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GRANTS PASS, Ore. — The final agreement has been filed in a decade-long battle to get the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to set buffer zones to keep some harmful agricultural pesticides out of salmon streams in Oregon, California and Washington.
The agreement filed Wednesday in federal court in Seattle calls for the EPA to set pesticide-free areas that will stand until it imposes permanent ones in the next few years. The terms of the settlement had been published in June, and the final deal goes into effect once a judge signs it.

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The 49ers got big contributions Sunday in Tennessee from a pair of young, unheralded defensive backs while posting a fourth consecutive victory.
Brock continues to perform at a very, very high level. There is no doubt he is a difference maker on the 49ers defense. Meanwhile, the bottom of the roster with Osgood and Morris is proving to be so strong, the 49ers are going to have some very, very difficult decisions to make when it comes to activating any more of their injured players. I didn't think Kyle Williams job was in jeopardy, but he might be the guy to go when Crabtree is healthy.
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Deputies were led to 27-year-old Grand Island resident Cara Harder after an investigation determined she was in possession of stolen property from Kohler Trailer Sales.
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O'Neill in consistency plea to referees after Sunderland snatch draw against Fulham
Sunderland boss Martin O'Neill pleaded with referees to be consistent over handball decisions after seeing his side fight back to deny Fulham victory.
Match official Mark Halsey did award two spot-kicks in today's 2-2 draw, but waved away appeals for two more after Fulham's Emmanuel Frimpong and Philippe Senderos found themselves in the spotlight.
A frustrated O'Neill said: 'It looked a pretty clear-cut penalty from Senderos handling the ball, and the referee has chosen not to give it.
Dimitar Berbatov scores Fulham's opening goal
'I suppose it sounds like a bit of a
moan and a bit of a rant, but last week (in the 2-1 loss to West Brom)
there were two penalty incidents in the game and to me, both were
penalties given the directives that we have been given by the referees
this season.
'One was given against us and the other one wasn't. The referee chose to miss it, and today again.
'While I agree with the referee
that, in general, there are a lot of soft penalties being given, these
are the directives we have been given.
'While 20 years ago maybe the game
would have not had a penalty at all, the fact is that this is not 20
years ago, it's now, and these are the directives we have been given.
'I keep mentioning that point because it was the referees who mentioned it, so you can't just turn around and give it and then choose to ignore it when you want.'
It was a game which revolved on a
series of debatable penalty decisions, with Mr Halsey enduring a testing
afternoon on Wearside.
Calm head: Berbatov passes the ball into the net
Spot on: Berbatov celebrates his strike with team mate Steve Sidwell (right)
He pointed to the spot for the first
time after 16 minutes when Ashkan Dejagah went down under Craig
Gardner's challenge, and Dimitar Berbatov converted in imperious
Fulham extended their lead 10 minutes
before the break when full-back Sascha Riether tapped home after Simon
Mignolet had parried Dejagah's shot, but the home side grabbed a
lifeline within two minutes.
Mr Halsey ruled that Senderos had
tugged Danny Graham's shirt and Gardner smashed home the resulting
penalty, setting the stage for Stephane Sessegnon to claim a point 20
minutes from time with the Black Cats turning in a vastly-improved
second-half display.
Adam Johnson was convinced his side
should have been awarded a second spot-kick when Frimpong appeared to
block his shot with an arm, and O'Neill was adamant Mr Halsey should
have pointed to the spot once again when the ball bounced up against
Senderos's hand seven minutes from time.
O'Neill said: 'It was certainly an
incident-packed game. We conceded a penalty and then the second goal
was, from our own viewpoint, very poor. It was our corner kick and they
scored from it.
'But we fought back and I thought we could and should have won the game.'
Close range: Sasha Riether scores Fulham's second
Back in it: Sunderland's Craig Gardner, left, scores a penalty kick past Fulham's goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer
Fulham boss Martin Jol was
disappointed his side could not hang on to the lead, but satisfied to
emerge with another point for their survival fund.
He said: 'Before today, if they had beaten us, they would have been on 32 points as well.
'If you look at Southampton, they are
in the bottom four or five - if they had beaten QPR today, they would
have been on 30 points, so everyone can be dragged into a very difficult
'One one hand, it's a good point and
on the other hand, three points would have meant we had done the
business today, but we didn't.'
Sunderland winger James McClean, who closed down his Twitter account this week after receiving abuse following a post about an IRA man, was booed by a section of the home fans when he was introduced as a second-half substitute.
No way: Stephane Sessegnon of Sunderland finds his route towards goal blocked
Not this time: Sundreland keeper Simon Mignolet saves a shot from Berbatov
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Plano-based ViewPoint Financial Group's fourth-quarter profit rose 6 percent on strong loan growth, the company announced today.
The holding company for ViewPoint Bank earned $10.4 million, or 28 cents per share, in the three months ending Dec. 31. That's compared with a net income of $9.8 million, or 31 cents per share, in the same period last year. (The company had more common shares in 2012 vs. 2011 to account for the lower per-share earnings.)
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With Mortal Kombat coming to the PC, we laugh at the most embarrassing finishing moves in fighting games.
by Steve Stevenson
There came a time in the evolution of video games when we decided that fighting games just simply weren't violent enough. Sure you could smash your opponent with martial arts from beyond the bounds of sanity–but where was the option to actually torture and humiliate them when they were at their most vulnerable? And so, answering a question clearly only posed by the emotionally warped, Mortal Kombat gave us the "Fatality!" and soon gamers could delight in ripping out the spines of their vanquished combatants, just as nature intended.
Finishing moves became a staple of the fighting genre, and as video games evolved so too did they, spawning some classic moments that ranged from the awesome to the asinine. And the dumb. Let's not forget the really, really dumb ones;
Laziest Fatality
TJ Combo, Killer Instinct 2
Seeing how Rare software had already stretched the limits of their imaginations by giving us the same "The Black Guy is a Boxer" stereotype we'd already seen in at least all the other fighting games, it is perhaps predictable that TJ Combo's finishing move involved gun crime. In a game that featured cyborgs, dinosaurs and two-headed ogres, maybe we can't blame the guy for whipping out a machine gun. But you have to ask yourself; if he had that gun on him all the time, then why not use it straight away as a kind of "Finish It before It Started" move? Then try to figure out where he was hiding it in form-fitting shorts and a tank-top.
Most Pointless Fatality
Chaos, Primal Rage
Primal Rage was a game about giant dinosaur monsters beating the crap out of each other, and as such the finishing moves were a little more "Eat the Other Guy"-oriented than most. So how does Chaos– the giant monkey fighter whose combat strategy mostly revolves around an insufficient control over his bodily functions–finish off his opponents? He jumps into a lake. That's it. With his opponent at his mercy, Chaos enacts a '50s put-down to its literal conclusion. How does this horseplay defeat the opponent? It doesn't, but seeing as Chaos' other special moves involve farting his enemies into a stupor and pissing acid urine onto their smoking bones, perhaps we should all breath a sigh of relief.
