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dip 1
verb (dips, dipping, dipped)
- Have each child dip his hand in brown paint on press onto one side of the paper.
- The woman constantly dipped her fingers into water to moisten the flax and keep it from breaking.
- Thetis gives birth to a son, Achilles, whom she attempts to make immortal by dipping him in the magical waters of the River Styx.
- In particular, we are concerned that some farmers have been using unauthorised chemicals to dip sheep or letting freshly dipped sheep access streams.
- In fact every sheep, whatever its age, would be dipped in a plunge bath containing the correct solution of a ministry approved scab dip.
- Twenty-one sheep were dipped to free them from attached ticks, and liberated on the central area.
- So it was decided to make the Christmas-tree candles by dipping.
- Most Western Reserve families during the mid-19th century manufactured candles by dipping outdoors or in the kitchen.
- We will make candles by dipping and by using molds of different kinds.
- Using a large metal scoop, he dipped into the barrel and poured some dark colored beans into his cupped hand.
- Ogden ignored him, dipped into his briefcase a second time and produced another photofit.
- She dipped into her purse and pulled out ten dollars; she was blissful and her boyfriend was in shock.
- In order to fund the uptick in spending, households are dipping into savings.
- Since then, only Sri Lanka has dipped into the funds by spending 4.5 million yen to buy nine used trucks to clean septic tanks.
- Many graduate students would benefit from dipping into its resources.
- This is a book to dip into, rather than read at a gallop.
- This is a book to dip into, not to read from cover to cover.
- I just hope that they actually read it instead of dipping into it, though the excellence of the index may well encourage the latter.
- By the third day on the road, they had fallen into a pleasing routine, switching drivers every couple hours and setting up camp when the sun started dipping below the western horizon.
- And at long last, the sun finally dipped below the horizon.
- The sun had dipped below the horizon much earlier, but it was a warm night for the end of September so the carnival stayed busy until its closing at nine o'clock.
- Yet, there are enough Labour rebels that if the margin of victory dips below the triple digits and gets anywhere close to 50, the pressure on Blair to give way to Brown will be great.
- Margins will dip slightly 'below the midpoint of the 50 per cent range' thanks to increased Flash inventory.
- The amount may dip to a tiny fraction of a percent if the idea represents a slight improvement in an established product, such as a better knob in a car.
- It was as if the plane was dipping its wings in greeting to the 1.25 million people assembled below.
- The sailors let out a lusty cheer and one of the planes dipped his wings in reply.
- He dipped his muzzle downwards, slowly, closing his eyes for a brief moment in remnants of a formality that was not welcome.
- I had this old habit of speeding along the old country roads late at night and dipping my headlights before going around corners or going over the brows of hills.
- As the oncoming car turned into the straight ahead of them it dipped its headlights.
- Again, dip the headlights as soon as you notice another vehicle coming in the opposite direction and when closely following vehicles ahead.
- In A Ward, former mayor Alan Brown, mayor in the late '90s before dipping out at the '99 election, is back in the saddle.
- Commentators sympathised with Capriati, saying she had an unfortunate habit of getting close in the big ones, then dipping out.
- The loser is likely to dip out of the eight with one round left to play.
- Crime reduction leaflets had also been distributed, warning people about leaving doors unlocked, purse dipping and car key burglaries.
- The second pair again one was the getter-in-the-way standing right by the doors so that other passengers had to stand that much closer to his mate who did the pocket dipping.
- The difficulty of dipping a pocket mainly depends on how tight it is, and front pockets are often looser than hip pockets.
- Now swimming of course can be anything; it could mean going down to the beach and having a bit of a dip, doing lap swimming, or just throwing yourself into the water occasionally.
- We enjoyed a sandy off-road diversion and the briefest of dips in the North Atlantic, with its warming Gulf Stream magic.
- You can enjoy a complimentary dip in the pool plus a glass of draught beer, and kids can have soft drinks and snacks.
- Just an occasional dip in water keeps them looking almost as fresh as newly plucked, natural ones.
- Watch for clothing such as a coat sleeve or shirt tails. You just may give them a dip in the toilet.
- After the chipotle topping, we give it a dip in the Belgian chocolate type of your choice.
- Keep the sheep immersed in the dip for one minute or as recommended by the manufacturer.
- But if cypermethrin in the dip leaks into local burns, it can kill insects and fish.
- Hydro-carbon compounds in the dip would cause plastic containers to bulge and explode.
- We began with salmon roll sushi which was presented with the Wasabe and soy sauce dip.
- The kids, meanwhile, munched happily on a pizza (frozen variety), pasta with tomato sauce and chips with a garlic mayonnaise dip.
- The chickpea croquettes called falafel and the ever-popular chickpea dip, hummus, are both very good.
- Just after the bottom of the hill however we slammed into a slight dip in the slope.
- Leaving the road, they climbed another hill and found a small dip at the bottom that would be good for sleeping.
- Rainwater routinely collects in a dip under Waddington Road Bridge during extreme weather because of drainage problems.
- Cheung's external stillness demonstrates just how she is able to convey a range of tamped-down emotions with the merest of movements - a dip of the head, a sashay of the hips.
- With a quick dip of his left wing he easily dodged the shots aimed for him.
- If we were in too much of a hurry to come down, we would greet you with a friendly dip of the wing.
- However, high cliffs make access to the base of sections difficult and dangerous to log, and the low angle of dip minimizes the practicality of logging smaller cliffs.
- The structural style comprised half-grabens bounded by faults whose dip and downthrow were mostly to the south.
- The variation in dip and orientation of the foliation within the body defines a broad D3 antiform.
- However, he had no idea what this dip might be elsewhere on Earth.
- As the airplane turns, the force that results from the magnetic dip causes the float assembly to swing in the same direction that the float turns.
- It is a good story to tell in class, not only because it teaches students about magnetic dip, but because it is an excellent example of what makes a scientific experiment.
- This is due to poor exposure, shallow dip of the strata, and relatively few stratigraphic wells.
- Whatever their origin, polygonal fault systems become less isotropic with increase in regional dip and are truly polygonal only when the regional dip is near horizontal.
- It is now commonly accepted that the dip of the steeper part of a listric normal fault is approximately 60 deg.
- That causes a curvature of the light path, which reduces the dip (usually by about 7%).
- As the resolution of the normal eye in broad daylight is about one minute of arc, this dip is an easily visible angle.
- When the fore and back horizons are brought into line, the sextant reading is twice the angle of dip, assuming that the sextant is free from index error.
- He's such a dip sometimes.
- Joe, you're such a dip.
- Yep, I was a total dip, but I don't care.
- "Without a doubt," I said, "You're the most beautiful dip I've ever encountered."
- It would be of no profit to such men to buy a stolen watch from a dip (pickpocket) and substitute imitation works in a solid gold case.
- I take pride in being a thief, and what's more, I am the best dip in the States.
dip one's toe into (or in)
- Put one's toe briefly in (water), typically to check the temperature.Example sentences
- I'm not going to go in right now, just wanted to dip my toe in the water and see how it felt.
- Obviously nobody had any objection to this and Danielle made a huge show of dipping her toe in the water, clutching her arms and sliding silkily into the water.
- Steve slipped off one of his sandals and dipped his toe into the water.
- 1.1Begin to do or test (something) cautiously: the company has already dipped its toe into the marketMore example sentences
- While in San Francisco, Faulkner began dipping his toe in stand-up comedy.
- In fact, up until 2003 (when he began dipping his toe in the cop film genre), I didn't think Shelton made anything but sports comedies.
