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Play the Rising Population With These Companies
Justin is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network -- entries represent the personal opinion of the blogger and are not formally edited.
Here is a statistic for you - the human population is rising by 200,000 people per day. For a lot of companies, that means 200,000 new potential customers. You can use this to your advantage when looking for companies to invest in for the long term.
Some industries will directly benefit from a growing population. Let's look at some sectors tied directly to the human population, and some good plays that represent them.
Everybody has "gotta" eat
Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFM)
Food is one of the basic needs of society, and will correlate directly with a swelling population. Whole Foods is an organic and natural foods supermarket chain. It operates in the US, Canada, and UK.
Source: Yahoo! Finance
- Dividend Yield: 0.71%
Whole Foods is the market leader of a macro-economic shift that is still in its early stages. The US (and society in general) is starting to become more aware of the expanding problem that is obesity. Organic and natural foods have become more popular in recent years.
Whole Foods has the retail organic food market cornered quite well. There are no peers that stand on equal footing with Whole Foods. On top of that, Whole Foods is growing fast. It has a 5-year sales growth rate of about 12%. This will pick up as Whole Foods keeps expanding and adding stores. Management sees potential to triple the amount of locations currently in the United States.
Whole Foods is healthy financially as well. It has essentially no debt (total debt/equity ratio of 0), and is putting most of its earnings back into the company. Whole Foods is an enticing option that will grow with the popularity of healthy foods in the coming years.
Everybody has "gotta" stay healthy
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ)
Johnson & Johnson is a health care conglomerate that sells products globally through its main business segments - Pharmaceutics, Medical Devices/Diagnostics, and Consumer Products.
Source: Yahoo! Finance
- Dividend Yield: 2.84%
Johnson & Johnson is a major player in all of the industries it competes in. Its medical device/diagnostics division was the market leader last year. Johnson and Johnson also has a very strong pharmaceutical division with numerous products in its pipeline.
Johnson & Johnson will see more opportunity as the baby boomers start to retire. It is estimated that for the next 17 years, 10,000 people will turn 65 per day. That means every segment of Johnson & Johnson will see more traffic.
In fact, Johnson & Johnson recently reported its latest quarter where its sales saw a 8.5% increase from last year. This has resulted in an earnings per share growth of 13.8%. It is currently seeing double digit growth in emerging markets year to date.
With Johnson & Johnson you have an investor's dream. It combines two opposite "styles" of earning power. First, you have steady global leading consumer brands such as Tylenol and Motrin providing consistency and slow growth. In the other corner, you have the pharmaceutical and device segments hitting "home runs" that, while inconsistent, can give Johnson & Johnson that spark.
Everybody has "gotta" have electricity, travel, heat....
ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM)
ExxonMobil is the largest fully integrated oil company in the world.
Source: Yahoo! Finance
- Dividend Yield: 2.70%
Oil is still the "blood" that flows through society and keeps it going. It likely will for the foreseeable future. Similar to how oil stabilizes society, Exxon can stabilize your portfolio.
Exxon is known to be a "slow mover," but what is wrong with that when you are as big as Exxon is? It is able to generate enough cash flow to buy back $5 billion in stock per quarter and give shareholders an annual dividend increase like clockwork. Exxon simply makes you money as you let it do its thing in your portfolio over the years.
Exxon saw a slight production decrease in its last earnings call, but that is but a blip and shouldn't be cause for concern. Exxon has the resources to be on top of the latest exploration technology and work areas. It carries almost no debt with a debt/equity ratio of 0.1.
When you invest for the long term, you have to keep inflation in mind. Inflation eats into your gains, thus decreasing your future "buying power." With Exxon's profits partially (indirectly) tied to oil prices (a commodity), you get a hedge against inflation. This a nice bonus for owning Exxon.
The bottom line
These three companies all stand to profit over the long term as our world becomes more and more populated. All three have low debt loads, growing profits, and fit a need that correlates directly to the population. You can park these in your account, and check on them in 10 years. You will likely be very happy with your results.
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When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading.
(Henny Youngman)
When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading.
(Henny Youngman)
We all are born mad. Some remain so.
Estragon in Waiting for Godot
What happened down in the dungeons between you and Professor Quirrell is a complete secret, so, naturally the whole school knows.
(Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone)
If u can then u must, No one can stop you.
"For a start, there is the fact that some of the most magnificent jewels of English literature, both comic and tragic, depend for their effect on the notion that garrulousness is a female, or womanish, quality and not a neutral quality, either, but a fault. I want, says Lears daughter Cordelia, that glib and oily art/ to speak and purpose not; since what I well intend/ Ill dot before I speak. Lined up with her on the side of virtuous reticence are her noble and long-suffering sisters: Patient Grizelda, Isabelle Archer, Jane Bennet from Pride and Prejudice heroines, all. Meanwhile yacking away in the babblers enclosure is a highly dubious collection of simpletons, snobs and witches, many of them the creations of Jane Austen who must, to judge from the adroitness with which she reproduces its cadences, have had to listen to an uncommonly high quantity of female stupidity: Mrs Bennet, Miss Bates, Mrs Elton, just for starters though let us not forget Mrs Malaprop, or indeed Dickenss inimitable cavalcade of voluble grotesques."
I quote Jane Shilling courtesy of TimesOnline
Interesting view.............
Always follow your dreams and Good Luck will follow you.
Good things come to those who wait...
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
Life is like a jar of jalapenos. What you do today can burn your butt tomorrow.
Larry the Cable Guy
Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit -- Wilde.
Jack of all trades, master of none!
How many times do I have to kick you for you to tickle me?!
- my son, age 4
lol xD
It ain't over 'till it's over!
Include me out.
- Samuel Goldwyn (of Metro, Goldwyn, and Meyer, wwoouUAAAah!!)
If I could drop dead right now, Id be the happiest man alive.
Another Sam Goldwyn quote.
Time waits for no man. So why wait for time?
Butterflies get all the attention, but moths spin silk. They're stronger, faster.
-Locke, LOST
If you have something for me, put it in my hand.
- a Sri Lankan tsunami survivor, living in a shanty town after her home was destroyed, as American financial aid was being used to build luxury hotels on the beachfront where her family used to fish for a living. Obviously this ingrate needs educating in trickle down economics.
A person who never failed at anything, never tried anything new...
Albert Einstein...
'Ah Shaddap You Face'
Joe Dolce
You cannot undo what is done, but you can do what is not yet done.
