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Tutorial: Install
Important Notes: EVERYONE READ
- ROS Users:
- Only install Gazebo from here, and only follow tutorials from this website. Documentation on ros.org for Gazebo is old and not actively maintained.
- G-Turtle will be the last release of ROS to pull in version of Gazebo. As of H-Turtle, ROS will use the standalone version of Gazebo.
- If you are new to Gazebo or just want to use Gazebo as a stand-alone application, select the Pre-compiled binaries or Tarball instructions below.
- If you're still reading, select a download method below.
Pre-compiled binaries
Ubuntu Linux 12.04 (precise)
Configure your Ubuntu repositories to allow "restricted," "universe," and "multiverse." You can follow the Ubuntu guide for instructions on doing this.
Setup your computer to accept software from packages.osrfoundation.org.
sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://packages.ros.org/ros/ubuntu precise main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ros-latest.list' sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://packages.osrfoundation.org/gazebo/ubuntu precise main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/gazebo-latest.list'
Retrieve and install the keys for the ROS and DRC repositories.
wget http://packages.ros.org/ros.key -O - | sudo apt-key add - wget http://packages.osrfoundation.org/gazebo.key -O - | sudo apt-key add -
Update apt-get and install Gazebo.
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install gazebo
Check your installation
. /usr/share/gazebo-1.3/setup.sh gazebo
Note: setup.sh can fails exporting paths. In this case, try adding it to .bashrc:
echo "source /usr/share/gazebo-1.3/setup.sh" >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc
Note: This is a work in progress
sudo emerge --noreplace layman git
sudo layman -a ezod
sudo emerge gazebo
- The official Portage tree doesn't have an ebuild for OGRE 1.7.1 or later yet, so you will also need to add the "gamerlay" overlay (which contains an ebuild for OGRE 1.7.3).
- Similarly, there is no ebuild for Player in the official tree, but one is available in the "science" overlay. Compiling with Player support is optional and controlled via the "player" USE flag.
- Download the .tar.gz from the Repository page.
- Open a terminal and change directory to the location of the downloaded tarball.
Unpack the tarball
tar -xvf gazebo_1.3.0-0ubuntu5.tar.gz
Change directory into the Gazebo sources
cd gazebo-1.3.0
Continue with the Compiling From Source section below
Clone the repository
hg clone https://bitbucket.org/osrf/gazebo gazebo
Change directory in the repository
cd gazebo
Continue with the Compiling From Source section below
Compiling From Source
The pre-compiled binaries install in /usr/bin/gazebo. By default, source installation will be performed in /usr/local/bin/gazebo. If you install the pre-compiled binaries on a system that has gazebo installed in /usr/local/bin, YOU MUST REMOVE gazebo from /usr/local (otherwise the os will try to load dynamic libs from your source install into your pre-compiled gazebo). It is a good idea to consider using CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX to install your compiled version in a different directory than /usr/local.
Install prerequisites. A clean Ubuntu system will need:
sudo apt-get install build-essential libtinyxml-dev libtbb-dev libxml2-dev libqt4-dev pkg-config libprotoc-dev libfreeimage-dev libprotobuf-dev protobuf-compiler libboost-all-dev freeglut3-dev cmake libogre-dev libtar-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev
Create a build directory
mkdir build
Change directory in the new build directory
cd build
Configure Gazebo (choose either method
a. Release mode: This will generate optimized code, but will not have debug symbols. Use this mode if you don't need to use GDB.
cmake ../
b. Debug mode: This will generate code with debug symbols. Gazebo will run slower, but you'll be able to use GDB.
cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=DEBUG ../
The output from
cmake ../may generate a number of errors about missing packages. You must install these missing packages and re-run
cmake ../. Make sure all the build errors are resolved before continuing (they should be there from the earlier step in which you installed prerequisites).
Make note of your install path, which is output from
cmakeand should look like:
-- Install path: /home/$USER/local
You can specify the the install path on the command line by defining the CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX :
cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=DEBUG -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/home/$USER/local ../
Build Gazebo
Note: You can decrease compile time by using more cores
make -jX
Where X is the number of cores you want to use.
Install Gazebo
make install
Setup environment variables
If you decide to install gazebo in a local directory
echo "export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=<install_path>/local/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH" >> ~/.bashrc echo "export PATH=<install_path>/local/bin:$PATH" >> ~/.bashrc echo "export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=<install_path>/local/lib/pkgconfig:$PKG_CONFIG_PATH" >> ~/.bashrc echo "source <install_path>/share/gazebo-1.3/setup.sh" >> ~/.bashrc source ~/.bashrc
If Gazebo was installed to
/usr(which is the default) then:
echo "source /usr/share/gazebo-1.3/setup.sh" >> ~/.bashrc source ~/.bashrc
Now try running gazebo:


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Not a good start. This whole thing is not gonna last 1/2 as long as a new year resolution.
pixiedust1 has written 2 entries about this goal
Productive time online is allowed, researching material for my classes for instance or looking for guitar tabs but everything else is just superfluous.
Convinced myself I was spending so long online because I am insomniac, but I now wonder if it is not the other way round.
Recently discovered Stumble on Firefox, it is so addictive,and that's how I came across 43 things. Going to bed now, will sleep for 8 hours like a normal person.

