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Natural ways to reduce puffy baggy eyes
Excess sodium attracts and absorbs water, causing bloating and fluid retention throughout the body-including under the eyes. Natural Ways To Be Rid Of Swollen Eyes If your first glance in the mirror reveals puffy eyes rather than bright eyes, it's time to slow down and take a look at your beauty routine. If it wasn't infiltrated and you did have some local sensitivity, reaction, allergy in that arm, it may be that your body is recovering from that too, as well as from any extra medication that you were given to treat it. By now, you've had a few more days to clear your system. The above mentioned home remedies are completely natural and are highly effective in treating a common beauty concern as dark circles around eyes.
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Any exposure to certain allergens may lead to the inflammation of your mucus membrane in your eyes. Just slice the cucumber in small round circles and cool it for about 15 minutes. Learn how to make your own cheekbones more prominent naturally using facial exercises, makeup, and fitness best practices. With that shared, I have found using Tylenol helpful natural ways to reduce dark circles under your eyes with helping my eyes look less puffy.
natural reduce ways puffy baggy to eyes Vitamin E also protects the skin from sun damage, which may also help delay the aging responsible for eye bags. Soak cotton balls or a wash cloth in the salt water and then place the wet items over your eyes for about 5 minutes. Diet and exercise can also lead to dark circles; these dark circles are actually an indication that you are not getting proper nutrients. This is probably the most famous natural cure for eyes and it has become a sort of a beauty ritual. You might see a big difference if natural ways to reduce puffy eyes you treat your seasonal allergies with a good allergy medication.
The skin around the eyes is thinner, which is why your blood vessels are more readily visible through it. For this reason, irregular distribution of the melanin that gives natural ways to get rid of baggy eyes the skin its color can cause dark circles to appear beneath the eyes. I've been using an eye cream for around 3 years now and my eyes are still looking pretty youthful and healthy! Yes, and i did it right before they went to bed to avoid putting fingers in eyes and mouths.
For example, a basal skull fracture can result in raccoon eyes," severe swelling, and bruising around the eyes. Reduces eye bags and dark circles and provides skin with the moisture it needs deep inside. In 2006, the United States Food and Drug Administration revoked its approval of hydroquinone for over the counter preparations warning that it may cause cancer or have many other detrimental effects. Eating foods rich in vitamins, especially A, C and E can help to reduce eye puffiness and maintain clear, moist skin. This method may even help eliminate the facial lines around your eyes and will lighten up your facial complexion. natural ways to reduce puffy baggy eyes (Or periorbital swelling, if you want to sound really fancy about.
A dermatologist may treat this pigmentation pattern with a cream including hydroquinone (bleach). The classic surgical route for under eye bags has always been a lower blepharoplasty, where the loose skin under the eyes is removed, or temporary fillers, where hyaluronic acid is injected under the skin to pad out the area. Inflammatory diseases such as lupus, irritable colon, Steven Johnson Syndrome, Lyme disease, Crohn's disease, Graves' disease (thyroid disease) can also cause the eyes to swell. Our selection of cosmeceutical eye creams, gels and treatments includes some of the finest solutions from top brands like Exuviance, SkinMedica and iS Clinical to considerably natural ways to reduce dark eyes circles improve the appearance of skin around the eyes. Apply two drops to the wrinkles twice a day, morning and night, and gently massage making small circles. Just as sliced cucumbers reduce swelling for tired, puffy eyes, they will cool and reduce swelling for minor burns.
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Shelf-Pod Built From a Lattice of Structural Bookshelves
Images credit Kazuya Morita
When I recently wrote about Brickbox bookshelves, one commenter said "get a kindle! it makes moving WAAAAY easier!" Kyle may be right, but we will lose something when we go all digital, including libraries like this one.
It is the Shelf-Pod, a box in a backyard in Moriguchi City (near Osaka, Japan) by Kazuya Morita Architecture Studio, and was built to store and display a collection of Islamic books and art.
It is built out of a lattice structure of 25mm (1 inch) thick laminated pine boards. The architect explains:
The original image of this structure is derived from the Japanese woodcraft of Kumiko. The structural integrity against an earthquake is provided by a panel of plywood board nailed on the shelf. Initially, the horizontal resistant force guaranteed by the panels was examined in a real-scale model. Further to this, an analysis of the whole structure was performed in order to determine the placement of the windows and panels. The inter-locking laminated pine-board was manufactured precisely in advance and assembled on-site.
Similarly, the pyramid-shaped roof was assembled on-site, from 12 pieces of prefabricated wooden roof panel. The completed roof has a thickness of only 230mm and sensitively covers the whole space like the dome of a Mosque.
The exterior of the building is built using traditional techniques from Japanese storehouses, with a mesh attached to the shelves (they really are the structure of the building) and then plastered with clay and straw, and clad in red cedar. No Kindle will ever replace this.
More at Kazuya Morita Architecture Studio; Found on HomeDesignFind
More Bookshelves:
Shelf System Built From Boxes Makes Moving Easy : TreeHugger
The Shelf Becomes The Box With System 1530 : TreeHugger

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My friend Mark Zagrodney writes A Model Meander and it's always worth a read – but his post today really resonates with me, and there's not a single image of a model railway in sight.
I won't give away the story, but it involves the important role that slippers play in the hobby.
Enjoy if you visit – and while you're there, have a look around at what Mark is doing. I always enjoy the visit.


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Paint Your Own Sacred Drum Day -
Join me for this special, one of a kind workshop where we will paint and embellish our drums to create a truly personal and sacred medicine instrument.
This workshop is suitable for ALL levels of artistic ability.
We will spend the day in a sacred space, drumming, connecting, creating and celebrating.
In the morning we will journey to meet the spirit of our drums, and discover any images, symbols, ideas which come through. We will seek to connect with animal totems, elemental spirits and deity to find which design suits your own drum.
Before we paint we will sketch out our ideas and connect deeper with our drums.
If you are worried about drawing there will be a few of my pre drawn designs/patterns available to trace onto your drum and to decorate in your own style.
We will paint using quality fast drying paints and Glastonbury's sacred spring waters to aid our work. These drums will be fully playable when they are dry.
There will also be feathers, ribbons, charms, herbs and other decorative and magical materials available for you to personalise your drum.
All paints and materials provided tea, coffee and biscuits also included.
Please note the drum is not included in the cost of this workshop. If you would like to purchase a drum beforehand I can share links for you to purchase your own or I can source remo (synthetic/vegan) drums and some high quality skin drums for you if you would prefer.
At the end of the day we will celebrate in ceremony the magical totem drum you have created and set intentions for how you would like to work and journey with it.
Workshop price: £80
Book your space with a deposit of £35
Spaces Limited - Save your place by booking in at www.lauradaligan.com
March 16th 2019 - Netherlands - Book Now
About Laura -
Laura Daligan is an international visionary, pagan & shamanic artist, as well as a renowned teacher, writer and psychic. She teaches art and magic and is super passionate, encouraging and empowering within all areas of her work. If you would like to organise this workshop at a venue near you, contact Laura at email@example.com


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Creating and Registering a Facebook Page Tab
This is an update on the process of creating and registering a page tab, using the latest edition of the Facebook Developers website, which has recently been updated. The process has changed several times in the last couple of years, so this post also serves to pull together some scattered documentation I'd created on the process.
I've boiled it down to a 6-step process.
- Create your Facebook tab post in Facebook Tab Manager. This should feel a lot like creating a blog post, with some additional options for modifying default WordPress behavior to make your app fit into the Facebook environment. (See: Creating a Basic Page Tab). Once you have saved your post, the parameters you need to provide when registering your Facebook tab will be listed at the bottom of the editor screen in WordPress.
- Create a New App in the Facebook Developers utility.
- Go to the Settings tab in the developers' tool and click Add Platform. From the list of target platforms that pops up, pick Page Tab.
- Provide a name for the tab and copy-and-paste in the url paramaters obtained from Facebook Tab Manager. You can upload an icon to be associated with your page tab. The Settings screen also includes the App ID that you must copy-and-paste back into Facebook Tab Manager.
- Your app will initially be in "sandbox mode" (visible only to you). Go to the Status & Review screen in the Facebook developers app and toggle the button for making your app live from No to Yes. Confirm that you really want to make it live. You should be able to ignore the Submit Items for Approval option unless you've done something particularly fancy, beyond the functions Facebook Tab Manager itself provides.
