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- 01-16-2013, 09:36 AM Thread Author #1
New Nexus 7 owner with a question or two
Greetings, just got a Nexus 7 32gb and love it! Sold my iPad for it so I could have only one ecosystem to buy into (have a Galaxy S3 as my phone) and so far I can't see myself going back to anything Apple. Couple questions though:
1) It comes with like 5 blank pages, no icons on them, and these are simple to remove on the GSIII, but I can't figure out how to delete them on the Nexus.
2) As this device only has 1GB of RAM, I would like to monitor it closer and make sure that when it gets low, I know it, and can quickly close apps that are running. Does anyone know of any notifications or widgets that bring RAM usage onto the screen so I don't have to go into Settings everytime?
3) The wife is getting annoyed at being woken up by email notifications in the middle of the night. On my GSIII, I just have to swipe down from the notification bar and there is a "mute" feature. I can't find one on the Nexus 7 and I really don't want to have to turn my volume down every night. There has to be a better way.....right? - 01-16-2013, 09:40 AM #2
- 01-16-2013, 09:41 AM Thread Author #3
Re: New Nexus 7 owner with a question or two
Yeah, kinda want the "quick and easy" route, lol. I figure somewhere, there is some "mute" setting, I just gotta find it.
- 01-16-2013, 09:59 AM Thread Author #5
Re: New Nexus 7 owner with a question or two
Ah, that will be perfect. I don't have it with me here now, but I will test it when I get home tonight. Now if I could just get some help with #1 and #2. Thanks Griff!
Re: New Nexus 7 owner with a question or two
I am by no means a android expert, but it's my understanding that it does such a good job at managing ram that it's not an issue. But if you go to the play store and type in something like "ram manager", it comes up with several apps. I personally have ES Task Manager installed, but have never "had" to use it, even though I do from time to time...
I don't know that you can dump the extra pages, but double tapping the home button brings up the main (center) one.... - 01-16-2013, 10:12 AM Thread Author #7
Re: New Nexus 7 owner with a question or two
Does that ES Task Manager come with a Widget? I would kind of like to monitor the memory usage anyway, so even if I decide to let the OS control the memory, I still would like to monitor it on the main screen.
Re: New Nexus 7 owner with a question or two
The Nexus 7 uses the stock Android launcher for the home screens which doesn't allow you to add or delete the home screens, but you can install a different launcher if you want extra features, Nova Launcher will let you do what you want, but there are other launchers.
- 01-16-2013, 10:56 AM Thread Author #11
Re: New Nexus 7 owner with a question or two
Oh, ok. Well, it's not a huge deal, I'm just anal about my devices being as tidy as possible, and I hate having all that extra space/pages. I thank you for the information though.
- 01-16-2013, 11:06 AM Thread Author #12
Re: New Nexus 7 owner with a question or two
That's interesting. I still would like to have a widget on the front screen to monitor it (it just is the tech in me coming out lol). I am a convert from Apple and am still learning Android. Love it though, thanks for the information!
Re: New Nexus 7 owner with a question or two
If you want to get rid of the extra home screens (I always do this on my devices) just install another launcher like apex or nova. There are free versions and by default they will be pretty much identical to stock EXCEPT you can easily blow away the extra screens. Well worth the effort, IMO...
- 01-16-2013, 12:28 PM Thread Author #16
Re: New Nexus 7 owner with a question or two
Cool, gonna check that out this evening.
- 01-16-2013, 12:29 PM Thread Author #17
Re: New Nexus 7 owner with a question or two
If it doesn't change things too much, I might look into it then.
- 01-16-2013, 01:37 PM Thread Author #19
Re: New Nexus 7 owner with a question or two
Hmm, ya know, I didn't think about that. Good battery saver as well I would imagine.
Re: New Nexus 7 owner with a question or two
Airplane mode doesn't save you a whole lot of battery if you only have the wifi version of the Nexus 7. If you keep your wifi and Bluetooth on all the time, Airplane mode will shut both of them off, but that's about it. If you have the HSPA+ version, Airplane mode would also turn off the mobile data, which would be more of a battery savings, but you can do all of this with Power Toggles, just with more fine control
Re: New Nexus 7 owner with a question or two
If you change the volume there's a settings button on the volume bar that comes up and if you press the button it will bring up the notification volume as well.
Re: New Nexus 7 owner with a question or two
I don't know if this closes apps or not but in the multitasking menu on the bottom right of the screen you can swipe away apps and they disappear. I always clean up my open apps there just to keep things neat...
And congrats on your new N7!
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2Thanked by 2: - 01-17-2013, 11:08 AM #24
Re: New Nexus 7 owner with a question or two
Yea, you don't have to bother closing apps with a memory cleaner on android. And actually on newer versions forcing some apps to close could cause some instability, and/or they'll just re-open in the backround anyway. Don't worry too much about it.
I'm a big fan of Nova Launcher, use it on both my Nexus 4 and Nexus 7. I keep it looking almost exactly like stock Android, except that I disable wallpaper scrolling(i hate it) and I set the app drawer to be transparent to I can see the wallpaper in the app drawer. That is probably the *only* think I like about Touchwiz UX on the GS3. But you can also change other things like homescreens, etc.
And for turning off sounds/notifications, there are about a thousand toggle widgets that will do that for you. I personally use Beautiful Widgets. I use it for both a clock/weather widget as well as toggle widgets for wifi, bluetooth, auto rotate, and silent mode. - 01-17-2013, 11:40 AM #25
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Ron "Pigpen" McKernan | |
Ronald "Pigpen" McKernan
Background information | |
Birth name | Ronald Charles McKernan |
Also known as | Pigpen |
Born | San Bruno, California, U.S. |
September 8, 1945
Origin | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
Died | March 8, 1973 Corte Madera, California, U.S. |
(aged 27)
Genres | Blues, psychedelic rock, rock |
Occupations | Musician, songwriter |
Instruments | Vocals, organ, keyboards, harmonica, percussion, guitar |
Years active | 1959–1973 |
Associated acts | Grateful Dead Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions The Warlocks |
Ronald C. "Pigpen" McKernan (September 8, 1945 – March 8, 1973) was a founding member of the Grateful Dead. McKernan contributed a blues element to the group, regularly performing such songs as "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl", "Easy Wind", and his trademark song "Turn On Your Love Light"— a Bobby Bland cover that served as the finale for many Grateful Dead concerts.
A heavy drinker since his teenage years, McKernan was diagnosed with liver damage in 1970, which eventually forced him to stop touring in 1972. He died the next year. In 1994, McKernan was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame along with the other members of the Grateful Dead.
Early life[edit]
McKernan was born in San Bruno, California, the son of an R&B and blues disc jockey. He grew up with many African-American friends and felt very strongly connected to black music and culture. As a youth, he taught himself blues piano and developed a biker image. In his early teens, McKernan left Palo Alto High School by mutual agreement with the school's principal. He also began using alcohol in his adolescence.
McKernan began spending time around coffeehouses and music stores, where he met Jerry Garcia. One night Garcia invited McKernan onstage to play harmonica and sing the blues. Garcia was impressed and McKernan became the blues singer in local jam sessions. A high-school friend named Roger gave him his nickname based on his "funky" approach to life.[1] However, in an essay included with the Grateful Dead box-set The Golden Road (1965-1973) it is claimed that a girlfriend of McKernan's gave him the nickname, owing to his similarity to the permanently dirty character in the comic-strip Peanuts.[2]
Grateful Dead[edit]
McKernan was a participant in the predecessor groups leading to the formation of the Grateful Dead, beginning with the Zodiacs and Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions. Bob Weir and Bill Kreutzmann were added and the band evolved into the Warlocks. Around 1965, McKernan urged the rest of the Warlocks to switch to electric instruments. Around this time Phil Lesh joined, and they became the Grateful Dead.
