text: 000 FXUS63 KDDC 251718 AFDDDC Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Dodge City KS 1218 PM CDT WED MAY 25 2016 ...Updated Aviation discussion... .SHORT TERM...(Today and tonight) Issued at 424 AM CDT Wed May 25 2016 Quiet weather is likely in southwest Kansas today after the major severe weather outbreak Tuesday afternoon and evening. An outflow boundary from the convective cluster in eastern Kansas extended from south of Medicine Lodge across southwest Kansas into east central Colorado early this morning, and an area of surface low pressure was centered near the Colorado/Kansas border south of GLD. A vigorous upper level trough was evident on satellite imagery from eastern Montana into eastern Colorado at 08Z. The surface low should move east into north central Kansas as the upper level trough progresses into the eastern Dakotas later today, and low level flow will become southwest as the convective outflow erodes this morning. Low level moisture will erode during the day, and a dryline will become established across central Kansas this afternoon. A minor upper level trough approaching the Four Corners area will move into northwest Kansas and southern Nebraska this afternoon, and a few thunderstorms may develop in the richer low level moisture north of the surface cyclone in northern Kansas. Other thunderstorms can be expected near the dryline across central Kansas. Downslope flow, clearing skies and drier low level air will allow temperatures this afternoon to rise into the 80s and lower 90s with the warmest temperatures in the southwest corner of the state. Temperatures will be modulated downward slightly in areas that received heavy rainfall Tuesday as a consequence of evaporation of ponded water. Mostly clear skies and relatively dry air will allow temperatures tonight to fall back to near seasonal averages in the 50s and lower 60s. An upper level cyclone centered near the coast of southern California this morning will eject northeast as another upper level trough near the British Columbia coast drops into the western United States long wave position. This upper level cyclone should reach eastern Colorado Friday morning. Surface cyclogenesis will occur in southeast Colorado Thursday as the upper level cyclone approaches, and low level flow in western Kansas will back and increase as pressures fall in southeast Colorado. Low level moisture will surge back into southwest Kansas, but some uncertainty exists about exactly where the dryline will become established Thursday afternoon. The current guidance suggests that the rich low level moisture will spread back at least as far west as Dodge City. Increasing mid and upper level flow over the rich moisture east of the dryline will provide an environment favorable for development of supercell thunderstorms with all of the attendant severe weather phenomena again Thursday, especially from Dodge City east. Mesoscale details will become better defined later, but the potential exists for another outbreak of severe weather with a few tornadoes Thursday afternoon and evening. .LONG TERM...(Thursday through Tuesday) Issued at 424 AM CDT Wed May 25 2016 The upper level cyclone that moves into eastern Colorado Friday morning will progress slowly across western Kansas into eastern Nebraska by Saturday morning. The GFS is quicker to eject the upper level cyclone than the ECMWF and GEM. Given the very blocky pattern with an upper level cyclone in central Canada, the slower solution advertised by the ECMWF seems more reasonable. A diffuse surface cyclone should move slowly into central Kansas Friday afternoon with a weak Pacific cold front extending into the Texas Panhandle. Cold air aloft with the upper level cyclone will provide sufficient instability for thunderstorm development across much of Kansas Friday. Temperature Friday will be cooler as a consequence of cloud cover wrapping around the surface cyclone. Weak ridging behind the upper level trough should keep Saturday quiet, but another upper level trough rotating around the western United States mean long wave trough will approach Kansas on Sunday and support more thunderstorms. Another minor trough should approach on Monday. Weaker flow should reduce the potential for significant severe weather, but there may be some threat of severe weather each day. Upper level ridging should build over the Rockies the first part of next week, and a cold front will move across Kansas Tuesday or Tuesday night as a progressive upper level trough moves across the Northern Plains and digs toward the Great Lakes. There may be a few days of meteorologically benign weather next week with north to northwest anticyclonic flow aloft over the High Plains. && .AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Thursday afternoon) Issued at 1211 PM CDT Wed May 25 2016 Low clouds will persist for the next few hours north of a surface boundary that will be location across north central kansas. The current IFR ceilings at hays are expected to dissipate by 21z Wednesday. This surface boundary is forecast to move very little over the next 24 hours so status and/or fog will once again be possible later tonight...mainly after midnight. Elsewhere VFR conditions can be expected. Winds today will be variable given several surface boundaries present. 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Hawks soar to championship
HUNTERSVILLE – The Hawks, baseball team of 9-10-year-olds, won the spring championship in the Huntersville Youth Athletic Association's (HYAA) Mustang League.
Pictured are (front row, from left) Jake Hobson, Clay Christy, Nicholas DiMenna, John Bagg, Cal Landry, (middle row) Hunter Campbell, Jackson Kmieciak, Ryan Crawford, Connor Michaud, Luke Starr, Sam Moorman (back row) John Hobson, Jake Smiley, David Christy and head coach Jim Smiley.
Giants football registration begins
CORNELIUS – The Lake Norman Giants Pop Warner Football organization is accepting registrations for its upcoming season.
The Giants are the largest youth football organization in Mecklenburg and Iredell counties and the second largest in the state. Play is open to ages 6-13 against others of similar size and age. Registration is online at www.lkngiants.com.
"Being one of the largest organizations, we take pride in being the best," president Mike Newell said. "That starts with getting the best coaches, best equipment and teaching the kids the correct way to have contact. This year the Giants have partnered with Schutt Sports to bring our kids the new Schutt Vengeance helmets, the most technologically advanced helmet released by Schutt Sports. We also have implemented the King-Devick concussion tests that many of the NFL teams use today as well as partnering with USA Football on their new 'Heads Up' program."
Register for Junior Eagle football
HUNTERSVILLE - The Junior Eagle Football Association (JEFA) is accepting registrations for the upcoming season. JEFA is a youth tackle football league hosted by SouthLake Christian Academy and is open to families in the Lake Norman community. All practices and league games are on SouthLake's campus. There are three age/weight divisions for ages 8-13. Details and registration: www.southlakeeagles.org/athletics-dept/junior-eagles.html#jefa
Vikings snag two fourth-place finishes at state meet
GREENSBORO - North Mecklenburg High had two fourth-place finishes at the N.C. 4A track championships at N.C. A&T on May 18. Sabrina Moore, who signed with Texas Christian University, was fourth in the girls 200 meters (24.74 seconds) and Rashaan Williams, Nicholas Larson, Jaiquan Manning and Michael Parkins were fourth in the boys 1,600-meter relay (3:20.96).
Swimmers compete in national meet
HUNTERSVILLE - Three local SwimMAC Carolina Masters swimmers competed at the U.S. Masters Swimming Spring National Championships at Indiana University from May 9-12. All three represented the statewide N.C. Masters Swimming team, which finished seventh in the combined regional club team standings and fourth in the men's regional club team standings. More than 1,600 swimmers nationwide from ages 18-96 competed.
Steve Pegram, 44, of Huntersville finished fourth in the 100-yard butterfly (54.81), fifth in the 200-yard freestyle (1:51.53), sixth in the 50-yard butterfly (24.87), and ninth in the 100-yard freestyle (50.68) in the 40-44 age group.
Jay White, 52, of Mooresville, finished 15th in the 100-yard backstroke, 27th in the 50-yard backstroke and 46th in the 100-yard individual medley in the 50-54 age group.
Kevin Happ, 24, of Cornelius, finished third in the 200-yard freestyle (1:48.65), third in the 50-yard backstroke (24.12), fourth in the 100-yard backstroke (52.14), and eighth in the 100-yard individual medley in the 18-24 age group.
