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Partnership Development Specialist, Washington, DC
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For over 40 years, Excelsior College, a non-for-profit institution of higher learning has provided innovative and rigorous academic programs to adult learners. The college meets students where they are academically, geographically and technologically and assists them in reaching their goals by offering a range of academic offerings. Excelsior College is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and holds specialized accreditation from TAC of ABET and NLNAC. A staff of 500+ currently serves 35,000 enrolled students. Excelsior College is currently seeking applicants for the position of Partnership Development Specialist to work in the Outreach and Access team. This is a full-time position with benefits based in Washington, DC.
The Partnership Development Specialist works in Enrollment Management to develop and manage partnerships with businesses, associations, unions, and other organizations in their territory, with a focus on associations headquartered in the DC area. The goal of this position is to help Excelsior grow revenue through enrollments and providing services such as exam development, assessment of training, creation of certificate programs as well as other Excelsior Services.
The goal of this position is to help Excelsior grow student enrollments and promote other Excelsior services in the DC area.
Focus will be to promote an increased awareness of Excelsior College and building partnerships to increase enrollments and use of Excelsior services such as the Center for Educational Measurement, Center for Professional Development and OneTranscript in the Washington, DC area. The responsibilities of this position are to identify, connect, and build relationships with representatives of corporations, associations, and/or other organizations who are a good fit with Excelsior College. Additionally, the Partnership Development Specialist will be expected to build enrollments with all established partnerships under their account portfolio.
In addition to the responsibilities above, the Partnership Development Specialist will represent Excelsior College at conferences, trade shows, benefits fairs, and other events.
The position requires a commitment to providing quality service by assimilating a large body of factual information and relating it to prospective partners, students, and key contacts in an effort to increase enrollment and promote Excelsior services. The Specialist will be well versed in all College options, learning opportunities, and services, and will be able to direct inquiries for the most appropriate degree and service. The Specialist must have the ability to professionally represent Excelsior College within the wide academic and business community.
The Partnership Development Specialist will work closely with other partnership development specialists, and outreach staff and will interact with other departments in Excelsior College. The successful candidate will be able to work independently from the Washington DC Office to help successfully achieve enrollment goals and objectives.
- Manage existing partnerships for Excelsior with Corporations and Associations by developing face-to-face relationships with human resources, training, member services or other applicable departments.
- Actively seek opportunities to promote Excelsior to existing partners through relationship building, site visits, webinars, presentations, and other forms of outreach with the focus of generating enrollments and promoting Excelsior services.
- Assure coordinated services in marketing, reporting, and customer relationship management.
- Actively develop new partnerships in tandem with the Director of Strategic Alliances and coordinate the creation of such partnerships that advance the strategic goals of the College.
- Represent Excelsior at appropriate conferences, participating in seminars/forums etc. representing Excelsior College.
- Work with other Outreach staff and individual schools on plans to increase enrollment and revenue from partners.
- Ensure consistency with Excelsior's brand so we are delivering a consistent, branded, and accurate message.
- Work with the Center for the Assessment of Post Traditional Instruction, Training and Learning (CAPITAL) to find opportunities to assess partner's training and provide other Excelsior services.
- Work with Excelsior College staff and Directors of Academic Evaluation, as well as the Executive Director of the Center for the Assessment of Post-traditional Instruction, Training, and Learning, to coordinate the creation of program-to-program transfer guides for new partners.
- Promote the use of Excelsior College courses and examinations, including the Center for Educational Measurement's ability to create exams or provide assessment services.
- Promote the Center for Professional Development programs.
- Research and identify potential new opportunities and outreach initiatives in target areas.
- Provide routine reporting both internally and to partner institutions on enrollments and other metrics.
- Possess a strong knowledge of Excelsior College degree programs and requirements and relate this information to prospective students and or partners in a highly professional and caring manner.
- Work with prospective partnership students to informally evaluate transcripts and discuss transfer equivalencies providing the student with the ability to make an informed decision.
- Work toward College's strategic goals and revenue/enrollment goals.
- Assure that all agreements adhere to Excelsior College policies and procedures, standards of good practice, and Middle States Accreditation standards.
- Provide efficient and consistent tracking of student service/advisement by maximizing the use of computer system (i.e., Lotus Notes®, SalesForce®, Excelsior's Student Information System, Sharepoint® etc.).
- Other duties as assigned.
This position works out of our DC Center. Heavy travel within the DC area and some travel outside DC involving overnight stays.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Strong oral, written communication and presentation skills.
- Strong analytical, decision making, and problem solving skills.
- Excellent organizational and decision making skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work with multiple, diverse stakeholders across complex organizations and different populations.
- Proven ability to work independently and with initiative.
- Excellent project management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities effectively.
- Demonstrate creativity, enthusiasm and openness to innovation.
- Ability to master a wide body of knowledge and information.
- Proficient computer literacy and willingness to learn new applications.
- Knowledge of Microsoft Excel® , Powerpoint® and Microsoft® Word.
Education and/or Experience
- Master's Degree from a regionally accredited institution or progress towards is required, preferably in Marketing or Communications.
- Two years experience in one of the following areas:
- Marketing
- Higher education
- Collegiate admissions
- Sales
- Previous experience in higher education, particularly with adult learners, is required.
Application Information
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Note: Screening for this position will start immediately and will remain open thirty days from date of posting.
Excelsior College offers competitive compensation and a generous benefits package that includes paid time off, retirement, and excellent health insurance. Interested candidates should submit a letter of application, resume, salary history, and the names of three professional references. Please submit requested information at www.excelsior.edu/ecresumesubmission, or by mail:
Excelsior College
Human Resources Office
Partnership Development Specialist, DC Center Search
7 Columbia Circle
Albany, New York 12203-5159
We are an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer that strives to enhance our ability to develop a diverse faculty and staff and to increase our potential to serve a diverse student population.
Open Positions at Excelsior College
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Vancouverites will be able to catch a special fundraiser screening of The Corporation this Monday, May 26 with an info fair, panel guests (including The Corporation author Joel Bakan!) and after-party. Unfortunately, it's a bit of a devil's bargain since the event will be held at Goldcorp Centre for the Arts, which we were graciously offered for free, yet comes with some controversy. The mining company got its name on the door with a $10 million donation to SFU which outraged many people, including us, considering their track record of destructive and exploitative behaviour.
