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Thrifty Savings
My friend has been suggesting for years that I write a blog about being thrifty, so I am finally jumping on the proverbial blog bandwagon and doing just that. I can be quite creative and thrifty but to be perfectly honest I'm really just cheap. I hate spending money, especially on things I think are overpriced (education, parking and poor quality clothes). While I think some things are WORTH spending money on, others I think they just gouge you because they know you have to pay for it and don't have any way around spending the money. I don't really know where my stinginess comes from, because growing up we always had enough money and almost always got the extra things we wanted. I was raised in the Christian faith (and I claim Jesus as my Lord and Savior) and the Bible teaches to be a good steward with the money we are given (Matthew 25:2) but I can't honestly say that that's my only motivation, although now it is a more influencing factor. I think it mostly stems from my bad judgements as a young adult and succumbing to the credit card phenomena. I don't want to repeat those same mistakes and want my money to go where we need it to, without wasting it, or causing us more problems down the road.
Now, as an almost 30yr old mom and wife, I've learned a thing or two about money. I've (somewhat) learned when and where to spend it. Money is obviously very valuable, no matter how much you have, so I wanted to post about ways you can make it stretch (get the most for your buck). I am still so terrible at actually saving money, but these significant and simple shopping tips have helped me use what we have and not live above our means, without having to sacrifice too much. For some of you, this is obvious and redundant (b/c you already do this). But for some of you, who are either fresh out of college, find yourself in hard times, or just don't know any better - these simple changes could save you big bucks!
- Aldi's: My favorite place to get all the basic things you need (snack foods, nuts, produce, meat and beans). You'll need a quarter to get a cart and reusable grocery bags (or you can buy there – but I think it's easier & cheaper to use my 100 bags that I already own J ) to pack up your own cart. It's fairly small and concise, so you should be in and out around 30-40min depending on if you have a list or need to go back to an isle you forgot to pick up something on. Also, check the ad at the front of the store – sometimes they put coupons in there! *They don't have a lot of name brand stuff, so be prepared to get store brand*
- Walmart: Everyone knows how good Walmart's prices are in the food department, but now they have really upped their game… They now have a FREE grocery pickup service! I repeat – it is plenty FREE, no hidden costs or tips. Plus, you can save $10 on your very first purchase (use my link and start saving!) You pick a location & time – for the next day at the earliest, order your items (food/other) online, submit your code (get $10 off – yay!) and check out. They send you an email confirmation and you have a few hours to change your order if you need to. Then they will call you when your order is ready for pick up (usually always earlier than your time frame). When you park, in their designated spots, call them and let them know you're ready and they will bring your groceries out to you… you don't even have to leave the car with your 7 kids (HOW GREAT IS THAT?!?) This is also a thrifty TIME saver, more so than a monetary one, and who couldn't use some extra time in their life? *I've never had a problem with bad produce*
- Local Thrift Stores: Local thrift stores are great because they usually have better pricing than chains. Most of the ones we have in Columbia give to charities & ministries too – which is great for everybody. You can find some really great condition 2nd hand clothes, dishes, furniture, home décor and books.
- Goodwill: Most people already know about Goodwill, but what maybe some of you didn't realize is that Target donates their unsold clearance items to Goodwill (and maybe other stores, I just know Target does for sure)! Woohoo!! I've gotten several brand new Target items for me and my family (clothes, pillows, water bottles, shoes) all at 1/2 off the final clearance price. Goodwill is a typical thrift store, but sometimes you can find really great brand new items or really nice high end clothing that you can't find at other stores (especially if you shop in the nicer areas of town). And they are GREAT for kids clothes (cause you know they only wear that stuff for about 6 months anyways)
- Groupon (and the like): I have found SO many great deals on Groupon, it's not even funny. I use it for oil changes, dentist appointments, teeth whitening products, mani/pedis, massages, traveling - really, the sky's the limit and the list goes on. If you're looking to save a buck (or several) on necessities or luxuries, look no further J
Hope these quick tips have helped you see some areas where you can start to save time and money (if you don't already use them). I look forward to finding new ways to be thrifty! Let me know how these work for you – or if you have any suggestions on what thrifty ways you save.


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THE PET: Midas, an 8-year-old husky/shepherd mix
THE PERSON: Judy Christensen of Southborough
How did Midas come into your life?
I adopted him from BayPath in Hopkinton as a 3-month-old puppy. He came from Indiana.
How did you choose his name?
We call him Midas because he is gold.
Three words that best describe your pet are…
Intelligent, loving, mischievous.
What makes him so special?
He enjoys being with people, so he is great at the nursing home and with children. Midas has his CGC (Canine Good Citizen) certification, and about a year and a half ago, Midas and I started visiting a nursing home in Framingham every Friday morning. Midas adores the women, and they adore him back.
What's his most surprising trait or trick?
He seems to understand what I am saying, and responds appropriately. Also, I have a Dutch friend who takes him when I am away, and Midas now understands Dutch. He also understands a few words in Spanish.
Tell us about the last time you were amazed by something he did.
My backyard is fenced in with a chain-link fence. I keep the fence locked, so Midas cannot get out. In my backyard, behind the fence, is a lot of swampy land. One evening, when I called Midas to come in the house, he came in and was absolutely filthy. He must have gotten outside the fence. AND come back in again so I wouldn't know. I eventually caught him pulling the gate toward himself to get out. Now I have to use a bicycle lock along the bottom of the gate so he cannot pull it open.
What's Midas' favorite way to spend the day?
His favorite time of year is winter. He loves to be in the snow. He also loves to go for walks on trails in conservation land without his leash and immerse himself in a lake or stream.
If he could talk, what would he say about you?
That I am a great owner, but he would prefer more/longer walks.
What's his favorite snack?
It changes. Right now, it is chicken breast wraps from Trader Joe's.
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text: oeyjay143 1 Posted July 31, 2017 Hey guys! It's been a while. Nursing school killed my goldfish game, but now I'm back in full swing and have my RN credentials to boot! Anyway, living in Montana now! Woot! So I bought a tank finally and plan to move some goldies in soon. I bought a 54 gallon aqueon corner tank and like a good fish keeper, I bought one of the biggest filters I could find. Ran into a problem... The lid won't close, thus the filter won't fit. Anyone have experience with this aquarium? Will I need to go to a canister filter? I want my fish to thrive, not just live. Anyway, I'm super excited, just not sure what to do and I've never had experience with a canister, so just kind of preferred hanging basket filters. Thanks for still being here guys! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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'Family Time' Hebrew School
Upper East Side temple's alternative Masa program offers parents and kids flexibility and togetherness.
