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Former 'hippie child' Mitch Valdes will hold a concert–in Holy Land
In Dec. 22, Mitch Valdes, singer, actor, funny bone, will have the distinctive honor of being the first Filipino to hold a concert right in Manger Square in the ancient town of Bethlehem.
She will sing beloved Christmas carols like "O Little Town of Bethlehem," and favorite ditties such as "In My Life," by the Beatles.
It will be a one-hour concert in the open, underneath a canopy of twinkling stars. Mitch will make sure to bring along her ever-reliable Minus 1. She will not just sing with her heart.
"God made me a comedienne. I will also entertain," she says. "I will put up a show!"
Bucket list
Her journey all began early last year when ANC's Tina Monzon-Palma, over live TV, asked her about her "bucket list." Said Mitch, a little wistfully: "I'd love to visit the Holy Land."
Mitch has been all over the world, traveling in mostly off-the-beaten tracks, the adventurer in her exploring the "inner cities" usually avoided by ordinary tourists. A favorite ritual is to sit and sip in sidewalk cafés, just watching the world go by.
"But I've never been there, not the Holy Land," she said.
It was that "bucket list" interview that made it all possible. That led to an invitation by a certified Mitch Valdes fan, Arlina Onglao, who owns Journeys of Faith Inc., a travel agency, for Mitch to come, see and sing in the land where Jesus was born and where He died.
Says Rona Onglao-Sarte, Arlina's daughter: "Mitch was scheduled to leave for the Holy Land this October. But our tour operator challenged my mother to bring a singer for Christmas in Manger Square, as many singers and chorale groups have long performed in the Square, representing their own countries."
Sure enough, the trip was moved to December this year.
It should be noted that there are many Filipinos working in Israel, land of God's Chosen People, and where a big chunk of the Holy Land is situated (Bethlehem, Palestinian hub of culture and tourism, is in the West Bank). Mitch wants to bring a taste of our Pasko to these homesick OFWs, as well as entertain tourists from many nations.
Rona also mentions the fact that Filipinos need not apply for visas to visit Israel. "The Philippines enjoys a most-favored-nation status there," she explains, because, in 1948, our country voted in the nascent United Nations for the founding of Israel.
"It really is so easy to travel to Israel and to see the Holy Land," she says.
Rediscovering spirituality
As for Mitch, she is rediscovering her inner, spiritual core. The past three years saw her in "crisis mode."
This St. Scholastica alumna claims that the good Benedictine nuns in her time in that exclusive college for girls saw "a woman with a potential for disaster."
"The nuns never stopped praying for me since I graduated," she says. The younger Mitch was more like a Wild Child, a hippie, a free spirit. "My generation did not go for rituals. As the hippie mantra goes, it was—I pray what I pray."
Mitch describes herself as a late-bloomer Catholic, as she now turns to prayer. Where before she would go to Church at her own pace, like on Christmas days, and irregularly on some Sundays, she finds herself at the Mary the Queen Church beside her house in Greenhills, at the end of the day, at 6 p.m. This, almost daily.
The church, she reflects, is a place to touch base and make "lupasay," adding underneath her breath, "internally." What she means is deep meditation on her relationship with the Christ Jesus.
She has come to love the Mass. "I like the prayers. There is comfort in structure and the Communion."
She has found that "out there"—everywhere without God—
"there is no meaning. So, one goes back to God."
Nightclub superstar
But a very young Mitch had a grounding in faith. During her growing-up years in Tokyo, Japan, she went to special Catechism classes in a US military base. Her father was the late Manolo Valdes, a balladeer of Spanish love songs.
"He sang the classics, jazz, Sinatra," says Mitch. "He went to Japan riding the wave of Filipino singers working in that country in the 1950s"—the original japayuki before the word came to light, as Dolphy, who went the same route, used to say.
"Manolo Valdes was a nightclub superstar," says the proud daughter. He was a celebrity who often performed in Bayside, "when Bayside was Bayside, the supper club, the go-to place for high society."
It was the old Bayside in her element, before the club degenerated to seed, with bored-looking "hostesses" crowding in glass-paneled rooms, as they waited for male patrons to point and peek. This was Bayside before disco, way before karaoke bars. Manolo's Bayside scintillated during the Big Band Era.
Vatican sojourn
Mitch's desire to see the Holy Land was triggered during a Vatican sojourn, "at the moment the Pope made dungaw from his window."
Right there and then, Mitch was waving and shouting herself hoarse, "Viva Il Papa!" to the consternation of her gay travel companions. And when she saw St. Peter's tomb, "I don't know why—I broke down and cried."
She kept on telling herself: "This was a man who walked with Jesus."
Of her forthcoming concert in Manger Square, Mitch just keeps pinching herself in disbelief.
"This trip is too good to be true. I am flabbergasted. I did not pray for this."
The Philippine Embassy in Israel, on the behest of Journeys of Faith's tour operator, is likewise enthusiastically supporting this first concert by a Filipino on Manger Square.
"They're helping us fix it up, supplying us with microphones and stage equipment, etc.," says Mitch.
During her "bucket list" TV interview, Mitch shared her wish "to touch the walls and grounds touched by and walked on by Jesus, by Mama Mary."
Now, she lets out a little happy laugh. "Faith is good. But, you know, touching is better."
This December, this Christmas, Mitch Valdes, feeling secure and at peace with her Catholic faith, will, at last, be able to touch and feel with her eyes, her lips, her hands and feet the very essence of the Holy Land.
Journeys of Faith, Inc., Quezon City, Philippines; tel. 9290144, 4267295, +63917-561-6440—for those who may want to join the Bethlehem trip with Mitch Valdes and the canonization of Blessed Pedro Calungsod.
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I asked something similar last week but have tweeked my question a bit in hopes of more responses and sugestions.
I am hoping to purchase something like a used Corsair F-24 MKI or MKIII in about 2 yrs., then something a bit larger after sailing the 24 (or similar) for a while.
