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HOUSTON -- Friday night's 3-2 loss to the Astros left the Indians searching for answers. No one doubts the amount of talent on this team, but the offense has been missing in action.
Cleveland dropped its fifth straight without scoring more than three runs in any of those losses.
"We did have opportunities," manager Terry Francona said. "I think what happens, sometimes guys try too hard."
It's a very old baseball cliché that teams that aren't scoring, start pressing at the plate.
"A little bit," second baseman Jason Kipnis said. "That's just the nature of the game. Guys at this level know how to handle it. That's where veterans come in to play and help the younger guys.
"We're struggling a little bit. No one is that worried here yet. No one likes to use the saying 'it's still early.' We know the potential this team has. We can start rattling off wins."
Friday's loss dropped the Indians to 5-10.
"There's no excuse," veteran right fielder Nick Swisher said. "We're just not getting it done. We're still trying to find the identity of this team. As a team in general, we're starting to learn. We're having better approaches at the plate. We've got to put up three runs in the game tonight. Hey man, it is frustrating."
The Indians can sense they are close to doing something good.
"One thing turns around, and then it grows into something big," Swisher said. "The talent this team has [is good]. Our job as the veteran guys is to step it up and get everybody going in the right direction. We've got a lot of young guys here. We're trying to get on the same page. This team does have a very, very good chance of doing some special things. We haven't been doing it."
When given chances, the Indians came up empty, except for Lonnie Chisenhall's two-out, two-run homer in the fourth inning that closed the gap to 3-2.
Swisher ground into a double play with two runners on in the third, Asdrubal Cabrera ground into a double play in the fifth with two runners on and Mark Reynolds grounded into another double play with two on to end the eighth.
"They turned some double plays that took us out of chances to score some runs," Francona said. "We had opportunities to win that game because of our pitching."
The Indians simply couldn't deliver with the bats.
"There's going to be different break points in the game, and when you win those break points you put yourself in the best position to win the ballgame," Astros manager Bo Porter said. "We were able to do that tonight and [our] guys continued to make quality pitches to get out of those tough jams, and defensively, we made the plays when we needed to make them." Cleveland starter Brett Myers (0-3) gave up back-to-back homers in the second inning, a two-run shot by J.D. Martinez and a solo home run by Rick Ankiel, and that was about all.
"The second inning the balls were a little slick," Myers said. "When it's windy like that, the balls are slick. That's not an excuse. It didn't cost me with the pitches I threw. It was just being behind. The 1-0 pitch [to Martinez], I just fell behind. The 3-2 pitch to Ankiel, I didn't want to walk him.
"When I was able to throw the ball after the second inning, got a grip on the ball, it was a little better. I battled, trying to keep my team in the game."
Myers isn't completely healthy.
"I've been fighting some tendinitis in the flexor tendon," he said. "My velocity went down. I don't know why. I don't feel any [pain] when I pitch. I lost. I'm never encouraged by a loss. That's baseball. You get them next time."
The home runs off Myers were the fifth and sixth he's allowed this year.
"I've been a fly-ball pitcher my [whole] career," he said. "I've given up homers, but not at this rate. Have to get the ball down and make better pitches."
Francona knew he wasn't watching vintage Myers.
"His velocity is a little bit down tonight," Francona said. "So there's less margin for error. Once he gave up the home runs early, he kind of buckled down and gave us five [innings]. He threw an assortment of offspeed, breaking ball, sneak a fastball in there. He was pretty effective. He got us to the point where we thought we could turn it over to the bullpen, which we did."
Kipnis, recovering from a sore left elbow, played for the first time in a week. He felt fine, going 2-for-4 with a walk and his first stolen base.
"Not bad," he said. "There was a little bit [of pain] in the first inning. I think the adrenaline took over after that. I had no problems the rest of the game."
Kipnis entered the game hiting a mere .125.
"I almost doubled my season total [for hits]," he joked. "Hopefully, it's a sign of things to come."
Francona was happy to see Kipnis back in the lineup.
"He's a big part of what we're doing," Francona said. "He felt good, he felt healthy. He can help you with his legs, he can help with his glove, he can help you with his bat."
Gene Duffey is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Samsung Laptop UEFI Bugs: Not Just for Linuxby Jarred Walton on 2/9/2013 11:12 PM EST
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Shrapnel09 - Sunday, February 10, 2013 - linkAny chance HP laptops are also having this problem?
I worked on an HP Envy dv6 last week. For compatibility with the organization, I was to install Windows 7 on it. I configured the UEFI to legacy mode and installed Windows 7. I resolved all the missing drivers and updated the system to a new UEFI version released back in November. I installed all of our standard apps and configured it like normal. I returned the laptop to the user and they used it for two days. On the third day, they plugged in a Canon USB printer and installed the driver. Upon restarting, the computer restarted with a BSoD as soon as Windows would start to load complaining that the BIOS were not ACPI compliant.
I got the laptop back and would get the same BSoD complaint when trying to use Microsoft Deployment Toolkit to install Windows 7 again or the install media for Windows 8 and toggling legacy mode accordingly. The HP UEFI can only be flashed from within Windows but all forms of Windows that I tried to load (Windows Installer, LiveCD, and the installed OS) failed. I wiped the drive using a Gparted iso after reading that old drivers could be a source of the problem and also tried the NVRAM/CMOS trick with no luck. HP says the motherboard will have to be replaced.
