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When Gail Hudson White looks back on her life, she recalls various train-travel experiences.
One of those experiences was traveling on the James P. Douglas car, formerly the Dixie, in 1959 or 1960. At the time, her father served as vice president and general manager of the Cotton Belt Railroad, and her parents took her and her husband, John, from Tyler to St. Louis.
"It was just great. My experience with the railroad was good. We did passenger travel and eating in the diner," she said.
"It was just very special for an officer with the railroad to have his own business car to conduct business on."
The James P. Douglas could make its way back to East Texas if the Cotton Belt Rail Historical Society, Tyler Tap Chapter is able to find a good location.
Cotton Belt Depot Museum Director D. Glenn Wilkins said two individuals donated the car to the historical society in November 2013.
When the two individuals initially bought it, they attempted to restore it and get it to a certain stage of renovation, but then withdrew from the effort, he said.
The car now sits in Union Pacific's East Yard in San Antonio and is in bad shape inside and outside, he said. However, the historical society hopes to get it to Tyler, refurbish it and place it somewhere near the depot museum.
Historical Society President Paul T. Royal said the goal is to establish a railroad park by the depot museum so children could have a place to go for birthday parties and things of that nature.
He said the depot museum receives requests to have birthday parties, but it's not allowed because there isn't enough room, and no food or drink is allowed inside.
The proposed railroad park would include the James P. Douglas, as well as a rail post office car and a caboose. The rail post office car, which is in Flint, and the caboose, which is being stored in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, also were donated to the historical society.
Although the historical society would like to put all three cars near the depot, there is no available site, Royal said. However, he said he hopes a solution can be worked out in the future.
Royal said informal negotiations are in the works with the city of Tyler for some of the city-owned property on East Oakwood Street, across the street from the depot museum, but nothing is firm at this time.
He said the historical society is not asking the city to give property to the organization — it just wants to be able to use it.
"It would be a big asset to the city. They wouldn't lose control of it. They would always have it, and if our organization ever went away … the city would have that and it would belong to them," Royal said.
He said that as time goes on, the history of the Cotton Belt Railroad is getting dimmer, so the historical society hopes to preserve that.
He said the James P. Douglas car was built in 1905 for the Pennsylvania Railroad to be used as dining car.
Since it was a dining car, there was a kitchen in it, he said, and when it became property of the Cotton Belt Railroad, it ran as a lounge car for a period of time. It was later made into a business car.
Royal said railroad officials used business cars to get from one place to another throughout the whole railroad system.
"They had a dining room where they could have luncheons and conferences, had a conference room and had a bedroom for people to sleep," he said.
That way, he said, when they got where they were going, they wouldn't have to go to a hotel.
"So it made a lot of sense, and it also allowed the railroad officials to sit in the rear of the car and look out and look at the railroad and make sure things were the way they're supposed to be," he said.
Royal said the business cars also were used to wine and dine the shippers, and Wilkins said the cars maintained a wait staff, which prepared the food, served meals and kept things clean.
Royal said the depot museum has pictures of important people who used business cars. For instance, hanging in the depot museum is a picture of Will Rogers on the back of a business car. It is unknown whether that car is the James P. Douglas.
Mrs. White said she is pleased about the possibility of the James P. Douglas returning.
"I'm very excited about it, especially if they can restore it. It was probably changed after daddy used it, but especially if they can restore it," she said. "It was just a neat thing for the railroad to have and for officials to use."
As far as the rail post office car, Royal said before there were highway systems, mail was moved by train, and each city would take mailbags, deposit mail and the train rather than stopping would grab the mail. Then he said the men riding on the rail car would sort the mail.
He said the rail post office car in Flint doesn't have wheels, and the goal is to eventually clean out the car, get air conditioning in it and have it on the ground near the depot as a party room.
While the historical society is trying to find a good place for the cars, the depot museum is also trying to get the city to let it restore two buildings that are on the city-owned property across from the museum, with the goal of turning the buildings into a bigger and better museum, said Shane Murphy, member of the Cotton Belt Depot Museum and Historic Tyler Inc.
He said Historic Tyler has given a $10,000 grant to restore the facades on the buildings, but that grant wouldn't be used until the museum receives the city's blessing to use the buildings.
If the city does give approval, the depot museum would like to turn the current museum into a children's area with a lot of model trains, and then use the buildings across the street for artifacts, old pictures and other memorabilia, Murphy said.
So he said there would be two separate museums — one for children and another for train enthusiasts.
Wilkins noted that the depot museum is a draw for the city in that it attracts about 6,000 visitors a year from all over the world.
"We like to think that we are the best kept secret in Tyler and the best value in Tyler," Royal said.
There is no charge to visit the depot museum, which is supported by donations from visitors and historical society membership dues.


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Twitter is a busy, crowded place. You can always write one more post pointing out some strange new thing on Twitter. To cope with the crowded Twitter-sphere, GalleyCat (@ronhogan and @jasonboog) will occasionally round-up literary news in an imaginary Twitter Book.
Rachel Sklar (who suggested this new feature) toured a Barnes & Noble, live-twittering her thoughts about the stacks.
Granta posted a poem by Wislawa Szymborska about meeting her teenage self.
Gregory K. launched 30 Poets/30 Days for National Poetry Month, featuring "a previously unpublished poem by a different children's poet each day of April."

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One of my favorite topics with software architecture and development is definitely storage of data in distributed applications. If you basically look at the fact that data in distributed apps is usually stored in all layers in all sorts of different ways, you soon end up thinking about a way on how to really optimize storage of the data, how to provide quick access to it, how to minimize round-trips between layers down to database (or data store) and how to basically enable caching through layers, through apps and even through different locations.
Well luckily I am not the only one thinking about it 🙂 and I finally had the time to catch-up on some reading and test some new betas that include a project called Velocity. Project Velocity is roughly a framework (plus a Windows Service) that enables distributed cache, covering various scenarios and enabling data caching between all the applications you can think of! Yes, it can also serve as a substitute cache for web sites in IIS (or any other application).
Currently, from December 5th 2008, a CTP v2 is available and I just finished installing it. It is somehow a bit more tricky (yes, reading the instructions helps) since it is by default meant for distributed caching scenarios. But not to blog too long about it, you can read a very good article on this topic on the MSDN site and download the bits from this site.
Just to get a feel of what Project Velocity will enable, here is a picture from the MSDN site:
Some more details and samples will follow soon ...


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Blogs > Burney's Bytes
Burney's Bytes will focus primarily on the local preps sports scene, but will also touch on some college and pro athletics, mostly in regards to athletes who hail and have played high school sports in Oakland County. My goal for the blog is to be conversational and anecdotal, a more relaxed and free formal take on high school athletics than you see in regular game day coverage.
Monday, November 1, 2010
OC Top 5 – Performances from the weekend's prep sports action
1 Mitch Robinson & Ray Tillman (AH Avondale football) – Robinson tossed five TD passes and completed 22 of 44 attempts for 430 yards, including the game-winning 25-yd connection to Tillman (160 yards and 3 TDs) in the final moments to bring the Yellowjackets back from 13 points down in the final four minutes of play…CAN U SAY THE JOE MONTANA & JERRY RICE OF THE OC?
2 FH Harrison defense (football) – The Hawks BIG PLAY 'D' snatched victory from the hands of defeat against fellow state gridiron titan Brother Rice, returning a fumble (junior safety-wide receiver Jake Vento) and an interception (junior cornerback-wide receiver Aaron Burbridge) in the closing two minutes to rally Harrison back from a 27-22 deficit in what Burney is declaring THE GAME OF THE CENTURY IN THE OC so far!! TAKE IT 2 THE BANK!
