page but when used, it searches the entire site, not just the restaurant reviews site.
The best features and additional information available on the Fodor's website are general travel features – they aren't tailored specifically for the restaurant section. For example, you can sign up for their free travel newsletter, get customized travel recommendations and use their travel planner to plan your hotel, dining and leisure activities for your next trip. In addition, the site offers comprehensive and helpful FAQs, travel blogs and a travel deals section with a wide variety of travel discounts and special offers.
For a company as reputable and well-established as Fodor's, it comes as no surprise that their website is organized, polished and professional. Navigation is highly intuitive and users should have no difficulty finding what they're looking for and perusing the site.
Search options may be limited but the information and benefit the website can provide hungry travelers is not. Whether you are traveling in the continental United States or to a foreign country, Fodor's is your go-to website to help you find the best eateries within your budget at your chosen travel destination.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
First Accommodations
Toll-Free: 888-486-3143
Whether you are staying for a weekend in Lake Tahoe, a month,
or the entire season, and are interested in searching for
Lake Tahoe luxury vacation rentals, our team of
professional rental agents are well-versed in the properties
that we manage, and will work hard to help you select the
property that will best suit your needs. This doesn't mean
your vacation has to be expensive, since we have a variety of
accommodations to suit everyone's needs, taste and budgets.
You can experience the luxury and comfort of renting your own
Lake Tahoe luxury vacation rental with less than the cost of
most hotel rooms!
our site to learn more about the services we offer, and review
our exclusive selection of Lake Tahoe luxury vacation rentals and make your reservations online. If you have a special
request, a specific question or would like more information,
contact us today.
Lake Tahoe vacation rentals


text:
Bringing spirituality into the world is our responsibility.
Cincinnati Rabbinic Authorities
Congregation Zichron Eliezer, Rabbi Minster
Golf Manor Synagogue, Rabbi Balk
Agudath Israel, Rabbi Motzen
Chabad of Blue Ash, Rabbi Mangel
- Chabad of Southern Ohio, Rabbi Kalmanson
- Cincinnati Community Kollel
Trust and faith are inadequate translations of emuna because they imply an abstract concept that cannot be experienced through the use of physical means. Rather, emuna is an action requiring pre-conception and consciousness; it utilizes will power. It is a requirement of any relationship, but most importantly of the relationship we have with our Creator. The development of this trait has been written about for thousands of years and will continue to be contemplated until the end of time. Emuna is an absolute necessity. So what is emuna exactly and why is it so important?
We learn in a passage from Chukas that to question Hashem's ways is the gravest sin of all. We are instructed carefully to recognize that our lives are being directed by Hashem directly and that He will do no harm to us; everything He does is for good only. How can this be translated into terms that are applicable to our daily lives? Simply, we are to have complete faith despite any discomfort or pain we experience in our lives; that what is happening to us is for our betterment and this hurt is a pre-requisite to furthering our process in life. Therefore, to fully grasp the concept, one must understand what our lives on earth are meant to accomplish.
We have a purpose that supersedes the process of life and death. The objective is to achieve harmony between the spiritual world - of which we have a special connection to - and the physical world - which Hashem created. Why did Hashem create the universe? To have a relationship with His creation. Hashem (which is entirely spiritual and non-corporeal) is above physical creation. Therefore, to have a connection with the physical world He creates, there must be a vehicle in which to bring the spiritual within it. That vehicle is free-will. Let's consider this multifaceted model for the universe and nature of G-d in a more tangible form.
We were created in G-d's image and the world was created to exemplify G-d's nature, but what does that mean? Basically, it is indicative of the character of relationships in the world. Each one of us are connected to each other, the world around us, and most importantly, Hashem himself. Therefore, through the observation of the framework of creation, we learn every lesson we must have to comprehend how to attach ourselves to the spiritual world - drawing the divine into the physical world in which we exist - thus achieving our purpose in life. With that being said, it is deduced that the bond we are meant to create with Hashem can be seen in a working model of our daily lives. In fact, there are two.
The first is the parental obligation to guidetheir children through life; to teach them the lessons required to be the best human beings they can become. It is a delicate balance of coaching the child in the proper behaviors while allowing the child the opportunity to make their own decisions, and when the wrong decisions are made, disciplining them so that the original lesson is solidified and those mistakes are avoided next time. Ask any parent and they will tell you that raising a child is the most difficult undertaking they have ever conceived. The child has a responsibility to their parents to strive to learn the lessons taught them and to achieve the highest level of betterment. The second is the relationship between husband and wife. When two opposing and often contradictory elements combine in marriage, they are placed in a situation in which compromise, unyielding forgiveness and unconditional acceptance are obligatory. Both forms of relationships are a constant and delicate balance requiring considerable attention and occupation.
What these models teach us of the of our link with Hashem is that as our Creator, He is constantly directing our lives, allowing us freedom to make our own decisions and chastising our blunders of misguided direction. On the other hand, as the only creation given free-will, we are given an elevated station within the spiritual world far above the other pieces of His handiwork. We are continually expected to find harmony between our conflicting physicality and spirituality in hope of maintaining a balance between them for the sake of having a relationship with Hashem. Only when we keep in mind these fundamental truths of what is expected of us are we capable of understanding emuna.
Emuna means understanding that Hashem's knowledge far exceeds our own, but also that we are meant to understand on our own level. There is no blind faith in Judaism for the simple fact that everything created is meant to serve as a link to Our Creator and therefore, cannot be completely out of our reach. We are expected to have emuna that the suffering of all humans serves a purpose and that we may not comprehend that purpose yet. There is, however, a promise that one day we will. Emuna means looking beyond our senses and recognizing the part of ourselves that is drawn to the spiritual world; consciously recognizing our connection to Hashem daily and throughout every action we make. And finally, emuna means knowing beyond doubt that we were created for a purpose. With that purpose, even our wildest dreams are possible.
For more information regarding emuna see Rabbi Shalom Arush's book, The Garden of Emuna: A Practical Guide to Life which can be purchased at Yaakov's Place (2245 Losantiville Road, Cincinnati, OH 45237 (513) 703-5954) or click on the links above to contact Cincinnati's capable Rabbi's to inquire and receive personalized instruction.
Have comments or questions?
We'd love to hear them! Post a comment and you will be answered within 48 hours.


text:
You must have a passport valid for the duration of your stay abroad, and it should be valid for at least six months past your expected return date (in order to allow for any unanticipated delays in your return). If you already have a US passport that was issued when you were age 16 or younger, then it remains valid for only five years from the date of issue. If you apply for (or renew) your passport at age 17 or older, then it will be valid for ten years from the date of issue.
Processing a passport application can take six weeks or longer. Don't delay; apply for or renew yours now.
TIP: We strongly recommend that you make a photocopy of your passport (and visa, if applicable). Take the photocopies overseas with you as well as the originals. Store the copies in a safe place, but in a different location than the originals. Should your passport/visa be lost or stolen, they will be easier to replace if you have a copy.
US citizens may apply for a passport at the nearest US post office, county clerk, or city clerk office.
A visa is official permission, granted by the authorities of the country where you wish to study or visit, which allows you to enter and remain in that country for a specific purpose and for a designated period of time. You must have a valid passport in order to apply for a visa, and the visa often takes the form of a stamp in your passport. Note that many countries require that your passport be valid at least six months past your intended stay in that country. In other words, if you intend to study abroad in the spring semester (January-May), your passport should be valid at least through November of that year. Some countries require you to obtain a visa either in the US or at a consulate abroad. Costs and entrance requirements vary, but expect to pay between $75 and $400. Find out now what visas, if any, you will need for places where you will either live or visit. Visas can take four weeks or more to process, and you may be required to appear in person to obtain the visa.
For special University of Rochester rates, we recommend you apply for your visa through VisaCentral, CIBT. Please note that this service may not be eligible to process your visa in every country.
It is your responsibility to determine the requirements and to apply for a visa in a timely fashion. In most cases, you will need to allow 30-90 days for application processing.
If you are not a US citizen: Check now with the consulate of the country in which you'll be studying to determine the visa requirements. Also, consult with an international student advisor about requirements for your re-entry to the US following your stay abroad.
Visit these websites for more information: travel.state.gov and embassy.goabroad.com
Visa application requirements and processes can vary greatly from country to country, and even from Consulate to Consulate. The process can be time-consuming and complicated and we provide the following tips to help you know what to (possibly) expect as you begin the process.
- When applying for a visa, you are dealing with the government of a foreign country. They can make and change their policies and procedures at any time.
- We are not agents of foreign countries, so our ability to help you fill out visa applications is extremely limited. It is always best to get answers directly from a Consulate employee.
- Read very carefully the application and instructions before contacting a Consulate. This will enable you to ask appropriate and informed questions.
- If you download visa application materials from a website, call the Consulate to be sure that it is the most recent version (unless the website states that it is).
- Consulates generally have very limited open hours both for answering the telephone and for public appearances.
- When you speak with someone in a Consulate write a detailed record of the conversation: date, time, full name of person with whom you spoke, and their comments or answers or recommendations.
- Never assume that because your friend got a visa in one week, that you will, too.
- You may have to appear at a Consulate in person to submit your visa application materials. If this is a requirement, there is most likely no way to get around it. If the NY Consulate of Spain, for example, requires you to apply there, you must be prepared to drive, fly, or take a bus or train to NYC. We cannot ask them to eliminate this requirement for you.
- Don't assume anything. If, for example, the visa application asks for your address while in [country], and you won't have that information until you arrive overseas, ask the consulate what to write in that space. Some may accept "TBA", some may accept the program address, some may not accept it without the actual address. We cannot guess how or what to answer for any question; neither should you.
- Again, requirements vary, but in general, you can expect to provide the following when applying for a student visa: demographic information about yourself and your parents, including dates and places of birth; your passport; your round-trip plane ticket to your study abroad country; certification of health and/or certain immunizations; letter of acceptance to your study abroad program and/or host institution; letter verifying that you are currently enrolled in a degree program in good standing; detailed financial support information, notarized, e.g., bank statements (family and self), financial aid sources, etc.; proof of health insurance coverage abroad.
- Don't be surprised if this is not all that is required! This is why it is absolutely essential that you determine your specific requirements very early on in the study abroad application process.
- Most of all, be patient and be prepared. The visa application process is normally the most daunting and time-consuming part of the study abroad process. Keep in mind the end result!


