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Comedian Mike Bova New Hartford New York serving Manchester I have experience as a comedian, motivational speaker and business speaker. My presentations are well written and even tailored to the clients needs when needed. My messages inspire, teach, motivate and are very funny..I have been a business speaker for approximately five years. I've been doing the comedy and motivational speaking for two years.
Body Mind Zone, Inc Madison Wisconsin serving Manchester Entertaining speaker who uses magic and comedy hypnosis to convey powerful impact, insights and unveil secrets that your organization needs. As a hypnotism trainer and expert on communication, you will get the ultimate in variety entertainment as your guests, colleagues or friends can be the stars of the show. Attentive to your needs while using humor, magic, demonstrations, props or music, you can be assured of the best entertainment value and ROI..Performing and studying hypnosis starting in 1998, after 14+ years Michael Glowacki has mastered communication and influence After achieving certification in 2003, began professionally performing and seeing clients. Speaking for clients including ABS Global since 2006 as an expert in sales, communication, personal growth, and relationships, you can benefit specifically by booking Michael Glowacki to speak or entertain for you.
Will Rogers USA. Winchester California serving Manchester Will Roberts is the countrys preeminent Will Rogers Tribute Artist, and now adds 60 news websites that he produces an audio podcast and written story on days events, everyday.All I ever knew I read on the Internet. With millions of news events being sent to the web, Roberts is sure to never run out of things to say. A fantastic touring show and public speaking tour..Slider Actor Will Roberts – Magician, Wild West Performer, Actor, Comedian Will Roberts is a renaissance man to say the least. A SAG actor for the past 37 years, Professional actor, Clown, Balloon artist, dancer, … Will has spent the last 37 years developing quite a variety of talents. From an on air FOX Kids host, a seasoned theater actor, Syndicated radio humorist, to performing on Las Vegas strip and his comedic work with the famed Cirque du Soleil. Take a look at my work and you will agree that this actor has the versatility & acting chops to hang with the big boys. In addition to being an established actor, he is also a Guinness World Record Holder: Gun Spinner Trick roping Whip artist Professional cowboy Former Cirque du Soleil performer, who performed in the "Viva Elvis" show in Las Vegas for four years.
Make It Plain Productions Cincinnati Ohio serving Manchester Make It Plain Productions is a dynamic company designed to educate, motivate and actively participate in the success of corporate and community organizations. Make It Plain speakers have entertained and educated audiences, leaving them inspired to become.In 1996, Make It Plain Productions was founded in Nashville, Tennessee by Tommie Lewis,Jr. A former Engineer and Educator, Tommie began sharing his research and thoughts of employee empowerment to University's and Corporations in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Ohio. He is a motivational speaker as well as a facilitator for workshops ranging from Conflict Resolutions to Stress Management. He has been contracted by numerous institutions and organizations to facilitate his workshop entitled: Building Successful Business and Personal Relationships: Mastering the Art of Communication. His workshop, Maximizing the Potential of Your Employees to Increase the Bottom Line, has also experienced phenomenal success. Currently, Tommie serves as the Manager for INROADS/Greater Cincinnati-Dayton, Inc. He is responsible for training and developing INROADS Interns and full-time employees who are pursuing careers in Engineering, Business, Marketing, Finance, Accounting, Computer Sciences and Liberal Arts. Tommie specializes in workshops pertaining to career management, organizational development, educational nutrition and personal accountability.
Chips Magic Shows Summerville South Carolina serving Manchester PEOPLE of all ages love to be entertained. Magic shows are just one venue; others include comedy, stand up comedy, comedy magic, and any form of public speaking. Winner of Readers Digest Public Speaking Contest, 1st place; Winner of Drake University Public Speaking/Advocacy Award; 1st Place..20 years of entertainment, shows, magic, night clubs, stand up comedian, public speaker, childrens shows, conventions, banquets, Legislative Conferences, US Military, corporate events, stage performances, informal banquets such as Army Wives TV production cast/ crew, etc.
Joe M Turner - Magical Keynotes Dallas Georgia serving Manchester Professional speaker and emcee Joe M. Turner energizes your events with customized keynotes on effective change communication and management, leadership, and memory improvement. Talks are illustrated with unbelievable sleight-of-hand and mental magic. Based in Atlanta, available nationwide. As seen on Good Morning America, Nightline, and CNN Headline News.Minimum to hire: $ 1000.00
.Been studying magic since 1975; performing professionally for five years. Winner of several competitive magic awards. See web site for full bio.
.Been studying magic since 1975; performing professionally for five years. Winner of several competitive magic awards. See web site for full bio.
BJ Hickman Magic Shows and Speaking Services Dover New Hampshire serving Manchester Professional magician and speaker BJ Hickman entertains and educates throughout New England and the United States. His comedy audience participation magic shows keep getting him invited back. He speakes to adults who want to communicate better with childr.Magician BJ Hickman has entertained full time for over 10 years and performs regularly at Hollywood's Magic Castle.
MATTRIXX Persuasive Presentations Albuquerque New Mexico serving Manchester The Ideal Speaker for Your Next Professional Event Give Me 45-90 Minutes and I'll Show Your Audience How to Go From Invisible to Unforgettable Based out of spectacular Santa Fe and Albuquerque, New Mexico, Matt Rix specializes in the Science of Influence and the Art of Persuasive Presentations..Matts presentation style is filled with humor and why not? He was a professional comedian and entertainer for over 9 years before moving into the world of leadership communications development, persuasive presentations, sales 'Story-SELLING', and executive-level networking.
Dream-Maker Inc. Orlando Florida serving Manchester Paul F Davis is a worldwide speaker who has touched over 60 countries and 6 continents building bridges cross culturally and empowering people throughout the earth to live their dreams. Paul is the author of 18 life changing books. Paul's incredible depth and rich writings make him a notable and unforgettable speaker able to connect with and inspire any audience to achieve greatness..A worldwide speaker for over 15 years, Paul has appeared on numerous international broadcasts from Investors Business Daily, Oprah and Friends to Fox News to talk about success, leadership, relational intricacies, conflict resolution, life balance, and living your dreams. By reason of his global travels, Paul is a highly sought after diversity and multicultural awareness speaker. Playboy Radio Afternoon Advice host Tiffany Granath calls Paul an awesome relational coach and recommends h...
RelationShape Rainsville Alabama serving Manchester RelationShape is the perfect marriage of psychology and over 30 years of sales and personnel management. At our core is the Myers-Briggs (MBTI) personality assessment, but our versatility extends from Selling, to Employee Engagement, to Ethics. We are best at workshops because we love the interaction, but boiling it into a speaking engagement is an easy transition..I have been a MBTI certified administrator for almost 10 years. I have been in sales and personnel management for over 30 years. I am a graduate of the LIMRA Leadership Institute (LLIF), a Chartered Leadership Fellow (CLF) from the American College, and have a BS Degree in Management/Marketing. RelationShape is the coming together of all those elements.
Clearwater Florida serving Manchester As a performimg artist, master speaker, talent developer and career planner I have entertained, educated and motivated thousands of people in numerous industries and walks of life. Many references and testimonials available. Call Joe Yazbeck 727 489 (call for phone#).Collectively the band has over 75 years of experience in playing many genres of music live, in recording, and instruction.
