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Rome Web Sites
Illustrated History of the Roman Empire
This website offers a comprehensive history of the Roman Empire through essays, chronologies, photo galleries, maps, lists, timelines, and more. Major categories include The Founding, The Kings, The Republic, Early Emperors, The Decline, The Collapse, Constantinople, Religion, Society, and The Army. It includes a Roman Empire Map AD 116 and interactive maps of Roman Italy, the Roman Empire, and the City of Rome. Among the photo galleries is a picture album of historic Roman sites as well as views of Rome as it looked in the 4th century AD. There are also lists of Roman battles, emperors, Roman place names, and other topics. There is an online quiz and embedded YouTube video of a Roman army reenactment. There is also a Kid's Section, which is essentially an illustrated essay. The site design could use a facelift, but the site is maintained and updated and contains a wealth of information.
The Roman Empire in the 1st Century
This 2006 student-centered PBS film-companion site includes an extensive hyperlinked and illustrated essay on the Roman Empire. It also has many special features, including a Virtual Library with excerpts from writers of the time such as Tacitus, Petronius and Pliny the Younger; a Timeline to explore Rome in the First Century AD through the events of the time; an emperor Augustun Family Tree; and a Who are You? quiz to find out which emperor you most resemble. You can also read the words of poets and philosophers, learn about life in the 1st Century AD, and try your skills in their "Emperor of Rome" game. Full transcripts of each episode of "Rome in the First Century AD" are available as well as features on the expert historians were who consulted on this series. There are also many classroom resources, including lesson plans, video clips, and the aforementioned special features. An excellent site.
The Classics Page
The Classics Page from an enthusiast with a degree in Classics from Cambridge University has over 1000 pages of news, information, games and controversy about the life, literature, art and archaeology of the ancient world of Greece & Rome. Major sections include The Romans, Literature, Art, Social History, Philosophy, Archaeology, Education, and the "Greek harry Potter." The Teacher's page has links to resources and the Entertainment section features quizzes, games, and language resources. Last updated in 2008.
Forum Romanum
Forum Romanum is maintained by David Camden, a Ph.D. candidate in Classics at Harvard University, who has put together an award-winning site on Ancient Rome that includes a virtual tour, a dictionary of Mythology, a Picture Index, and much information on History, Life, Language, and Literature.
Perseus Project
Perseus Project is an impressive digital library for Greek and Classical resources from the Classics Department at Tufts University for primary and secondary source scholarly works that cover the history, literature and culture of the Greco-Roman world. The collection contains extensive and diverse resources including primary and secondary texts, site plans, digital images, and maps. Works are listed by author and you can browse the Greco-Roman Collection or use the search engine. Art and archaeology catalogs document a wide range of objects: vases, sculptures and sculptural groups, coins, buildings and gems. The site also has FAQs, essays, a historical overview, and an extensive library of art objects, and other resources. Special exhibits include The Ancient Olympics and Hercules. Site is updated regularly.
Internet Ancient History Sourcebook: Rome
The Internet History Sourcebooks are wonderful collections of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts for educational use by Paul Halsall of Fordham University. The Internet Ancient History Sourcebook contains hundreds of well-organized sources also includes links to visual and aural material, as art and archeology play a prominent role in the study of Ancient history. The Rome section features complete text works of major Roman historians, as well as primary source texts concerning the founding and imperial expansion of Rome, Roman emperors, Roman provinces, education, wars, religion, and other topics. The Sourcebook also has pages designed specifically to help teacher and students: Ancient History in the Movies, Using Primary Sources, Nature of Historiography. Last update in 2007.
Classical Art Research Center: The Beazley Archive
The Beazley Archive at The University of Oxford provides an impressive set of images of the art of ancient Greco-Roman art. Major categories include: "Art", "Pottery", "Gems", "Sculpture", and "Antiquaria" and helpful features include "Dictionary", "Databases", and "Tools." Not only are the images of high quality, but the referencing tools provide plenty of helpful context for appreciating how the objects and why they are significant.
From Jesus to Christ: The First Christians
Part of PBS's Frontline series, this site explores archeological clues to Jesus' life, paints a portrait of the Roman world, examines the gospels and first Christians, and discusses why Christianity succeeded. There are maps, a timeline, an anthology of primary sources, a discussion forum, and a biblical quiz. An excellent introductory site.
The Ancient World Mapping Center
The Ancient World Mapping Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill offers a series of online resources related to the Barrington Atlas and other aspects of ancient geography and cartography. Go the Free Maps section for small-scale ancient geography reference maps for classroom and personal use. (A blank version of each map is usually available.) You can also find updates to the Barrington Atlas; free, downloadable maps for educational use; and articles about new discoveries.
Primary : The Romans
This BBC school section is an introduction of Ancient Rome aimed at young students. Major categories include the City of Rome, Invasion, Rebellion, Roman defence of Britain, The Roman army, Roads and places, Leisure, Family and children, Technology, and Religion. There are articles, photos, maps, quizzes, "fun" activities, "fun facts,"and videos. (Unfortunately some of the videos "are not available in your area.") There is also a Flash-generated "Dig it Up" game. The Teacher' Resources area has worksheets for student-centered activities. Overall, this is an engaging entry into Ancient Rome for kids.
Rome: The Empire
The British Museum presents over 300 Ancient Rome artifacts online. Each is accompanied by a detailed description and both a thumbnail and large version of the images. There are also links to related images. There is no option to zoom in on an image.
Who Were the Romans?
This Brims website is an interactive site for 7-10 year olds about the Romans, with an emphasis on the Romans in Britain. The Brims tutorial provides illustrated articles on Roman Towns and Homes, Roman Gods, Roman Building, The Roman Army, Romans invade Britain, Food and Farming, and Clothes. There is also a section on "fascinating and disgusting" facts, a 10-question quiz to test your knowledge and information for parents and teachers. A fun introduction to Ancient Rome for kids, though not very interactive.
Digging Up the Romans
This Museum of London site for students explores Ancient Roman through archaeological remains. It is organized around six major themes: People, Town Life, Invasion and Settlement, Army, Beliefs and Crafts, Roads & Trade. It includes a series of articles, photographs, illustrations, maps, that explains who Roman Londoners were and what their lives were like. Play Londinium! is a Flash-enabled game in which players identify archaeological remains. There is also a brief video of an archaeological site in Sidwell. A useful educational site for late elementary / middle school students.
Secrets of Lost Empires: Roman Bath
This PBS Nova site is a part of the NOVA series Secrets of Lost Empires, in which an international crew of archeologists, engineers, and historians designs, builds, and tests a functioning Roman bath in the Turkish countryside. At this site you can wander through the frigidarium, tepidarium, caldarium, and other vrooms in an online reconstruction of the famous Baths of Caracalla. In Construct an Aqueduct you are "hired" as Chief Water Engineer by the Roman Emperor to build an aqueduct that will supply a Roman city. There is a Shockwave-enabled activity as part of this section. In all, an informative and engaging presentation.
Ancient Classical History This wide-ranging website section from About.com serves as an introduction to Classics topics and other Classics sites on the Web. Roman topics include the fall of the Roman empire; art and archaeology; key figures in ancient history; Latin and Greek languages; and philosophy and science. The site is also searchable. The content is quite good, but the numerous and annoying ads detract from its educational bent.
