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White Sox trade deadline sale coming? Rios, Peavy, Crain, Beckham in mix
"We are getting phone calls, and they will probably become a little bit more voluminous if we don't turn it around pretty quickly," White Sox general manager Rick Hahn said.
Peavy, expected back in four weeks after suffering a broken rib a couple weeks ago, may have just enough time to show he's healthy before the July 31 trade deadline. But he's far from the only potential headliner.
People with connections to the White Sox suggest Rios and Ramirez will at least be talked about, and Rios in particular should draw interest. "Rios more than Ramirez," one competing GM responded when asked about the attractiveness of the two position players.
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ABN Amro forecast that the worst is over for the tumble in
grain prices, and forecast a rise in sugar futures ahead despite the potential
for a setback when fresh Brazil estimates are unveiled later this month.
The bank, in a quarterly update, forecast that Chicago corn
and wheat futures will post their lowest average prices in 2014, at $4.00 a bushel
and $5.50 a bushel respectively, weighed by strong world production prospects.
However, that implies only small limited declines in wheat
futures to $5.25 a bushel as of the end of October, some 6% below the price of December
futures on Friday.
For corn, the forecast price of $3.75 a bushel as of three
months' time is a little above where corn futures were trading at on Friday.
And ABN Amro was upbeat over soybeans too, seeing prices
hitting $11.50 a bushel on that timescale, some 9% above where Chicago's November
futures contract was trading.
The bank cited the "diminished odds" of an El Nino weather
pattern, which is typically positive for world soybean production, raising it
typically by more than 3%.
Cocoa and coffee
Among soft commodities, the bank saw cocoa and arabica coffee
futures curves close to existing levels, with arabica "to remain rangebound"
while investors get a better idea of the size of the ongoing Brazilian harvest,
the world's biggest, and flowering ahead of the 2015 crop.
However, robusta coffee will nudge higher to $2,100 a tonne
on a three-month timescale, ABN Amro said, noting "strong demand" for the bean,
although with an "excellent" Vietnamese harvest having created a "well balanced"
market, ABN analyst Hans van Cleef said.
And the bank forecast New York sugar futures returning to
19.00 cents a pound by the end of October for the first time, for a spot
contract, in a year, against a backdrop of dryness concerns for cane crops in
Brazil and India, the top two producing nations.
If an El Nino does emerge, and brings further dryness to
Brazil, "it could result in even lower [cane] yields next season", Mr van Cleef
Unica hurdle
One potential stumbling block could be a revision in the offing
by cane industry group Unica to its forecast for the Centre South cane crop, which
could trigger buy the rumour, sell the fact movement in futures.
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could result in profit-taking," Mr van Cleef said.
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What is Sustainability?
- The conviction that meeting present needs should not compromise the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
- There are limitations to nature's capacity, and these limitations must be respected, or even embraced.
- Nothing is isolated, but rather, the world is interconnected across social, economic, and environmental boundaries.
As the nation's largest private university, embedded in the heart of Manhattan, NYU carries a distinctive set of advantages and challenges in pursuing sustainability. New York City's dense and multistory building stock, access to public transportation, and history of student environmental activism have all helped to support sustainability at NYU. This commitment is manifested specifically in NYU's effort to mitigate climate change and more broadly in fostering public engagement about the complex and interdependent web of humanity's relationship with the environment.
Sustainability means planning for both long-term and immediate goals; blending ecological, social and economic needs, and supporting NYU's academic and operational missions. The resources and energy available on earth are finite, but by engaging these constraints rather than ignoring them the University can drive innovation. It is with these responsibilities in mind that students, faculty, administrative leaders, and staff have worked intently to make NYU a champion for sustainability.


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Northern Goshawk atricapillus subspecies
Scientific Name: Accipiter gentilis atricapillus
Other/Previous Names: Northern Goshawk
Taxonomy Group: Birds
Range: Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador
Last COSEWIC Assessment: April 1995
Last COSEWIC Designation: Not at Risk
SARA Status: No Schedule, No Status
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Hallenbeck Surname
Hello Carolgreene,
I'm new to WeRelate, but already I can see that we are working on the same Hallenbeck/Hollenbeck families of New York. As more and more new people start to put there data here, we will begin to see increasingly more duplicate records. I am pleased to learn that the builders of this site are already working on a merge tool to make it easy to combine the duplicates. Maybe now would be a good time to start watching for possible duplicates and make note of them. Whereever it would be easy to merge records (i.e. not much data in a record to retype) maybe we can just manually merge records. Wherever there is conflicting data, we can discuss the conflicts long before attempting a merge. For example, I found two different Jasper Hallenbecks both born in Athens, Greene Co., NY in the early part of the same year but from different parents. That kind of thing gets confusing. So My Jasper Hallenbeck could be either of these men or a completely different Jasper. My Jasper Hallenbeck is the earliest Hallenbeck in my genealogy because I don't want to link to the wrong man. So I went to his page and made a notation of the issue. At this moment, I am suspecting that he is the son of Cornelis Hallenbeck and Margaritje Freeligh. I have them linked on my home computer but I don't want to publish that data because it needs to be proven first. Since I am reasonably sure I will eventually link into the descendants of Casper Jacobse, I plan to begin to type in other Hallenbeck data but not specifically link my Jasper into the larger Hallenbeck/Hollenbeck family tree just yet.
I really hope many other people working on this family join in. It will save us all a lot of typing. But I don't think any of us should be too hasty to make "corrections" without first consulting other members working on the same people. I believe some data that is "out there" is already corrupted either by typing errors or by well-meaning people spreading other people's errors.
I really look forward to the WeRelate staff's announcement of the release of this new merge tool that they are currently working on.
Richard Hollenbeck
[2 August 2007]
SLAFTER family in colonial New England? [3 October 2007]
Hi Carol, I've been doing a bunch of work on SLAFTER/SLATER ancestors in colonial New England, and I came across some SLAFTER pages that you had created from a GEDCOM upload. I notice that you had the original immigrant John Slafter shown as married to Abiah Gillett. A lot of online genealogies show the same thing, but I'm becoming convinced that that's a mistake, mixing up this John Slafter with another John Slaughter who lived in Simsbury CT around the same time (though about 20 years older). I've put a note about this on the John Slafter family page. I also notice that you cite a specific marriage date for John SLAFTER. I'm wondering where you got that from, as I hadn't seen that before.
Do you have the Memorial of John Slafter book? I recently got a copy, and it's really a boon. I've transcribed a lot of the info onto pages on this website, mostly within the lines I'm pursuing, but it's got a pretty good rundown for eight generations from the original immigrant Slafter, up to 1869! If you don't have it, I'd be happy to look things up for you in it (or point you to where you can get a copy). Just let me know!
