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A separate inA library system spokeswoman, ate school in Pennsylvania. vail." dictment in Maryland accused him Michelle Jeffers, said she was told It says he has focused on "creatTh in a failed murder-for-hire scheme. by staffers that on Tuesday after- ing economic simulation" designed croph The website, Silk Road, allowed noon they heard a loud commotion to "give people a firsthand experiHous users to anonymously browse in the science fiction section of the ence of what it would be like to live ings i through nearly 13,000 listings library and saw a young man, who in a world without the systematic Th under categories like "Cannabis," appeared to offer no resistance, use of force." Hous "Psychedelics" and "Stimulants" pushed up against a floor-to-ceiling Along with drugs, the website open before making purchases using the window by plainclothes FBI agents offered various illegal services, inNatio electronic currency Bitcoin. as they handcuffed him. cluding one vendor who offered to Constance Atton | Lariat Photographer thoug One listing for heroin promised Ulbricht, 29, made an initial ap- hack into Facebook, Twitter and them buyers "all rock, no powder, vacu- pearance in a San Francisco court other social networking accounts proac um sealed and stealth shipping," on Wednesday, authorities said. and another selling tutorials on neede and had a community forum be- A bail hearing was set for Friday. how to hack into ATMs. in the low where one person commented, There was no immediate response Under the "Forgeries" category, Students fight to win a tug of war battle during the Alpha Delta Pi Tug for Tots event on Wednesday threa "Quality is superb." to messages left with Ulbricht's at- sellers advertised forged driver's at Fountain Mall. The competition raises money to benefit the sorority's philanthropy the Ronald likely The website, whose other cat- torney. McDonald House. desk. egories included "Erotica" and A criminal complaint said UlSEE WEBSITE, page 6 "W the g possi leade "And izing Ea to fo tion t 227-1 in op party chang overh feder from Th By Maleesa Johnson consist of undergraduate students who as W Staff Writer live together in a section of the hall or of tral b the entire hall and are part of an academic a sol Living-learning programs are proving or co-curricular program. the n to help students succeed academically in In "Why Baylor has Living-Learning met O addition to providing them with a close- Programs," a study done by Dr. Jeff Doyle Wedn By David Espo knit community, who is the dean for student learning and frustr Associated Press "When you actually put like-minded engagement, he states that living-learning in Co people in the same place to live, chances programs are one of the best ways to do show WASHINGTON — President are they're going to strike a friendship and residential community in college. limit. Barack Obama brought congressiothey'll help each other succeed," said Dr. Most residence halls with livingnal leaders to the White House on Rizalia Klausmeyer, director of the Sci- learning programs have additional study Wednesday for the first time since a ence and Health LLC. "That's the hope spaces, classrooms, faculty offices, a lipartial government shutdown began, that we have." brary, a reflection or chapel space and a but there was no sign of progress The addition of East Village Residen- conference room. According to Doyle's toward ending an impasse that has tial Community is one example of the idled 800,000 federal workers and SEE LLP, page 6 growth of living-learning programs. LLPs Infographic by Travis Taylor | Lariat Photo Editor curbed services around the country. The standoff continued after a White House summit with chief executives as financial leaders and Wall street urged a resolution before serious damage is done to the U.S. and world economy. Obama "refuses to negotiate," House Speaker John Boehner, RBy Ada Zhang from across the nation. The consortium's In terms of qualifications for this pro- to introduce themselves. She said from Ohio., told reporters after private Staff Writer efforts are focused on preparing students gram, Rosemary said she will look at the there, she can give them guidance on how talks that lasted more than an hour. "for a lifetime of professional and civic ef- students' grade point averages and previ- best to apply. "All we're asking for here is a discusThe Baylor Division of Student Life is forts to diminish poverty and enhance hu- ous community service experience. StuSherman senior Rachael Bell was an sion and fairness for the American currently accepting applications for the man capability." dents also need to write a one-page paper intern for the Shepherd Internship Propeople under Obamacare." Shepherd Internship Program at WashThe program teaches students about about why they think the internship is a gram this past summer and called her exBut Senate Majority Leader Harry ington and Lee University. poverty by placing students in agencies good fit for them. perience "rewarding." Reid of Nevada said moments later, This is a summer internship offered to across the U.S. "that work to benefit imA complete list of internships and the Bell was placed at the Atlanta Com"We're locked in tight on Obamanyone interested in using what they have poverished members of society." disciplines they match can be found on munity Food Bank, which she said was a acare" and neither the president nor learned in the classroom to improve the Rosemary Townsend, director of busi- the program website http://www2.wlu. perfect fit for her since she is a nutrition Democrats will accept changes in the lives of others. ness affairs and community relations, said edu/x12105.xml. A faculty recommenda- sciences major. nation's 3-year-old health care law The Shepherd Higher Education Con- a deadline for submitting applications has tion letter is also required. Bell stayed in a dorm at Emory Universortium on Poverty, led by Washington not yet been set. Five students from Baylor To get started on the application, SEE SHUTDOWN, page 6 SEE POVERTY, page 6 and Lee, includes different universities are accepted each year, Townsend said. Townsend said students need to email her
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Lonely girls need puppies Quite often, I hear girls complain about not having a boyfriend and feeling lonely. Loneliness sucks, I get that. Whenever I feel lonely, I usually find solace in a pint of vegan ice cream, so I completely empathize with the desire for companionship. What I don't understand is why the void created by loneliness has to be filled by a male presence. I would like to suggest an alternative solution to the problem: get a dog.
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Dogs are easier to obtain than men. Simply search "puppies" on Craigslist and voila, you've got all the information you need to adopt a dog. The boyfriend market is quite different. (I guess you could search "boyfriend" on Craigslist, but I strongly advise against it.) Acquiring a boyfriend is a long and exhausting process. First, a guy has to acknowledge your existence. This means you have to look somewhat presentable at all times. Ain't nobody got time for that. Once a guy finally notices your ethereal beauty and charm, you are to give him your phone number and wait. And wait, and wait. Typical gender roles dictate that as a girl, you can't call him first. But the wait feels miserable because you know he won't dial your digits for at least a week to avoid seeming desperate. Let's fast forward past all of the back and forth texting where the two of you discover how much you have in common and pretend that he finally asks you to be his girlfriend and you guys become FBO (Facebook official). Congratulations, you are no longer single, but now the real work begins. You have to keep your man interested, a task which will prove to be increasingly difficult as time passes and he becomes more and more bored with your idiosyncratic quirks he once found so adorable. With a dog, this would hardly be an issue. When you come home from a long day of school or work, your dog will greet you with a floppy tongue and a wagging tail. A dog's interest in his owner does not dissipate over time. Whenever he hears the rattling of keys, he will dash to the front door with excitement as if to say, "Where the heck have you been? I missed you so much." Would a boyfriend dash to the door upon your return home? Maybe during the first month of the relationship, he would. But let's be honest, it all goes downhill from there. If the issue isn't loneliness but age, then I fully condone getting a boyfriend. If you are single and 40, then getting a dog would do you no good. At 50, then perhaps you should consider the Craigslist option. With a dog, you don't have to worry about looking or smelling nice. A dog will always take your side in political arguments and will never complain about your Friday night movie choice. Ada Zhang is a junior professional writing major from Austin. She is a staff writer for The Lariat.