Happ, who coaches the SwimMAC Masters north group that trains at the Huntersville Family Fitness & Aquatics facility, won a national championship as a member of the mixed 200-yard medley relay (1:44.23), which is comprised of two women and two men. Happ (backstroke) was joined by fellow SwimMAC Masters swimmers Chandler Thomas (breaststroke), Lindsay Treece (butterfly) and Rachael Mullen (freestyle). Thomas, Treece and Mullen are also SwimMAC Masters coaches. Mullen won the team's only individual title in the women's 500-freestyle (5:22.37).

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Remember those delicious-tasting Giant Beefsteak tomatoes you used to enjoy? The Hybrid Beefmaster looks and tastes just like them -- EXCEPT they produce more! Beefmasters yield large quantities of thick, sweet, meaty tomatoes that weigh up to 2 pounds! This improved new variation of an old favorite is easy to grow. Has strong vines and a built-in resistance to wilt diseases.
85-90 days from setting out plants until first fruits mature. When raising transplants from seed add 6-8 weeks.
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Participants from the Pacific Islands attending a Community Health Promotion course from 3 to 7 December 2012
"SCP has, through such courses contributed immensely towards the development of officers to be better equipped for their roles in their countries."
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20 April 2013
By Sandra Harwitt
Photo: Susan MullaneSerena Williams (USA)
DELRAY BEACH, FL, USA: Team USA rebounded from a 0-1 deficit to end a long day at the Delray Beach Tennis Center tied 1-1 in this Fed Cup by BNP Paribas World Group play-off tie between the USA and Sweden on Saturday.
World No. 1 Serena Williams had to wait out a long rain delay, but quickly got down to business once on court to take a quick 62 62 win over Johanna Larsson. The match had been scheduled to play during the day, but it was night and under the lights for the 66-minute outing.
Williams held onto her serve throughout the match, although she did offer three break points to the 66th-ranked Larsson.
It was Williams' power and precision that delivered 31 winners, five aces, one service winner, and the ability to break serve on four of five break points presented by Larsson.
"I just try to fight and do the best I can," Williams said. "I'm here for the team. Even though I don't feel pressure, I'm here to give 100 per cent. If I don't feel 100 per cent, I'm still going to try to give that."
The 24-year-old Larsson wasn't dismayed by the outcome of the match. It was her first shot at Williams and she considered it a worthwhile experience.
"It's definitely an experience for me today," Larsson said. "I had a lot fun out there. I thought I had a few chances, especially in the beginning of the second set. I had a few break points."
In the afternoon, 54th-ranked Sofia Arvidsson put the Swede's ahead 1-0 on Saturday with a 64 46 61 win over Sloane Stephens, playing her first ever Fed Cup singles match. The match took two hours to complete, including a heat break that turned into a rain delay before the third set.
US captain Mary Joe Fernandez commented on being 1-1 heading into Sunday's reverse singles matches and the doubles match.
"It was big for Serena to get a quick start in the first set of her match," Fernandez said. "I thought the first match could've gone either way. Sloane had opportunities I thought to get ahead early and wasn't able to capitalize.
"But we're in a good position. Every match is a big match, and looking forward to tomorrow."
Sweden's captain Lars-Anders Wahlgren also commented about his team standing at 1-1 heading into Sunday.
"Of course it's a little bit of a surprise for the Swedish team it's 1-1," he said. "I always believe in my girls that I work with. I was hoping for even two-love with a good positive thinking. One-one is good result for us."
On Friday, Wahlgren made it very clear that he was happy with the way the draw worked out for his team.
Wahlgren believed that the Fed Cup experience Sofia Arvidsson brought to the court would provide a good opportunity for her to start the tie on a positive note for Sweden.
He was right as Arvidsson put the Swede's ahead 1-0 on Saturday with a 64 46 61 win over American Sloane Stephens, playing her first ever Fed Cup singles match. The match took two hours to complete, including a heat break that turned into a rain delay before the third set.
The 54th-ranked Arvidsson brought incredible Fed Cup expertise to the court: This is the Swede's 48th Fed Cup tie, she has a 48-35 winning record in Fed Cup with her singles performance coming now at 34-22.
The 29-year-old Arvidsson is now 12-3 when playing the first rubber on Saturday in Fed Cup.
"First match is always important," said the 29-year-old Arvidsson, after her win. "You want to win and put a lot of pressure on the other team. Of course, Serena is very big favorite in the second match."
"Obviously, she's played a lot of Fed Cups," Stephens said of Arvidsson. "They played in the group qualifying and the whole she-bang, so I think she's played a lot. Definitely tough losing to her. At least I played someone that really knew what they were doing."
Arvidsson now has a 2-1 career record over the 16th-ranked Stephens. The American had won their last encounter at the Brisbane tournament in January.
The 20-year-old Stephens never seemed comfortable on the court and even struggled during the second set that she won. Stephens took a 3-0 lead in the second set, but then let Arvidsson back into the set before breaking Arvidsson's serve in the final game to even the score at one set apiece.
"It's definitely a tough situation and obviously I want to do really well for my team, so it's tough losing," Stephens said.
Stephens posted 74 unforced errors in the match as Arvidsson clearly was the aggressor on the court.
In a telling statistic, Stephens put 42 of her 47 second serves into play, but only won 40 percent of the points on her second serve.
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Weekly World of Warcraft #5 - Expansion Outlook: Pre-E3 EditionBy: Nick Arvites
Will the new lands signal the end of the old?
Weekly World of Warcraft #22 - Burning Crusade First Impressions
Positive first impressions from our resident warlock.
Weekly World of Warcraft #21 - Thoughts from a Disgruntled Wyvern Windrider
Won't anyone think of the Windriders?
Weekly World of Warcraft #20 - New Year's Resolutions
Nick lays out some WoW-related goals for 2007.
Weekly World of Warcraft #19 - Calm Before the Storm
A look at the most-recent patch and Blizzard's next game.
Weekly World of Warcraft #18 - Casual Raiding Vol. 2
Another look at casual raiding from our brand new writer!
Weekly World of Warcraft #17 - South Park, Expansion Plans, and Updates
A look at the infamous South Park episode, and talk of the future.
Weekly World of Warcraft #16 - All Quiet on the Kalimdor Front
The calm before the Burning Crusade storm.
Weekly World of Warcraft #15 - How to Make a Crusade Burn
Burning Crusade will have a negative impact on raiding, but it should bring some good PvP changes.
Weekly World of Warcraft #14 - Should I Stay or Should I Go?
It's time to renew!
Weekly World of Warcraft - Raiding for the Rest of Us
Our first guest discusses how a casual player can raid successfully.
Weekly World of Warcraft #13 - I Still Hate the Baron: Clarifications & Responses
Clarification of last week's points after receiving a deluge of responses.
Weekly World of Warcraft #12 - Dungeon 2 Armor Complaints
I hate the Baron, and other .5 tier complaints.
Weekly World of Warcraft #11 - Undead Events
A deeper look at Patch 1.11 and the Scourge Invasion.
Weekly World of Warcraft #10 - Busiest Week Ever
You want more of this?! Patch 1.11, Diablo/Starcraft MMORPGs, and more!
Weekly World of Warcraft #9 - Mailbag Edition
9 out of 10 naked dancing dwarves agree: mailbags are good!
Weekly World of Warcraft #8 - Guild Woes
Guild improvements and raid interface changes discussed this week.
Weekly World of Warcraft #7 - PvBroken
What's wrong with PvP in today's World of Warcraft.
Weekly World of Warcraft #6 - Post E3 2006 Thoughts
We look at the addition of the Draenei, and various problems with Burning Crusade.
