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Pre-School Theme Turtles Pillow Cover
Pre-School Theme Turtles Pillow Cover
Product Code : min_65941
Material : High Quality 100% Spun Polyester Fabric
Ambesonne offers an exclusive and personalized pillowcase selection for every taste. 65941 themed Pre-School Theme Turtles Pillow Cover will transform your home decoration with its unique Multicolor color. In the pillow store designed by Ambesonne, square 65941 pillowcase is available in various sizes from 16x16 to 24x24. This pillow color will bring the creative and original element to create a home that you desire.
Personalized 65941 pillow covers will be also great gift ideas for your loved ones. They will be impressed by the stylish and fashionable unique designs, printed with the latest technology. Take advantages of the affordable prices now in decorative pillow covers with the online shopping. It will only cost $22.90.
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- Vibrant color - Clear image - No fading
- Ambesonne has a large variety of standard sized pillow cases or much more options for a fashionable living room.
- It does not include pillow inserts but zipper and joyful patterns.
- With fluffy pillow stuffing, easily create a brand new and crisp look for your sofa.
- Pillow protectors are not necessary at all,as our products are easy to clean with a washing machine.
- You can always find exactly what you are looking for such as pillowcovers for small pillows, bright and vivid print, silky softness...
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- 16 INCHES x 16 INCHES
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Due to manual measurement, please kindly allow 0.5 inch discrepancy.
OEKO-TEX Technology:
- The dyes that we use in our products are certified by OEKO-TEX® Standard 100. (The STANDARD 100 by OEKO-TEX® is a worldwide consistent, independent testing and certification system for raw, semi-finished, and finished textile products at all processing levels, as well as accessory materials used.)
- Our products do not have any harmful substances for you or your pets.
Care Instructions:
- Machine Washable On cold delicate cycle, Hang dry only. No fading.
- Machine wash on cold delicate cycle with mild detergent and water; Do not bleach. Iron on low heat from the back if needed.
Looks better in photo
Design: Abstract Ethnic Pillow Cover
Material seems synthetic but feeling is OK. It looks so much better in photo. I have kept it because it looked perfect for my bedspread. Other than color it has no issues though. I got some compliments on it but I expected more. All in all it is an OK print GOOD product.
Our son loved it
Design: City at Night Cartoon Pillow Cover
Our son loved this pillowcase he is really into things like these. But I have to warn you it is huge. You should get a ruler and get an idea about how big it is. I was very skeptical at first but now I am glad that I bought this specific one. Colors are nice but a little bit off but that is forgivable because the construction is really good.
Nice pillow don't care for the zipper though
Design: Cartoon Girl with Bike Pillow Cover
Colors of the pillowcase are true to life and goes really well with my home décor. The only negative point is the zipper. Which is white. I also had trouble with putting the insert into the case but that was my doing. Overall my impression with the pillow is really well and I hope to use it for a long time. The paint does not look like it is fading.
Hidden zipper is nice
Design: Birds Wildlife Cartoon Pillow Cover
Cover looks exactly like picture and I'm so glad that I bought this pillow cover. Colors are really vivid and fits my sofa just right. It has a very nice construction (has a hidden zipper). Texture is nice and looks like it will hold up a long time. Everyone who saw it complimented on it hopefully this trend continues.
Flower revolution has begun
Design: Watercolor Wisteria Blooms Pillow Cover
I have pink toned modern style furniture in my living room and pillow cases really brought them together. Before the flower revolution began our living room looked dull and it was the same with every neighbor we had. This elegant and artistic addition have sparked something on me and my SO. So we began replacing this and that until we had something that speaks for us. Watercolor effect and flowers are really great. It looks like we are going to use this for a long time.
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Although you may not be able to control all the stressors in your life, there are many steps you can take to build your immune resistance in the face of stress. Clear thinking, supportive social relationships, moderate exercise, adequate sleep, and immune-boosting nutrients can keep you from becoming a victim of stress. Let's examine these in more detail:
(1) Clear thinking. The emotional impact of a stressful event is determined by the way you think about it. We humans have a tendency to catastrophize relatively small setbacks, giving them more weight than they deserve. "Cognitive restructuring" is the name given to a psychological strategy that allows us to re-evaluate our stressors and gain perspective. Cognitive restructuring forms the psychological basis for all the great religions and is central to the philosophy of Buddhism. Non-religious methods have been developed and popularized by psychologist Albert Ellis (Rational Emotive Therapy) and psychiatrist Aaron Beck (Cognitive Behavior Therapy).
(2) Social ties. Isolation kills people, increasing the death rate from infection, heart disease and cancer. Involvement with others builds immunity. A California research team studied people suffering from melanoma, a highly malignant form of skin cancer. They found that involvement in a cancer support group improved survival and increased the activity of a group of white blood cells called natural killer cells, which are an important component of the body's defense against cancer. Harvard researchers found that students could improve immune function simply by watching a video about Mother Theresa's compassionate work among the poor of Calcutta.
(3) Rest and exercise. Exercise of modest intensity, like brisk walking thirty minutes a day, improves immune function and mood, prevents migraines, lowers blood pressure and decreases the disability that affects inactive people as they age. Both your level of activity and your general level of fitness are important. The federal government's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that a quarter million deaths per year in the United States can be prevented by regular physical activity at this level of intensity.
Your sleep is an active time during which your body restores itself. Sleep deprivation of experimental animals increases susceptibility to viral and bacterial infection, and, in humans, insomnia reduces natural killer cell activity. Healthy young men awakened from sleep between three and seven A.M. show a thirty per cent dip in natural killer activity the next morning. The natural sleep requirement of adults varies from as little as six to as much as ten hours per day, with most people needing seven to nine hours, preferably without interruption. Daytime relaxation also has important health benefits. A period of quiet meditation each day may lower blood pressure, relieve anxiety, improve nighttime sleep, and decrease the discomfort of chronic headache and other painful conditions.
(4) Nutrition and herbs. The leading cause of immune deficiency, worldwide and within the United States, is poor nutrition. Study after study has found that vitamin and mineral supplements improve immune function among the elderly and among children with recurrent infections. The specific nutrients with the most profound effects are the omega-three essential fatty acids (EFAs) which are found in flax seed and in fish, zinc, vitamin A, vitamin B6, folic acid, vitamin C, vitamin E, zinc, selenium and iron.
Restricting unhealthy dietary fat is also important for building resistance. The activity of natural killer cells is enhanced by low fat diets and diminished by high fat diets.
If you are highly stressed and prone to developing repeated infections, immune stimulating herbs may be a helpful addition to a nutritious diet. These iclude Echinacea species (a native American herb), Astragalus root (a component of traditional Chinese medicines, and shiitake and reishi mushrooms,which are used in contemporary Chinese medicine as Fu Zheng remedies, which means they "support the normal", stimulating health, rather than being used as medication to treat sickness. A dose which stimulates immune responses is 900 mg per day of each. For people with severe allergies, it is advisable to use reishi alone, as reishi may inhibit allergic reactivity and shiitake may increase it.

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By Angela
Recently, I celebrated my birthday at La Poste Eatery and Wine Room and it was one of the best wine and food experiences ever. We decided to have wine pairings with dinner.
Our first course was the Foie Gras on Banana Bread with a sliced Banana with caramelized sugar on top that had a maple carmel syrup finished with cracked sea salt. We had a glass of Nicolas Feuillatte Brut Champagne. The hint of sweetness from the Champagne complimented the syrup and the Banana Bread and the driness of the brut matched perfectly with the salt. The Foie Gras melted in your mouth and had this creamy after taste.
The second course was an order of Ravioli with a field blend of mushrooms, fresh sage, cream, and parmesan reggiano. It was paired with Styring Estate Pinot Noir '06, this was one of the best comfort combinations that I ever had. The Ravioli had a parmesan sage cream sauce with crispy pieces of sage on top that added a slight crispiness to the cream. The Styring Estate Pinot Noir was the perfect pairing. It was a very soft tasting with berries and finish with tannins. This is one of the best well balanced Pinot Noir that I have ever tasted.
The third course was fresh catch of John Dory, a nice crispy white fish with a wonderful red wine reduction with sliced carrots and sliced parsnips. A sweet and savory taste intertwined with the light fish was perfect and it was paired with Domaine Aubissieres Cuvee Silex Vouvray '09. It wasn't tart at all, a slightly sweet taste of melon and fruits. I loved it because it didn't have that sour taste that Sauvignon Blancs have. A wonderful summer wine that you can drink all summer long and for $16.99 a bottle with a 90 point rating from Robert Parker who wouldn't want to.
The last course was a white chocolate bread pudding with dried cherries and a butter cream carmel sauce. It was paired with La Tour Vielle Banyuls dessert wine. First of all anything with white chocolate and bread pudding is exquisite. The taste that carried me into bliss was the port-style wine that in France they chill and drink it as an aperitif. This nutty, fruity dessert paired perfectly with the chocolate dessert.
I would highly recommend this restaurant to anyone who loves wines, food and wonderful ambiance.
Always on the lookout for a new place to try–this one sounds terrific.
I normally get my wines from http://www.fine-online.co.uk
They are equally great.
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Tuesday, April 8, 2014
Is It Too Early for All White?