Mr. Dowling's Electronic Passport: Ancient Rome
Mr. Dowling's Electronic Passport helps kids browse the world in his virtual classroom. He introduces you to many civilizations with clear explanations, engaging graphics for kids, and "cool links". His study guides, homework assignments, and exams are free and available for you to print or to edit. However, the site's dated design and lack of interactivity are not so "cool."
Explore Byzantium
The Byzantine Empire bridged the gap between ancient and early modern Europe. From its inception as the eastern half of the partitioned Roman Empire in the fourth century AD through to its final disappearance in the fifteenth century, Byzantium played the role of an economic, political, and cultural superpower. At "Explore Byzantium" you will find a historical overview, timelines, maps, articles, and bibliographic material – all dedicated to this fascinating civilization. The site also features an extensive photographic gallery, which details some of the surviving examples of Byzantine architecture and public art – from Italy through to the empire's heartland in modern Greece and Turkey.
Romans in Scotland
This virtual exhibition from the Huntarian Museum and Art Gallery presents the story of the Roman presence in Scotland in the first and second centuries AD, with emphasis on the Antonine Wall frontier and the life lived by soldiers. There are several short videos accompanied by video activities, and there downloadable educational articles.
The Internet Classics Archive
The Internet Classics Archive lists 441 works of classical literature — mainly Greco-Roman works — by 59 different authors, including "user-driven commentary and 'reader's choice' Web sites." A special feature are the full-text files of many of the works available via the site. The last major update was in 2007.
Historical Collections – Antiqua Medicina: From Homer to Vesalius
The University of Virginia Historical Collections and Services offers an interesting and insightful presentation on ancient medicine. The site goes "From Homer to Vesilius" though an extended series of essays illustrated via some excellent photos. Unfortunately it is a static presentation with no multimedia nor hyperlinks to related resources.
De Imperatoribus Romanis: An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Rulers and Their Families.DIR is an on-line encyclopedia of the rulers of the Roman empire from Augustus (27 BC-AD 14) to Constantine XI Palaeologus (1449-1453) and consists of an index of all the emperors , a number of biographical essays on the individual emperors, family trees of important imperial dynasties, an index of significant battles in the empire's history, a number of capsule descriptions and maps of these battles, and maps of the empire at different times. Contents are supplemented by an ancient and medieval atlas, a link to a virtual catalog of Roman coins, and other recommended links to related sites. Last updated in 2006.
Lesson Plans, Teacher Guides, Activities and more
The Roman Empire: For Educators
This PBS site offers a wide range of classroom activities, lesson plans, video clips, and interactive features that showcase some of the most intriguing and historically significant people, places, and events from first century Rome. Some of the activities include "When in Rome…", "Getting to Know the Emperors of Rome", and "Religion in Politics and Daily Life". Grades 6 – 12.
Course Models: Stoicism and Civic Duty
Part of the California History-Social Science content standards and annotated course, which includes: background information, focus questions, pupil activities and handouts, an assessment, and references to books, articles, web sites, literature, audio-video programs, and a historic site. Grade 7.
Mr. Donn's Ancient History Page: Ancient Rome
Don Donn of the Corkran (Maryland) Middle School provides a complete unit with 17 daily lesson plans and a unit test for sixth graders. There are also links to multiple K-12 lesson plans and activities.
Geolocating Literature using Google Earth/Maps
The Haverford Department of Classics provides files contain geographic information on Greco-Roman history and poems that can be used in conjunction with Google Earth or Google Maps.
Course Models: East Meets West – Rome
Part of the California History-Social Science content standards and annotated course, which includes: background information, focus questions, pupil activities and handouts, an assessment, and references to books, articles, web sites, literature, audio-video programs, and a historic site. Grade 6.
Dr. J's Audio-Visual Classics Database This database is a compilation of thousands of audio-visual items useful for the teaching and learning of classical (Greek and Roman) archaeology, culture, civilization, philosophy, mythology, history, art and architecture, literature, and languages available for purchase (or available freely over the internet). Last update 2007
These timely reviews of current scholarly work in the field of classical studies (including archaeology) are available with a free subscription.
The American Classical League
This group provides resources for the teaching and study of the Classics.
The American Philological Association (APA)
This scholarly North American society for the study of ancient Greek and Roman languages, literatures, and civilizations, makes numerous resources available.
Also known as the North American Institute for Living Latin Studies, the group promotes the study and acquisition of Latin language for students, teachers, and the general public.
This is an informative blog full of articles and resources for teaching Latin.
A great educational source for the study of Latin and classical Greek. It provides free and fully downloadable Greek and Latin grammars and readers, selected classical texts, and tutorials.
Roman Doctors
This GSCE "bitesize" article is from the BBC and provides a source and analytical questions. An outline answer is provided.
Walk Through Time: Roman Street
This BBC History activity takes you on a Flash-enabled tour of a Roman street.
Rome Virtual Tours
This site features a 3D virtual tour of the Roman Coliseum.
BBC History: Hadrian's Wall Gallery
Hadrian's Wall was a Roman frontier built in the years AD 122-30 by order of the Emperor Hadrian. It was 73 miles long and ran from Wallsend-on-Tyne in the east to Bowness on the Solway Firth in the west. Explore these BBC photographs.
BBC History: Roman Mosaics
The floors of Roman buildings were often richly decorated with mosaics, many capturing scenes of history and everyday life. Explore these mosaics through these BBC images.
Ideas for Projects – Ancient Rome
From historyforkids.org, is produced by Dr. Karen Carr who is an associate professor of History at Portland State University. Also provides suggestions for lesson plans, scavenger hunts, and hands-on crafts.
Brief Review in Global History and Geography: Document Based Essays and Practice Tests
PH@School's Brief Review in Global History and Geography Web site provides multiple-choice questions from actual Regents exams. You can also practice your test-taking skills on document-based essay questions (DBQs), with the option of e-mailing answers directly to your teacher for review. See Achievements of the Ancient Empires.
Slavery in Ancient Rome (WebQuest)
You are part of a group which has been appointed by the Senate of Rome to investigate the life of a slave. You will be responsible for investigating the following areas using resources available on the Internet and in print format: Sale of slaves, Punishment of slaves, Life of a city slave, and Life of a country slave. Some links broken.
LacusCurtius – Roman Atlas
This site provides links to a set of maps from an English Language School Atlas.
Antique Roman Dishes – Collection
An index of recipes for making Roman meals, the site also describes traditional ingredients and gives measurements in both the standard and metric systems.
Gladiator: The Real Story
This web site briefly explains the historical inaccuracies in the popular film.
Map of Roman Empire Expansion
Mapping History provides an interactive map of the expansion of Rome.
Map of Roman World
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By the Rev. Dr. Ed Hird
Did you know that suicide has become the No. 2 killer of teenagers in North America? Suicide is a taboo subject that no one wants to talk about. It may frighten us; yet it has to be faced. In North America the suicide rate for male teens aged 15 to 19 has increased to 3 times the 1967 rate (2 ½ times increase for females).
So what can we do about teen suicide? How can we get the help to teens who really need it? Well, first of all, we need to know what the causes of suicide are. Why do people do it? Experts say that there are five main causes of suicide:
Severe feelings of guilt and hostility towards others
Punishing others through suicide
Emotional illness (35% of suicides involve severe depression and temporary insanity)
Physical illness such as cancer (40% of men who commit suicide and 20% of women)
Losses such as death of loved ones, or financial ruin
Camus, the famous philosopher, once said that there is but one philosophic problem and that is suicide. It revolves around life's apparent meaninglessness, despair, and absurdity.
