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Faculty. Full-time members of the academic staff on the various campuses with the rank of instructor or above and equivalent ranks.
Other Academic. Part-time members of the academic staff, members of the academic staff below the rank of instructor or equivalent; and other personnel with academic responsibilities not holding faculty rank.
[Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College.
(10/2/08). Bylaws and Regulations (Chapter II, Section 2-1).
Criteria: Personnel who are employed primarily for research assignments, whose duties and responsibilities are essentially the same level as those of Instructor are appointed to the rank of Associate. Associates are expected to perform specialized research, instructional, extension, service, or artistic routines under the supervision of a member of the professorial ranks. The individual must have graduated from a regionally accredited college or university or have extensive (4 or more years) research, instructional, extension, or artistic experience in the subject or a closely related area.
Faculty Status: This rank does not carry faculty status. A change in rank from Associate to Instructor shall be regarded as an appointment to the faculty and not as a promotion.
Tenure and Appointments: Associates do not earn tenure and are appointed for a specified term.
Educational Provisions: Refer to LSU System PM-12, Educational Privileges for Full-Time Nonacademic and Other Academic Employees, December 12, 2000.
Criteria: The individual must have graduated from a regionally accredited college or university or have extensive (4 or more years) library experience. Library Associates are expected to perform the simpler and specialized library routines under the supervision of a professional librarian.
Criteria: Individuals appointed to this rank normally should possess the highest degree requisite in the subject matter area (a minimum of a master’s degree). Each department, in collaboration with the Dean of its college, should establish definite standards to indicate what degree it considers requisite for the rank of Instructor. In addition to the above academic requirement, the individual should show promise of the ability to perform successfully the duties (teaching, research extension, or other scholarly activity) for which he/she was employed or which may be assigned in the future.
Faculty Status: The rank of Instructor carries faculty status.
Tenure and Appointment: Instructors do not earn tenure and are appointed for a specified term.
Educational Provisions: Individuals may petition (through channels to the Chancellor) to register for undergraduate and/or graduate courses. Each petition shall be evaluated on its own merit. Major factors in determining the course load to be allowed shall be the employee’s work load as shown on the appointment form and the relationship of the proposed course to the employee’s work assignment. Normally, individuals will not be permitted to register for more than one course during regular working hours.
Criteria: Minimum qualifications include graduation from a regionally accredited college or university, plus a degree from a library school accredited by the American Library Association, plus library experience.
The individual is expected to perform, under supervision, library tasks of a complex nature and to exercise responsible judgment in administering library routine.
Faculty Status: The same as for Instructor.
Tenure and Appointment: The same as for Instructor.
Educational Provisions: Individuals may petition (through channels to the Chancellor) to register for undergraduate and/or graduate courses. Each petition shall be evaluated on its own merit. Major factors in determining the course load to be allowed shall be the employee’s workload as shown on the appointment form and the relationship of the proposed course to the employee’s work assignment. Normally, individuals will not be permitted to register for more than one course during regular working hours.
Criteria: The individual shall meet the standards, which govern appointment to the rank of Instructor and shall normally possess the commonly accepted terminal degree in the subject matter area. In addition, the person should exhibit clear evidence of potential for excellence in teaching, research, extension, or other scholarly activity.
Faculty Status: Assistant Professors have faculty status.
Tenure and Appointment: Term appointments at this rank are to be for one, two, or three years. During the sixth year of service in rank as an Assistant Professor, a “pre-tenure review” will be conducted to evaluate the individual’s performance so that before the end of the sixth year of service the individual will be informed of the University’s position regarding his/her retention. Upon reappointment after seven (7) years of service in rank on a particular campus, tenure is automatic and appointments are for an indefinite period of time. Individuals at this rank who are paid from grant or contract funds shall not acquire tenure through the passage of time, but may become tenured only by specific individual recommendation through appropriate channels and approval by the President.
Persons holding a rank above the level of Instructor (or an equivalent rank) may not become a candidate for an earned degree on the campus of employment.
Criteria: Minimum qualifications include graduation from a regionally accredited college or university, plus a degree from a library school accredited by the American Library Association, plus varied experience in college and university libraries. A graduate degree in a subject field, in addition to the graduate degree in library science, is desirable for this rank. Individuals are under the supervision of a library administrator to supervise the work of professional and nonprofessional assistants and to aid in the development of materials and services to meet the instructional, research, and extension needs of the University.
Faculty Status: The same as for Assistant Professor.
Tenure and Appointment: The same as for Assistant Professor.
Educational Provisions: The same as for Assistant Professor.
Criteria: The individual shall meet the standards which govern appointment and promotion to the rank of Assistant Professor. In addition, he/she shall have established a consistently good reputation as a scholar and have demonstrated a high quality of productivity. Normally, the individual will have served at least three (3) years as an Assistant Professor.
Faculty Status: Associate Professors are senior members of the faculty.
Tenure and Appointment: Initial appointments of Associate Professors who join the campus at that rank and their subsequent reappointments may be made for a specified term through not more than five (5) years of total service on that campus. Persons promoted to the rank of Associate Professor after less than five years of service on the campus may be continued to term appointment no more than the fifth year. Individuals paid from grant or contract funds do not acquire tenure through the passage of time, but may become tenured only by specific individual recommendation through appropriate channels and approval by the President. With the exceptions noted above, Associate Professors are tenured and are appointed for an indefinite period of time.
Educational Provisions: The same as Assistant Professor.
*Exemptions to the rules pertaining to tenure and term appointments at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center and the Paul M. Hebert Law Center are found in Chapter II, Section 2.7 of the Bylaws and Regulations of the LSU Board of Supervisors.
Criteria: Same as for Assistant Librarian. In addition, this rank calls for proven administrative qualities of leadership, and other personal and academic qualifications should be contributing factors. The individual, as delegated by the Director of the Library, assists in the administration of major areas of library service and contributes to the formulation and execution of an effective library program.
Faculty Status: The same as for Associate Professor.
Tenure and Appointment: The same as for Associate Professor.
Criteria: Individuals appointed or promoted to the rank of Professor shall possess all of the criteria and meet all of the standards for Associate Professor. He/she shall have demonstrated an excellence in teaching, research, extension, and/or other scholarly activity in the subject matter area. The faculty member shall have established a commendable academic reputation through publications, extension educational outreach and service, or other creative work. Normally, the individual will have had at least five (5) years of successful service as an Associate Professor.
Faculty Status: Professors are senior members of the faculty.
Tenure and Appointment: Initial appointments of Professors who join the campus at that rank and their subsequent reappointments may be made for a specific term through not more than five (5) years of total service on that campus. Persons promoted to the rank of Professor after less than five years of service on the campus may be continued to term appointment no more than the fifth year. Individuals paid from grant or contract funds do not acquire tenure through the passage of time, but may become tenured only by specific individual recommendation through appropriate channels and approval by the President. With the exceptions noted, Professors are tenured and are appointed for an indefinite period of time.
* Exemptions to the rules pertaining to tenure and term appointments at the Pennington Biomedical Research Center and the Paul M. Hebert Law Center are found in Chapter II, Section 2.7 of the Bylaws and Regulations of the LSU Board of Supervisors.
Criteria: Minimum qualifications are the same as for Associate Librarian. In addition, this rank calls for extensive administrative experience in which responsibility and judgment of an independent nature are required. The individual should be capable of exercising the top administrative functions of the library. Librarians assist in the administration of all aspects of library service and operation and share in the formulation and execution of policy.
Faculty Status: The same as for Professor.
Tenure and Appointment: The same as for Professor.
Criteria: Individuals employed jointly by the Medical Center and an affiliated hospital who have academic responsibilities equivalent to the full-time University faculty may be designated as Full-Time Affiliate Faculty.
Faculty Status: Full-Time Affiliate Faculty are members of the faculty.
Tenure and Appointment: Full-Time Affiliate Faculty is appointed for term appointments of one, two or three years and are not eligible for tenure. Those who are gratis or whose University contribution to salary is less than 25 percent shall be considered as volunteer faculty insofar as employee benefits are concerned. However, if the University contributes 25 percent or more of their total salary, the percentage of University contribution should be indicated and employee benefits appropriate to that percentage provided.
* Note: This Rank does not pertain to LSUHSC-S.
Criteria: These courtesy titles are to be given to visitors from another institution of higher education who are on a temporary duty assignment with a component of the LSU System. The individual shall be given the equivalent academic rank as assigned by his/her home institution with the designation, “Visiting”, added to the title.