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Out-of-class requirements unfair Editorial Students have to balance a variety of schoolwork, jobs, as well as several extracurricular activities in any given week. As a result, many students have very little time to do anything other than their to-do lists, such as sleep or spend any time with their friends and maintain relationships. To add to students' already busy and unpredictable schedules, professors have been scheduling several out-of-class activities that students are unaware of when signing up for the class. For example, out-of-class tests early in the morning or late at night or required lectures outside of class in the afternoon, during times students have other classes. It is extremely frustrating for students to have required activities at a time where students are in class or at work. Students oftentimes are blindsided by this on the first day of class. Out-of-class activities should either be made clear when students are registering for class or done away with completely. The students may realize they can't drop the class and graduate on time and are then stuck jumping through hoops to meet the requirements. We concede professors have the authority to require students attend out-ofclass activities such as lectures and tests. We also understand professors may want to give students more time to work on exams or supplement their class time with lectures and speeches from speakers who visit campus for a brief amount of time. However, students should know about what requirements will be asked of them before registering for the class. This can be accomplished several ways. The easiest way would be for professors to add the time that they expect students to spend on lectures, screenings or tests to the listed class times. This way, students have that time marked off on their Bearweb schedule and they are able to make alternate arrangements for work and other activities. Another way students would be able to know about extra is to have old sylla-
buses online for students to peruse before registering. This is particularly beneficial because students could know what is expected of them by their professor not only out of class, but also during classtime as well, before they step foot into the classroom or input the course number while registering. A final way to fix this problem is for professors to make use of the time they have in class to accomplish what they need to do, whether it is listening to a speech or taking a test. Professors may argue that 50 minutes or one hour and 15 minutes isn't adequate
time to administer an exam. As students, we generally don't like the idea of long exams, and if other professors can condense their exams to 50 minutes or one hour and 15 minutes, why can't all professors? Professors could also potentially split an exam into two class periods. This would be especially helpful in more conceptual and mathematically based classes. One class period could be devoted to testing theoretical concepts and another could be devoted to testing applied concepts. Some people may argue that what professors are doing is preparing us for the
real world where nothing is ever predictable or laid out for us to understand, and for the majority of people, we would love to do everything that is asked of us and to never say no. Class and work schedules are set well in advance. Having to factor in an extra class requirement is unfair for students who must balance activities such as a full load of classes, a part-time job, research and club meetings. Out-of-class, overtime work is expected when we get into the real world, but right now, is it too much to ask for a little head's up?
Democrats to blame for government shutdown The U.S. government has shut down, yet the country largely continues to run as usual. The world didn't end and the economy did not come to a crashing halt. Americans need to realize that there is only one party that deserves the lion's share of the blame for the shutdown: the Democrats. This shutdown has been years in the making. Until March 23 of this year, the Democrat-controlled Senate failed to even vote on a budget for more than four years, and they have yet to send a budget to the White House as of this writing. That is gross negligence to do the job to which they were elected. Congress is to authorize the money for the government to operate. When one branch of Congress refuses to do its job, it sets up the situation that we are in now. During that same period of time, since the Republicans took control of the House of Representatives after the 2010 elections, they have consistently passed a budget every year (Democrats in the House failed to pass a budget in 2010 when they were in control). The law requires that Congress pass a budget every year and Continuing Resolutions are not constitutional. The House was the only branch of Congress to pass a bill preventing the se-
quester from going into effect. The House In January, Sen. Mitch McConnell consistently passed bills in the lead-up to said, "If the Senate version is different the shutdown and the Senthan the one the House ate shot each one down sends over, send it off to conference. That's how and President Barack things are supposed to Obama threatened to veto. The House offered work around here. We used to call it legislatto conference with the ing." Senate, and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Obviously Reid does has consistently refused. not agree, because he is refusing House efforts to The House has conference over a bill to floated bills since the shutdown began to get re-open the government. portions of the governDemocrats are refusment back up and runing to listen to the will of ning and Democrats opthe people. Americans David Trower | Web Editor pose them and Obama do not like Obamacare threatens to veto. and they support a delay Notice a trend? of the individual mandate. Before you think that I hold RepubThe House voted to eliminate subsilicans completely blameless, they have dies to Congress and their staff for their been guilty of not allowing a conference health care through the health care exto occur to reconcile the House-passed change. and Senate-passed budgets this year. The Senate Democrats rejected it, inHowever, they are representing the stead keeping their entitlements rather constituents who elected them, which is than being forced to experience the eftheir job. They are not supposed to vote fects of the law the way they are forcing based on their personal agenda. They are the average American to experience the to vote based on what their constituents effects. want. (This is why they are called The We have a party led by a person that People's House.) has shown time and time again his inabil-
ity and refusal to lead. Obama has expressed numerous times throughout his presidency that he refuses to compromise with Republicans in Congress, and this government shutdown is merely the latest example of his lack of leadership. Life is built on compromises. When you refuse to compromise, you act like a spoiled toddler who doesn't get his way. He refuses to find a solution to the problem. If that toddler has parents who enable, they just give in to the toddler's demands and the toddler never learns that life requires compromise. Obama is that spoiled toddler and he has his pair of enabler parents called Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Reid. As a result, we have had numerous stalemates under Obama's presidency because of Pelosi and Reid enabling Obama's spoiled mentality. The Republicans in the House and Senate need to stand strong, hold to their principals and allow the Democrats to look as incompetent and spoiled as they are. David Trower is a senior management information systems and media business double major from Waco. He is the Web editor for the Lariat.
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Baylor BRIC launches innovative business program By Nico Zulli Reporter
Baylor students have the opportunity to immerse themselves in innovation and collaboration by working for the Launch program in the Baylor Research and Innovation Collaborative. Dr. Greg Leman, the Hankamer School of Business chair in management and entrepreneurship, said the mission of the program is to assist existing businesses, researchers and entrepreneurs in accelerating sustainable economic growth through the commercialization of innovation. "Launch itself is designed to make people and businesses think deeply about the right questions at the right times," Leman said. He said he began his career at Baylor in 2005 with a mission to create educational, innovative programs for entrepreneurship. "I sort of work on the flip side of things now," he said. "I am now working to do businesses a lot of good, but also help students along the way." The Launch program is a partner with the BRIC. The BRIC, located on 600 South Loop Drive
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The Baylor Research and Innovation Collaborative houses Launch, a program that acts as a link between research, development and commercialization.
in Waco, houses a research staff of varying expertise, full-featured laboratories, prototyping and testing facilities, technical workforce training capabilities and business formation and augmentation services all under its one roof. Launch utilizes these BRIC resources in an effort to offer businesses cutting-edge methodology to further their individual purposes. Leman said the Launch program could impact graduate students heavily because it shapes their skills as researchers. Leman also said both graduate and undergraduate students are welcome to apply for internships with Launch.
