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We had been recommended a trip to Bryce and didn't really know what to expect after visiting Grand Canyon first, it didn't disappoint us! The Bryce Canyon area is beautiful and very accessible, we especially enjoyed walking down into the valley. The colors are amazing.
Highlights of our trip were the beautiful Sego Lily bungalow, your delicious and unusual selection of food ( with excellent vegetarian options) and our sunset ATV trip with Jason from the Grand Escalante ATV company - we had our own private tour and we won't forget it.
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It has taken me nearly ten years of rural living to get comfortable with the knowledge that at various points during the year, I live with rats.
My house sits on a field stone foundation that was hand-dug by farmers back in the 1930's. It is less than ideal and gives us a headache every spring when the ground thaws and our house starts to move, causing cracks in the ceilings and floor boards.
That shifting foundation means easy access for field mice and rats. No matter what we do, they gnaw their way into the warm basement once the February winds blow. And where I live, those winds blow hard. And so, for obvious reasons, we've never used our basement for much. We certainly don't hang out in it. But last year, in a desperate need to find a place to stash a box of summer yard toys, I reluctantly decided that the basement was the only viable option.
A few weeks ago, we pulled that box out of the basement and it looked just fine. No obvious bite marks or unexplainable tears. I opened it up and saw to my great disappointment that there were rat droppings in the bottom of the box. Everything in it was contaminated. I pulled the Slip 'N Slide out, which had been rolled up tight and found a hole chewed all the way through, making it so that when rolled out, there was a repeated hole dotting the center of the slide from end to end.
Damn rats.
With two dogs and my neurotic need to avoid rodents in our living space, rats are not a threat to our home – at least the part of our home where we actually, you know, live. But the basement with all the dirt chinking between rocks provides easy access for a rodent to dig into and make a nice little home for the winter. A few times a year, I go down there and clean everything. The floors are swept, the walls – even those granite blocks and giant field stones – get vacuumed off and any sign of rodent holes get filled back in. We put out traps. We do everything we're told to do to keep those little devils out.
In the spring we find all kinds of weird signs that rats and other rodents have been around. A few years ago, something – we think it was a rat or maybe a raccoon – ate the gas cap off our lawn mower. Another time, a family of mice set-up a next on the engine block of my car.
No matter how hard we try to avoid them, rodents are an inevitable part of rural life.

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Morningside and Crosby elementary schools will share a $500,000 grant over the next five years to work with the Bay State Reading Institute on implementing new literacy and language arts curriculums. Under the grant, those schools ultimately hope to boost their skill levels and assessment scores.
On Monday, the U.S. Department of Education announced that the Data Driven School Transformation Partnership — which combines the Holliston-based Bay State Reading Institute (BSRI) and 12 Massachusetts elementary schools — was one of 49 initiatives in the nation to receive funding through the highly competitive Investing in Innovation (i3) grant program.
Nearly 1,700 organizations submitted proposals to the $650 million program, which comes from the 2009 federal stimulus initiative. The grants are intended to bring local educational agencies and nonprofit organizations together to enhance student achievement and close achievement gaps.
BSRI will help Morningside and Crosby develop new English language arts curriculums, in-house assessment systems, literacy coaches, intervention programs for struggling students, extensive professional development for teachers, and leadership training for personnel who will lead implementation of the new curricula. In addition to earning federal approval for their initiatives, each i3 grant recipient had to secure 20 percent in private-sector matching funds in order to receive the grant, which will be received by Sept. 30.
"This is a major coup for Pittsfield, as [this partnership] has been very successful in turning around other elementary schools during a pilot program in other communities," said Barbara Malkas, Pittsfield's deputy superintendent of schools.
Barbara Gardner, executive director of the 5-year-old nonprofit BSRI, said that based on data collected from BSRI's pilot schools, literacy benchmarks typically improved by an average of 72 percent in the first year of the partnership, and similar gains were made in each subsequent year. Morningside Principal Joseph Curtis said that although the school already has a new reading program, the English language arts component will be a boost for students and teachers. "Currently we instruct from grade to grade but not in a consistent way," Curtis said. "We need a common language, a common set of tools, which we really don't have at all. When we all have the same language and tools, kids will be learning better. And kids will do better on their assessments if they're writing better about what they're reading."
Pittsfield is the only city participating from Berkshire County. Other BSRI partnering communities include Fitchburg, Gloucester and Westfield.
Looking at third-grade reading results from the spring 2010 Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System [MCAS], 76 percent of Crosby students scored at a level of "needs improvement" or "warning/failing," and 71 percent of Morningside students performed at those levels. "It's just a wonderful opportunity," said Kay Latham, Pittsfield school district's reading coordinator and director of the Title 1 program, which serves schools with populations of low-income students who aren't performing at grade level.


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IGN was right here doing this.
This is the seventh year of IGN teaming with THQ to bring you an exclusive look at the Superstars of the latest WWE videogame. This year, we'll be detailing all 50 of WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw 2008's
Who gets the Countdown spotlight today? Why, it's none other than Batista.
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| Dave Batista has been "The Animal" since childhood, in temper if not in name. Raised in a rough part of southeast Washington, D.C., he describes himself as being "a skinny kid with asthma and a bad size complex"— and a penchant for getting into trouble with authorities. He spent a few years in San Francisco after his parents separated, until his mother sent the troubled teen to live with his father in suburban Virginia. By the time he turned 17, he was estranged from both parents, living on his own, and still getting into trouble.
For the better part of 10 years, Batista spent his days training and competing as a bodybuilder, and his nights "bouncing in clubs, floating from here to there." (He's still amazed that one club he worked at is less than two blocks from Washington D.C.'s MCI Center, where he defended his World Heavyweight Championship against JBL at SummerSlam in 2005.) His drifting stopped the night he unleashed his explosive temper on two patrons who had attacked his fellow bouncers. "By the time I was finished with them," he relates, "they were lying on the ground with their eyes rolling in the back of their heads. I was very scared they were going to die." They didn't, but the incident did result in Batista's arrest, a year's probation, and his decision to make radical changes in his life.
Enrolling in Wild Samoan Afa's wrestling school in Allentown, Pa., Batista admits that at first he saw sports-entertainment simply as "a way to make a living"— until he was told at a WCW tryout that he didn't have the chops to make it as a wrestler. "That lit a fire under my a**. Wrestling became an obsession that I fell in love with. I completely redirected my training and philosophies, redesigned my body and mental outlook. I just really wanted to be an athlete and an entertainer."
Though his personal perseverance brought him to WWE in May 2002, Batista credits former Evolution colleagues Triple H and Ric Flair with developing "a muscle-headed goofball" into a World Heavyweight Champion, one who backs his composed words and demeanor with an explosive fury befitting his nickname. He considers himself neither a leader nor a follower in the locker room ("I'm just a loner, I keep to myself," he insists), but inside the ring, on the covers of muscle mags like FLEX, and even once against budding Superman Tom Welling on The CW Network series Smallville, "The Animal" is clearly a dominant species. A dominant species who, by the way, has collected more than 50 vintage tin lunchboxes. Our advice: respect this six-foot-six, 290-pound beast and his 1967 Green Hornet sandwich container (sporting Bruce Lee's face on the front), which he cherishes among his most prized possessions. You'll live longer.
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Slow Start
It's quiet here in the little house. Morning light is just beginning to waken the earth, to gently peek in the bedroom window. A cup of hot tea is within reach, and I've propped up the bed pillows and slid back under the covers for a bit of a slow start this Saturday morning.
The last two days have taken me down the highways in different directions, chasing after two cross-country runners, cheering them on, snapping photos as they puffed by, sweat dripping. All told, it was something like sixteen hours of riding (I carpooled, thank goodness and thank you, friends!), to watch about 30 minutes of racing. Then, in the dark of night, from the car, driving through middle of nowhere Wyoming, calling that football boy of ours to congratulate him on a win that I couldn't make it back to see.
So, a dive back under the covers.
Because the list for today can wait just a bit. The general odds and ends of a week's closing will still be there in an hour. But right now, a pause. A restful moment, a slow inhale and a stretch.
Wishing you a lovely weekend, friends.
P.S. And, if you're feeling a bit rocked by the news and the debates and the unkindnesses of late. Maybe this will help.