75% of the world's mining companies have their headquarters here in Canada and it's no wonder why: there are virtually no regulations to prevent unscrupulous corporations from committing human rights violations overseas. And our mining companies, like Goldcorp, have been busy - poisoning water, destroying farms, even violent intimidation and murder.
One of the earliest supporters of The Corporation film, Inter Pares also co-founded the Canadian Network on Corporate Accountability (CNCA) and they are part of a coalition calling on Canadians to ensure that mining victims can access justice here in Canada. We've now come on board along with groups like Amnesty, Kairos, BC Teachers Federation and Oxfam Canada, to advocate for federal legislation that would establish mandatory standards for Canadian extractive companies operating abroad, especially in developing countries. Over 80,000 people have sent a letter to their Members of Parliament and on May 14, hundreds gathered on Parliament Hill to show their support.
For our part, we'll be handing out postcards at the May 26 screening to be sent to Goldcorp's Vancouver head office letting them know that we don't check our conscience at the door just because their name is on it. Join us and get your tickets now!
Support the Open for Justice campaign and help fight mining injustice here and around the world. Check out the video from Inter Pares below, as well as links to action.
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3,146,398. That's the number of people who, at last count, were part of projections lighting up key buildings in Washington, D.C. last night with messages against TPP secrecy. The international Stop The Secrecy campaign registered a huge victory and sent a clear message to negotiators that fast tracking the deal would meet with opposition. A lot of it.
Now, US Senator Ron Wyden, an important player in the Democratic party, has come out against trade secrecy saying, "Bringing the American people into full and open debates on trade agreements that have the effect of law is not too much to ask." No kidding.
StopTheSecrecy.net is still collecting signatures or show your support by sharing the good news and help it go viral.
We think this opposition to the TPP is one more reason why The Corporation is still as relevant today as it way 10 years ago. Do you agree? Let us know in our 10 Year Anniversary campaign survey.
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From StopTheSecrecy campaign:
Right now, Obama is meeting with leaders in Asia to finalize the secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement.
The TPP threatens to censor your Internet, kill jobs, undermine environmental safeguards, and remove your democratic rights.
We're going to get the attention of decision-makers and the media by projecting a Stop The Secrecy message on key buildings in Washington D.C. - but we need you to add your voice now.
The TPP is huge: It covers 40% of the global economy and will overwrite national laws affecting people around the world.
The worst of the TPP threatens everything we care about: democracy, jobs, health, the environment, and the Internet. That's why decision-makers are meeting in Asia under extreme secrecy and pushing 'Fast Track' laws to cement the plan into place.
This is no way to make decisions in the 21st century. We need to raise a loud global call to expose this dangerous secrecy now.
With every voice that is added to our call, a donor will contribute to make the Stop The Secrecy projection on buidlings in Washington D.C. bigger and brighter. We need to make this as big as possible when Obama returns to Washington on April 30th.
Take action at StopTheSecrecy.net!
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Romney wasn't the only loser on election night. American voters resoundedly walloped Citizens United and the notion of corporate personhood by easily passing measures around the country to amend the Constitution and overturn the ruling.
At local and state levels, residents across party lines emphatically rejected the ruling that unleashed a tide of corporate spending in elections — and won every time! Even red states like Montana and Colorado that went to Romney saw a landslide of support with majorities of 70% and more.
The drive to get these initiatives on the ballot came from a coalition of groups including Move To Amend, Free Speech Is For People, and Common Cause. Kudos to all the volunteers and grassroots supporters who helped get them passed in their communities! Hopefully, this high level of support will send a strong message to Congress and push them into action.
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Over 118,000 people have signed the petition to ensure the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) does not create an Internet trap!
Now, Open Media is hosting a live online question-and-answer session about the TPP and other Internet issues with leading advocates and experts. Check out their info below...
Do you have a question about the future of the Internet? Want to learn more about secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership's (TPP) Internet trap? Have an idea for how we can reach more people with the StopTheTrap.net campaign?
We are...
We're here all day (9 AM – 7 PM Eastern)! Join us here and contribute to what is surely the most exciting movement of our time: Internet freedom.
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Mar 17, 2013 11:35 PM by Bill Halter
The Cal Poly men's basketball team will play in its first ever division one postseason tournament. The Mustangs accepted an invitation to the 32-team CollegeInsider.com Tournament. Cal Poly will play at Weber State in an opening-round game on Wednesday night.
Cal Poly (18-13), was eliminated by Pacific, 55-53 in the Big West Tournament semifinals on Friday. The Tigers went on to win the tournament title to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Pacific is a 15 seed in the NCAA Tournament and will play second seeded Miami in the first round.
Seeded second for the Big Sky Conference Tournament, Weber State (26-6, 18-2) enjoyed a 13-game winning streak en route to reaching the championship game. The Wildcats however lost to top-seeded Montana in the finals, 67-64.
Opening round games for the CollegeInsider.com Tournament will be played March 19-20 with second round action set for March 21-23. Quarterfinal games will be played March 24-26 with the semifinals set for March 28-30. The championship game, scheduled for Tuesday, April 2, will be broadcast live on CBS Sports Network. All games will be played at campus sites.
Cal Poly enters the tournament after its best regular season in 19 years at the Division one level. The Mustangs finished third in the Big West with a 12-6 mark, overall they are 18-13 with a marquee win at UCLA. Cal Poly was 13-1 inside the Mott Athletics Center.
Despite that Big West Tournament loss, Cal Poly enters the CollegeInsider.com Tournament having won nine of its last 11 games.
The CIT started in 2009 as a 16-team competition, the CollegeInsider.com Tournament expanded to 24 programs the following season before reaching the current 32-team format in 2011. Oriented toward mid-major programs not selected for the NCAA Tournament or National Invitational Tournament (NIT), teams selected for the CollegeInsider.com Tournament must feature at least a .500 winning percentage. Further criteria for selection includes, but is not limited to, strength of schedule, strength of conference and record during the final 10 games of season.