Launch Crew is the team composed of selected graduate and undergraduate interns who work with and engage clients of the program. "We actually have a professional selling intern right now," Leman said. "We are engaging interns — but not as part of a class project." In addition, Launch has created the opportunity for students to participate in its professional mission by offering internships to undergraduate and graduate students. There are four different Launch Crew positions available to students: marketing and public relations; film and digital media; photography; and sales. All graduate
students, along with film and digital media, business, Business Fellows and engineering undergraduate students, are eligible to apply to serve on the Launch Crew. Once students are selected for a position, they are paired with Launch industry clients and focus specifically on accelerating the commercialization of a client's vision. Student are not only tasked with the challenge of assessing the feasibility and marketability of new technology, but also the viability of both established and fledgling business ventures. "After looking into it, I think that an internship with Launch is
definitely something I should consider applying for as a business major," said Nashville, Tenn., junior, Tod Zhang. Each of these sectors requires students to meet different criteria in order to be eligible to apply. For example, in order for students to be eligible to apply for a position on the Launch Crew as a film and digital media intern, they must be studying within an area of relevance, such as film and digital media, possess strong communication skills, provide a link to their portfolio, and meet a required minimum GPA of 3.0. Once accepted, each student
must also perform field-specific tasks throughout their internship at Launch. Leman said student interns, regardless of their sector of the internship, can gain practical experience and professional connections within their fields of study. "Any experience with us will teach you to appreciate the whole," Leman said. "You will be able to walk into any business and lead the discussion of what you have been taught to think about." Launch is one of many programs that faculty and staff believe to be reflective of Baylor's endeavor to maintain its status as one of Bloomberg's top ranked centers for entrepreneurship in the country. "Our students are gaining valuable experience in the classroom and in business leadership roles as they create and manage start-ups," said Dr. Terry S. Maness, dean of Baylor's Hankamer School of Business, in an article on Launch published in the Waco Chamber & Business Quarterly Second Quarter, 2013. For more information on Launch internships, visit www. baylor.edu/Launch.
A higher call for success: Parents back the Bears in prayer By Claire Cameron Reporter
The Parents' First Call to Prayer is an opportunity for parents to gather and bless students. The First Call to Prayer was started about a decade ago by the Baylor Parent's Network. Parents come together in various groups across the nation to pray for Baylor's faculty and the students. The First Call to Prayer is a monthly event hosted by the Baylor Parents Network. All over the country, groups of parents meet up to "blanket the campus with prayer." Amy Sauer, the co-chairwoman for the parents' prayer group in
Chicago, said she thought the Parents' First Call to Prayer was a great way to support Baylor's campus. "I believe in the power of prayer," Sauer said. "We pray for everyone, we pray for faculty and kids and just the whole campus and that's so powerful." Sauer said she has been part of the group for eight years and has a daughter at Baylor. "It means a lot to my kids to know that other people they don't even know are lifting them up in prayer," Sauer said. Denver junior Tessa Saathoff said she loves knowing there are parents praying for her and all the other students at Baylor. "I think it helps take some of
the stress away to know there are people out there supporting me," she said. The Parents' First Call to Prayer doesn't only benefit the students, said Wendy Saathoff, the chairwoman for the Denver group. "It's a very important resource for parents," Saathoff said. "Being so far away it's a chance for us to give support to our kids." Sauer said she also valued the prayer group for the support the parents give one another. "We are sending our treasures thousands of miles away, so it's wonderful to meet parents who know what it's like and spend time before God with them," she said. Saathoff said it is important to
pray for Baylor because everyone on campus benefits from it. "Knowing that our children are at Baylor takes away a lot of worry about being away at college," she said. "We know they are at a university that cares about their success. Praying contributes to the success of Baylor." Sauer said her group sees it also as a way to feel connected to their students while they are away. "This is such an important time in the life of young adults, for them to figure out what they believe and it is not an easy journey," Sauer said. "It's a pivotal point in their life and it's a parent's job to support kids and this is one way to do that." Robin Jordan, chairwoman of
the Fort Bend, Houston, group, said she sees prayers as an integral part to Baylor's success. "I think 100 percent that our prayers are a huge factor in Baylor's success." She said she hopes students know that they are being prayed for by thousands of parents all over the nation. "I think it gives them a sense of comfort and I hope it gives them confidence to know that they are being prayed for," she said. San Diego, Calif., senior Hayley Gibson said she didn't know about the Parents' First Call to Prayer. "I think it great that parents can become involved in supporting us this way because prayer is a pow-
erful thing," Gibson said. "With all the stresses of our daily lives at Baylor, it's great to hear that parents want to pray for us." Saathoff said she remembers how difficult college can be and that students need to know that they are being lifted up in prayer. "We believe they can and will do great things. We know that sometimes they need some extra support," Saathoff said. Sauer said she will continue to pray for Baylor every day. "I am truly amazed by the group we have praying for our students," she said. "There is no greater privilege than to be able to pray for Baylor and all its students."
Arts & Entertainment Thursday | October 3, 2013
Theater senior tickled pink as lead in 'Legally Blonde' By Michael Davidson Reporter
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Above: Sarah Beard shines as Elle Woods, a part she's coveted since the musical began on Broadway. Top: Warner (Patrick Herndon) questions Elle about her outfit choice. Top right: Zany Paulette (Brittney Woolley) admires Elle's (Beard) Christmas gift from Emmett in "Legally Blonde."
Baylor Theatre is thinking pink for its first main-stage production of the new school year with the popular musical comedy "Legally Blonde." The play is proving to be a favorite with audiences and has sold out every performance. For one cast member in particular, this show is a big opportunity. The iconic lead role Elle Woods, a bubbly, California sorority girl turned Harvard Law student, is played by Sarah Beard, a Gulf Breeze, Fla., senior and longtime participant in Baylor's theater department "I remember being 10 years old and seeing the movie for the first time and loving Elle and wanting to be her," Beard said. "Then, when the musical came out when I was in ninth grade, I realized this was possible and that maybe I could actually be Elle one day."
Eight years later, this possibility became a reality when Beard was assigned the lead role in Baylor's mainstage performance of the play. Growing up in Florida, Beard actively participated in theater productions throughout her childhood, often incorporating one of her other favorite hobbies: singing. Although she has acted in many lead roles throughout her theater career, for Beard, playing Elle Woods in this Tony Award nominated musical is a huge dream now becoming reality. Most theater productions include a two-step try-out process. First, a large group of actors performs preliminary auditions. The director then narrows down that group and only calls back a select number to try out again. However, Stan Denman, chairman of the theater department and director of the musical, said Beard was so fit for the role of Elle Woods that she was awarded the part after only the
preliminary trials. "She nailed the part so far above anybody else." Denman said. "She was cast immediately. There was no need for a call-back." Beard's success in Baylor's world of theater has not come without hard work, perseverance and even disappointment. Both Beard and Denman recalled a story from her first year of working in the department. After auditioning as a freshman for a lead role, for which she was not cast, Beard said she was devastated. Despite this loss, Beard nonetheless took criticism maturely, channeled frustration into practice and, as she put it, "went from the crying, little freshman theater girl to, now, Elle Woods." "Sarah is a terrific success story as far as her career here at Baylor," Denman said. "She will always be someone that I will use as an example of somebody who has gone from great disap-
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pointment, to working their tail off, to then succeeding. I am very proud of her." After graduation in December, Beard plans to move to Dallas and hopes to work as both an actor and director for a few years. However, this step is only in preparation for her ultimate goal of moving to New York City and working in its renowned theater scene. But before she goes, Beard will have to take the stage here in Waco one last time. It is only fitting that Beard's last performance at Baylor's famed Jones Theatre is her dream role, an experience that she can only describe as moving. "This is biggest part I've ever had in my life," said Beard. "On the last night of the show, after it's over and we are all bowing, I know I will be emotional. I feel as if I'm ending my time here on such a positive note. I'm going out with a bang."
