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TEDxSMU on McCuistion TV
The TEDxSMU team was thrilled to be invited to talk TED and TEDx with Dennis McCuistion on McCuistion TV. Joining the discussion in front of a live audience are: Jim Young: TEDxSMU Steering Committee. We first heard of TED Talks from Jim Young, a seasoned TEDSTER. Jim is passionate about TED and the stories and [...]Read more
Bringing TED to SMU
By Jim Young on June 29, 2014 High noon. April 7, 2009. Gloria's on Greenville! It all started there. Geoffrey Orsak, then Dean of Engineering at SMU Lyle School of Engineering, attended TED 2009, his first TED Conference a month earlier. (I had attended my nineteenth.) TED Curator Chris Anderson had announced at TED 2009 [...]Read more


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To wander is defined, by Meriam-Webster and by most of us, as "characterised by aimless, slow or pointless movement." We think of wandering as lonely poverty (think of "wandering minstrels" and itinerant preachers, or the activity of men in the mall who are waiting on others who shop.) If we're describing more purposeful movement, we use words like "migration" (because ducks and geese and human migrants have a purpose in their movement) or "exploring" (because Cousteau and Hillary and Lewis and Clark had destinations to conquer). Is it always pointless to wander?
How I Learned I Needed to Wander
I'm the kind of person who thinks a lot. About everything. Constantly.
When friends tell me (as they often do) "Don't think so much…", my reply is usually something like: "Don't assume it took very much of my time to come up with that…" (as if "a lot of thinking" really equals "a lot of time spent thinking". The truth is, a tremendous amount of brain activity goes on in just a few microseconds.
I doubt that time spent is the point of those making the comment. Instead, I think they were referring to my "monkey mind" — incessant brain activity that jumps from branch to branch, constantly chattering away with internal (and sometimes external) commentary about how things are, how they should be, what they could be, what they aren't.
It wasn't until I was invited to participate in a "Day of Wandering" that I realized just how incessant my thinking activity is, and just how much that keeps me from actually experiencing people and situations around me. That day I spent about 6 hours by myself walking the Mogollon Rim.
During the first five hours, my mind was actively plotting, planning, evaluating, deciding — which way to go, what process to use to quiet my mind, how to measure my success…and on, and on, and on. Finally, in the sixth hour, I sat and closed my eyes and just listened, and increasingly found myself not evaluating.
After that, I was able to walk in a way that I can confidently call wandering: I did not choose a path or a destination; I simply walked. The result? I experienced the world around me with a new appreciation, a new depth and a new connection that felt vaguely familiar to me.[callout]Wandering re-establishes the original harmony which once existed between man and the universe. –Anatole France[/callout]

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Windsor Community Children's Centre (WCCC), is a community-based Cooperative childcare centre and Kindergarten that is run by a Board and a Committee of Management made up of parents and educators.
WCCC provides long day care and Kindergarten for children aged six months to five years, on a part-time or full-time basis. WCCC is not zoned; children from all areas are able to attend the Centre when vacancies are available.
WCCC provides a program that is based on the National Early Years Learning Framework and the Victorian Early Years Learning and Development Framework. We also find inspiration and guidance in several pedagogic approaches and philosophies including Reggio Emilia, Steiner and Montessori. We foster children's interests and stages of development, with emotional and social development being a fundamental part of the program. Weekly room updates are sent to all parents, and individual learning stories are provided as the children progress.
WCCC children are free to make their own choices. We have informal routines (such as morning and afternoon tea, lunch and sleep/rest times) and the children are given the option of indoor or outdoor play whenever possible.
The centre is committed to environmentally sustainable practices. Our large natural outdoor space, use of natural materials and projects such as the eco-cubby, the Habitat Project and the community garden are integral parts of this philosophy.
The government Child Care Benefit is available for eligible parents and the Centre is registered for Child Care Rebate. 2018 fees are $125 per day, less any child care benefit or rebate you are entitled to.
For more information, see Info for families.
Statement of commitment to child safety
Windsor Community Children's Centre:
- has zero tolerance for child abuse
- actively works to listen to and empower children
- has systems to protect children from abuse, and will take all allegations and concerns very seriously and respond to them consistently, in line with the organisation's policies and procedures
- is committed to providing a safe environment for all children
- is committed to promoting physical, emotional and cultural safely for all children, including Aboriginal children, children from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds and children with a disability.
The Prahran College Union establishes the Prahran College Community Child Care Centre in an attempt to meet some of the childcare needs created by the mature-age students and employees of the college.
The Union forms the Prahran College Community Child Care Cooperative. The Centre is open to children from the local and broader community.
1980 – 1982
The Prahran College Community Child Care Cooperative takes responsibility of the childcare centre from the Prahran College Union. With the formation of Victoria College and Prahran College of TAFE, the Centre changes its name to Prahran Campus Community Child Care Cooperative.
The Centre receives a government grant to move the service to 47 Green Street and to increase numbers from 14 to 20.
1992 – 1996
Prahran College of TAFE amalgamates with Swinburne University of Technology, and Swinburne and the Office of TAFE provide funding for a new purpose-built centre based at 131-133 Union St.
March 1997
The Centre moves from Green St to the current Union St premises, and changes its name to Swinburne Prahran Community Children's Centre Cooperative.
2013 – 2018
Swinburne University closes its Prahran campus and the Centre becomes independent from Swinburne, renamed Windsor Community Children's Centre. The Centre in its present form provides education and care for 54 children per day.


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Sept. 5 First Day of School
Sept. 21 Back to School Night/Scholastic Book Fair
Oct. 23-27 PALS Assessment Test (Pre-K & JR-K Only)
Oct. 20 Father's Day Event 6:00pm
Oct. 31 Halloween Parade and Parties
Nov. 1-30 Parent-Teacher Conferences and Conversations
Nov. 7 Election Day
Dec. 8 Christmas Program 5:00pm
Jan. 11 Annual Martin Luther King, Jr Program and Peace March
Feb. 1-28 Parent-Teacher Conferences and Conversations
Feb. 14 Valentine's Day Parties and Card Exchange
Mar. 16 ST. Patrick's Day Celebrations
Mar. 29 Easter Egg Hunt and Parties
Apr. 16-20 Week of the Young Child
Apr. 20 Earth Day Celebrations
Apr. 23-27 PALS Assessment Test (Pre-K & JR-K Only)
May 1-31 Parent-Teacher Conferences
May 1 National Day of Prayer
May 6-12 National Teacher Appreciation Week
May 8 National Teacher Appreciation Day
June 1 Junior Kindergarten Graduation
June 8 International Picnic – End of the School Year Celebration
June 18 Summer Program Begins
June 29 Pre-Kindergarten School Families' Graduation
July 3 Annual 4th of July Program and Parade
Aug. 16 New Parent Orientation
Aug. 20-24 Transition Week (9:30am-10:00am daily)