Productive Leaders Dallas Texas serving Manchester Entertaining, engaging, and energetic motivational speaker, Mary Kelly is a leadership expert for business growth, motivation, effective communication and team-building. She served 21 years on active duty as a Naval officer, specializing in intelligence and military base operations. A best-author, Mary's leadership books, Master Your World, 15 Ways to Grow Your Business in Every Economy, and Why Leaders Fail and the 7 Prescriptions for Success are used in 9 countries. Audiences love her!.Mary Kelly, PhD, CSP (Certified Speaking Professional), Commander, US Navy (ret) and the Productive Leaders team have been motivating and inspiring great leadership and building businesses for audiences for 20 years.
Welchlin Communication Strategies Edina MN 55424-0717 Minnesota serving Manchester Kit Welchlin is a high energy speaker who utilizes a variety of proven approaches that truly motivate listeners and enhance their personal and professional lives. Kit draws from years of management and communication experience sharing sensible strategies to address the issues we all face at work. Clients appreciate that Kit tailors presentations to meet their specific needs. Participants enjoy his sense of humor, speaking competence, and the powerful and positive message he delivers..
Hegele Academy Shoreview Minnesota serving Manchester To say Steve is a dynamic speaker would be missing the fact that his dynamic approach and dynamic experience lead to moments where people identify dynamic new insight into themselves, their work teams, their organizations, and even the most important aspects of their personal lives. Steve's presentation style is fresh, factual, dynamic, funny, provocative, insightful, wise and useful. Hegele lives his business motto: Knowledge is important, execution is essential! See a video sample of St.Steve has been speaking professionally for approx. 10 years. Steve has been CEO of his own business for 4 years. He has a diverse client base, from pharmaceutical and medical device to manufacturing, from high tech to non-profit, from new and emerging companies, to companies more than 100 years old. His clients span across the US and he also speaks internationally.
Training 4 Breakthroughs Glen Ellyn Illinois serving Manchester Laura Lewis-Barr offers quality programs that will captivate, inform, and inspire. Whether you are looking for programs to develop speaking skills, enhance teamwork, reduce conflict, improve customer service, or help you manage time, Laura Lewis-Barr, M.A, 6SecCert., DDI Cert. can create a presentation or workshop that delivers results..Laura Lewis-Barr, M.A, 6SecCert., DDI Cert. is a former musical comedy actress, theatre director, award-winning playwright, public speaker, writer, training developer and college professor, and corporate consultant. Laura has been teaching and coaching adults for over 15 years. Using her extensive theatre background, Laura creates lively keynote speeches and training workshops on a wide variety of topics including: dynamic presentation skills, emotional intelligence, time management, conflict resolution, creativity, and customer service. Laura has a Masters Degree in Performing Arts from San Francisco State University. She is also a Six Seconds Emotional Intelligence Certified trainer and a certified trainer through Development Dimensions International.
SaidWrite Detroit Michigan serving Manchester I'm sought out for talk-radio hosting and guest shots - as well as print quotes - because I am focused and clear. Speakers rarely tell you what you do not know, but good speakers make the distinctions that lock empowering information into your conscious so you'll access it to excel!.I direct Wayne State University's Journalism Institute for Media Diversity, am an Emmy Award winning broadcast writer/journalist, fundraiser, non-practicing attorney and freelance writer. I am able to crystallize the message and deliver it with passion and power. I've spoken before the AARP, regional teen conventions, city-wide and Wayne State University sponsored events for women and students. I enjoy relating to the audience to ensure a valuable take-away for the time and resources invested.
Teresa Allen, Common Sense Solutions Customer service, sales keynotes Shreveport Louisiana serving Manchester Teresa Allen, author Common Sense Service is the perfect speaker when you NEED fun and you want EXPERTISE. Allen is a member of the National Speakers Assn and is a two time recipient of the ASTD Professional Trainer of the Year award. Known for customizing her dynamic and highly interactive presentations, Allen will leave your participants energized and wanting more!.Author 'Common Sense Service' and 'The Service Path', Teresa has presented for thousands nationally for over 10 years. A past recipient of the American Society for Training and Development Professional Trainer of the Year Award and member of the National Speakers Association
N-Force Momentum LLC Houston Texas N-Force Momentum provides many services. Our services include: Live Band performances Speaking engagements Workshops Conferences Coaching and Consulting.N-Force Momentum has been in business since 2014 providing services to clients state and nationwide from speaking engagements, workshops, Live music performances and coaching/consulting services. Feel free to visit our website for a list of services and details at n-forcemomentum.com For additional information, you may visit www.reverbnation.com/kjazz to review one of our primary music artist which has been singing and performing for over 20 years. Her list of songs consists of all original material. For all bookings, pricing and/or more detailed information, call 832-779-0566. Feel free to visit www.reverbnation.com/kjazz to hear some of my music and view my bio.
Tewart Enterprises, Inc Centerville Ohio serving Manchester We are husbands. Wives. Mothers. Fathers. Daughters and Sons. Speaking on various topics that will inform, enlighten, entertain, and wow you. I have a knack for networking with intelligent, industry insiders. We share our knowledge.Minimum to hire: $ 7000.00
.OOPs -- I put everything above.. sorry. I work and book for a Keynote Speaker in the Automotive Industry. We Have experience with Product Launches, Meetings, Conventions, and industry related events. We customize a lot of our work to fit the clients needs! Prices range depending upon the clients needs, length of time for Keynote etc. We have full day Automotive Workshops in Sales, Management and an F&I Training School (F&I 3-day school). We currently work nationwide. We have programs on ASTN (Automotive Satellite Television Network and the person I work for also writes for Dealer Magazine). Thank you! I can also be reach via voice mail at: 937-886-2331. I will mail any interested party a promo package and a cassette tape with detailed information on our company and training workshops/seminars! Thanks!!! Laurie Skinner
.OOPs -- I put everything above.. sorry. I work and book for a Keynote Speaker in the Automotive Industry. We Have experience with Product Launches, Meetings, Conventions, and industry related events. We customize a lot of our work to fit the clients needs! Prices range depending upon the clients needs, length of time for Keynote etc. We have full day Automotive Workshops in Sales, Management and an F&I Training School (F&I 3-day school). We currently work nationwide. We have programs on ASTN (Automotive Satellite Television Network and the person I work for also writes for Dealer Magazine). Thank you! I can also be reach via voice mail at: 937-886-2331. I will mail any interested party a promo package and a cassette tape with detailed information on our company and training workshops/seminars! Thanks!!! Laurie Skinner
Garrison Wynn Houston Texas serving Manchester Garrison Wynn, CSP is a nationally known professional keynote speaker chosen by audiences for his mix of humor, customized content and research driven content. He is at the top of his field for non celebrity speakers..10 years professional keynote speaker and trainer. Former stand up comedian
Abby Shields Covington Louisiana serving Manchester It makes sense to begin with the end result in mind when planning an event.If the outcome you want is guaranteed success,you will want Abby Shields as your speaker or trainer. She combines comedy with content, wit with wisdom,and down to earth ideas..I have been speaking for 10 years.I have done programs for the social security department of Belize to national womens organizations. For a list of partial clients feel free to e-mail me
Ascend Business Strategies Jefferson City Missouri serving Manchester Gary Wilbers & Rod Long with Ascend Business Strategies offer Educational, Business & Non Profit Motivational Speaking; High Performance & High Achievers Business Coaching; Hiring & Retention Training, Time Management Training, Employee Coaching Training, Communication Training, Leadership Training, Conflict Resolution Training & many tools for Individuals, business & organizations..As founder and CEO of Ascend Business Strategies, Gary Wilbers is applying his passion for helping others with inspirational keynote speeches, business coaching and leadership training. Ascend Business Strategies began as a Professional Development Company that concentrated on People, Productivity & Profits. Gary has been an entrepreneur and owner of multiple businesses in Missouri since 1990. His strong belief that life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it established his lifes foundation. The first business he built, Mid-America Wireless, started as a small two-man company culminating with ten regional storefronts and over 150 employees. Using his success as the foundation he created High Achievers Mindset. He specializes in public speaking and training and is a certified trainer for High Performance Coaching. Gary is also involved in his community giving his time and resources to several organizations. His passion, lies in his work with Special Olympics Missouri.