text:
Animal Control Officer (ACO) Dale Sloat has diligently served the community of Hopatcong for over 11 years. Those that know him would call his a major asset to the municipality, having saved many a domestic (dog, cat, etc.) or wild animal (from baby bunnies to bears) from harm. Now he faces the possibility of losing his job without any benefits.
The story began with ACO Sloat being called into his supervisor's office and being told that he would lose his job within 90 days of his notification. That was early in June. ACO Sloat made this announcement to his friends via Facebook. To his surprise, many of his friends and residents of Hopatcong came forward to give support to the cause of saving the ACO's job. Christina Bradley, a Hopatcong resident, created a group on Facebook called "Help Save Hopatcongs Animal Control Officer Dale Sloat", where she encouraged those visiting the page to leave a comment as to why ACO Sloat should be kept as the Hopatcong ACO. Many visitors to the page told of rescues that Sloat performed including The page was initially open to the public but later was closed as plans for how to support the dedicated ACO began to unfold. The petition has been shared by many animal rescues/animal interest groups such as Amnesty for Animals, Animal Welfare Federation of New Jersey, Mount Olive TNR (trap, neuter, release) Project, West Milford Animal Shelter, and Boutique Puppies and More,
One post that stands out on this page was told by Darlene Rose Tardive, a Roxbury resident, who speaks of the Roxbury ACO and police department calling Sloat to help in the rescue of two German Shepherds running at large. One of the dogs had a litter of puppies which were later adopted out.
Bradley also created a slideshow showing the feats performed by ACO Sloat.
Elizabeth Long, another resident of Hopatcong, began a petition on Change.org to try and save Sloat's job. She mentioned many reasons why a full time ACO (instead of the proposed on-call ACO that would replace Sloat) is needed, such as needing someone to move feral (wild) cats, the need for a local ACO (Sloat lives in the municipality) for a fast response such as if someone is being attacked by a wild animal or dog, and the need for someone to help reunite lost pets with their owners. The municipality also has a shelter to run; an ACO is often critical to the proper running of a municipal shelter. The petition reached 546 signatures in less than 24 hours.
Long was at the meeting when the municipality elected to terminate Sloat's position. The decision was based on the fact that when Sloat was on sick leave, the police kept track of the calls that were ACO related and determined that a full-time ACO was not needed. What they failed to look at was that the time that Sloat was away was also the slow period for animal control calls. Sloat intentionally picked the slowest period for animal control to take some personal time off so as not to leave Hopatcong without an ACO. There is a seasonality to the birth of young animals and animal neglect cases regarding exposure to extreme temperatures (heat vs. cold); most people become concerned when the temperature starts becoming cold in the fall and thus the number of calls that an ACO responds to during that time is increased but dies down during the winter months. In that same meeting, Sloat was blamed for the shelter "being a disaster" and "unfit for animals" but failed to mention that Sloat was not the one responsible for doing the cleaning. The Sussex County Health Department and Hopatcong Health Department merged around that time, eliminating their staff and the paperwork handled by these employees was then passed onto Sloat. The police would also not have known about any calls that came directly to Sloat's phone rather than through the police dispatcher.
Minutes from the February 2014 meeting on hopatcong.org show that Hopatcong is considering an agreement with the Township of Jefferson (Resolution #2014-32) and the Borough of Stanhope (Resolution #2014-33) for Animal Control Services from January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2015.
On June 10, Beth Longo, a Hopatcong resident, announced that she had spoken with Hopatcong Mayor Sylvia Petillo. Longo stated that the municipality elected to keep Sloat for another year (retirement date June 1, 2015, confirmed by Sloat) so that Sloat could retire with full benefits. In an interview with Joe Carlson of the NJHerald, Mayor Petillo stated that the municipality was trying to make the animal control program more efficient and that they had no intention of firing Sloat. But what about the resolutions for Animal Control Services listed in the minutes? Many municipalities do not like to be challenged by their residents and often use tactics to still get their way. Unfortunately, this is what is occurring in Sloat's case.
Sloat was previously in charge of running the Hopatcong Borough Pound. These duties were turned over to Hopatcong Pound Project. As of the announcement of a retirement date for Sloat, Sloat has been reassigned to cleaning the pound, apart from his other duties. Sloat had an agreement with the municipality that he was not to clean the shelter initially; Sloat has lost a finger due to a cat bite while serving as an officer. Medical orders stated that Sloat is not to clean the shelter yet the job is not his. Sloat is also the only animal control officer for the municipality which means that more work has been added to his plate. The job of taking the animal census has also been assigned to Sloat, leaving little time for his rescues. All calls for the animal control officer must be phoned in through the police dispatcher who will make the decision as to whether or not to call out an animal control officer, namely Sloat. On June 25, Longo delivered two orphaned skunks to Antler Ridge, a wildlife santuary. She followed procedures and called the Police department but was told that an animal control officer would not be dispatched since the municipality is not responsible for wildlife. (This Examiner met Longo at Antler Ridge since by shear luck, an orphaned raccoon needed to be taken up to Antler Ridge by this Examiner.) Sloat has previously rescued orphaned wildlife but is no longer allowed to do this part of his job.
Some of Sloat's most famous feats are listed below:
March 2011 Sloat rescued and released an injured red-tailed hawk.
February 2012 Sloat is honored as a local hero at the New Jersey Nets - Detroit Pistons game.
December 2012 Sloat performed a daring rescue of a dog stuck on a cliff by tying a rope to a tree and then to himself and lowering himself to the dog.
July 2013 Sloat saves a fawn hit by a car.
A picture of Sloat holding a snake can be seen on the New Jersey Certified Animal Control Officer Association website.
Apart from Sloat's regular work schedule, Sloat often donates his time to the local boy and girl scouts, as well as other school/community events.
Followers of Sloat purchased lawn signs to support their ACO keeping his job.
To quote Valerie Mitchell Pereillo, a resident that Sloat has helped in the past, "This is not just a job or a paycheck to Dale, it's his life. He truly loves his job and loves the animals." This is true of many Animal Control Officers that are properly trained and truly care for their animals. Unfortunately, many municipalities are turning to outsourcing their services to large companies which cover multiple municipalities. This often delays services to the residents.
There is still time to support Sloat. Please sign this petition. Remember as the celebration of the 4th is about to end that our constitution says, "We the people" not "We the municipal government."
Enjoy this article? Receive e-mail alerts when new articles are available. Just click on the "Subscribe" button above.


text:
George William Forester
Position: LB-MG-DT
Height: 6-3 Weight: 237 lbs.
Born: August 9, 1932 in Dallas, TX
Died: April 27, 2007 in Dallas, TX
High School: Woodrow Wilson
College: SMU (school history)
Drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 3rd round (31st overall) of the 1953 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 48 (1602nd overall since 1950)
Relatives: Brother of Herschel Forester
4-time Pro Bowler & 3-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Promote your website or business by sponsoring this page for $5 on Pro-Football-Reference.com. Your message will replace this ad.


text:
Learning-Centered Update October 8, 2011
Greetings all,
During Fall Convocation we "rolled out" our mantra for this year – "Power On Learning." We know that one of the most overt indicators of a Learning-Centered College is the frequency to which we have conversations about student learning and student success. Additionally as a Learning-Centered College, we value continued learning about learning. To this end I will put out every couple of weeks, a Learning edition of What's On My Mind. Most will be concise and to the point – simply sharing observations about learning around campus and on occasion throwing in an interesting video or article.
Two learning observations this week – I had the pleasure to visit Jon Storslee's Flash animation class last week – where learning is alive. As I sat in class, I watched the students interact with Jon. It was easy to tell that there were relationships established and Jon was equally skillful in teaching, coaching and on occasion learning from one of his students. Well done. Observation number two – I was talking with Mike Ho about the wonderful success of Homecoming and I commented on how fun and successful the week was – Mike's response to me was powerful in that he said it really was about creating connections with more students and encouraging more students to really identify with PVCC. We know that if students don't feel a connection with PVCC they are less likely to persist. Great work on Homecoming!
Learning article resource – one of my favorites on what we know to be true about student learning (sort of a top 10 of best learning practices) and the importance of collaboration between student and academic affairs programming – check it out: Principles of Good Practice for Student Affairs
Learning video – a great video on the importance of student time on task and persistence of effort from one of my favorite authors Malcolm Gladwell -
Finally, PVCC will be formally launching a Learning-Centered web site soon – it is almost done and will serve as a portal to the elements of a Learning-Centered College, check out the current progress http://www.pvc.maricopa.edu/learning-centered/presidents-message
Paul A. Dale, Ed.D


