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by Ginnie Horst Burkholder
Outside my window the sun shines its October brightness on a scantily clad maple tree that has shown off its fall color for each of the twenty-five years I have lived here. Change is in the air. The bright and colorful leaves that still cling to the branches show hues that I know will soon be gone, and then the leaves will fall to the ground and become part of an eternal cycle. The eternal cycle carries on, reminding us that life has its way, and death and change are part of living.
For many years, Nelson's mother was our last living parent. While he was still living at home, he started asking to call her each week. From the nursing home these calls were not as easy to make, but they continued to be important to him. When her death was imminent, I began preparing him for what was to come. I was afraid when the time came he would ask to go to the out-of-state funeral. I was unsure if this would be in his best interests. She was buried a week ago at the age of ninety-eight. When I told him about her death, we talked briefly and he said little. I didn't detect any emotion and so I steered him toward the patio. He asked for a tissue and blew his nose, but I attributed that to a cold I suspected he might be getting.
The day of her funeral was a perfect warm and balmy fall day here. Without mentioning the funeral, I took Nelson from the nursing home for a snail's pace drive through the nearby Beech Nature Preserve. His thirsty gaze seemed to drink in the fall colors. I knew his alertness took energy, and I was prepared for him to lose focus and fall asleep early on. But it didn't happen. He maintained alertness as we drove back to the nursing home. Then I was sure he would fall asleep at lunch, but he didn't. We called our daughter. He stayed awake. We called our son. He stayed awake and even chuckled. Then he was ready for a nap.
After a few days, Nelson asked me how his sister-in-law Betty was doing. Nelson's brother and his wife Betty had moved Nelson's mother into their home and had taken care of her for several years before her death. I told him we would find out. But something stirred in my awareness, and I started to wonder about what Nelson was really asking. Was Betty's well-being the real object of his question?
A few more fall days went by, with my attention focused on a broken lawn mower, a computer issue, and a stray kitten trying desperately to adopt me. But in moments of attention to that inner voice, I began to feel I needed to talk to Nelson about how he was doing.
I watched for the opportunity. It came as I read him an email from Betty saying she was doing okay, but there was a big hole left behind by his mother's absence. I finished reading and looked over at Nelson where he sat next to me in his chair. He turned toward the baby doll that I held in my lap. To him that doll is so very real. "You know, I love you very much. You know that don't you?" he said, his face pouring love into hers. I watched and tried to know what he was feeling. I asked him then how he was doing with his mother's death.
He began to cry, and for the next few minutes we held each other and cried, the baby between us, and then I began to talk. "Life is hard sometimes. We didn't plan that it would be this way. But I want you to know I love you very much." I kept talking about pain, sadness, life, expectations, faith, and his reality. I reminded him that the mess in the bathroom that morning wasn't his fault. I wondered if anything I was saying was what he needed to hear, and so I asked, "Is this helping or making it worse?"
"Oh, yes," he said, his inflection appreciative but the words unintelligible.
"It helps?" I asked. He nodded.
During the remainder of this experience it slowly dawned on me. His feelings of loss and grief needed expression. With his inability to verbalize, he had little option to give voice to his losses, and hence he could experience little motion toward acceptance and peace. He was going to need me to do the verbalization.
After a time of naming his losses for him, followed by bursts of sadness and tears, I began to recite the Twenty-third Psalm, and he joined in. I began to sing, "Children of the Heavenly Father." He joined in again, and we sang several old familiar songs together. We were having our own little memorial service.
I had brought a notebook I put together of the songs we had been singing together the last few weeks. I pulled it out of my bag and showed it to him. The mood turned lighter as we sang each one, including "Bill Grogan's Goat." It's a great song for him because he can sing the echo.
I read him the words to a song I had recently heard with which I identified in so many ways. I thought it might validate some of his feelings as well. It was Brandi Carlile's "The Story."
"All of these lines across my face/Tell you the story of who I am/So many stories of where I've been/And how I got to where I am/But these stories don't mean anything/When you've got no one to tell them to."
I thought of his inability to tell his stories – happy or sad – and how in spite of his great efforts, others often can't understand him. I thought of the lines that have formed on my face during the past twenty years. I thought of the empty house where no one waits to hear my story at the end of the day.
We did some nursery school songs with the doll babies, and then he stood up and headed toward the door of his room. His interest had moved to something else. He was done grieving and mourning for now. I was no longer needed. I could tell by his demeanor, his expression, and his response to, "Is it okay if I leave now?" I was relieved.
I left the building after my visit with Nelson, and halfway to the car I found myself barely able to move forward as I leaned into a strong cold wind that promised more change. It feels like I do a lot of leaning into the wind these days. But change comes with life; life comes with change. And when we accept that, we are pretty much ready for leaning into anything.
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Purchasing a home should not be entered into lightly. If you buy a home and choose the wrong contractor, you could spend the rest of your money correcting his mistakes. You should be just as careful when you sell your home. If you inflate the price beyond it's real value, the house might never sell. These mistakes are common in the housing market and Real Estate, a real estate publication, developed a list of mistakes how to avoid them.
Here are a few of the homebuyers' mistakes:
- Improperly "Flipping" properties -- Prospective homebuyers would buy a home, renovate it and sell it at a higher price point. However, most owners realized that they bought a home from someone who was exiting the housing market at its peak and had difficulty reselling the home at a high price. Don't be afraid to research the homes original price before you sign on the dotted line.
- Overlooking resale characteristics -- Most homebuyers wanted to choose flooring, countertops, and cabinetry for a new home. Be mindful that prospective buyers might not like the previous homeowner's taste and could choose to design their own home. Don't go overboard with renovations.
- Beware of the developers' freebies -- A few developers offered to throw in free condominium assessments, flat-screen TVs or other freebies to entice buyers into signing a contract. These give-aways were a sign that the market was slowing down. Increased competition and a lack of buyers forced most developers to use incentives to obtain more contracts. It's hare to say, "No" to free television but conscious of why it's free.
- Not understanding closing costs -- Most homebuyers found out too late that large sums of money are needed to pay state, county and city transfer taxes. If the transfer taxes can't be paid the transaction is void. It's wise to research how much money is needed to pay transfer taxes and who pays them.
Here are the sellers' mistakes:
- Overpriced homes -- Many sellers realized, after several months of having their house on the market, that they couldn't sell their house at a high price point. It's important for sellers to realistically price the home to sell in the current housing market.
- No longer showing the house after the contract is signed -- Many sellers took their homes off the market once the contract was signed. But many buyers got a case of cold feet and didn't follow through with the purchase. Continue to show the home until the buyer closes the deal.
