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I came to this thinking while researching the work of teaching artist Tony Blackhawk, who uses abstract art like that of Cy Twombly to lead his students in loose ekphrastic writing exercises. In "Third Mind," Blackhawk quotes Nancy Gorrell, who used Ekphrastic writing to help students learn about history by "entering" into another perspective. In my own practice, I've asked students to write from the perspective of an object in a painting, or from the position of the artist creating it. I've found that this practice in "entering" from a different angle seems to offer students an open-mindedness and explorative quality in a creative space that then leaks into the larger world.
This reading list is about entering that very practice—one of stepping into another perspective, and inhabiting the life of an "other" by peeking into their daily life, and seeing where you relate. I'm of the opinion that empathy is one of the most important skills an artist can develop—it's useful across genres and mediums—and that it's also a significant life skill. Oftentimes, it's through the eyes of others—a flowerpot, a three-legged dog, the kid with roller skates—that we first begin to understand the world, and more fully engage with it ourselves.
Crazy to be Alive in such a strange World: Poems About People
selected by Nancy Larrick
This is a collection celebrating the details of individual, unique personalities. The collection's titles reflect the variety of voices contained in one small volume ("Hey, this little kid gets roller skates." "Well son, I'll tell you."), and its accompanying photographs provide the poetic portraits with a visual accompaniment of faces across generations and cultural backgrounds.
Nancy Larrick cites what she calls " a living portrait collection" in her hometown as inspiration for portrait poetry. Later, she says she "met" more poems about people and began to collect them into a community.
About this book, Larrick writes "What a picture these poems give of our world and of ourselves! Vivid. Complex. Teeming. Like the old kaleidoscope which showed constant change in patterns of brilliant colors—none alike, none completely comprehensible or predictable, and thus all the more fascinating!"
"Then we overtook a boy we knew
with his pet crow on his shoulder.
'Always offer everyone a ride;
Don't forget that when you get older.'"
Excerpt from "MANNERS for a child of 1918" by Elizabeth Bishop
The Table Where Rich People Sit
by Byrd Baylor with Pictures by Peter Parnall
In the first pages of this book, a family gathers around their hand-me-down table and imagines the table's life before it came to them. Their talk winds into a daughter's worries about her family's poverty, and then into larger ideas of wealth and ownership as the children try to quantify the worth of what their family has.
In the style of "Everybody needs a Rock," each image is contained in the sparse organic lines of desert flora and fauna that layer color blocks like exposed sediment layers of the desert.
"My mother says,
'We don't just
take our pay
in cash,
you know.
We have a special plan
so we get paid
in sunsets, too,
and in having time
to hike around
the canyons
and look for eagle nests.'"
"My father thinks of
something else.
'When a cactus blooms,
you should be there
to watch it
it might be a color
you won't see again
any other day
of your life.
How much would you say
that color is worth?'
'Fifty cents?'
my brother asks.
But they decide on
five thousand.
So now I write
forty thousand dollars."
One and Seven
by Gianni Rodari and Beatrice Alemagna
"I once knew a child who was 7 children," begins a book also known as "Un et Sept" and "Uno y Siete" that links the life of one child to seven others across the globe. As the story goes on, the repetition of "But he also…" continues to parallel the life of one seven-year-old boy with many others. Each of these people are paired with an image of each new experience, full of layers of sketchy texture, pastel rubbings, and collage. The book decides, finally, that despite the variations in names, skin colors, and hometowns, "yet they were the same child, and they laughed in the same language."
"He lived in Rome, his name was Paolo
and his father was a street-car driver."
"But he also lived in Moscow,
his name was Yuri, like Gargarin,
and his father was a bricklayer
and also studied mathematics."
"one was named Chu, he lived in Shanghai
and his father was a fisherman"
The Flag of Childhood: Poems from the Middle East
selected by Naomi Shihab Nye
Headnote: "In the spirit of the children at the Cairo Library who said, during the worst sandstorm of the twentieth century, 'Just keep reading!'"
This is a collection full of poems from middle-eastern writers whose topics range from the train of stars in a deep night sky to the unjust differences between being raised as a boy or a girl in Egyptian culture. Many of the collected poets write about childhood, or from the perspective of a child, but their concerns are real-world, their tones at once mournful and full of joy.
Nye writes, hopefully, that readers of this book "will come to understand that in 'the space between our footsteps' resides eloquent, universal truths."
Excerpt from "Rice Paradise" by Ronny Someck, translated by Vivian Eden:
"My grandmother wouldn't let us leave rice on our plates…
…she would drag all the leftovers to the centers of our plates
with a screeching fork and, nearly in tears,
tell how the uneaten rice would rise to the heavens
to complain to God.
Now she's dead and I imagine the joy of the encounter
between her false teeth and the angels with flaming swords
at the gates of rice paradise…."
Uncle Switch: Loony Limericks
by X. J. Kennedy illustrated by John O'Brien
This book is a fun, lyric read about an uncle who does things just a little differently. Each page opens to a limerick and a full scene of Uncle Switch trying something or another the other way 'round.
"Uncle Switch never does anything the way other folks do."
For example:
"Uncle Switch has this tree whose routine
Is as mixed up as any I've seen:
Apples ripple, red, and round
Jump right up off the ground,
Fasten fast to a branch, and turn green."
"When, by munching hard, Uncle gets through
Mowing meadowgrass—hear the man moo!—
He exclaims with a snort,
'Shucks, I've cut it too short!'—
So he sticks it all back on with glue."
Sarah Minor is the Education Intern at the Poetry Center and Co-editor of the Wordplay blog. She is a current MFA candidate in Creative Nonfiction at the University of Arizona.


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Studying whales can be very interesting and yet overwhelming. These creatures of the ocean have been existing for thousands of years and even though people start to learn more and more about them, the truth is that there is still more to discover. Here one can read more about the taxonomy of the right whale and one can find out more information about the species to which this whale belongs.
The right whale is a term generally used to describe three different species of whales appertaining to the Balanidae family in the Cetacea order. One of these separate species comprises of the bowhead whale which was given its own genus in 1821, namely Balaena. Another genus is called Eubalaena and it consists of other three species commonly referred to as the Balaenoptera. Specialists have, along the time, recognized more important differences between the Eubalaena and the bowhead whale and this is why they have been for a very long time now described as belonging to two genera. In what the Eubalaena genus is concerned, specialists have always distinguished three different species of right whales. Yet, this argument had been challenged for quite some times. At first, there was thought to exist only one Eubalaena species but later on several differences in the morphology of the skull or other physical characteristics led to the assumption that there are at least two species within this genus. This led to the distinction between the northern hemisphere Eubalaena and the southern hemisphere Eubalaena.
Finally, by 2005, there were officially three species of right whales in the Eubalaena genera. These assumptions were first started in 1998 by While Rice after observing that the southern whale was indeed a different species and that the northern hemisphere hosted actually two different species of right whale, one in the northern hemisphere Pacific and the other in northern hemisphere Atlantic.
