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Winning it all.
Fairmont Senior's senior phenom Nick Trefz can now call himself a state champion in track.
Trefz took home the gold in the 3,200 meters in Charleston on Friday with a time of 9:36.21.
"It's a really good feeling to have won a state title in the 3,200 meters," Trefz said following his dominating performance. "I'm really a loss for words with how excited I am."
This time was an impressive six seconds faster than his fellow competitor who placed second in Scott's William Shaffer.
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Trefz wins state title in 3,200 meter
Winning it all.
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Pitching pushes North past Monarchs in game two of doubleheader: PHOTOS
North Marion coach Vic Seccuro wanted to send a message to his team, telling them to focus, bear down and grit out a victory.
After falling 13-8 to Braxton County in game one of a Saturday doubleheader, the Huskies bounced back to beat John Marshall, 4-2, Saturday at North Marion High School.
Bees split with Oak Glen on Senior Day: PHOTOS
Twice on Saturday the East Fairmont softball team found itself leading Oak Glen 3-1 in the seventh inning.
The situation was the same in both games of the doubleheader. The way the Bees' handled it, though, was quiet different.
Lady Huskies fall to Ritchie County late, 5-4: PHOTOS
It couldn't have happened the way it did even if No. 6 Ritchie County had drawn it up.
The bases were loaded. There were no outs. And by a swing of bad luck a fly ball was dropped in the outfield as two runs came across to score, propelling the Rebels to a 5-4 win over No. 9 North Marion in the final game of the Diamond Dawg Tournament at North Marion High School Saturday.
North Marion goes 2-for-2; Fairmont Senior 0-for-2 in tournament
A day after an 11-0 mercy-rule victory at Philip Barbour, the North Marion Huskies were at it again.
Chelsi Latocha threw three no-hit innings, Shelby King drove in five runs in the first inning and the Huskies rolled to a 20-0 victory over the winless Fairmont Senior Polar Bears in the Diamond Dawg Tournament at North Marion High School.
East's Postlewait, North's Latocha toss no-hitters
Tori Postlewait made a deal with her great-uncle, Kenny Carpenter, before her freshman season.
If the Bees' pitcher tossed a no-hitter, Carpenter promised to give her $20.
Well, it took four years, but it's finally time for Postlewait's great-uncle to pay up.
East tennis splits with Polar Bears
Fairmont Senior and East Fairmont split a pair of tennis matches Thursday, with Fairmont Senior winning the boys' match and East Fairmont taking the girls' competition.
In the Bees' 6-1 girls' victory, Cara Laswell took second singles, 8-2. Erica Gorman won third singles, 8-1. And Carrington Reese won fourth singles, 8-3.
University hands Huskies first loss; East edges Elkins
The mercy rule has been a familiar part of North Marion's softball season.
Through the first seven games, the Huskies regularly pounded their opponents with stingy defense, sharp pitching and timely hitting. Rarely did a game go all seven innings for the previously undefeated team.
East can't overcome No. 7 Lincoln, falls, 4-0
Thunder clouds weren't the only thing looming over the East Fairmont (6-6) softball team Monday when the Lady Bees hosed No. 7 Lincoln. Joining the ominous clouds was a sense of urgency for energy that never showed up as Lincoln was able to shut out East Fairmont, 4-0.
Kesling's bat powers Polar Bears
When Fairmont Senior's Johnny Kesling stepped into the batter's box this past week, it was game over.
North Marion's rally falls short
North Marion had all the pieces in place for a thrilling come-from-behind victory Saturday afternoon.
The four runs in the bottom of the seventh. The tying runner on third and the Huskies' fastest player on second. Even the clear-blue sky on the mid-70s afternoon was the perfect stage for a comeback.
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Wide-open Kentucky Derby field is detriment to sport; and Derby picks
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Saturday's Kentucky Derby field is wide open; 10 or 12 horses could win it
But sport thrives when a star such as Secretariat dominates the competition
In a group of 19 questions marks, I like: Nehro, Dialed In and Archarcharch
LOUISVILLE -- Trainers preparing for the Kentucky Derby keep saying the same thing, over and over again. The race is wide open. There was Kiaran McLaughlin, a Kentucky native who saddled 2006 Belmont Stakes winner Jazil, standing in the morning cold and wind Wednesday on the Churchill Downs backstretch.
"It's about as open as you can get,'' McLaughlin said. "Ten horses. Maybe 12, can win it.''
He's talking and I'm looking down at my digital recorder. The counter on the face tells me that McLaughlin is my 29th recorded interview related to Saturday's 137th Derby. (I had to scrape a little frost off the recorder to see the number because it was chillier in Kentucky than it was in Canada for most of the alpine ski races at the 2010 Olympics. But no complaints; I'm talking to people about a horse race for a living and, besides, I like cold weather). Of those 29 interviews, pretty much every one -- trainers, jockeys, owners -- have offered some variation on the wide-open theme. (Here I'll interrupt my narrative thread to say that, yes, this column ends with my prediction of the first three finishers in the race; feel free to scroll).
On the surface, this seems like a good thing. Blanket finish! Betting possibilities! Huge payoffs! But of course it's really not. It's not a good thing in any sport. What's good is greatness. When there is greatness, that opens the door to both historic achievement and earth-shaking upsets. Wide open means mediocre and everybody here knows it, even if nobody contesting the race is saying it.