McKernan played blues organ as well as harmonica and vocals. While his friends were experimenting with LSD and other psychedelics, McKernan stuck to Thunderbird wine and Southern Comfort. He steadily added more signature tunes to the Dead's repertoire, including some that lasted for the remainder of their live performance career such as "Turn on Your Lovelight" and "In the Midnight Hour."
In 1967 and 1968 respectively, Mickey Hart and Tom Constanten joined the Grateful Dead, causing the band to take a stylistic turn from the blues toward full-blown experimental psychedelia influenced by avant-garde jazz, surrealism, and world music traditions. Constanten often replaced Pigpen on keyboards. In October 1968, McKernan and Weir were nearly fired from the band because of their reluctance to rehearse. Ultimately, the task of firing them was delegated by Garcia to Rock Scully, who said that McKernan "took it hard." The remaining members did a number of shows under the monikers Mickey and the Hartbeats and Jerry Garrceeah and His Friends, mainly playing Grateful Dead songs without lyrics. Weir asked repeatedly to be let back into the band, promising to step up his playing, and eventually the rest of the band relented. McKernan was more stubborn, missing three Dead shows; he finally vowed not to "be lazy" anymore and rejoined the band.[3] In November 1968, Constanten was hired full-time for the band, having only worked in the studio up to that point. Jon McIntire commented that "Pigpen was relegated to the congas at that point and it was really humiliating and he was really hurt, but he couldn't show it, couldn't talk about it."[4]
McKernan achieved a new prominence throughout 1969, with versions of "Turn On Your Love Light", now the band's show-stopping finale, regularly taking fifteen to twenty minutes. When the Grateful Dead appeared at Woodstock, the band's set (which was marred by technical problems and general chaos) consisted mostly of a 48-minute version of the song.[5]
Health problems and death[edit]
After Constanten's departure in January 1970 over musical and lifestyle differences, McKernan nominally resumed keyboard duties, although many concert tapes reveal that "he was only intermittently playing organ"; consequently, the 1971 live album Grateful Dead featured three overdubbed organ parts from fellow keyboardist Merl Saunders.[6] His vocal performances remained an integral part of the band's live set; by early 1971, the band's cover of The Rascals' "Good Lovin'" (exemplified by April 1971 performances at Princeton University and the Fillmore East, the latter officially released on Ladies and Gentlemen... the Grateful Dead [2000]) began to emerge as a secondary showcase of his talents.[7]
During this period, he began to experience symptoms of congenital biliary cirrhosis unrelated to his alcoholism; after an August 1971 hospitalization, doctors requested that he stop touring indefinitely. Pianist Keith Godchaux was subsequently hired and remained a permanent member of the band until 1979. Ever restless, the ailing McKernan rejoined the band in December 1971 to supplement Godchaux on harmonica, percussion, and organ. After their Europe '72 tour, his health had degenerated to the point where he could no longer continue on the road. He made his final concert appearance on June 17, 1972, at the Hollywood Bowl, in Los Angeles, California.
On March 8, 1973, he was found dead of a gastrointestinal hemorrhage at his home in Corte Madera, California. In a 2013 webcast under Bob Weir's Weir Here imprimatur, longtime Grateful Dead roadie Steve Parish asserted that McKernan succumbed to complications of Crohn's disease, a condition which reportedly also claimed the life of his brother Kevin.[8] McKernan is buried at the Alta Mesa Memorial Park in Palo Alto, California. [9]
Personal life[edit]
McKernan had a short romantic relationship and longer friendship with Janis Joplin; a poster from the early 1970s featured them together.[10] Joplin joined McKernan onstage at the Fillmore West in June 1969 with the Grateful Dead to sing his signature "Turn On Your Love Light," despite her dislike of the band's jamming style. The two reprised this duet July 16, 1970, at the Euphoria Ballroom in San Rafael, California.
McKernan was good friends with fellow band member Tom Constanten, based on their mutual aversion to psychedelics. He eventually served as best man when Constanten wed.
See the Grateful Dead discography for further details.
- The Grateful Dead (1967)
- Anthem of the Sun (1968)
- Aoxomoxoa (1969)
- Live/Dead (1969)
- Workingman's Dead (1970)
- American Beauty (1970)
- Grateful Dead (1971)
- Europe '72 (1972)
- History of the Grateful Dead, Volume One (Bear's Choice) (1973)
- Two from the Vault (1992)
- Grayfolded (1994)
- Hundred Year Hall (1995)
- Dick's Picks Volume 4 (1996)
- Dick's Picks Volume 8 (1997)
- Live at the Fillmore East 2-11-69 (1997)
- Fallout from the Phil Zone (1997)
- So Many Roads (1965-1995) (1999)
- So Many Roads (1965-1995) Sampler (1999)
- Dick's Picks Volume 16 (2000)
- Ladies and Gentlemen... the Grateful Dead (2000)
- Dick's Picks Volume 22 (2001)
- Steppin' Out with the Grateful Dead: England '72 (2002)
- Dick's Picks Volume 26 (2002)
- Dick's Picks Volume 30 (2003)
- Birth of the Dead (2003)
- Rockin' the Rhein with the Grateful Dead (2004)
- Rare Cuts and Oddities 1966 (2005)
- Dick's Picks Volume 35 (2005)
- Grateful Dead Download Series Volume 6 (2005)
- Fillmore West 1969: The Complete Recordings (2005)
- Fillmore West 1969 (2005)
- Three from the Vault (2007)
- Road Trips Volume 1 Number 3 (2008)
- Road Trips Volume 2 Number 2 (2009)
- Road Trips Volume 3 Number 3 (2010)
- Road Trips Volume 4 Number 1 (2010)
- Europe '72: The Complete Recordings (2011)
- Europe '72 Volume 2 (2011)
- Winterland: May 30th 1971 (2012)
- Dave's Picks Volume 6 (2013)
- Family Dog at the Great Highway, San Francisco, CA 4/18/70 (2013)
See also[edit]
- ^ Official Grateful Dead Website
- ^ McNally, Dennis, "The Dead at Warner Bros", in the box-set 'The Golden Road (1965-1973)', p. 19
- ^ Jackson, p. 156
- ^ Jackson, p. 157
- ^ http://www.archive.org/details/gd1969-08-16.sbd.gmb.95856.flac16
- ^ http://deadessays.blogspot.com/2011/04/pigpen-solo.html
- ^ https://archive.org/details/gd1971-04-17.sbd.sirmick.89031.flac24
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfPGwJZ9-1g
- ^ Plot: Hillview Section 16 Lot 311. The coordinates are Lat: 37°23'54.15" N Long: 122°7'40.13" W.
- ^ Bonhams Auctioneers (2007-05-08). "Lot Details". Bonhams.com. Retrieved 2009-03-22.[dead link]
- Jackson, Blair (1999). Garcia: An American Life. Penguin Books.