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If you happen to be driving down Highway 188 in Tonto Basin, Arizona, you might think you'd been taken back in time–back to a time when things were done at a slower pace; back to a time when things were simpler. Through the saguaro cactus on the rugged hillsides, the snow-capped mountains in the distance and on the banks of Tonto Creek lies the H-4 Ranch. On this particular day you would see five teams of draft horses mowing hay the "old-fashioned" way. You would see teams of Belgians and Percherons pulling sickle bar mowers through acres of alfalfa hay. A sight like this is virtually unseen in modern Arizona. People who aren't even horse lovers are inspired to pull off the road and drive down into the ranch for a better look. Bill and Lori Brown don't mind–in fact, they enjoy it when people stop by. Chances are there is a big group of family and friends already gathered for the day. You see, the Browns live today just like their family has for six generations in Tonto Basin. Bill Brown is fulfilling a lifelong dream of bringing back draft horses to their family ranch, but more importantly, he wants to make sure this way of life never goes away.
HOW IT ALL GOT STARTEDBill has been ranching and farming in the same location his whole life. They have always used saddle horses to work the cattle, and tractors to work the fields for as long as he can remember. Bill wanted to try farming with draft horses since he was in his twenties, but there was never time back then. He even managed to accumlate harness and some "yard art" farm implements, but it wasn't until Lori bought him a chuck wagon at Grumpy Dave's auction in June of 2005, that things really started to roll into action. Later, when the horses came up for auction, Bill was secretly bidding on a team of Haflinger mares to pull it. Lori was thinking along the lines of more yard art, not actually pulling the thing with horses! Not knowing everything about hooking them up and driving didn't stop them. They knew the basics and with the help of neighbor and long-time friend, Brian Jennings, they started driving the Haflingers on the chuckwagon. (As a side note ... Arizona is not blessed with a draft horse enthusiast on every corner like many places. We are far and few between and, in a lot of ways, we're on our own out here.) The Browns met Dan Hannah in Springerville, Arizona, who shows, breeds and trains Haflingers and also owns draft horses. They took their mares to Dan for breeding to his stallion. It was at Hannah's ranch that Bill bought his second team of mares–Percherons this time. See where this is going?
With new mares, Bess and Beauty, back at the ranch in Tonto Basin, Bill was feeling the need to do more than just drive the chuckwagon. He needed more stuff. This may be why Bill's truck has a bumper sticker that reads, "He who has the most toys wins." Bill and Lori went to the Colorado Draft Horse and Equipment Sale in Brighton, Colorado, just to look around. Outside the sale Bill noticed someone plowing with a four abreast. The man at the lines was Daniel Stutzman from Milroy, Indiana. Bill just got out in the middle of them and says Daniel just wasn't able to shake him off. A great friendship was made at the sale that day. Daniel has since sold Bill five teams of Belgians and a team of dapple grey Percherons. Daniel has been an invaluable resource for equipment and training for Bill and Lori.
Bill was born and raised in Tonto Basin. In fact, he has never lived more than 15 miles away from where he lives now. His father, Jim Brown, handed the ranch down to him. The Brown family roots go deep in this part of Arizona. Jim Brown's grandmother ran a boarding house in Livingston, Arizona, during the early 1900s. Livingston is now covered by water behind the Theodore Roosevelt Dam, which was completed in 1911. The dam was one of five federal projects authorized under the Newlands Reclamation Act of 1902. It was built to aid in the settlement of the arid West. At the time of its completion it was the largest masonry dam in the world. Jim Brown's grandfather was a freighter driving four and six-horse hitches, bringing supplies over the Apache Trail to the construction site at the dam. It was at the boarding house that he met and later married Jim's grandmother. After the completion of the dam the couple opened a boarding house and bar in Payson, Arizona. They homesteaded 80-acre cattle ranches near Rye, Arizona, proving them up and selling them, just to do it over and over again. When Jim's grandfather was a young man he served as a page in the Arizona State Senate when the Capital was in Prescott and Arizona was still just a territory. When Jim was a young man he worked for his father on their own ranch but also hired himself out to cut hay with horses for a dollar a day. The farming was mostly accomplished using the light horses that they used to work cattle. The primary crop was hay that ultimately became feed for those same horses. There were no heavy draft horses used in this rugged Arizona landscape, just light horses and mules … lots of mules. The last horses used in farming in this area disappeared around 1937 when tractors became the main mode of getting your fields planted. Light horses continued to be used to work the cattle in the allotments.
Jim married Connie in 1950 and they bought the 160-acre H-4 ranch in 1969. Twin boys were born in 1954, James and Dennis, and then five years later, a second set of twin boys, Bill and Joe, arrived. Jim was proud of Connie but told her, "We've just got to find out what's causing this! This can't go on … this two at a time, we're really going to get loaded with kids." Jim had been an only child and Connie only had a brother so with four boys, they felt they really had a large family. At 84 years old Jim says, "It's just a wonderful thing to have a BIG family … which I didn't know until Connie started having twins. All my family is with me … that's how I keep them." When Bill brought draft horses back to the family farm, his dad admits he was "real proud of him for getting them because he (Bill) was real interested in them. I wasn't real interested, but I farmed with horses years ago."