Weekly World of Warcraft #5 - Expansion Outlook: Pre-E3 Edition
Looking forward to next week's E3, and what the future holds for WoW.
Weekly World of Warcraft #4 - Class Warfare
Nick's perspective on playing the nerfed Rogue class.
Weekly World of Warcraft #3 - Over-Raided
The third in our series focuses on the lack of content for smaller groups.
Weekly World of Warcraft #2
The second in our series of weekly World of Warcraft rants focuses on crafting.
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The first in our series of weekly World of Warcraft rants by our resident level 60 Rogue.
The views and opinions expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of VGGEN.com as a whole or any of its affiliates. This is simply one writer's opinion, and should be accepted as such. Weekly World of Warcraft is usually updated each Tuesday.
This column is going to depart from the rest of the series, since it will discuss basically what I want to see from E3 as well as the general direction of the game itself. E3 2006 marks almost a year and a half since launch, and things are starting to shape up. The expansion is due out at some point, and more details are being released. Even with the expansion, Blizzard is delivering content patches, next one being 1.11's Naxrammas raid dungeon. Even with the new content, there are still many unanswered questions about the general direction of World of Warcraft.
The Burning Crusade expansion promises to add new dungeons, flying mounts, Outland, and many other new things. Yeah, we all know the drill: standard expansion stuff. You know, the thing I'm most excited about is the new Horde race, the Blood Elves. I don't even play as a Horde character, but I'm really glad they're getting Blood Elves because they'll now understand the torture any Alliance player. After almost two years, the Horde will finally understand what it feels like to have dozens of female elves saying things like, "I DO SEXAY ELF DANCE 1G PLZ THX!" Oh yeah, get prepared for the thousands of spelling variations of Lord of the Rings character "Legolas" too. Ok, on a serious note, I am glad the Horde is getting some sort of "pretty race." If anything, the Blood Elves will bring in more people to the Horde side and correct the server population imbalances between the two factions.
On that same note, I simply do not care what the Alliance race is. The popular picks are Draenei, Pandaren, or about a dozen other races. It hit the point shortly after last October's Blizzcon that I simply stopped caring about their secret Alliance race. Even if people guessed it right, Blizzard won't release the info until they're ready. The one condition I have on it is this: if the Alliance race is indeed Pandarens, I will roll horde on a PvP server just to kill them. Pandarens are an April Fools Joke gone horribly wrong.
The biggest problem I have with the expansion is the lack of any new classes. Sure, I understand their reasoning. Blizzard's stated several times that they were going to forgo new classes because of the balancing issues with the current classes. In my view, this appears that Blizzard didn't exactly think out the class roles as well as they should have. Wait a second Nick, what do you mean? The classes fit well and are in a rock-paper-scissors format. That is precisely the problem. Blizzard apparently over-thought the class functions and created a system that could not be added to without stepping on toes as well as disrupting the entire class balance system. Ok, fine, I suppose I can take that if we're getting the long-promised Hero Classes, but this apparently isn't happening either. Great. So the Burning Crusade will simply give me two more ways to play characters I've already played before? Sure, this could all change by E3, but I doubt it.
Following the theme of restraints in the game, I really have to wonder on any sort of future expansions. Adding Outland is a good idea, but it brings to mind the distinct lack of any future land continents in Azeroth for future expansions. As far as I can tell and barring Blizzard opening up future outer dimensions, the only land mass left in Azeroth is Northrend. That is the problem with a pre-existing world though, you are limited as to what you can create and do. Even then, the track record for Blizzard and its expansions tells us that any future expansion pack to World of Warcraft is at least a year away, if not more. A Northrend expansion would certainly be the last addition to World of Warcraft and provide some sort of continuation to the entire Lich King saga presented in Warcraft III. There is also rumors that the Emerald Dream may become a playable area in the future, but this is in the same category as Hero Classes. They were spoken about and referenced, but nothing has been heard in a while. It still remains uncertain how Blizzard can release any new Warcraft RTS titles while the Warcraft universe is locked up with World of Warcraft. I'm sure the original plan was to run World of Warcraft for a few years and then release Warcraft IV, but this plan would have been obviously delayed because of the rampant success of World of Warcraft.
Simply put, the future of World of Warcraft is muddled. In terms of subscription bases, there simply is no other MMORPG on the horizon that even appears like it could compete with Blizzard. However, how long can Blizzard keep up the content flow for World of Warcraft? I don't know if World of Warcraft could continue to be successful if a second expansion took two more years for a release. It isn't that it still wouldn't look pretty (since low performance specs can only help them), but two more years would cause more people to leave out of boredom. Specifically, the characters that are 60 now will likely fly to the level cap of 70 quickly. Are they supposed to wait around for a future expansion that could take years to develop? Hopefully not, but time will tell.
E3 Rumblings
On top of the certain Burning Crusade information, many are expecting another game announcement from Blizzard. There have been several job postings on Blizzard's job page over the last few months for various positions specifically with the team that created Diablo and Diablo II. With the recent cancellation of oft-delayed Starcraft: Ghost, Blizzard's schedule appears to be open. Could we possibly hear or see a non-World of Warcraft game next week? It seems to make sense. After all, we're six years past the release of Diablo II, and the Diablo following has pretty much quieted down. I wouldn't be at all shocked to see a Diablo title appear next on Blizzard's release schedule. While many Starcraft fans are still clamoring for a title, I don't think they'll revisit it yet. Maybe it's a testament to Starcraft's design, but it still retains a strong popularity among strategy gamers and is still the RTS game of choice among serious competitors while Diablo has almost all but fallen to the wayside.
If you were holding your breath for Starcraft: Ghost, you can release now. As noted above, it was indefinitely suspended in late March 2006, which is apparently a codeword for cancelled. It now joins the ranks of Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans as a footnote in the franchise history. While there is an outside chance it may reappear as a title on the Xbox 360, PS3, or Wii, it doesn't look good at the moment.
Some people took the World of Starcraft April Fools joke at Gamespot and ran with it. There have been many unfounded rumors of possible MMORPGs set in Blizzard's other universes. I don't even have to be a fly on Blizzard's wall to debunk these thoughts. First, why exactly would Blizzard want to compete with itself? By introducing another MMORPG, they'd simply take money out of their own pockets. Even then, how would you have characters in Starcraft? Sci-fi MMORPGs have never really taken off precisely for this reason. How do you make a Zerg playable? Even ignoring a Zerg, you're going to likely have to make any Starcraft MMORPG more akin to Planetside. It simply does not seem like a good idea. Diablo is more feasible, but you have to look at it this way: not only would it be extremely similar to World of Warcraft and competitor Guild Wars, it would also raise some serious questions of longtime Diablo fans who essentially played Diablo over Battle.net as a quasi-MMORPG. While a future Blizzard MMORPG may not be far off the mark, I don't see it happening now. They can barely keep up with the growth of World of Warcraft, so how is Blizzard expected to support two MMORPGs?
Regardless of what I think will happen and what you think will happen, we'll hopefully have a better idea after next week's E3.
Weekly World of Warcraft will not appear next week due to E3 coverage. Be sure to check out VGGEN.com for E3 updates with the latest news.