Cheers, ---TomChatt 03:00, 3 October 2007 (EDT)
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Hi, my name is Tawnia Alvarez. I live in Denton, TX. I don't know if I have the right person here or not. Katherine Krammer would be my Great Grandmother. She was married to Tobias Ulreich. My grandmother was Ruth Ida Nichols. I'm interested in finding my family. I'm just curious if I have the right person or not. If so, please email me at email@example.com 15:43, 9 November 2009 (EST)
Coker Surname DNA project [7 February 2010]
Project page on WeRelate: User:Beth/Coker Surname DNA Project
--Beth 00:33, 7 February 2010 (EST)
John Schlemmer [15 December 2011]
I have some information for you on the correct spelling of John Schlemmer's wife: Elizabeth GEIBEL, and the names of her parents from Waldgrehweiler. Contact me at: email@example.com
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John Laskey Aunger [27 February 2012]
Hello Carol, The name of John Laskey Aunger as you have it from Family Search, was taken in error from John's baptismal record. I have seen a digital image of the original parish register from St. Clether Parish. Most of his baptismal record was written in ink. In the margin, in pencil, was the name "Bastard". When I first saw this, I thought that it was indicating that John was illegitimate. Later, I found that Bastard was his mother's maiden name. Since the name Bastard was in pencil, I suspect that it may have been written at a much later datd than the original record. This is the only record that might tend to indicate that Bastard was a given name for John. John was my great-great grandfather, and while I never met him, I have seen a number of legal documents including his will, and two codicils, which were signed by him. The name Bastard is never used by him. His eldest son, Edwin Henry Aunger, was my great grandfather. I have his Bible, containing family records. John's middle name, Laskey, was the maiden name of his maternal grandmother.
I have been in touch with 15 of John's grandchildren from both of his marriages, and even more of the great grandchildren.
I would be interested to know your connection to John, as I have followed the Aunger line back to John's great great grandparents, Thomas Aunger and Jane Pearce, and am working on a book about all of their descendants, who number about 2900.
My best wishes in your research.
Dorcas Aunger--D.aunger 21:52, 26 February 2012 (EST)
Correction on Jesse's sister married name. [17 May 2012]
I had Sanford on my brain when giving Melinda's married name. It should Melinda Clements. Her husband Benjamin S. Clements. sorry!
Randy--Hillside8788 22:35, 16 May 2012 (EDT)
Ancestery [21 June 2014]
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Thank-you for the response; just to piggy back on this question a little more. Would the fact alone that she had custody of both her sons from prior marriage and neither graduated from high school be strongly considered? No one in her immediate family in two generations has graduated from high school. Wouldn't the court recognize there is something really broken in this family strucure? She is not a druggie/alcoholic, not physically abusive, but litteraly her family has written the book on how to fail at life. Wouldn't this be considered of utmost importance in the "best interst of the child"?
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Oil tops $145 per barrel yet again
NEW YORK - Oil settled above $145 a barrel for the third time this month, close to where it began last week, after a back-and-forth trading session that mimicked last week's wild swings.
Light, sweet crude for August delivery gained 10 cents to settle at $145.18 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange - just more than a dime short of the record settlement high. Earlier, the contract dipped as low as $142.49 and rose as high as $146.37.
At the gas pump, prices hit a US record just a 10th of a penny shy of $4.11 a gallon, according to auto club AAA, the Oil Price Information Service, and Wright Express. Retail diesel prices are also at a record high, of $4.82 a gallon. A Massachusetts survey by AAA of Southern New England found an average price of $4.06 a gallon for self-serve, regular unleaded gas, down 2 cents from a week ago.
Yesterday's oil price swings came as President Bush lifted an executive ban on offshore oil drilling. That alone will not loosen tight global supplies in the short term because a congressional prohibition remains in place and any new wells would take years to complete.
However, prices might pull back were Congress to end its own ban, said Phil Flynn, analyst at Alaron Trading Corp. in Chicago.
"It would send a signal to the market that the US is serious about producing oil. Over time, prices would come down," Flynn said.
In other Nymex trading, heating oil futures fell 1.17 cents to settle just under $4.07 a gallon while gasoline futures rose 0.55 cent to settle at $3.56 a gallon. Natural gas futures rose 5.5 cents to settle at $11.96 per 1,000 cubic feet.


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Gilles Duceppe is being accused by Stephen Harper's Conservatives today of trying to churn up division and unrest "to justify his obsession" with tearing apart the country.
At issue are controversial remarks made by the Bloc Leader this weekend, comparing the French resistance fighters of the 1940s to Quebec sovereigntists.
"Gilles Duceppe shows once again that he is always trying to create squabble and division, only to justify his obsession to hold a referendum on sovereignty in Quebec, as soon as possible," according to the internal missive to MPs and supporters early this morning.
"It seems that Gilles Duceppe has forgotten that Canadians, including Quebeckers, bravely fought Nazism during World War II."
Usually the Conservatives go after the Liberals in their internal e-mail memos, which are titled "Alerte-Info-Alert," but the Bloc Leader gave them a golden opportunity with his comments in a weekend speech. The Tories need to gain more traction in Quebec, a province that has 75 seats and makes the difference between a minority and majority government.
"Duceppe: 20 years later - Still frustrated" is the headline of today's memo. (In August, Mr. Duceppe will celebrate the 20th anniversary of his first electoral victory.)
Seizing on former premier Lucien Bouchard's remarks last month that sovereignty was an impossible dream and not the answer to Quebec's problems, the Tory missive says Quebeckers don't want another referendum.
Rather, the Tories say they want "their government to protect their jobs and a return to balanced budgets without taking money out of their pockets. We are focused on this, in the interest of all Quebeckers."
But that isn't Mr. Duceppe's dream, according to the Tories. "We all know that the leader of the Bloc Quebecois only wants to make things worse to further his own ends," the memo says.
Given all this, Question Period should be very lively this afternoon.


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ISLAMABAD, April 20: Senior writers, poets, intellectuals and a large number of citizens on Saturday visited the Pak-China Friendship Centre to participate in National Book Day celebrations organised by National Book Foundation (NBF).
Hosting 124 stalls, the venue has been decorated with colourful banners and hoardings with slogans of "Back to Book" and "Read for Life" to attract visitors especially children. Three day celebrations will continue by Monday (April 22).
Intazar Hussain who has been recently chosen as one of the nominees of the Man Booker Prize 2013, final list, was the first to arrive. He was presented 'Basti' his masterpiece by a smartly dressed school girl.