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If there's one thing us Aussies are proud of, it's our wine. We know how to make a good drop. And we reckon Barramundi is a cracker! It's an easy-drinking, fruit-driven wine that anyone can afford. Barramundi comes from the Murray Darling Region of Victoria where two of Australia's greatest rivers meet. It means our vineyards are supplied with constant water, which is just as well, as there's hardly any rainfall during the growing season! Just endless days of sunshine! And we've got bloody good soil too! Soil that produces rich, ripe berry fruit flavours. It's a beaut part of the world – especially if you're a grape.
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All About Me
Welcome to Seth Passfield Photography.
I am a photographer located in West Central Indiana. My passion for capturing photos started while in high school. I have always had the desire to use photography as an avenue to preserve moments. I long to be able to tell a story through my photos.
I love to photograph the outdoors and nature. I also enjoy capturing very special moments in life for people. It brings me great joy to know that I am capturing special moments that will be cherished for a lifetime to come.


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Not surprisingly, part of our time together included a series of new shared adventures. We also had a few travel "misadventures" which culminated in my trip back home. One day we tried to get to the airport to pick up a friend and we ended up stuck in traffic for quite a while due to a flooded underpass. We concluded that it was better to have sat in the car for all that time then to have stood in a crowded airport. The next day while returning from the city, we had to leave the train early due to a problem on the tracks ahead. Again we were stuck somewhere, only this time it was in a town far from our destination. It could have been worse, because it was only an hour that we waited to be transported to our destination. The final event of this "trifecta of travel woes" came as my husband and I were flying home after the visit. After an uneventful first flight, the connecting flight was cancelled. It was unbelievable. We were "stranded" in an airport for 5 hours waiting for the flight home, only to get stuck on the plane for another hour due to a thunderstorm. Just to be sure, I am not planning any cruises or boat travel in the near future!
The point of all this is that life is filled with adventures, and in adventures things do not always go as we hope or plan. In the situations I just mentioned, there were happy endings, but in between there were many annoyances. We "lost" hours we could have used for something else in the midst of all the delays. But what made it all bearable was that I was with friends in all three of these situations. Annoying as it was, we were able to enjoy each other; the time was not wasted at all, even if our plans were altered. What helped the most was having a sense of humor, not to mention a healthy dose of patience. In the end everything turned out okay, even if the path was not quite what we had hoped for. The sharing of time together was more important than our initial plans.
What can make or break situations is not only our attitude about them, but also our set of expectations. The only expectation my friend and I had was to share time together. It really did not matter where we were, truly. We had great conversation stuck in traffic, stuck on the train, and stuck in a parking lot waiting to be bused back to our destination. I think we learned a lot about each other in the moment of adversity. There was no sense panicking or complaining. It was what it was. But what I think truly was present was the sense that we were not alone and so we could get through whatever it was together. So it is with friends! (And spouses!)
The final change for them was when Jesus died. Even though He told them very clearly three times that He would die and rise, they were stunned when it happened. They ran and hid because of that shock. Even after Jesus rose they seemed in shock, continuing to hide in the Upper Room in Jerusalem until He came and explained things to them once again. Before He ascended Jesus told them to continue to wait in the Upper Room until the Holy Spirit came from on high to empower them. I wonder what they were thinking as they prayed and waited. By now they had to know that whatever this new experience was to be, it was not like anything they had imagined three years previously when they said yes to following Jesus. They must have been more at peace than ever before.
Pentecost must have been a stunning experience for the 120 people who were in that Upper Room, (according to Luke). They had had remarkable adventures with Jesus. Some of those adventures were filled with joy, such as at the wedding at Cana, or watching a paralytic walk again. Some of them were terrifying, such as being caught in a storm thinking they would drown, or being with Jesus when he gave the Bread of Life sermon and the crowds got really upset with what He had said. Most difficult was the night Jesus was arrested and was subsequently put to death. However, their faith, even when shaky, was rewarded when He did indeed rise. So at Pentecost they had no clue what was in store, but by then they had learned not to worry about their expectations and truly opened up to the way the Spirit would lead them. They had become ready and open. Therefore they could receive what was being given. They could receive the power, and the responsibility which came with using it, given by the Holy Spirit.
No wonder they were filled with such joy! The apostles knew that the road ahead was going to be filled with adventures, some joy-filled and some very painful. They understood that they would probably die similarly to how Jesus died. But in the light of eternity, it no longer mattered because they knew that in the end they would be doing the work of building the Kingdom in which they would reside forever with their Lord. They learned to accept whatever was before them and not to complain if it did not go as they expected or planned. It was not their plan that mattered, but God's plan. Therefore they were able to be filled with the joy of the Spirit which is the very gift of God. Best of all, they knew they were never alone. All of their experiences would be with a friend. Whether it was a fellow disciple or whether it was simply with the Friend of All Friends, Jesus, they were never alone in any of the events that befell them.
May we be open to new life and the renewal of our gifts from the Holy Spirit this Pentecost! May we be filled with the joy of the Holy Spirit and the fortitude to live the true Christian life, which is not always easy! May we share in many adventures with our friends and loved ones, knowing we are never alone and therefore find joy in the sharing! Let us meet in the Heart of Jesus, filled with the love of the Father, in the peace and joy of the Holy Spirit which knows no definition!
The image at the top is The Holy Spirit, The Lord, the Giver of Life,The Paraclete, Sender of Peace by Rev. William Hart McNichols. It can be found at
(A little Holy Spirit red for the occasion!)
The two photos are mine. The first was taken at Gulf Shores, Alabama with the assistance of some filters to create the golden tones in the photo. I chose this photo because it reminded me of the Holy Spirit hovering over the waters in Genesis, the golden tones representing the glory of God.
The last picture was cropped out of a photo I took in Ireland. (Can you tell?) I know it is not a dove, but to me it is symbolic of the Spirit descending.


