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Land Rover Firewall Rust Repair / Replacement
Most of the body work on a Land Rover is corrosion resistant aluminum; however the firewall is made from steel as such vulnerable to rusting. The firewall forms a barrier between the engine compartment and the passenger compartment as well as the mounting point for dashboard, pedals, windshield and brake booster. While not as visible as hinges or a frame cross member, the Firewall is a common area for corrosion.
Corrosion in the toe boxes of defenders is very common. It is possible to make a good repair that will often outlast the rest of the firewall. Unfortunately if the floor boards are rusty, rust has probably started internally in the door posts and the upper corners where the windscreen mounts.
The different layers of steel that make up the floor might be good for the initial manufacturing process and cost savings, but trap moisture and dirt that accelerates corrosion.
Here you can see the repair panel we made. It is fabricated from 16 gauge galvanized steel in one single layer. Once welded in it is seam sealed. Seam sealing is absolutely critical to keeping the moisture out of a weld or seam.
After seam sealing the panel is repainted and undercoated.
We also use Waxoyle on the internal cavities like the door posts. This will help slow down any rust that is starting to occur internally.
Land Rover Rear Cross Member Rust Repair
Typically the first part of the frame on a Land Rover Defender to suffer from rust is the rear cross member. This portion of the frame is highly visible from the rear of the vehicle; it also serves as the attachment point for recover points and receiver hitch. In the UK it is common for a Defender to have its Rear Cross Member replaced once or twice before the entire frame is replaced. We offer this service to our customers with vehicles that don't need an entire frame or to reduce repair costs. If the rust is just surface rust, sandblasting and painting can save the cross member for a considerable amount of time.
Here you can see a cross member that is at the stage of needing replacement. Firstly the rest of the chasis is checked to make sure the repair is not a waste of resources.
This cross member needs to replaced with chassis extensions to the rear spring perches & the fuel tank cradle.
The frame is cut back to solid metal.
We purchase a rear cross member and manufacture our own chasis extensions and fuel tank cradle.
We use a galvanized heavy duty single piece fuel tank skid plate because the stock fuel tank skid plate has many seams and different layers of steel that it is corrosion problem.
Once welded in the paint and undercoating is applied to the cross member and fuel tank cradle.


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Rules of Engagement Learning to Rock with Pentatonics pt 1- By Scott Allen
One of the most frustrating things I remember from my early days of playing guitar was where to begin to learn to play like my heroes. If you pick up any book on rock lead guitar, they will show you lots of scale patterns, but little or nothing on what to do with them. Don't get me wrong, it really is important to learn your scales. Mastering your basic Pentatonic scales is the first step in the long, long, long, (did I mention it was long) process of taming this six string beast we all love. The aim of this article, however, is to give you insight not only into the patterns themselves, but some really great and universal ways to apply them. But let's start at the beginning.
The Basic Pentatonic Patterns-
Go through each pattern a number of times to familiarize yourself with the fingerings. On of the first things you can do are play these scales in time to a metronome. Although any rhythm can be used, I find that Eighth Notes and Sixteenth Notes really work best as a starting point. Once you have the shapes under your fingers, give this sequence a try.
Pentatonic Group of Four Sequence-
The idea of a sequence is to play a repeated pattern through a scale shape. Once you get it down on one pattern, move the same idea the rest of the pentatonic shapes. This sequence will really help you to develop left and right hand coordination, picking dexterity, and finger independence. Oh, and it also makes a nifty run in a solo as well. To begin developing speed you will have to do some experimentation. Play each sequence in each pattern to the metronome in order to find out how fast you can cleanly play the sequence. Write this tempo down, as it will be your current max. The next step is to set a goal tempo. Usually a goal tempo 12-14 beats per minute faster than your max is the best and most realistic way to improve your speed. Be sure to start well below your max and work up to your goal tempo incrementally so you can have control at every tempo.
Scott Allen is a passionate, vital guitarist from Sacramento, California (U.S.A.) who describes his style as instrumental hard rock, as documented on his latest release, "What Lies Beyond Words". His guitar of choice is an Ibanez RG Prestige. Allen has played guitar since 1986, and openly affirms his career goal, "Tour internationally, perform clinics for instrument companies, and continue to make quality records."
Next up let's try some licks to get your phrasing happening. Learning to Rock with Pentatonics pt 2

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What are the basic rates per hour?
Artéma Recording Studio charges a basic rate of R300.00 per hour. NWU Students only pay R250.00 per hour. A 50% deposit is payable on confirmation of booking.
Are there any special packages?
- We offer discount on our 5 day packages:
- 5 day package, 6 hours per day: R1500.00 per day
- 5 day package, 9 hours per day: R2400.00 per day
- NWU students only pay R1000.00/ R1500.00 per day, for the 5 day, 6 / 9 hours packages respectively
What equipment and software does the studio use?
Artéma Recording Studio uses, amongst others, Sennheiser, Neumann, Shure, M-Audio and AKG mics, a Yamaha M7CL Mixer and Cubase 6 for sessions. The studio also owns a variety of virtual instruments and backline. For more info on available gear, see "Gear".


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Articles by Beth Macdonell
- Private learning pods sprout across GTA to support students in virtual schools
- TDSB says 5,500 kids enrolled last spring did not return to its schools
- 'Once in a lifetime' rental market price drop leads to crazy incentives
- Toronto van attack survivor anxious for trial to begin as officials sort out virtual logistics
- COVID-19 transmission expected to change in winter. Here's what a microbiologist wants you to know
- 'Absolutely frightened': Unprovoked attack at Toronto laundromat caught on camera
- 'It was a real challenge': Burlington, Ont. man details difficult recovery from COVID-19
- 'We've been crying': Brass Taps customers toast goodbye to 30 years
- Toronto homeowner ready to 'fight tooth and nail' against expropriation for Ontario Line
- Daughter of nursing home resident says Ontario should have learned from outbreaks during first wave
Beth MacdonellContact
Beth Macdonell joined CTV News Toronto as a videojournalist in November 2019. After covering news in Eastern and Western Canada, she returned to her hometown to tell stories.
Previously, Macdonell was a videojournalist with CTV News Winnipeg, where she reported on a wide range of topics including the rise of asylum seekers crossing the U.S.-Canada border, tornadoes and wildfires, and missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls.
Macdonell has worked as a reporter at CBC News in St. John's N.L., and as a producer with Discovery Channel Canada and CTV News Channel. She also spent time at a radio station in Accra, Ghana. Macdonell is a graduate of McGill University with a B.A. in International Development Studies and the postgraduate journalism program at Humber College.
Macdonell is drawn to storytelling because she enjoys meeting and talking with people from all walks of life. When she's not chasing down a story, Macdonell loves exploring the natural world. Depending on the season, you can often find her on the trails, cross-country skiing or hiking.
She speaks English and French.
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The podcast Security Now has been on my 'must listen' list for quite a while. Some podcasts I subscribe to are downloaded by iTunes, copied to my iPod and when they turn up in my "Unplayed" Smart Playlist I'll make a snap decision as to whether I'll listen or skip (this decision is usually directly dependent on the total number of podcasts in the "Unplayed" list).
But I'll always listen to Security Now. Steve Gibson knows computers. Not like some people know computers -- people who have used lots of software on several different machines, people who may have done a little scripting, or even programmed in 'C' or Pascal. Steve Gibson is familiar with the PC on a hardware level. His website, www.grc.com has loads of free Windows software utilities available for download. These are not the kind of idle utilities that someone thought up as maybe possibly useful, for someone somewhere. They are essential utilities that solve (and I mean solve, not just mitigate) specific problems with Microsoft Windows. I first came across Steve's utilities without knowing it. After suffering persistent pop-up spam windows on a new XP PC, I did a Google search and came up with something called "Kill The Messenger". I downloaded it, ran it, and have not been troubled since. At the time I knew nothing about Gibson Research Corporation, and didn't actually give it any more thought. It was only after listening to early episodes of Security Now that I went to the website and discovered I had successfully used one of Steve's free utilities several years ago.
