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Title: The sterilization of Leilani Muir
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Abstract: Entwines Muir's personal search for justice with the background story of eugenics, a respected "science" during the early decades of the twentieth century.
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(3) A compelling story told through the lens of a 1996 court case in which Leilani Muir charged that the Government of Alberta had improperly confined her in a provincial training school for "mental defectives" and had, in 1959, sterilized her at age 14 without her consent. The trial resulted in an award to Ms Muir of _ million dollars . The film includes a history of eugenics and IQ testing as well as some interesting interview segments with Stephen Jay Gould. Penni Stewart
(4) This video is long, but worth showing – a great teaching resource for a course on family or moral regulation. There are web resources that bring the story of forced sterilization up to date, based on recent media attention to the cases this video refers to. Students respond well to this slice of Canadian history. Good as a complement is Ladybird, Ladybird, which is also long. Doreen Fumia
(2.5) This documentary provides a testimonial to the sterilization of Leilani Muir. It supplies a historical account of the conditions that gave rise to the concept of Eugenics and demonstrates how it was adopted in practice throughout Europe and North America. The documentary shows that the sterilization practice employed was inherently sexist, racist, and oriented towards the powerless (class bias). This video also shows how the 'logic' and basis of the Eugenics concept is erroneous at best, and preposterous at worst. Although the video indicates that the practice of Eugenics has been eradicated, it fails to acknowledge that the concept/philosophy, the ideology and the ideal that advocates of Eugenics sought to enact remain prevalent in contemporary society. Carlos Torres (undergraduate)
(3) Informative video that interweaves Muir's
court case and her account of experiences at an Alberta institution
for "mental defectives" with commentary on the history of
eugenics (including, for example, brief sections on Nazism (with only
one error I could spot), on the IQ test, etc.) and its relation to beliefs
about immigrants being of unsatisfactory "stock". Muir is
a sympathetic narrator of a chapter of Canadian history that will surprise
many students. Kathy Bischoping
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It didn't take a long time for Selena Gomez's new home to be trespassed. On Sunday night while the famous singer and actress was home, authorities arrested a 20-year-old man who had broken into the guesthouse for burglary and trespassing.
Gomez arrived at her new home in Calabasas, Calif., with a friend however heard a strange noise and as a result requested her security to check out the disturbance, reported The Garden Island.
Following the sound, the suspect knocked on Gomez's front door and asked if she was home. After saying she was not, Gomez's friend closed the door and authorities found the man later in the guest home, reported TMZ.
The man, Cruz Che, is being held on $50,000 bail.
As recently reported, Gomez bought the new home only days before the break in for $3 million. She bought the 7,200 sq ft home right after ex-boyfriend, Justin Bieber sold his Calabasas home to reality star, Khloe Kardashian.


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Here's the clip we are airing featuring Patton Elementary School 4th grade teacher Julie Hildebrand. We are so proud of you, Julie! You can get access to the free PBS LearningMedia resources at klru.pbslearningmedia.org
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KLRU Kids Fall Schedule 2014
KLRU's fall 2014 lineup for kids includes the following highlights:
- WordGirl appears M-F at 6:30 a.m. for a great dose of vocabulary and fun before school!
- Back-to-back episodes weekdays of Curious George (8-9am), Pet+Cat (11am-noon), Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood (9-10am), Arthur (3-4pm), and Wild Kratts (4-5pm)
- The return of Clifford for a full hour on Sunday morning (8-9am), and Maya & Miguel on Saturday and Sunday (7:30am)
- Sesame Street's 45th season with a full hour M-F (7-8am) and half-hour episodes at 7am on Saturday and Sunday, and 1-1:30 pm M-F
- The following shows have the SAP in Spanish option for viewing in Spanish: Sid the Science Kid, WordGirl, Dinosaur Train, Maya & Miguel, Clifford, Cat in the Hat
Get the full schedule of kids' programming now
And as always, go to klrukids.org for hundreds of episodes, games, activities, and links to other powerful learning resources!
August 2014 Family Choice
KLRU chooses three programs each month for your family to enjoy and view together. In August 2014, we have the following lined up:
Wednesday, August 6, 7pm: The My Wild Affair series continues in August with "The Seal Who Came Home." The true story of Andre, a two-day-old wild harbor seal who, in 1961, was rescued from certain death by Harry Goodridge, an arborist from Rockport, Maine. Over the next 25 years, Andre and Harry established a friendship that brought Andre into the world of humans without Andre's ever having to sacrifice his wildness. The human world gave Andre shelter during the harsh New England winter, but staying wild at heart meant Andre had the know-how to make the 200-mile swim home to Rockport. This interspecies friendship weathered every kind of challenge, including, at the end, Andre's blindness.
Wednesday, August 13, 7pm: NATURE's Snow Monkeys. We are bringing this very popular episode back in the heat of summer to give us all a break and remind us that the cold weather brings challenges, too.
Wednesday, August 20, 7pm: My Wild Affair wraps up with an overview of the extraordinary stories and connections between undomesticated animals and human beings.
KLRU Kids @ The Thinkery on El Día de los Niños
On the evening of April 30, KLRU unveiled several new playground games, one of our design and two from the fertile minds of the Connally HS (Pflugerville ISD) Advanced Game Design Class. "Order Up!/A La Orden" asked kids to work with each other and adults to build menu choices that met requirements for price, food groups, caloric content, protein, and distance from farm to table. "Story Safari" had kids scaling The Thinkery's Backyard to find and recreate story elements nabbed by a pesky monkey. And "Last Animal Standing" had kids play the role of animals who had to both cooperate and compete to obtain a limited food supply. The game designers were hoping to spark complex thinking and real-world connections; these games will be sent to PBS Kids national for use in promoting the new PBS Kids Virtual World this fall, where similar themes will be explored.
Thanks to The Thinkery and the Texas Book Festival for their collaborative efforts! ¡Que vivan los niños!
100th Day of School Celebration
To celebrate this year's 100th Day of School, KLRU-TV, Austin PBS, hosted a Peg + Cat-themed special event at Uphaus EC Center, Perez Elementary and Widen Elementary on February 5 and February 10, 2014. Through this initiative, KLRU awarded each campus a media lab that included an assortment of educational materials, games, activities, a Kindle Fire to access PBS digital content on, and a PEG + CAT hop-scotch rug. The multimedia content includes video clips, digital and hands-on games and activities, and tools to connect home and school. These resources are available at pbskids.org/learn. In all, over 355 children and 32 adults participated.
These three Dove Springs public school campuses were selected in part because the Onion Creek floods of this winter had affected them and their families. Each campus dedicated time in the library and in the classroom for their 1st grade or Kindergarten classes to rotate through a series of centers themed around the number 100 — jumping 100 times using hula hoops, making bracelets by counting beads by groups of 10, playing a Peg + Cat pizza game, playing the Peg + Cat app, watch Peg + Cat video clips. Each child was also able to share with their family more fun activities by taking home the Peg + Cat activity sheet. All campuses were delighted with the 100th Day Celebration and plan on scheduling it again next school year!
Este año para el Centésimo Día Escolar, KLRU-TV celebro con el Centro de Uphaus, Perez Elementary, y Widen Elementary este pasado 5 y 10 de febrero. A través de este iniciativo, las escuelas participantes recibieron materiales educativos incluyendo juegos, actividades, un Kindle Fire con acceso a recursos digitales de PBS, y una alfombra de la rayuela. Los recursos digitales incluyeron videos, juegos digitales, y otras actividades para conectar el enseñamiento de matemáticas entre el salón y en casa. Estos recursos están disponibles en pbskids.org/learn. Al final se contaron mas de 355 estudiantes y 32 adultos que participaron.
