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Louis Efron, Contributor
I write about people, purpose, and leadership.
Do you ever wake up in the morning and ask yourself: "Am I in the right job?" "At the right company?" "On the right career path?" "Doing what I am supposed to be doing with my life?" If so, you are not alone.
After almost a decade of research, Tempe, Ariz, based "purpose" firm Ignite reports that more than 95% of workers in the U.S. are in the wrong roles. In another study by the company, 1,916 randomly selected employees between the ages of 23 and 28 were asked if they were interested in changing jobs, and 1,571 said yes. A recent Gallup study concluded that 71% of American workers are not engaged at their jobs. And Deloitte's Shift Index survey indicates that 80% of workers don't like their jobs.
Considering that the average American works 8.8 hours every day, not many people are jumping out of bed these days.
So why can't people find jobs they love?
Hard Work
"Work hard, my boy, and you will be successful" was my grandfather's childhood advice to me. Even though he has been dead for over a decade, I can still hear his words ringing in my head. You may have heard the same from your grandparents or parents. However, they were all only partially right.
While long hours may be required, successful people spend their time on the right things and in the right roles. When all these factors are aligned, most of these people can't even tell you how hard or long they "work." For them it is not a question of how many hours they put in during a week or work/life balance, but about doing what they love as much as possible.
In Larry Smith's video Why you will fail to have a great career he mocks the idea that hard work is a noble goal in itself: "You want to work really, really, really hard? You know what? You will succeed…the world will give you the opportunity to work really, really, really hard."
Bad Marriages
When searching for a life partner, people often create fantasies around someone they are attracted to. This is all part of a human tendency to romanticize the world – something that usually ends badly when each sees the other for who they really are. A consultant I worked with for many years would say, "When couples break-up arguing that their partner does not understand them, the exact opposite is true: They understand them – they simply do not like them." And the same human tendency towards fantasy partners that helps explain the 50% divorce rate for first marriages in the U.S. also goes a long way toward telling us why American workers have an almost total lack of job happiness.
When people are looking for jobs, they scan the web for "attractive" companies that grab their immediate attention. They look at a company's career page for openings, read the job descriptions posted, and then redraft their resume and pitch to fit the role they think they want. They recreate themselves to another's specifications. From the outside, we can easily see how this could end badly. The company is pitching its most attractive side – whether real or perceived – and the candidate is tailoring who he or she is to meet the needs of the company. Six months down the road both sides are unhappy. Some of the relationships limp along for years producing minimal value; others end abruptly, causing disruption and financial strain for both parties.
Mere Passion
Most people will tell you that the secret to career happiness and success is finding what you are passionate about and doing it. However, the Founder and Chief Ignite Officer of Ignite, Tom McDermott believes that this thinking is flawed. He asserts that passion is only part of the equation. For example, like many American Idol contestants you maybe passionate about music but not a gifted singer. Or a talented teacher but not teaching something you are passionate about.
Tom believes the real game-changer is our natural child-like curiosity – without which a person will not find true alignment, happiness, and success in life. He argues that most people never go far enough in exploring and questioning what they are profoundly curious about. For Tom, finding a job that you love requires doing something you are "passionately curious" about and born to do.
To illustrate this principle, you may be passionate about sprinting but not have the natural ability to be a gold medalist in the 100-meter dash. You may really be curious about how humans can move faster and be better placed as a sports science researcher, coach, or perhaps an aerodynamics engineer. Without asking the right questions, your passion may drive you to sprint in the wrong direction in life – investing in a running coach, the best shoes, and having hopes to achieve a world record when your natural strengths and curiosity don't align with that goal/passion. According to Tom, you need to ask why you enjoy sprinting. What about it? If your talent, strengths, passion, and curiosity are in sync, you may find yourself setting records in the 100-meter – or inventing the Hyperloop train that carries people at speeds up to 800 miles an hour.
A child fascinated with glasses may not be destined to be the next great eyewear designer but may be curious about how people can see further. She could become the inventor of the world's most powerful telescope, discovering unknown planets. Without asking the right questions, a life can easily be wasted on a wrong path and deprive the world of important advances and innovations…or a world record in the 100-metre dash!
Money hasn't been around that long in the scheme of human existence, but it has quickly become the ultimate distraction. In fact, the first question most job seekers ask is "How much does the position pay?" The answer usually determines if things move forward.
When I first met Tom McDermott of Ignite he asked me: "If money were not an issue, what would you do in life?" This is a great theoretical question to probe your desires. On the other hand, most of us can't eliminate money from the question of where and why we work.
Dr. Paula Caligiuri provides one answer to this quandary in her book Get a Life, Not a Job: Do What You Love and Let Your Talents Work For You. Caligiuri suggests that you actively seek multiple streams of income to achieve the freedom to follow what you love and not be financially beholden to a job you don't want. This can be in the form of a home-based business, speaking on your topics of expertise, teaching others about something you love, or perhaps investing.
The Right Match
In 2000 the online dating site eHarmony was launched with the tag line "Beat the odds, Bet on Love with eHarmony." It pioneered a new scientific approach to matching couples that relied on pre-assessments to gain a deep understanding of its clients and compatibilities before any pictures or profiles were shared. It was a concept that changed relationship matching forever and improved chances of successful dating, marriage, and fulfilled long-term partnerships.
