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Finding stillness in a distracting world creates a space that is at the core of profound learning and insight. Contemplative practice sharpens concentration to the present moment, deepens a sense of presence, and builds compassion towards others. In this workshop we will examine together how the whole educational institution can be creating, supporting and sustaining environments that provide the tools to support students' ongoing inquiry into meaning, purpose and values.
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i took a bubble bath today (at home, where a fluffy pomeranian enters rooms exuberantly, chewing on a cereal box toy, and i can finally breathe).i took a bubble bath wishing i had someone to take it with.and there in the scalding and fragrant water, i closed my eyes and hated the song that was playing. and i thought. i thought about being a ghost. about being silent. about rape, about ambulance lights, about self-mutilation, and suicide. about nighttime, about daylight. about kissing. about fucking. about filth and intrigue. sex and murder. faking orgasms. forcing smiles. i thought about wanting to sleep, about becoming an insomniac. about zoloft and celexa. welbutrin and paxil. about pedophiles and psuedo-intellects. about this journal. about my eulogy. about this angst. about my immaturity.and then nothing was calm, and nothing was soothing, and the smell of lavender made me want to retch. and my face was so wrong and such a violation of nature, with the waterproof eyeliner that lied and smeared, with the glossy mouth that lied and bled. and i wished that i could split in two. i wished that i could hold me down and destroy whatever lived inside. i wanted to straddle that silly, fucking, shallow girl and break her porcelain face. her mirror owned her. her teen angst guided her. and i wanted to tear the heated flesh apart in a mess of bath salts and blood. she craved true love. i would give her my fist. she pretended to be strong. i would tear out her spinal cord. my hands would shake, but i would bring them crashing down onto the sterile bathtub and break the world apart.and then i sat up in the water, shaking. shivering so hard that my body hurt.the bath was still steaming. i could see the heat rising off the surface. i am insane.verrückt.


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Have you taken online A/P at NVCC in Virginia?
- 0Apr 22, '09 by jhancock01Just curious if anyone has successfully completed BIO 141 or 142 ONLINE at NVCC (Northern VA Community College).
I live in Charlottesville, VA and our local community college (PVCC) is only offering one section of Bio 141 (A/P I) this summer and it was full before I was even eligible for registering.
I'd love to know how NVCC's online Bio 141/AP course works. Is there any need to travel to NoVA to take tests? How do they administer tests?
How did you do in the class--do you feel you learned the material well enough taking it online rather than in a classroom setting?
- 0Apr 22, '09 by CilantrophobeAre you going to be coming up here for the summer or were you hoping to take the entire thing online? I know our school requires that you come to the campus for lab assignments, for classes that have a lab portion. You would most likely have to come to the school for the tests as well. I am pretty sure there are people in the Virginia Forum who have taken one of the classes you mentioned online...
What I would recommend is emailing one of the instructors. They might be willing to work with you if you plan to stay down there over the summer.
Good luck!
- 0Apr 22, '09 by jhancock01Yep, I work and was planning to stay in C'ville. Thankfully i have a sister up there in Ashburn, should I need to go up and take tests. In the course description there was nothing about having to travel....and I'd been told that NoVA had online A/P courses and no one has mentioned having to travel, but wanted to be proactive and not surprised later. contacting professors is a good idea...wondering if I can find those email addresses online via their site.
Thanks for the thoughts.
- 0Apr 23, '09 by CilantrophobeThe instructors emails are first letter of first name+last email@example.com Just find a teacher with an open section and shoot them an email.
- 0Apr 29, '09 by Career1I am in Bio 141 and about to take my last exam! You can take Bio 141 all onilne except you must take the exams at a campus. I think that if you are out of the area you may take the exam at a campus near you. As long as you contact the school and let them know. Also I feel that I learned what I needed to taking the class online. They have a study guide that helps prepare for the exams.
- 0Aug 9, '09 by fsv1024Hi there!
I took A& P at NVCC via distance learning. Its structured so that you can complete all of the quizzes online at your own leasure and all of the assignments are the same way. However, the exams (there are a few) must be proctored. So you can certainly take it from a different state and you dont have to go into the NVCC campus as someone else mentioned. However, in order to do this you must fill out a form, find someone willing to proctor the exam for you (must be a professor at a nearby college, librarian etc) and then you're set. I had to do this because I took it during the summer from NJ. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions!
- 0Sep 18, '09 by MandaTayeI am currently in the process of taking A & P I at NVCC and so far I love it. It has virtual cadaver dissection that you do via software. To me, this makes more sense than dissecting cats. I mean, how many cats have you seen come into the ER recently? :chuckle I made an A on my first test. If you truly put the time into studying you should do well with this course. There are many open slots so I'm not worried about being able to get into A & P II when I'm ready. I am out of state and had to find a proctor. This was not really a big deal at all and the approval of my proctor only took a day. I'm really glad I chose to take this course at NVCC. If you're disciplined & focused you can do it!!!