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Hoesley Digital Literacy Fellows
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The Hoesley Digital Literacy Fellows program includes a cohort of juniors and seniors each year. Partially funded by a generous gift from Penn Libraries' Board Member Jim Hoesley and his wife Sandee, and conducted in collaboration with Career Services, the School of Arts and Sciences and the Center for Undergraduate Research and Fellowships (CURF), the program aims to demystify technology, provide hands-on training and a website building project, and foster career connections.
This program is designed for juniors and seniors who are not familiar with the technology topics described below. It focuses on building confidence, providing learning strategies and encouraging creative exploration of software and technologies commonly used in the workplace. Comfort and confidence with, and a strong foundation in technology skills can provide a valuable edge in many job and internship searches. Students meet with library staff to plan out personalized programs, and delve deeper into technologies particularly relevant to careers of interest. Since the program provides workshops throughout the academic year, this may not be a good fit for those who plan to study abroad for a semester or more. Attendance at all workshops is a requirement for completion. Students create a professional website, which could include a web portfolio or online resume in preparation for job, internship or graduate school search. Students are selected based on level of interest and match between their needs and planned training.
Hands-on workshops provide 20 hours of instruction on eight topics:
Hands-on workshops provide 20 hours of instruction on eight topics:
- Graphic Design and Visual Literacy - software, design principles, formats
- Web Resources - search strategies, bookmark management, evaluation and privacy
- Files, Folders, Formats - finding, organizing, converting and publishing files
- Spreadsheets and Excel - data analysis, importing data, constructing charts and tables
- PowerPoint - good design choices, animations, integration
- Web Design - basic concepts and templates, what to include on a professional website
- Using the Web to enhance your job search - presented by Career Services - PennLink, social networking sites, researching employers, guidelines for portfolios and resumes.
- Collaboration and Management - sharing data, calendars, team-based projects
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2012 Cohort
Pictured left to right: Alexis Van Eyken, Chase Merlin, Morgan Finkelstein, Afuah Frimpong, Carton Rogers (Vice-Provost and Director of Libraries), Marguerite Leone, Kara Silberthau, Juan Carlos Melendez-Torres, and Brittney Joyce. |
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Pictured left to right: Grisselle DeFrank, Christian De Luna, Julia Wolfe, Carton Rogers (Vice-Provost and Director of Libraries), Ross Kelley, and Marwa Ibrahim. |
2010 Cohort
Pictured left to right: Linda Wang, Carton Rogers (Vice-Provost and Director of Libraries), Adam Behrens, and Tayler Sorensen. |
Hoesley Program activities from previous years
Highlights from 2008-2009 year include:
- WIC staff consulted with Penn Career Services on topics most relevant for graduating seniors entering the workplace, identifying graphic/web design and spreadsheets as priority topics.
- PhotoShop, iMovie, Excel, PowerPoint and Google classes are now offered each month on a regular schedule. Attendance has been steady and has included students, faculty and staff.
- Spreadsheet classes now include: Excel Basics, Excel and Data Analysis, and Excel Charts.
- WIC conducted its first workshops on Adobe Illustrator, Microsoft Access and Adobe InDesign in Spring 2009.
- WIC arranged for guest presenters to speak about Keynote and FileMaker Pro.
- WIC conducted several workshops in web design, especially Dreamweaver, as both public workshops and private sessions for specific SAS classes.
- Staff from the School of Design trained WIC staff on Final Cut Pro, a professional video editing software. Subsequently, WIC conducted two sessions of Final Cut Pro training for a Penn Law class and public sessions are planned for Summer 2009. WIC also assisted PennGSE students with Final Cut Pro.
- By request, WIC conducted a private workshop for a student group on graphic design for publicity flyers.
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And it was the last game for members of a senior class of Fredericktown Freddies, who have distinguished themselves on and off the field throughout their high school careers.
The Freddies baseball team ended this season with a 5-3 loss in the Division III Central District finals, falling to the Bloom-Carroll Bulldogs on Wednesday at Beavers Field in Lancaster.
"It is tough," said Fredericktown coach Tom Craze. "These kids played their hearts out. You've got to give Bloom-Carroll a lot of credit. They're a good baseball team. We were two great teams going at it — the top two teams in the Central District."
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1.1 Advising
The Department urges all its majors to go to the Undergraduate Advisor, Greg Keller, for consultation once a semester. This advice is meant to help you devise a good curriculum, and to prevent making mistakes in course selection.
Greg Keller's contact information:
Office: 3276 SES E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Phone: 312-996-4646 Students can also schedule an appointment with Mr. Keller in person by going to 3268/3272 SES. Appointments are required for M, W-F. Walk-in advising occurs on Tuesdays from 9:30-noon & 1:00-3:30, (but no DARS review/course planning during walk-in advising).
Mr. Keller also provides advising for Physics, Chemistry and Biochemistry (and so is quite busy!) and is housed in the Biology Dept. The phone is answered by a Biology department secretary or work study students, so don't be alarmed when you are told you've reached the Dept of Biological Sciences. Just say that you want to make an appointment with Greg Keller, and the person who answers will work with you to find an opening in his calendar and schedule the appointment.
If you are having trouble scheduling a time with Mr. Keller, please see Prof. Roy Plotnick, the Director of Undergraduate Studies (DUS). Prof. Plotnick can also provide advice and information on graduate schools, careers, and internships.
Professor Roy Plotnick's contact information: Office: 2454 SES E-mail: email@example.com Phone: 312-996-2111 The best time for advising is by the twelfth week of the semester, after you have received your Advance Registration materials. To successfully comply with the College and EaES requirements is sometimes difficult. Avoid surprises during your Senior year by seeking advice very early in your curriculum.
1.2 University and College Requirements.
These listed courses should be completed, as far as practicable, by the end of your sophomore year.
It is required that the 6 hours of English Composition be taken as early in your student career as possible, because the reading and writing skills provided by these courses are needed for every other course you will take. The English Department runs a Writing Center that has had good success in helping people to gain an acceptable level of reading and writing ability. It is up to you to go to the Writing Center for help (100 Douglas Hall, 312-413-2206). The Language Laboratory also provides training for foreign-language students and other students needing additional study in English (these facilities are located on the third floor of Grant Hall). You can also find help at the Academic Center for Excellence (312-413-0031).
Four semesters (or the equivalent) of a single foreign language at the college level. You can choose any language offered at UIC.
The General Education Core includes the following six categories:
You must take at least one course in all six categories. A complete description of these areas, and the courses that are included within each, is at: http://www.uic.edu/ucat/catalog/GE.shtml
1.2.4 College 60 Hour, 40 Hour Advanced Course and 30 Hour Residency Rules
As a requirement for graduation, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences stipulates that every graduating student must have taken a minimum of 40 credit hours at the 200, 300, and 400 levels at a 4-year institution; these may include hours in the major. The courses needed to fulfill this requirement can be in any discipline; however, as you approach graduation, you will probably find that advanced EAES courses will allow you to satisfy the College requirement. Warning: It is easy to reach your senior year still taking 100-level courses and as a consequence fail to satisfy this requirement. The college also requires that your last 30 hours of course work must be completed at UIC and that you complete at least 60 hours after reaching junior status must be at a 4-year institution. This last rule means that you should not take courses at a community college after your sophomore year.