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With the Munster v Maori All Blacks match taking place in Thomond Park last Friday, we changed up from the usual Friday night lights local derby we are used to meeting Bohs in, and took to the 4g pitch in the UL. A gloomy day greeted us with a moderate breeze to our backs and the constant threat of rain in the sky.
We kicked off and recovered bringing our attack up the middle of the pitch. We gave away a penalty for not rolling away which Bohs kicked to their 10, gaining possession in the games first lineout. Bohs mauled from this but we held them and when they didn't use the ball we were awarded a scrum. Bohs were awarded a penalty from the scrum from which they opted to tip and go, kicking the ball to our 22. We were in possession in the line out and chose to maul it, we made great ground before the ball was passed out to Conor Fitzgerald who kicked us ahead. Bohs knocked on the ball here and we scrummed down getting clean ball out to the backs. Greg O'Shea ran onto the ball at pace and put up a Garryowen, recovered by Bohs who launched an attack but were penalised when they failed to release the ball. We were awarded a penalty on their ten and Conor Fitzgerald was very unlucky to just skim the posts leaving the score 0-0 at 6 minutes.
Bohs kicked off but knocked on the ball in the process, leaving us with a scrum on their 22. We got the ball out to Luke O'Dea who saw a chance and chipped through, unfortunately this went dead. Bohs dropped out and we returned the kick to their 5 gaining a lineout. We mauled off this and were making solid ground towards the line, breaking at the back only to be held up going over. We took the 5-meter scrum here, and after it was reset twice; opted to kick to touch for a penalty. We mauled from the lineout and were awarded another penalty for Bohs hitting early, again we kicked for touch. The ball was dropped in the next lineout; we managed to recover but gave away a penalty for holding the ball in, Bohs kicked to just inside their 10. Bohs got the ball to their out half who kicked them onto our 22 and we returned, resulting in a lineout on half way. The match was stopped here for a few minutes as Niall Mulcahy picked up a blood injury.
Play resumed as we quickly gained a penalty, kicking to Bohs 22. We got clean ball from the lineout and attacked across the pitch utilising all space. Bohs out half was then sin binned for an offence meaning they were down to 14 men allowing us to kick the penalty to their 5. We mauled from the lineout and Lee Nicholas was strong in attack, peeling off the back of the maul and attacking their line. The ball came back in the ruck and Keith Kavanagh wasted no time in shipping it to the corner where Riley Winter was waiting to barrel over the line for a fantastic try that came from a great forwards maul. We missed the conversion but lead 5-0 as we came out of the first quarter.
John Foley recovered from the kick off and took the ball up, finding Conor Fitzgerald in support who kicked us to our 10. Bohs mauled from the line out but didn't gain much ground before their 8 broke off, we sealed in and turned the ball over. The ball was spread out to the backs and Shane Mullally kicked us on, Bohs recovered and launched a counter attack back at the Shannon line. Bohs got a penalty here and kicked to out 5 meter. They mauled from the lineout and were edging closer to our line. As the 8 picked and went, the forwards formed in pods and kept up their relentless attack. Each Shannon player put in the hits as needed and made it as difficult as possible. The ball was held up as Bohs went over our line. We stopped for another injury and Bohs took a lineout on our 5, again they mauled and peeled off the back. We kept up our solid defence despite the pressure. Again, we stopped for an injury with on our 5 under the posts with Bohs still in possession and a scrum coming to them. After two rests the ref blew up for a penalty try to Bohs who converted, going ahead 7-5 at 32 minutes.
We kicked off and Bohs recovered attacking from their 22. They kicked to half way but missed touch, we recovered and attacked with James Vaughan bringing the ball up. We went back for a penalty which saw Bohs offside, Conor Fitz kicked us to their 22. We mauled from this lineout and drove hard, working our way down the pitch. Bohs came through and stole the ball and while they were in the motion of passing the ball out wide, the ref deemed Greg O'Shea's challenge to be illegal and gave Greg a yellow card. Bohs kicked to their own 22 and took a lineout and after a dummy maul, got the ball out to their backs. They kicked and we returned, Bohs recovered and brought up the ball only for Shannon to be quick off the mark and turnover, attacking back through our forwards. John Foley and James Vaughan were very strong in attack and made great carries. We got as far as the Bohs 22, when we were awarded a penalty here for Bohs not rolling away from contact and Conor Fitzgerald put it over the posts leaving the score 8-5 at half time.
Bohs kicked off the second half and gained a scrum on our ten form a knock on. They kicked from the back of the scrum and gained a lineout in which we stole and kicked to our 22. Bohs overthrew the lineout to the waiting arms of Ty Chan and we set off on attack again. After a few phases Bohs turned the ball over and ran hard at our line Richard Mullane did well to tackle them into touch as our defence covered across the pitch well. Minutes later and we were in possession of a scrum on our 22, this collapsed and was reset and Shannon were awarded a penalty. We tipped and went with Conor Fitzgerald kicking us ahead, Bohs recovered and attacked back down the pitch edging into our 22. We got stuck in the contact zone so the ref awarded Bohs a scrum on our 22 in front of the posts, we turned the ball over and found Luke O'Dea who kicked to half way.
Bohs recovered and brought the ball back up and we were unfortunate to give away a penalty for not supporting our own weight in the ruck. Bohs kicked to our 22 and Riley was on the ball to steal the lineout and we got the ball to Conor Fitzgerald who kicked us deep into the Bohs half, they recovered but Shannon were very quick to chase. They kicked back and we again returned bringing us all the way to the Bohs 22, again we chased and applied good pressure forcing Bohs to kick the ball out on their 10meter. We knocked on the ball in the lineout and Bohs were awarded the scrum. After two collapses and no prior-warning, the ref bizarrely sin-binned Tony Cusack. Bohs tipped and went inside our 22 and spread the ball out wide, going in over the line for a converted try leaving the score 14-8 at 56 minutes.
We kicked off sending the ball deep into the Bohs 22 and they brought the ball back up at pace, Shane Mullally put in a great tackle bringing his player into touch just outside their 22. Unfortunately, at this point a bad injury forced the end of Richie Mullanes match. As play resumed and we gained a penalty for Bohs offside, we went for the posts and were unfortunate to miss. Bohs kicked short from this and recovered the ball only to knock on and gift us a scrum just inside our ten. We got the ball out to the bakcs and Shane Mully put a lovely chip through, Bohs spilled the ball and we gained a scrum just inside their 22. John Foley picked and went off the back of this we began to attack hard. Bohs got over an unprotected player and turned this over kicking to touch just inside their half for a linout that they took well and spread the ball wide allowing a kick to our 22. They held possession in the lineout but knocked on in the next phase allowing us to scrum down. John Foley again picked and went and the Bohs 7 saw a yellow card for a dangerous tip tackle at 65 minutes.
We kicked to our 22 and got good ball from the lineout, out backs took the ball on with the forwards supporting in pods. We dropped the ball forward and Bohs recovered utilizing their advantage. Once over the gain line and a few phases on, Bohs knocked the ball forward and Riley Winter intercepted but was unfortunate to knock the ball on in the process. We went back for the original knock on just outside our 22, right of the posts. We kicked off the back of the scum and sent the ball down the pitch where Bohs recovered attacking back up the pitch. They knocked on and we took the scrum on their ten gaining a penalty here also. We kicked to the corner and took the lineout, getting secure ball off the top which was enough to see Shane Mullally go over in the corner for a try that we were unlucky to not convert leaving the score 14-13 at 74 minutes.
Play went on in a similar fashion, and after a penalty in the scrum Bohs kicked to our 10 and put the ball off the pitch to end the match. While it is heart-breaking to lose a match like this by a solitary point it shows that there isn't much separating us and the higher teams in this division! It was a really promising display from the lads and it shows that we definitely have the talent and ability to compete at the top. It's a week off this week and onto Old Wesley


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What is BuiltToMurder?
Built to Murder is a counterblast to the hackneyed pigeon holes that are the retro car and biker scenes.
Built to Murder is a family united by a blurred identity. We do not care for hipsters, scenesters or camber crazy show queens. Other than the petrol that surges through our veins, the one thing that unites us is our journey.
Built to Murder doesn't want to sell you hoodies and window stickers. We are not a tribe. We don't fit the mold.
We drove our old school cars and bikes before it was scene. We survived on scrap yards, not credit cards.
Built to Murder is the kid who lost skin on a concrete skatepark and still wears the scar today. Built to Murder is the kid who pimped his Mongoose and drank Thunderbird wine before his Dad made him get a job. Built to Murder is the guy who ragged his Yamaha Fizzy to and from his apprenticeship, saving every penny until he could afford that Cavalier or Orion. Built to Murder remembers pull out stereos and Purple Ohms on a Saturday night.
We are the guys who stuffed our Golf GTI within a week because our talent was outflanked by our ambition. We are the guys who rebuilt the bones into a Jetta because that was all we could afford.
Built to Murder are the guys who soared passed you on one wheel on our CB500. We are the guys who dug that bike from the back of the garage twenty years later and turned it into our dream bobber.
Built to Murder celebrates the history that gave us the skills to build motorbikes and hotrods in kitchens and in cramped council lock ups.
Built To Murder is a idealistic, utopian, visionary community where you you can come and immerse yourself in our adoration and devotion for the petrolhead world.
There is no room for prejudice. We embrace all genres of automotive culture. ALL ARE WELCOME to enter the hallowed gates at Built To Murder.


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Dear Term Four Paige
Hey, yeah it's term one Paige; I just wanted to say "I can't believe you have made it through the year I'm so proud". I hope you have completed a lot of cool things over this year and totally enjoyed the year because you have a lot of different and better opportunities over the year.
I hope you have joined as many sport games as possible and that you tried your very best and hopefully you would have competed in lots of events, joined in on sport activities and played for the school netball team. By joining in on lots of different sport game over the year.
You should have became a better speaker and hopefully you can now speak to big groups of people without being scared at all by taking as many talking opportunities to speak to people as possible over this year, that would be the such a good thing to be able to do. Do you feel it's now a lot easier to talk to big groups of people?
I should have NO must have keeped my levels up, or even higher I hope you are now in the highest level for maths, reading and also writing. Do you enjoy doing your work? Have you learnt a lot (well you should have you do have the best teachers in school).
Good luck with prizegiving make sure you get that maths award because you have the so much more to show and best of all enjoy the year "Strive to Achieve".
Well done I hope you're in the school Netball team with Micaiah you will now be so good at this game it is unreal! You would have joined the team, made a great effort for your team and mostly for yourself.
Have you made a good rep people will remember you by? Have you enrolled to a good college yet? Mostly have you had a good ending to the year? (If you haven't FIX IT!!!!)
From Term Paige One
This is my Dear Term four Me I can't wait to reply to this letter I think this is a really good thing to do at the beggining of the year!