- Official Grateful Dead Website
External links[edit]
- Grateful Dead official website
- Pigpen's page on the Dead's Official Site
- Ron "Pigpen" McKernan at Find a Grave
- Ron C McKernan at Dead Blues Guys.com
- Informative blog concerning the end of Pigpen's life


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By James Rohr
Many authors have deconstructed the myth of the hero, but the unquestionable expert is Joseph Campbell. His book The Hero with a Thousand Faces is the gold standard. I was first exposed to this book when I was a teenager, enamored with the tales of Odysseus and Luke Skywalker. Years later, as a Chinese medicine clinician, I was amazed how my patients dealing with cancer treatments were facing similar trials of the hero's epic adventures that Campbell described. I was further amazed at how those trials could be understood and supported with the sheng cycle of the 5 phases.
The Beginning:
The mythological hero, setting forth from his common day hut or castle, is lured, carried away, or else voluntarily proceeds, to the threshold of adventure. - Joseph Campbell
For the cancer patient, the beginning is the diagnosis: the day of departure from just about everything she thought she knew about her life and her anticipated future. The hero begins as an ordinary person. She may or may not have a calling to adventure. Some beginnings to the hero journey involve being taken away in the middle ofthe night, often times unwillingly. Aboriginal culture would involve stealing a boy away as part of the initiation. This 'walk-about' may last years, as the boy learns about the world around him and the world inside of him. Having been taken away during the night, they are taking the boy from his slumber in the dark, both literally and metaphorically, and bringing him into the light of consciousness.
Many cancer patients view the diagnosis as the moment in time when they were often rudely awakened from the comfort of their routine. For many, especially women, a diagnosis of breast, uterine, or ovarian cancer often happens during a routine check up. When this happens, the patient often feels as if she's been suddenly pulled from her own walking slumber, from the comfortable numbness of her routine. For others, if they had shown signs of disease, they may have told themselves it was nothing. Symptoms may be only annoying until they reflect a deeper, potentially life-threatening, disease. Then, the symptoms often become a harbinger for a total re-thinking of life and death.
For those dealing with cancer, the diagnosis is an invitation to learn about the world around them and the world inside them. They may begin to confront questions such as "Why am I alive? What have I done with my life? Do I deserve this? Am I ready to die? Am I prepared to keep living? What do I want to do differently?" Just as the hero realizes that the world is no longer what she used to think it is, the newly diagnosed patient may realize that there are no more guarantees in life. During this phase, the newly diagnosed might venture to gain as much knowledge as possible. They scour the internet looking for information, treatments, cures, and support. They learn about cellular structures, lymph nodes, pharmacology, toxicology, and health insurance. And just as the soon-to-be-initiated hero may wonder how she arrived to this departure from her 'normal' existence, she pushes onward, knowing that in the upcoming trials, she will need all of her wits and strength. At this point, the patient begins awakening to the world inside and out. However, learning that manifests change at the core of existence often does not happen easily. The rest of the journey will present trials that shape these changes. Standing now at the threshold of adventure, the hero must deal with the 'shadow guardian' at the gate before continuing with the initiation.
5 Phase Cycle: Water
This is the beginning of the journey, the water phase. The seed of our potential and authentic nature resides in the Kidneys. The depths of the water can be overwhelming. As calm as things may be on the surface, the depths are cold and dark, sometimes with unknown creatures lurking below. Exploring the Water phase is a time to hibernate, to go within, and to get to know the unfamiliar. The hero begins to consider the authenticity of her life and how her potential has so far been expressed. She begins a new cycle that will reveal parts of herself she may have never known.
Acupuncture Points:
Kidney 6, "Reflecting Sea", master point of Yin Qiao. This point, as exemplified by its name, calls forth the imagery of searching into water in order to see one's self. Kidney 6, in its ability to address the quality of yin in the body, is also able to help process excess accumulations that prevent us from seeing ourselves clearly. Urinary Bladder 63, "Golden Gate"-This point prepares the hero for the next stage of the journey where she will meet the Guardian at the gate. UB 63 helps us to open our senses and remain alert, without fear, for whatever the future may hold.
The Guardian
There he encounters a shadow presence that guards the passage. The hero may defeat or conciliate this power and go alive into the kingdom of the dark (brother-battle, dragonbattle; offering, charm), or be slain by the opponent and descend in death (dismemberment, crucifixion).
The adventure that waits beyond this threshold is mystical. It is a realm that can challenge the beliefs one has about what is 'normal', what 'should' be, and what is 'possible.' Entering into this alternate landscape is not something that just happens. It is a journey that is earned, either by besting the shadow gate-keeper or by sacrificing part of the self. In either situation, the hero passes through this threshold, already changed. But this change is only the beginning. For the cancer patient, the initial stages of chemotherapy, radiation, or surgery often represent the shadow gate-keeper. The diagnosis calls her to this threshold of the unknown, and once treatment begins, she begins to change, physically and chemically, while even deeper emotional transformations still await.
A common occurrence for the hero to gain entrance through the threshold involves being attacked. The mythic gate-keeper, exacting a toll of proper payment, demands flesh from the hero. Heracles attacks the monster from the ocean by diving into the mouth of the beast and slicing it from the inside out. The hero may have to descend into 'the belly of the whale' in order to overcome the monsters that plague her landscape. The hero is often attacked, sometimes rendered disabled, dismembered, or dead, to be sent to another world (eventually to enable her ultimate resurrection).
Overlaying this crossing of the threshold with the cancer patient, the hero's story becomes very real where the patient has had surgery or amputations, with limbs removed to prevent the spread of cancer. Chemotherapy also relates to this part of the hero myth, as the chemicals are intended to destroy the body's immunity, literally rendering it disabled.
With the body's natural protection and identity destroyed, the hero then finds herself in the land of 'strange, yet intimately familiar forces.' She begins to descend deeper into herself. Looking at herself with a new perspective, she recognizes some aspects of herself as being familiar, and other sensations and thoughts are weird and foreign. While the physical body may be altered, more importantly for the hero is the annihilation of her previous idea of who she is or was. Campbell quotes Ananda Coomaraswamy saying "No creature can attain a higher grade of nature without ceasing to exist." The contemporary cancer treatments, killing off the immune system, radiating cells, or dissecting and amputating the body, clearly demarcate the destruction of one type of being and pave the way for a different state of self.
The 'zone of magnified power' awaits beyond the threshold, so the treatment is just the beginning. The patient, utilizing the diagnosis and subsequent treatment as the call to this adventure of self discovery and transformation, gives shape and form to a new meaning to existence. Dealing with the obstacles in the mystical land, a territory that is beyond the reach of most humans distills out the mundanity of day-to-day life, leaving an appreciation for the subtle and awesome.
5 Phase Cycle: Wood
The guardian phase is related to the cycles of Wood. Growth for the Wood, especially in toxic environments, can be difficult. And yet, destined to mature, the Wood continues upward and inward, reaching to the sky and growing roots deeper into the ground. And just as the shell is annihilated for the growing plant, so may the hero's body become altered, unrecognizable, and transformed. What remains is evidence of growth.
Acupuncture Points:
Liver 1, "Great Esteem", Horary Point-To reinforce the integrity of the Wood, support the winds of change that may be blowing. Gall Bladder 40, "Wilderness Mound", Source point-GB 40 provides a place to go for perspective, clarity, and vision. This is a point that helps the hero regroup before forging ahead back into the depths of the wilderness.
The Ordeal
Once having traversed the threshold, the hero moves in a dream landscape of curiously fluid, ambiguous forms, where she must survive a succession of trials.