3 Lee Elisevich (BH Lahser soccer) – Putting together a HAT TRICK, Elisevic, a high-scoring junior forward, fueled the Knights to a 8-0 blasting of Eaton Rapids and a D2 regional championship
4 Tony Annese (RH Adams football) – Highlanders head coach Tony Partrito's nephew and best overall player accumulated over 325 yards of all-purpose offense with both his feet and his arm, delivering a personally-addressed deathblow to a very good WL Western defense, not to mention the Warriors whole season
5 Terrell Porter (Berkley football) & Valdez Showers (MH Madison football) – The OC's two most-prolific running backs both went all THEMSELVES in round 1 of the playoffs, each doing irreparable damage to their respective opponents. Showers went for 335 yards and five TDs in the Eagles comeback victory over Clawson and Porter busted out for 196 yards and one score in the Bears takedown of a FarmingtonTwitter me at Twitter.com/Burneystweets
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Debugging Java in Production on Google Cloud Platform
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Google has spent over a decade deploying containerized Java applications at unprecedented scale. During that time Google has built an ecosystem of infrastructure and tools to manage that scale but which are only available internally. With Google Cloud Platform we're starting to change that by bringing this technology to you.
You can now consume Google Cloud Platform services with idiomatic Java client libraries, and deploy your application to our virtual machines, platform as a service, or managed : clusters. In this talk we're going to introduce you to tools and libraries that make Java development on Google Cloud Platform as great for you as it is for Google engineers. We'll show you how to deploy and scale a Java containerized microservice to a GCP based Kubernetes cluster, and finally how to debug it - in production - with Google Stackdriver Debugger IDE integration and dynamic logging statements. Tools that were first developed to diagnose issues in Google software running on Borg.
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Langer elected new chamber president; Gulbranson wins Larson award
Tami Langer was elected the 2009 Ellsworth Chamber of Commerce President Thursday night during the organization's annual dinner at the Spring Valley Banquet Hall.
Langer, branch manager for M&I Bank in Ellsworth, was vice-president this year. Peggy Nelson, Village of Ellsworth Clerk/Treasurer, was elected as vice-president. Laurie Cox, chamber coordinator, will be secretary, while Joanne Gulbranson of Jo-Jo's Jewelry was elected to another year as treasurer.
Attorney Lars Loberg and Ellsworth Schools Superintendent Barry Cain were elected to the board of directors. They will each serve a three-year term. Raynee Farrell, Jackie Erlandson and Rich O'Connell's terms expired and they were commended for their time serving on the board.
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No Illusionary Dance on the Dracula fight??? Son, I am disappoint...
Otherwise, AMAZING MOD!!! I want to see one of the Metroid-vania games remade in this style!
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No Illusionary Dance on the Dracula fight??? Son, I am disappoint...
Otherwise, AMAZING MOD!!! I want to see one of the Metroid-vania games remade in this style!
Just so you're aware, the inability to buy black market abilities does break the single player campaign after Yavin 4.
"2 errors while parsing DECORATE scripts"
No answers anywhere! HELP!!!
I tried loading a map file in GZDoom and only got a black screen with sound and a cursor. Am I doing something wrong?
So... Windows Defender said it found some malware in the .exe file... Care to explain???
Does anyone else have problems with the sound in the cutscenes lagging? And I have a crash right when I start Engineering, right as I enter the irradiated corridor...
This mod makes Chex Quest bearable! With it, the Flemmoids burst into green giblets when they are shot!
It appears JKVersions can no longer connect to the Lucasarts ftp server. From what I gather, this has been an issue for a long time now, and I need the original JK.exe to install JK13. I would be grateful if someone could send me a copy of the original 1.00 JK.exe, if at all possible.
The CS that began the legacy of Tiny Box Tim!
Make it about Tiny Box Tim!
So now you're going to deny it? How typical... If you'd like, I can refresh your memory about what you posted on Daz's page, and show everyone else in the process.
Then call off your White Knights and stop insulting people when they try to tell you that he didn't mean anything malicious. That might prove you're not an *******. Until that happens, you're an *******.
(Sorry, I had to...)
In the meantime, you could probably sneak it out to those who ask in PMs or emails or the like... From what I saw on his Facebook page, Das_M and his friends are being major ******** over this and I don't think they deserve you giving in to their demands so easily...
Who's side are you on in this??? You act like you're all upset here that it got removed, yet right on the Facebook post you're still bawling about your ******* sub-mod still being in the addon, when you've actually been helping him with it! Or did you just see that Facebook post as an excuse to reopen old wounds???
Uh, you do realize that the demons in the Doom games are the BAD guys, right??? You know, the ones that you kill???
I have a challenge for you, Sergeant Mark IV! Since you have utterly destroyed any reason why anyone would play the original Doom or Doom 2 without Brutal Doom, I propose that after Brutal Doom 2.0 is released you could learn how to mod the "black sheep" of the franchise so we can get the game we all wanted... Brutal Doom 3!!!
Well, it's not working for me. I click the link to the Gamefront page, but the big download button isn't showing up. I guess we might have to accept that the greatest KOTOR mod of all time is gone forever...
System Shock 2 got released on GOG.com this past Valentines Day! Everyone, stop what you're doing and get it! NOW!!!
Hey... This model looks an awful lot like Hirman's model for Jedi Academy...
What Appleyard said. If you need a voice actor, don't hesitate to let me know.
I suppose you can do better? Go ahead and show us... Show us all!
You should also make a Pinkie Pie companion that you find in Pelagius' mind and you get from Sheogorath along with the Wabbajack.
Saw the vid of how Bertram dies, and it fits perfectly well with Therese. If Jeanette is supposed to do the same thing, that's where I'm feeling like it's out of character. I mean, Jeanette never seemed like a killer to me.
"We"? As in... including you? You don't seem like the kind of person to be a part of any community effort. Go back under your bridge, troll.
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Obvious troll is obvious.
Oh, if only you could dual-wield a chainsaw and a shotgun! Come get some!!!
Ah. So that's why the Time Lords are an enemy. And I suppose the Doctor is trying to stop both the Daleks and the Time Lords?
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Iwata says Wii U 'will be sold below cost'
Nintendo's President, Satoru Iwata, announced during the company's most recent financial results briefing that the Wii U will be sold below cost. "The Wii U hardware will have a negative impact on Nintendo's profits early after the launch because rather than determining a price based on its manufacturing cost," Iwata said, "we selected one that consumers would consider to be reasonable."
"In this first half of the term before the launch of the Wii U, we were not able to make a profit on software for the system while we had to book a loss on the hardware, which is currently in production and will be sold below cost," he continued.
"We will make our best effort to retrieve "Nintendo-like" profits by boosting sales of the Nintendo 2DS system as a sound successor to the Nintendo DS, both in Japan and overseas during the year-end sales season, launching the Wii U sales momentum next year, and transforming our business structure in line with the times, including the expansion of our business efficiency and profitability."
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Wyoming Highway Patrol troopers will once again be participating in the National Operation CARE program for the Memorial Day weekend. Highway Patrol Sgt. Stephen Townsend says the combined accident reduction effort is to deter the three main causes for highway fatalities.
Highway Patrol will also be working with WYDOT'S Highway Safety program through the holiday weekend.
Townsend said that they'll also be stationing their speed monitoring trailers in construction zones in each of the state's five districts to remind motorists to slow down through construction areas.
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While the officer in your photo looks professional, he is not a State Trooper. Maybe a city PD or Deputy. If he was a State Trooper, he would have been in deep do do for not wearing his hat! HA HA


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A close reading of the roster finds some generalities: Several of the men had previously served in the Harlan County Battalion which dispersed sometime in late spring/early summer of 1863. Enrollment for the 47th's Company F was begun in July of 1863 and the unit itself was mustered in at Irvine KY on the 2nd of October 1863.
From the birthplaces given, it can be seen that most of the men were from Harlan County, and in fact from census and other records, it can be seen that most of them were from the Martins Fork/Cranks Creek area of the county and were in fact mostly relatives, friends and neighbors of Captain Henry Skidmore. Several of those whose birthplaces are listed as other than Harlan County had moved here form elsewhere prior to the war, some were here by 1850.