- As always the sensible advice is, if you fancy it, dip your toe in, but don't invest money you can't afford to lose.
Old English dyppan, of Germanic origin; related to deep.
deep from Old English:
The word deep is related to dip (Old English) and dive (Old English), and in Old English could also mean depth (Late Middle English). The phrase in deep water, 'in trouble or difficulty', has biblical origins. The writer of one of the Psalms begged, 'Let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters'. The deep waters of a swimming pool did not become familiar enough to provide linguistic inspiration until the 20th century. If you go off the deep end you have an emotional outburst, especially of anger, and to jump (or be thrown) in at the deep end is to face a difficult undertaking with little or no preparation or experience.
Words that rhyme with dipblip, chip, clip, drip, equip, flip, grip, gyp, hip, kip, lip, nip, outstrip, pip, quip, rip, scrip, ship, sip, skip, slip, snip, strip, tip, toodle-pip, trip, whip, yip, zip
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7zX is a file archiver with high compression ratio. Compression ratio results are very dependent upon the data used for the tests. Usually 7zX compresses to 7z format 30-70% better than to zip format, and 2-10% better than most of other zip compatible programs.
Required OS: not specified
Tags: compression , zip , 7zx , 7zip
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For decompression I mostly use The Unarchiver now.
One other tip, the default settings will only use up to two cores⦠If you have more cores in your machine, you might want to add the settings
-m0=bzip2 -mmt=8
to the 'Additional Parameters' section. Replace the number 8 for the max number of cores you want the program to use. This method will only use bzip compression, but could save considerable timeâ¦
7zX seems to essentially be a Platypus wrapper around 7za, with a little GUI magic thrown in. The version of 7za that comes w/ 7zX is around 4.5, the current version is 9.04. If you do a lot of high-level compression of big files, I'd recommend building current version of 7za from source (http://sourceforge.net/projects/p7zip/files/) and dropping it in⦠7z of ~2GB file takes me about 10 min less.
Version 1.7.1 makes a copy of the source file before compressing, therefore requiring up to twice the size of the source file to be free on the destination drive (if compression level = store).
You can only add a single file to a .7z archive with this program?? I tried dragging multiple files to the 7zX icon, it 7-zips them up individually. What's the use of that? I've used 7-zip on other OS's, you can add several files just like a ZIP archive. What am I missing?
Looks like it is the only archiver capable of uncompressing several zips to THE SAME DIRECTORY. All the others I've tried were creating folders.
Until v. 1.6.6 is released to fix the multi-archive creation bug, a workaround is using 7zip portable via Crossover (or another Wine).
There a bug in 1.6.5 on multi-volumes creation, see homepage.
According to the developer, this has been fixed in 1.6.6, which will be released soon.
Someone should add "7zip" as a tag or in the description, so that a search on "7zip" returns this app. Currently it is missing from the results list, even if it's the best freeware to create a 7z archive.
(Note: 7z apparently is the correct name, 7-zip is only one of the possible archiver to create a 7z archive.)
This software is great! It's easy to use and has very good compression and multi-volume support, I don't know what I should expect else of a free compress software.
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OAKLAND -- Marcel Reece is listed on the Raiders roster as a fullback because, well, he has to be listed as something. Calling him a jack-of-all-trades might be a more apt description.
On Sunday for the second straight game, Reece shifted into running back mode out of necessity and responded with 193 yards rushing and receiving in the Raiders' 38-17 loss to the New Orleans Saints at the Coliseum.
Then again, this shouldn't come as a surprise, given Reece played wide receiver in college and even spent some time at tight end early in his Raiders career before settling in at fullback.
"He has come in and not missed a beat, filled the shoes and done everything we've asked him to do, at a very high level," fellow fullback Owen Schmitt said. "It almost seems at times that he takes the whole game on his back, making plays when we need him desperately."
Reece, 6-foot-1 and 255 pounds, did just that against the Saints, rushing for 17 yards on the first play from scrimmage and combining for 47.8 percent of Oakland's 404 yards offense overall.
Fans always are clamoring for more Reece, knowing full well that he tends to deliver when called upon.
They got their wish the past two games as a result of high-ankle sprains to Nos. 1 and 2 running backs Darren McFadden and Mike Goodson.
For his part, Reece shrugged off the impressive yardage total and wondered what more he could have done to make a difference.
"There has to be something more because we didn't win," Reece said, not impressed by his workload or stats. "We'll go back to the film, look at it, and see what else I could have done to try and help this team get some wins."
Reece's teammates are quite content with what he accomplished Sunday. They just wish that they could have done more.
"We went about this game plan, whether Darren was back there or he was there, and we were going to stick with the run and try and grind it out," quarterback Carson Palmer said. "But he's a football player and he just makes football plays, over and over again, every week. You feel like you can't get the guy the ball enough. ... Marcel's special."
Right offensive tackle Khalif Barnes said Reece's performance is even more impressive considering he was forced to shoulder the load with McFadden and Goodson on the sideline.
"Oh, man, Reece was a soldier, man," Barnes said, shaking his head. "He went out there and did exactly what he's been doing, basically, all season long. ... He's picking up a lot of slack, and he's been doing a hell of a job."


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News 12 at 6 o'clock / Thursday, Dec. 20, 2012
HIGH POINT, N.C. -- The streets of High Point, North Carolina are quieter and more peaceful now, but they weren't always that way.
"Back then, you would not have wanted to walk out here and do this interview. As a matter of fact, it might have been darn near impossible," said Rev. Jim Summey, who's originally from an area outside the city, but he lives in High Point now.
Summey became minister of the English Road Baptist Church in 1992 in an area of the city known as the West End, the very epicenter of the city's crime.
"In 1992, this area right here and right behind me was crawling with a lot of activity," he said.
He says Washington Street in High Point was once the heroin capital of North Carolina. Gun violence and drugs permeated through most of the city. Some streets were lined with so many johns and prostitutes, that it was hard to maneuver a car down them.
"Well, some of the actions I took was just personally going out on the street and confronting the drug dealers and the prostitutes by myself, and when you really think about it, it was pretty stupid," Summey said.
The windows of his church were shot out. Many of his parishioners were afraid to come to church. Meanwhile, police action was failing.
"And, you know, the police did all those things that police departments do: drug stings, prostitution stings, John work, everything you can think of. They were doing everything right. Working hard. It was just not effective," he said.
In 2003, he challenged the police chief at that time to make a change.
What High Point Police Department adopted was an intervention program thought up by a Harvard researcher. It's a program where problem areas like the West End are identified. Repeat gun and drug offenders are called in to a special meeting.
"They get that letter, and they just have to come. Even though they don't want to come and they think this is bull crap or whatever, but they come to that meeting, and you confront them. You say, 'We're sick and tired of you selling this junk -- this poison to our kids and people -- and poisoning these girls whose bodies are ravaged, and they're addicted to your junk,'" Summey told News 12.
It's a time where the community offers help, but offenders are left with a biting message: get straight or go straight to prison.
Summey remembers the day after the West End's first call-in -- May 19, 2004.
"You would think that it was high noon and that the two big guns were going to walk out and everybody was clearing the streets, so they didn't get shot either, and I started getting out of my office. I rode all over this place all day long. Nothing," he said, adding that the peace on the streets has remained to this day.
High Point's violent crime ultimately went down by 57 percent over a five-year period.
Now, Aiken officers and community members are there to learn and see if the same program will work back home.
"It will work. It has never failed. If you do it the right way, it has never failed," Summey said, adding that it should work particularly well in Aiken.
Summey is now part of the process there in High Point.