The mediocrity is doubly painful in this arena, because for decades the racing game has arrived at Churchill Downs in early May searching for a wonder horse. The history of the sport is disproportionately measured by its champions' beatdowns and not by the competitiveness of its races. What is the most famous horse race in history? Secretariat's surreal, 31-length romp to win the 1973 Belmont Stakes, secure the Triple Crown and validate Big Red's transcendent greatness. (Don't get me wrong, it still gives me chills. "Moving like a tremendous machine'' is right there with "Down Goes Frazier,'' but it is remembered as a coronation, not a competition). Affirmed is best remembered as the last Triple Crown winner, not for his heart-stopping win over rival Alydar in the Belmont.
That is not only the nature of the sport, but also its unspoken marketing strategy, force-fed to the public every spring. Horse racing is struggling with cratering live crowds, a declining horse population and now, even wobbly wagering figures. It's been a long time since racing was a mainstream sport; now it's like track and field or swimming or boxing. There's an audience, but it's not a broad, needle-moving audience. Every year the sport's marketers (and frankly, media as well, and I've absolutely been guilty) declare that the sport can be saved if only we are gifted with another Secretariat, or, failing that, a great horse that America can love, embrace and presumably ride the rails to follow like it did Seabiscuit in the 1930s.
This hypothesis might be severely flawed. It's true that some percentage of the American sports-watching public that normally doesn't care about racing can get behind a horse to some degree. The brilliant mare Zenyatta became very popular last year, leading to her heartbreaking loss in the Breeders' Cup Classic. ESPN's rating for the final hour of the Breeders' Cup telecast was a 3.1, a big improvement over the previous year, but still indicative of a niche sport.
A Triple Crown winner (or even a Triple Crown attempt) might also draw in casual fans. But for the long haul? I'd bet against it heavily, unless that star runs like Secretariat did 38 years ago and that is immeasurably unlikely (and even then, I'm not sure; the sports and sports media worlds have changed spectacularly since 1973). And any horse that wins a Triple Crown (or gets to the Belmont and runs competitively) is likely to be swiftly retired for financial reasons, killing the buzz before it develops. That's an institutional issue.
So a star will not rescue racing. But a star would help the Derby. Premier Pegasus might have been a star after crushing the best California three-year-olds in the March 16 San Felipe Stakes, but he was injured just before the Santa Anita Derby in early April. To Honor and Serve might have been a star after a dominant victory in last fall's Remsen Stakes at Belmont Park in New York, but suffered a strained ligament in March. Toby's Corner might have been a star after a closing victory in the April 6 Wood Memorial prep, but he came up lame just this week, while his owners were en route to Louisville. Uncle Mo might have been a star too, but he was scratched Friday morning because of a gastrointestinal ailment.
What is left is a group 19 horses with question marks.
"I think there's going to be a star that comes out of this,'' says three-time Derby-winning trainer Bob Baffert. That's a logical thought, but not supported by recent history.
This is Derby No. 10 for me as a writer (many before that as a fan, but not here on the grounds). My counter to Baffert goes like this: The Derby does not make stars, it validates them. (OK, sure, whichever horse wins the Derby is a star at least until the Preakness, but that's not long enough to qualify as true stardom. Right, Giacomo?).
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Seventh time's the charm for legendary rocker Jerry Lee Lewis, as he marries his cousin's ex-wife.
Goodness gracious great balls of fire, legendary rocker Jerry Lee Lewis has married for the seventh time.
The 76-year-old singer wed his cousin's ex-wife, Judith Brown, in Natchez, Miss. The Adams County circuit clerk's office said the marriage license shows the couple was married March 9, The Associated Press reported Friday.
Brown was once married to Lewis' cousin Rusty Brown. They divorced in 2010. Lewis divorced his sixth wife, Kerry McCarver, in 2004 after 20 years of marriage
Lewis is no stranger to eyebrow-raising romances. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee infamously married his cousin, Myra Gale Brown – Rusty's older sister – in 1958 when he was 23-years-old and she was 13.
According to reports, Brown, 62, worked for several years as Lewis' caretaker in his home in Nesbit, Miss.
The Associated Press reported Brown as saying the wedding was a small affair, attended by her sister and husband, and Lewis' sister and husband.
Lewis and his new bride plan to record a gospel album together.
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Family lured Jerrianne and her husband to South Milwaukee in 2002 from Southern California where she worked as, first, a journalist, then, as a court information officer. She now stays busy with media-relations consulting, playing with her three grandchildren (part of the lure), writing, discovering her new environs, and hoping her garden will produce before the first fall frost.
Kids, parents and grandparents, mark May 12 on your calendars for an evening of great stories and fantastical pictures. That's when South Milwaukee children's author Janet Halfmann along with fellow author Gibbs Davis and children's book illustrators Carol Schwartz and Jeff Miracola will entertain young and others with tales and art at the South Milwaukee Library from 6 p.m.-8 p.m. If that isn't incentive enough, the evening will include games, prizes and cookies.
The authors and illustrators will also have their books available for sale and signing. Among those treasures are:
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Great news for South Milwaukee's own children's author Janet Halfmann. She learned recently that her nonfiction book, Seven Miles to Freedom: The Robert Smalls Story, made the Bank Street College list of Best Children's Books of the Year. She's thrilled, to say the least, and needless say all of her friends and family -- and perhaps even those who don't know her -- are thrilled for her.
GMP gigging again
The following from South Milwaukee's own Garlic Mustard Pickers' Don Lawson:
The Garlic Mustard Pickers have two gigs in May.