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Posted: 05/02/2006


text: The 2007 Boston Marathon was a blast -- literally, with heavy rains and gusty winds, which fortunately tapered shortly after the 10 a.m. start. Overall, I had a good day, running within 49 seconds of my 3:10:00 goal.Boston was hit hard the day before the marathon and in the early morning hours of race day -- when I got up at 4 a.m. on raceday for the bagel/banana/coffee routine, the street was partly flooded in front of my hotel with sheets of rain blowing sideways. I had a four block walk to the 6 a.m. bus pick-up on Tremont St. at the Commons, and by the time I got there my shoes were already wet. Fortunately, the temp was warmer than forecast -- mid 40s vice the mid-to-high 30s that was predicted.I wore three layers -- tights, sweats and rain gear -- and packed extra socks, gloves, a hat and my running shoes in plastic bags (double wrapped) -- planning to send the extra stuff back in the bag check from Hopkinton.The bus ride to Hopkinton is usually 45 minutes. With the weather and because the driver got lost, it took us 2.5 hours. I got on the bus at 6 a.m.; we arrived at the Hopkington high school at about 8:30 a.m. The good news: we stayed on a warm bus, high and dry for much of the morning. The bad news: when we got the huge tent erected for the runners, there was no room to do much except stand around and wait for the 9:15 a.m. call to head to the corrals for the first wave. I was hoping to find Wade Gaasch out there, but my cell phone was dead and there was no way I could find him in the standing room only tent. I was conflicted on whether to wear long sleeves and tights -- the temp wasn't that bad, but the weather can change there in an instant. When a cold gust of wind with a torrent of rain occurred at about 9 a.m. when I was changing, it forced my decision. Tights and drifit turtle neck under a singlet -- with a light poncho that I'd drop after a few miles. I think I would have been fine in only shorts and a singlet, but I wasn't uncomfortable (until I stopped running and the chills came). The rain started to taper about the time we were called to the corrals, but even my dry shoes were wet within 10 minutes of putting them on. A few good gusts of wind and showers came just before the gun, so we were wet at the start. The rain didn't last though -- and the wind didn't seem as strong once we started running.The race went pretty much according to plan for me. My first half marathon was a minute fast and the second was two minutes slow: 1:32:21 and 1:38:28. My 5k splits were pretty even until the hills, then I slowed 45-60 seconds/mile on the hills.Despite Jesse's PR, most of us find Boston deceptively difficult. The course is net downhill and the first 10-12 miles seduce you into a fast pace -- silently pounding your quads -- you don't notice the devil on your shoulder until about mile 19 -- halfway through the Newton Hills. The devil starts to whisper and then the quads normally start to scream after Heartbreak Hill when you go down the steep hill near Boston College. (The uphill at Boston is overrated; the downhill is underrated).For me this year, the devil was generally quiet and the quads seemed to complain only a little. Except for a side stitch for about 6-8 miles and stomach cramping in the last mile, I have few complaints. It was generally a pleasant marathon.The crowds this year were thinner, but seemed just as noisy. The Wellsley Girls were out in full force -- I've never heard them so loud. Apparently, they were making up for last year when they were on spring break during the race. My ears actually hurt this year when I was in the scream tunnel. It made me speed up (without realizing it) to sub six pace for about a half mile. (A pace that for me is a recipe for disaster with the Newton Hills around the corner).Boston is an amazing experince -- whether rain, shine, sleet, snow or gale. It is unbelievably well organized, excellent crowds and friendly, top notch runners. 95% are qualified runners -- the winning Masters time for men was 2:28:55! The City treats you like gold. It is, without a doubt, your own personal olympics whether you run 2:30 or 4:30. I lost count of the number of people that stopped me to talk about whether I ran, what my time was, how I liked Boston, etc. This happens every year. Bostonians are proud of their marathon and embrace the runners warmly.I'll run this race every year I can qualify and drag my bones to the start.


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Volume XXIII No. 3 - Jan. 22, 1999
Faculty News
Altmyer will conduct stock market game workshops
The spring version of the South Dakota stock market simulation game will begin Feb. 22 and end April 30. In preparation for the spring game a free two-hour workshop on "How to Play the Game," will be held at two locations in South Dakota.
The workshops will be presented by Don Altmyer, assistant professor and interim director for the Center for Business and Tourism at Black Hills State.
The first workshop will be conducted on Feb. 5 in Vermilion from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the University of South Dakota's Coyote Student Center, Frankenfeld Room A.
The second workshop will be conducted the following day, Feb. 6 in Spearfish from 10 a.m. to noon in the lower level of the David B. Miller Yellow Jacket Student Union at Black Hills State University.
The cost to play the game is $10 per team. Teachers or advisors sponsoring more than one team will receive a free 15-week subscription to the Wall Street Journal, a $30 value.
If you are interested in playing the game, being a team advisor or sponsoring a team, call 605-642-6091.
Obtain approval before beginning research projects with humans or animals
Any faculty member or student utilizing human subjects in research projects or animals in research or teaching activities must obtain approval from the animal care and human subjects committee before beginning the project or activity.
For information and application forms, contact the committee chair, Doug Wessel, at USB 9032, phone 6514, or in SW210.
Minutes of the graduate council meeting
Minutes of the graduate council for Tuesday Jan 19, 1999, at 3:15 p.m. in Woodburn conference room 1
Present: Earley, Erickson, Follette, Swartz, Montross, Steckline, Silva. Absent: Zeiger, Schurrer, Bluearm. Visitor: Molseed
The director reported that the Board of Regents wanted a statement about graduate residence. The statement had been written over a telephone conference with the various graduate deans and directors. The high points were that a minimum of 60 percent of courses could be taken on a campus and a maximum of 75 percent could be taken on a campus. To require a course be taken on its campus, the institution must designate that requirement in the catalog.
The director announced that BHSU has recently been awarded an NSF grant which provided funding for graduate assistants. If things go as planned, next year BHSU would have one graduate assistant in tourism and 4-5 in education. There was some discussion about compensation for the ga's and assignments.
Dr. Erickson announced the library is doing an experiment for the month of February. A new search machine called First Search will be used which allows students to look up items such as dissertations. The library will track usage during that month to determine if a subscription is worth the cost.
The next meeting is Feb. 16 at 3:15 p.m. in Woodburn conference room 1.


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Sea Spirit 60 PassagemakerBy Capt. Bill Pike
the Lauderdale Yacht Club's a lovely little facility, just a stone's throw from the ICW. Going in, the channel narrows considerably after you pivot to starboard at the last day mark, and the darn thing gets narrower still once you start sneaking past the pulpits and swim platforms protruding from the east dock. "Keep her as close to that stuff as possible," advised Andrea Gaines, captain of our Sparkman & Stephens-designed Sea Spirit Passagemaker 60, while nodding toward the pulpits and platforms. "The channel's tight in here."
"Okey dokey," I replied while cutting some fast glances, one at the depth readout on the Garmin GPS 5212 on the dash of the 60's lower helm, another at a particularly menacing pulpit to port, and yet another at the tach for our single 340-bhp Lugger L1276 diesel. About the last thing I wanted to do at the moment was exceed idle speed.
We purred along. I applied a few degrees of starboard wheel to worm my way around the pulpit, threw a little port wheel into the mix once I was past, straightened 'er out, and beelined for the spot where I needed to swing hard-over and back down. "She's surprisingly lightfooted in tight places," I told Gaines while looking over my shoulder into the cockpit through the saloon. The guy standing there signaled that he was ready to toss a line. I stepped away from the helm for a split second to peer through the starboard wing door and examine the foredeck below—the guy standing there signaled he was ready as well. "Sightlines are great, too," I added.
Actually docking the 60 went down smoother than a slab of key lime pie. I simply kicked her bow around in front of the slip with full starboard rudder and a healthy shot of throttle and bumped her ZF electronic engine control astern a couple of times while using the Side Power bow thruster to steer. Then, once I'd got the boat as far astern as she needed to be, I used the bow thruster in league with the stern thruster to sidle up for a starboard-side tie-up, staying in touch with the crew the whole time via the aforementioned sightlines.
