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The median home value in Mont Belvieu, TX is $121,400.
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$2,500,0001 Fm 1409 Mont Belvieu, TX 77523
Listing Provided Courtesy Of: Riverway Properties
View additional info190 +/- acres in Lanai Community divided into 3 tracts. Tract 1 is irregular in shape and includes 167 +/- acres and 179 platted residential lots. Tract 2 is irregular in shape and includes 6.3 +/- acres of which 3 acres are usable. Tract 3 is irregualr in shape and includes 17.42 acres. Will subdivide. Low tax rate & recognized school district. Existing homes & residents already in community. $1,327,560Fm 565 North Mont Belvieu, TX 77523
Listing Provided Courtesy Of: Mary Dunn Real Estate, Inc.
View additional infoChambers County 110.63 Wooded Unrestricted Acres located in Chambers County / Barbers Hill School District. Ready for development. Property would be ideal for residential, a home site, or ranch. Netter Road is an easement to enter the property and then you will turn right at the dead end of Netter Road and go along another easement towards the acreage. You must have an appointment to enter property. No Trespassing ! Pipeline right of way on one corner of the property. $575,0003418 Kathleen Mont Belvieu, TX 77523
Listing Provided Courtesy Of: RE/MAX Top Realty
View additional infoOUTSTANDING TROPICAL OASIS WITH OVERSIZED SHOP/WAREHOUSE/MAN CAVE! THIS IS AN ABSOLUTELY AMAZING PROPERTY WITH SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE...! HUGE STATELY HOME, FOUR CAR OVERSIZED GARAGE, HIGH END CUSTOM POOL LIKE NO OTHER (PALAPA, HOT TUB, CUSTOM), GRANITE BBQ AREA, GOLFERS PARADISE, TENNIS ANYONE, 3,500 SQUARE FOOT OUTBUILDING ON SEPARATE STREET (OFFICES,BATHROOM, SLEEPING QUARTERS, RV & BOAT PARKING + ADD PARKING). AMENITIES LIST POSTED ONLINE WITH FULL DESCRIPTION OF THIS AMAZING COMPOUND! $425,00012518 Mystery Lane Mont Belvieu, TX 77580
Listing Provided Courtesy Of: Coldwell Banker United,
View additional infoBeautiful custom home with 9,10 & 12 ft. ceilings, crown & double crown moulding. Kitchen has raised panel cabinetary, S/S appliances, vegetable sink, island and granite countertops. Master suite has built-in cabinets and nook for desk or sitting area. Master bath is huge with spa tub, separate slate shower, his/her vanities and own water heater. Kids room have Jack-N-Jill style bathrooms.Media room. Covered brick front & back patios. Lush landscaping. $374,75012919 Cherry Point Drive Mont Belvieu, TX 77523
Listing Provided Courtesy Of: Blackshear Realty
View additional infoBeautiful 2 story red brick estate home in the lush neighborhood of Cherry Point. Large open concept for entertaining with family and friends. Downstairs room can be used as study or mother-in-law room with full bath. 2 staircases in home and 1 in garage to game room. Functional detached 2car garage,covered RV/Boat storage, batting cage, in-ground pool, metal storage building and 3 car metal covered bays with additional parking. Low taxes, no HOA. $344,83711827 Obsidian Lane Mont Belvieu, TX 77523
Listing Provided Courtesy Of: Icon Realty Group, L.L.C.
View additional infoUpgrade to a LUXURY NEW HOME located in Golf Course Community with a HUGE CLOSE-OUT DISCOUNT! Enjoy low TAX RATES, ACCLAIMED SCHOOL, and conveniently located minutes from Houston. Stunning GRANITE ISLAND KITCHEN, upgraded 42'' cabinets, & stainless appliances! 2-story plan w/ GRAND family room, rich hardwoods, MEDIA ROOM + GAME ROOM w/ balcony, study, romantic master suite, covered patio - finished w/ upgrades throughout! Only a few select homes remaining --Get here & make your selection today! $330,95011814 Pearl Lane Mont Belvieu, TX 77535
Listing Provided Courtesy Of: Brighton Homes
View additional infoThis two-story home features a beautiful staircase at the entry with a dining room to the left and study to the right. A powder room is located near the stairs. Further back, the kitchen, family room, and breakfast area provide an open feel to the home. The family room features a fireplace in the corner. The master bedroom suite is located off of the family room and features a master bath and large walk in closet. The second floor features 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, gameroom, and media room. $325,0009603 Crestwood Mont Belvieu, TX 77523
Listing Provided Courtesy Of: My Castle Realty
View additional infoBarbers Hill School district, Screen Enclosed Pool Area, Salt Water Pool with Remote Water -Fall,Lots of Coustom Add ons, interior and exterior, polappa , Remote Pool Aqua jet controls, landscaping lights , sprinkler system, Extra stone on interior, Concrete Coatings on pool deck and wrap around Porches, Built in ice maker ,Trash compactors, up-stairs wet bar , built in sorround sound, outdoor speakers , Oversized garage PARK UR Diesel Truck Indoors, Full Bathroom in Garage with Shower $320,07812519 Emerald Lane Mont Belvieu, TX 77535
Listing Provided Courtesy Of: Brighton Homes
View additional infoThe Gaston II has a pleasing layout with a foyer that opens up into the adjoining, study and formal dining room. The Gaston's huge family room features high ceilings and a corner fireplace and is open to the kitchen and breakfast nook. The master bedroom suite on the first floor features an on-suite and a large walk-in closet. The home's elegant staircase leads to the second floor's large game room, three additional bedrooms and two additional full baths. $295,90011311 Kings Point Mont Belvieu, TX 77580
Listing Provided Courtesy Of: Coldwell Banker United,
View additional infoThis home is currently under construction and stiil time for buyer selections and located in Barbers Hill School District. Quality shines in this 4/3/2 home. Currently offering granite counters, open floor plan with large breakfast for entertaining, crown molding, large grilling porch and much more. On approximately a half acre tract. Come see this home today.
