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I'm running XBMC on my netbook (Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit) and the latest stable version of PS3 Media Server (1.51 at the time of writing this post). I can easily stream my content to my Xbox 360 and PS3, but on my netbook I can only see the folders, not the actual files in the folders. If I click on the #Transcode option the content inside the folder appears as an empty folder itself (eg. if the folder is called "SomeMovie" and it contains file called "movie.avi", then "movie.avi" appears as an empty folder in XBMC). I can click on it but there is nothing inside. If I try to navigate to "SomeMovie" in XBMC in the usual manner (ie. not through the #Transcode option), then "movie.avi" doesn't appear at all and it just looks like an empty folder.
The funny thing is when I had Ubuntu installed on my netbook I could stream to XBMC without any problems, so now I don't know if it has anything to do with that, or the fact that I subsequently installed a more recent version of PS3 Media Server.
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Pesky OS X bug: Powerbook/MacBook/MacBook DEC 01 2006
Pesky OS X bug: Powerbook/MacBook/MacBook Pro freezes when using Cmd-Tab. Has anyone else ran into this problem...or even better, a solution? It's happened on my Powerbook every 2-3 weeks since I got it about a year ago...and 3 times in the past two days.

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If you're going to have Shimano electronic Di2, you must have the compatible Shimano SM-BCRI Battery Charger to keep it up and running. As the battery is shared between Ultegra and Dura-Ace, this is the same charger for both systems.
The nice thing about the charger is that it's small, like a camera battery charging dock. You plug the charger in, provided you've also purchased the SM-BCCI-2 Power Cable, push the battery in vertically, and the charger does the work. When the charger is working, you'll see a glowing LED indicating it is charging. When the battery is charged, the unit turns off and the light goes out. Pop the battery out of the charger, back onto the mount on your bike, and you should be good for another 1,000 or more miles of effort-free shifting.
You won't damage the battery by either leaving it in too long or popping it in for a partial charge. The folks at Shimano tell us that if you're concerned your battery is low on juice right before you go on a ride, charge the battery for 15 minutes while you kit up for the ride, and you should be good for up to a couple of days.
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Proving once again that they're streets ahead, members of the ever-expanding musical video collective cdza pay tribute to the victims of 9/11 by leading a musical tour of Lower Manhattan.
A partial track list of the street signs they sing can be found here. The second part is here. And, of course, the coda is Jay-Z and Alicia Keys' "Empire State of Mind."
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The Systematic Character of the National Socialist Policy for the Extermination of the Jews: Electronic Edition, by Heinz Peter LongerichTable of Contents
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1.We can now establish that between Autumn 1941 and early 1942, while the killing of Jews in the occupied Soviet Areas continued unabated, further mass murders were being prepared or already executed in various further areas under German occupation. This proceeded in a thoroughly systematic manner: the relevant regional institutions tried to kill, via a certain method of murder a substantial part of the Jewish population within their own region in accordance with a uniform plan. In the Warthegau the initiative was in the hands of the governor Greiser, who had received Himmler's authorisation to murder 100.000 persons, and proceeded to do so with the aid of gas-vans. The murder of the Jews "unfit for work" in the Districts of Galicia and Lublin - by means of a stationary gas-chamber - was committed under the auspices of the SS and Police Leader in Lublin, Globocnik. In Serbia it was the Wehrmacht in the first instance, which had the Jewish men killed by mass-execution; then the initiative went over to the Security Police, which murdered the remaining Jewish population by means of gas-vans. In all these cases, one is dealing with programmes of extermination which proceeded according to a systematic plan.
2.These regional programmes of extermination must not be seen as campaigns by the regional authorities carried on their own initiative which proceeded independently of one another. The programmes of extermination were much more constituent parts of a higher and centrally organised policy.
3.The mass murders in the Warthegau and the District of Lublin proceeded in the context of a more comprehensive programme of deportations. This programme, first applied to the German Reich, was extended to Slovakia and France from early 1942 onward, and was to encompass the whole of Europe according to the planning of the Nazi leadership. The regional murder-campaigns were calculated to "make room" for the first wave of deportations in the respective areas. Greiser and Globocnik thus did not act autonomously, but sought the agreement of Himmler before they started the preparations for the mass murders in Chelmno and Belzec. The policy of extermination policy in Serbia - in which mass-executions were followed by the introduction of gas-vans - was no singular development. It followed the pattern of the German policy in the Soviet Union, albeit somewhat transposed. The Commander of the Wehrmacht Böhme began the executions of Jewish men only once the appropriate go ahead had been received from the RSHA and the Foreign Office. The mass-executions in Galicia were at first a constituent part of the extermination policy in the occupied areas; later, the deportations to Belzec followed the same murder methods as had been applied in the neighbouring district of Lublin.
4.An important common characteristic of the operations in all of the four regions (the Warthegau, Lublin, Galicia, and Serbia), was thus the use of gas in the killing of people. Killing by means of gas was part of an overall policy which can also be shown to apply to Auschwitz (Cyclon B) and the occupied Soviet Areas (gas-vans) in the Winter of 1941/1942.
306. Pohl, Ostgalizien, pp. 179ff.
307. Pohl, Ostgalizien, pp. 43ff, 101ff, pp. 179.
308. 'wohl feststellen, daß 60 % davon liqudiert werden müssen, während nur noch 40 % in die Arbeit eingesetzt werden können'. Fröhlich (ed.), Tagebücher, 27.3.42.
309. Manoschek, Serbien, pp. 169ff.
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The previous version was configured in a way that allowed me to play MKV files with no issue. Now when I try I get "This Content cannot be played" message. This goes for all MKV files.
Is this a configuration issue? After installing the new version, I noticed that in Common Transcode settings-> Misc Options -> Force Transcoding for the following extentions, MKV was populated. I do not recall having that setting before. To upgrade, I completely uninstalled the older version and the re-installed the current version, so I dont think any configuration settings where carried over. This leads me to think that the default setting is to have MKV in this field. I tried to remove it and restarted the server, and when I attempted to watch a MKV video on my PS3 I received the same error.
The only difference I noticed is that when MKV is populated in the "Force Transcoding for the following extensions" field, the MKV videos on my PS3 do not have thumbnails pics (all other files do). When I removed MKV from the field and saved the change, the restarted both the PMS and the PS3, the thumbnails appeared for all MKV files. But they didnt play, and I got the same error message.
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- Apr 19:
- Recovery fund established for Martinez boy injured in Boston Marathon bombings
- Boston bombings: TV networks plan prime-time coverage
- Boston bombings: Television can only 'hurry up and wait'
- Boston bombing suspects: Who are the two brothers?
- Police: Suspect who killed MIT cop is dead; second suspect tied to Boston bombing
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- Boston Marathon bombings: Martinez boy takes 'huge step forward' in his recovery
- Boston bombing suspect on video sought; Obama at memorial: 'You will run again'
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- Fremont manufacturer's battery was used in Boston bombings
- Boston Marathon bombing: Martinez boy's surgery a success
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- Restaurant manager Krystle Campbell, 29, ID'd as victim in Boston bombing
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OAKLAND -- A run and a candlelight vigil will be held Thursday to honor and support those affected by the bombings at the Boston Marathon, .
Bay Area sporting goods store See Jane Run has planned a three-mile run -- one mile for each victim -- for 7:30 p.m. Thursday. The run will depart from the store, located at 5817 College Avenue, and end at Snow Park.
Once runners reach the park, a moment of silence will be observed to honor those killed and injured in the marathon explosions.