Edward Schnitzer remembers his father dropping him off every week for Sunday school and hanging out at the men's club while the kids sat in a classroom.
"I don't remember any of it with the family together," he says.
But for his daughters, who are 10 and 7, Hebrew school is family time: Schnitzer and his wife, Cindy, join the girls in Shaaray Tefila's basement social hall for two-and-a-half hours, usually on Sundays. Together with about 30 families, they participate in the temple's Masa program of activities and discussions, singing and sitting together for a prayer service in the sanctuary.
Masa, an alternative track within the Upper East Side temple's religious school, appealed to the Schnitzers not just because of the family togetherness, but because, with fewer sessions required than the traditional program, it's convenient.
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"It seemed to be a little more interesting than regular Hebrew school and it fits better with modern kids' schedules," Cindy explains, noting that were it not for Masa, her older daughter would have to come in twice a week. Instead, she participates in the family sessions and schedules a weekly one-on-one Hebrew-tutoring session provided by the temple.
With technology enabling 21st-century families to customize seemingly everything in their lives, and with Jewish education just one of many priorities in most households, part-time religious schools are struggling to compete for time and attention. Masa (Hebrew for "journey") is one of many new efforts to offer more options and flexibility, with the goal of making Hebrew school more convenient, flexible and meaningful for busy kids and their families.
"We want Judaism to be something that is valued and manageable, and not in constant conflict" with other activities, says Mindy Davids, the Reform temple's director of religious school and educational innovation. "We also want to have parents involved and to build community."
Masa, which started five years ago, grew out of Shaaray Tefila's participation in Re-imagine, a UJA-Federation of New York initiative, and its successor Lomed, which is run out of the Jewish Education Project. Also known as the Coalition for Innovating Congregations, Lomed provides consulting, grants, networking opportunities and other assistance to help area congregations (more than 50 currently participate) share information with one another and make their religious schools more engaging and effective.
Like Masa, many of the new models emerging from Lomed offer a more flexible, customized and, at times intimate, experience that gets kids out of the classroom.
Community Synagogue of Rye developed a "havurah" option, in which small groups get together in people's homes or other places outside the synagogue. Queens' Forest Hills Jewish Center is experimenting with a "concierge" model, in which staff members meet with each family to learn about family members' interests and needs, then introduce them to like-minded congregants and appropriate Jewish activities. North Shore Synagogue in Syosset, L.I., created "Mosaic," an alternative track in which, in exchange for participating in an array of family projects and temple activities, kids can go to Hebrew school once, rather than twice, each week.
However, Lomed's focus is less on structures and scheduling, than on "whole-person" learning; programs and individual lessons are assessed based on how well they affect a child's sense of "knowing, doing, believing, valuing and belonging."
The emphasis is on helping kids and their parents experience Jewish life, forge a sense of community, and apply Jewish values and teachings to their day-to-day lives, rather than just learn about them in class.
On a recent Sunday, families in Masa's "Mitzvah Corps" cohort (another cohort, called "Celebrations," meets at a different time) are gathered in the temple's basement, an air-conditioned oasis from the unseasonably hot and humid weather outside.
A music teacher leads the group in singing "Mitzvah Goreret Mitzvah" and discussing its meaning — taken from Pirkei Avot — that one good deed leads to another good deed, while one trespass leads to another. Each family then participates in a game, in which players have to match Torah texts on little slips of paper to related mitzvot (like caring for the earth, visiting the sick or "making Jewish food choices") illustrated on five posters taped up around the room. Each poster represents the book of the Torah where the text is found.
"We don't expect the kids to know what book of Torah the quote comes from, but the exercise reinforces that the mitzvot are grounded in text," explains Sarah Lauing, who coordinates Masa.
During the activity, some parents join in with their children, while others shmooze with one another.
While most of the Masa time is spent with parents and children together, the program also has "parallel learning," so that participants can discuss texts and concepts at an age-appropriate level.
Currently offered for kindergarten through fourth grade, Masa is expanding to include fifth grade next year, and Shaaray Tefila is trying to decide whether to continue it into middle school. Thirty percent of families with children in the Masa grades opt for the program. Tuition is the same as for the traditional Hebrew school, although it costs the synagogue more to operate.
"If you count the parents as learners, we're serving more people for less money," Davids says. "But if you don't count the parents, it costs more per student."
Masa families meet two or three times a month, and while the majority of sessions are on Sundays — the Mitzvah Corps track runs in the late afternoon to accommodate families that go to a country home on the weekends — several sessions throughout the year happen on Shabbat.
Because of its relatively large size (240 children in grades k-4 alone), Shaaray Tefila is able to offer a menu of choices that a smaller program would not be able to support financially or have a critical mass of people to make practical.
Within Masa, families can select from two tracks to accommodate different interests and schedules. "Mitzvah Corps" focuses on learning about and performing various mitzvot. The other track offered this year, "Celebrations," focused on Shabbat and holidays. Other tracks have included "Jewish New York," in which families learn about New York Jewish history and visit various sites, and "Family, Friend, Foe," focusing on what Bible stories and other Jewish texts teach about these different kinds of relationships.
Even families that opt for the regular Hebrew school rather than Masa, can decide between a Sunday morning and Tuesday afternoon schedule, or a Monday afternoon and Wednesday afternoon one.
The scheduling options make Hebrew school easier to balance with other commitments, parents say.
Michele Kahn and Eileen Levy, who participate in Masa with their 10-year-old son Aaron, say they joined the program because "we thought it would be nice to do something Jewish as a family" and because Levy wanted to make up for not having attended Hebrew school as a child.
However, "part of the reason," Kahn says, is the scheduling. "There are so many activities for kids nowadays. This made sense for us as a family."
An abundance of options can sometimes undermine a sense of community, however, with some Masa parents worried that at all-synagogue events their children don't know the kids who are in the traditional Hebrew school program.
Other parents say that Masa's intimacy and parental involvement has made it easier for them to make friends than it would be if they were just dropping their kids off each week.
Another issue besides community is the question of whether children get a consistent or rigorous education.
Because it meets relatively infrequently, Cindy Schnitzer notes, "When you miss a week or two because you're out of town you miss a huge chunk. You lose a bit of the structure and consistency. But it more than makes up for it otherwise."
Seth Nadler, who participates in Masa with his son and daughter, says he likes the program, particularly because "we met a lot of people we wouldn't have met otherwise."