He gave up preaching to help offenders find jobs and better their lives as the executive director of the High Point Community Against Violence. He says even though he's no longer preaching, he does his work from a different pulpit now.


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Definition of profit and loss account in English:
profit and loss account
(abbreviation P & L)
1An account in the books of an organization to which incomes and gains are credited and expenses and losses debited, so as to show the net profit or loss over a given period.
Example sentences
- Like most companies it has increased the percentage of its wage and salary bill that it expenses to its profit and loss account for pension contributions from 3.5 per cent to 4.3 per cent.
- Elan has put $40 million per annum in interest and dividend income in its profit and loss account from this source, even though it hasn't actually received the money.
- Now, the fair value of the option will be imputed at the time of issue and amortized as an expense in the profit and loss account over the vesting period.
1.1A financial statement showing a company's net profit or loss in a given period.
Example sentences
- This led to a widespread practice of preparing a detailed profit and loss account internally while presenting a summarised statement to the general meeting for approval and publication.
- The operation, in which the bank has invested £7.3m, will publish its own profit and loss accounts.
- Although net cash is shown on the balance sheet, the profit and loss account shows an amount for interest paid, suggesting the company runs with small net debt for most of the year.
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our meeting is imminentcognizant i will indeed falterloosen upyou see i need to loosen upi considerbalmy dreamsof equatorial grovesbutterfliesdeep spidersand monkeys loungeamidst sumptuous vegetationso lushfresh apples in your memoryand cool waterdrinkstep inswayed by vinesleavespolished stonesunderneaththe sunpenetrates the canopyand deliciouslyyour facelittle tiny frecklesearthen skinwhy, this is happinessparadiserealizeyou are always alonewith natureanimalsand have yet to attaininhumannessbutknow where redwoods growyou could climb thembut never to harmnever to harmor you would feelthe mightiest regretas you do nowburdened by a lack of perspectivecomplete attentivenessto such esoteric detaildo you even remember to greet the sum with a smileclouds with a smirkrelish rather than scowlan eternal breathpassionis a dripping bees' nestslightly unspoken paradigmsof nomadic lusciousnessaboundprimal instinctsthe essentia of my birthconsciousnessconnectivityremote and peacefulno need for anotheri simply yearnfor such sublime magicwholly found withinthank youso impossibly muchsomeone to share solitudeis an arbitrary systembut worksno formulaa liquid, fluid feelingchanges like the weatherchanges the weathera kingdom of godis no longerin sightonly free willand the power to questioneven that.you kiss me, baby, in the coffee shopyou make me nervous, you gotta stop
overlooked by those seeking masculinityin all its primal rawnessseemingly understated meek little mouse dark screaming eyes full of wantingthin shell of composure spread overthick, hot blood.it pulsates through your bodyyour heartand your slick fleshy vulva.you kiss me, baby, in the coffee shopyou make me nervous, you gotta stop
This room has never seen this kind of thing beforeyou can tell from the steamon the windowsand the creakingof the bed on the floorBut you still have to askif I'm just using youwhen you see how I shakeand that distant look in my eyesglazed over smileand sweat drenched hairYou should know by nowthat nothing is consciousall is instinct,intuitionand I don't know what it is I sayin the drunken small hourswhich we forget in the morningPerhaps a little too soonDo you thinkif these walls could talkwe'd come in front of a firing squad?If that's not irony then I don't know what is
I was going through old papers the other dayand saw a girl with long dark hairat some kind of protest or anotherher eyes alight with passionand a sense of dignityShe was just like you;Well, just like you might have beenIn a different timeWith a different moralityI was walking the streets yesterdayand saw a kid bumming a cigarette;his eyes were deadI guess he'd seen to muchand didn't want to see anymoreHe was just like me;Well, just like I might have beenBut for a twist of fateand the grace of GodI was at a bar last nightand saw a couple hand in handthey were happy and freelike we'd all love to beThey were just like us;Well, just like we might have beenIf not for the pull of decadenceAnd mutual animosity.Shane McGowan: I could have been someoneKirsty MacColl: Well, so could anyone...
a moth landed on a pool of sapand slow he sunkto suck the sweet of hidden rootsthe solace of the stillthen satisfied, he yearned for flightand shudderinghis sullen wings, he ripped awayand found he could with easehe leaves his dusted print on memy flying fuckonce fleeting, now is flounderingbeneath a specter's weightand he who comes and sleeps and sloughsaway the crust of former bliss is free of mebut, i collect his lust It's holding the night in its arms If only for a moment I can't see the look in its eyes, But I'm sure it must be laughing
Although I try to forgetthe things you saidthey're always on my mindand come back to mewhen I'm lying in bed at nightBecauseI had this good thing goingand now she's as good as gonebut you always had saidmy life was kinda like a country songWell, meanwhile I've kept on livingdoing whatever it is I dobut sometimes I think about howI haven't seen you in a whilebut it'd be a pleasure toBecauseI had this good thing goingand now she's as good as gonebut you always had saidmy life was kinda like a country songShane McGowan: I could have been someoneKirsty MacColl: Well, so could anyone...
the sightwreckage surveyorhow misery delightsenough to slow your gravelly rollbut not enough to haltalthough the blood-smeared headlightsspill blood light on the asphalt -for you to wade through, cautiouslyfor you to play in, nauseously It's holding the night in its arms If only for a moment I can't see the look in its eyes, But I'm sure it must be laughing
And once againthe wine is gonewhen you wake up to findyou're here with me againyou make your excusesand leave before sixsmoking another of my cigarettesand once again you're goneand I don't know what to donot that I'm not used to itI guess I just expect more from youand once agin I'll wake upwondering how I ended upat your house lying next to youand get my clothesand shoot off homeand call in a couple of daysor maybe notand again you lie there wonderingif it was something that you saidand questioning my motivesfor taking you to bedbut it's a force of habita cycle we can't breakingrained reactions a couple of drunken whoresstuck in our wayslet's stay togethersometimefor a changeLotto: It's like a stock market for the poor! - The Onion
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And the first one was a memberof my older brothers' friendswho chewed me up and spat me outuntil I stood up and surrenderedand did it over againbecause that's what I thought love waswell that's all it was to mebut now I think I'm getting smarterand won't make that mistake againso I've cast her aside with a wave of my handbut the next one was a sweet girlwho didn't deserve that kind of thingbut man she got it anywayand she got it pretty badbut forgave me all the samethere's a lesson there in thatwhich I suppose I forgot alreadybut that's the way it goeswhen you're young and drunk and laughingat everything that passesbetween you and someone elseSo the third one was much olderand as older ones tend to doshe took me in and taught meall that she once knewbut I knew those things alreadyand politely took my leaveand she went back to where she came froma coastal town across the seadoubtlessly with bad thoughts of our lovebut that's all that we were worthand yet the fourth one was a mixtureof all that came beforeand we'd get drunk and roll aroundand end up on the floorand yeah everything was happybut then everything was saduntil one day she left heresaying 'you're the best I ever hadbut now don't hold this against mecause it's all that I can doto leave with what I haveand let you keep what's left of you'so the last one was a sisterof a certain friend of mineand I took her from her lover and relieved her of her mindbut when we were standing nakedshe could be heard to say'I wish I'd been much wiser nowthan I had been yesterday'but nothing can be perfectand then everything was lostso we went our separate waysand no one thought about the costbecause we are young and prettywell, as pretty as we'll beand though people talk,people talk, it's nothing to do with meand I'm still yet to say I'm sorryfor all the things I might have donebut you can never tell who's worth itor who's as worthless as yourselfso I'll go on blindly sighing spittingat anything I seesafe in the knowledge fate will guide mefrom problem A back to point Zcause it's nobodies fault we're heedlessto the lessons of the pastcause when you're young and drunk and mindlessyou want to learn them for yourselfso the next one will be differentas we each say every timeshe'll be sweet and smart and soberwith nothing better for her timeand we could lie together happyplaying records in the darkand there'll be no more need for codeineacid and absintheand no more need of anyone to tell us what we're worthwell hey a boy can dreamand I do so everydaythat someday things could be differentso don't take my dreams away(with apologies to Jeff Mangum)Lotto: It's like a stock market for the poor! - The Onion


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Missouri University of Science and Technology will host a 5K run/walk through the S&T campus Saturday, Oct. 19, as part of the university's annual Homecoming celebration.