"There are truly no words that can describe the horrific events we all witnessed Monday at the Boston Marathon," event organizers said in a statement on Facebook. "A truly celebrated event has been changed forever. The participants of the Boston Marathon, the people of Boston, and the city itself deserve to be recognized for their bravery in the wake of this terrible tragedy."
For those unable to run, organizers ask that they meet the running group at Snow Park at about 8 p.m. Anyone who can't make it to the Oakland event is simply asked to lace up their sneakers and go for a run at 7:30 p.m., wherever they are.
The organization also asked that runners wear blue or yellow and bring a flashlight for the vigil.
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During last night's Real Time, Bill Maher decried shows like Secret Millionaire—which he claims "try and put a happy ending on America's enormous wealth disparity"—in a rant against the glamorization/idolization of the rich by the poor.
Maher's rant came during the show-ending "New Rules" segment; he introduced the topic by saying, "Television networks have to stop making shows that try and put a happy ending on America's enormous wealth disparity, and instead make a show called Shine My Shoes, Fuckface!" and continuing with, "Come on! This is America, where the top 400 people have more money than the bottom 150 million combined." (Is anyone else surprised—even somewhat—by that figure?)
"People watch this shit and find it inspirational," Maher later lamented, before telling the poor, "America's rich aren't giving you money—they're taking your money!" and citing a statistic that claims 80% of the income generated in America between 1980-2005 went to the top 1% of earners.
The segment wasn't *all* glum, though—in true Maher style, he was able to work in a few pointed (and admittedly damn funny) jokes. But in the interest of not spoiling the fun, I'll let you find out what they were yourself, straight from the angry horse's mouth (via the above video).


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ENGS 89: Engineering Design Methodology and Project Initiation
This course explores elements of the engineering design process as a means of enhancing student ability in problem definition, development and evaluation of creative alternatives, application and methods of technical and economic analysis, identification and application of ethical and legal constraints, and effective presentation of technical information. Design projects are developed from specifications submitted by industry and other organizations and are pursued over the course of two quarters as a team project (ENGS 89/90). Written and oral proposals and progress reports are required for the design project during the term. A project advisor is required for each design team to serve as a consultant to the team's efforts. ENGS 89 is the first unit of a two-term course sequence (ENGS 89/90) that must be taken consecutively.
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Amphibious Robot: Students built a robot designed to travel on ice or in water for the purpose of measuring ice thickness using ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment.
Building an Amphibious Robot: Students built a robot designed to travel on ice or in water for the purpose of measuring ice thickness using ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment.
Arsenic Removal System: Students devised an inexpensive drinking water arsenic removal system for rural Nepal.
Fusing Medicine with Engineering: Alex Knapp '10, Jeff Spielberg '10, and Adam Strom '10 worked together on a full-featured blood pressure and atrial fibrillation detection system that is compatible with a telemedical health care setting for their final project. The device was conceptualized by Dr. Dan Carlin, founder of WorldClinic, who submitted a proposal to Thayer School's Bachelor of Engineering program. Dartmouth's President Kim was the first "patient" to test the device with the students.


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Once described as the most dangerous woman in America., some believe that 'Typhoid Mary' originally from Tyrone still haunts the abandoned Brother Island in New York where she spent the duration of her life.
"Typhoid Mary" was born Mary Mallon on September 23rd 1869 in Cookstone Co. Tyrone. Like so many people in post famine Ireland Mary emigrated to the United States in 1884. Upon arriving in New York she began working as a domestic servant and with a flair for cooking she soon became a household cook for several families.
Mary unknowingly spread typhoid fever during her tenure as a cook for several families throughout the New York area. But it only became apparent she was a healthy carrier of the bacteria after she was hired as a cook for an upper class family in Long Island.
A New York banker Charles Henry Warren hired Mary as a cook for the families summer vacation in Oyster Bay, Long Island. Soon after their arrival one of Warren's daughters fell ill with typhoid fever. Following this Mrs Warren and two maids became ill as well as the gardener and another Warren daughter. In the end six of the eleven people in the house were diagnosed with typhoid.
The owners of the house where the Warren's had been staying wanted to find the cause of all the illness so they hired George Soper, a civil engineer with experience in typhoid fever outbreaks. It was Soper who discovered that Mary was the carrier. as she had left the Warren household three weeks after the outbreak.
He began researching her employment history and discovered that typhoid outbreaks had followed the Tyrone woman from job to job. Satisfied that this could not be a coincidence, Soper decided to confront Mary as he needed a blood and stool sample to prove she was the carrier.
In March 1907 he found her working again as a cook in the home of Walter Bowen and his family. According to Judith Walzer Leavitt'sbook on Typhoid Mary, Soper approached Mary in the kitchen and challenged her:
"I had my first talk with Mary in the kitchen of this house...I was as diplomatic as possible, but I had to say I suspected her of making people sick and that I wanted specimens of her urine, feces and blood. It did not take Mary long to react to this suggestion. She seized a carving fork and advanced in my direction. I passed rapidly down the long narrow hall, through the tall iron gate, ...and so to the sidewalk. I felt rather lucky to escape."
Realizing he would not have any success on his own he approached Hermann Biggs at the New York City Health Department who agreed with his hypothesis. The pair enlisted the help of Dr. S. Josephine Baker and again tried to approach Mary.
When they confronted Mary again she refused to talk to them and threatened them with kitchen implements before fleeing the scene. After an extensive search they later found her in a neighbors closet and Dr Baker described her emergence:
"She came out fighting and swearing, both of which she could do with appalling efficiency and vigor. I made another effort to talk to her sensibly and asked her again to let me have the specimens, but it was of no use. By that time she was convinced that the law was wantonly persecuting her, when she had done nothing wrong. She knew she had never had typhoid fever; she was maniacal in her integrity. There was nothing I could do but take her with us. The policemen lifted her into the ambulance and I literally sat on her all the way to the hospital; it was like being in a cage with an angry lion."
Mary was taken to Willard Parker Hospital in New York where typhoid bacilli was found in her stool. The hospital then transferred her to an isolated cottage which was part of Riverside Hospital
Mary could not understand why she was being persecuted. In her own mind she was perfectly healthy. She could not comprehend how she could spread a disease and cause deaths when she exhibited none of the symptoms herself.
"I never had typhoid in my life, and have always been healthy. Why should I be banished like a leper and compelled to live in solitary confinement with only a dog for a companion?"
Two years after her isolation on North Brother Island Mary sued the Health Department. During her two year confinement health officials analysed Mary's stool samples once a week. The samples came back mostly positive. However Mary also sent her stool samples to a private lab where all her the tests proved negative for the typhoid bacteria which made her think now more than ever she was the victim of unfair persecution.
When her case came to court the judge ruled in favor of the health officials and noted that Mary was now popularly known as "Typhoid Mary". However in 1910 a new health commissioner decided that Mary could be released from quarantine as along as she never worked with food again. Finally the Tyrone woman was allowed to walk free.
She began working in a laundry but soon after became tired of the poor wages in comparison to when she was a cook. Mary then still believing that she posed no risk to anyone changed her name to Mary Brown and once again took up a paid position as a cook.


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I'm 2-2.5 hrs from the coast. It's the west coast, so there's almost always a ridable wave nearby, but the water is freezing. I liked it better when I lived in florida, but then it was flat for weeks at a time and I'm conveniently forgetting about the hoards of roaches and mosquitoes...but I digress.
whatever you do, I would take the parents/relatives out of the equation. You've been right there with them for 14+ years and you'll still be within relatively close driving distance wherever you go (in fla). Sounds to me, now's your chance to move where you want...before you get really stuck. You've been in the same place long enough and it appears you're ready to move on, and up
Do it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!
can't speak for others but money just doesn't compensate for lack of beach proximity....have turned down several opportunities to advance within my company because they would require relocation. i live about 90 seconds from the ocean - i just can't put a price on that.
