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Downloading Earthquake Data from the USGS Earthquake Hazards Site for Anywhere in the World and Studying it Using ArcGIS
Barb Tewksbury, Hamilton College
Students download earthquake data from the USGS Earthquake Hazards website and plot and anlyze the earthquakes using ArcMap and ArcScene.
Earthquake Hazards: The next big one?
John Taber, IRIS Consortium
Students work in small groups or individually to investigate the earthquake hazards in California, Missouri, and their own location. Students begin the activity with an exploration of the concept of probability, ...
VEPP: Using maps to assess volcanic geologic hazards
Brian Scheidt, Mineral Area College
This is an exercise that is in development and has not yet been fully tested in the classroom. Please check back regularly for updates and changes. Students will use a combination of topographic and geologic maps ...
VEPP: Part 1: Volcanic Hazards and Risk; Part 2: Monitoring an Active Volcano
Brittany Brand, University of Washington-Seattle Campus
This is an exercise that is in development and has not yet been fully tested in the classroom. Please check back regularly for updates and changes. Please contact the author if you have questions, concerns or ...
Explore natural hazards in seismically active regions using geodetic, earthquake, and societal data.
Shelley Olds, UNAVCO
Students conduct a regional seismic hazard analysis of a region of the United States of their choosing*. Using on-line data, they bring together and investigate the interaction of multiple types of data [ground ...
Using Google Earth to measure seacliff erosion rates
Alfred Hochstaedter, Monterey Peninsula College
This lab uses Google Earth to measure the rate of seacliff retreat. It touches upon coastal processes, natural hazards, and coastal management issues. The central focus of the lab is in the Monterey Bay area.
Evaluating natural hazards data to assess the risk to your California home
Corrie Neighbors, University of California-Riverside
Students use a series of maps and natural hazard data to evaluate the risk to a building structure of their choice in the state of California. For each hazard, students rate the potential risk in two dimensions: (1) Probability - probability that a hazardous event "may" occur, and (2) Severity of Impact - the size of the impact in terms of cost and impact on human health.
Role playing the 2009 L'Aquila Earthquake and trial to debate responsibility for communicating and understanding risks and natural hazards
Amber Kumpf, Muskegon Community College
In this activity, students reenact key events leading up to and following the 2009 L'Aquila Earthquake and trial. This leads into a debate on responsibility for communicating and understanding risks and natural hazards.
Old Sticks in the Mud: Hazards of Lahars from Mount Rainier Volcano
Patrick Pringle, Centralia College
Volcanic debris flows (lahars) flow long distances, bury and aggrade river valleys, and cause long-term stream disturbances and dramatic landscape changes. Students will evaluate the nature, scale, and history of ...
Unit 1: Hazard and Risk
Lisa Gilbert (Williams College), Josh Galster (Montclair State University), Joan Ramage (Lehigh University)
Identifying the differences between hazards and risks is key to understanding how we react, mitigate, and live with natural disasters. This unit will begin with a discussion on identifying the differences between ...


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R1 expressway (Czech Republic)
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|Rychlostní silnice R1
|Prague Ring
Pražský okruh
|Route information
|40 km (20 mi)
78 km (48 mi) / 90.8 km (56.4 mi)
|Major junctions
|Beltway around Prague
|Praha, Central Bohemian
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|Highway system
Expressway R1 (Czech: Rychlostní silnice R1) also Prague Ring (Czech: Pražský okruh) is an expressway in the Czech Republic. It is an outer ring of Prague. Its first segment was opened in the 1980s.
As of 2010[update] 40 km, from the planned length 80 km, are in operation. Two disjunct sections are opened to the public, one going all the way from the Ruzyně Airport to the interchange with the D1 highway, the other one being a 5 km long road on the eastern border of Prague. A section connecting these two segments is to be built next. Other segments under preparation include a controversial bridge over the Vltava river near Suchdol, with locals proposing the road to be built in a less inhabited location to the north.
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- Road and Motorway Directorate of the Czech Republic
- Prague outer ring (Czech only)
- Expressways in the Czech Republic
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George A. King III of the New York Post is reporting the Mets aren't interested in 41-year-old veteran slugger Gary Sheffield.
Sheffield, who batted .276 with 10 homers and 43 RBI in 100 games last season for the Mets, told the Post he has not been contacted by the Mets. He did say he was considering offers from other teams.
Sheffield, who made his major league debut in 1988 with the Brewers, has 509 homers with 1,676 RBI, while batting .292 in his career.


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Oregon food processing reaps rewards
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Oregon has been recognized as an ideal location for manufacturers of all kinds, and recently we've seen particular success with companies involved in food processing. Whether it's a 30-person operation producing artisan, organic raviolis (Classic Foods – Portland) for Northwest restaurants or a potato processor in eastern Oregon making french-fries for consumers around the world (ConAgra), Oregon is the place to be in the food business.
In 2012, 940 food and beverage companies, employing 28,500 Oregonians, produced goods valued at $8.5 billion. In addition to these existing manufacturers, we are working with companies from France, the United Kingdom, China and Japan that are looking to locate facilities here in Oregon.
There are at least four good reasons for their interest:
First is Oregon's close proximity to the huge California market and its 38 million consumers.
Second, Oregon's transportation infrastructure with good access along the western U.S., and the Port of Portland and its easy connection to the Pacific Rim for exports.
Third, we grow a lot of products that manufacturers can add value to, especially in the Willamette, Hood River and Rogue River valleys. Much of Oregon's 220 different agricultural commodities can be used by food processors to create new products.
