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Welcome to the Society for Christian Psychology!
Learn about about our mission to work out a distinctly Christian psychology. Inside the website you'll find:
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The Society for Christian Psychology held a mini-conference with the wonderful folks at the Christian Association for Psychological Studies within the larger CAPS Conference 2016, on March 10-12. On the morning of the first day (Mar 10th), Gary Moon, Executive Director of the Dallas Willard Institute for Spiritual Formation at Westmont College, spoke on "Christian Psychology: Locating Transformational Practices at the Heart of Psychotherapy." In the afternoon, we heard from Sarah Colyn and Barbara Byers (Ministries of Pastoral Care) on "The Exclusive prerogative of Christianity: How the Doctrine of Forgiveness Shapes Christian Psychology and Spiritual Formation," Eric Johnson (Southern Baptist Seminary) on "Facilitating Differentiation and Integration with Christian Clients," and Elizabeth Hall (Rosemead School of Psychology) on "The Hard Road to Glory: Facilitating Psychological Growth Through Suffering." We had a wonderful time. Thanks to Michael Cook for coordinating this!
Eric Johnson also spoke at the 2016 conference of the Association of Biblical Counselors in Euless TX on April 14-16. He gave two powerpoint talks: one was called "A Christian Model of Psychopathology," the second was called "Dealing with Negative Emotions." It was extremely encouraging to spend time with these biblical counselors who relish creation grace.
We hope you will come to the next AACC National Conference on September 15-17, 2016. The SCP is sponsoring a one-day Geneva Conference on Sept 15 on the topic "A Christian Psychology of Grace: Investigating and Appropriating Its Effects," with Robert Emmons, the editor of the Journal of Positive Psychology and a major investigator of gratitude, and Kelly Kapic, professor of theology at Covenant College and author of many books, including "God So Loved the World, He Gave," with responses by Eric L. Johnson on grace in therapy, and chaired by Shannon Wolf, the new director of the SCP.
At a recent conference on mental health and the church sponsored by AACC and Seacrest church, Warren Kinghorn and Eric Johnson gave a presentation entitled "To Medicate or Not to Medicate: Thinking Christianly about the Role of Medication in the Counseling Process." You can access copies of their talks here (Medication.2016) and here (Medication 2.2016).
The Institute for Christian Psychology in Louisville, KY invited Kay Warren to speak on mental health and the role of the church at Sojourn Midtown on March, 31, 2016 at 7pm. Karen Hutchenson will be speaking at the next ICP Monthly Forum on June, 14, 2016. For more information on either event go to Institute for Christian Psychology.
Check out the Christian psychology journals from the European Movement of Christian Anthropology, Psychology, and Psychotherapy at the website Christian Psychology Around the World
Leanne Payne, who died on February 18, 2015, was a leader in the healing prayer movement for over thirty years and was the founder and president of Pastoral Care Ministries (now called Ministries of Pastoral Care). Her books include: Real Presence, The Broken Image, Healing the Homosexual, Crisis in Masculinity, Healing Presence, Restoring the Christian Soul Listening Prayer, and Heaven's Calling, her autobiography. Though not a psychologist, she was a C. S. Lewis expert and had considerable spiritual gifts. Her work is exemplary of Christian psychology written for thoughtful laypeople. We pray that her influence will continue to grow through the Ministries of Pastoral Care, being led now by Sarah Colyn.
Highly recommended books: Transformative Encounters: The Intervention of God in Christian Counseling and Pastoral Care, edited by Appleby and Ohlschlager. Most of the articles are descriptions of Christian psychology approaches.
Evidence-Based Practices for Christian Counseling and Psychotherapy, edited by Worthington, Johnson, Hook, & Aten, which gives an overview of the state-of-the-art of research on Christian forms of counseling and psychotherapy.
Diane Langberg has recently written Suffering and the Heart of God, an experienced therapist's reflections on suffering, evil, and trauma, and God's role in our healing. She has also written In Our Lives First: Meditations for Counselors. It's a new e-book, so you can get it at: In Our Lives First
Rick and Kay Warren of Saddleback Church co-sponsored "The Gathering on Mental Health and the Church," on March 28, 2014, along with Bishop Kevin Vann of the Orange County diocese of the Roman Catholic Church, and the National Alliance on Mental Illness-Orange County. Some of our members presented, including our director Eric Johnson, as well as Matthew Stanford and Chuck Hannaford. The keynote addresses and some other presentations can be accessed at Mental Health and the Church


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Jeff Horn 1D won the Upper Division of the Davis/Sacramento Go Club's Summer Quarterly Tournament, held at the Arcade Library in Sacramento on June 23. The Lower Division winner was Jeff Murphy, 4k. Both had 2 wins.
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Jeff Horn Tops Davis/Sacramento Tourney
Monday June 25, 2012
Jeff Horn 1D won the Upper Division of the Davis/Sacramento Go Club's Summer Quarterly Tournament, held at the Arcade Library in Sacramento on June 23. The Lower Division winner was Jeff Murphy, 4k. Both had 2 wins.
American Go Foundation Launches New Website
Monday June 25, 2012
The American Go Foundation (AGF) launched its new website on Friday, June 22. "This is a complete redesign and makeover of the site," says AGF Vice President Paul Barchilon, who led the project. "We want to make it easy for any teacher, librarian or enthusiast to start a club in their community. We also want everyone to know about all our different services — our newsletter; matching grants that help new programs get up to $400 worth of equipment; our free Starter Sets; Tigersmouth, our moderated online hangout for young players ; free Hikaru No Go manga for public libraries; fiscal agency; and more." Barchilon began working with web designer Lee Gentry in January, aiming to go live in time for the AGF's tabling of The American Library Association's annual convention. "More than 20,000 librarians attended ALA last weekend, and we hope many of them will look at the site and realize how valuable, and easy, a go program can be." Barchilon is looking for feedback from users. "Any new rollout has bugs, typos, omissions, etc. Please tell us what's wrong by using this brief survey form. We want the site to be perfect." The AGF receives no foundation or government support and relies solely on donations.