Growing up on the H-4 Ranch, Bill has always been around horses. He says, growing up they had too many horses. The H-4 Ranch has always been in his family and, for as long as he can remember, has been worked with tractors. He remembers his dad threshing barley while he and his brothers sewed the tops of the burlap bags and stacked them in the old truck. When his dad gave him the ranch, he told Lori he wanted to work it with horses. He wants to keep the horse heritage going. All of the family participates and he is sure they will keep it going, too. Bill hasn't had a lot of training on multiple horse hitches but it seems to come naturally to him. Maybe it's just in his blood. He's never really had anyone to help him–he just figures it out. Daniel Stutzman just scratches his head and says, "I don't know how you figured all that out by yourself." Bill says it's because he wants to do it so bad that he just does it–it's second nature to him. Entirely sold on heavy horses, he now insists that, "A horse isn't a horse unless it weighs 2,000 pounds." Bill especially enjoys working the horses surrounded by his family. "It's just a good feeling," he explains. "This is the only way to farm. We've got to keep this type of life going because it's disappearing. I'm sure with what we are doing now, it will stay in our family." When he started using draft horses to farm, everybody thought he was crazy, even his son, Willie, but today, everyone thinks it is the neatest thing that he is doing. They all seem to have a story about how their grandpa or somebody "used to" do it. "That seems like how it is anymore," reflects Bill. "People talk about what they used to do instead of just doing it!" He's confident that this is the way to go … when diesel fuel gets up to $7 or $8 a gallon, he'll still be cutting hay with his horses, and adds, "I might be cutting other people's hay, too."
In the relatively short amount of time Bill has been horse farming, he has been able to collect and restore quite a few horse-drawn farm implements. He has a Big 6 mower, a #7 McCormick-Deering mower, two #9 McCormick-Deering mowers, and a New Idea mower. Most were in bad shape when he bought them but he has been able to restore them to their current usable condition. He also has a side-delivery rake, single bottom sulky plow, a two-bottom sulky plow and a two-bottom plow he pulls behind the forecart. He has a cultivator and a John Deere 999 corn planter. He has a power cart that has all the bells and whistles of a tractor without the steering wheel that he uses to pull the mower-conditioner with a four abreast hitch. Most of the equipment he bought at the Colorado Draft Horse & Equipment Auction because over time, the ranch's original equipment had been scrapped out. He was admiring a two-bottom plow in the yard of a friend and asked if he could buy it. The friend replied, "Heck, you can have it. Your dad is the one who gave it to my dad!" Bill got it back and refurbished it and is using it today. He is currently farming 20 acres on his ranch and another ten at his parent's place right down the road. He also uses the horses to put in the family garden, cultivate the beans and disk between the rows of vegetables.
Ranching and farming in Arizona today isn't like it used to be. It's very hard to make a living at it exclusively. In addition to the cattle and farming operations, Bill owns Black Mountain Excavating, Inc. It requires him to be out of town much of the time, so it takes the whole family pulling together to make everything work. Bill's daughter Jessie, a helicopter flight nurse, lives nearby and pitches in whenever and however she can. She enjoys driving the Belgian team, Dic and Doc. She likes doing everything as a family, and says, "It's a good thing what Dad does. It brings back the old way of doing things." She likes the fact that this is something her grandpa and grandma did and her dad just continued to do. Bill's son, Willie, and his wife, Megan, live across the highway. Willie works for his dad's construction company and also works all the ranch horses, gathers cattle during roundup and helps cut and bale hay. Willie and Megan plan to carry on with the tradition when his dad can't do it anymore. Willie says, "It's a lot of work. It's a full-time job for the whole family." He is currently restoring a 1931 Model A car/truck that has been in his family since it was new. Years ago, Jim Brown turned it into a truck to haul diesel fuel from one ranch to another. The fuel cans wouldn't fit in the car so he cut the back off and welded on a truck bed. When Bill was in elementary school, he drove the old rig to the bus stop to catch the bus to go to school
in Payson.
Bill and Lori's son, Daylen, is seven years old and already has his own team of minis, Badger and Button, which he drives on a small wagon, and another named Crystal. Daylen runs the controls on the power cart pulling the big hay conditioner while his dad drives the four-abreast of Belgians. Daylen also rides round-up when the family gathers the cattle for branding or calving. He enjoys helping his dad more now than before they got the draft horses. He likes the big horses because "they pull good." Brian Jennings, whose family also farms and ranches in Tonto Basin, provides regular assistance as well. Bill says that Brian will drop whatever he is doing and come help when he needs an extra hand. Brian now owns Bess and Beauty (Bill's first team) and uses them on his own ranch to plant pasture grass and brings them over to help mow hay at the H-4 Ranch.
Bill couldn't do any of this without the help and support of his wife. Lori was raised on a ranch in Pine, Arizona. Her family was among the first settlers to the area in the late 1800s. She has ridden horses her whole life. When she was growing up, her mom had a horse and carriage so when Bill came home with the first draft horses, she had some idea of how it all worked. Lori takes care of most of the cattle operation side of their ranch. They have a permit for 200 head of cattle on the H-4 allotment that covers 19,000 acres of public land. They currently have 125 cows and ten bulls. She takes care of riding fence, checking the water lines and moving the cattle between pastures. When Bill is out of town working, she takes care of all the irrigation as well. Somehow, she even has time to run her own beauty salon. Lori was appointed by the Gila County Supervisor to the Tonto National Resource Conservation District and is in charge of the funds available for education. She currently has five classroom sessions and one field-trip to the H-4 Ranch for all the fourth graders at Payson Elementary School. The field trip to the ranch includes a demonstration of an actual roundup of the cows, roping and branding of the calves and how to harness the draft horses. All the kids will be able to take a ride on a wagon. Bill will also demonstrate how to cut hay using horses. Lori feels this is important to teach the next generation about how ranching impacts everyone in a positive way. The improvements they do on the public land has far reaching benefits to hunters and outdoor enthusiasts and in the reduction of forest fires. The cows are only in the pastures for three months but the benefits are year round. She says before the draft horses came to the ranch, Bill was a workaholic and now she can't seem to get him to do any work, except that which involves the horses–It's all he wants to do.