The series of trials make up the arduous challenge characteristic of the 'ordeal'. In the cancer treatment, a physician or other survivors may speak of symptoms and side effects that may or may not happen, but no one knows for any certainty. The chemotherapy, the caustic agent, when applied to the body of the hero, will interact uniquely with that person. There are no guarantees and the hero alone will have to outlast the treatment. This phase of the process can be long and drawn-out. Often times, the same questions will be confronted as were initially posed at the threshold. "What does it mean for me to be alive? What do I want with my life? How do I feel about death? Am I following the path with heart?" The relentless questioning and honest attempts to answer them can be merciless. One obstacle overcome will often be presented with another obstacle and yet another. One round of chemo is completed and mostly recovered from until another infusion begins. One lump removed and another one found. Each trial helps to shape and refine the hero. During this time, 'there will be a multitude of preliminary victories, fleeting ecstasies, and momentary glimpses of the wonderful land' (p. 109). The hero cultivates patience and unrelenting perseverance, albeit forged in the hottest fires, journeying through the land of darkness into the depths of her own heart.
5 Phase Cycle: Fire
The Ordeal phase is related to the Fire element. Here, the ecstasies and victories are evidence of the shen experiencing new heights and insights. The questioning related to the ordeal is related to the shifting heat in the Fire, irritating and challenging the Fire element. Can the Small Intestine sort out the authentic from the mundane? Can the emperor find peace within the unrest? A Fire phase that is balanced is no longer afraid of the heat and is able to bring forth the virtues of joy in the present moment regardless of its surroundings.
Acupuncture Points:
Heart 4, "Spirit Path"-This is a point to help clear heart fire, to find peace and sustainability in the journey. A fire that burns too brightly and too quickly will lose fuel. Heart 4 helps to calm the heart and integrate the ecstasies without damaging the jing. Small Intestine 4, "Wrist Bone", Source Point-SI 4 as a source point will inundate the small intestine with pure, original qi so that it can clearly discern what is useful and what can be left behind. As the hero is being refined, the Small Intestine must be strong to adequately process the illusions that have prevented the hero from living completely consciously.
The Assistance:
Beyond the threshold, then, the hero journeys through a world of unfamiliar, yet strangely intimate forces, some of which severely threaten her (tests), and some of which give magical aid (helpers).
As alone as the journey feels at times, the hero usually encounters and utilizes the help of an aide. Often times, this is someone that seemingly appears 'out of the blue' with information that helps to protect, rehabilitate, guide, or direct the hero. This person reenergizes the hero, clearing the view from the North Star so the hero can navigate his course once again. Even when the hero is unsure of where she is going, the helper illuminates the path. For the hero cancer patient, this help often appears in the form of a complementary or alternative medicine technique or practitioner. Finding him or herself in a position never before imagined, the hero calls upon the acupuncturist to help with nausea and fatigue. Or the hero is introduced to biofeedback as a way of gaining control of thoughts and emotions. Another patient stumbles across the number for an integrative medicine physician, who provides the hero with natural herbal remedies to support healing.
During the ordeal, patients may discover who they can actually count on to help. Some 'friends' disappear during hard times. These people are simply uncomfortable around illness, for it reminds them of their own mortality. Yet, on this mythical hero journey, other helpers appear. It is the hero's responsibility to keep her eyes open, so that she does not miss the assistance that appears right in front of her. This distillation of our friends and local support is just one of the purifications that occur. The hero's internal self is being refined, descending into her own 'spiritual labyrinth', simplifying her life into what is of utmost importance. For some chemotherapy patients, eating is the single most difficult challenge of every day. Passion for heated debate about politics or sports supersedes the need to eat. Concerns for mortality override concerns about what to wear. Life becomes distilled and concentrated in a way that is more potent and vibrant than the hero may have imagined possible.
5 Phase Cycle: Earth
During this phase, the hero receives nourishment. The Earth provides help in the form of ripe fruit, healers, or messengers. This is the time to focus on refueling the mind and body as the hero makes her way to the next level, to Metal, to the actualization of these transformations. As many Chinese medicine practitioners appear during the Earth phase of the hero's journey, it is no surprise that much of the treatment focus is on supporting the earth, harmonizing the spleen and stomach, so the hero can be able to eat and drink, to restore that central axis of qi creation.
Acupuncture Points:
Spleen 3, "Supreme White", source point and horary point-Functioning as both the source and horary point, Spleen 3 is incredibly effective at tonifying the spleen. In this way, the central axis is strengthened and the body is able to create qi. Stomach 25, "Heavenly Pivot"- Stomach 25 fortifies the hero's core, providing power and balance. This point reinforces the Earth's job in staying centered during major transitions, constantly processing food and the environment to provide qi for the entire cycle.
The Nadir:
When he arrives at the nadir of the mythological round, he undergoes a supreme ordeal and gains his reward... Intrinsically it is an expansion of consciousness and therewith of being (illumination, transfiguration, freedom).
The final ordeal for the hero leads to the pinnacle of the transformation. In myth, this has several options. Sometimes, the hero is able to marry the goddess. "Woman" says Campbell, "in the picture language of mythology, represents the totality of what can be known. The hero is the one who comes to know." For a patient unable to embrace and process fears of the unknown, of the feminine, of how to properly care for and nurture the self, gaining this knowledge on the journey will have a profound impact on his internal energy.
This is the acceptance of yin. For women dealing with breast or ovarian cancer, where it is surmised family history may have a role, their cancer is an opportunity to reevaluate what they believe it means to be a woman and what is or is not inevitable. When treatment involves mastectomies or oophrectomys, the physical woman is castrated. Their hero journey involves making peace with the expectations of what it means to be feminine. When this 'goddess union' occurs, the marriage of the feminine within the individual happens, the energetic composition of the hero is irrevocably enhanced.
Other times, the hero finds peace with the father. This oneness with the male, with the yang energies in the psyche of the hero, has deep connections to the embracing of the mystery of the cosmos. There is a new sense of responsibility, of the understanding of the workings of the environment inside and out. The ego is transcended and the hero 'has been divested of his mere humanity and is representative of an impersonal cosmic force...he is purged of hope and fear, and at peace in the understanding of the revelation of being." This is the letting go of what 'should be' and the acceptance of 'what is'. But, it is an acceptance of 'what is' with understanding to the depths and mystery inside of all that exists. Possibilities are infinite and strength is patience to observe without judgment, to nourish the seed and allow the flower to bloom.
For men, this can be prostate cancer, as the prostate challenges a man's ability to create and express to the world his authenticity. Emotionally and spiritually confounded by expectations of what they 'should' do, of what it means to be a man, manifests physically with the cancer. For women, atonement with the father is the reconciliation of an innate desire to create and be sexual, subjugating the suggestions of how a 'girl should behave'. Others find a peace that is beyond any male/female distinction. This is the total reconciliation of the illusion of 'self' and 'other'. With this awareness, the hero embraces the paradoxes of life and death and exists peacefully within their pocket of time and space. At this point, life and death is a matter of conscious choice.
The new bodhisattva is humbled, being a creature just like everything in the world around her, readjusts her impulses to matters concerning only the heart and the stillness of the mind. One may be empty in life and empty in death, but it is within such emptiness that the soul has room to breathe, and creativity ample space to manifest. This part of the journey is the 'ultimate boon' to be brought back to the community. The hero is transformed, and whether the hero ever speaks of the journey, or allows her presence and battle scars to speak for themselves, the hero herself and her awaiting community will never be the same.