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Feast of St. Anne's Shrine at Talawila today
God's merciful love to mankind
By Commodore Shemal Fernando
The main feast of St. Anne's national Shrine will be celebrated at Talawila presided over by His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, the Archbishop of Colombo on the invitation of His Lordship Rt. Rev. Dr. Devsritha Valence Mendis, the Bishop of Chilaw.
No human power drew the pilgrims to Talawila, neither worldly gain nor love of pleasure or profit or fame brought them there for centuries. An old church and in it a rough image of a Saint, who had lived and died even before the birth of Christianity; these have been the attractions.
The pilgrims have come animated by a sense of a unseen, yet real, power; they have come to worship God and honour His saint the good Grandmother, to invoke Divine assistance and offer thanks for favours received.
Year after year, for half a century, I have journeyed to the golden sands of Talawila. These pilgrimages are full of hallowed memories to me and my family.
We have personally experienced the mighty miraculous power of St. Anne all along our lives and owe much to her.
We have known the shrine and spent memorable times under its sacred shadow. Talawila is certainly one of God's chosen means to manifest His mercy and love!
In the golden sands of Talawila, the trammels of civilization and the artificial conventions of society are cast aside for plain living and simple thinking; religion begins to occupy its right place, which is the first place.
The sense of Christian charity and Catholic solidarity begins to grow in the pilgrim's heart at the historical shrine where our forefathers have knelt, prayed and offered their supplications and thanksgiving.
Very Rev. Fr. Luke Nelson Perera, the energetic Administrator of the hallowed shrine has launched a series of meaningful projects for the development of the shrine and its environs. Also, he has made elaborate arrangements to launch the 250th Jubilee of the National Shrine in a befitting manner drawing special attention to the spiritual needs of the pilgrims expected to throng to Talawila from all corners of the island.
The main attractions for the pilgrims this year would be the newly constructed 'Blessed Sacrament Chapel' as well as 'Reconciliation Chapel' which have been long felt needs. In addition, a tower in the style of a Light House which will serve as a beacon for seafarers is nearing completion behind the historical shrine.
Saints Anne and Joachim
In the liturgical calendar, the feast of the Saints Anne and Joachim is celebrated on July 26. Saints Joachim and Anne were the parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God and the grandparents of the Jesus.
St. Anne is the Patron of Christian Mothers and St. Joachim the Patron of Fathers. Anne and Joachim were childless for many years. At the time that they lived, this was considered to be a punishment of God among the Jews. But God, in his Wisdom and Mercy, granted them a child, and Mary was born and raised in Jerusalem.
The couple offered their little daughter to God in the Temple. As a young girl, she spent time in service to the Temple, working and learning with other girls. But it was probably her parents who taught her to read, and certainly Joachim and Anne who taught her to love and follow God's word and to know and understand the Scriptures.
Mary loved her mother and father. In this she is a beautiful example for children. Joachim and Anne loved their daughter and followed God's plan in raising her. In this, they are a shining example and intercessors for Christian parents.
Humble beginning
It is against a background of small beginnings, rapid progress, severe trials and joyous triumphs, that the history of the famous sanctuary of St. Anne at Talawila has been silhouetted by written records and authentic traditions. History reveals that Kalpitiya and the district around it nurtured the earliest contacts between Sri Lanka and India. The landing place of Prince Vijaya is just across the lake, a few miles to the north of Puttalam and further north is Kudiramalai, Pliny's Hippuros, once a busy trade centre. Kalpitiya itself was an important port for the trade between Sri Lanka and India and at times, the waters around Kalpitiya ran blood when contending nations fought for the control of sea routes.
Growth of the Shrine
Christian missionary work began in the peninsula around 1606 and the Fathers of the Society of Jesus from South India were the first to preach the Gospel in these parts.
However, with the recapture of Negombo by the Dutch shortly after 1644, the Jesuit Fathers had to quit the peninsula and the Catholics were without mass or sacraments or adequate religious instructions for early half a century but they remained steadfast in the faith. In 1687, Venerable Fr. Joseph Vaz (now Blessed Joseph Vaz), an Indian oratorian, taking pity on the deserted flock of Christ in Sri Lanka smuggled himself into Jaffna in the guise of a labourer. In 1690, he came to Puttalam and the presence of a priest just across the water, could not have been long hidden from the afflicted Catholics in the peninsula.
He arrived at a time when the Dutch persecution of Catholics was very bitter and when there was a price set on the head of any Catholic priest who might be found in Dutch territory.
In 1705, five new missionaries including Fr. Jacome Gonsalves arrived in Sri Lanka.
But a priest was not always secure at Kalpitiya as long as the Dutch held it but in spite of the danger, the priests continued to minister the Catholics of the peninsula.
In 1796, Colombo was surrendered to the British by the Dutch and from that date Dutch rule in Sri Lanka became extinct and in 1806 all disabilities and restrictions imposed by the Dutch on the Catholics were removed. And an era of freedom at long last dawned on the church.
First Traditional Account
The first traditional account on the origin of the shrine is that in the 17th century, a Portuguese traveller, in poor circumstances, trekked from Mannar to Colombo to try and find a livelihood there, but failing to do so was returning by the coast, when he happened to fall asleep under a large tree which then grew at Talawila in the site of the present shrine.
He dreamed that he saw an image at the foot of the tree, with lighted tapers burning on each side. Waking up from his sleep he received with astonishment that the image was actually there.
In his confusion at this sudden and strange realisation of the dream he prayed loud and while so occupied was suddenly dazed and awestruck by the "great awakening light".
And St. Anne herself in bodily presence stood before him and told that the image he had seen was intended as a representation of her and that he should build a church there, and name it after her, and preserve in it the relic that had so graciously been revealed to him.
Deeply impressed with what he had witnessed the poor man set about building a small Chapel.
St. Anne appeared to him again and left him some gold coins which enabled him shortly to return to his country where he raised funds for the construction of a permanent church at Talawila.
He was, however, a third time favoured with a vision of the beautiful saints, upon whose instructions he built a larger church in its place.
Second account
The second traditional account of the origin is very popular though matter of fact and the age old litany to St. Anne is based on the same. During the 18th century, an European trader was shipwrecked off the coast of Talawila.
In those days, people living in the forests collected forest products such as elephant tusks, skins, horns, honey and wax and ebony and shipped off to the southern ports in sailing craft.
It was one such trading craft that came to grief off Talawila. As the vessel was dedicated to St. Anne and carried her image, the crew sought her protection and was saved. As the land offered them no shelter they looked around in distress and saw on a spot where the present church stands a large banyan tree whose cool shade seemed to beckon them.
After reverently placing the sacred image in a hollow of the banyan tree, they rested. But, before they left, the Captain of the ship vowed to St. Anne that if his business prospered, he would revisit the spot and build a church, where he would place her image for veneration.
As there was no hope of rescuing his vessel or its cargo he went back to Galle, where he had his home and his business. Some fishing craft from Kattaikadu saw the wreckage and made for it in the hope of securing the goods afloat on the shore.
The news spread and more people came to the spot, which gradually acquired the name of Kappaladi which means 'the place of the shipwreck'.
From the shore they strayed on to a large banyan tree, probably to assess their finds under its cool shade. And what was their wonder, to see, in a hollow of the tree, an image of St. Anne! Thus, the first repository of the venerated miraculous image of St. Anne was nature's handiwork – the hollow of a banyan tree.
Reports of favours granted spread all over the country and attracted many a pious Catholic. In the meantime, the merchant from Galle prospered in business and revisited Talawila as vowed. He built a little Chapel and placed in it the venerable image and made a pilgrimage to the Chapel annually when business brought him to Kalpitiya.
Religious enthusiasm
The religious enthusiasm of the pilgrims attains it climax at the High Mass on the feast day. The joy of a good conscience and the feeling that they are about to pay the last public homage to the good Mother, St. Anne, working them up to it.
As the procession returns with the miraculous statue, the Administrator of the shrine places it on the altar. Then the prayer to St. Anne is recited. And the Chief Celebrant blesses the crowed. With bowed heads or outstretched arms they receive the blessing. Then there follows a deafening clapping of hands. The feast is now over. But before departing to their homes each one comes once more to the feet of St. Anne to take her leave. It is not without emotion one departs from the sacred spot. One needs to console oneself for the forced separation, to cherish the hope that one may have a chance again. Then, the heart overfull of sweet consolation and the ears ringing with the haunting melody of the well-known hymn to St. Anne, "Santana Maniyene", one seizes the Pilgrim's Flag Staff for the homeward journey, narrating the miracles one has seen and heard, the devotedness of those who coordinated the spiritual and temporal welfare of the pilgrims and above all the humanly inexplicable confidence and love St. Anne has won by her goodness to her children.