Stay where you are but keep your options open for the right job and location, it sounds like there's plenty of time to make the move.
I live 15 minutes away from the beach here in Jax, and I'm trying to get closer, like looking at out of my window close, so I won't ever have to rely on cams ever again. I actually have my eyes set on a place in Melbourne sometime down the road if everything falls into place.
Do it before you have or start thinking about kids, once that happens, you can forget it, or it will be 100 times harder.


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LOWELL-Buried in Rainbow Cemetery in Lowell in 1796, Mary Bird Lake is remembered today for her medical services in New York state during the Revolutionary War-and at Campus Martius in the Northwest Territory.
Born in Windsor, England, she and her fisherman husband Archibald Lake moved to New Newfoundland where Archibald plied his trade along the Grand Banks.
After Newfoundland came under French control, the Lakes moved to New York City. There Archibald found work as a fisherman and ship builder.
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Scott Britton, executive director of The Castle in Marietta, stands at the gravesite of Mary Bird Lake at Rainbow Cemetery in Lowell Friday. Lake, a matron (nurse) in the Revolutionary War, established the first Sunday school in the Northwest Territory in the late 1700s.
"They were there (in New York City) when the Revolutionary War broke out," said Scott Britton, executive director of The Castle in Marietta and local historian.
That break out was the Battle of Long Island in August 1776. When Gen. George Washington evacuated the area, Mary Bird and Archibald Lake followed him.
Mary Bird Lake served as a matron, or nurse, at hospitals in Fishkill and New Windsor, N.Y.
"She was the 18th century equivalent of a modern-day nurse practitioner," said Bill Reynolds, historian at the Campus Martius and Ohio River museums.
Most likely, she also tended the wounded and dying at makeshift hospital locations, Britton said.
"We think of hospitals as static locations. Back then hospitals were wherever you pitched a tent," he added.
Reports tell of commendations extended from Gen. Washington to Mary Bird Lake for her services rendered to the Continental Army.
Mary Bird and Archibald Lake had eight children, although only seven of their names have been found in record books, according to Louise Zimmer whose radio program "Pioneer Past" airs on WMOA-AM radio.
"While all that was going on (Revolutionary War)-escaping with Washington across the river, working in hospitals and dealing with trauma-she was raising a family," said Britton.
Some history accounts say the Lakes came to the Ohio Settlement Company's Campus Martius because of Archibald Lake's war service.
Others say the Lakes moved from New York when the ship building business slowed down in the years after the Revolutionary War.
Mary Bird Lake's medical training proved very helpful during a smallpox epidemic that broke out in the Ohio Company settlement, said Reynolds.
She set up a "pest house," which would be a special ward like today's cancer ward, where all smallpox victims were placed to keep the disease from spreading, he added.
"Her bravery was such that she took care of these people. She saved a lot of lives," Reynolds said.
Mary Bird Lake also gained fame for establishing the first Sunday school in the Northwest Territory at Campus Martius.
"The story goes that she was quite a devout lady," said Zimmer.
"She was described by somebody as a 'lady of intense purity who wore all the graces of pure religion,'" she added.
When the pious Mary Bird Lake learned that some of the Campus Martius children were sneaking out of church and wading the shallow Ohio River to watch Sunday whippings of soldiers at Fort Harmar, she was offended, Zimmer said.
"She snagged those little darlings, brought them back to Campus Martius and sat them on sacks of grain in the storeroom" for Sunday school, she added.
Years later, a group of her Sunday school students raised money for a new headstone at Mary Bird Lake's grave-one that includes more information about her contributions during the Revolutionary War and the Sunday school classes she started.
After the Treaty of Greenville was signed in 1795 reducing the threat of Indian attacks in the area near Campus Martius, the Lakes retired to Rainbow (now Lowell) where Mary Bird Lake died in 1796.


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Made of bags, newspapers and materials that others may view as trash, these "rag balls" offer economic empowerment and entrepreneurial training to the young people across Africa who hand make each one.
These young craftsmen and women range in ages from 12-25 and must attend school to be a part of the program. Rag Ball International offers a sustainable income, entrepreneurial training and education to the young ball makers.
Each ball comes with a player card that has a photo and details about the young craftsman who made it.
Since these balls are hand made, each one is unique and you will not be able to choose color.
The ball is roughly 4.5" in diameter.
To learn more please visit www.ragballinternational.com
Hechas con bolsas, periódicos y materiales que otros consideran basura, estos "balones de trapo" mejoran la economía y brindan entrenamiento empresarial a los jóvenes africanos que las elaboran una por una. Estos jóvenes artesanos tienen entre 12 y 25 años


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Bob Harris wrote: Errbody's got at least one. And people's stories on this forum are always good.
Here's one of my favorites:
In college, I lived across the hall from this ill burn-out-type dude. Like, every night he slept on just the mattress of his bed, no sheets, pillows, etc. Straight mattress. That type of dude. He was actually mad nice, but his lifestyle was so depressing to me that I avoided him mostly.
I was smoking a butt with him one time and he was telling me he was turning over a new leaf, and was going to start actually going to class and doing his work. We found out we both had a 8:30AM class the next day and I told him I would come knock on his door in the morning on my way out to make sure he was up and ready to go.
So the next morning I go and knock on dude's door and he tells me to come in the room -- he's all chipper and ready to go, which I wasn't expecting, but he's also sitting with a big ass bong between his legs. He asks me if I want to hit it, and I tell him that it's mad early for me to be taking bong hits. So he's like, "Let me hit this and then we can head out together."
Anyway, he takes a HUGE hit out of this bong, and starts coughing -- not the normal weed-cough, but the embarrassing, eye-watering, you feel like you're dying weed cough -- and all of a sudden just pukes all over himself. Like, all over his lap, his legs, the floor, everything. Mad puke. It went from coughing to puking so fast it was crazy.
I just dipped and left him there covered in his own vomit. And on my way down the hallway I could hear him in his room going "Fuuuuuuuuck maaaaaaaaan. Awwwwww fuuuuuuuuuuck."
Probably a real low moment in his life, but every time I'm in a shitty mood I think about that story and it makes me laugh.
MYOWNCLICHE wrote: Out partying late into the night four of us. I wasn't driving, we got pulled over and cop asked us if we had been drinking flashlight in each of our faces. I was sitting in the back and when he flashed his light on me...well lets just say I grabbed my purse and filled it up. After words I looked up at the officer and said "No, Sir"
Worst was visiting a good friend at her home who just had a baby a few days before (I was newly pregnant at the time) I stepped close to her to peer into the blanket she cradled in her arms and threw up. It's not true that all babies are beautiful.


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Aug 17, 2013, 12:46 AM #111Senior Member
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Just wandering if this thread has gotten off track or hijacked. Been busy all day and to top it off my daughter took her surfboard to her head and received 4 staples. Ouch no surfing for her the next 7 days.
Sorry to hear about your daughter. Prayers for full and speedy recovery. As far as meet & greet concept which is the original intent of this thread, it's a cool idea. Maybe it will spur on some such events in localities all around.