- Refusing to pay the buyers? closing costs -- A few homebuyers asked for and received givebacks from sellers (closing costs were the most popular.) However, most sellers had not developed a strategy for giveback requests. Seller should formulate a plan to handle these requests.
The housing market can work for you if you avoid these homebuyers' and sellers' mistakes. For more information, visit our Home Buying section.


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- Abstract: We study the dephasing of two-electron states in a single quantum dot in both GaAs and Si. We investigate dephasing induced by electron-phonon coupling and by charge noise analytically for pure orbital excitations in GaAs and Si, as well as for pure valley excitations in Si. In GaAs, polar optical phonons give rise to the most important contribution, leading to GHz dephasing rates. For Si, intervalley optical phonons lead to typical dephasing rates of ~100 kHz for orbital excitations and ~1 MHz for valley excitations. For harmonic, disorder-free quantum dots, charge noise is highly suppressed for both orbital and valley excitations, since neither has an appreciable dipole moment to couple to electric field variations from charge fluctuators. However, both anharmonicity and disorder break the symmetry of the system, which can lead to increased dipole moments and therefore faster dephasing rates.
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Dang had me up all night finishing this book.
Pleasantly surprised by this book. Interesting mix of historical fiction. Nicely written. Will read more from this author.
This could have been a strong story if the author had kept to one timeline; perhaps give us more detail about the night witches ( true WWII fighters) and Nina's escape. Instead we bounce around from dare and do to Jordan's inane love affair and suspicion of her step mother based only on a photograph. We never did find out why Anna wanted to keep Ruth.
Overall a disappointing read.
Quinn is an amazing storyteller. A completely enthralling book.
A good story poorly presented. Too many auxiliary stories and too much jumping about in time and location. A story should be told from the first or second person perspective and in a linear time line.
A compelling plot and exciting conclusion. Can a person's character really combine such opposite extremes of cruelty and kindness?
If you think you are done with WWII themed novels than sit up and take note of The Huntress. The author pulls the story into the 1950's to give us a fresh approach to this historical story line. Fate brings War correspondent Ian Graham and a famous Russian female bomber named Nina Markova together to hunt down the elusive Nazi war criminal called the Huntress. This story is told in alternating timelines and settings which keeps the plot moving forward and it features some pretty interesting and nuanced characters. . History lovers will pick up some fascinating knowledge about the little known Night Witches which were an all-female Russian bomber squad in WWII but the book also offers some good tension and a bit of romance for those who are not drawn to the history.
Kate does it again with a brilliantly researched and intriguing aspect of WWII which I wasn't very familiar with, the Russian Women Fighter Pilots of the 588th. This regiment who fought so valiantly, flying silently through the night sky on over 23,000 sorties and dropping over 3,000 tons of bombs blasting the Nazis, who were so threatened by them they nicknamed them the Night Witches! I thoroughly savored this read and particularly enjoyed the two timelines and the perspectives of a fierce and out of the box Night Witch and that of an unconventional young Western Woman coming of age in the 1950s. Meaty storytelling, provocative characters combined with enough suspense and tension to keep you turning pages long into the night - making me a 'reading witch' indeed.
Just as "The Alice Network" was a compelling book so is this newest by Quinn. It masterfully combines fiction against the backdrop of WWII and its aftermath in the U.S. The women hold first place in this novel - the Night Witches of the Russian Air Force. A truly enjoyable book.
Following on the heels of The Alice Network, Kate Quinn has again given flesh and bone to lesser-known aspects of WWII. I had never heard of the Soviet Union's WWII 588th Night Bomber Regiment, the "Night Witches," an all-female regiment that flew more than 20,000 combat missions in sluggish, open-cockpit, wood-and-canvas planes.
Quinn masterfully pulls together her narrative using a fictional Night Witch pilot, Nina Markova; a composite of two real-life women who figured into the Nazi regime; a couple of committed Nazi hunters (former British war correspondent Ian Graham and Jewish American soldier Tony Rodomovsky); and an ambitious young American woman, Jordan McBride. The book interchanges flashbacks with the characters' lives in the late 1940s and early 1950s when, as people long to forget the terrible war, interest in tracking down and prosecuting former Nazis increasingly winds down. Yet, for their own reasons, Nina and Ian are specifically determined to track down the elusive "Huntress."
Besides the story itself and the way Quinn pulled seemingly disparate pieces and people together, the characters are expertly developed. Each is distinct and memorable. This is excellent historical fiction - a solid plot, excellent writing and an ending that was satisfying without being trite.
Also, it's well worth reading the author's notes at the end of the book. They provide context and background that make the story even richer.
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Fans of DC Comics have a bevy of adaptations to look forward to in the coming years, but it's not just the members of the Justice League that will be heading to theaters. Looking to expand their comic book movie output, the studio is going deeper into the vault and is developing various Vertigo titles to feature films, and chief among them is Sandman, which has Joseph Gordon-Levitt set to direct and Jack Thorne writing a screenplay from Neil Gaiman's iconic book series.
While many are excited to see the project come to fruition, development on it is taking quite a long time. Last week, Gordon-Levitt explained that part of the reason for that is the creative team trying to craft a grand action film that remains true to the beloved source material. Now, he has elaborated on that, highlighting that the nature in which the comic was written makes it a challenge to adapt for the screen.
In an interview with IGN, Gordon-Levitt said that the script was still being worked on, and the primary hold up is that Sandman is not, in his words, "an obvious adaptation." The actor stated that the episodic format of Gaiman's work is the most difficult aspect to overcome:
"Each issue is 24 pages and it's written that way. As a serial, kind of more episodic thing. If you examine it from the broad strokes, there is sort of a beginning, middle and end, but it was written in such this episodic way. It's not like adapting a graphic novel. Like 'Watchmen' is a book. This isn't that, so it really takes quite a bit of creativity and ingenuity to figure out, okay, how can we take all these kind of disparate episodes and make them congeal into a movie – a feature film that's got a beginning, middle and end."
There's certainly a lot of material for Gordon-Levitt and his crew to sift through, as the original series began its run in 1989 and went 75 issues through 1996. Unlike most comic book characters (which have film-ready standalone arcs and mini events), Sandman is very much one continuous saga. The story is noteworthy for being so long and sprawling that the trick Gordon-Levitt has to pull off is finding a way to keep the main crux of the narrative intact within the confines of a feature film. Which episodes does the film pull from? Which aspects does it cut? And does the story still make sense if certain elements are not present? That's quite an undertaking for someone with one directorial feature (Don Jon) to his name.
