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With six regular-season games remaining, the Wolves (37-28-3-6) are locked in a three-way tie for the fourth and final guaranteed playoff spot in the West Division with 83 points in 74 games. The Peoria Rivermen (38-29-2-5), who also have played 74 games, and Oklahoma City Barons (36-28-2-9), who have played 75 games, share the fourth spot with Chicago. The San Antonio Rampage (38-30-3-2) sit in seventh place, but are just two points back, with 81 points in 73 games.
If the fifth-place team in the West Division finishes the season with more points than the fourth-place team in the North Division, it would cross over and compete in the North Division playoffs. The Toronto Marlies (35-28-1-10) currently occupy the fourth slot in the North with 81 points in 74 games.
The Wolves will travel to Texas this week to face the Houston Aeros, who are tied for first place, on Thursday at 7 p.m., and the third-place Texas Stars on Friday at 7:30 p.m., before returning home to host Houston at the Allstate Arena on Saturday at 7 p.m.
To purchase a playoff package – which offers fans the same seat for all 16 possible games – or playoff flex packs, call 1-800-THE-WOLVES. Individual tickets for playoff games at the Allstate Arena also can be purchased by calling Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000, visiting any Ticketmaster outlet or the Allstate Arena box office, or online at chicagowolves.com or ticketmaster.com.

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A typical file upload control in HTML looks like this:
You have to type the file path or can you click on "Browse" to get the path using a dialog provided by the operating system. This is usually cumbersome if you have a file manager like Windows Explorer that shows the file in the current view because you have to get the path of the file.
So it would be nice to drag and drop the file to the upload control and obtain the path. In Firefox, you can do this if you have an extension called dragdropupload. The extension should work in any site that lets you upload files using standard controls, but here are 3 examples of Google services where you can be more productive if you use it.
When you compose a message in Gmail, you can click on "Attach a file" and drag and drop one or more files in the input box. You can also drag and drop the files over the "Attach a file" link.
Another example: Picasa Web Albums lets you create albums and upload photos online. While in Internet Explorer you can do that easily using an ActiveX control, in Firefox you can add up to 5 photos at a time, one by one. The extension can save you time, because you can just select 5 photos in a file manager and drag-and-drop them to one of the upload controls.
This extension is also the magical way to upload more than one image at a time in Blogger. Just select the images you want to upload, and drag them to the standard control. Everything will look messy, like in the screenshot below, because the extension adds more upload controls at the bottom of the page, but the important thing is that it works and there's no limit for the number of images (the total size should be less than 8 MB, though).
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A Houston legend receives a Welcome honor
As a loyal Shasta fan and chairman of real-estate investment firm GSL Welcome Group, Welcome Wilson Sr. is a bonafide Houston legend. The Corpus Christie-bred entrepreneur has been making H-town history since he started working for oil tycoon R.E. Bob Smith in 1953. And at the 16th annual Trailblazer Gala, the American Advertising Federation Houston […] [Read More]


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Rosemont, Ill.---The Abbotsford Heat produced three goals in the third period to send the Chicago Wolves to a 4-1 defeat on Saturday night in front of 10,955 fans at Allstate Arena.
Forward Antoine Roussel knotted the game midway through the second period with a power-play goal for the Wolves, but the Heat's Clay Wilson delivered two goals in the third and Adam Estoclet scored as well to end the Wolves' five-game home stand on a sour note.
"I didn't think we had the emotion to mount another comeback tonight," said Wolves head coach Craig MacTavish. "All hockey teams struggle from time to time and we just need to overcome it tomorrow."
After a moving pregame ceremony and video tribute celebrating Wolves captain Nolan Baumgartner's 1,000th professional game --- then a physical and scoreless first period --- Abbotsford (29-21-3-1) opened the scoring at the 1:45 mark of the second.
Left wing Carter Bancks carried the puck into the zone, chipped it into the corner and chased it down behind the net. He fed it in front to center Dustin Sylvester, who flipped it home from close range.
The Wolves (30-20-1-3) answered with Roussel's power-play goal at 14:08 of the second as they took advantage of a tripping penalty on former Wolves forward Akim Aliu.
Mark Mancari initiated the goal by flicking a shot toward the heavy traffic in front of Abbotsford goaltender Leland Irving. Tim Miller got a piece of the puck and the redirect went to Roussel, who had an open net from just outside the crease. Mancari and Miller earned assists on the play.
Abbotsford regained the lead at the 3:17 mark of the third as Wilson snapped a shot from just inside the blue line past Matt Climie's glove. The Heat bumped the margin to 3-1 at 11:10 when Estoclet carried the puck into the offensive zone and fired a wrister over Climie's glove from above the circle.
Climie (16-8-0) finished with 20 saves. Irving (17-9-0) posted 27 saves for the Heat.
The Wolves play their third game in as many days with a 5 p.m. contest Sunday at Rockford. It's the final Illinois Lottery Cup matchup this season between the Wolves and IceHogs.
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First Period---None. Penalties---Sweatt, Chicago (delay of game), 0:25; Letourneau-Leblond, Abbotsford (fighting), 4:57; Clackson, Chicago (fighting), 4:57; Ivanans, Abbotsford (fighting), 10:24; Roussel, Chicago (fighting), 10:24; Sinkewich, Abbotsford (tripping), 19:14.
Second Period---1, Abbotsford, Sylvester 10 (Bancks), 8:14; 2, Chicago, Roussel 4 (Miller, Mancari), 14:25 pp. Penalties---Connelly, Abbotsford (holding), 7:30; Jessiman, Abbotsford (boarding, fighting), 10:02; Clackson, Chicago (instigating, fighting, 10-minute misconduct), 10:02; Laing, Abbotsford (charging), 10:12; Roussel, Chicago (slashing), 10:32; Aliu, Abbotsford (tripping), 13:59; Ivanans, Abbotsford (goaltender interference), 16:58.
Third Period---3, Abbotsford, Wilson 10 (Walter), 3:17; 4, Abbotsford, Estoclet 2 (Jessiman, Connelly), 11:10; 5, Abbotsford, Wilson 11 (Walter, Nemisz), 19:06 en.
Penalties---Davies, Chicago (boarding), 6:59; Mancari, Chicago (unsportsmanlike conduct), 19:06.
Shots on goal---Abbotsford: 7-3-14—24; Chicago: 9-10-9—28. Power plays---Abbotsford 0-4; Chicago 1-5. Goalies—Abbotsford, Irving (27-28); Chicago, Climie (20-23). A---10,955. Referee---Nick Krebsbach. Linesmen---Jesse Pletsch and Peter Cichy.


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McCain: No word from Obama on immigration
President Barack Obama has yet to speak with Senate Republicans on immigration, even though a bipartisan group is trying to nail down the final details of a comprehensive plan, Sen. John McCain said Sunday.
The Arizona Republican — a chief negotiator on the issue — said on NBC's "Meet the Press" that he has yet to hear from the president, who met with the four Democratic senators on the proposal last week at the White House.
"He's had no communication with Republicans on the issue, unlike the previous four presidents that I've dealt with," McCain said.
Obama's lack of communication, taken with the leaked reports of the White House's plan, McCain said, "raises the question that many of us continue to wonder about: Does the president really want a result, or does he want another cudgel to beat up Republicans?"
Denis McDonough, the new White House chief of staff, said Sunday that the president is simply drafting a fallback plan to propose if Congress fails to act. He added that the White House staff is reaching out to all eight members in the Senate group.
"We've been working with all the members up there," McDonough said on ABC's "This Week." "We have our staff working this very aggressively with their staffs and with the members, and we're working this very aggressively, as you think we would with such a high priority for the country."
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ECB704 - Commerce and Business Studies Curriculum Study B
Unit details
|2015 unit information
|Enrolment modes:
|Trimester 2: Cloud (online)
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|Unit chair:
|R Buchanek
EHU701 and sub-major in appropriate field
Student must be enrolled in course E760
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Cloud (online): 3 hours self-directed study engaging with Cloud Seminar Resources and Modules)
This unit is part of the Secondary Humanities Teaching method sequence that includes ECS771 (available in Trimester 1).
This unit is designed to equip students to effectively and competently teach Commerce and Business Studies at the VCE level/post compulsory level. The main VCE studies explored are Accounting, Business Management, Economics and Legal Studies. This unit will examine the structure of VCE/post compulsory studies through a focus on the content and approaches outlines in each of the studies. The areas covered include teaching at post compulsory level, teaching strategies, assessment practices and requirements and regulations of teaching at VCE level. It will also include information on curriculum planning and the uses of various information technologies appropriate for teaching VCE in this field.
Year 11 Media Analysis Assessment Task, Rubric and Report, Individual, 2, 500 words (50%)
Year 12 Backward Design Revision Sequence, Individual, 2, 500 words (50%)
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Use the simple interest equation to find an interest rate
Develop understanding of concepts by studying them in a relational manner. Analyze and refine the concept by summarizing the main idea, creating visual aids, and generating questions and comments using a Four Square Concept Matrix.
Learn how balloon mortgages caused an economic crisis.