Aug 17, 2013, 03:47 PM #114
im sure most of these people don't exist as far as meeting them.its like theres 3 usernames for each person.to hold a si rally would be like comicon.didnt you ever hear your not supposed to meet the phonesex operator.lets just keep this forum for what it is,a bunch of laughs after you smoked a joint.theres very few threads that actually adhere to surfing,most is mumbo jumbo.its always great to see other kids on the internet take the time to insult you.thats what amerikkkas all about!!
The only people found guilty of this are those who have been banned and that's just not the same thing. Anybody who would create multiple characters and play them off on each other, and others, has got some problems.
Also, it is interesting the activity levels on here during the weekdays compared to the weekends. It's touching that so many people have fun-filled weekends away from SWELLINFO.COM, and horrible to the nation's CEO's that their employees shun work duties for weekday SWELLINFO.COM action. Tsk tsk tsk......
To me summer weekend days, with little to no swell, are the days to stay home. Well, I have no hobbies or other activities so.........But Saturdays, in August, are very scary at the beach. Very scary.........
Wow, like, two more weeks to go. This summer flew by. Jeez, it won't be long until I'm all solo out there encased in rubber.............
Aug 17, 2013, 11:57 PM #116
A-Rat is truly a goon. Lots of company there, starting with Big noPapi & the pay-me-for-fried-chicken 'n beer bullpen.
Lawd, send us some waves & that right soon!
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it takes a lot of work to maintain separate personalities on a forum - agree that such a person definitely has significant issues. i don't know the back end of vBulletin, but i do know there's a plug-in that notifies Admin when it spots the footprints left by users with multiple accounts. not too difficult to spot patterns when you have the IP addresses of posters, as Admin does.
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This thread needs some forward movement. Name the date , time, place, and I will be there. Let us unite. Also John if you are out there daughter will be back in the water next weekend thanks for the prayers. And for all you Jesus Followers:
John 3:17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned , but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God's one and only Son.
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As we start 2013, let�s look back on some of the highlights of the 2012 Master Gardener Season.
The Franklin County Master Gardener Program is part of nation-wide volunteer effort to help Land Grant Universities fulfill their mission to bring research based knowledge of consumer horticulture to the general public. In exchange for extensive training, Master Gardeners are asked to provide throughout the first program year, 50 hours of volunteer time, selected among the following activities: covering the phone hot-line during the growing season (April 15-October 15), teaching workshops, manning information booths, assisting in research, establishing and maintaining demonstration gardens, fulfilling speaker requests, and helping with funding-raising and publicity efforts, like our Plant Sale, Tomato Taste Day, and Fall Garden Tour that help keep the program sustainable. In subsequent years, 20 hours of volunteer time, and 8 hours of continuing education are required to maintain Master Gardener status.
During the 2012 year, 80 Master Gardeners dedicated 5,904 volunteer hours to the gardening community of Franklin County. This included teaching 56 workshops and classes on topics ranging from seed starting to Japanese landscaping, and growing vegetables and fruit in the home landscapes.
9 new Master Gardeners completed their 3 months of training and are now working on their 50 hours of volunteer time during 2013 to obtain their Master Gardener certification badge.
From April through mid-October, Master Gardeners maintained the Garden Hotline and answered 959 questions on insect and weed identification, disease prevention in the home landscape, interpreting soil sample results, and general �how to� advice on growing vegetable and ornamental plants.
35 presentations were given by Master Gardeners to local groups and organizations and 15 displays were setup for county events.
Franklin County Master Gardeners again supported Penn State Extension at various regional events during the year - at the Farm Show in January, helping Penn State Extension�s Pesticide Education Team run their booth, at the Mid Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Growers Conference in Hershey in February, the Pennsylvania Nurseryman�s Garden Expo in March, and the Summer Garden Experience in Landisville in July.
The Franklin County Master Gardener Blog recorded 44,271 page views for the year, for an average of 3,689 per month. In addition, our Facebook Page recorded 63 likes and 18,056 visits for the year.
Highlights of 2012
Many thanks to all the Master Gardeners who gave of their time and talents to make for a successful year.
- Harvest 4-Health � in 2012, we expanded our efforts with the Penn State 4-H Harvest 4-Health program and Kids Learning After School (KLAS), adding Ben Chambers Elementary School to the Thaddeus Stevens Elementary School effort. Additional Harvest 4-Health partners we helped with plants and growing advice, included the St. Thomas Elementary School, New Franklin Elementary School, and the Coldbrook YMCA. Harvest 4-Health is a Penn State Extension initiative to bring together multiple disciplines within Extension on a focused effort at the local level to teach the newest generation about growing their own, fresh, nutritious food by planning, planting, maintaining, and harvesting produce from their own vegetable gardens. KLAS is a year-round after school program for grades 1-6 (ages 6-12) consisting of 60 students usually broken into 3 groups of 20.
- Patrick Gass Garden � Phase I of the Patrick Gass Garden was installed during the 2012 season. The Patrick Gass Garden will establish an educational and historical demonstration garden on the Franklin Farm Campus memorializing the leading role of Patrick Gass, a Chambersburg native son, in the Lewis and Clarke Expedition of 1804-1806. The project will present a horticultural and historical experience that demonstrates the importance of flora and agriculture in the young and expanding Republic. It will offer an educational experience for youth groups, school groups, historic groups, tourists, and public visitors. Watch this year as permanent signage goes up, and plan for Area 2 get underway.
- Victory Garden 2012 - We documented a whole season's worth of pictures (thanks to MG Georgia Townsend) and educational material for our blog.
- Establishment of a Drought Tolerant Demonstration Garden � Master Gardener Donna Berard and her team used their extensive knowledge of Xeriscaping to create a drought tolerant garden alongside the fence surrounding the Victory Garden.
- Refurbishment of the Herb Demonstration Garden � the oldest demonstration garden on the grounds was given a total facelift this past year, installing new raised beds, and preparing for new plantings in 2013.
- Spring Plant Sale � In 2012, our combined greenhouse vegetable and annual plant generated $10,296.85 in gross revenues.
- An Autumn Stroll � Our annual fall garden tour took place in the Penn National/Fayetteville areas this past year, generating another $1,780.00 in gross receipts.
- June Extension Open House � Penn State Extension of Franklin County sponsored its second Open House for the public with an afternoon event on June 20th and Master Gardeners were there to help as volunteers showing off our Demonstration Gardens - Gass Garden, Herb Garden, Perennial Garden, Drought Tolerant Garden, Pollinator Garden, and the Woodland, Meadow, and Native Habitat Garden (Wildlife Area). In 2013, we expect to finish the refurbishment of the Herb Garden, add a Bog Garden to the Wildlife Area, possibly add a Shade Garden there also, and continue the efforts on the Gass Garden.
- Tomato Day � The 12th annual Tomato Taste Day wherein we invite the public to judge two dozen or more different varieties of tomatoes and rate them for flavor and looks, took place on August 22nd. 145 people participated in 2012, giving a red cherry variety Sakura, from Sataka Seeds top honors. Because we had a late start growing our tomato patch here on the Franklin County campus, most of the varieties for the August 22nd event came from the Southeast Agricultural Research and Extension Centerr in Landisville. When the local crop came in, we sponsored a Mini Tomato Day on September 11, 2012, where Blush, a recent introduction developed by Baia Nicchia Farm was the runaway winner.


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After a tough doubleheader loss on Saturday in Kingsport, the Oak Ridge baseball team is still looking for answers defensively. Errors again were the main culprit in a 9-1 loss to Dobyns Bennett and a 5-1 loss to Sullivan South.
Oak Ridge (3-5) committed five errors in the two games and gave up five unearned runs as a result of those errors and hit batters.