"Two people could handle this baby all by themselves," I enthused. "In fact, I believe I could single-hand her if I had a linehandler on the dock."
My fervor was not a wholly recent phenomenon. I'd already been captivated by a few of the 60's open-water allures some hours earlier, the most delightful of the lot being the full-displacement operating efficiencies I'd recorded while we ran back and forth within the comparative calm of the Port Everglades jetties. Check out the performance figures at 1000 rpm: an average speed of 6.7 knots while burning 2.4 gph for a range of more than 6,000 nautical miles. To lend a little perspective to this last number, that's once across the Atlantic and then halfway back—at a reasonable oceangoing speed!
Moreover, sound levels in the wheelhouse during our runs were so low that, for the most part, you could whisper and be heard, a virtue partly attributable to the Aquadrive flex-couple in the 60's drivetrain, but more to do with a sound-and-vibration-attenuation system that's both robust and thorough. Check out a 60 at the next big boat show—that's not just Corecell-cored vacuum-bagged fiberglass behind the white perforated-aluminum in the engine room or under the teak-and-holly flooring in the saloon, wheelhouse, and staterooms. Sandwiched layers of acoustic-barrier material blanket bulkheads and hull sides in the machinery spaces, and Wavebar Quadzero foil-faced damping sheets underlie floorings. And virtually all motorized components (from main engines to water pumps) are isolation-mounted to nix structure-borne noise transmission.
There was one open-water detail that proved a tad disappointing, though. While romping in the offshore Atlantic once I'd collected my test data, I noted that the 60 cornered adroitly, stemmed headseas with comparative dryness, and evinced stability when taking prevailing three-footers abeam, but she tended to yaw going down-sea. This foible did not make steering overly difficult, but it was noticeable enough (particularly in light of the negative running angles I'd recorded earlier at 1000, 1250, and 1500 rpm) to prompt an eventual telephone call to Dan Fritz, Sea Spirit's founder and a veteran of the noted Canadian builder Queenship.
His response was straightforward. He suggested that a "wedge" added at the rear of our test boat's running surface had likely generated more lift than was necessary. Rather than raising the swim platform just enough to nix turbulence beneath, it was producing overly negative running attitudes, as well as a slight tendency to bow steer, under certain conditions. "Being light on fuel during your test exaggerated the phenomenon," he explained further, "because our fuel tanks are mostly behind the LCG [longitudinal center of gravity]."
The 60's stance dockside, however, was fetchingly balanced. She sat precisely on her marks once we'd finished with the tie-up and literally exuded practicality. Topside safety, for example, was an obvious priority—at 3'7", the height of the bulwarks forward was lofty and protective, as were the heights of the Portuguese Bridge (4'3") and the welded, stainless steel boat-deck railing (2'6"). Interior living spaces were expansive, cruise-comfortable, and finely crafted; our test boat, with a 17'6" long saloon, galley, and wheelhouse on the main deck and an engine room and three-stateroom, two-head accommodation area below, sported one of several optional layouts. Additionally, just about every piece of ancillary equipment I looked at while touring the vessel—from the residential-type appliances in the galley to the Key Power KP3500 genset-energized hydraulic get-home system in the machinery spaces—was standard issue. Indeed, I came across only four major options: granite countertops, electronics, a Bower davit, and an extra genset.
This last factor made summarization at the end of my tour especially easy. Sea Spirit's Passagemaker 60 is an exceptionally efficient expeditionary-type cruiser with a repertoire of roomy, easy-livin' conventional layouts, an operational ambiance of quiet comfort, and all the equipage necessary to make crossing oceans both safe and enjoyable. And best of all, at $1,690,000, she's virtually turn-key.
Noteworthy: Machinery Spaces
Our test boat had simple, practical machinery spaces with 5'2" headroom, ample fluorescent lighting, and diamond-plate underfoot. Access to the engine is superb—I could walk all around the Lugger, which was guarded by high stainless steel railings, like I was strolling around a park.
The outboard fuel tanks are covered with noise-absorbent sheets and perforated aluminum and are equipped with sightglasses and large inspection covers. There's also a standard Reverso fuel-polisher. Moreover, Racors for gensets and the main are conveniently marshaled in a single, easy-to-get-at location: on a StarBoard panel against one tank.
Thanks to the fact that the 60's machinery spaces are so expansive and sparsely inhabited (electrical components are mostly in the lazarette), access to everything is superb, and there's no sweat grasping the logic of the place.
Sea Spirit (604) 888-617
This article originally appeared in the July 2009 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.


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Climate graph
Precipitation is the lowest in June, with an average of 0 mm. With an average of 5 mm, the most precipitation falls in March.
Temperature graph
At an average temperature of 36.4 °C, July is the hottest month of the year. January has the lowest average temperature of the year. It is 11.6 °C.
Climate table
Between the driest and wettest months, the difference in precipitation is 5 mm. During the year, the average temperatures vary by 24.8 °C.


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Throughout the 2005 gymnastics season, UCLABruins.com will be conducting "Ask the Bruins" sessions with different members of the UCLA gymnastics team.
This week's featured guests were Assistant Coach Chris Waller, junior and two-time Canadian Olympian Kate Richardson, and senior and Scholastic All-American Christie Tedmon. And, as always, head coach Valorie Kondos Field was on hand to accept questions.
The Bruins will be hosting Pac-10 rival Arizona and five-time NCAA champion Georgia on Sunday, Feb. 27 at 2:00 pm.
|Cal, Bakersfield: Now that UCLA Gymnastics is back in the top 3, what would it take for UCLA to reach for another Championship
|Laura (Bronx): Do you ever discuss the possibility of not making in to the Super 6?
|Adam, Long Beach: Miss Val and Chris, Will you give us the scoop on Tasha's vault score at the last home meet. She stuck a beautiful vault. Was I seeing things or did she get a 9.75 for it??? If she that was the right score, it seemed low. What happened? Thanks! Good luck and continued success.
|Leah (Los Angeles): I'm so excited to go to the Sunday meet against Arizona and Georgia...GO BRUINS! Any chance that we can hear Nikki Childs sing the national anthem? I've heard she has quite the voice. Thanks!
|Cletus, Sacramento, CA: Christie - Your dad is a nut! What makes him go so crazy at these meets? Are you that way? If so, you sure do a good job of hiding it! Does he ever embarrass you? I bet he does! Take care and finish strong!
|Annie (Macon): Hi Miss Val- I am a big fan of UCLA and of Lindsey Vanden Eykel's. She is such a beautiful gymnast. I was wondering if she will ever compete all-around?
|Jackie(Michigan): There are some of us that live on the other side of the country and want to know why we were teased with video on your website from your meet against Utah and have recieved no such luck getting any updates of your video page since.
|Ross Zelen (Sherman Oaks): Kate, where did you grow up? As a Canadian, I wonder where you practiced when you lived there?
|Cecilia (Newport Beach): Will there be a gymnastics camp this summer at UCLA? If so, where can we get the information?
|Andi, Palmdale: Tell us about gym jam 2005--where is it? Who will be there?
|David(San Mateo): I noticed Jennifer Sutton is back on the roster, but I thought she had decided not to be on the team? Did she change her mind?
|Amy (Monterey): Teddy- what are your plans after this year? Anything solid? I miss you!