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1955 Bay Area Landscape Drawing "Behind San Leandro"
Frank J. Bette Behind San Leandro 1955 Charcoal and Pastel on Paper 13.75″×11″, unframed Signed lower right in charcoal and on reverse in ink Excellent Condition- Minor wear consistent with age and history Frank J. Bette (1903-1999) Franz Josef Bette was born in 1903 in Siedlinghausen, Germany, where his father and his uncle had a woodturning and furniture manufacturing shop. While Frank's schooling and apprenticeship prepared him to continue the family business his personal vision included artistic expression – something impossible in his strict family. Sponsored by his maternal uncle, F.J. Senge, Frank came to the United States in 1927. Chicago 1927-1942: Frank painted promotional signs for his uncle's dry goods store and later began working with wood. He attended classes at the American Academy of Art and the Art Institute of Chicago and he joined the Chicago No-Jury Society of Artists. At that time, his work included landscapes and portraits as well as ventures into vividly colored fantasy compositions. In 1941, his oil painting "Untitled Chicago Landscape" achieved First Mention in the Chicago Daily Times. Frank's trip to the Grand Canyon in 1941 made a lasting impression. The area's power and natural beauty became the foundation of his Grand Canyon Dance series. He began in 1942 – the Archaic Grand Canyon Dance painting was first – and, for the next 20 years, he continued painting others. New Orleans 1945 – 1951: After the war Frank relocated to New Orleans where worked in the French Quarter as a re-finisher of antique furniture. While he continued to study art and hone his skills, concentrating on sculpting plaster, stone, clay, and wood, Frank was never completely comfortable living in the South. As a European, he did not understand nor could he condone segregation. A friend suggested he might be happier living in California and, in 1949, Frank moved to San Francisco. Alameda, California 1950 – 1999: Frank's first job was refinishing and repairing antique furniture for Gump's in downtown San Francisco. Frank opened his first shop on Central Avenue near Crab Cove. While business was financially tight at first, during 1952-53 he attended figure- and life-drawing classes at California College of Arts and Crafts. As his business prospered it allowed him the freedom to paint, draw, and sculpt. In the early 1950s he moved to the Victorian at 1601 Paru Street and lived in what is, today, the Signature Gallery while conducting business in the Main Gallery. He spent his free time painting en plein air. He had a particular affinity for trees and for the landscapes of Mount Diablo. Upon his death in 1999 at the age of 99, he bequeathed his house as "a place for meetings, readings, showings, and other creative doings."
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The 4 Hill County marriage licenses arrived this morning, and I am beyond Happy Dance Mode! These are the original documents, folks! The oldest from 1882!
Here is the license for my great-grandaunt (an older sister of my great-grandmother Mary Tennessee Turner Rogers- I actually remember "MawMaw" Rogers, which makes this document even more precious!):
Most interesting is the license for my 3GGM Susan William Lee Martin Kennedy. I just by pure luck happened upon a marriage index entry for Susan and 2nd husband J C Skipwith. I had no idea before that day that she had been married twice. No one in my family knew about it and I have numerous newspaper clippings of her after 1st husband Dr Nathan Blunt Kennedy's death in 1897, and her death certificate from 1918, and she is never mentioned as "Skipwith".
(This isn't the entire document. It is too long for my scanner. Sounds like I may need a Flip Pal scanner for my birthday next week…)


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If you're working to build your blog's audience, you can't afford to waste time writing mediocre posts that don't say anything useful or help your readers out.
You have to focus on what works and learn from techniques other successful bloggers have used to create huge followings. I like to say that you have to ruthlessly focus your efforts on those things that work, and stop spending precious time on things that don't.
For every blog post you write, you should be asking yourself these two essential questions:
- How will this post deliver unmissable value to my audience? (also known as the "what's in it for my readers" question)
- How can I present this information best so that it will be read and shared by as many people as possible?
When it comes to presenting the information in the best way possible, there are really two things to focus on most, headlines and something I'll call post types here.
Headlines are utterly important. They have a specific job to do (getting people to click on your link to read more), and when done right, headlines can mean the difference between a dud post and a runaway viral hit.
If you're not spending a lot of time crafting great headlines, you need to start now. Tim Ferriss wrote a fantastic post about how to write headlines that get retweeted. Check that out for some killer starter headline ideas.
Beyond headlines, there are certain types of posts that constantly attract more readers, comments, tweets, stumbles and links than other types of posts. What do I mean by "post types?" It's more than just a headline. I'm talking about the overall structure and concept of a post. Frameworks, if you prefer.
If you study popular blogs, you'll find a number of different post types that are constantly used and that constantly become the most popular posts on the web. I scoured several of the popular blogs that I read regularly for the most effective post types. I combined what I learned from those blogs with my own experience on this blog and at other blogs I've worked on.
I narrowed those different post types down to ten that will grow your audience much faster than the run-of-the-mill stuff you might currently be writing. Check these out, study them, and try them on your own site. You'll be happy you did.
Here they are, 5 extraordinary blog post types that will grow your audience faster:
1. The Influential People Round-up Post
Flattery can definitely take you places online. When you mention someone in a post, there's no question that the chances of that person sharing your post or linking to it are high.
And what's better than mentioning one person in a post? How about featuring dozens of special people all in one round-up post? The "people round-up" post is highly effective not just because of the flattery factor, but also because it typically uses another effective type, the list post.
When the Netsetter blog (part of the Envato) network decided to relaunch, they were smart to ask Jade Craven to write a post for the relaunch week. Jade created a round-up post called 50 Netsetters You Should Know About (no longer live) that was a huge success.
I used this post type to grow my audience quickly myself when I was just getting started blogging in a post called 10 Digital Nomads to Learn From, and again in another post called 41 Creative and Adventurous Bloggers You Should Know.
2. The Over-the-top Generous Free Resource Post
Blog posts are a dime-a-dozen. You probably write one to three of them a week. There are millions published every day. So if you want to really grab people's attention, you have to sometimes give more than just blog posts.
That's where the "over-the-top generous free resource post" comes in.
Big name bloggers like Chris Guillebeau, Dave Navarro and Everett Bogue each support themselves by selling information products, like ebooks and online courses. But those guys all know that there's a time to sell and a time to give things away.
That's exactly what Everett did recently with his free eBook called Minimalist Workday: 50 Strategies for Working Less (no longer available), and it was a huge hit. The post announcing the book was retweeted nearly 300 times, and the book itself was downloaded over 5000 times in the first week alone.
Chris Guillebeau's free eBook A Brief Guide to World Domination put him on the map in a big way, and has been downloaded over 100,000 times. The eBook formed the basis for his print book that just came out, The Art of Non-Conformity: Set Your Own Rules, Live the Life You Want, and Change the World.
Dave Navarro used a similar strategy before releasing a product last year, and is doing it again by giving away some intensely valuable free videos ahead of his 2010 More Buyers Mastermind launch.
3. The (Almost) Too Good to Be True Post
When you read a blog post title that seems too good to be true, how can you not be compelled to read more? It's a classic headline technique that just works.
The trick with writing about something seemingly impossible is that you have to deliver "the goods" so to speak, or your readers will be turned off by the bait-and-switch.
Tim Ferriss is a master of the "too good to be true" post type. He constantly pushes the limits of what you might think is possible on a range of topics from fitness to entrepreneurship. His book, The 4-Hour Workweek is an excellent example of this, and he relies on the framework in many of his most popular blog posts.
Check out two of Tim's most popular posts of all time (which is saying a lot, considering how hugely popular the blog is overall). How to Lose 20 lbs. of Fat in 30 Days… Without Doing Any Exercise and From Geek to Freak: How I Gained 34 lbs. of Muscle in 4 Weeks (picture above) both seem far outside the realm of what's possible, but Tim comes through with detailed proof about exactly how he achieved such superhuman results in both cases.
Glen Allsopp has also written some of his most popular posts over at ViperChill using this technique. Check out the super popular How a 3 Month Old Website Received 958,373 Visits from Google as an example.
4. The Soul-Baring Post
This is one post type I've had especially worthwhile first-hand experience with recently. A couple of months back, I decided to take the advice of some of the people I respect most online and dig deep to find my real voice and share it with my readers.
The result was a very personal post called 33 Things I've Never Told You (or, How to Re-Introduce Yourself and Kick Your Watered-Down Self in the Ass). It quickly became my most commented post and one of my most viewed posts overall.
Soul-baring posts are a great way to grow your audience because of how much they stand out. So much of what is published online is formulaic and lacks character or any real human connection. When you write something that people can really relate to on a personal level, you can form stronger bonds. These "soul-baring post" types tend to build true fans, the kind who will really pay attention to what you say and share it with friends.
Johnny B. Truant is great at writing in a relate-able style, and he does it by revealing intimate aspects of his personal journey, although interestingly enough he does it through a pen name. Check out his post called How To Be Real Online (And Get Paid For It). Naomi Dunford has arguably built her entire business around baring her soul while always providing great marketing and business advice. Just take a look at Entrepreneurship: What To Do When You're Scared Sh*tless to see what I'm talking about.
5. The Ultimate Overview Post
Finding helpful, in-depth and complete information online can be a challenge. How many times have you found yourself jumping from one article to the next, gleaming a scrap of info here, and another scrap there?
It's so refreshing when you come across a complete resource that answers all of your questions in one place.
In "the ultimate overview post" type, your job is to create something so detailed and full of info that people don't need to go anywhere else. That's exactly what Adam Baker, Glen Allsopp and Pat Flynn have done with posts on each of their sites.