Sunday, May 17th
Lakefront Brewery (2nd floor)
1872 Commerce Street, Milwaukee
In Good Company
OK, so it wasn't first place, but the honorable mention "Anatomy of a Trial" received on Saturday from the Council for Wisconsin Writers was certainly gratifying. Turns out, I was in pretty rarified company for the awards luncheon held at the Wisconsin Club in Milwaukee.
Kids Meet Authors, Artists at Library
Bunnies and turtles and deer, on my! Lots of animals -- or at least their tails -- paraded around South Milwaukee Library's second floor children's section last night as Janet Halfmann invited kids to help enact her award-winning book, "Little Skink's Tail."
Janet very cleverly tied homemade tails of, not just rabbits, turtles and whitetail deer, but owls, skunks, porcupines and squirrels, onto youngsters and grownups, then had them hoot, scamper, hop, crawl and wag their way through her story as she read aloud to a crowd of about 50 children, parents and grandparents.
South Shore Community Group to meet Sunday
The South Shore Community Group will hold its May potluck on Sunday, May 17th, from 1 p.m.-3:30 p.m. at the Community Room of the Oak Creek Public Library, 8620 S Howell Avenue.
The main program will be presented by Bryce Ruddock who will sharing information about the Transition Towns program. This is part of a state and regional initiative that examinies the relocalization of an area's economy and infrastructure in light of escalating transportation and other costs and attendant economic collapse.
According to information forwarded by South Shore Community Group coordinator Kathleen Slamka, Transition Wisconsin is the overall umbrella group. Transition Southeast Wisconsin meets once a month at the Urban Ecology Center in Milwaukee. With other areas such as Riverwest, East Side and Shorewood having established groups, the thinking is that perhaps South Shore should do the same with a focus on its specific needs. A Transition South Shore would include St. Francis , Cudahy, South Milwaukee, and Oak Creek and could engage in Transition Towns initiatives along the common link between those cities and the Hwy 32 corridor.
Prep your garden
Ok, I believe in recommending someone who's done a good job, so I'm going to do just that.
"On the Spot Rototilling"
Dog Gone It!
So there was my neighbor the other day out working in her front yard, pretty close to the street when a woman with two dogs walks by. Suddenly, one of the dogs veers over toward my neighbor and bites her on the leg. At first my neighbor thought a stone or stick had hit her. Then she saw the woman pull her dog back and continue on down the street. My neighbor was so startled, she didn't realize immediately what had happened, but her leg was hurting and she looked down to find it bleeding. She started to run after the woman, but with her leg hurting and the woman's head start, she gave up. Although, the woman should have done a better job of controlling her dog, at least she had both of them on leashes.
Not so the man with his two dogs last weekend when my sister, who was visiting from Eau Claire, and I were walking in the park when we saw this man and his two dogs were coming toward us. The smaller dog started bounding at us, full tilt. My sister, knowing my fear of dogs, moved to get between it and me. I moved off the path well onto the grass. The man started deriding me for being afraid of his little dog, yelling that he wouldn't hurt me. By that time the other -- larger dog -- started running and both were barking. Neither was on a leash. In fact, the man didn't even have a leash with him. He kept yelling. The dogs, thankfully, stayed on the path running on ahead of the man. As he passed us, he was yelling at his dogs, telling them to "stop!" and to "come over here!" and saying, "what's wrong with you!" I was so irritated that I yelled at him that what was wrong with his dogs was him!
Book review gets it right
S. L. Alexander's review of Anatomy of a Trial in Judicature magazine really got it! Alexander, a Loyola University communications law professor, understands and spells out the reason I wrote the book and its instructive value for media coverage of future trials and to law and journalism school students. Thanks, Prof. Alexander and Judicature! Here's the URL (your have to type it into your browser window as the link doesn't work), should you want to read it. http://www.anatomyofatrial.com/pages/documents/Judicaturereview.Mar.Apr.2009.pdf
Hoping for veggies
Garden's in! It's the biggest one since we moved to South Milwaukee more than seven years ago. The peas are already peeking up. Tomato plants are sporting little yellow blossoms. The obligatory zucchini is sharing the stage w/acorn squash. A row of carrots, Couple rows of green beans. Some herbs. So now for a little rain. What a good Memorial Day. I'll post photos of the parade shortly.
A few views of Memorial Day parade
Loud sirens lead things off.
Upcoming Garlic Mustard Pickers performances
Here's information about two upcoming performances for our local home-grown Celtic band, the Garlic Mustard Pickers:
Saturday, May 30th
Carlton Grange Pub, in St. Francis
On Packard Ave, just north of Howard Ave
(From I-94 or Lakefront Parkway, go east almost all the way to the lake, then north on Packard.)
Music is from 8:30 to 11:30 pm.
The GMP say that the Carlton Grange has fine food, a great selection of beers and ales, and the ambience of a UK pub. The band performed at Carlton Grange for St. Pat's day, and are happy to be back. If you want to support our band's track record of donating gig earnings to local school music programs, and you've got the evening free, come over to the pub, have a meal or a beer, and enjoy the music.
Sunday June 7th
Ceili Dance for Monarch Butterflies (a benefit for habitat preservation)
Hart Park, 7300 West Chestnut St.
(one block south of N. 72nd and W. State St in Wauwatosa)
This promises to be a fun event! Two fine Celtic bands!
The Garlic Mustard Pickers performs 2-3 pm (a concert)
Ceol Cairde ("Music of Friends") performs for the dance, 3:30-5:30 pm,
during which Magie Matousek Brady teaches Irish Ceili dancing
(All Ages. Beginners welcome!)