Joe Walters Named 2012 AGF Teacher of the Year
Thursday June 21, 2012
This year's Teacher of the Year winner, Joe Walters of Pasadena, CA, learned go in the Navy. That is, he learned about go. "A buddy and I tried it and wound up bewildered, with two walls across the middle of the board," Walters said. "I didn't really start to understand go until the Ishi Press books began to appear in the 1970's." Walters' current rank is about 8K. Each year the American Go Foundation selects an outstanding go organizer as Teacher of the Year (TOTY). The recipient receives an all-expenses paid trip to the US Go Congress, where the TOTY leads a discussion among fellow organizers, sharing strategies and learning from each other. After his stint in the Navy, Walters returned to civilian life and joined the staff of the Reiyukai (Spiritual Friendship Society), a lay Buddhist association. He suggested organizing a go club at the Center to attract visitors and promote interest, and the Go-For-Yu Club was born. Later, after a stint as the Director of the Reiyukai in the Philippines, he returned to Pasadena and founded the Yu-Go Club. "Jimmy Cha was a big help in the early days, along with Richard Dolen, Gun Ho Choi, and Bob Terry. Then when Yi-lun Yang came to town, things really started to take off."
Four years ago, when Walters retired, he decided to use some of his newfound freedom to start a go program at his grandson's elementary school. Before long, about 150 of the school's 400 students were involved – ironically, his grandson was not among them. Starting with brief presentations during recess, the program soon moved to the lunchroom. "Most of the kids were finishing lunch in 15 minutes or so. The cafeteria doubles as the auditorium, so we set up go equipment on the stage. Being so visible, other kids wanted to play, and so it grew." Each participant gets an index card marked with a Pokemon character of their choice, to record contact info, game results and so on. Setting up the program, Walters relied heavily on the Assistant Principal, who last year became principal of a nearby school. Walters expanded his activities to that school, teaching and operating the program two days a week during lunch at each site. "The noise in the lunchroom makes it hard to teach, but we can't meet privately because students cannot be alone; a teacher must be physically present at all times," Walters said. The principals of the two schools are good friends and maintain a friendly rivalry between their schools, so when Walters proposed an intramural tournament last year, they jumped at the chance and even provided a traveling trophy. Four players from each lunchtime group – first/second grade, third/fourth and fifth/sixth – met in a two-round playoff last year, but a few no-shows marred the result. This year, all interested players will participate. Walters ran the event with the help of local players Jeff McClellan and Reese. This year they will offer lessons to the parents, ending with parent-child games for all who will participate. Next, Walters hopes to teach participants in a local senior center and perhaps arrange for some of his students to meet and play with the seniors. He also enjoys teaching beginners on KGS and can often be found in the Beginner's Room as "Jodageezer". "Go is such a great way to connect all different kinds of people," he says.
– reprinted from Sensei: The American Go Foundation Newsletter
Go Documentary Expands Goals, Outreach
Thursday June 21, 2012
With 16 days to go, "The Surrounding Game" documentary team has already surpassed its initial fundraising goal (American Go Players Seek Support for Go Documentary, 6/12 EJ) and is now pushing for their second funding target of $25,000. "We are realizing that this is bigger than just the film" says David Glekel, 2d, who joined the team last month. "With the start of the American professional system and the first North American Go Symposium, this year is a golden opportunity for the American go community to make a major impact on public awareness." As part of this new phase, the team is contacting every go club in America to unite the go community in a push for public outreach. "We're asking for your help in promoting go in every way possible, whether it's through word-of-mouth, teaching go in your community, hosting a local tournament or workshop, or by supporting our documentary project." says co-director Cole Pruitt. The team has also released new community-oriented prizes on their Kickstarter page, and has given their story to a number of online media outlets. The Surrounding Game documentary team will be filming at this year's US Go Congress, Pro Certification tournament and International Go Symposium, and will also be traveling to China and Korea to document international title tournaments and the cultural legacy of go in Asia. "This isn't just a 'promotional film' " says Pruitt, "it's about the narrative of go, the people it inspires, and the unique place that go has among cultures and communities. Our dream is that this film will provide the general public a real chance to explore firsthand how incredible go is." photo: Cole Pruitt (l) and David Glekel shooting at the Maryland Open
4 AGA Board Seats Contested by Full Slate of Candidates
Wednesday June 20, 2012
As Barack Obama and Mitt Romney vie for the Presidency and the major parties battle for control of Congress this year, another election has thus far escaped the media's attention. Four of the American Go Association's seven Board directors are up for election this year, with a full slate of candidates contesting for the seats on the Board. In the Eastern region, running for the seat currently held by Chuck Robbins, three are running: Gurujeet Khalsa, Feng Yun and Thomas Hsiang. Bob Barber is challenging incumbent Central region director Lisa Scott, and Chris Kirschner, Jeff Horn and Steven Burrall are competing for the Western seat currently held by Andrew Okun, who was recently appointed President of the AGA. In the At-Large election, Zhiyuan [Edward] Zhang and Chuck Robbins, the current Eastern region director, are challenging incumbent Jie Li. All terms are for two years. AGA chapters with two or more members can vote for the candidates in their region, while all full AGA members may vote for the At-Large candidate of their choice. Ballots will be emailed to all eligible voters by July 1, and the results will be tallied and announced at the US Go Congress in Black Mountain, NC, during the first week of August. Click here for complete voting instructions and candidate statements, if available.