Any thoughts if this UEFI issue is related? Reply
JarredWalton - Sunday, February 10, 2013 - linkSounds like it could be a similar issue to what Samsung is experiencing. If Matt's post about the UEFI bug is correct, Intel had similar firmware issues about a year ago. Well, most of the OEMs get their base firmware from Intel, but they don't often update to every new release Intel puts out so they could have built off the old buggy firmware and thus still have problems. UEFI is a major change to the core of the I/O system so it's not too surprising to find some serious bugs, sadly. Reply
Alexvrb - Sunday, February 10, 2013 - linkOut of curiousity, does anyone know if any AMD-based UEFI systems exhibit such problems? Reply
Wolfpup - Monday, February 11, 2013 - linkI was wondering the same thing. Hopefully my friend's A6 Samsung notebook isn't affected, and maybe this would push me towards the DV6z. Reply
wrad - Wednesday, February 17, 2016 - linkMy Envy-700 went to Indiana under warranty, twice, because the firmware did not conform to specifications. The last time, they kept it until the warranty expired, and returned it saying they could find nothing wrong.
First noticed the problem trying to boot in legacy-mode to the CD. Resolved the problem eventually by doing a clean-install of Window$-10, which required diskpart /clean.
Secure Boot still does not work.
Would like to give a kick in the pants to whoever at Intel said this firmware was OK to ship! Reply
HibyPrime1 - Sunday, February 10, 2013 - linkI realize that the lack of testing is an understandable consequence of the race to the bottom, but it still surprises the hell out of me that this problem managed to make it this far. It's easy to see the high-up execs not wanting to fund more testing than they deem necessary, but this should be an embarrassment for the engineers who worked on these systems. I think this hints at a larger problem than just itself.
Imagine an engineer designing the internal components of a laptop, an industrial designer working with them to fit it all into a nice looking chassis and countless others putting a small piece of their lives into that laptop. Now imagine how you would react to the finished product if you were one of them, you'd play with it even on your own time. You would be the testing the product, for free.
I have a feeling the problem lies in corporations like Samsung getting their engineers to work on one small thing on a large number of their products. For example, an LCD expert being asked to pick the best display to fit into 15 different products.
There's no connection between the people and the product. It makes for more efficient production, but lacks in other areas, this being just one of them. I might get slammed for bringing this up, but I get the impression Apple doesn't work this way in their design process. Listening to Johnny Ive talk about the products he's designed gives me the impression he truly puts a small part of himself in his design work. Listening to others at Apple gives me the same impression.
(even more off topic: I don't get the same impression from Tim Cook, which scares me for their future) Reply
neothe0ne - Sunday, February 10, 2013 - link...but those of us who own Samsung laptops have known UEFI was broken even in Windows for a long time already. (which is why I bothered responding to the anti-Microsoft trolls in your post 10 days ago) Reply
Alexvrb - Sunday, February 10, 2013 - linkI was just about to post and say that Neo already told us that Samsung's UEFI implementation was broken for more than just Linux. Where are these trolls now?
"IT R TEH MIRCROSUCKS FALT DERRRRR" Reply
Beenthere - Sunday, February 10, 2013 - linkMany electonics manufacturers constantly rush half-baked crap to market be it SSD, PCs, cellphones, mobos, DRAM, PSUs, etc.
AFAIK, Asus mobos were the first to do this regularly because they reaped fortunes from first reviews duping the gullible sheeple. Once other mfgs. caught on to the financial value in shipping half-baked crap for rave PC reviews, other's marketeers have followed because it's extemely profitable to do so when the sheeple have more money than technical knowledge or good judgment. The saying is that there is a sucker born every second, in fact millions of suckers are born per second, especially in recent years. Reply
powerarmour - Monday, February 11, 2013 - linkI think some UEFI implementations just aren't fully reliable yet, but it's not the fault of any OS if it gets corrupted, that's simply bad firmware design. Reply
tuxRoller - Monday, February 11, 2013 - link...since I pointed this issue (and Matthew Garrett's blog) out to you in the previous article.
No big deal, just crying a bit inside... :) Reply
MrSpadge - Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - linkThe article quotes:
"Unfortunately, if you're using Windows, that'll require you to reinstall it from scratch."
There's a program from Paragon called "Migrate to SSD", which can copy an entire system drive over to a new SSD / HDD and do some resizing if neccessary. It costs about 20€, though, if I remember correctly. Reply
marc1000 - Thursday, February 14, 2013 - linkand that's a good reason to keep my current mobo with the old fashioned BIOS. The long boot time bothers me a little, but nowhere near the fear of getting a bug like this. Reply
AceG - Monday, March 11, 2013 - linkI have a Samsung Series 7 Chronos Np700Z5B whose build date is, I think, April 2012. Back in September, I decided to install Mac OS X Mountain Lion on it and so I reformatted my HD to GPT, installed OS X and reinstalled Windows 7. Windows worked great and booted fine and Mac OS needed some kext work, but also booted.
Then I installed Ubuntu into the next partition (I think it was the 5th or 6th one due to the various GPT overhead partitions used by Windows and OS X). The Grub boot process worked fine for Ubuntu, but Windows was "broken", so I used the Ubuntu Windows boot fix (the exact method I used escapes me right now) and was able to boot all the OSes again.
Everything was fine for a couple of weeks and then I installed some updates to Windows and the machine started to reboot. Instead of going to black screen, then the firmware splash screen, the machine powered off right before it would have shown the Samsung logo. From that point forward, when I pressed the power button, the machine would light up the leds and then power off again after 1-3 seconds.
So I went to Google and read about this problem, but I kept thinking that these symptoms could indicate that the machine was acting as if the heat sinks were loose. So I opened 'er up, cleaned the CPU and GPU, applied Arctic Silver and put everything back together. *And it worked!*
The machine was fine for about three hours, and several more reboots, and then it went to sleep and when I tried to wake it up the same thing happened. Since I hadn't replaced the screws yet (not wanting to tempt Murphy), I opened it up, loosened some of the heatsink screws and the machine worked solidly for a week or so. But, every time I tightened those screws it would malfunction as before!
