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October 20, 2005, 10:59:13 PM »
A Howl of Greeting:
The rhythm of the seasons is with us and its time for the "Winter Dog Brothers Gathering of the Pack".
On behalf of the Council of Elders of the Dog Brothers, Dog Brothers Inc. Martial Arts hereby cordially invites you to its "Dog Brothers Winter Gathering of the Pack" at 11:00 AM on Sunday, November 20, 2005 at the RAW Gym in El Segundo to conclude when the fighters are done.
Many of you may remember our Gatherings held in the park in Hermosa Beach, which, although they were hosted at considerable expense, were always free to you our friends, our guests. However with a private facility involved we now need to charge admission of $10. We ask that you still consider yourselves to be our friends and our guests. In this context we ask that you respect our wishes in the matter of Video.
It is very simple:
NO VIDEO CAMERAS, NO DUAL PURPOSE CAMERAS (i.e. with both still photo and video capabilities). THIS MATTER IS OF IMPORTANCE TO US! And, if you see someone videoing, please don't let them abuse our hospitality-please let us know.
As always, you may take photographs for personal, non-commercial use PROVIDED you give us a complete set of the ones you take. Thanks to the increasing numbers of you who actually remember and bother to do this! It is very much appreciated!
The Magic Words:
The MAGIC WORDS: "No judges, no referees, no trophies. One rule only: Be friends at the end of the day. This means our goal is that no one spends the night in the hospital. Our goal is that everyone leaves with the IQ with which they came. No suing no one for no reason for nothing no how no way! Real Contact Stickfighting is Dangerous and only you are responsible for you. Protect yourself at all times. All copyright belongs to Dog Brothers Inc. CA law applies."
This matter of accepting the risk applies to those of you in the crowd too. For example, sticks, and fights for that matter, may go flying into the crowd. Parents should consider things like this in deciding whether a child
is old enough to bring along and/or deciding on from where to observe the event. For example, sitting on the heavy bags ringing the fighting area is a really risky idea for a child (or adult for that matter). If a stick or a fight comes careening your way-get out of the way!
At each Gathering there is a different focus. For the knife fights, there will be some surprise rules. And for the stick (and other weapons too!) we encourage people to hide knives and bring them into play during the fight.
Remember that you may fight with weapons other than a stick if you can find someone willing to go against you. Please consider stick and knife (aluminum blades OK with us) fights, staff fights, and anything else. In order to more deeply explore certain variables, fighters may agree to "no grappling" rules. In staff fights, the fighters may wear wrestling type ear guards under the fencing masks.
There is no charge for fighters but FIGHTERS MUST PRE-REGISTER, even if they have fought before. The Fighter's Registration form can be found on the website. If you are a member of the Dog Brothers tribe an email or phone call will suffice. For all Fighter Registration matters, please contact Cindy at
310-540-6853. You are not pre-registered until your name appears on the list of registered fighters on the website!!!
If you have fought before and show up without having pre-registered there will be a $20 fee. We REALLY, REALLY, REALLY don't like having to deal with this on such a busy day so please do both you and us a favor and pre-register. If you haven't fought before and you show up without having pre-registered, you will not be allowed to fight. This will be ruthlessly enforced!
"Higher Consciousness through Harder Contact"
Crafty Dog
Guiding Force of the Dog Brothers
Dog Brothers Inc. Martial Art
For info/assistance please contact VP In Charge of Reality Cindy "Pretty Kitty" Denny at 310-540-6853
For Martial matters ONLY, Marc "Crafty Dog" Denny at 310-543-7521
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Reply #1 on:
November 03, 2005, 06:23:57 PM »
Woof All:
It now appears that Original Productions (Monster Garage, Monster House, many others) will be shooting this "Dog Brothers Gathering" for the opening episode of an intended series for Spike TV.
The Adventure continues,
Crafty Dog
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Reply #2 on:
November 04, 2005, 07:13:29 AM »
This time the knife fights will be started with the knives hidden on the fighters and the fighters in extreme close range to each other.
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Reply #3 on:
November 04, 2005, 04:00:44 PM »
What size blade will we be using? Sharkies? Also, what will the rules be because of the close nature? Can we opt not to go for our knife and stay EH looking to control the other persons knife, punch, kick, etc?
