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I have two 870's - a 12 and 20 gauge. The 12 gauge is a Wingmaster, and I highly recommend it. However, mine has interchangeable chokes and I don't recommend a full choke for much of anything outside of a few hunting applications.
I'd say Remington and Mossberg are equally reliable and suited for home defense (and hunting as well), but I find the 870 more aesthetically pleasing.
As for the others, I haven't heard of a Maverick but I'm suspicious based on the price. I've handled a Nova but not a Stoeger.
If it were me, I'd decide between the 870 and 500.

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Rockaway Urban Patriots Go To Scarsdale
This past Sunday after several schedule changes the Patriots were finally able to nail the Scarsdale Lacrosse team down. Twenty members convoyed up to Scarsdale for their first face-off against this very experienced team.
We learn that most of the team has played since they were five years old, while the Rockaway boys are in their first year.
Rockaway's Kaseem King was in the goal for the first half, being replaced by Max Linden who blocked every shot against him. Although there were as many as a dozen shots on goal by the Patriots none got by their season goalie. Hats off to the team for a well played game despite a rather uncomfortable environment and challenger. A re-match is scheduled for this Friday at Beach Channel High School at 5:00 p.m., so come out and support the team!
On May 28th the NYCHA Lacrosse teams from Redfern and Hammels will conduct a skills drill and scrimmages.
The Patriots will also be there to partake in the fun. Many of the Patriots are planning on participating in the 21st Annual Yale Tournament on June 5th in New Haven, Conn. The season is winding down with only one more scheduled game against the Levittown Tomahawks scheduled for June 12th in Levittown.
The team will be taking the summer off, regrouping in September, with registration signup/tryouts in late August.


text: Just bought the Suburban and it had the P1870 code come on during the 80 mile drive home so I dropped the pan and the old fluid was incredibly bad; almost brown. Put in the Mobil 1 synthetic tranny fluid, new filter, and bottle of Lucas tranny fix. Light went off and it shifted like a new tranny. Not alot of clutch material in the pan nor any debris, so thought the fluid change would fix it, but the light came on after an hour of driving, and it started getting the hard 1-2 shift again. Tranny isn't slipping, so I don't know what is going on...:grrrrrr: I guess my next step is to install a shift kit??


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Very few people find early in life what they want to do and get to do it all their lives. At the top of the list in music: Mark Knopfler.
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I'm going to be a pest this week and get a song stuck in your head, but it's an OK song, so it won't be that bad. And you'll definitely remember the s...
If anyone could get Brazil out of its current soccer-induced funk, we'd put our money on this guy.
A video of this guitar-totin' busker performing...
Bruce Springsteen and Mark Knopfler have influenced tons of artists over the years, but a sweet-sounding soprano who's co-founder of the charming Canadian trinity known as the Wailin' Jennys wouldn't be the first to come to mind.
A masterful musician and workmanlike writer who continues to connect impressed the hell out of longtime devotees and some random disbelievers at the 1stBank Center on October 29. And his name isn't Bob Dylan.
When you're a performing artist as deeply personal as Pieta Brown, trying to carve out a living by sharing your innermost thoughts can be a delicate balancing act. Especially when you'd rather keep those feelings to yourself.
Wedren began his career fronting the seminal Washington, DC post-punk outfit Shudder to Think, a band that helped define the scenes in the '80s and '90s. Here is his latest release: "Are We."
"Among other things I do," says the British musician, "I'm the music director of an organization called TED or Technology, Education and Design. That's an annual get together of people sort of figuring out how to save the planet."
As a rule, songs about miners haven't generally been as upbeat as the news we are watching now on CNN. So here's a largely uplifting playlist for all the miners in Chile, and all the people who love them.
Let's talk about your new album Bachman & Turner. First of all, the music is classic, and please don't be offended by this, but much of it sounds it like classic BTO.
After seeing some of Gov. Jan Brewer's mind-blowing meltdown performance during her debate with Terry Goddard, here's a playlist for a woman who lost her head, and a state that seems bent on doing the same.
Far be it for me to ever correct the Boss, but as it turns out Bruce Springsteen was not a true televisionary; there are not "57 Channels And Nothing On" these days. Please tune in Sunday night, and see for yourself.
Right now is the time for real financial reform. Come to think of it, right now is actually way too late for real financial reform. Still, better now than not now, right?
There's something deeply soothing about naming your worries out loud and then putting them in a box.
All of this talk of offsets needlessly complicates the basics of a carbon permit system. Polluters pay, and people get the money. That's the way you do it.
Charlie Gillett was one of those great music people who had an unerring ear and a true passion for good sounds from rock to blues to world music.
To put myself in the proper mindset to enter The Pacific, I've come up with a playlist of great songs that speak powerfully to war and peace from a variety of perspectives and eras.
The guy whose band, Dire Straits, sold 120 million records has made a CD that will be appreciated mostly by the smallest cohort of music lovers: smart, literate grownups who can read without moving their lips.
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Hodgenville Fire Chief Wally Sparks, 55, passed away Wednesday night.
According to the LaRue County Coroner's Office, Sparks was found dead at his home Thursday morning on West Maple Avenue in Hodgenville and the cause of death was an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
No further information has been released at this time. More information will be released as it becomes available.
Two people were arrested Wednesday afternoon as the result of a death investigation into the death of a LaRue County woman earlier this month.
Loyd W. Sadler and Lora L. Sadler were both arrested on warrants for first degree criminal abuse. They are both lodged in the LaRue County Detention Center.
The services for Hodgenville Fire Chief Wally Sparks have been announced.
Walton Lee "Wally" Sparks, 55, of Hodgenville, passed away Wednesday, May 17, 2017, at his residence.
He was a 911 Dispatcher for LaRue County; Chief of the Hodgenville Fire Department; a member of the LaRue County Fire Department, Hodgenville Methodist Church, B. R. Young Lodge #132 F&AM in Hodgenville and LaRue County Sportsmans Lake.
Wally was preceded in death by his parents, W.L. and Wanda Stephens Sparks.
LaRue County Park and Recreation Board
The LaRue County Park and Recreation Board meets at 7 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month at the Park. For more information, call Brience Willian at 270-735-1763.
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A local woman who was charged with manslaughter was found competent to stand trial and was sentenced in court on Friday, May 12.
Lovie P. Skaggs, 60, of Hodgenville appeared for a competency hearing in LaRue County Circuit Court on Friday, May 12. Chief Circuit Judge Charles C. Simms III previously ordered a psychiatric examination and observation on Lovie Skaggs to determine her mental condition to see if she was competent to stand trial.
Hodgenville Fire Chief Wally Sparks, 55, passed away Wednesday, May 17 at his home on West Maple Avenue in Hodgenville.
Hodgenville Mayor Ken DeVore said the sudden and unexpected loss of Sparks has left a large void in the community.
A Hodgenville Police Officer who was killed in a car crash during a pursuit in September 2012 will be honored with a service at Hodgenville City Hall followed by a dedication of a flagpole in his name at the Hodgenville Police Department.
Hodgenville City Hall received a donation from Modern Woodmen, which funded the purchase and placement of a flagpole at Hodgenville Police Department.
