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University Senate
Proposed: February 23, 1996
Adopted: February 23, 1996
The meeting was called to order by the chairman, George Rupp, at 1:15 p.m. in the auditorium of the Schapiro Engineering Building. There were 39 of 84 voting members present, and no observers from affiliated institutions.
1. Adoption of the Agenda (Exb. 1) - Added as Old Business were items A, Resolution to Establish a Ph.D. Program in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; B, Resolution to Approve a Statutory Certificate in Conservation Biology, and C, Resolution to App rove a Statutory Certificate in Environmental Policy; and as 5D, Report of the Elections Commission. The agenda was then adopted as amended.
2. Adoption of the Minutes (Exb. 2) - The minutes of the December meeting were adopted as proposed.
3. Report of the President - Highlights of President Rupp's report included the following information:
-- News is mixed on state and federal programs that help fund university research, financial aid, and hospitals. For example, in the area of research (where deep cuts have been averted this year), the future is overcast by the fact that a balanced fede ral budget by the year 2002 will entail a 30% cut in constant dollars.
-- The increasing number of applications to the College indicates that the outside perception of undergraduate life here is improving.
-- St. Luke's Hospital chose to reaffirm its partnership with Columbia and indicated it would prefer to merge with Columbia Presbyterian rather than New York or Beth Israel Hospitals. In response to a question, the President said there would be no harmf ul side-effects from a merger on the prospects for further relationships to other teaching hospitals in the City.
-- Provost Jonathan Cole was planning a number of forums in the next two months to gather opinion on the proposal to expand and enhance the College.
4. Report of the Executive Committee Chairman - Senator Karl Kroeber (Ten., GS) noted that general Senate discussion of plans for the College had been deferred until next month at the Provost's request to allow him to begin consultations with group s most locally affected.
He added that a sparse Senate agenda often lent the false impression that committees were not being active and productive. For that reason two committees, rather than a member of the administration, had been asked today to report on the implementation o f measures that originated with them.
Senator Kroeber had asked Physical Development to report soon on its view of the 5-year capital plan, which had recently been presented to it by Vice President Larry Kilduff.
A request from the alumni senators for their own seat on the Executive Committee was under consideration.
5. Committee Reports
A. Faculty Affairs - On behalf of Faculty Affairs, Senator Kenneth Goldstein (Ten., Journ.) read a statement saying that off-track teaching appointments, full-time positions outside the tenure system, are "fundamentally contrary to the collegial continui ty of the University, since they undermine the long-term mutuality of commitment between professor and university manifested by the terms of regular professorial appointments." Therefore, off-track appointments in any school or division should be (1) lim ited in number, (2) subject to periodic review by the Senate, (3) created only for very specific and defined teaching categories, and (4) created only on the basis of substantial documentation of need. Meanwhile, the Committee was working on a detailed s tudy of the legitimate need for these irregular appointments, particularly in the professional schools.
Faculty Affairs had also interviewed several administrators after being asked to assess revisions proposed by the University to the intellectual property policy, which Faculty Affairs authored in 1984. Faculty Affairs promised immediate support for the all the changes necessitated by evolving federal law but requested much lengthier review of proposed changes that seemed to affect the faculty's traditional sole ownership of copyrighted (not patented) intellectual property created directly or indirectly under University auspices.
B. Student Affairs - New this semester, according to Senator Camilla Taylor (Stu., Law), a member of Student Affairs, is a policy crafted by the administration in response to Senate action last year deploring outside recruiters, whether corporate or gove rnmental, that practice forms of discrimination in hiring that violate Columbia's own policy. The new policy instructs the office of career services to provide only minimal, passive cooperation to offending recruiters. She called the new policy a positi ve step in the right direction.
C. Commission on the Status of Women - Amy Heinrich, (Nonsenator, Lib. Stf.), the chair, recalled that the Commission had long been concerned with issues of salary equity at Columbia and had sponsored several resolutions on the subject. She noted the re cent receipt of a statistical study by the Provost's office of the salaries of faculty members and librarians. The study found no evidence of systematic gender discrimination within those groups, although findings in one single school did lead to salary increases for four women. Time had not yet allowed the Commission to do any analysis of the report. The Commission is still interested in finding a way of insuring prompt annual analyses of salary data, and in expanding the study to include administrati ve and research staffs. The report (Exb. 4) was to be circulated to all senators.
D. Elections Commission - Bryan Friedman (Nonsenator, Stu., CC), the chair, reported a recent decision in which the commission decided to allow one faculty member from uptown to hold her Senate seat an extra year to enable the dean's office henceforth to hold all 8 faculty elections at the same time. There was no objection, but some uncertainty, which the parliamentarian was asked to look into and resolve.
6. Old Business
A. Resolution to Establish a Ph.D. Program in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (Exb. 5) - The library funding snag that had delayed approval of this Ph.D. and its two companion certificate programs last December had since been resolved, according to Educ ation chair Senator Letty Moss-Salentijn (Ten., SDOS). She moved items A, B, and C together. They were seconded and passed unanimously by voice vote.
B. Resolution to Approve a Statutory Certificate in Conservation Biology (Exb. 6) - See above.
C. Resolution to Approve a Statutory Certificate in Environmental Policy (Exb. 7) - See above.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 2:35 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
William Phipps


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This week, a look at a municipal town centre that's trying to create a regional transit-oriented development – before transit has arrived.
If you haven't been to Coquitlam for a few decades, this might be your memory – a commercial strip with a bad case of Motordom. And much of Barnett/Lougheed Highway still looks this way (map here):
But "Coquitlam City Centre" is a designated regional town centre in the Metro Vancouver strategic plan (details here) – and the municipal council, planners and developers have been making a determined effort to create an urban place for the last several decades, expecting, hoping, crying for the Evergreen rapid-transit line to arrive. So it makes a great case-study in how high-density works, particularly in highrise form, when the context all around is still car-dependent.
As we'll see, much of the urban-design has been influenced by 'Vancouverism' – the name somewhat vaguely applied to the tower-and-podium style that evolved out of the megaproject developments that so spectacularly changed the City of Vancouver in the 1990s.
Although Coquitlam wasn't the only suburban municipality to adopt a Vancouver-styled urbanism (check out No. 3 Road in Richmond, Lonsdale in North Vancouver, Surrey City Centre), it's probably the one that looks most like parts of Concord Pacific or Downtown South.
The residential highrises, in fact, are often taller and more imposing that what might be found downtown, and the ambience of the neighbourhood is distinctly influenced by the presence of a large Korean community.
Next: what works, what doesn't.