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Gone are the days when the mentally brilliant Americans would only opt for Medicine or Engineering. Now MBA is the latest symbol of grade. United States have provided facilities to its citizens to mould themselves as the world class professionals by increasing one's comprehension in the ground of management and trade. As the global trader it has few of world's best MBA institutes. The academic excellence, intellectual faculty, outstanding atmosphere etc. are some issues for its increasing recognition. The products of these prestigious educational centers are placed with the leading companies across the earth. Here is a list of top ten principal colleges of MBA in US.
List of Top Ranking MBA Colleges in US
- Harvard Business School
- Stanford Graduate School of Business
- Booth School of Business
- Wharton School
- Columbia Business School
- Tuck School of Business
- Kellogg School of Management
- Johnson Graduate School of Management
- Darden School of Business
- MIT Sloan School of Management
Top 10 MBA Colleges in United States 2012
1. Harvard Business School
Way back in 1908 when it was established, Harvard Business School started off with only 59 students. Today it is one of world's best B-School with more than thousands of students seeking admissions into it. Harvard is located in Boston, Massachusetts. The institute proposes two years full time MBA programs and owns Harvard Business School Publishing, case studies and a monthly Harvard Business Review. Graduates of the Harvard Business graduate with a general management degree and not a particular specialization in a field. Current MBA classes have a size of approximately 900 students, divided into ten sections (A–J) of 90 students
2. Standfort Graduate School of Business
Standfort Graduate School of Business also famous as Standfort Business School or Standfort GBS is the professional schools from Standfort University. A general Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree, the Sloan Master's Program (full-time ten months MS in Management) and PhD program are the courses recommended by the school. The school operates with annual operating revenue of $156 million and was founded in 1925. The school has roughly 380 learners per year in its full-time two-year MBA program.
3. Booth School of Business
Located in Chicago, the Booth School of Business is an undergraduate business school. Previously branded as the University Of Chicago Graduate School Of Business, Chicago Booth is the second oldest business school in the U.S. The institute was renamed in 2008 and is the first one to offer an Executive program in MBA and a PhD program in Business. The school has additional college grounds in London and Singapore. It also facilitates its students by conducting research in finance, economics, quantitative marketing, and accounting.
4. Wharton School
The Wharton School is a business school of an Ivy League University of Pennsylvania, the University of Pennsylvania. Established in 1881 through a donation from Joseph Wharton, it is the world's first idealistic business school. accounting, business and public policy, entrepreneurial management, environmental management, finance, health care systems, human resource and organizational management, insurance and risk management, legal studies and business ethics, management, marketing, multinational management, operations and information management, real estate, retailing and statistics and strategic management are the various classes conducted by Wharton. With current faculty members of 278 it has a teacher-student ratio of 1:17.
5. Columbia Business School
Part of Columbia University, Manhattan, Columbia Business School was set up in 1916 with only 11 staffs. Designed to provide Business and professional training, the organization has two full courses and twelve half-term courses including Corporate Finance, Financial Accounting, Managerial Statistics, Managerial Economics, Leadership, Operations Management, and Marketing Strategy. Columbia Business School is also known for its close tie to Wall Street.
6. Tuck School of Business
The Amos Tuck School of Business Administration or simply the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth is the oldest graduate school of business in the world. It provides two years degree in Mater of Business administration along with other short term Executive programs. With a total of 500 pupils and 46 full time faculties, Tuck School stresses a collaborative and teamwork-based approach to learning. The William F. Achtmeyer Center for Global Leadership, the Center for Corporate Governance, the Center for International Business, the Center for Private Equity and Entrepreneurship, and the Glassmeyer/McNamee Center for Digital Strategies are the five research centers who occasionally invites MBA students as fellows and research associates.
7. Kellogg School of Management
Known as The Kellogg School or Kellogg, the Kellogg School of Management is the business school of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. It has provision for both full time and part time MBA courses with a flexible curriculum. Kellogg imparts commerce related wisdom in the areas of Accounting Information and Management, Managerial Analytics, Analytical Finance, Decision Sciences, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Finance, Health Enterprise Management, Human Resources Management, International Business, Management and Organizations, Management and Strategy, Managerial Economics, Marketing, Marketing Management, Media Management, Operations Management, Real Estate Management, Social Enterprise at Kellogg, and Technology Industry Management. It has other campuses in down town Chicago, Illinois and Miami and Florida.
8. Johnson Graduate School of Management
Housing 600 full time MBA students, 375 Executive MBA students and 59 stuff members, The Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management was in 1946. 10% class participation, 10 percent individual case assignments, 40 percent exams, and 40 percent team presentations or papers conclude the total curricular system. In order to graduate, students must have grade point averages of at least 2.7 overall and 2.5 in core courses. Johnson offers a Doctor of Philosophy in the field of management, with primary concentrations in Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Management and Organization and Production and Operations Management. It also publishes the academic journal "Administrative Science Quarterly".
9. Darden School of Business
Named after Colgate Whitehead Darden, Jr., a former Democratic congressman in 1954, The University of Virginia Darden School of Business is the ninth best MBA School in United States. It instructs its beginners in MBA, PhD and Executive Educational Program. The first year of MBA provides an integrated perspective on general management and the second year consists of various electives to attain a deeper study in the field of interest.
10. MIT Sloan School of Management
Innovations and inventions always being an important part, The MIT Sloan School of Management or MIT Sloan is world famous for management and financial theories like the Black–Scholes model, the binomial options pricing model, the Modigliani–Miller theorem, the neoclassical growth model, the random walk hypothesis, Theory X and Theory Y, and the field of System Dynamics. Here the apprentices are lucky enough to be instructed by Several Nobel laureates in economics and John winners.


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Located in Central Western Queensland, Winton is 180km north-west of Longreach, 470km south-east of Mout Isa and 1,500km from Brisbane. So, it's just a short hike.
Although it's in the middle of the Outback, there are plenty of ways to get to Winton. For many, the best way is by car. There is nothing like driving through Big Sky Country, and Winton is accessible via bitumen roads.
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Whatever way you choose to drive to Winton, it's essential that you plan ahead and let people know of your route. Please CLICK HERE to utilise our trip planner.For those wanting to leave the car at home, there are other travel options to access Winton:
By Air
Air Regional Express (REX) flies to Winton on Tuesday and Thursdays, in a loop departing from Townsville. Qantaslink flights from Brisbane connect with these flights in Longreach.
Daily Qantaslink flights from Brisbane to Longreach, where there are two hire car companies – Avis and Budget so you can drive direct to Winton from Longreach.
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Daily Greyhound coach services operate from Brisbane to Mount Isa, stopping in Winton.
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The town of Winton is located in Central Western Queensland on the Landsborough Highway, 180 kilometres north-west of Longreach and 470 kilometres south-east of Mount Isa. Winton is approximately 1,500 kilometres from Brisbane and is accessible by road, rail and air.
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This week has been one of those weeks.
Late nights, early mornings and lots of middle-of-the-night interruptions from the kids.
I decided I need a cold, quick-to-make energy shot which I could just gulp down to get me through the moments when I felt I had been hit by a truck.
As they say, sharing is caring, so for all those time starved and sometimes exhausted mums and dads out there, here goes.
Cooking Instructions
- Stir until the sugar is dissolved.
- Pour into small jugs and store in the fridge.
- Or if desperate drink straight away, without hesitation!
(Of course, I recommend that you have no more than 2 of these a day. However, we are all human, so sometimes desperate situations call for desperate measures.)


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Posted on Friday~March 13, 2009
Here's what we learned during Asher's day of testing yesterday:
The ventricles that were over-loaded with spinal fluid before his shunt surgery are just a fraction of the size they once were. It amazes me that our bodies can spring back and recover from such things. When Asher's hydrocephalus was discovered, the over-flowing ventricles took up over half of the upper part of his brain, pushing into those lobes like a hand squeezing a sponge. But now, everything appears to be back in order. His valve is working as it should!
As the janitor at my college used to say, "PRAISE-A-LUIA TO YA!"
(I'm pretty sure there's a Hallelujah in there somewhere.)
So now, we plan to carry on with life as usual. And that sounds really good.
We'll gobble up moments like this:
In which the book Asher is reading apparently says he can have a pacifier forever,
In which he discovers that it's HIM in that little window on the video camera,
Have a good weekend!


