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EES researchers study Earth's history while the planet is still making it.
In the College of Arts and Science, if you're going to study Earth and environmental sciences (EES), you get out of the classroom.
So in the Cascade Range of Washington State, Professor Calvin Miller and his students examine Mount St. Helens. Beside a river in Bangladesh, Associate Professors Jonathan Gilligan and Steven Goodbred Jr. help students try to find answers to that country's fresh water needs. And in frozen Antarctica, Professor Molly Miller tracks environmental changes in the face of global warming.
As wide ranging as those topics and locations seem, they are all part of how the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences studies, teaches and interprets Earth's history—its age and origin as recorded in rocks and the landscape—as well as how geological processes affect modern environmental and ecological systems.
"This department is a gem," says David Furbish, chair of the department. "The faculty is spectacular. We're getting applications from students that match those at the best schools." Faculty members are consistent in receiving grants, including funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF). "We're not surprised when people from NSF ask us to serve on science review panels—a measure of the respect that these folks, representing the Earth sciences community, hold for the accomplishments and perspective of our faculty," Furbish says. "We may be small but we're also fierce."
At the core of the department's international reputation are quality research and teamwork. Most research projects involve collaborations with other EES faculty, Vanderbilt scholars, top researchers worldwide and students. Graduate students are drawn by the department's small, personal size and its faculty's reputation for significant research in which students are coauthors.
The interdisciplinary culture of collaboration ranked high in drawing Assistant Professor Larisa DeSantis to the department in 2009. DeSantis, whose area of expertise is mammalian fossils, studies how past climate change affected mammals and their environments.
"EES is an ideal place to integrate geological and biological disciplines with the flexibility to ask biological questions using the fossil record," DeSantis says. "Students here continually challenge me to communicate the broader implications of current Earth and environmental science research, connecting my work to fields spanning the sciences to the humanities."
Collaboration is Key
In conjunction with Professors Calvin Miller and John Ayers, Assistant Professor Guilherme Gualda is studying a volcanic eruption that buried parts of the Southwest in ash 18 million years ago. The trio is exploring volcanic forces with a particular eye for ancient eruptions, their causes and impact, and what they tell about today's eruptions. Gualda focuses on how magma chambers form and factors leading to volcanic eruptions, Ayers studies how earth materials behave geochemically under high pressure and temperatures, and Miller concentrates on ancient magma systems.
"Collaboration is an explicit goal of the department—no isolation. Multiple people thinking about a problem in different ways benefits everyone," Gualda says. "Having two to three people interacting brings different perspectives." His research draws in graduate and undergraduate students, and he reaches out to faculty whose interest in the formation of the Earth's crust mesh with his. The EES professors says this approach gives students opportunities to learn and work in different areas, which can broaden their post-graduation employment options.
"People who collaborate spread their enthusiasm," Calvin Miller says. "People who have diverse experiences have more job opportunities."
Miller is an expert on Earth materials, particularly those rocks derived from magma that has cooled and solidified below the Earth's surface. Fieldwork by Miller and his students at Mount St. Helens has uncovered rich data about the evolution of the recently active volcano. Miller also works with Furbish, an expert in fluid dynamics and geomorphology, on a study of how magmas and particles interact within magma chambers.
Furbish's fluid studies also tie in with Molly Miller's landmark work two continents away. New faculty member Dan Morgan, senior lecturer in EES, also interacts with Miller as he studies configuration and evolution of rocks and landforms in Antarctic dry valleys. Miller's ongoing research in Antarctica is revealing how sediment is delivered to coastal areas and how sea creatures beneath the ice modify the sediment. Concurrently, she tracks environmental changes on the continent in the face of global warming.
Environmental Change and Sustainability
Currently, the department is seeing increased interest in the environment and sustainability. "As Earth scientists, we work both in the present and the past, which gives us a unique perspective," Furbish says. "Climate change is front and center in students' worldview. EES continues to broaden its scope in this direction."
In the spring semester 2010, students came face-to-face with the impact of Earth issues on climate change and sustainability through a multidisciplinary EES seminar called Water and Social Justice in Bangladesh.
During the course, faculty and students from the College of Arts and Science, School of Engineering and Peabody College traveled to Bangladesh with Goodbred and Gilligan. The team toured the country, met with Bangladeshi representatives and discussed solutions to the South Asian country's dire freshwater needs.
"As Earth scientists, we work both in the present and the past."
–David Furbish
The trip tied both to Goodbred's climate change-related research on the formation of deltas by major rivers draining from the nearby Himalayas and to Gilligan's work as associate director of the Vanderbilt Climate Change Research Network. Working in a multidisciplinary environment, network members produce theoretical and applied research on the impact of individual and household behavior on greenhouse gases. Gilligan's emphasis is the intersection of transdisciplinary environmental problems—issues that combine scientific, technical, social, political and ethical concerns—and helping students prepare to solve them.
That's ultimately the work of EES, Furbish says. "So many of the challenges the world faces fundamentally involve breaking down barriers, bringing the expertise and perspectives of many people and fields to finding solutions," he says. "Ours is the quintessential interdisciplinary science, providing vital perspectives on how Earth's physical and geochemical templates simultaneously sustain and threaten life and influence human interactions with Earth."
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Can anyone who has used both of these offer an opinion or comparison between the two, please?? THANKS!
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
Can anyone who has used both of these offer an opinion or comparison between the two, please?? THANKS!
I like both, I would guess kona for the blacks.
I usually use Kona mostly and I love it. Right now I'm using 4 solids in a quilt I'm making, 3 Kona and 1 Bella. Bella is good quality, but I think Kona is better. The Bella ravels a lot more than the Kona.Originally Posted by katkat1946
Kona frays realy bad, I've never used bella. Will never use kona again.
I like Bella over Kona. JMHO
i like Bella over Kona but i like the colors of Kona better.
I've used Kona, but never tried Bella. I guess I'll try it to see what one I like the best.
I like the Bella, it has a much smoother feel than the Kona.
I haven't actually kept a tally sheet but it seems they're about even right now. I've used both but have no preference. I like them both.
I prefer Kona because I have never had a problem with fading of the darker color fabrics.

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This year has lent itself to a slew of new buzzwords, and gamification is easily one of the most buzzed about in the marketing industry.
Businesses clamored this year to understand the concept of gamification and apply it to their digital and mobile products, offering badges and points galore...but how many of them actually understand the point of gamifying or if it's even useful for their business goals?
Dustin DiTommaso, the experience design director at design studio Mad*Pow, recently spoke about designing meaningful interactions through game design thinking during his presentation at Geekend 2011, a techie conference presented by BFG Communications.
DiTommaso explained his framework for gamification and dished out seven essentials steps for approaching the subject. Read on for a thorough encounter of DiTommaso's model for architecting more meaningful interactions and successful business goals, and let us know your thoughts on his method in the comments below.
1. Consider why you want to gamify
Yes, gamification is a sexy word. No, it isn't right for every business.
DiTommaso recommends that businesses looking to gamify their products or services ask themselves three critical questions before moving on:
If you can answer these questions with confidence, then move on to exploring your business goals. DiTommaso recommends exploring the following three questions:
If this exploratory phase yields positive feedback, your business is ready to move into user research.
