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PUMA President and VP share basics of thermodynamics utilizing ivory soap and Spring Fest.
PUMA will often travel to local schools to give talks about careers in meteorology.
Members of PUMA in Synoptic Lab I doing a balloon launch to gather data from the roof of Hampton Hall.
Students Diego Salazar and Joe Bauer in front of the NEXRAD radar at Chicago.
Group of students taking a break from chasing tornadoes in Illinois during the outbreak in mid November.
Welcome to the Purdue University Meteorological Association website! If you are passionate about the weather, then this is a great club for you. PUMA is all about weather! We provide opportunities to meet others, learn about the science and different career options in the field. Please take some time to explore our site and learn more about us!
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2019-04-22T15:13:37Z
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http://www.eaps.purdue.edu/puma/
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salon
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The day after this week's elections, the National Rifle Association got exactly what it wanted: a front-page New York Times story about Colorado results that supposedly sent "lawmakers across the country a warning about the political risks of voting for tougher gun laws." That article, and many others like it, came after the gun lobby mounted successful recall campaigns against two state legislators who, in the wake of mass shootings, voted for universal background checks, limits on the capacity of bullet magazines and restrictions on domestic abusers owning firearms.
Additionally, with gun extremists issuing threats of violence against pro-gun-control legislators, Colorado Democrats stopped explaining why their gun legislation was so necessary. In light of that, the election results are a reminder that when politicians don't stay on the message offensive, they quickly find themselves on the electoral defensive. This is especially the case when, as a Pew survey documented, voters who oppose gun control tend to be more motivated single-issue voters than those who support gun control.
That intensity gap, of course, is the most significant story of the Colorado elections because it reveals how different people ascribe different meanings to the gun debate.
To most of us, the political discourse about firearms is about policies that attempt to strike a balance between liberty and safety. But the visceral reaction to gun control by firearm advocates suggest they see the same discourse as less about policy than about culture. In that view, the gun is an all-encompassing symbol of larger attitudes, lifestyles and geographies. Consequently, modest proposals to regulate guns are viewed as assaults on an entire way of life.
Simply comparing the gun control initiatives with the anti-gun-control rhetoric illustrates this dynamic.
Nobody can honestly argue that background checks, magazine limits and restrictions on domestic abusers diminish most citizens' ability to defend themselves. Likewise, nobody can honestly argue such policies are an indiscriminate effort to confiscate all guns.
Yet, that's exactly what is argued by gun advocates in campaign mailers and in conservative media. And even though such arguments are patently absurd, they can succeed because they aren't about substance. Instead, they are designed to generate resentment against a perceived cultural affront.
Inevitably, the gun lobby will now claim the Colorado elections prove that politicians should back off even minimal gun regulations. But the elections say the opposite -- they say that if the gun lobby is going to continue turning a policy debate into a cultural one, then an equally powerful cultural argument needs to be made in response.
If, for example, the gun lobby wrongly declares that pro-gun-control politicians are fully eliminating gun rights, then those politicians must not merely show that such assertions are inaccurate. They must also show that the gun lobby's agenda is eliminating too many lives.
If the gun lobby dishonestly claims that those politicians are taking away the freedom to own guns, then those politicians must argue that the gun lobby is taking away others' freedom from guns.
In short, if the gun lobby is going to keep using demagoguery to prevent a constructive discussion, then that demagoguery must be combatted with an appeal to another way of life -- one in which the gun is no longer unquestioningly worshiped as a holy talisman.
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2019-04-22T02:47:07Z
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https://www.salon.com/2013/09/12/colorado_proves_politicians_cant_fear_gun_reform/
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Two teens die just days apart. Both of them had taken a type of synthetic LSD. Dealers are cashing in by creating synthetic versions of otherwise illegal drugs. Drew Griffin has been digging in on this problem and met Charles Carlton, a dealer who is now facing a long prison sentence for selling the same chemicals that killed these teens.
Whoever wrote this has done absolutely no research on this subject. 25I is a Phenethylamine known to be highly toxic for years. Its not even in the same chemical class as LSD (which would be correctly labeled a lysergamide based tryptamine) the two substances share no relation. This would be like blaming the opiate crisis on "synthetic tylenol" they're not related compounds. Please stop spreading misinformation. 25I is highly dangerous and the loss of life due to this chemical is truly sad. LSD has a proven safety profile and has an LD-50 so high its impossible to OD on it. Please learn to do basic research before you start your fear-mongering.
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2019-04-19T18:15:52Z
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http://ac360.blogs.cnn.com/2014/12/02/the-deadly-dangers-of-synthetic-drugs/
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A few years ago I got really sick. Like, crawling-on-the-floor-near-passing-out-in-pain fluish sick. I thought I had the flu or something but it turned out to be a lot worse. At the time I was living with my parent’s and working full time at the nearby Air Force Base while in my first year of my master’s program. It was a busy time, I wasn’t prepared to get sick. I went to work not feeling well and by the time we had our 9 am staff meeting, my boss sent me home, knowing full-well I wasn’t leaving on my own. I got sick in my car during the 10 minute drive home. This was a Wednesday. I stayed home from work the rest of the week but refused to go to the doctor because I just thought it was some kind of bug I had caught and it’d be gone soon.
Saturday, I remember waking up feeling pretty okay. I was determined to leave the house since I hadn’t been out since Wednesday, and decided I’d go walk around the grocery store or Target – anywhere just to get out. I started to run a bath and remember replying to a friend’s text that I was feeling pretty well. Then, I’m not sure what happened but the pain got i n t e n s e. I laid outside the bathroom on the carpet reeling in pain. I crawled to my parent’s bedside table to use their phone to find out where they were. This was it, I couldn’t stay how I was, I needed medical help. My parents didn’t answer and I had no idea where they were. I rolled around the floor in what I only could assume was the pain one feels during childbirth contractions (honestly, I have no idea, I’ve never had a baby). In perfect timing, my parents walked through the front door down the hallway to see me lying on the floor like a crazy person. My mom called my doctor who told her to take me to the hospital.
To the ER I went, not sure how I’d be able to sit even remotely normal for any extended amount of time. Luckily, when I walked through the door the nurses were frightened by my ghostly pale body and new I needed immediate help. I began to have fluids pumped through my body and warm blanket upon warm blanket put on top of me. They did some tests or something but weren’t sure what was wrong. Soon they were telling me I needed surgery. I cried and panicked and then had some more tests and they told me I’d have to wait, no surgery right now. They thought my appendix may have burst; and then they didn’t; and then I think they had no idea what was wrong. I spent the night without being allowed to eat or drink. My family came back in the morning and then were sent home in the afternoon after no promise of any surgery or any real change in my state.
About 5 minutes after they left they were called back because I was indeed having surgery. I remember laying on the pre-op table doing my best not to cry in fear. The nurse was not apathetic, I don’t think she cared how scared I was.I remember it seeming so cold and so white. Typically cold and white (as in snow) seems peaceful and pure. Not at this time. At this time cold and white seemed frightening and even mocking, laughing at my fear of the unknown.
When surgery was over what I remember most was the people I was told had come to visit. It was dark and I was in and out of sleep/consciousness. But my parents told me such-and-such was here to see me, and so-and-so had stopped by while I was in surgery.
And then I spent a day or two in my hospital room before going home.
Friends, the people who sent flowers, cards, gifts and those who came to see me broke my heart in appreciation. It was beautiful.
But, I was not feeling beautiful. My body felt so weird, so unlike myself. I had these wounds I didn’t know, my body was tired and confused from the anesthesia and the air that had been in my body for the laparoscopic tools to do their job. I was in a strange room, in a hospital gown, unable to do much for myself. I’ll spare you other details. I remember one night, in the late hours I wasn’t able to sleep, I sent a text to a friend who himself was fighting cancer, a friend only a year older than me.
I asked him how he did it. He had it so much worse, but from what I saw he was so positive.
I have no idea how he responded, all I remember was I was giving up. I didn’t feel like myself and was so lost and confused. They took part of my body but didn’t know what caused the problem. I kept praying for peace, strength, and health but felt instead confusion, weakness and more ill than ever before.
My health had definitely failed. My spirit was at it’s weakest.
I’ll tell you more how I learned to keep God the strength of my heart.
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2019-04-26T01:52:36Z
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https://polkadotsplaid.wordpress.com/tag/health/
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mssu
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Bring the library directly into your BlackBoard Course Site with Embedded Library Services. You choose how deep our services and resources exist in your course.
Every new (newly created as of fall 2013) Blackboard course shell includes the "Library Research Guides" button. This link provides direct access to the homepage of our LibGuides. To add this button to a BlackBoard course site template (created and saved before fall 2013), please contact Scott Snell, ([email protected]; x9651).
If you use your Blackboard discussion board threads for students' questions, a designated research help thread may be just what you need. Request and add a librarian to your course and that librarian will monitor the discussion thread and answer questions as they arise.
Many in-depth research assignments require multiple steps to create that final product. You can collaborate with a Librarian to develop relevant, foundational assignments to assist students in the research process. You can also add a Librarian to your course and we will work with you to develop meaningful assignments and provide feedback for students as they progress through the research process.
Many 2-3 minute streaming video tutorials that walk users through how to access library services and basic search strategies have been created by your librarians and are currently found on many of our LibGuides. We can add tailored videos to your Blackboard course sites upon request.
Librarians are able to provide a virtual face-to-face instruction session for your distance course sections via Blackboard Collaborate.
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2019-04-26T03:53:18Z
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http://libguides.mssu.edu/facultyservices/onlineinstruction
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radionz
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The government's new Auckland state housing development is long overdue, but it does not go far enough, the Labour Party says.
Finance Minister Bill English unveiled the first of several big new state housing developments in Northcote yesterday, part of a $750 million project to create hundreds of new state houses.
Under the scheme, Housing New Zealand would demolish 300 older houses in the suburb and build 400 news ones, with plans to sell up to 800 new homes on the open market over the next six years.
Mr English said yesterday the large-scale urban development would integrate with work to revitalise the Northcote town centre.
It would be the biggest single state house development in Auckland for decades, but the Labour Party's Housing spokesperson Phil Twyford said adding only 100 extra state houses would not tackle rising homelessness.
"Only three to four hundred of them will be state housing, so not much of an increase in state houses," he said.
"A whole lot of that land will be turned over into private ownership, which doesn't answer the question the government urgently has to answer - and that is how is it going to build thousands of extra state houses that are desperately needed in Auckland."
Mr Twyford said the project was a good development but was long overdue.
"It's been on the drawing board since the days of the last Labour government, but National has been incredibly slow to get it started."
He said those six years were now lost and some of the houses were in poor condition.
The government was undermining the urgent need for more state housing, he said, by converting a large parcel of publicly owned land into private ownership.
The latest data showing the economy is growing strongly will not make much difference to average wage earners, says Finance Minister Bill English.
The growth in house prices slowed last month to a national median of $492,000 but the Auckland market remained at record levels.
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2019-04-24T08:45:23Z
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https://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/313534/housing-scheme-won't-tackle-rising-homelessness-labour
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Rajesh S. Mangrulkar’s academic work lies in technology and its interface with educational innovation and pedagogy. At the University of Michigan, he has built his educational leadership experience in the internal medicine residency training program as associate director, as director of ENCORE (an education innovations unit within the Dean’s Office), and then as assistant dean for education innovation until accepting his current role in 2011. Currently, as associate dean for medical student education, he leads the curriculum, student affairs and admissions units for the Medical School.
His central area of focus is leading the Medical School-wide initiative to transform the curriculum into a program that will graduate physician leaders who help drive change in patient care, health care delivery and science. To support this transformation, Dr. Mangrulkar and his team were awarded a five-year $1.1M grant from the American Medical Association, and has also partnered on a $6M grant to develop the University’s first Center for Inter-professional Education. In addition, he has simultaneously led a large team in the reconstruction of the school’s learning spaces through a $55M re-envisioning of the Taubman Health Sciences Library.
Dr. Mangrulkar received his undergraduate degree in computer science from the University of Michigan, and then went on to complete his medical degree from Harvard Medical School. He completed residency training in internal medicine at the University of Michigan, serving as chief medical resident in 1998. He then pursued advanced study in health professions education at the University of Illinois at Chicago through 2001, before becoming a faculty member at the U-M. He is married to a practicing family physician, has four children ranging in age from 9 to 17, and lives in suburban Detroit.
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2019-04-22T22:12:26Z
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https://medicine.umich.edu/medschool/leadership/rajesh-s-mangrulkar-md
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kansas
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Sellers played all 40 minutes and affected large portions of the game, including, almost, the end. Her steal and two free throws with 1:50 to go put Friends ahead 67-66, but it was the Falcons’ last lead.
Tabor scored the final five points in a stretch notable for Friends’ lack of other options. Lexi Evans, who set Friends’ single-season three-point record, made one three and didn’t score in the final 25 minutes.
Yowanna Posey scored 12 points, but her last basket came with 4:12 to go in the first half. Makenzie Vining, whose shooting was key in Friends’ semifinal win over Kansas Wesleyan, missed 7 of 9 shots.
Tabor found the late-game balance that Friends lacked. Friends’ win over Kansas Wesleyan on Saturday was the Falcons’ second single-digit victory since Dec. 16, but Tabor has been in several close games, winning eight by seven points or fewer.
That showed particularly in the Bluejays’ free throw shooting. They made 23 of 24, and Tena Loewen and Ediger were 10 for 10 in the fourth quarter. Friends beat Tabor twice during the season by 17 combined points.
“We’ve played a bunch of close games, especially in January when we really weren’t playing that good,” Reed said. “This team kind of thrives on that, which I don’t understand, it drives me nuts. They play best when their backs are against the wall. They don’t panic. They kind of live on those moments.
While Friends was looking for a second difference-maker, Tabor had several.
Loewen, Ediger and Kaleigh Troxell each scored 17 points, but their late-game calmness was keyed in part by points from Jurnee Reid and Taylor Deniston, who combined to make 1 of 7 shots but made four free throws in the fourth.
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2019-04-20T12:15:22Z
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https://www.kansas.com/sports/college/state-college-sports/article135383689.html
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warwick
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Viewing Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar Saintpaul str. SARA29 positions 1-796. The genes are coloured by GC. Mouseover the image to view annotation of genes. Click on the genes to view them.
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2019-04-23T16:53:10Z
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http://xbase.warwick.ac.uk/genome/salmonella-enterica-subsp-enterica-serovar-saintpaul-str-sara29/NZ_ABAN01000176/viewer
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gatorcountry
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On Tuesday, head coach Dan Mullen was visiting prospects in South Florida and he surprised one recruit when he arrived at his high school in a helicopter.
Athlete Mark-Antony Richards (6-1, 195, West Palm Beach, FL. Wellington) was shocked when he noticed that Dan Mullen was landing at his high school football field on Tuesday.
The gesture shown by Mullen and the Florida Gators on Tuesday was something that Richards didn’t take likely at all.
Tuesday was the final time for Mullen and company to talk with Richards face to face before signing day and they spent the time talking about Florida can offer the athlete.
Mullen also made sure to leave one final message to Richards and it was one that the athlete can relate too.
Richards who has Auburn, Georgia, Miami and Penn State still coming after him hard says that he believes in what Mullen is building in Gainesville.
INSIDERS TAKE: Auburn and Georgia are both visiting Mark-Antony Richards on Wednesday and he says after that he’s just going to sit down and start working towards a final decision.
Next articleWhen will Florida football next compete for a national title?
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2019-04-25T20:27:00Z
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https://www.gatorcountry.com/feature/mullen-impresses-richards-with-his-helicopter-visit-on-tuesday/
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Sports
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wordpress
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September | 2012 | thesaltmines.
First video from Portland’s hip young gun slingers, Pure Bathing Culture.
A rad 1957 Looney Tunes production using the age-old tale of the Three Little Pigs, but set in the smokey atmosphere of hip ’50s jazz clubs. Directed by Friz Freleng.
From the good people at 2nd Avenue Records!
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2019-04-20T12:39:37Z
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https://thesaltmines.wordpress.com/2012/09/
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npr
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Bono and Sheridan, 'In America' Rock group U2 frontman, singer and songwriter Bono and film director Jim Sheridan talk about working together and the song "Time Enough for Tears" from the soundtrack to Sheridan's Oscar-nominated film, In America. Listen to an extended version of their interview with NPR's Alex Chadwick, and hear a sample of the tune.
Bono -- AKA Paul Hewson -- is famous worldwide as the frontman and principal lyricist for the band U2. He's also made headlines recently for advocating for debt relief for Third World nations and for more resources to combat AIDS.
Last year, Bono and his band mates were nominated for an Oscar for their song "The Hands that Built America," heard on the soundtrack to Martin Scorsese's film Gangs of New York.
This year, the song "Time Enough for Tears" from Jim Sheridan's film In America was nominated for a Golden Globe award. The song is co-written by Bono, Gavin Friday and Maurice Seezer and performed by Andrea Corr.
In America, loosely based on Sheridan's own experiences with his family in New York City in the 1980s, is up for three Academy Awards. Sheridan and fellow Irishman Bono have known each other for years, and spoke with NPR's Alex Chadwick recently about working together and balancing fame and fortune with living a simple life in Ireland.
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2019-04-24T19:16:56Z
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https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1671723?storyId=1671723
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Laeta Elizabeth Kalogridis (born August 30, 1965) is a Greek-American screenwriter and television and film producer. She has written scripts for Alexander (2004), Night Watch (2004), Pathfinder (2007) and Shutter Island (2010). She also served as an executive producer for the television series Birds of Prey and Bionic Woman, and she co-wrote the screenplay for Terminator Genisys (2015). She recently was creator and executive producer of Altered Carbon (2018).
She is also the founder of the pro-union website Hollywood United and was involved as a peacemaker in the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike.
Laeta Kalogridis was born in Winter Haven, Florida. She is a graduate of Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina and University of Texas at Austin and attended UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. She is of Greek descent; her grandparents emigrated from Kalymnos in the early 20th century. She graduated the MFA program for screenwriting at UCLA.
Early in her career, Kalogridis wrote a spec script about Joan of Arc titled In Nomine Dei. She sold the script to Warner Bros. in April 1994, but a film was not produced. In March 1995, she was a writer of the early script for X-Men, a blockbuster film released in 2000. In late 1999, she did uncredited work on the script for Scream 3.
In September 2000, she had a screenwriting credit for the 2001 film Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. She was executive producer and the writer for episodes "Slick" and "Premiere" in the 2002 series Birds of Prey. In September 2003, she was involved in the rewrite of the Wonder Woman live action film adaptation for Warner Bros. She was screenwriter for the English language version of the 2004 film Night Watch, and also wrote the script for the 2004 film Alexander.
In January 2005, she worked on a remake of The Lone Ranger for Columbia Pictures. In November 2005, she helped write Borgia, an ImageMovers film about the Borgia family in 15th century Rome. In February 2006 she began writing The Dive, director James Cameron's planned film about the freediver Francisco "Pipin" Ferraras and his wife Audrey Mestre.
In January 2007, she began writing Alita: Battle Angel, director James Cameron's planned film based on the classic cyberpunk manga Battle Angel Alita. In October 2007, she did a rewrite of the vampire film Darksiders for New Line Cinema. She was screenwriter for the 2007 film Pathfinder. She was also the executive producer for the 2007 TV series Bionic Woman, also writing the pilot. For Bionic Woman, she recalls being fired in part because she was told that she "didn't know how to write women," and was replaced by a male writer.
Kalogridis became involved as a peacemaker in the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, working with writers and producers to reach a solution. The New York Times reported her involvement, "Ms. Kalogridis and her friends... had become a pipeline to the guild members holding out for sizable gains, whose support would be needed if any deal was to be reached." She is also the founder of the pro-union website Hollywood United.
She was an executive producer of the 2009 blockbuster Avatar by director James Cameron. She was executive producer and screenwriter of the 2010 film Shutter Island. She produced the 2013 film White House Down. In 2013, she and Patrick Lussier were both named co-writers for the fifth film in the Terminator series, Terminator Genisys, for Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions. She was also an executive producer of the 2015 film.
In 2018, she was producer for the film The House with a Clock in Its Walls. She was also creator, screenwriter, and executive producer of Altered Carbon, a Netflix scifi series which premiered in February 2018. She continues to work on the film adaptation of the manga Alita: Battle Angel as a co-writer along with James Cameron and Robert Rodriguez, which was released on February 14, 2019. Since 2016 she has also been writing and executive producing the untitled Sword Art Online live-action series for Netflix. She is writing the pilot, noting in an interview that she was working to not "whitewash" the adaptation.
2002 Birds of Prey Executive producer, writer for episodes "Slick" and "Premiere"
Bionic Woman Executive producer, writer for the episode "Pilot"
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2019-04-18T14:26:00Z
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laeta_Kalogridis
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Games
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mcmaster
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Entanglements in a polymer network are like knots between the polymer chains, and they are at the root of many phenomena observed in polymer systems. When a polymer glass is strained, cracklike deformations called crazes may be formed and the study of these regions can reveal much about the nature of entanglements. We have studied crazes in systems that are blends of long polymer chains diluted with chains of various small molecular weights. The range of diluting chain lengths is such that a fraction of them have conformations leading to entanglements. It has been found that a system with more short chains added acts like one in which the entanglement density is smaller than that in an undiluted system. We propose a model that quantitatively predicts the density of effective entanglements of a polydisperse system of polymer chains which is consistent with our experimental data.
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2019-04-25T23:41:03Z
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https://experts.mcmaster.ca/display/publication255060
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Sports
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Science
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time
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NAFTA Is On Life Support. Will Trump Be the One to Pull the Plug?
One year ago, President Trump welcomed China's Xi Jinping to his Mar-a-Lago estate. Despite predictions that different temperaments would make for an uneasy encounter, the meeting helped the nations work closely on North Korea and avoid a trade conflict.
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2019-04-21T05:04:40Z
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http://time.com/tag/president-trump/?page=2
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telegraph
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Is it scissors at dawn for the royal crimpers?
It is somehow fitting that it’s so difficult to find the salon of James Pryce, the man who styled the wedding-day hair of the Duchess of Cambridge. He is based in a residential mews in a smart area of west London, but the building has no sign and no glass front. You could walk up and down this quiet street a thousand times without ever knowing that, behind a simple black door, is a salon whose clients include the likes of Elle Macpherson and Laura Bailey.
Pryce has only worked here for a few months. He was previously a creative director at Richard Ward’s giant salon, just off the King’s Road. It was there that Pryce met the Duchess of Cambridge, then plain Catherine Middleton, striking up a five-year relationship that saw him style her hair on the day of her engagement announcement, into a chic demi-chignon for the wedding, and throughout her subsequent tour of Canada and America a few months later.
But soon after that triumphant international tour, Pryce parted company with Richard Ward and stopped tending the Duchess’s tresses. Crimpers at war! cried the tabloids. Hairdryers at dawn! Things were said to have become extremely… well, heated between the two men. Ward was even forced to issue an extraordinary denial of the allegation that he was jealous of Mr Pryce (which had been made by a newspaper, I should add, and not by Pryce himself). “Richard Ward of Richard Ward Hair & Metrospa wishes to make it clear that any suggestion that he was 'jealous’ of James Pryce, one of his former employees, or vindictive towards him would be totally untrue and grossly defamatory,” said a statement posted last December. The newspaper withdrew the allegation promptly.
Mr Pryce has since gone to ground. Several illustrious hairdressers have offered the 34-year-old a job, but he has chosen instead to work out of the discreet Josh Wood Atelier in London’s Holland Park. Given his royal connections – during the Diamond Jubilee weekend celebrations, Pryce styled Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie for the service of thanksgiving at St Paul’s – he is understandably nervous about doing an interview. He says he doesn’t “want to make a bad situation worse”, and wants to speak on the phone first to check “we’re on the same page”.
Have the Middletons been in touch? He nods. He won’t talk about Beatrice and Eugenie, and though the Duchess of Cambridge still goes to Richard Ward, it has been rumoured that – in line with the high-street chic she favours – she often does her hair herself. Might that change? “I’m not sure. I don’t know,” he says, shifting in his chair. But the 6 month no-poaching clause imposed on him by his former employers has now ended, and I think the residents of this smart little mews might want to keep an eye on the simple-looking black door in their midst.
When this article was first posted it said that Mr Pryce was subject to a "no poaching" obligation towards his former employer, Richard Ward. In fact, this had expired before the article was published.
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/kate-middleton/9373085/Is-it-scissors-at-dawn-for-the-royal-crimpers.html
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Kuma Bear has seen no bears at this SorcerorCon, although he looked very carefully for them. Many peoples have told Kuma Bears how cute and wonderful he is. This shows the peoples have good taste.
At dinner, Kevins shared some of his salmon with Kuma Bear. This shows what good taste Kevins has. It also shows what good taste the salmons has.
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2019-04-20T18:43:29Z
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So, the call went out into the social mediasphere to see what else people wanted me to post. The one lone voice of was STAPLEGENIUS “Super Fan” DONN HA** who wanted to see more MULLET CLOWN. So I combed the archives, and not counting the grander adventures of IT’S WAR and the such, I was able to put together a 59 page pdf of MULLET CLOWN goodness. Well…I don’t know how much of it is goodness. It’s old, immature, and in places barelt legible. But if you’re up for seeing the evolution of a cartoonist over 4 years, by all means, check it out. Also, it’s pretty funny.
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2019-04-23T06:57:45Z
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Lisa Smith must be allowed to return to Ireland. The former Defence Forces soldier detained in Syria, as that country's fierce conflict draws to a close, is an Irish citizen in difficulty in a foreign country and she is entitled to support and help to return to her homeland.
The issue is all the more urgent because Ms Smith has a two-year-old son in her care.
In due course, Ms Smith has questions to answer about her activities in Ireland, in Syria and perhaps elsewhere. But that is a distinct issue to which due process of investigation and legal assessment must be applied.
There can be no peremptory denial of Irish citizenship to anyone who correctly holds that basic entitlement. Ireland is a democratic republic which must uphold the rights of citizenship along with other fundamental human rights.
What happens in other jurisdictions is a matter for the authorities there. Specifically, the decision of the London government to revoke the British citizenship of a young woman detained in comparable circumstances sets utterly no precedent for Ireland.
There is absolutely no obligation upon Ireland to follow any other country's lead in matters such as this. The Irish authorities' first job is to ensure each citizen gets fair play, and those in distress overseas get whatever practical assistance which can be delivered.
To do anything less would be to seriously devalue the Irish passport upon which Ms Smith reportedly travelled. The case of Shamima Begum having her citizenship revoked has led to protests that it has created a two-tier system of nationality in the UK. That kind of situation must be avoided at all costs.
In the fullness of time, after due process, there may be grounds for serious sanction in cases involving any Irish citizen. But serious penalties - including possible revocation of nationality - can only be taken after due legal procedures and in extremis.
Firmly stating all of this does not in any way pre-empt action on other issues surrounding this young woman's remarkable case. Ms Smith's five years of military training in the Irish Defence Forces, and her stint working in the Air Corps which brought her into contact with senior political leaders, may, or may not, be a factor here.
The authorities must establish what role, if any, she may have had in the Syrian conflict. And what was the nature, if any, of her links with the radical Islamic grouping Isil.
For any Irish citizen, at home or abroad, the rights of nationality and citizenship are no shield against facing the consequences of alleged wrongdoing.
Equally, we know that about 30 to 40 Irish passport holders have become embroiled in the Syrian conflict. Some of these were "radicalised" to espouse the cause of those pursuing the tenets of extremists. Ms Smith's experience may help the authorities learn more and further efforts to prevent young people, especially, following that path.
But for now, it's a case of first things first, and it's time to help Ms Smith return home.
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Located only 10 minutes from Whistler Village, this tour offers spectacular scenery surrounded by snowcapped mountains and fun, bouncy rapids. It is the perfect choice for first timers or a family adventure and can easily fit into any schedule.
Wetsuits & Booties, Wetsuit jackets, PFD's, Helmets, Paddles.
Available daily from May 14 to September 25; Departs at 9:00am, 12:00pm and 3:00pm.
Approximately 2.5 hours total, over 1 hour on the water.
Green River: Meet at the Wedge Rafting Office located in G1 – in The Whistler Gondola building, across from The Lift Coffee Co.
Weight restriction: Minimum 90 pounds.
Please bring a swimsuit and towel.
Minimum of 3 passengers per trip is required to run.
Please check in 15 minutes prior to departure time.
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https://traveloffers.independent.co.uk/holiday/green-river-rafting-13e23693c97ffb978e3315876fbe4559/overview
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Heres a list of links to other web sites that I think are good. A new window will pop up.
This is the main UEFA site and will give you lots of news about the Champions LEague, UEFA Cup, EURO 2004 and so on.
This is for an online fanzine for Glasgow Rangers. Its has a lot of news about the club and a good message board.
I am spending way far too much time on this site at the moment - especially the forum.
hahaha nothing serious, just something for a bit of fun!
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2019-04-22T13:27:30Z
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http://iainbangkok.tripod.com/links.html
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Superb skipper Andy Farrell masterminded a wonderful Wigan performance that enabled the Super League leaders to open up a two-point gap. St Helens threw everything they had at their arch rivals but there was a touch of inevitability about their fifth successive derby triumph. And the bad news for Saints, who are in danger of slipping out of the top five, is that they must meet Wigan again in three weeks' time "on the road" in Swansea. Wigan boss John Monie is giving his players a week off before then and how they deserved it after a thoroughly impressive show, highlighted by another influential display by man of the match Farrell. Saints threatened to cause an upset when former Wigan utility back Sean Long kicked them into a 4-0 lead inside six minutes but Farrell remained cool and took a decisive hand to put his side firmly in control by half-time.
He took the sting out of Saints' early dominance by landing four penalties from as many attempts as the visitors lost their discipline. Saints could not apply the finishing touches to some clever approach work and Wigan showed them how it could be done when young Lee Gilmour made the initial breach and Henry Paul and Gary Connolly produced some neat handling skills to work the ball out to winger Mark Bell, who finished strongly for a 13th-minute try. And Farrell delivered a hammer blow to St Helens' morale in first-half injury time when he followed up own kick to the corner and beat Paul Atcheson to the touchdown. Saints were still reeling when the classy loose forward kicked to the corner where full-back Kris Radlinski palmed the ball back for substitute Paul Johnson to race through a scattered defence.
Wigan maintained the pressure and went further in front on 51 minutes when another substitute, prop forward Terry O'Connor, burst through some weak tackling for his first try of the season, although he appeared to lose control of the ball as he touched down. St Helens captain Chris Joynt obviously saw the knock-on but his protests only earned him a spell in sin bin. At 28-4, it threatened to become a rout but 12-man Saints hit back with tries from Paul Sculthorpe and Paul Newlove, although they were merely consolation efforts and Wigan still had plenty in reserve. A third scoring substitute, Simon Haughton, demonstrated his awesome power to cross for two tries in the last 13 minutes and Farrell took his goal tally to seven from 10 attempts.
Subs:- Apollo Perelini, Ian Pickavance, Paul Davidson, Anthony Stewart(not used).
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http://wigan.rlfans.com/news.php?readmore=3081
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For information on how to file a financial aid application, please visit our tutorials page. Our Financial Aid Matters Guide also serves as a resource to help students and their families navigate the financial aid process.
