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This April, ICOGRADA's Design Week is happening in Downtown Vancouver. As a sponsor, we'll be there, personning a booth and also participating in what we can. The theme is Design Currency: Defining the Value of Design. I've written a bit about design value on the Design Week website as well as the Graphic Designers of Canada website.
Personally, I am hoping to go to as many talks as possible during the week. The topic of the value of design is one that lead me to Smallbox in the first place; an evolution of the web has naturally extended design to web application design, and an increasing value of design in its verbal sense. So what else does it mean?
Over the last few years, I have enjoyed speaking to various designers about abstract design concepts; pulling design ideas away from the technical and into the theoretical. Why design? The reasons are many depending on who you are, but the question remains: For who do we design, and how do they measure what we do for them?
What I have noticed, from these discussions, is that we are utilizing many different specialties in various areas of design, but we are usually hoping to achieve broadly similar things by the end of the process. By collaborating on criteria to express and assign value to design, we are unifying a vision for the future of design itself. That is pretty exciting stuff to me. Will you be there? Be sure to stop by the Smallbox booth, or spot us on the floor, and say hello!


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The Kanye–Taylor Swift Fiasco (It was bound to happen)
Published September 20, 2009 in Humorous T-Shirts Pop Culture T-Shirts T-Shirts. Comments (6)
I knew these shirts would be coming (they've actually been out much sooner than this post, but I'm slow on the uptake). I haven't actually seen the clip, but it's been described to me many times, and I've seen the numerous spin off pictures, so I think I get the gist. Here are two shirts from the outburst, one by Busted Tees and one by Retro Plus Apparel. So here we go:
Also–save with a Busted Tees coupon.
And just because it's funny…
Melvin from Rhetoric
Published September 17, 2009 in Abstract T-Shirts T-Shirts. Comments (1)
"Bird by bird." "Show don't tell." Melvin is a literal interpretation of the streaming conscious. It is an ink drawing on paper that has adapted nicely to the t-shirt medium. Its position on the shirt invites visual curiosity.
I really like the illustration on this one–Melvin looks really cool. His "streaming conscious" is also cool looking, and is an interesting concept for a shirt. I'm really glad they went with a wrap around print for this one, because if it was all on the front of the shirt it would not be nearly as effective. I just wish I could find a little more zoomed in view of what he's thinking about.
Rhetoric prints on their own unique blanks, which usually means they're really comfortable (although I've yet to try one, so I can't 100% make that claim–it's just an educated guess). Check it out!
Also, get free shipping with the coupon code TROUNDUP09.
Design by Humans Busts Out Some Intense Foil'age (But Not Foliage, That'd be Weird)
Published September 15, 2009 in Design by Humans T-Shirts. Comments (6)
I think I've made a few comments before about foil being awesome, which makes me all the more happy to announce that Design by Humans will be releasing two foil using shirts in the next two days (well, today and tomorrow technically). According to the newsletter it's been several months since they've used foil, but I can't say I ever remember seeing them use it, so I was pretty psyched by the email. I like both the shirts, but Chaos Theory by Mathiole is my definite favorite. The blue foil just looks totally rad. Check em out!
Also, I'll be putting up a new DBH coupon soon, AND the deal where I'm offering 28% off of all DBH shirts is still going. Hell, I'll even bump it up to 33% off all shirts for everyone.
Three Band Shirts That I Just Bought
Published in Music T-Shirts T-Shirts. Comments (3)
This post doesn't serve much purpose other than highlighting three band shirts that I bought and am incredibly psyched to receive. Actually, I guess there is some small purpose, because sometime soon I'll be digging through the plethora of shirts out there and picking my favorite for each (being Grateful Dead, The Beatles, and Bob Dylan–I wanted to buy some shirts from obscure bands). I usually try to buy shirts only from bands I've seen in concert, but that's not easy with these dudes,although I did see Phil Lesh and Friends at Bonnaroo and almost saw Dylan. I've yet to get close to seeing The Beatles though (surprise!). So yeah, here are the three I bought, and expect more detailed posts for all of them soon. Sorry that the pictures are not the greatest quality.
Grateful Dead
Bob Dylan
The Beatles (you may have seen this one before).
I also bought a bunch of other shirts recently, including Dr. Dog (who I haven't seen, but will be seeing in about a month), The Spinto Band, Ra Ra Riot (I have three of their shirts now!), and the Cold War Kids.
P.S. Can you tell I like tie-dye?
P.P.S. I really just wanted to post something regarding music. Be my friend on last.fm!
Heroin from Christopher Tod
Published September 12, 2009 in Political T-Shirts T-Shirts. Comments (4)
You can't buy this shirt anymore, and I'm not sure many could have afforded it with its $89.00 price tag, but this shirt from Christopher Tod still warrants a post in my opinion. I find it really interesting how many illegal drugs were, or still are, marketed as legal pharmaceuticals. It's kind of ridiculous in my opinion, and this shirt somewhat pokes fun at that, and rightfully so.
Commercially introduced to the world by The Bayer Company in 1898, Heroin's debut quickly saw rise to a new "star" in the drug world – one whose fame, or infamy is beyond dispute.
Etymology: Heroin, a derivitive of Heroisch – The German word for Heroic – this was how test subjects initially reported they felt after consuming the drug.
History: Heroin's highly distinguished profile may make this hard to fathom, but Heroin was once available over-the-counter. From it's introduction in 1898 until the passing of the Harrison Narcotics Act of 1914 Heroin as well as cocaine and opium were unregulated.
Heroin was used in common cough syrup. As with most opioids and opiates, Heroin is an effective respiratory depressant. It was used in the treatment of the common cold, and respiratory diseases such as; Pneumonia, Influenza, Whooping Cough, Tuberculosis, etc… Of key importance; Antibiotics – such as Penicillin, were not available until the 1940's – One of the aforementioned diseases could result in long-term debilitation or Death. To suppress the body's coughing certainly helped a patient get the rest needed for their body to do it's own healing. It should be noted however that opiates impair the body's immune system.
One of the more interesting Heroin facts is that it was initially believed and advertised to be less addicting than Morphine. Therefore, Heroin was used as a treatment for Morphine addiction, which was known to some as "Soldiers's Disease" by the association of Morphine addicts from the Civil War. This type of replacement therapy is akin to the current practice of prescribing Methadone as an effective narcotic replacement in Heroin addicts today.
American Apparel Delving Deeper Into the Graphic Tee World
Published August 30, 2009 in Printed on American Apparel T-Shirts. Comments (1)
Cruisin' around on Rumplo today, I noticed an all-over print t-shirt with a model that looked vaguely American Apparel 'ish. I'm like, "nah, that can't be American Apparel, because that's not their style." But then I went to the link, and I was all like, "damn, that shit is American Apparel, and I've never seen that before so I'm going to post it on my super sweet t-shirt blog." So here it is. I posted it. It's not my favorite design ever, but it's pretty cool, and maybe they'll keep churning out stuff that gets even cooler.
Check it out at American Apparel.
P.S. If they've already done something like this, don't comment, because I don't delete comments and it would make me look dumb.
Will Work For Euros from Local Celebrity
Published August 22, 2009 in Humorous T-Shirts Political T-Shirts T-Shirts. Comments (3)
How cool would it be to get paid in Euros? It's unfortunate when the dollar (or random rich white men) decides to just go and tank though, especially when you spend two weeks in Europe at the beginning of summer.
Hopefully good 'ole Washington wipes the blood of his face sometime soon and steps his game up. Until then, keep spending your shrinking cash on shirts like this from Local Celebrity. Use coupons too!