Finally, we have a highly trained and skilled workforce and a competitive business climate. Food processing plants operated by Bridgetown Natural Foods, Pacific Natural Foods and NORPAC employ state-of-the-art technology and workers who are among the best-trained anywhere in the nation.
Success stories abound across the food processing sector in Oregon. Amy's Kitchen, the natural foods producer located near Medford is a great illustration of how a long-term partnership can pay off for Oregonians.
The company recently completed its latest expansion — a $19 million project expected to create at least 70 new jobs and push the company's White City workforce to more than 800 employees by early 2014. The company chose to expand in Oregon rather than South Carolina primarily due to our proximity to organic food growers.
Amy's Kitchen expanded into southern Oregon in 2006 to open a new, $60 million production facility, thanks in part to a $375,000 forgivable loan from the Governor's Strategic Reserve Fund.
In the summer of 2012, the company embarked on its latest project, a $9 million expansion resulting in a 50% increase in the company's production capacity for its frozen food entrée line.
The production capacity increase came upon the heels of the company's construction of a new 140,000-square-foot warehouse and an addition to an existing frozen foods warehouse. Those projects were completed in April 2012.
Amy's Kitchen was one of the exhibitors joining Business Oregon recently as we led a team from Oregon to three food industry trade shows to market the state. Oregon had a dominant presence at the Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim, California, with 55 Oregon exhibitors displaying their wares and connecting with potential customers from around the world. Exhibitors included The Better Bean Company, Kettle Foods, Inc. and Betty Lou's — all of whom Business Oregon has partnered with successfully in the past.
At such trade shows, Oregon has emerged as one of the leading homes for specialty and natural food producers. Natural food leaders such as Betty Lou's (McMinnville), Pacific Natural Foods (Tualatin) as well as Portland-based Bridgetown Natural, Classic Foods and Better Bean are fast pushing us to the top. In addition, Oregon is becoming better known for high-quality, specialty foods such as Moonstruck Chocolates, Rogue Creamery cheeses, Frog Eyes Wasabi and Stumptown Coffee.
Throw in Oregon's top notch breweries, wineries and distillers and the industry has delivered a bounty of economic benefits for Oregonians.
Tim McCabe is the Director of Business Oregon.
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Harem (disambiguation)
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|Look up Harem, harem, haremlik, or harems in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
A harem is the part of the household forbidden to men (outside the immediate family)
Harem may also refer to:
- Imperial Harem, a part of the Ottoman Sultan's court in the Seraglio palace of Topkapı
- Polygyny, a form of marriage in which a man has two or more wives at the same time
- Harem (zoology), animal polygyny
Film, television, and music[edit]
- Harem (album), a 2003 album by Sarah Brightman
- "Harem" (song), its title song
- The Harem Tour CD, the CD from Sarah Brightman's tour
- The Harem World Tour: Live from Las Vegas, the live Sarah Brightman tour CD
- Harem (film), a 1985 film starring Nastassja Kinski and Ben Kingsley
- Harem (TV miniseries), a 1986 TV movie starring Omar Sharif
- Harem (genre), an anime subgenre
- Harem (TV series), a Norwegian reality TV series
- Harem, Iran, a village in Ardabil Province, Iran
- Harem, Syria, a city in Syria
- Harem, Istanbul, a neighbourhood in Istanbul, Turkey
Other uses[edit]
- Harim or Harem, one of the forefathers of the Jews in Babylonian exile in the Biblical Book of Nehemiah
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General Admission and Documentation Requirements for All Applicants
On this pageMcGill's Competitive Admission ProcessProof of Proficiency in EnglishPlacement Tests in Mathematics and Basic SciencesAdvanced Standing or Transfer CreditsTranscripts and Other Supporting Documentation RequirementsExternal Test ResultsLetters of Reference or EvaluationExtenuating CircumstancesAdditional Materials Required by Specific Programs
Information regarding entrance requirements was accurate at the time of publication. Any changes or updates will be found here, at www.mcgill.ca/applying. The University reserves the right to make changes to admissions policies without prior notice.
McGill University accepts students from a wide variety of academic backgrounds, including Quebec CEGEPs, high schools in other Canadian provinces, the U.S. and internationally, as well as applicants from other universities and colleges.
McGill's Competitive Admission Process
Your entrance requirements are determined by your educational background and the category of admission requested. Detailed information on additional requirements for specific programs, including Architecture, Education, Music, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Religious Studies (B.Th.), and Social Work is provided in this guide.
Admission decisions are based on your academic record, as well as performance in prerequisite courses, depending on the program. All required marks are taken into consideration in determining admission, including those for failed or repeated courses.
To form a basis for admission to a science-based program, science and mathematics courses normally must have been completed within the last five years. In addition, some programs take other information into consideration in making admission decisions (for example, the audition for Music or the portfolio for Architecture).
Generally speaking, extracurricular activities are not significant in the admission decision, although they are an important factor in awarding certain entrance scholarships.
Admission to McGill University is competitive and students who present the minimum requirements are not guaranteed acceptance. Admission is always subject to the availability of places in a particular program.
Conditional admission decisions can be made based on unofficial interim academic results available at the time of review. If admitted, you are expected to maintain your level of academic performance through to the completion of your pre-McGill studies and to arrange for official final transcripts to be sent to McGill directly from your school, college, or university.
Due to constraints of space and timing, it is not normally possible to consider applicants on the basis of repeated or supplemental coursework completed after the normal file review period.