Chris Shaw Talks White Bear Lake Minnesota serving Manchester From the streets of New York, to the comedy clubs of Los Angeles, and the corporate world of Minneapolis, Chris Shaw has traveled for 15 years sharing his high-energy message of hope and humor. Chris is highly regarded as powerhouse comedy talent, having performed more than 2,500 club, college and corporate shows. His expert timing, explosive enthusiasm, and radiant passion is always evident, whether speaking to class of high school students, or closing a national sales meeting.
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Minimum to hire: $ 499.00
Minimum price $ 1000.00
Minimum to hire: $ 499.00
Bill Welling The Art of 2 Way Communication Urbandale Iowa serving Manchester I'm a motivational speaker that discusses the successful elements of EFFECTIVE 2 WAY COMMUNICATION both from a business level and a personal level. This 2 hour program is full of entertaining stories from my experience in the workforce managing other and being managed to personal frustrations when 2 way communication is not used. You will walk away with new insight and tools to help you become a better communicator, better manager, and a better person..I've been providing DJ & karaoke services for the past 6 year and have a successful track record to show for it, with 74 straight weekends booked for DJ services and building the largest karaoke company in Des Moines in 1997. Also have been providing the Tribute to country music show the past 3 years and with each year, more requests for that show. It has been featured in Nashville, N.C., Colorado, Missouri State Fair, Nebraska State Fair, Illinois State Fair, Iowa State Fair along with hundreds of more dates! The success of the tribute show has been OUTSTANDING! DEFINATELY WELL WORTH THE BOOKING!
Sales Autopsy Barrington Illinois serving Manchester Sales Horror Stories! Hilarious selling blunders from Dan Seidman, One of the Top 12 Sales Coaches in America. In an interactive, unique and useful experience, Dan gives away wild prizes at all his events, including The Sales Comic Book and Revenge of the Reps, a video game. Dan's has collected over 500 sales stories and during the "confession session" you will also hear attendees share their funny selling mistakes. Tired of the same of speakers? Then book Dan today..Dan has been selling, training and managing reps for 20 years. His brand, Sales Autopsy distinguishes him from other speakers and trainers with funny stories, wit and wisdom.
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This is the March 2013 update from the CIO.
Computing Committee Survey.
In late November, I asked the Computing Committee to discuss how they thought CIS is doing, while I was out of the room. The committee decided to run a quick three question survey and got a large faculty response. The short version: CIS has made many improvements (we got a B- grade at Harvey Mudd College!), but there is still work to be done. For more about the survey and a link to the discussion of the results read Faculty Computing Survey Results.
In January the Board of Trustees approved policies creating a new Information Technology Infrastructure Fund (ITIF). This is an important development because it will allow us to plan more consistently for improvements and renovation work on the campus network. We are currently creating an "inventory of need" which we will use to prioritize infrastructure projects over the next five years. We will be designing the network architecture to address security, reliability and speed of the campus network.
SIGMAnet wired network report.
As I reported in the Fall, we contracted with a local company, SIGMAnet to conduct a review of our wired network. The report came in on January 10 and I updated the PPCPC Trustee Committee later that month.
The network assessment highlighted several key hardware and configuration risks. Twelve major concerns were listed that can be broken down as follows:
- End of life and end of support equipment in use. This equipment presents risks on two fronts, security and potential down time due to equipment failure.
- Security risks in network switch access methods and quality of switch passwords.
- Design gaps such as lack of redundancy in connections between network switches.
- Software configuration inconsistencies.
The report goes into detail and will be invaluable in the development of our comprehensive plan, which will address all of the issues. If you are interested in reading the report or contributing to the planning effort, please get in touch.
Core Switch upgrade.
One of our first ITIF projects! Early in the morning of Saturday, March 16 we will be upgrading the HMC network core. The network core is responsible for aggregating all of our campus network connections and linking us to the wider intercollegiate network and the internet. It has to be fast, powerful and reliable. CIS staff will be working in partnership with engineers from SIGMAnet to replace our aging core. The end result will be a much improved arrangement, with a pair of Cisco Nexus 7000 switches at the core. In the near future, we will move one of the pair out of the A-room in Parsons to either Platt or the TLB. This will give us both redundancy ("more than one") and diversity ("not in the same place") at the network core. There will be some network downtime associated with the work on Saturday morning, but the end result will be worth it.
Thuban retirement.
As well as rolling out new things, it is important for CIS to manage the retirement of services, to make sure we are making the most of our limited resources. Thuban, a VMS system, is a case in point. Most infrastructure services (such as DNS and DHCP) have been moved off of Thuban. Fewer than 20 people are still using the email system on Thuban and we are actively moving their accounts to either Google Apps for Education or Office365. A number of faculty still have static html sites on www2, which is hosted on Thuban. We are exploring options for moving them. One of my favorites is to host them on Google drive. (did you know you could do that?).
TLB updates.
The TLB is 120 days away! I'm sure, if you're on campus, you can't help but notice the speed at which things seem to be happening. Weekly telecommunication meetings began this week They are starting to pull cable for the network and electrical systems; wireless access points (86 of them, compared to 134 on the rest of campus) and network equipment have arrived and will soon be installed. The Audiovisual plans are in place. Much of the furniture has been chosen. The cafe is taking shape…They will be starting to prime and paint the basement this week. It's real!
Canvas pilot.
In the Fall, a group of Computer Science faculty presented a Bite of Learning on their use of Piazza for class discussions. Elizabeth Hodas and I were discussing afterward how we needed to keep up with developments in the learning management system (LMS) world. Sakai is the LMS currently used by the Claremont Colleges but there are some interesting new ones, like Canvas. It is not like Sakai is going away anytime soon, but we do want to understand our options. So we decided to ask the same group of faculty if they'd be interested in running a small pilot of Canvas. Ran Liebeskind Hadas took up the idea and is currently teaching CS 140/Math 168 using Canvas. We're looking forward to hearing about this at a Bite of Learning session on April 17.
Other articles on the IT News site.
There are a few other articles on the IT News site that you might find interesting. Cindy Abercrombie provided an update on student printing. Elizabeth Hodas wrote about a variety of audiovisual improvements we will make over Spring Break in big Beckman and Hoch-Shanahan, complete with a photo of the instructor station, which is the same as the ones chosen for the TLB. And we have an update on the Portal Advisory Group.
So, while you faculty and students are away, the CIS mice won't be at play. Have a great Spring Break!

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Vanessa Hudgens & Austin Butler: New York Knicks Spectators!
Vanessa Hudgens is wrapped up by her boyfriend Austin Butler while attending a Knicks basketball game at Madison Square Garden on Thursday (December 13) in New York City.
The 24-year-old actress and the 21-year-old actor watched the New York Knicks defeat the Los Angeles Lakers by a final score of 116-107.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Vanessa Hudgens
The day before, Vanessa was seen flashing a smile while taking a stroll with her pal's two adorable dogs Bella and Lilly at Washington Square Park in the Big Apple.