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Verse 1: Bb
Dm Cm F7 Sleeping has never been so ea-sy Bb Dm Cm F7 Though I'll still toss and twitch my feet Bb Dm Cm F7 You occupy every one of my dreams Bb Dm Cm F7 Makes closing my eyes easier than it seems Verse 2: Eb F7 Bb And if it seems you don't feel the same Bb7 That's alright with me Eb F7 Bb G7 I understand with me isn't quite the best place to be Eb F7 Bb G7 But your smile reminds me of a place that I can't put my finger on so Cm F7 Bb Just say the word and I'm gone Interlude: Dm Cm Gbdim7 Bbmaj7 Dm Cm Gbdim7 Verse 3: Bb Dm Cm F7 I linger on all the things that you've said to me Bb Dm Cm F7 Always wanna be your flower Bb Dm Cm F7 I wanna make you feel real easy Bb Dm Cm F7 I wanna hear you talk for hours Bridge: Eb Ebm And baby love, if it's bad Bb If it's not what you'd hoped for Bb7 Eb You can always take it back Eb Ebm I'd give you what I can't afford G 'cause everything you do I adore Cm So maybe you could let me hold your hand real tight F7 And tell you why the sea reminds me of you Verse 4: Bb Dm Cm F7 And then sleeping has never been so ea-sy Bb Dm Cm F7 Though I wish that you could be near Bb Dm Cm F7 It feels like I've fallen for you completely Bb Dm Cm F7 Bb Maybe it's best that you can't be here
I highly recommend all of her songs.. This one's my favorite. such a great artist 😌💕
Strumming pattern???
ok this is kinda hard to explain but if you listen to the song it'll make sense: pluck all the strings together 2 times per chord, except for verse 2 and the bridge. on those you'll finger pick each sting once in this order (g c e a) per chord. hope this helps :)) 💕🐸🍄🎷🐛
Well I usually pluck g-dd-ux but that's me.
Anyone have tips on reaching Bb? Im having trouble, still a noob at uke lol. Thanks & i lovee this song
sometimes it helps to bar the whole first fret instead of just the E and A strings
I like to bar the 3rd and 4th string, and use my middle and ring finger for the rest.
As you know, Bb looks like this
3 2 1 1
what I would recommend is barring A and E with your index finger. Then middle finger on C and ring finger on G
i love this song but these chords are very hard especially fmaj7. any substitutes??
If u keep working on it I promise it gets easier. I like to work on the hard parts the most so I can get the hang of them my fingers might kill me but I always think it's worth it. Then again that is up for opinion lol.
i've been been practicing it a lot because it's in another song i've been playing and it definitely has gotten easier!
I played -2 with a capo on the second fret and I just strummed down twice for each cord cause It sounds really close to the original :)
For that one time that you have to play Fmaj7, the really hard one, just try replacing it with F.
Much easier and still sounds pretty good :)


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There is a plethora of outdoor activities, arts as well as cultural ceremonies in Aspen no matter the season. Listed Below is a compilation of some of the best cafes in Aspen, Colorado.
Main Street Bakery
This restaurant, owing to its welcoming ambiance and homely interior, is a local favorite. But these are not all the features that have endeared it to the hearts of its teeming guests; it also offers an array of scramblers and omelets, along with innovative twists upon the conventional eggs Benedict. Main Street Bakery makes extraordinarily delicious and delectable coffee as well as pastries and is a busy destination for a lot of people (both locals and visitors) that love to have sumptuous breakfast every morning. Visit this favorite café to enjoy some of best moments in your life.
Aspen Over Easy
This restaurant offers delicious breakfast all day long. It employs modern tools for supporting its green program and prepares a range of waffles, egg classics, omelets, and crepes. All these are enriched using an assortment of flavor-some twists. This café, coupled with some fantastic food, provides an array of fruit juices and smoothies, all of which are home-made.
Annette's Mt. Bake Shop
Annette's offers you sweet aromas of bread, which are fresh-baked, in addition to muffins, delicious pastries, bagels, and much more. It is a favorite destination for all things handmade and uniquely prepared. While coming to Annette's, don't leave your cash at home because the café doesn't take credit cards.
39 Degrees
Sited in the Sky Hotel, this restaurant provides you with a pleasurable way for starting your day with a range of breakfast favorites. Visit this café and try a bowl of oatmeal (spiced) in the warm and inviting atmosphere of the restaurant.
Spring Cafe
Spring Café loves preparing its meals with those ingredients that are not only wholesome and delectable but also organic and 100% natural. Its menu is 100% plant-based and features options like the Hail to Kale Omelet and avocado toast. Enjoy freshly pressed juices in this restaurant at any day of your choice, along with newly-made pastries produced from almond, spelled as well as oat flours. Spring Café was designed entirely using materials that are not harmful to humans, and its ambiance is fantastic.
Poppycock's Restaurant
This is Aspen's all-day favorite breakfast destination. It launched in 1971 and ever since, it has been offering a spectacular menu for breakfast including eggs, crepes as well as cakes, in a charming and lovely ambiance.Poppycock's Restaurant is sited in Aspen's downtown section.
Peach's Corner Café
Peach's Corner Café offers both outdoor and indoor seating and employs the best quality, organic as well as 100% natural ingredients for preparing a breakfast, which its guests find delectable. The menu features a range of delicious breakfast classics that have a unique taste and comprises a French roast waffle as well as toasts.
Aspen is filled with loads of fun things to do, and these are the best places to get some grub!


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Michael J. Weaver
It is with great sadness that we announce the loss of Michael J. Weaver, 57, of East Haddam. Michael died Nov. 14, after a courageous battle with brain cancer. Michael's positive spirit prevailed throughout, as he was determined to continue to work, golf and spend time with his children, family and friends. He was born in Middletown, the son of Alma (Guidi) Weaver and the late Walter (Pete) Weaver.
A graduate of Valley Regional High School, Michael attended Southern Connecticut State University. He then set out on a career that led to him to becoming a nationally acclaimed farrier. From apprenticeship with Eddie Strain, to a long and successful partnership and friendship with George Fitzgerald, Michael shod the finest show hunters and jumpers in the country.
Michael was actively involved with the youth of the community through his involvement as a coach and mentor. He was an avid golfer and treasured the camaraderie that he shared with his golfing buddies. The love for both his friends and the game kept his spirit alive while battling his illness.
Thank you to all of Michael's caregivers at Dana Farber Cancer Institute. He had supreme confidence in their ability to help him through this life challenge. Special thanks to Dr. Wen, Lisa Doherty and Mary Gerard. A note of appreciation is given to the caring staff at Chestelm Nursing and Rehabilitation Center who took wonderful care of Michael during his hospice stay.
Michael is survived by many loving and caring friends and family members, including his children, Nicole and Matthew, who will miss him dearly; his mother Alma; brother, Robert and wife, Barbara; sister, Nancy Ray and husband, Peter; nephews, Ryan, Jason and Joseph Weaver; niece, Ashley Weaver; first wife and forever friend, Susan Weaver; and his new granddaughter, Elyse Taylor.
A memorial service will be held on Monday, Nov. 30, at 5 p.m. at First Church of Christ on Main Street, Glastonbury.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial donation may be made to Michael's granddaughter.


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Paloma Diaz-Mas is B.A. in Romance Philology and Journalism, and Ph.D. in Arts and Humanities by the Universidad Complutense in Madrid, where she received her doctorate with a thesis on Sephardi poetry. Currently she is Profesor de Investigación (senior researcher) at the Institute of Language, Literature and Anthropology of the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) in Madrid. Since 2013 she has been an Academic Collaborator for Research at the University of the Basque Country, within the Consolidated Research Group of the Basque Government "Society, Power and Culture" (IT-600-13).
Former professor of Spanish and Sephardic literature at the University of the Basque Country, visiting professor at the University of Oregon and at Brigham Young University, and Felice Massie's Visiting Professor at Washington University in St. Louis (United States).
Her research focuse on Sephardic literature, literature of oral transmission in the Hispanic area (with special attention to Hispanic ballads) and on medieval Spanish Jewish poetry. She has published several books and numerous articles (some of them are available in open access at Digital CSIC: http://digital.csic.es/browse?type=author&order=ASC&rpp=20&authority=rp0...
Since 2006 until now she is responsible of the Research Group on Folk Heritage and Culture (GIAP) of the CSIC, where she leads the research project "Los sefardíes ante sí mismos y sus relaciones con España" ('Sephardim to themselves and their relations with Spain'), one of whose products is academic web of Sephardic studies Sefardiweb : http://www.proyectos.cchs.csic.es/sefardiweb.
She is also involved in the research program of myth criticism S2015 / HUM-3362 Acis & Galatea, funded by the Community of Madrid (2016-2018). http://acisgalatea.com/
She has been a member of the editorial board of several journals, such as Sefarad, Revista de Dialectología y Tradiciones Populares and Anales Cervantinos. She is currently a member of the editorial board of Revista de Literatura, Miscelanea de Estudios Arabes y Hebraicos.Seccion Hebreo, Abenámar. Boletín de la Fundación Ramón Menéndez Pidal and Studia Aurea.
At the University of the Basque Country she held the position of Secretary of the Faculty of Arts and Director of the Department of Spanish Philology. In CSIC she has been a member of the Commission on the Humanities and staff representative on the Board of the Center for Humanities and Social Sciences.
She is also a creative writer. She has published the novels El rapto del Santo Grial (1984), El sueño de Venecia (winner of the Herralde novel prize in 1992; translated into French and Greek), La tierra fértil (1999, winner of the Euskadi Prize and finalist of the Critics Award) and Lo que olvidamos (2016); the collection of stories Nuestro milenio (1987); and the nonfiction narrative books Una ciudad llamada Eugenio (1992), Como un libro cerrado (2005) and Lo que aprendemos de los gatos (2014, translated into Portuguese and German).


