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The Kenyon Faculty Development Program provides funds to support members of the faculty and full-time members of the professional library staff in scholarly or artistic activities related to their college work. Proposals are evaluated and grants awarded by the Faculty Affairs Committee. The program is administered by the Associate Provost.
Early in the fall semester, the Faculty Affairs Committee determines the level of funding for individual grants and publishes deadlines and guidelines for the Faculty Development Grant for the year that is just beginning. This information is distributed to faculty members via e-mail several times each year and can be obtained from the Office of the Associate Provost. Before submitting a grant proposal, members should consult the guidelines for the current year. At the end of each round of funding, the Faculty Affairs Committee publishes a list of grants awarded. At the end of the academic year, the Committee publishes a list of grants awarded for that year.
There are two award programs available to support faculty research awarded by the Faculty Affairs Committee and administered by an Associate Provost: Faculty Development Grants (currently awarded at amounts up to $2,500) and Labalme Faculty Development Funds for Research Involving International Travel (currently awarded at amounts up to $5,000). The eligibility requirements, objectives, proposal guidelines, evaluation guidelines, etc. are similar for both types of grants except that Labalme Grants are awarded to support research that involves international travel. In addition, those faculty who are awarded Labalme Grants should contact the Admissions Office to discuss the possibility of contacting international students in the country they visit, if it seems feasible.
- 4.1.1 Eligibility
- 4.1.2 Objectives
- 4.1.3 Proposals
- 4.1.4 Evaluation of Proposals
- 4.1.5 Revocation of Approved Funding
- 4.1.6 Faculty Reports
4.1.1 Eligibility
Eligible to participate are: all members holding full-time appointments at the ranks of Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor (this includes full-time visiting appointments and shared appointments, but does not include adjunct appointments); all members appointed under at least a half-time contract at the time of application; and all full-time members of the professional library staff. Members in the last category should discuss their proposals with the Associate Provost before submitting them to the Faculty Affairs Committee. Applicants must be employed by the College at the time of application submission and during the funding period. Joint applications are acceptable; not all persons in a joint application need be eligible as individuals. Faculty development funds may not be used in support of work towards a degree or for expenses which are primarily promotional in character.
4.1.2 Objectives
Faculty Development Grants and Labalme Faculty Development Grants are primarily intended for the enhancement of the professional activities of eligible members, specifically research, artistic projects, and writing. Secondarily, funds may be used to supplement or fully fund attendance at conferences, workshops, or other productions that will contribute to the professional development of the applicant. Funds will not be awarded if the proposal focuses on developing courses or enhancing teaching methods. Funding for such proposals is available through Teaching Initiative Grants. (See section 4.2.)
4.1.3 Proposals
A member seeking support will submit a written proposal to the Associate Provost in accordance with the directions announced at the beginning of each academic year by the Faculty Affairs Committee. Ordinarily, the committee sets a series of dates as deadlines for different kinds of grants. Members planning to submit a proposal are encouraged to discuss it with the Associate Provost or the chair of the Faculty Affairs Committee, but only a fully developed proposal, submitted by the deadline, will be considered by the committee.
Applications must include the following:
- The summary cover sheet available online from the Kenyon Grant Guidelines.
- A statement of the project, the expected results, and the relationship of the project to the work of the member and the College.
- A timetable.
- A detailed budget for all books, equipment, materials, travel, and other expenses. Since funds are limited, every effort to economize should be made. Applicants should utilize the least expensive facilities and resources. Estimates of travel costs should be obtained from the Travel Consultancy Agent (phone numbers are available through Darlene Tedrow, Edelstein House). In order to secure the best price, successful applicants are encouraged to purchase their tickets promptly. Faculty members eligible for IFDAs are reminded that these funds may be used for attendance at professional meetings.
Unless otherwise requested by the applicant, all equipment obtained with faculty development monies belongs to the College. Requests for equipment will be entertained only if it is clear that the applicant has exhausted all other alternative sources for such funding.
- If applicable, a statement as to whether outside funding was sought.
- If relevant to the current proposal, reference to previously obtained FAC grants.
- A current vita (2 page limit)
For the application to be considered complete, the applicant must have submitted written reports on previously awarded faculty development grants. The committee will review the file on the most recently funded proposal, and may review files pertaining to earlier grants as well. An applicant should regard this information as available to the committee and make reference to it as appropriate.
4.1.4 Evaluation of Proposals
After each announced grant deadline, the Faculty Affairs Committee will meet to evaluate proposals. Before each meeting the members read the proposals and rate them on a five-point scale. At the meeting the members discuss each proposal and their individual ratings. Following this discussion, members declare their final rating and the results are tallied. The committee then determines appropriate funding and make awards. The Associate Provost notifies applicants of the committee's decisions. Applicants may discuss the committee's decision regarding their proposal with the chair or any other member of the committee.
When a member of the committee has submitted a proposal to be evaluated, that member must excuse himself or herself during the time the proposal is evaluated. The other committee members will vote and the total score will be multiplied by a fraction compensating for the member's absence, or the scores will be added and averaged, and the average score will be added to the total.
The principal criteria used in evaluating proposals are:
- The proposal's academic, artistic, and scholarly merit and the value of the project to the College and to the member's work.