Steve Gibson's flagship product is SpinRite, now up to version 6, and by all accounts is the world's best hard-disk recovery and maintenance utility. It isn't cheap, at $89, and some might balk at such a price for a download of only 170 kb. (Yes, that's kilobytes.) Remember, however, that Steve Gibson is 'old school' -- he programs in assembler, for DOS, so his utilities are really tight, fast and efficient. This is the ultimate low-fat software.
The Security Now podcast, part of the TWIT network, features Leo Laporte and Steve Gibson talking about various aspects of computer security, whether this is a comprehensive primer on cryptographic technology (and I do mean comprehensive -- this isn't something that you can give less than your full attention to; it's geeky in the extreme), or discussions on the underlying technology of something in the news -- such as the recent Sony rootkit debacle. Every fourth episode (which with typical geekness they designate a MOD 4 episode) is devoted to answering listeners' queries.
I've been considering buying SpinRite for a while, partly because Steve is providing a useful free service, not only via Security Now, but also to all Windows computer users via his Shields Up! website, and partly because if it's as good as everyone says it is, SpinRite will be a useful utility have instantly available. So today I purchased it.
A few months ago I bought a Maxtor 300GB external USB drive for my MacBook, and it began to regularly misbehave after being powered up for an hour or more. Apparently SpinRite is undiscriminating as to operating systems and file formats, and the recommendation is to extract the external drive from its case and mount it inside a PC before running SpinRite on it. Alternatively, it's possible to run SpinRite on a USB drive if the USB drivers are accessible by SpinRite, although this likely to be much slower in operation.
Well, I couldn't open the case, so I connected the drive to a USB port on the PC, just to see what might happen. I was surprised to find that SpinRite found the drive, and is now -- as I type -- doing its stuff. It will apparently take about five hours.
Watch this space.
Saturday, December 30, 2006
Buying software for the wrong/right reasons
The podcast Security Now has been on my 'must listen' list for quite a while. Some podcasts I subscribe to are downloaded by iTunes, copied to my iPod and when they turn up in my "Unplayed" Smart Playlist I'll make a snap decision as to whether I'll listen or skip (this decision is usually directly dependent on the total number of podcasts in the "Unplayed" list).
Friday, December 29, 2006
Progress and promises
On the right-hand side of this blog you'll find some new additions (click here if you can't see them). I've added some word-counters for my novel-length works-in-progress. This is partly an incentive for me to keep the figures moving, and partly to let people know how I'm doing. (The names of the WIPs are in a sort of code, and don't necessarily relate to their actual, eventual titles.)
Stephen King's universal advice to writers is, "read a lot and write a lot," so I've also added a list of what I'm currently reading. Not that I'll be doing 'a lot' of either, given how much else I've got on, but at least I'll be able to track my progress.
Here's some of the 'else':
My podcast novel, The Plitone Revisionist, is up to Episode 13 (of about 23) at Podiobooks.com, and I have another two episodes to edit, assemble and post in the next couple of days. I also have the 'verbose' version to catch up with -- something that's proving more difficult than I expected, but which I am nevertheless determined to achieve. Listener response to TPR has been very gratifying -- via email, comments using the feedback form at paulsjenkins.net and comments on the Podiobooker blog.
And there's the podcast. The Rev Up Review has been sparse of late, but that too will be speeding up in the new year, and I hope to bring it back to something approaching its former regularity. I've plenty of content (it's been accumulating while I've not been producing regular shows), so there's lots to discuss, and I've some other ideas for RUR that I'll be floating in the new year.
I'd like to post more regularly to this blog, too....
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Still here!
Yikes, it's been a while. And I've thought guiltily about this blog on and off for several months -- without doing anything. I could bore you with excuses -- ahem! -- reasons, but you don't want to hear them.
Instead I'll post an update on the MacBook saga:
It's still looking good. So far I've suffered none of the so-called horror stories. No overheating, no discolouration of the plastic, and only occasional shutdowns, which appear to have been fixed by the latest SMC firmware update (if indeed it was a problem on this particular MacBook).
I'm now using the Aqua Beta Intel version of NeoOffice, and have standardized on the Open Document format for my wordprocessing files.
I bought Audio Hijack Pro to capture RealPlayer output direct to disk (and a whole lot of other useful features that I've hardly explored yet).
I use Cyberduck for FTP server access, and Blue Harvest to stop OS X dropping '.DS_Store' files all over my employers' network.
The latest software addition is something I had expected to see eventually, but the reality of it actually running on the McB is just too amazing for words. At the MacExpo in London a week or so ago I bought a copy of Parallels Desktop for Mac, which is virtualisation software, allowing you to run other operating systems inside a window in OS X.
My original intention was to run a version of DOS, just so I can continue to use a couple of very old (but useful) applications from years ago. As it happened I didn't have quite the right disks in order to install MSDOS 6.2, or Windows 98 SE, or Windows 95 (any of which would have been suitable). I should be able to make the right set of disks, given time, but to test the installation of Parallels on my MacBook I decided to install Windows XP.
Installing WinXP in Parallels is a completely transparent and seemingly foolproof operation. XP looks better on the MacBook than it does on my desktop PC, especially as it recognizes the McB's wide screen.
The best thing about XP on the Mac using Parallels is that OS X continues to run underneath, so even using full screen mode for XP, things like Skype and Google Notifier are still running. When new mail comes in, the black Notifier window appears over the top of the XP desktop, in what appears to be a totally seamless manner. In fact the whole experience of running XP in Parallels in utterly charming.
I admit there's a certain satisfaction in watching Microsoft Windows XP running on what it thinks is a bog-standard PC, when in fact it's totally owned by a Macintosh application. And although XP is kept safely away from the computer hardware (so no viruses or other malware can stray outside the Parallels window) there doesn't seem to be much of a performance hit.
You want to buy a computer? You have a choice:
- That one over there, which runs Windows (or Linux, or DOS);
- Or this one over here, which runs Mac OS X (or Windows, or Linux, or DOS, or all of them at once).
Monday, August 07, 2006
Patrick McLean's The Seanachai: "Blame Abraham"
I've been a fan of The Seanachai for quite some time. Patrick McLean's short podcasts are little gems of mastery -- beautifully written, expertly delivered and flawlessly produced. Mostly he does serialized fiction; I particularly enjoyed his story about the man who shot his guitar.
But occasionally Patrick does a one-off commentary, and his latest, "Blame Abraham" cuts right through all the nonsense, spin and partisan hype surrounding the current Middle-Eastern crisis.
Listen to it. And then share it.
Saturday, July 15, 2006
"Don't Buy a MacBook"
Despite my long-time use of PCs running Windows of various flavours, I have recently evangelized Macintosh -- especially to computer novices.
Apple's switch to Intel, however, has complicated this. The current range of Macs, which all come with iLife '06, offer complete computing solutions -- in essence, a Mac should give you all you'll ever need for doing the stuff most people would want a computer to do. But the Intel switch has resulted in a number of applications that aren't available on new Macs.
There's also the inescapable Windows-compatibility issue. In the run-up to my purchase of a new MacBook, I was fairly forceful in my recommendations for the new Macs. Someone to whom my Mac-evangelism was taken to heart is now somewhat annoyed with me, because -- in her particular case -- I've recanted my unequivocal recommendation. Two circumstances have caused me to moderate my enthusiasm:
- One of the main uses to which this person wishes to put her yet-to-be-purchased notebook computer is video-chat with relatives in Canada. Of course, if these relatives were Mac users, then iChat would be ideal. But they use Windows, and Skype is only now, I hear, beta-testing the Mac version of its video-capable VOIP application.
- I had expected there to be some months' delay before this person actually got around to making a purchase, by which time the availability of Universal versions of established Mac applications should not be an issue. At present it is an issue. Therefore, if she wants to buy a computer now, I'm suggesting she gets a cheap Windows notebook. She'll need to put up with the Windows user interface, but that's what she's used to at work.
