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Heritage Foundation
last updated: August 18, 2012
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The Heritage Foundation, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank, has been a mainstay of conservative domestic and foreign policy advocacy since 1973,[1] when Paul Weyrich and Edwin Feulner founded it with the help of Joseph Coors, the heir to the Coors beer empire and an important early funder of the right-wing movement.[2] The foundation took a leading role in the conservative movement during Ronald Reagan's presidency, many of whose policies were influenced by Heritage's "Mandate for Leadership" study.[3] Although not as closely tied to the militarist foreign policies advocated by groups like the neoconservative American Enterprise Institute (AEI), Heritage has played a significant role in influencing debate on many U.S. foreign and security policies, pushing for an expansive "war on terror," controversial weapons programs like missile defense, large defense budgets, and a hawkish line vis-à-vis potential U.S adversaries.
Among the foundation's principal staff members and advisers as of August 2012 were: Feulner, Heritage's president; David Addington, Heritage's vice president and former chief aide to Vice President Dick Cheney; Reagan-era attorney general Edwin Meese III; Steve Forbes; key right-wing funder Richard Scaife; and Midge Decter, the spouse of neoconservative icon Norman Podhoretz.
In addition, Heritage maintains a plank of some 60 in-house experts who are in turn supported by nearly 200 staff and management personnel. It also supports some 30 additional websites and affiliated projects, including the Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom, the Heritage Congressional Fellowship, NationalSecurity.org, and ReagansHeritage.org.
Heritage and Foreign Policy
Although better known for its advocacy of rightist economic and domestic policies, the Heritage Foundation has served since the Reagan era as a reliable proponent of militarist U.S. defense policies. Describing the organization's foreign policy stance, Heritage's Ted Bromund wrote in August 2010:
"One common way of thinking about foreign policy is that it exists in its own world, separate from domestic policy or the first principles on which a nation is founded. … The Heritage Foundation has never accepted this way of thinking. It believes that the first principles on which the United States was founded must guide its foreign as well as its domestic policy. ... We must respect the beliefs that made us—especially if we are to stand up for our interests and our values in a world that cannot be relied upon to defend them for us. ... Heritage's analysts are as concerned to ensure that America provides effectively for its common defense, and for the defense of its allies and interests, as they are to protect its sovereignty. Indeed, defense, as the first duty of government, is the ultimate expression of sovereignty. Providing an effective defense is costly—even if all wise efficiencies are sought—but that cost must not be grudged or shirked, because it is by our defenses that we maintain our sovereignty against external enemies."[4]
Responding to Bromund's argument, a New Republicwriter quoted President George Washington's farewell address to show that the "Founders" did not see foreign policy as driven by the same "first principles" Bromund refers to. "Nowhere in [Washington's] address is the word 'values' mentioned, and politically or morally-based involvement is discouraged. Rather, Washington encourages only 'commercial relations,' particularly the expansion of foreign trade, as the central goal of American foreign policy. Washington's address is often labeled a founding document of the 'non-interventionist' school of foreign policy, the dominant approach in American politics through the early 20th century. Non-interventionism, incidentally, is generally considered a version of realism, the philosophy Bromund explicitly argues against."[5]
Heritage's website highlights a number of core foreign policy issue areas, including economic freedom, foreign aid, international conflicts and law, missile defense, space policy, terrorism, and human rights.[6]
As it has since the Reagan presidency, Heritage is particularly keen on promoting controversial missile defense programs, stating on its website that the United States needs a comprehensive ballistic missile defense system that employs a multilayered defense system of sea, ground, and space-based systems." As of early 2011, its missile defense website featured an alarmist video that "tells the story of the very real threat foreign enemies pose to every one of us. No matter where on Earth a missile is launched, it would take 33 minutes or less to hit the U.S."[7]
Although not as enamored with hardline Middle East policies as neoconservative and other right-wing "pro-Israel" groups, Heritage scholars promote strengthening "anti-terror" ties with Israel and often defend Israel in the face of U.S. criticism of its actions. In an April 2010 op-ed criticizing Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton for publicly lambasting Israel, Heritage's Feulner wrote, "The United States is engaged in a long war against extremists. We can use all the help we can get. Too bad the Obama administration can't seem to tell which countries are with us, and which aren't."[8]
Heritage has also echoed hawkish discourse on Iran in its call for taking a tougher stance against the country, arguing that containment of Iran is doomed to fail. In a February 2011 "backgrounder" on the "Iran threat," Heritage's Theodore Bromund and James Phillips argued, "Instead of pursuing a policy of containment, which would be a policy in name only, the U.S. should keep the military option alive, defend itself and its allies, and seek both to weaken the regime's economic base and to empower and encourage its domestic adversaries."[9]
During the Obama Presidency
Heritage has been a consistent critic of President Barack Obama's foreign policy agenda, claiming that Obama is "apologizing" for America and that his policies are "harmful to American security and constitutional rights."[10] In late 2010, the organization threatened to go after Republican senators who looked likely to vote for ratification of the New START treaty with Russia, an Obama administration priority.[11]
In November 2010, a Heritage paper titled "The Obama Doctrine: Hindering American Foreign Policy," argued: "The President has not yet defined the Obama Doctrine but its features are emerging through his statements and actions. These include a growing reliance on international organizations, a greater sense of humility about American values and foreign policy achievements, a reliance on foreign aid rather than military power, among other things. It is a value-neutral approach that rejects the concept of American exceptionalism. Essentially, the President hopes that if every nation can be brought to the table, they will eventually agree. In this analysis, the world is like a puzzle of equally valuable pieces that can be made to fit together. Unfortunately, other nations like Russia and China look at the world as if it were a game of chess and are moving swiftly to outmaneuver the United States. In the short term, American foreign policy is difficult to change dramatically because there are so many nonpolitical actors involved throughout the 'permanent government.' The Iraq and Afghanistan deployments have been harder to wind down than President Obama foresaw, and Guantanamo Bay remains open for business. Yet with two presidential terms, much damage could be done with serious consequences for America's ability to be a global leader."[12]
An August 2010 Heritage paper laid out its vision for "A Conservative Foreign Policy." It's introduction mirrored typical right-wing language and attitude toward U.S. policy abroad: "The United States was founded on the belief that people have inalienable rights to life, liberty, and self-governance and that government's first duty is to protect our freedom and security. America's history of advancing liberty and rights at home and abroad is unparalleled. Our leaders should not apologize for that history; nor should they deny us these rights or neglect to speak up for them. America is an exceptional nation conceived in liberty. Its foreign and defense policies must reflect that truth."[13]
Heritage also laid claim to its continued leadership of the conservative movement during President Obama's first term when in early 2011 House Budget Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) released his budget plan, "A Roadmap for America's Future,"[14] which drew heavily on Heritage research and became the center of a vocal debate after Ryan was chosen to be Mitt Romney's vice presidential running mate in the 2012 elections.[15] Ryan's budget, a version of which was passed by the House of Representatives in March 2012, pushed longstanding conservative goals, including the elimination of Medicare and raising lower and middle class taxes while cutting upper income and corporate rates. Ryan's budget and the Heritage research it relied were subsequently lambasted for relying on unrealistic projections of economic growth and as further evidence of the Right's desire to benefit the upper class at the expense of everyone else.[16] In a series of letters issued in April 2012, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops condemned the House-passed version of the Ryan budget, arguing that it failed to meet basic "moral criteria."