You can if you're Dr WhoOriginally Posted by thyristor
No you can't undo what is done, just travel to another alternate cause and effect universe where you changed the event relative to your own cause and effect universe, because the cause and effect universe you travelled to was the cause and effect universe where you changed that which you originally saw in your own cause and effect universe. There is no way to undo anything in your own cause and effect universe without causing a paradox.You can if you're Dr Who.
A man is rich in proportion to the number of things
which he can afford to let alone.
Thoreau, "Where I Lived and What I Lived For" in Walden
"You must be the change you wish to see in the world."
- Mahatma Gandhi
LOVE stands for Life Over Very Easily....
BY: ME....(at least I dont think anyone else has come up with it..... :? )
cape diem.
you're unique, just like everybody else.
Fame, if not double-faced, is double-mouthed.
John Milton
fixedOriginally Posted by Hanuka
Potato, pu7ot03..
Anyways, found this in Google:
CAPE not CARPE:
CAPIO: capere cepi captum [to take]. (1) in gen. , [to take, seize]; of places, [to choose, reach, or take possession of]; of business, opportunities, etc. [to take up, take in hand, adopt]; of persons, [to choose]. (2) [to catch, take in a violent or hostile manner]; hence [to attack, injure]; pass. capi, [to be injured or diseased]; 'oculis et auribus captus', [blind and deaf]; also [to charm, captivate, take in]; at law, [to convict]. (3) [to receive], esp. of money; in gen., [to suffer, undergo, take on]. (4) [to take in, hold, contain, keep in]; mentally, [to grasp, comprehend].
CARPO: carpere carpsi carptum [to pluck , pull off, select, choose out]; and so [to enjoy]; of animals, [to graze]. Transf., [to proceed on] a journey; [to pass over] a place; [to carp at, slander] a person; [to weaken, annoy, harass] an enemy; [to break up, separate, divide] forces.
p.s. I like your quote
Is an art, like everything else.
I do it exceptionally well.
Sylvia Plath
"do you like apples?"
"do you like apples?"
"i just got her number.....how do you like them apples!!"
--good will hunting
Thanks Hanuka.
I've had so many opportunites in pseudoscience to drop this little gem but I never pull the trigger:
Never argue with an idiot. They'll drag you down to their level then beat you with experience.
"Because I choose to."
-Neo, The Matrix
"Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away." -- Plilip K. Dick
"Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, no one is entitled to their own facts." -- I don't remember who said it.
Wow. I love reading this thread. Been going through each and every page, so here's my favorite quote.
"Life can only be meaningful if you have the luxury to do what you love to do most."
"If your experiment needs statistics, you ought to have done a better experiment. - Ernest Rutherford
"People hate me for being paranoid" ~ Drowsy Turtle
no more archie quote?
I don't know what weapons will be used in the third world war but m sure in the fourth world war we will be fighting with sticks and throwing rocks.
Albert E.
Nah, didn't want my signature to be too long. Besides which, I don't exist :?Originally Posted by Arcane_Mathematician
A witty saying proves nothing- Voltaire
If our actions stem from honesty,love, kindness, caring, and vision, then no matter what the result of our efforts, we have added something of value to our souls and to the world............
"Dont show too much Care to any one,.....because it creates a non curable pain when they start avoiding you........."
"<<Never regret. If it's good, it's wonderful. If it's bad, it's experience. Be positive,kind and gentle the doors of our souls fly open, and love steps forth to heal everything in sight.>>"
Well, I hae a couple. One, by a local man, who is very insightful.
"People say the meaning of life, is to live it, but I like to think, the meaning of life, is to find out such answers."
Very interesting ._.
And the other...
"What? Am I on? F*** you, I'm not saying anything..."
That was by me when my sister was taping me drawing. XD
~There is no better time than now. The time to live is now. The time to dream is now. The time to imagine and forget the past is now. The time to shine is now. The time to love, bleed, sweat, and determine yourself for the things you want most is now....
We have just enough religion to make us hate, but not enough to make us love one another.
Books, the children of the mind.
When a true genius appears in this world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him.
"It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into
Jonathan Swift.
It is better to copulate than never.
What are the facts? Again and again and again -- what are the facts? Shun wishful thinking, ignore divine revelation, forget what "the stars foretell," avoid opinion, care not what the neighbors think, never mind the unguessable "verdict of history" -- what are the facts, and to how many decimal places? You pilot always into an unknown future; facts are your single clue. Get the facts!
History does not record anywhere at any time a religion that has any rational basis. Religion is a crutch for people not strong enough to stand up to the unknown without help. But, like dandruff, most people do have a religion and spend time and money on it and seem to derive considerable pleasure from fiddling with it.
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
Minimize your therbligs until it becomes automatic; this doubles your effective lifetime -- and thereby gives you time to enjoy butterflies and kittens and rainbows.
Robert Heinlein
"I've had a wonderful time, but this wasn't it"
Groucho Marx
""Success can be measured not only in achievements, but in lessons learned, lives touched and moments shared along the way.........""
My least favorite, by me, and frequently brought up by my older sister, to great hilarity. I was struggling with geometry at the time:
"I could do this if I was one of those Greeks like Hypotenuse."
"Success can be measured not only in achievements, but in lessons learned, lives touched and moments shared along the way........."
""Extraordinary people survive under the most terrible circumstances And they become more extraordinary because of it..... ~:::
Quoted by my father, repeated by me at age 4.
"Bob the builder, can we fix it?-- Nope, it's fucked!"
Just ran across this one and thought it worth a mention:
"Lighthouses are more helpful than churches."
Ben Franklin.
If you want to live a happy life................. Always listen to your heart....
Here are lot of interesting quotes but i just want to say "A little knowledge is a dangerous thing"
Before you criticise someone, try walking a mile in their shoes.
Then, if they object to your criticism, at least you'll be a mile away from them, and you'll have their shoes.
Mah Nà Mah Nà
Do doo be-do-do
Mah Nà Mah Nà
Do do-do do
Mah Nà Mah Nà
Do doo be-do-do be-do-do be-do-do be-do-do-doodle Do do do-doo do!
~Piero Umiliani
Carl Reiner to Steve Martin in 'The Man With Two Brains', "You're playing GOD "!
Martin's reply: "Well SOMEBODY HAS TO "!
"I don't believe in god for 1 reason, logic is more of a god then god is"-ME
My signature is based off this quote.
"The only golden rule is there are no golden rules."
Can't figure out who said it. But it really emphasize the things I'm thinking about in mathematics and logic.
Then how many golden rules are there? Zero or one?