Sunday, June 25, 2006
Taking stock
I've spent far too much time this weekend in front of my computer(s) (ss) (sss) -- yes that's actually three computers that I use regularly, here at home. One of them is my shiny new MacBook, which is turning out to be one of the most pleasurable (if relatively expensive) purchases I've made in several years. But nevertheless my eyes have been fixed on one bright rectangle or another all weekend (and still are, as I type this).
Have I been wasting my time? I don't think so, but I did have some other stuff to do, which for one reason or another has proved not so easily doable, and I've ended up in front of the screen(s) again. The problem with computers is that they are so capable. You can do so much diverse stuff with them, it's sometimes hard to knuckle down and do the stuff you should be doing.
Such as writing.
I have a novel in progress, which I'm writing in a decidedly episodic manner. I don't have a plot, only a collection of characters plus a series of cool events that I want to incorporate into the narrative, so I'm writing several disconnected passages featuring one or more of the characters, hoping that I'll be able to pull it all together into a coherent and logical form later on. As a novice writer I believe this is a perfectly acceptable way to proceed. If there's one thing I've learned from reading a ton of writing-advice books, it's that there's no single correct way of writing fiction -- there are as many correct ways as there are successful authors.
My first novel, soon to be podcasted, was originally intended to be a series of linked short stories, the first of which I hoped to sell to a magazine and get a captive audience for the subsequent instalments. Eventually, after reading Muriel Gray's excellent first novel The Trickster, I decided to make it a novel from the outset, ditching the single-viewpoint perspective in favour of interwoven multiple viewpoints.
That novel (130,000 words) is finished, at least in a form that I'll be happy to release as a podcast, after spending more than two years messing about trying to interest agents, who seem to think it's acceptable to request three chapters and a synopsis and then sit on them for six months, only to reject them with an inane comment about 'not doing science fiction' -- despite my query letter being completely specific about the genre.
I didn't sit idle, in fiction-writing terms, after I completed the rewrites of my first novel. I now have 75,000 words (about three-quarters complete) of another novel written with a far more rigid structure -- alternate chapters told from alternate viewpoints. But that strict rigidity has been difficult, and I've yet to convince myself that it will work. Consequently I've reached a point when I'd rather be writing something else -- so that's what I'm doing.
The podcast novel will be in addition to The Rev Up Review, which even now is overdue for a new edition, but I'm determined that recording weekly episodes of the novel will not affect the (ir)regularity of The Rev Up Review. In fact, it's my intention that RUR will be a major asset in the promotion of the podcast novel.
Sometimes it worries me that I don't get RUR out as often as some other podcasters produce their shows, that I might be in danger of podfading. But I do it for fun, and to promote my writing, which I also do for fun. If it wasn't fun, I wouldn't do it.
And as far as this blog goes, I'll write it when I feel like it (such as, two posts in as many days, even after a year's break...).
Saturday, June 24, 2006
I've had my MacBook for nearly two weeks, and I'm loving it more and more.
The latest thing I've discovered is with the digital audio out (otherwise known as the headphone socket). I've used the digital audio out on my PC for recording streaming audio (BBC radio's 'listen again' service, for example) onto Minidisc, but my PC has only a coaxial digital output, so I normally use a coax-to-optical converter. This works well, but the recordings have the Sony SCMS (Serial Copy Management System) enabled, and are treated as digital copies, which means I can't make further digital copies from them. This is annoying, and inevitably leads to an additional analogue stage if the recordings need to be copied off Minidisc onto CD, for instance.
The MacBook, however, has TosLink audio jacks, so I can connect an optical cable directly between the MacBook and the Minidisc, and it appears that the recordings have SCMS disabled, so they are entirely DRM-free! Not only that, but plugging in the TosLink cable disables the MacBook's volume control, setting it to maximum, so I don't even have to remember to turn it up.
Needless to say, I'll be using the MacBook for all my future 'streaming audio to Minidisc' recordings.
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Despite my previous concern over the unavailability of Universal versions of some of the software I'm used to, it seems that the problem is solved (after fashion, and for the time being). The latest PowerPC version of OpenOffice appears to run satisfactorily under Rosetta. Not fast, but adequate until the Universal version is stable and reliable.
So I do, after all, have compatibility with all my previous documents -- which is a relief, considering that this shiny new MacBook, for all its sooper dooper coolness and utility, is supposed to earn its keep with mundane stuff like wordprocessing.
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
It's arrived!
I now have a shiny new white MacBook. So far I've used it only in my kitchen, connected wirelessly to the router I bought a month or so ago specifically with the prospect of a new notebook in mind. The MacBook's wireless performance is impressive, picking up half a dozen networks I'd never seen before.
The screen appears extremely sharp, making my cheap 17" TFT look decidedly woolly, and even my 19" CRT now seems a bit furry.
I've been downloading software updates, as well as some other free and open source software I expect to be using. I gather that the Intel versions of DivX and other plugins for QuickTime are a bit iffy, so for the time being I'll be using VLC for playing AVI files.
I have hit a problem. My preferred office software, OpenOffice, isn't available as a Universal Binary in stable form yet, and I've discovered that the alternative, NeoOffice, won't run under Rosetta. For word-processing only, I've downloaded AbiWord, but the two times I've tried to use it (under Rosetta), it's bombed out. Not good.
That's how far I've got, in one-and-a-half evenings. More later.
I've had other delights as well...
...but you'll have to read my other blog to find out about that.
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
After nearly two weeks of dithering, I've ordered my MacBook. I knew my next laptop would be a Mac, but I'd been waiting for Apple's announcement of the iBook replacement before making a decision. The black MacBook is seriously desirable, but at a £90 premium I felt I was being taken for a fashion-conscious, cash-careless air-head.
I don't blame Apple for exploiting those who want to show off the rarity value of a black Mac. If the black iPod is selling better than the white, why not try to make some extra profit? People can always vote with their credit cards.
As I'm doing. I've ordered the white one, upgraded to the spec of the black.
Now I'm checking out which apps have been (or soon will be) released in Universal versions. I use mostly open-source software on my Mac mini, apart from iLife '05, and though I'm looking forward to using iLife '06, there are some apps which I'll be using under Rosetta, at least for a while.
Meanwhile, I'm checking my account at the online Apple Store every day....


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St. George, Utah has the most stunning locations!! I was so lucky to visit there in May with my family. We had the best time and I hope we get to return again soon!
I was so thankful for the opportunity to visit with James and Angie and their family when we visited St. George. James was our oldest son's mentor at Williamsburg Academy. He was such a blessing to Jacob and to our family. He's a pretty amazing person. James and his partner at Williamsburg (Pete) were also the crazy guys who invited me to go backpacking in Yosemite with them in July!
This session on the red rock cliffs in St. George was so great. A storm was coming and the wind was crazy. We had to shoot fast to capture the light before it was gone. These kids were troopers and I love the images we captured!
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Our library presently has the following books:
1. THE MAYFLOWERS OF 1975 by Chat V. Dang, Hien V. Ho, Nghia M. Vo, An T. Trong, Capdeville R. Anne
2. THE VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE by Nghia M. Vo
3. THE BAMBOO GULAG by Nghia M. Vo
4. THE TRUNG SISTERS by Nghia M. Vo
5. REMEMBERING SAIGON by Nghia M. Vo, Chat V. Dang, Hien V. Ho, Thuy T. Nguyen (SACEI Forum 1).
6. THE SORROWS OF WAR AND PEACE by Nghia M. Vo, Chat V. Dang, Hien V. Ho (SACEI Forum 2).
7. The WOMEN OF VIETNAM by Nghia M. Vo, Chat V.Dang, Hien V. Ho (SACEI Forum 3).
8. The MEN OF VIETNAM by Nghia M. Vo, Chat V.Dang, Hien V. Ho (SACEI Forum 4).
9. THE LANDS OF FREEDOM by Nghia M. Vo, Chat V.Dang, Hien V. Ho (SACEI Forum 5).
10.THE VIET KIEU IN AMERICA by Nghia M. Vo.
