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Well, I was asked to upgrade the forums to the latest version of phpBB, and in the process, all the post text was lost. It turns out there was a hard drive corruption problem in the posts text file, and when I tried to back it up, it just chopped off everything after the bad block. I've tried all night to recover the posts, to no avail. They are just gone. I apologize profusely. The best I could do was revert to an old backup I had lying around from the last time there was a total forum meltdown--way way back in February. There are also 39 random posts since February that I could save, but I have no idea which ones they are. I thought we were making more regular backups than that, but Nate informs me that the backups weren't really working.
If there's a scrap of good news amongst all of this, it's that I was at least able to upgrade the forums, in the end. There were major difficulties, as usual, but I worked through them.
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This coming weekend the Farmingdale State College men's and women's basketball teams will kick off the second half of the 2006-07 season and all three games will be available live on the Internet.
The women's basketball team will host the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy on Saturday, January 6th at 1:00pm in the Nold Hall Gymnasium for a Skyline Conference game. Both teams are undefeated in the Skyline and the winner will move into sole possession of first place. Farmingdale State (7-2) is continuing their usual Skyline success at 3-0 so far this season, while the Mariners (5-6) stand at 2-0 in the conference.
The Mariners announcer, Seth Cantor, will be providing live audio of the game. To connect to the live audio, click HERE.
Meanwhile, the men's basketball team left for Daytona Beach, Florida on Wednesday, January 3rd to prepare for the Carrabba's Shootout Tournament on January 5th and 6th at Embry-Riddle University.
The Rams first game of the tournament is scheduled for Friday, January 5th at 6:00pm against Alice Lloyd. The Alice Lloyd Eagles are from Pippa Passes, Kentucky and are currently 6-6 overall. The winner will go on to play in the Championship game on Saturday, January 6th at 8:00pm against the winner of Embry-Riddle and Husson (Maine). The consolation game is scheduled for 6:00pm.
For just $6.95, anyone who cannot make the trip will be able to watch LIVE video of all tournament action. Click HERE and hover your mouse over "Live" on the menu to the far right, then select "Video and Audio", you will be taken to a page where you can purchase the game. The link will be made available prior to gametime.
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Spring Extreme Workshop March 3rd!
Sorority as your home away from home...by Pat Grant on 10/12/18
PREPARATION! Know what you stand for and how to live it out!by Pat Grant on 01/22/18
Congratulations to all my second semester girls who have happily found their sorority home! If you are a young woman in high school who is considering taking part in sorority recruitment, when you attend college, my one word of advice is PREPARATION! Preparation is key to the process! Please consider letting Rushbiddies help you navigate the process of dos and don'ts. Look for our Spring workshop coming soon!
I believe in second chances!! !by Pat Grant on 09/16/17
Spring has sprung? Change is in the air!by Pat Grant on 03/25/17
Life is nothing if it is not in a constant state of flux! Right? That is a philosophy I try to live by! It can be a challenge! Change is inevitable! Our seasons predictably change, but the weather it brings, especially in the South, can be quite unpredictable! So we take comfort in knowing with spring the flowers will bloom! However, we also know with spring, the tornados can come too! We embrace the good and prepare for the bad! Still, at the same time wanting to believe that life is only and always good!
We humans are creatures of habit! I will be the first to admit, routine can be comforting. However, isn't life to be embraced as an adventure? How can an adventure be predictable? This 'spring-is-in-the-air-change-is-coming' feeling makes me think of all of the senior girls [soon to be PNMs (Potential New Members)] getting ready to graduate from high school; preparing to start a new college, make new friends, find a new living environment, the cusp of new adventures! Lots of changes!
Embrace the change sweet girls, but take the lessons learned from home with you! Our past experiences can only help us embrace the changes that are going to happen, whether we want them to or not! Don't spend valuable energy trying to resist change, we can stagnant very quickly that way! Use your energy wisely sweet girls! Prepare for the changes that are coming! Give it your best shot to embrace these new experiences with wise insight!
And of course, I invite you to use the knowledge, experience, and insight of the Rushbiddies in preparing for your sorority recruitment! Our one and only "Extreme" Spring workshop is Sunday afternoon, April 2nd, 3:00-5:00 at the Emmett O'Neal library. Let us help you to embrace the next stage in your life!
You may email or PM Rushbiddies if you have questions or concerns!
Happy Spring and Happy Adventure! Blessings! Pat
Happiness is a busy fall!by Pat Grant on 10/11/16
Positive Mindfulness!by Pat Grant on 03/13/16
SPRING 'EXTREME' WORKSHOP MARCH 15, 2015by Pat Grant on 02/23/15
I get hopeful this time of the year! (Even with the ice and snow still gathering!) Preview Saturday is coming up this weekend, February the 28th at the University of Alabama! My Bama girls are getting excited and filled with anticipation! To Bama's credit, this is a wonderful tool and introduction to the college sorority recruitment process! It helps the girls, just a bit, to demystify the expectations and recruitment procedures. Plus, it helps Moms and Dads to understand, a little better, about what is expected. This is why I feel our Spring workshops are so valuable! They aid and serve as a good follow-up to Preview weekend for the Bama girls! Plus, our workshops are invaluable to our girls heading off to other college campuses, (without a preview weekend). Our workshoppers start getting their minds around the prepartion necessary and needed for their specific campus sorority recruitment!
Sorority recruitment takes commitment on several levels! First impressions really count...on every level! Our EXTREME workshop is spot-on in addressing where to begin in this process. After all these years, we have fine-tuned our materials to address the biggest questions and most pressing concerns! If you were not able to attend our Fall "Early Bird" workshop, you certainly do not want to miss this Spring's EXTREME workshop! There is much to do and preparation takes time! Come join us and bring us your concerns! We can't wait to see you all! Spring flowerbuds are on the cusp and so is your sorority recruitment! You have a chance to make this work for you -- make it count and let us help you 'cover' eveything! Don't just wait on the sunshine of success! Let us help make it happen for you! All the best!
Fall and "Early Bird" on the Horizon!!by Pat Grant on 10/11/14
It seems that everything revolves around the weather! We in the south can probably attribute that mind-set to the agrarian roots most native families share! Perhaps even many generations back! Late summer and early fall have rapidly expired! I am just waiting for the elusive "cool snap" to show up again! This is the winding down of my busiest time of the year! Thankfully, most of our Rushbiddies' girls have gotten placed. If they did not find their "spot" in formal recruitment, it seems that COB (continuous open bidding) has been a great option! Now they are all focused on football and all the campus activities involved! What a great time in their lives!!
I know here in the south everyone is enjoying their SEC football! What a conference! I specifically plan my one and only fall "Early Bird" workshop to not conflict with football! After all, we are located in the deep South and the heart of the SEC. So many young ladies have come to southern schools to enjoy the traditions, the excitement, and the loyal fan-base so evident in the SEC! I completely understand the attraction!
I am looking forward tomorrow's workshop! I always love meeting new Moms and daughters! They come so eager to get started with their recruitment prep and process! And in some cases, a bit anxious for the unknown! It is a wonderful chance to inform and build up the sweet young hearts of these beautiful young ladies! Plus help the endearing Moms acquire the tools they will both need to navigate the recruitment process! It is never too soon to start!
The next "Open" group workshop will be our EXTREME Workshop in spring 2015! More about that later! In the mean time, I smile thinking about tomorrow!
On the threshold of...by Pat Grant on 05/28/14
April 6th workshop - Last Organized Workshop with "Miss Spring" 2014!by Pat Grant on 03/27/14
Well "Miss Spring" seems to be full of mood swings this year! My camellias have already turned brown on the stem! Too cold in Alabama for the early blooms to survive! I keep thinking the weather is finally going to be spring-like and then we have frost! Too bizarre for my thin Southern blood! However, the mood swings are not keeping the sunshine away! I am waiting on the warmth to prevail!!