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One of the best loved traditional pubs in Edinburgh, Pear Tree has a legacy of over 250 years. Its large cobbled courtyard and beer garden is quite popular among the ale lovers.
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Everything is well labeled on the front of the power supply.
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"Something that caught Kurosawa's attention was Sugino's solid, well-balanced personal deportment, and he ordered the actors to emulate this as best they could…"
Yoshio Sugino, swordsman of Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto-ryu, is respected worldwide as one of the elder statesmen in the world of Japanese kobujutsu (classical martial arts). Born in 1904, his life has paralleled much of the development of modern Japan, and during that time he has been fortunate enough to know and study under many of this century's legendary martial artists.
He has also provided martial arts instruction for many of Japan's most popular historical movies, including Akira Kurosawa's The Seven Samurai, adding dynamism and reality to what had been staid and poorly stylized fight-scene choreography. He has also appeared frequently in the media as a representative of the world of Japanese kobujutsu. In such ways he has contributed much toward introducing the truly wonderful aspects of Japanese martial arts to the public. But despite Sugino's tremendous service to the budo world, information on him has been limited to fragmented interviews and popular articles that do little toward painting a realistic portrait of the man himself, his origins and his history. In this series I look back on Sugino Sensei's life and the paths he has taken, along the way presenting some of the thoughts on bujutsu he has developed during his 92 years.
In November 1995 Yoshio Sugino suddenly noticed a queer sensation in his left arm while reading a book at his home in Kawasaki, a feeling that told him something was very wrong. The arm had lost all feeling and his elbow, wrist and fingers had become as lifeless as a doll's. As if the flesh was no longer his own, he could not put any strength at all into the arm. Staring down at his useless arm, he was shocked to see that the entire length of it, from the upper arm to the back of the hand and even the palm, had turned a deathly shade of white. He knew only too well that his physical condition was not the best. The previous summer he had fallen at his home and struck his head and the doctors had ordered him to forgo his beloved budo training. And now this! "Perhaps it's the nerves," he thought. "There must be something wrong with the nerves."
He went to the hospital immediately, but the diagnosis came as a shock. The problem was not the nerves at all; rather, an artery had become blocked. It was a serious condition. But what the doctor suggested next came as an even greater shock: "Mr. Sugino, we feel it may be necessary to amputate the arm. If we don't, your condition could worsen and put your life in jeopardy." The loss of an arm, for Yoshio Sugino, a man who had spent almost all his life as a martial artist, was practically a death sentence! Three of the five doctors he consulted viewed amputation as the best solution. Left unattended, they said, the blood-starved cell tissue would begin to die and the condition would only worsen. They had serious doubts about the capacity of Sugino's 92-year-old body to recover on its own.
Two doctors, however, urged that less extreme treatments should be tried first. Reluctantly, the others agreed and it was decided to trust the patient's physical stamina and recuperative capacity. Shortly thereafter Sugino underwent surgery to sew together several of the blood vessels in his debilitated arm, a procedure that undoubtedly taxed his elderly body to the limit. As he woke from the anesthesia, in the hazy half-light of semi-consciousness, Sugino heard voices not just one but several. Voices that were somehow familiar. Opening his eyes, he was surprised to see his two surgeons and four nurses standing around the bed giving him three cheers. The operation had been a success. Sugino looked at his arm and knew that it could move again, perfectly freely, elbow, wrist, fingers, everything. Happy and amazed, he also noticed that the deathly pale of the flesh was gradually giving way to a pink hue as the rejuvenated blood flow began to resurrect the numbed tissue.
Sugino was elated; he would be able to pursue his beloved bujutsu after all. Despite his robust constitution, Sugino's age has taken its inevitable toll in the form of various physical failings. He has been forced to enter the hospital many times and earlier this year he was ordered to rest after his doctors detected a mild stroke. But Sugino remains as tough and tenacious as ever. Although he now refrains from training himself, whenever he is at home he can still be found in the dojo among his students, bokuto in hand, flinging sharp critiques and guidance on this point or that. He still goes up and down stairs on his own, refusing assistance from family members. His posture is still as steady and straight as a rod. He still has most of his own teeth, and he still eats whatever he likes. In short, he is doing pretty well, all things considered.
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Sugino was born in 1904, a year considered by classical Japanese astrology to engender good luck to those born in it. A look at a few of the details of his budo career will confirm that phenomenal good fortune has indeed been his throughout his journey. Doctors saved his arm. He got through the war without being called up. despite top examination results. Throughout a long career he has enjoyed close contact with many of the most prominent, most talented martial artists of our century, Jigoro Kano and Morihei Ueshiba among them, and he has managed to lead one of the fullest lives a martial artist could ever ask for. Of course, Sugino has had to overcome his share of hardship as well, but bujutsu has supported him through all such difficulties, serving him well as the core of his physical and spiritual being. These days he is regarded as one of the precious remaining living witnesses to the world of Japanese kobujutsu and is loved and respected as a teacher. And, despite his advanced age and long years of experience, behind his penetrating glare remains the same impish grin that as a youngster earned him a reputation as "that little rascal!" and that nowadays simply enchants and fascinates.
Early years Sugino was born on December 12, 1904 in the village of Naruto (a farming village just inland from Kujukurihama in Chiba Prefecture), the eldest son of Yutaro and Seki Sugino. Born slightly smaller than average, his determination to become strong undoubtedly began to surface at an early age. The Suginos were a farming family that for generations had served as the head household in the village. From the Edo period, the family had been permitted to use a surname and wear a sword. Their house was a sprawling affair with a cemetery in the rear where slept generations of Sugino family ancestors. Today the house is still maintained by one of Sugino's cousins.
When Sugino was still very young his family moved to Shirogane Sanko-cho in Tokyo's Minato Ward. His parents, already well aware of the boy's proclivity for mischief, arranged to enroll him in elementary school at the age of six, a year earlier than normal. The young Sugino created quite a stir at the traditional entrance ceremony by arriving dressed in western-style clothing highly unusual and perhaps a first for the school in an age when Japanese-style garb was considered normal and proper on such occasions. As mentioned earlier, Sugino was a little smaller than the other boys, but he had an abundance of energy and took something of a leadership role when it came to making mischief. He was not particularly fond of studying, preferring to stage mock sword fights and the like with his friends. Sugino's father was extremely strict and the boy knew he could look forward to a cuffing should he fail to answer immediately when called. The elder Sugino valued hard work and despised anything that was not fair and above board, and taught his son accordingly.