I plan on sailing out of the beautifull beach front called Bolivar lol.(Galveston) and doing 3 things
1. Coastal sailing, sticking to the coast, just Texas/Louisiana at first but eventually going as far as rounding Florida and up to Jacksonville.(picked Jacksonville because it is known)
2. Instead of rounding Florida, Head south to the Virgin Islands.
3. Cross the Gulf, a strait line from Galveston to Cancun, then head down to Costa Rica.
So I have a few questions,
1. How far offsore can a sailboat like the Corsair 24 safetly go, In otherwords if you drew a strait line from Galveston to Fort Myers (Cape Coral, Florida) could the 24 make that crossing safely? (If not could a corsair 28, or Telstar28?)
2. Could it then safely get to the Virgin Islands?
3. What size multihull is needed to cut strait accross the Gulf of Mexico from Galveston to Cancun? (Corsair 27/28/31, Telstar 28, Gemini 105mc?)
What other Multihulls would you suggest looking at instead of the C-24?(ready to go for under 30k),
or would you suggest suggest just getting a monohull? (I would rather be sailing than sitting on the beach watching.)
Are their any beachable Monohulls that could safely do above mentioned desires? (florida,VI's)
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My great-grandfather Cato Sutton, at 14 in 1864, was an eyewitness to the closing months of the Civil War. With little to no education, he would soon find himself faced with a dilemma. No longer a slave to a master, but now, without land and money, he was a slave to society, which was the plight of the vast majority of the four million freed men at the close of the Civil War in 1965.
By the end of Reconstruction in 1877, my great-grandfather, now married, had relocated in Sampson County, living in the Honeycutts Township. According to the 1880 census data, he was a sharecropper, laboring on the land owned by MicajahCrumpler, a 69-year-old white farmer, while enduring a continual cycle of debt and poverty.
Beginning in the 1890s, the former slave states, now controlled by the former Confederates, devised ways to minimize the political influence of blacks, conducting a reign of terror to keep them in their place. This was the racial climate in which my grandfather Jacob Sutton, at 14 in 1907, lived, being an eyewitness to the rise of white supremacy and Jim Crow throughout the south.
Largely a self-taught man, my grandfather was able to read and write. Between 1907-1935, in spite of living with segregation, oppression and violence, and while raising his own family, my grandfather Jacob worked hard, saved his money and managed to buy some 70 acres of land, land that I live on today in the Bearskin community.
In addition, my grandfather, a devoted husband and father, was not only a successful farmer, he became a businessman, owning a general store for years, sering the Bearskin community.
Beginning in 1930, my father Walter Sutton, at 14, was a teenager during the Great Depression. Growing up on his father's farm, dad learned an appreciation for hard work while being an eyewitness to the widening racial divide and living in a separate and unequal society. He remained on the family farm well into the 1970s, eventually leaving for a public job in construction.
Now, 50 years ago this month, July 1964, I was approaching 14 and became an eyewitness to history when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law, which ended discrimination in public places, employment, education and voter registration, thus making it the most important step ever taken by Congress in support of racial equality.
Yes, we have made great strides in overcoming generations of inequality and it's abundantly clear that we've come a long way since the passage of the landmark Civil Rights Act, including the election of a two-term black president. While we may be a less "racialized"society 50 years later, we have not moved beyond race.
Now, more than ever, we need to respect and embrace our differences, and those differences should help "shape all our lives."
Fifty years after the Civil Rights Act of 1964, economic justice is still far away, requiring us to do much more in closing the employment and education gap. As a community, we have a moral obligation to commit to equality of opportunity for all, putting in place policies and practices that help the underserved and underemployed, allowing them to become self-supporting citizens.
When we help our most vulnerable citizens reach their true potential and become inspired to take ownership of their future, the whole society is much better off.


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texas architect 11 / 1 2 2 0 0 8 80 Backpage More Makeshift engineering than design, a collection of shiny corrugated metal buildings along state highway 71 between Columbus and ellinger has been expanding for about a year. Welcome to the industrial Country Market. although the 45-acre property being developed by the Bretch family has a 1,000-foot frontage on the highway, they are resolutely committed to off-the-grid self-sus- tainability through power generation, food production, and educational and recreational activities for the whole family—theirs and everyone else's. already in place are sun-tracking solar panels supplying a battery storage facility, a wind generator, an art gallery and woodwork- ing shop, two greenhouses, raised beds for vegetables, and water storage tanks. a large "non-general" store sells texas artisanal goods (among other things). the green roof of the power building has already produced crops of oats and wildflowers. as a "playground for the whole family," the diversity of amusements will include horticulture, woodworking, art classes, and, of course, lessons on green topics—power gen- eration, water conservation, composting, and reclaiming resources. and, don't forget, wholesome shopping. the Bretchs' approach to sustainability sounds like a twenty-first-century Whole Earth Catalog, the digital version, but still home/handmade, without professional advice. they want to "repurpose the world," meaning everything is secondhand, salvaged, found on eBay: lots of excess corrugated metal sheets from a construction site, surplus skylights put to use as windows, wood trusses from a defunct home builder, cedar posts and timbers collected from neighborhood ranches and milled on site, power components acquired from a divorce settlement (someone else's). the ad hoc appearance of the structures results from these materials not being used for their intended purpose but "repurposed." all this dreaming and building is motivated by a grass- roots-level appreciation for the need to control one's impact on the planet and to teach others the way. What the indus- trial Country Market lacks in design finesse (for example, the composting toilets are located at the front door to the market and flashing conditions are problematic through- out) and construction craft, it makes up for in determined self-reliance and almost evangelical zeal. Gerald Moorhead, FAIA, is a Texas Architect contributing editor. Offbeat and Off the Grid An enterprising family teaches high-tech self-sufficiency by example by gerald Moorhead, FaIa Photo by Ger A l d M oorhe A d, FA IA


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August 3, 2011
Radha Jhatakia
When we begin college, we all have ideal jobs we want after graduating. We explore the majors which will allow us to go into these fields and choose schools based on which ones have the best programs for our intended futures. Then we graduate, ready to achieve those goals, but how many of us actually get our dream jobs right away?