Summer Session is right around the corner! See if you qualify for financial aid by visiting our summer aid page.
We have partnered with QLess, a queue management tool, in order to eliminate lines and reduce wait times for students!
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https://www.finaid.ucsb.edu/
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No matter what the occasion, the Charleston Hospitality Catering will cater your memories. Contact us to see how we can cater your big event. Call 843.460.0800.
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2019-04-22T00:28:37Z
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https://charlestonhospitalitycatering.wordpress.com/2012/04/
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For a few elated moments Wednesday morning, Westlake High School’s Dakota Luther found herself in the semifinals of the 200-meter butterfly at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials — at the expense of pre-meet favorite Cammile Adams.
However, a video review led to Adams’ disqualification being overturned, making her the top qualifier with a time of 2 minutes, 8.29 seconds and pushing Luther out of the semifinals at Century Link Center in Omaha, Neb.
The top-16 finishers in the preliminaries advanced to the 200 butterfly semifinals, scheduled for Wednesday night. Luther, who clocked a time of 2:12.60, officially finished 17th and became the first alternate eligible for the semifinals.
Meet officials initially disqualified the 24-year-old Adams, who finished fifth in the 200 fly at the 2012 London Olympics, ruling that she was on her back instead of her stomach after the third turn.
The disqualification was overturned minutes later during an automatic review, which included examining the turn on video recorded by underwater cameras.
Luther, a junior-to-be at Westlake, won four gold medals this past winter at the UIL Class 6A swimning and diving championships, helping the Chaparrals to a third consecutive girls state championship. Both of her individual gold medals came in freestyle events.
Luther is the daughter of 1996 U.S. Olympic gold medalist Whitney Hedgepeth, who was part of a victorious 400-meter medley relay. Hedgepeth also won silver medals in the 100- and 200-meter backstroke events at the Atlanta Games.
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2019-04-24T02:31:21Z
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http://preps.blog.statesman.com/2016/06/29/westlake-swimmer-qualifies-briefly-for-semifinal-at-olympic-trials/
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The work "In the footsteps of the ancients" : the origins of humanism from Lovato to Bruni represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Oklahoma Libraries. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.
Studies in medieval and Reformation thought, v. 74.
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The terminal will have two glass-faced buildings with slanted roofs facing each other.
MIAMI — Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. will move at least one and probably two of its Oasis-class ships to a new terminal it expects to open in Miami in 2018.
Two of the 5,400-passenger ships, Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas, currently sail from Port Everglades about 30 miles to the north. The new Harmony of the Seas will sail from Port Everglades from Nov. 17 to April 18.
At an event at the waterside Perez Art Museum in Miami, RCCL chairman Richard Fain announced that the new terminal will be designed by the architectural firm Broadway Malyan of Singapore. He unveiled renderings of the building, expected to be finished by the end of 2018.
It is unusual because most cruise terminals are designed by engineers, not architects. “If we had been doing this 10 years ago, we would not have been so ambitious with the aesthetic side of it,” Fain said.
But he said Miami has gone through an architectural renaissance. The Perez Art Museum, for example, was designed by the renowned Swiss firm Herzog & De Meuron.
The building will be part of a $200 million investment Royal Caribbean is making to build the terminal, which it will own, on land leased from Miami-Dade County.
Fain said the terminal is intended to handle a single large ship at a time, and has room for a ship slightly larger than the 225,000-ton Oasis class. By 2018, Royal Caribbean will have four in the class, including a ship under construction for delivery in 2018.
In a coup, Port Everglades in 2010 won the opportunity to be the home port for the first two Oasis ships, Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas. It will now lose one, possibly both, of those vessels. The Oasis of the Seas will sail from Port Canaveral this winter.
“This will cement us as the cruise capital of the world,” said Port Miami director Juan Kuryla. He said the terminal is expected to boost the port’s annual traffic from 5 million to 6 million passenger movements and add 1 million passengers a year to RCCL’s current total of 750,000.
The new, wider locks on the Panama Canal will open June 26 with the first official transit of a cargo ship, but don’t expect much traffic through them from cruise ships.
Only one cruise ship has reserved space to move through the new locks, which are open to one cruise ship a day starting in June 2017, according to the Panama Canal Authority.
Princess Cruises’ Caribbean Princess is scheduled to make a series of thirteen 10-day cruises through the canal beginning Oct. 21, 2017.
At 118 feet wide, the 3,080-passenger Caribbean Princess can’t fit into the 110-foot locks that were opened in 1914. The new locks had been scheduled to open in time for the centennial but were delayed by disputes between Panama and the consortia of contractors that built them.
The new locks rely on tugs rather than electric locomotives to move ships through them. Doubts have been raised about the ability to fit the tugs in the locks along with the longest ships, but at 951 feet, the Caribbean Princess will have room to spare in the 1,400 foot locks.
For cargo ships, questions have also been raised about the record-low depths of water in Gatun Lake, which connects locks on the Atlantic and Pacific side of the canal. Depths hit 81.75 feet earlier this year. But large cruise ships typically need only about 30 feet to operate.
Most cruise ships transiting the Panama Canal will continue to use the old locks. Cruise lines have several ships operating in Alaska that would need the new locks to move to the Atlantic, such as Royal Caribbean International’s Explorer of the Seas and Celebrity Cruises’ Celebrity Solstice. But for now they are stationed year-round in the Pacific, moving to Australia, New Zealand and the Far East during the winter.
A spokesman for Carnival Cruise Line said Carnival doesn’t have any full transit Panama Canal cruises scheduled through April 2018.
Holland America Line recently launched the Koningsdam, the first HAL ship that will not fit through the old locks, but it is currently deployed in Europe during the summer and the Caribbean during the winter.
Cunard flagship Queen Mary 2 sailed into Southampton early this morning following a 25-day refit costing around £90 million.
The so-called ‘remastering’ of the 12-year old ship sees 50 new cabins added, including 15 for single travellers.
Ten additional kennels have been added for passengers taking their pets on transatlantic sailings, complete with a lamp post from Liverpool and a fire hydrant from New York to make dogs “feel at home”.
The work at a shipyard in Hamburg has seen a redesign and refurbishment of the Queens Grill and Princess Grill suites and restaurants, as well as Britannia cabins, with the remainder of the accommodation to be fully completed by the end of the year, according to Cunard.
A new speciality restaurant, The Verandah, has been introduced while the Kings Court buffet area has been completely restructured.
The redesign of key public spaces and restaurants includes transformation of the former Winter Garden into the Carinthia Lounge.
Queen Mary arrives in Southampton after Major Refit.
The ship’s exterior has been repainted, using more than 15,000 litres of paint applied to the hull alone, and “significant technical enhancements and structural changes” have been carried out.
More than one million man hours went in to the refurbishment over the 25 days with 55,200 square metres of new carpets laid – the equivalent of 10 football pitches.
A total of 4,000 new framed pictures have been brought on board as part of the refurbishment.
Cunard senior vice president, Simon Palethorpe, said ahead of the ship departing for New York later today: “Cunard’s passion for delivering a service and experience that both meets and exceeds guest’s expectations is transforming the way we travel by sea.
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The GPRC Wolves Men’s Basketball team welcomed the Concordia Thunder to campus the first weekend back in ACAC Basketball action.
Friday night saw the Wolves jump out to an early lead, up 28-18 after the first quarter. The Thunder bounced back in the second, outscoring the Wolves 32-12 to lead at half 50-40. The Wolves responded in the second half by winning the third quarter 24-10. The Thunder responded in the fourth, outscoring the Wolves 39-25. The result was a Thunder victory, beating the Wolves 99-89. Kenny Johnson was Player of the Game on Friday night with 40 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Third year guard Alexander Joseph had another strong performance scoring 19 points and 7 rebounds. First year guard Abdul Al-Tamimi scored 13 points and 3 rebounds in the defeat.
The Wolves and Thunder returned to action Saturday afternoon. The teams had a fairly even first quarter, with the Wolves up 22-20. The second quarter was very similar, with the Thunder winning the quarter 25-18 and leading at half 45-40. The Thunder kept up the pace in the second half, winning the third quarter 24-21 and the fourth quarter 28-18. The Thunder came away with a 97-79 victory. The Wolves were lead by fifth year guard Kenny Johnson, who scored 40 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists. Second year forward Kellen Morris scored 19 points Jonathan Mueller scored 8 points in the game.
With the Thunder winning both games this weekend, The Wolves now have a 9-7 record. This has the Wolves sitting fourth in the North division. The Wolves now travel to Lloydminster to take on the Lakeland College Rustlers. Both games can be watched online at www.acactv.ca.
Join us tonight, January 26 for the opening reception of Future Present.
GPRC is excited to partner with The Art Gallery of Grande Prairie in celebrating the College’s 50th anniversary with this special exhibition, curated by Faculty in the Fine Arts Department.
The exhibition will run January 26 to March 20 and will showcase artwork by past students, faculty and staff.
The concept for the art exhibition started during the College’s 50th anniversary celebrations in 2016-17. The show features 15 artists.
Let’s meet those artists now.
Dan Arberry studied Fine Art at GPRC for three years before finishing his Bachelor of Fine Art at the University of Calgary in 1998. He returned to Grande Prairie to give back to the arts community. Currently he teaches drawing at the Centre for Creative Arts and has been on the Board of Directors for eight years. In addition, Arberry helps others organize art exhibitions, mentors youth, and promotes the idea that art is for everyone.
Kasie Campbell is a visual artist working in Edmonton. Campbell’s work is provocative, combining elements of sculpture, photography, and installation into large scale arrangements. Her goal is to confuse notions of appeal with revolt and pleasure with disgust as well as generate a sense of empathy from the viewer. In 2015, Campbell won the Outstanding Student Achievement Award from the International Sculpture Centre in New Jersey for her work Scopophilia. Two of her sculptures are currently on view at the City of Edmonton’s public art collection in Borden Park until 2019.
Fiona Connell moved to Grande Prairie in 1973 where she studied set design and costumes for theatre at GPRC. She finished her Bachelor of Fine Art (painting) at the University of Calgary and her Master of Fine Art (Painting/Mixed Media) at the University of Alberta. Connell’s series of works, Dwellings, examines the home as a symbol of life. Her choice of materials represents the concept of stereotypical ‘women’s work.’ These pieces are meant to create a starting point for the viewer to make connections of their own and awaken narratives for themselves.
Janet Farnquist completed her Visual Arts and Design Diploma at GPRC in 2015. She works in painting and sculpture and has participated in several group shows in the Peace Region. Her recent works in painting focus on the exploration of the subconscious mind. Farnquist currently resides in Grande Prairie where she is the Coordinator of Exhibitions and Collections at the Art Gallery of Grande Prairie.
Jennifer Ferris was born and raised in Grande Prairie and graduated with a diploma in Visual Arts and Design from GPRC in 2016. Her work is inspired by Canada, nature, and the places that she has visited throughout her life. Her goal is to capture and share the beauty of her home and the places around her.
Ashley Gaboury attended GPRC before receiving her Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2003 from the University of Lethbridge. Gaboury uses a variety of mediums including watercolor pencils, alcohol-based markers, acrylics, and mixed media. She is a professional artist and has established herself as an art instructor having previously worked as an instructor at the Prairie Art Gallery (now the AGGP).
Tim Heimdal completed a Fine Art Diploma at GPRC and continued his studies at the Alberta College of Art and Design in Calgary. His work often displays figurative expression. Heimdal started painting murals as one of his main modes of artistic expression in 1984. He has designed and painted over 100 murals, over 100 sets for theatre events and exhibited paintings. His work has been featured across Alberta, Canada, the US and Japan.
In 2005 Tim completed a series of murals for the Grande Prairie Heritage Museum expansion. Roy Bickel, President of the Museum Board, told Tim he had a dream to build a dinosaur museum. Tim replied that he would love to do a mural there.
Roy remembered his conversation with Tim and eight years later Tim was contracted to create a mural for the Aykroyd Family Theatre in the Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum in Wembley, AB. Tim designed and painted Dinosaur Tales which he dedicates to the memory of visionary Roy Bickel.
Kenzie Housego attended GPRC and holds a Visual Communication certificate as well as a Bachelor of Fine Art (Print Media) from the Alberta College of Art and Design. Her art practice involves mixed media, performance, fashion design, and wearable artwork. Housego is drawn to found objects and imagery with a sense of history, investigating narratives of a romanticized past as well as reflecting on stereotypical images of the feminine by highlighting contemporary modes of beauty and addressing the notions of the relationship between hunger and desire.
Katherine Moe was born and raised in Northern Alberta and attended GPRC to pursue her passion for the arts. She received her diploma for Visual Arts and Design in 2017. Her acrylic paintings use bold colours and large gestural strokes exploring texture and experimental techniques to create light. Her inspiration comes from a sense of nostalgia carried by sounds, patterns of light, or the waft of a fragrance.
Candace Sanderson studied Visual Arts and Design at GPRC in 1994 and developed a passion for sculpting with wood. Her creations consist of organic forms that are rich with colour and depth. Sanderson spends part of each year in British Columbia and her sculptures reflect the influences of Canada’s West Coast yet remain grounded in the Peace Region that shaped her youth.
Kiren Niki Sangra received a diploma in Visual Arts and Design from GPRC in 2002. After earning her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Alberta College of Art and Design (Jewellery/Metals) in 2006, she returned to Grande Prairie and began working at the Centre for Creative Arts as the Creative Operations Coordinator. Sangra uses a variety of art media and mainly uses watercolor and acrylic paints in her art practice.
Marjorie Taylor graduated from the department of Fine Arts at GPRC in 1984. She became interested in Art History and was introduced to centuries of various art forms from many countries which became an inspiration in her paintings. She uses a variety of mediums in her artwork including acrylic, clay, wood, soapstone, and found objects. Taylor tries to expand boundaries and strives to perfect her techniques along her artistic journey.
Christina Wallwork is a Canadian artist from Peterborough, Ontario. She attended Nipissing University for Culture and Religion in North Bay, Ontario from 2005-2008 before completing her Visual Arts and Design diploma at GPRC. Her artistic process is one of self-discovery and expression. Her subjects focus on wildlife, nature, and spirituality and involve a variety of mediums including pastel, sumi ink, and acrylic paint. Wallwork currently lives in Grande Prairie where she works as a fine artist and a professional framer.
Lena Gilje fell in love with painting while studying Visual Arts and Design at GPRC and graduated in 2008. She earned her diploma from Western Academy of Photography in Victoria, British Columbia and has launched an exciting art career that includes both mixed media and photography. Gilje has travelled and explored art and culture throughout Europe meeting many great people along her journey.
Chris Kinderwater completed a diploma in Visual Arts and Design from GPRC and Bachelor of Fine Art from the University of Lethbridge as well as several other courses from the University of Calgary and Alberta College of Art and Design. His work focuses primarily on portrait painting and his goal is to strike a balance between precise detail and vague chaos while simultaneously portraying a recognizable face. Last year at Isabel Campbell Public School’s annual Pink Shirt Day “Guardians” assembly Kinderwater unveiled a painted portrait of the school’s namesake.
The exhibition will run January 26 to March 20.
GPRC is gearing up to make some noise at the weekend’s volleyball match-up against the Lakeland Rustlers.
Created and implemented in 2015 by the SAIT Trojans Outreach Program, Make Some Noise for Mental Health has grown into an ACAC conference-wide awareness campaign to break stigmas around mental health. By involving student-athletes, Make Some Noise for Mental Health is intended to encourage empathy, understanding and open mindedness while promoting resources and support available on campuses and in their communities.
The award-winning campaign expanded to the 17 ACAC member institutions and 11 communities in 2016 and GPRC is so proud to be a part of this campaign again this year.
This year, the ACAC and Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Alberta Division are once again excited to team up with RBC as the 2018 Make Some Noise for Mental Health presenting sponsor for the second consecutive year.
RBC has also supported GPRC and our students with the RBC Centre for Wellbeing on our Grande Prairie campus.
The RBC Centre for Student Wellbeing aligns with RBC’s commitment to mental health by providing resources to help students feel welcome, valued, confident, safe, and heard.
Resources through the Centre for Student Wellbeing such as the Peer Counselling Program, the Student Ambassador Program and the Elder in Residence Program are actively assisting students with issues that directly relate to their mental health and wellbeing. These resources are readily accessible free of charge on the Grande Prairie campus, and are continuously being evaluated and modified to ensure their continued effectiveness.
We are part of a community that cares, and this week in support of the #MakeSomeNoise for #MentalHealth our GPRC Wolves athletes will be howling for mental health awareness.
Join us in the GPRC gym and howl with the pack.
Women play at 6 p.m. followed by the Men at 8 p.m.
Women play at 1 p.m. followed by the Men at 3 p.m.
Follow us on social media! @GPRC_AB on Instagram and Twitter and @GPRCAB on Facebook!
The keyword here is layering. As a college student, you might not have the budget to buy new winter clothes and let’s face it winter clothes are expensive. It does not only save you money but it also allows you to adjust your clothing based on the temperature. However, sometimes cheaper isn’t always better, if you have any extra money laying around invest in winter clothes that can last for at least the duration of your stay in college.
Making friends helps you stay engaged in class plus in a case where you couldn’t go to your class because you have no transportation or any personal reasons, you can rely on your classmates to share their notes that day. Also, you won’t know when your car might need a booster, it’s good to be sure that you have a good relationship with your classmates when that happens.
It’s usually dark and cloudy during the winter and this weather might be the perfect time to catch up on sleep. Having enough sleep can give you the energy that you will need in order to focus on your classes. Therefore, more sleep can mean better grades.
We sometimes get a few sunny days during the winter therefor you should make sure that you will take advantage of those day so walk around and enjoy the sun.
The harsh temperatures of winter might be an extra challenge to our already stressful college life but it’s not going to go away any time soon so we might as well make sure that we make the best of it.
Sports! Sports! Sports! Recreational and Competitive Leagues! Something for Everyone!
It’s a new semester and our GPRC Campus Recreation staff are ready to kick it off strong.
Their recreational and competitive sport leagues offer something for everyone to ensure you get active and have fun all semester long.
Simply put a team together for one or more of our sport activities this Winter Semester and you’ll be eligible to have fun playing sports that you love, meet new people, break up your crazy school schedule and win some cool prizes along the way! The top finishing teams of a tournament or league will be awarded Championship T-Shirts courtesy of GPRC Campus Recreation!
Submit Team/Individual registration forms at the Fitness Centre.
The potential prizes for this semester haven’t been announced yet, so keep checking back for updates!
Co-ed Volleyball: Tuesdays from 9-11 p.m.
Co-ed Dodgeball: Mondays from 9-11 p.m.
Co-ed & Men’s Basketball: Mondays from 9-11 p.m.
Visit the Campus Rec website for more details.
Have a great semester! Get your teams together! We can’t wait to see you on the court!
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Friuli–Venezia Giulia is ane o the 20 regions o Italy, an ane o five autonomous regions wi special statute. The caipital is Trieste. It haes an aurie o 7,858 km² an aboot 1.2 million indwallers. A naitural openin tae the sea for mony Central European kintras, the region is traversed bi the major transport routes atween the east an wast o soothren Europe. It encompasses the historical-geographical region o Friuli an the geographical region o Venezia Giulia (kent in Scots an aw as Julian Mairch), each wi its awn destinct history, tradeetions an identity.
↑ Friulian: Friûl–Vignesie Julie, Slovenie: Furlanija–Julijska krajina, German: Friaul–Julisch Venetien, Venetian: Friul–Venèxia Jułia.
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https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friuli-Venezia_Giulia
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SHOUTS GOING OUT TO THE FAMILY AT TRUE CREW AND VOLUME PRODUCTIONS!! MAKE SURE TO HIT UP THIS NEW AFTER HOURS SPOT IN NEW ENGLAND LOCATED IN NEW HAVEN CONNECTICUT… GOING DOWN EVERY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT!!!
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2019-04-21T09:22:22Z
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https://armyofskulls.wordpress.com/2012/12/07/afterlife-tonight-with-mizeyesis-highlife-jiggawompz-and-jsb/
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Steve is the Assessment Manager and an instructor for the School of Education at Liberty University.
Steve is a licensed math teacher. He has experience teaching in K-12, and post secondary, public and private schools in the United States and Japan.
His current area of research interest is math disabilities and the connection between math and reading disabilities.
Steve enjoys reading, fishing, and a good cup of coffee.
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2019-04-19T12:23:15Z
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https://works.bepress.com/steven_mcdonald/
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There are two options, you can check to see if 'object.lm' inherits from "lm"
> I might try the waters here since it's a more programming-based group.
> how to check that? I welcome any suggestions.
> 3359 Mississauga Rd. N.
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https://stat.ethz.ch/pipermail/r-devel/2007-January/044379.html
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Long live the almighty nineties... As our dear friend Niagara mentioned, t'was the time to be crappy, and be proud of it. T'was the time to live on air, coffee and SG Ventil ('boro for the posh people...). T'was the time to be deep (or try to), fool around as much as possible, attend univerity fees demonstrations and go the extra mile to be seen wearing a denim jacket or to get into a Guns'n'roses concert. And, of course, t'was the time to listen to Tory Amos, Garbage, Mazzy Star, Suzanne Vega, Live and Nirvana the whole time.Things have changed? Yes. For the best? In a way, yes. On another hand, some aspects of life are clearly worst now. But let's not stick to those and move on, shall we?
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2019-04-26T12:07:28Z
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https://allthesethings.blogs.sapo.pt/20835.html
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The 10-year follow-up examination in 1995-1996 to the population-based Coronary Artery Disease Risk Development in Young Adults Study was used to compare the strength with which socioeconomic indicators at the individual and area levels are related to smoking prevalence and to investigate contextual effects of area characteristics. When categories based on similar percentile cutoffs were compared, differences across area categories in the odds of smoking were smaller than differences across categories based on individual-level indicators. In Whites, there was evidence of a significant contextual effect of area characteristics on smoking: Living in the most disadvantaged area quartiles was associated with 50-110% higher odds of smoking, even after controlling for individual-level socioeconomic indicators. Clear contextual effects of area characteristics were not present in Blacks, but there was evidence that contextual effects may emerge at higher levels of individual-level socioeconomic position. Similar results were obtained for census tracts and block groups. Even in the presence of contextual effects, area measures may underestimate associations of individual-level variables with health outcomes. On the other hand, as illustrated by the presence of contextual effects, area- and individual-level measures are likely to tap into different constructs.
Am J Epidemiol. 2003 Feb 15;157(4):315-26.
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2019-04-25T18:26:23Z
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https://works.bepress.com/catarina_kiefe/105/
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The Aerospace Walk of Honor in Lancaster, California, USA, honors test pilots who have contributed to aviation and space research and development.
The Aerospace Walk of Honor awards were established in 1990 by the City of Lancaster "to recognize the important contributions of unique and talented aviators who soared above the rest." Lancaster is located in the Antelope Valley, near four flight test facilities: US Air Force Plant 42, Edwards AFB, Mojave Air and Space Port and Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake. The Walk of Honor program officially concluded in August 2009.
The Walk of Honor is located on Lancaster Boulevard between Sierra Highway to the east and 10th Street West and is anchored by Boeing Plaza, which has a restored F-4 Phantom II on display. Honorees are memorialized with granite monuments located along Lancaster Boulevard. Test pilots who receive awards were inducted annually in late summer.
The Walk of Honor monuments and activities are funded by several aerospace companies, including Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, all of which perform flight test operations in the Antelope Valley.
^ "Aerospace Walk of Honor - Program has been Concluded". Retrieved 2017-10-02.
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerospace_Walk_of_Honor
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Loosely inspired by The Little Mermaid these handmade Boutique ears sport a metallic green scales band, and a red bow that pops against the sparkly bright blue ears. A tiara of pearls adorn the border of the band. Then a silver twisted rope outlines the ears themselves.
Atop the middle of the bold red bow is large pearl.
I am planning on wearing these at one of the days at Epcot for The Little Mermaid and Oceans Exhibit!
Let me know what characters are your favorite!
As always we do not sell our ears due to copyright. But let us know what inspires you! You may win a free pair of our custom Ears!
Extra plushy ears are made from a no longer available Princess Print!
On the left ear is Cinderella and on the right is Snow White.
Beautiful cursive written sentences surround the framed princesses.
Ears are trimmed in silver rope on top and white pearls on bottom.
Blue bow is fixed with 3 pearls in center.
Headband is a bright cerulean blue. These are perfect for wearing at the Magic Kingdom!
We both make Headbands but this was my sole creation.
My husband made these last night. Aren’t they gorgeous?! Black and white super plush featuring simple Mickey silhouette. Ears are outlined with chrome beading. The white bow in the middle has a black centerpiece with one Mickey pattern. Top picture looks light pink but is actually white.
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Gillam, R. B. (1998). Review of Stuttering Severity Instrument (Third Edition). In J. C. Impara & B. S. Plake (Eds.), The Thirteenth Mental Measurements Yearbook (pp. 969-971). Lincoln, NE: Buros Institute of Mental Measurements.
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2019-04-22T06:51:38Z
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This week's Showcase features Robin Da Silva, Sharriese Hamilton, Donterrio Johnson, Lorenzo Rush Jr. and Lina Wass accompaniment by Austin Cook singing "Black and Blue."
Watch: A soulful song from Porchlight's "Ain't Misbehavin'"
This week's Showcase features the cast of Porchlight Music Theatre's "Ain't Misbehavin'." "Ain't Misbehavin'," conceived by Murry Horwitz and Richard Maltby Jr., pays tribute to the music of Thomas "Fats" Waller and the Harlem renaissance during an after-hours party in 1944.
In the video, Robin Da Silva, Sharriese Hamilton, Donterrio Johnson, Lorenzo Rush, Jr. and Lina Wass sing Fats Waller's melancholy tune "Black and Blue" with Austin Cook on piano. The song marks a moment of reserve in the second act of an otherwise energetic revue.
"Black and Blue" was originally composed by Waller with lyrics by Andy Razaf for the all-black revue "Hot Chocolates" after producer and New York gangster Dutch Schultz demanded the team create a song about a black woman whose skin was too dark to keep a man by her side. The revue played on Broadway and in Harlem to majority-white audiences but "Black and Blue" was arguably the first racial protest song to be sung on a Broadway stage. The song was later recorded by Louis Armstrong and lyrics were altered to ask the ever-present question of what effect skin color has on a person's life.
"Ain't Misbehavin'" plays through Dec. 20 at Stage 773, 1225 W. Belmont Ave.
Check out our recent Showcase video featuring an interview with Michael Shannon and Kirsten Fitzgerald, currently starring in A Red Orchid Theatre's "Pilgrim's Progress."
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https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/theater/video/ct-showcase-black-and-blue-aint-misbehavin-porchlight-20151127-story.html
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Population Studies Center.
Research Interests: Dr. Allen's research investigates how intersections of social identity (e.g., race, gender, and age group) influence stress and coping processes and disparities in chronic mental and physical health conditions, with a focus on: the health of aging adult Black men in the U.S.; Health disparities/health equity; stress processes, weathering, and distress biomarkers; community-based research and collaboration; men's health; social and structural determinants of health; evaluation.
Allen, Julie Ober, Daphne C. Watkins, Linda M. Chatters, and Vicki Demeitris Johnson-Lawrence. 2018. "DOES COPING MATTER? COPING AND CHRONIC PHYSIOLOGICAL DISTRESS AMONG AGING U.S. BLACK AND WHITE MEN." Innovation in Aging, 2(suppl_1): 668-669.
Hawkins, Jaclynn, Daphne C. Watkins, Julie Ober Allen, and Jamie Mitchell. 2018. "Identifying subgroups of Black, Hispanic and Asian men at increased risk for comorbid depression and overweight or obesity." Preventive Medicine Reports, 12: 268-270.
Goodwill, J.R., Daphne C. Watkins, Nan Johnson, and Julie Ober Allen. 2018. "An Exploratory Study of Stress and Coping Among Black College Men." The American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 88(5): 538-549.
Goodwill, J., D. Watkins, N. Johnson, and Julie Ober Allen. Forthcoming. "An exploratory study of stress and coping among Black college men." American Journal of Orthopsychiatry.
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https://www.psc.isr.umich.edu/people/profile/1423/Julie_Ober_Allen
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This primary classification discusses the inner thoughts that arose in the event the patients discovered that they had the illness, and what was their reaction to this first Make contact with. The initial matter of this class was dread on the prognosis, of getting to manage which has a Serious illness and just take medication For the remainder of their lifetime.
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goal: to learn the entire process of the nurse work inside of a services of home care in the city of belo horizonte- minas gerais, brazil. methodology: a research of qualitative character was achieved within a agency of home care, whose subjects have been nurses which perform while in the management and inside the implementation of cares. the information have been collected by means of interviews and submitted for the speech Evaluation. final results: male nurses presume strategic duty / or actions within the interdisciplinary, function in the relationship Using the clientele and in the management of the company.
We perform with people and family members to reduce struggling, navigate the method and detect the treatment options that are more than likely to assist them meet up with their targets. We often listen to from families and clients just how much variance Palliative Care's help has built for them."
The initial matter highlights The dearth of your time to accomplish self-care activities like physical action or foods planning. The next matter raises The dearth of monetary means as a barrier to adhering to a wholesome diet plan or Bodily action procedures.
Palliative medicine may also help any time in the midst of a serious sickness, no matter the analysis or treatment method.
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ONE ALTERNATIVE for those who wish to produce radical political, critical, or experimental research that is difficult to audit and gain immediate economic impact from (or who just want to have an opportunity to do less and think more) will be to try to survive by operating on a part-time basis as teachers in the corporate sharing economy or by finding other work to support themselves and their research—much as increasing numbers of musicians are finding that, with record sales falling and there being less money in the music industry, they have to hold down other jobs, even when they have a recording or publishing contract. As Stevphen Shukaitis points out, while once it may have been possible to use music or writing to escape from more regular forms of work, “today it much more seems that it is work which escaped from us, in the sense that there [are only a small] number of decent paying jobs left within publishing and media industries more generally.” Is something similar going to happen to those who are employed by universities? Will working solely as an academic and nothing else become largely a thing of the past? To do interesting creative labor, to live a stimulating life comparatively free from postwelfare capitalism’s control, surveillance, and deskilling, will they too have to find work outside of the university?
The much-vaunted ability of artists to “contest bureaucratic management and other forms of regimentation” is no longer unique today, then, as Brouillette acknowledges. Whether they occupy a position inside, outside, or beside the university, academics are likewise coming up against the kind of “contradictory imperatives” that are a feature of the creative economy. They too are finding themselves in a situation where they are “critical of the institutions that employ them but devoted to the work they [now perhaps just at times] do within them; enjoined to make work an expression of who they really are but in circumstances that leave them little time for thought about what that might mean and that ask [them] to package that expression into a readily tradable form.” Consider the small “artists” bookshops operating somewhere between the scholarly and trade markets that have appeared in cities such as Los Angeles, London, and Amsterdam in recent years to cater to this demographic. It is also this para-academic community that the “radical press” Zero Books, an imprint of John Hunt Publishing Ltd., is appealing to. “Intellectual without being academic, popular without being populist,” as the mission statement printed at the back of each of its volumes puts it, Zero Books is particularly fashionable among para-academics, being somewhere they can publish shorter-form, reasonably priced books on radical theory, philosophy, and politics. Zero has a comparatively quick turnaround, in large part because John Hunt Publishing doesn’t insist on spending as much time and money as a more traditional academic press on providing services such as rigorous editorial input, copy editing, and peer review. Yet, as a publisher of “critical and engaged” intellectual work, the lack of such mandatory services does not do Zero as much reputational harm as it might have done in previous eras. This is because extensive copy editing and peer review are nowhere near as important to the current generation of para-academics as they are to those who are more firmly ensconced within the institution of the university and who still need them for professional reasons to do with academic legitimation and accreditation.