Every January the Browns offer a two-day clinic led by Daniel Stutzman. So many people were interested in what Bill was doing at his farm that the idea for the annual event came about quite naturally. Daniel, who was raised using draft horses for farming, as he does today, says the more he comes out west, the more he can see how Midwesterners take so much for granted, referring to the ready availability of harness makers and horse-drawn equipment back east. During the clinic they use Bill's horses on his implements and everyone is able to drive all the hitches. Most of the horses came from Daniel originally and Bill has found them to be good safe horses. The clinic provides a unique opportunity to drive multiple horse hitches on various farm implements. Daniel demonstrates a three abreast on a John Deere Soilmaster, a team on a cultivator, a four-up on a plow using the rope and pulley system using only one set of lines, a four-abreast on a spring tooth harrow and a team on the John Deere corn planter. Based on comments from the 25 attendees (from Arizona, New Mexico and Colorado), there appears to be a growing enthusiasm for farming and locally-grown vegetables using draft horses and mules. Daniel encouragingly says, "If you have a willingness to learn, and good common sense, it doesn't take long to learn." Both he and Bill hope the clinics will encourage young people to get involved in farming with horses so this way of life will not die out.
As for future plans Bill says, "I'm hitting on what I want to do. I want to be able to continue doing it. I'm not going to let it die out." As far as Bill knows he may be the only person farming with draft horses in Arizona right now. He has not heard of anyone else doing it. Brian Jennings and his wife, Deb, have recently partnered with Bill and Lori in a business venture called Old West Ranch Adventures. They currently do weddings, funerals, cookouts and take people out on roundup. They plan to expand the business over time to include more clinics and educational opportunities with draft horses. Bill and Lori don't see all the hard work they do to keep the ranch in the family as a sacrifice. "Some would call it a sacrifice because they have weekends or time-off saved up and money so they can go on vacation, but this is our recreation," he explains. Everyday he is home, it's like a vacation to him. This is all he wants to do. He has no desire to do anything else or to travel. Bill has worked highway construction for many years where he was home very little and he has reached a point in his life where he doesn't want to leave home. He has made it his mission to try and keep the long and rich heritage of ranching and farming with horses, as it was in this area of Arizona and in his family, alive. You can't make a lot of money in ranching anymore but the Browns are proof that the same spirit that brought people out west is still alive today and will continue into the future.
For more information on the Browns' ranch and related enterprises, visit www.h-4ranch.com


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NEW BAY BRIDGELocation: San Francisco
Price Tag: $6 billion
Completion Date: 2013
Height of Tower: 525 feet
Traffic Lanes: 10
Tons of Steel Required: 100,000
For 15 seconds on Oct. 17, 1989, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake shook Northern California. The quake shifted the east span of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge by 7 in. on its Oakland side, causing a 50-ft., 250-ton section of the bridge's upper deck to collapse, killing one motorist. The structural failure was a disturbing and highly visible sign of the vulnerability of one of San Francisco's major transportation links. The collapsed section was repaired and reopened a month later, but engineers knew that returning the bridge to its pre-earthquake state wouldn't be enough. They needed to come up with a solution that could withstand some of the worst that California's fault zones are capable of dishing out.
In fact, the new bridge's designers faced two challenges: earthquakes and the demanding Bay Area public. In engineering terms, the simplest solution would have been to build a more robust version of the existing structure, a series of low trusses supported by piers that extends 2.2 miles between Yerba Buena Island and Oakland. But the public wanted a high, visually striking signature span to grace the bay. "The Bay Area is known for its spectacular bridges," says Bart Ney, a spokesman for the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). "It's part of our DNA, so naturally the aesthetics are a key part of the project."
Caltrans ultimately decided to create a two-stage bridge, marrying a 1.3-mile Skyway to the first ever single-tower Self-Anchored Suspension (SAS) bridge. This revolutionary new structure hangs 1860 ft. of roadway from a single central tower, with the shorter western side rising from Yerba Buena Island, and the longer eastern side extending to meet with the Skyway.
Temporary supports hold up the Bay Bridge Skyway, heading west toward Yerba Buena Island, while workers build a pier.
The conflicting demands of aesthetics and physics required engineers to come up with some clever solutions. Officially, the Bay Bridge is designated as a "lifeline" structure, meaning it needs to be able to serve emergency vehicles immediately after even the most powerful predicted earthquake. "The community representatives were very excited about a single tower," says Brian Maroney, who oversaw the project's engineering design for Caltrans. "But if you think about the size of such a structure, I didn't see how we could realistically repair it in the event of a quake."
Workers prepare the footing box for the bridge's 525-ft.-tall tower.
The project's design, approval and construction has been delayed by lengthy political bickering, which helped boost the estimated cost from $1.3 billion to over $6 billion. But when it opens to traffic in six years, the Bay Area will have a bridge worthy of the region's engineering legacy -- an icon of both beauty and strength.
How to Quake-Proof a Bridge
1. Shear Link Beams
2. Hinge Pipe Beams
3. Piles
The replacement for the original San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, seen here in the background, is seismically revolutionary. It's designed to last for 150 years.


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Does clinical do this to anyone else? - page 2
So it feels like on the days that I have clinical I come home so absolutely exhausted that I just feel too foggy to study or do anything productive. It seems like it's got to be something more than just physical activity! I mean,... Read More
- 0Jan 28, '12 by mattersoftheheartRNJust had my first 12 hour clinical today, was from 0530 to 1800. I'm pooped... I have 2 - twelve hour clinical per week for advanced med surg right now. And studying is not on my mind tonight. I'm still regaining feeling in my feet that are cramping up right now.
I've tried 5 hour energy when I used to work late at my old job, so I think that it works... its just really strong tasting and needs water to wash it down.