Janice Kim to Teach Workshop in Northern California This Weekend
Monday June 18, 2012
Janice Kim 3P, popular go teacher, go blogger, and co-author of the Learn to Play Go book series, will teach a workshop in Berkeley, California this coming weekend, June 23 and 24. Those who signed up early turned in game records for Kim to review before the workshop so that she could tailor the discussion topics specifically to students' needs. "Course materials and game records will be provided in both print and electronic format so that students can take notes and annotate records on mobile devices or with pen and pencil," reports organizer Roger Schrag. Seats are still available, and the deadline to sign up is this Friday, June 22 at noon. Class size will be kept small so that everyone can get as much individual attention as possible. Learn more about the workshop and sign up on the workshop web page. Photo: Janice Kim lectures at the 2012 Cotsen Open; photo by Chris Garlock.
Go Camps Offers Study & Fun
Monday June 18, 2012
"The AGA Summer Go Camp is excited to announce that both Slate and Shell and Kiseido have made a donation of books to the 2012 camp," reports Camp Director Amanda Miller. "Throughout the week of July 29, the camp will be holding small tournaments and other fun Go-related activities, such as 13 x13, pair Go, and team tournaments. The books will be given out to the winners of these events, and include titles from Yuan Zhou's Master Play series, Yilun Yang's The Workshop Lectures, and the Elementary Go Series. Because of the generosity of these companies, there should be more than enough books to go around, so every camper will get at least one," adds Miller. Go Camp is for anyone between the ages of 8 and 18, and there is still time to register. The camp will take place the week before the Go Congress from July 28 to August 4 and will be held at the same location, the YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly in Black Mountain, North Carolina. Mingjiu Jiang (7P) will be the teacher. Kids who are interested in the camp, but worry they can't afford it, are encouraged to apply for need-based scholarships, which are still available from the AGF. "We have registered campers between the ages of 6 and 18, and within a strength range of 22-kyu to 1-dan, so the camp should be a lot of fun, regardless of age or rank," says Miller. For more information, can visit the camp website (www.gocampeast.org) or e-mail the camp directors at email@example.com. -Paul Barchilon, E-J Youth Editor.
2011 U.S. Go Congress Overview Released
Sunday June 17, 2012
Hundreds of go players gathered in one place. Professionals from around the world playing simultaneous games with amateurs of all strengths. Tournament games daily. Professional lectures and game analysis. Eight days of all kinds of go-related activities from morning to midnight. It's the annual U.S. Go Congress, of course, and nearly 400 have already signed up for this year's Congress, which will be held August 4-12 in Black Mountain, NC. There's still time to register and to give you a better idea of what to expect, the E-Journal has just released the 2011 U.S. Go Congress Overview, which compiles all our reports, photos, games and commentaries from last year's Congress in Santa Barbara, CA. Special features include "Getting Frank with MingJiu Jiang 7P," "Janice Kim on the 3 Rules of Go," and a whole lot more, all just a click away. We hope you enjoy this special collection and look forward to seeing you at the Congress!
- Chris Garlock, Managing Editor
American Go E-Journal
NoVa Capital Go Club Offers Chinese Go Mag in "Virtual Library"
Sunday June 17, 2012
Northern Virginia's Capital Go Club is making its collection of World of Go (WeiQi TianDi) magazine available free for the asking. "World of Go is the most popular go magazine in China with hundreds of thousands of readers," says Capital Go organizer Edward Zhang. The Capital Go Club — an AGA chapter — has a collection of nearly 400 issues of the magazine. "All you need to do is to fill the registration form and promise to return the magazine in a timely fashion," says Zhang. While no deposit is required, Zhang does note that the magazine is in simplified Chinese.
Myung-wan Kim 9P To Do Live Video/Audio Commentary on AGA-Tygem Pro Online Prelim Game Saturday
Friday June 15, 2012
Myung-wan Kim 9P (r) will provide live video and audio commentary Saturday on the AGA-Tygem Pro Online Prelim game between 'regular456′ 9-dan and 'CptJack' 5-dan.The live commentary will be in Tygem's World room starting at 12:30P (EST). "The live commentary feature is one of the favorite things Korean go players love in Tygemgo and I think US go players will also enjoy it," Myung-wan Kim tells the E-Journal. "Regular456 seems to be much stronger than CptJack but observers will still enjoy the game, especially as regular456 is a somewhat famous and serious go player in the US who wants to be a pro."
photo: Myung-wan Kim doing online game commentary at the 2012 Cotsen AGA-Tygem Go Pro Prelim; photo by Chris Garlock


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Even if the train gets there, Republicans won't get on anyway. They keep their jobs by destroying ours.
Zee know, I don't believe in that paradox.
The "paradox" is just an illusion. If you put the "goal" 100 meters to the right, you have no problem arriving at the station. And that's pretty much the Republican strategy. "We'll compromise, until I have everything I want."
Toles the Genius. I am repeatedly blown away by his ability to encapsulate complicated ideas in his beautiful line.
Like Toles says, "Nobody wants to be there". There will be no negotiations because nobody is going to negotiate. Democrats or Republicans.
Is there a limit to Republican intransigence?
apropo of ne7minder55 comment, Richard Mourdock (R. IN – of rape quote fame) said on Fox in early (April??) 2012 "I have a mindset that says bipartisanship ought to consist of Democrats coming to the Republican point of view" – no surprise there. He goes on to say he's working for Republican domination of the Executive branch and the legislative branch "… and then bipartisanship becomes having Democrats come our way." Yikes!!!!
R. Galli – Edison, NJ
The agents of the Plutocrats, in both parties, have allegiance only to them regardless of their party affiliation. That is secondary.
Your use of name calling is in poor taste. Also doesn't help your argument, it in fact hurts it. True, only the Progressives' have come up with a budget that would help the economy. Neither the Republicans nor right wing Democrats have a workable budget.
The real problem is that as the train approaches, the Republicans keep moving the station farther to the right.
But if you put it 100 meters to the left we will never get there.
If the train DOES get to the station GOP will just move on to another station. And another. And another. When integrity moves in, GOP moves on.
"politics has become a game instead of what is good for country."
There has always been "the political game" in effect on all levels of government. It just seems to me that they used to be able to get beyond that and compromise more on what was in the best interests of the country. Maybe I'm just getting too old and my memory betrays me…
There was a time, in congressional politics, when the voters didn't bother to vote because the DEMS and GOP were so much alike they were called Tweedledum and Tweedledee.