The boy grew up to have a good deal of fortitude and always kept a stiff upper lip, then, as now, quite imperturbable. Initiation into bujutsu Sugino first encountered the martial arts after entering Keio University in 1918, where he was enrolled in the Department of Commerce and Industry. Standing only 159 centimeters and weighing a slight 56 kilograms, what he lacked in build he has always made up for in energy. He threw himself diligently into many club activities including, of course, those related to martial arts. "I was in just about every club there was," he recalls, "judo, kendo, kyudo, sumo and quite a few others. I'd join just about anything I was asked to." (Students in most Japanese schools are required to take part in at least one club meeting per week and may join others if they wish. Such clubs are a significant part of Japanese school life in all grades.) He was particularly active in the boating club and in some clubs that would be inconceivable in Japan today, such as the pistol club. "I remember shooting at a pigeon in the school yard, but I missed," he says. Unlike modern Japan with its strict gun control laws, back then, it seems, there was more freedom to own a pistol. Sugino remembers his university days fondly. He describes walking with a friend through the fashionable Ginza district, the atmosphere there alive with the cheerful optimism and freedom of Taisho-era democracy, the two of them swaggering through the crowd, surveying the scene with the confident delight and natural curiosity of youth.
In his heavy Tokyo accent, Sugino describes the time he brought a friend from the country to a Tokyo coffee shop: "Having been raised in the country, my companion found coffee quite exotic. He also thought it was simply marvelous that you could put in as much sugar as you liked." Sugino was and still is a keen observer of detail. While watching a Waseda-Keio baseball game, for example, he noticed that all the Waseda students had brought rice balls for lunch while all the Keio students had brought sandwiches. This talent for observation undoubtedly helped him a great deal in learning martial arts. Later, when teaching his own students, he became known for never missing even minor mistakes and pointing out each and every one in a distressingly loud voice.
Although he tried practically every sport available, Sugino's real love was for budo, particularly judo and kendo. While at Keio, he began studying judo under Kunisaburo Iizuka, an 8th dan judoist who also taught at the Kodokan. Iizuka was even shorter than Sugino but he made up for his lack of height in his girth and exceptional skill. It was he who forged the young Sugino into a strong judo man. At first, Sugino was unable to win against any of his opponents because of his small size. "That was truly a difficult time for me," he recalls. Sugino studied kendo for a time under a man named Tadatsu Shingai, who was employed in the Imperial Household Agency and was ranked "upper second kyu." The dan system was not used at that time and practitioners were ranked instead from tenth kyu to first kyu, which ranks were further divided into upper, middle and lower levels. Given that a third kyu was roughly equivalent to a modern 4th dan, Shingai's upper second kyu rank suggests he had considerable skill. Although Shingai urged Sugino to train seriously, Sugino seemed to show little aptitude for kendo (perhaps it did not quite fit his nature then) and he made little progress. After a while he decided to give it up.
Sugino's real talent at the time was for judo. He trained every morning and evening, his desire to strengthen himself leading him to spend more time on the mat than anyone else. Iizuka's training was strict and under him the Keio judo club (which had generally been considered too weak to amount to much) and Sugino grew steadily stronger. Sugino sometimes relates a story he once heard about his judo teacher: "Years ago in Kyushu, Iizuka defeated a certain classical jujutsu man using his judo. As he returned to his lodgings that evening, his opponent ambushed him, this time brandishing a blade and hurling abuse, but Iizuka took him down and pinned him beautifully."
Iizuka was as strict when it came to etiquette as he was tough. Once Sugino was ordered by one of his seniors to referee a judo match, since there happened to be no one else in the dojo to do it just then. Hearing this, Iizuka roared, "Absolutely not! You don't even have a hakama to wear today. We certainly can't have someone with no hakama referee a judo match!" "Ordinarily Iizuka was a very gentle, very nice man," says Sugino, "but in the dojo he was a tiger of a teacher. Even now I feel the highest respect and gratitude toward him."
Undefeated in Judo
Once there was a judo tournament between Keio University and the four-school alliance comprised of Kuramae Engineering University, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Rissho University and Tokyo University of Fisheries. The Keio team being short on members, Iizuka arranged for Sugino to participate despite the fact that he was still only a first kyu. His opponents were all huge black-belts. But Sugino stepped onto the mat wearing his brown belt and threw his way through six of them, with the seventh match ending in a draw. Afterward his teammates crowded around him congratulating him: "You're so small, but you fought so well in there! Even Iizuka Sensei thought so." He came away from the tournament with unprecedented new confidence.
At the end of that same year Sugino took his shodan exam at the Kodokan on Iizuka's recommendation. This time he defeated six opponents in a row, earning for himself the rank of "shodan with honors", a rank which existed at that time and indicated performance above and beyond that required for an ordinary shodan. From then until earning his 4th dan, Sugino remained undefeated. Even in elimination-type series he would inevitably wind up first or at least in a draw with the last opponent.
His friend Minoru Mochizuki (present head of the Yoseikan) once commented about his judo skills: "Sugino? That guy has the kami [divine] in him!" One of Sugino's favorite judo techniques was utsurigoshi (hip shift), a somewhat acrobatic technique in which the opponent's throwing power is taken advantage of to throw him instead. He was also fond of urawaza (rear techniques) and kaeshiwaza (reversals) and always exploited openings left by opponents who carelessly underestimated him because of his small size. But more than anything he had the confidence that his teacher Iizuka had planted in him.
Sugino continued training in judo rigorously, day after day, constantly thinking of ways to strengthen himself and his technique. Being of a highly assertive disposition to begin with, he never hesitated to express his own opinions, even to his superiors. He once even argued with Jigoro Kano regarding a point of judo technique. Kano said that koshiguruma (hip wheel) and ogoshi (large hip throw) were the same technique. Sugino insisted they were different; for koshiguruma, he said, you load your opponent on your hips, whereas for ogoshi you do not. It was practically unheard of and highly irregular for a judo practitioner to argue about such things with the very founder of the art! But Sugino was of a strongly progressive spirit and never allowed himself to be bound by tradition or authority. Even then, though still relatively young, he was already searching for an answer to the question, "What should modern judo really be like?"