Most Juvenile Fatality
Sumo Santa, Clayfighter
Cut short that sigh of relief! You're going to need to hold your breath because, honestly, did you think there wasn't going to be a fart-based fatality on this list? Enter Clayfighter's answer to Santa Claus–an obese sumo-type fighter with a giant ass. Pay attention to that ass because it's going to be important. Santa's fatality was to sit on his opponents, and then ingest them into his holly, jolly rectal cavity, before farting out their remains. It just goes to show that in every adult game developer there beats the heart of an eight-year-old boy that nobody likes.
Runner Up!
Bo Rai Cho, Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance
Sumo Santa isn't the only character to finish off his opponents with a fascinating display of sphincter control, and Bo Rai Cho deserves honourable mention for carrying on the fine tradition of fat guys in video games using farts as a weapon. Who said fatalities can't be funny? I did. Just now. After watching that fatality.
Most Sexist Fatality
Black Orchid, Killer Instinct
Somewhere along the line gamers garnered a reputation as sex-starved tentacle perverts, and Black Orchid is one of the reasons why. It's like the designers tried so hard to objectify the female form that they just squeezed her until she morphed into boobs and butt. Because a combat attire of bottle-green hot-pants and too much botox wasn't degrading enough, one of Orchid's finishing moves was the "Titality" in which she flashed her malformed boobicles at the opponent, who promptly fainted. Just like in real life, eh fellas?
Runner Up!
Kitana, Mortal Kombat
Kitana was actually the second female character to use kissing as a weapon in Mortal Kombat after Sonja Blade (that's how girls fight, right? With kisses?) but she deserves special recognition for making the people she kissed vomit blood–because kissing girls is super gross!
Most Clearly-Ran-Out-Of-Ideas Fatality
Liu Kang, Mortal Kombat
With so many different Fatalities, it was only a matter of time before the Mortal Kombat series slowly succumbed to insanity. Hence, Liu Kang's body possession fatality, wherein he somehow transports himself within the body of his opponent, and then forces said opponent to rip off their head, revealing his own underneath. Astute readers will realize that the previous sentence contained not a solitary ounce of logic. The real appeal of this fatality is when it's used against the scantily clad female opponents, culminating with Liu Kang's head upon a Victoria's Secret model's body, a slight hint of a smug smile on his lips. What started as a brutal takedown ended in a rather poignant moment of self-realization. Good for you, Liu Kang!
Steve Stevenson has this wicked fatality where he writes his opponent a nasty little letter and signs it by somebody else's name. Cower! And follow him on twitter.
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Embarkation: Miami
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The cruise itinerary was absolutely brilliant, I think that is what sold it to us, with the exception of Dominican Republic. We just feel they have spoilt it for themselves. We did not have a very enjoyable shore excursion there, and after walking down town we were pestered by adults and children alike, we did not feel very comfortable about the whole thing and were glad to get onto the tender and back to the ship.
The ship was spotless and the crew very courteous and happy. The fellow passengers we talked to were very interesting people with some wonderful stories to tell.
The issues we had were: The open style dining to our minds did not seem to work smoothly. You either joined a table that had already ordered their food or just a table More for two along side similar tables, all of which had just finished eating. This happened to us on more than one occasion. They also wanted to hurry you along clearing our plates as soon as possible. We didn't even get it right in Toscanas either. We booked a table for 8.30 p.m., sat down at 9.15 p.m. to order, and our appetizers arriving at 9.45 p.m. However we ate twice at the Polo Grill and thoroughly enjoyed both the food and the company.
With regards to the food, we had read they claim to be one of the best dining experiences afloat. We think that is a matter of opinion. To our mind we found the menus were uninspiring and sometimes found it hard to select a dish that we liked. We know that the majority of people thought it was great so maybe it was just us!
We also missed the ' wow ' factor of the bars and atrium, while the country club atmosphere was amiable, we found something was missing .
Breakfast was very good with a delicious 'wet museli' at the fruit bar, but trying to find a table to sit at did course a bit of a problem as breakfast was always busy.
The embarkation and disembarkation was very smooth, but why meet in the theatre for every shore excursion, why not let people make their own way to the dock and join their tour guide there.
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8. Juan "Kid" Meza KO 1 Jaime Garza – November 3, 1984, Kingston, New York
Garza, a hard-hitting Texan, was being touted as the next Danny "Little Red" Lopez because of his incredible punching power (38 knockouts in his 40-0 record), their shared trainer in Bennie Georgino and Garza's propensity for scoring off-the-floor KO victories. The Meza bout was televised by CBS as a co-feature to Billy Costello's WBC super lightweight defense against Saoul Mamby, but the real purpose was to introduce the exciting Garza to a nationwide audience.
Meza, of course, had other plans – and they were put into motion several hours before the fight.
Shortly after both men scaled 121½ they retreated to the hotel dining room to replenish themselves. Garza and manager Georgino were already eating when the usually reserved Meza approached their table.
"Jaime had a full plate, steak and eggs," recalled CBS boxing consultant Mort Sharnik in the May 1985 issue of KO. "Meza nodded his approval and then said, 'It's good that you're eating well…you'll need it.' In effect, he was saying, 'you'll be eating humble pie later.' And Meza's voice never rose above (a normal tone)."
Most fighters would have shrugged this off but Garza shouted back at Meza, rose from his seat and lunged at his mild-mannered tormentor. Garza continued to brood when they entered the ring six hours later and at first it appeared the defending titlist had properly channeled his fury. Just 40 seconds into the fight a wide hook off Meza's temple decked the Mexican for the first time in his 47-fight career. Meza's face was unsettlingly placid as he sat on the canvas for what seemed like an eternity before jumping up at eight.
A wide-open Garza swarmed in for the finish while Meza coolly picked his spots. One of those spots led to a most surprising finish – a finish that would lead to a Round of the Year honor from THE RING.
Both men prepared to fire hooks but Meza's got there first. The massive blow snapped Garza's head violently to the side, spun his body to the right and crashed hard to the floor, his head hitting the canvas with sickening force. Garza desperately tried to rise using the ropes but time eventually ran out on him as referee Johnny LoBianco completed the 10-count. The time: 2:54.


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2012: Logged playing time in one game vs. Colorado State.
2011: Redshirted his first year at San Diego State.
High School: Played varsity football his final two seasons at Otay Ranch High School ... Was his team's lineman of the year and a first-team all-league choice as a senior ... Competed in the annual Alex Spanos All-Star Classic this past July on the South squad ... Three-time letterwinner in wrestling and also played lacrosse for one season.