The Great Escape from Shirt Fight
Published August 20, 2009 in Excellent Design T-Shirts Printed on American Apparel T-Shirts. Comments (3)
So my break for Chicago somewhat slipped into a much longer break–sorry about that. I'm back now though! Chicago was a blast in general, most especially Lollapalooza.
I really dig this shirt from Shirt Fight. There's so much going on, and the orange looks quite cool on the blue. Also, maybe it will get people to think that possibly we should stop destroying (or burning) our forests so all the animals don't have to go on a great escape to get away. That'd be awesome!
It's on pre-sale for $13.00. Pick it up on American Apparel!
Lego Love from Design Proper
Published July 31, 2009 in Excellent Design T-Shirts Printed on American Apparel T-Shirts. Comments (5)
I think this design is pretty snazzy, but man, the methodology behind the design is even cooler. Ryan, the owner, just threw a bunch of legos on the screen and then burned the image to make the design. I'll let him describe:
Believe it or not, this T-shirt is made using legos. I randomly threw a hand full of Lego's on the screen and burned the image. If you look closely, you can even see little Lego men (most don't have heads…weird…). I've screened them in an 80's fade that we all know and love (hot pink to yellow to green). You can enjoy it on a white, mint green, or light blue American Apparel shirt. Limited quantities for this first batch.
I think that's damn cool. Go snag it at the Design Proper store. He prints on American Apparel.
Here are some pictures from the design process for your extra viewing pleasure:
Series 9 Drops Over at Fullbleed
Published July 28, 2009 in Intelligent T-Shirts Printed on American Apparel T-Shirts. Comments (1)
I never have anything bad to say about Fullbleed's releases, so I just decided to go through all the new releases, all of which are printed on American Apparel 50/50 blend shirts, and pick out my favorite, which is…Mind the Gap. I've said it before and I'll say it again, I really like Fullbleed's style. Not only do they look cool, but they just have the feeling that there's a much deeper intellectual/philosophical meaning behind them. Hopefully that makes sense, but there is a good chance that I've miserably failed at trying to convey my opinions on the aforementioned style.
Below is a picture of all of Fullbleed's new releases:

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PREP FOOTBALL, WEEK 6: Everything you need to know about Friday night's games
St. John Neumann at St. Edward's, 6 p.m.
Evangelical Christian at First Baptist, 7:30 p.m.
Naples at Barron Collier, 7:30 p.m.
Charlotte at Gulf Coast, 7:30 p.m.
Lely at Immokalee, 7:30 p.m.
Cape Coral 44, Estero 42
South Fort Myers 28, Riverdale 18
Southwest Florida Christian 21, Community School 17
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Evangelical Christian at First Baptist (WSRX FM 89.5 or STREAMING)
Lely at Immokalee (FM 90.5, FM 103.3, FM 107.7)
Naples at Barron Collier (STREAMING)
There are big games, and then there are BIG games.
Tonight would be the latter when Naples High travels to Barron Collier for the Crosstown Showdown.
There has always been something to play for when these teams meet, not the least of which are bragging rights. But with offseason realignment by the FHSAA placing these rivals together in the three-team Class 6A-District 12 (along with Palmetto Ridge), tonight's winner has the inside track for the district championship.
"It's even more important than it could have been before," Cougars coach Mark Ivey said about the Crosstown Showdown. "If we win Friday night, we get a chance to play for a championship (Nov. 4) against Palmetto Ridge. It's a big game for us. It's for a district championship."
And, of course, the aforementioned bragging rights. There's also the business of Naples High having won the last 12 in the series.
"The only thing we're concerned about is that (the Golden Eagles) are a good, good football team," Ivey said. "The fact that they've beaten us 12 or however many years in a row doesn't have anything to do with Friday night. We're just going to have to outplay a really good football team with high energy and excellent execution."
If you plan on going, Barron athletic director Mark Rosenbalm says there will be plenty of general admission tickets available at the gate. A large crowd of up to 5,000 fans is expected.
"This is what high school football is all about," Naples coach Bill Kramer said. "It's going to be a great environment."
Check out Adam Fisher's preview story by clicking HERE.
NDN columnist David Moulton had some strong words for Barron Collier leading into the game.
So says Moulton about Naples' winning streak over the Cougars: "You can't go this long without winning the biggest game on your schedule and expect the other guy to still believe it's the biggest game on his schedule, too."
Read the rest of Dave's column by clicking HERE.
Be sure to stay with us at naplesnews.com tonight, as we'll have special halftime commentary via an audio feed from reporters Dave Montrose and Jacob Carpenter. We'll also have video highlights updated at the end of every quarter.
Another game with postseason implications will be going on just up the road in North Naples tonight when powerhouse Evangelical Christian pays a visit to First Baptist. A win tonight over the Sentinels (5-0, 3-0 2A-6) would go a long way in bolstering playoff hopes for the Lions (3-2, 2-2). But First Baptist coach Billy Sparacio is keeping a lid on that kind of talk.
"For us, it's one play at a time," Sparacio said. "We have to execute the fundamentals well one play at a time. I know it sounds boring, but we didn't do that in our two losses."
Read more from Scott Clair on the game HERE.
Most of the Lee County schools kicked off the Week 6 action Thursday night in deference to today's Yom Kippur holiday. For a complete recap of Thursday night's games, click HERE.
Tonight's schedule has five games on tap, and naplesnews.com will have it all covered from the opening kickoff to the final whistle. Join NDN journalists and area gridiron fans at 7 tonight where I'll be moderating a live chat .
For live scoring updates on the go tonight and PrepZone headlines throughout the week, follow our Twitter feed @NDN_PrepZone. If you're tweeting from the game, don't forget to use the hashtag #prepzone for all of your tweets!
After the final whistle, we'll have complete coverage of all the games, along with video, full photo galleries and fan pics, which you can send to us at participate.naplesnews.com.
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■ Lely, Immokalee starting over in district play
■ Gulf Coast has clean slate in district but tough opponent in Charlotte
■ Celtics try to keep rolling versus St. Edward's
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Madison Students Talk Halloween Candy and Other Favorites [AUDIO]
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More Reasons to be St. Cloud Proud? You Bet! [AUDIO]
St. Cloud Proud will take on a whole new scientific slant in about two years, when the new ISELF project is completed.
One of the finest science facilities in the U.S. will be right here in the Granite City. Dean David DeGroote and SCSU President Earl Potter provide the amazing details.
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KIDSPEAK Comes to North Junior High [AUDIO]
KIDSPEAK is on the air for one reason: To prove that the news we far to often hear, see, and read about our children, is giving them a bad rap! There certainly are some changes that need to made, but every time I produce KIDSPEAK, I feel better about the job that parents and schools are doing.
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What do you know about the hunter apprentice program? Do you need a hunting license if you're 15 or younger? Can you tell me about the brand new Walk In Access program? The answers to all these questions (and MORE) are yours when you listen to the conversation I had with Jerry Carlson.


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Diplomats use their mobile phone at the opening of the 22nd session... News PhotoAmbassador,Event,Geneva,Horizontal,Human Rights,Mobile Phone,Opening Event,Politics,Switzerland,UN Human Rights Council,Wireless TechnologyPhotographer FABRICE COFFRINICollection: AFP 2013 AFPDiplomats use their mobile phone at the opening of the 22nd session of the UN Human Rights Council on February 25, 2013 in Geneva. The Council kicks off with widespread abuses in North Korea and Mali the top items on the agenda, along with the crisis in Syria. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images)


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A pair of men wanted for questioning in the murder of a Baseline Road man were reportedly last seen in Greenwich, possibly moments after they allegedly killed 24-year-old Daniel Jacinto Hernandez.