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2019-04-20T04:59:48Z
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https://manifold.umn.edu/read/52118ae1-b34b-49d7-b8e0-dbd5e8699f89/section/5dd070b2-48d4-4518-bf9a-6a3eacb022de
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I like this idea, even if the chances of it ever happening are slim to none.
The map represents a collaboration between beer tycoon Freederick Heineken and 2 historians to split Europe into states of fairly small population size (approx 5-10 million each) with the idea that larger number of smaller states would be easier to govern within a European Union. The states each have some historical basis and are generally ethnically homogeneous.
As far as I can see the main issue the EU faces is countries defensively promoting their own self-identity causing other countries to act similarly with the fear that the larger countries will have the loudest voices. Splitting these down somewhat may certainly help, although I can't see that it would eliminate the issue altogether and some of the splits will be controversial. One of the major ones I notice from the map above is that Ireland has been unified, which although it would please some, would be less welcome by others.
All in all, I'd be curious to see this happen, but don't think it ever would.
Yes, but they were all independent rather than part of a union.
Also, there has been plenty of conflict in Europe in recent history anyway.
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2019-04-25T11:50:59Z
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https://hmmm-tea.livejournal.com/241303.html
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Meghan McCain, a co-host of "The View," said she was honored her dad, who planned every detail of his services, chose her eulogize him.
In an emotional return to TV on Monday, Meghan McCain recounted the hours and days after her father's death, saying the late U.S. Sen. John McCain would have loved the tributes and memorials in his honor.
McCain, a co-host of ABC's "The View," said she was honored her dad, who planned every detail of his services, chose her to eulogize him. During her fiery remembrance at the Washington National Cathedral memorial service, she spoke of her father's service to country, her memories of him as a father and his belief in American exceptionalism.
"I never really understood when I was growing up why he made me so tough," Meghan said on the show.
"Almost to my detriment, I am so tough ... and I realized he made me this tough so I would survive this. And because maybe he knew that there would be a time that he wouldn't be here. ... Really it is the only thing that is keeping me right now, is how tough he made me."
"The View" posted snippets of Meghan's return on Twitter early Monday.
She recalled the drive from her family's home in northern Arizona, where her father spent the last year of his life as he battled a deadly form of brain cancer.
People of all political persuasions lined the streets as state troopersled a motorcade that carried the six-term senator's body from Cornville to Phoenix. McCain recalled riding in a car behind the hearse on that night, watching from the widows as supporters waved flags and saluted him along the drive.
"From the very moment I left, there were people in the country, all races, all ages, all creeds, out there with American flags waving, saluting, praying — everyone," she said. "He would have loved it. Loved it!"
She cried during that entire trip, which commenced a week of services and tributes in his honor.
McCain,the 2008 Republican presidential nominee and former prisoner of war, lay in state in both the Arizona state Capitol and the U.S. Capitol Rotunda, where thousands waited for hours in the heat to pay their respects.
"We're talking like the poorest areas of Phoenix to presidents at the cathedral, everyone came out and celebrated it with love," McCain said on the show. "It made me so inspired that the ideals that my father espoused throughout his career are the ideals of America. There was a lot of talk about what died with him. I'm here to tell you: it didn't. It is alive and well."
Since the earliest days of President Donald Trump's 2015 campaign, the late senator and Trump clashed over politics and policies. Trump's 2015 condemnation of Mexican immigrants as "rapists" and "criminals" lit the fuse, with McCain saying he disagreed with the characterization.
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https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2018/10/08/meghan-mccain-returns-view-after-john-mccain-death/1566970002/
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Music and dance have the power to move the world.
At Peabody, whether you’re a student or fan of the arts, a neighbor or donor, an artist or partner, you’re part of an organization dedicated to the pursuit of artistic excellence.
If you’re enrolled at either the Peabody Conservatory or the Peabody Preparatory, our experienced and renowned faculty will lead you to personal breakthroughs in the studio, the concert hall, and the world. Our programs, innovative curriculum, and close affiliations with Johns Hopkins University, as well as other local and international organizations, create an environment where you can learn and develop as an artist.
Our mission is to educate and to enrich lives by connecting individuals to something larger. Whether you are here to play, perform, dance, or listen, you’re part of an artistic community that’s shaping the future of music. We’re glad you’re here.
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https://peabody.jhu.edu/explore-peabody/
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The graph displays the other subjects mentioned on the same pages as the subject “Provincia”. If the same subject occurs on a page with “Provincia” more than once, it appears closer to “Provincia” on the graph, and is colored in a darker shade. The closer a subject is to the center, the more "related" the subjects are.
Minimum number of subjects Show related subjects that appear on at least this number of pages in common with Provincia.
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2019-04-23T13:54:24Z
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https://fromthepage.lib.utexas.edu/benwbrum/latam-digital-edition-and-gazetteer/article/1035
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It set me thinking about aging and getting old and god forbid, afflicted with a disease. It is a glum thought.
Switzerland and Belgium have legalized euthanasia. The documentary shows a couple live which has decided to go for assisted dying. It is terrible to see. It is tragic. Yet, at the same time, I can imagine the dread of a life in which you are nothing like yourself, where you are dependent on everyone but yourself. It is a very confusing topic – legally and emotionally.
I cannot imagine, how must the doctor reconcile with himself/herself in having assisted a person to die.
I wonder, if it comes to that, what would my choice be?
This is the first book by Terry Pratchett that I have read. His reputation had preceded this as a funny writer and I say that in my eyes his level has reached only higher. He is so witty in his writing. The scenes, the satire, the occasional weirdness..all just work out amazingly.
Equal Rites is about an accidental female wizard and her godmother who is a witch. This is a major anomaly in the DiscWorld ( which is a world in the shape of a disc supported by four elephants standing on the back of a giant turtle !) . Women are supposed to be witches who should do household magic and headology than high magic like wizardry which has angles, numbers and “jommettry” which women cannot fathom since there is no clarity of thought. But here we have a girl who is a wizard and a witch and she is bent upon getting into the Unseen University. The turn of events which take place thus are hilarious.
A mocking take on fantasy as a genre, on gender issues, on stereotypes, on governments ( the wizards reached a consensus that the broken roof patching was not their job after all, the council of Liars in the Zoon tribe etc ) , equal rites is entertaining and thought provoking. However, it is lighter than the issues it deals with.
No doubt that Pratchett is a comic genius. I am expecting that I will be reading more of him hereafter.
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2019-04-25T10:21:39Z
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https://itsfine.wordpress.com/tag/terry-pratchett/
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The Topsail varsity baseball team lost Thursday's neutral tournament game against Jacksonville (NC) by a score of 6-4.
No result has been reported for the Topsail varsity baseball neutral tournament game vs. TBA.
RESULTWin Varsity baseball vs. Dixon.
The Topsail varsity baseball team won Tuesday's neutral tournament game against Dixon (Holly Ridge, NC) by a score of 15-0.
RESULTWin Varsity baseball vs. Swansboro.
The Topsail varsity baseball team won Saturday's neutral tournament game against Swansboro (NC) by a score of 1-0.
The Topsail varsity baseball team lost Thursday's home conference game against West Brunswick (Shallotte, NC) by a score of 10-5.
RESULTWin Varsity baseball @ Ashley.
The Topsail varsity baseball team won Tuesday's away conference game against Ashley (Wilmington, NC) by a score of 3-2.
The Topsail varsity baseball team lost Monday's away conference game against E.A. Laney (Wilmington, NC) by a score of 3-2.
The Topsail varsity baseball team won Wednesday's away conference game against North Brunswick (Leland, NC) by a score of 10-2.
The Topsail varsity baseball team lost Saturday's home non-conference game against J.H. Rose (Greenville, NC) by a score of 7-4.
The Topsail varsity baseball team won Friday's home conference game against South Brunswick (Southport, NC) by a score of 11-10.
The Topsail varsity baseball team lost Tuesday's home conference game against New Hanover (Wilmington, NC) by a score of 1-0.
RESULTWin Varsity baseball @ Hoggard.
The Topsail varsity baseball team won Friday's away conference game against Hoggard (Wilmington, NC) by a score of 3-1.
The Topsail varsity baseball team lost Tuesday's away conference game against West Brunswick (Shallotte, NC) by a score of 7-5.
RESULTLoss Varsity baseball vs. Ashley.
The Topsail varsity baseball team lost Friday's home conference game against Ashley (Wilmington, NC) by a score of 12-2.
RESULTLoss Varsity baseball vs. E.A. Laney.
The Topsail varsity baseball team lost Tuesday's home conference game against E.A. Laney (Wilmington, NC) in extra innings by a score of 10-4.
The Topsail varsity baseball team won Wednesday's home non-conference game against Jacksonville (NC) by a score of 10-3.
Josh has been added to the Topsail baseball roster.
Congratulations Josh for making your first varsity baseball team.
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https://www.maxpreps.com/athlete/josh-davis/dDz-BAdeEeeT-Oz0u-e-FA/default.htm
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Description: A sketch-map of Florida relating the coastline, rivers and major inland waters, the Everglades, and only the cities of Pensacola, Tallahassee, Jacksonville and Tampa. The 1921 State Seal has errors (corrected in 1985) including a Western Plains Indian rather than a Florida Seminole, and a cocoa palm instead of the native sabal palm. The map illustrations also include the State Flower (Orange Blossom), leading agricultural products (oranges, pineapples, bananas, and cotton), a prominent historical site (Old Spanish Gate, St. Augustine), an illustration of the upper St. John's River, and an illustration of an American Alligator.
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http://fcit.usf.edu/florida/maps/pages/1900/f1985/f1985.htm
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Paige and Logan discuss all things March Madness; Paige takes UConn to the championship game while Logan deems Gonzaga the BYU of the Pacific Northwest.
Hello there! My name’s Jose Tineo, I’m MJ Tineo’s Father. I want you to send me the interview please!
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http://www.usu.edu/radio/index.php/march-madness-special-edition/comment-page-1/
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All payments must be completed with credit card (VISA, Discover, and Mastercard). WSU Departments can pay with an IRI.
Course fees are $535 each or $2,675 for the entire program. Online registration is available by selecting one of the links below.
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Psychiatrists' and primary care physicians' beliefs about overtreatment of depression and anxiety.
Critics say that physicians overdiagnose and overtreat depression and anxiety. We surveyed 1504 primary care physicians (PCPs) and 512 psychiatrists, measuring beliefs about overtreatment of depression and anxiety and predictions of whether persons would benefit from taking medication, investing in relationships, and investing in spiritual life. A total of 63% of PCPs and 64% of psychiatrists responded. Most agreed that physicians too often treat normal sadness as a medical illness (67% of PCPs and 62% of psychiatrists) and too often treat normal worry and stress as a medical illness (59% of PCPs, 55% of psychiatrists). Physicians who agreed were less likely to believe that depressed or anxious people would benefit "a lot" from taking an antidepressant (36% vs. 58% of PCPs) or antianxiety medication (25% vs. 42% of PCPs, 42% vs. 57% of psychiatrists). Most PCPs and psychiatrists believe that physicians too often treat normal sadness and worry as a medical illness.
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Steve, Josh, Jeff and Doug – the Tribal Council, along with Brett continued down Oregon’s coast today and into California. WhooHoo! Way to go guys – 2 more days to go!
The guys started out the day with Jeff and Josh running strong, Steve thinking that he may have to change out to the original motor tonight, Doug still running and doing his own thing, Marcin’s bike up and running again and Ian back to riding the Indian Drifter.
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For a while, I held the policy that as soon as I learned something new in a day, I could take the rest of the day off. Unfortunately, not every employer was comfortable with that, so I let it go. On the good side, however, now I quite often learn more than one new thing in a day.
Anyway, one of today’s New Things is What You Cannot Mail To Italy. I don’t always remember to check for prohibitions, as most of the time we’re just shipping books. But this time, I clicked on the “Restrictions for Italy” link while calculating postage.
Typewriter ribbons? What threat do you think they pose to the national security of Italy? Or do they just hate them? Maybe the Scribe’s Guild got them prohibited, so people will have to hire a scribe to hand-write their letters and memos. Of course, typewriters themselves aren’t prohibited. I wonder if you mail a typewriter to Italy, do you have to take the ribbon out of it?
To see the list for yourself, click here.
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Camp Shalom is a perfect place for horseback riding, and a fun thing to do here is jet skiing. The tremendous choice of local attractions, and such a tremendous variety of outdoors recreation will make you happy you came.
If you adore the outdoors, you won’t be disenchanted; there's swimming, fishing, and playing golf, so you won’t get bored.
Florida has loads of outdoors activities. Camp Shalom is a very well esteemed campground by the folks of Key Biscayne.
people from Key Biscayne here at Camp Shalom, and in the event that you enjoy go-kart racing Auto Craze near Camp Shalom is a perfect locality.
Outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, Florida, the metro area neareast to Camp Shalom. Find info on campgrounds, marinas, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater, golf courses and more.
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ALBANY, N.Y. (Reuters) - When Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a ban on fracking in New York on Wednesday, he predicted “a ton of lawsuits” against the state. But that is unlikely as the end of a drilling boom has left the industry in no mood for a fight, industry experts and lawyers said.
“I think most of the companies in the industry are disinterested in fighting,” said Brad Gill, the executive director of the Independent Oil and Gas Association of New York, a trade group.
Six years ago, before the start of a lengthy New York moratorium on hydraulic fracturing of natural gas, the governor might have been right. But since then, the fracking phenomenon has turned from mania to mundane.
Chesapeake Energy, once one of the biggest leaseholders in New York, last year gave up a legal battle to retain thousands of acres in the state. Norse Energy went bankrupt in 2012 after more than 100,000 acres in the state it leased were deemed off-limits to drilling.
The industry’s less confrontational stance reflects the dramatic shift in the U.S. natural gas industry over the years since the state’s de facto ban came into force in 2008.
That year, natural gas prices spiked to a near record around $14 per million British thermal units (mmBtu), and drilling were racing around the country snapping up land rights to exploit new techniques that would unlock decades worth of reserves.
Fracking involves blasting large volumes of water, sand and chemicals into shale rock to release trapped gas.
New York was a prime target because it sits atop the Marcellus Shale, a massive rock formation holds enough reserves to meet the country’s current needs for more than three years, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
But the flood of new natural gas supply overwhelmed the market and knocked future prices to below $4 per mmBtu. The land rush stopped, as companies began to focus on efficiency and lower costs. Access to new territory - such as New York - became all but irrelevant.
Cuomo, who spoke on Wednesday after the ban was announced, said that while he expected lawsuits, he was confident the state would prevail. He did not elaborate.
The ban will likely take effect early next year.
Advocates say allowing fracking would have created thousands of jobs in depressed upstate areas, as it has in states from Pennsylvania to Wyoming. Critics argue that it creates public health dangers that are not yet fully understood.
Thomas West, an Albany attorney who represents some of the companies that have left New York, said his clients had taken their investments to the more than 30 states that allow fracking. Vermont is the only other state that has banned fracking.
Some observers said New York landowners who had hoped to sell drilling leases could sue the state, claiming it is illegally restricting their rights, but that would be hard to prove precisely because so many drillers have left New York.
“If no one is there to drill, you don’t have a case,” said Deborah Goldberg, an attorney with Earthjustice, an environmental group that opposes fracking.
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I am a Postdoctoral Scholar at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) in the Sensory Ecology and Bioacoustics Lab. At WHOI, I am working to combine my interest in the drivers of evolution and population structure in marine mammals with my goal to conduct research that will improve our ability to manage and conserve valuable resources. Specifically, I am interested in the use of social structure as an ecological and evolutionary strategy in some cetacean species, and the ecological and genetic diversity it creates, through a process called gene-culture evolution.
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You know that /r/nosleep is a subreddit for FICTION, right? The Search and Rescue stories posted to that Reddit are not real and are NOT meant to be taken seriously.
Yes, I do know that. But the stories led to me investigating REAL stories. I was simply trying to give context/background.
Elise, it really bothers me that you linked to those stories on Reddit as if they were true, and not fiction. I have never been on Reddit before and had no idea that these stories were fiction. I think it’s irresponsible, in the context of your blog about David Paulides’ fine work, to somehow compare the fictional stories on the Reddit link to his work in providing facts about the strange disappearances and deaths in the wilderness. In fact, if I had not read Jacqueline’s post above, I would never have known that the stories I had been reading on the Reddit link were fiction.
I was only giving context for how I came upon David Paulides’ work. I never claimed they were true. Sorry you misinterpreted.
That the SAR thread was in /no sleep is moot. The fact remains, a fact that has been deeply researched by Paulides and his team among others, that an inordinate number of people go missing every year. Discounting crime, suicide, animal attack,exposure/death by the elements and other ‘mundane’ causes of death, there are still a huge amount of disappearances/deaths that have no obvious explanation or solution. Bringing /no sleep into the equation simply distracts from the reality; that there is something out there, something that is clever enough to elude capture or identification, that is taking people for reasons unknown and in mysterious circumstances. Until everyone is on the same page and looking for a solution, rather than arguing about the minutiae, then nothing will ever be resolved and innocent people will continue to vanish.
Paulides is a con artist and what happened to the young man in Boston was unfortunate but definitely not the work of some kind of serial killer or supernatural force. He suffered from hypothermia and ended up in the water. Allow his family to grieve in peace without dragging his name through the mud with all of these outlandish stories.
Hi Jaqueline! Just wondering if you could do me a favor and back up your claims with some evidence? Lets start with Paulides. Please let me know why he is a con artist. Also I am curious as to who is dragging whom through the mud? I have gotten the support of several loved ones of the victims I am writing about. I dont believe I ever once spoke poorly of the victims, on the contrary I care deeply about them. The only mud slinger here unfortunately seems to be you.
Anyone featured on “Above Top Secret” is not someone you should rely on for factual information. It’s also ridiculous to imply that some serial killer is murdering the men on your post. Zachary Marr’s family has enough to deal with without you posting about how he may have been murdered or whatever. Surveillance footage proves that he ended up in the water on his own. Hypothermia. Sad? Yes. Supernatural and/or the result of a serial killer? No. It’s extremely disrespectful to keep him on that list, especially when his cousin asked you to take him off it, as shown in your comments section.
You seem to “know” an awful lot without having any actual proof. Every bit of research I have done on the books Paulides has written has turned out to be true. I have read two of his books so far. Have you read any of his books? I find that most often people who argue like you are doing don’t actually know anything about the source material they are slandering. Furthermore, much like Paulides, in my missing men post I stated only FACTS. That is the post that Zachary is on, and being that he is a missing man connected to water, it is a post he logically makes sense to be included on. I did not state on that post that I personally believe this is a serial killer or anything else. I only related the cases and drew attention to them in the hopes that whatever is taking place can be stopped. My other post, the “what is taking people” one, is a more fortean examination of Paulides works on the whole. If you do not appreciate my blog the beauty of it is that you do not have to read it. You can leave it, and I very much wish you would.
I have already. Believe me. I wish I’d stop getting these ridiculous notifications.
And Paulides has been on my relative’s show, Coast to Coast AM. Everyone featured on there is some kind of quack who believes in Big Foot or Greys or the Chupacabra. It’s all entertainment.
Paulides has superfans, like you, to back up his ridiculous stories. He’s got an interesting take on the world but, at the end of the day, he knows he’s writing for the type of people who browse Above Top Secret and he gives them what he wants.
If you seriously think that this random guy is the answer to all of these mysterious cases, you should do some self-examining. It’s not even about that though.
What I’m pissed about is your blatant disrespect towards the wishes of the Marr family for you to take him off your stupid blog post.
Good lord you’re awful. Look, personally Im a big fan of fortean stuff (duh I have this blog), and I believe in a lot of it too because Im not ignorant and closed minded and I believe that most ‘supernatural’ things are just events science hasn’t yet explained. And fyi this has happened many times over the years (thylacines, infrasound, etc). Just because you (someone who has likely never done a scientific investigation into it) think bigfoot isn’t real, it doesn’t invalidate other peoples work. You can have your opinions, and others can have theirs. And other than your opinion that the radio show is silly, I still haven’t heard any ACTUAL evidence from you that Paulides is lying. Which speaks volumes about you, not him.
And finally, as for Zach, I do not feel that one offhand comment from his ‘cousin’ is enough to warrant me doing anything. No one else has contacted me anywhere. I had other victims families contact me quite easily to talk on facebook. So if his family actually asked I would do it. Not sure why you feel so particularly strong about Zach and not any of the others, but I suspect its because you thrive off of causing needless drama and trying to instill guilt where it isn’t warranted because you are a troll.
Actually, it’s because he’s from my home town and a lot of MY friends are torn up by what happened to him. Imagine that!
But going from 99.9% of the people who support you (including friends and families) I would say keep up the good work!
I was once lured in precisely the way described here, so I know this ostensible fiction is reflective of some sort of bona fide truth.
It was in the year 1980, in Los Gatos, California (on the grounds of the Ralph O. Berry Elementary School, essentially adjacent to the Los Gatos Creek, either during a weekend, or possibly during the summer after it permanently closed at the end of the 1979-’80 academic year). I was nine, and I saw my classmate, Peggy, and her best friend, Stacy, both walking across the main athletic field, both wearing bikinis. I had a MAJOR crush on the very pretty Peggy White, and so was sorely tempted to approach them. The main reason I did not, was I was shy. But in addition, the whole thing seemed odd, in some way I couldn’t quite comprehend at the time. In retrospect, they could have only come from the walnut orchard directly north of the school (based on where I was located, and the trajectory they were walking). I think its very unlikely two 5th grade girls illegally trespassed, for no particular reason (as it was not much of a shortcut from anywhere), in such a manner that would require them to hop a chain link fence that was topped with barbed wire…while in bikinis! Also, these two girls just didn’t live in that neighborhood, and the notion of them walking through it, while wearing only bikinis, well, its just not socially plausible. It was a trap, preying on my schoolboy “love” for Peggy, and I narrowly escaped, due to being too socially awkward to take the bait.
– she was a 5th grader.
Are you claiming you were a 9 year old 5th grader? If so, that seems off by at least two years; that is, most kids are only in the 3rd grade at 8 – 9 years of age.
My understanding is that the commenter was a 3rd grade boy with a crush on 5th grade girls.
So very creepy. I just read the article about the missing men in Boston, how instead of walking home there’s footage of them going towards the harbor for unexplained reasons. I remember thinking they must have been lured. Lured by something! I never understood how people believe there’s a God that sit on the clouds and controls us and hears our thoughts, yet they would NEVER believe in aliens or a species that could live in the woods hunting on humans. Is it our brains protecting us from the scary reality? Maybe it’s just easier to tell ourselves things like that aren’t real and God will protect us. I for one think it’s ignorant to think we are the only ones. This was a great read and I hope more people open their eyes and use better judgment.
I find myself in the middle ground of these tragedies. I don’t think they just walked into the water like LE states but at the same time I’m not willing to jump all the way to man-hunting ghost entity. Where is the evidence? Strange deaths clustered with similarities is a far call to the supernatural. As for the men in Boston, wouldn’t a brilliant serial killer be more plausible then an otherworldly being? The gap between those two theories is beyond immense yet no evidence is given that would even begin to bridge them. Let’s stick to the facts and work our way back. You laid some great legwork in the Boston post and you deserve a lot of credit for that. I hope you continue looking into the anomoly but make sure to stay safe yourself!
urban areas worldwide at an unprecedented level.
and then being found in canals.
found in the rivers there.
That’s OVER 1 a month in ONE CITY.
David Paulides has a bona fide law enforcement background and is no rabble-rouser or troublemaker.
endorse him and his work.
He sticks to the facts and INTENTIONALLY AVOIDS ALL SPECULATIONS.
They keep all manner of records on everything else.
These cases ARE real and remain unsolved.
dismiss the integrity of his work.
He presents only the facts and invited the readers to draw their own conclusions.
or holding back on the solution.
All he will say is that there is no one simple answer that uniformly fits every case.
one of the hypersensationalists profiteering off of confusion,fear and hysteria.
Re: The incidents in Manchester. There have been numerous rumours doing the rounds about these cases, a serial killer or killers being the most usual explanation. There was also a spate of similar incidents in Durham in the North East of England recently. Sadly the most plausible explanation is that people, (myself included), do stupid things when drunk. Both Manchester and Durham have large student populations, and Manchester city centre is ‘vibrant’ to say the least on a night out!
All these incidents have been investigated and the general conclusion is it’s a tragic mix of youth and alcohol. In a city like Manchester the average resident is captured on CCTV about 300 times a day, (I read somwhere that the UK has over 20% of the surveillance systems in the world watching about 1% of the worlds population, but I don’t know the accuracy of that). In many cases there’s footage of the final moments captured.
Since fences were erected around the most dangerous locations the incidence of these events has dropped massively.
One thing that comes to mind in some of the cases with strange noises that lure prey, is the “inorganic beings” from the Carlos Castaneda books. It is best to read them all from the beginning, but the final book is the best, to my thinking: “The Active Side of Infinity”. There may be creatures of this vast, unfathomable universe that live directly off of energy, rather than flesh. One thing that some of these alleged “inorganic beings” (beings without an organism, but with conscious, sentient intelligence) are said to do is to cause unimaginable fright in the victim, in order to feed on the emotional energy released. Energy is energy. Maybe some creatures do not need to consume and digest flesh in order to sustain themselves, instead consuming energy directly via some arcane method we aren’t familiar with, but, all creatures need some sort of sustenance. Maybe anything is possible . . . and even likely.
Fits in with my question; what can be taken from a person that would kill them but not leave a mark? All living things have energy (some call it a ‘soul’).
You notice they are not kidnapping homeless people or gang members, for that matter. The taken are handsome, intelligent, physically able-bodied people. I believe their souls are being taken or maybe their blood to be used to give to others who want to sustain their lives. This is purely diabolical. Research just revealed the plasma or serum taken from a youth can help sustain the oldest Sheesh!/ David Rockefeller just died at what age and after how many heart transplants?
I honestly think I may have had an encounter with one of these things. I live in Australia. I encountered it with my friend in the bush. We have been theorising about it for decades now. We figured it was old, had a thing for water and was bad, really bad. We also theorised it was responsible for people going missing in the bush there that shouldn’t even be in the area – and old dude from a nursing home that that is an hours walk away for a young person escaped, made his way there, was wandering around in the bush for 6 days before he was found no more than a km from where he’d gone in. My friend and I both feel drawn there. I have taken other people there, and they don’t like the place either. This has really freaked me out. And I am not a teenager either. Well into adulthood, and the thing in that bush still haunts us both.
I too live in Australia I know of a shooting party who had the weirdest & scariest thing happen to them. After 30 minutes they traveled back to pick up the ‘roo carcases and found everyone of the ‘roo’s had their head missing. Whatever had done this was not too far away because the last ‘roo they shot before they turned around also had its head missing. They got spooked and called it quits.
I keep going back to an H.P. Lovecraft story, the name escapes me as I read it long ago. Although I do like horror stories and unexplained real life cases, most of his stories creep me out. The actual book that I read I had to remove from my home because it gave me nightmares. The particular story is about a group of scientists who are doing feildwork in a remote area in Alaska. The main character hears noises in the forests beyond the encampment and just beyond the fire light. He is the only person in a camp of about twenty that is affected. At first he believes it to be animal but begins to believe it to be something more evolved and not human. Lovecraft offers native legends that are ancient even primordial, that lure young men out of they’re villages. It is a feminine presence that entices its victims into the woods. The other people who witness the vicitims are not affected and see that they are dazed and in some type of trance. In this story the victim is never found but his clothing and personal affects are found neatly arranged as if someone else did it after the fact. Lovecraft also mentions similar European and Russian legends told for centuries. I can’t stop thinking of the story because both the Boston cases and National Park scenarios are so similar.
Wow Id love to read that, it sounds incredibly eerie and relevant.
I’m gonna share something with you here, that only my late best friend knew. Years ago, I lived in Taunton, Ma. Our house had a lot of woods for a back yard. In fact, we live next to an area called the Hockmock swamp, an area the native Americans called the devil’s swamp. Now a days it’s called the Bridgewater Triangle, apparently a lot of paranormal shenanigans happen there, (Google it). Anyway, my story – I was about nine years old and I wandered a little father than I usually did into the woods. I was following a small stream that twisted through the area. The stream had fish and all sorts of interesting creatures in it and I was fascinated. At some point, I stopped and looked around, every natural sound had gone, total unnatural silence. No wind, no birds, no sounds of the water in the stream. I was fascinated by the lack of sound, although I could hear the sound of my own voice. Suddenly, the silence was broken by the sound of a twig snapping, instantly I looked up to where I heard the noise. It came from a large, very high ridge to my left, the sun happened to be shinning right in my face as I watched a VERY tall, very skinny figure walk over to the side of the ridge. I couldn’t make out any details beyond the silhouette, the sun was very bright and right in my face. I freaked and turned and ran – FAST back in the direction of my house. The closer I got to the house, the more regular noises came back, birds, the sound of me running. I never told my parents, cause I was afraid I’d get in trouble for going into the woods when I had been told never to. That night, the motion detector flood light in our back yard kept coming on over and over again and our dog barked like crazy all night. I remember very clearly my father getting up several times that night, (my parents had the bed room next to mine and I could see the flood lights shining in through my window as it came on over and over again. It was VERY strange and I was petrified that “someone” followed me back home from the woods.
I love this, its very creepy. I have heard very similar accounts from other people. Im quite familiar with the Triangle, I grew up in the area. Definitely something off in that area.
I’ve got one more weird one for you. When I was about the same age as the story I told you above, my mother told me when she was up very late one night, she saw a very bright light shine through our bay window and head off in the direction of the woods behind our house. she saw it clearly through the wall of windows in our living room, she estimates it was right at tree level and it was very large and made absolutely no noise. Anyway, my mother said, that as the light went over our house, we lost power and the television that had been on, blinked out/off and the screen glowed RED before winking out. I mention this because a number of years after this event, I was watching an alien abduction video a friend rented from a video store (dating myself here), in it, it was retelling the story of a famous ufo abduction case called the Betty Andreasson Abduction. The researcher was saying that a neighbor to Mrs Andreasson actually saw the UFO that allegedly abducted her, corroborating somewhat Andreasson’s story. But a detail that sent chills through me was the neighbor explained that as the UFO he saw, went over the house, he lost power and his television glowed RED.
There is NO WAY my mother saw this video – Even after her “sighting” she has ZERO interest in the phenomenon. But isn’t it a coincidence that my mother described such and odd detail such as the television glowing red after a UFO sighting, only to have the particular oddity retold SEVERAL years later in a video published years later. Further coincidence, we lived in Massachusetts and so didn’t Betty Andreasson at the time of her abduction.