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There is a gritty feel of reality to this tale of a meth cook trying to go straight.
Timmie Tom leaves prison with fifty dollars and a desire to never return. Unfortunately, circumstances quickly wear down his resolve. Author C S Ware draws from his personal experience as a "dope cook," along with his time in jail and through recovery, to craft Pushed, a realistic story—with an interesting main character—about the power meth has to destroy lives and corrupt even those charged with upholding the law.
The narrative takes recently released convict Timmie from his promise to never again get involved in the drug trade and pits him against realistic obstacles to his vow. However, the novel's pace seriously hinders its readability. In the first fifty pages, Timmie gets out of prison, enters a halfway house, participates in a theft from a department store, saves a woman from dying due to a miscarriage, and meets Destiny, the love of his life.
After the early pages, the pace does slow considerably as Timmie struggles with the loss of his unemployment benefits and takes up cooking meth again. He and Destiny attempt to overcome their issues involving abuse and drug addiction, all while being harassed and threatened by corrupt cops who want to make use of Timmie's meth-cooking skills. There are frequent graphic sex scenes that initially add to the reader's understanding of the bond between Destiny and Timmie but later seem gratuitous.
The author draws from his own experiences of life after prison to add excitement and texture to the plot—for example, Timmie's involvement in retail theft. Also, the scene in which a miscarriage is suffered by an addict at a drug house has the feel of reality, particularly in the details of how Timmie deals with the horrible situation.
The main characters (Timmie and Destiny) do grow and change; while Timmie is struggling with the loss of his unemployment benefits, readers see he is battling between trying to stay straight and finding money to survive. The rest of the cast is made up of stock characters, however, including the drug addict with a heart of gold, the corrupt cop who will do anything to acquire cash, and the kind prisoner who has secrets that no one can fathom.
While the narrative itself is interesting, there is a great deal that could be culled from Ware's novel. It is possible that there are two books here; together, they are a daunting read. Timmie is an appealing, sympathetic character who needs to be allowed to shine. Those interested in gritty tales of true love, or the challenges people face after imprisonment for drugs, will feel empathy for Timmie and his story.
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Lynn Evarts
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Andrew Black has been an active progressive conservative party member for over a decade, but his most successful campaign was the one that got an active member of another party elected to the mayor's office in Halifax.
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Mandated parenting skills training and non-violent strategies for conflict resolution for these at risk families yield preventative, long-term results to the community and justice system as a whole.
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Youth Advocate Programs has been serving youth and families in Alabama since 2010. Beginning initially with one program in Mobile and expanding to four counties in North and South Alabama, high risk youth referred from Juvenile Justice, Child Welfare and Education agencies are constantly being provided with high fidelity wraparound services that assist in empowering families to utilize their strengths, accept their challenges and to give back to their communities.
Youth Advocate Programs was recommended by the Alabama State Department of Education to present YAP's Truancy Program at the 2014 Department of Education MEGA Conference entitled: 'Plan 2020--Every Child A Graduate ~ Every Graduate Prepared for College/Work/Adulthood in the 21st Century.'


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You are not ready to negotiate until you are willing to walk away. This means that if everything else fails, there are no options, the other side doesn't want a win-win outcome, and you would substantially lose by an agreement you have to be willing to walk away. San Diego and the Chargers seem to be at an impasse and one or the other might walk away. Are there other options?
That doesn't mean San Diego shouldn't fight to keep the Chargers in the city. Nor does it mean they shouldn't pitch their case to the NFL in order to gain additional leverage that can be used to bring the Chargers back to the table. It does mean that at the end of the day if it doesn't work out it could be necessary to walk away.
It doesn't matter if discussing labor relations or the Chargers. If one side absolutely cannot afford to walk away under any circumstances then they are not really negotiating. Leverage and options are low and it gives one side more leverage to dictate the terms of an agreement. In the case of stadiums this could include tax contributions, new stadiums, tax reductions, and more.
To truly know if one side can walk away all of the options must be explored and evaluated for feasibility and opportunity. The most advantageous courses are taken and the secondary courses are maintained as options. The secondary courses for San Diego may be many and if the Chargers decide to leave lots of ideas will hit the airwaves. It would have been better to know those options in advance.
I believe that the Chargers add value and retention is important. However, that retention may come with too big of a cost. Sometimes finding an alternative course may do more to spark the economic development of San Diego than a subsidized team. Studies have been mixed about how much a team really helps local residents. For example, could a water plant, an innovation complex for new businesses, biotech development, a soccer stadium, or manufacturing site generate higher economic input? Answering questions like this requires research and comparative analysis.


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Runaway Saint
Runaway Saint
Aunt Bel is the family mystery, the silent skeleton in the closet, the one who left 20 years prior for a mission trip in Kazakhstan and never returned. And she just showed up on Sara Drexel's doorstep. Never mind that Aunt Bel is an odd sort, strangely quiet and not at all what one pictures as a missionary. She's family, and Sara can't say "no" when her divorced parents ask her to let Aunt Bel stay until she gets adjusted. But Sara's willingness to house her long-lost aunt is little more than a façade. Her hands are full with the print shop she runs with her husband, and her heart is busy grappling with the complexities of strained parent relationships.
Now her husband has jumped on the challenging relationship bandwagon, adding a note of tension to their marriage with his desire for a baby --- a baby Sara doesn't want. When she's brave enough to explore her psyche, she realizes she feels unworthy of motherhood. The "why" of it is as much a mystery as Aunt Bel, but there's no denying the clarity and intensity of that feeling. And somehow, it is tied in with the sadness that has always plagued her --- a sadness that can't be wiped away by a loving husband, a successful business and devoted friends. But God's unconventional way of meeting Sara and her needs might just include using a quirky runaway saint with bruises and baggage of her own.
"Author Lisa Samson has created quirky, tarnished, likable and relatable characters in all of her novels, and RUNAWAY SAINT is no exception.... All in all, RUNAWAY SAINT is a compelling read and one you'll want to share."
Sara has a gift for making things beautiful, and she uses it to create anything paper, from wedding invitations to posters to brochures. Her little print shop, housed in a renovated Baltimore firehouse, is building a good reputation. The best part is that her close-knit staff is creative and talented, each owning their role in the print shop, and each with their own special place in Sara's heart. Is there room in there for this aunt with the veiled past?
The more Sara gets to know Aunt Bel, the more she longs to uncover her secrets. When a stranger from Kazakhstan appears at the print shop, the mystery deepens. And when he tells Sara her aunt died in a car accident in Kazakhstan, she can't stay quiet any longer. She confronts her aunt, demanding the truth about why she left the U.S., her reasons for leaving Kazakhstan, why the people there think she's dead, and what took place during the 20 years in between. Her aunt complies, revealing truths that will rock Sara's world and bring light to the darkness that has plagued her since childhood. And in the midst of this light, Sara sees her parents and husband, as well as Aunt Bell, with a clarity capable of transforming bruised hearts and battered relationships.
I loved this book from the first two lines: I am thirty years old and still believe in ghosts. I believe in ghosts because I have one. He's like an imaginary friend, only with a bit more heft.
Author Lisa Samson has created quirky, tarnished, likable and relatable characters in all of her novels, and RUNAWAY SAINT is no exception. Sara is smart, funny and driven --- the kind of person you'd want in your life. On the surface, she has it all together, but hovering just beneath are struggles that keep her from reaching the fulfillment she desires. I loved Sara's mother, who lives in a tent on an organic farm. Aunt Bel is great as well, speaking only when she feels something needs to be said, and saying it with a refreshing simplicity. And what woman wouldn't love Sara's husband? He clearly adores her and even knows when to give her the space she needs to fight her inner battles.
All in all, RUNAWAY SAINT is a compelling read and one you'll want to share.
Reviewed by Susan Miura on February 19, 2014
Runaway Saint
- Publication Date: February 18, 2014
- Genres: Christian, Christian Fiction, Fiction
- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson


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Commercial Grinding in the late 40's
First started as a centerless grinding company in 1930, Commercial Grinding was purchased as a partnership by father and son. Both of them were interested in flying Rex Sr. enjoyed racing aircraft while Rex Jr. went into the Navy to be an Ensign Flight instructor and aviator teaching others to land their planes on Aircraft Carriers at sea. Later Rex Jr. would start his own company call Cal-Disc Grinding. These were truly "men of steel with hearts of gold."
Rex Sr. and Rex Jr. Sturdevant
Gale Sturdevant, President
Later in the 50's Gale Sturdevant, after finishing his tour of duty in the Army came to work for Commercial Grinding. In 1972 Gale purchased the company and built Commercial Grinding into the modern facility it is today. Gale has become a legend in the grinding community throughout the country. A sportsman, pilot and good friend to those that know him, Gale's "we can do it" philosophy has made Commercial Grinding, the success it is today.


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When the Extremis virus was recreated by A.I.M. and sold to different people around the world, Tony Stark decided to track down and destroy any type of Extremis sample that could fall in the wrong hands.[4]
One of the samples he had to retrieve was in the secured mansion of a Colombian drug dealer. He created a new Stealth suit in order to perform his covert mission.[2]
Being powered by the R.T. node, this suit possesses lightbending technology for camouflage, holograms for disguise, and non-fatal and silent weaponry. It can use repulsors, but at roughly 10% the max output.[2] The suit also possesses tasers.[5]
The suit's shielding is capable of resisting a force blast from the Spectral Mandarin Ring, a beam of energy so powerful it can destroy the bonds between atoms and molecules.[5] The suit's holograms can also be used to create illusions.[6]
The space between the joints of the suit is increased, so to reduce the sound caused by movement.[7] The armor can also conceal itself but not the wearer to let its user be protected, but appear normaly clothed.[8]
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Sometimes the noise helps.......... and someone refusing to answer questions and just keeps posting nonsensical dribble...........
I now want to know if browsing is faster via VNC.
A question I am interested in learning the answer to
Wonder if YT is possible?
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Learning In Action Through Interaction: An Innovation Week Presentation
The following is an excerpt from a presentation I gave for colleagues and fellow educators regarding the role of innovation in education. The conference took place at Jumeriah Hotel, Etihad Towers on November 23, 2016.
Truth be told, my background is in English Language and Literature. So forgive me if I ramble or stray off course. But given my background, I've always believed that life's lessons can be best learned in Literature. Take, for instance, one of my childhood heroes, Winnie the Pooh who said, "You can't stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes." Today, as a teacher going on nearly a decade of practice, I still fall back on these words as a humble reminder; a reminder to foster a learning environment in which 'community' is the cornerstone to success. A space in which the teacher acts as guide on the side rather than sage on the stage. A place where students learn to try, learn to listen, learn to trust, and more than all else, learn to lean on each other.
Growing up, the world of words was my creative space. My outlet to explore the capacities and the pitfalls of language. Now, as a published poet, I try to turn language inside out; to develop a cadence or string of sounds built on dissonance. The idea being: there's illogical thought behind every logical idea. For as much as we try to push forward, there's always something pushing back.
This is where Science comes into play. I've learned to take my love of language and translate it into the illogical art of Science. And what is the art of Science if not the art of trying and faltering. And of course, trying again.
I refuse to speak of 'failing.' To me, there really is no such thing as 'failing.' There's ambiguity, sure. There's the unforeseen. There's the flicker and the plume of smoke. There's always more left undone. Maybe there's even a tinge of regret. But there is no failing. Not in my classroom anyways.
The investigative nature of engineering and design lends itself to the motto: There are no wrong answers, only answers. Much like the phrase, "There are no universal truths, only corroborated lies." Significantly, design-based inquiry is a method of stumbling forward and re-tracing our steps in the sand; it is one of cobbling together wrongs to make an ultimate right.
To close, I would like to reiterate the importance of 'process' over 'product.' Did we create a masterwork of engineering design? No. Nor were students intended to. Instead, students learned in action through interaction.
To refer back to my childhood hero, Winnie the Pooh: "Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day." So is true for scientific excursions into unknown spaces. We work together. We may not know the path well. We may stumble. We may get lost - but we overcome.
Thank you for your time. And thank you for bearing with me. In fairness, I did give fair warning: I tend to veer off-track. Thank you again. It's been a privilege.
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Winter solstice on Kilmacoliver Hill - Wow
Kilmacoliver Hill, in the extreme south west of the county – overlooking the Tipperary Border, the Slate Quarries and Knockroe Passage Tomb will be the location for a number of people on Friday to witness the setting sun on the day of the winter solstice.
There is an alignment of boulders perhaps three or more thousand years old on the summit of that hill in the shape of a ring of stones, most of which are more or less equidistant from each other.
There are just three exceptions. The two large stones on the west side are closer to each other, almost touching and are V shaped, while there is one single boulder on the east side of the ring of stones which stands somewhat apart from its neighbouring stones.
Sadly this individual stone is no longer upright but at what time in history it was felled is unknown.
Each year people who gather to witness this event descend the hill in silence each with their own thoughts as to what they have experienced as they marvel at the prowess and precision of our ancient ancestors.
The group will meet in the small carpark in Tullahought Village just beyond Kilmoganny at 3pm on Friday.


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Orange Theory Donates In Memory Of Local Resident
A Message From Orange Theory Sarasota
On April 6th, our Orangetheory Downtown Sarasota studio lost one of our long-time amazing members, Jim Ninivaggi, due to heart surgery complications. We received word of his passing Saturday evening of the 6th, and it didn't feel real at first, mainly since we just saw him a few weeks prior for what would have been his last workout with us. Jim's passing shook our studio for both staff and members. As staff, we get dealt with having member's relatives pass, but we never have had a direct member of ours pass. For members it was also tough because Jim and his amazing wife, Barbara, were always the two to invite members to their home in Downtown Sarasota to socialize outside of the studio. Barbara and Jim were the only two members that we could ever think of that went out of their way to host parties at their home for all to attend to get to know one another outside of working out. The bond that Barbara and Jim created amongst their favorite workout crew at 6:15am was inseparable. You see, Jim was most known for his contagious smile and laugh that echoed through our walls, and regardless of how difficult the workout was, Jim's best quality would be the missing piece we would miss the most from our studio.
After Jim's beautiful service on April 9th, which 30 of our members went to show our support and respect for Barbara and Jim, our Downtown Sarasota studio came together to figure a way to give back in Jim's honor. Barbara mentioned her and Jim's absolute love for the Sarasota waters, and she decided she would love for any donations received to be given to the Sarasota Bay Watch organization. This local non-profit organization is dedicated to preserving and restoring Sarasota Bay's ecosystem through education and citizen participation. So, after two days of promoting our All Out for Jim event at our studio, we finally had the day come where members, non-members, and staff could donate any monetary amount in his honor. It was incredible to see the outpour of support and love shown to this event, and just within a few hours we saw the donations pile up. After only a 12-hour day of classes, we discovered that we raised $5,800 in Jim's honor. From member's coming to the studio left and right to drop off a donation, staff coming from all of our studios to show their support and our owner, Mark Flannagan, donating based on how many showed up for class that day (which was a lot), we could not believe what we achieved in just 12 hours. Once the event was over, we called Barbara to mention the great news of how much we raised, and she was overwhelmed with joy and emotion. We could not wait to hear what the Sarasota Bay Watch would do with the money.
So, here we are today, presenting a check to this wonderful organization in Jim's honor. Jim's passing has brought our studio together more than it ever has, for staff and members, and it has taught us, like Jim, to smile and laugh through every moment possible.