- 0Dec 28, '09 by jhancock01I was the one to originally post this question... figured I'd come back with an update.
I took both A&P I and II online with NVCC in Virginia. First semester was during the summer (choice to complete in 8 or 12 weeks). I just completed the A&P II this fall (choice to complete in 8, 12 or 16 weeks) and I received A's in BOTH A&P courses. Yay!
It was tough but I can't imagine trying to fit in attending lecture and lab and finding time to study plus working full-time. I am sooo glad that I took the online version. But be prepared to spend 15-20+ hours a week for this one class--if you want to get an A...unless you've got a photographic memory.
I totally concur with MandaTaye's sentiments... my feelings exactly. I used our local community college (PVCC which is part of VCCS) and the testing center was my "proctor" and it worked out great and didn't cost me a thing.
I am now signed up to take Developmental Psych online, as well as Microbiology at PVCC via a hybrid course (lecture portion online, lab 4 Saturdays during Spring semester--for 8 hours each).
I was totally psyched to get A's and to discover that the online format worked well for me--that's why I'm going to try Microbiology and Dev. Psych online too this coming Spring semester (and still working full-time). I might decide to drop Dev. Psych if the work load is too much while working. Since I'm applying in February to start nursing school fall of 2010... it doesn't matter really if I take both in the spring or not...b/c they can't factor these classes into my "weighted" application since I haven't completed them and earned a grade. oh well. I do what I can do and not worry about what I can't.
I'd recommend the online A&P for students that aren't prone to procrastination and who are happy working independently.
- 0Dec 29, '09 by cheertt2Hi there. I also attend NVCC for nursing pre-reqs. Because you were able to do AP online, I think you would be fine taking Developmental Psy and Micro together. I took Developmental Psy online and Statistics in class this past semester, and I did well. Developmental was not that hard and again if you are not a procrastinator, you can do it. If you PM me, I can tell you which professor I took online. I am so excited about the spring semester. I am taking API (lecture and lab on campus) and Biomedical ethics online. I hope I get A's too.
- 0Dec 29, '09 by jhancock01Cheertt2:
I am taking my Microbiology hybrid at PVCC here in Ch'ville and taking Dev Psych (230) online with Blue Ridge CC (in Shenandoah Valley). So I'm divided between two schools for online work b/c no school provided both. NVCC didn't offer what I wanted online (or the right course number)...so b/c I really wanted to do it online-- I had to get it where I could. Thankfully VCCS makes that possible with the network of schools.


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Winter Championship.
January 26th is cancelled today due to the bad weather.
February 9th Round 1
Waterford Raceway Racing is Cancelled tomorrow February 23rd
March 9th Round 3
practice day on the 22 nd of March from 2pm until 6pm.
March 23rd Round 4
Summer Championship.
April 21st Rounds 1 Double points Day
May 18th Round 2
June 1st Rounds 3
June 22nd Round 4
July 20th Round 5. Demolition Derby Day Upto 1400cc And Cup day for all classes
August 16th & 17th Rounds 6 & 7. Double points Day on the 16th
August 31st Round 8
September 21st Round 9
Due to unforeseen circumstances the Next days racing changed to Sunday 19th Rounds.10
November 2nd Round 11
Note DATE CHANGE November 15th The Social
November 29th Night Race under lights No points
December 7th AGM (Linehan's Newtown) @ 2pm
December 26th St Stephens Day Demolition Derby
July 20th Demolition Derby Day Up to 1400cc
On July 20th Round 5, we are running a Demolition Derby For cars Up to 1400cc only. Other than the 1400cc limit Normal demolition rules below apply.
Rules For Demolition Derby
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- Members of the club can also choose to purchase their own personal Tran X260 Direct power Car Transponder.
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Option Three
- If you are not interested in either buying or renting a transponder at this point in time, you can continue to be recorded as you have been in the past, at least for the next few years.


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Lili is one of the main characters in the amazing Psychonauts by Double Fine studios. What inspired this outfit is that quite recently it's been announced that Psychonauts 2 might be under construction very soon, something I'm super excited about not to mention the other fan-funded adventure game they are coming out with too! I loved the style used in the game (and most of the games they produce) and Lili's outfits was one of my favourites;
Geek Chic: Lili Zanotto
Labels: argyle, geek chic, pink, psychonauts
No comments: - posted on Saturday, March 31, 2012
Shoe Picnic: Superga Polka Dot 2750 Fantasy
Labels: pink, shoe picnic, shoes, superga, trainers
I'm a fan of comfy shoes, and sneakers and so on are a particular favourite of mine when it comes to casual outfits, especially with jeans. I've always worn converse but recently a different sort of trainer has wormed it's way into my heart;
How pretty are these?! I never thought I'd say that about comfy shoes but these ones from Superga are just perfect. I love the dotty print as well as the big white sole that makes it look a little different to converse and the like. I can imagine they would be incredibly easy to wear too.