text:
Disco number in Himmatwala
3 Disco number in Himmatwala Articles
Babli badmaash teaser: Will Priyanka Chopra outdo Amitabh Bachchan with her first item number?3 years ago 1
We can't say that just yet - after all, we have only got a glimpse of PeeCee re-doing the famous Saara zamana song a la Amitabh Bachchan. What we do… Read Article ▶
Himmatwala song Thank God it's Friday: Sonakshi Sinha wants to freak out!3 years ago 3
The Dabangg 2 babe is in a mood to let her hair down in this groovy disco number It's time to groove to the latest disco song from Sajid Khan's… Read Article ▶
Can Sajid Khan play the perfect DJ to Himmatwala's disco number?3 years ago 0
It all began with a harmless condition that Sonakshi Sinha put forward - she will 'perform' on the big night only if Sajid plays the DJ. And the… Read Article ▶


text:
Dear ipod,
El Humahuaqueno by King Africa. SMASH!
Dear The,
Ben and Ken are betting $500 million on the population of the world in 2150. The money will be awarded to the winner's oldest living relative at the time. The actual terms of the bet was "guess the population of the world in 2150. The closest without going over wins." Ken guessed 8 billlion people, and Ben guessed 8 billion and 1. Our initial investment of $100 (compounded annually with an average return of 10%) will more than easily reach 500,000 boxes of ziti. As Albert Einstein said, "Compound interest is the greatest mathematical discovery of all time."
Dear Trying,
Woof. The phrase is best well known from the Cypress Hill song of the same name. You can find the lyrics here but they definitely need a parental warning label on them. More interesting than what it means, was the work needed to research this answer. First, a Google search for "a to the k" eliminated the common words "a," "to," and "the." So basically it was a search for "k." Not all that interesting. Next a tried "+a +to +the k," which yielded good results, specifically, the lyrics to the cypress hill song. But I knew you were interested in what it meant- not just the lyrics to the song. So I did a search with the Boolean NOT operator (- in google) for "+a +to +the k" -cypress. This time, I got something useful: Extra Problem: Show that for "a" in the integers mod n (Z_n) then the order of "a" (o(a)) is defined if and only if (a,n)=1. Hint for homework for March 7: Given the hypotheses, show that if "a to the k" = " a to the m" (a^k = a^m) for some distinct k, m then o(a) is defined (i.e. "a" is a root of unity mod n.) So I guess we can conclude from this that when Cypress Hill sings "A to the mother fucking K homeboy" they are making an obscure reference to the N roots of unity. Who says smoking dope makes you stupid!
Dear BoBo's,
Iceberg lettuce was given that particular epithet because in the early 1920's, when California growers would ship the leafy treat they would cover it in heaps of crushed ice. Previous to this, it was called Crisphead lettuce. And I would like to take this opportunity to make a statement or two about iceberg lettuce. It is (and has long been) maligned as the least redeeming of the leafy green vegetables, due to its supposed "lack of nutritional content." However, say what you will about the number of vitamins in a head of the old Crisphead, it is and will long be a staple of our cuisine: Unlike other frailer field lettuces, iceberg will not soon wilt or swoon; it is the greatest friend of any sandwich, and is at home at any table (from the meanest to the most aristocratic). Bless us this lettuce! For more information about revolutionary process used to preserve lettuce for shipment from california to the east coast, check out "East of Eden" (1955), a movie starring James Dean and Richard Davalos as two twin brothers fighting for their father's love as they help their father's revolutionary cross-continent lettuce shipping company in 1917.
Dear Apple,
Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words: See the entire Foxtrot ifruit series.
Dear Pondering,
Let's say the Juggernaut was Superboy and TIH was Superman. And Superman flew into Superboy. They would go back in time. Trivial.
Dear Fish,
I didn't update last week's Ask the Fish for the same reason I didn't become an Eagle Scout. Let's see if you can figure out what that reason could possibly be...(Here'a a hint)
Dear Suckered,
We're looking for some new content. What would you like to see on All Too Flat?
Dear Gandalf,
Get the directors cut. I mean, your name is "Gandalf Geek!" What are you going to do, get the regular version? And we at ATF do not believe in Collector's Editions. Paying $25 more dollars for a gold tin to keep your DVDs in isn't the best use of fund. You should put that money towards a new gadget. You'd be 5% on your way to getting a Samsung i300.
Dear Irate,
I personally believe it has something to do with cows. That is to say, when you wish someone "top of the morning," you are wishing them the best or choicest part of the morning*. The concept of the best being at the top derives from the fact that cream rises to the top of milk vats (whence it is then skimmed off and used for butter. Which itself is where the phrases "butter-skin" and "butter is better" come from). An interesting side note is that there is a proper response to a call of "Top of the morning," which is "and the rest of the day to yourself."
Dear strappy,
Again, we're faced with another question to the fish that I dont think we are really prepared to answer. First off, I suggest rest and lots of fluids. Since the NBA finals are coming up, this gives you an excellent opportunity to drop on a couch and drink beer. The alcoholic properties of the beer will also act to a certain extent as an antibiotic, so if it's strep throat, you're covered. I thought I'd doublecheck my advice, so I went to drkoop.com to do a little research. But I kept getting Server Too Busy errors. So instead, I to contact my good friend Dr. Funk. Turns out the number I had was for the wrong Dr. Funk, and I instead ended up talking to Dr. Fanchon Funk, who is neither a doctor of medicine or of groove, and is easiestly the most boring individual I've talked to in hours. However, she did mention that swollen lymph nodes, especially when combined with sore throat, are definite warning signs that a student is going to be out for a few days, and to make sure that he or she gets their homework.
Dear Question,
Dear Tiffany,
Well, I don't believe there was any direct connection between the Jets and Menudo. They were both the same genre, from what I recall - That kind of mid-eighties dance pop that for some reason required a dozen members in each band. There are currently some pretty hot debates surrounding various comparisons between the Jets and Menudo, one of which is the inevitable question of which group had the greater success. I personally believe that the quesion has to be posed correctly to allow an answer. The Jets achieved greater monetary success and recognition in their own time, which a number of top forty hits (including Crush on You and Cross My Broken Heart). However, I believe that Menudo has proven to be the more memorable band over time. This is proven by the fact that I have made a number of disparaging comments about Menudo in my lifetime, and not a single one about the Jets (not because I respect the Jets and their music, but rather that they don't enter my head even when I'm thinking of things that suck). Some interesting Menudo Trivia: Ricky Martin (of La Vida Loca fame) was an integral member of Menudo. Jose Menendez, the father of the Menendez brothers who were convicted of killing Jose and wife Kitty, was the man largely responsible for Menudo's success in the eighties; he was also accused (posthumously, of course) during his childrens trial to have sexual abused Ricky. Martin denies this allegation.


text:
The blue social bookmark and publication sharing system.
Log in with your username.
I've lost my password.
Log in with your OpenID-Provider.
M-Dyaa Albakour, Udo Kruschwitz, Ibrahim Adeyanju, Dawei Song, Maria Fasli, and Anne N. De Roeck. AIRS, volume 7097 of Lecture Notes in Computer Science, page 193-204. Springer, (2011)
BibSonomy is offered by the KDE group of the University of Kassel, the DMIR group of the University of Würzburg, and the L3S Research Center, Germany.


text:
- Features
- News
- Arts
- Life
- Community
- Nightlife
- Scene
- Featured Partners
"I'm learning so much about myself as an artist, and just learning a lot about singing and performing," says Tylan Greenstein. Of course, none of that is new to the 38-year-old, who spent the last decade as part of the queer folk group Girlyman alongside Doris Muramatsu and Nate Borofsky. But Greenstein had never worked as a solo artist until a few months ago. "Doris and I grew up together so we just kind of came of age as this duo, we always sang together."
Girlyman is now on "an indefinite hiatus," says Greenstein. "If we get back together, it'll be for a reunion kind of thing. It's such a great band, and such a great project, [but] we all reached the point where it was really obvious that we needed to do other things." Muramatsu and Borofsky are working with the band's drummer JJ Jones to develop a children's album.
(Photo by Chloe Jackman)
Over the past year Greenstein moved from Girlyman's base in Atlanta to Northern California for a new romantic relationship. But professionally her focus has been putting together her debut solo album, One True Thing, which she'll release using just her first name. "I figure it's uncommon enough of a name that people probably won't get me confused with anyone else," she teases.
"I have been wanting to make a solo album for a long time," she explains. "I have a lot more songs than I've been able to put on Girlyman albums because there are three songwriters in the band, so I sort of had this backlog of songs that I really loved that I wanted to record." The official release date is June 18, but fans can preorder it for delivery now from her website, or buy a copy when she performs at Jammin' Java this Saturday, April 13.
The new sound is a bit more serious and pensive than typical Girlyman — more rootsy Americana than "poppy, three-part harmony" folk. "I think that's always been part of my contribution to Girlyman — a little more serious," says Tylan, adding with a laugh, "but I wouldn't say it's brooding. It's not all serious." '
Tylan performs Saturday, April 13, at 7 p.m. Jammin Java, 227 Maple Ave. E., in Vienna. Tickets are $15. Call 703-255-3747 or visit jamminjava.com.
Our daily emails are personally curated by our editors and feature a wide range of news, features, reviews and interviews. Don't miss out on any of our award-winning content -- from news to arts, cars to tech, food to fitness, we've got a bit of it all!
Our daily emails are personally curated by our editors and feature a wide range of news, features, reviews and interviews. Don't miss out on any of our award-winning content -- from news to arts, cars to tech, food to fitness, we've got it all!