In such a process there is no gaming the system – no imagined personas – because neither side knows of the other until a personal match is made. This same concept will ultimately revolutionize job search and placement for the next generation workforce that is looking for purpose over "work."
Arizona based Y Scouts is the only recruitment firm I am aware of that operates a model similar to eHarmony's, but they currently only handle executive searches. However, the dating site is contemplating offering a non-executive job search option soon. Until then, job seekers will need to be proactive and create their own process. To do this, you should have the answers to the following questions prior to starting your search and stay true to them when you are looking to apply to jobs. If you are working with a recruitment agency, share your questions and answers with them before they introduce roles to you. Ask them to only connect you to organizations and jobs that are a clear fit.
—What job would I be excited to share with others?
—What would an organization do that would make me excited to share with others?
—What gets me out of bed in the morning?
—If money weren't an issue, what would I do?
—What do I do best?
—What am I most passionate about?
—What am I most curious about?
—What have I most enjoyed doing throughout my life and why?
If you are having problems answering any of these questions, below are a few resources to help.
Dr. Paula Caligiuri's book Get a Life, Not a Job: Do What You Love and Let Your Talents Work For You has excellent personal discovery exercises throughout.
Clifton StrengthsFinder tool will assist you in discovering what you do best.
Ignite's on-line course will help you discover your passionate curiosity and bring your purpose to light. The company also offers private purpose coaching.
Y Scouts' website is a good resource to help you discover your "Why?" and also has a free purpose-based Talent Community that anyone can join.
I am a vocational counselor/career coach and I loved the "Passion" section of your article. Sometimes what we are passionate about needs to be questioned and clarified. Understanding how our passion and our strengths/talents are related really is the key to building a life we get excited about.
Some live to work, some work to live — regardles, passion certainly plays in one's performance. Great article Louis!
I really like your perspective on Curiosity vs Passion. I believe Curiosity is a more innate human characteristics whereas Passion is more often developed via one's life experience and more related to specific tasks involved in daily problem solving.
Pertaining to only Bio-Engineering aspect of a professional career, I am curious about how human can regulate body temperature at a almost constant value of 37 degree Celsius or how blood PH value is maintained at a narrow range of 7.35 to 7.45. However, I am not at all passionate about the studying of human physiology and how it maintains homeostasis. In fact, I find human physiology to be extremely boring.
Great example of a curiosity without passion for an industry Dennis, and why wouldn't encourage you to pursue physiology – at this point anyway.. First, we would want to know what you're "most" passionately curious about. So it's not just an interest or mild curiosity – we're looking for a profound curiosity. So we dig deep to understand why you're curious about it. But, we don't encourage you to chase that curiosity until we find significance to your curiosity – a significant moment(s) or profound experiences that kindled that curiosity – a "profound reason" for that curiosity.. Once you find that, then and only then do we encourage you to turn it into a passionate curiosity and chase it for your life's work.
Good stuff. I've seen many contest shows where the contestant is asked, "Why should you continue on in this competition and not be eliminated?" They nearly always say, "Because I want this so bad…" People need to think about this so they don't sound stupid when asked. Wanting something doesn't make you good at it or deserving of lots of money to do it. As an engineer, I can love numbers, love stress analysis, etc. But if my stress calculations are consistently wrong and my team has to keep correcting my rookie mistakes, I'm not going to have a job for long!
Hi Louis-It is realy a most difficult question and you have realy brought all the needed dimensions to your article making it meaningful and interesting.I feel that it is really most vital element or rather an essence in ones life if he does what he likes inspite so many contraints and impediments comes in way in this proposition.Every other aspect whether it is money,prestiege or success or power or fame or any other element is not that important as to enjoy the most what you do and if you make it a point that you keep doing that.However,there are so many other distractions & attachments in ones life which demotivate you doing the same.If you succeed in managing this balance in life then you are able to achieve what is meaningful in life.It comes with by developing an attitude then a promise to your self making it a purpose in life.This all what I stated so far is meaningful if it is good for others well being and largely for the benifit of unprivileged ones or for the betterment of society.One needs a self control,strong determination and a will to do it along with a sense of sacrifice and forgivenness to achieve this.Once you follow this path you get eternal joy and an ultimate bliss by doing in life which you enjoy the utmost.It drives a passion in you and motivates you ever to keep moving on your decided path and then you get every thing in life such as success,fame,power but it disappear again if you waste an opportunity.
All this time I thought being passionate was the key and being passionate would suffice. Eye opener really.


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German Owner
Hacienda del Cuyo with Penthouse and Casa Maya Lodge is a private three-story beach house built in colonial spanish style right on the pristine beaches of El Cuyo.It is equipped with air conditioning in the bedrooms, for better sleeping comfort of our guests. The cushioned lounge chairs on the beach and our hammocks invite you for sunbathing and relaxing the Mexican Way. The Villa is surrounded by many coconut palm trees with plenty of natural shade.. From large beach terraces you can admire sunrises and sunsets over the ocean. Up to 8 people find room on the ground floor , up to 4 people in the Penthouse (Floor 2 ) 1 bedroom, fully equipped kitchen, living room, bathrooms with hot water. The Casa Maya Lodge on the 3rd Floor has a Queensize Bed, Bathroom and Kitchenette and Terrace. A tropical garden with a palapa and palm trees invite you for get-togethers.Its ideal for families with children, seniors, singles and adults that don't want to spend their well deserved Vacations on crowded beaches.