Fences are meant to keep things out, not in. I hate both. Oddly enough, my son builds fences. It's his profession. tearing them down is my hobby. We both love our jobs.
"SHHHH, be very, very quiet. I'm giving birth to a terrorist....... Concert, inside sitting down, facing Port-a-Potty door.
One of the problems the internet has introduced is that in this electronic village, all the village idiots have internet access. (Quote by - Peter Nelson)
For the people who are computer addicts- "A computer is nothing more than photons hitting your eye, since photons are used mostly in science....playing a computer makes me a scientist"-.....just thought of it to make some addicts have a reason to play a computer
HOW do you Play A COMPUTER??
"You know, one of the tragedies of real life is that there is no background music."
― Annie Proulx
"Look Dave, I can see you're really upset about this. I honestly think you ought to sit down calmly, take a stress pill, and think things over."
--HAL: 2001: A Space Odyssey
All men make mistakes, but married men find out about them sooner.
Red Skelton
I'm nuts and I know it. But so long as I make 'em laugh, they ain't going to lock me up.
Red Skelton
No matter what your heartache may be, laughing helps you forget it for a few seconds.
Red Skelton
(from C&H)
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"There are three types of lies -- lies, damn lies, and statistics."
― Benjamin Disraeli
"Now, you two – this year, you behave yourselves. If I get one more owl telling me you've – you've blown up a toilet or –"
"Blown up a toilet? We've never blown up a toilet."
"Great idea though, thanks, Mum."
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
"If you gave someone your heart and they died, did they take it with them? Did you spend the rest of forever with a hole inside you that couldn't be filled?"
― Jodi Picoult, Nineteen Minutes
"It's not because I want to make out with her."
Hold on." He grabbed a pencil and scrawled excitedly at the paper as if he'd just made a mathematical breakthrough and then looked back up at me. "I just did some calculations, and I've been able to determine that you're full of shit"
― John Green, Looking for Alaska
The only way to get through life is to laugh your way through it. You either have to laugh or cry. I prefer to laugh. Crying gives me a headache."
― Marjorie Pay Hinckley
"The only thing impossible is impossibility"~ Phineas, from Phineas and Ferb
"Without suffering, there'd be no compassion."
― Nicholas Sparks, A Walk to Remember
"I feel so embarrassed I wish everyone else was dead" - Bender
"Design is intelligence made visible" - Alina Wheeler
"Design is where science and art break even" - Robin Mathew
"There hasn't been enough time for grass to grow on her grave before that tart has the audacity to come back to life, again" - Emma Frost
"Life isn't finding shelter in the storm. It's about learning to dance in the rain."
― Sherrilyn Kenyon, Acheron
"Because you can't argue with all the fools in the world. It's easier to let them have their way, then trick them when they're not paying attention."
― Christopher Paolini
Never make someone your everything, because when they are gone you have nothing.
"You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation." - Plato
' The failure mode of clever is "a**hole". '
John Scalzi
"There is a sacredness in tears....They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition and of unspeakable love."
― Washington Irving
It is never too late to be wise."
― Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe
"A smile is a curve that sets everything straight."
― Phyllis Diller
"Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world."
― Desmond Tutu
"I wrote the story myself. It's about a girl who lost her reputation and never missed it."
― Mae West
"Whoever lights the torch of war in Europe can wish for nothing but chaos."
I am leaving this quote here without naming the source because who it was said by is a bit of a surprise to most people.
"Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air."
― Ralph Waldo Emerson
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LifeNews - Pro-Life News: Challenge to ObamaCare in Michigan
by Steven Ertelt | LifeNews.com | 12/19/10
The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), focusing on constitutional law, announced this past week that it filed an amicus brief supporting a Michigan challenge to ObamaCare.
It urges a federal appeals court to overturn a lower court ruling and declare the individual mandate provision which forces Americans to purchase health care insurance unconstitutional.
The brief comes just days after a federal district court in Virginia declared the individual mandate unconstitutional. The ACLJ, which has filed its own federal lawsuit challenging ObamaCare, is also backing legal challenges by Virginia and Florida.
Without question, the individual mandate provision violates the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution, said Jay Sekulow, Chief Counsel of the ACLJ. A federal district court in Virginia this week understood that the key provision in ObamaCare is constitutionally flawed and is beyond the scope of Congresss authority. Its our hope that the federal appeals court in this Michigan case reaches that same conclusion.
In the amicus brief filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, the ACLJ contends that the Commerce Clause authorizes Congress to regulate economic activity, not economic decisions.
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She fucks, but she ain't no slut and she know that
She freeze up, livin' in the moment get a Kodak
Hold that, wait for it to flash, get the picture
from Mac Miller – I Love Life, Thank You Lyrics on Genius
This girl will fuck Mac Miller, but that doesn't make her a slut at all. If given the chance every girl would do it too. But she is having a kodak moment because, she is freezing up and has no clue what to do, and Mac Miller decided to take a picture.
so sly
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Total fun! I've got my sewing machine out for service, but I'll see if I can get it up and running again in time. Or I might be tempted to live vicariously through your blogging about the project. Love this idea!
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Butterfly Photo rocks a beast of a price on the LG INFINIA 50PK550 50-inch 1080p Plamsa HDTV. This thing is just 1-inch thick, has a 1080p resolution, digital tuner for hidef content over the air waves, 600hz subfield motion, 3,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio, 1500 cd/m2 brightness, 3x HDMI ports and USB input.
Update: Tigerdirect, via Amazon has it for $980 delivered!


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The future is green. New Euro emissions laws spell the end for some old favourites.
After 4 years leading the way in the naked muscle bike category, Suzuki's mighty GSX1400 celebrates its last year of production with a special model – The GSX1400 Final Edition.
Launched in 2002, the GSX1400 combined the sheer brute power of the 1402cc engine (still Suzuki's largest 4-cylinder engine in the range) with the very latest dual throttle valve electronic fuel injection system and retro touches such as piggy-back shock absorbers, a double-cradle frame and six piston brake callipers.
Because of the Euro III emissions regulations, the GSX1400 was withdrawn from sales. The new Euro regulations have strict emissions and engine noise limits wich Suzuki couldn't meet with the 1400 (or felt wasn't in its interests to do so), wich is why production has stopped.
With its hefty 124Nm of torque and a dry weight of 229kg the GSX1400 was one of a few that really stayed true to the muscle-bike ethos and went on to become one of the all time favourites.
Featuring a Yoshimura dual cone exhaust system and a limited edition graphic these machines priced at the standard retail price of $12,340 were truly the last of their kind.
