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Adam Grant, a professor of management and psychology at the Wharton School, recently published an article which proposes to solve a set of related problems that supposedly plague higher education in America. In truth, he's actually offering a myopic view of a non-problem, or rather one that could only be envisioned from the privileged perspective of a faculty person working at an elite institution.
Adam Grant, "A Solution for Bad Teaching," New York Times (2/5/2014) URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/06/opinion/a-solution-for-bad-teaching.html
Grant apparently shares the widespread inability of faculty at elite research institutions even to imagine the realities of life in the rest of American higher education. Elite faculty seem always to assume that the types of things they see happening in their context are typical across faculties in American institutions. This seems to me to be a major problem for the way discourse about education reform proceeds, in this country, especially since their "elite" status seems to grant them access to prominent public fora like the New York Times, while people who better appreciate what's going on may be relegated to bitching on facebook or taking the time to put together a hasty sketch for a blog post.
Yes, Grant reports on research, and offers seemingly persuasive commentary about how different are the skills of "research" and "teaching." He takes note of the different teaching practices and outcomes among non-tenured versus tenured faculty. This seems solid enough, and probably does reflect the experience of faculty and students elite "R1" research universities, but it has almost nothing to do with what goes on in undergraduate education at the thousands of liberal arts colleges in this country where most faculty and students work.
According to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of teaching, no more than 10% of students in higher education, nationwide, are served by such large research institutions. The faculties are, ultimately, also a small percentage of those who are employed in higher education. The other 90% attend schools with faculty who are far less focused on research.
For data supporting this claim, see the table of institutions, and the analysis of enrollments, at http://classifications.carnegiefoundation.org/summary/ugrad_prog.php.
Grant's proposals are thus a set of solutions in search of a problem, or rather, they are a symptom of misreading the economic and practical landscape of higher education in America.
The fact that R1 schools have problems with the teaching quality of the people they hired to be researchers is not news. Universities realize that they often have poor educational outcomes from their most highly valued employees, and can't continue to economically justify their model.
Cry me a river.
The R1 schools went out of their way to hire people as researchers, reward them for their research, and then gave them tenure and new administrative roles. It shouldn't surprise anyone that these people don't make teaching their focus.
So, in response, Grant supports an idea of separating "research" track professorships from "teaching" tracks. You might think this would create a caste system in research universities. And maybe it would. Or maybe, it would just reflect what is already in fact the practice of higher education in America.
Because in this country, we already separate research from teaching.
At present, this separation takes place in the job market, where universities go out to hire people to do research, while colleges (liberal arts, general, and community) hire people to teach.
You have to look at the system as a whole, and measure what is going on at the inter-institutional level. System wide, we heap economic and professional rewards (including time and support for research and writing) onto a very select, very lucky few. These are the PhDs who get hired to work at research universities, where they benefit from lower teaching loads. The vast majority of newly-minted PhDs go without employment altogether, and the rest of us are hired to teach more, and be paid less to be teachers at teaching-focused schools. Some of us get tenure, and the rest operate as minimum-wage drones in the adjunct system, or leave academia altogether.
What the "dual track tenure" proposal amounts to is an attempt to impose the conditions under which most of us already operate onto the much smaller pool of academics who make up the faculties of the R1 universities. What he is actually proposing is that R1 institutions act more like the teaching schools.
Schools in America have shown that they don't really need any empirical research in teaching effectiveness to justify pushing more and more of the teaching burden off of tenured research faculty, and onto the non-researching contract faculty whose jobs are focused on teaching. That process is long underway. There have never been more students being taught by exploited adjuncts and only slightly less exploited term employees. And besides, Grant reports, as if its a bonus: there's research that shows research has nothing to do with teaching outcomes, and even research that says students learn more from non-tenure track faculty! Wow. Cool.
We've heard this before. Of course any research that reports that students learn more from such faculty will warm the hearts, I'm sure, of administrators everywhere. But what it really means is all professional full time teachers are in trouble.
As a well prepared and thoughtful but ordinary liberal arts college professor, I'd like to do more work involving research and publishing writing. But that's unlikely ever to happen. I personally find it almost impossible to incorporate a serious writing practice into a life of "scholar-teacher-family-man" with a 4/4 teaching load. Others in my position, particularly those who decide to forego family life, seem to fare better at maintaining one foot in the world of "research." But most of us are far less productive, as researchers, than our counterparts in the universities. I'm therefore often envious of colleagues who have secured one of those elite jobs where they get paid to act like an expert in their subject field by conducting obscure and technical research for publication in journals that will only be read by other elite researchers.
Somehow, it doesn't make me feel better to see that R1 institutions are re-thinking their model. In fact, I would seem to occupy precisely the middle-ground that has the most to lose in this discussion. I have tenure and am being paid a middle-class salary, with benefits, to do something for my students that a slightly younger Ph.D. would probably be willing to do for approximately 1/6 the cost (as an adjunct), or 1/2 the cost as a term-employee.
Along comes Grant with his unique economic logic. If the R1 universities took Grant's advice, they would begin hiring a new faculty to work exclusively as teachers. They would presumably be paid less and expected to teach more. These faculty would exist alongside the (presumably thereafter much smaller) research faculty, who would be paid the same or more, and would have research and publication as their primary or only responsibility.
Grant even writes, at the end of a colossally tone-deaf passage, that while "[r]eplacing adjuncts with tenured teachers would cost more," nevertheless "there are ways to offset that, perhaps by funding more research with grants." These kinds of comments drive University Provosts and Academic VPs to drink. "No problem… just turn your existing adjuncts into tenured professors." Ha. What he's actually proposing is to kill off any remaining pretense that university faculties are groups of scholars working on disinterested research in recognized areas of important inquiry. Research funded by external grants depends on corporate donors or political processes that are by definition, interested. His proposal could either bankrupt the universities or unacceptably narrow the range of subjects where serious research was happening; or do both.
By the way, have you ever noticed how difficult it can be to get an ordinary American undergrad to benefit from working with a typical peer-reviewed article or serious monograph? Most academic writing is pitched to a graduate-student or professional-peer audience level. You can just imagine Grant's proposal exacerbating this problem. On the other hand, books written for undergrads—i.e. textbooks—are sometimes models of the worst sort of scholarship, offering at best only minimal engagement with sources, or failing to model critical interaction with the literature, or studiously avoiding "technical jargon" at the expense of providing a foundation for further study in the field. What might actually be needed is MORE, not less, research and writing done for the college-educated lay-audience, written by people who professionally teach young adults, and LESS not more, advanced and highly technical research. But what do I know?
In this new system proposed by Grant (and others) the elite will become even more elite. Congratulations to you rock star researchers! When the rest of us finish grading our undergraduates' papers, we might read your latest article. If we can find the time. I will go ahead and assume we can understand what you're working on. And to all you new teaching-track professors, welcome to the working week! Let's hope that we don't all compete each other out of a living wage.