However, he is "not sure" his children are "learning the fundamentals."
Towards the end of the last session, when parents meet in the Shaaray Tefila sanctuary to give feedback and ask questions, several ask if their children are covering all the same material as their peers in the traditional Hebrew school.
Davids responds that "it doesn't correspond exactly," but that children who participate in Masa through fifth grade will come out with roughly the same skills and knowledge as those who participate in the traditional program.
The meeting winds down when the children, who have been in a separate activity downstairs, begin filing in, squeezing in next to their parents on the pews.
Laminated prayer cards are passed out, and the group begins a short worship service, starting with the song, "Hineh Mah Tov." Roughly translated, it means, "How good it is when brothers and sisters sit down together."


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Was last Friday, November 13, 2015 the darkest day in the history of world news? In my life time I think it was. Definitely a day to remember, just as well as I remember 9/11 in NYC. Too many horrific events that happened in a span of 24 hours last Friday, where we lost 115,200 heartbeats globally, with numbers still on the rise. How? Baghdad funeral bombed, Beirut suicide bombing, Japan earthquake, Mexico earthquake, and Paris terrorist attacks. Also Brazil's deadly dam burst happening that same week. SHOCKING.
Doesn't this just break your heart? It leaves me especially speechless to know that there is no humanity. Mother nature is beyond our control to a certain degree. But what was done by an act of a human on another human is disgusting behavior. This has to STOP. We've got to hug it out, and learn to love each other. Pray for humanity. Pray for the world. We are all hurting, EVERYWHERE, even if not directly hit; and now fearing who is next.
I know praying is not enough though. We will remember this week, and next, but there after what happens? We need to make a conscious decision to continue to make physical efforts year round to help out globally, connect with other humans, race, religion and bring world peace. I think this year for our 12 Days of Christmas theme I want my kids and I to donate to a different organization for each day to help the victims who have suffered in the tragic events that have happened over the course of the year. I'm going to research it, let the kids pick what interests them or what they can relate to, and share on a later post. Till then...Have a safe day everyone.


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Author: Ahmad Graves-El
Release Date: February 21, 2017
In the final home game for 5 sophomores, the Cumberland County College Women's Basketball Team galloped their way past the Montgomery County Community College Mustangs 70-50, to secure a berth in the Region XIX playoffs.
Destiny Esquilin scored 23 points and dished out 4 assists to pace the Lady Dukes to a well-deserved victory. SyDonnie Dawkins and Lynn Brown let their presence be known adding monster double-doubles as they combined to score 27 points and grab 29 rebounds.
In the first few minutes of the game CCC eked out to an 11-9 lead as the two teams traded buckets back and forth. At 4:37 left in the quarter, Esquilin scored 6 points to spark a 12-5 run and extend the Lady Dukes lead, 23-14.
In the second, the offense seemed to hibernate, which allowed the Lady Mustangs to creep back in the game scoring 8 unanswered points, including 2 triples by Anna Morgan, to close the gap and make the score 25-19. CCC responded, putting the clamps on MCCC to force 4 turnovers in a span of 2 minutes, while countering with 12 unanswered points of their own.
The Lady Dukes led 37-25 at the half.
Brown and Dawkins emerged as unstoppable forces in the second half, scoring point after point, and grabbing rebound after rebound for the Lady Dukes. Dawkins finished the contest with 15 points and 13 rebounds, while Brown chipped in with 12 points and 16 rebounds of her own.
Esquilin put on a dazzling display for those in attendance over the final 5 minutes of the game, scoring 8 consecutive points and collecting a steal to ice the game.
This was the last home game for sophomores Kiarah Brathwaite, Brown, Haley Drinks, Janika Echevarria, and Sara Mazzeo.
After a rocky start to the season, the Lady Dukes put themselves in a precarious position by losing 10 out of their first 13 games. In the face of adversity, the Dukes persevered to climb out of the early hole, and will now be participating in the playoffs with a Region XIX Championship in their sights.
The playoff game will be this Saturday February 25th, with the opponent and site yet to be determined. The Region XIX Committee is in the process of finalizing the seeds and match-ups for the postseason tournament.


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Looking for beauty behind the lens of the camera has transformed the way in which I view the world around me.
Everyone's perspective is different. We all look at the world around us through different lenses. I found magic in the ability to share the way I see and experience the world around me behind the lens of the camera. By capturing once in a lifetime moments of beauty, emotion, and light, these memories can be experienced again and again for years to come.
I found my purpose and meaning as a photographer in the connections I make with the subjects I am photographing. Whether it be a leaf, an insect, architecture or a human being, there is story behind the photo. I hope to capture a snapshot of that story in every photo I take. My intention is to evoke an emotion within the viewer that resonates and connects them to their own personal story.
In addition to photographing subjects for hire and to produce the prints I sell, I have also embarked on a photojournalism project. Over the last year I have collected over 1200 interviews and portraits of strangers I met where ever I happened to be. Since donating those to "The Look for the Good Project" in November of 2014, I have begun my own photojournalism project, "Hearts of Strangers" and published my first book "Every Heart Has A Story To Tell" which is a collection of interviews and portraits I've collected. In the process of these adventures, I have found meaning and purpose in connecting with human beings, hearing their stories and sharing their portraits and stories with a global audience.
My hope is to help us all reconnect with each other and the world around us in a more meaningful way. I believe that I can do this with two tools... my heart and my lens. Are you ready to see the world through my lens?


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Do you have an all time favorite video game? I'd have to say mine's Ocarina of Time.
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Dating myself too:
Arcade PacMan, Donkey Kong, Tempest, things of that era; too many to mention. And for home consoles, Atari 2600 Gravitar and Berzerk. More recently, CoD MW3 and BO2 were pretty good.
Borderlands series and FF7 - 14!
I got addicted to FFXI Online for about 3 years.
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Nice! I never had that one, but grew up playing the sequel: Ironsword!
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A boy and his blob! I loved that game!
Quite a lot of diversity here! I still need to give Myst a try.
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A boy and his blob! I loved that game!
It's amazing! Finally beat it when I dusted off my nes in college, played it as a kid all the time.


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(The following is a speech I delivered at the Balik Talent Lecture Series of the Silliman U College of Mass Communication held last Aug. 24.)
Twenty eight years ago, I came to Silliman to pursue my childhood dream — to become a journalist.
Do you still remember being asked what you wanted to be when you grow up? With so much passion, I would always say: I want to be a journalist someday.