"The Department needed a flagpole and it only made sense to dedicate it to Officer Mark Taulbee," Hodgenville Police Chief Marcus Jackson said.
The family of a Hodgenville Elementary School kindergartner won a $1,000 college savings account after their daughter shared her dream of changing the world after college.
Ella Bales submitted a video for the "Dream Out Loud Challenge" explaining how she might change the world by becoming a teacher. The Dream Out Loud Challenge was sponsored by the Kentucky Education Savings Plan Trust (KESPT), Kentucky's official 529 college savings plan.
A LaRue County Detention Center employee was arrested for drug trafficking on Tuesday, May 9.
Bradley Russell, 43, of Hodgenville was charged with trafficking a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Peace, Love and Bacon Grease is on the menu this week at a locally eatery in Hodgenville, KY.
Paula's Hot Biscuit will celebrate 20 years in business this weekend with an open house celebration.
Owner Paula Varney started the business after having worked for her father, James LaRue for over 20 years followed by owning and operating what was known as Abe's Market located on Lincoln Boulevard from 1993-1997.
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Finally, here goes a set of the mens lacrosse shorts for the Timperly Mens Lacrosse Team. These guys will also be making their tour of North America all the way from London England. Thank your for the great order and best wishes. Have safe travels and we hope you do well in this weekends lacrosse tournaments. Custom lacrosse shorts are made to order in Maryland USA.


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The Illusion of Openness HTML version
Sydney Boles
Contemporary Indigenous Peoples in Latin America
Spring, 2012
Jacobo Schifter
The fight for indigenous identity has been fought since the first Europeans
left their boot prints in the sand. At first, the Boruca fought with bows and arrows,
with the strength of their arm and their cooperation as a unit. (Indeed, there is no
mention of Boruca in any account of the Spanish conquest of Latin America precisely
because the Boruca were the only people to defeat their conquerors. [Santos.
Personal Interview. March 9, 2012.]) Then they fought amongst each other, and for a
time they lost what it meant to be Boruca. Now they fight with the written word.
They sign contracts, meet with government officials and use the Internet to get their
message across.
But what are they fighting for? On first glance, even on second or third
glance, the little town is barely different from any other rural Costa Rican
settlement: they have pulperías, a soccer field, a school, dirt roads shared between
horses, motorcycles and delivery trucks bearing familiar brand logos. The people of
Boruca watch TV, make rice in rice cookers and have favorite American bands. They
have Facebook accounts. They lament their homework load and paint their nails.
They wear clothes that are made in China and sport American designs. Only the very
old grew up with the native tongue caressing their ears.
They have been fighting for so long: have they retained their identity at all?
The first point to resistance in Boruca must be to dissuade the notion that if
someone wears foreign clothes and eats foreign food he must have lost his culture:


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MCMSki IV
MCMSki IV Conference on MCMC methods and applications
The next MCMSki meeting, MCMSki IV, will be held in Chamonix Mont-Blanc, France, from Monday, January 6 to Wednesday, January 8, 2014. As for the previous MCMSki meetings, it is jointly supported by the IMS (Institute of Mathematical Statistics) and ISBA (International Society for Bayesian Analysis), and is the first official meeting of the newly created BayesComp section of ISBA. It will focus on all aspects of MCMC theory and methodology, including related fields like sequential Monte Carlo, approximate Bayesian computation, Hamiltonian Monte Carlo. In contrast with the earlier meetings, it will merge the satellite Adap'ski workshop into the main meeting by having parallel (invited and contributed) sessions on those different themes.


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Weight Watchers Saturday it is. First things first, the weigh in:
Down 1.8. I will take it. If I continue on this path, losing about a pound a week, I will have lost 11 more pounds by my birthday.
Am I thrilled with a pound a week? No. Do I want to lose more? Absolutely. Is my body adjusting to the new way of eating and weight training? I sure hope so.
To be completely honest with you, I thought I would be losing faster by now. I am a little discouraged. However, I feel great, have more energy, sleep amazingly, and feel like I am losing inches. I trust Larry, the Crossfit guy, and I believe that any day now, my body is going to start losing some poundage. TRUST. That is key in all of this. Stay the course, stay focused, and TRUST in the plan.
Now, on to today's meeting topics. DRINKS!
Do you know how many points plus are in what you drink a day? A ton of people in the meeting room were saying they are throwing back 12-15 points plus a day just in beverages!
I get it if you are a big partier and go out drinking. However, in everyday life, drinking that many calories and fat grams?!? I can't imagine!
Of course, I have reduced my liquid intake to water and coffee only so I am not one to talk. However, I could easily have ordered a Venti Caramel Machhiato or a Venti Peppermint Mocha from Starbucks last weekend when I was in Chicago.
Let's say I did. If I had ordered a Venti Peppermint Mocha with whip (like the
good fat ole' days), I would have consumed 450 calories, 23 grams of fat and 13 Weight Watchers Points Plus.
Let's go with another favorite, the White Chocolate Mocha (Bird's favorite, my brother in law pictured above!). Holy heavenly! It tastes so sweet you would swear your veins were just hooked up to a sugar IV. A venti with whip one of these babies will throw you back 620 calories, 27 grams of fat, and…you ready for this…17 Weight Watchers Points Plus! Holy Crap!
One more…just for sh*ts and giggles. Let's go with my husband's favorite. A nice, Venti Java Chip Frappuccino with whip. This one has a mere 560 calories, 15 grams of fat, and is 16 Weight Watchers Points Plus.
Now, as shocking as those are, Starbucks has not hidden this information AT ALL. They clearly have nutrition on their menu online and you can even customize it so you can choose a better option. The key is, it is a choice. However, don't go in there and order that Venti, yummy, delicious, beverage; drink it all and then say, "My gosh…I had no idea that was so bad for me!" I'm just ASSuming people do this…not me, surely no, I have never done that. Okay maybe
once twice.
You don't go to Starbucks? Just Dunkin' Donuts. Well, check out this post where I unveiled a few mistakes Dunkin' is making.
So, coffee isn't your thing? You prefer alcohol? Well, head on over to Fitness Magazine where I did a whole post on cocktails!
So, here's the deal. To some of you, fancy drinks are worth the cost of admission. You are ok with the points plus because maybe you saved ALL of your weekly points plus extras and Damn it, you want that drink. Of course, that is fine. If you have a big party you are going to and you plan to drink yourself into an oblivion, fine. However, a few times a week or everyday is NOT a good choice. With most of those drinks, we are talking at least half of your daily points plus.
I will challenge you this week to measure your liquids. Make sure you are being honest and accountable with yourself as to HOW MUCH you are really drinking. If possible, find alternatives that work for you!
For me, I am going to measure the cream I put in my coffee. That is the only "bad" liquid I use and I truly have no idea how much I am putting in there. I will measure it so I can have an accurate account for my behavior.
What liquid are you going to commit to measuring and tracking this week?


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Technology will not change politics
19 November 2013
Just found this interview with Peter Sunde, founder of Pirate Bay.