Greenwich Police Officer Aaron Smith stopped Misael Lopez and Hiram Emmanuel Lopez, who are brothers, for speeding on Main Street in the village at about 12:30 a.m. June 1, according to information and phone and radio calls obtained from the Huron County Sheriff's Office through a public records request.
The Lopez brothers are the suspects in the stabbing death of Hernandez, whose body was found June 2 in the Baseline Road apartment he shared with the Lopez brothers. Investigators have stated they believe Hernandez may have been dead for two days before being found by a farm field boss.
According to reports, one of the Lopez brothers' arms was covered in blood at the traffic stop, while the other brother was trying to conceal himself between the passenger seat and door of the 2004 Dodge Stratus they were driving with Virginia plates, which belonged to Hernandez, the murder victim.
Deputies learned of the Greenwich traffic stop when detectives ran a Law Enforcement Agencies Data System (LEADS) search for any agency nationwide which might have stopped the vehicle, and the Greenwich incident popped up.
"Greenwich police had stopped that car and ran that plate," Detective Sgt. Josh Querin said Thursday.
Sheriff Dane Howard said no one from Greenwich police contacted the HCSO about the traffic stop.
"This whole thing is quite bizarre," Howard said.
Greenwich Chief Steve Dorsey and Smith are both out of the office until Monday and could not be reached for comment.
"The driver advised he had just gotten off work at Wiers Farm," Querin said. "The officer did not ID the two individuals."
Reports stated the officer did not run a driver's license check on either of the Lopezes.
One of Smith's calls from the scene to the HCSO dispatch requested deputy backup. Later in the call, Smith called off the backup, saying deputies were not needed.
Deputy Shannon Lyons and Sgt. Chuck Summers were just a short distance away before being called off.
According to a Greenwich police report, the vehicle was stopped for speeding.
"They didn't stop right away, which is a red flag," Chief Deputy Ted Patrick said.
Patrick said he didn't want to second-guess the work of Smith, but did talk about normal protocol at a traffic stop.
"You ask for positive ID and proof of insurance," he said. "Then, you look for indicators like if you smell alcohol and see alcohol."
There was an excessive amount of beer and liquor observed at the Baseline Road crime scene, the sheriff said.
"First, the vehicle had Virginia plates and second, the two were acting very suspiciously," Patrick said.
"And, there was no hurry, because you had already called for help," he added.
Patrick said reports show the officer told the Lopez brothers if they could produce an ID, he'd let them go.
At one point, as noted in the radio call, Smith had one of the Lopezes in custody in the back of the cruiser.
Upon hearing this, the sheriff had the Greenwich police cruiser towed to the sheriff's office nearly two weeks after the incident, something he said he can't recall happening in his 29 years of law enforcement.
The cruiser was searched for evidence, such as the victim's blood, by the Bureau of Criminal Investigation.
"There was some evidence collected and sent to the lab and we are awaiting results," Howard said.
If the victim's blood is found, murder warrants can be issued for the Lopez brothers. Currently, they are wanted on a warrant for theft of a motor vehicle.
So, overall, maybe some good can come from this event, the sheriff said.
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State, Kirtland begin fuel spill cleanup test
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — State environment and Kirtland Air Force Base officials are pumping 70,000 gallons of contaminated water from the aquifer that feeds new Mexico's largest city, an attempt to clean up a huge, underground jet fuel spill.
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Military and overseas ballots for Stuart mail ballot election mailed Sept. 20
STUART - Martin County Supervisor of Elections, Vicki Davis, mailed 60 military and overseas ballots for the Nov. 5, 2013, city of Stuart Mail Ballot Election on Sept. 20.
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Late Skyforce Bucket Has Maine Seeing Red
Skyforce Send Stampede Packing in the Presence of Heat President Pat Riley
Skyforce Spectacular 3rd Quarter Leaves Stampede in the Dust
Wichita State, Memphis To Add Spice to the Pentagon's Schedule Next Fall
Timely Run Sends Iowa Past Sioux Falls Skyforce
Sioux Falls Skyforce Can Punch Ticket to Playoffs This Week with Sweep
Skyforce Shake and Bake Springfield Armor for Saturday Night Triumph
Skyforce Can Sniff Playoffs From Here Need to Finish Strong
Another week, another gauntlet the Sioux Falls Skyforce must navigate. Last week, the schedule was back loaded toward the weekend and strong on the opposition based on record. This week the schedule is a little more wide spread with teams sporting fewer wins and a few more miles to travel.


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Traditional music of the Morin Khuur
Inscribed in 2008 (3.COM) on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (originally proclaimed in 2003)
Country(ies): Mongolia
- Traditional music of the Morin Khuur
The two-stringed fiddle morin khuur has figured prominently in Mongolia's nomad culture. String instruments adorned with horse heads are attested to by written sources dating from the Mongol empire of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. The fiddle's significance extends beyond its function as a musical instrument, for it was traditionally an integral part of rituals and everyday activities of the Mongolian nomads.
The design of the morin khuur is closely linked to the all-important cult of the horse. The instrument's hollow trapezoid-shaped body is attached to a long fretless neck bearing a carved horse head at its extremity. Just below the head, two tuning pegs jut out like ears from either side of the neck. The soundboard is covered with animal skin, and the strings and bow are made of horsehair. The instrument's characteristic sound is produced by sliding or stroking the bow against the two strings. Common techniques include multiple stroking by the right hand and a variety of left-hand fingering. It is mainly played in solo fashion but sometimes accompanies dances, long songs (urtiin duu), mythical tales, ceremonies and everyday tasks related to horses. To this day, the morin khuur repertory has retained some tunes (tatlaga) specifically intended to tame animals. Owing to the simultaneous presence of a main tone and overtones, morin khuur music has always been difficult to transcribe using standard notation. It has been transmitted orally from master to apprentice for many generations.
Over the past forty years, most Mongolians have settled in urban centres, far from the morin khuur's historical and spiritual context. Moreover, the tuning of the instrument is often adapted to the technical requirements of stage performance, resulting in higher and louder sounds that erase many timbral subtleties. Fortunately, surviving herding communities in southern Mongolia have managed to preserve many aspects of morin khuur playing along with related rituals and customs.
These videos (and many more) can also be consulted through the UNESCO Archives Multimedia website
Safeguarding project (09-2004/09-2007)
A prominent musical expression among nomadic Mongolians, the Morin Khuur is an integral part of rituals and everyday activities. Distinct in sound, this two-stringed fiddle is characterized by its long neck bearing a carved horse head, reflecting the all-important cult of the horse among the nomad communities.
Intensive field research was undertaken to obtain updated information on diverse forms of Morin Khuur and its master players. A training workshop was organized in order to provide master players with basic teaching skills necessary to conduct training courses in the Morin Khuur traditions to be organized at pilot secondary schools in four administrative regions in Mongolia. A national Morin Khuur competition and festival was also organized and broadcast nationwide.
Field research extended and updated the existing archive of the Morin Khuur tradition and its master players. The training workshop contributed to strengthen the capacities essential to the preservation of the tradition. Masters were encouraged to preserve and transmit their traditional skills. Competitions and festivals enhanced the knowledge of and appreciation by young people for the Morin Khuur.