2. Identify your users
It isn't enough to understand your business goals when considering gamification. You also need to understand your users and what motivates them. Research your users before you begin designing your gamified product, focusing on how they use your software, what they want and what motivates them.
DiTommaso laid out a number of questions to help businesses achieve research-inspired design:
Game designers must also understand what motivates users to play their games. There are a number of motivational drivers, but DiTommaso recommends simplifying to four key factors. Decide if your users are motivated by:
Knowing these details about users and their motivations will assist game designers in determining how the game should be laid out, how much autonomy to allow, what the users' goals should be and so on. Let's explore exactly what comes next in the designing process.
3. Frame goals and objectives
The user's path to mastery should entail "a journey up, with a quick little dip for relaxation—where you have either a break or a new challenge to master, like crossing a log—and then one, final, arduous climb to the top," says DiTommaso.
Once you understand your business goals and your users, you can begin to design goals and objectives while thinking about long-term and short-term user goals.
DiTommaso advises, "Figure out a way to make long-term and short-term goals as exciting and aspirational as possible." Users want to be heroes—design their gaming experience so that they can achieve that.
Once you figure out a long-term mission for users, break it up into small milestones that take users along a path to success. These "discrete and satisfying challenges" should motivate users to continue on and help them improve along the way.
4. Identify necessary skills and actions
Make a list of all of the abilities that are necessary to win your game. DiTommaso breaks these skills into three categories for easy brainstorming:
DiTommaso advises that game designers choose skills that take time to master, can be developed over time and can be broken into smaller "skill-chains."
It is important to determine if and how the skills you are considering can be measured, so that you can track a user's advancement. Determine whether there is existing technology that can help you monitor and track progress of certain essential skills.
5. Consider various lenses of interest
In "The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses," Jesse Schell outlines the psychological lenses that are key to making top-notch games. Lenses help game designers view their games from many different perspectives, or lenses.
While Schell's book identifies 100 lenses, DiTommaso pointed out 10 particular lenses to focus on for starters:
Framing problems, core objectives and actions in your games using these tenets will often yield a better gaming experience for users.
6. Outline desired outcomes
Think about the types of rewards and punishments that will result from a user's actions. This should create a feedback loop that motivates users to improve.
Positive feedback could include rewards, such as moving up a level, unlocking a badge or earning points. Negative feedback might entail starting a challenge over, for example.
Players should always see their progress towards the "ultimate objective," which DiTommaso also calls the "Epic Win!" Incremental success and failure will guide them along.
7. Play and polish
"Platforms are never done," says DiTommaso. Once you have the game build, test and polish it. Here is a framework DiTommaso suggests for analyzing the game:
DiTommaso recommends that game developers not spend too much time testing games, though. "Get it out there and let your users be the testers," he says. Users expect iterations and software updates, so don't be afraid to release and iterate, he says.
This seven-step framework for approaching gamification is a very thorough resource from Dustin DiTommaso. If you still have questions, though, view DiTommaso's entire Geekend presentation slideshow embedded below and ask further questions in the comments below.
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Hinch backs down on Kennedy AIDS claim
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Radio talkback host Derryn Hinch has offered an unqualified apology for claiming the late Graham Kennedy died of AIDS.
Hinch sparked uproar with the on-air claim the day after 71-year-old entertainer's death last month at a nursing home at Bowral in NSW.
Kennedy's family and friends said an HIV test conducted in the weeks before the king of television's death proved Hinch wrong.
Hinch attracted the ire of many of his listeners for refusing to admit he was wrong. He said Kennedy's HIV-positive former lover Rob Astbury would back his claims.
But on his Southern Cross radio show in Melbourne on Friday afternoon, and in a statement posted on his website, Hinch said he was unable to come up with proof.
"I could be tricky this afternoon. I could be a coward. I could wait to make a certain statement until about five to six and then go off overseas on two weeks leave. Do a runner. But that is not my style," he said.
"I set myself a deadline to prove it. And, regrettably as a journalist of 45 years, I cannot. I cannot. I cannot produce the smoking gun. A couple of would-be witnesses have let me down.
"I made an apology some days ago that some people said was a qualified apology, a Claytons apology.
"So this afternoon I will say, unequivocally, I am sorry. I am sorry for the hurt I have caused Kennedy's friends and his myriad of fans whom he entertained so well for so long.
"I genuinely believed what I said at the time but I truly regret the heartache that I caused. I'm sorry.
Amid the furore following his claims, Hinch was dropped from the opening of a building in the Melbourne suburb of Brighton and by a children's charity he had provided with extensive support.
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How Many Hits Does Your Site REALLY Get?April 29, 2008 - 9:42am — bex
Its been two years since my inaugural blog post on April 29th, 2006: The Trouble With RSS. Over my site's second year, I wanted to do some long-term analysis on how different web analytics tools track hits, visits, and the like. As expected, they don't agree with each other:
- SiteMeter: 89,800 visits (132,000 hits)
- Google Analytics: 84,000 visits (140,000 hits)
- Webalizer: 431,000 visits (3,660,000 hits)
In contrast with the other two, Webalizer uses raw Apache logs to determine hit count, so it tracks every single dang hit... Over 3 million hits in one year??? That's clearly too many... I'm not that interesting... but the visit count might be more accurate. Webalizer is the only analytics tool that tracks folks who view my site with RSS Readers, which may hit my site several times per day... thus the higher visit count. The hit count is hyper inflated because it counts search engine spiders, spammers, and hack attempts (some better than others).
All told, if the majority of folks view my site with RSS, then Webalizer's count is more accurate. If most of them view it the old fashioned way, then the other two are more accurate. I'm probably in the 100,000 - 200,000 visits per year range.
Unfortunately, none of these numbers include the folks who read my site through an online RSS readers, like Google Reader, or Bloglines. These sites hit my RSS feed once, then share it with dozens of folks who subscribe to the feed... To get a better estimate, I could pipe my RSS Feed through something like Feedburner. Feedburner keeps track of how many subscribers you have on the online feed readers, and produces decent stats on it... however, once you move your feed to Feedburner, its almost impossible to move it out... so I'm not happy with that option. Even so, that still wouldn't track those who view my content through RSS aggregators like Central Standard Tech, or Orana, or other sites that run Planet.
Well, what about the data from Alexa? That site ranks web pages based on those who surf the web with a toolbar that tracks their every move. Personally, I think people who surf with that toolbar are opening up a major security hole... so their viewing audience is probably restricted to folks who are kind of tech savvy, but don't take security precautions. In other words, newbie geeks. I've never broken into the top 100,000 sites ranked on Alexa, but I frequently break the top 100,000 sites ranked by Technorati... although Technorati only ranks blogs.
UPDATE: As Phil noted in the comments below, most people use Alexa just to boost their own page rank. For example, you could have your web team install and enable the Alexa toolbar, but only when browsing you own web page. That would make your Alexa rank huge without any actual hits from the greater internet...
Even if we could accurately count how many people hit the site, we're still at a loss to know who paid attention. Google Analytics tries to measure "time on the page", other metrics include bounce rate, or even the number of comments.
Oh well... A reliable measure of relevance will always be elusive... but at least we have enough estimates to support a cottage industry of people analyzing those metrics to prove anything they are told to prove ;-).
