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October 21, 2013
inSPIRE Fall 1 Semester - First Day of Term 2 Classes
Monday, October 21, 2013
inSPIRE Fall 2 Semester - First Day of Term 1 Classes
Monday, October 21, 2013
General Education (October Term) - First Day of Classes
Monday, October 21, 2013
"Roberto Clemente - Baseball`s Last Great Hero"
Monday, October 21, 2013
Join us for a movie in celebration and in recognition of Hispanic Awareness Month. Roberto Clemente was one of the first Latin Americans to play Major League Baseball, not long after Jackie Robinson broke the sport's color barrier as the first black American player. This is the story of a person who overcame much adversity, to not only become one of baseball's greatest players, but ultimately one of its greatest heroes.
Clemente was and is still revered by the city of Pittsburgh, where he played, and in his home country, Puerto Rico. His selflessness, humanitarianism, faith, and love have been the legacy carried on by his family members. There will be back-to-back showings in Lansdell Hall 111, 3:00 PM and 4:30 PM, so take this opportunity to experience his truly inspirational story.
Fall Night on the Hill
Sunday, October 20, 2013, 7:00 PM - Monday, October 21, 2013, 2:30 PM
On Sunday and Monday, October 20th and 21st, seniors have the exclusive opportunity to enjoy an overnight, two-day experience on the BC campus. Hang out with current students, spend the night in a BC residence hall, attend classes, and be a part of the Bluefield College experience.
Sunday, October 20th
7:00 pm - Arrive to campus
7:30 pm - Welcome to Bluefield College (Lansdell Boardroom)
8:00 pm - Evening activities with student host
(Activities to be announced at Welcome Session)
Monday, October 21st
8:30 am - Breakfast (SAC)
9:00 am - Class
10:00 am - Student Panel (Shott A&B)
11:00 am - Class
12:00 pm - Lunch (Dining Hall)
1:00 pm - Campus Tours
2:00 pm - Closing Remarks (Lansdell Boardroom)
* The Admissions & Financial Aid offices will be open afterwards for individual appointments.
RA Monday's
Every Monday, from 08/26/2013 to 11/25/2013, 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM


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Patient Testimonials
Comments on our practice by Danielle
Joey came out in great shape and excels at all his pediatric appointments. I can't thank you guys enough! Please tell everyone thanks for sticking with us. Being a part of IF/IVF groups, I hear stories all the time of folks being treated like just another number and they leave the office with more questions than answers. Hearing stuff like 'Your IVF nurse called you back the same day?!, 'You actually spoke with your RE over the phone?!', and 'You've met the folks working in the lab?!' made me realize how pampered we were as your patients. It's funny because two other RMSCVA patients are in that group and had the same great experience. They love you guys, too! :)
Comments on our practice from Jennifer & Derek
Thank you for all your help with my surgery. You and your staff have been very helpful and caring. I could have not asked for a better surgical experience. I will be sure to pass along your name to others if the occasion arises.
Thank you again.
Comments on our practice from Kristen
I just wanted to thank you ladies. Each of you do a great job. Thanks for answering all my questions and dealing with my insurance company. I'll miss seeing you!
With love and thanks,
Comments on our practice from Ashley
I wanted to let you know how much I appreciate you. Thank you so much for taking such good care of me! I am so pleased with the results! I feel one hundred percent better. You are an amazing surgeon!
Thanks again & God Bless!
Comments on our practice from Relenee & Chuck
Thank you both for helping us realize our dream of becoming parents. We are now the proud parents of a beautiful, healthy baby boy. Timothy is now 9 pounds and is smiling and laughing. He is a joy and blessing in our lives. Thank you again. We will be forever grateful.
Comments on our practice from Megan & Trevor
Thank you so much in helping us achieve our dream of becoming parents. We had a very healthy pregnancy and now have a very happy and healthy baby girl. We will see you again when we are ready to give her a little brother or sister! Thank you again.
Comments on our practice from Tim & Courtney
I just wanted to send you a sincere "thank you" for all of your help & knowledge in allowing us to add baby Sydney to our family! We feel so blessed to have her as our daughter and cherish each & every day we have with her! Thank you so much for all the time & caring attention that you gave to us during such a stressful time in our lives. We certainly appreciated it! Thank you isn't enough!
Comments on our practice from Chris
My daughter Chloe recently saw Dr. Williams for an ovarian cyst. Her pain had plagued her for months, and after seeing numerous other doctors, we were wondering if we'd ever get a resolution. We finally saw Dr. Williams, who acted immediately and with genuine concern. The whole process was so smooth, and reassured Chose and me beyond words. The whole staff in the office was just so friendly, so professional, so courteous, just beyond helpful, and I cannot tell you how much that means. We had been trying to figure out her issue for months with other doctors, and it had been quite stressful. So to finally find you and this office. Anyway, thank you all so much for the top notch service. You all brought a huge relief to my daughter and me. You are to be commended for stellar services, and for making such positive changes in so many lives.
Bless you all,
Comments on our practice from Kendel & Mike
Thank you so much for making this our best Christmas! Claire is a happy and healthy baby. We couldn't have asked for more. Best wishes for a wonderful 2010.
Comments on our practice from Amy & Brant
It's hard to believe our boys are nearly 1 year old-it's gone by way too fast! We've had such a blessed year with Josef & Nicholas. Every day is more fun than the previous day. We're eternally grateful for the beautiful family you helped give us!
Comments on our practice from Carol
We cannot tell you and Dr. Williams how happy and truly blessed we are. Every tear we have shed along the infertility road has been worth it as well as every failed IVF attempt. Our loves have definitely changed for the better and wished we had decided to have children a long time ago but I truly believe these were the children we were meant to have.
Hope all is well and miss you guys still, crazy huh?
Comments on our practice from Laura
Words cannot express how thankful we are for all you all did for us; you all were always so supportive and helped answer our prayers by helping to give us this beautiful baby girl. We could not have asked for better people to see us thru a very trying time in our lives. Thank you all from the bottom of our hearts.
With love,
Comments on our practice from Chelsey
Thank you so much! I wish you all could follow me through the pregnancy but I guess it's good that you don't need to. I really appreciate everyone's kindness and patience through the fertility process. I really felt like you all cared about me and wanted to help me. Hopefully I will be able to send you a photo of our new bundle of joy in 8 months.
Comments on our practice from Chris & Aimee
We would like to thank you and your staff for your great care for us and assisting in the creation of our blessed family.
Comments on our practice from Nesha
I just wanted to say thank you to all of you for making a tough journey a little easier. Your smiling faces and words of encouragement have helped me so much along the way. While I'm hoping that the end is in sight, I am so grateful to have such a great group of people to help me along the way.
Very best,
Comments on our practice from Erica & Tim
Words can't begin to express my appreciation for all of your help, wisdom, and support during our procedures. We are extremely grateful for all of the time and energy you have provided to us. For each procedure and your guidance throughout it, we are very thankful. We are extremely blessed with the outcome of our IVF process and even more so to have had the experience with RMSCVA and all of your wonderful staff. Your practice is refreshing and so welcoming. It has been a blessing to know the staff is truly invested in me and the outcome of each procedure. For this and so much more, we thank you. We are greatly looking forward to our future and have all of you to thank you for it.
