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Iron Messiah is one of the finer free routes in Zion Canyon. It follows a classic dihedral/chimney corner system to the top of the canyon directly across from Red Arch. Darren Cope and Jeff Rickeri freed the route in 1988. Labeled a BYM route (bring your mama) by Alex McAfee in "Zion Rock", Iron Messiah is a must have for any free climbers visiting Zion. Although McAfee labels Iron Messiah as an 11 pitch route, it goes in 7 pitches nicely, particularly with double ropes.
Iron Messiah appears to be climbed as often as the much better known aid routes in Zion, i.e. Touchstone, IV, 5.9, C2. If you read the summit log on Rockclimbing.com, you can find nothing but praise for the route and a variety of opinions regarding how many pitches it takes. McAfee has it at 11, but includes a scramble pitch, he calls 5.4, but the Falcon Guide calls it 3rd class. I tend to agree with the Falcon Guide on this one and we just scrambled up it in trail shoes quickly. From there, both guide books reference 10 pitches, but we combined 1 and 2 and 7 and 8 and recommend such with double ropes. In either instance, you won't have but a meter left on 60m ropes. There are two crux pitches, 3 and 8. The crux of the third pitch is more of a reference to lack of pro than difficulty. The crux of the 8th pitch is towards the top, which is also the end of the dihedral. One of the most significant aspects not covered in detail in either of the before mentioned guidebooks is the shade element. I climbed Messiah in June during a 100F day and stayed reasonably cool due to the invaluable shade the corner throws along with the venting from the deeper chambers of the chimneys. By summer afternoon, the shade expands covering much of your rappel route!
Route Description
- 1st Pitch - 5.9+/ Sport Route!? Yes, you start off on one of the finer free climbs in Zion with five pins (I only saw two more the entire route) up a varnish face. Don't let appearances fool you on this one; this is a very pumpy sport lead on crimpy varnish. You bounce back and forth, left to right and vice versa on a sustained, but relatively short first pitch. I passed the station at the top left to combine the first two pitches which worked well with good double rope management.
- 2nd Pitch - 5.8/ I combined the first two pitches which takes your 60m ropes to their max. If you did not manage your doubles properly, rope drag would no doubt discourage you from combining these two as it does require a sharp left hand turn. The climbing on this pitch is fairly laid back. Place a few pieces as you overcome a short overhang section and pull yourself into an easy going chimney. Placing gear is easy when and where you want until you reach a tree belay at the top. Do not get sucked left onto a ledge about ¾'s of the way up where there are pins, those belong to an aid route of some sort. Stay in the wide chimney until you reach a large treed ledge below the route's dihedral above.
- 3rd Pitch - 5.10c/ Although mentioned as the crux lead in the Falcon Guide, several, including myself disagree. Most concur that it is pitch 8. The 3rd pitch is one of the shorter pitches, but not one to combine. Maneuver right, around the belay tree at the top of pitch 2 to the base of the wall. Wander up an unprotected section of the wall directly below the dihedral (1st chimney) into a sandy groove. You can protect the groove in about three spots, but the marginal aspect of the protection lends to the pitches rating. The 5.10c section is short and kind of reachy. I thought the rating should be a little less severe. Another crux, albeit much more fun, is the start move it takes to access the first chimney. Once in the left facing dihedral, continue up easy ground to a hanging belay on the wall to the left.
- 4th Pitch - 5.9/ I thought this was quite a bit easier than the 1st pitch sport route, but then I like stemming, cracks and chimneys. I am not sure I would rate this pitch any more difficult than pitches 5 and 6 even though it has a more difficult published grade. Real aesthetic pitch up blocky fragmented cracks that run parallel to the dihedral. Easy to place gear. Another hanging belay to the left in a small indenture.
- 5th Pitch - 5.9-/ Called a 5.8-5.9 in the Falcon Guide, I thought this pitch was as challenging as the 4th. The start is the crux, then it runs fairly smooth. Now you are looking to enter the chimney to the right for a standing belay versus hanging on the wall to the left.
- 6th Pitch - 5.8/ Fun but pushy chimney squeeze straight up and further into the chimney. Keep your gear to the sides and scrape for every conceivable feature to stem, squeeze and stuff yourself higher with. Hard to place gear, but you can use your Camelot 4 and 5 and a pin awaits you as you move out and on top of the chimney onto whitish/sandy rock. Turn left and continue up past one bushy ledge to the next for your belay. Stay left versus right here to stay on route. The sandy and loose section will give you several gear placements.
- 7th- 8th Pitches - 5.10b/ It totally makes sense to combine these pitches. It will use all of your 60m ropes, but it is straight up with minimal rope drag. The crux route and most desired climbing/rock of the day. Takes some time thinking about the unlocks here towards the top. Good gear placements. You pass the pitch 7 belay station right away. Both belays are standing ones.
- 9th – 10th Pitches - 5.10/ The real climbing (dihedral) is done at the top of the 8th pitch. The last two pitches are wrestling moves. A short scramble along the sandy gully to the right after you top out on the dihedral leads you to what the Falcon Guide refers to as a sandy crack; I call it an ugly sandy flake. Whip out your number 5 Camelot again and make an awkward move or two to swing into the flake and climb it to the top with a belay station on a large pine tree. It is best for both of you to scramble to the base of this crack, so you can combine these last two pitches. The last pitch is a run out 5.4 to the top which you can scramble to the summit.
