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Precious and Lee Daniels: State of the Race
In adapting author Sapphire's difficult novel for the screen, director Lee Daniels is helping change the way spectators view African American women by deploying stereotypes and then exploding them.
"I sincerely hope I shall always be a credit to my race and to the motion picture industry." -- Hattie McDaniel in her Oscar acceptance speech, 29 February 1940
In Lee Daniels' new feature film Precious: Based on the Novel by Sapphire, Gabourey Sidibe makes her screen acting debut playing Claireece "Precious" Jones, an obese, dark-skinned 16-year- old African American girl from Harlem. Barely literate and already the mother of two children born from an incestuous relationship with her crack-head father, Precious is kept prisoner by her mentally ill, lazy shrew of a mother Mary (played with intensity by Mo'Nique).
Because of the echo of slavery in the cinematic representations of black womanhood in Precious, the film is bound to polarize audiences. But does the film transcend the rigidities of black cinematic stereotypes? Herbert J. Gans author of the essay, "Race as Class", might argue that stereotypical traits are used to "enforce class position, to keep some people 'in their place,'" but I would contend that by using realism and shock, along with these "stereotypical traits", Daniels actually reconstructs the traditionally-oppressed image of black women in contemporary cinema. [American Sociological Association 4.4 (2005): 17-21.]
But how can these dangerous roles become sources of identification for a range of spectators? And in this process, do the female characters of Precious perpetuate stereotypes, or do they defy them?
Armond White, film critic for the New York Press, claims in his review that "not since The Birth of a Nation as a mainstream movie demeaned the idea of black American life as much as Precious. Full of brazenly racist clichés (Precious steals and eats an entire bucket of fried chicken), it is a sociological horror show, offering racist hysteria masquerading as social sensitivity" ("Pride & Precious", 4 November 09) . Mary, the domineering, pigs-feet-and-collard-greens-eating, welfare-cheating stereotype on steroids, forces Precious to take on all of the housework -- the cleaning, the cooking and the errands.
As if being a sexually, mentally, and physically abused slave isn't horrifying enough, Precious rarely sees her offspring, who live with her grandmother so that the young woman's time and energy can be spent taking care of Mary. The children are only brought over to the house by her grandmother when Social Service agents visit. They are then used simply as commodities to extract a paycheck from the welfare officer. The vile Mary uses everybody instrumentally, including her daughter, whom she actually watches get continually sexually assaulted from the age of three on, doing nothing to stop it. She isn't above screaming at Precious' three year old who was born with severe Down's Syndrome (calling the child "an animal") or blowing smoke into the face of a newborn and then tossing it onto the floor like a piece of human garbage (Daniels).
Both characters in the feature seem to simultaneously skirt parody and ethnic stereotypes precariously. Mary is one of the most putrid villains to be depicted on the silver screen. Precious isn't a plaster saint, either; she's brusque, reenacts her own abuse on others when the mood strikes, and is the kind of girl that if you sat next to her on the subway, you would probably avoid making eye contact with her at all costs. Ed Gonzalez, film critic at Slant Magazine, charges that director Daniels "emphasizes only the worst in human nature, and does so in a way that flatters rather than confronts the prejudices (and fetishes) of his liberal audience". ("Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire",1 October 2009) So why would Daniels, a gay black male, ask his troupe to go to these extremes, playing to pre-existing tropes of black people as antiquated stereotypes such as slaves, inhuman monsters, mammies or magic negroes?
Perhaps one explanation of why these stereotypes linger can be found in Gans' Race as Class, in which the author talks about "white exceptionalist treatment of African Americans [as] a continuing effect of slavery. They are still being perceived as slaves. Many hateful stereotypes with which today's African Americans are demonized have changed little from those used to dehumanize slaves" (Gans). But this charge of white exceptionalism might be misplaced for Precious: as I stated above, the director is a black gay man; the cast is dominated by non-white characters, mostly women; the book upon which the film is based was written by a black radical feminist, Sapphire. Thus, it could be argued that Precious is a film that has escaped the patriarchal and racist stranglehold on feature films, suggesting why the female characters depicted in the film have made a major breakthrough in avoiding those "stereotypes" that Gans talks about.
White says the opposite, that "the spectacle warps how people perceive black American life— perhaps even replacing their instincts for compassion with fear and loathing," but in my reading, by offering the audience images of African American women who either do not fit any kind of conventional cinematic mold (Precious) or shatter that mold through hyperbolic performance (Mary), Daniels is actually loosening a knot of nasty, lingering stereotypes about black women tied together by the prevailing heterosexual, white male Hollywood gaze over the course of decades. While White thinks that "Precious raises ghosts of ethnic fear and exoticism just like Birth of a Nation," I argue that Daniels explodes this customary gaze by presenting a cast of women who, despite being sometimes flawed and unlikable, are a creative escape from the "mammy" stereotype fostered by white-dominated Hollywood culture that has plagued mainstream film since it's inception.
Typically boisterous, full-figured, and subservient to her white employers, the mammy is an antiquated archetype that has existed in American culture since the time of slavery. This sassy domestic house slave, found often in tales of plantations in the Deep South, was first introduced to film audiences by D.W. Griffith in epics such as Intolerance and Birth of a Nation with Griffith company player Madame Sul Te Wan paving the way for future generations of mammy figures to exist on the big screen at all, usually with no lines.
The quintessential filmic "Mammy" was immortalized by Hattie McDaniel in Gone with the Wind in 1939, with the actress later scoring an Oscar win for Best Supporting Actress (an Academy first). While McDaniel's win and character must be considered within their historical context (her performance and her win were revolutionary given the relatively dour state of African American civil rights in this era) and the actress should be given due respect for pioneering work in Hollywood, today a larger problem must be addressed: why do many contemporary films still traffic in this stereotype and its racist connotations?
As recently as last year, clear iterations of the mammy have been put to screen with perverse success. When news spread that Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson had scored a plum role in the Sex and the City film, people were abuzz that the all-white clique would finally be adding an African American to the ranks. Instead, in true mammy fashion, Hudson's character Louise ended up as the token black employee of the fabulously white Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker). Carrie turned to the paid laborer to re-organize her life, listen to her carry on about her bourgeois problems and to solve dilemmas presumably high above her pay grade. Louise cracked wise, peppering her speech with antiquated black female vernacular phrases such as "girl" and "honey". She wisely advised her boss on personal matters while Carrie stared at her with what looked to be a mix of white guilt and amazement that she was actually talking to a black person, pleased that she now employed (some might even say "owned") her own personal "magic negro" to help bail her out of trouble and advise her.