FYI: Austin is wearing the AllSaints Cargo Leather Jacket.


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March 22, 2006
The Lipscomb Lady Bisons basketball team has been honored nationally by the NCAA for achievements in the classroom.
The top 10 percent of teams in each sport in NCAA Division I based on the Academic Progress Rate were honored. All teams that posted perfect 1000 APRs are included.
A total of 1,048 teams out of 6,112 Division I sports were honored in all sports according to the NCAA. The list includes 595 women's teams in all sports.
"It's an honor for our program," said Lipscomb women's basketball coach Frank Bennett. "It speaks well of the hard work of our student-athletes to achieve this honor."
According to a report in the March 13 issue of "The NCAA News", the top APR performers will be part of a public recognition effort every year.
"As universities and athletics departments compete to be ranked in the top 25 in football, basketball and other sports, so, too, will they want their teams to be on the top APR list every year," said Walter Harrison, president of the University of Hartford and chair of the Division I Committee on Academic Performance.


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Major League Lacrosse and the New Balance Foundation have teamed up to raise money for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), the official charity of the 2011 MLL All-Star Game. JDRF is the largest charitable funder and advocate of type 1 diabetes research and the All-Star jerseys were designed with the organization's corporate elements in mind.
After last weekend's All-Star game, players signed their limited edition, game-worn jerseys, which are being auctioned off now at
http://stores.ebay.com/Major-League-Lacrosse. The New Balance Foundation will match the funds raised by fans and all proceeds from the auction will go to JDRF in an effort to find a cure for diabetes and its complications. Hurry now to make your bid, the auction ends on Tuesday, July 19th and the jerseys will not be available for sale after that date.
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Please allow 1 hour to enjoy the Sculpture Trail.
Last Trail entry 4pm.
Brick Bay Sculpture Trail near Matakana showcases an ever-changing exhibition of around 45 contemporary sculptures, available for sale, by leading New Zealand artists. On the 2km trail, experience sculpture in a remarkable landscape framed by towering native trees, abundant birdlife and green pastures, overlooking the celebrated Brick Bay Vineyard.


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Editor's Note: A previous version of this report inaccurately stated Berkshire Hathaway reduced its position in Coca-Cola. The conglomerate, in fact, made no change to its stake.
FOX Business: Capitalism Lives Here
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U.S. stock-index futures slid deep into the red on Thursday after Wal-Mart cut its outlook and upbeat job data sent Treasury yields jumping.
Today's Markets
As of 8:45 a.m. ET, Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell 119 points to 15185, S&P 500 futures dropped 13.8 points to 1668 and Nasdaq 100 futures slid 30.5 points to 3093.
The Dow suffered its worst drop since June on Wednesday. The blue-chip index was set to extend its slide after Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT), the world's biggest retailer, cut down its full-year outllook. Shares of the Dow heavyweight dropped some 2% in early trading. Fellow blue chip Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) said after the bell Wednesday it would cut 4,000 jobs amid a slower sales pace.
On the economic front, the number of individuals filing for first-time jobless benefits fell to 320,000 last week from an upwardly-revised 335,000 the week prior. Economists expected claims to rise to 335,000 from an initially-reported 333,000. Claims came in at the lowest level since October 2007.
Treasury bond yields climbed sharply on the back of the report, with the 10-year rate rising 0.081 percentage point to 2.796%.
A separate report from Labor shoed consumer prices rose 0.2% in July matching Wall Street's expectations. Excluding food and energy, prices climbed 0.2%, also meeting estimates.
The New York Federal Reserve's gauge of manufacturing activity fell to 8.24 in August, from 9.46 in July, missing consensus estimates of 10. Readings above 0 indicate expansion, while those below indicate contraction. A more closely-watched survey from the Philadelphia Federal Reserve at 10:00 a.m. ET is expected to indicate the expansion mid-Atlantic manufacturing sector having cooled off just slightly on the same basis.
Elsewhere in corporate news, Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway raised its holdings in General Motors (NYSE:GM) and initiated a position in Dish Networks (NASDAQ:DISH).
In commodities, U.S. oil futures gained 36 cents, or 0.34%, to $107.22 a barrel. Wholesale New York Harbor gasoline climbed 0.26% to $2.991 a gallon. In metals, gold rose slightly to $1,334 a troy ounce.
Foreign Markets
The Euro Stoxx 50 fell 0.56% to 2836, the English FTSE 100 plummeted 1.3% to 6502 and the German DAX declined 0.76% to 8374.
In Asia, the Japanese Nikkei 225 tumbled 2.1% to 13753 and the Chinese Hang Seng edged lower by 0.01% to 22539.


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Poteau welcomes Checotah to town for season opener
Although Panama and Spiro got their football seasons under way Thursday night, tonight's it's the Poteau Pirates' turn.The Pirates will welcome the Checotah Wildcats to town for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff tonight at Costner Stadium."We've been looking forward to this for a while," Poteau Coach Jeff Broyles said. "Monday when we came out for practice, the kids were so pumped. You can finally tell. It's game week. They're excited We (coaches) are excited. When I talked with the community, they're excited. I expect a huge crowd here. We're going to keep score. (The game) counts. Now, let's see where we're at."


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Chronic health problems during the teen years can often make physical and emotional development more complicated.
Illness, injury, medical treatments, hospitalization, and surgeries related to chronic illness can cause a teen to worry even more about his or her physical appearance. They can also interfere with a teen's desire to be independent. Chronic illness also affects a teen's relationships with parents and friends. A teen with a chronic health issue may struggle to cope with illness and response to treatment.
Adolescent medicine focuses on addressing the health needs of the adolescent's illness, condition, or injury. Adolescent medicine also anticipates and assesses developmental complications associated with the healthcare needs of the specific medical problem. Healthcare providers in adolescent medicine help adolescents and their families to develop strategies to deal with chronic health issues.
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I've installed the community docker version and update
in DOCKER but the old email template is still being used
when I look at the file docker attach (community container id) I see the changes,
but when I resend the invite to join the portal I'm still seeing the original email.
Can any one tell me why the changes aren't taking effect?
Steps taken
docker attach 597fbf8ec3c3
cd /var/www/onlyoffice/WebStudio//Core/Notify/
vi WebstudioPatternResource.resx
make the changes
then :wq
Then stop the container and restart it and resend the invite and nothing works


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Memorial Day signals the unofficial beginning of the summer season.
But more importantly it should be a time where while we are enjoying the day we take time to thank those who risked their lives so that we may enjoy the holiday.
We sometimes take for granted all that we have in our great country.
Before you hit the beach, fire up the grill or do what you do to celebrate, we urge you to spend a few minutes with some heroes and/or loved ones.
There are a lot of heroes who served - some who risked their lives in battles - so we can enjoy these great holidays and our freedoms.
Those are the men and women with their armed service caps on; maybe their uniforms, too.
They'll be a mix of ages, from the last of the great World War II veterans to those who served in Iraq and Afghanistan and every war in between. Or who carried out any of the other assignments needed to protect our country.
To honor them, we'll gather at cemeteries, town halls and lodges in communities big and small. We'll hear stirring speeches from those who have experienced duty here and abroad, and those who appreciate their sacrifices.
There are plenty of local ceremonies that help us remember that.