Back to my anniversary... Lots of stuff has changed since my first anniversary post: I've traveled to South Africa, Brazil, and Argentina... I've remodeled my kitchen, I've nearly completed my second book on Oracle enterprise content management, I've given technology presentations at Oracle Open World, AIIM Minnesota, BarCamp Minnesota, and IOUG Collaborate in Denver. I've trained both salespeople and consultants on what Enterprise Content Management actually is, and I helped negotiate a settlement to an 18-month lawsuit against a local non-profit. Oh yeah... I implemented about a dozen ECM solutions as well...
Next year, I hope to have even more goin' on... and a few more web site visits.
You sure will get more and more popular. When is your next book going to be published? I am looking forward to it.
i was doing a research on Site Hits. Thanks for the article..helped a lot
no prob...
@Kent, thanks for the compliments... my next book should be available in January, I believe. I'm nearly done, but then begins the editing process ;-)
@Visitor, yeah, a lot of people just turn on Apache log monitoring, and they have a "woo hoo!" party when they get a million hits... but they don't look at the detail to see that they probably only get 1/10th of that traffic. You need much better analytics... Google is nice, when it works.
its more relative than absolute
the relevance is in the ability to compare the statistics over time. Having the ability to track that certain content is more popular than other helps you optimize the site. Bounce rate and time actually spent on the site are obviously interesting metrics in that regards as well.
What is important to take away from your article is that your site statistics can if used to compare between different sites are only relevant if the same methods are used to measure them.
- Boris
Your apache stats count different things, so a page of text with 5 images would count as 6 hits - If you think about how a browser works it pulls the html, reads it then discovers what it needs to go back for like images etc.
Also, if a visitor hits your site, leaves then comes back 5 mins later, is that a separate visit or part of the same visit?, different tools count these differently.
A lot of the people who use Alexa use it to boost their own site stats, like Jason Calacanis makes all the mahalo admins use it to make mahalo look like it's really popular.
Yes the article was great.
the relevance is in the
the relevance is in the ability to compare the statistics over time. Having the ability to track that certain content is more popular than other helps you optimize the site. Bounce rate and time actually spent on the site are obviously interesting metrics in that regards as well.
What is important to take away from your article is that your site statistics can if used to compare between different sites are only relevant if the same methods are used to measure them.
Thanks! Helpful article. =)
The article is awesome!!
The article is awesome!! It's very useful for me and help me a lot!!
I think webalizer is counting
I think webalizer is counting all the robot visits from the search engines. You know those that spider your website daily to check all the changes and that drives the traffic numbers so high. From the deep stats from webalizer you could see what kind of traffic loads and what caused that huge difference for the other analytics program. But as you said the best way is to study the user behavior on the site and not the number of users.
If users leave your site in a second it doesn't matter much how many visitors you can get.
The problem with RSS
I have been searching for the same question you've posed here: How do you accurately measure traffic from RSS subscriptions/subscribers. While hit counts are only one measure of effectiveness, they are nonetheless important, even if only from a author's perspective: how do you know which posts readers found most helpful/interesting?
I recently wrote two posts on my blog about how to improve site traffic metrics using WordPress. The first one explains how to tweak the RSS settings and use excerpts while the second one explains how to improve home page layout to drive people into specific posts.
I'd love to know what you think about these techniques for improving site data!


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Stellar Revival Interview and new Video!
Recently I had a chance to catch up with Rino Cerbone (pro:Reeno Sirbone), lead singer of the band Stellar Revival. You may have heard their song "The Crazy Ones" on 103GBF. Stellar Revival Is just coming off the Avalanche Tour with Shinedown and the video for their sound 'The Crazy Ones" just debuted on Loudwire recently.
On the "Loudwire Top 20″ Saturday night at 8 on 103GBF you can hear some of my chat with Rino, but right here you can hear our whole conversation. He's really cool and his band is destined for great things!! Remember I said that!
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With Cindy Wider
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Available for a limited time, in this workshop you can select any one of the 200 lessons available on the Drawing Lessons page then submit your final drawing for a professional critique by Cindy Wider. You can also ask questions about the lesson and receive feedback to help you improve your skills.
Anyone who wishes to improve their drawing skills in general, absolutely no experience is necessary.
The cost of this course is $USD50 and you have two weeks to complete the one drawing. You will also receive as a complimentary gift; 'Paint In Your Pyjamas' the full e-book version of Cindy Wider's book. There will also be an extra file to help you understand the process of learning to draw.
Anytime that this workshop is on offer.
Make sure you have a scanner or digital camera to make a copy of your drawing and upload into the workshop classroom.
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The Frost School of Music's operating budget can only fund a small percentage of special programmatic projects, facilities improvements and master classes that faculty and students request each year from the Executive Committee. Funding for these kinds of academic enhancements comes from the Frost School's Annual Fund, which fluctuates each year, depending on the level of participation from annual fund donors like you. We are extremely grateful to all of our donors who contribute year after year and are proud to support the Frost School of Music. Thank you!
If you have never made an Annual Fund gift, or have not yet renewed your gift for this year, click here to be part of creating momentum for the Frost School of Music today!
Unrestricted gifts such as Annual Fund donations are always welcome! They provide flexibility and can be used at the discretion of the dean to meet changing or urgent needs such as library acquisitions, state-of-the-art technology and equipment and new program initiatives.


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Youth suicide, a leading cause of death among young people in Utah, is a major public health concern. This Web site offers guidance and resources for implementing prevention programs in your school and community.
In the 2013 session, the Utah legislature passed HB 154, Youth Suicide Prevention, which requires school districts and charter schools to implement a youth suicide prevention program for students in grades 7 – 12. The Utah State Office of Education provides leadership and technical assistance to districts as they implement effective, research based, sustainable programs in each secondary school. Model youth suicide prevention programs will be identified and/or developed for implementation. Collaboration at the state and local level with the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health, local agencies and prevention organizations is key to the success of implementing model programs.
Click here for the full text of bill, HB 154 Youth Suicide Prevention.
House Bill 329, Programs for Youth Protection, passed by the Utah State Legislature in April 2014, provides money for schools to implement evidence-based practices and programs, or emerging best practices and programs for preventing youth suicide.
HB 329 Memorandum
Request for Funding
Request for Funding Part D Suicide Prevention Program Chart
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Suicide Prevention Blog
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Children are invited to Fizz, Boom, Read! with the Garfield County Libraries' Summer Reading Program. Each week children in elementary school, as well as toddlers and babies, can each turn in a bookmark reading log and choose from one of many great prizes including coupons or gift certificates from local participating businesses or enter for a chance to win a telescope (one telescope will be given away per library branch). And the best prize of all? Earning a book of your choice by turning in a minimum of five bookmarks! Some of the books are listed here under "Prize Books, " but the availability and selection will be on a first come, first served basis.
You can register and pick up your materials beginning May 31 at your local branch library.
If you are unable to attend an event on a certain day, no worries! All six library branches will be hosting either morning or afternoon performances of the same events. See below for dates and times for each program.


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Career Coach: Figuring Out the Right Questions
I found you online when you responded to a student's concerns about leaving her academic schoolwork (you posed 8 questions). Am curious if you have a list of questions designed for people wanting to live their mission in life but feel stuck, not exactly sure what it is, or know what it is but aren't moving in that direction.
