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Sadly, God said it was time to be with him and leave my mommy. I crossed the beautiful rainbow bridge on February 15, 2009. I think I was sick and I know my mommy didn't want me to suffer or have surgery. She held me the entire time I was crossing and I know she tried so very hard not to cry in front of me and worry me. She was very strong and I am so proud of her. She didn't want me to go, but I had to. I looked back at her as I was crossing and she was crying. I wish I could tell her not to cry mommy, I'm ok and so are my other friends and family up here. In fact, Katie picked me up and hugged me really tight. I'm sorry mommy and I am missing you, Mommom, Truffles, Pepe and the new one you called "Fire Tail". Caesar and Jasmine are here and are showing me the ropes. Mommy, I know you are still so very sad and cry alot, but God told me it would get easier for you in time. Please remember me as your little BB, cuz I will always be forever in your heart. You were the best Mommy I ever had and I'm so happy to have spent my golden years with such a wonderful, warm and loving mom. You always took care of me and even carried me outside every day since I fell last year. I really was the baby and I enjoyed every minute of your spoiling. You brought me great joy and showed me what love really was. I know it took us a long time to find each other, but I knew I was home for the rest of my life when you took me from the shelter 7 years ago. Think of all the things we did, places we went, how cute I was when I got groomed and me being under your feet every time you went into the bathroom. That was the warmest room and you always had blankies in there for me to sleep on. I love the bandana and blanket you let me take with me, I look adorable and am always warm. I love you so much mommy and I will miss you always.......I will be playing and having fun until God tells me you are on your way. I will be the first in line when you cross. I'll be the one in the hearts bandana. In the meantime, please try to smile once in a while and take care of my brothers. Love Always and Forever, Your Little B-ber ^..^
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OSU vs Texas
If you notice Colt MCcoy wincing in pain during the bowl game it just means my voodoo doll is working!! OSU needs some help!
Well I don't think you guys will have any problem with OSU at all. Would have liked to seen Alabama vs Texas I thin kit would made for a better game.
Don't be too fast to count out my buckeye's, last time the two met texas didn't show up. First time was a last second pass to win so they match up well. Florida and Ok are two best teams BCS got it right.
I will agree with Flordia being the best team but I think Alabama is the 2nd best team. OK has no Defense thats why Flordia is gonna KILL them!!!!
I think Ok has the highest scoring offense in the history of college football, Florida is very good, but I give the nod to OK. I would put USC as my 3rd ranked team. the Tide would be 4-5.
Come on I get tired of everyone thinking USC has got the stuff. Alabama should be in your top 3 at least. Come on.
Sorry, just the facts. The tide has a pretty good defense but lacks enough solid offense. I do think next year they will be a contender again. I hate USC but they like Florida have a good blend of both offense and defense maybe the best defense in the land. Ok offense is 1, USC 2, Fl 3. Defense is closer, USC, FL and AL close. Ok defense is only fair, but when you score 60 pts/ game on good defenses then the other team is in trouble. Ok 38 FL 31. I didn't see who AL is playing in their bowl game???
Its a joke to me. We are playing UTAH.
Now we do agree!!!!
OSU vs Texas is a good game so far in the Fiesta Bowl
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Cons: with all the basic recipes the book seems geared towards noices to Mexican cuisine
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Cons: ingredients may be hard to find, spicy
" Having spent many, many years in the restaurant business, I have grown to love the foods of Latin America, especially the foods of Mexico. It's hard not to when much of the kitchen and service staffs are staffed with Hispanics. Family meal (that meal shared by the restaurant staff before service starts) was often tacos of some sort or another Latin American specialty, and even if..." --Pete
¡Ay, que rica! Tacos--authentic tacos, with soft, warm corn tortillas, succulent fillings, and snappy salsa--are a cherished street food on both sides of the border. Mark Miller adds a chef's sensibility to a lifetime of taco eating and making to this collection of 75 recipes for building delicious and authentic tacos. From classic to creative and from breakfast-friendly tacos to...