Like I mentioned previously, these would be great go-to shoes for 'jeans days' but could also be dressed up! With shorts and tights they would look very sweet and super summery with a short dress and bare legs. Too much cute.
3 comments: - posted on Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Rockabilly Rose Red
Labels: cardigans, plus size, rockabilly
Cardigans are one of those 'trends' I love that are always about; they are just brilliant in colder weather when they're a heavy, chunky knit and wonderful in summer when they come with short sleeves and thin fabric that covers you up whilst keeping you cool as opposed to an actual jacket; and the more quirky the print the better! They're easy to just shove into a bag if you want one for later too, as they don't take up much space at all.
I've got to admit, I never thought of wearing a cardigan as a top but I realise how adorable it could look! Very 50s, especially when worn more formally. Plus size ladies' evening tops or cardis that are not ridiculously frumpy or un-do-upable (waterfall cardis anyone? ugh) are hard to come by but I thought this red number was adorable and could be a great basis for an early-season mad men-esque outfit. I added a little bit of a rockabilly touch with the necklace and heels.
2 comments: - posted on Monday, March 26, 2012
Geek Chic: Heather Mason
Labels: geek chic, green, heather, orange, silent hill 3
Heather Mason is the protagonist of Silent Hill 3, and if you've played SH1 you'll know she's the reincarnation/daughter of Cheryl/Alessa. Confused yet? I'm not going to go into the plot properly because it could take days and some very complicated flow charts to explain but suffice to say Silent Hill is a great game series in my opinion (and in particular the older ones), so I decided to focus on the female primary character in the series.
4 comments: - posted on Saturday, March 24, 2012
Beachy Florals
I'm looking forward to the summer; partially because it means I'm done with my second year of Uni (only one more to go!) and partially because myself and the boyfriend are going to Portland, Dorset for a weekend and hopefully the weather will be nice enough to go have at least a paddle. I don't even know why the idea is so exciting to me when I've basically lived in a seaside town for 12-ish years but there we go!
So, obviously my first port of call is what clothes? I'm not a bikini girl (or even a swimming costume girl, really!) but I want something floaty and light. I love this Kelly Brook swimsuit, and throwing a large floral dress over the top to go for fish and chips is just too perfect. The wedges also provide the little extra height that can prevent longer dresses being too 'ankle-swinger', and the denim jacket helps prevent some of that inevitable burning since factor 50 doesn't ever seem to be strong enough for me.
1 comment: - posted on Friday, March 23, 2012
Floral Fancy
There won't be much posting that isn't already scheduled in the next couple of weeks, so here's a really quick post before I head up north tomorrow; my not-so great attempt at floral nails. I'm getting better at the more fiddly techniques though! It's a bit of a learning curve.
16 comments: - posted on Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Shoe Picnic: TUK Baby Doll Bow Heels
What's this? Heels again? Well, not only that but heels that I think I could actually walk in. These cuties combine a few of my favourite things; coloured soles, cute straps and of course bows, bows, bows!
These TUK platform heels feel really nostalgic for me; the first ever 'fancy' shoes I owned were a pair of TUK super high platforms with a skull and crossbones on the front which I brought myself for my 15th birthday, after which I never wore them again because my mum was adamant I would break my neck.
I particularly like the three straps across these ones as I have a habit of just walking out of my shoes and leaving them behind, which is very embarrassing in public I'll have you know. I'd pair these with leopard tights, blue socks, black shorts and a punky top or maybe a knee-length flared dress and seamed tights for prettiness purposes.
4 comments: - posted on Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Geek Chic: Poison Ivy
Labels: batman, cute, geek chic, green, poison ivy
Ivy is one of those very difficult-to-translate characters; when in fact her usual outfit is normally made up of leaves in a leotard shape rather than actual clothes! I went for casual-but-practical with my interpretation, stemming (see what I did there?) from Ivy's past as Pamela Isley, botanist. You could imagine her pottering around a greenhouse in this! and of course a trademark slick of lipstick;
4 comments: - posted on Saturday, March 17, 2012
5 Favourites; Nail Polish
Labels: 17, 5 favourites, barry m, collection 2000, models own, nail polish
17; Fury - a lovely red-orange-gold polish, it feels like it has so many dimensions to it and I love the way it's slightly two-tone. It would look great with gold crackle polish I think.
Collection 2000; Angel Wings - this is such a pretty grey! It applies really nicely for collection 2000, a brand I don't really enjoy nail polishes from usually. It looks great with white polka dots.
Barry M; Lilac Nail Effects - This is my go-to 'lazy' nail polish because it's quick and easy to apply and looks great with even one coat if you don't have much time.
Models Own; Juicy Jules - glitter polishes are a pain in the arse to remove so I always wear this on my toes. I got it for something like £1 in a blog sale and I love the rainbow glitter. So pretty.