Thank you,
Dear Samantha:
I found you online when you responded to a student's concerns about leaving her academic schoolwork (you posed 8 questions). Am curious if you have a list of questions designed for people wanting to live their mission in life but feel stuck, not exactly sure what it is, or know what it is but aren't moving in that direction.
Thank you,
Dear Samantha:
It seems to me that the most critical issue you raise is uncertainty about what one's life mission is. It is easy to confuse aptitude or talent with vocation. We all love to excel, and most of us are vulnerable to praise and appreciation. Thus, we may convince ourselves that we are destined to become teachers, mathematicians, or linguists simply because our skills in these areas have garnered us approval, academic honors, or a sense of mastery in the past. It is, unfortunately, not uncommon to "wake up" in midlife to realize that we have been living the ideal life — for someone else. Achieving clarity about how we want to spend our lives is thus of tremendous importance. Our aims may change over the years, but if we're consistently in touch with our authentic desires, we're unlikely to make choices we'll regret deeply.
For this reason, I'm going to concentrate this week on strategies to discover your mission, and save the other issues you raise for a later post.
First, try making a list of all of your vocational aspirations, starting from the earliest. Don't disqualify any ambition on the grounds that it was ridiculous or unrealistic. Looking at what you wanted to do when you were very young can be edifying, since these fantasies tend to be relatively untainted by expectations based on your perceived strengths.
For each item, jot down any ideas that come to mind about what attracted you to this vocation. Again, don't omit details just because they seem silly. When you're done, look over the list, and see if you can discern any common threads.
For example, here is my partial list, with some temporal overlap:
Fairy godmother: Beautiful sparkly dress; magic wand; ability to help people get what they want.
Writer of Archie Comics: Get to make up fun stories about my favorite characters.
Nurse: Cool uniform; interesting adventures with friends [my understanding of the profession was based on the Cherry Ames book series]; chance to help sick people get better.
Veterinarian: Get to spend workday around animals & animal lovers; help sick animals recover.
Actress: Get to spend workday with interesting people, exploring different characters and settings. Also, movies helped to save my sanity during a lonely childhood, and I liked to think of some other miserable kid finding relief and inspiration from my work.
Novelist: Get to spend workday exploring different characters and settings of my own creation. Even more than movies, books saved me from despair, offering me a glimpse and promise of life after childhood, and I hoped to pass the favor on.
Most of these careers don't seem to have much in common at first glance. However, there is some consistency among my reasons for choosing them: I liked the idea of helping, and I wanted to use my imagination to connect to others. You might predict, correctly, that a child with these aspirations would be drawn to both a helping profession and a creative field. What does your list say about you?
Now make a similar list, of books, films and TV shows you have loved, again starting with early childhood. What drew you to them? Pastoral settings? International travel and adventure? Depictions of collaboration, or independent thinking and action? How do these descriptions relate to those on your career aspiration list?
Moving into the present, think of activities that fulfill you now, independent of financial gain, social prestige, or other secondary advantages. What is it that you get out of each?
Finally, if you were to become financially independent tomorrow, how would you use your time? What would you hope to accomplish?
Consider all of your responses seriously, and look for the ways they tie together. A perfect match between ambition and career may not be possible, but the trends you uncover through this exercise can illuminate your aspirations. A number of attractive possibilities may occur to you. If not, you may wish to bring this self-knowledge into your university's career counseling center for concrete help in formulating achievable goals.
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When I opened the Dayton Daily Newspaper and read Dr. Ramey's article on Helping Kids Manage Their Electronic Worlds, I smiled. Our oldest decided to use the monies he received from celebrations of his 1st Holy Communion and birthday to purchase his personal iPod touch. Yes, Alex and I have our own "electronics"; Patrick was proud to buy his own iPod touch.
Why did I smile after reading Dr. Ramey's article? I was happy in how we handled Patrick's first real electronic purchase. Dr. Ramey notes (in bold) the following mistakes parents make with electronics:
Prohibit technology: Like many, technology is used for fun and educational learning. To help with math and religion studies, we use the text book websites and other recommended app's. Our oldest was excited we downloaded Sushi Monster– a math app used at school. Technology is a part of our world and will be more as our children grow. Just like nutrition, balance is key for use of electronics.
No supervision: We are nosey. Fortunately, our boys accept that right now. Our oldest is now just 9 – we have years of learning, I know. But, the message we hear: awareness. Supervise not only for what apps or websites they surf, but also the time being spent on the electronics. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends no more than 2 hours of screen time a day!
Ambiguous expectations: I filed in my brain this article: Mom has Son Sign 18 point Agreement for iPhone. Why not for the iPod touch? So, we chatted with our son about situations (i.e.: Do you take it with you to school? Where does it go when you go to bed?). He came up with the conditions. We were quite impressed with the conversation and his thoughts. So far, so good!
Over or under reaction to mistakes: Well, two years ago, he did make a huge purchase through the App Store – on accident. We got that rectified. We know other instances will happen, but, with the above 3 points, we hope we are on the right track.


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Hello all. Well. I have been using the hell outta the search button, and will continue to do so. It has already helped. I believe i am about to order a crossbreed holster and belt.
i got my CCW soon as i turned 21, and bought a Springfield XD40 service model. Due to travel for work, i could not carry as much as preferred due to being in different states all the time.
No i am back in the home state more, and want to carry more. Right now i am searching for a good way to hide my XD.
I notice alot of people post there reasons for carry. i supposed i have a few.
1.) Its a right, might as well excersice it.
2.) Home, personal, auto safety.
3.) My most recent reason for carrying has been a man sexually assulted my significant other. He is now out, and around town. I feel the reason for protection is even higher now. both at home, and in public.
Any suggestions on a good setup for the XD40 are appreciated, and now ill continue searching...:smile:


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A Care.com Senior Care Advisor will be on campus for a one hour seminar on December 3rd. Mary Stehle, LCSW will address the challenges of caregiving over the holidays and managing the care of aging family members in Caregiving and the Holidays: Passing the Turkey and the Torch. She will also be present for discussion during a brown bag lunch at 12:30 and one on one consultations immediately following the seminar. Please RSVP to the event at https://wlucareseminar.eventbrite.com/.
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If you are feeling overwhelmed, it helps to stop and take inventory of the different roles you fulfill and the demands of each. In how many different directions are you being pulled on a weekly and daily basis? Then take a step back and consider where small changes may have a big impact. Can your teenage son be in charge of cooking dinner one night a week? Instead of scarfing down lunch at your, perhaps you can get outside for a 15 minute walk. If your brother lives in another state and isn't around to provide hands on help with mom or dad, can he pay for a caregiver to provide transportation one day a week so your mom can get her hair done? Creating time and space for you to attend to your own needs will give you the boost you need to face the challenges in all the areas of your life- and the opportunity to find more contentment and joy in your daily responsibilities.
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Washington and Lee University provides a premium Care.com membership for employees to make this complicated and difficult time go as smoothly as possible. Care.com offers support to children of aging parents. Senior Care Planning services offers one-on-one support. Senior care experts can help you arrange care for loved ones, provide comprehensive consultations, and more. Additionally, W&L will subsidize 60% of the cost for back-up elder care expenses (up to $200). Check out the Elder Care page on the website for a complete list of your elder care related benefits.