Do you remember the 50's and 70's ? I guess we got what we wished for….
Reminds me of a Ron White routine.
Q: How long will the budget negotiations last?
A: All the way to the crash site.
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Skip to comments.How will Paris Hilton survive? (Inheritance Cut Down)
Posted on 12/27/2007 10:29:43 AM PST by Anti-Bubba182
Time to tighten the belt, Paris.
Hotel magnate Barron Hilton announced yesterday that he's leaving 97% of his wealth to charity, dramatically cutting the fortune his children and grandkids will get.
That means granddaughter Paris Hilton, who once stood to inherit $100 million or more by some accounts, could end up with a measly $5 million or so.
"The whole family will be devastated, particularly [Paris' mom] Kathy," a pal of the clan told the Daily News last night.
"Some of them could be likely to contest the will - it'll be in the courts longer than Anna Nicole Smith versus J. Howard Marshall."
Barron Hilton is worth an estimated $2.3 billion, including the $1.2 billion he made from the sale of the Hilton Hotels and Harrah's casino chains......"
(Excerpt) Read more at nydailynews.com ...
How can you contest the will of a man who is still alive?
Interesting history here. Barron Hilton actually contested the will of his Father who was going to put all his money into a Foundation. Barron Hilton prevailed and got control of the hotel chain.
I really don't care.
How will Paris Hilton survive?
Sex worker, same as now.
the story is mis leading.The collective Hilton's have millions....NOW...minus anything Barron holds ...NOW....
In fact,so many millions a duplicate Barron like run could happen .
Make another "stolen" video.
Sell it on e-bay.
"That means granddaughter Paris Hilton, who once stood to inherit $100 million or more by some accounts, could end up with a measly $5 million or so."
$5 million wouldn't cover her bar tab. I'm sure the old man's lawyer is smart enough to insert a clause that provides that anyone who contests the will unsuccessfully gets nothing.
Barron Hilton is worth an estimated $2.3 billion...
The really important question here is which far-left anti-human gang of eco-freak wingnuts is about to get handed $2.231B to spread their mayhem and suicidal nihilism?
The foundation funds clean water in Africa, education for blind children and housing for the mentally ill.
Here's a real efficient way to get "clean" water in Africa.
BTW- Paris is a good bet for your 2008 Dead Pool selections.
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This one of the best known super rich scams. Its called estate planning. A former boss of mine did it. It is designed to avoid paying huge inheritance taxes on transfer of ownership of the corporation.
First you set up a family foundation and name your kids as perpetual trustees with salaries and expense accounts.
Second you donate a billion dollars getting a billion dollar tax deduction.
Third, as a condition of the donation, the foundation has to purchase life insurance that will pay out in excess of what your kids would have gotten after taxes if you had simply left the company to them in the first place.
The benefits are that you get to look like a great guy. You dont have to pay anymore taxes the rest of your life. Your kids get more than they would have anyway because life insurance isnt taxed, and they have the salary and expense accounts for the rest of their lives.
Sweet huh?
4 posted on 12/26/2007 6:07:46 PM EST by Soliton
I think that anyone who leaves his money to a bunch of charity vultures instead of his own family is nuts. THis ain't the Fifties — most people I know on "charity" (read: government handouts of money extorted from taxpayers) don't deserve the time of day. As bad as she may be, at least Paris is in the bloodline.
Barron fought his father's will and wind up getting half the money that Conrad wanted to go to charity.
I don't know what would be the basis of contesting this will, but as you observed Barron Hilton did it. He may have a good case that the heirs are bums, but that may not hold once it gets to court.
Many wills have clauses which state that anyone who contests the will automatically forfeits their original bequest..
Only 5 million? Supporting her posse costs more than that a year!
thats probably exactly what hes doing. good response.
HA HA...in the media age....grandparents get to SEE for themselves the outrageous behavior of their progeny.....I'm tempted to send a copy of my niece's FACEBOOK page to her grandparents....my in laws.....they would not be very happy to hear she is an "atheist" and "very liberal." Not to mention she's a spoiled brat who lives in a 2 bedroom condo alone, while going to community college away from her home town, and does NOT WORK.
Actually she a fortune doing that. The question is would she
get more from an inheritance? Baron Hilton has basically disinherited everybody with the will. Maybe Paris was smart to sell herself.
Sounds like a plan!
She'll end up like step-mom Zsa Zsa making cameos in Zucker Brothers movies.
Maybe the apple didn't fall that far from the tree.
Maybe Paris went too far in her personal life and the grandad realized that the money wasn't doing anyone any favors.
He should just spend it all before he goes. You can't contest what ain't there.
LMAO... this is called Asset planning, Otherwise the Death Tax would get a Majority of the Wealth. Nothing to see here folks, nothing has changed.
LMAO... this is called Asset planning, Otherwise the Death Tax would get a Majority of the Wealth. Nothing to see here folks, nothing has changed.
If those are his true wishes he should start getting rid of it while he's alive.
Well, you start with the fact he is 80 years old and wander about from there.
That was my first thought.
The family will be in charge of the various foundations and charities.
Imagine a relative establishing a foundation for educational posting. The purpose of the charity is to fund posting on the internet. (IOW grandpa leaves money so junior can post on FR with all living expesnse paid)
She's been earning around $6 million a year on her own for the last several years. Assuming she's not too stupid (big assumption, I know), she should be just fine.
Preacher. She knows the Bible so well.
Remember, Paris continues to get a cut of each video of her having sex with her boyfriend. SO she'll be fine for a while. But as to her lost inheritance becuase of her behavior: Hahahaha!
Reminds me of Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone"
Note that Beyonce Knowles is about the same age as Paris. The difference between the two is enormous.
Maybe they will try to have him declared incompetent to make such a decision?
She'll burn through $5 Mil in a few days!