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James Beard award-winning chef Janos Wilder offers more than 30 recipes for delicious chiles rellenos, ranging in complexity to suit beginning and expert home cooks alike. Wilder introduces regional Mexican rellenos, then provides contemporary interpretations, including jalapeño poppers, roasted poblanos, sauces, and more. From choosing the right chiles to preparing them for stuffing,...
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I need help figuring what chapter this quote is from in To Kill a Mockingbird: "Come on Scout, he whispered, "don't pay any attention to her. Just hold your head high and be a gentleman."
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This is Jem speaking to Scout in ch. 11 when they are passing by Mrs. Dubose's house. She is their cantankerous neighbor, and when Scout tries to give her a friendly greeting, she gets the response, "Don't you say hey to me, you ugly girl! You say good afternoon, Mrs. Dubose!"
Mrs. Dubose also criticizes Scout for what she is wearing: "What are you doing in those overalls? You should be in a dress and camisole, young lady! You'll grow up waiting on tables if somebody doesn't change your ways..."
She goes on to accuse both children of ditching school, asking, "Where are you two going at this time of day? ... Playing hooky, I suppose. I'll just call up the principal and tell him!"
Despite all her criticisms, Jem encourages Scout to "be a gentleman" and to hold her head high and not let Mrs. Dubose get to her. Ironically, moments later, it is Jem who "loses it" when Mrs. Dubose criticizes Atticus for defending "niggers".
Jem, having just developed an even deeper respect for his father after what happened in ch. 10, comes to Atticus's defense by destroying all of Mrs. Dubose's camellias with Scout's baton. This soon earns him the unusual punishment of reading to her in the afternoons.
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I resently purchased a 1969 Fleetwood Limo.
The entire rear air conditioning system is missing.
Any suggestions on how to get one to work or find one?
CAn I modifiy the front system to cool off the car without the rear system?
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I resently purchased a 1969 Fleetwood Limo.
The entire rear air conditioning system is missing.
Any suggestions on how to get one to work or find one?
CAn I modifiy the front system to cool off the car without the rear system?
Is it the 9 passenger sedan or the formal limousine? If it's the formal, you can just close off the rear compartment and the front system will take care of the driver's compartment. The front system lacks sufficient capacity to cool the entire interior by itself, hence the rear system. You can find the components to rebuild the rear system off ebay.
The rear A/C also doesn't work on my '76 Seventy-Five Limousine. Actually, it kind of works. One of my Cadillac friends has fiddled with the rear system before and was analyzing mine. He took some kind of hand-held vacuum pump and connected it to some connection on the rear unit was pumping it and cool air did blow through the rear ceiling vents! He disconnected it and it stopped blowing. So, on mine, it seems to be a vacuum problem.
As 77CDV mentioned above, on the limo model, the partition can be in the up position and only the front compartment is cooled. I leave my partition up almost all the time, even in mild weather, because it makes the car look even more "formal!"
Years ago, about 2 or 3 of us would go for a drive in the mountains. I would put the partition window down and keep the A/C on the entire time and the rear compartment does get cool enough to be comfortable. It does take 10-15 minutes and it's not quite as warm in the mountains; that helped.
There is supposed to be a shop in the Los Angeles area (San Fernando Valley) which knows how to service those rear units. I never did get around to checking it out, probably because the front unit works well.
I had the rear system in my 67 fully overhauled and was very disappointed with the results. The 2 fans blow plenty of air but even with the air-conditioner fully gassed, it's not real cold from the roof. My front system is ice cold and luckily cools the entire car. The heater on the floor works great but fogs up the rear window in minutes. You might find an aftermarket one that would perform better?
I know someone who also owns a '67 Fleetwood Seventy-Five (9-passenger sedan). The rear climate control unit does work and we went for a ride with me in the back and the rear unit on. It does blow cold, but right in your face! It was not a hot day; that cool air blowing on you would probably feel good on a very hot day. If you close the roof vent, then the air blows through a bunch of holes near the vent.