5 Phase Cycle: Metal
During this phase, the journey is actualized. Metal, as the integrator of celestial air with the human body, reconciles the dichotomy of what it means to be a spiritual being in a physical body. The harvest of all the previous labor is realized. The struggles that have faced the hero are appeased, balancing the yin and yang in the body. Pathological stories that the hero had told herself are released so that the spirit can fully manifest in the physical form. As the container of the entire process of growth and exploration, in this ultimate boon the entire spectrum of what is possible in the human form is felt. From this place, the hero must return. The five phase cycle begins anew, allowing the
gift from the Metal to be nourished in water and to grow once again. Acupuncture Points: Lung 3, "Heavenly Palace", Window to Heaven-Lung 3 assists with this integration of celestial energy within the human form. The hero is inspired, connected, and aware of her self-worth. Lung 3, as
a point often used to treat grief, can help the hero let go of the final illusion that was blocking her from this unification with the eternal and the mortal. Large Intestine 1, "Merchant Yang", Horary Point-LI 1 reinforces the cleansing that has happened throughout the process. The letting go, the transformations, the excision of physical and emotional toxins are supported with the proper functioning of the large intestine official.
The Return:
The final work is that of the return... At the return threshold the transcendental powers must remain behind; the hero re-emerges from the kingdom of dread (return, resurrection). The boon that he brings restores the world.
For the return, so much depends on the consciousness of the people who surround you. The comment, "are you feeling like your old self again?" is something an uninitiated person asks. A hero returning from the depths of illness, especially if the disease process was not overly long or drawn-out, will encounter people who expect you to return to life as it was before the illness. This return is challenging because the hero may have the physical appearance of being 'better', or being the 'same as before', while internally any number of significant changes have, and may continue to be, happening. The hero knows that it is impossible to go back to 'the way things were'. The hero is changed, now
and forever. And with those changes, the hero does not want to go backwards. The gifts of the boon of the journey have been acquired with the purpose of bringing that experience back to her community. The entire trajectory of her life is altered.
The infrastructure for our current cancer patients is not yet there to honor this homecoming. Many patients remark that after months of chemotherapy and radiation, of interacting with nursing staff and physicians, when their cancer treatments cease, their medical routines curtailed, they don't know what to do. The medical staff simply releases the patient, telling them to take care and come back in three to six months for follow-up. No celebration, no asking them what they may have learned from this experience, no honoring of the dragons slain and thresholds passed. After a vision quest, it is normal for the shaman to ask the quester what vision he may have seen while questing: 'what message do you bring back for your people?' Imagine if the majority of healthcare workers took this approach with their patients. The hero journey would be honored and the hero would have the opportunity to share the visions from the mystical other-world. The tale would remind us that it is precisely the promise of death, which the hero confronts head on, that teaches us all how to live.
Five Phase Cycle: Water
We return to the same phase where we started: Water. However, the hero is transformed and the task that lies ahead is integrating the journey into the physical world. The seed of this evolution is planted and nourished, to take a new form in the more mundane physical world. The hero must be mindful to allow the mystical, limitless, and spontaneous to manifest in a world where the uninitiated say those things aren't possible. But the experience and survival of the hero and her journey are evidence that anything is possible.
Acupuncture Points:
Kidney 7, "Returning Current", Metal Point: to receive the energy of metal to manifest fully into the water phase. As a point that tonifies the Yang, Kidney 7 also helps to propel the change into the next cycle of generation and promotion. Urinary Bladder 23, "Kidney Shu", Back Shu for the Kidney: This point reinforces the Kidney as the residence of the mingmen. As the hero returns home, she will need a strong back and willpower to navigate the delusions held by those who have not been on a similar journey. The return can be just as difficult as the journey itself, and UB 23 supports the Kidneys to ensure the jing is preserved.
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HUNTINGTON - With its nation-leading rebounding game, Marshall's inside men have gotten two healthy samples of Big East basketball, preparing them to a large extent for West Virginia.
But the Thundering Herd has yet to experience the inside-outside prowess of Kevin Jones, the Big East's leader in scoring and rebounding. And the Herd is bracing for that bearded Turkish native, Deniz Kilicli.
To hear coach Tom Herrion and his players speak, Kilicli is underlisted at 6-foot-9, 260 pounds. Way, way underlisted.
"One I look at him, I think of a lumberjack," said Dennis Tinnon, the Herd's rebounding machine. "A real big frame, body, got the beard going on. He's a pretty good player; I think he is. He just takes up a lot of space."
"He's 'Man Mountain Dean,' " Herrion said. "He blocks the moon. He blocks the sun; that's how big he is. People don't realize how enormously big and strong he is, but he's got great agility and tremendous touch, because as a right-handed post guy, he plays as a left-hander.
"He's gotten way better, so he causes major problems, especially with him and Kevin. Kevin can stretch you out and when Truck [Bryant] is making 3s, they've good balance, inside and out."
Kilicli looked dominant early in last year's Capital Classic, scoring eight points in the first 12 minutes. But he failed to score in the final 28 minutes, finishing 4-of-10 from the floor in Marshall's 75-71 victory.
Jones went 3-of-9, scoring nine points and six rebounds. When the ball goes up at 7:30 tonight at the Civic Center, nobody in the Marshall camp expects numbers that low.
Forward Dago Pena is ready to hand Jones the Big East's player of the year award now, and Herrion wouldn't dispute it.
"You lead that conference in scoring and rebounding - I mean, I've been in that league twice, and that says enough," said Herrion, a former Pitt and Providence assistant. "You do that in that league and that means you're in talks for player of the year on the national level.
"That's a credit to Kevin, and the development from the staff he's had from his freshman year. I recruited him when I was at Pitt, and clearly he's made great strides."
Herrion's Marshall team lives by rebounding, to a large degree. In last year's game, the Herd (13-4) held an advantage until the game's end, when WVU's late-game rally gave it a one-board edge.
Since then, the Herd has been outrebounded three times - all last season. This season, it has been tied once, when it used a short lineup much of the way against Jacksonville State.
Otherwise, pure dominance - to the tune of plus-190 in 17 games. The plus-11.2 average leads Division I after last weekend's games.


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Press Release PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT John Adams Courthouse One Pemberton Square Boston , MA 02108
The Justices of the Supreme Judicial Court recently received the Final Report and Recommendations of the Court's Steering Committee on Self-Represented Litigants and praised the Steering Committee for its dedicated work and implementation of major initiatives during the past six years. The Justices are in the process of reviewing the 43-page report with action expected to be taken this spring on several key recommendations.
In 2002, the Supreme Judicial Court established the Steering Committee on Self-Represented Litigants in response to the challenges posed by the growing number of individuals appearing without lawyers in civil cases, particularly in the Probate and Family Court and Housing Court Departments. It is estimated that 100,000 litigants represent themselves in civil matters in Massachusetts, but the number of self-represented litigants is increasing both in the Commonwealth and nationwide.
Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice Margaret H. Marshall and Chief Justice for Administration & Management Robert A. Mulligan have called "Access to Justice" a major priority of their current court management agenda. The Trial Court Departments already have undertaken many efforts to improve services to self-represented litigants.
"Full access to justice for every person in the Commonwealth is an imperative of our Massachusetts and Federal Constitutions. The Steering Committee's Final Report underscores our courts' robust pursuit of this core democratic principle," said Chief Justice Marshall. The Justices commend the Final Report and Recommendations, and extend our profound gratitude to the members of the Steering Committee and its exceptional Chair, Appeals Court Justice Cynthia J. Cohen, for their vital service on behalf of the people of the Commonwealth."