11.WAR AND REMEMBRANCE by Nghia M. Vo, Chat V.Dang, Hien V. Ho (SACEI Forum 6).
12.FACES OF THE WAR by Nghia M. Vo, Chat V.Dang, Hien V. Ho (SACEI Forum 7).
13.THE FALL OF SAIGON (SACEI Forum 8).
All books are available at: www.atozproductions.com or www.Amazon.com
|You can also order books through SACEI:
|1. Remembering Saigon:
|2. The Sorrows of War and Peace:
|3. The Women of Vietnam:
|4. The Men of Vietnam:
|5. The Lands of Freedom:
|6. War and Remembrance:
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|The Mayflowers of 1975 At the heart of American tradition, Mayflower was the ship that left England in 1620, transporting the Pilgrims seeking freedom of
worship on the New Continent. At the conclusion of the 10,000-day War in 1975, the surrender of South Vietnam triggered an exodus of
Vietnamese leaving their homeland, seeking political, religious and personal freedoms all over the world.
Against that backdrop, The Mayflowers of 1975 is a series of true stories written by medical doctors and their spouses, and could possibly be the first collective memoir of a group of physicians anywhere. Raised in war-torn South Vietnam, they learned about fate from the Tale of Kieu, about love and war from Dr Zhivago. They were trained to save lives but in the Spring of 1975, when everything around them collapsed, they were confronted with their own fate and the fate of their loved ones. The Mayflowers of 1975 tells their personal stories of struggle, survival and hope.
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|The Vietnamese Boat People: the biggest diaspora in Vietnamese history occurred between 1975 and 1992, when more than two million people fled by boat to escape North Vietnam's oppressive communist regime. Before this well-known exodus from Vietnam's shores, however, there was a massive population shift within the country. In 1954, one million fled from north to south to escape war, famine, and the communist land reform campaign. Many of these refugees went on to flee Vietnam altogether in the 1970s and 1980s, and the experiences of 1954 influenced the later diaspora in other ways as well. This book reassesses the causes and dynamics of the 1975-92 diaspora. It begins with a discussion of Vietnam from 1939 to 1954, then looks closely at the 1954 "Operation Exodus" and the subsequent resettlements. From here the focus turns to the later events that drove hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese to flee their homeland in 1975 and the years that followed. Planning for escape, choosing routes, facing pirates at sea, and surviving the refugee camps are among the many topics covered. Stories of individual escapees are provided throughout. The book closes with a look at the struggles and achievements of the resettled Vietnamese.
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|The Bamboo Gulag: This comprehensive review of the gulag system instituted in communist
Vietnam explores the three-pronged approach that was used to convert the
rebellious South into a full-fledged communist country after 1975.
This book attempts to retrace the path of these imprisoned people from the last months of the war to their escape from Vietnam and explores the emotions that gripped them throughout their stay in the camps. Individual reactions to the camps varied depending on philosophical, emotional and moral beliefs. This reconstruction of those years serves as a memoir for all who were incarcerated in the bamboo gulags.
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|The Trung Sisters The book deals with the origins of Vietnam with its legends,
hopes and aspirations. It reviews the legendary
times of Vietnam, as well as the origins of this emerging nation which at that time boasted the famous Dongsonian civilization with
its characteristic bronze drum.
The year was 39 A.D. and the Lac people had been enslaved by the Chinese for more than one hundred years. Then came the Trung Sisters. They raised an army, revolted against the Chinese, fought against them for many years and finally established a kingdom for themselves. How long could these women remain in power and what had happened to them?
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|Remembering Saigon (See Forum) This is a collection of stories and papers about the Viet Kieu or Vietnamese Americans who Came to the States shortly after the end of the war (1975). The purpose of
this SACEI Forum is to document their lives, houghts,
accomplishments as well as their culture from the war-torn Vietnam to the peaceful U.S. where many have been residing for the last
three decades.
The reader will be exposed to a variety of themes-history, arts, poetry, culture-which allow him/her to travel a "memory walk evoking the spirit of the land they reluctantly left."
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|The Sorrows of War and Peace For the Vietnamese people, war was part of their life.
Not that they wanted to fight year in and
year out, it was just that they were born in a land of wars. War seems to be as natural as air in Vietnam.
One just has to look at the
history of Vietnam to realize that wars and battles had consumed hundreds of thousands of lives throughout
the centuries.
It is therefore natural that they discuss about war and peace... mostly about the sorrows that came with these entities. War may have ended, but somehow peace has not settled in their hearts and minds. Strangely "peace" has unleashed another type of war: a full blown revenge followed by an unrelenting discrimination against the losers. And the vicious cycle goes on and on.
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A beneficiary would require such a clause in the Documentary Credit when he is unable to secure a packing credit advance from his bank against the Documentary Credit. The beneficiary may need this advance to purchase raw materials to manufacture the goods or make cash payments for the goods purchased from another supplier or to purchase quota. The applicant of the Documentary Credit decides to what extend and under what conditions he will allow the beneficiary to receive the advance. The red clause must specify the total value of the advances. This may be given as a percentage of the Documentary Credit amount.
Advances to the beneficiary under the red clause credit usually require the beneficiary to produce a bill of exchange drawn for the value of the advance and a letter of undertaking, promising to effect shipment in accordance with the Documentary Credit Terms. Sometimes the beneficiary may have to provide a statement stating that the money advanced will be used for a specified purpose. In the event of the beneficiary failing to fulfil his obligations under the Documentary Credit which results in a claim upon the issuing bank, the applicant is immediately responsible for the repayment of the advances to the issuing bank and any interest due.
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Taste Dubai
Historically Dubai was a difficult place to bring food in to, as it was so deserted. Fish would be salted and dried and sent into the city, while fruits, vegetables and cereals were grown as nearby as possible. This led to the Emirati people having to use creativity and imagination to sustain their diets and make something interesting to eat.
Shawarma has long been one of the most popular dishes in Dubai, and can be served high end or simple from a street kiosk or seller. You can have it with marinated chicken or beef and a few shredded veggies, pickles and sauces, all rolled up in a pita.
Breads and rice are a staple for any meal in Dubai, and you can always ask for more on the side if you're hungry. You'll also find that falafel and hummus are very popular.
There's no pork in Dubai, but you'll be able to try plenty of other meats instead. Ghuzi is one of the most popular foods in the city, simple cubes of lamb that have been marinated, threaded on a kebab stick and served on a bed of rice with vegetables and nuts. Machboos (casseroles) are also common as is diyai mashwi (grilled marinated chicken) and biryani (meat or fish cooked in rice).
Dubai's a great place to be if you like your desserts. Esh asarya is a bit like a cheesecake with a cream topping, known as the 'bread of the harem'. It has a delicious melt in the mouth texture. Mehalabiya is like a pudding dish, made from milk, sugar and ground cardamom, with a sprinkling of rosewater and pistachios on top.
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This is seriously important. Words have consequences.
How many times have I been saying that it is just not Muslims that commit acts of terror? How many times have I said that white guys doing those acts do not get the label. Please wake up people. Fascism is here in the USA and it is getting stronger. Now we are exporting our harmful ideas , instead of exporting the great hope for a better future we use to do.
Please read the article as it as more information than I am including. Here is the link again: http://www.joemygod.com/2018/04/16/quebec-mosque-terrorist-loved-trump-wore-maga-hat-followed-breitbart-infowars-coulter-ben-shapiro/
The Montreal Gazette reports:
Evidence from Alexandre Bissonnette's computer presented in court Monday indicates the Quebec mosque shooter was obsessed with U.S. President Donald Trump, Muslims, Dylann Roof, mass shootings and feminists.
In the month before the shooting, Bissonnette was checking Trump's Twitter feed every day and reading news about Trump on a daily basis, according to evidence presented at his sentencing hearing in Quebec City.


