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Degrees in computer science, information technology or other specialties can help those who are starting or changing careers demonstrate a solid footing in the field. Learn more about your degree options below.
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Careers in tech are vast and varied. So, how do you know which path is right for you? Here, browse career profiles by field and learn which certifications and training might help you land your dream job.
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Combine a savvy for business management with a passion for tech with a career in IT management. From project manager all the way up to CTO, certifications can make a difference in one's career path. Learn more about the training and professional development options for these careers here.
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Networking careers focus on designing, installing and managing computer networks and systems. Depending on one's job function in networking, specific certifications may be required. Computer security professionals, on the other hand, monitor an organization's information security. Careers in network and computer security continue to grow in demand as more and more corporations seek protection against cyber attacks.
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Our MRes Heritage Science (soon to be renamed to MRes Science and Engineering in Arts, Heritage and Archaeology - SEAHA) is an interdisciplinary programme that takes an innovative approach to the teaching of 'hard' science subjects by taking cultural heritage as its context. Our aim is to develop a holistic understanding of state-of-the-art science among researchers and practitioners in order to develop you as science leaders of the future.
Heritage science delivers intellectual access to cultural heritage by enhancing knowledge of conservation, interpretation, research and management. Offering ample opportunities to question and reflect on research in the light of broader societal and environmental issues. By engaging in interdisciplinary discourse with other researchers, and with a wider diverse public, you will gain the ability to engage with policy-makers.
Heritage science research questions span the sciences and the arts, therefore our programme has been designed to be interdisciplinary. In order to support the wide variety of activities that relate to cultural heritage – conservation, access, research, interpretation and management – our programme draws on a palette of knowledge, from fundamental sciences (chemistry, physics, mathematics, biology) to arts and humanities (conservation, philosophy, ethics, history and art history), including economics, sociology, computer sciences and engineering.
For further information please see the MRes SEAHA Student Handbook.
Centre for Sustainable Heritage homepage
Programme objectives
Our programme will challenge you to develop a broad spectrum of knowledge and interpersonal skills: team-working, communication, leadership, management and negotiation. Students from widely different disciplinary backgrounds provide challenging and enriching learning experiences. Using innovative case-study learning methods, you will engage with issues that include:
- development of holistic knowledge and understanding of heritage materials, objects, collections, buildings, sites, their environment, as well as techniques of their study taking the object, building or site in the context of its historical, artistic, material, social and cultural environment;
- formation of informed scientific opinions based on knowledge from fields feeding into heritage science;
- development of the sensitivity to discuss and transfer knowledge to others at different levels;
- understanding the social, cultural and economic significance of heritage and using this framework to interpret scientific results;
- policy and legal frameworks related to cultural heritage.
Our programme is at the forefront of issues that are currently the focus of heritage research, such as the impact of climate change, increased tourism, increased energy and water demand, sustainable development, helping you to understand and reflect upon them.
Our MRes Heritage Science will provide you with access to renowned interdisciplinary teachers, including internationally leading professionals. You will have access to a state-of-the-art heritage science laboratory, equipped with benchtop and portable instrumentation for environmental and material studies.
Real-life case studies will enable you to discuss and reflect on complex issues of heritage science and related fields and leading heritage stakeholders will engage you in challenging debates on the wider value of your research.
A fully funded, one-week 'living laboratory' experience will enable you to develop your research idea in the field by interacting with heritage owners, managers, and visitors.
Our programme is delivered through lectures, seminars, problem-solving classes, tutorials, laboratory and field work, as well as an independent project work.
You will be required to present your research in the form of a poster and a scientific paper to fellow colleagues, scientists and professionals, and to present a report on your fieldwork. You will be challenged to place your research in the wider context of policy frameworks, thus demonstrating your ability to answer real heritage research questions at different levels of complexity.
Our programme also provides opportunities for project placements with leading heritage organisations.
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The programme is an executive-style taught course. MRes and PgC students undertake the taught and transferrable skills elements. These consist of two compulsory taught modules. MRes students also take two mini-research project modules and complete the master's dissertation. The programme can be taken full time over one year or part time, normally over two years.
The programme has a pronounced research and transferrable skills component, with research being spread over two mini-research projects (30/120 credits each) and the Heritage Science Main Project or Dissertation (60/120 credits).
Part time students complete modules 1 and 3 in their first year and modules 2 and 4 in their second year in order to enable part-time students to obtain good theoretical grounding in heritage science during their first year.
Course modules
BENVGHR1 Heritage Science in Context
Credits: 30
Assessment: Written assignment (5,000 words) Term 1
BENVGHR2 Mini-research Project 1 -
Fundamentals of Heritage Science
Credits: 30
Assessment: 25% research (laboratory) logbook; 75% research report (3,000 words) Term 1
BENVGHR3 Transferrable Skills in
Heritage Research
Credits: 30
Assessment: 25% poster presentation; 75% written essay (3,000 words) Term 2
BENVGHR4 Mini-research project 2 -
Applied Heritage Science: Field Project
Credits: 30
Assessment: Field project report (5,000 words) Term 2
BENVGHR5 Main Project - Heritage
Science Master's Dissertation
Credits: 60
Assessment: 50% master's dissertation (10,000-12,000 words); 50% oral examination (45 min) Term 3 and summer vacation
Course Modules
BENVGHR1 Heritage Science in Context is a taught module that aims to provide an introduction into the many aspects of heritage science. At the end of the module, you will be able to:
- use frameworks of heritage values to interpret scientific results;
- understand heritage typologies;
- recognise value typologies;
- appreciate aspects of material change;
- understand issues related to prevention, intervention and risk management;
- strategically evaluate the impact that heritage research can have on wider societal and environmental issues.
BENVGHR2 Mini-research Project 1 - Fundamentals of Heritage Science aims to provide a solid foundation for scientific methods. You will develop excellent knowledge and understanding of heritage materials and their interdependences, their environment and techniques of their study, taking the object of study in the context of its historical, artistic, material, social, technological and cultural environments. The following aspects will be discussed and researched:
- fundamental principles of measurement statistics and data evaluation;
- exogenous and endogenous elements of change;
- measurement, assessment and modelling of the environment;
- digitisation and preservation of digitally born information.
BENVGHR3 Transferrable Skills in Heritage Research provides the essential transferrable skills for researchers working in interdisciplinary environments. This module will enable you to:
- interpret scientific results in wider contexts to maximise the impact of research;
- understand principles of management of the heritage environment;
- discuss legal and policy frameworks affecting cultural heritage;
- understand processes of knowledge generation and protection;
- present scientific work to various types of audiences.
BENVGHR4 Mini-research Project 2 - Applied Heritage Science: Field Project involves a group research project, where team working and communication skills are essential for successful delivery. In the frame of this mini-research project, a one-week 'living laboratory' will be organised. You will develop a strong sense of leadership, teamworking, negotiation and management and will develop skills in problem-solving and communication to various audiences, including heritage managers. This module will enable you to:
- understand the principles of management of scientific and research projects;
- develop understanding of teamworking, time and resource management;
- apply heritage science to real-life problems in situ;
- use portable, non-destructive techniques and interpret complex data on real objects.