Connor Roberts was chased early against the Indians, giving up four runs before recording an out in the first inning in a tough start for the senior.
Josh Holt fanned four DiamondCats batters through five innings for DBHS and allowed just one hit while walking none.
Landon Williams scored the lone run for Oak Ridge after leading off the sixth inning with a single. Williams would score on a wild pitch before Stephen May flied out to center field to end the comeback threat with two on and two out.
The Indians would add three more runs in the home half of the sixth on three hits, a walk and an error.
In the second game against Sullivan South, Oak Ridge cut an early 2-0 lead by the Rebels in half when Kevin Steen reached home plate on a throwing error in the third inning.
However, the Sullivan South pitcher was throwing aces. The hurler went the full seven innings, striking out 10 Wildcats, walking just three and scattering six hits throughout the game on 98 pitches.
Jordan Lane led Oak Ridge at the plate, going 3-for-3 against him but no one else could bring the senior around to score.
May took the loss, pitching three innings of four hit, four earned run baseball. He struck out three and walked two.
Kirby Jones came in on relief, striking out two and walking three and giving up an unearned run on one hit.
Oak Ridge will travel to Hardin Valley Wednesday at 6 p.m. for a make-up game against the Hawks before traveling to Fulton Thursday.
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What Is It With Celebrities Crashing Porsches?
The singer Chris Brown's crash in a Porsche 911 in Beverley Hills on Saturday may have some people asking why celebrities appear to lose control of the speedy German sports cars so often.
From James Dean's famous fatal wreck in his 550 Spyder in 1955 to Lindsay Lohan's less-serious collision with the back of a truck while driving a 911 Carrera last year, some stars seem to have trouble driving them. Even Vasek Polak, a noted Porsche dealer, racer and racing team owner, crashed while driving a Porsche on a German autobahn. He later died while recovering from the resulting injuries.
Last year another widely known Porsche 911 crash story reached a conclusion when the family of Nicole Catsouras won a judgment of almost $2.4 million against the California Highway Patrol. Members of the police department were found to be responsible for improperly releasing images from the 2006 accident that killed the 18-year-old Ladera Ranch, Calif., resident after she took her father's 911 for a drive without permission.
One possible reason for some the wrecks: The 911 is not an easy car for certain people to drive. Porsche spokesman Nick Twork said while the cars require "slightly different driving techniques," they are "as safe as any other cars on the road."
The Porsche 911′s layout, with its engine in the rear, where you find the trunk in most cars, gives it dynamic properties unlike any other sports car on the market. Having the engine "hung out" in back gives the car a rearward weight bias that can be accentuated when it is driven fast and aggressively.
According to a police report, Brown said he was trying to evade a group of photographers when he lost control of the car. There were no injuries and no charges have been filed, police said.
The Porsche spokesman said the perception that celebrities crash more often in Porsches than in other cars may be the result of media coverage. It is a fact of life for high-performance sports cars is that "they are driven by high-profile people" who tend to make the news when they are involved in accidents, he said.
Under some conditions the rear end will begin to slide or "step out," and if the driver doesn't respond quickly and accurately the car may spin out of control. Porsche confirms this is a characteristic for which the cars are known. They also say that while it was a factor in earlier cars (the 911 was launched in 1963), engineering and safety electronics have made it largely a non-issue in the new ones.
Porsche's are known for this quality that driving experts call "oversteer." It has been a contributing factor in some crashes, though Porsche said it has tamed the tendency through numerous design and engineering changes over the 50 years the model has been on the market. However, the car's handling makes it especially nimble and extremely fast in skilled hands. The car's design has helped racing versions to win hundreds of competitions over the years including top sports-car races like the 24-hour races at Le Mans and Daytona.
Road accidents tend to happen to drivers who lack the skills needed to drive some Porsche models smoothly and safely at high speed.
Bobby Phills, a player for the Charlotte Hornets basketball team, died in 2000 when his speeding Porsche 911 collided with another vehicle after the team's morning practice session. Ryan Dunn, who starred in MTV's "Jackass," died in a high-speed crash in a 911 GT3 in 2011.
The earliest Porsche road cars were based on the Volkswagen Beetle, which carried its air-cooled engine low and behind the rear axles mainly for ease of packaging. The arrangement helped designers maximize the tiny car's interior space. Since the VW was not designed with high-performance driving in mind, the ill-balanced setup didn't raise much alarm. However, the VW-derived Porsches had problems from the beginning.
Porsche said early 911s' short wheelbases (the measurement from the center of the front wheels to the center of the rear wheels) and less-sophisticated rear suspensions gave them a reputation for tricky handling during aggressive, high-speed driving such as racing.
In fast corners, the relatively heavy rear-mounted engine can act a bit like the head of a hammer. It seems to want to swing around toward the outside of the turn. Well-trained drivers know it's vital to continue applying power, making subtle adjustments to keep the car balanced and under control. But startled drivers tend to ease off the throttle or release it completely. When that happens, the sudden shift imbalance toward the front can cause the rear wheels to lose traction, allowing the car to spin.
Porsche said steady evolution of the 911 and its rear-engine predecessor the 356 improved their handling and safety over long production periods.
Some Porsches like the four-door Panamera sedan and the Cayenne SUV have the engine in front so they have more forgiving – or at least more familiar — handling characteristics and are as easy to drive as your grandmother's Buick Park Avenue.
But the 911 Carrera series of sports cars remain Porsche's signature design. And while the company has made its rear-engine cars much easier to drive than they used to be, piloting the powerful machines at high speed can lead to trouble for inexperienced drivers – a problem shared with many high-performance cars, especially when their drivers bite off more than they can chew, Porsche's Mr. Twork said.
"You have to think about what you are doing when you drive them," he said. "You have to be careful."
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Today: The Department of Justice formally opposes efforts by Google (GOOG), Yahoo (YHOO) and other tech giants to release information on government requests for users' information. Also: Tesla falls, Pandora gains.
The Lead: Government says revealing NSA requests would help 'our adversaries'
In a formal response to a request from some of the nation's largest technology companies, the Department of Justice says that allowing Google, Yahoo and others to disclose requests for user information from the National Security Agency and other federal agencies "would be invaluable to our adversaries."
Silicon Valley's tech titans were accused earlier this year of allowing the NSA "direct access" to their servers, an allegation derived from government documents obtained by The Guardian and the Washington Post; the reports directly followed revelations about the NSA's Prism program that were leaked by former security contractor Edward Snowden. The companies vehemently denied the accusation, and Google petitioned the secretive Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court for permission to release information on the number of requests it receives for user information. Yahoo, Facebook, Microsoft and LinkedIn later joined the effort.
Most of those companies, as well as others, have disclosed the total number of law-enforcement requests for user data in the only format the United States government allows: A general accounting that lumps national-security requests with police requests for information on suspected criminals and all other inquiries, reported in increments of 1,000.
"Greater transparency is needed," Google said upon filing its first formal request for additional disclosure rights.
In a filing made public Wednesday, the Department of Justice objected, telling the court, "Such information would be invaluable to our adversaries, who could thereby derive a clear picture of where the government's surveillance efforts are directed and how its surveillance activities change over time."
The filing states that the disclosures of classified information the companies seek is not covered under the First Amendment, as claimed in the companies' motions, and claims that the case is not appropriate for the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which is supposed to provide oversight for the nation's covert intelligence operations.
Google, Yahoo and Microsoft expressed displeasure with the government's stance in statements Wednesday, with Yahoo saying the inability to disclose the requests "ultimately breeds mistrust and suspicion -- both of the United States and of companies that must comply with government legal directives."