Faculty Status: Individuals holding these ranks are not given the right to vote in faculty matters.
Tenure and Appointment: Tenure is not awarded to individuals holding these ranks. Employees holding these ranks are to be given term appointments not to exceed one year in length.
Criteria: Appointment to the rank of Boyd Professor, Alumni Professor, Distinguished Professor, or any other designated professorships are governed by rules and regulations developed specifically for those purposes.
Faculty Status: Designated Professors are senior members of the faculty.
Tenure and Appointment: See specific rules and regulations for that particular designated professorship.
Criteria: Only individuals whose primary responsibility is conducting research or extension education and who often are paid from grant or contract funds are to be appointed to these ranks. (A) Persons appointed to the rank of Postdoctoral Researcher must possess a Ph.D. or equivalent degree. They are expected to assist and perform specialized research routines under the general supervision of a member of the professorial ranks. (B) Senior Postdoctoral Researchers must possess a Ph.D. or equivalent degree and shall normally have a minimum of three years postdoctoral experience in a laboratory or in extension education. Persons appointed to this rank are expected to perform independent research or extension service under the direction of a member of the professorial staff. (C) Instructor - Research or Extension must possess a Bachelor’s degree and usually would have a minimum of a Master’s degree. Persons appointed to this rank are expected to engage in research or extension related activities under the general supervision of a member of the professorial ranks. (D) Appointees to the rank of Assistant Professor - Research or Extension must possess a Ph.D. or equivalent degree and shall normally have at least five years of postdoctoral experience in a research laboratory or five years experience as an extension professional. In addition, the individual is expected to meet the standards which govern appointment to the rank of Assistant Professor, excluding the instructional criteria. (E) A Ph.D. or equivalent degree and a minimum of nine years of postdoctoral experience in a research laboratory or nine years of experience as an extension professional is normally required for appointment as an Associate Professor - Research or Extension. The individual is also expected to meet the standards for appointment as Associate Professor, excluding the instructional criteria. (F) Persons appointed to Professor - Research or Extension must possess a Ph.D. or equivalent degree and shall normally have a minimum of 12 years postdoctoral experience in a research laboratory or 12 years experience as an extension professional. Also the individual should meet the same standards for appointment as Professor, excluding the instructional criteria.
Faculty Status: Individuals appointed to these ranks shall have the same faculty status as the respective professorial rank, except that these individuals may not vote on academic standards or policy matters.
Tenure and Appointment: Individuals in these ranks do not acquire tenure through the passage of time and may become tenured only by specific individual recommendation through appropriate channels and approval by the President. If an individual in one of these ranks is temporarily switched from grant or contract funds to permanent funds that time does not count toward tenure unless specifically approved through channels by the President.
Criteria: This is a non-tenure track for full-time faculty in the clinical sciences who are effective in teaching and service programs and are essential for patient care, but whose research publications or scholarly activity does not warrant appointment or promotion to tenured positions.
Faculty Status: Individuals appointed to these ranks have the same faculty status as full-time members of the faculty with equivalent rank.
Tenure: Tenure is not awarded to individuals holding these ranks. Term appointments are made not to exceed one year. Educational Provisions: The same as for Assistant Professor.
Criteria: This is non-tenure track for non-full-time faculty in the clinical sciences who are effective in teaching and service programs and are essential for patient care, but whose research publications or scholarly activity does not warrant appointment or promotion to tenured positions.
Faculty Status: Individuals appointed to these ranks shall have faculty status except that these individuals may not vote on academic standards or policy matters.
Tenure: Tenure is not awarded to individuals holding these ranks. Term appointments are made not to exceed one year.
Criteria: This is a non-tenure track for full-time faculty in the professions (eg. Education) who are effective in teaching and service programs and are essential for coordinating field work and supervising students in the field, but whose research publications or scholarly activity do not warrant appointment or promotion to tenured positions.
Faculty Status: Individuals appointed to these ranks have the same faculty status as full-time members of the faculty with equivalent rank. They may be enfranchised to the degree deemed appropriate by the faculty unit (system, campus, college, division, or department).
Tenure: Tenure is not awarded to individuals holding these ranks.
Educational Provisions: Same as for Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professor.
Criteria: Individuals who meet the criteria and standards for designation at a specific full-time academic rank, but who are employed on less than a 100-percent basis by a component of the University System, are to be accorded one of the respective ranks listed above.
Faculty Status: As a class, individuals with the rank of Instructor, Parttime; Assistant Professor, Part-time; Associate Professor, Part-time; and Professor, Part-time may be enfranchised to the degree deemed appropriate by the faculty unit (i.e., System, campus, college, division, or department).
Tenure and Appointment: Personnel holding one of the above ranks do not receive tenure. Appointments at these ranks are made for terms not to exceed one academic or fiscal year in length.
Educational Provisions: The same as for Assistant Professor, full-time.
Terms of Employment: Services of part-time faculty personnel may be terminated by giving such employees reasonable notice with the approval of the Chancellor. “Reasonable notice” shall be interpreted to mean written notice given at the time the action is instituted by the employee’s Department Chairman and effective after a period of time equivalent in days to the usual payroll period of the employee.
Criteria: These ranks are to be conferred upon those individuals whose Primary employment is outside the department, but who make substantial contributions to the instructional, extension, and/or research programs of the LSU System. Recommendations for such ranks are to be made in the same manner as for the equivalent full-time rank.
Faculty Status: Personnel appointed to one of these ranks are not allowed to vote on faculty matters.
Tenure and Appointment: Tenure is not awarded to individuals in these ranks. Term appointments not to exceed one academic or fiscal year in length are awarded in these ranks.
Criteria: This title is limited to part-time appointments without rank designation and is restricted to specialists and professional men and women whose primary occupation is the practice of their profession.
Faculty Status: Personnel appointed to this rank are not given the right to vote on faculty matters.
Tenure and Appointment: Tenure is not awarded to individuals in this category. Term appointments not to exceed one academic or fiscal year in length are awarded in this category.
Educational Provisions: The same as for Assistant Professor, full time.
Criteria: Part-time personnel whose primary role is related to a clinical setting shall be given the appropriate rank listed above. Recommendations for these ranks are to be made in the same manner as for the equivalent full-time rank. When an individual holding one of the above ranks is also appointed as a department head/chairman, the designation “Clinical” is dropped.
Faculty Status: As a class, individuals with one of these ranks may be enfranchised to the degree deemed appropriate by the faculty unit (i.e., System, campus, college, division, or department).
Tenure and Appointment: Personnel holding one of these ranks do not receive tenure. Appointments are made on a term basis of not more than one academic or fiscal year.
Criteria: Individuals who meet the criteria and standards for designation at a specific library rank, but who are employed on less than a 100-percent basis by a component of the University System, are to be accorded one of the respective ranks listed above.
Faculty Status: As a class, individuals with the rank of General Librarian, Part-time; Assistant Librarian, Part-time; Associate Librarian, Part-time; and Librarian, Part-time may be enfranchised to the degree deemed appropriate by the respective unit of the System, campus, college, division, or department.
Tenure and Appointment: Personnel appointed to one of the above ranks do not receive tenure. Appointments at these ranks are made for terms not to exceed one academic or fiscal year in length.
Eligibility. A faculty member on one of the various campuses of the University System who has attained national or international distinction for outstanding teaching, research, or other creative achievement may be designated a “Boyd Professor.” The “Boyd Professorship” shall be regarded as the highest professorial rank awarded by the University.
Procedure for Nomination. Nomination of a Professor for designation as a “Boyd Professor” shall originate with a Dean or Deans (in the case of split appointments) or a Director of a school, which is not a college, in which a nominee holds professorial status. The nomination shall be addressed to a Review Committee through the Chancellor of the campus on which the nominee is a faculty member. The nomination by Deans or Directors shall be reviewed by a committee comprised of the Chief Academic Officer of the System staff, who shall serve as chair, two Emeriti members, and three faculty members appointed by the President from throughout the University System.
Upon recommendation by the appropriate campus, the title “Professor Emeritus” shall be conferred upon all persons who upon retirement have attained the title of Professor and who have been in the service of the University for a period of at least ten (10) years. The said title may also be conferred, upon recommendation of the appropriate campus, at the discretion of the Board of Supervisors upon a person who upon retirement has attained the title of Professor even though the period of service is less than ten (10) years, if it is determined that the person has made outstanding contributions to the University in either the field of scholarship or public service.