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On June 1st, Todd graduated from his training course after a very long 18 months of crazy hard work. And I couldn't be more proud. His course is a tough one and he came through it with flying colours. All those late nights and early mornings (I'm talking bed around midnight or 1 am and up at 4am) where you were studying like crazy certainly paid off.
You are amazing and I am so proud of all that you have achieved.
Todd: RAAF service dress! Me: wrap dress - Big W, Slip - Myer, Wedges - Big W, last winter.
Now we are heading to your posting location for the next chapter in this adventure. And I am so glad to be on this journey with you.


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AUSTIN -- Fifth-grade students at Blazier Elementary School in Southeast Austin are learning social skills through technology.
The students are part of the school's SCORES program, which stands for Social Communication and Resource services, for children with autism. Over the past few months, they created a fully operational R2-D2 replica robot thanks to their teacher, Caleb Zammit.
"The main focus was just learning to work as a group, and how to get along and use their manners when working on a big project all together," said Zammit.
They are also learning about motors, batteries, measurements, power tools and metal.
"The best part of my day is having fun with my friends and building R2-D2," said Mathew Fan, a student at Blazier Elementary.
"It's pretty fantastic and I'm proud of it," said Raquel Gonzales, a student at Blazier.
Zammit spent three years making the robot parts from scratch.
"For the legs, I sculpted them in clay and cast them in fiberglass after making a silicone mold," said Zammit. "For the head, we made a barbecue pit that we cut all up and painted."
Zammit is no stranger to using toys to help children. He is an autism specialist who is also building Austin's first toy museum. One of the goals of the museum is to work with kids, helping them learn social skills through play. You can read more about it here.


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How Starting A New Business Can Make You Quick Money Overnight...
To Make Ends Meet
Starting a new business for the sake of making quick money to survive from one day to the next is nothing new. Street walkers do it all the time. So do drug dealers.
But this is not work. It's bondage to a life of peril and misery.
This kind of quick money is no way to survive, because the point of survival is to grow strong to fight another day.
So keep your time horizon always before you.
Though you need to make money quick, you also need to have an idea of what you will undertake a moment later, after you get that quick money.
Quick Money For What?Quick money is not what lies behind starting a new business overnight. Make money quick not for the sake of cash itself.
Make lots of money quick because you can't help to receive this money quickly as a by-product of executing honest, reliable yet quick money making ideas.
What sort of quick money making ideas? That question is best answered with a story.
He was 17 and the fifth of 7 children. His name was Peter. His dad had been an amiable yet inefficient man, who married the daughter of a former Mayor of New York City.
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with making money with a business.
The boy got a mixed bag of education from his parents. From his mom he got a rare blending of sweetness and fire, of efficiency and tenderness.
But from his dad, who had retired from service with the rank of Captain, he got a lack of perseverance, because the father had always been better at forming schemes than carrying them out.
So when Peter received his father's consent to leave home for New York City, all that he took with him was this baggage.
He wanted to learn a trade, so he looked to apprentice himself to somebody. He didn't relish the idea of spending his life brewing beer with his dad.
Peter wondered the city for some days without finding a place he liked or that wanted him. One day he entered a freight factory and asked for the shop owner.
"Do you have room for an apprentice?" he asked the owner.
"Do you know anything about this business?"
"Um. No"
"Have you been brought up to work?"
That Peter had, most decidedly. He had learned to brew beer and other work that his father taught him.
"Is there someone who can vouch for you willing to learn this trade?"
"Well," Peter said, "My parents have given me my choice of trades."
"I see," said the owner, "If I take you, will you stay with me and work out your time?"
Peter promised to do so and the bargain was struck. But he was making peanuts, barely getting by, especially after sharing some of his earnings with his family to help them along. He was tenacious, however. He hung on for 3 years. He put in his time.
One thing Peter painfully felt during this time was his own ignorance. Although he was energetic, inquisitive, inventive and his mind craved for knowledge like a hungry man craves for food, he was unaccustomed to reading.
He bought books that at first perplexed him more than assist him. He tried to go to school. He paid for a tutor for a while, which helped him with basic math and a bit more. But this only made him more aware of how woefully inadequate his childhood instruction had been.
Nevertheless, Peter worked well and when he turned 20 his boss offered to lend him money to start his own business. The young man turned it down. He wanted no debt. So instead he went to Long Island to work in cloth.
Peter's practical ingenuity, through trial and error, helped him design a machine that improved the quality of woven cloth at a time when cloth manufacturing was critical for the U.S., because the country was at war and there were shortages of all kinds.
Cloth factories had sprung everywhere and his machine was in demand. In light of this success, he set up a machine shop of his own, starting a new business by making these and other machines for the factories that had come to know his previous work.
He was now an entrepreneur and he was only 21 years old.
But the end of the war also ended cloth shortages. His business rapidly declined. He had learned, however, an unforgettable lesson: that starting a new business to make quick money overnight to make ends meet requires more than creativity and tenacity.
Starting a new business requires executing one idea that delivers massive benefit to a specific kind of customer at a time of colossal need for them.
Making It Big Before Age 25At 24 Peter married and, starting a new business once more, he converted his machine shop into a cabinet-making workshop.
Not content with that, he left it for a grocery store, thus starting a new business yet again. At the age of 25 Peter, while working at his store, received a visit from an acquaintance.
"I have been building a glue factory for my son. I don't think either he or I can make it make money. But you could."
"Where is it? I'll go see it."
He liked the place and the idea. At the time the best glue came from Russia and American glue sold for one-fourth the price of Russian glue because of its poor quality.
He wanted to figure out a way to make it the best in the world.
Starting a new business was now coming naturally to Peter. The opportunity was before him. He now had the experience. He sold the grocery store and bought the glue factory.
At 7 AM each morning he was first in line at his own glue factory. He opened it and got the machines going before all the workers showed up.
By mid-day he was traveling throughout town calling on customers, and for many years he got home in the evenings to do the books himself and take care of his wife and 6 children.
This was Peter Cooper throughout his 20's.
And glue made him wealthy.
This same poorly instructed young man of 25 would be filing a patent on glue-making 14 years later. But he did far more than this.
From a biographical summary by The Friends of Ringwood Manor:
"Peter Cooper's contribution to the industrialization of America included the first American-built stream locomotive (called the Tom Thumb), isinglass, gelatin (jello), and a new method of salt-making.
He was also a founding member of the company that laid the first Trans-Atlantic telegraph cable. How's that for starting a new business?
"Peter Cooper's greatest achievement was the establishment of the Cooper Union School for the Advancement of the Arts and Sciences in 1854.
"Cooper Union provided a free education to the gifted working class of New York City. He wanted to 'give to the world an equivalent in some form of useful labor for all that I consumed in it.'
"One hundred and fifty years later, Peter Cooper's legacy of Cooper Union still provides scholarship for those students that excel in the arts, engineering, and architecture."
Peter Cooper was a great American industrialist, philanthropist and an example that he did more than make quick money to survive. He kept a time horizon always before him.
He understood that cash in hand is not enough if all you're going to do with it is spend it. Rather, starting a new business again and again and again to meet the immediate demands of customers is the quickest money making idea there is.
If you start a new business again and again and again until it becomes second nature for you to do so, then cash flow will become as normal for you as water from the faucet.
Just remember that great lesson that took Peter years to master but which, unlike him, now you know: deliver massive benefit to a specific kind of customer at a time of colossal need for them.
That's what starting a new business is all about. Do it again and again, and you will make money quick, even overnight, if you strike the need immediately and with precision.
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Great idea to feature other bloggers - so good to see lots of styles going on.
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Anglers, rafters and boaters:
You may take out at Garlic Mike's just past the STOP SIGN on the Gunnison river. Enjoy a cocktail and put back in. (You can't take your drinks with you)
Plan a cocktail party with your coworkers or group. Preorder some appetizers ahead of time.
As of 7-15-17 we are working on serving appetizers to visitors. For now, order at the bar inside the restaurant.
Arrive early before your reservation and enjoy a cocktail or enjoy dinner first and head out after dinner.
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A man charged with shooting an elderly man outside a South Side fast-food restaurant allegedly opened fire because he became angered when the victim ignored his request for a dollar, prosecutors said today.
The 84-year-old victim was leaving a McDonald's restaurant in the 7800 block of South Western Avenue at 5:15 a.m. Monday when Melvin Hammond, 21, allegedly asked him for a dollar, Assistant State's Attorney Lorraine Scaduto said at Hammond's bond hearing.
"The victim is moderately hard of hearing and did not hear what the defendant said to him and waved at him," Scaduto said. "According to the defendant's handwritten statement, he felt disrespected by the old man and he became angry, so he shot him."


