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1. The first verse of the Major General song from Pirates of Penzance.
2. There is a point of exhaustion which even three consecutive cups of coffee cannot overcome.
3. People who do not use contractions when they speak sound really, really weird.
4. Outlines aren't everything.
5. I can write 50,000 words in less than 30 days.
I finished my NaNoWriMo project yesterday afternoon. Hooray! It was very cool to get my winner badge. It was even cooler that the whole thing is finished (okay, except for major editing and revisions on the rough draft).
At the very beginning, NaNoWriMo was easy. I had a very basic outline (about 1 sentence/chapter). The second week was harder. Then, due to the rules of the world created in the earlier chapters, the characters could not actually do what I had wanted them to do in the outline. So I took a detour. I never made it back to the main highway. That part (3rd week) was hard because I had no idea what the characters were going to do or why. Then I got to the end of the story. At 42,008 words. I went back and added some scenes, but was still about 5,000 words short. So I added an epilogue. I think the epilogue is really the first three chapters of the next book. Two of my strategies to pump up word count were to not use contractions and to tag every single line of dialogue. Those are two things you should not do unless you have a really, really good reason, because you will just have to go back and undo them later.
The BRIGHT side of NaNoWriMo: It forces you to gag your inner editor and lock him/her in a closet and just "let the wild man run free." It is kind of like brainstorming – maybe some of the ideas are unusable at the end, but you do come up with some interesting things, things you might not have thought of if you were leisurely typing away, carefully crafting your sentences and sticking to your detailed outline. That is very liberating. You end up with at least part of a first draft for a novel.
The DARK side of NaNoWriMo: It forces you to go for word count, so instead of trying to say the most with the least number of words, you tend to say the least with the most number of words. It is hard. There is about the same amount of sleep deprivation as there is having a brand new baby. It is hard.
You sometimes have to pass on fun things. You tend to let things slide more than usual. Did I mention that it is hard?
I think that all aspiring novelists should do NaNoWriMo at least once. I am pretty sure I will not do it every year from now on, but I might do it again sometime. Now I have to try to go and catch up on all the things I neglected while I was NaNoWriMo-ing.


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Analysis shows college affordability at risk in New Mexico
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico government analysts are warning that shrinking enrollment and limited funding at many public state colleges and universities may lead to tuition increases that few local students can afford.
A report released Tuesday from staff at the nonpartisan Legislative Finance Committee shows that a shrinking portion of the state budget is being devoted to higher education as enrollment declines.
Lawmakers are being warned of the need for greater efficiencies to avoid tuition and fee increases that threaten college affordability.
The report suggests the state seek greater efficiencies in higher education by allowing colleges to merge and to combine purchases and services.
It recommends allocating a much greater share of state funding based on performance goals. Those goals can reward institutions where students increasingly complete their college degrees and certificates.

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President says: "Eat, Pray,and Love, " to promote film Bali
>> Monday, September 27, 2010
Jimbaran, Bali - President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono called Julia Roberts "movie" is, Pray and Love "on the island of Bali to advance to the participants of the Global Forum's 2010 policy to be here Mon
Bali was a few months ago the site of part of the script for the film "Eat, Pray, Love and" starring Julia Roberts, head of state in his opening address at the Forum.
The film tells the story of a woman after a long search she finally found love and peace in this beautiful island, "he said.
"Yes, I know you're here you stay for a few days, but I hope you will return to Indonesia with your family where you can" Eat, Pray, and love "all you want," Yudhoyono told the audience .
The 2010 Global Policy Forum of the Alliance of financial inclusion (AFI) is followed by discussions on financial inclusion initiated by the G-20.
The 2009 AFI Global Policy Forum was held in Nairobi, Kenya.
"Recently, the G-20 made a commitment to development issues to speak made. This will be addressed in the G20 summit in November in South Korea," the head of state said.
Among those attending the opening ceremony of the Forum's First Lady Ani Yudhoyono, Bank Indonesia Governor Darmin Nasution, AFI Director Alfred Hanning, and the Central Bank of Kenya Governor Njuguna Ndung in his capacity as chairman of the AFI Board.


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Last week, I shared a wee photo of our wonderful brick mantelpiece and some inspiration for the kind of art I want displayed there. Well, I finished it! I used whatever I had nearby which unfortunately didn't include any white paper. While I really like what I've done, it wasn't quite right on the old mantel so it's migrated to our bedroom. I actually love it there so that's fine but now I'm still stuck with an empty mantelpiece.
I used : a typo bag (clever eh?) / pink paper / black and white print / scissors / gluestick / pen
To be honest, I seriously had no idea what I was doing. I just started with triangles (naturally, triangles are my jam guys!) and it just went from there. I kept referring back to my inspiration, drawing on the patterns in those works to help me figure out how I wanted my triangles to look. You could totally do this at home as well! Just cut out a bunch of triangles, lay them out, and then add your own triangles with whatever pattern you want.It's a nice, simple, textural piece and can help if you are wanting to tie your home decor colours together without going crazy. I loved being off my computer and doing some good old fashioned penwork. I think you'll be seeing quite a bit more of that on the blog.


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Find Out How to Pay At The Store Without Your WalletEventually PayPal users will be able to pay directly through point-of-sale terminals in the store
Have you ever gone to the store and while checking out remembered that you left your wallet at home? Soon this will no longer be a problem.
Soon it will be possible to use your paypal account to pay at the store. That's right. Paypal just announced a deal with discover that will make it possible.
You will be able to enter a pin, phone number, or authorize a payment through your mobile app even after sharing your location with the merchant.
Some are arguing that the credit card company could divert transactions made with its own proprietary credit cards to paypal. Either way, the partnership does motivate a competition over digital wallets. Google Wallet already has its hand in the market but will they be able to compete? Even those without phones will be able to use their paypal account to pay for their merchandise.
However it doesn't end there.
Other stores including Wal-Mart, Target, and 7 Eleven formed a new company called Merchant Customer Exchange to develop another competing mobile-payment system.