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PAARL 2019 International Library Benchmarking Tour in Munich, Germany and Prague, Czech Republic
Dear Colleagues,
The Philippine Association of Academic/Research Librarians, Inc. (PAARL) cordially invites you to participate in this year's International Library Benchmarking Tour of Munich, Germany and Prague, Czech Republic, from 19th-26th October 2019 with the theme: "#PAARL goes EU". On its 10th year of benchmarking libraries, PAARL has chosen Munich and Prague, being two of Europe's most beautiful cities and well-known for their cultural heritage sites, museums, galleries, and highly coveted libraries.
The objectives of this international benchmarking tour are:
a) to see and appreciate the architecture and design of libraries in Munich and Prague;
b) to establish international linkages and foster collaboration across international network of libraries; and
c) to evaluate and learn from best practices and experiences of librarians in Europe, particularly in terms of services, processes, projects, resources, and staff development
Interested parties must register by filling-out the online form: https://forms.gle/jVK6nSKSaQSUT6t6A and paying the registration of Php1,000 before June 15, 2019 to secure a slot. Registrations after June 15 may be charged with higher tour package cost due to currency exchange changes and charges imposed by airlines and hotels. Please deposit your registration fee through:
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This year, we have partnered with Seasons Travel and Tours as PAARL's tour operator. Total cost of the tour is USD1,800, to be paid directly to Season's Travel and Tours, in 5 monthly installments (June 30, July 31, August 30, September 30, and October 15). We shall be posting their account details shortly. This will cover the following:
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The outside temperature gauge reads 39 degrees Celsius. The hot desert sun beats down onto the asphalt with the only intent to distort and weather it back to the organic roots from which it was formed. You glance down at the digital speedometer before you. The wide open road ahead, desolate of any terrestrial life appears almost Martian. The idea that an aspiring Highway Patrol Officer may be hiding in wait is quickly scrubbed away with a view of the infinity ahead. Blasting west, finally leaving the traffic chaos that is Phoenix at 10 am, you start to sample the amenities the 2014 Mercedes S550 provides. Heated seats, steering wheel, and touch surfaces are saved for the return to the frigid wasteland that is a Vancouver winter, but what's left is a plenty. Ventilated seats pull air for 4 minutes before blowing air, cooling your sweaty back quicker. Combine this with the beautifully crafted Nappa leather interior, automatically perfumed air conditioning, soothingly soft ambient lighting, and one of the available massage settings, melting into the rest of the S-Class motoring experience is as easy as closing one of its soft close doors.
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2016 Teaching Conference
Time: 9:00 AM-4:00 PM
Enjoy concurrent sessions throughout the day, led by Caltech colleagues and invited guests. Sessions are designed for beginning TAs all the way through experienced instructors, and include discussions of effective strategies, student motivation, innovative technology, inclusive teaching, careers, and more.
First year-graduate students: G1s are automatically registered for the Teaching Conference as part of their orientation week.
Returning graduate students, undergraduates, postdocs, instructors, staff, and alumni may register here by September 19 in order to participate. See Schedule below for sessions, times and locations.
Materials (distributed in print at the Conference; links coming soon):
- 2016 Teaching Conference Booklet: a resource with materials from most sessions.
- 2016 TA Handbook: an official guide.
Check in and breakfast starting at 8:00am at Dabney Gardens.
Guidance on choosing sessions:
- Caltech instructors and TAs with a wide variety of prior experience participate in the Teaching Conference. First and foremost, please choose sessions according to your interests and upcoming teaching.
- If you've never taught before or you're new to teaching formats at Caltech, choose mainly from the "New" track and "Gen" tracks, with "Sp" track sessions on topics that apply to you (e.g., Navigating the American Classroom for international TAs). Please be sure to come to the Opening Session as well.
- If you already have some teaching experience, the "Gen," "Exp," and "Sp" tracks are designed for you.
Opening Session: Introduction to University Teaching
9:00 - 9:45 am, Ramo Auditorium
Cassandra Horii, Director, Center for Teaching, Learning, & Outreach
Jenn Weaver, Assistant Director, Center for Teaching, Learning, & Outreach
Kelsey Boyle, Graduate Student, Chemistry; Co-director of the Caltech Project for Effective Teaching
Rebekah Silva, Graduate Student, Chemistry; Co-director of the Caltech Project for Effective Teaching
Session Description: This session is for all new TAs and anyone interested in a brief primer on some of the most useful results from research on teaching and learning science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) at the college level. With these fundamental ideas at your disposal, you'll build your teaching and communication skills on a solid foundation and gain insights into common challenges--not just for teaching, but for your own learning as well. Opportunities for ongoing professional development at Caltech will also be discussed.
Creating an Inclusive Classroom
10:00-11:00 am, Baxter 25
11:15-12:15 pm, Baxter 25
Erin-Kate Escobar, Assistant Director, Caltech Center for Diversity
Taso Dimitriadis, Assistant Director, Caltech Center for Diversity
Session Description: In this interactive workshop we will explore strategies for increasing the inclusion of identity groups and promoting a better learning environment for everyone. Through discussion based activities on the topics of identity, unconscious bias and allyship we will explore perspectives on supporting everyone to succeed in the STEM fields. In addition you will learn skills to be an ally, advocate and resource for your students.
Motivating Yourself and Your Students…When You Would ALL Rather Be Sleeping
10:00-11:00 am, Baxter 127
1:30-2:30 pm, Baxter 127
Brendon McNicholas, Graduate Student, Chemistry
Annelise Thompson, Graduate Student, Chemistry
Session Description: In the grand scheme of things, what actually motivates students, beyond bribery and sweeping claims of future success? How do we use educational theory to motivate our students and help them feel like effective learners? We will take you through a chronological discussion of the major developments in the field of educational psychology and emphasize the application of motivational theory to instructional practice and to working against the effects of burnout. Examples of motivational theory in practice will be drawn from the movie Mean Girls and our experience as Caltech TAs.
Improv Techniques for Better Teaching
1:30-2:30 pm, Dabney Lounge
2:45-3:45 pm, Dabney Lounge
Brian Brophy, Lecturer in Theatre & Performing Arts at Caltech
Session Description: Come learn and practice the foundations of "improv"--otherwise known as improvisation--to improve your teaching. Skills like listening, being in the moment, and constantly building off of others with "yes and" will help participants to learn to work with students and each other in creative and productive ways. The workshop will start with the foundations of improv, several warmup games, and then to identify concerns, ideas/issues from the group and play them back in a collaborative and safe environment.
Copyright and Plagiarism Considerations for the Classroom
2:45-3:45 pm, Baxter 127
Gail Peretsman-Clement, Head of Research Services, Caltech Libraries
Donna Wrublewski, Chemistry Librarian and Information Specialist
Session Description: Instructors and students frequently reuse and redistribute other people's work in their own presentations, lectures, assignments, and other projects. When is this okay and when does this require permission? Is there a difference in using copyrighted materials vs. those distributed under Creative Commons licenses? What is Fair Use and when does it apply in teaching? This session covers the most common misconceptions about copyright in the classroom and provides tips and tools for reusing others' works effectively and appropriately.
Fair Grading and Effective Feedback
10:00- 11:00 am, Baxter Lecture Hall
1:30-2:30 pm, Beckman Behavioral Biology B180
Kelsey Boyle, Graduate Student, Chemistry
Eugenia Khorosheva, Postdoctoral Scholar, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Session Description: Whether you are a recitation, lab, or grading TA, feedback will be an essential element to your new teaching role. As a busy graduate student, it can be difficult to balance your research and your own courses with the responsibility of being a fair and effective TA for your students. In this session, we will try to address these issues by covering three main topics: grading efficiently, grading fairly, and providing effective feedback. Here, you will become familiar with grading rubrics, collaboration policies, handling student complaints, and FERPA.