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Custer part 2
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After the highway, we went to see the Crazy Horse memorial. They are carving Crazy Horse into the side of a mountain and it will be the biggest sculpture in the world, over 500 feet tall. The builders only have his face finished. We also ate lunch there. I had fried shrimp and mom and dad had tatanka stew. The stew was made with buffalo meat and had fry bread in it. I had fry bread for dessert.
The last place we went was Mt. Rushmore. We saw the heads and saw a movie about the mountain
On our way home we drove on the wildlife loop. It was awesome. There were hundreds of bison and we got lots of pictures and videos. There were also pronghorns and donkeys. It was funny when the bison rolled around in the dust. The bison were in the road and they stopped traffic.
When we got home we made Mac and cheese on the camping stove and buffalo jerky. Today was a good day.
Hi from Mom! I like many things about camping-being close to nature, the camaraderie of the campground, stuff like that. Our neighbors at the Blue Bell were really nice and there is a general safe feeling. The first night, we packed our campstove and other stuff
in the car at night but when we woke up the next day, we saw that everyone leaves things out all night long. People seem to help each other out and that is always good to see. The part I don't get about camping is the sleeping part-does anyone besides my family actually sleep the night through? My eyes pop open like clockwork every hour or so. Of course, many of you know that I am naturally a night owl, but that only works well when you have a comfy chair and Cary Grant is on TCM! On the upside, I did see some pretty sunrises, which is not my usual morning routine. To my friends who are early birds, and you know who you are, I salute you. Now I need to get my nap in.
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Thakoon Panichgul went for a very tongue-in-cheek mash-up for spring. After serving up Versailles by way of a Kenyan tribal plaid for Fall '11, Thakoon delivered a skewed version of 'Cowboys and Indians'.
Driven by lights in the big city, and a "fast woman", hair was wet and stringy with the ultimate in sophistication. Prepping hair with Redken's Full Frame 07 All-Over Volumizing Mousse, Guido Palau coated locks from roots to ends before creating a messy center part and rough-drying.
Sportswear is already proving to be a predominant trend in New York this season, so should it be any wonder that it be Alexander Wang to shell out the definitive collection in the matter? This season, he took athleticism and took it from an abstraction and created a clear vision.
Joseph Altuzarra's show moved fast. Kinetics is what seemed to be most at play. Working with a tropic Hawaiian print on white and black leather, it was a techno-fabric urban jungle explosion, but a calculated one.
Ford Model's Kate King, Simone Cavalho, Karmen Pedaru, and Hanne Gaby are seen backstage at the Pier 94 in Manhattan for Alexander Wang S/S 2012. Lara Mullen, Cora, and Julia Nobis also featured in this show.
Colors inspired by pop art make even classic knits and polos a bit twisted. Iconic, American shapes are updated in contemporary fabrics and execution for a modern interpretation of prep.
Richard Chai Love Spring 2012 Collection was one to talk about… For the amazing in your face, yet sedated, beauty. Slamming color in your face, James Kaliardos for MAC Cosmetics, created a "Japanese Harajuku girl meets Venice Beach girl" look to balance the "explosion of color and texture" of the collection. And let me tell you, it worked.
Mercedes Benz Fashion Week 2012 is off and running and the key makeup artists have not disappointed. We have seen everything from blue and purple matte lips to gorgeous ethereal fairy tale looks.
With all the amazing colors and shapes walking down BCBG's runway they needed to go with a stunning, yet understated look. Maybelline artist Charlotte Willer gave the models a stunning fresh, clean look.
Which model makes the most money for their fashion industry clients? Is it waif-like Kate Moss? How about the more regular sized Crystal Renn? Or is it perhaps a curvy celebrity like Kim Kardashian?
New York Fashion Week's favorite British exports – Marcus Wainwright and David Neville of Rag & Bone – are riding high on the sportswear trend that's ringing true with the New York set.
From shooting test polaroids of young models to becoming one of the most known names in the fashion photography world. Mariano Vivanco sits down with us to discuss inspiration, motivation, and his career as a photographer.
The live window revue at Berdorf Goodman's Fashion Night Out celebrations were enjoyed by thousands in a crowd at least five deep rushing the corner of Fifty-eighth Street and Fifth Avenue.
Last night the annual Vogues Fashion Night Out took place and Vivienne Westwood celebrated in style.
Online Retailer Fashion Union is quick to translate Dior's latest lines in high fashion footwear into affordable and wearable designs for the trend savvy cyber space shopper.
Jason Wu is a cool kid trapped in a would-be couturier's body – at least that's what his latest collection seemed to signal. He's also a ravenous aesthete. He is an artist who is inspired by other artists and is not afraid to acknowledge it.
If you're familiar with American Apparel ad campaigns, you can probably call to mind familiar images of scantily clad models, salacious poses, and oh-so-hip clothes. What probably doesn't come to mind is "plus-sized."
Headquartered at Lincoln Center, home of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, the M-Class Fashion Ranger SUV is patrolling Manhattan and carrying out fashion expeditions such as a search for best gazelle like legs, the wildest shoes, Alpha editor sightings, an animal print rescue, and a hunt for the five fiercest handbags.
Now that Fashion Week has been settled in its uptown home for several seasons, chic uptown restaurants are buzzing with fashionistas grabbing a bite – and resting from those heels!
Sean & Seng photographs Carola Remer for the Fall 2011 issue of Pop, styled by Tamara Rothstein.
Ben Trovato Blog has grown from being a hidden pearl in the ocean of visual inspiration, to a well respected online fashion publication.
Evenings is a one man recording artist, consisting of Nathan Broaddus from Charlottesville, VA. His single, 'Babe,' is the perfect way to sit down and separate yourself from a long day at the office, a dragging school lesson or whatever has been causing chaos in your life recently.
Fashion's Night Out, the fashion industry's biggest celebration of its kind, is back for a third year proving that three is a charm! On Thursday, September 8, shoppers who don't find themselves near a Macy's Fashion's Night Out location at 6:00pm EST won't have to miss out on the festivities, as for the first time ever, a special two-hour web event will coming to you live from Macy's Herald Square, New York.
Incase debuts its latest collaboration with Ace Hotel, releasing a capsule collection of travel and technology accessories for Fall 2011. Inspired by classic flight jackets, the five-piece collection includes a Duffel Bag, Shoulder Bag, 15" Sleeve, Portfolio for iPad 2 and Snap Case for iPhone 4.
Bromfield, who was vocally trained by Winehouse since the age of ten, could offer a unique look into the life and creativity of the late songstress, her one on one experiences allowing a more intimate perspective than perhaps any other artist could.


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Now, I'm not one to turn my nose up at long-haul journeys done on the cheap. I've spent many a sleepless night fending off pickpockets and Italian train guards while Inter-railing across Europe. I've even survived an 18-hour flight from Bangkok on nothing but a packet of fruit Mentos. So when I signed up for Britain's cheapest ski holiday, I wasn't fazed by the prospect of an overnight coach journey. A week-long break in the Three Valleys for £119.50 seemed like a good offer considering I had never skied before and wasn't entirely convinced I was going to like it.
