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Liverpool's Mersey River Festival
7-9 Jun 2013
Half a dozen Tall Ships will grace the River Mersey as Liverpool becomes one of the host ports for the Irish Sea Fleet, Maritime Tour 2013. The weekend will not only see ships from Ireland, but also from Denmark, France and Belgium. The waterfront will come alive with aerobatic displays from Russian aircrafts, stunning live street theatre, wake boarders and a canoe polo tournament. There is also an international flavour to the weekend as a World Music Stage will be set up at the Pier Head playing authentic African, Indian and Arabic music and dance for all to enjoy. [1]
Meadows in the Mountains , Bulgaria
7-9 Jun 2013
Meadows in the Mountains and its Rhodopian Mountain setting on the Bulgarian border of Greece promise sublime vistas and a vibe that's been described as 'wild and romantic'. The festival's focus is dance music, but there are also things going on for arts and literature lovers. [2]
The Midnight Sun Film Festival, Finland
12-16 Jun 2013
The Midnight Sun Film Festival in Sodankylä, Finland, held during the 'white nights', is a five-day-and-night celebration of new cinema. [3]
Dragon Boat Festival
12 Jun 2013
The fifth day of the fifth moon of the lunar calendar is the day the Chinese celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival or Double Fifth Festival! The festival combines traditional elements of a religious occasion with the drama and glory of a sporting event. The event takes place every year in Hong Kong. [4]
55th International Art Exhibition, Venice
1 Jun- 24 Nov 2013
The title chosen by curator Massimiliano Gioni for the 55th International Art Exhibition is Il Palazzo Enciclopedico / The Encyclopedic Palace. Massimiliano Gioni introduced the choice of theme evoking the Italo-American self-taught artist Marino Auriti who "on November 16, 1955 filed a design with the US Patent office depicting his Palazzo Enciclopedico (The Encyclopedic Palace), an imaginary museum that was meant to house all worldly knowledge, bringing together the greatest discoveries of the human race, from the wheel to the satellite. Auriti's plan was never carried out, of course, but the dream of universal, all-embracing knowledge crops up throughout history, as one that eccentrics like Auriti share with many other artists, writers, scientists, and prophets who have tried - often in vain - to fashion an image of the world that will capture its infinite variety and richness." [5]
El Rocio Pilgrimage
16-20 May 2013
More than a million people and close to one hundred different brotherhoods enjoy the wonderful festive atmosphere of this pilgrimage to the village of El Rocio. The celebration combines religion and fiesta, and is held 50 days after Easter. Hundreds of thousands of people come from all over Spain, and even abroad, to make this annual pilgrimage to the Blanca Paloma Shrine in the village of El Rocío, 17 kilometres from the town of Almonte (Huelva province). [6]
Copenhagen Carnival
18 May 2013
Every year, they have a big Carnival in Copenhagen. It's kind of a small scale version of the big ones they have in Rio and other areas. Whereas most Carnival's have religious significance, the one in Denmark has become a festival for World Music.
Czech Beer Festival
18 May- 1 Jun 2013
The Czech Beer Festival in Prague is the largest gastronomic event in the Czech Republic, with seating for up to 10,000 visitors on long benches inside marquees. Sample 70 brands of Czech beer, sourced from large breweries, regional breweries and micro-breweries. Live bands entertain. [7]
Bay to Breakers, San Francisco
19 May 2013
The 102-year old Bay to Breakers 12K is one of the world's largest and oldest footraces held annually in San Francisco. The name reflects the traditional course, which takes tens of thousands of participants from the northeast end of the downtown area near The Embarcadero (the "bay" side of the city) to the west end of the city and the "breakers" of Ocean Beach. World-class athletes compete and "fun-loving" folks flood the streets clad in everything from outrageous costumes to birthday suits—earning Bay to Breakers a reputation as the Mardi Gras of the West. Bay 2 Breakers began in 1912 to help locals get over the devastating San Fran earthquake of 1906. Almost 100 years later Bay-Breakers is the longest running footrace in the world. [8]
Vivid Sydney Festival
24 May- 10 Jun 2013
Vivid Sydney Festival is the largest international music and light show in the Asia-Pacific region that promises to enthrall the senses of all visitors and locals. The festival of light, music, art and ideas, Vivid Sydney Festival, transforms the city of Australia into a vibrant creative hub each year attracting thousands of visitors from all over the globe. The festival is designed to showcase the entire city as one big living canvas that runs from Hyde Park through Macquarie Street, Sydney Opera House and Circular Bay. Darling Harbour too is added in the list to host a few Vivid events. [9]
Seville April Fair (Feria de Abril)
15-21 Apr 2013
A release after the somberness of Semana Santa. To say this is a huge party is an understatement. Most if not all of Seville takes a weeks holiday and they plan for the Fair months in advance. The fair is close to the river and covers a huge area and contains hundreds of private and public "casetas" which are laid out to form streets. Casetas are small marquees and you can only get into the private ones if invited. The public ones are large but just as much fun. The day is naturally split in two and between noon and 8PM the streets of the fair throng with horses as riders and carriages strut their stuff dressed in traditional Spanish robes. After 8 the streets are cleared and "Calle del Inferno" comes to life which is one of the best funfairs in Europe. The Fair appeals to everything that's great about Spain - Traditional dress,Flamenco dancing, guitars, Fino, great tapas and men, women and children who dance with gusto and eat and drink the day and night away. [10]
14 Apr 2013
Millions pour into the city for the carnival, during the Hindu month of Chithrai. The main events are:
Rijksmuseum set for grand reopening in Amsterdam
13 Apr 2013
The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the world's most comprehensive collection of works by Rembrandt, Vermeer and other Dutch Golden Age masters, has been closed for a decade. Housed in an eccentric building designed by Pierre Cuypers, it closed in 2003 for a makeover. On 13 Apr the Rijksmuseum is finally set to reopen to the public, after a renovation that took five years longer than expected and cost nearly $500 million, tens of millions over its original budget. [12]
Butterfly Jungle exhibit, San Diego Zoo
9 Apr- 8 May 2013
During this yearly event guests will be completely immersed by thousands of butterflies as they walk through the Zoo Safari Park's Hidden Jungle aviary. The 30 species of butterflies highlighted this year will hail from Africa, Asia and Central and South America and include the zebra longwing, orange-barred tiger and Grecian shoemaker. [13]