While some students are offered jobs in their fields quickly, others aren't as fortunate. Many recent grads spend months interviewing before settling on something – anything – to pay the bills or realize they can't do what they wanted with their degree and must gain additional certification or experience. Nothing can guarantee you will be able to do what you've always dreamed right out of school but there are ways to prepare yourself for either situation.
Use your college resources from the beginning. All colleges have career centers and counselors who can assist you with internships, jobs and post-college options. Meet with them and create a career plan first semester freshman year instead of last semester senior year. By doing so, you could obtain a job freshman year to help you gain some work experience, serve as a TA during your sophomore year and gain an excellent recommendation letter, score an internship in your field of study during your junior year and continue it in your senior year, then either get a job offer from that internship or at least have a resume or portfolio to present to potential employers who will be amazed with your dedication. Not bad!
If you haven't found your dream job after you graduate, don't give up your hope. Everyone has to start somewhere and for most people, it isn't what they would consider ideal. If you are persistent, work efficiently without complaint and show that you are capable of doing much more, your employers won't waste your potential.
Radha Jhatakia is a communications major who will be transferring to San Jose State University this fall. She's had some ups and downs in school and many obstacles to face; these challenges – plus support from family, friends and cat – have only made Radha stronger and have given her the experience to help others with the same issues. In her spare time, she enjoys writing, reading, cooking, sewing and designing. A social butterfly, Radha hopes to work in public relations and marketing upon graduation.
August 11, 2011
Alexis Mattera
Money may not be able to buy happiness or love but a new study shows it's an integral factor in getting into college.
The study – "Running in Place: Low-Income Students and the Dynamics of Higher Education Stratification" – reveals that despite efforts to attract and enroll more low-income students, such students are still more likely to attend community colleges or noncompetitive four-year universities than more elite schools. These students are indeed taking the steps necessary to increase their grades and standardized test scores but their wealthier counterparts are taking wider, faster strides toward the same goal.
According to the study's lead author and associate professor of higher education at the University of Michigan Michael N. Bastedo, "The distance between academic credentials for wealthy students and low-income students is getting longer and longer...and that's despite the fact that low-income students are rising in their own academic achievement." Selective colleges claim they want to bring in more low-income students but the study's authors say ancillary factors like higher/better job placement and more generous alumni are proving detrimental.
There is much more to the study here including the authors' suggestions for improving equity (i.e., optional SATs, greater access to Advanced Placement and honors courses). Take a look and share your thoughts!
August 4, 2011
Kara Coleman
If you're one of the more than nine million undergrads who depend on Pell Grants to pay for school, you have probably been pretty anxious over the past few weeks.
This past February, the United States House of Representatives passed a Continuing Resolution which would slice the federal budget drastically. One of the programs to be affected by the cut is the Pell Grant program. The maximum amount of funds available to college students would be lowered from $5,550 to $4,705 and the changes were set to take effect for the 2011-2012 academic year.
Students were able to breathe a sigh of relief when the Pell Grant program, which has long received bipartisan support from the Senate, was able to avoid major cuts after all. The debt-ceiling bill passed earlier this week will limit overall discretionary spending to $1.043 trillion in the 2012 fiscal year. Since that's about $7 billion below the current level of spending, how will students be able to receive their maximum Pell Grants? Grad students will be the ones taking the hit. At the moment, graduate students with federally subsidized student loans don't have to be concerned with interest until after graduation but under the new plan, interest on these loans will begin to accrue while they are still working towards their degrees.
National Economic Council director Gene Spurling says of the bill, "This is a compromise budget, but one that we believe makes the necessary room for the most important investments in winning the future in innovation and research and education."
How do you feel about these changes? For those with dreams of advanced degrees, are you already researching alternate funding options for graduate school?
Kara Coleman lives in Gadsden, Alabama, where she attends Gadsden State Community College. She received the school's Outstanding English Student Award two years in a row and is a member of Phi Theta Kappa. She plans to transfer to Jacksonville State University in August 2011 to study communications with concentration in print journalism. Kara's writing has been featured in Teen Ink magazine and she is a children's book author through Big Dif Books. In her spare time, Kara enjoys reading, painting, participating in community theater and pretty much any other form of art.
August 5, 2011
Lisa Lowdermilk
So, you have your heart set on one college and you're about to write your application essay. The prompt is "If you could balance on a tightrope, over what landscape would you walk?" Wait...what? Believe it or not, this really is a prompt from the University of Chicago, an institution famous for strange essay prompts designed to make the process of applying to college less painful.
Of course, strange questions like UChicago's may have the opposite effect – a more stressful application process – on some people. C'mon, how many of us have really given thought to what landscape we'd like to walk over when balancing on a tightrope? I know I haven't and I doubt anyone who's afraid of heights has ever or will ever consider the answer, either, but the point of this question is to show just how unique you really are. Colleges receive thousands of applications from hopeful students each year and it stands to reason that reading that many essays on a less interesting topic gets pretty tedious.
That's why questions like UChicago's are so useful: They force applicants to come up with a unique answer. Are you thinking about majoring in oceanography? If so, you might say that nothing would calm your nerves like walking over the coastline and hearing the sound of the waves lapping at the shore. Are you more of a bookworm considering a major in library science? Maybe walking over stacks of books and thinking about how your favorite characters had to face trials even worse than walking a tightrope would help you keep your balance.
Since no two essays on such weird prompts as the one listed above will be the same – and if they are, you've got some explaining to do! – you might as well take advantage of your opportunity to shine!
Lisa Lowdermilk is a published poet, avid video gamer and artist. Her poems have appeared in Celebrate Young Poets: West (Fall 2006) edition and Widener University's The Blue Route. She enjoys watching thrillers, trying different restaurants and attempting to breakdance. Lisa is now majoring in professional writing at the University of Colorado Denver.