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LGBTQ community center marks first yearWritten by Sarah Ottney | Editor in Chief | email@example.com
Almost one year ago, a community center focused on the needs of Toledo's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) community opened at the Collingwood Arts Center.
The space, called Pride Center 419, was a long-held dream of many in Toledo's LGBTQ community and its organizers hoped to offer a place to hang out, referral services, meeting space, a hygiene pantry, an LGBTQ library and more.
"It's not exactly what we thought it would be, but it's been so successful in a way we didn't really expect," said Toledo Pride Foundation Executive Director Lexi Staples. "We expected to have to run a lot more programming, but I think just the space is what was needed — a safe space for people to be able to use and have their meetings."
Toledo Pride Foundation member Torie Thorne agreed.
"It's going not how we thought it would go, but not in a bad way," she said. "I think because we never had a clear-cut idea of what it would be, it got to turn into what it is without us being like, 'No, that's not what we wanted to do.' You don't always know what the community needs and it was able to become what was needed kind of on its own."
The launch
The Pride of Toledo Foundation and Equality Toledo worked in conjunction with various local LGBTQ organizations to launch the center, located in a rented room at the Collingwood Arts Center, 2413 Collingwood Blvd. The center officially opened Sept. 5 and is coordinated by Sherry Tripepi of Equality Toledo along with Staples and Thorne.
The center is open from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mondays, staffed by Thorne, during which time people often stop by to pick up or drop off hygiene products, browse the library or drop off donations and more.
One limitation has been there isn't someone available to staff it daily, Tripepi said.
"It's been well-utilized, but I think it definitely has more potential," Tripepi said. "Hopefully we'll continue to grow."
A one-year anniversary party for the LGBTQ community and allies is planned for 6-8 p.m. Sept. 11. Refreshments will be served.
The space gets used an average of 15 times per month, Staples said.
Among the groups that have utilized the space are Equality Toledo, Why Marriage Matters Ohio, Young Gay & Proud, Holiday with Heart Charity Gayla, Toledo Pride, Owens Community College Gay Straight Alliance, AIDS Resource Center, Rainbow Area Youth and more.
The space has been used for meetings, movie nights, HIV testing, parties and more. Any nonprofit group can use the space for free, Staples said. The group does not have to be affiliated with the LGBTQ community.
The space is open for use on a first-come, first-serve basis by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com.
Besides serving as a meeting space, Pride Center 419 offers an LGBTQ book and video lending library. A hygiene pantry is also available with many free items for both men and women.
Donations to the library and the hygiene pantry are welcome.
The center also serves as a resource for information and referrals for LGBTQ support groups, churches, charities, health services and more. Any LGBTQ group is welcome to leave brochures, business cards, newsletters, magazines and promotional items. A community bulletin board is also offered to post announcements and notices on upcoming events.
Hygiene pantry
The hygiene pantry has been a much-utilized resource, Staples said.
"We thought when we started it we would, and it has definitely turned out to be something that's very needed," Staples said. "People can usually get assistance or money to get food, but to get those things to make sure you're clean and fresh are harder to come by."
One group that regularly uses the space is Young, Gay & Proud (YGP), a peer support group geared toward African-American males ages 13-24 led by co-facilitators Christopher Coleman, Kennyetta White and Marlon Barbour.
The group, which is open to anyone, started a year ago with three attendees meeting at Coleman's home. Now it averages 25 youth at monthly meetings at Pride Center 419, Coleman said.
"If they are having problems at home, once a month they can come and be themselves, get some food, some health products, maybe some health services they didn't know were in the community," Coleman said. "We try to be a one-stop shop as far as life skills and life needs for them."
"They need somewhere to go and someone to believe in them. YGP offers a safe place to express what they are going through that day, week, month, year. To be able to have a voice, to not hide behind a curtain of sexuality, to bring a boyfriend and just live, laugh, enjoy.
The group's recent one-year anniversary party included a candlelight vigil for 16-year-old Tyler McIntoush of Toledo, who was shot and killed in July. Although to Coleman's knowledge McIntoush never attended a YGP meeting, he considered him a member of the group and many of his friends were regular attendees.
Possible safe house
Coleman hopes one day to be able to offer a safe house for local LGBTQ youth without a place to stay.
"One of the No. 1 demographics experiencing homelessness not just here but in the country are gay youths," Coleman said. "In a perfect world, they would come out and their parents would be accepting and talk about it and process it with them, but that's not always the case. Many are kicked out by those who don't understand it and don't want to hear it."
During the upcoming Toledo Pride, a CD of music from the past five years of Toledo Pride will be made and sold for $7 with proceedings benefiting Pride Center 419, Staples said.
Other groups, including a men's support group and a transgender support group, are talking about meeting at the space, Staples said.
"There's talk of all kinds of stuff and I believe people will make it happen," she said. "We're very excited to promote our one-year anniversary party and we're very excited that we're 1 year old."
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AIF320 - Indonesian Society Through Literature
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Offered in alternative years 2015, 2017.
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|Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Cloud (online)
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AIF342 or AIF351 or permission of the Unit Chair
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Campus mode: 1 x 2 hour Seminar per week.
Cloud (online): Learning experiences are via CloudDeakin.
Students will read, discuss, and analyse short works of modern Indonesian literature (short stories), excerpts from longer works (novellas, novels), selected excerpts from older works (novels, short stories), and selected passages in translation in terms of content, language use, and style. Discussion will centre on the social and cultural content of the works and on nature of expression. Specifically, students will be guided to develop an understanding of the choices writers make about language use, the meanings these choices convey to readers, and the social and affective content of the work (to the native speaker reader as well as to themselves). Equally important, they will be encouraged to consider alternate and multiple meaning embedded in language as a way of gaining a deeper understanding of Indonesian society and culture.
Discussion leading, 500 words equivalent, 20%
Online discussion forum entries, 500 words equivalent, 10%
Two in-class assignments, 1000 words total, 30%
Individual project, 2000 words equivalent, 40%
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iPhone picture of the Grand Tetons (Jackson Hole, Wyoming): January 2013
I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday! I had a wonderful time with my family and fiancé in Jackson, Wyoming. We visited for yet another white Christmas and it was beautiful. Filled with laughter, snowboarding, eating, drinking and more. I can't wait to go back (for our wedding)!
If you have never been to Jackson, you must visit! It's extremely gluten-free friendly, and has a wonderful foodie scene. If you visit, download my free mobile app and find GF options near you. Filter by type of food, view menus, tips and more. Search LOCATE SPECIAL DIET in the iTunes and Android marketplace. If you aren't visiting Jackson anytime soon, no worries, Locate Special Diet is also in 45 other U.S. cities and expanding very soon.
Instagram photo of my gluten-free and dairy-free waffles at Lotus Cafe in Jackson, WY. Almond milk latte on the side, of course.
Back to my vacation…
It was lovely. I snowboarded everyday (my favorite sport), and was able to purchase my first board, boot and bindings (Hello, Burton FeelGood Flying V)!
So many great powder days!
I came up with the idea to do a series called "Things I'm Loving" while flying home to Austin. Everyday, I come across so many interesting articles, blog posts, recipes, photographs, products, etc, that I thought would be great to share on here. Most of the time I'll share these finds on Facebook and Twitter but thought you all might enjoy seeing these on occasion as well.
If you have come across a new "gluten-free find", share it in the comment section. ATX Gluten-Free has grown to be a wonderful community and I'm thankful for that. Being gluten-free can suck sometimes, let's be honest. I'm also dairy-free now which can also be a pain in the a**. We're here to help, and your input is always welcome. Leave some comments below and share your favorites with other readers!
Things I'm Loving …
Gluten-Free Spicy Corn Muffins … because I LOVE everything spicy.
Gluten-Free Chicken Tenders by Applegate Farms … Great for when you need something fast!
Oatmeal with Torched Bananas … YES.
A mobile app that helps you find gluten-free options … of course I had to add my app!
Paleo and Primal eBook bundle sale – 33 eBooks for only $39 … That's an awesome deal.
Camille Styles … I just love her blog!
Bacon-wrapped dates … you had me at bacon.
A new social network for people with health conditions … Request an invite!
Monogrammed items from Ann Page … an expanding Houston company with cool things!
Jawbone UP … super cool technology that lets you track your sleep patterns, fitness, diet and more.
Rudi's gluten-free tortillas … they recently launched a new and improved product line.
Taste Guru … a gluten-free goodie box delivered right to your door.
Thundercloud Subs gluten-free hoagies … (Austinites: South Lamar and Lake Austin only!)
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Science Matters
Tribal Science Council: From Indian Country to EPA Headquarters
EPA leaders ask Indian Tribes and Alaska Natives to identify their top environmental science priorities for inclusion in Agency science plans and projects.
The EPA-National Tribal Science Council has embarked on an effort to engage the nation's 565 federally recognized tribes to identify human health and environmental science priorities. To help EPA and its tribal partners take strategic actions to address national and regional science needs important to Indian Country.
"The Internet has connected people like nothing else in history, so now even the most remote tribe can have access to cutting-edge science," says Jeffrey M. Mears, Co-Chair of the Tribal Science Council and a member of the Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin.
Mears explains that each U.S. tribe has its own unique culture, history, and environmental issues, and the sovereign right to protect its water, land, and air. "I'd like to see the process lead to a specific set of science tools and science resources that tribes can use to address their individual priorities," he adds.
Although tribes face some of the same environmental and related human health challenges as other communities many of their cultural traditions—fishing and hunting for food, harvesting wild plants and medicinal roots, and others—not only depend on sustainable environmental stewardship, but can increase the risk of exposure to environmental contaminants. Long-standing, nature-based practices central to tribal cultural identities have opened members to unique exposure pathways to environmental contaminants. (See Traditional Lifestyle Meets Modern Problem, Science Matters Vol 1, No. 2.)
The National EPA-Tribal Science Council was created to integrate Agency and tribal environmental science priorities. The Council is composed of a tribal representative from each of the EPA regions that contain federally recognized tribes and a Region 10 member to represent Alaska Native communities.
One of the primary responsibilities of the council is to work collaboratively to determine priority tribal science issues of national significance. The council also provides a forum for tribes and EPA to jointly design effective responses to these issues.
During the initial input period, Tribal Science Council members—which include Agency program office and regional representatives—are travelling and conducting a series of webinars to engage input and explain the framework process to the tribes. Council members traveled to the National Tribal Operating Committee meeting in Phoenix to present their work.
Coopwood says that it stakeholders in Indian Country are working together to examine issues and evaluate them according to a set of rigorous criteria. The stakeholder engagement addresses tribal priorities in a way that allows objectives to be set and progress to be made in addressing problems at the community level. "In this way, sound and relevant science can be pursued and applied in a tangible manner so that children, elders, and the broader community are protected from environmental hazards," says Coopwood.