Any person who has held the position of Academic Dean, Director, or Department Head for a period of ten (10) years may be retired with the title “Dean, Director, or Department Head Emeritus.” Where applicable to other positions within the University, an Emeritus title may be conferred upon the recommendation of the President in appropriate cases.
LSU does not employ on a regular basis individuals who have retired from service at Louisiana State University. Such individuals may be employed on a temporary, non-continuing basis; however, it is expected that regular employees will be utilized when available.
Where there is a documented need to secure the services of a University retiree because the individual possesses particular knowledge and qualifications not possessed by available applicants for regular employment, the Chancellor is authorized to approve the appointment of such retired individuals for a period not to exceed six (6) months. Recommendations for appointment of a University retiree for more than six (6) months are to be submitted to the office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs through the appropriate Dean’s Office.
All actions for retired individuals are subject to applicable personnel and equal employment practices, including the normal review and authorization procedures for academic and unclassified employees.
A faculty member who accepts an administrative position maintains faculty status and tenure rights.

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faculty. full-time members of the academic staff on the various campuses with the rank of instructor or above and equivalent ranks.
other academic. part-time members of the academic staff, members of the academic staff below the rank of instructor or equivalent; and other personnel with academic responsibilities not holding faculty rank.
[board of supervisors of louisiana state university and agricultural and mechanical college.
(10/2/08). bylaws and regulations (chapter ii, section 2-1).
criteria: personnel who are employed primarily for research assignments, whose duties and responsibilities are essentially the same level as those of instructor are appointed to the rank of associate. associates are expected to perform specialized research, instructional, extension, service, or artistic routines under the supervision of a member of the professorial ranks. the individual must have graduated from a regionally accredited college or university or have extensive (4 or more years) research, instructional, extension, or artistic experience in the subject or a closely related area.
faculty status: this rank does not carry faculty status. a change in rank from associate to instructor shall be regarded as an appointment to the faculty and not as a promotion.
tenure and appointments: associates do not earn tenure and are appointed for a specified term.
educational provisions: refer to lsu system pm-12, educational privileges for full-time nonacademic and other academic employees, december 12, 2000.
criteria: the individual must have graduated from a regionally accredited college or university or have extensive (4 or more years) library experience. library associates are expected to perform the simpler and specialized library routines under the supervision of a professional librarian.
criteria: individuals appointed to this rank normally should possess the highest degree requisite in the subject matter area (a minimum of a master’s degree). each department, in collaboration with the dean of its college, should establish definite standards to indicate what degree it considers requisite for the rank of instructor. in addition to the above academic requirement, the individual should show promise of the ability to perform successfully the duties (teaching, research extension, or other scholarly activity) for which he/she was employed or which may be assigned in the future.
faculty status: the rank of instructor carries faculty status.
tenure and appointment: instructors do not earn tenure and are appointed for a specified term.
educational provisions: individuals may petition (through channels to the chancellor) to register for undergraduate and/or graduate courses. each petition shall be evaluated on its own merit. major factors in determining the course load to be allowed shall be the employee’s work load as shown on the appointment form and the relationship of the proposed course to the employee’s work assignment. normally, individuals will not be permitted to register for more than one course during regular working hours.
criteria: minimum qualifications include graduation from a regionally accredited college or university, plus a degree from a library school accredited by the american library association, plus library experience.
the individual is expected to perform, under supervision, library tasks of a complex nature and to exercise responsible judgment in administering library routine.
faculty status: the same as for instructor.
tenure and appointment: the same as for instructor.
educational provisions: individuals may petition (through channels to the chancellor) to register for undergraduate and/or graduate courses. each petition shall be evaluated on its own merit. major factors in determining the course load to be allowed shall be the employee’s workload as shown on the appointment form and the relationship of the proposed course to the employee’s work assignment. normally, individuals will not be permitted to register for more than one course during regular working hours.
criteria: the individual shall meet the standards, which govern appointment to the rank of instructor and shall normally possess the commonly accepted terminal degree in the subject matter area. in addition, the person should exhibit clear evidence of potential for excellence in teaching, research, extension, or other scholarly activity.
faculty status: assistant professors have faculty status.
tenure and appointment: term appointments at this rank are to be for one, two, or three years. during the sixth year of service in rank as an assistant professor, a “pre-tenure review” will be conducted to evaluate the individual’s performance so that before the end of the sixth year of service the individual will be informed of the university’s position regarding his/her retention. upon reappointment after seven (7) years of service in rank on a particular campus, tenure is automatic and appointments are for an indefinite period of time. individuals at this rank who are paid from grant or contract funds shall not acquire tenure through the passage of time, but may become tenured only by specific individual recommendation through appropriate channels and approval by the president.
persons holding a rank above the level of instructor (or an equivalent rank) may not become a candidate for an earned degree on the campus of employment.
criteria: minimum qualifications include graduation from a regionally accredited college or university, plus a degree from a library school accredited by the american library association, plus varied experience in college and university libraries. a graduate degree in a subject field, in addition to the graduate degree in library science, is desirable for this rank. individuals are under the supervision of a library administrator to supervise the work of professional and nonprofessional assistants and to aid in the development of materials and services to meet the instructional, research, and extension needs of the university.
faculty status: the same as for assistant professor.
tenure and appointment: the same as for assistant professor.
educational provisions: the same as for assistant professor.
criteria: the individual shall meet the standards which govern appointment and promotion to the rank of assistant professor. in addition, he/she shall have established a consistently good reputation as a scholar and have demonstrated a high quality of productivity. normally, the individual will have served at least three (3) years as an assistant professor.
faculty status: associate professors are senior members of the faculty.
tenure and appointment: initial appointments of associate professors who join the campus at that rank and their subsequent reappointments may be made for a specified term through not more than five (5) years of total service on that campus. persons promoted to the rank of associate professor after less than five years of service on the campus may be continued to term appointment no more than the fifth year. individuals paid from grant or contract funds do not acquire tenure through the passage of time, but may become tenured only by specific individual recommendation through appropriate channels and approval by the president. with the exceptions noted above, associate professors are tenured and are appointed for an indefinite period of time.
educational provisions: the same as assistant professor.
*exemptions to the rules pertaining to tenure and term appointments at the pennington biomedical research center and the paul m. hebert law center are found in chapter ii, section 2.7 of the bylaws and regulations of the lsu board of supervisors.
criteria: same as for assistant librarian. in addition, this rank calls for proven administrative qualities of leadership, and other personal and academic qualifications should be contributing factors. the individual, as delegated by the director of the library, assists in the administration of major areas of library service and contributes to the formulation and execution of an effective library program.
faculty status: the same as for associate professor.
tenure and appointment: the same as for associate professor.
criteria: individuals appointed or promoted to the rank of professor shall possess all of the criteria and meet all of the standards for associate professor. he/she shall have demonstrated an excellence in teaching, research, extension, and/or other scholarly activity in the subject matter area. the faculty member shall have established a commendable academic reputation through publications, extension educational outreach and service, or other creative work. normally, the individual will have had at least five (5) years of successful service as an associate professor.
faculty status: professors are senior members of the faculty.
tenure and appointment: initial appointments of professors who join the campus at that rank and their subsequent reappointments may be made for a specific term through not more than five (5) years of total service on that campus. persons promoted to the rank of professor after less than five years of service on the campus may be continued to term appointment no more than the fifth year. individuals paid from grant or contract funds do not acquire tenure through the passage of time, but may become tenured only by specific individual recommendation through appropriate channels and approval by the president. with the exceptions noted, professors are tenured and are appointed for an indefinite period of time.
* exemptions to the rules pertaining to tenure and term appointments at the pennington biomedical research center and the paul m. hebert law center are found in chapter ii, section 2.7 of the bylaws and regulations of the lsu board of supervisors.
criteria: minimum qualifications are the same as for associate librarian. in addition, this rank calls for extensive administrative experience in which responsibility and judgment of an independent nature are required. the individual should be capable of exercising the top administrative functions of the library. librarians assist in the administration of all aspects of library service and operation and share in the formulation and execution of policy.
faculty status: the same as for professor.
tenure and appointment: the same as for professor.
criteria: individuals employed jointly by the medical center and an affiliated hospital who have academic responsibilities equivalent to the full-time university faculty may be designated as full-time affiliate faculty.
faculty status: full-time affiliate faculty are members of the faculty.
tenure and appointment: full-time affiliate faculty is appointed for term appointments of one, two or three years and are not eligible for tenure. those who are gratis or whose university contribution to salary is less than 25 percent shall be considered as volunteer faculty insofar as employee benefits are concerned. however, if the university contributes 25 percent or more of their total salary, the percentage of university contribution should be indicated and employee benefits appropriate to that percentage provided.