Likewise, Mustansar Hussain Tarar, Assad Mohammad Khan, Atta-ul-Haq Qasmi, Turkish scholar Dr Durmush Bilger, Urdu scholar of Chinese origin Dr Tang Mengsheng, Ahmed Aqeel Rubi, Mehmood Sham and Javed Jabbar were given "book present" by the children.
For the children a mobile library was set up by the Bright Star Mobile Library (BSML) project.
They offered the children books to read on the spot and issued them library cards. Gogi cartoons were another attraction for the children.
A large number of people including youth and families turned up at the Authors Book Reading Festival. At the authors' festival Intezar Hussain, read excerpts from Basti, Assad Mohammad Khan Jo Khaniyan Likheen, Ahmed Aqeel Rubi from Ilm-o-Adab ke Memaar, Atta-ul-Haq Qasmi from Majmooaa, Mehmood Sham from Manzelin and Asim Butt from Kafka Kahanyan.
Noted TV artist Qavi Khan read excerpts from Saadat Hasan Manto's short stories on this occasion.
Talking to the media, Managing Director National Book Foundation, Mazhar-ul-Islam said it was the consecutive fourth national day dedicated to book.
The government has declared April 22 as the National Book Day and the NBF in recognition of that has decided to organise various programmes to generate awareness among the people, especially youth about the significance of the book reading.
A student of class seventh Rashida Tayyeb said that she purchased 'fairy tales' as they were being sold on discounted rates.
"Event of book anthem was most interesting. Besides, I and my brother had fun on escalators," she said.
Shafeequr Rehman, owner of Book Corner Jhelum while talking to Dawn said that he paid Rs20,000 for the allotment of stall for three days but it seems NBF has not done proper advertisement due to which response was a bit poor.
"I have offered 50 per cent discount but visitors are less as compared to expo and other events held in Punjab University," he said.
"Any how that kind of events should be arranged because only that is how we can attract people and encourage them that they should read books," he said.
Secretary NBF Aftab Soomro claimed that according to his estimate over 10,000 persons visited the event and number of visitors will further increase on second and third day of the event.


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When the African serval was combined with a domestic cat, the result was the Savannah cat, named for the African home native to the serval. These cats vary in size according to how much serval is in their blood, but are generally considered to be intelligent, engaging cats. They have a strong need for attention and activity and have a few special considerations when it comes to their day-to-day care.
Say Hello to the Savannah
The Savannah is a relatively new breed, established in 1986 when an African serval was bred with a seal point Siamese. Because he's the result of a cross between a wild cat and a domestic cat, he's not recognized by the Cat Fancier's Association, though The International Cat Association recognizes the breed. The Savannah ranges in size, depending on how many generations removed from the serval the Savannah is.
- F1 Savannahs are the result of a serval and domestic pairing.
F2 Savannahs have an F1 parent and domestic parent; the serval is a grandparent.
F3 Savannahs have an F2 parent and domestic parent; the serval is a great-grandparent.
- F4 Savannahs have an F3 parent and domestic parent; the serval is a great-great-grandparent.
The F1 through F3 Savannahs are considered foundation Savannah cats while the F4 is considered to have reached studbook tradition status, the type of Savannah recognized by The International Cat Association. As the line progresses and the cat's serval bloodline is diminished, he changes, becoming smaller in size and more sociable to resemble the domestic cats in his heritage.
Owning a foundation Savannah can be a different experience from owning a Savannah with a more diminished serval bloodline. Foundation Savannahs often require more time and attention from their people and have a greater tendency to be destructive and shy.
Savannah Differences
F1 Savannah cats can reach more than 20 pounds, with F2 Savannahs typically ranging between 12 and 18 pounds. The rest of the Savannah breeds tend to weigh between 10 and 15 pounds, though they may vary outside that range. Foundation Savannahs usually bond with one or two people and remain wary of strangers. The closer they are to their wild roots, the more likely Savannahs are to have a very high energy level and engage in potentially destructive behavior such as climbing and exploring places that aren't necessarily suitable for cats.
Savannah Care
Commercial cat food is sufficient for a Savannah, provided it contains enough taurine, an important amino acid for all cats. Look for a premium cat food with little or no corn or grains and high in animal-based proteins, which are a natural source of taurine. Savannahs tend to use the litter box without incident and have no special litter requirements, beyond normal, responsible litter box maintenance.
Part of caring for a Savannah cat requires understanding and accepting his personality so you can live in harmony. Due to his serval blood, he'll likely be a climber so provide him with safe climbing opportunities, such as cat trees -- preferably with a view. Many Savannahs enjoy playing in water, so consider putting a few inches of water in the tub so he can splash around with his favorite toys. This cat won't be content sitting around all day while his owners are at work or winding down watching television; he needs engagement. You can train your Savannah to enjoy walks outside on a leash or to play fetch; plan on spending time socializing with him to keep him out of trouble. Interactive toys or puzzles will keep his intelligent mind busy
Savannah Health
Overall, the Savannah is a healthy cat who does well with regular vet visits for routine checkups and immunizations. His liver may be smaller than a normal cat's liver because the serval tends to have a proportionately small liver size; you should discuss this possibility with your vet to understand if your Savannah cat has an unusually small liver. The breed may experience complications when using the anesthesia ketamine, because the drug is metabolized via the liver.
As a hybrid cat created from a wild animal, the Savannah may not be legal to own in your state or town because it's considered an exotic pet or hybrid. If you want a Savannah, ensure your state, municipality and homeowner's association will permit it.


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Kurt Busch a possibility for EGR's No. 42
August 16, 2013, David Caraviello, NASCAR.com
BROOKLYN, Mich. -- Juan Pablo Montoya's looming departure from Earnhardt Ganassi Racing means a potential opening for Kurt Busch.
The 2004 champion of NASCAR's top series said he spoke with EGR personnel in regard to 2014 before the news broke this week that Montoya would not be returning to the No. 42 car after this season. Montoya has been with Chip Ganassi's team for the entirety of his NASCAR career, which began with the 2007 season and includes victories at the road courses at Sonoma and Watkins Glen.
Busch this season has substantially raised the competitive level of Furniture Row Racing, which is in Chase for the Sprint Cup contention for the first time in the team's history. A 24-time winner on NASCAR's top tour, Busch said the talks he's had with EGR were not related to Montoya's impending exit.
"I'm good friends with Felix Sabates, and I know Chip real well and the whole gang -- Max Jones, Steve Lauletta," Busch said Friday. Sabates is EGR's minority owner, while Jones is team manaer and Lauletta president. "They came up with that decision (on Montoya) not based off any of the talks that I've had with them, but it is a potential opportunity, that's for sure."