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In all honesty, I kind of love this.
I don't entirely love it, really, as an outfit, but I love the idea of Abigail Breslin stomping around in this, like some tiny little non-threatening Stevie Nicks. This is totally what you wear when you're 16 and NO ONE UNDER STANDS YOUR EMO PAIN. But you still want to look cute. BUT DON'T OBJECTIFY ME. But, still, cute. BUT SERIOUS. But pretty cute. BUT A BIG FAN OF THE CRAFT SO DON'T MARGINALIZE ME. But cute. THIS is where I think we all wished Taylor Momsen would have landed. What do you think?


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Four to Five Year Olds
This important year prepares the children for formal schooling. All necessary and needed concepts for school readiness are a focus. Early reader skills of phonological awareness and an understanding of patterning and number sequence provide the foundation for future school success. Students learn to recognize lower and uppercase letters, write the alphabet, identify sounds, and exposed to solid reading skills. Fine motor skills of cutting, writing and pasting are worked with daily. They are exposed to the earliest forms of mathematical concepts. Movement, balance and physical coordination are usually mastered during this year.
The classroom teachers all work together closely to ensure that the curriculum is well-integrated and age appropriate. We are a language rich learning environment creating a solid foundation and meaningful experiences. At The Mattisyn School we have one goal in mind: to create the foundation for avid readers and writers at earliest stages. This year concludes with a graduation ceremony, marking the first of a lifetime of accolades and recognition events for the children.


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We support you at LMU Munich in your search for a suitable position, regardless of whether you are planning to work in an academic or non-academic sector. We can assist you in identifying potential employers, provide existing contacts, initiate new contacts, and offer support at all stages of the application process.
To best assist you, we always aim to contact you personally in order to learn more about your professional background and current aspirations. Following on from this, we will locate potential employers in the region.
We will assist you as much as we possibly can in identifying suitable career opportunities, even if positions cannot be always guaranteed. Please feel free to contact us, we are here to help you.
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Site contents have been carefully researched; nevertheless, the LMU-Dual Career Service cannot accept any liability for the accuracy and completeness of the information.


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"More Stripes on Streets" is Local Motion's all-out push to get real bike lanes in places where people actually bike. North Avenue is awesome, but it's just the start. We're ready for the City to deliver on its promise of a city-wide bike network!
speak up for more stripes on streets
THE OPPORTUNITY: There are a number of streets in Burlington that can have bike lanes added to them at low cost, with little engineering or design, and with negligible impact on car traffic or on-street parking. Those streets can and should be restriped to add bike lanes without delay.
CURRENT STATUS: Local Motion is working with Mayor Weinberger and Burlington DPW to identify and move rapidly on major improvements for biking on Burlington's streets. Here are a few of the more promising candidates! Click the name of each proposed improvement to download a simple map that lays out each proposal in more detail.
The Downtown (Almost) Connector, which consists of:
- Adding bike lanes in both directions on South Winooski between Maple and Main
- Extending the southbound bike lane on North Winooski all the way to Pearl
- Swapping the bike lane with the parking on Willard from North to Maple (such that the bike lane for this segment runs southbound)
The Southern Bike Connector, which consists of:
- Adding bike lanes and super-sharrows to portions of Pine Street north of Kilburn
- Upgrading to super-sharrows on Pine northbound between Locust and Kilburn
- Adding bike lanes and upgrading to super-sharrows at intersections on Pine between Locust and Flynn
- Adding bike lanes on Pine between Flynn and Home
- Adding sharrows on Pine south of Home
In addition, Local Motion has proposed that Burlington DPW paint bike lanes solid green whenever they cross an intersection or a side street. This treatment greatly increases visibility for people biking, and was recently adopted by the Vermont Agency of Transportation as Highway Safety & Design Engineering Instruction 16-100.
THE NEXT STEP: Document citywide support for "More Stripes on Streets" as outlined above by clicking the red button. In addition, supporters can write letters to the mayor, to the DPW Commission, and more.


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Bryston offers superior sound that audiophiles will love in a tiny package with the awkwardly branded BDP-π.
Astell&Kern AK120 Portable High Fidelity (MQS) Audio System Review
The high resolution-capable AK120 will be a game-changer for listeners who like their music on the go, but still want the best sound
Audyssey Audio Dock Air Review
The Audyssey Audio Dock Air generates big sound from a tiny box that is both generous in bass and mid-range detail. A dream device for placement in small rooms and an easy to use, fun source for recreational listening.
Marantz NA-7004 Network Audio Player Review
Marantz delivers a great performing digital network player with a top-notch DAC. In keeping with the company tradition, it features great sound, easy set-up, and outstanding versatility
Denon DNP-720AE Network Audio Player Review
Denon has come out of the digital music network server gate with a bang. The DNP-720AE is a well conceived multifunctional unit that plays just about all digital sources wired or wirelessly, discs excluded. Besides sporting Napster, Rhapsody and Pandora services, the AIrPlay function opens up iTunes libraries, a USB port accesses music storage devices or iPods. There's even a built-in AM/FM tuner for analog fans. i-device owners can also take advantage of the Denon Remote App.
Olive O6HD Music Server: Review
Olive Media strikes again with its top-of-the-line, no compromise music server, the Olive 06HD. Featuring dual mono DACs and a headphone output with its own DAC, this versatile piece can provide digital storage of 6000 standard CDs and 20000 high resolution files, play back CDs, burn CDs, and stream internet radio. Build and performance values are exceptional.
Bryston BDP-1 Digital Player Review
Bryston's BDP-1 is the first digital music player that dedicated solely to reading of digital music files stored on USB drives and routing them to an outboard digital analog converter. The BDP-1 will handle the highest resolution files with sample rates up to 192 kHz/24-bit. With increasing numbers of digital music downloads on the way, the BDP-1 becomes the digital disc player of the future minus the discs.
Olive 03HD Music Server: Review
The Olive 03HD media server offers versatile performance features, ease of set up and use, and reliability. It would be an excellent choice for first-time buyers entering the world of digital music storage and streaming.


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Baby Bamboo Hooded Swaddle Blanket / Bamboo Baby Towel
Jersey swaddle blankets are made from stretchy bamboo fabric with a hoodie in one corner. Exceptionally soft and highly water absorbent they can be used as swaddling blankets or baby towels.
The fabric is unbelievably soft and delicate for baby's skin. Thanks to its high absorbency, it is enough to touch baby's skin to dry it, without rubbing it. This baby wrap does not cause allergies and is very breathable. Perfect for travel as it takes little space.