Climbing Sequence
Rap back down to the gully and then back to the top of the dihedral (top of pitch 8). Then rap back to the top of pitch 6. Rap out left onto the wall (below and south of the pitch 5 belay station) to a relatively recent bolted (2007) station that allows you to only have to make one more rappel to reach the solid ground above pitch 2. This rap was also designed to keep your ropes out of the chimney and cracks. If you don't use this rappel station, you will have to make two rappels from the top of pitch 5 to make the ground above pitch 2 with 60m ropes. From the top of the 2nd pitch, move west beyond the tree to atop another ledge to find a rap station that leads you down cleanly to the base of pitch 1. From there, use a tree rappel to take you down the scramble section for 60 meters which lands you onto the faint trail that will lead back down to Kayenta Trail.
Essential GearAt least doubles from #.5 to #3 Camelots; one #4 and #5 Camelot each; at least one #1, #2 and #3 Metolius TCU each, one set of stoppers/nuts; double 60m ropes. All stations are fixed (2007). After the first pitch, you will only see about two pins. A shady climb, but don't underestimate your water needs, take 2 liters at least in the summer.
External Links
- The Many Free Routes in Zion National Park
- Oscar's Café, the only place for climbers to truly fill their appetite (free range chicken, beef and Hank's Tanker) and meet one of the finer climbers and individuals I know on the face of the earth, Zach Lee, someone who has established many of his own local FA's in the area.
- Zion National Park
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A soil scientist gathers, interprets and evaluates information about the chemistry, biology and physics of soils to inform and influence issues as diverse as:
- agricultural production;
- biodiversity;
- climate change;
- environmental quality;
- human health;
- land remediation.
Soil, a natural and renewable resource, is vital to sustaining food production, supporting plant and animal life and providing a foundation for infrastructures across the world.
Soil science is an integrated science, covering several scientific disciplines. Therefore, soil scientists can operate in a range of professional areas including:
- research for public and private sector institutions;
- government policy;
- consultancy;
- overseas development;
- assistance with onsite archaeological excavations and subsequent laboratory analysis;
- landscape design;
- forensics;
- site reclamation and remediation;
- conservation.
Tasks can vary depending on the sector but most soil scientists are involved in some of the following:
- applying knowledge of soil science, including the fundamentals of the subject, such as the biological, chemical and physical properties of soils, and their spatial and temporal variability across the landscape;
- field work, including the collection of soil samples from a range of environments;
- producing maps of soil types and their distribution;
- monitoring or supervising laboratory research;
- conducting laboratory analysis of soil samples and research experiments;
- completing paperwork and cataloguing findings;
- writing research reports and making presentations on findings, including scientific research papers and non-scientific client reports;
- interpreting science to inform policy;
- integrating soil science knowledge into aspects of land management and ecosystems;
- keeping up to date with developments in soil science and related areas, as well as environmental issues and changes in legislation that may impact on your work;
- attending conferences to keep abreast of the latest developments and to network with people in the profession and in related industries;
- travelling to sites within and outside the UK;
- in education posts: writing proposals and making bids for new research projects and funding, making presentations, giving seminars, teaching and advising students;
- in consultancy roles: tendering for work, reporting to and advising clients, liaising with members of related professions, such as ecologists, environmental scientists, engineers, geologists and hydrologists.
- Starting salaries typically range from £16,000 to £22,000.
- Salaries for those with experience typically range between £24,000 and £52,000.
Salaries vary depending on the sector you work in, type of organisation, your qualifications and experience. Soil scientists operating in the private sector and working for commercial environmental consultancies typically earn more than their counterparts employed by public sector bodies or voluntary organisations.
Income figures are intended as a guide only.
Working hours
Working hours may be long and laboratory work and field work may involve some weekend working.
What to expect
- The work involves a combination of laboratory-based, office and outdoor activities.
- There are opportunities for self-employment, including independent consultancy work, for those with extensive experience and specialist expertise.
- The profession offers some long-term security of employment in certain established organisations, but many soil scientists work on short-term contracts at the beginning of their career.
- Jobs are available throughout the UK in universities and voluntary, public, governmental and private sector organisations.
- Dress code depends on what type of work you are doing, for example field work, laboratory activity or office-based work.
- Travel within the working day is often necessary. Research projects, conferences and training may require overnight absence from home or overseas travel.
A degree in a science or science-related discipline is needed for entry into the profession. In particular, the following subjects may increase your chances:
- biology;
- chemistry;
- environmental science;
- geology;
- geoscience;
- mathematics;
- microbiology;
- physical geography;
- physics.
In the UK, the University of Aberdeen is currently the only institution offering an undergraduate degree programme in plant and soil science. Soil science is most commonly studied within a broader undergraduate degree programme. For a list of college and university courses offering soil science-related disciplines, see The British Society of Soil Science (BSSS).
Entry with an HND or equivalent practical experience is only possible at technician level, which will mostly involve carrying out routine work.
Although not essential, it may be useful to study for a Masters or PhD in a soil or environment-related subject, particularly if your degree did not cover this in much detail.
Several UK universities offer postgraduate qualifications and research opportunities in soil science, including:
- Aberystwyth University;
- Cranfield University;
- Lancaster University;
- the University of Aberdeen;
- the University of Edinburgh;
- the University of Reading.
There are also opportunities to do a PhD overseas as this area of science moves increasingly up the political agenda. A PhD is necessary if you wish to become a specialist researcher or lecturer.
Student membership of the BSSS and its professional body The Institute of Professional Soil Scientists (IPSS) is also useful for networking and keeping up to date with the latest developments.