Estas escuelas en el vecindario de Dove Springs fueron seleccionadas en parte por las inundaciones de Onion Creek, que afectaron a los estudiantes y a sus familias. Cada escuela dedico tiempo en la biblioteca y en el salón para los estudiantes del kínder y primer año. Los estudiantes participaron en actividades sobre el numero 100 – brincando 100 veces, construyendo una pulsera de abalorios y contando por 10, participando en un juego de Peg + Cat, usando la aplicación de Peg + Cat para iPad, viendo unos episodios de Peg + Cat, y leyendo juntos. Cada estudiante también se llevo información para seguir aprendiendo sobre el numero 100 con su familia en casa. Las escuelas disfrutaron del Centésimo Día Escolar y planean a celebrar de nuevo al próximo año!
KLRU and PBS Kids at the Texas Book Festival!
KLRU Educational Services will be on hand for two events connected to the Texas Book Festival. The first, a joint presentation by the Texas Book Festival, KLRU, and the AISD Department of Communications and Community Engagement is a book reading and signing by the bilingual children's author Yuyi Morales, who was profiled by PBS and regularly has a spot airing during the PBS Kids block (which you can see here). The book signing will take place at Mathews Elementary, 906 West Lynn, on Friday, October 25, from 4-5 pm.
The second event will be our three-hour appearance at the Texas Book Festival itself, on Sunday, October 27, from 12 noon – 3 pm. We will be at the Children's Activity Tent (on Colorado St. between 12th & 13th) with our iPads loaded with learning apps and with none other than Clifford the Big Red Dog.
KLRU's new Kids lineup begins October 7!
Download a pdf of the Fall 2013 schedule
KLRU wishes to announce the following changes to the 6:30 am – 5:30 pm (M-F) program lineup:
1. The new series Peg+Cat, an adorable show on early mathematical thinking, will run M-F from 9-9:30 am.
2. In response to popular demand, Sesame Street will now air twice daily, once from 7-8 am, and once from 2-3 pm.
3. Thomas & Friends will now air daily M-F from 11:30 am – noon with lots of new episodes.
4. Signing Time moves to noon – 12:30 pm.
5. From 12:30 – 1 pm, we have different programs each day: Monday is WordWorld, Tuesday is Bob the Builder, Wednesday is Angelina Ballerina, Thursday is Peep and the Big Wide World, and Friday is a new show, Bali.
Now, what gets lost in these changes? Because we have no new episodes for Maya & Miguel or for Barney, and because of a slowdown of production for Electric Company, we have currently dropped them from the daily lineup. We especially feel the loss of Electric Company because it's popular for older kids, so we are hoping that we can build up a bank of new episodes for airing later in the school year. In the meantime, all of these shows can be accessed online.
If you have questions or comments on the new lineup, please contact Benjamin Kramer, Director of Educational Services. We hope you enjoy these changes!
KLRU, Extend-A-Care, and Dell Powering the Possible
During the 2012-2013 school year, KLRU Educational Services has benefitted from a Dell Powering the Possible grant, which provided us the opportunity to purchase 20 beautiful, sleek new Dell XPS 13 laptops for use at the Extend-A-Care sites at Graham and Walnut Creek Elementary.
This video spot highlights a visit by Dell volunteers who got to hear from the kids as they talked about the various ways the computers have been used to further their learning during out-of-school time. Moreover, they had a chance to play games and talk about new options together.
The event was so successful that on June 28, we'll hold a Create-A-Thon, in which 30 Dell volunteers will come together with kids at the Brentwood Summer Extend-A-Care program for a half-day burst of creativity. Teams of kids and adults will use the laptops to shoot and edit movies, create written projects, slideshows, e-books, and video games!
KLRU-TV is thankful for the support and collaborative spirit from Dell and Extend-A-Care. Together, we are enriching kids' out-of-school time.
Sid Movie Was a Hit!
Thanks to all the families that joined us for the Sid the Science Kid Movie Premiere at Alamo Drafthouse Lake Creek and Slaughter locations on Saturday.
Before the movie, we had fun playing catapult games in the lobby, posing for photos with Sid, and meeting Clifford the Big Red Dog!
See photos from both locations: Sid the Science Kid Movie Premiere | March 30, 2013
Be a part of future KLRU kids events by signing up as a KLRU Explorer.
KLRU and Alamo Drafthouse "Sid the Science Kid Movie"
When: March 30, 2013, 9 – 11 a.m.
Where: Alamo Drafthouse Lake Creek and Alamo Drafthouse Slaughter
- Come dressed in your best Hollywood glamour or mad scientist outfit.
- Walk the red carpet and take photos in our photo booth.
- Meet Clifford the Big Red Dog.
- Enjoy hands-on science activities in the lobby with the KLRU-TV, Austin PBS education team.
- If you are not already, now's your chance to become a KLRU Explorers family!
RESERVATIONS REQUIRED: Click here to go the Alamo Drafthouse reservation site.
9:00 Doors open, guest check in, red carpet photos and lobby activities
9:30 Movie starts. Fidgety guests are welcome in the lobby for activities during the show.
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I love spring, and spring always makes me reach for skirts / dresses / anything that allows for free movement. Thus, I was super excited about what I was wearing today. So excited that I decided to resurrect the blog.
And then I took a picture (since my camera battery evidently lost its juice not being used), and now I'm horrified I went out in it.
My intent was to pull out the pink colour from the shirt. As you can tell from the pictures, this failed, and my legs thus look kind of crazy. I wondered why everyone was commenting specifically on the belt... and nothing else.
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Appreciating the Dynamics of Fishing our local Alaska Rivers
There are many, many fishing venues across Alaska. From surf-fishing to saltwater downriggers, large lakes and pothole 'honey holes".... For me, I love the dynamics of the Alaska river systems. Quite frankly, it's hard to find a more beautiful and mysterious ecosystem in Alaska than these clear-water gems. Now, not all rivers in Alaska are 'gin-clear.' Actually, the majority of them are glacial, silt-laden ice-water rivers with little to no visibility and support little life. But, really, these glacial rivers are extremely important to the networking relationship all Alaska tributaries share.... they are the backbone of the freshwater ecosystem. They are the artery in which thousands of adult salmon migrate through each summer season in seek of natal streams: their birthplace; the place in which they will spawn, die and complete the most amazing cycle in nature. Our local glacial river system is a giant. The Yentna River; "Yentna" actually means the 'backbone river,' in the local native Dena'ina tongue. The Yentna runs mostly Northwest to Southeast from the Yentna glacier in the Alaska mountain range to its terminus at the confluence of the Susitna river. Many clear streams intersect the Yentna throughout its length. These streams support nutrient-rich habitats for aquatic invertebrates, small minnows, salmon smolt (aka baby salmon), native rainbow trout, arctic grayling and many non-fishy wildlife species.
Lake Creek, our home river, is one of the largest and most dynamic tributaries of the Yentna River drainage. Lake Creek is like very few in Alaska. Although many clear-water river systems dot the state of Alaska, very few are the perfect balance of diversity that we wade-fishing anglers believe to be a masterpiece. Literally, the numerous gravel bars, mid-stream islands, pinched-off oxbow backwaters, sandy-bottom eddies, pea gravel riffles, deep water runs and the ideal bottom content spawning salmon dream about (well, if they actually do dream). Animals all do have their preferences in nature. Lake Creek and this gorgeous river valley is definitely a work of natural art. To see the prevalence of salmon and trout that abound and the other birdlife and mammals that depend on the local rivers is truly a spectacle. Many Alaska salmon streams are wide, sandy and slow moving in flat, open tundra. These rivers are born from wetlands near sea-level. Most mountain-fed rivers in Alaska as mentioned before are glacial. Ours would be a glacial river as well if it weren't for Lake Chelatna at the border of south Denali National Park. Glacial streams from the surrounding mountains drain into Chelatna which acts as a giant settling pond for all glacial sediment hence purifying the water as it runs clear and becomes Lake Creek at the outflow. Numerous other spring-fed tributaries also join Lake Creek proper at various points downriver. This perfect architecture leads to the clear, gravel-bottom stream that supports such a wealth of fish and wildlife. We are so blessed to have all this as our backyard. Enjoy it and respect it. Welcome to the great experience of fishing Alaska's remote rivers.