My father was a broadcast journalist at a time when journalism was not a popular career. It was the Martial Law era. Anyone who spoke against the atrocities of the Marcos regime was put to jail. My father was among those unfortunate ones. Martial Law stole our childhood.
Despite that, I grew up wanting so much to be like my father. But it was a childhood dream that my mother did not approve of. For as long as I could remember, she tried hard to discourage me from taking that path. She told me there were better, more peaceful professions.
I guess I was really my father's daughter, because I inherited his stubborn character. Against my mother's will, I enrolled here at the School of Communication in 1988. Unfortunately, she died while undergoing an operation that summer I came to Silliman. While my mother probably took to her grave the worries she had for my future, I am confident that today, I am where she wanted me to be.
Right at the first day of school, I immediately knew my passion for journalism. I applied to be a news reporter of The Weekly Sillimanian. Later, I became its Associate Editor while doing many other extra and co-curricular activities such as sorority/fraternity gigs, nightly gimmicks and occasionally, leading student rallies. I thankfully managed to graduate on time, I guess to the surprise of my teachers. (lol)
Bringing my Silliman diploma and free spirit, I ventured to Manila. With my little "provincial confidence," as I was competing with graduates of UP Diliman, Ateneo, La Salle and other big universities, I applied at the nation's leading newspaper — the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
God must love me so much, because of more than 50 applicants, I got the job!
My years with the Inquirer brought me to many interesting adventures. I started in the research department, writing economic indicators. Imagine a Masscom graduate interpreting economic data!!! I guess Silliman prepared me for that. After all, I took Math 11 three times. (lol)
From writing about the economy, I moved on to the police beat and later on to politics. I was the first reporter assigned to cover EDSA 2, an experience which seemed to me as surreal, scary, emotional and at the same time, exciting. I literally slept on the pages of the Inquirer, forced to stay in EDSA for three nights until President Estrada left Malacanang. That experience was not left unrecognized. Our Inquirer team won the Jaime Ongpin Awards for Best News Coverage.
I must say, reporting about politics was not easy. It took a toll on my family life and with three young kids then, I decided it was time to move on. I resigned in 2003 to become a stay-at-home mom. I took care of my kids full time while doing volunteer works on the side.
It was in one of my volunteer works where I met Chinkee Tan, then CEO of Millionares in Business. When he found out that I was a writer, he asked me to help him write a book. Later on, he asked me to do PR for his growing company. It became my baptism of fire in the world of public relations which really allowed me to go around in the circles and learn the trade.
Our company led many campaigns — some of it you might know of: Converse Philippines, which we relaunched through Everybody Loves Chucks campaign; CloseUp's Whattamouth campaign which we did with my co-speakers Ed and Marissa Dames (we gained a Guiness World Record for the biggest photo mosaic); we splashed the front pages of national dailies for Lady's Choice' Christmasterpiece campaign.
We also handled the publicity campaign for New York Times best selling author John Maxwell and won the prestigious Anvil Awards for public relations.
Later on, I decided to shift to international development as I sought more significance and social relevance in the work that I was doing. I joined Unicef and facilitated the launch of its HIV/AIDS awareness program called Unite for Children, Unite Against AIDS.
In 2008, I joined USAID's water and sanitation project. We assisted the City of Dumaguete in the septage management program including the construction of the waste water treatment facility in Camanjac. At the same time, I worked as Knowledge Product Specialist of Asian Development Bank. My assignment was to guide project officers of ADB projects in China and Mongolia in developing policy papers, journals, books and other informational materials.
In 2013, I moved to the Tourism projects of both USAID and ADB. I was part of the team composed of international consultants from USAID, UN World Tourism Organization and the Pacific Asia Travel Association which developed the Bohol Tourism Recovery Plan following the earthquake in October 2013. The strategy we developed was credited for the fast turn-around of Bohol's tourism industry.
USAID-COMPETE's Tourism Team at the ASEAN Tourism Forum held in Manila in January 2016.
USAID-COMPETE Tourism Team with Bohol Gov. Ed Chatto and Provincial Tourism Council Chair Atty. Doy Nunag in Bohol's booth during the ASEAN Tourism Forum.
What I have not told you, thus far, is really how journalism has been interwoven into my personal life and how it became such a powerful tool for my personal advocacies.
I have told you my mother died from an operation. But she did not die because the doctors could not solve her ailment. She bled to death, on the operating table.
Unknown to us, she had a bleeding disorder called von Willebrand Disease. I inherited it and sadly, I passed it on to my daughter Star.
Maybe to many of you, it is your first time to hear of von Willebrand Disease. But you may have heard of Hemophilia. If you know of my friend, Myrish Cadapan Antonio, her two brothers and twin boys have severe Hemophilia.
Von Willebrand Disease and Hemophilia are genetic conditions where the person's blood does not clot normally. In people with bleeding disorders, simple bleeds could lead to death.
That moment — when Star and I were diagnosed with von Willebrand Disease — became a turning point in my life. I started researching about the disorder. I wrote to countless organizations around the world. It led me to meet a lady named Laurie Kelley, who founded two humanitarian organizations helping hemophilia patients in developing country. Laurie is herself a mother of a young man with Hemophilia.
Two of my dearest friends in the hemophilia community — Myrish Cadapan Antonio, mother of twin boys with severe hemophilia, and Laurie Kelley, founder of Project Share and Save One Life, also a mom of a young adult with hemophilia.
Mahatma Gandhi said the sole aim for journalism should be service. I thought I could never let my daughter Star grow up in a very flawed healthcare system without doing anything. Our medicines are not only very costly, they are also not available locally. The only local treatment readily available are blood products. And working before as communication officer for Unicef's HIV Programme, I knew the rate of blood contamination in the Philippines is very high.
Since we were diagnosed in 2007, blood transfusions became a "normal" part of our life like doing the grocery or walking the dog.
I started to write about bleeding disorders through my blog, "For the Love of Star."
I got involved in the international community, speaking at women's assemblies in India and Malaysia. Along with other international hemophilia advocates, we formed the Asian Network for Women with Bleeding Disorders. Just last month, I was appointed as international liaison for the US-based The Women's Bleeding Disorders Coalition.
With our continued advocacy highlighting issues faced by women with bleeding disorders, we started to get global attention and for the first time in the history of the World Hemophilia Congress, this year, there was a booth dedicated to women.
So what has communication got to do with Hemophilia and other bleeding disorders?