You will need to show evidence of the following:
- the ability to plan and conduct research and carry out experimental practical work;
- logical thinking;
- competence in data collection and analysis;
- communication skills, oral and written;
- the ability to identify and solve problems;
- presentation and report-writing skills;
- time management skills;
- the ability to work independently as well as in a team;
- IT skills;
- an understanding of health and safety in the workplace.
Field workers are normally required to hold a full, clean driving licence.
Work experience
Try to gain as much related experience as possible through coursework and vacation or voluntary work, particularly in practical, soil-related field work, such as sampling and surveying, or laboratory work.
Soil scientists work in a variety of fields, such as:
- agriculture, horticulture and forestry;
- environmental protection and management;
- land use planning and site remediation;
- education and research;
- national and international policy formulation.
Many soil science opportunities are in specialist research centres, such as:
- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS)
- The James Hutton Institute
- Rothamsted Research
- others funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
Soil scientists also carry out research and teach in higher education institutions, including universities that offer soil sciences postgraduate programmes, such as the National Soil Resources Institute (NSRI) and the University of Aberdeen, and more applied establishments, such as the Sports Turf Research Institute (STRI).
Employers include:
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
- Environment Agency (EA)
- Natural England
- Scottish Natural Heritage
- Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)
- conservation organisations;
- environmental organisations;
- government research institutes;
- industrial companies;
- food producing companies;
- universities.
Look for job vacancies at:
- The British Society of Soil Science (BSSS)
- Countryside Jobs Service (CJS)
- Earthworks Jobs
- ENDS jobsearch
- Environment Jobs
- Farmers Weekly
- GreenJobs
- Horticulture Week
- Jobs.ac.uk - academic-related and research jobs and studentships.
- Nature Jobs
- New Scientist Jobs
- Websites of the specialist research centres.
- National press.
Contact universities that run soil sciences postgraduate programmes, such as the National Soil Resources Institute (NSRI) and the University of Aberdeen, and more applied institutes, such as the Sports Turf Research Institute (STRI), to identify where the majority of research is being undertaken in the UK and overseas and write speculatively to those that might have openings.
Get more tips on how to find a job, create a successful CV and cover letter, and prepare for interviews.
Professional development
Training is generally on the job. Formal training tends to be project-specific or to meet the needs of the employing organisation, for example training on an in-house database system.
As with most professions, soil scientists are expected to take part in continuing professional development (CPD) to expand their skills and knowledge. This can be done through in-house staff development courses, postgraduate study and attending conferences, external courses and workshops.
Membership of BSSS and its professional body The Institute of Professional Soil Scientists (IPSS) provides the opportunity to attend regional meetings and participate in special interest groups.
There are several categories of membership available, depending on your qualifications and experience. Recent graduates in the early stages of their career will most likely enter at Associate Member level before progressing to Member and then Fellow.
Soil science covers a wide range of scientific disciplines and there are therefore a number of industry-recognised qualifications available in fields such as engineering, surveying, geology, chemistry and environmental science.
Career prospects
Opportunities for career development depend on the sector in which you work. Promotion in most areas is based largely on experience, scientific publication and performance.
Soil scientists are expected to have a working knowledge of most areas of soil sciences. However, most soil scientists go on to specialise in one or two areas during their career, for example:
- pedology;
- soil biology;
- soil chemistry;
- soil management;
- soil mineralogy;
- soil physics;
- soil survey and land evaluation.
Soil scientists working for non-academic research bodies, such as governmental organisations or private sector companies, can expect promotion in their first five to ten years in post. There are opportunities to advance within a technical role, with promotion to senior levels, or by moving into managerial roles.
Soil scientists based in private consultancies are often required to apply their expertise in a range of disciplines, as required by their clients.
Soil scientists in higher education institutions can expect structured career progression. After completing a PhD, progression is to a postdoctoral position or a junior lectureship. From here, promotion is to a senior lectureship or a readership, achievable within five to ten years, depending on your publication record and funding. Managerial responsibilities can be gained by applying for head of department or school/college positions. Research-based jobs are typically for fixed periods so progression is commonly dependent on moves to other projects or organisations.
Soil scientists who wish to become self-employed need extensive experience and a specialisation within soil science.
There are various industry-specific qualifications soil scientists can achieve during their career, depending on the sector in which they work. The Institute of Professional Soil Scientists (IPSS) is licensed by the Science Council to award the qualification Chartered Scientist (CSci) to soil scientists with the right combination of skills and experience.
As many soil scientists maintain an interest in several scientific disciplines, it is relatively easy to move into other career areas where their skills can be applied.

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Late last week the District unveiled plans to replace Dunbar High School with a new modern facility for the 2013/14 school year. The 1970's era building at 1301 New Jersey Ave NW that is commonly described as having the architecture of a prison will be replaced by a $100 million dollar new school. The construction of the new campus will occur first by building the new school on the land occupied by the football field.
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Charles Kitchen was born Jan. 28, 1845 in Willard, the son of Andrew J. Kitchen, for many years a Justice of the Peace in Carter County, and Winnie Bays Kitchen. Charles was the grandson of Andrew Kitchen, Carter County's first representative to the Kentucky House of Representatives, and Mary McMahan Williams. Charles ran a general store with his son, James Houston Kitchen. Reminiscenses of this store and the Kitchen familiy are contained in Bert Kitchen's Journal, available on this website. Charles later moved to Ashland and engaged in the lumber (Van Sant, Kitchen & Company) and other businesses. He helped organize the Second National Bank of Ashland and was its President.