With sincerest appreciation,
Comments on our practice from JoAnn
I can't tell you how much having this little guy in our lives has meant to us. Each of you played such a huge part in our pregnancy and I wish I could put into words how grateful we are to each of you. I can't believe he is THREE already! It seems like yesterday that we were in doubt at our age that we would be able to have a child! And now our days are filled with laughter, Thomas the Trains everywhere, potty training, cheerios for breakfast lunch and dinner and of course lots of hugs and kisses!!!!! Just a few minutes ago he ran up to me and said "Mommie I love you so much" and gave me a big snotty hug!!! There is nothing in the world that could come close to that~ Once again thank each of you for your part in our miracle boy!
Comments on our practice from Kim & Tim
We cannot thank all of you enough for everything that you did for us. Needless to say, we are one of your success stories!! Give our best to everyone.
Take care,
Comments on our practice from Kendel & Mike
In the next few weeks we will be parents. It does not escape us that you all were instrumental in us taking on this new and dynamic role. We do appreciate how welcome we were made to feel from the very first time we entered the front office. Every phone call was answered by a real person, and we were always asked how we were first. I can't tell you how much this personal approach meant to us as we navigated our way through the fertility process.
Thanks so much!
Comments on our practice from Ashley
I just wanted to say thank you to all of you who helped me with my surgery. From those who helped me with the paperwork, to those who kept me calm and helped me through all of my questions and fears. Dr. Williams, thank you for all of the patience that you have with all of my questions and concerns. You truly have a calling to do what you do. You truly are a wonderful doctor.
Comments on our practice from Kelly and Nick
We would like to thank you and your staff for all the help and support in making our dream of having a baby come true. We could not be happier with our sweet little man. He arrived one week early and was completely healthy and 100% perfect. He is the best gift anyone could have ever given us.
Thank you,
Comments on our practice from Jennifer
Thank you for all your help with my surgery. You and your staff have been very helpful and caring. I could not have asked for a better surgical experience. I will be sure to pass along your name to others if the occasion arises.
Thank you again,
Comments on our practice from Donna
Many thanks to you all for all of your help in getting us pregnant. It was indeed an emotional roller coaster, but worth the entire journey. You have a very special practice filled with even more special people. I miss seeing all of the smiling and encouraging faces. Please extend my thanks to your front desk staff for always having a welcoming smile and voice of concern when necessary. We are pregnant and doing great, we hope to introduce you to our new addition.
Thank you again for everything,
Comments on our practice from Megan, Pete, and Parker
This thank you is WAY over due and we are sorry for that. Thank you so much for helping us get our little boy! He is almost 9 months old and we are so happy to have him in our lives. We tried for so long and we are so grateful for all your help and care during the struggle with our infertility. This is truly a dream for us and we thank you once again. We had such a great experience there, everyone, nurses, doctors, and receptionists were very warm and helpful during that difficult time.
Thank you again for all your great work
Comments on our practice from JT and Amy
JT and I would like to tell you thanks you for all you have done for us. Friday was a tough day made easier by your caring nature and willingness to personally handle everything from setting up the surgery center to personally calling the infusion center. You are a very special Dr. I know you will help us.
Again a very special thanks,
Comments on our practice from Sonda
You are a wonderful group of employees. Thank you for your care and kindness during my time as Dr. Williams pt.
Comments on practice from Lacey
Infertility is a painful journey that is complicated with painful procedures and I am grateful that you understand that and seek to make your role in the process as positive as possible. You have a tremendous gift for serving those with aching hearts and empty arms. Thank you for sharing your gift with my husband and me.
Comments on our practice from Kendal and Mike
Thanks to you and your staff Mike and I will be parents in just a few weeks. Words are not enough thanks for all the care you gave us in the fifteen months we were in your care. Words are also not enough thanks for the gratitude we have every time we feel our baby kick and move. We realize that this is your profession, but you always made us feel like we were so much more than just our clinical issue. Every time you entered the room you asked how we were first. You recognized the emotional and physical strain on us as a couple. You managed with grace and compassion to be both realistic and positive in your approach. Thanks so much, you carry a very special place in our hearts.
Most Sincerely,
Comments on the practice from Angelica
Though the entire fertility team was excellent, we worked most with Dr Williams and Bonnie. I know to an extent you were doing your jobs; however, not only did you do your jobs well, but also you did it with compassion that helped us have the strength to keep up the fight and get where we are now. For that we will be grateful to you forever.
Our best wishes,
Comments on practice from Laith and Dalya
My wife was a patient of yours for more than 6 months. Our dream was to have a baby after the loss of one I have no words to describe our miserable life at that time. God answered our prayers and sent us to you and your wonderful great team. I have no words or way to thank you and your team. But I want you to know that our life had changed in this wonderful clinic. For the first time in years we are happy again. From our hearts we thank you and your great team.
Comments on our practice from Alexandra
We are expecting our little girl in January!!!! I just really want to express my thanks your Doctors and staff. We tried for years to get pregnant and I didn't have much hope in conceiving. We feel very blessed that IVF worked for us the 1st time around. The support was wonderful and I felt like we were all working towards one goal. Even if the outcome was different I would feel the same way about your staff and my experience there. Infertility can take its toll on you and to have people that care about you makes all the difference in the world. Thank you so much for helping us in this journey. We appreciate all of you!!!
Comments on our practice from John and Cheryl
Thank you so much for all your help with my D&C and with my anxiety last year. My daughter was born in Nov and has done very well. Your professional guidance and personal warmth made a difficult time for me so much better. John and I are so appreciative of your efforts in our case.
All our best,
Comments on practice from Amy and Darrel
We are writing this with heartfelt thanks. We had our son and he is truly a blessing which makes the time spent waiting nothing more than a distant memory. Thank you for the wealth of knowledge and compassion you shared. We thank each of you for your very special role you played to help our family grow. You all made us feel special, thank you.

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What You Are Giving Away For Free Can Earn You A Living
UAB Information Engineering and Management
Monday, March 11, 2013 from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM (CDT)
Event Details
What You Are Giving Away For Free
Can Earn You A Living
Information is a billion dollar business. Dr. Dale Callahan will show how people just like you are earning six figures selling information products on the internet.
Monday, March 11, 2013
7:00 pm
Hoover Public Library, Meeting Rooms A & B
(1st Floor)
As the leader of the IEM program at UAB, Dr. Dale Callahan, PE, combines his real world and academic knowledge to create a unique educational experience. As an entrepreneur he has started many successful companies and authored the book, Resumes are Worthless. In the academic arena he obtained his PhD in Engineering from the University of Alabama, a masters in Electrical Engineering from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and masters in Business Administration and bachelor's in Electrical Engineering from Auburn University. He is also a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of Alabama. Dale sits on the advisory boards for Tech Birmingham and the Alabama Information Technology Association. Dale was recognized in 2011 as one of UAB's 40 School of Engineering Graduates Making A Difference.