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• "If they have a problem with spokespeople, what about the Pillsbury Doughboy? He runs around without any pants on, basically begging for people to poke his belly. What kind of message is that?" — Ellen DeGeneres, on One Million Moms protesting her presence in advertising for J.C. Penney
• "I figure, if somebody's dumb enough to ask me to go to a political convention and say something, they're going to have to take what they get." — Clint Eastwood on Extra, about his chat with a chair during the GOP convention
• "Welcome to the 66th annual Tony awards, or, as we like to call it, 50 Shades of Gay." — host Neil Patrick Harris
• "I plan to be done. But my husband is kind of a wonder-sperm kind of guy." — Jennifer Garner, on whether she and Ben Affleck will have more children
• "This is Mommy when she was 21. This is what not to do. Learn from it." — Snooki on Late Show With David Letterman, about what she will tell her children about her Jersey Shore days
• "I say to my daughter, 'That outfit is a little bit too risque or revealing,' and she looks at me and says, 'That's rich coming from you.' " — Madonna on The Graham Norton Show
• "I'm not going for the Sixteenth Chapel." — Justin Bieber — who wasn't going for the Sistine Chapel, either — on Late Show With David Letterman, about his tattoos
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More than 26,000 people live in the 52 square miles of Clarence, N.Y. northeast of Buffalo. Nearly two dozen of them recently volunteered to film some of the points of pride of their hometown. The result is OUR TOWN: CLARENCE, WNED's 15th community "video scrapbook" production.
The volunteers also were interviewed about the topics they covered, and their commentary serves as the narration behind the program.
Bob Lenz shares The Asa Ransom House, named for the town's first resident. Ransom was the first to take advantage of the Holland Land Company's "steal of a deal:" $2/acre lots for any who agreed to build and operate a tavern.
Tune in to discover what else makes Clarence a distinctive place ― from its history and architecture to its schools, businesses and natural places.
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So I have had a pretty long hiatus from working on dbsprockets, but I'm back… with a vengeance. So, I worked hard to get Rum working in TG2, but struggled my ass off and got nowhere. Left tangled in a web of peak-rules that I did not want to decipher, I began to think about dbsprockets again. I mean, were we really that far off from what RUM is offering?
The answer turned out to be no. All I needed to do was to replace the dbsprockets primitives with a class structure. This turned out to be about an 8 hour job. Not bad for a day's work. And now you can do things like:
from dbsprockets.declaratives import FormBase
from myWebapp.model import User
class RegistrationForm(FormBase):  __model__ = User  __limit_fields__ = 'user_name', 'email_address', 'display_name', 'password', 'verify'  __required_fields__ = 'user_name', 'email_address', 'display_name', 'password', 'verify'  email_address = TextField  verify = PasswordField('verify')  __base_validator__ = Schema(chained_validators=(FieldsMatch('password',  'verify',  messages={'invalidNoMatch':  "Passwords do not match"}),)) registration_form = RegistrationForm()
class ATurboGearsController(BaseController): @validate(form=registration_form.__widget__)  @expose('genshi:sproxtest.templates.register')  def register(self, **kw):  pylons.c.widget = registration_form  return dict(value={})
This turns out to be a much simpler way of handling forms, because now you can subclass to your heart's content (for instance, make one base user form which you subclass for admin, registration, profile and login), or even come up with your own wacky WidgetSelector that chooses widgets for you and subclass as you desire. Here is initial documentation, which I will express in more detail at a later date when I have more time to do it the right way.
The simple fact is that you can customize form widgets with ease, limit fields to a set of fields, drop a few fields, basically anything you can think of to change how the database schema actually displays on the page. The same is true of field validators. Simply define an attribute of the class that has a validator, widget instance, or widget type, and dbsprockets will do the right thing. If you want to override both the field and the validator, all you must do is create a widget wit the validator attribute populated. The greatest thing is that your forms (and tables!) will change with you as your database schema migrates.
Right now I am keeping the primitives way of getting the values from the provider to populate the tables/forms.  This is likely to change in the future. The primitive way of doing forms is now deprecated. I will be adding deprecation warnings to the code. Hooray!
Look for ajax support in the near future on both the view and data side of things. I have a clear understanding of ExtJS (2.0.1), JSON, and LGPL now and I am not affraid to use it. In the mean time, a dev version of dbsprockets 0.5 is up at pypi.


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With Joseph Sanders, bass; Justin Brown, drums
For the first time in three years this exciting young pianist checks into Dizzy's without a Grammy nomination in his pocket. That's okay though because he has just signed with a major record label and his future is so bright he has to wear shades. What makes the young scion of the Clayton Brothers Band so compelling is his crisp, dynamic style that can go from quiet introspection to hard rollicking soul jazz to fleet swinging be-bop. This future jazz star is not to be missed.


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Warrior men, women learn NAIA fate Copyright of the Lewiston Morning Tribune
By MATT BANEY OF THE TRIBUNE
That's what the Warriors learned when the NAIA Division I tournament bracket was announced Wednesday afternoon.
The LCSC men, seeded 17th, will take on 16th-seeded Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) this coming Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. PST at the Municipal Auditorium at Kansas City, Mo. Meanwhile, the Warrior women will battle Oklahoma City, ranked third in the final national poll, next Thursday at 8:45 a.m. PST at Oman Arena in Jackson, Tenn.
The L-C men are making their sixth trip to nationals, and their first back-to-back appearance. Trevecca Nazarene's previous tournaments came in 1987 and 2001. These programs have apparently never met.
The Warriors (25-8) and Trojans (24-7) seem to be evenly matched. But whichever club advances to the second round will probably face Mountain State (W. Va.) -- the top-ranked team in the country. The Cougars, who drew Columbia (Mo.) in the first round, have been to the last two national title games, and won it last season.
The L-C women's opponent, Oklahoma City, is the NAIA's most dominate program over the last decade. The Stars captured five consecutive national titles from 1998-2002, and have finished runner-up the last two seasons.
"I've always wanted to play them. I kind of though it would be in the championship game," Warriors coach Brian Orr said with a laugh, "but this is exciting."
The Stars (28-6) have frustrated opponents with a variety of trapping defenses. "They do a lot of stuff that takes you out of your normal routines," said Orr, whose team is 22-10. "It's one of those games you've got to go out and play basketball and make plays."
Oklahoma City and LCSC have become frequent combatants at national tournaments -- and not just in women's basketball. The schools' baseball teams met for the World Series title in '02 and '03, and the L-C men's basketball team lost to the Stars in last season's second round.
This will be the third meeting at the national tournament between the LCSC women and OCU. In 1999, the Stars beat the Warriors in the second round; in 2001, OCU eliminated L-C in the Final Four. That turned out to be Mike Divilbiss' final game as the Warriors' coach.