Suada Kolovic
Pop quiz: What level of higher education earns the most money over a lifetime? (A) a bachelor's degree, (B) a master's degree or (C) a doctoral degree? It seems the obvious answer would be the doctoral degree but according to a recent study, the gap is rapidly closing.
The College Payoff, a report published by the Georgetown University Center for Education and the Workforce, revealed that those holding bachelor's degrees earn about $2.27 million over their lifetime, while those with master's, doctoral, and professional degrees earn $2.67 million, $3.25 million and $3.65 million, respectively. "It's still true that, on average, it's better to get the higher degree; it's better to keep climbing—but it's less and less true," says the center's director, Anthony Carnevale. That being said, the major and industry a student selects is precisely what determines lifetime earnings: Those who pursue bachelor's degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) will earn more, on average, than those with advanced degrees of any level who work in fields like education, sales and community service.
If you're wondering whether or not earning a college degree at all is worth it, it definitely is. Those with bachelor's degrees, in any field, will earn vastly more than their counterparts with some college ($1.55 million in a lifetime) or a high school diploma ($1.30 million), indicating that earning a four-year degree is essential to financial success later in life. What do you think of the study's findings? Are you less likely to pursue a higher degree if the payout is minimal? Weigh in here or via our Resolve to Evolve Essay Scholarship.
August 8, 2011
Angela Andaloro
A few weeks back, I wrote about fictional high schools we all wished we went to. Today, I'm back with part two: the best fictional colleges!
When you were applying for college (or if you are about to!), you might've had one of these schools in mind as a model. From great parties to great camaraderie, it seems like attending these schools would be all good times but every school has its downside.
Adams College
The pros: Score one for the underdog! Who doesn't love a school where nerds can take back their territory – the educational facility? An awesome computer science program is one of many selling points for the home of the "Revenge of the Nerds" gang.
The cons: If you're a girl, especially a girl in a sorority, I would skip this one...unless you want to spend most of your time fighting off herds of jocks.
Faber College
The pros: Best frats ever! Oh, the stories you could tell your friends back home after one party with the Delta Tau Chi guys from "Animal House"!
The cons: Two words: Dean Wormer. Can you say killjoy?
South Harmon Institute of Technology
The pros: South Harmon has the most unique learning methods of any college to date: Think physics classes that help you build a half pipe or a class about de-structuring your life? "Accepted" had the right idea with allowing creativity to blossom!
The cons: Your parents might be a little upset when they find out you're attending a college founded and attended by kids who didn't get into other colleges.
You might never get the satisfaction of hanging a diploma from one of these institutions on your wall but would you really want to? The little things the movies forget to mention will definitely help you better appreciate your own college or university, wherever you go.
Angela Andaloro is a rising junior at Pace University's New York City campus, where she is double majoring in communication studies and English. Like most things in New York City, her life and college experience is far from typical – she commutes to school from her home in Flushing and took nearly a semester's worth of classes online – but she still likes to hang out with friends, go to parties and feed her social networking addiction like your "average" college student.
Debt. Destruction. Terrorism. The economy. Social security. Foreclosure. Poverty. Famine. Do any of these words sound familiar? Well, they should because they are all over the news lately. Reality television may be more entertaining but by limiting yourself to watching only these kinds of shows, you're missing out on what's really going in the world. You're also losing valuable time in learning more about the candidates running for office in upcoming elections.
Voting isn't simply limited to presidential elections – there are also state and county elections where you select senators, congressmen and city council members. I truly can't stress how important it is to vote, and that who you vote for affects many issues. Don't vote randomly, either: That's worse than not voting because now you could be voting for things you don't believe in. Be educated in your choices by researching the parties and representatives, their policies and proposed plans. Read the pamphlets you receive in the mail, as well as the voting books that have information about the candidates and their platforms.
Don't feel as though you must vote along party lines; instead, vote for the principles you believe in. It's ok to like certain policies proposed by one candidate and some supported by another. If you're facing that conundrum, research the minor policies that might affect you. Students at public schools are especially affected by this as they tend to vote for candidates who claim they will help education. Just be aware that no single candidate can fix the education system, it also depends on the people they're surrounded by, people who you should be voting for. If you believe in an issue before you vote and know the benefits and consequences of that decision, your vote will truly count.
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When you're preparing to study abroad, the images that illustrate your anticipation are the ones that you'd find on postcards. You have romantic images of sunsets and famous buildings but you often neglect the mundane – the Dumpsters, the traffic, the bathrooms. You fail to realize that your study abroad will see you taking on a new place in its entirety and those routine, everyday things are not only present but are done differently than back home. That moment of 'that's not how you're supposed to do that' or 'the people here are so _____' is called culture shock; take the edge off by anticipating its inevitable arrival.
There's an emotional sequence that one experiences sojourning in a foreign land. You arrive, buzzing with the anticipation and gleefully jet lagged. Everything is still new and exciting at this point but after the novelty wears off, a sinking feeling that most don't expect kicks in. You feel overwhelmed and overstimulated, you start to develop anxiety if you are not filling every moment with something new and valuable and, most of all, those little quirks of daily life that aren't at all like your home life stop being charming and start being annoying. It's obnoxious that the shower and the toilet are in two separate rooms and the people here seem determined not to smile or laugh and find it a nuisance when you do. Everyone is so quiet and punctual, not like your loud, late family back home.
Though you'll try to stave off that sour phase for as long as possible, it will come. You will get homesick and things will not be as you're used to. Then there will come a day when you suddenly realize that you've fallen in love with your new home; you didn't even feel it getting under your skin but suddenly, you're hooked. It's also usually at that same time that you're scheduled to leave.
Studying abroad is not an adventure every minute and it's a lot harder than the recruitment people at your school will ever let on...but oh the delight in finding you love a place that at one time you'd only dreamt of visiting.
Mariah Proctor is a senior at Brigham Young University studying theatre arts and German studies. She is a habitual globe-trotter and enjoys acoustic guitar, sunshine and elephant whispering. Once the undergraduate era of her life comes to an end, she plans to perhaps seek a graduate degree in film and television production or go straight to pounding the pavement as an actor and getting used to the sound of slammed doors. Writing has and always will be the constant in her whirlwind life story.