The "magic negro" is a another stock, offensively racist stereotype that goes hand in hand with the mammy, and is a character type that propagates negative stereotypes about black culture. The "magical negro" embodies the racist qualities that non-black people project upon African Americans: they are seen as lazy, mentally or intellectually inferior, and in a position of servitude. The "magic negro" conveniently appears to the white lead, in film or literature, as a plot device, usually at a key time when they seek soulful, honest wisdom to overcome insurmountable odds.
For a clear example of a recent "magical negro" role, one has to look no farther than last year to another Hudson vehicle. The actress followed her role in Sex and the City with another stock role in The Secret Life of Bees, where she, along with four other African American women, took turns taking care of one white runaway. Hudson's character Rosaleen spoke in a nearly unintelligible slang, preaching home-spun pearls of wisdom, existing solely to ensure the well-being of the white protagonist, and cooking up soul food.


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As all things government-spending-related become topics of general debate rather than just policy wonks' geek-out of choice, the activities of that government move into the spotlight. And as our cities get more popular and our problems of modern living more complicated, the field of planning (land use, environment, transportation, housing, economy, other) has been lauded as the solution or attacked as part of the problem.
There's no easy way to characterize and dissect American attitudes toward planning, and certainly no one solution to the "right" kind of planning and at what cost. Generally speaking, though, people in my generation (finished school, starting their first job or three, married or not, moving to a new place in the city, enjoying "urban" amenities like coffee shops and parks and concert series, walking or biking to work) seem to generally view urban planning as a positive thing, where older generations tend to be more skeptical.
While recognizing this is itself a generalization, I wondered if I could explain it with another generalization: people my age tend not to be property owners, and those older (who tend to be skeptics) are. To them, "planning" is not about finding an affordable apartment or having a bike lane or community garden, but about how much their property taxes are, who is telling them whether they're allowed to put an addition on their house, and whether installing a roundabout in their area will increase traffic along their street. Not to mention homeowners' focus on the quality of their schools, since much of the district's expenses come directly out of their property taxes and since, if they have children, they may have made the decision to live where they do based on the schools.
No wonder they may gripe about planning! If all they ever see of urban planning is the Board of Zoning Appeals and their water bill and annual or tri-annual tax assessment, and maybe a road improvement which increases traffic congestion or impacts their parking spot at work, no wonder they complain. They don't take the bus, so a new route isn't too exciting; they spend a lot of time working on their house or in their own backyard, so they don't go to a public park except maybe for the Fourth of July fireworks; and they're busy living their own lives and aren't generally called on to articulate the long-term vision for their community. They care about paying the large bills (mortgage, utilities, taxes, school and children, car payment) they have to worry about.
This isn't to say that people my age don't own cars or some form of property, or inherently care more about their community (some would argue they care less, being more transient) or automatically use these public resources. They do, however, tend to be less burdened with taxes and possessions and are in a place where they're more open to and able to try new things; have less money, so rely on things like renting an apartment or taking public transportation or spending time in free public spaces; and may use their free time to engage in civic projects like community gardens or social activism or environmental justice work or just spending time enjoying urban amenities. As cities, and by extension planning as a field, become the next cool thing – even Scientific American got on the bandwagon and just had an issue celebrating cities – those who haven't yet been burdened with the full costs of modern living seem to overlook the bureaucracy and focus on the bigger, more interesting picture.
So assuming all this speculation has identified a decently solid truth, I further wonder, is this the natural progression of generational attitudes toward planning? Or will this enthusiasm "stick" as my generation buys property, settles down, has children who need schooling, and who will eventually get stuck with the bills? There's already mixed evidence about whether suburban living will continue to appeal to young families, but from my very limited and anecdotal evidence, it does seem that school-age children (and/or the desire for a more traditional household living situation) will drive some people out of city neighborhoods to somewhere more suburban, less complicated bureaucratically and planning-wise. If young people will inevitably grow out of their love of urban living and support of greater institutional involvement of the life of a city, then we should worry (again) about our cities in the next few decades, if they will again enter a low period.
If the attitude is not simply related to age and level of responsibility, however, maybe we're really in a larger period of change. Maybe we still need to focus on convincing the homeowners and soon-to-retire generation (who after all, still have the power as property owners) that some changes with planning are a good thing. But maybe we also have the larger shift in attitude on our side, in the long run.
And of course there's one huge group I have not touched on: the elderly. Those who may or may not still own their own homes, and who are still paying those bills (though maybe not a mortgage) like their working counterparts. Many of those people were also young when cities were rapidly growing in the US, however, and may see a city neighborhood in a more positive, perhaps more nostalgic way. As they age, they become more dependent on others to get around, are less able or willing to drive everywhere, and they may or may not be interested in the housework associated with "aging in place" versus settling in a denser and more active community with other seniors. As they interact less with planning bureaucracy but face more of the issues that planning addresses, will their attitudes also change for the better? How do their attitudes now differ from younger generations?
As with any issue or question or field of work which relies on public discourse, planning needs to care about how it is perceived by the general population. Ultimately, planners are only there to educate and advise the public about decisions it will make about its own community and future. The underlying perceptions of planning have an effect on each individual project or debate, and the success of our field depends in part on our awareness of and ability to positively influence those perceptions of us and our work.


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As the 2012 Kids in College summer program winds down, Penn State New Kensington offers 11 weeklong camps, July 16-20, for students in grades one to 12.
Highlighting the schedule are four new STEM camps -- Summer Spies in College (grades one to three); Daring Designs (grades five to eight); Advanced Photography (grades five to 12); and Budding Biologist (grades nine to 11). STEM, the acronym for science, technology, engineering and math initiatives, are efforts designed to increase the number of grade-school students, especially females, minorities and the underrepresented, in science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers.
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Big Papi having more fun after being alone at '12 Midsummer Classic
NEW YORK -- At one post was the biggest and most gregarious member of the Red Sox. That's David Ortiz, still going strong after all these years.
A few feet away from Big Papi was little Dustin Pedroia, the second baseman who leads the Red Sox with his bat, glove, legs and heart.