I assumed that the BGA CPU and/or GPU adhesion had some problems on this motherboard, so I sent it back for warranty repair. And, even though it took a total of 3 replacement MBs (and eventuallyalmost every other part except the ottom cover and the optical drive) to fix the problem, I finally got a working Series 7, but I'm not so sure that I trust it!
My point here is that the Ubuntu 12.04 UEFI install worked fine on my machine with it's freshly updated BIOS and caused no problems whatsoever with that particular Samsung S7. (Other than the known Windows 7 boot problem and related fix.) So I suspect that there is more to this situation than meets the eye - but since I got the machine back, I installed Windows 8 in UEFI mode and I'll confine my Mac OS X and Linux booting to VMware... for now.
But, I'll probably yield to temptation and install one or both into the partitions that I've reserved for "future expansion", LOL. Reply
acand - Thursday, April 11, 2013 - linkhi, I have a problem with a Fujitsu lifebook A532, I have changed the screen that was cracked having beaten with an object, practically does not see 1\3 to the left of the screen. I ordered a screen with the same features, serial number and everything. I installed the new screen and it works, but only after nearly loaded windows; the bios and the initial part of the loading windows 8 cause no reaction on the screen. If I enter the bios with f2 or restart Windows in Safe mode, the screen stops working and I can not see anything even off everything and starting normal. I should replace the old broken screen and everything is back to work and I can replace the new screen again and as before that only works after almost loaded windows 8. I also tried to use a external display, 1 asus lcd 16 "and 1 Philips CRT 17", and both work fine just once almost loaded windows 8.
Maybe it could be a consequence of the secure boot of windows 8 pro, maybe this mode don't use the new screen because don't recognise the firmware of the new screen. I know from windows that this mode is activated; I don't know as I may turn off this secure boot in the A532 ; Reply
Ab S. - Thursday, May 02, 2013 - linkBrand new Samsung NP540-U3C. I installed Windows 7. Everything seemed fine. BTW machine ran just as fast as Windows 8. Yesterday machine locked on wakeup, I hit power, brief blue screen about a driver crash. Now bricked. Boots to boot option screen, goes no further. Back to Best Buy to look at an Asus. Reply


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I am using the function in the following code and what is really confusing me, is that the function len(enc_key.bytes) returns 16 for the else branch but when I enter the exact same thing into the tkSimpleDialog.askstring() of the if branch, it says the str object has no attribute 'bytes'. I was under the impression that uuid.uuid4() returns a string either way.
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def create_key():
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Transhistoricity is the quality of holding throughout human history, not merely within the frame of reference of a particular form of society at a particular stage of historical development. An entity or concept that has transhistoricity is said to be transhistorical.
Certain theories of history, (e.g. that of Hegel), treat human history as divided into distinct historical periods or epochs with their own internal logics - historical materialism is the most famous case of such a theory. States of affairs which hold within one epoch may be completely absent, or carry opposite implications in another, according to these theories.
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Transhistoricity may be seen as the necessary antithesis to the idea that meanings are bounded by their historical context. It is the temporal equivalent of the spatial concept of universality.
In sociopolitical theoryEdit
Questions of what might and might not be transhistorical phenomena are typically the concern of historians and sociologists identifying with the historicist traditions of Hegelian or Marxian thought, but matter additionally in the debates around Kuhn's notion of paradigm shift and similar discussions.
Others look for transhistorical continuities to inform what's basic to the human condition. For example, Simonton (1976),[1] finds some regularities in the types of ideas that gain ascendancy following certain types of historical events, in a data series spanning 2,500 years.
In more recent years, research in the vicinity of evolutionary psychology has proceeded on the basis that some observed transcultural regularities in human behaviour are also transhistoric, accounted for by their being fixed in the genetic legacy common to all Homo sapiens.
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- ↑ Simonton, D. K. (1976g). 'The sociopolitical context of philosophical beliefs: A transhistorical causal analysis'. Social Forces, 54, pp:513-523.
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Enlisted as a Private on 28 Mar 1865 in Company B, 156th Infantry Regiment Indiana on 28 Mar 1865. Mustered out on 14 Oct 1865
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In the year 1870, there came from Indiana along with the Hossier migration, George W. Debolt Sr. and his family. Mr. Debolt took a homestead in Eagle Valley Township and while he never had an actual residence in Long Prairie, he was closely associated with the roads and bridges along the Long Prairie River, he being an expert bridge builder before coming to Minnesota. Four of his sons, Thomas, Levi, Isaac Newton and Charles P, were residents of the village for many years. George W. Debolt was born in 1822 and grew to manhood in Indiana. When the Civil War came on, he enlisted in the 156th Regiment of Indiana Infantry and was discharged at the close of the war. Five years later there was a very considerable movement among his neighbors and relatives in Indiana to find homes in Minnesota, and Mr. Debolt joined the movement. This group of settlers came by the conventional covered wagon method of transportation and took homesteads in Hartford, Ward and Eagle Valley Townships. Mr. Debolt homestead was in Eagle Valley, but his services were in such high demand to make bridges that he was a well known figure in all of the settlements. He built the bridge across the Long Prairie River six miles west of Long Prairie and this bridge was long a landmark known as Allee's Bridge after Daniel and Albert Allee, pioneer residents in Reynolds Township. He built the bridge across the same river between Long Prairie and Browerville. This bridge was long a pioneer landmark referred to as Lanphear's bridge. In the later years he built another farther down the river, and we have the impression he rebuilt the old Walt Bridge at Old Hartford. While building the Lanphear Bridge, one of Lanphear's sons, who was working on the bridge, was drowned. The Long Prairie River at the time carried a large volume of water and a river to be taken seriously.