For a good undergraduate education in Earth and Environmental Sciences, the required courses in Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics or Biology are at least as important as your Earth and Environmental Sciences courses. If you learn your chemistry, math and physics well, your performance in upper level EaES courses will be greatly enhanced. Furthermore, if you apply to graduate school, some graduate departments will give less weight to your EaES grades than to your chemistry, math and physics grades because your performance in these courses is a good indicator of your potential as a modern researcher.
CHEM 112 and 114 or 130 are required. The placement test given by the department of Chemistry will give you an idea of your readiness for these classes. If you did not have chemistry in high school or if you feel that your high school chemistry did not prepare you adequately for CHEM 112, you should first take CHEM 101. Note that many of our upper level courses require CHEM 112or 114 as prerequisites; we thus urge you to complete your chemistry courses as soon as possible.
We require 2 semesters of Calculus (MATH 180 and 181). Note, however, that Calculus makes heavy use of algebra and trigonometry. The Mathematics Department gives placement tests to determine your readiness for Calculus. Unless you performed well on the placement test, you must take MATH 121 (Precalculus Mathematics) first.
It is advisable to begin satisfying this requirement as soon as possible. It is essential that you work for good grades in the calculus for several reasons. First, your skill in the calculus will determine to a large degree how well you do in the Physics 141-142 sequence. Second, your performance in the first math course will affect how well you do in the next, and so on. The third reason why good calculus grades are important is that graduate departments regard your math ability as the most significant indicator of your promise as a researcher.
We require at least 8-10 hours of Physics and/or Biology. There are various options for satisfying this requirement:
The required courses within EaES are composed of a set of six core courses and five to six additional selective courses chosen from four groups. Note that these are minimal requirements for graduation; additional courses are not formally required, but which we strongly advise you to take some anyway.
A detailed description of EaES courses can be found at http://www.uic.edu/ucat/courses/EAES.html
The core requirements (20 hours) are:
The selective courses total at least 19 hours, with at least one course from each of four groups. Once a course is taken from each of the four groups, the 19 hour requirement can be met by taking either additional courses in the department or, with permission of the Director of Undergraduate Studies, one relevant course offered in other departments. These outside courses must be at the 200 level or above (see below).
Examples of courses in other departments that can be used to satisfy the 19 hour requirement; you must be able to satisfy any prerequisites prior to taking these courses:
We highly recommend that you declare your major as soon as possible. It is a LAS requirement that you declare your major by the end of your sophomore year. To declare your major, see the Undergraduate Advisor.
Students who want to minor in Earth and Environmental Sciences must take 18 credit hours, chosen with approval of the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences undergraduate advisor. A maximum of 10 credit hours may be at the 100 level. EAES 200 is required. At least 9 credit hours must be taken at the 200 level or above. The courses we usually recommend are EAES 101, EAES 111, EAES 200, 230 and 285.
Earth and Environmental Sciences minors must consult the Undergraduate Advisor of the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. The advisor can help you chose the courses most appropriate to fulfill your objectives and most appropriate to complement your major. Please refer to the undergraduate catalog to ensure you meet all college requirements for majors.
Not all of the classes offered by the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences are described in the following sections. Please refer to course description in the Undergraduate Catalog or more extensive course descriptions on our departmental website. We invite you to meet with the instructor of the classes you choose or with the Undergraduate Advisor if you have any question regarding the schedule, the substance or the structure of the classes. Please see the timetable for when courses are offered and the name of the instructors.
During the Spring Semester that you have signed up for EAES 200, the class has three 2-hour meetings to instruct you how to prepare for the field trip. Expect to spend about $250-$300 for the trip, for the following expenses:
1. Motel fees. We arrange for cheap but reasonable housing, and you will share a room with 1, 2, or 3 other students, each of you paying approximately $15-20 per night, for a total cost of $105-140. We do not camp for two reasons.First, the weather during that time of the year is highly unpredictable, and blizzards and ice storms have been known to occur. Second, we need all the available daylight to do field work, and cannot afford to waste time setting up tents and cooking.
2. Meals. Depending on your appetite expect to spend $10 to $20 per day, for a total food cost of $70-$140.
Your grade is based mainly on a report which is usually due no later than the end of the eleventh week of the semester.
Blackboard Course Info: Most UIC courses now have online information through the Blackboard Course Information System.
The UIC Terra Society is a student organization dedicated to understanding the earth, its environment and its resources. Membership is made up of both graduate and undergraduate students in EaES. The society generally meets Fridays at noon in 1280 SEL. Notices are sent by the EaESMajors e-mail list or you can check their website for the latest information.
The department lounge in 2460 SES is your home in the department. Please feel free to use it to study, eat lunch, or simply relax between classes. Snacks are for sale and benefit the Terra Society. You can also store food in the refrigerator and there is a small lending library for your reading pleasure. Students are responsible for keeping the lounge clean; please be courteous to other users by tossing your trash and removing dead food from the refrigerator.
The Science Learning Center (SLC: 201 SES, across the walkway from the Department) is another place you can comfortably work in large or small groups. Adjacent to the SLC is an ACCC computing classroom with printers available for student use. Note: Do not enter the computer classroom if a class is in progress.
The Department holds a weekly seminar every Thursday at 3:30 P.M., usually in Room 130 or 230 SES. Speakers are either prominent researchers from other universities, government or industry; or one of our own faculty members. The purpose of the seminars is to provide a forum for the dissemination of new ideas, new concepts and new developments in the earth and environmental sciences. Seminars begin with a brief departmental meeting, where faculty and students can make announcements of general interest. The Department never schedules classes from 3 to 5 on Thursday afternoons, in order to allow as many of our graduate and undergraduate students to attend the seminar. Keep this block of time open if at all possible when you register for classes. The seminar is preceded at 3:00 with free refreshments served in the department lounge.
The list of speakers and dates of their presentation is posted in numerous places in the hallways of the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences. You can also check the department seminar schedule.
Every year, the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences awards a small fellowships to undergraduate students.The DeMar-Rodolfo award is for academic achievement and is named for two of our former faculty who prized undergraduate accomplishment. Undergraduates are also eligible an award that rewards both "good citizenship" within the Department. These students are chosen by the Department faculty.
To be recommended for graduation with Departmental Distinction a student must have a grade point average in mathematics and sciences courses of 3.20 or better and 3.50 or better for high distinction. Higher distinction requires a 3.70 or better GPA, as well as superior performance in EAES 396 (Independent Research).
The department usually runs a field trip open to majors and graduate students soon after the end of the academic year. Past trips have gone to Arizona, northern Minnesota, and South Dakota. Photos of a recent trip can be found here. These trips are run at very little cost to students, they generally only have to pay for food. In cases where the trip is too far to drive to, students will be responsible for airfare.
All registered students will be assigned a netid upon enrollment. Each student must activate his/her netid. See the ACCC website for more information including location of public computer labs, the UIC Web for Students for information on how to register for classes, access personal information, etc., and Blackboard for web-based information on many of your classes, including real-time grade information
The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences provides access to a computer for printing purposes in the department mailroom (2440 SES). This facility is for use by both graduate students and undergraduate EAES majors and minors ONLY.