Post-Script (Feb 10, 2014):
According to an April, 2013 report by The New York Times, the average salary of professors at Private Research Universities is over $160,000 per year. I just want to note that this is more than three times my current salary. This emphasizes my point nicely: in this country, we sharply divide "research" from "teaching" already, reward "research" by an elite few far more than we reward the "teaching" by the many. (The same article reports that assistant professors at schools like mine average just over $60,000 per year, which, for the record is around 20% more than my salary as an associate professor at a relatively poor school in rural Appalachia). But please don't think I am complaining about my modest salary. Because I know that things could be a lot worse. The same report explains that tenure or tenure track jobs make up only 24% of the academic workforce. Yes, that's right, about 76% of those presently teaching in colleges and universities in America are adjuncts or defined term lecturers. Bear in mind that the average pay for an adjunct teaching a college-level course is less than $3000 per year, with no benefits. Accordingly, we can say that these people, who do most of the teaching for us, are paid, usually, only 1/3 to 1/5 what I am paid for the same teaching load. If you needed any, this is strong evidence that Prof. Grant is completely out of touch and off his rocker when he nonchalantly admits that moving teachers from the ranks of the adjuncts into tenure-track teaching-only jobs might be kind of expensive. You think so? Oh, but we can just get some grants to support the work of all those research professors. Is Grant really this clueless?
Tamar Lewin, "Gap Widens for Faculty at Colleges, Report Finds," New York Times (4/8/2013) URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/08/education/gap-in-university-faculty-pay-continues-to-grow-report-finds.html
William Pannapacker, "Just Look at the Data, If You Can Find Any" Chronicle of Higher Education (6/17/2013) URL: http://chronicle.com/article/Just-Look-at-the-Data-if-You/139795


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They had done it before, using their design talents to elevate the "Share a Coke" campaign to a visual success. Now came the campaign's next iteration – "Share a Coke and a Song" – and a new host of challenges for
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100 Occupy Oakland protesters are in the process of being arrested for failing to disperse according to Oakland officials. Police Sgt. Christopher Bolton says protesters marched through downtown Oakland a little before 8 p.m. Saturday, with some of the protesters entering a YMCA building in the city's downtown. The 100 arrests Saturday night come after 19 people were arrested in Occupy Oakland protests during the day making Saturday a busy day at the Oakland Police Department.
Tear gas and "flash" grenades were reported used by the police on the group of protesters Saturday afternoon after some of them threw rocks and other objects at the police and tore down fencing.
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In 1861, the same year he was elected governor of California, Leland Stanford purchased the former Shelton C. Fogus mansion in Sacramento. Over the years, Jane and Leland Stanford substantially enlarged the house. It remained one of the Stanford's residences until 1900, when Jane Stanford gave it to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento to be used as an orphanage.
Correspondence, reports, minutes, and memoranda pertaining to the creation of the Stanford House State Historical Park; correspondents include Harvey Hall, Dorothy F. Regnery, John T. Doolittle, Byron Sher, and Phillip Isenberg.
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11 juni 2019, message from Mike West:
Unfortunately we are having to suffer a significant delay in the delivery of the removal of Sunny Bank weir. There are numerous reasons at this stage, such as the requirement to carry out a full Heritage Impact Assessment as part of the planning permission process. This is due to the Lake District recently being listed as a World Heritage Site. Additionally there are ongoing issues with adjacent landowners.
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Best of luck with all the other dam removal projects in Europe. And I will be in touch regarding any progress at Sunny Bank or new dam removal projects that are identified.
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We are going to work on the 'Sunny Bank Dam' in Northern England. A total of 3,000 euros is needed to remove this dam.
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The Sunny Bank Dam lies in Torver Beck, which flows into the sea through Coniston Water, a large lake. The dam is a concrete remnant of an old mill. It's 200 to 500 mm high and built on underlying rocks. Despite the incredibly bad condition the Sunny Bank dam is in, it still blocks the upstream migration of salmon, eel and smaller migratory fish.
If we remove the dam, we will create space for life in the river, such as the kingfisher and the otter, over the length of 3 kilometers. The spawning grounds of the salmon and the sea trout can be restored. The removal of this dam reinforces the larger ecological restoration project, which is being carried out in the Torver Basin.
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Bart Geenen, freshwater expert at WWF
Since Bart graduated in Wageningen in the field of water management, he has been committed to improving river management. In 1998, Bart went to Vietnam to research the Mekong River. For the last 10 years, Bart has worked for the WWF, mainly in Africa and Latin-America, to protect the beautiful natural rivers, like the Zambezi and the Amazon. In those countries rivers are the lifeblood for both animals and humans. In Europe we have forgotten this a little, but we can restore rivers here and give nature space again. That is why Bart, together with other river experts in Europe, has been trying to put the removal of dams in Europe on the map since 2015.
Mike West, project manager at South Cumbria Rivers Trust
Mike West is project officer for the Conservation Coniston and Crake Project for the South Cumbria Rivers. He has been working as the Freshwater Pearl Mussel Project Officer for the South Cumbria Rivers Trust, the organization that manages the rivers in the area. He has a background in catchment nutrient dynamics, catchment hydrological conductivity as well as expertise in bioremediation systems (a natural way of cleaning contaminated soil). Prior to working for the South Cumbria Rivers Trust, he worked on projects that examined ecologically sensitive RAMSAR wetlands and the effects of nutrient pollutants. He can put his knowledge and skills to good use for the pearl and mussel project.
Why do dams need to be removed?
Throughout Europe there are thousands of useless dams. These dams, large and small, block the way for fish and birds, which depend on free flowing rivers. By removing these dams, we will let rivers flow again and the river's environment will come to life.
Rivers are highways for fish on the way to their spawning grounds in the far hinterland and they are crucial for brooding, feeding and the migration of many species such as the sturgeon, the salmon, the otter, the common crane and the black stork. Beautiful animals! But they are also animals that depend on healthy rivers for their existence. At the moment they don't get the space they need. Since 1970, the global biodiversity of rivers has decreased by 81%.
Removing dams has tremendous positive results for the health of rivers and the river's environment. Migratory fish will soon return, joined by fish-eating birds. Having rivers flow freely again is important for humans as well. The river's renewed environment offers plenty of opportunities for recreation: swimming, hiking and playing. This benefits the local tourism industry and gives an important boost to the economy of the surrounding area.
What are the benefits of removing dams?
When the dam is gone the river can flow freely again, the nature reserve will come back to life and migratory fish will get the space they need. For the first time they can swim up and down the river again, looking for food and spawning grounds. And this has important, positive results for fish-eating birds, such as the spoonbill and the black stork. The river's ecosystem will come back to life!
Having rivers flow freely again is important for humans as well. The renewed nature reserve offers plenty of opportunities for recreation: swimming, hiking and playing. This benefits the local tourism industry and gives an important boost to the economy of the surrounding area. Agriculture and drinking water supply along the river will also profit from the cleaner water.
Why dams in the United Kingdom and Ukraine and not another dam, in the Netherlands for example?
These dams have a big impact on the environment. This is where we'll start the Dam Removal movement. From there on out we want to organize a large European movement to remove many more dams in Europe. These can be dams in the Netherlands as well.
Do 'humans' benefit from the removal of dams?
Having rivers flow freely again is important for humans as well. The river's renewed environment offers plenty of opportunities for recreation: swimming, hiking and playing. This benefits the local tourism industry and gives an important boost to the economy of the surrounding area.
