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The master's program application deadline is Jan. 15, 2018. In order to have your application considered, you must submit all of the following items by Jan. 15. If your application is complete by Jan. 15, you will be notified of your admission decision on or around March 1.
The online Communications@Syracuse program has four start dates per year with differing application deadlines. For more information about these deadlines, please visit the admissions requirements page.
Required application materials:
- Completed online application
- $45 application fee
- A resume describing your employment history, academic honors, scholastic recognition, publications, leadership roles and/or other academic, professional and community activities.
- A personal statement, written entirely by you with no outside assistance, detailing why you wish to study for the degree you have chosen. Describe any personal experiences or achievements related to the selected degree program, your career goals, why you chose the Newhouse School and how you expect your chosen degree program to aid you in achieving those goals (approximately 500 words).
- If you are also applying for the Sports Communications Emphasis, please use the personal statement to elaborate on why you wish to be considered.
- Transcripts from any post-secondary institution in which you earned or will earn a degree.
- Official General GRE scores (GMAT scores can be substituted for applications to the New Media Management program). Our institution code is 2823. We recommend taking the test no later than Dec. 30. The GRE is optional for Audio Arts, Media and Education, Photography and Television, Radio and Film applicants.
- Official Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score or International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score for international applicants.
- Three letters of recommendation, preferably at least one from an academic reference.
- Online video interview submitted via Kira Talent. You will receive an invitation link a few days after you submit your application. Each interview includes four questions and could be a combination of video questions/answers and written questions/answers. You will have a chance to answer practice questions but the actual interview questions will not be available until you begin the interview. No prior preparation is necessary.
Public diplomacy applicants: In your statement, please describe any personal and professional experiences or achievements related to your interest in the public diplomacy joint degree program, your motivation for applying to this program as it relates to your specific career goals, and how you expect this joint degree to aid you in achieving those goals.
Arts journalism applicants: You must submit three examples of writing (written entirely by you with no outside assistance) about arts or culture (e.g., architecture, design, film, music, popular culture, television, fashion, theater, dance, visual arts). The examples may be short, may be published or unpublished and may take any of the following forms: reportage, critical review, analysis, response paper, essay, memoir, profile or news article. The samples should demonstrate your knowledge of the subject matter and your writing ability. Also, please indicate your primary discipline concentration at the top of your personal essay alongside your name.
Broadcast and digital journalism applicants: Candidates should submit at least two samples of their writing. News or sports stories written for broadcast, online or print media are preferred, but academic writing samples are also welcome.
Photography applicants: In lieu of the GRE, you must submit a portfolio. Please provide the URL for your online portfolio or submit a DVD with 10-20 images in Photoshop (PSD) or JPEG format, 10 inches at 72 dpi. Many of our students also pursue development in multimedia/cinematography. If you have work in this area for us to see, please also send that URL or include the videos on your portfolio DVD. Please send the URLs to your portfolio and any video/multimedia to firstname.lastname@example.com. If you choose to submit a DVD portfolio please send it directly to the photography program as indicated below.
Professor Bruce Strong
S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
Syracuse University
215 University Place
Syracuse NY 13244-2100
Television, radio and film applicants: If you do not submit the GRE, you must submit a portfolio.
Applicants to more than one program at Newhouse or Syracuse University must submit two separate application forms, pay two application fees and provide two distinct personal statements. Other materials, including transcripts and letters of recommendation, can be duplicated. We do not allow Newhouse students to complete more than one Newhouse master's program at the same time. If you are admitted to more than one Newhouse program, you must choose only one to pursue during your graduate year or years. You do, however, have the option of pursuing dual or joint master's degrees from Newhouse and another SU school, college or program.
Students currently enrolled in a SU graduate program must fill out a Graduate Enrollment Internal Admission Application instead of the regular application. This form must be signed by your current department and submitted directly to the Graduate Records Office, 330 Newhouse 2. In addition, you must submit a personal statement, resume, GRE scores (if required), two letters of recommendation (at least one from a faculty member in your current program) and copies of transcripts from your original application to SU. The application deadline is the same for internal applicants, but an application fee is not required.
Review of applications generally begins in mid-to-late January and decisions will be made on or around March 1 for all applications received by the January 15 deadline. Applications received or completed after that deadline will only be reviewed on a space-available basis and will not be eligible for merit aid consideration.
Any application support materials should be sent to:
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Syracuse New York 13235-5060
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Playmakersby Daniel Nyari
Choose from a variety of frame styles, colors and sizes to complement your favorite Society6 gallery, or fine art print - made ready to hang. Fine-crafted from solid woods, premium shatterproof acrylic protects the face of the art print, while an acid free dust cover on the back provides a custom finish. All framed art prints include wall hanging hardware.
Playmakers: 25 Legends of Football on one Poster.
PLAYMAKER /Pley-Mey-Ker/ Noun
A player in football who leads attacks or brings other players on the same side into a position from which they could score. he often plays centrally between the opposition's defence & attack. he ha also been known as a trequartista, regista, enganche, meia-armadror,
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Cruz Azul piled up a 16-7 edge in shots against a D.C. team fielding only three regular starters: Jaime Moreno, Marc Burch and Devon McTavish. Santino Quaranta, substituted early in last Sunday's 3-0 loss to Dallas, didn't get off the bench.
The visitor left Carlos Bonet and Mexican international Gerrado Torrado in Mexico City and Paraguayan veteran Cristian Riveros started the match on the bench.
United's attack tested Cruz Azul several times but its failure to take the lead enabled the Mexicans to gain the upper hand after a tepid beginning. D.C. didn't play brilliant soccer yet it showed much more heart than it had succumbing to FC Dallas last weekend.
Five minutes into his first-team debut for D.C., on-loan defender Greg Janicki got on the end of Moreno corner kick and headed it wide. A few minutes later Moreno tried to chip Cruz Azul keeper Alfonso Blanco but his effort floated just over the bar, and midway through the half Moreno played a through ball that Quevas Kirk couldn't steer past Blanco. Francis Doe tucked away a Kirk cross in the 26th minute but an offside flag nullified the goal.
Zeballos entered the match in the 30th minute as an injury substitution for Marcelo Carrusca, who left the field on a stretcher after a heavy collision. Cruz Azul nearly took the lead late in the half but Rod Dyachenko tracked back to clear a Cesar Villaluz lob from under the crossbar.
Eleven minutes into the second half, Burch blocked a shot and the ball rebounded out to Villaluz, who struck a low shot from the right side that was headed well wide of the net, but it struck Zeballos as he tried to get out of the way. Wells, completely wrong-footed, had no chance to recover and the ball cleared him by a wide margin en route to the net.
Thabiso "Boyzz" Khumlo's entry in the 61st minute sparked the D.C. attack, but still United failed to score. Khumalo hit the post from a sharp angle, and Cruz Azul also struck the woodwork with Wells straining to reach the ball. A careless Burch giveaway presented Zeballos with a chance that Burch recovered in time to block.