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Hope you're having a lovely one- it's not quite on the same level over here is it? so hope you're not homesick today.
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You're too sweet! Thank you so much for the nice sentiments--hubby is making it pretty special so far, so not too homesick!:) Hope you're having a lovely, Valentine's Day as well!:)Delete
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Happy Valentine's Day to you too! Hope you're having a wonderful day. And thanks for the crossed fingers. I think I'm gonna need it. :)ReplyDelete
Wow,just looked at my shop stats and saw your blog, hopped on over and there's my print! how wonderful of you to feature Shower Your Love! Thanks a bunch and wishes for a love filled Valentine's Day. PamReplyDelete
This is adorable. And so right up my seattle-rain-city-alley :) Happy Valentine's Day! xoReplyDelete
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GigaomByliner gone bad and the business of longform journalism on the web
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ST. LOUIS (KSDK) - It's been a challenging few months for a local teen as she battles cancer.
16-year-old Imani Marshall's life changed last June after a trip to the hospital.
Aggressive cancer requires aggressive treatments, and it's been a challenge for the entire family.
Hoping for more good days, Make-A-Wish got involved and started asking questions.
For Marshall, it was a trip to Hawaii. She wrote about her wish, saying the vacation would "clear her mind of all the negative things" and "make treatment much easier."
The team at James Durbin Jewelry Design in Kirkwood stepped in to help, and Saturday, Imani's dream became a reality.


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Stamp Out Hunger drive today
by Sarah Fay Campbell
Today is the day to help Stamp Out Hunger.
You may have noticed a brown plastic bag in your mailbox in the past few days. Today, your mail carriers will be hoping to pick up those bags again — this time filled with canned goods and other non-perishable food.
Stamp Out Hunger, sponsored by the National Letter Carriers Association, is the country's largest one-day food drive, and is in its 21st year.
Letter carriers all over the country will be picking up bags and boxes and bins of food that are left next to or in mailboxes.
Even if you didn't get a bag in the mailbox, you can still donate food. Just put it in any plastic grocery bag.
Because the drive is sponsored by the NLCA, only Newnan area residents would have received bags. But rural carriers, who deliver to other areas, also participate in the drive.
"If you leave food, they will make arrangements to pick it up," said Kim Akin, local coordinator for Stamp Out Hunger.
All the food collected in Coweta will stay in Coweta. Several different organizations will be benefiting from the food donated including the Coweta Community Food Pantry, Angel's House, Community Welcome House, Newnan First Baptist Church, Newnan Seventh Day Adventists, New Hope Baptist Crossroads Church and a local Masonic lodge.


text: Children's writer Paulina Connelly decides to embark on a new career writing horror. Needing guidance, she seeks advice from acclaimed horror novelist, Wes Mueller. In their first phone conversation she feels an undeniable connection and agrees to meet with him. But, as their relationship progresses, information about his suspicious past comes to light causing her to fear for her own safety. Is Wes the man of her dreams or will Paulina be his next victim? Things aren't always what they seem in this quirky, suspenseful romance.


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Whole house dvr (digital video recorder), central dvr, network dvr, and multiroom dvr are all variations on a central theme — letting you digitally record tv programs in one place and then play them back in any other room. Sometimes the configurations will let you stream live tv as well. This site helps people understand the technology and developments related to whole house dvr.
Whole House DVR from Your Cable, Sat or Telephone Company
Once easy way to set up multi-room DVR is to get it from your cable or telephone company. Depending on where you live, you can check out the listings below to see if it's available. Whole house video used to involve a series of complicated dedicated distribution wires (typically coax), zones, and amplifiers. But today, it's fairly simple to set up a wireless network that will effectively stream tv or movies whenever and wherever you want to watch them.
Is Whole House DVR the Same As Whole House Video?
Sometimes they are the same thing. If you have a home network set-up and are able to convert recorded tv or movies to common video formats, you can distribute these files to any video device in any room of your house, using your home network.
Dish Hopper vs DirecTV Genie Whole House DVR
Both the big satellite companies now have upped their game and have pretty good offerings for distributing recorded video throughout your home. The Dish Hopper (best in show 2013 Consumer Electronics Show) bundled with Sling technology, now lets you transfer your video media to remote digital devices like your iPad. DirectTV Genie service (Dec 2012 Engadget Genie whole-home DVR review)give you one box that serves your entire home and records up to 5 shows at once.
New Whole-Home Multi-Gigabit 802.11ac Wifi Standard in 2012
The networking industry is getting ready to roll out a new "faster" multi-gigabit standard for home wifi neworks that is backward compatible with existing network equipment. The technology evolution is clearly aimed at the need for moving video media on home networks. The new "fifth generation" wifi standard will be able to push data at speeds three to four times as fast as existing networks — roughly3.6 Gbps for 802.11ac vs 450Mbps for the old 802.11n standard. While most cable and satellite whole home dvr installations make use of coaxial cable, this will make it easier to push data to whole house dvr equipment, installed in multiple rooms thoughout the house, for independent providers of dvr technology.
Use Your Smartphone as a Universal Remote?
The days of complicated universal remotes are over. Depending on your particular whole house setup, you can now use your smartphone to start, stop and control videos to each of your room. There are now apps for the iPhone, Android, and the Blackberry that will communincate with your video equipment and network to stream your favorite tv shows and movies anywhere.
Multiroom DVR over Coax or Ethernet
When using coaxial cable to connect in-home DVRs, often MoCA (Multimedia over Coax Alliance) technology is used to provide the home networking ability for DVRs to talk and transport media. Most of the cable operators (Time Warner, Cox, etc.) and Verizon are using MoCA. AT&T is focusing on HomePNA technology that enables multi-room dvr services over both coax and phone lines.
Tivo Multi-Room Viewing is Limited Whole House DVR
TiVo recently demonstrated its mini TiVo set top box extenderr at CES 2013 in January. The Tivo Mini is designed to help TiVo compete with cable and satellite whole home DVR offerings by offering affordable spokes to a main Tivo hub. The TiVo Mini box should be available sometime in the spring of 2013.
Tivo's whole home solutions are somewhat limited. They don't yeat have a video distribution architecture other than letting expensive Tivos talk with one another. If you have Tivo brand DVRs, many of the models (Series2, Series2 DT, Series3HD, TiVo HD, or TiVo HD XL DVR) come equipped with the Multi-Room Viewing ability to connect them to you wireless or wired home network. This will allow you to start watching a TV program in the family room and finish it in the bedroom, but there is a little bit of work involved. You need to enable transfers on each of your Tivos, and this will allow you to pull the program from your original/source Tivo (family room) to the new destination/play Tivo. However, you'll have to wait for the file to transfer (HD programs over wifi networks can take a while) and then decide if you want to start watching where you left off.
Dish Network Hopper Whole House DVR
Dish network has recently introduced (nationwide availability announced Feb 11, 2013) one of the most innovative whole home DVR platforms with its kangaroo-themed hopper set top box. The hopper creates the whole home network hub while additional rooms can be added with what are called "Joey" boxes.
The latest innovation is the inclusion of Slingbox technology that allows you to transfer your record recorded media for off network viewing on your iPad. The Dish Hopper got Best in Show at this year's Consumer Electronic Show 2013 in Las Vegas.
Wow! Whole Home HD DVR
If you live in Illinois, Michigan, Ohio or Indiana you can get great whole-house-dvr service from Wow!. The Wow! service lets you record once and then watch your recorded shows anywhere in your home. It also lets you record up to 6 shows at once, pause/rewind live tv and go online to scheudue your recordings.
RCN Deploys Tivo for Whole Home DVR Services
RCN Telecom Services in Washington DC has recently announced (November, 2011) that they are using Tivo's Premiere Q DVR to provide whole house dvr services to its customer base. The Premiere Q has four tuners and lets users record up to four while watching a fifth. It also also stream shows to other rooms in the house using a home network.