Ortiz and Pedroia proudly represented their team during Monday's All-Star Game media day festivities, glad that they could once again share a limelight experience.
"It's been great," Pedroia said. "He's helped me out a ton. He's always had my back. He's a great teammate. He's family. He knows how I feel about him. It's kind of hard talking about it -- know what I mean?"
In 2007, they won a World Series together. They came one rally short of advancing to another Fall Classic a year later.
Now in their seventh season as teammates, Ortiz and Pedroia had a little extra enthusiasm on the All-Star stage this time around (watch the game on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. ET on FOX).
They want to win another ring for Boston, and know they are at least in position to give it a good run.
At 58-39, the Red Sox hold the best record in the American League at the All-Star break.
"We're playing well right now," said Ortiz, a nine-time All-Star. "I'll tell you one thing that I'm all about right now is getting another ring. That's something that is hard to get."
Pedroia might have thought it was easy when he won one in his rookie year and came close again in '08. Now, he is part of one of those teams again that has a chance to do something special.
"It's fun. We've played well the first half -- not just the three guys that are here, but everybody," said four-time All-Star Pedroia. "We've done it as a team. It's great to represent the Red Sox. Hopefully our first half, the way we played, continues on to the second half and we keep winning a lot of ballgames."
The balance of Boston's 2013 edition has been impressive to watch. But when it comes down to crunch time, Ortiz and Pedroia will be the two hitters the Red Sox count on most.
"It's awesome," said Clay Buchholz, Boston's third All-Star, who is on the disabled list. "They've both had awesome seasons so far and they're not showing any signs of stopping."
At the age of 37, Ortiz looks as polished at the plate as at any point in is career. In the early stages of both 2009 and '10, Ortiz struggled so mightily that there was talk that his career was winding down.
Again, there were some doubts this spring, when Ortiz was still hobbling from an Achilles injury that wiped out his final 10 weeks of 2012. And again, Ortiz came back swinging, showing he is still one of the elite hitters in the game.
Nobody has enjoyed watching the resurgence of the big slugger more than Pedroia.
"When he came back, he's been a force. Every at-bat, it seems like he's hitting the ball on the barrel and either driving the ball out of the ballpark or into the gap," Pedroia said. "He's running good. He's a huge reason why our offense has been so great all year."
At some point, Pedroia will play on a team without Ortiz and it will be strange. Big Papi has always been Pedroia's protector in the batting order, usually hitting right behind him.
"Our job is to get on base, because if we're on base, he's going to drive us in," said Pedroia. "He's been doing that for a long time. His at-bats are always quality. He understands if guys are pitching around him, things like that. If you're smart and have ability, you're dangerous."
As gifted a hitter as Pedroia is, he clearly gets a charge out of watching Ortiz go to work.
"He's been great for a long time. It seems like, even when he gets on his hot streaks, the times he's not feeling good, he's still walking, finding a way to drive in runs, hitting a sac fly," Pedroia said. "His process at the plate, I've learned so much from him over the years. It's pretty cool."
Ortiz was just happy to have some company at this year's All-Star festivities after experiencing the oddity of being Boston's only player in 2012.
"Being by myself was kind of boring," Ortiz said. "We flew in together and we were joking around on the airplane, me, him and Buck. Having my boys around, it's like we're in the corner right there all together just like everybody normally does it. I can have a team photo this year, you know what I'm saying? Last year, I was all by myself. I didn't take any pictures."
The final phase of All-Star Game voting will again have fans participating in the official voting for the Ted Williams All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award presented by Chevrolet. During the Midsummer Classic, fans will vote exclusively online at MLB.com via the 2013 All-Star Game MLB.com MVP Vote, and their voice will represent 20 percent of the official vote determining the recipient of the Arch Ward Trophy.
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Although we're not aware of any that recreate both the scale and the generally accurate configuration of the one we wrote about two weeks ago ["Trendless summer: Uncovering fun in Central Virginia"], it turns out that there's more than one Stonehenge replica in America besides Foamhenge in Natural Bridge. Perhaps the most notable is the one in Maryhill, Washington. Overlooking the Columbia River, it recreates the mysterious original as it might have originally appeared before time and decay took their toll.
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7 "Do not judge others, and you will not be judged. 2 For you will be treated as you treat others.[a] The standard you use in judging is the standard by which you will be judged.[b]
3 "And why worry about a speck in your friend's eye[c] when you have a log in your own? 4 How can you think of saying to your friend,[d] 'Let me help you get rid of that speck in your eye,' when you can't see past the log in your own eye? 5 Hypocrite! First get rid of the log in your own eye; then you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend's eye.
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By ROB KAMPIA / For The Register
In the weeks since 55 percent of Colorado and Washington voters passed a pair of ballot initiatives legalizing marijuana, the question on many people's minds is, "How will the federal government respond?" Before Election Day, the U.S. Justice Department was completely silent, despite the fact that all nine former heads of the Drug Enforcement Administration sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder in September, asking him to publicly oppose both initiatives.
And since the election, three areas within the Obama administration – the White House, the Office of National Drug Control Policy and the DOJ – continue to be silent. The only public comments so far were made by a DOJ spokesperson, who said DOJ is "reviewing" both state laws, and ONDCP director Gil Kerlikowske, who repeated that DOJ was reviewing the matter. This is good news.
Gerald Thompson holds up a bag of marijuana on the steps of the State Capitol in Denver on Monday, Dec. 10, 2012. Marijuana for recreational use became legal in Colorado Monday, when the governor took a purposely low-key procedural step of declaring the voter-approved change part of the state constitution.
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives have been more active. This, too, is good news. Specifically, on Nov. 16, 18 members of the House, including the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.), sent a letter to Holder and DEA administrator Michele Leonhart, urging the DOJ to respect the voters of Colorado and Washington.
And, on Nov. 27, Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) and nine other House members, including Republican Reps. Ron Paul (R-Texas) and Michael Coffman (R-Colo.), introduced legislation to clarify that federal law does not prevent states from legalizing marijuana.
More significantly, it's worth remembering that a more muscular bill to de-federalize virtually all marijuana laws had attracted 21 sponsors even before Election Day. This bill is the ideal, ultimate bill, because it would mostly take the federal government out of the business of prohibiting marijuana. This bill was introduced by Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), who is retiring, so there will be a new lead sponsor early next year.