Bid on great silent auction items Enjoy snacks & refreshments
Pick up some milkweed seedlings & seeds to plant in your garden
Admission is $8 (Seniors and kids are $5)
More information about the band and its schedule is at www.TheGarlicMustardPickers.org


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Hi! So my grandmother and I are butting heads on me deciding to use an epidural during my labor, therefore im trying to make my decision on whether to follow her word and not use one or do what I am comfortable with..
With all due respect, your grandmother isn't the one having the baby. I just had a baby 4 weeks and 4 days ago, so it is still very fresh in my mind. I didn't have a birth plan, because I know that nothing ever goes as planned. I ended up getting an epidural, but at first it wasn't effective because of scoliosis and curvature of my spine. Only my right side was getting pain relief. With each contraction, I would have burning sensations in my left groin. Finally, a different anesthesiologist came in and got the epidural working properly. After that, it was so much easier. An epidural was the right decision for me, I just couldn't relax at all and he wasn't descending into the birth canal because I was so tense. It was a night and day difference for me. If it is important for you to go naturally, then go for it. Everyone is different. I have a friend that did it naturally and my mother in law birthed 3 large baby boys naturally, but that is them, not me. Do what you think is right for you and the baby. By the way, my labor ended up stalling and I had to get a c section. Just goes to show, that nothing goes as planned. The doctor said he even had trouble pulling the baby out because he was so wedged. Good luck!
What is the conversation between you and your grandmother? Does she want you to use an epidural or not? My guess is maybe she does not want you to use one and the reality is that you have to do what is comfortable for you and your body. Do your research and go to a childbirth and labor class if you are able to so that you are most informed, but the decision is really yours. Good luck!
Do what YOU want to do! I had a 40 hour labor and waited about 24 hours before giving in to the epidural. It was awesome! I was in so much pain before it that I didn't feel the needle. Just do what works for you. You can always ask for it after a while if you are in pain!
Listen to your gut instinct. This is a skill that will help you from day one of motherhood. When is your due date? How are you feeling?
I've had 3 kids. The first one I used nothing...never again! The nurses actually told me several times that I needed to quiet down b/c I was scaring the other moms-to-be! 13 hours hard agonizing labor.
The second I had a full epidural...also never again. I had no ability to push. My husband and m-i-l actually had to put their elbows in my stomach and push when I had contractions! 13 hours peaceful labor!
The third I did a walking epidural. I was able to get up, walk around, go sit on the toilet (do this!) and I was able to enjoy the birth. I believe that getting up and walking around made all the difference in the progression. The sitting on the toilet thing I had read about the day before the birth and I found that it felt very natural. Similar to squatting but without having to rely on your legs for support. From induction to birth was 5 hours
This time I am 40 years old and not sure what to do. With 7 weeks to go my baby is still breach and if he doesn't flip my Dr will just do a C-sec. But if he does get in position I will go for the walking epi.
YOU decide what YOU want to do. It's your body.
With my first my Grandma told me "Get the saddle block honey" and I said I wanted to do it all natural...hahahaha Grandma was only partially right!
I agree with the others, you need to do what you feel is best. Maybe you could tell her that you will try to go as long as you can without an epidural, but in the end you will decide what you need to do to get through it. Epidurals are much better than they were when she was going through labor and she may have fears that aren't valid anymore. Try to address her concerns and alleviate any fears she has. Good luck..When are you due?
Thanks for the advice! I am due July 12th, although it may seem far from now I definitely want to have my mind made before the month of June. Therefore I'll be prepared for her birth if she comes unexpectantly soon.
Good plan. :-) One of the biggest things during birth is to be flexible - have a plan but be willing to change if the circumstances call for it. Keep us up to speed on how your last few months go! :-)
I do agree that you need to be flexible, but I do say that I went natural and it went fine. I was induced at 9:00PM Tuesday using the balloon, the next morning (Wednesday) my water was broken, at 3:00 they started the petossin and finally I started to make progress. About an hour before my son was born I asked for something to take the edge off. They gave me something, but I don't know if I really noticed. My son was born at 1:03AM Thursday. So, be flexible, but don't let anyone tell you that you aren't capable of having a natural birth. You were made to have babies, it will go fine and you can do it! I have no regrets going natural and that's my plan this time around too.
i didn't know there were two tipes of epidural, i have tow kids, the first one i used the epidural. i was not havig contractions until the dr. broke my water, so the contraction jump fron the number 0 to 5 in seconds, so i got the medication. the medicine worked great because i didn't feel anything, no pain, no pressure, so i got to sleep and the nurse woke me up because my baby head was almost out, i push tree or four times and my baby get out.
with my second baby (this april 13) was different because i told the nurse that i would ask for the epidural only if i needed it. they induced me at 5 pm. with the pitocin and the contractions started. i was already 3 cm when i got to the hospital, so 2 hour later i was 5 cm. and the contractions were every minute, i started crying and husband was getting nervous jajajaja, that was funny. i asked for the epidural, oh my god... that gigant needle was horrible so i squeeze the nurse uniform. after that i was still feeling the contractions (every some seconds), they were not so painful, but i was still feeling them (another reason for keep crying). this time i was able to move my legs. at 9 pm the dr.prepared the room and i pushed exactly three time and my baby got out.
sorry for the misspeling, but it is easier for me to write in spanish, even that, i do my best.
The eye-opening thing to me about parenting is how much everyone else wants to dictate to you evereything from the birth plan to how to raise your kids. The great thing about being a parent is that it doesn't matter what everyone else says... you are the one in control. Good luck!