AT&T Uverse Total Home DVR Services
If you're located in a geography where AT&T provides phone service, you can subscribe to their Total Home DVR service. This will allow you to record your TV programs from a single DVR and play them back to any other Uverse-connected TV in the house. The video below gives you an idea of how AT&T's whole home dvr system works.
Verizon FiOS Home Media DVR
Verizon FiOS (fiber-optic Services) connected customers also have options for whole house dvr. They provide Home Media DVR services which provide multi-room DVR services allowing you to start watching in one room, and finish in another room. Here is a brief Verizon video showing how the DVR works.
Whole House DVR with Windows Media Center
The Windows Media Center platform offers a good way to achieve whole house DVR. With a wired or wireless home network as the foundation, one PC can be used to record standard or HD programming (this can be in an office or located remotely away from your entertainment center), and then the TVs in each room can be connected via an XBox 360. Here is a video giving you a flavor of how Windows Media Center works.
You don't want to have to put a PC next to every TV in your house. So, once you have your first media center pc set up, you can extend to other pcs using an X-Box 360 or the D-Link DSM-750, like in the following video.
Time Warner Whole House DVR
Time Warner is working with Cisco, rolling out its whole house dvr service to many regions. You can get more information on their website about the service that comes bundled with its highend SignatureHome service and separately. The two videos below explain how it works the new the Navigator feature.
This article on Stop the Cap! provides a very detailed written and video summary of the Time Warner Whole House DVR service.
DirecTV Genie Whole House DVR
DirecTV is now actively promoting and delivering its new Genie whole home dvr service. The service is designed to let you stream shows from your hd dvr to other non-dvr receivers in your home. The service will let you add up to 15 TVs and you can find more information at the DirecTV whole home dvr web page. This is a pretty good ZDNet Review of the DirectTV Whole Home DVR Serviice by Jason Perlow that gives a good description of the installation experience. A promotion video is provided below.
Comcast Whole House DVR
Comcast calls their whole-home dvr offering AnyRoom DVR as part of their new rebranded Xfinity service. The service uses Motorola DCX client boxes connected to a main 500GB DCX3501-M hub.
Bright House Whole House DVR
Bright House Networks provides cable network services to Florida, California, Indiana and Michigan. The Bright House Networks whole house DVR provides record once, play in multiple rooms services.
Cox Whole Home DVR
Cox has what it calls "Plus Package" that includes whole-house DVR services now up and running in five geographies – these include San Diego, Orange Coast, Kansas and several New England markets. The service adds between $5 – $10 to your monthly bill. It is quite baffling to know how to get more information on it as their website is quite confusing.
Dish Network Wifi TV Everywhere
Part of Dish Network's "TV Everywhere" rollout includes the ability to wirelessly send high definition TV signals over a wireless wifi network to other parts of the house from their set-top boxes. Here is a video (commercial unfortunately) showing the Dish Network Multiroom DVR.
RVU Alliance Coming Soon
The RVU Alliance (DirecTV, Cisco, Samsung, Broadcom) are working on a solution they hope to roll out in early 2010. The idea is to install an RVU server from your content provider (satellite or cable) and connect it to your home network. Then you would buy RVU-equipped TVs (Samsung has these). Each RVU-equipped TV would be able to access programming from the RVU server.
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Time Warner Cable Tests New Range of TV Packages – Wall Street Journal – November 24, 2010, Time Warner deploying new whole home dvr and business model strategies.
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DirecTV Preps Multiroom DVR – Light Reading – January 25, 2010, DirecTV is rolling out a new line of Entropic set-top boxes with whole house dvr capabilities.
Is a new TiVo imminent?– Engadget – November 17, 2009, article speculates that Tivo may be getting ready to release more sophisticated networked models to deliver whole house dvr.
Pace Introduces First to Market Multiroom DVR Solution– Reuters – October 26, 2009, article today about the new whole-house dvr system from Pace and Rovi.
R.I.P. to the Set-Top Box? – New York Times – September 2, 2009, Eric Taub writes about the RVU Alliance's plans to make set-top-boxes a thing-of-the-past by developing thin client technology allowing all RVU-equipped televisions, pcs, and media devices in the house to see a single menu of recorded tv programs.
DirecTV, Cisco and Samsung have whole house DVR plans with RVU alliance– Engadget – August 19, 2009, Ben Drawbaugh writes about the lastest attempt to provide whole house dvr for consumers.
Digeo unveils Moxi Mate multiroom DVR extender, software updates– CNET – August 4, 2009, John Falcone writes about the latest whole home dvr developments from Digeo.


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Heather Alexander/Uffington Horse and Gaia Consort, West Hills Unitarian Fellowship, Portland, Oregon, USA, October 2002
fey \FAY\, adjective:
1. Possessing or displaying a strange and otherworldly aspect or
quality; magical or fairylike; elfin.
2. Having power to see into the future; visionary; clairvoyant.
3. Appearing slightly crazy, as if under a spell; touched.
-- American Heritage Dictionary
Last night I saw a concert that could have been held as easily in Newford or Bordertown as in Portland, Oregon. Seattle band Gaia Consort and perennial modern folk favorite Heather Alexander with her Celtic trio Uffington Horse performed a rollicking and exuberant show worthy of any fey gathering on either side of the Faerie Border.
Gaia Consort opened the show and they were captivating from the first note. This is a band that knows what it means to rattle the rafters and rock the house down. This was an extremely intimate show in a small and comfortable venue and the band is absolutely suited to such an atmosphere...the feeling that the extremely welcoming and open group brings to an audience is less that of a paid entertainment than of a reunion with old friends.
Singer/songwriter/lead guitar player Chris Bingham has a powerful yet soothing voice and his partner/backup singer Sue Tinney adds a lovely alto harmony and a glowing presence to the stage. Bingham's passion is evident in every song he writes, and the Consort performs his work with equal fervor. Each song they chose for their set was an intense experience, from the swirling melody and tender words of "Just Because",
Do you ever wonder whose face makes the moonlight?
Do you ever look up and find your face there?
Is it any wonder we find ourselves laughing
with your tongue at my lips and my hands in your hair?
to the hard-driving pounding thunderstorm of "Gathering"
Building up a bonfire -- calling back the light
Calling up a green man -- WE ARE GATHERING
Calling up a storm cloud -- calling back the light
Calling up a horned one -- WE ARE GATHERING
At one point during their performance, I turned to my husband and told him "This music makes me want to dance naked." He simply nodded. Gaia Consort includes Dan Mulder on bass guitar, Betsy Tinney on a really cool electric cello, Larry Golding on violin, and drummer Dan Ochipinti (who's also the drummer for Uffington Horse, but we'll get to that in a moment). The band fits together like parts of one body. Most bands require thousands of hours of practice to work this well together, and yet Gaia Consort makes it seem organic, as though they're simply parts of a living being.
Uffington Horse, the Celtic trio composed of Heather Alexander, Dan Ochipinti, and Andrew Hare, took the stage for the second half of the show. Heather is a woman of many talents, from songwriting to singing to playing a variety of instruments including a funky electric fiddle. And she's not your stereotypical sweet voiced blonde soprano folkie in a long patchwork dress, strumming an acoustic guitar and warbling about her womb. Heather is a sexy, earthy redhead given to belting out bawdy lyrics and punctuating her songs with wicked pelvic thrusts. She's the Joan Jett/Pat Benatar/Ann Wilson of folk music -- a rock chick if ever there was one. It's just that when Heather sings heavy metal, she's singing about a dragon's hoard or a broadsword...The group performed "Festival Wind", an amazing, lilting song from her upcoming album that she's in the process of recording at live performances this month and next. I was overjoyed when they performed "Creature of the Wood", a dark and mysterious song about a satyr, and thrilled to hear the wild and discordant "Black Unicorn", as well as a marvelous rendition of the traditional tune "King Henry". I loved the creepy "Up in the Loft":
Something's Up in the loft,
better shake it down
Cobweb trim on a corseted gown,
Mirrors reflecting an alien face,
daggers dissecting and leaving no trace
Something's Up in the Loft
Andrew Hare is fun to watch...he's very serious yet plays with zeal. Dan Ochipinti is crazy, the way all good drummers are crazy. His drum kit includes all sorts of interesting little percussive devices, and he uses them all to fantasticallly good effect. Heather plays the electric fiddle and sings at the same time, and sometimes switches instruments several times during one song. Uffington Horse is a fascinating group to watch -- you never know who's going to play which instrument next, or what sounds they're going to produce! The only guarantee is an exciting performance and incredible music.