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State Unemployment Benefits.
If you can't work at all, then you cannot receive unemployment benefits. However, if your workers' compensation claim has been denied and you have light duty restrictions, you may be able to get unemployment benefits. If you have been laid off or your employer is not going to accommodate your light duty restrictions, then you may file for unemployment. However, if your claim is contested and you eventually do win or receive workers' compensation benefits down the road for the same period for which you received unemployment benefits, you are required to pay the unemployment benefits back to the Virginia Employment Commission.


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Benefit underfunding could threaten seniors' access to long-term care
Some of the country's largest companies have underfunded their retiree health benefit plans, according to a new survey. This lack of resources could prevent individual retirees from paying for long-term care services in the future, experts say.A total of 290 companies in the S&P 500-stock index have future retiree health benefits obligations. The companies have a combined deficit of $321 billion for the obligations. That compares to a combined deficit of $140 billion for future obligations among more than 340 companies that offer traditional pensions.
"The light at the end of the tunnel is clearly another train," said Howard Silverblatt, senior index analyst at S&P and author of the report "2005 Pensions & Other Post Employment Benefits Report."
To view the S&P report visit http://www2.standardandpoors.com/spf/pdf/index/060605_5OPEB-pr.pdf


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Michigan Teacher Finishes First In Free Press MarathonA Michigan teacher has finished first in the 38th annual Detroit Free Press/Talmer Bank Marathon in Detroit.
Thousands Will Pound The Pavement This Weekend During Free Press MarathonSome 28,000 runners are lacing up for Saturday's 5k and fun runs, plus Sunday's marathon, half-marathon, and relays.
High School Cross County Coach Wins Detroit MarathonA cross country coach from Milford High School won the men's division of the Detroit marathon ...
Runners, Spectators And Police All Make Final Preparations For MarathonDetroit Police Deputy Chief of Patrol Operations Renee Hall talked about the race and how security measures have evolved for organizers after the attacks on the Boston Marathon in 2013.
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Record Crowd On Hand For Detroit Marathon More than 20,000 people packed downtown Detroit to participate in the 34th Detroit Free Press/Talmer Bank Marathon.