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|it's not a fish...it's me lol
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|Manila Ocean Park ticket
|river crocodile
|small crabs
|pajama cardinalfish
|porcupine fish
|sailfin tang
|sea horses
|it's not a fish...it's me lol
|tunnel full of people taking pictures
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You don't actually have to work outdoors for this solar powered digital caliper to function. In fact, direct sunlight can eventually damage the solar cells, so keep it in the shade if you're working out of doors. Regular indoor lighting will be sufficient. There are two advantages: no batteries are needed (go green!) and there's no battery cover to lose (that will save you about $19 alone).
Because these have the Mitutoyo "absolute encoder" system, there's no need to continually zero-set the calipers. The zero point will be remembered even if the calipers are left in your toolbox for a months on end.
The tips of the measuring blades are very sharp. Handle them with care to avoid damaging them as well as yourself. Also, don't use any engraving tools to mark these as your own. The electro engraver will destroy the electronics, and marking the scale will destroy everything.
The solar cells are located under the clear cover. Don't apply excessive pressure on this cover so that the cells don't get damaged. There are no batteries in this caliper. They function directly from the source of light.
These digital calipers have all the advantages of regular digital calipers including easy switching between inch and metric readings.
IP67 water proof solar caliper
This is the highest level of "waterproof" currently available. It means you can shoot a jet of water at the calipers from any direction for several minutes without compromising the function of the calipers. Obviously, it doesn't mean you can measure under the full force of a fire hydrant for weeks on end. It's not going to work. But in the kind of environment where there's mist in the air, such as measuring piscine dimensions aboard a fishing vessel, or machined parts soaked in coolants, this is the ideal tool. Best of all, it's solar operated so there are no batteries needed. Who can find batteries 20,000 leagues out at sea? Same specifications as above.
Check these Internet prices and stock:
If your company requires you to place an order using a formal purchase order, please use the List Prices shown above.
Note: all these IP67 coolant proof calipers with SPC output can use connecting cable 05CZA624 (40" long) or cable 05CZA625 (80" long). See page 175.
Simple data collection on your computer
Use the Input Tool for USB for gathering data directly into any commercial spreadsheet such Excel or Lotus 1-2-3. When you hit the send button on your caliper, that reading is entered into your spreadsheet. It's the absolutely easiest way to collect data without the use of any other software.
The drawbacks? Since you're not using fancy software, your data is just raw numbers. You'll have to analyze or graph them yourself.
What else is needed? You can hook up one digital Mitutoyo gage (which has SPC output) at a time but you'll need to get the SPC connecting cable. The sequence is as follows: the caliper plugs into the SPC connecting cable which plugs into the Input Tool which plugs into the PC's USB port. An optional foot pedal allows you to devote both hands to your work.
The unit is a couple of inches square and weighs 2.6 oz. It's PC compatible, including laptops, which have USB type A, USB 2.0 or 1.1 ports. It will work with Windows 98 and above, but not including Windows NT.
New! USB Input Tool Direct from Mitutoyo allows data transfer directly to your spreadsheet without the need for a separate Input Tool. Please contact Mitutoyo (+1 630 978 5385) for information.
What's likely to go wrong?
The display may flicker, or turn off if the light level is too low. It would really have to be dim, though. It'll work fine under normal 40W fluorescent tubes. If this happens, just turn up the lights or move closer to the light source.
An arbitrary value, or the letter "E" will appear in the display if the calipers have not had the origin set. Origin setting should be done under good light. With the measuring faces cleaned and closed, hold down the ORIGIN button for more than one second. The display will read 0.00 when the setting is complete.
"Err C" is displayed and the display is flickering when the scale surface is contaminated. That means it's dirty or wet with water. Clean the scale, dry it and apply a small amount of thin oil (low viscosity) in order to repel any future water contamination.
"Err T" means there wasn't enough light. Move to a brighter area and try again. You should have an illumination of at least 300 lx to perform certain functions, like switching between inch and metric.
"E" at the end of the reading, such as 2.501E, means you've moved the slider too quickly. However, the reading is still correct. (So why do they tell you this?) Slow down a little, next time. It can't hurt.
If the electronics refuse to do anything... add them to your local land fill. Replacement parts are generally unavailable. Of course, there's a one-year warranty. Keep your sales receipt handy just in case they meet a premature demise.
For more tips on care, calibration and usage of the solar caliper refer to our general discussion of calipers on page 11.
And what if you can't find your solar powered calipers and you left them lying outside in the dark?
Bright Outdoor LED Light Solar Energy Powered - Weatherproof
What's the difference?
An interesting question: why are some waterproof calipers cheaper than the regular calipers? Shouldn't it be the other way around? Other than some seals and gaskets, what's the difference?
The difference between them is as follows:
We don't pretend to know if and in what way this might affect the caliper's cost. Maybe the manufacturer is just trying to promote one style over the other.
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Orville Johnson - Blueprint for the Blues
Blueprint for the Blues
My tribute to the great country blues artists that inspired me in my early years of playing. I have songs here by Son House, Rev. Gary Davis, Willie Dixon, Henry Townsend, and more, plus a few originals. Music critics would call this album "finger lickin' good".
1. Grinnin' in Your Face, 2. Good Understanding, 3. Tired Chicken Blues, 4. Rainy City Blues, 5. God's Gonna Ease My Troublin' Mind, 6. The Other Side of Life, 7. My Sweet Octoroon, 8. If You Need Me, 9. The Last Meal, 10. Death Don't Have No Mercy, 11. Tears Come Rollin' Down, 12. Tell Old Bill, 13. Blueprint for the Blues
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Ever faced a situation when a team member returns to work after a long leave and gets angry at you? I faced it once in the beginning of my career.
One of my staff went on leave for three weeks. The day he returned, he was furious. Reason: I had not assigned his work to anyone in his absence and the work had piled up. He dashed into my office with a stack of files, dumped them on my table and said, "What is the purpose of going on leave when I have to do all this work myself." For some reason instead of getting annoyed, I smiled and said, "I thought you had taken leave to attend a family wedding. First tell me how did the wedding go?" He calmed down and described the family wedding experience. We then returned to discuss his problem. I explained that I had assigned only the urgent work to another colleague but the tasks which could wait were not assigned. He was not totally convinced but felt better to have been heard. No doubt, he was a difficult colleague who always found something or the other to grudge about.
How to deal with difficult colleagues remains a challenge for managers as well as coworkers. We often come across people who shirk work; don't accept responsibility; take credit for someone else's work, pass on the blame to others and so on.
Managers deal with situations in their own ways with varied degree of successes and failures. If I capture my experiences in one sentence, it would be: relationships work better than authority. You may get much more out of people by virtue of your relationship than by imposing your authority.
The worst thing would be to ignore such people. At times managers develop such a dislike for trouble makers that they start avoiding them, don't assign them more work and keep the communication to a minimum. This approach is a disaster. It goes against the basic premise that managers should manage people, develop them and get the best out of them.
So, keep engaging with them. Regular communication breaks barriers and strengthens relationships. Keep the conversation on, even if it is not a pleasant one. Allow your views and practices to be questioned. Remember, a smooth sea never made a skillful sailor!