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COMMENTARY | Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.
This old adage had to be running through the mind of GM Frank Wren when the Texas Rangers called to try and acquire Justin Upton from the Atlanta Braves at the July 31 trading deadline.
The Braves and Rangers have something of an untenable trading history thanks to the infamous Mark Teixeira deal in 2007 in which Atlanta traded away future All-Stars Elvis Andrus, Matt Harrison and Neftali Feliz, along with Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Beau Jones, for a first baseman that was gone within a calendar year.
So what exactly here the Rangers offering this time for Atlanta's 26-year-old power hitter that they themselves had traded for only four months prior? According to a recent USA Today report by Bob Nightengale, Texas was ready to package right-handed starter Matt Garza, 38-year-old closer Joe Nathan and platoon outfielder David Murphy. Shockingly, Atlanta did not acquiesce to its trade demands.
The immediate reaction by Atlanta fans would have to be a hard no. Then again, if the Rangers agreed to take back B.J. Upton as well, who knows?
What the Braves Would Have Given Up
Had this deal been offered in April, Atlanta would have demanded a king's ransom for Upton, and then still laughed the Rangers off the phone. However, after Upton hit a franchise-record 12 home runs during the first month of the season, his production took a very noticeable swan dive.
Upton would hit just .218 with three homers over the next two months of the season.
But Texas tried to acquire Upton on July 31, so in order to evaluate this deal we have to look at what he has given the Braves since the potential trade would have been made. Since July 31, Upton has hit .269 with 10 home runs and 19 RBIs. Of course, Upton did also strike out 46 times in 156 at-bats and had a 19-game RBI drought as one of Atlanta's most depended run producers.
Atlanta would have been able to get out from under the $29 million still owed to him over the next two seasons, but that isn't the Upton contract it would love to clear.
What the Braves Would Have Gotten in Return
On paper, it doesn't see as though the Braves would have really been given anyone they actually needed. Garza is a nice veteran pitcher, but would he really have made the rotation any better? In the 10 starts he has made with the Rangers since July 31, Garza has gone 3-5 with a 7.24 ERA. The Braves are very flush at starting pitcher, with Mike Minor, Julio Teheran, Kris Medlen and Alex Wood all sporting ERAs under 3.30.
Joe Nathan would have been the piece with the next highest value. His 1.51 ERA and 40 saves cannot be discounted, but Atlanta's bullpen already features the best young closer in the game today in the person of Craig Kimbrel. Being able to turn to another power arm with closer's stuff late in games would be nice, but the Braves already have the best bullpen in baseball without Nathan (2.46 ERA).
The final piece of the deal was former New York Mets prospect David Murphy. The Rangers' left fielder has hit .214 with two home runs and 11 RBIs since July 31. Had the Braves completed this deal, he would have been buried on the bench while Evan Gattis became an everyday outfielder.
It's clear that, while Upton has had his ups and downs this season, he is still much more valuable to the Braves than any player they would have been provided from this deal. The biggest value Atlanta would have received from this trade would have come in the form of three expiring contracts that the Braves could have cleared before offseason free agency.
Seeing as how Atlanta just earned its first division title since 2005 and is currently leading the pack for the best record in the National League, it is safe to say the Braves made the right choice rejecting this deal.
Anthony Schreiber is a freelance sportswriter who has been following the Atlanta Braves for over 20 years. He has penned articles for a variety of online publications and magazines.


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By Kara Carrier / American Press
More than 90 Calcasieu Parish school system teachers received national Literacy Design Collaborative training this week courtesy of the Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy grant.
The school district is in its third year of the five-year, $10 million grant, which focuses on advancing reading and writing skills for all students.
Sandie MacKnight, district SRCL grant leader, said the literacy design training is designed to be a framework for English language arts, science and social studies teachers to incorporate literacy into their content areas. MacKnight said teachers in all subject areas are responsible for teaching their students reading skills.