From dates and places mentioned in the roster, it seems that the unit camped at Irvine KY in October and then moved to Camp Nelson from November thru January. In February and March of 1864 they were camped at or near Booneville. By May they were at Paris KY. It is not known at this time what action they may have seen during or after this time period. Although enrolled for a 12 month term, they served closer to 15 months before being mustered out 26 Dec 1864 at Lexington KY.
Unless otherwise stated, all were enrolled at Irvine, Kentucky, by Captain Skidmore for a one year term; occupation farmer. Information in ( ) is editorial addition.
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I partied pretty hard in my twenties. Going out every night, eating crappy diner food, mixing my dark boozes with the lights (bad idea). Now these days I have trouble staying up past 10 PM! I thought there was something wrong with me, turns out it's just the ciiiiiiiiiiiiiiiircle of liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiife (cue Elton John music). Because Buzzfeed posted "A Twentysomething Party Vs. A Thirtysomething Party." Now I feel like I can throw a party at 6pm on a Saturday, pack the place, and be able to get everyone out by 11. Who's in!?
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Top Tips To Help You With Your Weight Loss Goalsposted on 16 Sep 2013 04:00 by hong4joke
Weight loss is something that is deeply personal, and people sometimes avoid asking for help because of feeling embarrassed or ashamed. However, this article is going to help you with some advice so you can improve your appearance.
If you discontinue the use of red meat in your diet you can lose weight. Red meat contains high quantities of saturated fats and unhealthy cholesterol. Rather than traditional red meats, choose lean alternatives including poultry and fish.
Do not skip any meals when you are on a dieting program. Skipping meals not only leaves you hungry and willing to give in to temptation, but also decreases your metabolism. It may sound tempting to skip a meal and you may hear people boast about how it works for them. In fact, skipping meals can lead to health complications and will offer not long term solutions to weight loss.
Chunky soups are a great addition to a successful weight loss plan. You don't want to drink your calories. Soups with large chunks of healthy ingredients will keep you feeling fuller longer.
Don't avoid parties just because you're trying to lose weight. Start off by choosing vegetables and fruits before moving on to higher-calorie snacks. By doing this you can enjoy yourself without ruining your diet plan. Do not make an issue of your diet when you are at the get together. Simply modify your behavior.
Weight loss is easiest if you know what works best for your specific situation. If you are a morning person, you should get up earlier and exercise then. People that prefer to keep late hours should exercise at night. It behooves you to find the time of day that works best for you.
Rewarding yourself for good behavior on a diet is an essential part of a diet being successful. Treat yourself to a new workout outfit, running shoes or a treatment at a nearby spa. You could even purchase a new outfit in a size that you couldn't fit into before, and makes you feel great.
Before stepping out to an event or party, always eat your own nice, healthy meal at home so you will not feel hungry and tempted to eat foods that are not on your meal plan. This will prevent you from eating too much of the food that is bad for you at the party. Try drinking wine instead of high-calorie beer or mixed drinks.
Finding effective methods for stress relief can also aid in your weight loss goals. There is a great deal of temptation with regards to unhealthy food options whenever you are feeling stressed. It can be easier to concentrate on weight loss goals and stay vigilant if your life is free from stress.
Take a break in the midst of eating. This is because your body may not be able to determine if it has had enough. In the middle of your meal, take a break for about five minutes. Take a moment to determine if you are actually hungry. If you are full, stop eating and push away the plate.
You are now aware of the many options available for anyone dealing with hair loss. It is not necessary to simply accept your fate. Taking action and trying to lose weight in many different ways increases the chance that you'll find one that works.


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Thursday, August 30, 2007
11 Questions with Maya Hayuk
1) White meat or dark meat?
Raw meat
2) Gravy or no gravy?
3) If you could collaborate with any artist or on any project, who and what would it be?
I'd want to design a self-sustaining, environmentally awesome human habitat with Buckminster Fuller and/ or Bruno Taut and invite a bunch of artists who would create site specific works (I'd want to learn to make glass windows), then we would all live there. Oh, and there would totally be a hot tub.
4) Give us your favorite Ukrainian insult?
Can't think of a good Ukie one off hand, but in Slavic there's "papushi mi kurez" which means "smoke my dick" and it's used by all genders.
5) What do you call your grandma?
6) Hockey, curling, or hunting?
Frisbee, hacky sack and pong
7) Thomas Kinkade: goon or genius?
8) Would you wear a Prefuse 73 tee shirt to a Prefuse 73 concert?
Only if it was tie dyed and the graphics were lit up with LCD's
9) Have you ever experienced a Ukrainian winter?
Not all the way thru, but I have been over there for a few weeks at a time, usually during winter. And a lot of people in the villages have small wood-burning saunas in sheds where they hang out, flail themselves with oak branches then roll around in the snow, their bellies filled with pig lard and vodka. It kind of rules.
10) Have you ever posed as someone else to get something for free?
Does a fake home-made on a Xerox machine and laminated press pass that got me into shows when I was underage count?
11) What word do you most overuse?
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Your MacBook is pretty compact. So are its speakers. Perhaps too compact. If you're looking for a low cost way to get some more audio out of your laptop, you may want to consider Satechi's newly launched USB-powered Dual Sonic Speakers. Available in black or silver, they're can be purchased now at the introductory price of $24.99.
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The plug and play Dual Sonic Speakers feature a modern, glossy finish, blue LED accent lights and padded feet for a scratch-free surface making them the ideal home or office accessory.
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I've been a football fan since Super Bowl IV, when I watched Kansas City dominate the Minnesota Vikings. Every Sunday during the season I'd growl at anyone that even looked like they might consider changing the channel when football was on. I've played fantasy football since 1985 and have been writing about it since 2003.
Hey Ben, After a little hiatus, I'm back, and writing about something different, this year's Kentucky Derby. Check out my comedic take on what happened.
Yeah, the Mariners are in first place right now. But are they a contender or a pretender? Check out my Division Leader Contenders/Pretenders piece and see what you think.
Hey Ben,
The Fantasy Baseball Week 2 Waiver Wire is officially out. The link is below. I hope you enjoy!
Hey Ben, sick of athletes complaining about their jobs, when in reality, they have the best jobs imaginable? Me too. Here's an article about how to find positives in any job, even if there's no million dollar contract.
Thanks Ben for all your help in coordinating the interview. Looking forward to it.
Hope you or anyone you know that would be interested sign up to play my fantasy march madness games. Here's what I think about bracket pools and why these games are more for true college basketball fans.
I have a number of sites left that still needs a few teams for my fantasy baseball leagues. If you have the time and want some great competition drop me your e-mail on my board or contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com. Thanks
Nothing like a trip to spring training to get you excited about the baseball season, not to mention cure some writer's block. If you get a chance, give this a read, if not, no worries.
I wrote a couple of articles I would love for you to read. One is about the Matt Cassel trade. The other is about three great plays in the SB. I tried to inject some humor. Let me know what you think.
What, no football auction draft available for 2009?? I can't go back to a snake draft and doing an auction over a chat room and google spreadsheet was the most painful 5 hours ever for my league.
Thanks for getting back to me, look forward to being on the show. Small world, i actually talked to George on the phone a few years back when I first had the idea to start my website and he gave me great advice on where to begin. Say hi for me. Hope you guys will want to buy me out one day, LOL!
Hey Ben, thanks for the heads up on BlogTalkRadio. I'd love to be a guest on the March madness or Fantasy show. If you could you send me a contact person to my email address email@example.com that would be awesome.
I'm a huge fantasy football person myself too and been using FantasyAuctioneer for years. Last year was a disaster on the site when it crashed but I trust it won't happen to you guys!