There's now also movement to introduce a new bill to treat marijuana like alcohol and tobacco on the federal level, which means allowing states to determine their own marijuana policies without federal interference, and imposing a federal marijuana tax that's similar to the federal taxes on alcohol and tobacco.
This new proposal, if it's introduced, could have legs. Currently, alcohol, tobacco and gasoline sales generate more than $6 billion, $17 billion, and $20 billion for the federal government annually. Given projected models of what a taxed and regulated marijuana market might look like, it's safe to assume that marijuana sales would generate perhaps $2 billion to $3 billion for the federal government annually.
And this doesn't even include federal income tax revenues from newly employed marijuana workers, nor does it include tax revenues for local and state governments, nor does it include criminal justice savings on every level of government.
Predictably, the U.S. Senate has been much quieter. In the history of the Senate, only one medical marijuana bill has been introduced, and that was by Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) in 2004.
But Democrats increased their majority in the Senate on Election Day, and Democrats are overwhelmingly more supportive of marijuana policy reform than are Republicans, so we hope to work with friendly Senate Democrats, along with limited government Republicans like Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) and Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), to put marijuana policy on the Senate's agenda next year.
Going back to medical marijuana, it's worth noting that 163 members of the House voted in May of this year to prohibit DOJ (which includes the DEA) from spending any taxpayer money to interfere with state-level medical marijuana laws, including in California.
In a 435-member House, this amendment needs only 218 votes to pass, so 163 "yes" votes is pretty impressive, given that the amendment was called with less than two days' notice, and especially given that precisely 20 percent of the House was composed of freshmen Republicans (supposedly ultra-conservative "Tea Party" people).
Clearly, the federal government has been the biggest obstacle to sane marijuana laws since President Richard Nixon declared a domestic war on some drug users in 1971. But the feds aren't all bad, as evidenced by the fact that they have allowed legitimate medical marijuana businesses to help people for years in states like Colorado, Maine, and New Mexico.
Looking toward the next few months, the U.S. Senate should hold hearings and possibly even pass a marijuana de-federalization bill through the Senate Judiciary Committee. And the Obama administration should simply do nothing.
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While in Texas, do not miss the work truck of Superior Power Washing, which announces a 'new and exciting' house wash method that is safe for all houses. The pressure washing business has served the Corpus Christi locality for all its house and office cleaning requirements, including concrete driveways, sidewalks, buildings, houses and even fleets of trucks. Yet this business is set apart from the rest by the new and advanced methods of cleaning developed by owner Chris Chappell.
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One of the main considerations with house washing stucco, vinyl and wood products is pressure. Damage commonly comes as a result from someone holding the tip of the power washer too close to the house and blowing holes in the siding or stripping the paint off the wood. Or, they use low grade cleaners not meant for those surfaces and the only way they can get the walls clean is to hold the tip too close and again, damage is the inevitable result. Sometimes they experiment on your property by mixing chemicals which is dangerous to them and your property.
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Hello. I was messing around with filters in Regen the other day, trying to make dither-heavy games look good and wasn't quite happy with any of them as you either get a blurry image or the blending of the dither patterns doesn't happen (2xsai and such). So I made these rough sketches below, combining unfiltered and NTSC filtered graphics.
https://plus.google.com/photos/11050798 ... 1185950715
From left to right (Regen and snes9x screns): no filter, ntsc tv filter by blarrg, rough combo mockup by me, snes screenshot comparison
(Unfortunately the quality isn't great in google photos but if you zoom in you should see the differences. Nevermind the brightness difference, I had to adjust brightness manually since the brighten feature didn't work with filtered screenshot dumps in Regen)
Is this kind of result possible with a general filter, or would it need to be more of a case by case thing with a new setting per game or even per background? Does it look good to anyone else?
Is this possible? (idea for a graphics filter)
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A friend of mine long ago made a filter that looked for dither patterns and created intermediate color into these areas. Such approach could be similar what you are after.
I don't remember what came out of it though...
I don't remember what came out of it though...
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Network Working Group G. Keeni Request for Comments: 4498 Cyber Solutions Inc. Category: Experimental May 2006 The Managed Object Aggregation MIB Status of This Memo This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Discussion and suggestions for improvement are requested. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. Copyright Notice Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2006). IESG Note The content of this RFC was at one time considered by the IETF, and therefore it may resemble a current IETF work in progress or a published IETF work. This RFC is not a candidate for any level of Internet Standard. The IETF disclaims any knowledge of the fitness of this RFC for any purpose and in particular notes that the decision to publish is not based on IETF review for such things as security, congestion control, or inappropriate interaction with deployed protocols. The RFC Editor has chosen to publish this document at its discretion. Readers of this RFC should exercise caution in evaluating its value for implementation and deployment. See RFC 3932 for more information. Abstract This memo defines a portion of the Management Information Base (MIB), the Aggregation MIB modules, for use with network management protocols in the Internet community. In particular, the Aggregation MIB modules will be used to configure a network management agent to aggregate the values of a user-specified set of Managed Object instances and to service queries related to the aggregated Managed Object instances. Keeni Experimental [Page 1] RFC 4498 The Managed Object Aggregation MIB May 2006 Table of Contents 1. The Internet-Standard Management Framework ......................2 2. Background ......................................................2 3. MO Aggregation: The Concept .....................................3 4. The Requirements for Managed Object Aggregation .................6 5. MIB Design ......................................................6 6. The Aggregation MIB Modules .....................................7 7. Security Considerations ........................................25 8. IANA Considerations ............................................27 9. References .....................................................27 9.1. Normative References ......................................27 9.2. Informative References ....................................27 10. Acknowledgements ..............................................28 1. The Internet-Standard Management Framework For a detailed overview of the documents that describe the current Internet-Standard Management Framework, please refer to section 7 of RFC 3410 [RFC3410]. Managed objects are accessed via a virtual information store, termed the Management Information Base or MIB. MIB objects are generally accessed through the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). Objects in the MIB are defined using the mechanisms defined in the Structure of Management Information (SMI). This memo specifies a MIB module that is compliant to the SMIv2, which is described in STD 58, RFC 2578 [RFC2578], STD 58, RFC 2579 [RFC2579] and STD 58, RFC 2580 [RFC2580]. The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in BCP 14, RFC 2119 [RFC2119]. 2. Background For the purpose of management, it is necessary to access Managed Objects (MOs). The SNMP framework provides a mechanism for naming and describing managed objects. These objects are accessed via a virtual information store termed a Management Information Base (MIB). MIBs have been defined by equipment, protocol, and application developers to provide management access to the managed entities. We will call the MOs defined in these MIBs simple MOs (SMO). Management applications will access one or more instances of these SMOs, one or more times, to monitor the target entity. Keeni Experimental [Page 2] RFC 4498 The Managed Object Aggregation MIB May 2006 There is a cost associated with accessing MOs. The cost is the network bandwidth and the packet header processing overhead at the command generator (manager) and the command responder (agent). This cost constrains the number of MO instances that can be polled and the interval at which polling can be carried out. The overhead reduction can be carried out by reducing the number of query-response packets. This will reduce the packet processingShow full document text


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Until the industrial revolution, China was (mostly) an "advanced" or at least "state of the art" country. That is, until it fell behind the West, starting in the late 18th century.