Few settlers had money and it was common for settlers to seek employment after getting settled, and this the Debolts did. After the claim was located and a cabin built, Mr. & Mrs. Debolt secured employment in Wright County, leaving the children to keep the house and take care of the home and the parents returned to the claim in the spring of 1871. Mr. Debolt was a public spirited citizen. He was associated in such efforts as could be made at the time to improve the neighborhood. We believe that he was one of the original petitioners for the formation of the Clarissa High School.
In 1844, George W. Debolt married Miss Sarah Wiggins, and to this marriage were born the following children: Susan, who married Jacob Sutton, and was one of the pioneer women in the region north of the present village of Clarissa; Mary Ann, who married Joseph Fisher and lived in Long Prairie and Eagle Valley Township; Andrew, who died in Indiana before the family left the state; John W., who married Lucinda Dean and was long a resident of the settlement at Old Hartford; Frances, who married first Mr. Stover, and second to Mr. Shinner; Edwin B., who married Margaret Fisher; Levi P., who married Laura Sarff, and lived some years in Long Prairie; Thomas, who married Miss Theresa Cates, daughter of J.H. Cates, and resided for many years in Long Prairie; Irene, who married John Senti, and resided for many years in Moran Township; George W. Jr., who married Hattie Cates; Louisa, who married John Morris Sarff; Henrietta, who married Elder Strong and moved to Medford, OR; Charles P., who married Ada Lake and for nearly a half-century had been a resident of Long Prairie; Isaac Newton, who lived in Long Prairie, and then moved to Clarissa, where he died a few years ago.
In 1886, Mr. Debolt was taken sick with what he doctors called inflammation of the bowels, and died. In this age, his life would probably have been saved by an operation for appendicitis, but such treatment was unknown then.
Thomas recalled his father helping the settlers construct bridges. It seem that the vicinity of the Debolt home was one well suited for hunting and many hunter came there in the fall and stayed with the Debolts. He remembers that he saw 75 deer hanging to limbs of trees near his fathers cabin when the hunters were hunting in the neighborhood.
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PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. - A 17-year-old driver was killed in a crash Thursday night while swerving to avoid a dog in the road, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Zane Tilton, of Palatka, was driving her pickup truck south in the 200 block of Stokes Landing Road at about 8:30 p.m. when a dog went into the road from the right side, state troopers said.
Tilton, who lived in the 350 block of Stokes Landing Road, swerved to the left and overcorrected, causing the truck to spin counter-clockwise and then overturn on the pavement "violently," according to an FHP report.
The front of the truck scraped a tree and then came to a stop off the road in a vacant, wooded lot, landing upside-down.
Tilton, who was not wearing a seat belt, was thrown from the vehicle, troopers said.
Landan Waldock, 15, and Levi Dunham, 10, who are from Palatka and were passengers in the vehicle, both suffered minor injuries and were taken to Putnam Community Medical Center.
Tilton's family members said she attended Palatka High School and was all ready to start her junior year. They said Waldock was her boyfriend and Dunham is her second-cousin.
"Very loving, sweet girl," said Jennifer Coleman, Tilton's cousin. "They went to the movies. They were on the way home from the movies, and the dog ran out in front of her, and they just lost control of the vehicle."
"You could not ask for a better daughter. She was my world," said Kim Tilton, Zane's mother.
FHP Lt. Bill Leeper said that when drivers face a situation similar to the one that caused this fatal crash, they should slow down and hit the animal instead of swerving.
"You may damage your vehicle, but you won't hurt yourself," Leeper said.
Animal control officers set out Friday to catch the dog that went out in front of the truck to prevent it from causing another accident.
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Durban's theatres are headed by the classic Playhouse complex, Durban's premier theatre venue, which showcases award-winning dramas, ballet and opera.
Following closely is the popular Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre, based at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, home to highbrow shows, film festivals and an annual literary festival.
For experimental and indigenous theatre in Durban, head over to the harbour where you'll find the BAT Centre, which boasts several art studios, galleries, dance studios and retail shops. Here you can imbibe the heady spoken word, as stand-up poets combine storytelling, rap, tradition and philosophy.
The Kwasuka is here too, a quaint landmark theatre situated in a turn-of-the-century church, with an outside courtyard that's perfectly suited to alfresco performances.
The Catalina Theatre is an elegant 160-seater, state-of-the-art facility specialising in comedy, concerts, musicals and revues. It boasts floor-to-ceiling windows so you can drink in the panoramic harbour views. Find it at Wilson's Wharf off the Esplanade in Durban (eThekwini).
Durban (eThekwini) theatres also offer tasty supper-theatre combos, so if that's your bag then pay a visit to the Heritage Theatre in Hillcrest, or the raucous, informal theatre featuring popular music revues – the popular Barnyard Theatre at Gateway Theatre of Shopping in Umhlanga. One of a string of Barnyard's countrywide; Durban's Barnyard Theatre has its usual countryside ambience, replete with rustic furniture. Take along your own picnic basket.
Krakatoa Show Bar specialises in band and cabaret acts, while the quirky Rhumbelow Theatre in Umbilo is a popular venue for top-class drag shows.
The theatres of Durban will have you whooping with delight as performers take their final bows. Consult daily newspapers for listings. Most tickets can be booked at the theatres or through national ticket tout, Computicket.
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The Playhouse
Tel: +27 (0)31 369 9596
The Catalina Theatre
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The BAT Centre
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Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre
Tel: +27 (0)31 260 1111 or (0)31 260 2296
The Barnyard
Tel: +27 (0)31 566 3045
Rhumbelow Theatre
Tel: +27 (0)31 205 7602
The Heritage Theatre
Tel: +27 (0)31 765 4197
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Durban's theatres are all close to town and easily accessible by road.
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Most taxi cabs will be able to collect you and drop you at the theatre door.
What will it cost
The cost of shows differs from theatre to theatre. Consult each theatre website, or check online with Computicket.