"It is too big a job for just the ELA teachers," she said. "It's got to be a concerted effort. LDC culminates in a written product for the module that the teachers are working on within the content area that they are teaching. It takes them step by step through the process."
MacKnight said all the teachers volunteered to attend the training, and that most schools in the district were represented. The teachers were instructed by two national trainers from Reach Associates who facilitated conversation and engaged teachers in understanding and creating of LDC modules, she said.
Jody Pittock, one of the national trainers, said the training is cross content and helps teachers align the LDC framework to the Common Core State Standards.
"It helps teachers really fine-tune what they already do well," Pittock said. "Teachers have reported across the country that using the LDC framework and strategy have promoted an increase in students' skills, strategy abilities and achievement overall."
MacKnight said feedback from teachers in training has been positive. She said teachers like the training because of the professional development and because it helps them prepare lesson plans for the upcoming school year.
Carol Smith, an ELA teacher at Sulphur High School who attended the training, agreed with MacKnight.
"It produces a module of a lesson plan that is easy to follow, and when it prints it's visually attractive," Smith said. "I have to plan anyway, and now I have an entire unit finished that I am going to be able to use just from two days of training here."
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ISM Manufacturing Data: Due in a Few
The Chinese version of this closely watched metric came in better than expected over night. That's helping to juice the risk trade a bit. But a better-than-expected data drop from the Institute for Supply Management's manufacturing index could get this fourth-quarter markets party started — as we used to say — with the quickness.
The number — above 50 means expansion — is due at 10 a.m. The consensus is that the September data point will come in at 54, that would be down from August 56.3. All eyes will be on the new orders and employment subindexes which came in at 60.4 and 53.1 last time. Buckle up!


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PEORIA – The Children's Hospital of Illinois is planning a fun-filled event featuring the music of Julie K at 11:00 AM on Saturday, February 15 at the Embassy Suites in East Peoria. The day will include lunch and a fashion show for children of all ages. The highlight of the day will be a concert with award-winning singer-songwriter Julie K that the whole family can enjoy. Tickets are $35 for adults and $15 for child. Proceeds benefit the Children's Hosptial of Illinois Foundation. For more information or to register, call 309-566-5666 or visit www.childrenshospitalofillinoisfoundation.org.


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Experimental data for CO2 (and H2O) reduction to CO (and H2) on flat gold and silver electrodes in KHCO3 and NaClO4 aqueous electrolytes and at room temperature are analyzed using a steady-state mathematical model. Rate constants and charge transfer coefficients for CO2 and H2O reduction reactions are derived from the experimental data, assuming that the rate-determining steps for CO2 and H2O reduction reactions are the formation of CO{\textbullet}-2 and H{\textbullet} radicals adsorbed at the electrode surface on both metal electrodes, respectively. It is found that CO2 reduction to CO is positively shifted by ~370 mV on gold as compared to silver, while hydrogen evolution is positively shifted by only ~110 mV. This explains why higher CO current efficiencies are obtained on gold (~90\% for gold as compared to only ~68\% for silver in potassium bicarbonate). The current fade for CO evolution at low electrode potential is related to the current increase for hydrogen evolution, which yields a high pH increase and CO2 concentration decrease at the electrode surface. Finally, an analysis of data for various CO2 partial pressures in equilibrium with the electrolyte is performed, in which the effect of acid-base reactions coupled with the CO evolution reaction is accounted for.}, issn = {00134651}, doi = {10.1149/1.3502532 }, author = {Charles Delacourt and Paul L. Ridgway and John S. Newman} }


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Sep 20, 2007 at 11:05 am #1225127
My girlfriend wants the largest tent possible, I could care less personally. I like everything about the Shires Cloudburst 2. I don't think that it would be spacious enough for my lady though. She seems to really have her eyes on the Black Diamond Skylight.
Between the two the skylight is more expensive, heavier, and from what I understand more prone to water leakage. It also LOOKS like it would be less stable in high winds, though I don't have any data to confirm that.