Sadly, our organized Spring group workshops are coming to a close! The last one is coming up on April the 6th. This workshop is ideal for any Mother/daughter duo who has attended any of our previous workshops. This is a more personalized workshop and will be limited to 12 (or 6 Mom/daughter couples). We will be more intensely involved in the preparations for Recruitment week! I am really excited about this workshop!
Twelve will be the ideal number to really get personal and address specific issues, which often come up after attending an initial workshop with us! We will discuss insights, and what works for each girl! I must mention the kindness of Angie Holder, owner/photog of MomenTaker Photography. We are meeting at her newly renovated studio space on Forest Run! Thank you Angie! Angie has been a vital asset in helping our clients present their best "self" in a photo image!
However, don't fret if you can't meet the criteria in signing up for this workshop! We are happy to conduct a private session between now and April the 6th, if you want to qualify? Regardless, we are always willing to help meet your needs to prepare for this most exciting time of sorority recruitment! Just drop us an email!
In the mean time, enjoy the spring sunshine, but don't forget that jacket on the way out!
Stay warm! Hugs! Pat
Preview Day, Spring Workshop March the 16th, and Detractors!by Pat Grant on 03/10/14
March, so far, has been a fun and busy 'almost' spring month! Our weather in Alabama has been so lovely the last few days, we are lulled into believing that finally spring has arrived! All the experts say winter is not over, but Mother Nature appears to be contradicting the experts! With the landscape starting to bloom evey where, it is hard not to believe that spring has sprung! Even as unpredictable as March can traditionally be in our state, luckily this past Saturday graced us with another gorgeous and sunny day.
Saturday was Preview Day for Potential New Memebers (PNMs) at the Univeristy of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. It was a lovely day to enjoy walking from sorority house to sorority house! I secretly suspect the increase rate in placement for PNMs going through Sorority Recruitmen at the U of AL is significantly influenced by Preview, a miniature glimpse into the recruitment process. This little foretaste of knowledge and insight seems to be serving the U of A Panhellenic well. Congratulations on a job well done ladies!
We had the pleasure of meeting with several of our Bama-bound RB clients before and after Preview Day. I enjoyed sharing insights and answering questions, while Paige was occupied digging around in local PNM's closets and local stores, all in an effort to help answer the age old question of "what do I wear?" It is always fun and rewarding to spend time with our RB clients! Congratulations to you too ladies, this was an experience worth going through to aid in your preparation for Bama's fall recruitment! I really wish more campuses, especially larger campuses with 30,000+ students, would consider hosting a "Preview Day." I believe it really helps everyone, sororities, PNMs, and especially the parents!
Of course, something else that can help PNMs is attending our workshops! We have our only spring open group EXTREME workshop coming up this Sunday, March the 16th. We will be at the Emmet O'Neal library in the Crestline section of Birmingham. The address for you GPSers is 50 Oak Street, Birmingham, AL 35213. Our workshop is in the community meeting room. You can't miss us! Look for the hot pink! We hope we see you, but if you can't make this workshop, check out our website for other options.
Those options include, our PERSONALIZED workshop on April the 6th, This is limited to 12 people (or 6 Mom/daughter couples) and we only have 4 spots left. The ideal candidate for this workshop will have attended at least one other Rushbiddies workshop, or had at least one private 'mini' session with us. If you are interested in any of our services, please do not hesitate to sign our guest book or email us and let us hear from you!
Private 'mini' sessions are always available. We do evaluate and tailor them for what your specific needs are for your sorority recruitment and preparation. As always, we only want to help our clients succeed. I truly do believe knowledge is power, so don't remain powerless and uninformed. Get informed! ,
And speaking of uninformed, of course, like anything that people don't understand, we always have our detractors. That doesn't bother me one bit, they are just uninformed! I always find it intriguing that most of the detractors are men! lol! I always hope people will be open-minded enough to try to understand the process, especially before they make judgments. However, maybe it is a little like this psuedo-spring weather. We hope, with time and knowledge, it will eventually evolve into understanding the real thing! Blessings sweet friends, Pat
Spring 2014 Changes and Renewals!by Pat Grant on 02/13/14
As we enter the spring of this fourth year of workshops and consulting, it is a time of change and renewal! First the current change, I am happy to have my daughter Paige Grant to step in for Rushbiddies! As a recent college graduate, and having held multiple EC offices in her college sorority, Paige brings a young and fresh insight to the whole sorority recruitment preparation. One of her fortes is helping a client dig around in her closet to help her merge the old with the new. Paige has a wonderful eye for fashion and what is current on any college campus! Plus Paige has added insight to the recruitment process! (I think you can tell I am proud of her accomplishments!) We are having a great adventure as Mother and Daughter connecting with other Mothers and Daughters!
Further change regretfully comes in the form of my dear and precious friend, and original Rushbiddies partner, Marlea Foster. Marlea has realized she needs to close the door on her involvement with Rushbiddies. It seems the demands of her family, near and far, are needing her undivided attention at this stage in her life. Marlea will always be a wonderful friend! We will continue to share our lives, celebrate birthdays, and have delicious dinners out together! Marlea it takes a lot of wisdom to know when it is time to re-focus and adjust your priorities! I will always admire your insight, and will always appreciate your generosity in letting me have your time to help promote Rushbiddies! This is not good-bye dear friend, just see you later under different circumstances.
And of course Spring is a time of renewal! This comes to us in the form of looking at new opportunities to strengthen our process! With the help of new technology and some interesting contacts, we continue to reach way beyond our own back yard! Paige and I take great pleasure in meeting Moms and daughters from all over our great country! Our thankfulness is extended to you all for acknowledging that sorority recruitment is the first step in networking a life well spent! As we dig out from winter's drifted snow, may you always find the promise of that first spring blossom! Peace and blessings to you all! Pat
Success Or Not? What is next?by Pat Grant on 10/12/13
I get a bit melancholy this time of year! Summer has come and gone -- and fall is in full swing! By now, all of the fall formal recruitments are over! (Ole Miss just completed theirs, which is the last campus to do Fall Sorority Recruitment in the Southeast.) Now is the time I like to hear from our RB girls! The photos snapped on bid day are always a great reward for me! I love seeing the smiling faces in front of their new sorority home! It pleases me when our girls have found their official "spot" -- I think of the great times a head of them in the next four years! Some of the 'selfies' are too funny, but I love seeing them too! Typically, the 'selfie' will portray a new member with a new-found sister, taken too closely, with some poignant head-gear appropriate for the group! The pictures seem to always possess some touch of whimsy, which I always find so endearing with all of the activities of bid day!
However, lately it seems I am hearing more and more from sophomore girls. Girls who didn't come to us initially, or girls who didn't know about us, before their freshman year of sorority recruitment. Girls, who for some reason, did not have guidance and direction in helping them navigate the sorority recruitment process. Too often they come disappointed or discouraged.
The good news is: more and more campuses are incorporating an "upper-classmen" policy. This is simply a rule that allows a sorority to offer bids to girls who are either sophomore-level or above in college placement, and their numbers are not to be counted against the "quota" amount allowed in formal recruitment pledge classes. This is a good thing! More girls can find their spot!
However, one thing I have noticed about these girls. They are either really wounded or deeply hurt over their initial experience. Often to the point of giving up on even trying again. Young women let me encourage you right now! Yes, ideally everyone goes through their Sorority Recruitment and finds their spot! However, the reality is, I am hearing from these girls that did not have a good first experience! It is not personal! Let us help you understand this process and TRY AGAIN! If you want to be a part of Greek life, you owe it to yourself to try again! I truly believe it can work for you!
I was seeking ways to help instill a new found determination into these discouraged young women! All of this got me thinking about successful people and what makes them successful? What gives them the fortitude to persevere? In investigating this aspect, I came across an article by Ilya Pozin called "12 Things All Successful People Do." Guess what was #1 on the list? You got it! #1 Boldly Fail!! It seems that successful people understand "the reality of failure" -- it will happen. Pozin goes on to state: "The most successful people understand the reality of failure and its importance in finding success. While you may want to run and hide after you fail, you must learn from your mistakes to ensure you don't fail in the same way the second time around." Thank you Pozin!