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This week, Match.com is looking for a manager of advertising operations, while Modea is on the hunt for a copywriter and senior copywriter. White Star Media is hiring a director of digital media strategy, and Life Extension needs a senior copywriter. Get the details on these jobs below and find more just-posted job opportunities on mediabistro.com.
- Manager, Advertising Operations Match.com (New York, NY)
- Senior Copywriter Modea (Blacksburg, VA)
- Copywriter Modea (Blacksburg, VA)
- Director, Digital Media Strategy White Star Media (Watertown, NY)
- Senior Copywriter Life Extension (Telecommute)
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text: I've been baffled by how bad my stringjobs feel if I play the same day I string, or even the next day. Only after about a 1 good hitting session (~3 hours), they start feeling normal for me. Sometimes they feel so bad, I put the racquet down, and do no play with it for a week or two. Then I pick it up again, and the problem is gone -- no more boardiness. Everything feels normal. I wonder if I am just stringing too tight. This summer, I used mostly poly hybrids. But even some multis produced the same effect. My question is: for professionals, do they string to play immediately? And then, do they expect the feel to be perfect right off the stringer? And for non-professionals, what do you do: do you string "for now" or "for later"?


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Abdominal pain for weeks..what to ask?
Hello all, I'm hoping maybe you can help me. If it helps to know this, I am a 32year old female!
A few weeks ago I thought I had pulled some lower abdominal muscles by doing too many situps and stretches in that area. But after doing that I felt pretty much fine and continued with my daily activities which included working out at the gym.
About 4 days later, I felt like I made it worse by not paying attn to how I was feeling and doing a bunch of heavy pot lifting on our garden patio. That day I felt like my whole stomach and trunk area was really sore, inflamed, hard to stand and move etc. It was fairly painful. The next day I still felt kind of off but I was able to go to the gym and do my workout with no pain and I even felt better afterwards.
However the next day and the rest of the week I kept getting pains in my lower abdomen and then they'd radiate up and into my stomach area, higher under my ribs. I visited the doctor later that week, because it didn't really feel like 'lower abdominal strain' anymore (I've strained my lower abs before and this was way more intense and uncomfortable and all over my stomach and trunk area)...he poked around and listened to my symptoms and said yes it sounded like I strained my muscles and that yes the area felt inflamed but it felt 'superficial' like nothing was bothered underneath the muscles. I should take it easy for a little while. :rolleyes:
So I laid around for a few days. Even walking semi-long distances was somewhat painful. But after a few days the pain subsided a bit, so I started taking 1m walks with my dog. Typically before this I worked out 4-5x a week so I was really feeling the bite of inactivity thanks to this injury. The walks felt okay and my stomach pain seemed to subside a bit...so I went to the gym the other day (2 weeks after this all happened) and did some light bike riding and walking. The next day my left side under my rib was killing me (I'd had some pain there before during the last 2 weeks as well)...and my rib felt tender and sore and I was getting shooting pains under my left rib area. It's been like that for a few days now.
Last nite we were at a wedding and I wanted to dance a bit, and I got a shooting stitch kind of pain under my right rib after one song. I had to sit down. So basically the pain is kind of all over my upper stomach area under my ribs and doesn't like any real movements. I feel most comfortable when I am sleeping on my side (either side but mostly my right side) or when I am sitting straight up with one leg crossed over the other. Sometimes it's a dull ache and other times it's stabbing pain under a rib or in the stomach or similar. Sometimes it's a burning pain.
I want to go see the doctor again because honestly this doesn't seem like regular ole strained muscles to me. My lower abs feel basically fine now, it's just this upper stomach and under rib pain that is driving me insane. It hurts almost all the time. Other syptoms are that it hurts much worse if I am gassy and I seem to have a case of indigestion almost all the time..aka gassy and burping. But other than that my digestion is fine, I have normal stool and I don't have a fever or anything else that might suggest an emergency. The pains and the gas are my main symptoms.
In any case, I don't know what to tell the DR and am hoping maybe some people here might be able to direct me on some questions to ask him, or ask for a specific type of test, any ideas on what might be going on. I am really unfamiliar with this area of my body, never had any sort of stomach or digestion or rib pains before. I also have Kaiser insurance coverage and sometimes they can be fairly inactive unless pushed to do something...so I'd like to go in to see the doctor with a PLAN of action and a specific list of things to ask him to look into or mention so that I make the most out of my visit.
Any help is appreciated. I am so tired of laying around hoping this gets better!!!
:D Thanks!!
Re: Abdominal pain for weeks..what to ask?
I'm so sorry you've been feeling awful for so long. I am not sure exactly what it could be, but since you are working out so intensely and frequently it could be exasperating the problem. I hate to repeat what your doc told you but you really should take it easy.
I suggest going to a stomach specialist (gastroenterologist). I am sure that they would be more help to you than just your family doctor.
Just ask him anything that comes to mind. Make sure you ask him how you can help the pain in the meantime... all that.
Try to rest as much as you can. You seem like a really active person and I know that will really stink for you to have to rest a lot. But once this is figured out you can go back to your usual life- and better yet not be in pain!
I know what it's like to be sick and not know what is wrong. It's one of the worst feelings a person could have, in my opinion. If you ever need to talk or just vent I am here for you. Always. :)
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What was the final diagnosis? I have a similar thing going on and I can't believe it is just a strained abdominal.
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The Proposition
A hardcore and unflinchingly brutal Australian Western set firmly in the darker recesses of the human soul and featuring one of the scummiest bunches of characters ever committed to celluloid. Despite this, John Hillcoat's film manages some startling moments of serene beauty and genuine poetry, helped by a biblical script and haunting soundtrack from the legendary Nick Cave.
The Host
Bong Joon Ho's creature feature set the Korean box office alight and charmed critics around the world with its smart, surprising mixture of special effects thrills and heartfelt family drama. Although the story is simplistic, he works in levels of depth and social commentary in a manner rarely seen in the genre, if ever.
Curse of the Golden Flower
Zhang Yimou returns to the big budget epic to reclaim his crown with a fantastically gripping piece of psychotic soap opera and devious scheming. Helped by a dream cast including Gong Li and Chow Yun Fat on top form, he not only delivers the expected grand spectacle, but matches it with fascinating, if hateful characters and wonderfully twisted plotting.
Dog Bite Dog
Easily the most vicious film of the year, this tale of men as animals confirms Soi Cheang's growing reputation as one of Hong Kong's most interesting directors, as well as proving that Sam Lee, and more shockingly, Edison Chen can actually act. Punishing and unforgiving throughout, the film is a darkly thrilling trip though the filthy back alleys and waste strewn badlands of the city with lashings of violence that is anything but glamorised.
Children of Men
Alfonso Cuaron's film is science fiction at its best, set in a not too distant and all too believable future and exploring human nature and politics in a way which is somehow both bleak and steadfastly hopeful. Clive Owen is perfect as the nihilistic, world weary lead, though what surprises most about the film is just how cinematic and thrilling it is, containing some gripping action and explosive set pieces amongst the angst-ridden drama.
Pan's Labyrinth
Guillermo del Toro's film is amongst the top picks of the year for most critics, and with good reason, being one of the few labelled as a 'dark fairytale' to really live up to its billing. Delightful and wondrous, the film is captivatingly imaginative, with del Toro hitting a perfect balance between weird fantasy creatures and believable human characters. One of the few truly magical experiences of the last few years, it makes for beautiful, moving viewing and is likely to stick in the mind and heart for years to come.
A Dirty Carnival
Yu Ha's long awaited follow up to his classic "Once Upon a Time in High School" provides what is perhaps the final word in Korean gangster dramas. Painfully human and completely engrossing, it mixes action and honest drama in a lyrical way which sets it above the many similarly themed efforts which were also released last year.
No Mercy for the Rude
This Korean film is probably the year's closest thing to "Oldboy" or "A Bittersweet Life", being a hip, stylishly violent tale of a mute hitman with the requisite amount of quirkiness and twisted plotting. Thankfully, director Park Cheol Hie plays things straight and although quite possibly designed with international cult appeal in mind, the film is gritty and surprising as well as entertaining.