Communication plays a very significant role in changing paradigms, especially in this digital age. For those who know me, you'd wonder — why does she keep on posting selfies in hospitals? I have close to 5,000 "friends" on Facebook. Probably a third of them are from the media, another third are hemophilia advocates and leaders from all over the world and the rest are my "fans" AKA my family and old friends.
I am leveraging the power of social media because of its great potential in drawing people's attention to important issues. Through social media, my friends in mainstream media took notice of our advocacy. I use my personal experience to awaken knowledge that women can also have bleeding disorders and that, if we put our strengths together, we can make significant changes in our own lives.
I am a firm believer of the verse: That in all things, God works for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose. Yes, I have a life-long condition and my career path has not really been a bed of roses.
But God used my triumphs, challenges and every bit of my journey since I left the portals of Silliman to become what I am today.
My mom did not want me to come here. But the years I spent within the portals of this university were among the best years of my life. The education I gained here, within and outside of the classroom setting, prepared me for real life journalism.
As a young girl, I dreamed of becoming a journalist, and I have become one. Now, I am dreaming of a bigger dream — to change the lives of persons with hemophilia and bleeding disorders, especially those in developing countries like the Philippines. For it is only in channeling our efforts towards people other than ourselves and our family when, really, advocacy finds its truest meaning.
Let me end with this words from Gail Denvers: Keep your dream alive. Understand that to achieve anything requires faith and belief in yourself, vision, hard work, determination and dedication. Remember, all things are possible to them who believe. ##
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Would Apple Sue Slide Door Cars too ? [Fun]
I am tired of these copyright infringement wars . Are you also like me who can't decide who is stealing whose ideas, One week we hear of a case "apple losing to Samsung" , the next week is followed by "Samsung penalty" . The most ironic part is that Apple and Samsung are fighting over such minor things that no body had imagined , specially Apple is the one who's always been skeptical about their features being stolen .
I am wondering if this goes on like this, we would be soon witnessing these phones manufacturers suing all the slide door cars as they have this "slide to unlock" functionality . I am writing this to alert the car manufacturers like Nissan (Otti) ,Suzuki (Bolan), Honda (Odyssey ) BMW and all manufacturers making any slide door cars . You think their ain't any analogy in phones and cars ? See the pictures below


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Mini-Review: Another Little Piece, Kate Karyus Quinn (2013)November 16th, 2015 7:00 am by Kelly Garbato
On a cool autumn night, Annaliese Rose Gordon stumbled out of the woods and into a high school party. She was screaming. Drenched in blood. Then she vanished.
A year later, Annaliese is found wandering down a road hundreds of miles away. She doesn't know who she is. She doesn't know how she got there. She only knows one thing: She is not the real Annaliese Rose Gordon.
Now Annaliese is haunted by strange visions and broken memories. Memories of a reckless, desperate wish . . . a bloody razor . . . and the faces of other girls who disappeared. Piece by piece, Annaliese's fractured memories come together to reveal a violent, endless cycle that she will never escape—unless she can unlock the twisted secrets of her past.
(Synopsis via Goodreads.)
The synopsis for Another Little Piece sounds a lot like a typical woman in peril story, featuring a misogynistic kidnapper/rapist/murderer, or perhaps a sinister cult. And when we first meet Annaliese, wandering through a field, dazed, disoriented, and with no memory of the past year (or the sixteen before it), clad in a garbage bag, it sure looks as though the plot will bend this way. But things get really weird, really fast, as Quinn injects an unexpected supernatural element into Annaliese's story. The result is an odd, sometimes disjointed, very creepy tale that kept me glued to my Kindle.
Quinn's prose is both lovely and eerie, and she does a masterful job of depicting and then deconstructing adolescence and the high school experience: slut shaming, unrequited love, alienation and ostracization, you name it. Quinn avoids stereotypes; all of her characters are filled with depth and nuance. I especially love Annaliese – the original as well as the reboot – or rather, how Quinn twists and transforms our perception of her as the story unfolds. (The real Annaliese? Kind of a tool.)
Annaliese and Dex are adorable; Franky is creepy as fuck; and I loved the "spitball poems" used to introduce each chapter. There's also a great sub-plot with Annaliese's best friend, Gwen.
I also enjoyed the many flashbacks, though the intros grew tiresome after awhile. The one memory that lacked a "fade in" had me confused for maybe two sentences, but I quickly caught on; ultimately, I preferred this style. The sense of disorientation, no matter how brief, complemented Annaliese's own bafflement and unreliability.
The final chapter, which is incongruously pleasant and upbeat, left me more than a little disappointed. It felt like a bit of a cop out.
(This review is also available on Library Thing and Goodreads. Please click through and vote it helpful if you're so inclined!)
Comments (May contain spoilers!)
Diversity: Annaliese's best friend Gwen is gay (and Jewish). She finds out when the two take a trip to Ohio to meet Jaclyn, a girl Gwen met on an LGBT chat board. Jaclyn was a lesbian until her body was possessed by Anna – who's primed to jump into Annaliese's body next.
Logan Rice, Annaliese's crush, is described as having "golden-brown skin."
Anna's mother is an alcoholic who physically and emotionally abuses her, and Jaclyn and Jess's mom is a religious fundamentalist who physically and emotionally abuses them. Dex's mom is an agoraphobe (maybe. There's a supernatural element to it, but she seems to suffer from agoraphobia as a side effect.)
Annaliese's parents are weirdly and casually racist; when confronted with her new affinity for Indian food, they speculate that maybe it was an Indian who kidnapped her. It was all just so odd and random, and was a thread that was dropped pretty early on.
Animal-friendly elements: There's a horrible story about Annaliese and a rented pony that really makes me loathe her.
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UPDATE June 8, 2018: Well we got back form our spring foraging trip 2 weeks ago and have hit the ground running! I have some new creations for you but not been able to find the time to get that listed here!
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Even if you have never been to Bavaria, you surely are familiar with the region. After all, its storied castles—including the one that inspired Disneyland's Sleeping Beauty Castle—along with walled villages, half-timbered buildings, cobbled streets, and roads that wind through the Black Forest are all the stuff of fairytales . . . stories with evocative images virtually every child knows, and every adult remembers. Here is your chance to step into that fairytale. See a king's palace. Witness the wonderful hour-strike show of a famous clock tower. Eat cake . . . Black Forest cake, of course. Feast your eyes on scenery so marvelous that it doesn't seem real. Travel the Romantic Road from Frankfurt to Munich and make the fairy tale come true.