"C-Guard Dog"
"The knife is your life; it can either save it or take it away"
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Reply #4 on:
November 06, 2005, 08:03:23 AM »
As always the weapons are up to the fighters-- so protect yourself at all times!
Do note that the lighter the gloves that a fighter wears, the better his accessing skill should be.
Dog Gints, who runs a fight club up in the Bay Area, offers the following comments:
Crafty Dog
Hello Marc,
I read your note on proximal knife fights on Eskrima Digest. Have you
considered shorter blade lengths ? I've tried and have witnessed probably 200 such fights in my garage, both matched short knives
and unarmed vs. short knife. The shorter blades keep the fighters in
slapping/palm butt range and make for a rougher fight as there is less give to the thrust. So, more torso scrapes are sustained, requiring some blade maintenance with sand paper after each round. The blades
typically burred when they scrape the metal helmet mesh, although in my
garage, many points are burred when the blade is dropped.
I cover my longer aluminum blades with clear car door protectors, as recommended by Bob Burgee. These are available at Kragen auto parts,
but only one of their two varieties holds up. There are various models of short knife. Too many have a point and make for painful/dangerous thrusts that can crack ribs - not good for starting an event. One of Bob Burgee's models , the Chisel tip, it pretty good when ground down a bit more. I have a pair of mirror-polished short blades with circular tips, custom-made by Burgee. These look great and reduce the skin punctures. If you like, I can bring the pair to the Gathering.
Just trying to help out,
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Reply #5 on:
November 06, 2005, 09:06:42 AM »
I was thinking somthing like this might be more practical:
I'll bring two of mine
"C-Guard Dog"
"The knife is your life; it can either save it or take it away"
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Reply #6 on:
November 07, 2005, 08:22:01 PM »
Thanks for posting my message, Marc.
Gruhn, that SuperKnife blade model is quite handsome. It's a fine training blade, but in my experience with such a tip on a short knife in sparring matches, the tip is too pointed. An wielder experienced with that training weapon would control the power, but imagine a full force arc from a #3 angle (more like 4:00pm) to your ribs from someone that doesn't understand the damage this baby can do. I have a few long (faded!)scars on my left ribs from such a blade and consider myself lucky that my ribs didn't break. Short training knives offer much more puncture power than longer blades as the wrist is more able to stabilize the torque acting upon it. The same can be said of thrusting with a stick and comparing the impact from the butt and tip of the stick, using the same angle of attack.
I'll post a picture of my rounded blades (custom crafted by Bob Burgee of Edges2) very soon. Also, I'll dig up a video clip of an excited knife-newbie stabbing me full force with a Spyderco Endura trainer in a bout of Unarmed vs. Short knife. Yeee - owww ! I no longer use that blade for sparring, but it is a nice training blade. Even with the round-tipped blades,
the impact is considerable.
Dog Gints
Baltic Dog
Go Shin Jutsu Kenpo (Prof. Richard Lewis)
3rd Degree Black Belt Instructor
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Reply #7 on:
November 07, 2005, 09:40:50 PM »
I totally see and respect where you are coming from, you obviously know whats up. I wish there was a happy medium
The size is obviously more realistic but yes the tip could cause some serious damage.
"C-Guard Dog"
"The knife is your life; it can either save it or take it away"
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Reply #8 on:
November 07, 2005, 10:19:30 PM »
It is perfectly within my sense of things that two seasoned fighters could go with a non-cutting replica of what is actually carried on the street. It would not be the first time that ribs were at stake around here
BTW, note the advantages that the man with ultralight gloves would have over a standard light hockey gloves fighter with regard to not only dexterity, but weapon selection and also note the role of clothing. Do clipits work with sweats?
Certainly many/most? fighters will go with hard plastic-- and this is worthy!!!-- but some will be exploring aluminum. Dog Gints speaks from an above average amount of experience in these things and we do not need to shoot for the moon this time around.
Crafty Dog
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Reply #9 on:
November 07, 2005, 11:03:14 PM »
I guess I could mention that the folding trainers also have a pocket clip. It would lead to some interesting drawing situations.
"C-Guard Dog"
"The knife is your life; it can either save it or take it away"
Howling Dog
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Reply #10 on:
November 08, 2005, 07:41:54 AM »
Woof Ryan, As Crafty mentioned, I have witnessed some alumin. blade matches at previous gatherings.