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PolyOne Expands with New Facility in Turkey
Published December 17, 2013
The facility is located in Istanbul and provides high-level production, service and flexibility characteristics required by PolyOne's customers. The new location offers a specially designed layout for customer meetings, training and collaboration, as well as state-of-the-art manufacturing.
"Demand for PolyOne solutions and service in Turkey continues to increase," said Holger Kronimus, vice president of Europe, PolyOne Corporation. "These investments will further enable PolyOne's growth by providing customers a broader portfolio of offerings and even more efficient delivery times."
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Lucky ducks. Ultimate AV just released their reviews of a great plasma: the Hitachi 42HDT52 plasma. This is a gorgeous mid-high end plasma but what did they think of it? I'll cut to the chase; they like it a lot. This TV is impressive indeed but as the review states there is a downside to the set.
Most plasmas have a hard time displaying deep blacks and bright whites at the same time. This one is no exception. The set does come with an impressive amount of features however: picture in picture, two HDMI ports, and a power swivel mount that can be controlled via the remote. *pimp*
If your holiday shopping includes a plasma, check out this TV and the review. It is a great set.


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Assuming A Less Anxious Pose. ~ Alexandra Moffett-Bateau
Photo by spaceodissey via Flickr
How Yoga Brought Me Back
I had my first anxiety attack when I was 17 years old. I was sitting in bed with my best friend, holding a rejection letter from the university that I had set my heart on.
The last ten years had been a stressful time. My grandfather, my best friend, had died of Leukemia when I was in the sixth grade. And since then I had endured years of emotional abuse that culminated in physical abuse when I was sixteen. At the same time, I was enrolled at one of the most competitive high schools in the country during my freshman and sophomore year, and as a junior, I transferred to a school for the gifted, that was just as rigorous, just not as pretentious. I was in multiple community service organizations and played competitive sports throughout high school. I was always on the go, always on the run…
Ithaca was supposed to be my way out. It was as far as I could possibly get from my hometown, and the "love of my life" (*rolling eyes* lol), was a student there. They had a competitive equestrian team, and a pedagogical philosophy that I found interesting. I was convinced it was the perfect fit and that I was destined to be there.
But then I got the rejection letter.
The pain I felt at that moment was like nothing I had ever experienced in my life, I literally felt like an anvil had landed on my chest (a feeling I would grow familiar with over the next couple of years). I was paralyzed, and in such searing pain that I swore I was having a heart attack.
So my mother rushed me to the emergency room, where I was given a battery of tests, and the doctors concluded that I was having an anxiety attack, handed me an inhaler, and sent me on my way.
Over the next couple of years the anxiety slowly got worse. At first, I would only have the attacks occasionally, if something exceptionally stressful happened. But after I was assaulted on my college campus, suddenly, I lost any control over it. My throat would suddenly start closing up every time I was out alone at night, and fear became as close to me as my own shadow.
By the time I got to Chicago four years ago at 22 yrs old, I was having full blown anxiety attacks a couple of times a week. If I got negative feedback on a paper I was paralyzed, if a guy didn't call me back when he said he would, I was freaking out. At that point, I was absorbed in so much fear and negativity that I spiraled into a full blown depression, I stopped believing that I deserved any good or happiness in my life. And suddenly I found myself in an abusive relationship.
But one day, as my boyfriend at the time was screaming at me, I was struck by the feeling of how familiar it felt. And more than anything else that was going on at that time, that feeling of familiarity scared the crap out of me.
It was a turning point.
We broke up a couple weeks later. And much to the horror of most of my girlfriends, I sat my behind down in a therapists office and I've been going ever since.
But therapy was only the beginning, a year later, a new spiritual practice entered my life that radically changed my life. It turns out, healing without faith, is a virtual impossibility.
And then came yoga. I originally started my yoga practice to escape from my mind. A year and a half into therapy, my anxiety wasn't anywhere near as paralyzing as it had been, but it was still interfering with my ability to deal with conflict, stress and criticism, in a huge way.
So I was originally attracted to the hot, sweaty, aerobic versions of yoga because it "turned my mind off." By the time I was done with the 90 minutes, I was so exhausted, I couldn't think about anything at all… and to me that was a God send. But then I started noticing how one by one, yogi's around me started getting injured, even yogi's who had been practicing for 5+ years. It turned out that the downside to "turning your mind off," was a lack of attention to alignment in the postures that eventually caused injury.
So off I went to try every form of yoga I possibly could find. I tried Kripalu, Hatha, Forrest, you name it, I tried it.
Suddenly I started encountering teachers who wanted me to stay in poses and breathe, they actually wanted me to pay attention to what my mind was doing, while I was doing yoga! And while I resisted this for as long as I could, one day, as I was doing a hip-opener, tears started streaming down my face. You see, what they teach us in yoga is that, our bodies hold our unexpressed emotions and feelings. So here I am, in yoga class, crying, because suddenly, an emotion/experience is being released, that I had (up until that point), never dealt with.
It was another turning point.
I started meditating, and I re-committed myself to going to yoga on a regular basis. Suddenly, my yoga practice became about facing myself (my mind, my spirit), instead of being an attempt to escape myself.
It changed my life, because suddenly, my mind wasn't this dark scary place, with all kinds of black holes that could paralyze me at a moments notice. In yoga class and in meditation, I started facing my fears and my traumas. I named them, faced them, and then released them. And in doing this, they relinquished their control over me. Through this I learned that nothing can conquer you, when you understand it, including your mind.
Healing is a daily process and I still have a long way to go. But by facing every piece of myself, I have taken the most significant step.
p.s. It is this type of healing experience that I believe is so critical to communities of color and low-income communities. Please help me accomplish my goal of bringing free yoga and meditation classes to these communities by donating here.
Alexandra Moffett-Bateau is a yogi and doctoral student who lives on the South Side of Chicago, but is originally from the City of Detroit. She is the author of the blog South Side Scholar and is currently writing a dissertation about how poor women conceptualize their political identities. She is passionate about healing of all kinds—physical, emotional, spiritual and political— and she hopes to bring her unique perspective on healing to communities through teaching yoga, meditation and political empowerment. She is currently raising money to go to yoga teacher training, so that she can bring free yoga and meditation classes to low-income communities and communities of color, to contribute in this effort, please check out her website.
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Hi. I wasn't sure if I wanted to read this because I am dealing with anxiety myself. Having to still get the kids off to school, I didn't want to open any doors this very moment. But I really wanted to hear what you have to say. I too came from an abusive background. I lost my father at an early age and lived with a verbally abusive mother. At 29 I had my first panic attack and have had them on and off for the past 14 years. This year has been the hardest for a variety of reasons.
I applaud you for facing your fears. This is an extremely hard thing to do. I'm curious about your statement "I named them, faced them and released them." Recently I have begun to name and face them. Releasing them has been the challenge. Your sentence resonated with me and maybe a more systematic approach would be helpful.
Thanks for giving me something to think about.
P.S. Good luck to the teacher whose class I will be in in an hour and a half! : )
Hi Sue,
I totally understand that feeling, for years I would avoid reading anything that could remotely trigger my anxiety… ESPECIALLY things ABOUT anxiety. Even today, I try and stay away from really negative music, etc…
For me, reading books by Pema Chodron was really critical for me, especially "Comfortable with Uncertainty" and "When Things Fall Apart." Both books illustrate a relatively consistent and systematic way to face your fears, sit with them and as a result release them. I also can't stress how critical my therapist was to my whole process! I don't think I would have ever gotten gotten to a place where I could have really forgiven the abuse from my childhood, if it hadn't been for that work!