When & Where
Hoover Public Library
200 Municipal Drive
Meeting Rooms A/B (1st Floor)
Monday, March 11, 2013 from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM (CDT)
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Have you ever come across a product and thought, "Why didn't I think to invent that?" That product for me is Shadow Shields. I think we've all done the whole tape-under-the-eyes to prevent eyeshadow fallout, so I wanted to share these with you all, as they are made to put under the eyes to catch eyeshadow fallout!
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Sunday, March 11, 2012
Nail of the Day: Deborah Lippmann "Between The Sheets"
I'm back with another NOTD from my recent Spring Nail Polish Haul, and today's featured polish is Deborah Lippmann's "Between The Sheets". This is a fuchsia cream color with a really nice formulation. I didn't have any problems applying this one, and it was entirely opaque in two coats! I also love the semi-scandalous name... it's funny how names can make a product more fun!
natural light, 2 coats
This is the first cream Deborah Lippmann polish I've owned (everything else has been a glitter or frost of sorts), and I'm really happy with it.
Do you like wearing fuchsia colors on your nails?
xx, Allison
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Friday, March 9, 2012
Nail of the Day: China Glaze "Smoke and Ashes"
Today's NOTD is a polish from the new China Glaze Hunger Games collection! Smoke and Ashes has a black base with blue and green microshimmer in it. I am not normally a fan of black-base nail polishes, but when I swatched this one, I couldn't believe how beautiful it was! Unfortunately, it is borderline impossible to capture on camera, so I'm posting several different photos hoping you can get a slight idea of what it actually looks like!
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Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Nail of the Day: Butter London Trout Pout
Today's NOTD is another polish from the Butter London Spring 2012 line, called Trout Pout. I was so impressed with the formulation of Disco Biscuit, I decided to pick up a few more Butter London polishes, and this shade really caught my eye. It is a salmon pink creme that is absolutely gorgeous, and perfect for spring!
natural light, 2 coats
Now as far as dupes go, it's no surprise I love this polish so much: it is almost an exact dupe for Essie's Cute as a Button. So considering Butter London polishes retail for $14 and Essie polishes retail for $8, I would go with Cute as a Button if you don't have a brand preference.
Would you wear it?
xx, Allison
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URBANA — A controversial University of Illinois professor might be seen by some as "self-righteous" and "insensitive," but he should not be fired from the university, concluded a faculty committee in a unanimous decision, The News-Gazette has learned.
The future of engineering Professor Louis Wozniak's employment at the university now is in the hands of UI President Bob Easter and the UI Board of Trustees.
After a year-long review into the professor's case, the faculty group submitted a report to Easter last month that said the teaching suspension imposed on Wozniak was commensurate with the misconduct the committee found.
And that suspension should be lifted if he meets certain conditions.
But the university has lobbied hard for dismissal of Wozniak, a UI graduate and faculty member since 1966, according to documents obtained by The News-Gazette.
In a summary presented last year to the Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure, the body that heard Wozniak's case, university lawyers argued for removal of Wozniak from the classroom and said that any recommendation other than dismissal would raise concerns among critics of tenure about whether faculty are capable of self-regulation and governance.
University spokesman Tom Hardy said he would not comment on the status of the case "as it's a personnel issue."
UI law Professor Matt Finkin, who chaired the Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure, also declined to discuss Wozniak's situation but did acknowledge "dismissal of tenured professor is a very serious manner."
It is rare for the university to terminate a professor's tenure or move to fire him or her for cause. The last time such a hearing was held before the Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure is believed to have occurred in the 1970s.
"If a faculty member has engaged in such serious conduct that justify dismissal, the facts usually are not in dispute. The individual usually tenders resignation" or there's a settlement between the faculty member and the university, said Finkin, who is no longer on the committee.
The College of Engineering has prohibited Wozniak, an associate professor in the Department of Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering, from teaching since August 2010 following several allegations of misconduct.
University administrators have claimed that Wozniak, after learning he received the most student votes for a teaching award in 2009 but was not given the award, disclosed a student's grade to others and sought student support for his grievance; videotaped students without written consent; appeared before a class after he was suspended from teaching; and violated university policy by sending an email message to students in which he said students, upon returning to campus, should remind him of their names because "I only remember the names of GKs I've had sex with," referring to the students as "grandkids."
Wozniak later said the joke was in bad taste and sent a follow-up message to students apologizing for it, according to hearing documents.
In regard to being barred from teaching students, Wozniak claimed he was not given due process, and a faculty committee agreed.
In 2011, then-President Michael Hogan initiated the process, as outlined under Article X of the university statutes, to terminate a faculty member's tenure and dismiss someone for cause. At the time he delegated responsibility to then-interim Chancellor Bob Easter.
Tenure is "not a guarantee of lifetime employment, but a guarantee of procedural protections," said Greg Scholtz, director of the Academic Freedom, Tenure and Governance Department with the American Association of University Professors. For example, a hearing before a faculty member's peers is required. The administration has to bear the burden of proof, Scholtz said.
As in Wozniak's case, the Committee on Academic Freedom and Tenure last year conducted interviews, collected evidence and reviewed hundreds of pages of documents. The report was submitted last month.
In its conclusion, the committee stated that the proceeding was the consequence of Wozniak's reaction to the denial of the student award in 2009.
"He persistently pursued the perceived wrong with single-minded self-righteousness, oblivious to the feelings of others and in a manner grossly disproportionate to what was at stake." His "widespread" disclosure of a meeting with a student about the award process and what happened in that meeting was a breach of faculty-student confidentiality, and the committee said that called for sanction. The email, while "a stupid effort at a joke," did not give cause to discharge, according to the committee.
"Being a self-righteous, obsessed, and insensitive person is not cause to dismiss," the committee wrote.
The majority of the committee agreed that the teaching suspension imposed on Wozniak should be lifted if he meets certain conditions, such as removing any public references to his conversation with a student regarding the award and that he have no contact with students regarding his eligibility for any award in the future.
His failure to comply with the conditions can be cause to dismiss him, according to the report.
In its report, the committee did urge Wozniak to move on and "refocus his energies during the remainder of his academic career on meeting the needs of his students, the duties required of him by his colleagues, students, staff and administrators, and the standards expected of him by the university and professional bodies of which he is a member."
Wozniak, according to some documents obtained by The News-Gazette, has spent more than $70,000 on legal bills in his fight with the university.
Wozniak declined to respond to questions from The News-Gazette, as did his attorney.
Even though he is suspended from teaching, he has continued to be paid his annual salary of $85,124, according to the university.
"He is not teaching, but tenured faculty are expected to also participate in public service and research," Hardy said.
This was not the first time Wozniak has had a run-in with administration. In 1994, he refused to turn in some student grade books, claiming it violated his academic freedom and students' privacy rights, and administrators also suspended him from his teaching duties then. He did return to his post and has won awards for his teaching in the department.
Now that the faculty committee has submitted its report, it is the president's call on whether to follow the committee's recommendations or take another position.
Under the statutes, Wozniak also has the right to appeal decisions to the UI Board of Trustees.
Uh, oh. Someone was offended. I guess that means we eliminate the offender to make things all happy and gay.