"You can't beat politics with new technology all the time. Sometimes you have to actually make sure that politics are in line with what people want. A lot of people are giving up on politics and thinking they can solve issues with technology. These kind of arrogant behaviours towards the rest of the society are a bit disgusting,"
"We are a community of people, we have politicians that we elect, we can demand that they do things," he says, "but we are way too lazy to do that today".
I couldn't agree more. While there is a large group of people who felt unified by the Snowden leaks, I think there are quite different views on how to solve the problems that we are facing.
There those who actively seek to change policy, change how society relies towards issues of the new normal.
Than there those who stand behind the critique towards government and corporations, but already gave up on the democratic process. Their solution is driven by a world-view that a specific technology will allow them to create a space in which they can manoeuvre without intervention by governments or corporations.
I don't agree with this premise. It is naive at best, segregationist at worst.


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An event for the presentation of the international report "Future of Government" was organised on Wednesday, 25 September at the Ministry of Finance. The report focuses on the efforts of national governments to meet the changing expectations of the society as well as on the rapid technological developments, during a period of austerity and budget cuts.
The event gathered officials and representatives from the public and semi-government sectors as well as members of the local administration and other stakeholders. It was addressed by the Minister of Finance, Mr Harris Georgiades and by our CEO, Evgenios Evgeniou.
The findings of the report were presented by Mr Jan Sturesson, Global Leader of Government and Public Services at PwC. Following the presentation of the findings, Mrs Emmanuela Lambrianides, Commissioner for the Reform of the Civil Service delivered a presentation on "Reforming the Civil Service of Cyprus".
Mrs Lambrianides and Mr Sturesson also participated in a panel discussion coordinated by our Advisory Services Partner, Philippos Soseilos. The discussion focused on the reform and economic challenges faced by the public sector as well as on the actions that should be taken in order for the public sector to meet the expectations of the society.
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Owen Graduate School of Management
|$277 million (April 30, 2013)[1]
|M. Eric Johnson
Academic staff
|49 (May '13) [2]
|577 (May '13) [2]
|Nashville, Tennessee, US
|Urban, 330 acres
The Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management is the graduate business school of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1969, Owen awards eight degrees: a standard 2-year Master of Business Administration (MBA), an Executive MBA, an Americas Executive MBA, a Master of Finance, a Master of Accountancy, a Master of Accountancy-Valuation, a Health Care MBA, and a Master of Management in Health Care, as well as a large variety of joint professional and MBA degree programs. Owen is renowned for its Health Care MBA, a unique program that provides students an in-depth educational experience tailored to the health care industry.[3] Owen also offers non-degree programs for undergraduates and executives.
The student to faculty ratio is about 9 to 1, with 577 students and 49 full-time faculty members.[2] The school's 8,304 living MBA alumni are found throughout the U.S. and around the world.[4]
Owen's two-year MBA program is consistently ranked among the top business schools in the nation by major publications. In 2016, Owen was ranked #22 in U.S. News & World Report's rankings.[5] Bloomberg Businessweek ranked the full-time MBA program #30 in 2014.[6]
The school is named for Ralph "Peck" Owen and his wife, Lulu Hampton Owen. Ralph Owen, a Vanderbilt alumnus ('28), was a founder of Equitable Securities Corporation in Nashville, and he became the chairman of the American Express Company.[7]
- 1 History
- 2 Programs
- 2.1 Career launcher programs
- 2.2 MBA programs
- 2.3 Executive programs
- 2.4 Health care programs
- 3 Walker Management Library
- 4 Rankings
- 5 Disciplines
- 6 Student life
- 7 Centers of excellence
- 7.1 Financial Markets Research Center (FMRC)
- 7.2 Turner Family Center for Social Ventures
- 7.3 Owen Entrepreneurship Center
- 7.4 Cal Turner Program for Moral Leadership in the Professions
- 7.5 Vanderbilt Center for Environmental Management Studies
- 7.6 Center for Marketing Innovation
- 7.7 Vanderbilt eLab
- 8 Alumni
- 9 See also
- 10 References
- 11 External links
Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management has been in operation since 1969, but the university's first proposal for a business education program came from its Board of Trust (BOT) in 1881. They called it the Commercial College Department. No program was established then, however, and it was the mid-1950s before a program of business administration was offered in the Department of Economics.[8] With the economic growth in Nashville and Middle Tennessee at that time, local businessmen, many of whom were Vanderbilt alumni and BOT members, recognized the need for a formal business education program to train leaders for the area. They were concerned that too many aspiring young businessmen would attend schools in other parts of the country and then remain in those regions.
Progress was slow in seeing the need fulfilled; the idea was conceived during the administration of Chancellor Harvie Branscomb (1946–63) but did not come to fruition until the administration of Chancellor G. Alexander Heard (1963–82). The BOT passed the school's founding resolution on May 5, 1967, and operations as the Graduate School of Management began in September 1969 with twelve faculty members and six students.[8] Classes met in a renovated funeral home, a gift from Mr. and Mrs. David K. Wilson; he was one of those concerned Nashville businessmen, a Vanderbilt alum ('41), and a Vanderbilt BOT member.[9] The building was named Alexander Hall in honor of Henry Clay Alexander, a Vanderbilt alum ('23), a Vanderbilt BOT member, and president of J.P. Morgan.[10]
The first dean, Igor Ansoff, held master's degrees in engineering and in mathematics and physics from the Stevens Institute of Technology; his PhD from Brown University was in applied mathematics. He had most recently been a professor of industrial administration at Carnegie-Mellon but previously worked at Lockheed, where his specialty was strategies of diversification. He had also written and published works on business education and business management.[8]
It was under the leadership of Dean Samuel B. Richmond, a statistician from Columbia University, who had been acting dean of Columbia Graduate School, that the school was named for Ralph and Lulu Owen (1977). In 1930, two years after graduating from Vanderbilt University, Ralph Owen became a founding member of Equitable Securities Corporation in Nashville. By 1950, the firm was recognized as the second largest investment banking firm in the United States. Equitable purchased controlling interest in American Express in 1949 and 1950, and Owen became American Express chairman (1960–68).[11] Following the deaths of both Mr. and Mrs. Owen, their estates gave $33.5 million to The Owen School, said to be the largest gift to a U.S. business school at that time. That sum raised the total of their gifts to more than $62 million.[12]
The Owen School outgrew Alexander Hall, and its new home was completed in 1982. Management Hall is connected to a historic building, Mechanical Engineering Hall, which encloses a central courtyard and serves as home to the Executive MBA program. Mechanical, built in 1888, was the first building in Tennessee designed for the teaching of engineering.[13]
In July 2013, M. Eric Johnson started his tenure as the Ralph Owen Dean and Bruce D. Henderson Professor of Strategy. Johnson previously served as Associate Dean for the MBA program at Dartmouth College's Tuck School of Business, where he was also Faculty Director of the Glassmeyer/McNamee Center for Digital Strategies and Benjamin Ames Kimball Professor of the Sciences of Administration. He began his academic career at Vanderbilt's Owen Graduate School of Management, where he taught from 1991-1999. One of the youngest professors to receive tenure in the school's history, Johnson twice won the Dean's Teaching Excellence Award while at Owen.[14]
From the beginning of the planning for what became The Owen School, the goal was to create a graduate business school of "the highest professional quality" with a two-year program leading to an MBA.[8] Most students in the early years were young men from Tennessee and surrounding states, fulfilling the hopes of businessmen to keep talented people in the area, but by 2008, men and women from across the United States and from international locales had attended The Owen School. At present about 25 percent are international students, and 33 percent are women.[4] Recruiters from American and international companies have sought out the students, and the school has expanded its offerings to specialized master's degrees (in health care, finance, and accountancy), an Executive MBA program, and an Executive Development program.[15]
The Owen Graduate School of Management is accredited by the AACSB International (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) and is a full member of the Executive MBA Council (EMBAC).