Overall length: 2160mm (85in)
Overall width: 810mm (31.9in)
Overall height: 1140mm (44.9in)
Wheelbase: 1520mm (59.8in)
Seat height: 790mm (31.1in)
Dry Mass: 226kg (498.2lbs)
Fuel capacity: 22.0litres (4.8gallons)
Engine capacity: 1402cc
Engine: Four stroke, air-cooled with SACS, DOHC
Bore: 81.0 x 68.0.mm
Compression ratio: 9.5 : 1
Lubrication: Wet sump
Ignition: Electronic ignition (Transistorised)
Fuel system: Fuel injection
Starter: Electric
Transmission: 6-speed constant mesh
Drive: Chain
Front suspension: Telescopic, coil spring, oil damped
Rear suspension: Swingarm type, coil spring, oil damped
Front brakes: Disc brake, twin
Rear brakes: Disc brake
Front tyres: 120/70ZR17 M/C (58W) tubeless
Rear tyres: 190/50ZR17 M/C (73W) tubeless


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Reservations should be made at least 60 days in advance. As lead-time shortens, availability of specific RVs, campgrounds, or excursions becomes uncertain.
Prices quoted are in US dollars. Tracks & Trails reserves the right to amend the Proposal after a trip is booked under the following unusual circumstances: a) trips outside the US where there is a significant change in the foreign currency exchange rate, b) the cost of a trip component supplied by a third party (vehicle rental, accommodation, or excursion) increases substantially between the time you accept the Proposal and we reserve the service. In the latter case, we will always try to find a substitute at the same price, but occasionally the quoted rate is no longer available. In this event, we will issue an amended proposal. If you do not wish to accept the new price, you may cancel your trip and receive a full refund of any monies previously paid.
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2:54 PM PT -- The Eagles tell TMZ ... Cooper has been FINED for making the comments and "has accepted responsibility for his words and actions."
The team tells us, "This sort of behavior or attitude from anyone has no role in a civil society."
The Eagles did not specify the amount of the fine.
Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Riley Cooper -- who is white -- is begging for forgiveness after a video surfaced showing the 25-year-old threatening to fight "every n**ger" at a country music concert.
The video was shot June 9 during a Kenny Chesney concert in Philadelphia ... where a sleeveless Cooper turned to the camera and says, "I will jump that fence and fight every n**ger here."
Now, after the video, which first appeared on CrossingBroad.com, began making the rounds on various websites, Cooper has released a statement saying, "I am so ashamed and disgusted with myself. I want to apologize."
"I have been offensive. I have apologized to my coach, to Jeffrey Lurie, to Howie Roseman and to my teammates. I owe an apology to the fans and to this community. I am so ashamed, but there are no excuses. What I did was wrong and I will accept the consequences."
The Eagles had high hopes for Cooper going into the 2013 season -- and was expected to be a starter when the season kicks off in September.
It's unclear if this video will change those plans ...
Rappers/ Hip-Hop "community" need to apologize for using the N-Word several times per day.
man up and grow some and own up to whats truely in your heart.
Now here is a professional athletic probably adored by blacks as well, secretly hiding his Racist white supremecy ways.
So what he is saying is, instead of him enjoying the concert, he rather seek out any blacks that are also enjoying county music and fight them?
so basically he is saying what racist white people being doing for hundred of years..
Attacking innocent blacks minding there own damn business.
let history speak for itself:
History of Violence perpetrated upon blacks by whites 1880-1950:
History has already shown you whats in there minds and hearts.
but you will never find this in a text book now will you.
and this story validates it!!
Wake up ..keep one eye open, and one eye closed, and watch your backs!!
dont depend on anyone else to help you
The brainwashing has been thoroughly completed
to the masses of the world.
history will repeat itself.
They're Plotting and there armed.
If Oprah ever saw this goof she will eat him alive and be mad he used the N word.
**** him he's a nobody to all black people
If this is a scandal . . . it should be a scandal for ALL who use the N-Word.
Wait, he was FINED, not FIRED?? Oh, yeah, pay him millions and then fine him, what, $1,000? $5,000? $10,000? Like he really ****ing cares. Way to stay the same classless, piece of **** organization that hired Vick, Eagles. Can't wait to see you get beat down this football season.
lol i read some of these comments.people act like they have never used the word beaner,****** or cracker in their lives to describe the races those names are notorious for describing
Don't single out certain races, but give free-passes to other races using the N-Word.
Doing so is racist!
The bottom line is this: White people can't come to terms with the fact that there is ANYTHING a Black person can say/do that they can't. White people are fully cognizant of the consequences that WILL come if they utter that word out of there mouth but yet they do it anyway. Translation: A Black person can say the word without consequence, a White person can't. It's really that simple. Whether you deem it fair or unfair that's reality, and everyone on here knows that whether you choose to acknowledge it or not.
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I don't get the context but when we say "racism" are we saying he was talking about black people or just the regular N word everyone trows around. I don't see any blacks there so he may have been talking about some white guys that are coming at him
funny the blacks ,media and white guilt crowd had no problem with trayvon referring to zimmerman as a crazy assed cracker. you know a racial term.yet zimmerman gets deemed the racist while trayvon gets deemed the innocent 10 year old choir boy.
Look he was at a country concert there were no black people in the crowd. He was referring to all the guys friends. He was just trying to be hip. He probably speaks that way with the guys in the locker room. If Rick Ross can say I'm being followed by some creepy ass cracker in a rap song this shouldn't be a problem.
Oh Riley, how could you soil your name like this??????
In addition to having a "FOUL MOUTH", Riley Cooper lacks "COMMON SENSE"!!! Anyone with any sort of "NOTORIETY" is subject to be recorded in public for sale to numerous media outlets. Historically, when "CAUCASIANS" use the "N-WORD" there wasn't any "WARM & FUZZY" meaning attached to it which makes it even more "TABOO" for them to be heard using it. About 50% of Rap Music is purchased by young "CAUCASIAN" males and they forget what seems "COOL" and "ENTERTAINING" to them isn't "POLITICALLY CORRECT" as far as the "VAST MAJORITY" of the public is concerned. He's learning the "HARD WAY" FAME HAS IT DRAWBACKS!!!