Busch also hasn't ruled out returning to Furniture Row next year. He joined the Denver-based team late last season, and although he's yet to win a race, he stands 11th in points and right in the mix for a potential Chase berth. Busch visited the organization's Colorado facility earlier this week in a trip that also included a stop at Denver Broncos training camp and throwing out the first pitch at a Colorado Rockies game.
His focus this weekend at Michigan International Speedway -- where he's won twice, once victory each with owners Jack Roush and Roger Penske -- is less on 2014 than it is enhancing Furniture Row Racing's push for a first playoff berth.
"The focus is making the Chase, and we have four weeks to go, and we're in great position," he said. "It's been neat to feel the energy from the team. We spent a week in Colorado meeting with Denver media, and they've adopted us as like a fifth sports entity for that town. It's been really neat. They talk Broncos. They talk Rockies. And now they're talking us. So it's cool to have talks with Furniture Row about what we can do in 2014 and beyond. The Ganassi thing came up, and other phone calls have happened. Nothing's going to change. We're just still really focused on the Chase and what we can do in these next four weeks together."
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Street name will mark Suffolk soldier's sacrifice
PUBLISHED: 12:07 12 April 2014 | UPDATED: 10:28 14 April 2014
Johnston Press
A Suffolk soldier killed in Afghanistan has had a street named in his memory in recognition of how he made the ultimate sacrifice for his country.
Four years after James Grigg was killed while on tour in Afghanistan, his father Michael and soldiers from his regiment opened the new Grigg Close in Diss in his honour.
Mr Grigg described finding out that the 21-year-old Stradbroke cricketing enthusiast had been hit by an improvised explosive device (IED) while in Helmand province.
"I was at work at the time. My wife rang me and said: 'The military are here.' That was all she had to say," he explained.
Since then he said the community had rallied round to support the family in their grief, with family and friends organising a cricket match last year in his memory.
Affordable housing will make a massive difference
While the new Saffron Housing Trust homes in Diss make a strong link to servicemen and women, they are also important for another reason – they are bringing much-needed affordable homes to the county.
John Whitelock, director of new business, said: "Lots of people want houses but not enough are getting built. Therefore, the gap between what local people can afford and what open market houses are going for is getting greater and greater."
As a result Mr Whitelock said he expected there to be high demand for people to rent four one-bedroom houses, one two-bedroom house and a trio of three-bedroom bungalows.
He added that the £900,000 scheme included homes designed specifically for people with mobility issues.
It means Saffron Housing Trust now has 5,300 homes throughout East Anglia, with Mr Whitelock saying it aims to have 6,000 within a three-year period.
Graham Minshull, former Diss mayor and non-executive director at the trust, said the homes would make a "massive difference" to people's lives.
However after giving Pte Grigg's regiment, the Vikings, the freedom of the town in 2011, Graham Minshull – who was Diss mayor at the time and is also a non-executive director for the Saffron Housing Trust – spotted an opportunity to mark the sacrifice forever.
With the affordable housing provider building eight new homes off Willbye Avenue, Diss to replace redundant garages, Mr Minshull suggested the two new streets be called Vikings Close and Grigg Close.
"During that time I spoke to the Grigg family and I was amazed by how they bore their loss," Mr Minshull said. "They've given the ultimate sacrifice. They've given their son... These guys go off and leave their home towns with no marching bands or fuss.
"We wanted to name the road affter the Vikings to say 'thank you' and show that we understand what is important. It is a simple thing to do and what more fitting way to do it?"
Mr Minshull also hoped students from Diss High School – which backs on to the site of the new homes – would take an interest in the name of the road and be inspired by the people behind it.
The sign for Grigg Close reads: "To commemorate Private James Grigg of the Royal Anglian Regiment who fell in action Afghanistan 2010."
Unveiling the new street signs, Mr Grigg said it was "very emotional" and added that his son would be "proud".
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You've heard of MIT OpenCourseWare. The free Web site FinalsClub.org, which pays Harvard students to share lecture notes online, piggybacks on that open-content genre — with one twist. Harvard gets little power over what's published.
The two-year-old startup derives its name from the Ivy League university's final clubs. As The Boston Globe wrote Sunday in a lengthy article featuring FinalsClub.org, these are "insular all-male social clubs" known for stashing files of old lectures.
"And just like the Final Clubs' files, the site serves as a crutch for students who haven't bothered to attend class or take their own notes," The Globe said.
Companies selling lecture notes are nothing new. The phenomenon sometimes lands them in court, as happened in the case of a University of Florida professor's battle with Einstein's Notes.
But the difference is that FinalsClub.org doesn't charge. It's a nonprofit organization. And it has managed to stay lawsuit-free largely by getting permission from professors before posting notes from their courses.
Star profs like Steven Pinker, the cognitive scientist, and Michael Sandel, the political philosopher, have granted their consent. But others have refused, The Globe reported, among them English professor Louis Menand and economist Greg Mankiw.
Mr. Mankiw told the newspaper that he didn't want to help students skip class. Others worried about the notes' accuracy.
Andrew Magliozzi, the Harvard alumnus who founded the site, professes goals far more lofty than creating a high-tech cram service. What he hopes to build is an interactive forum where students can collaborate on notes and ask professors questions and join discussions, according to The Globe.
"Basically, in a nutshell, I'd like to be a meta-membrane that sits on top of all colleges and unifies them, a meta-academic institution," he said.
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"Fatal Frame is a must have for any fan of survival horror."
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I just bought Fatal Frame yesterday and when I first popped the game in I was rather disappointed and thought when I really started playing I would hate it.Boy was I wrong.Fatal Frame is a game based on some truth about a haunted house in Japan.You play as a 17 y.o Japanese girl named Miku.Miku heads to the house after her brother disappeared from there 9 days ago.I smell trouble already.Fatal Frame is not your normal survival horror game.There are no zombies,monsters,aliens or anything else to blast a hole in with a shotgun or handgun.The enemies in Fatal Frame are Ghosts and are already dead so not to much a gun will do you.You are armed with only a special mystical camera which traps the ghosts inside of it.This comes from an old legend about ghosts and cameras where you can trap their essence on film.Sounded lame huh?Believe me it's not.You can upgrade your camera by using points you get for taking pictures of the secret ghosts and getting damage points from the ghosts you battle.Like an RPG you use the points to upgrade your ''weapon''.You can make your frame wider to get the ghost in it easier,make the frame rate faster and upgrade it with other assorted things.