Activities: Mayan Ruins, flamingo-, bird-, whaleshark-, dolphin and seaturtle watching, caves, cenotes, colonial cities, markets, bullfights, etc.
Upgrades since 2005: 2005 New Paint, curtains,
2006 Remodeled Bathrooms, Floors,
2007 Constuction of Penthouse, new Paint
2008 New curtains, Breakfast Bar, Gf and Ph, Orientation Tour in GolfCart
2009 Casita Maya with Roofgarden, colonial fountain and new entrance
2010 April Internet Access
2010 Air Condition July, Welcome Breakfast
2011 Casita Maya, Kitchenette, Ac, new Kitchen Groundfloor
2012 3rd place in HomeAways Competition to the 'Landlord of the Year'
2012 360 Virtual Tour of all Yucatan rentals , directly on our Website
Service upon Arrival: The Caretaker will receive you in the Villa and hand you over the keys.
Please leave a 80 Usd deposit, that you will be refunded when you return them upon departure and when the house is left in the same conditions as you received it.
On the first morning after arrival, we will serve you a Mexican Welcome Breakfast in your Villa.
Foto Credits:
' We departed for an adventure through the Americas in May 2012, driving a Toyota Landcruiser HZJ75 and being on the road with our two canine overlanders makes us really happy. We plan to stay on the road until some time in 2015. Starting the adventure in Halifax, exploring wonderful Newfoundland, heading west through Canada, enjoying the summer up in Yukon, the Indian Summer in British Columbia, Centralamerica with all its edgyness and soon Southamerica.'
The best career decision I've made in my life was to come to this beautiful country,....Mexico.
I love the country and its people, but their slowness, tardiness and informality in some cases still bothers me, even after 20 years I now live here. You just have to put everything into the balance ... it's a bit hard to explain .... but it's something like if you want a fruit that has no shell or skin, is something ... thats not possible.
I was born and educated in Bamberg, Germany and finished my career there. After that, I went to work for the Mouse in Disney World in Orlando Florida and have worked in the German Pavilion at Epcot , .. followed by 2 years at Lufthansa in Frankfurt. Driven by wanderlust ... I then followed the call Mexico's in 1993.
I lived for 20 years in Cancun, Mexico, ... and still work part time in 5 star hotels. 12 years ago I started with the first Vacation apartment. We now have 7 and also rent you our Vw Beetle to our guests. We are the owners of these houses and can be reached anytime personally, by phone or by email. In the Competition of the Landlord of the Year in 2011, we made the 3 place, and in 2012 we reached the 1st place. It's a lot of fun with guests, and we are always passing along our longtime experience in Mexico . We look forward hosting you ...
Who do we recommend to rent a vacation home in Yucatan?
If you are interested in getting to know the mexican culture, its people the hospitality and its food , is flexible and willing to learn more about the 'Mexican way of Life'and wants to experience more 'Local Flavour'... away from the beaten Tourist path and 5 Star Hotels ..you will enjoy it..come and stay with us.
Who should reconsider it?
If you are looking to be pampered in a 5 Star All inclusive Hotel and need Buffett style meals , having an English speaking concierge 24 hours a day...then do yourself a favor..and dont renta a vacation home.
Hacienda del Cuyo:
Working in Cancun´s Hotel Business during the week , on days off, we enjoy travelling in the Yucatan with its fabled culture, away from the city .. and mass tourism. In February 2000, we have come by accident to El Cuyo ... the drive threre was overwhelming ... over a reddish pink lagoon with flamingos, the road led to the village .. further to a Mayan pyramid with a lighthouse built on top of it. The roads in El Cuyo are made of sand and coconut palm trees everywhere in the quaint Village. Miles of fine white sand beach with no tourists but lots of seashells.. as far as the eye can see. We were delighted, and then spent every free weekend in El Cuyo. One day, someone offered us a small house for sale. There was at that time only a ground floor. We immediately fell in love with this 'rough diamond' and have restored it with much passion. we didnt think of it as a rental business at that time. After some time, we have added the 2nd floor Penthouse and te Rustic Casa Maya Lodge.
We still spend every free weekend in El Cuyo ... now with our 2 young Kids...
Hacienda Antigua
We acquired it in 2002 and 2012, lovingly converted it to the Hacienda Antigua. Outside walls are handmade of a natural stone facade by Mayan Craftsmanship. Inside a Mayan artist from Izamal Hand-painted colonial decorations on the Walls .Lots of heavy wrought iron was used inside the Hacienda. The Beach terrace covers a big Pyramid shaped palapa , so our guests can always hide in the cooling shade of this palm thatched masterpiece.
*NEW 360 Virtual Tour available on our Website*
We are German Owners living in the Yucatan
Puerto del Cuyo is a typical laid back Fisherman's Village away from the crowds.