7-15 Apr 2013
The Hue Festival is an extraordinary cultural extravaganza of Vietnam which involves a collection of events and activities. The festival attracts millions of visitors every year making it an ideal platform for a grand social milieu. Some of its art and cultural activities are traditional concerts, dance and theatrical performances, art and calligraphy exhibitions, games, and special tour programmes to close by sites for tourists. One of the old traditions of Vietnam is 'Kite flying', which has been rejuvenated in the Hue Festival. Traditional kites of intricate shapes and designs fly in the sky, making the Hue City beautiful and joyful. Some people visit temples and make offerings, where traditional dances are also performed. The Hue Festival more often concludes with fireworks show. [14]
March 2013
Holi NYC- Festival of Colors
31 Mar 2013
Holi is the Hindu festival of colors. It celebrates the coming of spring, fruitful harvests, unity, joy, and a tale from the Bhagavad Gita. [15]
Cherry Blossom, Japan
25 Mar 2013
The Japan Weather Association, in its first forecast of the season, predicts this year's cherry blossoms to open according to their average schedule in most of Japan, except for parts of Western and Central Japan where they are predicted to open earlier than usual. The opening in Tokyo is on March 25, but estimated best viewing happens April 1 to 10, according to Weathermap [16]. Kakuzan Park in Tsuyama has gained fame as one of the best place for viewing cherry blossoms with over 5,000 cherry blossom trees within and around the park. The city hosts a Cherry Blossom festival between 1-15 April [17]; Click for more about Japan's Top 100 Cherry Blossom Spots.
20-24 Mar 2013
The Bali Spirit Festival is an extensive celebration of international yoga, dance and music. It is an elevating festival which stirs up and nurtures each individual's potential for affirmative change, within and around. If you are seeking yoga, traditional Indonesian dance and more, then the Bali Spirit Festival is just the right place for you.The festival brings distinguished yoga gurus, musicians, and dancers from different countries, together at one place. It celebrates the richness of Indonesian culture, the purity of the environment, spirit of mutual learning and cooperation, diversity and harmony between people of all nations. [18]
St. Patrick's Day Parade, Boston
17 Mar 2013
Colorful floats, music and Irish good cheer await you at the annual Boston St. Patrick's Day parade. The parade begins at 1:00pm at the Broadway 'T' Station and ends at Andrew Square, South Boston and will feature marching bands and pipe bands from throughout North America. The parade travels through South Boston - Boston's most Irish neighborhood. Since 1901 this parade has become a prominent part of South Boston's history. Southie's annual wearin' of the green steps off from the Broadway T Stop proceeding down West Broadway to East Broadway to East 4th, to 5th Street, and around Thomas Park. Marchers continue to Telegraph Street to Dorchester Street ending at Andrew Square. Many cities around US organize St. Patrick's Day Parades, among other NYC, Chicago, Savannah, San Francisco. [19]
Las Fallas, Valencia
15-19 Mar 2013
The five day festival is a carnival of bonfires, fireworks, parades, shows, and other festivities, as it also celebrates the arrival of spring. Every day the day starts at 8 am sharp with a 'wakeup call or la Desperata as it is called. Bands march down the main streets of the town and firecrackers are burned as peppy music rents the air. At 2 pm it's time for the La Mascleta which takes place in the different neighborhoods of the city – this is a run up to the main event of Mascleta held on 19 March at the Plaça de l'Ajuntamen. Every night there are firework displays in the city and the final one on the last night is the most magnificent with firecrackers and fireworks lighting up the skies. [20]. Read more [21].
Rickshaw Run at Melbourne Food & Wine Festival
1-11 Mar 2013
The annual rickshaw run, is the craziest way to sample authentic Vietnamese food and culture. You will be taken on a fast and furious tour of the best restaurants, markets, and hawker food. It's a six-course flying frenzy on the most environmentally sustainable transport ever invented. [22]
International Yoga Festival, Rishikesh
1- 7 Mar 2013
This one-week festival gives you an opportunity to participate in over 60 hours of yoga classes from world-class Yoga teachers. These teachers practice and teach multiple styles of yoga including Kundalini Yoga, Power Vinyasa Yoga, Iyengar Yoga and Kriya Yoga. [23]
Indian Kumbh Mela festival
14 Jan- 10 March 2013
Millions of devout Hindus led by naked ascetics with ash smeared on their bodies plunged into the frigid waters of India's holy Ganges River in a ritual they believe can wash away their sins. The ceremony in the northern city of Allahabad took place on the most auspicious day of the Kumbh Mela, or Pitcher Festival, one of the world's largest religious gatherings that lasts 55 days. Over 110 million people are expected to take a dip at the Sangam, the place where three rivers — the Ganges, the Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati — come together at the edge of this North Indian city. [24]
Chinese New Year, Las Vegas Style
Jan-Mar 2013
Las Vegas is hosting multiple events in honor of the Year of the Snake. Cultural events, music, dragon dances, and specialty menus highlight this event on the Strip, and Downtown. [25]
February 2013
Carnival of Venice
2-12 Feb 2013
Associated with the famous masquerade ball
Quebec's Winter Carnival
1-17 Feb 2013
The city will be transformed into a land of colorful parades, glittering ice palaces and spectacular snow sculptures. Alongside an Ice Palace Stage, Broadway-style dance shows, an international ice sculpture competition, winter camping and a snow pentathlon, the carnival will feature a host of new events and activities. [26]
2013 Carnival in Rio de Janeiro
8-11 Feb 2013
Brazil's most popular and festive holiday as well as one of the world's biggest celebrations when the streets of Rio de Janeiro come alive with wild parties, festivals and glamorous balls. The Samba School Parade is the highlight of the four-day event. Performers, clad in ornate costumes embellished with feathers, beads and thousands of sequins, dance down the parade route alongside dazzling floats and into the Sambadrome-a dance stadium built for the event. Judges award a prize to the most spectacular group of dancers. [27]
12 Feb 2013
Chinese New Year Parade, San Francisco
23 Feb 2013
Two week Spring festival celebrated for over 5,000 years in China. The San Francisco Chinese New Year celebration originated in the 1860's during the Gold Rush day and is now the largest Asian event in North America. The celebration includes two major fairs, the Chinese New Year Flower Fair and Chinatown Community Street Fair. All the festivities culminate with Chinese New Year Parade.