LOL....exactly what I was thinking.
I'm a supporter of charitable giving, but I cannot ever see a circumstance where I would give all my holdings to charity vs family.
I've been somewhat estranged from part of my family, but I still love them.
What a slap in the face it would be, to completely ignore them. I couldn't, and wouldn't do it.
Evidently the Baron didn't like it when Pappy tried the same thing. You'd think he would have learned from the experience.
So giving the money to Paris to blow (pun intended) would be better than giving it to charities?
Is this really what you are saying?
And amazingly some here will pity her!
which is why Warren Buffet opposes the end of the estate tax. He sells the insurance.
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In IE7 the Amazon feature box is fine, but viewed in Firefox and Safari, the Amazon feature box stretches downward as far as the page content allows. The 8 products appear at the top of the Amazon box, and there's empty space until the bottom of the page. I have a few other widgets below the Amazon box, and they rest at the bottom of the sidebar "holding up" the bottom of the Amazon box.
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Alabama will host the Cross Country South Regional Championship on Friday, November 13th in Tuscaloosa. Heading into the competition, the Gator men are ranked 3rd and the women are ranked 7th in the USTFCCCA Regional Rankings. After their last performance, a handful of runners received some honors. Red-shirt senior Jimmy Clark was named …Read More »
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Some things just can't be put into words. In the case of Indian classical music, neither can they be put on paper.
"It would be extremely difficult to record and subsequently interpret the subtle nuances [of the music] on paper," writes maestro Amjad Ali Khan, the much-admired sarod artist who will perform this Saturday in Scottsdale. "We therefore follow an 'oral' tradition," he continues, explaining that his haunting ragas are never written or scored.
But the phrase "oral tradition" is perhaps misleading. Khan's music, produced on the sarod -- a short-necked, unfretted lute -- has no accompanying lyrics. Instead, it intimates emotion through slides in pitch and graceful embellishment: characteristically Indian devices that, brilliantly executed, have secured Khan's international reputation.
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An Arizona alumnus, Harlan has served in various athletic administrative roles at four universities. The only candidate brought before the commmittee, his strengths are in fundraising and marketing, as well as mobilizing and exciting the local market, Sutton said.
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Bill Maher has been in relationships with Cara Santa Maria (2009 - 2011), Jasmine Boussem (2009), Charmaine Blake (2008), Aubrie Lemon (2006), Karrine Steffans (2005 - 2006), Thora Birch (2004 - 2005), Rochelle Loewen (2004), Kaya Jones (2003), Coco Johnsen (2003 - 2004), Rochelle Brewster (2003), Bai Ling (2003), Ann Coulter (2002), Aiko Tanaka (2002), Audra Wise (2002), Thi Lieu (2001), Vanessa Kay (2000 - 2001), Pamela Han (1998 - 1999), Brook Mahealani Lee (1998), Karin Taylor (1997), Arianna Huffington (1997), Amber Smith (1995), Heather Hunter (1991), Adrienne Barbeau (1989) and Tracy Richman (1988 - 1989).
He is rumoured to have hooked up with Trina McGee (2000).
Bill Maher is a 60 year old American Talk Show Host. Born William Maher Jr. on 20th January, 1956 in New York City, New York, USA and educated at Pascack Hills High School, Montvale, NJ, he is famous for `Politically Incorrect`, `Real Time` in a career that spans 1979–present. His zodiac sign is Capricorn.
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He did not date Trina McGee in 2000. She was married to Courtland Davis.
Nicie98: Hot or disgusting? Didn't Heather Hunter infect Magic Johnson? Poor ladies that came after her!
Heather Hunter, Karen stepens?!!!! I always took you for a head guy!!! Lol. You're a cool freakin guy! And you're pretty smart too! ;-)
he dated a lot of hot young women
Like what woman in her right mind would date him. He is smart, but a bit not very nice. He also looks like a marshmallow in person.
when did he get to date all these hot girls! ???
He dated Ann Coutler? haha I don't believe it
I'm sure he doesn't have a girlfriend unless it's Osamba bin ladin...
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Dallas ISD HR chief defends hiring Tonya Sadler Grayson, who was investigated for lying about her criminal history
Dallas ISD human resources chief Carmen Darville told her staff late Thursday afternoon that she still supports hiring one of her top assistants, Tonya Sadler Grayson, despite her not disclosing her criminal history on her job application.
The Dallas Morning News reported Thursday that a top Dallas ISD investigator was investigating whether Grayson lied on her district job application by saying she had no criminal record. That investigator, Jeremy Liebbe, was placed on paid leave shortly after his investigation started. Grayson is Liebbe's boss.
On Grayson's job application, she selected "no" on three separate questions about a possible criminal history. Online records show she served 12 months probation in 1990 for misdemeanor criminal trespassing in Georgia, when she was 19 years old.
Grayson oversees Liebbe'e investigative unit, which reviews employee misconduct and criminal history concerns.
Grayson, who makes $140,000 annually, issued a statement Thursday explaining her answers on the application.
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Brian Milnarich, MBA, LAT, is a licensed athletic trainer at Affinity Health System. Brian specializes in the prevention, recognition, treatment and rehabilitation of orthopedic and sports medicine injuries. He has worked with athletes in youth sports, high school, college and professional rankings. Brian is specially trained in the evaluation of gait analysis and has worked with local runners and exercise enthusiasts throughout the Fox Valley for the past twelve years. Brian received his degree in Athletic Training and Health Promotion and Wellness from the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point.
What are some of your hobbies outside of work?I am a father of five kids, all between 20 months to twelve years old. My hobbies are centered around family fun activities. We love to camp, go on canoe trips, take bike rides and play at the park. I also love taking my kids to college and professional sport events. We are all fans of the Stevens Point hockey team - GO POINTERS!
What is your favorite thing about your job?I love watching the emotional high an athlete gets when they get a chance to return from an injury. When I work with an athlete and his/her family to overcome injury related obstacles, being able to watch them work through the process and return to something they love doing is a fantastic feeling.
