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Humanity is at the crossroads now. On the one hand ignorance keep humanity oblivious of the fundamental matters of life, and, on the other hand commercial enterprises, with the help of science and technology, keep them engaged (busy) by creating more and more needs and then supplying products to fulfill them. The situation further got complicated by the commercialization of almost every important social institution, be it political or religious, on earth now. Majority of the people are lead to believe that despite minor inconveniences everything is alright and with some more money things will be better in future.
S R I found 'Ignorance' as the root cause of every problem that we face in the world at this particular period in time. Ignorance is the undeveloped and/or conditioned state of mind that make people think they are just a physical being, born to experience the present material world only. Ignorant person considers temporary things (effect) as permanent and permanent things (cause) as non-existent. Ignorance causes a sense of emptiness and separation and makes the person fearful and restless. The results are all the evils that we see in our world - endless craving for transient things (money, possessions, sensual pleasure, power, fame, etc), cheating, theft, rape, murder, war etc. Ignorance, with the help of religious superstition and science and technology, has progressed to such a level that survival of humanity on planet earth is at stake now. Ignorance and scientific knowledge are a perfect mix for disaster (examples are weapons of mass destruction, harmful chemicals in air/water/food, global warming etc.).
One of the great masters known to humanity said 'You will know the truth and the truth shall set you free'. Knowing truth of something is seeing it 'as it is' (seeing the reality of it). When you understand the truth about yourself (the spiritual, mental and physical natures and the purpose of life) you will understand other selves and also the oneness of all creation. All of us are on the evolutionary journey to the destination called self realization (this is the purpose of life) which happens in numerous stages/cycles. This journey happens unconsciously and hence very slowly till the time the being is awakened. Once awakened, we can see how our mental body is conditioned (limited view point - narrow mindedness) and how we are reacting to protect this conditioning. We will also know that until these conditionings are removed we could not make any meaningful progress in our present stage of evolutionary journey.
Have the courage to see the truth of your being. If you merely accept that which confirms your conditioning or close up when your opinions/beliefs are contradicted, you cannot become free. The more you know, the more will be your capacity to know deeper things. Everything in and around us will makes sense only to the extent of our progress made in this journey. As the person learn the fundamental truths of life and move up in the scale of life (mature), to that extent his/her ignorance go away and he/she become free and experience real peace and happiness in ascending degrees.
An individual who has awakened to his/her true nature only can live in harmony with the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects of the being. He/she can live naturally following the messages of nature, both internal and external. Only an awakened person can see the unity of All Life and accept humanity as one brotherhood. Only such individuals manifest true love and bother about helping themselves and fellow beings by taking care of the society and environment (with practices like value based education, natural farming, naturopathy, natural and affordable architecture, renewable energy sources, reducing the need for polluting and energy intensive processes by creating innovative products and services, and everything that support sustainable development).
Understanding 'who we are' and then consciously living is the only sustainable solution personally and universally, locally and globally. S R I call this 'Natural Living' because it is about helping the individual to become conscious and naturally evolve to higher levels of consciousness. Natural living is Sustainable - it is harmonious and will bring a balance in all areas of our being - a healthy body, calm and steady mind, developed intellect and a loving heart. As each person is at a certain stage of the evolutionary journey, we cannot expect all of them to be awakened at this point of time. It, therefore, become the responsibility of the awakened individuals to take the lead and join hands with other such individuals to create awareness and support the masses to come up in life. Lesser forms of ideas may be attempted, but ultimately it will be discovered that 'Natural Living' is the only sustainable solution that can bring peace and harmony, and ensure continuity of life on planet earth.
The need of the hour is awakened individuals who could not only save humanity from present sufferings and imminent catastrophe but also guide to abundant life on planet earth and hereafter. We need awakened entrepreneurs who are motivated by sustainability of life rather than making money at any cost. We need awakened leaders at every levels of our society to change/sanitize the corrupt political, religious and economic systems that enable few wealthy and powerful individuals to become more wealthy and powerful and keep the majority of fellow human beings in poverty and suffering. Inclusive growth can happen only when people realize the unity of all life and love one another.
The Ultimate Reality of the universe is Spirit, the Creator. We are nothing but an individualized expression of this Spirit - presently experiencing life as human beings. Spiritual Laws (primarily the 'Law of Cause & Effect' or 'the Law of Karma', as far as our present stage is concerned) govern everything throughout the cosmos both visible and invisible world. It operates to restore the balance in all things, everywhere. Every Cause has an Effect; every Effect has a Cause. The choices and actions we make returns to us like the swing of a pendulum (whatsoever man sows that shall he also reap). Thoughts and actions by any of us, in any manner, will affect all of us, irrespective of whether one realizes it or not. There are no accidents, everything has a reason and purpose and happen according to this Law.
Spiritual Research Institute has made a synthesis of physical science and spiritual science and offering a 'Unified Theory of Everything' - a theory that will evolve with the development of knowledge and environment. Based on this theory we will help individuals to realize their 'True Nature' and become masters of their life so that they can live an 'abundant life' on planet earth and hereafter. The task at hand is huge and become increasingly difficult when majority of our fellow travelers are not awake. However, we cannot be mute spectators when our fellow beings are suffering and our planet being destroyed. Those few who are awake have to not only take care of their individual life but have to take the additional responsibility of helping and empowering the rest.
Our research has revealed that barring the cultural and time differences there were actually no difference in the fundamental teachings of all the Great Masters (it is another matter that majority of 'believers' do not understand what these Masters really taught). Hence there is no valid spiritual reason or need for any religious divisions. We are all ONE - manifestation of the same Spirit, the Creator, now sharing a small planet called Earth, a miniscule particle in this endless universe. Though our individual existence can be compared to that of a drop of water in the ocean, we are an integral part of this universe and have a definite role to play.
All of us are constantly learning and moving up in the Scale of Life. Learning happens on various levels; keeping this in mind, S R I present here truth from all possible angles to assist all, without advocating a specific system. We neither promote nor reject any specific religion. S R I will strive to bring out new truths that will help individuals to foster natural (holistic/harmonious) living and will lead to peace and happiness on planet earth. Some of the truths presented on this site may not make sense or acceptable to many at this point of time in evolution. But there can be no real understanding if we listen only to those things that gratify or confirm our existing beliefs and ideas. Therefore, we advise the seeker to be patient; take only what is making sense now and try to embody them which will then lead to higher truths and ultimately to the realization of our true inner nature. The key idea is to learn, grow and achieve harmony, in ascending degrees.