Personal: Born Nov. 21, 1992 in Coronado, Calif. ... Son of Blanca O De La Torre and Gil Henkel ... Brother, Gil, also attends San Diego State ... Majoring in cellular and molecular structure.


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You don�t need to go to the bottom of the ocean to participate in a treasure hunt. The Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center is providing the thrill of discovering relics from the past with its newest exhibit Hidden Treasures of the Hayes Museum. The exhibit is made possible through funding from the Randolph J. & Estelle M. Dorn Foundation .
Opening August 17, 2010, and continuing through February 2011, Hidden Treasures of the Hayes Museum invites visitors in for a peek at rarely seen items from the Center�s collections vault. From the unique to the unusual, these are artifacts that have indirect connections to the Museum's collection focus, yet merit preservation. On display will be items as diverse as a suit of armor purportedly used by Ferdinand Magellan during his worldly travels to early design proposals for the Washington Monument.
Perhaps more fascinating than the objects themselves are the stories and, in some cases, mysteries associated with them. A case in point is the endearing portrait of two wealthy boys painted on slats of wood. The mastery of the painting stands in contrast to the predicament of the artist, who offered the work to a Hayes family member as collateral for a cash loan � promising to return to claim his work but never doing so.
Like any treasure trove, oddities have their place as well. Among those included in the exhibit are a woman�s purse made from an armadillo, a walrus tusk meticulously carved into a cribbage board, and what at first appears to be some sort of torture device, but in actuality was used to remove the top of soft-boiled eggs.
Additional funding for Hidden Treasures of the Hayes Museum is provided by Mosser Construction, Inc.
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RAID 5 128K Sequential Read/Write
The 128K sequential speeds reflect the maximum sequential throughput of the HDD using a file size encountered in normal NAS usage.
The WD Reds take a huge hit in their sequential write performance in RAID 5; this is truly telling of the major performance differences between these two arrays. The Reds average only 106 MB/s, while the Se chugs along at a blistering 483 MB/s.
The read performance is again largely unaffected by RAID 5, with the Se's averaging 470 MB/s, and the Red array averaging 416 MB/s.
The Se's easily outperforms the Reds as we mix in heavier write workloads.
The Se delivers all of its I/O in a nice tight latency range.


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Coldplay's Chris Martin Joins 'The Voice'
Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has joined "The Voice" as an advisor.
The NBC reality music competition revealed the news yesterday using the social network Snapchat.
In his role as adviser, Martin will work with the show's coaches Shakira, Usher, Blake Shelton and Adam Levine. Coldplay tweeted out images of the rocker posing with his new colleagues. "As part of a new format change, Martin will serve as a mentor for the artists on each of the four teams, a 'Voice' first," NBC said in a statement.
Last year, recorded music sales were stable in most countries with digital revenue making up for falling CD sales. But music acts still need outlets like "The Voice" to stay relevant and publicize their new songs.
Coldplay's sixth studio album, "Ghost Stories," is due out on May 19.
Chris is to work with @adamlevine @blakeshelton @usher & @shakira as a Key Adviser on this season's US #TheVoice. A pic.twitter.com/18vHNXheg8— Coldplay (@coldplay) March 19, 2014


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Goldman Sachs: Small-Cap Valuations 'Still Stretched'
Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen last week said small-cap stocks appeared to be "substantially stretched." Now, Goldman Sachs is on board with a similar view.
In a note to clients, Goldman strategist David Kostin said he expects the small-cap Russell 2000 will underperform the S&P 500 over the next 12 months due to pricey valuations and lower earnings forecasts. He cited Ms. Yellen five times in his research note, using her views to bolster his case for caution on small caps.
"Large downward [earnings per share] revisions year-to-date have inflated small-cap valuations, which remain significantly above historical averages both in absolute terms and relative to the S&P 500," Mr. Kostin said.
In other words, as analysts cut their earnings forecasts on small caps, the Russell 2000′s forward price-to-earnings ratio has gotten pricier. The forward P/E ratio for the Russell 2000 index of small shares is 21.3, little changed since the start of the year, but well above its average of 15.8 over the past five years.
"Still-stretched valuations constrain likely returns for small caps," he added. "Just ask Yellen."
He predicted the Russell 2000 will gain just 4% over the next 12 months, compared to an outlook for the S&P 500 to gain 6% over the same time frame.
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The muted outlook comes a week after Mr. Kostin turned from bear to bull on U.S. large-cap stocks and became one of the more optimistic firms on Wall Street. The firm lifted its S&P 500 year-end target to 2050 from 1900, saying the broad market remained "attractively valued."
But Mr. Kostin took a more cautious tone on small caps, which have struggled in recent months. The small-cap index earlier this year nearly suffered a 10% correction before bouncing back. It's down 1% for the year.
"The combination of strong US GDP growth but still-stretched valuation suggests that the Russell 2000 will post a minimal return during the next 12 months," Mr. Kostin said.
Not every stock analyst has agreed with Ms. Yellen's assessment of the market. Mark Schoenebaum, a biotech and pharmaceuticals analyst at ISI Group, said last week that biotech valuations are "roughly in-line with the historical median."


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Words and Phrases I Often Use Incorrectly
There are certain words and phrases in the English language that, for whatever reason, I just can't bring myself to say correctly. Usually this is because I've been saying them wrong my entire life and only recently found out about my ridiculous errors, so I simply haven't made the mental switch yet. However, some words I just say wrong because saying them correctly sounds way more stupid than saying them incorrectly in casual conversation.
My entire life I have eaten Brussel Sprouts, not Brussels Sprouts; where the hell did that extra "s" come from?!I am of the belief that everyone has certain words and phrases they know are wrong, but still use regardless. Or maybe you have only just recently found out that something you've been saying, for what seems like forever, is totally incorrect and you want to come clean about it to total strangers. Consider the comment box below your personal linguistic confessional. This is the place to bare your soul and share with the world your deepest linguistic faults, regardless of how idiotic or stupid they are.
To make things easier on you, I'll start.
Canada Geese
Your goose is cooked if I hear you say Canada Goose.Look, I know it isn't Canadian Geese, but for the life of me I simply can't bring myself to say Canada Geese. It just sounds stupid to me in conversation, and every single time I hear someone say it, I instantly tune out everything the person says afterward and start a mental dialogue with myself about how dumb it sounds to say Canada Geese.
I see these birds almost every single day and invariably someone mentions them, making me cringe at the sound of their name. Reading the Wikipedia entry for these birds is an exercise in linguistic tolerance if you are used to saying Canadian Geese. You don't refer to a person from Canada as a Canada Person, so why should I refer to a goose from Canada as a Canada Goose? I won't. I simply can't. I've tried to make the switch and it just didn't take. Don't judge me, eh?