D.C. will resume league play Saturday at RFK against Chivas USA without Moreno, who will serve a two-game suspension for striking FC Dallas midfielder Andre Rocha in the 3-0 loss on Sunday.
Midfielder Marcelo Gallardo, out for nearly a month with an adductor injury, has trained this week and may be available for United, which returns to CCL play Oct. 9 against Deportivo Saprissa in San Jose, Costa Rica.
Saprissa (Borges 68, Alpizar 86) 2 Marathon (Nunez, pen., 50) 1
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OldGlory747 wrote:I'm going to venture that it's just meant to be appreciated by clever people.
Flipit wrote:Yeah, it doesn't take a Rocket Scientist...
Except that it isn't "clever".
Someone already posted a version of this shirt that makes the joke in a way that is obvious at a glance (the space shuttle is midflight) That is what a good novelty shirt will do, deliver its message with one look.
Even if I have to stare at this shirt to understand its nuance (cause nothing is more awkward than standing still while someone figures out your shirt) there are multiple things here that don't make sense. They've been mentioned already, I won't repeat them. If the idea is I have to look at the details to understand its brilliance.... well, the details is where this concept falls apart.
Thank you very much to all. For those who haven't liked this I can only say I'm sorry and I hope that in future derbies can surprise them with something they like. And others just say that I hope you enjoy it.
drfine wrote:I don't know about the Skylab do-hickey but there is a new and improved telescope to replace the Hubble. It's the James Webb Space Telescope. However, it won't be launched until around 2018. (as per Wikipedia).
Yes.... that is what they are saying. But they have cancelled quite a number of programs. Remember the Aries program?
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COCOMO-Based Effort Estimation for Iterative and Incremental Software Development
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- Benediktsson, O., Dalcher, D., Reed, K. et al. Software Quality Journal (2003) 11: 265. doi:10.1023/A:1025809010217
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Incremental software development and delivery have been used in software projects in many ways for many years. Justifications for incremental approaches include risk amelioration, the management of evolving requirements, and end-user involvement. Incremental development, including iterative, incremental delivery, has become a norm in many sectors. However, there has been little work on modelling the effort in such development and hence a dearth of comparative analyses of cost models for incremental development/delivery. We attempt to rectify this by proposing a COCOMO-style effort model for incremental development/delivery and explore the relationship between effort and the number of increments, thereby providing new insights into the economic impact of incremental approaches to software projects.


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Straumann and 3M™ True Definition scanner provide easy-to-use, all-digital process for implant- and tooth-borne restorations
- New Trusted Connection lets dentists access Straumann solutions easily
Basel⁄St. Paul, 24 April 2014 – Straumann, a global leader in implant, restorative and regenerative dentistry, and 3M are pleased to announce a Trusted Connection to dental labs with the Straumann® CARES® System1 for the 3M™ True Definition Scanner. With this new connection, dentists can restore Straumann implants with original CARES prosthetic solutions from a single intra-oral scan. This new digital restoration process is the latest addition to a growing network of Trusted Connections available to dentists with the 3M True Definition Scanner.
"This new connection gives dentists a simple but powerful tool to initiate a highly sophisticated workflow," said David Frazee, vice president and general manager, 3M Digital Oral Care. "The final results are not only accurate and effective, but convey an impressive image to patients that lets them know their dentist is on the cutting edge."
Using the new workflow, a dentist with the 3M True Definition Scanner simply captures a digital impression with the Straumann CARES Mono Scanbody. Within the scanner's prescription screen, the dentist then selects the Straumann implant platform and the desired tooth-borne restoration or abutment. The digital impression and prescription are then sent to a dental lab using the Straumann CARES system.
The dental lab can then design and order original prosthetics for implant-borne or tooth-borne restorations. For implant cases, Straumann CARES X-Stream™ provides a seamless process for designing and ordering the abutment and the final restoration in a single design. High precision resin working models with a socket for the Straumann Repositionable Implant Analog can be ordered directly from Innovation MediTech (a Dreve company). The dental lab then receives the restoration, abutment and model for finishing, and the dentist receives the completed case in a single shipment from the dental lab.
"The Trusted Connection is a great example of how we have teamed up with leading providers of intraoral scanning technology to offer more options, simpler solutions, greater precision and higher productivity to dental professionals. Together with 3M ESPE, Dental Wings and Innovation MediTech, we offer a completely digital workflow – from digital impression to finished CAM prosthetic – with what we believe is an unparalleled level of choice, flexibility and precision", said Frank Hemm, Executive Vice President Customer Solutions & Education at Straumann.
This new Trusted Connection is available to dentists who subscribe to the Advanced Data Plan offered with the 3M True Definition Scanner in North America. The Advanced Data Plan is a subscription to the 3M Connection Center, allowing dentists to send and store cases for a variety of indications including digital implant workflows and clear aligner treatment from Invisalign®. All of the affordable, subscription-based data plan packages for dentists or labs include unlimited software upgrades and updates, so users always have the latest software without unexpected fees.
The Trusted Connection will be available in the US, Belgium, Canada, Spain, Portugal, and in the Netherlands in Summer 2014, with further European countries to follow in Fall 2014.
For more information on this digital workflow and the state-of-the-art 3M True Definition Scanner, please visit
About 3M ESPE
3M ESPE is a dental product manufacturer that markets more than 2,000 dental products and services. 3M ESPE dental products are designed to help dental professionals improve their patients' oral health care. The 3M Digital Oral Care Department, part of the 3M ESPE Division, aims to accelerate and strengthen 3M's efforts to lead the digital transformation that is occurring in oral care. 3M Health Care, one of 3M's five Business Groups, provides world-class innovative products and services to help health care professionals improve the practice and delivery of patient care in medical, oral care, drug delivery and health information markets. For more information on the complete 3M ESPE line of dental products, visit the 3M ESPE website at http://www.3MESPE.com or call the 3M ESPE Technical Hotline at 1-800-634-2249. Products are available for purchase through authorized 3M ESPE distributors.
About 3M
3M captures the spark of new ideas and transforms them into thousands of ingenious products. Our culture of creative collaboration inspires a never-ending stream of powerful technologies that make life better. 3M is the innovation company that never stops inventing. With $31 billion in sales, 3M employs 89,000 people worldwide and has operations in more than 70 countries. For more information, visit www.3M.com or follow @3MNews on Twitter.
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About Straumann
Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, Straumann (SIX: STMN) is a global leader in implant, restorative and regenerative dentistry. In collaboration with leading clinics, research institutes and universities, Straumann researches, develops and manufactures dental implants, instruments, prosthetics and tissue regeneration products for use in tooth replacement and restoration solutions or to prevent tooth loss. Straumann currently employs approximately 2200 people worldwide and its products and services are available in more than 70 countries through its broad network of distribution subsidiaries and partners.