The Owen Graduate School's programs are organized by students' career stage level and interest. The classifications are: Young Professional Programs, Early Career Programs, Executive Programs, and Health Care Programs.
Career launcher programs[edit]
These programs are designed for undergraduates and recent college graduates who want to attain a certain skill set at the start of their careers.
MS Finance[edit]
In just nine months, Vanderbilt Master of Science in Finance students earn jobs in investment banking, research, private wealth management, corporate finance, advisory services and more.
The Vanderbilt Master of Accountancy offers new and recent college graduates an accelerated path to positions with Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC, the "Big Four." Since the program began, Vanderbilt Master of Accountancy students have earned a 100 percent placement rate at time of graduation, almost all accepting "Big Four" offers well before then.
Master of Marketing[edit]
The new Vanderbilt Master of Marketing degree program is scheduled to begin classes in July 2016.[16] The 10-month program aims to put graduates on an fast career path in companies of all sizes—from new start-ups to large established firms—and in a variety of industries, such as consumer packaged goods, technology and health care.
Accelerator Summer Business Institute[edit]
The Accelerator—Vanderbilt Summer Business Institute is designed for undergraduates and recent graduates in all majors. In the four-week program students in teams take classes and serve as consultants for actual businesses needing solutions to an actual challenge. Recently, students have worked with companies such as American Airlines, BlueCross BlueShield, Bridgestone, Coca-Cola, FedEx, Humana, Lexus, Sony Music Entertainment, Yum! Brands, and more.[17]
MBA programs[edit]
Early-career programs are designed for professionals who want to alter their career path in its first stages. These include both the MBA and Health Care MBA.
The Owen School's MBA degree program takes two years to complete and requires a minimum of 62 credit hours. The program is set up in eight modules (equal to four semesters) of full-time study. Students must take core courses in the fundamentals of management and complete them within their first year. MBA students may choose from the following career paths: finance, real estate, marketing, health care, human and organizational performance, operations, consulting, general management, entrepreneurship, or a custom career path.[18] Then students must take courses in one concentration, one course in international business, and courses outside their primary concentration. In addition to earning an acceptable letter grade, students must complete a project before graduation. The approach to learning (ranked in order of percentage) includes lecture, case study, team project, simulations, and experiential learning.[19] The Leadership Development Program begins at orientation when students join teams, and executive coaches work with students on an individual basis to explore their leadership abilities. Throughout the four modules, this program challenges students with exercises, projects, and workshops.[20]
Health Care MBA[edit]
Executive programs[edit]
Executive programs are designed for working professionals. Programs include the Executive MBA, the Americas MBA for Executives, the Master of Management in Health Care, and various non-degree executive development programs.
Executive MBA (EMBA)[edit]
Most students who pursue the Executive MBA have been working in the business world for some time. Many are corporate executives who want to advance within their companies. Others are entrepreneurs who want to advance their businesses, and still others are professionals who want to become managers rather than practitioners. The program requires 24 months. In 2009, incoming students began following an alternating Saturday schedule and two summer sessions. The change from an alternating Friday/Saturday schedule was made to accommodate students in a challenging economic environment.[21] The first EMBA class graduated in the spring of 1980.[8]
Americas MBA for Executives (AMBA)[edit]
The Americas MBA, an offshoot of the EMBA, is designed for working professionals who need more training for senior-level responsibilities for global organizations. The second year of the program consists of four 10-day residencies in the following countries: Brazil, Canada, Mexico, and the United States. Upon completion of the program, students earn both the Vanderbilt MBA and the Americas MBA Alliance Certificate, issued by all partner schools from all participatory countries. [22]
Executive Development Institute[edit]
The Owen School offers several programs for working professionals:[23] Open Enrollment Programs require a two- or three-day commitment. The topics offered include management fundamentals, leadership, health care, and banking. Custom Corporate Programs are designed for specific organizations that seek solutions to a business challenge. In partnership with BAI (Bank Administration Institute), the Vanderbilt Banking Institute offers two-day programs for leaders in financial services management. Beginning in the fall of 2009, business executives were able to earn certificates in some subjects, notably health care and banking, by taking six to twelve two-day courses instead of three-day courses.[24]
Health care programs[edit]
The two available health care programs are designed for business professionals who desire to make an impact on the health care industry.
Health Care MBA[edit]
The Health Care MBA got under way in 2005, and Owen students were committed to a curriculum "requiring more health care-specific courses than any other program of its kind in the nation." [25] In addition to taking courses, students earning the Health Care MBA gain direct experience at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center and local health care companies. For example, they may attend operations, go on rounds with social workers, or visit community clinics.
Health Care MBA students are required to take 28 credit hours in business fundamentals. Also they select a concentration, requiring 12 credit hours, which may be in finance, accounting, general management, human and organizational performance, information technology, marketing, operations, or strategy. Some companies that have recruited Owen Health Care MBAs include Abbott Laboratories, Boston Scientific, HCA, and Johnson and Johnson.[26]
Master of Management in Health Care[edit]
Students complete requirements for the Master of Management in Health Care within one year by taking core business courses one night per week and health care courses one weekend per month. They also work in teams on a project. Most students are clinicians, physicians, or nurse managers; all candidates must have at least five years of work experience in their fields. Students have learned that by following standard business practices, providers can improve the quality of care to patients and save money.[27]
Walker Management Library[edit]
To help them with research and keep up to date on current trends, students have access to the Walker Library collection of more than 50,000 volumes, more than 900 periodical titles, reference works, and electronic databases such as Factiva, Bloomberg, Lexis/Nexis, Vault, and Thomson Reuters Datastream|Datastream Advance.[28] The library also offers assistance to faculty and staff, alumni, and corporate clients. Located in Management Hall, the library was named in honor of Anne Marie and Thomas B. Walker, Jr.