In our neck of the woods, Sun City Hilton Head holds one of the larger ones put on by the Sun City Veterans Association. It begins at 10 a.m. Monday in the parking lot at Pinckney Hall.
Memorial Day is also a time to reflect on family - how fortunate we are to enjoy those around us and to remember those who came before us and have passed on.
So make your Memorial Day more than a day off, a big party day. Take a few moments, gather your family and attend a ceremony, reflect on those who have helped shape the life we enjoy today and maybe even shake the hand of a real-life hero - a past or present member of our armed services.
We are very fortunate indeed to live in freedom and have such holidays to enjoy as we please. We hope you'll pay tribute to those who helped make it possible through their sacrifice.


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After April 16, college basketball players that have declared early for the 2013 NBA Draft must stay there. There's no going back to school and playing ball again once the clock strikes midnight. So barring any last-minute change of heart for the following players, say goodbye to this group of players until they return for alumni games or to root their alma mater on during breaks in their schedule.
But the real deadline to declare entry to the NBA draft is April 28, which means we still have some time before that deadline hits. The surprising omission from this list is Oklahoma State's Marcus Smart, who surprised us all by returning to Stillwater for his sophomore season.
There are 34 underclassmen players on this list, and 60 draft spots. We wish them all well in their quest to reach basketball's pinnacle. But there's a real chance that some of them will have to go pro in something other than sports.
Steven Adams, Pitt, Freshman
C.J. Aiken, St. Joseph's, Junior
Anthony Bennett, UNLV, Freshman
Vander Blue, Marquette, Junior
Lorenzo Brown, NC State, Junior
Reggie Bullock, North Carolina, Junior
Trey Burke, Michigan, Sophomore
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Georgia, Sophomore
Michael Carter-Williams, Syracuse, Sophomore
Dewayne Dedmon, USC, Junior
Gorgui Dieng, Louisville, Junior
Jamaal Franklin, San Diego State, Junior
Archie Goodwin, Kentucky, Freshman
Tim Hardaway Jr., Michigan, Junior
Grant Jerrett, Arizona, Freshman
Myck Kabongo, Texas, Sophomore
Shane Larkin, Miami, Sophomore
Ricky Ledo, Providence, Freshman
Amath M'Baye, Oklahoma, Junior
Ray McCallum Jr., Detroit, Junior
Ben McLemore, Kansas, Freshman
Tony Mitchell, North Texas, Sophomore
Shabazz Muhammad, UCLA, Freshman
Nerlens Noel, Kentucky, Freshman
Victor Oladipo, Indiana, Junior
Kelly Olynyk, Gongaza, Junior
Otto Porter, Georgetown, Sophomore
Marshawn Powell, Arkansas, Junior
Phil Pressey, Missouri, Junior
Andre Roberson, Colorado, Junior
Trevis Simpson, NC Greensboro, Junior
Tony Snell, New Mexico, Junior
Adonis Thomas, Memphis, Junior
Deshaun Thomas, Ohio State, Junior
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Dr. Edythe Abdullah, Dr. Terry Bowen, Ms. Toni Crawford, Mr. O'Neal Douglas, Ms. Ann Hicks, Mr. Steve Halverson, Ms. Wanyonyi Kendrick, Dr. Bruce Taylor, Mr. Kevin Twomey, Mr. Jerry Watterson. Ms. Janet Owen participated by telephone.
Mr. Luther Coggin, Mr. Wilfredo Gonzalez, Ms. Carol Thompson.
Vice Chair Halverson welcomed everyone to the meeting. He reported that as Chair Thompson had an unavoidable conflict, he would chair the meeting in her stead. He remarked upon Chair Thompson's dedication and the time and effort she had put into her duties as Chair, stating that the Board and the University owed her a debt of gratitude. Mr. Halverson called for a motion to approve the minutes. It was so motioned and the minutes were unanimously approved.
President Kline introduced Mr. Jerry Watterson, the new student body president and UNF trustee. Mr. Watterson, a graduate of Orange Park High School, is a sophomore planning to major in business administration. He is vice president of the board for the Autism Association of Northeast Florida and former director of internet sales for Sunn Battery Company. Mr. Watterson received the 2002 Heart of Gold award from Volunteer Jacksonville awarded annually to the top collegiate volunteer. He became a student at the University of North Florida in 2000. Mr. Watterson thanked the UNF student body for the opportunity to serve as their representative and said he looked forward to working with the Board. Vice Chair Halverson remarked that Mr. Watterson was already working hard to familiarize himself with current Board issues.
Vice Chair Halverson asked for a motion to suspend the bylaws in order to add a request to recognize AFSCME to the agenda. Board policy was five days notice prior to adding agenda items. Trustee Crawford motioned to waive the bylaws. The motion was seconded by Trustee Bowen and passed unanimously. The item was added to the agenda.
Vice Chair Halverson said that although it was policy to limit open comments to agenda items, two requests for public comment related to the presidential search process, which was not an agenda item, had been made. He said the comments would be allowed, but asked that the speakers limit their comments to three minutes.
Mr. Jack Daniels, president of the Professional Association of City Employees (PACE), a union of approximately 3000 city employees, spoke regarding Mayor Delaney. He said that he felt Mayor Delaney's relationship with the city employees would be pertinent to consideration of his candidacy for president of UNF as that relationship could be indicative of his potential relationship with UNF employees.
Mr. Daniels said that in August of 2002, PACE, in the course of negotiation with the city, rejected some of Mayor Delaney's proposals, including a proposal to change some full-time positions into part-time, 40 hour, positions without health insurance. Mr. Daniels distributed some supportive materials. He stated that in response to PACE's actions, Mayor Delaney held up employee pay raises and refused remittance of union dues to PACE in an attempt to financially strangle the union. The City of Jacksonville was ordered by the State of Florida Public Employees Relations Commission to release all of the money, pay interest and attorney's fees, and to post a notice admitting that the law had been broken and would not be broken again. According to Mr. Daniels, Mayor Delaney then contacted PACE and said he would only return the union dues if PACE agreed not to sue for civil theft, to which the union would not agree.
Mr. Stephen Jensen, president of Jensen Civil Construction, also spoke regarding Mr. Delaney's candidacy. Mr. Jensen stated that his company was currently involved in litigation over the City's Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) program. He said that prior to filing suit, a consortium of contractors who regularly bid on City contracts had attempted to negotiate with Mayor Delaney to alter the program, as they did not feel the program policies were fair. According to Mr. Jensen, Mayor Delaney replied that they would be labeled as racist if they filed suit. Mr. Jensen stated that Mayor Delaney then publicly declared, after the consortium filed suit, that the litigation was motivated by race. Mr. Jensen also said that Mayor Delaney was currently trying to replace the existing ordinance with an emergency ordinance that would tie the hands of the incoming mayor, who agreed that the MBE program needed to be re-addressed. Mr. Jensen asserted that the group's intent had only been to modify the existing policy and that Mayor Delaney had made accomplishment of that goal impossible and had divided the community along racial lines through his handling of their grievance.
Vice Chair Halverson gave a brief update on the presidential search proceedings, stating that the formal interviews would conclude today and the Board would meet again on May 20 for the final vote. He thanked the Presidential Search Committee and the trustees for their diligence and effort.
President Kline announced that the capital campaign celebration, held to commemorate reaching the $100 million mark, was a great success. Eddie Palmieri provided the evening's entertainment. Dr. Kline said that Mr. Crosby and Dr. Gonzalez were both at a meeting with the bond attorneys working on the financing of the student union and indicated that more information on the issue would be available soon.