Proof of Proficiency in English
The language of instruction for most courses at McGill University is English; however, you may make arrangements to write term papers, examinations and theses in English or in French, except in courses where knowledge of the language is one of the objectives of the course.
You must demonstrate an adequate level of English proficiency prior to admission to McGill, regardless of citizenship status or country of origin. In some cases, otherwise admissible applicants who fall slightly below the posted English proficiency minima may be considered for conditional admission pending successful completion of the appropriate English program at the McGill School for Continuing Studies. Please refer to the website for further information, when available.
If you answer "yes" to any of the following seven statements, you do NOT need to provide proof of English proficiency.
- Have you lived and attended school, for at least four years, in a country where English is the acknowledged primary language?
- Have you completed Secondary V and a DEC at a French CEGEP in Quebec?
- Have you completed a DEC at an English CEGEP in Quebec, during or later than 2003?
- Have you completed or will you complete a French Baccalaureate - Option Internationale (British or American section)?
- Have you completed or will you complete an International Baccalaureate (IB) Group 1 English (Language A: Literature, Language A: Language and Literature, or Literature and Performance) with a final result of 5 or better?
- Have you completed or will you complete the British Curriculum A-Level English with a final grade of C or better?
- Have you completed the British Curriculum GCSE / IGCSE / GCE O-Level English, English Language, English First Language, or English as a Second Language with a final grade of B or better?
If you answered "no" to all of the above, but answer "yes" to either of the following two questions, you will also be asked to provide proof of English language proficiency.
- Do you consider English to be your first language?
- Have you been attending school at an accredited institution (in a non-English country) where English is the main language of instruction?
Please note the following:
The admissions office may require proof of proficiency in English (PREP) from any applicant regardless of citizenship, country of origin or first language.
In most cases, PREP is added to an applicant's list of document requirements, only after the admissions office has carried out an initial review of the application.
When PREP is required, results must come directly from the institution/examination board, therefore applicants should not attempt to upload PREP results.
Applicants required to demonstrate proficiency in English must use one of the following options:
Institutional versions of the tests below are not acceptable. As noted above, it is your responsibility to ensure official test results are sent to McGill.
McGill Certificate of Proficiency in English – Language and Culture or English for Professional Communication
Certificate awarded.
For further information: www.mcgill.ca/continuingstudies/programs-and-courses/languages
Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE)
Certificate of Proficiency awarded with a C or better.
For further information: www.cambridgeenglish.org/
Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE)
Certificate awarded with a B or better.
For further information: www.cambridgeenglish.org/
IELTS (International English Language Testing System)
A band score of 6.5 or better.
For further information: www.ielts.org
MELAB (University of Michigan English Language Test)
A minimum mark of 85%.
For further information: www.cambridgemichigan.org/melab
Pearson Test of English – General
Level 5 with a minimum Pass.
Level 4 with a minimum Merit.
For further information: www.pearsonpte.com
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)
The following table lists the minimum acceptable TOEFL scores.
Undergraduate Program
Computer- based score (CBT)
Paper-based score (PBT)
Internet-based composite score (iBT)*
Education (TESL), Management
Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (including Dietetics and Human Nutrition), Architecture, Arts, B.A. & Sc., Education, Engineering, Nursing, Physical and Occupational Therapy, Religious Studies, Science, Social Work
* minimum component score of 21 in each of reading, writing, listening, and speaking
The TOEFL institutional code at McGill University is 0935-00.
For further information: www.ets.org/toefl
Placement Tests in Mathematics and Basic Sciences
If you are applying from outside Quebec and believe you have taken the equivalent of one or more university-level math and/or science courses (algebra, calculus, biology, chemistry, physics), but do not have acceptable certification to that effect, you may be eligible to write admission placement tests at McGill. These are formal examinations held on campus during the last two weeks of August. For more information, refer to www.mcgill.ca/students/exams/science.
Each faculty's policy will determine whether credit for, and/or exemption from, certain courses will be granted for successful completion of placement tests.
Advanced Standing or Transfer Credits
You must complete a minimum of four years of study in order to be eligible for a degree from McGill University. If you have completed a Quebec CEGEP diploma, you are required to complete a minimum of three years of study, as the CEGEP diploma is equivalent to the first year of university.
If you have completed any of Advanced Placement (AP), Advanced Subsidiary (AS), Advanced Level (A-Level), Cambridge Pre-U, Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE), International Baccalaureate (IB) Higher Level examinations, French Baccalaureate, European Baccalaureate, Abitur, Bagrut or a European high school diploma recognized by the Bologna Declaration, you may be awarded up to 30 credits of advanced standing, subject to faculty and program requirements. Students transferring from another university or college may also be awarded transfer credits for their coursework, which must be supported by calendar course descriptions. A minimum of 60 credits must be completed while in residence at McGill University in order to be eligible for a degree. For some faculties and programs, you may be required to exceed the minimum in order to meet the specific requirements for those programs.
In most cases, the Admissions Office will calculate and assign advanced standing credit only after you have confirmed the program you will enter at McGill University, paid the required deposit, and final official results of prior work and/or external examinations have been received (often not until July or August). Any credits or exemptions outstanding after October 1 will normally be handled by the Student Affairs Office of your Faculty or School.
You will not receive additional notification outlining the transfer credits and exemptions that have been awarded; however, you will be able to see this information on your advising transcript on Minerva once the information has been entered. You can refer to www.mcgill.ca/students/courses/plan/transfer to check what exemptions you might receive for courses you are currently completing.
Transcripts and Other Supporting Documentation Requirements
In addition to completing the online application at www.mcgill.ca/applying/online/, you may need to submit other materials in order to be considered for admission to McGill.