- Once you have recorded the App ID provided by Facebook in Facebook Tab Manager you will see an Add to Page link appear within the Facebook Tab Manager user interface. Clicking that link will now take you to a screen on the Facebook website where you will be able to specify a page you want the tab added to.


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Synergy app for Windows Phone
The Synergy app for Windows Phone will be introduced in the Windows Phone Marketplace early this summer!
Gartner expects Microsoft to climb to third place in the global Mobile OS rankings by 2013, behind Android and Apple. By adding the Synergy app for Windows Phone to our Synergy apps family, we have apps available for over 80% of our mobile Synergy users.
The design of the Synergy app for Windows Phone follows the Windows Phone guidelines. If you have a Windows Phone, this app will look familiar. Navigation is easy and the look and feel is clean and straight forward. You will find your way through the app in no-time. Below a mockup of the request card.
The functionality on the app is similar to what we offer with the apps for Apple and Android. Some most used features are:
– Manage your workflow
– View and maintain account- and contact-information
– Search in employee list
– Book your expense claims and Time-off
– Register your hours (as a part of the PSA offering)
– ….
I will inform you when the Synergy app for Windows Phone is available to download in a couple of weeks.
P.S. For the 20% of our mobile users who don't have an Apple, Android or Windows Phone, Mobile Synergy is the mobile web client you can use on your mobile device!
Tags: App, Nokia, Windows phone
Comments (6)
Ronald Voets
This is great news, can't wait
Martin Ortgiess
I already had a feeling you would be interested in this…
Yes! I love Windows Phone – now I can present the Synergy Apps to my prospects on my own phone 🙂
Robert Klein
Marting, that is great news, gives Synergy users a choice. I really like the updated workflow status.
Armand Wilhelm
Any news yet? The lastest apps for Android and Iphone are released yesterday but still waiting for the windows phone app.
Martin Ortgiess
Hi Armand, we are pending approval from Microsoft and I hope to have it available next week.


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A student from Western Illinois University fell to his death early Saturday from a balcony of the Pier 66 Hotel. It was the first fatality of this year's Spring Break in Fort Lauderdale.
The victim was identified as Michael C. Hutchings, 22, of Buffalo Grove, Ill., a sophomore who was majoring in business-finance at the university in Macomb, Ill.
Hutchings' body was found by a security guard at 6:15 a.m. Saturday after he apparently fell backward over a balcony railing, Fort Lauderdale police spokesman Ott Cefkin said.
Cefkin said that there were no witnesses to the incident, but that police think Hutchings fell after going to an upper floor of the 17-story hotel to look out over the city.
"Detectives say there is little doubt the death was accidental," Cefkin said.
Hutchings had been scheduled to leave Fort Lauderdale on Saturday night with several of his friends. Cefkin said they had been staying at the Marina Motor Inn, 2150 SE 17th St., across from Pier 66.
Hutchings had been drinking Friday night, according to Cefkin, and had left the motel room alone about 3 a.m. Saturday without telling his friends where he was headed.
Two days earlier, Cefkin said, Hutchings and a friend had gone to Pier 66 hoping to get into the revolving lounge on the top floor, but had gone out on a 16th-floor balcony after finding the bar locked.
Detectives Vickie Russo and Sgt. Dave Patterson, who investigated Hutchings' death, speculated that he returned there for a second look, although they were not certain from which balcony Hutchings fell.
"It's possible Hutchings again went out on a balcony, but may have experienced difficulty leaving as a stiff wind made a fire door, leading to the balcony, difficult to open," Cefkin said.


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Team ADVANCE supports 2nd Annual Team Isaac Golf Tournament/
Isaac Scot Hemmestad is my beautiful little nephew, who 7 years ago, passed away from SIDS while at daycare. My sister-in-law and a dear friend created Team Isaac in 2012, first walking in the March of Dimes, then in addition, creating a foundation to provide Safe to Sleep gift packs to all babies born in the Brookings Health System. These packs include a Team Isaac Sleep Sack (safer alternative to a blanket), a Sleep Baby Safe and Snug board book, and safe sleep practices information. It has been a beautiful thing, all done in the memory of our sweet Isaac. It has also brought much awareness about SIDS and infant mortality to the Brookings community. Their story has touched many others in our community who have suffered a similar unthinkable loss.
So just over a month ago, same as the year before, I asked Team ADVANCE if they would be willing to sponsor a whole at the 2nd Annual Team Isaac Golf Tournament in support of this great cause. And just like last year, people did not hesitate to donate and support in whatever way they could.
This year Team ADVANCE was one of 5 Major Hole sponsors, all out of 37 total hole sponsors! Team ADVANCE donated $700 to Team Isaac. In addition I know I was able to sell at least 14 raffle tickets to people around the agency for the Beef Raffle that Team Isaac had on the day of the tournament. That was an additional $280 to Team Isaac! That money will all go to sponsor approximately 49 gift packs! That is a gift to 49 babies in the Brookings community! As always, the generosity and love for children of all ages that the people in this agency have, is beyond heartwarming, and so sincere!
On the beautiful morning of July 25th a few of the major sponsors from SLA came out to see what the tournament was all about! And I was happy to introduce them to Amber, Amanda, and all the family there, getting things set up! Right away Richard went around shaking hands! When he got to Amber (Isaac's mom), she thanked him, along with everyone else for their very generous donation, and without a thought Richard said, "Of course! We love babies, they are our best friends!". With tears in her eyes she gave him a hug and thanked him again.
As I said, the generosity for not only this, but the March of Dimes, the Backpack Project, the Toy Drive, and all other activities that we do for children comes from the most sincere place in these guys' hearts! I was so happy that Team Isaac could see that! I showed everyone the huge poster of Isaac and as best I could, I told his story and why Team Isaac does what they do. I presented everyone who was there with the plaque Team ADVANCE received for being a Major Hole sponsor, then we went out and saw Team ADVANCE on the Major Hole sponsor banner, and they got to put their hole sponsor sign in the ground first!
Then once all that was taken care of, it was time for golf cart rides! It was a little unnerving, but mostly for me, as I was the driver and these carts could accommodate 4 people....without seat belts. But we took it nice and easy and everyone had fun! It turned out to be a beautiful day full of sunshine and love, and I was so happy that Team ADVANCE was able to come out and see where exactly there kind donation goes.
When the day was said and done, the entire tournament took in a little under $15,000! It was a success! I can't thank this wonderful ADVANCE family enough, for all of their support and love for this cause so close to my, and obviously so many other's hearts! So thank you to everyone who helped make this year's tournament such a success!
"It's not how much we give but how much love we put into giving."- Mother Teresa
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(CBS News) A suicide bomb attack on a bus in Russia is raising concerns about security at the upcoming Winter Olympics, which will be held in Sochi in February.
This bombing was not the deadliest of a string of terrorist attacks in Russia. But it had three crucial elements that make it stand out: it killed six people, it was apparently carried out by a female suicide bomber, and it was captured on a video camera.
A dashboard camera of the sort in common use in Russia captured the explosion.
The attack took place in the southern city of Volgograd -- formerly Stalingrad -- close to the Caucasus region of southern Russia, still seething with resentment over Moscow's suppression of the militant separatist movement there.
Alexei Mukhin, a spokesman for the Russian investigating agency, said surviving passengers identified the suicide bomber as a woman -- a so-called black widow -- known to be involved in the militant movement in nearby Dagastan.
She's not the first black widow and, the Russians fear, she won't be the last.
The Russians are calling the bombing a test shot ahead of the upcoming Sochi Winter Olympics this coming winter. Militant groups, they say, want to create an atmosphere of fear and panic. And the Russians may have another reason to worry -- blow-back for their support of the Assad regime in Syria says CBS News security consultant, Juan Zarate. He said, "You have the militant and terrorist groups that have operated for a number of years in the caucuses that present a threat like we saw in this bus bombing. But we also see future threats emerging out of Syria where Russia is playing the role of the lead villain where militants and jihadis from around the world may decide they want to attack Russia."
Sochi is already shaping up as possibly the tightest Olympics security operation ever, CBS News' Mark Phillips reported on "CBS This Morning." Attacks like this one, he said, aren't going to make the atmosphere any lighter.