For All Intents and Purposes
For the longest time I thought the saying was "for all intensive purposes" because clearly my purposes are that much more hardcore intense than everyone else's. I've said the phrase this way my entire life and while yes, I may be a fairly intense individual, apparently I've been saying it totally wrong, despite my best intent.
Here's the thing though, when said quickly in conversation, it still sounds relatively correct for all intensive purposes. The error really only comes into play when writing the phrase, and ironically, what I find most often is that my intents, when writing, are often misunderstood as overly intense anyway. So for all intents and purposes let's just pretend I'm saying it correctly, regardless of what you actually heard me say; and please don't point out my mistake, or things are going to get intensive really quickly.
Brussels Sprouts
Don't they look like some kind of diseased alien plant?My entire life I have eaten Brussel Sprouts, not Brussels Sprouts; where the hell did that extra "s" come from all of a sudden? Was it always there?! About the only thing stranger than trying to say this vegetable with that extra "s" at the end of "Brussel" is how they grow. Have you ever seen a bunch of these on the stalk? They look like a small tree with a disease, and you're supposed to eat the weird growths coming off of its diseased trunk. Seriously, every time I see a stalk, with the sprouts still on them, it makes my head itch and gives me the heebie jeebies, even though I actually don't mind the taste of them.
The only thing more annoying than that extra "s" though is when people are buying them in the store and actually pick them off the stalk when they're supposed to buy the entire stalk! Every time I buy a stalk I can't help but think some dumbass jacked me for a bunch of my Brussels Sprouts by putting a few in a bag by themselves. Read the sign you fucking moron, the price says "per stalk" and it's safe to say that if you see a stalk of something in a store then they're being sold by the stalk and the store doesn't expect you to do the harvesting yourself! The only solace I take is in knowing that this person likely got charged for the entire stalk anyway after they picked a few Brussels Sprouts off.
I have perfect vision. Just sayin'...I've always been blessed with perfect vision despite the large amount of reading I do, thus I only ever heard this word from other people describing their own eye problems. So when people told me they had "astigmatism" naturally I thought that they had "a stigmatism," but I still had no idea really what it was or what it meant. Upon further research and understanding, I don't even think saying "an astigmatism" is technically correct, but for whatever reason my brain simply refuses to treat this as one word.
Regardless how you say it though, whether people go with-the-rule or against-the-rule, it can make a distinct difference in how they're seen. Either way, when it comes to talking about astigmatism, you are always either seen as regular or irregular. What makes this not just a simple issue or a compound issue is that some people tend to be mixed when it comes to viewpoints regarding astigmatism.
It's a Moot Point
Ironically, Christopher Poole is often mute when it comes to points.This one, admittedly, has always tripped me up and also gets the most laughs from people when I use it wrong, because I thought the phrase was "it's a mute point," as in we don't need to speak about it anymore. What makes this even more maddening to me is that if you actually look up the word "moot," it's defined as "debatable, or subject to discussion," which is the complete opposite of how it's used when describing a point as moot.
A "moot point" is legally defined as "one that need not be decided, due to a change of circumstances." That's a serious linguistic mind fuck right there ladies and gentlemen! When you say something is a moot point, you are really saying that the point is the exact opposite of what it actually means to be moot. Call me ridiculous if you want to, but I still say that something being a mute point makes far more sense linguistically. However, I'll remain quiet on the matter when it comes up in conversation, because I know that technically I'm wrong and debating it is really just a mute point.
Case in Point
Of course, speaking of points, you'll hear me use this one "incorrectly" quite often, but if you haven't figured out why I simply refuse to say "Case in Point" instead of "Point in Case" and you are here reading this column, then for all intensive purposes it is really a mute point trying to explain it all to you.
Please share with us, in the comment section, some of the words or phrases you recently found out you've been saying incorrectly for years, or better yet, ones that you know are wrong, but refuse to use correctly.
I only started saying "intents and purposes" rather than "intensive purposes" a few weeks ago. Nice article.
Thanks Ben, it's good to know there are other people out there with purposes as intense as mine.
I, like many of my other derelict friends, would say, "I could care less." Which is generally always true but sort of like saying, "I have a feeling about this in some way."
Now I love when people say it so I can condescend to them, "Don't you mean, 'I couldn't care less?"
Looking down on people is my hobby, all-be-it, a shitty one.
all-be-it::albeit, i fucked that one up a few times but I don't think thats a thing, I think that's just some weird me thing.
OH good one Bill!
I hear that one all the time and instantly start thinking about how much less they could care and what a meaningless statement it is.
Weird word things like all-be-it::albeit certainly still apply here. I had a revelation not too long ago that "eyesore" actually had a literal meaning of sore on your eyes. I think I even muttered "whoa" after realizing it, like I was some stoner discovering his hands for the first time...and I have never even done drugs so I can't even use that as an excuse for my moment of revelation.
No confession needed Andrei. You already know Brussels sprouts and I don't get along.
I'd be lying if I said that interaction with you wasn't the inspiration for this article Robert. So yeah, thanks for that. I thought it was time we blow this thing WIDE open for the world. I even caught Court on the Brussels Sprouts one, so clearly it was an epidemic of massive proportions.
I feel privledged to have partly inspired a column of this caliber. Being born and in-bred in the South, I almost want to write a response to this column, offering insight into the people of my surroundings and their constant transformations of common words.
One such example: water is pronounced werter. I guarentee my people believe water is spelled as such- that is if any of us knew how to write.
Do it Robert! I'd read it. Plus, I challenge you to find a Break video to go with it (probably shouldn't be too hard actually).
Being from Washington I hear Wershinton a lot from Southerners. It must be because they are all wershing stuff with werter. ;)
In the words of Bill the Butcher, challenge accepted. I've already found the video, so expect something in 2-3 weeks.
I'm looking forward to it Robert.
Please write that column! I grew up in a household with a mother from Georgia, and to this day, a lot of folks here in Washington (the state, not DC) think I'm speaking a foreign language. Trying to explain them myself, when I have never spent much time in the South is this side of impossible.
I certaintly am going to write this column next. My mom is from Oregon and my dad is from North Carolina, so I definitely understand both worlds.
True story: when my mom first moved to the South, someone offered her hush puppies to eat, an offer she found very bewildering. To anyone not experienced with Southern cuisine, hush puppies are a fried ball of awesome, not a brand of shoes.
My dad was from Czechoslovakia, and he learned a few things about English that he never expected from mom. The little homilies and sayings they use down there threw him completely for a loop. He asked her what something meant, and she replied, "I don't know, it's Greek to me." He gave her an odd look and asked, "Vhat's the matter vit the Greeks?"