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Thursday | October 3, 2013
Ludlow sets the tone for No. 20 soccer By Parmida Schahhosseini Sports Writer
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Senior midfielder Kat Ludlow jumps and scores a goal off of a header to lead the Bears to a 2-0 victory against Boise State on Sept. 22 at Betty Lou Mays Field.
Volleyball falls to No. 4 Texas in four sets By Shehan Jeyarajah Sports Writer
Baylor volleyball certainly did not lack heart in a hard-fought 3-1 loss against the No. 4 ranked defending national champion Texas Longhorns on Wednesday night in front of an all-time record crowd of
3,044 fans. Despite the loss, Baylor handed Texas their first set loss in Big 12 play by winning the third set in thrilling fashion. "The crowd was incredible," junior middle hitter Nicole Bardaji said. "We loved having all the fans." Senior outside hitter Zoe Adom led Baylor with 13 kills and three blocks on a .226 hitting percentage.
Junior middle hitter Nicole Bardaji contributed with 10 kills and three blocks on a .261 hitting percentage. In her first match back from a foot injury, sophomore outside hitter Thea Munch-Soegaard finished with eight kills and nine digs. "It was awesome to be back on the floor," Munch-Soegaard said. "I was excited to get back."
What you see isn't always what you get when it comes to senior midfielder Kat Ludlow. On the field she sets the tone of the game with her physical play, but in her free time, one can find her baking or crafting. "She is very quirky and is really weird," senior defender Taylor Heatherly said. "She's the total package. She loves to cook and bake, but then she loves interesting music and then she's really crafty. She has a little bit of everything, but then all of a sudden, she loves science and she wants to be a physical therapist." Ludlow, who said she will only wear white cleats, began to play soccer at a young age with her best friend. As she continued playing, she has formed many friendships, which she cherishes. Baylor's sense of community has been one of her favorite aspects of Baylor soccer. "The family and the friendships," Ludlow said. "These girls are my best friends and we all help each other grow so much. I have become such a better person because of these girls. The ones that are older than me, the ones that are younger than me, they have all formed me to be a much more spiritually grown person. There's such a difference between my
Baylor hit .094 and had 10 errors in the first set, while the Longhorns hit .400 for the set. The second set was a much closer 25-21 fight. "We handled the pressure way better today," head volleyball coach Jim Barnes said. "We kept our focus small instead of thinking about too many things." The third set was a raucous 2523 come-from-behind victory for the Bears. Adom, Bardaji, Munch-
freshman year until now." Prior to Baylor, Ludlow didn't contact many college coaches, but Baylor assistant coach Chuck Codd saw her play in Houston and recruited her after that. That day was a blessing for Ludlow, she said, because it enabled her to go through this journey. While Ludlow has many fond memories of the time spend at Baylor, there is one that makes the top of the list.
"Winning the Big 12 Championship was really cool," Ludlow said. "We had such a good team that year. We were so united and to have that year is such an honor to those girls to get that award." With hopes of winning another Big 12 Championship, Ludlow has been putting her team first and helping the defense set the tone of the game. While Ludlow plays
as a midfielder, she is still an integral part of the team defense as she locks down on opposing players. "She leads by making the plays and sacrificing her body day in and day out," co-head coach Marci Jobson said. "The girls see that, they know that, and they know that she will do whatever she can to try to keep that ball out of the net." Ludlow's impact can also be felt on the offensive side, as she contributes to the committee scoring. Ludlow has scored three goals this season and tacked on an assist. Her play-making ability earns the respect of her teammates." "She works hard," Heatherly said. "She's gritty, she has passion. She has all the components that it takes to be a leader on the field and people can see it." Ludlow doesn't just succeed on the field. Ludlow has made the Academic All-Big 12 first team in 2011 and 2012. She has made multiple Dean's Lists and has achieved Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll five times. She is also the first Baylor soccer player to be a candidate for the Senior CLASS Award, which awards notable achievements in the community, classroom, character and competition. "She excels at whatever she does," Heatherly said. "She's an awesome baker, she's awesome at crafting and she's awesome at this. She is unique."
Soegaard and sophomore middle blocker Adrien Richburg each finished with three or more kills in the set. Texas was held to a .209 hitting percentage in the set. Baylor eventually lost in the fourth set, but there were many positives to take from this match. In the two sets that got away from Baylor, they were out-dug by five, and in the sets they held tight, they won the dig battle by 10. The defense also forced the
Longhorns to hit .227 in the second and third set compared to .387 in the first and fourth sets. "If we go into every match with the same intensity, we have a real chance a making a difference this year," Bardaji said. "We played really free and weren't worried about making mistakes." Baylor volleyball returns at 1 p.m. Saturday in a home match against Kansas at the Ferrell Center.
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House Speaker John Boehner speaks to reporters following a meeting with President Barack Obama at the White House in Washington on Wednesday, the second day of a partial government shutdown.
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as the price for spending legislation needed to end the two-day partial shutdown. With the nation's ability to borrow money soon to lapse, Republicans and Democrats alike said the shutdown could last for two weeks or more, and soon oblige a divided government to grapple with both economy-threatening issues at the same time. The White House said in a statement after the meeting that Obama had made it clear "he is not going to negotiate over the need for Congress to act to reopen the government or to raise the debt limit to pay the bills Congress has already incurred." It added, "The president remains hopeful that common sense will prevail." The high-level bickering at microphones set up outside the White House reflected the day's proceedings in the Capitol. The Republican-controlled House approved legislation to reopen the nation's parks and the National Institutes of Health, even though many Democrats criticized them as part of a piecemeal approach that fell far short of what was needed. The bills face dim prospects in the Senate, and the White House threatened to veto both in the unlikely event they make it to Obama's desk. "What we're trying to do is to get the government open as quickly as possible," said the House majority leader, Rep. Eric Cantor of Virginia. "And all that it would take is us realizing we have a lot in agreement." Earlier, an attempt by Democrats to force shutdown-ending legislation to the House floor failed on a 227-197 vote, with all Republicans in opposition. That left intact the tea party-driven strategy of demanding changes to the nation's health care overhaul as the price for essential federal financing, despite grumbling from Republican moderates. The stock market ended lower as Wall Street CEOs, Europe's central banker and traders pressed for a solution. Chief executives from the nation's biggest financial firms met Obama for more than an hour Wednesday, some of them plainly frustrated with the tactics at play in Congress and with the potential showdown coming over the debt ident limit. essiose on nce a egan, ogress t has and ntry. fter a ef exWall seri. and
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"You can re-litigate these policy issues in a political forum, but we shouldn't use threats of causing the U.S. to fail on its obligations to repay its debt as a cudgel," Lloyd Blankfein, CEO of Goldman Sachs, said after the meeting. Democrats were scathing in their criticism. "The American people would get better government out of Monkey Island at the local zoo than we're giving them today," said Rep. John Dingell of Michigan. The Republican National Committee announced it would pay for personnel needed to reopen the World War II Memorial, a draw for aging veterans from around the country that is among the sites shuttered. In a statement, party chairman Reince Priebus challenged Democrats "to join with us in keeping this memorial open." Democrats labeled that a stunt. "We've already been working on a plan to open the Memorial — and the entire government — after the GOP caused them to close," said party spokesman Mo Elleithee. "It's called a clean" spending bill. As it turned out, more than 125 World War II veterans from Mississippi and Iowa who were initially kept out of the memorial Tuesday were escorted to the site with the help of members of Congress. Officials made further arrangements to allow veterans groups into the memorial during the shutdown. A sampling of federal agencies showed how unevenly the shutdown was felt across the government. The Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Housing and Urban Development listed only six percent of their employees as essential, and therefore permitted to work during the impasse. James R. Clapper, director of national intelligence, said about 70 percent of civilian employees in agencies under his control had been sent home. By contrast, about 86 percent of employees of the Department of Homeland Security remained on the job, and 95 percent at the Veterans Affairs Department. In an interview with CNBC before meeting with lawmakers, Obama said he would not negotiate with Republicans until the government is reopened and Congress votes to raise the debt limit.