January 2013
Sydney Festival 2013
5- 27 Jan 2013
Celebrations for the festival kick off with Festival First Night – a large scale free event in the parks, streets, and lane-lays of the city, which is an exclusive feast of music, dance, and visual spectacle on the streets. Reaching an audience of more than 200,000 people, the Festival First Night is celebrated on the first Saturday of the Festival while more free concerts await Sydneysiders and visitors on subsequent two Saturdays. The Sydney Festival creates a welcoming and unique global ambience which showcases the striking city of Sydney through a feast of world class performances in theatre, music, dance, fireworks, visual arts, and food. The peak celebrations of the festival are the Australia Day festivities on 26th January with ferry races and tall ship displays at the iconic Sydney Harbour. The festival with its wide range of free events and easy pricing policies for the shows with tickets ensures that everyone can participate in the Sydney Festival celebrations. [28]
International Kite Festival 2013, Gujarat
14 Jan 2013
Gujarat's International Kite Festival is held every year in Ahmedabad. Skies above the city come alive with kites- in a hundred different colours, shapes and sizes, fluttering and darting above the rooftops, triumphantly cutting another kite's string, and soaring way up above the earth. The Gujarat Tourism Development Corporation organises the International Kite Festival at a local stadium, where kite enthusiasts from all across the world show off their skills. [29]
Jan 2013
The event, held since 1963, can last more than a month, depending on the weather, and attracts visitors from around the world who come to see the elaborate ice and snow sculptures. This year's 'Ice and Snow World' features majestic ice castles and sculptures of fairytale characters equipped with LED lights, bringing a colorful and warm aura to the icy wonderland. [30]


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There's never been a worse time to be an introvert.
It's a good thing Albert Einstein, Mozart, Darwin, Emily Dickinson, Gandhi, and Jane Goodall weren't born in the 1960s. If they were, by the time they were young adults, they might all be taking drugs for social anxiety disorder – and burying their contemplative genius with each dose.
In the late 1980s, drugs like Zoloft hit the market and social anxiety disorder was first recognized in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, the bible of psychiatry. In their medicated state, these introverts might have been more extroverted and less reflective, and it's possible that their gifts might have stayed inside as their personalities turned outward.
About 25 percent of the population are introverts, but as many as 60 percent of gifted children are introverts. Introverts snag a disproportionate share of National Merit Scholarships, according to the Center for Applications of Psychological Type – despite the fact that their I.Q. scores are no higher on average than those of extroverts. Susan Cain, author of the blog "Quiet: The Power of Introverts," cites studies showing that many of the most creative people in a wide range of fields are introverts who prefer not to work on teams.
Well, too bad. The extroverts have won the values battle. Probably because they talked louder and faster. More and more creative companies, filled with introverts, have re-organized into teams. More and more schools sit students in pods and assign projects to teams. And now introverts, who like to reflect before they speak and who are naturally more self-conscious than extroverts, have something else to worry about.
It's called the "influence score." And having a low one could someday prove worse than having a low credit score. The influence score is the brainchild of companies with names like Klout and PeerIndex. If you haven't heard of them yet, you will.
There's a good chance these social analytic companies have already heard of you if you're on Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn. In fact, they may have already assigned you an influence score based on the number of friends or followers you have, how often you post, how often your posts attempt to persuade. Several companies are already targeting consumers with high influence scores.
But your influence score may also have a darker side: It may impact whether or not you get a job offer or a promotion. A few years ago, no one would have guessed that having a low credit score could cost you a job offer. Well, your influence score is going to be even more important to companies as they look for employees who can spread the word and gain clout and notoriety for businesses and their clients.
So why is this bad for introverts? You could argue that social media have been a boon to many introverts, who prefer to network without having to shake hands and make small talk. Yet, not surprisingly, studies have found that extroverts are heavier social media users. And the most prolific social media users – the ones much more likely to earn a high Influence Score – are less likely to be introverts.
You might also argue that Larry Page of Google – an introvert – is one of the most influential people in the world. And yet he isn't an active social media user and would undoubtedly have a lower influence score than the average college kid.
I worry that a few years from now, after influence scores become as mainstream as credit scores, organizations looking for the next Larry Page or Steve Jobs might miss him, distracted by the glitter of other applicants' Twitter feeds. Or they might find him and fail to promote him because he's not much of a team player and prefers to work alone.
Of course, he (or she) can always go off and start his own company and change the world and create an environment and a workplace that is introvert-friendly, that lets people be themselves and work in ways that make them happy and productive.
Jim Sollisch is creative director at Marcus Thomas Advertising.