|Ryan Lange (Red Deer, Alberta, Canada): Kate, Being a Canadian myself, I am very proud that such a spectacular athlete such as yourself competes for such an excellent program like UCLA has. My question is, what was the adjustment like for you when you came down from British Columbia to live in a metropolis like Los Angeles? Thank you, and good luck to you and the rest of the girls!
|Courtney (Greeley, CO): Chris, I was wondering how you felt coaching and watching Mohini Bhardwaj at the Olympics. I am sure it was an amazing expreience for you. I was also wondering what Mohini has been up to and what her futrue plans are. Thank you and I hope you have a wonderful day! GO BRUINS!!!
|Bro (Woodland Hills): So, when is Coach Wooden going to lead an 8-clap?
|Los Angeles, CA: Hey Chris, Where did you get that funky blue & yellow stripe shirt?
|Maya (LA): Kate, congratulations on all your great accomplishments. I was wondering if you are frequently recognized while on campus or just out and about in Los Angeles. How do you handle that? Do you enjoy speaking with your fans, or would you rather be left alone in public?
|Blaine (Bangor, ME): For the coaches, I have been coaching competitive gymnastics for many years now, and have always had an interest in coaching and especially recruiting for college gymnastics. What is the best way to go about this? How did you get started?
|Tiffany (San Marino): Hi Christie! How do you manage to do well in gymnastics and school at the same time? By the way, me and Julia Bottles were good friends when she was still in high school. I hear that your families are friends!
|Tori (Boston): Miss Val, I want to ask how you got your start in the sport. For someone with a dance background to not only work her way into such a great position, but excel like nobody else is quite amazing. I am asking because I am interested in your story, but also because I would love to do the same thing. Thank you.
|Jill Gilders, Peterborough ON Canada: It was great being able to watch you compete in Michigan earlier this month, I LOVED your new floor routine. Anyway since Im guessing you hear things like that waaay too much on with my question. Since I haven't reached the national level in gymnastics I am looking into getting a scholarship for track and UCLA is one school I'm thinking of applying to. What is the environment like there with regards to classes(workload, course opprotunities), campus life ect.? I know this is already really long but is there any chance you'll want to compete just one more time for Canada(possibly 2005 worlds)? Thanking you muchly. (By the way I'm a friend of Gael's and can send her pics from the Michigan meet to send to you if you want!)
|Carolyn (Santa Clara): Hi Chris, I use to be employed at Morgan Hill Gymnstics Club and attended GymJam in 1999 and 2000 as a visiting coach. Congrads. with the success that you have achieved that last few years. After years of trying to find my path in life, I finally have been living life and enjoying it. I am now a wife, a mother of two, attending college, and loving my part-time job as a gymnastics coach at Gold Star Gymnastics. This summer our family is moving to Redding where I'll be coaching level 5 and 6. When you and your wife first started your family, how did you balance out work and family time? When times gor hard, did you have any help and support from your family? Good luck with the rest of the gymnastics season.
|Maggie (Torrance): First I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoy watching all of you. Kristin had mentioned that she did a lot more basics now, then she did at the elite level, and I was wondering what a typical day in the gym is like? For example how long you stretch? Condition? How many full routines on each apparatus you do? Thank you for taking the time to answer questions.
|Lindsay (LA): Miss. Val, First of all, congratualtions on a great season so far, you guys are awesome! Second, I am interested in the show you choreograph, Cirque De La Mer, in Sea World. I was wondering where I could get more information about auditions etc. Thanks!
|Kristy: Are any of the girls on the team roomates?
|Rachel (Dana Point): This question is for Chris since I believe you have daughters in gymnastics. Do you truly recommend putting your kids in the sport...and if the talent and drive is there, to even go as far as elite? I love gymnastics and if my child wanted to do the sport, I don't think I could refuse. However, after hearing of so many injuries in the sport, I think I would be scared to death watching them! Thanks!!
|Christina (Los Angeles): This question is for Christie. I'm sure there have been many, considering how many championships you've all won, but what would you say has been your most memorable moment at UCLA?


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Sprint for the Prints 5k
Sprint for the Prints is a 5K fundraiser for UT College of Nursing Student Nurses' Association philanthropy Precious Prints Project; the project provides a finger print silver charm to families who lose a child at East Tennessee Children's Hospital. This is our first ever 5K, and we would love for you to join us in helping to provide kits for making these prints to the NICU, PICU, ER, and oncology unit at Children's!
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Do you ever lie awake at night, unable to fall asleep? While it may feel as though you are all alone in that moment, you are far from it.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 50 million to 70 million Americans suffer from insomnia. And if sales of prescription sleep aids are any indication, it is a growing problem. Some 59 million sleeping pills were prescribed in 2012, with usage significantly increased in those younger than 45.
Women are more likely than men to experience insomnia, thanks to hormonal fluctuations, hot flashes and pregnancy, not to mention stress, depression and anxiety. One common scenario I see in my office is the young working mother who can't fall asleep because from the moment she crawls into bed, she starts thinking about her to-do list and the things that worry her.
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For insomniacs, the idea of a prescription sleep aid seems like light at the end of the tunnel. However, medications such as zolpidem (Ambien) can have serious side effects such as sleep walking, morning grogginess and even amnesia.
The Federal Drug Administration made a strong recommendation earlier this year for doctors to avoid prescribing more than the 5 milligram (rather than the 10 milligram) dosage to women, who do not metabolize the drug as quickly as men. (The FDA recommendation does extend to men also, but not as strictly as for women). This was based on data revealing impaired alertness and higher-than-expected blood levels of zolpidem in those who took the medication the night before, even when they did not feel groggy the next morning.
If you and your doctor decide that a prescription sleep medication is appropriate, taking the smallest amount for the shortest period of time is preferred.
What can you do to get good shut-eye without medications? Here are some tips:
• Avoid caffeine in the afternoon or evening.
• Don't be fooled by alcohol's sedative effects. It can make you feel sleepy, but it tends to disrupt sleep in the second half of the night.
• Be realistic about how much sleep you need. Just because you recall being able to function on five hours of sleep in the past doesn't mean it's a good idea now.
• Avoid checking Facebook or your email before bed. Lights from TV, phone and tablets can affect melatonin levels, leading to difficulty sleeping.
• Go to bed and wake up at the same time every day.
• Exercise regularly, but not less than four hours before bedtime.
• Use the bed for sex and sleep only. (What's not to like here?)
• Make your to-do lists well before bedtime. If you tend to worry at night while in bed, consider scheduling a specific time earlier in the day to mentally go over your concerns.
In short, sleep is complex but often taken for granted. Medications for insomnia have their role but are not without side effects (and can affect alertness more than we previously thought). And though it can take some diligence to get good quality sleep without medications, it is well worth the effort.
Linda Pourmassina, M.D., is an internal medicine physician who practices at The Polyclinic in Seattle. She authors a blog at pulsus.wordpress.com and can also be found on Facebook and on Twitter (@LindaP_MD).


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Wikipedia in danger of losing contributors?
These days, Wikipedia is such an integral part of our lexicon, it's become acceptable to use it as a verb.
Don't know what something is?
"Wikipedia it."
What many of us forget however, is that the site/service is part of a cooperative project that relies on people to contribute content. We've grown so accustomed to using the service that we don't consider giving back.
The issue was first brought up two years ago, but Jimmy Wales, founder of the site, then argued that the number of editors was stable. His most recent statement seems to be his first acknowledgement that numbers may be shrinking.
Now according to Wales, Wikipedia could be losing its editors. At the annual Wikimania conference in Haifa, Israel, he admitted, "We are not replenishing our ranks. It is not a crisis, but I consider it to be important."