Since the fruit Mentos fiasco I had learnt to come equipped for long-haul economy travel. My boyfriend and I had forked out the extra €20 for 'club-class' seats, donned clothes as pyjama-like as is permissible in daylight and armed ourselves with pasta salad and mini Cherry Bakewells.
As we arrived at Victoria coach station around 5pm, we settled into our electric blue and egg-yolk yellow seats. The medicinal whiff of Red Bull hung in the air but there were no noxious fumes coming from the toilet and I felt quite smug when I discovered our €20 had bought seats that reclined an additional 20 per cent. What's more, there was no one sitting behind or in front of us. We could recline in guilt-free comfort and scoff confectionery for the next 15 hours.
However, as the light faded over the M25, so did my optimism. The dad adjacent to me cranked up Five Live on his portable radio and the driver admitted he only had video tapes for the DVD player. We pulled into a car park in Thurrock where a raucous party of men in their fifties boarded and we were quickly surrounded on all sides. With one deft yank of the lever on the seat in front, the rules of recline etiquette flew out the window. It became apparent that the extra €20 actually paid for the privilege of allowing a stranger to lie in your lap for the night.
At 8am the following day we arrived at our hotel in Brides les Bains, a village at the bottom of the valley (600m above sea level), connected by a 25-minute cable car ride up to Meribel (1,450m) and Mottaret (1,700m). With stinging eyeballs and stiff limbs we bundled into reception where we were handed our lift passes and kitted out with skis and boots. Within half an hour we were ready to hit the slopes, the only hitch being that after a sleepless night stuck rigid in a coach, skiing was the last thing on our minds. We took a couple of croissants from the breakfast buffet and scuttled off to our room for a nap.
Our hotel was a chaotic three-star affair with rooms that looked as though they had been cleaned by someone with a hangover. There were missing pillow-cases, tufts of sock fluff on the carpet and brittle towels. Still, scruffy and ramshackle as it was, the staff were friendly and the chef made a mean tartiflette. The hotel was also at least 50 per cent cheaper than similar places in Meribel.
The gondola from Brides les Bains to Meribel apparently boasts the highest pylon in use today and once we alighted at Meribel no one needed to know we were cheapskate imposters from down the valley. As far as anybody else knew we were regular pros with an entourage of ski-polishing slaves waiting for us at the chalet with a tray of canapes and a bottle of Moet for our return.
The reality turned out somewhat differently. Our instructor, Daniel, a lithe, leathery Frenchman, spent the mornings hollering, 'Try to be more attractive!' as I repeatedly skidded down the beginners' slope on my derriere. For lunch we had a much-needed bundle of cheese baguette, fruit and Toblerone we had picked up from the hotel. Too doddery and too skint to get to any of the decent slope-side restaurants, we perched at the side of a breathtakingly beautiful blue run. Not bad for €6.
After one particularly tearful morning spent petrified on a red run, we bunked off our afternoon skiing in favour of a two-hour soak in the Jacuzzi of Meribel's smart leisure centre. Then we sauntered over to Evolution, a ritzy bar in the centre of the resort, treated ourselves to Kir Royales and a slap-up meal of scallops with a vanilla and cauliflower puree and walnut and Gorgonzola tart. The bill came to €80 - half the cost of my entire holiday. We paid and made like Cinderella, catching the last gondola home from Meribel at 5.30pm.
We took the lift back down the mountain for some cheap shandies at Dick and Dave's disco at the hotel bar. Evolution it was not, but at their prices I was not complaining.
Nell Card travelled with Ski Weekends (0870 442 3400; www.skiweekends.com) which runs weekly and weekend ski breaks, by air and coach. She was on a special offer deal of £239 for two people per week including coach travel, and bed and breakfast accommodation. This season the weekly package has been changed to include half-board, ski and boot hire, and costs from £299pp, although late availability deals may become available.


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Dr. Jekyll
I think we all have several different personalities. They each come out at different times, particularly when dealing with different types of people.
For example, my boyfriend and mother think I'm hard headed, stubborn, and ambitious. I argue with both of them over everything and make sure my opinion is heard and accepted. I frequently get flack from both of them for things being "my way or the highway." I know what I want and I know how to get there.
With one group of friends, I'm more inquisitive and have deeper, more meaningful conversations. We have a TMI relationship. They know everything there is to know about my life, and I'm an open book. With another group of friends, I'm ridiculously private. I talk about things that are going on around me, but rarely about my life.
Mr. Hyde
One of my many personalities is the bane of my existence. It makes my life harder than it ever should be. It sweeps my own needs and wants under the rug, while catering to more selfish people. This is the pushover side of me.
There are a few people—namely, people who have more "dominant" personalities than me, such as my brother, cousin, and a couple friends—who see only the spineless, sniveling pushover that I become when I'm around them.
When I'm around these friends and family members, while also with people like my boyfriend and mother, my personality is caught between the hard-headed Daisy and the pushover Daisy, two contrasting views on the same person. I experience a lot of stress. It causes fights with my boyfriend when we get home, because he doesn't understand why I change in front of others. It causes fights with my mother, because I still treat her same as always—arguing with her when I see fault in her point of view—while I'm practically submitting to the other people in the room. She thinks I find fault in only everything she says, and not everyone else.
Because of this particular, spineless Daisy, my self image is confused and damaged. I've always thought of myself as smart and independent. I've always thought I'd stick up for what I believe in and voice my opinions no matter what. But this view of myself conflicts with what really happens when faced with a situation in front of certain people.
The spineless, pushover Daisy stems from wanting to avoid conflict. I've never loved conflict, mainly because I want to hold everything together. Even with friends that treat me terribly, I've always wanted to keep them as friends and not jeopardize my relationship with them because my views differ from theirs. This is probably crazy, since these people (especially those with more dominant personalities) probably butt heads quite frequently, and it's unlikely to ruin their relationships. But I've always wanted to be liked, accepted, and remain a part of people's lives without a hiccup.
Because of this, I let these people walk all over me.
The Last Straw
A friend of mine recently had a baby and asked me to watch the baby in the mornings before I went to work. She said she would give free haircuts (she's a hair stylist) in exchange, because she couldn't afford to pay me. I agreed. I found out a couple of months later, after hours and hours of taking care of her child and showing up at work disheveled because this baby is high-needs, that she must have had the money, because she hired a housekeeper. At $70 a week, no less.
So here I was, spending my gas money to get to her house, taking care of a baby that took a lot out of me and compromising my professionalism as a result, and sacrificing precious hours which a full-time student and full-time worker can't really afford to sacrifice, and she couldn't "afford" to pay me. Granted, maybe she thought she could afford the housekeeper because I was helping her out and only asking for a haircut in exchange—but I never even ended up getting my haircut, because she could only "find time" to do it while I was at work.
But it was my fault. I didn't say anything to her. I agreed, knowing that it wasn't going to work out. She knew I had no spine. She knew she could take advantage of me, to her gain and my loss. She's not a bad person, but it's human nature to take advantage when possible, and I made that possible for her.
I Quit
I've decided that I quit. I quit letting people walk all over me. I quit being spineless, and I quit hiding from conflict just because it makes me uncomfortable.