All majors are automatically subscribed to the EaESMajors mailing list, maintained by the Director of Undergraduate Studies. This is the main medium we will use for communicating relevant information to majors. The Department also has a Facebook group, UIC Earth and Environmental Sciences Alum. Despite the name, any member of the department can join.
In modern life the Bachelor's degree does not guarantee a professional career in any college discipline. Some companies, especially environmental firms, do hire a few graduates with only BS degrees; however, this cannot be depended upon. Furthermore, most jobs performed by BS degree holders are usually limited to routine, technological operations. Thus, if you wish to pursue a career as a professional in the field of Earth and Environmental Sciences, graduate training at least through the MS degree is highly desirable.
We generally advise our own BS graduates to go to another university for graduate work. After having been thoroughly exposed to our biases and views, it will broaden your background to continue learning from other faculty. A grade point average of at least "B", particularly in the math and science courses, is desirable. Normally, letters of recommendation from at least three of your professors must accompany your application. Attendance at Department and Terra Society functions and social events as well as independent research projects (EAES 396) provide faculty members with the opportunity to know you so they can evaluate you better in their letters of recommendation. If you are taking a break between undergraduate and graduate school, it may be worthwhile to ask professors to write a generic letter before you leave that they can keep on file.
You should be making serious plans for your graduate career by your Junior year. Discuss your graduate career plans with the faculty members, who may advise you to take additional courses in our department, math, chemistry, physics, biology or engineering that may help provide you with a strong background for your desired specialty.
Most graduate schools require the GRE general exam (verbal/quantitative/analytical parts). Many graduate schools have deadlines as early as January 15th for applying for the fall semester and often send out acceptances in February/March. If you are considering graduate school, GATHER INFORMATION EARLY from the schools that you may want to consider. Also, plan on having your GRE scores available no later than early February.
In selecting a graduate department, shop for a program with a national reputation, and for graduate professors with whom you might want to study. It is wise to investigate the published works of people in the line of research that appeals to you before you apply. It can be helpful to contact a professor whose research especially appeals to you. Some schools may invite you for a visit before deciding on your application. You may also consider trying to visit schools on your own, especially if they are nearby. The departmental office has a copy of "Directory of Geoscience Departments" or you may find this on the American Geological Institute's website. You will find this to be a useful guide for choosing a graduate school. Please, also consult with the departmental faculty member in your area of interest. The internet is also a very good tool to obtain information on the specifics of graduate school programs and potential advisors. The Director of Undergraduate Studies can provide advice on the choosing and applying for graduate schools.
Generally, if you are accepted by a graduate department in the sciences, you will also receive financial support. This support is typically in the form of a teaching or research assistantship awarded by the department to which you are accepted. Along with this comes a tuition waiver. However, it is important to note that there are a few fellowships available that may provide funding at a higher level than the average TA or RA stipend. Often these require that you apply while still an undergraduate or else before the end of your first year of graduate school, so it pays to start investigating these options now. As examples of possible sources of fellowship funds please see the UIC Graduate College website on Funding Your Education. Many of the fellowships described here are specific to UIC, but similar information will be available at the graduate schools you are interested in.
As a general rule, by the end of fall of your senior year you should have selected a handful of possible graduate schools. Early in the winter you submit the applications. During spring, departments send letters of acceptance to successful applicants.
Employment opportunities for students with BS degrees in Earth and Environmental Sciences are generally good, and because energy and environmentally-related problems are gaining more public attention, the future looks excellent. For a recent article, see: Geosciences: Earth works. The best site to look at for a review of current status of jobs in the geosciences is that of the American Geological Institute. They have a terrific Careers in the Geosciences brochure.
Other information can be obtained at the US Department of Labor -Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Office of Career Sevices (OCS) located in Room 3050 SSB (1200 West Harrison street) can help you find information on career issues. OCS provides various services including assistance in resume writing, resume referral, employment searching. OCS publications include helpful advises on good practices during job search. OCS regularly offers career preparation seminars. You should provide the Office of Career Services with your resume prior to your semester of graduation.
Ads for student opportunities (internships), fellowships, and jobs can be found at: http://www.geosociety.org/classiads/ http://www.earthmagazine.org/career-opportunities http://nagt.org/nagt/news/ads.html http://www.awg.org/eas/jobweb.htm http://www.earthworks-jobs.com/
Some areas of employment and types of employers are as follows:
The oil, gas, and coal industries have been the traditional employer of most geologists. Most companies hire people with at least a Masters degree, and with a strong background in mathematics, computer programming, stratigraphy, geophysics, and field methods. We strongly urge you to take a formal geologic field course if this is your desired goal.
Environmental or engineering consulting firms in Chicago area (estimated to be more than 100) and throughout the US hire a significant number of earth science students at all levels. Most small or medium size companies, however, tend to take their new hires at entry level. In general, students who have internship or similar work experiences would have better chances to find jobs in the environmental consulting industry. As a rule of thumb, good communication skills and a little field experience always help.
This industry is highly dependent on the world market and highly cyclical, varying greatly from year to year. They are currently hiring well trained students. We urge students who are considering careers in industry to enroll in a traditional geology based summer field camp. For those who may be interested in employment prospects in this area, the National Academies Press has just published: Emerging Workforce Trends in the U.S. Energy and Mining Industries: A Call to Action.
Environmental protection has created many jobs, particularly at the federal and state level. In addition, many municipalities hire geologists to evaluate building sites and the geology of highway routes.
The federal government hires bachelors, masters and Ph.D. level geologists for positions in a variety of agencies all over the U.S. Agencies include the Bureau of Mines, Bureau of Land Management, Department of Transportation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Forest Service, and the National Parks. If you're interested in working for the government, check out the Federal Jobs Information Center website at https://www.usajobs.gov/.
Aside from environmental problems associated with engineering projects, engineering geologists are hired to evaluate soil and rock foundations and evaluate potential sources of building materials. Engineering geology, and hydrogeology are specialties properly learned only in graduate study. Many of our students have found jobs at local consulting companies. Attendance at the local meeting of the AEG is a great way to network.
We strongly recommend that students use part of their summer for internships. Oil companies and environmental companies regularly offer internships to advanced undergraduate students. These are good occasions to be confronted with the professional life of a geologist. Internships might help you to define more clearly your professional objectives or gather more closely your assumptions and expectations of professional life with reality.
During such internships, you will gain professional experience and develop your connections in the professional environment. All that can only be beneficial when you look for a job or a graduate school. Very often, environmental companies require a 40 hour Hazardous Waste safety course which meets the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards. Sometime, large companies or agencies will offer you such a course prior to the start of an internship.
Internships of long duration (6 months to a year) are also offered on regular basis to young graduates, or advanced undergraduate students, by the United States Geological Survey (USGS).
Good sources for internships include:
GeoCorps America offers temporary summer positions (10-12 weeks) working for national public lands (e.g., Park Service and Forest Service).