Recently, China has been making great strides in the current information-driven, computer age. This, one might expect from the country that invented the abacus.
My feeling is that China fell behind the West because it didn't "get" the internal combustion engine. Is this true? Put another way, did China "sit out" the Industrial Revolution from 1780-1920?
To dispute this theory, please provide examples of how Chinese "engines" were comparable in sophistication to similar Western engines between 1780-1920, and then explain why they didn't have the positive impact on Chinese society as their western equivalents.
To support this theory, please give concrete evidence of how China lagged behind Western countries in the use of "engines." For instance, until the year 2000, China's consumption of oil (a key fuel for the internal combustion engine), was 1/25th that of the U.S. on a per capita basis, and only a small fraction of America's on an absolute basis, even though China's population was several times larger.


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Famed Hollywood movie director James Cameron has always been a geek, most especially an ocean geek, so it's no surprise that he would be the one to dive seven miles down into the Mariana Trench's Challenger Deep.
That would be into the Earth's deepest place, in a tiny, vertical green tube. He's the first person to do the treacherous dive alone — technically, it is 6.8 miles or 11 kilometers — an exploration he did with National Geographic.
It took about two hours to get down and a little over an hour to come back up. When he got back to the surface, Cameron was first spotted by the helicopter owned by his friend, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen (more power-nerding!), who was also along for the adventure.
While down in the bottom of the sea, Cameron gathered samples and readings, but he also found time to tweet:
Just arrived at the ocean's deepest pt. Hitting bottom never felt so good. Can't wait to share what I'm seeing w/ you @DeepChallenge
— James Cameron (@JimCameron) March 25, 2012
The well-known filmmaker has done two big movies related to the ocean — "Titanic" and "The Abyss," but it is less well known that the lush landscape of "Avatar" got its color and design concepts from the sea.
I know all this and more about Cameron's watery interests from an interview he did at the eighth D: All Things Digital conference in 2010. In it, he talked a lot about diving, including wanting to use submersibles to make sure the BP oil company was telling the truth about its spill back then.
Here's the full video interview from D8, which is well worth a watch:
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Bolt finally failed (broke in 1/2) at between 7 ~ 9K rounds after 15+ years of casual shooting.
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The 23rd annual Light Up Downtown filled downtown Canton with holiday cheer Thursday evening. The event featured free refreshments, live performances and sleigh rides.
"How about some hot chocolate?" came the call from businesses during the 23rd annual Light Up Downtown event. Face painting, free refreshments and fireworks entertained the crowds along Market Avenue N on Thursday, and a stage show featuring elf Christopher Pop-In-Kins and Santa Claus drew fans young and old. Jen Palmer and her daughter, Hailey, made their way toward the show, which followed the holiday character, Christopher Pop-In-Kins, on his journey down Candy Cane Lane to the North Pole. "She likes to dance to the music," Palmer said. The entertainment brought them back for a third year, which, Palmer said, was considerably warmer than those past. "This year's much better," she said. The December day reached a high in the upper 50s before dropping to into the upper 30s as night fell. Thursday's sporadic rain showers held off until the fireworks finale, yet people continued to stroll the streets with umbrellas or ducked under awnings. The annual event is sponsored by the Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce's Canton Development Partnership and has attracted anywhere from 5,000 to 10,000 people in years past. "It's exciting," said Stacey DuBose. "It's fun." DuBose, who resides in Pennsylvania, attended the event for the first time with her daughter, 4-year-old Raelynn, and cousin, 4-year-old Carlo, while visiting family in the Canton area. They, too, were watching the winter-themed performance. The children kept their eyes on the costumed dancers and begged to move closer. "I think they're enjoying the show," the elder DuBose said. Others flocked to the Christmas tree and cutouts of snowmen and Santa's workshop in the center of downtown or horse-drawn sleigh rides a few blocks away. "I like the tree," 11-year-old Colten Clark said. It was the third time he, his 12-year-old sister Liberty, and mother Amy Clark attended the festival. Map in hand, Amy Clark said they try to stop every place downtown. "They love the lights, music," she said. Reach Kelly at 330-580-8323 or firstname.lastname@example.com On Twitter: @kbyerREP


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"When I complete my degree, I want to get as much experience in as many areas of nursing as I can. My dream is then to be a nurse practitioner and go back to my Turangawaewae in the Hokianga and work with my whānau. I belong to the hapū of Te Hikutu, I'm of Ngāpuhi descent and I'm a proud Māori nurse. I'm starting to see and be part of the change movement in nursing."
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"Recently I've spent a lot of time with whānau at Starship Hospital and Ronald McDonald House and it has been both humbling and inspirational."
"I've had 10 years in public service which was fulfilling to some degree, but seeing the dedication of the nurses and doctors with the children at Starship has inspired me to serve on a completely different level. I am passion driven now to get my nursing degree."
"I needed to do the Foundation course to pick up the science credits. The science is a challenge to me but I love a challenge and it has become one of the best aspects of the course. To do it, I've had to adjust the way I usually learn because science is a new language with its own pronunciation, spelling, definitions and origins."
"I'm also realising that academic skills are more valuable and necessary than I thought. I'm learning it's OK to be wrong and that we have good and bad days on our journey. "
"An unexpected surprise is the real kinship in our class. The reasons we are here are many and varied and we know that a key part of humanity is to support each other."