I would be surprised if there were any audience members who didn't have a
fabulous time at this show. Both groups filled the venue with rich and
potent music, energizing, enthralling, and entertaining all at once. Fey in
the best sense of the word, both Gaia Consort and Uffington Horse provide a
positive and uplifting experience that is truly rare and gratifying. Superb
show, ladies and gentlemen, superb show.
Gaia Consort has a wonderful site here, and you can download some of their delightful music.
Visit Heather Alexander's excellent Web site here.


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People walk past a banner reading 'Health is not a business' outside... Fotografía de noticiasAndar,Crisis,España,Horizontal,Huelga,Madrid,Pancarta,PersonasPhotographer JAVIER SORIANOCollection: AFP 2012 AFPPeople walk past a banner reading 'Health is not a business' outside the Hospital Clinico San Carlos in Madrid on November 26, 2012. Spanish doctors, nurses and hospital staff denounce budget cuts and privatisations. The health sector has been hard hit by the austerity policies implemented by the rightwing government of Mariano Rajoy, which is trying to cut the public deficit in the eurozone's fourth largest economy. AFP PHOTO / JAVIER SORIANO (Photo credit should read JAVIER SORIANO/AFP/Getty Images)


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TOSS: New Zealand opt to bowl against West Indies.
West Indies XI: Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Smith, Andre Fletcher, Darren Bravo, Kieron Pollard, Denesh Ramdin(w), Darren Sammy(c), Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Samuel Badree, Sheldon Cottrell
New Zealand Playing XI: Kane Williamson, James Neesham, Brendon McCullum(c), Ross Taylor, Corey Anderson, Luke Ronchi(w), Tom Latham, BJ Watling, Tim Southee, Ish Sodhi, Trent Boult
It's time to sign off. Hope you enjoyed our coverage and we will look forward to your company in future. Until then, it's good bye and cheers!!!
Andre Fletcher receives the Man of the Match and Series award for his exceptional batting. Says that he is very happy with his performance. Adds that the wicket today was much better to bat on and he capitalized on it. Also says that it's a great feeling to hit back to back fifties and wishes that he continues to do well for his team.
Series drawn 1-1! Excellent performance by the host nation to win the last game of the series and thereby salvaging some pride. They posted a challenging total on the board and their bowlers backed it up superbly. Their fielding, too, was of the top notch and it was a complete team effort to outclass the Kiwis. It won't be wrong to write that New Zealand looked a bit complacent with the bat. Anyway, this ends their Caribbean tour where they won the Test series and shared honours in the T20Is. Not at all bad for a touring team!
19.1 S Cottrell to T Boult, OUT! Run out! West Indies win by 39 runs! The crowd is going mad out there. Good length ball outside off, Boult taps it down to point and attempts for a run. Bravo stops the ball and scores a direct hit at the non-striker's end. Boult is found well short and the third umpire confirms the same. 126/10
Ish Sodhi is the last man.
18.6 A Russell to Tim Southee, OUT! Length ball on off, Southee shuffles across the stumps to play the paddle scoop but completely mistimes it in the air. A simple catch for Cottrell at short fine leg. 126/9
18.5 A Russell to T Boult, Full on off, driven through covers for a run. 126/8
18.4 A Russell to T Boult, Short delivery outside off, Boult makes room and cuts it just over the point fielder for a couple of runs. 125/8
18.3 A Russell to T Boult, Fullish ball outside off, sliced over point for a couple. 123/8
18.2 A Russell to T Boult, Slower ball around middle and leg, Boult has a play and miss. 121/8
18.1 A Russell to Tim Southee, Driven towards the mid on region. The batsmen have run through for a single. 121/8
Trent Boult is the new batsman at number 10. Andre Russell is back on as well.
17.6 S Cottrell to Tom Latham, OUT! Another one bites the dust! Once again a change of pace by Cottrell, completing foxing the batsman, Latham steers it in the air and straight into the hands of Bravo at point. 120/8
17.5 S Cottrell to Tom Latham, Fullish ball on off, Latham slogs it to deep mid-wicket for a couple. 120/7
17.4 S Cottrell to Tom Latham, Play and a miss for Latham. 118/7
17.3 S Cottrell to Tim Southee, Slower delivery on middle, hit to long off for a run. 118/7
17.2 S Cottrell to Tom Latham, Played to the point region by the batsman. They pick up a single. 117/7
Tim Southee in next.
17.1 S Cottrell to C Anderson, OUT! Here goes down New Zealand's last hope! Slower length ball wide outside off, Anderson tries to heave it across the line but ends up dragging it over mid on. Sammy moves swiftly to his right and takes a fine catch by going down. 116/7
16.6 S Narine to Tom Latham, Quicker and shorter around off, cut straight to point where the fielder fumbled but no run conceded. 116/6
Tom Latham comes in next.
16.5 S Narine to B Watling, OUT! Flatter delivery outside off, a carrom ball, Watling pushes it to covers and looks for a run. He is sent back quickly and tries to make it with a dive but the throw comes in before and the keeper takes the bails off in a jiffy. It's referred upstairs and the replays show that Watling was well short. 50 needed off 19! 116/6
Run out appeal against Watling, referred upstairs...
16.4 S Narine to C Anderson, Carrom ball on middle, touch on the shorter side, Anderson pulls it over mid-wicket for one. 116/5
16.3 S Narine to B Watling, Long hop on off, pulled to deep mid-wicket for a run. 115/5
16.2 S Narine to C Anderson, Played to the point region by the batsman. One run added to the total. 114/5
BJ Watling is in next.
16.1 S Narine to L Ronchi, OUT! Gone! Not the bowler you will want to attack. Floated ball around middle and off, Ronchi tries to hit it out of the park but fails to get any power behind it. Russell takes a simple catch at long off. 113/5
Sunil Narine into his last over. 53 needed off 24 balls!
15.6 K Pollard to L Ronchi, Fails to work it off his pads and crosses for a leg bye. 113/4
15.5 K Pollard to L Ronchi, SIX! High and handsome! Short delivery on off, Ronchi rides on the bounce and pulls it thunderously over mid-wicket for a biggie. 112/4
15.4 K Pollard to L Ronchi, Clever slower delivery, outside off and on a fuller length, Ronchi fails to read it and hence misses. 106/4
15.3 K Pollard to C Anderson, Short again outside off, Anderson tries to pull but it comes off the bottom edge and rolls to point for one. 106/4
15.2 K Pollard to C Anderson, Touch short and wide outside off, Anderson swings and misses. 105/4
15.1 K Pollard to C Anderson, SIX! That's done with utmost ease! Pollard serves a full ball outside off, in the zone for Anderson who sends it packing over long off. 105/4
14.6 D Sammy to L Ronchi, Very full delivery dipping into the batsman, Ronchi works it through square leg and returns for the second run. 99/4
14.5 D Sammy to L Ronchi, Skidding off the surface, short and wide, Ronchi tries to cut but misses. 97/4
14.4 D Sammy to L Ronchi, Good length ball on middle and leg, Ronchi chips it over mid-wicket for a couple of runs. 97/4
14.3 D Sammy to C Anderson, Anderson clears his front leg for a big heave across the line but it takes the inside edge and rolls wide of short fine leg for one. 95/4
14.2 D Sammy to L Ronchi, Angles a length ball back into the batsman, Ronchi pushes it uppishly and wide of Sammy to long on for one. 94/4
14.1 D Sammy to C Anderson, Short delivery around off, Anderson pulls it to deep square leg for a run. 93/4
Darren Sammy is back on.