By the way -- #2 on that list was "Set goals." I love how this is going! Tomorrow I get to facilitate our "Early Bird" Workshop! Goal Setting is on our list too! Let Experience and Insight guide you! All the best! Pat
Fall Recruitment Weeks Start! Bring on the Emotions!by Pat Grant on 08/08/13
When this time of year finally rolls around, I have lately been reminded of the signs I see everywhere. You know the ones that say, "Keep Calm and ... " you fill in the appropriate comment, (i.e. ... carry on... put on your big girl panties...) you get the idea! For most of our young ladies, Mom and/or Dad are packing them up, sending them away from home for the first year of college.
Needless to say, this is fertile ground for a plethora of emotions, for all parties involved: excitement for a new experience; stress in making sure every little thing one girl could possibly need was procured; sadness because one stage of life is ending and another one is beginning; fear of navigating this new stage in life...shall I go on? There are many more emotions we could explore.
However, with this wellspring of emotions lying beneath the surface, the time has come! It is finally here! That week you have been preparing for and looking forward to all year long! For you incoming freshmen and those of you who are moving them to campus for the first time, many of you may think you have some idea about what to expect! However, as I have stated many times before now, there is no way to explain the freshman experience and Sorority Recruitment Week (or as we like to call it in the vernacular "Rush"), until you go through the process yourself!!
This should be an exciting and wonderful time for you to meet tons of new people! My final word of advice! Enjoy!!! You have worked diligently to prepare, and hopefully with our guidance and insight, nothing was left on the table to discuss! You have done your prep work! Now use it to the best of your ability and knowledge!
Walk into your first party, on the first day of recruitment, and know that you have done everything you possibly could to control any given situation! It is up to you to make this the best possible experience for yourself! Be open and leave behind any preconceived ideas! We want to hear from you! We always get so attached to our RB Moms and daughters! The achieving of every success is what we aim for you! Let us know how things are going! And of course, if you have any last minute concerns or questions, you know how to get in touch with us!
My prayer for you is always: May only good and positive things, from Heaven above, come to you in this process. Knowing that God is good always, and may He be in the mix of every decision you make, and those made about you! Blessings bestowed upon you all! Amen!
Many best wishes and hugs to you all, as your recruitment week unveils the many surprises that await you! Remember to "Keep Calm and Carry On"...God bless! Pat
Eventful Spring and the Summer of Lists!!by Pat Grant on 05/22/13
Hi Ladies!! We have loved helping you all through the Spring Workshops, as well as the plethora of private "mini" sessions too! We hope you have found the workshops and "mini" sessions useful and informative! Our goal is to always present the most current and insightful information available to enlighten our clients! We want you all to achieve every success! We have certainly enjoyed presenting our workshops to you! Needless to say, it has been an eventful spring for us! We are truly thankful, especially for making and meeting new friends! Once we have had the pleasure to work with you, and get to know so many great Moms and daughters, we think of you as friends! It has been great expanding our circle of friends!
Marlea and I are spending the summer helping our private clients, and are enjoying the one-on-one time with each of them! We have a busy summer coming up, and since my newly graduated daughter Paige wil be home, we will be utilizing her sorority experience and insight as well! Paige will be a vital asset to our PNMs, haviing just left the campus environment herself!
Also, I want to remind those of you preparing to head off to college and Sorority Recruitment this Fall, don't forget about the "lists" of things you need to accomplish! If you attended our workshops this spring, you will remember this discussion. So be sure and get those lists going and completed! Lots to do!! And this is just the beginning! If you need our insight or opinion in this regard, don't hestiate to contact us! We want to be availabe to our clients all summer!
We looking forward to this productive summer, and are expecting to make some smart and fun changes in venues coming up this Fall! So be on the lookout!
All the best, with warmest regards from Marlea and Me! Pat
Road Trip to Atlanta for our EXTREME Workshop -- Saturday, April the 27th!!by Pat Grant on 04/25/13
OK Chicks! We have had a fun and eventful Spring Workshop season! We are finishing the season of our Group Workshops this coming Saturday in Atlanta! Thank you Donna Holden for getting us booked into Atlanta at the Chastain Clubhouse! (Find the address on our "links" tab of our website.) Come join us if you can!
Of course, we will still be booking private "mini" sessions all summer long! We welcome any and all inquiries! Our goal, always, is to share our insight and knowledge! We want the absolute best possible Recruitment experience for all of our PNMs! We continue to welcome new clients, but what we love best is establishing all the new friendships with each of you! We are so honored that you have welcomed us at this fun-time in your lives!
We are also deeply grateful for the ongoing and continued support of our wonderful Spring assoicates! Thank you for your help Angie Holder of MomenTaker Photography (and for sponsoring our refreshments this Spring), Miriam Stone of MyRush books, Tracy James of ChicMadeSimple, Sherry Corey of DormSuiteDorm/SewSherry, and Teala Stewart of Monograms Plus!
A special nod of thanks for past help goes to Megan LaRussa of SouthernFemme, and much happiness on your upcoming marriage! Also, a very special thank you to Susan Hurst, not only for her cosmetics insight, but for booking us at Cahaba Bend! We love all the wonderful insight and help that you both have provided for us from the very beginning!
We are so touched by the generosity of so many! We are amazed at the wonderful ongoing encouragement from you all --- and so many others! Our cup runneth over...May God bless each of you!
Next Workshop in Birmingham and a Change in the Venue for the Atlanta Workshop!by Pat Grant on 03/27/13
Sunday afternoon 3-5 p.m.
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Birmingham, Alabama
Group Workshops, and Private "Mini" Workshopsby Pat Grant on 03/17/13
Hi all!! We had our first Spring workshop last weekend! We are always happy to get to know new folks and help with all of their questions and concerns! Mark your calendars for our second group workshop coming April 14th and 15th! Pre-register by sending us an email to confirm your interest. We will contact you back!
Also, several of our clients are more comfortable participating in our private "mini" workshops. You may inquire more about those by emailing us as well!
Our email is: firstname.lastname@example.com
Spring is right around the corner!! Happy Spring everyone!
Hugs from Marlea and me! Pat
Spring Workshops for 2013! (And other things!)by Pat Grant on 03/03/13
Hi gang! It seems that technology has a learning curve for me! After a bit of a delay, we are back and full of anticipation for presenting our Spring 2013 workshops! Hopefully you have kept up with us on Facebook! If you haven't "liked" us yet, please do! Check out our new FB button on our website!
Our website is still an ongoing venture! Thank you for sticking with us! We hope to continue to improve the usefulness of our website, as well as our services! We really appreciate our clients verbalizing their needs! We are all about meeting your needs with our services. Our "mini" workshops are an effort to address and personalize our services! If you are interested in our package deals, just drop us an email!
As for our Spring Workshops, we have three group workshops this year! We are so excited! Our first one is coming up this month! This is the first time we are headed to Pelham/Helena -- just south of Birmingham. We can't wait! March the 10th and 11th we will be presenting our 2-Day Intensive workshop at the The Church at Cahaba Bend (we have directions on our "links" tab of our website). Please note a bit of a difference in the time! That Sunday afternoon (the 10th) we will be presenting "All about the paper" from 2-4 p.m. and Monday night (the 11th) we will be presenting "All about the party" from 6-8 p.m. You don't want to miss this one! This is early, (before everyone's Spring Break), so you are adding some much needed time to get your plans organized! Pre-register quickly because space is limited! We look forward to seeing you all there!
Our second Spring Workshop is April the 14th and 15th! We will be back at the Mtn. Brook Community Education Room in the Mtn. Brook Board of Education building. This is also our 2-Day Intensive! Pre-register now because this session is promising to be packed! We will be back to our usual time of 3-5 p.m. that Sunday the 14th, and again, that Monday the 15th 6-8 p.m. This workshop has gotten to be a favorite! Do pre-register early via our guest book on our website!