Although it was unlikely that Johnny To's follow up to his much loved "The Mission" would ever live up to the hype, it certainly comes close, and sees the director continue the rich vein of form he has been in following his excellent "Election" and its sequel. The film is as thoughtful as it is violent, and makes the best of its cast of Hong Kong favourites not only during its stylish slow motion shoot outs, but in its quieter moments of camaraderie and contemplation.
Not only the best horror film of the year, but the best drinking film as well – in fact, hard liquor should probably be made mandatory to maximise viewing pleasure. One of the very few horror comedies which is actually funny without sacrificing scares or gore, both of which it has a-plenty, along with some great creature design and gooey action.


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It took long enough.
But at 8:54 p.m. Wednesday, less than 40 hours before the cars take the track for the Honda Indy Edmonton, the white smoke emerged from city hall and the Octane Racing Group of Montreal was elected promoter of the event for the next three years by Edmonton City Council.
That it took that long for the city to decide to make the airport track available for three more years, start the search for a new promoter and finally vote on it is not exactly a strong statement on Edmonton nor is the fact that five councillors voted against doing the deal.
The rest of it Sun Media has learned, has been a done deal waiting on council's vote, which turned out to be anything but a rubber stamp.
Octane, as you would expect, had already negotiated a provisional deal with the Indy Racing League.
Believed to be lower than the one Northlands negotiated three years ago, it will keep Edmonton in the IZOD IndyCar Series for an additional three years and be announced officially Sunday as part of a press conference scheduled for 2:30 p.m. prior to the race.
Expected to be dealt with early in the day at council, the long-awaited Go Indy decision for a seventh, eighth and ninth seasons of big league open-wheel auto racing here in 2011, 2012 and 2013 ended up being moved to the end of the agenda as the day, which included a Daryl Katz visit to chambers, dragged into the night.
The session was held in private as reporters waited outside chambers where they'd sat throughout the afternoon listening to the downtown arena pitch from the Katz Group.
But according to Mayor Stephen Mandel last night, negotiations with the city for the amount of "sponsorship" the city will provide Octane is still to be negotiated.
It won't be the $5.3 million Northlands lost in one of those years nor anything remotely comparing to the $75 million over five years that the three levels of government, federal, provincial and city provided to get the Grand Prix back.
"Substantially less than any of our previous losses," Mandel told this columnist in an individual interview after the decision.
"It'll be a good deal for the city, good for the operator and good for the citizens of Edmonton," said the mayor who said he championed the event "because it's the only international event we have and one that separates us from other cities.
"It also brings us about $18 million of media coverage alone.
"All that said, I'm pleased the city is now a sponsor not an operator. I'm glad we were able to keep it and yet at the same time get out from under it.
"The people are real professionals. The one thing we've never had with the race is expertise. We've had people who were very hard working but it's the expertise which separates it from being financially successful or not."
Mandell says the city will give Octane a fixed fee.
"The money we give is the money we give," is how he phrased it to reporters after the vote.
"Right now Ms. Rosen is trying to put some options together. It's a three-year deal and she's supposed to negotiate with the applicant. It's a fixed amount of money but up to Ms. Rosen to negotiate," he said of acting CEO Lorna Rosen.
"They bring a joie de vivre to the race that's pretty spectacular. It's very exciting to have a company like that involved and Ms. Rosen and our team will work very hard with them to make sure it's successful," said Mandel.
"Octane Racing Group wishes to thank Mayor Stephen Mandel and the Edmonton City Council members for their confidence and their agreement with our proposal to act as the new promoter of the Edmonton Indy," said a statement from Francois Dumontier, president of Octane in a statement last night.
"We are extremely proud and also excited by the prospects of sharing in the near future this great event with all Edmontonians and all Western Canada racing fans."
Nobody from Octane was at the session with council but four to six members of the group are expected to be now headed here for the weekend to familiarize themselves with the track and the event itself.
Octane strongly denied a Toronto media report that Octane was planning on promoting a race in Calgary as well, a spokesman calling it "pure baloney" and adding as background that the idea in Edmonton is to bring in tourists dollars from all over the Pacific Northwest including Calgary.
The decision ends the Northlands three-year run of losing major money attempting to promote a race with next to no expertise, indeed getting rid of most of the existing expertise when they took it over and losing $9.2 million in the first two years. They'll likely lose $2-3 million more this year depending on ticket sales this week.


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Tamara Kay Barnette, 50, of Jacksonville, died May 24, 2008, at the Morris Center for Caring Hospice in Jacksonville. Ms. Barnette was a native of Live Oak and moved to Jacksonville from St. Augustine in 1973. She was of the Baptist faith and a mother, sister, niece and cousin.
Services: A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday in the funeral home chapel. Officiating: the Revs. Lynn Massey and Bolt. Calling hours: From 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Riverside Memorial Park following the funeral service.
Survivors: Daughter, Brittany Kay Clayton; son, Zachary Scott Barnette; sister, Patricia Ann Colson (Harold); and extended family, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
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Lucy Banner Allen and James Lester Gillis, IV were united in marriage October 20, 2007 at Tucker Plantation in Colbert, Georgia. The Reverend Michael Selleck officiated the ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Heyward Allen, Jr. of Athens. She is the granddaughter of Mrs. Margaret Banner Allen and the late Mr. Benjamin Heyward Allen, Sr. of Athens and the late Mr. and Mrs. Howell Cobb Erwin, Jr. of Athens.
The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Lester Gillis, III of Soperton, Georgia. He is the grandson of Mrs. Hayes Fowler Lawton and the late Mr. James Maner Lawton of Soperton, Georgia and Mr. James Lester Gillis, Jr. and the late Mrs. Katherine Hudmon Gillis of Soperton, Georgia.
The brides sister, Corinne Chadwick Allen of Athens, served as matron of honor and the grooms sister, Margaret Hopson Gillis of Greenfield, Indiana, served as maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Mrs. Paisley Boney, V of Boston, Massachusetts, Miss Lucy Bowles Chastain of Atlanta, Georgia, Miss Lauren Lewis Garrard of Athens, Miss Greer Gelfand of Atlanta, Georgia, Miss Mary Eason Hill of Atlanta, Georgia, Miss Corbin Sims Miller of Charleston, South Carolina, Miss Nicole Giard Mynatt of Nashville, Tennessee, Miss Mary Elizabeth Peay of San Francisco, California, Miss Milly Michelle Ritzen of New York, New York, Mrs. Charles Benjamin Thompson of Atlanta, Georgia, and Miss Elizabeth Bary Zechella of New York, New York.
The grooms father served as best man. Groomsmen were the brides brother, Mr. Benjamin Heyward Allen, III of Atlanta, Georgia, her brother-in-law, Mr. Harold Lee Smith, Jr. of Athens, Mr. Christopher Moore Broadnax of Athens, Mr. William Wood Ford of Atlanta, Georgia, Mr. Jason Dowell McLarry of Atlanta, Georgia, Mr. Scott Durden Richardson of Bluffton, South Carolina, Mr. William Shepherd Rose, III of Hilton Head, South Carolina, Mr. Benjamin ORell Sessions of Winston Salem, North Carolina, Mr. Christian Stavros of New York, New York, and Mr. Kelly Scott Steedman of Athens.
The reader was Mrs. Denny Charles Galis, godmother of the bride.
The ring bearer was the grooms cousin, Master Lawton McHenry Jackson of Charleston, South Carolina.
After a reception, including dinner and dancing, at Tucker Plantation in Colbert, Georgia, the couple left for a honeymoon trip to Mexico.