- 0Jan 28, '12 by caliotter3I felt the same way. To add to it, I would toss and turn, and generally not sleep the night before clinical. I dreaded clinical days.
- 0Feb 5, '12 by locolorenzo22I would say the combo of looking around for learning opps, trying to stay on top of everything you HAD to know about your patient, and the stress of trying to stay busy enough to pass the day wiped me out in NS. A shift can be busy, but you find your downtime. I would say that trying to get the important stuff down quick, and then ease into the rest of the day makes the time go by.
- 0Sep 29, '12 by nurseladybug12I was always most exhausted after the 1st day of clinical during the week because I didn't have any down time the night before because I was preparing care plans late and then I would wake up at 5 am. Being in clinicals is highly stressful, you are doing things you have never done before, being evaluated by your instructor who may not be the nicest person you ever met. And it is a lot of work. I would also say to schedule studying around those days and not even attempt it on clinical days.


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"Models with their hair teased into devil-like horns, strutted the catwalk in minidresses decorated with all manner of colourful, elaborate skins. Ruffled hemlines were frilled to resemble feathers, and vibrant fabrics were printed to resemble amphibian-like breastplates."
Actually I have no idea what any of these costumes have to do with evolution, but I felt compelled to post them since they combined my biology love with my horrible fascination with America's Next Top Model. Aka, I like sparkly weird costumes. I guess this was a better idea than having all of the models wearing giant beards, or having each outfit gradually change over time. That would be a long, not so interesting fashion show.


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Even if you aren't hitting Electric Zoo or Ultra this year, you can still rock these crazy cool, festival-ready pieces all summer long!
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November 8, 2012
Here are some pictures I took while I visited Mahdia in the Pataro-Siparuni area in Guyana. A great place to visit if you want to see some of the hills in Guyana. Had a chance to see the gold mining operations in the "back dam". I am not too in favor with the mining process as I witnessed the destruction of the environment. Nevertheless, the night life in Mahdia is fun (if you like beers and good music). Stayed at Roger's Hotel, a very clean and upscale place to stay (considering the other options available).
The food in Mahdia is really something of a treat, you get a chance to choose from a range of cuisines, Chinese, Brazil, Caribbean and Guyana style.
- To find out more about Mahdia see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahdia,_Guyana]
- Photography was done with the Canon PowerShot SX210is [http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/support/consumer/digital_cameras/other_powershot/powershot_sx210_is].
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Anyone on here applying to direct entry MSN programs that begin in summer or fall of 2013? I think I have finalized my list of programs to apply to, and I am beginning to get everything together to start applying this... Read More
- 0Dec 10, '12 by RVLyHey hopeful,
I noticed you said we hear from JHU in February...I just had my interview with them on Friday and they said they're pushing it to let everyone know March 1st. I was under the impression we would know in February also. Maybe they're getting a lot of applicants?
But I also am a little concerned with the timeline but hopefully everything will work out for the best!
Best of luckk
- 0Dec 10, '12 by the healer's artQuote from hollysfUniversity of Cincinnati's program is kinda weird but you can apply until July for a fall start. I know Georgetown and UMass Boston's absn programs have a February 1st deadline. I would totally do that but I'd feel bad asking my recommenders for more recommendations. But I would be interested in finding more though. I'm getting nervous.Does anyone know of any late applications, in addition to NYU, that I could apply to around March for a fall start? I am considering my back up plans. Although I really hope I won't have to use them!
- 2Dec 10, '12 by meep05Hollysf..
Thomas Jefferson University, Case Western, University of Rochester, and U of Illinois @ Chicago all have applications that open in Jan. Actually TJU and Case are open now. Case is rolling and I am pretty sure so is TJ. Also UMass Worchester is another accelerated BSN/MSN that is due Jan. 15th I am 90% applying to those 4 because I feel like I need more schools and backup plans!
The cost of these programs is absurb so if I get into Penn or Columbia (2 of the most expensive schools I applied to) and they don't offer me a significant financial aid package, I will most likely put a deposit down one of them if I haven't heard anything back from another school, but if I got accepted to a cheaper program I would be obligated to go to that program. Debt is a huge concern of mine and as much as I would love to be an NP and say I went to an Ivy League school is not cost effective for me to be 200k + in debt when starting salary is around 75K.
- 0Dec 11, '12 by hopefulnurse24I think you hit most of the schools with a later deadline! Northeastern also isn't due until January 15th. It's important to remember that Thomas Jefferson has very few specialties available, though.
More on the topic of financial aid... I can't speak for most of the programs, but for Penn I know tuition is around $98,000 but they do offer financial aid in the form of grants and some scholarships, beyond the loans that they will offer in financial aid packages. I also learned the other day that the Perkins loan can be partially forgiven if you work in nursing, so there's another grant a lot of people don't think of! Duke also has a loan repayment option for graduating from their program and working in Duke Hospital - they pay back $49,500 of your tuition. If you ask me, that's a pretty good deal! And HRSA also has a loan forgiveness option (different from the HRSA scholarship) that seems to be available at quite a few hospitals (not just "critical shortage facilities").
- 1Dec 11, '12 by bbcchollysf - UIC's program has a March 1st deadline but it begins in January 2014, not Fall 2013, if that makes a difference for you! It being a state school, even the out of state tuition is much less than the private schools. (Making note that I've read last year's UIC thread and seen the comments about the extra years meaning more tuition, etc - but my understanding is once you're going to school, you can qualify for in-state tuition, so it cuts the cost way down - I might be wrong though!)