* note: this rank does not pertain to lsuhsc-s.
criteria: these courtesy titles are to be given to visitors from another institution of higher education who are on a temporary duty assignment with a component of the lsu system. the individual shall be given the equivalent academic rank as assigned by his/her home institution with the designation, “visiting”, added to the title.
faculty status: individuals holding these ranks are not given the right to vote in faculty matters.
tenure and appointment: tenure is not awarded to individuals holding these ranks. employees holding these ranks are to be given term appointments not to exceed one year in length.
criteria: appointment to the rank of boyd professor, alumni professor, distinguished professor, or any other designated professorships are governed by rules and regulations developed specifically for those purposes.
faculty status: designated professors are senior members of the faculty.
tenure and appointment: see specific rules and regulations for that particular designated professorship.
criteria: only individuals whose primary responsibility is conducting research or extension education and who often are paid from grant or contract funds are to be appointed to these ranks. (a) persons appointed to the rank of postdoctoral researcher must possess a ph.d. or equivalent degree. they are expected to assist and perform specialized research routines under the general supervision of a member of the professorial ranks. (b) senior postdoctoral researchers must possess a ph.d. or equivalent degree and shall normally have a minimum of three years postdoctoral experience in a laboratory or in extension education. persons appointed to this rank are expected to perform independent research or extension service under the direction of a member of the professorial staff. (c) instructor - research or extension must possess a bachelor’s degree and usually would have a minimum of a master’s degree. persons appointed to this rank are expected to engage in research or extension related activities under the general supervision of a member of the professorial ranks. (d) appointees to the rank of assistant professor - research or extension must possess a ph.d. or equivalent degree and shall normally have at least five years of postdoctoral experience in a research laboratory or five years experience as an extension professional. in addition, the individual is expected to meet the standards which govern appointment to the rank of assistant professor, excluding the instructional criteria. (e) a ph.d. or equivalent degree and a minimum of nine years of postdoctoral experience in a research laboratory or nine years of experience as an extension professional is normally required for appointment as an associate professor - research or extension. the individual is also expected to meet the standards for appointment as associate professor, excluding the instructional criteria. (f) persons appointed to professor - research or extension must possess a ph.d. or equivalent degree and shall normally have a minimum of 12 years postdoctoral experience in a research laboratory or 12 years experience as an extension professional. also the individual should meet the same standards for appointment as professor, excluding the instructional criteria.
faculty status: individuals appointed to these ranks shall have the same faculty status as the respective professorial rank, except that these individuals may not vote on academic standards or policy matters.
tenure and appointment: individuals in these ranks do not acquire tenure through the passage of time and may become tenured only by specific individual recommendation through appropriate channels and approval by the president. if an individual in one of these ranks is temporarily switched from grant or contract funds to permanent funds that time does not count toward tenure unless specifically approved through channels by the president.
criteria: this is a non-tenure track for full-time faculty in the clinical sciences who are effective in teaching and service programs and are essential for patient care, but whose research publications or scholarly activity does not warrant appointment or promotion to tenured positions.
faculty status: individuals appointed to these ranks have the same faculty status as full-time members of the faculty with equivalent rank.
tenure: tenure is not awarded to individuals holding these ranks. term appointments are made not to exceed one year. educational provisions: the same as for assistant professor.
criteria: this is non-tenure track for non-full-time faculty in the clinical sciences who are effective in teaching and service programs and are essential for patient care, but whose research publications or scholarly activity does not warrant appointment or promotion to tenured positions.
faculty status: individuals appointed to these ranks shall have faculty status except that these individuals may not vote on academic standards or policy matters.
tenure: tenure is not awarded to individuals holding these ranks. term appointments are made not to exceed one year.
criteria: this is a non-tenure track for full-time faculty in the professions (eg. education) who are effective in teaching and service programs and are essential for coordinating field work and supervising students in the field, but whose research publications or scholarly activity do not warrant appointment or promotion to tenured positions.
faculty status: individuals appointed to these ranks have the same faculty status as full-time members of the faculty with equivalent rank. they may be enfranchised to the degree deemed appropriate by the faculty unit (system, campus, college, division, or department).
tenure: tenure is not awarded to individuals holding these ranks.
educational provisions: same as for assistant professor, associate professor and professor.
criteria: individuals who meet the criteria and standards for designation at a specific full-time academic rank, but who are employed on less than a 100-percent basis by a component of the university system, are to be accorded one of the respective ranks listed above.
faculty status: as a class, individuals with the rank of instructor, parttime; assistant professor, part-time; associate professor, part-time; and professor, part-time may be enfranchised to the degree deemed appropriate by the faculty unit (i.e., system, campus, college, division, or department).
tenure and appointment: personnel holding one of the above ranks do not receive tenure. appointments at these ranks are made for terms not to exceed one academic or fiscal year in length.
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Krispy Kreme currently supplies over 800 large supermarket, café and service station concession outlets across the UK with fresh doughnuts in bespoke liveried display cabinets.
We agreed a reactive maintenance plan, incorporating a fixed call-out fee and supply of parts required to carry out necessary repairs.
We also agreed to retrofit any fluorescent units with LEDs.
And a client happy to have found a company “big enough to cope but small enough to care”.

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krispy kreme currently supplies over 800 large supermarket, café and service station concession outlets across the uk with fresh doughnuts in bespoke liveried display cabinets.
we agreed a reactive maintenance plan, incorporating a fixed call-out fee and supply of parts required to carry out necessary repairs.
we also agreed to retrofit any fluorescent units with leds.
and a client happy to have found a company “big enough to cope but small enough to care”.


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Please leave Madiba alone. Yes, everybody loves him. Yes, everybody is terrified of losing him. Yes, the idea of Mandela, one of the world’s greatest heroes, not being around is unthinkable, but it’s not fair, or kind or respectful anymore.
To those friends and family clamouring to get a last look at him, please think about whether you are doing it for him or for you. For the politicians and members of the ANC who are still trying to get an endorsement, ask for forgiveness, or are even hoping to have some of that special magic rub off, you are too late. That Mandela has left the building. This one is a tired, sick (if not good humoured) old man. Let him rest.
To the paparazzi: Give it up. For once do the right thing and stop hanging around so that you can be the first to deliver news that nobody wants to hear. Piss off. To all media, stop repeating a litany of non-news supported by pictures of gates, or doors, or cars.
To everyone else; remember the man for what he did, not what he has become, and allow that image to make you do good, be better and strive for what you believe in. He can’t do it for you. Yes, send him love and good wishes, but not in the hope that he will live longer for us, but that he will do what is most needed on his journey. Honour him by remembering what he stood for , fought for, lived for and achieved.
Please, leave our hero Nelson RolihlahlaÂ Mandela in peace.
Once, I was in the same room as Madiba – he spoke at a dinner that I was invited to. He was double booked that night so he came in late. The moment he did the magnetism as apparent and real. He hasn’t lost that – in fact he is who he has always been but frailer, that’s all. The man is [nb the tense] one of the last [if not the last] true statesmen who stand astride our world. So-called world leaders like Cameron and Obama pale is his shadow – they are politicians not statesmen. I for one am appalled by the unruly scrum of scavengers now surrounding this story. Let’s all take a leaf and deal with this in a respectful and dignified way.
Megan, Thank you!!! Thats how so many of us feel …. Let the poor man rest in peace and lets be respectful … for goodness sake doesn’t he deserve at least that ? But they are all just clamouring to get a last little piece of him. I am so tired of hearing who is coming in and out of his gates and that he is in good spirits… over and over on talk radio … come on…. let it go and let the man who has opened up the world for us South Africans be with his family and loved ones! … ps … send your letter to the Argus!!!

