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2.5 Faculty Evaluation: Policy, Criteria, and Evidence
Faculty members are evaluated throughout their careers at the college [university]. They have the right to regular evaluation to identify their areas of excellence and to target areas where improvement is appropriate. Judgments concerning the quality of each faculty member's performance are necessary to make college [university] decisions with respect to the renewal of term appointments, the continuation of probationary appointments, as well as the granting of tenure, promotions, and sabbaticals. Although the criteria for evaluation address different aspects of professional life, faculty members are expected to meet these criteria within an integrated professional identity in which the values of teacher and learner are interwoven into ongoing career development.220.127.116.11 Evaluations
Formal evaluations of ranked faculty are carried out by the Rank and Tenure Committee during the third year of full-time appointment, during the sixth year (resulting in a decision on the granting of tenure), and before promotion in rank. Procedures for these evaluations are described in Sections 2.6, "Tenure," and 2.7, "Promotion." Periodic review of tenured faculty occurs in accord with Section 2.8, "Post-tenure Review." Although tenured faculty are not formally evaluated annually, they should periodically consult with the department chair [and/or the dean of the School of Theology] concerning their programs of professional development. (See Section 2.9.1, "Planning for Professional Development.")
Department chairs [and the dean of the School of Theology] are expected to arrange annual evaluations of probationary members of their department in a detailed manner. (See Section 4.2, "Annual Evaluation of Probationary Faculty Members.") The chair sends a letter of evaluation to the divisional dean, with a copy to the candidate. The divisional dean may participate in this evaluation if appropriate and is responsible for ensuring that department chairs complete these reviews annually. Procedures for the annual evaluation of probationary faculty members are outlined in Section 4.2. The chair [and/or the dean of the School of Theology] is also responsible for a less formal annual evaluation of term-appointment faculty.
If desired, untenured faculty may seek out (for example, with the help of the department chair or the Learning Enhancement Service) the participation of a nondepartmental senior faculty member or outside consultant to be part of a formative evaluation process. This person would not later be part of any summative evaluation of the candidate unless the candidate requested his or her participation.
In order to gather student reaction and recommendations for improvement, faculty members survey student opinion at the end of their courses. Such course surveys are the property of each faculty member, but they are routinely submitted to the Rank and Tenure Committee at times of evaluation and to other individuals and committees where appropriate at the faculty member's discretion.126.96.36.199 Departmental Guidelines for Evaluations
The Rank and Tenure Committee must apply the evaluation criteria below to candidates from diverse departments. Consequently, departments shall develop, and periodically review departmental guidelines for evaluation that interpret from the perspective of a particular discipline the criteria and forms of evidence described below. Departmental guidelines shall be developed in consultation with the academic Dean [or the Dean of the School of Theology] and the Divisional Head and shall be placed on file in the Office of Academic Affairs for advisory use by faculty evaluation committees. The guidelines shall also be communicated to new faculty members at the time of hiring and inform departmental discussions of candidates for third year review, tenure, and promotion. Faculty members shall consult these guidelines when drawing up their professional development plans. These departmental guidelines supplement but do not supersede the criteria and forms of evidence stipulated in Section 2.5 below.
2.5.1 Teaching Effectiveness
Excellence in teaching is the most important goal of a faculty member at the college [university]. In all applications for third-year review, tenure, and promotion, teaching effectiveness should be addressed as the most important basis for seeking a positive review of the application.
Candidates should present evidence of effective teaching from any classes that they have taught, including department courses, department courses with core designation, core courses, outside their department, and other courses outside their department. Although most teaching occurs in the context of a course, important teaching also occurs in moderating individual learning projects, honors theses, internships and in mentoring and/or apprenticeships. Consequently, a candidate may wish to include evidence related to these forms of teaching if appropriate.
The attributes and qualifications which should be considered and documented in assessing teaching effectiveness include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following:
- command of one's field and its ongoing development as related to curricular needs;
- ability to identify course‑appropriate student learning goals;
- integration of effective pedagogies and course materials to promote student learning;
- frequent use of student feedback to improve goals, pedagogies, and materials;
- integration of college [university] and departmental goals and values into course goals and methods, as appropriate;
- ability to help students relate one's discipline to other areas of knowledge and to the liberal arts tradition;
- skill in communicating with students;
- ability to provoke and broaden student interest in subject matter;
- redesign of existing courses and development of new courses appropriate to the mission and goals of the college [university] and department; and
- ongoing pattern of effort to improve teaching effectiveness;
A faculty member ordinarily demonstrates effectiveness by assembling and presenting a teaching portfolio that may include the following types of evidence:
- reflective statement describing personal teaching philosophy, strategies, and objectives, as well as progress toward one's professional goals;
- evaluation by department chair, [and/or the dean of the School of Theology,] and/or appropriate program directors;
- evaluative statements from departmental/program colleagues;
- review of course syllabi, course materials, and exams by peers inside or outside the two institutions;
- the student course surveys, together with the candidate's summaries and analysis of those surveys, and a description of any changes in one's courses as a response to student reaction;
- continuing education in one's field or areas related to one's teaching responsibilities; and
- participation in seminars, special courses, or workshops, whether sponsored by the college [university] or other organizations, on the development of teaching and learning skills.
Scholarship and creative work are essential to the life of each faculty member to contribute to teaching effectiveness and to enhance an understanding of the world around us. Evaluation of this area of faculty responsibilities is especially challenging, however, because the form, emphases, and methods of these activities vary among disciplines. The Rank and Tenure Committee is aided by departmental guidelines for evaluation (see Section 126.96.36.199), especially if these are available from departments where scholarship and creative work may include distinctive elements.
The essential and constant element across disciplines and among the four criteria identified below is public accessibility. Scholarly work requires the individual's participation in a publicly accessible conversation about the knowledge that is generated by the scholar's work. Creative work requires public presentation and availability to critique by professional peers. Consequently, some evidence of scholarly engagement (e.g., attendance at professional meetings, scholarly writing as yet not presented and unpublished or creative work not presented, or professional consultation services not subject to outside review) demonstrates only the commendable first steps toward scholarly work as described below. Such activities require the faculty member's scholarly knowledge and/or creative ability and are professionally stimulating in important ways. In and of themselves, however, these activities are at best preliminary evidence for scholarship and creative work in academe.