Watch Phillips' full report above.


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On January 23, voting rights advocates won a major legal victory on behalf of Louisiana's public assistance agency clients, the state's most vulnerable and most marginalized residents.
In a 36-page ruling, following a trial in October 2012 in the United States District Court in the Eastern District of Louisiana, Judge Jane Triche Milazzo found that the state of Louisiana violated federal law by failing to offer an opportunity to register to vote to all applicants and recipients of food stamps, TANF, Medicaid, and WIC. The National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) requires that voter registration be offered to all such individuals, whether they seek benefits in person, or by the internet, telephone, or mail.
"The NVRA's purpose is to expand voter registration and encourage participation in our great democracy," said Sarah Brannon, director of the Public Agency Voter Registration Program at Project Vote. "The state of Louisiana spent over two years fighting compliance with the NVRA. Thankfully their efforts were not successful, because the court recognized that a meaningful opportunity to register to vote must be provided to low-income citizens."
"Yesterday's ruling means that Louisiana will finally be required to comply with federal law, and that the state must help our most vulnerable fellow citizens register to vote," said Dale Ho, assistant counsel at the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF). "Our democracy is stronger when more Americans are provided with an opportunity to participate."
The NVRA's requirement that states must provide voter registration to public assistance clients has resulted in millions of Americans becoming registered to vote. The court found that Louisiana failed to do its job to provide these opportunities to its citizens and must take meaningful action to provide those opportunities in the future.
The court's order was a major victory for the plaintiffs, the Louisiana State Conference of the NAACP and Luther Scott, Jr., an individual client of the state's public assistance program. The court concluded that the Louisiana Secretary of State, Department of Children and Family Services, and Department of Health and Hospitals systemically violated the NVRA's requirement that they provide voter registration to public assistance clients. The court enumerated numerous violations by the Department of Health and Hospitals and the Department of Children and Family Services, and found that the Secretary of State had failed to ensure that the departments were in compliance with the NVRA.
The court ordered that all three defendants amend their practices and certify compliance with the law by March 15, 2013. The court also issued a permanent injunction requiring the defendants to comply with the law in the future. The decision sends a clear message that states will be held accountable if they do not follow the law.
"It is a great day in the state of Louisiana for voting rights," said Dr. Ernest Johnson, president of the Louisiana State Conference of the NAACP. "We urge the state of Louisiana to act with all due speed to comply with the law and the court's order. We would like to thank the legal team and others, including Mr. Scott, for all their support and contributions the resulted in success of the case."
"The significance of the decision rendered by Judge Milazzo cannot be overstated," said attorney Ron Wilson. "In so ruling, she acknowledged and gave due meaning to the purpose behind the enactment of the NVRA, to make it easier, and not more difficult, for individuals to register to vote. We look forward to Louisiana's immediate implementation of the court's ruling."
"I'm glad that justice was served in the state of Louisiana," said Luther Scott, Jr., a plaintiff.
"This is a great victory for democracy," said Michael B. de Leeuw, a partner at the law firm of Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson, LLP. "We were inspired at every turn by our client Luther Scott, a proud veteran of our armed services, who, in the wake of Katrina, found himself down on his luck for a while. Through this lawsuit, Mr. Scott continued to fight for his country, and his contribution to voting rights will not be forgotten."
The plaintiffs are represented by the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc., Project Vote, the law firm of Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson, LLP, and New Orleans Attorney Ron Wilson.
Plaintiffs showed that, despite consistently high numbers of participants in Louisiana's food stamp and Medicaid programs, voter registration applications originating from public assistance agencies have been surprisingly low in the state. As of 2008, voter registration applications originating in these agencies had dropped 88 percent from 1995, despite increased participation in public assistance programs.
A coalition of nonprofit partners have been working across the country to ensure that the NVRA is being enforced. As of September 2012, one and a half million low-income people in 10 different states have applied to register to vote as a result of proper NVRA enforcement.
Project Vote is a national nonpartisan, nonprofit 501(c)(3) that works to empower, educate, and mobilize low-income, minority, youth, and other marginalized and under-represented voters.
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund (LDF) is America's legal counsel on issues of race. Through advocacy and litigation, LDF focuses on issues of education, voter protection, economic justice and criminal justice. We
encourage students to embark on careers in the public interest through scholarships and internship programs. LDF pursues racial justice to move our nation toward a society that fulfills the promise of equality for all Americans.


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So this high end restaurant is known for serving typically unusual animals, but the problem is that the particular whale found was endangered. Not that I support eating endangered animals, but I think it was more crazy that the feds discretely went to a restaurant, snuck DNA samples to test, like it was some Law & Order SVU episode, all for some food violation. You'd of thought it was some drug-related murder case.If there is any food that should be outlawed its turducken… that's a crime against nature and common sense.
Here's the clip on abc news
paste the url for the cnn article: since no one wants their links on blogger :)
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turducken pic via:http://www.pinedale-transformers.org
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Who Wants Some Whale Sushi?
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Landscaping, Irrigation, and Lawn Services
Majority of homes look great because of the effort the owners have put into place to ensure that the lawns are well maintained in order to attract. People will come up with newest trends of trimming their lawns so that they appear unique from their competitors. Maintaining your yard solely is a cumbersome activity because it requires constant checking and maintenance. This can leave you in a fix whereby you want your yard to look attractive but you do not have enough time to dedicate for that activity. Such scenarios leave you hard taking options of which you must carefully weigh before deciding. Trying one of the professional lawn maintenance firms for their services is not a bad idea.
You cannot carry out the lawn activities by yourself but rather seek services from other places to help you. Maintaining your lawn by yourself is not a good idea since there are professional firms that exist that can carry out a better job than when done by self. Numerous homesteads make use of these services provided to take good care of their gardens and lawns throughout. The right answer lies with finding the right company that is not pricey while providing admirable services. If you notice that your neighbor has an attractive lawn, it is highly likely that they are utilizing the services of one of the service providers. It is better to select that company that will require extra coins as it is an assurance of a better job that will leave you satisfied. Other tasks in lawn maintenance require a bit of expertise.
The reputable companies that would want to be recognized will provide all their information on the web so that they are easily found. It does not require any more walking to search for a lawn firm, but the answer is right there online. Before choosing the professional firm, consider the size of your garden and its contents like the number of trees available in it. Your interests as a customer should always come first whenever you want services. Home owners are being enticed by various prices offered by professional lawn firms. Choose a reputable company that is around your area to cut on extra costs.
Smart Tips For Finding Landscapers
If the company you choose incorporates the use of organic fertilizers and products to maintain you lawn, then you are in a safe place. You will also be required to know for how long they have been in operation and the exact activities they are committed to. Also check out the feedback from their customer-base either online or through word of mouth. Because you might be busy, you need to take into consideration that company that will best suit you such that when you are off from work they can be able to come over and attend to your lawn.Why People Think Options Are A Good Idea


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Androphobia – Fear of Men
Androphobia is a mental condition characterized by an abnormal fear of men. Though Androphobia Causes Symptoms such as rapid pulse, anxiety and tremblingcommonly found to affect women, this condition can also occur in men.
People suffering from this phobia are wary of facing men and can take extremes measures to avoid being in vicinity of men.
This condition can negatively impact many aspects of one's life. It can involve decrease in performance at work place, limited opportunities and strained relationships.
Know Androphobia Causes
Experts believe many people with androphobia have the fear as a result of a past traumatic event, often during childhood. It can be a negative experience where the affected has been personally involved or it can be a learned fear.
The person may see someone from his family or friends fearing men and may take it as his own fear and develop the problem.
Often, this phobia results from multiple events, over a length of time. A female may have observed someone experience physical assault or abuse, and inherit the fear as her own.
Androphobia causes a severe negative impact on an individual's life, affecting the person's personal or professional relationships.
Identify Androphobia Symptoms
Symptoms can get triggered or result from a number of stimuli. Though a direct, face to face exposure with the object of fear usually is enough to trigger the phobia, even thinking about men, in some cases, can cause intense fear.
A number of symptoms can point towards the presence of this condition. These can vary with the intensity of fear one may have.
Some of the androphobia symptoms
Shortness of breath
Rapid pulse
Dry mouth
An individual with this phobia is most expected to be overwhelmed with fear when in presence of men, and there seems to be no way of escaping the situation easily.