"The new oncology unit in Whangarei offers new opportunities in nursing and my dream is to work as a Paediatric oncology nurse, which requires a Master's Degree. Illness affects not only the child but the parents and siblings too and I want to support the whole whānau. I can help by sharing what I know in a context that our Maori people are comfortable with."
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"I had no qualifications and minimal family or other support, so the complete wrap-around support I've received here...
"I was working full time in an ordinary job and wanted an education in something that was mine to do. Nursing is it for me and I got accepted for both Auckland and here but chose to come to NorthTec because of the more flexible curriculum and fewer financial barriers. I had no qualifications and minimal family or other support, so the complete wrap-around support I've received here is something I've never experienced in my life before."
"I've made new friends and have set myself on a whole new life path. I was an urbanized Māori and NorthTec really enables Māori to succeed. I also didn't know my Māori culture so I have been able to learn more about that than I ever knew before."
"During the course of my study I've had some personal issues that have made the course 10 times harder than it needed to be, but I knew I could reach out and get support. If I had been studying at any other place, I would have left. With that support, I'm amazed at how confident I've become. Our class is more like a family. This course tears you down and builds you up - but in a good way."
"The education I've gained here is far broader than our nursing training. It's also an education about life and services. I'm caring for my younger siblings and being at NorthTec has helped me find resources that are available to support that. The facilities here are so accessible and the tutors here are flexible enough to accommodate all walks of life."
"When I graduate as a Registered Nurse, I want to get a job to get some general nursing experience, then I want to work in sexual health. There is so much need in that area and any further training is mostly on the job."
"NorthTec has given me the confidence to build on my education and to become successful. We are valued here and our thoughts are valued. For Māori students, there is a positive pathway to success that you wouldn't see anywhere else."
This course has really opened my eyes to the value of mainstream education. Before starting this course, I had been...
"I managed to take myself off WINZ and was working in hospitality and hairdressing, but the hours were too long to fit in with looking after my daughter. I realized I wanted a solid day job that pays more than the minimum wage if I'm going to stay in New Zealand, so I decided to improve my study skills and get into nursing."
"I'm behind in the basics because my parents moved a lot and I went to heaps of different Maori schools before going to my first mainstream school in Australia when I was 12."
"This course has really opened my eyes to the value of mainstream education. Before starting this course, I had been too scared and embarrassed to get help but the support is here. I'm amazed that I'm loving studying Human Biology. I never thought I'd be interested in something so technical but it fascinates me so much that I do extra work. I also love how the course links subjects - like using data analysis from our Human Biology in our IT class."
"All of it though has been a huge challenge. One of the biggest things for me is having the discipline to distance myself from the distraction of my social networks – even from the other students. I've re-thought what's important."
"I'll finish my course here then plan to move to Whangarei in December ready to apply for the nursing course. I'd love to help others learn about our biology and why it matters. My ultimate dream is to own my own house so that I know my daughter has somewhere to call home. That, to me, would be a real achievement."
"Prepare to be inspired - by the tutors, the students and the patients. And, prepare to be successful and rise to the...
"Making the decision to study Nursing as a mature student is a hard call that can have serious ramifications – and very satisfying rewards. It requires preparedness. Prepare to be challenged in your workload, your relationships and your life. Prepare to be inspired - by the tutors, the students and the patients. And, prepare to be successful and rise to the responsibilities that come with that."
"I had worked in the public service for 10 years before deciding I was ready for a career rather than a job, and to get myself up to speed for studying I began with the Foundation course. Now that I've nearly completed my nursing degree, I realise how special the journey has been."
"One of the stand-outs is the way the course is structured. Each bracket has an over-arching theme so the papers come together really well. Within that structure, the tutors hold us close at the beginning while we find our feet, then they gradually loosen their grip and walk beside us until we're ready to walk on ahead without them. It's quite beautiful."
"The workload is quite intense at times so balancing life and study can be a challenge, and another challenge for me has been myself. I've often been in my own way by either over-thinking or under-thinking things but the tutors and the work itself helped me get things back into perspective."
"The holistic nature of nursing is embedded in the curriculum and it was a surprise to learn social work and personal skills to put in our kete of taonga. We now get to bring - and be - those things in both our work and our families. I loved too that our course includes students from different cultures and we all bring different dishes to feast from at the same table. We lean on each other and to push each other. Sometimes we were in step and sometimes we were off beat, but somehow we all managed to come together in the end."
"When I graduate, I'm interested in doing further training so I can work in oncology, but in the meantime I'll continue with my local community work. This gives me creative ideas about how I can best help and maybe I'll blaze a new trail with these nursing skills. I'm learning that life is about being the best version of you."
Now that I'm in the ward working, I realise that I utilise every bit of information that we learnt as students. It...
"Getting my nursing degree has given me so many career options for the future. I'm working in a medical ward at the hospital now and am building the base for my next 30 years for work and for family."
Elizabeth had been working in beauty therapy for 15 years (including teaching at NorthTec) when she decided it was time for a change. "I wanted to be empowered at a higher level academically in order to progress, and nursing gives me a huge range of pathways to follow. But it was a big consideration to stop work and study for three years. It needed a commitment not just from me but also from the family and extended family that they were on board with the changes this would bring. We made it and it's been really worthwhile"
"I loved the flexibility of the blended learning with some time in class, some in placements, and some online. It was a challenge to manage study and family time, but I think maturity brings a bit more self-discipline and motivation, and the tutor and family support were rock solid."
"I did one of my placements at a renal and haemodialysis specialist facility and really enjoyed that work but I want to get a good general nursing grounding first so when I finished my degree I applied for a position in a medical ward. Now that I'm in the ward working, I realise that I utilise every bit of information that we learnt as students. It all comes together."
"Since I've been working I feel a sense of empowerment. It's inspiring to be doing something so useful, and it's humbling at the same time. I have my self-doubts occasionally but I'm learning so much on the ward about protocol and disciplines and I get more skills every day, so I'm constantly up-levelling my confidence and competence."
"Post graduate study is my next step, and once I feel I have a good general nursing grounding, I may specialise in some field. For now, the journey I'm on is showing me what the options may be."
Laura's dedication to nursing was recognised when she received the ACE Primary Health Care Award in 2015 for her work...
Laura was in hospital as a patient herself when she realised nursing was what she would love to devote her life to. "During the hospital visits I noticed all the different ways I was treated, so I knew I could help give people a good patient care experience."