Like typical survival horror games you find notes that explain some things that are going on around you,solve puzzles to advance through certain doors,need to find keys etc,etc.Tecmo relies heavy on the fact that their game is based on fact giving the gamer more of a psychological effect.You find notes and newspaper clippings,some real,some not that gives you a little history of the happenings of the house.Some of it is pretty sick considering its based on fact.The game relies on suspension and the gamers mind messing with him/her.The game isn't full of fright at first and it kind of lures the gamer into a false sense of security then it gets creepier and creepier as it goes along.
The gameplay in Fatal Frame is almost typical survival horror as control goes.Use the square button to run or should I say jog.(Miku runs like she has a wedgie and she runs slow).Use the left analog to move her along and the right analog to move your flash light around.Now the tricky part is the battle system.When you encounter a ghost or ghosts you need to push the O button and it takes you into a First Person mode with your character looking through the camera.You use the left stick to move the camera,the right to move Miku,the R1 or X button to take a picture and the square to move the camera quicker.So in turn during battle it becomes sort of a first person shooter.You need to get the ghost in the frame at the right time to inflict damage on the ghosts.It might take some getting use to but the first couple of Ghosts you encounter don't really pose any serious damage,but you better get the battle system down though as you encounter some ghosts that can take you down with 2-3 hits.
The graphics in Fatal Frame are pretty good.They use the grain filter to create the same eerie effect as in Silent Hill 2.The rooms are well detailed the lighting effects are well done.The ghosts designs are great.They are really creepy giving the game that eerie feeling.The character animations are awsome.Since Miku is only a 17 y.o girl thrown into a haunted house she's scared as hell.Her knees buckle when she's hit and takes awhile to recover,she covers her face when scared.All seamingly realistic reactions.The FMV's are cool.They actually got the fear in the characters faces down pat.The camera angles change everytime you re-enter a room which is a nice change of pace in the survival horror games.Since you have to back track the new camera angle raises the tension as if something will happen.
The sound is the bread and butter of Fatal Frame.They use all sorta back ground noises to try to freak you out.One such thing is after finding a pretty gruesome pic of someone you encounter his ghost who is pretty ticked off about what is in the pic.I wont give it away but its creepy.You'll hear ghosts moaning in the background,chains rattling and all that great stuff.Some good stuff is you can hear some kind of really ticked off demon or ghost making some really crazy noises in some parts,a woman moaning something about trying to fid her face(I can only imagine)and the crys of children.They could have gotten a better sound out of Miku's run though,the sound doesn't seem to go with her stride and it just doesn't sound to good.The music is creepy and goes great with the game.
Overall Fatal Frame is a good survival horror game.Any fan of survival horror will love Fatal Frame as it has all the survival horror classics like searching and puzzle solving.For those looking to blast apart zombies and aliens this isnt for you.There is really no blood effect in the game,ghosts dont bleed of course,and I assume they scare Miku to death since she doesn't bleed either.There is some of that in some FMV as you see some rope marks go around someones neck.Fatal Frame is a good change of pace from the classic survival horror using the whole ghost thing nicely.There's really no boo effect though like in Resident Evil,No ghosts crashing through windows they just walk right through the walls and make no noise doing so.The game relies on you creating your own fear with your mind and the games eerie feeling.This game is a good game with about 15 hours of gameplay and some replay value with some bonus features.
Reviewer's Rating: 4.5 - Outstanding
Originally Posted: 03/07/02, Updated 03/07/02
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IronKey, the leader in securing data and online access, continued its strong sales, customer, and partner growth leading to a record breaking quarter for the company. During the first quarter of 2011, overall product bookings increased 90 percent compared to the same period last year. The number of banks using Trusted Access for Banking doubled from the fourth quarter as Gartner reported that crimeware on clients computers is now the most alarming threat to online banking executives in the U.S.[1]
Data protection requirements such as HITECH in the U.S. and enforcement of the European Data Protection Directive continued to drive strong growth with IronKeys cloud-managed portable USB storage business. IronKeys single largest order to date was received from a Midwestern U.S. healthcare organization during the quarter. And to advance IronKeys strategy of strong growth and address more customers, IronKey added Arrow Electronic (NYSE: ARW) in North America and Cohort Technology and Wick Hill Germany in Europe as value added distributors.
The first quarter also saw industry veteran Arthur Wong join IronKey as CEO, while Dave Jevans took on the role as IronKeys chairman of the board of directors. Wong, a proven leader in the security industry, brings more than 15 years of both entrepreneurial and large company experience in the technology and security space. Wongs experience includes revenue responsibility of more than $2 billion when he managed Symantecs Security and Data Management Group, and he served as senior vice president of several other Symantec business units.
The company also announced more banking clients and scored impressive corporate and product awards from the industrys most trusted names:
Banks such as Bank of North Carolina and Fairfield County Bank announced their use of Trusted Access for Banking to protect clients and differentiate their banking business;
The Wall Street Journalranked IronKey as the 14th best venture-funded company in its "Next Big Thing 2011" survey;
SC Magazine reviewed Trusted Access for Banking, concluding,This is a well-thought-out solution to an ugly problem. It makes no assumption of users skills. It simply works.
Our spectacular growth and customer successes show there is an incredible demand today for solutions that secure data and online access, said Arthur Wong, CEO of IronKey. We want to congratulate and thank our team, including our partners and investors, for the hard work that led to these achievements and strongly positions us to keep moving upward. We see 2011 as the year to partner with our Trusted Access for Banking customers to help them address their top security issue, crimeware on clients computers, and differentiate their banking business from competitors.
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Ranked as the 14th best venture-funded company in The Wall Street Journal's "Next Big Thing 2011" survey, IronKey (IronKey.com) secures data and online access for individuals, enterprises, and governments. IronKey solutions protect remote workers from the threats of data loss, compromise of passwords, and computers infected by malicious software and crimeware. IronKey multi-function devices connect to a computer's USB port and are easy to manage with the IronKey management service. This allows users to securely carry sensitive corporate data, strongly authenticate to VPNs and corporate networks and isolate online banking customers from Advanced Persistent Threat attacks. IronKey customers include Fortune 500 companies, healthcare providers, financial institutions and government agencies around the world. Trusted Access for Banking has also won numerous awards such as FutureNow 2010 Top 5 from Bank Technology News.
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Cathédrale St-Lazare from the south east
The Cathédral St-Lazare in Autun is reached through a beautiful road west from Beaune - firstly through "Premier Cru" country then rolling meadows and farmlands.
The Cathedral was built between 1120 and 1146, the intention being to have a great church (it was not then the cathedral, which was next door and smaller) that would house the relics of St Lazarus (brother of Mary Magdalene) which the town had obtained in the late 900s. This would, the idea went, become a focal point for pilgrims that would generate the same sort of moolah as was washing around neighbouring Vézelay where Lazarus's sister was (claimed to be).