The Report summarizes the Steering Committee's work in the following six major areas and offers recommendations for future efforts.
The Steering Committee's recommendations for sustaining and building upon the initiatives include in brief: (1) the expansion of limited assistance representation for use in all court departments based on the positive results of the pilot programs in the Probate and Family Courts in Norfolk, Hampden, and Suffolk counties; (2) further guidance to judges on ethical conduct and useful courtroom techniques in cases involving self-represented litigants; (3) additional simplified forms and self-help materials for self-represented litigants; (4) educational programs for court staff; (5) expanded use of technology; (6) experimentation with court service centers in courthouses, particularly in those that have multiple court departments; (7) more volunteer legal assistance; (8) establishment of a senior-level position with the Administrative Office of the Trial Court to direct court-based policy and programs relating to Access to Justice or, alternatively, an appointment of a judge in each Trial Court Department to serve as the coordinator of services for self-represented litigants.
Justice Cohen said, "The initiatives developed by the Steering Committee, and implemented by authority of the Justices, would not have been possible without the close, thoughtful collaboration of individuals at every level of the Judicial Branch, as well as the organized bar, legal services organizations, and other stakeholders in our courts. Thanks to this hardworking partnership, Massachusetts is becoming a national model of best practices in expanding access to justice. On behalf of the committee members, both past and present, it has been an honor and pleasure to participate in this important work for the people of Massachusetts."
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Professional Development Initiative for School Leaders Q & A General Questions Q 1: Who is required to develop and implement Professional Growth Plans? A 1: All active administrators whose positions require possession of any of the following certificates: Q 2: Why are school business officials exempted from the requirement? A 2: School business officials are exempted because the primary focus of the initiative is on developing and enhancing knowledge and skill dimensions of instructional leadership that positively impact teaching, learning and school improvement. A separate requirement focused on the role and responsibilities of school business officials is under consideration. Q 3: What is a Professional Growth Plan (PGP)? A 3: A Professional Growth Plan links school leaders individual professional goals with authentic school and/or district goals and needs. The plan outlines a series of self-motivated activities that the school leader will engage in over time to develop or enhance knowledge and skills that will support their work as instructional leaders. The activities will be aligned to the New Jersey Professional Standards for School Leaders and will focus on improving teaching, learning and student achievement. The plan also outlines the evidence to be assembled that substantiates fulfillment of the plan. Q 4: How does a Professional Growth Plan (PGP) differ from a PIP? A 4: The PIP is an annual document that is part of a school leaders annual job performance evaluation based on the leaders job description. The professional growth plan is a multi-year plan (three years for principals and supervisors; three-to five years for superintendents, depending on contract length) that is not a part of a leaders evaluation but rather an individual plan of standards-based study and professional learning that links individually identified interests with authentic school/district needs. Q 5: What does "standards-based" mean in this context? A 5: New Jersey has adopted the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) Standards. These standards are now called New Jersey Professional Standards for School Leaders and outline what school leaders must know and be able to do in order to positively impact teaching, learning and school improvement efforts. The goals and activities in each administrators Professional Growth Plan (PGP) must align with one or more of the New Jersey Professional Standards for School Leaders. Q 6: When is the first Professional Growth Plan (PGP) due? A 6: The Commissioner has provided for a developmental year (school year 2004-2005) during which school leaders will learn about and begin developing their first professional growth plan. Plans for all school leaders must be filed with the school district (or, for superintendents, with NJASA) and ready to implement not later than July 1, 2005. For those school leaders with 3 year employment contracts, the completion of the first Professional Growth Plan will be due by July 1, 2008. For those school leaders with a 5 year employment contract the first Professional Growth Plan will be due by July 1, 2010. Q 7: What is the purpose of a developmental year? A 7: The first year of the initiative (the 2004-2005 school year) is a developmental year in which training, resources and preparation for implementation are provided to stakeholders. The developmental year provides an opportunity for those involved in the initiative to provide input and feedback to help refine implementation of the initiative. This is an opportunity to help the department identify any problems with implementation that might result in recommendations for revisions to the code. It is also a period in which the department and school leaders work together to ensure successful implementation. Q 8: What are the responsibilities of school leaders during the developmental year? A 8: School leaders should attend the four state technical assistance sessions or should attend district turn-key meetings held for the purpose of sharing support information. In addition, principals and supervisors will begin drafting their first professional growth plan. This includes conferring with a chief school administrator (or designee), developing a written draft that outlines goals, activities and evidence of plan fulfillment, meeting with a self-selected peer review committee to review the draft plan, offer modifications and suggestions as needed and recommend implementation. For superintendents, this includes developing a draft plan aligned with district goals and meeting with a peer review committee that will provide recommendations about implementation. Q 9: Why are the professional associations (NJASA and NJPSA) assuming such a major role in implementing this requirement? A 9: The new regulations on professional learning for school leaders require a high level of commitment and a deep understanding of the professional development process if it is to be implemented in a manner consistent with its intention. In order to be effective in improving the culture of school leadership in New Jersey, it is important that the new requirement not be simply a mandate with minimal compliance levels. The involvement of the associations in the development and implementation of the new code was designed to cultivate that commitment and understanding. The associations have expressed belief that the code can be used as an opportunity to genuinely enhance each school leaders skills and improve each school through the types of collaborative, job-embedded , continuous professional learning encouraged by the new regulations. Q 10: With whom are professional growth plans filed? A 10: Principals, supervisors and assistant superintendents file their professional growth plans with the chief school administrator. Superintendents file their plan with the New Jersey Association of School Administrators (NJASA). Q 11: What is the timeframe for plan fulfillment? A 11: Principals and supervisors implement their professional growth plans over three years. Superintendents and assistant superintendents implement their professional growth plans over three to five years depending on contract length. Q 12: What happens if a school leader changes positions or moves to a new district? Q 13: Must an amended professional growth plan be submitted for peer review? A 13: Yes. A school leader filing an amended professional growth plan must submit the revised plan to his or her peer review committee to assure alignment with the professional standards for school leaders. Statements of assurance do not need to undergo peer review. Q 14: Who must verify changes in professional growth plans? A 14: Statements of assurance and amended professional growth plans for principals and supervisors changing assignments or districts must be signed by and filed with the new chief school administrator (or designee), if applicable, or with the current chief school administrator (or designee). Statements of Assurance and amended professional growth plans for superintendents who change assignments or districts must be signed by and filed with NJASA. Q 15: Who should be on a peer review committee? A 15: School leaders self-select their peer review committees based on their assessment of who can best support their development and implementation of a high quality professional growth plan. Principals and supervisors will submit their plans to a self-selected peer review committee comprised of at least three or more school administrators. The chief school administrator will select a peer review committee consisting of at least three or more chief school administrators. The New Jersey Association of School Administrators will coordinate the peer review process for superintendents. Peer review committee members are not limited to colleagues who hold the same job title and may include others with specific expertise in the area(s) addressed by their plan. Q 16: How many people should make up a peer review committee? A 16: In order to provide meaningful input to the planning process, the committee includes at least three members in addition to the school leader whose plan is being reviewed. (See question 15 above.) Committee members may include those in or outside the leaders school or district. Q 17: Who convenes the peer review committee meetings and what takes place? A 17: The school leader, with a draft professional growth plan ready for review, convenes the