text:
POLICE discovered 25 cannabis plants at a Church Stretton home while carrying out a search warrant under the Misuse of Drugs Act.
They arrested a 36-year-old man at an address in Cross Banks. He was taken into custody on suspicion of producing cannabis, a class B controlled drug.
The search was conducted on Monday morning by PC Damon Preston and CSO Ken Humphreys from the Church Stretton Local Policing Team, assisted by PC Stuart Coote.
They seized 25 cannabis plants under cultivation together with various items of equipment.
The warrant was the latest in a series recently carried out by police in Shropshire.
"We obtained the warrant after receiving information from the public about activity at this particular address," said PC Preston.
He urged people to call the nonemergency 101 number if they have information or the anonymous Crimestoppers line on 0800 555111.
"We may not always act immediately on information received as it can take time to obtain the necessary evidence to obtain a warrant. However, all information will be followed up without fail," added PC Preston.
The man arrested was interviewed at Shrewsbury Police Station before being given bail while further enquiries are made.


text:
(All fields required)
Please enter a valid email.
Please enter your name.
What is : (So we know you are human.)
Please supply the correct answer.
Lansoprazole (Prevacid) is a medicine that is used to decrease the amount of acid that is made by the stomach.
It may be used to treat ulcers, gastroesophageal reflux (GER or GERD) and heartburn.
It is available as capsule, and as an oral disintegrating tablet. Your pharmacy may also be able to make a liquid for you.
Last Updated 11/2013
3333 Burnet Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229-3026 | 1-513-636-4200 | 1-800-344-2462 | TTY:1-513-636-4900
New to Cincinnati Children's or live outside of the Tristate area? 1-877-881-8479
© 1999-2016 Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. All rights reserved.


text:
Printing Processes
(Applies to T-shirts and similar "linen-type" items only)
Direct Printing and Heat Transfer each have distinct benefits that you will want to consider. Please note: Sometimes, CafePress only offers one printing style on certain apparel items. On all other items, we allow you the choice of printing techniques. Each has certain advantages and the choice really comes down to a "matter of taste."
Direct Printing, we print direct-to-fabric with no transfers. The result is a
matte image that moves with the garment because the ink is actually embedded in
the fabric for ultimate wearable comfort. After a few washes, you will notice
the great durability of Direct Printing. That means greater image staying
Things to keep in mind with Direct Printing
Transfer is as durable as screen-printing, but offers more detail. Heat
Transfer uses heat to create a bond between the resin and the T-Shirt, locking
the ink between the two layers. Heat Transfer has a slight plastic feel when
first worn, however, this feel will diminish after washing.
Things to keep in mind with Heat Transfer
To help you choose the best printing technology to achieve the look you want on your garment, below is a side-by-side comparison chart showing the benefits of both Direct Printing and Heat Transfer.


text:
Thousands of ringtones on Audiko.net! Just download a free スピッツ ringtones for your iPhone or mobile. Suit yourself your favorite snippet from your favorite video - 魔法のコトバ, 楓, チェリ-, or any other track. Then download the prepared スピッツ ringtones to your phone, and enjoy Japanese music by スピッツ every time your phone rings. If you prefer Japanese or maybe JPop and J-Pop music, then you will probably like BUMP OF CHICKEN, くるり, or chatmonchy as well. For all who want a free スピッツ ringtone, we also recommend listening to Japanese music, Jrock, and Rock. It's possible to download your ringtone both in the MP3 and m4a formats, compatible with both mobile phones and iPhones. Just select a track, and choose free スピッツ ringtones download option.
Download スピッツ Ringtones
23 Jun 2010
26 Aug 2009
5 Nov 2008


text:
Archive for the 'lenovo' tag
"Steve Jobs" To Design The Next Lenovo Smartphone!
Lenovo bought Ashton Kucher as a Product Engineer back in October, it really seemed obvious at the time that this relationship was more of a celebrity endorsement, although Ashton seemed serious about his work on Lenovo Yoga tablets and smartphones.
Recent news from the company says that both Lenovo and Ashton are working on limited edition devices that will be released later this year and since Ashton isn't really an Engineer he'll be helping the team out on designing the User Experience.
In an interview with Re/Code, Lenovo Chief Marketing Officer David Roman said, "I know on one level, it sounds corny, but it is real. He not only sees himself as an engineer, but he is an engineer. If he sees a problem, he wants to solve it."
Would you like to see what comes out of this "special UI designing opinion"?
With looks of a Samsung and Camera of the Sony, what is the new Lenovo Vibe Z!?
Lenovo announced an all new Vibe Z high-end smartphone and well we know what their inspiration was(ahem!). This device is powered by our favourite Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 coupled with 2GB of RAM and a 5.5inch, 1080p display on the front.
With it's launch in Chine to begin with , Lenovo plans to cover the rest of the Asian Makets soon. What is interesting is for the first time has an OEM come out and said that they are incorporating a technology from a partner – Sony. has provided the camera technology for the Vibe Z's f1.8 13MP Exmor RS sensor.
There is no information regarding pricing and availability yet but we do know Lenovo likes to play in the middle segment and it's prices never set benchmarks.
Bye Bye BlackBerry; Lenovo rumoured for NEC mobile division acquisition
Just a few weeks after some continuous rumours that Lenovo showed interest in buying troubled smart phone manufacturer, BlackBerry, new rumours have emerged stating that they may purchase NEC Mobiling; a joint venture between NEC and Casio to manufacture smart phones.
Lenovo CEO reignites BlackBerry acquisition rumour
BlackBerry did the impossible, despite losing most of their value and market share, they held on long enough to launch a comeback, but all may not be well in Waterloo, recent price cuts in Europe have suggested that sales are sluggish and demand is weak, a takeover may just be imminent.
Leaked Lenovo devices blatantly 'copying' HTC designs
Some leaks of two supposed upcoming Lenovo devices, the Lenovo S820 and Lenovo S920, has taken an interesting turn as the two devices feature designs virtually identical to HTC's One series, more specifically the HTC One X.


text:
Nov. 30, 2010
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - Senior Dicey McGraw, junior Lainey Gera and sophomore Rachael Kidder were each named to the All-Pacific-10 Conference Team on Tuesday. McGraw earned first-team accolades, while Gera and Kidder were named to the honorable mention team.
For McGraw, it marks the second time she has been named to the All-Pac-10 squad, earning honorable mention accolades as a junior. It is the second straight season that Gera has been named to the honorable mention squad, while it is the first award for Kidder.
The Bruins have had 87 All-Pac-10 selections (56 first-teamers) over the last 24 seasons.
In addition to the All-Pac-10 honors, freshmen Mariana Aquino and Kelly Reeves were each named to the Pac-10 All-Freshman honorable mention team. The Bruins have had 37 All-Freshman Team honorees all-time.
The Bruins open up postseason play in Austin, Texas on Friday against American in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The match will begin at 2:30 p.m. PT/4:30 p.m. CT and links to Gametracker and live video will be available on the women's volleyball schedule page at UCLABruins.com.


text:
I don't see extra power cables for the i5 2011 Mac Mini in the Apple Store Accessory section.
But this power cable looks a lot like black ones I've seen that go between a power brick for a Lenovo laptop and the outlet. Is this the very same cable?
Provided it connects fine you should be ok. It uses a standard power plug with this design. http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4806
Otherwise any sort of Apple Service Provider or http://www.mcmelectronics.com/product/23-190


text:
Report this comment
Mystery surrounds the headteacher of Nonsuch High School's absence from the academy on "indefinite special leave".
Karin Rowsell has been on the leave for more than two weeks, since shortly before the school Easter holidays started.
Deputy headteacher Tracey Hartley refused to comment on whether Mrs Rowsell's absence was for personal or professional reasons.
She said the school would not be making any comment at this point on the absence.
She said the school would be communicating with parents "accordingly" about what had happened.
The school's board of Governors, that oversees the running of the school, is also not commenting on Mrs Rowsell's absence.
Mrs Rowsell has been head of the school since September 2009.
The school, one of the top performing state-funded schools in the country, became an academy in September last year.
Pupils and staff returned to the school from the Easter break this morning.
Do you know more? Contact the newsdesk on 0208 722 6359 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.