- Unofficial transcripts and most supporting documents may be uploaded via Minerva. For specific information regarding uploading procedures see: www.mcgill.ca/applying/submitting-your-documents.
- Official transcripts may be sent to McGill University. Consult the mailing address listed at Mailing Addresses for Supporting Documents. To be considered official, transcripts must be forwarded directly from your high school, college, university, or examination board to McGill.
It is your responsibility to ensure that all required transcripts and documents are submitted by the applicable deadline. If your documents cannot be uploaded, please ensure they are sent to the appropriate admissions office. See the section relevant to your academic background for deadlines.
- Quebec CEGEP students, Ontario high school students with OUAC numbers, and current and former McGill University students are not required to submit transcripts. McGill's admitting office obtains these directly.
- Students from high schools in Canada outside of Quebec and Ontario are required to 'self-report' their grades. If offered admission, then students must make arrangements with their high school to send official, final transcripts to McGill.
- All other applicants may upload a copy of their unofficial transcript via Minerva. If offered admission, then students must make arrangements with their high school, college, and/or university to send official, final transcripts to McGill.
- Transcripts in languages other than English or French must be accompanied by an English or French translation prepared by the school. In the event that the school cannot provide a translation, a certified translator should send the translation to McGill.
- Students completing Advanced Level or other British-type qualifications exams or International Baccalaureate exams, must arrange for final results to be sent by the appropriate Examination Board to McGill.
- Advanced Placement (AP) results must be sent directly to McGill University from the College Board. Please do not submit copies sent by the school.
It is in the interest of all applicants to complete their files as quickly as possible. When program space is limited, preference may be given to applicants who have provided all required supporting documents earlier on. Should a program reach its capacity prior to the deadline for submission of documents, incomplete applications may be cancelled.
Documents submitted to McGill University in support of an application to be admitted including, but not limited to transcripts, diplomas, letters of reference and test scores (in paper or electronic format), become the property of McGill University and will not be returned to the applicant or forwarded to another institution. *
* Exceptionally, Architecture portfolios will be returned only if submitted with a self-addressed envelope with sufficient Canadian postage (or international postal reply coupons).
External Test Results
Please note that McGill University receives TOEFL, SAT, ACT, AP, IELTS, and IB test results electronically. Please ensure that the personal information you provide to the examination board matches the information you give to McGill. If there is a discrepancy in personal information, we will not be able to load your electronic results.
For further information or assistance, you may contact us by email. Please include your McGill ID number and indicate "Test Discrepancy" in the subject line of your email.
Letters of Reference or Evaluation
Letters of reference are not required, except for the specific programs noted in section "Additional Materials Required by Specific Programs" and for applicants applying as Mature students. In most cases, a conditional admission decision can be reached on the basis of the unofficial transcript.
When required, letters of reference or evaluation must be submitted in envelopes sealed and signed across the flap by the author of the letter. Whenever possible, letters should be typed on letterhead stationery.
Extenuating Circumstances
You MUST check "yes" for Extenuating Circumstances at the time that you submit your application if any serious medical, personal, learning or other difficulties or challenges have had an impact on your academic performance and you wish to have these taken into consideration. If you claim Extenuating Circumstances you are required to submit by the application deadline:
- A statement in your own words (maximum two pages) regarding the nature and chronology of the circumstances, their impact on your academic record and your readiness to undertake University study.
- Appropriate formal documentation to substantiate your statement, such as a medical or death certificate, or a letter from a school counsellor, psychologist or social worker.
It is not normally possible to add an extenuating circumstances indicator or related supporting documents after your application has been submitted. Please also note that admission decisions are often delayed considerably when extenuating circumstances are claimed. Admission to McGill is highly competitive for all, including applicants claiming extenuating circumstances.
Additional Materials Required by Specific Programs
If applying to one of the following programs, you must submit letters of reference and/or other supporting materials as outlined below:
When required, letters of reference or evaluation must be submitted in sealed envelopes, signed across the flap by the author of the letter. Whenever possible, letters should be typed on letterhead stationery. Other supporting documents can be uploaded by you, to your file (for further information, see: www.mcgill.ca/applying/submitting-your-documents).
- If applying to the School of Architecture, you must submit a portfolio of your work to McGill University by March 8.
- Your portfolio must be in 8-1/2" x 11" or A4 format, bound (maximum 1" thick), and submitted in an envelope marked "ARCHITECTURE PORTFOLIO". It must include a minimum of ten (10) good quality photocopies or photographs of your original work, representing your creative and design skills.
- Work appropriate to the portfolio might include, but is not limited to: freehand drawings, paintings, sculpture, photography, computer graphics, technical drawings and model-making. Include work done in a variety of media.
- Do not submit originals, rolled work, photographic slides, audio or video tapes, CDs or DVDs, or work in plastic sleeves.
- Your portfolio should include a detailed list of the contents, indicating the size of each work and the medium used.
- If you are sending your portfolio from outside Canada, please indicate that the portfolio has "no commercial value" on the outside packaging. Otherwise, customs clearance charges may delay receipt. Please enclose a self-addressed envelope with sufficient Canadian postage (or international postal reply coupons) if you want your portfolio returned. Portfolios will be returned after September 30.
- If you have previously studied in an architecture or design program, your portfolio should include design studio work. In addition, a letter of reference is required from the head of your department.
- Applicants to the English Second Language program are required to pass an English language proficiency test.