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Blighted by controversy, coloured by innovative formations and blessed with emerging talent, it couldn't be anything else but a season in Serie A. We count down the campaign's best XI with the help of, what else but a back 3?
Goalkeeper- Federico Marchetti (Lazio)
Marchetti saw himself on the fringes of the Cagliari squad upon his return from the 2010 World Cup with Italy, though his move to Rome has seen him return to the Azzurri such has been his form. 13 clean sheets in the league, as well as some solid performances as the Biancocelesti won the Coppa Italia.
Lazio also took points off the all conquering Juventus in Turin thanks to a fine performance from Marchetti, a superb flying save from Arturo Vidal being the highlight.
Centre-back- Hugo Campagnaro (Napoli)
The 32 year old Argentine has let his contract run out after four years in Naples and could be set to follow coach Walter Mazzarri to Inter Milan, though few Napoli fans can begrudge him his move after a superb season. Campagnaro made 29 appearances as the Partenopei finished runners-up in Serie A with just 36 goals conceded.
The no-nonsense defender made over 300 clearances at the back, as well as winning 61 of his 87 tackles.
Centre-back- Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus)
The 6 ft 1 inch defender is an imposing force at the back for the old lady, possessing overwhelming strength to shrug attackers off the ball and the height to win the majority of his headers, shown by a 68% success rate in the air.
As well as being formidable in defence, he also showed an elegant side of his game as he offered a good attacking outlet down Juve's left and a 90% pass success rate indicates his prowess in helping Conte's men build from the back.
Centre-back- Andrea Barzagli (Juventus)
If Chiellini's great form wasn't enough, he was partnered by Barzagli, the experienced 32 year old who made 34 appearances as Juventus steamed to the Serie A title with just 24 goals conceded.
Barzagli compensated for declining pace with supreme positional sense as Juve's back-line remained firm throughout the campaign.
Left Winger- Alessio Cerci (Torino)
After signing for Torino from Fiorentina for a cut-price deal last August, the 25 year old left-midfielder looked to be on the scrap-heap, though Cerci's season has been one of rejuvenation as he terrorised numerous defences to help Torino escape relegation.
He scored 8 goals and created a total of 60 chances in his 35 appearances, earning him a call-up to the Italian national team.
Right winger- Arturo Vidal (Juventus)
Vidal's 50 successful tackles shows how effective he was in protecting Andrea Pirlo but the Chilean midfielder was far more than that as he joined Juve's attacks with energy and dynamism, scoring 10 goals (as he finished joint-top scorer) and creating 35 chances from the right side.
A fine mover of the ball, Vidal completed 84% of his attempted passes, as his versatility was vital to Andrea Conte's ability to shift his side's system.
Centre-midfield- Borja Valero (Fiorentina)
Similar to Cerci, Valero's first season at his new club has been a revelation. The Spaniard showed assured technique in the heart of La Viola's midfield, assisting 11 goals, creating a mammoth 74 chances and dictating play with around 1,800 passes in total.
His quality was essential to Vincenzo Montella's free-flowing side, making 37 appearances as Fiorentina qualified for the Champions League.
Centre-midfield- Marek Hamsik (Napoli)
The Slovakian playmaker is blessed with superb vision and his ability to drop deep to pick the ball up from the midfield and spray passes around in attack was vital to Napoli's return to the Champions League.
He scored 11 goals as well as assisting 14 from his slightly altered position on the left side of attack, as well as creating 100 chances for his teammates.
Attacking midfielder- Francesco Totti (AS Roma)
It is impossible to leave the evergreen Italian attacking-midfielder out as he shows no sign of slowing down with age. His 12 goals moved him up to second on the all-time Serie A goal-scoring list with 227, while his 12 assists helped Roma salvage a disruptive season to finish a respectable sixth in the league, as well as runners up in the Coppa Italia.
Despite reaching the ripe old age of 36, Totti still managed 33 starts for the Giallorossi and remains integral to their fortunes.
Attacking midfielder- Stephan El Shaarawy (AC Milan)
The Egyptian-born youngster celebrated breaking into the Italian squad at the start of the season with a brilliant campaign where he hit 16 goals and assisted 4 to help the Rossoneri into third place.
From his position on the left side of Max Allegri's 3-pronged attack, the 20 year old demonstrated electric pace, confidence to take men on and assured finishing throughout, striking up a potent partnership with fellow youthful frontman Mario Balotelli.
Centre-Forward- Edinson Cavani (Napoli)
The 26 year old Uruguayan hit-man is courting interest from right across Europe this summer and rightly so after a season in which he struck 29 goals to fire Napoli back to the Champions League after a year's absence.
Full of pace, power and unerring finishing, Cavani is arguably the best central-forward in Europe and Rafael Benitez has a fight on his hands to keep the league's top scorer at the San Paulo with his ambition to win trophies consistently outweighing just last year's Coppa Italia.
Manager- Vincenzo Montella (Fiorentina)
Antonio Conte saw his team march to a successive title by a margin of nine points whilst Walter Mazzarri and Max Allegri both negotiated choppy waters at their clubs to finish in the Champions League qualification spots. Though it's the manager who claimed the fourth who wins this gong, Vincenzo Montella for forging a cohesive, fluent Fiorentina.
His midfield of David Pizarro, Borja Valero and Alberto Aquilani were all transformed from stalling careers to providing the elegant backbone to La Viola, providing some of the most entertaining football in the division.
Stevan Jovetic and Adem Ljajic were excellent in attack, spearheading Montella's 3-5-2 to a higher finish than the richer, more illustrious Inter Milan, Roma and Lazio.
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"Is there room for self-expression in design? Is the designer's voice an essential element? Or does the nature of design as given by the client demand that the hand of the designer be invisible, that the voice be purely empathetic? Also quote instances where your creativity was choked by a client's brief."
This was the topic of a discussion that I started a few weeks back in a LinkedIn community. The responses present three different point of views. I will be elaborating on those comments but before that let me explain why the need for this discussion.
The main purpose of this discussion is to come to an understanding with mutual inputs from designers and business owners about enhancing and improving the terms of client brief. It's a general observation that a stringent client brief either silently kills the natural creativity of the designers or forces them to withdraw from the ordeal. What I intend to find is a middle path that both client and designer can take and understand each other's point of view while doing so. What we basically need here is a standardized creative brief that addresses the challenges faced by designers in general and the shortfalls of the brief due to client's limited knowledge of design.
This discussion can be segmented into 3 portions. Some comments were fairly tilted towards the topic, whereas, some designers rejected the idea that any brief can sabotage their creativity. However there is one thing that truly stands out from this discussion. The majority of the designers working in the mainstream graphic design industry prefer co-created/ design briefs.
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In the real world, designers are tied with stringent briefs that don't leave much room for them to explore their creativity. In this discussion, some designers have proved with examples. One of them was Henk C. Meerhof who pointed out that the choice of projects should be smart. Not all clients know what they want.
Henk C. Meerhof
His wish was something he had seen at a sew and textile shop, where the name was perfect to transform into a tread that was attached to a needle.
* This is not what the clients of an electrician expect.* His name was not suitable to play around with the letters to form something of his trade.* Covering his trade and the shop, which carried all kind of tings, not only electrics, was impossible with a single 'icon'I made some sketches, but we could not find resonance in each others ideas…In general
No we designers should not be too arrogant to resolve all problems our 'design' way.
No we should either give in too all the customer wants.Would be disastrous if I went to my doctor and told him how to cure my pains, who is the doctor.
The same goes for design, we designers dedicated all our lives – more than the average 9 to 17hrs – to design. The best our customers can be is a talented amateur, but most of the time they are not.With time I became more critical on taking on projects. Like in many other trades, I want to be chosen for my work. If the client chose me by luck or lack of choice, I take serious time for getting to know each other, with the possibility to turn the request down and refer to someone else if I can.
Walter Walverman added to the notion mentioning that designers should be able to select a stance and prove it with their work. Sometimes the client prefers your creative designs over the ones that s/he asked for.
Walter Walraven
This is an interesting question. It has been my experience that the lack of a good brief can lead to disaster. When visiting with a potential client, I was given the distinct impression that I had to produce a very high quality catalogue which would in every respect complement the high quality catalogues that that this client had from Italy.After designing four different catalogues, none of them was what the client wanted. He said they were too regimental – what he really wanted was something quite chaotic and industrial looking. In this case a detailed brief would have been a huge advantage.I don't think you need to feel cramped in regard to the design you come up with, even with a strict design brief. I always feel that improvements can be made and should be made. What I usually do, is produce exactly what the client asks for and then duplicate the work and make design modifications to it and then present both sets of proofs for the client. More often than not, it was my improved version which was the one selected.
Aleksandar also shared a thought-provoking idea. He believes that doing exactly what the client wants is impossible and absurd. He thinks that it should not be a client brief but a creative brief where the designer can also have some contribution.
Aleksandar Topolac
Mehreen Siddiqua, there is a rather old profession which is known for acting exactly according to what the client wants. Design is not that profession. Or at least I hope is still isn't, considering the trend many designers are adopting nowadays. You know, the one in which the client spews his list of "I wants" (wrongly named "the brief") and in which the designers are supposed to tailor their designs in whichever the way to cater that client's taste.Contrary to popular belief, the creative brief is not set in stone, it is not the law. What it is – is set of guidelines. Especially if written by someone who do not exactly knows what he is talking about. We, the designers, are supposed to answer to what works, not to what client likes. Besides, design (proper one that is) is supposed to be result of adding our design knowledge and talent to the understanding of that client, his business, his target audience and so on, not some set of "I wants". Based on that understanding we could just as well be the ones who would write creative brief even if the client is completely clueless. (Many if not all old school big name designers actually did write their own creative briefs and pitch it to the client.) Of course, that understanding implies Two Way communication between the client and the designer, not One Way shouting of orders.
Kim feels that the creativity of a designer can never be affected by a creative brief from the client. She quotes from her experience that it has always affected her in a positive way as she says here.
Kim Van Houten
Giving the client what he/she wants IS the name of the game! But that doesn't mean creativity is stifled. You work WITH your clients to come up with designs, taking into consideration what they say they want partnered with your own experienced input. Tell them not only what will or won't work, but why so an informed decision can be made. I personally find it extremely helpful to first hear what the clients want to see in as much detail as they can offer and then let my own creativity flow after that. Much worse to do a design and then have the client this isn't anything at all like he/she wanted, so you have to start completely from scratch. Keep in mind that you are the graphic designer creating a product for the client's use, you are NOT creating fine art — at least that's not the goal, if you do create something outstandingly artistic as a result, that's a terrific side benefit. This is the number one reason why I insist on being called a graphic designer and not a graphic artist. I expect a graphic artist to have more "art for art's sake" type of work, or where the goal is a piece of art not showcase of the client's work, experience, qualifications, etc.It's not fair to call out specific times where my creativity was stifled, but sure, it happens and I learned which clients I will need to dig for more information before working on another project with them.
Although this is the ideal situation, it doesn't happen in the real world majority of the time. In some instances where co-creation of a clients' brief does take place, it is either because the client is experienced or flexible or the designer knows that his/her knowledge is limited. This kind of implies that the "creative brief" (let me name it that way) is a tradeoff or a mutual compromise between the designer and the client. Let's see what designers have to say about co-created creative briefs.
Michael Nieman
Terry Nicholls
A brief needs to be created and discussed together so you both get what you need out of it. If a client hands my a brief they have written it's usually toilet roll with very large holes in it.
Final word
So basically this is what designers had to say about client brief. I am still looking for opinions from clients who have good experiences working with designers as well as those who felt their business knowledge was disregarded. What's your say on this issue?