The Owen Graduate School of Management has received many accolades for both its MBA and Executive MBA programs.
|Ranking (MBA)
|Ranking (EMBA)
|Financial Times (US)
|29 (2015)[29]
|15 (2015)[30]
|Bloomberg Businessweek
|34 (2015)[31]
|35 (2014)[32]
|U.S. News and World Report
|22 (2016)[33]
|Economist "Which MBA?"
|23 (2015)[34]
The Owen School's faculty members are recognized for teaching expertise, research, and consultancy. They have presented papers at conferences around the world, have published reference books, and have published papers in leading journals such as the Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Finance, MIT Sloan Management Review, and the Journal of Applied Psychology. Eight percent of faculty members have owned a business.[4]
Students seeking the MBA in finance may choose a finance concentration, a corporate finance specialization, or an investment management specialization. The latter two require more credit hours (20). Companies that have hired Owen students in finance careers include Amazon.com, Black and Decker, Goldman Sachs and UBS. Finance was the most popular area for Vanderbilt MBA students in 2007–8; 43 percent accepted jobs in that field.[35]
In 1969 Hans Stoll, now the Anne Marie and Thomas B. Walker Professor of Finance at The Owen School, was the first to describe the put-call parity in the article "The Relation between Put and Call Prices]]." The article has been called a "classic" that was the source of many innovations.[36] Nicholas Bollen, the E. Bronson Ingram Associate Professor in Finance, focuses his research on hedge funds; he discussed the subject "Do Hedge Fund Managers Misreport Returns?" at the Oxford Finance Symposium in 2008.[37] The research of William G. Christie, Frances Hampton Currey Professor of Management, led to reform of NASDAQ trading practices.[38]
Professor Bob Whaley is an established expert in derivative contract valuation and risk management, and market operation. He has been a consultant for many major investment houses, security (futures, option and stock) exchanges, governmental agencies, and accounting and law firms. Whaley developed the CBOE Market Volatility Index (i.e., the "VIX") for the Chicago Board Options Exchange in 1993, the NASDAQ Market Volatility Index (i.e., the "VXN") in 2000, and the BuyWrite Monthly Index (i.e., the "BXM") in 2001. He also co-developed the NASDAQ OMX Alpha Indexes.
The Master of Marketing degree requires the completion of 32 credit hours.[39] Twelve credit hours are required for a marketing concentration; twenty credit hours are required for brand management specialization. Some companies that have hired Owen students for marketing careers include Delta, FedEx, IBM, UPS and Microsoft. Dawn Iacobucci, E. Bronson Ingram Professor in Marketing, has written works on mediation analysis, marketing management, and marketing research.[40] Bruce Cooil, Dean Samuel B. and Evelyn R. Richmond Professor of Management, was awarded the 2007 Marketing Science Institute/H. Paul Root Award for research challenging the fundamentals of the loyalty metric Net Promoter.[41]
Health care[edit]
Nashville is a leader in the health care industry with more than 350 health care companies in the city and surrounding area; 21 companies have headquarters there. And there are 30 hospitals, medical centers, and specialty centers. Vanderbilt University Medical Center is noted for its research, training, and health care.[42] A notable addition to the Owen School's health care faculty (in joint appointment with the Vanderbilt University Medical School) is Senator William H. Frist, M.D. He has performed more than 150 heart and lung transplants, written books and medical articles, made many medical mission trips to Africa, and served as the majority leader of the U.S. Senate. Professor Michael Burcham has been a strategic consultant for health care start-ups and published papers on entrepreneurial approaches to health care.[43]
Additionally, Larry Van Horn is a leading expert and researcher on health care management and economics. His research on healthcare organizations, managerial incentives in nonprofit hospitals and the conduct of managed care firms has appeared in such leading publications as the Journal of Health Economics, Journal of Law and Economics, International Journal of Industrial Organization, Medical Care, Medical Care Research and Review, Journal of Public Budgeting and Financial Management, and Harvard Business Review.[44]
Human and organizational performance (HOP)[edit]
Twelve credit hours are needed for a HOP concentration with two required HOP courses. "Working as a human capital professional may be one of the most innovative and important new jobs in the business world today," according to the National MBA Human Capital Case Competition.[45] Companies that have hired Owen students for HOP careers include General Mills, Nissan, and Pfizer. A study by Professor Timothy M. Gardner titled "In the Trenches at the Talent Wars: Competitive Interaction for Scarce Human Resources" highlights how trained professionals can help firms retain their human capital.[46]
The operations concentration requires 12 credit hours with one required course. Companies that have hired Owen students for careers in operations include Apple, Emerson, Harrah's Entertainment, and HP. Michael A. Lapré, E. Bronson Ingram Professor in Operations Management, is known for his work on organizational learning curves; he has received the Shingo Research Prize, among other awards. Professor Nancy Hyer's book Reorganizing the Factory: Competing through Cellular Manufacturing, written with Urban Wemmerlov of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, won the 2003 Shingo Prize for Research in Manufacturing, awarded "in recognition of outstanding contribution to the body of knowledge in the field of manufacturing excellence." [47]
To pursue an entrepreneurship emphasis, students need to fulfill 8 credit hours; they choose four courses compatible with their interests. Students in Professor Germain Boër's classes can expect a mix of creative assignments and speakers who are entrepreneurs. Professor David Furse has more than thirty years' experience in the academic and business worlds, and he is founder of NCG Research, Inc. First-year MBA entrepreneur students who are accepted in the Summer Enterprise Development Internships receive a stipend so that they can start their own ventures.
Additionally, Professor David Owens serves on the faculty at Vanderbilt University's Owen Graduate School of Management in the area of management, where he also directs the Executive Development Institute. Specializing in innovation and new product development, he is known as a dynamic speaker and is the recipient of numerous teaching awards. He provides consulting services for a wide range of clients around the world, and his work has been featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, London Guardian, and San Jose Mercury News, as well as on NPR's Marketplace.[48]
Real estate[edit]
To have a real estate emphasis, students must take three required courses and choose other classes from The Owen School and the Engineering School at Vanderbilt. Companies that have hired Owen students for real estate careers include CBRE, Gaylord Entertainment, and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Jacob Sagi, Associate Professor of Management, has interests in asset pricing and decision theory.[49]
A primary concentration in finance, operations, marketing, or HOP is typical for students who pursue a consulting career; they have to fulfill 12 credit hours. A secondary concentration is often in strategy, which requires 12 credit hours. Each of the finance, the marketing, and the HOP concentrations requires two specific courses and the rest electives. Operations requires one course, and the rest electives. Companies that have hired Owen students for careers in consulting include Deloitte Consulting, ECG Management Consultants, and North Highland. Professor David C. Parsley served in the research department of the Federal Reserve Bank, San Francisco, before joining The Owen School; international finance is one of his interests. Luke Froeb, William C. and Margaret W. Oehmig Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship and Free Enterprise, is the former director of the Bureau of Economics for the Federal Trade Commission; he is dedicated to tearing down barriers to competition in the business world, and his models have been applied in the area of merger analysis.[50]
Student life[edit]
Most Owen students live off campus, but on campus they have a wide variety of opportunities to meet other students. Owen-related groups sponsor everything from Thursday night socials to community service activities to the Capitalist Ball (a black-tie event). A sense of community is important to faculty, staff, and students.[51] The Student Recreation Center offers facilities for basketball, squash, racquetball, and indoor swimming; there are tennis courts and an outdoor track.
The Vanderbilt University campus, designated as a national arboretum, is near downtown Nashville. There is a long, cordial relationship[citation needed] between Nashvillians and students at the university, and the city encourages students to take advantage of arts events—from Nashville Symphony concerts to Broadway plays in the Tennessee Performing Arts Center—sporting events (the Titans NFL team or the Predators NHL team), numerous parks, the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, golf courses, restaurants, and shops.