BENVGHR5 Main Project - Heritage Science Masters Dissertation requires you to define the topic of your master's dissertation under the guidance of the programme director and to build on work developed in Mini-research Project 1 and Mini-research Project 2. You will be encouraged to undertake a placement in a heritage institution, where research material can be collected; however, since this material can be gathered in other ways, the placement is not compulsory. This module will enable you to:
- plan, carry out, deliver and interpret heritage scientific research on the basis of scientific evidence and literature research;
- confidently carry out laboratory, desktop and field research and apply scientific research to answer heritage research questions;
- discuss research results and set them into wider contexts and policy frameworks;
- discuss application of scientific research to heritage interpretation, management, conservation or access.
The MRes Heritage Science programme draws upon the full range of expertise offered by the Bartlett Centre for Sustainable Heritage's extensive team of professors and lecturers working in the field.
Between them, these staff represent some of the world's most respected experts in the discipline of heritage and science, producing both substantial scholarly work at the centre and highly innovative work at the leading edge of the field.
As experienced teachers, these staff also lead seminars, give lectures, offer one-to-one tutorials and engage directly with the students on the MRes Heritage Science.
Programme Director
Dr Matija Strlic
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Staff teaching on the programme currently include:
Professor May Cassar
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Dr Katherine Curran
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Situated in London and at UCL, the MRes Heritage Science programme is also able to draw on a wide range of other academics and visitors, such as established gallery curators, scientists and experts in the field, who give occasional talks and advice on student work.
Please click through to the UCL graduate prospectus page for this course, from where you can find information on application fees, eligibility, tuition fees, scholarships, and then complete the online application process.
Applicants should also review the faculty specific admissions information and the FAQ on admissions.
Scholarships and funding
The Centre for Sustainable Heritage has an attractive range of financial support packages available to suit both full-time and part-time postgraduate study.
High calibre applicants should apply for bursaries. This support could be used to cover part of the course fees, travel and/or living expenses, depending on the status of the applicant and the specific criteria of the bursaries.
Application for this course is now possible. For enquiries please email Matija Strlic, Programme Director.
The MRes Heritage Science provides skills in scientific and conservation techniques for the research and critique of any conservation-related project. A student having completed the course will be equipped to undertake research in heritage science, and to evaluate work done in that field. Graduates of the course may pursue careers in a wide variety of fields, including:
- further PhD studies and academia
- museum science
- curatorial, galleries and museums
- heritage, preservation and conservation
The programme leads to an MRes Built Environment: Heritage Science. No postgraduate diploma route is offered. However, successful completion of the taught module and the transferrable skills module entitle you to a postgraduate certificate.
MRes Projects 2011/2012
The posters below describe the MRes student research projects. They reflect the high level of interdisciplinarity and the great variety of topics addressed by the students. Select the links to access pdf files containing detailed descriptions of the individual projects.
Pimpim de Azevedo
Understanding arga as a building material in Tibetan architecture (pdf)
Tiphaine Bardon
Gabriëlle Beentjes
Digitising archival records: does the user get the picture? (pdf)
Jane Elisabeth Robb
Assessing Condition of Geological Collections: Identifying Unique Values (pdf)
MRes Projects 2012/2013
The posters below describe the MRes student research projects in the academic year 2012/2013. There is an excellent range of topics, two materials-focussed ones, on tapestries and rapid prototyping materials, and a technique-focussed one, on hyperspectral imaging. Select the links to access pdf files containing detailed descriptions of the individual projects.
MRes Projects 2013/2014
The posters below describe the MRes student research projects in the academic year 2013/2014. The topics range from development of methods to understand heritage collections and their environments to enhanced engagement with visitors. Select the links to access pdf files containing detailed descriptions of the individual projects.
Cecilia Bembibre
Smell of Heritage (pdf)
Joseph Huang
Fantastic Plastics and Airborne Pollutants - A Degrading Combination? (pdf)

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April 20, 2010, it's a day many will never forget; the Deepwater Horizon oil spill released 4.9 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, and although many efforts have been made to clean it up, researchers are still seeing it's effects a thousand days later.
Day 1000 is more than just a number for Susan Forsyth, a volunteer with the National Surfrider Foundation. "If I look back 1000 days ago, I would have never imagined we'd be on this beautiful stretch of the Emerald Coast having this discussion." She adds.
Forsyth and other researchers are still finding oil along the Gulf, specifically Walton County. Since the summer of 2010 the local Surfrider Foundation dedicated itself to monitoring our coastline.
In a recent meeting, the US Coast Guard reports BP removed 30,395 pounds oil from Florida's coast in 2012, and so far, Forsyth says her group has already filed 26 reports in the past month.
"We want to hold them accountable for what happened here along the Gulf." Forsyth says.
Tarballs of MC252, specific to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig located just 200 miles from Walton County beaches, were found after both Hurricane Issac and Tropical Storm Debby. Sea foam found on the sides of homes from Louisiana to Destin also contained the same PAH compounds. Researchers also confirmed traces of MC252 around ponds containing sheen.
"So here we have this persistent oil and that is a huge concern. That's 1000 days later we are still having significant impact along the Gulf." Forsyth says.
The Coast Guard signed off on a majority of the beaches stretching from Bay to Walton County, but with continuous effort by the Surfrider Foundation and other researchers, the question remains, how clean are our beaches?
To report tar found: call the National Response Center at (800) 424-8802
What does BP oil look like?
The Coast Guard could not be reached for comment.
Other Developments:
A judge recently approved the BP medical settlement to pay for those who became ill during or after the spill. Impacted individuals must have been on our coast for 60 days between April 20 and the end of 2010, details can be found here.
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Ocean Breeze Units
Queens Beach, Whitsundays, QLD
- Guests: 4
- Bedrooms: 2
Bedroom breakdown
Bedroom 1 - 1x Queen
Bedroom 2 - 2x Single
- Bathrooms: 1
Property features
- Swimming pool
- Air conditioning
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A great location with a short walk to the beach, the golf course, the queensbeach Hotel and restaurants. Tennis, lawn bowls and the ambience of the historic Summer Garden Cinema are only minutes away.
On your balcony or by the pool feel the refreshing breeze from the Coral Sea.
Your unit is air-conditioned and has two bedrooms and can sleep a maximum of 4 people in addition to one on the sofa in the living room if required. The main bedroom has a Queen bed and the second bedroom has two single beds or subject to availability can have a double bed. There is the option of upstairs or ground level. The unit is clean, tidy and comfortable, although there is some older style decore. The unit & kitchen is fully self contained. Dine in or enjoy a BBQ by the pool in the spacious grounds.…
The Queens Beach Hotel is 100 metres away with 3 meals a day available as a package if required. There are restaurants, a bottle shop and all usual Hotel amenities. Supermarkets are a 4 minute drive away.