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My major was political science but I took some pre-law classes in preparation for law school. Taking pre-law classes or attaining a pre-law minor looks great on a law school application; if you're interested in taking this path, here's what you can expect.
My pre-law classes included Constitutional Law, Intro to Law and Criminal Justice. Students participated in mock trials during Criminal Justice class, which involved class members acting out the various roles portrayed in a real trial. I played one of the witnesses and had to field a series of questions from the defense and prosecution. I found it to be a very enriching experience and gained a better understanding of what legal proceedings really involve.
While I did not pursue a pre-law minor – and somewhat regret not doing so – I am still glad I took pre-law classes in order to gain at least a basic background of the legal system. I also wish I had taken a class entitled Legal Research and Writing, as I found it would have gotten me on the fast track to an internship. When deciding what classes to take, keep in mind which classes will advance your career the most and opt for those ones over fluff courses.
Pre-law classes will also prepare you for the Law School Admission Test, aka the LSAT. It works similarly to the SAT or ACT, as it is used to determine your aptitude for success in law school and is a requirement for admittance to most law schools. I have already taken the LSAT and scored a decent 149 out of 180, but a score of at least 160 is considered an achievement for the schools I'm interested in. Because of this, I am in the process of studying and plan to retake the LSAT this October.
Once I achieve the score I desire, it's law school application time. Then, it's three more years of schooling, countless hours of research, a few internships and a passing score on the bar exam until I can achieve my goal of becoming a civil lawyer and eventually running for political office. Wish me luck!
Thomas Lee recently graduated from Methodist University in Fayetteville, North Carolina with a BA in political science and journalism. His father is an ordained Church of God minister and his mother is a private school teacher; he also has two younger sisters. Thomas' interests include politics, law, debate, global issues and writing fiction and he believes in a personal relationship to Jesus Christ and a strong commitment to biblical morality and ethics. He currently resides in Washington, North Carolina and will be attending law school in the near future.
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One of my biggest pet peeves is seeing people wear pajamas to class. Not only do I think it's disrespectful to the professor and your fellow students as well but it also looks very sloppy. I personally tend to judge my pajama-wearing classmates as lazy because, I mean, how hard is it to change your clothes? Anyways, this little rant brings me to my topic: classroom dress code.
While it isn't necessary to dress in business attire or in formal wear for your gen eds, jeans and a t-shirt look markedly better than pajamas, sweatpants or workout clothes. Aside from looking bad, dressing inappropriately for class can have a negative impact on your future. When you go to apply for grad school or for a job after graduation, it's your professors who will be giving you recommendations. If you show up to every class looking like you just rolled out of bed, it's going to affect your professor's opinion of you, regardless of what your class participation and exam grades were.
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Nancy Drew is the main character from the PC game series by the same name. She is the only character to appear (vocally or visually) in every game. She is voiced by Lani Minella in all the games, making her the only character to keep her voice actor for the duration of the series, as a lot of the regular characters, like Bess and George, have different voice actors for the games. Nancy is an amateur detective who solves mysteries.
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Nancy Drew is a teenager (approximately 18 - 19 years of age) who hails from the small town of River Heights. She has graduated from high school as she has mentioned several of her former classmates in various games, such as Maya Nguyen in The Final Scene and Deirdre Shannon in Alibi in Ashes.
In each game, she is stumbling upon a different mystery; however, in the newer games she tends to be hired for the job more often then not.
She is in some degree of a romantic relationship with Ned Nickerson, who is a student at Emerson College. She has a father, Carson Drew, who is a well-respected lawyer/attorney. Nancy lives with her father and their housekeeper, Hannah Gruen, who has been like a mother to Nancy, since Nancy's mother passed away when she was 3 years old.
Nancy has two best friends, Bess Marvin and George Fayne, who are cousins and often assist Nancy with cases, much like Ned. Nancy is friends with fellow detectives, Frank and Joe Hardy.
Nancy is kind, smart, and brave, but sometimes races into situations without thinking about it first. She often relies on her friends for help and is very resourceful herself. She believes in always doing the right thing.
Nothing is yet officially known about Nancy's appearance. The cover of Secrets can Kill has a picture of Kate Drew's (Nancy's mother) face, whom Nancy is supposed to resemble, and in Alibi in Ashes it is revealed that Nancy's hair is "titian", which when describing hair refers to a tint of red, a brown orange sort of colour. Izzy in Warnings at Waverly Academy coments on Nancy's red hair saying that it is "on fire." It is possible she dyed her hair color in Warnings at Waverly Academy so nobody would recognize her, since she was undercover. It's more likely though that Izzy simply saw the red tint (which could be quite strong; titian only means it's a red tint, it doesn't say how strong the tint is), thought "red hair", and exaggerated exactly how red it was so that she could make a joke. It is also believed that she is tall and has pale skin. Several characters have commented on how old fashioned and drab her clothes were - one character in Silent Spy assumed the jeans In her suitcase actually belonged to her mother. Nancy's full appearance has yet to be seen in the game, but it is safe to assume that, like her book series counterpart, she has either strawberry or auburn hair and light skin. She is known to be quite pretty. In Alibi In Ashes, you can see Nancy's hair and skin color, but her face is covered.
"It's locked." - One of Nancy's famous quotes.
"Look, you don't need to go telling Renee and those lawyers about selling that stuff, do you?" "I guess I could forget all about it, if you were to, say, do something for me . . ." "I know, you still want the glass eye? Go ahead, take it. You want something, I want something, go ahead and take it." - Nancy barganing with Henry Bolet in Legend of the Crystal Skull.
"I'm usually pretty good at knowing whether someone is telling the truth." "I thought I was, too." - Nancy talking with Jamila El-Dine in Tomb of the Lost Queen.
"You're cooler than I thought, Nancy." "I try to play it down." Nancy and Nicolas Falcone talking in The Final Scene.