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Some of Durban's theatre complexes come replete with restaurants and coffee shops offering meals and refreshments. At some, for instance the Barnyard chain, you can even bring your own pre-packed picnic basket.


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For Doctoral Degree Students
Academic Year: 2009 – 2010
The mission of the doctor of public administration program is to advance the education of experienced practitioners interested in improving their understanding of public management and public policy. Graduates of the DPA program can make a significant contribution, bridging the worlds of practice and scholarship by developing a capacity to bring experience from the practitioner community to the scholarly community and translate the contributions of the scholarly community back to the world of practitioners.
Minimum Admission Requirements
Note: The Doctor of Public Administration Program has been revised. Information about the revised DPA curriculum and application requirements for admission to the program is available by contacting College of Public Affairs and Administration Dean Pinky Wassenberg at 217/206-6523 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
For admission to the degree program, applicants must have:
• A master's degree with a minimum grade-point average of 3.25 for graduate course work.
• An educational and professional goals statement of at least 600 words.
• Evidence of excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Three letters of recommendation with at least one letter from an individual at an academic institution from whom the applicant took courses, and
• An oral interview with the Program Admissions Committee.
In addition to satisfying the admission requirements, applicants must submit a portfolio providing evidence of some or all of the following preferred qualifications:
• A master's degree in a public affairs discipline.
• A graduate GPA of 3.50 or higher.
• Significant work experience in a public affairs field.
• GRE scores above the 50th percentile.
Applications for admission must include all of the following:
• Completed UIS application.
• Official transcripts from all colleges and universities previously attended, showing undergraduate and graduate completion.
• Three letters of recommendation; at least one must be an academic reference attesting to the applicant's likelihood of success in a doctoral program.
• Three- to five-page statement of academic and career goals.
• A current writing sample, written solely by the applicant, such as a research paper or report.
• International students: Submit an official TOEFL score of at least 575 (paper based), 232 (computer based), or 88 (Internet based).
The program is a cohort program that admits new students in the fall of odd-numbered years. Prospective students are encouraged to apply by March 15 of the year in which they would like to begin the program; however late applications may be considered. Students will not be allowed to start the program separate from an entering cohort.
General Requirements
To earn a doctor of public administration degree from UIS, students must fulfill the following requirements:
• Meet program matriculation requirements.
• Earn at least 52 doctoral-level hours with a grade-point average of at least 3.00, and a grade no lower than B in any course.
• Complete 12 semester hours of dissertation credit. During work on the dissertation, students are required to be enrolled in dissertation credit each fall and spring semester.
• Successfully pass a qualifying examination in the core courses.
• Develop, present, and have approved a dissertation proposal.
• Research, write, and present a dissertation to the Dissertation Committee and satisfactorily complete an oral defense.
• Complete a graduation contract and pay graduation fees.
Grades Acceptable toward Doctoral Degrees
Doctoral students are expected to do scholarly work of high caliber. Each student must complete at least 40 credit hours of course work plus a minimum of 12 hours of dissertation credit. Students must receive a grade of B or better in all courses.
For more specific information related to acceptable grades, see the "Grades Acceptable Toward Graduate Degrees" section under the heading "Academic Standards for ALL Students."
Closure Requirement
Progress toward the Doctoral Degree
During the summer of their first year of courses, there will be a meeting between each student and his/her advisor. The advisor will produce a written evaluation of each student to be shared with the program faculty. A student must complete the five core courses before being eligible to take the qualifying examination. This qualifying exam will be written and evaluated by a committee including the instructors of the five core courses and the director of the program. Students who are not successful in the qualifying exam will be allowed to retake the exam only once. After the second unsuccessful attempt at the qualifying exam, the student will be dropped from the doctoral program.
Doctoral Closure Requirements
After successful completion of the qualifying exam and the 20 hours of elective course work, the student is admitted to candidacy and may officially begin working on a dissertation proposal. Each student's advisor will assist with selection of the dissertation committee from among the graduate faculty of the university. A written dissertation proposal must be formally approved by the student's dissertation committee before dissertation work proceeds. Preparation and defense of the dissertation proposal constitutes the beginning of the closure requirement, which includes preparation and successful defense of the dissertation. An oral examination on the dissertation will be conducted by the dissertation committee. The dissertation advisor will chair the oral dissertation defense which will be open to the campus community.
Time Limitation
All pre-dissertation credit earned at UIS that is to be applied toward the completion of the doctorate must be taken within eight consecutive years from the first doctoral course taken at UIS. This does not include prerequisites or closure requirements. Exceptions may be granted on a case-by-case basis.
Transfer Credit
No more than 12 hours of approved credit may be transferred to UIS for doctoral credit. To be considered, all transfer credit must have been earned with a grade of B or better, and must have been earned within five years of the first graduate course taken at UIS in pursuit of the doctorate.
Financial Assistance for Doctoral Students
The UIS Office of Financial Assistance coordinates federal, state, institutional, and private financial aid programs for all students. Assistance is available in the form of grants, tuition waivers, assistantships, scholarships, loans, part-time employment, and veterans' benefits. For detailed information and for assistance programs specifically available for doctoral students, see the "Financial Assistance for ALL Students" section of the current catalog.


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Today the Bundesbank has leapt to the defence of the much-maligned male banker, saying that it was not them, but the women on lenders' boards that encouraged risk taking.
This from the FT's Frankfurt bureau chief Ralph Atkins:
Board changes at banks that result in a higher proportion of female executives "lead to a more risky conduct of business", concluded the authors of an extensive study of German finance houses released by the country's central bank…
…Explaining their controversial findings, based on an analysis of German bank executive teams from 1994 to 2010, the report's authors suggest a main reason is that women executives tend to be "significantly less experienced" than male counterparts and that a lack of experience drives risk taking.
The argument that women fail to control risk because they lack experience is a bit circular surely.