I've always wondered what the university spent on this. And why. I've always had the impression it was more about egos than wrongdoing.
If he's been teaching since 1966, seems like he's retirement age. Could the U promise him emeritus status if he'd do that?
Only in academia..... the last bastion of the Middle Ages. Maybe, they will banish him to the UIS campus in Springfield.
Another black mark on the long list of black marks on the UI. I wonder if prospective students ever take time to dig around on the news gazette's website to find out what they're in for before accepting? It's not what it used to be around here.
It's EXACTLY what it used to be. Except now we know about it. I would argue that now is actually better. I prefer to be informed.
Kudos to the faculty committee for standing up for one of their own! What a joke.
How long do you think it would take to fire you if you sent a company email to a bunch of college age kids joking about having sex with grandkids, or more the point joking that you would only remember the names of the employees (students) who have had (would have) sex with you? You know the answer, because if you have a brain at all you cringed at the mere thought of it. But I guess that's what passes for academic freedom at the U of I. Isn't it embarrassing?
Toss him Mr. Easter, and then let the Board of Trustees have a look, so we can see what the newly appointed Mr. Fitzgerald thinks of these report findings.
Interesting case. Here's a professor with years of experience at the U of I and with a list of teaching awards as long as your arm. Seems his one major academic failing is a lack of substantial research and publication--which is probably why he's still an associate professor after all these years. In many ways, he's precisely the sort of professor most people who are unfamiliar with how a major research university operates would LOVE to have on the faculty--a professor who actually teaches and teaches well apparently. Yup, he made some inappropriate comments in a joke he emailed to his students. But he didn't actually do anything inappropriate, like having sex with his students. He merely posted an inappropriate joke for which he clearly apologized. Seems to me the more likely scenario is that the university merely wants to get rid of him due to his age and lack of research productivity and were hoping this emailed joke in poor taste would do the trick. Apparently not. Despite this bad joke, the students seem to like him.
"Yup, he made some inappropriate comments in a joke he emailed to his students. But he didn't actually do anything inappropriate, like having sex with his students."
So, if he emailed racial or homophobic comments to his students, it would be okay as long as he didn't burn a cross on the quad or physically attack someone who is openly gay?
You conveniently missed the part where this professor admitted his comments were meant only as a joke and were in poor taste for which he then apologized. So yup. Given those circumstances--as distasteful as sexist, homophobic and racist comments are--if a professor admits his mistake, acknowledges that they were meant as an ill-conceived joke in very poor taste, there's not much we can do or should do about it... Who hasn't done such a thing?
No, I didn't miss the part where he apologized. Apology accepted, but there are still repercussions for his comments, made as a professor to his students. These were not comments made off the cuff and inadvertantly overheard in the hallway or in the men's room or at a bar. There are many professional and public figures who have lost a job or ruined a career even though they apologized for inappropriate comments. What makes it even more creepy is a man, who is old enough to be a grandfather, e-mailing 18-22 year old young adults, who are young enough to be his grandchildren, suggesting he would engage in sexual relations with some of them. There is no way I would allow my daughter to be instructed by this person, even though he apologized and tried to explain away his inappropriate comments after the fact as a bad attempt at a joke. In your world anyone can say anything and not suffer any repercussions as long as they apologize before they put their words into action?
If a manager at any large corporation in America sent an e-mail to all subordinates about how the manager would remember the names of the subordinates if they have sex with manger and then the manager explained to superiors that it was just a joke and apologized, that manager would no longer be employed at that company...unless, appearantly, they work for a state university.
What, an excentric engineering professor? Horrors! This matter illustrates what is wrong with modern academia. In the interest of full disclosure, Professor Wozniak was a an advisor of mine in the 1970's. He was an excellent instructor and highly respected by his students. The student vote in that regard speaks for itself.
My sense is that he may be a little too conservative for his politically correct and hyper-sensitive superiors. For this he has had to undergo a new age inquisition at the hands of (publicly) well-funded bureaucrats. A pox on them. My legislative friends in Springfield will hear about this.
P.S. Free the Chief!
If that's your picture, did Wozniak advise you on 'dressing'? What is that you're holding...a bowl of Humble Pie? I'm not an angel but, Sid is right, Tenure is archiac. Dismissal.
Let's not pretend it was all about some poor jokes in e-mails. The refusal to turn in student grade books back in 1994 should be examined to help the readers understand the professor's history better. Why were the grade books not provided under the so called protection of "academic freedom"? Many remember the battle at the time, and the reason for the grade books to be released to the professor's employer, the U of I.
All of it adds up to the need for discussion of the archaic concept of tenure. Tenure does relate to academic freedom; but it crosses the line when the legal rights of others are infringed upon. Academic freedom is not a free pass for doing whatever you want to do.
The campus is a joke-free environment.
On the contrary I laugh out loud at something the University Administration said or did almost every day.
Though not of same magnitude; sharing a student's grades amongst a student's peers could be akin to your Doctor sharing your medical records amongst your co-workers. Wozniak's salary stuck at $85,124.04 for four years (not producing?). Recently arrested Prof. Gross's increased 7%+ smame time frame.
Lookit' my growling face and all my shiny awards. Lookit' my contacts. Tenure is so entrenched, it's...it's...Where's my Cartel Taco?
"...disclosed a student's grades to others...". Got it, Nietzsce?
Kilgore Trout's profile picture is clearly one of Alice Cooper.
I've known Lou Wozniak for nearly 20 years. He has little or no respect for privacy. He seems to thrive on dissidence. Evidence of a social conscience is sorely lacking. He constantly whines about how mistreated he's been by various offices of the University. He seems to require being in the spotlight. He is often disruptive to the mission of the University. Are these reasons to revoke his tenure? Maybe. Maybe not.
But … as a taxpayer of the State of Illinois, here's what I see. The University cannot let this man teach. Regardless of whether his teaching skills are good or bad, he has proven over and over that he cannot be trusted with student records. His 'style' of interaction with the students as evidenced by his recent email referencing sex with the students (intended joke or not) is inappropriate and cannot be tolerated. So, he can't teach, he does little/no research, and if he can be said to engage in public service, well … it's certainly not the type of public service anyone would wish to encourage. That said, why in the heck is the University still paying this man's salary????? In my opinion, he is a leech on the system and should have been dismissed years ago!
This guy is kind of creepy with that email as his idea of a joke but I once had a female supervisor who asked a co-worker to get her camera and take pictures of F&S workers butts while they worked on the roof so she could look at them later. (no joke) She had to go to some sensitivity training BS which in my opinion, if you have to go to a class as an adult to be told not to be a creep or a bigot you are already beyond external help. If they fire him they fire him but I doubt that will happen.
If he did this as a corrupt administrator and then got bumped back into his tenured position, Chancellor Wise would be sending out emails asking us to join her in thanking him for his years of wonderful contributions.
The University is so screwed up. Our new motto should be "Hey at least we're not Penn State"!
He will not get fired. He is one of them. Goodness forbid that a precedence is set in firing a prof with tenure. That could lead to a multitude of work rules being enforced. It could lead to accountability for work, and personal behavior. Tenure under the guise of academic freedom does not allow for doing whatever you want.