Scholarly and creative work includes the following:
- contribution to the advancement of knowledge and creativity related to one's disciplinary area(s);
- integration and interpretation of disciplinary knowledge across fields of scholarship;
- application of scholarly or artistic learning in actual settings to issues related to the human condition; and
- innovative transformation of scholarly or artistic ways of knowing into student learning.
Demonstration of scholarly excellence may include, but is not necessarily limited to, the following evidence:
- publications subject to peer review;
- slides, recordings, or portfolios of artistic works or performance;
- other relevant publications;
- presentations of scholarly and/or creative work at professional meetings;
- on-campus presentations of scholarship and/or creative work;
- evaluation by department chair, program director [and/or the dean of the School of Theology];
- evaluative statements by professional peers; and
- award of grants, patents, prizes, or commendations.
Because of the particular importance of ongoing research to graduate teaching in particular, the assessment of excellence in scholarship for members of the School of Theology faculty is made in light of the expectation that at a minimum such faculty will also publish their work periodically in scholarly or professional journals and that they will be active in at least one professional society.2.5.3 Advising
In this residential, liberal arts, college [university] established in the Benedictine tradition, faculty members should place a special significance on helping students to plan and integrate educational and career choices. In collaboration with the offices for academic advising, the residence hall staff, personal and career counseling services, and other college [university] student support offices, faculty members are expected to advise students concerning the following goals:
- exploration of life goals;
- development of an educational plan consistent with the accomplishment of education objectives appropriate to life and career goals;
- selection of a major/minor;
- selection and scheduling of classes, internship experiences, independent study, and course work abroad;
- identification of other college [university] services appropriate to a student's needs and goals; and
- reflective progress in an education plan toward identified life goals.
Evidence of excellence in the performance of the faculty advising responsibilities includes, but is not limited to, the following:
- self-evaluation;
- student letters;
- evaluation by department chair;
- evaluation by colleagues, if any, who have directly observed the candidate's advising;
- contribution to group advising events;
- participation in workshops and training sessions designed to improve advising skills; and
- evaluations by alumnae and alumni.
Faculty members are expected to contribute to the governance, operational, and community concerns of their departments and the college [university]. Specific activities will vary, but faculty service should ordinarily:
- contribute to the college [university] commitment to community and the common good; and
- call upon the faculty member's academic or professional expertise.
Each faculty member's obligation to participate in governance and in other forms of service to the college [university] is rooted most fundamentally in the faculty's joint responsibility for the academic programs of the college [university] and for the common good essential to their vitality. Faculty members are not expected to serve on a college [university] standing or ad hoc committee before the year in which they apply for third-year review.
Service to the college [university] may include, but is not necessarily limited to, the following:
- ongoing service on departmental [and/or School of Theology] committees, effective participation in meetings and in decision-making, curriculum development, and assessment processes of the department;
- effective participation in faculty assemblies, on college [university] standing committees, and on other faculty committees (e.g., for planning, assessment, accreditation);
- leadership roles in governance, faculty development, curriculum design, and/or other activities of the college [university];
- service as chair of a department, a division, or a committee;
- service as director of a program; leader in other faculty, professional or college [university] programs or associations; and/or
- representation of one or both institutions to the local, regional, national, or international community.
Demonstration of service contributions to the college [university] should include, but is not necessarily limited to, the following types of evidence:
- self-evaluation of activities and their relationship to one's professional identity;
- evaluations by department chair [and/or the dean of the School of Theology], appropriate program directors, and/or other appropriate colleagues and administrators (e.g., committee chairs);
- work products or summaries of work completed.
Faculty members are encouraged to provide other service to students, which may include, but is not necessarily limited to, the following:
- serving as advisor to a student organization;
- serving as moderator or facilitator of student activities;
- planning and/or participating in co-curricular enrichment activities; and/or
- serving as faculty resident.
Evidence of effectiveness in service to students may include, but is not necessarily limited to, the following:
- self-evaluation of the contribution by the faculty member;
- evaluations from students; and/or
- evaluations by the department chair [and/or the dean of the School of Theology] and/or program director(s).
Faculty members are encouraged to support professional organizations appropriate to their profession and/or discipline. Service activities in support of the profession include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following:
- leadership positions in professional organizations;
- service on a professional editorial board; and/or
- other service to professional organizations.
Evidence of service to the profession/discipline may include, but is not necessarily limited to, the following:
- self-evaluation of activities and/or
- evaluation statements from professional peers.
Faculty members are encouraged to provide to the general community service related to their professional expertise. Professional service to the community may include, but is not necessarily limited to, the following:
- appointment in a professional capacity to a state, regional, or national post; and/or
- professional service as a consultant or resource person to a nonprofit organization or community group.
Evidence of professional service contributions may include, but is not necessarily limited to, the following:
- self-evaluation of activities and their relationship to professional identity;
- evaluations by leaders or representatives of community groups;
- awards and recognition; and/or
- summaries or examples of service or work done.
Faculty members often provide service to the community in activities unrelated to professional or academic expertise. Although not as important for professional evaluation as other criteria listed in Section 2.5, such community participation is a real contribution to society and a part of the mission of the college [university]. Such activities may include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following:
- leadership position or other public service in church or community activities or organizations.
Documentation of such public service may include, but is not necessarily limited to, the following:
- self-evaluation and/or
- awards or recognition.
The professional life of a faculty member should be more than a series of unrelated activities. Ideally each faculty member has and continues to develop a professional identity that integrates the activities of teaching, advising, scholarship/creative work, and service with the individual's personal qualities, personal professional goals, and the mission of the college [university].18.104.22.168 Personal Qualities
The strength of the college [university] depends in large measure on the character of its faculty. Faculty members are expected to demonstrate the following qualities:
- love of learning and the free interchange of ideas;
- personal integrity;
- personal and social maturity; and
- respect for colleagues, students, and other members of the college and the university communities.