This year's theme is League of Super Miners.
The community is invited to participate in the Super Miner 5K, which will begin at 9 a.m. at Allgood-Bailey Track on 10th Street in Rolla. Registration is $20 for the public and $15 for students in kindergarten through college. Children age 6 and younger are free.
To register, visit split-secondtiming.com/upcoming-event, locate the Super Miner 5K and click on "Online Registration." A mail-in registration form is also available.
Numerous other activities are planned for Homecoming weekend, Oct. 18-19. Many are open to the public.
Information about tickets and registration is available at mineralumni.com/homecoming. For more details, contact the Miner Alumni Association at 573-341-4145 or at 800-JOMINER (800-566-4637).
Other Homecoming 2013 activities will include:
Friday, Oct. 18
• Souvenir Rollamo yearbook photo reprints, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Havener Center atrium
• Alumni Association Miner Legends Luncheon, noon-1:30 p.m., St. Pat's Ballroom of the Havener Center. Some of S&T's most distinguished alumni will receive recognition. Tickets are required.
• Homecoming registration, 1-7 p.m., Leach Theatre lobby, Castleman Hall, 10th and Main streets
• Department open houses, 3-4 p.m., various campus departments
• Silver and Gold Gathering, 5-8 p.m., the Alumni Patio outside Castleman Hall. Social hour starts at 5 p.m., dinner is 6-7:30 p.m. and social time continues until 8 p.m. Tickets are required.
Saturday, Oct. 19
• Homecoming registration, 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Alumni Tent at the Gale Bullman Multi-Purpose Building parking lot
• Kick-off Tailgate Party, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., Alumni Tent at the Gale Bullman Multi-Purpose Building parking lot. Tickets are required but are free to those who pre-register by Oct. 11.
• Homecoming football game against Saint Joseph's College of Indiana, 1 p.m., Allgood-Bailey Stadium.
• Super Miner Alumni Social, 7-10 p.m., Public House Brewing Co.
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Monday, April 2, 2012
9:50 a.m.
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- The grass has been grown to perfection at Augusta National Monday morning. It's the day many around the world have been counting down for -- the beginning of the Masters Tournament.
Monday kicks off the first round of the practice rounds. The weather is expected to be in the high 90's, which is a little warm for being out in the sun all day, but hopefully, the heat won't become too unbearable.
A few club members and media representatives walked the course Sunday as crews made their final touches before the big day. A few celebrity sightings occurred along the way. Tiger Woods was seen for part of the afternoon at the driving range, perfecting his swing. Bubba Watson was on the course in the morning. And even actor/comedian George Lopez hit the links Sunday.
Who do you look forward to seeing the most this week?
Some pictures from yesterday on the course:
Tiger took to the practice range on Sunday.
An empty scoreboard before the madness began today.
Crews making some last-minute adjustments to the landscaping.
Happened to walk by and catch Tiger Woods on the 18th hole after hearing whispers about him from the huge crowd surrounding the area. It was hard to tell whether the crowd was skeptical or supportive.
Charl Schwartzel took a few questions from the media before he hit the course around noon.
It's a nice day, but it's extremely hot outside -- I even spotted some guys walking barefoot on the grass. Is that etiquette for the Masters? I'm not sure.
Still on the hunt for some azaleas, and I've walked around most of the course. I'll keep looking and let you know what I find so you can see some pictures firsthand!
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Throughout the day, more and more players jumped onto the course.
Here's a look at who practiced when:
Found a couple players at the practice range, including Kyle Stanley. The Clemson University graduate was thrilled to be here.
"Beautiful place. The Masters is probably the only event that I watched every year as a kid growing up. To be here and be in the tournament is pretty special," he said in an interview earlier today.
He said he was glad to see so many Clemson fans representing: "There's a lot of orange out there, so it will be nice to have some Clemson fans cheering us on this week. I think there are four of us; it will be fun."
Also found Thomas Bjorn (Denmark) at the putting green.
Eventually made it over to the infamous Record Fountain.
Angel Cabrera (L) and Vijay Singh (R) hitting the links.
Rickie Fowler was a big hit today.
And this was just beautiful ...
Another amusing thing I saw was three middle-aged men taking Masters cups out of the recycling bin. They must have really wanted some collector's items!
6:15 p.m.
Although it was a long day, there were still some golfers on the course perfecting their games for Thursday.
Charl Schwartzel at the putting green.
Ross Fisher finished up the 18th hole around 5:45 p.m.
Jason Dufner and Charl Schwartzel on the putting green.
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Nursing Department instructional and simulation center dedicated
February 4, 2011
The Longwood University Nursing Department's state-of-the-art instructional and simulation facility was dedicated recently.
The Edward I. Gordon, M.D. Clinical Simulation Learning Center (CSLC), located on the renovated third floor of Stevens Hall, is designed to advance the clinical and critical reasoning skills of Longwood nursing students in a safe environment. The facility was made possible by a $1 million gift from Dr. Edward Gordon, a longtime Farmville physician, in August 2009. The CSLC features high-tech equipment including manikins capable of simulating a remarkable array of physiological functions, called "high-fidelity patient simulators," and a digital audiovisual system that allows for live recordings of simulated experiences to be recorded and played back for faculty and student evaluation. The cameras and manikins are controlled from one central control station.
"The nursing students who will go through this program are going to save lives," Dr. Gordon said before he and others cut a ceremonial ribbon Feb. 1 in the corridor of the CSLC. "And they're going to save lives in a way that is so different from in the past because they'll go into their first clinical experiences with live people who actually talk back to them and know what to do and have been through some of the horrors of the mistakes that were made in the simulation lab but not in the real world. The amount of things that can be done here just appear to be endless, and the growth potential of this is also endless. This Center ties together all of the things that mean the most to me - health care, nursing, computers, Farmville and Longwood - and is more than I ever envisioned."
All of the funding for the work and equipment for the CSLC came from private donations and grants. Other donors include the Virginia Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission, the Mary Morton Parsons Foundation, the Richmond Memorial Health Foundation, and the Marietta McNeill Morgan and Samuel Tate Morgan, Jr. Foundation. The CSLC labs have been used since August 2010. Longwood's Bachelor of Science in Nursing (B.S.N.) program, launched in fall 2009, currently has 74 students.
"You cannot help but be impressed by the Center and the technology that our students will have the opportunity to use to aid in their learning," Longwood President Patrick Finnegan said at the ribbon-cutting ceremony. "This Center puts our program on the cutting edge of educating and training these student nurses to help prepare them to be among the very best in their profession. Thank you, Dr. Gordon, for your outstanding support of this Center, for your enthusiasm for our nursing program, and for all your efforts on behalf of Longwood University. You are helping to make a difference in the lives our students, whom we know will go on to assist and serve others in an area of great need for our Commonwealth and our nation."