Will someone name the last Ph.D. to lose tenure, and be fired?
Uh Oh Sid...can 'o worms. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/07/09/university-illinois-instructor-fired-catholic-beliefs/ [42]
Concerns Professor/Confessor Ken Howell; Catholic beliefs, exam prep, etc.
Just a quick search shows many(?) across our nation fired. Across many fields of study. They all go to their own state 'Board of Regents' to appeal.
Where's Wise? (Whose 'Wise').
My error, perhaps Prof Howell was not 'tenured.'
...you mean eccentric..?
Just because someone is highly regarded or liked by some people doesn't excuse any wrongdoings they do. That doesn't make sense. It also appears, if I'm reading correctly, that he did more wrong than just a really, really awful joke. Why should he not face any reprecussions (and in fact be rewarded. He's being getting paid for over 2 years without having to do anything), just because "you" liked him 30+ years ago?
Dr. Lisa Troyer was an eccentric. All of the academics at the U of I who engaged in scandalous behavior were eccentrics?
In what year did the last Ph.D. with tenure lose their tenure?
Being a father with a son very interested in attending UofI next year, it sounds like most on this blog feel very negative about the university in general. We are from the east coast and we have great universities here as well as ones we have visited in the Big 10, but Illinois did a great job when we visited the engineering program for a tour last summer. The students were first rate. It became my son's number one choice. Now, I am not so sure and decision time is near. Not because of Dr. Wozniak and his ethical lapse, but because of the attitude I see displayed here in some of these comments.
I actually met Dr. Wozniak several years ago and hired one of his grad students for an internship in automotive research. I found the professor to be genuinely interested in the well-being of his grads, in research and emerging advanced technologies and in the university in general. Had it not been for him, I would not have visited and attended capstone presentations. What he personally published was not of great concern to me. I'm from the real world and I have to get work done. Publishing is important for universities but industry needs a lot more than that from our leading academic institutions.
ILooking at these types of replies for accurate data is like watching Fox News to get facts. What you see is generally a few malcontents with extremely skewed agendas and too much time on their hands. They'd cut off their own noses to spite their faces. For example, one frequent commenter spares no opportunity to slander University administration, faculty, and academic professionals, all the while ignoring the many and various warts on the local unions and unionized staff. If that person had his/her way, we would have no university here at all... and hence no cushy jobs for the unionized laborers. Smart, eh? It's the us versus them mentality taken to an extreme.
As for attending any public university in the state of Illinois, you may consider looking at the state of the state's economy, and the state's funding history for said public universities. What will it look like for the next four years? It's for you to decide.


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not sure of georgias law but in any if you pay a fee to inter you can not carry. Check your state law Go to, us conceal carry , and check
This is a discussion on Georgia-Carolina State Fair within the Concealed Carry Issues & Discussions forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; I'm going to the fair and i was wondering can u go ccing @ the fair?...
I'm going to the fair and i was wondering can u go ccing @ the fair?
I rather be safe then sorry.
It's better to have it when you need it. Then need it and dont have it.
not sure of georgias law but in any if you pay a fee to inter you can not carry. Check your state law Go to, us conceal carry , and check
'Not sure about this one. We always to go the one up in Columbia, which I'm certain you can't carry there.
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Concealed means concealed. I cc'd at my county fair because I see nothing in my state law that prohibits it.
General Rules and Regulations - South Carolina State Fair
I believe the fairgrounds are considered part of USC's campus somehow. But, I don't know if I'll be going this year, probably not- because I can't carry. With all the 'stuff' that seems to happen at the fair, I don't think I'll want to go unarmed. And, yes, they have metal detectors set up. And wands. And LOTS of police.
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Having read the Fair's "rules," I find it odd and un-necessary to state that the fair is under the "jurisdiction" of the RCSD and CPD. Brilliant, Sherlock. Every place falls under some agency's "jurisdiction." A pointless statement with no objective other than to discourage disobediance.
It comes down to on who's property the fair is held (college owned?), the laws of that state concerning CC and where it's prohibited, and the right of any business or organization to prohibit firearms on its grounds--whether owned or leased. Remember--you are entering someone else's property, and it may or may not be "public."
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I just read through the rules. Once again we have a short sided, idiot writing them. Why do people who have PERMIT's have to be subjected to this discrimination? We are more upstanding people than probably 80% of the people that would be at a fair. We don't drink, we don't get rowdy, yet they act like just because I go to a fair I am gonna all of a sudden change my mind about being a law abiding citizen and go crazy. How stupid.
I'd keep my money for something good rather than crappy food and crappy rides.
I can comment on NC. If you pay admission to enter (yes, the State Fair charges admission), you cannot legally enter with your ccw. It's the law here.
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This fair is located in Augusta GA.
I rather be safe then sorry.
It's better to have it when you need it. Then need it and dont have it.
I just realized it's one fair.
Sorry, my bad. Never heard of that one. If they want more traffic, maybe they should just call it the Georgia-Carolina-Alabama-Mississippi-Florida Fair?
Not a problem where I live, thankfully. Somehow, those that live in states with CC rules like no carry allowed if admission is charged need to work on getting them changed.
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Tennessee freshman Barry Murphy won the 50-meter freestyle and set the Irish national record in the event at the U.S. Spring National Championships Monday in Federal Way, Wash.
He is the first Vol to win a U.S. National title since former-Vol great Michael Gilliam won the national championship in the 100 back four years ago. Murphy also qualified for the European Championships at the end of July and the right to represent Ireland.
"I was really happy to do so well considering I was tired and a little down from the NCAA championships," Murphy said. "I knew I just needed to scrap up and be ready to perform.
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"Gene Dattel's book, Cotton and Race in the Making of America is one of the best books that I have read on the subject of race and the economic impact of cotton. Mr. Dattel, a native of the Mississippi Delta, writes compellingly from a personal and intellectual perspective. The book is an invaluable guide to understanding the American experience."
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"Cotton and Race in the Making of America" is as important as it is provocative…Dattel provides a real service in reminding a new generation just how profound cotton's role, in fact was… in refreshing – and sharpening – our memories about the role of cotton and the enormity of slavery in American history, Dattel makes a valuable contribution indeed."
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"Two themes, one explicit, one implicit, compete in this exploration of the link between the development of American capitalism and the devastation of the African-American community. The price of cotton as the determinant of America's destiny, influencing and even overcoming individual will and ethical behavior' is the fully explicit one . . . The secondary and competing theme is Northern complicity in the slave trade, the cotton economy, segregation, racism and the development of the 'black underclass in the North and South, with its destructive behavioral characteristics."
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"Books about American history tend to be either triumphal or highly critical. Gene Dattel's study of the racial legacy of cotton, America's leading export up to World War II, is neither. Above all, it is informed, honest, and balanced. Dattel explains insightfully just how slavery and racial discrimination came to plague our nation's ideals and the promise of American life. Mostly it was a by-product--north and south, east and west--of trying to earn a buck, of pursuing the Almighty Dollar. His book is a gem--one of the finest works on the American national experience to appear in many years."