Where did you grow up/where is your family from?I grew up in south Detroit and still hold onto my Michigan roots. My family moved to Wisconsin and I lived in Racine for many years before hopping back across the pond (Lake Michigan) to live in Kalamazoo, Mich. I settled in Appleton and have been here for the past 12 years. I love living in the Fox Valley and don't plan to move again.
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Thought I'd see if anyone had any other suggestions or advice. Help!! TIA!!
Babygirl with bronchitis..help!
Thought I'd see if anyone had any other suggestions or advice. Help!! TIA!!
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I have no advice just wanted to say I hope she gets feeling better soon!!
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DH has been on meds since Friday (double dose of antibiotic, cough syrup with codeine, and mucinex and he just barely, today, started to feel even a little bit better. I would call the pediatrician back and see if there's anything more they can do - DH was told he just had to wait it out.
(((Hugs))). DH has had a terrible time with it and he's an adult. I can't imagine a toddler having it :(.
My youngest gets bronchitis pretty frequently. She has ALWAYS been prescribed breathing treatments with it.
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That is so hard. My kids have all had that in December, and it's like 2 weeks of horrible painful coughing. I would call the ped and see if they can prescribe cough meds.
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Thanks everyone for your support. I'm going to wait for her to be done with her antibiotic and if shes not better I will definitely ask about the nebulizer. Thanks I hadnt thought of that i'm a ftm :) Thanks!
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Bobby Rubio came up with a superior way for the Avengers and X-Men to resolve their differences. Less punching and more popping, heroes.
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Whether it's Cecil the Lion or un-named fox cubs, killing for fun is wrong
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29th June 2016No animal should be killed for our enjoyment, writes Bill Oddie. And that applies alike to Cecil the Lion, shot by a Minnesota dentist almost two years ago; and to the nameless fox cubs that died more recently in England, thrown to hounds by a huntsman to teach them to hate and kill foxes. more...
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28th June 2016The economic impacts of the Brexit vote will very soon make themselves felt to British consumers, writes Chris Goodall - kicking off with higher fuel bills and pump prices. The good news is that nuclear power is now looking increasingly unaffordable. But renewables and green energy research are also likely to suffer, especially if under a right-wing Brexit government. more...
It feels like the tragedy of a generation, but we need to gear up not give up
Alex Scrivener
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Oliver Tickell
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Where will our next PM stand on fracking and the environment? (It's not looking good)
Joe Sandler Clarke / Energydesk
28th June 2016We know who the likely runners and riders are in the race to be the new Tory leader and prime minister - but where do the prospective candidates stand on fracking and other environmental issues? Joe Sandler Clarke finds them all decidedly un-green. more...
Fox cub persecution: hunting and violence are inseparable
Eduardo Gonçalves
23rd June 2016An investigation by the League Against Cruel Sports shows that English hunts are training hounds to kill foxes in horrific secret slaughter sessions, writes Eduardo Gonçalves. It's just one example of the cruelty and violence that's intrinsic to fox-hunting, and another reason why the ban has to be maintained. more...
Brexit could lead to a bonfire of fracking regulations
Zachary Davies Boren / Energydesk
21st June 2016Almost all UK laws that regulate fracking's impact on the environment emanate from EU directives and regulations, writes Zachary Davies Boren. Once out of the EU, the UK would be free to amend them, scrap them or simply ignore them. And given the UK's record of support for fracking and lobbying in Brussels for deregulation, that may be exactly what the Brexiteers have planned. more...
Brexit - a nasty sting in the tail for Britain's bees?
Dave Timms
21st June, 2016Britain's bees are under threat from Brexit and moves to allow farmers to use banned bee-harming 'neonictinoid' pesticides, warns Dave Timms, Bees Campaigner with Friends of the Earth. With 20 species extinct since 1900 and a further 35 under threat, how much more can our bees take? more...
Cuadrilla versus The Nanas - #IamTinaRothery
Tina Rothery
23rd June 2016Thanks to fracking company Cuadrilla, grandmother Tina Rothery will be in court tomorrow over a £55,000 'debt' imposed on her for joining a peaceful occupation of a fracking site in Lancashire. But as she explains, she can't pay, she won't pay, and even if she could pay, she wouldn't. Someone has to stand up to corporate vandalism and abuse of justice - and in this case, it's her, no matter what the consequences. more...
Take back real control! A Green response to Brexit
Victor Anderson & Rupert Read
18th July 2016The winning Brexit slogan was 'Take Back Control', write Victor Anderson & Rupert Read. But leaving the EU will only increase the power of corrupt elites unless the UK reforms its own democratic governance, combats the excessive power of corporations, upholds the rights of all its citizens, decentralises its economy, and forges progressive alliances with its European partners. more...
Join the Great Stag Hunt - Stag Beetle that is
Susan Clark
15th June 2016It's National Insect Week in the UK and the conservation charity, People's Trust for Endangered Species (PTES), is looking for Citizen Scientists to take part in its annual survey to record sightings of the stag beetle. Here's how to take part. more...
Corbyn must lead the movement for a progressive Europe
Alan Simpson
13th June 2016The campaign to Remain cannot be left to the grey men of British politics, writes Alan Simpson. The Labour leadership must proclaim the case for a green Europe that belongs to its people not its corporations, inspiring voters with a positive vision of the EU as it ought to be - and that we can bring about only as fully engaged members. more...
EDF, CGN press ahead with 'unsafe' Chinese nuclear plant
Oliver Tickell
3rd June 2016Twin nuclear reactors at Taishan in China have been sealed into their concrete domes despite fears that the reactor vessels have serious metallurgical defects. No safety test data has been released by the two companies in charge, EDF and CGN, to show that the reactors will not crack in operation, releasing radioactivity. more...