13.6 K Pollard to C Anderson, Taps it on the off side for one. 92/4
13.5 K Pollard to L Ronchi, Knocks a full ball down to long on for one. 91/4
13.4 K Pollard to C Anderson, In the air but safe! Pollard deceives Anderson with the slower ball who tries to slog it over mid-wicket. Completely mistimes it in the air towards long on where the fielder fails to reach the chance. 90/4
13.3 K Pollard to C Anderson, Zippy delivery this time, wide outside off, Anderson has another play and a miss. 89/4
13.2 K Pollard to C Anderson, Slower bouncer around off, Anderson advances down with the pull shot but fails to connect. 89/4
13.1 K Pollard to C Anderson, Anderson goes for the pull but misses it completely. 89/4
13.1 K Pollard to C Anderson, Wide! Way wide outside off, Anderson leaves it. 89/4
12.6 S Narine to L Ronchi, Full ball around off, Ronchi tries to defend but gets an inside edge. The ball rolls towards short fine leg. 88/4
12.5 S Narine to L Ronchi, Played that off the front foot and into the ground. 88/4
12.4 S Narine to L Ronchi, Knuckle ball outside off, left alone by Ronchi. 88/4
Luke Ronchi is the new batsman.
12.3 S Narine to R Taylor, OUT! Massive wicket for West Indies again! Narine lets out a traditional off-spinner, curving back in with a decent pace, Taylor tries to defend off his front foot but it takes the inside edge and hits the stumps. 78 needed off 45! 88/4
12.2 S Narine to R Taylor, FOUR! Risky shot! Tossed up ball on middle, Taylor gets forward and across to play the paddle shot and does well to guide it down towards fine leg. 88/3
12.1 S Narine to R Taylor, Carrom ball outside off, Taylor taps it to point. 84/3
11.6 K Pollard to C Anderson, Seam up delivery, outside off and on the driving length, Anderson guards his stumps and allows it through. 84/3
11.5 K Pollard to C Anderson, Slower ball, short and wide outside off, Anderson leaves it alone after he shaped up for a pull shot. 84/3
11.4 K Pollard to R Taylor, Fuller length ball on off, Taylor flicks it through mid-wicket for a run. 84/3
11.3 K Pollard to C Anderson, Full and angling away from the batsman, Anderson drives it through covers for a run. 83/3
Corey Anderson is the new batsman. 84 needed off 52!
11.2 K Pollard to K Williamson, OUT! Bowled 'em! Pollard delivers an off-cutter, on a length around off and it surprises Williamson by moving back into him. He fails to defend it, gets hit on the thigh pad and the ball rolls onto the stumps. Pollard sets off in celebration and West Indies get a big wicket. 82/3
11.1 K Pollard to K Williamson, Shortish around off, Williamson tries to cut but misses. 82/2
Kieron Pollard is into the attack now.
10.6 S Narine to R Taylor, Bad line again, down the leg side, Taylor eases it to fine leg for a couple. 82/2
10.6 S Narine to R Taylor, Wide! Spinning down the leg side, Taylor leaves. 80/2
10.5 S Narine to R Taylor, Short and cut through the line but straight to point. 79/2
10.4 S Narine to K Williamson, Carrom ball on off, Williamson nudges it to mid-wicket for one. 79/2
10.3 S Narine to R Taylor, Quicker full ball outside off, Taylor plays it wide of short third man for a run. 78/2
10.2 S Narine to K Williamson, Bit short and spinning back in, Williamson stays back and hits it through covers for a run. 77/2
10.1 S Narine to R Taylor, Loopy full ball on middle, knocked down to long on for one. 76/2


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The Navigator
By Clive Cussler
This is my first Cussler book. It was a quick and easy read. A kind of Ian Fleming meets Dean Koontz without the literary skill of either of the other two writers but just as entertaining. That's saying something considering that there is quite a gap between Fleming and Koontz alone. It was refreshing after the McCullough opus "The First Man in Rome", almost the antithesis.
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Make a mental list of the groups of people who get their eyebrows plucked, shaved or otherwise tamed into neat little arches, and active duty United States service members probably don't make the cut. But they should.
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According to The Wall Street Journal, a healthy number of our soldiers, marines and other military personnel abroad are asking their, um, tonsorial professionals to whack their eyebrows into shape. Sure, some of them do it to make certain their foreheads are just as presentable as the rest of their tightly regulated uniforms, but others get their brows groomed because they like the aesthetics. And what you might think is a small number of men sounds like it's growing:
Gulam Farooq, 21, camp barber at Forward Operating Base Joyce, near the Pakistan border, says Islam forbids eyebrow-shaping for Muslim men. But he happily performs the service, using a razor or a special threading technique, for an average of one or two U.S. soldiers a day. "I trained for it at a barber school in Kabul," where religious strictures are less rigidly observed, he says.
One or two a day? Threading? The Journal story is careful to mention that "the camp is rife with unconfirmed rumors of waxing," too.
Most of the men who have their bushy brows taken down are younger — one soldier who avoids the practice calls them "straight guys—just a little metrosexual." Older soldiers say they don't get it, and that might have to do something with how painful eyebrow grooming can be.
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Staff Sgt. Mark Prodigalidad, a 32-year-old infantryman from Tampa, Fla., gave threading a try on a lark. The camp barber included it in the price of a $5 haircut. Sgt. Prodigalidad says he found it so painful that he had to call a timeout halfway through.
"I'll probably never do it again because it hurt like hell," he says.
Call us crass for saying so, but if you can't handle the pain of a grooming technique women all over the world have done on a regular basis, maybe the infantry isn't the right gig for you.


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I am Anti-Valentines Day. There I said it; I am officially out of the Valentine's Day heart. You are probably thinking to yourself "Of course you are, it's because you are old and single Bobbie." No, it is because I show everyone how much I love them all year long. I really do feel that Valentine's Day is just over commercialized and 8 times out of 10 leads to someone being hurt. You buy flowers (that die), Chocolate (that goes to your thighs), and say "I Love you."(That you may or may not mean) on one day of the year because someone tells you too? That just sounds a little to contrive for me. I will admit that I did start at least trying to celebrate Valentine's Day when the girls were born. I bought them little stuffed animals, candy, and a card. The candy ended up on their face, the little animals were forgotten the next day, and who knows where the cards went. Being a single Mom and money being very tight I would end up more frustrated than loving. I would tell them I loved them and they would get that glazed look that says "Yeah Mommy, you said that yesterday and the day before, we know already." So over the years Valentine's Day has been a little sparse around here.
So you may ask what do I do on Valentine's Day? Well I still buy little things for the girls, but only little things. This year we are celebrating my Mom and Dad's 50th wedding anniversary (Go Mom and Dad!) and I will be having my annual Anti-Valentine's Day celebration. This year I am honored to have some very important guests, My "I Shot Cupid Cupcakes" and Old World Gourmet Drink Mixers.
Valentine's Day is a day of chocolate, right? So what better way to be Anti-Valentine's than with sinfully rich Chocolate Cupcakes Filled with Grand Marnier Buttercream and topped with Chocolate Ganache and Coco-Tini's? I really can't think of a better way unless someone knows how to gift me Johnny Depp. If someone gifted me Johnny Depp on Valentine's Day I would sing it's praises for the rest of my life. However, since that is not going to happen I am sticking with my original plan!
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Nurses are in high demand and practical students are getting the hint. Attending college for nursing can pay off big time: According to government records, registered nursing is projected to be the second most popular new profession for students across the nation (as well as for those who bring their experience from abroad). And things are only getting better: Nursing employment is expected to increase at above-average rates until 2014 as the median age of nurses increases. It's not surprising that you can't go wrong with a job where scrubs and gym shoes are the norm...just ask those studying medicine!