- The qualifications of the member.
- The ability of the member to successfully carry out the project.
- The feasibility of the plan and the timetable.
- The availability of resources and research facilities.
- The demonstrated need for funding to pursue the project.
These criteria must be clearly stated and/or argued in the member's proposal.
In judging proposals that seek funding to attend conferences and other meetings, the committee gives priority to applicants who are presenting work or presiding over conference sections, or whose attendance will significantly alter the direction of the applicant's professional development.
4.1.5 Revocation of Approved Funding
The Faculty Affairs Committee has the right to revoke its funding of proposals when, in its estimation, members have failed to utilize approved funds within a reasonable period
4.1.6 Faculty Reports
All recipients of Faculty Development Grants and Labalme Faculty Development Grants, including cosponsors of joint grants, must submit written reports to the Associate Provost on the work accomplished under the grant. The report is due within two months of the completion date for the project. It should include the recipient's evaluation of the project and a summary of actual funds expended and all receipts covering those expenditures. (Note: receipts are not required for stipends, which differ from grants because they are treated as income by the IRS and taxes are withheld.) The report is required of all recipients to maintain eligibility for subsequent proposals. No proposal will be considered for funding if the applicant has failed to submit a written report for any previous Faculty Development Grant and/or Labalme Faculty Development Grant.


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Sunday, October 19, 2008
By the numbers
2,000: Estimated number of students in Steamboat public schools
750: Students who ride a school bus on a regular basis
80: Estimated miles of longest bus route
25: Estimated miles of shortest route
55: Average number of students on a route
75: Capacity for a route
15: Parts per million of sulfur emissions by the buses, after switching to cleaner, diesel-burning fuel
500: Parts per million of sulfur emissions before the switch
Steamboat Springs In a time of increasingly fast-paced lifestyles for parents and more after-school activities for students, Steamboat's school bus service is still going strong.
Ed Dingledine, director of transportation for the Steamboat Springs School District, said that a combination of eager drivers and new volunteers has resulted in smooth operation for the district's buses, in spite of workload additions such as more trips for Tier 2 sports. When the Steamboat Springs School District announced in August that Tier 2 sports would require certified drivers in district vehicles for all away games, School Board members expressed concern that there would not be enough drivers to handle the additional load. Despite the uptick in miles required for school events around the state, drivers spend the bulk of their time on regular bus routes and operations have not changed with the new requirement, Dingledine said.
Operations also have not changed with the hectic schedules of parents, who often value the time spent in the car with their children while driving them to school. Dingledine said some routes remain at capacity as the buses prepare for winter, their busiest season - and he even is researching cleaner fuel sources for the district's fleet.
That fleet covers a lot of miles.
To transport bus riders on a daily basis, the district uses 15 bus routes driving as far north as Clark and as far south as Yellow Jacket Pass. From Milner out to near Rabbit Ears Pass, students ride an average of 20 minutes but up to an hour and a half each way to get to school, Dingledine said.
Of the more than 2,000 students in the Steamboat Springs School District, about 750 students ride the bus regularly. The number of students in the district has remained about steady, and so has ridership throughout the past years. There are four long routes, and the last drop-off in Clark is at 4:35 p.m. The longest distance the bus drives is about 75 to 80 miles per route, and the lowest is 25 miles per route.
"That's a fairly normal amount of time on a bus for some places," especially in other rural areas, he said.
Time together
Not all parents want to put their students on the bus - or at least, not every day.
The time it takes to drive three miles can be a good chance for family bonding, said Bill Cropper as he waited outside Strawberry Park Elementary School last week to pick up his son, David.
David usually takes the school bus after school, but on days Bill Cropper isn't working, he said he likes to drive David home to have the chance to talk with him.
"I enjoy the time with him," Bill Cropper said. "It gives us time to be together, and he has enough time with his friends."
Dingledine said the major impact for bus ridership in the district is weather and after-school programs. During cold weather, he said more students tend to ride the bus, but there also is a drop-off when Winter Sports Club and other activities keep students after school. Dingledine also said there are many more riders at the elementary schools than at the high school.
Urte Delliquadri waited outside Strawberry Park Elementary School last week before picking up two of her children, ages 6 and 9. She said she had to pick up her children because the bus would get them home too late to take part in after school programs, including ice skating and music lessons. Delliquadri lives near the Yampa River Botanic Park, but she said her students have to walk up to Freshies - across a set of railroad tracks - to the bus pick-up location.
She said the bus would pick up her children at 7:25 in the morning, but if she drives, they do not need to leave the house until 8:10 a.m. Because of that, she tends to drive both directions every day.
"I would rather not drive," she said. "I'd love my kids to ride at least in the afternoon."
Delliquadri's children also ride their bikes during the summer and for most of September, she said.
There are an average of 50 to 60 students on the buses, and some routes are at the capacity of 75 students, he said.
The district also has a set distance of how far away from the schools the students must live before they can ride the bus: one mile for the elementary schools, 1.5 for Steamboat Springs Middle School and two miles for the high school. But Dingledine said the transportation office is "kinda loose" on those rules to help students get to school safely.