We now know that healthy rivers offer a lot more benefits such as providing a natural way of cleaning water, protecting people from floods and drought, providing drinking water and water for agriculture.
Are there risks to removing the dam?
WWF has made sure that all the necessary permits have been granted. We work together with experienced parties to remove the dam.
What is the role of the World Wide Fund for Nature? Why does this initiative come from the Netherlands and not the actual countries?
The World Wide Fund for Nature has started the Dam Removal movement together with the World Fish Migration Foundation, the European Rivers Network, the Rivers Trust and Rewilding Europe. We attach great value to European nature and everything she has to offer: incredible flora and fauna, beautiful reserves and a great and healthy environment for humans. We are convinced that by giving rivers their natural space a large biodiversity will open up and will be protected, realizing a better environment for humans as well. That is how free flowing rivers cause a free movement of water, animals and humans.
To start a large European movement we first need to show that it's possible. Old, useless dams can be removed without a problem, causing nature to return at full speed. With this (financial) boost of the first dams we will spur governments, organizations and people into action and we will inspire the removal of dams throughout Europe.
What is the Dam Removal movement?
Dam Removal Europe is an initiative organized by the World Wide Fund for Nature, the World Fish Migration Foundation, the European Rivers Network, the Rivers Trust and Rewilding Europe. Dam Removal Europe shares knowledge in the field of dam removal and places this subject on the agenda. Therefore Dam Removal Europe is a stimulating network organization and a knowledge platform. Dam Removal Europe will collaborate on a European, national, regional and local level and will come into action by inspiring governments, organizations and people to remove dams in rivers.
More information: https://www.damremoval.eu/
How can I join the Dam Removal movement?
By contributing financially to the removal of the first dams we'll make a good first step towards a European movement. But Dam Removal Europe is also a platform for people who are wondering "I would like this dam removed, can you help? More information: https://www.damremoval.eu/


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Constructing a world-class distillery bang in the middle of a renowned wine region was always going to take a lot of gumption, but the Rochfort family—led by the unparalleled zeal of John Rochfort—do not scare easily.
They're determined to create exclusive, premium whisky and deliver it on the world stage, but it's not the scent of money that drives them. This is a deep, passionate family who desire a legacy for generations to come.
This kind of set up doesn't come cheap and requires a steadfast vision of faith and excellence, plus a whole heap of pluck and nerve. The Rochforts know that if you want to create the best, you have to invest in the best, so the integrity of every single stage of their operation is unsurpassed. No expense is spared when it comes to the wood, water quality, production environment, grain and distillation methods.
Every member of the family brings a different talent to the table, which are pooled in a wildly passionate pot that is determined to create the world's best whisky. The result is a seamless, unstoppable and exceptionally well-oiled machine that has pumped out a sublime first preview retailing for $500 for 350mL.
It's a huge benchmark that has set the stage.
When John brought his crackling energy and unbridled enthusiasm to us, we were pumped. What a client, what a concept, what a product and what a team.


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We were two musicians playing our distinct parts. She was quick sometimes, light as a flute-note, all over the place. Me, the quiet cello coming behind, rumbly-voiced and talking to myself, liable to forget what direction I was going mid-stride. Together, if a flute and cello can go together–and they did once–we were a whole song.
I miss walking with her.
Because it's April, because it's National Poetry Month, because I have always loved American poet Hayden Carruth, I'm sharing these two poems. They are two of my favorites.
I read them from time to time. I hear the distinct rhythms underneath the words, because of the words, and I remember how we were together. How it was to walk with her.
Bouquet in Dog Time
A bit of yarrow and then of rue
steeple bush and black-eyed susan,
one fringed orchis, ragged and wry,
some meadowsweet, the vetch that's blue,
to make a comeliness for you,
with dogbane, daisies, bouncing bet,
the clover red, the clover white,
walking the field before the night,
lazy under a lavender sky
(crazy and spent from the day of fear)
for one of every kind that's here,
sundew, burnet, thimbleberry,
all so simple, all so true,
like a bit of yarrow and of rue.
My Meadow
Well, it's still the loveliest meadow in all Vermont.
I believe that truly, yet for years have hardly
seen it, I think, having lived too long with it–
until I went to clean up the mess of firewood
left by the rural electric co-op when they cut
my clump of soft maples "threatening" their lines,
this morning, the last day of September. My maple leaves
were spilled in the grass, deep crimson. I worked
with axe and chainsaw, and when I was done I sat
on my rock that had housed my fox before the state
executed him on suspicion of rabies, and then
I looked at my meadow. I saw how it lies between
the little road and the little brook, how it's borders
are birch and hemlock, popple and elm and ash,
white, green, red, brown, and gray, and how my grass
is composed in smooth serenity. Yet I have hankered
for six years after that meadow I saw in Texas
near Camp Wood because I discovered an armadillo
there and saw two long-tailed flycathcers
at their fantastic mating dance in the air.
Now I saw my meadow. And I called myself all kinds
of a blind Yankee fool — not so much for hankering,
more for the quality of my looking that could make me
see in my mind what I could not see in my meadow.
However, I saw my serviceberry tree at the edge
of the grass where little pied asters, called Farewell-
to-Summer, made a hedge, my serviceberry still limping
from last winter's storms, and I went
and trimmed it. The small waxy pointed leaves
were delicate with the colors of coral and mallow
and the hesitating blush of the sky at dawn.
When I finished I stepped over my old fence
and sat by my brook on moss sodden from last night's
rain and got the seat of my britches wet.
I looked at my brook. It curled over my stones
that looked back at me again with the pathos
of their Paleozoic eyes. I thought of my
discontents. The brook, curled in it's reflections
of ferns and asters and bright leaves, was whispering
something that made no sense. Then I closed my eyes
and heard my brook inside my head. It told me —
and I saw a distant inner light like the flash
of a waterdrop on a turning leaf — it told me
maybe I have lived too long with the world.
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Cave Story, or Doukutsu Monogatari in Japanese, probably the most well known doujin game of all time. It was developed solely by Daisuke Amaya from Studio Pixel for over five years. When the game released in 2004 for PC as a freeware, it slowly gained popularity among players.
While using retro pixelated graphics it received positive reputation for excellent combinations both gameplay and storyline. Currently, the original version has been translated into multi languages which can be downloaded for free.
In 2010 the independent developer Nicalis ported the game to WiiWare and DsiWare. The PC version titled Cave Story+ was released in November 2011 on Steam and Mac App with many features such as remastered graphics and soundtracks, several new game modes, new interfaces and Steam achievements. A 3D remake of the game titled Cave Story 3D was published by NIS America for Nintendo 3DS with updated 3D graphics, 3 game modes and remastered music.
Ten years ago, Quote and Curly Brace were sent to the island during the conflict of Demon Crown. Unlike the other robots sent there, Quote and Curly were ordered to destroy the crown rather than claim it. However, since they had arrived later than other robots, only death and destruction were seen everywhere. By the time they found the crown, a human named Miakid had already found it first and unleashed it power. Quote and Curly were successfully defeated him, but were incapacitated for the next ten years.