Bush and Before
Although Heritage took a smaller role than AEI in the George W. Bush administration—which employed some two dozen AEI scholars—Heritage nevertheless served as a important bastion of support for the Bush administration's conservative agenda, including on foreign and defense issues. A key example of Heritage's support was its Homeland Defense Project, an initiative it started a few days after 9/11 and whose report, Defending the American Homeland, was published in January 2002.[17] Although some of the study's recommendations included widely supported ideas such as ways to improve U.S. responses to a potential bioterror attack, the report also used 9/11 to push for defense programs that would have little or no impact on preventing the sort of attacks perpetrated in New York and Washington, like deploying a national missile defense system. Missile defense had been a key item on the agenda of many Bush administration figures, including Vice President Dick Cheney and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. Participants on the study included L. Paul Bremer (co-chairman), Edwin Meese (co-chairman), Pete Wilson, Daniel Goure, and Fred Ikle.
Although some Heritage scholars avoid neoconservative-fashioned rhetoric—such as the idea that the United States is at war with "Islamofascists" intent on taking over the globe—the foundation has nevertheless proved susceptible to such discourse. For instance, in a March 2005 "Heritage Lecture" on how to use language to shape the debate about the war on terror, Deroy Murdock argued, " Islamo-fascism is a worldwide phenomenon that already has touched this country and many of our allies. Yet Muslim extremists rarely have armies we can see, fighter jets we can knock from the sky, or an easily identifiable headquarters, such as the Reichs Chancellery of the 1940s or the Kremlin of the Cold War." Thus, said Murdock, it is important to properly identify "enemies" and the type of "war" the country is engaged in: "Is this a war on terror, per se? A war on terrorism? Or is it really a war on Islamo-fascism? It is really the latter, and we should say so." He then advocated creating a "'Thesaurus of Terrorism' [to] help us linguistically to turn the war on terrorism upside down. Why, for instance, do we inadvertently praise our enemies by agreeing that they fight a jihad or 'holy war?' Why not correctly describe them as soldiers in a hirabahor 'unholy war?'"[18]
Unlike many AEI figures, Heritage writers often express concern at spurning important allies and are less confident in the ability of the United States to shape events on its own. However, they typically frame arguments on the subject to avoid supporting multilateral institutions like the United Nations and repeat notions about the unending duration of the current "war." Thus, for instance, James Jay Carafano and Sally McNamara, two Heritage scholars, wrote in a June 2007 Heritage "backgrounder" titled "Enduring Alliances Empower America's Long-War Strategy": "The threats of the new century are international in character and indeterminable in length, and they require an international response. Alone, the United States cannot win the long war against transnational terrorism, nor can it respond effectively to the other emerging national security concerns of the 21st century. America needs allies. America's greatest strength is strength in numbers: the number of free nations that share its commitment to peace, justice, security, and—above all—freedom. Building strong alliances requires a proactive strategy that reinforces rather than undermines the sovereignty of the state and at the same time strengthens the bonds of trust and confidence between free peoples, enabling them to act in their common interest. The focus of this strategy should be on building enduring alliances, not just 'coalitions of the willing.' As part of a comprehensive alliance-building strategy, the administration and Congress should undertake initiatives to establish international partnerships that more closely resemble those with America's traditional long-standing allies during the Cold War."[19]
On the Iraq War, Heritage writers were largely supportive of a long-term military commitment in the country, including promoting the "surge" strategy and strong executive powers to override Congress on the issue. James Phillips, one of Heritage's main writers on Iraq, argued in a May 2007 Heritage "webmemo" that the Bush administration should fend off bipartisan efforts in Congress to set benchmarks for continued involvement in Iraq. He wrote: " Congress continues to wrestle with the Bush administration over overdue emergency funding for the war in Iraq, with opponents of the administration's surge strategy seeking to transform proposed benchmarks for measuring progress in Iraq into mechanisms for forcing the withdrawal of U.S. troops. Rigid benchmarks would become an excuse for pulling U.S. troops out of Iraq, rather than a means to help Iraqis build a stable and secure country. If Congress insists on inserting rigid, binding benchmarks linked to U.S. troop levels into legislation funding the war effort, President Bush should veto the bill. No President can afford to accept congressional usurpation of his constitutional authority as commander in chief of the armed forces, a precedent that would hamstring the U.S. war effort not only in Iraq, but also in possible future wars. Tying benchmarks to a reduction of U.S. aid to the Iraqi government is also a bad idea but may be a necessary concession for the administration due to the political mood in Congress."
During the Bush administration, Heritage was heavily involved in advocacy on Africa policy, according to Right Web contributor Conn Hallinan. In particular, wrote Hallinan in a July 2007 analysis, Heritage was instrumental in crafting the administration's AFRICOM policy, which established a military command for Africa aimed at shaping events on the continent according to U.S. wishes. He cited Heritage fellows James Jay Carafano and Nile Gardiner, who wrote in a 2003 Heritage analysis: "Creating an African Command would go a long way toward turning the Bush administration's well aimed strategic priorities for Africa into a reality" (see Hallinan, " The Right Gets Africa Wrong," Right Web, July 9, 2007).[20]
Recipe for Success
According to some observers, Heritage's success over the years is due in part to its unique blend of sound-bite policy proposals and congressional marketing, which gradually eroded the notion of think tanks as centers of nonpartisan scholarship. With success in policymaking its ultimate bottom line, Heritage helped launch a new breed of advocacy outfits driven by ideology and—increasingly—corporate largesse. Commenting on Heritage's methods, Slate.com's Jacob Weisberg wrote in 1998: "Because of its combat mentality, Heritage has never been a place with very high standards. Like other conservative outfits, it loves the lingo of academic life. Its hallways are cluttered with endowed chairs, visiting fellows, and distinguished scholars. The conceit here is that as a PC Dark Age has overcome the universities, conservative think tanks have become the refuge of thought and learning. At Heritage in particular, this is a laugh. ... [It] is essentially a propaganda mill. ... Heritage is focused on selling and promoting its views rather than on developing thoughtful or nuanced ones. It spends nearly half its $29 million annual budget on marketing. It prides itself on producing reports with concision and speed. According to [author Lee Edwards], one recent innovation is the colored index card summarizing a conservative position in 'short, punchy sentences.' According to Heritage's 'vice president for information marketing,' these cards have been 'wildly successful' with Republicans in Congress."
Heritage has benefited from considerable funding from conservative foundations and major corporations. Heritage also relies on large contributions from a bevy of individual donors, corporate benefactors, and right-wing foundations (for its operating expenses, see "The Heritage Foundation Financial Report, December 31, 2006").[21] Donors have included Coors, Scaife, General Motors, Ford Motors, Proctor & Gamble, Chase Manhattan Bank, Dow Chemical, Mobil Oil, and Smith Kline Corporation (for more on some its corporate donors, see Norman Solomon, "The Media's Favorite Think Tank: How the Heritage Foundation Turns Money into Media," Extra!, July/August 1996).[22] During the 20-year period of 1985 to 2005, according to MediaTransparency.org, major conservative donors including Scaife, Bradley, and Donner, among many others, gave more than $65 million to Heritage.[23]
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Heritage Foundation Résumé
- Edwin Feulner, president
- David Addington, vice president
- Midge Decter, trustee
- Steve Forbes, trustee
- Richard Scaife, trustee
- Edwin Meese III, fellow
Contact Information
Heritage Foundation
214 Massachusetts Ave, NE
Washington DC, 20002-4999
Phone: 202-546-4400
Fax: 202-546-8328
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Website: www.heritage.org
Mission (as of 2011)
"The Heritage Foundation is a research and educational institution—a think tank—whose mission is to formulate and promote conservative public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong national defense. We believe the principles and ideas of the American Founding are worth conserving and renewing. As policy entrepreneurs, we believe the most effective solutions are consistent with those ideas and principles. Our vision is to build an America where freedom, opportunity, prosperity, and civil society flourish. Heritage's staff pursues this mission by performing timely, accurate research on key policy issues and effectively marketing these findings to our primary audiences: members of Congress, key congressional staff members, policymakers in the executive branch, the nation's news media, and the academic and policy communities."