Like those clubs Divilbiss' teams faced, these Stars have an international flavor. Three players are from Sao Paulo, Brazil, and two hail from Mali, a country in northwest Africa.
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FeaturesTomato farmer trains Taiwan's search and rescue dogsChou Tsung-chi, a tomato farmer and dog lover, has devoted himself to training rescue dogs over the past 15 years. (Staff photo/Chen Mei-ling)
The magnitude-7.3 earthquake that struck central Taiwan Sept. 21, 1999, left 2,415 dead and more than 11,300 injured. Chou Tsung-chi, a tomato farmer and volunteer firefighter at the time, realized from his disaster response work that Taiwan desperately needed search and rescue dogs. Chou participated in rescue missions with the Changhua County Fire Department, assigned with 50 other team members to a collapsed building in Yuanlin Township, just west of Nantou County, where the quake was centered. "We dug a tunnel into the debris, searching here and there, but it was eight days before we found a body, with its eyes wide open, buried under a collapsed wall," Chou said. "When the corpse was carried out, the wails of the family and the ambulance sirens filled my ears, while the smell of death and disinfectant overpowered my brain. Today the memory is as clear as if it happened yesterday. "It's hard to believe it took 50 trained rescuers so long to find a body," he said, lamenting the team's insufficient abilities. "At the time, Taiwan had no rescue dogs, although they were listed as essential to disaster response in other countries. I knew then that I had to train dogs for this work." While Chou is a dog lover and keeps several to guard his farm, he had zero knowledge about training the animal for rescue purposes. He began to pour over books, search for information online and visit canine training facilities nationwide, offering to trade tomatoes for the knowledge trainers had. With some he succeeded, but others tricked him into buying expensive and unsuitable breeds. Some of his dogs were stolen, and he also met opposition from his father. Chou Tsung-chi and rescue dog Adam search for a missing mountain climber in eastern Taiwan's Hualien County Jan. 17, 2011. (Photos courtesy of Chou Tsung-chi)
"My father thought I was crazy to invest huge amounts of money in dogs, but I insisted on spending our earnings on something meaningful," Chou said. His perseverance has paid off, fortunately, as he has gradually built up knowledge on how to breed and train dogs for rescue work, as well as how to identify suitable individual animals. To date, he has trained more than 10 dogs, most of which he has donated to government agencies. In 2010 and 2011 his dogs Adam, Kelly, Lisa and Tang Tang passed the Mission Readiness Test RH-B level of the Austria-based International Rescue Dog Organization (IRO), in either area or rubble searches. Tang Tang, which has passed the IRO's Rescue Dog Area Search Test level A, in which contestants have to find two victims in a 100-meter-by-200-meter area with both open and covered terrain in 15 minutes, is Taiwan's only certified wide-area rescue dog. On the strength of Chou's outstanding performance, in late 2010 the Nantou-based National Fire Agency's Training Center offered him a position as a rescue dog trainer and began to subsidize his work. It costs at least NT$1 million (US$33,333) to train a dog, according to Chou, including breeding, feeding and maintaining the dog's health. "Generally speaking, the whole process takes three years, but we try to shorten the time to one and a half years," he said. A dog can be used for seven years, but by the time it reaches the age of 7, it is getting old for the job. "Taking the training period into account, that doesn't leave much time for it to serve." Preparing a dog takes many steps, from selection and desire adjustment to the several stages of training. Tang Tang undergoes helicopter training.
To tell whether an animal will make a good rescue dog, it is tested for activeness, courage, suitable personality, resilience after being frightened, natural level of obedience and acuteness of hearing and smell. "For instance, we burst a balloon or fire a gun near a pack of two-month-old puppies while they are eating," Chou said. "Those that run away are eliminated from consideration. Another test involves letting the dogs smell a certain type of food, and then seeing how fast they can find it when it is hidden. "We also have to adjust their desire to play, beginning when they are 15 days old. Dogs don't think about the value of life. They search for people out of a sense of fun, in the expectation that people will play with them or give them something good to eat. We use this characteristic to shape their motivation to find people." Trainers have to think of ways to stimulate animals that are not willing to work, he pointed out, such as rewarding them with tasty treats like pig's liver, chicken, hot dogs—and for our dogs, my tomatoes—after a task is accomplished. "Dogs have emotions just like humans, and controlling them is a training technique, just as stimulation and incentives are used to arouse their desire for play. The process is cruel in that their desires can never be completely fulfilled, so they are never satisfied and thus will want all the more to play at the next opportunity. "They also have to learn that there will always be something to play with, so they have the notion that when they are let out of their cage, it is time for them to be active and concentrate, so they can enjoy themselves. "To the dogs, searching for people during rescue missions is like a game, with rewards afterward. There is always someone waiting to be saved, but they don't know when, whether the person will want to play, or when a reward will be forthcoming, so they must keep looking." Interaction plays an important role in this process, he explained. "Trainers must be willing to spend time with a dog and let it know there will always be something fun to look forward to when they are together. Gradually, a bond of trust will be established, and the dog will be willing to do whatever is ordered." Training may take place anywhere. Chan Tien-wen, with the NFA Training Center, recalled an obedience training session conducted at Taichung City's Fengjia night market. "The point is to help the dogs understand that, regardless of the place or type of incident that has occurred, they must always be ready for a mission." Chan noted how in the past his center has collaborated with National Pingtung University of Science and Technology to teach the dogs to recognize the variety of human smells. "The school has exchange students from Haiti and other countries, and people of different ethnicities don't all smell the same. The objective is to let the dogs know that they will not be searching for people of a specific culture." Chou stressed that rescue dogs are different from other working dogs in that they must be autonomous, very playful and able to work in harsh environments—and they must love to eat. They cannot be frightened by thunder, and they have to be capable of carrying on with their work despite distractions. Chan said visitors to the training center often ask whether the dogs will bite. "But they're called rescue dogs because their job is to save people, so the primary requirement is that they will not attack humans, especially disaster victims who are already very vulnerable. Often, the dogs get close to people because they want to play." Hope is being groomed by Chou as the next star in the rescue dog sector.