NO ONE should tell you what to do. It is completely your decision to make. My landlord's daughter went through the beginning of labor not getting one because her Mother told her to absolutely not get one and by the time it was too late and she changed her mind she was so furious with her Mother because of the pain that she didn't want to even speak to her! I know people who have and haven't (I did and was very happy to, I was on oxygen because my contractions were so strong) and the girls I know all have different feelings. Think of your pain tolerance level for one. Also think of other medical instances in your life. Are you a traditionalist/conservative? You may want to opt for no drugs, but if you don't mind a little medically-induced pain relief for a headache or a tooth ache, go for the epi!
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Includes veterans' benefits, starting and running a business, unemployment, County job openings, and selling to the County.
Includes the courts, most wanted, law enforcement, sealing a record, victims' services, jury duty etc.
Includes planning, building codes and permits, owning and renting a property, and property tax assessments
Includes child and adult health service, food stamps, foster care, mental health, in-home nurse, and substance abuse
Includes bereavement, certificates and vital records, and divorce
Includes air quality and burn days, garbage and recycling, sewer, conservation, and green energy financing
Includes adopting a pet, animal control, and local vets and shelters
Includes information on the buildings, county, codes, departments, projects, representation, and voting
Includes activities and events, parks, museums, libraries, and volunteerism
Property taxes, business taxes, transient occupancy taxes, and fines.
Includes passports, bus schedules, and road maintenance
Includes forest fires and floods, emergency preparation, and emergency response
May 27, 2011
Work on the Foresthill Bridge Seismic Retrofit and Repainting Project will increase as the contractor, Golden State Bridge, adds a second work shift beginning the week of June 6, 2011.
Current lane closures are allowed between the hours of 8 AM and 4 PM. However, from Memorial Day through Labor Day, lane closures are permitted from 8 AM until 12 noon on Fridays. With the second shift, lane closures at night are allowed from Sunday night at 6 PM through 7 AM Friday.
For additional information, please visit the project website: Foresthill Bridge.
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Frequently Asked Questions: Registration
Frequently Asked Questions: Registration*
Q: How can a student register for classes?
A: Students can register online 7 days a week, 24-hours a day through MyPace Portal once you they eligible to do so. Just follow Step by Step Guide available at the Office of Student Assistance (OSA).
Q: How do I know when my advisees can register?
A: They will be notified by the Office of Student Assistance (OSA) with their exact registration date and time. This notification will occur the week prior to their registration date.
Q: What is the difference between a "drop" and a "withdrawal"?
A: A course can be dropped prior to and within the first week of classes. After that period, if a student does not want to continue with a course, s/he must officially withdraw from it, and "W" will appear on his/her transcript next to that course. Withdrawal from a course could affect financial and scholarships.
Q: Can a student withdraw from a class after the semester has started?
A: During the fall or spring semester, a student may withdraw from a class during the first 8 weeks of the semester without special permission. However, it is required that the student consult with his or her adviser and/or instructor before making this decision. Students may drop via the web but should get and keep a printed hard copy of their transaction for their records. During the 9th and 10th weeks of the term, students must have the approval of their instructor and the Dean to withdraw from a course without academic penalty. After the 10th week of the semester, withdrawals are only permitted when there are extenuating personal or medical circumstances (which must be documented). The specific withdrawal deadline dates for each semester are listed in the Academic Calendar. Students who receive an authorized withdrawal will receive a grade of "W" for the course, which carries no academic penalty but is recorded on the official transcript. However, students who stop attending courses during the semester and do not follow these withdrawal procedures will receive a failing grade for the course.
Important Notes:
1) depending on how many courses a students withdraws from and if their total number of credits falls below 12 credits, their financial aid and housing may be affected. They should check with those offices before withdrawing from any classes.
2) International Students must follow different guidelines. Please see the next question for more details.
Q: How many credits must a student take in order to be considered a full-time student?
A: At least 12. If a student is registered for fewer than 12 credits, he/she is considered a part-time student.
Q: Do international students have specific guidelines for dropping or withdrawing from classes?
A: International students are required by law to be registered full-time both fall and spring semesters. Full-time for undergraduate students is 12 credits; graduate students is 9 credits.
Q: Do international students need to maintain a certain course load?
A : International students CANNOT drop courses at any point in the semester if it will take them below full-time status WITHOUT prior permission from an adviser in the Office of International Programs & Services. A Deviation Form will need to be signed to authorize the reduced course load. This form is available in the Office of Student Assistance (OSA) or online.
Q: How does a student get a hold removed from their account?
A: Holds are placed on accounts by departments who are in need of information from a student and prevent the student from registering until that information is received. Students must check their account during the early part of each semester to determine if they have any holds. If they do, they should contact the department from which the hold originates and do whatever necessary to have it removed.
Q: What types of hold are there and where does a student go to resolve the problem?
Adviser hold
Library hold
Financial hold
Final HS transcript
Admission Office
Final HS transcript with graduation date
Admission Office
MMR immunization
Health Care Unit
Residence Life
Q: How does a student register for Term A/B classes?
A: If a student is taking a term A and term B class, then both must be registered for in the same semester. If this brings a student above 18 credits the s/he must go to OSA for registration and s/he will be charged for course overload.
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Utah State Aggies
In December 2012, Matt Wells, previously the offensive coordinator, became the Aggies new head coach replacing, Gary Andersen. Andersen left the Aggies shorty after the final game of the 2012 season to become the new head coach for the University of Wisconsin. Andersen had replaced Brent Guy following the unsuccessful 2008 season. Andersen was previously the defensive coordinator at the University of Utah, and a part of the 2008 Ute team that went undefeated and won the 2009 Sugar Bowl.