I was drawn by the hosetny of what you write
I'm intrigued about the "hosetny" and what the hell it is.
Theres this place called Potomac, I always called it Pot-O-Mac, but I recently found out its pronounced Pa-Toe-Mic.
Missy! Welcome back! We've missed your zany comments...wait where is your profile? This is you right?
I hear Pot-O-Mac all the time! I work with a large number of foreigners who constantly call it that. In Washington we have our very own special way of torturing everyone. We name things with Native American names.
Puyallup (Pew-al-up) I've heard Pull-you-up.
Mt. Rainier (Rain-ear) I've heard Rainy-er like it's rainyer here than there. HAHA!
The list is endless and always entertaining.
Keke Deville here- I must admit, I've had some purposes that bordered on intensive in the past, but I learned better in the 9th grade when my teacher went ape shit on me. Yeah, you remember things on the day your teacher has a mini breakdown over grammer.
My favorites are conversate, conversated etc. It hurts my tummy each time I hear it.
Living in the South I've also heard some common phrases used in ways that I can't even decipher their meaning anymore.
Was it Don't Log Into PIC Day or something? Did I miss a memo? :P
Oh Keke, I'm sure your purposes always border on intensive and it warms my heart to hear you were in the intensive camp until you were traumatized.
Yeah I hear conversate a lot also and I hate it with a passion too.
I hear people say "another words" instead of "in other words" quite often. It kinda makes sense to say another words, but without the s...
Nice article
Thanks Vanessa...er (Girl),
I've never heard that one, but now I am wondering if people have said it to me and I just didn't catch it. It is a lot like "intensive purposes" in that when said wrong it almost still sounds like the correct version. I'll be listening for "another words" from now on though.
Thank you for the unique addition.
English is my second- no third- language, so I'm constantly correcting myself over things like this. I also teach English as a Foreign Language and some of the things I've heard that have really, really bothered me are:
Pro-noun-ci-a-tion. No. It's not pronounciation, it's pronunciation and should be pronounced as such. I've also heard people use 'enounciate'. Makes me want to punch someone.
Adverse and averse. It's a 'strong aversion' to an 'adverse reaction'. It really bothers me when people get those two muddled up.
The classic Than/then, affect/effect errors.
One I used to get wrong all the time was "marinate" and "marinade". Only learned the difference a few months ago. Have been trying to use it correctly since then.
Conversate. This has already been covered but I thought I should add it again to stress the distress it causes me every time I hear it.
Andrei, I love your articles. <3
Edit: Oh, 'minstrel' and 'menstrual'.
"I'm going to see a menstrual show."
"You're going to do WHAT?"
Good ones, especially the marinate/marinade distinction. As a dyslexic person I have trouble with that one since they are so similar and I always have to pause before saying one of them to make sure I haven't switched them again in my mind.
Speaking of annoying grammatical errors people make (including myself accidentally from time to time, making me want to stab myself in the eye with a pen) there is of course the dreaded errors:
Thanks, oh and incidentally I love your comments. <3
"I'm going to see a menstrual show."
"You're going to do WHAT?" <-HAHA as always you crack me up Evie!
Oh man,
That really grinds my gears. Everyone makes a typo sometimes with those words, but if it's used thoughout what you're writting it just means you're working to piss me off.
Keke, my favorite is when readers type out a huge comment about how stupid you are, because they disagree with the article, but throughout the comment they are using their/there/they're or its/it's completely wrong.
Oh the irony.
That is so true. If you check out the West Virginia article that was recently posted, I yelled at the guy for slamming me despite grammatical and spelling errors out the yin-yang.
Great article man.
Thanks Adam,
The best part is that anytime it gets reversed on us and we are the ones caught making heinous grammatical mistakes and spelling errors, we can always simply reply with, "That's why writers have editors."
Another good one, Andrei, thanks!
You forgot "Opossum." Most people I know say "Possum," because, well, when something is playing dead to fool an enemy, it is said to be "playing possum."
No, thank you for reading and commenting with such a great example! You are absolutely right in that I have never heard anyone say "playing Opossum" in actual speech, but they do always refer to the animal as an Opossum.
I had never thought about that before and although I don't hear the expression that often, you can be sure that the next time I do I will certainly be cringing.
Well, especially if you consider the little bastards don't actually seem to play possum that often. My bro and I were coming back after dinner one night, and took one of the "back roads" in Kent, and there was a possum partially in the road. I think it wanted to cross, because it bared it's teeth at us, like it was saying, "Hey, I've got the light, asshole!"
Admittedly I don't think I have actually ever seen one "play possum" and have no idea under which criteria they actually do this famed self-named behavior.
My Confession: I thought it was "alesbian" not "a lesbian" until I was a junior in high school and actually read it somewhere. Hahaha
HAHA! That's awesome. Thank you for sharing that with us, because it certainly gave me a good laugh this morning. I knew that everyone had these little revelations/word hang-ups and that it would certainly be a great source of comedy. However, I had no idea how great some of these examples would be. That one made my day!
Heh. Brussels Sprouts or Brussel Sprouts, those things are evil incarnate.
I used to think "Dog Eat Dog" was "Doggy Dog". My brother had a fondness for "Pissgetthi" with his meals for quite some time.
My mad Auntie is still afraid to go to the beach in case of a "Title Wave"...
You aren't alone in the Doggy Dog World example. I know someone else who thought that too and it still makes me laugh to this day.
Fantastic! Good article. What I hate most is the constant misuse of "then" and "than" lol.
Thanks, You're without your errors.
^(Yup I think that about says it all, no errors here.)
I say 'irregardless' alot. It must be a word since the spell check in this comment box didn't flag it assuch.
Oh, that is another great example! That one is rampant and I have on occasion slipped and also caught myself using it.
ugh, reading PiC has totally screwed up my english. i remember several occassions that i've written on paper "point in case". oh well, at least it wasn't on the mcat essay portion...or was it (i got a much lower score than i was expecting)?!
Haha Nice! Oddly enough Maria, that isn't even the worst way in which Points in Case has ruined your reputation forever.
oh jeez...how could i forget the source that made me (in)famous!
You can't. ;)
With google at everyone's finger tips it's a wonder that people are still making these mistakes.
If I had a penny for every time I've even Googled this stuff just because I'm dyslexic and have to make sure my brain hasn't betrayed me yet again...well then I'd be able to buy everyone English lessons.
yeah tis the same me just forgot my password lol
Wait, you live near a potomic? I didn't realize till now you live in washington. I live in virginia grrrr
Missy, I live in your thoughts and thus am easily accessible via a simple lobotomy.
It erks me when people say "you're" like "your". Especially because that habit has worked its way into my mouth, and i dont like the taste, not one bit.