I need to speak up to people if something is important to me. I need to stop establishing myself as somebody who can be taken advantage of. I need to start doing what is in my best interest. I need to start being the "me" that I see myself as—always.
Daisy is a Canadian blogger, student, and intern extraordinaire who runs the blog When Life Gives You Lemons, Add Vodka. When she's not grappling for self-improvement on her blog and Twitter, she spends copious amounts of her not-so-free time perusing Pinterest and daydreaming. You can follow her on Twitter or contact her at email@example.com.
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These are tough times for doing business, but this week we celebrate those who are leading the way through the downturn. Every day we will feature the finalists for New Zealand Herald Business Leader of the Year. The winner will appear in the Weekend Herald on Saturday.
Charmed by ads featuring Rhys Darby and given an alternative to Telecom and Vodafone, New Zealanders have flocked to new mobile network 2degrees.
Since the arrival of American chief executive Eric Hertz, just days out from the mobile network's launch last August, 2degrees has grabbed the hearts and, more importantly, the sim cards of half a million users.
Estimates by technology research consultancy IDC put 2degrees' market share at 9 per cent of the total mobile market.
That's around 458,000 New Zealanders connected to the new network.
It's also well ahead of analyst expectations that only 2 per cent of phone users would make the jump in the first year, and overseas experience that suggested a third entrant could expect to corner 6 per cent of the market.
It has made the biggest in-roads into the pre-pay market with a 13.3 per cent share, mainly from Vodafone's customer base.
Hertz replaced former chief executive Mike Reynolds.
Unconventionally, news of his appointment broke on internet site Wikipedia when an entry for the company was amended to reveal a major shareholder shake-up and the network's launch date.
At launch, Hertz promised to bring better value to the three-quarters of New Zealand mobile users on prepay.
Since then he has kept a low profile, his executive team fronting most major announcements.
Hertz has links with 2degrees' majority shareholders, US investment company Trilogy. He worked for its founders - John Stanton, Theresa Gillespie and Bradley Horwitz - at Western Wireless during the four years he was the company's chief operating officer.
In 30-plus years in the telco industry, he has been involved in everything from start-ups to running a multibillion-dollar business with 3000 staff.
On his appointment, Hertz told the Herald: "It's just the most fun where you are creating not only new services, but you're building a culture and a business. I think quite honestly it's an addiction to the adrenalin."
Who do you think is a worthy Business Leader of the Year for 2010? Email us at firstname.lastname@example.com


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Yoga Master Course
Apprenticeship Program for those who wish to teach and inspire.
This Yoga Master Course is personally guided by Master Trainers Paalu Ramasamy and Satya Chong Wei Ling. You will get to spend countless hours with both the teachers who have taught numerous students from all over the world.
You will belong to a select group of teachers who are able to guide students to become certified in the various courses including the 200Hr Yoga Course and well as other courses.
Transform and Transcend
A Yoga Master Trainer inspires and guides people to be a Yoga Teacher /Instructor and become prolific in all aspects of Yoga. The Peaks and the Valleys are part of one whole. They cannot exist independently. As such a Master Trainer co-exist with the students they guide. Dive deep into Yoga Philosophy, sutras, gitas and other scriptures.
This course is suitable for Yoga Teachers who have been through the 200 Hr and 500 Hr Yoga Teacher Training Programs and wish to share their experiences and be a beacon of light for others to follow.
It is not about the prestige of being a Yoga Master Trainer,but the opportunity to bring people
to light, to truth,and to consciousness.
Course structure
The emphasis of this programme is on how to impart, share experiences and transform students. The course is done over a period of months when the Master Teachers will decide and give opportunity for the trainees to conduct the 200Hr Yoga TTC. The co-teaching and live training will be main methodology used as well as individual sessions with the Master Teachers.
A complete and thorough initiation into Yoga Master Trainer Certification will include studies and sharings of:
1) Anatomy and Physiology
- Anatomy, physiology, Astral energy systems, Subtle Anatomy and physiology (Pancha Kosha, Chakras, Nadis, Prana Vayus), Ayurveda Knowledge and its application
- Detailed analysis of A&P, how to teach, how to handle questions, how to explain, how to handle the therapy portion of yoga with relation to Anatomy and Physiology
- How to prepare questions, exams, handle feedbacks
2) Yoga Philosophy including studies of:
- Detailed Analysis and Application of The Yoga Sutras of Sage Patanjali : How to teach
- The Hatha Yoga Pradapika Analysis – Deeper meanings
- The Bhagavad Gita Analysis and Application – Deeper understandings
- Asanas understanding and how to teach them using various techniques for different people
- Advanced Pranayamas and how to teach people according to their disorders and diseases
3) Important Aspects, Stories and Quotations
- The Sutras of Astavakra Gita
- Stories in the Mahabharata
- The 9 Principal Upanishads (example, Kathopanishad, Mandukya Upanishad, Isavasya Upanishad, Mundakopanishad)
- Advanced translations of Yamas & Niyamas
- Mudra Therapy
- Mantras for Calming of the different issues of the Mind
- Kundalini and Charka Understanding
- Dharana teachniques and Meditation
- The Shat Karmas and teaching of it
4) Observations
- Co-teaching 200hr Yoga TTC with Master Teachers
- Teaching specific topics as assigned by Master Teachers
- Project Work
- There will be a strong emphasis on Sadhana and transformation of life through the Yogic way of life.
For those whose lifestyle reflects inner balance
Fees : $40,000.


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Four under $15
Yes, you could buy a single bottle of wine that costs more than your house, but you know what? It's still just going to be a single bottle of wine. Not to mention, that's not five star frozen ravioli you'll be serving it with. So why not save the money and drink something that's just plain ol' respectable?
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USTA Southern California
420 Charles Young Drive West
P.O. Box 240015
Los Angeles, CA 90024-9115
(310) 208-3838
When Gigi Fernandez and Mary Joe Fernandez were ranked among the top women's tennis players in the world in the 1990s, they also belonged to an even more exclusive club: high-profile Hispanic-Americans in the sport. You think African-Americans are rare in tennis? James Blake, Donald Young, Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Sloane Stephens and Madison Keys all played singles in this year's U.S. Open. There were no Hispanic-Americans, and that's hardly a surprise.
You have to go back decades to find premier Hispanic-American men such as Pancho Gonzales and Pancho Segura in the 1950s and 60s. As for women? There were the Fernandezes, who are not related, and Rosie Casals from the 1960s to the '80s. But there haven't been many more than that.
It's almost odd, given that Hispanics are the largest minority in the United States today and some of the world's best athletes in baseball, football, basketball and boxing, among other sports. And yet, as America commemorates National Hispanic Heritage Month, they're still far from creating their own heritage in tennis.
Read more about the decline of Hispanic tennis players at ESPN.com.
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The irony of presenting a creature long extinct and a historic monument destroyed by war as national images seems lost on the coin's producers, Pobjoy Mint, of Sutton, south- west London.
Tiya Pobjoy, marketing director of the 300-year-old family firm, denies that the dinosaur image cashes in on Jurassic dinomania. She says the aim is to heighten awareness of the need to preserve the habitat of our fast disappearing wildlife. The coin, bearing the slogan 'Preserve Planet Earth', is one of a dinosaur series, including coins for the Isle of Man, Gibraltar, Liberia and Eritrea.