The Aggies have played in nine bowl games in their history, winning three: the 2013 Poinsettia Bowl against the Northern Illinois Huskies, the 2012 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl against the Toledo Rockets and the 1993 Las Vegas Bowl against Ball State. The Aggies played their seventh bowl game on December 17, 2011, in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, losing 24–23 to Ohio. The team accepted an invitation to play in the 2012 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl against the Toledo Rockets of the MAC and beat them 41–15. In 2013, the Aggies played Northern Illinois in the Poinsettia Bowl, in San Diego. They won, 21-14.
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Graduate Career Student Services
Welcome to Graduate Career and Professional Development. We provide Georgetown Law LL.M. candidates with a wide range of job search, career planning, and professional development services, including:
Career-related advice provided in-person at our Drop-In Sessions in the Graduate Programs office (on the fifth floor of the Hotung building in Suite 5000) or in the Graduate Lounge (directly opposite the Graduate Programs office in Room 5008)
Small group workshops on job search strategies, resumes, cover letters, interviewing and networking skills
A select list of current networking events and job postings provided on a weekly basis through Graduate Connections, our news and information platform
Introductions to Washington, D.C., metro area firms, corporations, U.S. government agencies, not-for-profit organizations, consulting firms, and multilateral organizations
Job Search Resources, an organized compilation of links, indices, and databases providing useful career planning information, listings of job openings, and contact and networking information across a wide range of practice fields and environments
InterviewStream, an online video-based interview system that allows Georgetown Law students to conduct virtual mock interviews from any computer that has a Webcam attached. Students may choose the type of employer with which they wish to interview (public interest, private sector, etc.) and the specific questions they wish to practice answering. As each question is asked, the student has a set amount of time to answer the question. The computer's Webcam records each answer and stores the recording online for review. This service essentially allows students to conduct mock interviews on demand.
Resume, cover letter, and professional correspondence review, starting the week after Orientation and throughout the academic year for incoming LL.M. students:
Send your resume to: firstname.lastname@example.com, if you are a foreign-trained LL.M. student, or
Send your resume to: firstname.lastname@example.com, if you are a U.S.-trained LL.M. student
Speaker series and events, including presentations from distinguished alumni
Online database of job postings on Symplicity, the Law Center's Jobs database for students and alumni
Preparation for students participating in interview programs, specifically the International Student Interview Program (ISIP) and the Taxation Interview Program (TIP)
A Graduate Career and Professional Development-generated Spring U.S. Regional Resume Collection and International Resume Collection, which will provide the opportunity for students to have their resumes sent to employers all over the world. For a listing of the regions covered Spring for the U.S. Regional Resume Collection, please click here. The listing of the countries covered by the Spring International Resume Collection, includes each one of the jurisdictions represented each year by the LL.M. students.
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Editorial: Waxing Philosophical
I like to joke that I took over as editor of Quick Printing on Pearl Harbor Day in 1988. That's actually close to the truth—give or take a week or so. I was thinking about that December anniversary when I noticed Karen doing magic page maneuvers in InDesign for our December issue. Back when I started, pages were put together much differently.
In 1988, we didn't have such luxuries as InDesign or PageMaker or Acrobat. We had word processing programs we used to create files on floppy discs that we sent to a type house in New York for output. When the galleys came back, we waxed them, sliced the copy by hand, and pasted it on layout sheets. Usually that worked out fine, but sometimes it didn't. My first run-in with John Stewart came when I pasted up his column with several paragraphs out of order. We didn't catch it, and it went to press that way.
Those were the days of border tape and corners, overset type used for letter-by-letter corrections, and the smell of overheated wax when we left the waxer on all night. I actually typed the copy for the Update (better known then as the yellow pages) on an IBM Selectric typewriter. The rationale was that typewriter type had a feeling of immediacy—of last minute news pounded out at deadline. Stop the presses!
As we wander from one decade to the next, it sometimes is hard to remember the details of what went before. Back in 1988, you could buy Lotus 1,2,3 software for $299 and a Logitech mouse for $89.99. Gas was 99-cents a gallon and a first class stamp cost 24-cents. Two new drugs were in the news—Prozac and crack. Among the popular musicians in 1988 were Enya, Erasure, Bros, and Kylie Minogue, whoever they might have been.
I really don't remember much about those things. I remember stuff like hoping my beat-up old Chevette with the semi-permanent "Check Engine" light would keep running until I got my first paycheck. I remember that first Christmas, sitting on a Florida harbor-side dock with two pelicans and wishing for snow. I remember wondering exactly how long this gig would last. As it turns out, it's lasted this long. So far, so good.
Quick Printing has come light years since I started. We're doing things they didn't even have words for back then—podcasts, webinars (I wish they'd call them something else), e-Newsletters, digital editions, blogs, and tweets, and e-Blasts…Oh my!
Just as the printing industry we serve, we've have had to come to terms with the fact that today it's about much more than just ink on paper. It's about disseminating content and using new tools. But I still remember how the waxer smelled when we left it on all night.


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Q: Some Australian scientists reported they'd found an Aboriginal site to be 176,000 years old. Dont solid dates like this disprove the Bible?
A: The problem is, most people don't realize how "solid" these dates actually are.