But, regardless of what has happened at German lenders, a plethora of women in their upper ranks is not an excuse that central banks can rely on in explaining their policy failures. Read more


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CREDIT card holders hurting from a festive spending spree are being penalised by banks who have not passed on this month's rate cut in full. They are urged to switch to cards with more competitive rates.
Predicted spending figures for NSW in the peak sales period from Boxing Day to mid-January, compiled by the Australian National Retailers Association, show that online sales rose by 26 per cent from the same period last year, to almost $1 billion.
The state figure for sales at bricks-and-mortar stores are expected to be much higher, at about $3.7 billion, but it is still in the doldrums, slipping by about 1.3 per cent on last year.
The banks will make almost another $90 million on the credit card balances accruing interest in 2013 by not passing on all of the latest cut of 25 basis points, an online card comparison firm calculates.
''There is approximately a 16 per cent gap between the standard credit card interest rate and the current 3 per cent cash rate, an increase of a whole 2 per cent from the 14 per cent gap that existed in late 2008,'' the publisher of CreditCardFinder.com.au, Jeremy Cabral, said.
''There is definitely room for the banks to lower their credit card interest rates. They have done it before and can do it again.''
A spokeswoman for another financial comparison website, RateCity, said that since November 2011 the Reserve Bank had lowered the cash rate by 1.75 per cent while credit card purchase rates had fallen by an average of 0.25 per cent.
''If people switched to the lowest rates possible that would definitely increase competition, but the problem is there are not enough consumers out there switching,'' Michelle Hutchison said.
The festive spending hangover is usually accompanied by heightened advertising for credit cards, offering seductive rates to induce borrowers to switch cards but several have punitive rates. Some are as high as 22 per cent once the honeymoon period expires.
The Commonwealth Bank said that credit card interest rates were not linked to the official cash rate and, as an unsecured form of credit, were priced based on risk. It said that more than 60 per cent of its customers did not pay any interest, because they cleared the balance each month.


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The Garden Route has a magical allure about it, remaining largely pristine despite many decades of urbanisation. The Hunter Gatherer Trail allows explorers to learn about how the ancient Khoisan inhabitants of this region lived centuries ago.
This hiking trail starts in Boggomsbaai, near Mossel Bay, and ends in Gouritz five days later. Daily hiking distances vary between 12km and 20km, depending on the fitness levels of those in the hiking party.
Accommodation is basic but adequate, with the option of tents, dormitories and rustic cottages. Ablution facilities are available at each stop. You have the option of cooking your food on an open fire and you can even catch your own food if you fancy a bit of fishing. The tour guides along this hike will be able to provide a range of historical and geological information along the way, meaning that in addition to all the exercise, you will learn a lot too.
You will visit Stone Age workshops that provide insight into what implements the Khoisan used in their daily lives. Your guides will also talk you through the hunting weapons and methods that the Khoisan used.
There is a rich range of birdlife along the Hunter Gatherer Trail and some of the species you will see include oystercatchers, sand plovers and fish eagles.
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The trunk of the baobab tree can store more than 30,000 gallons of water.
The Sunland Baobab, near the sub-tropical town of Tzaneen, is the country's largest baobab and one of the area's most popular attractions.
This is not only because of the tree's impressive girth and height (47m by 22m) and its considerable age (possibly 6 000 years), but also because there's a pub located inside, making it one of the most unusual places in the world to have a drink.
The pub was created back in 1933 when the owners of the farm cleared out compost from the central trunk, squared off a hole to make way for a door and installed a railway sleeper inside for the bar.
Also on the farm, owned by Doug and Heather van Heerden, is a nursery specialising in palms and bamboo, a mango and avocado plantation and accommodation for 20 people in huts they call 'jungalows'.
Baobabs are found throughout the Limpopo province and there are many myths and legends that surround them.
They are also known as the upside-down-tree. Legend has it that the early hunter-gatherers believed the baobab tree offended God and as punishment, God planted the tree upside down. (When you see a baobab tree in winter with its bare branches pointing skywards, you'll know where this notion comes from.)
In ancient times kings, elders and leaders held meetings under the spreading branches of huge baobabs, believing that the tree spirits would guide them in making the right decisions.
And baobabs are also immensely useful to man and beast, providing shelter for a variety of creatures, including bush babies and fruit bats that pollinate the flowers.
Baboons love the fruit of the baobab, and elephants browse the leaves and strip the bark for moisture.
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From Johannesburg take the N1 to Polokwane, and just before Polokwane take the R71 to Tzaneen. At the T-junction at the foot of the Magoebaskloof Pass, turn left onto the R36 to Modjadjiskloof and from the town follow the signs to Sunland Baobab, which is a few kilometres further.
Best time to visit
The pub is open all year round but the tree flowers at the start of spring in September.
Around the area
Visit the Modjadji Cycad Reserve nearby Sunland Baobab The Magoebaskloof area is famed for its mountain hikes, trout fishing dams and beautiful waterfalls. The Phalaborwa gate into the Kruger National Park is an hour and a half's drive from Tzaneen.
What will it cost
R10 per person entrance fee
Length of stay
Spend a morning exploring the Sunland Baobab and enjoy a drink in the pleasant gardens here.
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Where to stay
The Sunland Boabab offers five 'jungalows' which are wooden bungalows with self-catering facilities There are many B&B's, guesthouses, hotels, lodges and self-catering spots in and around the nearby Tzaneen area.
What to eat
Yum Yum restaurant and deli in Tzaneen features delicious contemporary fusion cuisine in a pleasant setting.


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2011 marks 15 years since the Vermont Fine Furniture and Wood Products Design Competition began as a modest idea back in 1996. With Vermont being the Fine Furniture Capital of America it was felt that we needed additional venues to showcase the beauty and diversity of Vermont's wooden wares and the people who create them.