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Joseph Leoni focuses on motor vehicle, products liability, medical malpractice, and wrongful death cases. He is a member of ABOTA, the Academy of Certified Trial Lawyers of Minnesota, and the Minnesota Italian American Lawyers Association. Mr. Leoni is served on the Minnesota Supreme Court Advisory Committee for Rules of Civil Procedure, is a Civil Trial Specialist certified by the Minnesota State Bar, and is a Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. He is a former member of the Executive Committee of the Minnesota Association for Justice and a member of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Certified Trial Lawyers. Mr. Leoni practices with the Trenti Law Firm in Virginia, Minnesota.
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The following is a guest post from Jamie Claros.
With an exceptionally cold winter and bouts of extreme weather (thank you, Polar Vortex), I have now found myself stranded at home twice, unable to take mass transit to my office. As a commuter from New Jersey, getting to New York in the morning can already be tough; traffic is brutal in the early hours, and accidents on the road are unfortunately too common. Adding inclement weather, as you may guess, does not make it any easier. And while this may seem like an inconvenience, it's a great excuse to stay in my pajamas and work peacefully from home certain days.
Sure, being stuck working from home may not be the ideal sometimes–if you have meetings scheduled, it may actually present a problem or, if you're like me, access to a second computer screen may be impossible, severely limiting your work space and slowing down your flow. However, working from home definitely has its advantages.
For example, cutting out the commute means more time to sleep in (even if it is only a short time), and it also inevitably means staying in your most comfortable clothes and working in a way that is most comfortable for you. Most importantly, though, working from home allows for a sweet respite from the humdrum (or depending on your job, the chaos) of an office building and affords you some time to enjoy a place that is uniquely yours: your home. You can enjoy a home-cooked breakfast and/or lunch from your own kitchen, lounge on your favorite furniture if you have a minute, and overall be in a place where you are most comfortable.
In Florida, this might mean positioning yourself by a window to enjoy the sunshine and warmth, and in Aspen this might mean overlooking the mountains and picturesque snowy slopes. Depending on your environment and your preference, your home office can become a space that is unique to you and your work style. For me, simplicity and comfort are key, and I tend to pull an end table to a couch so I can lounge at ease while I work. For someone else, a more structured office space might be preferential.
And while not everybody can afford the luxury of having their own home office or designated space to do work, there are some ways to spruce up the space you already have to make it a more work-friendly area for those days you just can't, or don't want to, make it into the office. For some ideas, check out this great article.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton will enter the 2016 Democratic presidential race — finally, officially — as the most commanding front-runner in generations. Yet her path to the White House will not be easy, much less assured.
For every advantage she carries an offsetting burden, along with the weight of exceedingly high expectations.
Clinton is beloved and widely admired. She is also loathed and widely criticized.
She boasts an unprecedented resume — former first lady, New York senator, secretary of State — and enjoys universal name recognition after more than two decades of near-constant presence on the national stage. That familiarity, however, will make it exceedingly...


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While the Mets are deciding which middle-tier pitcher they should pursue, the Braves and Phillies have already improved from last season.
The Braves needed to address their bullpen, and have done that with the signings of Billy Wagner (I knew he wasn't going to retire) and Takashi Saito. They've also offered arbitration to Rafael Soriano and Mike Gonzalez. The Braves need an outfield bat and are interested in Marlon Byrd.
The Philles have Cliff Lee coming back and are in on the Roy Halladay Sweepstakes. Yes, they have enough chips to get that done. The Phillies just upgraded to Placido Polanco at third base.
The Phillies' bullpen was a huge reason they didn't repeat. Fernando Rodney is a closer option. They are also considering John Smoltz and J.J. Putz in set-up roles.


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If you doubted global warming is a controversial issue all you had to do was look at the comments on the recent article in this space, "Climate change is not an aberration."
A few agreed with USDA scientist Jerry Hatfield that climate change is real, and we can expect warmer temperatures, rising CO2 concentrations and increased variability in temperature and precipitation.
Others said global warming has yet to be proven and Hatfield's sharing of the Nobel Peace Prize is no guarantee of his creditability. (One cited Al Gore's being a Nobel winner as evidence that Hatfield's arguments may be debatable.)
The responses mirrored those written by National Corn Growers Association President Bob Dickey on its Web site, http://ncga.com. Dickey said the two sides can be divided into true believers and those who call climate change the "biggest hoax ever to be perpetuated on mankind."
Dickey never reveals his beliefs. Instead, he talks about the debate surrounding the Waxman-Markey climate change bill that passed the House by a handful of votes in late June and is now in the Senate.
"In Washington, one often hears the phrase, 'If you're not at the table, you're on the table.' After hearing and assessing the Waxman-Markey bill, the NCGA Corn Board determined this piece of legislation had a head of steam and high probability of passage. We decided we needed to be at the table."
Farm Bureau economists say the bill could raise the cost of growing corn from $33 to $78 per acre, primarily due to higher fuel and fertilizer prices.
Dickey acknowledges the NCGA has concerns about those costs. But the Corn Growers also believe the current bill is "dramatically different and much more favorable" than the original primarily because of House Agriculture Committee Chair Collin Peterson's amendments.
"There are still many unknowns," he said. "Because NCGA chose to be at the table, we will be invited there again as this legislation moves to the Senate. If we choose, we will have more opportunity to help shape a final bill that seems likely to pass in some form this year."
Add to that the latest development China and India's refusal to commit to specific goals for reducing carbon dioxide emissions during climate treaty negotiations at the Group of 8 meetings in L'Aguila, Italy. Because of their stance, the countries involved, instead, agreed to a goal of preventing temperatures from rising more than 3.6 degrees.
One of those commenting on the previous article asked how Congress could expect to legislate climate. The bigger question may be whether the world can agree on what needs to be done and take the steps needed to do it.


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Field(s) of Interest/Expertise
My Field of Interest lies in education. Specifically, I am interested in Culturally Responsive Pedagogy, Education Leadership and Teacher Education.