A search and rescue K-9 needs to be very healthy. Chou's dogs eat better than most people do, he said, at a cost of more than NT$8,000 each per month. To aid digestion and maintain bone strength, they get common nutriments such as bromelain, fish oils, Move Free, vitamin B and Wakamoto—a Japanese stomach pill made of yeast powder. They are also fed special prepackaged meals of beef, chicken or lamb, with vegetables like carrots, pumpkin and sweet potatoes. The trainers pick out the ingredients themselves, and contract a food processing plant to make the food packs, to ensure they are suitable for dogs, Chou said. In addition, the dogs get four health checkups annually, plus dental cleansing and rabies injections, along with heartworm medicine every month. "Training a dog is like raising a child, but it is more exhausting as the animal does not understand a word you say," Chou said, emphasizing the love and patience required for each step along the way. Following this principle, he continues to school dogs that will one day save lives. (THN) Write to Grace Kuo at firstname.lastname@example.com |


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Title Take these steps to build your research on a solid foundation
Author Hardy, M.
Source Quirk's Marketing Research Review, November 2010, pp. 32
Year 2010
Access date 18.04.2011
Beyond getting the right sample, researchers conducting online surveys face a host of obstacles, from harder-to-reach consumers to the speeders and cheaters who lurk among the pool of willing respondents. Here are 10 topics to cover with your sample provider to help improve your odds.
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Web Survey Bibliography - Email surveys (343)
- Web Coverage in the UK and its Potential Impact on General Population Web Surveys; 2013; Callegaro, M.
- Issues of Coverage and Sampling in Web Surveys for the General Population; 2013; Lynn, P.
- Attitudes of Nebraska Residents on Nebraska Water Management; 2013; Dillman, D. A., Edwards, M. L.
- Attitudes of Washington Residents on Washington Water Management; 2013; Dillman, D. A., Edwards, M. L.
- Permission email messages significantly increase gambler retention; 2013; Jolley, W., Lee, A., Mizerski, R., Sadeque, S.
- Effects of Sponsorship on Response: Mixed-Mode Web and Mail Surveying ; 2013; Edwards, M. L., Dillman, D. A., Smyth, J.
- The smart(phone) way to collect survey data; 2013; Stapleton, C.
- Ten questions to ask your online survey provider; 2013; Williams, D.
- Survey quality prediction system 2.0; 2013
- The E-Interview in Qualitative Research; 2013; Bampton, R., Cowton, C., Downs, Y.
- Methodological Considerations of Qualitative Email Interviews; 2013; Nehls, K.
- Combining GIS coordinates with mail survey research to explain resident attitudes towards energy development...; 2012; Jacquet, J. B.
- What we can learn from unintentional mobile respondents; 2012; Peterson, G.
- The effects of item saliency and question design on measurement error in a self-administered survey; 2012; Stern, M. J., Smyth, J. D., Mendez, J.
- The cross platform report. Q2 -2012 - US; 2012
- Sensitive topics in PC Web and mobile web surveys: Is there a difference?; 2012; Mavletova, A. M., Couper, M. P.
- Mobile email opens report 2nd half 2011; 2012
- Guide to social science data preparation. Best practice throughout the data life cycle; 2012
- Boosting Web pick-up Rates by referring to Compliance Principles ; 2012; Falnes-Dalheim, E., Haraldsen, G., Sundvoll, A.
- 2010 ACS Content Test Evaluation Report Covering Computer and Internet ; 2012; Shin, H. B.
- Use of Response Propensities; 2012; Bethlehem, J., Biffignandi, S.
- The Problem of Self-Selection; 2012; Bethlehem, J.,Biffignandi, S.
- E-Mail Surveys; 2012; Mesch, G.
- Using Mixed-Mode Contacts to Facilitate Participation in Public Agency Client Surveys; 2012; Israel, G. D.
- An Analysis of the AAPOR 2011 Membership Survey Nonresponse and Paradata; 2012; Hammer, H., Murphy, J., Hamel, L., Harrison, C.
- Online Appendix for "Surveying the General Public Over the Internet Using Address-Based Sampling...; 2011; Dillman, D. A., Messer, B. L.
- Search and email still top the list of most popular online activities; 2011; Purcell, K.
- What is Probit; 2011
- User agent; 2011
- The changing role of address-based sampling in survey research; 2011; Iannacchione, V. G.
- Mobile, webmail, desktops: Where are we viewing email now?; 2011
- A meta-analysis of experiments manipulating progress indicators in Web surveys; 2011; Callegaro, M., Villar, A., Yang, Y.
- Online Surveys: Past, Present, and Future; 2011; de Leeuw, E. D.
- Using e-mail recruitment and an online questionnaire to establish effect size: A worked example ; 2011; Kirkby, H. M., Calver, M., Draper, H., Calvert, M., Wilson, S.
- The use of email‐facilitated interviewing with higher functioning autistic people participating...; 2011; Benford, P., Standen, P.
- E-survey (surveys based on e-mail & web) Analysis and identification of cold responsive proteins in...; 2011; Sodabeh, J.-G., Ferdous, R.-J., Lello, Z., Ghasem, K., Ghasem, H. S., Gholipoori, A., Siroos, M., Sajjad...
- E-survey (surveys based on e-mail & web); 2011; Kalantari, D. H., Kalantari, D. E., Maleki, S.
- Response Rates and Data Quality in Web and Mail Surveys Administered to PhD Holders; 2011; Barrios, M., Villarroya, A., Borrego, A., Olle, C.
- The multidimensional integral business survey response model; 2010; Bavdaz, M.
- The impact of next and back buttons on time to complete and measurement reliability in computer-based...; 2010; Hays, R. D. et al.
- Sources of measurement errors in business surveys; 2010; Bavdaz, M.
- Recruiting probability samples for a multi-mode research panel with Internet and mail components; 2010; Rao, K.
- Take these steps to build your research on a solid foundation ; 2010; Hardy, M.
- Randomized trial showed that an "embedded" survey strategy optimized authorization rates...; 2010; Murdoch, M., Pietila, D. M., Partin, M. R.
- Questionnaire Design of Self-Administered Paper and Online Surveys: Efficiency Considerations ; 2010; Lehtmets, D.
- Using Web Surveys To Determine Audience Characteristics And Product Preferences; 2010; Philbrick, J. H., Bart, B., F. F.Smith, R. F.
- Using the Internet to Survey Small Towns and Communities: Limitations and Possibilities in the Early...; 2010; Smyth, J. D., Dillman, D. A., Christian, L. M., O'Neill, A. C.
- Exploring mode effects in a panel survey of new businesses; 2009; Santos, B., DesRoches, D.