In a way, the task is similar to adapting any previously published material for the big screen, but even epic stories like Watchmen or Lord of the Rings provided their directors with a clear template to work from. Sandman doesn't have that, and it's one of the reasons so many of the previously attempted film and TV projects have failed. Much like Stephen King's The Stand, this is a tough nut to crack due to how the literature was written. Obviously, there's enough material in Sandman lore to support multiple films, but this is one of the few instances where a sequel is not guaranteed, and Gordon-Levitt wants to get it right in case this is his only shot.
Though the latest developments on Sandman may not have been what fans wanted to hear, they can take solace in the fact that the production team isn't going to rush anything just to get the film out there. Gordon-Levitt first became attached to the project in 2013 and has slowly and steadily seen it to this point, trying to find the right way to tell the story. Hopefully, he and Thorne can figure it out, since Sandman has the potential to be a game changer for comic book movies.
We'll keep you updated on Sandman as more information becomes available.
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Though this might be viewed as a question of simple fashion, it seems that we've found something far more complicated. While Thor and Odin show up quite a symmetrical fashion on their costumes, Loki's have a tendency to be more asymmetrical. The whole thing was discovered by someone in Tumblr who noticed that the sleeves of Loki's shirt in Thor the Dark World in jail were different, and that the difference in pattern point at the "blue arm," the one that makes him know that he is a Jotun.
If we take a closer look to Loki's fashion, we'll discover that he has more than one outfit in each of the films. In Thor he has symmetrical and asymmetrical garments. While his combat outfit and King outfit are symmetrical, his "casual" garments are asymmetrical and resemble what his normal outfit will be from the Avengers onwards.
We can see two outfits which are symmetrical: the one that he brings to Jotunheim to fight the Jotuns and the one for special occasions (coronations, becoming a king). However, the third one is a previous of what Loki's outfit will look from the Avengers onwards. It is quite asymmetrical, and each of the arms are different. Pay a closer look. However, we cannot say that he uses this outfit from the moment he does know about his true origins, since he already used this one when talking to Thor, before going to Jotunheim.
We know that his fashion is becoming more him, more asymmetrical. Let's take a closer look:
However his outfit with a cape, in the Avengers looks quite symmetrical, while his casual outfit does resemble the one in Thor, the first movie.
Thor remains as symmetrical as always…
So, what's going on here? We could argue that symmetry is subliminally sending a message to the subconscious of "I am the good guy," while asymmetry is sending the opposite message "I am the mischievous one." Symmetry also echoes order, beauty, balance, equilibrium. However, asymmetry is echoing chaos, hiding something, being out of balance. Symmetry is simple: at a first glance we know about the figure in front. Thus, symmetry defines Thor perfectly: he is a simple guy, who understands simple statements. However, Loki is far more complex: he knows magic, he does tricks, he hides his true nature, he creates illusions, etc. Complexity is what Loki's fashion is showing up. His outfit is as complex as his own personality.
So, we can conclude that, fashion is giving us hints about the personalities of the characters in the movie. While Loki had both symmetrical and asymmetrical outfits in the first movie, and then he became more and more asymmetrical in his fashion, Thor has remained as symmetrical as always. Loki's personality has evolved, has matured, is far more complicated than it was in the first movie, and fashion reflects that.
That his sleeve differences in Thor the Dark World coincide with the blue arm of the first movie, might be a coincidence. But the fact that the characters' personality is shown also through fashion can be taken as a fact. Symmetrical echoes simplicity, and thus, a clearer character. Asymmetrical echoes complexity, and thus, a multilayered and deep one.


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Halloween special with star guests Sally Cahill (Ada Wong), Leila Johnson (Alexia Ashford) & Gary Krawford (Brain Irons). This 'Villains' episode features live interviews with Capcom's official actors for these iconic antagonists and YOUR questions posted at our Survival Horror Forum have been put to them! Also presenting in-character readings of 3 Resident Evil game files, recorded for us exclusively by one of our star guests! Please subscribe & leave a review for more Survival Horror community features:
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Saturday, January 29, 2011
mini Portrait #17
I enjoyed this mini portrait. It's based on a John Singer Sargent painting of a young girl from Capri. (sometimes copying a master is easier than painting from a live subject). The image I referenced was black/white so I made up the colors. She has a long nose, but in his profile it was lovely; and I'm not sure if the set of the eyes is quite right. This one was also started on a toned canvas... can you guess the color? You can see peeks of it in the hair - a bright red-orange tone. It almost burned my eyes when I laid the brilliant "bice" blue over top to create the background. I think I now fully understand the tension created when two complimentaries are next to each other. Well I'm nearly out of these mini canvases ... and my order from Cheap Joes hasn't yet arrived. They are on back order. Cross your fingers that they arrive soon!
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Perhaps she looks like she has a 5-o'clock shadow. Yikes!
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All of your mini portraits are wonderful. Her neck is graceful and beautifully shadowed. Maybe her eyes are a little bit Egyptian?
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The groundhog won't give his prognosis for spring's arrival for a few days, but AccuWeather.com meteorologists already foresee six more weeks of winter in the mid-Atlantic and Northeast.
The forecasting company's spring outlook calls for cold outbreaks and possible snow storms to continue into March.
"For the next six weeks in the Northeast, we're going to be dealing with some pretty good cold coming down out of northern Canada," AccuWeather.com Lead Long-Range Forecaster Paul Pastelok said in a statement. "I still think there's going to be a few systems of significance before the winter season is over with."
Quicker warm-ups could meanwhile arrive in the Southwest and southern Florida, the forecast suggests.
Seasonal forecasting is known to be significantly less reliable than short-term predictions, so take that with a grain of salt.
Forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Prediction Center in College Park meanwhile are predicting a slight inclination toward warmer-than-normal temperatures in March in Maryland and across the southern two-thirds of the country.
So far this winter, AccuWeather's winter season forecast released in October has been fairly accurate, though. Forecasters called for a slow start to winter here before snow and colder temperatures set in for January.


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APIs handle enormous amounts of data of a widely varying type – accordingly, one of the chief concerns of any data provider is how specifically to secure this data. The idea that data should be secret, that it should be unchanged, and that it should be available for manipulation is key to any conversation on API data management and handling. Read more
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|22 ounces
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If you are done laughing now (or just shaking your head), I can tell you that I love this gift.
I'm not the most eco-conscious person on the planet - or, for that matter, in my family. This bottle makes it easy for me to be better about that.