Demonstration of personal qualities may include, but is not necessarily limited to, the following:
- self-evaluation; and
- evaluations by colleagues, students, or other members of the college [university] communities.
Commitment to lifelong learning and growth should be important to faculty members and to students in the liberal arts and the Benedictine tradition. Faculty members are expected to engage in planning for and documenting the ongoing development of their professional skills and performance in all of the major areas identified in Section 2.5. Professional development plans should demonstrate how the individual's development is related to the needs of the department, the college [university], and/or one's profession. (See Section 2.9, "Faculty Development," for policies and procedures for professional development.)
Criteria for professional development include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following:
- reflection on roles and responsibilities in the department [and/or the School of Theology] and the college [university];
- identification of goals targeted for professional growth during the next three to five years; and
- frequent engagement in activities appropriate to the achievement of goals targeted.
Evidence of excellence in professional development includes, but is not necessarily limited to, the following:
- self-evaluation of areas previously targeted for professional growth and the results achieved to date;
- an up-to-date program for professional development; and
- evaluation by department chair [and/or the dean of the School of Theology] of the faculty member's development and the value to the department of the faculty member's progress achieved and planned.
The college [university], in close cooperation with Saint John's University [the College of Saint Benedict], seeks to provide a residential liberal arts education in the Catholic tradition within the context of the Benedictine values of its sponsoring monastery. It is expected that all faculty members will respect this mission. (For reference purposes, current mission statements of the college [university] are published in the Academic Catalog.)
Demonstration of respect for mission may include:
- a statement describing ways in which the different aspects of one's professional life (see Section 2.5) as a faculty member of the college [university] contribute to the mission of the college [university];
- supporting comments in letters included in the file of materials; and
- evidence of commitment to intellectual life and learning.
The college [university] welcomes into the academic community scholars from different cultural and religious backgrounds whose varied personal experiences and perspectives enrich intellectual and religious dialogue and who believe that scholarly pursuits should be undertaken with full confidence that knowledge and truth will not be diminished by rigorous examination of all points of view. Given this diversity of origin and the wide variety of academic pursuits in which the faculty engage, it is recognized that the extent to which Christian, Catholic and Benedictine values will affect each faculty member will vary and that faculty members may contribute in many different ways to the overall mission of the college and university. Respect for the college's [university's] mission does not impinge on academic freedom (see Section 2.10.1). The college [university] is deeply respectful of the privacy of the individual conscience in matters of religion, so a specific response to the religious aspects of the mission is not expected.


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Severe Weather Damages ATV Trails
The Van Buren ATV Club President says he's never seen anything like it before, when speaking about the damage done to one of the trails by the heavy rain this weekend. Trails all around the county were affected, Van Buren by far the most. Katie Zarrilli reports.

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Missouri Secretary of State's Office
Investor Protection & Securities
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Jefferson City, Missouri
Main Office: (573) 751-4936
News Releases
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Contact: Kevin Flannery, (573) 526-0949
Kander Announces Initiative Petitions Amending Article VIII of the Missouri Constitution Are Open for Public Comment
Jefferson City, Mo. — Secretary of State Jason Kander today announced that his office has received three initiative petitions amending Article VIII of the Missouri Constitution, and the initiative petitions are now open for public comment. Petitions 2014-65, 2014-66 and 2014-67 were submitted by Matthew Dameron. Missourians can provide public comment at http://www.sos.mo.gov/comment.
The 15-day public comment period allows Missourians to offer their observations on the submitted proposal online, by mail or phone.
Before circulating petitions for signatures, state law requires that groups must first have the form of their petition approved by the secretary of state's office. The office then has 10 days after the form of the petition is approved to draft ballot summary language. During this time, the office will review all comments.
In his first month in office, Kander instituted the public comment process, which included posting the proposed initiative petition online as soon as its form was approved, to make the process more accessible and transparent for Missourians. This process has been expanded to post the petition within 24 hours after it is received by the office to provide a greater opportunity for Missourians to provide comments on the proposed initiative.
Visit www.sos.mo.gov to learn more about the Office of the Missouri Secretary of State.
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with Shosan Victoria Austin
in the Conference Center at 308 Page Street
Wednesday mornings, January 29 - March 19
(8 classes)
7:30 - 8:20 am
Yoga is the art, science and specific teaching of how to wake up at every level of human life. Through self-study and right action, we understand the physical, mental and spiritual systems of the body, independently and interdependently. We address ourselves to the thorough study of freedom.
In this morning class, we will practice series of yoga asanas, or postures, that meet specific needs in body and mind, and explore the ways in which these needs and processes interact to experience freedom. Modifications will be taught to make the poses welcome and accessible for a wide variety of abilities.
Please wear comfortable clothing that exposes elbows and knees, such as a T-shirt and shorts; and please come with an empty stomach.
Fees: $120; $108 current SFZC members; $96 limited income. Some partial scholarships available. (About Registration, Scholarships and Cancellations.)
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Banana bread. I have my mothers recipe, that I have always made. But this morning, I tried Heather's recipe. And wow. It is a keeper.
I doubled the recipe, except for the banana's. (I only had three.) And made one with nuts. One without.
We slathered it with cream cheese. And ate almost both loaves.


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Science Matters
Ask a Scientist: Q&A with Sally Perreault Darney, Ph.D.
Sally Perreault Darney, Ph.D., is an Associate National Program Director for EPA's Chemical Safety for Sustainability research program.
Sally Perreault Darney, Ph.D. is also the coordinator of children's health and environmental justice research. With 25 years of research experience, she has published over a hundred papers on various topics related to reproduction, development, epidemiology, and toxicology. Earlier this year, she helped create the Coordinated Federal Action Plan to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Asthma Disparities as part of the President's Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children and represents EPA on the Interagency Coordinating Committee for the National Children's Study.