Its always the small details like that that sell me honestly. As someone who has seen some very strange things myself, often times there is a strange detail that we never would have even thought up on our own. I suppose a skeptic could try to suggest some kind of ball lightning phenomenon, but the truth is that explanation really doesnt fit. I guess your mother is lucky she wasnt taken!
Okay, I’m a Spelling Nazi. (Otherwise) Very well written pieces are marred by misspellings due to usage of the wrong words; to wit: “They do bare (sic) striking similarities…” should be “bear”.
Ditto for “…creatures that bare (sic) strange resemblance…”.
Thank you for the edits, though I find your use of any form of Nazi as a self descriptor terrifying.
Also I hope grammatical errors can be forgiven since Im not getting any form of payment for my blog posts.
I was camping in the woods by a friend’s home in Oregon. That night the cattle in a nearby pasture were restless and bellerering. My friend’s horses ran about the pasture all night. It was all very weird, as tho something spooked the animals. Early hours of the morning, like around 2 AM, I heard the sound of asthmatic breathing and someone running in the woods, tho I heard no branches breaking, unusual because very brushy. Suddenly the running/breathing noise stopped at my tent. I reached for my pistol. Next thing I knew I’d fallen asleep– very odd as I was petrified. In the morning hours I could hear twigs breaking. I got up, looked about outside and saw what appeared to be one toe indentation that hadn’t been there before. In the light of day, I picked up and left quickly. True story.
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[Cytometry] De-Identification utility? Kelliher, Abigail S.
[Cytometry] help reading data files - upgrade from CellQuestPro 4.x to 6.x Hassel, Christiane A.
[Cytometry] QDots or Fluoroscent Dyes? Welsh J.
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The old wives tale crept into my head as I leaned against a crooked tree nestled in the heart of Briar Forest, pen in hand, contemplating life. Sometimes, I came here alone to jot down ideas or write little, dark tales. It was good therapy, a way to channel my angst, and something I needed to do.
As I doodled in the margins, I wondered how much worse it could be if the Friday’s Child also happened to be born on the 13th. I pondered it, making notes as I did and added more to my story.
I smelled trouble in the air but deep in thought, I dismiss it. Then a shiver crept up my back like an icy finger.
I froze, reined in my nature sure to betray me in a heartbeat, and stopped breathing.
Immovable, like the rooted tree I leaned against, I realized what had chilled me was no breeze but a human finger.
“You’ve lost your way?” the voice attached to the frosty digit, asked.
“No,” I replied, willing myself to remain still no matter how much I needed to explode from the forest floor.
“In what?” The young, golden-haired man asked. I knew him from school – the jock who fancied himself a scholar. Brawny and rugged, his face promised everything dangerous. He didn’t know me.
“Things that wouldn’t interest you,” I said, my tone uninviting and curt. Perhaps my cool disposition would discourage him. I could only hope, for both our sakes.
Quick-handed, he ripped the journal from my grasp. I jerked forward, reaching for my story – the one I planned to submit to Bleeding Ink – and then I changed my mind.
“Ah, I see you’re interested in myths and lore.” He smirked after he skimmed over a few lines from my tale.
“Anything in par-ti-cular?” He annunciated.
“Josh,” he cocked his head, gave me smile like he’d done me a great big favor. He didn’t ask me mine.
“It is?” My senses picked up Josh’s buddies who’d finally caught up to him. My blood heated up. My body tingled and I knew what he was going to say right before he said it.
“I was born on the thirteenth.” He grinned. “’And I’m a Friday’s child.” He shouted the words like they were lyrics to a rock anthem and not just the title of my little dark story.
“Really…” My voice took on a honeyed tone, all dripping wet. The boys stumbled out from behind the trees.
“Now, how lucky is that?” he asked, advancing toward me.
Blood-curdling screams filled the air as I dined on pickled sweetmeats.
Do you have a juicy bit you’d like to submit to our Dark Fiction Anthology?
Bleeding Ink Giveaway Update, the Winner is…..
The winner of the Bleeding Ink giveaway is Terry Erwin!
Congratulations Terry and thank-you for your submission to Bleeding Ink!
So remember my darklings, keep your eyeballs peeled for further fun events to be held here at Bleeding Ink Anthology.
Bleeding Ink Submission Update & A Giveaway!
The submissions have begun to pour in and we here at Bleeding Ink could not be happier!
In order to celebrate we’ve decided to host a give away!
WHAT: A blingy book bracelet! It’s made using elastic cording so it should stretch to accommodate most standard sized novels and trust me, the picture doesn’t do the crystal sparkle factor proper justice.
HOW: Anyone who sends in a submission to Bleeding Ink (according to the guidelines) during the week of Friday December 9th, to Friday December 16th will be entered into a draw! Winner will be announced Saturday December 17th and the bling will be mailed out on the same day.
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Sheyenne River, river, central North Dakota, U.S. It rises in Sheridan county and flows east past the Spirit Lake Sioux reservation, then south through Valley City, near which Baldhill Dam impounds Lake Ashtabula, and near Lisbon it turns northeast to join the Red River of the North about 10 miles (16 km) north of Fargo. The Sheyenne River is about 325 miles (525 km) long, the longest river located entirely within North Dakota. It was named for the Cheyenne Indians. Sheyenne National Grassland, near Lisbon, preserves one of the state’s last remaining areas of tallgrass prairie.
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Welcome Back to College and plan for a great year ahead! What personal goals have you set for yourself? Currently enrolled students are always welcome to talk to a health professional in the Student Health Services.
Mission College is a No Smoking and No Vaping Campus.
Smoking and Vaping are prohibited in all areas of West Valley and Mission College campuses except in parking lot areas that are at least twenty (25) feet away from buildings and pathways. It is the responsibility of all students and employees to observe the policy on No Smoking and No Vaping. All smoking materials are to be disposed in the ash receptacles. Failure to comply with the policy on No Smoking and No Vaping will be treated in the same manner as other violations of District policy and may result in disciplinary action.
Throughout the semester health fairs, workshops and blood drives are offered. Please keep an eye out for updated postings.
We wish all students much success!
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Comedian James Veitch juggles his Radio 4 challenge series with other problems, but he may have found a solution.
Comedian James Veitch is juggling his Radio 4 challenge series with other problems, but he may have found a solution.
In episode two James attempts to solve his money troubles by setting himself the task of writing a successful Young Adults Novel.
While discovering what makes a publishing phenomenon and how the genre has adapted to the online world, James' ambition for a multi-part movie deal clashes with his Producer's time concerns.
James Veitch's TED Talk - "This is what happens when you reply to spam email" - was a massive hit.
The voice of The Producer is Laurence Grissell. The actual Producers were Sam Peach and Viv Jones.
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Cedarville University, "2004 Senior Chapel" (2004). Senior Chapels. 10.
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To mark the completion of my world-building work for the Ilevans in The Sword of the Princess, I’ve prepared the following overview of their culture and history for readers. Enjoy!
In response to your inquiry on the history, culture, and disposition of the Ilevan Empire, I have scoured the scrolls in the royal library, searching for anything which might be of use to you in your negotiations with the Ambassador Rozma. Unfortunately, I found very little detailing the Ilevan Empire itself. Until little more than a decade ago, in fact, the Ilevans were a distant threat, beyond the borders of Archel and certainly beyond our concern. How the world has changed in my time!
But I digress. Your Majesty, the good news is that I was able to find out a good deal about the Zhoron peoples and their history, which I believe will give a good insight into that of the Ilevans since they are, as you know, related.
As Your Majesty may or may not remember from the history lessons I gave you so long ago, the Zhoron Empire was an ancient civilization that existed many centuries ago on the vast, hot Southern Continent of our world. Some five hundred years ago, they expanded their territory onto the southern reaches of our continent, which were then peopled by a nomadic group called the Arnan, of whom we know very little for certain. What we do know is that the Zhoron colonists fought extensively with the Arnan and, at length, wiped them out, taking the land for themselves. This land they called “Ileva,” after their word for the north, and it’s colonists became the Ilevans.
How these Ilevans came to rule an empire stretching from the southernmost shores of the Southern Continent all the way to our doorstep is difficult to parse out. The histories are incomplete and I confess that before these troubled times we Balnar never had any cause to concern ourselves with such distant affairs. Judging from what I can piece together from various historical treatise, there was, roughly three hundred years ago, a Great War. If the sources from this era can be believed, this war was so calamitous that it brought together kingdoms and peoples from one end of the world to the other to fight in its battles. There are legends, even that the good king Galorndel and his faithful knight Tristan traveled far away to fight in this Great War—a story I am sure Your Majesty will recall. It was one of your favorite tales as a child! In any case, the pertinent point is this: many of the war’s fiercest battles were fought in the Zhoron Empire, on the Southern Continent. Some sources claim these battles were so terrible that in their wake all the land for a hundred miles around was turned to chaos and turmoil. Of this there is some disturbing evidence, for where the most ancient maps show rivers and cities, even the Zhoron Empire’s great capital, maps of the Southern Continent made after this Great War show nothing but barren marshland which no human soul can cross.
The effect of this disastrous war was to throw the Zhoron Empire into anarchy and civil war. Claimants to the Imperial throne multiplied, but none had the power to control the vast empire, much less stop its crumbling into ruin. None, that is, save a general who had seized power in Ileva. The Imperial territories of Ileva, being located on our Continent, had not suffered the same horrors in the Great War as the rest of the Zhoron Empire, and so the Ilevan claimant was able to conquer his rivals and rebuild the Empire in his own image. Little is known of this man, but much is speculated, especially by the pagan religion of the Ilevans, which worships him as a god. All we know is that he called himself Arzemheba—which, being interpreted, is He Who Rules—and styled himself as the immortal consort of their pagan war goddess, to whom he owed his victories. Certainly this Arzemheba cannot be the same as the Emperor Arzemheba who sent Ambassador Rozma to us, but in the Ilevan sources I can find no mention of his succession—or of any succession beyond that which formed the Ilevan Empire—and other sources offer only speculation. Some have said the man is a demon who lives on forever in the flesh, others that he is a mortal taking up the mantle of his old predecessor in secret—a charlatan disguising himself as a god—, and others still believe that Arzemheba no longer exists as anything but a figment in the minds of the Ilevans and a figurehead through whom his descendants, Emperor’s Blood, rule. Myself, I favor the second opinion: demons there may be, but I refuse to see them in every place, and as for the Blood, the fact that even are known to tremble at the Emperor’s decrees makes me doubt that the throne is truly their puppet. In all of this speculation, I see no advantage for your current negotiations, except that it would be wise to keep in mind that authority does not rest with the Ambassador here and that deeper machinations may be going on in the Imperial capital than even he can know.
For the rest, we know a great deal about Zhoron culture, as it was before the war. The volumes of Marcus the Wanderer originate in that period, and the royal library retains an excellent copy, if I may say so myself. Marcus traveled extensively in the old Zhoron Empire, and wrote much of its people and their habits. I will not bother you with the particulars, but I believe much of what he observed may still be relevant, even to the Ilevans of today, whose habits and even language have changed to adapt to the Eastern-speaking people who inhabit this Continent.
First, there is the matter of women. Whereas our culture takes extremely liberal views toward women, even for an Eastern culture, theirs does not. Zhoron culture held women in generally low esteem and they were regarded much as chattel, passed from father to husband with never a say in the matter and never any rights to speak of. Their were exceptions of course, women who managed to be powerful through their influence on their husbands or women who found a place for themselves outside regular society altogether (their female mercenary companies are fascinating, though their devotion to the pagan goddess Inesvi is…unfortunate), but these were rare. If anything, Ilevan views were even more repressive. Their religion restricted the conjugal rights of Zhoron or Zhoron-descended men and women to highly ritual circumstances, but placed no such restriction on relations with foreign women. This the Ilevans took full advantage of, and as a consequence became known even in the Zhoron Empire of old for their lewd behavior and unrestrained depravity toward native women of the land they occupied. From what I’ve gathered from the servant’s observations, there is reason to believe this perverse streak in their natures persists to this day. Some I have even heard say that there are, in the Empire, a class of female slaves, wickedly deprived of their tongues, which the Ilevans preserve solely for their base pleasures—and further that this practice is endorsed and even facilitated by their religion as an acceptable alternative to natural relations between a man and his wife, as God intended them. I would therefore most strongly advise Your Majesty to take all due care to keep Her Highness, Princess Nicole, as far away as possible from the Ambassador and his staff, lest she fall victim to his depredations.
Second, there is the matter of family, which I think may have some bearing on the Ambassador in particular. In Zhoron culture, the family was paramount. The family, or House, was made up of several generations living together under a common elder or ma—the oldest man of the House. It was to these Houses, above all else, that the Zhoron peoples were loyal. They marked this loyalty in their very names. Whereas we, as all Eastern peoples, place our Christian name before our family name, they have the reverse: putting their family name before all names—and it is by this name they are most commonly known. I have seen little indication that the Ilevans changed this practice at all, though they may have abolished the use of the old words for it when they made Eastern the official language of the new Empire (the old Zhoron tongue, so far as I can tell, remains as their naming language). The important insight for Your Majesty is this: I have gathered from some of the Ambassador’s guards that the Ambassador’s given name and family name are both alike Rozma (which is itself an auspicious name to them, meaning sun). What this sameness of names means is quite simple, as Houses are most often named for the men who found or lead them: Rozma is a ma, the head of his own House. Possibly his House is a new one, founded by a change of fortunes quite recently. This means he will be ambitious, eager to establish his prestige not only for himself but also for all others in his House and all who may come after him. He may also feel himself beholden to no one, not even the Emperor, in his quest for glory. This can be a great threat, but knowing it can also be a great advantage in negotiations. As they say, Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
Of the Ambassador’s other habits, I can offer something by way of explanation. Zhoron culture lived and died on showing proper deference to those above one in society. Their language contains the most astounding array of honorific forms of address that I have ever seen or heard of. While the Ilevans did away with the language, they most certainly did not do away with the deference. This explains Rozma’s evident disgust at the casual manner of the castle servants and guards toward Your Majesty, and also his outrageous suggestion that you allow him to execute them on the spot. I would take great care in allowing the castle staff to serve him and his men in the future, lest you not be there to restrain him next time.
Regarding his complaints about our meals, I can offer little more than explanation. Marcus the Wanderer observed that rice was the chief dish of all the Zhoron peoples and that they supplemented it with a paste made of crushed peppers, which they called leroz. Evidently this trend continues into our present day. Rice of course, is not to be found anywhere in Balanne, nor, I’m afraid, are peppers potent enough for the Ilevan pallet. However, the Zhorons are also said to have enjoyed game, and waterfowl, particularly their entrails. If you could persuade the kitchen staff to prepare such a meal, distasteful as we may find it, it might at least…lessen his incessant complaints.
Regarding the curious repetition of numbers in his requests, statements, and routine, Your Majesty’s theories are correct. Pagan numerology has a vice-grip on the imaginations of the Ilevans. Nearly every number, to them is an invocation of their pagan gods. Three, nine, thirteen, and twenty (or re, relore, radozpere, and anla, as you may hear them in the old Zhoron tongue) are particularly highly esteemed numbers to them, especially thirteen, which they hold to represent their entire pantheon in its count. To a lesser extent, 27, 30, 200 and one thousand also fascinate them. Nineteen, or anlajodma, they consider to be as bad a number as can be. To their pagan minds it is the equivalent of Eastern superstitions about thirteen combined with the Christian unease concerning six hundred three-score and six. In their own language it means variously the fatherless man, the lawless man, the man without light, and the man with a missing appendage—they even use it as a nickname for their devil—any one of which it might invoke the attention of or invite as a fate upon oneself. This is why you observed both Rozma and his guards skipping over those particular steps on the stairs: which are the nineteenth from the top and bottom respectively: not even a pagan wants to invite the attentions of Satan or lose his father or a finger or toe! The number fourteen is considered unlucky to a much lesser extent, though great care should be taken in how it is counted in Zhoron. Should you find a man who names it redozperepema rather than the more common gedlorejodma (that is, if you hear them count in their old tongue at all) it is a man to take note of for a potential friend or source of trouble. The use of that form of the Zhoron numeral 14 is associated with those who did not take kindly to Arzemheba’s ascension to the Imperial throne, and still worship their fallen sun god Arazma.
Regarding his staff’s reluctance to meet at night, this also is a matter of superstition, and also a telling one. According to Marcus’ writings, the pagan Zhorons imagined Arazma to be both the sun god and patron to the old Zhoron Emperors (who were far less pretentious than their Ilevan replacement). During the night, they believed that his law and order gave way to the chaotic rule of his outcast son, Mochazh (whose name I must warn you never to say in the presence of any of the Ilevans—they are very superstitious about it), whom we would call the Devil. After the Great War, Ilevan mythology took over and wove a new tale, saying Arazma had died and been largely replaced by Arzemheba, who was no longer bound by light or darkness, having defeated Mochazh as well—at least in his boasts—and passed the duty of the sun to some other god. Evidently, however, the pagans could not agree on their own lying legends and while the official position of the pagan priests is that the Devil is defeated and the night made safe, more common folk, especially in the old Zhoron lands of the Southern Continent, still fear the night as much as they all fear the name Mochazh. If the Ambassador fears not the night but his guards do, that may be an important divide in regional and religious background to be conscious of.
Regarding his recountings of pagan myth and folklore, and those of his staff, I can only say that I do not believe they mean to offend. Marcus relates that the telling of myths and legends was a common passtime among the Zhoron people. If anything the Ilevan culture is more inclusive religiously than even theirs. However their propensity for attaching our Lord Jesus Christ with their myths is not only blasphemous but…unfortunate, and may lead to further misunderstanding down the road. The figure they refer to and with whom they blasphemously associate our Lord, is the pagan god Arazma, and when Arazma, was supposedly killed by Arzemheba, his worship became a sign of rebellion. Should the Ilevans persist in their blasphemous religious confusion of our Lord with their fallen pagan god, it may create further tensions in the negotiations.
Of the rest I can see little of use, so I shall give a few more small pieces of advice before I close. Marcus observed that Zhoron peoples stood very closely when they spoke to those they trusted, and far away from those they disliked or else considered far beneath them in a social sense. That Rozma maintains his distance as he speaks with you may indeed, as Your Majesty suspected, be an ominous sign for the negotiations. His bluntness and his insistence on strict punctuality, however, are not. While Marcus observed that the Zhoron were round about in their politeness, even in his time the Ilevans had a reputation to be more direct. Evidently in the intervening centuries, that directness has come to the fore. As for punctuality, both Zhorons and Ilevans have always prized timeliness as a high virtue. They have even invested great sums of time, energy, and gold creating devises to tell time with great accuracy. According to more recent sources, the Emperor’s compound of Itan in the Imperial city, has as one of its chiefest features a great clock powered by waterwheels, which rings out every hour like a church bell with unfailing accuracy. Therefore,do try to be punctual and direct in your dealings with the Ambassador, Your Majesty.
The rest of my findings we may discuss at your leisure. Your work with the Ambassador remains at the forefront of my prayers, as with all of us in the castle.
Alright, so I’m a little late in posting this notice, but I have a three-chapter update to the Lit Major Shoots Zombies story. All three chapters follow the same narrative arc. What begins as a simple trip to see if a local fortune-teller can help decipher Chris’ mysterious dreams quickly turns into a hunt for a mysterious entity that’s controlling the ravens around Kingsmouth. Chris and Kaiyo will face danger as never before: and one of them will die! No, honestly, one of them dies—I swear!
These chapters were fun to write and flowed naturally into one another for me, even if they did take some time. They allowed me to do some good character development and to cover my favorite quest in The Secret World game so far. “The Ravens” is a quest that, I think, does horror very well. I think Extra Credits would agree (if you haven’t watched any of their videos and you’re interested in games, stories, or even history, you definitely should check them out). “The Ravens” has the player doing fairly mundane tasks most of the time, simply following ravens around the map, but it uses those long stretches to build up tension as the mounting number of ravens signals increasingly to the player that something is not right about these birds. Then you step in to circle of unnaturally-silent ravens, flying all around you, and then…well, I won’t spoil it in case any of you want to read the chapters or play the game for yourself! Suffice it to say that is the only time a video game has made me truly jump out of my chair in fright. The opponent you face is grusome or terrifying (well, unless you count the simple factor of the unknown as terrifying, which it definitely can be!), or even dangerous by the game’s standards, but the design of the quest works the horror in so well that it doesn’t need to be any of that to be one of the most memorable and frightening monsters a player will face in Kingsmouth.
Anyway, check it out if you’d like to see my tribute to such well-done horror, and read up on a dramatic turn in Chris’ adventures. I hope you enjoy! If you like it let me know.
The following overview of the Ilevan religion has been prepared as a part of my preparation for the revision of The Sword of the Lady. Enjoy!
Alright, listen op ye barbarians! I am Alemarobe, priest to zee god-emperor Arzemheba, and I am here to teach ye abo’t civilized religion.
Zee first t’in’ ye probably notice is dat Ilevan religion has lots of gods. Den ye probably ask stopid question like, “Vhy do Ilevans need lots of gods? Ve only have von’ god. How do dey even keep track of dem all?” Zee answer is dat ve is civilized, and not barbarian idiots vho interrupt important religious lessons! Also, not all zee gods are zee same. Dere are some dat are more important den ot’ers, and all of dem have certain roles and positions in pant’eon: just like some people are more important den ot’ers and have different roles in society (zee owner of dis blog-t’in’ has just told mee dat ye actually have dis veird concept of equality among people, as if ye ver all zee same…ye are very strange!).
For example, zee god I serve, zee Emperor Arzemheba, is zee most important god. Ye t’ink I am jost exaggeratin’ beca’se I am priest to him, bot dat is not troe! Arzemheba really is zee most important because he is zee ruler of zee gods. He is zee god of order, law, and visdom. He can see everyt’ing at vonce—and he is zee actual Emperor of Ileva, so he is very important! He is ruler over zee Empire here, and over zee gods in deir vorld, vhich is not a physical vorld like dis von’ bot is like anot’er dimension or somet’ing…it is complicated! I cannot expect ye to understand, simple barbarians, since yer brain can barely handle von’ dead god as it is!
Dere are two ot’er really important gods, besides Arzemheba. Dere is Inesvi, zee goddess of var, virgins, and revenge. She is zee vife of Arzemheba. Ye probably ask, “Vait, vasn’t her name Enusvi? And how can she be zee goddess of virgins is she is married?” Zee answer to last question is dat ye do not vant to mess vit’ her: she bites down vhere it horts a lot. It is safe for Arzemheba because he has zee iron phallos—bot ye do not, so don’t try it! Zee answer to second question is dat ye are stopid barbarians. Inesvi has alvays been spelled dat vay, and especially has never been spelled vith silly letter “u” dat makes ye sound like a cow vhen ye say it. Zhoron lang’age does not even have dat stopid letter (zee owner of dis blog-t’in’ says dat he spelled it dat vay in his bo’k as some kind of pig-Latin version of Venus, and dat he even wrote Zhoron as Suron, but obvio’sly he vas vrong: it is beca’se he is barbarian as vell!).
Anyvay, vhere vas I? Oh, yes! Zee t’ird really important god is Irlomi, zee goddess of zee moon, rivers, vives, and mot’ers. She is zee von’ vho vaters all our lands, or floods dem if she gets upset. Ye may say, “Dat is jost zee irrigation systems and zee rivers,” bot vhat do ye know, ye stopid barbarians? Irlomi is areal and genero’s goddess and sister to Inesvi. She, Inesvi, and Arzemheba make up zee Triad: zee t’ree highest gods in zee vorld.
“Vhat about ot’er gods?” ye ask. Finally, an intelligent question! Zee ot’er gods each have deir roles, but dey are not as important. Dere are ten ot’er major gods besides zee Triad. Dere is Lan, zee god of zee forests and of hunts. Den Hati, zee goddess of zee seas and fishing. Den dere is Shangre, zee god of travelers and roads. Den dere is Lebeni, zee goddess of zee hearth and home…she is not very important unless ye are a voman, but she is also goddess of zee sun, so she is important in a vay. Dere is also zee god Gonja, zee god of zee forge and craftsmen. Den dere is Ngeta, zee god of fertility, and Mejni, zee goddess of passion and art. Den ve have zee god Shocha, vho is zee god of harvest and rice, and zee goddess Teji, vho is zee goddess of vine and grapes (zee owner of dis blog vould like me to say dat Teji has an important feast in zee spring vhich is an important part of his bo’k but she vas called Thenaai, but Thenaai is not even a close to a vord in Zhoron, so is stopid bo’k—vho cares?).
If ye’ve been countin’, barbarians, and if ye can count, ye notice dat ve is missing von’ god. Dat is zee god Mochazh—bot do not say dat name o’t lo’d! It is very bad lock! Instead ve vill call him by anot’er name, Az-Anlajodma. He is zee god of zee undervorld, darkness, misery, and suffering. “Vhy do ve have such a terrible god?” ye ask. Now ye is back to zee stopid questions. Vhy do ye have devil? Is zee same t’ing. Az-Anlajodma is zee bad god, bot if ye give him sacrifices and pray nicely maybe he leave ye alone. Better to pray to Arzemheba, dough, since he beat Az-Anlajodma and killed him…maybe (he is a trickster god, alright? It is hard to tell!).
At dis point maybe ye are t’inkin’ dat is all zee gods, but dat is very stopid. Of course dere are lots more gods. Dere are gods for families, regions, phenomenon, and even priests. Technically I am a god—how else vo’ld I know all dis about zee ot’er vorld? Bot dey is not as important. Ye can vorship von’ or two if ye have good reason, like if dey are yer family’s god, but mostly ye jost need zee 13 gods of zee pat’eon.
“And how do ye vorship?” Dat is stopid question. If ye need somet’in’, ye pray to zee right gods to give it to ye. If ye need a go’d harvest, ye pray to Shocha, and also Irlomi and maybe Lebeni. Is best if ye pray to an image of zee gods or at a shrine, and is even better if ye give a sacrifice. Ye probably t’ink dat “sacrifice” means dead, burnt animals, but vhy do ye t’ink gods vo’ld vant dat? Nobody vants dat! Leave zee gods somet’in’ nice at zee altar, like food or drink, or clothes or jewelry, den dey vill do somet’ing nice for ye. Dat is how it vorks! Ye only need a blo’d sacrifice if ye have done somet’ing to opset von’ of zee gods, or if ye are trying to get Inesvi’s attention. Inesvi only accepts blo’d sacrifices, because dat is how she is. She vill also take homan sacrifices, mostly on zee battlefield, bot sometimes ye can sacrifice somebody to her beforehand so she von’t kill so many people in zee fighting. Some people say all zee gods accept homan sacrifices, bot dey are wrong. It is jost all priesthood initiations require dying to zee old self, and sometimes zee initiate is not vorthy and so it becomes just dying, period—bot dat is not zee same t’ing! Ve also tell lots of stories abo’t zee gods. Dey are go’d stories, too, better den yer stopid stories abo’t yer boring dead god, anyvay. And dere are lots more of dem, beca’se ve have lots more gods and dey are moch more interesting and do many more t’ings den yer dead god.
So, as ye can see, it is a very civilized religion, very go’d von’, too. Ve vill let ye keep yer stopid barbarian religion, so long as ye pay taxes to Arzemheba and obey him! Now go, barbarians! I am done talking to ye!
A new chapter of my fanfiction for The Secret World went up last night! In Chapter 9 Templar agent Chris Warden will have to team up with Kaiyo Yako and Dan MacFadden of the rival secret societies to help save the survivors of zombie-ridden Kingsmouth, Maine. In the process, she’ll be forced to face her fear of heights, and a terrifying all-consuming enemy literally from her nightmares!
This was a fun chapter to write, but it took a lot longer than I anticipated. I feel like if I wanted to, I probably could have split it into two chapters if I wanted to. That’s something I’ll have to keep in mind on future chapters. The good news is that since being posted at 2am last night, the chapter has already gained 28 views and 2 positive reviews. It seems I made the right choice in deciding to write a sequel for this story first.
My only regret, and something my business savvy friends have pointed out, is that I’m not able to make any money off of this work. Hopefully it will pay off in a larger fan-base that can translate to my other works. We’ll see.
Regarding those, Sword of the Lady is currently behind schedule as I enter a new round of world-building with it, in hopes of fleshing out the Ilevan’s as a unique people rather than a stereotypical bad guy race. I’ve found some good resources for this and believe I can do it quickly, or at least get it done enough to work the improvements seemlessly into the final draft, which is currently in progress through chapter 1.
The original sci-fi referenced in my “Astrea Alexandra” posts is still deep in world-building. Placing it in real, known space has necessitated mapping its star systems using actual stars, and figuring out what’s around all those stars is turning out to be time consuming. It’s on the back burner, but I’m determined that it will someday see the light of day.
So, I’m going to try to be using this site more to keep people up to date in what I’m doing writing-wise. To that end, an update!
Lit Major Shoots Lighting was my original fan fiction story writen for The Secret World MMORPG and it was honestly something of an experiment. The game itself is a unique blend of horror, action, myth, magic, and conspiracy theories in a modern day setting, and when writing the story I wanted to increase the immerse qualities of the game. So I chose an unusual tense and point of view for the story: 1st person, present tense. In many ways, it was a rewrite of my “The Secret Letters” short story. I also honestly cut some corners in character development and by injecting myself and my reactions into the protagonist wherever something I hadn’t established wouldn’t conflict with them (the protagonist is female, so there are obviously some differences). The story revolves around an ordinary English literature major, Christen “Chris” Warden, studying abroad in London who suddenly develops supernatural powers she cannot control and is contacted by the secret society of the modern-day Templars who offer to teach her to harness her powers if she joins their cause. Despite my cutting corners with the planning, strangely enough, the main character is one everyone seems to love and says is well developed. Lit Major Shoots Lightning also been my most popular story so far, garnering nearly 3,000 views and enthusiastic fans eager for a sequel.
Well, those fans have been heard! In September I started the sequel, Lit Major Shoots Zombies, wherein Chris makes good on her promise to help the Templars fight monsters and is deployed on her first mission, to the sleepy little town of Kingsmouth, Maine that’s been overtaken by a local zombie apocalypse.
It’s been a while since my last update, but chapter 8 just went up this Thursday, just in time for Halloween. In it Chris strikes out on her own into the zombie-infested town, looking for supplies for the survivors holed up in the Sheriff’s Office at the edge of town. It won’t be the first time she’s fought zombies in this story, but it will be her first time facing them down alone.
If it sounds interesting to you, give it a read and let me know what you think! Reviews and comments are always appreciated.
Well, as of 6:27 this morning, I am a published author. My original science fiction novella Future History went live on the Kindle ebook store for $2.99. It is a small step, but an important one. It will definitely help me gauge the self-publishing waters and figure out how to proceed with further stories (such as Sword of the Princess, which is still in open beta), as well as beginning to supplement my income.
Future History is a Christian space-opera. It follows the life of starship engineer Amelia Hanson. In a distant future where mankind is fighting a desperate war against the Algolans–a malevolent alien race–, Amelia becomes a war hero, saving the lives of her comrades aboard the starcruiser Mizar with a final act of desperation and genius. The cloaking device she improvises could be the key to winning the war and saving millions of lives, but unfortunately the secrets of its design die with her.