And our third and final group workshop for this Spring is in Atlanta! We are so excited to be road tripping over to our Georgia neighbors! We are doing a marathon Extreme workshop for our clients in Atlanta! We can't wait! The date is Saturday, April 27th, from 1-5 p.m. (We promise we will give you breaks!!) We can't wait to meet you Georgia peaches! Come ready with all of your questions and concerns! Do pre-register on our website's "workshop" tab and sign the guestbook!
One last little tidbit! Check out your March Southern Living Magazine, (page 92, #28 of the "Social Graces") -- we are cited for our advice in writing a letter of recommendation! We are honored to be noted in a tribute to "Southern Charm." For us, we are Southern traditionalist in the sense that the process of Recruitment is a time honored tradition. For us personally, it is all about connecting and helping our clients understand the process of Greek Recruitment! Every girls deserves her spot! However, after a workshop or a private session, I always feel like I have made a new friend! I know for Marlea and me, it is alway about giving insight and knowledge! We understand and we care deeply!
May you all be blessed sweet friends and clients!
One final personal note, let me thank you all for your words and expressions of sympathy in the recent loss of my Dad. I am so touched by your kindness. May you all be blessed with the peace that surpasses all understanding! Hugs -- Pat
The Summer of the New York Times article!by Pat Grant on 08/21/12
Topics will include prep timelines, resumes, recommendations, thank you notes, Facebook pages, and more.
Select one of these convenient times to attend:
Sunday, October 21st @ 3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. or
Monday, October 22nd @ 6:00 p.m. -8:00 p.m.
in the Mountain Brook Community Education Classroom (32 Vine Street).
Cost is $75 per person or $100 for both mom and daughter. For more information or to pre-register you may email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Thanks! With Warmest Regards from Marlea and Me! Pat


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Que Hora Es? June 20, 2010Posted by alwaysjan in Entertainment.
Tags: Cedric the Entertainer, Humor, Learning Spanish, Que Hora Es?, Spanish Soap Operas
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My friend Cathy sent a link to this hilarious clip on YouTube – a soap opera for people who only had three weeks of Spanish in the Fourth Grade. I've written about my attempts to learn Spanish in My Spanish es Muy Malo. I tried watching Spanish soaps (telenovelas), hoping to learn a thing or dos, but the actors were obviously from the school of eyebrow acting. But this one I can follow. Enjoy!


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Cushion Controllers Help Tackle Autism
A unique interface, a cushion, is the game controller in a game that aims to help people with autism or ADHD learn to relax and to interact with others.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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Two web hosting companies have been ordered to pay $32 million in damages after failing to convince a US jury that they were immune from responsibility for their users' actions.
Luxury goods maker Louis Vuitton brought a case against two Californian internet service providers (ISPs) run by Steven Chen, alleging that they were profiting from the sale of fake Louis Vuitton goods by businesses using the companies for web hosting.
Akanoc Solutions, Managed Solutions and Steven Chen were ordered to pay a total of $31.5m for trade mark infringement and $900,000 for copyright infringement after a jury found that they could have acted to stop the illegal activity but did not.
The jury found that the companies "should have known" that their services were being used by customers to sell goods which infringed Louis Vuitton's trade marks. "[The companies] had reasonable means to withdraw [their] services so that their services could not be used to directly infringe but [they] continued to provide [their] services to customers," said a statement agreed on by the jury.
The companies and Chen were accused of copyright infringement as well as trade mark infringement. The Digital Millenium Copyright Act (DMCA) contains specific provisions to protect service providers from having to check every one of the potentially millions of uses of their services which might infringe somebody's copyright.
The 'safe harbor' provisions mean that ISPs and other web hosts are not liable for users' copyright-infringing behaviour as long as they are ignorant of it. They are responsible once they have been told about infringement, though.
"Did [the companies] prove by a preponderance of evidence that they are service providers who acted in a manner that entitles [them] to the 'safe harbor' provisions of the Digital Millenium Copyright Act?" asked the document submitted by the jury. The jury said that neither of the two companies nor Chen had proved entitlement to the protections offered by the 'safe harbor' clause.
Louis Vuitton told news service Associated Press that it would ask the court, the US District Court for Northern California, to issue a permanent injunction banning the ISPs and Chen from hosting any web site that sells counterfeit goods.


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Common Back Injuries
In the low back, nerves join to form the sciatic nerve, which runs down into the leg and controls the leg muscles. Sciatica is a condition that may cause radiating pain, numbness, tingling, and/or muscle weakness in the leg but originates from nerve root impingement in the lower back.
Nerve impingement is most often caused by spinal stenosis or a herniated disc:
- Spinal stenosis
Stenosis refers to a narrowing of the spinal canal, usually in the lower back (lumbar) region. This narrowing is often a result of the normal degenerative aging process. It occurs as the disks of cartilage that separate the spine's vertebrae lose water and the space between the vertebrae become smaller, causing friction between the bones. The loss of water in the disks makes them less flexible and unable to act as shock absorbers in the spine. Daily wear and tear on the spine becomes more significant without these shock absorbers.
As the disks degenerate, vertebrae may shift, causing the spinal canal to narrow. In some cases, the nerves that travel through the spinal column to the legs become squeezed. This can cause back and leg pain, and even leg weakness. Arthritis and falls also contribute to the narrowing of the spinal canal, compressing the nerves and nerve roots and causing pain and discomfort.
- Bulging/ruptured/herniated disc
The spinal vertebrae are separated by flexible discs of shock absorbing cartilage. These discs are made of a supple outer layer with a soft jelly-like core (nucleus). If a disc is compressed, so that part of it intrudes into the spinal canal but the outer layer has not been ruptured, it may be referred to as a "bulging" disc. This condition may or may not be painful and is extremely common.
Herniated disks are often referred to as "slipped" or "ruptured" discs. When a disc herniates, the tissue located in the center (nucleus) of the disc is forced outward. Although the disc does not actually "slip," strong pressure on the disc may force a fragment of the nucleus to rupture the outer layer of the disc.
If the disc fragment does not interfere with the spinal nerves, the injury is usually not painful. If the disc fragment moves into the spinal canal and presses against one or more of the spinal nerves, it can cause nerve impingement and pain.
If the injured disc is in the low back, it may produce pain, numbness, or weakness in the lower back, leg, or foot. If the injured disc is in the neck, it may produce pain, numbness, or weakness in the shoulder, arm, or hand.
Other Back Injuries
Degenerative disc disease
Degenerative disc disease is a general term applied to back pain that has lasted for more than three months. It is caused by degenerative changes in the intervertebral discs in the spine and can occur anywhere in the spine: low back (lumbar), mid-back (thoracic), or neck (cervical).
Under the age of 30, these discs are normally soft, and they act as cushions for the vertebrae. With age, the material in these lumbar discs becomes less flexible and the disks begin to erode, losing some of their height. As their thickness decreases, their ability to act as a cushion lessens. The less dense cushion now alters the position of the vertebrae and the ligaments that connect them. In some cases, the loss of density can even cause the vertebra to shift their positions. As the vertebrae shift and affect the other bones, the nerves can get caught or pinched and muscle spasms can occur.
Degenerative disc disease is primarily a result of the normal aging process, but it may also occur as a result of trauma, infection, or direct injury to the disk. Heredity and physical fitness may also play a part in the process.
Radiculopathy/nerve impingement
Radiculopathy refers to a condition in which the spinal nerve roots are irritated or compressed. Many people refer to it as having a "pinched nerve." Lumbar nerve impingement indicates that the nerve roots in the lower spine are involved, while cervical radiculopathy is associated with nerve roots in the neck. Nerve impingement is most often caused by a herniated disk or spinal stenosis.