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[1]The Heritage Foundation, http://www.heritage.org/.
[2]Edwin J. Feulner, "Joe Coors, R.I.P.," National Review, March 18, 2003.
[3]Jacob Weisberg, "Happy Birthday, Heritage Foundation," Slate.com, January 9, 1998.
[4]Ted Bromund, "First Principles and Foreign Policy," Heritage Foundation, August 23, 2010, http://blog.heritage.org/2010/08/23/first-principles-and-foreign-policy/
[5]James Downie, "Heritage vs. George Washington," New Republic, August 24, 2010, http://www.tnr.com/blog/jonathan-chait/77205/heritage-vs-george-washington.
[6]Heritage Foundation, "Issues," http://www.heritage.org/Issues.
[7]Heritage Foundation, "Missile Defense," http://www.heritage.org/Issues/Missile-Defense.
[8]Edwin Feulner, "How to Alienate Allies and Flatter Foes," Heritage Foundation, April 5, 2010,http://www.heritage.org/Research/Commentary/2010/04/How-to-Alienate-Allies-and-Flatter-Foes.
[9]Theodore Bromund and James Phillips, "Containing a Nuclear Iran: Difficult, Costly, and Dangerous," Heritage Foundation, February 14, 2011, http://www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/2011/02/Containing-a-Nuclear-Iran-Difficult-Costly-and-Dangerous.
[10]The Heritage Foundation, "Defining the Obama Doctrine Its Pitfalls, and How to Avoid Them," http://www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/2010/08/Defining-the-Obama-Doctrine-Its-Pitfalls-and-How-to-Avoid-Them.
[11]The Cable, "Heritage targets Republican senators who might favor New START," http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2010/11/04/heritage_targets_republican_senators_who_might_favor_new_start
[12]The Heritage Foundation, "Obama Doctrine: Hindering American Foreign Policy," http://www.heritage.org/research/lecture/2010/11/the-obama-doctrine-hindering-american-foreign-policy
[13]The Heritage Foundation, "A Conservative Foreign Policy," http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2010/08/a-conservative-foreign-policy
[14]"A Roadmap for America's Future," http://www.roadmap.republicans.budget.house.gov/
[15]The Heritage Foundation, "Budget and Spending," http://www.heritage.org/issues/budget-and-spending
[16]The Washington Post, "Who's Hurt by Paul Ryan's Budget Proposal?," http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/whos-hurt-by-paul-ryans-budget-proposal/2011/04/05/AFfP7PlC_story.html
[17]"Homeland Defense Project," Heritage Foundation, 2002, http://www.heritage.org/research/homelanddefense/project.cfm.
[18]Deroy Murdock, "Terrorism and the English Language," Heritage Lecture, March 9, 2005.
[19]James Jay Carafano and Sally McNamara, "Enduring Alliances Empower America's Long-War Strategy," Heritage Backgrounder, June 15, 2007.
[20]Conn Hallinan, " The Right Gets Africa Wrong," Right Web, July 9, 2007.
[21]"The Heritage Foundation Financial Report, December 31, 2006," http://www.heritage.org/about/reports.cfm.
[22]Norman Solomon, "The Media's Favorite Think Tank: How the Heritage Foundation Turns Money into Media," Extra!, July/August 1996.
[23]"The Heritage Foundation," MediaTransparency.org, http://www.mediatransparency.org/recipientgrants.php?recipientID=153.


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Posted 29 March 2004 - 06:53 PM
Just for fun and grins, I've put our relevance calculation tool online for my High Rankings pals. It's another Excel spreadsheet. You can download it here:
Now here's how this works. We take a generic search term, like "interior design." In our example, we'll assume that the site we're working on is an interior design firm, and they want visitors who are hoping to hire an interior design firm.
To get numbers to work with, I used Wordtracker's "Compressed Multi Search" feature, to eliminate most of the goofiness due to capitalization, stemming, etc. Even with this I had to eliminate a couple plurals that snuck in.
I analyzed the top 10 terms that included "interior design" in my spreadsheet. I assigned relevance percentages generously, as follows:
interior design ideas - count of 389, 0% relevance
interior design software - count of 327, 0% relevance
interior design schools - count of 212, 0% relevance
interior design jobs - count of 201, 0% relevance
interior design magazine - count of 158, 0% relevance
interior design school - count of 145, 0% relevance
japanese interior design - count of 121, 0% relevance
interior design degree - count of 94, 0% relevance
interior design firms - count of 81, 100% relevance
home interior design - count of 79, 100% relevance (very generous)
I multiply the count for each term by its relevance, to get a weighted count. Then I take the total searches (for the sub-terms, not "interior design") divided by the total weighted count. In this case, a total of 1807 searches, with a weighted count of 160 based on relevance. 160 divided by 1807 yields a relevance score just under 9 percent.
We could use more search terms, and dig a little deeper (I have), but the number doesn't change much. If you still worry about these generic search terms, maybe this example will open your eyes. Competing for rankings may be fun, but competing for relevance is a lot more profitable for most sites.
Posted 29 March 2004 - 08:35 PM
Where do the relevance % numbers come from? You have to make them up yourself? If so, how do you decide?
Posted 29 March 2004 - 09:55 PM
I'd take it a step futher and venture a guess that those last two still aren't terribly relevant to our design firm which generally works in or around say, Miami. It needs to go a step further and target a regional keyword as well, unless this a high-end design firm whose fees include travel.
Posted 29 March 2004 - 10:20 PM
From what you're saying, interior design firms should probably not have a relevance of 100% right?
Posted 29 March 2004 - 10:43 PM
Posted 29 March 2004 - 11:33 PM
It's much easier to do with specific search terms. If someone types "interior design school" then they definitely are not looking for a design firm to hire, so that gets 0% relevance. When someone types "interior design firm," it's not really 100% (I was being generous), but it's close.
In my experience, people vastly overestimate the relevance of generic search terms. Most interior designer firms would probably say that "interior design" was 50-100% relevant for their site. Digging deep, and giving the most optimistic/generous assessments of relevance, the best I can come up with under the rosiest scenario is still less than 15%.
The nice thing about this exercise is that it gives you a more accurate way to judge relevance for a generic search term. It's not perfect (perfect is impossible in this case), but it's proven very useful.
Posted 30 March 2004 - 09:34 AM
Like our esteemed Mr. Thies, I too find that usually the generic terms are not nearly as relevant as the site owner thinks they are, and usually the terms one rung up in order of specificity are the targeting sweet spots.
Posted 30 March 2004 - 10:10 AM
One of the goals of this process is to provide a prediction of the outcome, without the time and expense. Ultimately you would want to validate the conclusions with results.
Posted 30 March 2004 - 12:05 PM
Isn't that what we all do anyway when making recommendations for keywords? I just don't get all the extra math you have involved here. Is that just to make it look like something complicated so that it gets through to the client? Baffle them with BS, maybe?
I just don't get it! Someone gimme some more coffeeeeeeeeee!!!
Posted 30 March 2004 - 01:00 PM
Basically it's just a method for mathematically estimating which keyphrases have the largest volume of relevant traffic, which allows additional estimates to be built from there. One does, however, have to input judgments regarding the relevance of each term considered.
Posted 30 March 2004 - 03:07 PM
How our clients use this, is when they are discussing keyword selection with their clients. If the client insists that they need a top ranking for a very generic search term, it's an easy way to demonstrate why that might not be the best approach.
Posted 01 April 2004 - 09:59 PM
Posted 02 April 2004 - 06:24 AM
Inevitably, some folks will object to the methods and the metrics. We have experience applying these metrics profitably, so it's a bit more than a pet theory.
Testing will answer many questions, but testing costs. If you test with PPC, you're really testing something different than what you'll get with SEO. You can't really test SEO without doing SEO, link building, etc.