Owen was an early adopter wireless technology on campus. Classrooms, study areas, the outdoor courtyard, and adjacent businesses have access to Owen's high-speed wireless network. In 2008, storage was added for more e-mail and file storage. Printers are available in various locations for students' use.[4]
Community service[edit]
Vanderbilt MBA students are known for their commitment to community service.[citation needed] The Owen School was one of two winners of the 2008 TeamMBA Award, which was presented by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC).[52]
Centers of excellence[edit]
Financial Markets Research Center (FMRC)[edit]
Directed by Professor Hans Stoll, the FMRC was founded in 1987 to research financial markets and institutions. It hosts an annual conference bringing researchers, government regulators, and leaders of industry to the campus. Conferences in the last few years dealt with the topics of financial markets and financial policy (speakers in the spring of 2009 included Paul Volcker, Stephen Axilrod, and William Dudley), conflicts of interest in financial markets, and innovation in finance.[53] Co-director of the FMRC is Robert E. Whaley, featured above.
Turner Family Center for Social Ventures[edit]
The Cal Turner Family Foundation committed nearly $1.2 million over five years to establish the Turner Family Center for Social Ventures at Vanderbilt Owen Graduate School of Management.[54] The new trans-institutional center will focus on seeking creative, enduring market-based solutions to alleviate poverty. It will extend and expand the foundation's previous partnership with Vanderbilt, which bridges the divinity, education, law, management, medical and nursing schools. Mario Avila, MBA'12, became the director of the center in July 2015.[55]
Owen Entrepreneurship Center[edit]
Not only the Owen School at Vanderbilt but the Law, Medical, and Engineering schools benefit from the work of this center. It encourages entrepreneurship among students and stimulates start-up ventures. One of those ventures was the Nashville Capital Network. The center's director is Germain Böer, Professor of Management.[56]
Cal Turner Program for Moral Leadership in the Professions[edit]
As its name indicates, this program promotes and discusses moral leadership among professionals. It is named for the late CEO of Dollar General Cal Turner. Bart Victor is the executive director.[57]
Vanderbilt Center for Environmental Management Studies[edit]
The Vanderbilt Center for Environmental Management Studies is a university-wide joint initiative led by the School of Engineering, the Owen Graduate School of Management, and the Law School. VCEMS activities focus on environmental business, management, and technologies.[58]
Center for Marketing Innovation[edit]
The Center for Marketing Innovation is the newest addition to Owen's Centers for Excellence. It was approved in 2012.[59]
Vanderbilt eLab[edit]
Vanderbilt University's eLab is an academic research center dedicated to the study of human behavior, particularly in online environments. Since 2001, eLab researchers have leveraged use of a diverse international consumer panel to conduct cutting-edge research through robust web-based experiments and surveys. Led by Associate Professor of Marketing Jennifer Escalas, eLab's studies address a wide range of industry-relevant topics concerning online consumer behavior and its implications for business, government, and individual practice.[60]
- Adena Friedman, MBA'93 - President of Global Corporate and Information Technology Solutions NASDAQ
- Francis Guess, MBM'74 - Nashville businessman and member of the United States Commission on Civil Rights (1983–1989)[61]
- Doug Parker, MBA'86 - CEO of American Airlines Group
- David Farr, MBA'81 - CEO of Emerson Electric
- David B. Ingram, MBA'89 - Chairman & President of Ingram Entertainment
- John R. Ingram, MBA'86 - Chairman, Ingram Industries, Inc.
- Megan Barry, MBA'93 - Mayor of Nashville
- Maria Renz, MBA'96 - Vice President, Technical Advisor to the CEO at Amazon.com
- C. Turney Stevens, Jr., MBA'81 - Dean of the College of Business at Lipscomb University
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|Patriots Look Poised For Another Super Bowl Run
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|Inconsistency Will Continue For Bruins Unless A Change Is Made
Recently, we previewed one of the cornerstones of the Red Sox, second baseman Dustin Pedroia. Today, we look at the future of the Red Sox, who happens to be manning the hot corner at third base:
The situation at third base is different from the current outlook at second base, but not so different from where we were back in 2008. After Pedroia's Rookie of the Year campaign, fans and management were obviously optimistic and excited, but guardedly so. Too many rookies have flamed out, a la Bobby Crosby in Oakland or Angel Berroa in Kansas City, for one season to be a sure sign of anything in the big leagues.
Will Middlebrooks is in much the same position this year. While he didn't win ROY last season, Middlebrooks delivered a very solid .288 average, along with 15 Home Runs and 54 RBI in only 75 games played, which project out to about 32 HR and 116 RBI over a full 162 game slate. While he likely will not keep up such a high level of production over his first full season in the bigs, the job appears to be his to lose.
Middlebrooks will also be backed up by Pedro Ciriaco at the hot corner, and with Kevin Youkilis now a member of the Yankees, they lost the flexibility to slide him over to third when needed. This puts additional pressure on Middlebrooks to perform, and to stay healthy. He will likely be hitting in the 5 slot most of the time, with Napoli batting ahead of him at cleanup. Now that teams have had an offseason to study his approach and he is consistently batting in the middle of the lineup, it remains to be seen whether he will be able to handle the added pressure and thrive.
Much of the Red Sox potential for offensive success could depend on his ability to drive in runs this year, and the team will hope to see the same sort of results from him as they did when they turned to another promising youngster named Dustin Pedroia not too long ago.
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Multifaceted Mexican street artist, Saner, takes a finer approach for his first solo exhibition. Then lights it on fire, literally. 180 Minutes in the Life of Saner raised eyebrows and possibly singed a few, at his opening this past Saturday at the Galería Border. Bridging the worlds of contemporary and street art, Saner applies symbolic cultural characteristics with the element of surprise. His exhibition or what lack there of, will be on display through May 15.
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In the 1897-98 edition of the Julius Cahn Official Theatrical Guide, there is a "Bagby's Opera House". Is it this theatre, the Rex? The Mgr. was A. Gunzendorfer, it had 500 seats and was located on the second floor. Admission prices 25 cents to 75 cents; electric illumination. The proscenium opening was 22 feet wide X 14 feet high, and the stage was 18 feet deep. There were 4 musicians in the pit band. There were 2 weekly newspapers and 3 hotels for show folk. Town served by the Southern Pacific RR. The 1897 population of Monterey was 3,000.


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Ava Gardner Festival gets under way in Smithfield
SMITHFIELD - (AP)--The eighth annual Ava Gardner Festival is commemorating the North Carolina-born actress's friendship with Gregory Peck, who starred with her in three movies.
The Smithfield festival is scheduled to begin Friday and last through the weekend.
The opening "Great Sinner" gala will include casino games to mirror the theme of the movie, which was based on Fyodor Dostoevsky's short novel "The Gambler."
Gardner and Peck also starred in "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" and "On the Beach." The movies will be shown Saturday at the Ava Gardner Museum.
The museum marks the 50th anniversary of Peck's film "To Kill a Mockingbird" with a screening Sunday afternoon.
Heritage tours will be held throughout the day Saturday. The guided tour goes to Gardner's birthplace and ends at her gravesite at Sunset Memorial Park.


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GOLETA, Calif. - A driver is in custody following a crash that may have involved alcohol according to CHP officials.