- Following a successful initial review of your application you will be contacted to make testing arrangements. If you live outside the Montreal area, you may complete the test through correspondence.
- NOTE: The language proficiency test must be completed before an admission decision can be made.
- Mature applicants to any Education program, whose applications pass initial review, will be contacted for an interview.
- You must perform an audition (live or recorded). If applying in female voice, or any jazz instrument, you must submit screening recordings prior to a live audition.
- You must arrange to have a music teacher submit the music evaluation form.
- Composition applicants must submit two or three samples of written work.
- Music Education applicants must request a letter of reference attesting to their suitability for teaching.
- Detailed information on these requirements and downloadable forms can be found on the website at: www.mcgill.ca/music.
Religious Studies (B.Th.)
- If applying to the B.Th. program, you must submit two letters of reference, at least one of which should be from an instructor at an academic institution previously attended. The referee form is available at www.mcgill.ca/religiousstudies/theological/bth.
Social Work (B.S.W.)
The School of Social Work supports diversity and encourages applications from a wide variety of people, including members of minority groups and individuals with low income.
If applying to the School of Social Work, you must submit the following documents:
- A resumé describing voluntary and paid work experience, including dates (month and year), occupation and responsibility, name of supervisor, and address of the firm or agency.
- A statement, written in two parts (not more than 500 words each part) in which you (1) describe your interest in social work and its development and (2) analyze an important social issue and how you think social work might respond to this issue.
- Two social work related confidential letters of recommendation on letterhead, in sealed envelopes.


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By Christine Swanberg
Author and Poet
I would like to invite you to a very unique program that combines the beauty of nature with the words of poetry.
Don Miller, of Severson Dells, has created a program that I am pleased to be part of and hope you will consider attending. Though sponsored by Severson Dells, the actual location is Wilson Prairie.
The "place in-between" is on the prairie ridge when the sun is setting and the moon is rising. What a special night this will be as we tour the magnificent Wilson Prairie.
Wilson Prairie is a privately-owned prairie that harbors at least nine species of grasses and a plethora of flora and fauna. It is a place where, once a year, you can see the sun setting at the same time the moon is rising; hence, "the place in-between." At that conjunction of sun and moon rising over the high ridge, I will be reading selections of poems.
This is an honor for me, and I hope you will attend July 31 from 6:30 to 9 p.m. To make reservations and find out the meeting place, call (815) 335-2915. Mark your calendars, and make the call!
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Roberto Bolaño has recently become one of the new stars of Latin American fiction, which is made all the more tragic by his death in 2003. His mammoth novel 2666 was a posthumous smash hit in both North and South America, and although much of his work was available in translation, New Directions is now publishing what's left of this formidable author's work.
The Insufferable Gaucho is his latest collection of writings, compromised of five short stories and two essays. Each piece is remarkably different in both content and form: "Police Rat" is written from the point of view of a rat in the sewer. "Two Catholic Tales" is written as if verse from the Bible. And the essay "Literature + Illness = Illness" connects fragments of vaguely related ideas like the faulty cause-and-effect thinking of one in a fever dream. These are just a few examples in which Bolaño is willing to explore the myriad ways in which fiction can be constructed, and reading each piece shows how rewarding such an experience is. A story ostensibly about rats, when talking about death and "humanity" become much more powerful when told from the point of view of a rat than an actual human being:
Rats are capable of killing rats. The sentence echoed in my cranial cavity until I woke. I knew that nothing would ever be the same again. I knew it was only a question of time. Our capacity to adapt to the environment, our hard-working nature, our long collective march toward a happiness that, deep down, we knew to be illusory, but which had served as a pretext, a setting, a backdrop for our daily acts of heroism, all these were condemned to disappear, which meant that we as a people, were condemned to disappear as well.
And what may be even more interesting is how the two essays in the back of the collection are written in a way that feels almost more like "fiction" than the actual short stories do. Too bad the actual subject matter at hand is not nearly as interesting as the way Bolaño writes it, once you sift through his bag of literary tricks.
Bolaño is certainly a talented writer, but he writes with the cynicism of someone who maybe knows a bit too much for his own good, so at times he comes off as kind of a smart-ass. I don't think the reader would find the eponymous "insufferable gaucho" quite so insufferable otherwise, and Bolaño's namedropping of his favorite (and least favorite) writers can grow tedious, if you forget that, like any writer, this is someone who really loves literature. On the bright side, award-winning Chris Andrews' translation is practically seamless, and save for one in text translation of some song lyrics, the reader could go through the whole book without realizing they were reading a translation.
The Insufferable Gaucho is certainly an interesting set of pieces that show that Bolaño is capable of many different feats with his writing. When it works, it really works, and the stories "Jim," "Police Rat," and "Alvarro Rousselot's Journey" show how good Bolaño can be. But overall I found the collection to be a mixed bag, and for someone who hasn't already contracted Bolaño-mania, it just quite wasn't enough for me to join his growing throngs of fans.
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SHALLOTTE — The West Brunswick volleyball team lost 3-0 to Pender in the Trojans' home-opening match of the season Aug. 21.
Pender beat West 25-21, 25-20, 25-19 in the non-conference match.
West led 19-18 in first game, Pender led 19-18 in the second game and was score was tied 17-17 in the third game before West lost all three games.
By Steve Zacharias
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MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Justin Milliken won one of the two 50-lap Late Model races July 19 at Myrtle Beach Speedway.
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You can have dozens of lessons (like me), read golf instructional books (like me), watch golf videos (like me) and still have a lousy game (like me).