So I'am fairly certain you can get a match If you so desired. My caution to you might be that, in order to get a match like this you may have to fight a very experienced fighter.
I also just caution you to consider that fights at the gatherings are just that, they are full out fights.
I got rocked pretty good by some punches and kicks in a previous knife fight.
I would suggest that you becareful what you ask for
Hopefully you will after the knife fights have a good long day of stick fights ahead of you and not a trip to the ER.
Have a great gathering and Hard fighting to all the combatants!!
Howling Dog
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Reply #11 on:
November 08, 2005, 09:46:12 PM »
In staff fights, the fighters may wear wrestling type ear guards under the fencing masks.
Can I ask why you state this specifically for "staff"?
"C-Guard Dog"
"The knife is your life; it can either save it or take it away"
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Reply #12 on:
November 08, 2005, 11:21:39 PM »
Because we had a perforated eardrum a few years back and because of my sense of this slightly raising the mask off the temple-- in good hands the staff is a weapon of formidable power and we have several people who handle a staff pretty well.
Make sense?
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Reply #13 on:
November 08, 2005, 11:51:04 PM »
Why yes it does
"C-Guard Dog"
"The knife is your life; it can either save it or take it away"
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Reply #14 on:
November 14, 2005, 10:29:09 PM »
As of right now we are up to 34 fighters
This looks to be one rip-snorting Gathering!
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Reply #15 on:
November 16, 2005, 08:09:27 PM »
That's a lot of fighters. I hope they wear distinctive clothing so that they are distinguishable from one another.
Black Shirt vs. Black Shirt
Grey Shirt vs. Grey Shirt
(P.S. This is a test post as I've beenhaving login troubles)
Baltic Dog
Go Shin Jutsu Kenpo (Prof. Richard Lewis)
3rd Degree Black Belt Instructor
Bono JKD/Kajukenbo (Prof. John Bono)
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Reply #16 on:
November 16, 2005, 11:55:49 PM »
Good point! Thank you for reminding me of this!
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Reply #17 on:
November 17, 2005, 08:46:35 AM »
I call Black
"C-Guard Dog"
"The knife is your life; it can either save it or take it away"
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Reply #18 on:
November 17, 2005, 10:07:46 AM »
Black still sucks for contrast with the walls which form two sides of the fight area and also with the mat.
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Reply #19 on:
November 25, 2005, 12:46:28 AM »
Woof All:
Twas one awesome Gathering-- one of our best ever
This coming week I will seek to write up a report and post it here.
The Adventure continues,
Crafty Dog
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Reply #20 on:
November 27, 2005, 01:16:37 PM »
Woof All:
The following is from an email I received from someone known to me to be a member of a highly elite military unit and is reprinted here with permission.
Crafty Dog
I attended the Gathering in Los Angeles today. Crafty really has it together. The Dog Brothers program seems to revolve around a solid understanding of the warrior mindset. I beleive the phrase was "walk every day as a warrior".
The premise was seasoning and validation of training concepts and more
importantly the FIGHT.
I saw some interesting dynamics today:
A young fighter decided he was too timid to fight on television (it was
being filmed). I was amazed that he had the integrity to tell the truth.
Most people would lie. "My knee is sore" or "I have a sprained anus".
This kid was honest. He was nervous.
His mentor talked to him and he decided to fight. He performed excellently and was happy for it. His courage was tested and he passed. It was pretty cool to see that much candor and humility.
These men wore fencing eye protection and racketball gloves and beat the fuck out of each other. With discipline and restraint.
The fought hard and stopped when it was over. No rules aside from the simple code of "Be friends at the end of the day".
A rather chubby fighter took to the mat. You could hear a few muffled
snickers from the 4 or 5 guests who shouldnt have been there.
It was the best crowd I have ever seen. They applauded courage and technique nothing else. With the exception of a a handful of people.
If youve ever been to a BJJ tournament on the West Coast you know what it can be like.
This fat fighter was paired against a genetic freak. He was SOUNDLY beaten, if anyone was keeping score. He was a bit slow, and had poor balance. The athelete had his way. This young man continued to fight, with everything he had. He went out in front of family, friends, and fellow Warriors. Without fear of humiliation.