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Sony will unveil the PlayStation 4 later today, and luckily, you'll be able to watch the event live on several gaming sites. Besides watching the event online, you will also be able to watch it live on PlayStation Home on your PS3 console. The even kicks off in a few hours, in the meantime, check out everything we know about the PlayStation 4 so far.
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Replay - Gardening/ DIY Homies / Talkabout (Sat 9th Nov)
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Replay our Gardening program with Helen Young or listen back to our special Bushfire Homies with Brad Bishop (plumbing) Tracey Gramlick (Windows) and Phil Koperberg (Bushfire recovery). Around the Talkabout table this week-Ian Campbell (Bega) Dom Knight (Evenings) and Rod Quinn (Statewide Drive).
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The embarrassing Christmas Jumperby Lydia Coventry
Our quality crafted Tote Bags are hand sewn in America using durable, yet lightweight, poly poplin fabric. All seams and stress points are double stitched for durability. Available in 13" x 13", 16" x 16" and 18" x 18" variations, the tote bags are washable, feature original artwork on both sides and a sturdy 1" wide cotton webbing strap for comfortably carrying over your shoulder.


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Walter Hustus letter from POW camp, 1945
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Letter concerning Walter Hustus location, 1944
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Mainers have been held prisoners in conflicts fought on Maine and American soil and in those fought overseas. In addition, enemy prisoners from several wars have been brought to Maine soil for the duration of the war.
World Alpine Ski Racing in Maine
Sugarloaf -- a small ski area by European standards -- entered ski racing history in 1971 by hosting an event that was part of the World Cup Alpine Ski Championships. The "Tall Timber Classic," as the event was known, had a decidedly Maine flavor.
Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In
Adorning oneself to look one's "best" has varied over time, gender, economic class, and by event. Adornments suggest one's sense of identity and one's intent to stand out or fit in.
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The history of a long-time mill town as depicted by seventh and eighth grade students at Mattanawcook Junior High School, with help from Lincoln Historical Society and Lincoln Memorial Library. The site includes exhibits on the paper industry, founding fathers, wartime Lincoln, Main Street, influential institutions, and communication and transportation.
Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature
Highlights from the history of what is perhaps the most popular tourist destination in Maine. The site was created by a partnership between MDI High School, Mount Desert Elementary School, and a number of supporting organizations: Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor Historical Society, the Jesup Memorial Library, Great Harbor Maritime Museum, and the Maine Granite Industry Historical Society. Exhibits cover Northeast Harbor, the Granite industry, Bar Harbor's Building of Arts, the Green Mountain Railway, the Bryants and the Rockefellers, and steamboats.


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Tough Economy Forcing You To Make Tough Decisions
You might have a friend that hasn't fully recovered from the financial crisis of 2008. Maybe you haven't fully recovered. And because of that, many of you are doing and selling things to make ends meet they never thought they'd have to do.
And it's nothing illegal. People are selling breast milk, eggs and even hair to stay afloat. There are websites where you can sell your hair or breast milk all over the internet. Nick Colas of Convergex told KTRH it's becoming more popular.
"You'll find that when you type 'I want to sell my' one of the auto-fills you get is 'hair.' Those are done by Google based on what the most common conclusions to those queries might be," Colas said.
Colas says it's becoming more common as time goes by.
"People are doing what they have to do to make ends meet. It's a common theme. We see it in a lot of the economic work we do," Colas explained.
And Colas says it's because the recovery from the crisis five years ago has been slow and painful.
"For some Americans it's worked out okay, but for millions of Americans there is still a big hole in their budget," Colas stated.
And it's because of the slow economy. One Houston woman who wants to remain anonymous told KTRH in an email she is selling her breast milk because of her economic situation. And a recent study says 54% of Americans aren't making the same money they made five years ago.


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Advice for the Older Jobseeker
Ever since the boomers became an economic and voting powerhouse in the 60's and 70's, the youth culture has ruled. Decades later, we've all read horror stories about seasoned employees being let go in favor of younger staff who 'think outside the box', 'are innovators' and 'aren't afraid to take a chance'.
We can't deny that age discrimination exists. However, there are ways to combat it and get your next dream job.
I recently read an article on Zoomer. In 7 Job Tips for Older Workers there were many worthwhile steps anyone over 50 should consider when seeking that next job.
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Focus on Experience, Not Age
The article states: "Fight negative age stereotypes by focusing on your knowledge and real-world experience. Take pride in your achievements, maturity, and wisdom."
Excellent advice. How many twenty or thirtysomethings have the depth of experience that an older adult has? With age comes experience a younger person hasn't yet accumulated, no matter how innovative they may be. Older workers are often more reliable, less likely to call in sick on Mondays because they partied too hard over the weekend. Childcare issues are generally nonexistent. Age pays in many ways.
Prove You're Technically Savvy
The article further states: "Flash the BlackBerry or smart phone. Older workers often get a bad rap for their unwillingness or inability to adapt to change – particularly when it comes to technology."
Make certain you're up-to-date on the most used office programs. There are many online sites that will teach you how to use Word, Excel and other popular software. Become an expert before you apply for a new position.
Use Social Media to Your Advantage
According to the article: Network, network, network. In addition to your personal network, find work opportunities on employment websites, job boards, corporate websites, temporary agencies, networking and job clubs, career fairs and headhunters."
LinkedIn is one of the best social media sites to learn about 'hidden' job opportunities. Even Facebook and Twitter are good sources.
Look Stylish, Not Dated
If your work attire is five to ten years old, get a new wardrobe for your interviews. Don't try to look like you're 20 again – you'll only make yourself seem older. Dress stylishly and appropriately. If hairstyles have changed since you last sought a new job, then change your look to reflect the times. Unfortunately, if you look old and dated, a hiring manager may feel your skills are no different.
Update Your Resume
Resumes have changed a lot in the last decade or so. There was a time when an applicant could simply list every single job held and schools attended, then waltz into a new position. No more. With the Great Recession you have to prove now, more than ever, what you can bring to a company. To do that, your resume needs to be accomplishment focused rather than task focused. Hiring managers and recruiters want to see results of your efforts. If you've had a long and successful career, this is where you'll outshine someone younger. Prove it by showcasing your achievements and quantifying them with percentages of improvement, dollars saved/earned and the time periods in which this took place.
Never list all of your employment on a resume. Go back no farther than 15 years – 10 if you're in Information Technology. To do otherwise will date you and may keep you from getting an interview.
The new normal is that most of us will be working well into our 60's and 70's. Age can be an asset, if you know how to present it.
The certified writers at ResumeEdge have worked with thousands of older jobseekers in 40+ industries. In addition to resume writing, ResumeEdge also offers resume editing, cover letters, Linked In profiles and interview counseling through its JobInterviewEdge service.