Science Matters: Can you give us a brief overview of how protecting the environment and supporting healthy communities helps protect children's health?
Sally Perreault Darney: A child's community partly determines the potentially dangerous substances to which a child may be exposed. If you look at environmental protection from a community standpoint, you say, "Here is a community where children grow up, where they play, where they learn. Now, how do features of the community affect their health?"
We know that children are disproportionately vulnerable to environmental exposures because they eat more and drink more, pound for pound, than adults. When they are really little, they like to crawl around on the floor where they are more exposed, and toddlers put anything they can in their mouths. We know that no matter where children live, they are more exposed and more susceptible to environmental contaminants than adults.
So, the community is a very important factor. It determines how active their lifestyle is. It determines the kinds of buildings and outdoor areas in which they live, learn, and play, and these in turn determine what contaminants they may encounter. These same factors also determine what their mothers are exposed to during pregnancy, which can affect prenatal development and lead to health problems later in life.
There are many factors that affect a child's health, from air quality to socioeconomics to transportation patterns. We need a balanced understanding among the factors that contribute to their social environment, preserve the natural environment, provide healthy economies, and offer our children a sustainable and healthy community in which to thrive.
Science Matters: What is EPA's role in the Coordinated Federal Action Plan to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Asthma Disparities?
Sally Perreault Darney: EPA's role in the Federal Action Plan is to determine the environmental causes of asthma and the extent to which environmental triggers, such as air pollution and house dust, contribute to asthma attacks. For example, an asthma attack could be triggered by exposure to high levels of diesel fumes while riding on an old school bus, by high ozone levels while playing outside, or by mold or dust inside the home or school.
We also need to understand the causes of asthma disparities. We need to understand why poor and minority children are more likely to have asthma and to suffer from more severe and frequent asthma attacks than non-minority, higher income children. Knowing the factors that lead to these health disparities helps us design interventions to reduce them so that some children do not suffer more than others because they are poor or disadvantaged.
A holistic approach to children's health considers all the different factors: children's susceptibility, children's exposures, and children's environment and community. These all play into how healthy our children are and whether all children are provided with clean and healthy environments.
Science Matters: How does EPA science and research help protect and promote children's health?
Sally Perreault Darney: Science helps us understand the many factors that affect our children's health and informs the regulations that ensure the safety of the air our children breathe and water our children drink. EPA research also helps local governments make decisions about where to put schools and how to operate them, as well as how to make them safe and walkable for children. Finally, scientific information helps parents make informed decisions about what products to bring into the home environment.
EPA research looks at all of the factors that impact children's environmental exposures and the health risks that may be associated with them. We do research on chemicals and other kinds of contaminants, like nanomaterials, that could affect children's health. And we also conduct and support crosscutting research on how all these factor come together to affect children's health. The Children's Centers, funded jointly by EPA and the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) provide a good example. Crosscutting by design, the Children's Centers address a variety of contaminants, chemicals, air pollution, toxic substances, and water pollution. They look at children's health from a community perspective and consider how different environments, say a rural and an urban environment, have different influences on exposures and health.
Science Matters: What is the overall impact of EPA's research efforts in children's environmental health?
Sally Perreault Darney: By understanding the social, behavioral, biological, environmental, and economic factors that affect a child's health, we can take informed actions to prevent environmental risks and create safer and healthier communities for our children. Healthy children are the foundation of sustainability. A sustainable and healthy community both protects and enhances children's health and wellbeing in all dimensions.


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Stay safe at the beach and when fishing by following these extraordinarily simple steps provided by the Fla. Museum of Natural History
Stay safe at the beach and when fishing by following these extraordinarily simple steps provided by the Fla. Museum of Natural History
Here are some obvious and not so obvious ways to conserve energy at home as noted by the NWF. Check out these helpful tips and save some helpful money.
Here are the 21 international counties and U.S. states with the same abbreviation codes:
Here are the professional baseball players who are members of the 3,000 hit club:
Here is a list of the last 50+ horses to win the Kentucky Derby at Churchhill Downs:
Wondering what order you should watch the Avengers films, TV shows, and other Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movies in? Well here is the chronological order based on the events in the films (as opposed to the chronological order by theatrical release date):
Here are all of the Academy Award winners from the year 2015:
Summary from an excellent article by Eric Gagnon of the Business Marketing Institute on the subject of marketing collateral pieces.
Here are the Grammy winners from February 8, 2015:
Ever ask yourself, "What year did that have to come out to be eligible to win?" Well each major award ceremony has different rules and eligibility periods for nominations. Here is the breakdown:
Their lies were so big, they don't even need explanations. Here are ten of the biggest liars in the history of the world:
Punxsutawney Phil is not the only famous weather predicting groundhog around. Here are some of the other famous groundhogs around the world:
Here are ten of the most interesting prop bets for the 2015 Super Bowl:
Every little girl loves to dream of being a princess at some time or another. Here are the Disney Princesses that make the dream worth dreaming.
John Lennon's career in music moved towards politics near the end of his life. Here are some of his famous quotes.
Here are the winners from the 21st Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards Award ceremony on January 25, 2015:
Here are the winners from the 2015 Golden Globe Awards:
These are considered the world's 9 biggest tennis events. They encompass Grand Slams, national (Davis and Fed) Cups, and end of season championships. Also included is a Look Inside link to "The Open Book", a celebration of 40 years of the U.S. Open.
There are four teams that have never officially been in a Super Bowl (although the Browns and Lions do have National Championships).
The NFL has some specific qualifications in order to be a host venue for Super Bowl:
These are the best men's tennis players in the history of the sport. Agree? Also, a Look Inside link to Andre Agassi's autobiography "Open" (considered one of the best sports bios ever published).
Robert Frost is one of the most renowned American poets. Here are some of his most famous quotes, along with a "look inside" link to one of his 5 star reviewed books of poetry on Amazon.