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Politics & Government
Should foreign farm workers be allowed to become citizens? GOP, Democrats disagree
The last time foreign farm workers got amnesty to stay in this country, many left the farms for better paying jobs.
So as the agriculture community pushes for a way to get more farm workers into the United States, it's finding not only the political obstacle — Republican lawmakers are reluctant to do much for undocumented immigrants — but also an historic one, a memory of a Reagan administration amnesty policy.
"Isn't it the case that if Congress were to again grant a special pathway to citizenship to illegal immigrant farm workers that growers would soon be left in the lurch?" asked House Judiciary Committee Chairman Robert Goodlatte, R-Va.
Democrats are pushing for a program that would help such workers get a path to citizenship.
"Let's stop saying, 'Oh, we can't do this program because then people are going to want to do better for themselves.' That's America. They should be able to do better for themselves," said Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill.
The dispute is another chapter in the ongoing Washington debate about immigration policy, a battle that shows no signs of ebbing – or finding common ground. Conservative Republicans insist no overhaul of the immigration system can proceed without strong border security as the first priority. While Democrats don't disagree, they also maintain a path to citizenship and security can be achieved at the same time.
Farmers say they need more workers to help bring in the harvest and there aren't enough Americans willing to do the job. They want more foreign workers.
According to data from the State Department, more than 134,000 temporary visas were issued to agricultural workers in the 2016 fiscal year, a number that has more than doubled since 2011, illustrating of the growing demand from farmers for foreign workers.
A House subcommittee Wednesday heard both sides of this debate.
"We must repair the system, both for the current workforce and in order to ensure our agricultural communities have access to the workers they desperately need for years to come," Rep. David Valadao, R-Calif., a dairy farmer, told the House subcommittee on immigration and border security.
Sarah Frey, president and chief executive officer of Frey Farms in Keenes, Illinois said the current H-2A visa program, which allows agricultural workers to enter the country on temporary visas, is "expensive and laden with bureaucratic inefficiency." But she said it is still the only way her farm can get the workers they need.
Frey said many of the foreign-born farm workers do not have proper work authorization and the current crackdown on undocumented immigrants hurts the nation's farmers.
Goodlatte is pushing a plan replace the H-2A program with a more streamlined guest worker program. He said undocumented workers currently in the U.S. would be eligible for his program but would not be given a pathway to citizenship. They could be hired alongside other foreign workers, but they would have to abide by the same rules, including returning periodically to their former home countries.
Jon Wyss, government affairs director for Gebbers Farms in Brewster, Washington, said even though his business pays higher than minimum wage, many Americans still prefer to work other jobs like retail rather than on the farm.
Alex Nowrasteh, an immigration policy analyst with the conservative Cato Institute, said the benefits of having more guest workers outweigh the costs.
"More workers here from abroad mean more products for Americans to consume at a lower price, and more jobs for Americans at different stages of production," he said.
But Democrats want that pathway to citizenship.
Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif. cited a Department of Labor report that said at least half of all farm workers in the U.S. are undocumented and said that many had been in the U.S. for more than 15 years.
"These workers came to fill critical needs and many of our constituents are still in business because those workers came," she said. "There is no acceptable solution that fails to deal with this reality."
Lofgren and Gutierrez are pushing a bill that would allow farm workers to apply for a "Blue Card" that would give them legal status and work authorization. They would have to pay a fine and pass a background check, but the program would also create a three to five-year pathway to citizenship.
Contact: Anshu SIripurapu at 202-383-6009. Twitter: @anshusiripurapu


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The memory foam mattress reviews on The Sweet Home were really helpful in compiling this. Also, for less commercial uses of bamboo, you should check out the following societies:
- American Bamboo Society
- World Bamboo Organization
- Oregon Bamboo Association
- Bamboo Garden
- Bamboo of the Americas (BOTA)
Bamboo mattresses are made from memory foam and then covered with a hypoallergenic bamboo cover. The memory foam helps to spread your weight more evenly across the mattress so that you don't have pressure points that develop during the night. These pressure points are one of the major causes of back and neck pain the next day and over time sleeping with these pressure points leads to chronic neck and back pain. In addition to the bamboo cover, the best bamboo mattress brands use plant-based memory foam products rather than chemical or synthetic memory foam. This makes sure that you are not sleeping on a toxic or allergy-inducing mattress all night, every night. (And, let's face it, your mattress is going to be with you for 20 years, so sleeping in toxins every night for that length of time will have serious health consequences for your entire life.)
Also, if you've been reading the rest of this website then you know that bamboo does not require pesticides, chemicals, or toxins to grow, harvest, or turn into awesome bamboo-based products. Part of the reason that is possible is that bamboo is naturally resistant to all sorts of insects. Including the insects that love to invest your pillows and mattress like bed bugs and dust mites. Look at this page from Katy Wholesale Mattress where they break down how awesome bamboo mattresses are at protecting you from all sorts of nasty critters. I'm all for the environment, but really I have no interest in sleeping with insects that want to suck my blood. Really, not for me. Or you. Or your family.
One of the leading manufacturers of bamboo memory foam mattresses is Brentwood. They make a whole range of bamboo memory foam mattresses with varying amounts of memory foam. I thin it goes from the Gel 7 all the way up to the Gel 13 inch. Of course, you can also get them in king, queen, full, etc. At the left I also put one of their images which shoes the cross-section of the bamboo mattress. I think these guys are a quality operation and you can definitely not go wrong with one of their mattresses. I think they are a little pricey though. When I checked on Amazon the Gel 13 was $549. Weirdly, on their website the Gel 13 is listed at $350. I'm not sure why there is such a big price difference, or maybe it was not actually quite the same product? It's not like an internet user can't just search around for the best price. Or maybe people are willing to pay a premium to order from Amazon since they trust the return policy? I'm not sure what the deal is. If any of our readers know please let us know.
Another of the leading bamboo manufacturers is Lucid. Here are some pictures of their bamboo mattresses:
This is another company that makes very high quality bamboo mattresses. I wish there were a way to get cheaper bamboo mattresses, but it seems like they are viewed as a luxury item. If you wanted to get a bamboo mattress, and bamboo sheets, and bamboo pillows with bamboo covers, you'd probably have to spend well over $1000 in total. That's not even if you go with super luxury sheets like the ones from Cariloha (which are awesome if you have $200 to spare).
I think that's all that I have to say on bamboo mattresses at the moment. Maybe I'll add some additional information at a future date. Of course, I should still really create whole pages devoted to bamboo mattress toppers, bamboo duvet covers, bamboo sheets, bamboo pillows… the list goes on and on. And all of that is still in the area of bamboo bedding. Bamboo sunglasses, bamboo longboards, and bikes all really deserve pages devoted to their awesomeness as well. Hopefully I'll keep updating the site with new products and applications as time goes on.


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Southern Miss
It's official: Fedora says he's accepted North Carolina job
Coach Larry Fedora has accepted the position as head coach at North Carolina, but will coach the Golden Eagles in the Hawaii Bowl, the coach told the Sun Herald this afternoon.
Fedora said the official announcement will come at 1 p.m. Eastern on Friday afternoon, pending approval of the Board of Trustees.
"I will be named the next coach at the University of North Carolina," he said. "I will coach this team through the bowl game and we will win our 12th game of the year,
"My time has been awesome at Southern Miss and it was an agonizing decision for me to make."
Read more about this story in Friday's Sun Herald.