It was pretty fucking inspiring.
When the show ended I went over and thanked him for sharing his bravery with us. He looked a bit puzzled and started to apologize for his percieved short comings during his three fights.
Absolutely humble.
There is no limit to the talent a man can squander. Why is it that courage
is so RARE that it overshadows everything else.
He was my personal hero for the day.
I will take brave over talented anyday.
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Reply #21 on:
December 04, 2005, 06:19:48 AM »
That email is inspiring.
It is this type of mentality that breeds success. Stories like that keep me going when I doubt myself, or feel outmatched in martial arts, business, creative work, etc.
The idea of doing your best, no matter what, and letting the chips fall where they may frees up a reservoir of mental energy and calm focus that lets you do things that you may have never thought possible.
Thanks for sharing that email Guro Crafty.
Bob Burgee.
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I believe in the 2nd Amendment as a protection of our right to defend ourselves against foreign powers and against potential tyranny of our government.
In the particular case of Newtown, the gunman may have had a mental illness, but that does not necessarily always correlate to violence, nor do all such offenders have a "mental illness," though you could say that any murderer is in some way disturbed.
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Three-Time Indianapolis 500 Starter Russo Dies at 86
Eddie Russo, the second-oldest living Indianapolis 500 driver, died Oct. 14. He was 86.
Russo had lived for the last few years of his life in a veterans' retirement home in King, Wis. He was tied with Chuck Weyant – the oldest living "500" starter – for having the earliest Indianapolis 500 start (1955) among living drivers.
The Chicago-born Russo, whose forte was midget car racing, passed his rookie driver's test at Indianapolis in 1954 and succeeded in qualifying for the "500" in 1955, 1957 and 1960 although he did not finish in any year. He also served as a relief driver in 1956.
A warrant officer in the U.S. Marines who spent 37 months in the South Pacific, Russo came from a racing family. His father was Joe Russo, who lost his life at Langhorne, Pa., less than two weeks after placing fifth in the 1934 "500," while Paul Russo, of Novi fame, was an uncle.
Had rain not prematurely ended the final day of qualifying in 1956, Eddie Russo may have joined his uncle Paul in the lineup as a Novi driver. He was sitting in line with the second tail-finned V-8 supercharged monster when the weather intervened.
Eddie Russo made 21 National Championship starts between 1952 and the 1960 "500," the latter event being the one which ended his career after an excursion into the outside wall in Turn 2 resulted in the loss of an eye. While never enjoying a top finish, he led the first four laps from the pole in 1955 at Du Quoin, Ill.
After his driving days were over, Russo couldn't stay away for long and resurfaced for a couple of seasons in the late 1960s as the owner of a USAC midget car.
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Posted 12 January 2010 - 08:55 PM
Fact is, we are a run, run, run, and then run again team. Not Mike Martz. Outside of possibly Leon, none of our running backs pose the same type of receiving threat Marshall Faulk was with Martz in St. Louis. It just wouldn't work. Martz has had complicated routes, and it would be silly to give Sanchez a whole new offense to learn.
If Schotty leaves, promote from within and keep the same offense! Essentially just switch the playcaller.
*Edit* The Bills are also trying to interview Russ Grimm. To jog your memory, he is an assistant for Arizona, who was interviewed before Ken Whisenhunt was hired. IMO, Grimm takes the Buffalo job.
Posted 12 January 2010 - 10:37 PM
I hope for all heck we don't get Martz. Unless he for some reason commits to basing the game against the run. We don't have anythign close to his receivers. Besides, as much as I make fun of the Colts being arena league to my buddy who is a Colts fan, he'd kill me over Martz.
Exterminate all rational thought, that is the conclusion I have come to
Posted 12 January 2010 - 10:40 PM
A1elbow, on 12 January 2010 - 07:37 PM, said:
I hope for all heck we don't get Martz. Unless he for some reason commits to basing the game against the run. We don't have anythign close to his receivers. Besides, as much as I make fun of the Colts being arena league to my buddy who is a Colts fan, he'd kill me over Martz.
i could be the best OC of all time with peyton at QB. just let him do everything and take all the credit
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Mr_Jet, on 13 January 2010 - 09:19 AM, said:
No doubt there would be a clash of personalities between him and Rex at some point too as both guys are pretty confident in themselves - justifiably so in Ryan's case. Everywhere he has gone he has installed a pass-happy offense, which is a complete reserve-face of the ethos of this team and arguably would stunt Sanchez' growth.