The many beautiful beaches in Bowen are highly regarded and some highly awarded. The fishing is also excellent!!
The Great Barrier Reef fringing reef surrounds some of the beaches allowing direct access from the beach to snorkel and dive on spectacular Coral reef. This is not to be missed!!
The unit suits corporates and contractors who are in town for working assignments or families on a budget either holidaying or relocating. Pets can be accommodated by negotiation subject to certain conditions.
The property is well maintained even though it is older style. The rental rates are set to a level to reflect the quality and age of the property.
We look forward to the opportunity to welcome you on your visit to Queens Beach, Bowen.
The fine print
- DirectPay - Rent-A-Home takes reservations on this property but the property manager processes payments directly with you.
- up to 366 Days before Arrival
- Minimum Stay 2 Nights
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Standard Features
- Domestic
- AirCon
- Cooking Facilities
- Microwave
- Entertainment
- General
- Child friendly
- Luxury
- Balcony
- Parking
- Swimming Pool
- Transport
- Bus
Bedroom configurations
- Bedroom 1 – 1x Queen
- Bedroom 2 – 2x Single
Standard Charges
- Departure Clean - $75 inc. GST Per Booking
- Baby Cot Hire - $10 inc. GST Per Week
- Sofa Bed Linen Charge - $15 inc. GST Per Week
- Extra Adults Charge - $15 inc. GST Per Night (applies when more than 2 Adults)
- Extra Children Charge - $10 inc. GST Per Night
Optional Extras
- Weekly Service (inc.Linen) - $50 inc. GST Per Booking
RatesRates are not available online for this property, please request a quote using the form below.
Property managers will respond with pricing and availability, usually within 24 hours.
Availability & Price
from $71 to $141 per night*
Min 2 nights stay
How do I make a booking?
From a Quote
- Step 1) Search the website and Add properties to MyList. Submit your preferred properties by using Request a Quote. Property Managers will send you confirmed price and availability.
- Step 2) Then you can Make a Booking or reservation form by clicking 'Make Reservation' from your Quote. Alternatively a Reservation form (PDF or Word Doc) can be downloaded from our Visitor Terms & Conditions page or your Quote.
- Step 3) Once we receive your "RZ" reservation request, a consultant will process all details and send a "BK" Booking Confirmation, payment receipt with arrival and key collection information.
From a Tariff or Hot Deal
- Step 1) Search using your desired location and dates. The Tariff Price will be shown in the results.
- Step 2) Then you can Make a Booking or reservation form by clicking 'Make Reservation' from the search results or property page. Alternatively a Reservation form (PDF or Word Doc) can be downloaded from our Visitor Terms & Conditions page or your Quote.
- Step 3) Once we receive your "RZ" reservation request, a consultant will process all details and send a "BK" Booking Confirmation, payment receipt with arrival and key collection information. Payment can be made with credit card or by direct deposit.
Are pets permitted?
Some properties allow Pets and will display Pets Permitted. Visitors will need to advise the type and size of pet and whether the pet is indoor or an outdoor pet.
Properties that do not show Pets Permitted will not accept pets.
A Pet Bond might be required to clean. deodourise and disinfect the property prior to the next visitor arrival to ensure the property is allergy free.
Availability calendar not up to date?
rentahome does encourage our property managers to update their availability calendars as often as possible.
Unfortunately it isn't always as frequent as we'd like, each calendar has a date of which the calendar was last updated so you who how up to date the listing is.
This is why rentahome has the quote process, it confirms the current availability of your selected property/s and the best rate available for your stay.
Are visitors able to inspect properties?
rentahome welcomes inspections however they may not be always feasible and are generally only available for longer stays of three months or longer.
The property must first be quoted as available with a price for your requested dates.
To request an inspection simply login to your Quote at the below link using your quote number and surname: http://www.rent-a-home.com.au/home/my/quotedetails.aspx
Scroll down to your preferred property and under the photo there will be a button 'Request Inspection', click on 'Request Inspection' and fill in your details. Your details will be sent to the property manager who will make contact within 48hours to arrange an appointment.
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Please note that properties are not held and may be booked by other visitors.
Will I have to pay a security deposit?
A Bond/Security Deposit may be required by the Property Manager the amount will vary depending on the property manager. If so, this payment will take place outside of the Rentahome EasyPay System and you may be asked to direct transfer funds into the Property Manager's bank account or a credit card imprint may be requested. Rentahome does not become involved in the payment or return of bonds or security deposits. Return of these amounts is based on the Property Manager's terms and conditions and their inspection of the property after your stay.
The Security Deposit (Bond) is required to cover any damage or incidential costs incurred during your stay at the property. If there is no Damage or Additional Costs then the Security Deposit will be refunded. If the amount of the Damage or Additional Costs are greater than the Security Deposit, then the Guest will be required to pay the difference.
On Arrival, please report any damage or requirement maintenance immediately to the property manager, as you will be liable for any Damage on your departure.
A Bond applies for properties under a Lease agreement. The Bond is typically lodged with a government Bond Authority and returned at the the end of the stay following an Exit Inspection and review of the Condition Report.
Payment Options
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Visa, MasterCard and American Express cards accepted.
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"I tried to stay in here," said Dominique Ragsdale. She and her children have left their apartment to stay with a relative. That's because Bentley Manor Apartments in West Oak Lane where they live hasn't had heat since March 5th.
"Why has it been 20 days and we still don't have not heat?" said Dominique. Friday she came back to get clothes and baby formula for 1 1/2 year old Kaden and one month old Alana.
"My son has a sinus infection and he's had a runny nose for two months because the heat is always on and off. My daughter is also sick."
Fox 29 has been out here three times in the past week. Management told us Monday that they would chose a company Tuesday to fix the heat. That didn't happen. So Friday we went to the office to confront them.
"We actually have someone working on it now. They're in the boiler room," said an office worker. We were told a contractor was on site fixing the problem and that we could go see for ourselves. But when we got there we found apartment maintenance staff instead and they didn't want to talk. One guy even closed the door on us and locked the other guy inside the boiler room so we could not speak to him.
Fox 29 called back to the office but they were back to giving more excuses and said they could not give a date when the heat would be back on.
Around 5:30 that afternoon, the office manager returned our call and said the heat was fixed but it would take a few hours to heat up the building. We checked at 10 o'clock tonight and residents said the heat still was not on.Â@
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Bielema spoke with SI's Andy Staples Friday morning in an attempt to further clarify the comments he made in Searcy Thursday night. This is presented as a Q&A, so Bielema's full comments are available for reading.
A picture of RGIII with the title "POWER SURG3"
SI.com has predicted the Los Angeles Angels as the team with the best regular-season record, the AL champions, and in a delicious slice of second helpings, champions of baseball over the upstate San Francisco Giants. Also, the Halos stomp the Wild Card survivor Rangers in the first round. What a perfect year that would be. I couldn't ask for better. Except for Albert, Jered, and Trout collecting some well-deserved hardware.