Beyond the Lab Manual: Becoming an Effective Teacher in the Laboratory
10:00-11:00 am, Dabney Lounge
Emily Blythe, Graduate Student, Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics
Paul Walton, Graduate Student, Chemistry
Session Description: This session aims to provide encouragement and advice for new laboratory TAs. Although often misrepresented as a bad thing, being a lab TA can be fulfilling and intellectually engaging. Using our own experience from labs we taught, we will cover what to expect from the students and how to effectively communicate lab goals with them. We will focus on how to convey the purpose of each step in an experiment so that students leave the lab with an understanding of why things were done the way they are laid out in the manual. Specific examples of common problems encountered in the lab and possible solutions will be explored.
Effective Recitations: Helping Your Students Learn
10:00-11:00 am, Beckman Behavioral Biology B180
11:15-12:15 pm, Baxter Lecture Hall
Kevin Barraza, Graduate Student, Chemistry
Henry Ngo, Graduate Student, Geological and Planetary Sciences
Session Description: This session will help new and continuing TAs deliver effective recitations. First, concrete strategies will be presented, including planning, time management, and teaching philosophy. Next practical classroom issues will be discussed: what should you do if no one participates? Finally, a panel of experienced recitation TAs from different divisions will answer your questions on recitations.
Your First Class: Getting Off to a Great Start
10:00-11:00 am, Beckman Behavioral Biology B101
Jenn Weaver, Assistant Director, Center for Teaching, Learning, & Outreach
Session Description: The first day of class can be new and exciting but also a little nervewracking. In this session, we'll discuss some of the things that you can do to prepare! We'll go through two checklists; one for preparing for your first class, and the second for things that you should do in your first class. Finally, we'll touch on a few of those dreaded scenarios (e.g. problem students, what to say when you don't know the answer) and how to plan for them such that they are no longer dreaded but welcome!
The Honor Code: Preventing Problems, Handling Issues
10:00-11:00 am, Baxter 125
2:45-3:45 pm, Baxter 125
Sarah A. Del Ciello, Graduate Student, Chemisty and Chemical Engineering
Denise Schmitz, Graduate Student, Astronomy
Session Description: This session will provide a more detailed honor code training for TAs. It will include proactive tips to help avoid honor code issues, instruction on proper reporting procedures, and a run-through of what to expect (both as a reporter and for your student) if you make a report. Leadership from both the GHC and BoC will be present for an ample Q&A and discussion session.
Adding Value in Office Hours: Attracting and Retaining Students
11:15-12:15 pm, Beckman Behavioral Biology B180
1:30-2:20 pm, Baxter Lecture Hall
Emily Wyatt, Graduate Student, Chemical Engineering
Abhinav Agarwal, Graduate Student, Electrical Engineering
Session Description: Office hours are a crucial resource for students, providing them with a chance to clarify concepts and work through challenging problems. In fact, office hour attendance is often an excellent predictor of student engagement, motivation, and high final grades. However, students can often be nervous about attending office hours or may not see them as valuable. Come discuss effective methods to establish a welcoming environment and facilitate learning in your own office hours!
Caltech 101: What You Need to Know if You're Going to Teach Undergraduates
2:45-3:35 pm, Baxter Lecture Hall
Tim Liu, Chair, Undergraduate Academics and Research Committee (ARC); ASCIT VP of Academic Affairs
Akshay Srivastava, Ruddock House ARC Representative; BoC Representative
Kavya Sreedhar, Rep-at-Large, ARC; Avery House BoC Representative
Session Description: In order to effectively teach students, it is crucial to understand your population and how they learn. In this session, we will present the "need to know" facts about undergraduate students at Caltech. We will profile the typical life of Caltech students based on student experiences shared by current undergraduates. Session facilitators will also share their thoughts of what makes a good TA and emphasize the key points that will help make you a successful mentor and effective TA. This session will be interactive - groups will be paired with undergraduates to learn about undergraduate life and brainstorm techniques to connect with students in the classroom.
SESSIONS FOR EXPERIENCED TAs & INSTRUCTORS
Introduction to Lesson and Course Design
11:15-12:15 pm, Beckman Behavioral Biology B101
Jenn Weaver, Assistant Director, Caltech Center for Teaching, Learning, & Outreach
Session Description: A session for advanced TAs and interested beginner TAs on how to design a lesson or a course (the pedagogical strategies and methods for both are fundamentally the same!). I'll walk you through the process of Backwards Design, how to write learning outcomes, determining assessments and designing active learning activities. We'll also discuss the tricky questions of: how to weigh breadth vs. depth, content vs. comprehension, what to do when you don't cover everything you wanted to and pacing your lesson or course.
11:15-12:15 pm, Baxter 125
Cassandra Horii, Director, Caltech Center for Teaching, Learning, & Outreach
Session Description: Nowadays, instructors have an ever-changing and large array of choices when it comes to educational technology. In this session, we'll get acquainted with some technologies that are readily available to Caltech faculty and TAs and see how they can help with common teaching challenges and advanced applications like "flipped" classes. Participants will leave with a framework they can use now and for future technology choices in teaching--even when the gadgets, apps, and techniques continue to evolve.
Authoring Problem Sets and Exams
11:15-12:15 pm, Baxter 127
Eugenia Khorosheva, Postdoctoral Scholar, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Bekah Silva, Graduate Student, Chemistry
Session Description: This session will focus on how to approach authoring homework and exam problems in order to use assessment as a teaching tool and maximize student learning. We will present general guidelines for designing effective problems as well as demonstrate application of those guidelines. Finally, we will discuss practical issues associated with authoring problem sets, including time constrains during authoring and grading and varying problem difficulty within a set.
Large Course Organization & Communication
1:30-2:30 pm, Baxter 125
Cassandra Horii, Director, Caltech Center for Teaching, Learning, & Outreach
Session Description: Caltech's largest courses enroll around 200 students, but even a course of 40-60 needs some extra tricks to run smoothly. In this session, we will develop a toolkit of practices that make large courses into well-oiled machines of learning, so that instructors, TAs, and students alike are able to focus on the content, rather than on logistics. Recommended for instructors, "head" or "lead" TAs, TAs on large course teaching teams, and anyone interested in learning how to manage groups of people more effectively.
Teaching What You Don't Know (Well)
2:45-3:45 pm, Beckman Behavioral Biology B180
Natalie Higgins, Graduate Student, Mechanical and Civil Engineering
Sophia Dai, Postdoctoral Scholar, Astrophysics
Session Description: As a TA, you will sometimes get into situations that you don't feel prepared for, but with the right approach you can use these opportunities to win your students' trust and involve them in the learning process. In this interactive session, we will practice: fielding questions that you don't know how to answer, breaking down large questions into smaller pieces, and dealing with a classroom full of unresponsive/uninterested students. We will also discuss the advantages to "teaching what you don't know" - how you can use what you don't know to make the students better learners, and yourself a better teacher.
Facilitating Student Discussion
2:45-3:25 pm, Beckman Behavioral Biology B101
Emily Blythe, Graduate Student, Biology & Molecular Biophysics
Voon Hui Lai, Graduate Student, Geophysics
Session Description: Creating active participation in your classroom is rewarding, and it is an effective way to reach the learning goals of the course. It may be challenging, and in this session, our goal is to provide you the tips and strategies to lead discussions such as recitations and literature reading groups. Specifically, we will focus on exploring different discussion structures, learning how to prep well, and getting hands-on experience on being an engaging facilitator.
Helping Students Write in STEM
11:15-12:15 pm, Dabney Lounge
Susanne Hall, Campus Writing Coordinator in the Hixon Writing Center and Lecturer in Writing
Session Description: One of the most important ways we learn to write is by getting feedback on our work from thoughtful readers. As instructors in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics), though, responding to the many kinds of writing students produce (e.g. papers, proposals, abstracts, reports, lit reviews, response papers, proofs) can be time-consuming and draining. This session will introduce you to research-based findings about the kinds of feedback that are most likely to help students improve as writers and thinkers. Some of these findings are likely to surprise you, as they contradict some very common teaching practices. We will talk together about how to implement response strategies in the real world, where our time and energy for responding to student writers is not limitless.