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Vigilante justice and widespread confusion comprised public debate following the Main Street Crestview Association�s unusually negative Christmas parade. A preacher who denied Santa Claus� existence and shouted anti-gay slurs and eternal damnation from a megaphone drew the public�s outrage.
Vigilante justice and widespread confusion comprised public debate following the Main Street Crestview Association�s unusually negative Christmas parade. A preacher who denied Santa Claus� existence and shouted anti-gay slurs and eternal damnation from a megaphone drew the public�s outrage.
Hundreds passionately expressed their views � and search for truth on how to prevent similar occurrences � on the News Bulletin�s Facebook page. Many put on their journalist caps and used one of the news media�s powerful tools � Google � to trace Save Me from the Fire ministry�s roots.
They were interested in finding answers, and find them they did.
Readers messaged the newsroom with several tips, including questionable content on a student minister�s Facebook page � we didn�t report on public images that featured a World War II reenactment with compelling visuals because they were out of context and didn�t directly pertain to the parade � and the Washington-based organization�s statement to Crestview residents condemning their furor.
But while some sought answers, others picked fights.
Well meaning parents posted various scenarios of how they would �handle� the ministers if they returned next year. Threats of vigilante justice rivaled the ministry�s own in-your-face style and ultimately undercut their purpose.
Then the fallout really began.
Save Me from the Fire�s website, savemefromthefire.org, states that it�s �currently undergoing scheduled maintenance� � for several days now. James Forrester, the street preacher, deactivated his Facebook account.
These actions counter the organization�s fearless nature.
A few days following the parade, Forrester announced on the News Bulletin�s page that Save Me from the Fire would participate in the 2013 parade. More than 100 people commented on his statement before it vanished along with his Facebook account.
Did a chilling effect occur?
Despite overwhelming support for First Amendment rights, several supposedly free-speech advocates � a number invoking mama and papa bear privileges � publicly expressed violent scenarios they�d initiate if the ministers return.
But any speech that theoretically threatens another person�s freedom of speech negates such sentiments, doesn�t it? In this case, it seems, the overwhelming negativity that ensued, doubtlessly hastened by the numerous threats, led to these sites� closures. After all, firebrand fundamentalists like this ministry live to spread their message, not squelch it.
In the week following Dec. 1, several questions have surfaced, but only one thing is clear: In the immortal words from �Cool Hand Luke,� �What we�ve got here is a failure to communicate.�
You can�t fight hate with hate and expect constructive debates or positive strides.
We have no reason to believe Save Me from the Fire�s ministry is not genuine. We may disagree on members� methods of delivering the Gospel, but no current evidence suggests ministers see themselves as anything other than prayer warriors.
Ad-hominem attacks won�t work, either.
Some readers wrote that President Barack Obama�s re-election �really fired up the radicals.�
Not everything is about politics, race or Fox News, folks. No evidence suggests the ministry�s motivation stems from non-biblical sources.
Can we please discuss ideas with different-minded people in a civilized manner? Writing hateful remarks about people shouting hateful remarks brings chaos, not progress.
Finally, can local experts be more transparent and engage in that conversation?
A number of local attorneys and city officials� refusal to offer expert opinions on this issue fueled the newsroom�s frustration in its search for answers on the First Amendment factor.
None of the knowledgeable sources we asked would register a brief, obviously non-binding opinion on whether the Main Street association could screen parade applicants without fear of a lawsuit. Surprisingly, some sources we spoke with confused the association with a public entity.
Thankfully, Laurel Hill City Attorney Daniel Campbell weighed in. (See Attorney: Parade could tighten guidelines.)
Additionally, I turned to a high school classmate-turned-attorney, who gave insight.
�First Amendment protections apply only to protection against actions of government actors. Discussing a private individual depriving you of First Amendment protections is simply confusing the issue,� Matt Shelby, a Daphne, Ala. attorney, said.
That�s all we asked for � and it shouldn�t have taken a call outside the city to obtain.
Is this a more complex issue with extenuating factors to consider? Certainly.
But can several years of case law inform similarly quick opinions to help the public understand this issue better? Undoubtedly.
Early when this controversy erupted, it seemed clear, to me anyway, that someone unaffiliated with a private organization�s publicly held Mardi Gras parade couldn�t invite him or herself in the barricaded procession.
Similarly, a private organization�s publicly held Christmas parade should be able to set restrictions. That doesn�t infringe on someone�s right to stand on the public square and spout off. It just declares that the person spouting off isn�t within the barricades as a featured guest.
The newspaper staunchly supports the First Amendment and appreciates our service members who fight to protect our freedoms. However, we understand its limitations. For instance, you can�t yell �Fire!� in a crowded theater. You can�t incite riots. You can�t crash a private party.
These days, when erroneous internet memes penetrate the public consciousness and cause fights based on emotion rather than fact, we must quickly analyze the issue and help readers understand it in context.
Emotion-based rumors spread like wildfire on the internet. Before you know it, illusions become facts.
Regardless of this issue�s outcome, let�s learn from the community�s amateur journalists who Googled before posting; those who searched for answers rather than axes to grind.
They took the first step to bridging that communication gap.
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Environmental Aspects of Jacksonville Harbor Projectby Wilbert S. Eisenberg, (M.ASCE), Asst. Chf.; Proj. Planning Br., Jacksonville Dist. Corps of Engrs., Jacksonville, FL,
Serial Information: Journal of the Waterways, Harbors and Coastal Engineering Division, 1973, Vol. 99, Issue 2, Pg. 265-277
Document Type: Journal Paper
The most significant factor affecting water resources planning is the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969. The paper includes a description of the Jacksonville Harbor project in northeast Florida, existing environmental problems, and preauthorization environmental planning and coordination. By the time construction started, NEPA had been enacted and an environmental impact statement (EIS) was required. The paper summarizes the five points from the EIS: environmental impact; unavoidable adverse environmental effect; alternatives; relationship between local short-term users of man's environment and maintenance and enhancement of long-term productivity; and irreversible and irretrievable commitment of resources. As a result of environmental studies, disposal sites will be located on upland areas. The overall implications of NEPA are that while study costs and coordination requirements will increase sharply, the quality of federal public works projects, and, in turn, the quality of man's environment, will improve.
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Message from the President
Dear Friends,
- Social alumni get together at "Monsieur Bleu" on 21 March
- Conference on "The Future of Europe and the consequences of a "Brexit"
- Dinner on "US Elections 2016: Has Democracy gone Array?"
- Kicking off the Euro 2016 with France vs Romania (June 10)
- Bon Voyage / Welcome Back event for future and recent LSE graduates (July)
- Dinner of "Fostering Entrepreneurship in Europe"
- Christmas event (Musée Jacquemart André or Musée Picasso)
For those of you who have not already done so, we strongly encourage you to confirm your membership to the Assocation in 2016 with the following link: http://www.lsefrance.fr/index.php/join-us/pay-my-membership-fee.
Looking forward to a great year in 2016!
Anthony O'Sullivan
President - LSE Alumni France