Five years earlier, Amelia is serving as a junior maintenance officer aboard the Terran transport Capella when her life is suddenly interrupted by memories from her future as a war hero. As the story alternates between the future and the past, it becomes clear that the Amelia of the past holds the key to saving our future.
While the story is, in many ways, an obvious homage to Star Trek, it contains original elements. One particularly unique feature is the way the story shifts back and forth from the future to the “present.” This is made even more unique by the fact that the “future” segments are presented in reverse chronological order, meaning that each adds a little more detail than the last, bringing the two storylines closer until eventually they merge and catapult the protagonist and her friends into action. The story is about 29,000 words and is divided into 12 chapters (called “sequences” which are further subdivided for a total of 18 short chapters).
Future History was one of the later products of my high school writing career. I conceived it as a series of short scenes showing a character’s progression through field promotions in a Star Trek-esque universe, and eventually hit on the idea of using the creative flow of time through the story to make it interesting. I originally believed it would be a short story that would take me about a week to write. It took me about a month and ended up being my second completed manuscript-length piece. After writing it, I conceived of and started drafts for two possible sequels, but never completed them. I feel that the lack of a time-travel plot would have subtracted from them anyway, though I may return to them if Future History generates enough interest to warrant it. In any case, after Future History was completed in 2007, it sat around collecting dust on my hard drive (which is possible). I did not feel that it was my strongest story, and I knew that getting a novella published would be much harder than attempting to publish my short stories (which were themselves proving to be too long for the publishers I sent them to). Now that I have some experience with non-profit self-publishing of fan fiction and have plans to introduce the start of my fantasy series, I thought it was time to test the waters by self-publishing on Amazon. I considered a number of my past stories, works which I felt were the best they could be, even if they are not quite what I would write today. I almost rejected Future History because it’s softer approach to science fiction (in Mohs Scale of SciFi Hardness, it’s a solid 2), but after considering that my dislike of the story may be colored by my resent attempts to make a much harder dystopian scifi, I gave it a second look. After very light editing and some review of my self-publishing reference book, I loaded it up on Amazon and released it into the wild to see how it would fare.
I also created my own cover. The artwork is original, by me, depicting Amelia in the foreground with an Algolan starcruiser laying into the Capella in the background. I confess to having very little idea of what any of this should look like when I got started. In the seven years since I finished the story, I completely forgot what I wanted anything to look like, though I remembered making sketches of a boxy Capella and wedge-shaped Mizar at one point. I mostly went about looking up hints to the appearance of things in the story and expanded on them, making sure to concentrate on the three elements I knew needed to be in the cover: the protagonist’s face (covers with faces sell better and generate more interest) and a space battle. I think the result turned out rather well.
With the release of Future History comes other changes. As a published author, I will need a site. For now, Starship Dragon will do, but I’ll need to expand it to accommodate my original works as well as my fan fictions. Speaking of which, my current Star Trek Online story, Survivors of Yamatai, is now updating weekly on Mondays, which has allowed me to manage my writing life much better and will hopefully lead to me being able to pursue other projects while that story continues to completion.
Well, I previously posted about re-imagining the universe for Astrea Alexandra, my original dystopian science fiction. Since that post, I’ve been busy crunching numbers with the help of the excellent Atomic Rockets resource for hard science fiction. While I would not classify my story as “hard” science fiction (I use reactionless drives based on artificial gravity, which is nonsense by definition; I’m actually aiming for a 4 or 3.5 on Mohs Scale of Science Fiction Hardness), the site still has a lot of useful information.
So I crunched the numbers for the sort of warships and technologies I mentioned in my previous post. Even with the idea that certain types of circular particle accelerators cause artificial gravity and that antimatter can be contained in quantities large enough to be useful, I expected to come across some problems that I would just have to invent other kinds of nonsense to surmount. For instance, while I was using nuclear reaction-based thrusters as the primary in-universe propulsion, I had to overlook the fact that calculations showed my ships would require several times their own mass in hydrogen to run at full burn for a second. I was basically trying out all the realistic equations so I would know where I needed to plug in additional applied phlebotinum to keep the plausibility of the universe I was building intact, to keep things working as easily as I wanted them to.
But, as it turns out, I actually need to concern myself with the opposite problem! Having crunched the numbers, I see that I’ve made space perhaps too easy. For instance, I wanted my 1 kilometer long antimatter-missile-slinging battleships to be able to slug it out with their opposites for hours at a time. Given rough estimates of the effectiveness of point-defenses and their shield strengths, this came out to about 4 hours, which I thought was a good time, but I worried about whether or not a 1 kilometer battleship would have enough magazine space for sustaining that kind of barrage. I worried about the ammunition problem and was even considering whether or not it would be plausible for munitions ships to reload battleships in combat, like a semi-automatic pistol changing clips. Then, I crunched the numbers for the total volume of the missiles. For anyone who’s curious, those numbers follow. Battleships fire three kinds of missiles: long-range ship-to-ship offensive missiles (Sidewinders), medium-range offensive-defensive missiles with variable payload (Interceptors), and short-range defensive-only missiles (Beads). Like the ships, missiles use “grav drives” to accelerate, so they’re cigar or pill shaped (for the purposes of my calculations I assumed they were cylinders with semi-spherical ends, though I used rectangular prisms for storage volume, as that would be bigger and more accurate).
What is the rate of fire at the launcher?
What is the maximum sustained rate of fire of a battleship in a classic dorsal-broadside engagement?
A battleship engagement could take an hour or more to resolve, over four hours for a full engagement between opposing walls of battle. If a battleship carries enough ammunition for a 6 hour engagement, how many missiles is that?
What is the volume and mass of these missiles?
Assuming storage requires 2.1 times the space, how large are the magazines?
As you can see, there is absolutely no reason why a battleship so designed should need to worry about magazine space. In fact, I wound up going with a larger coefficient for storage (I think it was 4 or something) and giving the battleships 12 hours worth of munitions instead of 6, but the amount of internal volume devoted to magazines is still very small. It comes out to about 1.4% of the internal volume and 3% of the battleship’s mass. Making large portions of the interior and exterior of the ship unusable for magazine space made this more of a limiting factor, but I still don’t think it’s going to make sense for me to write a story where battleships start running out of ammunition, unless they’ve already been in several long battles without opportunity to resupply. Now, frigates on the other hand are about a third the length of a battleship and only have 3.6% of its internal volume to play with. Squeezing a magazine capable of sustaining the frigate through the course of an entire 4 hour engagement would be a challenge (but it can be done, I’ve crunched the numbers), and anything smaller need not apply–battleships will certainly be the queens of space (at least until they meet the 2-kilometer long heavy dreadnoughts, with double their firepower and 8 times the internal volume…then they’re just screwed).
But this does bring me to some of the problems I had to address by applying phlebotium to make things in universe harder, so that I could tell the story I wanted, without having the logical implications of my universe running away on me to make the story just plain silly.
Reactionless drives are superweapons: “Jon’s Law” of hard scifi states that “Any interesting space drive is a weapon of mass destruction. It only matters how long you want to wait for maximum damage.” In terms of grav drives capable of imparting tens of kilogees of acceleration, that isn’t long at all. At 3 kilometer’s per second a vehicle carries as much kinetic energy as its own mass in TNT, and a “slow” battleship that can only pull 10 kilogees reaches that speed in 3 hundredths of a second–and (assuming a density of 0.2 tons per cubic meter, which is comparable to the realistic figure David Weber was convinced to settle on) a battleship weighs in at over 21 megatons. Of course that’s nothing compared to what happens once you allow these things to build up some steam. Two-kilometer long bulk freighters have to pull speeds of 60 PLS (Percent Light Speed, which is 179,875 kilometers per second) in order to jump through a very short-lived wormhole for FTL travel. At those speeds the freighter is a relativistic weapon carrying the kinetic energy of over 900 Petatons of TNT (3.9×10^27 Joules–assuming the same density as a battleship, which may or may not be realistic). That’s ten percent of the total kinetic energy of Earth’s Moon, ten times the total wattage of the Sun! Hitting a planet with one of those would be beyond a civilization ender–it would obliterate all life on the surface and probably seriously alter the planet’s rotation and orbit…and that’s what a freighter could do simply by failing to brake! To avoid a story where planets got flattened by careless pilots, militaries threw unmanned freighters at one another, or battleships had to worry about being shredded by debris or their own spent missile sabots, I decided to make them impervious to kinetic weapons as long as their shields were up. I had already decided that shields in universe would consist of circulating envelopes of exotic matter that had special properties that allowed it to protect a ship from harmful radiation, temperature, and kinetic impacts and had already decided it should be better at taking kinetic strikes than energy ones, to encourage the use of antimatter warheads. When I ran the figures for the kinetic energy missiles and freighters would have, I decided that, in order to prevent a take-over of ramming attacks and kinetic-kill missiles, I needed to make the shields perfectly negate the energy from kinetic impacts. Since the shields are already made of exotic matter that doesn’t play by our rules to start with, I felt like this was an acceptable break from reality. It also explains why planetary sieges would require actual strategy as opposed to, say, just lobbing an asteroid at somebody from a safe distance (the planetary shield would casually destroy the asteroid and then whoever owned that planet would come looking for you in a battleship).
Grav Drives Have No Top Speed: On Earth, your top speed is determined by friction. The faster you go, the more friction you generate and the more energy you need to overcome the force of friction and keep accelerating–and the thicker your skin has to be in order to withstand the friction you’re generating. Go fast enough, and friction has enough energy to set off nuclear fusion in the air in front of you, and then you are having a bad problem (and you will not go to space today). In space, there is no friction, so there are only two traditional speed limits. The first is how much fuel you have to accelerate. The second is how long you have to accelerate. For grav-drive ships, neither presents much of a problem. A grav drive is basically a synchrotron (a circular particle accelerator that runs at relativistic speeds), and a small synchrotron (using the Large Hadron Collider as an example and scaling down) does not take too much power to run. At a few tens of kilogees, it does not take too long to build up to ludicrous speeds either. The only possible limit is the speed of light. However, as I understand it, that top speed works by increasing the relativistic mass of the vehicle (though I could be wrong). As a spacecraft approaches the speed of light, it’s apparent mass increases, meaning that it accelerates more and more slowly under the influence of the same amount of force. While it never quite stops accelerating, its acceleration does slow down to the point that actually reaching or surpassing the speed of light is impossible. But mass is irrelevant when dealing with acceleration due to gravity. Two objects of differing mass exposed to the same gravitational field will accelerate downward at the same rate, since gravitational force increases proportionally to mass. This is why, in-universe concern will be given to conserving shipboard volume rather than mass, because the amount of volume a ship has affects its acceleration (bigger volume=bigger grav drive=larger synchrotron radius=smaller radial acceleration of particles=smaller acceleration of ship) but the actual mass it carries does not (except for reaction-control thrusters, but those aren’t a huge concern). So when the universal speed-limit comes along to increase the relativistic mass of a grav-drive ship and get its acceleration under control nothing happens. The ship just continues to accelerate at a constant rate. It’s relativistic mass could be billions of times greater than its rest mass and it would just keep going because the gravitational force would be billions of times greater as well. I have two ideas for discouraging my reactionless drives from breaking the light-speed barrier (the only thing that’s supposed to travel faster than light in the stories is tachyons, and humans haven’t figured those out yet). The first is to make acceleration uneven, such that something at the center of the artificial gravity bubble feels a small amount of additional forward acceleration and something near the edge feels a small amount less forward acceleration. This would amount to about 0.01% of the overall acceleration, making for a +/-5 gee difference on a drive capable of 50 kilogees (which would still be enough to black out any crewmembers who were in the wrong place at the wrong time–or outright kill them if they weren’t buckled up). At high enough speeds, I’m thinking the relativistic mass of the spaceship’s components would exert too much force on the spaceframe, causing the ship to break up. Of course, I may need to cause this mysterious effect to increase dramatically in severity if I want to keep my ships top speeds in the 70-60 PLS range. Since the behavior of the effect and its existence both have to do with the totally fictional science of artificial gravity, I feel like I can make up a plausible-enough solution.
Battleships Have The Internal Volume of a Small Asteroid, Without All That Rock in the Way: The internal volume of a battleship is staggeringly huge, such that even her massive magazines occupy only about 1% of her internal volume. This of course, raises the question of what to do with the rest of that space. Part of the problem was solved using the unevenness of grav drive acceleration from before. I could figure part of that volume being generally unsuitable for humans or acceleration sensitive systems during maneuvers (say as section 20 meters deep into the hull). On a warship, this area would generally be composed of armor, with the necessary gaps for hangers, weapons system, cooling systems and a myriad of other things. That accounts for roughly 20% of the ship’s volume. Figuring power requirements to be roughly twice the amount necessary to sustain environmental artificial gravity (which is 1,000 times more energy intensive than the grav drive itself, which I did not expect) and giving the ship a 90 day cruise time, another 20% of the volume goes to fuel. Then there’s the grav drive itself, which makes roughly 20% of the ship at the core nigh inaccessable. The remaining 40% of the ship’s volume is roughly 43 million cubic meters, which falls comfortably in the range of volumes occupied by Star Destroyer classes from Star Wars. That’s plenty of room for all the other systems, storage, crew quarters, and everything else the ship might need, plus giving it the luxury of some extra space (in this universe, high-ranking officers that command battleships are considered nobility and would expect to be accommodated as such).
There is No Range Limitation on Jump Drives: In universe, the only thing capable of traveling faster than the speed of light is a tachyon, which humans can detect and cause as a secondary effect of some of their technologies, but cannot put to any useful purpose (yet). In order to make interstellar travel feasible, I’ve given them the Jump Drive, an artificial-gravity based device that allows a ship to create and navigate a stable-but-transient (existing for 10 or 12 microseconds) wormhole as a shortcut to cross hundreds of light-days of normal space instantly. The problem was putting limits on this thing once I created it. The fact that I’d established that artificial gravity didn’t work too close too natural gravitational fields (otherwise, we’d have discovered it by now, since we have plenty of synchrotrons). gave me a reason for making jumping into or out of an area too close to a planet, moon, or star technically impossible. Handwaving complicated jump calculations into existence (plus the need to “align” the drive to match said calculations) gave me a reason why starships couldn’t just jump whenever they felt like it (which would make for some pretty boring battles: “Whoops, we’re losing, everybody jump out now!”). The fact that synchrotrons in real life need time to spin up gives me another reason to make jumps time-consuming. All of that is very well and good for limiting warships in most situations, but in positing a universe where humans have struck out among the stars using this technology, I came to a very important question: why didn’t they go further? A warship has a good reason never to venture too far from its home port, but exploration or colonization ships would just keep moving out there until they reached the edge of their range. And what was that? The only logical limit I can think of is fuel supply, and allowing the ships to use fusion reactors makes refueling even in unexplored space a matter of stopping by a gas giant and skimming off hydrogen with a magnetic ramscoop or something. As long as you’ve got hydrogen, you’ve got fuel, and as long as you’ve got fuel, you’ve got power, and if power is all you need to keep a synchrotron running, well, then, you can practically jump forever (or at least until your food runs out, but a large colony ship could circumvent that problem by growing their own food). While outright stopping a ship from doing something like this is impossible, I wanted to discourage it, so that most humans would settle down close enough to later require warships to shoot at each other with. So far my best solution is giving jump drives a secondary fuel requirement. Instead of hurtling around electrons, I have them accelerating positrons (antimatter). Since positrons are charged and the other antimatter I’m using doesn’t have to be, I’m saying that we’ve invented some kind of neutral antimatter trap for collecting and containing large amounts of neutrally charged antimatter, but are stuck with lower-volume traps for charged positrons. Throw in the idea that jump drives have to spike at insanely high relativistic speeds in order to cause their temporary hole in spacetime, and a limit comes out. It might just be easier and safer to vent the super-relativistic positrons into space after a jump than try to slow them down and recapture them (in fact, early designs probably would have found the latter impossible, since the synchrotron would already be strained and overheating from accelerating the blasted things in the first place, and would burn out and explode–antimatter being antimatter–if someone tried to use the drive to decellerate the positrons again). I’m not sure what the numbers will be on this, but I know they’ll be somewhat arbitrary. The question will always be “so, they can store 5 jumps worth of positrons in so many traps–why don’t they just put more traps onto their ship and extend it’s range?” However, since extremely long-range interstellar travel isn’t anything the protagonists would be interested in, I hope to keep that question on the fringes, out of sight, out of mind.
That’s about it! Thoughts are welcome. You’ll be hearing more about this universe and stories in it as they develop. Thanks for reading!
The Sword of the Princess: Open Beta Version Available!
While it took much longer than I anticipated, I have finally completed the Open Beta Version of The Sword of the Princess!
About the Book: The Sword of the Princess is the story of Nicole, princess of the kingdom of Balanne, who escapes the sudden takeover of the kingdom by the evil Empire of Ileva and must work with a small band of knights to unite the kingdom and lead a revolution–all while avoiding capture or death at the hands of the Imperial occupiers. Along the way, she is helped by a large cast of characters, including her best friend and handmaiden, a lanky young squire, a court jester, and even a figure straight out of Balanne’s legends. This book is the first in a planned epic fantasy series (of which I have the next three books drafted and awaiting rewrites), but is itself light on the fantasy side of things. The book is 293,982 words and 540 pages, which I think is moderate for its genre. The book is divided into 73 chapters with an average length of 7.5 pages or 4,000 words. The book is targeted for a Christian adult or young adult audience, as there are strong Christian themes throughout.
About Open Beta: “Open Beta” is a concept borrowed from the programming world, where an unfinished product is released to the general public for final testing and revision. This is something similar. Think of it as a peer review that anyone can participate in. The benefits for me are twofold. First, I get reader feedback before I commit my story to print. Second, I get a lot of really good editing tips. Already my “Closed Beta” release to a few close friends has been immensely helpful with everything from correcting typos to restructuring the plot.
What Open Beta Means for You: Of course, Open Beta benefits you as well. As a reader, you get a sneak peek at an upcoming book. You also get to have a roll in shaping it. Finally, as I promised in a previous post, anyone participating in Open Beta will receive a free copy of the final version of the book when it’s released.
So, if you’re interested, sign up by sending me a message below! Just make sure to tell me you want to be a part of Open Beta in the comments and include a valid email address so I can send you the book (I will never share your information). I’ll get it to you ASAP!
I’ve completed two Star Trek Online stories and posted them to FanFiction.net. Both of them serve as “origins stories” for my main Federation faction characters.
“The Best Revenge” introduces Carlin back before she became Carlin Drel (before she was joined). As an Ensign fresh out of Starfleet Academy, Carlin seeks to prove herself worthy of the father who abandoned her and to humiliate him. But when a rescue mission goes horribly wrong, she is must face one of the most dangerous aliens in Starfleet history and decide whether or not her quest for revenge is worth it.
The story introduces several characters from or referenced in the story posted here, including Commander Antori Drel, Captain Sokar, Doctor Howard, and the USS Nautilus herself. It also features Ferengi and Species 8472…I’ll leave you to decide for yourself which of them is the “most dangerous alien in Starfleet history!” It’s set in May of 2405, four years before the events of the game.
“Airborne” introduces Carlin’s trouble-making friend, Sam Hayashi. As a young Ensign aboard the USS Endurance, Sam’s mischievous ways threaten to end her career. But when an Orion agent exposes her and her shipmates to a dangerous virus that removes inhibitions, it’s up to Sam to contain the disease and bring them home alive. It’s set in November of 2405. You can tell because of the Stardates used in both stories, and this handy stardate calculator that was used to produce them.
Harking back to the Original Series and The Next Generation, this is the cumpulsory first-season “The Naked *something*” episode (one of the earliest episodes of both series was one involving the same inhibition-removing virus, the episodes were called “The Naked Time” and the “The Naked Now” respectively–and, as is the case with this story, no one was actually shown naked). I suppose the writing reason for placing such a story so close to the beginning of a series is to introduce the character as you would normally only get to know them after quite some time, as they let their walls down (by, in essence, forcing their walls down faster), but this story really came to me as an Aesop responding to the modern notion that if one has a desire, one must (or should) act on it. Honestly, once writing took over, I’m not sure the theme got through, but that was how it got started anyway.
The only recurring character I plan to take from this story is Sam herself. Her character is an idea that occurred to me well after the writing of the original Vega Colony story. She was actually first conceived as a supporting character for the upcoming Star Trek take on the 2013 Tomb Raider game. In case you can’t figure it out, she’s Sam Nishimura, Lara Croft’s friend and the game’s official keeper of the distress ball. That being said, she is not simply Sam Nishimura in the 25th century. Since my plan was to make Sam more of an action girl in my Star-Trek-remake, Sam Hayashi appropriately has the talents and skills necessary to back up her daredevil attitude. She shoots someone in this story (I won’t say who). She is also an improbably good pilot who has only crashed one shuttle in her life, and that was on purpose (and if you read “Airborne,” you get to see her do it!)–which, considering how many Star Trek episodes revolve around shuttle crashes, that’s pretty amazing all by itself! She owes part of these piloting skills to the other character who proceeded her, an Ensign Satori Hayashi who loved “ancient” (read, 21st century) Japanese culture and was exceptionally good with shuttles.
As for the remake, it’s currently in progress. I’m writing the second chapter as we speak, but it looks like it’ll shape up to be a pretty long story, so don’t hold your breath for it to come out. It will be unveiled on FanFiction.net eventually, but you’ll probably suffocate first!
Speaking of stories on FanFiction.net, there’s also another author in the Star Trek Online section who writes a “Star Trek Justice” series. He writes stories set in 2412, after most of the events of the game, while I write them set in or before 2409. We’ve officially decided to start writing in a shared universe, allowing our us to reference each others characters from time to time or even do collaborative stories. The first such crossover occurred in the latest chapter of his story “Justice: Vengeance,” where a “Captain Drel” of the “USS Wayfarer” is mentioned–as by 2412 this will be Carlin’s rank, name, and command. Further crossovers should be forthcoming, even involving my non-Federation characters, which I haven’t written anything for yet except backstory. Currently, we plan on making the rewrite of the Vega Colony story a collaborative story, since, in the game, there is a point where experienced players can go back in time to witness further events during the tutorial missions at Vega (the final chapter of the original story hinted at the time-travel).
While I’m very excited for all of this fan fiction stuff, I’m not losing sight of my existing projects. The Sword of the Princess beta is still coming along. The chapters should be finished soon, and I may be able to add in my maps. Currently, I can only make a general map of Balanne (the kingdom the story is set in) available to readers, but I have hand-drawn maps for many of the towns, including Bath, Glen, Cleft, Armat, and Malca. If I can get to a scanner in the next few weeks, I can probably make those available to readers as well, which will hopefully help…I mean, I like maps!
The third thing I’ve been up to is playing video games and writing fan fiction.
I bought the new Tomb Raider and liked it a lot. The game is a relaunch of the franchise’s continuity apparently, and I appreciate Lara Croft’s new background. In the first Tomb Raider movie, she came off (to me) as a spoiled rich woman who became an awesome adventure archaeologist simply because she could. But in the relaunch of the game you don’t even realize that she’s wealthy at all and her becoming an adventure archaeologist is a matter of survival for herself and her friends rather than a decision made out of boredom and being naturally awesome at everything. The result, I think, is a much more believable and relatable character. It also doesn’t hurt that Lara’s bust size has decreased to more believable bounds.
My complaints are few and forgivable. The rope arrows are clearly magical as they tie knots and return to your hand (you can fire them without using ammunition). There is a bit of unrealistic first aid in that Lara is impaled in the abdomen by rusty rebar in one of the game’s opening scenes, pulls it out, and doesn’t try to bandage the wound until halfway through the game–but nevertheless is able to jump, climb, wade through nasty water, and fight off hoards of mooks without bleeding out or getting an infection (though, to the designer’s credit, this wound and others do continue to visibly bother her throughout the game). I was also secretly hoping that Lara’s friend, Sam, would turn out to be more of an action girl herself, but instead she get’s stuck with the distress ball, spending the overwhelming majority of the game as a hostage in need of rescue. All of these are forgivable, though, for the sake of the awesome story and gameplay. The only thing that really upset me was the quick-time events in the middle of fights. If you don’t hit the button at exactly the right time, you lose–and I got killed so many times by this one wolf this way: more deaths from that than from any other cause.
I’ve also been getting back into Star Trek Online, now that their relaunch of the Klingon faction and new Romulan faction are live. I’ve been writing more fan fiction from that game, too. My latest story stars Carlin, from the former Vega Colony Attack stories posted here. The story is titled “The Best Revenge” and can be found on FanFiction.net, which is a much better place for it, honestly. It deals with Carlin before she was joined to the Drel symbiont, dealing with her father’s abandonment and facing off against Species 8472 for the first time. More stories will follow, including a FanFiction.net relaunch of the Vega Colony Attack story. Planned stories include a Star-Trekked version of the Tomb Raider game (whose basic concept is actually very similar to several plots used by the Original Series of Star Trek) wherein Sam is an action girl, a story introducing a Klingon-faction character (a human-Orion hybrid with angst from never fitting in), and one introducing a Romulan-faction character (a Romulan-Vulcan hybrid ex-Tal Shiar agent forced to survive on a derelict ship for years after the supernova that destroys the Romulan homeworld).
“The Secret Letters” will probably also move to FanFiction.net, as there is a category for Secret World fan fiction. Visit my page there if you want to see my latest fan fiction work. I hope you like it and I’m excited to be using fan fiction as a way to introduce myself to the world of online publishing (in a way) and get to know some of the concepts and techniques before launching myself into self-publishing with my completed book.
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"Sulfidic spring of M. Conca: chemistry and microbiological evidences" by Marianna Messina, Tiziana Grech et al.
Monte Conca Cave is a karst system placed in Messinian evaporites, consisting of an active cave and a resurgence located on the massif of Monte Conca, Campofranco within the "Riserva Naturale Integrale di Monte Conca". A sulfidic spring is located in the terminal gallery of the cave. To characterize the physical and chemical parameters of the Monte Conca cave and of the sulfidic spring, air temperature, relative humidity, water pH, and concentrations of dissolved sulfides, nitrates and sulfates were monitored. The high sulfide consumption rate in the sulfidic spring, evaluated by a kinetic study, suggests that biotic consumption is dominant. Moreover, snottites and filamentous floating mats, rich in sulfur and nitrate suggest a microbial activity related to the sulfur cycle. Iron content was also evaluated in water and snottites, given its involvement in microbial activity. The microbial mats could be the source of an autotrophic system in close correlation with the biological cycle of many species of living organisms found near the spring. Some of them show typical troglobitic characteristics, while the presence and abundance of others depends on the water amount. The greater abundance of taxa found close to the sulfidic spring suggests a complex food web associated with it. The monitoring lasted a year and half has highlighted the difference between chemical- physical parameters of the cave and the sulfidic spring, emphasizing its typical microenvironment.
Messina, Marianna; Tiziana Grech; Fiorenzo Fiorenza; Alessandro Marlettta; Pietro Valenti; and Salvatore Petralia. 2015. Sulfidic spring in the gypsum karst system of Monte Conca (Italy): chemistry and microbiological evidences. International Journal of Speleology, 44: 125-139.
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I remember school busses without air conditioning.
What do you remember? Anything you're kids will never believe?
Today I got to have a good laugh, and shop at the same time! It has been decided that for her birthday my girl will get a new bike. She announced this news to someone, and described the one she is getting. Well, there's an oops, because in a bad mommy moment I didn't get it when I first saw it, and when I went back it was gone. I honestly feel worse then I should about it, I think I was a little heartbroken. We were both so excited. It's not often I get to go out and get her something brand new, and I was as proud as she will be to ride it.
I can't believe my parents ever went through so much to do something as simple as pick out a bike for me, I feel like getting them a "congrats, you survived!" card. There are soooo many to choose from. Every colour, every addition, flowers, hearts, princesses, fairies... I remember my bike was white, with a little pink, and I got a white basket with a strawberry on it. I was so proud of that little basket! It was the only thing I ever had that my friends didn't, and I loved my little bike. So much that I was sad when I couldn't ride it any more. I want her to love her bike that much too.
Get out your bad mommy signs! I'm ready for them!
When my girl grows up, if she says she doesn't want to go to college, I may be disappointed, but at the same time I'll be proud she's making her own choices. If she says she wants to get a full time job and work her way up the ranks, then I'll gladly support her and watch. If she wants to run her own business, then awesome. My own opinion though, I dont' want her to be a top executive at some huge company. Why?
Well, I went to college and it helped, but not as much as I thought it would. I would have been able to work up in a company just as fast, and they may have even helped pay for some of my courses. I worked crazy hours and missed many family events. I was at work until almost midnight on Christmas Eve and back by breakfast on boxing day. I worked New Years Ever for several years. I got up early and went to bed late. For what? Well, I had an income, but trying to stay in touch with my friends and still work those hours was wearing me out, and I wasn't at the top of the chain and not at the bottom. I was where most people find themselves, somewhere in the middle.
When something went wrong I called my boss. At 11pm on Chritmas Eve, on Christmas Day if it was really bad, at his sons hockey games and while he was on vacation a plane flight away. Sure, he wasn't in the building but he was on call even more hours then the ones I worked.
That is not the life I want for my child.
There seems to be a lot of hullaballoo about taking children to restaurants lately. Nice restaurants, family restaurants (I don't know about the difference, I think a family restaruant can be very nice...), fast food, and even child-based restaurants. I think that a child should be able to behave in ANY of those, and if you want to treat your children to a nice meal out then go ahead. There is a great feeling in being told by a server how well your child behaves, I promise it's worth the work!!
There's a few ways to make it a little easier, and even though some are obvious it can help to hear then from someone else as well.
First, explain to your child that they are to behave like the adults around them. If everyone is sitting quietly then they should a well, but if it's a children's restaruant there's more room to wiggle on that, they can play the games and use the toys, and even speak at a different volume sometimes.
Practice manners and proper mealtime behaviours at home.
Pack something for them to do. Either your phone, a book to look at the pictures, something to colour, a puzzle, or even a quiet toy/doll. I don't recommend cars or other vehicles, anything with small pieces, or a special gift from grandma. Sometimes things happen, so take something that can be lost without the world needing to end.
Remove them if necessary. I know it's hard, and no one wants to do it, but it works very quickly and rarely needs to be repeated. Once they know you will follow through their behaviour will likely be done next time.
Make a game of good behaviour. Examples could be making it a tea party for the princess, pretending your hiding and want to eat your meal without being found, whoever uses the best manners picks dessert, or even the best behaviour lets them pick the place next time. In turn, if you run around and have fun when they choose a picnic or Chuckie Cheese, then you get to pick your favortie after that.
Take them to the same place more then once. The first time you go anywhere it's new and curiousity peaks, they will want to walk around everywhere and see everything, the second and third time they are comfortable enough to sit and not worry about what's on the wall behind them because they already know, but not quite comfortable enough they act like they own it.
Here they are, my very own guilty pleasures!
I don't now about you, but my dayplanner is likely to explode soon. The amount of info and pieces of paper I cram into it is ridiculous, and I can't seem to find one that holds everything I want but isn't huge. I've decided to make a solution. I have created my OWN day planner, and am hoping to have them available for purchase this week.