What I like most: the spout (now that I know how to use it!). It flips down when not in use. This is nice because I like to tote my bottle everywhere and I usually keep it in the satchel that I call a purse. Also, it's got a nice slim design and the little tap for carrying it easily. It's labelled as being good for 580 uses (or approximately six months). I'm looking at getting 88 ounces of water per day. I had to use a calculator to figure that 22oz each, 580 uses gives me 145 days of getting my 88 daily ounces before I will need to replace the filter.
|The spout is open in this pic.
It flips down to prevent spills
By the way, Alaska is one of those states with great water. The water here tastes so good, I can drink it for dessert. Other states should be half as lucky. I've lived in places in Texas and Arizona where tap water would put an industrial water filter through its paces. (I will never be completely convinced that the water in Texas isn't one of the factors that caused my illness!) I saw water that could be used to dye hair an odd shade of rust. One of the places in Texas had water so bad that I didn't even want to wash my clothes in it. In Arizona, I had to have our water delivered. That was one bill I cared about more than I did the mortgage. I couldn't afford to get a filter for the bathroom, but I learned to keep a jug of filtered water in the shower for rinsing. After I doused myself with the filtered water, I'd coat myself in baby oil. That was for the stench the shower water left behind. Horrible.
No offense to Texas or Arizona, but for beautiful states, you guys have some nasty water.
I'll be moving soon and I've heard the water is decent where I'm relocating. Still, I will keep this bottle handy.


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Hello everyone!
There's nothing quite like a home made mice pie dusted in icing sugar to make it truly feel like Christmas. I make these mini ones to hand out to guests on a vintage pressed glass cake stand, and they very quickly get snaffled!
I'm still finding decorations in shoe boxes in the attic, or in the case of these red and silver baubles, in a shoe box on top of my wardrobe. I obviously thought that was the safest place for them as I know only too well how fragile they are.
I'm still very much in full preparation mode, but do pop back tomorrow as I will be sharing some more festive snaps!
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Lone Survivor Blu-ray
Based on Marcus Luttrell's The New York Times bestselling memoir, Director Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights) explores the unbreakable bond of brotherhood in a film that Rolling Stone's Peter Travers praised as "a powerhouse film." Lone Survivor tells the incredible tale of Operation Red Wings, a mission about four Navy SEALs ambushed by the enemy deep in the mountains of Afghanistan. As the soldiers are confronted by unthinkable odds they must find reserves of strength and resilience in order to fight to the finish.
Starring Mark Wahlberg (The Fighter, Contraband), Taylor Kitsch (Savages, Friday Night Lights), Emile Hirsch (Into the Wild, Bonnie and Clyde), Ben Foster (3:10 to Yuma, Kill Your Darlings), Eric Bana (Star Trek, Hanna), Ali Suliman (The Kingdom), Alexander Ludwig (The Hunger Games), Yousuf Azami (Brothers) and Sammy Sheik (Transformers: Dark of the Moon), Lone Survivor has been hailed by critics as "unforgettable, tense and inspiring" (Movieline).
Both the Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD include bonus features that shed new light on the valiant real-life soldiers of Operation Red Wings. Exclusive to the Blu-ray Combo Pack are interviews with the film's cast and creators, as well as action-packed behind-the-scenes featurettes.
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- Will of the Warrior: An in-depth look at Marcus Luttrell, the real-life Navy SEAL who received the Navy Cross and Purple Heart for his actions in Operation Red Wings.
- - Recreating the Firefight: Reveals how Lone Survivor's action-packed stunts were choreographed and shot. This featurette includes interviews with Director Peter Berg, Actors Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Ben Foster and Emile Hirsch and stunt coordinator and 2nd unit director Kevin Scott.
- - Learning the Basics: Watch as Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Ben Foster and Emile Hirsch go through rigorous SEAL training in weapons handling, communication/patrolling and simulated attack drills. Along with Marcus Luttrell, Peter Berg enlisted the help of active Navy SEALS to help the actors accurately portray the fallen soldiers of Operation Red Wings.
- - The Pashtun Code of Life: Learn why Marcus Luttrell's rescuer, Mohammad Gulab, risked his life and the lives of everyone in his village in order to save Marcus.
Blu-ray and DVD Bonus Features:
- Bringing the Story to Light: Marcus Luttrell's story of survival under extremely dire circumstances is an inspiration to anyone who hears it. Director, producer and writer Peter Berg, Producer Sarah Aubrey, and the four lead actors (Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Ben Foster and Emile Hirsch) reveal their passion for the project and why it was so important to them to tell this story.
- - The Fallen Heroes of Operation Red Wings: Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Ben Foster and Emile Hirsch profile the real-life heroes who inspired their characters: Marcus Luttrell, Michael Murphy, Daniel Dietz and Matthew Axelson. Family members provide intimate accounts of what these brave men were like in their private lives, as well as perspective on their decisions to join the military and make the ultimate sacrifice for their country. Also included is a tribute to the team of Operation Red Wings, using personal photos.
Based on The New York Times best-selling true story of heroism, courage and survival, Lone Survivor tells the incredible tale of four Navy SEALs on a covert mission to neutralize a high-level al-Qaeda operative. The four men must make an impossible moral decision in the mountains of Afghanistan that leads them into an enemy ambush. As the confront unthinkable odds, the SEALs must find reserves of strength and resilience to fight to the finish. Academy Award nominee Mark Wahlberg (The Fighter leads an all-star cast including Taylor Kitsch (Savages, Ben Foster (3:10 to Yuma), Emile Hirsch (Into the Wild) and Eric Bana (Star Trek) in a movie hailed by critics as "unforgettable, tense and inspiring" (Movieline).


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by Katie Martell CMO, Co-Founder at Cintell
May 14, 2015
Whole Foods has made headlines this week for its announcement to introduce a new chain of stores to attract the mysterious millennial generation.
Stock prices suffered, and media coverage has been largely negative as analysts and industry insiders debate whether this approach will effectively hit home with the intended target of 18-34 year old consumers.
One motivating factor for the decision is the sheer size of this generation. This year millennials will overtake Baby Boomers as the nation's largest living generation in the US with 75.3 million members, according to recent population projects released by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Yum, Stale Buzzword Soup
But the issue with Whole Foods' strategy in making this proclamation exists largely in the way in which it was positioned to the public.
Few details were included in the announcement, only that these new, smaller stores will offer all-natural food at lower prices and be specifically geared to this demographic segment. They will be "tech-savvy," more "streamlined" in design, and "unlike any of the other stores you're seeing out there" (whatever that means).
IMHMO (In My Humble Millennial Opinion), Whole Foods is cooking up some buzzword soup and we're all invited to take a sip – despite the fact that it's getting a little stale.