Loretta Mobley was born Dec. 2, 1847 in Carter County. She was the daughter of Samuel Mobley and Sabra King; granddaughter of Samuel Mobley and Elizabeth Talitha Thompson, and Elias King and Isabel Horton, all of Carter County. Loretta Kitchen died May 27, 1904 and Charles Kitchen died Aug. 30, 1923. Both are interred at the Kitchen Mausoleum at the Ashland Cemetery.
Their daughter Ida Mae Kitchen married Marion Clevenger; their daughter Frances Clevenger married Joseph Matthews.
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So much has been happening in the news lately concerning Israel, and my apologies for only catching up now. Perhaps it is better to write one post to cover several issues that have sprouted up about the the flotilla incident, the dismissal of Helen Thomas and the whirl of news surrounding the Holy Land lately.
So let's start with the most recent issue and work backwards. Since I'm not able to view certain video clips outside of the U.S,. I have to rely on articles, rather than the original clip, from The View a few days ago. Apparently, the women were discussing the whole controversy about the former queen of White House correspondents, Helen Thomas,' anti-Semitic remarks (She said the Jews should "get the Hell out of Palestine and go to their "homes" in Poland and Germany. These "homes" were places 6 million of them were slaughtered during WWII).
Joy Behar commented; "The incredible lack of understanding of history is just appalling to me. That she would tell Jews to go back to Germany and Poland, Auschwitz, and Dachau. It's unbelievable she would say something like that." I think Joy was cutting Helen a lot of slack there. As an icon young journalists have been modeling their careers on for decades, Helen Thomas knows exactly what the Holocaust is and where it took place.
Whoopi Goldberg attempted to make the case for the Palestinians when she spoke up and said "For many, many, many years, there were not Jews in Israel, okay?" I can't fault Whoopi Goldberg, because this is a common misconception. As Joy Behar said, "The lack of understanding of history is appalling," although given the propoganda, it isn't the average citizen's fault if he or she doesn't realize that Jews have been living continuously in the Land of Israel longer than any other nation or people on the face of the Earth. Yes, the Romans threw most of the Jews out of their homeland 2,000 years ago. The Jews lost autonomy, or self-rule in the region, but the Jewish presence has never disappeared from the Holy Land. When refugees from the war in Europe and Jews from the Middle East came in large numbers to settle the State of Israel in 1948, Israel regained political control of the Jewish homeland, but this doesn't mean there was no Jewish presence from 70 C.E. until 1948.
The ladies on The View debated whether Helen Thomas should have gotten fired for her statements. The conclusion was that Thomas should have made her statements in a more politic way. However, there is no "right" way of telling Jews already in Israel to go back to Germany and Poland. Helen Thomas was aware that she was invoking the Holocaust with these statements, and to think otherwise is naïve, because as a 90 year old woman, she would have been a young woman during WWII and was probably in college when the death camps were liberated. She must have read about the Nuremberg trials, when Nazi atrocities were described in detail. She isn't some naïve youth who has no idea what she is talking about and has a vague recollection from high school history class that Jews at one time in large numbers lived in Europe, and wouldn't it be a splendid solution to the Middle East conflict if they would just go back there.
Some have spun Helen Thomas' comments to mean that Jews should get out of territories that are part of what the U.S. and the U.N wants to establish as a Palestinian State rather than as all of Israel (I personally don't think the two-state solution is feasible, but that is perhaps for another discussion). Again, consider Helen Thomas' age. She recalls very well when what is today is called "Israel" was referred to as "Palestine." Again, her telling the Jews to return to the inferno of Europe hints that by "Palestine" she means the "Palestine" the Jews left Europe for, what was established as the State of Israel in 1948.
This is my "view" of Helen Thomas statements. They were simply inexcusable, could not have been said in a "nicer" way, and her dismissal was the correct course of action. One wonders how many others feel the way she does and are distorting news reports. The so-called humanitarian aid workers on board the Turkish flotilla managed to fool the world into thinking they were not carrying weapons, that they did not beat up the Israeli soldiers first (there is footage showing a terrorist throwing a soldier overboard), and that Israel was the aggressor. However, people cannot be fooled for long. Helen Thomas might have tricked people into thinking she was giving impartial and fair accounts, but what was in her heart became as clear as the scowl on her face. As the redemption approaches, the truth comes to the surface and the lies become more obvious for what they are.
So we may ask, how can Moshiach (the Jewish Messiah) come in a world that is increasingly filled with injustice and lies? Well, that is the perfect condition, when we can see the lies for what the are, terror for what it is, and have a persistent desire for the truth. The fact that the world seems so hopeless creates the kind of void and desire that inspires hope and action. Problems become solutions, faults become merits and darkness is transformed into light.


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I have not seen the specific scenario you describe; however, I have seen dogs develop seizure disorders caused by extracranial disease (hyperthermia, hypoxia, liver disease, poisons).
I would not expect a dog with no signs of coughing or exercise intolerance to collapse from tracheal collapse. However, I can envision a dog with no prior history of exercise intolerance getting tracheal edema if he was exercising harder/longer than usual, if the temperature and humidity were higher than usual, if another irritant (dust, insect sting, etc.) were involved.The resulting increased breathing effort could result in residual trachea damage. I can also envision mild tracheal disease getting worse over time with the first obvious signs being severe particularly if stressed more than usual and in a breed (Pomeranians) predisposed to tracheal collapse. There are medical and surgical treatments for collapsing trachea.
You are correct that underlying disease needs to be treated. Disease resulting from the hypoxia (brain edema, tracheal edema...) also needs to be treated and ongoing seizures need to be treated. If seizures are in clusters, last more than a few minutes and are frequent, standard seizure medication is indicated.