Good luck in class today ;).
This story is so similar to my own! Thank you so much for sharing. I have taken the liberty of sharing it on Facebook, and I hope you are able to reach your goal!
thank you! i really appreciate your support
Hi April,
thank you so much for your support, I appreciate it more than you know!
Yay for this and you, and all anxiety-disordered "crazies" turned loving yogis. Yoga was my door out of anxiety and eating disorders and I love to hear others' happy entrances into a pain-free world.
Hi Julia,
i know right? there is something about yoga that is especially healing to us anxiety ridden folks… yay for growth and peace!
I really love that you are doing this for the community, Alex – good luck!!
Thank you so much! your support means more than you know :).
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OK, last few times I was very suspicious, seeing the cat looking into the camera all the time, that he/she was hamming it up. Now I am sure! LOLI suppose it may be able to see some of the IR, and may be curious. Or maybe I am imagining it.
Edited by millonas on 12/16/2013 17:30:32 MST.
@Bob, I think there are two cats here. One seems older and could be the mom, since mothers and daughters can somewhat share the edges of their territories. Not sure though.The Reconyx I can set with the infrared going further out, which makes the closer shots less clear, or with less range, which makes the shots better. I just switched yesterday to lower quality but longer infrared reach because I had many dark shots where something came by but not close enough. Now I wish I had left the higher quality setting since it came so close...I agree the daytime ones are "it" and there may be some up top; I will be checking in the next few days.@Mark, Yes, if it looks straight at it it sees a faint red glow. That's why some people have them higher up because the animal won't look right into them. My other camera is completely covert but the pictures are not as good. I might switch location, we'll see.
Edited by Kat_P on 12/16/2013 17:33:45 MST.
It's too bad that trail cameras like this store only JPEG images. If they could store RAW images like an expensive camera, then slightly better images can be coaxed out of it.And then... if you worked in the design shop for Reconyx or Bushnell, and you could make improvements to the design, what would you try to get them to do?I have a Bushnell.--B.G.--
I'll have to think about that Bob....but having RAW images would be good.
At some point in time eight or ten years ago, Dr. Rodney Jackson was doing trail camera work in Tibet, attempting to photograph the elusive snow leopards there. They didn't have quite the same kind of camera hardware then as we have today, and they had to mount the expensive cameras inside steel boxes with heavy rocks over them. I attended one of his presentations in SF, and he was trying to recruit volunteers to go over to Tibet and help him. I think they had regular walking patrols to change the batteries and look for photos saved.Kat, we could sign you up for this.--B.G.--
I am in!
I think I understand what he's trying to say......
Edited by idester on 12/16/2013 18:33:21 MST.
Too funny Doug!
The big kitty has a hairball.
This afternoon I hiked up and found that this Mountain lion walked behind two of my cameras and then changed course all together avoiding my third one. The ground is dry, but I have gotten better at seeing the tracks; he ( I think) walked right behind and must have smelled them from the unfortunate angle. The spot where I got the most pictures has been avoided and I saw a new trail/ scramble a few yards from it. And so it goes, trying to get some more shots of this beautiful creature. While have to admit that I am a little disappointed right now, I also see how much I have learned from this experience and my continued search. I hike with new awareness, not only prompted by a bit of fear, but by my observing paths, tracks, broken branches, scat and smells. I have been reading about these cats as well . In the meantime, here are a few smaller cat ( bobcat) pictures. This old guy is all over every night. He always climbs on the rock that I had placed to strap my camera on.And this odd kat shows up all the time too :)
I'm rooting for a Grey Fox next :-)
This is really cool. I need to set one of these up in my back yard. We have raccoons and opossums all over the place-- six miles from downtown Seattle. But then there are beavers, bald eagles, gray herons, coyotes, and there have been a couple bears and cougars over the years.
Sweet! I really like seeing them in the SC mountains!
Awesome work Kat. Your photos are a treasure. I've been hiking the southern end of the Arizona Trail for years, have seen four lions, and recently there has been a lot of jaguar activity here. I'm not exactly terrified but I have stayed away from the Santa Rita section of the trail, as there has been over ten separate groups of photos taken by game and fish with their game cams there in the first six months of 2013. There is also jaguar activity in the mountains east of us on the New Mexico/Arizona border, as documented by a local rancher here named Glen Warner in his book "Eyes of Fire". The jaguar is a completely different type of cat, they do not fear man and are legendary in Mexico for their boldness. I hike alone a lot so I'm extremely vigilant (for this reason and others), and it pays to be constantly analyzing track and watching the wind direction. The birds will go silent if there is a predator around also. I used to ride horses all the time and they always told me when a big cat was around and I felt safer with them, but they have passed away and I'm afoot now. We have finally replaced our old game camera with a new one, and have a functioning horse trough in our pasture where we set the camera up and are hoping to some day get a photo of a jaguar or mountain lion. We have already gotten photos of bobcat, javelina, coyotes, deer and an occasional kit fox, and of course lots of jackrabbits. Your pics are really cool. Such a variety of wildlife near your home is wonderful and shows a very healthy ecosystem.
Edited by Drusilla on 01/04/2014 08:26:04 MST.
Kat, I've really enjoyed this thread! Thanks so much for sharing, and keep em' coming!
Really enjoying your pics Kat. Keep 'em coming!
Thanks everyone!These are still from my very lucky day a while back.I love how many different expressions this guy has in such a short period of time.Deleted for the time being. Sorry but People stealing my pics got to me. Will try to watermark.
Edited by Kat_P on 02/04/2014 14:13:02 MST.
I'm really liking these photos too, Katharina, but I'm glad we don't get mountain lions where we hike!
Nice pictures, KatThat Bobcat sitting on a rock reminds me of domestic housecat behaviorWilliam, I think there are Mountain Lions everywhere. They just don't let you see them.
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"Technology empowers organizations with the ability to improve relationships with volunteers, donors, and constituents, which enhances the work nonprofits do."
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Gay Marriage Push in Illinois Turns to Unions
After watching their efforts fizzle in the Illinois Legislature this year, gay marriage advocates are changing their game plan. The…
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The federal government has awarded a $14.4 million grant for a railroad underpass in Springfield that will improve service along the emerging 110-mph Amtrak route between Chicago and St. Louis.
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Aquarius (January 20th to February 18th)
Today is the 31st day of the year.
There are 334 days left in the year.
1560: Spanish king Philip II marries Elisabeth de Valois.
1573: Birthdays: Giulio Cesare Monteverdi, Composer.
1606: Deaths: Guy Fawkes, Convicted in the 'Gunpowder Plot', executed at 35.
1675: Cornelia/Dina Olfaarts found not guilty of witchcraft.
1679: Jean-Baptiste Lully's opera 'Bellerophon,' premieres in Paris.
1696: Uprising of undertakers after funeral reforms (Amsterdam).
1734: Birthdays: Robert Morris, Merchant (signed Declaration of Independence); Julien-Amable Mathieu, Composer.
1751: Birthdays: Gouverneur Morris, Co-author of the U.S. Constitution.
1759: Birthdays: Francois Devienne, Composer.
1788: Deaths: [Bonnie Prince] Charles E. Stuart, English pretender to the throne, died at 67.
1797: Birthdays: Franz Peter Schubert, Lichtenthal, Austria, Composer (Unfinished Symphony).
1804: British vice-admiral William Bligh's (of HMS Bounty infamy) fleet reaches Curacao.
1828: Deaths: Alexandros Ypsilanti, Greek resistance fighter, died at 35.