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DMT Magazine – Issue 6, 2016
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Can the generation gap be bridged?
At this year's conference of the Branch Chamber I was greatly impressed by the presentation of one of the lecturers who spoke about the differences between generations and the mistakes managers make related to their attitude to employees. I had read articles on the topic, but honestly, I had not attached much importance to this issue. Now, with much insight into the subject and with hindsight, I can confess that I was not right about a number of things. I tried to make people work according to my understanding and values, offered them incentives that I would see as such wondering why this did not work.
Almost every company employs people from different generations. According to the year they were born people are grouped in several main groups. Currently the oldest working people are those belonging to the post-war generation of the baby boomers (1946 – 1964). Then, there is the majority of people employed – generation X (1966 – 1980) and 'the millennials' generation Y (1981 – 2000). Generation Z (2001 – 2010) and generation α (2010+) are the next to join the labour force and are still not the object of special research.
The world is changing very fast and these demographic cohorts are born under different circumstances. This is what determines their different characteristics, priorities and expectations. I am not going to focus on the scientific characteristics of each of these generations – there are enough thick books about that. I would like to share with you my observations.
Many colleagues of mine have talked about the problems they encounter with employees who do not want to work but expect to get things they do not deserve, who demonstrate irresponsibility and apathy… Some managers say: "If they are not up to the job, I'll fire them and hire new people." But is this the best and widely applicable solution? The constant labour turnover, the need for time and resources to train every new employee act as a deterrent to company development. Wouldn't it be more efficient if we first discussed the issues with the employees and tried to find out what motivates them, what their ambitions were? It might turn out that there are no insurmountable problems, but simply a discrepancy between the approaches to their solution which is due to the generation gap. For instance, whereas the people from my generation believe that the most important thing is to feel useful doing meaningful things, what the younger colleagues find important is the dynamics in their work and their independence, older people like being appreciated. Each generation has its strengths. My advice: talk, ask, listen, pay attention! People are the most valuable capital of any business even when they represent a generation different from ours.


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I had planned my East Coast Workshop around the fact that I wanted to take my oldest son back to the place he was born. We lived in the East 10 years ago for just 2 years. We hadn't been back since we left. I had this idea to just take our older two boys, and have it as a time for us to bond and forge a memory that we could enjoy together. My oldest is entering middle school, and I'm sorta nervous about what lies ahead, but I'm excited. He's a really good boy, I just felt the need for something just for the boys. I arranged for my girls to be cared for by my brother and his wife (and they were spoiled with fun every step of the way) and we headed out on our adventure. First stop: Washington D.C.
The White House–there was a good amount of securty around, we joked that even the squirrels running in the tree's were likely robot secret agents.
The U.S. Capital
My awesome cousin Mike was our tour guide. He's lived there for a good 8 years. Ladies–he's available…
Though these weren't cherry blossom's (not quite blooming) they were so perty, I snapped a few shots, just near the White House.
We've got the Lincoln Memorial. I love the boys faces…
a shot of me, snapped by my son…
My boys weren't quite sure why I wanted them to hold their hands out just so, but I assured them, it would be cool….they liked it after seeing the shot.
The shot above, they were tired of posing for me, so I told them to wrestle for a more interesting shot, and they happily obliged
Here we are in my cousin's car, all 3 posing for my shot in their own little way…this makes me laugh!
My cuz was an awesome chauffer–we were low on time, and a few spots he dropped us off to run up and see while he drove a few circles. Parking was tough to find…
We grabbed some chipotle and chick fil A (for the boys)
Then said goodbye (interesting note: my cuz and 2nd son share the same birthday)
We got our rental car and on our way driving to Delaware (1.5 hours) I insisted we stop by the Washington D.C. temple for our church. Another spot we used to frequent. Though the boys had fallen asleep, we woke them for a picture in front of it (mean mom). It is important to me. It's just so beautitul! I grabbed a guy who was having a chat with a girl on a bench to take this picture, as a wedding party was just a few feet away grabbing shots, too.
I have so many travel pictures, I'll at least do another post later today, maybe two.


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Our NHL consultant analyzes tonight's game between Pittsburgh & Anaheim in this betting preview article. Can Penguins rebound after having their 4-game win streak snapped in their previous game?
Penguins will be seen in "The Duck Pond"
The Ducks will host the Penguins tonight at the Honda Center in Anaheim. The opening puck drop is slated for 10:05 PM ET. According to the current NHL betting odds at Bookmaker, Anaheim is a -135 money line favorite, and the posted total is 5.5. This will be the second meeting of the season between these clubs. Pittsburgh defeated Anaheim 6-4 at home way back on October 9th. The Penguins also defeated the Ducks in both of their encounters a season ago by scores of 3-1 and 3-2.
Pens Win Streak halted in Colorado
The Pittsburgh Penguins four game winning streak came to an end during a 3-1 road loss versus the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday. That also snapped a streak of four consecutive games in a row in which the Penguins had scored four goals or more. Marc Andre Fleury is slated to be in goal for Pittsburgh at the Honda Center in Anaheim tonight. Fleury has seen eleven of his fourteen starts this season go under the total when facing a Western Conference opponent, and compiled an outstanding .941 save percentage. Pittsburgh has managed to hold their own on their road this season from a betting perspective, going 16-14 against the money line.
Maximize Tonight's Profits with These Three Great NHL Plays
Red-Hot Ducks
The Anaheim Ducks enter tonight having won four in a row and seven of their last eight games. During this current four game win streak, they've allowed two goals or less in all of those contests, and have allowed exactly one goal in each of the last three. Ducks fans are also very happy to know, Frederik Andersen has returned to the lineup after being out for an extended period of time while recovering from a neck injury. Andersen was very sharp in Tuesday's 4-1 win at Arizona by stopping 29 of 30 shots on goal by the Coyotes. He's also gone a terrific 17-7 against the money line at home this season, compiling a stellar .921 save percentage in the process of doing so.
Final Analysis
The Ducks opened at -130, and have since gone to -135, and that's despite around 70% of money line wagers coming in on the Penguins thus far. If you're concerned that this will be the Ducks third game in the last four days, don't be. Anaheim has gone a very profitable 22-6 against the money line during the past two seasons when placed in that exact situation. I'm going to go with the home team riding a wave of momentum for one of my NHL picks on Friday.
Free NHL Pick: Play on Anaheim -135 on the money line over Pittsburgh at BookMaker.
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The convenience of most commercial salad dressings comes with a flavor tradeoff. Since they're designed to last for months in your fridge, they're loaded with preservatives, and since they're mass produced in huge quantities, they can taste bland in comparison to a freshly made dressing.
So, if you're pouring a premixed salad out of a bag, by all means used a bottled dressing. . . but if you're going to the trouble to assemble your own salad why not crown it with a homemade dressing? It will take you a few extra minutes, but translate into a big difference in flavor.
Things You'll Need
- For vinaigrette-based dressings:
- High-quality extra virgin olive oil
- (you may also enjoy experimenting with grapeseed, hazelnut, or walnut oil)
- Wine vinegar (red or white, as you choose) or a flavored vinegar such as balsamic
- For creamy dressings:
- Mayonnaise
- Sour cream
- Seasonings:
- (mix and match your own combinations)
- Salt and pepper
- Dijon mustard
- Garlic
- Chopped fresh herbs (basil, thyme, and tarragon work particularly well)
- Spices (good choices include cumin, caraway seeds, and poppy seeds, but you will certainly think of others)
- Grated or crumbled cheese
- Ketchup
- Chopped dill pickles
- Honey
- Maple syrup
- Citrus juice and grated rind
- Tools:
- Measuring spoons and/or small measuring cups
- Small mixing bowl
- Whisk (you may substitute a fork and some extra wrist power if necessary)
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When making a basic vinaigrette or creamy salad dressing, it's the proportion of the ingredients that matters, so they are given here in "units." Choose your measuring unit to be appropriate to the size of salad and number of guests. For a basic dinner salad to serve 4 people, tablespoons work well. For 2 people, use teaspoons, for more than 4 people you may want to move up to ¼ cup measures.
Measure your basic ingredients in proper proportion.
For a vinaigrette dressing, the classic proportion is one unit of vinegar to three units of oil.
For a mayonnaise-based dressing, use two units of mayonnaise to one of sour cream
Combine the base ingredients in a small bowl as indicated.
For a vinaigrette, add the salt, pepper, and any other seasonings you may be experimenting with to the vinegar and stir together with a fork or whisk. Then pour in the oil in a thin stream, whisking it into the vinegar as you pour.
For a mayonnaise-based dressing, add the salt, pepper, and other seasonings of your choice to the sour cream, and stir together with a fork. Then spoon in the mayonnaise and stir or whisk until well combined.
To test the flavor of your concoction, dip a lettuce leaf into the bowl and eat it. Add more salt and pepper or other seasonings to taste if necessary.
If you will be serving the salad within an hour, leave the dressing to stand at room temperature. Stir again before combining with the salad or pouring into a serving boat.
Your dressing should keep for up to three days in the refrigerator. Always serve it at room temperature, though, so remove from the fridge at least 30 minutes before you dress the salad.
After you have mastered one or both of these basic dressings, experiment with additional flavorings to create your own versions of salad classics like ranch or Russian dressings, or devise your own unique combinations. Some ideas follow
Mustard vinaigrette: Use white wine or champagne vinegar. For each unit of vinegar, add one crushed or pressed garlic clove and one-half a unit of Dijon mustard.
Poppy seed vinaigrette: For each unit of vinegar, add one-half unit of poppy seeds and one unit of honey or maple syrup. This is especially tasty when made with fruit-flavored vinegar or apple-cider vinegar
Balsamic vinaigrette: Use the best balsamic vinegar you can afford. For each unit of vinegar, add one crushed or pressed garlic clove.
Ranch dressing: Add one unit of buttermilk to the sour cream. Stir in 1/2 unit of onion powder or ¼ unit of garlic powder. Add a generous dash of Worcestershire sauce, a few drops of your favorite hot sauce, and a pinch or two of dried herbs (oregano, chives, dill)
Russian dressing: Add ½ unit of ketchup and ½ unit of finely chopped dill pickles to the sour cream. Stir in a dash of Worcestershire sauce and two or three pinches of onion powder.
Blue cheese dressing: Crumble ½ to 1 unit of blue cheese into the sour cream. After you have stirred in the mayonnaise, add ¼ to ½ unit of apple cider or herb-flavored vinegar