Matt Ridley's pro-GMO blunders and ignorance
Colin Todhunter
3rd June 2016The mainstream British media have long acted as cheerleaders for GMOs, but none quite so much as The Times and its disgraced correspondent Matt Ridley, writes Colin Todhunter. His most recent article on the topic is a strange concoction of misrepresentations, falsehoods and blunders dressed up as science, and reflects both his ignorance of the real facts and his deep ideological commitment to corporate profit and power. more...
Save our soils!
John Quinton
3rd June 2016Britain's soils are in a bad way, writes John Quinton, and the government is doing little to help - indeed its policies are making the problems worse. So concludes yesterday's Environment Audit Committee report on soil health. But are ministers bothered? more...
Natural History Museum must not destroy its Wildlife Garden
Gary Grant
2nd June 2016A proposed redesign of the Natural History Museum's grounds in London would cause some unfortunate collateral damage, writes Gary Grant - the destruction of the Museum's 21 year-old wildlife garden, an ecological jewel in the heart of London which features over 3,000 species of plant and animal in just one lovingly tended acre. The Museum must think again! more...
Innovation for the global energy transformation: the Solarcentury Sunstation
Jeremy Leggett
1st June 2016In the face of repeated attempts by the UK government to suppress the nation's solar industry in favour of fracking and nuclear, Jeremy Leggett tells the story of how the solar company he founded in 2000 has not just survived, but driven forward with technical innovation - including its new 'Sunstation' - an integrated 'snap-on' solar generation design that elegantly embeds into roofs. more...
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Meet Our Board
Suede Graham
Suede is a senior majoring in Music with a minor is speech communications. Other than SAB, Suede is also part of the Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity, Order of Omega, and the Presidential Leadership Cabinet. After graduation, Suede plans to attend graduate school in hopes of starting his career in Student Affairs and Higher Education. Suede enjoys all things Beyoncé, reading, hammocking, and watching reruns of Grey's Anatomy and The Office.
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Erica Goss
Erica is a junior majoring in Hospitality Administration from Mena, AR. Along with SAB she is a member of Zeta Tau Alpha, Order of Omega and the Hospitality Society. She is a lover of all things sports, outdoors and fitness and enjoys baking, traveling and playing with puppies. Her favorite part of SAB is seeing all the students come together, make new friends and have an awesome time!
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Tulsi Patel
I am currently a senior at ATU majoring in Graphic Design and minoring in Business. I was born in Hattiesburg, MS, but after a couple years my family and I moved to Morrilton, AR when I was about 2 or 3 years old. I grew up in Morrilton (small town 30 minutes from Tech) and attended public school except for 4th and 5th grade when I went to a private school called Sacred Heart. My senior year of high school, I found my love for art because of my art and multimedia teacher (Lynn Rutz and Mrs. Beck this is for you J). I enjoyed working in Photoshop and InDesign more than drawing/painting, so I chose the path of graphic design. My senior year of high school I entered this art competition called Thea Foundation Scholarship and I won 1st place, so it paid for my schooling at ATU. I graduated from Morrilton High School in 2012 and started attending ATU in the fall of 2012. It took me a while to get involved, but once I did, I instantly enjoyed my time here at Tech and it quickly became my HOME! I cannot express how much I love this school, the staff (especially in the art department), and the people here. When I am not doing homework or SAB events, you'll probably see me doing more homework, illustrating on the computer, running, or anything outdoors related.
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Elijah Moreno
Born and raised in Arkansas, I'm originally from Hot Springs. I went to a private school from K-7th and was homeschooled up until my junior year. From there, I attended and graduated at Lakeside High school (Go Rams!). I chose Arkansas Tech because of the campus's size. It isn't too small, yet it's not too big either. It feels just like home. To top it all off, the people here are phenomenal and extremely friendly. I am now a senior at Tech finishing up my degrees in Psychology and Criminal Justice. When I'm not doing homework, I'm constantly working for the many jobs I have on campus such as Motion Pictures for SAB, being an RA for overflow, and proudly capturing the magical moments at Tech as one of the campus photographers. I have quite a few passions that I have developed since I came to Tech. To name just a few, I enjoy longboarding, hiking, photography, biking, hammocking, swimming, weight-lifting, and running (the freshman 15 hit me hard and I realized I couldn't continue that trend). Now that you know all about me, feel free to say hi to me around campus and ask me about how to join SAB.
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Lindsey Wood
Hey…What's up, Hello? I'm Lindsey and I'm a part of the I Bleed Green and Gold chair! I'm a senior from Rogers, AR. My favorite thing about being on SAB is that we are constantly having fun.
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Ashlee Caton
Ashlee is one of the executive members of the I Bleed Green and Gold Chair for SAB. She is a member of the Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority and loves to play intermural sports on campus. She is from Bryant Arkansas and is majoring in Early Childhood Education. After she graduates she hopes to go to graduate school to become a Speech Pathologist and work with children. She also loves spending time with her friends and fall weather and watching Netflix as well as eating B-Dubs.
Engaging Issues
Jaylissa Hampton
Hello my name is Jaylissa Hampton, I am 21 years old and I am a theatre Major. This is my junior year and I am busy now more than ever. I am currently the Vice-president of AASA organization and I am the leader of engaging issues chair for SAB. Although this is a busy year for me I would not change it for anything in the world, this is a great experience!
Jenny Butler
I am Jenny Butler, Assistant Director of Campus Life. One of the areas I get to work with at Tech is the Student Activities Board.
I am from Waldron, AR and got my Bachelors from University of the Ozarks and my Masters from University of Central Arkansas. I have been working at Tech for nearly 6 years and love all the cool and exciting things that SAB gets to do. SAB has an abundance of energy and great ideas and they definitely keep my life exciting! I love to travel, read, scuba dive, and renovate my home. My most favorite thing, though, it to play with my super cool cat, Patches.