meeting, providing copies of the draft plan to the committee at or before the meeting. The role of the peer review committee will be to provide support, review progress in plan implementation, and recommend the certification of the successful completion of the professional growth plan. The school leader submitting the plan serves as team leader in collaborative discussion that focuses on ensuring alignment of the plans goals and activities with the professional standards for school leaders and outlining the evidence that will verify plan fulfillment. School leaders should convene their peer review committees for implementation updates, additional resources and support, or to modify existing plans as needed. At the end of the professional growth plan implementation cycle (three years for principals and supervisors; three to five years for superintendents), leaders convene their peer review committees to review the evidence of plan fulfillment. The peer review committee is responsible to ensure that the evidence aligns with the goals and activities outlined in the plan and reflects the professional standards for school leaders. Q 18: Must peer review committees meet in person? A 18 It is recommended that the initial meeting during which a draft plan is reviewed for implementation be conducted in person. However, meetings may be conducted electronically by email or phone. The culminating meeting to certify the evidence of plan fulfillment should, if possible, also take place in person and may be combined with a review of the draft plan for the next cycle. Q 19: How should principals and supervisors select a peer review committee? A 19: Professional collaboration with colleagues can be among the most meaningful and rewarding aspects of a school leaders work. The point of the peer review committee is to provide professional support to the school leader developing, implementing and fulfilling a professional growth plan. Your peer review committee should be made up of people with whom you want to work and who you see as supporting your professional and personal growth. They are your sounding board to help you get the most benefit from your plan and to help you translate your own learning into benefits for the students and teachers in your school and district. Select colleagues who will challenge your thinking and help you examine your assumptions while supporting your efforts. Q 20: What if I cannot assemble a peer review committee? A 20: Contact your professional association for assistance. Q 21: Can I serve on a peer review committee for a colleague who is part of my own committee? A 21: Yes. There is no restriction on your service on peer review committees. The requirement for peer review committee membership is that you provide challenge and support to the school leader professional growth planning process to ensure that plans are aligned with the professional standards for school leaders, are meaningful and rigorous, and that evidence of plan fulfillment aligns with the goals and activities outlined in the plan. Q 22: As the lead person of a charter school I am the sole administrator. Who should be on my peer review committee? A 22: You may wish to seek out other charter school directors or administrators in nearby schools. Depending on the focus of your PGP you may want to add others who can support your professional growth in an identified area. Q 23: What if I dont have easy access to colleagues with whom I am comfortable sharing my strengths and weaknesses? A 23: Building a community of online peer review participants may be a good option. Contact your association. Q 24: What constitutes evidence of plan fulfillment? A 24: The professional growth plan will include the evidence that will be presented to verify fulfillment of the plan. The plan for the evidence to be presented as well as the actual artifacts that verify plan fulfillment will be reviewed and recommended by the peer review committee. The regulations stipulate a required narrative account of the plan fulfillment process as well as documentation of activities in which the school leader participated (i.e., transcripts of coursework or training, evidence of participation in job-embedded learning opportunities such as action research or study groups, etc.) and/or artifacts the school leader developed (i.e., memos, policy documents, handbooks, etc.) as part of fulfilling the professional growth plan. Q 25: How is plan fulfillment monitored? A 25: Compliance with this state regulation will be monitored by the NJ Department of Education through the annual district evaluation process. Principals and superintendent compliance will be certified by the chief school administrator and reported on the QAAR. Superintendent compliance will be reported to their district boards of education by the New Jersey Association for School Administrators. Q 26: What happens if a school leader does not file or fulfill a professional growth plan? A 26: The onus for developing and fulfilling the plan is on the individual school leader. Those who do not file or fulfill plans are responsible to their designated supervisors who should apply progressive supervision and appropriate supervisory judgment. Participation Q 27: Why are all school leaders required to participate in this initiative? Is there an assumption that school leaders are not doing a good job? A 27: Absolutely not. This is a design for professional learning that is research-based to get the outcomes for teaching, learning and school improvement. Leaders model the behavior they expect of those they lead. The changing conditions of school leadership and the greater expectations and accountability for student performance require leaders to learn continuously. School improvement research points to those areas where school leaders can positively impact student learning. Ongoing professional learning is a clear expectation for all individuals who work in schools. Q 28: If our district has been designated as a Blue Ribbon School and Star School we have achieved a high level of excellence. Can our school leaders be excused from the requirement? A 28: No. All school leaders must participate in the initiative. The spirit of the initiative is to provide an environment in every school that encourages continuous professional growth for all. When one performs at high levels you are in the position to lead and advance the profession. Q 29: Do supervisors who teach follow this initiative? A 29: Whether the supervisor participates in the professional development initiative for teachers or for school leaders depends on which certificate the staff member is contracted under for their work in the district. Q 30: Are charter school and private school leaders and administrators working in state agencies included in the requirement? A 30: If one of the state certifications listed in question #1 is required for their positions, then they are required to participate in the professional development initiative. Logistics of Plan Validation Q 31: Who will validate plans for assistant superintendents? A 31: Assistant superintendents will file and fulfill their plans with their supervisor. Only superintendents file their plan with NJASA. Q 32: How will a superintendent validate the plans of administrators working in the district? A 32: The superintendent will certify plan implementation/completion for district administrators on the annual QAAR. Q 33: How will NJASA validate plans for superintendents? A 33: NJASA will provide documentation of certification of an administrators plan completion to the school administrator and his/her board of education. Q 34: Can the superintendent of a large district designate someone else to meet with and validate plans for administrators in the district? A 34: Yes, the superintendent can appoint a designee to participate in the goal setting process and the review of plans. Q 35: Can chief school administrators who are not members of NJASA get support and how will their plans be validated? A 35: All superintendents, regardless of association membership, will have plan completion certified by NJASA. PGP and Goals Q 36: What is the difference between a school improvement plan and a personal growth plan? A 36: The purpose of the PGP is to link personal/individual and school/district needs while a school improvement plan focuses on school needs and school improvement. Q 37: Should the peer review committee be put together before going to the superintendent? A 37: This decision is up to the individual administrator creating a PGP. Principals and supervisors will develop professional development goals in conjunction with the chief school administrator. After identifying goals with the chief school administrator, principals and supervisors will submit their plans to a self-selected peer review committee. Q 38: If teachers and school leaders have PD plans will there still be a need for a district PD plan? A 38: Yes. Q 39: Can the PGP be a project-based plan such as the development of an operational manual or job procedures? A 39: This a local decision. There is nothing in the regulations to prohibit project-based plans. Miscellaneous Q 40: Why werent prescriptive expectations set for school leaders? A 40: The initiative is based on the NJ Professional Standards for School Leaders and is meant to provide maximum freedom for administrators to exercise professional judgment within the framework provided by the regulations. A prescriptive approach would contravene the process of reflection so essential to professional growth. Q 41: Is 2004-2005 the first year of the first PGP? A 41: No. 2004-2005 is a developmental year. Year one of the first PGP will be 2005-2006. Plans are to be ready to begin implementation by September 2005. Q 42: Will there be any coordination with institutions of higher learning who prepare entry level school leaders? A 42: Yes. The professional standards provide a platform for an array of initiatives to strengthen school leaders. This includes requiring preparation programs to align their offerings with the standards and to have that alignment audited by national experts in the standards-based preparation of school leaders. |


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May 9th, 2012, 05:24 PM | #1 |
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7 grand??? really????