The two-car crash happened near Walnut and Hollister avenue shortly after 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Santa Barbara County Fire officials say one car T-boned the other vehicle.
The drivers were the only ones inside the cars. Both were taken to cottage hospital.
One driver had minor injuries, the other remains in the hospital.
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If you're headed to the Milwaukee NARI/Home Improvement show this Thursday to Sunday at State Fair Park, you might as well time it so you can also take in a cooking show or two.
Held at the Mukwonago Remodeling Cooking Demonstration Stage, in the Wisconsin Exposition Center, the demos feature local and national celebrities over the four days.
The schedule:
Thursday, Feb. 7: 2 p.m.-- grillmasters Mad Dog & Merrill; 4 p.m. -- pastry chef Annie Ghobral, Bartolotta Restaurant Group; 6 p.m. --- Mad Dog & Merrill.
Friday: Noon -- Patricia Katopes, Food Network "Cupcake Wars" winner; 2 & 4:30 p.m. -- Mad Dog & Merrill; 6 -- Katopes.
Saturday: 11:30 a.m. -- Katopes; 1:30 p.m. -- Mad Dog & Merrill; 3:30 p.m. -- Katopes; 5 p.m. -- Mad Dog & Merrill; 6:15 p.m. -- Katopes.
Sunday: 11:30 a.m. -- Mad Dog & Merrill; 1 p.m. -- Leroy Butler, Green Bay Pckers Hall of Famer and inventor of the Lambeau Leap (presented by the Salvation Army of Milwaukee County), who will cook from his second cookbook, "Leroy Butler's Leaping Into Your Kitchen Again" ; 2:45 p.m. -- Mad Dog & Merrill.
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DETROIT -- Yet another sign that things are going quite well for the Chicago White Sox this summer: A home run by Juan Pierre.
Pierre hit his first homer in almost two years, Alex Rios and Dayan Viciedo also connected and the AL Central leaders routed the Detroit Tigers 12-2 Tuesday in the first game of a day-night doubleheader.
Mark Buehrle (10-8) pitched into the eighth inning, allowing two runs and seven hits. It's the 10th straight season he has won at least 10 games.
"If you go to Vegas to bet, you wouldn't bet that Juan Pierre would hit a home run in Detroit," Chicago manager Ozzie Guillen said. "This is one of the toughest places to hit a home run."
Pierre also doubled, drove in two runs and stole a base, the 499th of his career. Pierre's last home run was Sept. 15, 2008. He lined a shot from Rick Porcello over the right-field fence to lead off the fifth.
"I was real surprised, it was a breaking ball," said the speedy leadoff man, who has 14 career homers. "I hit it good. Now guys can get off my back."
It was Pierre's second career home run at Comerica Park. He hit an inside-the-park homer in Detroit in 2004, while a member of the Florida Marlins.
Rios, Gordon Beckham and Alexei Ramirez drove in two runs each.
Porcello (4-10) was tagged for seven runs and eight hits in 4 1/3 innings and was chased as the White Sox took a 7-1 lead in the fifth.
"When I wanted to throw certain pitches for strikes, especially in big situations, I would either throw a ball or miss out over the plate," Porcello said.
Detroit fell below .500 and dropped eight games behind Chicago. Austin Jackson had three hits for the Tigers.
Buehrle walked one and struck out one in 7 2/3 innings.
"It could have been an ugly game," he said. "I didn't have good command and fell behind a lot early."
Scott Linebrink went the rest of the way.
Chicago took a 4-0 lead in the third. Pierre's double brought in the first run, Omar Vizquel hit a sacrifice fly and Rios and Paul Konerko followed with consecutive RBI singles.
Jackson had an RBI single in the Detroit third.
Beckham's sacrifice fly in the fifth made it 5-1. Pierre homered in the fifth and one out later Rios hit his 17th homer.
The White Sox added four more runs in the seventh. Mark Kotsay and Beckham hit RBI singles and Ramirez had a two-run double. Viciedo hit his third home run in the eighth.
Jeff Frazier had an RBI single for the Tigers in the eighth.
- Detroit 3B Brandon Inge, on the disabled list with a broken bone in his left hand, will begin a rehabilitation assignment at Single-A West Michigan on Tuesday.
- The White Sox placed LHP Erick Threets on the 15-day disabled list with turf toe in his left big toe and recalled RHP Carlos Torres, who will start Tuesday's second game, from Triple-A Charlotte.
- The Tigers had the contract of 1B-3B Jeff Larish claimed off waivers by the Oakland Athletics.


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"There is not much work on the house today, therefore, most people are doing their livelihood activities at their stands. As you can see, only a few people are shovelling coal rubble and small broken pieces of bricks on to our foundation while some are compacting using picks and hoes to strengthen it. George has also gone to the vegetable market where he is temporarily offering security services," says Sekai.
The builders are not needed today so they are concentrating on other houses in the community. The girls will also not be cooking a big meal as usual, since there are onky a few people and they will only be on the stand for a short period anyway.
In line with the promotion of low-cost building materials, the rubble comprises broken bricks and small stones that are locally available around the stand.If coal rubble was to be used, it would have to be bought and transported from faraway places.
"We are now waiting for a housing inspector from the Harare city council to come and approve this stage of the house after which we will then cast the slab. This is the second inspection as the first one was when we dug the trenches which had to be inspected first to ensure conformity with standards set by the council. We are expecting the inspector tomorrow so that we move on with construction work," says Marjory Nhava, while waiting for her turn to use the shovel.
Harare city council enforces strict adherence to standards so that when things are not done well, the work has to be redone. However, according to Marjory, the inspector is certainly going to approve the house since the group has done everything right, according to both the approved house and site plans.
Most group members still have vivid memories of the previous work, particularly scooping water from the foundations, which was more heavy than current activities. Some of the women are happily moulding bricks, fully aware that more houses are yet to be built. We can hear their excited conversations as we leave the site.
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A History of Greece (7 vols.)
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The importance of Greek history when it comes to understanding the history of Christianity itself can't be underestimated. Being home to several of the churches to whom the apostle Paul wrote occasional epistles, as well as a place of central importance in the interaction between East and West, the story of Greece is often times synonymous with the story of the church. In this masterful seven volume series, George Finlay covers the entire history of Greece, from its days as part of the pagan Roman Empire to its revolution against the Ottomans in the nineteenth century. Throughout these works, the importance and place of the Christian faith in the unfolding history of the Greek people is kept in full view. This set is a must-have for any student of either church history or the history of Christianity in the Greek-speaking world of the East.
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- In-depth, historical overview of the history of Greece
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- A History of Greece, vol. 1: Greece Under the Romans by George Finlay
- A History of Greece, vol. 2: The Byzantine Empire, Part 1 by George Finlay
- A History of Greece, vol. 3: The Byzantine Empire, Part 2 by George Finlay
- A History of Greece, vol. 4: Mediaeval Greece and the Empire of Trebizond by George Finlay
- A History of Greece, vol. 5: Greece Under Ottoman and Venetian Domination by George Finlay
- A History of Greece, vol. 6: The Greek Revolution, Part 1 by George Finlay
- A History of Greece, vol. 7: The Greek Revolution, Part 2 by George Finlay
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- Title: A History of Greece (7 vols.)