Androphobia Treatment
Treatment, though lengthy, is available. It depends on the severity of the fear and the type of trauma responsible for causing the condition.
The type of androphobia treatment and the method utilized can greatly impact the outcome. Treatment options can involve professional psychiatrist. In some cases, medication is prescribed as part of the treatment.
Getting aware about the phobia can play an important role in managing and overcoming the fear. One should note that a specific treatment option may prove effective in some cases and not in others.


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Parramatta have signed South Sydney halfback Chris Sandow on a four-year deal.
The Eels have finally snared a high-profile halfback after tabling a massive offer to the Rabbitohs No.7.
Sandow advised the Rabbitohs he was leaving this morning and the Eels are expected to announce the coup soon.
The star halfback insists his big money move to Parramatta from next season isn't all about the cash, but says he needed to consider his young family's future.
He is the first major signing under new Parramatta coach Stephen Kearney for 2012.
The Rabbitohs took Sandow's decision badly, with the club beating the Eels to announce it by issuing a media statement on Wednesday expressing disappointment and making it clear they considered money the prime motivator.
Souths chief executive Shane Richardson said in the statement: ''Unfortunately for us he has met his Alan Bond.''
It was a reference to the famous quote attributed to the late Kerry Packer after he sold Channel Nine to Bond for $1 billion in 1987 then bought it back from him in 1990 for $700 million as Bond's business empire crumbled.
''You only get one Alan Bond in your lifetime, and I've had mine,'' Packer was quoted as saying at the time.
Souths owner Russell Crowe tweeted today that Sandow was going to the Eels for an astronomical $550,000 a season - a figure Parramatta hasn't confirmed.
When asked about the figure in Crowe's tweet, 22-year-old Sandow was coy.
''I don't have twitter mate, it's too much technology for me, so I don't know what he's saying on there,'' he said.
Unfortunately for us he has met his Alan Bond.
Sandow asked reporters to explain the Bond reference before responding: ''It's all good. My manager spoke to me about it, so it's all good.''
Rabbitohs officials confirmed the Eels' offer was far too much for the club to match.
The dynamic No.7, who played his best game of the season last week in the Rabbitohs' thrashing of Cronulla, said there was more to his decision than just money, but he had to think of his young family.
''No it's not about the cash. I just want a new journey, new start for my life and hopefully I play good footy there, but I'm still a South Sydney Rabbitoh until the end of 2011,'' said Sandow after training at Redfern Oval today.
''I've been at Souths so long now and I appreciate Souths for giving me the opportunity to play NRL.
''Heaps of people have been talking to me about not leaving Souths but I have to do what's best for me and my family and I have three little kids now so I have to look after them before me. In saying that I've still got to love myself before others.''
Despite the backhanded statement from Richardson, Sandow said he had the full support of his teammates when he informed them this morning of his decision.
Sandow said he hadn't fallen out with Crowe over the move.
''He had a few words to me, he basically wanted me to stay but he said what's best for me.
''He's going to be upset but he's there on the side just to talk to me, giving me a hand. He said if I go ahead and go to Parramatta he'll still be my mate, but it's my choice.''
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But she warned that it is not enough and "we should not fool ourselves into thinking we have solved the problem — not even close." "The threat of an outlaw nuclearised North Korean dictatorship remains ... (and) is rapidly growing more dangerous," Haley told council members after the vote. The US-drafted resolution, negotiated with North Korea's neighbour and ally China, is aimed at increasing economic pressure on Pyongyang to return to negotiations on its nuclear and missile programmes — a point stressed by all 15 council members in speeches after the vote.
President Donald Trump tweeted: "The United Nations Security Council just voted 15-0 to sanction North Korea. China and Russia voted with us. Very big financial impact!" China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi called a halt to joint US-South Korean military exercises. Haley told the UNSC that US-South Korean military exercises have been carried out regularly and openly for nearly 40 years and "they will continue". The UNSC has already imposed six rounds of sanctions that have failed to halt North Korea's drive to improve its ballistic missile and nuclear weapons capabilities.
US, China pressure North Korea after UNSC vote
The US and China piled pressure on North Korea on Sunday to abandon its nuclear missile programme as top diplomats from the key powers in the dispute met in Manila. China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi met his North Korean counterpart Ri Hong-Yo before a regional security forum hosted by ASEAN. He urged the North to halt its nuclear missile tests. "It will help the DPRK to make the right and smart decision," Wang said later, referring to the sanctions and to Ri's presence in Manila. In a fiery editorial before the latest sanctions, Pyongyang's ruling party newspaper Rodong Sinmun wrote: "The day the US dares tease our nation with a nuclear rod and sanctions, the mainland US will be catapulted into an unimaginable sea of fire."


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A Talk Of The Clones: Rosemary Dunsmore Interviews Ari Millen
May 19, 2016
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On Monday, we chatted with author Amy Spalding about her quest to oversee all aspects of the cover design for her new debut novel, The Reece Malcolm List (Entangled Teen 2013).
The Blurb
Things I know about Reece Malcolm:
- She graduated from New York University.
- She lives in or near Los Angeles.
- Since her first novel was released, she's been on the New York Times bestseller list every week.
- She likes strong coffee and bourbon.
- She's my mother.
Devan knows very little about Reece Malcolm, until the day her father dies and she's shipped off to live with the mother she's never met. All she has is a list of notebook entries that doesn't add up to much.
L.A. offers a whole new world to Devan—a performing arts school allows her to pursue her passion for show choir and musicals, a new circle of friends helps to draw her out of her shell, and an intriguing boy opens up possibilities for her first love.
But then the Reece Malcolm list gets a surprising new entry. Now that Devan is so close to having it all, can she handle the possibility of losing everything?
The Cover
What do you think?
I love the photo—it looks like an actual teen wearing actual teen clothes. And, from what I hear, this image is actually relevant to the story. And, the notebook has a mysterious feel to it for me. I'm not in love with the type treatment, though. But, that's pretty normal for me, since I fret over typography constantly (and I'm never happy with it… sigh).
But, honestly, what caught my eye the most is a blurb from Courtney Freaking Summers! Wow.
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It's been NEARLY (but not quite) a year of Frilly Industries - and we've been super busy of late, looking to ramp things up even moreso as we count down to the inevitable xmas frenzy. This weekend we've been at our first Nottingham market - organised by Bird in Borrowed Feathers, and it was FAB! Amazingly friendly lovely diverse range of sellers, fab organisation with very clear instructions and requirements, awesome central city location (yes, I popped into Primark to nab a cheap cardi when I started to get a bit chilly!) and a great two days spent hanging out in Nottingham. We created new merchandising displays for this particular market which we're slightly obsessed with, and so it seemed timely to have a quick look over the various iterations of REAL LIFE FRILLY.
1. Our first outing - December 2014, at the Made By.. market in a disused hangar in Aldridge
It was cold. So cold. And we'd only JUST got to grips with Bertha, who was still playing up and being stubborn. We'd had a run of insanely late nights in the studio prepping everything, with no clue how we were going to display things, and having only really just started thinking about pricing. Consequently, everything was pretty much on one level, and our prices were WAY TOO LOW! (steep learning curve here we come..) Our entire layout consisted of brightly coloured Duck tape to 'zone' areas of the display, some quickly layered pegboard, and a lovely light up sign. The light up sign is pretty much the only thing we thought was a brilliant idea.
2. The Bust Craftacular look - which has lasted up until last weekend..
We quickly realised our Walsall pricing error, and worked hard to figure out everything from our overheads to profit margins and beyond. By the time Bust Craftacular came around in May 2015 we'd ironed those niggly bits out, and spent time figuring out how we wanted to present ourselves. We kept the light up sign, but made it bigger and better and more colourful. Even though most of our work is wood - we do this because we love bright colourful clothing and hair, and wooden jewellery matches everything! So we opted to go BRIGHT and bold with our display items, and added extra height levels using different risers and trays. We still weren't completely happy with this arrangement though..