17; Juicy - the photo really doesn't do this colour justice, I've never seen a green quite the same. It's almost a pastel lime green with a more emerald green sparkle which unfortunately doesn't show up that well on your nails. Still a lovely colour though.
5 comments: - posted on Thursday, March 15, 2012
Shoe Picnic: Irregular Choice Trinklettina
Labels: blue, bows, heels, irregular choice, shoe picnic, trinklettina
I envy those women who can stride about on heels all day and be perfectly polished and poised. I'm very definitely not one of those girls but when I do indulge in footwear that are not my usual flats or boots I make a beeline for a certain brand and I'm sure just from having a glance at the image below you know what that brand is;
They are of course part of fabulous brand Irregular Choice, and my first port of call for any non-flat footwear. And you can so see why; what's not to love about giant bows, quirky fabrics and that adorable perspex heel? Personally I prefer this colourway to the red (I clash a bit ;p) and that charm is just too, too sweet.
I would wear these beautiful shoes either full-on rockabilly with an equally bright and patterned swing dress or to a formal event with a plain dress to jazz it up a bit; in fact I have a wedding coming up in a few months for which I am shoe-less so maybe I should start saving my pennies...
5 comments: - posted on Wednesday, March 14, 2012
An Empire that will stand for 10,000 Years
Labels: galactic empire, geeky, star wars, tattoo
Apologies if you're a bit queasy when it comes to feet, but these photos unveil tattoo #2 of recent times, or tattoo #5 if you're counting all of them! It's still scabby and shiny and a bit icky but I couldn't wait. And if you know where the symbol is from (without looking at the tags!) cookies to you.
4 comments: - posted on Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Geek Chic: Little Sister
Bioshock is one of my favourite games of all time; everything about it is just amazing from the imaginative storyline to the little art deco features to the voice acting. I've even read the spin-off book and you'll never hear me say that about any other game! The little sisters are a pivotal part of Bioshock and Bioshock 2 and they wear adorable if slightly tatty outfits, so who better for this week's Geek Chic post. A pretty simple outfit of four parts with a lot of impact, Adam extractor optional;
6 comments: - posted on Saturday, March 10, 2012
The Force Be With You
Labels: h and m, new look, outfit post, pink, star wars
This tee shirt is so, so not my usual style. I like floofy dresses and cute cardis and colourful hoodies, but when I spotted this in H&M I had to have it; bright pink and Star Wars? Yes please! I find it difficult to wear cropped tees and I think next time I'll pair this with a dress and tights; I felt a bit 'naked' - and a little bit too chubby - with just a tight tank top/dress underneath.
tee shirt; h&m / tank top/dress; h&m / jeggings; new look
nails; 17 glisten and purple crackle
7 comments: - posted on Thursday, March 08, 2012
Shoe Picnic: Iron Fist Pink Gold Digger Flats
Shoe Picnic is back everyone! (well, everyone who remembers it). Who is excited? I certainly am. And this week I'm featuring a certain super-cute pair of shoes.
I love, love, love Iron Fist. It is one of my absolute favourite brands and yet all I own from it is one oversized tee-shirt; but their clothing size is a completely different topic. I adored the style but I remember a couple years ago when all they used to stock were the vertiginous (but beautiful) heels and... open toed flats. Egh.
Things have changed recently, however, and I love all these new closed-toe styles including these adorable Pink Gold Digger flats. Zombies and pink? Yes please! I would wear these cuties to parties with a black floofy dress and mis-matchy for everyday with pastel sundresses and dark tights.
4 comments: - posted on Wednesday, March 07, 2012
Pink & Purple
Labels: crazy color, hair, hair dye, pink, purple, special fx
So, I dyed my hair! Anyone surprised? Didn't think so :p I achieved these shades with various mixtures of Atomic Pink from Special FX and Capri Blue from Crazy Color. The boyfriend says that it's like I 'changed my colour crystal'; too much SWTOR I think? Hehe.
7 comments: - posted on Tuesday, March 06, 2012
Nails: 17 Purple Crackle & Fury
Labels: 17, crackle polish, gold, nails, purple
I got this crackle polish as a replacement to my Barry M pink crackle which has just dried up; I much prefer the matte texture of the Barry M crackle and I didn't realise that this would need to go on far thicker to achieve a similar effect but done right this could be a good alternative, especially since purple isn't a colour they currently do. I love the 'Fury' polish underneath it but I found the bottle a bit misleading and I was expecting a bit of a green-orange tint which I didn't get. It's a lovely fiery gold anyway, though.