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Applications for the academic year 2017/18 have now closed.
New CD release
Watch a video sample of the Choir's latest CD recording of English Romantic Madrigals here.
From the 19th to the 31st of July, the Chapel Choir will be touring France. Please see the diary page for more details and to discover more upcoming performances.


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Unlike most green teas, this tippy, fruity tea is simply dried in the sun after being plucked at the highest elevations in Menghai, Yunnan, China, a region widely considered to be the birthplace of tea. Usually made as a first step in processing Pu Er tea, it's rare to have this tea finished and processed on its own, and at such great quality. This process gives this tea an olive-tone green and yellow color and with a high assortment of buds to leaves, this tea is brothy, rich and smooth. At first brew, you will get a mineral rich aroma, but the taste is exceptionally bright and fruity, almost berry-sweet. Light notes of hay round out the palate and a lingering finishing note of thyme completes the picture on this wonderful, and totally unusual green tea.
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September 17, 2013
UMass STEM Seminar: "Reforming K20 Computer Science Education in Massachusetts: Issues, Options, and Challenges"
Technology pervades all aspects of our lives.
September 17, 2013
4:00 pm-5:00 pm
Hasbrouck Hall, 138
"Metamorphosis" is the second of three exhibits celebrating the 150th anniversary of the founding of University of Massachusetts Amherst.
May 20—September 27, 2013, Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri/Sat
Library, W.E.B. Du Bois,
Visitors to the UMass Amherst Renaissance Center this summer can enjoy the sense of traveling back in time to experience sights, smells and tastes of an authentic 16th-century kitchen garden.
July 25—September 25, 2013, weekdays 10:00 am-4:00 pm
August 17, 2013 10:00 am-3:00 pm
Massachusetts Center for Interdisciplinary Renaissance Studies
Signing up for intramurals is as easy as 1, 2, 3!
August 29—October 1, 2013
Recreation Center, 112H
Curator Chris Nelson first connected with these five artists and Project NoA at the Vermont Studio Center, where he met Izuru Mizutani.
September 8—October 7, 2013, Sun/Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri
Hampden Gallery
Colorful, energetic acrylic paintings tell stories about tough social and personal moments, and challenge viewers to ask themselves: Why?
September 9—September 27, 2013, weekdays
Augusta Savage Gallery
Du Bois in Our Time is a landmark exhibition that focuses on the intersection of art and the major issues of our time, centered on the legacy of W.E.B. Du Bois.
September 10—December 8, 2013, Sun/Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri/Sat
This event does NOT occur on:
November 28—December 1
University Museum of Contemporary Art
Why Guantanamo? introduces visitors to the full story of Guantanamo – as a Cuban city, a U.S. military base, a humanitarian refugee center, and a controversial prison where suspected terrorists have been incarcerated, sometimes tortured, and often held without a trial or even legal counsel.
September 11—October 9, 2013, weekdays 11:00 am-4:00 pm
September 15—October 6, 2013, Sundays 1:00 pm-4:00 pm
Herter Art Gallery
Each year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, by celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America.
September 15—October 15, 2013
All Campus
Make your voice heard! Vote for your House Council, Area Government and SGA Senate members online on Campus Pulse.
September 17—September 19, 2013
The UMass Dance Team is looking for some new dancers to be a part of this team! If you missed auditions in the spring, this is your last chance to join this dedicated and hard-working team this year!


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LUNAFEST Film Festival - Tribeca Cinemas
Hours: Reception at 6:30pm; films start at 8pm; Q&A with filmmakers at 9:30pm
Ages: TE,AD
Price: $40 reception and films; $20 screening only; $10 students
54 Varick Street - 212-941-2001
Manhattan, NY 10013
Description: LUNA, the maker of the Whole Nutrition Bar for Women, presents this traveling film festival of award-winning short films by, for, and about women. Christy Turlington Burns will host the evening and debut her new film alongside eight others. Net proceeds from LUNAFEST will benefit Every Mother Counts, an organization dedicated to increasing education and support for maternal and child health, and the Breast Cancer Fund, a nonprofit working to find and eliminate the environmental causes of the disease.


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hot bikes malloy! i love the open clutch cover on the ducati and the color on the triumph.
hot bikes malloy! i love the open clutch cover on the ducati and the color on the triumph.
thanks Toy! One of these days Ill get a bike for track days and learn how to ride for real. Till then, its naked bikes for the city
Malloy, ever ridden an SV? If so how does it compare to the monster???
Now that I am selling my 748 I am looking at one of those two...though I am partial to Ducati, an SV is still an option.
Sv is the cost eficient way to go. They are all over, and there are tons of cheap used mods to be bought. I felt like the SV was 'easier' to ride around the city street (mainy due to teh dry clutch on the Duc) I rode a Monster S2R, and that seemed ideal for city riding. 800cc wet clutch and it felt moe tossable than the M1000. The Duc has the gawk factor for sure.
Id consider a SV if I can steal one, but now Im stuck on a Buell. Man, they sound SICK with a nice pipe.
YEah but Buell is HELLA expensive isnt it??
Think being a DUC fan / Owner I should stick with the make? The newer Monsters look pretty sick, even the 620's. Doesnt the S2R have the 996 motor?
LOL Never seen anyone that rides Ducati's call a Buell expensive.Originally Posted by shogunsup94
"I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do.
When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will
understand why I dismiss yours." Stephen Roberts
2015 White Jeep Rubicon Unlimited
Just got it Monday, sold my F4i last week.
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sexy bike!Originally Posted by DeFiantsexy girl with killer legs! but i don't see a bike...Originally Posted by newsupra
Lol, not to be a jerk, but I see a bike...... someone said there is a female in the picture somewhere.... but where?Originally Posted by newsupra
Repost for me - oh well
My '05 KTM 250sxf
here's me at my pro supermoto school in Nor Cal.
Which KTM model did you guys get to ride?? Do they have a beginners class??Originally Posted by DKM
Oh NICE PIC - diggin' the lean
My bikes started life as 450SMR's. I bought both my bikes from HMC Racing and they're full factory works bikes. One is a 610cc (big bore, stroker) that makes 78hp and the other bike is a 576cc (big bore only) that makes 75hp.
They totally have a beginner class and they also have a womens class too.
you'd love it...
my babies...
factory KTM HMC Racing 250SXF...enjoy
I love the graphics on your bikes!!! Keep posting pictures pleaseOriginally Posted by DKM
Sleeter is running those graphics on his #81 250 for Supercross
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Thats hawt lookin! What are you askin? Just curious...got a link to the auction?
Need more pics! You have (and had) some NICE bikesOriginally Posted by DKM
Here's a pic of my racebike which is about 90% complete.
^Nice! Like the tail section! Is it carbon fiber?