If you are thinking about an eco-tourism adventure or weeks of relaxation and privacy near a ocean with turquoise greenish
waters and white sand sprinkled with a beautiful variety of shells,
which invite to explore and make long walks on the beach, Hacienda
del Cuyo is an option you shouldnt miss. We invite you to walk the
beach in front of the Villa in the morning, enjoying a brilliant
dawn and during the evening you will be able to see
spectacular sunsets on the same beach. This is one of the
many advantages to stay at this Villa, as it faces the northern
waters, spectacular dawns and sunsets can be watched.
And there is more… if you get tired to watch the ocean, we invite
you to take a look behind the villa to the south towards Ria
Lagartos, where you will find countless pink flamingos, unique in
this region, nesting very near in the calm waters of the Lagoon.
Other Activities: snorkelling, stargazing, swimming with whale sharks, flamingo and bird watching
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By Lissan Estrada
It is one of every parent's nightmares, and getting slapped around doesn't make it any better.
It does inspire a call to the cops, though.
A woman walked in on her 18-year-old daughter and a man in the throes of passion in the gym shower at the Cortesia Apartments on Friday evening.
According to the blotter of the Orange County Sheriff's Department, when the mother confronted the copulating couple, the man allegedly grabbed the informant, slapped her in the face and pushed her down. Like so many men, he then left.
Medics were called for the mother, who indicated to police that she believed the sex to be consensual and that her daughter knew the male.
Also, she had taken the subject's cell phone from her and would have that for deputies when they arrived.
The call was made at 7:03 p.m., from the 29700 block of Melinda Road.
Editor's note: The mother had taken the man's cell phone and gave that to police. The story originally indicated the mother had possession of her daughter's cell phone.
Scramble begins after shots near golf course
Gunshots heard near the Tijeras Creek Golf Course caused residents to scramble for their phones on Sunday night.
The sound of one gunshot and maybe two echoed through the golf course and canyons about 7:54 p.m.
Police were unable to locate the origination of the shots, but several callers reported different locations from where they heard the shots.
One informant claimed she had heard two possible gunshots near the fifth hole; another said he heard shots come from behind his residence near the course. Other locations reported included Arroyo Vista, and off Via Verde.
The original call came from the 200 block of Encantado Canyon.
Now is not the best time to point toy guns
Three teenagers caused a ruckus on Saturday night and are probably lucky this situation didn't escalate. The boys, 15-16 years old, were standing on the corner of the street pointing toy rifles at passing vehicles.
According to an informant, two of the guns were too dark to make a description.
The call was made Saturday, 8:40 p.m., from Alma Aldea and Calle de los Abanicos.
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The following is a summary report of calls from Rancho Santa Margarita to the Orange County Sheriff's Department from Jan. 25-27.
Found property, Sunday, 5:47 p.m., on Via Cresta. An informant notified police there was an unattended electric wheelchair in the parking lot near the pool.
Disturbance Sunday, 2:21 p.m., on Robinson Ranch Road and Lindsay Drive. Six teenage boys dressed in dark clothing were seen running around at the park nearby, shooting paintball guns and running toward the back of Robinson Elementary School.
Missing juvenile Sunday, 7:20 p.m., from the 100 block of Via Serena. A 15-year-old boy with a history of self mutilation left his house Sunday evening after telling his parents he was going to kill himself. The teen often leaves his residence and disappears from his parents. In the past he has cut or burned himself.
Suspicious Person/Circumstance Sunday, 12:13 p.m., on Via Amistosa. An informant reported seeing four males, all wearing dark hoodies, loitering in the area.
Medical Aid Sunday, 11:10 a.m., 29700 block of Melinda Road. A mother called 9-1-1 to report that her 18-year-old daughter threatened to stab herself. The daughter flashed some kind of knife, possibly a kitchen knife, while making the threat, according to her mom, who was in the kitchen with her at the time. The daughter was taken to Mission Hospital and self-admitted.
Suspicious person/circumstances Saturday, 7:22 p.m., 30600 block of Santa Margarita Parkway. A concerned citizen informed police of a 13-year-old girl with glasses, braces and a rainbow purse who was attempting to hitch hike from the front of Target Department Store. She then walked toward Ross and Tilly's when OCSD made contact. The girl was 18. She was given a ride home by OCSD.
Disturbance Saturday, 1:09 p.m., Santa Margarita Parkway and Antonio. A caller reported a group of juveniles fishing in a posted no fishing area.
Suspicious Person in Vehicle Saturday, 12:27 a.m., 22300 block of Antonio Parkway. An informant called worried that two suspects parked in the CVS parking lot might attempt a beer run. One of the suspicious men, possibly already drunk, had argued with an employee before going to his car.
Suspicious Person/Circumstance 4:38 p.m., Friday, on Rancho Trabuco and La Sordina. A man in his 30s, apparently drunk, was dragging a long Christmas tree from Sordina to Trabuco.
Assist Outside Agency 9:10 a.m., Friday, 0 block of Via Respiro. A 20 year old woman just stopped breathing. CPR instructions were given. About 20 minutes later it was reported the victim was breathing.