"We often make exceptions because a major thoroughfare is in the way, and we don't want them to have to cross the thoroughfare," he said. "The Hilltop area is one major area of exceptions because there are no sidewalks and only one trail to the Strawberry Park campus."
Fuel sources
The transportation office already has switched to cleaner diesel-burning fuel. Dingledine said the district uses about half the amount of diesel as would be required if the buses ran on gasoline, and because of the ultra-low sulfur diesel, the sulfur emissions from the buses have dropped from about 500 parts per million from a few years ago to 15 parts per million today.
Dingledine would like the buses to move in an even cleaner direction - liquid propane. Although he has not yet discussed the option with other district officials, he said he eventually would like to see the fleet run on liquid propane, which he described as "way, way cleaner and cheaper."
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Stress Reduction Technique
Relaxation Breathing
Your breathing directly reflects the level of tension you carry in your body. Under tension, your breathing usually becomes shallow and rapid, and occurs high in the chest. When relaxed, you breathe more fully, more deeply, and from your abdomen. It's difficult to be tense and to breathe from your abdomen at the same time.
The two exercises described below can help you change your breathing pattern. By practicing them, you can achieve a state of deep relaxation in a short period of time. Just three minutes of practicing abdominal breathing or the calming breath exercise will usually induce a deep state of relaxation.
Abdominal Breathing Exercise
1. Note the level of tension you're feeling. Then place one hand on your abdomen right beneath your rib cage.
2. Inhale slowly and deeply through your nose into the "bottom" of your lungs-in other words, send the air as low down as you can. If you're breathing from your abdomen, your hand should actually rise. Your chest should move only slightly while your abdomen expands. (In abdominal breathing, the diaphragm-the muscle that separates the lung cavity from the abdominal cavity-moves downward. In so doing it causes the muscles surrounding the abdominal cavity to push outward.)
3. When you've taken in a full breath, pause for a moment and then exhale slowly through your nose or mouth, depending on your preference. Be sure to exhale fully. As you exhale, allow your whole body to just let go (you might visualize your arms and legs going loose and limp like a rag doll).
4. Do ten slow, full abdominal breaths. Try to keep your breathing smooth and regular, without gulping in a big breath or letting your breath out all at once. It will help to slow down your breathing if you slowly count to four on the inhale (1-2-3-4) and then slowly count to four on the exhale. Remember to pause briefly at the end of each inhalation. Count from ten down to one counting backwards one number with each exhalation. The process should go like this:
Slow inhale . . . Pause . . . Slow exhale (count "ten")5. Extend the exercise if you wish by doing two or three "sets" of abdominal breaths, remembering to count backwards from ten to one for each set (each exhalation counts as one number). Five full minutes of abdominal breathing will have a pronounced effect in reducing anxiety or early symptoms of panic. Some people prefer to count from one to ten instead
Slow inhale . . . Pause . . . Slow exhale (count "nine"), etc.
If you start to feel light-headed while practicing abdominal breathing, stop for 15-20 seconds, and then start again.
Calming Breath Exercise
The Calming Breath Exercise was adapted from the ancient discipline of yoga. It is a very efficient technique for achieving a deep state of relaxation quickly.
- Breathing from your abdomen, inhale through your nose slowly to a count of five (count slowly "one ... two ... three ... four ... five" as you inhale).
- Pause and hold your breath to a count of five.
- Exhale slowly, through your nose or mouth, to a count of five (or more if it takes you longer). Be sure to exhale fully.
- When you've exhaled completely, take two breaths in your normal rhythm, then repeat steps 1 through 3 in the cycle above.
- Keep up the exercise for at least three to five minutes. This should involve going through at least ten cycles of in-five, hold-five, out-five. As you continue the exercise, you may notice that you can count higher when you exhale than when you inhale. Allow these variations in your counting to occur if they do, and just continue with the exercise for up to five minutes. Remember to take two normal breaths between each cycle. If you start to feel light-headed while practicing this exercise, stop for thirty seconds and then start again.
- Throughout the exercise, keep your breathing smooth and regular, without gulping in breaths or breathing out suddenly.
- Optional: Each time you exhale, you may wish to say "relax," "calm," "let go," or any other relaxing word or phrase silently to yourself. Allow your whole body to let go as you do this. If you keep this up each time you practice, eventually just saying your relaxing word by itself will bring on a mild state of relaxation.
Practice the Abdominal Breathing or Calming Breath Exercise for five minutes every day for at least two weeks. If possible, find a regular time each day to do this so that your breathing exercise becomes a habit. With practice you can learn in a short period of time to "damp down" the physiological reactions underlying anxiety and panic.
Once you feel you've gained some mastery in the use of either technique, apply it when you feel stressed, anxious, or when you experience the onset of panic symptoms. By extending your practice of either breathing exercise to a month or longer, you will begin to retrain yourself to breathe from your abdomen. The more you can shift the center of your breathing from your chest to your abdomen, the more consistently you will feel relaxed on an ongoing basis.
Adapted from: The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook by Edmund J. Bourne. Oakland, CA: 1995.