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In addition to reviewing print and online media, Media Matters monitors at least 150 hours of television and radio each week. This section features highlights (or low-lights) from our monitoring efforts, other noteworthy clips as well as original videos.
CNN's Alisyn Camerota pointed to deceptively edited videos and transcripts from the anti-choice group The Center for Medical Progress (CMP) to question whether "something unscrupulous" may be happening at Planned Parenthood, despite the fact that fact-checkers, media outlets, and state investigations have all concluded the videos mislead about Planned Parenthood's legal donation of fetal tissue.Research 2 hours and 43 minutes ago
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Conservative media are likening Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's email use as secretary of state to retired Gen. David Petraeus' illegal mishandling of confidential information, claiming a "double standard" because Petraeus was convicted of a misdemeanor, while Clinton is not under criminal investigation. But that comparison ignores the central fact that Petraeus knowingly handed over classified materials to his biographer, while Clinton followed State Department rules concerning private email use and was unaware of any classified information in her unmarked email correspondence.Research 4 hours and 45 minutes ago
Chris Wallace, one of Fox News' three moderators for its August 6 debate, has repeatedly criticized Donald Trump and expressed "skepticism" about his candidacy. He has criticized Trump's anti-Mexican remarks as unfair, said his anti-John McCain remarks are "pretty tough to defend," and expressed "skepticism" about why someone would vote for Trump when he's an "amateur" who has "never had any experience" in politics.Research 5 hours and 5 minutes ago
Numerous Republican presidential candidates are attending the 2015 RedState Gathering hosted by conservative pundit Erick Erickson. Erickson has said males should be "dominant" over females, claimed women should be "at home" while men bring "home the bacon," labeled Michelle Obama a "marxist harpy wife" and Justice David Souter a "goat fucking child molester," argued LGBT people are "on the road to hell," and wondered when Americans would raid legislators' houses and beat them to "a bloody pulp."Research 6 hours and 22 minutes ago
Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly will serve as a moderator for the Republican Party's first presidential debate on August 6. Over the past few years, as she has risen through the ranks at Fox, Kelly has exhibited a pattern of making inflammatory and discriminatory comments about minorities.Research 6 hours and 36 minutes ago
Fox News Washington Bureau Chief Bill Sammon is reportedly the "secret weapon" helping to develop the questions moderators will ask at the network's August 6 debate. Internal emails and critics within Fox have exposed Sammon's history of deception and his efforts to use his position at Fox to slant the network's news coverage to the right.Research 8 hours and 24 minutes ago