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licenses, passports, Social Security cards and other documents. As of July, there were nearly 1 million registered users of the site from the United States, Germany, Russia, Australia and elsewhere, the court papers said. The site generated an estimated $1.2 billion since it started in 2011 and collected $80 million by charging 8 percent to 15 percent commission on each sale, it said.
Undercover agents in New York made more than 100 purchases of LSD, Ecstasy, heroin and other drugs offered on the site, the papers said. In July, customs agents as part of a routine search intercepted a package from Canada that contained counterfeit identifications, all with Ulbricht's photo, the papers said. When confronted by agents at a San Francisco address where
he was renting a room for $1,000 a month, he "generally refused to answer questions ... however volunteered that 'hypothetically' anyone could go onto a website named Silk Road and purchase any drugs or fake identity documents the person wanted." The Maryland indictment alleges Ulbricht told an undercover investigator posing as a drug dealer this year he would pay the undercover to "beat up" a former
employee he believed had stolen money from Silk Road. Later, it said, he wrote to ask whether he could "change the order to execute rather than torture" and agreed to make two payments of $40,000 each to get the job done. The New York complaint cites messages from Ulbricht it says showed he plotted to kill another person who was trying to extort him.
In accordance with the national study, studies from the Institutional Research and Testing at Baylor show that freshmen living in living-learning Communities and residential colleges are more likely to remain at Baylor. Klausmeyer said Baylor would like students of all classifications to live on campus. "That's what the university wants," Klausmeyer said. "We're moving towards having the majority of students living on campus, which would be a benefit for all of us. The freshmen students especially, when they actually have contact with upperclassmen, can see and ask questions on how they do it and what to do to be successful." The study conducted by Doyle also shows a comparative
analysis made by the Educational Benchmark Inc. in partnership with Baylor. This compared LLP and non-LLP students. The results included positive responses from LLP students with regard to interaction with faculty and the ability to study in their room. Overall, LLP students believed that living on campus helped them study more effectively. The assistant program director for Brooks College, graduate student Melissa McLevain, attended Georgetown College in Kentucky. The student body was smaller, but McLevain said Baylor's programs help build the same communal feeling of a smaller school. "One of the things I really loved about Georgetown was
how small and residential it was, but of course that was a lot easier at a school with only 1,200 students," McLevain said. "At Baylor, it's 12-15 thousand students. It's really unique and really cool whenever they can create environments that make that same sense of community in such a large school." The current renovation of South Russell Residence Hall and the plans to refurbish North Russell Residence Hall mark a transition in the style of residencies at Baylor. Previously, these halls were traditional halls, aimed specifically for freshman females. Though no specific program has been chosen for the halls yet, Doyle said they want to provide communities that embody that of a living-learning program.
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study, this is meant to encourage learning and faith development among residents. These programs at Baylor have been included in national studies. These studies show that LLP students in comparison with non-LLP students are more likely to be academically successful. "It has been proven that students that are in LLPs that have the same interests, tend to have a higher GPA," Klausmeyer said. "That would be incredibly beneficial for us because we're also in pre-health, so the majority of our students are going to want to get into medical, dental, vet or physical therapy school. So they're going to have a small advantage, or hopefully a big advantage. But we cannot judge yet since this is our second month."
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sity and drove 30 to 40 minutes to work every day. Students who did not have a car took public transportation, Bell said. Bell's job varied from day to day, she said. "Every day was different," Bell said. "Some days, I worked in the garden. I'd harvest food in the morning. Anywhere from that night to the next few days, it goes on trucks to go out to churches that distribute food to people. The food I picked in the morning could have been dinner for people the next night." Bell said in addition to working hands-on in the garden, she was also in charge of the Plant a Row for the Hungry campaign. She called different local organizations, Bell said, asking them to plant an extra row in their gardens to donate food to the needy. "It encourages people to plant extra food," Bell said. "We wanted people to be fed." Bell said students should apply for this program. "Go in with an open mind," Bell said. "It's challenging because of the manual labor, but it's enriching and gratifying. I didn't know how to garden before, now I do. I'm a completely different person now." Townsend said students should seriously consider the
length of the internship before they apply. "It's important that students think very seriously about their summer," Townsend said. "This is an eight- to 10-week commitment." Students from across the U.S. who are accepted into the program have to attend an opening symposium at Washington and Lee, which is located in Lexington, Va. At this first symposium, students will meet the other students they will be working with, Townsend said, and they will be given an overview of their job assignments and expectations. Another symposium is held at the end of the program. Townsend said this closing symposium is where students show what they have learned. They are required to deliver a presentation in the form of a paper or a PowerPoint to the Washington and Lee Shepherd International Program board of directors and faculty, Townsend said. "Students are presenting to high-level people from national organizations," Townsend said. "It's an extraordinary resume builder to advance admissions to professional schools or jobs. That's a distinct benefit." Townsend said the program
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Sherman senior Rachel Bell worked as an intern for the Shepherd Internship Program over the summer. The group would harvest food and bring it to places such as the Atlanta Community Food Bank.
gives students a stipend, an allowance they can use to buy food, clothing or whatever else they might want or need. Housing is also arranged by the program, Townsend said. "Baylor's part in this is that we underwrite the cost of their transportation," Townsend said. Baylor pays for transportation from the student's hometown to Washington and Lee, and from Washington and Lee to the student's assigned agency. As the eight weeks comes
to an end, Baylor also pays for transportation from the agency to Washington and Lee for the closing symposium, and finally, from Washington and Lee to the student's hometown. Townsend said the program is life-changing. "It's an extraordinary opportunity for people who really care about poverty and social justice and human capability to make a measurable contribution to the places they're serving," Townsend said.


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OCEAN ISLE BEACH—Ocean Isle Beach commissioners voted to adjust fees issued to a homeowners association after finding out they had never been connected to the town's sewer system.
Commissioners also voted three to two Tuesday to waive sewer fees for Duneside Villas Homeowners Association until they recoup half of their installation/connection charges, which equals about $2,600.
The Ocean Isle Beach Police Department investigated the following incidents last week. All information is taken directly from police incident reports.
•Larceny from automobile on East First Street; suspect took registration plate.
•Christopher R. Couch, 21, of Fulton, Ark.; charged with driving while impaired and open container.
•Rachel Utsett, 19, of Fayetteville; charged with consuming alcohol while less than 21.
I like to fly in the morning.
And when I say morning, I actually mean middle of the night, pitch black outside, so early nothing in the airport but the gate is open.
Sure, it usually means I stay up all night in fear of oversleeping, almost missing my flight and having to run like a madwoman through the airport "Home Alone" style. And I actually did that once, in the same airport as in the movie, and let me tell you, it's not fun.