I think Camus has a point. You see, life sometimes can feel very unfair, very abusive, and very cruel. Life can often destroy your dreams, and make you wish that you'd never been born. For some people, they never feel any suicide temptation. Some others feel it very infrequently. There are others who feel these emotions on a regular basis. They may have never acted on those feelings, but the feelings still haunt them.
Every time those feelings come, it becomes a major struggle to once again choose life and renounce the powers of death. The suicide temptation is often an addiction. Anything becomes an addiction when it controls our lives, when no matter how much we dislike the activity, we seem to return to it again and again. I believe that Jesus Christ, through counseling and prayer, can break the power of any addiction. But it's not easy. There's no such thing as a quickie cure.
The root of addiction is none other than fear and guilt. All addictions, whether to suicide or whatever, are fed by bondage to fear and guilt. The more fearful we become, the guiltier we become, the greater control the addiction to suicide gets over us.
The cycle may go like this. Say you've had a very depressing week, your teacher flunked you, your parents grounded you, your girlfriend dropped you, your baseball coach cut you, and your car died on you. In the midst of this depression, you may begin to feel; "What's the use? I wish I wasn't alive".
Suicide addiction can easily set in at this point. First of all, you feel guilty that you just felt that way. Secondly, you may feel fear that those feelings will become worse. So you just try to avoid these suicide feelings and shut them out of your mind. But it doesn't work and you just feel more guilty. Winning over temptation by mental avoidance never works.
Another thing that increases the suicide addiction is that when we feel guilty about these feelings, we're too embarrassed to have God around. We feel too unclean, too unspiritual; so without fully realizing it, we ask God to leave the room and wait outside until the temptation is over.
This, of course, makes us feel even more rejected and guilty. Then we feel abandoned by God just when we need him. The old saying, "If you don't feel close to God, guess who moved?" is still true. But we tend to say to ourselves; If God abandons me when I really need him, why bother to fight it. I'm not worth it. Why resist it?"
So then we take the other step of self-abandonment. We abandon ourselves to the hopelessness of wallowing in our suicide feelings, and to an ever-increasing vicious cycle of fear and guilt.
How then does Jesus break the addiction of suicide? Jesus breaks the addiction by breaking the power of guilt and fear. By dying on the cross as the forsaken one, as the abandoned one, He exchanges His cleanness for our uncleanness. He was abandoned and forsaken so that we need never feel abandoned or forsaken. You may remember that He died on the cross, saying " My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?"
In the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus became grieved and distressed, saying "My soul is deeply grieved to the point of death". In Gethsemane and on the cross, he took our agony, our guilt, our depression, our fear, so that we don't have to be stuck with that garbage any more.
The Bible says that Jesus has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin (Hebrews 4:15). That means that Jesus allowed Himself to feel the awful pull to death and suicide, and then he broke its power on the Cross. In an allegorical sense, you could say that Jesus "committed suicide" on the cross so that we don't have to.
As a result you don't need to punish yourself anymore. Jesus took your punishment. You don't need to condemn yourself anymore. "Now there is no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus." (Romans 8:1). You don't need to be consumed with fear any more. "Perfect Love casts out all fear." (I John 4:18)
Some of you reading this may be secretly struggling with suicide feelings. Some of you feel very guilty and fearful about it. I challenge you to give these feelings to Jesus and accept his offer of forgiveness.
I challenge you to seek professional counseling and really give Christ a chance to do some long-term personal healing. "Choose life that you may live in the love of the Lord."
The Rev. Dr. Ed Hird, Rector, BSW, MDiv, DMin
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Bizarre Combo Rulings From EU Court Of Justice: Dentists Don't Have To Pay Music Royalties, But Hotels Do
from the see-if-you-can-figure-it-out deptOver the last few years, collection societies have become ridiculously aggressive in trying to get just about anyone to pay up for playing music. The results have been rather crazy, with auto garages being told that they have to pay up because the mechanics out in the garage had the radio on loud enough that customers in the waiting room could hear it. Ditto for a police station where some officers had a radio on in the back, but which some of the public could hear in the front. Then there was the demand that a grocery story pay up because a shop assistant sang while stacking cans. And the craziest of all: the time when the owner of a horse stable was told to pay up because her horses liked listening to music.
A lot of this comes from the simple fact that these collection societies are really just trying to squeeze as much excess revenue as they can out of any location they can find. It's gotten to the point where the "copyright investigators" are really sales people, and are given incentives just like a sales person. They have revenue targets with bonuses for extra revenue they bring in. This gives them incentives to do all sorts of crazy things... like randomly calling up small businesses and if they hear any music in the background, demanding a license.
Thankfully, it appears that the EU Court of Justice is pushing back on some of that. It recently issued two rulings about royalty collections -- but unfortunately it seems like the two rulings conflict with each other in some ways. In one, it is determined that a dentist's office does not need to pay a royalty because patients don't go to the dentist for the music:
Finally, it cannot be disputed that, in a situation such as that in the main proceedings, a dentist who broadcasts phonograms, by way of background music, in the presence of his patients cannot reasonably either expect a rise in the number of patients because of that broadcast alone or increase the price of the treatment he provides. Therefore, such a broadcast is not liable, in itself, to have an impact on the income of that dentist.Of course, you could make the identical argument about music playing in all sorts of places. But, at the very least, it certainly suggests that the music playing at an auto mechanic's garage or a police station are not subject to royalty collections under EU law.
The patients of a dentist visit a dental practice with the sole objective of receiving treatment, as the broadcasting of phonograms is in no way a part of dental treatment. They have access to certain phonograms by chance and without any active choice on their part, according to the time of their arrival at the practice and the length of time they wait and the nature of the treatment they undergo. Accordingly, it cannot be presumed that the usual customers of a dentist are receptive as regards the broadcast in question.
Consequently such a broadcast is not of a profit-making nature...
But then there's the other ruling. The exact same court. The exact same panel of judges. The exact same day. Very different ruling. This one involved a hotel, and the question of whether or not music playing in the hotel rooms is subject to collections. And here, the court comes to the opposite conclusion, and says that the hotel must pay.
In a press statement, the Court said that since music in hotels is broadcast to an "indeterminate number of potential listeners" and is "of a profit-making nature" hoteliers are liable for royalty payments. It added that broadcasting music constitutes an "additional service which has an influence on the hotel's standing and, therefore, on the price of rooms."I'm having difficulty figuring out the difference here. The article linked above notes that these rulings hinge on "the concept of public" which is based on "'an indeterminate number of potential listeners and a fairly large number of persons,' alongside the question of a profit motive." However, it seems like a total judgment call in either case as to whether or not there is a "fairly large number of persons" and just where "the profit motive" comes into play. Both dentists and hotels have a profit motive, and both play music in part because of that reason. But it's arguable as to whether or not the music has a direct impact on actual profits in either case. In the end, the pair of rulings just seems to leave everything a lot more confused, rather than clarified in any way.
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SNLN 30 housings can be used together with SKF sealed self-aligning bearings. When using taconite heavy-duty seals, a sealed bearing does not enhance the sealing effect during operation, but still protects the bearing against contaminants during mounting.