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please leave madiba alone. yes, everybody loves him. yes, everybody is terrified of losing him. yes, the idea of mandela, one of the world’s greatest heroes, not being around is unthinkable, but it’s not fair, or kind or respectful anymore.
to those friends and family clamouring to get a last look at him, please think about whether you are doing it for him or for you. for the politicians and members of the anc who are still trying to get an endorsement, ask for forgiveness, or are even hoping to have some of that special magic rub off, you are too late. that mandela has left the building. this one is a tired, sick (if not good humoured) old man. let him rest.
to the paparazzi: give it up. for once do the right thing and stop hanging around so that you can be the first to deliver news that nobody wants to hear. piss off. to all media, stop repeating a litany of non-news supported by pictures of gates, or doors, or cars.
to everyone else; remember the man for what he did, not what he has become, and allow that image to make you do good, be better and strive for what you believe in. he can’t do it for you. yes, send him love and good wishes, but not in the hope that he will live longer for us, but that he will do what is most needed on his journey. honour him by remembering what he stood for , fought for, lived for and achieved.
please, leave our hero nelson rolihlahlaâ mandela in peace.
once, i was in the same room as madiba – he spoke at a dinner that i was invited to. he was double booked that night so he came in late. the moment he did the magnetism as apparent and real. he hasn’t lost that – in fact he is who he has always been but frailer, that’s all. the man is [nb the tense] one of the last [if not the last] true statesmen who stand astride our world. so-called world leaders like cameron and obama pale is his shadow – they are politicians not statesmen. i for one am appalled by the unruly scrum of scavengers now surrounding this story. let’s all take a leaf and deal with this in a respectful and dignified way.
megan, thank you!!! thats how so many of us feel …. let the poor man rest in peace and lets be respectful … for goodness sake doesn’t he deserve at least that ? but they are all just clamouring to get a last little piece of him. i am so tired of hearing who is coming in and out of his gates and that he is in good spirits… over and over on talk radio … come on…. let it go and let the man who has opened up the world for us south africans be with his family and loved ones! … ps … send your letter to the argus!!!


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While there is advise aplenty on how to lose weight, you will seldom find anything useful on how to gain it. Most people would tell you to just binge everyday on whatever you feel like. This may help you gain weight but all that will be nothing but unhealthy fat. Continuing this way can lead to lifestyle diseases and eating disorders that are difficult to rectify.
Consult instead a certified personal trainer who can show you how to gain weight in a safe and wholesome manner and also to sustain it over time. If you really want to maintain a healthy body mass index, it always advisable to eat right and follow a light training schedule that will keep you fit and toned.
Eat meals that are high in calories if you aim to gain weight. Use a calorie calculator or talk to your personal trainer to understand just how much calorie your body burns everyday to release energy for normal activities. Your calorie intake should be more than this so that the entire excess calorie is stored by the body as fat in different parts. For quick weight gain aim to consume food that provides about 700 – 1000 calories more than your regular requirement.
Empty calories are really calories that add nothing beneficial to your body. They stimulate the piling of unhealthy fat that is stored as flab. Food that are packed with such harmful calories include soft drinks, alcohol, processed food, fast food, food that is deep fried, rich desserts, candies and such.
There are several food groups that calorically dense i.e. they are rich in healthy calories. Such calories aid in development of muscles and also some amount of fat. It is after all essential to have some fat so that you don’t look too scrawny or malnourished.
Add food such as olive oil, dark chocolate, peanut butter, whole fat dairy products, raisins and avocado to your regular meals to gain weight in a gradual manner. Your meals will be more nutritious and you will gain just the amount of weight you need to look healthy and strong.
Your meals should also have some amount of protein but not too much. Protein aids in the development of lean muscles that add to your body weight. However, protein keeps you full for long so you may actually want to eat less. Also lean muscles stimulate a higher metabolic rate and therefore faster fat burning. So avoid taking too much protein or follow a diet chart prepared by a competent personal trainer so that you consume just the right amount.
It goes without saying that if you want gain muscle you must lift weights and stress your muscles. Your body does not want to bulk up, becuase it’s metabolicly expensive, so you must trick your body into gaining weight. I have found that functioanl training is the #1 method to build long lean muscle. You can check some great Functional Training Pictures here.
Rest is of vital importance when you want to gain weight. Beauty sleep may actually be beneficial as your body rejuvenates itself while you snooze. Too much of hard work wears away whatever muscles you have and without rest; your body will never be able to store all that fat you are consuming. You may increase your calorie intake but rather than that; it is advisable to give your body at least eight to ten hours of sleep every day.
Getting certified with a Fitness Australia CEC provider is a fantastic investment in yourself. The knowledge and skills you’ll learn will last you a lifetime and the money you spend will be paid back a thousand timnes over.
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while there is advise aplenty on how to lose weight, you will seldom find anything useful on how to gain it. most people would tell you to just binge everyday on whatever you feel like. this may help you gain weight but all that will be nothing but unhealthy fat. continuing this way can lead to lifestyle diseases and eating disorders that are difficult to rectify.
consult instead a certified personal trainer who can show you how to gain weight in a safe and wholesome manner and also to sustain it over time. if you really want to maintain a healthy body mass index, it always advisable to eat right and follow a light training schedule that will keep you fit and toned.
eat meals that are high in calories if you aim to gain weight. use a calorie calculator or talk to your personal trainer to understand just how much calorie your body burns everyday to release energy for normal activities. your calorie intake should be more than this so that the entire excess calorie is stored by the body as fat in different parts. for quick weight gain aim to consume food that provides about 700 – 1000 calories more than your regular requirement.
empty calories are really calories that add nothing beneficial to your body. they stimulate the piling of unhealthy fat that is stored as flab. food that are packed with such harmful calories include soft drinks, alcohol, processed food, fast food, food that is deep fried, rich desserts, candies and such.
there are several food groups that calorically dense i.e. they are rich in healthy calories. such calories aid in development of muscles and also some amount of fat. it is after all essential to have some fat so that you don’t look too scrawny or malnourished.
add food such as olive oil, dark chocolate, peanut butter, whole fat dairy products, raisins and avocado to your regular meals to gain weight in a gradual manner. your meals will be more nutritious and you will gain just the amount of weight you need to look healthy and strong.
your meals should also have some amount of protein but not too much. protein aids in the development of lean muscles that add to your body weight. however, protein keeps you full for long so you may actually want to eat less. also lean muscles stimulate a higher metabolic rate and therefore faster fat burning. so avoid taking too much protein or follow a diet chart prepared by a competent personal trainer so that you consume just the right amount.
it goes without saying that if you want gain muscle you must lift weights and stress your muscles. your body does not want to bulk up, becuase it’s metabolicly expensive, so you must trick your body into gaining weight. i have found that functioanl training is the #1 method to build long lean muscle. you can check some great functional training pictures here.
rest is of vital importance when you want to gain weight. beauty sleep may actually be beneficial as your body rejuvenates itself while you snooze. too much of hard work wears away whatever muscles you have and without rest; your body will never be able to store all that fat you are consuming. you may increase your calorie intake but rather than that; it is advisable to give your body at least eight to ten hours of sleep every day.
getting certified with a fitness australia cec provider is a fantastic investment in yourself. the knowledge and skills you’ll learn will last you a lifetime and the money you spend will be paid back a thousand timnes over.
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Are You Becoming Dependent on Your Wheelchair or Are You Becoming More Independent?
Are You Becoming More Dependent on Your Wheelchair or Are You Becoming More Independent?
The air is heavy with a fearful anticipation. A doctor, most likely an older male, sits in a blue fold-out chair. He leans forward with a Look on his face. He focuses his eyes on your too still legs. He asks leading questions about how far you can walk. You end up saying that you can walk further than you actually can. You make sure to remind him of the pain and the very many breaks needed.
“But you can walk a block, right?” he asks.
“I think so,” you say. He doesn’t try to figure if you mean that you can walk a block unassisted. It does not matter to him. What matters is that you walk. Walk.
There it is. The denial. The fear. Dependency is bad. It’s wrong, it’s unnatural. It’s as dangerous as being dependent on di-hydrogen monoxide.
You’re too shocked to fight. He’s the doctor. You’re the patient. The doctor knows best. And in your mind that squirming fear that you’re just not trying hard enough, that you’re just being lazy, that you’re not really like them, wraps around your brain and steals your confidence.
You keep walking for a few more weeks. Or a month. Or a year. Or for decades. But you’re walking is not a smooth, confident stride in which you strike your heel to the ground and lift off with your toes. It’s marred with frightful balance and pain issues. Every step is hesitant and carefully placed. Often, your arms do most of your walking, grasping onto canes, crutches, doorways and walls. You can walk. It’s told to you as if it is the most terrific thing on the face of the planet. Walking is better than world peace. It’s better than sunshine and rainbows and leprechauns. It’s better than winning the lottery. It’s far better than being wheelchair-dependent.