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A Johnston man accused of masturbating at public computer is facing additional charges of indecent exposure, according to the Aiken Department of Public Safety.
Willie Merriweather, 53, of Academy Street, has been detained since Monday for two counts of indecent exposure and remains in the Aiken County detention center.
An employee of a staffing agency on York Street told officers that a man entered the business on Monday, and during the interview process exposed his genitals, according to a report.
The victim said the man entered the business and sat down at her desk while she collected information such as his name, previous employer and Social Security number, police said.
"The victim stated that during the interview, she looked over and the suspect had his penis out of his pants and in his hand," the report stated. "The victim stated that the suspect told her, 'it fell out.'"
She ordered the man to leave the building and called police.
Merriweather came to Public Safety headquarters for an interview, and officers realized he had a warrant for indecent exposure.
"The suspect did state that while he was talking with the victim, his penis fell out of his pants," the report stated. "The suspect claims that he must have forgotten to zip his pants."
Merriweather is accused in a similar incident that happened on Jan. 31 at an employment agency on Richland Avenue.
There, an employee said she was assisting a customer when a man kept trying to get her attention, according to a report. She turned around and allegedly saw Merriweather masturbating with his genitals "completely exposed."
Merriweather reportedly ran from the building when a supervisor approached him.
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Canadians of all coasts will get a glimpse at tonight's (or tomorrow morning's) lunar eclipse, scheduled to peak at 12:45 a.m. PST.
Tonight's eclipse is known as a blood-red moon eclipse, a rarer eclipse, when our view of the Moon is completely covered by the Earth's shadow.
"The appearance is caused by the light from the Sun being refracted by Earth's atmosphere, similar to what happens at sunrise or sunset," reads the description from the H.R. MacMillan Space Centre, located in Vancouver's Vanier Park.
"People may refer to this type of lunar eclipse as a "blood moon" because of its red hue."
(The MacMillan centre is holding an evening program tonight in its planetarium, beginning at 8:45 p.m. The eclipse begins at 9:55 p.m., with the full eclipse beginning at 12:08 a.m. tomorrow morning. The centre says the eclipse will end at 3:36 a.m.)
"Some people like to say it's sort of a blood-red moon," said Colin Haig of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, to the CBC, "which has great emotional impact but it's not really blood colour – it's more of a coppery colour."
Several lunar eclipses happen every year, although they can only be viewed by certain places on Earth, and the Earth's shadow – which causes the Moon's eclipse, blocking the Sun – sometime sonly touches part of the Moon.
Tonight's eclipse kicks off a four-part eclipse series known as a lunar tetrad, says the Space Centre.
"It means it is one of four successive total lunar eclipses in a row without a partial eclipse in between, each of which is separated by six full moons."
The next eclipses will be: October 8, 2014; April 4, 2015; and September 28, 2015.
Also occurring tonight (and throughout April) is the "opposition" of Mars, meaning the red planet will have its closest approach to Earth in 26 months – with the two planets only 92 million kilometres apart.
This happens ever two years, when the Earth passes between Mars and the sun.
The red planet will look 10 times brighter than it normally does from Earth, according to NASA (CBC).
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At SXSW, we've learned that The Strokes are back (10,000 went to their set last night), Dave Grohl is the nicest guy in rock (according to the VH1 crew who interviewed him) and people can't stop talking about Kanye West, who's allegedly doing a secret show tonight or tomorrow. We've also noticed there's no lack of gorgeous performers and celebs flaunting eclectic, wild styles. We're bummed we couldn't get close enough to snap pics of country-garage threesome Those Darlins, who put on a raucous show last night that closed with their ode to sex and parties, "Nightjogger." But with thousands of artists performing simultaneously, it's impossible to capture more than a fraction of the action.
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Dust swirls around our heads, the noise is deafening as walls fall. Bits of plaster and brick drop to our feet. The satisfying curls of glue twirl up against the blade of the scraper, back bent, fingers curled in an uncomfortable claw gripping the tool as sweat trickles down my back. Our days are now filled with the lingo of construction workers: drywall, particleboard, and who knows what else I don't often listen. Mornings and afternoons filled with hard labor standing on ladders or crouched on the floor, work defined by the clock, silence compulsory during lunch and dinner hours and Sunday, of course. So we slide home, grabbing sandwiches and fruit on the way. Once lunch is swallowed we collapse on the sofa to recuperate. Day after day, the work is pushed forward, harder and harder we go to the tinny music of a tiny transistor radio. We continue our discussions at home in the evenings, weighing out choices, analyzing the pros and cons of appliances, compromising this oven for that stovetop or this color cabinet for that color wall.
And so if you are wondering where I am… I am squatting on an old wooden floor, or hunched over, legs spread, trying to stretch my aching back, and lovingly pushing a blade across the parquet, over and over, back and forth, the wind tickling the back of my neck, my breath coming in short gasps, muttering to myself as walls fall around me. And I'll be dreaming of a new kitchen.
Meals are simple fare now. Summer heat slows us down and all I want to eat are salads and fruit, morning, noon and night. Top it all off with icy sorbet and cold, creamy, tart goat cheese to soothe body and soul and I am happy for the season. Now throw some heavy labor into the mix and I am knackered, too exhausted to even drag my sorry old bones to the market; the renovations take away any remnant of energy usually reserved for meal preparation So we swing through the stalls on the way home after the morning's physical efforts and pick up a bit of this and a bit of that, cold roast lamb and fresh pasta, a platter of Italian cold meats and containers of olives, marinated artichokes and tapenade. We gather around the coffee table in front of the television, flick on the Olympics and enjoy a picnic.
When I do cook or bake, come summer I often turn to quiche. Quiche is versatile in so many ways: one basic crust and one basic, easy-to-make filling recipe and the possibilities are endless! A variety of vegetables, fresh, sautéed or grilled; an abundance of cheeses, grated or chopped; salty lardons or elegant smoked salmon; fruit, olives, anything goes. One large quiche served up for a family or individual tarts, each garnished with everyone's preferences. Lunch, dinner, picnic or party, I always seem to be offering up quiche.
Roasted Tomato, Feta and Rocket Quiche
Caramelized Onion and Mushroom Quiche
Zucchini Ricotta Feta Quiche
Served simply with a tossed salad dressed with a tart vinaigrette, a baguette and a platter of cheeses followed by fresh fruit or a cool sorbet and one has the perfect summer repast.
Cherry Prosecco Granità
Lemon Ice Cream
Peach Prosecco Bellini Sorbet
So as I take time away from Life's a Feast, know that life is indeed a feast, both savory and sweet: the hard physical labor, the grime and the sweat give birth to a beautiful new home and a happy family with a common project we are each proud of. If you come looking for me know that I am not very far, just a room away, working on our lovely little family project that will be the next roof over our heads. We work, laugh and plan together as a family; we talk about kitchens and bathrooms and the conversation gently melts and shifts to other topics. We are okay.
A family favorite, I often buy individual Goat Cheese Tomato Quiches at our local boulangerie. Why not, I thought, make my own?
Makes about 8 x 4 1/2 –inch (11 cm) individual quiches
Pastry Crust for Quiche:
1 3/4 cups (245 g) flour
¾ tsp salt
½ tsp sugar
12 ½ Tbs (180 g) unsalted butter, cubed
4 - 6 Tbs cold water
Place the flour, salt and sugar in a large mixing bowl. Add the cubes of butter, tossing to coat with flour. Using the tips of your fingers and thumbs, rub the butter and flour together rapidly, as if pushing the butter into the flour, until the mixture is crumbly and it resembles damp sand. Do not overwork this mixture as the butter will melt and start to clump; it will be blended better later.
Add about 4 tablespoons of the cold water and blend vigorously with a fork. Add more water, up to 2 more tablespoons, only as much as needed, onto the dry flour and continue to stir up from the bottom until all of the dry ingredients are moistened and the dough begins to pull together in a shaggy ball.
Scrape the dough out onto a floured work surface. With the heel of one hand, rapidly smear and push the dough onto the surface and away from you, about a tablespoon of dough at a time, smearing it onto the work surface. This will complete the blending of the butter and the flour.
Scrape the dough up and gather it into a ball. Knead gently and briefly, just enough to make a smooth, homogenous ball of dough. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate until firm enough to roll out easily, about 15 minutes.
Lightly butter the quiche or tart molds.
Roll out the dough on a well-floured work surface to cover about 6 of the tartlet tins. Gently lift and fit into each tartlet tin, lifting and pressing the dough into the corners and trim. Gather up all of the leftover dough and knead very briefly and roll out again. Line the remaining tartlet tins. Line the tins up on a large baking sheet, cover with a sheet of plastic wrap and chill for 20 to 30 minutes. Prick the bottom and sides with a fork before baking.
Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Remove the plastic and place a square of parchment or oven paper in each pastry shell and weigh down with dried beans or pastry weights. Bake for 7 or 8 minutes then remove from the oven. Carefully (so as not to burn yourself) lift out the parchment and beans and return the shells to the oven for an additional 5 to 6 minutes or until pale and light golden brown. Remove from the oven to a cooling rack or wooden cutting board.
Quiche Filling:
3 large eggs
1 cup whole milk
Freshly ground black pepper
Dash nutmeg
1 log goat cheese
2 ripe tomatoes, sliced to a thickness of about ¼ inch
Preheat – or lower the oven heat to 375°F (190°C).
Measure out the milk in a large measuring cup then whisk in the eggs until well blended. Season with salt, pepper and a dash of nutmeg. Doing this in a measuring cup or glass with a pouring lip is ideal for pouring into individual or mini quiche/tartlet tins to avoid a mess.
Place one ¼-inch or so thick round of goat cheese in each pastry shell and then top with a slice of tomato. Fill the pastry shells almost to the top of the pre-baked shell with the egg filling. Slide the baking sheet with the individual quiche tins into the oven and bake for about 40 minutes or until the filling is puffed up and set. The top – or at least the edges – should be a deep golden color.
Remove the baking tray from the oven and allow to cool for at least 5 minutes before serving.
Quiche is fabulous hot from the oven, warm or room temperature. Or even chilled. Perfect for dinner, lunch, picnic or brunch.


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At 43, Henderson holds one of the great records in the sport's history, across 17 years, and is at an appropriate point to retire, if he wants to. But he doesn't want to. Hendo said recently he wants three or four more fights, over the next two years, and in the UFC.
The UFC generally signs notable fighters to a new contract before the expiration of the old one. However, Henderson, who made a flat $250,000 per fight, waited until after the contract expired to negotiate a new one. A win over the surging Vitor Belfort would have put Henderson in a quite strong negotiating position. The loss puts him in a quite weak negotiating position. So weak, there is some doubt he will even be offered a contract at all.
UFC president Dana White addressed the question Saturday night after the end of UFC Fight Night 32 in Goiania, Brazil.
"Yeah, obviously well get together, well talk to him," said White. "Hes on a three-fight losing streak right now. His age and everything else, Ive got to talk to him and see. I knew Dan would want to fight again; hes a fighter, thats what he does. So, well talk."
White made similar remarks at the post-fight press conference, saying he will talk with Henderson in a few weeks to figure it out. Henderson, who suffered a KO for the first time in his career, went to the hospital after the fight.