Luckily for students interested in nursing, many organizations have created nursing scholarship opportunities aimed at helping students earn their degrees. There are hospitals that cover portions of employee tuition and organizations like the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration that award scholarships and grants galore and federal student financial aid programs aimed at assisting future nurses in completing their education. There is no shortage of financial aid available to nursing students. Just seek and you shall find. Conduct a free college scholarship search to find more nursing scholarships like those listed below to help you pay for school.
Remember, you may qualify for other scholarships that have nothing to do with your major but below are just a few of the nursing scholarships you can find in the Scholarships.com database when you conduct a free, college scholarship search!
AAIA Undergrad Scholarship
Application Deadlines: June 02, Annually
Association on American Indian Affairs (AAIA) Undergraduate Scholarships for Native American Students
Acceptance period changes from year to year.
Must be enrolled in your tribe; must be attending an accredited school full time both fall and spring semesters; must be seeking an Associate's or Bachelor's degree. Open to high school Seniors who will be entering college in the Fall, College [...] More
American Indian Nurse Scholarship Awards
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Since 1928, The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America has provided a small number of scholarship awards to assist students of American Indian heritage who are pursuing degrees in nursing or in the field of health care and health education. Eligible students receive $1,500 per semester and the money is to be used strictly for tuition, books
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The ARC of Washington Trust Fund Research Awards offers stipends for upper division or graduate students who have a demonstrated interest in the field of mental retardation.
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Arkansas Nurses Foundation Research Grants
Application Deadlines: June 15, Annually
To be eligible for an Arkansas Nurses Foundation Research Grant, the applicant must:
- Hold an Arkansas nursing license in good standing with the Arkansas State Board of Nursing (LPN, RN, APN)
- Graduated from an NLNAC- or CCNE-accredited program (applies only to applicants who have completed a BS or MS in nursing)
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Army Nurse Corps Association (ANCA) Education Fund
Application Deadlines: April 15, Annually
The purpose of this program is to provide $3,000 scholarships to nursing students who are attending colleges and universities, hereafter referred to as schools, with accredited baccalaureate, graduate or anesthesia nursing programs. Students eligible to apply for a scholarship include:
- Nursing or anesthesia students who plan to enter the Active Army, Army National Guard or Army Reserve and [...] More
Bethesda Lutheran Communities Scholarship for College Students
Application Deadlines: May 01, Annually
Bethesda Lutheran Communities offers two $3,000 scholarships to Lutheran students pursuing undergraduate degrees in any area of service to people with developmental disabilities.
Eligible candidates are active, communicant members of a Lutheran church, are classified as a freshman, sophomore or junior status at a college or university (not necessarily a Lutheran college), have earned a minimum [...] More
Caroline E. Holt Nursing Scholarship
Application Deadlines: February 15, Annually
The Caroline E. Holt Nursing Scholarship is awarded to students who are in financial need and are accepted and enrolled into an accredited school of nursing. All applicants must obtain a letter of sponsorship from their local DAR chapter. Please send a self-addressed, stamped, business-size envelope to obtain the name and address of your state scholarship chairman and an application for any [...] More
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Formerly known as the Native American Scholarship Fund, Catching the Dream (CTD) was chartered in 1986 to help provide Indian tribes, Indian communities and tribal organizations with professionally trained and educated Native Americans.
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Application Deadlines: June 01, Annually
To be eligible for the Catherine Moloney Nursing Scholarship, applicant must be a Shelby County (Ohio) resident pursuing a Registered Nursing degree. Eligible persons may apply during any year of their education, however licensed RNs are not eligible for continuing education.
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Charlotte McGuire Scholarship Program
Application Deadlines: March 15, Annually
The Charlotte McGuire Scholarship Program is open exclusively to members of the American Holistic Nurses' Association.
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- Are pursuing holistic nursing education
- Maintain a 3.0 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale)
- Have experience and interest in healing and holistic nursing practice
- Are current members of AHNA
- [...] More
Colon Furr Memorial Nursing Scholarship
Application Deadlines: September 25, Annually
The Colon Furr Memorial Nursing Scholarship is available to any person who resides in North Carolina and has been accepted or is enrolled in a one-year Licensed Practical Nurse program or is enrolled in a two-, three- or four-year program that leads to certification as a Registered Nurse. The school must be in North Carolina. An American Legion Post must sponsor an applicant.
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Cynthia E. Morgan Memorial Scholarship
Application Deadlines: March 25, Annually
This scholarship was established in 2005 in the name of Cynthia E. Morgan, who passed away in October 2004 after a courageous, but all-too-brief, fight with stomach cancer. It has been established in an attempt to aid select college students in paying for their post-secondary education. This year's scholarship is set at $1,000.
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Delaware Nursing Incentive Program
Application Deadlines: March 19, Annually
The Delaware Nursing Incentive Program is for full-time students enrolled in an accredited program leading to certification as an RN or LPN who are either (1) high school seniors who rank in upper half of class with at least a 2.5 cumulative, unweighted GPA, or (2) undergraduates who meet academic requirements.
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The Anne T. Jeanes Foundation furthers its mission by supporting the social ministry of Friends in the community through preparation of health care professionals who embrace Quaker values. Toward that end, the Foundation is making scholarship money available to high school seniors who wish to pursue the profession of nursing and have been accepted into an institution of higher education that [...] More
Elizabeth J. Davis Scholarship
Application Deadlines: February 15, Annually
The Elizabeth J. Davis Scholarship was established to assist home health care professionals with obtaining advanced degrees, as well as students seeking a bachelor's degree in a health profession or students seeking home health aide certification.
- Attend an accredited school approved for federal Title IV funding (Pell grants, Stafford loans, PLUS loans)
- Seek education or [...] More
ENA Foundation Master's in Nursing Scholarship
Application Deadlines: June 09, Annually
ENA Foundation Master's in Nursing Scholarship applicants must be ENA members for a minimum of 12 months prior to applying. Applicants must be attending a NLN or AACN accredited school.
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Franklin D. Boyce Annual Health Scholarship
Application Deadlines: February 17, Annually
This Franklin D. Boyce Annual Health Scholarship awards $2,500 to promote health occupations and is potentially renewable for three additional consecutive years. Eligible students for this scholarship must live in Hopewell, Prince George, Petersburg or the surrounding areas.
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These online nursing degrees are designed for licensed RNs who hold a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree and whose licenses are unencumbered (no suspensions, revocations or investigations). Western Governors University is working to fill these high-need areas in the growing healthcare field. Getting a degree through WGU's online, competency-based academic model provides the flexibility and [...] More
GRCF Violet Wondergem Health Science Scholarship
Application Deadlines: April 01, Annually
Student must be a resident of Kent or Ottawa counties in Michigan majoring in a health service related field at any accredited Michigan college or university. Must have financial need and a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA.
For more information about this award, please visit our [...] More
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Application Deadlines: May 08, Annually
Winners of the Health Careers Scholarship Program demonstrate a strong motivation to pursue a health care career, academic excellence, a dedication to community service and a need for financial support of their education. The program is open to higher education students entering their junior and senior years of full-time undergraduate study in the coming fall. This program is not open to [...] More
Jean Andrews Nursing Scholarship
Application Deadlines: March 07, Annually
The Jean Andrews Nursing Scholarship (sponsored by Porter Hospital Women's Auxiliary) was created to encourage students to enter the nursing profession.
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- Reside in Addison County
- Seek a degree in registered nursing or nursing education
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Application Deadlines: June 15, Annually
The purpose of this scholarship is to reward a professional registered nurse for meritorious practice in BMT nursing by providing financial assistance to attend a continuing education program(s) that will further the nurses' professional goals, or to supplement tuition in a bachelors or masters program.
Nominations may be received from any registered nurse who meets the criteria for this [...] More
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Application Deadlines: March 01, Annually
The Calhoun County Medical Alliance Society Scholarship is an annual scholarship established by the Calhoun County Medical Alliance Society to benefit a JSU Alabama junior or senior student enrolled in the College of Nursing who plans to practice nursing in Calhoun County upon completion of their degree.