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For those of you interested in word origin and/or politics, check this out from USAToday:
The Willard Hotel
Washington, D.C.
Call this the birthplace of special interests. "President Grant was not a big fan of the White House, and he liked to get out and have a cigar in the evening," Fawcett says. "He would go to the lobby of the Willard Hotel almost every night for a cigar and drink. People would wait in the lobby until he got there and then talk to him informally about what it was they needed. They became known as lobbyists."


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College of Liberal Arts Degree Requirements
Students completing requirements in the College of Liberal Arts receive the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree, with the exception of the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Geography. A minimum of 120 credit hours is required for graduation.
Students in the College of Liberal Arts must complete the following requirements:
1. Total University Hours: All students must complete a minimum of 120 credit hours of college-level work (100-level or greater), including the Core I and Core II requirements, as well as 6 hours of Writing Intensive (WI) credits, 3 hours of Multicultural (MC) or International (IN) coursework, and a complete capstone project in the major.
Core I: 9 hours
- 3 hours: First Year Seminar (100-level)
- 6 hours of discipline-specific courses with an emphasis on critical thinking and active learning (100- or 200-level). Specific courses that fulfill the requirement are designated CT.
Core II: 25 hours (100- or 200-level)
- 6 hours: Composition
- 3 hours: Communication
- 3 hours: Math
- 4 hours: Physical or Natural Science
- 3 hours: Social Science
- 3 hours: Humanities
- 3 hours: Fine Arts
2. Major: All students must complete the requirements for the declared major.
3. Upper Division Hours: All students must complete a minimum of 48 credit hours in courses numbered 300-499. Courses transferred from two-year or community colleges or Advanced Placement credit cannot be used to satisfy the upper division requirement regardless of the Marshall University course equivalent. Courses completed at a four-year regionally accredited college transfer at the level at which they were completed at the other institution.
4. COLA Required Courses
Successful completion of 12-hour sequence ending with FRN 204; GER 204; JPN 204; LAT 204; or SPN 204. Students must complete the sequence beginning with the first course they take. Students with at least 2 years of high school Spanish or French can begin with SPN or FRN 112 for which they will receive 6 hours of credit (for FRN 101 or SPN 101) if they earn at least a C. The next course in the sequence would then be Spanish 203 or French 203. Up to 3 semesters may be waived by the Modern Language Department for language taken in high school. This requirement also may be waived through conclusive proof of native proficiency of a foreign language and its culture.
- HUMANITIES (in addition to the Core II requirement)
Any 3-hour course must be taken from among the following: any Classics course except CL 200, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237; any Philosophy course; or any Religious Studies course except 304, 310, 320, 325, 351.
Hours may be taken from any of the following: any 200-level course except Classics 200; any English 200, 300 or 400 level course in literature (writing courses do not count); any Latin 300 or 400 level course; Religious Studies 220, 225, 304, 310, 351; any course in French, German, Japanese or Spanish literature. Other courses may apply as listed in the Schedule of Courses.
- SOCIAL SCIENCES (in addition to the Core II requirement)
Courses are to be taken in at least three fields. (Check prerequisites before registering):
- Anthropology
- Criminal Justice and Criminology
- Economics (any course except 328 or 423)
- Geography (any course except 101, 230, 350, 425, 430)
- History
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Sociology (any course except 108)
- Women's Studies 101
- NATURAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES (in addition to the Core II requirement)
Choose one four hour course from one of the following fields (Check prerequisites before registering):
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Geography 101, 230, 350, 425
- Geology
- Integrated Science
- Physical Science
- Physics
- MULTICULTURAL requirement (in addition to the Core II requirement)
- INTERNATIONAL requirement (in addition to the Core II requirement)
View the current Undergraduate Catalog for Advising Sheets and Four-Year Plans by major.
Download the Graduate Student Handbook from the MU Graduate College.


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Earth from Space: The Mighty Mississippi
The Mississippi River Delta empties sediment into the Gulf of Mexico in this Envisat image acquired on 6 February 2007. The delta's water source comes from the United States' largest river, the Mississippi, which begins its 3 780 km-journey in northern Minnesota, flows south through Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi and Louisiana before spilling into the gulf.
The drainage area of the Mississippi and its tributaries is approximately 3 250 000 sq km and covers about 40 percent of the continental U.S., making it the largest drainage system in North America and the third largest in the world. Discharging 16 800 cubic metres per second, the Mississippi River system is also the sixth largest discharge system in the world.
The size of the Mississippi River Delta increased over millions of years due to sediment deposition. The tons of sediment carried by the river system created the wetlands in southern Louisiana, which are home to many endangered species and help to protect the mainland from hurricane winds by acting like speed bumps.
Over the last several decades, however, the delta's sediment load has been drastically reduced by natural and man-made factors, causing extensive land loss at the rate of nearly 65 sq km per year. This rate of loss, which is mostly wetland loss, is equivalent to losing a chunk of land only slightly smaller than a football field every thirty minutes. If this process continues at the current pace, Louisiana could be left with less than 5 percent of the wetlands it had in the 1930s.
As wetlands erode, parts of Louisiana, such as New Orleans (the light yellow crescent just below the inland lake, Lake Pontchartrain), become completely exposed to storms coming in from the gulf. Many scientists attribute the scale of disaster of Hurricane Katrina in 2005 to the loss of surrounding wetlands.
In 1971 an inter-governmental treaty established the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, setting up a framework for the stewardship and preservation of wetlands. Today more than 1 310 wetlands have been designated as Wetlands of International Importance, a total area of 111 million hectares.
GlobWetland, an ESA-led initiative in collaboration with the Ramsar Convention Secretariat, has been using satellite imagery to provide detailed wide-area views of individual wetlands to aid national and local conservation efforts.
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Fast operation is an advantage when changing anchors.
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- The WIRE-LOCK system offers ideal ergonomics. It is used specifically for via ferrata, on Y-lanyards, to always have both arms connected to the anchor.
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By NEIL VIGDOR | The (Stamford, Conn.) Advocate | Published: January 15, 2014
STAMFORD, Conn. — Next to the trident on his left lapel, Republican Carl Higbie is making room for a different kind of pin.
This one doesn't require treading water, jumping out of the back of a plane or rooting out al-Qaida insurgents in Fallujah.
It's worn by members of Congress.
Higbie, 30, a retired Navy SEAL who completed two tours of duty in Iraq, then stepped on the toes of Pentagon brass with a controversial tell-all book about the handling of the war on terror by President Barack Obama, recently emerged as a candidate for the House in Connecticut's 4th District.
Conservative by the standards of many Yankee Republicans, the former Fox News Channel contributor from Greenwich identifies himself as pro-life and a supporter of the Second Amendment, including the right to own assault weapons.
But what Higbie says separates him from the rest of the field of potential GOP challengers to U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, a Democrat who lives on the same street as him in Cos Cob, is that he's battle-tested.
"Republicans have consistently tried to moderate themselves," Higbie told Hearst Connecticut Newspapers on Tuesday. "I'm not bound by the same conformist rules that most Republicans are bound by. I think well on my feet."
Connecticut's top Republican recently sat down with Higbie to discuss the race, which handicappers have called for Himes, who is in his third term and whose margin of victory ballooned to 20 percentage points in 2012.