Robyn Bolton sums it up nicely in her article for the Harvard Business Review:
By describing this new concept as "geared toward millennial shoppers," Whole Foods is essentially saying one (or both) of the following:
Gen X and Baby Boomer shoppers are fine with or even prefer old, cluttered stores that sell a confusing array of stuff at high prices.
We (Whole Foods) need to create new stores because our current ones are old and cluttered and sell all sorts of poorly organized stuff at high prices.
At least – that's what consumers of all generations are reading between the lines.
Stale Demographic Segmentation
Robyn suggests the issue here is really in a flawed, underlying segmentation approach that is too reliant on demographics alone.
"By relying on demographics to define a consumer base, executives are implicitly, or explicitly, saying that all people of a certain demographic (in this case the same age cohort) are the same and that they are also distinctly different from everyone in other demographics."
She argues that a better way to approach this would have been to consider the jobs-to-be-done.
Notable Harvard Business School Professor Clayton Christensen first introduced the concept of "jobs-to-be-done" about 12 year ago. This strategy takes a different approach to market segmentation, using the deeper motivations surrounding use of a product than the traditional demographic details such as age, race, location, etc.
"By understanding consumers' jobs, companies can identify what drives their behavior and their buying decisions—and then create offerings that resolve their most important and unsatisfied jobs," writes Robyn.
These new stores from Whole Foods may exist to meet a variety of jobs-to-be-done ranging from functional to social to emotional, but these jobs are not specific to the millennial generation, and details remain to be seen exactly how they will differentiate.
I can't help but wonder if this announcement would have fared better in the minds of the consumers for which it was intended had Whole Foods taken a more modern approach to segmentation, or at least conveyed that message more clearly in their announcement.
Whole Foods missed an opportunity to position the new stores in a highly relevant way, instead opting to go the general, irrelevant, and potentially offensive route to a generation of 75.3 million consumers who so greatly value their individuality.


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Even the Toughest Questions Have an Answer.
Find Your Answers
At Northstar Campers, we take pride in serving as a resource for our customers and answering their questions. We invite you to browse through some of our frequently asked questions and if you do not find your answer please fill out the form on the right.
Which Pop-Up Camper Fits Which Truck?
2019 Northstar Pop Up Truck Camper / Truck Compatibility Guide. JAN. 2019
Note: Different Brand/Model/Year Trucks have varying bed lengths & bed rail heights.
600SS Floor Length 6' 3" Dry Weight/Std. Build 1258 LBS.
700SS Floor Length 7' 0" Dry Weight/Std. Build 1371 LBS.
700SSXB (Extra bed length is 60") 1411 LBS.
For most "Smaller Trucks" domestic & foreign, with a wheel well width of 40" or larger. Tacoma, Frontier, Canyon, Colorado, Ranger, Raider etc.
Will fit standard, access and double cabs. Std. build is no wrap at all.
All approx. 5' beds will be 600SS only and requiring minimum of a ½ wrap option.
600SS/700SS overall body width is 6' 5" wide with a 40" floor width versus a body width of 7' wide with 48" floor width on a TC650 and larger models.
The above models will NOT fit on the larger trucks.
TC650 - Floor Length 6' 8". Floor Width 48". Dry Weight/Std. Build 1405 LBS.
TC650XB (Extra bed length is 60") 1445 LBS.
For full size ½ ton or larger trucks with ultra short or short beds. (Approx. 5' 6" to 6' 10")
Will fit standard, extended and crew cabs. Std. build is no wrap at all which will fit the F250/350 w/ 6' 10" bed. All others require a minimum of a ½ wrap option.
650SC- Floor Length 6' 8". Floor Width 48" Dry Weight/Std. Build 1620 LBS.
For full size ½ ton or larger trucks with ultra short or short bed. (Approx. 5' 6" to 6' 10")
Will fit standard, extended and crew cabs. Std. build is with ½ wrap.
Would need to be ordered with no wrap at all for F250/350 w/6' 10" bed length.
TC800 - Floor Length 8' 0". Floor Width 48". Dry Weight/Std. Build 1510 LBS.
TC800XB (Extra bed length is 60") 1550 LBS.
For full size ½ ton or larger trucks with short or long bed.(Approx. 6' 4" to 6' 10" or 8')
Will fit standard, extended and crew cabs. Std. build is no wrap at all for 8' bed length.
All short beds require Option #21 Permanent Wrap-Around Rear End.
Option # 23 Rear Storage Bumper w/ Swing Down Step is only available with Option # 21.
850SC - Floor Length 8' 6". Floor Width 48". Dry Weight/Std. Build 1785 LBS.
850SCXB (Extra bed length is 60") 1815 LBS.
For full size ½ ton and larger trucks with short or long bed (6' 4" to 6' 10" or 8' bed)
Will fit standard, extended and crew cabs. Std. build is with ½ wrap for 8' bed length.
All short beds require Option #21 Permanent Wrap-Around Rear End or Option #22. Detachable Wrap-Around Rear End.
Option # 23 Rear Storage Bumper w/ Swing Down Step is only available with Option # 21.
950SC - Floor length 10' 0". Floor Width 48". Dry Weight/Std.Build 1910 LBS.
950SCXB (Extra bed length is 60") 1950 LBS
For full size 1/2 ton and larger trucks with 8' bed.
Will fit standard, extended and crew cabs. Std. build is Permanent Wrap-Around Rear.
How can I find pricing, standard equipment etc. on a particular model ?
We post all of our pricing on the web site, just click on the desired camper to see the base retail price, then scroll down to click on "SPECS" for dry base weights etc. or "FEATURES" to see what standard equipment is included in the base price or "ACCESSORIES" for additional options & accessories.
The options/accessories also have their weight shown.
Your dealer can provide you with a final price including freight, any truck work, batteries and other accessories you may need or desire.
What are the tie-down options for mounting any of your campers, hardwall or pop-up, to a truck?
There are only 2 brand name tiedown systems available: Torklift or HappiJac, both are great products, they are just different.
Tiedowns (4) are already mounted on the camper during manufacture. Either Torklift or HappiJac tiedowns will need to be installed on the truck, either by the customer or dealer before taking delivery.
Turnbuckles (4) are what connect the camper tiedowns to the truck tiedowns.
How do I winterize my camper ?
Please copy and paste into your browser.
What do the designations TC, SS, SC, XB, DSI, LED stand for?
TC Truck Camper.
SS Super Size. 600SS/700SS & Laredo SS
SC Self Contained Interior toilet and shower.