- The Effects of the Initial Mode of Contact on the Response Rate and Data Quality in an Internet-Based...; 2009; Wiseman, F.
- Having their say: email interviews for research data collection with people who have verbal communication...; 2009; Ison, N.


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Saturday, May 24, 2008
Baby Love!
I haven't posted pics of my niece Taylor's baby quilt because my sis reads my blog and I wanted it to be a surprise!
She sent cute pics after the quilt was received so now the cat is out of the bag, I can post about it :c)
There are a lot of fun fabrics in this quilt so it turned out to be an "I SPY" kind of thing for Taylor as well as a way for me to use some blocks that had been gifted to me along with some blocks I had made on my own. I set the blocks so the red strips make a diamond pattern in the center. It's bright and fun! And doesn't Taylor look so cute on it! I can't believe she is a month old already. I love her hair.... :cD
Yesterday I went to a Quilting Bee at my friend Mary's house! Her attic sewing room is perfect for several of us to gather and work on our projects and chatter away the day. Shirley is to the left with her back towards the camera. Mary is straight on in the peach shirt. The quilter to the right who's hands you see is our Mystery Quilter. Her name has been changed to protect her identity so no one will know she was playing hookie and quilting with us yesterday! *LOL* We will call her "Sunbonnet Sue". :cD
Four machines were humming, lots of laughter and chatter, and Shirley provided us ALL a terrific salad lunch. Mary made the most delicious to-die-for pecan cheesecake pie! I am not kidding..I could barely waddle myself back upstairs to sew more.
(Which reminds me...if I get ANY MORE SPAM telling me not to be "embarrased about my size" or that "bigger is better" I'm going to take it as perfectly good permission to go have another piece of that pecan cheesecake pie! HA!)
I spent the day working on the next installment for Orange Crush! I hope to get the instructions up by Monday. That's my goal anyway. I can tell you this much... The middle is TOGETHER. And Mary's DH Jeff said "OH! I like the ORANGE!" So those of you wondering when the orange comes in to play....get ready ;cÞ
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What a beautiful baby! Oh, the quiltok too, but it pales in comparison to that gorgeous doll on it..*LOL*
All kidding aside I love the quilt, I especialy like the diamond pattern it makes. Bonus for Taylor by also being an I SPY quilt.
Now seriously Bonnie, do you think it's fair to tease us all with that pie? My mouth is watering as many others I'm sure. Will you ask Mary if she will please let you post us the recipe?
I'm so happy to hear that the next step to the mystery quilt will be posted Monday. I can't wait to see the 'orange'.
Have a great weekend Bonnie.
Fran :cDwhat bright eyes she has - oh bonnie she is so cute! And that is a great quilt for her to grow up using! She will love it for many years to come.
I am so jealous that you got to go to a bee group! One of these years that is waht I am looking forward to... after the kids are older ;) ~bonnie
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The Philadelphia 76ers are no longer just a mere stepping stone for the Chicago Bulls on their way to tougher battles in the Eastern Conference playoffs.
Losing reigning NBA MVP Derrick Rose had an immediate impact on the top-seeded Bulls in this first-round series. After dominating the Sixers in the opener, they were routed 109-92 in Game 2 Tuesday night.
Now the best-of-seven series shifts to Philadelphia on Friday night. The underdog Sixers are confident about their chances.
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``I told our guys, `We have a great opportunity. Let's take advantage of this','' Sixers coach Doug Collins said.
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He may not miss much if the Bulls don't figure things out quickly.
``Derrick is not here. This is a different team,'' Bulls forward Luol Deng said. ``Go back and watch how we won those games (without Rose). It's not one guy who has to go out of character. We're a team and we'll get it done together.''
The Bulls went 50-16 on their way to the best record in the conference because they have more than just Rose. There's Deng, Carlos Boozer, Joakim Noah, Richard Hamilton and C.J. Watson, too.
``I think everybody has the right intentions on this team,'' Noah said. ``That's why we're the No. 1 seed. We've dealt with a lot of adversity. There's really no excuses at this point.
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This IS a gorgeous OM. But, Mike doesn't get to play it anymore. I do.
I've had it for 4 days and my fingers are raw. [who needs sleep?]
She sounds better than she looks and plays like 'butta'.
I would like to thank all of you who thought they might want her and hesitated.
And Mike for making her. I don't see needing another OM in this lifetime.
But, I might need a Black A5 in my future.
[I have no monetary interest in Mike Black Mandolins. Just an interest in quality mandolins.]
Congrats. I grabbed the #5 A5 a few weeks ago. Happy, happy.
What kind of music are you mostly into? Based on Mike's sample clips, I like the fact that #6 isn't as clattery/clangy sounding as some of the OM's used in traditional Irish and Scottish music. I would think it might work well for a wide variety of styles with such a clear voice and full tone.
Gary, congratulations! That would be fun to play! Nice job, Mike!!
Thanks Skip. I am having fun. It's my first [and probably last] OM, and I'm busy retraining fingers. My little finger is about worn out.
Speaking of nice mando's. I wouldn't mind being 'stuck' with one of yours someday. I live on the wrong Ocean so I haven't seen one in person. But the ones I've seen via the net are awsome. The sound from them is KILLER.
Hi Brent, I like most music. I'll be playing Blues, Traditional, Folk, Old Time, and some Irish. The sound on this little beauty is amazing.
If you pick it back towards the bridge you get that more traditional 'zouk' sound [without the clatter]. By the time you work your way up to the fret board it's so mellow you could fall asleep while playing it.
Glad you like your A5 too. That's a beautiful looking and sounding mando. I was 'eyeballing' it also. But, a guy can only do so much. Mike is such a good guy. I think he is going to be very busy as word gets out about his mandolins.
Congratulations Gary. I really like the body shape and ornamentation Mike used. I think a shrunk down version for a mandola would be my dream build.
Mike, how are those juniors coming?
Mike Snyder
Hi Mike,
Thanks for posting the sound clip. Quite frankfully, I can't place the sound of your Zoom H2 guitar-bodied bouzouki? I have two traditional tear drop shaped bouzoukis and they don't sound anything like you beautifully sculptured work of art.
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Burgin 2011 archtopped bouzouki
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Astounding looks & sound to match ! - what more can be said ?. Well done Mike,
Weber F-5 'Fern'.
Lebeda F-5 "Special".