Laura was still quite sick when she enrolled for the nursing course and had to push herself to begin. "I did a year in enrolled nursing first so I could get accepted for the degree, and then during the three-year nurse training process, I got well."
"Studying at NorthTec meant I could continue to live at home, and the supportive environment and small class sizes helped reduce my anxiety at a time when I was vulnerable. The mix of online work, hands-on experience, and lectures also made the study possible for me."
Since graduating, Laura has continued to study while working in three different clinics. "I was keen to work out in the community so I got a practice nurse position at a GP clinic in Kaitaia, then worked as sole nurse at another branch of that clinic in Coopers Beach, and now I am a practice nurse at a medical clinic in Whangarei. Working in rural medical centres plus in the Whangarei one I am working in now, has meant I've learned a lot very quickly."
Laura's dedication to nursing was recognised when she received the ACE Primary Health Care Award in 2015 for her work as a sole nurse in Coopers Beach.
"I'm passionate about bringing great nursing care into our communities and my ambition now is to work as a Nurse Practitioner. This would give me more autonomy and more reward, and I am now working towards my Master's degree in nursing so I can then do the training as a Nurse Practitioner."
"NorthTec is a great place to learn. The atmosphere at NorthTec is the best part - it's a small campus and you get to...
I'm a different person with regards to my confidence, skills and self-esteem since I've done my nursing training and...
"I'm a different person with regards to my confidence, skills and self-esteem since I've done my nursing training and started working in the hospital 18 months ago. I love it and am amazed at my progress and at what I can offer."
"I didn't finish school and was pregnant at a young age, so when I decided nursing was my calling I started with foundation studies level 3 and 4. Our tutors took time out to help us on a personal basis and that care helped get me through. They were like on-campus kaitiaki for us."
"Early in the course I wasn't sure of my area of interest but then I had a placement in the paediatric ward and I knew that was it for me. When I finished my degree I applied for a new graduate position on the paediatric ward at Whangarei Hospital. The morning of our whakawatea (farewell from NorthTec) I received a phone call from my manager saying I'd got the job. To find out you have a job before state final results are out and before you even graduate is crazy. I was overwhelmed, I couldn't believe it and I actually cried."
"Our nursing training was prefect preparation for my job. The number of placements was a good balance with the theory, so the course gave me the confidence to take my place on the ward. The managers here express their confidence in our ability and practice by giving us roles and they've made me Resource Nurse for a few shifts now so I must be doing something right. At first I was extremely nervous because I've only been practising for a little over 18 months, however on ward 2 we have a really supportive team so my senior nurses embraced me and supported me to step up."
"Now that I've completed my NETP (Nurse Entry to Practice) and had a peaceful year off study, I plan to finish my post-grad study next year, get my registration to practice in Australia, and go over to Melbourne. I'd love to go to Australia to get some experience and of course to earn some money, then come home and give back."
"My dream goal for my career is to one day be the clinical manager of the paediatric ward here at Whangarei Hospital."
We're very lucky that NorthTec and the DHB work so closely together to ensure our training is the best fit for what...
"I was motivated to train as a nurse when my Poppa got sick and I watched my Nana struggling to be his care-giver. I wanted to understand how to best support her. Sadly she later got unwell too and my Poppa is now in a rest home."
"I have been working at the long-stay surgical ward at the hospital since finishing my degree and it is where I did my elective. I wanted to be in ICU but they don't take graduates, so this is the next best decision and I'm so glad I'm here. It is the ward where the ICU patients are transferred to. It is such a good grounding here for nursing in general and for working in ICU later if I choose to."
"My NorthTec training aligns perfectly with I'm doing now out on the ward. We're very lucky that NorthTec and the DHB work so closely together to ensure our training is the best fit for what they want from graduates. The tutors are fantastically supportive and I still have conversations now with them. Our small classes mean we got to know each other really well, often when we were tired and stressed, so we have a built-in professional network now to call on that we know and trust."
"My biggest challenge was that I was working part time as a retail sales assistant at the same time as trying to fit in placements and study. I had to do this until my last year, and my advice is that if you don't have to work, don't. It's too stressful."
"I applied for my position at the hospital when I finished my degree, and as with other nurses, found out the day after my exams, that I had the job. Even though our training is such a good fit, the real learning starts once you start working. You're totally responsible for your own decisions. You have to find the evidence, make your decision and take the action, and by doing that repeatedly, you build confidence. There's plenty of staff support and I keep asking questions so it's a time of huge growth and is very fulfilling work."
"I start my post grad study later in the year and I'll probably choose to focus on surgical nursing for my second year. I'm in the right place, doing what I want to be doing."
I am so happy working at the orthopaedic ward now. Everything I studied is relevant to my job here and I'm applying...
"My first experience of nurses was a bad one. My brother broke his neck when he was 15 and the way the nurse treated him and our family made things really hard for my parents and my brother at a time when we were all very vulnerable."
"When I was leaving school, I had no direction for my future but a friend was doing nursing and suggested I'd be good at it. I then remembered that first nursing incident and realised I'd like to make a positive difference to people at a hard point in their lives, so I signed up."
"Initially I found the assignments daunting but the tutors were dedicated and totally there for us, so they helped made it easy. During my training I was surprised to find I had a love for working with older adults. My grandparents are relatively young so I had no experience with older people. One of my placements was in a rest home and I found I just wanted to reach out to the people there and wrap them up with love."
"Later my elective was in the orthopaedic ward at the Whangarei Hospital where we were also working with older people and I realised the importance of simply treating them with respect and dignity. I also really enjoyed the supportive environment of that whole ward so when I finished my degree I applied for a position there and got the job – subject to my results. I took the summer off and then there was the scary wait until heard that I had passed."
"I am so happy working at the orthopaedic ward now. Everything I studied is relevant to my job here and I'm applying it in practice. I'm growing in confidence in this really supportive environment and I like the mix of older and younger people that we care for. It's satisfying giving them the support they need."
"I'll continue to learn and get more experience here for a quite a while and see where my career takes me. I'm keen to go overseas sometime and maybe volunteer somewhere. There are so many types of nursing and so many places it can take you."
The practical component of the course really prepares you for work. From day one we were in the hospital environment...