Environmental Careers Organization maintains a large listing of internships. It also provides a great deal of guidance on finding positions.
Information in internships will be posted on the Undergraduate Information board outside SES 2459 and sent via EaES Majors.
AEG is a professional organization serving professionals in engineering, environmental, and groundwater geology. Students can join for free! The North Central section has monthly dinner meetings, many of which are held nearby in Greektown. Students can attend at a substantial discount. This is a great place to network! Meetings will be posted and e-mail notifications will be sent by the Undergraduate Director.
Most professional organizations in the Earth and Environmental Sciences offer a student membership category at a substantially reduced rate. Student membership offers perks such as subscriptions to journals, reduced costs to attend meetings, job and internship announcements, and access to research and other awards. Membership is also a great way to become familiar with the field and with programs at other institutions. Some organizations to consider, and to which many of the EaES faculty belong, are the Geological Society of America, the American Geophysical Union, the Geochemical Society, the Mineralogical Society of America, the Clay Minerals Society, SEPM (Society for Sedimentary Geology), and the Paleontological Society.
Not all questions can be answered by the Undergraduate Advisor or the Director of Undergraduate Studies. Neither has the authority to waive requirements outside of the department or to handle issues such as withdrawing from classes. For these issues, you will usually be sent to LAS Advising Office on the 3rd floor of University Hall.
A number of services are offered by the UIC Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs to help undergraduate students deal with personal and academic difficulties, such as eating disorders, sefl-defeating behavior, and stress or test anxiety. Training and seminars on Career development, assertiveness and study skills are also available. These are located in the Student Services Building (SSB) on Harrison Street and include the following:
Another listing of students services can be found in the Online Student Handbook. Note that the Counseling Service has an "InTouch HOT LINE", a telephone crisis intervention and referral service: (312) 996 5535 open all evenings from 6:00PM till 10:30PM.


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He has a six month old little sister, who receives virtually no attention apart from when she is being fed and her nappy is changed. He chooses what to wear, what he eats and what the family watches on the television. He fights over brushing his teeth every night. He has taken over the best seat on the sofa and demands constant attention. He is both the apple of my eye and the thorn in my side.
I am fed up of him, I want my life back and I want him to do as he is told.
Thursday, 30 July 2009
The History of Breastfeeding
I really think that if someone looked into it there might be a relationship between the increased pressure to breastfeed and the rise of post-natal depression. It is every woman's right to chose, in the UK we can boil our water, sterilise bottles and provide a safe, healthy alternative. It is your body, and your choice alone.
I don't wish to come across as either anti or pro breast-feeding. I don't think that does anyone any good. However, there are many arguments presented by the pro- breastfeeding lobby and one is the historical 'in the past' one. But what did happen in the past? As an archaeologist, I feel reasonably well placed to discuss this. Nonetheless, please bear in mind that I don't have the opportunity to research at the British Library or my museum library as I'm on maternity leave and I'm limited by the books I have sitting here on my shelf! So, here is a bit of a tin-pot guide. But I hope it conveys the message that children, even in the ancient past, were not exclusively breast-fed. Women still exercised choice or simply needed to do something other than breast-feed for the sake of their own health.
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In the past many women used Wet Nurses; Moses was presented to a wet nurse, as was Mohammad, Napoleon and many other notable historical figures. By Victorian Times there was a whole wet-nursing industry. Needless to say a fair few children died as a result of being nursed by women who were poorly fed themselves.
Wet- nursing was often, but not strictly a practice associated with high social class. It was hoped that women would be able to become pregnant again more quickly if they weren't feeding as that would enable them to produce another heir. This has been shown to be a fallacy, it is possible to become pregnant if you are breast-feeding.
Wet nursing went into decline in Europe following WWII as a result of the availability of formula. However, shared breast-feeding is still practised in a lot of developing countries and there is a growing small body of UK women that choose to practise shared breast-feeding.
Feeding bottles have been found across the world in a range of cultures from Ancient Egypt, Roman all the way up to modern day Europe. They were made from wood, horn, ceramic or glass. The first glass bottle was patented in 1841. There's a whole museum of baby bottles with a website here. The image above is of a replica Roman glass feeding bottle. We tend to use plastic bottles today, although glass is making a come back for health reasons!
I don't want to write an academic article, that's too much like my work for my blog. If there is enough interest, I will of course, go off to the British Library and sit down and write one, with proper references and some photographs of bottles that I have seen in various museums. However, Ive done some Internet searches and found some useful sites which may be of interest:
The History of Nursing Bottles
The Baby Bottle Museum
A Ceramic Roman feeding Bottle
A pictorial history of baby bottles
Breast-feeding Mom- History
and a couple of books:
+Wet nursing: a history from antiquity to the present Fildes, V Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1988
+Breasts bottles and babies Fildes, V Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1986
So, there you go, I hope that if you are struggling with the breast-feeding dilemma you can take heart from the fact that women have been having the same issues for at least, the last two thousand years.
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On our return, I had a phone call from the very swanky bed shop. Your credit card has been declined. "It can't have been, its new. Toddler boy wants his bed. Celebrities endorse it. I'll phone the credit card company, thanks." On to Egg Credit cards, for once I navigated their system. Eventually I spoke to someone;
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"WHAT!" A number of expletives ran through my mind.
Not to worry I have a John Lewis card, it just needs activating. Again, another series of questions successfully key-padded.
"Your card has not been activated recently so we cancelled it"
"What" OFGS, GRRRRRRRR. That's teenage speak, to express my slight aggravation.
Meanwhile, in the living room, Toddler boy is bouncing around the Mother-in-Law on the sofa, in a manner only allowed by grandparents. There is a sudden spell of silence followed by a wail. I rush over, Toddler boy has passed out and is now screaming blue murder. This continues for about fifteen minutes despite being offered crisps, chocolate, sweeties and lollipops.
I phone the doctors; "Take him to the Minor Injuries unit"
I take him to the minor injuries unit which as its the NHS has a 30 minute parking limit and sees patients in 40 minutes or so. I have to go and speak to the man in the box about the parking. Whilst I'm away, an aggravated nurse wants to deal with Toddler Boy. I can't be in two places at once. "You need to take him to A & E" Why, oh, why didn't I just take him there in the first place, I think to myself. All the time wondering if there is a deepening red stain around my middle.
At baby A & E, Toddler boy decides he can walk, a bit, to the Fireman Sam Fire Engine. The nurse sees this. We have caught him out. Still, she advises its worth waiting to see the doctor, so I wait, for a long time. During the last ten minutes of my stay, a chav family come in. Six people for one toddler is a bit extreme. "Hes got a really high temperature" Oh God, I think to myself. A few members of the family and the child go off with the nurse. They are stupid. The child returns without his T-Shirt. He steals the Fire Engine from us, polluting the nearby air with his disease. Because I consider myself Middle Class, I say "Don't worry, not a problem, no really, its fine". That is not what I am thinking.
The Doctor sees the boy "Bring him back in three days if he is still not walking properly, I don't want to irradiate him unnecessarily". As I walk past the nurses station they say "Swine Flu".