Is the tracheal collapse a confirmed diagnosis? Diagnostic imaging can confirm this condition (x'rays, fluoroscopy, endoscopy). How is it being treated?
How frequent are the seizures and are they being treated?
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The College of Education has filed a reorganization plan with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to move the Early Childhood Education program from the Department of Teacher Education and Administration to the Department of Counseling, Development and Higher Education. Proposed changes submitted are reflected here.
Main Office
Stovall Hall, 155
P.O. Box 311337
Denton, TX 76203-1337
(940) 565-2910
Fax: (940) 565-2905
Web site: www.coe.unt.edu/cdhe/cdhe.htm
The Department of Counseling, Development and Higher Education provides programs designed to prepare professionals for leadership positions in community services, preschool facilities, schools, colleges, universities and the public sector.
Advising Office
Stovall Hall, 155
(940) 565-2910
Professors Altekruse, Berg, Engels, Landreth. Associate Professors Chandler, Durodoye, Hipple, Holden, Kern, Norton. Assistant Professors Bratton, Coy, Gieda, Harris.
A minor in counseling associate studies is available to undergraduate students who have completed 60 semester hours toward a bachelor's degree and have a 2.75 GPA on a 4.0 scale. Students must register their intent to complete the counseling associate studies minor with the program coordinator in the counselor education program prior to beginning the program.
The counseling associate studies course of study begins in the fall semester of the student's junior year. Counseling associate studies minors must complete the following 18 hours: EDSS 3610, 3620, 3630, 3640, 4610 and 4620.
Counselor education offers programs in the following areas:
For further information, consult the Graduate Catalog.
The Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) [5999 Stevenson Avenue, 4th Floor, Alexandria, VA 22304; (703) 823-9800 x301], a specialized accrediting body recognized by the Council on Post-secondary Accreditation (COPA), has conferred accreditation to the following areas of study for the degree in counseling and student services in the Department of Counseling, Development and Higher Education at the University of North Texas:
See Graduate Catalog for Courses of Instruction.
*Program relocation is pending approval by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
Advising Office
Matthews Hall, 105
(940) 565-2736
Career Advising
Matthews Hall, 110
(940) 565-4646
Web site: www.unt.edu/chd/
Professors Dixon, Lawhon, Morrison. Associate Professors Glover, Jacobson. Lecturers C. Gillespie, Hagen.
The department offers the following programs in the area of development, family studies and early childhood education:
The department offers graduate program in the following areas:
Students should contact the Student Advising Office in Matthews Hall, Room 105, for additional information relating to certifications.
The Bachelor of Science with a major in development and family studies provides students a program of study and career opportunities in a selected emphasis area focusing on foundations in developmental and/or family studies.
Emphasis areas include:
Graduates completing required courses may file a short application and be approved as a provisional Certified Family Life Educator (CFLE) through the National Council on Family Relations Academic Program review process. Students can complete required courses which may lead toward credentialing as an Early Intervention Specialist Professional with the Texas Interagency Council on Early Childhood Intervention.
Candidates for the Bachelor of Science degree must meet the following requirements.
1. Hours for the Degree: Completion of a minimum of 127 total semester hours; 42 hours must be advanced.
2. General University Requirements: See "General Degree Requirements " in the Academics section of this catalog.
3. University Core Curriculum: 47 hours
See "University Core Curriculum Requirements " in the Academics section of this catalog for additional information.
4. Major Requirements:
5. Minor: A minimum of 18 hours, of which 6 must be advanced, in a field outside of Development and Family Studies chosen in consultation with an adviser.
6. Electives: To complete minimum of 127 hours; 6 hours of required electives are specified for students seeking Certified Family Life Educator of Early Intervention Specialist Professional credentials.
7. Other Course Requirements:
8. Other Requirements: An overall minimum 2.50 GPA and a minimum 2.50 GPA in course work in the development and family studies major are required for graduation; a 2.75 GPA is required for those taking Option IV, the early childhood education delivery system.
Development and Family Studies: 31-49
Minor: minimum 18
Other: 6-12
Electives: 2-20
English 6
History 6
Political Science 6
Natural Sciences 8
Mathematics 3
Social and Behavioral Sciences (may be satisfied by degree requirements) 3
Humanities 3
Wellness 3
Visual and Performing Arts 3
Cross-cultural, Diversity and Global Studies (may be satisfied by degree requirements) 3
Communication 3
42 hours must be advanced.
6 hours of minor must be advanced.
24 of the last 30 hours must be completed at UNT.
Students are encouraged to see advisers for help with program decisions and enrollment and faculty advisers in Matthews Hall 110 for career advising.
Core Requirements Development and Family Studies*: 16 hours, including EDCD 1210, 1220, 2010, 4600, 4601 and 4602.
It is recommended that students enroll in EDCD 1210 and 1220 during their first semester in the program.
Additional course requirements for the emphasis areas are as follows:
Each development and family studies student is required to complete two 3-hour unpaid practicums related to the emphasis area. The student must complete a minimum of 300 clock hours to meet this requirement. Students should have senior status and have completed EDCD 4600 before beginning a practicum. Permission to enroll in a practicum and approval of the site are required.
Students who are interested in research and preparing for graduate studies are advised to take a research practicum and complete a senior thesis. Any student who is interested in research should meet with a faculty adviser early in the program to plan an appropriate minor and electives and to seek approval for choosing a senior thesis.
An 18-hour minor in development and family studies is suggested for students whose careers or graduate degree plans involve children and families, for students who desire enrichment in family life education, and for students in preprofessional studies leading to careers in medicine and family law. Students who choose development and family studies as a minor must meet prerequisite requirements for courses.