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Top Men and Women Models is a great collection with beautiful fashion top models, men and women, with photos and details.
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Some say I was breastfed developing fluid. Others say that my first words were 'Stop down to F8'. But what is true, is that by the age of 16 I was working in a professional photographic laboratory processing images. But this wasn't good enough for me. I wanted to be taking the photographs. And so my passion became my career and I started telling my own stories working as a professional photographer.
Today, as a Salford lad I've stayed true to my roots and I'm based in Manchester. But if the project needs it, you'll see me packing my bags and off I go, eager to capture the next unique photograph.
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Beginner's Series Workshop
We created the Beginner's Workshop over ten years ago because we saw a gap in the community between people who are new to yoga and people who have practiced a while. There was a disconnect where people were just kind of expected to "figure it out" for themselves. That resulted in a lot of awkwardness, and worse yet, feeling that yoga wasn't for them.
There is a better way. Yes, you can learn how to do yoga.
We'll break down the most common yoga poses beginners are likely to see and we'll teach you how to do in them in a safe, relaxed, and yes, joyful manner.
Students who have gone through the beginner's series tell us they have a lot more freedom in their practices and more fun. They no longer feel like yoga is a competition, but where they can connect with their mind, body, and spirit.
This workshop will show you how the practice of yoga can make a difference in your life. After all, do people really care if you can get into a handstand or put your foot behind your head? Not really. But do they care that you are kind, that you can listen and be there for them? Absolutely.
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Paris Junior College offers a variety of technical and workforce courses of study under its Workforce Education Division designed to prepare students to enter and compete in the job market. Most culminate with an Associate of Applied Science degree, while others are certificate programs designed to meet specific employment needs. Paris Junior College Workforce Education - http://www.parisjc.edu/index.php/pjc2/main/workforce-education/
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ANCHORAGE — The number of endangered Steller sea lions counted between the Gulf of Alaska and the tip of the Aleutian Chain has increased again, according to new data released by the National Marine Fisheries Service.
The increase is in the second in four years.
"I think we're seeing a turnaround in this Steller sea lion population," longtime federal biologist Tom Loughlin told more than 200 scientists and others at the opening session of the Sea Lions of the World conference in downtown Anchorage last week.
"There's something going on out there, and I think it's because we're seeing the very opposite of what happened in the '60s, '70s and '80s."
The western population may have increased 6 percent to 7 percent since 2002, based on counts of the sea lions at more than 250 sites conducted by a team from the Southwest Fisheries Science Center during aerial surveys in June.
That's similar to the increase reported two years ago when the fisheries service documented the first overall rise for Aleutian sea lions in nearly three decades.
Conditions along Alaska's vast coast may be shifting but it's too soon to know whether sea lions will keep the rebound going, several agency biologists said.
"Two counts in four years doesn't scientifically establish a clear population trend," said Doug DeMaster, director of the Alaska Fisheries Science Center.
"I think it's still a 'wait and see' situation," Lowell Fritz, who oversaw the count, told the Anchorage Daily News. "Maybe we're just seeing a new lower level of stability. At the very least, I think we can say the decline has slowed if not stopped in almost all of the areas."
The number of Steller sea lions between Kodiak Island and the tip of the Aleutian Chain plunged between the 1960s and 1980s for unknown reasons. Before the rate of decline eased in the 1990s, a region that once supported more than 200,000 sea lions had bottomed out at an estimated 35,000 animals. The population was listed as endangered in 1997.
This crash has confounded scientists and resource managers for two decades, leading to expensive commercial fishing closures and environmental lawsuits. With $125 million in federal funding, biologists at a dozen institutions pursued more than 200 studies into diet, nutrition, health, behavior, migration, changes in ocean and climate, contaminants and disease, predation by killer whales, and competition with Alaska's $2 billion commercial fishing industry.
No single cause has been pinpointed and theories abound.
Many scientists say a complicated series of events must be involved, beginning with a shift from an ocean dominated by small forage fish to one teeming with pollock. Some biologists have argued that the changes made it harder for young sea lions and cows in some areas to find enough nutritious food.
Other factors, perhaps including increased predation by killer whales, could have kept the species from bouncing back in the 1990s.
On Thursday, Loughlin credited yet another recipe for the present situation. Ocean conditions shifted again in the late 1990s, increasing the number of small energy-rich forage fish and letting sea lions eat a more diverse diet. A decade of no-fishing zones close to certain rookeries and haulouts also appears to have helped, he said.
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Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, May 11, 2005; Page A14
The Real ID Act, which the Senate approved yesterday, would make it more difficult for illegal immigrants to obtain identification that the federal government will recognize when they try to board an airplane, fill out tax forms or open a bank account. But the measure would affect U.S. citizens as well.
Americans would need an authentic copy of their birth certificate to apply for a new driver's license or renew an old one. The certificates must be verified at the counter by a Department of Motor Vehicles agent, along with other identification, such as Social Security numbers and utility bills. Governors, legislatures and officials in motor vehicle departments oppose the act, saying it would lead to agonizingly long lines at DMV offices
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I'm Peter Vandendriesse, Owner of Free Dirt Apparel.
How did you come up with the name Free Dirt Apparel?
I used to screenprint shirts for friends a long time ago, but never really had a brand name to attach to my designs. Driving all the way back to SF alone from a weekend bender in Vegas, I had to think of something to stay awake. Saw a sign on the side of the freeway for Free Dirt, and decided that fit the mood perfectly.
Where are you from/live now?
Grew up in southern California, made a mess for five years in Davis, CA, and now working out of San Francisco.
When did Free Dirt Apparel launch?
Free Dirt unveiled it's first tee in 2010, but the dirtheads have been around for a long time before that.
What differentiates Free Dirt Apparel from all the others on the Internet?
Free Dirt offers unique, limited-run apparel and accessories for those who cause a ruckus.
How's business?
Business is great, we're discovering more dirtheads every day. Our newest hand-made item, the Scrotum Totem, is selling very well. It keeps your keys from stabbing your sack.. and it looks pretty cool, too.
Tell me about the fashion look Free Dirt Apparel is trying to achieve.
Our brand's mission is "Rad meets rural", and we like our products to follow suit. The designs are influenced by rural themes, but presented in bright, radical colors.
How important is social media to your business?
Social media is important to every business now, but we don't take ours very seriously, posting whatever scummy things come to mind. You can follow us on Facebook and Twitter (@FREEDIRTApparel)
What's the weirdest picture of someone wearing one of your tees that you have seen? And/or have you run into a stranger out in the wild wearing one of your products? And/or celebrity sightings?
We've seen some pictures of people getting real weird with our Dirty Sanchez tee, and the epic 80's cover band Tainted Love has rocked our Windsnapper on stage. To us, anyone who can embody the entire 80's decade is a celebrity, and our super-neon Windsnapper fit the scene well.
What type of person is a prime candidate to be a customer?
If you enjoy a strong drink, terrible puns, and making people uncomfortable, you're a dirthead and have earned the right to don some of our gear.
Where do you get your designs?
I come up with all the designs, and a select group of the filthiest dirtheads help me decide on the name of each product.
What kind of shirt stock do you use? Why?
We print mainly on Tultex shirts. The fit, weight and cotton feel are similar to American Apparel and they are great for printing.
Where do you see your business in a year?
We're going to focus a little more on cut-and-sew items and accessories with tees mixed in. Also, expect to see some major additions in terms of social media integration on our website.
What's your favorite tee design currently?
My favorite tee is always the most recent one – so right now it's the STALK DIRTY – a mountain lion in traditional hunting gear.
What are the top three selling designs at your store?
The Dirty Sanchez, Stalk Dirty, and the Windsnapper.
Is the world going to end this year?
I don't know, but I always have a lawn chair and a bottle of bourbon ready. Just in case.
Where can people find you? Website, Twitter, Facebook, etc.
Website: www.freedirtapparel.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Free-Dirt-Apparel/138163286231756
Twitter: @FREEDIRTApparel