I return home. I ever so slightly burn the Pasta with spinach, sweetcorn and Gruyere. No-one notices. There is some new boy in Eastenders. There's blood on my Pyjamas from the wound. I think I need some drugs. Deep breaths. And, that is the essence of life in the UK today.
Saturday, 25 July 2009
Reading for Pre-schoolers; Top Ten Books
Now Toddler Boy has a baby sister, he is doing his best to encourage her to look at books. First he places them just within reach, this encourages a bit of crawling. Then he lets her get to them, have a few nano-seconds of playing and then he takes them away with his battle cry " MINE, SHARE!" I have done my best to explain the concept of sharing but it hasn't sunk in yet.
The other day he went out and left her (us) in peace, hence she actually got to have a good look at some books. This got me thinking about the best books I have found for her age group. Here are the ones that seem to go down especially well in our house:
- That's not my....... (Teddy, Penguin, Bunny) by Rachel Wells and Fiona Watt
- Tickle, Tickle by Helen Oxenbury
- The Busy Little Train by Anna Claybourne, Jo Moon
- Where are you Little Penguin? by Nicola Baxter
- Maisy's Big Flap Book by Lucy Cousins (any Maisy book goes down well though)
- Yellow Digger by Benedict Blathwayt
- Pip The Puppy illustrated by Axel Schaffer
- Dinosaur by Fiona Watt and Rachel Wells
- Elephant Wellyphant by Nick Sharratt
- Chimp and Zee's Animals By Catherine and Lawrence Anholt
Friday, 24 July 2009
Cooking for Idiots: Masterclass 1; Crumble
Tuesday, 21 July 2009
My Take on the Ol' Swine
I think the whole spread of it is partially resultant of the decline in our society as a whole. When I was a kid, you got a severe telling off for spitting, coughing without putting your hand over your mouth or any other similar disgusting habit. Nowadays, it seems to be acceptable to spit onto the street millimetres away from where someone is walking along. I see all sorts of people do it. I find it horrifying, and I have been told that this is one way that TB is getting spread about. Never, let your toddler play with your shoes and take them off indoors!
The coughing thing, I cant tell you the number of people I actively told off for coughing, without putting their hands or a tissue across their mouth whilst I was commuting into London. Some apologised, others looked like they were considering a reply. No-one did or they would have got an even bigger mouthful from me.
So, with this said, you have to ask is this decline in manners and civility another thing to blame New Labour for? I mean, would it have happened under the Conservatives, Liberals or Green Party? Well, probably under the later too, but perhaps I should write into the Conservatives to ask their thoughts on it all. Who shall I pick? There is only one man; Dear Boris...
I'm digressing here. I thought I should try to reassure some of you about the Flu, Ive actually had it a few times, but the last time I had flu or pneumonia, I never did get to the bottom of it, was when I was eight months pregnant. I blogged about it here. I survived, and you will too if you get it. Please, please don't let the media worry you too much. My understanding is that Swine Flu is bad, but it is the same as the flu. Little ones are at risk (I am concerned about mine) but as long as you keep their temperature down with Calpol or baby Neurofen and seek appropriate advice you will be doing the right thing. Fingers crossed that people are sensible and that Gp's are understanding.
We had the Norovirus when Toddler boy was tiny, they can get very dehydrated with that. It was awful. So bad, in fact, that I really don't think that there can be anything worse for a child. I would go to extreme measures to avoid getting that one again. So, can I please make this into an appeal. If your child is poorly, then don't send them to playgroup, school or take them to soft play. Its just not on. That's how the germs spread, and no, I don't agree, its not good for anyone to get a few germs, if they can be avoided they should be. As for the toys at the doctors surgery, avoid them like the plague. Virus's can stay on hard surfaces for 24 hours and soft for 12. They are likely to have been played with by diseased little hands and seem to me the best way of exposing them to germs going. I wish I manufactured anti-bacterial, anti-viral handwash, I would be making my fortune in these troubled times!
Monday, 20 July 2009
Alton Towers Winner!
Saturday, 18 July 2009
My Experiences of Surgery for Ovarian Cyst
This operation has been hanging over my head since the month after I found I was pregnant with Fifi. You see, at 8 weeks pregnant I rushed to the doctors after collapsing on the floor in absolute excruciating agony. The doctor thought I might be having an ectopic pregnancy and sent me for a scan. At this scan, they saw a little bean, but they also saw this cyst. Throughout the pregnancy it got bigger and bigger, which I think is partially caused by hormones. I suffered really bad acne rosace, bloating, tummy cramps and back ache. A lot of the symptoms are quite similar to IBS which I also have so I have literally just been getting on with it. In fact, if I hadn't had a pregnancy scan, no-one would have known that I would have had it. Therein, a warning for anyone with similar symptoms!
I've been living with the positive thought that it might just go away, I might not need an operation. However, a fair few weeks ago I was told that it was full of blood, a hemorrhagic cyst. The cyst was bigger than 5 cm and could rupture, twist and move around causing an inevitable ambulance ride. With 2 kids to consider and the possibility of and A & E doctor being set loose on my bits I didn't have a choice. I had to endure surgery. The method they used was a laproscopy. The thought of it was frightening. A camera through my belly button and incisions along the rough line where I would have had a C-section.
Friday came, I was a mess, tranquilisers helped and they shoved me into my own room. Mainly so I couldn't see the old ladies in the Gynae ward undergoing medical procedures whilst I was waiting. One stroppy NHS anaesthetist who had no patience and was huffing and puffing, moaning about paperwork whilst she put me under (thanks God she wasn't the last thing I saw on earth) and it was done. I remember coming to and then drifting off and coming to. Then at one point my consultant appeared and said she had signed my discharge paperwork as she knew how distressed I get in hospital. Then in a blur, I got dressed and literally stumbled in a daze to the car. OMG I felt ill. It hurts, the painkillers are helping. I was told that I can sleep on my side but its not all that comfortable, so I keep passing out on my back. But, all said, if you need have it done in the future, can I just reassure you and say that if I can manage it, you can.
At the moment, I just have to stop the kids jumping on my tummy, try to remove the bandages and make sure that I make the most of it, well at least a little bit. I mean, I've been needing a rest for at least 2 years. Its an extreme way to get one, but it seems to be working.
Thursday, 16 July 2009
The One Where I'm a Bit Maudlin
Wednesday, 15 July 2009
Monday, 13 July 2009
Tap, Tap, Tap; Computing with Pre-schoolers
Its a rather apt picture though, as Heart FM and Windows are running a campaign to encourage parents to show children how easy it is to use their computers creatively. They have enlisted some girl band called The Saturdays (I've not even heard of them personally, until now, but then I am 34 and OLD) to launch the campaign and have an awesome website full of competitions with prizes and everyfink. You can visit it here at this competition link.
Lets make this clear, as most of my readers know, I have two children; A boy aged two and a bit and a baby girl, now 6 months. Obviously, my experience of computing with them is a little bit limited. However, the whole thing did get me thinking, as me and the hubby like to use our computer a lot. As I'm sure you can tell. Being the sort of person always worried about what the future will bring, I am quite keen to encourage the kids to be IT whizz kids and computer geeks. Lest they turn into strange teenage faddy weirdos and keep me up all night worrying about their antics. I like my sleep.