Dr. Melody Eaton, chair of the Nursing Department, also praised Dr. Gordon's generosity and touted the CSLC's benefits. "This Center will play a key and integral role in the success of our new nursing program," she said. "It will offer experiential learning in a safe environment. Students will enhance their knowledge, critical thinking skills, and confidence in caring for patients."
The CSLC includes two Patient Simulation Labs, two Fundamentals Labs, a Health Assessment Lab, a control room, a conference/debrief room, and a storage/prep room. "Anything that you can do in a clinical setting simulation lab, we can do here," said Cindy Crews, clinical simulation director and lecturer in the Nursing Department. The facility has four high-fidelity manikins and about 12 mid- and low-fidelity manikins, which are somewhat less advanced. The manikins are in the Patient Simulation and Fundamentals labs.
"All of the high-fidelity manikins can breathe, talk, and have a wide range of physiological responses," Crews said. "We can simulate anything from birth to death, and we have a manikin who delivers. We have adult, pediatric and infant manikins. 'Sim Man 3G' is one of the most advanced patient simulators. He can have seizures, blink and sweat, and he has bodily fluids. He runs the full gamut."
Crews, who earned a B.S.N. in 1996, said this type of nursing instruction wasn't available when she attended nursing school. "The use of high-fidelity patient simulators in nursing education kicked off in the late 1990s and early 2000s, and it became a mainstay in 2006," she said. "Most nursing schools now have some level of simulated nursing experiences. Virginia and Texas are leading the way in this field."
In the Patient Simulation Lab with Sim Man 3G, the manikin and software can calculate if students are doing effective chest compressions and medication administration. The other Patient Simulation Lab has, in addition to another high-fidelity manikin, a code cart with a working defibrillator. One Fundamentals Lab has five stations with mid-fidelity manikins on which students can check pulses, blood pressures and respirations and listen to lung, heart and bowel sounds. The other Fundamentals Lab has some high-fidelity manikins including Noelle, a "birthing simulator who actually delivers vaginally," said Crews, as well as Sim New B, a neo-natal simulator that weighs seven pounds and is 21 inches ("He cries, moves, has pulses, turns blue, and can have seizures," said Crews), a 20-pound toddler supposed to be about 18 months old, and an electronic medication-dispensing machine. Both Fundamentals Labs are set up with a 12-seat classroom (lab sections can't exceed 10 students).
In the Health Assessment Lab, which has five physical exam stations with functioning equipment, students practice doing physical assessments and histories. In the control room, each of the monitors goes to a separate room, and there is a continuous live video feed. "In this room you can communicate overhead and through the manikins to the students," Crews said. "It's like a whole different world in here!"
In the ribbon-cutting ceremony, Dr. Gordon, surrounded by his four children and five of his eight grandchildren, talked of how his interest in medicine and computers began. As a young boy, Dr. Gordon developed polio, resulting in a year-long hospitalization and his desire to become a physician. When computers were first introduced, he tried to pique his son's curiosity by enrolling him in a class, at the now-defunct Longwood Campus School, to introduce him to the Commodore Vic-20 computer. Although his son was "not too fascinated," Dr. Gordon was "most intrigued," and he incorporated the use of computers into his medical practice. His early interest in using computers to enhance health care practices and his dedication as a practicing physician are among several strands of his life that led to his donation to Longwood's clinical simulation lab.
"Computers became intertwined with my health career, and I found I could become more productive in learning and in caring for patients by utilizing my medical knowledge with computers complementing this approach," he said. "So, when I was approached about the simulation lab that tied computers and medicine, the tie became perfect. It also tied two other loves of mine - Farmville, of which I am a citizen, and Longwood, which is a vital part of Farmville. And then it brought in the individuals who were instrumental in me doing every single thing that I do in medicine - nursing. What better way to look into a mirror and see who I am than to place all of this into one environment? What better way to reflect who I was than to put all of this into play? This is a perfect fit."
Dr. Gordon noted that his late wife was a nurse and all three of his daughters are nurses. He and his wife, Loretta, moved the family to Farmville in 1973 and began his pediatric and family medicine practice that he continues today. Loretta, who died in 2005, was a licensed practical nurse (LPN) who managed his practice and served as his nurse until her retirement in 2003. His oldest daughter, Ginger Amos, is a registered nurse (RN) and radiology technician, practicing as his nurse and office manager. Another daughter, Deborah Gordon, a 1981 Longwood graduate, is an RN who practices as a nursing supervisor at Piedmont Geriatric Hospital, and another daughter, Gwen Buchanan, is an LPN who practices in the operating room at Centra Southside Community Hospital in Farmville. Dr. Gordon's son, Michael, a deputy with the Cumberland County Sheriff's Department, is also involved in the medical profession as an emergency medical technician.
The renovation work that paved the way for the CSLC, called Phase I, was begun in April 2010 and completed by August 2010. It was done by Haley Builders of Ashland, which also did the recent Tabb Hall renovation, and the project manager for Longwood was Kim Bass of the Capital Planning and Construction office. When a new elevator was being installed during the renovation, the elevator shaft had to be cut out and enlarged to accommodate the hospital beds. Stevens Hall, which opened in 1951, was Longwood's science building for 54 years.
Phase II will renovate an open room of about 3,000 square feet at the Wheeler Mall end of Stevens Hall, also on the third floor, which begins at the alcove where the ribbon-cutting ceremony was held. That work, which Longwood officials hope will be done this summer and be ready by August, will create a student lounge, two debrief rooms, an additional Patient Simulator Lab for maternal and infant simulators, exam room, home health environment, and offices for some of the nursing faculty and the clinical simulation director. Offices for all the faculty and staff in the nursing program are currently on the second floor of Stevens, which is shared with some classrooms in the Art Department while Bedford Hall undergoes an addition and renovation. Non-lab classes in the Nursing Department meet on the second floor, which has a 44-seat classroom.
The nursing program has 34 sophomores and 40 freshmen. The goal is to admit 40 students every fall (44 were admitted last fall) and to have 120-160 students by 2014. One student, Stacy Bolt of Farmville, was chosen by her classmates to help cut the ribbon.
"The Nursing Department is in its infancy, but there is no doubt it has hit the ground running," Finnegan said at the ribbon-cutting. "From a competitive admissions process to innovative technology and terrific partnerships, this is a tremendous addition to Longwood's academic program, which also serves a great need in Southside Virginia. Our state has 624 nurses for every 10,000 residents, lagging well behind the national average of 746. In the last few years, Virginia has fallen from 40th to 45th among the state in nurses per capita. This program and these students are directly involved in Longwood's aim of graduating citizen leaders who contribute to the overall good of society. Having been married to an RN for almost 40 years now, I have a deep appreciation for what nurses do to assist those in need."
In the CSLC, the audiovisual system was provided by a company called Education Management Solutions, the high- and mid-fidelity manikins were provided by Laerdal, medical equipment and supplies were provided by Pocket Nurse, and the headwalls, which have suction, oxygen and compressed air, were provided by Modular Services.
In addition to Dr. Gordon's family practice, he is the chief physician to The Woodland retirement community, medical director for Piedmont Regional Jail and the Farmville Police Department, and a Commonwealth of Virginia medical examiner for Prince Edward and Cumberland counties. He is a member of the Longwood Board of Visitors and Farmville Town Council.
When Dr. Gordon was handed a pair of scissors shortly before the ribbon-cutting, he joked "Now remember, I'm not a surgeon."
Longwood nursing student elected secretary of Virginia Nursing Students' Association
February 25, 2011
Longwood University nursing major Marsha Blevins has been elected secretary of the Virginia Nursing Students' Association (VNSA).