And in other non-Tebow news from Denver ... Rookie linebacker Von Miller's a keeper, and while the mania over Tim Tebow's play is the talk of the Rocky Mountain region, the Miller-led Broncos defense is the real reason why they've been able to come back late in scintillating games. And if the 5-5 Broncos are to stay in the AFC playoff race in the last six weeks, they'll need more of what Miller did against the Jets last week, starting Sunday in San Diego.
We take a look at Jamarcus Russell's interview with Sports Illustrated.
JV graces the cover of the latest issue of Sports Illustrated. I'm not even going to mention the j-word. From Chris Iott/MLive.
From Jimmy Traina "A couple of weeks ago, in the "Today on Twitter" feature in P.M. Hot Clicks, I linked to this Tweet from Amanda McCarthy to her husband, A's pitcher Brandon McCarthy. It was then that I knew I had to get them on The Hot Clicks Podcast. Truth be told, I was following Brandon on Twitter for a while before that, and he's easily one of the best athletes to follow on Twitter. (His sample Tweets: "You know when you play 'Risk' and the board gets to the point where you realize you won't win? It's a good analogy for my eyebrows & face." And, "I didn't set out to test the absorbency of my underwear today but by God that's what I've done. #humidity-notpee"). And after noticing that Brandon was one of the very few athletes who actually banters back and forth with his wife, I was hoping they'd bring some of that to the podcast -- and they did. So, if you want to hear about what marriage is like for a Major League player and his wife and then hear said husband and wife bicker and argue (in an amusing way), listen to the interview below or download it on iTunes." Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/extramustard/hotclicks/07/22/genesis-rodriugez-nfl-players-tweet-lockout-disappointment/index.html#ixzz1SricwSq0
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For the sake of the team's success, the Anaheim Ducks should televise more preseason games. Plus some loose Jokerit-related images from the BoC archives. Enjoy!
29 games on the national schedule feature the Ducks, Kings, or Sharks.
The Ducks' preseason shooting results are too depressing to talk about, so instead Sleek endorses a TV show.
Go Summer! Sleek writes a catch-up piece on a Food Network show that has helped him pass the summer.
Much like the characters on ABC's "Lost", the Ducks are cursed to their own island of suck. Except this team isn't escaping very well.
Is it true? Will NBC actually live-broadcast Friday's Team USA game on the west coast, unlike today's three-hour delay?
(Surprise, kids! Sure, Ducks have been eliminated, but Rudy has set up a nice environment here for us miserable losers, and finally I can offer my first contribution -- a plug for a TV show I've...
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Justin Morneau hit the go-ahead single in the eighth inning to cap a three-hit night and carry the Minnesota Twins to a 3-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday.
Jamey Carroll -- who had two hits and snapped a 0-for-24 slump -- drew a walk to start the eighth off reliever Mike Adams (1-4) and ended up on third after a Joe Mauer single and a fielder's choice.
Josh Willingham fouled out before Morneau lined a single up the middle off Antonio Bastardo to give Minnesota the lead.
Philadelphia tied it at 2 in the eighth when Ryan Howard's single off reliever Brian Duensing (1-1) scored Kevin Frandsen.
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Chelsea are up 1-0 at halftime of their UEFA Champions League match against Racing Genk, but their lead should be considerably larger. The Blues had all of the ball in the first half, created a number of shots and won a penalty, but could only manage one goal.
The goal was scored by Ramires in the 25th minute, set up for Fernando Torres. Much maligned for his inability to finish easy chances on regular occasions in a Chelsea shirt, Torres has regularly been a creative force for his team in the Champions League and notched another assist today, hitting Ramires with a through ball after a set piece. The Brazilian international finished the chance from close range, between the legs of László Köteles, giving his side the early lead.
In the 39th minute, the referee granted a penalty for a handball in the box by Thomas Buffel. David Luiz stepped up and hit his penalty hard, but didn't place it well, making it possible for Köteles to get in front of it and make a good save, getting his team into the locker room only down one goal.
Check out our UEFA Champions League Tuesday, Matchday 4 StoryStream for coverage of all of the Champions League action. For more on the Blues, check out Chelsea FC blog We Ain't Got No History. For more on the entire world of football, check out SB Nation Soccer.


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A memorial service will be held Sunday, Oct. 21, 2012, at 2 p.m. at the Southside Church of God in Carbon Hill with Bro. Mike Jenkins officiating.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Walker; and father, Jack Vinston.
He is survived by his mother, Vera Walker Vinston; sisters, Sandra Brown and Glenda Dodd; brothers, Jimmy Walker, Gene Elrod, Larry Elrod, Billy Jackie Vinston, and Dennis Vinston; extended family from Mava's Restaurant; and a host of other relatives and dear friends.
Wilson Brothers Funeral Home, Carbon Hill; 205-924-4147


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Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, director of player personnel Nick Caserio and defensive line coach Pepper Johnson participated in a conference call on Tuesday. The following quotes are from transcripts provided by the Patriots.
Belichick on RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis: "Benny's had three years and he's been real consistent for us. He's gotten better at a lot of things: working the passing game and special teams, better understanding of some of our blocking schemes and the running game, more patience ... He's tough. He makes positive yards and has good body lean. He's been a real dependable player for us."
Belichick on which stats are important: "Wins is No. 1. Points is No. 2, because that correlates to winning. And then you get to the things that correlate to scoring, which (are) red-area, big plays, and third down becomes a part of that because of being able to sustain drives and that type of things. But if you make big plays, then third down becomes less important."
Caserio on DL Mike Wright and his versatility: "He's really kind of a unique player. He's got good playing strengths. He's got good quickness. He's athletic. He presents some problems on the interior because of his quickness, so he's kind of a unique player ... I think the other thing is Mike works really hard at his craft since he's been here, really since Day One. He's tough, he's athletic, he probably runs as well as anybody for somebody his size in the league."
Johnson on what moving DL Vince Wilfork to the end does for the D-line: "We can do a lot of different things. It all depends on the situation and the teams that we plan (for). Just moving around so that teams can't just focus on, 'Hey, he's going to be at nose, so we can have a lot of doubles and game-plan him that way,' if they are game-planning him. It can also just show his value to us."


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MADISON, S.D. - The Dakota State University volleyball team kicked off their homecoming weekend, hosting NCAA Division II and former Dakota Athletic Conference foe South Dakota Mines Friday night. The Trojans suffered a 3-1 tough defeat to the Hardrockers at DSU Fieldhouse.
South Dakota Mines ended DSU's three-match winning streak. The Trojans dropped their overall record 7-11. SDM won their fifth straight match to raise their record to 9-3.
With SDM leading at 8-7 in the opening set, the Hardrockers scored five straight points to make it 13-7. The Trojans rallied back with a 10-3 run to regain their lead at 18-17. South Dakota Mines closed out the first set victory with an 8-1 scoring run (25-19).