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The University of Idaho Counseling & Testing Center offers free group and individual counseling/psychotherapy for these and related issues for full time UI students. For more information or to schedule an appointment, stop by the Counseling & Testing Center (Continuing Education Building, Room 306) or call at 885-6716. All appointments are strictly confidential.


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Monday May 27, 2013
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Science Fair Project Encyclopedia
In biology, a taxon is polyphyletic if it is descended from more than one root form (in Greek poly = many and phyletic = racial).
Scientific classification aims to group species together such that every group is descended from a single common ancestor, and the elimination of groups that are found to be polyphyletic is therefore a common goal, and is often the stimulus for major revisions of the classification schemes.
Opinions differ as to whether valid groups need to contain all the descendants of a common ancestors. Groups that do so are called monophyletic, and according to cladistics it should be the aim of classification to ensure that all groups have this property. However, many other taxonomists would argue that there is a valid place for groups that are paraphyletic, i.e. contain only the descendants of a common ancestor, but do not contain all its descendants.
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Series: Recent Discoveries in Astronomy
In this excerpt from the book Delight in Creation: Scientists Share Their Work with the Church, astronomer Deborah Haarsma shares her excitement about recent findings about our universe from a Christian perspective.
What is the Higgs Boson?
At a press conference on July 4, 2012, and with 99.99994% confidence (5 sigma), CERN announced the discovery of a particle consistent with that of a Higgs boson (a.k.a. "the God particle"). This is very exciting for elementary particle physicists. But what is the Higgs particle, and what is its meaning?
Series: Universe and Multiverse
Baylor University Physicist Gerald Cleaver describes the changing state of our understanding of the cosmos and suggests ways that Christians can make theological sense of a theoretical Multiverse.
Series: Understanding Evolution: Theory, Prediction and Converging Lines of Evidence
One of the challenges for discussing evolution within evangelical Christian circles is that there is widespread confusion about how evolution actually works. In this installment we explore how evolution is a theory in the scientific sense, how it is supported by converging lines of evidence, and how it can make accurate predictions about the natural world, using whale evolution as an example.
Series: Science as an Instrument of Worship
In this brief series (taken from a 2009 paper), Jennifer Wiseman uses an excerpt from the famous hymn "How Great Thou Art," to explain why the study of God's creation can lead Christ's followers into meaningful worship and overcome the obstacles which impede true praise. Creation as encountered through our senses is pondered by our minds, which flows into wonder-filled songs from the soul. She further explains how knowledge of creation will help Christians to address the moral dilemmas of science, and she encourages all to see the process of scientific inquiry as a means to discover God's truth.
Speciation and Macroevolution
A common challenge to evolutionary theory is that while life does indeed change over time (what is known as microevolution), no one has ever seen one species evolve into another species (macroevolution).
Dead Bones with a Living Message
In this video, Pääbo covers a lot of ground, noting several lines of genetic evidence for the evolution of modern humans from earlier hominids in Africa, as well as for the interbreeding between early humans and Neanderthals.
Series: Understanding Evolution
This blog series by Dennis Venema undertakes the task of clarifying numerous aspects of evolution that often become misconstrued by Christians. He first discusses the idea of speciation in a population over time, later applying it to the speciation process that occurred among hominids (human ancestors) which led to modern humans. He continues to support this idea by exploring so called "Mitochondrial Eve,""Y Chromosome Adam" and other compositional clues of the human genome.
Evolution: Is God Just Playing Dice?
With his standard panache, the late Harvard paleontologist Stephen J. Gould argued strenuously that evolution had no inherent directionality. We are mere accidents; a "tiny twig on an improbable branch of a contingent limb on a fortunate tree".
Was Humanity Inevitable?
If the tape was rewound and evolution started over from scratch, Conway Morris says, the evolutionary details would be different, but the end result would be similar: a species characterized by intelligence and complex civilization.
Series: The Human Fossil Record
In this series, James Kidder provides an intriguing study on transitional fossils and the evolutionary history of modern humans. He begins by discussing the fossil record, explaining how new forms are classified. He then explains the physically distinguishing trait of humankind—bipedalism. From the discovery of Ardipithecus, the earliest known hominin, to the australopithecines, the most prolific hominin, Kidder focuses on the discovery, the anatomy, and the interpretation of these ancestral remains.
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Is the human race descended from one ancestral pair in the recent past? Are we, as C.S. Lewis puts it in his Chronicles of Narnia, the "sons of Adam and daughters of Eve"?
Evolution: What We Know and What We Don't
In this video conversation, Jeff Schloss makes the observation that when we use the term "evolution", it is not always exactly clear what we are actually discussing unless we denote the intended usage.
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Graeme Smith defies Australia as Proteas launch fightback on day two of second Test in Adelaide
- November 23, 2012
Graeme Smith led a brave South African fightback on day two but some unlikely bowling heroics from David Warner meant the Proteas still have a massive mountain to climb in the second Test.
Warner (1-27) was injected into the attack in the 51st over and immediately claimed the crucial wicket of run-machine Hashim Amla (stumped for 11), as the Proteas finished 2-217 at stumps.