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True Confessions: There are times that I find myself thinking, at every traffic light, "Why do people take so LONG to move forward when the light turns green?" I mean, seriously, are people not clear on the concept that green means go? Perhaps other people don't sit with hands at 10 and 2, fingers twitching, gazing fixedly at the traffic light for that blessed moment when it changes so they can jam their foot down on the accelerator, like some strange cross between Speed Racer and Uncle Frank in "One Crazy Summer."
But it still seems there has to be a happy medium between driving like Uncle Frank and driving like the turtles in "Hoodwinked."
Now, I understand that we all get caught unawares changing a CD or reading a text message or daydreaming once in a while. We're all human, after all. But that's not what I'm talking about. I'm talking about people with reflexes slower than molasses in January. And not just one of these people, here or there. I'm talking about the inevitable LINE of slow people one gets stuck behind during the one commute in which one is in a hurry, having been unavoidably detained from an important appointment.
I have a friend who would call this rant "The Excitement Plan." He says quite wisely that you live a lot longer if you refuse to get excited over things like this. It's better to sit back, raise your hands and smile. People are people, and no one has yet come up with a plan to fix that. He's probably right.
Then again, he doesn't live in L.A.
Tonight I found myself musing that just once in my life, I would like to drive a monster truck, perhaps with a cow-catcher mounted on the front, so that when I get stuck behind a long line of people who aren't clear on the concept that green means go, I can just give them all a little nudge. I'm sure it's just some encouragement they need. Just a little nudge forward… all nine of them. Just a little friendly tap on the bumper to say, "Hey guys, the light's green. How about we all go now?" Really, just once would do it. I think I could be patient for the rest of my life after that.