When we first moved here and I had the freedom to play golf anytime, my game improved and I actually broke 80 twice. My handicap went down, I won some tournaments and was happy as a clam (or Rory McIlroy, when he won the PGA Championship earlier this month).
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St. James Hotel, an Ascend Hotel Collection Member is located in the Business District area and offers free breakfast - just one of the extra touches that make for a comfortable stay at this romantic New Orleans hotel.
Your 3 star New Orleans hotel has its own restaurant serving dinner. Guests wishing to relax with a drink will surely want to visit the bar/lounge. Multilingual staff are available at the front desk 24 hours-a-day and can provide express check-out.
Guests can make use of the free Wi-Fi. Whether you're waiting for friends or your partner, the lobby has a TV and free newspapers to keep you company. Other amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, ATM/banking services and an elevator (lift).
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Breakfast at St. James Hotel, an Ascend Hotel Collection Member
A free breakfast is served between 6 AM and 10 AM.
Facilities at St. James Hotel, an Ascend Hotel Collection Member
- Bar
- Restaurant/Dining
- Laundry service
- Lift/elevator
- Entire property is non-smoking
- Multilingual staff
- Newspapers
- Front desk - 24 hour
- Luggage room
- Internet/Email services
- TV Lounge
Know before you go
- Children 17 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.
- Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
Check-in: after 3 PM.
Check-out: before 11 AM.
PolicyExtra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- No onsite parking is available.
City tax and/or any other fees charged by the hotel
The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
- Valet parking fee: USD 34.00 per night
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 15.00 per night
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
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Offering the right accommodation for your romantic holiday, St. James Hotel, an Ascend Hotel Collection Member offers 86 guest rooms with DVD players and climate control. Kitchen amenities include refrigerators and microwaves, making it possible to dine in while you travel. A good night's sleep in comfortable beds with premium bedding will have visitors waking up refreshed and well-rested throughout their vacation or business trip.
Guests can kick back at the end of a busy day and enjoy 42-inch LCD televisions with premium digital channels. Corporate travelers will benefit from free wireless high-speed Internet access as well as desks, safes and phones during their Business District visit. Rooms also include free local calls, air conditioning and coffee/tea makers.
Private bathrooms are outfitted with shower/tub combinations, hair dryers and complimentary toiletries.
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Distances from St. James Hotel, an Ascend Hotel Collection MemberAudubon Insectarium - 0.2 km / 0.1 mi
The Shops at Canal Place - 0.3 km / 0.2 mi
Henry Clay Statue - 0.3 km / 0.2 mi
McDonogh Monument - 0.3 km / 0.2 mi
Lafayette Square - 0.3 km / 0.2 mi
St Patricks Church - 0.4 km / 0.3 mi
Battle of Liberty Place Monument - 0.4 km / 0.3 mi
Audubon Aquarium of the Americas - 0.4 km / 0.3 mi
Spanish Plaza - 0.5 km / 0.3 mi
Callan Contemporary - 0.5 km / 0.3 mi
Louisiana Children's Museum - 0.5 km / 0.3 mi
Cigar Factory New Orleans and Museum - 0.6 km / 0.4 mi
Woldenberg Park - 0.6 km / 0.4 mi
Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve Visitor Center - 0.6 km / 0.4 mi
New Orleans Musical Legends Park - 0.7 km / 0.4 mi
The preferred airport for St. James Hotel, an Ascend Hotel Collection Member is New Orleans, LA (MSY-Louis Armstrong New Orleans Intl.) - 18.7 km / 11.6 mi.
Distances are calculated in a straight line from the property's location to the point of interest or airport and may not reflect actual travel distance.
Distances are displayed to the nearest 0.1 mile and kilometer.
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Tristan und Isolde
A highly influential opera that paved the way for musical styles of the twentieth century, Richard Wagner's Tristan und Isolde (Tristan and Isolde) returns to Toronto, courtesy of the Canadian Opera Company. A unique production from Opéra National de Paris featuring video imagery by Bill Viola, this version of Wagner's 1865 masterwork is directed by Peter Sellars and alternates Ben Heppner, Burkhard Fritz, Melanie Diener and Margaret Jane Wray in the leads.
Tristan und Isolde retells the medieval legend of Tristan, a knight from Cornwall, England, and Iseult, an Irish princess, adulterous lovers who bind each other together with a love potion.
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The U.S. correctional system is the worst of America's domestic disgraces. More people languish behind bars in the United States than in any other country, except perhaps China if we factor in the unknown numbers in labor camps. As the Economist summed it up: America has around 5% of the world's population, and 25% of...
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…is the musical selection we are currently singing over at the Register.
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So if one were forced to watch BEACHES over and over again through all eternity while smelling Parmesan cheese … would that be Hell?
In all seriousness, the possibility I've read (one repeated by Father Robert Barron) is that Heaven and Hell may be the same "place" (in a metaphoric sense, since Hell is a state of being, not a location), and the "fires" are the very light of God. But for the righteous, that fire is ecstasy, while for the damned, it is agony. Not sure I fully understand that, much less agree with it, but it is an interesting thought.
Lord Jesus Christ, please save your servant Mark and those who've uttered blasphemous prayers for his damnation. Please lead all your people to eternal life in your Presence. Amen.
I never could wrap my head around hell.
The nearest thing I can explain it is this way: God's eternal roommates. If you are going to be God's eternal roommate, you better be able to get along with Him and the other kids. Even in the next life, God is going to do things we don't like. All the pride and rebellion needs to be out of us. We need to have His grace, love, faith, obedience, and humility. We need to be able to allow God to fix us.