Quote awakens ten years later in a cave with no memory of how he came to be there. He shortly finds Mimiga Village, a place inhabited by species similar to a cross between a rabbit and a dog. Quote finds the villagers were being persecuted by the Doctor, the Crown's newest holder. Quote allies himself with those who resist the Doctor's tyranny, and from there the adventure begins…
Cave Story plays very similar to early SNES action game in which player progresses by jumping, shooting enemies and navigating through platform and puzzles. The optional weapons can be linearly auto-upgraded to a third level. Fallen enemies sometimes yield triangular objects, which give experience points to weapon when collected. Taking damages or losing health causes weapon downgrade.
The game split into a number of areas, connected by direct passages and or teleportation devices. Through close exploration player can collect various items such as optional weapons, health capsules and missiles. Health restoration machines and save points can be found at certain points. While the game does not emphasis on player choices or branching storylines, certain decisions often have impact to the game plot. For example, if player succeds in following a specific sequence of side quests and decisions, an extra area and the happy ending will be unlocked.
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baby, brother, change, commitment, divorce, family, friend, friends, friendship, marriage, nature, people, plants, relationship, relationships, sister, time, work
Friendships are a tricky thing, aren't they? As a child we could make friends in two minutes, but just as our lives have become more complex, so are our relationships as we grow and mature into adulthood. Friends we swore allegiance to in high school are sometimes just a faint and and fond memory while some friendships from grade school are still going strong.
It's been a joyful and sometimes painful journey through my friendships, as I am sure many of you can attest to. Some relationships are like a cactus plant — a little watering goes a long way. And then there are others more like flowers — needing plenty of water, pruning and TLC to be maintained. I have some friends I can go months without talking to and we can pick right back up where we were. Then there are others that if not tended to, weeds begin to flourish and choke the life out of the bond shared. It's never really a "one size fits all" for relationships.
Not every friendship is meant to be for a lifetime. Those "seasonal" relationships meet a need that's sometimes temporary for both parties. For me there have been quite a few "seasonal" friendships. Some seasons are longer than others, but definitely fulfill a purpose for both people. It's not always clear when the season passes, but even in the not knowing, there is certainly a life lesson to be learned. Each connection we share with others is as unique as a thumbprint. It's custom-made. And sometimes, like shoes, they sometimes have to be discarded. Either because of lack of support, it's no longer a good fit, or the style is not truly timeless. It outwore its functionality because it simply did not stay in touch with the environment surrounding it.
Many markers for a relationship happen with life's milestones or transitions: a move, illness, marriage, a baby, divorce, etc. Sometimes that can be the death knell for friends, but it doesn't always mean a relationship is over. Many times it just means the tone and tenor of the friendship has changed. And like a band with a new song, it takes some adjustments from the "players" to work in harmony together again. Work is necessary for all types of relationships to succeed. I met my friend Crystal almost six years ago. We have been there for each other through many life moments — joyous and painful. We've laughed, cried, praised, and danced through it all. I thank God for her and all the friends I have ever been blessed with. Not sure what the future holds for any of us, but I am grateful for them all and what we have taught each other.
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Many moms wonder what to do about waketime when baby wakes early from sleeping. This is a situation where it pays to know your child well. Here are some factors to consider:
- Age. The older your baby, the more likely baby can just stay awake until close to the normal nap time, if not right until the normal nap time. With young babies, however, babies seem to need X amount of minutes of waketime.
- Time. This would include time of day and also how early baby woke up. Most babies can handle a longer waketime in the evening, so if he woke early from an afternoon or evening nap, you might be able to make it until bedtime or the next nap. If baby woke 15 minutes early from the nap, there is a better chance he will make it to the next nap time than if he woke up an hour early.
- Length. I use this category to point out that if the nap that was woken early from was quite short, he will likely need to go down for the next nap early, and perhaps with a shorter waketime than usual. If he is not as well rested as he usually is, he might not be able to make it the usual length of time.
- Activity. If your baby wakes early but will stay in his bed and play, he can likely handle a longer waketime out of the crib than if he were to get out of his crib right away. If they are in the crib, they are still getting some rest.
All of these factors work together to create the answer to the question "How long should waketime be when he wakes early?" It is up to you to observe these factors (and any others you know to exist for your child) and determine what is the right move. If your child shows you sleepy cues, follow those cues in putting him down, even if it is earlier than that nap would last.
Take note that many times the baby will take a longer than usual nap following a short nap to make up for the lost sleep at the short nap. So, if your child is one who will do catch up, putting him down early is a good idea to maintain your feeding schedule.
Remember that keeping your child up too long will backfire. He will most likely take another short nap if he went down too late.
Kaitlyn has pretty much woken up at consistent times her whole life. When she was a young baby, she went down after she had been up for X number of minutes. As she got older, I would put her down early for the next nap or for bed. She usually then slept extra and woke at the normal wake time. At 12 months, she now basically goes down at the same time her nap usually is if she wakes early. She might go down 10-15 minutes early if she is tired, but most of the time she is just up until nap time.
Reader Questions:
- John and Amanda said…
Welcome back! I was hoping for your insight on a sleep/nap problem I've been having with my son.His previous schedule was:
Waketime 7am
naptime 9am
waketime 11am
naptime 1pm
waketime 3pm
bedtime 7pm
His naps were always a solid 2 hours with rare exceptions (and usually those exceptions meant a slightly longer nap, not shorter). He is currently 9.5 months old, can crawl, stand, and sit (I tell you this because I know BW mentions the phase where they learn new skills and want to try them out rather than sleep).Lately, he has been waking up at 6am instead of 7am. I know that 11 hours of sleep is still a great night, but I'm not sure if I should just accept this new waketime and roll with it or keep working to get him to go until 7am. I leave him in his crib until as close to 7am as possible before he melts down and cries…the crying will wear him out to where he won't make it to his next scheduled naptime (9am). This started 3 weeks ago and I've tried moving his bedtime earlier and it has not made a bit of difference. And his room is as dark as I can get it with black out curtains.Also, his naps (both morning and afternoon) have been getting shorter. Around 1 to 1.5 hours usually and NO more…ever! As long as he is not becoming overtired (and he isn't) I try to keep him up till his next schedule nap (or as close as possible). I've tried putting him down sooner, too and he still only naps for about 1.5 hours at the most. He seems well rested and ready to get up and makes it to his next nap just fine. There isn't a lot of info in BW about the transition between one and two naps a day, although I know my son is much too young for only one nap. Do you think he is starting to make that gradual transition? Should I worry about his shorter naps and nighttime sleep and just assume he is getting to where he needs less sleep, or should I do some training of some kind to keep him on the schedule I currently have?Your insight is greatly appreciated!Amanda
April 23, 2008 9:49 PM
John and Amanda said…
I'm guessing from your latest post on waking early, your advice to me would be that if he seems fine with it and is not over tired and makes it to his next nap… just roll with it! 🙂 Like I said, my best guess as to why he suddenly seems to need less sleep (because he is functioning and happy with less sleep) is that he is slowly moving toward one nap a day… I guess I can't expect him to sleep 12 hours every night and take 2, 2 hour naps every day for the next 2 years!!! 🙂 11 hours at night and 2, one+ hour naps a day is still good! Thanks!