Richard Sylla, Henry Kaufman professor of Financial Institutions and Markets, Professor of Economics, Stern School, New York University; past President of the Economic History Association
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"Gene Dattel has produced a superb study of King Cotton's reign over the United States of America. Though exceptionally well-versed in the economic history of cotton production, he never loses sight of the human suffering caused by slavery and its consequences. He also gives a first-class account of the politics of cotton. From the Constitution to the Civil War to the Civil Rights movement, each of the key PRESS/EVENTS in the history of the United States looks quite different when you understand the (usually maligned) role King Cotton played."
Niall Ferguson, Laurence A. Tisch Professor of History, Harvard University, and William Ziegler Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
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Gene Dattel's book tells the story of the irresistible power of cotton that changed the destiny of the nation-not just the region. America's material obsession blossomed in the cotton fields, where blacks were trapped. Racial hostility-both North and South-was the enabler. His book masterfully captures America's history and its painful legacy.
Morgan Freeman, actor
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"Gene Dattel's command of the details of American economic and social life is impressive in this sweeping study of the relationship between cotton and its human legacy in the treatment of African Americans. The book is full of sage judgments and fresh insights, eminently fair and unflinching in its critical assessments. He shows the power of finance and the search for profit in shaping American attitudes from the Constitutional Convention to contemporary issues of cotton's decline and the search for social justice for the people who worked the fields of this global crop. Dattel skillfully portrays the spaces of cotton's kingdom, from the PRESS/EVENTS fields to the board rooms of New York City's financial companies, and offers compelling evidence of the materialism that drove American life around cotton, often compromising the better angels of our nature."
Charles Reagan Wilson, Kelly Gene Cook Sr. Chair of History and Professor of Southern Studies, University of Mississippi
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"This is an engrossing and revealing study. It should be read not just by history buffs but by all Americans who want to understand the PRESS/EVENTS and forces that shaped and left their imprint on our country. The book captures with great style and intensity the overwhelming influence of cotton and slavery on our economy, finances, social behavior, and political life. Cotton and slavery prevented the formation of a more perfect union in 1776 and as the author concludes "America no longer needs cotton, but still bears cotton's human legacy."
Henry Kaufman, economist and author, On Money and Markets
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"Gene Dattel turns economic history into a gripping narrative, in this sweeping synthesis of an important but underappreciated chapter in the American past. From Whitney's gin to the mechanical picker, Dattel shows just how close the links have been between King Cotton and the race issue. This book is highly recommended."
Gavin Wright, Professor of Economics, Stanford University, and author of Slavery and American Economic Development, Old South, New South: Revolutions in the Southern Economy Since the Civil War, and The Political Economy of the Cotton South
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"This is a book not just for those who grew up in the cotton fields of Mississippi as I did, but far more than that it is a challenging and compelling account of the complex role which cotton has played in the economic, racial, and political history of our nation. No one is better equipped to present that story than Gene Dattel, a superbly gifted writer, who also happens to possess an encyclopedic knowledge of this fascinating subject. This volume elevates to an important new level our comprehension and appreciation of a largely neglected chapter in our conflicted past."
William F. Winter, former Governor of Mississippi; 2008 recipient of the Profile in Courage Award from the John F. Kennedy Library for Advancing Education and Racial Reconciliation; member President Clinton's commission on racial reconciliation, and namesake of the William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation at the University of Mississippi
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"Gene Dattel has written a very important and necessary book, by locating the expansion of cotton production as a driving force not only in the antebellum South, but in the economy at large. He exposes slave-produced cotton's central role in causing the Civil War and as the global economic engine that prolonged slavery. Cotton was coveted by New York merchants and the textile barons of England and New England. He shows that after the Civil War cotton and race remained linked until technology finally displaced black labor. He devastatingly critiques the complicit role of the racist North in containing African Americans in the cotton fields. The legacy of this vital crop was economic growth and the social tragedy of slavery and segregation. No examination of American heritage is complete without an understanding of the force that cotton wrought upon its economic and social landscape. America's racial dilemma cannot be sequestered to one part of the country."
Roger Wilkins, Clarence J. Robinson Professor Emeritus, George Mason University
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"A fascinating account of an essential aspect of American history. Gene Dattel brings clarity and insight to a subject we've long known about but not known well. A model for integrating economic, social, and political history—and a terrific read too."
H.W. Brands, Professor of History, University of Texas; author of The Money Men
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"Gene Dattel grew up in the PRESS/EVENTS, historically the center of cotton production in the United States, and a major target of voter registration workers in the 1960s. Thereafter he spent twenty years on Wall Street. These experiences superbly position him to remind us, in overwhelmingly persuasive detail, that for almost a century and a half cotton was America's leading export; and that before, during, and after the Civil War, white America, North as well as South, endeavored to keep an African American labor force 'contained' in the cotton fields. Thus cotton was the foundation of both the growth of the national economy and of racism in the United States."
Staughton Lynd, 1960s activist, historian, and leader of the 1964 freedom education effort in Mississippi; labor lawyer; former Professor of History, Yale University
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"I …. am very impressed by the extensiveness of the research, the quality of the writing, and the vigor of the narrative. Gene Dattel has produced an important book that shows how "King Cotton" could, all too often, be a cruel tyrant. The book will be welcomed by both specialists and the general reader."
John M. McCardell, Jr., President Emeritus, College Professor of History, Middlebury College
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"In his book, Cotton and Race in the Making of America, Gene Dattel adds a much needed, unvarnished, and accessible perspective to current racial issues. The book — broad in scope — courageously tackles our most serious social historical tragedy — the African American experience. He deftly explains the brute reality of the economic force — cotton production — that controlled the destiny of blacks during slavery and after emancipation.
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Beyoncé & Destiny's Child: Super Bowl Set List Revealed
Reuniting with the group that rooted her in the music biz, Beyoncé Knowles will join Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams for an all-star Super Bowl halftime show.
Earlier this afternoon (January 24), an insider told Us Weekly brand new details about the set list. After the 31-year-old performer opens with a solo performance of her hit "Crazy in Love," the other gals will join B on stage for a medley of their greatest hits, including "Bills, Bills, Bills," "Survivor," and their new song, "Nuclear."
The pressure will be set on high for Beyonce after receiving heavy criticism for lip syncing the National Anthem at President Barack Obama's Inauguration ceremony.
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Israelis and Palestinians were urged today to make "every effort" to reach agreement on a Palestinian state by the end of this year amid mounting unease about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip.
Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary-general, said at a meeting in London of the Quartet of Middle East peacemakers that donors needed to fulfill "both their political and financial roles" in support of the talks, which were relaunched at the Annapolis summit in the US last November but are faltering badly.
The Quartet, comprising the US, EU, US and Russia, said in a carefully-worded statement issued at Lancaster House that "much remained to be done" to improve the situation on the ground "to change the conditions of life in the West Bank and keep the political process on track."
It also expressed "deep concern" at continuing settlement activity by Israel and used the same phrase – one of the sharpest in the diplomatic lexicon - about humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip, where 1.5 million Palestinians are living under siege.