1851: Gail Borden announces invention of evaporated milk.
1863: 1st black Civil War regiment, SC Volunteers, mustered into US army.
1865: Gen Robert E Lee named Commander-in-Chief of Confederate Armies. Congress passes 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery in America (121-24).
1868: Birthdays: Theodore William Richards, Chemist (atomic weights, Nobel-1914).
1872: Birthdays: Zane Grey, American West Novelist (Riders of the Purple Sage).
1874: Jesse James gang robs train at Gads Hill, Missouri.
1882: Birthdays: Anna Pavlova, Saint Petersburg, Russia, Ballerina/Choreographer.
1892: Birthdays: Eddie Cantor, Comedian.
1895: Jose Marti and others leave NYC for invasion of Spanish Cuba.
1901: Chekhov's 'Three Sisters' opens at Moscow Art Theater.
1902: Birthdays: Tallulah Bankhead, Actress.
1905: Birthdays: John Henry O'Hara, Pottstown, Pennsylvania, Novelist (Appointment at Samarra).
1914: Birthdays: Jersey Joe Walcott, Boxer.
1915: 1st (German) poison gas attack, against Russians. Birthdays: Thomas Merton, France, Trappist Monk/Poet/Essayist; Garry Moore, Radio/Television personality.
1917: Germany notifies US that U-boats will attack neutral merchant ship.
1919: Birthdays: Jackie Robinson, Georgia, First black major league baseball player (Dodgers).
1921: Birthdays: Mario Lanza, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Actor/Singer (Great Caruso, Toast of New Orleans); Carol Channing Washington, Actress (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Hello Dolly).
1922: Birthdays: Joanne Dru, Actress.
1923: Birthdays: Norman Mailer, New Jersey, New York City, New York Mayoral Candidate/Author/Novelist (Naked and the Dead).
1925: Birthdays: Benjamin Hooks, Civil rights leader.
1926: Birthdays: Jean Simmons, London, England, Actress (Thorn Birds, Guys and Dolls).
1928: Scotch tape 1st marketed by 3-M Company.
1929: The Soviet Union expelled communist revolutionary Leon Trotsky. He was assassinated in Mexico in August 1940.
1931: Birthdays: Ernie Banks, Baseball Hall of Fame member.
1937: Birthdays: Suzanne Pleshette, Actress.
1938: Birthdays: James G. Watt, Colorado, United States Secretary of Interior (1981-83); Beatrix, Queen of Netherlands.
1940: 40 U boats sunk this month (111,000 ton).
1941: Jessica Walter, Actress.
1942: 62 U boats sunk this month (327,000 ton).
1943: Gen Friedrich von Paulus surrenders to Russian troops at Stalingrad. Chile breaks contact with Germany and Japan. 39 U boats sunk this month (203,100 ton).
1944: US forces invade Kwajalein Atoll. U-592 sunk off Ireland. Operation Overlord (D-Day) postponed until June.
1945: Deaths: Eddie Slovik, 1st US soldier executed by firing squad for desertion since Civil War at 25.
1947: Birthdays: Nolan Ryan, Baseball Hall-of-Famer.
1950: U.S. President Harry Truman announced he had ordered development of the hydrogen bomb.
1951: Birthdays: Phil Collins, Singer; KC, Singer/Musician (KC and the Sunshine Band). Chart Toppers: The Shot Gun Boogie by Tennessee Ernie Ford; Tennessee Waltz by Patti Page; My Heart Cries for You by Guy Mitchell; A Bushell and a Peck by Perry Como and Betty Hutton.
1953: Nearly 2,000 people died when the North Sea flooded the Netherlands.
1954: Deaths: Edwin H. Armstrong, US radio inventor (FM), committed suicide at 63.
1955: RCA demonstrates 1st music synthesizer.
1956: Birthdays: Johnny Rotten, Rock Singer.
1958: James van Allen discovers radiation belt. Explorer I was launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla, becoming the first successful American satellite to be launched into orbit around the earth by a Jupiter-C rocket. Radio signals from the transmitter aboard the 30.8 pound satellite were picked up in California within a few minutes after the launch. Two months earlier, the first attempt to launch a satellite had failed.
1959: Birthdays: Kelly Lynch, Actress; Anthony LaPaglia, Actor. Chart Toppers: The All American Boy by Bill Parsons; Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by The Platters; Donna by Ritchie Valens; Billy Bayou by Jim Reeves.
1961: NASA launches a rocket carrying Ham the Chimp, 1st primate into space (158 miles) aboard Mercury/Redstone 2.
1964: US report 'Smoking and Health' connects smoking to lung cancer. Birthdays: Martha MacCallum, Television news commentator.
1967: Chart Toppers: There Goes My Everything by Jack Greene; Tell It Like It Is by Aaron Neville; I'm a Believer by The Monkees; Georgy Girl by The Seekers.
1968: Viet Cong's Tet offensive begins.
1970: Birthdays: Minnie Driver, Actress.
1971: 'My Sweet Lord' by George Harrison hit #1 on UK pop chart.
1972: Deaths: Howard Barlow, Conductor (Voice of Firestone), died at 79.
1973: Birthdays: Portia de Rossi, Actress.
1974: Deaths: Samuel Goldwyn, Polish/English/US film magnate (MGM), died at 91.
1975: Barry Manilow's 'Mandy' goes gold. Chart Toppers: Please Mr. Postman by Carpenters; Laughter in the Rain by Neil Sedaka; Fire by Ohio Players; (I'd Be) A Legend in My Time by Ronnie Milsap.
1981: Birthdays: Justin Timberlake, Singer/Actor ('N Sync).
1982: The Israeli Cabinet agreed to a multinational peacekeeping force to act as a buffer between Israel and Egypt in the Sinai Peninsula.
1983: Chart Toppers: Talk to Me by Mickey Gilley; Sexual Healing by Marvin Gaye; Down Under by Men at Work; Africa by Toto.
1986: Mary Lund of Minn, is 1st female recipient of an artificial heart.
1989: Deaths: Jack Douglas, humorist (My Brother Was an Only Child), died at 80.
1990: The first McDonald's restaurant opened in Moscow, Russia as the world's biggest McDonalds.
1991: Chart Toppers: The First Time by Surface; Sensitivity by Ralph Tresvant; Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) by C and C Music Factory, featuring Freedom Williams; Forever's as Far as I'll Go by Alabama.
1992: Sportscaster Howard Cosell retires.
1994: Barcelona opera theater 'Gran Teatro del Liceo' burns down. Deaths: Pierre Boulle, French writer (Executioner), died at 81.
1995: U.S. President Bill Clinton used his emergency authority to provide financially troubled Mexico with a $20 billion loan. Deaths: George Abbott, Playwright/Actor/Producer (Damn Yankees), died at 105.
1996: A suicide bombing at Sri Lanka's main bank killed nearly 100 people and injured more than 1,000.
1999: A team of international scientists reported it traced the predominant strain of the AIDS virus to a subspecies of chimpanzee that lived in parts of Africa.
2000: Illinois Gov. George Ryan halted executions in the state after several death row inmates were found to be innocent of the crimes for which they were to be put to death.
2001: A Scottish court meeting in the Netherlands convicted a Libyan man, Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed al-Megrahi, in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103. The plane exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing 270 people, including 11 on the ground. (The convicted bomber died in 2012.)