Option IV, the early childhood delivery system, prepares students to teach children from prekindergarten through grade three. This delivery system option consists of 21 semester hours that count toward the interdisciplinary studies major listed under Teacher Education and Administration in this catalog. Eighteen hours in an academic discipline plus 6 semester hours of reading are required. Nine semester hours from two academic fields other than the discipline must be taken to complete 54 required hours. Option IV is joined with elementary education for a pre-K through grade 6 certification. Contact the Student Advising Office in Matthews Hall, Room 105, for additional information.
The early childhood education endorsement, certifying the student to teach public school prekindergarten through kindergarten in Texas, may be added to valid elementary certificates, special education certificates, or vocational home economics certificates that require a college degree. Contact the Student Advising Office in Matthews Hall, Room 105, for additional information.
Development, Family Studies and Early Chidhood Education offers programs that lead to:
For further information consult the Graduate Catalog.
*Name change is pending approval by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
**Relocation of program administration is pending approval by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
The Bessie P. Cowan scholarship fund provides for a grant(s) each year to junior and senior students seeking elementary certification who have been admitted to teacher education. Applicants must be in good standing, maintain a GPA of 3.0 or better, and be enrolled in a minimum of 12 hours for each semester the award is received.
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Convicted boy band impresario Lou Pearlman is singing himself now.
The founder behind 'N Sync and The Back Street Boys is playing canary in an attempt to reduce his time in federal penitentiary.
Pearlman is offering to testify against an accused cop-killer.
He claims to have overheard the suspect Davin Smith boast of his role in the 2007 shooting of an Orlando Florida police officer.
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Rita Lasar was padding around her East Village apartment after breakfast when the news crackled over the radio. About 7,000 miles away, in Kabul, Amin Said had finished dinner and was listening to the radio when he heard.
For Mrs. Lasar, the horror came quickly, with the realization that her brother was in the north tower of the World Trade Center and had refused to leave a colleague who used a wheelchair.
For Mr. Said, it struck two months later, when a wayward American bomb plowed into the side of his house here, killing his brother and sister-in-law, married just six weeks earlier.
Today, from opposite poles of the conflict, Mrs. Lasar, a 70-year-old American woman, and Mr. Said, a 36-year-old Afghan man, met in Kabul and found common ground in their sorrow.
''We didn't mean to hurt you the way we did, but now we have to help you,'' Mrs. Lasar said as she entered the Said home, where new walls and windows had erased the bomb's destruction.Continue reading the main story
Clasping her hands and drawing her into a sun-filled room of cushions and carpets, Mr. Said told Mrs. Lasar: ''He was your brother, but he was also my brother. We are all brothers and sisters.''
Standing with head bowed, Mr. Said called for a moment of silence to honor the dead: Abe Zelmanowitz of Brooklyn and Iqbal and Zarlash Said of Kabul. Far from home, in a land where American bombs continue to fall, Mrs. Lasar put her head in her hands and wept.
''I don't want to see you sad,'' Mr. Said said softly in Dari, the native language of ethnic Tajiks. ''I don't want to see tears in your eyes.
You should be happy because we are together.''
And for the next hour, they were.
Mrs. Lasar is one of four Americans bereaved in the September terror attack who arrived here on Tuesday to meet with Afghans bereaved in the American bombing campaign.
The visit was arranged by Global Exchange, a nonprofit group based in San Francisco. Although some encounters seemed contrived, not least because of saturation coverage by a hungry foreign media contingent, there were genuine moments.
''We respect you because you came to our house,'' Mr. Said said, ''and also because you have gray hair, like my mother.''
Mrs. Lasar shot back, ''I'm probably old enough to be your mother, if not your grandmother.''
Swapping photographs and stories, Mrs. Lasar and Mr. Said found out that their younger brothers had had one thing in common: outsized personalities that drew people to them.
Iqbal Said, his brother said, was something of a prodigal son, having traveled around Central Asia for 18 years before returning to Kabul for his mother's funeral last year.
A friend persuaded Iqbal, then 34, to settle down and find a bride. The friend suggested he meet a striking young woman from a neighborhood family. Iqbal agreed, and soon he was romancing Zarlash with English poetry scribbled on postcards.
Abe Zelmanowitz never did find a bride, although Mrs. Lasar said it was not for lack of prodding from his family.
''My brother and I pressured him to get married until the day he died,'' she said. ''And my parents? Oh, my God.''
Mr. Zelmanowitz, 55, lived with his brother Jack and his family in Brooklyn, where he became a second father to his nieces and nephews. An Orthodox Jew, he would walk three miles each way to visit his parents on the Sabbath.
Friends remember him for his razor wit and deftness with language. And, Mrs. Lasar said, he was immensely loyal, not just to his family but to his colleagues at Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield, where he worked as a computer programmer.
The morning of Sept. 11, he was on the 27th floor of the north tower, well below where the plane crashed. But his colleague, Edward Beyea, was quadriplegic and could not be evacuated without help from firefighters.
Despite desperate phone calls from his brother begging him to leave, Mr. Zelmanowitz said he would not abandon Mr. Beyea. Together, they waited for rescuers who never came.
President Bush celebrated Mr. Zelmanowitz's heroism in his address at the National Cathedral in Washington after the attack. But Mrs. Lasar said it was no surprise to anyone who knew him.
As she recounted this story, Mrs. Lasar passed around a photo of herself with Mr. Zelmanowitz. Amin Said's surviving brother, Makhtar, gazed at the photo, as did their sister, Bibi Mosona. As is typical in Afghan society, Mrs. Mosona had entered the room only to serve tea, but she was determined to share her memories with her female guest.