Although Vermont is perhaps most famous for our high end, luxury, custom studio furniture, the design competition is set up to include all types of Vermont woodworkers in areas such as: carvings, sculptural, production furniture, turnings, jewlery, kitchen accessories and more. Entries are separated into students and professionals and can be submitted here.
We've had the pleasure and privilege of attending all of the design competitions and the concurrent Fine Furniture and Woodworking Festivals over the years and I have to say they keep getting better every year. Many of our friends and colleagues have been awarded prizes including Robin Chase, Arthur Weitzenfeld, Daniel Omondi, Rick Schneider, Breeze Verdant and others.
Both the design contest and the furniture festival take place annually at the Union Arena in Woodstock, VT and this year the date is September 24-25, 2011.
If you're a Vermont woodworker you HAVE to check it out. And if you're looking to purchase fine handmade furniture or just spend a day running your fingers across it, mark your calendar now. You'll be glad you did.
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Austin turns into a frenzy as South by Southwest kicks off Friday introducing crowds to a wealth of films, multimedia, live music and not enough showers to go around for everyone. As I researched the festival's schedule and created my own of (fingers-crossed) all the LGBT-related events, I noticed how tomorrow starts a big ol' gay weekend for SXSW.
I've excerpted my schedule below up until Monday. You'll see the panels and discussions, but two films also help open the festival. Friday, the documentary Wildness screens the first of four scheduled times through the fest and the short film Liar makes its world premiere on Saturday followed by two additional screenings. From SXSW.com.
Rooted in the tropical underground of Los Angeles nightlife, Wildness is a portrait of the Silver Platter, a historic bar that has been home to Latin/LGBT immigrant communities since 1963. With a magical-realist flourish the bar itself becomes a character, narrating what happens when a weekly party called Wildness explodes into creativity and conflict. What does "safe space" mean? Who needs it? And how does it differ among us? At the Silver Platter, the search for answers creates coalitions across generations.
(Liar) After 14 year-old Tara's boyfriend comes out to her and ends their relationship, she can't help feeling confused and angry with him. But when Tara's older sister and her friend become convinced that Brian was lying about being gay, Tara gets drawn into a revenge mission that she's not even sure she believes in. When the girls catch up with Brian and their plan takes an unexpectedly violent turn, Tara is forced to choose between standing helplessly on the sidelines or stepping in to defend the boyfriend that hurt her.
Find the trailer for Liar here, but watch this clip from Wildness along with the queer-interest weekend skedge for SXSW's opening weekend after the jump.


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See the current Best States to Retire feature
This year's MoneyRates.com Best States to Retire list includes some traditional warm-weather havens, such as Hawaii, California and Florida. But you may be surprised to see a few off-the-beaten-path locales in the top 10 too. For instance, have you considered South Dakota for your retirement?
While MoneyRates.com recognizes that much of what marks a good place for retirement is subjective -- family and friends, cultural attractions, natural beauty -- there are plenty of objective, quantifiable factors to examine too. Knowing how a state performs in certain measures is important before you choose it for your retirement, and that's precisely what these rankings are about.
What matters to retirees
Here are the factors MoneyRates.com used to determine its third-annual lists of best and worst states to retire:
- Senior population growth. This is a new factor in the study this year. MoneyRates.com measured which states had the fastest growth rate in their 65-and-over populations between the 2000 and 2010 census reports. People tend to vote with their feet, and states that are rapidly attracting seniors must have some appealing retirement characteristics. Conversely, those that have seen little or no growth in their senior populations may be lacking in this respect.
- Economic conditions. Seniors are greatly impacted by issues such as property taxes and the cost of living, and with more seniors choosing to work part-time, even unemployment is an important issue. MoneyRates.com included a combination of these economic factors in its study.
- Crime rate. Personal security is a vital issue for seniors, so MoneyRates.com factored in both violent and property crime rates.
- Climate. MoneyRates.com looked at which states had the least monthly variations from a moderate 68 degree temperature.
- Life expectancy. Life expectancy captures a number of issues of interest to seniors, from quality of health care to environmental conditions. To make this factor especially relevant to seniors, MoneyRates.com used each state's life expectancy for people at age 65 today.
Best states for retirement in 2012
Based on equally weighted rankings of those factors, these are the top 10 states for retirees in 2012. As a bonus, there are 11 states listed, due to a tie for 10th place.
1. Hawaii
Seniors in Hawaii live longer past the age of 65 than in any other state in the nation. This might have something to do with the pleasant climate, which ranked second for its consistently moderate temperatures. One warning, though: Make sure you have a well-funded retirement plan, because Hawaii also has the highest cost of living in the U.S.
2. Idaho
This may be one of the surprises on the list, but Idaho combines a low crime rate with a good economy. There must be something to it -- only two states boast faster-growing senior populations than Idaho.
3. Utah
Like Idaho, this is not the place to go if you want a tropical climate, but Utah was one of the top states overall for economic factors. It is also similar to Idaho in that it has a fast-growing senior population.
4. Arizona
This warm-weather state has long attracted retirees, and people seem to thrive there -- life expectancy for 65-year-olds is third-highest in the nation. Be careful about the neighborhood you choose, though, because crime in the state is on the high side.
5. Virginia
Looking for something east of the Mississippi River? Virginia is one of two possibilities on this list. This state scored very well for its low crime rate, and reasonably well on every other criterion except life expectancy.
6. Colorado
While this might be a bit of a cold-weather state for some, Colorado's other attractions for seniors more than offset that. Only three states have seen faster growth in their senior populations, which is helped by the fact that seniors in Colorado tend to live for a long time.
7. (tie) Florida
Perhaps the state best-known for attracting retirees, Florida ranks first for climate and second for life expectancy among seniors. Still, this is another state where it matters very much where you live. The overall crime rate is among the highest in the nation.