Together we can make the world a better place
Author : Thomas Vazhakunnathu
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Wintry weather made travel quite difficult on Wednesday.
The front end of a tractor trailer ended up hanging off the side of an overpass here on I-78-West in Northampton County.
This in Bethlehem, near the Hellertown exit.
The driver of the big rig was sent to the hospital with minor to moderate injuries, state police said. The driver of the rig lost control while taking evasive action to avoid a collision with a car, police said.
It took crews several hours to remove the tractor trailer from its precarious perch.


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St Aidan Hotel in Seahouses has gone on the market for an asking price of £550,000.
Located on the sea front, the hotel overlooks the Farne Islands and is being marketed by specialist hotel agents Colliers International.
The property has eight en suite bedrooms and a self-contained flat that is currently used as owners' accommodation by the current owners, John and Sue Gibson.
According to Colliers International, the property is going onto the market as its turnover and profits are up year-on-year.
Peter Bean, director of Hotels Agency, Colliers International said: "The business is run on simple B & B lines, so it's all fairly straightforward and the owners are able to enjoy the winter off. If buyers follow this template they will enjoy high profits and a very rewarding lifestyle in a beautiful location."


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The "subprime loan mess" and its various progeny, the latest financial debacle that has led to foreclosures, defaults, lawsuits and investigations of the mortgage industry by state and federal regulators, is being made worse as the economy slows and credit markets tighten. More than 1.6 million mortgage holders missed payments in 2007 and more are expected to default this year, perhaps as many as two million by 2009, according to Moody's Economy.com http://www.moodys.com. The Mortgage Bankers Association, moreover, reports the delinquency and foreclosure rate for all mortgages is 7.3 percent, higher than at any time since the group started tracking that data in 1979.
The latest in a series of efforts at the federal level, Project Lifeline, would give homeowners more than three months behind on their mortgage payments a one month grace period to work out plans to avoid foreclosure, thus putting a stop on foreclosure proceedings so that homeowners can attempt to negotiate new terms. This framework, though, needs further elaboration.
For homeowners facing foreclosure in New Jersey--some 53,600 filed in 2007 and more are anticipated in 2008--the state attorney general's office ought to provide a means to implement the spirit of the Lifeline Project. New Jersey should join with the representatives of ten other states, led by Iowa, to stem the surge of foreclosures by pressing mortgage servicing companies to modify loans before borrowers fall too far behind. New Jersey needs a law that requires lenders to seek mediation of troubled loans before they can foreclose (or, at least, a serious effort to secure the voluntary cooperation of creditors), and, a forum in which loans can be modified through mediation.
Lawsuits against mortgage lenders, investment banks and credit rating agencies may well be part of the state's plan (to pursue litigation against those who inflated appraisals, for example, or failed to prevent the questionable packaging of loans into securities) but these actions, important as they are, do not provide immediate, if any, relief to homeowners.
Why are other states in advance of New Jersey? The experience with the farm crisis that swept across the country in the 1980s-- that led to a successful use of mediation of troubled farm loans--provides one answer. Farmer-creditor mediation brought debt-burdened farmers and their creditors together to resolve loan problems before they reached the point at which the only options were foreclosure or legal action.
This was a monumental effort generated by a crisis of outsized proportions. In the Wall Street Journal of July 8, 1986, Dennis Farney ("Midwest States Test Mediation as Farm-Foreclosure Remedy") reported that
"Iowa farmers are deeper in debt, $16 million, than the nation of Peru. Minnesota farmers owe $12 billion; farmers nationally, $200 billion. And, in every state, the debt is concentrated among farmers with the least ability to pay."
Stark figures, these, dramatizing the stakes, for creditors as well as debtors.
Pioneering states, first in voluntary efforts, and, then through mandatory programs, instituted mediation.
In Iowa, for example, a state law prohibiting lenders from foreclosing on farms without first seeking mediation, created, also, the Iowa Mediation Service, which operated on the principle that even if farmers could not pay the full amount they owed, they often could pay something. In many cases, banks were happy to get that smaller amount instead of taking ownership of depreciating farmland. In the end, sixteen states, including Minnesota and Texas, provided mediation services.
The U. S. Department of Agriculture assisted the states' mediation efforts, moreover, by providing matching grants to states for farmer-lender mediation programs. Under the terms of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987, federal lenders were required to participate in mediation of farm-credit disputes thus providing additional support and encouragement to the dozen states where the practice was well established by that time. More states followed.
These programs were evaluated, in terms of costs incurred, loans re-structured and paid off, satisfaction rates, and so forth, and deemed to be enormously successful, and, not only on tangible evidence. Not only were farm debts restructured and farmers able to remain on their farms--and to borrow again to keep their farms in operation (and help their rural communities)--but taxpayers and public and private creditors benefited as well. And, it's clear too that the toll on family life and other emotional challenges which credit disputes of this nature can generate, from all accounts, was lessened as well (e.g. domestic violence rates receded; divorce rates fell).
At the federal level, these programs were seen as being so successful that the USDA recommended to Congress that it consider extending the mediation process to include all federal creditors including the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Attorney's offices.
It is as the result of this experience that, in September of this year, the attorney general of Iowa, Tom Miller, hired that state's mediation service to provide similar services for homeowners facing foreclosure on their homes. (Iowa is seventh from the top of states with subprime mortgage foreclosure, at 9.4 percent). The Iowa Mediation Service is currently working on a significant number of mortgage cases, and, reported being close to reaching settlement agreements on many of them. Other states, too, are beginning to look in this direction.
While Miller, and others, are holding off on suing the mortgage companies, that stance may change if the industry doesn't cooperate on the various loan modification efforts. (Others have filed lawsuits; Andrew M. Cuomo, New York's attorney general, is one among them but he has also joined with Iowa's Miller in the effort to prevent foreclosure). http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/c/andrew_m_cuomo/index.html?inline=nyt-
As yet, though, no state is requiring mediation before foreclosure but there is clearly firm pressure to do so when states' attorneys general 'encourage' it.