S-Dubb, on 13 January 2010 - 09:32 AM, said:
The RBs on the roster and Dustin Keller - even though he was very quiet at times this year - are the keys to this offense. Cotchery and Edwards are good receivers, but behind them there isn't anybody who has proven themselves reliable enough to be targetted in the passing game that Martz would want. Brad Smith has proven productive, but more so when running the ball out of the wildcat and on the odd reverse. Bruce and Holt were the two main guys in St. Louis with him, but the likes of Az Zahir Hakim, Ricky Proehl, Kevin Curtis and Dane Looker all caught plenty of balls in that offense too, not to mention the contribution Faulk made. The personnel we have is geared towards a run-orientated offense so Martz would be a bad choice.
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We are a great running team because our O-Line. Hell, we could be even better if Thomas Jones could hit the hole, not the backside of our offensive line!
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DT I totally agree, why keep it a secret? I almost understand the reasoning that Glasto doesn't announce until it sells out ....so that you don't sell out to lovers of the headline act rather than selling out to music lovers. but is Womad really in that position?? I think not.... Lamar tree is tempting and good friends are doing Cambridge this year and it does have some great acts...Clannad
Standing Stone, Woof woof snuzzle snuzzle wag going back a few pages to the 9th Yes good disguise but how many friends and "allergic" reactions??? Woof woof wag wag snuzzle
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Standing Stone....I did not want to give the impression of moaning....sorry if I did, but i didn't used to understand why Glastonbury kept their band list secret until it was explained to me why, and then it was fine. i am just questioning why Love Womad and always will, but why can't they say who is playing? What is the objective and/or problem? ....... I was only meaning to question not to moan. Maybe I owe you a glass of red wine at Womad if I have offended in any way
SS people are entitled to complain, otherwise how would Womad know what the paying punters enjoy? It's my hard earned cash that pays for the tickets after all, so I think that entitles me to a bit of a moan.This is an open forum and I for one welcome differing opinions, it's encourages a healthy debate. Not everyone likes Peter Gabriel, trance music or going to bed at midnight. What a boring festival it would be if that were the case.
BTW I agree with you SC. I want to be told!
At last, the forum is getting a bit more interesting. I love a bit of controversy. I bet my head is still bloomin missing though :(
Yep, just as i thought....oh bum!
Maybe they need to confirm the acts are booked before telling us?
Informed or not makes no difference to me, as I would not know most of them, but would go anyway.
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After a few beta versions and months of news blackout, Nvidia has now released a robust version of its proprietary graphics card driver for Linux. Driver version 177.80 is to include 25 enhancements, among them the highly awaited support for GeForce GTX series cards.
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My favorite type of CW reading is first hand personal accounts, diaries, letters, books that were written by people after the war who lived it, but even in those books, you rarely hear good descriptions of battle, all too often they pass over the actual battle. I know there's reasons for that, but I would also like to read more about actually being in the midst of the fray. Well, I I read this book, "The Union Soldier in Battle" by Hess, so far it has been the best at describing what it was actually like in the midst of the fray and what soldiers were thinking and feeling before and after. I didn't say during because often they were going on adrenaline, no time for thinking, which may be why so many couldn't write about it, but I knew some had to written some things. |
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Hess is a superb historian... one of my favorites. If you want another great book by him try The Rifled Musket in the Civil War. Mark |
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Yes, in looking up reviews for the book I got of his, I saw some general comments about his books - all favorable. I'm sure I'll be reading some more. |
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Just got this book from Amazon. I've read the first two chapters and it is definitely a good read. The Union soldiers describing the sounds of battle is very interesting. |
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September 13, 2010
by Alexis Mattera
Do you blog? We do and with millions upon millions scattered throughout cyberspace, a more accurate question today is "Why DON'T you blog?" It can be fun, informative and, for several lucky college students, seriously beneficial to their futures (and wallets).