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Tanglewood TW-1000SR Guitar
Tokai - 'Tele-alike'.
I'm having serious OMAS! Absolutely stunning!
Gorgeous instrument. It's a work of art. I must say though I'm really jealous of what can be seen of your workbench. Wish I had that too.
-Robert T. -
Lordie that's gorgeous. I'd like to see more like that.


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• Use key concept words [bugs, wings, legs, eyes, blend, feature].
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• What a bug is.
• What features are.
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• After the host introduces the slideshow, point to the children on screen. Ask children: What kind of bugs do you see in this picture? (ants). What do you think they are doing? (answers will vary.).• Ask children: How do bugs look different from other animals? (small, many legs, antennae, etc.)
• Proceed to the next slide. Say: This bug is called a grasshopper. It eats grasses and leaves. Can you think of what another kind of bug eats? (answers will vary).
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NSU drops to 0-5 overall and in conference play. The last time the Bearcats began a season 5-0 was back in 2006.
Senior quarterback Trevor Adams passed for 212 yards and two scores, completing 11 of 16 attempts. Sophomore Brady Bolles had 134 yards passing and a touchdown, going 10-for-12.
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Tech Xpress Spring 2013
New App Provides Campus Bus Tracking
Many of us have made a mad dash to a meeting on the other side of campus and wondered, "Should I wait for the shuttle bus or start walking?" Now, thanks to a new app developed by the MTSU Mobile Development Team called MTBustracking, we'll have a decision maker right at our fingertips. The new app provides its users a way to view where the Raider Xpress buses are at on their routes at any time. The student-based team worked with Ron Malone, assistant vice president for Events and Transportation Services, and Tracy Read, manager of Parking and Transportation Services, to review the various options and decide the best approach. One option explored was an "out of the box" solution for a fleet management system with GPS devices. It was not the most cost effective solution for the University, and the Mobile Development Team decided to build a solution from scratch.
The MTBustracking system starts, as you might have guessed, on the buses. Transmitters that are mounted on each shuttle bus broadcast the bus's location when it is in motion. If the bus sits idle for an extended period of time, the location will not be broadcast. The server side of the system listens for the location broadcasts, and the Web service stores and relays the locations to the end-user. The Web service also provides personnel in Parking and Transportation Services a way to manage the system. They can turn tracking on and off for each bus and schedule times when buses will not be tracked (e.g. when a bus is scheduled for a long trip away from campus).
The mobile app map displays the bus route color and shows each bus's location as it travels around campus. You can preview the system at
Keep checking your phone for the next MTSU Mobile version download containing the MTBustracking functionality.
Current student MTSU Mobile Development Team members are Jason Bandy, Chelsea Rath, Matt Houglum, Robert Reaves, Reid Wiggins, and Chris Johnson.
Wireless Update
MTSU Network Services has embarked upon an expansive project this year to provide complete wireless network coverage to the main campus. The project started this spring, with the College of Education receiving the first wireless upgrade in support of several initiatives in that building.
Each room was surveyed to determine if the current wireless coverage was adequate in terms of signal strength and capacity. The data was then modeled in special software, pinpointing the exact locations of where wireless access points were needed throughout the building to meet the new performance standards of MTSU Networking Services.
Through funding supplied by the Information Technology Division, the College of Education Building wireless network was completed, providing enhanced coverage and capacity to accomodate many more wireless devices, including smartphones, laptops, and tablets.
The next building to receive the wireless upgrade will be the James E. Walker Library. This building presents a serious challenge to wireless networking, with the book stacks and reinforced walls creating several layers of signal attenuating material. The survey and data modeling has been done, and the hardware and software has been recently ordered.
Additional buildings will be upgraded with priority based on several factors, including age of current equipment, student population served in that building, curriculum requirements, etc.
2012 Technology Quality Survey
During the fall semester, the Information Technology Division conducted a survey to collect information as to the satisfaction of the campus community with the quality of ITD-related services. Thanks to the input generated from over 500 responses, ITD gathered information to help direct strategic planning and priority setting for the next year. ITD intends to conduct the survey annually and use it to track progress in providing services to the campus.
The survey results pinpointed several priority issues in which ITD has already begun to address such as the state and quality of campus Internet access. To address that issue, ITD is in the process of upgrading the wireless network across campus to increase wireless coverage and signal strength in all areas. Dubbed "Ubiquitous Wireless," the project aims to accommodate the rapid increase in mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets, and laptops.
Engineers representing Enterasys and Howard Technology Solutions are administering technical surveys in each building on campus to create an engineering design that details the technologies required to reach the Ubiquitous Wireless standard.
Following the completion of the engineering design, a list of materials will be created and priced. The building will then be placed on a priority list for an upgrade. The upgrade project will take approximately two years to be completed. However, students, faculty, and staff will notice marked improvement in high-traffic areas very quickly. Several buildings on campus have already received a wireless upgrade such as Scarlett Commons, Womack Lane in Housing, and the College of Education. The engineering design has been completed for the James Walker Library, and that building's upgrade process should commence in the very near future.
This represents just one of the many ongoing technology-related projects and is an example of how ITD intends to use the information collected from the survey to enhance the quality of the services it provides. Please look for next year's survey for a chance to provide input and suggestions.
Website Update
Progress continues to be made on the Middle Tennessee State University Website Revitalization Project.
With a scheduled unveiling later this spring, the revamped MTSU site will sport a fresh new look designed to be viewed on all media including traditional desktops, laptops, tablets, and smartphones. In preparation for the launch, members of the ITD Web Team and Marketing have been meeting with representatives from each of the University's programs to develop engaging Web page content to highlight each program's expertise and uniqueness.
Ultimately, the goal is to create one University site containing lots of information in lieu of many disparate sites. The University's current site consists of more than 17,000 pages and has grown organically to a point where it has become challenging to navigate, especially for potential students who are not familiar with the University. The revamped website aims to trim away extraneous or esoteric information in order to become less cluttered and confusing for potential students interested in attending MTSU and will play a part in the University's focus on retention and graduation.
The Web Team has been working closely with Creative and Visual Services to obtain vibrant images for the new site, and Marketing and Communications has contracted with an independent videography company to create videos to highlight the University's programs. These videos will be posted gradually after the site officially launches. Marketing and Communications is also gathering quotes from various MTSU students and alumni to help personalize the new site.
Stay tuned for further developments.