In about two weeks, school doors will open, classrooms will fill with eager students and the 2010-2011 school year will begin.
School starts on Wednesday, Aug. 25. North Carolina law makes this the earliest start date for school districts throughout the state. Early College High School is on the same schedule as Brunswick Community College, and students began classes Thursday, Aug. 5.
According to the ABCs of Public Education, Brunswick County schools are making progress.
Growth and performance results released last week confirm all 19 schools made expected growth during the 2009-2010 school year, with nine—Brunswick County Academy, Leland Middle, Lincoln Elementary, North Brunswick High, South Brunswick High, South Brunswick Middle, Town Creek Elementary, Union Elementary and Waccamaw School—showing high growth.
SUNSET BEACH—Should the town shell out $3.75 million to buy a 5.22-acre waterway site for a future park and site for the old pontoon bridge?
The issue will be debated at a specially called town council meeting at 9 a.m. this Thursday.
Among topics of discussion are "possible solutions to saving the old bridge."
SUNSET BEACH—Town police have investigated incidents of vandalism and reported arrests in separate incidents.
On Aug. 6, a window was reported broken on a front-end loader belonging to East Coast Contractor. Deputy chief Steve Smith said someone took a bar or similar object to break the window on the machine that's being used to install sewer line at Oyster Bay.
Damage to personal property also was reported Aug. 6 to a mailbox on Shoreline Drive East.
CAROLINA SHORES—The town board of commissioners approved a 2 percent annual merit raise for town administrator Linda Herncane following a closed session last week.
The 3-1 vote followed the board's monthly meeting and executive session Aug. 5 to discuss Herncane's annual work performance evaluation.
Town commissioner Tom Puls cast the only "nay" vote and also declined to attend the first portion of the closed session dealing with Herncane's evaluation.
Town commissioner John Russo was absent.
Opera House Theatre Company is electrifying the main stage of Thalian Hall with its rendition of "Anything Goes," which continues Friday, Saturday and Sunday and next weekend in Wilmington.
The musical, which opened last week, is a classic screwball comedy aboard a transatlantic ship, the S.S. American.
Dog days (Latin: "diēs caniculārēs"; proper Southern pronunciation: "daggone dawg daze") are upon us.
You can feel it in the humid, "sultry" air, as Wikipedia poetically describes it. Southerners and Southern transplants alike just tend to think of them as some more of those stinkin' hot days of August.
But, if you think about it, dog days are also a fine time for all things canine. National Dog Day, in fact, is just around the bend on Aug. 26.
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This is an affecting look at two sides of a terrorist attack. The main character is a young Muslim woman who has promised her life to jihad and volunteers to be sacrificed. Although expecting to die as a suicide bomber, she is instead educated abroad and given an Italian identity, then both immunized against and infected with a weaponized version of smallpox and told how to inflict maximum damage. Her several weeks in the US yield terrifying results for the country but also surprises for herself, as she makes emotional connections with some of the people she meets and potentially infects. The secondary main character is a once-disgraced government scientist who worked on US bacterial warfare preparedness and is brought back as a consultant in the effort to find the party or parties responsible for the attack and blunt the effects of the smallpox.
The terrorist's journey is by far the most interesting part of the plot, as she is increasingly alone in deciding how to proceed, vacillating between despising her victims and worrying about the damage she's doing to potential friends. The scientist's story is much more scattered and difficult to follow. Still, the conclusion, in which the scientist is desperate to capture her alive because of her supply of immunized blood, while she is ready to die, is thoughtful and memorable. There are no easy solutions.
Flawed hero Sam Watterman, an American scientist who had been tossed aside by his own government, is called back into duty as the first hints of organized terror come to light. His path runs parallel to that of Daria, a young woman whose tragic life has been spent entirely in Iraqi refugee camps. In her view, America represents reckless, narcissistic, godless arrogance; she is easily recruited as a terrorist-in-training, imagining the glory of giving her life as a suicide bomber. Her trainers, however, have much more sophisticated weapons in mind: simple viruses that can kill millions. Summary HPL
Similar to SPIRAL in pace and depth of research, but without the token romance. Daria grows within the span of the novel, always the sign of a good read. Bioterrorism is scary enough, but how different agencies, governments etc. react and prioritize is even scarier. I never thought about WHO would get the cure/serum first...now I know it won't be me!
8 out of 10 Recommended to readers of medical/political thrillers.
First Line: If they were to make a feature film of her life, the script would always be trying to map the source of her flawed personality.
Daria, a survivor from a refugee camp, has lost everything and witnessed things that you and I could only imagine in our worst nightmares. She is a believer. Committing herself to a deadly mission, she is sent to another country where she learns languages and learns how to blend in. When her training is over, she's given a ticket to New York City where she poses as a journalist for an Italian fluff magazine. Daria is an arrow who's determined to strike as many targets as she possibly can.
The only person in the United States who truly seems to understand what Daria represents is Dr. Sam Watterman. After being falsely accused and disgraced in the anthrax inquiries after 9/11, Watterman has been taking care of his dying wife. Now the government that vilified him demands his expertise in locating a threat that has put millions in danger.
These two people's lives are destined to intersect. Their faith will be tested, and each one of them will question what it is to have something worth dying for.
Stephen Miller does something that most people might think impossible: create a character who is a committed terrorist and not only give that character a face, a mind, and a heart but make her-- if not totally sympathetic-- at least understandable and worthy of compassion. Daria has been turned into a "Typhoid Mary," and her travels across the country serve a dual purpose. One, since the reader knows that she carries a deadly contagion, this ratchets up the tension, and as she carries out her instructions, don't be surprised if you change your habits on board airplanes, in restaurants, restrooms... any sort of high traffic public areas. Secondly, these travels bring her in contact with many people, and we are able to see how she reacts to them and how her behavior begins to change.
Daria is such a strong character that Dr. Sam Watterman is almost completely overshadowed by her. Yes, the book does need someone to steer government officials in the right direction and to have them search in the right places and handle the situation in as safe a manner as possible, but Daria is magnetic. I felt the book might've been even better if Daria's hunter had been more "generic". Then Daria's evolving character could have been explored even more deeply. What I would really enjoy seeing is a future book that gives Dr. Sam Watterman a chance to have center stage all to himself. He deserves it.
This is the type of thriller that I enjoy the most: fast-paced, with an all-too-believable plot, and strong, memorable characters. Something tells me I'll be reading more of Stephen Miller's books.
Crazy horrible plot line. Terrorism is unleashed in the form of anthrax and a "super'pox strain of small pox. Book covers 15 days...couldn't put it down!
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0345528476, Hardcover)In a world of heightened threat levels, sleeper cells, and unseen enemies, one novel explores the war on terrorism with harrowing suspense . . . and deep humanity.
Daria emerges from a refugee camp a believer. She has lost everything, witnessed the unthinkable, and committed herself to a mission with a deadly conclusion. Indoctrinated, trained, and given a ticket to New York, she blends in, posing as an ambitious journalist—an "arrow" hoping to hit too many targets to count.
Dr. Sam Watterman is recruited too. Falsely accused and disgraced in the anthrax inquiries after 9/11, he is no longer a believer in causes. But the government that ruined his career now demands his expertise to locate a threat putting millions of Americans in peril.