text:
Call any of these Hotels and ask for their Wildcat Rate!
Proud sponsor of Arizona Athletics! The modernization of our lobby and guest suite accommodations compliments the charm of our Spanish style architecture and lush well manicured courtyards. Guests may relax in the comfort of their two-room suite, bask in the sun poolside or by one of our calming water features. Located onsite, Finnegan's Pub serves an extensive full hot breakfast buffet with a cooked-to-order omelet station or off the menu selections. Finnegan's also offers 4 large flat screen televisions where you can sit and watch televised games while enjoying lunch, dinner or cocktails. For team meetings and social events we offer over 12,000 sq.ft. of flexible indoor/outdoor meeting space and full service catering.
Website: www.desertdiamondcasino.com


text:
Late July to the end of October join us for an intimate experience with the southern humpback whales. We operate a sailing vessel with low passenger numbers. Our full day tour includes all meals and a drink with lunch. Your skipper, Peter Lynch has over 26 years experience with marine mammals. Brand new vessel, hydrophone, water level platform and plenty of shaded seating. Smallest carbon footprint with a sailing vessel and onboard recycling. Blue Dolphin - our quality and experience sets us apart from the rest!
Indo-pacific humpback dolphins, bottlenose dolphins and dugongs live in the waters of the Great Sandy Strait. On most trips we encounter both species of dolphins. A great way to spend half a day in the waters beside Fraser Island. Morning tea included.
January • February • March • April • May • June • July • August • September • October • November • December
Half-day (3-6 hours) • Full day (6-9 hours)
Small boat (0-50 passengers) • Under sail / Yacht
Full Day Whale Watch; Adults $115, Children $85, Family (2A+2C) $350. Meals included
Half Day Dolphin Tour; Adults $70, Children $40, Family (2A+2C) $200. Morning Tea included
Owner/operator Peter Lynch; over 26 years experience. 13 years with Seaworld, Summer with the Australian Antarctic Division. Attended many marine mammal strandings. Hervey Bay's most experienced operator.
Access to wheelhouse • Deck with 360?vision • Hands-on materials (bones, shells etc) • On board hydrophone • Onboard research • Posters / displays / maps • Public participation in research • Reading material available • Restrooms / toilets on board • Scenic backdrop to encounters • Snacks / drinks • Support conservation • Use a code of conduct
Listen to whale song • See a whale's tail • See leaping whales • Showered by whale blows • Watch whales and dolphins
Humpback Whale • Minke Whale • Southern Right Whale
Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin • Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin
Dugongs, Turtles and sometimes Dingos along the beach of Fraser Island.
Seen occasionally; False Killer whales, Melon-headed whales


text:
Very nice choice. I have a 1944 model.
This is a discussion on Garand within the General Firearm Discussion forums, part of the Related Topics category; At the gun show today I saw something I simply couldn't live without. In the safe is another Garand. The furniture is nice and its ...
At the gun show today I saw something I simply couldn't live without. In the safe is another Garand. The furniture is nice and its 95% correct.
Now heres how you handle this. You sneak it in the safe and when the wife finally discovers it you tell her what she tells you. "That old thing? I've had that forever. You simply don't pay attention."
Just kidding.
My shooting buddy and I will need to clean her very soon!
"The only thing I'm an expert about is my experience."
Very nice choice. I have a 1944 model.
We will be much better off when we learn to deal with things as they really are, instead of how we wish them to be!
"Better to keep your mouth shut and be thought a fool than to open it and remove all doubt" ~ Mark Twain
If it was only 999 it wouldn't be a garand.Someday I will buy a Garand to shoot,there is just something about former military rifles that just ooze coolness
"Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the country,"
--Mayor Marion Barry, Washington , DC .
Love the Garands, a few years ago I had to make a run to Texas and since Anniston, Al just happened to be along the way I wound up buying three, took a while before my credit card recovered.
P1010186.jpg P1010185.jpg
When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk.
"Don't forget, incoming fire has the right of way."
I don't have a Garand......yet. I would love to have one. Should have bought one a long time ago when I had the money and they were not up in the statosphere in price.
I did see one at my local gun shop, but I just couldn't swing the $800+ they wanted for the ol' girl. I did drool on it however for free.
Enjoy your Garand! I know I would.
"A Smith & Wesson always beats 4 aces!"
The Man Prayer. "Im a man, I can change, if I have to.....I guess!" ~ Red Green
I'm with you JoJoGunn heavy sigh, getting very close to the top of my list.
My Grand and 1903 sit in the vault now days seldom even take them out but they will be pasted on in my will they are both Special to me.
Congrats on the Garand, they are fine rifles. There is a certain vintage and air of dignity to them, don't you think?
Some of you older gents know all about maggie's drawers. I qualified with the Garand in 1961. and a few years later the M-14 and then they screwed the pooch with the M-16. I shot service rifle matches with a M1A1 and now I intend to shoot this Garand as well. Nothing against modern rifles, but there is just something about steel and wood. Its from CMP and I bought it from the original CMP owner. I'll try and post some pics tomorrow and the docs for the benefit of those who may have never seen them.
"The only thing I'm an expert about is my experience."
When you get pics, you should post them in the "Show Us Your Gerand" thread. ;-)
I would rather die with good men than hide with cowards
If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans.
"Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy."
M&Pc .357SIG, 2340Sigpro .357SIG


text:
Why are we choosing to have fewer children, even as we put more time into raising each one? Why are we so often willing to follow the herd and the opinions of strangers when making important decisions, even when those decisions are deeply personal? Most surprising: Why are questions like these increasingly attracting the attention of economists?
Find out why with these 24 fascinating lectures that will help you grasp as never before the ways in which these mechanisms for making choices are operating even in areas in which you may never have considered the forces of economics to be at work. Professor Taylor puts to rest the oft-quoted misconception of economics as "the dismal science." Instead, you'll take part in a wide-ranging and enjoyable investigation of how economic thinking - whether applied personally, nationally, or globally - relates to, and sheds fresh light on, just about everything.
With the aid of findings from recent Nobel Prize winners and rapidly evolving leading-edge fields like behavioral economics, you'll look at subjects ranging from discrimination and natural disasters to charity and risk-taking, and even whether terrorism can be considered a "career choice." As you roam with Professor Taylor across this fascinating landscape, you'll discover unique vantage points from which to survey and understand these exciting and vital territories being explored every day by economists. And you'll gain a deeper understanding of the role of choice in your own life, whether choices you've made for yourself, or those made for you by leaders you've entrusted with that authority.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.
©2011 The Teaching Company, LLC (P)2011 The Great Courses
"Riveting Take on Big Issues from Econ Perspective"
In the vein of Freakonomics, Professor Taylor, undoubtedly one of the best Great Courses lecturers, provides you with a novel perspective on a variety of issues. Kidney transplants, traffic congestion, terrorism, marriage, procreation, discrimination, addiction, obesity, and voting; Prof. Taylor gently but fascinatingly analyzes all of these areas with economics in mind. He doesn't tell you what to but how to think more clearly about these subjects. Highly recommended.
"Not bad."
I love the Great Courses. This one was OK, but not my favorite. I guess the title made me think this would be full of fun, 'unexpected' economic story-telling...the untold story behind big events, etc. It is not that. This is an overview of various social science topics that could (unexpectedly) be considered to be 'economics'. Many of the lectures were simplistic probability theory sort of stuff. Some were opinions rationalized through selective inclusion of data. The lecture on addiction was particularly bad. If you are a social scientist, this might be your thing. Delivery was fine. If you are looking for education that also entertains, there are better choices.
Report Inappropriate Content
If you find this review inappropriate and think it should be removed from our site, let us know. This report will be reviewed by Audible and we will take appropriate action.


text:
''Days of the Alka and the Assumption 2015.'', opening ceremony27.07.15
Location: King Tomislav Square
Time: 20:30
Full programe here: http://bit.ly/1KhOglH
Up to the source of Cetina river in pictures23.06.15
The 4th Cycling race "Up to the Source of Cetina River" took place on Sunday June 21, 2015 and 300 cyclist from the Cetina area, but also from Split, Šibenik, Solin, Omiš, Trogir, Dubrovnik, Livno and Mostar cycled the route from Sinj...
The Knights Tournament of Alka is held every year as a token of remembrance of the glorious victory over the Ottomans that took place in 1715. The Alka serves as the pledge of both the unbroken tradition and gratitude to heroic ancestors.
Discover the beauty of the Town of Sinj and the Cetinska Krajina Region – click on the icon above and enjoy the photo presentation.
Some photos can be downloaded in high resolution..
The virtual walk provides the visitors with a realistic experience of ambience and locations as well as 360 ° rotation. The basic idea is to cover the most attractive spots in greater Sinj centre.
Virtual Sinj is designed for any virtual traveller from anywhere in the world who wants to make a tour of our town.


text:
Plilly singles can obtain some awesome information to use as they navigate relationships by listening to the online webinar series pulled together by Arielle Ford. This no cost event can be enjoyed in the comfort of your home and interviews are available to listen to for free for 24 hours.
The series starts on April 1 and runs for 9 days. These seminars and workshops may help you overcome unconscious habits that block intimacy and help you to adopt new techniques to find and sustain a whole new level of closeness with your partner.
The incredible faculty for the series includes Dr. John Gray, Harville Hendrix, Alison Armstrong, Drs. Gay and Katie Hendricks, Neale Donald Walsch, Katherine Woodward Thomas, MA, MFT, Claire Zammit, Ph.D, Lisa Nichols, along with Arielle and so many others. These renowned relationship gurus will share their secrets and what they have learned along their paths to relationships..
In this extraordinary series, you'll discover how to . . .
- End destructive habits like blame, judgment and criticism that stand in the way of intimacy
- Master effective communication skills to get your needs met with ease
- Restore trust and heal from betrayal so you can finally get past your past
- Explore creative new ways to deepen intimacy and connection—even amidst the busyness and distractions of modern life
- Have a more soulful, satisfying sex life
- Deepen your friendship through fun and play
- And so much more . . .
- And all of it will help you create a truly connected and authentic partnership with the one you love now—or the one who's on the way!
Best of all, these techniques are effective whether you and your partner both participate in the series or not—and even if you're not in a relationship now, but hope to be someday soon. Learn this now and you will be ready to move forward confidently when the right relationship comes along.
Get the details and register for The Art of Love Relationship Series here. Do it now and get started on a journey to better relationships.
No worries if you read this after the series. This link will take you to the page where you can obtain information on the series and purchasing options available via the affiliate link.