For more information on this award, please visit our website. [...] More
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Application Deadlines: May 01, Annually
The Kansas Nursing Service Scholarship requires an obligation to practice as a LPN or RN in Kansas and work for a sponsor. A sponsor means any adult care home, psychiatric hospital, medical care facility, home health agency, local health department or any state agency, which employs LPNs or RNs, licensed by the State of Kansas. The sponsor will provide partial scholarship funding and provide [...] More
Kentucky Nursing Incentive Scholarship Fund
Application Deadlines: June 01, Annually
The Nursing Incentive Scholarship Fund (NISF) provides scholarships to Kentucky residents who will be attending approved prelicensure nursing programs (registered nurse or practical nurse) or graduate nursing programs. NISF recipients are selected individually by the Board, using specified criteria. NISF scholarships may be used for cost of living expenses, as well as school expenses.
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How to apply: Complete and submit the application for the Graduate Nursing [...] More
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Application Deadlines: June 01, Annually
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Melissa Anne Centrella Scholarship Foundation
Application Deadlines: April 01, Annually
Melissa Centrella was a Nutley High School graduate and resident of Kinnelon, New Jersey. Melissa left us in June of 2002 after a 20-year battle with dystonia. This scholarship will serve as a tribute to Melissa's life of courage and love.
Nine scholarships will be awarded this year to students in New Jersey. We will be presenting three $2,000 scholarships, three $1,500 scholarships, and three [...] More
NASN Advocacy Education Award
Application Deadlines: October 15, Annually
This award was originally named in honor of Sally Williams, NASN's first President (1970-71). Past President Williams, of California, worked tirelessly for many years to convince the National Education Association (NEA) to address the unique needs and contributions of school nurses. On July 4, 1968, her efforts resulted in the establishment of the Department of Nursing within the NEA. Her vision [...] More
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Application Deadlines: April 15, Annually
The National Black Nurses Association, Inc. offers various scholarships each year ranging from $500 to $2,000.
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- Candidate must be currently enrolled in a nursing program (B.S.N., A.D., Diploma or L.P.N. / L.V.N. and in good scholastic standing at the time of application
- Must be a member of NBNA and a member of a local chapter (if one exists in your area)
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Nellie Martin Carman Scholarship Fund
Application Deadlines: March 01, Annually
Applicants for the Nellie Martin Carman Scholarships must:
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- Be a United States citizen
- Plan to attend a college in the state of Washington on a full-time basis
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Global Scholarship Alliance (GSA) is one of America's leading providers of nursing scholarships. Our mission is to develop the world's next generation of nurse leaders and educators. We achieve our mission by partnering with universities and health systems around the U.S. to create customized work/study programs for nurses. GSA's programs provide qualifying nurses with full scholarships for [...] More
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Application Deadlines: January 30, Annually
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Eligibility Requirements
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Application Deadlines: May 15, Annually
The Presbyterian Church-U.S.A. Student Opportunity Scholarships serves Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) college students in select majors (Education, Health Service/Science, Religious Studies, Sacred Music, Social Service/Science) by providing aid for the expenses of their third and fourth years of an undergraduate program. Preference in this program is extended to racial ethnic students in order to [...] More
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The Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid of Research program has been providing undergraduate and graduate students with valuable educational experiences for more than 80 years. By encouraging close working relationships between students and faculty, the program promotes scientific excellence and achievement through hands-on learning.
The program awards grants of $1,000 or less to students from all areas [...] More
Southwest Washington Medical Center General Health Career Scholarships
Application Deadlines: April 03, Annually
SWMC General Health Career Scholarships: These scholarships are open to all graduating high school seniors accepted into a college of their choice, or returning college students residing in Clark or Skamania counties.
The three scholarship categories are funded by sales from Southwest Washington Medical Center's two gift shops located on the main campus. The number of scholarships awarded [...] More
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Application Deadlines: February 01, Annually
Financial need is the common criteria that bind all of the grants awarded through the George Snow Scholarship Fund. We also review all special circumstances.
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Application Deadlines: August 15, Annually
The Winston-Salem Foundation Oliver Joel & Ellen Pell Denny Healthcare Scholarship is for traditional and non-traditional age applicants from North Carolina seeking associate or baccalaureate degrees in a healthcare field; preference given to residents of Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Stokes, Surry, Wilkes and Yadkin counties. Award amounts may vary but will not exceed $3,000 [...] More
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Application Deadlines: June 30, Annually
The Mary Marshall Nursing Scholarship Program is for students in a practical nurse program (LPN) or a registered nurse (RN) program and who are accepted or enrolled a school of nursing in the State of Virginia.
It is important that all applicants fully understand the conditions of accepting a Mary Marshall Nursing Scholarship. These awards are not gifts. Scholarship recipients must agree to [...] More
Virginia Elizabeth & Alma Vane Taylor Student Nurse Fund
Application Deadlines: August 15, Annually
The Virginia Elizabeth & Alma Vane Taylor Student Nurse Fund provides educational aid for North Carolina residents seeking associate or baccalaureate nursing degrees. Preference will be given to those pursuing first-time degrees and for those residents in The Winston-Salem Foundation's service area of Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Stokes, Surry, Wilkes and Yadkin counties. This non-renewable [...] More
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Application Deadlines: April 30, Annually
The Health Professional Loan Repayment Program encourages licensed primary care health professionals to serve in Washington's critical shortage areas. The program provides financial assistance through either conditional scholarships or loan repayment. The loan repayment portion of the program provides educational repayment assistance to licensed primary care health professionals. Applicants agree [...] More
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Zody welcomed the new leadership team and says he's eager to get started in the new role.
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Google chief's daughter on 'strange' trip
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- January 21, 2013
THE teenage daughter of Google chairman Eric Schmidt has shed some light on her father's secretive trip to North Korea.
In a blog posting at the weekend entitled "It might not get weirder than this", Sophie Schmidt provided a candid take on the controversial three-day trip earlier this month that was criticised by the US government.
Ms Schmidt, 19, had accompanied her father on the visit as part of a delegation led by Bill Richardson, the former US ambassador to the United Nations.
On their return, the two men answered a few questions about the nature of the visit, but Sophie Schmidt's informal account was in many ways far more revealing.
"Our trip was a mixture of highly-staged encounters, tightly-orchestrated viewings and what seemed like genuine human moments," she wrote.
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Daniel of Sydney Posted at 7:40 AM January 22, 2013
It really is another planet over there.
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Disgruntled Goat of Store Shelf Posted at 9:19 AM January 22, 2013
go to you tube and search for "Inside North Korea - VICE Travel " It really gives a fascinating insight into the place which is so time locked and strange.
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jonathan b of act Posted at 9:19 AM January 22, 2013
China seems like a holiday park compared to North Korea. I still wouldn't go to China though.
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marc Posted at 10:31 AM January 22, 2013
"...mixture of highly-staged encounters, tightly-orchestrated viewings..." HA like that doesnt happen in western countries or corporations?
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heard it all before of Australia Posted at 10:31 AM January 22, 2013
I had a look at the VICE documentary not too long ago as well. I don't know why they continue to put up such a facade when you'd have to be living under a rock to think that that place is full of opportunity. Especially when they brag about their military capabilities; its like the only way they know how to play poker is to bluff on every hand.
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BirdieNumNum Posted at 11:04 AM January 22, 2013
@marc Yeah, true. But as others above have suggested, check out the VICE doco... "...highly-staged encounters, tightly-orchestrated..." is an understatement!
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Random internet guy Posted at 11:07 AM January 22, 2013
Who would trust any society that has huge posters and billboards of its supreme leader everywhere, it's a prime example of a repressed dictatorship. The elite of North Korea don't really care about the welfare of the rest of the population they have everything they want. Controlling information means the vast majority of the population really have no idea of the freedoms most of world has compared to them. Without that realisation they are far less likely to rise up and depose the current regime.
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David of QLD of QLD AUSTRALIA Posted at 11:12 AM January 22, 2013
God bless all Koreans. They are lovely people.
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