In a country that fights wars on foreign soil but remains terrified of the cataclysm at home, Sam strives toward redemption and Daria desperately seeks both rebellion and enlightenment. Their lives will intersect at a place that will test their faith and make them each question what it means to have something worth dying for.
With a riveting plot that spans sixteen fraught, compelling days, Stephen Miller's dazzling novel of literary suspense brings the war to a landscape both familiar and vulnerable: the America we call home.
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A third party security audit is the IT equivalent of a colonoscopy. It's long, intrusive, very uncomfortable, and when it's done, you'll have seen things you really didn't want to see, and you'll never forget that you've had one.
yeah, really far. Can definitely see that. Glad to see a computer guru
with some self-esteem. Or is that only when sitting behind your computer screen?
Well then again, I am only 16 so you could easily be right.
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Can you not see this WHOLE thread is just humour, and it is just YOU that cannot see that.
IF you read the first post in this thread you will see it is a JOKE at the expense of some of the mods, myself included, and some Senior members. IF I was "waay to serious" and needed to "lighten up" do you really think this thread would still be here, and the original poster would still be a member ?
In fact I was part of it getting bigger and including extra people, I was talking in PM's with the writer while it was being initially written and later edited.
So it looks like it is you that needs to lighten up, and see the humour that is there in front of you.
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This is a vintage 12' bamboo spey fly rod. The rod is marked Martinez & Bird LMD, Redditch, Loon Assynt. The butt and mid section measure 49.25" and the tip section measures 47". The rod is in need of repair. Many of the guides on the tip top are missing. The onne ferrule on the tip section is missing. This would be an excellent rod for the tinkerer or rod builder to put back into service. Please email with any questions.


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►Introduction and Working Principle
linear vibrating separator screenis an efficient new screening equipment, which widely used in mining, coal, metallurgy, building materials industry, two sets of horizontal vibration motor to be power source,two synchronous motors are reversely placed so that the exciter generate reverse excitation force, the exciting force generated by eccentric block cancel each other out on the parallel direction of motor axis,and stack together with the perpendicular direction of motor axis, so its trajectory is linear.Linear vibrating screen is suitable for particle size from less than 10mm.
Silica sand screening separator sieve shakersis widely used in mining, coal, refractories, metallurgy, building materials and other industries. Mineral linear vibrating screen is usually used for the screening and grading materials in large, middle and small particles.
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►Main technical parameters and overall dimensions
►How to choose suitable model for you?
1.How much is the hourly output?
2.What's the name of raw material will be screened?
3.How many layers do you need?
4.What's the sieve mesh size of every layer?
5.What is the material of machine?(carbon steel,stainless steel or others)
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Linear vibrating sieve should be fixed on dedicated foundation through embedded bolts. If there is no special foundation,it should lay anti-vibration rubber plate between the working table and the equipment basement.Before using,You must be configured prior to use safe and reliable protective grounding wire.
Note:After installation is complete,before starting,must remove device that it is used for fixed screen body and machine basement.
After the installation of new linear vibrating sieve is completed,
you shall check the following requirements:
1.Check vibration motor winding insulation resistance to ground,if <20MΩ must be dried before using.
2.Spring should be completely vertical embedded spring retainer to ensure that the balance of the screen body.Vibration part can not have any contact with other object of outside the machine.
3.Close the power switch,make sure the vibration motor synchronous reverse rotation,holding 10-20 minutes idling.If there is abnormal sound when the equipment is running,it should be promptly shut down for inspection.
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I paid $4.03/gallon for regular today. A full tank set me back $116.41. What's worse is that the freakin pump shut off at $75 and I had to hang up the nozzle and start over. I hope they start thinking about raising the limit on the pumps because at the rate we're going even average sized cars are going to start hitting that mark.
I wish I had my camera today because I passed a gas station advertising diesel at $4.97/gallon.
I don't know about your area, but around here there are a LOT of folks who decided to cash in on their homes in the cities and buy a MANSION out in the valley where property was (WAS) cheaper. I know of a lot of people who commute fifty or more miles each way! I work with a guy who commutes 60 EACH WAY every day. These people are spending a LOT on fuel these days!
I live six miles from work and it hurts filling up that $70 tank. And I only have to do it every other week.
I was "lucky" ( :pain: ) today - only paid $3.91/gal when the local ExxonMobil was $4.07. Diesel is $5.19 and up/gal ....and folks keep asking my why since I bought an F350 that it wasn't a diesel. Since the 6.0 and 6.4 Ford diesels are getting about the same fuel mileage as my 6.8 V10 gasser, not hard to figure with the added costs of maintenance plus the $8800 premium for that engine.
Dave W
I saw somewhere today that it costs approx. $70 to fill an Accord, and roughly $85 to fill a fullsize truck. I can see things getting a lot uglier as time goes by as the prices climb higher. When people have to work for 8-10 days a month just to pay for the gas to get to work, well, people will start to revolt. Better stock up on locking gas caps and ammo for the shotgun...
In a while, Chet.
Im surprised more people dont work 14 hour days, so they only have to commute to work 3 times a week.
When I was Younger I always wanted to just work 40 ~ 48 straight thru.
Then sleep for a day & have 4 days in a row to do What eva!
R :thumbup:
I think there's a new country song out called "I can sleep when I'm dead". Sounds pretty truthful now. Need to work right up to the visitation just to afford the gas to get to the cemetary....
In a while, Chet.
Brian, a lot of people commute like that around here too. I commute 35 miles one way to work. When I don't work extended shifts (about half of the time) I ride the bus, which is completely paid for and supplied by the government strictly for use by shipyard workers only. I have a LOT of money by riding the bus. Even though I really hate riding it.
Schnitz, the last time I paid less than $90 to fill the 34 gallon tank in my Silverado was in 2006 right after I bought it. Tanks ran right about $88.
The cost to fill the tank in my 96 Accord just went over $50, but that's only 13 gallons or so. I still consider that a bargain since I had been relying on my truck as my sole mode of transportation for almost two years and it was running $95-$105/tank for most of that time. I've saved nearly $1500 in gas since I bought the Honda in December. The car cost me $3800 and I figure I'll make up the rest of the difference by the end of the year. And as an added bonus I keep the wear and tear down on my truck.
I saw on the local news but was unable to find the link that a few of the bus lines going into Orlando were being shut down because of the price of fuel. :rolleyes:
The hole Thing is F*^#$ing retarded!.
When is the last time you went for a ride just to go for a ride?
R :thumbup:
I just lost two long time employees to another parts house. They took a cut in pay and still came out better because of being closer to home. My assistant manager had to get a second job and now his available hours are limited. I'm working 70+ hrs a week on a 40hr salary because of it.
I had to postpone my yearly trip to North Carolina to visit my brother and his family because I can't afford the cost of the gas. $300 just for the gas to get there and back.
I've already ditched cable television. I'm stocking up on wood for next winter because I can't afford natural gas anymore. I won't be using ac this summer. If it wasn't for saving the cost of gas and stamps to pay bills I wouldn't keep internet service or a home phone.
I do not see a positive flipside to being fleeced at the pump.
This is just the beginning. The high cost of fuel will raise the price of everything that's transported, recession sets in because people have to eat, can't do much else, disposable income takes a dump, no new president on the horizon, this one will sit on his thumbs til he's done, we're in for a 3 year spiral, the way I see it. I hope like heqq I am wrong but it's not a rosy future for anyone right now, money-wise....