In a nod to Israel the Quartet also condemned recent terrorist attacks – by Palestinian militants – on the Nahal Oz fuel terminal, as well as continuing rocket attacks from Gaza on southern Israel.
Before the meetings began Oxfam and other UK aid agencies had urged the Quartet to press Israel to end its blockade of Gaza.
Warning of "an impending humanitarian crisis," they added that the Israeli stranglehold "has made life for ordinary people intolerable" and made it near impossible for aid agencies to work there.
The most significant meeting of the day looked likely to be between Tzipi Livni, Israel's foreign minister, and her Egyptian counterpart, Ahmed Abu al-Gheit, as Egypt intensifies behind the scenes efforts to secure a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel. Diplomats say that could happen early next week.
Quartet foreign ministers, joined by Tony Blair, their Middle East envoy, held their talks behind closed doors.
Condoleezza Rice, the US secretary of state, told reporters en route to London: "Countries that have resources and that have an interest in the establishment of a Palestinian state need to put those resources at use now in order to lay the groundwork for the establishment of that state." Officials said she was referring to Arab Gulf states.
President Bush, who convened the Annapolis summit after a seven-year freeze, said on Tuesday he was "still hopeful we will get an agreement by the end of my presidency." He is due to visit Israel next week as part of its 60th anniversary celebrations.


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What's A Security Worth?Jeffrey M. Laderman
On most any day, an individual investor--or a money manager, for that matter--can check the price of IBM, a futures contract en the Standard & Poor's 500, or a 30-year U.S. Treasury bond by calling a broker or punching a couple of keys on a PC.
But what about the price of an interest-only collateralized mortgage obligation (CMO)? Or a bond whose interest payments are tied to the price of copper? Or a municipal bond whose yield floats in the opposite direction of interest rates? That's not so simple. As the markets have become more inventive and have devised complex and often esoteric financial instruments, pricing those securities has become one of the toughest jobs on Wall Street.
But it's also one of the most critical, one that can make the difference between profit and loss for a securities firm such as Kidder, Peabody & Co., which has a $10 billion inventory of mortgage securities, and even for nonfinancial companies such as Procter & Gamble Co., which invested in complex securities.
COMPUTER ENHANCED. How securities are priced is crucial for mutual fund investors, too, since funds must price their portfolio at the end of every business day. That's especially challenging for bond funds that invest in some of the unusual, less-liquid securities. Mutual fund maven A. Michael Lipper says when the auditors come in to review funds' semi-annual reports, they're on alert for how the funds are pricing their derivative instruments. "It's uncommon, but it isn't unheard-of for auditors to make funds write down securities," says Lipper.
What's a security really worth? When there are lots of buyers and sellers, the answer is simple. It's the price at which the security changes hands. But what about when markets are under stress and trading almost dries up? Under those conditions, is the market the best gauge of a security's value?
The Piper Jaffray Institutional Government Income Fund is a case in point. Its portfolio is chock-full of such exotic mortgage securities as interest-only and principal-only CMOs. Using the market as a pricer, the fund is down a numbing 26.4% so far this year. But have its long-term shareholders really taken that bad a hit? No, says Edward J. Kohler, president of Piper Capital Management Inc. He contends that Piper's computer models--which use such variables as interest rates and prepayment schedules--value the fund's portfolio way above its current market price. If the fund were priced by its models, says Kohler, its losses would be only about half of what they are. If he's right, the fund should rack up some hefty gains when the market becomes more normal. In fact, the fund has closed its doors to new investors to preserve those expected profits for existing shareholders.
But in fact, like most mutual funds, the Piper fund prices its portfolio by what's going on in the market, not by what its computers spew out. And now, says Kohler, mortgage-backed securities are a "dysfunctional market." William C. Powers, a managing director at Pacific Investment Management Co., agrees. The difference in prices from dealer to dealer, he says, "are as wide as I've seen in my 11 years in this market," indicating a highly illiquid situation.
Indeed, some investors wonder if the third-party services that gather market prices--such as Interactive Data Corp. or Kenny S&P Evaluation Services, a unit of McGraw-Hill Inc., publisher of BUSINESS WEEK--are up to the job of valuing complex, illiquid securities. "The absolute truth is they can't price these things," says George Hall, president of Clinton Group Inc., who runs a $700 million mortgage hedge fund. "I know, because they've asked for our help." Hall prices his own portfolio.
Executives at the pricing services say they've got a good handle on the hard-to-price securities. They gather bid prices from dealers and put that information into their own computer models to determine a fair price. "Our evaluators are specialists. They come from trading desks, and they know how to make a price judgment," says James Perry, a vice-president at Interactive Data.
"ALMOST GENERIC." The mortgage market may be illiquid right now, but illiquidity in itself does not mean you can't put a reasonable value on a security. Take corporate and municipal bonds. There's no "tape" or commonly shared record of prices in either of those markets, and only a tiny fraction of all bonds trade mn any day. But pricing services value them by comparing them with those that do trade. Muni bonds of a certain credit quality, maturity, and coupon tend to be priced similarly. "Munis are almost generic," says Francis H. Trainer Jr., director of fixed-income at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. "All A-rated general-obligation bonds of medium-size city and maturity will be priced pretty much alike."
Corporate bonds, too, are segmented like munis and are usually priced at some spread, or level, above the yield of a Treasury bond of the same maturity. That spread can vary depending on the state of the markets and the state of the economy. Even customized instruments, such as a bond whose interest payments are tied to the price of a commodity, pose no great difficulty to the pricing services. The evaluators look at the price of the underlying commodity and how the interest is calculated.
The pricing services don't have the last word, either. Money managers can challenge the pricing of a particular security and often provide information that may prompt the pricing service to make a revision. Pension fund managers, who may report only monthly or quarterly to investors, can wait for the market or the services to catch up with a mispriced security. Mutual funds, too, can change the price a service has set for a security--if they can make a good case for it. And in fact, in cases where even a pricing service can't help, the funds do it themselves.
As the markets have created more innovative and unique securities, they've given investors a wide range of opportunities. But what has been sacrificed is the ability to get a price that everyone will agree on. That indeed may be the price of financial innovation.
PUBLICLY TRADED STOCKS Last sale in market where stock trades
U.S. TREASURY BONDS Last sale in the huge over-the-counter market
CORPORATE BONDS By comparison with similar bonds and with U.S. Treasuries
MUNICIPAL BONDS Matching up with similar bonds that have recently traded
By comparison with similar securities, spreads over U.S. Treasuries, changes in prepayment rates, dealer quotes, and computer models
PRIVATE EQUITY At cost, adjusted up or down when investment manager can document the reason for making the change


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Re: Re: Re EPS files produced by Mathematica 3.0
THIS HELPED IN MY CASE. I could see the .eps files in Illustrator, but
they would not print [or they were printing to some 'virtual' part of
the page]. This fix, recommended by WRI, solved the problem. [Kind of
a pain to have to do this every time, however....]