Australia vs South Africa
2nd Test - Adelaide Oval
22 November 2012 - Day 5, Session 3
South Africa 2nd Innings
Match Drawn
Batsmen | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR |
F. du Plessis | 110 | 376 | 14 | 0 | 29.26 |
M. Morkel | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 66.67 |
Bowlers | O | MO | R | W | Econ |
P. Siddle | 33 | 15 | 65 | 4 | 1.97 |
That tempered Australia's frustration at missing two golden chances to get rid of stoic captain Smith - one from a keeping error and the other an overrule from DRS.
Smith is unbeaten on 111 and while ever he's at the crease the Test is far from over on a good batting strip at Adelaide Oval.
The South Africans trail Australia's first innings 550 by 333 runs with eight wickets in hand, but they're carrying a ginger Jacques Kallis (hamstring) in their line-up.
Jacques Rudolph is the other not out batsman on 25.
If it wasn't for Michael Clarke's sensational year, Amla would be the player of 2012 - but he had no answer for surprise packet Warner.
The part-time leg-spinner enticed the normally composed Amla out of his crease and gloveman Matt Wade redeemed himself from a costly spill earlier on the day on Smith to whip the bails off in time.
The Proteas made the ideal start to their first innings reply.
Alviro Petersen (54) and Smith put on 138 before Petersen brought himself undone in the 42nd over with some terrible running between the wickets, allowing Mike Hussey to catch him short with a direct hit.
Petersen found himself running head-on into man-mountain Smith as he sought his ground and his over-compensation in veering around his skipper cost him his wicket.
Smith's first get-out-of-jail card was used when on 46.
The burly left-hander came out of his crease to Michael Clarke's (0-10) off-spin, but when the ball got through the gate, Wade couldn't control.
And in the 46th over with Smith on 78, firebrand James Pattinson (0-40) was convinced he had his man for a third time this series, as Wade went up for a huge caught-behind appeal.
Umpire Richard Kettleborough lifted the finger, but Smith was unmoved and hot-spot revealed no sign of an edge.
Earlier, Pattinson continued his running verbal battle with Smith from the drawn first Test at the Gabba.
Under-pressure quick Ben Hilfenhaus (0-36) bowled four maidens but failed to penetrate, while Peter Siddle (0-34) went down a similar road.
Front-line spinner Nathan Lyon got through 24 overs and finished 0-53.
Australia were all out just before lunch, but Pattinson's quick-fire (42 from 35) was important.
Clarke's marathon innings came to an end at the hands of Morne Morkel (5-146) at 230 runs.
The 489 runs he compiled in Brisbane and Adelaide was third on the list of most runs by a batsman without being dismissed - eight shy of the record held by Sachin Tendulkar.
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Chandler of Brisbane says November 23, 2012 at 7:04 PM
bowlers fought back well this morning. gave them nothing. morkels figures weren't a true indication of how well he bowled. they get a lead. this pitch wont be flat for much longer
Protea of Perth says November 23, 2012 at 7:57 PM
As a Protea fan i am highly dissapointed with the conduct of the aussies for using cheap shots againts SA batsmen. Pattison's verbal abuse directed towards Smith in particular. I figure its a dangerous scenario to lose respect for a quality batsmen. then again still early days in the test match. A fancy Smith to go for a double ton!
Mouse says November 23, 2012 at 8:00 PM
Great Test match. No doubt we will get a lot of comments saying how useless the Australian bowlers are, the same way the South Africans were useless after day 1. Tests are ebb and flow people, thrust and parry. There's a lot of cricket to be played yet, looking forward to the weekend!
Mark says November 23, 2012 at 8:16 PM
The day would of been a lot different if WADE could of stumped Smith and Hilfenhaus bowled better. But Hussey did take a half chance or it would of been a worse score.
For real says November 23, 2012 at 8:20 PM
Well done Graeme Smith,Brave knock indeed.
The 3rd Man of The 19th Hole says November 23, 2012 at 8:24 PM
Its been great cricket from both teams and before this series I was just hoping that Aus would be able to compete for 3 tests. They've done more than that and its now game on between these 2 good sides giving enjoyment to all the fans. I do have one bit of critism and that is the feild placements from both captains. While they are both inspirational leading with bat they have missed the oportunities by setting too much of a defensive field and leaving their bowlers with too much to do. You can't defend on a good batting wicket as the runs are going to flow anyway. With a score of 550 Clarke should of attacked all the way until SA reached at least 250 and then start thinking about defending. Instead he only had 1 slip for most of the day and sometimes no gully and he also did not use Siddle enough and was too quick to go to the slow bowlers trying to defend a lead. He should have gone with at least 3 slips to let the pacemen vary the length and attack, and should allow the ball to soften before using Lyons and give him a silly mid-off and maybe a bat pad for the one that straightens. I know I am just a backyard mug and Clarke has forgoton more than I know and its just my opinion.
Aussie of Sydney says November 23, 2012 at 8:31 PM
South Africa is hopeless, don't know what the hype is about, they should be ranked 10th. Well, I can see us being the number one nation by next month, it all seems too easy now. Oh and can't wait till we get the ashes back, should be a walk in the park based on the pom's current form.
number2 of mini me +1 says November 23, 2012 at 8:39 PM
tightening of the mind is in order yet again!! does shandler agree?bing ya
Juan of Perth says November 23, 2012 at 8:40 PM
Bring back Haddin!