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Google Voice updated for iPhone 5, iOS 6. Still ugly.
Google Voice has just been updated to support iOS 6 and the iPhone 5's 16:9 screen -- which, hey, is faster than Apple's Keynote remote app, right? -- and to fix some bugs.
Not fixed is the interface, which is still in Google's horrific, old-school design style. Which actually goes to show how much work and how greatly improved apps like Google+ and Gmail have received. Google is pushing their new "beautiful" design aesthetic on the web, in Android, and in iOS. Google Voice has to get some love at some point.
Then again, we don't hear much about Google Voice on iOS anymore... anyone still using it?
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Google Voice updated for iPhone 5, iOS 6. Still ugly.
I also use it, more than ever. I use it for business vm's, and any time I need to give a phone # for any reason other than personal.
Let's remember what an incredibly great deal GV is.
I also have an OBI100 at home with an old landline. One-time cost, no monthly fee, frees my iphone for other uses, couldn't be sweeter.
But the post headline is so true, the app is interface is indeed bufugly. C'mon Google!
I still use it but not as much as I did when I was still with Sprint. Being able to use your sprint number with Google voice is truly a great service and any Sprint customers who are not taking advantage of that are missing out. I wish that Verizon would offer the same integration but then again, why would they?
The "'beautiful' design aesthetic" is called Holo, just so you know.
I still use Google Voice. Its a great for voicemail and I use it as a primary number for my work, utilities and anyone else that I dont want to have my actual cell number. I just wish it had the integration that android has but its no big deal.
i use google voice all the time to text none iphone users. since i cut the messaging plan from my bill to save money.
I use it. Great for Voicemail and to keep my real number private.
Google voice is a great tool. unfortunately, it's really only good for voicemail and incoming calls on the iPhone but i would still rather use that than the carrier's version of vm... I really like the phone gv extension for jailbroken phones but on stock iOS, i don't use gv for outgoing at all really.
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KOKOMO (HSPA) — One man died in Grant County late Sunday night when his vehicle overturned in high water. Grant County Sheriff's Sgt. Mike Moore said an unknown passerby called at 11:13 p.m. to report a vehicle upside in the water at 4200 E. Ind. 26.
Deputies arrived to find a vehicle upside down in a ditch off the roadway. The ditch had been flooded by a nearby creek, though the road wasn't closed at the time.
It took about six minutes for deputies to free the trapped man inside. The water, Moore said, was up to their chest, and they had to use tow straps and a 4-wheel drive vehicle to pull the vehicle out of the water. They then broke a window to pull out the unresponsive man. CPR was conducted, but the man died at Marion General Hospital.
Moore said the man has been identified as 19-year-old Blake Taylor of Kokomo.
"As far as we know, he was on his way back to school at Ball State University," Moore said.
It appears as though Taylor's vehicle hit water on the edge of the road, he lost control of the vehicle and then traveled off the north side of the road, where the car overturned into the ditch, which was 4 to 4.5 feet deep with water.
It's unclear how long Taylor had been underwater before the accident was called in.
Deputies don't believe he was wearing a seat belt at the time.
Moore said there wasn't water across the entire roadway.
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Brookview Elementary School bingo
Brookview Elementary School is sponsoring "Gift Card Bingo" on Thursday, Feb. 21, at 6 p.m. All proceeds will support the 5th grade grip and the "Respect and Protect" incentive.
Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. Tickets are available in the school office. Gift cards will include a gas card, Kroger card, Cabela's card and more. Proceeds benefit the 5th grade trip and the Respect and Protect Incentive.
Library meeting
The Boone Madison Public Library Board of Directors meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, at 4:30 p.m. Meetings are open to the public. For more information, call 304-369-7842.
Free screenings
Boone County Schools will offer free 3 to 5 year old screenings on Friday, March 8, 2013. The free screenings will be for developmental, vision, hearing, speech and language for Boone County children. Please call 304-369-8267 to schedule an appointment.
Ashford Nellis Neighborhood Watch
Ashford Nellis Neighborhood Watch will be Tuesday, Feb. 26 at 6 p.m., Nellis Archives/Church Building.
There will be a community auction at the Orgas Community Center on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013. The bidding starts at 6 p.m., so come early to view the items. There will also be a concession stand serving hot dogs, BBQ's, taco salad, nachos and cheese, homemade goodies and more. The Sylvester Assembly of God is sponsoring the event.
Seth Midget Football League
The SMFL is now accepting resumes for the following positions- A, B, & C team Football Head Coaches, A, B, & C team Cheerleading head coaches, as well as A, B, & C team Majorette head coaches. We will be accepting resumes until March 1, 2013. The board will be voting on all coaching positions at our monthly March meeting. You can send your resume to P.O. Box 255 Seth, WV 25181.
Cheerleading Competition
The Boone County Parks & Recreation Cheerleading Competition is set for Saturday, Feb. 23, 2013 at the Madison Civic Center. This event is sanctioned by the WVSSAC. If interested in entering your squad, please contact the Parks & Rec. office at 304-369-6125.
Madison Civic Center
The Madison Civic Center will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, for citizens to use to walk in this winter.
Veteran's Memorial
Madison VFW Post 5578 is building a Veteran's Memorial to honor mothers of veterans and veterans. Purchase a brick for $50. Call 304-369-6248 or mail to Daniel Boone VFW Post 5578 Attn: Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 272, Madison, WV 25130. Post 5578 is constructing a Veteran Memorial to honor the mothers' of Veterans and Veterans. A Brick Campaign lets you send a special tribute, inspiring message or create a permanent legacy of caring.


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Oscar the Grouch believes in ET. I've heard him preach several times.
Summary of the Twelve Gehenna PassagesFrom these twelve Gehenna passages, we learn that Gehenna would be the familiar valley on the southwest side of Jerusalem where an imminent fiery judgment was coming on the Jews of the generation in which Jesus was crucified. It was unquenchable fire on that generation in that generation. It was a national judgment against the Jews. Gehenna was to the Jews of Jesus' day what it was to the Jews of Jeremiah's day-where the term originated-the city dump! But it entailed all the horror of being rejected and abandoned by God to the merciless enemy who surrounded the gates and who would cause their dead carcasses to be thrown into the burning, worm-infested place. Thus, when Jesus used the term He used it in the same sense that Jeremiah did: as Jerusalem then was abandoned to Babylon's invasion, so Jerusalem of Jesus' day was about to be abandoned to Roman invasion-unless they repented. None of these hell passages say that anyone of our day can go to hell. None of them associate hell with Satan. None of them say that Satan's domain is hell. Though they speak of men being killed and destroyed in Gehenna, none of them speak of men being tormented there. Contrast Jesus' use of hell with traditional preaching on the subject. For example, we quote a Rev. J. Furniss, who said: See on the middle of that red-hot floor stands a girl: she looks about sixteen years old. Her feet are bare. Listen; she speaks. "I have been standing on this red-hot floor for years! Look at my burnt and bleeding feet! Let me go off this burning floor for one moment!" The fifth dungeon is the red-hot oven. The little child is in the red-hot oven. Hear how it screams to come out; see how it turns and twists itself about in the fire. It beats its head against the roof of the oven. It stamps its little feet on the floor. God was very good to this little child. Very likely God saw it would get worse and worse, and would never repent, and so it would have to be punished more severely in hell. So God in His mercy called it out of the world in early childhood. (J. Furniss, The Sight of Hell [London and Dublin: Duffy], cited by Edward William Fudge, The Fire That Consumes [Houston: Providential Press, 1982], p. 416.)
Did all that preaching come from the twelve Gehenna passages we've just analyzed? Did any of it? We can find none of this language of red-hot floors, dungeons, red-hot ovens, vessels of hot oil, being able to see the throne of God, brick-kilns, torture racks, chains, or great furnaces anywhere in these twelve passages that deal with the subject of Gehenna in the Bible. However, they are easily found in Milton's Paradise Lost and Dante's Inferno.


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Atlanta is the largest city in Georgia and is also the capital of the state. Atlanta is also sometimes called "ATL" and "Hotlanta."
Atlanta has seen substantial growth over the past 7 years, as the metropolitan area grew by over 20%. Renting an apartment or rental house in Atlanta can be affordable in many neighborhoods.
Major League Baseball-- Atlanta Braves (Turner Field
National Basketball Association-- Atlanta Hawks (Philips Arena)
National Football League-- Atlanta Falcons (Georgia Dome)
National Hockey League-- Atlanta Thrashers (Philips Arena)
Coca Cola was invented in Atlanta in 1886 and was first sold in the city's Jacob's Pharmacy.


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Here's a brief overview of what we offer in the Career Services Office. Feel free to browse around, and if you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact us.
- Looking for a job while attending NMU?
- Prior to you attending Orientation, watch our Twitter and Facebook pages. We post a link to all job postings within the Upper Peninsula.
- After you attend Orientation and are signed up for classes, log in to Cat Career Tracks to view all postings. (You will not have access to this system until the day after you sign up for classes during Orientation.) To sign in:
- Username: NMU username (first half of email address)
- Password: Birthdate (MM/DD/YYYY; you must include the slashes)
- Instructions for changing your password are available on the Cat Career Tracks login page.
- To save some time when searching for jobs, you can save your search or set up to receive automated emails when a job fits your search.
- Looking for on-campus employment applications?
- Job postings for on-campus jobs will indicate what documents are needed for application. Applications can be found in the Cat Career Tracks Resource Library and on our website:
- General on-campus application: On-Campus Employment Application; return it to the department that posted the position.
- Downloadable applications for specific departments can be found here.
- Remember that the following departments are frequently hiring and are most often accepting applications:
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- Housing & Residence Life (return to 2101 C.B. Hedgcock)
- Are you looking to work in a specific department, but don't see a job posted? Click here for a list of department contacts.
- Job postings for on-campus jobs will indicate what documents are needed for application. Applications can be found in the Cat Career Tracks Resource Library and on our website:
- You can find the sample resumes that Steve presented during the workshop at Orientation, as well as other helpful information about how to put together a resume by visiting our Resume Assistance page.
- Questions about work-study jobs? Click here.
- Questions about being awarded work study should be directed to the Financial Aid Office.
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LIM College Launches "Globalspeak" Speaker Series
Muriel Glasgow will be on campus Oct. 13 to discuss her experiences at the Clinton Global Initiative and First Ladies Summit
LIM College and the Student Government Association (SGA) are introducing a new event series for students. Known as "Globalspeak," it will bring people who are actively involved in all types of global issues to the LIM College campus.
Says Michael Palladino, Director of Student Life, "We want to create an interactive dialogue to engage our students beyond the classroom and prepare them to not only be potential business leaders, but also to be global citizens."
Globalspeak events will include a combination of guest speakers, panel discussions, and film screenings and occur twice each semester.
According to Palladino, "It is an academic enhancement meant to stimulate conversation, open opportunities, and create a global awareness of people, places and issues."
The first event is scheduled for Oct. 13 at 6:30 p.m. in FashionOpolis. Muriel Glasgow, a humanitarian activist who has worked with the United Nations, will be the first speaker. For more information email email@example.com