Huge publicity was given to the report that scientists had dated this Aboriginal site to be around 176,000 years old. However, some independent experts have looked at the data and said that on the basis of their experiments, this date should be changed to 20,000 years! What an incredible difference—156,000 years different than what the other scientists had stated.
Then, another scientist said that when he checked the data on a sample dated at 50,000 years, his figure would be 5,000 years or less! So much for "solid" dates!
So what dates are solid? The answers can be obtained from the only truly reliable history book: the Bible. Scientists continually flip-flip on their dates, overturning the dates that were once considered solid. Knowing that the Bible says Noah's Flood occurred about 4,500 years ago helps us understand that Australian Aboriginal history has taken place in under 4,500 years—and that the Bible, not science, gives us a solid foundation for understanding history.
How do scientists come up with the long-age dates that are so widely publicized and lead some to doubt Genesis? Read the shocking truth in The dating game.
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Check It Out
Find a listing of the latest arrivals of books, audio and video items at the Wauwatosa Library, as well as information on upcoming events and staff suggestions for timely information you can use every day on the library's blog.
PinocchioThe quintessential Italian story is The Adventures of Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi. Umberto Eco uses this story in a writing exercise for his seminars at the University of Bologna because it is one of the few stories that all his students know, even if they have not actually read it. Collodi's real name was Carlo Lorenzini, Collodi being the name of his mother's village near Florence, Italy. The setting for Pinocchio mirrors the rough and tumble times of life in Florence and throughout Italy just before and after Italian unification.
The Story of a Puppet, first published as a serial story in a children's magazine between 1881 and 1883, ended tragically with Pinocchio's death by hanging at the end of chapter 15. Its immediate success led to Collodi bringing Pinocchio back to life with the new title, The Adventures of Pinocchio. The author added 21 chapters and changed the ending to a happy one. Pinocchio represents the hope of many parents for their children to grow from selfish, lazy and mischievous individuals into caring and thoughtful human beings. Most children enjoy Pinocchio's pranks and impudence, but are reassured by the fact that his father loves him unconditionally in spite of his disobedience and misdeeds.
What could be more Italian than Pinocchio and opera? On Saturday, March 28, 2009, the Florentine Opera will present Pinocchio from 2:30 – 3:15 pm in the Civic Center Auditorium. This opera for students in kindergarten through 8th grades is set to the music of Mozart, Donizetti, Offenbach, Pergolesi, Sullivan and Verdi. For more information or to register beginning March 7th, please call the Wauwatosa Children's Library: 414-471-8486.
Hart Park-From the Local History File
Just in case you were thinking of carrying a slingshot into Hart Park, it would have been strictly against the rules up until the early seventies. With the recent upgrades to Hart Park, it is interesting to note some quaint rules for the park from the not-too-distant past. Up until 1971, it was illegal for any of the following to occur in Hart Park:
· Tethering of horses to trees
John Updike 1932-2009When a writer describes a moment or a feeling that the reader remembers for 30+ years, that writer has touched something inside that reader. John Updike was that writer for me. From reading many of his obituaries, I realize he was that writer for many others. In 1991, Nicholson Baker wrote U and I. In it, he explores his intellectual and emotional debt to Updike. I read that book the minute it came out to search for a reason for my own feelings. Tom Junod, in Esquire magazine, begins his obituary of Updike: "I met my wife through John Updike". (She was reading a copy of Rabbit Redux). Junod describes Updike's skill as distilling "the essence of a quicksilver moment".
Those quicksilver moments that I remembered for many years are what kept drawing me to Updike. I have no idea which short story contains this scene: parents are divorcing and, with the help of their children, are cleaning out the family home. Updike likened the tossing of board games with missing pieces to their family life. I don't even know if the next memory is a poem (I think it is) or a short story: a museum-goer happens upon a small classical statue in a display case. He feels an attachment and thinks of it as his own private possession. Since I read that, I often feel that way in museums.
Years ago, Updike spoke and read at UWM. He read a poem I was not familiar with so I wrote and asked him for a citation. In return mail, I received one of his famous blue-edged postcards with a charming note and the information I needed. I didn't know how famous those postcards were until I began reading the obituaries.
I liked Updike's short stories and poetry more than his novels. Although, one can't argue with two Pulitzers: Rabbit is Rich (1981) and Rabbit at Rest (1990). Still, I will always miss the joy I felt when the New Yorker published a new Updike story.
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Bob Graham's books always catch my eye... his stories are often about the ordinary things that happen in families with young kids and the illustrations have all kinds of interesting things to look at.
In The Silver Button one thing happens: Jodie draws a duck and then her baby brother takes his first step. But what else is happening? Subsequent pages show other parts of the neighborhood and then we realize that myriad things are happening and all at the same time!
This book is a little unusual, but very satisfying.
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The Green Room
The Green Room features a Queen-Sized walnut sleigh bed, a comfortable arm chair and work space, a view of the Canton neighborhood, and a large bathroom with a Jacuzzi tub and shower surrounded by limestone tile. The 10 foot ceilings and green touches throughout along with calm lighting and bamboo accents create a soothing atmosphere. Even Oliver, the resident betta fish, has a touch of green!
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These beat box beanies are a blast. Pop an iLogic Sound Hat on, plug it into your iPod or any MP3 player, and you'll be amazed at the sound quality from the integral speakers that fit snugly over your ears. And now they're available in three different colours: Pink, White or Black.
Wearing a hat with headphones is a near impossibility, and ear buds have a tendency to fall out or are just uncomfortable. Sounds Hats are bay far the best way to listen to music on the go, and just to add icing to the cake, other people can't hear your white noise. Plug in and chill out without the chill.