President Kline said that Trustee Gonzalez had asked to include an agenda item concerning a committee to deal with University buildings and grounds, which would be discussed at a later meeting. Until then, trustees could take building and ground issues to the Finance and Audit Committee.
President Kline announced that the next Finance and Audit Committee meeting would be held on June 3 at 12:00 p.m. to discuss finalization of the University budget. An update on the arrangements for a student union would be given as well. The Educational Policy Committee has been cancelled to allow for greater participation at the FAC meeting.
President Kline spoke of an article in the paper about the purchase of land from First Coast Technology Park. Dr. Kline said that the University would present the issue to the Finance and Audit Committee on June 3. The University has issued a letter of intent to buy the property, contingent upon the appropriate appraisals and approval from the Board, for $1.1 million, as there was another buyer for the property. President Kline noted that alternate access to the eastern ridge of the campus would cost $6 million to build bridges over the wetlands in the event the property went to another buyer.
President Kline reported that PERC had certified that the United Faculty of Florida would be the union representing UNF's faculty. Dr. Kline said the Board and the University would need to appoint a bargaining team and determine how involved the Board would become in the upcoming bargaining process.
Ms. Julie Sheppard spoke concerning the request to recognize the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees as the bargaining agent for UNF's non-professional employees. The union has presented cards from over 50% of the University's non-professional employees. PERC has verified the signatures. Ms. Sheppard said that as only 30% approval was required in an election, recognizing AFSCME would be an appropriate gesture, consistent with the Board's action on the faculty bargaining initiatives. Ms. Sheppard added that the union and the University had always worked well together.
Vice Chair Halverson asked for a motion to voluntarily recognize the union; it was offered by Trustee Twomey and seconded by Trustee Taylor. The motion was unanimously approved.
As Ms. Janet Owen was participating in the meeting by phone from Tallahassee, Mr. Halverson said the legislative update would be addressed earlier than listed in the agenda. Ms. Owen reported that the first week of the two-week special legislative session was moving quickly and fairly positively for the University. The Senate Education Committee met and passed the Board of Governor's bill, which would establish the Board of Governors and reconstitute the boards of trustees in a way that would be consistent with Amendment 11. Also included in the bill were school code rewrite technical "glitch" issues, a presidential salary cap, and authority for the university boards of trustees to establish and assess a nonrefundable admissions deposit of up to $200. The bill was on the way to the Senate floor.
Ms. Owen hoped to have a printable version of the conference report on Friday, May 23. The issues would be voted on Tuesday, May 27. Ms. Owen also went over a chart of the bills that had passed or failed during the regular legislative session. She reported that the original UF/FSU proposal for guaranteed funding with certain accountability results was still alive but now included USF. At least two other universities were also trying to become involved in that effort.
Ms. Owen said that this legislative session was the first time in the history of the program that Courtelis had not been funded. The Senate and House did agree to a salary increase of 2% for state employees, including university employees although they were no longer considered state employees. Ms. Owen remarked that the increase would hopefully help to offset the coming increase in health insurance costs. The mandatory Bright Futures CLEP testing program was abolished. Authorization for employees to remain in the state's pre-tax benefits plan was also given.
The K-20 accountability bill, which has passed, delays for one year the requirement contained in current law that 10% of the university's appropriated funds would be contingent upon performance of specific accountability measures.
Vice Chair Halverson thanked Ms. Owen for her report and said that the Board realized how difficult and challenging the legislative session had been and were comforted by her presence in Tallahassee.
Trustee Twomey said he would like to echo Mr. Halverson's comments about the great work of the search committee. Mr. Twomey thanked Trustee Douglas for his work as chair of the committee, and remarked upon the dedication of Chair Thompson, who had to make numerous calls on Mother's Day due to Mr. Poskanzer's appointment to SUNY New Paltz.
Mr. Twomey said he would like to take a moment to reflect on another person who deserved great thanks for his role in the presidential search, Dr. David Kline. He noted that Dr. Kline had been president for two-thirds to three-quarters of the time since the Board was first appointed and had been acting president five times. He remarked upon Dr. Kline's good humor, support, humility, grace, and aplomb during his time as president, and his continued diligence and enthusiasm as the search process drew to a close. Each candidate had volunteered how pleased and surprised they had been by President Kline's helpfulness and positive attitude. Trustee Twomey spoke of the great successes the University had under Dr. Kline's leadership, including the success of the capital campaign, stating that Dr. Kline had demonstrated enormous loyalty to the Board and the University. He said that upon his return home late the previous evening, he'd opened a flyer from the University with a picture of President Kline with Archbishop Tutu, "laughing and enjoying the world," and was reminded of the deep debt of gratitude owed to Dr. Kline. "From God's mind to your lips," Vice Chair Halverson responded to Trustee Twomey in thanking him for his comments. Mr. Halverson added his thanks to those of Trustee Twomey for President Kline's service to the University.
Vice Chair Halverson said the next items discussed were in response to questions that had arisen at previous board meetings. He added that he was grateful to University staff for returning to the issues as promised.
Associate Vice President Malcolm presented a spreadsheet of the salaries of student body presidents in Florida. He said that UNF's student body president only earned $7.50 an hour, less than aerobics instructors or assistants for the athletics department who make $10-20 an hour. He referred to the $15,000 budget authorized amount of expenditure, which reflected a maximum salary amount based on $7.50 an hour for 40 hours a week. Traditionally, he said, the students do not work 40 hours a week. The $15,000 amount was only the upper limit, the maximum amount authorized, for the hourly wages of UNF's student body president. Students cannot exceed the 40 hour limit, cannot be paid overtime, and cannot accrue annual or sick leave.
Trustee Taylor thanked Mr. Malcolm for the information, remarking that the news report had made it seem that UNF's student body president was paid more than similar positions at other universities, which was clearly not the case. Trustee Watterson added that Northeastern University student body presidents were compensated at $30-32,000 a year including benefits and that a number of extra benefits were included with the University of Georgia student body presidency. Vice Chair Halverson thanked Trustee Watterson and said he looked forward to working with him during his tenure on the Board.
Mr. Darrin Parker, Mr. Phil Turner, and Ms. Julie Sheppard presented on the issue of vendor selection. They distributed materials to the trustees. Ms. Sheppard said there were six issues related to vendor selection: price, quality, time to complete, women and minority business enterprise participation, local company participation, and financial stability. Ms. Sheppard stated that three vendors working on UNF projects had filed bankruptcy this year. One was the electrical subcontractor for the Science and Engineering Building. Fortunately, the General Contractor was able to find a qualified electrical subcontractor, to work weekends and overtime to get the Science and Engineering building up to speed so that it was almost on time for completion for fall occupancy.
Ms. Sheppard told the trustees that the Supreme Court had ruled that use of race or gender in vendor selection must be very narrowly tailored and must occur in a program of limited scope and duration to remedy the effects of documented past discrimination. When Governor Bush initiated One Florida, he disallowed the use of a weighted preference system that included race and gender. However, the Florida Legislature failed to revise the existing statute. She said that universities have attempted to keep to goals as much as possible despite the inability to use MBE weighted preference. Currently, the Governor, state agencies, and the universities are being sued in federal court by the Association of General Contractors for use of preferences, set-asides, credits, and goals in awarding construction contracts. While the University does not use preferences, set-asides, and credits, UNF continues to state goals in construction requests for proposals.