Encountering Katori Shinto-ryu on September 15, 1927, while still just 22 years old, Sugino opened his own dojo (including a bone-setting clinic) in the city of Kawasaki, where he has based most of his activities ever since. Some time after earning his 4th dan in judo, Jigoro Kano told him that he should consider pursuing some sort of kobujutsu in addition to his judo training. Judo alone was not enough, Kano said, and one could not consider oneself a complete martial artist without studying the sword. The classical tradition to which he introduced Sugino was Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto-ryu.
Katori Shinto-ryu, founded by Iizasa Choisai Ienao (Iga no Kami), had been handed down through the generations for over 500 years in the Katori area of Shimousa (now Chiba Prefecture). Considered one of the fountainheads of Japanese martial tradition, Katori Shinto-ryu had never been taught outside the Chiba region. Kano, however, asked whether some arrangement could be made to have the style taught in Tokyo as well. This caused a great stir within the school and it was discussed at length whether or not the request should be accommodated. Eventually it was decided that, as the tradition was in danger of falling into obscurity, it should be actively disseminated in Tokyo to prevent this.
The school dispatched four shihan: Narimichi Tamai, Sozaemon Kuboki, Tanekichi Ito, and Ichizo Shiinato to teach the style at the Kodokan. It was arranged that these four should also stop in Kawasaki on their way home, training with Sugino there on Sunday afternoons and Monday mornings. Although Sugino had practiced with a shinai during his university kendo days, it was his first experience of wielding an actual sword. It was not long, however, before he had become completely engrossed in the new style of training. Katori Shinto-ryu kata tend to be longer and involve more movements than those of other classical traditions. When practicing the sword, for example, uchidachi and shidachi attack and defend back and forth in long, dynamic sets involving a whole spectrum of diverse techniques, each swordsman identifying and attacking openings in the opponent's defenses. In this respect, Katori Shinto-ryu is somewhat distinctive among kobujutsu styles, many of which typically emphasize simpler, less elaborate movements.
Sugino began with the sword, but he also threw himself into the rest of Katori Shinto-ryu's abundant curriculum, which includes the study of iai, bo, naginata, yari, shuriken and ryoto (two-sword) techniques. He had no particular favorite among these, but rather went about each and every one with full enthusiasm. When asked whether, given his judo background, he felt any resistance toward the kata-only training methods of such classical traditions, Sugino said, "Budo is kata. Kata training is everything in budo. Shiai is usually written with two characters meaning 'to meet' and 'to test your skill', but in budo the term is more properly understood as the two characters (also pronounced shiai) meaning 'to meet with death'. If you were to engage in a serious match using bokuto, either you or your opponent would surely end up dead, don't you think? In that sense, shiai are not something you can do thoroughly and completely. When you try to talk to people about kata these days they often seem a little disappointed or disinterested. 'Ah yes, kata…' they say. But treating kata so lightly is a great mistake."
Waning Enthusiasm for Judo
Jigoro Kano had a nephew named Honda, a 6th dan who worked at the Kodokan as General Secretaryl. "He was one of those people who tended to make his influence felt," Sugino recalls. One day Sugino, a 4th dan by then, boldly asked Honda whether judo had any secret principles (gokui), to which Honda replied that it did not. Sugino pressed the issue, asking again, "Really? None at all?" Honda reiterated his answer, saying no, none at all. Kodokan judo had no gokui nor any other secrets. "No gokui…" Sugino considered this deeply. Even games like go (a board game) and shogi (Japanese chess) had gokui; how could it possibly be that a bujutsu, an activity where one's very life was at stake, had none? It didn't make sense. "If judo has no gokui," Sugino reflected, "is it really worth practicing?" Adding to his growing discontent with judo, Sugino had also noticed many instances in which clearly effective techniques went unnoticed or unrecognized by the referees. His enthusiasm for the art began to wane, gradually supplanted in his heart by a growing appreciation for Katori Shinto-ryu. These days judo is not taught at all in Sugino's dojo. "Modern judo, with its weight categories and other modifications, has become nothing but a sport," he laments. With his growing devotion to Katori Shinto-ryu, Sugino took his first steps down the path of the bujutsuka.
Sugino the Bank Employee
Sugino has often described his long life by saying, "I've done nothing but budo," but in fact he did once hold a job completely unrelated to budo—as a bank employee. At the age of 20, soon after graduating from Keio University, Sugino accepted a position at the Taipei headquarters of Kanan Bank. His starting salary of 90 yen per month was exceptional considering the 30 yen normally offered to new college graduates at the time. Sugino confesses to having a bit of a secret agenda in accepting that particular position. As soon as he had the chance, he intended to transfer to the bank's Singapore branch and enjoy life in the easy tropical climate of the Malay Peninsula.
During his sojourn in Taipei, Sugino by no means forgot about bujutsu. He trained every morning from 8:30 to 11, then put on his suit and went off to work at the bank as a deposit teller, a job connected with the detailed accounting of incoming funds. Frankly, Sugino made a poor bank employee, for he found that affairs at the bank inevitably took a back seat in his mind to his real love, martial arts. Of course, he more than compensated for his lack of enthusiasm for the work by his constant participation in local martial arts meets and competitions.
In May 1923 Sugino entered a judo competition in Taipei. He was selected as the first of five opponents to go against a third-dan judoka in a five-player elimination match. Judoka capable of making it through this sort of elimination competition are generally viewed as among the most skilled, with impressive strength and the ability to down at least five opponents in a match without too much difficulty. Perhaps deceived by Sugino's small stature, the third-dan moved in to execute what he probably thought would be an easy inner-thigh reap, but at the last instant Sugino caught him with a lightning-fast utsurigoshi (hip shift), one of his favorite techniques. The throw had been nearly perfect, but it so surprised the referee that he became confused as to how to call it. He hesitated to stop the match since the player still had four opponents to go. Wondering why the referee had said nothing, Sugino continued the match and brought the third-dan to the mat in a strangle hold. Eventually his opponent tapped out in submission, but the referee ignored this as well. Having no other choice, Sugino continued to apply the technique until the poor fellow lost consciousness.