I've decided that there is two ways for this to work well for me. I am creating some that have cloth covers to allow personalization and because I want to, my other choice is to create them with the necessary holes to include them into a previously purchased cover. I have 3 binder-like covers now because it ends up being cheaper to buy a new one then to purchase refills, and I'm hoping that one of them will be perfect. Don't worry, I have great ideas for what to do with the old covers!!
Along with this I will have a few other organizational tools that I hope people will find as useful as I do. The thought of planning for a new school year has me getting ready for a whole new set of organizational and planning needs, and I am going to meet that challange head on! If you are interested in the Super?Mom planner or other items feel free to send an email or leave a comment and you will be among the first to know about them and will be offered first chance to order!
I have divised a list of things that a typical mommy has to track, and I've built around that. It's so hard to find room for everything! I have space for: work contacts, personal contacts, kids contacts, kids activities, birthdays and events, work schedule, children schedules, meal planning, and shopping lists. Have I missed anything?? Let me know!
My own planner currently has different colours for the different members of my household, as well as work vs personal. It works well for the days and weeks, but contacts is much more difficult. I'm working on a solution for that :) I also use highlighters to colour block my days, it makes a huge difference when planning, I can tell when I'm busy or someone else is busy, without reading through everything. It also reminds me to make time for myself and makes it much easier to do so, once it's written down I'm more likely to actually follow through. Here's hoping my systems work! I've forgotton or double booked a lot this year, I'm hoping to put a stop to that.
Share your planning needs, and let's see if we can solve all our planning problems!
In this time of technology and the increase in usage, I think it's time to reintroduce ourselves to a few items that have proven very useful in the past.
1. A phone book. Did you know that the phone numbers you are asking strangers online to find for you are all in one big book? AND it's delivered to your door once a year. Before asking me the number for YOUR dentist, open it and have a look, because whoever answers you is wondering why it's their job to look it up for you.
2. Yellowpages. It's included in the phone book, but lists things in category. Looking for a gym but not reviews? Look it up and you'll have a whole list to choose from, complete with addresses and phone numbers.
3. The phone. It works well with both the phone book and information from others. I suggested a great school, and you want to know about a grade my child isn't in, rather then waiting for someone else just pick up the phone and call them, ask te source. Have questions about your utility provider, just call them. They can answer all the questions I can't, and it's super easy to do.
It's also a great way to keep in touch with friends and family. You can hear their voice and pick up on the extras that a text just doesn't have. I'm a big fan of chatting on a phone with my friends!
4. Basic Internet search. Looking for the hours at a dentist? Google it. Looking for what movie plays this weekend? Theaters list that online too.
5. Cash. I don't always carry it either, but I know how, and I know there some places you just should. Trade shows, garage sales, online but and sell sites, and anywhere you are spending $1 on coffee. Just take the cash, most garage sales don't have a debit machine.
These are some older technologies that have served me very well, and I think we should all reacquaint ourselves with them. We may actually become more social and increase productivity.
Can You Reason With Children?
I hear time and time again that you can't reason wtih small children, and that they are not capable of making decisions. I agree on some points, but generally I do think they are capable of some reason, and I think it's important to encourage them to develope decision making skills so when they are older they can make decisions themselves.
Children have strong feelings when they are young. When they can't understand how things are rude or why behaviours change depending on your surroundings, but by helping them to think about how they would feel in situations helps them to understand that's how they make others feel. A child who hits is less likely to hit when they consider how they would feel if someone did it to them. Children do not want to hurt others, physically or emotionally, they just need help learning what hurts or makes people sad and alternate ways to deal with their own emotions. Why not learn this early? I see no reason to wait until they are nearing 10 to teach them understanding and empathy. No, they don't get it exactly, but they can get the idea and they can learn from it.
I always encourage my daughter to help in decisions that affect her. I let her pick which vegetable she wants and what fruits we should get from the grocery store. This increases the likelyhood of her eating them. She picked them, she can eat them. I also enourage her to voice her thoughts and opinions on clothes, schools, and extra activities. I think it's important that they try new things and discover what they like for themselves. A child is not capable of big decisions alone, but it's ok to let them have an opinion. By babying our children longer we are delaying their learning and keeping them reliant on use longer and more.
Yes, children should remain children and enjoy that for as long as they can, but they can be responsible children. They can grow into well-developed and responsible adults, who care about others as well as themselves. They need confidence and encouragement, and by denying them the right to have an opinion they may grow to feel their opinion just doesn't matter, and they should continue to do what others told them.
*I want to start this post by saying I don't judge. Unfortionately at this point and this topic I'm not sure I can honestly say that. I do not want to be insulting or mean, everyone has their point of view, I simply feel that sometimes they are wrong... Please accept my apologies on any diffences of opinion on this topic and don't hate me.
"My child baby wakes up at least once during the night for a bottle, what do I do?"
So, what would you do? I would feed my kid. Especially if they are under a year old. They are waking up for a reason, and if they are hungry, then how can you not? My doctor is clearly a fan of the on demand feeding policy, and I stand behind it for my own personal reasons. The other side is the group who feel they don't need food then, even though you know they are hungry, so let them cry it out. Are you friggin kidding me??? You KNOW your child is hungry, but YOU have decided they don't need to eat, so they can go without and CRY themselves to sleep, of HUNGER? I can not say I will ever agree with this. Ever. If they are hugnry, feed them.
My theory on how to help these moms is to refuse them food sometimes. I eat in the middle of the night. I know friends who sneak into the kitchen for that last piece of cold pizza at 2 am, and I know some moms who get used to the snack at night when they baby eats so they eat. What if you woke up at night and I said you can't eat. I personally end up sick if I don't eat, but that's just me, maybe you are different. I've known a 5 or 6 year old wake up hungry in the middle of the night, would you let them cry themselves to sleep too? The simple fact in my mind is that if a baby is crying there is a reason You don't need to agree with that reason, but you do need to take care of your child. We spend thousands trying to erradicate childhood hunger, but moms are regularily allowing their child to cry because they are so hungry, until the child's body literally becomes so exhausted from crying and being hungry that they fall asleep. How in the pretty world God made is that ok? Or recommended? How do doctors and families encourage that?
If they wake up and they aren't hungry, they won't eat. If they are hungry, feed them. I want to be there when one of those moms is told she can't have that donut with her coffee because the server doesn't think she needs it. Or that she can't have that coffee at all because, well, coffee isn't necessary to life, so go without. I can't imagine being so hungry that I'm actually crying and being told by someone who has plenty of food available that I can't have it because THEY want to sleep so THEY don't think I need it. How do you know? Maybe I'm so very hungry that it takes HOURS to fall asleep. Apparently that's ok too. Apparently sometimes your child feels so hungry that it keeps them awake and crying for hours, but the mom will get over it, the mom will be ok. Sure. Because they get to eat. I know it's heartbreaking for a mother to hear her child cry, but for crud sakes, it's not like the kid is doing it for fun. They need something. They are crying for a reason. Fix it.
That being said, I know it's hard to be up all night then work the next day. I know it's hard to give them everything they want and not feel exhausted. Go to bed earlier, eat more, sleep more, and put your childs' needs in front of yours. They have tiny tummies that can only hold so much, so they eat more often. My daughter slept for 6 hours at night fairly quickly. I was extremely lucky and I know it. Then she would have a growth spurt and I'd be up 3 times at night to feed her. Then I worked all the next day. When she was done her growth spurt she'd sleep through the night. I never did, but she would. That's life.
Then children get older and parents decide that because they have a special diet that the children should too. No carbs, no meat, no something. These are probably the same people who spend hundreds or thousands a year so their children can have all the clothes and toys they want, but food is restricted. How have we come to this???
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I have seen quite a few people now in my practice over the years with physical traumas or injuries they have sustained from surgeries, accidents or injuries. Whether these sessions are in-person or via distance work, one thing is clear – they often not only have stuck or congested energy in their physical field, but I can also see lingering traumas to their emotional, mental and spiritual fields. These smaller layers of trauma and injury can often cause physical wounds and pains to linger or not heal as well. Often after a physical injury heals, unexplored congestion from the surgery or injury can linger in the human energy fields and cause new pains to develop or other issues to arise. So why does this happen to some people when others are able to heal quickly and sometimes even pain-free?
You see, our bodies can’t really talk to us like our friends and family do. The only way our bodies know how to get our attention is to talk to us through feelings of sadness, depression, anger, etc, or via soreness, pains or by getting sick. These symptoms get our attention and definitely slow us down from enjoying our day-to-day lives. Some people who are sensitive to their surroundings can even pick up on other peoples feelings and pains and then experience them in their own bodies, mimicking how others feel. I am an intuitive empath so I pick up on that when I work on people if they are ready to hear that information. I have figured out how to let my gift help me with the work I do. When I get physical or emotional “impressions” during a session, the information given helps me to understand why a client is feeling a certain way or experiencing the pains they feel. This can really help with people who are not in touch with their feeling. Or they may think they know why they feel a certain way but they may not know the bigger picture. This medical intuition helps guide me to where I should work on a client during a session to help support them for their highest and greatest good.
Recently, I worked with a young woman who had been experiencing headaches and migraines. When I worked on her I could see the “blow” to her head and how it appeared like she almost blacked out during an accident that she had sustained. It looked like a lightening bolt had struck her head and I could feel the congestion in her emotional field from this injury. It turned out she had been kicked in the head during a game she played on a school team. Although she had been out of the hospital for a while now, her body was still carrying around trauma and pain in her other energy fields from the injury. This was causing her to continue to experience smaller hurts and pains from time to time. She wasn’t aware that she still had some emotional aspects to work through surrounding the injury she experienced. So the session was very helpful for her – finally her her body was being heard again.
I have had other clients who are carrying with them intense physical pains but their physicians are not quite sure why they are experiencing the pains they have. I can tell their pains are very real for them – they feel them so much and have little to no range of movement. Pain medication and other treatments have yet to help them feel restored enough to be pain-free again. This is where energy work with medical intuition can be of some assistance. Often people think their pains are caused from physical issues alone. But like I shared before, the body can imprint a physical injury or trauma when it happens not only into the physical field but also into the emotional, mental and spiritual fields. Maybe the injury caused you to slow down and you were unable to work so your self-esteem was effected as you healed. That would be seen on the mental and most likely emotional fields during a session. If that energy is left uncleared, then new pains or feelings might occur over time. But overall, they may relate to that one day you had that fall, or a car accident or some other trauma to the body.
To help people explore how they are feeling on a deeper level or to allow they bodies to talk to them for sometimes the first time about an issue, I offer Reiki and Healing Touch Sessions. Both energy healing modalities help to re-establish flow by opening, connecting and balancing the human energy system or chakras. I check all fields and work on them to help release what might be left over residue that you no longer need to be carrying. The client is always in charge of their sessions. And they will release what they are ready to let go of for their highest and greatest good. As in massage work, the body will clear and release “toxins” after receiving one of these treatments. As toxins are cleared, the body is better able to release endorphins, regulate hormones, relax muscles, absorb nutrients and regulate the immune system. This is why people are left feeling relaxed, rejuvenated and restored after their sessions.
Treatments not only help with pain control, but can support stress & anxiety, migraines, arthritis, grief management, side effects from cancer treatments and wound & fracture healing to name a few. Reiki and Healing Touch sessions are also perfect to help maintain general well-being and ongoing healthcare. Contact me today to book your session and see how good you can feel! Individual sessions and discounted session packages are also available. Check out our Facebook page and website for special offers and promotions. Namaste.
Sarah Granahan, HTP-A, RMT – has been passionate about energy healing for over 10 years. She is a Healing Touch Practitioner Apprentice and Reiki Master Teacher. Sarah began her studies at InVision in Chicago, IL where she learned about meditation, how to provide energy work on clients and learned intuitive development. In 2013 she began advanced studies with The Healing Touch Program and went on to study Reiki. Sarah sees clients in Raleigh, NC out of The Sagewood Center and in Apex, NC at Syeni Salon & Day Spa. She makes hospice center and hospital visits aside from booking sessions worldwide through her distance work. A humanitarian at heart, she volunteers with The Healing Touch Community Outreach Clinic monthly at WakeMed Hospital in Cary, NC.
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Motivated Buyers and Sellers: People who are house hunting this season usually have a good reason, mostly out of necessity or opportunity. Many buyers this time of year have a timeline, like a relocating deadline for a new job or transfer, investors on tax deadlines or simply those looking to downsize or upsize. Buyers and sellers during the holidays are typically focused on moving and moving fast.
Holiday Cheer adds Curb Appeal: For many, the holidays are a favorite time of year because of the festive lights and decorations. Many homes are looking their best. Celebratory decorations and a decluttered environment is the recommended approach.
The Southern California real estate market continued to sizzle in August as home prices jumped 7.5% from a year earlier, reinforcing new poll results showing widespread concern about the state’s housing affordability.
But it’s been rebounding for the last six years, fueled by a slowly improving economy, historically low mortgage rates and a shortage of homes for sale.
“The market’s just chugging along,” said Tregg Rustad, estates director for Rodeo Realty in Beverly Hills. He and his partner sold 10 houses in August — half were at or above the list price and the rest were very close to it.
Home prices in the region can’t keep rising 7% a year and will probably moderate to between 3% and 5% annually for the foreseeable future, said Richard Green, director of the USC Lusk Center for Real Estate.
This is different than the housing bubble, which was fueled by real estate speculation, Green said. Now it’s a simple case of low supply and high demand in an area that is attracting more upper-income workers, he said.
“The result is somewhat higher price gains in many of the region’s more affordable communities,” LePage said.
Last month, Gov. Jerry Brown and legislative leaders agreed to a $4-billion bond proposal to be put on next year’s ballot that would fund low-income housing developments and subsidize mortgages for California veterans.
Source: Should You Invest In Rental Real Estate?
Whether it’s student loan refinancing, a personal loan or a mortgage, getting approved is not always that easy.
These 5 steps will help you ace your next loan.Here’s what you need to know.
Your credit report is a blueprint of your financial life.
If you are not regularly monitoring your credit report, it should be your first stop when you are declined for a loan.
Check your credit report for accuracy to ensure that an error is not the reason for the decline.
Under federal law, you are entitled to view your credit report every 12 months from each of the three credit bureaus: Experian, TransUnion and Equifax. You can view your credit report for free at AnnualCreditReport.com once every 12 months.
If you find an error, you should report it to the relevant credit bureau(s) immediately so that it can be corrected.
Your credit score will not improve over night, but the sooner you take action, the better.
After checking your credit report, diagnose the reason why you were declined for a loan.
Each lender has its own eligibility criteria, underwriting requirements and approval processes.
For example, with student loan refinancing, some common reasons for denial may be insufficient income, high debt-to-income ratio, low credit score or poor financial track record.
Lenders want you to demonstrate a history of financial responsibility.
Lenders are in the risk mitigation business. They want borrowers who will repay their loans in full, on-time and with no issues.
Your credit score is one tool to measure your financial health. If your credit score is too low, it may be one reason for the denial.
So what can you do improve to strengthen your credit profile?
If your credit profile needs improvement, take proactive steps to improve your financial track record.
Your credit score is critical because it may determine whether you qualify for a student loan, mortgage, auto loan or credit card.
To demonstrate financial responsibility, pay your bills in full and on-time.
If you have a delinquent payment, pay off the balance. To avoid a late or missing payment each month, enroll in autopay with your service provider.
Do not open or close multiple credit cards at once, since they can result in several hard inquiries on your credit score, which can adversely impact your credit score.
Keep your credit utilization – which is the proportion of your credit card balance as a percentage of your credit line – low.
A good rule of thumb is 30% credit utilization; the lower the utilization, the better.
Step 4: Apply to other lenders.
One mistake that many consumers make is to apply to one lender and hope for the best.
If you were applying to college, would you apply to only one school?
If you were applying for a job, would you apply to only one employer?
A rejection from one lender does not preclude you from receiving approval from another lender.
Since each lender has its own eligibility and underwriting criteria, you should apply to multiple lenders to increase your chances for approval.
If you apply to multiple lenders within 30 days, typically this is treated as a single inquiry on your credit report.
If you are unable to qualify for a loan on your own, consider a co-signer.
There is no shame if you can’t qualify for a loan.
You may be paying off student loans, but also need a mortgage to buy a home. (High debt-to-income ratio).
Who can you ask to serve as your co-signer? It needs to be someone who also will be financially responsible for your loan.
A spouse, parent, grandparent or someone else close to you may be good candidates to act as a co-signer.
However, choose a co-signer with a strong credit profile and income who could qualify independently for the loan for which you are applying.
If your current rent includes utilities, make sure you back out the average cost since you’ll be paying those directly as a homeowner. Keep in mind that if you’re increasing your home size (e.g., from a 2-bedroom apartment to a 3-bedroom single family home) your energy costs will probably increase.
If you’re looking to buy a condo or home, your current rent must support a mortgage, interest, insurance, taxes – and possibly HOA fees.
Home maintenance will be extra. Be prepared to budget an additional 1 to 4 percent of your purchase price annually for the care and upkeep of your home.
City, county, and state governments may also offer down payment assistance programs, so check and see if you qualify. For example, I encouraged the helpline caller I mentioned to check out the CA Housing Finance Agencyfor down payment assistance as it appeared that she might qualify based on her household size and income. A similar family in NYC could check out their Home First Down Payment Assistance Program.
Arrange for lawn service and pet care.
Check your outdoor sprinkler system.
Stop all routine delivery services and arrange for final trash pickup.
Blooming flowers and warmer temperatures don’t just mark the start of allergy season. Spring is also peak season for real estate sales. If you’re thinking of buying a home this year, you’re probably wondering what the current market is like and how to navigate it. The 2017 spring real estate season differs from past spring markets in some big ways. Here’s what you need to know, whether you’re shopping in Fort Lauderdale, FL, or Des Moines, IA.
Understanding the current real estate market can keep you from being blindsided. “Short supply is the dominant issue this spring,” says Bruce Ailion, an Atlanta, GA, real estate agent and attorney. “Homes that are priced at market and are in attractive condition sell in days.” Act quickly when you find something you like, and be flexible with seller requests, he advises — two tactics that can help you buy a home in a competitive market.
Rising interest rates could price some buyers out of the market. “The Federal Reserve announced in March that interest rates would be increased by a quarter point based on the growing confidence on the economy,” says Young.
But interest rates are still historically low and affordable. “Higher rates will likely decrease one’s home-buying power, but it’s unlikely to deter serious buyers who are actively looking for a new home,” says Young. What’s likelier to happen, at least in the short term, is that more people will enter the market before rates get even higher. “I will note that anecdotally, many are concerned and lock in rates before the inevitable increases,” says Michael Kelczewski, a Pennsylvania and Delaware real estate agent.
“The hardest part of buying a starter home is saving the down payment,” says Tyler Whitman, a New York, NY, real estate agent. “Once you have that in place, there are great options.” But should you wait to save 20% for a down payment (to avoid private mortgage insurance, or PMI), or should you buy now with only, say, 5% to put down before interest rates rise? “In most cases, it becomes more expensive to wait. If it’s going to take you two years to save 20% and prices and rates rise, it’ll usually be better to go ahead at 5% and pay PMI,” says Josh Moffitt, president of Silverton Mortgage Specialists in Atlanta, GA.
But don’t feel as if you have to rush to beat the interest rate clock if you’re not quite ready to buy. “We have a long way to go before interest rates reach a level that puts prospective buyers out of the market,” says Moffitt.
But as home values increase, we’re not seeing a glut of homes listed for sale. In fact, Trulia research has determined that in markets with the biggest home value gains, supply is tightest. The reason for this isn’t clear. One theory is that while homes are easy to sell in this environment, they are still difficult to buy. So even if people can sell for a good price, they would then be thrown into the same buyer pool as everyone else. A tactic that can improve your chances of success as a buyer this spring? Cast a wide net in your search, increasing your opportunities to land a home.
If your ultimate goal is to become a homeowner this spring, you may wish to circle back to that older home with no upgrades that didn’t initially excite you. “Many available properties lack modern layouts and amenities,” says Kelczewski. “One solution I suggest is to pursue distressed properties.” It’s always good advice to ignore cosmetic issues like bad paint colors or poorly placed furniture. But in a competitive real estate market with low inventory, being able to overlook simpler flaws could be the difference between getting a good deal on a home and not getting a home at all.
You may need to offer more money to buy a home in this busy real estate season. First, figure out what you can comfortably afford. Don’t stretch yourself financially. “A typical starter-home buyer would need to dedicate 38.3% of their monthly income to buy a starter home — a 2.9 point increase from last year,” says Young.
The first day of spring was yesterday—and you know what that means. It’s the official start of the home-buying season! (Technically the season came early this year — California had 12 out of 20 of the hottest markets during the month of February, according to the Realtor.com Hotness Index).
When it comes to staging, any stager will tell you: less is more. Having fewer things filling the rooms makes your home look both neater and roomier. It allows buyers to more easily visualize their own furnishings there. Be sure to store bicycles, gardening equipment, and children’s and pet’s toys. Also move any cars from the driveway and along the curb in front of your home.
Of course you’re proud of your family, but now is not the time to show their pictures and mementos. Stow away family photos, trophies, collectibles and any other personal items. You want buyers to imagine their families in the house, and that’s hard to do with constant reminders of your family. This process can also help you declutter.
Simple, cosmetic touch-ups like painting, wallpapering, adding new light fixtures, and minor landscaping, can really help a home show better. If you paint, make sure it’s in a neutral color. You don’t need to spend a lot of money on these projects to help make your home look its best but remember that if there are any problems these must be disclosed to potential buyers whether or not the problems have been remediated.
When stagers are through decluttering a home they finish by adding a few carefully selected items for beauty—a painting in the living room, fresh flowers in the kitchen, an accent pillow for the sofa, or maybe an area rug for the bedroom.
Source: How Much Of My Monthly Income Should I Spend On A Mortgage?
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Chief of Akwapem Asetieso in the Eastern Region, Nana Abedi said the National Democratic Congress (NDC) lost the just ended elections due to arrogance exhibited by some national executives of the party as well as President John Dramani Mahama.
According to the traditional ruler who was speaking on Onua FM’s Yen Nsempa morning show with Bright Kwesi Asempa, said the display of open opulence getting to the December 7 elections was the order of the day, as long convoy were seen following the President throughout his campaign tour.
“I was by the road one day when they were passing to the Peduasi Lodge at Aburi and I was shocked by what I saw. I counted as many as 112 vehicles including V8s; think of the amount used in fueling those vehicles.
All those things people of Ghana were watching and they came to conclusion that there must be change and there was a change.” This comes a day after a leading member of the NDC and the out-going Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram Enoch Teye Mensah attributed their lost to complacency.
He indicated that the defeat may shock many party members, because everybody had thought the 2016 election was going to be won on a silver platter. But Nana Abedi maintained that Ghanaians were fed up with the arrogant posture being exhibited by the President and his appointees.
“How can Koku Anyidoho who is not in the class of Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the Vice President elect, spews unprintable words against Dr Bawumia and the President say nothing.
How do you expect Ghanaians to feel when you keep shielding your perceived corrupt ministers by bringing them to the Flagstaff House? Those are all things that led to their defeat,” he cited.
He also said he did not understand why the President should be flying to do his campaign when the opposition parties were using the road. This he said contributed greatly to his defeat since the electorate thought it was an ‘insult’ to them.
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Callaway introduces the New Callaway Apex MB 18 Iron. Iron that creates the soft feel that players want in a forged iron.
Completing the previous Apex series irons which didn't have MB iron. Apex MB iron comes with compact head size and thin top line.
- 20V Groove - Since this groove exerts amazing spin performance even from the rough, it will reduce the phenomenon hard to calculate that the flyer hangs over and it flies too much. In addition, the sole is also a new design, it has become a good thing in every lie. Together with 20 V grooves, everyone will be amazed at the performance of the Apex MB iron in the rough.
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Despite changing societal and economic trends, there will always be a market for toys as long as there are children to play with them. However, there is more competition than ever before from superstores like Walmart and online retailers like Amazon. The best way to reach your target audience and maximize your earning potential is to utilize an appropriate yet attractive pricing structure for your entire inventory.
Getting a handle on your overhead expenses is an important first step in creating your pricing strategy. You need to know what exactly you are paying in rent, utilities, wages, and advertising to learn how low you can price your toys while still making a profit. Be sure to include the wholesale cost of any merchandise that you buy for resale.
Before you can start pricing your toys, you should also know what prices your competition is offering on the same or similar items. This will help you to avoid pricing yourself out of business and will give you an idea of whether or not you are paying too much for your inventory. If you can beat the prices of your competitors while still turning a profit, you will have a much better chance of selling your wares.
Evaluating the supply and demand of every single toy you plan to carry will help you to not only pick and choose what the best money makers will be each season, but will become an indicator of how high you can price certain items, despite your competition’s strategy. For instance, if you were to purchase stock for the winter holiday season of an item in high demand but low supply, such as the newest video game console from a major company, you will likely be able to charge a higher price than your competitors and still sell your inventory.
Getting feedback from consumers in your area is extremely important because it lets you know how they feel about your pricing structure. Your market research should include reading information online as well as case studies. Conduct focus groups and offer surveys both in-store and online. Evaluating how your target market feels about your pricing strategy as a whole will give you insight regarding whether or not you should lower or raise prices.
Running advertised targeted sales throughout the year is a great way for you to pique the public’s interest and move more inventory. Having a sales strategy also provides you with the option of keeping the original price of your toys higher. During peak times for toy sales, such as Black Friday and the ensuing holiday season, you can use sale days to keep the final price of the most in-demand toys on par with competitor pricing. Meanwhile, you stand to make an even higher profit in-between sales from consumers willing to pay full price due to convenience or supply and demand. Make sure that you advertise your sales through both traditional and online channels in order to reach the maximum amount of potential shoppers.
Offering a generous price-matching policy is another great way to drive sales in your store. To utilize such a policy in the most attractive way, you should advertise that you will meet or beat prices that come not only from competitors’ ads, but from printouts of prices that online retailers are charging. Advertising your price matching policy will give you the chance to experiment with keeping your regular retail prices a little higher than your competitors while still offering a way to beat them.
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Diego Tristán (born 5 January 1976) is a Spanish football player. He plays for Cádiz.
↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Diego Tristán". www.national-football-teams.com.
This page was last changed on 13 February 2019, at 19:02.
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James Wohlschlegel, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biological Chemistry at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. He attended Texas A&M University in College Station, TX as an undergraduate and received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Biochemistry in 1997. He then performed his graduate training at Harvard Medical School in the laboratory of Anindya Dutta. His thesis work focused on understanding the regulation of DNA replication complex assembly at origins of DNA replication at the onset of S-phase and he ultimately received his Ph.D. in Biological Chemistry in 2002. His postdoctoral training was performed at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, CA jointly in the laboratories of John Yates and Steven Reed where he focused on developing new proteomic mass spectrometry-based methods for characterizing biological pathways regulated by the ubiquitin family of post-translational modifications. In 2007, he arrived at UCLA in the Department of Biological Chemistry where he has built a research program that utilizes a combination of proteomic and biochemical strategies to study the functions of novel enzymes in the ubiquitin pathway.
Iron Metabolism and the E3 Ligase FBXL5. In previous work, we identified FBXL5 as an E3 ubiquitin ligase that functions as a critical regulator of intracellular iron homeostasis. We found that FBXL5 catalyzes the ubiquitin-dependent degradation of Iron Regulatory Proteins 1 and 2 (IRP1/2), two RNA binding proteins that control the translation and/or stability of mRNAs that encode iron metabolic proteins involved in iron transport and storage. FBXL5 is also able to directly sense intracellular iron concentrations through an iron-binding hemerythrin-like domain present in its N-terminus. In iron replete conditions, iron-binding by FBXL5’s hemerythrin domain stabilizes the enzyme enabling it to degrade IRP1/2 while in iron-deficient conditions, FBXL5 is destabilized allowing IRP1/2 to accumulate and bind their target mRNAs. We are now continuing our characterization of FBXL5 by examining how FBXL5’s role as an iron sensor influences other pathways integral to iron metabolism such as Fe-S metabolism and ferritin degradation.
Potassium Channel Tetramerization Domain (KCTD) Family of E3 Ubiquitin Ligases. A second project in the laboratory is elucidating the biological functions of the KCTD family of E3 ubiquitin ligases. These KCTD proteins are the substrate-recognition component of a multisubunit E3 ubiquitin ligase complex composed of CUL3, RBX1, and a heteromeric assembly of one or more KCTD proteins. In humans, this family is comprised of twenty-two different KCTD proteins, the vast majority of which are completely uncharacterized. Of those that have been studied, they have been implicated in a variety of signaling pathways including KCTD6, KCTD11, and KCTD16 which suppress Hedgehog signaling, KCTD15 which attenuates Wnt signaling, and KCTD8, KCTD12, and KCTD16 which regulate GABAB receptors. We are currently using proteomic methods to systematically analyze the entire human family of KCTD proteins in order to identify novel molecular pathways regulated by this family of enzymes.
Proteomic Mass Spectrometry. The use of cutting-edge shotgun proteomic methods to build comprehensive protein-protein interactions networks and post-translational modification-mediated regulatory networks is a major theme for the Wohlschlegel laboratory. In addition to applying these methodologies in the context of the aforementioned projects, we actively develop novel applications and/or methods in collaboration with other UCLA investigators to address key biological questions in a variety of biological systems.
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Posted by HubTechInsider in green technology, renewable energy, Startups, Venture Capital.
Lexington’s 1366 Technologies, a developer of solar power technology, raises $2.4 Million in a Series B round of equity funding led by a group of investors including North Bridge Venture Partners, Polaris Venture Partners, Hanwha Chemical, and Ventizz Capital Fund IV.
Posted by HubTechInsider in green technology, Startups, Venture Capital.
Cambridge, Massachusetts (and Haryana, India) -based SunBorne Energy Holdings LLC, a Solar project developer, raises $5.2 Million from General Catalyst Partners.
Cambridge’s Sun Catalytix, a developer of distributed energy storage technology, has raised $1 Million from Waltham’s Polaris Venture Partners.
Posted by HubTechInsider in Manufacturing, renewable energy, Startups, Venture Capital.
Billerica, Massachusetts -based Nexx Systems, a maker of equipment used in the metallization and packaging of silicon wafers used in both electronics and photovoltaic (solar) applications, has raised $4 Million in a Series D equity round involving Enterprise Partners Venture Capital and Sigma Partners.
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A stranger approached me few weeks ago concerned naturally with the information that 2012 is coming to an end. Is it really ? As he rattled on quoting on what he had read, my mind drifted to many of our brothers and sisters from all the walks of life still asleep and not really taking in the seriousness of what is to come. The world is not coming to an end so rest your mind and your heart, however, those who are not doing the work as in looking to ascend and allowing the Earth to ascend are going to be pushed to step up and embrace the spiritual life and spiritual truth. People tend to procrastinate and leave things to fix in the last moment, will it not be too late by the end of 2012 if we humans are still wasting precious time on things that really do not count but to work towards the development of our spiritual life which is far more important and ought to be in one’s priority to-do-list. I wonder how many of us are going to be frightened and full of regrets when Mother Nature does Her final dance. We have already seen just how powerful Her wrath is. I wonder how many of us are going to be lying on our death beds in fear and trying to pray for forgiveness in the last hour. Will death even come quickly or will some of us suffer and pass away slowly and more painfully? Will you toss and turn in your grave, and cry in shame, and if there no Earth? Will one be able to utter the Divine‘s name on his/her last breath so to able to pass on to a better place as sage’s have done in the past and still today practised by many devotional people too? Well I do not know if this is enough and we will be given the opportunity to do so? What about our actions and thoughts which do not go unnoticed by the Divine, on daily basis these get recorded by the Higher Power, and just because we can not see it does not mean it is not happening. Mankind thinks he can get away with his sins, how foolish can we be? Seriously who wants to go to Hell? Or maybe the soul will be trapped elsewhere, restless and never finding peace and freedom? Will someone help you pass over if this does happen? I have had the opportunity to help souls pass over and much appreciative to be of such service, I saw so much and learnt some spiritual truths. However, I may be allocated to do something else later, I do not have all the answers or what the Divine plans are for me. What I can tell is you do not want to get stuck after death, although you are never alone! Well do you?