"Carl is a compelling young candidate who has put his life on the line for his country on numerous occasions," said Jerry Labriola Jr., the state GOP chairman. "He joins a field of impressive Republican candidates for Congress, each of whom can take the fight to Jim Himes and win."
One GOP power broker, who asked not to be identified, has already given the nickname Rambo to Higbie.
"When we started putting boots on the ground in Iraq, I dropped out of college and joined the military," said Higbie, a Greenwich High School graduate whose mother served on the Representative Town Meeting.
During his 16 months in combat, Higbie said he took part in hundreds of operations, including hunting down the terrorists responsible for hanging four Blackwater contractors from a bridge in Fallujah.
"Our job is to complete the mission, no matter what," said Higbie, who works as a personal trainer at Equinox fitness club in Greenwich and can deadlift 515 pounds.
Near Sadr City on his first tour, Higbie said he lost three friends to a roadside bomb that knocked him back inside his Humvee.
But as the months wore on, Higbie, who is married with an 11-month-old daughter, said he became disillusioned with the bureaucratic culture of the military and the policies emanating from Washington.
"I compare the military to the DMV, and it gets people killed," Higbie said.
Still on active duty, Higbie rankled his superiors when in 2012 he published "Battle on the Home Front," in which he criticized Obama for revealing the timeline for the troop drawdown in Iraq. He also took the Pentagon to task for tightening its rules of engagement for troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, which he said make it more difficult for military personnel to protect themselves.
"They told me, `If you write this book, you're out of the military,' " Higbie said, adding that he resigned from the SEALs with an honorable discharge.
Higbie joins former state Sen. Dan Debicella, who lost to Himes in 2010, and state Rep. John Shaban in the Republican field.
If elected, Higbie said he would vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act, "which Jim Himes said he read cover to cover and lied about."
A message seeking comment from Himes was left with his aides in Washington.
Higbie says he would support a balanced budget amendment and an across-the-board personal income tax rate of 10 percent, with a maximum annual deduction of $50,000. He also favors eliminating the corporate tax in the U.S. to attract businesses from overseas.
"Look at how many are (leaving) Connecticut and this country," Higbie said.
Higbie is a social conservative.
"I have moral oppositions to abortions and same-sex marriage, but my legislative position is live and let live," Higbie said.
He supports civil unions, but said the issue of marriage should be left to the church to decide. Higbie opposes public funding for abortions, but said women should be left to make the choice of whether to end a pregnancy.
Prone to quoting Thomas Jefferson, whom he refers to as "T.J.," Higbie pulled out a pocket Constitution when asked his position on gun control. He supports background checks on firearms, but that's where it ends.
"What law would have stopped Sandy Hook?" he said. "I say to people who are against guns, `Have you ever been in a situation where you have to defend yourself with a gun? If not, then get out of the debate because you have no skin in the game.' "


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The Daily News calls it a "crazed bid to kill himself."
"He's amazing and he loves everybody," said the victim's sister, who declined to give her name. "I really don't know what happened."The Facebook page is full of sentimental notions about animals and the environment:
An image of foxes with the message, "We have more to fear from other people than from other animals" was also posted Thursday. In other posts he promotes a vegetarian diet.UPDATE: The Daily News has now aligned its reporting with what I'm saying above: "Mauled man wanted to be 'one with the tiger' and was not trying to commit suicide when he invaded Bronx Zoo den."
Another image posted Thursday bears the message, "We need to stop being victims and living out of fear. We need to stop preparing for disaster, instead to anticipate a glorious future."
[David] Villalobos said he even petted the 400-pound beast after it tried to drag him off — and that he broke a leg and ankle when he landed after leaping from the zoo's monorail on all fours, [Paul Browne, the NYPD's chief spokesman] said.
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Congress may have agreed on a massive two-year budget deal this month, but the government is still running on a short-term spending bill through March 23. Earlier this week, USA Today's Deirdre Shesgreen highlighted the costs of continued budgetary dysfunction.
One small example: "At the National Institutes of Health, when Congress starts a new fiscal year with a CR instead of a full-year budget, the agency automatically shaves 10% off federal grants it has awarded to scientists across the country" to make sure it will have enough money at the end of the year to fund new research.
Shesgreen also touches on a few proposals to fix the budget process, including:
- The formation of a bipartisan congressional "super committee" to recommend reforms
- A bill that would automatically provide for short-term funding of the government, but with spending cuts, if Congress hasn't passed a regular appropriations bill
- A bill that would hold back lawmakers' pay if they don't pass a budget and appropriations bill on time (which they haven't done since 1997)
- Another bill that would keep Congress from leaving Washington on scheduled breaks if lawmakers haven't adopted a budget.
Other proposals that have been floated in the past include a shift to biennial budgeting, which some experts have said would be more efficient and could result in fewer fiscal fights.
Each idea has its critics. But now that Congress is getting close to resolving its latest budget battles, maybe it can turn to the broken process that makes those battles so costly.


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Blue Jays lefty suffers head contusion, expected to be discharged from hospital today
ST. PETERSBURG -- Blue Jays left-hander J.A. Happ had to be taken off the field on a stretcher after he was struck in the head by a line drive during Tuesday night's game against the Rays.
Happ was rushed to Bayfront Medical Center, where he was scheduled to undergo a CT scan and receive further evaluations. The Blue Jays said Wednesday morning that he was responsive and doing well after suffering a head contusion and a laceration to his left ear. The team said it anticipated that he would be discharged later in the day after further testing.
The 30-year-old was conscious at the time of his departure from Tropicana Field and Blue Jays players later said he remained responsive to the medical staff while laying face down on the ground after the incident.
"From what it sounds like so far, he's in stable condition, he's conscious and that's all we know so far," Blue Jays right fielder Jose Bautista said. "We're hoping he recovers well and it doesn't get serious. There's always a chance of concussion when you hit your head like that, and we're hoping he doesn't get any symptoms like that."
The incident occurred during the second inning, when Desmond Jennings hit a scorching live drive up the middle. Happ didn't have time to react and the ball hit the side of his face as the sickening sound of impact could be heard throughout the stadium. The ball ricocheted up the right-field line and Jennings made it to third as two runs scored.
Happ immediately dropped to the ground while holding his left ear. Replays would later show that when he removed his hand, there was blood that appeared to be coming from either the left side of his face or ear.
When play eventually was suspended, the Blue Jays' medical staff was immediately joined on the field by a team of on-site medics. Happ was placed onto a stability board, his head and neck were immobilized and he was then removed from the field on a stretcher.
Many of the Blue Jays' players had a look of disbelief and shock. The same could be said for Jennings and his Rays teammates, as the crowd at Tropicana Field remained silent as the situation unfolded on the field.
"He was responsive, he was responsive and talking to the guys," Blue Jays catcher J.P. Arencibia said. "I didn't want to go out and touch him and maybe roll him over and do something I didn't need to do. I don't have any education on that.
"So the biggest thing was, you're trying to ask him, you know he's not okay, you're trying to hear if he's talking, he was talking and then the medical people were out there right away."
The situation was reminiscent of former Oakland right-hander Brandon McCarthy being struck in the head during a game against the Angels on Sept. 5, 2012. Happ's injury also took place on the 56th anniversary of Indians pitcher Herb Score being struck in the face by a line drive hit by Gil McDougald of the Yankees. Score missed the rest of the 1957 season.