It is unknown when the court will rule in the case.
SV150 market report: Tesla turns around after video of fire, Pandora shoots higher
Wall Street slipped slightly Wednesday, the second day of a government shutdown sparked by partisan wrangling over health care and budget issues. While all three major U.S. stock indexes declined, the SV150 gained 0.1 percent as a sudden decline from Tesla Motors (TSLA) was countered by gains from Pandora Media and others.
Palo Alto-based Tesla had the steepest percentage drop of all SV150 companies Wednesday, with a severe slide occurring late in the session, after a video of a Model S on fire was widely publicized. The electric car maker was already suffering after Baird analysts downgraded the stock to "Neutral" on fears that Tesla's 2013 Wall Street gains of more than 400 percent are already taking into account future moves -- such as the launch of a planned SUV-type offering dubbed the Model X -- that may not come off without a hitch. Tesla closed Wednesday at $180.95, a decline of 6.2 percent.
Oakland-based Pandora was on the other end of the SV150 spectrum, gaining 5.3 percent to $26.89, after an announcement seemed to show no problems resulting from the launch of Apple (AAPL)'s competing service. Pandora announced Wednesday that its users had listened to 1.36 billion hours of music in September, an 18 percent year-over-year gain and consistent with August's listener numbers, while market share and the number of active listeners increased from August. The metrics were important to investors after Apple announced that 11 million people had tried out iTunes Radio, Apple's Pandora competitor that launched along with iOS 7, in the first week of availability; Pandora stock slipped mightily on the day of that announcement. Apple gained 0.3 percent to $489.56 Wednesday despite a report that suggested a retina iPad Mini couldn't be ready for the Christmas holiday season.
In between Pandora and Tesla, Silicon Valley stocks were mostly quiet. Google gained 0.1 percent to $887.99 after announcing only the second non-Google app to add Chromecast support, Hulu Plus, while facing an Israeli inquiry into its Waze acquisition. Oracle (ORCL) gained 0.5 percent to $33.58 while fighting a stockholder seeking to cause a stir about founder and CEO Larry Ellison's pay, and Netflix (NFLX) again hit record prices while closing with a 1.9 percent gain at $330.73.
The acquisition market was active Wednesday for Silicon Valley: Monsanto purchased a San Francisco software company for nearly $1 billion, Go Daddy picked up a Mountain View startup called Ronin, and San Mateo-based Pivotal purchased Xtreme Labs for $65 million.
Up: Pandora, SunPower (SPWRA), Netflix, AMD, Salesforce, Oracle, VMware, Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), Cisco (CSCO), Apple
Down: Tesla, Electronic Arts (ERTS), Adobe (ADBE), SolarCity, Gilead, eBay (EBAY), Yelp, Symantec, Zynga, Yahoo, NetApp
The SV150 index of Silicon Valley's largest tech companies: Up 1.02, or 0.08 percent, to 1,350.64
The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite index: Down 2.96, or 0.08 percent, to 3,815.02
The blue chip Dow Jones industrial average: Down 58.56, or 0.39 percent, to 15,133.14
And the widely watched Standard & Poor's 500 index: Down 1.13, or 0.07 percent, to 1,693.87
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The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship at 2021 Kanuga Road, Hendersonville, will host a Valentine Concert with the Marc Yaxley Trio at 7 p.m. Feb. 16.
The trio features vocalist Ellen Trnka, a native New Yorker who has called Hendersonville home for the past nine years. She sings many musical styles: country, folk, jazz, ballads and blues.
Marc Yaxley, from whom the trio gets its name, has scored films and has appeared at several venues on the Vegas Strip, as well as in Florida and New York. He teaches jazz and classical guitar at UNC Asheville.
This is the first public event to be held in the UU Fellowship's renovated sanctuary. An offering of $15 is suggested. Call 828-693-3157 or email email@example.com for more information.
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UNICEF estimates that children make up more than half of the refugees fleeing Syria.
More than half of all Syrians will need life-saving assistance by the end of 2013, the United Nations warned in its historic appeal to cope with Syria's "unraveling" chaos.
"Syria as a civilization is unraveling with as many as half of its citizens in need of urgent help as a result of this savage conflict," says Antonio Guterres, the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees.
"The funds we are appealing for are a matter of survival for suffering Syrians, and they are essential for neighboring countries that are hosting refugees."
The appeal calls for some $5 billion before the end of the year.
"The fact that this is the U.N.'s biggest-ever emergency appeal highlights the grim reality of daily life for the Syrian people," says Ian Ridley, humanitarian operations director for World Vision.
"Host governments, the U.N., and NGOs [nongovernmental organizations] are stretched to the maximum as they respond."
As fighting escalates in Syria, life for children caught up in the conflict continues to worsen.
UNICEF, the U.N. children's agency, estimates that 4 million children are in urgent need of humanitarian help. More than half of the refugees fleeing Syria are children.
"Donors must use this historic moment to put children first. It is unacceptable that they continue to suffer as they have from this crisis," says Philippe Guiton, World Vision's response manager for the Syrian regional crisis.
According to a UNHCR statement, people fleeing the brutality of Syria's civil war face "huge issues of basic survival."
"The majority of Syrian refugees have little or no private resources to draw on. They are increasingly vulnerable to exploitation, and the communities they are living with are also facing massive social issues in coping with this vulnerable and impoverished population," UNHCR says.
"The vast majority of refugees are dependent on aid, arriving with little more than the clothes on their backs. Three-quarters of refugees are not living in camps, but in villages, towns, and cities. Financial assistance is vital for this invisible population."
The wave of refugees pouring into Jordan is expected to increase the country's population by 25 percent by the end of the year if it continues at the current rate, according to UNHCR.
The Jordanian government has asked the U.N. to open a refugee camp in Azraq to take pressure off the Za'atari camp, which was built for 60,000 but now accommodates 140,000 refugees.
The new camp is expected to hold an additional 100,000 refugees by the end of the year. More than 1,000 Syrian refugees flow across the border into Jordan each day.
World Vision will be providing water and sanitation services in Azraq.
"We have the equipment and experts ready to set up water tanks and provide latrines for a portion of those arriving in Azraq camp. But even with the planned infrastructure, it's a hot, dry, inhospitable location with many challenges," Guiton says.
"With funds for the Syrian response running low, it's unclear where the next round of money will come from to make sure we support those who will be living in these difficult conditions, far from home," he continues.
World Vision is also assisting more than 60,000 Syrian refugees in Lebanon and anticipates that this will increase to about 150,000 over the next few months.
Help includes provision of food vouchers, hygiene kits, and projects to improve access to clean water and sanitation.
We're also offering classes for Syrian children to facilitate their enrollment in Lebanese schools and providing supplementary classes for those already enrolled in school.
Additionally, World Vision runs Child-Friendly Spaces in Lebanon — safe areas where children can engage in fun activities and recover from emotional scars.
Read more about the Syrian refugee crisis and our response on the World Vision Blog.
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201 General Psychology
An introduction to the basic concepts, methods, theories, and applications of psychology.
Three hours, three credits.
206 APA Style Writing
Students will learn to write in APA style through exercises with library and internet research as well as report writing of empirical research of their own. Daily exercises are given on various aspects of APA style including, but not limited, to citations, references, tables, figures, and paper format. A lab will be included where students work on exercises and receive feedback. Students will be given a brief overview of research methodology, after which they will carry out a research project and complete an entire paper in APA style.
Two hours, two credits.