Meanwhile, homeowners in New Jersey face foreclosure without such pressure and without any forum. It doesn't need to be this way.
The state has a significant cadre of volunteer mediators who perform their services in every judicial vicinage in this state, and it has an office (within the Public Advocate) and a State Board of Mediation (for labor disputes in the private sector) that could gear up to offer mediation in homeowner-lender disputes. There are mediators in private practice to draw from as well. What is needed is an affirmative stance by the attorney general to encourage (or require) the use of mediation prior to foreclosure, and, to provide the means to organize a systematic approach to provide that service, state-wide.
Farmer-lender mediation programs provided solutions for the crisis in rural America only a few decades ago. The contemporary crisis in home mortgage foreclosures could benefit from a similar approach. In other states, the effort is showing considerable promise already. New Jersey should step up and make a responsible effort to encourage (if not mandate) mediation. It just may help families save their homes, preserve neighborhoods and communities, and help restore faith in the nation's credit lending system.


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ST. LOUIS -- Detroit Red Wings coach Mike Babcock likes what he has seen of Jonathan Ericsson while paired with Nicklas Lidstrom the past two games.
But he hasn't decided whether to make it a permanent move or put Ian White back with Lidstrom.
"It's not a decision that's necessarily long-term, it's a decision so I could see it,'' Babcock said. "When I started the year that's where I thought (Ericsson) was going to play. I didn't know Ian White was this good.
"So what happened is Whitey and Nick got playing so good and I never got to it (putting Ericsson with Lidstrom). But now that I had Whitey out of the lineup (Sunday) and on a rotation, I like what happened the other night (2-1 shootout win over Florida), I like the way E played.''
He said Ericsson also played well in Wednesday's 3-2 shootout win over St. Louis.
"I would also tell you it can help (Lidstrom) to play with a big body, too,'' Babcock said. "There's some give and take there, that's why they're called partners.
"We think E's really come on. I think the appreciation for Jonathan Ericsson went through the roof when we lost everybody. We lost Howie (Jimmy Howard), too, and that's a big part of penalty killing. When Big E wasn't there, our penalty killing wasn't even close. Since he's got back we seem to be back on track. Now, we also got Howie and lots of people back at the same time and that's why the penalty kill is better.''
Babcock said he believes Ericsson has taken a step forward.
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By Sarah Welch and Alicia Rockmore getbuttonedup.com
In the age of the Internet, passwords have proliferated like bunny rabbits.
In fact, the entire process of getting on and using the Internet is filled with passwords each step of the way. Logging in to a wireless network: Password please. Accessing e-mail: Enter password. Checking your bank balance: Type in Password.
The good news. By making your passwords less predictable, you can outwit anyone trying to steal your password, while not outwitting yourself.
It is easier to start with what you should not use. These include: Your name, your spouse's name, your pet's name, your phone number, your license plate number, any part of your Social Security number, anybody's birth date, any part of your address, simple patterns on the keyboard "sarah1").
Some experts even go so far as to recommend not using any actual words from the dictionary.
1: Creating the ultimate password
Use the first letter of each word in a phrase you can easily remember. For example, "There's no place like Seattle in the summer" would be "TnplSits."
If you really want to use a name, such as "JohnJacob", try replacing the "o" with the two parentheses marks, "(" and ")," so it would be "J()hnJac()b."
The longer the password, the better. It's harder to crack.
2: Keep a secure list
Don't keep it on a sticky note that's affixed to the computer.
3: Change passwords, occasionally
Change your password(s) every 90 to 120 days, and don't use passwords you have used before.


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Addresses & Special Events
Venue: His Holiness's Residence, Dharamsala, India
Date: September 7th, 2010
Duration: 35 minutes
Languages: Tibetan
His Holiness the Dalai Lama speaks to members delegates of the 1st Global Tibetan Professionals' Network (GTPN) Conference being held in Dharamsala, India. Webcast is in Tibetan language only.
Venue: Main Tibetan Temple, Dharamsala, India
Date: July 6th, 2010
Duration: 2 hours
Languages: Tibetan
Ceremony to celebrate His Holiness the Dalai Lama's 75th birthday. There are speeches by special guests and short remarks by His Holiness (in Tibetan language) as well as cultural performances by local Tibetan and Indian artists.
Venue: Main Temple, Dharamsala, India
Date: April 17th, 2010
Duration: 1:02
Languages: English
His Holiness speaks to Indian Premier League (IPL) cricketers, officials, and their families.
Venue: His Holiness's Residence, Dharamsala, India
Date: April 14th, 2010
Duration: 2 minutes
Languages: Tibetan
His Holiness offers his condolences to the victims of the earthquake that struck Kyigdu (Chinese-Yushu) on the morning of April 14th, 2010. Webcast is in Tibetan Language only.
Venue: Rishikesh, India
Date: April 4th, 2010
Duration: 11 minutes
Languages: English
At the Interfaith Harmony Gathering His Holiness talks of the importance of protecting the environment on the occasion of the inauguration of the Ganga Cleanup Program.
Venue: Haridwar, India
Date: 3 April 2010
Duration: 15 minutes
Languages: English
His Holiness's Address at the Blessing ceremony of the Encyclopedia of Hinduism and Peace Message for the World from the Maha Kumbha Mela.
Venue: New Delhi, India
Date: 21 March 2009
Duration: 22 Minutes
Languages: English
His Holiness's address at the concluding event of the year long Thank You India program commemorating the 50 years of Tibetans in exile.
Venue: New Delhi, India
Date: 20 March 2010
Duration: 1:05
Languages: English
His Holiness the Dalai Lama's talk to members of the Association of Indian Diplomats at the Vivekananda Foundation. There is a short question and answer session after the talk.
Venue: Bhopal, India
Date: 17 March 2010
Duration: 41 minutes
Languages: English
His Holiness delivers the keynote address at the Madya Pradesh Human Rights Commission event.