These posts could easily have turned into a book or downloadable guide, but these guys published them as blog posts, and that's what makes them so unique and effective. As a reader, you feel compelled to share them with friends online because they're so damn useful.
Check out these three examples of "ultimate overview" type posts:
- WordPress SEO: The Only Guide You Need (by Glen Allsopp at ViperChill)
- THE Blogger's Guide to Facebook (by Pat Flynn at The Smart Passive Income Blog)
- How NOT To Suck At Blogging (by Adam Baker at Man vs. Debt)
Not surprisingly, each of these posts has been wildly successful for Glen, Pat and Adam, respectively, and I suspect they continue to drive new visitors to their sites every day. I know I refer to each of those posts on a regular basis.
The Powerful Element Each of these Have in Common
Fundamentally, all of these different post types share something that makes them work so well at attracting more readers. At the core each of them focus on creating content worth linking to or sharing.
It's a simple formula, really. The two direct ways you can receive traffic to your blog is through either links or sharing on social media (search traffic is actually a result of linking, so I consider it a more "indirect" form of traffic).
When you're growing an audience then, your goal has to be to create content that is worthy of being shared or linked to. Use the post types outlined above and you'll be on the right track.
Have you tried these types of posts before? What other types of posts are most effective for you? We'd love to hear it, so please share in the comments.
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- Blog Strategy 101: The 14 Step Video Guide
- 21 Quick Actions You Can Do Today to Set Your Blog Up for Massive Success
- 81 Topic Ideas for Starting a Blog that Matters
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- Fizzle's Chewable Guide to Defining Your Audience
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Resort 2013 Fashion Ad Campaigns | Chanel, Prada, Miu Miu
All the Resort 2013 Ad Campaigns, So Far
All the Resort 2013 Ad Campaigns, So Far
After presenting the Resort 2013 collection at Versailles, it's only fitting that Chanel should expand on the theme with an ad campaign that channels the chateau's most famous resident: Marie Antoinette. Dressed in decadent layers of ruffled pastels and styled with the requisite courtesan makeup and big hair, Cara Delevingne plays the ill-fated queen with plenty of pomp and sass — and we think it all comes together quite nicely. Click through to see the entire Karl Lagerfeld-lensed campaign, plus all the recently released Resort ads — including Miu Miu's supermodel-packed outing — here, in our ever-growing campaign gallery.
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Skip Stop Commuter Organization
Barnard College's student organization for commuters was named after the now-defunct # 9 train (a.k.a. skip stop) which used to stop at 116th Street and Broadway. This group provides services to support commuter life at Barnard. Skip Stop hosts breakfasts, lunches, and snack breaks periodically in the Commuter Lounge. Please feel free to stop by the Skip Stop Lounge, 103 Diana Center. Skip Stop Officers are elected on a yearly basis, each spring semester. The Officer Board is responsible for planning and implementing programs for the commuter community and oversees the use of the Commuter Lounge.
The advisor to Skip Stop is Denise Boneta, who can be found in the Student Life Office, 301 Diana Center. She is available to discuss, support, and implement programs for commuter students and put forward initiatives to support commuter students at Barnard.
"C" Sticker
Commuter students may enter Barnard residence halls. Students must have a "C" sticker (available from the Student Life office, 301 Diana Center) and current semester sticker (available from the ID Center, 204 Kent Hall) on their student ID card and present it to the Front Desk Access Attendant. Please note: Commuter students may not sign in non-student guests into the residence halls. If you have questions about the residence halls, please contact email@example.com.
Commuter Lockers
Lockers are located in the tunnels under Barnard Hall. Commuter students can obtain a locker by following these simple steps:
- Pay $3 at the Bursar's Office in Lower Level Milbank Hall (15 Milbank).
- Bring the receipt to the Facilities Office in the Mezzanine of Barnard Hall (105 Barnard).
- A locker, along with its combination, will be assigned to you.
Do not forget to renew your locker registration at the end of the school year, or else you will lose your deposit.
Computer Labs
The main computer lab, located in 307 Diana Center, houses PCs, Macintoshes, two scanners and printers. Full-time and part-time student staff are available in this lab to help students with questions, problems, and general support. Four smaller labs, open 24 hours a day, seven days a week during the academic year, are located in the residence halls:
- Sulzberger - two labs in the basement
- Plimpton - off the Main Lounge
- 616 W. 116th Street - off the lobby.
All computers in the labs provide access to BCIT-supported software applications and to the Internet. All of the labs have printers.
Dining Options On Campus
You may use your ID Card as a Debit Card for food on campus, by purchasing Dining Dollars. Dining Dollars can be used at all three Barnard campus eateries: The Hewitt Dining Hall, Liz's Place at the Diana Center, and the 2nd Floor Café at the Diana Center. It is a convenient alternative to carrying cash. The 2nd Floor Café offers fresh gourmet sandwiches, a fruit and cheese bar, salads, thin crust pizza, and a variety of beverages. Liz's Place offers freshly brewed coffees, lattes, and smoothies. For more information, call Dining Services at 212-854-6601.
There is a wide range of dining options in the Morningside Heights neighborhood. Pick up a copy of the Campus Pages for listings.
Working Out
To obtain a gym locker, go to the Physical Education Office on the Second Floor, Room 206, of Barnard Hall. You will be charged $10. If you will be swimming, ask for a locker near the pool area. The lockers are located in the Barnard Hall basement. The weight room is also located there.
Equipment ranges from Stair Masters to weight machines to free weights. Before you can use the gym, you MUST sign up for a Weight Room Orientation, which will familiarize you with the space and the equipment available to you. Upon completion of the Orientation, you will receive a "WGT" sticker, which serves as your pass to enter the weight room. You can use the pool during allotted hours, posted on the door to the pool. Please call 212-854-2085 for more information.
Another great place to work out is the Dodge Gymnasium on Columbia's campus. You may use coin-operated lockers or pay a fee for regular locker service. You will find three floors of weight lifting machines, Stair Masters, and treadmills. You may use the squash courts, the swimming pool, the basketball court, and the track. You may also sign up for different classes offered at the beginning of the semester. There is also a sauna in each locker room at your disposal. The Equipment Room staff will provide you with fresh towels when you present your ID.
Health Services
All commuter students are entitled to the services provided by Primary Care Health Service, located in Lower Level Brooks Hall. These services are covered by the comprehensive fee.
Other health service programs that commuter students are entitled to include:
- Alcohol & Substance Awareness Program (ASAP )
- Disability Services
- Furman Counseling Center
- Rape Crisis/Anti-Violence Support Center
- Well-Woman Health Promotion Program
Public Safety Desk
104 Barnard Hall
In the event you forget your ID at home, you can receive a Temporary ID from the Public Safety Desk located in the Lobby of Barnard Hall.


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In the hustle and bustle of the passing year, it can be easy to get caught up in the day to day and forget to take some time to do a little traveling. Unless finances are keeping you from it, there's really no need to forgo traveling—even if it means a quick weekend getaway to somewhere close by. Traveling gives you the opportunity to recharge your batteries, to see and experience new places, to try new foods and create memories that can last a lifetime. Here are a few New Year's travel resolutions for 2014 that you can add to your list.
1) I will schedule a stay at a bed & breakfast.
Here at Southern Comfort B&B, we may be partial to the fun and unique aspects of staying in a bed & breakfast, but they really are a different way to travel and rest your head while in a new place. Instead of staying in a flavorless hotel room, you can stay in the comfort of a home specially renovated for guests with all its special charm and a homey feeling. Plus, you can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning prepared fresh for you rather than traditional hotel buffet fare. Even just a weekend getaway is a perfect amount of time to spend at a bed & breakfast, and many of them are quite affordable if you spend some time doing your research.
2) I will try new foods.
It can be easy getting stuck in eating the same old foods back at home. Why not have a little culinary adventure and travel to a place where you can experience some unique and delicious cuisine that you may not have even dreamed of trying before? Trying new foods goes hand in hand with traveling, and you may surprise yourself at the different foods you find you like or even at the simple fact that you tried something completely different at all.
3) I will visit New Orleans.
Again, we may be a little biased, but everyone should visit NOLA at least once in their lifetime. You won't find another city like it in the world, and the new experiences you'll have will be truly unforgettable. From incredible food and music to spectacular architecture and attractions, there is never a shortage of things to do when you visit the Crescent City.
Make a travel resolution this year, and you'll thank yourself for making the effort and for making new memories that you won't soon forget.


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If your Facebook app is crashing after the iOS 6.0.1 update, you're not alone: it's crashing for loads of other users too.
The problem, however, isn't necessarily iOS 6.0.1. Some Twitter users are reporting that the app is crashing on them, even without upgrading to iOS 6.0.1. Deleting the app and reinstalling it or rebooting your device doesn't seem to fix the issue.
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Nationals' mascots to visit Mount Rushmore
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Washington Nationals say the team's racing president mascots will spend Presidents Day at Mount Rushmore.
The team says George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt will visit the South Dakota landmark that features their faces. They'll be joined by William Howard Taft, the newest mascot and the only one without his face on Mount Rushmore.