Mr. Phil Turner provided a handout summarizing PECO construction allocations over the last four years. He said the big issue had been UNF's performance in relation to minority contracts in 2001-2002. It was during this year the University was no longer allowed to use the MBE weighted preference system, thus had no method for inducing MBE participation. The major bid project for that year was the science and engineering building; only three of the eight firms to bid the project had any MBE participation and consideration had to be given to the lower bids.
Mr. Turner said the University made a number of efforts to encourage minority business participation, advertising with the Small Business Development Center, the Office of Supplier Diversity, the Department of Management Services Minority Group, and the Florida Black Business Board. He felt there would be better participation in the upcoming year (2003-2004). He said there should be greater numbers due to the contract awarded for construction on the Library. The firm handling this contract has promised 21% participation and has a strong track record.
Mr. Darrin Parker reported that the purchasing department had already exceeded the goal for MBE representation, attaining 99.6% participation. He said that copies of each solicitation were forwarded to the Office of Supplier Diversity and that, as the minority coordinator, it was his job to review the purchasing department procedures which he did through the Office of Supplier Diversity and the Jacksonville EEO. He said the University had already received an award from the Office of Supplier Diversity for the most improved agency and was due to receive another one this year.
Vice Chair Halverson asked Ms. Sheppard if the Board of Trustees could now create a program for affirmative action in support of diversity. She replied that the Board did have the authority to establish such a program, so long as it was in compliance with existing laws. Vice Chair Halverson thanked them for their thorough and professional reports.
President Kline discussed research at UNF. He outlined four types of scholarship: scholarship of discovery, scholarship of integration, scholarship of teaching, and scholarship of application. He indicated that all of them were performed by faculty at UNF. As reasons for research, Dr. Kline said it was to provide intellectual, economic, cultural, and social benefit to society; to teach students to conduct research; to maintain currency in one's field; and to motivate and stimulate faculty. Dr. Kline added that in many fields, universities were the only institutions supporting research. He pointed out that if people were not given the opportunity to contribute, they didn't last long, as it was difficult to maintain enthusiasm for teaching with out the stimulation of continued learning. Research motivated faculty to be on campus during discretionary time and to work with students. While credit was given for research, President Kline pointed out that faculty were not well rewarded. Rather, they did research because they wanted to and because they were challenged by constructing new ideas.
Dr. Kline went over UNF's ranking under the Carnegie Classification of Higher Education, stating that UNF was currently considered a Comprehensive Master's College/University I, but could easily become an Intensive Doctoral Research institution through addition of doctoral degrees in two disciplines. He said that of Florida's Master's Colleges/Universities I, UNF was probably superior to most, if not all.
UNF faculty spend considerable amount of their time on research. It would be hard to be tenured otherwise. Dr. Kline said UNF spent relatively more time than many Master's I institutions. UNF faculty were very productive in the number of courses taught as well. Faculty at UNF taught 5.7 courses, more than the other Masters I universities in the State system. President Kline said that faculty productivity in research went up at UNF every year as measured by publications and professional presentations. The University has also applied for or been awarded three patents over the last few years.
As Dr. Kline compared UNF's receipt of contracts and grants with those of other universities, an audience member asked if the completion of the science and engineering building would increase the amount of contracts and grants received by UNF. Dr. Kline replied that it would.
Regarding economic development, President Kline said that scholarship was often touted on the grounds of economic development. However, he said, the best the University could do for economic development was to make sure that UNF's undergraduates received the best education possible. He cautioned the Board not to back away from UNF's current commitment to research, as this would impact UNF's ability to keep faculty current and motivated and to keep students involved.
Dr. Kline also talked about what meaning was held in the words "Urban/ Metropolitan University." He said that the title was promising but was really just rhetoric right now as there was no actual content to the phrase. He added that it would be a great achievement to give meaning to the title. He also said that applied knowledge was much less expensive and had greater chance to receive contracts and grants. He felt that UNF was in a very strong position due to the wonderful support offered by the community.
Vice Chair Halverson thanked President Kline for his presentation and adjourned the meeting.
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In wet and windy conditions, the women's 5-K runners set the tone for the day with a bunch of great performances. Carolyn Latham (18:25.18), Caitlin Anderson (18:26.08) and Jenny Randolph (18:29.31) finished fourth, fifth and sixth in the fast heat.
Both Caitlin and Jenny ran their all-time personal records for 5000m. Jenny dropped her time 33 seconds from 19:02. In the B heat Meagan Hoar won with a time of 19:18.88, just a few seconds from her all-time PR, and Erin Pyles finished third in a time of 19:35.87.
In other action for the women Cree Nix opened her track season with a 12.98 100m, just one week after completing her basketball season. Louisa Van Batavia set a PR in the 1500m with a 5:04.77 and Kristin Ratzlaff finished second in the javelin with a toss of 103 feet 7 inches.
Ryan Chastain ran a time of 4:04.61, less than a second from his PR, to finish fourth in the men's 1500m. Nathan Brame finished ninth in 4:08.06 in his first ever 1500m, while Jeff Hoover continued his great season with an 11th place finish with a time of 4:09.94, an 11 second all-time PR.
In the sprints, Chad Roberts won his heat of the 400m with a time of 51.45 and Jacob Nelson ran a PR in the 400m Hurdles, finishing in fourth with a time of 59.84.
"Our timing in terms of weather wasn't great," said head coach Bill Taylor. "It was very windy at times and it rained off and on all day. The rain isn't really an issue, but the wind has an impact on most of the races. Still, I felt our athletes fought hard and learned a lot in this meet.
"Our progress as a program is pretty amazing. The big PR's we are getting, some by 30-plus seconds, are building excitement and belief. We just keep getting better and better. It reminds me of my years at Northwest University when we were figuring it out, before we became an elite program. It's fun to experience this process again…to see kids get it and to already know what we are going to be."
The next is the Austin Peay Spring Fling in Clarksville, Tenn., on Saturday, March 21. Field events start at 10 a.m. and running events start at noon.
Lipscomb Results from Birmingham-Southern:
100m – Cree Nix 12.98, Sequina Caro 13.54, Kayla Frasier 15.15
200m – Sequina Caro 28.19
800m – Valerie Winkler 2:30.59, Catherine Beals 2:33.97
1500m – Louisa Van Batavia 5:04.77, Laura Stewart 5:20.29
5000m – Carolyn Latham 18:25.18, Caitlin Anderson 18:26.08, Jenny Randolph
18:29.31, Meagan Hoar 19:18.88, Erin Pyles 19:35.87
SP – Jessi Marshall 7.75m
Disc – Kristin Ratzlaff 86-1, Jessi Marshall 74-5
Javelin – Kristin Ratzlaff 103-7, Jessi Marshall 69-0
400m – Chad Roberts 51.45, Mike Knox 51.56, Steven Mason 55.29
800m – Andrew Jones 1:59.29, Aaron Todd 2:01.85
1500m – Ryan Chastain 4:04.61, Nathan Brame 4:08.06, Jeff Hoover 4:09.94, Tyler Youngs 4:14.82, Trace Carlson 4:15.29, Jared Carlson 4:15.61, Hunter Hethcoat 4:18.68, Jonathan Williams 4:19.12, Paul Wright 4:21.06, Cormac Carolan-Tolbert 4:23.44
5000m – David Wolfe 15:57.17, Chad Martin 16:19.33
400m H – Jacob Nelson 59.84
SP – Alex Jerkins 41-9
Disc – Alex Jerkins 89-2
Javelin – Austin Ray 151-7


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this is a discussion within the NFL Community Forum; While we discuss the extent of the penalties imposed on the Saints so far by the NFL let's also look at NFL precedent for what the violations should be. But before I go into the details of previous incidents, I ...