Posted 07 April 2004 - 10:10 PM
One thing though, it would seem that since your top 10 only counted less than 1/2 of the generic search term, you might have missed some very relevant (or non-relevant) terms. Perhaps custom interior designs or interior design company. I would think this might possible change the numbers significantly. Is there some relationship between the total counts of the ten and the generic number of counts that could help you determine appropriateness? Perhaps a percentage.
Posted 07 April 2004 - 10:27 PM
To do the process right, you wouldn't just stop at 10 search terms. Basically, what you're looking for is all the ways that users have refined a generic search, because that tells you a lot about what they were looking for.I am guessing you have decided (with or without evidence), that others NOT in the top 10 would NOT change that percentage by very much. (i.e. They would be irrelevant). I think this would useful with PPC too. Perhaps even more so.
We did dig much deeper with the interior design terms, but posting an example that was going to confuse everyone anyway, I didn't want to put 88 search terms in there because they didn't change the number much anyway.
The assumption here, if you're looking for one, is that people are adding words to refine their search, and that the folks who try a completely different search wouldn't affect the outcome significantly. Reasonable assumption, in my opinion, since the results of this process have proved out well when applied to PPC advertising decisions.
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I cannot talk about it, This is not a Offical RBN song. I am doing this, 1. for the experience, and 2. as an examble for them to see.
I could have not posted anything, and I am starting to think it was a big mistake to do so.
So, lemme leave with this.
I dont care about your E-pen, I do not care about your Over the top logical Bull S**t. I only care about learning this, so I can make a good presentation to "Dream Treater" ( There, I spelled it right. WOW!) and their Label.
Now, I am not posting here again. So, good night.
A City Serene
I Am Abomination
The Black Mages
And here is the link to their latest label, Part of Warner Records. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/
There is a start for ya. Have fun.
And, I did take the Accual chart critic seriously, and I am in the process of working on it. But the personal attacks are just BS.
That is why I hate forum trolls. People, that have to show off their "higher inteligence". So, that is why I am taking the high road, not listening to the BS.
Night, and good luck, If you cannot get ahold of them, PM me, and I will see what I can do.
Last edited by ustolemygmrtag; 03-24-2010 at 02:09 AM.
You reap what you sow. Not only does feedback and WIP discussion belong the Creators forum, you clearly didn't read the authoring docs, and anyone can say that they know a band. Without proof, how is your work with Dream Theatre any different from my progress on getting Wierd Al Yankovich?
Ohhh, I thought you were talking about Dream Theater. At least that's one thing cleared up.
I did not launch a personal attack on you as you so dramatically put it, I gave a response to what you said. The truth isn't all kittens and rainbows, it can suck, you should learn not to take it personally. Also, this is the third "goodbye/goodnight/final post in thread" you have made tonight. Let's see if this time it's for real!
A City Serene
I Am Abomination
The Black Mages
The only actual fact anyone can gather from this thread is that you have created a 'custom' chart of a DT song using a .wav file. While that's all well and good, by implying that this chart has anything to do with actual DT songs coming to RBN without offering any proof, this isn't really any different from any other "I heard from someone who heard from someone that [insert song here] is coming out as DLC" type of rumor thread.
In the event that you are in talks with the band, feel free to make an announcement (with the band's permission) when you have signed a contract with them to author their material. Until then, I don't see any reason for a thread like this, as it could potentially mislead people into believing DT is definitely on board when in fact nothing has been announced by the band at this time.


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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Wednesday night was miserable for Kirkland Ottey. Not only did the New Rochelle senior have to go home thinking about the turnover he committed in a last-second loss to Kingston in the Slam Dunk, he got a reminder of it flipping through the channels.
"I was watching TV and the play came on News 12. I felt awful," Ottey said. "I knew I had to get one back for my team."
The opportunity arose in Thursday's consolation game with Kennedy and Ottey seized it. With the Huguenots down two and inbounding with 9.6 seconds left, Ottey took a pass at the top of the key, set his feet and drained a 3-pointer.
Kennedy's last second baseline jumper missed and New Rochelle pulled out a 56-55 victory at the Westchester County Center.
And Ottey got some much needed redemption.
"It was profound; almost feels like poetic justice after last night," Huguenots coach Bill Murphy said. "I really felt terrible for the kid."
In Wednesday's 57-55 loss to Kingston, New Rochelle had the ball with the game tied with 7.6 seconds left. Ottey got the ball in the corner and went to throw a pass but his teammate had cut to the basket.
The ball bounced to midcourt and was scooped up by Kingston's Justin Robinson, who was fouled at the basket with 0.4 seconds to play. He sank both free throws and Joe Clarke's halfcourt heave at the buzzer bounced off the backboard.
"I felt like I let my team down," Ottey said.
Ottey made up for it with his only basket — and only shot — of the game.
New Rochelle was inbounding from under its own basket. Ottey drifted back to the top of the key and was unguarded.
"I was the fifth option on the play," Ottey said.
New Rochelle had missed all its previous seven 3-point attempt in the game. The Huguenots shot 36-percent from the field and 51 of their 56 points came in the paint or at the free throw line.
Kennedy, which lost to Jamestown 79-72 in a well-played semifinal on Wednesday, turned the ball over 28 times against New Rochelle. The Huguenots did a solid job denying Gaels big man Thiago Randazzo, holding him to just six points. Randazzo attempted only seven shots, but had 13 rebounds and three assists.
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Timeout Detection and Recovery of GPUs through WDDMUpdated: April 27, 2009 On This Page
IntroductionOne of the most common stability problems in graphics is when the system appears completely "frozen" or "hung" while processing an end-user command or operation. Users generally wait a few seconds and then reboot the system by pressing the Power button. Usually the graphics processing unit (GPU) is "busy" processing intensive graphical operations, typically during gameplay. This results in nothing being updated on the screen, thus appearing to the user that the system is frozen. This paper briefly describes the timeout detection and recovery (TDR) process in Windows Vista. It also documents the registry controls so developers can easily debug problems.
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Timeout Detection and RecoveryWindows Vista attempts to detect these problematic hang situations and recover a responsive desktop dynamically. In this process, the Windows Display Driver Model (WDDM) driver is reinitialized and the GPU is reset. No reboot is necessary, which greatly enhances the user experience. The only visible artifact from the hang detection to the recovery is a screen flicker, which results from resetting some portions of the graphics stack, causing a screen redraw. Some older Microsoft DirectX applications may render to a black screen at the end of this recovery. The end user would have to restart these applications. The following is a brief overview of the TDR process:
Windows Vista SP1 UpdateMinor changes were made in Windows Vista SP1 to improve the user experience in cases of frequent and rapidly occurring GPU hangs. Repetitive GPU hangs indicate that the graphics hardware has not recovered successfully. In these instances, the system must be shut down and restarted to fully reset the graphics hardware. If the operating system detects that six or more GPU hangs and subsequent recoveries occur within 1 minute, then the following GPU hang is treated as a system bug check. Error MessagingThroughout the process of GPU hang detection and recovery, the desktop is unresponsive and thus unavailable to the user. In the final stages of recovery, a brief screen flash occurs that is similar to the one when the screen resolution is changed. After the desktop has been successfully recovered, the following informational message appears to the user.
The message is also logged in the Windows Vista Event Viewer. Diagnosis information is collected in the form of a debug report that is returned to Microsoft through the Online Crash Analysis (OCA) mechanism if the user opts in to provide feedback. Registry KeysThe following registry keys are documented for testing purposes only. These registry keys should not be manipulated by any applications outside targeted testing or debugging. The TDR-related registry keys are located under HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\GraphicsDrivers.