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Hayley Paquet
Hayley Paquet, the Graduate Assistant of Student Activities and Orientation, is currently on year one of two in grad school. She attended Arkansas Tech for her undergraduate degree (Secondary Education Social Studies) where she was a member of Alpha Sigma Tau, a member of Phi Alpha Theta, a Who's Who among Colleges and Universities, and a Resident Assistant for two years. Hayley loves all things outdoors and food related.


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For 12 years, Jeri and Tricia Dobbs have inventoried, stocked and packed bins of equipment and supplies for our Nutrition Education Program's off-site classes. They have given hundreds of hours to making sure course participants and volunteer educators have everything needed. Additionally, Jeri and Tricia helped set-up the Kaiser Permanente Teaching Kitchen at Oregon Food Bank's Beaverton location. Their knowledge of the Nutrition Education Program was useful in helping create a kitchen environment that best supports class participants, Master Gardeners and volunteers using the space.
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After looking at Rolex watches for years I finally walked into the Ben Bridge store in Anchorage, the only authorized dealer for Rolex in Alaska last weekend. At this point I had never held one of these watches in my hand and really didn't know what to expect including the price. I had read a lot of forums online that ... Read More »
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While this setup is specifically for Travis-CI you will possibly find useful information to integrate existDB in other CI platforms as well.
It is language independent but was tested only with Java and nodeJS. Both setups are provided.
You can test applications, that are served from the db or consume one of its APIs.
CI? You should have it.
The complete setup to test anything against one or more versions of eXistDB on TravisCI with caching enabled
I was recently working on node-exist. It is a node package, that consumes eXist's RPC API. In order to run the tests the database needed to be up.
Mocking of the database responses could have solved that problem, but…
- Now you got 2 problems
- how to test against another version or multiple ones
- validating mock responses (of multiple versions)
A much better solution is for the tests to run on a continous integration platform. Here, every commit can be tested against different versions of the database in parallel. And, there is no need to have them runnning on the development machine. Plus, everyone with access can verify if a certain build is running and which database versions are supported by your application.
There are more arguments pro continuous integration, which you can easily find online.
TravisCI seemed to be a reasonable choice, not only because eXistDB itself runs its automated tests here.
Which version to test against?
As travis automatically starts one build per entry in
env your tests will be run against the 3.0.RC1 and the 2.2 release of eXist with
Add or remove versions as you need them.
before install
It proved to be handy to store the installation folder of the current DB version in an environment variable `EXISTDBFOLDER`. It will be used by following scripts and commands.
installation and setup
To install the database we download the source from github, extract it and then call its build routine.
All of the above can be nicely packed into a setup script.
- Note: `EXISTDBVERSION` is the environment variable we defined at the very beginning. This can be a tag or branchname or even a commit hash.
Can't we start already?
Yes, but in order to do that we have to start eXist in the background and wait for it to listen to requests. Last, ensure that by doing a very simple one.
Yes, you guessed it. There is a database start-up script.
- Note: Without changing to its installation folder a bunch of exceptions will end up in nohup.out complaining about log files that cannot be found and opened.
That's it
Run your tests!
Now it is time to clean up the closet:
Downloading and building exist from source can take up to 3 minutes. So, you may want to speed up your tests by caching the built database. The archived cache has still to be loaded from s3 but you will gain an extra minute or so - YMMV.
Is this version of existDB already cached?
In our case that boils down to: does the folder exist?
Teardown this Database
Remove any data that is or might be left behind by your tests and remove logs, too. To make sure that you will always get the latest version for branches or refs like HEAD, anything but releases should be excluded from caching.
Put together:
What if Java is not you first language?
If you are not testing a java-application, as I was, you need to install java 1.8 into to the testing container with:
and make this version the default by adding
to the before_install step.
The Gist of the Story
(Integration) testing is necessary, so if you're application depends on eXistDB then you should definitely have a look at this project.
- .travis.yml (Java setup)
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Is Kangen Water Healthful?
What do you know about the efficacy of Kangen water?
Answer (Published 9/13/2010)
Kangen alkaline water is being aggressively marketed in the United States and elsewhere in the world for its purported health benefits. Kangen water is the latest variation of so-called alkaline water, which promoters claim is essential for elimination of the acidity in our bodies – attributed to all of the evils of the modern world. You don't just go out to buy a bottle of Kangen water. Instead, you have to buy a home water ionizer to create your own supply of Kangen water, an investment that can run to $4,000.
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I am often asked about the health benefits of Kangen alkaline water and the notion that it is somehow protective of health and can prevent disease by balancing the body's pH. The usual selling points are that Kangen water is energizing, hydrates the body more effectively than regular water, improves the taste of food when used in cooking, promotes "regularity," helps the body absorb nutrients more effectively, and on and on. I've even seen claims that it can cure obesity, high blood pressure and breast cancer.
None of these claims about Kangen water is true. Furthermore, the human body needs absolutely no help in adjusting its pH. Normally, the pH of blood and most body fluids is near seven, which is close to neutral. This acid-base balance is under very tight physiologic control because all of the chemical reactions that maintain life depend on it. Unless you have serious respiratory or kidney problems, body pH will remain in balance no matter what you eat or drink. As for water, you should consider the fact that alkaline water is common throughout the western states but to my knowledge it has not protected anyone from the diseases common in our population.
Furthermore, Kangen water products are sold through multi-level marketing – that is, you can buy them only through distributors who make money not just from their own sales but from those of the people they recruit. I'm sorry, but I am prejudiced against all such pyramid marketing schemes and urge you to avoid them, whatever the products are.
Bottom line: The health claims for water ionizers and for alkaline water products such as Kangen water are bogus.
Andrew Weil, M.D.
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Monday Nov. 24, 2008
DETROIT (AP) -- General Motors Corp. is ending its nine-year endorsement deal with golf superstar Tiger Woods as the company continues to cut expenses and hoard cash while trying to survive the worst sales downturn in a quarter-century.
The endorsement deal, believed to be worth at least $7 million a year, was to have ended in 2009. Woods' agent says the decision to end the relationship a year early was "absolutely mutual."
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