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18 of 2012's Most Inspiring Moments for Women
18 of 2012's Most Inspiring Moments for Women
This year, some of the most uplifting moments came from big names, incredibly inspiring women, faraway corners of the earth, headlines we couldn't avoid, and even some unexpected places. Come see what we mean.SEE MORE
Sara Blakley becomes the youngest self-made billionaire ever.The Spanx founder graced the cover of Forbes magazine in March, when she became the youngest-ever self-made female billionaire at 41. We'll place bets the Atlanta-based inventor was likely wearing the girls'-best-friend shapewear line for the photo shoot.
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Feminist punk band Pussy Riot jailed in Russia.In February, the envelope-pushing punk band Pussy Riot staged a performance in Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Savior during which the group made controversial anti-government remarks, which led to the arrest of three band members; Ekaterina Samutsevich, Maria Alekhina, and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova were sentenced to two years in prison for "hooliganism," sparking an international outcry and garnering worldwide support.
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Katniss wins big at the box office.Based on the popular books by Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games hit theaters in late March. In the role of Katniss Everdeen, 20-year-old Jennifer Lawrence commanded the screen, totally won our hearts…and made us want to take up archery, stat.
Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients are wow-inducing.On May 29, the Presidential Medal of Freedom—the country's highest civilian honor—was presented to an outstanding group of women. Ready for this list? Madeline Albright, civil rights activist Dolores Huerta, Girl Scouts founder Juliette Gordon Low, Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison, and Tennessee women's basketball coach Pat Summit.
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Fifty Shades of Gray rocks the publishing industry.The S-and-M-packed, erotic-fantasy whirlwind Fifty Shades trilogy, which is now being turned into a movie, not only lived at the top of USA Today's best-seller list for 23 straight weeks but also encouraged women to bring sexy subject matter into everyday conversation. And E.L. James, its author? She's a wife and mother of two residing in "the leafy suburbs of West London," according to her website.
Anne-Marie Slaughter mulls over why women still can't have it all.The single biggest statement of the year may have been that "Women Still Can't Have It All." Anne-Marie Slaughter's controversial cover story in the July-August 2012 issue of The Atlantic posited that women can't be mothers and executives with the current societal and economic structure of the United States. The article colored nearly every conversation about career aspirations we had from the day it came out—and we're still talking about it.
Marissa Mayer becomes the CEO of Yahoo.Speaking of "having it all," that's the question everyone asked of Marissa Mayer when Yahoo tapped the former Google executive to take over as its CEO—at the same time that she was pregnant no less. (Baby boy Bogue was born in October.) Ascending to the top of a major tech company at age 37 is a huge accomplishment for Mayer, a 2009 Glamour Woman of the Year, and we're hoping to see more women land in corner offices at Fortune 500 companies.
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Women of Olympic Team USA kick astonishing amounts of ass.Yes, it had to be said like that. The London Olympics turned into a showcase for American women in swimming, judo, gymnastics, and more—in fact, only two countries won as many gold medals as the 29 that the U.S. women won at the Games. ( Their feats were so jaw-dropping that we honored them as Women of the Year this year.) It's also worth noting that the Olympics teams from Qatar, Brunei, and Saudi Arabia included female athletes for the first time.
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Augusta National Golf Club ends its male-only policy.In August, Augusta National Golf Club, home to the Masters, finally admitted its first female members. The historic boys-only club welcomed former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Darla Moore, a South Carolina business executive.
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Hanna Rosin declares The End of Men.Because women are on the rise. Rosin's thesis in her book, released in September, that men are on the decline, sparked a flurry of responses. In The New York Times, writer Stephanie Coontz wrote that male decline was a myth: "Contrary to the fears of some pundits, the ascent of women does not portend the end of men. It offers a new beginning for both."
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Sandra Fluke becomes a household name.In February, 31-year-old Georgetown University law school student Sandra Fluke testified before Congress about why she believed birth control should be included in insurance coverage. Soon after, Rush Limbaugh called Fluke a "slut" on his radio show, prompting outrage and transforming the little-known activist into a budding feminist icon. She even landed a prime-time speaking gig at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, in September.
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Malala Yousafzai shot by the Taliban.On October 9, a Taliban gunman shot 15-year-old Pakistani girl Malala Yousafzai in the head in retribution for her outspoken advocacy of children's rights, including global access to education. The assassination attempt failed, and the world has rallied around Yousafzai as she recovers. Time named her its runner-up for Person of the Year.
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Women are heroes in Hurricane Sandy rescue and recovery.When Superstorm Sandy hit the New York-New Jersey area on October 29, many heroes emerged, including a group of nurses who carried premature babies down 15 harrowing flights of stairs in a New York City hospital. Here's Newark, New Jersey, mayor Cory Booker honoring "the women that held us together when Sandy tried to blow us apart."
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Election 2012: Mind the gender gap.Women, particularly single women, proved decisive in this election, voting to re-elect President Obama in record numbers. Obama won the support of 55 percent of women voters versus former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney's 43 percent, according to Reuters/Ipsos Election Day polling. That's an 11-point gender gap, the largest since the metric has been tracked. Plus, the First Lady is just as popular as her husband (if not more!); according to Forbes, Michelle Obama has more than a 66 percent approval rating, and her speech at the DNC garnered 28,000 tweets per minute—one of the highest-volume moments of the year, according to Twitter.
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2013 sees record number of women senators.When the 113th United States Senate convenes for the first time in 2013, 20 women will take seats on Capitol Hill. Hill yeah. Meanwhile, the Democratic majority defied expectations to expand its control of the Senate thanks in part to controversial remarks on pregnancy by rape made by Republican candidates Todd Akin in Missouri and Richard Mourdock in Indiana.
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Australian prime minister stands up against misogyny.Did you catch this video in October in which the prime minister of Australia, Julia Gillard, takes on the leader of the opposition, Tony Abbott, about his dismal record on women's rights? It'll remind you that voicing your opinion on an issue about which you're passionate is always worth it.
Angela Merkel is on top of Europe.The woman who is almost single-handedly running Europe right now has a lot on her plate. But having spent 2012 grappling with an unprecedented debt crisis and ailing economies from Greece to Spain as well as staving off the potential collapse of the euro, German chancellor Angela Merkel remains one of the most-respected, calm, collected, and, well, funny leaders on the continent.
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In Memoriam…Among the highs of the year, we also lost women who made a lasting impact on history—names like Nora Ephron, Helen Gurley Brown, Whitney Houston, Sarah Burke, and others. We say goodbye to the inspiring women here.
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The Craft Beer Revolution
The lukewarm reputation of American beer during the 20th century was due in large part to Prohibition. From 1920 to 1933 Americans could not enjoy their beverage of choice. In desperation, bootleggers watered down their black market beer to increase profits, altering the palette of Americans for decades to come. At least 800 breweries were shut down in the United States during Prohibition, and independent breweries continued to close for the next fifty years.