As far as my feelings and thoughts are on this matter it is time to take off the blinkers, the countdown that began long, long time ago is starring us in our faces again. The subtle signs were always there but mankind was too wrapped up in his greed and false perceptions to take any notice. This Universe has been patient with Her children but now even HE/SHE is exhausted of watching us destroy this beautiful planet and the crimes we have committed towards others and ourselves. Yet this very moment although so much has happened, mankind still has the chance to turn all his thoughts and actions into love and learn to live in harmony will all things living and non-living, not just on Earth but the entire Universe and beyond. A need for great respect and even greater compassion is required, we all must work fully present with open hearts and minds as true spiritual beings, Children of Light to impact those who are the path of great destruction and where we have lost our ways, we must take control. Our lives are not to be taken for granted and it does not matter who you are. You are here to live in peace and abundance but so can everyone else, regardless of where one comes from. The daily challenge is to be mindful of our thoughts and actions, to work consciously and create lots of positive results which feed your soul! Where are your actions and thoughts taking you at the end of this life, and how is your past affecting the present? Some people are too busy worrying about the future when the present lives are such a mess and Earth needs saving. We have to clean out the clutter first from our hearts and minds, our chakras, because you matter, your soul is worth saving, is it not? Do ask yourself what needs to change from here on. Take time to reflect. Your actions against your soul are far more taxing that what you pay the taxman. As end of 2012 is fast approaching where will you run to? The spotlight is on you, following you everywhere you go. One thing is certain death will embrace us all and we are all going to be judged by the Divine accordingly when that time comes. Our souls cannot enter the kingdom of heaven unless it is as light as a feather. Imagine a scale, held by Goddess Maat with your soul on one and a light feather on the other, are the two balanced? I hope this can be the ultimate vision for everyone. What a great achievement this can be, better than a gold medal or a million bucks I say. What’s the point of million bucks when you do not the wisdom to spend it! Take a good look around you, all the tools necessary to embark on the greatest adventure your soul has chosen for you is available to you, and through the magic ingredient called LOVE, hopefully this tonic still runs in your veins. Mission possible, definitely!
So please take charge and take your ultimate power back, save your soul for this is where the ultimate freedom lays, unfortunately for some of you this may be your last chance, the flag is waving so stop killing time! This gift of life is everyone’s greatest treasure, why throw it away? What you can do today can make a lot of difference tomorrow. Personally, I know where I’d rather be. When my time to exit this world comes my wish is to die an awakened soul! The thought of how someone is going to pass over can be uncomfortable but the thought of dying a soul that has not reached ascension is far more painful for me. And even after ascension if I choose to come back, I am not coming back as a cockroach, neither should you!
WHEN WE PUT FEAR INTO OUR WORK AND WHEN THE FEAR OF GOD HAS BEEN DRUMMED IN OUR LIVES, SOMETIMES THIS IS A BLESSING. I GREW UP WITH THE FACT THAT IF I WRONGED GOD IN ANYWAY HE WOULD GET VERY ANGRY WITH ME AND I WOULD END UP IN HELL SO I WAS TOLD OR SOME OTHER BAD PLACE. WHEN I FIRST SAW THE PICTURE OF LORD JESUS CHRIST ON THE CROSS, I WEPT. I HAD NO IDEA AT THAT TIME WHAT HE HAD DONE FOR SUCH A HORRIBLE DEATH , WHILE IT WAS HEART BREAKING I ALSO GOT CURIOUS. MY LAST YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL I GOT MYSELF ENROLLED IN A MORMON SCHOOL. I AM VERY GRATEFUL TO MY PARENTS FOR LETTING ME BRANCH OUT THIS WAY.
WHILE A LOT OF CHANGES WERE TAKING PLACE IN THE BACKGROUND, I ALSO KNEW WHAT WAS NECESSARY FOR MY GROWTH AND THIS REQUIRED TAKING SOME RISKS, AND I AM GLAD I TOOK MY CHANCES. I WAS RIDDLED WITH QUESTIONS. IF OUR CREATOR IS LOVE WHY DOES MANKIND PUT FEAR INTO THIS EQUATION? I FELT BY BEING THE BEST LOVING PEOPLE WE COULD BE, THROUGH OUR ACTIONS OF LIGHT AND LOVE TOWARDS OURSELVES AND OTHERS, WAS WHAT PLEASED HIM/HER. IF WE SLIP NOW AND THEN BECAUSE AS HUMANS WE ARE BOUND TO DRIFT OFF IN OTHERS DIRECTIONS AT TIMES, OUR CREATOR IS LOVING, FORGIVING AND UNDERSTANDS US BETTER THAN WE DO OURSELVES. I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THERE WAS SO FEAR EVERYWHERE I USED TO THINK AFTER ALL HE KNOWS ALL, OUR THOUGHTS, OUR EMOTIONS, OUR STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES. NO ONE CAN HIDE FROM HIM/HER.
THERE HAD TO BE A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY IN OUR ACTIONS AND BELIEF SYSTEMS AND HONEST INTENTIONS COULD EASILY BREAK THE WALLS THAT WAS ALREADY TAKING US AWAY FROM PEACE AND RESPECT FOR OTHERS, OUR OWN PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITIES WHERE NEGATIVE WAYS OF BEINGS WERE MANIFESTING AND SLOWLY WAS GETTING OUT OF CONTROL.
ADULTS NEEDED TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE YOUNG WITH LOVE AND PUT THEIR OWN FEARS ASIDE. THE FIRST SEED OF FEAR GOT PLANTED IN THE SUB-CONSCIOUS AT A VERY EARLY STAGE ,” WHO DO YOU LOVE MORE DARLING, MUMMY OR DADDY? ” WHY DOES THE CHILD HAVE TO CHOOSE WHO HE OR SHE IS GOING TO LOVE MORE, THE LOVE FOR BOTH PARENTS CAN BE EQUAL AND OUGHT TO BE THIS WAY. THIS SORT OF CANCER SLOWLY STARTED TO TAKE OTHER FORMS OF ABUSE IN THE HOMES, COMMUNITY AND THEN THE WHOLE NATION. A POINT TO NOTE HERE WAS THE FACT THAT OFTEN THE CLOSEST , NEAREST AND DEAREST ENDED UP DOING MORE DAMAGE TO THEIR OWN, WHETHER PARENTS WERE RESPONSIBLE OR OTHER RELATIVES. FEAR FOR CONTROL OVER OTHERS, JEALOUSY,ENVY,COMPETITION,GREED,IGNORANCE TO NAME WERE FEW COMMON POISONOUS TOOLS USED THAT CREATED NOTHING BUT PAIN AND MISERY. OUR BACKYARDS WERE FULL OF PEOPLE WHO HAD BEEN HURT GREATLY AND SOME LIVES DESTROYED AND RUINED BECAUSE OF FEAR, A FOUR LETTER WORD WITH SO MUCH POWER TO REALLY CREATE MASSIVE HAVOC IN OUR LIVES. FEAR ONLY CREATES MORE FEAR, AND IF YOUR MIND IS WEAK … ONCE THIS FOUNDATION IS WEAK NATURALLY OTHERS HUNGRY FOR POWER TAKE ADVANTAGE, NOT IN THE NAME OF LOVE, MIND YOU THEY WERE ALSO OPERATING FROM FEAR, FEAR OF LACK PERHAPS , TO OBTAIN MORE WEALTH AND POWER.
TO SAY THAT OUR CREATOR IS NOT LOVING AND WATCHING OVER US IS OUT OF ALIGNMENT. THOSE WHO HAVE KILLED OR KILL IN THE NAME OF GOD ARE OPERATING FROM PURE EVIL, AGAIN FEAR IS A HUFE FACTOR . OUR CREATIVE FATHER LOVES ALL HIS CHILDREN, REGARDLESS OF OUR COLOUR, RACE, RELIGION,STATUS. WHEN A MAN’S MIND IF FULL OF FEAR HE HAS NO SENSE OF BALANCE AND MAKES FOOLISH CHOICES. TERRIBLE CHOICES AFFECTS EVERYBODY ONE WAY OR ANOTHER. MANKIND NEEDS TO BE MORE FOCUSSED ON HOW VALUABLE OUR LIVES ARE AND OF OTHERS, HOW FEAR CAN ROT THE SOUL OF A PERSON. FEAR CREATES ILLUSION. THIS WHOLE WORLD AND ALL THINGS LIVING IT IN ARE CONNECTED TO THE SOURCE. NO MAN IS SUPERIOR THAN ANOTHER. REMEMBER THIS WHEN DEATH COMES HE WILL NOT CARE WHO YOU ARE. AND WHEN JUDGEMENT CALLS, WE ARE ALL JUDGED BY OUR ACTIONS, NO MAN CAN ESCAPE THIS. I WAS TAUGHT THAT OUR ACTIONS ARE RECORDED BY OUR ANGELS EVERYDAY. TO LEARN TO MAKE WISE CHOICES WAS NECESSARY.
IT IS IMPORTANT TO KEEP PEACE AND WITH AN OPEN HEART AND OPEN MINDS WE ALL CAN TRULY LIVE. THERE IS MUCH NEED FOR AWARENESS IN OUR THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS AND THE EFFECT THEY HAVE IN OUR DAILY LIVES . THERE IS A NEED TO ALL HUMAN BEINGS TO MOVE AWAY FROM FEAR AND EMBRACE FAITH INSTEAD. THIS WAY WE ARE ALL WINNERS AND THE FLOW OF ETERNAL LOVE AND ABUNDANCE WILL DANCE IN EVERYONES BACKYARDS. IT IS TIME TO LAUGH IN THE FACE OF DARKNESS…. AND BUILD REAL STRENGTH AND HEAL OUR PAST AND THE PRESENT MOMENT. AS FOR THE FUTURE IT WILL TAKE CARE OF ITSELF WHEN WE AS HUMANS STARTS LIVING AS TRUE SPIRITS OF LOVE AND LIGHT. I BELIEVE THIS IS POSSIBLE..
THERE IS NO NEED FOR DESTRUCTION, LET DIVINITY TAKE CARE OF THAT BECAUSE NATURE WILL HAVE HER FINAL SAY. MANKIND NEEDS TO REALISE THAT WE ARE NOT AS POWERFUL AS WE THINK. IT IS AN ILLUSION CREATED BY THE UGLY EGO, HENCE FEAR DEVELOPS AND WHAT IS PRECIOUS TO ALL OF MANKIND IS LOST. IT COMES DOWN TO CHOICES, CHOOSE LOVE, FAITH, COMPASSION. CHOOSE FORGIVENESS… CHOOSE SOUL !
Are You Woman Enough To Change ?
I sometimes feel a lot of women in our society need to be trained to be a true woman, mother, friend, lover, teacher… Many have abused in the past and to this day because of their past hurts not dealt with and healed, often those near and dear tend to suffer such as their children and their partners. This is not an art of beauty or the divine feminine energy which is their true and rightful power from the Source. A power that is now so unbalanced which has crushed their softness and taken away the meaning of what it means to be a beautiful woman. Where are they in their hearts and their minds may be a mystery yet in other ways it is still clear to the world that they are still on the path of destruction. No amount of heavy make-up or fancy attire they wear can hide this fact from those who understand how energy works, the masks do come off eventually and it is painful to witness that these women have forgotten they are vessels of love first and foremost.
I honestly feel it is time we can do without blaming men as we have for so many centuries, and to this present time and embrace the fact that we are WOMAN, a creative force that truly is so loving, soft and forgiving, caring and all other qualities that make us just that, the Divine Shakti. This is your sacred relationship with your soul. Why put this on-line and for what ? Working with love is the answer, not being like a man because this is a man’s world is a dangerous attitude? This world belongs to both sexes, what we need is respect for each other, not power play. We need as woman to support other woman, not the unhealthy competition and cruelty. Women need to be centred in their hearts, and understand their first role is that of love. Controlling mothers/women are out. Abusive mothers /women are out. Takers are out, and God have mercy on those who practise dark magic. Back to open compassionate hearts and knowledge of their spiritual makeup should be embraced fully and this is a very attractive trait to have. Centred in this truth women blossom and radiate great power and beauty and this awesome energy also rubs on their children. Women/mothers who choose to embark on their journey of being a True Divine Feminine, claim back their power through love, protecting their young, nurturing them, and loving all things equally, not the other way around. And what of your inner-child? Does she have a say in this? Why waste any precious time dwelling on the past. For those who have yet to catch up , forgive and plant seeds of compassion and deep understanding of knowledge and light to embark on a journey that will determine your prosperous future because you have the heart and the strength of a lioness to do so. Your dedication and determination here is important as your survival as a strong loving woman.
When you make this conscious decision know the Great Spirit will joyfully aid you. You are not alone in this battle . Next time when a man is soft and tender pay attention also, it is embarrassing if a man has to remind the old and the gray or the modern woman/mother what softness is. The Universe is also creatively reminding you of your worth as a wonderful woman who is lost. I know I am speaking to your soul, and some women may find this very hard to digest. If yet after so much has happened you continue playing games, you are actually hurting yourself . We need to appreciate that being a female is a great blessing and understand what this really means. Please meditate on this. This is vital for your happiness and how you think and what your thoughts and actions are also creating in your life, and the nasty energies that gets sent out into the world also reaches our Earth Mother who is another woman! Be nice !!!
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Cyrus Norcross | The Daily Wildcat UA Freshman Elizabeth Goetz opens her laptop to watch Game of Thrones in her dorm room. Goetz says she is adjusting well to dorm life and has set up her room to have a homey feel to it.
We often treat happiness and success at work or school as being a zero sum game; sacrifice one for the health of the other, and switch off once it becomes impossible to sustain. Study to the point of exhaustion during the school week, and then party enough to make up for another depressingly long day of lectures. But studies show that treating work and play as two different beasts may be doing more damage to yourself and those around you.
The Social Market Foundation put out a 700-person study that had many groups performing tasks and accomplishing different sets of goals, with certain groups being supplied light hearted videos or sweet snacks before being given the assignments, while the control group received none and instead got straight to work. The results were immediately observed, with the happier groups showing an increase in productivity of 12 percent to as high as 20 percent.
Going even further, unhappiness is shown to drop productivity by as much as 10 percent, a sign that workers or students should be focused on making their workplace or learning environment as healthy and encouraging as possible. This happiness building starts at home, with healthier eating, a more positive housing arrangement, and a better work-social life balance. Researchers have found that students eating healthier self report the highest happiness rating out of all the college students researched, so even the smallest choices will make large impacts on your outlook in life.
And just as we go back to classes and students either decide to stay in the dorms or get themselves apartments near campus, it’s important to look at the costs and benefits of either choice and make the decision that will work best with you. Living is not one size fits all, and one arrangement may encourage study habits and positive work ethic, another may find too constricting or even depressing. While apartments allow for more freedom and potentially cheaper (and even healthier) food options, on campus dorm rooms are closer to classes, often with amenities not included off campus, and even offer social events and a community that would not be felt if you live away from other students.
Apartments are desirable for the liberties that come with them, free from supervision and with more privacy than anything a dormitory can offer. Students eager to begin their own housing arrangements and plan for the future would do better by living off campus, especially if they have already experienced the dorm life and branched out into different friend groups. Those students would be likely to enjoy the open endedness of apartment living, and would bring that happiness at home with them to class.
But for newer students or those interested in experiencing the culture of a university as close as possible, starting out in the dorms offers security and guidance that would not be there otherwise. Meal plans and close proximity to university amenities also better assist those students, making cost of food less stressful and taking another possible concern off the table. Social opportunities connect these students and bring together those with similar experiences but who would otherwise never have met.
Regardless of what living situation you choose, it is important to remember that work and happiness do not have to be one or the other, and ideally establishing a healthy balance of the two will better them both. I can speak personally about how my happiness with where I was living influenced the quality of my work and the amount of focus I paid to my studies, and just how integral satisfaction with housing is to take in the rest of the college experience.
— Alec Scott is a sophomore studying political science who volunteered for the 2014 Ron Barber Congressional Campaign. Follow the Daily Wildcat on Twitter.
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Questions regarding clinical studies or patient oriented research regarding Schizophrenia in the Division of Neuropsychiatry at Penn can be addressed by calling 1-888-635-7780 and speaking with one of the clinical coordinators at the Schizophrenia Research Center.
Prior to joining the TNP, Sean made important discoveries related therapeutic candidates for rare genetic disorders such as Fragile X syndrome. His work as a PhD student and Resident in Psychiatry laid much of the critical pathway for current clinical studies pursuing mGluR5 antagonists for a variety of conditions related to autism spectrum disorders. His work as a Fellow in the TNP is supported by a Behavioral Pharmacology T32 (Irwin Lucki, Ph.D., P.I.) and focuses on mouse and fly (in collaboration with Thomas Jongens, Ph.D.) models of Fragile X and other developmental disorders. Addtionally, he continues to treat patients in both the Developmental Disorders Clinic and Penn Memory Center.
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Rupert Christiansen reviews Benedict Nelson and Sophie Bevan in a concert at Wigmore Hall.
Few singers are truly steeled to withstand the supreme challenge of a full evening’s recital in the shrine that is the Wigmore Hall, so it’s a shrewd move of its Director John Gilhooly to ease in some aspirants via a series of hour-long concerts on Sunday afternoons.
One of these was given by Benedict Nelson, a hugely talented baritone with a smoothly elegant mahogany timbre, complemented by an intense and reflective musicality.
In the vast auditorium of the London Coliseum, where he’s currently performing as Rossini’s Figaro in The Barber of Seville, he can appear a notch under-powered and even disengaged, but I guess he wisely refuses to turn up the volume by forcing and hardening the tone at the expense of its beautiful quality.
In the Wigmore’s warmer acoustic, Nelson seems more at home (having the wonderfully encouraging and inspiring Malcolm Martineau as his pianist must help inestimably). He doesn’t grandstand or broadcast what he sings, but you sense that he feels the music deeply and wants to honour it. His breath control is immaculate, his sense of phrase imaginative, his stage presence handsome and unaffected. All he needs now is more confidence, and a little more smile and “give”.
His programme included a supple and responsive performance of Schumann’s Liederkreis Op. 24, followed by two bestiaries, one English and one French.
Some tiny animal esquisses by Poulenc and excerpts from Ravel’s Histories naturelles suggested that his French needs sharpening up, but in his own tongue, he was eloquent: Ireland’s three ravens, Gurney’s twa corbies and Britten’s painting of Blake’s visions of the tyger and the fly were vividly and powerfully realised.
If Nelson is a singer for dark and stormy skies, Sophie Bevan is pure sunshine: like the legendary Elisabeth Schumann, she sings for joy, on a breeze: in Schubert’s Seligkeit, she seemed to be turning cartwheels.
More experienced in this Hall than Nelson, she presented an oddly miscellaneous but compelling programme, palpably enjoying every minute on the platform, in intimate rapport with her fleet and delicate pianist Sebastian Wybrew.
In more impassioned music, her exuberance can run out of control: in both Wolf’s Die ihr schwebet and Barber’s Nocturne, words got drowned in a flood of tone, and excessive vibrancy threatened to turn her pitching tremulous.
But what an enchanting performer she is – at her best here in Schubert’s meditative Das Marienbild and Barber’s gently purring The Monk and his Cat.
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2019-04-20T13:05:31Z
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/opera/9938008/Benedict-Nelson-Sophie-Bevan-Wigmore-Hall-review.html
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2.1. Increase diversity in our graduate student and faculty populations.
Through the Transforming Graduate Admissions (TGA) Project, examine current graduate admissions practices and the outcomes of application, admission and enrollment at four campuses in the UC system.
Award strategic admissions funds with the aim of encouraging programs to host campus visits and other personalized interactions that target students from underrepresented backgrounds.
2.2. Strengthen the profile of graduate humanities, arts and social science programs.
Deepen Graduate Studies’ engagement with graduate students, faculty and staff in humanities, arts and social sciences disciplines.
Establish the position of Faculty Assistant to the Dean Humanities & Social Sciences to advocate for the unique needs of humanities, arts and social science programs.
2.3. Develop new and foster existing international partnerships in order to globalize graduate education.
Add full-time staff member to focus on international graduate education partnerships, admission processes and international student support.
Develop and deploy international student admission, retention and orientation strategy designed to help international students succeed in their graduate programs and careers.
2.4. Renovate Walker Hall to create a physical space for the graduate and postdoctoral community.
Renovate historic Walker Hall into a new Graduate & Professional Student Center that will feature new academic, professional development and social facilities.
Provide physical headquarters for the Graduate Student Association and spaces for the group’s meetings and activities.
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2019-04-23T21:01:45Z
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https://grad.ucdavis.edu/about-us/about-graduate-studies/strategic-plan/priority-two
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REFRESCH is working with an extensive list of collaborators – one or more within all of the organizations below. Following the bulleted lists are the bios of individuals with whom REFRESCH has the strongest ties.
Prof. Guy Germain Allogho’s role in REFRESCH is to coordinate training for technicians in the installation and maintenance of solar panels for rural populations. He also conducts research on solar energy with students at the doctoral level.
Prof. Nicaise Manfounbi Boussougou is director of the Civil Engineering department at USTM where his students are very interested by the research questions developed by REFRESCH and collaboration with the UM. Having a civil engineering diploma as well as a doctorate permits him to integrate the professional and academic domains for development research and practice in the areas of drinking water issues, improved cookstoves, and biodigesters.
Prof. Paul Achille Mavoungou develops lexicons of local Gabonese languages. With REFRESCH, Paul has consulted on the best practices for interacting with local populations.
Prof. Patrick Mickala has a doctorate in neurosciences and, over the course of 15 years, has developed an interest in conservation biology teaching and research. He is Vice-Dean for Research and Pedegogy of the faculty of sciences and, with REFRESCH, lends his expertise to projects concerning reuse of household wastes, the implementation of biodigesters, and the studies of drinking water quality.
Prof. Stephan Ntie’s work is focused on conservation biology, as well as population and evolutionary biology. With the REFRESCH project, he is involved in projects related to recycling and reuse of waste and the potential effects of these practices on the biodiversity of local populations. As a researcher and instructor at USTM his objective is to teach students and local populations about principles and practices of problems concerning food, water, and energy in rural and semi-urban areas.
Prof. Alex Sijosky has consulted with REFRESCH on interacting with local populations. He also is an expert in human/wildlife conflict and its ecological, socioeconomic, and political implications in Gabon.
Prof. Jean-Jacques Taty's areas of focus are post-colonial cinematic narratives, cultural and social change, cross cultural and visual medias. A native of Gabon, he was asked by the ambassador of Gabon to follow and assist with the REFRESCH effort. He has been of immeasurable assistance to the Gabon team, traveling multiple times to Gabon with the group to act as cultural liaison and advisor.
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2019-04-23T14:50:47Z
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https://refresch.research.umich.edu/about/collaborators/
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berkeley
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Will You Take a Driverless Car in 2019?
It is September 2019. The day is unusually hot for California. You have exhausted yourself working and now you are about to come home. You can readily order a driverless car on your phone. It has a superior safety standard, others will not know your route, and you can sit there watching the latest episode of your favorite show without having to pay attention to the road at all. Will you take it?
This might sound like a daydream, but it can be true in light of a recent legislative move. On September 6th, the House of Representatives unanimously approved a bill that, if passed by the Senate, would lay out a federal framework for self-driving vehicle regulation. Will this SELF DRIVE Act potentially accelerate the development of the self-driving cars industry, or even reshape our entire transportation system?
The bill highlights the principle of preemption in the federal role regarding “the design, construction, or performance of highly automated vehicles, automated driving systems, or components of automated driving systems”. A State, however, can continue to keep its standard as long as it is identical to its federal counterpart or “impos[es] a higher performance requirement”.
A more eye-catching part of this bill deals with the manufacturer exemption. The bill, if passed, would grant each manufacturer exemptions to test and deploy up to 25,000 automated vehicles without meeting current auto safety standards in the first year, with the cap increasing to 50,000 in the second year. For the third and fourth year, the cap would increase to 100,000 vehicles.
The bill also emphasizes cybersecurity and privacy. It requires that the manufacturers develop a sophisticated cybersecurity plan for detecting and responding to cyber attacks. As for consumers’ privacy, the manufacturers will have to devise a privacy plan explaining how they will collect, use, share, and store consumers’ data.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will have the power to regulate these requirements, and it would have to issue the final safety standards within 24 months after the bill becomes law. The bill also mandates establishment of an advisory council, of which the members shall include a diverse group consisting of researchers, safety and consumer advocates, engineers, labor organizations, and environmental experts. This council will collect information and give recommendations to the Secretary of Transportation regarding a series of issues such as mobility access for the disabled community, labor and employment issues and environmental impacts.
It would not be surprising if the tech industry, which has traditionally been averse to regulation in general, supports this bill. In the absence of federal regulation, 50 states now have different rules and policies with regard to the testing, deploying, licensing, and privacy protection of automobiles, and this regulatory fragmentation can be a headache for manufacturers. For example, Michigan has the most permissive self-driving car legislation, which allows tests of driverless vehicles without human control, yet California is currently requiring a human in the driver’s seat. However, this bill stipulates that state-by-state rules be superseded by federal rules, a welcomed reform for those automakers who want to to test (and sell) their vehicles across the US.
The exemption set out by the bill also facilitates the autonomous vehicles’ testing. Currently, in states which have legalized autonomous vehicles, an entity has to apply for a permit or certificate in order to test vehicles on the road. For example, in California, an entity will need to apply for Autonomous Vehicle Testing Permit from the DMV. And that is only half of the story. The permit can be limited to certain vehicles of the entity: Uber’s permit in California only applies to its two 2017 Volvo XC90s and 48 specifically named drivers. This is very restrictive. With the new legislation, the lenient exemption clause will grant manufacturer’s much more freedom to test a wider range of their vehicles.
The bill also addresses consumers’ concern of privacy and data vulnerabilities. Autonomous vehicles need to collect data from users in order to function. And in some sense, users will have to compromise some of their privacy to get better user experience. Imagine this: you might have to label a restaurant as your “favorite” so that the car can prioritize the route passing by that restaurant when you happen to be around and looking for a place to dine. This is similar to the scenario when you get Amazon suggestions based on your previous orders. But it is one thing for Amazon to suggest products to you based on your previous orders—it is quite another if Amazon sells your shopping history or even accidentally leaked it. Even though some would argue that essentially both examples are convenience at the cost of surveillance, the former is acceptable to most citizens while the latter would almost always be deemed as infringing one’s privacy. We do not want the manufacturer of autonomous vehicles to sell our routes back home or allow them to be hacked. Fortunately, this bill says a lot about how manufacturers should develop their privacy policies.
Needless to say, there are complaints and worries. Consumer Watchdog, a nonprofit advocating for consumer interests, expressed their concern about inadequate safety protections. Another concern is that it may still be too early to impose detailed regulations, since there are not many vehicles to regulate yet. A clear rebuttal is that self-driving technology is galloping so fast that regulation will indeed be needed soon. Based on that, some complain that the 2-year grace period for NHTSA is just too long.
The self-driving industry has the potential to reshape our current transportation system. To achieve that broad vision, which includes helping elderly people or people with disabilities travel more easily in their daily lives, this nation needs to address key policy concerns. With the self-driving industry developing so rapidly, the rules have to be adaptive and flexible. Will this bill gain approval at the Senate? Will you take a driverless car in 2019? Let’s see.
Chenchen Zhang is a Master of Public Policy Candidate at the Goldman School of Public Policy.
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2019-04-22T12:05:51Z
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https://bppj.berkeley.edu/2017/09/15/will-you-take-a-driverless-car-in-2019/
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[x] Played with Hot Wheels cars as a kid.
[x] It's kinda weird to have sleepovers with a bunch of people.
[ ] You have some of the same shirts in different colors.
[ ] Go to your mom for advice.
[ ] You consider cheerleading a sport.
[ ] You don't like the movie Star Wars.
[x] Used to play with dolls as little kid.
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2019-04-23T20:36:47Z
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https://dark-alone.livejournal.com/115235.html
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dirttrackdigest
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MILLSBORO, DE – The most lucrative ‘Grand Championship’ for dirt big-block/small-block Modified competitors belongs to the Bob Hilbert Sportswear Short Track Super Series (STSS) Fueled By Sunoco again in 2019.
By winning the STSS Halmar International North Region title, Velocita-USA South Region presented by Design for Vision and Sunglass Central crown and overall American Racer Cup, a single driver could take home $57,500.
The STSS Modified circuit features a nine-race North Region paying a minimum of $12,500 to its champion. The eight-race South Region rewards its titlist with $10,000.
The home-track American Racer Cup presented By Sunoco offers the overall Modified titlist $10,000-plus based on their 10 best finishes at their regular weekly facility.
Should one driver sweep the STSS North ($12,500) and South ($10,000) regions plus the overall American Racer Cup ($10,000), a total of $32,500 will be distributed.
For the second consecutive season, Sunoco Race Fuels and distributor Insinger Performance of Dushore, Pa., have returned to offer a $25,000 cash bonus to a driver sweeping all three titles. The $25,000 bonus coupled with the previous $32,500 in point fund money equals the massive $57,500.
A secondary $10,000 cash bonus is available if one driver wins the STSS North or South title and the American Racer Cup championship.
The STSS North Region gets the green flag on Sunday, April 7 at Orange County Fair Speedway in Middletown, N.Y., for the ‘Hard Clay Open’ sixth annual event. Georgetown Speedway in Georgetown, Del., kicks off the STSS South Region during Melvin L. Joseph Memorial weekend Friday-Saturday March 15-16.
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2019-04-22T20:48:04Z
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http://www.dirttrackdigest.com/New17/?p=25040
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Jade and I just walked home from our school. It is about a 2 minute walk from our house.
It doesn’t get much closer.
For a teen, she can roll out of bed, get her uniform on and dash to school in no time. When school starts that is… the countdown is on… Aug. 31.
She snapped this picture as we walked in the dark. We love the dark here. Dark means cooler and cooler means less than the 40+ temperatures we have been experiencing.
And if you don’t regularly feel 40+ temperatures, it feels like a hot yoga class that never ends!
In fact, last night when we walked home from the store with our Ikea rolling basket full of water bottles, mangoes and a chocolate bar for Miss Jade, we glanced at a few puddles on the road. Longingly, we considered stepping in them and even playing.
Dirty water puddles have never looked so good!