Navigating the American Classroom
1:30-2:30 pm, Beckman Behavioral Biology B101
Arundhati Nag, Postdoctoral Scholar, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
VoonHui Lai, Graduate Student, Geophysics
Session Description: Geared specifically towards international TA's, in this session, we will introduce the key characteristics of U.S. higher education, and expectations in an American classroom and a Caltech classroom. In addition, we will work on useful skills such as effective communication, incorporating your background to enrich both your teaching experience and students' learning experience.
1:30-2:30 pm, Baxter 25
Bekah Silva, Graduate Student, Chemistry
Session Description: Anyone curious about traditional and emerging careers in the classroom is welcome to attend the Careers in the Classroom session! In this session, you will hear from a panel of educators who have applied their graduate work to careers in K-12 teaching, university teaching, and beyond. Panelists will describe their academic backgrounds and current positions, followed by a moderated discussion covering topics including strategies to prepare for a career in teaching during graduate school, advice on searching for teaching-focused positions, and challenges associated with transitioning from a research setting to a teaching setting. Audience members are encouraged to bring questions to the session and to participate in discussion!
Introduction to Chemistry TA-ing
2:45-3:45 pm, Baxter 25
Bryan Hunter, Graduate Student, Chemistry
Christine Morrison, Graduate Student, Chemistry
Sara Weaver, Graduate Student, Chemistry
Session Description: Join us if you are a TA for a chemistry class this year. We will introduce the Chemistry TA Sharepoint site as well as hold a panel discussion on preparing for and being a recitation, grader, or lab TA. Our panel consists of experienced and passionate TAs, and we are eager to hear your questions and share our experiences.


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Law Firm Marketing Done Right
Just because attorneys can advertise doesn't mean they know how to do it the right way. A sign, like the one on the right, or some of the advertisements on television are examples that show us that law firm marketing is in need of professional help. All marketing worth doing begins with a plan. It's the same for lawyers. Before spending a dime on any marketing invest in a law firm marketing plan. The kind of plan that is the secret to law firm marketing success, in my experience, is a guerrilla marketing plan. This plan is the type of plan that works and actually is achievable and has gotten my clients results.
The guerrilla marketing plan for lawyers follows the same 7 sentence structure as all guerrilla marketing plans:
- Write the physical action you want potential prospects to take as a result of your plan (call your office for a consult, etc)
- Create a competitive advantage your law firm will use to and stress to get prospects to take the first step
- Define your ideal target audience
- List all the guerrilla marketing tactics you will use
- Summarize your target niche
- Explain who your law firm really is, very very clearly, and be certain this comes across in all of your marketing
- Dedicate a percentage of your projected gross profits to marketing. I usually recommend 8% to my clients
Other Marketing Techniques for Lawyers
Once you have your law firm marketing plan I also recommend you list your law firm on findlaw. Findlaw is a business of Reuters that gives legal information online. It is a great way for you to create an online marketing presence. I think it is one of the best online marketing services for law firms. People will search terms like FindLaw or find law or find lawyers and others and all those terms will land them at www.Findlaw.com and they can then find your firm.
I firmly believe guerrilla marketing is what you need for your offline marketing and findlaw will help with your online marketing and that you should also investigate a web design company I happened to come across that focuses on law firm marketing. I have not researched the company on my own and suggest you check them out. They are called blackfin, www.blackfin.com. They focus solely on law firm marketing and SEO, design and content to gain conversion for the law firms they represent as clients. They also have a no contract policy so they sound very promising. I recommend you look into them if you are serious about gaining more client work.


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Atlanta's downtown is becoming a major destination for those looking to explore Atlanta with kids. Centered around Centennial Olympic Park are fun things to do that will entertain toddlers to teens. Here are our nine recommendations, and best of all, these are all within walking distance of each other.
9 Awesome Outings in Atlanta with Kids
Planning to visit Atlanta with kids? Whether you are bringing toddlers or teens, there is a lot of fun to be found. We've broken it down for you, so you don't miss the best attractions for your kids.
Georgia Aquarium
The Georgia Aquarium is one of the most popular attractions in Atlanta with kids, and a must see for anyone visiting the city for the first time.
Smaller children will enjoy the many tunnels and nooks located throughout the aquarium. Get 'in' the penguin exhibit, watch piranhas from a 'secret' peep hole.
Older children may want to go behind the scenes and view the awesome fish tanks from the inside.
For the truly adventurous teen, you can even swim with the giant whale sharks at the Georgia Aquarium.
Children's Museum of Atlanta
The Children's Museum of Atlanta is an awesome indoor playground for kids 12 and under. CMA received a MAJOR overhaul in 2016, so now it's even better than before.
Popular exhibits like the Tools for Solutions crane where kids use pulleys to move colorful balls, is still there, but they've also added a Build it Lab for older kids where those six and up can use real tools!
Younger visitors to the Children's Museum of Atlanta may want to plan a visit on select Monday's for Tiny Club Mondays. Kids 2 – 5 can enjoy a 30-minute class designed specifically for them.
SkyView Ferris Wheel
Teens will love SkyView Atlanta, a giant ferris wheel that gives you a birds eye view of Centennial Olympic Park, as well as all of Downtown Atlanta.
Go up in the Atlanta Ferris Wheel in the evening for an especially beautiful view when all the park lights are glowing.
Younger children are welcome too, you ride in a gondola type cab, but it does go high, so make sure they aren't scared of heights first.
Centennial Olympic Park
Built for the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games that were held in Atlanta, Centennial Park the center of the Downtown attraction district.
In summer bring a bathing suit and towel. Kids of all ages like to cool off in the Fountains.
During the holidays, you can ice skate, see Holiday Lights, or witness the new Chinese Lantern Festival.
Googie Burger
Everyone, no matter what the age, loves a good burger joint.
Take a break while exploring Centennial Olympic Park for a burger and fries made from scratch at Googie Burger.
The amazing hand cut fries are only surpassed by their delicious milkshakes. Try the Googie Peach or the Coca-Cola Float.
Note that Googie Burger shuts down in the winter, so you'll have to enjoy their awesomeness after May 19, but don't worry, Downtown Atlanta has several other restaurants located around the park like Kwan's Deli and Korean Kitchen.
CNN Center
Ever wonder how the news is produced? Older elementary through high school kids will like getting a behind the scenes look at the Cable News Network which was started in Atlanta.
Depending on when you go, you can actually see them producing the newscasts. My 8-year-old's favorite part was learning how a green screen works and disappearing behind it just like Harry Potter's invisibility cloak.
World of Coca-Cola
Atlanta is home to the soda giant Coca-Cola. The world-wide corporate headquarters is located in Midtown, but downtown you'll find the World of Coca-Cola museum.
Little ones will love cozying up to the larger than life Coca-Cola Polar Bear (at least if they like costumed characters).
Tweens will want to try all the flavors of Coca-Cola products in the tasting room, don't let them sucker you into trying the Beverly.
Teens will enjoy shopping for unique branded items in the World of Coca-Cola gift shop. My favorite was a purse made entirely of can pop-tops.
Center for Civil and Human Rights
This Center for Civil and Human Rights is the latest addition Downtown Atlanta, and it is very powerful. Although teens and tweens will likely get the most out of the museum, elementary school children can also learn quite a bit too. I would not recommend this for preschool and younger kids.
The Center for Civil and Human Rights is a fantastic museum to start a discussion about both the civil rights era in America and the larger issue of human rights around the world.
Interactive elements like the lunch counter, where guests become protestors. They put on headphones to hear the jeers and taunts as they must sit quietly hands on the counter. Guest can also walk on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel, the site of Martin Luther King's assassination. These exhibits really bring it home for anyone that visits.
Football Hall of Fame
You don't have to be a huge football fan to enjoy the College Football Hall of Fame, but if you are, even better. See if you can find your team in the three-story atrium with 760 football helmets from all different colleges.
My teens favorite part of the College Football Hall of Fame was throwing passes in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Skill Zone. The 10-year-old liked creating his own mascot. I enjoyed the tailgate exhibit, and the look at sports psychology. We found my husband watching the most memorable college football plays complete with commentary from the day – cheers and all.