Courses Taught at Felician University
CS102 Computer Applications for Educators
COMM102/EDU102 Communication for Educators
ECED 201 Introduction to Early Childhood
ECED 307 Nurturing the Expressive Arts
EDU115/ EDU301 Transition into Teaching
EDU205 Professional Assessment and Outcomes
EDU303 School Curriculum Reading/ Language Arts
EDU 302 Junior Field and Seminar
EDU 304 Junior Practicum & Inquiry Based Learning
EDU 306 Reading in the Content Area
EDU308 Reading Diagnosis
EDU 400 Senior Field
EDU590MS Integrating Technology
ED645 School Policy and Regulation
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Feb. 22, 2005
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - A total of 10 new personal-best performances contributed to 20 scoring points as MIT finished 13th at the New England Division III Championships held at Smith College on Saturday. The Engineers were just two points shy of 10th place as 24 schools scored in the meet.
Tech picked up its largest point total in the pole vault, where Christine Fanchiang tied for second with a clearance of 10'11.75", setting a personal best and making her the No. 2 all-time MIT vaulter. Fanchiang also collected points for a seventh-place finish in the hurdles.
An outstanding performance was recorded by Leanne Veldhuis in the pentathlon, where her 2,882 point total is the second highest in the program's history. The rookie also posted personal-best marks in four of the five individual events, only missing in the hurdles.Veldhuis' chart-toppers include: 15'5" in the long jump, 29'2.75" in the shot put, 4'8.75" in the high jump, and 2:26.25 in the 800 meters, which was not only a nine-second improvement but it also placed her third on the MIT all-time list in the 800.
Veldhuis also anchored the 4x200 (seventh, 1:50.51) and 4x400 (sixth, 4:12.65) relays, both of which scored points out of the unseeded sections. Both relays clocked season bests and were the best performances by Engineer foursomes since 1999.
Co-captain Meri Silberstein leapt 16'5" in the long jump, finishing in seventh place. Jackie Greene moved to No. 3 in MIT history in the 600 meters with a time of 1:43.62.
In the 5000, Gwen Johnson lowered the freshman record for the third straight week with a time of 18:47.89. The new time is an eight-second improvement over the previous mark and also qualified her for All-New Englands. In the same race, Nancy Benedetti saw a 24-second improvement, cutting her time to 18:58.47 and placing fourth on the Tech list.


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Thursday, November 22, 2012
When was the last time that you cried? Why?
I don't cry often. This is not because I am a hard hearted shell of a person, but for a very good practical reason – if I cry more than a couple of sneaky tears then I will get a three day medication resistant migraine. Such a migraine is worth remaining dry eyed about. This means that I don't cry if I feel sorry for myself if I can possibly help it, and I only allow those tiny sneaky tears to slither out if a film, for instance has been very moving.
The last time I cried real tears was, however, fairly recently. For some reason an entire bunch of friends and friends of friends have died this year. I still delude myself that I am quite young most of the time, but maybe 50 is an age where these things accelerate? I don't know. Maybe it was coincidence.
Whatever it was this wasn't the first, but, for me, it was the worst. Not only was this person a close friend for a couple of decades, but, quite horribly, she had fallen out with me and we hadn't spoken in a few years.
It was news to me, then, that she'd spent the past year living and dying with cancer.
Social media has it's place in mourning. The death earlier this year of Tutu Tedder was metabolized by many of us through Facebook – we shared stories, we consoled each other. Then again, we had known she was dying for a fair while, and we also knew that she wanted to share her cause – against the 'pinkification' of cancer with as wide an audience as possible, so she died something of a public figure. Her girlfriend has chosen not to delete the account, so I periodically get suggestions from Words With Friends that I could ask her to play with me. Wouldn't that be sweet?
This was different, though. My friend had fallen out with me BF – before Facebook, so I wasn't friended by default to her (I am nominally friends with a few people who it would be awkward to actually talk to, but I'm guessing you know how things are on there, it's entirely possible to ignore someone or be ignored for indefinite periods of time).
I'd been up in Norfolk with an ex of hers, and I hadn't even been online yet – I'd just got home and was communing with Poppet and faffing around. My friend called me in tears and told me the news – she'd read it on Facebook. Over the next few days I heard similar stories from people who, like me, didn't know she was seriously ill, but who were friended to her and kept seeing odd things posted to her wall… with the growing realization that these things were not bad taste jokes but references to her death.
And almost immediately it was her funeral. Her family had come over and it had been arranged for the coming friday. It was going to be a trek, so Ten came with me, basically because I need shepherding – I get very tired and can't manage travel alone. Along the road we met up with my best friend (I get to call her that, because we were best friends from school – I am not one of those creepy adults who go around best friending people willy nilly). We were a bit late, so we went straight in. Because we were late, and the place was crowded out, my friend and I were shown up to a balcony floor. Not having seats we went down to the front and crouched down. We held hands and little tears slid down our cheeks. When her sister spoke it was pretty unbearable.
But then the clincher. A mutual friend who is basically an emotion conductor crept down behind us and put her arms round us and she was BAWLING. This did not bode well for my stoicism.
You'll have noticed that I am not naming names. First of all, there was the issue of the falling out, and second of all, while Tutu wanted people to know about her struggle and death it is evident from her behaviour that my other friend did not. I cannot know what she thought of 'pinkification' since I didn't have the opportunity to see her before she died.
The sickly pink 'awareness' campaigns do not, however, save lives. By coincidence another friend of mine wrote a piece recently as a guest blog entitled Light the Pink Touchpaper and Stand Well Back. In the post @louisebolotin gives voice to a number of us who are fed up with being told that awareness involves wearing pink crap and equates to great strides in cancer cure. It doesn't and it doesn't.
I was sad to lose a friend who might never have spoken to me again in her life were she to have lived. She was an asset to this world. She was a bright spark and a wit and a super intelligent. And I am angry on behalf of everyone who went through both of these women's horrible terminal year with them.
No amount of ribbons or bunnies make up for their loss.