On January 20th, 2015 SplashData published its list of the top 25 worst passwords, it's actually a list of the most common, but that seems to translate into "worst" when it comes to passwords . SplashData's research was performed by reviewing over 3 million exposed or leaked passwords. The top two," 123456" and "password" were the same as the prior year. Back in 2006 a British web site, Modern Life is Rubbish" listed "123" and "password" as 1 and 2, from which one may conclude we are more sophisticated with our PW's now, adding 3 digits to 123 to make 123456. :>) Who would guess that? "monkey" and "letmein" also reside on both lists. My favorite: "trustno1"
Last January bookfinder.com produced at list of the top 100 most wanted out of print books, titled "Out of Print and In Demand". This list encompasses books that are no longer being "printed" with "printed" being the key word, many are still available to purchase; used, electronic format, or print on demand. The top ten list below includes two books by Stephen King, one of which was written under the pseudonym Richard Bachman. The remaining 100 can be found on the bookfinder.com site.
Each year, the ALA's (American Library Association) Office for Intellectual Freedom compiles a list of the top ten most frequently challenged books in order to inform the public about censorship in libraries and schools. "A challenge is defined as a formal, written complaint, filed with a library or school requesting that materials be removed because of content or appropriateness." These books were officially challenged by someone.. for various reasons, most common reasons cited are : Sexually explicit, offensive language, unsuited to age group, homosexuality, occult, satanic, religious viewpoints and anti family. Here's a list of the most challenged books of 2013, the most recent list published by The American Library Association: if you desire to purchase any of the books, click stack below.on left.
In 2014, the first NCAA College Football Championship Tournament resulted in The Ohio State Buckeyes earning, what many call, the first undisputed national college NCAA Division 1 football champion. Different polls and systems have declared national champions based on algorithms, guess, coaches voting and in some cases, perhaps pixie dust. In the 2000's more than a dozen systems have been used to determine the college football national champions (or at least the best team that year), including the Anderson and Hestor system, the BCS, the Dunkel system, Berryman system and the Eck to name a few. Since 1999, there have been only 5 (including the Buckeyes) that were named by all the polls/systems as champions. Interestingly one of those teams, the 2004 USC Trojans, had to vacate the championship and as far this author knows, no replacement was named (Oklahoma,Auburn,Utah and Boise State were undefeated in 2004), though Auburn is generally recognized as the champion that year) Here are the champions recognized from 2000 -2014:
The United States has a population of over 320 million people. Christians, including Catholics, Proestants, Mormons, etc, in total number over 210 million. As a % this is somewhere in excess of 70+%. The list below outlines the total followers of the top 5 religions in the United States in 2004. The graphic illustrates the population expressed as a % of the total population in 2007. For example, the number of folks in the United States that are identified as having no religion is about 16%.
Here are the eight films that were nominated for the Best Picture Academy Award in 2015:
Seeking to avoid the financial "holiday hangover" that often comes in January, many consumers are planning to spend less than they did on holiday gifts in 2005. In fact, although overall holiday spending is expected to increase this year, a survey by Prinicpal Financial Group found that just 9 percent of workers and 5 percent of retirees planned to spend more money than last year. Looking for a thoughtful gift idea? A pretty package of your homemade Christmas cookies is sure to please (and you get to enjoy the moments you share with your family while making them). Further, fed up with the increasingly prevalent materialistic aspects of the holidays, many Americans are seeking ways to bring back the real meaning of the holiday season. Finally, some people are just plain old very last-minute shoppers, and are therefore, well, pushed to consider alternatives to typical purchased gifts. One such way is giving gifts from the heart, which cost no money but impart a lot of meaning.
I'm not talking about White Christmas, Home Alone, Miracle on 34th Street, A Christmas Carol, or The Grinch -- these are ten best not-so-traditional Christmas movies you'll have a harder time finding on TBS, AMC, or the ABC Family channel this holiday season:
These were the top Google searches in the US in 2014
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It's not an easy feat for a neighborhood to earn Firewise designation by the Florida Forest Service, and Hidden Dunes is the first neighborhood in Walton County to do it.
The 27-acre Miramar Beach neighborhood will celebrate the accomplishment with a day of festivities Oct. 11.
A Firewise designation is bestowed upon communities that "have taken steps to become more resistant to wildfire structural damage," according to Forestry literature.
Longtime Hidden Dunes resident Bill Kern said one particularly challenging aspect of attaining the Firewise status was maintaining the natural beauty of Hidden Dunes, while mitigating the fire risk.
It was this natural beauty that drew the 20-year, part-time resident to the area in the first place after a two-year search for the perfect second home.
"It was the only place in all that search where a developer had left the natural environment in place," said Kern of the Carolina cottages strategically placed among the palmetto bushes, pine and oak trees. "It was just beautiful, lots of walking paths. It's really a neat place."
However, living in a place with a lot of natural vegetation can pose a serious fire risk, according to Brian Goddin with Florida Forest Service.
"A lot of these South Walton Communities have thick vegetation," said Goddin. "Walton County is one of our greatest challenges."
Kern agreed. "You don't have to look too hard to find jungle areas," he said, adding that the vegetation prompted the neighborhood to start making efforts to mitigate its fire risk almost a decade ago.
"We started probably eight, nine years ago with a definite project, to clear out a wildfire area," said Kern, who admits the foliage was a bit overgrown. "You couldn't see from one beach cottage to the next. It was a mini-jungle."
It was after a meeting in April 2011, however, that he really pushed his neighbors forward with fire-proofing Hidden Dunes.
"Brian (Goddin) and the district fire chief put on a communitywide fire mitigation seminar at the South Walton firehouse," said Kern.
Kern said the meeting brought to light potentially devastating risks.
"If lightning strikes … you could have a major blaze," he said, point out that they have more than 100 beach cottages.
The community spent countless hours pruning back the more "jungle-like" areas, manicuring bushes, and adding at-the-ready hoses in the common areas.
Kern said the cleaning up has mitigated the greatest risk of fire in the neighborhood, but it hasn't sacrificed the neighborhood's aesthetic.
"We haven't taken out all of the vegetation. It doesn't look like it's manicured — it does look like it's under control," said Kern.