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DAY 1 ARRIVE IN FRANKFURT, GERMANY: Arrival at Frankfurt airport and transfer to the hotel. The rest of the day is free to spend at your leisure. Frankfurt is the financial and commercial heart of Germany, a city full of fascinating contrasts between modern development and historic landmarks. At 7 pm you will meet your guide at the welcome dinner at the hotel. Hotel Name: Movenpick City Center. (D)
DAY 2 FRANKFURT / HEIDELBERG / BLACK FOREST: In the morning we travel from Frankfurt to Heidelberg. Visit the famous castle ascending with the cable car and enjoy a sightseeing tour of its historic city center. Idyllically located on the shores of the Neckar River, Heidelberg is Germany's oldest university town and one of the most popular destinations in the country. We continue to the famous Black Forest region. This night we will have an authentic experience: Enjoy a typical Black Forest dinner and overnight in a romantically located hotel. If you like, have a little walk to the beautiful Ravenna Gorge or see the region's oldest chapel, both are next to the hotel. Hotel Name: Best Western Hotel Hofgut Sternen. (B/D)
DAY 3 BLACK FOREST / LAKE TITISEE / LINDAU / FUSSEN: After breakfast we enjoy a short presentation on the cuckoo clock production. Continue to a small traditional Black Forest farm where we will have a cheese tasting and we will see the true life of the Black Forest. After we travel to Lake Titisee, nestled in the legendary Black Forest. We continue the tour to the small island of Lindau in Lake Constance, which boasts spectacular views of the Alps. Depending on weather conditions we will take the Alpine road from Lindau to Oberstaufen and Immenstadt to our final destination Füssen, the southernmost point on our tour of Romantic Germany. Hotel Name: Hotel Hirsch. (B)
DAY 4 NEUSCHWANSTEIN CASTLE / OBERGAMMERGAU / ETTAL ABBY / INNSBRUCK: We begin the day with a visit to Neuschwanstein Castle, built by Ludwig II, the notorious "Mad King". In the midday we travel to Oberammergau, famous for its Passion Play and lovely crafts. Along the way we visit the Wieskirche Church before continuing the tour to visit Linderhof Castle. This is one of the 3 castles built by King Ludwig II of Bavaria and the only one where the king actually lived for a significant amount of time. After a brief stop at the Ettal Benedictine Abbey we continue to our final destination today, Innsbruck. Hotel Name: Hotel Grauer Bär. (B)
DAY 5 INNSBRUCK / MUNICH: In the morning we enjoy a sightseeing tour of Innsbruck, Austria, located in the Inn valley, in the heart of the Alps. As an alternative excursion you may also ascend to the top of Zugspitze (instead of Innsbruck, not included). In the afternoon we travel to Munich. Hotel Name: Maritim Hotel Munich, or Holiday Inn Munich City Center. (B)
DAY 6 MUNICH CITY SIGHTSEEING: After breakfast we visit the city's main attractions, concluding the tour at the Marienplatz square with its famous clock tower. The capital of Bavaria State, Munich, is famous for its Oktoberfest, which is annually celebrated in September. The afternoon is free to explore at your leisure. In the evening you enjoy a traditional Bavarian dinner. Hotel Name: Maritim Hotel Munich, or Holiday Inn Munich City Center. (B/D)
DAY 7 MUNICH / ROTHENBURG OB DER TAUBER / FRANKFURT: At Rothenburg ob der Tauber, you will feel as if you are walking in the pages of a Grimm's fairytale, with flower boxes adorning steep-roofed, half-timbered buildings and clock towers spanning narrow, cobbled lanes. Taste Schneeballen, or "snowball" pastry, the signature sweet of Rothenburg. Next we travel to Frankfurt. Overnight close to the airport. Hotel Name: Hotel Hilton Frankfurt Airport, or Mercure Hotel Frankfurt Airport. (B)
DAY 8 FRANKFURT / USA: Enjoy breakfast. Depart by hotel transfer to Frankfurt airport and your return flight home to the US. (B)
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- Admission to Heidelberg, Neuschwanstein and Linderhof Castles
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- Visit to a local cheese factory
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Is Hostages the new Homeland?
On paper Hostages doesn't sound that similar... but look closer at the characters and a distinct pattern begins to emerge
Following the global success of the Damian Lewis-led Sunday-night hit Homeland – which was based on an obscure Israeli series Hatufim – thrillers are fast approaching Jaffa oranges as Israel's most high-profile export.
Hatufim, which made its debut on Israeli TV four years ago, was drawn from the deeply troubled emotional issues at the core of the Palestine conflict. But it came to global attention when it was remade impressively by American TV to become a global smash, not least here where it's kept us gripped for three series on Channel 4.
Now, following the first rule of US television, Homeland has spawned its first imitator. Hostages is an American remake of another little-known Israeli show called Bnei Aruba, also drawn from the deeply troubled emotional issues at the core of the Palestine conflict etc…
But while Hatufim debuted on Israel's Channel 2 in March 2010, it wasn't remade as Homeland until a year later. Bnei Aruba, on the other hand, was sold to CBS by Israel's Channel 10 while the show was still in development. The US version even hit the screens first.
On paper Hostages doesn't sound that similar to Homeland. A surgeon is due to operate on the President of the United States (the Prime Minister of Israel in Bnei Aruba). The day before, her family is kidnapped by a rogue FBI agent who tells her: slip the big guy an untraceable poison so he dies on the operating table and your family go free. Refuse and it's curtains for the kiddies. And the husband.
But look closer at the characters and a distinct pattern begins to emerge.
According to Hostages co-creator Alon Aranya the deal for the US remake was signed two days after Homeland won four Emmys. "Just as Homeland opened the door for us, we hope Hostages will open the door for other Israeli suspense series."
And in many ways it has. Although it may have gone too far. US cable channel TNT recently bought the format for the drama series President X (Hitorerut in Israel) based on former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who, following a stroke in 2006, is still in a coma… It's hard to know what to say.
A fragile female genius whose decisions will dictate the fate of America… Dr Ellen Sanders (Toni Collette) is like Carrie Mathison.