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A reflection on an accomplished task.
Last Monday night I finished up the spring season with the community chorus in what I have to consider a wonderfully successful concert. Wonderful singing, two adorable young people serving as our extremely capable announcers, marvelous accompanists on the piano, clarinet and flute and a farewell tribute to a great part of the chorus, Sara Beth Fouch, made for a moving and sometimes thrilling evening. The spring concert has been my most significant focus since mid-January, and all of a sudden, it's over.
I'm not complaining. I'm ready for a break and some down time. Many people come together to make such an event come to life, but few know all the moving parts that require me to really keep my eye on the ball if it's all going to fall into place. Risers, chairs, sound control, program order, printed material, music distribution and then collection, thank you notes and checks written and, of course, the weekly rehearsals are all required in order to insure that everything happens accurately and on cue. It's rewarding when everything occurs as planned. Even more uplifting is the chance to see and greet old and new friends in attendance prior to the concert and spontaneous responses such as unexpected applause from the audience as well as their smiles, laughter and their gracious comments about their favorite parts when the evening comes to an end.
Now I have time to focus on some other things, and my calendar is already taking on a completely different character. I'll be off to New York in three weeks. I'll have music responsibilities that come to fruition on the west coast this summer as well. I will also take my "down time" to catch up with friends I haven't seen during the chaotic preparation for this past concert.
Meanwhile, it's difficult to come to the realization that our lovely Sara Beth Fouch will no longer grace the piano bench on Monday nights once we start again. She, too, senses a void when she no longer has a batch of music to practice. Even though we have done this all our lives, such responsibilities still require practice.
We were pleased to honor Sara Beth with lovely roses in a crystal vase, a basket hand woven by Linda Colton, which held notes of appreciation from choristers and audience members, a lovely bamboo plaque made especially for Sara Beth that expressed our fondness for her and finally, two scholarships that will be awarded in her name to Truman State music students all went toward honoring this integral part of the life of the chorus. Her handsome family sat at the front of the audience to share Sara Beth's moment of glory for all she has done for so many people.
The morning after requires me to show up and get the team started to store away the equipment necessary for such a production. So the curtain has come down on another semester ending my ninth year as director of the Kirksville Community Chorus. I always wonder if I'll have the steam to do it all again, but the bigger question is whether or not I could live without it.


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U.S. crude oil prices may test $90 a barrel this week as investors try to price in the risk of further flashpoints in the Middle East, while data from China suggests the world's second-largest economy is improving, according to CNBC's latest poll of oil market sentiment.
Ten out of eleven of this week's CNBC survey respondents, or more than 90 percent, expect oil prices to climb, while just one believes oil will trade close to current levels around $88 a barrel.
Although the Gaza crisis is showing signs of de-escalating as a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas holds, oil markets are watching renewed domestic political tensions in Egypt and the implications for the continued flow of oil and petroleum products through the strategically-important Suez Canal and the Suez-Mediterranean Pipeline.
"You have to ask yourself, 'are you comfortable shorting oil here?' I wouldn't be. What if an oil pipeline is blown up, or Israel attacks Iran? That would be a nightmare for shorts," said Sean Hyman, a financial analyst who edits The Ultimate Wealth Report newsletter, referring to bets that oil prices will head lower.
"There's so much Middle East turmoil right now that could ignite into something much larger and oil could spike very easily from here," he added.
Egypt's ruling Islamists tried to defuse a political crisis on Monday, with President Mohamed Mursi backing a compromise over his seizure of extended powers last week, while his Muslim Brotherhood called off a planned demonstration, Reuters reported.
"If a political crisis erupts in Egypt, it could destabilize the rest of the region - just as it did in last year's revolution - and add to upside price risks," ANZ analysts led by Mark Pervan said in a note on Tuesday.
Separately, Egyptian mediators began talks on Monday with Hamas and Israel to flesh out details of a ceasefire agreed last week that ended eight days of fighting in the Gaza Strip.
"The longer the lull in Gaza, the higher the risk of a more significant fall below $85 and then towards our end of year $80-target," said Sydney-based Compass Global Markets in a report. "However, we maintain our neutral outlook in crude in the short term as there are various factors pulling the crude price in opposite directions."
Justin Harper, Market Strategist at IG Markets, said of the firm's clients currently trading oil, 87 per cent hold long positions, or bullish bets, an increase from 81 percent in the prior week. "They are very bullish right now," Harper said. "We have hundreds of clients trading oil on a daily basis so this is a good reflection of global sentiment."
China Recovers
Net-long positions in U.S. crude futures held by money managers rose by 5,564 contracts on the week to 188,018 futures and options combined as of Nov. 20, according to data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Commitments of Traders report.
An improvement in the macro-economic picture from China is helping boost risk-taking in the oil markets, analysts said.
HSBC 's flash China manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index released last week hit a thirteen-month high at 50.4 for November. This "confirms that the economic recovery continues to gain momentum towards the year end," said Qu Hongbin, HSBC's China Chief Economist. "However, it is still the early stage of recovery and global economic growth remains fragile."
Euro zone finance ministers and the International Monetary Fund meanwhile reached a deal late on Monday to lower Greece's debt, paving the way for the release of key aid to Athens and removing one pillar of uncertainty hanging over global financial markets.
Still, concerns about whether the U.S. can avoid looming tax hikes and spending cuts, referred to as the "fiscal cliff," was expected to remain in focus as U.S. lawmakers returned to Washington following last week's Thanksgiving holiday.
"The time for platitudes is over in Washington," said Kirk Howell, Partner at Spy Ridge Capital. He added that the week "will be crucial to see if real progress can be made on the fiscal cliff. It will undoubtedly be an interesting end to an interesting year."
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Back to physics: a reading list
September 14, 2017
Excerpt from an OUPblog article, published on 13th September 2017, written by the Science Marketing Team at Oxford University Press.