Both teams battled in the second set with the lead no more than four points (DSU at 20-16). There were eight ties in the second set. DSU recorded a second-set 25-21 win to tie the match at 1-1.
DSU raced to a 5-1 lead in the third set as the Hardrockers committed four attack errors. With DSU leading at 19-18, SDM used a 7-0 scoring run and secured the third set with the score of 25-20.
As the Trojans led at 10-8, South Dakota Mines went on to score eight straight points to overtake the lead at 16-10. DSU came back and tied the fourth set at 22-22 and 23-23, but fell short as the Hardrockers scored the final two points of the match (25-23).
Two players recorded in double-digit kills for DSU. Kristen DiPaola had 18 kills. Stephanie Kruggel added 11 kills. Stacey Schuller contributed 37 set assists.
Kruggel had 12 digs for Trojans' defense. Mandi Atkins added nine digs. Kruggel recorded six service aces.
Janelle Strampe had 15 kills for SDM. Sara Schmidt added 12 kills. Leanne Hinrichs recorded 10 kills. Carsyn Garcia had 40 assists.
Rachel Pekarek led the Hardrockers' defense with 17 digs. Garcia added 14 digs. Madisen Lane had 10 digs. Schmidt had five block assists.
South Dakota Mines outhit the Trojans 55-43. DSU had nine service aces compared to the Hardrockers' one.
SDM recorded 11 team blocks compared to DSU's two.
Dakota State looks to bounce back in the winning column on Saturday afternoon. The Trojans host Valley City State in the annual Trojan homecoming match. First serve is set for 1 p.m. at DSU Fieldhouse.
Nick Huntimer, Dakota State University Sports Inforamtion Director


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WICKED Will Return to Toronto's Ed Mirvish Theatre this Fall
After breaking box office records in each of its previous three engagements, WICKED, Broadway's biggest blockbuster, will return to the Ed Mirvish Theatre this fall for a limited nine-week engagement, September 3 - November 2, 2014.
With music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz (Pippin, Godspell, Academy Award-winner for Pocahontas and The Prince of Egypt) and book by Winnie Holzman ("My So Called Life," "Once And Again" and "thirtysomething"), WICKED, the untold story of the witches of Oz, is directed by two-time Tony Award winner Joe Mantello (Take Me Out, Love! Valour! Compassion!, The Vagina Monologues) and features musical staging by Tony Award winner Wayne Cilento (Aida, The Who's Tommy, How To Succeed...).
Based on the best-selling 1995 novel by Gregory Maguire, WICKED, winner of over 50 major awards, including a Grammy and three Tony Awards, is the untold story of the witches of Oz. It is produced by Marc Platt, Universal Pictures, The Araca Group, Jon B. Platt and David Stone.
Tickets for WICKED will be available as a bonus show with a 2014/2015 Mirvish Subscription.
"WICKED is the show that our audiences ask for again and again," says David Mirvish. "It's a highlight of every season when WICKED is in our theatres. Not only is the material timeless, but the production is always of the highest quality. You can see the care and attention that has gone into its creation. We are especially honoured because Toronto was the beginning of the very first WICKED touring production. Having it return to the Ed Mirvish Theatre is like welcoming it home again."
Long before Dorothy drops in, two other girls meet in the Land of Oz. One - born with emerald-green skin - is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. WICKED tells the story of their remarkable odyssey, and how these two unlikely friends grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good.
WICKED has been declared "A Cultural Phenomenon" by Variety and "The Best Musical of the Decade" by Entertainment Weekly. WICKED currently has nine productions around the world, in New York, London, Japan (Tokyo), Australia, Asian Tour (Manila), South Korea (Seoul), Latin America (Mexico City), a U.K. Tour (Dublin), and two concurrent North American National Tours. Since its New York premiere a decade ago, WICKED has grossed over $3.2 billion worldwide and has been seen by over 39 million across the globe. WICKED has been performed in over 100 cities in 13 countries around the world (U.S., Canada, England, Ireland, Japan, Germany, Holland, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, The Philippines, and Mexico) and has thus far been translated into five languages: Japanese, German, Dutch, Spanish, and Korean.
WICKED features set design by Tony Award winner Eugene Lee (Ragtime, Show Boat, Candide, Sweeney Todd), costume design by Tony winner Susan Hilferty (Into the Woods, Assassins), lighting design by Tony nominee Kenneth Posner (The Coast of Utopia, Hairspray) and sound design by Tony Meola (The Lion King). Stephen Oremus is the show's musical supervisor. Orchestrations are by William David Brohn, with dance arrangements by James Lynn Abbott.
Grammy Award-Winning Cast recording available on Decca Broadway. For more information about WICKED log on to www.wickedthemusical.com.
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Stats: JT Miller Scores For Team USA
11:28AM: Miller, who has an "A" on his jersey when Team USA wears white had the following stat line:
- 1 goal
- 9 wins/4 losses on faceoffs
- 2 shots on goal
- +1 rating
11:24AM: JT Miller scored the seventh goal for Team USA Today in their game against Germany.
- The sequence starts, 4 on 4, with Miller in the Germany zone taking a faceoff and winning it back to Seth Jones.
- Jones then passed it back to Miller by the far boards and then Miller passed it cross ice to the point where Jones took a pass and fired a slap shot that went off the glass.
- The puck found it's way to Miler who brought it out to center ice so Team USA could regroup.
- Miller then brings the puck into the Germany zone before having it knocked off his stick at the top of the circles.
- He chases after the puck into the corner and then fires a backhand no-look pass towards the middle of the ice that is intercepted.
- The German player loses the puck/miscommunicates with a teammate and Miller scoops up the loose puck at the top of the circle.
- He then skates it in alone, makes a couple of moves in front of the goalie and tucks it under the goalies pad.
JT Miller dipsy-doodles in the slot and pokes one under the pads to make it 7-0 #usa with 11 left in regulation. #2013WJC—
Julie Robenhymer (@JulieRobenhymer) December 27, 2012
J.T. Miller shows off those underrated hands getting past the D and stuffing in Team USA's seventh goal. #2013WJC—
Chris Peters (@chrismpeters) December 27, 2012
JT Miller with one quick deke to free himself in front of the German goal, slips it five-hole. 7-0 US. #2013WJC …@PWhalers alum.—
MiHockey (@MiHockeyNow) December 27, 2012


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Soldiers return home
Members of the 26 Engineer Regiment have returned to their families after completing a tour of Afghanistan. One member of the regiment died during the tour of Helmand Province.
Lance Corporal Matthew David Smith from Aldershot, was killed in the Nad 'Ali district when he was hit by small arms fire on Friday, 10 August 2012


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There are at least two compelling advantages of DxOMark here -- one is the simple practical one -- as we do not have access to Canon's internal processes, we can't use their internal benchmarking results to appraise the 1DX or compare it to competing products (again, assuming Canon have an internal testing regimen, one would expect that they would run all of their own, and several competing products through it).