3 comments: - posted on Sunday, March 04, 2012
Geek Chic: The 11th Doctor
Labels: 11th doctor, doctor who, geek chic
I'm a huge Doctor Who fan, and I'm not ashamed to admit that I'm only a fan of 9th Doctor onwards. Does that make me a bad fan? I don't know. All I can say is I seriously adore the show and I'm so excited for the next season to air. The 11th Doctor has, I think, my favourite costume out of the three newer Doctors. So quirky! Here's my girly take on it (and maybe add some braces too!);
6 comments: - posted on Saturday, March 03, 2012
Awesome Food: Dinosaur Gingerbread
Labels: baking, dinosaur, gingerbread, noms, photo post
11 comments: - posted on Friday, March 02, 2012
We Do What We Must Because We Can.
Labels: aperture science, geeky, portal, tattoo
Just a tiny quick post to show off my new tattoo! It's only little but it was very spur-of-the-moment and I love it. If you've ever played the portal games you'll recognise the symbol straight away I'm sure, hehe :p
9 comments: - posted on Thursday, March 01, 2012
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Workshop on Techniques in Modeling Human Cancer in Mice
Oct 19, 2013 - Oct 26, 2013
The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor ME
Cancer is a genetically complex and biologically heterogeneous group of disorders. It has become increasingly clear that the laboratory mouse, the best genetically defined experimental model organism for humans, presents a major opportunity for rapid advancement in understanding the genetic basis and underlying biology of cancer. The overall goal for our course, "Workshop on Techniques in Modeling Human Cancer in Mice', is to train a small group of young scientists (predoctoral, postdoctoral trainees, new investigators) in the use of genetically defined laboratory mice as genetic tools for asking questions about gene function and the role of genetics in the biology of cancer. A major goal of this intensive hands-on workshop is to provide students an experience with a variety of manipulations using commonly used mouse models that can be adapted for their own unique models. Students completing the course acquire a practical knowledge of how to characterize and analyze specific mouse cancer models, and skills in a variety of cancer model manipulations so that students will have a broad skill set to apply techniques and manipulations to their own mouse cancer modeling research. The practical laboratory sessions will use a variety of normal and cancer models, and experimental manipulations using breast, prostate, brain, lung, leukemia/lymphoma and colorectal cancer models. The techniques learned are broadly applicable to many other cancer types, as well. Didactic lectures will reflect current knowledge of modeling cancer in a variety of organ sites and will emphasize common themes in cancer research and modeling. Lectures will be given in the morning, followed by intensive laboratory sessions whereby students will gain hands on experience in the manipulation and analysis of representative mouse models. Sessions will include fixed and live cell imaging techniques, cytometry, organ explants, surgical approaches to the implantation of tumors, and pathology.
The course takes place over a period of 7 days and is limited to 16 young investigators chosen for their outstanding research potential. The size of the class is kept deliberately small in order to achieve a desirable level of student-faculty interaction and to permit extensive laboratory training and practice for the students. The course is held annually during the month of October at Highseas, The Jackson Laboratory's residential oceanfront conference facility.
Oct 19, 2013 - Oct 26, 2013 The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor ME
Richard Halberg, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
David Threadgill, Ph.D., North Carolina State University
Jennifer Corrigan, M.S., The Jackson Laboratory
Kevin Mills, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
Oct 19, 2013 - Oct 26, 2013 The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor ME
2013 Speakers include:
Carol Bult, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
Robert Cormier, Ph.D., University of Minnesota - Duluth
Jennifer Corrigan, M.S., The Jackson Laboratory
Dusty Deming, M.D., University of Wisconsin
Richard Halberg, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
Doug Hurst, Ph.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham
Kevin Mills, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
Amy Moser, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
Katerina Politi, Ph.D., Yale University
Lenny Shultz, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
Ruth Sullivan, V.M.D., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
David Threadgill, Ph.D., North Carolina State University
Benjamin Titz, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison
Kyuson Yun, Ph.D., The Jackson Laboratory
Oct 19, 2013 - Oct 26, 2013 The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor METhe 2013 workshop schedule (.pdf) is available for review. This schedule is subject to change.
Oct 19, 2013 - Oct 26, 2013 The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor ME
Registration Fee:
• Registration fee includes course materials, most meals and shared lodging at Highseas Conference Center To Apply for this event, please:
- Complete the online application form (Opens a new page to our secured third party application site).
- Applicants will be required to upload a CV or Bio sketch (2 page Maximum to complete the application.
- If you are a student, post-doc, medical resident or fellow, you are also required to provide a letter of recommendation from your supervisor or mentor.
- Applications by women, minorities and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged.
Oct 19, 2013 - Oct 26, 2013 The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor ME
Lodging and meals at Highseas Conference Center are included in the registration fee. Highseas is a spacious mansion perched on the cliffs overlooking the entrance to Frenchman's Bay and offers casual dormitory-style housing with shared bedrooms and bathrooms. Highseas cannot accommodate families, off-site lodging opportunities can be found at the Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce.