He was appalled at having been forced to take the match so far to be recognized as the winner. He also felt a nagging sense of having done something hateful and even disrespectful. After the match, a senior of Sugino's judo teacher Kunisaburo Iizuka approached Sugino and said, "So, you're Iizuka's student, eh? I must say, the young ones at the Kodokan these days certainly don't disappoint!" Though he accepted the praise with reserve, the young Sugino was secretly thrilled and spent the rest of the day pleased as punch, though he tried desperately not to show it.
On the other hand, while Sugino was keeping himself busy in the Taipei martial arts world, his career was not exactly taking the turns he had intended. Specifically, the transfer to Singapore that had been promised him was showing no sign of becoming a reality. Only after much discussion with his supervisor did he extract the reply that in fact the bank had no intention at all of sending him there. Knowing that it would be impossible to argue the point, he decided to quit and return to Japan immediately. The following year he opened his dojo in Kawasaki, which he named the Kodokan Judo Shugyojo (Kodokan Judo Training Hall).
Sugino's Everyday Life
Shortly after turning 20, Sugino married a lovely young woman with whom he had fallen "head-over-heels" in love. She bore him a son, but sadly she passed away soon thereafter as a result of post-natal complications. Eventually he remarried, this time with a woman who was a distant relative, and the couple raised four more sons and two daughters. Sugino says he was a strict father, demanding that his children clean the dojo diligently when they were young and strengthen themselves through budo training when they became older. Unusually, even Sugino's own siblings called him "Sensei," for in many ways he seemed more like a senior instructor than an older brother. Only his younger sister Fusako, nearly 20 years his junior, has ever referred to him habitually as "elder brother."
Sugino filled his days attending to patients at his bone setting clinic and training in the dojo. In those days, people with broken bones and other such injuries often sought treatment first at a specialist clinic like Sugino's instead of at a regular hospital. Other doctors often referred their patients to Sugino for such treatment and the clinic prospered. Something that always surprised visitors to the Sugino household was the fact that everyone in the family spoke in an exceptionally loud voice. Of course, it was undoubtedly Sugino himself, with his own booming vocal chords, who was the cause. First-time visitors would often be led to the mistaken conclusion that the family members were arguing, when in fact this was simply their normal mode of conversation.
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Tommy Poindexter of Riviera Beach was booked into the Palm Beach County Jail at 7:30 Wednesday night after being held in juvenile detention since Feb. 1.
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The key for examining independent expenditures is to search by race rather by candidate, and to note carefully whether an expenditure supports or opposes the candidates it mentions. The OpenSecrets.org data for Bishop's 2012 House race includes a tab for independent expenditures that includes totals of how much was spent to support or oppose each candidate. Expenditures in favor of Bishop and opposed to Altschuler both represent spending on Bishop's behalf, and adding up these totals shows that Bishop was supported by $1.4 million in independent spending in addition to the $2.7 million that he raised directly. His biggest outside spending supporters were the House Majority PAC, a national Democratic group; and two unions, the National Education Association and the Communications Workers of America.
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Obama launches Medicare attack, bypassing unemployment news
From: Fox News | September 9, 2012
President Obama resumed his attack Sunday on the Romney-Ryan plan to save Medicare, this time referring to a study that he said shows skyrocketing costs for future recipients and further distancing himself from the dismal unemployment report released last week.
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Brignole's Best Exercises for Training Legs
Last month Brignole discussed his strategies for working the shoulders. In this final installment he identifies the best exercises for … continue reading
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Q: Is there a difference between the "thighs" and the "quads"? A: Yes. The thigh includes the quadriceps femoris, or quads, but … continue reading
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If you're older, you may have trouble doing free-bar squats. Many over-40 trainees get pain in the knees, hips and/or … continue reading
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We owe a lot to an invisible organism that makes foods like bread possible. In the latest installment of our Appliance Science column, we look at our favorite fungus: yeast.
A new chemical clearing formula transforms mice and lizards into hauntingly beautiful works of art in the name of science. Crave's Bonnie Burton chats with TaxiClear's co-creator Michael Johnson.
Haven't been finding enough alien life lately? Maybe Harvard can help with a new course that combines astronomy and biology to examine how we look for life on other planets.
There is, as it turns out, more than one way to unboil an egg -- and the new way carries great potential for the development of pharmaceuticals.
Now available: the entire library of Khan Academy videos, complete with Common Core exercises and instant feedback.
Researchers have combined the teeth of various sharks into what they are calling the "Jawzall", a power saw for tearing fish flesh.
"District 9" and "Elysium" creator Neill Blomkamp has posted his concept art for a sequel to Ridley Scott's "Alien" series.
A series of 3D-printed garments is inspired by space travel, symbiosis and the medieval astronomers of the Middle East.
Scottevest applied its gadget-pocket-crazy philosophy to lab coats, so we handed one off to a real live scientist to test out in a lab.
The super-smart New Caledonian crow tends to tip its head to one particular side when it is wielding tools. Researchers have figured out why.


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South Fork Salmon River Spey
Purple Silk Floss; Black Punch Yarn
Wide Flat Silver Tinsel followed by Medium Oval Silver Tinsel; Hot Pink Floss over the flat tinsel; Fine Oval Silver Tinsel counter ribbing the hackle
Black 8/0 Uni-Thread
South Fork Salmon River Spey was tied by Samonfly.Net Contributing Fly Tyer William Lovelace.
Bill's Notes: This is a Dr. David Burns fly. You can read more about this fly in John Shewey's book Spey Flies & Dee Flies.
Webmaster's notes: If you are looking for a definitive reference about Spey and Dee flies, I highly recommend John Shewey's book mentioned by Bill above. It is an excellent source of information about the history of Spey and Dee flies, the materials used, and the techniques used in their construction, along with numerous fly patterns with beautiful color plates to illustrate. Dr. David Burns, who originated this pattern tied by Bill has it and several others listed in the book. Dr Burns also has one the versions that he tied on his page on this site.
Read more about William Lovelace and see more of his flies at The Flies of William Lovelace.