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Youth Football
Lafayette, LA
Since its inception in the late 1800's, American football has become one of the most beloved sports in our country. Starting as early as age five, youth football leagues across the country begin practicing for exciting, competitive seasons in the summer. And, on any given night in the fall, you can find parents warming a bleacher seat and cheering on their kids in a youth football game in Lafayette Louisiana. We love our football!
But are there benefits to the children who grow up playing in a youth football league in Lafayette LA? And what do they learn? Plenty! Studies have shown that children who participate in competitive sports learn crucial life lessons about competing. Youth football in Lafayette Louisiana gives them a friendly environment to master the competition they will face throughout their lives. Youth football in Lafayette LA teaches them that competition isn't negative; competing is a vehicle to better oneself.
Youth football in Lafayette Louisiana also provides much needed physical activity for children. In the United States today, one out of three children are overweight or obese. Exercise is crucial to breaking this epidemic and youth football not only provides a platform for physical activity but also teaches the discipline necessary to continue an exercise routine. Additionally, studies have shown that children active in sports tend to favor healthier and more wholesome foods than their inactive counterparts. And, speaking of discipline, one of the most important benefits of youth football in Lafayette LA is learning that repetition is essential for skill building. Most children aren't born with all the skills necessary to play youth football in Lafayette Louisiana. But they are taught that practice, repeating a task over and over, will build in them the required skills to succeed. And that, in turn, builds confidence and self-esteem. Kids realize that they can learn anything. In youth football, children are taught how to win and how to lose - both critical life lessons. They learn how to enjoy the accomplishment of a win and how to handle the disappointment of a loss. Youth football in Lafayette LA teaches that winning is about being the best that you can be.
Youth football in Lafayette LA players tend to shun unhealthy behaviors. They are less likely to smoke and do drugs or associate with the people who do. Youth football in Lafayette Children who participate in youth football in Lafayette Louisiana also learn the value of teamwork. Each person plays a crucial part on the team. The kicker isn't the quarterback and a defensive lineman won't go out for a pass. But the youth football team in Lafayette LA as a whole can't function without any one of those players. Each position is valuable in its own right. Youth football in Lafayette Louisiana players learn their value as individuals as well as their worth to the team.
Louisiana gives them a sense of belonging, a greater purpose deterring them from instant gratification and keeping them focused on the overall good of the team.
Most importantly, youth football gives parents something to share with their children. It is a common bond that opens a powerful window into the lives of their kids at a time when parent involvement is imperative. And is there anything more important for parents than building a lasting relationship with our kids?
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Saturday, April 5, 2014
We are awaiting more details about a shooting that occurred overnight in the Sampit community.
The incident happened at about 4 a.m. at the Sugar Shack on Powell Road, according to reports from the scene.
The victim is believed to be a female who was taken from the scene in a personal vehicle but was transferred to an ambulance at a county fire station on Highway 521.
Initial reports indicated she was shot on the right side.
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SRA760 - Urban Ecologies
Unit details
|2015 unit information
|Enrolment modes:
|Trimester 1: Waterfront (Geelong), Cloud (online)
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|Cohort rule:
Students enrolled in S700 or S701 must enrol in campus mode
|Unit chair:
David Jones
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|Contact hours:
Campus: 1 x 1 hour class per week, 1 x 2 hour seminar for 10 weeks.
Cloud (online): Learning experiences are via CloudDeakin.
The unit will challenge students to rehearse and then apply this understanding to specific urban conditions and sites. The unit will act as a broad critical analysis of the contemporary social, economic and environmental challenges that shape Australia's built environment and to consider various strategies for forming new or regenerating existing urban territories. This unit will immerse students in analysis of a complex urban project addressing the multiple scales, ecologies, infrastructure conditions, building types and material expressions.
The project-based format will be supplemented with classes that introduce each exercise and additional talks that address the theoretical bases of urban ecologies. Students are presented with urban conditions that have been selected to introduce an increasing array of physical, social, and environmental complexities as the trimester proceeds. Students will be asked to engender a critical consideration of contemporary urban environments and its relation to differing ecologies.
Morphological analysis 30%, speculative design 35%, strategic ecological considerations 35%
Unit Fee Information
|Student Contribution Rate*
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|Fee rate - Domestic Students
|Fee rate - International students
* Rate for all CSP students, except for those who commenced Education and Nursing units pre 2010
** Rate for CSP students who commenced Education and Nursing units pre 2010
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Frank Lewis
PDT Staff Writer
The National Weather Service issued a warning Monday that the runoff from the melting of the 4-6 inches of Sunday's snow and the 1-2 inches of excessive rainfall Monday will cause flash flooding to occur. In response to the potential flooding, Scioto County Emergency Management Agency Director Kim Carver is reminding area residents that this week, through March 22, is Flood Safety Awareness Week.
Carver said the focus is on flood safety and providing information on the financial impact of a flood, how to purchase a flood insurance policy and how to recover from flooding.
"The weather heralding Flood Safety Awareness Week is a reminder of severe weather that can turn costly and even deadly if people do not take the appropriate measures to protect their lives and their property," Carver said.
Carver said floods are one of the most common hazards in the United States, however not all floods are alike. Some floods develop slowly, while others, such a flash floods, can develop in just a few minutes and without visible signs of rain. Additionally, floods can be local, impacting a neighborhood or community, or very large, covering entire river basins and multiple states.
She said flash floods can occur within a few minutes or hours of excessive rainfall, a dam or levee failure or a sudden release of water held by an ice jam. Flash floods often have a dangerous wall of roaring water carrying rocks, mud and other debris. Overland flooding, the most common type of flooding event typically occurs when waterways such as rivers or streams overflow their banks as a result of rainwater or a possible levee breach and cause flooding in surrounding areas. It can also occur when rainfall or snowmelt exceeds the capacity of underground pipes, or the capacity of streets and drains designed to carry flood water away from urban areas.
"Residents should be aware of flood hazards no matter where you live or work, but especially if you are in low-lying areas, near water, behind a levee or downstream from a dam," Carver said. "Even very small streams, gullies, creeks, culverts, dry streambeds or low-lying ground that appear harmless in dry weather can flood."
Frank Lewis may be reached at 740-353-3101, ext. 252, or at email@example.com.


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When I saw that this had moved into the "Good byes" (meaning being discontinued) section of MAC's website, I rushed out the next day to purchase it at my local MAC counter. This was one of the shades I always figured I'd get "one day" but since I already had Keep Your Cool and they look SO similar on the eye, I figured there was no rush…til I saw that it was on its way out (I already missed Fresh Flare – another one of the original Pro Longwear shades that just "vanished" all of a sudden). I am so glad I got this. Despite the name, this isn't a really BLACK shadow – it's more a very deep blackened brown with antique gold shimmer. Great as a contour/crease colour, obviously but also makes a great smoky liner look and is generally just really versatile and wearably classic.
ProLongwear shadows (the originals) have such a great formula. They apply and blend beautifully and wear extremely well. I always use a primer but MAC claims these last even without a base or primer and one day, I may just put that claim to the test. Don't be fooled by how dark this colour looks. This is one versatile and very wearable shadow – as a fantastic crease colour or for a sophisticated smokey eye. You can smudge it around your upper and lower lash lines for a softly "lined" eye. Great value too – you get a huge pan (possibly too huge!) for only a few bucks more than the standard MAC shadow.