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The large-scale nationwide group tender comprises China Mobile's 100G OTN networks in all provinces, and each vendor was thoroughly assessed on equipment technology, engineering implementation and network planning. Before the tender, China Mobile commissioned special laboratories to perform stringent testing on each vendor's offerings, before shortlisting the two vendors with the highest comprehensive scores. ZTE, with a comprehensive series of industry-leading 100G products and total OTN solutions, including the ZXONE 8000, was ranked No.1 and got more than 60% share in the group tender. Other participating vendors included Huawei, Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell and Fiberhome.
ZTE's new-generation ZXONE 8000 is the most advanced 100G OTN equipment in the industry. It can implement ultra-large cross-connection capacity of 9.4T/3.2T/2.8T/1.4T/0.8T, support non-blocking multi-granularity grooming of ODU0/1/2/2e/3/4/flex and seamlessly covering all network layers including national backbone network/provincial backbone network/metro core layer/metro aggregation layer. ZXONE 8000 can also provide outstanding ultra-long-haul 10G/40G/100G transmission solutions, the maximal 100G transmission distance without REG exceeding 3000km. ZXONE 8000 can provide 94 service slots, the most of any product in the market. The cards for subracks with different capacities like 9.4T/3.2T/2.8T/1.4T/0.8T are compatible, which can substantially reduce investment on spare parts.
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New coach for Trevecca's running programs
(This article was published in the September 2013 issue of TrevEchoes - written by Tyler Comer.)
Coaching a team that's going through the transition from NCAA to Division II can be a difficult task. Coaching a team that's not only making that transition but also transitioning to being a year-round running program with cross country and track makes that a little more difficult.
How about having to do all of that after only being hired be the University less than a month before the season starts?
That's the challenge new Trevecca track and cross country coach Austin Selby faced. Selby took over for Brad Peterson, after Peterson's resignation.
"I had to get in touch with all the runners and just tell them about myself and assure them that we are not going to miss a beat," Selby said. "I had to get to know them all then revamp and develop a training plan, move the family, get buses, hotels and everything necessary for meets."
Trevecca is the first collegiate head coaching position held by Selby. He was the head coach at Independence High School in Thompson Station, as well as Arlington High School in Memphis. Selby is also certified with USA Track and Field as a level II endurance coach. He also runs marathons himself.
"I had a fair amount of success at the high school level winning state championships at the individual event level and winning regional championships in cross country and numerous medalists at the state level," Selby said.
Trevecca's first meet under Selby took place on September 6, and it didn't take long for the schools previous records to fall.
Freshman Ben Moroney recorded the fastest 5K time in the school's history, finishing with a time of 16:10. Freshman Katie Hix recorded the fastest women's 5K time in the school's history with a time of 19:33. The Trevecca men placed 4th out of 11 non-Division I schools at the event, and the women's team finished 3rd of the 11 non-Division I teams.
"They are great, and the fun thing is we have not cut them loose yet," Selby said. "The gap from our first place runner to our last place runner is less than a minute, you cannot beat that."


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J.D. Power's study measuring new vehicle appeal had the Dodge Challenger ranked at the top of its segment. (Chrysler Group LLC)
Dodge and Porsche each scored three segment awards in a J.D. Power study released Wednesday measuring new vehicle appeal.
Dodge topped segments for the Challenger, Charger and Dart, and Porsche took top honors for the 911, Boxster and Cayenne in J.D. Power�s 2014 Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study.
�A customer�s positive experiences with good quality lead to greater satisfaction, loyalty and the likelihood an owner will recommend their vehicle to friends and family,� said Doug Betts, senior vice president of quality at Chrysler Group LLC, in a statement.
Four brands received two segment awards apiece: Audi for the A8 (tie) and Q5; Ford for the F-150 and F-250/F-350 Super Duty trucks; Mercedes-Benz for the CLS-Class and S-Class (tie), and Nissan for the Rogue and Quest.
This year�s study included responses from more than 86,000 people who bought or leased new 2014 cars and trucks. They were queried during their first 90 days of ownership. The study, in its 19th year looks, at new vehicle appeal, especially around new technologies and features and is based on evaluations of 77 vehicle attributes.
J.D. Power says automakers who have cars and trucks with high appeal can sell them faster. Carmakers also can demand higher prices for the cars, and they tend to have higher loyalty rates.
The 2014 APEAL study found the Porsche brand as the highest nameplate for a 10th straight year, followed by Jaguar, Audi, Land Rover and BMW. Hyundai was the highest-ranking non-luxury brand and Lincoln was the highest-ranking American brand at No. 8, with Cadillac following at No. 9. Mitsubishi finished last.
Overall, the average APEAL score in the 2014 study was 794 on a 1,000-point scale, down 1 point from 2013. Fuel economy was the only study category that posted a gain from 2013.
�Manufacturers often look to new features and technologies to keep their vehicles fresh and attractive, but designing systems that consumers find intuitive and easy to use has been a challenge,� Renee Stephens, vice president of U.S. automotive at J.D. Power, said in a statement. �Newly launched models surpass carryovers in impressing owners with the look and feel of the vehicle. But as we also see in our 2014 Initial Quality Study, owners are not as comfortable with the functionality of the features. To differentiate new models from the pack, automakers must continue to design systems that are not just attractive, but also intuitive and easy to use.�
General Motors Co. received just one segment award in this year�s study with the GMC Yukon. Last year, it had four segment leaders. GM in a statement said it will use data from the study �to pinpoint features and designs to further improve and delight our customers.�
The Ram brand finished above the industry average while GM�s Buick, Chevrolet and GMC brands finished just below average. Dodge, Ford, Chrysler, Fiat and Jeep also were below industry average.
Ford in a statement said it is committed to improving quality.
�By listening to our customers, we have been able to make changes that have led to improvements in this year�s J.D. Power APEAL study in the areas of both fuel economy and audio, communication, entertainment and navigation,� the Dearborn automaker said in a statement.
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The Reds had yet to place any of their starting pitchers on waivers as of Saturday morning, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reports in his weekly "Full Count" video. As Rosenthal notes, their waiver status may be a moot point, as each would likely be claimed and subsequently pulled back. More highlights regarding the Reds and the rest of the league below…
- The real drama surrounding the Reds' rotation could come this offseason, as Johnny Cueto, Mat Latos, Mike Leake and Alfredo Simon will all be entering their final year of team control. The Reds will have to decide which, if any, they want to sign to a long-term deal, and Rosenthal notes that they will likely trade "at least" one. Latos is perhaps the likeliest candidate to be dealt, according to Rosenthal, who notes that both Latos and Cueto would command more than Homer Bailey's six-year, $105MM contract.