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The Educator as Transformative Professional
The conceptual framework establishes the shared vision for a unit's efforts in preparing educators to work in P-12 schools. It provides direction for programs, courses, teaching, candidate performance, scholarship, service, and unit accountability. The conceptual framework is knowledge-based, articulated, shared, coherent, consistent with the unit and/or institutional mission, and continuously evaluated.


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Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. 200 Public Square Suite 3300 Cleveland, OH 44114 United States - Map Phone: 216-694-5700 Website: http://www.cliffsnaturalresources.com
Cliffs Natural Resources Inc., a mining and natural resources company, produces iron ore and metallurgical coal. It operates five iron ore mines located in Michigan and Minnesota; four metallurgical coal mines located in West Virginia and Alabama; and one thermal coal mine located in West Virginia. The company also operates two iron ore mines in eastern Canada that primarily produce iron ore concentrate and iron ore pellets; Koolyanobbing complex situated in northeast of the town of Southern Cross, which produces lump and fines iron ore; and three North American coal mining complexes. In addition, it owns and operates various exploration projects, such as the Chromite Project located in James Bay lowlands of northern Ontario; the Decar Property situated in British Columbia; and the Labrador Trough South property located in Fermont, Québec. The company sells its iron products to integrated steel companies and Asian steel producers; and metallurgical coal to integrated steel and coke producers in Europe, North America, China, India, and South America, as well as thermal coal to energy companies and distributors in North America and Europe. The company, formerly known as Cleveland-Cliffs Inc., was founded in 1847 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.


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If there is one thing I love about living in the mountains is the seasonal cycles. Every year the same, every year different, seasons bring their changes and nature responds with its phenology. More than the morning chills and the nocturnal mist, one thing that surely marks the end of summer in the Apennines is the red deer bellows. At the end of August, the first stags reach their mountain arenas where they will compete until October or even later. As soon as I hear the first one, I get all excited: the rut has started.
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Shark Jumping: Occupy Wall Street Protestors Are Not Startup Entrepreneurs
Anyone in the audience for Bloomberg's live finale of TechStars last night could see that being a scrappy startup entrepreneur –someone who quits their high paying white collar job, throws caution to the wind and puts everything into building an idea– is currently a hip lifestyle choice. This is not a knock on the hard working folks from TechStars who are trying to build big companies, just a a fact. When there are multiple reality TV shows about your profession, it's clear the world has caught a case of startup fever.
In some ways this might be a reflection of the broader economic turmoil that is roiling America. The self-motivated entrepreneur who creates something from nothing, who defies the odds and ends up building new opportunity for themselves and others, is a great role model for the millions who have been laid off from large corporations and struggling financial institutions.
But to call the protestors down at #OWS startup entrepreneurs, as Betabeat heard many times yesterday during the TechStars events and after party, muddies the definition of both. It also detracts from the real complaints being made by the masses gathered down in Zuccotti Park. Read More


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Nap Nanny Recall
A few months ago I reviewed a new product called the Nap Nanny which reportedly helps little ones sleep better. Well, I've had to update the Nap Nanny review because the product has been recalled. Now, before panic sets in, there are a few things you need to understand about the recall, but I'll be the first to tell you that I can totally see why they are voluntarily recalling this product. In fact, I stopped using my nap nanny because of the very cause of the recall: the seat fabric is not secure.
Why does this matter? Well, when the baby is strapped into the safety harness, there is nothing to keep baby's bottom on the nap nanny. Gravity, yes. But imagine a wiggly baby. Imagine a baby lifting her mid-section high in the air doing a baby back bend. Then, imagine said acrobatic baby toppling over out of the side of the Nap Nanny, still buckled in. Head down, feet up, Nap Nanny on top of baby. I know because this happened to us.
At first I thought my baby was just supremely agile and active so while I stopped using it, I didn't think it was as dangerous as it turned out to be. See, other babies did the same thing and unfortunately one died because of it. That baby was in a crib sleeping in the Nap Nanny and you might think that the mother who did this had a screw loose but be not quick to judge! I, myself, placed the Nap Nanny in the crib before I knew of this problem. Of course I did…the baby was having sleep problems.
The baby sleeps in the crib (unfortunately I can't use my beloved floor bed for baby #2 because of safety reasons). There is a sibling running around, so where else should baby go other than in the Nap Nanny sitting in the crib? Yes, yes, it doesn't quite look right and my reptilian brain sensed some danger, so I stopped doing it. But I did do it. So I can see how that poor mother used the Nap Nanny in unsanctioned ways.
I will say that the makers of the Nap Nanny have since fixed the problem by attaching Velcro to the underside of the fabric in the seat, securing it. That is supposed to keep baby's bottom sufficiently in place. I thought I had a first generation product with no velcro…because if I saw velcro putting it together, you'd think I'd use the velcro. Come to find out I HAD velcro straps but they aren't as user friendly as you'd think.
Actually, there are plastic D-rings on the foam insert and velcro straps (small!) on the fabric. After the recall, I investigated my nap nanny further and found these. SOOO, naturally, I velcro-ed the fabric in place. I'll tell you what happened…
My baby did the SAME THING AS BEFORE!
Those straps are crap. They don't keep the baby firmly in the seat any more than not using the velcro straps. Now, admittedly you may discount my experience because I had the velcro straps in the first place and didn't use them because I didn't read the instructions fully enough to know that I was supposed to use them. But I'm a rushed, sleep deprived mama and I'm certain I'm not alone. If I could mis-use this thing, it could happen and did happen, to just about any one else.
The moral of the story is that I'm not going to replace my Nap Nanny with a new one. I'm getting rid of it. Why? Because the company – who is doing the recall voluntarily – is a cheapskate. They are offering $80 toward the purchase of a new Nap Nanny if you have an old one. $80 off a $130 product that is defective…couldn't they do better?
If you need more information about the recall, here is the company's information page about the recall.
I decided to sleep train the baby to solve our sleep problems. It is so difficult to sleep train an infant with sleep problems, but it's well worth it. Now, we all are sleeping just fine. And, safe, might I add.