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Can you please update tar to >= 1.16? There are some makefiles (e.g. mac80211
from intellinuxwireless.org) using the option --transform, which was added in
Trying to track down proper tar maintainer.
well, I'll consider that...
meanwhile, you can get tar 1.17 from rawhide
Closing this, I don't believe the new features from 1.16 are really needed in F7
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Hiking the North Fork does not pose any challenges and it won't leave you feeling like you got a good work out in; but it does offer some quiet trails filled with beautiful nature scenes. Depending on whether you're hiking the Bay side, the Sound side, or somewhere inbetween, you'll get to chose from a variety of landscapes.
Peconic Dunes Trail
Inlet Pond
At the entrance to the 55-acre preserve is the Red House, headquarters of the North Fork Audubon Society.
Inlet Pond Park also offers freshwater views as well as access to Long Island Sound, where you can see Connecticut on the horizon.
The hiking trails are easy to moderate. The outer perimeter loop is about 1.2 miles and, according to Evans, the southern loop near the Red House is just a half-mile long.
You'll find the trails well-maintained and well-marked. There is also a wooden wall designed for bird-watching, for which the park is known.
Arshamomaque Pond
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Claire Stigliani: Half-Sick of Shadows
Claire Stigliani: Half-Sick of Shadows
On View May 28 through September 3, 2016
Opening Reception with Artist Talk, June 3, 6-9 pm
MADISON, WI—In her first solo museum exhibition Claire Stigliani presents her most recent body of work, which includes mixed-media drawings and paintings, three-dimensional puppet sets, and video-based vignettes. On view in the museum's State Street Gallery from May 28 through September 3, Claire Stigliani: Half-Sick of Shadows explores contemporary notions of feminine power, desire, and self-understanding. Combining her own anxieties and fantasies with fictional stories about women who transgress, Stigliani creates indulgently colorful work whose pop-culture cuteness only temporarily veils an unabashed expression of psychological longing.
The exhibition presents five separate but interrelated series, each based on a story Stigliani derived from a literary source or her own active imagination. In each, the artist's process starts with a single drawing that subsequently serves as inspiration for a hand-built table-top puppet theater. Intricately decorated with carefully scaled scenery, backdrops, and objects, these miniaturized sets are populated by marionettes of the story's principal characters. Stigliani animates her doll-like puppets with clumsy and stilted movements, manipulating them to play out scripted scenes, which, in turn, she incorporates into videos. Switching mediums yet again, she reproduces the theater set as an acrylic and mixed-media painting with imagery derived directly from still frames of the footage. Visually mimicking the cutting and reconfiguring of video editing, Stigliani's paintings are dense compositions of skewed and condensed spaces: sometimes they exist as one frame, sometimes they combine layers, and sometimes one painting contains multiple scenes. The spaces contain mirrors and screens that record, reflect, and project each story back onto itself. Taken together, the drawings, paintings, puppet theaters, and videos examine how the artist's narratives build on and fold into each other, and also how they reflect outward, offering a glimpse into Stigliani's personal relationship to creativity.
Of the five series in the exhibition, three depict moments from recognizable stories Stigliani has poetically re-interpreted: Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden; Angela Carter's The Snow Child, a subversive retelling of the Brothers Grimm's Snow White; and Lord Alfred Tennyson's tragic tale about the Lady of Shalott. In addition to these three vignettes are two that are semi-autobiographical and take place inside artist's apartment and her art studio. Within each of the five bodies of work, the female characters partake in a self-referential exercise of artistic creation. The act of making becomes a principal task of life.
For the series that unfolds within her apartment, Stigliani's initial drawing is an illustration of herself sitting at an easel in a room lined from floor to ceiling in pink fur. She is tethered with ropes to a woman, clad in a black leather body suit, who looks like her blond doppelganger. Stigliani and her dominatrix alter-ego are inextricably linked, each individual action impacting the other by the ropes that bind them together. The leather-bound woman is the personification of creativity; she is separate from the artist, yet intimately involved in and tied to the artist's work. The final series is based in Stigliani's small art studio, where she is joined by a red-haired friend who assists with creating a video of the two of them in the studio filming the very same scene they enact. This reflexive gesture is compounded by the artist's depictions of her studio, which is overflowing with the sets, puppets, drawings, and paintings from all of her previous series. An endless feedback loop, it invites viewers to observe the artist's intimate experience of creating.
Taken together, Stigliani's work playfully weaves together autobiography, contemporary social and cultural references, and a broad array of art historical sources, including eighteenth-century Rococo painting, Austrian portraits of royalty, fairytale illustrations, and Pop art. The imagined scenes and characters function as shadows or reflections of the artist's life, allowing her to explore, try on, and represent different versions of the female self.
Claire Stigliani received her M.F.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2010. She has taught at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Missouri-Kansas City, and Carnegie Mellon University. Stigliani's work was included in MMoCA's 2010 Wisconsin Triennial exhibition. She has also shown work at the Chazen Museum of Art, Madison, (WI), The Dean Jensen Gallery, Milwaukee, (WI), Russell/Projects, Richmond (VA), and the Jenkins Johnson Gallery (NY). She was recently awarded the prestigious Joan Mitchell Foundation award, which recognizes the important contributions being made by contemporary artists. Claire Stigliani: Half-Sick on Shadows will be the artist's first solo museum exhibition.
Generous funding for Claire Stigliani: Half-Sick of Shadows has been provided by Karen and Craig Christianson; Promega Corporation; Dan and Natalie Erdman; The Terry Family Foundation; a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and National Endowment for the Arts; and MMoCA Volunteers.
Hours at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art are Tuesday–Thursday (noon–5 pm); Friday (noon–8 pm); Saturday (10 am–8 pm); and Sunday (noon–5 pm). The museum is closed on Mondays.
Admission to exhibitions at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art is free of charge. Housed in a soaring, Cesar Pelli designed building on State Street, the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art offers exhibitions and education programs that engage people in modern and contemporary art. The four galleries offer changing exhibitions that feature established and emerging artists. The Rooftop Sculpture Garden provides an urban oasis with an incredible view.
Programs like MMoCA Nights, Kids Art Adventures, and Rooftop Cinema, as well as its acclaimed exhibitions, have made MMoCA a favorite downtown destination. The award-winning Museum Store offers contemporary American craft and fine jewelry, while Fresco, the museum's rooftop restaurant, features local, seasonal ingredients, and fine American cuisine.
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Jenny Bisset, DAOM, MSTCM, L.Ac., Dipl. Ac. (NCCAOM), received her Masters Degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine from the University of East West Medicine, and Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine degree from Five Branches University in California. She is licensed by the state of California and board certified in acupuncture by the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. Jenny specializes eye disease, pain management, stress management and women's health.
How Jenny found Acupuncture
Jenny discovered acupuncture in the 1990's after a 10 year battle with back pain. She tried every possible treatment including chiropractic, physical therapy, muscle relaxers, massage and meditation, but the pain kept returning. Then, a friend suggested she see an acupuncturist. In the 90's acupuncture was relatively new to the west and Jenny was totally unfamiliar with Chinese Medicine, but in desperation, she was willing to try anything. The practitioner asked her to come for 3 treatments to see if he could resolve the pain. The treatments were surprisingly painless and pleasant and she found herself sleeping deeply during the sessions. She was shocked and elated when after just a few acupuncture treatments, her pain was completely gone. And even better, the pain relief has been permanent.
Her mission to become an acupuncturist was born! She is now deeply committed to helping spread the wisdom of Chinese Medicine into the mainstream, so that more people can benefit from this holistic and drug-free healthcare. Jenny's loves watching her patients benefit in so many ways from this ancient and beautiful medicine.
Training & Experience
Following her 4-year Masters program, Jenny traveled to China for a post-graduate internship through the Beijing School of Chinese Medicine. At Wangjing Hospital, she focused her time in the Galvano Acupuncture and Rheumatic Disease clinics. After work, she was extremely fortunate to study with the legendary late Dr. Wang Ju-yi at his private clinic in Beijing. Jenny enthusiastically continues her studies with many masters in the field (see below), expanding and refining her knowledge and skills of acupuncture and herbal medicine. Check out the "China" page on this site for photos and more information.
Jenny is trained in, and practices a broad range of advanced techniques in her healing sanctuary: Richard Tan's Balance Method, Master Tung, Kiiko Matsumoto Japanese Acupuncture, Muscle Channel Technique, electro-stimulation, the NADA protocol for the treatment of addiction & PTSD, cupping, guasha, tuina, moxibustion, and various styles of cosmetic acupuncture including Mei Zen.
In addition to her private practice, Jenny volunteers at the Charlotte Maxwell Complementary Center, serving low-income women for the side effects of their cancer therapies. She is trained by Acupuncture Without Borders to serve first responders and victims in the wake of natural disasters, using community style auricular acupuncture to treat stress and trauma. Jenny enjoys practicing Tai Chi and yoga, hikes in the great outdoors, and down-time with family and friends over a cup of tea.
Advanced Training with the Masters
- Nefeli Facial Rejuvenation & Advanced Body Resculpting – Ping Zhang DOM, LAc
- The Examination & Treatment of Neck Disorders – Jaime Chavez LAc
- Kiiko Acupuncture Basics – Kiiko Matsumoto OMD, LAc
- Classic Channel Theory & Palpation – Dr. Wang Ju-yi Center for Clinic Theory Research
- Shen-Hammer Pulse Fundamentals – Will Morris PhD, DAOM, LAc
- Shen-Hammer Pulse System & Applications – Will Morris PhD, DAOM, LAc
- Shen-Hammer Clinical Applications – Will Morris PhD, DAOM, LAc
- Fuku Shin, Abdominal Diagnosis in the Classical School of Kampo – Nigel Dawes LAc
- Xing Nao Kai Qiao Needling Technique for Apoplexy – Dr. Shi Xuemin
- TCM Pain Management – Andrew Fitzcharles LAc
- TCM Pain Management – George Stretch MD, LAc
- Field Acupuncture for Traumatic Events – Acupuncturists Without Borders
- Acupuncture 123 – The Balance Method – Richard Tan OMD, LAc
- Global Balance for Functional Disorders – Richard Tan OMD, LAc
- Treating Zang Fu Disorders w/ Meridian Conversion Therapy – Richard Tan OMD, LAc
- Balancing the Five Elements – Richard Tan OMD, LAc
- Palpation Based Acupuncture for Gynecology & Infertility – David Euler LAc
- Treatment of Lower Body Pain with Acupuncture & Chinese Herbs – Bob Doane LAc
- Volunteer Training – Charlotte Maxwell Complementary Clinic
- Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture – Virginia Doran LAc
- Tung's Acupuncture Points on Pain Management – Dr. Wei-chieh Young
- Low Back Pain and Shoulder Pain – Kiiko Matsumoto OMD, LAc
- Mei Zen Face, Neck and Abdominal Acupuncture – Martha Lucas PhD, LAc
- Integrative Cancer Care – Nalini Chilkov OMD, LAc
- Master Tung's Point and Collections Formulas – Brad Whisnat DAOM, LAc
- Integrative Chinese Medicine – Cancer Support & Treatment – Misha Cohen OMD, LAc
- Clinical Applications of Shang Han Lun & Jin Gui Yao Lue – Kevin Zhu MD, DAOM, LAc
- Herb-Drug Interactions – Dr. Anita Chen Marshall, Pharm.D., LAc
- Scientific Foundation of Acupuncture – Dr. Peng Li, Dr. Zhiling Guo, Dr. Liangwu Fu
- Pulse Diagnosis – Martha Lucas PhD, LAc
- EENT – Dr. Wu
- Clinical Applications of Yi Jing – Samson Cheung PhD
- TCM Dietetics – Dr. Xinggui Tan
- Gastroenterology – Dr. Yi E. Ding & John Jackson MD
- TCM Cupping Therapy – Dr. Zelin Chen, CMD
- Dermatology & External Diseases – John Naiqiang Gu, LAc & Alan Wong, MD
- Orthopedics & Tramatology – Robert Chu, PhD, LAc, QME
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If you require any vaccinations relating to foreign travel you need to make an appointment with the practice nurse to discuss your travel arrangements. This will include which countries and areas within countries that you are visiting to determine what vaccinations are required.
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A medical device that records physiological data was stolen on April 12 from SSM Health Orthopedics, which operates out of SSM Health-owned DePaul Hospital in St. Louis, potentially affecting the data of 836 patients
The organization said the medical device, which looks similar to a laptop computer, contained in its memory some physiological data as well as protected health information from patients who participated in a study between 2002 and 2017. The organization notified the patients that some of their protected health information has been compromised.
These patients had one of two electro diagnostic studies, called EMG or NCS, and the electromyography medical device recorded electrical activity in muscle tissue to assess health of the muscles and corresponding nerve cells. Compromised information included first and last names, dates of birth, medical record numbers and chief complaints. No financial, address, phone or Social Security information was compromised. SSM Health privacy specialist Mackenzie Schlotz said in a letter sent to patients that the organization does not believe patients are at risk for identity theft based on the limited data on the device.
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"It is likely that the purpose of the theft was to steal the medical device, which resembles a laptop computer, and not health information," Schlotz added. "There is no evidence to suggest that the limited health information contained on the medical device has been misused in any manner."
SSM Health has instituted new controls, and will conduct further training of staff and management on the handling of patient information.
The organization has two previous major data breaches listed on the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach web site. In October 2013, the theft of a laptop at Janesville Hospital in Wisconsin affected 631 patients. In October 2015, an unauthorized access to paper or films at SSM Health Cancer Care in Missouri affected 643 patients.
SSM Health declined to provide more information on the most recent incident, although it did corroborate the information it sent out to affected patients by letter.
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Nicole Richie's House of Harlow
October 30, 2008 by fashiongrail
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House of Harlow 1960, is scheduled to hit Kitson in early December, there will be a 35 piece collection ranging in prices from $50 to $250 and completely inspired by Nicole's style. The line uses leather, silk strings, chains, rivets, gold plated metals, peacock feathers mimicking the bohemian, gypsy, flower child style that she is known for.
"I've always felt that great accessories are essential in every complete outfit and I wanted to create a collection that was easy to mix and match; to either wear alone as an everyday piece, or stack on to make more of a statement," Nicole said in a press release. I personally love the pieces (especially the black leather ring) that Kitson is currently taking orders for. They're bold, unique and extremely versatile. I like the fact that she kept it simple and didn't make them too ornate.