- Rusney Castillo's six-year, $72.5MM contract with the Red Sox might not stand as the largest deal for a Cuban free agent very long. Yasmani Tomas is expected to be cleared as a free agent this offseason, and his huge raw power will be highly appealing, even if he is limited to left field, defensively speaking. As Rosenthal points out, Tomas is four years younger than Castillo and is against a crop of weak free agent bats. One executive that spoke with Rosenthal said the only flaw he sees in Castillo is his propensity to swing and miss.
- Rosenthal points back to a report of his prior to the trade deadline in which he had learned that the Nationals were looking for a young shortstop on the trade market. He's now learned that Didi Gregorius of the Diamondbacks was one of their targets. Washington had planned on playing Gregorius at second base in the near-term and moving him back over to shortstop if Ian Desmond could not be retained. Of course, the club still wants to extend Desmond, who is a free agent following the 2015 season.
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Reds Notes: Votto, Cueto, Marquis
While most of the major injuries we've seen this season have come on the pitching front, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reports (via Twitter) that there could be another significant injury to a hitter. Sources tell Rosenthal that Joey Votto did not make the current road trip with the Reds and is staying back to undergo an MRI on the same knee that he had surgically repaired in 2012. Cincinnati has already lost roughly a month of Jay Bruce as well as two months of Mat Latos, and an extended absence for Votto is the last thing they need to see as they sit seven games back in the NL Central. However, a DL stint does appear to be likely, according to Rosenthal. Here are some more Reds-related items…
- Jeff Sullivan is up in the latest edition of Fangraphs on FOX, and within it, he breaks down the changes that Reds ace Johnny Cueto has made to his two-strike approach. The changes, which have resulted in Cueto more than tripling his rate of called third strikes, have vaulted Cueto into the elite ranks of Major League pitchers and made him the clear favorite for the NL Cy Young Award, writes Sullivan.
- Cueto knows that he's dominating this season and told Hal McCoy of the Dayton Daily News that he considers himself the best pitcher in baseball right now. Said Cueto (through a translator): "I would say, yes, definitely yes. My numbers have to talk for me. Every time I go on the mound I do my job. And I do my job to get the best numbers." Cueto has a no-brainer $10MM club option this offseason and would then hit the open market entering his age-30 season in 2016. If he can continue on this trajectory, suffice it to say that he'll be one of the wealthiest players in baseball history.
- Former Major Leaguer Jose Cruz Jr. tweeted earlier this week that he saw right-hander Jason Marquis throw a bullpen session for the Reds and Padres (hat tip: Chris Cotillo). Marquis was throwing 88-90 mph, per Cruz, which is impressive given that Marquis is just nine and a half months removed from Tommy John surgery on July 30 of last year. It was reported last September that Marquis didn't plan to retire after his Tommy John surgery and could sign a minor league deal come April or May.
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NL Notes: Reds, Heyward, Gonzalez, Rockies
MLBPA Executive Director Tony Clark doesn't expect the Collective Bargaining Agreement to be reopened before its 2016 expiration to address issues with the qualifying offer system, writes Evan Drellich of the Houston Chronicle. "It's very difficult to open up a CBA," said Clark. "Suffice it to say, if there are issues during the course of any agreement, we continue to have discussions that may not require the CBA be to opened up, making sure that whatever the concerns are, whatever the issues are, and if they can be discussed in some more formal fashion, so be it, but more often than not, come 2016 when we have an opportunity to sit down is when we'll do so." Last night, Aaron Steen asked MLBTR readers about the qualifying offer and nearly 47% want to tweak the QO while 25% want to eliminate it entirely.
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- With the ink barely dry on Homer Bailey's six-year, $105MM contract extension, the Reds will be in the same situation with starters Mat Latos, Mike Leake, and Johnny Cueto next year. Owner Bob Castellini told the Cincinnati Enquirer's John Fay the team wants to retain all three. "We're going to try to sign all these guys," Castellini said. "Whether we can or not, I don't know. I don't have a crystal ball."
- Castellini also told Fay he is not pleased with the media's coverage of the Reds' offseason because it has had an adverse affect on the team's revenues. "That season-ticket number is the most important number we can generate," said Castellini. "We knew we wanted to sign Homer. We knew we were going to make some other commitments. It's not that we didn't look. It gets written in such a way – 'Well, the Reds aren't doing anything' – that really does affect people buying season tickets." Castellini provided Fay with details of the club's revenue generated through ticket sales, sponsorships, and the national TV contract adding neither he nor any of the other principal owners or investors have ever taken money out of the franchise.
- Last month, the Braves gave Jason Heyward a two-year, $13.3MM contract. In two years, the perfect storm of baseball's economics, Heyward's age, and actions taken by the Braves will set the 24-year-old up for a huge payday on a likely barren free agent market, according to Mike Petriello of ESPN.com in an Insider-only piece (subscription required).
- With mixed reviews to date, Miguel Alfredo Gonzalez made his Spring Training debut yesterday. Phillies GM Ruban Amaro Jr. was upbeat about what he saw, reports MLB.com's Todd Zolecki. "He probably threw better with his stuff as far as his velocity and breaking ball since he's been in camp," Amaro said. "I was encouraged that his stuff was better than it had been in his sides. And hopefully it will continue to progress in a positive way." Pitching coach Bob McClure added (as quoted by Ryan Lawrence of the Philadelphia Inquirer), "I saw a very competitive (guy), and that is what I was really hoping for. And he might be one of those guys that's not the best practice player, but you put him in a game and he competes." Reports surfaced last week Gonzalez could open the season in the minors.
- Solid pitching will be key to any improvement the Rockies hope to make this season. ESPN's Jerry Crasnick focuses on young starters Jonathan Gray and Eddie Butler while the Denver Post's Troy E. Renck examines the Rockies' adherence to pitch counts to protect their starting rotation and the corresponding reliance on their bullpen, which could be called upon to record 10 or 11 outs every game.
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Reds Notes: Cueto, Volquez
A few notes from the Queen City…
- John Fay of The Cincinnati Enquirer has the breakdown of Johnny Cueto's new contract. The right-hander will earn $3.4MM in 2011, $5.4MM in 2012, $7.4MM in 2013, and $10MM in 2014. A $10MM club option for 2015 can be bought out for $800K.
- GM Walt Jocketty told Fay that the team and Edinson Volquez are still talking about a multi-year contract extension, and that he's confident they'll get at least a one-year deal done before an arbitration hearing (Twitter link). We first heard that the two sides were talking about a deal late last week.