- 1Dec 16, '12 by the healer's artUniversity of Southern Alabama has a program that has a deadline for April 1st (but they say they accept late applications) to start at the end of July. That seems like it's cutting it close but it's another option.
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- 0Dec 16, '12 by hopefulnurse24I have a friend who will be attending USA next month, and she has had friends go through the program who have loved it. And she LOVES the town already!
- 0Dec 16, '12 by fromCAtoNYI am in the stage of taking most of the pre-requisites for a couple of direct entry MSN programs I am interested in for becoming an FNP. I am looking into Vanderbilt, Boston College and Columbia (my top 3) and have been doing research on a couple of other schools right now as backup options. I got my bachelor's degree in Fashion Design from a university in california awhile ago and have been trying to enroll in Anat & Physio and Micro at local community colleges but all of these classes fill up first and since I have not taken any classes at the community colleges my registration date is too late to even make the waitlist for these classes! I don't want to go spending money on classes I don't need to get a better registration date.
I am toying with the idea of taking Anat & Physio online during Spring 2013 but I know there are some schools that will accept it and some that won't. Out of my top 3 choices I know that Vanderbilt and Columbia accept online classes but does anyone know if Boston College does?
I am just slightly bummed that I've been trying to get into these classes at local colleges and haven't had any luck which then pushes back me applying to schools and limits my school choices.
Anyone know other schools that accept online science classes that include labs but aren't considered wet labs that are accelerated MSN programs for FNP specialty?


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This light bulb has been illuminated for 110 years
We're not even going to beat around the bushes: we're fascinated by light bulbs, everything from ones worth $10 million to LED ones that last 30 years — we love them all. Do you know what tickles our fetish even more? The Centennial Bulb — a light bulb that's been burning since 1901 and it's still on!
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The timing of your meals might be just as important as the food you ingest, according to a new study published in the International Journal of Obesity. The Spanish study found that people who ate very late lunches—after 3 pm—were unable to lose as much weight as those who chose to eat earlier.
The late lunchers lost 25% less weight than the study participants who ate lunch sometime before 3 pm. The study followed 420 people as they completed a weight-loss program.
Keep in mind that this was a study of Spanish eating habits, a culture in which a late lunch is generally the biggest meal of the day. In North America, the most calories per meal are usually consumed during dinner sometime after 4:30 pm, so the study cannot conclusively prescribe changes that should be made to American diets. However, there is value in switching our calorie-heavy meals to earlier in the day by eating a large breakfast and a more minimal dinner.
The timing of when you consume food can affect your metabolism and either encourage or detract from your body's ability to keep off excess weight. According to the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, most American's eat about 3.5 meals of 70 calories or more per day. The addition of extra meals often means people are eating 'second-dinners' after they should be finished eating for the day. Not to mention any additional snacking that goes on throughout the day.
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I had some of these pains in one breast in the beginning as well. Check your breasts for clogged ducts, but if nothing presents right now- my midwife mentioned a vinegar wash. 1 TB vinegar with 1/2 c. water, saturate a cottonball with it and rinse off nipples after breastfeeding. Then just air dry.
This seemed to help me when I had this. The midwife didn't see it presenting as a yeast infeaction and I never actually got an infection, so we weren't sure- but the wash didin't hurt and was an easy thing to do. The pain did go away.
Moosemonkey:Would thrush only present in the one breast?
TJ1979:It coul. It could also be vasospasms. Does your nipple blanch, turn white or other colors?Moosemonkey:Would thrush only present in the one breast?
i had vasospasms too and it would feel like shooting pain. And my nip would blanch and turn white and return to normal color after a few mins. It lasted only a few weeks and I'm not sure why it even started in the first place. Doesn't happen too often now. Maybe every once in a while. HTH.


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BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -- If you are turning up your heat to make it through the cold winter nights or turning on your lights, you could be spending a lot of money on your utility bill. But the Binghamton Energy Leadership Program is trying to help people make their homes and businesses more energy efficient. "This is really a great program because it helps people who have properties make their properties more energy efficient and makes it more affordable for people to live in a northeastern climate," said Binghamton Mayor Matt Ryan.
City officials announced Thursday that they've received $100,000 to keep the Energy Leadership Program going for a third year. A total of $50,000 comes from a local award from the Stewart W. and Willma C. Hoyt Foundation. The city and the foundation sent an application to the Local Sustainability Matching Fund and received a national grant for an additional $50,000. Binghamton is one of only six communities across the country that received an award. "I think it again shows that Binghamton really is positioning itself as a lead in regards to energy efficiency, renewable energy and sustainability," said Director of Planning, Housing, Community Development Tarik Abdelazim.
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Our Director of College Counseling and his associate assist students in achieving their goals to attend the colleges and universities of their choice, consistent with their needs and abilities. The college search process begins in the spring of the students' sophomore year when they meet with the Director once a week for 10 weeks in small classroom settings to explore their occupational interests.
In the winter of their junior year, students begin the search for postsecondary institutions during Junior Seminar, a class that meets once a week thoughout the winter trimester. Students then develop a list of colleges and universities that they will investigate over the summer. When students return in the fall, they will once again meet with the director in Senior Seminar, a class that meets once a week throughout the fall. During this time, seniors will complete the Common Application, polish their essays, and finalize their college list.
In the fall, admissions representatives from nearly 100 colleges and universities visit our campus to speak and meet with prospective students. Seniors and postgraduates work with the College Counseling staff to complete their applications which are mailed, in their entirety, under one cover, from our office to the colleges.
Wilbraham and Monson Academy is very proud of the Class of 2014's record of college placement.