"Throughout high school I was involved with dance and performing arts however I decided that I wanted a stable and long term career and Nursing had always appealed to me. I finished my Bachelor of Nursing through NorthTec in 2014 and currently work as a Specialty Clinical Nurse in Youth Health for the Northland District Health Board."
"My time at NorthTec was probably the most enjoyable three years of my life. Even though we were often faced with serious situations, I loved going into the hospital or communities and being able to offer care whilst being surrounded by supportive tutors, preceptors and classmates. The tutors helped many of us through personal crises which made it obvious that they really care about our wellbeing."
"The practical component of the course really prepares you for work. From day one we were in the hospital environment making beds and taking blood pressures, then later in rest homes, communities or specialist areas. The theory is equally relevant and prepares you for further postgraduate study."
"In my second year I had placements in a busy medical ward, and in the community with a public health nurse. Then in my third year, I was placed in the Emergency Department in Whangarei. Although at first apprehensive, I really enjoyed my placement there and was fortunate enough to work there during my new graduate year."
"I have always had a passion for working with youth and I am so pleased to have this amazing opportunity. I work at various secondary schools around the Whangarei and Kaipara area running self-referral clinics and undertaking health assessments. I certainly deal with a whole range of challenges but I love my job and feel extremely satisfied and rewarded at the end of every day."
"I love the work and continue to gain confidence and knowledge. The first time I realised how much I have learned was when I had my first NorthTec student to train. I have since been a preceptor for five NorthTec students and have noticed that they all show great initiative, have practical skills and are keen to work and learn."
"I'm keen to continue my own learning and I have completed my postgraduate certificate in Advanced Nursing. From here, I'll see what unfolds."
I am now very grateful to be working in a job I love as a practice nurse at Onerahi Family Healthcare Centre. I've...
"I am from a medical family, with my dad a nurse specialist, and my mum a podiatrist, and they have both empowered me and inspired me to chase my calling of nursing."
"It started with going on a few mission trips to Tonga with church. I was about eleven when I first went, assisting with medical care. Seeing the deep need and poverty there struck something in my heart. It was then I thought of the possibility of becoming a nurse."
"I volunteered for a time at the Hospice Inpatients unit before beginning my nursing degree through NorthTec. Stand-outs of the course were the supportive tutors and classmates, and being able to work with patients and bring smile to their faces in the midst of their pain. It was the only reward I needed."
"Throughout my degree, I struggled a lot with anxiety and panic attacks, but with support from my family and friends, along with my husband encouraging me to get professional help, I was able to begin my journey of recovery and success. I remember standing at the Whakawatea (NorthTec Marae farewell), and looking back at how far I had come, knowing that I wouldn't be standing where I was without God's help and my mum's prayers."
"Early in the degree, I wasn't sure what area of nursing I would be interested in, until my placement in my local Onerahi community medical centre. I really enjoyed the variety of the work and the great team I worked alongside."
"My final placement was at the same medical centre where I further grew in my skills, and was greatly supported by the team there, especially with the stress and panic I felt at times. It was really encouraging knowing I wasn't alone when I asked for help, and that the skills I grew during those hard times have enabled me to be a more empathetic nurse, especially in the area of mental health struggles."
"I am now very grateful to be working in a job I love as a practice nurse at Onerahi Family Healthcare Centre. I've grown a lot in confidence and in my ability to know I can help others thanks to NorthTec's fantastic degree. My goal is to continue to grow my nursing skills, give back to my local community, and to do more study in the areas of mental health, and wound care management."
"So, I encourage you to chase your dreams, and to know it's OK to ask for help to get to them."
"The special thing about the NorthTec course is that we learn the theory then get to apply it straight away in our...
Lennaa Saunders loves learning and loves Northland. "I have just graduated as a registered nurse and have already enrolled into a graduate programme to support my work at Whangarei Hospital."
Lennaa has been accepted for the NETP programme which is a 12 month support programme within the DHB. "Every DHB has a NETP co-ordinator and has a number of positions to fill with new grads each year. I applied through ACE and Northland DHB look favourably on NorthTec trained nurses. You have to stand out in some way regarding wanting to work in your region."
For Lennaa, wanting to work in Northland was a given. "I'm a born and raised Northlander and wanted to stay here to give back to our region and contribute to making Northlanders healthier."
Lennaa has a 12 month contract for a .8 fixed term position as a nurse on Ward 16, a general medical ward at Whangarei hospital. "I applied to this ward after working there for my 10 week elective placement in my last term of training. I love it because, as a generic medical ward, there is so much variety making it a brilliant learning environment. Not one day is the same. There is a great team of people working here in an incredibly supportive culture."
Being part of NETP adds even more support to Lennaa's first year working as a nurse. "This programme offers you structured support and a preceptor, so there is always someone to talk things over with. The DHB know that we new graduates need support in order to continue to build our skill levels. This supportive environment is important to retain confident, skilled new graduate nurses who are the future work force."
As part of the NETP programme, Lennaa is also sitting a post graduate paper through Auckland University. "This goes towards my Post Graduate Certificate in Nursing and it opens the pathway for further study as well as professional development. The paper is called N777 and looks at specific conditions within populations relating to my work environment. It involves assignments, a verbal presentation and a clinical examination."
When Lennaa completes her 12 month work contract she hopes to continue at Whangarei Hospital to gain more experience, but ultimately she would like to travel. "I'm only 22 and there is so much I want to see, learn and experience. The NorthTec Nursing Degree is fantastic because it is a highly regarded internationally recognized qualification."
"I'd like to do a Post Graduate Diploma in Nursing through Auckland University by correspondence while I am working. I think it is important to be a life time learner and keep abreast with advances and changes within the nursing profession."
Lennaa feels her NorthTec training has set her up for unlimited options for her future. "Eventually, I want to travel and work and I'm excited about what possibilities may open up. Choosing to study at NorthTec meant I had the convenience of living at home and enjoying the great beaches and environment of Northland. I was also able to work part time and keep up with friends and family here. Plus, I'm not starting my career with a huge student loan."
"The NorthTec tutors were all fantastic - particularly in their level of support. They were committed, passionate and were readily available to guide us. During the last year the focus was on preparing us for work. This included preparing us for interviews and learning how to present ourselves confidently and professionally."
Now Lennaa is settling into her new job and looking towards her future. "I'm keen to learn, gain experience, soak up knowledge and take advantage of each and every learning opportunity."
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