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In todays vlog, Jamie and Nikki say goodbye to their old home and are finally moving into their new space! Jamie and Nikki seem to be very happy leaving this residence (as Jamie says "good riddance" and records the Tiger Snake in their front yard!). Jamie and Nikki Perkins are expecting their first daughter, Ava Perkins in January 2016!
Jamie gives viewers a never before seen look at the outside of their house and view from their balcony. Jamie explains they never shared these views in the vlogs due to maintaining security of where they lived while vlogging.
First time mom and model, Nikki Perkins says she's tired from all the moving & packing and longs for the old days of drinking Redbull. Nikki continues clearing out all the drawers and waits for Jamie and his father to arrive to move things into the new place! After Jamie's dad arrives, he helps the couple move into the new home where they will be raising their first child together.
Jamie and Nikki drive to the new house where Jamie's mom is with their dog, Louie. Nikki gives a house tour!
Jamie and Nikki stand on the balcony of their old place and discuss what they will miss; Jamie can't help but to be sentimental regarding the move. Funny enough, more so than his pregnant wife! Nikki says she's not so sure she will miss the old place. Jamie says he is excited for the move—but, sad to leave behind the memories they created together in the old home. Jamie gets sentimental remembering the late night talks, noting this is the home their baby was created, where they discovered Nikki was pregnant and found out the gender of the baby.
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This is an astroalert from Sky & Telescope. If sky is clear in the next couple of days those with binocs/small scopes should be able to spot this. Though it won't be an exciting sight, worth trying!!
Two observers in Japan have independently spotted an 8th-magnitude comet, low in the eastern sky just before before dawn. Kaoru Ikeya spotted the comet with his 25-cm (10-inch) reflector at 39x, while Shigeki Murakami used a 46-cm (18-inch) reflector at 78x, as reported in IAU Circular 9175 of November 3rd from the Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams (CBAT),.
What's truly astonishing is that both Ikeya and Murakami did it the old-fashioned way: by looking into the eyepiece of a telescope! Use of the time-honored technique has become a rarity in this age of powerful professional surveys and digital imaging techniques.
Brian G. Marsden (Minor Planet Center) has calculated a preliminary orbit for the comet, which is officially designated C/2010 V1. It is moving in a parabolic orbit and is just past perihelion, at 1.7 astronomical units from the Sun (that is, well outside the orbit of Mars). So while this comet won't be getting any brighter in the coming weeks, it should stay within reach of binoculars as it moves slowly southeastward across Virgo. On November 4th, J. J. Gonzales in Spain and Carl Hergenrother in Arizona called it roughly magnitude 7.5 in their binoculars, while Alan Hale in New Mexico put it at 9.0. To all three observers, it resembled a fuzzy round glow with no tail.
The following ephemeris gives the comet's coordinates (equinox 2000.0) at 0 hours Universal Time on selected dates and its angular elongation from the Sun.
Comet Ikeya-Murakami
h m Dec.
o ' Elong.
Nov. 5 12 38.0 -02 26 32.6
Nov. 7 12 43.1 -03 06 33.2
Nov. 9 12 48.2 -03 47 33.8
Nov. 11 12 53.3 -04 27 34.4
Nov. 13 12 58.3 -05 06 35.0
Nov. 15 13 03.4 -05 46 35.6
Be sure to check the online version of this AstroAlert on Sky & Telescope's website for updates when the orbit is improved:
Also stay tuned to our website's observing highlights. Good luck, and clear skies!
Roger W. Sinnott
Senior Contributing Editor
Sky & Telescope
05 November 2010
New comet sighted using the good old technique - for a change!
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Both positions opened prior to Campos' announcement on Souers' status, with Bob Stull announcing his retirement at UTEP on Aug. 31 and Lynn Hickey's resignation from UTSA on Sept. 7. When asked if she would have approved of the nonrenewal of Souers knowing Campos would no longer be at the school or preferred her replacement to make a final decision on the football coach, the president said, "While it would have been an important consideration, it's difficult, if not impossible, to speculate after the fact."
Keene, a graduate of NAU with a bachelor's degree in English and broadcast journalism and a master's degree in public administration, joined the university in May 2015 from Coconino County. While Keene was not given the interim athletics director title, the department will report to her as the search for a new athletic director begins immediately.
At the press conference Friday announcing her hiring, Campos and a host of UTSA administrators touched on the Lumberjacks' run of Big Sky Conference and Western Athletic Conference championships as well as the school's Academic Progress Rate scores.
"If you look at how Northern Arizona has ascended in the Big Sky Conference, you would say she has moved a heavy rock up a steep hill in short order," said UTSA President Taylor Eighmy.
Eighmy cited 32 conference titles, as well as improved APR results, as reasons for the hire of Campos, despite none of the titles coming in the school's three major sports and scores mostly remaining steady for the school's most notable teams across the past five years.
Northern Arizona's football program sat at 957 in 2011-12 according to the NCAA, mostly recorded prior to Campos' March 30, 2012, hiring. In the most recent release for the 2015-16 academic year, the football program was at 940. The men's basketball program finished the 2010-11 season at 956 and, after moving up and down in recent years, it returned to 956 for the 2015-16 academic year.
Meanwhile, Northern Arizona's dominance in running and swimming – two endurance sports that take advantage of NAU's high-elevation training opportunities -- make up most of the school's conference titles during Campos' tenure. The men's and women's cross country teams combined for eight Big Sky titles since 2012, the indoor track and field teams were responsible for seven titles since the 2013 season and the outdoor teams added another eight.
In the WAC, Northern Arizona's women swimmers dominated the conference with four titles in the past four years.
Of the school's four most revenue-generating sports -- men's basketball, women's basketball, women's volleyball and football -- Northern Arizona captured just one Big Sky title in volleyball and only three postseason appearances, with the volleyball and football teams reaching their respective NCAA tournaments and the men's basketball team running through the CollegeInsider.com Tournament.
While statements about Flagstaff were kept to a minimum, with the San Antonio media focusing on the work Campos has ahead at UTSA, Eighmy provided a memorable moment when describing where his new hire arrived from.
"If you look at her record, she has done a fabulous job of hiring coaches out of power five conferences to a place out in the middle of nowhere," Eighmy said. "Flagstaff is lovely if you want to go to a spa, but it's a hard place to recruit to if you are interested in Division I athletics."
Though not addressed directly during the press conference, reports from San Antonino confirmed Campos nearly doubled her pay by jumping schools. Paid $195,532 annually in Flagstaff, Campos' new contract in UTSA calls for a base salary of $375,000 a year across her initial five-year deal.
Not due to begin her new job officially until Jan. 15, according to Eighmy, that date was also included in Campos' farewell email sent to the entire athletics department during the press conference, obtained by the Arizona Daily Sun.
"It is with bittersweet emotions I write this email. This afternoon you will see an official announcement regarding my appointment as UTSA's new Vice President of Intercollegiate Athletics. I first want to thank all of you for this opportunity, as it is because of the tireless efforts you have put into NAU Athletics we have achieved much success over the past few years.
"Darren, Christopher and I have enjoyed our time at NAU and Flagstaff and will miss it tremendously. Most of all, we will miss the daily interactions we have with you and the student-athletes. I would have liked to have called each of you personally to share the news, but that just was not possible."
Already in the middle of a search for a new football head coach following Campos' decision not to renew Souers' contract and celebrate his 20th and final year with the university throughout the season, Cheng confirmed a new search for an athletic director would begin with help from the firm Parker Executive Search.
Cheng added that the new athletic director would be involved in the final decision on a football head coach.