3. Nottingham and beyond!
We've upgraded the Frilly light up sign (with plans to add to this over time) making it more portable - either hanging or 'floating' (good old Velcro!), kept our coloured boxes and trays and added some fun heads as displays! We feel like maybe sometimes people don't know who an item is for - and we feel like all our stuff could be for ANYONE - from Iris Apfel (Kirsty's personal style guru) through to a bearded hipster dude to a small child. By having these heads, we can show how our pieces might work on a range of imaginary (and fun!) people. We think there's still probably some work to do on levels, but this is definitely my favourite Frilly stall so far! Fun and colourful, but with a bombardment of characters and ideas and words and THINGS!
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2012 UVA Darden MBA Admissions Q&A with Sara Neher
2012 UVA Darden MBA Admissions Q&A with Sara Neher
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Linda Abraham: Hello. My name is Linda Abraham. I am the founder of Accepted.com and the moderator of today's Q&A. First I want to welcome all applicants to the Q&A today, and I want to congratulate you for taking the time to learn more about UVA Darden's MBA program. It is critical to your decision making process and your admission chances that you know as much as you can about the schools you are applying to. Being here today allows you to ask the expert about this top business school and its admissions process.
I also want to give a special welcome to Sara Neher, Assistant Dean of MBA Admissions at UVA Darden.
Thanks to everyone for joining.
I'll start by asking my first question of the applicants. I want to know what your biggest concern is at this point in the application process. Okay, some of the responses posted are: low GPA, part-time work experience, low GMAT score, break in jobs, low AWA score, non-traditional work experience, age…We get some idea of what people are concerned about.
Now I'd like to ask Sara what is new at Darden.
Sara Neher: We have a couple of things. One is that our Global MBA for Executives (GEMBA) Program is having its first international residency that started this past weekend in Brazil. We have four teaching faculty and two administrative folks there in Brazil with the group. And we'll be having recruiting events while they are down there. They are visiting companies and having case discussions with our faculty, and they will be there for two weeks together. So we are all excited to hear how that is going. I haven't heard anything yet, which I'm sure means that it's going well because if it was going poorly, we would have heard. So that is exciting and we're excited about what kinds of cases that will bring back with four faculty members spending two weeks in the region with companies and students and alumni.
Then we have another couple of dual degree programs. One that started at the end of last year and one that has just been announced, and those are programs with our Public Policy School and our Education School. So you can now get an MBA/MPP or an MBA/MEd. We hope that this will bring more public private partnerships to the forefront, and more of a connection to what is going on in the world of education reform and the world of policy. And we hope to bring some business acumen to those areas, and have them bring some of their knowledge to our business students. So if you are interested in those kinds of opportunities, we have more dual degrees than we've had before.
Linda Abraham: Min asks, "How many Chinese students are you looking for this year, and how many have already been admitted?"
Sara Neher: I don't have any particular number in mind. We certainly are looking at how many of the highest quality students that apply we find a good fit with and admit. I actually don't know exactly how many were admitted in round 1; I think around 10. That is about 5% of the total people that were admitted in round 1. And in round 2, I expect that number to be greater. We also have some wonderful Chinese students on our wait-list, and we will reevaluate them in round 2 as we compare all of the students in round 2 to all of the students on the wait-list in round 1. But I don't have any particular quota.
I think that one of the most challenging things for international students is really demonstrating English proficiency. The case method classroom requires such a high level of English to allow you to read quickly and be engaged in the conversation. So we assess that, not just through the TOEFL and the other standardized tests, but also through our interview process and all the communications that applicants have with us. That is one area of quality that we are really looking for in non-English speakers.
And the other challenge is in helping us understand your work experience. You need to be able to speak English to participate in the classroom, but you also need to be able to describe your work experience and experiences to participate in the classroom discussions. And sometimes we see non-English speakers having a tougher time with that, but frankly, Americans have a tough time with that too. That is really just about how well you can articulate your experiences, and that is in the essay and the other parts of the application, as well as the interview. So that is what we are looking for and that is how we choose the best applicants.
Linda Abraham: Chaitanya asks, "How does Darden look upon candidates with 6-7 years of work experience?" Maybe we can expand on this question and ask, how do you look at people with "too much/too little/ diverse/non-traditional" work experience?
Sara Neher: The average years of work experience in the classroom is 4-5, depending on the year. So 6-7 years of experience would be very close to that average. What we would like to see in all work experience is quality and explanation for changes you've made in your past. If you've spent 6 or 7 years with one company or maybe two companies, and you can show progression and promotion and a lot of what you've learned, that would be highly valuable for our classroom. The same is true but may be a little harder for someone with 2-3 years of work experience to explain, but it can be done and has been done.
We have people in our classroom with one year of work experience up to about 15 years of work experience. The high levels of work experience tend to be people from the military who could not leave earlier, or from countries with mandatory military service with the same sort of expectation of service. And the people at the lower end tend to be people with some kind of experience in college, maybe entrepreneurial experience or family business experience, which means that they have more than what the one year shows. But there is a wide range and we are certainly looking for people who can show us that quality and progression and articulate what they've learned from their work, more than a quantity.
Now a quantity of job changes is not necessarily a positive thing. And I'd say at the upper end of the age ranges, 8-9+ years, we do have our executive programs that may be a better fit. What I encourage people to do, if they can, is to come and visit both classrooms. And usually what happens when people do that is they say, "Oh, you are right. I want to be in the executive classroom; those are more my peers, rather than being in a room that includes people that are 23, 24, 25." Even though the average age may be 27 or 28, there are people that might be 10-15 years younger than you, and often that means that you want to sort yourself into those executive classrooms.
Linda Abraham: Somen asks, "In hobby 1, 2, and 3, do you expect the applicants to mention the hobby in detail?"
Sara Neher: No, I don't think so. Some do and some don't. We have some that will just write one word like "traveling" or "cooking". But sometimes we'll have unusual musical instruments which might be a cultural instrument in India, and I appreciate a little bit of explanation there because I don't always know from the name what that is. So if it is something obvious, then I don't think you need explanation. And if it's something that you might want to explain, that is always beneficial. But I would say just a few words, not sentences.
Linda Abraham: Aeda asks, "To compensate for a low GPA, I'm thinking of taking accounting, economics or statistics classes before applying. Are community college classes okay or would UVA prefer classes from non-community colleges?"
Sara Neher: Community college classes are just fine. And a class in person is better than a class online, but there are great classes online if you need to go that route as well. So a community college class would be great. BYU actually has a really strong online system.
Linda Abraham: Doesn't NYU also?
Sara Neher: Yes, I think so. And we really accept a wide range of those. We appreciate really when people see that they might be at a disadvantage there and they take that action proactively and sign up for those classes. That is great. Send us the transcripts, or write a note in the additional comments section that says, "I recognize that my GPA is not as strong as I would like it to be, so I am taking these classes", or "… so I plan to take these classes in the spring." That is self-aware and shows that you have that awareness of yourself, and then you are taking some action to improve it. That is really beneficial.
Linda Abraham: So in the case of those who are concerned about low GPAs, the thing to do is to attempt to show that now you know how to perform in an academic environment, and the best way to do that is by taking classes.
Sara Neher: I think so. A high GMAT or GRE can help as well. But just telling us that you weren't mature—I'm going to guess that. But if something actually did happen – if you were working full-time or even part-time at a significant job during college, if you were a varsity athlete—if you were doing something out of the ordinary that took time away from your classes, be sure that we see that so that it can mitigate some of those things as well.
And know too that we know that there are some schools that are very challenging in some parts of the world, where a C is a good grade, and in America that is not true. We take that into account. So if you are in an education system like in the Arab world, a C is really strong. That is just fine. If you are at a military academy here in the US, the same would be true. Their GPAs are not inflated. If you are in an engineering program…There are a lot of places where a lower GPA is more understandable than others.
Linda Abraham: Massoud asks about a background in not-for-profit, as opposed to the typical banking and consulting background. Is that a disadvantage/ an advantage?
Sara Neher: I think it can be an advantage if you know how to talk about it. I find it interesting. I'd say probably less than half of our students are coming from what most people would probably call "traditional" – the banking and consulting world—and about half are coming from something else. That could be an engineering job, which might seem traditional but isn't a business job really. It might be a non-profit job, a teaching job, a job in the art world—just what used to be called "non-traditional". I think that is probably half the students going to business school now, and I'm glad for it. So there is no right or wrong job to come to business school. And that is one of the reasons that I like this job so much; it's because anyone can come to business school. We don't actually have prerequisites; we really want a wide variety of students. And you might perform better if you've taken accounting or statistics, but it isn't actually a required prerequisite to get into the Darden program because the case method is going to teach you things from all different angles, and you will get all the basics in addition to the other things.