The Nationals say that Roosevelt and Taft will "race" from Washington to Mount Rushmore starting on Friday. The team is calling the contest "Bill and Teddy's Executive Adventure." Fans can vote on Twitter for the president they want to win by using the hashtags (hash)VoteBill and (hash)VoteTeddy.


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A vehicle struck two pedestrians in the Ravenswood neighborhood Friday night, killing one and leaving the other in critical condition, police said.
In a separate collision in the Archer Heights neighborhood, a 61-year-man died after being struck by a vehicle, police said.
The first collision happened at about 6 p.m. Friday on the 5000 block of North Western Avenue on the Northwest Side, Chicago Police Department News Affairs Officer Amina Greer said.
A vehicle struck two people, both of whom were taken to Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston.
One of them, 85-year-old Evanston resident Raymond Lending, was pronounced dead at 9:09 p.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.
The other pedestrian was in critical condition, News Affairs Officer Ron Gaines said.
In the Archer Heights collision in 5200 block of South Cicero Avenue on the Southwest Side, the 61-year-old man was struck by a vehicle while crossing the street, Gaines said. The man was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead at 1:33 a.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.
The driver in the Archer Heights collision is in police custody, but no charges have been filed yet, Gaines said.
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We calculated distance with our calculator and with the help of International map agencies and distance between Paris Orly Airport ORY and Porte de Montreuil Paris Métro is 120 km.
If you go from Paris Orly Airport ORY to Porte de Montreuil Paris Métro, with normal traffic conditions and non-stop driving, you reach final destination in 1,5 hours.
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Chapter 19 of the Broome County Charter and Administrative Code sets ethics guidelines for County personnel and established the Board of the Ethics. The Board consists of three members which are appointed by the County Executive and confirmed by the County Legislature.
The current Board of Ethics members are:
The powers and duties of the Board can be found here.
All complaints alleging a violation of the Code of Ethics should be made in writing and sent to the Board of Ethics at the following address:
Broome County Board of Ethics
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Information Literacy Requirement
Statement of Policy
In this age of information proliferation, students must acquire the necessary skills to understand and discern the wide range of content across all mediums. Students must be able to determine where to locate and effectively access information, critically evaluate the source and use the information within legal and ethical parameters. For these reasons, Excelsior College graduates will demonstrate competency in information literacy as part of the general education curriculum for an undergraduate degree.
Students must successfully complete the minimum of a one-semester hour course or examination in information literacy with a grade of C or better to satisfy this requirement. Because of the rapid evolution of information literacy, the course needs to have been taken within five years prior to the date of the current enrollment at Excelsior College to satisfy the requirement.
The information literacy requirement may be satisfied by passing the Excelsior College INL 102 Information Literacy online course; by passing the Excelsior College MLS 500 Graduate Research and Writing online course; by passing an approved, comparable course; or in the case of special populations, by taking INL 103 (the print version).
If a transfer course is not on the approved list of comparable courses in the SIS course library, its syllabus must be submitted to the Excelsior librarians for review.
Information literacy is a foundation requirement for upper level courses and it is required that students take it before all others. The information literacy requirement must be completed within the first 13 Excelsior College credits attempted, or earlier, as determined within the individual schools. Students enrolled prior to December 31, 2012 must complete the information literacy requirement before May 1, 2014.
Exceptions to the policy: Students who have completed a U.S. master's or higher degree from a regionally accredited or otherwise approved source of credit, or who have earned a degree from an institution outside the U.S. deemed equivalent to a U. S. master's degree or higher by the College's international credential evaluators, may be exempt from the information literacy requirement if the degree was earned within five years prior to enrollment at Excelsior.
Enrolled students who have satisfied the information literacy requirement and transfer to another Excelsior.degree program will not be required to satisfy the requirement again. (In other words, students who remain continuously enrolled at Excelsior will be required to satisfy the information literacy requirement only once during their period of enrollment, regardless of whether they transfer from one degree program to another, and regardless of a resultant change in their academic policy date.)
Excelsior College alumni who have satisfied the information literacy requirement, and then enroll in another Excelsior College degree program will not be required to satisfy the requirement again. However, because INL 102 is continually updated, these alumni will be encouraged to retake it (no cost, no credit) upon enrollment. Furthermore, any Excelsior alumnus who graduated with credit for an outside course in information literacy, and then enrolls in another degree program at EC, will be allowed to keep credit for that outside course in the subsequent degree program.
Students who for whatever reason are prohibited from using computers may request an exception to take the print version of the course (INL103). All requests for exceptions should be submitted to the dean or designee of the School of Liberal Arts.
Any other exceptions to the completion of the information literacy requirement will be managed on a case-by-case basis by the dean or designee of each school.
Rationale for the Five-Year Limit on Transfer Courses/Examinations
Because the field of information literacy is ever-changing, Excelsior does not accept transfer courses/examinations that were completed more than five years prior to the student's date of enrollment. The following developments were considered in the implementation of the five-year limit: the emergence of Internet based interactive, multimedia and collaborative tools such as weblogs (blogs, wikis), RSS feeds, social networking, social bookmarking and tagging, synchronous chatting; and the use of mobile devices to access academic information, i.e., academic journals, electronic books; podcast lectures by professors, and so on.
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A company that is building more than 20 miles of natural gas pipeline in Northeast Pennsylvania is asking U.S. District Court to block an attempt by environmental groups to disrupt the project.
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co. LLC argued in a complaint filed this week that the Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board is pre-empted by federal law from taking action on appeals by the Delaware River Network and the Responsible Drilling Alliance that could delay construction.
Houston-based Tennessee Gas is constructing nearly 41 miles of 30-inch pipeline in Pennsylvania and New Jersey as part of an expansion known as the Northeast Upgrade Project. Just under 22 miles of the new pipeline will be in Wayne, Pike and Bradford counties.
In December, the environmental organizations filed an appeal and two petitions with the Environmental Hearing Board, challenging project permits issued by the state Department of Environmental Protection. The EHB is scheduled to conduct a hearing on the requests beginning Monday.
In its complaint, Tennessee Gas said the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved construction of the pipeline, issuing a notice to proceed on Dec. 14. Under federal law, the company said, a state agency such as the EHB is pre-empted from taking any further action in reviewing the DEP permits.
For Tennessee Gas to satisfy its contractual commitments, the company said the pipeline must be completed and in service by Nov. 1, a deadline that requires it to undertake a number of time-sensitive tasks.
For example, to avoid violation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recommends any tree cutting for the Pennsylvania portion of the project take place before March 31. Similarly, tree cutting for a Pike County portion of the project must be done by the same date to reduce impacts on the Indiana bat, the complaint said.
"Any delay, no matter how brief, may have a cascading effect of dramatically delaying project completion," the company said.
Tennessee Gas, which seeks both preliminary and permanent injunctions, is asking the court to direct the EHB to dismiss the pending appeals and to order Delaware River Network and Responsible Drilling Authority to stop pursing relief before the board.
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Latest Healthy Kids News
SATURDAY, May 18 (HealthDay News) -- Children who swallow high-powered magnets often need surgery and other invasive procedures to remove the objects, according to a new study.
The researchers, from the Louisiana State University Health Center in New Orleans, found that more than 79 percent of children who swallowed very strong "neodymium magnets" required either surgery or an endoscopic procedure, in which a tube containing a camera is inserted into the digestive tract. Only 21 percent of these cases can be treated through observation or by pumping the stomach, they said.
These magnets may appear harmless, but they are up to 20 times stronger than typical refrigerator magnets and are powerful enough to cause significant -- even fatal -- damage to the digestive tract.
Although many ingested objects pass through a child's system without serious problems, children frequently swallow more than one neodymium magnet at a time, the researchers said. As a result, the magnets can pull together and perforate the intestinal wall.
"We seemed to be seeing more and more of these cases, some of which were very serious -- even life-threatening," Dr. Robert Adam Noel, associate professor of pediatrics at Louisiana State University Children's Hospital, said in a news release from the American Gastroenterological Association. "Our research not only confirms our concern, but also shows that early intervention is particularly important with these magnet ingestions."
In conducting the study, the researchers questioned pediatric gastroenterologists across the United States and tracked the medical and surgical procedures used to treat patients who swallowed neodymium magnets.
The study found that in 31 percent of cases, surgery alone was needed to remove the ingested magnets. In 43 percent of the surgical cases, however, a second invasive procedure was required.
"The findings send a strong message to clinicians and parents," Noel said. "Although they look harmless on an X-ray, these magnets are powerful enough to cause serious damage to the digestive tract in a short amount of time."
Although children between 13 months and 6 years old are at greatest risk for swallowing neodymium magnets, older children's risk is increasing because the magnets are used for body jewelry and fake piercings.
The study is scheduled for presentation Saturday at the Digestive Disease Week meeting in Orlando. Data and conclusions of studies presented at medical meetings should be considered preliminary until published in a peer-reviewed journal.