211 Human Growth and Development – Child and Adolescent
Principles and practical applications of developmental psychology are emphasized in this study of children and adolescents as they grow in the following major areas: physical, cognitive, language, perceptual-motor, and social-emotional. How environment and biology influence each of the above areas will also be explored. Prerequisite: PSY 201. Students cannot receive credit for both PSY 211 and PSY 213.
Three hours, three credits.
212 Human Growth and Development – Adulthood
Principles and practical applications of developmental psychology are emphasized in this study of development from early adulthood through late adulthood and death. The following major developmental areas will be examined: physical, cognitive, and social-emotional. How environment and biology influence each of the above areas will also be explored. Prerequisite: PSY 201.
Three hours, three credits.
230 Social Psychology
A scientific investigation of the interaction between social stimuli and and cognition and behavior of the individual. Topics will include attitude formation and change, conformity, leadership, interpersonal perceptions, persuasive communications, attribution processes, and group dynamics. Prerequisite: PSY 201.
Three hours, three credits.
291 Practicum and Child Development Lab
This course includes a 20 hours service learning component where students will work with preschool age children at local placements and apply theories and concepts in child psychology. In addition to the 20 hour practicum, students will meet with the instructor one hour per week in a laboratory session to focus their practicum experiences on important theories and concepts. Prerequisite: PSY 201, and Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: PSY 211.
20 Service Hours; One hour, one credit.
297, 397, 398, 498 Professional Seminar I, II, III, IV
These one-hour courses are designed to give psychology majors an integrated professional experience beginning as soon as psychology is declared as their major, usually at the end of the freshman year or in the sophomore year. Professional Seminar I (required of freshmen or sophomores) introduces the students to the expectations of a major in psychology at Ferrum College. Students will begin to map their careers through starting a portfolio, learning about and taking part in the faculty's research interests, and participating in community service; Professional Seminar II (required of first semester juniors) introduces students to the many career opportunities in psychology; Professional Seminar III (required of second semester juniors) focuses on professional ethics and career planning; Professional Seminar IV (required of second semester seniors) focuses on the psychologist as scientist and serves as the major's capstone course. During the last seminar students will write a final paper and take a comprehensive exam in the area of psychology.
One hour, one credit each.
298 Pre-Professional Placement
Designed to give students an opportunity to observe principles of psychology applied in practice in real-life settings. Students will be involved in a community setting observing psychologists, psychotherapists, social workers, personnel managers, behaviors analysts, parole officers, and counselors in their work. In weekly half-day sessions facilitated by faculty, students will report on their experiences and listen to other students' experiences. Prerequisites: PSY 201 and permission of instructor.
36 hours in field, 28 hours in classroom, three credits.
299 Field Experience
Designed to give students an opportunity to learn and practice observation and data collecting skills and to begin to apply the theories and principles they are learning in the classroom early in their psychology careers. Students will be involved in a variety of experiences in community settings or in research projects supervised by a psychology faculty member. Prerequisites: PSY 201 and permission of instructor. (Can be repeated for up to a total of four credits.)
Two to four hours, one to two credits.
306 Research Methods in Psychology I
An introduction to descriptive and correlational research accompanied by the appropriate statistical theory and procedures. Students conduct descriptive and correlational research analyze the collected data using appropriate statistics, and write research papers.
This course is designated Writing Intensive; a grade of "C" or higher in this course
is required for this course to count toward the six-credit-hour Writing Intensive
graduation requirement for Ferrum College. A student cannot earn a grade of "C" or
higher in this course unless he or she earns a "C" or better on the writing assignments
required by the course. Prerequisite: PSY 201, 206 and MTH 107.
Three hours, three credits.
307 Research Methods in Psychology II
An introduction to experimental research accompanied by the appropriate statistical theory and procedures. Students conduct each type of basic research, analyze the collected date using appropriate statistics, and write research papers for each. A proposal of original research is also completed. Prerequisite: PSY 201, 206 306 and MTH 107.
Three hours, three credits.
314 Learning
Principles, theories, and issues in classical and instrumental conditioning; analysis of relationships between stimulus, response, reinforcement, punishment, and other motivational factors; some laboratory experience. Prerequisite: PSY 201.
Three hours, three credits.
320 Abnormal Psychology
A survey of psychological disorders; classification, diagnosis, symptomatology, etiology, treatment, and theories of psychopathology. Prerequisite: PSY 201.
Three hours, three credits.
325 Psychopathology of Childhood
Examines the characteristics, causes, and treatments of abnormal behavior manifested by children from birth through adolescence. Prerequisite: PSY 201.
Three hours, three credits.
328 Health Psychology
This course is designed to examine the interaction between psychological factors and physical health. The student will examine the role of behaviors that impact physical health (e.g., smoking, alcohol consumption, diet, and exercise); the role of psychological factors on physiology (e.g., changes in immune function) and physical illness (e.g., heart disease, stroke, and ulcers); and the role of psychology in the treatment of a variety of diseases (e.g., heart disease, cancer, and arthritis). Prerequisite: PSY 201.
Three hours, three credits.
331 Cognitive Development
Focuses on how we think and how we learn to think. It examines the patterns which define human cognition and describes how those patterns change during the life span. Several theories of cognitive development are considered and compared. Practical consideration is given to how information is processed through memory, attention and intelligence, how logical thinking matures; how we learn about space, time, and causality; and how our cognitions develop in social interaction. Prerequisite: PSY 201.
Three hours, three credits.
332 Cognitive Psychology
This course will cover the area of cognitive psychology which includes all topics related to the process of thinking (such as memory, attention, language, problem solving, etc.). Cognitive Psychology will also cover the brain processes associated with these areas as well as the topic of artificial intelligence. Prerequisites: PSY 201. PSY 206 is highly recommended.
Three hours, three credits.
333 Biological Psychology
This course is a study of the biological basis of normal and abnormal behavior, including sensory systems, brain and behavior relationships, and underlying neurochemical processes. Prerequisite: PSY 201.
Three hours, three credits.
335 Psychological Assessment
Covers test construction, observation, interviewing, rating scales, personality inventories, intelligence tests, interest tests, and ability tests. Prerequisite: PSY 201.
Three hours, three credits.
340 Personality
Introduces the psychology of personality and examines how personality theories are developed and used, how personality tests and measurements are established and evaluated, and how research about personality is carried out. Theory, research, testing, and especially practical applications are investigated. Prerequisite: PSY 201.
Three hours, three credits.
345 Sport Psychology
An introduction to sport psychology, designed to examine psychological dimensions which influence skill acquisition and performance of an athlete in a competitive environment. Prerequisite: PSY 201 or 211.
Three hours, three credits.
348 Techniques of Counseling
Develops critical skills in selecting and applying fundamental techniques of counseling. Discussions, demonstrations, and supervised experiences will provide opportunities for students to relate theoretical knowledge to the practical delivery of psychological services. Participants will learn to analyze client needs, to establish effective therapeutic alliances, and to formulate strategies for effective applications of psychological techniques in overcoming client problems. Prerequisites: PSY 201 and either PSY 320 or 340.
Three hours, three credits.
438 Topics in Psychology
Designed to acquaint students with important theories, events, and people in the development of contemporary psychology not covered in detail in regular course offerings. Specific topics will vary from term to term. Prerequisite: PSY 201. (Can be repeated for up to six credits.)
One to three credits.
450 History and Systems of Psychology
A systematic critical overview of the development of psychology from its origins in philosophy and natural science through contemporary systems. The course emphasizes enduring issues, leading figures, major theoretical perspectives, and critical research methods and findings which have shaped the discipline, and acquaints participants with the history of psychology as an active research specialty. Prerequisites: PSY 201 and a total of 12 hours of psychology prior to enrollment.