Those who won't, can't be there. Anything else but there is hell.
Pains of sense — ok. I don't want to go to Hell, and I don't want anyone to be in hell.
I admit, though, that I do consign people there in my mind. I do it frequently. I have to repent equally as much, because I know I don't mean it.
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FORT LEE, Va. (AP) - A soldier has died after barricading herself in an office and shooting herself inside a major command's headquarters in Virginia.
FORT LEE, Va. (AP) - An enraged soldier with a gun barricaded herself in an office inside a major command's headquarters, throwing objects and then shooting herself in the head as law enforcement officials tried to negotiate with her, the Army said Monday.
WASHINGTON (AP) - As the U.S. mourned an American journalist beheaded by Islamic militants, the nation found something of a reprieve with the release of another freelance reporter who had been held hostage for nearly two years by an al-Qaida-linked group in Syria.
LAKE WALES, Fla. (AP) - The tourists stream to Florida in their cars, intent on a week at Disney or a sugar-sand seashore or a nonstop party on South Beach. Road weary and thirsty, they pull over at one of the state's five official welcome centers. They walk inside, and then they look up.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration on Friday accused a Chinese fighter jet of conducting a "dangerous intercept" of a U.S. Navy surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft off the coast of China in international airspace.
CHILMARK, Mass. (AP) - President Barack Obama is criticized whenever he goes on vacation but travel industry data show he's taken about as much vacation this year as most Americans do.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration will offer a new accommodation to religious nonprofits that object to covering birth control for their employees. The measure allows those groups to notify the government, rather than their insurance company, that birth control violates their religious beliefs.
NEW YORK (AP) - The ice bucket challenge's phenomenal success is making other charitable organizations rethink how they connect with a younger generation of potential donors.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate leaders are closing in on an agreement to reopen the government and forestall an economy-rattling default on U.S. obligations.
ACWORTH, Ga. (AP) - Paulding County sheriff's officials say a man accused of beating a 12-year-old boy to death has been charged with child cruelty.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Affirmative action opponents persuaded Michigan voters to outlaw any consideration of race after the Supreme Court ruled a decade ago that race could be a factor in college admissions.
WASHINGTON (AP) - You hear a perfect record cited over and over in the debt limit debate: The United States has never defaulted. Better put an asterisk by that.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid reported progress Monday toward a deal to avoid a threatened default and end a two-week partial government shutdown as President Barack Obama called congressional leaders to the White House to press for an end to the impasse.
Elderly parents in China can now sue their grown children for both financial and emotional support.
ATLANTA (AP) - Federal prosecutors in Atlanta say a 28-year-old man has pleaded guilty in a "sextortion" scheme that targeted teenage girls.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Air Force fired the general in charge of its nuclear missiles on Friday, just two days after a Navy admiral with top nuclear weapons responsibilities was sacked. Both men are caught up in investigations of alleged personal misconduct, adding to a cascade of turmoil inside the nation's nuclear weapons force.
ASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Three decades after their unforgettable team up on "Islands in the Stream," Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton have a new duet out on Rogers' latest album.
ATLANTA (AP) - Republican Rep. Phil Gingrey will report $2.5 million in cash on hand as he campaigns for Georgia's open U.S. Senate seat.
ATLANTA (AP) - The Georgia Department of Labor is hosting events in five cities throughout the state to connect veterans with employers who are looking for skilled workers.
ATLANTA (AP) - Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed says he thinks the Atlanta Braves name should be kept, and that he has friends who are American Indians and they haven't objected to it.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Harvest is in full swing across the country, and farmers in many states are surprised at the abundance of corn they're getting from their fields.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro's death by hanging in his prison cell may not have been suicide after all but an ill-fated attempt to choke himself for a sexual thrill, authorities said in a report issued Thursday.
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He is specifically thinking of reaching out to Muslims; I expect that surprises you. Not to convert them to Christianity – perish the thought – but to assure them that we are all still good ecumenical pals and that the notion that Islam has anything to do with these terrorist attacks never crossed our minds.
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When asked about the role of the church in situations of national tragedy, Archbishop Fred Hiltz, primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, said that the churches' primary response must be to call the nation to prayer. He went on to note that in this particular situation, churches should also strengthen ties to other faiths. "I think there is an opportunity for churches to reach out to people of other faith traditions…I think lots of Muslims are feeling pretty vulnerable right now."
The Muslim Council of Greater Hamilton has invited grieving members of the community to come to any of their mosques on Friday to hear sermons in honour of Cirillo.
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"Every life is touched by suicide:" Stanford psychiatrist on the importance of prevention
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Most people shy away from talking about suicide. Me too – I have some personal ties to the topic that still stab every time the s-word comes up. Yet after the initial reluctance wears off, that pain from grief and anger and fear turns into a motivational jab. Let's talk about suicide nonstop. Let's talk to make it stop.
Laura Roberts, MD, who leads Stanford's psychiatry department, had the opportunity as editor-in-chief of the journal Academic Psychiatry to focus attention on suicide prevention. And she took it – partnering with the Wisconsin-based Charles E. Kubly Foundation to produce a special package of articles to inform clinicians about the latest efforts to prevent suicide.
Roberts and I spoke recently about the special issue and about suicide prevention:
Why did you want to publish this issue?
Suicide is such an under-recognized phenomenon, and it is an urgent threat to public health. Mental illness affects one in five people. Each year, more than 36,000 people commit suicide in the U.S. That is one person every fifteen minutes. In rough numbers, that's twice the number of people who die from a violent injury in this country. Really, every life is touched by suicide.