McCarthy was able to walk off the field under his own power, but was later diagnosed with a skull fracture and brain contusion. He underwent intensive surgery, but is back in the big leagues this season, pitching for the D-backs.
The Blue Jays will now have to wait for the results of Happ's medical tests and simply hope for the best. It's a situation that clearly had an impact in both dugouts, as the final result of a game -- a 6-4 Blue Jays victory -- was put on the back burner for at least one night.
"Really hope for him and his family everything's well, for the Blue Jays," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "It was a really scary moment and I trust that he's going to be fine. It puts some perspective on losses, too."
There was plenty of confusion and cause for concern during the immediate aftermath of the injury. When the ball bounced into right field, neither the players nor the umpires seemed exactly sure what to do.
Blue Jays manager John Gibbons and head trainer George Poulis made a couple of steps toward the mound, but stopped because the play was still live. Even the players on the field momentarily paused, but eventually continued on as two runners came around to score and Jennings ended up on third base.
That's when play was finally suspended and the Blue Jays medical staff sprinted onto the field alongside multiple on-site medics from Tropicana Field. Play was put on hold for 11 minutes.
"As soon as it hit him, I started praying and then instinct is that you want to run out there and try to help him, but the ball's live, guys are running home," Arencibia said. "So, I was in-between wanting to run out there, trying to stay home and as soon as [Jennings] got to third base I ran out there. By that point, there's nothing I could really do."
There was no immediate word on when the Blue Jays will receive further updates on Happ's condition. The game did go on, but the focus was less on the result and more on just hoping everything is fine with Toronto's veteran starter.
Happ did raise his hand to the crowd just before leaving the field on the stretcher, but that only brought so much comfort to the rest of his teammates.
"That was the first thing we noticed, he moved his legs and his arms," Blue Jays designated hitter Adam Lind said. "But it's tough to even look at a positive from that situation."


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Byetta: A new weapon, but not a gun
When I was staying at a resort in Puerto Rico 10 years ago, there was a restaurant called "Iguanas." It was an outdoor restaurant on a small beach island surrounded by beautiful vegetation and palm trees.
When the tortillas arrived on the table, we were suddenly surrounded by little lizards, like a scene from Jurassic Park. I'm not afraid of spiders or snakes, but lizards and frogs scare the dickens out of me. As I was yelping and standing on my chair, my partner said, "Why do you think they call this restaurant 'Iguanas'?"
Today, diabetics can thank lizards for improving their health. The gila monster (pronounced he-la sounds like a karate chop) has a protein in its saliva that caught the interest of researchers years ago. Why? Can you imagine needing to eat only three or four meals– a year? The gila monster does! Many Americans eat three or four meals before lunchtime.
Several factors allow the gila monster to survive on so few meals, and one of them is incretin, a hormone that controls blood sugars, slows down the stomach and nutrient absorption in the gut, and tells the brain, "I'm not hungry." (The man-eating flower in Little Shop of Horrors could use some incretin.)
Researchers tried to deliver the gila monster's salivary protein to humans, but the body resisted it. So Amylin Pharmaceuticals and Eli Lilly developed a synthetic version, called Byetta.
Byetta is not an Italian sandwich. In fact, it gained FDA approval in April 2005 as an adjunctive therapy for Type II diabetics who are already on certain drugs. (PETA will no doubt be very happy the gila monster is now ignored by these companies, in particular former PETA spokesperson Naomi Campbell– who wears furs and probably lizard skin skirts.)
Byetta does require two shots a day: at breakfast and dinner. Most people have some nausea and upset stomach with this initially, but most do not complain about it, because besides reining in the A1C hemoglobin levels, Byetta has a curious byproduct: most people lose on average six to seven pounds in the first four months.
I share an office with an endocrinologist, and we have seen patients on Byetta lose much more weight on the drug in just a couple of months. It isn't as dramatic as Oprah on Optifast, but the studies have shown continuous weight loss after three years.
All commercial weight loss programs and fad diets show 98 percent failure to keep weight off after three years, so Byetta's success in weight loss appears to be very significant.
Byetta lowers blood sugars by a few different mechanisms. For starters, Byetta lowers glucagons secretion. Insulin is another pancreatic hormone that lowers blood sugars, and Byetta increases insulin secretion when blood sugars are high. Also, by slowing down the absorption of nutrients in the gut to prevent a blast of sugar into the bloodstream, Byetta allows the insulin to work more effectively.
There's another interesting new drug called Symlin. Like Byetta, it's another gila monster incretin analog, but it's designed for Type I diabetics. And that's another article.
Am I afraid of lizards today? Well, when writing this column two weeks ago, I was trapped in Cancun after Hurricane Wilma, and my partly destroyed hotel room was a sanctuary for lizards. I was so tired and dirty that instead of being terrified, I welcomed them in. I even named one lizard Iguana Trump.


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An Arresting Succah Decoration
When you walk into a succah you expect to see inspiring decorations such as colorful ushpizin charts and pictures of great rabbis. The succah of one young married Torah scholar in Israel, however, had an additional touch. On its walls hung some very official looking papers with Russian letters forming their text. When asked what they were all about he offered a truly touching explanation.
As a youngster back in Russia he became interested in religion and began learning Torah in the Torat Chaim Yeshiva. His atheistic father stronger disapproved of this turn in the life of his son and asked the local police to forcibly bring him home. The boy determinedly returned to the yeshiva and arrest warrant followed arrest warrant until he was old enough to be independent and his father made peace with the situation.
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Raymond James (RJF) has met with more than 550 Morgan Keegan advisors and employees as part of its efforts to retain them, the St. Petersburg, Fla.-based firm said late Friday. In addition, the company said Tuesday it has raised nearly $360 million for the Morgan Keegan deal through its recent public offering.
"After answering many of their questions, I truly believe the Morgan Keegan professionals have been reassured of Raymond James commitment to client service and to an advisor-focused culture," said Chet Helck (left), CEO of Raymond James' private-client group, in a statement.
"The introduction of our 'families' has been most productive and well received," Helck added. "I am very impressed with their engagement and enthusiasm, and look forward to a smooth and successful integration of our two firms."
The $930 million Morgan Keegan acquisition, which was announced in January, is expected to close in April.
"These meetings have been very productive and have helped demonstrate to our advisors just how similar in terms of culture and values Raymond James is to Morgan Keegan," said Bill Geary, co-head of PCG for Morgan Keegan, in a press release. "We're confident that this is the kind of environment where our financial advisors and in turn, their clients can be very satisfied."
Some recruiters, though, say that while there are some strong synergies between the two firms, it's too early to know if Raymond James can retain the bulk of Morgan Keegan's 1,000 financial advisors.
"Initially all the comments I've heard indicate that there's a lot of due diligence going on," said Houston-based recruiter Rick Peterson in an interview with AdvisorOne. "The jury is still out, and every one of them has other offers elsewhere."
The larger producers are the ones "to keep our eyes on," notes Peterson. Some of them are being offered retention packages roughly as high as 100% of trailing-12-month fees and commissions at Raymond James, he says.
"Other firms are offering the top reps 140% at a minimum and, in some cases, 150%. It could be as high as 180% at UBS," the recruiter noted. "They'll be leaving a lot of money on the table if they stay at Raymond James."