A smooth roll through life is improper. Immoral. It’s in the leagues of Satan. To voluntarily choose to use a wheelchair is as bad as going up to Lord Voldechair and asking to be branded with the Dark Mark. Every day must be a fight to keep one’s soul cleansed. The only solution for a cleansed soul is to walk. Left foot then right foot. Or even right then left. But they must be feet striking the ground. Always.
Eventually, you give into temptation. It has never tasted so sweet. As you collapse your tired body into your chair, perfectly fitted to your body, you breathe a sigh of relief. This is freedom. An unnatural, immoral, and evil freedom. But freedom nonetheless. You offer your arm to Lord Voldechair who burns the Dark Mark onto it, a blackened wheelchair-user symbol. You practically drown your body by drinking sweet di-hydrogen monoxide while you start doing frightful things like grocery shopping on your own or going to the gym or the mall.
You roll through curb cuts, up ramps, and into handicap stalls. Willingly. You ask for wheelchair accessibility wherever you go. You pop wheelies and have impromptu races with your equally immoral friends. You walk less and less. There is less need. You can get around this way. With every day that passes you become more and more wheelchair-dependent. But you don’t care because you’re immoral and evil. You find yourself free. Independent while being dependent.
You have your one-way ticket to Hell. Don’t worry, it’s paved and wheelchair-accessible. Perfect for your wretched soul.
*Any resemblances to JKR’s Lord Voldemort from Harry Potter is purely coincidental. Purely. Absolute truth. Just as this is.
10 Responses to Are You Becoming Dependent on Your Wheelchair or Are You Becoming More Independent?
I have seen this scenario played out a dozen times; except instead of a wheelchair, it’s with all the opioid-type medications(which fall under the catch-all term “narcotics”). Doesn’t matter how much pain your in, they always try and make it seem less than it is, and you never quite get them to understand. And if you do use them, you become Lord Druggy.
So true! God forbid you be in pain and appreciate relief! If you like it and it makes your life better, it must be bad, bad I say!
Forgive me for being jaded, but really, life is too short. No one should have to be ashamed of wanting to feel okay, or get around without exhaustion.
Okay, so I don’t get the HP references, as I have only see a couple of the later movies (although the books have slowly been moving up my reading list – Honest!).
But, I can’t help but wonder what said Dr.’s opinion of his own owning and use a car is? (provided he is in some place where a car makes sense, like LA, as opposed to NYC.) Does he feel that it is something horrible to have to use a car to get to work, or to go shopping, or for anything else? Does it matter that because he chose to drive, that he is less in shape to bicycle to those activities? To the point that he can probably no longer do it? Does having electricity give us the freedom to do whatever we like day or night, because we have light? Or is it a bad thing because we a society have become so dependent on it?
Everything around us are tools, we have them and use them because they make life easier or better in some way. If they didn’t, they would be cast aside. I think people are judgmental however, and form opinions about those people who find it easier to use tools that they themselves find as not helpful, and fail to realize how helpful the tools really are to those who use them.
IAWTC (I Agree With This Comment).
I’m always mystified by this. Then again, I have a car but I still walk places when I can and when it makes sense to do so. So I guess that explains why I can have a wheelchair, and yet mysteriously only use it when I need it.
Oddly though, I read a combox elsewhere in which full-time chair-users were bashing still-pretty-mobile folks, on account of how if they can stand and even walk some, they must be faking if they use a wheeled device.
Seems to be an epidemic of illogic.
Jen <– could rant on this topic much longer. Restraining herself.
Excellent. Imagine if everyday folks needed prescriptions to purchase a car?
I have to keep reminding myself that there is no crime is using tools. When I want to pound a nail, I don’t use my bare hand, I use a hammer. Sure, I could use a block of wood, or a shoe, but the hammer is the most efficient. If I want to go from A to B in the most efficient manner, I should use my chair, without feeling guilty!

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are you becoming dependent on your wheelchair or are you becoming more independent?
are you becoming more dependent on your wheelchair or are you becoming more independent?
the air is heavy with a fearful anticipation. a doctor, most likely an older male, sits in a blue fold-out chair. he leans forward with a look on his face. he focuses his eyes on your too still legs. he asks leading questions about how far you can walk. you end up saying that you can walk further than you actually can. you make sure to remind him of the pain and the very many breaks needed.
“but you can walk a block, right?” he asks.
“i think so,” you say. he doesn’t try to figure if you mean that you can walk a block unassisted. it does not matter to him. what matters is that you walk. walk.
there it is. the denial. the fear. dependency is bad. it’s wrong, it’s unnatural. it’s as dangerous as being dependent on di-hydrogen monoxide.
you’re too shocked to fight. he’s the doctor. you’re the patient. the doctor knows best. and in your mind that squirming fear that you’re just not trying hard enough, that you’re just being lazy, that you’re not really like them, wraps around your brain and steals your confidence.
you keep walking for a few more weeks. or a month. or a year. or for decades. but you’re walking is not a smooth, confident stride in which you strike your heel to the ground and lift off with your toes. it’s marred with frightful balance and pain issues. every step is hesitant and carefully placed. often, your arms do most of your walking, grasping onto canes, crutches, doorways and walls. you can walk. it’s told to you as if it is the most terrific thing on the face of the planet. walking is better than world peace. it’s better than sunshine and rainbows and leprechauns. it’s better than winning the lottery. it’s far better than being wheelchair-dependent.
a smooth roll through life is improper. immoral. it’s in the leagues of satan. to voluntarily choose to use a wheelchair is as bad as going up to lord voldechair and asking to be branded with the dark mark. every day must be a fight to keep one’s soul cleansed. the only solution for a cleansed soul is to walk. left foot then right foot. or even right then left. but they must be feet striking the ground. always.
eventually, you give into temptation. it has never tasted so sweet. as you collapse your tired body into your chair, perfectly fitted to your body, you breathe a sigh of relief. this is freedom. an unnatural, immoral, and evil freedom. but freedom nonetheless. you offer your arm to lord voldechair who burns the dark mark onto it, a blackened wheelchair-user symbol. you practically drown your body by drinking sweet di-hydrogen monoxide while you start doing frightful things like grocery shopping on your own or going to the gym or the mall.
you roll through curb cuts, up ramps, and into handicap stalls. willingly. you ask for wheelchair accessibility wherever you go. you pop wheelies and have impromptu races with your equally immoral friends. you walk less and less. there is less need. you can get around this way. with every day that passes you become more and more wheelchair-dependent. but you don’t care because you’re immoral and evil. you find yourself free. independent while being dependent.
you have your one-way ticket to hell. don’t worry, it’s paved and wheelchair-accessible. perfect for your wretched soul.
*any resemblances to jkr’s lord voldemort from harry potter is purely coincidental. purely. absolute truth. just as this is.
10 responses to are you becoming dependent on your wheelchair or are you becoming more independent?
i have seen this scenario played out a dozen times; except instead of a wheelchair, it’s with all the opioid-type medications(which fall under the catch-all term “narcotics”). doesn’t matter how much pain your in, they always try and make it seem less than it is, and you never quite get them to understand. and if you do use them, you become lord druggy.
so true! god forbid you be in pain and appreciate relief! if you like it and it makes your life better, it must be bad, bad i say!
forgive me for being jaded, but really, life is too short. no one should have to be ashamed of wanting to feel okay, or get around without exhaustion.
okay, so i don’t get the hp references, as i have only see a couple of the later movies (although the books have slowly been moving up my reading list – honest!).
but, i can’t help but wonder what said dr.’s opinion of his own owning and use a car is? (provided he is in some place where a car makes sense, like la, as opposed to nyc.) does he feel that it is something horrible to have to use a car to get to work, or to go shopping, or for anything else? does it matter that because he chose to drive, that he is less in shape to bicycle to those activities? to the point that he can probably no longer do it? does having electricity give us the freedom to do whatever we like day or night, because we have light? or is it a bad thing because we a society have become so dependent on it?
everything around us are tools, we have them and use them because they make life easier or better in some way. if they didn’t, they would be cast aside. i think people are judgmental however, and form opinions about those people who find it easier to use tools that they themselves find as not helpful, and fail to realize how helpful the tools really are to those who use them.
iawtc (i agree with this comment).
i’m always mystified by this. then again, i have a car but i still walk places when i can and when it makes sense to do so. so i guess that explains why i can have a wheelchair, and yet mysteriously only use it when i need it.
oddly though, i read a combox elsewhere in which full-time chair-users were bashing still-pretty-mobile folks, on account of how if they can stand and even walk some, they must be faking if they use a wheeled device.
seems to be an epidemic of illogic.
jen <– could rant on this topic much longer. restraining herself.
excellent. imagine if everyday folks needed prescriptions to purchase a car?
i have to keep reminding myself that there is no crime is using tools. when i want to pound a nail, i don’t use my bare hand, i use a hammer. sure, i could use a block of wood, or a shoe, but the hammer is the most efficient. if i want to go from a to b in the most efficient manner, i should use my chair, without feeling guilty!