- Author: George Finlay
- Editor: H. F. Tozer
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publication Date: 1877
- Volumes: 7
- Pages: 3,072
About George Finlay
George Finlay (1799–1875), born on December 21 in Faversham, Kent, was a Scottish historian. He was raised by his mother and uncle after his father's untimely death in 1802. Thanks to the influence of his mother, he grew to have a fond appreciation for the study of history and attended the University of Glasgow, the University of Gottingen, and the University of Edinburgh, with a keen interest in Greece developing during that time. His love for Greece led to his own involvement in the Greek struggle for independence and he eventually settled in Athens.
About Henry Fanshawe Tozer
Henry Fanshawe Tozer (1829–1916) was an English scholar and author. In 1850, he graduated from Exeter College in Oxford and spent time as the curator of the Taylor Institution at Oxford between 1869 and 1893. He traveled extensively in his career, spending the majority of his time in both Greece and Turkey. He had several published and edited works, including The Highlands of Turkey, Turkish Armenia and Eastern Asia Minor, and The Church and the Eastern Empire.


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Determining Academic Credit for Internships
As was mentioned above, Internships leaves credit decisions to the discretion of the faculty internship advisor. Internships come in a variety of different forms depending on the field of study and the needs of the student. Paid or unpaid, the student must be acquiring or honing skills specific to their major while under the direct supervision of someone considered a master in the field. Internships are not meant to benefit the employer as "free labor," but should directly benefit the student. For more information on the parameters of an appropriate internship, please see the U.S. Department of Labor Internship Program Fact Sheet.
To ensure that each internship provides a meaningful experience, students are required to fill out an Online Learning Agreement (OLA) which outlines not only the details of the internship (compensation, timeframe, supervisor's contact information, etc.) but also requires the student to submit a job description and learning objectives. Ideally, the student should work with his/her faculty advisor to determine appropriate learning objectives.
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We have recently purchased an Italian machine. The manufacturer has sent me specs that the machine requires 230v Single Phase 60Hz, 3.2 Amp service. And it MUST be earthed/Grounded. Allegedly, they are shipping it with a standard 3 prong US 110v type of plug. The machine will NOT be hard wired. It WILL need to plug in to electrical service. So I have an empty 220v 30Amp breaker circuit that is not being utilized. My question is how to connect the electrical service to the receptical. I know... if I have to ask then I need someone else to do it... I am not going to do the work, I am just asking HOW it is going to work.
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If it is 240v single phase, you only need two hots and a ground.
At 3.2 amps, you can run that from a 15 amp breaker.
That standard supports 120 or 240V on the same connector. So all you need is an IEC power cable with a 240V plug on the end to match whatever 240V receptacle you install. You'll probably want to replace that 30A breaker with a 20A so you can use #12 wire and a standard 20A 240V receptacle (the kind with two horizontal prongs).
You are correct. But that is the machine side, not the receptical side. It makes sense that we will be able to run hot to hot, hot to neutral and ground to ground (from circuit to recepticle). Thanks for the tip on #12 wire though.
As you are aware the North Americiané 240 volts system do not have netural in there due they are line to line format and the European 240 volts system typically will have Line to Netural connection { very few case may have 240 volts Line to Line but very limited use in our area }
And the same thing with colour codes the North Americiané 240 volts will use Black and Red which it is the most common colour but can use other colours as long it is not White , Grey , Green or Green with yellow stripes those four items are off limted but for Our European colour the Brown is line while Bleu is typically used for netural { there is other legit colour but I will leave it off for now }
So which it mean when you get the equiment verify to make sure they are properly connected to NA 240 volt system sometime they will provide you the wiring diagram as well if so all by the means to verify it.
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Librarians or Spanish teachers?
Tosa district faces staffing dilemma
Wauwatosa — A new world language program for first through fifth grades next year would bring Spanish instruction to all nine elementary schools, but some parents and teachers aren't thrilled about what they'd have to give up in exchange.
Wauwatosa School District officials are proposing the elimination of about eight full-time library media specialist positions to afford hiring between six and seven Spanish teachers to implement the program.
The plan is to move most of the full-time library media specialists into teaching positions. But some staff and parents fear that replacing librarians with aides or shifting more of their responsibilities to teachers will result in a decline in students' literacy skills and media awareness.
"I can't see how untrained library aides who do not have the knowledge and background that I and my colleagues have can meet the information needs and reading needs for all these students," said Betsy Daniels, a library media specialist at Lincoln Elementary School, 1741 N. Wauwatosa Ave.
But district officials contend the benefit of learning a second language at the elementary level is worth the staffing adjustment. Libraries are poised to become digital entities now, Wauwatosa Superintendent Phillip Ertl said. The Spanish-language training will be linked with social studies curriculum, which has often fallen by the wayside as teachers focus their attention on rigorously tested subjects such as English and math, he said.
"Some people think it's a quid pro quo or a this for a that, but we look at this as a win-win," Ertl said. "Students would get more social studies and more world language instruction, and we're moving our libraries to a place we think they need to go."
The Wauwatosa School Board will hear the district's proposal on the world language initiative at its meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at the Fisher Building, 12121 W. North Ave. A vote on restructuring staff positions to implement the initiative would not come before Jan. 24, Ertl said.
Ertl said any other costs to implement the world language program starting in the 2011-'12 school year would be minimal.
Under the new proposal, first and second graders would get 60 minutes of Spanish instruction a week. In third and fourth grade, students would get 75 minutes of Spanish instruction a week; in fifth grade they'd get 90 minutes weekly.
When asked if that amount of instruction was suitable to teach a new language, Ertl said they'd like to have more, but there were only so many hours in a day. Students can now take German, French or Spanish starting in seventh grade, Ertl said. In high school, Latin is also an option.
The district unveiled its new language initiative to parents and elementary staff the week of Jan. 3. Reaction was swift.
"As a college professor, I know from firsthand experience how essential this kind of training from (library and information studies) professionals is," parent Sarah Wadsworth, an associate professor of English at Marquette University, wrote in an e-mail.
"Students with poor library skills are unprepared for the kind of research expected of undergraduates. At best, they avoid research altogether. At worst, they copy what they find on the Internet, often believing that a Google search is research and unaware when they are plagiarizing."
Daniels, the librarian at Lincoln Elementary, said people often think her role is to just checkout books. She said library media specialists are trained to match children with literature that's appropriate to their reading level and personal interests and to help direct teachers to websites, books and other media they can use in lessons. Daniels said she teaches computer skills as well.
Librarian Carol Surges at McKinley Elementary School, 2435 North 89th St., said the job description for the one remaining full-time librarian position calls for someone who will maintain the collections at all nine schools and train and supervise the library aides and all the teachers.
"The collections are going to fall apart," she said. "Books won't get in (the students) hands."
Ertl said he was confident that wouldn't happen.
"We need to prepare students for their future and not our present or past," he said.
Ertl added that students don't necessarily need to be in a library anymore to access the digital resources it offers.
"I'm not saying that things are not going to be different," he said, "but it won't have a negative impact on our students' abilities."
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