Venue: Main Temple, Dharamsala, India
Date: 2 March 2010
Duration: 3:48
Languages: Tibetan
Long Life Offering to His Holiness the Dalai Lama sponsored by the Central Tibetan Administration.


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A different world cannot be built by indifferent people.
At a Chinese New Year celebration, I asked my cookie to give feedback on a very public project that we were most recently involved in.
That is what the cookie said.
Friedrich St. Florian made the observation that considering the length of human existence, fifty years here and there without architecture is barely noteworthy. The way he put it was, "The world can do without architecture for fifty years."
This seems to be no big deal, really, when you think of it.
Building goes on, governed by substitutes for architecture: pseudo sociological programming, realty logic or developer logic.
That is the literal interpretation of my fortune…with building referring to "bricks and mortar." But with the recent revolutions in Tunisia and Eygpt, more significant world building comes to mind.
Social Media played a role as a tool chest for the necessary gathering of outrage, intent and action, but the will to define change and a sustained commitment of action had to have been there in the first place.
This reminds me of one of my favorite quotes, by William Hutchinson Murray:
Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, the providence moves too. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents, meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamt would have come his way.
This makes me ask, was our president's campaign slogan "yes we can" fitting for our country's people and times?
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Laurence Srinivasan
Hi Kyna! I just found your arch. blog, very nice! The 50 yr. quote from Friedrich is intriguing- but is that a "classical Roman" perspective? The way I see it, nowadays 50 years is a lot of time. In 50 years, for example, our ocean levels may rise by a foot or more due to global warming, submerging coastal cities..! There is a lot that needs to be done in the next 50yrs. I like the "yes we can" attitude- but I think many people don't know what to actually do with it.
best, Laurence
My friend, an architect, writer and all-round thinker, David Gersten observed:
"How extraordinary it is that the Egyptian people literally 'broke apart' the bricks and mortar of the public space in order to throw it back at the tyranny raining down on them. They lifted up the ground with their bare hands, formed it into hand size pieces and turned it into a dynamic shield, pushing back tyranny. In some way, the most remarkable and beautiful images of all of this were those of the people placing the stones back into their places, rebuilding the ground that had protected them, rebuilding a new public space. I guess this is what 'uprising' means. I cant help but be inspired by this and at the same time recognize that this was possible, in large part because the army did not use their tanks to destroy the fragile shield built of the shared ground."
Yes, we certainly have the digital and social media tool chest. And, as you say, until "the motivation to do otherwise coalesces…" a perpetuation of the status quo continues.
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Great post, Kyna.
Fitting, yes, becasue it was a campaign slogan, and not a call to action that was perpetuated once the campaign was concluded. It was fitting also because in the context of that campaign, the level of committment it requested–that of making a donation or voting– was minimal. This seems consistent with our culture; we are asked to "buy into" or "identify" with a particular person, product or sports team, and in doing so we abrogate our responsibility to create our own identity by being active participants in culture. (For the purposes of this comment, I would define "culture" as any public activity that does not have a commercial component or intent.)Our political campaign discourse has long since come under the influence of the same "logic" of those who market and sell consumer products and services. "Yes We Can" was a perfectly constructed slogan. It was short, and easy to remember. It did represent a call to action, however narrow and limited that action was. It was plural, and therefore inclusive. And perhaps most importantly, it was vague enough for the receiver to attach their own meaning to it. As such, the slogan was not threatening or even challenging. It was easy, would have been just as much at home in a greeting card as it was on a bumper sticker.
Developer logic, realty logic, insurance logic, etc., are all generators of architectural slogans, if you will. The architectural slogan is comforting, easy to digest, and presents an image into which the consumer can place his or herself with little effort. It offers the psychological comforts associated with permanence and values. It precludes creation and repalces it with a self-fulfilling cycle of replication and consumption.
Social media is a latter-day printing press; it will be used, as you correctly pointed out, to further the underlying intent of those who have access to it. If I am at all correct about slogans (and I'd prefer not to be), both campaign and architectural, then it seems our use of social media, and other digital tools will only perpetuate the status quo until the motivation to do otherwise coalesces.


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MUSKEGON, MI – Shay Ostyn is proof you don't have to do everything right to win a road race.
Ostyn, a Grant native, didn't eat right for much of the week leading up the 32nd annual Mercy Health Seaway Run and started running too fast too soon, but that didn't prevent him from winning his first 15K title.
The 18-year-old Aquinas College runner overcame those obstacles, which led to his vomiting around the 8-mile marker, to cross the finish line first in 54:25. The time is over a minute better than his runner-up time of 55:47 a year ago.
"At the end I guess I had more gas in the tank than the next guy, so I guess it worked out," Ostyn said. "I like getting out here. It's not necessarily about winning. It's fun coming out to the race."
Stanton's Amanda Ringleka captured the female 15K title with a time of 1:06:45.
Ostyn finished second to Kyle Starr last year.
Starr is no longer running, so Ostyn had to find somebody else to run with or chase down. As it turned out, Ostyn was chasing someone for most of the way.
"There was a guy who went out really hard and was leading for the first six miles," Ostyn recalled. "You should be saying 'I should just do my own thing', but when you see someone out ahead of you you're always thinking you've got to go chase him down and keep up with them, so we all went out pretty quick."
Devon Joslin, a former Reeths-Puffer and Muskegon Community College runner, took second in 55:40. Whitehall's Keaton Smith finished third in 57:35.
Ostyn finally grabbed the lead with a little over a mile left to go in the race, but that's when unhealthy eating choices caught up to him.
"I ate really bad this week," he said. "I had just taken the lead when I felt it coming on. I had to slow to a walk, and then I looked over my shoulder and saw I was going to get passed, so I quick took off again."
Ringleka took part in the Seaway Run for the first time.
She got up at 4:40 a.m. to make the drive from Stanton solely to take part in the run, and came away with a win and a good feeling.
"I loved it, Ringleka said. "There was beautiful scenery everywhere. The trails were fine, so it was a good time."
Ringleka suffered a stress fracture and had to take it easy for a while, but she's starting to find a groove.
She took part in the River Bank Run earlier this year and won the Seaway Run fairly easily. She finished the 15K in 1:06:45.