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Legacy of Jackie Robinson leads to pursuit of present-day role modelsApril 17, 1997
Michael Giles
Lariat night news editor
The issue:
Role models
His view:
Role models like Jackie Robinson are hard to come by
As the world now knows, this week marks the 50th anniversary of one of the most historic events in the history of not only sports, but also modern man. On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson became the first black man to participate in a major league baseball game, breaking the color barrier and paving the way for countless others to take part in America's pastime.
Tuesday night, baseball honored the legacy of Jackie Robinson with the unprecedented retirement of his #42 jersey by all major league teams. This was a fitting tribute for a man whom some people put on a level with Martin Luther King Jr. as a leader in the fight for equal rights for all blacks.
Back in 1947, however, I'm sure the fight for equal rights was not the first thing on Mr. Robinson's mind. He loved the game of baseball, and all he really wanted to do was play. Now, if he could showcase his talent, make some money and win a couple of championships for the Brooklyn Dodgers, that would be great. His intense competitive spirit made him a great player, proving to the world there was a great untapped source of talent out there, and the time for segregation in baseball had come to an end.
This is Robinson's greatest legacy, but his passion for the game spilled out into his regular life as well, as he fought for his race in many different avenues, especially for upper-level jobs.
Jackie Robinson was a tender-hearted, generous man: a true hero and role model to men, women and children of all ages and races across America. Unfortunately, genuine role models like Robinson are hard to come by these days.
It seems at least once a week, some sports figure is involved in some type of incident involving drugs, assault and other types of negative behavior, both on and off the field.
Recent memory brings to mind Pete Rose's betting on baseball, Roy Tarpley, Dexter Manley, Leon Lett and Steve Howe's drug suspensions, Roberto Alomar spitting in an umpire's face, Mike Tyson's prison sentence for rape and John McEnroe's tirades on the tennis court.
And let's not forget Michael Irvin, Dennis Rodman, John Daly, Marge Schott and OJ Simpson. How many parents do you think would want to invite them to their child's birthday party?
Nevertheless, kids have always looked towards sports personalities to be their heroes. It's just a natural thing to do. Every one of us has, at one time or another, pretended to be an athlete, leading their team to victory in the championship game.
Charles Barkley, famous for his sound bytes, has always claimed not to be and not to even want to be a role model for kids. He suggests parents should take on that responsibility. Now, there's an interesting concept. Parents serving as good examples for their children to base their lives after. Nah, it would never work.
Occasionally, bright spots do come along in the sports world. Tiger Woods, not only the first black, but the youngest man to ever win the Masters, took care of business and walked away with his green jacket. Everyone knew Woods was something special, but his convincing victory in one of golf's toughest tournaments, (which happened to fall during the same week as Jackie Robinson's anniversary), has solidified him as a future star and role model for children.
Kerri Strug and the rest of the U.S. olympic women's gymnastics team did more to spur the hopes and dreams of young girls across the nation than anyone since Mary Lou Retton.
Perhaps the most famous sports figure, Michael Jordan, is known the world-over for his almost super-human basketball talent. He has been a good role model over the years. Parents shouldn't have a problem with their son or daughter wanting to 'be like Mike.'
Genuine good guys like David Robinson, Bill Bates and Nolan Ryan also serve as good sports role models. One of the many good role models on campus is Clifton Rubin, a defensive end, who volunteered last summer at a home for handicapped children. I wish more athletes like him would make an effort to make their community a better place.
All sports have role models; parents just need to be cautious their children find the good ones. And if someone their child cheers for falls astray, parents need to be there to explain why it happened. By doing this, parents can become the true role models, even if their kids wouldn't like it.
Jackie Robinson would be proud.
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Downloaded from Steam while I was at work. Just getting ready to check it out. Even if it is just more of the same, I will still like it. That says something - after playing KB:TL, KB:AP, and then playing KB:AP again with the Crossworlds expansion, I still was wanting more. I am usually tired of most games after logging that many hours.


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Shout! Marks 10th Anniversary With Yearlong Campaign4 Jan, 2013 By: Chris Tribbey
Independent distributor Shout! Factory is marking 10 years of business in 2013 with contests, special offers and a new logo.
The company will offer promotions via social media and ShoutFactory.com, and will offer limited-edition gifts and 10th anniversary branded discs. Shout! will hold special events, promote an interactive visual history of Shout! and special tributes by fans and industry peers are promised.
ShoutFactory.com will offer up-to-date news, fan activities, and bundle offers and limited-edition releases. The site will also provide users social media interactive tools and forums for discussion.
Fans who follow Shout!'s Twitter (@ShoutFactory), Facebook (facebook.com/pages/Shout Factory/57640591309), Pinterest (pinterest.com/shoutfactory/), Instagram (instagram.com/shout_factory) and Tumblr (theshoutfactory.tumblr.com/) pages will be notified of contests.
For January, Shout! opens up its anniversary celebration with a "When I Was 10..." contest, asking fans to share what they loved about being 10 years old for a chance to win a $100 shopping spree (shoutfactory.com/WhenIWas10). One winner will be chosen each week.
Shout! plans on a president's sale in February and a March Madness-themed sale in March.
Shout! Factory founders Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos previously launched Rhino Records in 1978 and Rhino Home Video in 1985.


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Escondido trout to come from Sierra foothills
Dixon to get 33,000 pounds, Wohlford 25,000 from Snelling trout farm
Ken Harrison 9:30 a.m., Nov. 21
Halloween is only ten days away and no matter what age you get you have to admit that you still love this great day. I don't know if it's the chills you get at night when you're walking around in the darkness, or the thrill of pretending to be someone else for one night, or the candy. As much as I love this day, for the past month I have been worrying and debating over what I should be for Halloween.
I know I seem too old to trick or treat anymore, so I shouldn't have to worry about costumes but I can't help that I still want to be a little kid. Plus all my neighbors give out really great candy; most of them let me grab as much candy as I want from a bowl they set out. Those are the houses I go to first, along with the few neighbors that give out full sized candy bars. My three siblings and my parents and I usually turn our lights off early so we can get out early so we don't miss out on all the fun.
But one of the trade offs of having such a big family is that we can't each get a costume each year. I really wanted a fairy costume from Walmart one of the closest stores near my Serra Mesa community, Walmart has great sales but even at twenty dollars for most of their costumes it still seemed like too much. The other costume I wanted was a Lady Gaga costume but that was the most expensive since it had separate pieces. If my parents bought a twenty dollar costume for not only me but also my three other siblings, then those costumes would also count as one of our Christmas gifts. So I realized the other day while looking at all the Halloween catalogs and their mildly expensive prices that I could just make a costume. My mom and I looked through sewing books, but all of them were outdated, so she suggested that I look at the past costumes that we have had. I thought about it for a while and I realized that if there are six of us then there must be at least a little over twenty different costumes.
I found three bags full of Halloween costumes and I was creative enough to pick out little things from each costume I found. In the end I found angel wings from one of my little sister's old costumes, I found an old tiara that I once wore, a wand, and a dress that once was my mom's. In less than ten minutes not only did I find a creative costume but I also saved my parents twenty dollars or even more than that. This year I am going to be a princess fairy, every year I usually buy a costume from the store but I have realized that Halloween is only for one night and I can easily recycle costumes from the past.
Even though the economy is very bad right now it doesn't mean I have to be depressed during my favorite night of the year. I can look forward to next week since I have found creative ways to get pass these road blocks and enjoy myself. I can't wait for Halloween!