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Sledgehammer CSM reflects on change in Iraq
As he stepped off the plane that had returned to Fort Benning from Iraq, CSM James Pearson, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, had lots of things he was proud of.
He had just completed his second and final tour in Iraq as the command sergeant major of the 3rd HBCT and he had seen his Soldiers and that country transform since going there as part of "The Surge" in 2007.
"Both have grown tremendously, since our first time over there," he said as the 3rd HBCT's final group of Soldiers turned in the weapons and sensitive items they had carried on their person for a year. "When I first took over (the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, one of the 3rd HBCT's six battalions), my goal was to take the staff sergeant promotables and build them up. Now, they are all first sergeants leading their second companies. When I took over the brigade (in 2007), I applied that emphasis across the board and it has paid off for us. To watch these Soldiers grow as leaders has been very satisfying for me."
Equally as satisfying for him, has been the development and progress made in Iraq.CSM Pearson explained that when he and the 3rd HBCT arrived in the Mada'in Qada in 2007, the country was a much more dangerous place.
"At the height of 'The Surge,' there were about 1800 attacks a day," he said. "Now there are less than 200. The country has come a long way. Their security forces have a come a long way. Based on what I've seen, I think they will continue to grow and get better."
According to CSM Pearson, the 3rd HBCT's work as trainers has been one of the most rewarding aspects of both deployments.
"The training we helped provide has helped improve their security forces 10 times over," he said. "I will say this, the Iraqi policemen and Soldiers have always been eager to learn and get better. They have gone from following us out on patrol to leading, planning and executing their own training plans and missions. The Iraqi Army has moved forward by leaps and bounds. They all wear their uniforms with pride now and they should. "
CSM Pearson credits the Iraqi Army with developing their noncommissioned officer corps into a valuable part of their organizations.
"Last deployment, the Iraqi army was much more officer-oriented," he said. "They led patrols and had much more hands on control over every aspect of their units. Its good to see a lot of that responsibility be turned over to their NCOs. I know it has been a huge change for them, but I think it has made them more effective and lightened the load of the officers."
As he left Iraq for the final time, CSM Pearson said he was proud of what the brigade had done to make it a better place.
"I say this a lot, but the World War II generation is considered the greatest generation this country has ever produced," he said. "I think when history looks back on this time in history and at this Army and how it has performed, it will be considered one of the greatest generations as well. To do what we have done with an all-volunteer Army is nothing short of amazing. These young men and women raised their hands and volunteered to serve their country, knowing full well they would deploy and be put in harm's way. I think that says a lot about the type of people we have in this organization and is the reason we have gone to places like Iraq and accomplished the great things we have accomplished."
CSM Pearson doesn't waver when asked what his greatest accomplishment in Iraq was.
"I brought every one of our Soldiers back to Kelley Hill," he said. "We lost some great Soldiers, but everyone came back home; no one was left behind. The Sledgehammer Soldiers proved that we are all a part of a larger family. I couldn't be more proud of that or them."
As he prepares to transition to his next assignment at Fort Benning, CSM Pearson said he will always be a Sledgehammer Soldier at heart.
"My time with this brigade has been very special," he said. "I can honestly say that I love this unit and am proud of what we have accomplished together. I wouldn't trade my time on Kelley Hill for anything. It was one of the most rewarding parts of my Army career."
As CSM Pearson and 3rd HBCT commander, COL Pete Jones, led the final group of redeploying Soldiers into Freedom Hall at Lawson Army Air Field, the command sergeant major marched them to the center of the auditorium and brought them to attention in front of their family and friends.
After looking over the formation, he looked at COL Jones and nodded to indicate they were ready to begin the ceremony.
COL Jones smiled and nodded back. He answered with the same phrase he had echoed hundreds of times since he took command of the 3rd HBCT.
"God job as always, Sergeant Major. Good job."


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Integration is an important concept in mathematics and, together with differentiation, is one of the
two main operations in calculus. Given a function ƒ of a real variable x and an interval [a, b] of
the real line, the definite integral
is defined informally to be the net signed area of
the region in the xy-plane
bounded by the graph of ƒ,
the x-axis, and the
vertical lines x = a and x = b.
The term integral may also refer to the notion of antiderivative, a function F whose derivative is the given function ƒ. In this case, it is called
an indefinite integral and
is written:
The integrals
discussed in this article are termed definite integrals. Some authors maintain a
distinction between antiderivatives and indefinite integrals.
The principles
of integration were formulated independently by Isaac Newton and Gottfried Leibniz in the late 17th century.
Through the fundamental theorem of calculus, which they independently
developed, integration is connected with differentiation: if ƒ is a continuous real-valued
function defined on a closed interval [a, b], then, once an antiderivative F of ƒ is known, the definite integral
of ƒ over that interval is given by
Integration by parts
In calculus, and
more generally in mathematical
analysis, integration by parts is a rule that transforms the integral of products of functions into other
(ideally simpler) integrals. The rule can be derived in one line by simply
integrating the product rule of differentiation.
If u = f(x), v = g(x),
and the differentials du = f '(x) dx and dv = g'(x) dx,
then integration by parts states that
or simply:
(Our solved example in mathguru.com uses this concept)
Suppose f(x)
and g(x)
are two continuously differentiable functions.
The product rule states
Integrating both sides gives
Rearranging terms
From the above one can derive the integration by parts rule, which
states that, given an interval with endpoints a and b,
with the common notation
The rule is
shown to be true by using the product rule for derivatives and the fundamental theorem of
calculus. Thus
In the
traditional calculus curriculum, the rule is often stated using indefinite integrals in the form
or, if u = f(x), v = g(x)
and the differentials du = f ′(x) dx and dv = g′(x) dx,
then it is in the form most often seen:
This formula can be interpreted to mean that the area under the
graph of a function u(v)
is the same as the area of the rectangle u v minus the area above the graph.
The original integral contains the derivative of g; in order to be able to apply
the rule, the antiderivative g must be found, and then the resulting
integral ∫g f ′ dx must be evaluated.
One can also formulate a discrete analogue for sequences, called summation by parts.
The above explanation is copied from
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia and is remixed as allowed under the Creative Commons
Attribution- ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.