In Hostages, Dr Ellen Sanders is a top-of-her-field surgeon hand-picked by the president as the best woman for a tough job. And announced at a press conference to woo women voters. It's a shame her home life is so shaky — and ultimately proves her Achilles heel. She's a little like Homeland's Carrie Mathison, Claire Danes's top-of-her-field intelligence officer who's shaky mental health ultimately proves her Achilles heel. Sanders battles Duncan Carlisle…
Tortured male turncoat with steely eye and attractive chin… Duncan Carlisle (Dylan McDermott) is like Nicholas Brody
In Hostages, Duncan Carlisle is a rugged FBI hero whose loyalties have been twisted and who now leads a plot to kill the leader of the free world. Somewhat akin to Homeland's Damian Lewis as Nicholas Brody, a rugged US marines hero who was tortured and turned by al-Qaeda and returned home to kill the vice-president of the free world. Has fraught buddy relationship with Archer Petit…
Devoted but conflicted best-friend tough guy… Archer petit (Billy Brown) is like Mike Faber
In Hostages, Carlisle is helped by his old comrade-in-arms Archer Petit. The character is not unlike Homeland's Mike Faber (played by Diego Klattenhoff), Brody's best friend and fellow marine, who assumed Brody was dead so started romancing his wife. Which brings us to…
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Tate Donovan excels as slimy real estate bigwig Brian Sanders who's having an affair with his assistant, being held captive and agonising over everything. A gender switcheroo version of Jessica Brody (Morena Baccarin). So where's our stability in this noisy moral storm? Why it's…
Industrious but weary intelligence guy… Stan Hoffman (Paul Calderon) is like David Estes
Paul Calderon delivers as Hoffman — a hard-working family man assigned to the joint FBI/Secret Service taskforce investigating the threat on the President's life. Performs much the same role as David Estes, David Harewood's director of the CIA's Counter-terrorism Center.
Hostages starts on Saturday at 9:00pm on Channel 4.


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The skills required for communication and public relations have been drastically redefined by changes in social and digital media. Professionals in the field are required to coordinate increasingly complex public relations campaigns now that the consumer and brand are so interconnected. The Online MBA in Communication & Public Relations program will provide students with the skill-set to stay ahead of current trends and apply the latest technologies and communication strategies.
Students will explore marketing and communications as essential components of a business plan, discover how to develop relationships in business that benefit all stakeholders, as well as how to create successful communication and public relations strategies.
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This course introduces the concepts, techniques, procedures and ethics of effective management in organizational settings. Students explore the competencies, skills and organizational processes associated with the four functions of management: planning, organizing, leading and controlling. The course focuses on the human relationships involved in these processes: between an individual and an organization and between an organization and the society in which it operates. During the course students discover how to make these relationships mutually beneficial.
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Understanding, managing and influencing individual and group behavior enables an organization to achieve its goals more effectively. This course examines individual and group behavior within organizations, analyzing the past and present and looking towards the future. It provides theoretical and practical knowledge for understanding topics such as organizational structure, motivation, job design, leadership, managerial decision making, group processes, teamwork and conflict resolution.
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- Negotiation (seminar)1 CH / 1 ECTS
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This seminar focuses on key international legal topics: commercial agreements, contracts, intellectual property, ethics, fraud, bribery and corruption. Students reflect on current cases in conjunction with judiciary precedent, gaining practical and applicable insight into business law.
- Crafting Your Future1 CH / 1 ECTS
Visits to small businesses and international companies, as well as interaction with invited guests, familiarize students with business life. They are then required to present oral and written reports based on their experiences during the visits and events.
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This course covers key principles of finance necessary to understand and implement the finance function in an organization and carry out the financial analysis that justifies the decision-making process. Students learn to analyze and create alternative investment projects and to prepare corresponding budgets. Topics include the managerial approach to financial analysis, budgeting, planning, control, the management of working capital, long-term assets and long-term financing.
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The 21st century brings new challenges to the field, such as outplacement, outsourcing HR functions and employee leasing. This course analyzes the microfunctions of human resources management and explores its strategic importance for an organization to attract, develop, motivate and retain employees. The course covers topics such as recruitment and talent acquisition; training; mentoring and promotion; appraisal; fair compensation; conflict resolution and legal issues.
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Global economics examines basic economic principles used in managerial situations. Topics include: global interdependence and the benefits of trade; market forces of supply and demand; supply, demand and government policies; measuring a nation's income and cost of living; production and growth; savings, investment and the financial systems; unemployment; the monetary system; and money and inflation. Students learn to apply this knowledge when making economic decisions in a global business context. Students should have basic knowledge of economic terminology.
- Strategic Management3 CH / 4 ECTS
The strategic positioning of an organization is instrumental to its success. Having a clear vision and mission that runs throughout the organization is key to both internal and external branding. To optimize the overall performance of a firm or a business unit within a firm, students learn to identify and analyze the drivers of the firm's performance and identify external changes that may affect optimal results. This course reviews the main concepts, methods and tools used in formulating strategies and implementing processes. It also explores ways to better leverage a firm's internal resources in order to improve sustainable performance and investigates the limitations of applied theory.
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- Job Career Planning (seminar)1 CH / 1 ECTS
This seminar helps students better understand, analyze and identify future career paths. The knowledge and experience acquired during the MBA course inevitably change the individual's profile in the market. Reassessing that profile is an essential part of planning for the future, preparing a new CV and perfecting a networking presentation. The changing business environment requires a more innovative approach to job searches, this seminar offers practical support for finding employment after graduating.
- Communication Skills (seminar)1 CH / 1 ECTS
This seminar focuses on understanding the processes needed for effective oral and written communication in a business setting. Emphasis is placed on the application of key principles that will enhance communication and effectiveness, as well as the development of skills and attitudes appropriate for business communication; especially in public speaking.
- Crafting Your Future1 CH / 1 ECTS
- Public Speaking & Public Communication3 CH / 4 ECTS
This oral communication skills course emphasizes organizing thoughts, adapting messages to specific audiences and using language effectively. Students examine and evaluate communication styles and learn to deliver messages verbally and non-verbally with effect and confidence. Other topics include active listening, handling question and answer sessions, impromptu speeches and speech writing.
- Public Relations3 CH / 4 ECTS
This course explores the meaning, origins and scope of this management and communication function. Students master the concept of public relations by using cases to analyze specific tasks and responsibilities and examine the application of public relations in corporate, governmental and non-profit sectors.
- Organizational Communication3 CH / 4 ECTS
This course examines how effective internal, organizational communication is key to achieving objectives and integral to developing a company's vision and mission. Emphasis is placed on employer-employee relationships; two-way communication; communication tools for socialization and motivation; message construction; and internal events. Students also explore how formal and informal internal communication networks can be used to the benefit of all as well as to further and deepen key concepts in the organization's strategy.