Blevins, a sophomore from Powhatan who is a member of the inaugural class in Longwood's Bachelor of Science in Nursing program, was elected Feb. 5 at the annual VNSA convention, held at Liberty University in Lynchburg. Her one-year term officially began Feb. 19 in a "transition" meeting at the VNSA headquarters in Charlottesville. As VNSA secretary, she will travel as a state representative to the Annual Convention of the National Student Nurses Association in Salt Lake City this April 6-10. She is a member of the VNSA board of directors and will attend monthly meetings, usually held in Charlottesville.
In addition to her office in the VNSA, Blevins is vice president of Longwood's Student Nursing Chapter, which is part of the statewide organization. She also is a member of the Shield program, the second component of Longwood's Joan of Arc Leadership Program.
Blevins this semester began her Longwood nursing clinicals, which are being done at The Woodland retirement community and Centra Southside Community Hospital in Farmville. She will have to complete 56 hours of clinical time this semester, which involves on-site care and interacting with patients.
"We are very proud of Marsha and believe that our Longwood University nursing students will lead the way in professional advocacy and citizen leadership at the local, state, and national levels," said Dr. Melody Eaton, chair of the Nursing Department.
Blevins is a graduate of Powhatan High School and is the daughter of Tom and Ella Blevins. At Powhatan High School, she was in the Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) program.
"That program gave me a chance to do clinicals and to see what nursing is like," Blevins said. Those clinicals were done at Johnston-Willis Hospital, Piedmont Geriatric Institute, and at some doctor's offices.
The VNSA is a student-managed organization representing future nurses from more than 75 nursing education programs throughout the state. The organization's official mission is "to advance professional nursing practice through student mentorship, community service and scholarship." The VNSA "fosters the professional and personal development of student nurses by providing educational resources, leadership opportunities, and career guidance."
Longwood's B.S.N. program, which was launched in fall 2009, has 34 sophomores and 40 freshmen. The program's goal is to admit 40 freshmen annually.


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Sunday, January 18, 2009
Fish oil
At this stage of life, most of us have already barreled through the stress of continued employment, relationship angst, and the bitter-sweet joy that "Parenting For Dummies" never quite gets around to fully describing/fixing. By hook or by crook, for the most part, we've also managed to secure ourselves financially. If not to the point we'd dreamed of in our early years, we've at least hopefully thought far enough ahead to ensure that we can indeed afford the price of our late-life Depends, if not our mortgage. Of course, all of our pre-middle-aged planning was both precariously and erroneously originated at a time in our lives where we knew we would live forever. When one has the silky hair and perky breasts of a twenty-five year old, one can never imagine that one could eventually lose both to breast cancer. Along with free will, a soul, and love for fast food, God also implanted the "it'll never happen to me" gene into almost every human being. We're all players in His game of Russian Roulette. We all know the risks. We check the odds. We still play. Yes... we're that stupid.
The point of this post, you ask? Well geeze... I don't have to have a point. It's my blog...lol.
However, in a Mag-like-roundabout way, I do have a point.
Middle age brings with it so many health related issues that would have been insignificant or ignored in younger years. A stiff shoulder in your twenties meant you slept on it wrong. A rapid heart beat meant you were either sexually excited or the cops were on your ass for speeding (or worse.) Stomach aches defined too many tacos or too much tequila (or both,) Knee pain was a signal to stop going to Mass so often.
OK... that was just for affect. Knee pain is serious and shouldn't be joked about. It is the number one cause of lost blow jobs in the United States.
But once again, I've digressed. (duh)
Ok... here's the deal. I've been reading about the health advantages of adding fish oil to your diet. Research shows that the right kind can help prevent heart disease, maintain optimum blood pressure and cholesterol levels and give almost immediate relief from joint pain, migraines, depression, autoimmune diseases and many other conditions. And, by improving brain development and memory functioning, from conception through old age, certain Omega-3 oils also provide the perfect brain food.
Sign... me... up
So, last weekend I started taking fish oil capsules. The directions stated to take one, three times daily... which I did, for four days. By the second day, I started to notice changes, first in my sleep patterns, then in joint paint. However, to fully appreciate the affect, you'd have to know that I already suffer from both insomnia and joint (knee) pain. So when I noticed a PROFOUND negative difference in both ailments, and so suddenly, I could only assume that there must be some type of correlation. Google (my life, my love) showed that although most people benefit in both sleep patterns and joint pain by the addition of fish oil (omega 3) to their diets, a small percentage do suffer from negative side effects. Yup... I'm the freak... the one who screws it all up for everyone else. If a pill says it will put you to sleep, it will invariably wake me up. If it claims to calm you, I will come up swinging every time, more agitated and aggressive than what is normal for me.
I stopped taking the fish oil on Wednesday. By last night (Saturday) I was back to normal (my normal) sleep patterns. And.. today was the first day this week I didn't need to take some type of pain medication for my knee pain..
Bottom line. Even those supplements deemed "natural" or those that contain supposedly botanical or organic ingredients can be a cause of trouble to those who are intolerant freaks of nature (me.) If ONE person Googles the symptoms I had and stumbles across this blog in the process, it will be worth every hour it took to write it.
3 comments:
- Bob said...
Fun blog to read Mags!. Your description of middle age sounds soooo familiar. Let's see, since fish oil is the title of this blog I will try follow that theme. As a kid I turned my nose up at fish as a food. Give me some red meat and I was always a happy camper. At some point around the big 5 O red meat started disagreeing with me, no dramatic ill effects ,just a feeling of being poisoned, lol. About that same time I started developing a taste for fish, more like a craving for fish, the oilier the better. Lynn his a theory that what we crave is something our bodies are lacking, and not just her chocolates, lol. Her current craving she satisfies daily are pumpkin seeds, and of course the monthly request for chocolates.
I wonder if you're intolerant to fish oil , or how fish oil supplements are commercially processed and packaged?
- January 19, 2009 at 11:36 PM
- Mags said...
Actually, I am allergic to shellfish, which may have something to do with the intolerance to fish oil. However, I did read the ingredients in the oil and no shellfish were listed. So who knows if there might be a connection there somewhere.
Also, I tend to agree with Lynn on her theorty that out bodies crave what they're lacking. I've been on a serious orange and grapefruit kick this past week.... must be running a pint low on my vitamin C.
- January 20, 2009 at 7:55 AM
- Nanan said...
might be a connection between that shellfish allergy and the fish oil thing... listen to your cravings... eat the foods your body requests - in moderation - of course - and - you make my laugh out loud - which is interesting with 10 metal staples in my belly hehehehe!!! I will not take fish oil supplements - but tonight is sushi night!!!!
- March 15, 2010 at 5:14 PM


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Junior Jessica Jammer posted her second consecutive double-double with 12 points and tied a game-high 11 rebounds while tallying her fourth straight double-digit scoring game. Sophomore Brandi Huff posted a career-high 10 points on 5-of-6 shooting and freshman Trish Amboree added nine points and seven rebounds. Junior Alisa Roberts had a game-high four steals.
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Gianne Fleming and Kiara Taylor led the Tigers with 17 points and 11 points, respectively. Morgan Simmons tied Jammer with 11 rebounds. Texas Southern shot 35.9 percent from the field (23-64), 27.3 percent from behind the arc (6-22) and 50.0 percent from the charity stripe (11-22). The Tigers had 22 turnovers to the Islanders 20.
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi took their biggest lead of the game in the second half at the 8:28 mark, up 52-45. Jammer and Huff scored two layups in the paint and junior Verne'qua Taylor added two free throws to cap the scoring.