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The season for flu vaccine is not far away and in the UK alone millions of vaccine doses will be administered, almost every one from a single-use pre-filled syringe. In the US, approximately 150 million doses of flu vaccine will be administered during the autumn and winter influenza season – one injection will be given to almost 1 in every 2 US citizens!
Safe in Common, a non-profit organization established to promote needlestick safety and build a community of healthcare safety advocates, today issued a reminder to healthcare facilities and other public sites that will administer the flu vaccine to use syringes with safety features that can protect providers from the risk needlestick injuries.
The risk of deep sharps injury is small as the needles are of fine gauge and are short and for most vaccine products the route of administration is subcutaneous. However, the risk of any sharps injury remains, both during vaccine administration and during later disposal.
Safety engineered pre-filled syringes are available but are most costly and have increased costs in disposal – being larger the weight of additional plastic and greater bulk will have an impact in disposal costs. There is no doubt that to comply with US sharps safety requirements, and here in the UK with Council Directive 2010/32/EU, engineered sharps safety devices should be introduced.
The additional cost has not been planned, and for many trusts forward planning for additional cost in future years has received little serious attention.
This is of serious concern, for if NHS Trusts and PCTs will not address staff and patient safety during flu vaccination it seems unlikely that IV drug users will be considered at all for the supply though needle exchange schemes of engineered safety sharps. Thus, for the group with the highest incidence of bloodborne virus infection, for whom safe disposal of used sharps is an improbability, safety is to be bypassed in preference to cost-saving. That does not bode well for sharps safety.


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July 02, 2013, 14:44:16 | #1
Cannot update/access the game! trying to update versio 2.17 now...at some point a message shows up...say: " the game file cannot be accessed, please check that the game is not already running." ...but the thing its i just turnned on the PC.. what to do with this :s??? .. this wont let me update the game launcher.


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Dry Thyme planting .
I have planted a small sprig of dried thyme a month ago .Its December now and I don't see any new green leaves sprouting . Is it normal . Some other plants I have planted at the same time have started slowly showing signs of life . Will this dry sprig grow ? When ?


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Imperium's Ultrasound Imaging Camera used by US Navy
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It's fascinating to see what bank technology trends arise as top priorities each year. In 2014, it's no surprise that cyber security and regulatory initiatives will continue to top banks' lists — particularly as a majority of financial services firms (87%, according to Deloitte) are still reeling from the impact of last year's regulatory reform.
However, we also discovered that banks have resolved to make investments in new technology — like the cloud, big data and mobile banking — a top priority this year. In fact, some of the stats we uncovered are pretty staggering.
Check out our newest infographic for details on the bank technology trends you can watch for in 2014!
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If you are waiting on a new car and want to track its progress to Australia you can do so by using the links below.
First of all you need the VIN of your car, so depending on your relationship with your dealer you might have to play nice, haha. Once you have the VIN you simply copy and paste the full 17 characters into the "Cargo ID" field on the Wallenius Wilhemsen (WW) tracking site.
Generally speaking, the car won't show up on the tracking site until a few days after it has been built. Once you're in you'll get a rough itinerary of the vessel's voyage, which can be accessed by clicking on the "Voyage Number". You can also do few other nerdy things by going back to the first link (below) and searching by "Bill of Lading" or "Booking Number" - by doing this you should be able to see the VINs of the other cars on the boat (although, usually this will be limited to all cars of the same manufacturer - Volkswagen, Audi etc).
WW tracking:
From the WW site you will also get the name of the boat your car is on. The WW site only updates itself after the vessel has left each stop. So, if you want to keep a closer eye on the boat you should be able to do so using the links below. In my experience they don't always update reliably, but when they do, you can get real time stats and progress, pretty damn cool!
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Rain Didn't Dampen Spirits Of Fans At Gatornationals
Published March 12th, 2010
Fans have been patient and waited out the bad weather, but now's it all passed.
The first day of racing was canceled Thursday due to bad weather. Racing officials started holding qualifying rounds Friday at 3 p.m. And, the races will continue throughout the weekend.
But even with all the rain Thursday and Friday, fans were still able to see, meet and get autographs from their favorite drivers in the pit.
Meanwhile, crews worked around the clock trying to dry off the race track for the qualifying rounds.
Racing officials are hoping to get in as much racing as they can Friday, and they may even go a little later into the night as well.
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Image MapsThe technique that has been implemented to achieve linkining of mulitiple documents to the same image is known as Image Map.When a hyperlink is created on an image, where we link a single document to one image using <a href> tag , clicking on any part of the image will take us to the document specified in <a href>. Let us say that we have very large image and there is a need to link multiple documents to the same image, there has to be a technique that divides the image into multiple parts and allows linking of each part to a different document.
<Map> .. </Map> Tags:These tags are used to create image maps i.e, dividing a single image into various areas.
Attributes of <Map>:Name :This is the name used to referece the map in an HTML File
Example :
<Map Name="map1"></map>
With in <Map> ..</Map> tags <Area> tag is used to define the specific region with in the image.
Attributes of <Area>:
Href :This is used to specify the name of the document that is being linked to a particular area of the image.
Shape : Used to specify the shape of the region. The possible values for this attribute are Rect, circle, polygon, default.
Coords : This attribute is used specify the coordinates depending upon the shape of the region. For example,
The default shape will not take any parameter and it indicates that the area of the image is not specified under any <area> tag.
The rectangle shape will take four coordinates as parameters say (x1, y1, x2, y2) i.e.,
x1, y1 denoting the upper left corner and x2, y2 denoting the lower right corner.
Circle will take three coordinates. Center say(x, y) and the radius of the circle.
Polygon will take three or more pairs of coordinates representing its region.
<Map name="mapex">
<Area shape="rect" coords="40,60,150,80" href="temp.html">
<Area shape="rect" coords="150,60,250,80" href="temp1.html">
Now creating regions on the image has been done. Now, let us see how to apply image map to a particular image
<img> tag takes an attribute called USEMAP, which is used to apply the image map to that particular image. It takes the name of the image map, and applies the map specifications to that particular image.
Note : The value of usemap attribut should always precede with the # sign
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<img src="bubble.gif" usemap="#mapex">
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Gore Back On Schedule For Execution
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - A man convicted of killing two women and leaving a third woman for dead is once again scheduled for execution.
Gov. Rick Scott on Friday rescinded a temporary stay for 49-year-old Marshall Lee Gore, who is scheduled to die by lethal injection on June 24. Scott order the stay last week after Gore's attorneys claimed he was insane.
The governor's office reports that a three-doctor commission determined Gore was mentally competent and could be executed.
Gore killed Susan Roark and Robyn Novick and attempted to kill Tina Coralis in early 1988. Roark's body was found in Columbia County, and Novick's body was discovered in Miami-Dade County. Two days after killing Novick, Gore attacked Coralis and left her for dead near the scene where Novick's body was found earlier.