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Novice Member
Joined: 11/12/10
Originally posted by Quirhid
Thankfully it's the internet, so actually yes, you can.
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Novice Member
Joined: 12/05/07
As the saying goes, you get what you pay for. When you invest some money in subs, b2p, or even f2p, there is usually at least the sparks of a symbiotic relationship as opposed to merely looking for a free ride. This is why changes to sub games tend to evoke such howls of protest and threats of leaving than you get with your average f2p--funny how monetary investment and emotional investment coincide. Who takes better care of their car and appreciates it more? A teen who was given a car by his parents, or one that had to work at put some his own money into it? Usually the latter. Now, I suppose one could object that pure free players invest time rather than money, but in my case it was frittering time rather than investing.
So, there's no trick really. The best thing to do is try out these games and having the old manager's question in the back of your mind: where do I see myself in six months?
Now we're calling prostitutes "sex workers". What's next? Calling hit men "end-of-life technicians"?
Apprentice Member
Joined: 9/17/06
The Real trick to enjoying F2P games is the same as Sub games Put the MM back in MMORPG find a group of people to run Instances or Raids with or even join a PUG. I have Played all the games you mentioned(still do except WOW) and when I am Soloing I get bored real quick like anyone does, but when I join even a PUG and I Have people to run with or just gab about it makes the game more fun. Play an alt which forces you to change your Play style. Join a Guild that focuses on Sieges or instance running. I had great fun with the little guild I ran with back in WOW. MY Kinship In LOTRO has it moments too. The Grind is still the biggest gripe with any MMO. Me I try to enjoy the journey to endgame and not rush forward. A game is only a chore if you make it one. Take a break or play another game. switching between games(provided they are different enough) also forces you to change playstyles.
all in all it's in what you make it.
Originally posted by Loktofeit
That was a horrible analogy. A better one would be I like Cheeseburgers. There are tons of restaurants around that make cheeseburgers yet not all of them taste the same. Some suck, some don't. My issue is with certain restaurants having awesome pics of their burgers and I go and find them bland yet for some reason, the place is popular. Like TGIFriday's. So, is there a trick to liking them? Burning half my taste buds out? Drinking so much I can't taste the actual burger?
Now apply that analogy to MMORPGs and F2P versions.
As for your business model comment, I just use the business model label here, because they do reflect the style of content. I have yet to play a F2P that lived up to Freemium or subscription based games. Although, to be fair, some sub/freemium games aren't that good and should be F2Ps, lol, like Tera.
Originally posted by norman728
Hmm, that's a good point. Every F2P I've ever tried, I never really was looking for friends or community, I was looking for gameplay and immersion. Guess that has to do with their budget, since they never have it. So I guess the trick, would actually be to play with people in those games. Hmmm.
Advanced Member
Joined: 6/22/05
Yes the trick is to have a credit card with a big credit limit or play casually
Elite Member
Joined: 10/29/07
Originally posted by waynejr2
I think people analyze things too much instead of just letting go and enjoy yourself.
People comparing the game they try to all other games and so on. Don´t expect anything, just give it a go and forget about everything else for the time.
Novice Member
Joined: 1/09/09
Mr Flibble is VERY cross
Originally posted by elocke
A Lobotomy.
Cluck Cluck, Gibber Gibber, My Old Mans A Mushroom
Apprentice Member
Joined: 9/17/06
Gameplay and Immersion is becoming less and less a priority as most games that try to change any of those peak fast and die down quickly, with people going back to familiar ground. Why fix what's broke. Community IS a big party of making a game fun. one of the other complaints on the board is the <BLANK> community sucks, which is why I play <BLANK>. Immersion I admit can be hard as Games now are all same Crap different Can. Finding a game world that appeals is all part of the journey but eventually no matter how Immersive eventually will peter out.
Elite Member
Joined: 1/13/10
Currently playing EVE, SMITE, ArcheAge, and Combat Arms
Originally posted by elocke
"There are tons of restaurants around that make cheeseburgers yet not all of them taste the same. Some suck, some don't. My issue is with certain restaurants having awesome pics of their burgers and I go and find them bland yet for some reason, the place is popular. Like TGIFriday's. So, is there a trick to liking them? Burning half my taste buds out? Drinking so much I can't taste the actual burger?"
Then it seems your issue is that you either have some personal need to either like what others like or you question your own taste in things. Either way, my advice would be to just not play those games. You already know you don't like them, so it's odd that you are trying to find ways to force yourself to do so, especially since your examples indicate that you see such a process as a punishing or painful path.
There isn't a "right" or "wrong" way to play, if you want to use a screwdriver to put nails into wood, have at it, simply don't complain when the guy next to you with the hammer is doing it much better and easier. - Allein
Hard Core Member
Joined: 1/25/12
I'm only playing the role chosen for me. Who you supposed to be?
I play a few eastern F2P games included Runes of Magic, Eden Eternal, Perfect World, and others. There is no trick, other than you play the game for what it offers. You also have to know what type of gamer you are. I'm not a PvP person so dont care or understand the P2W. I play for the exploration, crafting, and leveling aspects. I like seeing my character grow.
Finding a set group of other (like the previous post mentioned) is also a good idea as it introduces the social aspect.
I like particular types of games, specifically I prefer anime inspired, and a more colorful/whimsical type of world than say an ultra realistic one. F2P excel in this space and give me a breath of options to search and play through. I look for a particular feel to a game which is why I go through so many F2P. Ether Saga Online was cute, but gameplay was too slow. Allods was beautiful but I couldnt get into the lore, it didnt excite me to go on. Perfect world was fun but I didnt like the interface and combat was bland. I could go on and on... The point is stick with the ones you like, and know what you are looking for.
Some of them like Runes of Magic can be surprisingly deep in the things you are allowed to do. I never pay a dime, well thats a lie, but when I do pay its to get extra bag space or a mount. I figure if I can spend 15/mo on a sub I can spend up to 15 on a F2P game.
Personally I would love to see someone re-create an updated 16bit old school MMO in the vein of Chrono Trigger, but with all the MMO fixins. Give me a larger world since Im not constrained by a physical medium like a cartridge. Increase the asset management to something more sophisticated. The story can be cliche but add some depth and dramatic air to it. I dont care if Im an amnesiac child who is destined to fight the "evil one" to save the world. Just flesh out the characters in the story and make the evil one a bad ass. MMO combat (tab/hotkey) would work great here as I loved the old turn-based model.
Hell, if someone made that I'd pay for it even if it was F2P.
What these developers are missing is, if you enchant the player the money will follow. Give us something we WANT to play and you will be paid. Maybe a bit more niche seeing how we are a MUCH MORE diverse community than when I started gaming in '78 but it would be consistent income to support the game.
Here's to wishful thinking...
Any advice or theories on this, I would love to read and hear about. Thanks in advance.
My only advice (not a theory): Scotch.
And don't skimp. Get the good stuff.
It's not about fighting, it's about balance. It's not about enlightenment, it's about balance. It's not about balance.
Originally posted by Loktofeit
Stop trying to analyze me, please. My post isn't meant to be negative but an actual search for the trick to making these games playable. Like if I asked someone how they could possibly play solitaire all day long. I am genuinely curious what their mindset is and how they do it, in case I am ever in a similar mindset or ...something. Lol. Just a simple question, not an invitation to Psych 101 on Elocke, rofl.
Originally posted by s1fu71
So..what do you consider "the good stuff"?
What's the good stuff? Purely preference.
All of my friends vary in what scotch they like as much as MMO's they play.
Personally, any single malt 12 years or older.
It's not about fighting, it's about balance. It's not about enlightenment, it's about balance. It's not about balance.
Here's a good link for ya:
It's not about fighting, it's about balance. It's not about enlightenment, it's about balance. It's not about balance.
There is no short answer to be found. The f2p market has evolved to the point where there are too many game breaking items available in the cash shops and the are frequently account bound.
When I first started playing online games on a budget I could at least get the majority of cash shop items in game from the community. The prices were often over the top, but my hard work could keep me at par with nearly everyone else. These games are now designed around forcing you to spend your own money, if the item is not account bound, they are items that are required to enchant successfully or to save your gear from being destroyed and therefore priced to gouge the players.
Ten years ago I could spare the time to farm game currency and keep up. These days I just have no choice, spend my cash or be left behind.
The quality of games has dropped to the point where f2p seems to be part of the develpment structure of even the p2p games as cash shops are popping up in AAA titles( or the frame work for them seems to be) and I suspect the future is goind to be p2p plus cash shop before long.
Thanks to companies like Blizzard geting the single player games bound to online only, cash shops will be the next step for other markets as well. I can hear the greedy suits cackling and rubbing their hands together in anticipation of thier newest method to draw money from our wallets. The online single player rpg market with cash shop is next....yay!
Novice Member
Joined: 9/14/09
I don't understand why you have to enjoy f2p games. If you dont' like it don't play it.
That being said. Many people play f2p games because they dont' have money. I played a f2p game for 2 year because that particular game is the most fun mmorpg I ever played.
Old School
Joined: 3/08/04
Players come for the game, but they stay for the people- Most Devs have forgotten this.
Originally posted by laokoko
People don't play most F2P games because they like them more then AAA pay to play ones... 'Free' overrides everything. People will piss their lives away playing uttter crap as long as it's free.
AND they will spend money in the cash shop while they do it... still thinking it's good because it's 'free'.
Novice Member
Joined: 4/23/06
Easy way to enjoy FTP : Don't worrie about trying to keep up with the jones , as soon as you get it in your head you not as good geared your fun is over ..


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The America East conference announced Thursday that 204 University of New Hampshire student-athletes have been named to the America East Winter/Spring Academic Honor Roll. Furthermore, 97 of those Wildcats received distinction on the Commissioner's Honor Roll.
A total of 1,730 student-athletes were named to the Academic Honor Roll for recording a grade-point-average of 3.0 or higher; 835 finished with a 3.5 GPA or higher to earn Commissioner's Honor Roll status.
UNH had the third highest total of representatives on both the Academic Honor Roll and Commissioner's Honor Roll. The women's outdoor track and field team had 55 student-athletes named to the Academic Honor Roll, which marked the highest total for all winter and spring sports; that team also had a league-high 28 representatives on the Commissioner's Honor Roll.
The women's indoor track and field team also recorded league bests on both lists with 54 and 26, respectively. The men's outdoor track and field team had 30 representatives on the Academic Honor Roll and 15 on the Commissioner's Honor Roll to rank second in America East. The men's indoor track and field squad also ranked second in the league on both lists with 25 and 12, respectively.
America East is proud to have one of most comprehensive academic awards programs in the country. In addition to the honor roll, an All-Academic team comprised of student-athletes that excel both academically and athletically is chosen in each of the conference's 21 sports by a committee consisting of faculty athletic representatives, academic advisors and sports information directors.
Additionally, a scholar-athlete, someone distinguished as the top student-athlete in his/her sport, is awarded. From that group, one male and one female is selected the America East Scholar-Athlete of the Year. The America East Academic Cup, which honors the America East institution with the highest average cumulative GPA among its student-athletes, will be awarded Wednesday, June 24, while the winter/spring scholar-athletes will be named on Tuesday, June 30.
Click here for a complete list of the UNH honor rolls.