The Islanders followed by taking a 54-49 lead off Amboree's jumper with 4:57 left, but the Tigers shut down the Islanders' offense and went on a 14-0 run with 4:33 to play.
In the first half, the Islanders took their first lead of the game with nine seconds left on an Amboree jumper to go ahead 28-27. At the half, Huff led the Islanders with eight points on 4-of-4 shooting and Jammer chipped in six points and pulled down six rebounds. The Islanders led the glass 31-21, but committed 14 turnovers to the Tigers 12.
Fleming led the Tigers with eight points at the half and Janae Lyde added six points. Simmons led Texas Southern on the glass with five rebounds.
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Fifty-eight members of the Marietta College Class of 2013 were recognized for graduating early during the institution's December Graduation Celebration in the Fenton Court of the Dyson-Baudo Recreation Center Sunday afternoon.
"This is a more informal affair than our commencement exercises in May-we usually have about 20 to 25 of the graduates and their families who attend the December event," said Gama Perruci, Marietta College's interim provost and dean of faculty.
He said the graduating seniors will receive their diplomas in May, but the school likes to recognize those who have completed their requirements in mid-year.
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Marietta College grad Katelyn Eckrote of Tonawanda, N.Y., has something to smile about as she hugs friend Kaely Becker of Brunswick, Ohio, during the college's December Graduation Celebration Sunday.
"You were given a charge to excel, and you have done that," Perruci told the graduates during remarks Sunday afternoon.
He said the mission of the college is to teach leadership, critical thinking, and problem solving.
"We expect you will not be a bystander, but you'll take a leadership role in whatever you do," Perruci said. "You are not expected to be a passive recipient of information, but that you will generate that information. And we want you to be in the solution business, connecting the dots to solve problems."
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About winter graduation:
- Each December Marietta College recognizes students who have completed graduation requirements by the middle of the academic year.
- On Sunday 58 graduates-members of the Class of 2013-were honored at the Fenton Court of the college's Dyson-Baudo Recreation Center.
- Those recognized Sunday may also walk with fellow graduates during the more formal 2013 commencement exercises in May.
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He added that the graduates should follow their passion and develop a sense of purpose in their lives, and should approach life's challenges with a sense of humility.
"Focus on serving others," Perruci said. "Ultimately college was not about you, but it was about getting you ready to serve others."
Marietta College President Joseph Bruno reminded the grads why they were chosen to attend the institution.
"You were admitted to Marietta College because you exhibited that certain spark to learn and to keep on learning," he said. "And the task of realizing your true potential never ends."
Many of the 58 mid-year graduates will have the advantage of entering the workforce earlier than their classmates who must wait until May to finish their coursework.
Cornell Penn, grandfather of 23-year-old graduate Shayla Holloway of Cleveland, said she's getting a head start on the others.
"These graduates have a six-month jump on the May grads," he said. "And you need any advantage you can get in the current job market."
Holloway, who majored in advertising and public relations, has already applied for a position with the Charlotte Bobcats basketball team in Charlotte, N.C.
"They advertised a job opening in social media, and I applied," she said. "And I've already been called for a second interview."
Katelyn Eckrote, 22, of Tonawanda, N.Y., also plans on entering the job market in North Carolina.
"My major was intervention specialist-teaching special education in k-12," she said. "I don't have anything lined up yet, but I'm looking toward the Greensboro, N.C., area."
Bo Sun, 21, from Beijing, China, who earned a degree in finance, plans to move on into graduate school.
"I haven't decided where I want to go-maybe in the U.S. or maybe Canada," she said.
Kyle Lindquist, 22, of Columbus, a marketing graduate, already has a job-he'll be coaching baseball for Marietta College in 2013.
As a senior pitcher for the Marietta College team this year, in July Lindquist also signed on with the Rockford RiverHawks of the Frontier Professional Baseball League.
"It couldn't have worked out better for him," said Kyle's father, Eric Lindquist. "It's a perfect opportunity that he'll be coaching for Marietta College next year."
Hiring of new college grads in 2013 is expected to increase by 13 percent over 2012, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE).
Bachelor's degrees in business administration or management will be the most in demand, followed closely by degrees in management information systems, according to the NACE Job Outlook 2013 survey.
Degrees in computer and information science, marketing, and mechanical engineering will also be in high demand, according to the survey.


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It's been a busy 2012 for the antiques hobbyist, but we aren't done yet. There are two more shows to get to before year's end. Here's the scoop:
The promoters of the Treasure Island Flea Market will have their monthly show this weekend, and there will be a twist that benefits each of us. You see, the vendors are moving indoors for the winter months. This good news means we can escape the rainy, blustery weather and shop longer hours.
Indoors, visitors undoubtedly will come in contact with more sellers. After all, some merchants are unable -- or unwilling -- to exhibit items such as delicate glass or ephemera out of doors.
Another reason to visit is the fleet of food trucks offering mouthwatering fare. There's even an area where you can buy a glass of wine to accompany the sandwiches, pork buns and other goodies freshly made on site.
The fun happens at 1 Avenue of the Palms -- the last remaining usable building from the San Francisco World Fair held at Treasure Island in 1938. Hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; $3 admission (no charge for parking); call 415-898-0245 or go to www.treasureislandflea.com.
The other shindig -- one eagerly anticipated by legions of Bay Area antiques lovers -- is the San Mateo Holiday Antique Show and Sale. Known as "The Bustamante Show," this event draws top-notch sellers and merchandise.
A key aspect of this sale is a code of ethics established by management; it's one of the strictest in the industry. Buyers are assured any artifacts they acquire are "The Real McCoy."
Typical of the vendors on hand is Keith Kinkade. In the trade for nearly 50 years, this San Jose-based dealer is frequently found at high-end shows across the Southwest and throughout the Golden State. His followers are many, since Kinkade offers awesome wares at a great value.
At the sale, expect dozens of merchants with paintings, furniture, rugs, quilts, silver, glass and china, folk art and more. Typically, everything is set out in orderly fashion, with legible price tags.
The Bustamante Holiday Show and Sale takes place at the San Mateo County Event Center, Fiesta Hall, 1346 Saratoga Drive, San Mateo; hours are 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday; free admission; parking is $10. Call 209-358-3134 or go to www.bustamante-shows.com.
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Last month, we lost two great champions of the decorative arts. One, a familiar face on the PBS megahit "Antiques Roadshow," was someone I'd never met. The other, a friend I admired, lovingly took care of a national treasure in our midst.
Wendell Garret (1929-2012), a regular on the "Roadshow" since its launch in 1997, passed away Nov. 14. His scholarly appraisals were a highlight of the show, as he spoke with authority punctuated by a wonderful wit.
Garret was also an accomplished author and senior vice president at the New York offices of Sotheby's. I first became familiar with him while he was editor (1972-90) at the magazine Antiques. He remained editor-at-large of that publication until his death. His easy-to-read yet commanding way of putting together words is something this writer has always wished he could do.
Admirers will see Garret on upcoming episodes of "Antiques Roadshow" filmed this past summer. The new season starts Jan. 7. Check your local PBS station for times.
Closer to home, Northern California suffered a tragic loss when Tom Rogers (1932-2012), longtime curator at Filoli -- the splendid country manor surrounded by more than 650 rustic acres in Woodside -- died Nov. 21.
I can't recall when or where I first met this debonair gentleman, but we hit it off from the start. During his tenure (1989-2011) at the grand estate, Rogers not only increased the scope of its collections but made a huge number of people aware of the stately site's existence.