Grand Haven's Erin Shibley took second with a time of 1:08:28 and Montague's Deanna Near was third in 1:08:34.
"They finished a little ways behind me, but they were competition no matter what," Ringleka said. "I knew they were back there, so that kept me going."
Ringleka, 41, recorded another win for the over-40 running crowd. Montague's Jeanne Dykman, 43, won her 13th 5K title Saturday as well.
In all there were 237 15K runners this year.
Muskegon's Jean Seward won the Female Masters title in 1:08:57, and White Lake's Mark Paulson won the Male Masters title in 58:48.
For complete race results visit http://www.runnersedgeracetiming.com/results.asp.


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Have you ever taken a life? War looks different than what you see on the screen, and these men talk about their real experiences in Episode two of the online talk show and webisode series "That Show With Michael Rakosi." What does it feel like to fight for your country, and what does it really […]


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4.A. Faculty Class Absence
Absences of faculty members caused by illness or an
emergency should be reported as promptly as possible to the department chair
(the primary contact for all adjunct business) and the Academic Affairs
Office or the registrar, or, in the case of Evening College or classes, to the Comenius
Center Office no later than 3:00 p.m., so that students may be notified of the
cancellation. Cancellation of May term
and summer session courses should also be reported as promptly as possible to
4.B. Classroom Assignment and Maintenance
Classrooms are assigned by
the registrar (daytime classes) or
Faculty who have special
equipment or physical needs should inform the registrar (or
facilitate movement between the Hurd (formerly
At the beginning of each term, class enrollment is confirmed by each faculty member so that the Registrar's Office may provide an official list of students assigned to each instructor's class. Following the first week of classes (end of the drop/add period), a revised list is prepared. No student will receive credit for a course in which he/she did not officially register; the student's attendance in class is not sufficient evidence that the student is registered.
The class list may be updated at anytime, as students drop or add a class. To see an updated list, please use the CampusWeb.
4.D. Course
syllabi prepared for courses at
· Title and course number of the course, as well as the term of instruction
· Instructor's name, office location, office phone number (home phone is optional), and office hours (or where office hours may be found¾such as on your web page or on your office door¾once they have been established).
· Goals of the course. This is an opportunity to define course objectives and thus provide the instructor with a focus for assessment of student achievement. This may be done in prose or bullet list. This is not a list of topics covered, but rather a short list (4-8) of intended student outcomes. For example, a music history class might focus on specific composers, genre, and standard repertoire in its "topics covered," but the goals of the course might include "Students will learn to identify by ear standard traits of 18th-century classical style," or "Students will be able to describe the compositional styles of major composers in the Western tradition," or "Students will demonstrate the ability to apply standard musical terminology and analytical methods in a written analysis of a major work of Western music."
· List of required and recommended texts.
· Attendance policy, including how lateness might affect a student's grade. The Student Handbook clearly states: "It is the responsibility of the instructor to set forth in writing at the beginning of a course any special conditions regarding absences in the course." There is no specific college-wide policy, other than to encourage students to attend classes regularly. If attendance (or lack thereof) might impact a student's grade, this needs to be stated on your syllabus. The Faculty Handbook further states: "It is the responsibility of the faculty member to set forth in writing at the beginning of a course any special conditions regarding absences in his or her course. In many classes (e.g., seminars, laboratories, studios, physical education) the student's participation in class constitutes a substantial part of the work of the course, in which case excessive absence will lower grades."
· Academic honesty policy, which could simply reference the pages in the Student Handbook where the college's policy is stated. The Academic Standards Committee urges faculty to be consistent in following the policy listed in the Catalog and Student Handbook and asks faculty to supply the ASC with suggestions for updating and improving of this policy. The Committee understands that there may be discipline-specific guidelines that are not covered by that blanket policy; those "amendments" to our standard policy should be clearly spelled out in your syllabus.
· How the grade is to be determined. It is in the instructor's best interest to be specific here. If you expect the students to keep a journal, say so in the syllabus. If you change the requirements for the grade at some point in the semester, again, put it in writing in the form of an addendum or revised syllabus, and send a copy to the Academic Affairs Office. Please recall the established policies with regard to grading and testing procedures:
i. In the determination of final grades no single evaluation device (e.g., no one paper, no one quiz) is to be weighted more than one-third.
ii. In no course may the final examination be counted as more than one-third of the final grade.
iii. In 100-level courses, at least 15% of the final course grade should be determined and communicated to the students by the end of the fifth week of the term. Teachers are encouraged to inform a student's advisor as well. Instructors are urged to consider a similar policy for courses above the 100 level.
iv. No testing devices (period tests or quizzes) may be given and no papers may be due during the last six days of classes. This regulation, however, does not prohibit lab practicals, lab finals, or foreign languages dictations or conversations in the last week of classes if such specialized testing cannot be accommodated during the final examination, or an Honors exam, if this should be necessary, in the last week of classes. (The regulation does apply to take-home final examinations, which should be due at the scheduled time during the final examination period.)
v. All tests and quizzes are to be returned no later than two weeks after they are given and, in any event, no later than the next-to-the-last class meeting.
vi. All papers are to be returned no later than three weeks after the due date or in any case no later than the last day of classes.
It is also advisable to include some kind of statement indicating that it is within the instructor's purview to apply qualitative judgment in determining grades for an assignment or for a course.
4.E. Paper and Examination Procedures
The college provides at least one reading day before final exams and/or at least one reading day during final exams. There are to be no student activities, including make-up classes or study sessions, on reading days.
4.G. Final Examinations
· Examinations are held in the class's regular classroom at the hour listed on the examination schedule, unless other arrangements are made in writing with the registrar prior to publication of the schedule.
· All testing devices, including final examinations, which faculty members do not return should be kept on file until mid-term of the following full fall or spring term and be made available for student examination. Adjunct faculty should leave the graded final exams with the chair of the department in which they were teaching, in order for students to have easier access.
· Any student taking a course for the pass/no credit option shall be given the choice of taking or not taking the final examination in a course in which they have maintained a grade of B or better.
· In no course may the final exam be counted as more than one-third of the final grade.