These reports were culled from the Orange County Sheriff's website. Not all facts in each report are made public; the outcome of the report may differ from the original blotter item. There should be no assumption of guilt based on this limited information.


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Junior Year (2006-07): Had a successful junior season earning an overall 17-12 singles record...had two wins at the Florida State Fall Invitational downing Javier Rodrigues of Belmont 6-4, 6-0 and later captured a win over UAB's Johannes Spangenberg 6-2, 6-3...Went 13-7 in his 2007 spring singles campaign gaining a ranked win over Miami's Josh Cohen 6-4, 6-4 to help the Seminoles to a team 5-2 team victory...Chang remained undefeated in the 2007ACC Championships with a vital win over Taylor Fogleman of North Carolina 7-6(4), 7-6 (5)...Chang also charged through NCAA Regionals defeating Florida's Billy Mulligan 6-2, 6-1...According to the FILA/ITA Men's Doubles Poll, ended the season with No. 18 national doubles ranking with partner Jonathas Sucupira...had an overall record of 14-8 including a top ten ranked win over Duke's Atas and Goulet 8-5 at the ACC Championships...Started the spring campaign together with a seven match winning streak and earned a total of four ranked wins overall... Qualified with Chang for the 2007 NCAA Doubles Championship where they earned a ranked win over Louisville's Damar Johnson and Slavko Radman 6-3, 7-6 (2), but later fell in a three set battle to Kevin Anderson and Ryan Rowe of Illinois 6-2, 5-7, 6-3.
Sophomore Year (2005-06): Started his sophomore year with a No. 106 preseason ITA ranking... Had an overall singles mark of 17-10 with a 5-5 ACC record...Was just one point away from defeating Lane (6-4, 3-6, 5-4) before play was suspended by Florida State's first round NCAA victory...Ended the tournament with a nail biter against Ole Miss' Bram ten Berge losing 7-6(3), 6-4...Earned a huge ACC victory by defeating #53 Treat Huey of Virginia, 7-5, 6-4 and battled back to defeat North Carolina's Derek Porter (6-2, 0-6, 6-4) for the team win...Despite a visit to the emergency room due to extreme cramping, Chang returned to the courts and upset No. 81 Peter Rodrigues (Duke) 7-5, 7-6...Named "ACC Performer of the Week" (March 13, 2006) after winning four straight single matches.
Freshman Year (2004-05): Won the Tallahassee stop of the ITA Summer Circuit, beating fellow Seminole Jonathas Sucupira...Finished second in Summer Circuit points leaders for the Southeast Region...Completed his first year with a 15-9 singles mark, including 13-7 in dual matches and 5-3 during ACC action...Started the year ranked No. 123 in the preseason ITA rankings...Totaled 20 doubles wins, including a 15-5 record with Jonathas Sucupira...Duo finished the year ranked 13th in the Mideast region...Won seven of his last nine singles matches, including five of six in ACC play...0-2 in his only matches against ranked opponents...Teamed up with Sucupira to win 11-straight doubles matches, including triumphs over Georgia Tech and North Carolina during the ACC Tournament...Also went 5-3 with Chip Webb in doubles.
High School and Other Accomplishments: Finished his prep career in the finals of the Florida High School Athletic Association singles championships, but lost the match on a default...Twice won the team singles title...Named 2004 Player of the Year by Palm Beach Post and Boca News...Selected by the South Florida Sun-Sentinel for its All-County team...Captured the FHSAA title as a junior, compiling a perfect 16-0 record...Earned his first Player of the Year honors in 2003 from the Post and Sun-Sentinel...Also named to the Sun-Sentinel All-Area team in doubles while taking home his first honor as a sophomore with an nod to the publication's All-County squad...American Heritage won the FHSAA team title his junior season with runner-up finishes during his sophomore and senior seasons...Capped prep career with a 38-1 mark for his career...Gained valuable international experience the last four years...Advanced to the finals of one of his first tournaments, the 18th International Junior Championships of Sri Lanka in 2001...Won the International Berimbau Junior Cup (August 2002) while advancing to the round of 16 at the 2003 USTA International Grass Court Championship...Quarterfinalst in singles at the TF Grad 1 event in Japan as a junior, while earning a spot in the finals of the doubles competition at the TF Grad 3 tournament in Philadelphia...Qualified for the main draw of the Orange Bowl International Championships in December of 2003...Played for Taiwan as a member of the 2001 World Youth Club Championships team...High school coach Brian Schleifer played for Florida State during the 1990-91 season.
Personal: Born November 14, 1985...Full name is Yao-Lun Chang...Majoring in sports management...Was the hitting partner for Serena and Venus Williams...Moved to the United States from Taiwan when he was 12 years old.


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Modern hotel with prime Times Square location, steps from Broadway theaters and Central Park.
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Hampton Inn Manhattan Times Square North enjoys a convenient Times Square location, on Eighth Avenue and 51st Street surrounded by many restaurants, lively nightlife, shopping and New York City's best sightseeing. The hotel is close to all major subway lines and walking distance to Broadway theaters, Central Park, Carnegie Hall, Radio City Music Hall, Rockefeller Center and much more.