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Fools may loathe NetSuite's valuation, but it's hard to argue with the company's results. Revenue grew 21% and adjusted net income 52% year-over-year. Most importantly, cash from operations soared 43% as contributions from deferred revenue more than doubled.
As a renter of online software, deferreds are an important part of NetSuite's business. Customers sign long-term agreements and pay upfront subscription fees that flow directly into the company's coffers -- even though the revenue from these fees is recognized ratably, over the course of the contract term.
Deferreds rise when contract signings increase. NetSuite tracks signings via a non-GAAP measure called "calculated billings," which rose 30% in the first quarter to $61.8 million. All signs point to the company winning converts to its platform.
Contrast that with the results reported by peer SuccessFactors
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THE end of the world never comes at a convenient time.
It never comes, for instance, when you're sitting in front of a blank computer screen trying to think of a column.
But the end is nigh, according to ancient Mayans and Washington mandarins.
We have reached the quivering moment of truth that
However the Mayan prediction and the fiscal cliff work out in the next few days, I hope we are talking about the end of talking about the end.
It's tedious to always be suspended in midair, like Wile E. Coyote or Thelma and Louise. The attempts by some to continually whirl the whole American population into a state of apocalyptic excitement are exhausting.
We have enough real cliffhangers — Will Carrie and Brody descend into craziness together or go to a movie and chill, going zero dark flirty at
There's a new American trend in hysteria. Everything now is in italics, punctuated by exclamation points!!! As entertaining as Carrie Mathison's bouts of hysteria have been in "Homeland," stirring up hysteria in real life, whether to draw clicks, eyeballs or votes, is not a good idea.
Cliff dwellers in our society may think that facing the guillotine focuses the mind. But the cliff metaphor is so overused it makes me want to walk off one. Don't even mention Cliff Clavin, Cliff Huxtable,
If your Christmas presents don't come from Amazon in time, you're going over the gift cliff. If your boyfriend bails, you're going over the romance cliff. If he comes back, you could be going over the marriage cliff.
Journalists now have to add an extra coup de grâce ("Fiscal cliff crash") or double metaphor ("Clock is ticking for fiscal cliff") or raffish cartoons to juice things up. The new cover of The Economist features Uncle Sam, waving a Jack Daniels bottle, with the
Other metaphors have been suggested: "fiscal obstacle course," "debt bomb," "austerity bomb." But we're stuck in the year of cliffian thinking.
There are cliffians, who predict dire consequences if a deal is not reached, and anti-cliffians. But no matter if you're into Keynes, Krugmania or Ayn Ryanism, looking at things as a cliff is not the most constructive way to live. It's sheer madness. Apocalypse is a very bad place in which to think clearly about anything.
There are people in both parties who have wanted to keep everything on a war footing for years, a Manichaean battle between good and evil, right and wrong. Every election brings more insanity, hyperbole and demagoguery.
But scaring people is generally not a good way to get people to understand things. It's like the color-coded warnings for terrorist attacks that lost all meaning amid the fearmongering.
Especially in emergencies, grave crises like a nuclear threat or a terrorist attack, you need calm people who don't think the world is going to end.
Lincoln wasn't cliffy. As the new
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But Derek Thompson, the business editor at The Atlantic, told the BBC that if you had to go topographical, a slope or a hill was more accurate.
"You talk about a cliff, it's extremely sudden and the second you step off the edge you plunge to your death," he said, adding: "We're not going to fall off anything."
Language is important, he said, because it can provoke a panicky deal rather than a smart deal. He suggested that a more apt metaphor might be dieting after bingeing, as in "fiscal fast."
"There will be a short, sharp recession in early to middle of next year, which is more like falling on your face after fasting too vigorously, and then the economy is going to grow," he said.
The really bad news is that, even if we survive this abyss, there are more coming, with the
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We understand the importance of reassigning work to students as they work towards mastering certain skills. Freckle ELA articles are easy to reassign! And, if you are working with the free version of the program, reassigned articles do not count as a another assignment. You can reassign an article as many times as you'd like within the month.
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1) Check performance to determine which students you'd like to reassign an article.
Log on to your Teacher Dashboard and click on Activity Reports under Articles Reports under ELA. Choose the Student Activity tab and locate the assignment you want to look at. Note that comprehension question assignments and writing prompt assignments are listed separately. Check student performance by clicking on the blue "Report" button next to an assignment. Here you can gather information about how students did on the assignment and decide to whom to reassign an article.
2) Assign the article just as you did before.
Click on the Assign ELA button under Main in the navigation panel. Click the blue "Add an Assignment" button. Find the article you want to reassign in Freckle's library of ELA articles. You can use the filters to easily find the article.
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Thursday, August 23, 2007
finally some real art
Happily visited by big brother and nephews Ellis and Sam yesterday. The nephs ably demonstrated how much easier it is for young folk to learn new stuff than us old gimmers, whizzing away drawing and colouring on Photoshop and adapting to using a Wacom graphics tablet with remarkable ease.
Young Sam produced this meisterwerk in no time:
and Ellis this:
(both drawn on paper, scanned by the work experience guy and coloured in Photoshop).
But only as they were leaving did I notice that among their prolific output - sheets of A4 carpetting the front room - was Sam's reinterpretation of this:
which looked like this:
The boy's a genius.
Though, obviously, I shall regrettably have to sue him for breach of copyright.
Finally finished writing some children's comic scripts that I'd been rather dithering over after they'd gone. If they're approved then I shall largely be drawing lots of aliens for the foreseeable future which would be, you know, all right.
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Beautiful Wai`olu Tenor Ukulele handcrafted by Mark Bajet of Nanakuli, Oahu. Mark has studied under famed ukulele luthier Derek Shimizu of G-String Ukuleles and was one of the primary custom shop luthiers handcrafting some of the most sought after custom models for G-String Ukuleles. He has since established his own company a few years back named, Wai`olu Ukuleles, and produces full custom ukuleles in very low numbers for select clientele.
This beautiful Wai`olu Ukulele is constructed of gorgeous Hawaiian Koa wood face, back and sides with Honduras mahogany neck. Rosewood fretboard and bridge, paua shell rosette, faux tortoise shell top binding and Grover machine-geared tuners for precise tuning.
A wonderful playing ukulele, handcrafted in Hawaii at a very attractive price for a full custom ukulele. Nice bright tone with well balanced mid-range as well. Now is your chance to own a great player ukulele handcrafted in Hawaii at a competitive price point to many production made ukuleles. ID#:180124
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Yes, it's that time of year again. It's the time of year when we honor the Little Orange Furball of Death, Kitty Destructo, the Bastard Kitty. Or as I like to call him "My little ball of purring love". Yup, I'm talking about the Orange One: Cicero:
He continues to think he owns the house. And pretty much, he does. I'm sorry that this year the best Cicero pictures were captured on cellphones (my husband has some really great ones, but I don't have access to them right now). If he knew it was his birthday, I don't know how he'd feel about being 8. That's sort of middle aged for a kitty. Makes me quite sad really since he still acts like a kitten. I wish him at least 8 more years of afternoons like this one:
That's his "Rub my belly!" position if you didn't know. :)


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"The changing of the seasons in September inspires many people to also change their diet and lifestyle habits," says Sharon Goldner, Certified Health Coach & Chef. "Sometimes people need an extra push or incentive to get started." This year, Ms. Goldner and her group of wellness practitioners who have formed the Wellness Group in downtown Fanwood, are offering a gift certificate available at their booth on either Fanny Wood Day on 9/29 or at the Fanwood Health Fair on 10/5. The certificate includes a sampling of each of their services—massage therapy, self-care coaching, nutrition counseling and healthy cooking, and Reiki. The value of these services would add up to $285, but for this special promotion, the four practitioners are offering all four of their services for a total of only $100.
"If you stop by our table at 36 S. Martine Ave, this Sunday at Fanny Wood Day, you will have the opportunity to enter our free raffle and possibly win one of our great Gift Certificates! We look forward to meeting you," said Ms. Goldner.
Elizabeth Shults, Licensed Massage Therapist, Laura Madrigano, Board Certified Life Coach, and Sharon Goldner, Certified Health Coach and Chef, and Catherine Glastal, Reiki Practitioner share a deep commitment to health, healing and serving the community. They hope that this gift certificate will give the recipients an experience that will motivate them to improve their health, as well as raise awareness of the Wellness Group's presence in Fanwood.
To purchase this limited-time Sampler Gift Certificate, please stop at their table on Sunday September 29th or Saturday October 5th. If you are unable to attend those events, you may purchase the certificate until October 5th. Please call Sharon Goldner, Recipe for a Healthy Life, at 908-242-3763.