So if you have a strong intellectual ability, I'm going to be excited to have you, no matter what your background is. And I need for those backgrounds to be very different from each other for the case method to really work well. It needs different ways of thought, different backgrounds, different experiences in the workplace, different experiences in your hobbies, in your extracurricular activities. All of that matters. Some of your primary budget experience might be in a non-profit you worked with as your job, as your hobby, or activity, so that is going to be great experience for the classroom.
Linda Abraham: Your response is triggering two questions in my mind. One is, what qualities make for a good student in the case method? And the other question is, for somebody coming from a non-traditional – non consultant, non-finance – background, what do you want to see to be convinced that they can handle the quantitative demands and the business demands of the program? So they are two very different questions.
Sara Neher: The quality is that you really need to have confidence and conviction in your ideas and opinions. In the interview, in the essays, we are looking for the fact that you: a> have those ideas and opinions, and b> we think you have the confidence to share them with others. It takes communication skills and intellectual ability to assess what those ideas are. Then it also takes listening skills because you have to be able to follow the conversation in the classroom and add your value as the conversation is flowing.
As I learn more about some of these studies they are doing on brains, I see that people that are really good at multi-tasking will be really good at the case method. That tends to be women, but I'm sure there are men that are good at multi-tasking too, but in those studies it shows that women are really good at that. So you need to be able to be focused on multiple things at one time and follow the conversation. Those are the people that are going to do the best. They are also the people that are going to do the best at a board meeting or a work meeting. It can be experiences in business or in any kind of setting that you have meetings and conversations and discussions. That is probably what makes it a little different than some. But everybody is looking for people that would be good at presenting ideas, sticking up for them, and having that confidence. That is what being successful in business boils down: having ideas and knowing how to share them. That is what we are going to teach you, but you also need to have some sort of aptitude and track record for that.
Linda Abraham: And the second question was how does an applicant who is not coming from a finance/investment banking background or a management consulting background show that they have the quant skills, or even just the business inclination that I would assume you would want to see before you invite somebody into your case based method classroom that is also very quantitatively demanding?
Sara Neher: Certainly there are easy ways like the GMAT, the GPA. A strong quantitative score on one of the tests does the job. When we are looking at an applicant, we are looking to check off quantitative ability, so if it's in the GMAT, it's an easy checkmark. If it's in the GPA, it's also an easy checkmark. And for a non-traditional student, we might dig into the GPA a little more and see if they've taken statistics in their first year. Sometimes they are taking some of those classes that we are looking for but they didn't major in it. So if we see it there, we will check it off.
If we don't see it there, like an English major doing a non-traditional thing, then we are going to be really looking at what their recommenders say about their abilities. I always encourage people without a lot of quantitative objective things in their application, like scores, to encourage their recommenders to talk about analysis they have done in the workplace. Chances are that you have worked with some kind of spreadsheet, or you've done some kind of analysis in your work, even if it's working out time cards or something that you do in a teaching environment that is quantitative. We are going to be looking for anything you've got. And recommenders can give us a lot of confidence in your ability if they say – has an analytical mind, doesn't always have to prove it with spreadsheets, but I know it's there… That can really back up things we might see in your writing or in the verbal parts of the scores or in your grades, and translates. And that really helps.
And certainly, if you have everything else that we want, we are going to take the chance on you because we think you'll be able to do it because so much of our process is communication. We are going to need you to communicate with the rest of the students that are more quantitatively focused and bring out their creativity and bring out some of their other strengths, and then have them help you with the quantitative things. That is what the learning teams are all about in our structure. One of my accounting faculty once said to me, "If you had met someone with no accounting experience, make sure it's like person X in the class, who has a positive attitude, knows they are going to have to work hard in that class, and is seeking out friends to help them." And that is what we are really looking for in people who maybe don't have the experience or the skills set so obvious in their application. We are looking then for their attitude to be positive and their drive to succeed.
Linda Abraham: Marcin asks, "My GPA is not on a 4.0 scale. How do we fill out the GPA if you have the international percentage or the class or whatever? And can you discuss the minimum and maximum GPA range?"
Sara Neher: These questions are funny. I inherited them and we try to use them because that is what the GMAT guidelines say, but I honestly think we should reevaluate them because it is confusing. This question is not the first one we've all received about this. So if you have an international GPA, leave the other GPA items blank and just answer the international GPA question. And answer it in whatever format you have. So if you have a 70%, then put that. And we'll match it up with your transcript. And for your benefit, it does not get counted in our GPA averages because that would be impossible.
For the domestic students, I think those min/max questions are supposed to be—the min is 0 and the max is 4.0, if that is what your range is. But lots of times people answer it as their own min and max. For example: the lowest semester I had was 2.9 and the highest was 3.9, and my GPA is 3.5. That is fine; that is interesting and it helps us get an idea of your range. But ultimately, we do want to know what sort of system you are graded on, and usually we go to the transcript to figure that out.
Linda Abraham: Emily asks, "I'm submitting my GMAT scores, but I'm unsure as to whether or not I should additionally submit my GRE scores. I'm not sure if they would strengthen or weaken my application. What would you recommend?"
Sara Neher: I would recommend calling us and talking to us about it. I would say only submit one type of score because I really don't want to encourage students to take both tests. That is not the point of accepting the GRE. The point is to provide access to the business degree for a wider range of people. But if you've taken both scores, I'd say, submit the one that is best and go with that.
Linda Abraham: Do you have any preference? If you see an eightieth percentile GRE, is that just as good to you as an eightieth percentile GMAT?
Sara Neher: No, the scales are not the same, so it wouldn't translate like that. That is because the set of people taking the GRE is very different than the set of people taking the GMAT. So we would need to see on the GRE a higher quantitative percentage than we would need to see on the GMAT.
Linda Abraham: What is your comfort level on the GRE percentile?
Sara Neher: The test just rescaled their scores this year, so I'm not sure yet. We tended to see people in the high eighties, but mostly in the nineties on the GRE. And we have a little more of a range on the GMAT. I don't expect as high a percentage on the GRE verbal as I see on the GMAT. It's not really an expectation, just more of an observation.
Linda Abraham: Ashwin writes that he is hoping that you could tell him about various resources for international students hoping to pursue entrepreneurship as a post-MBA career goal. What does Darden offer in that area?
Sara Neher: The offerings that we have in entrepreneurship are the same for all students, international or domestic. They start with scholarships before you even get here that would be pay for your tuition; full tuition scholarships for the areas of entrepreneurship and innovation. So you would want to be mindful in your application to describe any entrepreneurial experiences that you've already had which helps demonstrate that aptitude and interest for entrepreneurship or any innovation things that you've had. So if you are an engineer and you have created something new or you have patents, include things like that. Those would be things we would use to see innovation. A faculty committee then decides who gets those scholarships; there are at least ten a year.
Then once you are here in school, whether you have the scholarship or not, you can take advantage of all sorts of opportunities. There are classes in business planning and in entrepreneurship. You can apply to be in our incubator over the summer or after you graduate, and it pays your salary while you pursue your entrepreneurial opportunity. There are opportunities to present to angel investors that are Darden alums. The Batten Venture Internship program is a really neat program where we pay half your summer salary and entrepreneurial startups pay the other half, so that you can get a chance to work in a startup when it's not fully your thing. Then you can see if that is what you want to do, if that kind of environment is right for you. We've had students go out to San Francisco, work in a startup, and decided that is absolutely not the environment they want, and then some have decided that it is the environment they want. So it's a great way to put a toe in the water and see if that is really what you are after. But there is a whole range; business plan competitions with cash prizes and all kinds of opportunities.
One of the things that we believe, which isn't true at every business school, is that entrepreneurship can in fact, be taught. And we actually teach two different kinds. One is more your traditional entrepreneurship where you analyze a market, find an opportunity, and invest in that opportunity. The other is what our faculty member Saras Sarasvathy calls "effectuation". That is when you look at what you've got and see what you can make and see what kind of entrepreneurial venture you can start. "What you've got" includes any personal resources you have or networks or anything like that, and so anyone can do that. So it's two different tracks on that. And they really help people be more innovative and entrepreneurial in large companies just as much as they help people start their own businesses.