This information was taken from the University Pointe Pain Management Center and was adapted for use on NetWellness with permission, 2007.
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Watch Nikki Sixx Throw Out the First Pitch at Dodger Stadium
Motley Crue's Nikki Sixx traded in his bass for a baseball by throwing out the ceremonial first pitch at the Los Angeles Dodgers' game on Sunday (May 27).
Sixx took the mound at Dodger Stadium and threw his pitch, which bounced in the dirt on its way to home sweet home, but was luckily saved by catcher A.J Ellis.
After the pitch, Sixx shared his excitement with his fans on Facebook: "Really grateful being from Los Angeles to be invited to throw out the first pitch today at Dodger stadium (YES i can throw a ball). The Dodgers are on a winning streak and you could feel it in the air everywhere today. (New owners surly helps too.) My family had a blast."
Well, Sixx certainly is a Renaissance man, as he's both a member of Motley Crue and Sixx A.M., not to mention a best-selling author and an acclaimed photographer. But let's just say he needs a little work on throwing a baseball. So, Nikki, stick to your day jobs for now, but we applaud the effort!
The Dodgers won the game 5-1 against the Houston Astros. Perhaps Sixx brought some luck to the mound?


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A Hard Lesson on the Hard and Reflections on Boat Work
Out of the blue I am handicapped. I had an accident, in a boatyard, while waxing and polishing the hull. I'm ashamed to admit it but I fell off a 50 gallon drum, crashing heavily onto the ground, onto my left shoulder. Whoa......... the pain!!
|I'm sitting here typing with one right-handed finger as my left arm is in a sling. My left shoulder and armpit are a puffy, grotesque artistic swirl of black, blue and yellow. Watching it blossom into all those colors is fascinating. The humerus, the bone between the elbow and the shoulder, is fractured. They tell me it's a 'nuisance fracture' but it seems like more than that to me right now. I can't work. Almost every job around the boat requires two good, working arms. It's strange to feel so useless.
I should have known better. I shouldn't have been using that wobbly drum. I've worked in countless boatyards over the years without a single mishap. I'm so mad at myself. How could you be so stupid Liz? How could you not have been more careful? I say to myself over and over. But the damage is done.
Tom had a bad accident about 10 years ago in Australia while riding a bicycle. He crashed onto his shoulder too, separating his A-C joint. He was also in a sling and out of commission for about six weeks, the same length of time they say it will be before I can start actually using my arm again. I guess when you consider the number of years Tom and I have been cruising and the number of sea miles we have under our keel, two accidents in all those years isn't earth shattering. We know land based people who have had way more accidents in as many years. The fact that neither accident occurred on the boat while in the water says something too.
Oh sure, we've had lots of minor accidents while on the boat, like the time, when we used to do winter sailing in Canada. I went to cast off the bow line and step onto the boat, in January, the coldest month of the year. My foot never made it to the deck. Instead, all of me, in full foul weather regalia, tumbled into the icy cold waters of Vancouver harbour. Miraculously, I made it back onto the boat by climbing the bobstay in nanoseconds, so quickly, I hardly even got wet and was not injured at all. Later, in warm weather, bikini clad, I tried to replicate that amazing show of athletic prowess. Impossible!
Or the time I sprained my ankle in Indonesia. We weren't actually on the boat, but nearby, walking a trail on Komodo Island, hoping to come across one of the famous komodo dragons we'd heard so much about. Just a short distance into the trail, no more than half a mile, I lost my footing on a silly little rock and fell to the ground. My ankle swelled to the size of an orange and that was the end of my komodo dragon watching days as I was laid up for several days. Luckily, Tom got to see lots.
First though, I have another confession to make. When we left Vancouver to go cruising full time, I secretly made a promise to myself. I wanted everything to be 50-50. I wanted to share and be able to do all on board jobs. Ours would be an 'equal opportunity' boat. Just as in the workplace that I had come from. I was a product of the 'women's liberation' era, of equal pay for work of equal value. I would learn to do every single thing on the boat that Tom could do.
Now, more than 25 years later, is that the case? Did I keep my promise to myself? Do I change the oil, fix the water pump, tighten the fan belt, repair the head, adjust the steering cables, replace the impellor and regulator, check the engine and transmission oil, change filters, fix the autopilot, adjust the anchor windlass or the tension of the roller furler etc. etc. etc? No, no, no and no again. I am sorry but I have to admit that I do not do these things. Tom is our 'Mr. Fix-it' and I am our 'Susie Home Maker'. We have 'blue jobs' and 'pink jobs'. I never thought I'd say such a thing, but here it is in black and white.
Okay, it is a bit of an exaggeration. There is plenty of job crossover. I do help with almost all of those jobs when necessary. I'm the gopher when Tom's in the thick of things, buried in the bowels of the engine room. I'm his 'right hand man' with anything and everything that comes up including tightening, loosening, holding, lifting, steadying, balancing, screwing, drilling, grinding, clean up, you name it. I'm his sounding board during trouble shooting sessions.
Come to think of it, it's a remarkable thing that Tom and I are still afloat, that we haven't actually experienced a major disaster, when you consider our backgrounds. Tom barely made it through 9th grade 'shop' class, and later, majored in economics of all things. I wasn't allowed to take shop or auto mechanics, as girls took 'girlie' things like secretarial science and Latin. I took Latin for five years, studied the humanities. A lot of good that did me sailing around the world!
One time while in Hawaii we met some cruising buddies we hadn't seen in several years, friends we'd known very well as we'd lived side by side for a couple of years while working and living on our respective boats in the fishing village of Meinohama, Japan. The guy of the couple, noticing me fiddling ineptly with something or other, commented pointedly, and rather unkindly I thought, "still as un-technical as ever I see". His remark pierced me. I was an experienced, long term cruiser after all; I was confident and competent. But, as hurt as I may have felt, he had hit the nail on the head. His matter-of-fact statement made me face up to something.
I'm not mechanically inclined. I'm an artsy fartsy type, always have been, always will be. Sometimes I complain to Tom 'I'm not qualified to re-align the engine' or 'how can you possibly expect me to help tighten the keel bolts. It's impossible.' Or 'don't do it yourself! We should definitely get a professional to overhaul that sick outboard.' The fact of the matter is, Tom's not qualified either. He, however, takes the bull by the horns and somehow conquers it. Always has, always will. It's an awesome thing to observe. It amazes me time and again. He also spurs me on to do things I never thought I could do.
We need to have the galley and main cabin furniture re-upholstered, Tom. It's really looking worn and tattered.
Yeah, right. You could do it with your sewing machine. Just pick out some nice fabric and go for it.
Are you crazy? I could never do that!
Well, that was what seems like aeons ago. It was just one of many things I took him up on, and sure enough it is now 'in my portfolio: upholsterer.'
The fact of the matter is that there are multitudes of jobs to be done on a boat and multitudes of ways they can be accomplished and divvied up, depending on the talents, interests and expertise of the people doing them. It's marvellous to see all the different ways cruising couples manage business on board. I've come to realize that It doesn't matter who does what; what matters is that the job gets done, that the parties involved work it out together and are in agreement about who does what.
The arm will heal in time and I'll be hard at it again, but in the meantime I've decided to take full advantage of this little block of free time. I've learned my lesson though. Next time we are on the hard, I will not be so nonchalant. Boatyards can be dangerous places. Accidents can and do happen. I will be more careful.


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Moorhead, Mn — Officials at Concordia College in Moorhead, MN, are still weighing their options after Moorhead Racquetball and Fitness Center, a for-profit club that operated in a building it leased from the college, closed last month.
Concordia College sought to evict club owner Kurt Ross, alleging he owed the college $27,000 in 10 months' worth of unpaid rent, according to The Forum of Fargo, ND. Ross reached an agreement last month with Concordia College during a hearing in court, an agreement that gave Ross until Aug. 26 to vacate the building, the newspaper reported. Concordia officials have not decided whether to pursue the unpaid rent, a college spokesperson told the newspaper.