I also dont like when people write "his" instead of "hes".
My personal failing is the word "preposterous". No matter how i pronounce it it sounds weird and incorrect, so i inevitably try several variations before giving up, quite fitting.
Grasshopper, thanks for your comment and providing us with yet another example. Some people (hypothetically speaking of course) use i instead of I.
Capitalization is the difference between helping your Uncle Jack off a horse & helping your uncle jack off a horse.
great capitalization joke
I always say me and you, not you and I. I know it's wrong, but I do it anyway because I just like putting myself first. I also believe that it is my god-given right as an American to mispronounce any foriegn word in any way I please.
I do that too!
Not because I want to put myself first though, just because as a dyslexic person I gave up long ago trying to adhere to any ordering rules in English. My brain fucks it up for me anyway, even if I know the rule and attempt to actually follow it.
I learned another one recently also that I would like to share with everyone.
In the song The Twelve Days of Christmas I have been singing "four calling birds" my whole life when apparently it has really been "four Colly birds" this whole time.
I can't for the life of me ever envisioning myself actually making that switch while singing it in the future.
Yeah, see now I want that to be Collie birds just so I can envision a winged dog-harpy that looks like Lassie.
You joke, but the book I saw it printed in actually had it as "Collie" birds and when I reported my finding on Facebook a friend corrected me (and the book) on the official spelling.
So in a way Mike, there are lots of books out there causing people to sing about four winged dog-harpies that look like Lassie.
Hey Andrei,
Holy shit. "Colly/Collie Birds?!" I've been singing "Calling Birds" my whole life too! It's Blinded by the Light and "Wrapped up like a Douche" all over again...
Apparently, Colly birds are birds with black feathers. I prefer to think of them as birds that will attempt to rescue little Timmy trapped down the ravine myself...
"Wrapped up like a Douche"
That's hilarious!
Yeah, Colly birds. Who knew? (Oh, apparently most people).
I'm with you and Mike though, winged dog-harpies that look like Lassie rescuing people just seems more in the Christmas spirit to me.
"Colly birds?" I have never heard this before. I Googled it, and only two links out of four pages (Wikipedia being one of them) said "Colly" rather than "calling." It looks like we're not in the minority. Still, wow.
Yes I noticed that too. That one seems to be an epidemic and most people are stead fast that it is actually "calling birds" but apparently it IS actually "Colly" birds and has just been REALLY warped and accepted over time.
On a similar note, in the song "Baby It's Cold Outside" (aka "The Date Rape Christmas Song") there is a line that says, "Say, lend me a coat." However, it has been remade and misquoted so many times that now many of the sites list the lyrics as saying, "Say, lend me a comb." A comb?! Seriously, what the fuck good would a comb do you in a snow storm? Yet people keeps singing it that way anyway.
"Let go of my arm."
"But baby it's cold outside."
"You're creeping me out."
"But baby it's cold outside."
"I'm calling the cops."
"But baby it's cold outside."
It's funnier when you sing it with the tune playing in your head.
I think the most telling "actual" line of that song is, "Say, what's in this drink?"
Seriously, I'm calling it now, we're going to see Mike Lamb on the front page any day now. I've yet to see a comment that didn't crack me up. I really want to see what this guy can do with 1000+ words.
"lions in my bed, I hear the clock tick and think of you..."
"With the cross-eyed bear that you gave to me, well you oughta know."
Haha This reminds me of that Def Leppard T-Mobile commercial that cracks me up every time the guy says, 'Yeah, soup."
Punctuation kills. There's quite a bit of difference between "Let's eat, Grandma." and "Let's eat Grandma." Also, I grew up in Oregon and now I live in Oklahoma and the list of errors I see every day would fill a book. Some examples are three-in-a-roll, welp instead of welt, chunk instead of chuck, and soo many more. Oh, and there's an Oregon town called Coquille (Ko-keel) and I once heard a lady on the news refer to it as Ko-qu-willy.
Haha nice! I really like the Punctuation kills bit. That's great!
Don't fill a book, just fill this comment section! Let's make this the one stop shopping place on the internet for all things people say wrong.
Thanks for reading and for your comment Rusty.
Lengthy comment...sorry everyone.
My mother, who has an English degree, taught me the difference between "less" and "fewer," so now whenever I hear either of them used incorrectly, it bugs me.
I play an instrument called the English horn. It is French, not English, and not a horn. It's a mistranslation from German of "engellisches Horn," which means "angelic horn." At the time though, "engellisch" was also vernacular for "English," leading to the translation "cor anglais," or English horn. Grr.
A few more things I'm guilty of (format: incorrect followed by correct):
-"Artic" and "Anartic" instead of "Arctic" and "Antarctic"
-"Expresso" instead of "espresso"
-"Feb-u-ary" instead of "Feb-ru-ary"
-"Forte" outside a musical context is apparently pronounced like "fort" (as in "Painting is not my forte.")
-Mixing "libel" and "liable"
-"Mis-chee-vi-ous" and "mis-che-vous"
-"Perogative" and "prerogative"
-"Zoology" - the first syllable rhymes with "beau" and not "boo"
-"Money is the root of all evil" instead of "The love of money is the root of all evil"
-"Jewelry." Just hard to dictate.
-"Colloquialism." I need three tries to pronounce this right.
I need some verification for a couple of these:
-"Spitting image" instead of "spit and image?"
-"Tact" - the last T is silent?
-"Persnickety" instead of "pernickety?"
-I have heard two pronunciations of the word "often" - either pronouncing the T or leaving it silent. Does anyone know which is correct, or are both ok? (The internets says silent T is.)
-Speaking of which, is it ok or okay?
The mix-up that makes me die a little inside though is "nu-cu-lar" and "nuclear." Oy vey.
A very nice list of entries! Thanks for that.
I am guilty of several of these myself.
I don't think I have ever typed the word Antarctic and not forgot the first "c" in the word. I then silently curse myself out every time spell check catches it.
Some of these I think are accent/region based, but still they are like fingers on a chalk board when you hear them in conversation.
Thanks again for listing all of those Anonymouse
Standard English is basically pretentiousness, racism, and classism institutionalized. It's where the sophomoric meets academic. There are few things more arrogant than correcting another person's speech, especially when you have completely understood the meaning of what they spoke.
Language evolves just like animals because we are animals. Incorrect syntactic and semantic usage is what has created the spectrum of diverse languages. Enforcement of standards upon language is as absurd as standardizing morality; there may be basic mechanisms that can be described but they are subjectively flexible.
Speaking an "inferior" language should not be grounds for trivialization. After all, we are speaking a shitty version of English which is a shitty version of German and shitty Latin language bastards like French, Italian, Romanian, etc..