text:
In an ideal world, B2B agencies and clients would always be in sync. Both would recognize what services and marketing strategies are needed to move the business needle and to bolster Brand preference. Both would clearly recognize the opportunities to create differentiation from competitors and to build a foundation for long-term growth.
But like most things in life, the ideal world is simply not reality.
And the main reason for this disconnect, if we're honest, is that agencies tend to approach their client's business goals with their own self-interest in mind. They tend to sell things to clients that play to their strengths; that are profitable for their business; and that look good on their agency reel. To a point, this makes sense. But it also underlines the core reality that the best interests of an agency are not always 100% aligned with the best interests of the clients that they are supposed to serve.
Many times, agency and client goals and interests are perfectly in sync with each other. But in other instances, they just aren't. And most of the time, it's due to an agency that only sells and recommends what it offers – regardless of whether it is the best approach for their clients.
MarketingProfs released a new study that asked B2B client and B2B agency respondents what they thought the most exciting digital marketing opportunity is in 2014. For B2B clients, the most popular answer was "Content Marketing" (36%). For B2B agencies, the answer was "Multi-Channel Campaign Management" (35%). Unfortunately, these different views make sense.
B2B client respondents recognize that content marketing delivers time and cost efficiency – and gives them opportunities to use information assets in multiple ways and across multiple channels. B2B agencies, on the other hand, view outbound, multi-channel programs as the best way for B2B clients to attract new prospects into the sales funnel. But multi-channel programs also require bigger budgets and tend to leverage the talent that they already have in-house.
Neither approach is fundamentally 'wrong' per se – and the correct approach can and will vary from business to business and agency to agency.
However, content marketing represents a relatively new practice – a practice that has gained momentum due to the fractured media landscape, the rise of social channels, the weight that customers and prospects place on peer and third party insights and reviews and the reduced return on 1:1 marketing programs.
B2B Agencies that are reticent to view content marketing as the most exciting digital marketing opportunity for their clients in 2013 may hold that view because their business does not support it and because they are not set up to deliver the right strategies and assets. After all, Infographics, eBooks and other social tactics require significantly less budget than email, promotional websites, list rentals and print production – and they also require a different set of expertise, knowledge and know-how. Developing content marketing assets is one thing, but disseminating them strategically across a client's ecosystem is another.
In short, this disconnect is quite telling. And clients need to understand and embrace the simple fact that agencies are rarely driven by what is in their client's best interest – but instead – by what is in their own self-interest.
My advice to B2B clients is to ask your B2B agency to do things for you that they are good at and known for. Ask your agency if their core competency is not clear to you. As for fellow B2B agencies, start getting comfortable telling your clients what you do and don't do.
As a life-long agency guy, I get how hard it is to turn away revenue and client work. But I have also learned over the years that it is vital to an agency's success to specialize – and not to be 'all things to all people'. Be comfortable telling clients 'no' and recommending a partner to handle aspects of work that fall outside your agency's sweet-spot. In the short-term, you will lose revenue opportunities. But in the long-term, you will win more business and strengthen your client relationships by giving good advice and counsel. What we are in this business to – and in truth – what we are supposed to do.
At The Fiction Tribe, we turn down work that falls outside our areas of expertise and competency. And it's not because we cannot do the work, it's because we know our clients will be better served by a partner that specializes in that discipline. Our relationships with our clients are stronger and more profitable. And this approach empowers us to do the work that we love. Over time, we actually generate more revenue because we are clear with our clients, up front, about "what we do and what we don't do".
Giving clients a clear understanding of where and how you can add value will help them understand how and when to use you. That clarity will help clients turn on initiatives more quickly, will enable them to include you in the planning process earlier and will inherently wall off any competitors that claim 'we do it all'. Your clients will see the difference in the work you deliver, your employees will love their job because they doing what they love and your agency will grow because your reputation, client roster and in-market portfolio will blossom.


text:
The Sussex Academy of Arts and Sciences (SAAS) in Georgetown received the Excellence in Academics IDEA Award Oct. 18 from the Delaware Charter School Network at the University of Delaware in Newark.
SAAS is the only charter school in Sussex County and they earned the award for continually achieving excellence in academics.
Location, ST | website.com


text:
Former football star Jerry Rice, Robert Wagner, Lisa Rinna and Drew Lachey will be among the competitors on ABC's next "Dancing With the Stars."
Former "Saturday Night Live" star Kevin Nealon says he is still deciding whether to accept an invitation to strut his stuff on national TV.
"Dancing with the Stars" pairs celebrities with ballroom-dancing champions then pits the pairs against each other with viewers deciding who is eliminated and who goes on each week.
DISCUSS AND COMMENT ON THIS STORYReality TV World now offers Facebook Comments on our stories. To post a comment, log into Facebook and then 'Add' your comment. To report spam or abuse, click the 'X' in the upper right corner of the comment box.