Ross says in The Forum's report that the eviction complaint filed by Concordia included several inaccuracies, but he did not elaborate. He does, however, plan to return to court because he says the college did not live up to its agreement.
Members were sent a letter from the club's staff in July that stated "membership dues will be prorated and dealt with as quickly as possible." Ross did not say how many members were affected, telling The Forum that he contracts with several marketing firms that handle memberships.
Concordia College purchased the building to serve as a student exercise facility in the 1980s, before the construction of the college's Olson Fitness Forum, the newspaper reported. In 1997, Concordia began leasing the building to All American Athletic Club, which closed in 2002, the same year Ross opened Moorhead Racquetball and Fitness Center there.


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On Saturday, Steve did a post on an early favorite for the 2016 Olympics, Australian hurdler Michelle Jenneke, who actually isn't competing this year in London. But if you haven't already seen the video, skip the rest of this post, follow the link and check it out.
If Steve was perhaps premature, I'm a little late, since Paraguayan javelin thrower Leryn Franco has already competed in the 2004 and 2008 Olympics, where she somehow escaped our notice, maybe because she isn't especially good at throwing the javelin. Still, she returns in 2012, and if, like me, you missed her the last two times around, you're not too late. Because Miss Franco has two careers–one as an Olympic athlete, and one as a bikini model. She is not exactly obscure–she was in Sports Illustrated's 2011 swimsuit issue–but, hey, better late than never.
Here she is throwing a javelin:
And here, training in the gym:
And here is Miss Franco pursuing her second career as a bikini model:
Just one of many reasons to watch the Olympic Games!


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Welcome to Creative Campus Child Care Center
Creative Campus Child Care Center provides outstanding, quality child care to families in the Noblesville, Indiana area.
We specialize in caring for children from 6 weeks old through 10 years old.
We are open Monday through Friday from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm.
Creative Campus Child Care Center is licensed by the state of Indiana and nationally accredited by NECPA. We are a Level 4 Paths to Quality Provide rand a member of the Indiana Association of Licensed Child Care Centers. We follow all Indiana licensing rules and regulations, including ratios regarding the number of staff to children allowed in each classroom.
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We are proud to provide our children and parents with:
- Transportation: We will provide transportation to and from area schools at no extra charge.
- A Secure Setting: A security code is required to enter the facility. Video cameras in every classroom and on the playgrounds allow children to be monitored by office staff as well.
- Healthy breakfast, lunch and snacks. Because proper nutrition is essential for a child's development, we place an emphasis on providing nutritional meals and snacks everyday.
Our goal is to provide safe, nurturing, and individualized care for the children in our community to allow them to reach their greatest potential.
Our highly trained staff will support each child's development in all areas by providing an environment that meets the needs of each individual child.
Our Goals
At Creative Campus, it is our goal to;
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Does anyone find this production as intresting as I do. I think it points out a very deep, thought- provoking concept, that can not easily be discounted!!. As crazy and sci-fi as it sounds, it makes more sense than any of the organized religions! There are refrences to things in the Bible that theoretically could be visitors from space. It also examines prehistoric drawings, and gods from pre-monotheistic times that the ancients claim descended from the stars--literally! It is a very well produced, researced, and entertaining series.
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Welcome to the CRG Discussion Forum!Forum registration problems: Make sure you enter your email correctly and you check your spam box first. *Then* email KurtS2@gmail for help.Classified ads are not allowed on the forum.
1) If a build month ends on a Wednesday ( let's say April 30th, 1969 for this example ), that would be a 04E build date. The following month starts on the next day, Thursday in this example. Would Thursday & Friday count as 05A? What if there was only one day ( Friday ) left in the week that starts the new month? Does Friday count as 05A?Steve
OK, now I'm lost here I have a 06B car which would to me would say the car was built the second week of june correct? the second week of june in 1967 starts on sunday the 11 and goes to saturday the 17 my SMO on the car is the 12th which is a MONDAY so explain it to me please thanks phil
Yes Gary,But with 912 cars finished per day, how far can it possibly be off?Steve


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Curb Your Impatience At The Pump Lest You Cause A Fiery Explosion
While being stuck behind a Hummer can inspire irrational thought in anyone, check that impatience and irritation when you're in line at the gas pump. One woman found out the serious repercussions of trying to cut ahead of another customer, when she caused a fiery explosion at a Miami Beach gas station.
Witnesses tell CBS 4 that the driver of an SUV just couldn't handle waiting any longer for her turn at the next available pump, so she swerved in front of the Hummer that was next in line.
She sped up to cut around the Hummer, and apparently lost control and then slammed into the gas pump — which erupted into flames. It's all caught on tape, showing two women runing from the SUV as other vehicles back away from the explosion.
No one was reported injured, and it's unsure whether any line-jumping, fire-causing charges will be filed.
Next time — take a deep breath and count back from 100.
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Suzanne Gordon, an award-winning journalist and author and a visiting professor at the University of Maryland School of Nursing, spoke to more than 100 students, faculty and community members Wednesday evening at a leadership event at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis.
Gordon, a writer whose professional work examines issues surrounding communication, teamwork and safety in health care, was the keynote speaker at an event organized by the Zeta Eta Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International, the Honor Society of Nursing. Her keynote address centered on the concept of "team intelligence," a term Gordon coined related to the skills individuals need to work together effectively as part of teams and within organizations.
"Teamwork doesn't come naturally," Gordon said. "Teamwork is a skill set. These are skills that can be taught."
In Gordon's view, skills related to team intelligence are a key component of effective leadership in health care, and should be taught to nurses and other health-care professionals in order to maximize health-care safety. Gordon referenced the changes the aviation industry made to the training, communication and culture of teams in the wake of several major airline crashes as an example of needed reforms within health care.
"There is very little teamwork in health care today," Gordon said. "You can help people develop skills they can put into practice that can make patients safer and the workplace safer."
Gordon is the author or editor of 12 books and conducts workshops with nurses around the world. She has been published in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times and the Journal of the American Medical Association. She co-edits the Culture and Politics of Health Care Work collection at Cornell University Press.
After Gordon's presentation, attendees—nursing students and faculty from California State University, Sacramento and the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis, as well as community members— participated in breakout sessions to discuss teamwork and communication problems in health care and concrete steps to address these challenges. The event concluded with a facilitated discussion led by Gordon about the issues and solutions identified in the breakout sessions.
"Twenty years ago when I was first in nursing school, we learned on mannequins—patient simulators. We didn't learn to communicate and collaborate among ourselves," said Kristen Connor, a master's-degree student at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing. "I think it's really great that now we're learning this new skill set."
Sigma Theta Tau International, one of the largest international nursing organizations, works to foster, develop and connect nurse scholars and leaders worldwide to improve health care. The honor society promotes nursing excellence through its initiatives in research, leadership, an electronic library, programming and publications and develops and distributes nursing knowledge for use in practice. Membership is by invitation to baccalaureate and graduate nursing students who demonstrate excellence in scholarship and to nurse leaders who demonstrate exceptional achievement in nursing. The organization has chapters in more than 85 countries around the world.
The Zeta Eta Chapter is a joint, regional chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International, made up of members from the School of Nursing at California State University, Sacramento, the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at UC Davis and nurse leaders from the community.
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Met Bridesmaid Lilac: Paula Patton
Oh. Her again. Behaving the way she did at the Golden Globes - click here for a refresher. And in pretty much the same taffeta gown except this time in bridesmaid lilac instead of bridesmaid yellow. Paula Patton basically wore THIS to the Met Gala.
They call it Vera Wang.
But of course.
That's what I meant at the beginning of the day when I said save it with the taffeta. Can't Anna issue some rules? How does this dress pass the door??? Sarah Burton is two steps down and this, THIS is what you're playing with???