Additional amenities include complimentary high-speed Internet access in the lobby and rooms, Business Center, 24-hour Fitness Center, ATM, laundry facilities, gift shop, coffee/tea in the lobby 24 hours a day, complimentary USA Today® (Monday through Friday, and concierge desk, where staff can help guests get tickets to Broadway shows.
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The Hampton Inn Times Square North serves a piping hot breakfast buffet each morning (surcharge). The menu includes hot items, such as eggs, sausage, and French toast sticks, as well as pastries, cereals, fruit, and juices.
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This Hampton Inn does not have its own restaurant, but there are many dining options within the surrounding Midtown New York area.
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A fitness center on the first floor is open around the clock and contains cardio equipment, resistance machines, and free weights.
Central Park, one half-mile from the Hampton Inn Times Square North, encompasses 843 acres of meadows, woods, cliffs, ravines, gardens, paths, and lakes in an emerald setting. Popular walking and running routes include Central Park Drive (closed to traffic during scheduled hours) and the path around the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir. The Loeb Boathouse, on a 20-acre lake, offers rowboat and bicycle rentals.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
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Minimum check-in age is 21
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
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Check-out time is noon
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Accepted at this hotel: American Express, MasterCard, Visa
- General
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
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The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
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This year's theme is: From stigma to strength: strategies for MSM, transgender people and allies in a shifting AIDS landscape. Since its inception in 2006, the MSM Pre-Conference has grown to become the largest global gathering of activists, researchers, implementers and donors focused on the health and human rights of men who have sex with men.
Here we look at how support for MSM and transgender people has grown in recent years but there is still much that needs to be done to protect these vulnerable groups from HIV.
In spite of the efforts of advocates and concerned organisations, the global HIV response has often failed in its responsibility to men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender communities. Disproportionately affected by the epidemic, sexual minorities still struggle to get basic information about HIV even and often face brutal social, political and economic marginalisation. Invisible in many countries, these populations have only in the past few years seen lives given any priority.
While there remains much to do, there is an increasing understanding that a range of interventions are needed to reach MSM and transgender people. Innovative efforts such as amfAR's MSM Initiative have given grants to MSM and transgender organisations, helping to support urgently needed prevention and advocacy efforts. This strategy has been particularly effective in providing funding in countries where there are few options for other support and open hostility from government. Some bilateral donors have also actively reached MSM in HIV programming, but resistance remains.
The last eight years in particular have seen a marked increase in action to address the inadequacy of the global HIV response for MSM and transgender people. MSMGF was founded by a group of activists in 2004. Since then, with new research showing disturbing evidence of the neglect experienced by sexual minorities, UNAIDS has increased its advocacy, and the Global Fund has developed a strategy to consider the needs of these groups in its funding decisions. In countries around the world, communities are speaking out with greater force.
This changing environment has seen increased donor willingness to work with communities and national governments to develop substantial HIV programming for MSM and transgender people. Since 2010, India HIV/AIDS Alliance in a consortium with a group of leading organisations working with MSM, including Alliance Linking Organisation Humsafar Trust, has been collaborating with the Government of India. They work to build the capacity of 200 community-based organisations in 17 states to implement the key prevention strategy for high-risk groups as part of the National AIDS Control Programme. Called Pehchan, this programme is supported by the Global Fund, and it remains their largest single-country grant focused on sexual minorities.
Simran Shaikh is a project officer for Pehchan and will join the panel on transgender health and rights at the MSM Pre-Conference. She is a representative of the hijra community and a powerful advocate for their rights, you can read her story here. India HIV/AIDS Alliance Country Director and MSM Pre-Conference planning committee member James Robertson will moderate a discussion on funding MSM and transgender programming by representatives from bilateral and philanthropic donors.
More national HIV programmes need to work directly with MSM and transgender communities, but this is unfortunately not yet a viable strategy in many countries. Nonetheless, we need to embrace a broader range of options to protect health and wellbeing of these populations.
The MSM Pre-Conference will present new research and insights into the current state of the HIV response for MSM and transgender populations. Key challenges and strategies will be explored in plenaries, panel discussions and skill-building sessions. Find out more here.
High-level speakers at the event include United States Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Former Australian High Court Judge Michael Kirby, Dr. Kevin Fenton of the United States CDC, and Jamaican activist Maurice Tomlinson.
As well as the sessions featuring Alliance India staff highlighted above the International HIV/AIDS Alliance's Executive Director and Global Fund board member Alvaro Bermejo will join a panel focused on the role of the Global Fund in financing the HIV response for vulnerable sexual minorities.
MSMGF Pre-Conference to the XIX International AIDS Conference
Saturday 21 July, 2012
9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
FHI 360 Conference Center
1825 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington, DC 20009-5721
Click here for information on registration
Find a complete overview of Alliance activities at the International AIDS Conference (22-27 July) - and how to join us.
For more information, contact:
Ann Noon
Media Manager
International HIV/AIDS AllianceTogether to end AIDS
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Patients with complicated UTIs are those with concurrent medical illnesses or anatomic or functional abnormalities that predispose
them to persistent infection ( e.g. bladder stones, diabetes, neurogenic bladder). Three or more UTIs a year also indicate complicated infection. In patients
with recurrent infection, determining whether the current episode is a reinfection or a relapse may be important in determining
therapy. Reinfection is defined by isolation of a new organism within six months of the previous episode. If the same organism
is isolated, a relapse is more likely, probably due to failure to eliminate the organism initially.