7. (tie) New Mexico
This southwestern state has been attracting seniors at a rapid rate, but as with Florida, you'll want to pick your location with care. New Mexico's overall crime rate is one of the 10 worst in the nation.
9. South Dakota
The cold climate in this state probably explains why it hasn't traditionally attracted seniors in large numbers, but those seniors that do live there have one of the highest average life expectancies in the nation. The crime rate is also one of the lowest in the U.S.
10. (tie) California
Its economic woes are well-known, and worth considering, but California's climate goes a long way toward explaining why it has been attractive to seniors. Life expectancies are also among the best in the nation.
10. (tie) Texas
Warm weather and a solid economy have helped make Texas enticing to seniors. However, it's a big state that's not without its trouble spots: The overall crime rate is another one of the nation's 10 worst.
Perhaps the greatest strength of the above list is its variety: East Coast, West Coast, North, and South are all represented. So whatever regional connections and preferences you have, this list should give you at least one retirement possibility to consider.
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8 October 2013 at 10:40 am
Expect your standard of living to decrease by at least 10 percent in California due to extremely high taxes and cost of living. The recovering house prices also mean you'll be living small in California unless you're in the wealthy retirement class.
Karen Lind Taylor
5 September 2013 at 5:07 pm
Grew up in Honolulu, dad lived to 86, mom to 96, she swam daily until her 90s. I am 75, learned Mom's good habits... and know it wasn't just good weather but also good habits learned in "paradise."
Fatty Matty
28 November 2012 at 7:05 am
Of course the idiotic libtards ignore the cost of living in California and Hawaii. Those states have good weather...wow. They also have among the highest taxes in the country and housing is unaffordable to those that move from other states. Why would I have expected any different. You bunch of dolts.
23 November 2012 at 8:51 am
Carlos What is "this"? I don't know the state to which to refer. But, my impression after searching online for a while, is that the USA is getting so urban one just can't "escape" anymore. My father years ago bragged about a book titled "FIVE ACRES AND INDEPENDENCE". I bought the book for him and myself and found it very worthwhile. But now, a mere 10-15 years later, I'd say it's perhaps near pointless. If I find a nice home on 15 acres, when I look at the photos I see a neighbor next door about 200 feet away. And then there's the $500000 home [out of my league] on 1/4 acre lot. Then, as you seem to think is ideal, move to Costa Rica, Mexico, et al. With all respect, you are nuts !! Go ahead, spend $250000 for that beauty surrounded by quiet but yet, nice shopping near a beach. Then in about 2 years when things get tough [even there] and, the terrorists come down out of the hills, ala Cuba, kill everyone they see, then plunder those nice shopping stores, where are you going to be ? Home shop carefully but make it USA.
9 November 2012 at 9:39 am
Don---whats the deal---trying to keep us all away from Colorado!
9 November 2012 at 9:20 am
Are You crazy???? IDAHO???? Listen buddy...the ole' folks here are either filthy rich from selling property in California and moved here. THey're so rich all they do is drive their bigs cars & trucks around here and cripple our roads....the other half of 'ole folks are so poor that they are living on old broken down farms, all relatives have moved away to other states and they are completely alone or living in crummy dinky trailer courts in Boise. Ya....I want to live a long time!
9 November 2012 at 7:51 am
Hawaii isn't that expensive if you look at the overall picture as compared with states. The sales tax is one of the lowest in the country, state income tax is unheard of for seniors as Hawaii doesn't tax pensions and social security, and property tax is also lower for seniors as they get a "senior discount". Food can be expensive but growing your own food and shopping sales can help a lot. Overall Hawaii cost of living averages out nearly equal as living on the mainland; I know as I have lived here for almost 4 years. Learn to shop where the locals shop and not where the tourist shop.
carlos manuel
3 November 2012 at 9:01 am
this is the best and the worst place to retire in the United States. what about other countries where you can streach your pension like $600 monthly. how about philippines or mexico ? Can you recommend them?
31 October 2012 at 7:02 am
California and Hawaii should be on the 10 worst states list unless you are very very well off. While the weather is fine the taxes and cost of living are extreamly high.
31 October 2012 at 6:46 am
Virginia with a low crime rate ? That's not what I read in various pages which specialize in categorizing all from Climate to Crime. Apparently in both of the virginia's there's a sizeable influx of drug gangs from "way down" south. And, looking at real estate pages the number of sites for sale is massive. It seems to me your comments should be similar to those of AZ and NM. That is, pick your site carefully.
Handy Randy
29 October 2012 at 12:14 pm
Another best place to retire article--will they never end? There are so many factors to consider--taxes, health care, climate, community, lifestyle issues, that it is hard to say this is the best. I'm sure Hawaii cannot handle a hundred thousand retirees moving there next year, and besides, wasn't there a tsunami warning in the news for H. and the radioactive debris pile from the Japanese tsunami and earthquake is another Fear Factor.
28 October 2012 at 12:06 am
"10 Best States to Retire in 2012? Really? I'd like to retire California. NOT retire to, just retire ... get out of the way. That is, after all, what the title is really aying. As to the criteria for retirement and Hawaii being number one because you live longer there? Again, really? Your top criteria is length? How about quality of life? Oh, that's right, this is an elitist site aimed at those with the lifestyle of the rich and ignorant. Pathetic.
26 October 2012 at 8:56 pm
Albuquerque is the best city for New Mexico, USA.
26 October 2012 at 7:06 pm
Don't retire to Colorado! All the fish have AIDS! The forests are filled with marauding INDIANS! The interstates have gangs of Hells Angels running up and down them robbing everybody. The air is too thin! It's cold all winter, and too hot in the summer! And the place is infested with BRONCOMANIACS!


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