Lenovo's University of Bloggers is hosting a bloggers contest, where each contestant will create a goal-oriented blog in which they will document their progress toward whichever goal they choose. The winner will receive $20,000 but prizes will also be given to nine runner-up bloggers. You just have to be over the age of 18, enrolled in an accredited college and enter by October 1st to be considered. Not too shabby!
For more information on this scholarship, click here or conduct a scholarship search on our site for others like it. Good luck, bloggers!
September 10, 2010
Ah, the emergencies only credit card. Sounds great in theory but when a student's cash flow is low, the term "emergency" can take on an entirely new meaning (some sweet new sneakers or a floor dinner at Chez Fancypants, perhaps?). If Mom and Dad aren't too keen on the idea – maybe they've been there, done that and have the credit score to prove it – there hasn't been much they could do to prevent their child from stopping by the student union during the first week of classes and signing up for myriad cards and repercussions…until Andrew Cuomo stepped into their corner.
Reuters recently posted an article detailing the State University of New York's agreement with the New York Attorney General to adopt practices to protect students from unnecessary debt. SUNY, with 465,000 students on 64 campuses throughout the state, is the first university in the country to adopt this sort of reform, which calls for mandatory financial literacy programs to educate students on loans, credit cards and finances in general to minimize the nearly $4,100 in credit card debt and $20,000 in loans that most four-year college students graduate with. Letters have also been sent to the state's approximately 300 higher educational facilities insisting that they evaluate any existing contracts with credit and debit card companies, prohibit the sharing of students' personal information with card companies without authorization, limit on-campus marketing and never accept percentages of charges imposed on students.
When I began my freshman year at UConn in 2001, I made the decision not to sign up for a credit card for one simple reason: I knew that when I tired of my wardrobe or dining hall food, it would have been all too easy to bust out the plastic. That being said, I knew plenty of people who were tempted by the free t-shirts and bottle openers and they would have surely benefited from Cuomo's reform and tips like these. Now to our readers: Have any financial wins or woes from your college days you'd care to share? Would you have made different choices if more information was available? Were the sneakers worth it?
September 17, 2010
Current high school and college students are probably too young to remember when MTV actually played music videos. It was a glorious time for sure but after hearing this next announcement, I think they will like the network's new direction just fine.
The NYT's The Choice blog revealed that instead of launching another mind-numbing reality show, the music channel and the College Board have joined forces for the Get Schooled College Affordability Challenge. The contest – which is being underwritten by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation – is open to current and potential college students interested in creating an innovative digital tool that will help more students obtain funds for school. The prize for the winning individual or team? A cool $10,000, as well as a $100,000 budget to bring their idea to life.
A statement released yesterday stated the contest was created to make it easier for students "to navigate what can be a confusing financial aid maze." This metaphorical roadmap will definitely be a useful one: Each year, countless students are forced to postpone or abandon their dreams of higher education because they cannot pay for school but the Get Schooled creators hope their program will play a role in raising college completion rates.
The contest will run through December 17th so if you think you have what it takes to win, submit your idea here. Best of luck to all who enter!
September 20, 2010
Hey, you. The one with the sketchpad full of doodles, memory card filled with images and computer crammed with creations. Yes, YOU. Want to score a college scholarship and help out your school at the same time? Of course you do, because in addition to being wildly talented, you're also a good person. Here's what you need to do to make a difference in your life (a $1,000 scholarship) and the lives of others ($5,000 for your school's music program and 5 HP Pavilion dv6z laptops for your school's art program) with the Make Art. Save Art. Scholarship from DoSomething.org.
Like the award, the requirements are also in two parts. First, create a PC wallpaper using either your photographic, graphic design or traditional visual art skills and tell DoSomething.org why you think art education is important and why it should continue to be part of the curriculum. Next, upload your original work to Facebook and Twitter and see how many people share your design. Each time someone shares what you created, you're one step closer to victory so use any and all connections you have to ensure your art is seen. And if a scholarship and funds for the arts aren't enough, the winning designs will be available for download as PC wallpapers and featured on DoSomething.org.
There are many talented artists out there but only one entrant age 25 or younger will receive this excellent award. For more information, visit www.makeartsaveart.org and for other scholarships like it, conduct a free scholarship search at Scholarships.com.
September 23, 2010
The Perkins Loan Program has played a vital role in the quest for higher education (mine included) since 1958 but in two years, it could end up just as extinct as dinos and dodos. Can it (and the dreams of countless students) be saved?