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hey there S2 I've always appreciated your game and alt avatar and everything for your game Heroes of Newerth. My first favorite hero was Swiftblade. He was the starter hero that i loved to play as, and so i wanted to show you a costume i made that i think looks like Swiftblade in his early days. ( a future reference for an alt avatar)
Awesome costume Lord_Zhufor! - It was great playing with you this afternoon!
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That's a really sweet costume, Lord_Zhufor, nice work putting it together!!
BTW - Great playing with you earlier today, it was a lot of fun!~
Thanks i worked hard on this costume, and i thought it turned out great! Im also glad that i got to play with you guys, i would like more complements if possible S2 please, leave any advice for more detail to add onto the costume thanks!
P.S. i forgot to mention that i have cogs, that will go on the back of my coat for the costume. so it will be a Chrono Swiftblade. whats a Chrono Swiftblade, its Swift blade being so fast he stops time. =)


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Southern Nazarene University Reviews
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Sarai from Chicago, IL
08/17/2009Reviewer is A current student here.
6 out of 6 people found this review useful. 1 of 13
Categories Comments Bang for the buck Yes, school is expensive, but here at Southern Nazarene University is a place where the business staff gives a opportunity to pay for your account at least at the amount of twenty dollars. I myself have been in a position where I said '' How am I going to clear my account?. But all the business staff wants you to do is just pay at least a minimum. That's all they expect from you.
Am enjoying being here Can't lie, I miss my home but being here is an awesome experience to learn and to be involved with a community that you're not familiar with. Even though I'm far away from home I enjoy being at a school where everybody makes you feel at home.
Am learning a lot Yes I'm learning much from academics and also living on your own. Coming from a city to a little suburb can be such a culture shock but in the end you will get adjusted and will make a ton of friends. You will learn a a lot and from other people and I myself am learning from other students that come from different views and beliefs... But hey I'm learning.
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Sarah from Grove City, Ohio
12/29/2009Reviewer is A current student here.
4 out of 4 people found this review useful. 2 of 13
Categories Comments Great for these types of students SNU is great for Christians who are serious about their faith. Chapel attendance is required: students have to go to 27 chapel sessions or chapel-equivalent events. Students here are committed to living a lifestyle that honors God. This is a great place to explore one's faith and what that means in the real world. This is a great place for students with vision and dreams. We are encouraged to follow God's dreams for us and make the most of our lives here on earth. Our choices, goals, and passions are seen through the lens of how God has uniquely created us. This is a great place for students who don't know what in the world they want to do with their lives. It is okay to say, I don't know what I should major in, but these are the areas I would like to explore. Because life is an adventurous journey, SNU welcomes students who have not figured out which path they want to travel, knowing that jumping in can be the best way to discover a life-long passion.
Tips for prospective students If you are coming to SNU, it is a great idea to try to make connections before you even arrive for orientation. If you can find out who your roommate is beforehand, try to get to know each other during the summer. Having a friend there already helps you find a place to anchor in as classes start. Talk to other students from SNU about their experiences. Ask them about the best places to study--library, laundry room, dorm-- the best places for coffee--Pop's Lounge, Cuppies and Joe's--and the different peculiarities of your future profs. Listen to the students who have been there, caught the squirrel, released it on the fourth floor of the men's dorm, and gotten in a load of trouble. Learn how to take basic care of yourself before you get here. Learn how to do your own laundry and not turn everything pink. Learn how to eat healthily. Be sure you really believe what you believe is really real before you are confronted with dozens of people who do not think it is.
Bang for the buck Yes, we get our bang for our buck. All of the professors are highly knowledgeable in their field. Music majors have nearly unlimited access to instrument practice rooms as far as I know. SNU is a community full of people who care and pray for the students: the Resident Assistants, the professors, the small group leaders, goodness, even some of the janitors are the nicest people I know. Laundry in the dorms is free. The library has a center that helps students edit their papers. The majority of students who attend SNU receive some kind of financial assistance from the school. The cafeteria can serve some very delicious food. True, sometimes the cafeteria doesn't serve very delicious food. There are days I wonder, So they decided to put that on a pizza? Rainy weather likes to cancel outdoor intramural events every once in a while. But in the end, those things do not outweigh all of the good things SNU does to help its students succeed.
Am enjoying being here Here at college, there is always something happening. Whether it's a sports event (Go Crimson Storm!), a class retreat, or your friends are taking a late-night Wal-mart run, you never have to be bored during your free time. One aspect I really love here is the network of friends I have found during my first semester. I know that if I am ever bored or feel lonely, I am one text or Facebook chat away from finding one of my friends. I love the beautiful campus here, with the ever-green (and ever-watered) lawns and huge blue sky. I love the chapel sessions twice a week that are full of contemporary worship music and a relevant message for the student body. I enjoy the conversations I have with friends over lunch. On any given day, we might be discussing evolution versus creationism or the differences between the ideal government and the actual governments of today. Among friends, it is a free forum to discuss ideas, wrestle with beliefs, and learn from each other in a mature way.
Am learning a lot At Southern Nazarene University, academic quality is very important. The professors really care about each individual student; some professors purposefully eat lunch in the cafeteria just to sit with students who wish to talk with them about anything. Most of the class sizes are small, so students know that they will be missed if they don't show up for class. Personally, while I am learning much academically, I am almost learning more in the realm of relationships, how it looks to live interactively in a Christian community, and in the realm of the real world, as in how to live independently. SNU has a welcoming, encouraging environment in which these lessons can be learned.
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Kristi from Dodge City, KS
03/22/2011Reviewer is A current student here.
2 out of 2 people found this review useful. 3 of 13
Categories Comments Great for these types of students Nazarene Musicians Education Majors Theology/Ministry Majors Outgoing friendly
Tips for prospective students Definitely to live on campus. If I hadn't lived on campus this semester I probably wouldn't have met half the people I did. You get to participate in so much more, with your dorm, your hall, and just room mates.
Bang for the buck Although this is a very expensive school, SNU really does work with you to get as many scholarships as are possible. When I applied and got my award letter I had a parent loan I had accepted on accident(my parents can't help at all). We called my financial advisor and she worked for a week to try and get it to where the loan could be taken off. The week before I got here she got it to where there was no more parent loan and she had gotten me some scholarships so that I only owed $2,000 a semester instead of $13,000. It is wonderful here.
Am enjoying being here I've enjoyed my time here, everyone is so friendly all the time. It didn't take long to feel welcome at all. People almost instantly want to know your name and all about who you are, making it very affirming to freshmen especially.
Am learning a lot I feel as though the professors here at SNU are very knowledgeable and very good at what they do. I've learned many things here even though it's my first year. I especially like that most of my learning has been outside of the classroom. Just with the community and the staff being so encouraging in all you do.
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Lisa from Moore, OK
03/06/2012Reviewer is Accepted here and planning to attend soon. Reviewer has been to campus.
1 out of 1 people found this review useful. 4 of 13
Categories Comments Great for these types of students study hard, be focused on living your life for christ
What to do for fun movie nights, okc-downtown is close- for thunder games, play sports on campus or watch them on campus-does anyone like soccer, or cross-country?
Tips for prospective students ask questions, and they will be more than willing to help!!! it is a beautiful campus, and centered in a nice suburb of okc! it's a safe campus, also. nursing students, ministry students, and your career can be built here!
In three sentences i believe that southern nazarene university offers the atmosphere of students that are seeking christ and living for him requiring freshman and sophmores to take religion, and theology classes, which is very encouraging! i believe the fact that we are able to learn hebrew, focus on sports, and take music lessons all at the same time at this small, private college that focuses on helping the students with their dreams, is great! i love how helpful all the staff is, with all of my questions when enrolling and how involved they want to be while you're getting ready for school to start!!
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Ronna from Mustang, OK
04/23/2011Reviewer is A current student here.