Despite their serious public-health impact and life-threatening nature, illnesses and conditions associated with suicide have received little attention in society. These conditions are poorly understood and so greatly stigmatized. Learning to understand and evaluate people at risk for self-harm is an important element of medical student and resident education — we really wanted to emphasize these topics in this special collection.
New evidence-based models for prevention of suicide are emerging and inspire optimism. Integrating these new models is an exciting challenge for medical educators. Papers in this collection also document the impact of suicide and suicidal behavior among medical students and graduate students. About 350 physicians commit suicide each year in the U.S., and recently two interns in New York City ended their lives shortly after entering residency training. This is devastating.
In our special issue, a systematic review highlights the observation that psychiatry residents commonly experience the death of a patient by suicide, and three articles address coping with suicide professionally. Several articles focus on the development of educational programs that help strengthen suicide prevention, including screening skills and suicide awareness and management. Two articles address the resources and experience of from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
The journal special issue underscores there is much we can do in medical education to foster understanding and strengthen our responses to the phenomenon of suicide. Taken together, the papers also show how important it is that academic leaders better educate other about the prevention and impact of suicide.
What have we learned about preventing suicide?
We have learned a great deal about the prevention of suicide. Population data have shown that certain subgroups are especially vulnerable to suicide, including, for example, older white men who are ill and live alone, Native American youth as they make the transition to adulthood, and people living with serious illnesses that cause great physical and emotional pain. Understanding these larger population patterns has done a lot to help raise awareness of suicide and has allowed for creative interventions to address this problem.
Recently, researchers have been pursuing neurobiological markers that may signal when an individual is most at-risk for attempting suicide. Other studies are connecting other aspects of health — such as healthy sleep and exercise — to protective factors that may help diminish the likelihood of suicide. Such innovative work is very much needed because it will help us understand when a person with latent risk factors for suicide may act on this impulse, or, alternatively, how we can better support and intervene.
Other recent work has focused on psychological and situational factors that may contribute to suicidality among young veterans, and again, this line of inquiry may give us greater understanding on how best to reduce suicide deaths. As you may know, the number of veteran deaths due to suicide have been devastating. The VA has shown immense concern for members of the military and young veterans returning from conflicts around the world. In the course of studying suicide in this population, we have begun to have greater insight into when and whether an individual will act on an impulse to end his life. Three factors appear to be in play: first, a predisposition or vulnerability, for example, the presence of depression or anxiety that increases the general risk of suicide; second, access to a way to end one's life, such as a gun; and, third an experience or set of experiences that make the individual feel like he is out of place, isn't part of things, and doesn't belong — what's referred to as "thwarted belongingness."
We are getting parts of the problem figured out, but so much more scientific investigation is needed. Ironically, suicide has been understudied because of concerns that the population is too vulnerable to be included in human research studies and because of the stigma associated with suicide. There have been so many barriers to these studies, and it strikes me as doubly tragic that suicide takes so many lives and yet has been relatively neglected by society and by science. In the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford, we are working to turn this around.


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I am not a blogger, I am a poet. This week though, I was both. And it was thrilling—scary and vulnerable, fun and really pleasing. In determining the direction this fifth and final blog might take, some favorite go-to poems came to mind. Frank O'Hara's "Why I Am Not a Painter" is one that I constantly return to. Oranges are pretty great. So is the color orange. Sardines aren't so bad either. What I really love it for is its ability to say so much without saying anything at all, what it says about the composing process, about what it... Continue reading
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"That My Plain Clothes Hid Hooves and Haunches": The Relation Between Lyric & Narrative [by Lindsay Daigle]
In his poem "Now You're An Animal," Mark Doty asks, "What is lyric?" This question remains worthy of asking again and again (—which might be why what follows here is extremely underdeveloped…!). Lyric poetry shifts seemingly at the rate that our communication methods shift. And I don't just mean from horse-and-messenger to postal snail mail to e-mail to text message. I mean the way we also speak to each other's faces, the words we choose in order to express ourselves (personally or digitally), the rhetoric of the self. Traditionally, the lyric takes up personal human emotion. (But not always in... Continue reading
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When I was little, I liked to make lists of things: sports I liked to play, bands/singers I liked to listen to, R.L. Stein books I've read and have yet to read. It was all usually things I liked, things that sort of defined me at the time. Today, I was similarly moved to make such a list, but this time, of TV shows I like, ones that warrant binge-watching entire seasons at a time. I don't quite know why I'm compelled in this way. Why is the act of making a list a pleasurable thing? Is it the thinking... Continue reading
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When a dear friend asks you to read a poem at her wedding, the "Of course!" response is full of glee and honor, but also pressure and panic – at least, for me. This is because each time this has been asked of me, I've been given the task of not only reading the poem, but choosing it too (or, in some cases, writing it). In other words, I am to create a moment within the small amount of moments dedicated to an entirely special day in the lives of people I love and care for. And since I am... Continue reading
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I like to terrify my students with what imagery is capable of. Moving past the "red as a rose" and "hot like summer" kinds of images is certainly at least one full 75-minute Introduction to Creative Writing class period (+ several reading and writing assignments). It's when those reading/writing assignments urge the initial eyebrow-snaking "I hate poetry!" sighs out of their mouths that I know the true conversation has begun. When I hear those frustrated sighs, I can't help but laugh a little, nod, smile, ask "Why do you say that?" I listen to the reply, still smiling (partially because... Continue reading
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