April 24, 2008 6:27 PM
Plowmanators said…
I would stick with your schedule. My guess is it is a phase and not that he is ready to phase out that nap. 14 months is the earliest to drop that nap–so you are a ways off of that. I would continue to plan for a 1-5-2 hour nap and 10-12 hours at night and he should snap back at some point 🙂
April 24, 2008 9:55 PM
John and Amanda said…
Thanks? He will stay in the crib and play most of the time, and I leave him in there as long as I can. I'll keep doing it. Today he slept till 6:30am, but I think it was because it was rainy this morning and therefore darker… 🙂April 24, 2008 10:44 PM
Plowmanators said…
That sun does make a difference. You might even consider seeing if you can darken his room a bit. My kids are both sun risers.
April 25, 2008 9:42 AM
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Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock) is a female medical doctor who is in space testing a prototype of her own design. Matthew Kowalski (George Clooney), mission captain, is a veteran in space travel. When the Russians bomb one of their satellites by mistake, the debris reach their aircraft and Dr. Stone and Kowalski get stranded in space. With little oxygen left, they rely on each other to arrive at the International Space Station (ISS) first, to get a Soyuz in which to drive to the Chinese station that will get them home. However, due to the obstacles inherent in the plan, it would be easier to surrender.
Gravity is the first Wow movie of the year and has been getting Oscar buzz. All the praise is well deserved. Gravity breaks with convention in more ways than one. For example, it's well known that sound doesn't travel in space; in spite of it, most sci-fi movies depict explosions in space as the loud affairs they're here on Earth. To fill the silent void, Alfonso Cuarón, who directed and co-wrote the screenplay in the company of his son Jonás Cuarón, has resorted to radio communications and music to set the pace and the mood in the movie.
Gravity seems to be at first a story of tragedy, but it's at its core a story about survival and the endurance of the human spirit.
The performances by Sandra Bullock and George Clooney are magnificent and I have to say they were revelations, especially Bullock's who I would have never thought could carry a serious movie on her shoulders alone. Blind Side was her claim to Oscar material, but Gravity has made her a larger-than-life actress, and despite me loving her through her good and her so-so movie moments, I never thought she had this in her.
In summary, Gravity is the first movie event this year that shouldn't be missed! It is epic in scope and scale. Gravity is destined to become a classic.


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Avi Green informs us of an article where former Iron Man writer Denny O'Neil claims that Tony Stark is one of nine comicbook characters he considers atheists:
...Larrys Google search revealed that there are at least 17 atheist characters on series television and here comes the shocker! nine in comic books. Among them is a fella I thought I knew pretty well because, for three years or so,I was his chief biographer. Tony Starks the name, and Iron Mans the game.
Avi takes issue with O'Neil's characterization:
Oh good grief. So now Tony's been turned into an atheist? Now that is definitely contrived. If he doesn't believe in God, then he doesn't believe he worked alongside Thor in the Avengers, nor does he believe in Asgard. What next, will the Marvel staff claim he hired Bambi Arbogast as a secretary because she's an atheist too?
Unless I'm mistaken, hasn't it been established that Thor, and hence his homeland of Asgard, is/are actually "just" an advanced race of aliens? The Universe X series (a sort of future history of the Marvel Universe) used this premise, as did clearly the Thor and The Avengers films. Therefore, Avi's defense is moot. That, and it has been clearly noted many times throughout Iron Man's/Tony Stark's long history that he hates magic. Stark is the epitome of a pure scientist -- he defines reality with science. And, I cannot recall any explicit reference in Iron Man or The Avengers where Stark engaged in something religious. Feel free to correct me if I am in error, of course.
To me it is perfectly logical that Tony Stark is an atheist. And I've no problem with that. That is, until some hack "progressive" writer comes along and decides to turn Stark into what too many atheists seem to be today: Whiny, arrogant, holier-than-thou (an oxymoron, I know) quasi-sages who simply know better than you. Merely because they do not believe in a supreme being.
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It doesn't surprise me that he's an atheist. I guess I always assumed that, since he was modeled after Howard Hughes, that he shared the same religion as him, Episcopalian.Posted by: Carl at February 7, 2013 02:17 PM
Come to think of it, he DID tell the Goddess during the Infinity Crusade that he was a believer in science, not her.Posted by: Carl at February 7, 2013 02:25 PM


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Phase 1 Treatment (Ages 6-11)
Phase 1 Treatment (Ages 6-11)
While there is not an exact age for kids to start orthodontic treatment, the American Association of Orthodontists and Drs. Passamano recommend children have a routine orthodontic consultation at 7-8 years of age or when their permanent incisors begin erupting. Here are some benefits to orthodontics as a child.
- Correct and modify your child's growth to achieve facial harmony
- Facilitate upper and lower jaw arch development
- Guide teeth and your child's jaw so permanent teeth can come in straight without problems
- Create space to allow permanent teeth to come in normally without extraction of permanent teeth
- Correct thumb sucking problems
- Here are some signs that your child may need to see an orthodontist: difficulty chewing, thumb-sucking, mouth breathing, difficulty chewing/biting, early or late loss of baby teeth, crowded front teeth, jaws and teeth not proportional to face, etc.
Below are some photos of patients who benefited from Phase I Treatment Not all children will benefit from Phase I; many children will not require Two-Phases of orthodontics, and instead only One-Phase when most of their permanent teeth are erupted.
Most Phase I children will receive some orthodontic appliances for 1-1.5 years, then appliances are removed for 1-3 years while permanent teeth erupt. At that time, further orthodontic treatment can be evaluated. Below is a slideshow of successful Phase I to Completed Treatment patients from our Passamano Orthodontics office in Irvine, CA.
Top 7 Reasons Your Child Needs Braces
Here are the Top Reasons Orthodontists Recommend or Don't Recommend Orthodontic Treatment for your children ages 6-11 years old. As the first 12 permanent teeth erupt (6-8 years old), certain tooth problems can present that are easier and healthier to correct earlier at ages 7-11 rather than in teenage years. This method of doing some orthodontic correction at 7-11 years old and again at 12-16 years old is called Phase 1 and Phase 2 Orthodontic Treatment (Two Phase Treatment).
- Too much Horizontal Overlap. When the Upper teeth protrude forward too much (also called "Buck teeth"). There is usually an underlying bite issue associated with this.
- Too Much Vertical Overlap (Deep Bite). How your child chews could be causing harm. This is when the lower front teeth are hidden behind the upper front teeth and can sometimes contact the palate.
- UNDER BITE: When the lower jaw and/or the lower teeth are in FRONT of the upper teeth. This usually involves longer and more extensive treatment to avoid a jaw surgery later on.
- OPEN BITE: The upper and lower front teeth do not come together. There is an open space when biting. This is often the result of a finger habit, abnormal eruption of teeth, posturing positioning, or jaw growth issue.
- SPACING: The spaces between teeth can be caused by jaw size differential or tooth size differential.