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For Muslims around the world, Ramadan is the holiest month in Islam, a time of prayer and daily fasting, as well as celebration. The start of Ramadan is signaled by the sighting of the crescent moon (hilal). This video from Religion & Ethics Newsweekly follows the process of sighting the new moon for Muslims in America.
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Light Hunters: Battalion of Darkness – Fight for a New Dawn
You are a mighty hero from a distant land and even though you once were bright and glorious, now you have been exiled and are doomed to live in the darkness. The time has come for you to regain the glory of your past and be free again. For this reason, you are going to join up with other heroes and summon the Spirits of Light, so that you will eventually crush the enemy battalion.
Light Hunters: Battalion of Darkness is a Heroic Fantasy card game, in which you have to build your battalion and eradicate all enemy forces. All heroes from the remaining team will have achieved victory and will be free to return to their own worlds.
Two teams of the same number of heroes are built and placed face to face, and each player can control one or more heroes. Each time you are about to play a skill of a hero, you have to refer to the Spirits of Light cards and to the Ether level that is available during that round. When the round of a hero is finished, the following hero begins his turn. The battalion that has defeated the enemy camp wins the game, and its heroes go back to their world and get the glory they have sought.
Light Hunters: Battalion of Darkness has been launched on Kickstarter and is almost funded. The campaign is set to go until May 28th.
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Hanover, New Hampshire (PRWEB) December 02, 2011
Hypertherm, manufacturer of advanced metal cutting systems, is giving away dozens of copies of the new Plasma Cutting Handbook by renowned stunt car designer Eddie Paul. Hypertherm will give away one copy per day through December 31, 2011.
There are three ways of participating in the giveaway:
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Eddie Paul is the Founder and President of E.P. Industries Inc. and has worked for more than 30 years on a diverse range of fabrication projects. He has coordinated stunts and special effects for more than 100 feature films, including Terminator and E.T., and customized cars for movies like The Fast and The Furious and Grease.
The Plasma Cutting Handbook is a guide to using plasma cutting systems for custom metal fabrication in racing and car building. The handbook includes instructions on basic, advanced, and CNC cutting procedures, as well as lessons in drafting and designing your own machines. Other sections cover safety procedures, troubleshooting, and professional tips culled from years of experience in Eddie's world-famous shop. Using examples from his own work, as well as from the industry at large, Eddie demonstrates the applicability and usefulness of plasma cutting for the automotive industry.
Hypertherm designs and manufactures advanced cutting systems for use in a variety of industries such as shipbuilding, manufacturing, and automotive repair. Its product line includes handheld and mechanized plasma and laser systems, consumables, as well as CNC motion and height controls and cutting software. Hypertherm systems are trusted for performance and reliability that results in increased productivity and profitability for tens of thousands of businesses. The New Hampshire based company's reputation for metal cutting innovation dates back more than 40 years, to 1968, with Hypertherm's invention of water injection plasma cutting. The company, consistently named one of the best places to work in America, has more than 1,000 associates along with operations and partner representation worldwide.
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BBVA has acquired San Francisco user-experience firm Spring Studio, in a bid to improve the look and feel of its digital banking services.
Spring Studio, which began in 2001 and has 38 employees, has helped design digital products and services for Fortune 500 brands and startups. Co-founders Bruce Randall and Sanjay Shamdasani announced the firm's new owner in a blog post Wednesday.
"BBVA is on a mission to be the world's No. 1 digital bank," Randall and Shamdasani wrote. "They recognize that as the bank becomes more digital, exceptional design is not optional. It has to be at the heart of what they do and needs to be part of the organization's DNA."
BBVA said Spring Studio will continue to work independently but will focus on BBVA projects in the U.S. and South America.
The acquisition follows Capital One's purchase of digital design firm Adaptive Path in the fall. The investments by the banks point to the growing importance of designing easy-to-use digital experiences as more consumers bank through digital devices.
Design is "fundamental to the success of the business," BBVA said in a press release.
BBVA, which stands for Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, in Bilbao, Spain, has been recognized for its aggressive M&A pursuits in the digital arena. It acquired neobank Simple and big-data startup Madiva Soluciones in 2014.
Its U.S. unit, BBVA Compass Bancshares, has 672 branches in seven states including Alabama, Texas and Arizona.