The hard work will be recognized by the state for its effort to minimize the risk of fire in Hidden Dunes.
"It doesn't meant we are being perfect; it means we are a community that cares about this," said Kern.
Both Goddin and Kern hope the Firewise designation gives other communities a push toward making positive changes with fire mitigation.
"Any community can do it, they don't have to be perfect," said Goddin, adding that even Hidden Dunes could improve with simple measures such as replacing pine straw near the homes' foundations, as well as installing a finer grade grate under homes.
But for now, it's just time to enjoy the minimal risk of wildfire within the Hidden Dunes gates.
A celebration will begin at 10 a.m. with the presentation of a Firewise certification plaque at the neighborhood's community center, followed by a tour of the Hidden Dunes property.
For more information about Firewise and Florida Forest Service, call Goddin at 625-6621 or visit firewise.org.


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The career of Maria Callas began in Athens in 1938 in concert, her first professional stage appearance in 1942 as Tosca, and she continued to sing in her native country until September 1945, when she went to the United States.
She returned to Europe in the summer of 1947 and auditioned for the distinguished Italian conductor Tullio Serafin for the title rôle in Ponchielli's La Gioconda to be given at the Verona Arena in August that year. She was engaged for five performances, thereby making her Italian début. The success of these performances resulted in Callas obtaining rôles in Tristan und Isolde, Turandot, La forza del destino, Aida, Norma, Die Walküre, I Puritani, Nabucco and Parsifal in places such as Venice, Udine, Trieste, Genoa, Rome, Florence, Naples and Palermo.
In the summer of 1949 she made her overseas début in Buenos Aires, followed by Mexico City for the ensuing three years. All the while her star was continuing to rise. She made a last-minute appearance as a replacement for an ailing Renata Tebaldi as Aida in April 1950 at La Scala, but in December 1951 made her 'proper' début as Elena in I vespri siciliani.
She had now finally arrived. Her first London engagement as Norma in November 1952 at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, proved a complete triumph and launched Callas on the international scene. From then until the end of the 1950s her reputation and fame remained virtually undiminished. Vocal and personal problems, however, began in 1959, and she temporarily withdrew from performing regularly. Her last stage appearance was in London as Tosca in July 1965 but by then she had moved to singing in concert.
Apart from some studio recording sessions in 1969 and 1972, she attempted a final and ill-advised series of concert appearances throughout Europe, North America and the Far East with the tenor Giuseppe Di Stefano during 1973–74 before retiring. She died in Paris in September 1977, aged 53.
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Joshua Edward Week, 20 minor in possession of beer, open container of beer, simple possession of marijuana
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Wando powered through the first round of the SCHSL Class 4A playoffs Thursday with a 76-55 win over Beaufort at home.
After 20 wins in the regular season, Wando (21-4) set out to prove its worth against new competition in the playoffs opening round. Beaufort (18-6) gave its best shot early but eventually succumbed to the Warriors pressure and high tempo.
We talked about protecting everything that we earned during the regular season, Wando head coach David Eaton said. Thats what we wanted to do tonight. Theyre just like the teams that we play in our region, so that helped us a lot later in the game.
Beaufort made four threes to stay knotted even with Wando through the first quarter. But the Warriors defense tightened in the second quarter to hold Beaufort scoreless through the first four minutes and only allow two made field goals.
Wando closed the third quarter on a 10-2 run to take a 19-point lead into the fourth. Beaufort came as close as 13 points with four minutes to play before Wando finished the game in contender form with an 8-0 run through the last two and half minutes.
We thought we had an advantage on offense, Eaton said. We wanted to just keep attacking. We ran our offense really well tonight. When were playing like that were going to score a lot of points and put pressure on the other team.
Jamez Rogers led all scorers with 25 points, Amp Moore added 15 and Matthew Pegram 14 for Wando. Adonis Grant led Beaufort with 19 points, Otis McClain added 11.
Wando advances to host No. 3 seed Lexington Saturday in the second round. Lexington defeated No. 2 seed South Florence, 61-54, in the opening round Thursday.
Weve talked about our long-term goals all year, but right now were playing one game at a time, Eaton said. Get through each game and your reward is to play in that next game.
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#144 DISSERTATIONS ON THE FINAL STATE OF MANKIND Thomas Newton"Nothing can be more contrary to the divine nature and attributes, than for a God all wise, all-good, all-powerful, and all-perfect, to bestow existence on any being Who He foreknows must terminate in wretchedness and misery without respite of end. His goodness could never give birth to any one being, and much less to numberless beings whose end He foresaw would be irretrievable misery; nor could even His justice inflict everlasting punishment. God made all His creatures finally to be happy; He could never make any whose end He foreknew would be misery everlasting. God is love; infinite benevolence alone prompted Him to action, and infinite benevolence combined with unerring wisdom, and supported by irresistible power, will infallibly accomplish its purpose in the best possible manner."
#154 FOOL OF QUALITY Henry Brooke"And thus, on the grand and final consummation, when every will shall be subdued to the will of good to all, our Jesus will take in hand the resigned chordage of our hearts. He will tune them as so many instruments, and will touch them with the finger of His own divine feelings. Then shall the wisdom, the might, the goodness of our God, become the wisdom, might and goodness of all His intelligent creatures. The happiness of each shall multiply and overflow in the wishes and participation of the happiness of all. The universe shall begin to sound with the song of congratulation, and all voices shall break forth in an eternal hallelujah of praise transcending praise, and glory transcending glory to God and the Lamb."


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Ron Guth: The 1922-D is the most common of all the Peace Dollars made at the Denver Mint. It's mintage of 15+ million is more than double that of the next closest (1923-D at 6+ million) and almost 12 times that of the lowest mintage Peace Dollar (1927-D). The vast majority of survivors are fairly equally distributed among the MS-63 and MS-64 grades. In MS-65, the 1922-D Peace Dollar becomes scarce. MS-66 examples become very scarce to rare and MS-67 examples are extremely rare. In fact, not a single one of the three MS-67's certified by PCGS as of 10/27/2010 has ever appeared at public auction, so price levels for that grade are speculative and untested.