Is there another tent that may be a happy medium between these 2 tents (for $300 or less)? The double rainbow seems like it would be more spacious than the cloudburst2 as far as headroom, but it looks like it would also be less stable than the cloudburst.Sep 20, 2007 at 11:11 am #1402925
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I went through the same dilemma and wound up going with a Six Moons Designs Lunar Duo and I couldn't be happier! Tons of headroom, room for gear, quick set-up and, so far, has handled wind well on the mountaintops we've been on. I researched until my eyes bled and I went for low weight and headroom. Also, it was in stock!Sep 20, 2007 at 11:23 am #1402927
I really like the lunar duo except for the need to carry hiking poles/pay an extra $50 for 2 carbon fiber poles. To me that is a bit excessive.
I don't generally hike with my poles, but maybe I'll have to start. :)Sep 20, 2007 at 1:03 pm #1402943
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From personal experience I'd say that TarpTent's RainShadow 2 is luxuriously roomy for two size XL adults …. and not a lot heavier than the Cloudburst 2, much lighter than Black Diamond Skylight and less expensive too.
But if you need it NOW, Henry may or may not have it in stock … it's worth a phone call or email to find out.Sep 20, 2007 at 2:59 pm #1402948
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Ive had both the DR and the Duo. Hands down the most room. The DR is not going to let you sit up (comfortably) with someone sleeping next to you. And 2 real adults can't sit up if theyre parallel. I sold the DR in favor of the Lunar Duo. Best size weight ratio period. Side guyouts are a must in hard wind. The green is a little TOO green, but I'll live with it.Sep 20, 2007 at 10:37 pm #1402991
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You don't have to go with carbon fiber tent poles for the Lunar Duo. I ordered some stock Easton Aluminum bits from questoutfiters.com (http://www.questoutfitters.com/tent_poles.htm#TENT%20POLES) and made my own. I used what they called the "nanolights" which cost about $20 and came in 0.5 oz heavier than the carbon fiber poles you can pick up through SMD.
The poles I made were rounded on one end and had a grommet tip on the other. I think they are 46" from end to end.
Using trekking poles is certainly sturdier – perticularly if you are concerned about wind – but the tent poles work great.
TerrySep 21, 2007 at 4:09 pm #1403051
Well I went out for a hike today and took my poles along to see if I could try to get used to them. I guess walking with them wasn't so bad, but I still think I'd prefer to go without them altogether. I'm so torn.
As far as going with aluminum poles, I'd be a little scared to go with aluminum if I'm not putting a bend in them, they are so soft. I guess I could carry a length of rope with me about 45" and then just find a couple branches that match the rope length wherever i set up camp.
I guess I'm leaning toward the duo at this point but am still feeling a bit cautious because of the pole setup.Sep 21, 2007 at 4:21 pm #1403052
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I think you should shoot off an email to Six Moons Designs or give them a call and ask their advice. I do use trekking poles so I don't have to worry about the pole issue but it would be shame to let that deter you from a truly great tent.
Good luck.Sep 21, 2007 at 4:59 pm #1403055
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I've had the Cloudburst 2 and currently use a Rainshadow 2, both are good tents, but the Rainshadow is GIGANTIC. 2 big guys who roll a lot won't have a problem in the RS. On a 10 day outing last year, (besides sleeping 2 very comfortably) it was the poker playing place in light rain for 5 of us.
It's under 3 lbs, really does sleep 3, and it vents reasonably well.
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I am speaking most of today but wanted to put in some very preliminary thoughts
1) I was a bit shocked at how low the headline number was but I see change in private inventories is subtracting over 1%. I will have to dig deeper on my interpretation of this. My baseline is that inventories are already fairly tight so this represents business being behind the curve rather than sensing future falls in demand
2) Durable goods growth was strong as expected. This is the auto recovery. Non-durable is still lagging. Need to look into that
3) Non-residential fixed investment is on fire. Equipment and Software is burning it up at a 17% growth rate. Indeed, non-residential fixed investment contributed almost as much to growth as did consumption. Not grew at the same rate as consumption, but the absolute increase in business investment was almost as great as the absolute increase in consumption.