· For the sake of confidentiality, College Central Services (rather than Duplicating) should be used to help prepare final exams, if assistance is needed; at least three days' notice should be given for their assistance in preparing or duplicating the exams.
· Faculty members are expected to be in the classroom (or other designated location) well in advance of the scheduled time for the beginning of the examination in order to make arrangements for the proper seating of students. If any student is absent from the scheduled final exam, the instructor should submit one copy of the final exam to the Academic Affairs Office, in the event that the student has a verifiable, excused absence and wishes to reschedule the final exam. There is no need to submit copies of the final exam if all students were present.
· Final grades are due in the Registrar's Office within 48 hours after the examination for each course except for the last day of the examination period when grades are due within 24 hours after the examination. If, for any reason, a faculty member is unable to meet this deadline, the registrar should be contacted. Grades may be submitted in writing, using forms distributed by the registrar, or using on-line web grading. A user name and password for submission of grades on-line is available from the Center for Information Technology. Faculty who submit grades on line should call the registrar's office to notify them that grades have been submitted in this fashion. Faculty need not submit a second copy of the grades by e-mail, paper, or fax, but rather simply notify the registrar that grades were submitted in this fashion.
4.H. Student Attendance Policy
· Students are expected to attend class regularly. It is the student's responsibility to contact the instructor to make up whatever work has been missed.
· Permission to make up laboratory assignments, studios, quizzes, and period tests may be granted at the discretion of the instructor.
· Authorization to make up a final exam is given only by the associate dean for academic affairs.
· Whenever possible, a student should, as a matter of courtesy, inform the instructor in advance of an absence.
· It is the responsibility of the instructor to set forth on the syllabus any special conditions regarding absences in his/her course. If absence will result in a lowering of the student's grade, this must be stated on the syllabus.
· When a student's progress is, in the judgment of the instructor, being seriously impeded by excessive absences from class or other difficulties, the instructor will refer the student to the Student Affairs Office (day session students), or to the Comenius Center (evening division and graduate students).
Commuting students who arrive late for or are absent from class are not
to be penalized when the U.S. Weather Bureau has issued for the
· Students who arrive late or are absent because of weather conditions must be given the full time allotted for completion of an exam, or the opportunity to make up that exam at another time, unless the instructor chooses to waive the exam for the student.
4.I. Grades and Grade Reports
The Registrar's Office sends to each faculty member a grade report one week before the end of the term. For courses in which there is no final exam, grades are to be returned to the Registrar's Office by the end of the last day of classes. For courses with a final exam, grades are due to the Registrar's Office within 48 hours of the end of the final exam for that course. If the instructor prefers, he/she may enter grades manually through the campus web, sending a follow-up hard copy to the Registrar's Office at the instructor's convenience.
Academic achievement is designated by letter grades, distinguished by plus and minus, to which numerical Quality Points are assigned.
A: 4.00 points and A-: 3.67 points. These grades indicate achievement of the highest caliber. They involved expectations of independent work, original thinking, and the ability to acquire and effectively use knowledge.
B+: 3.33; B: 3.00; and B-: 2.77. These grades indicate higher than average achievement. Evidence of independent work and original thinking is expected.
C+: 2.33; C: 2.00; and C-: 1.67. These grades are given when the student has devoted a reasonable amount of time, effort, and attention to the work of the course, and has satisfied the following criteria: familiarity with the content of the course; familiarity with the methods of study of the course; and active participation in the work of the class.
D+: 1.33; D: 1.00; and D-: 0.67. These grades indicate unsatisfactory work, below the standard expected by the College. They indicate work which in one or more important aspects falls below the average expected of students for graduation. The work is, however, sufficient to be credited for graduation, if balanced by superior work in other courses.
F: No points. This indicates failure.
P: No points. Indicates Pass in courses taken on a Pass/No Credit basis.
NC: No points. No credit, indicates failure in courses taken on a Pass/No Credit basis.
W, WF: No points. These designations indicate Withdrawal from a course before completion. W is assigned for all withdrawals prior to the official withdrawal deadline, normally before the last four weeks of a fall or spring term; WF is assigned if the withdrawal takes places after the official withdrawal deadline, except that in cases of illness of other extenuating circumstances, the dean for academic affairs may authorize a grade of W. A WF is computed in the Quality Point Average as an F; W does not affect the QPA.
AUD: No points. The designation Audit is used for students granted permission to attend classes for the benefit they can derive from lectures and discussions, but who are note taking the course for credit. An audit designation indicates attendance at a minimum of two-thirds of the class meetings of the course.
INC: No points. An Incomplete is assigned only when in the judgment of the instructor special circumstances beyond the student's control prevented completion of the work of the course within the term or session. (Permission of the associate dean for academic affairs, however, is required to postpone a final examination.) Under such circumstances, a student is given 42 calendar days (excluding holidays or other times during which the college is closed) from the last day of examinations to complete the course. At the expiration of that period, the INC will be replaced by a grade assigned by the instructor, or, if the work has not been completed, by an F. Because of the accelerated nature of courses taught in May term and summer sessions, an incomplete is normally inappropriate for courses taught outside of the regular fall or spring terms. Exceptions must be approved by the associate dean for academic affairs.
4.J. Mid-Term Reports
Mid-term reports are submitted to the Registrar's Office by instructors for those students who are doing unsatisfactory (D) or failing (F) work. Instructions and materials are provided by the registrar.
All adjuncts providing classroom instruction are expected to hold regular office hours each week. The normal expectation for full-time faculty is four hours per week minimum. For part-time instructors, we ask that each instructor clearly identify for the students at least one hour per course or section each week during which time he or she will be available to meet with students. Shared office space for adjuncts is regularly provided in the departments of art, chemistry, economics and business, education, English, foreign language, mathematics and computer science, music, psychology, and sociology. For office space in those departments, please consult directly with the relevant department chair. For faculty in all other departments, or for adjunct faculty teaching interdisciplinary courses, please consult with the associate dean for academic affairs regarding an appropriate office space.
The College will provide shared office space for adjuncts. Each office will include at least one telephone (separate voice-mail boxes are possible), a computer (separate and private e-mail addresses are possible), a desk, two chairs, a bookshelf, and a file cabinet, whenever possible. Adjuncts should post clearly on or near the door the specific hour(s) reserved for their office hour(s). Adjunct faculty for freshmen writing, mathematics, and foreign language may find that at least two office hours per week are appropriate and useful for the students.