"If life were a good book, you'd be my favourite reoccuring character." - Proffesor Hotchkiss on Nancy in Tomb of the Lost Queen.
"I'm proposing a business alliance. We don't have to see eye-to-eye." "I propose you back off." - Nancy warning Simone Mueller in The Final Scene.
"Thank you, Nancy. Nice work. You're a credit to your generation." Red Knott on Nancy in Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake.
"Nancy, you did a real nice job. You should be proud of yourself. Whatever happens, I think if anyone can handle it, it's you." Savannah Woodam to Nancy in Shadow at the Water's Edge."
- Nancy thinks her skirt is rather flouncy.
- Nancy's voice actor (Lani Minella) also did the voices of Freddie (#16 White Wolf Of Icicle Creek), LouLou the parrot (#11 Curse Of Blackmoor Manor), CouCou the parrot (#20 Ransom Of The Seven Ships), and Vervet Monkeys (#20 Ransom of the Seven Ships).
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By James Slater: Due to the unexpectedly easy manner in which he dispatched Cuban challenger Odlanier Solis on that disappointing night a short while back, WBC heavyweight king Vitali Klitschko is looking at returning to action quickly. According to ace scribe Dan Rafael of ESPN.com, Dr. Iron Fist could box again on June 4th.
Reportedly, EPIX, the T.V company which aired Klitschkos 1st-round stoppage of Solis, have been in talks with the Klitschkos about an American TV deal. With younger brother Wladimir now expected to face David Haye in the summer (Haye recently said he fully expects a fit Wladimir to be in the ring with him in either June or July), Vitali is pretty much free to fight who he wants. One of the two brothers must fight Tomasz Adamek in Poland in September, as per their agreement with the Polish contender, and that will most likely be the near-40-year-old. But Vitali is looking at getting one more fight in before facing Adamek.
According to Rafael, one of the names being mentioned for a June 4th challenge of Vitali is former WBO heavyweight champ Siarhei Liakhovich of Belarus. The 34-year-old last fought in May of last year, when he scored a 9th-round KO over Evans Quinn. Now looking ahead to his latest comeback, The White Wolf will face journeyman Johnnie White, 22-4(18) on the under-card of the Adamek-Kevin McBride card in New Jersey.
Feeling he has a new lease of life, Liakhovich, 25-3(16) could soon get himself a second crack at a world title. Interestingly, it was exactly five years ago today when Liakhovich won the WBO belt, with that greatly exciting points win over Relentless Lamon Brewster in Cleveland, Ohio. Now looked at by some as the last great heavyweight title action fight, the 12-rounder Liakhovich won via 12-round UD certainly had plenty of two-way action. But that was a while ago: how much does the 34-year-old Liakhovich have left now?
After the win over Brewster, the new WBO champ was sensationally knocked out of the ring by Shannon Briggs, in the 12th and last round of a largely dull fight. Then, following a lacklustre effort that saw him lose a WBA title eliminator against Russian Giant Nikolay Valuev (on points over 12), Liakhovich all but vanished.
Currently 2-0(2) since the Valuev loss in Feb, 2008, Liakhovich is a fighter whose name will only be recognisable to hardcore fight fans. Would a Klitschko defence against the former WBO ruler sell? Its not that Liakhovich is a bad fighter (stopped just twice in his pro career), its just that no average fans have heard of him. And, after the Solis debacle, the last thing Vitali needs is another easy-looking, disappointing win. The heavyweight division could do without another farce also.
But as an in-between, keep-busy fight, Liakhovich would not be the worse choice in the world for Dr. Iron Fist.
After all, Liakhovich would last a whole lot longer than Solis did; wouldnt he?
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- The land
- The people
- The economy
- Administration and social conditions
- Cultural life
- History
- Prehistoric record
- Early settlement and the spread of Buddhism
- Early growth and political centralization, c. 200 bce–1255 ce
- Drift to the southwest (1255–1505)
- The Portuguese in Sri Lanka (1505–1658)
- Dutch rule in Sri Lanka (1658–1796)
- British Ceylon (1796–1900)
- Constitutionalism and nationalism (c. 1900–48)
- Independent Ceylon (1948–71)
- The Republic of Sri Lanka
Independent Ceylon (1948–71)
Actual independence for the dominion of Ceylon came on Feb. 4, 1948, when the constitution of 1947 went into effect. The constitution provided for a bicameral legislature with a popularly elected House of Representatives and a Senate that was partly nominated and partly elected indirectly by members of the House. A prime minister and his cabinet, chosen from the largest political group in the legislature, held collective responsibility for executive functions. The governor-general, as head of state, represented the British monarch. In matters that the constitution failed to address, the conventions of the United Kingdom were observed.
The UNP had a substantial majority in the legislature and attracted support as it governed. There were, however, some basic weaknesses in the political structure. The consensus that the government represented embraced only a small fraction of the population—the English-educated, Westernized elite groups that shared the values on which the structure was founded. To the great mass of Sinhalese- and Tamil-educated residents and unschooled citizens, these values appeared irrelevant and incomprehensible. The continued neglect of local culture as embodied in religion, language, and the arts created a gulf that divided the ruling elite from the ruled. Inevitably, traditionalist and revivalist movements arose to champion local values.
The island's three export products—tea, rubber, and coconuts—were doing well in world markets, providing some 90 percent of foreign exchange earnings. Nevertheless, the country began to face economic difficulties. A rapidly increasing population and the free import of consumer goods swiftly ate into earnings from foreign trade. The falling price of Ceylon's rubber and tea and the increase in the price of imported food added to the acute foreign exchange problem. Additionally, the expanded school system produced a large number of educated persons who could not find employment.
The various factors of political and economic discontent converged after 1955, and a new Sinhalese nationalism was unleashed. It found a spokesman in S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike. In the 1956 elections the UNP was defeated, and Bandaranaike's Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) came to power. The new government immediately set about changing the political structure. With the Sinhala Only Bill, it made Sinhalese the sole official language, and it took measures to provide state support for Buddhism and for Sinhalese culture. It also wedded the new nationalism to a form of socialism, in which the state was given a powerful role in economic development and the creation of economic equality.