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While we discuss the extent of the penalties imposed on the Saints so far by the NFL let's also look at NFL precedent for what the violations should be.
But before I go into the details of previous incidents, I would like to first point out that I have not heard a single Saints fan say that New Orleans should not be punished at all. And for full disclosure, I am a lifetime Saints fan. We just think that the penalty does not match NFL precedent.
NFL Argument 1: Player safety is important to the NFL. I will not debate that fact as I do think the NFL is concerned about player safety when it fits their needs.
The players have long argued that an 18 game schedule will cause an increase in injuries yet the NFL is proceeding with their push for an 18 game schedule.
But putting aside those arguments we will look at the 2 game suspension received by Suh of the Detroit Lions. This two game suspension came after three other previous fines issued by the league. League precedent has clearly been established. Violations regarding player safety carry increasing fines and could in a two game suspension as in the case of Suh.
Based on that fact, it would be argued that the Aaron Rogers bounty and the Cam Newton bounty carry 2 - 2 game suspension for a total of four games. The others from previous seasons should carry no penalty as the NFL in those cases chose to issue a warning to the Saints instead. Their is also precedent for a team just receiving a warning initially as with the Green Bay Packers.
Report: Packers focus of bounty probe in 2007 | Sports - Home
But for argument sake, lets say Warner and Favre should count even though they were not handled by the NFL with anything more than a warning when they were discovered by the NFL. That means 4 -2 game suspensions maximum. Considering there were no initial fines handed down first, as is NFL precedent for violations regarding player safety, that would mean that should be the maximum.
So argument 1 says that they should have gotten between 4-8 games suspension as a maximum.
NFL Argument 2: They lied to the NFL.
We will refer back to first to Suh again. He told the NFL that he was not stomping on the arm. Roger Goodell did not believe him and later suspended him. No penalty for lying.
Next we will look at Spygate. The facts that people have forgotten is that in Spygate, the Patriots were warned in a previous season and were caught again later. The Patriots then began to lie and try to cover-up the violation. So now we have precedent for a head coach and team executive lying to the NFL and trying to cover up something that they were previously warned to stop. See the link below about the initial warning by the NFL and the Patriots not heeding that warning while trying to cover up their violations.
With Belichick, the cover-up is most revealing - The Boston Globe
Belichick's penalty for lying, covering up and refusing to obey previous warning from the NFL, $500,000 fine.
So now the Saints penalty should be 4-8 games max and $500,000 penalty.
Bill Belichick, Patriots Got Off Easy With Spygate Penalties in Comparison to Sean Payton, Saints - NFL - NESN.com
When you really start looking at NFL precedent, you will see that according to the NFL's own rulings, their penalty to the Saints is way out of line.
Next we will look at the other fact. It has been reported in numerous places that this also took place in Washington, Tennessee, Buffalo, New Orleans, Baltimore, Green Bay, New York Giants. But so far none of these teams have gotten the same penalties. In fact none of the other teams have gotten any penalties.
Below are the articles that establish where each of these teams had a bounty.
Ravens - NFL eyes Suggs' 'bounty' comments about Steelers - NFL - ESPN Quote directly from the player.
Giants - Kyle Williams: Dirty Giants Focused on 49ers Returner's Concussion History | Bleacher Report. Quote directly from the player.
Green Bay - NFL investigated Green Bay Packers for 'bounty rule' violations in 2007 - New Orleans Saints Football NFL News - NOLA.com
Buffalo - Bills bounty system under Williams alleged - Bills & NFL - The Buffalo News
Tennessee and Washington - Tony Dungy Claims Tennessee Titans Had a Bounty on Peyton Manning | Bleacher Report
If nobody else gets the same suspension as the Saints when we have acknowledgement from players themselves on other teams, then it becomes clear that the penalty then has no basis in established NFL precedent.
Again, neither myself nor any other Saints fan thinks that the bounty is ok and should go unpunished. We just think the punishment should be inline with punishments of similar nature. We also think that since we are punishing teams that have a bounty system and other teams have been found to also have bounty systems as well that we should not share the punishment alone.
If the NFL is serious about this and wants to be considered a just Judge, then other teams and players will join us and the penalties will be brought back to reality of established NFL precedent.
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... I ... back to Opinion Journal why Mary Kissel ... it ministrations like to some bad news on Friday afternoon ... when most of the country in the media isn't paying attention ... here's what health and human services Secretary Kathleen severely is announced this past Friday as regards the Obamacare mandates ... and contraception quote ... they finalize the rule and I quote today's announcement reinforces our commitment to respect the concerns of houses of worship ... and other nonprofit religious organizations that subject to contraceptive coverage ... while helping to ensure that women get the care they need regardless of where they work ... Becket Fund for religious liberty senior councillor a Wyndham joins me now from Washington ... so Lori HHS finalizes the Obamacare mandates ... on Friday afternoon when no one is paying attention ... but does this rule respect the concerns of religious groups ... hi Mary no absolutely does not ... this final rule does nothing to protect religious business owners they are still subject to ... hundreds of thousands even millions of dollars in fines for following their religious beliefs ... and it's still forces many religious organizations to be complicit ... in the provision of abortion causing droughts contraceptives even if that goes against their religious teachings Laurie it's not just the church's however they're affecting correct if I'm just a ... private individual that doesn't believe in providing this coverage ... I'd to move back to crack ... as as a business owner ... that's exactly right this is a rule that applies to many business owners and so there are many ... other organizations I should say in many private individuals who believe that they need to be able to run their businesses according to their personal religious beliefs ... and what the administration is saying here has said all along is it's too bad when you go in the business when you start to earn a living ... hire people to work for you contribute to our economy ... you might have to give up those religious beliefs and get in line ... no we say or the Becket Fund has been defending many of the plaintiffs who are suing ... to get this rule overturn one of the status of this case is an are you ... winning more than you're losing or the other way around ... I we are winning more than we are losing we just had a great decision the first appeals court to look at this ... time last Thursday of last week the tenth Circuit said that hobby lobby had the right to challenge the mandate the administration has been saying all along that they didn't have that right ... and then went on to say that hobby lobby is probably going to win its case that was a big victory and I think a strong signal to the administration ... of where this is going but add in a published the rule the next morning when activity was headed out of town for vacation MarketWatch is seen missed ration pushing for it but this will give in ... just the act and it seems to me that the constitutionality here is pretty clear her to be ... religious liberty is respected in this country what what are they get likely by doing this ... I wish I knew they have really dug their heels and fight and one thing about this I think many people don't understand ... is that hundreds of them out over a hundred million Americans are already on insurance plans are exempt from this mandate the administration has been handing out exemptions left and right ... for grandfathered plans for small businesses ... up for some religious organizations and yet there were using I e I should say for churches ... and yet they are refusing to protect other religious organizations and protect religious business owners and so I don't know why they going to court ... and fight these things so hard when hundreds of millions of Americans ... ICT over a hundred million Americans are already on plans that are exempt from this man a lorry lesson thirty seconds left this is going to the Supreme Court eventually ... I think that's very unlikely that for federal appeals court looking at this right now ... I'm so it's very likely the Supreme Court is going to have to step in and saw its ok Becket Fund senior councillor a win them thank you so much for the update may have to come back again soon ... thank you Mary


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