Still, Peterson expects that many of the Morgan Keegan branch managers and advisors to stay on after the merger is wrapped up. "Raymond James should retain more Morgan Keegan reps than we first thought, though they still could lose a significant number," noted Peterson.
Advisors and branch managers could be concerned about the presence of both Raymond James and Morgan Keegan offices in the same cities. "Why will they keep two offices open?" the recruiter asked. "You have to look at all these things that will come into play–which should take about six months."
Nonetheless, "There's a certain amount of respect that Raymond James is getting that a lot of us discarded at the beginning" of the acquisition," Peterson concluded.
Comments from some advisors visiting the St. Petersburg offices of their new parent firm seem to underscore this point.
"After a very anxious past six months, it will be such a relief to get this behind us and to be with a firm that shares our values…," said Jim Burnett, a Morgan Keegan rep in Memphis, Tenn., in a statement. "It really felt like home to me."


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A 58-year-old man accused of keeping his 56-year-old sister locked in a Connecticut bedroom for several years in "dungeon"-like conditions is free on bond and will be under electronic GPS tracking.
Police said Arthur Gauvin locked his sister up to avoid losing her home at 10 Eleanor Road in Seymour to the state.
Gauvin was arrested last month at the home after police received an anonymous call from someone who was concerned about the woman's welfare.
He appeared in court on Wednesday and was ordered to stay away from the house and his daughter, who he is accused of threatening after police arrested him.
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When police responded to Gauvin's home in August, they noticed a foul odor and discovered a woman in a bedroom in deplorable conditions.
She was extremely thin, disheveled and covered in urine and human feces, police said. She had not bathed in a long period of time and it appeared she had been malnourished.
There was a portable toilet inside of the room, which was in an unsanitary condition, police said.
The one window in the room was boarded up to prevent the victim from escaping. It was also blacked out with black paint to prevent her from seeing outside, police said. There was also a clasp locking the door so she could not get out.
Police said the smell in the house was so horrendous that officers had to leave within minutes of being inside.
A detective with a special Hazmat suit and a SCUBA device was called in to help patrol officers process the scene.
An ambulance took the victim to Yale-New Haven Hospital to be evaluated. She seemed to be "brainwashed," according to officials and not happy to be freed.
"His sister was essentially placed in a position where she was in constant danger by being in that house in the condition she was in," Senior Assistant State's Attorney, Charles Stango, said.
Children were also living in the house, so the Department of Children and Families was called and will conduct a follow-up investigation.
Police said Gauvin apparently kept his sister locked in the house so he would not lose it to the State of Connecticut if she received outside help.
The woman had signed the house over to Gauvin around seven years ago, police said. He was responsible for taking care of her for nine years before she could receive any services from the state, they added.
Police are continuing to investigate and help get the victim proper care and medical services.
Officers had checked on the victim's welfare in 2010 and found nothing wrong, then again in July 2012.
Arthur Gauvin was charged with first-degree unlawful restraint, second-degree reckless endangerment and cruelty to persons. He was released after posting a $20,000 bond, but allegedly made a threatening comment to a family member in front of police that they said would impede and hinder the ongoing investigation.
He was then arrested for a second time and charged with tampering with a witness.
Gauvin did not speak outside of court on Wednesday.
He was being represented by a public defender, but attorney David Egan will not be representing Gauvin any longer after the judge deternined that he could afford a lawyer.


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Hewlett-Packard is working on a variety of tablet PCs, running a variety of operating systems. Among them, an Android device that was supposed to arrive at market in the fourth quarter of 2010. But no longer. Sources in position to know tell me that HP's Android slate has been delayed and won't ship before the end of the year as planned.
Why? That's not entirely clear, but evidently the tablet has been tabled–at least for the time being.
Perhaps HP has decided to focus its resources on the future WebOS slate PC that its new Palm unit is developing. That device has a rumored fall launch date, and we're already halfway through summer.
Or perhaps the company is reconsidering its multi-OS tablet strategy in light of the Palm acquisition. After all, HP has said repeatedly it is "doubling down" on WebOS. "We're going to increase [R&D spending on WebOS]," HP's Jim Burns said during a conference call announcing the deal. "And we're going to increase sales and marketing as well. We're going to take this platform, which today exists for smartphones only, and make it much broader than that."
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Eight freshmen members of the Tennessee State football team took part in a commercial shoot to raise vaccine awareness in the Indoor Football Facility, Monday.
The video encourages parents of teens and pre-teens to make sure that their children's shots are up to date. These vaccines will protect against cancer, whooping cough, meningitis and other serious diseases.
"We are really excited to have the TSU football players for this video," Pamela Hull, Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Vanderbilt Children's Hospital, said. "These athletes are ideal role models for kids to look up to about how to be healthy, active and successful – go on to college and have great lives."
"Our slogan is 'bug your doctor, get three shots'. Parents need to remind their pediatricians to give them the HPV, Tdap and meningitis vaccines," Hull said.
The student-athletes played catch with the kids in attendance at the shoot and kicker Cameron Carter taught them how to punt.
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While the NHL has yet to propose legislation that would eliminate fighting from the sport, two prominent junior hockey officials are ready to consider banning it from several amateur leagues known to send players to the pros.
After research continues to prove it as a factor in concussion-related injuries, Hockey Canada Chief Executive Bob Nicholson said it's his goal to eliminate fighting as quickly as possible.
"One of the causes of concussions is fighting," Branch told The New York Times. "And I believe that there is more and more recognition that our game does not need fighting to survive, to be part of the entertainment package, you might say, because of the concerns of injuries and other concerns that could very well be a byproduct of fighting."
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David Branch, president of three major junior hockey leagues, the CHL, OHL and QMJHL told the Times that concussion-related injuries would be less of a problem if fighting was prohibited.
The effect a ban on fighting in juniors would have on the NHL game could be huge. Although fighting is not allowed at the NCAA level, many young players earn roster spots based on their ability to intimidate. Since its creation, hockey and fighting have been involved in a hostile, yet loving marriage. The rough stuff is loved by fans, but injuries have continued to pile up.
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I have been lucky in that I have been able to find the Strawberry, Rice, Honey Nut and just Monday, the CORN! My local Wal-Mart finally had the Corn Chex that said "Gluten-free" right on the front! Now, must find the Chocolate & Cinnamon. Wow, can you imagine the Chex Mix that I am going to make once I get all of these together?? I love cereal and have a bowl a day for snack usually. I never can decide what kind, so I mix 3 or 4 kinds together. Usually it is 1 or 2 different Chex cereals, Nature's Path Mesa Sunrise and Envirokidz Leapin' Lemurs. YUM! Sometimes I mix in a bit of vanilla yogurt, sometimes I eat just dry with my hands like a Chex Mix. I have been known to toss in some Fruity or Cocoa Pebbles when feeling a little frisky! 😉
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My name is Mike M. and I was born in Tucson in 1969. I am a 3rd generation Arizonan and father of a 4th. I have spent a couple years in Texas and Oregon.
My family was always into the outdoors and made frequent trips all over the state, particularly the White Mountains since we had family up there.
I started fishing when I was a youngster, but first picked up a fly rod in 1983 while backpacking in the Sierra Nevadas.
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These things make me feel REALLY old. I graduated from high school the year you were born. Shoot, now I need a nap!
"Practice won't make you perfect, but it will make you better"
I am an AZ transplant (dislike PHX, LOVE Arizona). I have been married for a little over five years, but no kids.