XB Extra Bed Option # 29 Tip -Out Extra Bed (Pop ups only)
DSI Direct Spark Ignition Auto ignition on the water heater, fridge and furnace
LED Light Emitting Diode The latest bulb technology
Do you offer a cold weather package for your pop-up models?
Yes we do, option # 9. SUB ZERO PACKAGE consisting of insulated R-9 tent, insulated dinette window and foil faced block foam wall insulation, only available during manufacture. $1490.
Any pop up camper can be ordered with the insulated R-9 tent only for $900.
The 650SC is std. with the insulated dinette window. Add $1200 for the insulated R-9 tent & foil faced block foam.
The 950SC is std. with the insulated R-9 tent. Add $590 for the insulated window & foil faced block foam.
Is it OK to use a Northstar camper when it is off the truck?
Yes, the Northstar is designed to be used as a "base camp" off the truck. Be sure the jack feet are all on firm ground, that the camper is lowered as close as possible to the ground and level. We recommend you carry 12" square plywood pads to set under the jack feet when you're off the grid. All Northstar campers are meant to be used or stored without the need for saw horses, cinder blocks etc.
Can I purchase a camper directly from Northstar?
While you are cordially invited to visit the factory to see how they are built (tours are available by appointment) Northstars are sold and serviced through our many dealers, not factory direct. There is a list of stocking dealers on our web site under " Worldwide Dealers". Please contact our Sales Manager, Billy Mackaill 602-524-7629 or [email protected], to arrange a factory tour, locate your closest dealer or even a particular model.
To find a local dealer on our web site, click on "Resources" then "Dealers" and insert your zip code or click on a yellow star in your area.
What exactly is a "cassette" toilet?
The cassette part of the toilet refers to the holding tank. It pulls out and can be carried or rolled to any restroom or dump station to be emptied. The reservoir can be refilled with lake, stream or gray water to continue camping, you do not need to use your fresh water.
The cassette toilet is not connected to your fresh water system.
What is the function of the solar panel?
The function of the solar panel is to charge the on board 12v battery/batteries which in turn will then supply DC (Direct Current) 12v power to various items in the camper, interior lights, furnace blower, 12v outlet, Fantastic Fan, water pump etc. The solar panel does not actually power anything, the batteries do that.
Please remember, the battery/batteries are also charged through the trickle charger in the power converter when the camper is plugged into 110 v or a portable generator or whenever the truck engine is running and the camper is plugged into the truck 7 pin Bargman hookup.
Do any of your campers have a space for a porta pottie ?
All of our pop up campers that do not have the interior toilet have a enclosed storage space for a portable toilet (Thetford 260 B) which is slid out to be used.
In some instances the porta pottie has to be turned to get in and out.
How do I plug in my truck camper and travel/boat trailer at the same time ?
To carry a truck camper and tow at the same time you will need to purchase the "Y" splitter.
What size batteries do your campers carry and where are they stored ?
The 600SS/700SS have an exterior compartment for a single, group 24 battery, lead acid or AGM. (Absorbed Glass Mats)
The TC650 through 950SC models all have a plastic battery box (vented to the outside wall) located in an interior compartment for a single, group 27 battery, lead acid or AGM.
The 600SS/700SS, 650SC, Liberty and 8.5 Adventurer only have room for 1 battery, all other models have room for 2.
All of the hardwalls are designed to take interior AGMs only and do not come with the battery box or any venting. The AGMs do not require venting or a battery box.
Do you offer a pop-up slide-in truck camper with a tip out bedroom?
The tip out dinette bed ( XB-extra bed) is available in the 700SS, TC650, TC800, 850SC and 950SC. The bed size is 60" x 32" in all models and rated at 500 lbs capacity.
Do you make a camper for flat-bed trucks?
No we do not.
I love my camper, but wish I had the electric jacks. I am prewired for them. How hard are they to add? Will I be able to hit a button and all 4 raise and lower together?
If you have your camper pre-wired for the electric jacks, it is easy to add the electric motors and control brain to your camper. The cordless remote allows you to raise and lower all 4 jacks at once or individually to level the camper. If the camper is stored without the battery but plugged into 110 v the electric jacks will not work, the camper has to have a battery in place.
Anytime the jacks are to be used for levelling the camper, the turnbuckles MUST be undone !!
I removed the battery a long time ago. How do I hook it up again?
The white leads go to 12V(-) and the red and black connect to the 12V(+)
Will you build a custom camper ?
No, Northstar has to submit floor plans and be in code compliance with various federal agencies and numerous states allowing us to ship our product anywhere in the U.S.
Is there a noticeable difference in handling with a pop-up vs. a hardwall camper?
When comparing a pop-up to a hardwall of similar floor length, such as the 650SC versus the Liberty or the 850SC versus the Laredo SC the first thing that comes to mind is the difference in weight, with the Liberty being 165 lbs heavier than the 650SC and the Laredo SC being 355 lbs heavier than the 850SC.
The extra weight of the hardwall combined with it's higher center of gravity and more wind resistance, front and sides, will result in a noticeable difference in handling between the two types of truck campers, more so, when using a lighter duty ½ ton vehicle.
Do you offer larger refrigerators for the 850 SC?
The 850SC is standard with a 3.7 cubic foot 3 way (Propane, 110 v, 12v ) refrigerator which is the largest it can accommodate as we are restricted by the camper side wall height. The 12 v setting on this fridge is a maintain mode only meaning it will only maintain the temperature achieved by the use of the other 2 fuels. Please make sure to discuss this further during your customer orientation.
The 8501 Dometic also has an industry first removable freezer, which pops out quickly in case you want to stand up taller items inside the fridge. The curved fridge door does store half gallon milk and juice cartons.
We do offer the Dometic CR 110 12 v Compressor Fridge (12 v only) which is fractionally larger than the std. fidge and can be used off level.
Is Northstar Campers the same as R.C. Willett Company, Inc.?
Yes, it is. The Willett family has been manufacturing truck campers since 1955 and has been selling them to dealers since 1961.
How much weight can the roof and lift system handle?
The roof on either a manual crank lift system or the new electric lift system can carry up to 250 lbs in the down position evenly distributed.
The manual crank lift system will raise the roof plus up to 100 lbs., the electric lift system will raise the roof plus up to the 250 lbs.
Do you have any plans for a pop-up unit with a full height door?