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Attached you will find an application for Babe Ruth Baseball (ages 13-15) for 2010, Letter from the JHYB Board, and a Code of Conduct form. Important highlights include:
The 2010 JHYB Board
REGISTRATIONS DUE: April 1st TRYOUTS: April 29th at Giants Field – 4:00 PM MANDATORY PARENT MEETING: May 5th in the Middle School Commons – 5:30 PM $50 SPONSOR FEE DUE: On or before May 10th – first game
Please let us know if we can answer any questions for this year.Play ball!
The 2010 JHYB Board
2010_Babe_Ruth_Application.doc (36 KB)
2010_Babe_Ruth_Letter.doc (577 KB)
Code_of_Conduct_2010.doc (28 KB)


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Letter from Here
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Sunday, October 21, 2007
Autumn colors in the Vilas Park Lagoon
It must be something about the end of summer and the really hot weather being over. The cool clear light of autumn seems to have magically cleared the water in Madison's Vilas Park Lagoon. Saturday morning you could see all the way to the bottom, and it turned out that the large, gliding shadows weren't shadows at all, but fish -- carp, I think.
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The 2017 Blue Devil golf season was a very memorable, fantastic one. The leaders of our team were Seniors, Marcus Miller and Trey Bame. These 2 young men are not only 2 of the most talented in Blue Devil golf history, but 2 of the best leaders to ever play at CHS as well. They had some good teammates as well. Junior, Dylan Grothaus, Sophomores, Ethan Tanner, McKain Miller and Kole Phillips were contributors as well and are key to the Blue Devil future. Some other improving golfers were Brayden Miller, Peyton Young, Logan Moyers, Hayden Twining and Dustin Souaysanga.The team finished as co-champs of the Northern 10 Athletic Conference. This marks only the 2nd time in our school's history (1985) for a league championship. This team also qualified for districts for a 3rd consecutive year. Before last season, no team had ever made back to back appearances in the district golf tourament. In terms of duals, this team finished with an unblemished 14-0 record. Not too bad!Seniors Marcus Miller and Trey Bame: N10 1st teamSophomore Ethan Tanner: Honorable Mention N10Coach Martin Baker: Co-Coach of the year N102016 Golf TeamThe 2016 Carey Blue Devil golf team was one for the ages! The team was led by 2 seniors, Alex Kimmet and Chase Wagner. To say those 2 young men were talented golfers and fine gentlemen would be an understatement. The seniors set a great example for the rest of the Varsity team, juniors Trey Bame, Marcus Miller and Easton Roark. The 6 man spot was shared between two hardworking players, freshman Ethan Tanner and sophomore Jordan Dasher. The junior varsity also did well, led by freshmen Peyton Young, Brayden Miller, McKain Miller and Kole Phillips, sophomore Dylan Grothaus and junior Zack Turnbell. The team also had a fine 8th grade manager: Hayden Twining.The Blue Devil varsity squad finished 14-1, good for 2nd place in the final league standings. This was the 3rd Blue Devil team to finish league runner-up. They also finished 2nd in the N10 league tournament. They finished 2nd at Sectionals for the first time in school history, also becoming the first Blue Devil team to earn back-to-back trips to the District tournament. The team has the distinction of breaking both the 9-hole and 18-hole team school record scores. The 9-hole record was set with a 151 at Bob's Countryside. The 18-hole record was set by firing a 324 at the Lakota Inv. at Nature Trails Golf Course, while also claiming the championship that day! There's a lot about these players that make me proud. Along with their stellar play this season, they were also top-notch gentlemen on and off the golf course. The entire top 5 varsity golfers have maintained a perfect 4.0 GPA along the way. They are to be commended for their accomplishments. Coach Baker is so proud of these fine young men and excited for the future. GO BLUE!2015 Golf TeamThe 2015 Carey Blue Devil golf season was extremely successful! It consisted of 2 seniors, who contributed to the success of our team and will be missed. Those 2 seniors are Alex McLaughlin and Anthony Driggers. The others who helped out the Blue Devils substantially were sophomore, (N10 first team) Marcus Miller, sophomore Trey Bame (N10 second team) and sophomore, Easton Roark. We also had 2 juniors: Alex Kimmet (N10 second team) as well as Chase Wagner. (N10 Honorable Mention) The team went 11-4 overall and placed 3rd in the Northern 10 conference. Another milestone accomplishment for these fine young men was earning 3rd place at the Sectional tournament at Sycamore Springs golf course. With that 3rd place finish, the young, yet experienced squad earned a place in the 18 team District field at Stone Ridge golf course in Bowling Green, Ohio. They proceeded to place 12th of 18 at the District. Despite finishing the season in strong-fashion and having a great season, these golfers remain humble and hungry to achieve even more next season. We firmly believe the Blue Devil golf future is bright. How bright? BLUE DEVIL BRIGHT!!We had other important parts to our team as well. These golfers primarily played JV and went 2-0 on the season. They are very talented too. (Jr.) Luke Vaughn, Wes Lear, and Dylan Quail (So.) Zachary Turnbell (Fr.) Jordan Dasher, Dylan Grothaus and Logan Moyers.2014 Golf TeamThe 2014 Blue Devil golf season was an extremely youthful, but successful season. The team had only one senior, Grant Wentling, who will not only be missed from a team scoring standpoint, but also from a leadership role in which he excelled. The team finished 11-5 in matches (5-4 N10) and finished 5th in the league standings. The team also finished 5th of 13 teams in the Sectional tournament held at Syc. Springs, Arlington, Ohio. Another accomplishment for the young Blue Devils is an undefeated 6-0 match record at home. (Bob's Countryside, Carey, Ohio.) Coach Baker is very excited about the potential of this team. He preaches to them to be hungry yet humble. With the work ethic of these golfers, the sky is the limit for them in the coming years! FORE!!!!!!!Team members: Grant Wentling, Alex Kimmet, Luke Vaughn, Anthony Driggers, Marcus Miller, Trey Bame, Alex McLaughlin, Chase Wagner, Dylan Quail, Easton Roark, Brett Mullholand, and Zach Turnbell Coach Martin Baker2013 Blue Devil Golf*10th place finish in MAL out of 12 teams
The Blue Devil golf team finished with a record of 5-6. The CHS team was very youthful this season, lacking in experience. However, the kids attitudes were great and they improved throughout the short 2 month season. Our letter-winners were Soph. Anthony Driggers, Sr. Devon Huffman, & Fr. Alex Kimmett and Luke Vaughn. The afore mentioned players were all 1st year award winners. We also had 2 golfers who earned a 3rd year award: Jr. Grant Wentling & Sr. Russell Phillips. Phillips and Wentling were the 2 leaders on the team and helped Coach Baker out tremendously with the young team. The plan is for significant improvement throughout the "course" of the offseason!! Coach Baker loves his group and cannot wait for next season. Go Blue Devils!!