-Bianca Sanchez-


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Practicum, Internship and Graduation
Practicum Paper and Counseling Portfolio
(Cumulative evaluation requirements for the Counseling Master's degree)
The portfolio is a collection of experience-based materials and reflective information that demonstrates dimensions of the counselor's philosophy, work and goals. The purpose is to represent the focus of the counselor in training and provide a vehicle by which the counselor may be presented professionally. This portfolio begins as the student enters the program and is updated periodically. It includes professional orientation and background information, and documentation of curricular skills and practice. Portfolio development is a process that facilitates student's shaping of their learning, provides for feedback from faculty, serves as a marker for requirements completed, and provides a record of professional qualifications
. A five chapter practicum paper the reflects the individual counseling interests and needs of each student. Student papers demonstrate scholarly pursuit of inquiry focused on application of counseling theory or a specific counseling related problem, blending research and practical application. Students meet with their practicum advisor when they submit their first draft of the Practicum Proposal (the semester prior to practicum) which includes an outline of the first chapter of the paper. Fundamentals of Statistics and Research Design, EPY 601, which should be taken just prior to Practicum, will focus on the first two chapters. Chapters one through three are due the first week of Practicum. Four and five are due one month before the end of Practicum. Acceptable style for final presentation follows the most recent edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association and E &EP Department guidelines. There is a blind review of the paper by counseling faculty submitted in triplicate with social security number and no name on one of the title pages. Final grading will include the criteria, "Pass," "Pass with Revisions," or "Fail".
Master's Credit Hours for Clinical Instruction Requirements
All students in the program (community and school) must complete a practicum of at least 100 hours and an internship of at least 600 hours. All school counseling students who are not certified teachers with three years of teaching experience and who are seeking certification in Connecticut must complete a full-time, 10 month internship (in addition to practicum). This 10 month internship must involve at least 700 hours. We strongly advise students to complete 9 credits of clinical instruction (Practicum and Internship). However, a small percentage of students, with the consent of the counseling faculty, take 6 or 12 credits to complete the required number of clinical hours.
The following is used by students and their advisors to plan for clinical instruction:
- Early in the program, students must contract to complete a full-time or a part-time Internship, i.e., whether the Internship is to be completed in three (3) credit hours or six (6). This decision will depend upon whether the student is a Certified Teacher with three (3) or more years of teaching experience and whether the student is a candidate for certification in Connecticut or New York. It is crucial that students understand that contracting for one semester means that both the total 600 hour requirement and the 240 hour direct service requirement must be fulfilled in one semester. This also means that any Practicum or Internship experience that is contracted over a summer cannot occur during a regularly scheduled university semester. Summer clinical experiences usually need to extend over a three (3) month period and be approved by a faculty supervisor.
- It is the faculty's prerogative to require any student to repeat Practicum for credit if it is the faculty's judgment that this is in the student's best interest. If the student then contracts for two semesters of part-time Internship, the student will use 12 credit hours to complete the clinical instruction component of the program.
Connecticut State Education Department Certification Requirements for Clinical Instruction
- Students who already hold a master's degrees, are certified teachers and have taught for three or more years in public education do not have to complete an Internship for Connecticut certification. However, they must complete the 600 hour Internship as a requirement for the 48 credit Master's degree in counselor education.
- Students in the School Counseling track who have not completed three years of successful elementary middle or secondary school teaching must complete a full-time supervised school internship of 10 school months. The clinical experience must provide students with exposure and practice in pre-K through 12, in urban, suburban, and rural settings. This experience must be of at least 700 hours duration across two full semesters.
- Students who want to be certified in Connecticut must complete their clinical training in a Connecticut public school or a school recognized by the SDE.
Didactic instruction and pre-practicum are intended to prepare the student to be placed in a counseling setting (school or agency) that matches the student's career objectives.
- COURSE REQUIREMENTS: There are three (3) requirements for the practicum that are necessary to consider in identifying an appropriate site.
- The student must commit 100 clock hours to the site to meet the requirements of Practicum.
- Of these 100 hours, forty (40) must be direct service hours. Direct service hours involve "face-to-face interaction with clients which includes the application of counseling, consultation, or human development skills." Ten (10) of the forty (40) direct hours must consist of group counseling.
- The student must be observed in a 30 minute counseling session for the purposes of supervision.
- The student meets for a minimum of one (1) hour per week for individual supervision and a minimum of one and one-half (1 ½) hours per week of group supervision with other students in Practicum over a minimum of one academic term with a program faculty member
- SUPERVISION: Practicum represents the first opportunity for the student to engage in direct service with "real" clients. The school site supervisor must be a certified school counselor with a minimum of two (2) years of professional experience. The community site supervisor must have a minimum of a Master's degree in counseling or a closely related field and appropriate certification and/or licenses as well as a minimum of two (2) years of pertinent experience. The faculty assumes primary responsibility for the student's supervision. This allows the faculty the opportunity to tie in didactic instruction and pre-practicum preparation will occur on campus. The site supervisor, therefore, is not expected to provide intensive supervision during Practicum. The site supervisor is asked to:
- Organize the practicum experience and assure that the student will have an opportunity to work with appropriate clients.
- Help orient the student to the site.
- Provide appropriate space for the student to meet with clients.
- Monitor the practicum generally in order to determine that the student's needs and to ensure that the clients' needs are being met.
- Provide the faculty supervisor with evaluation of the student's overall performance and professionalism during the practicum.
- Be available to the student in case of emergency.
- Provide any additional supervision for reasons of necessity or preference. (In other words, the university faculty welcomes the site supervisor's involvement in supervision above and beyond the minimum expectations listed above.)
Practicum should not be viewed as other courses in terms of the amount of time required to prepare adequately for the experience. At the time of matriculation into the program, when the students first meets with his or her advisor, it would be appropriate to begin planning for the approximate time of Practicum. Later, after the student has taken several prerequisite courses, more deliberate planning should begin to take place. Practicum proposals are distributed during course in individual counseling or one year prior to Practicum. Proposals are finalized the next semester and contracts are completed and shown to faculty before the beginning of Practicum. In addition,
- It can be a time consuming process finding a practicum site, and this should not be delayed until the beginning of the Practicum semester.
- Because of the amount of supervision required for Practicum, faculty assignments will be determined by the number planning to enroll in the course. Staff planning takes place a few months before the beginning of each semester.
- With other counseling programs in our geographic area, there is competition for Practicum sites and early contracting with a site is recommended
- FINDING A PRACTICUM SITE: During the initial meeting with the student's Track Coordinator, the discussion will center on the student's career objectives and the availability of Practicum sites within the student's area of interest. Usually, the Coordinator will be able to recommend sites that the student might consider. The student may be aware of a site that he or she is hoping will be acceptable for Practicum. By the end of the meeting, there should be a plan for the student to use to approach sites. It is the student's responsibility to keep the Coordinator current until the student has successfully contracted with a Practicum site. Although the Coordinator assumes the role of guiding the student toward appropriate Practicum sites, it is ultimately the student's responsibility to find an appropriate site.
- SITE VISIT: Prior to or at the beginning of the course, the Practicum instructor along with the student assigned to the site visits the Practicum site. At this time, requirements for the course and the site supervisor's role are reviewed. The purpose of this meeting is for the faculty instructor to be assured that the site is an appropriate one for Practicum and for the site supervisor and/or student to clarify any issues that may be pending.
- THE PRACTICUM AGREEMENT FORM: During the site visit, the Practicum Agreement Form is reviewed. This document must be signed by all parties where indicated and kept in the student's clinical file. There is also an orientation meeting at the University, as well as supervision instruction, upon request, for all site supervisors and students the semester prior to the Practicum experience.
Following successful completion of the counseling Practicum, students must complete a counseling Internship either in a school counseling or in a community counseling facility. This internship is a two semester, full-time commitment for those students who do not hold a Connecticut Teaching Certificate but wish to be certified as school counselors. For all others, the Internship will be completed in one or two semesters (see Master's Credit Hours For Clinical Instruction for details).
COURSE REQUIREMENTS: There are five (5) requirements for Internship that are necessary to consider in identifying an appropriate site.
- The student must commit 600 (700 for school certification candidates in Connecticut who are not certified teachers with 3 years of experience)clock hours to the site to meet the requirement of Internship.
- Of these 600 (or 700) hours, 240 must be direct service hours. Direct service hours involve "face-to-face' interaction with clients which includes the application of counseling, consultation, or human development skills."