Bar Harbor is served by two airports:
- Hancock County/Bar Harbor Airport (BHB)
- Bangor Airport (BGR)
Area information:
Oct 19, 2013 - Oct 26, 2013 The Jackson Laboratory, Bar Harbor ME
Funding for this event is provided by:
- The Howard Hughes Medical Institute
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The market crisis has brought about a new liquidity reality. With consumers moving money out of the stock market and into demand and savings accounts and decreased loan volume across the board, theres more of an abundance of liquidity today than theres been in prior years. As a result, banks seem to be worrying less about it. But the fact is that these types of environments are cyclical. As economic activity increases and interest rates eventually rise, core deposits are going to become more difficult to obtain. Community banks must not take their eye off the ball they must be actively managing liquidity and diversifying their funding to prevent margin compression moving forward.
One bank that has figured out an effective strategy for liquidity management is Mercantile Bank, an Illinois-based institution with $721 million in assets. The bank takes a proactive, three-pronged approach to funding using Federal Home Loan Bank advances, brokered CDs and non-brokered CD deposits. According to Dan Cook, chief investment officer and executive vice president of Mercantile Bank, These sources provide a complementary mix that gives us greater control and flexibility and enable us to respond to changing market conditions.
The bank has relied on these three sources for almost 15 years, and while it has adjusted its mix of funding during that time especially in the past 1824 months Cook believes that this approach will continue to stand the bank in good stead as the economy improves. Heres why.
More Control, More Flexibility
Active liquidity management begins with knowing your funding options, both traditional and alternative, understanding when and under what conditions each source is available to the bank, and when its most beneficial to use them. Mercantile uses the FHLB as a reliable source for shorter-term funding needs. Cook believes that, particularly in this day and age, with some sources being curtailed for many banks and others being placed under close examination, FHLB funding lines should be kept open to meet unforeseen liquidity needs.
Mercantile also takes advantage of brokered CDs, although its dependence on this source has lessened during the past two years. This is primarily a result of increased regulatory scrutiny, a fallout from the liquidity crisis. However, Cook believes that there is a misperception about these wholesale funds.
Asset quality is what really drives whether a bank survives, Cook said. The longer-term issue is that community banks are going to have a hard time funding a five-year fixed loan, for example, because as rates rise, so will the cost of funds. You can match funds to this loan in the wholesale market and via other non-traditional sources much easier than in your local market.
As the third prong of the banks strategy, Cook relies on QwickRates online marketplace to raise non-brokered CD deposits directly from institutional investors and meet shorter-term (less than five years) needs. The portfolio of CDs Mercantile has built via the marketplace makes up the largest portion of the banks alternative funding sources, representing 16 percent of that mix.
Among its advantages, QwickRate gives the bank a quick and reliable source for funding loans, but it is also proving beneficial in terms of managing the liability side of the banks balance sheet. Mercantile is doing something a little differently the bank treats these direct deposits as a portfolio, laddering the terms of the non-brokered CDs to get more flexibility and greater control in managing them. For example, by laddering the duration of its CDs, the bank can make immediate moves to offset the impact of a big loan payoff.
If you have a $6 million loan coming due, you must find a way to get your deposits back in line. Unlike your retail deposits which you dont want to chase away throwing off those liabilities [QwickRate deposits] very close to when the loan is being paid down makes it much more efficient, said Cook.
Like any bank, Mercantile prefers to grow deposits through its local market. However, in some cases, it makes more sense and is more cost effective to raise funds directly through institutional investors ones who are less rate sensitive and less volatile than consumer CD depositors.
Cook explained, I use QwickRate non-brokered deposits to smooth out the gaps in maturities; this is less costly overall than fiddling with retail rates. The fact is that when you put a special on a CD, no matter how good it is, you can count on re-pricing about 30 percent of your current deposit base, which is expensive. When we offer CD rates in the QwickRate marketplace, we know that these rates will not be seen by existing local market depositors, so we can avoid re-pricing or cannibalizing our existing accounts.
To put that into perspective, if your bank has $20 million total deposits in savings and money market accounts currently earning 0.25 percent, runs a CD special at an advertised rate of 1.25 percent for a one-year term, and experiences a 30 percent re-pricing of existing deposits, the total cost of funds for raising an additional $3 million would in fact be $60,000.
Furthermore, using QwickRate is very easy and you dont have to be at 25 or 30 rate positions, or you may get a ton of money very quickly although thats a nice problem to have. Its easy to see why these non-brokered deposits are a core part of our funding strategy today and will be increasingly important as we manage our liquidity moving ahead, said Cook.
Planning for the Unexpected
Banks are experiencing compressed margins right now and should expect that to be an ongoing, uphill battle. Proactive liquidity management can help banks mitigate future interest rate risk. One of the most fundamental ways to prepare the bank is to make sure that it has a well-diversified funding mix. Mercantiles three-pronged approach enables the bank to actively manage its liquidity position while also meeting regulators expectations in terms of over reliance on a single funding source and preparing for the unexpected.