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Like Lara, Tendulkar, Pietersen, Sangakara ... we only give them flak because the are good ... No Great ... As great as it was to watch Waugh, Warne, McGrath, Hayden, Gilly rip through teams in 3 days ... Enjoying this more ... plus i'm stoked that i've been backing Clarke since he stood his ground over the Katich incident ... I bet Chapelli,Border, & Waugh would have similar stories over a beer of similar team clashes even when they were the nuber one team let alone on the slide.
Pablo of Merredin says November 23, 2012 at 9:08 PM
Firstly Clarke should at at 3 then he'll get get the plaudits of a true Class bat in the modern game. 2nd, the pitches are a batter's paradise & if the South Africans can clinch a draw then Perth should be a cracker. The friendly pitches may provide the maximum 5 days of cricket that is test cricket but shouldn't be dictated by a toss of a coin. Do we actually get excited by constant whack's to the boundries... Not me personally but everyone to their own hey!!! A contest is warrant to this honour of #1 test team.
For Real says November 24, 2012 at 12:41 AM
Protea of Perth: Agree mate, but wait until that WHINGING OZZIE blogger barryTOOl sees your comment, he will not be happy, he's heads will spin.LoL.I so hope Smithy gets the big 200.


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BIGGG shock here in my town
I live in one of the largest cities in Holland and we have our own newspaper. And what do i read on the front this morning??
"..Two psychiatrists have to justify themselves for the court cause of malpractice.." In my town apparently two psychiatrists who kept prescribing lexapro, when a lot of the times it was not needed. They did it because they had some sort of quota in which they got a bonus every time they prescribed a certain amount of lexapro. They earned a lot of money for this OK this was an excess. But i truly think that more doctors get trips, discounts etc etc when they prescribe more. Off course this was an excess (one prescribed lexapro for a headache). And perhaps not all doctors only think about the money,..but the system is flawed!!
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It's so hard to believe that so many doctors are so corrupt!! But the fact that so many of us trust the advice here over the nonsense our doctors bombast is testimony that it is true. Are we all so vulnerable to a system flaw or dose this particular system draw the weak minded? Either way I feel justified in my low opinion of psychiatrist as a species!
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I like my GP, but he's uncommonly keen on pill pushing including Paxil pushing. And his shows of incredulity when I tell him I have side effects from taking that medicine are a joy to behold. He totally refuses to engage in speculation that Paxil in moderate doses can do anything negative to the nervous system, although he has no trouble at all lauding its positive effects.
GPs in Japan and many other countries get most of their income from national healthcare systems. For example, I pay a third of the cost of any medical treatment and the Health Ministry chips in two thirds, funded from the decades of "health insurance" premiums I've been paying. The Health Ministry obviously sees SSRIs as a cost-effective treatment from its own standpoint or it would not be allowing, nay advising, doctors to prescribe them so liberally. Incidentally, in Japan Paxil 5mg tablets are available, but my GP tells me he he still has a big stock of 10mg ones, so when 5mg is called for, his staff break them in half. The halves can be anything between 4.5 and 5.5mg doses. This isn't exactly a "cutting-edge" operation. I prefer to take 10mg pills and do my own cutting with a razor blade.
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Take wild west imagery, high altitude history, quality whiskey and a nose for interesting blends and you have High West Distillery and Saloon in Park West Utah. Wait, what? Utah? Isn't that where alcohol is pretty much a no-no for a huge chunk of the population? Where it's shunned along with all other things people consider fun… I kid… They put a craft distillery there? Yes they damn well did. David Perkins took his biochemical expertise, southern bourbon experience and love of skiing to Park City and in 2007 opened up High West Distillery and Saloon in the historic Beggs House and National Garage on Park Ave. Focused on the traditional American spirit of rye, they are also known for their interesting and experimental blends of various ages of Rye and Bourbon. Some of their popular releases include: Campfire, an interesting blend of Rye, Bourbon and Malt whiskies, Bourye a blend of Bourbon and two different aged Ryes, Rendezvous Rye a blend of two older Ryes and Double Rye which is the focus of this review.
Double Rye is a blend of a young, raw, fiery 2 year old Straight Rye Whiskey with a 95% rye 5% barley mash bill and an older, smooth, wise, rich 16 year old Straight Rye Whiskey with a "barely legal" rye mash bill of 53% rye and 37% corn. What you get is a combo of high heat young rye and sweet rich balancing older rye all coming together and figuring it out. The rye presentation in the High West Double Rye is unlike anything I've tasted so far in that you really get a full representation of the various spice notes of rye. It's like a big happy, wet, spicy slap across your face. In fact you'll feel an urge to run out grab some nice pastrami and slap it together with some hot deli mustard between two fat slices of Double Rye.
Aroma: Rye in your face. Sandalwood, mint, spice pepper, some oaky vanilla and honey sweetness notes but mainly just a big fat rye back fist to your schnoz.
Taste: Big hit of rye spice and heat at first, clove, anise, allspice, mint, white pepper, with a background of vanilla and light honey sweetness. Rye, Rye, Rye. The more you sit with this one, the more rye parts and pieces come together. Bitter chocolate, nutmeg, more pepper. Just all over the place.