She showed Mrs. Lasar a bolt of cloth on which her brother Iqbal had embroidered a delicate pattern. He made a living as a tailor; his speciality was embroidery. The cloth was his last bit of handiwork, and it had holes where shrapnel from the bomb tore through it.
When Mrs. Lasar asked about Iqbal's wife, it was Mrs. Mosona who answered: Zarlash Said was a mathematics teacher and a partner to her husband, who spoke four languages and wrote poetry.
When the story-telling was finished, Mrs. Lasar and her hosts talked about the violence that had brought them together. Amin Said said he understood why the United States had bombed his country.
''This action was taken to destroy a very cruel terrorist force based in Afghanistan,'' he said. ''It was not just to compensate for the death of people with more people.''
Mr. Said said he forgave the pilot who dropped the errant bomb. He said he suspected the military was trying to hit a nearby house where a senior Taliban official was known to be hiding.
For her part, Mrs. Lasar has deep misgivings about the continued American bombing of Afghanistan. She said she would like to meet Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, who plans a stop in Kabul, to express those doubts.
''In my brother's name, I would respectfully request he make a real effort to help individual Afghan people,'' Mrs. Lasar said.
Here, perhaps, was where the differences between the Afghan family and their New York guest became apparent. Mr. Said, whose last home was destroyed in fighting between rival mujahedeen forces, sounded fatalistic about the likelihood of more violence in Afghanistan.
Mrs. Lasar said she was still struggling with the idea that civilians could end up as casualties of a war they had not sought.
''My brother became collateral damage of this conflict,'' Mrs. Lasar said, as she bade Mr. Said a somber farewell. ''The Afghan people became collateral damage of this conflict.''Continue reading the main story


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Pinky finger on left shift - ring on A - middle on W - pointer on D - thumb on spacebar. I'm not even sure how long I've been doing that. What's worse, even when I intentionally set them to ASDF to type, they eventually move right back to WASD. Considering my professional life consists of a lot of typing I'm not sure if I should be slightly proud or slightly worried.
That's awesome. After years of using Emacs, my pinky fingers sometimes automatically gravitate towards the CTRL key. In case I need to quickly hit C-a, C-e, or C-x C-s.
I had to untrain myself from those keybindings, though, when I painfully discovered that CTRL-a, bound to "beginning of line" in Emacs, was also bound to "send this email" in Outlook. I discovered that in the middle of writing an email, of course.
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BROOKSVILLE — The families of the Class of 2010 at Hernando and Springstead high schools might have their out-of-town guests around for a few more days come graduation time.
Each school will have at least one day between its scheduled graduation date and its rain date, which means that traveling friends and family members intent on being here to see a senior grab a diploma will need to plan for an extended stay.
Hernando's graduation is set for Saturday, June 5, with the rain date on Monday, June 7. Springstead's big day is Friday, June 11, with the makeup day on Monday, June 14.
School officials have typically set rain dates for the morning after. Nature Coast Technical High, with its ceremony slated for Wednesday, June 9, and Central High, which chose Thursday, June 10, will both follow that model.
All ceremonies are set to start at 7:30 p.m., or at 10 a.m. on the rain date. The School Board approved the dates without discussion at its regular meeting last week.
Graduation ceremonies have historically been held within a window stretching from about five days before to five days after the last day of school. That day is June 10 next year.
The district asks the principals for their preferred dates and it wants to have each graduation on a different day.
Hernando High assistant principal Mary Krabel said that by the time she put in her request, Springstead and Central had already picked their dates. So Krabel went with the first Saturday in June and chose to schedule the rain date for the following Monday.
"Sunday is church day for people," Krabel said. "We didn't want to interfere with that."
Springstead principal Susan Duval chose not to schedule the rain date on the following day — a Saturday — out of consideration for the teachers who will help prepare for the ceremony.
"That's calling teachers back in on a weekend," Duval said. "They've extended themselves above and beyond. It takes a huge number of teachers to make this happen."
Krabel and Duval acknowledged that scheduling the rain dates for two and three days later is not ideal. "Absolutely, somebody's going to complain," Krabel said. But she noted, "They've got a year to plan."
Seniors and their families are notified about the dates early in the school year, Duval said.
School Board member Pat Fagan said he trusted the principals to make good suggestions: "They know what's best."
The county's high schools, all four of which now hold ceremonies outdoors, have been lucky. None have had to resort to a rain date in recent years, though they have been forced to delay or abbreviate ceremonies because of inclement weather.
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Think Netflix (NFLX), Tesla Motors (TSLA) and Twitter (TWTR). All great companies. All cool products. But they all trade at insane valuations on the hope that one day they'll be making mad profits.
If Bezos is good at one thing, it's bolstering investor sentiment. When he talks, you just believe. You say, Yeah, that's a great idea!
For starters, Amazon could simply raise the price of its beloved Prime service.
For $79 per year, customers get access to TV shows and movies (but not all of them), can borrow Kindle books, and of course, have free two-day shipping. The service was introduced in 2005 and has yet to see a price hike.
But in the most recent conference call, it was made apparent that that may change, as it should. Look at Costco Wholesale (COST). The company has hiked its membership fees twice in the past eight years, (12% in 2006 and 10% in 2011).
Still, the company experienced very little churn. Although one could argue that customers have to have a Costco membership to shop there, which is not the same case with Amazon.
Even with a membership hike to the $99 to $119 price range, Amazon runs the e-commerce world. When I want to buy something, the very first place I go is Amazon. It's amazing the selection it carries.