Why not complain directly about stupid people? It's more direct and up front. Plus, even stupid people hate stupid people. Everyone wins.
(the best part was when I edited my spelling mistakes)
I completely agree with you, the best part was when you edited your spelling mistakes. Haha!
Just this very morning got into a screaming row in Zoology Dept (we pronounce it like "Zoo", as in Animals on display- I think it's an Aussie dialect thing) with a guy who insisted that 'The rest, as they say is history' is actually 'The West as they, say is History' ("You know, like the old American West! Cowboys!") after seriously like 6 hours of futile argument, I told him his brain was Deadwood :)
Ohh- another one I hate misuse of "literally". "The place was tiny- we were literally packed in like sardines"... So they stripped you naked, covered you in olive oil, pressed you together and shoved you in a can?!
I also get weirded out every time I hear an American say "Okay" like "Hock- eye"; When I first heard Sarah-Michelle Gellar do so on BUFFY, I thought she had a speech impediment :)
I think most people pronounce it Zoo (animals on display)-ology. I rarely hear it pronounced like Zoe (as in rhymes with go)-ology, though when I do, I cringe.
I like "the west as they say is history." That's hilarious, as is the Deadwood line.
I'm afraid I am probably guilty of the misuse of literally, since your sardine example seemed legit to me. Haha!
For the record, I don't think I have EVER heard Okay said like "Hock-eye" and I've seen every episode of Buffy. Which one does she say that in and was she kidding when she said it?
Zoology as Zoe-ology sounds like they're going to dissect British actress Zoe Wanamaker...
someone the other day told me about a comedian who was so funny they "literally shit themselves laughing". I hope they had a change of pants...
It varies between "Hock-aye", " and Oh-koi"- she says it several times during Season 4 episodes. She does it again in THE GRUDGE. I've also heard it pronounced the first way during 90210. Maybe it's a Californian thing?!
Are you sure that you didn't hear this in some strange dream about Alan Alda getting excited about fish in an episode of M*A*S*H?
"Hawkeye: Oh Koi!"
I've never heard O.k. said either of those ways and I've seen The Grudge also.
English is not my first language, so I'm sure I make many mistakes myself, but it still fascinates me that people mix up "bear" and "bare". I mean, there's a huge difference between writing "bear with me" and "bare with me".
And I'm glad that the "I couldn't/could care less" has been cleared up, I was wondering about that.
Haha Yes Jana, there is a huge difference. Although not for nothing, but "baring" with someone is a lot more fun than having patience, or the lesser used definition...to hunt bear together.


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Keith & Julianna Kohl808 Ahua St. # 33 Honolulu, Hawaii U.S.A.
Keith & Julianna Kohl Ripoff consumer fraud Deceptive company False promises Rip-off swindlers Honolulu Hawaii
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This purchaser complains about "the neighborhood", and mentions some "comments" made by some "real estate agent" !! For her information, I can only sell the lot I OWN.....what would make me responsible for the condition of the entire area?? Huh??
If other homes may need repair, how does that make my sale of a vacant lot a "rip -off"?? The purchaser of the property was Bonnie Grolemund. She put a down payment on a 8,500 Sq, Ft. Vacant Lot, total purchase price was about $12,000,
and the lot has electric, gravel road ( never stated it was paved ), and can build on it, located on Big Island in Hawaii. That works out to $1.50 per Square Foot! For Fee Simple Lot in Hawaii! At the price of Ceramic tiles per suare foot!!
Actually a very beautiful area, I guess she forgot to mention several very nice homes also in the neighborhood, and that the gravel road connected to the main paved road about 100 yards away! She defaulted on the purchase NOT ME!
Did she think she was buying a rural undeveloped vacant lot, for a reasonable $12,000, or did she actually expect DiamondHead Villa!!??!! She wanted to buy whiskey on a beer budget!
The lot was actually just fine, this person is just nuts, and expects the seller of real estate to "guarantee" all sorts of neighborhood "issues" she has, which are simply not the responsibility of the seller in a real estate transaction.
There was no misrepresentation, no wrongdoing, and certainly no "rip-off" by me against anyone. She's lucky I don't sue her for publicly slandering me without any basis.
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Lori Sisolak Dallas Sisolak My servicing rights was sold to SPECIALIZED LOAN SERVICING, LLC. They are is a debt collector. I noticed that my loan number is different. I sent them a Notice of Dispute and Validity. The original te Las Vegas, Nevada
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Erin A. (Sparks) Bergbower, 36, of Claremont, died at 1:03 p.m. Sunday, December 2, 2012, in rural Richland County.
Visitation will be held from 4-8 p.m. Thursday, December 6 at Summers-Kistler Funeral Home in Olney and from 9-11 a.m. Friday, December 7 at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Newton. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, December 7 at the church with Father Joe Molloy and Father Al Kemme officiating. Burial will be in Trexler Cemetery in rural Newton.
Erin was born October 14, 1976, in Olney, the daughter of Tony and Sue (Dhom) Sparks. She married Barry Bergbower on November 21, 2009, in Olney.
She enjoyed cooking and being outdoors, especially camping and fishing with her husband, Barry. She was a hard worker and very dedicated to her job at Richland Memorial Hospital, where she worked as an assistant dietitian. She loved being with her friends and family, especially her twin sister and soul mate. Everyone will miss her dearly.
Erin is survived by her parents, Tony and Sue Sparks, of Newton; twin sister, Jennifer Lewis and her husband, Brad, of Newton; brother, Scott Sparks and his wife, Virginia, of St. Louis; brother, Gregg Sparks and his wife, Jami, of Effingham; brother, Jesse Sparks and his wife, Mendy, of Kansas City, Mo.; and nieces and nephews, Mark, Brian, Samantha, Gracey, Gary, Tyler, Kaylee, Jacob and Jetta.
Memorials may be made to Autism Speaks or St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church.
Condolences may be made at www.summers-kistler.com.
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Contact UsStudent Services
Location: Building 535, Offices 29/30
Phone: (909) 607-0389
Fax: (909) 607-8086
Email: student_services[at symbol]kgi.edu
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Kambiz Pashneh-Tala Yazdi, MBS '16 | Student Body President
What I do: Largely support members of Student Government to foster a culture of unity and inclusivity at KGI and increasing KGI's presence as member of the Claremont Colleges.
Favorite part of my role: All the wonderful people I have the pleasure of meeting and representing an institution that has had a profoundly beneficial impact on my life.
What I do for fun: Conversing, jumping into bodies of water, urban exploring, hiking, listening to music, watching British surrealist/absurdist satire, and meditating.