Finish: The heat and spice stick around (it's Double Rye people, duh) with some of that light drying sandalwood showing up in the finish. Your tongue and mouth will be tingling with spicy rye fallout for a while.
The younger rye in this ass kicking blend punches you in the throat in a way that you'll keep tilting your head back asking for more. The older rye balances and add richer sweeter notes, but the younger rye takes front stage. Sounds odd? Maybe, but it works. Well. The folks at High West have a real unique flavor profile winner here. The rye is a star here in a way I haven't tasted before. The anise, clove and allspice rye base backed by an older rich sweetness combine for a fantastic sipping experience. I'm sure this would rock in and Old Fashioned, but I could not bring myself to drink it any way but neat. Despite the high proof and rye spice slap, this is an amazing easy drinking whiskey. Not that this is a characteristic you should be concerned with, but it is. As is usual, I'm writing this review after drinking most of the bottle. High West isn't available in SC so… I'll be S.O.L. soon. Except, as I've said, mail order whiskey rules. 46% ABV Highly Recommended.


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Ridgewood: Ingenious Communication Strategies is a full service Digital Solutions and Strategic Communication Company.We primarily work with government agencies, school districts, non-profit organizations and many other small businesses in Tucson, Denver, Austin and across the nation. We do our best to make this world a better place to live for our clients and those who they serve. We are looking for a full time programmer who wants to join us in this mission to change and challenge the world. We offer excellent health and retirement benefits, a very cool South Austin office (located minutes from downtown and across from Uchi), and a relaxed work environment. We are the past recipients of 'The Best Place to Work' – Copper Cactus Award.
To work as part of a team to assist in the design and development of Web sites and other information systems to meet clients' needs.
To program Web sites, including development of database applications and forms.
To test Web sites for usability, identify problems and develop solutions as necessary.
To maintain and secure information on client sites.
To solve problems related to existing client and agency sites.
To conduct research through Internet searches and other means.
To construct web pages/sites including incorporating graphic user interface (GUI) features and other techniques.
To maintain and provide ongoing changes of websites, adding promos, ad banners and seasonal content as needed.
To troubleshoot issues with existing or developed systems and work with the appropriate resources to resolve them.
To perform related duties as requested or as situations dictate.
This position requires a Bachelors degree in Computer Science. (Masters' preferred)
Minimum two years related professional experience. Higher education could be substituted.
Proficiency with relational database development, especially SQL Server and MS Access.
Knowledge of computer networking principles and Web server maintenance.
Knowledge of designing algorithms to show information flow and component interaction.
Knowledge of information architecture principles and computer programming languages, such as ASP, .Net, HTML, Java, PHP and Joomla.
Ability to demonstrate proficiency in computer languages such as: ASP (versions 1.0, 1.1, 2.0 and 3.5) and .NET Framework.
Ability to organize time and work on multiple projects.
Assists in physical and logical database design.
Creates prototypes for client engagements.
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Knowledge of written and spoken English, including proper grammar, spelling, punctuation and syntax.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Ability to communicate clearly with a diverse group of clients, vendors, professionals and non-professionals.
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Anil Dash, the former chief information technology officer for an online music video production studio in Manhattan, lost his job this January when the company fired nearly all its employees. Since then, Dash figures he's applied for more than a dozen jobs, contacting every one of the potential employers - befitting an out-of-work CIO - through e-mail.
But every time he prepares another e-mail, he faces a choice. Should he bother to write an e-mail cover letter, the sort of thing he'd do if he were mailing the resume, or should he merely dash off a few lines to the effect of, "Hi, I'm interested in your job, and I've attached my resume as a Word file. Thanks."
"I do cover letters for jobs I really want," Dash says. "For ones I don't care about, I just spam them."
Why cover letters still matter
According to recruiting experts, Dash is doing the right thing by writing extensive e-mail cover letters. Even though cover letters came of age in the age of pen and paper (or typewriter and paper), they still have a place in the 21st century, when want ads, resumes, and interviews all fly over virtual networks.
"It's going over the Internet, but it's the same product," Madeline Miller, the manager of Compu-Type Nationwide Resume Service in upstate New York, said of e-mail cover letters. "The cover is very important and it should be the same quality if you were to mail it."
Since e-mail messages generally tend to be conversational and quickly written, many people aren't used to drafting carefully written e-mail cover letters. But Miller said any applicant who creates a fully-fleshed e-mailed cover letter has an advantage over an applicant with a more slapdash cover letter.
"There is a tendency to jot off a few lines, and people might write, "I'm applying for this job, here is my resume," Miller said. "But if there is a cover letter, that could put somebody over the top."
But at the same time, make sure your e-mailed cover letter isn't a chore to read. If brevity is a virtue with conventional cover letters, it's a necessity for e-mailed cover letters.
Appropriate cover letter length
Reesa Staten, the research director for OfficeTeam, a staffing service firm, says e-mailed resumes shouldn't run more than two or three paragraphs.