5 of 13
Categories Comments Great for these types of students Southern Nazarene University has a place for everyone. Some people may think that because it is a religious affiliated school it is only for Christians, and that is completely untrue. There is space (literally and metaphorically) for all shapes and sizes of people here at SNU. Here at SNU we like to look past our own experiences or biases and grow in discussion of other perspectives. In cliche-talk there is a place for jocks, nerds, preps -- literally everyone -- here. There is a home for you here at SNU.
Tips for prospective students The thing that I would stress the most is to try new things. I decided my freshman year that I would go to events, sports, and club meetings, basically anything that I would have never attended in High School, and I truly believe that that has been the key to my memorable and positive experience my first semester. Not only are you too busy to get home sick, but you never know what you may like or who you might meet. The least you can do is say that you tried it, even if you don't go back. The best thing you can do is try.
Bang for the buck Yes, SNU is expensive, but it is totally worth it! I truly believe that the experience someone gets at SNU is worth the money. It is a priceless experience actually. Money was a really big concern for me in choosing colleges, but I finally decided that I did not want money to stop me from having a great experience, and I am so glad! If money is an issue there are ways around it. SNU has great teachers, residence halls, community, campus, and opportunities. The only thing that I think could be better considering the price is the food. It is not bad, but considering what other (cheaper) colleges or universities offer, it is a little bit lacking. There is also a lack of food or study places for late nights.
Am enjoying being here I absolutely love SNU, not only do I feel like there is a place for everyone here at SNU, but there is a great community. I have found a home here at SNU, I'm surrounded by positive and uplifting people, students, and teachers. I am growing socially, academically, and spiritually. Every day I am reminded of how lucky I am to be here, and not somewhere else.
Am learning a lot I truly feel that I have grown academically since being here at Southern Nazarene University. I am a part of the Honors Program, and have found it to be truly amazing. Not only am I a part of a community of like minded students, but I am being pushed and stretched past my limits, in a good way. The professors are amazing! They all are so qualified, and we are lucky to have them. Sometimes I leave class with my mind just blown. They definitely push you to think past your normal boundaries, to analyze and question your normal beliefs and assumptions and to think critically.
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Caleb from Waco, TX
04/26/2012Reviewer is A current student here.
6 of 13
Categories Comments Campus Safety We have security, but they honestly don't do too much. Things get stolen fairly often and security can't do much about it.
Greek Life No greek life here.
Clubs and Activities There are so many clubs here, and people creating clubs as well. There is always some way to get plugged in
Great for these types of students We have a phenomenal music program (i know first hand), Nursing program, and Religion program. Anyone wanting to major in those areas is well-off if they come to SNU
Share any unusual traditions or locations on campus Nothing too unusual happens at SNU.
Bang for the buck Everything seems pretty decent but there is no real WOW factor. nothing that sticks out to make it with your money
What to do for fun There is always SOMETHING happening, either a concert/recital, a competition, slack-lining between trees, watching a movie, or open mic night at Pops. You can always find something to do.
Food and Dining Sadly, the food in the cafeteria (Sodexo) isn't too good, but it's decent enough to eat, luckily we have Pop's Grill downstairs and can get something that tastes decent for dinner.
Dorm Life The dorms here create a great sense of community and you will meet most of the people on your floor and become great friends.
Academic Rigor The General Education requirements aren't too rigorous and is relatively simple, when you get to the courses in your major it starts to get more difficult, but not overwhelmingly so.
Tips for prospective students Don't procrastinate, try to manage your time wisely and don't wait to the last minute to do assignments. Try to avoid early morning classes, unless you're a morning person. Make sure you take time to hang out with friends and have fun, these are the memories you will cherish.
In three sentences Southern Nazarene University is a great place to learn and grow closer to God as well as others. There are plenty of activities on campus to keep you busy and it is easy to make friends. There is a great sense of community throughout the campus and in the dorms.
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Jordan from North Richland Hills, TX
06/02/2012Reviewer is A current student here.
7 of 13
Categories Comments Campus Safety Campus is pretty safe. The most I've heard is of a few things stolen, but they are usually resolved.
Greek Life No sororities or fraternities.
Clubs and Activities Sports, intramural sports, Student government, academic clubs...
Great for these types of students SNU academically is great for those pursuing education, nursing, or science majors. A Christ centered school with a heart for others.
Share any unusual traditions or locations on campus You see a lot of poor mans golf in the spring, there are people riding around on skate boards all the time.
Bang for the buck It is a very expensive school. I advise to take a visit before you spend the money. I liked the feel of the campus and now that I attend I love the professors and am used to how the school works so I think its worth it. Just know what you're getting into before you spend the money. For education majors, its almost worth it because teacher/hire rate right out of SNU is very good!
What to do for fun You can go to the movies, go to brick town, there are hockey games pretty cheap, intramural's, parks...ect.
Food and Dining Food is getting better. They have kept Pops open later hours which helps out a lot.
Dorm Life Dorm life is fun! At least I like it. If you live with people you like, like anywhere else, its awesome. They have just built Hills which is really nice.
Academic Rigor The science programs at SNU are the most difficult majors there, but the professors are very helpful if you show you are willing to do your part!
Tips for prospective students There is some distinction between athletes and non-athletes but you dont have to follow into a stereotype. Make friends in both groups! Focus on your classes...that's what you're there for anyway.
In three sentences SNU is a very friendly community oriented campus. It is a smaller school so you feel safe but you still don't know every single person on campus. The academic programs are challenging and the professors help make sure you attain your goals.
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Carly from Yukon, OK
07/27/2012Reviewer is Accepted here and planning to attend soon. Reviewer has been to campus.
8 of 13
Categories Comments Great for these types of students Great school for christian students
Bang for the buck I have never met faculty or staff members who care more for the students! They make attending SNU worth the money.
What to do for fun There are a number of fun things to do on campus as well as in the city surrounding the university.
Tips for prospective students SNU is very easy to navigate and to apply to. There is always someone there to help you out. I highly recommend contacting the admissions office.
In three sentences SNU is a wonderful school. Snu is a very warm friendly place based on faith and dellowship. SNU is by far the best university I have ever visited or attended.
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Fayth-an from Yukon, OH
10/09/2012Reviewer is A current student here.
9 of 13
Categories Comments Great for these types of students I am an adult student returning to school, I would have gone back sooner if I had known it would have been so easy with so much support from the school.
Bang for the buck The teachers and staff truly want you to succeed.
What to do for fun Work.
Food and Dining There is a Starbucks, and a great little snack place downstairs and a really nice cafeteria up stairs.
Dorm Life I don't stay in a dorm.
Academic Rigor Lots of classes to help you, free writing classes.
Tips for prospective students Enroll early, plan on writing papers, know that you have help.
In three sentences Great School. They want you to succeed. Dedicated staff, they want to help you reach your goals.
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Rebecca from Bethany, OK
01/30/2013Reviewer is A current student here.
10 of 13
Categories Comments What to do for fun I enjoy spending my time with a good book.
Food and Dining The food is always prepared and ready to be served, but it s not the best quality of food.
Academic Rigor The school is not necessarily hard it just requires a lot of time and effort put forward.
In three sentences The teachers are well educated and easy to get along with outside and inside of the classroom. It is a Christ centered church and you are required to attend chapel, which can be frustrating at times. Overall the school is a great school get an education.
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Rebecca from Del City, OK
07/03/2013Reviewer is A current student here.
11 of 13
Categories Comments Campus Safety I always feel safe on campus. The campus security office is right inside the science building. They are always monitoring campus making sure everything is safe.
What to do for fun There is always something going on during the school year. This allows for a multitude of opportunities to do something fun on or around campus. Of course, there is a gym and exercise areas if that is what you like to do for fun. The also recently put in a frisbee golf course around campus that many people take advantage of. The Common's building which houses the cafeteria and Pop's has some areas to hang out in. There is also a sand volleyball court for the nice days outside.