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May 21, 2003LOS ANGELES — An expert in behavioral finance and economics, Avanidhar Subrahmanyam, professor of finance at The Anderson School at UCLA, is known for his path-breaking research in the use of psychological principles to explain stock price movements. He argues that the effects of investor psychology on financial markets are heightened in a time of war, citing that during wartime a "mood of pessimism prevails," which reflects a depressed trading activity and stock market levels.
When examining the effects of war on the stock market, Prof. Subrahmanyam believes that human emotion plays a significant role in the health of the economy. In a recent article titled, "Rational Thinking Can Lessen Impacts of War," Prof. Subrahmanyam examines human emotions in relation to war and investing.
"Optimism fuels investment in risky assets like stocks. However, during wartime, when American citizens are engaged in combat, and we receive daily reports of past and eminent casualties, optimism is impeded. This is likely to cause depressed investment in stocks," Prof. Subrahmanyam states. "Even if a war has no direct impact on the economy, people will tend to have less of an optimistic outlook than in normal times, which in turn, will affect stock market levels."
He discusses the history behind economics and investor psychology and says that historically, economics have been based on the ideology that individuals are rational decision makers. Prof. Subrahmanyam claims that to truly understand market related behaviors, "we need to accept that humans are governed by a number of non-rational considerations."
On the subject of change in investment strategy over the past few years, Prof. Subrahmanyam believes investors have been shown to be subject to a range of biases such as overconfidence, extrapolation from small samples of evidence, and loss aversion (reluctance to realize losses). He also sees self-esteem issues as important factors in investment strategies.
"An investor may be reluctant to admit an erroneous investment decision, which may prevent correction of over-heated stock market valuations. Over the past few years, academic research, as well as the tech stock bubble's formation and bursting, have indicated to investors that irrational investing can cause a significant loss of wealth."
Prof. Subrahmanyam has most recently used his behavioral expertise to understand the spike in gas prices earlier this year. He notes that willing consumers are partly to blame for the jump in gas prices, explaining that they simply accept such rising gas prices because they associate them with the war with Iraq. Prof. Subrahmanyam also believes that oil companies and suppliers are opportunistic and capitalize on the market's perception. "Gasoline prices are affected by consumers likely to over-estimate the impact of war on the economy and producers raise gas prices knowing consumers are willing to pay higher prices in times of need," he said.
"In the context of recent events, consumer sentiment was low in recent times, but has picked up in April, suggesting that people are ready to put the war behind them. The increased confidence in our government to deal with the terrorist threat no doubt has also helped," said Prof. Subrahmanyam.
Regarding the future of investor behavior, Prof. Subrahmanyam notes, "I expect investors to be more careful and rational in the future. While this may cause volume trends to slow, stock markets may be less susceptible to the wild gyrations we have seen in recent years. In part, this is because behavioral finance research has made investors more aware of their biases and mistakes."
"The more we learn about our biases, the higher the standard of communication we demand from our leaders and the more we suppress emotional reactions to dramatic events, the better the functioning of our institutions and markets, and, consequently, the better off we are as a community," he said.
In addition to studying the effects of the financial markets, Prof. Subrahmanyam's recent research ranges from studying the relationship between the trading environment of a firm's stock and the firm's cost of capital, to behavioral theories for asset price behavior and empirical determinants of the cross-section of equity returns.
Dr. Subrahmanyam has authored numerous journal articles in a variety of scholarly finance and economics journals. He is a member of the Working Research Group on Market Microstructure, recently established by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) in Cambridge, MA. He is a co-editor of the Journal of Finance and past associate editor of Review of Financial Studies. He has received best paper awards at the Western Finance Association meetings and the International Conference of Finance in Taiwan and has been nominated for the best paper in Journal of Finance. He has served as a consultant to the NASDAQ Stock Exchange, the National Stock Exchange in Mumbai (Bombay, India), San Jose Mercury News, and Irwin/McGraw-Hill.
Professor Subrahmanyam received his Ph.D. in finance from UCLA in 1990.


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TEGUCIGALPA. –Grupo Comidas Especializadas, through its brands Pizza Hut, KFC and Denny's and their customers' support—donated US$260,000 to the World Food Programme as part of the global campaign From Hunger to Hope.
Grupo Comidas Marketing Manager, Rene Turcios and Chief of Operation, Nelson Barahona, made the donation during a ceremony where the Minister of Social Development, Hilda Hernandez, and WFP Representative in Honduras, Pasqualina Di Sirio were present. For the fifth consecutive year, Grupo Comidas joins the global campaign From Hunger to Hope which took place in more than 60 restaurants nationwide.
The aim of the campaign is to raise funds to support thousands of Honduran children suffering from malnutrition. Since WFPs and Grupo Comidas collaboration in 2010 more than 20,000 people have received support.
Grupo Comidas with the support of its customers has raised more than US$728,000. Their efforts have helped to improve the health and nutritional status of children under 5, pregnant and nursing women.
Their latest donation will be dispersed with the following objectives:
• Target number of beneficiaries: 8,040
• Training of 80 healthcare volunteers to improve nutritional surveillance.
• Training of 30 health officials to improve maternal and child health practices.
• Distribution of 284,000 kilogrammes of food
• Strengthening capacity of 10 health units located in the Drought Corridor
"Hunger is a global crisis and this programme shows how goodwill and solidarity can alleviate hunger in Honduras. In partnership with our customers and WFP, we have the opportunity and responsibility to help reduce hunger and malnutrition statistics in Honduras. We can make a difference and we are succeeding," said Rene Turcios, Food Marketing Manager of Grupo Comidas.
"The support of the private sector, especially from Grupo Comidas, has allowed WFP to assist more than 20,000 people in their alimentary recovery through the Vulnerable Groups Programme. We thank your executives, restaurant managers, technical and operational staff and especially your customers because without their support these results would not be possible," said WFP Representative, Pasqualina DiSirio.


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Woah! 'Two and a Half Men' Star Angus T. Jones Scores A $300,000 Per Episode Deal!
The 17-year-old just signed a deal with CBS that will earn him $7.8 million for appearing in the next season of Two and a Half Men. Doesn't that seem like way too much money for a teenager?
Angus T. Jones has a lot to celebrate today. Not only is it his 17th birthday, but he also just got a super-sweet raise from CBS. According to TMZ, the Two and a Half Men star, who plays Jake Harper on the hit sitcom, will receive $300,000 per episode, which translates into $14.4 million over two seasons! "He's an impressive kid," says co-star Jon Cryer. Still, that seems like way more money than any teenager needs. We hope his parents are investing that dough wisely and only giving him an allowance. Speaking of allowances, what's the weekly rate you give your kids? And what do they have to do to earn it?
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Sure the sitcom has continually been one of the top rated shows on TV since its premiere in 2003, when Angus was only 10 years old. His co-star Charlie Sheen is racking in $2 million an episode but we certainly hope Angus doesn't follow in his troubled footsteps. That much money at such a young age, has been known to cause problems for teens — just look at what happened to former child stars like Lindsay Lohan.
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Before you say it…
… ease up on the kids. This was definitely a huge letdown for us fans, but put yourself in the shoes of these players. They put a lot of effort into getting to play in this tournament. Most played through big injuries. All of them now have millions of disappointed fans looking at them as though they are a failure, but just a reminder.. these guys were
underdogs not the favorite to win the tournament.
Here in Canada we don't congratulate 2nd place. There is only the gold and nothing else. I can guarantee you though, these players know the disappointment the country feels. They don't know anything beyond that though.
It is a crappy way to lose, for sure, to be up 3-0 and then collapse and allow 5 straight goals in a single period. I won't sugar-coat and say it was a respectable loss. It really wasn't. But I've been reading some comments around on various forums and blogs about how they blew it, or how Dave Cameron blew it (I've even read some posts stating that some of the players should never be allowed to wear the maple leaf again). I recommend just tipping your cap to the Russians for an incredibly played 3rd period. That's unfortunately the nature of the game… the Canadians played a strong 40 minutes. The Russians played maybe 30 good minutes… but it happened to be the right 30.