-- Mary Elizabeth Dallas
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Agenda for the Annual General Meeting of UBS AG on 14 April 2010
Zurich/Basel, 18 March 2010 - UBS AG today sent the agenda for the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of UBS AG on 14 April 2010 to its shareholders. The agenda items are as follows:
1. Annual report, Group and Parent Bank accounts for financial year 2009
Reports of the statutory auditors
1.1. Approval of annual report and Group and Parent Bank accounts
1.2. Advisory vote on the compensation report 2009
2. Appropriation of results
3. Discharge of the members of the Board of Directors and the Group Executive Board
3.1. Discharge for the financial year 2009
3.2. Discharge for the financial year 2008
3.3. Discharge for the financial year 2007
4. Adaptation of Articles of Association to new Swiss Intermediary-Held Securities Act
Approval of amendments of Article 4 para. 2 and Article 6 of the Articles of Association
5. Elections
5.1. Reelection of members of the Board of Directors
5.1.1. Kaspar Villiger
5.1.2. Sally Bott
5.1.3. Michel Demaré
5.1.4. Rainer-Marc Frey
5.1.5. Bruno Gehrig
5.1.6. Ann F. Godbehere
5.1.7. Axel P. Lehmann
5.1.8. Helmut Panke
5.1.9. William G. Parrett
5.1.10. David Sidwell
Subject to their reelection, Michel Demaré is foreseen to become Vice Chairman and David Sidwell Senior Independent Director.
5.2. Election of a candidate for the Board of Directors
5.2.1. Wolfgang Mayrhuber
5.3. Reelection of the auditors, Ernst & Young Ltd., Basel
6. Creation of conditional capital
Approval of Article 4a para. 4 of the Articles of Association
As a component of UBS AG's future planning and capital management and in line with recent regulatory developments, UBS shareholders will be asked to approve the creation of conditional capital of a maximum of CHF 38,000,000. The conditional capital will be used according to the legal terms and regulations for the delivery of shares by voluntary or mandatory exercise of conversion rights and/or option rights, which will be granted in connection to the issuance of bonds or similar financial instruments. With the approval of the shareholders, the Board of Directors would gain the flexibility to increase UBS AG's core tier 1 capital in the amount of a maximum of 10% of the currently issued share capital.
The invitation to the AGM with explanations of the agenda items can be viewed on the UBS website at www.ubs.com/agm
The AGM of UBS AG will take place on 14 April 2010 in the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, beginning at 10:30 a.m.
Attendance by media representatives
Representatives of the media may register to attend the AGM of UBS AG by returning the enclosed invitation by 7 April 2010 at the latest (see invitation page 3 ).


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In contrast to conventional wood or wood-based products, the material used in SIMOWOOD is resistant to moisture, i.e. there are no signs of swelling. Furthermore, it is weather-resistant and offers the benefit of anti-slip properties when wet (highest level of slip resistance, category C as per DIN 51097). This makes SIMOWOOD the perfect material for a wide range of applications in the boatbuilding industry - offering plenty of scope for creative design.
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Getting Dirty at the Vintage Torque Fest
The Vintage Torque Fest in Maquoketa, Iowa, is one in a slew of retro-themed hot rod shows popping up all over the country that mix rat rods, retro hot rods, and the car culture scene. But one thing that sets the Vintage Torque Fest apart from the rest is the dirt-track action. Whether they're pretty or gritty, all the cars entered in the show are goaded into making a few hot laps around the banked, 3⁄8-mile oval dirt track at the Jackson County Fairgrounds, where the Torque Fest was held in April. To make it even more entertaining, the track crew soaks the front straight, turning it into a mud bog. Participants are encouraged to keep speeds to a max 40 mph during the two and a half laps, but we don't think any of the cars had working speedos anyway. Brad Roorda's '29 Ford roadster pickup (right) sure didn't appear to have one as he ripped the Nov. '10 HRM cover car around the track, putting on the best show of the afternoon—except maybe for the poor sap who lost it in the mud bog and nearly took out a pile of tractor tires and a couple of photographers.
For info on next year's event, see www.VintageTorqueFest.com. —Matt King
Getting Aggressive About Saving The Salt
The Save the Salt Foundation of SCTA racers has worked for years with the Bureau of Land Management and local potash mining operations to retain the surface thickness of the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. The historic property is one of world's few dry salt beds that are flat enough for racing, and Bonneville has been a major scene for top-speed records since 1914. Hot rodders have been using it since 1949. The Salt Flats are on the National Register of Historic Places and are designated an Area of Critical Environmental Concern.
Racers aren't the bad guys. The damage to the area is due to the removal of salt water from under the surface during the mining process. According to SEMA, 11 million tons of salt were removed between 1963 and 1982, and the surface area of the dry lakebed has been reduced from 96,000 to 30,000 acres.
In 1997, Save the Salt members negotiated a five-year plan to have the salt water pumped back onto the Salt Flats after the potash was removed from it, and this had a demonstrable effect on improving the lakebed. However, the term of that agreement has lapsed and the pumping has stopped.
To put some teeth in the fight to preserve the Bonneville Salt Flats, the Save the Salt Coalition has been formed. This group is made up of the existing Save the Salt Foundation in addition to Bonneville Nationals Inc., the Southern California Timing Association, the Utah Salt Flats Racing Association, and new players SEMA and our company, Source Interlink Media (SIM), and HOT ROD. The chairman on this deal is Doug Evans, Executive VP of SIM and our boss. All involved are committed to working toward a positive outcome.
Learn more at www.savethesalt.org. —David Freiburger
Drag Week™ Venue Change and New Gasser Class!
OK, there is not really a venue change—we just put that in the headline to catch your attention and, really, to hide the fact that we snafued the schedule that was printed in the June '11 issue. No, we're not going to Oklahoma City, as we'd mentioned. The legit, triple-checked schedule is below. The venue we're really going to is Great Bend, Kansas, the site of the first NHRA Nationals in 1955. Very cool!
In less embarrassing news, 2011 will mark the launch of a new class for Drag Week™: Gasser & A/FX. As hot as the nostalgia drags are, we're seeing a ton of straight-axle cars out racing, but usually in index classes. This is a chance for those bitchin' cars to let it all hang out. You can read all the Gasser & A/FX rules at www.HOTROD.com, but the short version is that is it is reserved for '37 to '67 American cars and Anglias that are built in a pure retro style—it's straight-axle, altered-wheelbase heaven. No billet wheels, no modern graphics or scoops, and no EFI unless it looks like stack injection or a blower hat. And they all have to take the Drag Week™ plunge: five races in five days, drive 1,000 miles from track to track with no trailer, and the Gasser or A/FX car with the lowest average e.t. wins. Do it. Here's the real schedule. —David Freiburger
Sunday, Sept 11, Test 'n Tune at Heartland Park, Topeka, Kansas
Monday, 9/12, Racing at Heartland Park
Tuesday, 9/13, SRCA Dragstrip, Great Bend, Kansas
Wednesday, 9/14, Amarillo Dragway, Amarillo, Texas
Thursday, 9/15, Tulsa Raceway Park, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Friday evening, 9/16, Finals at Heartland Park, Topeka, Kansas
Welding Advice
Nice article on buying your first welder, Finnegan ("Your First Welder," June '10). I would like to add a few tips of my own:
1. Go for the biggest bottle you can get your hands on. You pay mostly for the fill, not the gas, and with a 255-cu-ft bottle, you get five times the gas for maybe two times the cost.
2. The red Harbor Freight welding gloves work well and are cheap.
3. The Hobart Handler 140 is another contender. It uses Lincoln parts, which are readily available. The downside to the Harbor Freight welder (at least when I owned one) is the lack of replacement parts available.
4. You can use 0.030-inch wire for pretty much everything on a car. It's a middle-of-the-road size that will do sheetmetal up to frames, and you don't have to change the spool. Again, go big and buy the 20-pound spool. It's more cost effective and you won't run out in the middle of a job.
5. Don't think you need a monster welder to weld on a frame. Most frames are about 1⁄8 inch.
Keith Charvonia
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Book Review: The Chrisman Legacy
To follow the Chrisman family is to follow the most significant points of hot rodding's history. You know the names: Art, Lloyd, Jack, Mike, and Steve. But do you really know how strongly they've influenced the sport? We thought we did, until we read The Chrisman Legacy: Always Faster by Tom Madigan, who's also authored books about Edelbrock, Bill Stroppe, Tony Nancy, and Snake and Mongoose. This book is packed with info far deeper than just the highlights, and it's beautifully printed with page after page of vintage photos and commentary from experts such as Greg Sharp.
This thing is published by Ed Justice Jr., a supporter of HOT ROD and hot rodding in general and another guy with a rich family history. See some of it at the Justice Bros. Museum in Duarte, California, which is free and open to the public weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Learn more about it at www.JusticeBrothers.com, and get the book at www.TheChrismanLegacy.com. —David Freiburger
Cobra Jet Party
Ford recently threw a party at its Flat Rock, Michigan, Mustang plant to celebrate the launch of the '12 Mustang Cobra Jet. Ford has now produced 150 of the factory drag cars since the program was launched in 2008, with the latest version being the quickest production car it's ever built, the company says. Owner/racers came from all over the country to pick up their '12 models and join in the celebration, which included cake and punch and a tour of the Auto Alliance facility's Mustang main assembly line. The drag cars are constructed on the same pilot line at the plant where the company's road racing Mustangs and other special jobs are built. —Bill McGuire
Turbo Engines
I really enjoyed the three-part series about turbocharging low-buck, stock engines (April, May, and June '11). However, I do not agree with the closing statement in the June '10 article, which said "The Hemi produced the highest power numbers at the lowest boost level." This is a misleading statement, as the Chevy 5.3 did not have the benefit of the intercooler that was used on the Hemi. By your own opinion, the intercooler would have added 60 hp to the 5.3. This would give you an approximate total of 592 hp for the Chevy versus 571 for the Hemi, both at 8 psi. And according to your article, the Hemi also seems to have benefited from racing fuel and SRT8 performance exhaust manifolds, which the Chevy did not get. Regarding costs, I am confused as to why the CXRacing turbo for the Hemi was listed as $499 while the Chinese turbo on the Chevy was listed as $429. Also, why was the turbo blow-off valve on the Chevy listed as $299 but $29 for the Hemi?