- CROWDING. The upper or lower jaw may be too narrow or the teeth may be too large. This is the most common orthodontic problem that is usually solved with braces or Invisalign
- CROSSBITE. The position of the teeth is dependent on the growth of the upper and lower jaws. The maxilla or mandibular jaw growth is abnormal, then the appearance of a tooth crossbite is usually seen. These are usually fixed with expanders.
These are the top 7 reasons why your child may need braces. While there is not an exact age for kids to start orthodontic treatment, the American Association of Orthodontists and Drs. Passamano recommend children have a routine orthodontic evaluation at 7-8 years of age or when their permanent incisors being to erupt.
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Today I went with a free hand design that was simpler to achieve than it seems, I felt I was very summer-y to paint some strawberry nail art. I first painted 2 coats of Essence Plant the planet on all my nails. Then using a tiny nail art brush and China glaze Igniting Love I painted small strawberries on my middle finger. I painted my ring finger nail red using the same China Glaze. Then using Nyx Ink in black I painted small dots on the strawberries and kind of leaves on top of the strawberries. To highlight the small seeds a lilttle I added tiny yellow dots over the black ones using a needlepoint tool and Chanel Mimosa.
I topped it with one coat of Seche vite, and that was it!
So these are my Strawberry nails, what do you think about this mani? Would you paint fruit on your nails? Please, don't hesitate to leave a comment!
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- Year Built: 2000
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This 1,448 sq ft office suite features reception area, exterior balcony, large open space, 3 work stations plus an office with storage room, sink and dishwasher. Suite is located on the south end of building. There is a generous parking lot on the south side of the building. Building is located in the heart of Fountain Hills business area and minutes from Hwy 87 and only 30 minutes to Sky Harbor Airport. It is within walking distance to the famed Fountain Hills Fountain. No CAM fees. 9$9.00/SF
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Hotels Near M&T Bank Stadium
Welcome to the Stadium Hotel Network! M&T Bank Stadium is home to the Baltimore Ravens in Baltimore. Professional football has always been defined by the sport's history, great fans, team competition, and state-of-the-art stadiums! Now you can conveniently book hotels and accommodations near your team's home stadium!
Stadium Hotel Network offers great rates on over 50 hotels near M&T Bank Stadium. All of our hotels have been approved by AAA and the Mobile Travel Guide, the authorities in hotel inspection. All hotels offer a generous savings off of regular hotel rack rates. For football fans there's no better place to book a hotel! Check the map below for locations.
Popular Stadium Hotels
Holiday Inn Express At The StadiumsLocation, location, location! This hotel is located in the heart of Baltimore's lively Inner Harbor District. This hotel offers its guests a free hotel shuttle that will take you to the Convention Center, Camden Yards, M&T Stadium, and some of Baltimore's other most popular sites…Learn More
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Hampton Inn Convention CenterThe Hampton Inn Baltimore Downtown is a great place to stay whether you are traveling for business or pleasure. Included with every stay is free hot breakfast, free Wifi access in every room, and complimentary use of the fitness and business centers…Learn More
0.5 miles away from M&T Bank StadiumView Hotel
Royal Sonesta Harbor Court BaltimoreThe Royal Sonesta Court is a beautiful hotel with one-of-a-kind views of Baltimore's thriving Inner Harbor. Baltimore's business district is home to many of the city's most popular attractions, shopping, and restaurants, all of which are withing walking distance of this elegant hotel…Learn More
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About M&T Bank Stadium
#1: The Stadium's Purpose
Many stadiums are built to serve the community in multiple ways, but Ravens Stadium was built to house the team that moved down to Baltimore to fill the void left when the Colts left for Indianapolis. The city of Baltimore wanted to welcome the NFL back to town with a stadium that was modernized for today, and the stadium authority in the city chose to offer naming rights to the highest bidder. Citizens of Baltimore wanted to name the stadium after Johnny Unitas, but the city was intent on selling the naming rights for a high price. The outer plaza of the stadium was named in honor of Unitas, and a statue of the hall of fame quarterback was erected.
#2: The Ravens
The Ravens came back to Baltimore with high hopes of eliminating the stigma that had fallen over them in Cleveland. The Cleveland Browns had not won an NFL title since the 50s, and they wanted to renew the team by moving to Baltimore. The Ravens soon drafted Ray Lewis out of the University of Miami(FL), and they immediately became a competitive club.
The history of the NFL does not show a great success rate for teams that move into new cities. The Ravens broke that trend in 2000 by winning their first Super Bowl, and there was immediate uproar from fans in Cleveland who believed that championship should have been theirs.
The team remained competitive as they battled with the Pittsburgh Steelers, Cincinnati Bengals and the expansion Cleveland Browns in the AFC North division. The Ravens came very close to making it to the Super Bowl several other times, and they won their second Super Bowl in 2013. Ray Lewis immediately retired after the game, and the team entered an era of transition.
The Ravens have been a revitalizing force in the city of Baltimore, and M&T Bank Stadium has helped revitalize the area near the Baltimore Harbor, and it brought back to the city one of the most competitive franchises of the last 20 years.
Hotels Near M&T Bank Stadium
Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor At Camden Yards110 South Eutaw Street, Baltimore, MD
0.6 miles away from M&T Bank Stadium
The Baltimore Marriott Inner Harbor at Camden Yards is the perfect place to stay if you are in town to catch a game. The hotel is within walking distance of Oriole Park, Baltimore Arena, M&T Bank Stadium, and the Maryland Zoo.View Hotel
Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel300 South Charles Street, Baltimore, MD
0.6 miles away from M&T Bank Stadium
The Sheraton Inner Harbor Hotel is known for its many comforts and amenities including a pillow-top mattress, crisp white linens, and the Sheraton Sweet Sleeper Bed. The wireless High Speed Internet access and over-sized work desks make it ideal for business travelers.View Hotel
Holiday Inn Inner Harbor301 West Lombard Street, Baltimore, MD
0.7 miles away from M&T Bank Stadium
The Holiday Inn Baltimore Inner Harbor is conveniently located only three blocks from Baltimore Inner Harbor attractions, and the Baltimore Convention Center. The Inner Harbor is known for its endless entertainment, shopping and dining options.View Hotel
Days Inn Inner Harbor Hotel100 Hopkins Place, Baltimore, MD
0.7 miles away from M&T Bank Stadium
The Days Inn Inner Harbor is located in the heart of Baltimore, and within walking distance of the Inner Harbor, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, the National Aquarium, Ravens Stadium, Baltimore Convention Center and the 1st Mariner Arena.View Hotel


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Samsung just posted its first-ever decline in smartphone shipments, and it's posing big problems for its overall business.
According to the company's earnings statement, Samsung smartphone shipments declined slightly in the fourth quarter of 2013. Although Samsung did not specify how many fewer smartphones it shipped, BI Intelligence estimates 80 million total unit shipments in the last quarter of 2013, 2 million fewer than in the third quarter, or a 3% decline. That still represents 26% growth over fourth quarter 2012, but compare that to the third quarter of 2013, when Samsung shipments grew 44% year-over-year.
Reports are circulating that Samsung will release two versions of its next flagship phone, a high-end and low-end version. Samsung's recent smartphone sales performance goes a long way to explaining why the pressure is on to come out with a phone that can get consumers excited again and keep Samsung smartphones sales from falling further.