My oldest commutes about 50 miles one way and his comments were "Dad, I just try not to think about it" however, it won't be long before we can't ignore it. We are on a fixed income and it is starting to really effect our lifestyle more and more each day.
Bottomline: if this continues then we will see things occur that we never expected to see in our lifetime ! :(
Just goes to show how much we take for granted our lifestyle. I know MANY people who hate the big city. But, I know people who live in Vancouver who have never driven, never owned a car, and never paid for gas.
Unfortuently, for us, not driving is like ripping a painters hands off.
Today gas is $1.32/litre ($4.99/gallon) here and i Topped up my truck for $29 after a weeks of driving to and from work (aproxx2km/1.2Miles 1 way)
couple of weeks ago i filled up one of our work trucks a new dodge ram 1500 and it was $172.50
i dont understand why other places get it cheaper and it comes from here.
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UPDATE 3-Dassault cuts Falcon jet delivery forecast as H1 profit falls
(Adds Bombardier comment, U.S. position on F-35 capability)
By Tim Hepher and Cyril Altmeyer
PARIS, July 21 (Reuters) - Dassault Aviation cut its delivery forecast for Falcon business jets by 17 percent after posting lower first-half operating income and revenue on Thursday, hit by a price battle in the economically sensitive business jet market.
The family-controlled maker of business jets and Rafale warplanes said it would deliver 50 Falcon jets in 2016, down from a previous target of 60, and 55 deliveries in 2015.
Chief Executive Eric Trappier said the first half had been marked by economic and geopolitical uncertainty, including the decision by UK voters to leave the European Union, prompting some buyers to defer taking decisions on purchasing luxury jets.
"There is strong pressure on prices across the whole range," he told a news conference, adding that Canadian rival Bombardier was "certainly the most aggressive in cutting prices."
A spokesman for Bombardier responded, "We are in a very competitive market right now. We don't believe any single (manufacturer) is impacted any more than another, and all are facing the same pressures."
Trappier also said ample availability of second-hand planes was piling pressure on prices.
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11/11/2008 , 12:06 PM by Selina Green
Have you seen Jaws? Do you wonder what's lurking out there in the deep waters off our coast?
The warmer weather is drawing people to the beach and shark sightings are already big news up in the north of our state - particularly around Streaky Bay, where a monster Great White has been lurking near the shore in recent days. On Sunday, a fisherman near North Haven had a chunk of his dinghy eaten by a hungry shark.
But what about here in the South East? Are there sharks near our shore? You bet - just a couple of weeks ago a Great White was reported just off the Kingston beach.
Paul Carrison is the president of the Port MacDonnell Offshore Angling Club, and he's spotted his fair share of sharks - including some monsters. Paul spoke with Stan Thomson on the show this morning and says while there are sharks lurking in South East waters, there's no reason to panic. In fact, he reckons "you've got more chance of being run over by a bus than having a shark look at you twice". Comforting.
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Defamation law reform was back under the candlelight on Wednesday night at a Law Council do in Sydney. The Attorney-General, Philip Ruddock, made it clear that he will introduce a national defamation code unless the states and territories can achieve what they have conspicuously failed to do over the past 25 years and come up with a sensible, uniform law on this troubled area.
One suspects that a similar group will be assembling again in about 10 years - fatter, older, greyer and more wretched. The discussion, naturally, will be about how awful is the law of defamation.
There'll probably be the Ruddock Act and a semi-uniform states and territories law in operation. Duplication, chaos and unhappiness will prevail. There'll have been a few improvements, but basically the regime still will be beset by uncertainties, delays, ludicrous expense and a failure to provide decent, quick remedies. Not that the majority of lawyers will end up complaining. The profession, by and large, is the beneficiary of delays, trials, appeals, retrials and further appeals.
If you sat down now to design a system that provides relatively painless and speedy redress for those who have had inaccurate and upsetting things published about them, only if you were perpetrating a cruel joke could you come up with the present law.
The latest reform proposals need to go much further to remove from the system the abundant technicalities and the ludicrous costs.
It is difficult to escape the conclusion that in some instances the way the process works at the moment, particularly in NSW, is something akin to a well-oiled standover routine. People of generally sound reputation and good standing rarely want damages. They want the mistake corrected quickly, maybe with an apology.
It is those aggrieved citizens with least to lose who pose the most interesting dilemma. The problem arises because increasing numbers of claimants are sponsored by the lawyers who advise and fight their cases for them. The lawyers and the clients are joined at the hip financially and it is the lawyers who breathe fire into the doubtful heart of the disturbed citizen, who stroke and comfort them, and then launch them into the cruel machinery of civil justice.
For a defendant to fight a case all the way and have any prospect of ultimate victory they are looking at costs of at least a quarter of a million dollars. But at the end they can't recover that money from an indigent and unsuccessful plaintiff. This is why the lawyers can exert such leverage in trying to shake the media companies down for generous settlements.
And how much of those payouts do you think the client sees after the lawyers take their whack? My inspired guess is that it's somewhere between zero and very little and no apology, or correction to boot. What a terrific arrangement, and is it little wonder that lawyers who have grown up under the present system are desperate to keep the show on the road?
Then look at it from the point of view of a significant media company. It is not simply an exercise of asking whether the publication was hugely right or wrong. It's a judgement about the nature and quality of the person asking for the money that informs the decision about how hard the matter should be defended. That is unfair to plaintiffs because their position is not determined on the merits but on their degree of financial vulnerability.
Of course, it shouldn't be about money and the Ruddock proposal recognises that. The aim of the exercise has to be to restore someone about whom a dreadful and inaccurate thing has been published. If it's wrong, the mechanism should be aimed at correcting the error and apologising. Correcting the lie should be more important than compensating for it.
Some of the ideas proposed by the English barrister and academic Marcel Berlins appear quite attractive. He says get rid of juries from the whole process. Juries allow the barristers to apply for endless discharges, appeals and retrials. Instead, have a specialised tribunal determining factual issues as speedily and with as with as little formality as possible. Corrections could be ordered and if plaintiffs want money they would have to prove and quantify their damage.
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The IT initiative turning that vision into reality is ONEFamily.
The DCF, Florida's largest agency, serves the state's population with a variety of programs that provide care and support to Florida's most vulnerable citizens, including abused and neglected children, the elderly and disabled, the physically and mentally challenged, and the substance dependent.
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The Center for Teaching & Learning initiates its Thinking Critically in… series with presentations on models used to develop students' critical thinking in humanities and social sciences. In the second session, Rosie O'Beirne will describe her culture blog exercise, which leverages community based events and activities for student inquiry. These sessions will conclude with an open discussion on how elements of these approaches might be adapted to other disciplines.
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Can someone help me figure out what this is and give me an idea on repair/replacement costs? I attached pictures because I don't know how to explain what I am looking at. The hose is located near the base of my air intake. Somehow the hose snapped off. I am certain this happened when I last took it to my mechanic. When I confronted him about the hose, he pretty much blamed me which is BS cause I would have known... anyways - that's a whole other deck of cards...
From what I can tell, the piece is plastic but I can't see how far it goes down or what else it is connected to because the motor is in the way. I've circled the problem in RED. Let me know if I can provide any other clarification and I will do my best. Pics below and thanks ahead of time.
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