Second, even if we could see those results, it would be misleading to compare cameras that had been tuned to those specific testing processes with those that hadn't (basically, it would be analogous to in-sample versus out-of-sample testing)
Ultimately, real world results are what counts, yes? Photographers buy cameras to capture images, not to pass specific testing processes or specific testing regimes, ya?
So, can you point out specific real world scenarios that Canon's cameras perform really well, outside of what DXOMark can ever reveal? Perhaps Canon's internal test regimes are tailored for such instances?


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We all waiting for this game to return for our enjoyment
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so sorry super bobolz is gone I use to play it alot great game and ty for sharing it had many hours of fun with it
bring it back please
Why take the game off when it was popular? Bring it back!
What the heck is going on with you people - WE WANT SUPER BOBOLZ back !!!!
please bring this game back.
MY favorite game. :( Sad to see it go. PLEASE bring it back!!
Come on now - it's been at least 6 months - I hate this - B R I N G B A C K S U P E R B O B O L Z !!!!!
We spoke -- are you listening?
I saw a suggestion to go to kongregate and glad I did cause i found my old friend super bobolz. Played til I got satisfied, can't wait til next time. Finally. I love this game. So go to kongregate and play your hearts out. Yeah boy, I'm happy now......
Man,what a tease,I clicked on bobolz and there was a slight moment of nothing, then it appeared and I thought ok now we're gonna play. No not true, just again informing us they can't get it. I got excited for just a few seconds. PLEASE MAKE A HONEST EFFORT TO BRING THIS GAME BACK. YOU CERTAINLY HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE WHO WANT IT AND HAVE EXPRESSED IT. What is the real hold up??? Can you get it back or not.? Ok, now I need to see the other gaming options and play this game I miss soooo much. The people have spoken. Just get it back. What was the reason for taking it off anyway?? DAGNABIT!!!!!!!!!
how long does it take to find out you can put the game back, a simple yes or no would suffice
please bring super bobolz back
need this game back now please. thank you
It was the best pool game going. So BRING IT BACK --- please.
I have three aol accounts.IIf I can't get the games I want I have no need of the accounts.
I am sorry this game is NO longer available. I played the game, Bobolz for hours and enjoyed playing even while I was chatting on line.
Hey everybody-- found bobolz--jusr google it and you can find it--there are several places and a slight differance in one of them but I'm much happier now--Good Luck
it looks like they are not bring it back
this was my favorite game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think your right super bobolz was fun to play
I don't think you plan to ever bring back super bobolz no matter how many of us comment.
You have requested all of us to ask for the game back. It was done and we're still waiting. Come on man try harder. I miss the game. Crap......
How about bringing Super Bobolz back. It was one of two games that were my favorites.
You have many poker games and they stay on and you take off the only game like it ( Super Bobolz)
Please bring it back.
bring back bobolz I miss it
where is my game--I am having withdrawal symtoms--please bring back bobolz!!!!
Please bring the game back......I really miss it.
DAGNABIT, come on, bring it back. Whats the big deal. Love this game and now have to start over if ya ever put it back on. We have spoken and want it back. MAKE IT HAPPEN,,,PLEASE!!!!!!!
C'mon Man! This is one of the best games on games.com and I look forward to playing it daily. Most of us have traveled quite a few levels and would like to know why it was taken away from us humans in the first place? Please bring it back so we can get our lives back in order and finally reach the end with something shocking for us all
Best regards
Please bring Super Bobolz back!
Please restore Super Bobolz......really miss this game.
Please restore Super Bobolz.
match3online.com has one
bring it back please!
As I posted 2 days ago, it's also available at: http://www.promptgames.com/superbobolz.html So you have choices.
What is kongregate please.
I'm going to kongregate also. Love this game.
Found it!!! We'll see if they let my note stay....
Bring the game back...great game
I found it on Kongregate! now back to my addiction~!
Wtf? It's one of the only two games I play. Bring it back.
no you didnt so much fun shame DEMAND BRING BACK PLEASSSSEEEEE
wooo was the best :-(
Woooow the best
@sylsings thank you so much for posting ,,I am pleased to be able to play the game again ,,,even though I have had to start at the beginning again,, thankyou.


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Experience the Union of talent, creativity, art, food, and design.
Kaskaid Hospitality has been credited with bringing dining in the Twin Cities to new heights, and Union is the crown jewel in its latest unveiling of unique hospitality concepts. Creating this iconic dining destination was a labor of love and a shining example of the ingenuity and the progressive nature of Minneapolis itself. In a city known for arts, culture, and history, Union is our salute to the past and our homage to the future. Painstaking attention was paid to every detail, from restoring the building's original architectural treasures to installing the one-of-a-kind retractable rooftop. Union is truly a unique destination, and it is our gift to Twin Cities residents and visitors to be enjoyed by generations to come.
The menu at Union is the culmination of a life lived for food. Our seasoned team of chefs has traveled the globe pursuing their passion for cooking, studying and working with some of the most talented chefs in forward thinking kitchens around the world. Union is their statement: a declaration of their skills and carefully cultivated interpretation of what food should be. At Union you will find cuisine that is modern, beautifully unique, expertly prepared, compelling, yet completely unpretentious.
Our chefs hold themselves to high standards, following self-imposed rules to ensure every dish is special, surprising, and cohesive. Inspired by the energy of Downtown Minneapolis, Union's menu is designed to allow guests to experience every element in just the right proportions, from an elegant snack before the theater, to a celebratory 5-course tasting menu featuring ingredients that change daily.
In the Press
Union in Minneapolis serves pretty food, up on the roof (Star Tribune)
Union Restaurant, Club in Minneapolis has Split Personality (Pioneer Press)
Retractable Roof Throws An Awesome Party (MN Monthly)
Curiocity: Union's Retractable Rooftop Opens Monday (CBS News)
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Thursday, I selected Justin Verlander as the starting pitcher on my All-Underrated Team.
Saturday, Justin Verlander threw his second no-hitter.
Sometimes, you're drinking a delightful bottle of Orangina and life hands you juicy naval oranges.
If you asked a fairly knowledgeable baseball fan, just yesterday, to make a list of the 10 best starting pitchers in the major leagues, I suspect you'd have received a list including some combination of these names: Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee, Roy Oswalt, Zack Greinke, Ubaldo Jimenez, Tim Lincecum, CC Sabathia, Josh Johnson, Felix Hernandez, Jon Lester, Chris Carpenter, David Price ... Okay, so maybe Justin Verlander would have made the list, but I suspect that he wouldn't have.
For whatever reasons, Verlander just doesn't wind up in that conversation as often as he might.
Maybe it's because he's never won 20 games.
Maybe it's because he's never won a Cy Young Award (or come particularly close).
Maybe it's because he hasn't pitched in the postseason since 2006, and pitched poorly then.