- If the site does not allow the intern to audiotape (or videotape) direct service hours for the purposes of supervision, students will be observed at the site..
- The site (school or agency) must provide supervision by a clinician acceptable to the counseling program. The identified site supervisor must be a certified school counselor or, in the case of a community setting, hold a minimum of a Master's degree in the program emphasis area and possess appropriate certification and/or licenses. In addition, the site supervisor must have a minimum of two (2) years experience as a counselor.
- The site must permit the student intern to participate in a variety of professional activities in addition to direct service work. These activities should be those that a regularly employed staff member in the setting would expect to perform.
- The student must meet for a minimum of one and one-half (1 ½) hours per week for group supervision with the program faculty supervisor throughout the internship.
SUPERVISION: The site supervisor is the primary supervisor for the student intern and must commit to a minimum of one (1) hour weekly of individual supervision to the intern. Clinical supervision should include supervision of counseling cases and related professional activities. This site supervisor will be asked to provide the counseling program with evaluations of the student intern's overall performance and professionalism during the Internship. Supervision also takes place on campus with a faculty supervisor on a weekly basis. Group supervision for one and one-half hours (1 ½) includes peer feedback.
EARLY PLANNING FOR INTERNSHIP: Students should be in contact with the Coordinator to begin planning for Internship. Few internship sites are ideal. The search for an acceptable site involves a number of variables, including mission of the site, qualifications of the site supervisor, availability of experiences that will enhance the intern's professional growth, and physical proximity of the site to the student intern's residence and to the University. Sometimes a site will appear acceptable to the intern but not to the Coordinator; at other times the intern may find the site unacceptable; and sometimes the site supervisor will not find the intern to be a good fit for the site. For all of these reasons, it is important that the student not delay the search for a best fitting site. Anticipating when the Internship will begin is as important as planning when other required courses will be taken. Early in the program, the student, with his or her faculty advisor, should identify approximately when he/she will reach the Internship. In the first month of the student's Practicum, he or she should be informing the Coordinator of plans for Internship (expected semester to start Internship, sites under consideration, etc.). In other words, if you are beginning Practicum in the fall semester, you should make contact with the Coordinator in September.
School counseling interns who do not have three (3) or more years of public school teaching must contract with a site for a full-time position, have experience with all grade levels (pre-K through 12), have exposure to urban, suburban, andrural settings, practice for a 10 month academic year, and spend at least 700 hours on site.
FINDING AN INTERNSHIP SITE: The student should meet with the Coordinator prior to contacting any potential internship site to discuss the program's requirements for the site. As with the Practicum placement, this discussion will center on the student's career objective the availability of Internship sites within the student's area of interest, and the level of client services provided by the potential site. At the end of this meeting, a plan should have been formulated for which sites the student should approach, with a time schedule for completing these initial contacts. As with the Practicum site selection, the Coordinator stands ready to offer suggestions, but the ultimate responsibility for finding an acceptable site remains with the student.
SITE VISITS: Prior to, or at the beginning of the semester, the Internship instructor, student intern and site supervisor meet. At this time, requirements for the course and the site supervisor's role are reviewed. The purpose of this meeting is to assure that the site is an appropriate choice for the intern and to allow the site supervisor and/or the student to clarify any issues that may be pending. Additional visits will be arranged as needed, including visits to observe the student in the role of counselor and meetings with the student and site supervisor to assess progress.
THE INTERNSHIP AGREEMENT FORM: The Internship Agreement Form is discussed and conditions agreed upon by the site supervisor, the internship instructor, and the intern. This document is signed by all parties and kept in the student's clinical file.
Students registering for their final course in the program should apply for graduation in the Graduate Office, Warner Hall. This should be done at the same time that they register. It is the student's responsibility to submit an "Intent to Graduate" form prior to the deadline set by the University. This deadline appears each semester in the Course Schedule bulletin.


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Complaint Review: Bewild.com
- Bewild.com
2200 Wantagh Avenue
Wantagh, New York
United States of America
- Phone: 516-221-4700
- Web: bewild.com
- Category: Specialty Stores
Bewild.com bcheap.com Beware of Bewild: First-Rate Financial Rapists and Robbers!!! Wantagh, New York
We represent a nonprofit organization and were setting up a domino tournament to raise funds for our program whereby we provide shelter and utility assistance to prevent homelessness.
We ordered 10 sets of the deluxe domino set. The item was advertised at a special gift set price of $4.99 each, and the picture showed nice white ivory dominoes inside a brown patent-leather handle case.
We paid $49.90 for the item plus $23.00 for shipping charges. When the item arrived it weighed less than one pound and contained mini-size black dominoes with white dots inside tiny wooden boxes. There were 10 of these.
I called the customer service number and spoke with a man who said he would have to receive the items back first before he could replace what was sent. I told him we were working against a tight deadline, but he told me I would have to re-purchase the item and then once they received the wrong items, they would make up the difference.
I kept insisting that it was their fault and their error and that we should be given the benefit of the doubt, especially since we couldn't afford to send another $72, but he was obstinate.
I told him I wanted my full refund and would not do business with them anymore. I had to look up the address on my own to try to get my refund.
After I shipped back the wrong items at a shipping charge cost to us, I received the refund from Paypal in the amount of $49.90.
I called the same customer service representative to ask where was the refund for the other $28 for all of the shipping charges I incurred due to their error.
The representative told me that because I didn't allow them to correct their mistake, I had to eat the shipping and handling charges.
I was so angry because I had been taught that the customer is always right, especially when it was the mistake on the part of the business.
No matter what I said, the representative would not consent to returning my money. I asked to speak to his supervisor and he simply said, "No." I asked who his supervisor was and he said, "Barney." I asked again to speak to his supervisor; again he emphatically replied, "No."
Its appalling to be treated like this from someone in customer service. I couldnt believe they would not return a mere $28 to our nonprofit.
It would have been much easier for bewild.com to eat the cost of their own mistake than telling us that we had to do so. $28 may not seem like much to most people, however, our nonprofit is very small and we spent 4 hours outside of Safeway asking people to donate $1 to the organization. Ironically, we raised $28.68.
Bewild.com has taught us a costly lesson: we will check with the Ripoff Report site and the Better Business Bureaubefore purchasing anything online or dealing with any other business.
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text: When you stay at Spring Hotel in Antalya, you'll be on the beach and close to Minicity and Antalya Archeological Museum. This hotel is within close proximity of Antalya Aquarium and Arapsu Bridge.Rooms Make yourself at home in one of the 21 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Rooms have private balconies. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available to keep you connected. Bathrooms with showers are provided. Be sure to enjoy recreational amenities including an outdoor pool and a seasonal outdoor pool. Additional amenities include complimentary wireless Internet access, concierge services, and a television in the lobby. Guests can catch a ride to nearby destinations on the area shuttle (surcharge).Dining Enjoy a satisfying meal at a restaurant serving guests of Spring Hotel. Mingle with other guests at a complimentary reception, held daily. Relax with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge or a poolside bar.Business, Other Amenities Featured amenities include a 24-hour business center, a 24-hour front desk, and coffee/tea in the lobby. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free valet parking is available onsite.


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Ambassade de l'Ile
117-119 Old Brompton Road, London SW7
I know that nobody cares what the Michelin Guide thinks about anything any more but, still, the 2009 list of gongs was deeply troubling.
After a long period of stasis in the second tier, there were suddenly three new two-star awards in London. One was for Claude Bosi at Hibiscus, which I guess is fair enough, since he had two before, up in Ludlow; but the others were, preposterously, for L'Atelier de Jo?l Robuchon and the Dorchester franchise of Alain Ducasse.
The great British chef Marcus Wareing was made to wait ten years for his second star and yet these two international super-Frog chain-store outlets have had their smug French arses kissed at the first time of asking.
The Robuchon place is OK: a smart…