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"If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment." -Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
Week after week, day after day, I wonder about the origins of my self-loathing. When did it begin? And why? The answers remain unclear, hence asking all the time.
When I refer to "my self-loathing" in everyday conversations—with random people at parties, friends of friends, colleagues, etcetera—I'm always amazed to find that so many people seem to really hear it, and express some kind of relief—as in: You hate yourself on a regular basis? You mean you feel the thing I thought no one else felt?
It's like a more positive version of the feeling I have when I read WebMD message boards about hypochondriacal scenarios I've conjured for myself and see that everyone is bugging the fuck out. Like, oh yeah, we're all crazy and typing in our bizarre psychosomatic symptoms into Google on a Saturday night. NBD.
Anxiety is one of those feelings that is addictive because it's recursive. It's cyclical. First there's the rumination— on habits (or habits of mind), rhetorical questions, obsessions, behaviors, other self-referential objects. Then comes a "bad" feeling. Anxiety, of course, then wants to solve the feeling, because we're wired to survive. And then more unanswerable questions pile on. Then more feelings. Usually "bad" ones.
(FYI: I don't mean "bad" or "shitty" with self-blame. I get that any feeling is "just a feeling" but I'm trying to bevel the edges of my Buddhist ideologies by writing with more raw and colloquial language.)
In Pali, the language of the earliest Buddhist texts, there is a word—papancha—that refers to this recursive, addictive, cyclical process. Sharon Salzberg, who is my meditation teacher and friend and colleague (and the amazing author of a new book, Real Love), once defined papancha as "the imperialistic quality of the mind towards negativity." Anxiety, to me, is imperialistic. It somehow always feels like it conquers you. To add insult to injury, you always seem to want to fight back.
Exhausted by this pattern, I've spent the past month or so experimenting with seeing my various judgments and obsessive thoughts differently—and deliberately. For sake of contrast, below is the "before" part of my work-in-progress "before and after":
Usually, my thought patterns look something like this.
- I feel thirsty.
- I must not have had enough water today.
- I should've had more to drink earlier.
- Well, just go fill your water bottle, it's not that hard.
- Why do you buy water bottles if you don't use them?
- If you weren't thinking so much about this, you would just drink water.
It could go on and on.
The irony here is obvious. Anxiety tends to preclude me (you, anyone) from taking a proactive approach to dealing with the very object of the anxiety. It's often self-sabotaging. For instance, if I'm so anxious about thirst, the best and most pragmatic choice would be to drink. But over the years, I have gotten so used to my habit of rumination as a response to anxiety that I typically lose sense of what I am actually wanting, what my body feels, and what's best for me in a given moment.
What I have referred to as the "after" stage is a process. But the shorthand is that I am trying to practice welcoming "bad" thoughts, checking in with how they make me feel, and then choosing to say "no thank you!" to them, if that seems self-caring.
Let me give some context.
A couple of years ago, I was in one of those bad, donation-based yoga class where the teacher kept encouraging us to "not think about our fear." I remember thinking, "That's not rly that yogic." Shouldn't you acknowledge and accept your fear? The same way you should acknowledge anything that happens in the present moment—even if it's realizing that you are spending 10 minutes berating yourself about why you don't drink enough water? Because by acknowledging it, then you can at least be like, OK, now I'm going to release that. If you don't pay attention, the feeling (and its effects on you) have to go somewhere.
Meditation is the first and only tool I've encountered that has enabled me to begin developing a more productive relationship to anxiety. I no longer want to eradicate it, but want to kindly let it know that it's not welcome as much as it has been in the past. I don't ignore it ("I don't hear you knocking on my door!) but rather say something to it like a, "Hi. I see you're here, but I'm busy at the moment. Sorry!"
I think meditation seems to be so uncomfortable because people (myself included) don't want to watch what their minds do, and where they go, if without significant distraction. It's unpleasant to be honest about what we're capable of making ourselves feel. We're confronted with watching our mind do things as unproductive as my thirst and water bottle dialogue—and constantly. But it's only when you notice these things that you can pull yourself out of them. The process REQUIRES that you first acknowledge what's happening—and that is courageous and useful in and of itself. Even if it feels shitty and seems like it's showing a part of yourself you don't want to see. Bottom line? You can't not think about your fear. It will be there no matter what you call it, or don't.
Fear is just one emotion in the camp of feelings most of us hate, and that often encourage us to act in ways we don't like—acting out "our shit." Maybe you're feeling loss or are going through a life transition, and, like me, spend 954,334,549 hours on your phone for no reason and then hate yourself for it. Or maybe you drink too much alcohol or have gained weight or sleep too much or are a compulsive online shopper. You get my point.
Somehow, I've found that calling "my shit" what it is—my shit—has given me both some emotional distance and a sense of relief. In many self-help slash wellness contexts before, I've heard that you should "treat yourself like a child" or to "pay attention to your inner child"—that being nurtured like that is self-love. But I've never wanted to create that dynamic with myself; it just doesn't appeal to me, and I think that's OK (though I'm sure it works for many, and that's great). In my case, a mix of cynicism and kindness is mesmerizingly comforting: I notice that there are elements of me that can simply be shitty (to others, to myself, etc.), but also that they can probably change. To start that process, I make the observations I need to make, and then experiment with saying no thanks! to some patterns. The notion of this being an "experiment" has also lowered the stakes for me. I feel less pressure to "succeed" in being less self-critical.
No thanks is kind but clear, direct but open-ended. I'm not saying I shouldn't be having the thought, or denouncing its existence through avoidance. It's not shutting it down. It's strangely a technique to objectify the thought as something Other, so that you re-situate yourself in an empowered position. Like, do you want to feel horrible now? the aftertaste of self-criticism may intimate. And your answer can sure as fuck be no thanks!
I wish more self-help books said fuck and shit and didn't pretend like change was actually something that feels tenable when you're urgently seeking it. It will never feel that way! At least I don't think so.
BUT if you treat your thoughts like little offerings you can take or gently say, "No thanks!" to, the project becomes far more relatable—like politely turning down an offering for fresh ground pepper at a restaurant. You're neither rationalizing nor criticizing your behaviors. It's a conversation, and during it, it's possible to feel change happening, just with one decision.