Maybe it's because his career ERA isn't real impressive, and because he's never posted a sub-3.00 ERA in one season.
Make no mistake, though ... Justin Verlander has been really really really good for a while now. Since his rookie season (2006), Verlander ranks sixth in the majors in innings pitched, fourth in strikeouts, and fifth in Wins Above Replacement.
And while it's not exactly true that Verlander's pitched significantly better than his 3.80 career ERA, it's utterly true that only some measure of bad luck has kept Verlander from having one of those seasons -- say, 20-7 with a 2.73 ERA -- that would have made just about everyone perk up and say, "Wow, this guy can really pitch."
Maybe this second no-hitter will do what the first one didn't. Or maybe this will simply be the season in which Verlander pitches like one of the game's best and he catches a few breaks, and looks (superficially) like not just one of the best, but the best pitcher in the American League.
Then again, think how many great pitchers -- not to mention how many New York Mets -- have never thrown one no-hitter, let alone two. Think about it like that, and perhaps Justin Verlander's already caught more breaks than any one man -- no matter how talented -- might reasonably expect.
Verlander probably doesn't mind being underrated. So long as the hitters know, only too well, how good he is.


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We're awaiting word from Al Davis as to whether the Raiders will be searching for their sixth head coach since 2002, but it's clear the team's managing partner is seriously considering making yet another change. After pulling off surprise wins over the Bengals, Steelers and Broncos in the second half of the season, it appeared Tom Cable was making a strong case to be back as the Raiders' head coach in 2010. There is talk, however, that Davis is leaning toward firing Cable, who replaced Lane Kiffin four weeks into the '08 season. Observers say the team's players are genuine in their support of Cable and would like to see him return, if for no other reason than to maintain continuity. Oakland hasn't had the same head coach for more than two seasons since Jon Gruden left after holding the post from 1998-2001. Cable seriously hurt his chances of returning when he indicated JaMarcus Russell had prevented the Raiders from making the playoffs.
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Holiday spirit was in the air Thursday night at the Auburn Hotel and Conference Center for the unveiling of the 2012 Holiday Gingerbread Village.
In addition to the unveiling, the annual special event included the official lighting of the hotel's tree and star, live performances by a bell choir, a visit from a special holiday teddy bear, and complimentary hot cocoa and cider in the lobby.
"We've been doing this for five years now," said managing director Hans van der Reijden. "It's become a tradition here in town and every year we get one building in addition to what we had before."
Every year the hotel teams up with the students of AU's McWhorter School of Building Science to create a replica of a building on campus out of gingerbread.
The process of building those models usually takes about a month.
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Naomi House boss to meet PM to discuss funding (From Hampshire Chronicle)
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Updated 3:56pm Thursday 7th February 2013 in Winchester By Andrew Napier
THE chairman of Naomi House will meet the Prime Minister next week to discuss funding for hospices.
Khalid Aziz is to see David Cameron next Wednesday at the House of Commons after PM's Questions.
Prof Aziz said: "For too long children's hospices have been the Cinderellas when it comes to government funding. It has been hit and miss affair with some health authorities such as Dorset and Wiltshire being most helpful and offering a simple, workable funding formula which has stood the test of time.
"We are hoping that, thanks to the support of our MPs, in particular John Glen (Salisbury) and Steve Brine (Winchester), this face to face meeting with the Prime Minister will mean we can repeat the formula across the rest of the health service not just for Naomi House but for the 41 other children's hospices too, putting them on a par with adult hospices."
It costs around £5 million a year to run Naomi House and jacksplace at Sutton Scotney, near Winchester, with more than 90 per cent coming from charitable donations.
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Students receive Community Award from Canadian Cancer Society
Queen's students have received the Community Partnerships Award from the Canadian Cancer Society in recognition of their excellence in cancer research fundraising and their efforts to engage others.
"To be recipients of this award is truly an honour," says Simran Prihar, Law 09. "We have all been impacted in one way or another by cancer and any fundraising we manage to pull together is just our small contribution to this fantastic cause. Many of us were involved in chapters of the Cancer Society in our hometowns, and continuing it during our time as Queen's students has been wonderful. The support we receive from the Queen's community as a whole is unbelievable, and we thank everyone who has helped us along the way. We hope the recognition this award provides will encourage even more student involvement at Queen's!"
Over the past five years, Queen's students have donated more than $250,000 to the Society.
"I commend our students on the excellent work they do in our community and especially their contribution to this worthy cause," says Principal Tom Williams. "The search for a cure for cancer is one that impacts lives in our city and around the globe."
Students have organized fundraising events for cancer research including: Queen's Relay For Life, Taking Steps Against Breast Cancer, Queen's Cuts For Cancer, Jail 'N Bail, and Cabaret For a Cure.
In addition to organizing fashion shows, hockey and ball hockey tournaments, selling daffodils and Thingamaboobs, and holding information sessions for new volunteers, 110 Queen's students volunteer with Canadian Cancer Society at the cancer centre and Quinte Thousand Islands Lodge.
"The students at Queen's have done a lot to strengthen our community support and influence the amount of revenue being generated," said Theresa Lawrence, Regional Vice President and Information Outreach Chair. They have been very proactive in coming up with their own fundraising activities as well as stepping in to help us with our events."
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Courtney Petch (Law '09) accepted the award at the 2009 Canadian Cancer Society Daffodil Month kick-off breakfast on behalf of the student groups being recognized.
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"Human beings were not meant to sit in little cubicles staring at computer screens all day, filling out useless forms and listening to eight different bosses drone on about mission statements." -- From the movie Office Space, 1999
I love the movie Office Space, and especially the tagline, Work Sucks. It's a sentiment that I'm sure many of us share. Whether you're an "overworked American," under-employed, under-paid, or just plain unhappy with devoting half of your waking hours to an enterprise that you have very little control over, one thing is clear: work is an institution that dominates American life like no other.
People spend more time working than with their families and friends, and there's no end in sight. Unless you're one of the lucky ones with a real pension, most of us are doomed to work until we are at least 70. Even then, what will we have to show for a lifetime of work? A couple hundred thou in a 401K and a couple hundred bucks a month from Social Security? How long is that going to last if we live another 30 years? Will we have to come out of retirement at age 90 to work the drive-thru window?
As a progressive activist-type, my instinct is to try to figure out a way to make work suck less. But how?
To find the right answer, we need to understand more about the problem. To me, the problem is that we have an economic system where we, the working people, are completely dependent on the jobs that corporations, small businesses, and government agencies provide. These jobs are our only source of income and health care coverage. We depend on these jobs for our livelihoods. We need them. But they clearly don't need us.
In fact, it's exactly the opposite. Whether it's shipping well-paying unionized manufacturing jobs to the third world, outsourcing service jobs to India, or replacing humans with technology, businesses will do whatever it takes to keep their labor costs down. It's not in their best interest to provide quality jobs, unless there's some kind of shortage of a particular kind of worker.