We were one of the first manufacturers to have a full walk through door in our poptops. It was dropped from our lineup in the mid 1980s. We found that the short door had too many advantages over the full height door. The shorter 53" high door offers much more strength to the camper. All our campers are made to use off the truck. We wouldn't be able to say that with the full door. The shorter door comes with a screen door not available on the full door. The air, insects and water infiltration the full door lets through the horizontal hinges and vinyl enclosure attachments is a concern along with the added maintenance for the full door over the shorter door.The full height door has no header holding one side of the camper to the other, this allows the door frame to narrow when pressure is put on the back jacks when using the camper off the truck. When the camper is back on the truck and no pressure is applied the door frame opening becomes wider. Basically, the rear entrance door never fits properly and this becomes a bigger problem as time goes by.
Currently, Oct. 2017, nobody building pop up truck campers offers the full height door for all of the above reasons.
Do I have to remove my tailgate when the camper is installed ?
Yes, the tailgate has to be removed.
We do not need the tailgate in the down position to support any portion of the camper that hangs past the end of the truck bed.
When installing the camper, the cables that support the tailgate in the down position would be in the way.
If you have a back up camera located in the tailgate you can either reposition that camera (or better still, purchase another OEM camera) in the hitch/receiver area.
Can people travel in the camper when in motion ?
Laws vary from state to state but apart from the legality side of the question, it is not recommended as there are no seat belts in the campers.
What is the center of gravity on a camper?
The COG is the balance point of a camper measured from the camper front wall going backwards towards the rear of the camper. The COG is measured on our standard build campers with no water, propane, battery, options or accessories.
All our campers have the fresh water tank within inches of the camper front wall, so as soon as any water is put in that tank the COG will move further forward.


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After reading UPDRAFT, and loving it, I dove dove right into the second book in the Bone Universe series, CLOUDBOUND, by Fran Wilde.
This time told from Nat's point of view (and not Kirit's), the YA dystopian novel is not a stand-alone. You should definitely read UPDRAFT first. Doing so let's you get the most out of the storytelling, and amazing world building.
In the City, Cloudbound meant to disappear. No songs sung about the lost. No Remembrance.
After a war, the city needs to rebuild. The Spire, where the Singers lived, has fallen. The Towers are filled with unrest. They want the satisfaction of justice. Punishing the surviving Singers, and the supporters of the Singers will give them that.
Although a Conclave was the Singer way for doling out justice, the City politicians want the method adopted. Throwing the Singer, and Singer supports from the Towers might seem like the only viable solution. Few survived being tossed down to the clouds.
The Towers started below the crowds. The living bone grew, taking the residents living within the towers to heights far above the clouds. Legends, and horrific tales mark what might exist below. Unfortunately, wanted for treason and conspiracy, Nat and Kirit find themselves in a deadly race to survive while Cloudbound.
They have been searching for answers. The City is close to a revolution, a mutiny. The government's sinister plans need to be exposed if there is any hope at all for saving the people from yet another archaic ruler, not unlike the Singers.
With new, secret, weapons being developed, and treasures from the past uncovered, Nat and Kirit attempt using the discovered knowledge to prevent another war. Will they have time, and will they be able to make it from below the clouds back up to the tops of the towers before it is too late? It doesn't look good for them and their band of loyal friends. Not good at all!
CLOUDBOUND was as gripping a read as UPDRAFT. I am dizzy after reading the two books back to back (and I don't care much for heights). The characters fly on homemade wings. The action-packed fighting scenes take place in the air. Bows and arrows. Knives and bone hooks . . . There are monsters, and more monsters. Like an onion (a simply terrible comparison), readers learn more and more about the City as the characters explore deeper, and deeper into the base –and bare bones– of the towers.
Can I say any more to make you want to read this series without spoiling the wonderful twists and creative plot Wilde has spewed forth? I think not. So do yourself a favor. Grab a copy of the series, and read it. Love to hear if you think differently. (No, seriously, I would. Let me know what you think)!
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2016 was an exciting year for me. I finally graduated from one of my masters at university, I finally married the love of my life and I finally started a new exciting job at a prestigious company. Starting to work
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South Korea might ban Iranian petrochemical product imports following pressure from the US to beef up sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear program, sources said, although the measure would have a limited economic impact.
However, the fifth-largest crude importer in the world isn't planning a ban on crude imports from the OPEC member, the sources at South Korea's economy ministry said.
Seoul is considering the sanctions following a two-day visit by US Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Wendy Sherman, who discussed Iran.
The US, Britain and Canada announced on Monday new sanctions against Iran in response to a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency suggesting Iran had worked on designing an atomic bomb.
The EU agreed in principle on Tuesday to sanction about 200 Iranian people, companies and organizations and France mooted the idea of a Europe-wide ban on Iranian crude imports.
"We are cautiously considering an import ban on Iranian petrochemical products, and currently evaluating the possible impact of a ban," one source said.
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The sources declined to be identified as they were not authorized to speak to the media.
South Korea imported US$350 million in Iranian petrochemicals last year, while exporting US$450 million of its petrochemicals to Iran. That would represent a small part of South Korea's global trade in petrochemicals, which last year totaled US$49 billion.
"There is going to be a very miniscule economic impact for the two nations if Korea issues a petrochemical sanction," said Jang Ji-hyang, director of Middle East and North African studies, at the Seoul-based Asan Institute for Policy Studies.
Sherman visited South Korea on Monday and Tuesday, South Korea's foreign affairs ministry said. She discussed Iran nuclear issues during the trip. She was in Japan first and visited China after her stop over in Seoul.
Sherman's visit may have been aimed at building pressure on top consumers in the region to reduce their dealings with Iran.
Asian countries may be willing to go along with US demands to a certain extent, but energy security will always come first.
"Countries would not want to antagonize the US, and if the US puts pressure on them they might reduce imports slightly, but nothing that would jeopardize energy security," said Hooman Peimani, head of energy security and geopolitics at the Energy Studies Institute in Singapore.
"South Korea, and to a lesser extent Japan, is in a unique situation because of North Korea and their dependence on the US for security purposes," Peimani said.


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At NewsFOO earlier this month, I gave an Ignite Talk about the joys and challenges of raising a child in this digital, always-on interactive era.The talk follows. (Also- check out the other NewsFoo talks, including Jay Rosen's harrowing The Abyss of Observation Alone.)
Update: Things I've observed since giving the talk 4 weeks ago:
– Last week, I took O. on her first American Girl Store visit. (It was not of my, or her volition– an out-of-town friend I hadn't seen for 25+ years was visiting with his daughters.) O. was excited– I've never chased her around a store as much as I did here. To my relief, however, she seemed more into the displays and animals then she did in the dolls. Afterward, despite it being her naptime, I took her to the nearby Lego Store. The highlight of the store, besides the giant Lego dragon and Woody, was the pile of bricks in the middle of the store. O. went into a zone, focussed on building a two-brick tower with as many colors as she could find. Her hypnotic-like state was reminiscent of what she's like when she's deep into Netflix on her iPad.