When Routers go Rogue
A"rogue router" is a network device, most commonly a commercially available wireless router, that is placed on the MTSU network without prior permission of ITD Network Services.
Typically, commercial routers, such as Linksys, D-Link, etc., have a network service called Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) enabled by default. This automates the process by which a home user obtains an IP address from the router, allowing that user to connect to the home network, and subsequently to the Internet.
We use DHCP across the network at MTSU as well, however, we have specific information that is relayed to each computer, tablet or other device as it connects to our network.
When a rogue router is connected to the network, it can intercept the DHCP requests from the device, responding with incorrect information. It appears to the user that they are connected to the University network, but in reality they are only connected to that rogue router. Network Services has technology in place to track down unauthorized network devices such as rogue routers, but it remains a time-consuming process.
We encourage all students, faculty, and staff to consult with Network Services at 615-898-5753 before attempting to attach any wired or wireless router, switch, or other network equipment to the University enterprise network.
Reaching the Help Desk
The MTSU Help Desk is here to assist on all technological needs throughout the University. In-person Help Desk service is available from 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday in the basement of the Cope Administration Building. The Help Desk is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week by phone except on University holidays and when classes are not in session. You can reach the Help Desk by dialing 898-5345 or by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com.
If your laptop is giving you problems, the ITD Help Desk may be able to assist you. The Help Desk can help with wireless and virus issues. Bring your laptop to the basement of the Cope Administration Building where hands-on help is available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. When the volume is heavy or if your computer is heavily infected with viruses, you may have to leave your laptop with the Help Desk.
What Determines Wireless Signal Strength?
As the number of students continues to increase, so do the numbers of wireless user devices that are connecting to the MTSU wireless network. Wireless technology is continuing to evolve and is being used more often on campus.
One of the most common questions that arrive from wireless users is about signal strength. Signal strength is exactly what it indicates, the strength of the wireless signal from the wireless access point to a wireless device and the reverse.
The closer in proximity the wireless device is physically located to the wireless access point the stronger the signal strength is between the access point and the wireless device. The signal strength coincides with the data transfer rate between the wireless device and wireless access point.
The stronger the signal strength the higher the data transfer rate. An excellent signal strength can offer from 54 megabytes to a 100MB data transfer rate, and this also depends on the radio technology that is being used. A weak signal will offer poor signal strength and will have data transfer rates down to around 4MB to 10MB, and again it depends on the radio technology being implemented.
The result is the closer a wireless device is located to a access point the stronger the signal strength with high data transfer rates, and the further a wireless device is located from the wireless access point the weaker the signal strength and lower the data transfer rates. Wireless signal strength is affected by more than just distance. Building construction material type and interference from unauthorized Access Points, and other devices can also be a factor. For more information, visit http://www.mtsu.edu/itdnet/wireless_itdnet.shtml.
Computer Labs
MTSU has a number of computer labs available for student use.
Five "University Computer Labs" are available for all students, faculty, and staff with a current MTSU ID. These labs are:
University Computer Lab at BAS
Business and Aerospace Bldg., S137
Open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, except for university holidays and when classes are not in session
University Computer Lab at KOM
Kirksey Old Main 350/351/360
Monday through Thursday – 7:30 a.m. – 9:15 p.m.
Friday – 7:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Closed Saturday and Sunday
University Computer Lab at LRC
(Temporarily Located in the Walker Library)
Monday through Thursday – 8 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Friday – 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Saturday – 12 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Sunday – 6 p.m. – 10 p.m.
University Computer Lab at James Walker Library
James Walker Library, second and third floors
Monday through Thursday – 7:30 a.m. – 12 a.m.
Friday – 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Saturday – 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday – 1 p.m. – 12 a.m.
University Computer Lab at Adaptive Technology Center
James Walker Library Room 174
Monday through Thursday – 8 a.m. – 11 p.m.
Friday – 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Saturday – 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Sunday – 1:30 p.m. – 11 p.m.
Residents of Corlew, Lyon, Smith, Womack Lane, and WoodFelder residence halls have access to computer labs in their buildings.
• In addition to the University Computer Labs, many departments have labs for classes, research, and general use.
• TheResNet Help Desk can be reached at 898-5891. For further assistance, contact the ITD Help Desk at 898-5345.
Information Technology Resources Policy
The Information Technology Resources Policy covers appropriate use of IT resources on campus to support the University's goals and objectives and is written for all users ranging from students to system administrators. Users of MTSU's IT Resources have a responsibility to follow policies, procedures, standards, and laws; these may be internal to MTSU or external to the University. The user's responsibility includes protecting the resources from misuse and attack and also not using resources in connection with for-profit or unauthorized not-for-profit purposes. In addition, illegal file sharing is a violation of the policy since it violates copyright laws, consumes campus bandwidth, and can allow malicious software to access the systems. Users are encouraged to read the entire policy at http://www.mtsu.edu/~itd/policies/itres_policy.html .
Star1 - Long Distance
Telecommunication Services is proud to offer you the MTSU long distance service, Star1. This service allows you to make low-cost, long distance calls from any campus residence telephone. Star1 offers low rates that can save you money over alternative long distance services.
Long distance calls are made through Star1 using an authorization code assigned to you by Telecommunication Services. If you are interested in Star1, please contact Telecommunication Services at 898-2991. Information on rates is also available by calling 898-2991.
Star1 Services for Students
MTSU residence halls rooms have one, touch-tone telephone line with two jacks for which students provide their own telephone sets for telecommunication services. Residence hall telephone lines include the following features:
• Call waiting
• Three-party call conference
• Call transfer
• Last number redial
• Data privacy on demand
• In addition to the features above, students may also subscribe to voice mail, and caller ID
• Private telephone lines
Caller ID service is available for purchase by resident students. Caller ID is billed through the Star1 long distance system for $5.00 per month. Resident students can also combine this service with voice mail for $7.00 per month for both, also billed through the Star1 long distance system. MTSU Telecommunication Services provides the caller ID feature only. It is the responsibility of the user to provide a telephone that will display caller ID information.
Voice mail service is available for purchase by all students. Voice mail is a service that provides your own personal voice mailbox to answer incoming calls when you are on another line or away. This mailbox makes it easy to store and record messages with technology that is superior to that of an ordinary answering machine.
Voice mail is billed through the Star1 long distance system for $3.50 per month. Resident students can also combine this service with caller ID for $7.00 per month for both, also billed through the Star1 long distance system.