Yet we still have an economic system where the vast majority of people are reliant on the jobs that the vast majority of companies have a major financial incentive to eliminate. It just doesn't make any sense to have our economy set up this way!
We're still stuck in the mode of thinking--leftover from the industrial and even agricultural revolutions--that says that everyone must get up in the morning and go out and work. Work out in the fields, our up in the factory. Now it's not necessary for everyone to work all the time (in fact businesses spend lots of time and money trying to figure out how to employ the least amount of people), but we haven't figured out a way adjust to this reality.
So what can we do about it? It just seems unrealistic to think that "the people" will be able to force corporations to create lots of good jobs that suck less. It's like trying to force a square peg into a round hole. It's the wrong solution.
Wouldn't a better solution be to create a system where we didn't need these jobs as much? Can't we somehow figure out a way to make work less important in our lives, something we do to bring in some cash and be productive in society, but not as the end all, be all of our lives?
To make work suck less, we need an independent source of income that we can rely on whether we have a job or not. We need an ace up our sleeves to limit our reliance on jobs.
We've lived through about 20 years of Reagan/Bush/Cheney trickle down economics (Clinton didn't do much to reverse that trend). Why not create a Rise Up Economics? Same principle as Reaganomics but in reverse. Steer the money toward the people at the bottom and middle instead of the wealthy, and demand-side economics will spur the economy, creating jobs and wealth for everyone.
We know what happened when the wealthy and corporations got this windfall: they used the money to create more wealth for themselves, buying other companies, consolidating and cutting jobs. The rich got richer; we got trickled on. But what's the worst thing that could happen if working people got more money? Even if we just spent it all on hedonistic pleasures, it would at least boost the economy.
What if everyone could rely upon a basic subsistence income in their lives, with poverty-level income as a basic human right? In Maslow's hierarchy of needs, survival is the first level; you have to master that before moving on to the self-actualization part. Maybe our next evolutionary jump is to guarantee survival, to take that part of the dog-eat-dog capitalist world out of the equation.
We could transform work into something we do to earn whatever money we need on top of the basic subsistence income level. If we also had universal health care, then we'd be able to provide at least a basic level of economic security for all, and at least in some small way change the dynamics so that we don't need our jobs quite as much anymore.
Imagine a world where you had basic economic security. How would that change your choices and opportunities? Would you be able to work less, or work on something that you prefer doing but doesn't pay as much? Could you quit your job because you knew that you'd be able to stand a month or two without one? How would that change the dynamic between employer and employee?
If we made some changes to our education system, we could change the focus from preparing for a "career" that pays the bills to a real exploration of our talents and abilities. One of the worst aspects of the current economy is that it only rewards activities that make money; if your talents and abilities can't make yourself or someone else a profit, then you can't make a living doing it. With economic security, people would have the economic independence to think outside of the box and do things that they probably can't do now, whether it's opening up a small business or writing poetry or fixing cars.
I actually think that it would be easier to build a movement for economic security than it would be to take on the corporations head on and force them to give us good jobs. The old Marxist way of "taking control of the means of production" won't work if the means of production are in a factory in Indonesia or a boardroom in Manhattan.
We are no longer a nation that produces things; we are a nation of consumers. That's where our power lies. The corporations don't need us as workers, but they do need us as consumers. Using our strength in numbers as voters, we could tax advertising in the US, bringing in billions from all the major corporations that now get away tax-free. A relatively small tax on advertising would be a way to spread the pain among all the big corporations in a way that wouldn't be an attack on them, and it would be for the greater good: a world with economic security for all, with a vibrant economy that everyone has the means to participate in.
Wealthy kids already lead a life of economic security. Their parents have set up trust funds that pay them out a monthly stipend so they will never be without. Must be nice.
Why don't we as a society set up a working people's trust fund? The advertising tax could be the basic funding mechanism, or a carbon tax or CEO tax, but it could also be supplemented by tax-deductible donations, big concerts with U2 or hip hop shows and poetry slams. To make it politically palatable in the US, workers would probably need to pay into it for a few years before getting anything out of it. But imagine it as a big project that we all worked on together, along the lines of old WWII war bonds, the GI Bill and the Marshall Plan. A Marshall Plan for economic security...
I think it's important to have a vision of how the world could be, and it's something I think is often lacking in the progressive movement. While economic security for all may be a way-off, far-flung fantasy, it's a compelling vision and something to fight for and work towards.
There could be short term goals we could fight for along the way: a big increase in the earned income tax credit to get more out of the work that we currently do and make working less more feasible; a big increase in the Pell Grant to make education more affordable; universal health care so we're not reliant on our jobs for coverage, etc.
Isn't it time to build a movement around a vision of the economy that says there's enough to go around for everyone, that we should have a choice about joining the rat race? Are we going to be satisfied when we're 75 or 80 and look back at all the hours we spent working when we could have been with loved ones, helping people, enjoying ourselves, and truly living life? Can we change work to make it less oppressive? Can we create economic freedom and security for all? Can we make work suck less?


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Pauline Marron, 80, died at 5 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 8, at her home in Perrysville, Ind.
Services will begin at 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 12, at Pape Funeral Home, 10 E. Williams, Danville, with pastors Steve Stanley and Jeremy Zerkle officiating. Visitation: 1-4 p.m. Sunday at Pape's. Burial: Hicks Cemetery at Perrysville, Ind.
Memorials: American Cancer Society, 2509 S. Neil Street, Suite 1, Champaign, IL 61820.
Pauline was born June 8, 1932, in Ogden to Ora Walter and Bessie Helen Bradley Bensyl.
She graduated from Ogden High School in 1950 and received a Professional Secretary Certificate from Danville Junior College in 1975. She had worked for 30 years at the Danville Veterans Affairs hospital, retiring as administrative assistant to the director of nursing in 1990.
She had taught line dancing at the Covington Senior Center. She loved to dance and do needle work. Her family was No. 1 in her life.
She married Joseph James Marron Jr. on Jan. 10, 1951, at St. Paul's Catholic Church by the Rev. C. B. Motsett, and he preceded her March 6, 1991.
Survivors include three children, Terry (Larry) Uppinghouse, Scott (Melba) Marron and Jonni Watts; nine grandchildren, Christopher (Gwen) Uppinghouse, Tye (Delia) Uppinghouse, Adam Uppinghouse, Jolee (Bryan) Phelps, Jana Marron, Julieanne Marron, Jasmine Marron, Justin Watts and Destiny Watts; six great-grandchildren, Meghan Uppinghouse, Sophia Uppinghouse, Wesley Uppinghouse, Isaak Phelps, Judah Phelps and Jeslyn Marron; and two brothers, Pete (Connie) Bensyl and James (Wilma) Bensyl.
She was preceded by her parents; two grandchildren, Jonathan Marron and Miranda Smith; and eight siblings, Ora Jr., Laverne, Jack, Don, Roy, Mary, Jayne and Norma Jean.
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