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The Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) reports on the status and trends of the world’s forest resources.
It is led by the Forestry Department of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
The FRA reports the extent of the world’s forest area as well as other variables, including land tenure and access rights, sustainable forest management (SFM), legal and institutional frameworks for forest conservation, and sustainable use.

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the global forest resources assessment (fra) reports on the status and trends of the world’s forest resources.
it is led by the forestry department of the food and agriculture organization of the united nations.
the fra reports the extent of the world’s forest area as well as other variables, including land tenure and access rights, sustainable forest management (sfm), legal and institutional frameworks for forest conservation, and sustainable use.


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you gotta want it: AZ...the puppy!
LAST post regarding my trip to Arizona!
My mom walked ahead and crossed the street while I waited for Dan. All the sudden I hear her yell "LAURA! LAURA! PUUUUPPYYYYY!!!!!!"
How obnoxious, I thought, but whatever she's excited. She doesn't even really like dogs, weird!
So we catch up with her, and yes, she was playing with a VERY CUTE little puppy!!! Her owners, Carl and Tabitha, were very sweet and super friendly. They also had another dog with them, a friendly lab/rottweiler mix.
We come to find that they were looking for a home for the little puppy- Carl found her when he was driving to meet his friends for a run three weeks ago; She and her brother were in the middle of the street picking at a McDonald's bag and cars were swerving around the skin-and-bone little dogs! Carl picked them up, kept them in his truck while he ran, then when he returned home with the puppies he checked around his neighborhood to see if they belonged to anybody- no luck. Carl and Tabitha kept the puppies, fed them, took them to the vet to get their first shots, and even trained them a bit! They are a very busy couple- going to school, working, training, and keeping up with their own dog, so keeping the puppies wasn't a good option. They found a home for the boy (Carl's friend), but the girl (whose name was Gorgo-princess from The 300) still needed a home!
We come to found that they are avid dog lovers- their lab could do cool tricks like "Stick 'em up" where we puts both of his paws up when you"point a gun" at him! And the little girl would follow you on a leash, was house-trained, and was generally a good puppy! They thought she was a Rhodesian Ridgeback/maybe a little pit bull mix, as that was what a vet had told them. She didn't really have the "ridge" on her back though, but who cares, she was a good puppy!
My mom fell in love with her, and seriously considered bringing this dog back home to Illinois! She weighed a lot of options- since Beau (our lab) Ty (our awesome golden retriever, I miss him!) both died a year ago (Beau-old age, Ty-seizures) my mom and dad did enjoy the freedom of not having a dog, but then again, they missed the company, especially when Don and I are at school. With the economy having an effect on their business, my mom thought a puppy might be a good way to take their minds (especially my dad's) off the bad stuff and focus on something fun!
Sunday after the race, Carl and Tabitha were around spectating and volunteering, so they brought Gorgo, and my mom and I got to play with her a little bit. On Monday, my mom made arrangements with the airlines, and her and Dan went to a pet store to buy a carrier for her (we had to take her ON the airplane and keep her under the seat!).
On Tuesday, we had to leave the hotel at 6:30 to get to the airport- Carl actually got up with her at 4AM, exercised her like crazy, and dropped the exhausted puppy off at our hotel at 6AM! He had made a little "puppy packet" for us, with some sample meds, reading, poopy bags, etc. How cool is that? They are so nice!
She was so good at the airport and on the plane- she loves cuddling, and sleeping. And that 's what she did. No howling or anything! What a good girl!
We brought her home, and my brother picked Dan, my mom, and the puppy up at the airport. My dad was still at work for a couple hours. When we arrived home, we debated her grand entrance...the result was pretty darn cute. We put her upstairs in our playroom, under a blanket, and let her sleep. When my dad got home, he said hi to me and my mom, then we told him that Don needed him for something upstairs- he went up (and we subtly followed), looked in the room, and saw this cute little thing sleeping.
"What is this?!...is this Blitz (referring to the little boxer Dan and I are in love with)?!"
"No....this is your dog Len"
(with a little smile, he couldn't help it)"Please don't tell me this is my dog..."
He loved her! It went well!
Next was the debate about the name...Gorgo will be her middle name, but it took 1.5 weeks to determine a name! We thought about JUDY (haha), Tempe, Miley, Brandy, Annie, Nala, and a million others, but my dad decided on AZ (like Daisy without the D). Cute!
So she's really cute, and she really is house-trained at 10 weeks old. And she loves her crate, she just goes in there when she wants to sleep. Perfect for my parents who were worried about the puppy messes. She can sit, stay, come, and RUNS on a leash! I took her running up to 2 miles when I was at home, and my mom runs with her as well. My mom also says she learning Stick em up! My mom took her to the vet, and he thought she was mostly "Staffordshire terrier" haha. My mom gets defensive about that. =) I'll post more over Christmas break! =) Welcome AZ!
I want a puppy so bad!! Stupid school!

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you gotta want it: az...the puppy!
last post regarding my trip to arizona!
my mom walked ahead and crossed the street while i waited for dan. all the sudden i hear her yell "laura! laura! puuuuppyyyyy!!!!!!"
how obnoxious, i thought, but whatever she's excited. she doesn't even really like dogs, weird!
so we catch up with her, and yes, she was playing with a very cute little puppy!!! her owners, carl and tabitha, were very sweet and super friendly. they also had another dog with them, a friendly lab/rottweiler mix.
we come to find that they were looking for a home for the little puppy- carl found her when he was driving to meet his friends for a run three weeks ago; she and her brother were in the middle of the street picking at a mcdonald's bag and cars were swerving around the skin-and-bone little dogs! carl picked them up, kept them in his truck while he ran, then when he returned home with the puppies he checked around his neighborhood to see if they belonged to anybody- no luck. carl and tabitha kept the puppies, fed them, took them to the vet to get their first shots, and even trained them a bit! they are a very busy couple- going to school, working, training, and keeping up with their own dog, so keeping the puppies wasn't a good option. they found a home for the boy (carl's friend), but the girl (whose name was gorgo-princess from the 300) still needed a home!
we come to found that they are avid dog lovers- their lab could do cool tricks like "stick 'em up" where we puts both of his paws up when you"point a gun" at him! and the little girl would follow you on a leash, was house-trained, and was generally a good puppy! they thought she was a rhodesian ridgeback/maybe a little pit bull mix, as that was what a vet had told them. she didn't really have the "ridge" on her back though, but who cares, she was a good puppy!
my mom fell in love with her, and seriously considered bringing this dog back home to illinois! she weighed a lot of options- since beau (our lab) ty (our awesome golden retriever, i miss him!) both died a year ago (beau-old age, ty-seizures) my mom and dad did enjoy the freedom of not having a dog, but then again, they missed the company, especially when don and i are at school. with the economy having an effect on their business, my mom thought a puppy might be a good way to take their minds (especially my dad's) off the bad stuff and focus on something fun!
sunday after the race, carl and tabitha were around spectating and volunteering, so they brought gorgo, and my mom and i got to play with her a little bit. on monday, my mom made arrangements with the airlines, and her and dan went to a pet store to buy a carrier for her (we had to take her on the airplane and keep her under the seat!).
on tuesday, we had to leave the hotel at 6:30 to get to the airport- carl actually got up with her at 4am, exercised her like crazy, and dropped the exhausted puppy off at our hotel at 6am! he had made a little "puppy packet" for us, with some sample meds, reading, poopy bags, etc. how cool is that? they are so nice!
she was so good at the airport and on the plane- she loves cuddling, and sleeping. and that 's what she did. no howling or anything! what a good girl!
we brought her home, and my brother picked dan, my mom, and the puppy up at the airport. my dad was still at work for a couple hours. when we arrived home, we debated her grand entrance...the result was pretty darn cute. we put her upstairs in our playroom, under a blanket, and let her sleep. when my dad got home, he said hi to me and my mom, then we told him that don needed him for something upstairs- he went up (and we subtly followed), looked in the room, and saw this cute little thing sleeping.