St-Lazare was consecrated by Pope Innocent II in 1130.
More photos of Gislebertus' Tympanum (1130-35), Lintel and Capitals in the West Portal
The present cathedral exterior (top photo) is dominated by gothic structures put up after a fire in the late 1400s and later "restored" by Viollet-le-Duc in the latter 1800s, but when you walk around to the west portal you come face to faces with one of the great surviving examples of Romanesque sculpture in Europe. Created (and, unusually, signed) by Gislebertus, who had previously worked at Vézelay, the tympanum (above) and its surrounds are awe inspiring.
The existence of this masterpiece today is mainly down to the canons of 1766, who decided that the carvings were mediocre and childish, and covered everything in a thick layer of plaster adorned with unchildish decorative motives that looked very very ordinary. 1766 was the year in which the chancel of the Cathedral was remodelled, the tomb and remains of Lazarus were disappeared, and the North Portal structure (including the famous Eve) was sold to a local builder who wanted it for his new house, so the motives of the canons may have been more insightful than the story that guide book history has handed down. One could also speculate that whereas Adam (still missing) and Eve would have been tasteful additions to any builder's house, the Last Judgement was far too disturbing (and big) to be considered for the same fate.
Anyway, the end result was that the west end tympanum survived hidden and untouched through the remodelling years and then the angry revolutionary years of the late seventies and eighties, and it was only in 1837 that another canon was passing the time of day chipping away the plaster, when he discovered what proved to be an almost perfectly preserved original tympanum underneath - well, something like that anyway - though the Head of God was mysteriously missing.
In the latter 1890s the still unrecognized Head of God found its way into the Rolin Museum. Viollet-le-Duc, restorer of Vézelay (and later Notre Dame de Paris and St-Denis) who had moved down to have a go at Autun, actually sketched the head in the museum and made dismissive remarks about its parentage. It took another 50 years and the determined work of choirmaster and curator Canon Denis Grivot to recognize the head for what it was, and he put it back where it belonged in 1948. Grivot later put Autun and Gislebertus on the map with the publication of a pioneer book of photos and drawings of St-Lazare'e capitals and tympanum. The book illustrated above is a descendant of this work.
Inside the cathedral, the Romanesque style is retained in the nave and aisles, and when your eyes have adjusted to the gloom, you will start to see the second of the cathedral's Romanesque glories, the carved capitals. Some of the better capitals were removed during the revamp of the apse / crossing area, and can now be seen up close and in good light in the upstairs chapter house in the south transept. There are also a couple of capitals, including one showing an equestrian statue of a crowned figure - possibly representing Charlemagne - in better light in the apse.
It is also essential to visit the nearby Musée Rolin and see Gislebertus' "Temptation of Eve" which must surely rank as the most extraordinarily seductive sculpture of the middle ages.
Medieval Narrative Capitals in the Chapter House
Medieval Narrative Capitals in the Nave
Musée Rolin and Gislebertus' Eve
These are the Gemini Twins (Les Gémeaux) (Gemini - May 22 to June 21) - one of 27 roundels depicting the signs of the zodiac and typical seasonal activities, which are located in a semi-circle in the outer archivolt around the tympanum.
The original sculptures of the inner archivolt have disappeared and been replaced by the sculptural equivalent of "musak".
Links to close-ups of all the Autun Zodiac and seasonal activity roundels:
Link to Paradoxplace page on Medieval Illustrations of Labours of the Month, Zodiac Signs, Cardinal Virtues and Sins
The Romanesque Autun Cathedral nave is not as light as this photo makes it look, though there is plenty of natural and artificial light in the more recently built Gothic east end.
The dramatic fall of Simon "the (ex-) magician" Magus
Link to more photos of the medieval narrative capitals in the nave
Link to capitals in the chapter house
In contrast to Vezelay, the hand of a single sculptor, Gislebertus, dominates all of the capitals and other sculptures in the Autun's Cathédrale St-Lazare. He must have been not just a fine and productive artist, but also an outstanding workshop team manager because there is much more than one "sculptor lifetime's" work there.
Labours of the Months and Signs of the Zodiac - Details of the Outer Archivolt Medallions
January to May (left hand side) - June to December (right hand side)
Cathédrale St-Lazare - north side. The original portal contained another Gislebertus tympanum and his famous lintel carving of Eve, which is now in the Rolin Museum. Guide books tell you that the portal was a victim of the French Revolution (1789). The records show that it was sold in 1766 to a builder named Tacot, who used it to embellish his house at number 12 Rue de Lattre, where it was rediscovered during renovations exactly 100 years later and bought by the Abbé Terret, whence it eventually found its way into the Musée Rolin.
Gislebertus' "Temptation of Eve" which is in the Musée Rolin near the Cathédrale
Those who have visited Notre Dame de Paris will recognize this unmedieval medieval gargoyle as a signature of the latter 1800s restorer Viollet-le-Duc, who cut his teeth in Vézelay and Autun.
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3 Words to Improve Pressure Performance (and 3 to Avoid)
One of the most fascinating areas of science is the study of pressure performance. It's fascinating partly because we've all been on both sides. We've all succeeded, and we've all choked. (Well, except for Derek Jeter.)
The question is, why? Our instincts say the answer lies in our character — with our innate cool, our grace under fire. But is that true?
A Harvard professor named Alison Wood Brooks recently gave us new insight into this mystery. She didn't study the Super Bowl or the stock market — instead she performed an experiment using perhaps the most terrifying pressure known to humanity:
Ambush-style karaoke.
It went like this: Brooks brought a group of volunteers together, then surprised them by informing them that they would be soloing the first verse of Journey's "Don't Stop Believing." A short time before they performed, subjects were told to repeat one of three phrases out loud.
1) I am calm
2) I am anxious
3) I am excited
Then Brooks used voice-recognition sofware to measure the quality of their vocal performance — pitch, volume, and rhythm. The results:
- "I am calm" performers scored 53%
- "I am anxious" performers scored 69%
- "I am excited" performers scored 81%
Here's why: the mantras functioned as psychological framing devices. The "I am calm" group performed poorly because the words denied the reality of the situation. Their words claimed they weren't nervous, even while every cell of their body was vibrating with nerves. The disparity created tension, so their performance suffered.
The "I am anxious" group told the truth, but it wasn't a useful truth. The negativity hurt their performance — though it's important to point out that they didn't do as poorly as the "I am calm" people.
People who said "I am excited" performed better because the frame was both useful and accurate enough. They acknowledged the heightened emotion of the situation and funneled it in a positive direction. It wasn't the truth, exactly, but it was aligned with the truth, and thus proved useful in dampening nerves and enabling better performance.