4) Net exports was mildly positive
5) Government was flat
On first glance the internals of the report are very good. In line with what I expected. We can probably count on durables remaining high into Q4 as the auto-rebound continues and I am still looking for a strong uptick in Residential Investment.
An open question is how long this blistering level of Business Investment can keep going. It's a little crazy at this point. We are still below normal on capacity utilization. Real retail sales have yet to make new highs.
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A state committee studying the safety of Indiana day care providers has wrapped up its meetings without making any recommendations on that issue.
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Andrew Burk FrontPoint Security, Director of Customer Relations; University of Florida This guy is a con-artist. He is responsible for criminal activity regarding a townhome. He pretended to act as the "landlord" while not owning the property. He was paying the owner 2200 a month. He charged the other tenants enough rent to cover his own expenses. He said the rent was 3900. Gauged other tenants for utilities and continually tried to raise the rent. As a tenant, he wrote a fictitious lease and lied to the roommates about what he was paying the owners of the townhome. Falls Church - Virginia
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Andrew Burk, graduate of University of Florida (2006), is a con-artist. He rented a 3-bedroom townhome from an owner. The rent amount was $2,200 a month in Falls Church, Virginia.
As a tenant, he pretended to be a "manager" of the property to other potential renters. He wrote fictitious leases and had roommates move in and sign the leases. He lied to the other roommates and said the stated rent was $3,900.
He overcharged his roommates for utilities and continually tried to gauge them for higher rent. He said each person should pay $150 in utilities each month.
He should be charged with criminal activities for his fictitous, illegal, and unethical behavior. Any employer should be weary of hiring this smooth con-artist.
Job History: Current position: Director of customer Relations at FrontPoint Security
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From the extremely personal way you phrased this report, I am led to assume you were one of said roommates. A word of advice; personal issues are not appropriate to share on a public professional forum. If you seek legal action for what you believe was done to you, then do so. Do you have any proof that this man did all these things? If so, then you should not be wasting your time waiting for comments and approval from the general public. If not, then I refer to my previous statement all the same. This is not a social forum where you can bash whoever you want for whatever reason you want, whether the claim is founded or not. This is a professional site where consumers go for research, and you are wasting their time.
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Rudisill named dean of the George Dean Johnson, Jr. College of Business and Economics at USC Upstate
The University of South Carolina Upstate is pleased to announce that Dr. Frank Rudisill has been named dean of the George Dean Johnson, Jr. College of Business and Economics effective immediately.
"I am thrilled that Dr. Rudisill has agreed to lead the Johnson College of Business and Economics," said Dr. Charley Harrington, senior vice chancellor for academic affairs at USC Upstate. "He has a firm grasp on business and industry in the Upstate, a solid vision for the College, and will be a valuable addition to the University's academic leadership. Under Dr. Rudisill's leadership, USC Upstate will see the College accomplish a great deal and make an even larger impact on economic and workforce development."
The George Dean Johnson, Jr. College of Business and Economics at USC Upstate currently enrolls nearly 650 majors and offers programs in business administration with concentrations in accounting, economics/finance, general business, management, marketing, and non-profit leadership. It is one of 42 institutions worldwide with undergraduate only programs that are fully accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International).
Rudisill's administrative responsibilities include academic program, budget and personnel oversight; leadership in maintaining AACSB International accreditation; and proactive and extensive leadership in collaborative activities with business, industry and technical colleges and universities in the Upstate region.
"I am delighted and honored to accept the position as dean of the Johnson College of Business and Economics at USC Upstate," said Rudisill. "Having been a faculty member in the College of Business for 10 years, I know the positive impact the faculty, staff, administration and students can have on the Upstate business community. The primary mission of the Johnson College is to deliver an excellent business education to our students and I am excited about partnering with our many stakeholders in this pursuit."