If possible, treatment should be delayed until the culture results are available (Table 2), and preference should be given to those drugs that are excreted in the urine in an active form. Additionally, while drugs
that the bacteria are resistant to should be avoided, those drugs classified as intermediate may still be considered if they
are known to achieve high concentrations in the urine or if the dosage can be increased.
In those cases in which more than one organism is isolated in the culture, consider bacterial counts and the pathogenicity
of each organism when devising a treatment plan. Combination drug therapy may be needed in some cases. No evidence in the
veterinary literature supports the use of clarithromycin to break down bacterial biofilm or the use of direct instillation
of antimicrobials or antiseptics into the bladder.
The duration of treatment for these patients will vary, but four weeks is a reasonable starting point. In those patients with
underlying diseases that can be controlled or cured, shorter therapy may be considered.
Response to therapy should be assessed with bacterial cultures performed five to seven days after the initiation of therapy.
Positive culture results during treatment will require reevaluation and referral, or consultation with a specialist should
be considered.
A repeat urine culture should be performed seven days after the end of therapy. If the culture result is still positive, further
evaluation and referral should be recommended.
The working group does not recommend the use of either pulse therapy or chronic low-dose therapy to prevent UTIs in these
patients as there is no evidence to support this practice. Nutritional supplements such as cranberry juice have shown some
benefit in preventing UTIs in people, but no supportive data exist in veterinary medicine.
Patients with subclinical bacteriuria have a positive urine culture result but demonstrate no clinical signs or cytologic
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The 1,316 solar panels at Weslaco's southern wastewater treatment plant gleamed in the heat June 27 — their second day on the job. When the panels were officially plugged in last week, the facility went from being an energy consumer to a self-supporting energy generator.
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Under a broiling sun, Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley joined a groundbreaking ceremony Saturday for what will be the largest solar power array in the state — and one of the biggest on the East Coast — when it is completed later this year.
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Theme of Course:
Pattern forming systems are widely found in nature and the laboratory: for example in sand dunes, lasers, flame fronts, surface catalysis and the visual cortex, as well as a whole host of fluid mechanical processes. The best known examples are thermal convection and travelling waves and spirals in chemical reactions. Experimental work and the theoretical study of nonlinear differential equations continue to reveal a wealth of unexpected phenomena in the behaviour of these nonlinear systems. This training course will introduce the appropriate mathematical techniques necessary to understand and describe the behaviour of mathematical models for such phenomena, and will illustrate their use (and successes and failures) in a variety of contexts.
Structure:There will be three series of lectures:
- Pattern formation in spatially extended systems. Mike Cross (Caltech), Rebecca Hoyle (Surrey)
- Symmetric bifurcation theory. Jonathan Dawes (Cambridge)
- Numerical methods. Dwight Barkley (Warwick), Laurette Tuckerman (LIMSI-CNRS, Orsay)
Lectures will be complemented by problem-solving classes. In addition to the lecture courses three distinguished senior scientists will give Guest Lectures: Guenter Ahlers (UC Santa Barbara), Robert Ecke (Los Alamos) and Martin Golubitsky (Houston).
The course is aimed at research students and post-docs working in applied mathematics, particularly those working on nonlinear systems or continuum mechanics.
Location and Cost:
The Training Course will take place at the Newton Institute and accommodation for participants will be provided in single study bedrooms with shared bathroom at Wolfson Court. The conference package, costing £440, includes accommodation, breakfast and dinner from dinner on Sunday 31 July 2005 to breakfast on Saturday 6 August 2005, and lunch and refreshments during the days that lectures take place. Substantial financial support is available for research students and post doctoral researchers with fewer than ten years research experience. Participants who wish to attend but do not require the Conference Package will be charged a registration fee of £35. Self-supporting participants are very welcome to apply.
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Are available here. Invited participants to the semester long programme whose dates coincide with those of the workshop need not apply or pay any registration fee.
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One of my favorite characters in the Old Testament is Caleb. Caleb was one of the twelve spies that Moses sent into the Promised Land. All twelve of the spies agreed that the land was great, but ten of them reported that the inhabitants of the land were too strong and too powerful to be overthrown. The Israelites looked like grasshoppers compared to them, they said. Besides that, massive walls protected the cities in Canaan.
Those ten spies thus reported that they should not try to take the land. Joshua and Caleb were the only two spies who wanted to go ahead and take the land. The Israelites sided with the ten spies and were thus destined to wander in the wilderness for 40 years.
Caleb was willing to be different because he wanted to obey God promptly. His desire to do God's will promptly is seen in his words found in Numbers 13:30, where he said, "Let us go up at once and take possession, for we are well able to overcome it." He was willing to go against the majority. God said in Numbers 14:24, "But my servant Caleb, because he has a different spirit in him and has followed Me fully, I will bring into the land where he went, and his descendants shall inherit it." Caleb realized that if he just did part of what God commanded, he would still be disobedient. James 2:10 says, "For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is guilty of all." If a criminal is in prison for committing just one crime, he is still a law-breaker.