The period of Sinhalese nationalism was also a time of political instability. The language policy alienated the Tamils, who, under the Federal Party, carried on a bitter opposition. Educational policies angered the small but influential Christian community. Reforms of Buddhist and other cultural practices offended different factions within the Sinhalese community.
Bandaranaike was assassinated in September 1959, and the nationalist movement suffered a setback and languished for want of a leader. After a period of political instability, his widow, Sirimavo Bandaranaike, was persuaded to gather together the fragments of the SLFP. In 1960 she formed a government, thus becoming the first woman in the world to hold the office of prime minister. Continuing the program of Sinhalese nationalism, she implemented policies to nurture and protect local industry and to extend the state sector. Partly in response to pressure from the Buddhist community to reduce the prominence of Christian missions in the country's educational system, most private schools were nationalized, and state subsidies to any remaining private schools were discontinued.
By 1965 the tide of Sinhalese nationalism had begun to recede. Language and religion had become less important as political issues. An economic crisis—caused by increasing unemployment, the rising cost of living, an acute shortage of consumer goods, and the failure of state enterprise in industry and trade—made people look back to the UNP. This party gained the support of minorities, and in 1965 it returned to power under Dudley Shelton Senanayake, who, as the son of Don Stephen Senanayake, had served as prime minister (1952–53) after his father's death and briefly in 1960. Senanayake's government enjoyed a five-year term of office, during which it encouraged private enterprise and made an effort to extend agricultural productivity. These measures, while having moderate success, also tended to create inflation and to increase social inequality. The SLFP formed an alliance with Marxist parties and waged a campaign against the government that called for increased state control of the economy. In 1970 this coalition won a landslide victory, and Sirimavo Bandaranaike again became prime minister.
The Bandaranaike government enacted reforms that restricted private enterprise and extended nationalization to embrace various private industries and foreign-owned plantations as well as a large part of the wholesale and distributive trade. Measures aimed at reducing social inequality were enacted, and an ambitious program of land reform was put into effect. Although these reforms benefited the vast majority of the underprivileged, they did nothing to address basic economic problems such as the mounting trade deficit. The educated youth, impatient for radical change, became disillusioned. Their discontent was mobilized by the People's Liberation Front (Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna; JVP), a group of revolutionary youth who launched an unsuccessful armed rebellion in 1971.
1English has official status as "the link language" between Sinhala and Tamil.
2Buddhism has special recognition.
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|Sri Lanka Prajatantrika Samajavadi Janarajaya (Sinhala); Ilangai Jananayaka Socialisa Kudiarasu (Tamil) (Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka)
|Form of government
|unitary multiparty republic with one legislative house (Parliament [225])
|Head of state and government
|President: Maithripala Sirisena, assisted by Prime Minister: Ranil Wickremesinghe
|Colombo (executive and judicial); Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (Colombo suburb; legislative)
|Official languages
|Sinhala; Tamil1
|Official religion
|Monetary unit
|Sri Lankan rupee (LKR)
|(2014 est.) 20,647,000
|Total area (sq mi)
|Total area (sq km)
|Urban-rural population
|Urban: (2012) 18.2%
Rural: (2012) 81.8%
|Life expectancy at birth
|Male: (2009) 70.6 years
Female: (2009) 78.1 years
|Literacy: percentage of population age 15 and over literate
|Male: (2009) 92.8%
Female: (2009) 90%
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Feb. 24, 2014 – Friday brought the first in a series of NAFCU Compliance Blog posts to come on NCUA's proposed rule on risk-based capital, and it began with a look at the proposed rule's flexibility for examiners on minimum risk-based capital ratios.
The proposed rule lays out specific minimum risk-based capital ratios, but it lists a number of circumstances in which a credit union's examiner may decide that an individual credit union's minimum ratio should be higher. Those circumstances may be related to the level of risk of a particular investment portfolio, risk management systems or other information.
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Thimble Berries and the look alike
Been holding out on you Sticks! So here ya' go!
Pretty much the same as a "Purple-Flowering Raspberry", just white flowers.
Rubus odoratus
Doesn't have thorns
Here is the easily ID'd plant
Here's where the berry would grow, but we're out of season here for them.
Not my picture, but here is what the berry would look like
They're pretty much like a raspberry but a little drier and more tart. They're used a lot to make jams. The reason it's typically not seen in stores as a berry is most likely because it doesn't hold its shape in containers very well.
You take it off the plant and it'll break up very easily, so putting them in a bucket, they get squished and broken up really easy. I prefer to eat them as I go, or throw them in my metal bucket mess kit rather than my canvas water bag as it'll get messy.
I think they're delicious. On occasion you'll find the plants in tiny groups, but most of the time, you find thimble berry plant there will be a ton all over the place, if not a huge patch/field of them! They're pleasant to pick, unlike raspberries at times lol.
For those of you unaware, there is a deadly plant that looks fairly similar to grape and, consequently , like Thimble berry. This plant lacks tendrils while grape does not! The berries also only have a single crescent-shaped seed! Apparently the berries are unpalatable and potentially fatal if enough are eaten. Notice, too, the moonseed isn't serrated like grape is.
Keep in mind, thimble berry is a ground plant, while moonseed is a vine.
Canada Moonseed (Menispermum canadense) POISON! BAD PLANT DO NOT EAT IT!
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I find these taste a lot like strawberries. Absolutely delicious. In fact, I had two encounter with deer last year who were nibbling the berries off of some bushes, so the deer must love 'em, too.
thimbleberries are usually 2 dry imo, but there are worse fruits out there, and its bloody hard to confuse them with any poisonous ones in my region 2. nice write up u did there.
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Some thimbleberries are sweeter than others...I love them! There is no way to mistake them for a poisonous berry. They have large maple-like leaves, and no fruit that looks like a raspberry or blackberry, as thimleberry does, is poisonous. Enjoy!