- A cosy hat with inbuilt speakers resting over your ears.
- Available in White, Pink or Black (each sold separately).
- The lining of the hat is fleecy for extra warmth softness.
- A 98cm wire with a 3.5mm jack is tucked into the internal lining but can be unravelled to plug into your MP3 (or other music playing device with a headphone jack).
- The wire gives enough freedom to have your player in your pocket/bag and still be very comfortably listening within your hat.
- The hat is made from 100% polyester and can be hand-washed warm (make sure to remove the speakers).
- Suitable for ages 8 years+.
- Size: 27 x 18 x 2cm (when flat).
- The fit is quite snug.
Delivery & Returns
How long will it take to arrive?
Please check the stock availability notice on your item when placing your order. This item is: Sold out
Please remember to add postal time (2-3 working days) to obtain a complete estimate of delivery to your door.
How will I know it has been sent?
You will receive an email to confirm when your item has been sent.
You can also check the status of your order and individual items by accessing My Account details and following the prompts.
Please allow 10 working days from dispatch of your order before notifying us of any late deliveries.
It may be advisable to check with your neighbours to see if a parcel has been left with them, check any outhouses you might have where it may be left if it cannot fit through your letterbox and contact your local sorting office to see if the item has been returned to the depot as undelivered and awaiting collection.
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bargin fantastic
brought this hat for my boyfiend birthday.as he works out doors for a living,i got him this hat to allow him to do his work and still listen to his favorite harry potter audio books or music. he hasn't taken the hat off since he got it, which is good. i'm gonna buy the pink one on pay day
great value for money!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I bought this for my husband and he uses it every day. I used it for the first time last night and it has to be said the sound quality is amazing!! It is incredibly comfortable and other people don't know your listening to music so in a way it's safer for you, as there is less chance of getting your i-pod nicked!!! All in all a fabulous product that I would recommend to anyone.Thanks.
Nice, but a bit small
I like the idea, I use it to sleep with, and the normal in ear earphones hurt my ears when I lie on them. However, if i move, the speakers slip away from my ears, just needs to be a little deaper. I don't have a huge head, but I do have long hair, like the girls in the pictures, which gets platted at night.
Snug Fit
Now I'm not a big headed guy but this hat sure is a snug fit!The idea and concept is great but I think I would prefer it to be less snug. I might argue that it needs to be snug to eliminate the sound that might leak from the headphones should the hat be too loose. However, snug fit or not I was assured by everyone in the room and outside when walking my dog that they could all hear Def Leppard blaring out of my hat!! As I say - the concept is great but the actual product ain't that great and I am a little disappointed as it was an Xmas gift from my wife!!
ilogic hat
fantastic customer service IWOOT! this arrived in time for christmas despite me ordering it quite late. Racked my brain for xmas pressie for nephew aged 15 and everyone in the house including my father in his 60's raved about this. Expect a large order for a number of these soon!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is smallish but sound quality brill and it allows the wearer to keep expensive music players inside coats.
Practical & Warm!
It sounded like one of those things that sounds great on a description but will turn up and be a complete disappointment. As always, IWOOT prove they are never a disappointment with this great present (bought by me, for me, but wrapped and claimed by my husband as a present from him!) A nice warm, practical winter hat and the speakers and sound are really good - it does exactly what is says on the tin! Go for it and enjoy......
such a clever idea
I bought this hat with a degree of sceptisim but what a great thing it is! you really can hear good quality music and be aware of noises and people around you. I feel that a huge saftey issue needs to be put into the advertising as so many people wear ear-phones and are not aware of anything else surrounding them. A great and not expensive buy.
Good Stocking filler
My other half loves this hat, he walks to work a lot and it allows him to ignore people in a much more subtle manner than with his iPod speakers in! Be warned, it's a bit small, if you have a bigger than average head I wouldn't bother as the speakers won't reach your ears. He's going to look a bit silly in the summer too ;-)
iLogic sound Hats
I brought 5 of these for my nephews who every year I struggle with what to buy. This christmas was no different until a friend at work suggested one of these hats. The boys were absolutly delighted with these hats and I can confidently say that at around £15 these were good value and make a great present, my only problem is what do I buy next time.....
For small heads only
My son thought this was brilliant, until he tried it on and found that the speakers were set too high for his ears. Another friend had the same experience. He also said the sound quality wasn't that good. However, you might consider making them in two sizes, especially as they're for guys and gals.
I purchased this hat for my younger teen sis and she cant stop wearing it. The fact that I purchased it in Winter was an added bonus as it kept her head warm. The Sound is Clear and loud enough , it definately beats standard ear phones or head phones. Recommended for the TEENS as it is Quite stylish, as for the Adults I recommend buying for the Times when we Exercise as it Really is a good way for keeping you Motivated and concentrating when completing a work out. I would know as I borrowed it from my sister and I loved it . Thanks IWOT !
Ear Saver!!!
Brilliant product. Hat is much like any other beanie but with the addition of built in speakers and a lead to your mp3 player. Anyone who wears a beanie will know that ordinary earphones tend to drag and hurt after a while. Problem solved with the iLogic sound hat. Delivery very quick too. Well done IWOOT
Great little pressie
Was a bit sceptical after reading some reviews about the size (or lack of). However after hearing my daughter rave on about my grown up son wearing his hat to and from work and around his house then I guess it must have been ok. She was trying to find out where I bought it from but decided to keep it a secret in case I decide to buy another for her in the future. A good chance buy in my opinion.
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