And it's not just in the U.S. The company is rapidly moving overseas, and is quickly unraveling the successful business models for most bricks-and-mortar retailers that have worked for decades.
If the online shift wasn't all that apparent before, it certainly was during the most recent holiday season. Sure, Amazon missed earnings, but the shift to online and mobile is happening in a big way. In other words, Amazon might have lost the battle (earnings-wise), but it's winning the war.
In my article "Bricks and Mortar Died. Where Did It Go?" I detailed this enormous shift to online spending. And guess which company is leading the charge?
Of course, Amazon.


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Richard Farnes, of Goadsby estate agents, said he anticipated a high degree of interest to be shown by fans.
The author left the property to move to Oxford shortly after his wife, Edith, died and he too died the following year.
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Congress finally seems to have gotten the message: Americans are sick of being relentlessly spied on by their own government. Every day brings a new revelation of abuses of power. The National Security Agency already works with big computer and telecom companies to maintain lists of almost every phone number dialed in America, as well as websites people visit.
The IRS harasses groups in political disfavor. And the IRS incompetently "posted the Social Security Numbers of tens of thousands of Americans on government web sites," according to an audit by PublicResource.org, a watchdog group. Such scandals have prompted Congress to shelve proposals to expand the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act, first passed in 1994 by the Clinton administration. We opposed the CALEA because it forced telecommunications companies to make their equipment easy to be tapped by law enforcement officials.
Almost two decades ago, as the Internet only was beginning to expand, CALEA effectively installed "back doors" into telecom equipment that enabled the snooping going on now. At the time, government capabilities were limited because computer data storage was small. But further advances increasing storage capabilities while decreasing prices made possible the current vast data sweeps. Earlier this year the Obama administration, according to the Zwillgen legal news site, aimed its "Going Dark" agenda specifically to target "online service providers who provide messaging capabilities through instant messaging and web-based email." That proposal is dead, at least for now.
Our position all along has been that the government ought to follow the Fourth Amendment "right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures." A warrant must be obtained "particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized." Fighting terrorism and other crimes is important, but not at the expense of our sacred liberties.
Bipartisan bills also are percolating in Congress to protect our privacy. In the U.S. Senate, a bill to protect email privacy is sponsored by Sens. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt. and Mike Lee, R-Utah. It would require a search warrant to examine email.
"For centuries Americans corresponded primarily through the U.S. mail system," Sen. Lee explained in Congress. "It was well settled throughout that entire time that such private correspondence would be entitled to the full protection of the Fourth Amendment. Modern technology has now evolved to the point where third party storage and cloud computing are now the norm."
A similar bill has been introduced into the House by Reps. Kevin Yoder, R-Kan. and Tom Graves, R-Ga. When the bill was introduced, Rep. Yoder said, "Today, we affirm what most Americans already assume, that Americans' privacy should be protected from government intrusion. Our bill has a simple aim – to make sure all private communications stored online have the same Fourth Amendment privacy protections under the Constitution as any other letters and documents Americans keep in their homes."
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Have you ever walked into a room and completely forgot what it was you came in for?
If I don't write things down on a to-do list, they may as well not even exist. You could tell me your name and I will look right at you and promptly forget it. And, I swear there is a gnome that lives inside my apartment that will move my cell phone when I'm not looking.
And that's what led us to another Jim & Kim's Office Space where we spring upon our unsuspecting co-workers and ask them a question, like…
What Is It That You Are Always Losing?
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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Here are five ETFs to watch this week.Market Vectors Agribusiness ETF ( MOO) In the second week of October, Alcoa ( AA) will kick off the earnings season when it reports its earnings. In the days leading up to this event, there will a handful of companies that will be on tap. Monsanto ( MON), an agricultural giant, for instance, will report its quarterly earnings along with its outlook onWednesday. ETF investors looking to target this firm should turn to the equity-backed MOO. Designed to provide investors with exposure to the largest and most recognizable companies in the global agriculture industry, MOO sets aside ample exposure to companies like Mosaic ( MOS), Deere ( DE) and Potash of Saskatchewan ( POT). Monsanto is the fund's largest position, accounting for 8% of its portfolio. PowerShares Golden Dragon Halter USX China Portfolio ( PGJ) The going has been rough for China-focused ETFs as investors express concerns about the nation's growth prospects. While the action for these products going forward could be choppy, one fund I would encourage investors to be especially hesitant towards is PGJ. Last Thursday, Reuters reported that the U.S. Department of Justice was in the process of looking into accounting issues with Chinese companies listed on U.S. exchanges. In response to news of this investigation, shares of companies including Baidu ( BIDU), Sina, and Youku fell hard. According to the fund's website, PGJ's index is comprised of "U.S.-listed securities that derive a majority of their revenue from the People's Republic of China." Boasting exposure to firms including the three described above, this fund could be in for turmoil as regulators continue with their investigation. In late 2010, I explained in an article how PGJ's investing strategy differs from other China-backed funds like iShares FTSE China 25 Index Fund ( FXI), which tracks a basket of Chinese "ordinaries." iShares Silver Trust ( SLV) Precious metals continue to see wild back-and-forth action, making it difficult for funds like SLV and iShares Gold Trust ( IAU) to find footing. Macroeconomic uncertainty continues to weigh on investor confidence so it will be interesting to see what is in store. It will be interesting to see how platinum and palladium perform when auto and truck sales numbers are released Monday afternoon. These two industry-linked metals are used extensively in the production of catalytic converters.
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