Kent Lewis
Kennesaw, GA
Kent, we love receiving letters challenging the information in the articles. Getting to your specific concerns, the Hemi did indeed produce the highest output at the lowest boost level. You might remember that the 5.3L LS was also equipped with a cam upgrade. The LS6 cam that was used never came in the 5.3L and was significantly better than the stock truck cam (the mildest of all LS motors). Did this offset the lack of an intercooler and the speculated (and optimistic) 60 hp? The key to this question is the fact that the Hemi was the largest motor (5.7L versus 5.3L) and offered the most power in normally aspirated trim (it was rated higher by the factory and produced more on the engine dyno). Adding a turbo to the most powerful, normally aspirated motor will produce the most power under boost. The price difference between the turbos can be attributed to our actual costs (online prices vary). They are very likely the same turbo offered by different sources—many vendors buy from CXRacing. The GM and Hemi motors used different blow-off valves (TurboSmart and CXRacing, respectively) with different retail pricing. As much as we love LS motors, don't count out the modern Hemis. Those Hemi heads (5.7L and 6.1L) flow a ton, are capable of some serious power, and seem to love boost every bit as much as the General. —Richard Holdener
Our Ol' Dad Gets Honored
Just as we went to press, this year's inductees in the SEMA Hall of Fame were announced, and we're thrilled that Gray Baskerville was among those honored. B'ville started at Petersen Publishing in 1968 in the book division, then Tom Medley hired him at Rod & Custom in 1972, and he was absorbed into HOT ROD in 1974. He remained a staffer until his early death at 66 years old in 2001 and became a legend along the way. His personality, writing style, passion, and friendship with hundreds in the industry made a significant impact on the magazine, though he was never one of HRM's editors. He was a sandal-wearing, giggling, loudmouthed mentor to us, and we thank SEMA for remembering him. The other HOF-ers this year include iconic hot rodder Art Chrisman, the legendary National Speed Sport News founder Chris Ecomomaki, and the Performance Warehouse Association's executive director, John Towle. See more at www.SEMAHOF.com. —David Freiburger
Wow Is All We Can Say
Before Robert E. Petersen sold his Petersen Publishing Co.—which he formed with partner Bob Lindsay in 1948 with the birth of HOT ROD—in the mid-'90s, he and his wife, Margie, donated money to form the Petersen Automotive Museum, which in the 15 years since has become one of the most significant automotive museums in the world. Before Pete died in 2007, the museum was in danger of being closed, so the Petersens bought it back and put it in the hands of a board of trustees, the Petersen Museum Foundation. Well, it's happened again. Just before we went to press, we learned that Margie gave to the museum—hold your breath—a donation valued at $100,000,000. Yeah, that's $100 million, to make sure both the museum and Pete's memory will go on. The donation is composed of a substantial unrestricted financial gift, a matching challenge, the 300,000 square-foot building the Museum has occupied since it opened in 1994, and an important collection of cars.
Margie says, "I am thrilled to make this gift, which continues what Mr. Petersen and I began two decades ago, to build the most important automotive museum in the nation. My intent in doing this is to provide the museum with the necessary resources to continue to enhance its collections, curatorial expertise, and exhibitions, so that generations to come will be able to forever know the history of the automobile and its role in the evolution of our nation's transportation system. I am fulfilling a vision that Mr. Petersen and I shared and planned to do someday. I am so happy that this day has come and that I can launch the museum into a new era of growth and expansion. While I expect the resources of the museum to be available to the world, this gift is especially designed to the benefit of the Los Angeles community, where we made our lives together." —Rob Kinnan
Feelin' The Pain
I just read Freiburger's article complaining about having to paint the White Trash engine in high-40-degree weather ("White Trash," June '11). Living in Green Bay, Wisconsin, I feel your pain. In January, when it is minus 10 degrees outside, we have to become inventive around here or shut down our projects. As shown in the photo, it is common practice to set up our vintage Vette posi units on the living room floor and do final assembly in the kitchen. You would have loved to see the engine rebuild!
Mike Smith
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You must be single, Mike.
Mopar charger for 2011
Based on the interest generated by the Mopar Challenger, Dodge is introducing a similarly themed Charger, which should be showing up in showrooms in late summer. Available only in Pitch Black with Mopar Blue racing stripes, the Mopar more-doors are kitted out with select bits and pieces straight from the Mopar parts catalog. The Auto Stick automatic transmission gets a Pistol-Grip shifter, and the antiroll bars and brakes also receive meaningful upgrades. Front and rear shock tower braces and special gloss black 20×8 wheels round out the package, which is offered with the 5.7L V8 rated at 370 hp. —Bill McGuire
Cop Car Today, SS Tomorrow. Maybe.
When General Motors killed off the Pontiac Division, the Holden-based, rear-wheel-drive, V8-powered G8 unfortunately died with it. However, the model lives on in the U.S. in somewhat modified form as the Chevrolet Caprice PPV (Police Patrol Vehicle). With a slightly longer wheelbase than the G8 and a 6.0L, 355hp, dual-fuel, Gen IV V8, the PPV is sold only to bona fide cop shops—no civilians allowed. Both a 9C1 model in stylish black with white doors and a plain-wrapper 9C3 version are offered, and while it doesn't seem like we should be telling you this, the top speed is listed at 148 mph. You're welcome. Anyway, word is that Chevrolet may well offer essentially a civilian version of the Caprice PPV sometime in 2013 as a '14 model. The rear-drive sedan will feature Chevrolet SS badging, and the 430hp LS3 V8 could be in the cards. There have even been rumors of an El Camino–style Holden Ute–based version in the lineup, but that seems less likely. —Bill McGuire
Going Soft
I just read Holeshot in the new issue (June '11) and I agree that we have gone soft. It seems that there are not enough volunteers who have the means to throw caution to the wind. Add in all the liabilities and legalese and we are a bunch of marshmallows afraid to turn over a tire for the greater common good. As a society we are afraid to make a decision or move that may insult, chafe, or annoy anyone. Throw in the possibility of an injury and you just added a multiplier that makes my grease-monkey brain hurt.
As for going to Facebook for input on engine color—yikes. You might as well Tweet that you can't decide if your Jonas Brothers shirt matches your Capri pants today. Social media: It's everywhere and makes even the gnarliest dude seem just a hair weenie-ish. But everyone is doing it.
Frank Munsey
Houston, TX
How did you know Freiburger likes the Jonas Brothers?
You are exactly right, we have become a nation of poseurs worried about image and prestige. I'm tired of the super car gurus looking down their nose because I run the crap out of my cars. When I get my next project finished, I'll be right there with you! Burnouts and quarter-panel rubber for everyone, I say. I'm tired of wondering what everyone else thinks. My friend and I started our '70s- era Vega projects before you made the call for them to come back. You know what they say about great minds.
Tracy Hicks,
Jonesborough, TN
We need get back to where people walked around, talked to each other, and had a genuine interest in the rods, not the trophy. I go to a lot fewer shows.
Sal Giafaglione
Poway, CA
I laugh because there are guys in my GT500 clique whose cars are garage queens. As if an '11 GT500 was just as valuable as a '68 GT500.
Al Mora
Via email
Steering With The Gas Pedal
So now we have a 444hp Mustang and a 550hp Camaro, both electronically controlled by government-mandated stability and traction control systems that cannot be turned off. I live up here in Nova Scotia, Canada, and got my '10 Ford Ranger stuck in a parking lot with 3 inches of snow because the truck wouldn't allow me to spin the wheels for more than two seconds. Yes, there is a button to turn off the traction control but not the stability control. And once you hit 25 mph it all comes back on automatically. Nice. So, instead of telling you what my Camaro Z28 should have, I'm telling you what it definitely shouldn't have. No traction and stability control systems. If you can't steer with the gas pedal, who cares. I'll take HOT ROD'S project '79 Z28 instead, thank you.
Chris Lynds
North River, NS
Chris, we have no problem with those gizmos being there, as most people today can't drive without them, but the OEs should at least give us the ability to turn them completely off.
A Dragstrip With a History Worth Saving
The owner of Amarillo (Texas) Dragway, John Wolfe, died in a car wreck at the end of last year. We all feared what would happen to the racetrack, as there were farmers wanting to purchase it and do away with the track. Having grown up at this track in the '70s and '80s, I hated to see that happen because it has been a part of racing history since 1960. Two of my close friends, Paul Turner and Mike Lamberson, still live in Amarillo, and we made a deal to purchase the track to help keep it open. Although it is in need of a lot of work, we plan to try and bring it back to the years when the stands where full and the rubber was burning.
Richard Elgin
Mount Vernon, IL
And we'll see you there for the '11 HOT ROD Drag Week™! See the track's site at AmarilloDragway.com.