Because Caleb was willing to be different, he wanted to obey even though the rest were not willing. God noticed that Caleb had a different spirit. That spirit was the spirit of total commitment. Total commitment leads to prompt obedience. Those who are totally committed to God today will have the same attitude. They will want to obey God promptly, even if it means they have to be different from most other people.
Jesus said that only a few would enter the narrow gate and travel the difficult way, but it is the way that leads to eternal life (Matthew 7:13-14). Since most people are going the wrong way, one must be willing to be different in order to make it to heaven. While ten of the spies were thinking about their own comfort, convenience, and personal preference, Caleb was only thinking about obeying God. Total commitment leads to total obedience, regardless of inconvenience or a personal desire for something different.
Many people today are content with the bare minimum. They want to do as little as possible. When obstacles are so large that we seem like grasshoppers, it is easy to make excuses. But total commitment will give us the faith and courage to go forward. We must not focus on obstacles or enemies, but on the task at hand. Caleb saw the large cities with great walls around them. But unlike the others, he said, "We are well able to overcome it" (Numbers 13:30). He knew God would help them.
The Psalmist wrote, "The Lord is on my side; I will not fear. What can man do to me?" (Psalm 118:6). Similarly, Paul wrote in Romans 8:31, "What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?" Satan will always see that we have opposition and excuses to discourage our obedience to God. But I John 4:4 reminds us, "You are of God, little children, and have overcome them, because He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world." God gives us the victory through Jesus Christ.
We can trust God in everything. Caleb did, and he received his mountain because he was willing to be different. He wholly followed the Lord God of Israel. Are you willing to be different? May God help each of us to obey Him promptly and completely without making excuses.
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— Leonard LeRoy Walworth Jr., 40, of Mineral Wells, passed away Dec. 15, 2013. Memorial service: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Community Center, 600 North Oak, Mineral Wells, 76067. Leonard was born Feb. 4, 1973 to Leonard and Debra Walworth of Flint, Michigan. Leonard and his mother moved to Texas in 1973. Leonard graduated from Millsap High School in 1993. After graduation, he moved to Mineral Wells and started working for Newtronics where he's been since. Leonard was a wonderful son, grandson, brother and best friend to many. He was an amazing part of this big world. He will be missed. A special thanks to Tina Thornton for all your support and assistance with Leonard through it all. Leonard was preceded in death by his mother, Debra; step-father, Gavino; and uncle, Tim. Survivors: Father, Leonard Walworth, Sr.; maternal grandmother, Kay Wice and husband, Winford Roden; uncles, Wesley Wice and wife, Carrie, and Robert Wice and wife, Tracy; aunt, Donna Wice; sisters, Frances Gomez and partner, Glen Coman, Amy Zapata and husband, Gera, Angela Caldwell and husband, Bill; numerous aunts and uncles in Michigan; several step-sisters and brothers from Houston and Austin; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins; and countless family and friends who stood by his side.
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Mathematica Policy Research – a research organization that evaluates areas such as health care, education, nutrition and employment – released a randomized analysis of the two programs Tuesday that compared program teachers to other math teachers in the same schools. The study was commissioned by the Department of Education's research branch, the Institute of Education Sciences.
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Researchers examined thousands of students and hundreds of teachers in 45 schools across eight states, which remain unnamed in the report, and looked at end-of-year test scores for middle school and high school students. Their findings indicate that on average, students assigned to Teach for America teachers had test score gains equivalent to giving students an additional 2.6 months of math instruction. On average, Teaching Fellows teachers were just as effective as their comparison teachers, the report says.
The Teaching Fellows program is similar to Teach for America in that it recruits teachers for city-specific placements, but also offers positions to people looking to make career transitions, rather than just new college graduates. Both programs seek to recruit teachers to place in schools in areas of high poverty, which often have a hard time attracting strong teachers.
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Joe added that their disagreements were mostly about their music. "It was just individual things that we were just butting heads about, whether it was the way to set up the music video or even just personal opportunities," he said. "At some point we decided it was best to finish this and support each other on our own ventures along the way."
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WASHINGTON, May 6, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Notable celebrities are supporting the National Museum of American History in celebrating the Star-Spangled Banner's bicentennial. Artists such as Aloe Blacc, Renée Fleming, Warren Haynes, Angie Johnson and Brian McKnight are encouraging Americans to take part in the coast-to-coast celebration. "Raise it Up! Anthem for America" on Flag Day, June 14, is a national sing-a-long for people to come together and sing at 4 p.m. EDT. Details at anthemforamerica.si.edu.
The National Park Service, Little League International, Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and Chorus America are among more than 50 partners bringing national audiences together. Select Macy's flagship stores in Chicago, New York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. will host anthem tributes showcasing "Raise it Up!" in store windows, social media and special events.
"Two hundred years ago, Francis Scott Key, inspired by the sight of the flag's 'broad stripes and bright stars,' wrote a song that gave new significance to a national symbol and started a tradition through which Americans have invested the flag with their own meaning and memories," said John Gray, director of the museum.
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