I grew up camping, fishing, and backpacking in the Boise and Sawtooth Mountains of Idaho. Fishing back then was about walking rivers with my dad and brother, spinning gear in hand. I spent much of my free time in high school and college either attached to a climbing rope, a hundred feet up some granite face, or skiing lift-served and backcountry goodness. I first picked up a fly rod about 6 months ago. It combines the fun of fishing as a youth with an art form unequal to anything I've ever experienced.
When I'm not roaming around with a fly rod in hand, I can be found behind a camera lens or occasionally climbing some rock.
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Born in 1971 - Long Beach
Grew up and fished mostly back East.
Been in AZ since '92.
Been casting the long stick for over 20 years but like Seldom, almost exclusively for the past several.
Fishing in the canyons and mountains of Arizona will hopefully be available to me for a long time to come... it is truly what I love the most.
Creeps and idiots cannot conceal themselves for long on a fishing trip.
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My name is Shane Stewart and i live in Gilbert Arizona with my Wife of 10years and i have an 8 year old son and a 6 year old daughter. I am 32 years old and I am a proud 5th generation native. I just started flyfishing last year, but still bass fish and chase the big cats at Roosevelt. I enjoy hunting, running bird dogs and about anything that involves the outdoors.
Del Wilcox
born 62
married for a long long time since 82
Machinist/mold maker by trade (own my own shop since 1994)
3 kids a 16y girl 12y boy 5y girl
been in az since 82
my first 2 kids have more time on the water and in the woods than most adults . My boy has downsydrom and is a hunting/fishing fool. my daughter(1st one) was pretty much concieved born and grew up in unit 12b 13a and 12awest when she was 4-5 months she spent 3 weeks with me and my wife scouting and archery deer huting in kaibab( In a tent and with a back pack) I spend alot of time taking the kids fishing and hunting. mostly fishing.
I pretty much bass fish all the time anymore, mostly tournys but been slacking since dec of 2005
I pretty much only fly fished until I moved to AZ, I was born and raised in Japan and lived there till I was 15, Then Dad retired and let my sister and I pick the place where he would retire.
We moved to washington state in 78?
I live pretty much across the street from the puyallup river, so fishing everyday was a given for dolley varden, summer and winter run steelies silver salmon a few kings lots of trout.
I missed lots of school and pretty much hiked the cascade mountains from snoqualmie pass (sp) down to mount saint helens on a regualr basis.
One of my goals was to catch a golden trout, since i liked to hike high mountain lakes and fish them I aquired a 2 book set of every single body of water in washington state from the game and fish dept.( which my best friends dad ran in puyallup)
IN there they had the stocking dates and species of every fish on every body of water in the start( inluding all unnamed lakes how it was stocked etc) this was my bible for 3 years and I hit a ton of lakes.
ended up catching quite a few goldens and some huge bows up to 6lbs in unnamed lakes at elevations 8k-12k
So fishing was my passion since I was a kid I was taught how to fly fish by a man in Japan at the age of around 6-7 and thats pretty much all I did.
I have fished salt water and fresh water for everything from tuna,wahoo to sharks and have nailed almost every fresh water trout with the exception of Artic graylin newfoundland brook trout apache trout and gila trout. along with every salmon both in fresh and salt water. The best are silvers with in the first 2 miles of the bays in the rivers. sea run cuttthroats are a hoot to catch also.
Ive fished alaska, british columbia, and pretty much everystate in the usa except north dakota and hawaii ( I worked for my neighbor in the summer who was a truck driver and we drove all over the USA and canada he would stop by a river or lake to let me fish for a few hours)
I also tied all my own flies on hooks as small as a 24 in japan only 18,-24's and even smaller were used for trout( trust me Japan has the best trout fishing in the world besides new zeland, it also has some of the most ruggedest country in the world as well, we live at misawa AFB on the very northern tip of japan)
My favorite flys were the peacock lady and the parachutte flies, For trout I always did better on dryfiles and streamers ( Oh on a side note I also have put away somewhere 4 sqr feet of polar bar fur that I got in the 70's when it was legal.)
Anyway so I moved to AZ fly fished like crazy in 1982 but very small fish were to be caught with the exception of lees ferry so I just gave it up, and started Bass Fishing with OMG a Bait caster.
Thats my story and I am sticking to it
Born in 1973-Erie, PA
Been fishing my whole life, exclusively fly fishing for about 15 years. Most of my early memories of fishing are with my Grandfather who passed last June while I was fishing on X-Mas Tree for the first time. Started my fly fishing journey fishing for Steelhead when I returned to Erie for college in 1991. We had 6 great Steelhead streams within 30 miles each direction, not to mention Western and Central PA during the late Spring, summer and fall. Been in Arizona for 6 years, went from 100% stream fisherman in PA to about 75% lakes here in Arizona. The first couple of years were humbling, but have started to tune into Stillwaters. I have been married about 7 years and have a couple of dogs that we spoil rotten. Arizona is a special place.
Born Feb 62, graduated HS in 1980. Went to college at NAU and taught middle school for 10 years. My wife, Beth, of 6 1/2 years, retired from the Air Force last year so figured it was a good time to make a life changing move. We moved to Aztec, NM in June and I am a fulltime guide on the San Juan river. I was, and still feel like an Arizonan. I am a 4th generation Arizonan, and 3rd generation Tucsonan. I started flyfishing, ocassionally, in 1980, but became an addict in 1988 when I visited the San Juan for the first time. I have been flyfishing, an exclusive relationship, since 1989. Oh sure, I'll look at a spinning rod on ocassion, but only look, never touch, that would be cheating. I have been tying flies since 1990 and finally started getting good in 1995 or 1996. I tie professionally now for a shop and for my guide business. Flyfishing changed my life, got me out of the drinking game, straightened my butt out bigtime. It is the only sport, or hobby, or addiction, that I know of where you can go out, and forget all your troubles. I LOVE IT!!! I have a stepdaughter, Kelly, age 21, and stepson, Andrew, age 20.
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Phillip Krotine-born sept. 14, 1988(youngest in the group!)
Was born in Cleveland Ohio, moved to Phoenix in the summmer of 1998. From then till Spring, 2005, I fished the Whites. From the lakes, to the streams. The first 3 years i did it with spinning gear, now I fish anywhere almost exclusivaly with the long rod. I moved back to ohio last march, and have been waiting to get back to the Whites ever since.
Keith P. Born in Mesa, Arizona. My Father was born in Mesa and my Grandfather was born in Wilcox, Arizona. So like Seldom I guess that makes me a third generation. Two kids one 9 and the other 7 months.
Took up fishing when I went to get my Fishing Merit Badge as a Scout and have been doing it ever since. Took up Fly fishing just four years ago when a guide in Stanely, Idaho told me he would tell me where the fish are if I fished with a fly rod only, so I bought one. And the next day I went where he told me and I caught one on my second cast. I was so excited I called up Seldom screaming like a school girl to tell him about it.
I graduated from Arizona State University in 1989 with an MS in Agribusiness. I own a Landscape Design company, and on the off season I dedicate my time to Landscape Photography this is where I get my inspiration. My first camera was a Vivitar 110 at the age of 12. I think i've been through 9 cameras and I still have them all.
Like I always say, "If I have the time, I will travel far for fish".
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