A private telephone line may be provided to a resident student room if telephone cable is available. There are three payment options for a private telephone line:
• Monthly - $30.00 per month plus an installation charge of $30.00. The student must prepay the installation charge and the first month of service, or a total of $60.00, before service will be established. Subsequent months of service will be billed at $30.00 per month through the Star1 long distance billing system.
• Semester - $150.00 per semester, which includes the installation charge. If choosing to pay on a semester basis, the student must prepay for the entire semester, $150.00.
• Yearly - $300.00 per year, which includes the installation charge. If choosing to pay on a yearly basis, the student must prepay for the entire year, $300.00.
Payment for a private line also includes caller ID and voice mail at no additional charge. The student is responsible for any long distance charges incurred on the line. If a Star1 authorization code is used to place long distance calls, the long distance charges will be billed monthly through the Star1 long distance billing system.
Moving the private telephone line to another room will result in a service charge of $30.00.
To establish any of the above services, please visit the Telecommunication Services office, located in the Telecommunication Building room 200, to complete an application.
If you are a student who has applied for voice mail, caller ID, or a private telephone line through Telecommunication Services, please remember to cancel service if you are not residing on campus. You will continue to be billed for these services, unless you call Telecommunication Services at 898-2991 to cancel services.
Cable TV
Cable TV service is provided to campus dorm rooms and to the common living area in campus apartments. Additional service may be requested for private bedrooms in apartments for $11.00 per month. MTSU's cable TV service provider, Campus Televideo or CTV, provides an all-digital solution that does not require a set top box. There are even 8 channels in high definition or HD; 96 channels are available. The available channels are numbered from 3 to 181 with a digital tuner and 102 to 195 with a digital to analog converter. Since the cable TV service is all-digital, a digital TV or digital tuner is required. TV's manufactured in the last few years have digital tuners. If you have an older TV that only has an analog tuner, you will need to acquire a digital to analog converter (DTA) to connect to the system. DTA's are available for purchase for $60 from Telecommunication Services. Some standard DTA's for over-the-air reception will not work with this system. To request Cable TV service, please visit the Telecommunication Services' website, http://www.mtsu.edu/itdtele.
MTSU'S Wireless Network
MTSU has an extensive wireless network available for use. Coverage zones include several courtyards, most eateries, the Walker University Library, many lounges, all residence hall lounges, and most classroom areas. Additionally, higher speed coverage (54 Mbps 802.11g) is available in some areas. Coverage is constantly expanded and upgraded.
To use the MTSU wireless network, you need an "802.11b" or "802.11b/g" capable wireless network card. These cards will say "WiFi" on them and/or on the package. "WiFi" means that the card adheres to the WiFi standards and should work without problems with the MTSU WiFi compatible network.
For wireless access within the coverage area on campus, simply configure the wireless software to use the wireless network WLANMTSU. Make sure WEP and WPA are turned off (this is usually the default setting). It is important to choose "Infrastructure Mode" in the wireless software. Choosing "Any Available Network" or "Ad Hoc" modes could create an unsecured situation by connecting your computer to another wireless computer. Open a web browser to any page, and it will automatically be redirected to the MTSU Wireless Network login page.
To begin your session, enter your PipelineMT username and password for full access.
The nature of wireless activity makes the network occasionally weaker in some areas and stronger in others. Most wireless network software includes a small graph that can be utilized to determine the strength of the wireless signal in a particular area. Machines with internal wireless cards may notice slightly less coverage, as the internal antennas may not capture the wireless signals as well as external type adapters. The coverage area map is a general schematic; actual coverage varies based on numerous factors that include but not limited to: type of network adapter, PC battery power, number of people in the area, and season.
Wireless technology is less secure than connections used on a home computer. It is recommended that for any transactions that involve sensitive data that SSL or SSH encryption is used. Many Web pages are SSL-enabled. Look at the Web address to determine if the site is SSL-enabled. If the URL begins with "https" instead of "http" and has a small padlock icon appearing at the bottom of browser window, then it is SSL-enabled and any data sent and received is encrypted.
If you have any questions or problems, please call the Information Technology Help Desk at 898-5345 any time, or you can stop by the Help Desk in the basement of the Cope Administration Building Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ITD assistants will be available to answer your laptop questions.
National Do Not Call Registry Available
The National Do Not Call Registry allows consumers to restrict their personal telephone numbers, including cell phone numbers, from telemarketers. The registry has been accepting requests to restrict telephone numbers since June 2003.
For residential subscribers, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) prohibits those attempting to sell consumer goods and services by telephone from calling telephone numbers that appear on the National Do Not Call Registry. However, there are some exemptions, which are as follows:
1. Telephone solicitors may still call in response to an express invitation or permission by the person being called.
2. Solicitors may call on behalf of a not-for-profit organization if a member of the specific not-for-profit organization makes the call.
3. Soliciting is allowed if the person or entity making the telephone call has had a business relationship with the person being called within the previous 12 months
4. Solicitation is permitted if the business calling does not sell or engage in telephone solicitation and does not make more than three calls in any one calendar week.
During its inception in 2003, the National Do Not Call Registry placed an expiration period of five years on registered telephone numbers. Numbers exceeding this five-year period were to be automatically dropped from the registry, necessitating the need for consumers to re-register their personal telephone numbers. However, because of pending amendments to the five-year expiration clause, the Federal Trade Commission will not be removing telephone numbers from the National Do Not Call Registry upon expiration. If passed, telephone registrations will never expire, unless the consumer removes his or her telephone number from the registry, or the National Do Not Call Registry database administrator removes the telephone number because it was disconnected or reassigned.
A consumer who has registered on the National Do Not Call Registry, but continues to get telemarketing calls outside of the exceptions mentioned above, may file a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission. To file a complaint, visit www.donotcall.gov/complaint/complaintcheck.aspx. Information needed in order to file a complaint includes:
1. Date of the call
2. Name or telephone number of the company that called
Filing a complaint is a simple and quick process, and helps with enforcement, as violators of the National Do Not Call Registry could face fines up to $11,000 per incident. For more information about the National Do Not Call Registry, including the status of the proposed amendment, or to include your personal telephone number on the list, visit www.donotcall.gov/.
Please note: business numbers may not be included on the list. Therefore, telephone numbers belonging to MTSU cannot be included on the registry.