It's a tough loss for them to take, and no one wants to feel like they've disappointed an entire country. So congratulate the Russians for playing a hard 3rd period and restoring what many considered a crumbling hockey nation.
Anyways, we can't win them all, can we?


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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Feb. 13, 2014) – The ETSU baseball team will have to wait one more day to open the 2014 season.
Due to the snowstorm that hit the Tri-Cities region on Wednesday, the Bucs were forced to make schedule changes to their weekend series with Longwood. ETSU will now play the Lancers Saturday, Sunday and Monday at Thomas Stadium. First pitch for each game is set for 1:05 p.m.
Originally, the series was set to be played Friday at 3:05 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday at 1:05 p.m.
The Valentine's Day promotion that was scheduled for Friday will also be moved to Saturday. Fans are encouraged to Tweet why they "Love" ETSU baseball to either @ETSUAthletics or @ETSU_Baseball using the hashtag (#BuckyLove). For those who don't have Twitter, ETSU marketing staff will have paper hearts for fans to fill out saying why they "Love" ETSU baseball at the game on Saturday.
The prizes include: a one-night stay at The Carnegie Hotel, lunch for two at Wellington's, and a one-hour massage at Austin Springs Spa. The winners will be determined by those who come up with the most creative reasons why they love ETSU baseball and will be announced at the game on Saturday.
To purchase season tickets, call the ETSU ticket office at (423) 439-3878 or visit ETSUBucs.com/tickets.
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Rebels from Syria's Islamist factions now control large parts of three contiguous provinces in north and eastern Syria, and they are working to install civil administrations there in line with their ambitions of establishing an Islamic state after the fall of President Bashar Assad.
The rebels, from Ahrar al Sham, one of the largest anti-Assad armed groups, and Jabhat al Nusra, a faction that the United States claims is part of the terrorist group al Qaida in Iraq, took over the capital of Raqqa province last week and now also are in control of major parts of Hasaka and Deir al Zour provinces.
"We are running bakeries, because we are the largest group" in Raqqa, said Abu Majd al Shami, a member of Ahrar al Sham, which has branches across Syria.
Ahrar al Sham and Nusra, which is also known as the Nusra Front, have become key to rebel victories in the past year, especially in eastern Syria, and both are competing with other groups to win over the people in areas they have taken over from government troops. Neither recognizes the Supreme Military Command, the rebel umbrella group led by defected Gen. Salim Idriss and the organization the United States and other Western countries have said they will support with training and possibly weapons.
In a video posted by rebels to YouTube after capturing government buildings in Raqqa, where they detained the province's governor, a rebel commander attributed the taking of Raqqa to the mujahedeen, or holy warriors, rather than the Free Syrian Army, the term generally used to describe groups associated with the secular military command.
Al Shami said that the Syrian air force had continued to bomb the city with a single plane daily and that the area also had been targeted with surface-to-surface missiles. But he said the three positions government troops still maintain in the province were surrounded.
Last week's takeover of Raqqa provided evidence of executions by rebel forces, also posted to YouTube. Amnesty International, the United Nations and other groups repeatedly have found rebel groups guilty of summary executions, while stressing that the Syrian government's crimes are far worse in terms of scale and their systematic nature.
Further south, in the province of Deir al Zour, Jabhat al Nusra has held military parades, including one in Mayadeen that reportedly sparked anti-Nusra demonstrations. Nusra also has declared the establishment of a religious court to administer the area north of the Euphrates River, commonly referred to as Jazeera, which means, in English, island. Government military positions still exist, but rebels appear to be isolating them and are closing in on the military airport near the provincial capital.
In Hasaka province, which is east of Raqqa and north of Deir al Zour, fighters from Nusra and other groups recently seized a border crossing at Yaarabia, driving Syrian soldiers to seek safe haven in Iraq. Those soldiers were later ambushed and killed inside Iraq by fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq, the umbrella group for al Qaida in Iraq, in what Iraqi officials have called the most sophisticated military attack on their soil in years.
The rebels' ties to Iraq in Hasaka are particularly strong. Sinjar, an Iraqi town not far from the Syrian border, has long served as a transit point for smuggling between the two countries.
Ironically, Sinjar is also the birthplace 1,200 years ago of the Alawite brand of Islam that Assad and Syria's ruling elite follow. Its followers, persecuted by the Sunni Muslims around them, fled west to the safety of what are now Syria's coastal mountains.
The ability of the rebel religious factions to mount a cross-border military raid as well as establish aid programs to deliver bread and other necessities to civilians within the areas they control underscores the weaknesses of the more secular rebels with whom the U.S. is allied.
That's clear in Bab al Hawa, just across the border from Turkey, where two buildings symbolize the differences between the secular rebels' Supreme Military Command and Ahrar al Sham. The building used as the headquarters of the military command is largely empty, while the other has become a bustling Islamist courthouse, filled with visitors and activity.
The lone official in the military command's headquarter, a defected colonel named Mousab Saadedine, said the group had not yet received any aid from the U.S. and criticized the U.S. characterization of Nusra as a terrorist organization.
"The West has distorted their image," he said. "The (Syrian government) helped in putting a spotlight on this group, but most of them are our countrymen, our brothers."
Saadedine said that it was natural that there would be conservative religious fighters amongst the rebel ranks. Islam is the predominant faith in Syria. "I want to ask one thing: Are we Buddhists?" he said, breaking into a smile.
On the Turkish side of the border, trucks full of aid waited to cross into Syria. Many of them bore the markings of IHH, a Turkish charity that has close links to the Turkish government and has been criticized in the West for supporting the Palestinian political party Hamas. IHH often uses fighting groups outside the military command structure to distribute aid – to Ahrar al Sham, in particular.
The difference between the two groups is noticeable.
"Quite frankly, the folks we talk to don't have traction on the ground," said Andrew Tabler, a Syria expert at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.


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Fox zigs
Promising to "zig while others zag," Fox entertainment president Peter Liguori announced he'll hold "The O.C." until November, (plugging the hole with "Duets"), then run 16 episodes through March on Thursday nights. Thursday will be "one monster night of competitive television." Opposite "Grey's Anatomy" and "CSI," "The O.C." will have its work cut out.
The O.C. kids are moving on from high school, changing the show's dynamics. Liguori spun that as a reflection of what's going on at Fox. "It should open up to the 18-24 audience," he said. By network logic, the cast isn't outgrowing the teen series' premise, they're evolving into new, desirable demographics. Read more…


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Whenever you can acquire a Hall of Famer in a trade, it's probably a good move. Especially when that player has already been inducted into the National Lacrosse League Hall of Fame, and that player is yourself.
Buffalo Bandits general manager Steve Dietrich did just that this week. The 43-year-old former goaltender and NLL Hall of Famer most recently played for the Toronto Rock, so technically the Rock owned his rights.
But Dietrich wanted to make sure the Bandits had a backup goalie in case both of the team's netminders went down following Friday's roster freeze. So he swapped a 2015 sixth-round entry draft pick in exchange for the rights to himself. Pretty savvy move, huh?
It's important to note that Dietrich's move is just in case of an emergency, and he likely won't have to come out of retirement for Buffalo. So don't get any ideas, John Elway.
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Odeya Rush Talks Getting Real Tears from Meryl Streep While Filming 'The Giver' (Video)
Odeya Rush looked lovely as she heads out of the NBC studios after an appearance on The Today Show on Wednesday morning (August 13) in New York City.
The 17-year-old actress opened up about her new film The Giver and what it was like working alongside the legendary Meryl Streep.
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"When Meryl is in her character, you don't see Meryl," Odeya said. "She loses any drop of Meryl in her. It is real fear. It is real tears. That's why I think actors are so good around her."
FYI: Odeya is wearing a Thakoon Addition dress and Jimmy Choo heels.
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