The problem may have to do with the editing process, which Wales admits is too complicated. Wikipedia is a non-profit site that relies on a large body of volunteers (90,000 reported last March), and in order to keep them submitting content, the staff has been working to simplify the platform.
The site has often been criticized for its complex barriers to editing articles. Not only does it use its own system of markup language, but there are a number of internal politics for contributors to navigate through. The staff has been working to reduce these barriers for new users, but have yet to produce any solutions.
"A lot of [the editing process] is convoluted," added Wales. "A lot of editorial guidelines... are impenetrable to new users."
Aside from the sites interface however, Wales also speculated that there might be less content to add to the site. Wikipedia is now ten years old and boasts over 3 million entries. Even as of a few years ago, users may have still felt the need to contribute to the project, but now the public may be under the impression that the site is complete.
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Naturally, academics will be the focus of your graduate career at JMU. However there is much more to student life than the classroom. We want our graduate students to lead balanced and engaged lives in and out of the classroom. Listed here are numerous resources, organizations, and activities to help you be successful here, and after JMU.
The Basics (Live, eat, get around...)
University Services and Resources
Graduate Student Organizations
Social and Recreation
The Basics (Live, eat, get around...)
JMU does not have on-campus housing for graduate students. Most graduate students find off campus apartments. A good place to start looking is the JMU Office of Off-Campus Living (OCL). If you have trouble finding a place, contact the OCL. They know of apartments that are rented primarily to graduate students. They also maintain a directory that includes the property location, contact information, and other pertinent information. http://www.jmu.edu/ocl firstname.lastname@example.com 540-568-6071 by AIM (instant messenger) – AskOCL
Downtown Harrisonburg also offers many apartment living options. Harrisonburg Downtown Renaissance keeps a webpage of downtown apartment complexes, all of which are more appropriate for a more mature student.
JMU dining was named #2 from the Princeton Review!
Over 20 dining locations across campus (all you can eat style and a la carte style)
Starbucks and Java City locations are located in libraries and in various academic buildings on both sides of campus
Express Markets are located in Showker Hall, HHS, and Montpelier Hall for quick grab and go sandwiches and coffee
Dining services offers 7 Meal Plan options for commuter students. It is quick and easy to pick the best option for yourself!
Meal plans are not required for commuter students.
In order to park on campus, graduate students will need to purchase a parking permit. The fee for a permit is $210 for the year.
Students can purchase a permit by visiting Parking Services in the Basement of the Showker deck or by going online to http://web.jmu.edu/parking/
HDPT Transit
The Harrisonburg Department of Transit provides buses that are free to ride for students
Buses go through campus, to areas around town such as the mall and Walmart, and to various apartment complexes
Bus schedules can be found online, in packets that are located at the front of every bus, and on various smartphone apps
University Services and Resources
General Resources
Student Handbook
As a student at JMU, you should consider perusing the JMU Student Handbook. Although this document was created with undergraduate students in mind, it contains the University Honor Code as well as other important university policies that may be of interest to you as a graduate student.
Public Safety – Your Right to Know
JMU campus police publish annual crime reports available for review by JMU community. They can be accessed on the public safety web site.
Academic Resources
Career and Academic Planning (CAP)
Career and Academic Planning (CAP) is a service open to undergrads and graduate students to help them work on their professional goals. Services include resume workshops, career fairs, mock interviews and a database of open jobs and internships
Center for Faculty Innovation (CFI)
Don't let the name fool you…the staff at CFI serve graduate student needs too! In addition to programming focused on pedagogical approaches and faculty development, the CFI offers: Numerous workshops for all academics and professionals including:
- Grant Writing
- Logic and Reasoning
- Thesis and Disseration support
- Research Methods and Support
- Plenary talks & roundtable discussions with leading academics and professionals from across the world
- Development for aspiring faculty
Best part of all: It's FREE to graduate students, and some longer sessions include free breakfast/lunch!
Center for Instructional Technology (CIT)
The Center for Instructional Technology is committed to providing the JMU community with a wide range of consulting support and production services for developing online, blended, and technology-facilitated courses and programs that offer faculty and students new educational options and opportunities.
Office of Disability Services (ODS)
Disability services at JMU helps create an accessible community where students with disabilities have an equal opportunity to fully participate in their educational experience
JMU Learning Centers
Communication Center
The Communication Center provides resources and assistance with oral communication projects to the JMU community. The CC promotes students' communication excellence in the areas of speech preparation and presentation, small group problem solving and interpersonal skills. Specifically, the Center's student speech consultants provide help with Speech Preparation, Speech Anxiety, Speech Delivery, Speech Outlining, Communication Theory, and PowerPoint Application.
English Language Learner Services (ELL)
English Language Learner Services creates learning opportunities for all students that foster personal transformation and academic achievement by helping multilingual learners refine their academic English.
University Writing Center
The writing center offers writers help with all types of writing ranging from scholarly articles to citation problems to research strategies.
Services include:
- Free,individualized writing consultations
- Faculty consultations for designing assignments and for responding to student writing
- Online resources
- Online tutoring for those who have trouble visiting the center
- Computer lab and study space
The Libraries
There are two main libraries at JMU (Carrier Library and Rose Library). However, there are also two smaller, more specific libraries, located in the Music Building and in Memorial Hall
Carrier and Rose Library
Mo-Thu: 7:30am-2:00am
Fri: 7:30am-8:00pm
Sat: 10a-8p
Sun: 10am-2am
- Carrier and Rose Library both have numerous group study rooms, some that you can book and others are first come first serve
- You can connect to the JMU wireless network through the library to get access to online journals and electronic resources from off campus
- Each library has desktop computers open to students and printing stations available (5 centers/page)
- The libraries also have laptops, chargers, and wires to connect computers to flat screen tvs (located in group study rooms) for rent
- Carrier Library has 3 stories and is located on main campus
- Rose Library has 5 stories, is located on east campus and includes a 24 hour room with a computer lab
Health and Wellness Resources
University Health Center
There are many general medical services that the University Health Center provides for students, including general illness care for flu, cold, mono,etc
- The UHC also has a dermatology physician assistant on staff during the regular school year
- Acute care services are available for students that have urgent medical conditions (ex. Stitches, sprains, minor fractures, allergic reactions)
- The UHC also has a women's health clinic that provides services such as: pelvic exam, pap smear, contraception prescriptions, STI testing and treatment and pregnancy testing and referrals
- There is a full list of service list and fees online at the JMU UHC website
- There is no fee for simply visiting the clinic. However, if you receive a lab test or a vaccine, or are late to your appointment, there will be a fee Payment option: Cash, check, FLEX, MasterCard/VISA
Counseling and Student Development Center (CSDC)
- The counseling center, located at the Varner House on campus, is available to students
- The center offers individual counseling, group counseling, and crisis assistance free of charge
- The center also offers psychiatric services. Prescriptions should be filled through student's outside insurance
University Recreation Center (UREC)
- Located on east campus
- Includes a 33-foot climbing wall, racquetball courts, basketball/ volleyball courts, indoor track, cardio theatre, indoor pool/sauna/spa area, locker rooms, massage studio, a TRX Training Center, and group fitness areas
- Several outdoor areas including a courtyard for sand volleyball and outdoor turf fields
- Houses an equipment center where sports and camping/outdoor equipment can be checked out or rented.
- Graduate students can sign up to take group fitness classes free of charge and are also welcome to participate in intramural sports
Social and Recreation Opportunities
Downtown Harrisonburg
- Dining: Over 25 dining establishments in the downtown district, a popular and growing farmers market, a co-op grocery store, food tours, a focus on diverse ethnic and local foods, and a variety of food-related events
- Shops: Over 40 specialty shops located downtown
- Festivals:
- First Fridays Downtown: Monthly art walk showcase artists and musicians in locations throughout downtown
- Taste of Downtown: This bi-annual restaurant week in March and August boasts the best eats of downtown.