While doing my daily glance at craigslist i found this...
http://muskegon.craigslist.org/bar/3004326298.html Selling my 98 jeep grand cherokee laredo so I can buy a pickup truck. I am willing to trade my jeep for a 4x4 pickup, looking for any chevy's, dodge, gmc, etc. NO FORDS My Jeep has lots of new parts including: Radiator Front u-joint for the axle Power steering pump front brake pads passenger front caliper battery aftermarket rims with tires 80% tread left radiator, and heater hose This jeep is not flawless, but runs and drive tremendous. The jeep has been checked over for issues, and it has none. only 102,xxx Miles! The jeep will have more miles, due to this being my daily driver. No rips, or tears in the seats, interior is very clean. Asking 7000 or best offer for my jeep, or trade for a good shape truck, with not too high of miles. Call or text Tyler anytime at 231-327-2737 with offers. |
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He can ask whatever he wants for it, it's what he gets for it, now that's another story
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May 14th, 2012, 08:52 PM | #6 |
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Have you seen the G6 for sale on here for $15000, haha.
I have a 2007 G6 V6 with 46,500 miles and I want $8500 for it. His is older with double the miles and he wants $15,000, hahahahahaha But yes he can ask whatever he wants for it, but I hope he doesn't plan on selling it. |
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This Is Why Nobody Will Use Credit Cards In A Few Years
Two mobile payment things happened today. They're both baby steps toward the future, but you'll only want to use one of them.
Entertainment Weekly has twice now inserted an LCD screen into its paper magazine to show video ads. That's the growing pains that come when an entire medium is going through an upheaval--you get these little half-steps, a nod that, well, this thing we've used for a long time? It probably won't be around much longer. But that new things is maybe scary, or expensive, or not quite ready yet, so let's try combining the two.
A new credit card from Mastercard, as reported by the BBC, is going through those same growing pains. The card, first rolling out in Singapore before the rest of the world sees it, has a built-in greyscale LCD screen and a number pad. Mastercard will mostly use those features for security purposes, at first, though eventually they plan to roll out bonuses like loyalty rewards and coupons.
Also today, Starbucks announced the rollout of Square Wallet to 7,000 of its shops nationwide. Square Wallet is an app for smartphones that lets you use your phone to pay--it provides a QR code, which is scanned by the point-of-service machine. Square Wallet is just as secure; you can type in a security code on a phone even more easily than on a weird hybrid credit card. And it serves the purpose of moving us towards a wallet-free future much more effectively than the Mastercard.
Square Wallet is actually also an in-between technology; I think that near-field communication, or NFC, will either be the tech or be the basis of the tech that eventually replaces our credit cards. (Our primer on NFC can be found here.) NFC payments let you simply tap your phone to a point-of-service machine rather than opening an app and scanning a visual code on the phone's screen--it's more convenient and faster than a QR code. Square Wallet is a slightly diluted vision of the future; it has about one and a half steps more than the eventual solution will have, but it at least resembles the future. Also, it's in Starbucks, and the Square Wallet app can be used by pretty much any smartphone, unlike NFC, which is only available in a select few Android and Windows phones. So people can experiment with this fairly easy, nonthreatening thing, and soon when the time comes to cut up all your credit cards and throw your wallet in a box in the basement? They'll be ready.
The Mastercard isn't the last gasp of the credit card, but it's, I don't know, a tired and defeated wheeze. It's a pretty clear sign that we've taken the plastic rectangle as far as it can go.
Ummmmmm... yeah.
I think there are still serious security considerations before this tech would be usable, especially with near field communication.
Smart phones are not very secure to begin with, and people don't keep them secure. They are not encrypted. Any wireless communication is inherently less secure.
Security is always an afterthought, a band-aid on such things. Call me old, but I'm not going to trust it just yet.
I like these new bank cards with integrated NFC more. So you can just wipe your card over the counter to pay. You can either setup the card to have you put in a code or let it pull the money automatically only having to press the OKE button at the counter.
A phone option with a code to unlock does keep a vital human step.
Yes, removing the human step does save time, but without physical human input at each point of sale, the transaction security goes down dramatically.
That, for example, is why most gasoline pumps now require a zipcode entry with a credit card purchase (to reduce fraud from a programable card being guess-numbered as easily).
Still, worries about stolen phones are truely no greater than worries about stolen wallets.
I, for one, prefer cash carried by myself with my CCW for security - since that comes with a physicality most scam artists are not willing to overcome.
Incredibly insightful article and dead on right re: NFC. NFC offers security features others do not. Square stores my CC information in the cloud (bad) and requires me to go through several steps to even open the app so I can perform an optical scan of a code stored on my mobile phone. There is no security even close to NFC (e.g., Google Wallet). Square must adopt NFC, which it may well do, to survive.
smart phone apps and NFC seems a giant step backwards
Security -- maybe NFC is secure -- maybe not. There's definitely an area where rf signals involving commercial transactions are frequently happening.
This is supposed to be range limited, but it may not be entirely true. A correctly designed antenna and receiver might be able to eavesdrop from some distance away -- not good.
This also replaces my free debit/credit cards with a complex, fragile(especially around water), and expensive device. I have no other need for anything like that.
( I use a pay as you go phone for emergencies).
Also, now all of your credit info is on this device -- which is often carried in a position where it's vulnerable to theft or just loss.
I hope that this doesn't come to pass for a loooong time
As institutions in the world that store our Credit card are always getting hacked themselves, maybe our bank or credit card company should just issue us NEW credit card numbers more often, there by voiding the old stored data that has been stolen\hacked.
With my own bank, once a year, I cancel my own credit card and request me to send me a new one with a new number. A user can request their number to be changed as often as they like. It just means for a week, you are without your credit card. I accept this inconvenience to enhance my own financial security.
Periodically, the user should automatically be force to update their password.
@ Kungfujustice
"Just stick a damn chip in my head already and do away with wallets altogether. Seriously, I lose the frickin thing like three times a week"
May I suggest a leather strap (about 8mm) for the "lost wallet" problem. I have this problem with my keys. So I keep them on a leather strap that is long enough for me to open a door with and not take them off the strap.
Two words: Katrina. Sandy. You can still conduct business using pen, paper and cash, but if we really enslave ourselves to convenience so hard that we give up cash in hand, then we will deserve the pain and sorrow an all electronic system will deliver. And, do you really want to rely on someone else entirely to prove you have the amount of money you say you do?
And oh btw, as someone else said, another way to revenue stream you using your own money AND another way for the govt to track and tax your own money. Relying so heavily on renting rich people's money funds corporate socialism. Time to wake up folks.
Articles like this are what's making PopSci fall more and more into Tabloid status.
Get real guys. It's not going to happen. We still have fax machines, which were supposed to be obsolete 20 years ago, just because Japanese businesses won't switch.
Unless every American consumer carries a 5" or smaller smartphone in 5 years, businesses are not going to switch away from credit cards and risk losing costumers.
Besides, as a consumer who actually uses Square and LevelUp, I've found those systems to be very-gimmicky and cumbersome. It takes 2-10 times as long to complete a Square or LevelUp transaction (that uses QC or NFC) than it takes to complete a regular credit-card transaction. The only reason I'd ever use one of them is if I get a discount for using them, or if I have no other choice (e.g. cash-only seller).
Until a bluetooth-based brain chip invented so that I don't have to take out a device and navigate through menus, nothing will be more convenient than using a credit card.


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