text:
When you can't dance…
April 30, 2013 · Print This Article
It's a beautiful sunny day here in Chicago and I imagine any number of you are day dreaming about playing hooky from work, or million dollar ideas that might give you license to live the rest of your days on a beach in paradise. I can't give you that, alas, but I did come across The Highlights: an online arts journal who's latest issue presents blog works/art/articles that touch on labor, Marx and Foundation biographies while presenting images of honey glazed turkey, black rectangles and to do lists. The following excerpt and accompanying image come from Colleen Asper's piece, "Labor with Rectangle."
I am an impatient audience to the conversations of strangers in museums. Like many artists, I have a terrible sense of entitlement in such spaces and move through them with the conviction that the work is there for me, not for those offering reports on their audio guides or reading wall labels to each other. Yet, attention is not something one can always aim. The works I have come to pay close attention to often become inseparable from their commentators, however impatiently I may wish them away. I have no memory of seeing Julie Mehretu's show at the Guggenheim that is not also a memory of listening to a couple on their first date.
It is easy to overhear the conversations of people on first dates. The pitch of their voices is often of a public rather than private sort, as if they are speaking to each other over separate microphones at a radio station. This couple was young, probably in their early twenties; the man wore khaki pants and the woman a tight t-shirt. I wondered who had tried to impress whom with the suggestion of going to see art, as neither gave the impression of ever having sought it out before. They quickly got down to business.
"How much do you think these cost?â€
"I don't know. Does it mean someone bought them if they're in a museum?â€
"Probably, the paintings aren't old, so that's not why they're here.â€
"But how do you think they sell them? It must be hard to be an artist. How do you know what paintings people will buy?â€
They were both quiet for a moment. The man examined the sides of a painting. The silence crackled between them and I grew worried, then the man looked reassured.
"You know where I bet the real money is? Making the frames. As long as people are making paintings, they need those. Think how many they needed just for this show! The guys that makes those will never run out of people to sell them to.†(continued)
Week in Review : A whole lot of painters….
April 28, 2013 · Print This Article
Last week we talked painters on and off the podcast! Featuring interviews and studio visits with Everest Hall, Mara Baker and Steven Husby — in addition to our usual treasure trove of cultural insights….Here's a play by play —
Amanda Browder, interviews painter Everest Hall, who describes (among other things) the value of being raw in the studio:
"There is a responsibility that comes with being an artist to be naked and open and free. Let's bring the audience to another place. Come with me. On this journey, I don't know where we are going, but I see a clearing in the woods. Let's go for a walk together and maybe make love in a pine forest. I think that sounds delicious."
The week began with our latest guest contributor, Jaime Kazay. Kazay co-curates the Revolving Door Reading Series has a poetry collection out from  Dancing Girl Press. This week she reflects on all things Barbie, asking a question I have continued to trip over all week — "I wonder if Barbie likes peanut butter?."
Duncan and Richard made appearances on a WBEZ panel featuring a "panel of local critics [discussing] their role in the new media landscape." #fahntsie
I reposted a little sumthin' sumthin' from Triple Canopy (<3 <3 <3)
New York correspondent Juliana Driever published an interview with Social Practice Queens (SPQ), "a collaboration of the Art Department of CUNY Queens College and the Queens Museum of Art with the goal of developing an MFA pilot program in Social Practice." Here is one excerpted Q&A:
"Juliana Driever: Unlike other social practice MFA programs, SPQ is in direct partnership with a major museum, which is a unique set-up for an MFA program to start, but even more so given that much socially-engaged art typically takes place beyond museum and gallery contexts. Does the QMA's investment in this program also signal a shift in the role that museums play in support of such work?
"Prerana Reddy/Jose Serrano: At the Queens Museum of Art, we are constantly striving to examine whether the avant-garde in the realms of art and politics can actually meet. Can an art project simultaneously address aesthetics and concrete social goals in public space? This is a constantly evolving process, one that must be responsive to shifting demographics, economic conditions, political will, unplanned crises, and a constantly unfolding definition of art. Unlike the confines of the gallery or contracted set of artistic services rendered in non-museum spaces, engaging in complicated social relations in the "real world†involves a surrender of control over outcome as well as some amount of risk. This is not something that all museums want to enter into or are well-positioned to do."
Monica Westin, wrote about Mara Baker, Mara Baker, "a self-described student of deterioration and residue" about her upcoming show at Sidecar:
"In the 'residue' series, spray paint and glass create transparent layers that give recycled materials 'a new history,' Baker says, 'creating a sense of space without building up.' She's deeply interested in the interplay between the real and the representational in mixed-media work, and the paintings often employ representational images like blurred photographs that formally reference abstract elements. Where previous two dimensional work has been sculptural in its formal approach, she finds such materials can create space and depth without losing the surface of the picture plane. 'Still, I'm most successful when piling, wrapping, and removing something.' She points out a few paintings that have abstract white space, either scraped off or added to the top of her layered images—what Baker calls 'the conceal, something underneath you can't see' that creates somewhat 'quieter objects.'â€
Stephanie Burke's TOP 5 Baby!
Some great coverage from another new contributor Robert Burnier this week. Burnier took the time to review Steven Husby's show, BRUTE FORCe at 65 Grand, "a studied exercise in emergence and the way that severe restrictions can somewhat paradoxically throw subtle expression and gesture into great relief." In a subsequent interview with Burnier, Husby says:
"I would say that I've flirted with pictorial recursivity, deductive structure, and something like absolute opacity for years. The house–painterly way I work really started in undergrad as something to aspire to and something to work against. A kind of pop–inflected formalism was in the air – and I was young and impressionable. Over time I've generally found it to be worthwhile to give myself over to the more excessively restrained aspects of my practice, probably because I'm not a particularly neat, linear, or orderly person, but I like what happens when I try to behave as though I were. I think I was first attracted to limits both as things to provide traction and as things to be subverted in some way. I found as soon as I practiced these things, the force generated through restraint was greater than I could ever achieve without it. The channeling, focusing, and projecting of force – whether from inside or out – is absolutely key to the whole project."
Kickstarter is bandied about once more, as Adrienne Harris discusses the ethics of Zach Braff's recent success in raising money for his film, on his terms"
"I worry that the success of campaigns like Zach Braff's… is going to change the way that studios and producers expect ALL film to be financed in the future. I worry that I will take my next screenplay into a meeting which I am lucky enough to score with Sony Picture Classics and they will say, 'We love it Adrienne. Now come back with $2 million and we'll see what we can do.'"
Which seems like the self-same conversation that came up a while back as far as art institutions go — will government funding similarly dry up in lieue of these public charity campaigns? Which I suppose furthers the question: who is responsible for footing the bill in creative enterprises? Where do we draw the line between entrepreneurial investment, friendship pennies, fans pitching in, and government support?
I love love love Triple Canopy and always have. Today, I thought I'd share one of their latest contributions. You'll have to link over to their website, but it'll be worth it, I promise.
Week in Review
April 21, 2013 · Print This Article
It has been a crazy and historical week. Taxes due on Monday are likely by now all but forgotten with the Boston marathon tragedy and all the subsequent images of police in Watertown, followed by the final capture. At such times I feel grateful to be an artist, among artists, given the ability to reflect slowly on surrounding events while remaining appreciative of the good earnest work of my peers. Because it feels like there is just too much to unpack in a few short days. This week on Bad at Sports seemed to raise and recycle the spector of the 60s (between fashion designer Michael Cepress, sculptor Aris Georidiades, and Edra Soto. Questions about language and the body and where we stand as producers in a contemporary culture.
It begins with a Ted Hiebert interview at ACRE.
Monday continued to set the tone with Edition #7 of Dana Basset's What's the T? and a great collection of Chicago art scene photos from Paul Germanos. #yessss!
On Tuesday, LA correspondent Adrienne Harris posted about the roller coaster ride entailed in writing and producing an independent film:
"Independent film is a mysterious beast. It can mean a lot of things, from a group of friends shooting a short film on their I-phones, to Lena Dunham's inspired Tiny Furniture, shot with her own family/friends in her own home with her own funds (as I understand it) to films loaded with movie-stars, loaded with cash and pre-sale money, BUT no major studio attachment until after it has debuted at a big film festival. To say you are making an "independent film†is simply to say that a major studio did not, in fact, hire you to write the next movie in whatever Young Adult Fiction, or Super Hero franchise. But other than that, the term is vague. Very vague."
Richard Holland interviewed Aristotle (Aris) Georidiades, who's show opened this Friday at Carl Hammer Gallery in River North. Georidiades says at one point,:
"Most of the work for this show is made of materials that I have collected that are generally related to buildings built prior to the 1960s. I also continue to use objects that might be considered obsolete or on the verge of being obsolete. I think that by using these materials and objects in my sculpture, notions of our current condition are brought to mind. Of course there are some typical motivations underlying this work. Typical in that I am a "maker†who appreciates materials and I notice the way the world around us is made. Materials and the methods of manipulating the materials can and should carry and covey meaning. Visual artists know this don't they? I should also add that I continue to believe in the power of objects. As an artist I find it very challenging to try to create compelling objects in a world filled with objects whether we call them art or not. I am not really repurposing old work although at times I do reuse materials from an old piece."
Thomas Friel wrote about James Franco, who curiously appeared in my dream last night and (no doubt because of Friel's post) made me sleep-think, "How strange that my Franco is playing himself in my dream"). Friel writes:
"Reality TV and YouTube are now established parts of our entertainment culture, providing instant celebrity status or notoriety. By always trying to make reality, how are we actually interacting with it? We are constantly posting and reposting, recycling videos, content, news; in essence, information we are trying to process as reality. This blends in with all the fictional stuff. How do movies become the stand in for experiences not personally had, influencing our actions and their expected outcome? Do we envision our lives cinematically, possibly as a result of our experiencing through media?"
FROM PORTLAND! Sarah Margolis-Pineo interviews art fashion brainiac, Michael Cepress, who at one point says:
"The boundary gets identified when you start to push against it. So how do you push against boundaries when you're making clothes? Do you encourage a man to wear a shaped garment that we would never otherwise see on a man? Do you put a transparent cloth that lets us see the body in a way that we're not accustomed to seeing? A big part of fashion design for me is: what is the body itself; what does the body embody; and how does that turn into something? So part of my practice, almost weekly, is to draw the figure, both male and female. I look at the body and then I figure out what is it about the pose, the person modeling, or what's on my mind that day, that can turn into a garment concept. This rendering on the end [for a garment featured at Bellevue Art Museum] expresses this most clearly: here he is with an open stance, and you can't help but see this burst of light or energy from his chest. As a physical thing, this expression is embodied as a vest with dozen lapels."
Gene Tanta opens with the following question:
"I misread "you†instead of the "I†you have. How does this change the tone of the text? How does this change the idiomatic expression itself: "I break for strangers†or "I will rock you like a hurricane†or "the children are our futureâ€? How does this change the sense of a dialogue between a subject and an object of desire on the skintight highroad of language?"
Which is to say, if you happen to be in Bucharest on May 11th, nihilist poets are gathering to discuss their work, asking the question, "How do your poems 'take responsibility for their freedom' as Sartre put it? Camus found relief when the Sisyphean bolder was rolling back down the mountain. Where do you find relief? Is finding relief and closure why you write your poems?" Which is perhaps a fair question for any and all of us, no matter where we are…
Thea Liberty Nichols interviews Edra Soto this week about her porch installation at Terrain in Oak Park, where "Soto uses [Sabina] Ott's front porch as the root stock to graft her installation, comprised of patterned, bright white screened gates… [A]lthough they mimic the aesthetic appeal of similar gates in [Soto's] native Puerto Rico, they function quite differently in the terroir of Oak Park." In addition to talking about her work at Franklin, Soto said of her installation:
"Yes, this patterning comes from iron fences that still exist in Puerto Rico. Many are in my parent's neighborhood (where I grew up). The neighborhood was built in the early 60s and in addition to the aesthetic appeal, the screens provided security and ventilation. It's easy to find all kinds of information relevant to the problems related to criminality at that time. However, there's not much information about the pattern designs of the fences… Their beauty allures me but their potential of becoming modern art when taken out of their original context spooks me!"
Top 5 Weekend PICKS! courtesy of Stephanie Burke
A great collection of Spring reads supplied by writer/artist Bailey Romaine here.
LE PETIT THÉÂTRE DE L'ÉBRIÉTÉ from fanzino on Vimeo.
And don't forget to check out last week's SUNDAY COMIC CONVO with Sara Drake —
Last but not least, allow me to add a couple of art reviews around and about town that I particularly enjoyed this week — Claudine Isé wrote about Thomas Demand's photographs at the Graham Foundation, W. Keith Brown discussed Jeremiah Hulsebos-Spofford's show at the Hyde Park Art Center and Jason Foumberg highlights Chicago sculpture.
Week In Review
April 14, 2013 · Print This Article
If you're dreaming of the summertime like I am, you'll especially enjoy this week's podcast — an interview with Dr. Jennifer Willet, "explaining the space that is bio art", recorded at ACRE last year. (ACRE's "soul-rejuvinating" residency's application deadline is TOMORROW!) Â
The week broke open with a great interview between Jesse Malmed and filmmaker Brett Kashmere. Kashmere was born in Canada and reloacted to Pittsburgh where he teaches at Oberlin. On the subject of national identity, Kashmere wrote the following:
"I agree – national identity is an abstract, complex construction, a symbolic category, which serves both good and bad purposes. As someone who works a lot with sports as a subject, it's disturbing to see how they're often used, in ways subtle and overt, to stir up nationalist sentiment and prop up dangerous ideologies. I'm thinking of that famous quote from Ronald Reagan: "Sport is the human activity closest to war that isn't lethal.†He meant that as an endorsement. On the other hand, sports provide a common, everyday, shared experience that has deep (often under-acknowledged) reverberations and significance. I'm most interested in its relationship to place and community, as a kind of folk culture that is potent and tribal, rather than as an instrument of national identity."
The LAST ENTRY of Shane McAdams Thoughts from Across the Cultural Divide —Â
"Fidgety, I reached into my pocket and pulled out a small piece of foil-covered hard candy and struggled over whether or not I should eat it. I actually started unwrapping it, almost placing it on my tongue before rewrapping it and carefully putting it back in my pocket…The candy in question was taken from a Felix Gonzalez Torres art piece, 'Untitled (Portrait of Ross in L.A.)'"
Duncan reminded us to check out the MFA show at SAIC — which is awesome and up until May 17th — on our way to OX-Bow's fundraiser.
I reposted an interview between Scott Wolniak and Hunted Projects…Â where Wolniak discusses his studio life as follows:
My studio is in my backyard. Convenience is really important to me because I like being able go to my studio any time, for any length of time, even if just to glance at something. I am in my studio every day, so the work is a constant. I have a hectic daily routine, which has required me to compartmentalize in order to sustain my practice. Nights have always been a haven of undisturbed studio time for me. Ideas come from everywhere. My work typically involves combinations of everyday life and abstract systems, explored through labor-intensive processes with humble materials. I tend to work on several things at once, shifting between conceptual projects that are primarily about planning and process-based pieces that are heavy on labor. My labor-intensive projects are probably the most enjoyable. I like to see things accumulate and transform over time. I can drop into the studio for 15 minutes or 5 hours; either is productive since it is always moving toward the same end point. As with meditation or exercise, small efforts conducted with great regularity do add up. I listen to tons of music while working, as inspiration and background noise. I often smoke marijuana in order to trick myself perceptually. (read more)
Jeffrey Songco interviewed artist Brooke Westfall, who adeptly debunks our nation's HAWAII mythology:
"That's exactly how people romanticize Hawaii! Hawaii is always paradise, it's always lovely, but it's not to me. I don't agree because I didn't grow up in that paradise. It's not believable to me. But at the same time, it is believable, right? How do we complain about the weather in Hawaii? We don't. I don't. But we still have problems – money hardships, death…"
LIVE FROM THE TWIN CITIES!!! Eric Asboe quotes a mayor from the smallest town in Minnesota!! It is still cold! And it makes people make-make-make art until the thaw….
Danny Orendorff's post begins, "It's April, and if you're like me, you've probably been busy tying up overdue assignments and following instructions on how to properly label your JPEGS for this or that residency or fellowship application. As such, what follows is an excerpt from a much larger essay and curatorial endeavor I'm working on that considers alternative methods for the establishment of intergenerational connectedness – particularly for activist communities."
Terri Griffith posted about a street photography book by Vivian Maier, about whom the Chicago History Museum is holding a lecture on April 16 called "The Reinvention of Vivian Maier.â€Â Read more about there here.
Once again, readers, writers, I love you. You're brilliant.