Dale Earnhardt Camaro
The last time a Dale Earnhardt Camaro was built was in 2001. After Earnhardt's passing that same year and the Camaro's temporary death the next, the program obviously stopped. The original Earnhardt Camaro was commissioned by Dale himself, but now Dale Earnhardt Inc. (DEI) and Dale Earnhardt Chevrolet have come together to build another one in his honor, 10 years later. The car steals a lot from its NASCAR roots. DEI built the front splitter, rear spoiler, and one-piece billet shifter in-house. Each Camaro is dyno-tuned at about 704 hp to the flywheel with help from an Edelbrock supercharger, while the suspension gets subframe connectors, sport springs, and adjustable front and rear sway bars. The first 10 Camaros are part of a Historic Series run (each one represents one of Earnhardt's top 10 accomplishments) and have already been sold, except for one that will be auctioned. The team behind the car is already talking about changes for the next model. "So far it is still a learning process. We hope to be like a Yenko, Roush, or Shelby, but we can't be there overnight," said Lead Designer Sam Jackson. For those of you who aren't NASCAR fans, don't worry—the Camaro turns left and right. —Jesse Kiser


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Graduation speech
The following is the graduation speech I wrote for my university:
Dear fellow students, parents, brothers and sisters, children, faculty and staff: welcome to the graduation ceremony for the class of 2009. It is one of the four great days of medical school and I am honored to be given the chance to speak with you about the achievements of the 152 people who are graduating today. As a group we have published papers, presented at conferences, nailed a one-in-a-million diagnosis, gotten married, had children, and won the coed intramural volleyball championship.
These past four years will certainly be memorable to me for a very long time. Although it has taken us only four years to complete medical school, some of us have aged much more than that. Whenever I am at a bar and ordering a drink, I pull out my driver's license to show my age only to have the bartender say, "Don't bother."
People talk about medicine as if it's a calling. I don't know if that's true, but I do know that this is the field for me. Nothing else gets me up in the morning so early and so eager as medicine does. Every day is a chance to learn something new.
With all that learning and training comes an awesome responsibility. As doctors we will have great authority and power in which we can literally decide the fate of other people. With this role comes respect, prestige, and yes, even money. We have made many sacrifices to get to this point. We have given up the best years of our lives to sit in classrooms learning the nuances of the human body. Some of us have given up on relationships. We've held off on having children. We've suspended other careers. And yet the greatest example of self-sacrifice as a physician is to give away all of that talent for free.
A month ago I took my fourth trip overseas as part of a medical mission. Some of you here have gone on international trips as well. You've seen the worst hand that humanity can deal. You've gone to an impoverished region where poor people who cannot speak English receive your services at no cost to them. You then returned to this city where you worked with poor people who cannot speak English and received your services at no cost to them. And yet, somehow that trip was more meaningful. And you've realized that's what gets you up in the morning. You can have an impact on the lives of others. Whether you decide to ultimately practice here, elsewhere in the country, or abroad, your decision to become a physician should be one of your guiding purposes in life.
Unfortunately, not everyone feels the same. So many of my classmates have gotten this far only to realize that they have made a very expensive mistake. They entered medical school in search of prestige, money, or the approving of their parents. Nothing is worse than a person who says, "My mother's son is a doctor."
I know of several people who now openly admit that they dislike medicine. Unfortunately, they are now more than $200,000 in debt and cannot leave the profession. They are now stuck in this job field for no other reason than economics. I think that many physicians are similarly trapped because so few other careers have a high enough payout to clear the necessary debt that comes with this training. So to all of our younger brothers and sisters who are here tonight and thinking of becoming doctors: know what you're getting into. This is an 80-hour-a-week job that comes with high emotional strain, abuse from those higher up, abuse from patients, threats of litigation, inability to predict whether or not you will be paid, and a constant worry that maybe you didn't make the right decision with that last patient. But if you like science, are good with people, and enjoy solving puzzles, then maybe you should consider a career in medicine.
I've brought something today. Here is my old white coat. I've worn this jacket almost every day over the past year. It is covered with stains from various bodily fluids, food from the cafeteria, and a mysterious orange color that I have yet to identify. Although I wash it regularly it will continue to be synonymous in my mind with transference of infections from one patient to another. It's a reminder of the power and trust that physicians instantly hold with all patients. It's the universal symbol of healing and knowledge. And yet when it comes right down to it, it is barely more than a glorified bed sheet with buttons and pockets.
Sociologists tell us that whenever there is a life-altering event, a ceremony is used to celebrate that change. Whether it be the birth of a child, a wedding, or a funeral, we use ceremonies to signify that something important has just happened. In a few moments we're about to have a ceremony to signify our graduation. But it should be something much more than a party. Once we walk across this stage our lives will be forever changed, for better for worse, with all the rights and responsibilities of someone with the title M.D.
There will deservedly be fear as we enter the next phase of our training. We will constantly question ourselves: did I study this disease enough? Did I get all the information that I needed from the patient? Am I the right person for the job? Am I doing the right thing? As Dr. B______ once told us, every time you start to write a prescription, your hand should tremble.
Fear does not need to be limiting. A mystic once told the story of a group of lions who decided to attack a herd of zebras. The older, weaker lions went to the far side of the zebras and began roaring. The zebras, upon hearing the roars, became frightened and ran away from the sounds—right into an ambush of the younger, stronger lions. The moral of the story is that whenever you become scared, run towards the roars.
We can use that fear for good. We can say: I did study this disease enough. I am confident I got enough information from the patient. I am indeed the right person for the job. I know that I am doing the right thing. Medicine then becomes a focus on lifelong learning and purpose rears its head once again. And once we realize that what we do has a greater effect on our patients then on ourselves, I think we have learned the greatest lesson that medical school can teach. Kicking and screaming along the way, the University has taught us how to be doctors.
I look at this old white coat and realize that I have finished some of the hardest years of my life. I can smile knowing that I don't have to take a shelf exam ever again. I also frown knowing that one day my signature will be on the prescription pad or the order form and that I'll be the one who's held accountable. I look at it and wonder where the last few years have gone.
I look at this old white coat knowing that one stage of my training is almost finished and know that I am about to embark upon the next journey. And whether medicine is a calling or simply an interesting job, I look at this old white coat knowing that soon we're all going to be doctors.
15 Comments
bebe said,
nice, nice…congrats and great speech!
medaholic said,
For a guy who's posted so much on the negatives and money issues with medicine, it's good to know you see both sides of medicine so realistically. Good luck after graduation. Half MD no more!
Half M.D.: I just try to paint a realistic picture that provides balance to the unbridled positives that T.V. portrays.
katie said,
Hey HalfMD. Congratulations on your graduation! I started reading your blog a few years ago and have really enjoyed it. I hope you continue to post about your experiences in residency. I know I'll be referencing old posts during my upcoming years of medical school.
labrat said,
Great speech! Congrats on graduating, and good luck out there in residency!
Carla said,
Proud of you, Son
Tracy said,
What an excellent speech! Many, many congratulations to you! My niece's husband starts Med "skool" this summer…gulp…i pray for them both!
Best wishes in Residency…i hope you continue to blog.
(Is there really a "Short White Coat Burning Ceremony"???)
Tracy said,
….and, hey, you will probably never learn this on your own…but there is a huge difference between outpatient, private practice Psychiatry and inpatient, emergency Psychiatry…sad, but true.
Half M.D.: Yeah, I know. We only get exposure to the worst cases in medical school, though.
dragonfly said,
Good speech. Congratulations.
Gary L said,
Well, you are now down the 'pike' several months. It is a huge change for you to go from being a student to a resident and also join the military. The quality of your traiing will in large part be up to you, not the institution, depending on where you train. In the long run the money you 'lose' in being in the military will be offset by benefits, educatoinal perks, paid CME, and if you stay in retirment benefits. Just think at age 45 or so you retire with full benefits and income…It may seem a long way off, but it just flies by..Then you can work as much as you wish to, invest your retirment money. LIfe is long and you are just at the beginning.
Take care….
jphil said,
took a second to get but this part was incredibly funny : "But if you like science, are good with people, and enjoy solving puzzles, then maybe you should consider a career in medicine."
no doubt you'll be a neat physician to be around…hope the whole crappy air force situation works out!
KHAMIS MUSSA said,
good presentation ,try to teach me for important tips in preparing that presentation
FFDoc said,
"I can smile knowing that I don't have to take a shelf exam ever again."
There's always Step 3. Or your Boards. Or your Re-Certifications.


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There is a bird that is coming off eBay today. It looks like Marcolin, but appears to have color in the glass around the core. It is number 220432374428 (not my auction).
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Baits, Squids, Tuna and Me
Posted on 18 March 2013
Just minutes after sundown, the generator was started to produce enough juice to light up six large lamps that turned the surrounding area of the boat into a bright spot. We were going to fish for baits and needed the lights to attract our primary targets: squids.Just minutes after sundown, the generator was started to produce enough juice to light up six large lamps that turned the surrounding area of the boat into a bright spot. We were going to fish for baits and needed the lights to attract our primary targets: squids.
The method to catch squids is simple: a lure (shaped like a small fish made out of plastic) is dragged on the sea surface; squids that swim up to grab the lure are then scooped up. It's a unique way of catching squid, utilizing the behavior of this species.
As the first two large squids were scooped up, it reaffirmed my earlier thoughts that we were going to have squid for supper. I watched as the fisher stringed the squids together on a nylon string and placed them back in the water to keep them alive.