"You want to include the same type of information, albeit in a shorter version," Staten said. "What you don't want to do is rehash your resume. There's no need to restate what you've done in the past. What you want to do is tell them where you learned about the listing, why you're right for the job, and how they can reach you."
Tips for sending cover letters and resumes
If you really want the job, follow up an e-mailed cover letter and resume with a hard copy you mail. Make sure this hard copy includes a cover letter, too, that restates who you are and why you're qualified. Somewhere in the cover letter, be sure to write, "I recently e-mailed you my resume and I'm following up with this hard copy."
Why should you do this? A hard copy gives your resume another chance for exposure and makes it easier for a potential boss to pass around or file your cover letter and resume. In cases where your e-mailed cover letter and resume have been overlooked in someone's in-box or rendered inaccessible by a computer glitch, a hard copy may be your only chance for exposure.
If you're including a resume as an attachment, first make sure the prospective employer accepts attachments. Then, in your cover letter, mention the program you used to create your attachment. ("I've enclosed a cover letter written in Microsoft Word 2000.") It's also a good idea to include a cut and paste text version of your resume in addition, in case the person reading the resume doesn't have the software to open your attachment.
With any resume file you're attaching, open it first to make sure it's updated, error free, and the version of your resume you want to send. Sending a virus is tantamount to sealing your job-doom.
Save a copy of whatever you send by including your own e-mail address in the "BCC" field or by making sure a copy goes to your "Sent mail" folder. This allows you to resend the letter if a problem pops up.
Lastly, don't fill in the "to" field with the recipient's e-mail address until you've finished writing and editing the cover letter and resume. This prevents you from accidentally sending off the message before it's ready.
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Does Buddhism require faith? Can an atheist or agnostic follow the Buddha's teachings without believing in reincarnation or organized religion?
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In his classic Buddhism Without Beliefs, Stephen Batchelor offered a profound, secular approach to the teachings of the Buddha that struck an emotional chord with Western readers. Now, with the same brilliance and boldness of thought, he paints a groundbreaking portrait of the historical Buddha—told from the author's unique perspective as a former Buddhist monk and modern seeker. Drawing from the original Pali Canon, the seminal collection of Buddhist discourses compiled after the Buddha's death by his followers, Batchelor shows us the Buddha as a flesh-and-blood man who looked at life in a radically new way. Batchelor also reveals the everyday challenges and doubts of his own devotional journey—from meeting the Dalai Lama in India, to training as a Zen monk in Korea, to finding his path as a lay teacher of Buddhism living in France. Both controversial and deeply personal, Stephen Batchelor's refreshingly doctrine-free, life-informed account is essential reading for anyone interested in Buddhism.
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Development journalism competition winners announced
The 16 finalists gathered at the Royal Academy of Art in London to see Natasha Kaplinski announce Libby Powell (amateur category) and Simon Akam (professional category) as the winners of this prestigious journalism award.
Once again, the judges hailed the extremely high quality of writing from all finalists who wrote on a number of international development subjects including maternal health, eye care, disability and malaria. These articles will help to raise awareness with the general public on the need for continued investment in...
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Final Single off Drex' Transit EP – "Self Made"
January 10th, 2013Drex and Honest Music present us with his final single off the Transit EP – Self Made.
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One of Airbus' biggest question marks regarding the transition of orders for its original A350 jet, to the significantly revamped A350 XWB, has been answered.
International Lease Finance Corporation (ILFC) and Airbus have concluded a revision of ILFC's original 16 A350 order to 20 A350 XWBs. The revised agreement by the world's largest commercial leasing company by fleet value, and a subsidiary of American International Group, Inc, is for both the -800 and the -900 version.
As ANN reported, ILFC founder and CEO Steven Udvar-Hazy (right) was among the most vocal critics of Airbus' original plan for the A350, which called for an essentially re-vamped A330 widebody mated to a new wing and engines.
Stung by his March 2006 comments, Airbus put the program through five revamps... resulting in today's XWB, which will utilize composite fuselage panels and support structures (though NOT in the "barrel" form adopted by Boeing for its 787, as ANN reported in September -- Ed.) in addition to a lighter, stronger wing mated to fuel-efficient turbofans.
In perhaps the most significant news of this announcement, Udvar-Hazy finally gave his approval to the A350 design. "Airbus is now offering an outstanding product which satisfies the market and our requirements," says ILFC Chairman and CEO Steven Udvar-Hazy.
It is still telling, however, that ILFC has but 20 A350 XWBs on order, compared to 74 Boeing 787s... reflective of the latter's popularity in the market, compared to its Airbus rival.
Airbus President and CEO Thomas Enders said ILFC's commitment shows the planemaker now has a truly viable alternative to the Boeing plane.
"ILFC's order confirms that the A350 XWB is a very attractive asset for a leading lessor. It is yet another strong endorsement by the financial community for our all new product," Enders said. "The all-new A350 XWB will bring unrivalled operating performance and economics, whilst passengers will enjoy more comfort in a highly advanced and more spacious cabin. Being extremely fuel efficient and quiet, it will also set new standards in terms of environmental friendliness."
ILFC has the option to also select the -1000 version upon request. ILFC's commitment brings total orders for the A350 XWB to 196, from nine customers.
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