We have landed! After so much time thinking about and preparing to leave for Cairo, it seems surreal to actually be here.
Air Egypt was very good to us. No one looked twice at our massive carry-on luggage and one poor flight attendant even survived lifting it above his head to get it into the overhead bin. Jade and I together had massively failed to do the same!
I cursed at myself a few times as I tried to manage the luggage cart leaving the airport.. 5 huge bags leaning off to the side as I maneuvred the cart through sand, dirt, potholes, cars honking to get me moving faster which of course, made me falter and begin to drop said bags onto the ground.
Sweaty and tired, Jade and I managed to find our way onto the school van, pleasantly pleased with ourselves to have finished stage 1 of moving. As we glanced at the terrain from the airport to our new home in New Cairo, we both thought of Morocco. Hot (like heat wave hot, like “I forgot to turn the oven off on the hottest day in Canada” hot), sandy, slightly windy, dusty and yes, dirty at times, was what it looked like from the van’s windows. All this was immediately confirmed in minutes when we arrived at our flat.
Glancing up at the building, I reminisced of places lived in the world. Other than my home in South Africa, I haven’t lived in such a grand looking building. Elaborately designed and coloured to melt into its surroundings, homes seem to be one colour in our neighborhood…a light brown that makes home and earth look like one.
Trudging up the stairs to the second level was a work out. Second level being a misnomer as it feels much more like 5th level. If I decide to “cheap it out” and not join a gym, I think I could leave my flat and return to it various times through out the day and call it “even”.
As Jade and I entered, we were slightly blown away. Appearances wise, the flat appears decadent, spacious and cool. Air con will do that! Marble floors, huge oversized furniture, deluxe heavy curtains reminiscent of castles in Europe make our flat far from any hardship posting I might have encountered in my past!
Our landlord seems “hands on” in a good way. Available when you need him and with the added bonus, of being able to speak English. Immediately Jade and I collapsed onto our beds in a sweaty heap. Nothing elegant about how we felt or looked by this point.
After a few hours of sleep, we ventured out to do some shopping in a loopy kind of comatose state. Struggling with the currency (never my strong point), we found some basic items (plastic containers for our food to set parameters for any future insects who desire to eat their way through our home, adapters that didn’t work, and plastic cups because one can never have too many plastic cups!) Satisfied, I ate my first Egyptian veggie burger with some other teachers and enjoyed our first dancing water fountain that came complete with Michael Jackson tunes.
So far our suburb doesn’t come with camels, too much noise or too much chaos. In fact, it seems safe, quieter than expected and very manageable. The mosque is next door but because our building resembles a castle with fortress walls, we can only vaguely hear the call to prayer. The dogs are much louder but then again, dogs in the countries that I travel to, always are!
Contemplating going outside to take a picture of our building, I realize that I have to go through 3 sets of locked doors and the “which key is it?” as well as the numerous stairs…uhmmm…we will see.
Seeing someone else experience travel overseas for the first time!
Nothing could have made me happier 🙂 than to hear my in-laws (in their 70s) fell in love with their first trip outside of North America.
Hesitant to travel for some time, they bit the travel bullet and hit the jackpot with an outstanding trip to Scotland. A tour full of like-minded travellers and a guide who was priceless made the perfect trip for Eunice and Blake.
I am so proud of them for “going for it” and discovering that travel can be fun, rewarding and informative.
And of course, I hold my breath hoping that another trip is in the plans. Yes, I know. I am travel obsessed. I can’t help myself.
Fresh new Converse sneakers get a test run in Canada before they move to Cairo next week. Today they experience Lake Ontario and soon, in their near future, the Nile River. I wonder which body of water they will enjoy most?
Today is official unpack and repack day since the whole packing thing is not going so well.
I am wondering if Egypt Air would notice if I showed up with a few extra inches and a few extra pounds here and there. I wish there was a way to distract Mr.or Mrs. Egypt Air so they didn’t notice.
When I visited the Sahara desert, I found the nomads and their lifestyle inspirational. To live with so little under such harsh conditions, makes one rethink what possessions are really necessary.
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2019-04-19T08:43:47Z
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https://fourcamelsandacoffeetogo.wordpress.com/page/2/
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wakeboardingmag
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While the Supra SA gets a lot of the attention these days for towing the Pro Wakeboard Tour (and it should, because it has one of the best wakes in the world), that might be changing with the announcement of the all-new SE. At 24-feet-5-inches, the SE is the biggest boat in the Supra line and has an array of new features, starting with the hull/running surface. This, combined with a huge 4,100-pound subfloor ballast system and Supra's wake-enhancement features give it a huge wake.
"The wake is similar to the SA, it's just a bigger and beefier boat all around," says longtime Supra team member and driver of the PWT Trevor Hansen. "The SE is an absolute beast of a boat, and I mean that in an amazing way. It has every feature that will make your day on the water an amazing experience. It's similar in the SA to styling, but it has the subfloor platform similar to the SL. Essentially it's the best of all worlds. I've been with Supra for a long time and this is hands down the best boat they've ever made."
Some of those bells and whistles include the all new Vision Control touchscreen displays at the help, the new-for-2018 FXone Power Folding Tower, innovative rear pop up seats on the sundeck, new chill tech vinyl interior, AutoWake with predictive technology, and much more.
"Supra left no stone unturned when it came to this new SE," says team rider Cory Teunissen. "So much attention has been put into every detail of this boat, and it shows. Plus, the wake is big, consistent, and a ton of fun to ride behind."
Check out more on the new 2019 Supra SE here.
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2019-04-21T02:33:51Z
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https://www.wakeboardingmag.com/check-out-supras-all-new-se/
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anl
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151: Set up the problem parameters.
168: Create user context, set problem data, create vector data structures.
178: Set up the SNES solver with callback functions.
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2019-04-18T15:29:12Z
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https://www.mcs.anl.gov/petsc/petsc-3.5/src/snes/examples/tutorials/ex30.c.html
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yorku
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At our SEEC Alumni breakfast event, titled “The Face of the Future – the Alibaba Story”, Alan Middleton, professor of marketing at the Schulich School of Business at York University and executive director of SEEC, was joined by Guan Qi Chen, SEEC associate director, client services, international and Menglin Mary Bai, In-House Program Assistant, for a presentation on how China’s multi-billion dollar online retailer became such a huge success. In this session SEEC experts revealed the remarkable story of Alibaba and its implications for business organizations, use of technology and competition.
Missed our Last Alumni Event?
Who is part of the SEEC Alumni Network?
Anyone who has completed a program with the Schulich Executive Education Centre! If you have taken one of our publicly offered programs or an in-house program through your organization, you are considered Alumni. Welcome!
What are the benefits of being an Alumni?
Invitations to special Alumni Networking events – we schedule four events per year, at both of our Toronto locations. These events can include exclusive book launches from our faculty, hot topic briefings from distinguished business leaders and general networking events for you to get to know your fellow Alumni.
Free admission to other SEEC Centres of Excellence breakfast events with special guest speakers on topical issues in your field.
Entertainment Discounts – Alumni can enjoy special discounts at many Toronto entertainment venues! York University has partnered with local sources of entertainment, which SEEC can now extend to our Alumni network – it’s a great way for you to get out and have fun. See below for details.
Travel and Leisure Discounts – Alumni can receive discounts on hotels, care rentals and more through selected partners. See below for details.
Participation in the new YorkU Alumni Travel Program featuring international trips guided by guest lecturers and local experts, plus special offers from select partner companies.
* Some conditions apply. Please contact our Customer Care team.
Save while having fun with friends and family!
How do I get my SEEC Alumni Card?
All participants attending a program starting Sept. 1, 2015 will be given their membership card on completion of the program. Participants who have already completed a program should email our Customer Care Centre and a card will be sent to them.
Questions about the Alumni Network?
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2019-04-21T10:42:40Z
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http://seec.schulich.yorku.ca/alumni/
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Business
| 0.442988 |
bowdoin
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The major in economics is designed for students who wish to obtain a systematic introduction to the theoretical and empirical techniques of economics. It provides an opportunity to learn economics as a social science, to study the process of drawing inferences from bodies of data and testing hypotheses against observation, and to apply economic theory to particular social problems. Such problems include economic development, the functioning of economic institutions (i.e., financial markets, labor markets, corporations, government agencies), and current policy issues (i.e., the federal budget, poverty, the environment, globalization, deregulation). The major is a useful preparation for graduate study in economics, law, business, finance, or public administration, but majors have gone on to medicine, environmental policy, and many other fields.
Either Economics 1050 or 1101 serve as prerequisites for Economics 1102 and because these are prerequisites for most other economics courses, most students begin their work in economics with these introductory courses. Prospective majors are encouraged to take at least one core course by the end of the sophomore year, and all three core courses should normally be completed by the end of the junior year. Advanced topics courses normally have one or more of Economics 2555, 2556, and 2557 as prerequisites. An independent study can be used to satisfy no more than one major requirement; an intermediate independent study can satisfy a 2000-level elective or an advanced independent study can satisfy a 3000-level non-seminar.
All prospective majors and minors are required to complete Mathematics 1600 or its equivalent prior to enrolling in the core courses. Students who aspire to advanced work in economics, e.g., an honors thesis and/or graduate study in a discipline related to economics, are strongly encouraged to master multivariate calculus (Mathematics 1800) and linear algebra (Mathematics 2000) early in their careers. Such students are also encouraged to take Mathematics 2606 instead of Economics 2557 as a prerequisite for Economics 3516. The Economics 2557 requirement is waived for students who complete Mathematics 2606 and Economics 3516. Students should consult the Department of Economics about other mathematics courses that are especially useful for advanced study in economics.
The department participates in an interdisciplinary major in mathematics and economics. See Interdisciplinary Majors.
Because Economics 2555 is a prerequisite for Economics 3302 and other upper-level economics courses, prospective minors are encouraged to complete 2555 by the end of their sophomore year.
Economics majors cannot also minor in economics and finance.
To fulfill major or minor requirements, courses must be taken for letter grades and a C- or better must be earned. In order for a course to serve as a prerequisite for a required course, students must earn a C- or better, or Credit.
Students who received a score of four or five on the Microeconomics AP exam are eligible to receive credit for Economics 1101 and students who received a minimum score of four on the Macroeconomics AP exam are eligible to receive credit for Economics 1102. Students who received a minimum score of six on the Economics IB exam are eligible for placement into courses requiring either Economics 1101 and/or Economics 1102, and will receive one general credit. In order to receive credit for AP/IB work, students must have their scores officially reported to the Office of the Registrar by the end of their sophomore year at Bowdoin.
Normally, two courses taken at another college or university may be counted toward economics major or minor requirements with departmental approval.
First-year seminars do not fulfill departmental requirements or serve as prerequisites for higher-level courses.
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2019-04-26T05:46:06Z
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https://www.bowdoin.edu/economics/requirements/index.html
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Health
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wordpress
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There are various ways in which as saints we are tried, but through all circumstances our Father is threading our way, occupying Himself with us personally, our particular characters, etc., in order to develop and mature us spiritually. What we want is to realize that our Father loves us so much, we are of such value to Him as that He should take such pains to make us “partakers of His holiness….” We are apt not to believe the activity of his love. Some trouble comes upon us; our Father has been watching us individually for weeks, months, and years, watching us to bring this trouble which He sees is needed for our spiritual growth.
Walk in the sanctuary of the Father’s presence. You are not come to the terrible mountain Sinai; but having come to the perfect grace of the Father in His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, take care how you walk. Grace must be the character of our walk. This is true blessedness. There is no hindrance of evil by terror. The effect of the fire from Sinai was that they “entreated the word should not be spoken to them anymore.” Was that getting on with God? But we come to a different thing. We may speak of the law, but that is not where we are. Now we must be living witnesses of what we are, and where we are. We are come unto Mount Zion, which represents grace.
We are come “to Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant.” We are not come to the new covenant, but to Jesus the Mediator of it. I am in living union with Him who is the Mediator; that is a higher thing than if merely come to the covenant. He will make this new covenant with Israel on earth.
Having come to the Mediator, I am come to the prospect of all the blessedness for earth. It is sweet to know earth will have it, but ours is the far better part. We are to be witnesses of whence we are. We come from heaven. In spirit it is true now. What is true in spirit is more real and palpable than what we see. What is passing in our hearts and minds is more what we are really, than what our bodies are occupied in. The Lord Jesus was a carpenter (as really as any other carpenter), but that was not what He was. So with us, we are brought into all these things with our Father.
Then the thing is to be always a witness of the place to which He has called us in grace. We are come; then we have the Father dealing with us in respect of this place to which He has brought us. Do you say, This trial or that is enough to discourage me? But no; it is the Father who is bringing you into it, and He is with you in the place, dealing with you in grace and love, according to the place He has brought you into. In the midst of the company of heaven, each one is singled out—that is, ourselves. Surely this is enough to make us humble and restful.
Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God.” (Jude 20,21).
“Here we have prayer in the Spirit –in the wisdom and power of the Spirit.
are repeated. In the midst of all this chaos, the saints are to stand firm.
to keep themselves built up and established.
with God perseveres unto the end.
of it by faith or snatching it from our grasp after we had laid hold of it.
offense, the sword of the Spirit, which is the word, or saying of God.
prayer, for the two go together.
to that, grieves the Holy Spirit of God.
The Father’s love has wrought for us in accomplishing redemption through the death of His Son, and in Him risen and ascended, according to His eternal purpose; thus giving us life in Christ, and bringing us into the relationship of children, as well as uniting us to Christ by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.
We are told here who are the objects of the Father’s love. They are those who have loved Jesus, and have believed that He came out from God. Not those who say this and that, but those who have the two grand cardinal points of vital Christianity — faith and love. They always go together when there is a divinely-wrought work in the soul, for faith worketh by love. Every true believer loves. He loves the Lord Jesus, and all that are His. He loves the brethren, the truth, the service of the Lord, and all that is in association with Him. The believer loves, and he who loves, believes. Without this love, whatever else he may boast of, he is as “a sounding brass, and a tinkling cymbal.” Love is a vitally important point; for “if any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema Maranatha.” (1 Cor. 16:22) We love, because we believe the love of God to us. “We love Him, because He first loved us.” We most certainly believe that Jesus came out from God; we have no doubt of it. We grasp the divine love that gave Him, and we cannot but love Jesus.
O Lamb of God, in Thee!
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2019-04-26T02:25:38Z
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https://dispensationalwoman.wordpress.com/2014/05/
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This 20km-long reservoir sits in the midst of the park. It's formed by a dam near Tranco village, holding back the waters of the Río Guadalquivir.
One of the highlights of the Río Borosa walk, where the path takes to a wooden walkway above the waters of the river as it passes through a narrow gorge.
The Río Borosa begins life here, welling out from under a rock. It's the usual end point for the Río Borosa walk and there's a perfect picnic spot beneath the spreading boughs of a large tree beside it.
The early-16th-century Iglesia de la Asunción has the oldest, albeit crumbling, plateresque portal in the province, plus a vibrant and colourful retablo (altarpiece) with nine painted panels dating from 1589.
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https://www.lonelyplanet.com/spain/parque-natural-sierras-de-cazorla-segura-y-las-villas/attractions/a/poi-sig/1004353
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Museum Consultant for the project "Europe's Asian Centuries"
As Museum Consultant to the project my task is to create links between the worlds of archive and object based sources. In the first year I helped plan, co-ordinate and deliver a major workshop at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford to which we invited a wide range of specialists in East India Company traded goods from museums, galleries and auction houses across Europe and Asia. Since then I have been developing a network of advisors who can guide the project team to collections which match their areas of study. I am currently attempting to develop a database of textile samples that correlate with Dutch and English East India Company orders. This will enhance our understanding of qualitative shifts in demand across place and time. I am also involved in sourcing images of objects to enrich research and presentation of the project.
Helen specialises in the material culture and manufacture of the late 17th and 18th centuries, drawing together curatorial expertise with social and economic history approaches. She runs her own Museum in North Yorkshire which concentrates on the local lead mining industry, which also fosters several study groups looking at vernacular building, poor law, oral history and archaeology. She works freelance as an exhibition curator, and is dedicated to promoting the appreciation and understanding of both historic and contemporary silverware. She is a freeman of the Goldsmiths' Company.
* As Senior Research Fellow on the 'Global Arts: East Meets West: Creativity and Cultural Interchange in the Early Modern World' project (2007-2009). My job was to organise regular seminars bringing together academics from the Warwick Eighteenth Century History Centre with curators from the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, as part of the AHRC Research Networks and Workshops (Creativity) Scheme. This project which ran from January 2007 to December 2009 explored the impact of east-west cultural interchange on creativity and innovation between the 15th and 19th centuries.
* As Research Fellow on the Leverhulme funded 'Selling Consumption in the Eighteenth Century: Advertising and the Trade Card' (2004-2007). This project focussed on the unique collection of continental trade cards at Waddesdon Manor, via the creation of an online catalogue. My job was to instigate and co-ordinate the cataloguing using approaches from social history, material culture, art history and the history of collections, to provide a resource based on this rich, but under-studied, form of commercial ephemera. The catalogue was made live Spring 2009, providing scholars with a vital resource to continue the study and understanding of this material. The database has been designed to allow scholars to search by trade or product as well as by decorative motif or iconographic subject. A further field entitled ‘Research Concepts’ aims to facilitate searching the database through the lens of contemporary research interests. This developed a further project 'Marvels in the Market Place: Germanic Trade Cards at Waddesdon Manor', funded by the British Academy.
* As Research Fellow involved with the Leverhulme Warwick-CNAM Research on Interchange of Cultures of Commerce and Invention directed by Professor Maxine Berg (History, University of Warwick) and Liliane Hilaire-Perez (CNAM), developing the comparative and interdisciplinary study of cultures of commerce and invention in Europe 1550-1850. It brought together researchers from the Warwick Eighteenth Century Centre and the Centre d’Histoire des Techniques, a collaboration between the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM), Paris and the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) at the Universités de Paris IV and VIII. Scholars studying in conventionally distinct disciplines of economic history, cultural history, history of science and technology, art history, museum studies and material culture have contributed to an ongoing series of joint workshops and seminars exploring the histories of inventive cultures and consumer society. The topics investigated by the Research Interchange ranged from the role of product innovation and the commercial arts in culture to the promotion and advertising of new techniques and products and its connections with the transmission of knowledge.
Helen Clifford, 'Chapter 11: The Problem of Patina; Thoughts on the Changing Attitudes to Old and New Things', in A. Richmond and A. Bracker, Conservation Principles, Dilemmas and Uncomfortable Truths, Elsevier, 2009.
Helen Clifford, 'English Ingenuity, French Imitation and Spanish Desire: The intriguing case of cut steel jewellery from Woodstock and Wolverhampton', H.Perez (ed.), L'acier en Europe avant Bessemer, Paris 2009.
Maxine Berg and Helen Clifford, ‘Selling Consumption in the Eighteenth Century: Advertising and the Trade Card in Britain and France’, Cultural & Social History, 4 (2007), 145-170.
Helen Clifford, ''A Situation in Balance': Eric Clements and British Design from the late '40s to the early '70s', in Eric Clements Silver and Design 1950-2000, Goldsmiths' Company 2000.
Special Issue editor Journal of Design History vol.12, no.13 1999 'Eighteenth-Centiury Markets and Manufactures in England and France', author 'Concepts of Innovation, Identity and Imitation in the London and Provincial Metal-working Trades 1750-1800, pp.241-256.
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https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/history/ghcc/eac/people/clifford/
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This is one of the first cards I made. It was a Father’s Day card for my Dad. I used a metallic background paper & mesh. Not sure that comes through in the picture.
I tore paper around the saying then gold embossed it. Added mesh & a red metallic hart. Again I used the metallic paper as a background.
I’m not sure Mom knows I took this card after Dad went to be with the Lord. I was happy that he had kept it.
Two patterns of paper for the background. A brown ribbon was attached to hide the seam. I used the Spellbinders Nestabilities to cut the background for the Happy Birthday that was cut out using the Cricut. If I did this card again I would have put the dotted paper on the bottom & the striped paper on top. Inside is mushy stuff written in calligraphy. This impressed my husband because I’m a firm believer that the card should say it all & all I should have to do is sign it. Ok I’ll admit it I’m a stamp-alcoholic.
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https://jewelyah.wordpress.com/cards-2/merry-christmas/all-occasions-cards/
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We’re two college students living in the food capitals of the US — the Bay Area and New York City. We enjoy sampling food from a wide variety of cuisines and exploring unique gastronomical creations. On Welcome to The Gourmet Life, we hope to share some of our favorite restaurant picks and general food commentary.
Hope you enjoy and bon appétit!
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https://thegourmetlife.wordpress.com/2012/03/09/welcome-to-the-gourmet-life/
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If there are any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or dealings with this website, you can contact us by email at [email protected].
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FAST FACTS: This will be Sato’s third race at Sonoma. He qualified 16th and finished 18th in 2011 and qualified 17th and finished 18th in 2010. Both with KV Racing Technology… His best road/street course qualifying is pole at Edmonton in 2011 and his best finish is second in Edmonton this year… Sato led two street races this season (St. Pete & Long Beach) and at Indianapolis Motor Speedway where he nearly won with a last lap pass. Has led 58 laps to date in 2012… In 34 starts in 2010-2011, has 17 career top-10 starting spots including four top-five starts and two poles (Edmonton and Iowa 2011). He has earned eight top-10 finishes including three top-five spots (fourth at Mid-Ohio, fifth at Texas and St. Petersburg in 2011). Led a total of 61 laps from 2010-11.
5TH INDYCAR RACE AT SONOMA FOR RAHAL LETTERMAN LANIGAN RACING: The GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma will mark the fifth Indy car event for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (RLL) here and first since 2008 when Ryan Hunter-Reay started 8th and finished 18th for the team. The highest start and finish for the team here is by Buddy Rice in 2005 when he started sixth and finished second. Prior to the 2012 event, the team prepared a total of 9 Indy car entries for drivers Buddy Rice (2005-2006), Vitor Meira (2005), Danica Patrick (2005-2006), Jeff Simmons (2006), Scott Sharp (2007) and Ryan Hunter-Reay (2007-2008). The team has earned one podiums (2rd – Rice 2005), 1 top-five’s and four top-10 finishes at the track. The No. 15 entry for Takuma Sato will bring the Indy car total to 10 entries in 2012.
NEXT UP: Practice will take place tomorrow from 10:50-11:50 a.m. ET and qualifying will take place from 2:30 – 3:45 p.m. Timing and Scoring information is available for all sessions from www.indycar.com. The GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma will be televised live on NBC Sports Network at 4:00 p.m. ET Sunday, August 26.
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Aaron Fobian, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and researcher at the UAB School of Health Professions’ Nutrition Obesity Research Center, has been elected Councilor for The Obesity Society – Pediatric Obesity Section. Her term began November 1, 2017, and she will serve for the next two years.
“My goal is to advocate for pediatric obesity research and encourage collaborations among researchers in order to increase our understanding of the causes and consequences of pediatric obesity,” said Fobian.
Fobian, also a clinical psychologist, is interested in reducing childhood and adolescent obesity by assessing new and innovative factors that may be successful in obesity interventions. Her current research, funded by the NIH’s National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and the American Heart Association Foundation, aims to identify the causal mechanism between sleep and obesity by evaluating the metabolic effects of an adolescent sleep intervention.
The UAB NORC, one of only 12 in the nation, fosters a multidisciplinary approach to research examining the biological, behavioral and environmental bases for nutrition/obesity-related disorders, the consequences of these disorders and methods for treatment and prevention.
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Dr. Summer Bateiha received her PhD in Instructional Leadership and Academic Curriculum with emphasis on Mathematics Education from the University of Oklahoma in 2010. Since then, her research and publications have centered on the teaching and learning of mathematics at the university level. In Spring of 2014, at Western Kentucky University, Dr. Summer Bateiha won the Ogden College of Science and Engineering Award for Excellence in Teaching and went on to win the University Award for Excellence in Teaching. She has served as President of Western Kentucky’s Council of Teachers of Mathematics and is the current editor of the newsletter for the Research Council on Mathematics Learning. She continues to write articles and book chapters, review research articles, conduct workshops, help facilitate the organization of conferences, and present at several international conferences pertaining to mathematics education.
Bateiha, S., (February 2015). Providing space for critical conscience in the mathematics classroom. 2015 Liberal Arts and Sciences Conference. Texas A&M University in Qatar. Doha, Qatar.
Bateiha, S., (December 2014). Revealing the secrets of the mathematician by coaching mathematics. The 3rd Abu Dhabi University Annual International Conference. Abu Dhabi, UAE.
Autin, M., Marchionda, H., Bateiha, S. (February 2014). Attitude adjustment in introductory statistics. 41st Annual Meeting of the Research Council on Mathematics Learning. San Antonio, TX.
Autin, M., Marchionda, H., Bateiha, S. (April 2013). Introductory statistics without lecture: Reactions, reflections, and revelations. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Denver, CO.
Bateiha, S., Marchionda, H., Autin, M. (March 2013). The impact of instruction on developing autonomous learners in introductory statistics. 40th Annual Meeting of the Research Council on Mathematics Learning. Tulsa, OK.
Bateiha, S. (February 2012). A systemic approach to teaching mathematics for social justice with preservice teachers. 39th Annual Meeting of the Research Council on Mathematics Learning. Charlotte, NC.
Autin, M., Bateiha, S., & Marchionda, H. (February 2012). The effects of a transactional approach to teaching introductory statistics. 39th Annual Meeting of the Research Council on Mathematics Learning. Charlotte, NC.
Bateiha, S. (Accepted). Creating space for critical consciousness in the mathematics classroom. In L. Seawright & A. Hodges (Eds.), Learning across borders: International and transnational education. Cambridge Scholars Press.
Reeder, S., & Bateiha, S. (Accepted). Prospective elementary teachers’ conceptual understanding of integers. Investigations in Mathematics Learning.
Bateiha, S., & Reeder, S. (2014). Transforming perceptions of elementary preservice teachers’ mathematical knowledge for and through social understanding. RIEJS: International Journal of Education for Social Justice, 3(1), 71-86.
Autin, M., Marchionda, H., & Bateiha, S. (2014). Attitude adjustment in introductory statistics. Proceedings of the 41st Annual Meeting of the Research Council on Mathematics Learning. San Antonio, TX.
Marchionda, H., Bateiha, S., & Autin, M. (2014). The effects of instruction on developing autonomous learners in a college statistics class. Annual Perspectives in Mathematics Education. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics: Using Research to Improve Instruction. 45-54.
Bateiha, S, Autin, M., & Marchionda, H. (2012). A systemic approach to teaching mathematics for social justice with preservice teachers. In Reeder, S. L. (Ed.). Proceedings of the 39th Annual Meeting of the Research Council on Mathematics Learning. Charlotte, NC.
Autin, M., Bateiha, S., & Marchionda, H. (2012). Early student dissonance in introductory statistics. In Reeder, S.L. (Ed.). Proceedings of the 39th Annual Meeting of the Research Council on Mathematics Learning. Charlotte, NC.
Bateiha, S., & Reeder, S. (2011). A transformation of preservice teachers’ perceptions of their beliefs of mathematics and social issues. In Wiest, L. R., & Lamberg, T. (Eds.). Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. Reno, NV.
Reeder, S., & Bateiha, S. (2011). The role of listening in teacher transformation and pedagogic practice. In Wiest, L. R., & Lamberg, T. (Eds.). Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. Reno, NV.
2014 Recipient, University Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching. Western Kentucky University.
2014 Recipient, Ogden College of Science and Engineering Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching. Western Kentucky University.
2014 Recipient, Research Council on Mathematics Learning Memorial Scholarship.
2010 Nominee, University of Oklahoma Ph.D. Dissertation Prize. Nominated by Department of Instructional Leadership and Academic Curriculum, University of Oklahoma.
President, Western Kentucky Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
Editor, Newsletter for the Research Council on Mathematics Learning.
Member, Mathematics Education Faculty Committee, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science. Western Kentucky University, KY.
Member, Undergraduate Student Recruitment Committee. Department of Mathematics. Western Kentucky University.
Grader, Several MATH 498 Undergraduate Mathematics Student Research Committees. Department of Mathematics. Western Kentucky University.
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Why motivational speeches don’t work?
We all want to be productive. We all wish we could be motivated and we all want to do what no man has ever done before, or at least the 99% hasn’t. However, more often than we want to, we find ourselves in an overweight, lazy, unmotivated, working at a dead end job pit.
it moves our soul. We promise in the name of all that is holy and right in the world that this is the point beyond which our lives will be changed forever and I will transform myself into this six-pack beast whose everyday consists of a class act starting off with a revolutionary invention of a biofuel and ends with feeding the orphan ducklings in the local park.
Yet, after an hour we find ourselves with a bowl of fries in front of our TV watching the latest of the Kardashians. Again.
Why is it, that something so profound has no effect on us and every time we feel the burst of positive energy and then all of a sudden it is all gone?
Why is that self-help books are among the top ten best sellers yet, the number of people influenced or guided by them are less than the number of editions of that title?
The fact is this: every single person from those videos and every case study in the self-help book, everyone, before becoming that inspiration or achieving all that glory, have gone through pain and suffering of first understanding themselves, understanding what keeps them from growing, from becoming what they desire and where their inability actually lies.
It is only through the suffering of understanding ourselves and what we lack, that we can rise above it.
Embarking on that northern adventure, making a cabin in the woods, quitting your job and starting to work on your startup on a whim, that’s all going to be great for a time. But as many things that we try to fill the little holes in our heart with, they all seem to fall; piece by piece. And we’re back to square one again.
It is because we choose not to suffer. It is because we do not choose to appreciate or rather understand that vacancy that we have right in the middle of the heart.
Like the comic says, not till we learn to run and enjoy the whooshing sound the hole makes in the wind, we cannot progress as a being. We cannot be fulfilled, motivated or be at peace.
No amount of motivational speeches and self-help books are going to fix us and no cabin in the wood is going to feel like home until we suffer and enjoy our home as a home and our current state of suffering as a reality. It is then, and only then that even a small ant carrying a load to her house can motivate us to take down a mountain.
Its Samuel William Din from Pakistan, Karachi. I am a insurance agent. I never paid income tax and not submitted e filing of tax returns. I borrowed 200000 rupees from my friends and invested in stock exchange. As my friends had sent me money by cross cheques and online transfer, it remained in my and my wife’s account for one year then we invested. Now FBR has sent notices to me and my wife. My wife is staff nurse in Aga Khan Hospital and pays her tax there. But she has not mentioned this investment in her returns.
Now we are in trouble. Please help us and save us from FBR as they are behind me and my wife.
Thanks. Samuel William Din, Karachi.
Next Next post: Why is change so hard? Why can’t we do what we know is good for us?
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A German mathematician who died 450 years ago was sent a letter demanding he pay long-overdue TV license fees, according to a Reuters story.
The bill from Germany's GEZ broadcast fee collection office went to the last home address of Adam Ries, an algebra expert who bought the house in 1525. A club in his honor was set up at the home 400 years later.
The head of the club returned the letter to GEZ, explaining that Ries died in 1559, centuries before the invention of television and radio. She received another reminder a few weeks later.
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https://www.aol.com/2009/03/13/deadbeat-man-dead-for-450-years-gets-tv-bill/
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