Food and Dining While the dorm life is awesome, the food is not so much. I feel that it is pretty average for cafeteria food. The good thing is that if you are tired of the cafeteria, there is another restaurant in the basement of the cafeteria building called Pop's that is an awesome diner. If you plan the times out just right, you can use your meal plan there, which is an extra bonus.
Dorm Life I love dorm life at this university. There is always something to do and something going on to keep the students entertained. If you go here, deffinitely try to get into A.M. Hills dorm. It's the newest and nicest dorm on campus.
Academic Rigor While compared to my previous state university, I felt that SNU was more rigorous academically. With this said, I found it easier to make better grades at this university because my professors knew me personally. Since the class sizes are smaller, my personal relationship with my professors was a plus because they were more understanding of extenuating circumstances.
Tips for prospective students A prospective student should talk to their academic advisor often! While you are talking with them you should make sure to make a four year degree plan and try to stick to it. Some classes at this university are offered every other semester, or even every other year so you deffinitely do not want to miss one of those classes.
In three sentences Friendly students and professors, which was a nice change from my previous large state college. There are smaller class sizes, which gives the student better interaction with the professors; and - in my case - helps me learn better. The only possible downside is that it is religious based, so if you are under 22 you have to attend chapel two days a week.
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Tyler from Tulsa, OK
07/25/2013Reviewer is Accepted here and planning to attend soon. Reviewer has been to campus.
12 of 13
Categories Comments What to do for fun Various sporting events Intramurals Many things to do in nearby OKC Movie nights and much much more!
Tips for prospective students Come to SNU! You will not regret it at all!
In three sentences SNU is incredible! The community is amazing, it feels just like family! The faculty and staff really want to teach you, not because they have to but because they want to.
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Erin from Oklahoma City, OK
08/12/2013Reviewer is A current student here.
13 of 13
Categories Comments Campus Safety you will feel safe and if not there is campus security on hand 24/7
Greek Life none
Clubs and Activities too many to list
Share any unusual traditions or locations on campus the shoe tree......
What to do for fun football games, basketball games, crazy activities, homecoming, spring fling, etc
Food and Dining good food with PLENTY to eat
Dorm Life SOOOOO much fun
Academic Rigor some professors are hard but they will know your name and pray before class and make sure they are there for you when you need them
Tips for prospective students be involved but make sure you still go to class
In three sentences Christian based. Friendly. Connected.
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The Canning Jar Collection
Last year being our first "serious" year of gardening and growing our own food and produce, I spent much of the spring and summer collecting jars. In previous year, I had gathered up all the loose and boxed jars in various outbuildings throughout the farm, and was thus facing the prospect of buying enough jars to store much the harvest of what we had already planted. I was hoping for at least 24 dozen jars — a good $200 worth, with lids and rings. And so, the quest began.
First, I recruited coupons from all the non-canning coupon collectors I know. Then, in early spring, when the jar prices were still fairly low, I began to grab up a dozen here and there. Most were Golden Harvest jars from Family Dollar – which worked just as well as the traditional Ball and Mason. When prices began to increase in late summer, by then I had coupons in hand to help sway the cost. In addition, my CEOS Club (formerly WVU Homemakers) ladies searched through their pantries and outbuildings for jars remaining from garden lives past, and brought me another three dozen jars.
I am convinced — you just can't get enough jars. As long as the rim of the jar isn't chipped or nicked, and the flats fit smooth and snug – it's a good jar as far as I'm concerned. (I prefer Ball flats and rings.)
I'm willing to give away green beans, tomatoes, leaf lettuce — but I'm also known for saying, "I want my jar back."
I collected my new and used canning jars on wide shelves out on the side porch. The purchased new ones waited in their sectioned-off boxes with plastic wrap, and the gathered used ones waited upside down in their own boxes too.
When I began canning tomatoes in full force, my first temptation was to throw away the jar boxes as the filled jars moved in to the pantry. But then I realized — as the seasons passed, I would be transferring the emptied jars back to the porch shelves. Instead of tossing the boxes, I put them empty on the shelves of the side porch. Now, I keep an empty under the kitchen sink and fill it as we empty and wash the jars. When the box is full, I take it out to the side porch, and bring another empty box in to go under the sink.
This systems seems to be working fairly well. I'm now rotating about 200 jars through this process. The problem is — I still need more jars and my porch shelves are full of jar boxes, and my pantry won't hold any more filled jars. I could move the empty jar boxes into the outbuilding, but it is full of tomato cages and stakes, bushel baskets, planting trays and gardening tools. I could put them on the other side porch, but it has the camping gear that once was stored in the outbuilding until we started a garden…
This spring, we may have to build a building just for camping gear — and another one just for jars.
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(6:3) "How cursed are they who shall be cast out into their own place! And the world shall be burned with fire." God will curse some people and burn the world with fire.
(6:4) All day long I have stretched forth my hands unto a disobedient and gainsaying people. -- Romans 10:21
(6:6) To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts. -- Hebrews 3:7-8
(6:7) "Will ye bring forth evil fruit, that ye must be hewn down and cast into the fire?" Those who "bring forth evil fruit" will be "cast into the fire."
(6:7) Therefore every tree which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. -- Matthew 3:10
(6:10) "Ye must go away into that lake of fire and brimstone, whose flames are unquenchable, and whose smoke ascendeth up forever and ever, which lake of fire and brimstone is endless torment." God will cast those who don't believe in Jesus (even those who lived 500 years before he was born) into a lake of fire and brimstone where they will be tormented forever.
(6:10) Shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone. -- Revelation 21:8
(6:10) And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever. -- Revelation 14:11
(6:11) Enter ye in at the strait gate ... Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.-- Matthew 7:13-14
(6:12) "O be wise; what can I say more?"
(6:13) "Finally, I bid you farewell, until I shall meet you before the pleasing bar of God, which bar striketh the wicked with awful dread and fear. Amen." Jacob says goodbye, saying he won't see us again until we are beaten with "the pleasing rod of God." But then he shows back up again in the next chapter. You just can't get rid of that guy.


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A A+F Nightlife: Pretty much any time of bar of club in Boston. They are strict with IDs
Nightlife: There is a lot to do on the weekends both for those who party and those who don't!
D A+F Nightlife: Parties happen at other schools - which is fine for NU students and staff alike. Let the other schools deal with the mess/legal issues! There's always something to go to, just not usually here
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With Boston being the college town that it is, one can only imagine the nightlife. Northeastern is right around the corner from Newbury Street, Boylston Street, and Lansdowne Street, right near Fenway Park. There's never a dull moment on the weekends, and there are always fun bars and venues to go to and party. Whether you're looking for a dive bar or an exclusive nightclub, there's something for everyone in the city of Boston. Northeastern has a few bars very close to campus that are usually packed on weekdays as well as weekends. Conor Larkins and Our House East are two bars that are usually jam-packed with students by 1:30 a.m. for last call.
Bars in Boston are usually strict with fake IDs, so if you're under 21, there are several 18-and-up clubs and, of course, many apartment or frat parties to go to. It may take a while to adjust to the campus nightlife and get to know the students who are throwing these types of parties, but once you get to know the campus energy, you shouldn't have trouble finding places to go. The only downfall about going out in Boston is that the T stops running around 12 a.m., so your only options for transportation are taking a cab or walking home.
There's a restaurant, ultra lounge, and two floors for dancing.
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Gypsy Bar has been named Boston Magazine's "Best Pickup Bar."
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Royale features five HD projectors, and is the ultimate event destination.
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Our House is the bar to meet NU students. There is a talent show on Wednesdays, and there is a DJ that keeps music flowing on both Thursdays and Fridays.