Before his stint at Filoli, Rogers had taught for 27 years in the Mountain View-Los Altos Union High district. That was most probably where he honed his perspicacious ability to deliver a captivating lecture.
Rogers had a booming voice and a very distinctive way of speaking. Anyone who caught one of his programs left with a substantial chunk of knowledge, but participants also felt entertained. And that's because this man was a first-rate impresario.
Filoli was constructed and developed by two great Bay Area families, but whenever I'm at the estate, I can't help but think that I'm visiting "Tom's house." Maybe the next time you're at Filoli, you'll feel the way I do.
A note of thanks
I've lost count of the number of readers I've been in touch with over the past year. Thousands have stopped me at antiques shows, estate liquidations and flea markets to say hello. Lots more have been in touch via email or snail mail. In all cases, I am grateful for your kind words.
I'm thinking of putting together a roundup of the tips and advice you often share. Got a great way to clean silver or take a stain out of grandma's linen? Have a furniture restoration specialist to recommend? Please forward your invaluable information to the addresses at the end of this column.
May your coming year be full of the best of everything.
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Cincinnati continues to be near the top city in the United States for bed bugs, at least according to one pest control firm.
Terminix said Tuesday that Philadelphia is now No. 1 for bed bugs. Cincinnati stays at No. 2 for a second year.
Last year's top city, New York City, falls to No. 3.
The company said the list was created by compiling data from the 300 Terminix branches across the country.
The company created the ranking by evaluating service calls from customers, as well as confirmed cases by service professionals.
Ohio continues to be a hotbed of activity, with three of its cities making the top 15. Columbus was No. 7, while Cleveland was No. 15.


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STOCKTON - Lincoln Unified trustees approved security upgrades shortly before the recent school shootings in Newtown, Conn. At the Dec. 12 meeting, the board unanimously approved the installation of fencing around Lincoln High School.
"This was a joint recommendation from the administrative team and safety officers from the school," Superintendent Tom Uslan said. "We felt we had reached a point in time where we needed to more effectively secure the Lincoln High campus."
Uslan said the fencing is expected to be completed by the spring. He said the procedures for dropping off and picking up students will be unchanged once the work is complete, but the fencing will enable the district to secure the perimeter of Lincoln High and neighboring Sierra Middle School.
Work also was completed several weeks ago to fence Don Riggio Elementary. All Lincoln elementary campuses are fenced, Uslan said.
Superintendent Cathy Nichols-Washer said Bear Creek and McNair high schools are planning a community meeting that will include police and city officials discussing safety issues. The meeting will be held at McNair in January. The district also is reviewing its overall emergency preparedness plans.
Superintendent Jason Messer said Manteca Unified has "an ongoing discussion at the site level and across the district relative to student safety and our safety plans."
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Sometimes, knowledge of history is a curse, not a blessing. This is one of those times.
On Tuesday last, as the Colorado House worked to close its session, Speaker Frank McNulty used parliamentary tactics to run out the clock on a controversial "civil unions" bill. This perfectly legal maneuver created a wave of odium among gays and their allies, who apparently do not recognize their hypocrisy in decrying such sharp practice when it affects a small but vocal and well-heeled minority, but falling silent when larger issues and populations are involved - the chicanery over Colorado's redistricting, for example.
Today's point, however, is not about hypocrisy. It is about methods of pushing change, and the messages they send.
There was no reason this issue should have been handled as it was. The late hour, the political tomfoolery used to bring it to the floor, the highly charged content - all were designed to inflame emotions. Why was it not proposed as a referendum instead? We know why, as do those who howl for it: No similar measure has ever passed when submitted to a statewide vote - the only poll that really counts.
When it became apparent that this latest move toward legalization of gay marriage in Colorado would fail, the House gallery erupted in boos, chants of "shame," epithets and threats. The most audible of those directed at the Speaker was "I hope you (expletive) die!" The bill's failure was followed by a torrent of abuse from the usual suspects, including well-known media outlets. In this, the partisans of "civil unions" followed what might be termed the Wisconsin plan: Protest loudly; pack the capitol building; threaten and demean. We've been here before.
On March 23, 1933, partisans of new political leadership packed the Legislature and the surrounding neighborhood. They shouted their support for a proposed law, filled the hallways, jostled the people's representatives and in general, tried to be as intimidating as possible. As voting began, they chanted "Full powers - or else! We want the bill - or fire and murder!" The "Law for Removing the Distress of the People and the Reich" passed easily, 441 to 84. Perhaps the clever title helped. The rest is history, and dreadful it is.
No, those pushing for gay marriage - or decrying the loss of fully-paid health care for Wisconsin's public employees - are not today's version of the pre-1934 "Sturmabteilung." But their tactics are similar enough.
In addition to direct intimidation, the mob has been incited to attack those one might term "Enemies of the People" - think "Occupy" and groups of similar ilk. Political opponents are smeared and demeaned by willing accomplices in the mass media: We've recently been treated to a story about allegations of possible bullying by Mitt Romney when he was 18 - but no one's asking why much of Barack Obama's past is still hidden from public view. MSNBC's inclination to do the White House's bidding is only one example of the corruption infecting America's fourth estate.
There is the White House "enemies list," an eerie replay of Richard Nixon's paranoiac obsessions. It was wrong for Charles Colson to target investigative journalist Jack Anderson for "special attention" by government agencies in the early 1970s, and it is wrong for the President to do so today - but he does. Ask Paul Schorr, or Sam or Jeffrey Fox; they all contributed to Mitt Romney's campaign and shortly thereafter were condemned personally and publicly by the president for "outsourcing jobs."
These men are private citizens who have done nothing but exercise their right to support the candidate of their choice. Now they find themselves facing possible action by the Justice Department, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the IRS. This is an effort to intimidate and silence the oppostion, plain and simple. "Tricky Dick" would have been proud, but we should not be.
The free exchange of ideas is the very life and breath of republican government. Without it, and without the respect for the diversity of opinion under girding it, there can be no negotiation, no meeting of the minds, no compromise - only capitulation to those in power, or who control the mob.
We've seen this all too often. And while this sort of writ might be heady to the hyper-partisan types controlling the White House and Senate, before celebrating overmuch they might consider other lessons of history.
First, demagoguery is unpredictable. Demonizing one's enemies might confer temporary advantage but it ends in a government of the unholy, whatever their politics. Second, revolutions usually eat their young. Third and most important: nothing lasts forever.
Rules to remember and to use as we move forward in this ugliest of election seasons.
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A job fair for custom log cabin homebuilder Green River Cabins will be held from 9 a.m. to noon today at the SC Works office in downtown Spartanburg.
The workforce agency said the company, based at 770 W. Frontage Road in Campobello, is looking for "skilled laborers."
According to SC Works' website, the jobs are full-time — 40 hours per week — and pay between $11 and $12 per hour. The job description entails manually moving freight, stock and other materials or performing other general labor activities.
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Applicants will be subject to drug screening and background checks. There is no minimum education requirement, but 12 months of similar experience is essential. Basic plumbing or electrical skills are a plus, but not required.
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Bernstein won the season finale last year at the track.
"The car came out of the gates real good," Bernstein said. "It felt like a really good run. It's nice to be in that No. 1 spot right now. There's a lot of racing left. That win at the end of the year gave us a tremendous boost of confidence. The competition is so tight. This weekend is going to be even tougher."
Tony Schumacher was second at 3.777 and 326.08, and defending series champion Antron Brown was sixth at 3.834 and 322.19.
Gary Densham topped the Funny Car field at 4.053 and 307.09, and V. Gaines had the Pro Stock lead at 6.538 and 211.49.