"Back to university means picking out the best textbooks to use for your studies. If you're just starting out in your first year of studies or are pursuing further degree in a more specialized field, we have some great resources to explore. From the basics of fundamental physics to the intricacies of understanding light-matter interaction, this list provides the best starting point for under-graduates and post-graduates alike. What else would you recommend for physics scholars?"
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Ray of Sunshine: Bold & Uplifting Yellow Lighting
Guess how much rain we got in Seattle last week? More than 3 inches. It was a wet Thanksgiving, and it made me want to light candles, put on my slippers, and bake cookies. During one of the downpours, I unearthed a very mod, very bright yellow lamp stashed in our basement that I scored for $12 a year ago. This pendant light may have to make an appearance in our house this winter -- it's like a ray of sunshine, and it'll brighten up any gloomy day.
Here's a sampling of bold yellow lighting from around the web, including a simple, cheerful lamp from IKEA (image #8) and an elasticized fabric wonder that looks like a flower (image #2).
1. Perch glass lamp from West Elm.
2. Photo by Alisha Peterson-Irwin, from an Apartment Therapy post.
3. Muse 120 Ceiling or Wall Light designed by Sandro Santantonio, available at Ylighting.com.
4. Omikron Design Stockholm Ceiling Light, available at Ylighting.com.
5. City Pendant in Industrial Yellow by Schoolhouse Electric.
6. Visor Table Lamp from CB2.
7. Watt Table Lamp by BluDot.
8. KVART wall/clamp light from IKEA.
9. Image of an entryway designed by Molly Luetkemeyer, from House of Turquoise.
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100%. The Seahawks are the only team in the entire league where opposing kickers have a 100% FG% against. Other than teams who are extremely good at blocking FGs, this seems to be more of a luck stat. To put it in context the Buccaneers have a 68% FG % against...The Lions have a 74% against and have actually had 8 FGs Missed against them (I know, I know, PC shouldn't have gone for the 60 yarder, but still, 8 missed FGs missed against them!).
I'm predicting a few big misses week 16 for Akers which will completely make up for our unluckiness thus far in this regards Stupid stat, but I found it interesting.


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My Family
Caleb, me (Kasey), Morgan and Gary
I love family traditions, especially on holidays. Father's Day is no exception, my kids and I had a great day celebrating Father's Day with their daddy, my wonderful husband of 15 years.
Usually, we have donut's for breakfast on Father's Day and on birthdays. This year, we changed up the tradition just a bit. Instead, I made homemade Crescent Cinnamon Rolls. I can tell you from the rave reviews that donut's on Father's Day are a thing of the past. These were soooo yummy!
After breakfast, we all got ready and headed to church. We enjoyed a wonderful message, then we took my hubby out to lunch. Before I tell you where we ate lunch, don't judge. Our church is about 30 minutes away from home in a small town. There are only about 3 sit down restaurants, and all of them had a super long line except for………The Western Sizzlin. I have to admit, they've got a mean salad bar, and my kids love all the veggies on the buffet. (No we are not buffet warriors but my kiddos loved these gigantic rolls.)
I took a great nap on the way home. There is nothing like a mid afternoon full belly power nap. As you can imagine, after making the Crescent Cinnamon Rolls I had quite a mess in the kitchen to clean up. We do good to arrive at church 15 minutes late on Sunday Morning, if I would have cleaned up the kitchen after breakfast we would have never made it. It was one of those mornings when the dishwasher was full of clean dishes, you now what I mean.
After we all had some down time, we decided to go to the driving range and hit golf balls. My husband played golf in college so he is really good. Both Morgan and Caleb, have his natural athletic ability. I on the other hand, do not have one athletic bone in my body. Even so, we had so much fun! My heart just bubbled over watching Morgan and Caleb hit the ball.
Of course, we had to have a couple of transition moments since baseball and softball season just ended. At fist, I think they were confused. Once they quit whacking the ball like a baseball/softball I was amazed at how good they were.
I on the other hand, stood back for a few minutes, happy to be the family photographer when my husband handed over his driver. We've been together 18 years (married 15 1/2), and I've only tried to really hit a golf ball two or three times. Having already admitted my lack of natural athletic ability, I was a little nervous. However, it didn't take long before I started enjoying hitting the ball. All my stress, began to slowly disappear.
Don't let the form fool you, remember I told you that my hubby played golf in college? He showed me how to swing the golf club.
Swooooshhhhh……..yes that is the ball you see, still on the tee. I can hit some mean air balls. Eventually, after several more "practice swings" I started hitting the ball.
My hubby is really good! All those years of practice paid off. We had so much fun together at the driving range. As a family, I'd love for us to start playing golf together now that the kiddos are old enough. Especially as they get older, we've got to make sure we show interest in things they are interested in and be purposeful in planning family fun time together. Father's Day was just the beginning, we've got the rest of the summer to hang out at the driving range together. Besides having a blast, it was great exercise. Trust me, my arm muscles are killing me. Morgan and Caleb are already asking when we can go back. Yes, we created a new memory that really mattered to them.
What about you? How did your family celebrate Father's Day? Did you start any new traditions or create special memories together? I'd love to hear from you!
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One-hundred-and-nineteen. It became a life-controlling number while judging this year's Ridiculously Short Fiction Contest. In the meme phenomenon, it popped up not just in the word count tool, but in numbers of e-mails, on license plates and in mysterious patterns in our alphabet soup (which, we had never consciously realized, also has numbers).
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Legends of the Star – Randy White
This weeks "Legend of the Star" is the great defensive tackle, Randy White. Randy hailed from the University of Maryland where he was All-American and won many awards including the Outland Trophy, the Lombardi Award, and the Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year. His heroics and gamesmanship landed him in the College Football Hall of Fame in 1994.