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Record number of Wolf Pack student-athletes set graduate at University Commencement ceremonies this week
65 Wolf Pack student-athletes to earn degrees
Pack falls in extra innings
Sweet's double tied it in the seventh
Pack's rally falls short in the seventh
Nevada falls to San Diego State
Nevada completes sweep over New Mexico
Dortch goes the distance to improve to 9-6 overall
Win streak at seven as Nevada sweeps two more
Wolf Pack Classic wraps up on Sunday
SENIOR (2016) – Leaves as one of the best to ever wear a Wolf Pack uniform … First Team All-Mountain West … NFCA Third Team All-West Region … One of six players in program history to be named all-conference three times … Her .374 career batting average, 37 home runs, 167 RBI, 156 runs scored, 428 total bases and .648 slugging percentage are program records ... Set the all of the aforementioned records as a senior … Ranks second all-time with 247 hits, 60 doubles and a .457 on-base percentage … Hit .406 with 13 home runs, 13 doubles, 65 hits, 52 RBI and a .744 slugging percentage … Ranked fourth in the Mountain West in batting average, third in slugging and second in RBI … Tied for first in home runs and tied for second in hits … Finished 22nd in the nation with 1.11 RBI per game … Led the Wolf Pack in home runs, hits and RBI … Her 13 round trippers and 52 runs driven each tied program single season records … Hit .403 with six doubles, seven homers and 27 RBI in conference play … Posted team-highs with 20 multi-hit games and 13 multi-RBI performances … Registered two games of five RBI or more … Posted a team-best 19 reached base streak … Recorded a .471 batting average with three doubles in five games against San Jose State and Fresno State … Went 2-for-4 with three RBI in the win over Indiana (Feb. 12) … Tallied four RBI with a double and a home run that helped top UC Davis (Feb. 19) … Homered in three-straight games against the Aggies (Feb. 19), UTEP (Feb. 19) and Portland State (Feb. 20) … Named Mountain West Player of the Week after hitting .500 with three home runs and nine RBI in a 5-0 weekend for the Pack at the DeMarini Desert Classic … Racked up five RBI including a go-ahead grand slam in a win over Montana (March 20) … Lifted Nevada to a 10-4 victory at San Diego State (March 29) with two home runs and four RBI … Had two home runs with six RBI in a rubber-match win at UNLV (April 17) … Her second home run on that day broke Brittany Puzey's career home run record ... Had six RBI and five hits with a home run in the final series of her career at Utah State (May 12-14).
JUNIOR (2015) – All-Mountain West First Team … Her .405 batting average set a program single-season record … Became the first player in program history to hit over .400 in a single season … Ranked 10th in the MW in hitting … Hit .462 with six home runs and 21 RBI, all team-highs, in MW play … Ranked eighth in batting average (.405), tied for fifth in slugging percentage (.667), tied for fourth in doubles (16) and was fifth in home runs (10) and total bases (112) … In conference play, Sweet ranked third in the MW in batting average (.462), hits (36) and home runs (six) … Posted seven games with three hits or more and had four three-plus RBI games … Led the team with 24 multi-hit games and 13 multi-RBI games … Set career-highs in home runs, hits (68), RBI (48), slugging (.667) and on-base percentage (.469) … Her 68 hits were the fifth-most in a single-season in school history … Led the team with a 1.136 OPS (on-base plus slugging percentage) … Ranked first on the squad with a .397 BABIP, a metric that measures batting average and excludes home runs and strikeouts … Pieced together an 11-game hitting streak in conference play where she hit .641 (25-for-39), four home runs, 14 RBI and 13 runs scored without a single strikeout … Tallied a career-high four hits against Seattle (2/13) … Walked a season-best three times against BYU (2/26) … Racked up six RBI, a career-high, in an 8-0 win over Portland State (3/13) … Went 2-for-3 with a season-best two doubles against Northern Colorado (2/27) … Went 2-for-2 with four RBI and a home run against Southern Illinois (2/27) … Crossed the plate a season-high four times in a win over the Salukis (2/28) … Collected 10 RBI over a five game span from 2/28 to 3/13 … Against the top three teams in the MW (San Diego State, Fresno State, San Jose State), went 14-for-28 (.500) with four home runs, 12 RBI and a 1.533 OPS … Blasted two home runs against Boise State on April 10.
SOPHOMORE (2014) – All-Mountain West Second Team … appeared and started in all 52 games for Nevada as the team's primary shortstop … ranked highly in the nation, and led the conference, with 21 doubles on the year (tying the Mountain West single-season record and setting a new Nevada single-season mark) … also set a new Nevada single-season record with 53 runs scored, tops in the league … finished the season ranked in the top-10 in a slew of offensive categories in the MW: seventh in slugging percentage (.649), 10th in on-base percentage (.444), tied for eighth in hits (62), tied for 10th in home runs (8), third in total bases (111), ninth in plate appearances (199), tied for fifth in at-bats (171) … posted the second-highest batting average on the team (.363) … drove in 38 runs and collected two triples … went 6-for-9 on steal attempts … drew 23 walks and was hit by the pitch three times … struck out just 11 times during the year … recorded 110 putouts, 75 assists and committed 10 errors for a .949 fielding percentage … had 20 multi-hit games, including a couple of three-hit games, going 3-for-4 with three doubles, a RBI and two runs scored at Grand Canyon (2/21) and a 3-for-4 performance with two doubles and two runs scored against UC Santa Barbara (3/8) … had 15 multi-run scored games, including a pair of four-runs scored outings, versus BYU (2/15) and against North Dakota (3/14) … recorded 11 multi-RBI games, including a four-RBI game against North Dakota (3/14) … began the year on a five-game hit streak and hit safely in eight of her first nine games of the year … registered a season-high nine-game hit streak from April 11 through April 27, collecting 14 hits during the stretch … homered twice in back-to-back games at Utah State (5/4) and against Fresno State (5/8) … went 2-for-2 at the plate with two doubles, two RBI and two stolen bases versus Portland State (2/14).
FRESHMAN (2013) – Started all 53 games and played shortstop for the majority of the season in her first year in the Silver and Blue ... Hit .321 and drew 33 walks, one shy of the Nevada single-season record ... Doubled 14 times, tripled once and homered six times ... Drove in 29 runs and scored 41 ... Got on base a ton in her first year adding nine hit by pitch for an OBP of .456, the second-best number on the team ... Slugged .531 ... Added two stolen bases in three tries.
HIGH SCHOOL – Earned three varsity letters in softball as well as three in basketball ... Hit at least .400 in each varsity season at Frontier High School in Bakersfield, CA, including .505 in 2009 ... First-team all-area in the same season, as well as in 2010 ... All West-Yosemite League performer from 2008-10.