text:
2007 (Jr.): Played in 102 games and 30 of the team's 31 matches... Tallied a team-leading 1058 assists and averaged 10.37 assists per game... Tallied 19 aces on the season... Managed 233 digs on the season and 38 block assists... Totaled nine double-doubles on the season... Had 40 or more assists 15 times... Honors: Earned team's Most Assists award... Named C-USA Setter of the Week Sept. 4... Team Rankings: Fourth all-time in career assists with 2649 and in assists per game with 10.51... Ninth in service attempts with 979 and eighth in serve percentage (.942)... Game Highlights: Recorded three kills, 20 assists and four digs at Rice (11/10)... Dished out 30 assists, four digs and a block assist at Houston (11/9)... Contributed five assists and two digs against UAB (11/4)... Had three assists and one dig against Memphis (11/2)... Tallied three kills, 29 assists, one ace and 13 digs (10/28)... Managed 18 assists and five digs against Tulane (10/26)... Had 48 assists and nine digs at Tulsa (10/19)... Tallied her eighth double-double of the season at UCF with 48 assists and 14 digs (10/14)... Racked up 54 assists, eight digs and two kills at Southern Miss (10/12)... Had 37 assists and eight digs with two block assists against Houston (10/7)... Picked up 51 assists and 10 digs against Rice, recording her seventh double-double of the season (10/5)... Notched 17 assists and four kills on six swings at Tulane (9/30)... Was one kill shy of her first career triple-double with nine kills, 50 assists and 15 digs at UTEP (9/28)... Recorded 48 assists, two block assists and four kills against East Carolina (9/23)... Notched her fourth double-double of the season against Marshall, with 46 assists and 12 digs (9/21)...Recorded 35 assists, six digs and a service ace against New Hampshire (9/15)... Added 10 assists and two digs against Holy Cross (9/15)... Racked up 49 assists and nine digs to go with her one service ace against Syracuse (9/14)... Recorded her third double-double of the season against UTSA with 33 assists and 10 digs...Tallied 35 assists and 12 digs for her second double-double of the season against Baylor (9/8)... Recorded 12 assists against Prairie View A&M... Racked up 41 assists and nine digs in loss to Ole Miss (9/7)... Recorded 62 assists and 17 digs in match against Stephen F. Austin (9/4)... Dished out 50 assists in win over Texas Tech, along with one service ace and nine digs; named to the All-Tournament team for her efforts (9/1)... Racked up 43 assists and one service ace against Villanova (9/1)... Handed out 20 assists against Lamar (8/31)... Named MVP of the SMU Invitational (8/25)... Combined for 146 assists for the tournament, averaging 13.27 per game... Notched her first double-double of the season against Eastern Illinois (8/25) with 65 assists and 10 digs... Registered 40 assists, four kills and seven digs against McNeese State (8/25)... Had 41 assists and seven digs against Western Carolina in the season opener (8/24).
2006 (So.): Played in 91 games... Posted two double-doubles on the season... Compiled 40 or more assists, 12 times on the season... Honors: Earned the team's Most Assists award, totaling 1,016 on the season for an average of 11.16 per game... Team Rankings: Ranks fourth in all-time assists leaders (1,591 career) and fourth in career assists per game (10.60)... First on the Mustangs in Assists with 1,016 in 2006... Game Highlights: Had three assists and two digs against Tulsa in C-USA Championship quarterfinal... Notched two kills and 19 assists in win over Southern Miss... Made 37 assists and nine digs against Tulsa... Posted 62 assists, six kills, also had 14 digs and four blocks... Made 23 assists against Tulane... Had 15 assists, six digs and one kill against Memphis... Notched 44 assists and eight digs against UAB... Made one kill and five assists against UTEP... Notched one kill, 21 assists and four digs against Tulane... Accounted for 68 assists against SFA along with 10 digs, registering first double-double of the season... Posted 35 assists and 6 digs against Marshall... Had 47 assists and 11 digs against ECU and a career-high of five aces... Tallied 35 assists and three kills against Southern Miss... Marked 45 assists, four kills and 11 digs against UCF... Had 37 assists, three kills and 10 digs against Indiana... Made three kills, 42 assists and nine digs against Chattanooga... Had two kills, 38 assists and nine digs against Mercer... Made one kill, 44 assists and one dig against Tulsa... Compiled 54 assists, two kills and five digs against UCI... Had 25 assists and four digs against Loyola Marymount... Notched 54 assists, three kills and five digs against Nevada... Had two kills, 18 assists and six digs against Toledo... Registered nine assists, one service ace and one block against Grambling St.... Set new career-high with 69 assists, three kills and seven digs against UTA... Four kills, 22 assists and six digs against UTSA... Directed the Mustangs to a win over Auburn with 65 assists and eight digs... Guided the offense against ULM with 31 assists, two kills and eight digs.
2005 (Fr.): Participated in 59 games during the season... Averaged 9.79 sets per game... Totaled 112 digs for the season... 11 assists and three digs versus Houston (11/6)... Registered 11 assists and three digs against Rice (11/4)... Led the team with 31 assists versus Marshall (10/30)... Notched 54 assists, three digs, and two blocks in SMU's win over ECU (10/28)... Tallied 31 assists, seven digs and an ace against Memphis (10/23)... Career-high 56 assists and added 10 digs against UAB (10/21)... 55 assists against UTEP (10/16) and added four digs and three service aces... Led SMU with 41 assists and added four kills against Tulane (10/14)... Second career double-double at Rice recording 49 assists and career-high 19 digs... Split time at Houston and led SMU with 22 assists (10/7)... Made her second career start against UCF (10/4) and recorded 54 assists and 14 digs... Recorded three assists and a dig against Tulsa (10/1)... Saw action against UC-Riverside leading the team with 24 assists and registered seven digs... Started the first match of the season against Ball State (8/26)... Totaled 23 assists and five digs against the Cardinals.
Prep: A three-year letter winner at Westlake High School... Won the 5A State Title in 2002 and 2004... Westlake began the 2004 season ranked #1 in the Nation by Prepvolleyball.com... Led team in aces as a senior as team went 43-1 and was named All-District Honorable Mention... Team won three District Titles as well as two Regional Titles... Named Academic All-District in 2003 and 2004... Nominated in 2004 to the National Young Leaders council as a representative from Texas... Played club volleyball as a setter/hitter since fifth grade... Played the last two years for Austin Metro Volleyball Club... In 2003, her club team took fifth place at the Las Vegas Tournament under the coaching of Michael Brookens... Began her high school volleyball career at Waukesha West High School in Wisconsin where she was named "MVP-Offensive" and selected to the Badger Region High Performance Camp.
Personal: Learned her love for volleyball from her parents... Sister, Melissa, was a scholarship volleyball player at Rider University... Named Conference Player of the Year... Loves to compete in sports and credits this competitive drive to her family, and especially her Grandfather who played semi-professional soccer... Undecided on a major.