2003: 18 people on a bus were killed when a bomb destroyed a bridge near Kandahar in southern Afghanistan. Last Week's Box Office Top 10: Darkness Falls; Kangaroo Jack; Chicago; National Security; The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers; Catch Me If You Can; Just Married; Confessions of a Dangerous Mind; About Schmidt; The Hours.
2005: A U.S. judge in Washington ruled the process for determining enemy combatants at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, was unconstitutional.
2006: Samuel Alito was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as an associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court by a 58-42 vote. He succeeded retiring Justice Sandra O'Connor.
2008: In the U.S. presidential primaries, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton continued to vie for the Democratic nomination while John Edwards pulled out. On the Republican side, John McCain, once struggling to stay in the race, made his move with wins in South Carolina and Florida as Rudy Giuliani ended his bid.
2011: A U.S. judge in Florida ruled the healthcare reform law's requirement for mandatory health insurance was unconstitutional and struck down the entire law, saying the provision cannot be dealt with alone. The White House called the ruling judicial overreaching.
2012: A U.S. congressional report accused the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives of bungling a sting operation called Fast and Furious in which about 2,000 guns were slipped into Mexico in an effort to nab real smugglers. Things went awry when it was discovered some of the weapons were used in crimes, including the killing of a U.S. Border Patrol agent. The Dow Jones industrial average and the Standard and Poor 500 had their best January since 1997 and Nasdaq joined with a significant increase.
2013: An explosion caused by a gas leak at the Mexico City offices of state oil company Pemex killed nearly 40 people and injured scores of others.
2014: The Dow Jones industrial average closed at 15,698.52, ending its worst January in five years. The Dow fell more than 5 percent during the month.


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Scholarship Overview
This scholarship is for master's and PhD level students who work and/or research in an area consistent with the Boyd Lyon Sea Turtle Fund's mission to support field research projects that further our knowledge of sea turtle behavior and habitat use in the marine environment, as well as those projects that promote their management and conservation in coastal ecosystems. To qualify for this scholarship, applicants must clearly demonstrate an interest in enhancing our understanding of sea turtle behavior and conservation, habitat needs, abundance, spatial and temporal distribution, as well as contribution(s) to advancing the public interest in such issues; see website for more details. Applicants must be enrolled in an accredited college or university during the 2014-2015 academic year. Graduate students (minimum nine credits completed) are eligible. Both full- and part-time students are eligible.
How easy is it to apply?
This scholarship has application requirements that could take a lot of time and effort.
How much competition is there?
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This scholarship won't have as many applicants as most.
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- Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
- Zoology/Animal Biology
- Environmental Science
- Environmental Studies
- Zoology/Animal Biology, Other
- Environmental Biology
- Oceanography, Chemical and Physical
- Marine Sciences
- Natural Resources/Conservation, General
- Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research, Other
- Ocean Engineering
- Environmental Chemistry
- Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management
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Penis shaped cake pans are a bachelorette party must have! Because let's be honest: you don't want your guests to arrive at your house, see all the penis-themed decorations, play all the penis-themed games, and wear the penis-themed clothing accessories you picked out for them... only to discover when it's time for desert that they're eating a normal, non-penis shaped cake?! No thank you!
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Saturday, October 8, 2011
© Copyright 2015 Albany Herald
"On the Job with...." is a weekly Sunday Inc. series spotlighting area business owners and executives. Today's interview is with Cynthia DuPree, a CPA, CCS with Draffin & Tucker, LLP.
NAME: Cindy DuPree
POSITION: Healthcare Consulting Partner with Draffin & Tucker, LLP.
BACKGROUND: DuPree has been associated with Draffin & Tucker for 23 years. She also has worked with two large hospital systems — Medical Center of Central Georgia and Phoebe Putney Health System — during her career. She consults primarily with hospital clients throughout the country on reimbursement and operational issues. She also spends a significant amount of time educating and training hospital financial staff for national and state health associations.
FAMILY: She has been married for 40 years to Wayne DuPree and has a son, Dusty, who lives in Alpharetta with his wife, Kristen.
ETC: DuPree has been a member of First United Methodist Church for more than 20 years. She is a Sunday School teacher to the Women of Worship class.
Q. What was your first job?
A. I worked with Georgia Power during the summer while in college, however my first full-time job was in 1973 with American-McGaw Laboratories in Milledgeville, Ga. I worked as a cost accountant to monitor the cost of producing plastic bottles that were used in giving IV drugs to patients. I worked there for about nine months, before moving to Albany due to my husband's job transfer.
Q. What was the first thing you spent money on when you received your first ever paycheck?
A. Wow, that was a long, long time ago for me, but it was probably used to help pay my college tuition and books. I married while a sophomore in college and worked summers to earn money to pay my college expenses.
Q. What's the single most effective technique you found over the past two years for keeping employees motivated?
A. The most effective technique is to hire the right people. There are three consultants at Draffin & Tucker who work directly for me, and each one is very self-motivated. This makes my job very easy since I am blessed with good employees that I can depend on.
Q. What led you to your current position, or career field?
A. When I was beginning my senior year in high school, my Aunt Shirley encouraged me to become an accountant. So I took a bookkeeping course my high school senior year and absolutely loved it. I am a very structured person and the process of putting "debits and credits" in the right places and the numbers balancing was perfect for me. Before I went to college, I knew I wanted to be an accountant.
Q. Do you have a role model or mentor in your career?
A. I have several that have "molded" my career over the years. My parents, of course, gave me a good foundation encouraging me to reach any goal that I set for myself and to have a strong work ethic. Charlie Jenkins was my first mentor when I began work at Mauldin & Jenkins. He taught me a lot about client respect and integrity. Will Kidd, a former partner of Mauldin & Jenkins, and Jim Blanchard, a former partner with Draffin & Tucker, provided me with great technical skills and attention to detail. And I am mentored daily by God through his Holy Spirit.
Q. What is the biggest lesson you as a business leader learned from the recent recession?
A. Business is, and has always been, cyclical. Planning is essential. Don't be overly cautious, but always be prepared for the unexpected.
Q. If you could turn the clock back on one aspect of technology — examples email, automated phone systems, cell phones, PDAs, etc. — what would you most like to see go away?
A. Annoying cell phone ringtones. I may be in the minority and old-fashioned, but some of the ringtones I hear have no place in the workplace.
Q. What is your favorite
work-related gadget?
A. My husband recently bought me an iPad. Many conferences I attend no longer supply handouts, but rather post the information on the Internet. I can download the handouts on to the iPad and then refer to these during the conference, as well as make notes.
Q. What is your favorite tradition?
A. Decorating the Christmas tree the day after Thanksgiving. I try to save this task for my son and daughter-in-law each year.
Q. What was the last book you read? Do you have things you read daily or regularly?
A. The last book I read was "The Orchard" by Jeffrey Stepakoff. He is a Georgia author and has recently written books taking place in Toccoa and Ellijay. I regularly read the Bible and Biblical references to provide material for teaching Sunday School.
Q. I'm up and going by? And what is your morning routine?
A. My morning routine depends upon where I am each morning. If I am in Albany, I usually wake up by
6 a.m. and try to make it to the gym (not very good at that). My husband brings me coffee each morning and we usually talk a while before getting ready for work. When I'm out of town, depending on the time zone, I may actually get to sleep later. But then, I have to make my own coffee.
Q. Favorite hobbies or activity outside work?
A. Helping my husband build things, embroidering, crocheting, reading, teaching Sunday School, or anything that has absolutely nothing to do with accounting. Our first grandchild is due in January, so I'm sure I will have a new hobby then — babysitting my grandbaby.