"When your heart is already racing, you can use that high arousal in a positive way by being energetic, enthusiastic, and passionate," Brooks says. "People's intuition is to try and calm down. You are better off running with your high arousal and channeling it in a positive direction." (You can find out more about her study here.)
For us, I think the lessons are useful.
- 1) Mantras are useful
- 2) Don't BS yourself. Embrace the excitement.
- 3) When in doubt, be positive (duh, but still)
Anybody got any other pressure-coping methods they'd like to share? Please feel free.
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As a competitive billard player, i completely agree. Whenever i tried to calm down, i found that i choked a lot more. For a few years now, i have used the mantra "I love the pressure" with great success. Maybe now, i will alter it to "I love the excitement". Oh, and i also think that instead of focussing on your performance, in a game (or other high-pressure situation) it helps a lot to focus on results. If i make a ball, i try not to think about how it felt. I made it, job done. If i miss, i won't try to understand why. The fix is easy: I'll just make it next time. Trying to understand your performance is for practice sessions. In a match, you gotta perform and not get distracted by doubt.
The best games are those you can't remember because you left your consciousness out of the action.
Thank you for a great read and some prime source material. Is it OK if i translate your text into german and hand it out to students?
Targeted visualization relates well to this study. Visualizing yourself performing the skill and doing well will spark the excitement, over the anxiety or false assurances of remaining calm. It is important to distinguish that improper visualization focuses on the result instead of the desired performance to get there.
At ETM Soccer Academy (Charlottesville, Va) we encourage our athletes to "be in process" as a way of managing pressure….to not focus on outcome, and instead accept the circumstance and embrace the process of playing and competing (this would include being excited). Performance is enhanced, mistakes are managed, and the FUN of competing is collectively experienced.
My question is which "voice recognition" software she used: Karaoke Revolution or one of the more recent games?
I'm a Mental Trainer® so I teach athletes & performers how to do their best on the biggest stages. I like what you've written, and I've read your Talent Code book. I'd like to add to this conversation by saying that we don't have to be a victim to our emotions. All of us can learn mental skills to control our thoughts, emotions and arousal levels. Pressure is self-induced in that it's not what's happening to us that causes it – it's how we're responding to it. I would like to see the research redone with a 4th group that has been trained mentally. One of the skills I would teach would be "minimizing." When athletes are taught to minimize the importance of an event, they can move themselves toward the feeling of carefree. We know that's one of the feelings athletes have when they describe their Zone experiences. So these karaoke singers would say something like, "It doesn't matter how I do. I'll tell people I'm not a singer, lower their expectations, ham it up and have some fun!" Try it next time you have to sing in public!
Thanks for another terrific post, Dan. As the study you cite shows, positive self-talk can be a powerful tool, but not all such self-talk boosts performance.
Another pressure-coping method that I employ applies concepts of mindfulness, which I summarized in an article during the 2012 Olympics when I was inspired by the record-breaking performance of gold-medal swimmer Dana Vollmer and her descriptions of her practice strategies.
Titled "Excelling Under Pressure," it's posted on the Oxford University Press Blog. I invite you to take a look: http://blog.oup.com/2012/08/excelling-under-pressure-athlete-music/
Another great post, Dan! I loved your book and enjoy your posts and share many with our team.
Manny Diaz
University of Georgia Men's Tennis
NCAA Team Champions
Great blog Dan!
And tremendous comments by highly regarded individuals.
As someone trained in sport psychology and involved in many sports (specifically tennis),
I would say as fascinating this study was, it doesn't equate to sport performance as the arousal
requirements for karaoke are different. I offer a different explanation. In other words, most probably, the calm group was calm but not tense as suggested. There is no reason to suggest they were lying to themselves. To suggest one group lied isn't logical. Karaoke also involves an emotional response which can differ from some sports. As we know, different sports require different amounts of arousal. The calm group might be done highest had the activity been ambush archery. It wasn't. It was karaoke which requires an excited, emotional involvement, not a calm, flow-like state. So yes, the calm people weren't ready to perform. You might find the best performers are the extroverts who are excited and want to sing. A calm person probably isn't inspired to sing; possibly even apathetic. An anxious person is probably excited but uncertain and may think he or she might botch the words. An excited person is perfect for karaoke but not billiards, golf or archery. The exited person might also be excited if karaoke is something they excel at. If you were ask to do something you do well, you'd be excited to show off. So indicating excitement might show high self-efficacy and motivation to perform. Calmness may actually indicate unwillingness or reluctance. Or it might indicate, "I don't really care about karaoke." Anxiety might indicate either uncertainty of performance, regardless of whether the person is good or bad. That same excited person might do the best on the dance floor in a spontaneous display or make the most ridiculous shot in tennis or basketball. However, the calm person might sink the free throw but not run if you shout "everyone out, there's a fire!!" That person might be more likely to wonder what's going on. What is probably measured here is introversion/extroversion and karaoke is clearly an extroverted activity. The excitement indicated self-confidence and motivation to show off. If one asked the same people, do you want to compete? The real competitors will get excited. The people reluctant to compete will not get excited but either become anxious or reflect internally or be apathetic. What might be more interesting is asking the same questions but with different activities that require different arousal, introversion/extroversion, motivation: karaoke, walking a tightrope, shooting free throws, cliff diving or performing in standup comedy.
On a final note, most people would probably perform better at karaoke being slightly drunk as their inhibitions are discarded. That doesn't make them better athletes when drunk.
In terms of pressure performance, I've found Po Bronson's book "Top Dog: The Science of Winning and Losing" to be a great companion book for "The Talent Code".
Bronson's book is a great insight into what conditions pour rocket fuel on the initial talent ignition, and what conditions make people drop out.
"It's okay to have butterflies in your stomach. The key is to make them fly in formation." – Sam Snead
Interesting post Dan and I've always liked excitement/scared connection.
When I've working with groups or 1 to 1 I ask people what the physical feelings of fear/anxiety are if they were asked to do a presentation.
You guys all know the usual feelings.
Then I ask them what the physical feelings for excitement and anticipation are and they go " increased heart rate; dry mouth; heightened awareness – Oh!"
I suggest that they rename what they're feeling – from fear to excitement – because the physicality is very similar.
If course they (and you) are intelligent beings and I tell them they don't need to rename Fear as Excitement if a bear is running at them!
It's all about context!
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Thank you Dan for the synopsis and analysis on Professor Brooks social experiment. I have a story which I would like to share with you on how I recently channeled negative emotions into positive fuel. Motorcycles have always been a passion of mine and I started competing on race tracks about three months ago. I can tell you that there is a huge disparity from riding for leisure versus competitively.