- MACRoCk: The Mid-Atlantic College Radio Conference features over 100 independent musicians and bands playing in downtown locations over the course of two days - music madness!
- Rocktown Beer and Music Festival: 80 craft beers and live music
Shenandoah Valley Things to See and Do....
The valley is rich with opportunities to tour, hike, cycle, camp, go wine-tasting, and discover...pretty much next door to Harrisonburg and JMU!
- Tourism in Harrisonburg: http://www.visitharrisonburgva.com/things-to-do From here link to caverns and camping, cycling, hiking, and other activities in and immediately surrounding Harrisonburg, including family-friendly activities.
- Tour the Shenandoah Valley: http://www.shenandoahvalley.com
- Hike in Virginia: http://www.virginia.org/hiking
- Shenandoah National Park
- Old Rag
- Go wine-tasting on the Shenandoah Valley Winetrail: http://shenandoahvalleywinetrail.com
Through JMU
Office of Student Activities and Involvement (OSAI)
The JMU Office of Student Activities and Involvement (OSAI) maintains a complete directory of all official clubs and student organizations. Graduate students are welcome to join and participate in any club or organization of interest.
Community Service
Phone: 540-568-6366
University Program Board – Grafton-Stovall Theater
The University Program Board shows weekly movies in Grafton-Stovall. Usually there are two different movies showing at various times during the week. Admission is $2.50 with JAC card. No book bags are allowed in the theater.


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If the company is not quite there, it should be very soon. Last year, Pennsylvania-based Endo Pharmaceuticals, maker of both brands and generics, experienced a 49 percent growth in sales—from $399 million to $596 million. Much of that jump came from Lidoderm, a lidocaine patch whose sales more than doubled and which analysts see as the company's most significant future growth driver. The product is indicated for post-herpetic neuralgia (neuropathic pain), a rapidly growing market in which Endo already has a 26 percent share. With two new launches and three products under FDA review, the company is also poised to grab a big piece of the chronic pain market. The greatest gains will come from Endo's:
But Endo isn't relying only on short-term gains from generic copies of blockbusters. It also has a deep pipeline of patent-protected, in-licensed products and development deals that are setting it up for long-term stability in a global pain-management market that's expected to expand greatly as the population ages.
"We are not yet where we need to be, but there is a much better understanding of the need to aggressively treat pain," Ammon says. "There is now a whole specialty in the area of pain management, which was added in the early 1990s. Physicians have the opportunity to take their residency in pain management. And in the past, hospitals were never assessed on how well they were treating pain. Now all the new accreditation standards rate hospitals on how effectively they are assessing and treating pain. Every patient visit now must be accompanied by an assessment of the patient's pain. Patients are asked how they feel, on a scale of zero to ten. That has to be monitored and logged in their patient forms."
This shift in the mentality of treating pain has driven the market into new territory, both in terms of revenue and products. According to Visiongain, the global pain-management market is expected to grow at an annual rate of 4.7 percent and will hit $29.7 billion in 2007. Patient convenience and compliance are also driving technology-based pharmas to develop novel delivery mechanisms. In fact, most of the compounds prescribed to treat pain have been around for decades, and the competitive edge in this market goes to companies that find novel formulations that are easy for patients to use.


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CARIBOU, Maine — Hundreds of multicolored balloons used Thursday to launch a balloonist for a trans-Atlantic crossing look like a page taken from the script of the movie "Up."
Instead of using a conventional hot-air balloon, Jonathan Trappe lifted off using 370 — some reports said 365 — helium-filled balloons, like those used in the animated movie.
Trappe's goal is to float across the ocean.
"The Atlantic Ocean has been crossed many times, and in many ways, but never quite like this," he said on his website.
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Caribou City Manager Austin Bleess said about 150 volunteers helped in filling the helium balloons starting Wednesday night. Trappe and his balloons lifted off from a foggy softball field near the Canadian border at sunrise Thursday. "Man, it was awesome," Bleess said.
Also on hand was Joe Kittinger, a retired Air Force officer who once set a record for jumping from a balloon 19.5 miles up and later became the first solo balloonist to cross the Atlantic, in 1984.
Trappe, 39, is no stranger to cluster balloons. He's used them to fly in an office chair, and he's used them to lift a faux house, just like in the Disney-Pixar movie. In 2010, he crossed the English Channel using a cluster of balloons.
For his trans-Atlantic crossing, the basket in which he's riding is a lifeboat that could be used if he ditches in the ocean. Trappe, an IT project manager from Raleigh, N.C., told British newspaper The Guardian: "It was nail-biting waiting for a weather window that would allow me to get up into the air and catch those transatlantic winds we'd been seeing. I need to get on them and ride them across like a conveyor belt."
He will go as high as 25,000 feet to ride the winds . To ascend, he will drop ballast; to descend, he will pop or release balloons.
He holds the record for the longest cluster-balloon flight, of 14 hours. "This is far greater than anything achieved before," he told the newspaper. "I'm looking at 62 hours or longer."
He worked on the trans-Atlantic crossing for two years and hoped to be the first person to succeed with a cluster of balloons.
Late Thursday, Trappe wrote on his Facebook page that he had had landed safely at a remote location and would spend the night before resuming the journey. He didn't say where he was. The airborne journey, if it goes according to plan, could take from three to six days. He could land anywhere from Norway to North Africa, depending on wind currents.


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IOWA CITY, Iowa -- University of Iowa quarterback Jake Rudock has been named to the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award and Manning Award preseason watch lists, announced this afternoon by their respective committees.
Rudock, a 6-foot-3, 208-pound junior, started every game last season and led the Hawkeyes to the 2014 Outback Bowl. The Weston, Florida, native completed 204-346 pass attempts for 2,383 yards and 18 touchdowns, and rushed for 218 yards and five touchdowns. Rudock was one of three FBS players since 2008 to pass and rush for four-plus touchdowns in their first four career games (Robert Griffin III, 2008, Johnny Manziel, 2012).
Established in 1847, the Golden Arm Award recognizes athletes who not only demonstrate great prowess on the field, but also display exemplary character, citizenship, scholastic achievement, sportsmanship, teamwork and leadership qualities in their communities.
The Manning Award, sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl, will be recognizing its 11th winner this year. The watch list includes 32 of the top quarterbacks entering the 2014 college football season. The winner will be selected by a voting panel, which includes national media and each of the Mannings.
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I have always admired the work of Ben Barry, especially the super cool stuff he does over there at Facebook. These awesome photos here capture his workspace both at home, and at the Facebook Analog Lab. Theres even the great poster Barry designed for Obama's Town Hall at Facebook. Despite being a tiny edition of ten Ben was able to get a signed copy for the office with a little help from Zuckerberg himself.
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I have a complete shed that I will part out. I have all parts except for 4 of the door hinge parts assemblies. Otherwise all the parts are there. I simply have one door that is missing the outside hinge part and a couple of the screws. I ended up building a 24x24 garage and don't use this shed anymore. [email protected]
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I have a head that i would like the mohair to look more straight and baby like. The mohair looked really nice but seemed to change as i rooted it. I had a wave to it and now i think it just looks kind of frizzy. I looks wonderful if i wet it but i want her to go to her new mom with the baby look. Does any one have a good product that make the hair lie flat? I have tried some shine sprays but that isn't right either. ANyone use gel or mousse?
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