Adjuncts faculty are also required to notify the Academic Affairs Office of the preferred means for students to contact them (Moravian's e-mail, off-campus e-mail, voice mail, home phone, other phone number), as well as the office location and office hours. The Academic Affairs Office will post on the campus intranet a complete listing of these adjunct contacts for students and faculty to view as needed.
Adjuncts teaching in the evening session can pick up
mail at the
4.L. Book Orders
Book orders should be placed with the director of the bookstore according to the following schedule:
the fall term: during the middle of
For the spring term: during the last week of October
For the summer session: during the last week of March
Book order forms are delivered to the adjunct faculty member's campus mailbox. To have a form sent home, to a postal address, or a fax number, contact the campus bookstore. Adjuncts should consult with the relevant department chair before finalizing textbook selection.


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WEEKLY MARKET MOVERS & LESSONS: A SCARY START TO A SCARY MONTH 0 commentsSep 4, 2011 1:38 AM | about stocks: UUP, UDN, FXE, ERO, URR, ULE, EUO, DRR, FXA, FXB, FXC, FXD, FXF, FXEN, FXY, JYF, AUNZ, CYB, GLD, CNY, USO, DUG, USL, NBO, DBV, ICI, CEW, SLV, OIL, SPY, SDS, RSW, BXDC, SPXU, SH, DIA, EWC, EWA, TLT, XHB, ITM, IGOV, VGK, TBT, GSG, DBC, CORN, ICN, SZR, BZF, GRU, DAX-OLD, FRC, DB, SAN, BNO, ENIA
Part 1: Prior Week Market Movers & Their Lessons For the Coming Week
The following is a weekly strategy guide for traders and investors, covering prior week's market movers and their lessons for the coming week for traders of all major asset classes via both traditional instruments and binary options. Perfect for those seeking a summary of prior week market movers & their lessons for the coming week and beyond, & a look at likely coming week market movers.
As we noted last week in our article, PRIOR WEEK MARKET MOVERS: JACKSON HOLE DISTRACTS WHILE EU COLLAPSING, markets somehow were managing to ignore the deterioration in the EU, and we doubted that could last. It didn't. Before reviewing the prime fundamental market drive last week, let's first look at what actually happened on the charts.Technical Picture
The weekly chart of the S&P 500, our preferred barometer for risk assets, continues the ongoing bearish theme for risk assets in general.
Key takeaway points:
- Last week's test of strong resistance (now a month old) of the 200 week EMA failed, with this week not only closing lower but forming a tentative bearish "shooting star" Japanese candle formation that will be confirmed if we get a lower close this week.
- The index completes its 5th week in the Double Bollinger Band Sell Zone bounded by the lower 1 (green) and 2 (orange) standard deviation Bollinger bands, indicating that the long term downward momentum on the weekly chart remains strong until proven otherwise. See 4 RULES FOR USING THE MOST USEFUL TECHNICAL INDICATOR, DOUBLE BOLLINGER BANDS for details on using and interpreting Double Bollinger bands.
- The weekly EMAs continue to form increasingly bearish layers, with the shortest term 10 week EMA (blue) already having crossed below the 20 week EMA (yellow) and both threatening to cross beneath the 50 week EMA (red) within the next 2 weeks. All three have now turned lower.
- The next leg of the down trend is now half formed, with the past week forming a new lower higher, Now we await a new lower low on a weekly close below ~ 1110
- If we look at the daily chart of the index for daily resolution, the picture isn't any better.
S&P 500 DAILY CHART 25 JULY – 2 SEPTEMBER 2011 COURTESY ANYOPTION.COM 09sept 04 0148
Key take-away points:
- The uptrend (red) line from August 23rd decisively broken with 2 consecutive lower closings each of ~1% or more
- The death cross (50 day EMA in red crossing under the 200 day EMA in violet continues to deepen
- Resistance at 1220 from the 50 day EMA and recent uptrend line (red) held firm
While stocks and other risk assets moved higher Monday – Wednesday, there were some notable divergences from other markets that contradicted the rally and ultimately proved correct.
- Except for Monday, the EUR moved steadily lower vs. the safer-haven USD all week.
S&P 500(red & green candles) VS EUR AS PER The FXE (red line) AUGUST 29 – SEPT 2 2011
The same holds true for the primary Hedges of against EUR and USD, gold and silver. Note the daily charts for these for the past week.
GOLD AND SILVER DAILY CHARTS 29 AUGUST – SEPT 2 2011 11sept04 0213
- This move up in precious metals was mostly a reflection of nervousness over the EU crisis on bad news from Greece, Italy and Spain (see below) as shown by:
- CDS spreads for Greek, Italian, and Spanish bonds moved higher this week as the ECB reduced its support for these bonds this week (perhaps to send a message to Italy and Spain to stick to austerity plans after Italy backed off from any serious plans to reduce its deficit like increasing taxes on the wealthy).
- US 10 year bond prices moved higher, showing that markets were not averse to holding US dollars, a typical reaction in times of great anxiety over the EU or non-US related issues
So that's the actual price action. Now let's look at what was behind it all, and what that tells us about next week.Fundamental Drivers
What were the fundamental drivers behind these moves on the charts?MONDAY – WEDNESDAY
A continuing technical bounce off near term support (1200 area for the S&P, 9000 for the Nikkei, etc) was fueled by:...
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Alexandra von Rohr, Principal of Sprachinstitut
TREFFPUNKT in Bamberg / Germany
christmas time 2008
Today is December 1st and therefore the first door of a Advent Calender will be opened in Germany.
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I know that a lot of people on this list have used Real World Accounting
SW. I hope some one may have an idea.
I have a client that when they post the invoices the system just hangs.
This how it started. Now it also hangs when posting cash receipts. It
hangs at a certain customer and nothing more posts. I have run all the
*util utilities and check every file and they all rebuild ok. Then I
cleared every lock file on the system with *init
Today the cash receipts file became corrupt and could not be rebuild.