PERSONAL – Daughter of Michael and Jeneen Sweet ... Full name is Megan Janel Sweet ... Majoring in general studies … Has two sisters, Sarah and Lindsey ... Played her club softball for the Central California Dirt Dogs ... Can ride a unicycle ... Likes to spend time with friends and play video games in her spare time.


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"After the king was settled in his palace and the LORD had given him rest
from all his enemies around him, he said to Nathan the prophet, `Here I am,
living in a palace of cedar, while the ark of God remains in a tent'" (2
Samuel 7:1-2, NIV).
"Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken
together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the
measure you use, it will be measured to you" (Luke 6:38 NIV).
God had given David rest from all his enemies around him (verse 1). His
intention was to build a befitting edifice for the Lord. He told prophet
Nathan about this intention that the latter readily approved (verse 3). The
intention is indeed laudable. However, God sent Nathan back to David to
tell him His mind � David would not be the one to build a house for Him!
Nevertheless, the "no" answer of God was with promises: a) God would make
his name great; b) God would provide a place for His people Israel where
they would have rest; c) God would give him rest from all his enemies; d)
God would establish a house for him; e) God would raise up David's
offspring to succeed him after his death; f) the offspring would build a
house for God's Name; g) God would establish his throne forever; h) God
would be with his successor; i) God would guide and correct David's
offspring; j) God's love would never be taken away from him; and above all,
k) David's throne will be established forever. What wonderful promises!
David decided to do one good thing for God, but God reciprocated by doing
many things for him. What do you want to do for God? What are you doing for
Him even now?
William Carrey says, "Attempt great things for God; expect great things
from God." If you attempt and do great things for God, God also will not
only promise you great things, He will do great things for you.
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All men are welcome for a great breakfast, a brief lesson, and plenty of fellowship. Click below for upcoming dates, speakers, and topics!
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In addition to our on-campus Wednesday evening Bible study, we host and recommend a variety of smaller studies for men around the city throughout the week.
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I do know what I'm saving for - early retirement. I want to be done before I'm 50 at the very latest. In order for that to happen I need to maintain aggressive savings rates from now until the end. When you say you can't take it with you, you're right about that and there's always the risk that something will happen and I'll have a vast amount of unspent money. But there's also the reverse worst case scenario. I loosen my spending habits and spend in a way that means I will only be financially independent at 60. Along the way my health puts me in a position where I'm forced to retire before that happens and I'm forced to endure a financially uncertain retirement. Or I stay healthy and have to watch a bunch of extra years go by knowing that I could have been retired and enjoying every minute of them.
With money there's always an opportunity cost. Obviously I'm not suggesting that spending $2000 on clothes this one time is going to destroy my retirement plans, but it's still worth considering because my budget exists for a reason. It's a slippery slope once we start making exceptions and 'one time' purchases. Weighing the pros and cons, I agree that I should go ahead and spend in this instance (and I am). Especially since nearly half of the planned spending is for business attire that I need to refresh for my job. But I don't think an instinct to second-guess spending is unhealthy when all spending does (even in small, immeasurable ways) impact what I'm saving for.
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They say you should dress for the job you want, not the one you have. If well tailored business attire gives you confidence, it may make a difference in the opportunities you get at work. I would call it an investment in your career. That doesn't mean you have to splurge on expensive jewellery, manicures, etc. No need to go overboard.
When I'm faced with an expensive discretionary purchase decision, I often calculate how many hours' work it would take to pay for it (in after tax dollars). That's often helpful in clarifying the value of the purchase to me.
As for your logic on the early retirement side. Sure there is a chance you can get sick and be unable to work. But I don't know if that is the biggest risk. (That could happen just as easily now as at 60, if that is a major concern critical illness insurance would be an easy way to cover that off.)
Your theory is that if you retire at 50 and you happen to get sick at 60, than you've enjoyed 10 years. My theory is that it's better to make sure you enjoy that whole time until 60, whether retired or not because retirement alone isn't going to magically make you happier.
A large amount of people who retire, end up going back to work within a few years, because they didn't realize what a void not working would leave in their lives.
My father was right in that once he had secured his future through sound investing, he allowed himself to spend on what brought him pleasure. He believed that the surplus beyond having needs covered for life was to spend and enjoy. And that he did. He indulged himself and my mother with a home that some would call extravagant, with nice cars, trips, rare single malt scotch and fine British double shotguns. He liked as well to be able to share with his family. Five of brothers and sisters who still lived in his country of origin in northern Europe. He helped several of them to buy homes of their own. Built a barn for one. Perhaps he should have kept that money and invested it, to permit him to die was more money in his jeans. Well, come to think of it, I don't think he ever owned a pair of jeans, in all of his nearly 100 years.
What I saw in my dad I have tried to emulate. To strike a balance between investing and saving for the future and enjoying some of the fruits today. I am reinforced in that view by a few personal experiences. One such experience was dropping by to visit a man I knew well while growing up. A successful businessman and investor. He always lived well, but I know also that he had set things up so that he could continue to do so throughout a long retirement. I went to see him as I was about to move from Toronto to Vancouver.
As we sat on his flagstone terrace overlooking his spacious gardener-tended backyard in Lawrence Park, he told me to make sure I enjoyed some of what I earned as I went along and not try to save and invest it all. He was then about 60. He said that he had directed most of what he made to ensure a retirement of wealth. He said: "Right now I have enough money to buy or do just about anything I could ever want. But the one thing I can't do is to get out of this chair." He had Parkinson's disease. He took his own life a year later.
Next story is also from that time. I moved myself to Vancouver in a rented 5-ton truck. No, I did not need all the space in a 5-ton, but I knew someone else who wanted to move so I carried their stuff as well. They got the move for less than the Tippett Richardson price and I got my move pretty much paid for. Anyway, I digress.
My first night on the road I stayed with a woman I knew in northern Ontario, in a comfortable lakeside home. She related to me that she and her husband had grown up around there and he came to do well in roadbuilding and such activities. She became a school teacher. In those days, big city teachers made more money than country teachers. His business was not portable to Toronto. She took a teaching job in TO and boarded with a friend. He continued his business up north. They got together when they could. The plan was to maximize their earnings and to save, save, save so they could retire early to their lake and live happily ever after. About 15 years into the plan, he died. No benefit received from their sacrifice. But he went out with money!
Here's one more, if you can stand it. I knew a couple who both grew up on farms not far from Toronto. Farming was in their blood. But not easy to make much money, particularly when you had no farmland of your own to begin. They both became school teachers. They did so in the days when one could complete grade 12, go to teachers' college for a year and then teach. So they were both working as teachers by age 20. They took jobs where they could, often teaching in different locales.