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Class Schedule
The College of Vale D'Azure offers classes at many of our weekly Tuesday night meetings. Even when there is not a class scheduled, we WILL have a meeting. We will discuss upcoming events and conduct SCA business.
Please visit us any Tuesday night at 7pm in Room 111, Old Student Center, UK Campus, or come and observe fighter practice held every Sunday afternoon at 2pm in the grassy area between Administration Drive, UK Student Center and Buell Armory, UK Campus.
The following is a list of upcoming classes normally held in Room 111, Old Student Center (if being held elsewhere, will be noted):
Aug. 1 - Don Pablo's on Nicholasville Rd.
July 25 - Meeting at Classroom Bldg
July 18 Movie Night at Big John's
July 11- meeting at Classroom Bldg
July 4 - Party at Omarad and Morgan's
June 27 - Meeting at Classroom Bldg.
June 20 - Poker/Game night at Rick and Kirsten's
June 13 - meeting at Classroom Bldg
June 6 - Skating at Champs
May 30 - meeting at Classroom Bldg.
May 23 - Bowling
May 16 - meeting at Classroom Bldg. room to be announced
May 9 - Lynaugh's on Patchen Dr.( they have darts)
May 2 - meeting at Tolly Ho at 7pm
March 4th, 2000: Subject to be announced
by Sir Guido
March 28th, 2000: TBA
March 21st, 2000: Period Beadwork
by Baroness Morgan
March 14th, 2000:SPRING BREAK, NO MEETING, GO TO GULF WARS!
March 7th, 2000: Eating Utensils in Period
by Lady Claire
February 29th, 2000: Russian Architecture
by Lord Gabe
February 22nd, 2000: Medieval Engineering
by Lord Big John
February 15th, 2000: Movie Night featuring Henry V (not Room 111, TBA)
February 8th, 2000: Medieval Games
by Lord Einhard
February 1st, 2000: Silk Trade
by Lady Maria
January 25th, 2000: Basic Calligraphy (in Room 113)
by Sir Omarad
December 7th, 1999:*Baltic Folk Singing
by Lord Gabriel
November 30th, 1999:Scribal Arts
by Sir Omarad
November 23rd, 1999:*Open Topic
by Lord Kato
November 16th, 1999:Anglo-Saxon Garb
by Baroness Morgan
November 9th, 1999:A Swedish Vacation by Lady Claire & Lord Einhard
November 2nd, 1999:Medieval Jeopardy
by Lady Emmeline
October 26th, 1999:Period Weaving
by Lady Arianwen
October 12th, 1999:Persona Development
by Lord John, Baroness Morgan, Lady Emmeline
October 5th, 1999:Garb Workshop Continued
by Lady Claire
September 28th, 1999:Garb Workshop
by Lady Claire
September 21st, 1999:Open House
September 14th, 1999:Open Date
{Summer Break-we meet but usually have no formal class schedule}
May 11th, 1999: Period Embroidery
by Lady Emmaline
May 4th, 1999: Leatherworking
by Lord Corwin Grendel
April 27th, 1999: Submissions
by Lord Big John
April 20th, 1999: Business Meeting/Regional Fighter Practice
April 13th, 1999: Redacting Renaissance Recipes
by Lady Rachaol
April 6th, 1999: Jeopardy
by Lady Emmaline
March 16th, 1999: No Meeting
by everyone
March 9th, 1999: Medieval Jeopardy
by Lady Marissa
March 2nd, 1999: Surprise
by Baroness Morgan
February 23rd, 1999: Bread
by Lady Rachaol
February 16th, 1999: Weaving
by Lady Lisa
February 9th, 1999: Solving Medieval clothing problems
by Lady Claire
February 2nd, 1999: Medieval Pictionary
by Lady Marissa
January 26th, 1999: Medieval Pictionary
by Lady Marissa
November 17th, 1998: Mosaics
by Lord Charles
November 10th, 1998: =open=
November 3rd, 1998: Period Footwear
by Lord Corwin
October 27th, 1998: Origins of Holidays
by Baroness Morgan
October 20th, 1998: Medieval News of the Weird
by Lady Rachaol
October 13th, 1998: =open=
October 6th, 1998: Wood
by Lord James
September 29th, 1998: Battles at Pennsic
by SGT Kato
September 22nd, 1998: Heraldry
by Lord Big John
Glass blowing field trip :TBA
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Thousands of people participated in Columbus' first Color Me Rad 5K race on Saturday. Scattered blasts of colored corn starch hit participants throughout the 3.1-mile course. The local event was part of a national series of races.
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Nations Cannot be
Reformed Without the
Reformation of the Youth Hazrat Musleh Mau`udra Founder of Majlis Atfalul Ahmadiyya
Majlis Atfalul Ahmadiyya (MAA)'s purpose is to prepare Ahmadi children in a proper manner so that they may be molded in such a way that they are able to utilize their God gifted abilities towards the progress of the Jama'at.
While God has emphasized upon the believers to keep themselves away from the fire of His displeasure, He has also made them responsible for their families. Thus, along with self-reformation they must also reform their families and thus fulfill the responsibility of reforming their future generations.
In the world we see that in order for a nation to progress, it is necessary to establish a proper system for training of future generations, so that after they receive adequate training, they can shoulder the system established by their predecessors and become capable of furthering its progress. We have also seen that the best time for the training of a generation is in its childhood. In this age, the state of heart and mind is clean. Whatever imprints are placed in the heart of a child, they will not be easy to be removed in a later period.
Our Master the Holy Prophetsaw has said:
"A child is born in the right nature; later his parents make him a Jew or a Christian or a Zoroastrians" Bukhari Kitabul Jnaiz
The reason for this is that a child has the nature of understanding and imitating. He will accept anything that the parents or guardian will teach him. Thus, it is the childhood training, in which the foundation of a person's thoughts and character is built. That is why he remembers things learned in childhood more so than those learned later on.
Our Master the Holy Prophetsaw has said:
"A matter learned in childhood like a carving on a rock"
The imprint of this learning remains for a long time and is not easily erased.
Discussing this same topic, the Promised Messiahas says:
"Age of childhood is very appropriate for the acquirement of religious knowledge … The memory in childhood is very sharp. A person never has this kind of strong memory in any other period of life. The knowledge of early age is deeply imprinted and deep rooted because growth of faculties in this age. …In brief regarding the method of education, it must be kept in mind that religious education should begin from the start and this was my desire from the start and it still is. May Allah fulfill it." Malfoozat Vol. 1
Fulfilling the desire of the Promised Messiahas , Hadrat Musleh Mau'adra has given an organized form for the moral and spiritual training of Ahmadi Children. Alongside other auxiliary organizations, he has given two independent auxiliary organizations for Ahmadi children.
Nasiratul Ahmadiyya
For Ahmadi girls, "Nasiratul Ahmadiyya" whose supervision is under Ahmadi Ladies Organization, "Lajna Ima'illah.
Majlis Atfalul Ahmadiyya
For Ahmadi boys, "Majlis Atfalul Ahmadiyya" whose supervision is under the Ahmadi Youth Organization, "Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya"
On April 15, 1938 in Masjid Aqsa, Qadian, in his Friday Sermon Hadrat Khalifatul Masih IIra gave the initial order to establish this new auxiliary organization. Accordingly, on April 23, 1938, this organization was opened under Resolution # 17 in the Markaz of Khuddamul Ahmadiyya.
On July 26, 1938 Hudur announced:
"Within one month, Majlis Khuddamul Ahmadiyya should establish an organization for youth between the ages of 7-15 and should name the organization Atfalul Ahmadiyya."
From then on, the educational and moral training of Ahmadi youth took on an organized form and, to this day, by the Grace of Allah, this organization continues to run exceptionally.
In the beginning, Atfalul Ahmadiyya was established in various Halqas of the Jama'at Markaz in Qadian. Soon, and very rapidly its branches spread in foreign areas. At the very outset, the program and guidelines of this organization were very brief. However, slowly, the program expanded and started to grow in parallel to the progress of Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya.
By the Grace of Allah, today thousands and thousands of young Ahmadi children are receiving beneficial training in Majlis Atfalul Ahmadiyya. Without a doubt, the establishment of Atfalul Ahmadiyya was among the huge achievements of Hadrat Musleh Mau'adra . This was a tremendous effort towards the Tarbiyat of the future generations of Jama'at-e-Ahmadiyya.
Hudurra advised and gave principle guidelines that member of Jama'at and the office bearers of Majlis Atfalul Ahmadiyya should focus on, for the moral training and welfare of Ahmadi youth. In every step, Hudurra advised the office bearers and the parents on these matters, which became a great source of guidance and inspiration for us.
The programs of the Majlis have always been organized in light of those principle guidelines. Similarly, the guidelines given by Khalifatul Masihalba and traditions set by Hadrat Musleh Mau'd are used to make the new programs.
It is our prayer that Allah Almighty may enable us all to act according to those guidelines and bless all of our efforts as well as produce excellent results of our humble efforts in training the future generations.
Muhtamim Atfal has at his disposal a comprehensive executive body to maintain the activities and progress of MAA, which include Assistants to Muhtamim (Naib Muhtamimeen) and a Regional Nazim (secretary). Various departments work under the Muhtamim MAA, including Taleem, Tarbiyyat, Ma'al and Isha'at to name a few
The local representative of each chapter of MAA is known as the Nazim Atfal. This position is assigned to a local member of MKA (Khadim) by the specific MKA Chapter head (Qaid).
In order to also train the youth in the art of leadership, officers are also being appointed among the members of MAA and they are always encouraged to hold their separate meetings, but under the direction and supervision of MKA. Each local MAA chapter makes a Majlis-e-Amila (consultative body) by appointing suitable Atfal as the following:
- Secretary `Umumi
- Secretary Ta`lim
- Secretary Tarbiyat
- Secretary Waqar `Amal
- Secretary Isha`at
- Secretary Sehat Jismani
- Secretary Khidmat Khalq
- Secretary Waqf Jadid
- Secretary San`at Tijarat
- Secretary Mal
- Secretary Tajnid
- Secretary Waqf Nau
- Murabbi Atfal
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Actor thanks HBO for bringing Game Of Thrones to Northern Ireland
Belfast actor Ian Beattie said the positive effect of the show on Northern Ireland is beyond calculation.
A Belfast actor has paid tribute to a US TV giant for bringing its biggest show to the region.
Ian Beattie, who played the unpopular Ser Meryn Trant on the HBO drama Game Of Thrones, said the positive effect of the show on Northern Ireland is beyond calculation.
He described it as tremendous fun to play the villainous knight although conceded it became harder in later seasons where he was faced with scenes including one where he had to attack Sophie Turner's character Sansa Stark at the behest of King Joffrey.
"He was probably the most unsuitable member of the Kingsguard ever, he was a thug, a coward, a bully and honestly he had no redeeming features whatsoever," he said.
Beattie was faced with wearing a coat of armour for the role which he weighed as being 28kg.
"But the lovely thing about it is the stunning detailing, and when you put it on, it really helped you with the character you were playing, you just became the character."
Game of Thrones has transformed so much in this province, we have so much to be grateful for, that HBO decided to bring this show here
Ian Beattie
Speaking to the Press Association at the launch of the Game Of Thrones touring exhibition at the Titanic Exhibition Centre in Belfast, Beattie went on to pay tribute to HBO.
"Game Of Thrones has transformed so much in this province, we have so much to be grateful for, that HBO decided to bring this show here," he said.
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