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Reds, Cueto Sign Four-Year Extension
The Reds and right-handed pitcher Johnny Cueto signed a four-year contract extension with a club option for 2015, the team announced (on Twitter). The deal is worth $27MM, tweets Enrique Rojas of ESPNDeportes.com.
Cueto was arbitration-eligible, and he and the Reds were about $900,000 apart on their submitted salary figures, per our Arbitration Tracker. The right-hander was seeking $3.9MM, while Cincinnati offered $3MM.
The deal buys out all three years of Cueto's arbitration eligibility, plus one year of potential free agency. Rumors of the Reds and Cueto having preliminary talks about a long-term extension surfaced in early December but were relatively quiet thereafter, as Cincinnati turned its focus on extending Jay Bruce and buying out Joey Votto's three years or arbitration-eligibility.
It's been a busy and expensive offseason after a resurgent 2010 for the Reds, who've committed a combined $151MM in salaries — the majority of which went to Votto, Bruce and Cueto — tweets Fay. Edinson Volquez remains unsigned after he and the Reds exchanged arbitration figures.
The 24-year-old Cueto posted a 3.64 ERA with 6.7 K/9 and 2.7 BB/9 in 185 2/3 innings last year. He has started at least 30 games for three consecutive seasons and has career marks of 7.3 K/9, 3.1 BB/9 and a 4.27 ERA.
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Arbitration Figures: Tuesday
Today is the deadline for players and teams to submit arbitration figures. Let's keep track of those figures here, with the latest updates on top. You can track all of the players that avoided arbitration today here.
- MLB.com's Jane Lee tweets that Craig Breslow filed for $1.55MM, but the Athletics countered with $1.15MM.
- Zachary Levine of The Houston Chronicle has some figures for the Astros. Wandy Rodriguez filed for $10.25MM, Hunter Pence for $6.9MM. The team countered with $8MM and $5.15MM, respectively.
- Bob Dutton of The Kansas City Star tweets that Billy Butler filed for $4.3MM while the Royals countered with $3.4MM.
- Hank Schulman of The San Francisco Chronicle tweets that Javier Lopez filed for $2.875MM and Andres Torres for $2.6MM (Twitter link). The Giants countered with $2MM and $1.8MM, respectively.
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Quick Hits: Athletics, Nunez, Rangers, Pavano, Pujols
On this day 15 years ago, Blue Jays skipper John Farrell signed with Mariners as a free agent. Let's take a look at today's links..
- Mychael Urban of CSNBayArea.com applauds Athletics GM Billy Beane for upgrading the club's bullpen this winter.
- Leo Nunez's $3.65MM 2011 salary is the most ever for a Marlins reliever under owner Jeffrey Loria, tweets Juan C. Rodriguez of the Sun Sentinel. The previous watermark was Armando Benitez's 2004 salary of $3.5MM.
- The Rangers are looking to fill their final roster spot, writes MLB.com's T.R. Sullivan. Rangers CEO Chuck Greenberg also says that the club plans on extending the contract of GM Jon Daniels this winter.
- The Pirates have made a run at Carl Pavano, but the hurler prefers the Twins as they are a contending team where he can be the ace, writes Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated.
- Reds GM Walt Jocketty told Mark Sheldon of MLB.com that he is working to sign arbitration eligible players Edinson Volquez, Johnny Cueto and Bill Bray before the Tuesday deadline.
- The Cardinals have to get a deal done with Albert Pujols, writes Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com.
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Reds Notes: Webb, Cueto, Votto, Podsednik
Here's the latest from the Queen City, courtesy of The Cincinnati Enquirer's John Fay…
- With Arthur Rhodes set to join the Rangers, the Reds now have money to spend elsewhere, including on a shortstop, lefty hitting outfielder, and potentially a rehabbing starting pitcher.
- Assistant GM Bob Miller told Fay that the Reds have not had any recent conversations with Brandon Webb.
- Miller also confirmed that there have been no further talks with Johnny Cueto about a long-term extension. Earlier this month we heard that the two sides had some preliminary discussions about a contract.
- "That's not going to happen quick," said Miller when asked about an extension for NL MVP Joey Votto. The two sides have had some talks, however.
- Miller confirmed the team's interest in Scott Podsednik.
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Reds Have Preliminary Extension Talks With Cueto
The Reds have locked up two players and discussed a potential extension with a third, but GM Walt Jocketty isn't stopping there. He has had preliminary discussions with Johnny Cueto's representatives about a long-term deal, according to John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Like teammate Joey Votto, Cueto is arbitration eligible for the first time this offseason. The 24-year-old posted a 3.64 ERA with 6.7 K/9 and 2.7 BB/9 in 185 2/3 innings last year. He has started at least 30 games for three consecutive seasons and has career marks of 7.3 K/9, 3.1 BB/9 and a 4.27 ERA. Over the course of his career, Cueto has induced an equal amount of air and ground outs (40.0% fly ball rate and 40.6% ground ball rate).
If the Reds extend Cueto it wouldn't be surprising to see them commit about $16MM for his three arbitration years, 2011-13. The right-hander is set to hit free agency after the 2013 season.
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Baseball Blogs Weigh In: LaRue, Martin, Ortiz, Minaya
On this date four years ago, Trevor Hoffman set a new career saves mark when he retired Ryan Doumit, Jose Bautista, and Freddy Sanchez of the Pirates in order. His 479th save moved him past Lee Smith and into first place on the all-time list, a spot he still holds today with 600 career saves on the nose. Other than Mariano Rivera and the soon-to-retire Billy Wagner, no active closer is within 310 saves of Hoffman's mark.
Here's a collection of links from the last week of the baseball blog world…
- The Hardball Times takes an in-depth look at the legal implications of the Johnny Cueto-Jason LaRue brawl that led to LaRue's retirement.
- Disciples of Uecker checks in with the players the Brewers traded for C.C. Sabathia back in 2008.
- Pittsburgh Lumber Co. looks at how the Pirates bullpen has performed since trading away some key pieces at the deadline.
- The Process Report follows up a previous post and explains how Jose Lobaton continues to help the Rays even though he's never played a game for them.
- Mike Scioscia's Tragic Illness breaks down the Dodgers' options with Russell Martin.
- Red Sox Beacon tries to figure out what Boston should do with David Ortiz.
- Amazin' Avenue audits Omar Minaya's front office.
- Crashburn Alley discusses the genius of Charlie Manuel.
- Drunk Jays Fans looked at the merits of Rays' bench coach Dave Martinez as a potential Cito Gaston replacement.