- Mass Media Strategy, Planning & Media Law3 CH / 4 ECTS
The course examines how to define the most suitable advertising strategy and media using a range of cases and examples. Students develop a deep understanding about how to build effective brands. It also provides them with a clear overview of mass communication law, so that as practitioners, they will act within the accepted parameters and norms. Students will leave the course with a firm understanding of the legal implications in media strategy and crisis management.
- Practical Applications in Public Relations3 CH / 4 ECTS
This course looks at public relations as a function that identifies problems and opportunities; selects priorities; develops strategies; and executes programs - offering a step-by-step approach and system. Students acquire a clear set of guidelines and learn how to create a public relations campaign. Throughout the process, cases are used to illustrate the application of these principles in actual situations.
- EU Research & Dissertation Seminars*
- EU Dissertation15 CH / 20 ECTS
Companies across all fields have significant use for individuals with a Communication and Public Relations MBA degree as they are versatile and useful in almost any field. Students who major in this could become:
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- Media consultants
- Development officers
- Communications managers
Some of our courses are available across all five of our campuses. We encourage students to diversify their education by participating in our campus exchanges. Choose the perfect location for you and gain international experience while expanding your global network.
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Why should you dodge and burn when processing your photographs? What difference does it make? Is it really worth the effort? And what is dodging and burning, anyway?
The term is one from the film darkroom when using the enlarger to shine light through the negative and expose it onto the light sensitive paper or other media. Dodging is the process of covering parts of the print you want lighter in the finished product. And burning is the process of adding extra light (exposure) to areas of the print you want darker in the finished product. Bruce Barnbaum, in The Art of Photography, says "dodging and burning are essential techniques in making most prints."
Barnbaum speaks of dodging or burning when working with film in the darkroom. But the technique is just as important in the digital darkroom. We just use different tools, namely software, to accomplish it. In Adobe Lightroom I often use the adjustment brush to dodge (lighten) and burn (darken) portions of an image. In fact, the image above was dodged and burned using this technique.
Guy Tal, in The Landscape Photographer's Guide to Photoshop, describes a technique he uses in Adobe Photoshop where he creates a new image layer using the Soft Light blending mode to allow him to selectively dodge and burn any part of the image. Because he uses a separate layer he can easily make adjustments anytime and the changes are non-destructive (meaning they don't kill pixels in the original image).
The image at the top of this post is the finished photograph after dodging and burning. Below is a slideshow to step you through how dodging and burning changed the look of the photo. The effects are often subtle as you apply them, and can be difficult to see in the slideshow. Look closely as you step through. I slowly darkened and lightened different portions of the water, rocks, and kayaker. Further below is a slideshow of the original and final versions where you can more easily see the differences. I hope this helps convince you of the power of dodging and burning to shape our photographs and help lead the viewer's eye through the frame.
Click on the photograph, or the arrows on either side, to step through the slideshow.
Below is a slideshow of the before and after images. It's much easier to see what changed in these.
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Science is not a partisan issue. Yet polarized views of science have emerged that seemingly back certain legislative agendas. Scientists, at one time, revered for their expertise and sought out for advice on policy, have been exploited to advance legislative agendas across the aisle.
During the Reagan presidency, Reagan initially refused to appoint a presidential science advisor, and used conservative science research to back notions such as creationism and fight industrial regulations such as healthy and safety requirements. While Rep. Newt Gingrich served as the Speaker of the House, he saw several different forms of scientific abuse, including over regulation of federal science agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency and defunding the Office of Technology Assessment, a bipartisan congressional body that objectively assessed scientific research and funding. During the Bush Administration, climate change received a lot of political clout and was pushed back by the president himself. Now, the conservative Trump administration has sought to spread doubt regarding important issues such as basic research and climate change.
Perhaps the best example of science politicization is the recent nomination and confirmation of Scott Pruitt, former Oklahoma governor, to head the EPA. One of the EPA's biggest goals is to combat climate change, climate patterns that have been linked with increased carbon dioxide emissions from motor vehicles that use gasoline. The EPA has sought to regulate oil companies and cap carbon dioxide emissions to effectively reduce climate change. However, there has been extreme opposition from the Trump administration, including cuts in the budget for climate research and deregulating oil companies. Moreover, Pruitt, will likely aid and abet his mission.
Pruitt had maintained close ties to big oil industries such as Devon Energy during his time as governor, which was only revealed after his confirmation. Democrats sought to delay the vote, but the Republican-controlled Senate fought the delay, and the confirmation vote was kept as originally planned.
The push by Republican senators to confirm Pruitt before releasing potentially incriminating emails brings to question the Republican motive behind it. As head of the EPA, Pruitt's responsibilities include protecting human health and the environment. But Pruitt's close business ties with big oil companies make him a questionably unethical appointment. Furthermore, Trump's potential science advisor, William Happer, has made public statements saying that carbon dioxide is good for the earth and that "climate so-called science is really more of a cult."
Interestingly, both Happer and Pruitt are climate change skeptics. However, climate change skeptics are a minority of scientific researchers. About 97 percent of scientists believe that climate change exists and is due to human activity. This incorrect notion that climate change is a myth, as Trump has previously stated, or that it is healthy for the environment directly defies contradicts evidence that people can see with their own eyes, such as rising sea levels.
The Trump administration has continued the pattern for science abuse and politicization, even more publicly than any other conservative president. Trump's new appointment and rumored appointment for science advisor, shows his refusal to listen to expert perspectives and sound science. Though science is built off of facts and peer-reviewed research, politicians are increasingly controlling the direction of science research and affecting which research is being communicated to the American people. As conservative administrations are increasingly steering scientific research, it is imperative that science remain bipartisan in its nature. However without funding and without a voice, who will scientists turn to?
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My feelings about the Yankees are pretty well documented. They ruined the playoff hopes and dreams of my Texas Rangers' every year during my formative sports fan years. But, despite my allergic reaction to all things pinstripes, there is no doubt that Derek Jeter is a class act. When I saw Darren Rovell's tweet while at lunch (eating the best burger I've ever had) I couldn't help but be excited about the epic fashion in which Jeter got that long awaited 3000th hit. As I recounted to Annie what I imagined the setting to have been like, the roar of the crowd, the elation of his team mates, being able to celebrate at home plate instead of standing on first... I got an impressive set of sports fan goosebumps. When we got home and found this clip online, it was even a better sports moment than I thought it would.
And as we watched the post game interviews, his classiness came through even more. It was apparent that he was just as humbled as he was excited and relieved. His gratitude of the fans, the organization that he's played his entire career for, and that they had gotten the win today showed a lot about his character. He is the kind of guy that you love to cheer for, even if he does play for the Yankees.
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