As BI Intelligence detailed in our recent smartphone market update report, the low-end of the smartphone market is what will drive the biggest global growth in smartphone sales, particularly in emerging markets. So it makes sense that with Samsung looking to kickstart smartphones sales once again, they would keep the low-end of the market firmly in mind.
Despite the decline, though, it's important to keep in mind: Samsung is still the largest smartphone manufacturer in the world. In the third quarter, it had a global shipments' market share of around 32%. And, in brighter news, Samsung also reported that tablet shipments were "up sharply" in the fourth quarter. So Samsung is far from down and out. But smartphone sales are a huge business, especially for Samsung.
Samsung's withering smartphone success has affected its overall business. The company posted its first decline in quarterly profit in two years.
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Executive Vice President of Software Engineering and Operations
$800k USD/year
Remote Work
We're running an Online Hiring Event on this Saturday, to hire EVPs of Software Engineering and Operations ($800K/yr).
Online Hiring Events are live forums designed to enable you to understand the role and requirements through an interactive Q&A session followed by a self-directed testing process. The testing takes between 3-5 hours to complete. It's worth taking the time to finish all the tests because we evaluate every single complete application to find the top talent.
This event will include all testing required to apply for the role. Upon grading the tests, and if you advance, we will set up an interview with the hiring manager.
As a seasoned executive with experience in a global leadership role, you will report to the Chief Operating Officer, and will also serve as a vital member of the global executive team.
In our business, the CEO and COO of the group companies set aggressive quarterly goals for the business. An EVP of Engineering & Operations is expected to lead the central organization towards achieving these goals. Our management process is to set weekly targets with daily check-ins to ensure we are on track to achieving the quarterly results.
We are an organization where acquisitions of software companies is one of our primary goals. The EVP will play a major role in the acquisition of some of these organizations and may be expected to lead the transformation of any acquired company within our 90-day program. We acquire a company a week.
Overall you will be expected to run a world-class software engineering organization using radically differentiated processes. In parallel, you will run operations across a variety of disciplines including SaaSOps, IT Ops, Support, Marketing, Sales, and Finance. You will be expected to hire, coach, and manage 5-15 SVP level executives who will be managing global groups with our factory-like processes.
You will be expected to be an expert at aggressive goal setting. You should drive weekly productivity improvements to obtain significant levels of value at much higher levels than that which you will find in other companies. You must continuously improve the quality of your teams using our global talent sourcing. You will leverage your technical depth as a former developer and architect to set a personal standard for excellence.
Candidate Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science is mandatory (MS or preferred)
- 20+ years engineering experience in a leadership role managing multiple teams across multiple products and technologies. This is a global leadership role for a seasoned executive
- Proven track record running a 1250+ person software engineering and operations organization during the last 5 years
- At least 1 year of experience managing teams outside of software engineering. Other teams should include support, sales, finance
- Be proficient at doing deep-dives into problem-solving with your teams and able to leverage past technical expertise in software development, quality assurance, cloud infrastructure, and automated deployments using CI/ CD tools
- Spent at least 5 years in a hands-on software coding and architecture role
- Managed an annual IT budget in excess of $100m
- At least 1 year of experience managing an organization that makes use of IaaS, PaaS, or SaaS
- An advanced level of English


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Brittany and I (Ian) originally met in high school in Santa Barbara, California. After getting married, we started our lives together in fairly typical fashion - working in business and raising a couple of children. Neither of us would have ever expected the twists in our story that came next.
There was one moment a few years back that we remember as if it was yesterday. We were playing with our kids, Parker and Clay, when a story on the news came on about orphans. There were an estimated 163 million orphans worldwide. Brittany and I looked at each other and said, "What if that was Parker or Clay? What if we were not able to provide for their needs?" This became a galvanizing moment in our lives that ultimately led us to Ethiopia.
We first traveled to Ethiopia in 2011 to adopt our first daughter, never imagining that we would move back just one year later. But in 2012, we packed up our family and purchased one way tickets to Addis Ababa, the capital city. Ethiopia became our home from 2012-2015, and during that time we adopted our second daughter.
In Ethiopia we saw firsthand how many young, vulnerable women and children without opportunity or education ended up in a life of prostitution, or even sold into human trafficking. We had the fortune of spending time with organizations working to empower these women through skills development and job creation. Meeting these women and witnessing the amazing, transformative work these organizations were doing deeply moved us.
While living in Ethiopia, I was looking for a birthday gift for Brittany and found an incredible leather bag. The artisans' craftsmanship was beautiful, and we learned this leather was not only ethically sourced, but some of the highest quality in the world. With this leather in mind, we saw our opportunity to empower vulnerable women through enterprise.
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In 2014, our family got some unfortunate news; one of our daughters needed some major medical attention. We moved back to the United States to address these complications, and this decision turned into an opportunity to take roots back in our hometown of Santa Barbara. Here, we're able to share our vision about Parker Clay with a wider audience, and this platform for growth allows us to hire more employees and empower more women in Ethiopia.
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Jacquelyn June Wilson, MD
Research & Development Consultant in Homeopathy and Integrative Medicine
Highlights of Dr. Wilson's Resume
- University of Pennsylvania, Bachelor of Arts in French Literature
- Sidney Kimmel Medical College formerly known as Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Doctor of Medicine
- Board certified by the American Board of Homeotherapeutics
- Board certified since 2012 by the American Board of Integrative and Holistic Medicine
- Licensed in California as a Physician and Surgeon
- Volunteer Faculty, University of California San Diego School of Medicine department of Family Medicine from 1972-2011.
- Has successfully integrated homeopathic medicines, food supplements including herbs into a family medical practice.
- Taught health care professionals homeopathy and how to integrate other holistic therapies into practice.
- Taught homeopathic and sustainable self-care to consumers.
Homeopathic Training and Experience
- Courses in Homeopathy with George Vithoulkas in Greece and US
- Studied and apprenticed with Maesimund Panos MD in the United States
- Studied with John Renner MD in the United States
- Studied with Alain Horvilleur MD in France
- Studied with Bill Gray MD in the United States
- Studied with these MD's: Jennifer Jacobs, Dean Crothers, Robert Schore in the United States
- Studied with Francisco Eizayaga MD in the United States
- Homeopathic Courses at the National Center for Homeopathy
- Past-President and Trustee of the American Institute of Homeopathy
- In San Diego County area more than 25 years in private family practice integrating homeopathy including classical, combination and electro-acupuncture according to Voll.
- Appreciates that homeopathy is an emerging therapeutic science with huge potential which needs continuing research.
Homeopathic Pharmaceutical Experience
- Member of the Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia Convention of the United States since 1979
- Consultant to the Homeopathic Pharmaceutical Industry since 1989.
- For different pharmaceutical companies she has revised and created homeopathic protocols and evaluated research design, formulated combination homeopathic medicines for various diagnoses, answered therapeutic questions from healthcare providers, investigated drug product complaints, edited homeopathic literature, participated in quality control manufacturing procedures, developed training programs for telemarketers and sales people.