The Perkins, or as one supporter affectionately calls it, "the David among the Goliaths of other aid," is used by 1,800 colleges across the country yet Congress hasn't provided any new money for the program since 2004. In 2009 alone, colleges awarded 495,000 new Perkins loans at an average of $2,231 per student and its demise would shut out college access to low-income students and eliminate the jobs of campus officials and loan servicers who help distribute the funds. Representative John Spratt clearly understands the importance of the Perkins and is sponsoring an amendment to delay the program's cancellation – so much so that he held a hearing in Washington yesterday discussing the Perkins' significance; though it probably won't pass this year, Spratt is optimistic that with the support of the House Budget Committee and the schools relying on the loans, the amendment has a shot at approval next year.
"By its very nature, the Perkins Loan Program provides schools the flexibility to provide additional aid to needy students. The importance of this flexibility cannot be overstated," said Sarah Bauder, assistant vice president of enrollment services and student financial aid at the University of Maryland at College Park, in her testimony during the hearing. "Financial aid administrators work where the rubber meets the road and have a unique perspective that allows them to assess students' and families' ability to pay for college in ways that aid applications will never be able to assess. When aid administrators see students and families struggling with unique circumstances, they need some flexibility to deliver funds to ensure the success of these students." One such student, Joseph Hill, also testified. The Georgetown senior stated that though he received $26,000 in scholarships, the Perkins was what made it possible for him to attend the school of his dreams. "Last week, I was talking to my mother, and without hesitation, she said, 'It still wouldn't have worked without that Perkins Loan,' " Hill revealed.
There's a lot more to the history of the Perkins and the fight to save it (get the details here) and as a former Perkins recipient, I can't help but root for this little amendment that could. I'm definitely making a t-shirt.
September 24, 2010
College students always looking for ways to stretch their money as far as it can go. This could mean getting meals strictly from the campus dining halls or doing laundry once a month instead of every week but if that means a little extra cash in their pockets or bank accounts, scaling back on luxuries (and even essentials) is an easy sacrifice to make. That being said, I can completely understand why some Johns Hopkins students are up in arms.
Nearly 200 students are protesting a new fee for classroom clickers, a technology that allows professors to gauge student understanding or opinion in real time by giving them handheld voting devices and taking polls throughout a class period. Students can pay per course ($13) or a one-time fee ($35) that covers all courses, all semesters; students must also purchase enrollment codes and the actual clicker devices, which cost between $20 and $30. Adding this cost to the already large amounts students spend on tuition, housing, books and other supplies may not seem like a lot but to a college student, it's about the price of two movie tickets and some Chinese carry-out. The university, however, thinks the program adds considerable value to the education of its students: One biology lecturer found that since he started using clickers, class attendance and grades have gone up 30 percent.
Still, students are not down with the added costs and have created a Facebook page where they can voice their displeasure about everything clicker-related. Thought time: Would you pony up the extra cash if it meant better grades or would you rather keep it and splurge on a night out with friends instead?
September 27, 2010
Finding enough funding for college is hard but that task is made even more difficult when college scholarship committees require applicants to meet countless requirements, fill out stacks of forms and write lengthy essays to even be considered. Well, College Prowler isn't most scholarship committees and it's doing things a little differently with its $2,000 No Essay Scholarship.
The folks at College Prowler know students are busy and that times are pretty tough for a lot of people right now…but that's precisely why they've created an incredibly easy way to give back to those who need it. All applicants have to do is complete a brief profile, hit submit and voila, they could win $2,000 to put toward tuition, housing, meal plans, books, computers or any education-related expenses. To apply, please visit http://scholarships.com/scc.aspx?pid=703 or complete a scholarship search to find additional opportunities.
October 4, 2010
Coptic, Ancient Greek, Latin and Sanskrit have long been considered "dead languages" but at SUNY Albany, a few more are joining that list in terms of majors. On Friday, language faculty members learned the university was ending all admissions to programs in French, Italian and Russian. Classics and theater are also being cut once current students in those programs graduate.