Rudisill joined the USC Upstate faculty in fall 2002, served as associate dean of the College from fall 2008 thru spring 2011 and has been the interim dean since July 2012. He teaches in the areas of management, operations management, statistics and business strategy. He was also the lead partner from USC Upstate in working with BMW Manufacturing to develop the USC Upstate/BMW Academic Outreach Camp for high school students. His research interests focus upon applying quality tools and techniques in solving industrial problems.
Prior to coming to USC Upstate, Rudisill amassed more than 25 years of experience in industry as a statistician (Duke Energy), operations research manager (Milliken & Co) and statistical quality consultant (with national and international companies). He has published in many peer-reviewed journals such as Production and Inventory Management, Quality Engineering, Quality Progress, International Journal of Production Economics, Interfaces, and Strategic Finance. He is the co-author of a book, Quality Management and Measurement Systems.
Rudisill earned a Ph.D. in management science and a M.S. in mathematical science from Clemson University and a B.A. in mathematics from Appalachian State University. He received Certification in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) in 1987 and 2003.
Rudisill has been married to Cheryl Rudisill for 34 years and they have one daughter, Sheldon.
The University of South Carolina Upstate is a coeducational, public, comprehensive metropolitan institution located in Spartanburg along the thriving I-85 corridor between Atlanta and Charlotte. USC Upstate is home to 5,500 students from 36 states and 51 nations. For more information, visit www.uscupstate.edu.
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PATRICK GUERIN1285 BORING BLVD #499 SPORKS, Nevada USA
PATRICK GUERIN LAST MARCH I SEND REQUEST TO MR. PATRICK GUERIN FOR MY READING .I NEVER GET BACK ANSWER . I PAID HIM $ 55.00 FOR HIS SERVICE . I STILL WAITING FOR HIM. I FEEL ANGRY . SPORKS Nevada
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mr.patrick guerin is lies to help me . i pay him servies for my reading never back to me.he never give me answer that was happen two month ago since march 26 2013 i send back what he request , now still get a answer from him .
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HFC Beneficial Daily Collection Calls to 73 Year Old Woman For 10 Year Old Late Payment Fee - Past Due Amount Is Different From One Call To The Next. No Help Is Available Through Customer Service. Brandon Florida
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In June 2013, my 73 year old Mother started to get collection calls from Household Finance Corporation - HFC Beneficial but the representative could not tell her what the amount was for that they were trying to collect e.g. late fees, missed payment, etc. The calls stopped until September 2013 when they started again but the collection agent still could not give her any detailed information.
My Mom asked me to step in when the calls continued and she could not get any clear answers. I made my first call to the customer service center on Tuesday, December 3. I spoke with a woman who said her name was Terry Allan (she spelled it for me). As nice as Terry was, she was still unable to tell me why the calls were being made or what, if any, outstanding amounts were charged to my Mother's account. As close as she got was a missed payment in November 2012 but Mom's bank records clearly show the Nov. payment clearing her bank on Nov. 17. Terry asked me to fax some records to her including one that showed when each month's HFC payment cleared Mom's bank account. The fax was sent at 10:41 a.m. on December 4.
Terry was supposed to have called me back that same afternoon but, of course, I received no such call and since she has no direct dial number, I have no way of reaching her. This morning I called HFC and asked for Terry only to be told that they could not transfer a call to her but they would give my phone number to her and she would call me later in the day. Of course..............no call came in. At 4:30 p.m. I called HFC again and talked to yet another HFC representative who not only "could not" transfer me to Terry but would not let me talk to his supervisor/manager. So, I went through everything once again and this time I was told that in February 2003 (YES FOLKS NEARLY 11 YEARS AGO) a payment was late and that those charges have been compounding. The November 2012 payment went to pay those compounded fees and since HFC never notified her, all payments in 2013 have been a full month behind.