Graduates will attend the following institutions in the fall:
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RE: Financial Aid and Scholarships for College and University
To the Parents and Guardians of the Class of 2014:
This is indeed an exciting and perhaps nerve-racking time as your sons and daughters begin to finalize their college applications and planning. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you for your support throughout the process. Your children have devoted themselves to their college search, and we all anticipate good news in the coming months.
For those families interested in financial aid, please note that the FAFSA (Free Application of Federal Student Aid) for the 2014-2015 school year will be available in January online at www.FAFSA.ed.gov. Even if you are uncertain as to whether you will qualify for financial aid, you are encouraged to apply. Please visit the site for complete application instructions and guidelines.
All families are also encouraged to file a CSS/Financial Aid Profile available now at www.collegeboard.com/parents/pay. The Profile is associated with the College Board's program that assists colleges and universities in awarding private grant and scholarship funds equitably. This is the first step in the financial aid process. Please note that the FAFSA online application is a separate filing to be submitted in January. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to call me.
In addition to the College Board website, the following is a list of useful websites concerning various scholarship programs and tuition financing options:
Again, please do not hesitate to call me if you have any questions or concerns. On behalf of the College Counseling office, all our best for a happy and healthy 2014!
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Beginning Sat., Jan. 11, the College Counseling Office will offer an SAT prep program through Summit Education SAT Prep. The course includes four practice tests and twenty hours of class instruction. Registration information and instructions are provided below:
Juniors to take a free diagnostic PSAT Nov. 13 - Letter from Dean of Curriculum Meg Lenihan Hutcheson notifying parents of a FREE PSAT required for juniors whether they are enrolled in the Summit program or not.
Letter from Summit Educational Group Manager Michael Dean - Letter to parents and students explaining the Summit Educational Group and their 12-session program.
SAT Workshop Information & Registration Sheet - Important information about the SAT Workshop that will provide students with an overview of key SAT Critical Reading and Mathematics strategies.
SAT Preparation Class Information Sheet - Important schedule and cost information detailing two SAT prep options.
SAT Preparation Class Registration Form - Classroom program policies and procedures and registration form.
Class size is limited and registration is open through Jan. 6.
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PSAT – October of Sophomore & Junior YearThe Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying
Test (PSAT/NMSQT) is a program co-sponsored by the College Board and National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC).
In October, all sophomores and juniors take the PSAT at Wilbraham & Monson
Academy during the school day. This test is broken into sections measuring
critical reading, math, and writing skills. The PSAT is a very useful way to
become familiar with the SAT format. It also gives students a chance to enter
NMSC scholarship programs in their junior year and gain access to college and
career planning tools. For more information regarding the PSAT, please visit www.collegeboard.com/psat.SAT Reasoning Test
– Winter/Spring of Junior Year and Fall
of Senior YearThe SAT Reasoning Test is a three-part, three-hour-and-45-minute
test that assesses critical reading, writing, and mathematical reasoning
ability and is used in the college admission process. It is scored on a scale
of 200-800 on each of the three sections. We recommend that students consider
taking the SAT in May of their junior year and again in October or November of
their senior year. For more detailed information regarding the SAT, please
visit www.collegeboard.com.SAT Subject Tests
– Winter/Spring of Junior Year and Fall
of Senior YearThe SAT Subject Tests are tests that measure a student's
knowledge in particular subject areas including English, science, math,
history, and foreign languages. Each test is one hour long, and a student may
take up to three tests in one administration. Many selective colleges require
at least two and sometimes three Subject Tests as part of their admission
requirements. It is important that students pay attention to the requirements
of individual colleges to ensure that they meet the college's standardized
testing requirements. We recommend that students consider taking Subject Tests
at the end of the academic year while the information about a particular
subject is still fresh in their minds. For juniors, the June SAT administration
is usually the best time to do this. For a full list of all possible Subject
Tests, please visit www.collegeboard.com.
ACT – Winter/Spring of Junior Year and Fall of
Senior YearThe ACT is a standardized test scored on a 36-point scale
and is divided into sections covering English, math, reading and science
reasoning. There is also an optional 30-minute writing section. The ACT is an
alternative to the SAT and is accepted at nearly every college in the country. Because
some students perform better on the ACT than on the SAT, the College Counseling
Office suggests that most students take the ACT, as well as the SAT, in order
to have score options when deciding which test scores to submit to colleges. If
a student is considering the ACT, we highly recommend that they choose to take
it with the writing option, as most colleges require this form of the ACT.
Students should considering taking this for the first time in April of their
junior year. For information about the ACT, please visit www.actstudent.org.
TOEFL – Fall of Senior YearMany colleges require that students whose first language is
not English take the TOEFL – Test of English as a Foreign Language. A student's
TOEFL score is often a very useful supplement to their Critical Reading and
Writing scores on the SAT. For information about TOEFL, please visit
Administration of the PSAT, SAT Reasoning Test, Subject Tests and ACTIf students have a documented learning disability, they may
be eligible through the College Board and the ACT to receive testing
accommodations like extended time. Families should contact the College
Counseling Office and the Academic Services Department at Wilbraham &
Monson Academy to find out how a student can receive approval for these
• Create a four-year high school plan. - Students
should meet with their advisor or a college counselor to map out a plan of
study for the next four years. - Students
should take the most challenging courses appropriate for them. - Maintain
solid grades.
• Get involved with extra-curricular
activities in and outside of WMA with an eye towards commitment and leadership.
• Make connections with faculty, coaches,
and advisors.
• Do something productive over the summer.
• Employment,
internship, academic program, community service, travel
• Continue to stay focused on academic
coursework. - Maintain
solid grades. - Look
for challenges.• Continue to stay involved with
extra-curricular activities in and outside of WMA. - The
quality of involvement is more important than the number of activities.