My heart leaped and rejoiced, expecting to have squid sashimi for dinner. But to my dismay, supper came and went and the squids were still squirming on the water surface hanging on the string. Disappointed, I slowly stuffed myself with rice and chicken stew with some vegetables. Ashamed to ask why we did not have squids, I simply kept quiet and enjoyed the meal.
Watching them start the fishing activity, I soon learned that the tuna were the ones who would be getting those squid sashimi treats instead. On each hook hang 2 to 3 live squids, alongside chopped squids, and a pouch of squid ink that was tied to the dropstone—a piece of rock (1-2 kg) used to pull the hooks with baits down to the right level for feeding tuna, somewhere between 75 to 120 meters below the surface.
On a regular night of bait fishing during the season, as much as 50 kg of squids could be caught by each fisher. About half of these end up being fed to tuna and other odd-looking deep sea creatures below. What remains after each fishing night is kept frozen (when abundant) and landed or dried under the sun for personal consumption.
As a food advocate, I can't help but think of how much squids or baitfish are wasted on this practice called chumming. Chumming is a fishing technique that releases a lot of baits to create frenzy feeding, to lure fish to the baited hook. Those tuna, together with many other deep sea creatures, must be really getting fat from enjoying a daily food shower from the surface. No need to expend energy looking for food.
This baitfish wastage does not make good economic sense either. To do a simple calculation: if 20 kg are used per fisher, then for a crew of 5, the baitfish volume used per night would be 100 kg. Multiply this with about 240 annual fishing days and you get 24 tons of baitfish used per boat, per year!
If we assume that a third of these are squids, then the cost of 8 tons of squid used as bait annually by each boat would amount to Php560,000 Philippine pesos ($13,800 US dollars), computed at the current buying price of Php70 (US$1.728) per kg.
Several thoughts occupied me during this trip: tunas getting the squid, the wasted baitfish, and me deprived of the first bite of those juicy squids. I wondered why fishers have not done their math and still continue to target tunas when squids are there for the taking (watch out for my next blog entry on this).
These thoughts were playing in my head over and over again so much so that when I finally had tuna sashimi a week later, somehow, I could really tell that the tuna I had tasted like squid.
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Like Fairyland in Oakland, Storyland is a theme park for young children with exhibits based on familiar fairy tales. It is a richly stimulating environment with so many colorful and delightful elements that it can be overwhelming. Every detail is scaled to accommodate children – doorways are low, light standards short, benches and seats small, and pathways are narrow. Here adults have to stoop, bend down and crouch.
There are at least 25 fairytale exhibits including Little Boy Blue, The Old Woman In The Shoe, The Crooked Man who Walked a Crooked Mile, Mother Goose, The Wicked Witch at Candyland, Jack and Jill, Goldilocks and the 3 Bears, Miss Muffett, Alice In Wonderland, Humpty Dumpty, and The 3 Little Pigs.
There are at least two areas that families can rent for birthday parties or other special events. My favorite is the castle tower party room designed with a Camelot and Knights theme. Access to the castle is via a wooden draw bridge over the castle moat – beware of the sea serpent lurking in the moat near the bridge. A narrow passage way leads into the Camelot room that has a circular table for the knights, painted stone interior, colorful hanging banners, and a tall, carved chair for the king or queen.
The theme of the other party space is Alice In Wonderland where the White Rabbit presides at the entry and the 3 of Hearts stands guard. A large clock face is painted on the pavement and party tables are set inside a walled garden.
But there is much more at Storyland to explore. The multi-masted Pirate ship with its giant wheel and elaborate riggings is unlike anything you could every find in any pre-manufactured play catalogue today. This realistically detailed structure includes carved ornamentation, cannons protruding from the sides, a coat of arms, a lantern for night sailing, slides, shoots and hiding cubbies, chains and robes, a sliding pole for quick escapes, and a carved dolphins masthead.
There is a child-size train that you board at the Storyland Train Station opposite the entry ticket booth, and then take a ride around Lake Washington where you'll pass by a wrecked pirate ship and beneath the canopy of Roeding Park's wonderful trees. There is a stage with seating for theater performances and puppet shows. There is even a small scale chapel with stain glass windows made with primary colors and miniature pews with inscriptions like, "The world rests on truth and peace".
Even the boys and girls restrooms are custom designed and scaled to accommodate children. The Tudor-style buildings enclose a brightly painted setting featuring the baker and boy with a goose – help me readers identify which fairytale this depicts – send a comment.
Storyland is laid out with curvilinear paths, of varying materials, colors and textures that lead to each of the exhibits. A man made, shallow, concrete-lined creek meanders through the site and at several spots one passes over a bridge to cross the creek. Each bridge is unique – one is a simple wood structure but others include bridges with colorful candy cane railings or gingerbread men. The best is an intricate, painted metal dragon with scales and loops on top.
Small, themed tables and stools are found along the paths for picnics or snack stops. Of course each is unique. The one near the 3 bears looks like mushrooms and the table top is painted with daisies. There are two styles of brightly painted mushroom seats – one with a table, and many other small details tucked into every curve of the pathway.
Storyland is worth a visit to Fresno if you have small children and for older children there is Playland with amusement rides, a water play area and another train. Of course there are other reasons to visit Fresno but Roeding Park is a must see for all ages.


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Count the Cost
Did you know? DTS students received over $3.1 million in financial aid in 2016-2017.
Discounted Tuition
We have enlisted the support of donors who are committed to God's work in and through you—now and in your future ministry. Thanks to our donors, students pay less than half the total cost of their tuition.
Tuition Comparison
Surprisingly, Dallas Theological Seminary's four-year ThM degree is comparable in price to the three-year MDiv program offered by many other schools, while offering more of the training you need. The cost of living in Dallas is also significantly less than that of other areas you might be considering.
Expense Trends (Per semester)
Tuition costs are based on 12 hours per semester. Fee costs include the general fee, technology fee, and activity fee.
For Room and Board costs, please visit the DTS Housing page.
Apply for Financial Aid
Financial Aid Options
Even with the discounted tuition costs available to students, not every qualified applicant is able to afford training at DTS, which is why we offer financial aid that is designed to fit each student's particular situation.
Scholarships are available for American-born minority students, international students, and extension students, along with more general opportunities for students who do not fit these categories. Other options for institutional financial support include veteran's benefits, Direct loans, and the Tuition Management System (TMS).
For more information on the specific forms of financial aid available, contact Financial Aid at 800-DTS-WORD, ext. 5087.
Enlist a Support Network
You wouldn't hesitate to ask for prayer support when beginning training for ministry so why not also ask for financial support from those who share your ministry vision? Write out your anticipated budget and categorize your monthly expenses and income. Present this to interested individuals and churches so that they will know exactly what your needs will be. Many churches have scholarship programs available for ministry training.
You may receive financial assistance from your family and friends, although their contributions will not be tax-deductible. Those who want to contribute to your DTS student account should send checks to the Business Office along with a note stating your student ID number and how the contribution is to be used (i.e. for tuition, books, or living expenses). Utilize the Third Party Giving Form.
Utilize the DTS Payment Plan
DTS uses Tuition Management Systems (TMS) to provide a payment plan of equal, interest-free monthly installments. The payment plan allows students at all campuses to spread educational expenses over 3 months, 5 months, or 10 months. The payment plan can be used for tuition, fees, and DTS Book Center purchases.
Find a Job that Works for You
Employment is often a vital piece in the financial puzzle for students. The DTS Job Board lists a variety of job openings made known to us by employers in Dallas–Fort Worth and Houston. Once you have a student ID number, you can browse through these listings.
Projecting your income
A student can normally work 20 hours per week at an hourly rate between $8 and $12, depending on skills and opportunities. This results in a monthly income between about $700 and $1,100.
Locate Affordable Housing
Dallas Seminary is committed to helping students find quality accommodations that are economical and convenient. Campus housing (see descriptions below) fits these criteria, and living in close proximity to fellow students fosters a sense of community.
In Swiss Tower, 159 apartments are available for married students, with or without children, and single students with children. This 10-story complex is located on campus directly across the street from the Turpin Library.
In Washington Tower, 89 apartments are available for single men and women without children. This 7-story complex is located adjacent to the Swiss Tower Apartments and offers one and two-bedroom apartments.
The Housing Office also maintains a large database of off-campus housing opportunities ranging from apartments and duplexes to homes for rent or sale.
For further help in relocating to Dallas email the housing office at firstname.lastname@example.com or call 800-DTS-WORD, ext. 5210.


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PGraph Presents Parallelogramophonograph and Mandinka.
July 17, 2015 @ 10:00 pm
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Parallelogramophonograph has been performing together for over 8 years and 500 shows (and counting!). They specialize in improvising full-length plays, showcasing a range from delightful and frenzied to dark and sinister. PGraph have toured internationally and performed at the most prestigious improv festivals in the world as well as the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland.
Their love for theatre and a hive-mind-like ensemble combine to produce some of the most unique improvised plays you'll ever see. PGraph was the recipient of the 2009 B. Iden Payne Award for Outstanding Achievement in Improvisational Theatre and a 2012 'Best of Austin' Critics Award. Members of PGraph regularly teach and direct shows at The Hideout Theatre.
Each week, Parallelogramophonograph will split the bill with one of their favorite troupes in town. This week, it's Mandinka.
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