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Zambia women's team to finish off Namibia in AWC
The Chipolopolo Senior Women football team this evening takes on Namibia in the 2016 African Women's Championship second leg, first round qualification match.
The Zambian ladies carry a 3 – 1 cushion in to the game after they beat the Namibians 3 – 1 last weekend at Nkoloma stadium.
The team arrived in Namibia on Wednesday and had a feel of the turf at Sam Nujoma stadium yesterday.
Despite carrying a lead into the game, coach Albert Kachinga says his team will not sit back in today's game.
"Yes we have a three one goal advantage but we shall not sit and wait for them to come. The best way to defend is to attack, but we shall do this with a lot of caution because we know that Namibia will come at us from the first whistle," Kachinga said.
Zambia were dominant in the first leg with Noriah Sosala banging in a brace while the other goal was scored by Grace Chanda.
Namibia scored the consolation and important away goal in injury time through Uerikondjera Kasaona but the Zambians should be weary of the threat caused by Zenatha Coleman who was the outstanding player in the Namibia squad.
Kachinga is expected to start with the same team that started at Nkoloma stadium.
Should Zambia make it to the final qualifying round, they will meet the winners between Zimbabwe and Tanzania. Zimbabwe carry a 2 – 1 lead going into the second leg which will be played in Zimbabwe.
The game in Windhoek Kicks off at 17:00 hours.
Zambia probable starting XI
16- Hazel N Nali 4- Anita Mulenga 15-Annie Kibanji ( C) 13- Martha Tembo 2-Grace Zulu 6- Mary Wilombe 17-Barbra Banda 8-Rhoda Chileshe (Esther Nakalnge) 7-Misozi CR Zulu (Mary Mwakapila) 18-Grace Chanda 10- Noria Sosala
Zambia full squad:
1.Hazel Nali 2. Catherine Musonda 3. Annie Kibanji (Captain) 4. Grace Zulu 5. Jane Nshinka Chalwe 6. Emeldah Musonda 7. Martha Tembo 8. Anita Mulenga 9. Milika Limwanya 10. Rhoda Chileshe 11. Misozi Zulu 12. Mary Wilombe 13. Barbra Banda 14. Ester Mukwasa 15. Ireen Lungu 16. Grace Chanda 17. Hellen Mubanga 18 . Noria Sosala
Technical Staff:
Albert Kachinga- Head Coach
Enala Phiri-Assistant Coach
Kape Melisa- Assistant Coach
Yona Phiri- Goalkeeper Coach
James Nyimbili Team Doctor
Cornelian-Chazura Physiotherapist
Besa Chibwe- Team Manager.
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Women AFCON Qualifiers: Zambia arrive in Zimbabwe
The Zambia national women's soccer team has arrived in Zimbabwe ahead of this weekends GhanaRead More
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I wish I was still in Namibia, we could have gone to cheer these guys in Katutura after eating kapana at single quarters, and taking Windhoek Draft at that place near the entrance to the stadium. Cheer the girls for me bane uko ku Windhoek.
Hope the girls also trained at the artificial turf on the independence stadium in Lusaka.
Shepolopolo all the way.


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U.S. addresses drought concerns
BY SUSAN KIM | Washington, DC | April 6, 2001
A lot of this is going to take place in the virtual world as we gather drought-related information and post it online so that anybody can access it.
Dr. Donald Wilhite
This summer could be a wakeup call for state leaders who think drought is someone else's problem, according to members of the National Drought Council.
Dry, hot spells in the far northwest and southwest regions of the U.S. may exacerbate the energy crisis in California and elsewhere. And the U.S. doesn't have the early warning systems it needs to effectively respond, concluded council members at a meeting at the U.S. Department of Agriculture Thursday.
Many states need to exchange ideas on drought response plans so that the country -- and the world -- can better communicate about what is too often a silent disaster, said Dr. Donald Wilhite, director of the National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC) at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Wilhite and his colleagues are in the early stages of creating a Global Drought Preparedness Network that Wilhite describes as "a network of regional networks connected by the NDMC.
"A lot of this is going to take place in the virtual world as we gather drought-related information and post it online so that anybody can access it. Ultimately we want to, for example, help folks in South America find out how drought is managed and prepared for in sub- Saharan Africa."
Creating better drought plans within the U.S. would be a good first step in making the Global Drought Preparedness Network a success, he said.
But for many states, a drought plan is created only after the disaster strikes -- and strikes hard. Colorado, for example, created a drought plan after it was hit by drought in 1977 -- and again in 1980, he said. And states that do have drought plans don't commonly replicate plan structures or practices. Florida delegates drought planning to local water management districts while other states take a "top-down" approach.
State-level leaders may be motivated in a variety of ways to create a drought plan. "In some cases it's the political will of a certain person," said Wilhite. "In other cases we've seen growth of a drought plan because a certain state has just been hammered by drought over the last five years. In other states there is no real thinking about drought aside from some kind of ad hoc process. So there is still a lot of difference politically and institutionally among states when it comes to drought."
Jennifer Salisbury, secretary of the New Mexico State Department of Energy, Minerals, and Natural Resources, said that most government agencies -- at all levels -- lack policy for planning and responding to drought, regardless of its duration or impacts. Salisbury recently testified before the House Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power.
"The lack of statewide preplanning for some states, plus the absence of organizational structures and processes to identify and resolve issues, facilitate networking, and promote partnerships has hindered reaction time and effectiveness," she said.
"At the federal level, we find that droughts had historically been treated as unique, separate events even though there have been frequent, significant droughts of national consequences over the years. Actions were taken mainly through special legislation and ad hoc action measures rather than through a systematic and permanent process, as occurs with other natural disasters."
As a result, she said, funding to assist states with related impacts was unavailable, or not available in a timely manner.
For states that simply believe drought is someone else's problem, this summer could come as a wake-up call. "The tendency is to say that drought is a western issue," said Wilhite. But, especially in the last 14 years, the East Coast has been hit hard by drought. "It's amazing how red the eastern half of the United States is when you look at a drought map."
Drought has taken on different characteristics in the east than in the west, he said, largely due to urbanization in southeast cities.
As population booms in both the western and southeastern U.S., drought -- even if it doesn't grow more severe -- is likely to cause more water shortages. Water management has become a pressing issue for many state governments.
The U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) stream gauging program could be a tool for state and national leaders trying to plan for drought. USGS has been gauging streams for more than 100 years, said Harry Lins, spokesperson. "And in many respects we still do it the way we did 100 years ago. There is some need for modernization."
Along some 7,000 streams in the nation, the USGS instruments continuously record stream levels. About once a month, USGS hydrographers calculate a discharge measurement, then plot those measurements through time. The string of numbers provides a basic understanding of stream flow across the nation.
Why should we care about stream flow? Monitoring it can help communities assess water as a resource, monitor its flow, and more efficiently operate reservoirs.
Stream flow also influences flood hazard planning and forecasts. "The goal is to provide information for those populations at risk for flooding," said Lins.
Construction managers also depend on stream flow information to design culverts, and fishers and whitewater rafters make use of stream flow information on a daily basis, Lins added.
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Special Collections is a rich source of material for research on Indians of Nevada and the Great Basin. We also have historical materials on Indians of the United States. Papers and photographs have been collected from tribal offices, Indian agents, anthropologists, attorneys, and writers. We welcome you to our reading room and our online collections. Most Special Collections materials are represented in the library's online catalog, and most of the manuscript and photograph collections have detailed guides, also available online. We encourage you to talk to us about your project so we can help you find the best sources. Our reading room is open Monday through Friday, 9 am to 5 pm, and you may contact us by email at your convenience.
Manuscript collections consist of unpublished materials from businesses, organizations, local government, and individuals. Special Collections also has research materials that were gathered by writers in the course of their research, and Congressional papers from some of Nevada's Senators and Representatives. A manuscript collection might consist of one small box or dozens of large boxes. Most have guides.
Special Collections has over 200,000 historical photographs. Approximately 1% have been digitized and are available in online collections. The online collections continue to grow, but we encourage you to search our database for other images.


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For centuries mankind has envied pizza dough and wondered how we too could be kneaded to relaxed, savory states without paying for the luxury of being escorted via wooden paddle to a Sicilian brick oven. Cure age-old dough-based jealousy with today's Groupon for Zone Massage Works in Bellevue. Choose one of the following massages:
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Throughout The Car Industry
Honda Takes Home Award For Best Value Retention
In its second annual Best Retained Value Awards, Edmunds.com finds that Honda has the best value retention among car brands. Runner up? Acura, Honda's luxury brand.
In a pretty strong performance, Honda scores 47.9 percent and Acura scores 44.6, giving Honda Motor Co. the non-luxury and luxury awards. The awards recognize the brands whose cars have the highest projected residual value after five years. The score is based upon the projected five-year value of 2012 models that launched before the end of 2011.
"Honda has long had a reputation for dependable used vehicles, and that is reflected in today's booming used-car market," explained Joe Spina, director of remarketing at Edmunds.com. "And with Acura beating out all other luxury brands, Honda's family of vehicles continues to expand the company's status as one of the best values available to car buyers today."
In terms of specific models, Honda wins the 'sedan under $20,000' category with the Civic, the 'SUV $25K to $35K' with the CR-V, and the 'vans' category with the Odyssey, among a few others.
Lest you think that Edmunds was playing favorites in awarding Honda and Acura its top two awards, other organizations like Consumer Reports and Kelley Blue Book have also given Honda and its models "best value" designations.
Take a look at the complete list of cars at Edmunds.com.
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