Oh, and I'm taking this recall as a lesson. I, personally, found the product to be defective but instead of reporting it, I simply stopped using it. What will I do next time? Speak up! There are so many stories of recalls and unsafe products out there, we really all have to drive defensively through life, don't you think? I mean, it works for safety on the roads, why couldn't it work off the road?


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Quoted from 16796 I also have strange things like rutabagas. Are a lot of these similar to cooking potatoes? Are these root vegetables?
Quoted from 16796 Ok I will. Here are all my beneficials.
Quoted Text If you struggle and want an easy way to add vegetables to your diet vegetable soups are a good way to start. Stir fries also go a long way. Another easy option is to do a tray of roast vegetables that you can add to your meals during the week.
Quoted Text Classify rutabaga, turnip and Jerusalem artichoke together as essentially interchangeable for cooking and use... JA and turnip can be eaten raw, don't know about rutabaga...Ginger and horseradish are essentially spices, although I eat a leaf or so from growing horseradish fresh as a live food, it is usually ground root prepared as a condiment...Greens - generally cooked - Artichoke, asparagus, chard, dandelion, kale, okra, turnip greens...Raw or cooked - Broccoli, onion..
Quoted from 16796 I'm looking over my beneficials. I need to incorporate more veggies into my diet. A lot more. I've been eating better in general but not getting enough of those and going a little heavy on the meat. Anyway, I'm wondering how other type O's choose to get their veggies in. I've noticed that most of my beneficials are lettuce types. Do you all make a habit of eating salads daily? I'm not really big on them but I'm not resistant to adding them. I also have strange things like rutabagas. Are a lot of these similar to cooking potatoes? Are these root vegetables? I can post my list for more detail if needed. I'm still trying to learn to cook more so any advice is appreciated.
Quoted from veggiequeen Rutabaga are sometime called 'yellow turnip' but are not as watery as turnips.
Quoted from Possum Does anyone know what the difference is between rutabagas & what we call swedes in the southern hemisphere? I thought they were the same, but the swedes here have white flesh...
Quoted from Cristina Our Sweedes here are yellow/creamy and purple on the outside and yeallow / creamy color flesh. That is in Australia, the white fleshed and white skin are called turnips here ... Edited to add: It is my understanding Sweedes and Rutagaba are one and the same ...


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name three red things in the room right now:
The Pomeganite that I am snacking on..yummy
My red toenails
My sons school uniform
name three red things in the room right now:
The Pomeganite that I am snacking on..yummy
My red toenails
My sons school uniform
Sisterhood of the traveling pirate in the pants: charter member
A friend will help you mend a broken heart; a best friend will get a shovel and help you dig the hole.
A drink cup.
A Rolling Writer pen
The pants on a Mickey Mouse figure
Question: How many Imagineers does it take to change a light bulb?
Answer: Does it have to be a light bulb?
My DVD locker
My Bottle of Coke
My Mushu Plush
Dreams Never Die!
Apples To Apples board game
Red led light on playstation 2
pencil case
Box of photo paper
Hold button on my phone
Power button on my office radio
The tape dispenser
the top to my return address stamper
the stripe on the bottom of the priority envelopes
Dreams Really Do Come True
Name three green things in the room right now.
- Purchase orders
- Holiday decorations sitting in a box
- Binder
Caroline's coundown bar on the computer screen
DVD marker pen lid
water bottle
The delivery confirmation forms
The cards that go with the mail that I forward to let them know it is supposed to be forwarded
The leaves on the giant tree plant in the lobby
Dreams Really Do Come True
this game is funny. It gives us little insights into everybody's lives.
Dreams Really Do Come True
3 Green things in the room right now
1. My lovely new beaded necklace
2.My tinkerbell mug
3. box of tissues
A parachute bag full of random medical odds an' ends
A heap of uniforms
An aloe plant


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Anyone have any rose cuttings they would like to trade,or trade for flower seeds?I have two beautiful climbing roses,Don Juan and Fourth of July,I could take cuttings off when it warms up.Thank You!!! |
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- Posted by little_dani 9, S. Tex Coast (My Page) on Sun, Jan 21, 07 at 0:04
I have roses I could cut for you. Aimee Vibert, Belinda's Dream, Carefree Surprise, Veilchenblau, Caldwell Pink, Mango Blush, Sombruil, Mutabelis, and a few others. I grow the old roses, they are easier to keep, and will last for years with good care. Send me an email with your snail mail address. I will gladly share. Janie |
Anyone have any rose cuttings they would like to trade,or trade for flower seeds?I have two beautiful climbing roses,Don Juan and Fourth of July,I could take cuttings off when it warms up.Thank You!!! |
- Posted by misssherry Z9aMS (My Page) on Thu, Jan 25, 07 at 15:30
I have General Gallieni, Cl. Souvenir de la Malmaison, LaMarque, Mrs. B.R. Cant, Marie vanHoutte, Marechal Niel, Ducher, and Georgetown Tea. Are you interested in any of those? I'll take some cuttings and send them to you later - I'm real busy right now! Sherry |
I have Sophia Renaissance, Eden,Red Eden, Altissimo, Golden Showers, Iceberg, Brilliant Pink iceberg, New Dawn, Queen Elizabeth, Old Blush, Evelyn, Bow Bells, Heritage, L.D. Braithwaite, The Dark Lady, Lady Banks, Sunsprite, Pink fairy, baby's Blanket. Some of these I could have several cuttings and some just a few. ANYONE INTERESTED. e-mail me at firstname.lastname@example.com |
- Posted by kcbarron372 z9TX (My Page) on Tue, Jan 30, 07 at 23:52
I have Mulabilis, Cramoise, Chrusler Imperial, and Madame Isaac Pereire, but I will need instruction on taking cuttings and rooting them, thanks. |
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I have apache on a freebsd box but it does not start up at boot.
I have created a script that does not work. Probably because I dunno anything about ...
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Apache startup script
I have created a script that does not work. Probably because I dunno anything about scripting
if [-x /usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl start]; then
/usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl start &
What does -x stand for?
CheersI am on a journey to mastering Linux and I got a bloody long way to go!!!
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That's right, that won't work. Use this instead:
if [ -x /usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl ]; then
/usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl start
-x tests so that the file is executable. Run "help test" in bash for more info.