• Make connections with faculty, coaches,
and advisors
• Take the PSAT/NMSQT in October. - The
PSAT is offered at Wilbraham & Monson Academy during the school day for all
sophomores and juniors. - PSAT
scores are not forwarded to colleges, and it is a great way to become familiar
with the SAT format.
• Register, if appropriate, for SAT
Subject Tests - Some
colleges require SAT Subject Tests for admission, and it is smart to take those
tests just as you've finished the relevant courses. - Students
should speak to their teacher or a college counselor if they think they should
take a Subject Test.
• Attend Sophomore Seminar during the spring
trimester. - Sophomores
meet once a week in a small-group setting with a college counselor to discuss
the college counseling process at WMA and begin career- and self-assessment.
Students are also introduced to the software, Naviance/Family Connection, which
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Welcome to The Mass Bass Fishing Spots Blog. The sole purpose of this blog is to spread the knowledge of great fishing spots in Massachusetts for anglers that are looking to mix things up a little bit and try out new areas. I'm hoping you guys will be willing to share some of your favorite spots as well.
Neponset Reservoir, Foxboro, MA
Pretty much the entire shore of the reservoir is privately owned and as far as I can find, there is no public boat ramp and only a little bit of shore line fishing. I was able to get my 2 person john boat in by backing my Explorer down a dirt path located just off of Edwards Rd near the Beach St intersection. You can also fish from the shore at the end of this path as well.
The reservoir is divided into two halves, eastern and western halves. If you drop your boat in on Edward Rd, you will be in the northern end of the eastern half. The weeds are very thick up there but you will see a couple of points and drops to fish almost immediately. If you travel down to the southern end you will find all of the submerged trees which didn't produce any results for me. Along the way down you will encounter 3 islands that look like they should produce some bass as well as a few random patches of lilly pads.
To be honest, although I had limited success here, I'd love to give it another shot just because it looks like a bass haven and its just too tempting. I think if I do go back, I'd check out the western half since it gets more sunlight during the early mornings which warms the water more quickly drawing the fish in to shallow waters. If you've had any success here, I'd love to hear about it.
Successful Baits: None Yet
Shore Fishing? Yes but limited.
Boat Access? Yes off of Edwards Rd
Boat Ramp? No.
See the Neponset Reservoir in Google Maps
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Hi, I live in Foxboro and have fished the neponset since i was 8 years old. Well not recently. It has been severely overfished. I remember as a child seeing people with huge buckets of fish,any fish they caught theyd keep. They used to ask me and my brothers for our nice bass whenever we caught one.. Obviously i threw it back. I havent had much luck there the past 4 years or so...ReplyDelete
If you get into the Lane Property from North street, you can walk in there and shore fish from wherever you want. I don't know if it's particularly fruitful, but there's definitely access.ReplyDelete
A fairly large area of the western shoreline has been designated as Conservation Land, co-managed by the town of Foxboro, and to a lesser extent, by the state of MA. This area CAN be hiked through (NO dirt bikes allowed, thank God), using part of the Warner Trail (many side paths lead down to the water); access & parking is at the RR tracks crossing on Chestnut St. - you can go all the way from that point, across the dam, through the Lane Property [part of the Conservation land] - and finally come out at the cul-de-sac on Monroe St. (the Warner Trail leaves the Reservoir area at that point. I was there YESTERDAY (07/23/2012) so I know that this is possible.ReplyDelete
Continued from above . . . I fished a bit as I hiked through the area (I keep a spinning rod and a mini, but well stocked tackle box in my car] . . . the results were far from spectacular, (I hooked three fish, but quickly lost each of them - I think that two of them were chain pickerel, & the other a small bass) but it convinced me that willing fish are certainly present. I have heard that this reservoir has LOTS of small bass, but 6 to 8 lb. bass are present and occasionally taken.ReplyDelete
Hello All,ReplyDelete
I fished this lake on Easter this year, caught a total of 6 fish, 3 bass, two perch and a pickerel. It was windy, and the points adjacent to the coves seemed to produce the most strikes, although I did catch the biggest fish of the day 2.4lb. largemouth in very shallow water where all of the submerged stumps ( referring from above ) are.
For gear, I have a small water tender boat with electric trolling motor ( my friend lives on the lake so that was my access point , a hummingbird fishfinder and for lures I was throwing everything at them.
I caught 5 fish on a suspending jerk bait, and the biggest fish was caught throwing a green pumpkin shakey head, with a watermelon colored finesse worm.
** This body of water is only 8-10 feet deep AT ITS DEEPEST POINT ** this makes it difficult to find the fish, they can be almost anywhere.
I am a catch and release guy, hope all of you are as well.
Hope this helps, and I also hope to see you on the water.
- Alan


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Document Type Master's Dissertation Author Hoffman, Heine URN etd-03232010-131651 Document Title ĹDo resource constrained entrepreneurs differ?ĺ Degree MBA Department Gordon Institute of Business Science Supervisor
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Within the socio-economic sphere, the development and nurturing of small medium micro enterprises will be a feature of any emerging economy into the fore-seeable future. In this context, the interventions by institutions in society have focused on the sector as a whole, with different measures of success. This study sets out to understand the differences, if any, between the characteristics of resource-constrained entrepreneurs. The study is exploratory in nature and it investigates the differences in characteristics using a grounded theory building methodology. It uses the themes developed from this method to formulate the categories of entrepreneurs, where upon recommendations are based for interventions that focus on supporting the entrepreneur in the context of his or her endeavor.
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