David Fowler
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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It's a bug in "Save as EPS". I've done some probing into the
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1) Open the EPS file in an editor that will allow you to edit the
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Food is a great thing. But as a result of way a lot of us eat, you will probably find that you're not eating an adequate amount of the foods that provde the nutrients you will need. Food won't always give your body the nutrients to keep healthy. Keep reading for inspiration that will assist you get more from the supplements.
Always try and adhere to a balanced diet. You must eat veggies and fruits at the very least five times every day. You need to have adequate quantities of lean protein. Should you can't do that, it's a smart idea to take supplements.
Would you like strong bones? One of the better ways that you should have good bone health is to actually have adequate calcium in what you eat. Sufficient quantities of probiotic D are needed for your body to absorb calcium. probiotic D can be gleaned in numerous ways: food, supplements, or sunlight. Your body will easily absorb calcium whenever you receive this stuff.
In relation to having strong bones, calcium is essential. Without probiotic D, the body cannot absorb calcium fully. probiotic D might be gleaned in many ways: food, supplements, or sunlight. Through making sure you might have enough probiotic D, you assist with calcium intake.
Riboflavin, or probiotic B2 is found in many dairy products, green beans, popcorn, asparagus, and bananas. Not enough riboflavin, also referred to as probiotic B2, may cause cracked lips, scaly skin, and reduced hemoglobin and red blood cells. This important probiotic is able to reduce the risk of cancer, cataracts and anemia.
You can get probiotic B2, also referred to as riboflavin, in bananas, dairy, asparagus and popcorn. Using a deficiency might cause many issues like decreased hemoglobin and red blood cells, together with scaly skin and cracked lips. This important probiotic helps to reduce the potential risk of cancer, cataracts and anemia.
Drinking fortified milk is probably the guidelines on how to get probiotic D, but a regular dose of sunshine will also help. Should you not like either one, take a supplement. This probiotic strengthens your bones.
A probiotic has various great benefits to suit your needs. Don't review the daily strategies for dose, though. You will get a probiotic from squash, carrots and dark leafy greens.
If you're postmenopausal, don't consume prenatal probiotics. Non-women that are pregnant often take most of these probiotics with regard to their nails and hair. Although this is safe generally, they generally convey more iron than a post menopausal woman needs.
Take your calcium carbonate with food to be able to boost bone health. Calcium citrate can be ingested on empty stomachs, but calcium carbonate requires food to be eaten with it. By taking it on an empty stomach, your whole body won't absorb it, along with your effort will be wasted.
Include more manganese in what you eat. It has proven to aide inside the healing process if we have cuts as well as building bone strength. It will also enhance the metabolism of carbs, cholesterol, and protein. It's present in almonds, grain, beans, and black and green tea leaf. You will find manganese supplements online or maybe in stores where probiotics can be bought.
People often neglect their diets by eating fastfood, and never providing their own bodies with the correct amount of nutrients and probiotics. To aid be sure you are finding the nutrients your body requires, consider taking a multi probiotic.
If pregnant, consult with your medical professional before beginning any new probiotics. They might seem harmless, however they might have negative adverse reactions if their instructions are ignored. Always talk to your personal doctor before taking a supplement.
Many prescription medicines and over the counter products may interact negatively with probiotic and probiotic supplements. They are able to even threaten your life. You should alert a family doctor for all probiotics and supplements that you just ingest. Consult with your pharmacist to find out if there are any adverse effects.
Many people aren't efficient at absorbing B12, especially as they age. You can consume a lot without absorbing enough. Have yourself tested annually to look into your B12 levels. You really should consider shots if you locate they can be low.
Keep in mind many prescription and non-prescription medications can interact negatively with probiotic and probiotic supplements. They could even threaten your daily life. You need to notify your personal doctor in regards to the supplements you practice when you find yourself discussing any medications. Ensure the pharmacist tells you about any possible negative effects from OTC medications.
Any multi probiotic that you choose to take should present you with 100% in the RDA of each ingredient. A multi probiotic that contains everything you need will simplify your dietary regimen.
Flax seed oil and turmeric are nutritious supplements you should look at taking. Both of them are anti-inflammatory supplements and assist to fight off sickness. Flax seed oil will also help improve brain and heart health along with provide extra support for your aging joints.
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Probably the most nutritious foods are nuts and seeds. These food types have a bunch of important nutrients. Your calcium, probiotic B and E, magnesium and iron intake will increase if you eat them. It is possible to add these to your daily diet. A serving of either one will assist you to get these essential probiotics.
Are you bothered from the smallest of matters? Zinc, vit c and e probiotic help keep you calm and fresh. A deficiency over these probiotics may cause these emotions and should this be the way it is for you, getting these nutrients may be the only solution.
Try drinking soy milk if you're vegetarian or vegan rather than getting enough probiotic D and calcium. This milk is without animal products, but gives you the nutrients your system needs. Take a look at which brands will be the cleanest to guarantee these are ones that produce the best results.
We all want to shed a couple of pounds along with the right nutrients may help. Fat is stored in your body as a kind of reserve fuel. Once your body is good, it generally eliminates excess fat. This is exactly what a weight cutter does when consuming a lot of water to decrease water weight. When someone's body sense which it has an adequate amount of something, such as water, it would then work to remove the surplus water.
Food is delicious, but it is not really nutritious. Sometimes, we need to add supplements to present a proper boost to your bodies. You now understand how vital probiotics are going to your state of health. Provide your body exactly what it needs.
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On June 30, 1966, Long Island, New York native Irv Gordon purchased a cherry red Volvo P1800, and hes been driving that car ever since. From his long, daily commute to work every day, to impulsive cross country trips to check out a new diner, over the last 40+ years Irv has driven all over the United States (multiple times) in that car.
He celebrated his one-millionth mile in 1987. In 1998, at 1.69 million miles, he was awarded the Guinness World Record for most miles driven by a single owner in a non-commercial vehicle, and breaks his own record every time he goes for a drive. In 2002, Gordon turned his two-millionth mile driving down Times Square in a star-studded celebration. Now, the 74-year-old is about to drive his three-millionth mile - a milestone that no other person has come close to achieving.
More About Irv Gordon: In 1966, Irv Gordon purchased a cherry red Volvo P1800. After buying his car, he spent time behind the wheel for the same reasons most people do: commuting to work (125-miles round-trip to his job as a science teacher), for fun and for everyday activities. He logged his first 250,000 miles in less than five years. He celebrated his one-millionth mile in 1987, driving a loop around the Tavern on the Green in Central Park. He retired nine years later and with more time on his hands, he made driving his pastime. He drove through big cities at night and spent afternoons in small town coffee shops. He became an icon for resiliency and passion for the road. He met Matt Lauer and hung out with Jon Stewart. He talked cars with Jay Leno and Jim Belushi. In the mid-90's, the Guinness Book of World Records certified his Volvo for most miles driven by a single owner in a non-commercial vehicle. In March 2002, he turned his two-millionth mile driving through Times Square - a milestone no other individual has accomplished in more than 100 years of automobile manufacturing. More than 47 years after Gordon took the keys, the car has the same engine, same radio, same axles, same transmission, and of course, the same driver. He is the only person who has ever driven his P1800.
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