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Vehicle break-ins were reported to the Aiken Department of Public Safety on York Street on Thursday and Sundy Avenue on Monday.
A white 1995 Chevrolet Camaro was reported stolen from Brentwood Place on Monday. The owner reportedly asked her mechanic to tow the vehicle but he never did.
An Aiken man reported on Monday that someone tried to use his debit card to make a $1,400 online purchase from Sportsman Warehouse.
Break-ins were reported to the Aiken County Sheriffs Office on Second Avenue, Storm Branch Road and Cherokee Drive in North Augusta and on Glenwood Drive in Warrenville.
Vehicles were reported stolen from Jefferson Davis Highway in North Augusta on Monday and Gregg Street in Graniteville on Monday.
A vehicle break-in was reported on Kalmia Forest Drive in Aiken on Monday.
A shoplifting was reported at Dollar General on Jefferson Davis Highway in Clearwater on Monday. The suspect was reportedly hiding items in her jacket and purse.
Firefighters on Monday responded to a burning abandoned vehicle on Burris Road near New Holland Road in Aiken. The vehicle, which appeared to be a red Ford Expedition, was completely burned, and officers could not retrieve any identifying numbers due to the damage.
An Aiken woman reported to the Aiken County Sheriffs Office that someone entered her unlocked car while she was eating at a Whiskey Road restaurant on Monday and took her purse. Her debit card was reportedly to purchase gas.
A red 2001 Ford Expedition was reported stolen from Charleston Street on Monday.
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Herod's Temple in Jerusalem was a massive expansion of the Temple Mound along with a completely new and much larger Temple. Herod the Great's expansion project began around 19 BCE. The project by Herod began with the building of giant underground vaults upon which the temple would be built so it could be larger than the small flat area on top of Mount Moriah. Ground level at the time was at least 20 ft. (6m) below the current level, as can be seen by walking the Western Wall tunnels. The edge of this platform remains everywhere; part of it forms the Western Wall.Although the Second Temple was completely removed with a New "Third" Temple built to replace it; this Temple (destroyed in 70 AD by Rome) is not commonly taught to be the Third Temple as the Sacrifices never ceased throughout the construction process. Each stone for the New Temple also had to be carved and ready for construction before demolition of the Second Temple could take place.In 1948, Jordan destroyed the Jewish Quarter and much more of the wall was revealed along the southern side. In 1967, Israel took control of Old Jerusalem (and the Temple Mount) from Jordan. It was found that the wall extended all the way around Temple Mount and is part of the city wall near the Lion's Gate. Thus, the Western Wall is not the only remaining part of the Temple. Currently, "Robinson's arch" remains as the beginning of an arch that spanned the gap between the top of the platform and the higher ground farther away. This was used by the priests as an entrance. Commoners entered through the still-extant, but now plugged, gates on the southern side which led through beautiful colonnades to the top of the platform. One of these colonnades is still extant and reachable through Temple Mount.The Temple itself was probably located on the site of what today is the Dome of the Rock. The gates let out close to Al-Aqsa. The Temple was destroyed by Roman troops under Titus in 70 CE. (The most complete ancient account of this event is The Jewish War, by Flavius Josephus.) The Roman and Byzantine governors built palaces out of the rubble, as well as a Temple of Jupiter and a Church, but it was not until the Dome of the Rock was built between 687 and 691 that the last remnants of the Temple were taken down.Herod's Temple was one of the biggest construction projects of the first century BC, comparable to some of the seven wonders of the world.Herod was interested in perpetuating his name for all eternity through building projects, and his construction program was extensive. He had magnificent palaces in Masada, Caesarea and Tiberias. Herod built temples for various pagan gods to serve the gentile populations, which were paid for by heavy taxes on the local Jewish population.[1]But his masterpiece was to be the Temple of Jeruselem. The old temple, built by Zerubbabel nearly half a millennium before, despite frequent renovation, most notably by the Maccabees in the century before, was still run down and rather small. (The precinct at the beginning of the Second Temple period is said to have been 50 meters by 150 meters, an area comparable to or smaller than an American city block.)[citation needed] So in 20 BCE, Herod announced that the old temple would be torn down and replaced with something truly magnificent. The Cohanim, or Jewish priesthood, as well as the rest of the population, were skeptical, requiring Herod to quarry all the stones required for the project before the destruction of the Post-Exile structure could begin.An agreement was made between Herod and the Jews--the sacrificial rituals, called korbanot, were to be continued unabated for the entire time of construction, and the Temple itself would be constructed by the Cohanim.Mt. Moriah had a plateau at the northern end, and steeply declined on the southern slope. It was Herod's plan that the entire mountain be turned into a giant square platform. To do this, a trench was dug around the mountain, and huge stone "bricks" were laid--the largest measuring 44.6 feet by 11 feet and weighing 628 tons[2], while most were in the range of 2.5 by 3.5 by 15 feet. It is believed that the stones were transported from the quarry on specialized carts. As the mountainside began to rise, the western side was carved away to a vertical wall and bricks were carved to create a virtual continuation of the brick face, which was continued for a while until the northern slope reached ground level. Part of the Antonian hill to the north of Moriah was annexed to the complex and the area between was filled up with landfill.The Southern wall was designed as a grand entrance. Recent archeological digs have found thousands of "Mikvas" (ceremonial bathtubs) for the ritual purification of the worshippers, as well as the grand stairway leading to the now blocked entrance.Inside the walls, the platform was supported by a series of vaulted archways, now called "Solomon's stables" which still exist and whose current renovation by the Palestinian authority is extremely controversial.As for the temple itself, it was made, not of local stone, as was the rest of the complex, but imported white marble, which was in sharp contrast to the entire city and gleamed in the daylight.Legend has it that the construction of the entire complex lasted only three years, but other sources such as Josephus say that it took far longer, although the Temple itself may have taken that long. It is possible that the complex was only a few years completed when the future Emperor Titus burnt the place to the ground in 70 CE.