– This month O's become much more into pretend play and has begun to request stories from me at bedtime. This is awesome– I'm wonder when I can break out The Hobbit– but also has me feeling the heat to come up with some fresh material. Most of my stories involve some combination of her, family members and baby animals going to the park.
– We've been on vacation for most of this week, during which time O. has been surrounded by new people and places and my wife and I haven't had to work, much. Perhaps not coincidentally, O. has only requested a screen once since we left the airplane, at the tail end of a 4 hour road trip.


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|I was fascinated by these fungal forms on a recent hike. It looks like the start of bracket fungus.
Yes, the big trees in the rainforest are of truly epic proportions. But just as fascinating are the smaller things that live among (and on) the giants. The varieties of fungal life in the forest provides an example of smaller life forms that make this ecosystem work.
Bracket fungus, or shelf fungus as it is also known, is a common sight in the Pacific rainforest.
|Here the smears of fungus are developing the bracket seen in the more mature form.
Bracket fungus can be found on standing and fallen trees. If the tree is not already dead, bracket fungus can get so large as to kill the tree.
I have seen large specimens, but have never noticed small ones, or noticed how they start out.
|Several small bracket fungus hiding in the moss growing on a dead red alder.
Fungus and other decomposers are important parts of the nutrient cycle in the rain forest, and act as Nature's recyclers. If they couldn't do their job (as is happening around the Chernobyl NPP), the system would cease to function properly.


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34. Is this typical for similar classes at your institutions?
Do you think that any substantial differences, either positive or negative, could have been related to the globally networked nature of the course?
Outside family and work pressures are usually the reason students drop courses at NU. This student's dropping was atypical for her. It was not related to anything having to do with the globally networked nature of the course, which actually inspired a commendable level of commitment from all the students aside from the drop.
Students were attracted to the novelty of developing a script with a stranger from another country. There was an element of chance in success of the partnerships; however there was also considerable support and encouragement from Burton and Napoli when differences of opinion arose within pairs. This process of working through differences and finding compromise is obviously a central plank in the construction of cross-cultural learning. Thus the excitement stemming initially from the novelty and ultimately from the quality of input from all participants was no doubt a significant factor in retention. The oppositional force of the high workload and short turnaround time did create some challenges for students with other commitments, but did not overshadow the positives.
At UTEP this is not typical, the drop-out rate is higher in other classes and I definitely think that globally networked nature of the course had a lot to do with it. Once the class started and the students became aware of how it was going to function, they were comfortable, and attentive.
At VU the dropout rates are the result of extraneous factors. Difficulties at home or financial constraints do matter. Students often juggle paid employment, the demands of family and study. However, it is rare for a student to drop out of the GLC. Those who have were for the above reasons.
Attrition and drop rates in performance classes are low compared to the drop rates in other types of classes, in my experience. (I also teach a traditional lecture style survey class in Humanities, so I see how students relate to both types of classes.) I do not think the globally networked nature of this course had any bearing on the drop rate. Students were as engaged as they usually are, and perhaps slightly more so because of the opportunity to connect to a class in another country. I believe that the technical problems we experienced and the schedule differences (especially college breaks) caused some CCC students to become slightly discouraged with the collaboration at the end of the course.
If dropouts are to occur they usually happen at the end of the year rather than at the mid-point, so the collaboration, which was completed by the end of semester 1, would have had no bearing on any drop rates.
If anything, I believe the globally networked nature of the course gives students reason to stick with a course. I'm sensing the same thing in my second collaboration. (CCC)
This is typical for students enrolled in UB's Bachelor Degree in English.
No, this was an atypical exercise for the UVIC cohort and for Dr. Aragon. The cross-border collaboration also was atypical for ESC students and Dr. Gupta-Carlson.
ACMT and RIT dropout (withdrawal) rate was typical for this course.
Had this course continued, this would have had a very positive outcome on both campuses. In fact, we are working to successfully implement another GNLE course.
Clarke: Lack of drop-outs was typical for the TTU seminar: American graduate students at public universities have their stipends factored into their enrollments, so they drop out of seminars only under exceptional duress.
Vanderbeke: In contrast, in Germany there is on average a 30% drop-out rate - students do not have to pay tuition and so they enroll in far more courses than they need and then drop out of some. For this class I had told them that some special commitment was required, but then I did not have the feeling that any considered dropping out anyway.
The 7 students at Swat were and stayed - for the most part - very committed to this pedagogical experiment
The workload at Ashesi seemed to be a problem as well as the interdisciplinary humanities methodology in a very science-and engineering-heavy learning environment
This is fairly typical at UWM. Though most students complete the courses for which they have registered, some do leave the course for various reasons.
No. Usually, there are at least one or two students who drop out from the course. Maybe, yes it is also due to the nature of this globally networked course, because in this type of class, students' positive participation is indispensable. They cannot be passive in the class.
Both Dr. Moore and Dr. Hartwiger tried to notify students in advance of the globally networked component of the courses the minimal turnover was normal.
Dropouts are more typical in larger undergrad classes at UC, but students in the UC course were looking forward to the collaboration as a particular incentive to remain in course.
This was a carefully selected group for this pilot project. Not typical of the department undergraduate majors. Most of the students are Atlantis scholars (past and present).
This was typical for a George Mason course.
This was atypical for an HSE course.
In my (Meredith's) courses, I typically have a low withdrawal rate. A typical course would see 0 or 1 student withdraw.
For me, (Mira), the positive effect was that Russian students did feel more responsibility and obligation before their international partners. And I did 'exploit' this stressing that their class must look good and act responsibly.
UNISA: No. Negative impact included: 1. Challenges with broadband internet. Students experienced challenges in online participation due to limited broadband internet access (poor connections).2. Different time zones proved to be problematic. Synchronous activities for Unisa students fell during the later afternoon/early evening time period.
NCCU: Yes, students enrolled in distance education courses usually remain for the duration of the course.
RAMA: only very few comparable courses - drop-out rate higher than in ordinary courses
I do not think the globally connected nature of the course affected the number of TTU students who dropped.
ULPGC : Yes, this is quite normal. Furthermore the rate of dropout in this course was less important than the average percentage in required courses where attendance is part of the requirement.
A very small percentage of students drops out of regular classes but this time students were carefully selected so it is not surprising not to have any dropouts.