As an alternative funding source, QwickRate is also a crucial part of our contingency funding plan, said Cook. Regulators expect banks to prepare for potential risks and ensure that all of their funding sources have been fully activated and tested. Cook continued, The online marketplace has proven to be a prudent source for attracting non-brokered CD deposits to meet our more immediate needs. Its a key component in addressing the risk scenarios that we have documented in our contingency funding plan.
The bottom line is that the more well-managed your liquidity polices and sources are, the greater confidence regulators will have in your overall liquidity position. Therefore, they may grant you more flexibility in terms of concentrations and utilization of funding sources.
Its a new liquidity reality and examiners will continue to scrutinize the vulnerability of your banks funding strategy. It is easy to become complacent in a time when liquidity is abundant. Institutions like Mercantile Bank that take an active approach to liquidity management will be the ones to thrive. It may seem elementary, but it all comes down to being consistent, proactive and always vigilant.
Tracey C. Frederickson is a freelance writer with Critical3 Marketing.
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After authorizing an initial scoping process in July for the updating of Cottonwood Pass, Gunnison County has arrived at a bit of standstill in its effort to begin construction on the road. The pause, of course, is related to funding.
According to the Central Federal Lands Highway Division, the price tag on the proposed safety improvements and paving of the high mountain highway is $27,115,000. Of that, the county would be required to provide a 17.2 percent match in funds, or just more than $5 million, by spring 2018.


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Analog Devices Inc. (ADI), the global leader in high-performance semiconductors for signal-processing and signal-conditioning applications, has joined the Industry Affiliate Program of the Centre for Nano Science and Engineering (CeNSE) of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), to infuse innovation, provide industry insights, and accelerate commercialization of active research in MEMS (Micromachines) and Nano-Sciences in India.
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Are these really "mood stabilizers"? The term "mood stabilizer" is starting to get a little misleading itself, though no more misleading than "bipolar" or "hypomania", so I guess we shouldn't worry about it too much. After all, when we have some decent biological markers for what these things actually do, we'll have to re-name everything anyway, so there's not much point in grinding out a proper definition for this term. (For the very curious, here's my approach to the definition.)
All of these medications have been shown in randomized trials to have anti-manic effectiveness. For example, even the most recent entry, aripiprazole, appears to be a pretty good anti-manicKeck, though a little slow compared to Zyprexa and Depakote-loading. But does it treat depressive symptoms? As of October 2007, new data have just arrived on that, which I have outlined below. Conclusion: there is suggestive evidence that aripiprazole may have antidepressant effects, perhaps particularly at low doses for the "softer" versions of bipolar disorder such as Bipolar II/Bipolar Spectrum patients. However, so far we do not have randomized trial evidence for such benefit in patients with Bipolar I, although in such trials the evidence did trend in the direction of antidepressant effect (details below).
That is why, for now (2007), I regard Zyprexa and quetiapine (Seroquel) as the best choices in this family of "atypical antipsychotics" for use in Bipolar II where depression is the dominant problem. Because Zyprexa has considerably more weight gain risk than Seroquel, for the moment this means that in the treatment of Bipolar II one atypical antipsychotic stands out above the rest. That is Seroquel, at least if you go by the current standard -- namely, as one of my professors once said, "why don't you start with the ones for which we have evidence that they work?" (This is not always a fair standard when some treatments have more research funding than others, but in the case of the atypical antipsychotics, they all have big pharmaceutical companies behind them). Finally, I should remind you that I take a lot of money from the company that makes Seroquel so you should judge this conclusion very carefully, even harshly.
Worse yet, all of the atypicals have been implicated in causing mania (e.g. quetiapineLykouras and ziprasidoneNolan ). For risperidone and olanzapine (Zyprexa), older versions of this "second generation" of antipsychotics: there was an article a while back implying equivalent risk of inducing mania for each of these two medications, by Aubry and colleagues. In my clinical experience -- which is of course no substitute for, someday, a rigorous experimental approach -- risperidone has far more potential to induce manic symptoms than olanzapine. In fact, except in the elderly, where risperidone alone seems to work like a gem (very low doses such as 0.5 mg daily seem sufficient, for example), I do not trust risperidone by itself to be a comprehensive "mood stabilizer", based on this clinical experience. (Update 3/2005: Dr. Aubrey's colleague, Dr. Berstchy, again conducted a review of the available reports of inducing mania or hypomania in 2004. Same results, now with additional data for the newer medications.Rachid)
Risperidone Update 12/2008: a new result just published surprised me, although it is very consistent with my concerns about risperidone not having the right properties to be relied upon as an overall "mood stablizer". Here's the background: experience has shown olanzapine (Zyprexa) to be very effective against agitation and anxiety in patients with bipolar disorder, although very risky because of extreme weight gain and glucose level increases. Likewise quetiapine (Seroquel) has also shown value in targeting anxiety in people with bipolar disorder, though it too poses the same metabolic risks (not as much, but still a lot). Not clear yet what aripiprazole (A'... I hate that trade name, let's boycott it; you know, the cutesy one that's in all the magazines, "Abilify"?) can do. But risperidone is generic now, that ought to count for a lot, keeping costs down. Thus we're fortunate that a research team studied risperidone for the treatment of anxiety symptoms in people with bipolar disorder. Unfortunately, they found it no better than a placebo.Sheehan
The result is consistent with my experience using risperidone in people with bipolar disorder: it just doesn't act like olanzapine or quetiapine (even though it's cheaper, and about the same metabolic risk as quetiapine). I was just suprised because sometimes it works great, particularly in folks over about 60 years of age. And it ought to have at least been a little bit helpful, a little better than a placebo, I would have thought. Conclusion: this reaffirms my disinclination to rely on risperidone as a comprehensive mood stabilizer. Anti-manic, yes, but that's about it.