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LWC Counseling Professor Receives Third Fulbright Award
Dr. Daya Singh Sandhu has devoted a good part of his research trying to lower the suicide rates in his native country of India, the "suicide capital of the world." And Sandhu was recently selected to receive the 2017-18 Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Award.
It's the third Fulbright award for Sandhu, who is an LWC counseling professor and the college's director of research. In November, Sandhu began a six-month fellowship to research suicide prevention and awareness at Punjabi University in Patiala, India.
"There is a need for an awakening about depression in India," said Sandhu. "There is no suicide awareness in India. Secrecy and stigma are associated with mental health issues and depression."
Sandhu used his first Fulbright award in 2002 to create awareness about suicide. His goal was to change the dialogue about behavior and emotional illness in India. When Sandhu returned in 2010 thanks to a second Fulbright award, his focus was on suicide prevention and he conducted a cross-cultural study for people from ages 19-24.
"This time I'll be taking a more focused look at how two cultures and two nations view the problem of suicide in different ways," he said. "There is a big difference in the way individuals cope with daily problems in Eastern and Western society."
Sandhu said that although suicide is a world-wide problem, the reasons for committing suicide and the ways in which college students commit suicide are different across cultures and countries.
"Suicide is rising among college students," said Sandhu. "There is intense pressure on academic achievement in India. And the values system is different. The focus is not on individual success but on improving the status of an entire family. Such pressures are often compounded by relationship problems or the lack of job opportunities."
Sandhu's interest in suicide awareness and prevention be- came "a professional mission" after two close friends lost sons to suicide.
"If you can save one person's life or one parent from experiencing a tragedy like this, I think you have done something," he said.
As part of his research, Sandhu has discovered an acute shortage of trained mental health professionals in India.
"Psychology is an established field in India but no one is practicing," said Sandhu. "What I'm trying to do is introduce the topic of professional counseling as a discipline so the people can start practicing."
In 2010, Sandhu worked with the Fulbright Commission, Guru Nanak Dev University in Amritsar, India, and the United States-Indian Educational Foundation to found the Indian Association of Mental Health Counselors. He has also developed programs to train more mental health professionals and open counseling centers throughout India.
"India is the suicide capital of the world," Sandhu said. "Depression seems to be everywhere and resources are limited. We have to change the way that people cope with their problems."
Sandhu grew up in rural northwest India and is pioneer in multicultural counseling. He has published nearly two dozen books, more than 50 articles and provided editorial work to several professional journals. As LWC's School of Professional Counseling Director of Research, he is responsible for guiding faculty research and working with graduate students in the college's doctoral program. Sandhu holds six graduate degrees, including a doctor of counselor education.
Sandhu will chronicle his time and work in India, which will span from November 2017 to May 2018.


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Ghost Dances then and now
As Press and Marketing Assistant at Rambert, one of my responsibilities is to coordinate social media. I am fortunate, therefore, to be among the first to experience our audiences' enthusiastic response to daily posts. This reaction is taken to new heights each time there is a mention of Christopher Bruce's Ghost Dances. Often within just half an hour, the little red number indicating how many notifications we have received slides into triple digits, such is the unbridled popularity of the work.
I was not around in 1981 when Ghost Dances was first performed, and my memory of seeing Rambert's last revival in 2003 at the age of 11 is blurry at best. I decided to pay a visit to Rambert's archive in order to find out more about the history of the work that has become one of the most requested in the company's 90-year history.
The Rambert Archive is a treasure trove, each artefact and image meticulously labelled and stored. It holds an impressive collection of Ghost Dances memorabilia, including items such as the eerie masks worn by the original 'ghost dancers'. The highlight for me, however, was the visual record of the original rehearsal process and performances documented in files upon files of photographs. When comparing these to the production images from the current revival, the timelessness of the work is evident, perhaps why Ghost Dances has continued to resonate across different generations.
I've shared a few of my favourites below. I hope you enjoy them.
Saskia Rolland-Bezem Press and Marketing Assistant


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Telemarketing in IT, wel of niet outsourcen?
Does customer acquisition play an important role in your company, but is there limited capacity in the sales department? Then the idea to outsource telemarketing will already have surfaced. Perhaps you have spoken with such agencies or have even already worked with them, but what precisely should organisations look out for when outsourcing? The following checklist will help you make the right choice.
Knowledge is key
When organisations outsource their telemarketing, they want the quality to remain the same, if not become even better. To achieve this, knowledge is required. Knowledge of the market and knowledge of the product. It is therefore essential than an external agency offers this often specialist IT knowledge. Only then can telemarketers collect all the information from prospects and are they able to answer questions correctly. The lead generation agency must act as a partner. See the telemarketers as employees who work at another location.
When organisations think than an external agency is a good addition to their further business business, they ask the next question. Because which lead generation agency is the right party?
- Look at the entire range offered by the supplier. Does it fit your aspirations and needs?
- Does the agency have demonstrable experience in calling in the markets that are relevant for you? If customers have to be informed about security solutions, tablets or the use of the Cloud, for example, then it is essential that the external professionals are familiar with the products and the associated jargon.
- Is it possible to visit the external agency's office and get to know the team? A face-to-face chat helps you make the right decision.
- Is the pricing transparent? In this way you avoid surprises.
- What database is used? Does this come from an independent data supplier or is it compiled on the basis of other campaigns conducted by the agency? This shows whether the database is independent and complete.
- Is the agency able to nurture your target group in a closed loop and record these data structurally? It is important to record all customer data and the customer journey.
- How are the results of the campaign reported? Do you have a daily transparent insight into the collected information and leads? Clear, frequent reporting increases the involvement in telemarketing.
- After the campaign, are the results available digitally and can they be integrated into your own CRM system? It is important that the CRM system is continuously enriched with campaign results. This makes it possible to respond to these data.
- Are the objectives and expectations of the campaign clear? Ensure good alignment between marketing, sales and any business partners.
- Begin the collaboration with a pilot. This creates the opportunity to evaluate in the interim and make any adjustments, and you can check whether the agency meets your expectations.
With this checklist, organisations can separate the wheat from the chaff and choose the lead generation agency that best suits their aspirations and needs. However, make sure the external party speaks the language of your company. It is precisely in the complex world of IT that possession of specific knowledge and skill is essential. Only then can you profit from the collaboration. Good luck making your choice!