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Guy's Big Fight
Have you read Pete Wells' awe-inspiring review of Guy Fieri's piss poor new restaurant in Times Square? Were you surprised at all that the king of "no-collar" American cuisine is putting forth blue cocktails that glow like nuclear waste and watermelon margaritas that taste like a combination of "radiator fluid and formaldehyde?" Do you really think that Fieri has even eaten at his terror-dome of a restaurant with 600 seats and a gift shop? I mean, really?!?
As you might imagine, Wells' scathing review (hilariously composed as a series of rhetorical questions) went viral within hours, it has left Mr. Fieri very up in arms, even going to the great lengths (#sarcasm) of appearing on the TODAY Show to publicly stand behind his food and his staff. But honestly, shouldn't he have seen this coming? I mean, how can you put something called "Donkey Sauce" on your menu and be expected to be taken seriously? (BTW, WHAT THE HELL IS DONKEY SAUCE?)
When it comes to Guy Fieri, I agree with my hero Anthony Bourdain (yes, I'm considering a WWTD tat) that he really sets the bar low for food in the United States. I would even go so far as to say that he sets food culture back at least 20 years…that is, if anyone who knew anything about food actually cared about what he was doing.
Would it be too hard to have a vested interest in the food you're serving in your restaurant, Guy Fieri? I guess so. Someone with Fieri's status could use his celebrity to introduce Americans to the GOOD, down-home food he highlights on Triple D. However, this new endeavor just proves that his true interests lie in that other D – the dinero.
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If you can remember back as far as 2015 and 2016 when the presidential campaigns were going strong, you may remember some promises that Donald Trump made before he was elected. He pledged to clean up the swamp that was Washington, controlling lobbyists and corrupt politicians. The best men would be brought in to run the government. A trillion dollars would be devoted to repairing and improving our dilapidated infrastructure. He was also going to reduce the nation's overwhelming debt. And hedge fund personnel would be made to pay reasonable taxes on their income.
It is now over a year and a half since Trump entered office and not a single one of his promises has been fulfilled. Instead of bringing in the best men to manage the government and clean up the Washington swamp, he has brought in some of the worst people to fill important posts in the government. And there has been tremendous turnover in the personnel that Trump picked, either because he fired them or they resigned from office.
The National Security Advisor is one of the most important positions in the government and Trump has gone through three of them already in his administration. Michael Flynn was a terrible choice given his contacts with the Russians and his work for Turkey. Now it appears as if he has flipped in the Mueller investigation and will inform on Trump. Trump's second choice, General H.R. McMaster appeared to be an excellent one. However, Trump fired him because he gave Trump information that he didn't like and was willing to stand up to him. His new pick, John Bolton is an unabashed hawk on North Korea, Iran and Russia. However, Bolton has toned down his rhetoric somewhat to fit in with Trump's love for Putin and Russia.
Gary Cohn, Trump's initial economic advisor quit his job because he disagreed with Trump's trade war and tariffs. Andrew Puzder, Trump's choice for Labor Secretary withdrew his name before Senate confirmation because of allegations of domestic abuse. Tom Price, Secretary of HHS quit because of questions of conflicts of interest, insider trading, and excessive spending. Scott Pruitt, the head of the EPA also quit because of excessive spending and conflicts of interest. His initial Chiefs of Staff, Priebus and Bannon were let go because Trump was unhappy with them. Now, this group doesn't sound as if Trump brought in the best men or worked to clean up the swamp. In fact, it seemed as if these were swamp dwellers. A number of other men and women have also left the administration because of disagreements with Trump or unhappiness with the way things were being run.
The outstanding characteristic of many of Trump's initial appointees to his cabinet was wealth, with many of them multi-millionaires or billionaires. One would think it would make them more disconnected from Trump's base of working class and lower middle class white males, but Trump didn't care. Certainly, the Trump administration has not yet done anything significant for his base though they still seem to adore him.
Trump's major triumph in terms of legislation has been his tax cut which is great for wealthy citizens but does little for working families. And instead of cutting the national debt and the annual deficit, the tax cut produces a huge increase in both. Hedge fund income is still taxed at previous rates which keeps Trump's wealthy friends happy. As for the work on the infrastructure that Trump promised, that now seems like pie in the sky with Republicans wanting to cut back on any additional spending so the debt won't climb higher. Unfortunately, the infrastructure is in dire need of repair and improvement, and if it is not done, we can expect similar tragedies to the recent event in Genoa.
Thus, so far, Trump has reneged on all his promises which were just lies to help him get elected. In the next two and a half years, don't hold your breath waiting for Trump to come through with anything really worthwhile for the country. He's going to be too busy trying to keep his head above the water.
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By Kate Carr
Everyone knows that industry conferences are valuable opportunities to strengthen professional relationships, develop new contacts and learn about innovations that can help your business.
Unfortunately, given the demands of our day-to-day work, it can be difficult to make the time necessary to get out of the office and take advantage of all the things these conferences have to offer. Therefore, it's key that you get as much as you can out of them when you are able to set aside time to attend. Planning ahead can help you make your next conference as productive as possible.
As I prepare for my next conference, The 9th Annual Bridge to Integrated Marketing & Fundraising Conference, I have mapped out my approach to getting the most out of this exciting event. Here are the questions that I posed to myself, and answered, to ensure I have a plan when I hit the conference floor:
1. Identify your goals. Are you spreading awareness about your cause or organization? Interested in getting face time with some specific individuals? Or as a fundraiser, are you looking for new ideas to recharge your online donor gift giving or cross-channel marketing campaign? Plan ahead and figure out what sessions and events are most relevant to you to help achieve these objectives.
At the Bridge conference, I've identified several sessions on social and multi channel marketing that will give me some new ideas to share with the office. I have also blocked out some time for connecting with clients and growing my network.
2. Take advantage of on-site networking opportunities. Besides stated networking receptions and lunches, any situation can be a chance to develop your professional network. Charging stations, refreshment breaks and registration sign in are great conversation starters. I have my elevator speech prepared and extra business cards so I can be ready to represent my organization and myself.
3. Visit the exhibit hall. Everyone loves the tchotchkes and free candy, but the industry partners manning their booths can also give you the scoop on what works and what doesn't. Pose your challenges to them and let them come up with answers to help reduce your costs, or provide an innovative direct mail format or new fundraising idea.
I've prepared a list of questions and services that I need to research. It will save a lot of time being able to see several firms all at once, rather than trying to have each come to my office or send me emails.
4. Gather content. You will be jotting down a lot of ideas, statistics, and inspirations to utilize later. At the end of each day, while the ideas are fresh, choose three things that you learned and want to incorporate in the next year. Capture them on a separate piece of paper, a mobile to do list or even a napkin. Don't wait until the end of the conference to organize your thoughts!
I've got my iPad at the ready! I will be taking notes to be sure I capture every nugget at the Bridge Conference and will be able to share with my entire team so we all have the chance to succeed.
5. Utilize social networking tools. Many conferences now provide a free app for their conference attendees. This is gold.
The robust Bridge Conference app lists all of the attendees, has a messaging function, areas of interest tag, customizable agenda, social feed and real time updates. Bonus: It is a great way to follow up with contacts before, during and after the event. I plan to put this to good use – it's just expanded my network by over 1600 professionals!
When you make a financial investment and time commitment to attend a conference, like anything else in business, it's good to have a plan on how you are going to maximize the benefits…and like the Bridge Conference theme, I'm ready for the Power to Succeed.
Kate Carr is Executive Vice President at Silver Marketing, Inc., a full-service marketing agency with a reputation for providing strategic thinking, compelling creative and outstanding results.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is in Brussels for talks with top European Union and NATO officials that diplomats say will center on building a common front to fight international terrorism. The West, looking for Russian support, is not likely to criticize Moscow's policies in rebellious Chechnya.
Human rights organizations are unhappy that the EU seems determined to soft-pedal its formerly strong stance on respect for human rights in Chechnya in its talks Wednesday with Mr. Putin.
Amnesty International has released a statement expressing its concern that the EU's determination to help forge a broad anti-terrorist coalition has put discussion of Russia's actions in Chechnya on the back burner. But one EU official told reporters the 15-nation bloc will continue to press Moscow to hold a political dialogue with the guerrillas in the breakaway republic. Russia says it is fighting a terrorist insurgency in Chechnya.
The EU-Russia talks Wednesday are expected to end with a joint statement that will underline the importance of close international cooperation in the fight against terrorism under the aegis of the United Nations. Mr. Putin will meet with Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt, whose country holds the EU's rotating presidency, European Commission President Romano Prodi and EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana.
EU officials stress that Russia has played a key role in the campaign against terrorism stemming from the September 11 attacks in New York and Washington since Mr. Putin gave strong backing last week to the United States and promised logistical and material support to guerrillas fighting Afghanistan's Taleban regime. The officials also praise Russia for allowing its airspace to be used for humanitarian aid to Afghan refugees and say Moscow should be credited for convincing former Soviet republics in Central Asia to cooperate in the fight against terrorism.
Mr. Putin is also scheduled to meet with NATO Secretary General George Robertson Wednesday. That meeting will be held at an undisclosed location, not at NATO headquarters.
NATO, too, wants Russia to be as involved as possible in the global anti-terrorist coalition. Just last week, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov told the alliance there should be better coordination among Western and Russian intelligence services in combating terrorists.
The Russian president, who arrived in Brussels Monday night, spent most of the day Tuesday in ceremonial activities, lunching with Belgium's King Albert, meeting Belgian businessmen and holding bilateral talks with Prime Minister Verhofstadt. The Belgians, like many other EU members want Russia to shift its growing trade with the bloc from dollars into euros the soon to be introduced single European currency.


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