The Bosnian coin, struck in 1993, comes in three denominations: a 500-dinar cupro-nickel version, worth pounds 2, a silver one worth 750 dinars, and a gold 10,000-dinar piece. The Bosnia- Herzegovina National Bank would exchange the coins for any currency, Ms Pobjoy says.
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GIVEN the self-congratulation of most luvvies' awards, it is refreshing to see one dedicated to the world's misfits. The idea comes from Osho, guru at the Osho Commune in Poona, India, who describes himself, probably rightly, as 'the ultimate misfit'. It is customary to dismiss Osho and his commune as well-funded loonies, but in this case he seems to have a point. 'Society needs a few misfits. They are the people who carry the torch of freedom and consciousness from generation to generation.'
His nominations for 1993 include Diana Spencer, 'for her decision to retire from public life as a member of the British royal family, putting her personal happiness before duty, glamour and pomp'; Jack Kevorkian, nicknamed Dr Death, for 'breaking the biggest taboo and introducing practical ways in which old and terminally sick people can decide when to die'; and Sinead O'Connor, the Irish rock singer who once tore up a picture of the Pope on American television and 'who continues to protest against Catholic hypocrisy'. Winners will receive Osho's book in praise of misfits, The Hidden Splendour.
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I had to fill out medical forms, which of course where not in English. I was asked what was my religion. I, of course, responded with "Christian". At that moment, I unknowingly sealed my fate. I later questioned one of my peers as to why they would have asked me such a question. She told me that some medicines they prescribe have fat lard in them and it is against Muslim beliefs to ingest fat lard. I remember thinking to myself; I should have told them I was Muslim!!! Shouldn't it be against everyone's set of beliefs to ingest fat lard?! How sick is that? I hope this story will make you think twice next time you are asked to define your religion.
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Please join the Harry Ransom Center, Austin Film Society, and Paramount Theatre for screenings of World War I films in conjunction with the Ransom Center's exhibition, The World at War, 1914–1918.
Peter O'Toole portrays historical figure T.E. Lawrence, who struggled with deeply felt, often opposing allegiances to both his homeland of Great Britain and the Arabian tribes who befriend him during WWI. O'Toole wrote himself into the history books with one of the most riveting performances ever to grace the screen.
Film showings in 70mm are on Saturday, July 12 at 7 p,m., Sunday, July 13 at 2 p.m and 7 p.m. Tickets required and may be purchased online, by phone 512- 474-1221, or at the box office.
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THE LG&E/KU Economic Analysis group tour UK CAER on the afternoon of February 4th. They toured several research areas in the renewables Lab 2; minerals and carbon labs; and the algae greenhouse.
In an investigative reporting piece on coal fires near Berea, Dr. Jim Hower was contacted for comment:
Jim Hower, a University of Kentucky researcher who studies Kentucky's underground fires, said the smoke can produce carcinogens. However, he said it likely doesn't present a health risk as long as people stay away from the plumes.
"In the course of being outside, walking by these fires, you want some protections, but they're also probably not in the concentration, or the length of exposure and intensity of exposure that are going to cause an immediate danger to somebody," he said. "They smell bad, and it's certainly something you don't want to be living with."
Jim Hower, a University of Kentucky researcher who studies Kentucky's underground fires, said the smoke can produce carcinogens. However, he said it likely doesn't present a health risk as long as people stay away from the plumes.
"In the course of being outside, walking by these fires, you want some protections, but they're also probably not in the concentration, or the length of exposure and intensity of exposure that are going to cause an immediate danger to somebody," he said. "They smell bad, and it's certainly something you don't want to be living with."
The full story can be viewed here on LEX18's website.
The LANE REPORT, a publication that covers business and economic news from across Kentucky, recently focused on the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research's efforts in dealing with issues that affect the competitiveness of Kentucky's coal. Per the report ...
"Scientists at the UK Center for Applied Energy Research are exploring ways to improve the ecological impact of fuel coal and investigating whether it is feasible to turn it into a versatile, non-fuel raw material for industry. CAER's research focuses include employing algae to gobble up carbon dioxide from power plants' emissions, better managing waste coal ash, and transforming coal into high-strength, lightweight carbon fiber."
"The coal research complements a plethora of other energy studies CAER's team of geologists, chemists and engineers of various disciplines are undertaking. They also are investigating biodiesel uses, advanced battery construction, renewable energy, and more."
"Explorations into remediation of coal-fired power plants emissions is CAER researchers' top job, a mission shared with energy scientists the world over, according to Matt Weisenberger, the center's associate director."
"The question is whether the various strategies CAER and other energy institutes are reviewing, is financially viable and scalable enough to counter criticisms of coal as a fuel source."
The complete Lane Report Article on UK CAER.
The Kentucky Geological Survey and Center for Applied Energy Research at the University of Kentucky teamed up to co-sponsor the first Eastern Unconventional Oil & Gas Symposium, held at the Hilton in downtown Lexington, November 5-7.
Unconventional energy resource production refers to the use of non-traditional methods of oil and gas extraction or production from rocks not previously thought to have hydrocarbon potential. These include shales and low permeability sandstone. The boom in unconventional production has been driven in recent years by new technologies that can enhance oil and gas production from previously unrecoverable resources.
The conference was targeted for, but not limited to oil and gas producing areas in the Appalachian and Michigan basins, and addressed a number of upstream and downstream issues related to energy production, including:
There were well over 100 attendees from a half-dozen countries there to hear over 30 presentations on regulations, water treatment, geologic formations, and a variety of of new technologies and techniques. Keynote speakers included:
Overall, the symposium was well-received, and interest in continuing the conference was high.
On Wednesday, November 5, 2014, the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research, along with their commercialization partner Orica USA, headed down to College Station, Texas to demonstrate the commercial product, Tekcrete Fast, and its delivery system. This research was supported by funding provided by the U. S. Department of Homeland Security, Science & Technology Directorate, through a technology development and deployment program managed by The National Institute for Hometown Security.
Tekcrete Fast is a rapidly setting, high strength gunite mix that can be used by rescue personnel to help protect them as they work at a disaster site. It also affords protection to victims trapped in damaged buildings, guarding them against potential collapse and additional harm.
The system is composed of a delivery vehicle capable of concreting or grouting prepackaged fiber reinforced cements, mortars and micro- aggregated concretes that are strong and rapidly setting. A range of compositions of cements have been tested that demonstrate high compressive and bonding strengths after only five hours of curing and structural strength in as little as 15 minutes.
The demonstration consisted of three damaged Portland concrete beams set in the ground in a vertical manner, to replicate damaged structural beams, as well as a damaged water pipe. Tekcrete Fast was sprayed to repair those damaged items, and then tested three hours later. The beams were placed in a compressive strength machine, and compressed until a failure point was reached. It was concluded that the Portland concrete beams broke outside of the damaged areas where the Tekcrete Fast was sprayed, meaning the Tekcrete Fast was stronger than the actual Portland concrete beams themselves.
The UK CAER Environmental and Coal Technologies research group scientists involved in the demo were Tom Robl, Anne Oberlink, and Bob Jewell.
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