Q. If you could take back one business decision you made in your career, what would it be?
A. I wouldn't take anything back. Even the choices that appeared to be bad at the time ultimately became great learning experiences for me.
Q. Best thing about your job?
A. There are several things I enjoy. I love teaching. I spend a great deal of time working with national and state hospital associations in providing training to hospital employees. It's rewarding to take a very complex subject and break it down into more simple concepts for teaching. I enjoy working with a great group of partners and staff. A couple of years ago we started a voluntary Tuesday morning Bible study group at the office. We meet at 7:15 each Tuesday morning. It's great to know that there are still opportunities today to worship in the workplace.
Q. Worst thing about your job?
A. The travel and being away from home.
Q. The most beneficial course I took in school was?
A. Bookkeeping my senior year in high school.
Q. What would be your dream job if you were able to pick a position outside your current career path?
A. I really love what I do, but if I had to pick a second career it would definitely be teaching.
Q. Finish this thought; "On the first anniversary of my retirement, I see myself…
A. Playing with my grandchild.
Q. What is the one trait a strong business leader cannot afford to be without?
A. Patience. You often come to work with your day planned, only to have it totally changed by circumstances outside of your control. You need a lot of patience to make it through those tough days.
Q. Crystal ball time: What's your call on when the economic recovery for our area will be in full swing?
A. Since I'm not an economist, I won't even try to guess at that one.
Q. What kind of music might I find on your list of most played on your iPod?
A. I don't own an iPod, but I do listen to XM radio. My favorite station is The Message.
Q. What was the best vacation you've ever taken? Why?
A. My best vacation was living on a catamaran for seven days and sailing in the British Virgin Islands with my husband and four best friends. We had a captain and chef, so all we did was relax.
Q. What are the biggest changes you have seen in your specific line of business over the past few years?
A. Accountants are spending more time becoming business advisors and consultants, rather than "bean counters". Changes in governmental regulations and health care reform have definitely caused us to become more flexible and creative in assisting our clients.
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Film: Bottle Rocket (1996)
Wes Anderson's heist caper Bottle Rocket may have been one of the worst test screenings in the history of Columbia Pictures, critically divisive and a box-office calamity, but it still had many things going for it. For one thing, Martin Scorsese loved it; for another, it had James "CAAAAAAAAAAAN!" Caan in it. The acting titan returned to his Godfather/Thief roots to play a foul-mouthed landscaper with a sideline in criminal scheming and a side-sideline in father-figuring Dignan (Owen Wilson). He wins extra marks for putting the beat down on the odious Future Man. "I didn't mean to offend you, Bob," he tells Bob Mapplethorpe, "but your brother's a cocksucker. Does that offend you?" Feel the wrath of Caan.
Film: The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014)
The latest leading man in Anderson's company is someone not known for comedy but, on the strength of this effort, someone who should quit the drama stuff and devote himself to laughs forthwith. Ralph Fiennes throws himself into the role of an endlessly competent, casually seductive and unashamedly camp hotel concierge just at the moment that his species came under threat from a changing world and, more particularly, the jealous attention of a rival heir to an old lady's property. His quasi-paternal relationship with Tony Revolori's Zero is oddly touching, and his ability to fit in to any surroundings, whether he's seducing elderly clients or befriending hardened criminals, is marvellous. He even manages to make prison duds look dashing, which is something that A Prophet singularly failed to accomplish.
Film: The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (2004)
Loveable and mulishly loyal to his boss, German sidekick Klaus Daimler somehow takes most of Zissou's seaborne caprices in his stride. The son. The pirates. The monomanic quest for the Leopard shark that chewed up his friend and left him adrift in bloodied water. In fact, the only time a note of panic enters his voice is when he finds himself relegated to 'B' squad by Zissou. "You might be on 'B' squad," the utterly deranged mariner tells him, "but you're the 'B' squad leader." Cheery to the last, Klaus seems happy with that.
Film: The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
Dudley suffers from a rare condition, previously unknown to science, that "combines symptoms of amnesia, dyslexia, and color-blindness, with a highly acute sense of hearing." While this is unfortunate for the poor boy, it makes him a fascinating contrast to the highly self-involved Tenenbaums and means that there is always someone nearby to offer commentary on the things that really matter ("That cab has a dent in it."). As a bonus, he makes a terrific double act with Bill Murray's Raleigh St. Clair. Someone give these two a sitcom.


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Andrew W. Breidenbach Environmental Research Center (AWBERC)
The Andrew W. Breidenbach Environmental Research Center (AWBERC) was constructed on a 22-acre site donated by the City of Cincinnati. The property lies adjacent to the main campus of the University of Cincinnati and near the major hospital and medical research complex. The building was completed in 1975 at a cost of $28 million, and was dedicated by President Gerald R. Ford.
The Center is one of two major EPA research centers in the nation, housing research laboratories, training facilities, and administrative offices. The ten-story structure is located at 26 W. Martin Luther King Drive and is named for its first director, Dr. Andrew W. Breidenbach. Dr. Breidenbach served as EPAs Assistant Administrator for Water and Hazardous Materials and was a dedicated leader in many facets of environmental protection.


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Are the strikes causing chaos for you today?
Posted on June 30th, 2011 by Blitz
Are the strikes causing chaos for you today? Don't take it out on those around you, get stuck into the Blitz Multi Kick & Punch. http://www.blitzsport.com/Multi-Kick-Punch Your essential piece of dojo or gym equipment! A combination of 4 adjustable flexible paddles, that will test your speed and co-ordination to the max! Its central pole can easily be adjusted to ensure most heights are catered for as all paddles can be maneuvered. Each paddle is covered and can also be adjusted in different directions. Each paddle is numbered from 1 to 7. The base can be filled with water or sand (not both mixed together) which ensures stability of the product. Comes complete with wrench, allen key and with instructions.


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For his work and dedication in expanding research for chronic diseases, including psoriasis, Stephen I. Katz, M.D., Ph.D., head of the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), was honored by the National Psoriasis Foundation at the annual meeting in Miami of the American Academy of Dermatology on March 5.
The Psoriasis Foundation honored Katz for his 15-year tenure as head of NIAMS during which significant advances in psoriasis research have been made, including:
"The work that Dr. Katz and his institute have done to enhance psoriasis research is unprecedented," said Randy Beranek, president and CEO of the National Psoriasis Foundation. "Under his leadership, researchers have uncovered the intricacies of the science and have brought us one step closer to finding a cure. We are proud to honor Dr. Katz for all he and NIAMS have done for the psoriasis community."
Katz has served as director of NIAMS, one of the 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health, since 1995. The institute conducts and supports research into the causes, treatments and prevention of diseases of the bones, joints, muscles and skin.
March 18, 2010
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University of Wisconsin Student Photo Albums and Scrapbooks: 1880s-1950
To access or cite this collection:http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/UW.UWMadScrap
About the Collection
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Archives maintains a sizable collection of student (and student organization) scrapbooks and photo albums. Approximately 200 books total provide a unique view into the day-to-day lives of students on campus.
Compiled by both male and female students, from different decades, these books present photographs, ephemeral materials, newspaper clippings, souvenirs and academic documentation including dance cards, theatrical tickets and programs, party invitations, party souvenirs from social events, report cards, travel materials and tickets and more.
These materials offer insight into students' lives on campus and around Madison -- their traditions, celebrations, challenges (both academic and social), living conditions, and post-UW aspirations.
For more information about this collection, contact the UW-Madison Archives at firstname.lastname@example.com or visit http://archives.library.wisc.edu.