Now, some of you may think that my Mom just made a mistake and forgot a payment. However, I am in the process of trying to get a detailed transaction list for all payments from the beginning of the loan because through this sequence of events I have found that there are weeks between when checks cleared Mom's bank account and payments were posted to her HFC account. Case in point, in September when the collection calls resumed, Mom sent an additional amount with her regular payment (to keep them from harrassing her). This check cleared her bank on September 6 but it posted to her HFC account on November 17 - TWO FULL MONTHS LATER.
I am already fed up with HFC, their so-called customer service team, their poor recordkeeping and lack of compassion. The HFC representative gets obnoxious and stops listening to me once he/she realizes that I am not going away and that I have complete documentation that brings their records into question. I truly never expect to get this resolved on my own so if I don't receive the transaction detail by next Friday I will turn to the State Attorney General's Office and any other agency that I can call on to assist. HFC won't get away with harrassing my elderly Mother for something that isn't even clear in their own records.
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Chaos ensues.
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Set at a time when slavery dominated America, the story is of a slave (Jamie Foxx) whose freedom is bought by a former dentist, played by Christoph Waltz. The two set off as bounty hunters, rounding up robbers and cattle rustlers before turning their attention to brutal plantation owners in America's Deep South.
Tarantino is well-versed in delivering violence. But the director said he faced 'a lot of trepidation' about filming the slavery scenes. The director was in fact hesitant to ask black actors to play slaves who are shackled and whipped initially and even considered filming outside of the United States.
But a dinner with veteran Oscar-winning actor Sidney Poitier, whom Tarantino called a 'father figure,' changed his mind after Poitier urged him to not 'be afraid' of his film.
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Maarten buis <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Re: st: Suest v/s biprob in stata 11
Mon, 5 Jul 2010 13:56:38 +0000 (GMT)
--- On Mon, 5/7/10, Prakash Kashwan wrote:
> From your explanation it seems as if biprob accounts for
> the correlation between the residuals from constituent
> models while suest does not. Am I interpreting it well?
> If this is indeed the case, it is problematic because the
> way stata runs it, suest is a postestimation command,
> which is supposed to look for correlation between the
> residuals. Am I to assume that suest is not doing what it
> is supposed to do, and I should use biprob instead of
> using suest? What purpose does suest (as post-estimation
> command) serve then?
The way I understand this is that the inference takes this
correlation into account in a way that is similar to the
way -robust- standard errors take heteroskedasticity into
acount without estimating the changing error variance.
All that is necesary is that your model for the mean(s) is/are
correct. You can see that in the simulation below. You
want the p-values of both test to be uniformly distributed
as they test an hypothesis that is true in the population,
as is discussed in this post:
*----------------- begin example -----------------
matrix C = (1, .25 \ .25, 1)
program drop _all
program sim, rclass
drop _all
drawnorm e1 e2, n(1000) corr(C)
gen x = rnormal()
gen y1= ( x + e1) > 0
gen y2 = (-x + e2) > 0
probit y1 x
est store a
probit y2 x
est store b
suest a b
test [a_y1]x = - [b_y2]x
return scalar p_suest = r(p)
biprobit y1 y2 = x
test [y1]x = -[y2]x
return scalar p_biprobit = r(p)
set seed 12345
simulate p_biprobit = r(p_biprobit) ///
p_suest = r(p_suest), ///
reps(10000) : sim
hangroot p_suest, ///
dist(uniform) par(0 1) ///
susp notheor ci
hangroot p_biprobit, ///
dist(uniform) par(0 1) ///
susp notheor ci
*------------------ end example ----------------
(For more on examples I sent to the Statalist see:
http://www.maartenbuis.nl/example_faq )
This example requires -hangroot-, which you can download
by typing in Stata -ssc install hangroot-.
Hope this helps,
Maarten L. Buis
Institut fuer Soziologie
Universitaet Tuebingen
Wilhelmstrasse 36
72074 Tuebingen
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