The couple saved and bought a farm. They worked the farm when not teaching, so they were able to work the farm full-time in summers. To me, it looked like they were slaves to it. They would get up before dawn, do farm chores. They had lots of livestock, grew their own feed, a big garden to feed the family of 4, etc. Endless work. After morning chores, they would head off in different directions to teach at different schools some distance away and return after the school day, jump on their tractors and set to work again until dark. You would have to love it to go at it as they did.
Their great plan was for both to teach to age 55, to max out their pensions, then devote themselves fully to the farm and having some fun. Things were nicely on track when they severed an acre of the farmland for one of their kids and kid's spouse. They all then busied themselves building a house on that acre. At the stage when the house was partly framed and the second floor was no more than joists with some boards to walk on, mum was on the second floor carrying bricks for the chimney. She made a footing misstep and fell between the joists to the floor below. Severed spinal cord. instant paraplegic. No longer able to participate to much extent in the full-time farm life so long awaited. She was about age 53 then. He left teaching early, not so much to farm as to take care of her.
The several unfortunate episodes mentioned above all occurred when I was in my mid-20s and they have served to remind me ever since to take some time to smell the roses. That includes spending some cash along the way, while putting some (but not all) to work for the future. I thought I had struck a reasonable balance. But gardner speaks with a pretty blunt, self assured "you are wrong". I hope gardner will return to this thread and point out to me, and with some didactic benefit to fellow CMFers, just how I have erred.
Good stories about living "real" life.
We had a trailer in cottage country, and every time I visited I could hear hammering and sawing going on. It went on all year.
One day I got curious and went to visit the property. An older gentleman and his wife were building a beautiful home on the lakefront.
I got to know them and visited them a few times. He was always hammering and sawing away or cutting down trees and splitting wood.
Their home was built on rock, and he had scraped out a basement using hand tools. I forget how many chisels he had gone through.
Just when their retirement home was almost finished, he gets heart problems.
A few trips to Toronto specialists.......and then a few more and pretty soon he was going back forth all the time.
That was it for their dream. Sold the place and moved to Oshawa, Ontario.
I think about him..........and all that work, when he could have been fishing, sipping on a rum and coke, or riding around on his ATV.
That is what me and my buddies were doing for the years he was pounding that cottage together.
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Someone planted a tree a long time ago so I can sit in the shade.
The fact that one agnoizes over spending when they don't need to may indicate something deeper, that perhaps they do not know how to have some enjoyment and balance in their life. It's one thing to not spend when you don't have the money or any saving, I am all for those who are in debt or with no savings to reign in all discretionary spending. It's another thing when you are only looking for the future but not the present. The problem is the future doesn't often come for these people as they have missed the moments.
To me life is about balancing living and enjoying the moment vs saving for the future. That takes a lot of practice learning about what is important to you, what makes you happy, what is worth it what is not. One doesn't just figure it out at 50. I know my measure of success for me is if I can't get through without regrets. No regretting that I spent on something (wasting money) and not regretting that I didn't spend (missed moments).
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Let me point out that in my OP I expressed frustration with guilt over spending a considerable amount of money on what I consider to be frivolous items. The point here is that I could continue shopping at places like JCrew Factory and spend half of what my OP wishlist has grown too. The goods would be inferior, but I would look fine and spend less money. My guilt came not from spending money but from an attempt to convince myself that spending (more/a lot of) money on things that I don't need isn't a big deal. Adopting that mentality too often = lifestyle creep.
Moreover, the idea that because I struggled with this purchase I must not enjoy life or spend money on anything fun is a giant mental leap. My budget is designed to be frugal in areas that are either necessities or aren't important to me while allocating funds to hobbies/interests that do (ie. travel). It's about prioritizing money to go furthest on what matters while reducing expenses on everything else. Dressing well matters, but I can dress well for cheap - hence the OP struggle. So let's not get carried away here. I know how to enjoy life and spend money on what matters to me. I have a very clear idea of what I'll do with my time and money once I am partially and/or fully retired. My OP represented a struggle with spending more money than usual on items that I don't absolutely need, and I ended up deciding to be OK with it. No regrets.
That is great to hear.
For me personally I would never spend that much on a handful of clothing items, because I don't value high value brand name clothing that much. But for you it does sound like something you do desire, even though you struggle to spend on it.
I think part of my issue is that I mixed in necessary business spending with personal spending RE: clothes.
In the summer my role is changing and I'll be in suits 3-4 days per week. Right now I'm able to dress casual or business casual. I have few suits and the fit/materials aren't great. My dress shoes are very worn down. So I knew going into the summer that I'd need to buy 1-2 pairs of dress shoes and at least 2 new suits. I'd already decided to not cheap out on these items due to how much wear I'll put on them and because I'll be in client-facing situations often.
But once I also decided to start adding a few personal/casual items to the list (ie. new spring/fall jacket, boots, etc.) the list and price started to make me nervous. But in reality I need the business attire - can't really not buy them - and they are more an investment in myself and career. The personal spending is less than half of the wish list. Still a decent amount versus what I normally spend on clothes, but I think it was easier to get on board mentally when I just excluded the business attire from my calculations. I can't not buy that stuff so including it was unfairly ballooning my spending, which caused the guilt. I'd already somewhat budgeted for the business attire, so it was more about separating the two mentally.


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Azula caught our eye with her stunning blue eyes. She was in a kill shelter in Fayetteville, NC. We thought for sure someone would adopt her. She's a unique beauty. Her stray hold came and went and no one came for her. She waited and watched as folks toured the adoption floor, but no one picked her. She overheard someone say 'her time is almost up', and she became defeated. Azula hung her head in disbelief and awaited the fate she knew would come. But instead, a gentle hand from TLR reached out to her and she couldn't believe how good it felt to feel love.
Azula is now in her foster home in NC and is opening up and showing us her personality. It took a few days but she finally gave her foster Mom a smile. Azula is 3-4 years old and approximately 55 lbs. We believe she's a Husky/Aussie/Pointer mix, or something of the nature. While her beauty is just stunning she most likely had mange at a young age, a 'tail' told by the pock marks on her face. Also, she is heartworm positive. We have begun treating Azula and will continue to do so and pay for all treatment until she's negative, even if she's adopted prior. She's potty trained, crate trained and very low key. Azula really likes being able to lay on the couch. She can be shy with newcomers so dog savvy kids only. Azula would do best in a home with no other pets. It takes a while for her to open up and then when she does she longs for your attention.
Update from foster home: Azula, who was our cherished The Last Resort save, has made tremendous progress. She's still on the thin side and gets a variety of food. Azula now has a constant tail wag & comes running right up to her foster momâ¤
She's still searching for that perfect home, preferably with someone who has a lot of time to devote to her.
Azula is current on her vaccines and spayed. She can be transported to MD or NJ for an approved adopter. Can you give Azula the forever love she needs? Apply today at www.thelastresortrescue.com/adoptionapplication.htm.
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