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Ky. Grandmother Charged In Slaying Of Daughter, Child
Winchester police say they have charged a woman with murder in the fatal stabbings of her daughter and grand-daughter.
The Winchester Sun reports police announced Tuesday that 48-year-old Lillie Stanton faces two counts of murder in the stabbings on Sunday of 23-year-old Danel Korrey Stanton and 22-month-old Kaydence Ray Miers.
Police say Stanton is still being treated at the University of Kentucky Medical Center for self-inflected knife wounds to her throat and wrists.
A possible motive in the killings wasn't released.
"Due to her injuries, (Lillie Stanton) was not able to talk to us until yesterday," Winchester Police Capt. James Hall said at a Tuesday morning news conference. "Ms. Stanton has given a statement to the police department admitting her actions in the murder and gave statements that she attempted to harm herself afterward."
Hall said Stanton is in serious condition at the hospital and will be taken into custody upon her release.
Hall said Lillie Stanton's ex-husband, Robert Stanton, lives at the home and called emergency dispatchers upon returning to find the scene.
Clark County Coroner Robert Gayheart said Kaydence Miers died from a cut to her neck but Danel Stanton's cause of death is still under investigation.


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PLEASE CONTACT US FIRST. NOT ALL DESIGNS ARE POSSIBLE. These cards are Not Printed, they are cut out in different colors and press fit together by hand, which can take several days per box. They also require a lot of testing which means some designs simply are not possible. Box of 50 Laser Cut Business Cards starts at $300. Laser Cut and Engraved Acrylic Combination Business Cards are a custom option that we can offer. Prices start at $6 per card depending on size and complexity of design.
The process of creating these cards starts with cutting out the logo (shown below). Please keep in mind that a lot of detail is either not possible or takes a huge amount of time. We suggest a maximum of one or two pieces for a base price. Since all pieces are tested extensively, the fewer the pieces the less setup and testing will be.
The second step is to cut out the secondary color, such as the neon green shown in the example below. The neon part is cut slightly larger than the previous cut which will make it fit tightly into the cut from the previos step.
The image below shows the result of pressing one cut out piece of acrylic into the other piece.
The image below shows the final result with the cut out black card and newly cut neon yellow/green acrylic pieces that fit perfectly together. The color combination is up to you, we can order just about any color. However, if we do not stock a particular color, an extra fee will be required to order it.


text: A baby from Colombia reported to weigh a staggering 21 kilos is receiving treatment from a charity. Doctors are hoping to save the life of an eight-month-old toddler who currently weighs the same as an average six-year-old. Santiago Mendoza, from Cesar State, Colombia, was transported to Bogota on Tuesday (18/1/2014) by the charity Gorditos del Corazón (Chubby Hearts), where he will receive treatment for a variety of ailments stemming from his extreme weight. The charity stepped in after Santiago's mother, Eunice Fandiño, asked them for help.


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04 December 2015
When is "Nil" as good as $10?
The Federal Government has proposed some further changes to the Family Law Act. Some of these deal with family violence and the press release is timed to coincide with International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
29 October 2015
Urgent or Interim?
The decisions in some cases under the Family Law Act do not raise new issues of principle or have significantly different facts but remind us of the correct approach that needs to be taken in similar cases.
19 October 2015
The Adultery Factor (in South Africa)
A recent case from South Africa, we are told, has seemed to fix a very obvious anomaly in family law in that country.
14 October 2015
What's in a Name?
At Pearson Emerson Meyer our lawyers all take care to keep up with the law and that means keeping up also with reports of decided cases.
17 September 2015
What Do You Call a Collection of Experts?
Some people entertain themselves by trying to remember or even invent collective nouns. As we know some of those collective nouns are weird, like "a murder of crows".
11 May 2015
Husband and Wife and the Taxman Makes Three
In most cases, when you start a relationship there are just the two of you. However at the end of the relationship, it is not unusual for there to be quite a few others wanting a seat at the table.
06 May 2015
A Testament to Perseverence
In cases concerning property settlement and financial adjustment on relationship breakdown, the courts insist upon full and frank disclosure.
28 April 2015
Does "Location Location Location" apply to Family Law?
As we have in these articles observed often before, it is a small world and getting smaller.
13 April 2015
When the Hague Convention does not Apply
In recent months we have reported on a number of Hague Convention matters. Those applications have dealt with issues of international child abduction where a child is either retained in or removed from a convention country.
30 March 2015
How Long is Too Long to Wait to Make a Claim After Divorce?
Under Australian law, claims for financial relief cannot be commenced after one year from the date of divorce (or two years from the date of separation in the case of de facto couples), without permission from the Court.
27 March 2015
Inconsistencies between Parenting Orders and Family Violence Orders
The Family Law Courts take allegations of family violence very seriously. When making a parenting order, the Court must ensure that its orders or arrangements do not expose a person to family violence, but at the same time respect a child's right to have a meaningful relationship with both parents if it is in the child's interests.
19 March 2015
De Facto or No?
In a very recent case called Kristoff & Emerson a judge of the Federal Court decided whether or not two people had lived in a de facto relationship.
17 March 2015
The Dilemma of Loans & Financial Gifts in Family Law
A dilemma that often arises in family law is whether money paid by a parent to a child (to help with paying the deposit on a home for instance) will be considered a gift or a loan when the child's relationship breaks down and there is a financial dispute.
05 March 2015
De Facto Relationships – The Jurisdictional Fact
On 1 March 2009 couples previously without rights under the Family Law Act were finally afforded rights under the Act in line with those rights afforded to married couples.
26 February 2015
When Can a Binding Child Support Agreement Be Set Aside?
Under the Australian child support legislation, parents can reach agreement about the amount of child support to be paid, by entering into a child support agreement.
20 February 2015
Locked in Matrimony
Marriage is defined in the Marriage Act, for Australian Commonwealth Law, to mean the union of a man and a woman to the exclusion of all others voluntarily entered into for life.
10 February 2015
Husband's $3 Million Inheritance Post Separation Included in Property Pool
It is not unusual for a party who has received an inheritance towards the end of a relationship or whilst separated to ask the question: "Can I exclude my inheritance from the asset pool?"
02 February 2015
Relocation - Best Interests of the Child?
Having children means, as any parent knows, some surrender of personal freedom by the parents. Parents negotiate their relationships as adults, and as parents, and make compromises.
19 January 2015
Commercial Surrogacy Confusion
Welcome to the strange world of commercial surrogacy. The Family Court recently had to deal with a case where two men in their thirties, de facto partners, were applying for orders that one of the men was the father of a child, that both the men had equal shared parental responsibility for the child, and that the child live with them.
12 January 2015
How Long is a Long Marriage?
In late November some statistics about marriage and divorce came out and they are quite interesting. In 2013 the number of marraiges decreased by 3.5%. Most brides (81.3%) and grooms (79.7%) had not been married before.
06 January 2015
"Loading" for Violence
(Judge) "Did you assault your wife all throughout the 35 year relationship?" "Not really" (Judge) "What does 'not really' mean? What are you trying to convey by that? What, that you did it once or twice, that you did it every second year?"
22 December 2014
Hamming It Up
In Australia, divorce and its consequences such as property settlement are a matter of Federal law, uniform throughout Australia.
09 November 2014
Beware if Children Travelling to South Africa
Two items of interest, each with a South African connection. One may be a real trap for travellers.
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From I-93 take exit 26 and stay on Route 25. We are on the left hand side of the road located in the PainCare office. As you head towards Walmart you will pass Hannaford, Harris Furniture, and Kirk's Automotive. We are the next left turn across from TEDESCHI station (formerly SHELL). Signs on the front include Plymouth Travel, Feet First, Guraranty Bank, etc. As you turn left, take the immediate next left into the parking lot. We are in the building to the right.
From the rotary, head past Wallmart, go past the light of Boulder Point, past Village Square, the electric company and take a right at Meridith Ford. Take the first left. Our clinic is in the PainCare building on your right.
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