Linda Abraham: We've had a couple of questions that are clearly from non-US based applicants. Min asks, "How does Darden help the international students fit into the US culture and society?"
Sara Neher: The first thing we have is an international student orientation that happens before the rest of the students arrive. That is really very lifestyle focused; how you get a car and a driver's license, how you open a bank account… And a lot of this happens online before you come. International students learn how to understand baseball metaphors like "that's a homerun", because the reality is that recruiters are going to use those terms. Our faculty doesn't use them that much anymore—they try to be very culturally neutral in terms of using those metaphors—but the recruiters honestly do still use the American sports metaphors, so we do help you learn those so that you can keep up with that. That is the first round of it – the two day international student orientation.
And then there are some sessions from then on that involve social etiquette in the United States and all kinds of things as the recruiting process progresses. One of the biggest challenges is definitely the American style networking. Walking up to someone and talking to them when you don't know them is definitely an American thing to do. So we do give you extra support on how to do that. And some Americans want that extra support and practice as well, so it works out just fine that we have a lot of sessions for that.
And one of the people that will really help you with that is your second year career coach. There are 60-70 second years chosen each year, based on their success in the process the year before, to be career coaches for specific areas. For example, they will have 7 or 8 first years all interested in consulting, and they will be a person who got a summer job at McKinsey. The coach is there to help you, and they will do that practice; that interview practice, that networking practice, they'll videotape you and give you advice. They come together with all the consulting career coaches and mentees and then separate back out into their smaller groups, so there is a lot of support that is available for everyone, but it is in small enough groups that if you are an international student you won't feel left out; you'll be able to get that help.
Linda Abraham: Ian asks, "I'm a younger applicant (24), and I'm curious about your statistics for acceptance on the lower end of the age spectrum. I've been working abroad since I've graduated and think I have a lot to contribute, but how will that be viewed by the admissions committee?"
Sara Neher: It's all going to be about how you describe your experiences, just like anyone. I think it is completely valid. When I advise people who are still in undergraduate, I usually say that I think three years is optimal. You are going to be applying for the same jobs as anyone with more experience, and at that point you have enough work experience to really have strong things to say in the classroom because chances are that you've had that opportunity to be promoted. If you had your first job you didn't like, you still had the chance to move and be in another job for a couple of years. A lot of the traditional jobs have changes at three years. So I think—why wait, if you can do it at two or three years.
The challenge is just going to be to show us all you've learned. And we have a lot of people in round 1 who have 3 years or less of experience, and then we have a lot of people who apply while they are still in college or with less experience, and their applications are not good. They are not good for the same reasons that somebody with 6-7 years is not good; they didn't do a good job of explaining their experience, their grades are not good, or their GMAT is not good.
The one thing is that the less experience you have, the more I have to go on the GPA and the GMAT as my indicators of potential. You don't have as much in the recommendations or the work experience to balance out a lower GMAT or especially a low GPA because you are just closer to it. So if you have those lower numbers, you might want to think about working 4 or 5 years, and working up that track record of success that will balance out something else that is a little bit lower. But if you have strong numbers, go earlier.
Linda Abraham: Yanal asks, "I have a low GMAT (low 600s), and I have attempted the test more than once. However, I feel I excel in all other areas. How do you assess such a candidate, and would you suggest that I apply?"
Sara Neher: The GMAT score is truly not the only thing we evaluate. We don't sort you by GMAT and use that to decide who gets an interview or anything like that. We read every single application, and we admit people every year from the high 500s, which is very rare but it does happen, to 780-790. Actually I don't think we've ever had a 790, but I would be interested to see one if they could communicate! So there is a wide range. The ones that tend to be on the lower end have English as a second language often, which makes sense, or have a non-quantitative background or work experience, which again makes sense. So I think it's all about making sure that your full story comes together and that you show us that you have those quantitative or communication abilities in other places in your application. And sometimes those things won't be enough, but sometimes they are enough or we wouldn't have people at all ends of our GMAT spectrum.
Linda Abraham: Aeda asks about applying in the third round versus waiting to apply first round in the fall. Are there any differences in terms of competitiveness, acceptance rates, etc.?
Sara Neher: Yes. I will say that it is hard to get in, in the third round. Not that many people get in. It really depends on the year. In the past few years, we've had as few as 6 people get admitted in that round, or as many as 45, so we really just don't know. It depends on the yield on the other two rounds. But what I will say is I still think it is better to apply in the third round in the spring, as long as you realize that you might have to reapply in the fall. Because at Darden, we give you personal feedback. So the only downside to applying in round 3 is the $215 you have to pay for the application fee. That is something to consider. But what we will do is we are still going to read your full application. And in the best case scenario you get in, either because you have something to offer that is different than what we have so far or we happen to have more room than we expected or whatever that case might be. Or we might put you on the wait-list and may be able to take you later in the summer. Or we might have to say no, but in June, you can call us and have a 15-minute phone appointment with one of the admissions committee, and they will be able to go through with you how you can improve your application for applying the following year. I personally don't think there is any downside to applying in round 3, as long as your expectations are in line with the fact that it might not work out, and the reason might be because we are full. But at least you'll get feedback and you'll be able to improve your application in some way before the next year.
Linda Abraham: Roger asks, "How does Darden view applicants with an existing master's degree? How does an existing advanced degree factor into our application and how do you incorporate the graduate GPA in your evaluation?"
Sara Neher: Certainly it can be a positive, especially in certain industries. Like if you are in engineering and you have a master's in engineering and you want to go into something that really is technology like Microsoft or Dell, those companies really appreciate that master's degree in the technical field, so we see that as a positive. It certainly is not expected, but a strong GPA in a master's degree can help you certainly. A master's degree in the United States after an undergraduate somewhere else can help you, or even in your home country a master's degree can help.
The thing we need to know is why you want another master's degree, and there are a lot of reasons why you would. So it's not a negative, but we just need for you to explain your career goals and why this makes sense to you to have this additional master's degree. Sometimes I see people with some sort of master's in commerce or business and then it is less easy for me to see what they've done and why they want to do this next step here. If you have something like that, that is where you would want to use the additional comments section in the last section of the application and really explain. For example, "I did this as a fifth year degree right after my undergrad because I had no business undergrad experience and wanted to get a job in x. That was successful for me, but now I need the MBA to move to the next level." Something like that would explain it, but often it is sort of confusing.
Linda Abraham: Catherine asks, "How does Darden view part-time work experience and non-traditional backgrounds if counter balanced by significant international experience?"
Sara Neher: Experience outside of your home country is always valued. Work experience outside of your home country is most valued, down to study abroad experience which is also valued, and significant travel experience is also valued. And that is going to trump anything else, so I think that is great. Part-time experience while in university or between things or in addition to a non-profit job, that is all strong. And sometime we know it's because you need the money to pay your tuition or to support yourself.
One time I had someone who had been laid off and they took a part-time job in a restaurant because they want to start a restaurant one day. That is perfect. That makes perfect sense. They couldn't get a full time job so they took what they could get to get experience in that industry. If that is why you took a part time job – to get experience in an industry you are interested in – perfect, tell us that!
Linda Abraham: Massoud asks, "As a UVA grad, I'm interested to know what percentage of your incoming class in the past have been former Wahoos? Also what is your opinion on returning to your undergrad university as opposed to venturing to a new institution?"
Sara Neher: As a UVA undergrad myself, I am very favorable towards UVA undergrads. There are two things. About 8-10% of our class each year is UVA undergrads. They are not necessarily also Virginia residents; they live all over, including outside the US. But I like to have a certain percentage because the University of Virginia has, as you know if you went here, a very strong honor code. And it's really helpful to have a certain number of people in each classroom who have experience with that and can help acclimate everyone else to that honor code; they help with the training process we have for it, and all that goes with all the traditions that we have here.
Also I am lucky that the University of Virginia is a wonderful university, so I have very high quality people coming from the university. I don't know what I would say about all institutions. My MBA is from a different school where the undergraduate business students and the graduate business students are in the same building with the same faculty. But at Darden, our campus and our faculty are completely separate from all of the undergraduate education. We are separated from the main university by the basketball arena, so it's not very far. But it's far enough that I find that UVA undergraduate alumni have a totally different experience here than they would if it was the same campus or the same faculty. I don't think there is any downside. And I do think if you want to build a strong alumni relationship and be someone who is on alumni boards and committees, being a double graduate is a positive thing for that institution. So if that is your aspiration, that is great.