My vocation as a performance coach has embedded me with mental tools and techniques which allows me to dictate my emotions at a high level. However, entering into a competitive environment where you max out at 220MPH can be quite unsettling.
My technique with my clients is to identify their edge and help them breakthrough by allowing them to experience adventures that they never thought they could accomplish (http://theperformancegroup.us/). This was my personal experiential adventure..and I had to admit I was very nervous even though I was utilizing positive visualization and self talk.
What allowed me to breakthrough was when I stopped suppressing my emotions and instead utilized them as a beacon for my competitive nature. All that was left was the joy and excitement of competition. My situation reiterates Professor Brooks message that you need to be able to convert feelings of nervousness or insecurities into positive emotions which you can feed off of.
I converted the negative emotions into what fueled me to the finish line.
"The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear."
― Nelson Mandela
Someone once asked Jack Nicklaus about how he felt on the 72nd tee of a major he was in contention to win. Nicklaus responded, "Let me ask you a question, Think of something you love to do, are you feeling nervous or excited?" The questioner said, "excited." Jack said, "That's the way it is for me, tournament golf is something I love, was made for and what I worked hard to prepare for. when I'm in that situation, I'm excited."
He must have mastered framing…
Other quotes:
"I like trying to win. That's what golf is all about."
"See, as much as I love the game, golf was my vehicle to competition. And I love to compete."
"This is what I've worked for during the last several months. Enjoy it and finish it. Golf is supposed to be fun; it's not supposed to be pressure and torture. The pressure is what you practice for. Prepare yourself, and think of what works for you."
Maybe the result is state-dependant. When they remarked "I am excited", they put themselves in the proper emotional state to sing that type of song. We use a trick like this with volleyball athletes. In practice, we sometimes play games to 2 points, just to rotate lots of kids in. Rather than starting the game at 0-0, we start at 24-24 (playing to 25, and must win by two.) I've asked the players for 25 years why they play harder from 24-24. Always the same answer; they're excited, because it's near the end of the game. We always play well at 24-24 in a real game, because we've been there so many times. Thanks for some of the most relevant volleyball coaching books on the market.
I am an undergrad student. I am currently suffering because of this performance pressure. I am good student i believe, i attend my classes regularly, study and solve my homeworks myself. Still , its not that I score good in exam. The fact is so exposed that even my one of my teachers asked me about scoring less in exams. I am a research oriented student, studying physics. I have a research article in "cryptographic methods " in quantum mechanics. I loved this success of publishing, until few days back, when i started realizing that my main source of fear is this success of publishing.When I had exam of quantum mechanics, it started not very well, as the initial questions were tough, and this was enough to demotivate me. Pressure started building and I couldn't do some of the obvious questions that i would have under a calm mind. I took lot of fear of public, what my fellow friends will think, that this guy has got a paper published, still he isn't able to get good grades.
I wasn't realizing that I am undergoing such psychological difficulties, but i gave time to myself and I am slowly making a better leap. I know that pressure is just illusion, it doesn't exists by itself, but because of our own thoughts, but still I am not completely free from it. Any advice will be certainly welcomed.


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When: 2:30 and 6:30 p.m., Mon. 1/2
Where: SF Film Society, 1746 Post St.
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Rice Paper Scissors Pop-Up Lunch
Have a special Rice Paper Scissors banh mi for lunch on Friday. Designed specifically to complement Sharon Lockhart's "Lunch Break" exhibit, now in its final weeks at SFMOMA, the Vietnamese pop-up cafe joined Blue Bottle and Caffé Museo in making special menus to celebrate the show.
When: 11:30 - 1:30 p.m., Fri. 1/6
Where: The Schwab Room at SFMOMA, 151 Third St.
Ghost Light
You've had your holiday kicks, now it's time to get serious. Ghost Light—a heavy story with a lot of local relevance—is a fable based on the 1978 assassination of SF Mayor George Moscone, much of it told from the perspective of his son.
When: Fri. 1/6 – Sun. 2/19
Where: Berkeley Repertory Theatre, 2025 Addison St., Berkeley
Remedios Varo
Spanish born surrealist painter Remedios Varo may not be as well known as her male counterparts, but one look at her work, and you'll see that she produced some of the most inventive work from that period. Frey Norris hosts the first Western U.S. exhibit of her work. This is one you don't want to miss.
When: Sat. 1/7 – Sat. 2/25
Where: Frey Norris, 161 Jessie St.
Inspired, in part, by deep political and economic chasms á la the Arab Spring revolts and international Occupy movements, "Disrupture" is a collection of multimedia installations by C. Ree, Heather Sparks, and Jennifer Wofford that couldn't be any more timely. Get this one on your radar.
When: Sat. 1/7 – Fri. 2/17
Where: icTus Gallery, 1769 15th St.
Bill Graham's 81st Birthday Bash
Celebrate what would have been the late concert promoter's 81st birthday. More details here.
When: 8 p.m., Sat. 1/7
Where: The Fillmore, 1805 Geary Blvd.
Mythbusters: Behind the Myths
Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, the men behind the Discovery Channel's Emmy-nominated science show, take to the stage for a series of live experiments and behind-the-scenes stories (they may even talk about the recent cannonball mishap in Dublin). Get your inner science nerd ready—we hear the show includes audience participation.
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The Menlo Park City Council has approved the $8 million sale of a 2.1-acre city parcel on Hamilton Avenue for a possible housing development.
The land had to be sold because it was previously purchased by the city's redevelopment agency — a separate entity authorized by the state to improve blighted areas with earmarked property tax revenue. All of California's redevelopment agencies were dissolved by the state last year and their assets have to be liquidated and revenues distributed to local taxing authorities such as schools.
The city had hoped to construct housing at its site at 777-821 Hamilton Ave. and may still get its wish.
Bob Burke, a principal with buyer Greenheart Land Co., told the council Tuesday that the company intends to build 30 to 36 units per acre of market-rate apartments on the property. Burke also said the company is talking to the owners of seven parcels that flank the city's lot about buying their properties too.
"But we can't force somebody to sell if they don't want to," Burke said. "They may be at a price that doesn't make economic sense, and since we're a for-profit company we still have to kind of do that."
While not identifying him by name, Menlo Park officials have publicly noted that Jim Calhoun, owner of Calhoun's Country Corner Carvin 'n Cuttin Co. at 771 Hamilton Ave., has rejected offers to sell his property.
While not disclosing his desired price, the 62-year-old business owner told The Daily News he's willing to sell but not for an amount that doesn't include the cost of relocating his business. On Wednesday, Calhoun said he understands the company's need to make a profit.
"The reverse of that is true," he added. "If it doesn't make economic sense for me, it would be better for me to stay."
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