Implication: are "comprehensive mood stabilizers" supposed to have antianxiety effects? I think so. Some tools are available that do, particularly valproate/divalproex (formerly Depakote) and quetiapine. Olanzapine too, but the risk side is too great to justify this medication unless symptoms are terrible or a lot of other things have been tried.
New Data on Aripiprazole
The company has funded two studies showing an antidepressant effect in people with Major Depression that did not respond to a standard antidepressant. Notice, that is Major Depression -- which means "unipolar", not bipolar depression. This is interesting, because they also funded two studies in bipolar depression which did not show positive results by the standard way we judge outcomes. Here are the details on these studies, obtained by request from the manufacturer. From these data I conclude, for now: aripiprazole does probably have an antidepressant effect for some people, so it is still worth thinking about as a candidate treatment for bipolar depression, even though the data did not officially support this approach by the usual standard. But for the present it does not meet the usual standards of evidence in this respect.
Bipolar Depression Studies
In these two unpublished trials, aripiprazole did not prove to be better than a placebo, at least not to a standard level of statistical significance. In the following graphs, improvement is shown by decreasing scores on a standard depression scale.
As is nearly always seen in studies like this, placebo performed relatively well, leading to the obvious improvement you can see in these graphs. You can also see that aripiprazole, the yellow line, is leading to greater improvement. However, as indicated by the asterisks, which signify "statistically significant differences", the difference was not maintained at all points in the study, particularly at the end, when the two pills begin to look quite similar in terms of the level of improvement produced.
Patients in these studies had Bipolar I, not Bipolar II or other variations from the bipolar spectrum. They were taking no other mood medications. Compare the results in patients with Major Depression when aripiprazole was added to their antidepressant, shown next.
Major (unipolar) Depression Studies
CN138-139 (Berman)
(The study on the left has been published, the one on the right is in preparation)
These graphs are not exactly comparable with one another; notice that the
scale changes slightly, on the left (they do this to make the differences look
as impressive as possible). But overall, you can see that the drug-placebo differences in these unipolar depression studies are more consistent than in the bipolar depression studies. The company is trying to get FDA approval for marketing aripiprazole as an add-on medication in unipolar depression, based on these data. They were surely intending to try to get a similar FDA approval for use in bipolar depression, but because the results did not maintain statistically significant difference (as shown above in yellow), they are not likely to be able to get that approval.
These FDA approvals matter more for marketing purposes for the company than they do for those of us who are interested in what treatments to use. Indeed, I think the fact that the yellow lines above trend toward differences is still useful information. Why would the medication work in unipolar depression, but not in bipolar depression? This is an important question. It may actually turn out that these studies reflect a real difference.
Meanwhile, in a big 100-week maintenance studyKeck,
aripiprazole did very well against preventing relapse if patients had gotten
well on this medication. but all of the preventive benefit manifest in keeping
people from having manic episodes, not in keeping people from having depressed
episodes (where it was no better than a placebo replacing the aripiprazole).
So, we might eventually learn something like "well, it just depends on what kind of depression you have -- some are more responsive to aripiprazole than others"; and that "bipolar versus unipolar" is not the way to identify who will respond to this medication. Earlier "open trials", without a placebo comparison group, seemed to suggest that aripiprazole has a role to play in bipolar depression. My colleague Dr. Tam Kelly in Colorado has used this strategy a lot and thinks that very low doses are useful in Bipolar II, as low as 2.5 mg every other day or even every third or fourth day. Obviously that is a very low dose compared to the 15 mg which is the standard dose for bipolar mania. However, he is a smart guy, and he may be on to something. In the Major Depression studies above, the researchers used a starting dose of 5 mg and a dose as low as 2 mg was allowed. In the bipolar studies, the starting dose was 10 mg. Maybe they did not see what they hoped to see because the starting dose was too high? Or perhaps Bipolar II patients respond better than the Bipolar I patients they studied in a trial shown above. We will have to wait and see, if the company chooses to conduct a study in patients with Bipolar II, which they generally do not. Maybe in this case it would be worth it...


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