- Represented pharmaceutical interests at the Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia Convention of the United States.
- Assisted with writing and editing new drug monograph submissions to HPCUS.
- Very familiar with what is official and not official for homeopathic drugs and the pitfalls of marketing homeopathic drug products in the US.
- Expert witness in homeopathy in the California courts


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I'm going to share two links with a bridge of text between them. I'm not going to modify anything, but I think they'll offer a nice point-counterpoint on a topic I've been trying to articulate for years now. The first link is from a blogger I don't know (haven't been active on Tumblr in a long while), but was shared on Facebook by a white friend, leading to my comment (which remains unanswered there). The last link is a different take on the same subject by another friend (who has a complicated ethnic background but benefits from white privilege), with whom these thoughts have been percolating for some time.
If nothing else, skip to the last link — I share their conclusions, but they said it way better than I could.
Link 1: White dudes have this thing where they believe your best friend in the world can have opposing political ideas…
This is powerful and important, and it may even explain the growing distance between myself and the very friends with whom I used to debate in just such a manner… but I have a slightly different conclusion.
People who have some privilege (especially people who are/appear white) also have more sway with those same friends precisely because of our privilege. Every time a person of color gets tired of answering an "innocent" question, or a woman gets mansplained, that is an opportunity for someone with privilege who also gets it to step up and reinforce those unheard voices. If we're looking for our stake in the life-or-death struggles that don't actually threaten our lives (and I'm speaking as a white guy), it is answering those stupid questions or standing up to the microaggressions in ways that others cannot/shouldn't have to. It doesn't have to mean speaking for someone else's experience, but it can mean referring to relevant texts and saying what we learned from them, it can mean re-humanizing when someone is being othered, it can mean starting conversations rather than waiting until someone is raw/guarded/upset.
In short, sometimes, we need to keep those friends (albeit at arm's length), we need to spend time with offensive family members, we need to use the access that our privilege grants to raise questions in the very spaces we wish to dismantle.
I'm not saying every person with privilege should have all hard conversations at all times — a lot of times the privilege stems in part from the fact or impression that we constitute a majority (or should), so a little should go a long way. I'm not saying we're going to change a lot of minds right away — the culture of hostility our peers have created built up over generations with lots of skewed anecdotes, incomplete narratives, and no small amount of pseudoscience along the way.
I'm not saying which individuals should or should not bring bottled water to protests or question the diversity of their workplaces or work on taking up less space in activist spaces. We each have to find our strengths and our allies. But I am saying that when our privilege allows us to relax — and here it is important to note the difference between what offends you vs. what actually threatens your life — that's when our work begins. If we dismiss those instances, those people, we repeat the mistake of generations of "sympathetic" people before us, who, under pressure, would eventually chose to cast out the obvious examples of racism and sexism and homophobia and transphobia rather than unpacking its origins, looking it in the eye, and being the friend who says, "You're better than this."
Link 2: Dear "Woke White Folk"


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|About the venue
|The Quality Hotel is perfectly located for all types of visitors. This hotel gives a homely feel to every conference and visitor.
|From M6: M42 south, then A45 towards Coventry. Exit A4114 Allesley Village/City Centre. 1st exit on roundabout - Rye Hill. Follow Quality Hotel sign, left after bend onto Birmingham Road. Hotel on right.
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The Quality Hotel Coventry boasts 80 refurbished bedrooms, an extensive free secure car park with CCTV coverage, 4 meeting rooms, free WiFi, a free sauna and steam room, a bar with Sky 3DHD TV and restaurant. Ideally located on the cusp of Coventry city centre and just 7 miles from the NEC/Birmingham International Airport. All bedrooms have flat screen televisions and iron/ironing board. The perfect venue for weddings, all family celebrations and conferences.
Number of meeting rooms: 5
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Statement from Special Olympics Georgia CEO, Georgia Milton-Sheats
Special Olympics Georgia is taking steps to limit the spread of COVID-19. We are requesting the suspension of all local and area competitions and practices through March 31, 2020. SOGA and other US programs have been advised to suspend all sports training and competition activities through the end of this month. SOGA will reevaluate the situation on March 31, 2020. We did not make this decision lightly and know that it will have an impact on Special Olympics Georgia athletes around the state.
Our first priority is the safety of the athletes, coaches, volunteers and everyone in the SO family in general. We are doing everything we can to be proactive in this situation and monitoring the situation very closely.
Special Olympics International, together with their regional offices worldwide, continue to monitor and will continue to advise Special Olympics Georgia on a routine basis. They have been in touch with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), and others regarding the situation and recommended guidance, in relation to the particular risks our athletes may face, due to increased risk of respiratory conditions, pneumonia and death from influenza.
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Programming is designed to help military couples re-engage and rekindle their relationships through open and honest discussions. No issue is insignificant. Couples learn heightened communication tools that encourage respect and understanding for each other's needs, which ultimately strengthen their relationships.
"Many of these couples – because of deployment and relocation – are essentially doing it alone," said Stronger Families Executive Director Noel Meador. "Through our partnership with the USO, we are honored to be there for them in providing that roadmap they desperately need to transform and strengthen their relationship."
Stronger Families' mission is to help military couples be successful in their relationships, both for the couple and for the entire family. "Some of the specific goals we have for them is that they're going to have a clear action plan and a support system by the time they leave [the seminar]."
The USO and Stronger Families are also proud to offer all active-duty military members and their spouses FREE premium access to online resources at Oxygen365.com, a website to help couples who are unable to personally attend the live events. The site offers a customized growth plan for couples – such as access to relationship expertise through video podcasts covering topics such as communication, conflict resolution, intimacy, finances and issues related to deployment and reintegration.
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Leftwich Cousins,
Message from Leftwich-land concerning the Parish Church for Leftwich (which our ancestors attended). See http://davenhamparish.net/
For those wanting to see the location of the church on Google Maps, here is the location:
For reference, Leftwich Hall marker was located here:
I have attached a picture of the church I took during the LHA tour of Leftwich historical sites in 2000.
—–Original Message—–
From: Derek Whitfield
Sent: Friday, July 11, 2014 12:52 PM
To: Mike
Subject: Davenham Church
Hi Mike. Found this on the St.Wilfreds, Davenham Church web
page. So, they have an incumbent at last ! As its the Parish church
for Leftwich and planning for the next tour over here is in hand I
thought I had better let you know so that you could forward it to the
movers and shakers of the Association. More to see on the web page,
Best wishes. Derek.
A new incumbent has been selected for St. Wilfrid's,
I have pleasure in confirming the appointment of our new Incumbent, the Reverend Robert George Iveson. His induction will be on Monday 8th September at 7:30pm in Church.
Edward Domville PCC Secretary, on behalf of Dr. Martin Mewies and Philip Baylis – Parish Representatives.
St Wilfrid's – Davenham


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I often say that I wish I could be sillier, act goofy, not care what other's think. Maybe that's what I love the idea of Live Band Karaoke. What could be less "cool" than getting up on stage and belting out your favorite song with a full, live band? Harikaraoke will come and play live for you to do your best Lady Gaga performance. I think this would be such a hit at your next party! Maybe you will even convince me to try?
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