Aditya Payannavar, MBS '16 | Student Body Treasurer
What I do: I work with the student government to help organize, prioritize and allocate the student government funds to improve the overall KGI experience of incoming as well as continuing students. The main focus this year will be to optimize student government expenditures in a holistic manner, so as to build and add value to our ever evolving skill set.
Favorite part of my role: Working with the wonderful members of this year's student government and helping them in their budget allocation decisions.
What I do for fun: I like hiking, eating A LOT of In-N-Out, watching TV shows and learning about new pharmaceuticals in the market.
Divya Gangrade, MBS '16 | Communications Chair
What I do: I keep the student body informed about events and activities organized by the student government and also activities and events at the other 7Cs. I ensure there is transparency and two-way communication between the student government and the student body.
Favorite part of my role: To flood everyone's inbox with emails! But essentially to inform all students all the fun activities and events happening!
What I do for fun: I like to dance, go out on treks and camping trips and explore new places. But most importantly, I love food. I also love watching TV shows and movies all day!
Jason Kerr, MBS '16 | Professional Development Chair
What I do: I will focus improving the professional image of students at KGI and prepare students in acting professionally at events and interviews. I will be working with Angela Cossey in providing mock interviews with first year students with older students to prepare them for interviews.
Favorite part of my role: I get to ensure that all KGI students represent the school in the high professional mannerism.
What I do for fun: I like kayaking, playing badminton, and watching Netflix.
Heather Petty, MBS '16 | Ethics and Judicial Chair
What I do: My role as ethics and judicial chair is primarily to help enforce the honor code set in the student handbook and foster student development and maintenance of high ethical standards. In this endeavor, I promote and implement ways to increase student consciousness/awareness of ethical conduct and strive to clarify any uncertainties. I serve on the faculty committee for honor code violations as the student voice. My goal is to create the precedence of all KGI students/alumni as professionals who uphold the highest ethical standards of conduct in every facet of their career.
Favorite part of my role: I love having the ability to create a safe environment for students to voice any ethical concerns they may have and fostering the KGI student image of upholding the highest ethical standards in all manner of conduct.
What I do for fun: I am an active runner, hiker, swimmer, global traveler, and explorer of all places new. I love being outside, lifting weights, and am a gymnast for fun. I'm always planning my next trip to a new place and currently have a road trip across the US in the works! In my downtime I reminisce about my study abroad days at Sussex University in Brighton by enjoying a cup of tea and reading a book.
Victoria-Lynn Ramos, MBS '16 | Social Chair
What I do: My role in student government is creating and initiating all of KGI's social events for the upcoming school year. These events include holiday parties, local outings, collaborative games, and destressing activities during finals week. My ultimate goal for this position is to unify the different programs of KGI to facilitate interpersonal connections and promote KGI's school spirit. I would also like to incorporate philanthropy in these social events to foster KGI's humanitarian nature.
Favorite part of my role: My favorite part of this role would be the fact that it is extremely flexible, meaning I am open to hearing anyone's ideas and suggestions to make an event happen. I also get to a chance to be creative and promote service outreach events simultaneously.
What I do for fun: I am a super big advocate of the arts. I love to paint, which is a hobby that I picked up from my dad. I also love music and dance, so I really enjoy going to concerts and musicals. Traveling is also a big hobby of mine and I love to learn about different cultures through food, music, and religion by traveling to different places with my family.
Claire Whiteside, MBS '16 | 2nd Year MBS Representative
What I do: I will focus on tasks to improve the overall experience for 2nd year MBS students as well as curriculum initiatives. I will be working with the Assistant Dean on developing tactics to enrich current KGI courses and to provide quality resources for faculty and students.
Favorite part of my role: I get to represent the most amazing class of 2016 (woohoo!) and work diligently to be their voice, advocate, and overall mama bear.
What I do for fun: I love to go on walks/hikes with my dog, Lily. I love to see movies, drink wine, travel (near and far), play outside, dance, and binge watch shows on netflix.
Rajan Vaidya, SoP '18 | PharmD Second Year (P2) Student Representative
What I do: I am responsible for being the voice of the PharmD students within the KGI Student Government.
Favorite part of my role: I want to help build one unified voice for the Keck Graduate Institute, through the collaboration of the School of Pharmacy with the School of Applied Life Sciences.
What I do for fun: I enjoy outdoor activities and meeting new people.
Wasainika Saini, MBS '16 | International Student Representative
What I do: I will be working along with other leaders of the student body to help smoothen the transition of all the incoming international students and to familiarize them with the US educational atmosphere. Apart from the formal activities, I will also be organizing various international festivals on a small scale throughout the entire school year.
Favorite part of my role: I get to represent all the amazing incoming as well as current international students and thus learn about various cultures and help everyone have a successful professional experience at KGI.
What I do for fun: I love to swim, dance and hang out with my friends watching movies at home. I also like exploring various places and always want to get out of the house!!


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McMullen Named Baseball Director Of Operations
Comes To Nevada From Irvine Valley College
McMullen's duties include data base development, Wolf Pack baseball camp coordinator, dugout club liaison, assist in organization of the Bobby Dolan baseball dinner, facility setup for practice and games, equipment, travel and coordination of on campus recruiting visits. Currently, McMullen is working on a Ph.D. in educational leadership at Nevada.
Prior to joining the Pack, McMullen spent one season on the Irvine Valley College coaching staff. While at IVC, he worked with the infielders and taught kinesiology.
McMullen has extensive summer league coaching experience, coaching four summer league teams in each of the past four seasons. He most recently served as the pitching coach for the Pittsfield Suns of the Future's Collegiate Baseball League in Pittsfield, Mass., this summer. In the summer of 2013, McMullen served as the manager of the Edmonton Prospects - a Western Major Baseball League team - in Alberta, Canada. McMullen also served as an assistant coach with the Anchorage Bucs in the Alaska Baseball League (2012) and an assistant coach with the North Adams Steeplecats in the New England Collegiate Baseball League (2011).
A native of Huntington Beach, Calif. McMullen was a three-time All-Sunset League selection while playing for Huntington Beach High School. His senior season he earned All-Southern Californian baseball honors and was an All-CIF selection in soccer.
McMullen played baseball two years at Golden West College where he earned first-team All-Orange Empire Conference honors and was named the All-Southern California first team. Following GWC he spent one year at UC Riverside before transferring to Massachusetts to finish his collegiate career and played shortstop for the Minutemen. While at UMASS, he represented the baseball team on the Student Athlete Advisory Committee.
During college, McMullen played summer baseball for the North Adams Steeplecats in Massachusetts and for the Regina Red Sox in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada.
McMullen earned an associate of arts degree from Golden West College in 2008. After attending UC Riverside he transferred to Massachusetts where he completed work on a bachelors of arts degree in history in 2010. In 2011, he earned a masters of arts degree in teaching at USC.
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