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This is a good pub crawl destination.
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This place is really a hole-in-the-wall for students who want a convenient location and cheap drinks.
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This sports bar serves cheap beer and food.
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There are 15 microbrews on tap. You can take them home one half-gallon at a time. Located near Fenway Park.
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Daisy's is a crowded, dark pub with easy girls.
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World-famous Scorpion Bowls and a sampling of more than 90 different beers! Frequented by Harvard kids.
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This is like a casino for the 18-and-over crowd, featuring pool, arcade games, pingpong, and more.
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If you're under 21, you should check out this comedy club where big names often headline, and you can laugh the night away while sipping a virgin cocktail.
246 Tremont St.
(617) 248-9700
There are poetry readings, live bands, and open mic nights here.
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Steeplechase horses in the Carolinas whose owners and trainers have an eye cast on the early season openers now have a place to give their horses a final go 'round prior to the races which count.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Demand for young, stakes-caliber mares, led by the $1.3 million paid for 2011 American Oaks (G1) winner Nereid, ruled opening Monday at Keeneland's January Horses of All Ages Sale.
A trio of steeplechasers --- each with Camden connections --- were named as the three finalists for the 2012 Eclipse Award for steeplechasing.
The annual South Carolina Thoroughbred Owners' and Breeders' Association will hold its annual awards dinner on Saturday, Jan. 12 at the Kershaw County Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center on Broad St. in Camden.
Every Way celebrated the final day of her 2-year-old campaign by ending the old year with a victory.
Even though it is the first week of January, there is no such thing as it being too early to think about the spring and the Carolina Cup Steeplechase Races.
Stephen Pitcher Groat, a devoted steeplechase official and the presiding steward at last month's 43rd running of the Marion duPont Scott Colonial Cup steeplechase races, died Tuesday after a long and courageous battle against cancer. He was 67.
was one of two members who were re-elected to the National Steeplechase Association Board of Directors, along with two current directors who were re-elected. Results of the balloting were announced at the NSA's annual meeting in Camden, on Nov. 16.
There were several reasons for the Wooten family to give thanks last Thursday, not the least of which were the recent showings of several of their stables' graduates on the race course.
It was called, by many in the horse racing industry, the most anticipated maiden race in the history of the sport.
This time, Matt McCarron said, there will be no turning back. In 2008, the now 41-year-old Maryland resident stepped away from competitive riding only to return to the saddle a year later. There is no chance of the three-time National Steeplechase Association earnings champion rider making another comeback. As he packed his tack for the final time after riding Rainiero to a second-place finish behind Sunshine Numbers in Saturdays $20,000 Hobkirk Hill, McCarron slammed the ...
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I joined Buddhini Samarasinghe and Scott Lewis on a Science Sunday Hangout on Air to talk about my career in virology: how I came to be interested in viruses, and what goes on in my laboratory. You can find hangouts and more at the ScienceSunday community. {youtube}WpLH4gRk9gc{/youtub... Read More This episode: Soil microbe has a good enzyme for degrading cyanide pollution! Download Episode (4.2 MB, 4.5 minutes) Read More Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Rich Condit, Read More
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I've been running a site (community platform) for a couple years and now we are growing fast, getting strong user traction and started implementing a customer oriented business model. In order to speed up growth I need to redo the platform to make it more customized, stable and scalable. I teamed up with technical co-founder, got advisory support and the project has attracted the attention of everyone I showed so far.
To rebuild the site (and evolve it to a better and more customer-tailored solution) I need an in-house dev team, full time dedication and cover some overheads like servers or small office. For this I want to pitch to VCs but I can't figure out what funding stage we are, thus what we are looking for.
Considering the site already exists in a primitive form of the concept, this would be presented as a working prototype with strong proven insights of the market. Until now we have been funded through donations so that could be considered as seed funding to bring the idea to market.
If I look to my cost structure for the next 12 months is:
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Total of 350K euros.
According to my knowledge under 500K is seed round. However we already have user traction, a prototype in market and crowd funded.
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NEWHALL, Calif., Oct. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Newhall Coffee Roasting Company declared its covenant to answer the urgent, life-sustaining necessities of mankind through sales of coffee. Starting today, and through the end of the year, each 2lb bag of "I Was HUNGRY" coffee sold at Costco, Sam's Club and online at newhallcoffee.com will provide 10 meals to suffering children in America and all over the world via Children's Hunger Fund.
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Newhall Coffee has vowed to provide a minimum of 150,000 meals. "I Was HUNGRY coffee was created to connect coffee with causes," said Mitch McMullen, Newhall Coffee's Founder & C.E.O. "Donations to charity are way down these days, but Americans are still drinking coffee. We want to give people a way to enjoy their coffee while still giving to essential causes like childhood hunger."
Newhall Coffee is introducing a new line of single origin, premium coffees with a cause. "I looked at my talents and thought, how can I be used for the greater good, not my own good. Then I looked at my company and thought how can our coffee be used for the greater good?" continued McMullen. "My life is not worth the air I breathe if I don't do something. God-willing, an everyday cup of joe can make a difference. We did it with Leukemia for my brother Corey (2X L.A. Man of Year). We did it for U.S. troops (donated 4 million cups), I believe we can do it for the least of these through Children's Hunger Fund."
Known as one of America's most cost-effective charities, Children's Hunger Fund (CHF) has distributed more than 1 billion dollars in food and other resources, serving the needs of more than 20 million children throughout the U.S. and in seventy-two countries worldwide. Since 1991, 99% of CHF's total revenue has been used for programs helping kids.
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In this fly tying tutorial, I demonstrate the techniques for tying the Black Bunny Leech. This pattern is suggestive of a leech, though if you vary the colors of the rabbit strips, other baitfish can be represented. At the front of this fly is a Fish Skull Baitfish Head (http://flymenfishingcompany.org/produ...), which helps to add both weight and the desired appearance of eyes. This fly was tied on the Allen Fly Fishing S402BL hook (http://www.allenflyfishing.com/n212bl...), though I also recommend tying this leech on hooks up to 4xl. Thanks for viewing this tutorial, and feel free to leave any comments/questions on this YouTube page, or email me: firstname.lastname@example.com
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Dietitian's tip: Lentils are mainstays in southern India, where pungent spices give distinction to many dishes. If you can't find yellow lentils, use yellow split peas.
Serves 4
- 1 teaspoon white or black sesame seeds
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 shallot, minced
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon curry powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1 cup yellow lentils, picked over, rinsed and drained
- 1 1/2 cups vegetable stock, chicken stock or broth
- 1/2 cup light coconut milk
- 2 cups baby spinach leaves, stemmed and chopped, or 1 cup frozen chopped spinach, thawed
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro (fresh coriander)
Toast only the white sesame seeds before using. To toast, place the sesame seeds in a small, dry saute or frying pan over medium heat. Cook briefly, shaking the pan often and watching carefully to prevent burning. Remove the seeds from the pan as soon as they begin to turn brown. Set aside.
In a large saucepan, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the shallot, ginger, curry powder and turmeric and cook, stirring, until the spices are fragrant, about 1 minute.
Add the lentils, stock and coconut milk. Raise the heat to medium-high and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover partially, and simmer until the lentils are tender but still firm, about 12 minutes. The mixture should be brothy; add a little water if needed.
Stir in the spinach, cover and simmer for about 3 minutes longer. The lentils should still hold their shape. Uncover and stir in the salt. Serve hot, garnished with the cilantro and toasted white or untoasted black sesame seeds.
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Calories | 243 | Sodium | 332 mg |
Total fat | 7 g | Total carbohydrate | 32 g |
Saturated fat | 2 g | Dietary fiber | 15 g |
Trans fat | 0 g | Sugars | 0 g |
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