The one pitfall we do see is when students come in and try to tell us in the application and the interview that they want to come to Darden because they liked UVA. That is not sufficient. There are a lot of similarities, but there are a lot of differences too, including the case method being a large one. The size of the community is much different, much smaller. So you can have that as one of your reasons, but it should not be your lead reason or your only reason for being interested in Darden.
Linda Abraham: I have a couple of questions about the essay question on your application. Someone is asking, "Do you have any advice on what information an applicant should consider in the answer in answering that one essay question?" Somebody else is asking, "It seems to have a strong focus on globalization. How would you approach the question if you don't have very global experience?"
So more generally, what are you looking for in this one question? Obviously it is very important. And secondarily, what if you don't have international experience?
Sara Neher: We seem to have caused people a lot of consternation with having only one essay question, and I have to say, it has been really wonderful for us! When we had two essay questions, let's be real. We know you are applying to other schools and that is okay. But we used to see people pick one of our questions to answer and one they would try to make a copy and paste thing from another school's question. This way, you have to understand the question. We really appreciate that because people are taking the time and they are writing better responses to our one question than when we had the two bigger questions, so I really appreciate that people are putting in so much time on it.
The other thing is that you need to think about the entire application as an opportunity to help us get to know you. This is only one part, and there are short answer questions in other parts of the application that answer some of the things that are traditionally in essays. The elevator pitch question that we have in the employment area is really about your goals. I don't need 500 words on your goal; I think 100 words is just fine because that is the amount of time you are going to get to tell a recruiter what your goals are. So it is really for your benefit to help you really distill down what your goals are; you'll be better off.
For the longer essay itself, it's okay if you don't have international experience. We'll know that from the rest of your application. So we'll know that your perspective is different than a perspective of somebody else. Just make sure that it is your perspective and what you have learned. And so if it is a more domestic type experience but it helped you learn about people of different cultures or it helped you learn about people who think differently from you, that is really what we are ultimately after. We want to know, have you had an experience that helps you see that there are differences in the world, and what did you learn from it? That tends to be most obviously global experiences, but if your global experience is limited, it could be any kind of experience like that. We had a great one from a person working in their home country, but with a team of people with different religions. And he discussed what that meant for the kind of things the team had to consider when they were having events and gathering together.
So it can be anything that you had an experience with. And what we are really looking for is: Do you answer the question? How well do you write? Do we learn something from you? Do we think your classmates would learn something from you? And this is just a proxy for that. So it's not so much about the experience as how you describe it, and what kind of language you use that others would learn from.
Linda Abraham: Somen asks, "Why do you ask us to report the number of times the applicant has taken the GMAT? Does it hurt to take the GMAT multiple times?"
Sara Neher: We've already had people this year who have taken it seventeen or eighteen times. That can hurt you, yes. It's not going to help you, I can tell you that much. One of the reasons we want to know is because if there is someone we really love and their GMAT score is just not showing us everything we need to see, and we see that they've taken it only once, we might approach you about taking it again, assuming you can probably do better your next time, because we really want this to work out for you. If you've taken it three or four times, we are probably going to assume that is the highest you are going to do, and that is fine; there is nothing wrong with that. I will tell you that probably 90% of the people I see apply, have taken it more than once.
So if you've only taken it once and you have a really high score, great. If you've only taken it once and you have a low score, you probably ought to consider taking it again just because the people you are up against have taken it more than once. And people actually do better the second time. The whole experience of going to the testing center, sitting in front of the computer, the very short break to go to the bathroom, that is stressful. I know. So I think people do better the second time. But once you get passed that, we are not really interested in seeing you take it much more than that. And if you have a question about it, you can call us and say, "I've taken it three times. In my practice tests I am getting better, and I think I can do better." And we can talk with you about it.
Linda Abraham: Shelby asks, "I am interested in the new education dual degree and the target audience for the program. Are you looking for former teachers? K-12? Higher education? What are you looking for there?"
Sara Neher: The only thing we are looking for is a passion for education and business and some kind of reform ideas within that which I think we can benefit from as a society. We expect to see some people with teaching experience, maybe Teach for America or some sort of other teaching experience, but it is not a prerequisite; it is not required that you have teaching experience. I expect to see some people who have maybe volunteered with schools – tutored young people – things like that. I volunteered with Boys and Girls Clubs, so maybe people like that who just have an interest in understanding the education system and how we can improve it. And so what we are expecting you to do with it is also a wide range. You could be a person who wants to work at or start a charter school. But you could also be a person who wants to be an investment banker, but you want to be on the board of an organization like Prep for Prep in NYC. And so this will help you be a better board member. Or I had a question the other day from someone who is in IT consulting and they are interested. That would be great because there is going to be a lot of educational technology needs coming up forward, so that would be a great fit as well.
Linda Abraham: We also have a follow up question from Catherine on the MBA Master's in Ed program. "Can you apply for the joint program in the fall that you begin at Darden?"
Sara Neher: We think so. It's a new program. Originally the Education School wanted everyone to be known ahead of time, and I had to explain that that is not really the way our dual degrees work. For the majority of them, people apply while they are already in the first year of the other program. For instance, our JD/MBA is mostly people applying while already in their first year at the Law School. So I think that will work out. Certainly you can do it. It just may take you a little bit longer. It may take you an extra semester to finish instead of being able to finish in the summer after you graduate from Darden.
Linda Abraham: "I'm an Indian who is living in the Netherlands for the last four years. Will I be evaluated against applicants from India or against applicants from the Netherlands?"
Sara Neher: You will be evaluated as yourself! Most of what we do is truly evaluate people as individuals. We will consider your GPA from your Indian education versus the Indian education system. But then we will consider your work experience as international, outside of your home country work experience, which is very valuable. And then I assume you'll have very good things to say about what you've learned from working in another culture, and that will be really interesting. And that will put you at the forefront of your ability to articulate your work experience. So it depends on how you do that.
Linda Abraham: It is the applicant's job in the application to remove the labels and become a group of one; to individuate and to humanize themselves through the application.
Sara Neher: That is exactly right.
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As I have graduated the C25K program last week, during my last two runs I used the C25K+ stepping stones podcast.. First, going at 150 & 155 beats per minute is tough, but it is really a push doing the 160 beats per minute.
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Court reduces Insurance payout to ZERO after it was found that the policy holder lied.
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The Policy holder built a home on a property he owned, they insured the property with Chubb Insurance from December 2010 to December 2011. The house was poorly built and had structural defects that Kalabakas failed to inform the insurer of.
They then renewed the policy for December 2011 to 7 December 2012, the house and contents were damaged by fire on 6–7 July 2012.
Chubb Insurance declined the claim under the renewed policy on basis of fraudulent misrepresentations and non-disclosures by Kalabakas pursuant to s28(2) Insurance Contracts Act 1984 (Cth) – ss21(1), 26 & 28.
HELD : Kalabakas failed to disclose four relevant matters to Chubb insurance, this was deemed fraudulent and Chubb was entitled to avoid renewed policy pursuant to s28(2) or to reduce its liability to nil pursuant to s28(3).
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US Immigration by Investment (eb-5) Seminar : Jakarta November 2017
Thursday, 30 November 2017 | 3:00 - 5:00pm
The Mercantile athletic club
Jl. Jenderal Sudirman Kav 29-31
Penthouse & 18th Floor World Trade Centre I
Jakarta, Jakarta 12920
Event Description
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This two-hour seminar provides a detailed basis for anyone considering an EB-5 or other investment-based move to the US. The event starts at 3:00 p.m. and ends at 5:00 p.m.
The event is sponsored by CMB Export EB-5 Regional Center (CMB).
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Introduction and Program Overview
EB-5 and Immigration Overview: 45 minutes
Immigrant Visa Categories
EB-5 Comprehensive Overview
Lawful Source of Funds
Other Investment Based Visas
EB-5 Due Diligence: 30 minutes
Regional Center Selection
EB-5 Program Due Diligence
Coffee Break: 15 minutes
Regional Center Presentation: 30 minutes
Closing/Question and Answer