So, I had to extract all records and replace the file with the results.
Later after that they were able to post cash receipts. Now after a post
of Invoices that hang and a rebuild of everything posting of cash receipts
stalls at about 80 %. and then everything after a certain customer does
not post. The strange thing with posting of the receipts, is after
check/rebuild all the receipts did post.
Does any one have any idea's on what can be done to get the system to be
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SEC Media Day One Recap With Brent Beaird
Brent Beaird recaps the top stories at SEC Media Days Day 1 with Tuck and O'Neill.
Why you should listen: Brent Beaird talks to Jerry and Mike about? Mike Slive opening speech at SEC Media day, ?scholarships for student athletes, Nick Marshall run in with the law over the weekend and how it effects Auburn. Beaird also recap what Auburn Head Coach Gus Malzahn had to day about his Tigers team for 2014.
Beaird also recap what Jeff Driskel and Will Muschamp had to say to the media as well as?the Gators expectations this season.
?Brent Beaird at SEC Media Day, Day 1 on Tuck and O'Neill :
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Errol Morris Discusses Making a Murderer's Alleged Bias, His Netflix Series, and Why We Are Obsessed With True Crime
"There's something so horrific about process in that story."By Halle Kiefer
"There's something so horrific about process in that story."By Halle Kiefer
"I started The Thin Blue Line having no idea it was going to become The Thin Blue Line."By Bilge Ebiri
When it comes to the former secretary of Defense, you might find yourself thinking, There's no there there.By David Edelstein
The former Secretary of Defense has already sat down for a series of lengthy interviews.By Claude Brodesser-Akner
The Umbrella Man is fantastic.By Margaret Lyons
About a guy really into cryogenics.By Kyle Buchanan
It's got Mormons, handcuffs, and love slaves.By Kyle Buchanan
Also: Errol Morris's 'Tabloid.'By Lane Brown
She was hit by a car on the Upper West Side.By Adam K. Raymond
Plus: Megan Fox, heroin smuggler.By Amos Barshad
Um, we don't really know what else to say here. He eats his damn shoe.
Plus: Was Zoe Saldana's skirt short enough for the 'Star Trek' movie?
The serious Abu Ghraib documentary or the stoner Guantánamo comedy?
Kornheiser calls Vulture! "It was Hewlett Elementary School in Long Island. Ida Fint was our teacher. I remember that, but I have no recall of anything that's happened since 1984."
Plus: How long did Morris have to wait for Lynndie England to get out of jail before he could interview her?
They went to elementary school together, but does the documentarian recall the sports shouter?
Though Errol Morris is an amazing director, he's not much of a blogger yet.


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House Plans-Contemporary Projects
By Florentin Dana
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House Plans - Contemporary Projects is a huge collection of photos with description. You can zoom in images, mark them as favorites, compare, share with friends, the application offers a Test game for you to check your knowledge.
House Plans - Contemporary Projects include some detailed information,sketches and great images about all almost greatest contemporary houses.
- 1000 awesome images and description
- Random mode
- Super zoom
- Test game
- Compare
- Favorites
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- App Settings
- Share with friends
- Save to photo library
- Retina graphics
- Real time availability, no matter where you are, even without an internet connection.
Customer Reviews
The app is worthless and does not provide pictures as offered
There is no way to communicate with the developer.
If he/she reads this post, I WANT MY MONEY BACK
- $1.99
- Category: Business
- Released: Jan 25, 2013
- Version: 1.0
- Size: 117 MB
- Language: English
- Seller: Florentin Dana
- © Extreme Apps 2012
Compatibility: Requires iOS 5.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.


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Emerging Issues in HRM and Ind Rels (N1085)
Emerging Issues in Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations
Module N1085
Module details for 2011 cohort.
15 credits
FHEQ Level 5
Module Outline
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to emerging issues in the practice and theory of human resource management and industrial relations. It aims to keep students abreast with challenging and leading edge issues facing organisations in these topics and through detailed discussion of these, develop the practice of critical thinking. The content of the course will change as new challenges emerge, however lectures will initially include issues such as what combination of HRM practices produce effective performance, comparing managers across international spaces and the impact of high performance workplaces in the organisation. The course will therefore cover emerging in both human resource management and industrial relations.
Module learning outcomes
Recognise the key emerging issues associated to HRM and industrial relations
Explain and define what challenges they raise to our existing understanding of the literature and theory in this area
Identify and provide evidence from case studies and the practitioner literature of the existence of new management and organisational practices in HRM and industrial relations.
|Unseen Examination
|Mid Year Assessment
|Coursework components. Weighted as shown below.
|Group Presentation
|T1 Week 12 (20 minutes)
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
|Week pattern
|Autumn Teaching
|1 hour
|Autumn Teaching
|1 hour
How to read the week pattern
The numbers indicate the weeks of the term and how many events take place each week.
Dr Andreas Kornelakis
Assess convenor, Convenor
Please note that the University will use all reasonable endeavours to deliver courses and modules in accordance with the descriptions set out here. However, the University keeps its courses and modules under review with the aim of enhancing quality. Some changes may therefore be made to the form or content of courses or modules shown as part of the normal process of curriculum management.
The University reserves the right to make changes to the contents or methods of delivery of, or to discontinue, merge or combine modules, if such action is reasonably considered necessary by the University. If there are not sufficient student numbers to make a module viable, the University reserves the right to cancel such a module. If the University withdraws or discontinues a module, it will use its reasonable endeavours to provide a suitable alternative module.


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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Happy Week
Posted by Lynn Richards at 6:13 PM
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I couldn't think of a better thing to do! Your little sneak peak looks fabulous..ReplyDelete
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Good for YOU for finding the time to create! Hugs, Terri xoxoReplyDelete
Hi there, I found you on Brave Girls club. Congrats on your art being showcased! Beautiful. Love all the layering.ReplyDelete
I love your birdie today on Brave Girls Club! So beautiful!ReplyDelete
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Your birdie was beautiful on the Brave Girls Club email link. Congratulations on being featured.ReplyDelete
I too need to put more time to create on my calendar. It seems there is always something to get in the way, so scheduling this time is so important.
It's nice to meet you.
Lee Ann
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