"what is this?!...is this blitz (referring to the little boxer dan and i are in love with)?!"
"no....this is your dog len"
(with a little smile, he couldn't help it)"please don't tell me this is my dog..."
he loved her! it went well!
next was the debate about the name...gorgo will be her middle name, but it took 1.5 weeks to determine a name! we thought about judy (haha), tempe, miley, brandy, annie, nala, and a million others, but my dad decided on az (like daisy without the d). cute!
so she's really cute, and she really is house-trained at 10 weeks old. and she loves her crate, she just goes in there when she wants to sleep. perfect for my parents who were worried about the puppy messes. she can sit, stay, come, and runs on a leash! i took her running up to 2 miles when i was at home, and my mom runs with her as well. my mom also says she learning stick em up! my mom took her to the vet, and he thought she was mostly "staffordshire terrier" haha. my mom gets defensive about that. =) i'll post more over christmas break! =) welcome az!
i want a puppy so bad!! stupid school!


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solving the quagmire will take hard choices.
the fed has erred by keeping money too tight, not too loose.
a better monetary policy would replace the fed's inflation target with a nominal-spending target.
trump’s appointments to the federal reserve should appreciate its role in the stability of the global economy.


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developing tactical communications solutions is a large part of your company’s success, and we would like to help.
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Anna Netrebko and her husband, Yusif Eyvazov, were amongst the enthusiastic audience for songs by Glinka and Tchaikovsky, with a series of encores that unleashed operatic tendencies never much veiled, Offenbach’s ‘Ah! quel diner je viens de faire’ (La périchole) and Carmen’s Habanera both revealing excellent French (also heard recently in Paris’s new Troyens ), a soulful rendition of one of Dvořák’s Gypsy Songs in between.
That this was to be a recital in the grand manner was apparent from the very first of the twelve songs that make up Glinka’s collection, A Farewell to St Petersburg, ‘Romance from David Riccioi’ . Semenchuk’s performance smiled without fashionable lightness, not so far from Verdi - though I find this unpretentious salon music considerably more to my taste. There was stage delivery too, the assumption if not of character than of persona. Skigin conveyed well the dance rhythms of songs such as ‘Bolero’ and ‘Barcarole’, leaving the way clear for Semenchuk’s star quality to engage beyond that. In the former, there were some splendidly darkened colours in her lower range, indicative of what might be achieved on a larger stage, without merely being of it here. A simple yet touching ‘Cavatina’ likewise hinted at that other musical world, whilst the contrasting stanzas of ‘Lullaby’ made almost for a scena in themselves; likewise, in different yet related fashion, the high drama of the ‘Fantasia’. The motoric humour of the preceding ‘Travelling song’ (‘Poputnaya pesnya’) even went so far as to receive an encore. Three songs in succession, ‘A knight’s song’, ‘The lark’, and ‘To Molly’, seemed almost to summarise the collection as a whole: respectively, aptly martial, and on a grand scale; delicate, yet spotlit; and beautifully shaped, with touching sincerity. The final ‘Song of farewell’ rounded things off with a resolve as un-Mahlerian as could be imagined: ‘Der Abschied’ this is not - and was not. This may not be ‘great’ music, but Semenchuk more than held our attention, drawing out of it more than one might ever have expected, without turning it into something that it was not.
‘A tear trembles’, the fourth song from Tchaikovsky’s op.6 collection, registered a different compositional voice entirely - which yet had roots in what had gone before. Semenchuk’s change of gown during the interval suggested something graver, less of the salon - and that is what we heard, her velvet tone and legato just the ticket. A richly wistful ‘To forget so soon’ offered both continuation and individuality, at times once again hinting at the operatic world of Eugene Onegin. The succeeding song, ‘The fires in the rooms were already out’, offered a fine example of building from hushed tones to climax, whilst the well-known ‘None but the lonely heart’, again from Tchaikovsky’s op.6, was relished as if an old favourite brought out by popular demand from the piano stool. (From the stool, though, certainly not off the peg.) ‘It was in early spring’ sounded duly vernal, ‘The fearful moment’ another fine example of opening in the salon and broadening out. Each of these songs brought something different to an enjoyable and revealing reictal, ‘Whether the day reigns’, op.47 no.6, an exultant, even grandiloquent finale.
Glinka: A Farewell to St Petersburg; Tchaikovsky:A tear trembles; To forget so soon;The fires in the rooms were already out;None but the lonely heart; It was in early spring;The fearful moment; Frenzied nights; Death; We sat together; Whether the day reigns.

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anna netrebko and her husband, yusif eyvazov, were amongst the enthusiastic audience for songs by glinka and tchaikovsky, with a series of encores that unleashed operatic tendencies never much veiled, offenbach’s ‘ah! quel diner je viens de faire’ (la périchole) and carmen’s habanera both revealing excellent french (also heard recently in paris’s new troyens ), a soulful rendition of one of dvořák’s gypsy songs in between.
that this was to be a recital in the grand manner was apparent from the very first of the twelve songs that make up glinka’s collection, a farewell to st petersburg, ‘romance from david riccioi’ . semenchuk’s performance smiled without fashionable lightness, not so far from verdi - though i find this unpretentious salon music considerably more to my taste. there was stage delivery too, the assumption if not of character than of persona. skigin conveyed well the dance rhythms of songs such as ‘bolero’ and ‘barcarole’, leaving the way clear for semenchuk’s star quality to engage beyond that. in the former, there were some splendidly darkened colours in her lower range, indicative of what might be achieved on a larger stage, without merely being of it here. a simple yet touching ‘cavatina’ likewise hinted at that other musical world, whilst the contrasting stanzas of ‘lullaby’ made almost for a scena in themselves; likewise, in different yet related fashion, the high drama of the ‘fantasia’. the motoric humour of the preceding ‘travelling song’ (‘poputnaya pesnya’) even went so far as to receive an encore. three songs in succession, ‘a knight’s song’, ‘the lark’, and ‘to molly’, seemed almost to summarise the collection as a whole: respectively, aptly martial, and on a grand scale; delicate, yet spotlit; and beautifully shaped, with touching sincerity. the final ‘song of farewell’ rounded things off with a resolve as un-mahlerian as could be imagined: ‘der abschied’ this is not - and was not. this may not be ‘great’ music, but semenchuk more than held our attention, drawing out of it more than one might ever have expected, without turning it into something that it was not.
‘a tear trembles’, the fourth song from tchaikovsky’s op.6 collection, registered a different compositional voice entirely - which yet had roots in what had gone before. semenchuk’s change of gown during the interval suggested something graver, less of the salon - and that is what we heard, her velvet tone and legato just the ticket. a richly wistful ‘to forget so soon’ offered both continuation and individuality, at times once again hinting at the operatic world of eugene onegin. the succeeding song, ‘the fires in the rooms were already out’, offered a fine example of building from hushed tones to climax, whilst the well-known ‘none but the lonely heart’, again from tchaikovsky’s op.6, was relished as if an old favourite brought out by popular demand from the piano stool. (from the stool, though, certainly not off the peg.) ‘it was in early spring’ sounded duly vernal, ‘the fearful moment’ another fine example of opening in the salon and broadening out. each of these songs brought something different to an enjoyable and revealing reictal, ‘whether the day reigns’, op.47 no.6, an exultant, even grandiloquent finale.
glinka: a farewell to st petersburg; tchaikovsky:a tear trembles; to forget so soon;the fires in the rooms were already out;none but the lonely heart; it was in early spring;the fearful moment; frenzied nights; death; we sat together; whether the day reigns.


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c?对网络舆情区别不同情况因势利导、全面监控， 专项督查安全美。带动中小微企业发展。如期完成全年目标任务。 如果经常给牙齿以骤冷骤热的刺激。对本文以及其中全部或者部分内容、文字的真实性、完整性、及时性本站不作任何保证或承诺，bilibili. with chengdu-leshan (leshan) highway and chengdu-ya’an (ya’an) highway joining here too; county and town “beautiful standard road” road network is developed in link.
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