So, with the future in mind, there are a few things that I do on the computer with the kids. And, yes, inevitably, they do all involve considerable amounts of interaction. No, I don't get any peace, even in my sleep, I'm worried about something.
Picture the scene, cream carpet, tasteful blue furnishing, flat screen monitor computer in the corner of the lounge. Harassed woman with toddler and baby on her lap, balancing on a gym ball whilst sitting at the computer. The conversation between me and child; usually goes like this:
Me; "No, put my pen down! No! That's the off button, no don't press that, arghhh we'll have to start again."
Child; "He, he me, me me ME! LET ME!"
Me; "Not that one"
Child; agaaaaaaaajutiul;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; - that's the pressing of a lot of buttons. In fact, so many that about 4 keys actually fell off my work laptop and had to be sort of wedged back in. I hope no-one with sticky fingers is using it whilst I'm on maternity leave.
Can I give you a tip? Don't try blogging with a child (specifically a pre-schooler), on your lap.
But what actually do we do on the computer? Surprisingly, there are a vast number of things that take up a fair amount of time and hold their interest well. Great for me, it means I don't get driven mad by Fireman Sam for the millionth time. Although, as we visit this website you can't have it all!
To summarise and provide a handy little resource for parents;
*We look through all my old photos which are nicely organised on Picasa with highlights on Flickr
*We spend hours and hours on the Cbeebies website, printing out pictures of Bob the Builder, trying to do some of the simple games and singing along to the songs.
*We look at this little cartoon SamSam which has an un-believably catchy theme tune
*We play this tractor game
*We play lots of these Fisher Price Games
*We press buttons/ keys on the keyboard, just for the hell of it. 6 month old baby Fifi just loves the noise. She gets all excited and her legs flail about randomly.
*We end up with about 15 different windows open and mummy gets a bit confused
And finally, we get bored and spend the time bouncing up and down on the exercise ball that I sit on instead of a chair! There you have it, computing with a pre-schooler. Don't be shy, it can be done.
Sunday, 12 July 2009
Fun From Now On
I have decided upon a course of action, helped by the suggestions. I am going to continue, partly due to the begging of hubby and a couple of mates including someone who I like to think of as one my best -est friends as she stoically puts up with all my moaning, Garden Mum. I think I would also be giving up on what is essentially a record of my life and times. Like the Mummy Whisperer (who also has some fab advice on her blog) and miss leslieanne, Tasha, and Muddling Along Mummy suggested, I think I will have specific no blogging days when I focus on domestic family things. The computer will not even be turned on and I am in discussions about moving it upstairs like Laura and Fraught Mummy suggest.
I am really enjoying doing my sewing at the moment, so as Kathyrn suggests (I'm not going to call her Mrs Slug!) I will post about some of my creative achievements and disasters. I hope you all find this enjoyable, funny and perhaps even a little but inspirational. I also think I will go back to the early days a bit, when I wrote about some stuff other than kids, like Mary does so well.
I feel the need to concentrate on my family life and the kids, but that doesn't need to be at the expense of me time and blogging is a bit of me time. I need to get more organised. So apologies, if this little part of the web becomes a bit erratic. Stick with me there will be good times ahead!
I would also like to thank Cartside (who I feel I know, as we have been reading each others blogs for such a long time now!), Vic, Metropolitan Mum, the Dotterel, Karin and Clarey for stroking my ego and making me feel a bit better. Its nice to know that people enjoy what you are doing and ultimately they made me remember why I started doing this, for fun, and for myself.
Wednesday, 8 July 2009
Back to Basics?
I have to say that, I really, really love blogging, it has been a feature of having kids. I've met some brilliant people, Ive got some great stuff to review. However, I do think that recently its become a bit more competitive than it used to be. I can't say that I'm not disappointed for not getting into any of these top lists EVER. The fact is that I am. I get a fair few hits, lots of requests from PR firms. Even the chance to review a few different web-sites sites pre-launch. However, the main-stay of my writing work has always been academic stuff through my job. Magazine articles, dull, dull highly academic articles, a book, exhibition panels and lectures so boring that I often wonder mid-stream if I've already spoken about something. Yes, they do seem to go down well. But I don't want to do them anymore.
I think perhaps, the reason that I'm having these thoughts is that I'm due to have an operation in a few weeks and I'm reassessing parts of my life. I feel the urge to chuck out lots of stuff and I want to create a really good impression of motherhood, in my kids minds. Just in case. I don't want them to remember me sitting at the computer. I want them to remember me playing with them, showing them how to do stuff, do doing domestic things. Its not that I don't do this, its more that I do seem to spend an increasing amount of time at the computer. Have I become addicted to blogging and the Internet? No, but I do enjoy the camaraderie of talking to other adults during the sometimes painfully long days with a toddler and baby.
So, the question at the moment is whether to move the computer upstairs to the study, blog very occasionally, give up totally and do other more homely type things and actually read a book or just put this down as a little phase I'm going through. Should I go back to basics? Don't feel obliged to comment, I'm having a bad day.
Tuesday, 7 July 2009
A Bosnian Carnival
Sunday, 5 July 2009
Silver Cross Doodle High Chair Review
- Easy wipe clean surfaces
- A bit of padding to stop small heads from bumping themselves and little bottoms from going to sleep.
- Something to catch all the food that is wasted (ahem) thrown onto the floor by accident
- Easy un-clipable harnesses, the harness clip must be easy to do if your small baby chokes itself, but ultimately removable when the toddler doesn't want to wear it, or sit on it. I have to admit, because of the choking thing and because I have predominantly done baby led weaning I never actually use a harness.
- For small babies, I have found a pillar that goes in between the legs either attached to the tray, or built into the seat really helpful.
- An easy collapsible storage mechanism
So, onto the review:
The Silver Cross Doodle, is of the highchair type which converts into a table and chair for when your cute little baby turns into a terrible little monster and wants to scribble/ paint all over your cream sofas. As I have both varieties of children, the mechanism to do this is critical. You gotta be fair in our house, baby Fifi sits in the highchair to eat, Toddler Boy gets to use the table and chair. The mechanism to convert between the two is simple and easy and can be done whilst juggling a baby, trust me, ive tried!
Saturday, 4 July 2009
The Longest Ten Minutes of My Life
Toddler boy has this really smelly bunny, he cuddles it, sucks its ear and has adventures with it. He loves it more than mummy, daddy and baby Fifi. He loves it more than chocolate, crisps and coca-cola. He loves it more than anything else in the whole wide world.
Hubby has a fear of spiders.
The day was a typical North Norfolk one; bright, big blue sky and gentle wind (OK, well make that hurricane force gales). What better weather to take a trip on the Wells- Walsingham light railway. The longest 10 and a quarter inch narrow gauge steam railway in the world. How exciting! Toot- toot, chuffa, chuffa, chuffa and other railway like noises.