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*sigh* you folks in the wetter parts of the country don't know how good you have it. The closest thing we have to berries here is off the desert hack berry:
Tiny, tart, and with a huge stone in the center. Then again, there's always prickly pears:
nothing like spending an hour scraping off the immensely painful glochids to get the to sweet bit
count your blessings people =P
love those thornless thimble berries, they line my driveway so I get to pick a handful every morning when I walk out the get the paper
Hmm, I like 'em too, but I've rarely seen them. I wonder if I could *grow* them?
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KGS Bikes Adds Italian Bicycle Framebuilder Passoni to Product Line
SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ — KGS Bikes, a custom bicycle design studio in San Antonio, Texas, designs custom bicycles from $7,000-$32,000, with select components and proprietary geometry and designs. The legendary Italian framebuilder Passoni is now providing frames for custom KGS creations.
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Kevin Saunders, President, states, "We have spent 25 years developing a bicycle positioning system that is accurate enough to successfully design one-of-a-kind bicycles for riders. These custom bicycles perform so well and are so comfortable that we now have a global following." Saunders adds, "The framebuilder has a critical role that very few can perform well enough to meet our standards. Passoni meets or exceeds those standards." Silvia Passoni, President of Passoni SAS, says, "We are excited to find that KGS Bikes has the Passoni Philosophy. This is why we chose them to become our sole dealer in the USA."
While KGS Bikes has six different framebuilders who can provide custom frames serving as the foundation of their custom bicycles, only Parlee and now Passoni occupy the highest premium tier. Saunders says, "We have been working with Bob Parlee for years and his Parlee frames have consistently delivered the kind of perfection that our most discriminating clients demand. We have been looking for another framebuilder who could combine carbon fiber and use titanium to this level of perfection. We finally feel that we have a match with Passoni that is on par with Parlee."
KGS Bikes has focused exclusively on the art of the custom bicycle and has built a reputation for excellence that draws a global clientele. Saunders explains, "When people fly in from around the world to commission a custom bicycle, they expect perfection. We are fortunate that we have people like Passoni to help us create bikes that not only are perfect matches to the owner's anatomy, but are true works of art as well."
Passoni creates custom bicycle frames made from titanium, carbon fiber and "Lightsteel" stainless steel, as well as premium components that are custom branded and painted to match the Passoni frames. Passoni adds, "With KGS Bikes' ability to design the geometry for the owners, we will be providing custom KGS / Passoni frames that will be beautiful, exciting and available nowhere else." They can be found on the Internet at http://passoni.com. I live to ride, I ride Passoni.
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KGS Bikes is known around the world as the premiere custom bicycle design studio. Kevin Saunders, President, has over 25 years' experience in bicycle positioning and customization. He also has a broad knowledge of anatomy, structural engineering and industrial design. In addition, KGS Bikes designs bicycles utilizing Parlee, Kent Eriksen, Serotta, Zinn, Co-Motion and Guru. They also feature the best available components from around the world. Visit http://kgsbikes.com for more information, including beautiful photography of the bikes artfully created for their owners.
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A statement from South Bar, in downtown Birmingham, implicated Edwards in the incident that saw two of his cousins charged with felonious assault after allegedly attacking two bouncers with a pocket knife and a fork.
"Braylon Edwards was present and involved, but it's an ongoing police investigation, so at this time, we don't have any further information," the bar confirmed Tuesday.
Edwards, 28, signed a $3.5 million, one-year contract Thursday with the San Francisco 49ers, The Associated Press reported.
The Free Press also reported that "privately, employees at South Bar said Edwards was spurring on his cousins rather than trying to get them to stop fighting."
Edwards' cousins, brothers Tre Lenard Wright, 19, and Edmund Jerrell Wright, 22, both pleaded not guilty Monday.
Birmingham police said they had no knowledge that Edwards — who is already on probation for a drunk-driving conviction in New York — was involved in the fight.
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The "Kraken" — a mythical monster from the movie Clash of the Titans — was known to get it "crackin'"… usually by slamming its giant tentacles through wooden boat planks
It's also a spoiler for Clash of the Titans. At the end of the film the Kraken is defeated by looking into the severed head of Medusa and it turns to stone and "cracks".
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Medina Gonzalez, E.I.; (2011) Structuring the notion of 'ancient civilisation' through displays: semantic research on early to mid-nineteenth century British and American exhibitions of Mesoamerican cultures. Doctoral thesis, UCL (University College London).
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This research focuses on studying the representation of the notion of 'ancient civilisation' in displays produced in Britain and the United States during the early to mid-nineteenth century, a period that some consider the beginning of scientific archaeology. The study is based on new theoretical ground, the Semantic Structural Model, which proposes that the function of an exhibition is the loading and unloading of an intelligible 'system of ideas', a process that allows the transaction of complex notions between the producer of the exhibit and its viewers. Based on semantic research, this investigation seeks to evaluate how the notion of 'ancient civilisation' was structured, articulated and transmitted through exhibition practices. To fulfil this aim, I first examine the way in which ideas about 'ancientness' and 'cultural complexity' were formulated in Western literature before the last third of the 1800s. This results in a basic conceptual structure about the notion of 'ancient civilisation', which is then analysed in relation to the representations formulated by eight displays on Mesoamerican objects, monuments, and people that date from the 1820s to 1870s, all which have been poorly studied up until now. This work is an original approximation of the history of Mesoamerican archaeology that concludes that early to mid-nineteenth century British and American exhibits structured some aspects of the notion of 'ancient civilisation' for the representation of Pre-Columbian cultures by articulating a language code composed of a set of conceptual traits. It also shows that the representation of the notion of 'ancient civilisation' through Mesoamerican exhibits was a complex, problematic and changing phenomenon. On one hand, it involved the use of visual, textual, spatial, object-based and performative display technologies and, on the other, the ideas articulated by the displays developed together with the theoretical, conceptual, informational, and socio-political transformations of the era.
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