- Feeling Dodger Blue says Tim Wallach should have gotten the Dodgers manager job over Don Mattingly.
- A Fan's Opinion plans out the Angels offseason.
- DesigNate Robertson does the same, but for the Tigers.
- Lookout Landing guesses at the Mariners' 2011 payroll.
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Facilities and Resources
The majority of the department's facilities are housed in the Music & Worship Wing on the second floor of Presidents Hall, directly above the first-floor cafeteria.
If you enter the wing by the door closest to the elevator, you will find the following rooms:
Practice Rooms. 273 is designated for piano majors, and 274 is for recitalists. Each is equipped with at least one piano.
Lockers These are provided for Music & Worship students to have convenient access to their music, books, etc. and to provide security for belongings. They are offered to Music & Worship majors and students taking applied lessons. Up to three people can share a locker.
*The door should always be locked when the room is vacant. Keys are issued from the Music & Worship office. There is a $10.00 deposit per key.
Our Chapel is in this building. Chapel meets at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesdays and some Thursdays and all students are expected to attend (worship studio practicum members cannot pass applied worship lessons without attending at least 12 chapels each semester). Recitals and some board exams also take place in the chapel. There is a 7 1/2′ Yamaha Concert Grand piano on the stage, which may be kept locked. A key may be borrowed from the Music & Worship Office or the President's Administrative Assistant in the Worship & Ministry Building.
The Chapel stage serves as a rehearsal area for the Celebration Singers, Instruments of Praise, The CCU House Band, chapel worship teams, and percussion lessons and studio. The chapel is frequently used by others and must be reserved through the CCU Master Calendar Editor, Shelley Weiss, at x8183 or email email@example.com.
The pianos, band instruments, practice rooms and modules are designed to be used by those students enrolled for credit in directly-related music courses. Part of the applied music fee goes toward piano tuning, maintenance, etc. Any other student who would like to use the school's rooms or instruments should request permission from the department chair. It is expected that anyone using school instruments and rooms would take care of them and that anyone found abusing school property will be confronted. It is also expected that the practice rooms will be used for practicing music, not for studying or socializing. There is to be no food or drink (other than closed containers of water) in practice rooms. Please clean up the room as you leave.
The practice rooms are available to those people enrolled in applied music lessons (group and private). About the second week of each semester students can sign up for reserved times in these rooms. This is not mandatory, but allows those students on tight schedules to plan their time. Reserved times are posted on the sign outside the door of each room. If the room is empty, anyone can use the room unless the person who reserved it shows up.
The primary purpose of this closet is to provide storage for the school's band instruments and for other Music and Worship Department equipment. No one is permitted to store personal equipment in the closet without permission from Gary Gregory. Students who are in the Winds of Praise Community Band, or Instruments of Praise members may use the closet for storage. Equipment MUST be labeled with the owner's name and stored off the floor when not in use. We regret that there is not enough room to allow more uses of the closet, but in order to make it functional, we must impose these limits.
Those people eligible to use a locker as mentioned above may sign up for one in the Music & Worship Office. A key will be issued at that time. There is a $10.00 deposit for each key. Keys may be kept until the student graduates or withdraws from classes at CCU. A refund will be mailed from the enrollment services office, when the key(s) are returned. It is recommended that the lockers be kept locked due to possible theft.
Lockers are also available for short-term securing of equipment on the stage of the chapel. Generally, these lockers are for overnight storage between rehearsal and performance. Students furnish their own padlocks for these storage lockers.
CCU's library houses many resources for music and worship studies. Included are books about music, music scores, and recordings. The books and music scores are listed in the library catalog and are assigned a number in the 780 series. Worship resources and hymn backgrounds are listed in the 264 series. Hymnbooks without music can be found in the 245s. You can locate these resources grouped together on the library shelves. However, the best way to find music materials is to go to the library's catalog, which is called SCROLLS (http://scrolls.ccuniversity.edu). Students can search by keyword to discover the CCU library's complete holdings of books, recordings, and other materials in the areas of music and worship ministry.
The CCU Library's collection contains a number of music recordings. Equipment is available in the library to listen to music recordings. Please ask for assistance at the circulation desk for help with finding these materials.
The library provides access to RILM, a music research database. In addition to RILM, journal and magazine articles relating to church music and worship can be found using the ATLA Religion Database and Christian Periodical Index. Academic Search Premier and the OhioLINK Electronic Journal Center are additional sources of some full-text journal and magazine articles in the area of music. These databases, as well as other full-text periodical research databases, can be accessed via the library's web site: http://library.ccuniversity.edu/resources/ electronic-databases/subject/#Music. Please note that students must have an account with the library to access these research databases from off-campus. To see if a particular journal or magazine title is available full-text in one of these databases, please use the OhioLINK Electronic Journal Finder at http://www.ohiolink.edu/resources/ejournals.php.
The following music magazines are current subscriptions on file in the CCU library. American Music, Bandworld, Choral Director, Chorister, Clavier's Piano Explorer, Creator, The Hymn: A Journal of Congregational Singing, Instrumentalist, inTune Monthly, Keyboard, Reformed Worship, and Worship Leader.
Full-text access to Music Educator's Journal can be found in a database called Academic Search Complete. Access to Journal of Singing can be found in Education Research Complete. Both databases are accessible through the CCU Library web site, under "Research Databases."
CCU students can access music materials in other area libraries, including: The Cincinnati Public Library http://www.cincinnatilibrary.org and the College-Conservatory of Music at The University of Cincinnati: http://www.libraries.uc.edu/libraries/ccm/. CCU library is also a member of OhioLINK, a group of college & university libraries throughout the State of Ohio. Students can use the OhioLINK central catalog to search for books and recordings in these libraries and request to borrow items and have them sent to the CCU library for pick up there. Students can search the OhioLINK central catalog and find more information about OhioLINK at: http://www.ohiolink.edu.
Music Databases
The following databases are provided via the CCU Library website (http://library.ccuniversity.edu):
LibraryMusicSource.com is a digital library of classical sheet music, providing access to over 35,000 works. The collection contains music for a wide variety of instruments, as well as vocal music and orchestral scores. The sheet music files are available for download as PDF files. Users can search for sheet music by keyword, or they may browse the collection by category or composer. This is a subscription service that CCU provides at no charge to students and faculty.
NaxosMusicLibrary.com is a database of digital music containing over 500,000 tracks. The collection contains many classical works, but also contains works from other genres (jazz, pop, gospel). It also contains music from non-western cultures. Music can be streamed only; no downloading is provided by the database.


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