After a successful college career, the Cowboys drafted Randy White with their first round pick in 1975, he was the second player selected overall. For the first two years he played middle linebacker for the Cowboys, but it wasn't until they switched him to the right defensive tackle position, that Randy White emerged as a force to be reckoned with in the NFC. For 14 spectacular seasons Randy dominated the league as evidenced by his string of nine consecutive Pro Bowl selections. What was also amazing during that stretch was that he missed only 1 game in 14 years spanning a total of 209 games. In 1978 he had his best season and was named NFC Defensive Player of the Year. He also led the Cowboys to victory over the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XII, which earned him the Super Bowl MVP.
Charlie Waters, the Cowboys safety, nicknamed Randy the "Man-ster" because he said he was half-man and half-monster. He was among the most gifted athletes ever to wear a Cowboys uniform and he used his quickness, balance, and ability to excel like nobody else did at his position. When Randy White's stellar career was finally over, he set team records with 1,104 tackles, 701 solo tackles, and 111 sacks.
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Three photons from the same gamma ray burst, recorded in 2009 by the Fermi telescope and recently analyzed by Robert Nemiroff and colleagues, have demonstrated that spacetime is smooth below the Planck length.
Brian Dodson gives an explanation you can follow without a Physics PhD in Quantum spacetime more like foam rubber than beer foam.
According to the Michigan Tech group, spacetime is free of major irregularities on size scales below about 525 Planck lengths in size.
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This bloke at the Fermilab campus is doing some almost garage scale science on this topic. If your garage has a source of light speed sub atomic particles that is.
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Danielle Bradbery Talks 'The Voice' Finale: I'm Proud of My Confidence!
Check out our interview with Danielle Bradbery from The Voice Season 4 after performing during the finals on Monday (June 17)!
The 16-year-old contestant chatted with JJ and a couple of reporters about gaining confidence on the show, integrating coach Blake Shelton into her family, and performing "Maybe It Was Memphis" again for the audience.
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JustJared: What are you most proud of after being on this whole journey?
Danielle Bradbery: "I am most proud of how confident I've become. I feel like I'm becoming more of an artist and going out there and performing like a real artist should be. I'm just going to keep trying and Blake is by my side to help me."
JJ: Tonight, Blake picked "Maybe It Was Memphis" as your defining moment, would you have picked the same song and do you agree with that choice?
DB: "I agreed with that choice. It was the song that went up so high on iTunes and everyone was freakin' out! It's such a fun performance to perform and so powerful. I loved that song. It really skyrocketed on iTunes."
JJ: How did the meeting between your parents and Blake go? It looked like they embarrassed you little bit?
DB: "Parents always say stuff that I laugh about. It was really good, I felt like we all became closer and Blake got to meet my family more and get to know them more. We're all part of the family and I feel like Blake stepped into our family. It's really cool."
JJ: Have you watch all those clips from better and seen how you've grown?
DB: I have watched my blind auditions and knockout battles, those type of performances that were way at the beginning and just the clips that they showed before the performance, it's crazy how much my voice has changed and how little I was. I'm still little, but I feel like I grew up a lot in my confidence, so much! I grew as an artist.
JJ: Does it just feel like you're just cruising out there right now when you perform?
DB: "Yea, I feel like I can go out there and just have fun. Blake even told me, 'It's at the point where you can go out there and dedicate your songs to yourself and just go and be yourself and have fun.' I listen to him and I just perform onstage and take a deep breath."


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Pharmaceutical Industry Initiative to Combat Crime
Fake medicines threaten the lives of millions of people around the world.
At INTERPOL, our efforts to combat this global health problem were given renewed impetus in March 2013 by the Pharmaceutical Industry Initiative to Combat Crime.
In this agreement with 29 of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies, funding worth EUR 4.5 million over three years will enable us to build on our current activities and boost the law enforcement community's response to pharmaceutical crime.
The programme will focus on the prevention of all types of pharmaceutical crime including the counterfeiting of both branded and generic drugs.
As well as funding law enforcement operations to identify and dismantle the organized crime networks linked to this illegal activity, the programme will also allow for expanded training and capacity building opportunities for police, and for stronger partnership development between INTERPOL and the pharmaceutical sector.
Given the scale of the problem – according to the World Health Organization, an estimated 10 per cent of medicines are fake and these figures can go up to 30 per cent, particularly in some poorer countries – an essential part of the programme is to raise public awareness of the dangers of fake drugs, particularly for people buying medicines on the Internet.
The companies participating in this initiative are:
- Abbott
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- Amgen
- Astellas Pharma
- AstraZeneca
- Bayer AG
- Boehringer Ingelheim
- Celgene
- Chugai Pharmaceutical Co.
- Daiichi Sankyo
- Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma
- Eisai Co.
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Johnson & Johnson
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- Menarini SA
- Merck & Co.
- Merck KGaA
- Novartis
- Novo Nordisk
- Otsuka Pharmaceuticals
- Pfizer
- Roche
- Sanofi
- Shionogi & Co.
- Takeda Chemical Industries
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The videos below highlight the risks of buying medicines online.
Susan's story - fake sleeping medication
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Dallas-Fort Worth - 2013by Mike Gregory '70 • October 7, 2013 Share:
A damp and chilly day in Dallas-Fort Worth did not deter a small but determined band of alums (and one Wallyanna) from tackling a traditional target of ours: Cheryl's Garden of Learning. It is located at John R. Good Elementary School in Irving. The garden serves as an outdoor classroom where students learn about local flora and fauna. Armed with shovels, hedge trimmers, rakes, etc., we cleaned out beds, trimmed back lantana and other plants, removed decorative rock from one bed, and various assorted tasks. Our labors netted us 10 42-gallon trash bags full of clippings.
Alums who participated were Jay Patterson '65, Mike Gregory '70, Jim Thomas '73, and Bobby Ritz '10. Wallyanna Jensy Gregory was our host since it is her school that is our beneficiary.