Three hours, three credits.
496 Directed Study in Psychology
Students are given the opportunity to research in depth a topic of their own interest under supervision of one of the psychology faculty. All projects must be approved by formal proposal and the contract prior to the beginning of the semester in which the course is taught. Prerequisite: PSY 306 or another research course with permission of the instructor. (Can be repeated once and is offered as need arises.)
One to three credits.
499 Internship
The psychology internship is a professional field experience for selected senior psychology majors. The student must qualify by gaining approval and recommendation of a psychology faculty member.
Three to nine credits.


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CORPUS CHRISTI – The Texas A&M – Corpus Christi men's basketball team staged a furious rally, overcoming a 25-point first-half deficit to push first-place UT Arlington to the brink, but the Mavericks were able to survive with a 77-73 victory on Wednesday at the Dugan Wellness Center. Kennon Dvorak scored a career-high 15 and Terence Jones led the Islanders with 17 points (2-15, 1-4 Southland) in a losing effort.
Dvorak, a true walk-on who joined the team just prior to Islanders Invasion, went 4-for-5 from downtown and added three assists and three boards. He made his fourth consecutive start for the Islanders after playing just seven career minutes before conference play began on Jan. 4.
The Mavericks (12-5, 5-0) extended their winning streak to eight games thanks in large part to an 18-for-22 second-half performance at the line. LaMarcus Reed III delivered 26 points, 11 from the stripe, to lead the way for the Mavs. Kevin Butler added 14 points for UTA and Jordan Reves had a double-double with 10 points and 10 boards.
Chris Hawkins-Mast and Myron Dempsey each added 10 points in the loss for the Islanders, who shot a season high 51 percent (25-for-49) from the field. Johnathan Jordan matched his career best with nine assists, while Dempsey led the team with six boards.
After the Mavericks' got out to a 16-2 lead thanks to a red-hot start, which saw them drill six of their first eight threes, Hameed Ali finally broke the skid with a three from the top of the key. Bo Ingram, Butler and Reed combined to hit seven of their first nine shots, including 6-of-8 from downtown. UTA pushed the lead to 33-8 with a Butler three at the 8:32 mark.
But the Islanders ripped off a furious rally, sparked by a Ted Wang jumper from the free throw line. That bucket started a 16-2 run to allow the Islanders to trim the deficit to just 13 after Dvorak buried his second three of the night. The Mavs slowed the Islanders rally with a Reves dunk, but A&M – Corpus Christi responded again. The home squad scored five of the last seven points of the half to enter the locker room down just 10 with the score 40-30.
Out of the break, the Islanders scored the first four points, forcing a Mavericks timeout with the score 40-34. A&M – Corpus Christi trimmed it to just four after another Dvorak three, his fourth of the night, to make it 43-39. Later, a Terence Jones triple from the left wing made it a one-point game, 45-44, with 14:47 to go in the half. With 12:49 remaining, Ali drained a triple, knotting the game at 47-47, the first tie since the tipoff. The total run at that point was 39-14 over a span of 15:42.
But the Mavericks were able to battle back with a 19-10 run, most of that coming at the free-throw line, to push the lead back to 66-57 at the 7:03 mark. The Islanders refused to wilt, though. They countered with a 13-4 run of their own, capped by a Terence Jones three, to trim the deficit back to one at 70-69 with 3:20 left. The two teams battled back-and-forth over the next three minutes, and the Mavericks held a 74-73 lead in the final minute.
Reves went to the free-throw line with 20.4 seconds to play and his team up one. The junior had the first rattle in, then his second went off the back rim and Dvorak snared the defensive board out of midair. With 12.6 ticks left on the clock, head coach Willis Wilson called time out, but on the ensuing play, Jones lost the handle and was called for a travel with 2.6 seconds to go. Shaquille White-Miller went to the line for UTA with 1.5 remaining and hit both shots to ice the win.
The Islanders return to the road this weekend, as they will face Sam Houston State in Huntsville at 7 p.m. on Saturday night. Steven King will have the call starting at 6:45 on 1360 KKTX and on GoIslanders.com.


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CORPUS CHRISTI – The Texas A&M - Corpus Christi softball team opened its fall home schedule today and swept Texas A&M - International in a doubleheader at Chapman Field. The Islanders won the first game 6-5 and followed it with a 4-1 victory.
The Islanders will continue its fall slate next weekend when they host Coastal Bend College and Alvin Junior College. The team will welcome Coastal Bend College on Friday, Oct. 18 for a doubleheader at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. before concluding fall play against Alvin Junior College on Sunday, Oct. 20 at 12 p.m. and 2 p.m.
For the latest information, follow Islanders Softball on Twitter (@IslandersSball) and Facebook (Islanders Softball).
The Dustdevils opened the game with two runs in the top of the first on three hits, however the Islanders answered back with a five-run bottom of the first to take a 5-2 lead.
Freshman Mackinzee Griebel started things off with a walk before stealing second. After Dani Tefft eached on a Dustdevil throwing error, Griebel scored to give the Islanders a 1-0 lead. Mickayla Cochran followed with a fielder's choice to advance Tefft to third. With runners on the corners, Valerie Perez was hit by the pitch to load the bases. J.J. Jackson followed with a walk to plate Tefft and load the bases for Laura Phillips. The senior stepped to the plate and drilled a single to score Cochran and Perez. Jessica Mendez, who came in to pinch run for Phillips, scored the Islanders' fifth run of the inning, on a Brittany Morse sacrifice fly to right field.
TAMIU tacked on a pair of runs in the fourth on a double and two hits before Jackson stepped to the plate and crushed a lead-off home run over the right field wall in the bottom of the fourth to give the Islanders a 6-4 lead. The Dustdevils added another run in the top of the fifth on a bases loaded walk, but the Islanders escaped with a 6-5 victory.
The Islanders tallied six hits to the Dustdevils' eight. Junior Hailey Galloway led the Islanders' bats with two hits while Perez, Jackson, Phillips and Liz Carter each chipped in one apiece.
Carter received the starting nod in the circle and tallied three strikeouts in five innings. Freshman Katie Blanar relieved Carter in the top of the sixth and retired six out of the seven batters she faced.
In the second game, the Islanders tallied six hits, including three from Tefft. The Islanders scored two runs in the bottom of the first on three hits to take a 2-0 early lead. Griebel started things off with a walk before advancing to second on a bunt by Tefft. Cochran followed with a bunt to load the bases for Perez. The senior ripped a single through the left side to score Griebel and Tefft and give the Islanders a 2-0 lead.
The Islanders added another run in the bottom of the third on one hit. After Griebel reached on an error by the Dustdevils' shortstop, Tefft followed with her second hit of the game with a single to shortstop. Griebel and Tefft then each picked up a stolen base to advance to second and third for Cochran, who loaded the bases with a walk. After an Islanders' strikeout, Jackson reached on a bases loaded walk to score Griebel and pad the Islanders' lead to 3-0.
TAMIU plated its first run of the game in the top of the fourth on a double and a single. The Islanders followed with a run in the bottom of the fifth. Jessica Mendez tallied a single through the middle and advanced on a bunt by Tefft before scoring on a sacrifice fly by Cochran.
Along with Tefft's three hits, Cochran, Perez and Mendez all collected one hit apiece. Blanar started in the Islanders' circle and registered one strikeout in four innings. Carter relieved Blanar in the top of the fifth and also tallied a strikeout.