At least 10 tenured faculty members in language programs, 20 adjuncts and tenure-track educators were told they have two years of employment left in which to help current students finish their degrees. It came as more of a shock, however, that so many languages were being eliminated at the same time – not to mention that it was happening at a doctoral university that touts the motto of "the world within reach." How could this be happening, they wondered? University president George M. Philip cited deep, repeated budget cuts and the failure of the New York Legislature to pass legislation that would have given more control over tuition rates and the use of tuition revenue to the state's university systems.
If this news left me slack jawed, I can only imagine how faculty members in the impacted departments must be feeling. One French professor said no other university of the caliber and size of Albany has taken such drastic measures so why now and with this institution? If others are making it work, why can't Albany?
October 7, 2010
Proposed tuition increases at several institutions have been in the news lately. While the ones being discussed at the University of Colorado and Adams State College will affect all students as the schools compensate for the lack of state funding, California's are targeting one specific sect of the student population: illegal immigrants.
No official ruling has been made yet (one is expected within 90 days) but California's Supreme Court is currently reviewing whether illegal immigrants must pay higher tuition at state universities. The arguments center on a 2002 law that allows anyone graduating from a California high school can pay in-state tuition at a California state school – a law that more than 40 out-of-state students from the University of California and other public colleges say violates federal immigration law. If the court rules in the students' favor, illegal immigrants will be required to pay out-of-state tuition. To put the cost in perspective, that would be $34,000 per year instead of $11,300 at the University of California. That's not pocket change.
As someone who once paid out-of-state tuition and has the student loan bills to prove it, I can say from experience that ponying up the monetary difference isn't fun…but if I was living in-state and got slapped with a tuition bill more than triple what I was expecting to pay, wow. It doesn't matter if you're living in California or the Carolinas, are a citizen or in this country illegally, how do you feel about this proposal and the impact it could have if it's passed?
October 8, 2010
As a college student, my pockets were far from deep but they got even shallower when I stopped at the co-op to buy my books at the beginning of each semester. My wallet and I loathed the astronomical price tags (even for used copies!) with a passion because we both knew there had to be a way for me to get books and not be forced to subsist on Top Ramen until my next break. I was right…just kind of bummed it didn't happen during my collegiate tenure.
Data from the Student Public Interest Research Group's new survey disclose textbooks available for free online or sold in print for low cost could slash students' textbook bills from $900 to $184 each year. Using eBooks and textbook rental services like BookRenter.com and Chegg.com can also reduce book costs by $300. Though 93 percent of students surveyed said they would rent "at least some of their textbooks," Cerritos College student Donald Pass prefers the flexibility of open textbooks because he could read the material for free online, purchase a print copy with study aids or print it himself. (Daytona State's administration agrees and will begin offering eBook access to students this coming January.) Professors like Lon Mitchell of Virginia Commonwealth University, however, say this option is troublesome because students often bring only limited sections of text to class, making it difficult for instructors to review supplemental material in different chapters. Mitchell also said that a number of his students have resisted the online versions of the open textbooks because compared to the print versions, they felt the online text was lacking.
I hear what Mitchell is saying loud and clear but if a student can reduce their spending by up to 80 percent by using open books and textbook rentals, I have a feeling print editions are going to be seen less and less as the years go by. Students, are you utilizing eBooks and textbook rentals or are you still relying solely on hard copies you don't have to share or return? If you're using both, is there a noticeable difference in the material quality like Mitchell said? What's your preference between these options?
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APM Terminals Zeebrugge in Belgium has received the first call of China Shipping Container Lines' Star vessel on the Asia/Europe Express Service 7 service.
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North Europe's import volume is projected to fall by 8.9 percent to 12.2 million 20-foot-equivalent units in 2013, despite a 3.9 percent increase in Europe's overall import volume...
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Hackett Associates and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics' latest Global Port Tracker study predicted that container handling in Europe's North Range ports will increase a "meager" 1 percent in 2013...
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China Shipping Terminal has agreed to acquire a 24 percent stake in APM Terminals Zeebrugge. It is the second Chinese company to partner in the Danish operator's container terminal in the Belgian port.
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1 pound American pistachios, in-shell
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Warm the canola oil in a roasting pan on the stove top, add the pistachios and toast. Add the ground white and black pepper, coat evenly and continue toasting; season with sea salt to taste. Remove from heat and serve warm in the vessel of your choice.
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