Why would it be so hard to believe in the slaughter of innocents? Harder to believe than in Mosaic Egypt? Or pre-Christian Rome? Maybe wwII europe? Or even modern day China regarding female children?


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Compass Community Health is looking to turn the former Saint Joseph Adoration Monastery at 2311 Stockham Ln. in Portsmouth into a medical facility for women with high-risk pregnancies as a result of addiction or other social problems.
Ed Hughes, CEO of Compass Community Health says their agency has sent out a letter to the community describing what they are doing and to invite them to a community forum Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Monastery.
"We have an agreement with the Catholic Diocese of Columbus, but it's contingent upon us being able to get a variance to the zoning," Hughes said. "I think it is just residential and we need to be able to keep people overnight because we would be able to provide a setting for women to be able to stay and receive medical services. Then we would, of course, coordinate with The Counseling Center for any kind of drug, alcohol or mental health services as well."
Hughes said the need has expanded in recent years because of the extreme drug problems that have plagued Scioto County.
"We had 39 drug-free babies born to women at Stepping Stone House last year," Hughes said. "But because of the high numbers of pregnant women we're serving, we just felt that we really needed a separate specialized facility for them, so that they would be able to get all the medical services they needed in addition to the other services that we are used to providing."
Hughes said the facility offers a one-floor plan, which would be beneficial to those who would be offering the services and to the patients.
"We have to go through the process, of course, of going to the City Zoning Board in terms of being able to get a variance," Hughes said.
Compass Community Health recently moved into the former Scudder School building on Court Street for the purpose of consolidating many of its community services under one roof.
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My otterbox for iPhone 4 busted the first week I had it. Pulled it out of my jeans pocket and crack! Retarded.
I have to agree that the "Otter" is "bulky" and makes your i Phone
seem pretty big. However, while working my ranch last month, and burning large brush piles, unkown to me I dropped my phone/otter case into the fire ! By the time I realized and found it, the screen and body was burnt, pitted and melted ! But, I was able to crack it off my phone, and my phone was FINE ! Contacted Otter, and they quickly replaced my Otter Box ! I won't leave home without the Otter !
I think the otterbox has it's uses but I think the vast majority of iPhone users would disregard it because of the sheer bulkiness out of the hundreds of iPhones I have seen out in the wild I have never saw an otterbox defender case once. I think for a certain few ppl it is the best protective case but for the majority a compromise between protection and bulk would be a winner. Not the otterbox
My wife and I have used the Otterbox cases for well over a year now. I work in the outdoors a lot and do a lot of outdoor recreation. The case is the best money I ever spent. It has saved my phone more times than I can count. The lower part of the hard shell under the outer cover is broken into several pieces, but it is still effective and those fractures are from some serious hits and falls. Amazing case. Also, I like the size and the rim it creates around the screen. Makes the phone easier to hold and is simply killer. I did cut my plastic screen cover out of the case however, as I like being able to enjoy the glass screen in all its glory. The case still serves its function however. I dropped the phone today while running, the stroller ran it over and it bounced along the ground. The front face was scraped pretty good, phone still works great. I am demanding on my equipment. It needs to perform and the Otterbox delivers.
The defender case is very important for me - I've had them on my 3G and now my 4. I don't like the 4 version as much as the old one, but it still works well. I don't know where Kris lives, but around here it's not uncommon to see other otterbox users. I agree that they're not the best case for most people, but if you're the sort of person who goes out in the outdoors much, or works construction, or generally subjects his/her phone to more extreme circumstances, this is the best option.
I have the otterbox for the 4. Don't know why they felt to totally change this case. Actually, this is my second one. The first one was total crap. This one is not as bad, but it still sucks. The outer shell dose not stay on (otter will replace the sillicone if you contact them, so this is a problem)and it just doesn't seem as "tough" as the 3G version. Everytime you open a port, you have to put the silicone back on. It is the best of what is out there, but I can't see someone NOT coming out with something that passes this up.
I have a Defender on my iPhone 4 and love it. And I have to say that Otterbox's customer service is second to none! I had an issue with the screen film on my original purchase and not only did they replace it free, they allowed me to switch colors!
I will only use Otterbox products on all of my devices going forward. A company that puts out such high quality products and cheerfully stands behind them deserves (and gets!) my loyalty.
I used to be against Otterboxes unless you worked outdoors. Well long story short I bout a cover from s kiosk in my local mall and it covered the proximity sensor so I took back that $30 dollar cover but they only do exchanges and said that I could get a cheaper one and they would call it even (um no your not screwing me out of money) or I could get an otterbox and pay the difference. Not wanting to be screwed over I broke down and paid the difference for a blue/black Defender. I have to say I am so glad I did. Being in a wheelchair I'm not hard on my iPhone 4 (especially since it's new I baby it cause you know, it is my baby. Haha). Anyway, the case makes me feel better and not as worried about something happening to my iPhone 4 and the included holster is a Godsend because when your in a wheelchair you don't always have many if any pockets so I usually just have my iPhone in my hand all the time. The holster is very sturdy as well and I don't worry about something happening while it's holstered. The Defender was definitely worth paying $20 more and I am so glad I finally convinced myself to get one.


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Hillary comes to Coker after a stellar playing career at Drury
University in Springfield, Mo.
The Union High School product from Tulsa, Oklahoma led her team as a captain, to two state championships in 2007 and 2008. Hillary played club soccer for Tulsa Soccer Club, a top tier club in the state of Oklahoma.
After a solid prep career, she started all 76 games she played
in during her four seasons at Drury University, a Division II
school and a member of the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC).
Compiling 11 goals, 15 assists, 37 points, and took 115 shots while
being named a captain her senior season. Cockrell led the
team in various categories throughout her four-year career, but
most importantly eight game-winning goals. She was an Academic
All-Conference member all four years, maintaining a 3.65 GPA.
Cockrell was a Cum Laude graduate from Drury with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Exercise and Sport Science with an emphasis in Exercise Physiology.