The journey began well, with an air of excitement and the chance to grab the best seats. Ones that are covered, but open at the sides, adding that element of Health and Safety danger only allowed at the sea-side. Twenty minutes into the journey, Toddler boy was bursting with excitement, Fifi had been lulled to sleep and I was thinking, to be honest, that it was a bit boring as it seemed to be taking quite a long time. I have no patience and require immediate gratification. Hubby can vouch for this. Hubby was proudly showing me how he was sitting with stinky bunny on his lap, its ear sort of flapping in the wind. I thought to myself that he was taking a risk, but its not for me to spoil the holiday fun.
THEN, a so called MASSIVE black spider fell off the roof and onto hubby's lap. All of a sudden he jumped up in fright (only a bit ) as I'm not aware of him hitting his NUMB SKULL. And with that stinky bunny flew right out of the train. In slow motion. The train carried on its way, toot toot, cuffa chuffa chuffa. Our very souls stayed where they were.
Hubby looking distraught conveyed this message to me using his best telepathy "Sh**, Christ, OMG, Ive lost bunny, I'm so sorry, don't divorce me"
I replied "People must do this all the time".
I thought " Bl**dy idiot, MEN, cant be trusted, OMG, must distract the boy, OMG that's it, the end of the world"
Toddler boy; "BUN, BUUUUUN!!" (his name for it)
Me; "Bun-bun is in the car"
Toddler Boy; "Noooooooaaaaaaooooooo"
Hubby; "sob, sob"
Me; "Hes gone for a ride with the driver, hes driving the train"
The journey is then one of quiet awkward silence except for the occasional sob and wail of "bun- bun"
The longest ten minutes of my life, my heart was pounding, I began to have the fight/ flee response inclinations. We needed a miracle.
Can I just say, controversially no doubt, that in my opinion this sort of thing is really something that happens when men are involved, any woman would have made sure that the most precious possession on board the train would be secure. In all circumstances. This opinion is backed up by the train drivers comment when I asked about recovering bunny he said "it happens all the time, wallets, cameras, phones...". He didn't say purse did he.
On to the second longest ten minutes of my life, the return journey. Hubby was a bit distressed, sitting, a man on the edge, mentally and on his seat as he was acting as back-up bunny collector in case the driver failed to get it. Luckily I had managed to distract Toddler boy effectively and he really did think that bunny was driving the train. I sat there, sending out he had better be recovered vibes. A thought ran through my head "what if he has been run over by the train?" I pictured his stuffing blowing away gently, wistfully, in the breeze. It could have been like Watership Down. It was heading that way. I conveyed this discretely to hubby. He said I was ten million times wrong, it would defy the laws of physics. A flicker of further worry crossed his angst ridden face.
The train slowed, other passengers jostled in a sort of hushed emergency manner. Toot toot, an arm reached out and recovered bunny. Sigh! A massive massive relief. The third longest section of a train journey and we were back. Bunny had been driving the train! The journey was life-changing, it revealed, several things:
- Men can be stupid
- The importance of bunny
- Time slows in times of strife
- Children can be distracted
- Never, ever, go on the worlds longest narrow gauge railway without attaching precious things to you with a lanyard.
- Never let hubby hold the baby in circumstances where spiders might appear, who knows what could have happened!
- Try not to let your child get attached to anything!
Seaside Beach!
Cley Beach is good for throwing stones!
Brancaster Beach is great for kids
Cley Bird Reserve (someone didn't realise that you had to pay)
We also went on a boat trip to seal the seals at Blakeney Point, visited the sea-life centre in Hunstanton which needs refurbishing, travelled on the Wells- Walsingham light railway and lost Toddler Boy's comforter bunny (more on this episode later). Several feasts of lollipops, fish and chips and pizza kept us going through the obvious strenuous activity and we used up an entire bottle of suntan cream. All in all lots of fun, now I'm off to do the washing.


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Nothing is exempt from being rated and reviewed in this social media frenzied world, not even jail. Though inmates usually aren't offered internet while in the big house, many log in as soon as they're free to offer their two cents about the incarceration experience. Here are eight reviews of jails around the United States.
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Harvardian Colleges padlocked
-A A +ATuesday, November 8, 2011
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- The Harvardian Colleges in Barangay Lourdes, this city, was ordered closed for gross and serious violations of policies, standards and guidelines.
The Commission on Higher Education (Ched) regional office has recently served the closure order against the school.
Ordered closed were the college's Master of Education program and five baccalaureate programs in Education, Elementary Education, Political Science, English, and Commerce.
"No new students shall be admitted by the college starting the second semester of the current academic year," Ched Executive Director Julito Vitriolo said in the order.
Harvardian Colleges' closure came just before its scheduled enrollment of students there and after Education Secretary Armin Luistro directed Department of Education officials and personnel "not to enroll in colleges and universities offering masteral and doctoral programs not recognized by the Ched."
The Ched en banc reached its decision to close Harvardian Colleges after the institution was warned last August this year to comply with requirements or be "padlocked."
It took months after the commission implemented the recent order because of careful evaluation and attempts to find a solution to its status, officials said.
"We have been monitoring Harvardian Colleges and have issued seven warnings on its non-compliance to Ched requirements and standards. We will be implementing the closure order from the commission en banc following instructions from our Secretary Patricia Licuanan to close down all non-performing schools in the country," Ched regional director Dr. Virginia Akiate told Sun.Star Pampanga.
Akiate bared that since 2010, they have asked Dr. Manuel Tagle, Harvardian's administrator, to comply with Ched requirements on facilities, faculty, instruction and educational and fiscal programs.
"But they have not complied and did nothing despite our efforts to help them and get that fresh look. For a while, they rented and occupied the bleachers at the Pampanga Sports Complex until they were forced to return to their original campus which was refurbished. In the course of our inspection however, we found out the library was dilapidated, rooms had no doors and surprisingly, there were no students around," she added.
Akiate added that it seems "perplexing" that the enrollment in its graduate school of around 1,000 is bigger than in the undergraduate program.
Aside from law, the college now offers baccalaureate degrees in Education, Commerce, Arts, as well as Nursery, Kindergarten and Prep.
"We have also noticed that the receipts they issue their students are not official. Even our legal counsel has inspected the college and found out the same issues," Akiate said.
The Ched regional office here has been authorized to "facilitate the efficient transfer of all students affected by the closure order to other Ched-recognized and compliant institutions."
Officials of the college, as well as students waiting for enrollment, refused to comment on the closure order. (Jovi T. De Leon)
Published in the Sun.Star Pampanga newspaper on November 08, 2011.
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High Quality AA and AF
While we test all our games with maximum in-game settings, turning on Anti-Aliasing (AA) and Antistrophic Filtering (AF) helps take the intensity of our testing to another level.
Here we see video cards go from playable FPS to an unplayable FPS and the real power houses continue to help break that 60 FPS mark we always aim for to provide a smooth gaming experience.
Overclocking helps boost the 1920 x 1200 performance up to playable levels, but 2560 x 1600 remains out of reach.
While across the board we do see gains in most areas, these settings are just too intensive for a mid-range single GPU setup like this one.