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Minutes of Woodbury County Zoning Commission
July 17, 2006
The meeting convened on the 17th of July, 2006 at 6:07 PM in the Board of Supervisor's meeting room on the first floor of the court house, Sioux City, Iowa. Present were the following Commission members – Chairman Don Groves, Arvin Nelson, Christine Zellmer Zant, and Grady Marx; Dwight Rorholm was absent; Zoning Staff Present: John Pylelo and Peggy Napier. Riley Simpson, consultant for Flat Earth Planning, was present from the public.
The first agenda item was approval of available Zoning Commission minutes.
The first agenda item was tabled since there were no minutes available.
The second agenda item was the work session and first draft revision of the current subdivision booklet.
Mr. Simpson said the subdivision revision he distributed would be a preliminary draft of the eventual new subdivision regulations. They will define new processes involving major and minor subdivisions and who would be reviewing preliminary and final plats under each of those description. Simpson readily admitted the regulations he was presenting were a very close copy of what is currently being used in Sioux City. This is advantageous because those who are developing in the Sioux City area are already familiar with this process. He also hoped this process would be more streamlined for everyone involved.
Article 1. General Provisions
Mr. Simpson invited commission to read through Article 1 and bring to his attention anything that did not make sense or should be stated in a different way.
Mr. Marx did not agree with #3 under Section 1.04: Policy Interpretation. He wanted the entire paragraph struck because, according to Marx, these provisions were appropriate for city development, not for the country.
Mr. Simpson explained in a subdivision when you are dividing the land for a specific purpose, you make sure you have the public improvements necessary to serve that purpose.
Mr. Marx insisted the provisions mentioned were not necessary to serve the purposes of the subdivisions being placed in the country.
Mr. Simpson equally insisted that it was possible these provisions could apply.
Mr. Marx said regardless of what Mr. Simpson insisted might be true, people were angry about what was going on already because they thought the regulations were too restrictive. Marx thought the commission was making the subdivision regulations too difficult for the commission to deal with and "ridiculously" too hard on the people in Woodbury County."
A discussion ensued regarding the rights of those living in the county or in a subdivision to hook up or not hook up to available rural water.
Marx said he didn't buy any of it. It was getting to be too much like a city development plan and he thought Mr. Simpson had gone too far.
Mr. Simpson admitted the language used was borrowed possibly too liberally from the city. It probably needed to be reworked to apply more obviously to the country, but he still thought there needed to be a way to require public improvements that are needed for what may be a minority of subdivisions.
It was decided, rather than eliminate the interpretation, to admit, or reword, or move to a zoning district where applicable.
(The commission continued to discuss this issue and Mr. Simpson later suggested rewriting it to say; Land to be subdivided should be served by adequate public improvements such as storm water, drainage water, sanitary sewer, transportation facilities, schools, parks, and recreation facilities, if feasible.)
Mr. Marx questioned the phrase "Woodbury County Design Standards Manual" in #4 of the same section. Mr. Simpson said that would be replaced by "Standards acceptable to the County Engineer." This language was already present in the current subdivision Red book.
Article 2. General Procedure
Section 2.01: Classification of plats lists the various kinds of plats and what defines each.
• Simple Divisions: Simpson suggested eliminating the word parcel from "A."
You can do a simple division without having to rezone to something else.
A discussion ensued to clarify which parcel splits initiate subdivisions and which do not.
The third parcel in a subdivision, sometimes called an out lot, will probably be called "lot 3."
Mr. Marx asked for the actual definition of an out lot. Mr. Simpson said out lot is used often and in most ordinances it isn't even defined. It is most commonly used to represent a piece of land that is in the subdivision but by not designating it as a lot, it doesn't have the right for a building permit for further development. It's excess land that is held without a development.
Mr. Pylelo added typically it is unusable land because of the character of the ground, or it is in a different phase of development. The owner may not intend to develop it until a future time.
Mr. Simpson summarized Simple Divisions:
We may just strike that simple division thing in there because it's really there to clarify they don't go to the planning commission, they don't go to the Board of Supervisors, nobody can say yey or neigh to them, but after they happen they may or may not have created parcels which innocent people may or may not buy.
The third agenda item was the Public Hearing re: Consideration of the Final Plats and Recommendation to Board of Supervisors for Tomoson Addition Subdivision – Parcel; GIS 8847 21 101 001.
The Woodbury County Office of Planning and Zoning has received a Subdivision application from property owners Brian and Gina Tomoson. The Tomoson's intend to subdivide their current 9.81 net acre parcel into two (2) lots.
The parcel is located in the NW ¼, Section 21, Woodbury Township abutting the northeast side of Elk Creek Road at or near where Elk Creek Road and DeRocher Path intersect, is zoned AG (Agricultural) and not within any floodplain. The developers intended use is permitted within this Zoning District. The average crop suitability rating for the property is 36.0.
The existing parcel, at which the Tomosons reside, is addressed 1900 Elk Creek Road which would be located upon proposed Lot 1. Proposed Lot 2 would be for single family residential development.
At your meeting of June 26, 2006, your Commission recommended approval of the preliminary plat conditioned upon the final plats showing:
• Lot 2 will be provided with 33' of frontage along Elk Creek Road; and
• The required easements being shown whereby Lot 2 will provide Lot 1 with the appropriate access-egress and utility easements along and near a portion of Lot 2's northern property line.
• A recorded Paving Agreement acceptable under the County's Paving Policy.
At their then upcoming meeting of July 11th it is anticipated the Board of Supervisors will approve the Preliminary Plat and forward the Final Plat to your Commission for Recommendation.
Attached is a copy of the final plat. The final plat provides for the recommended 33' wide ingress-egress and utility easements to Lot 1 through Lot 2 along Lot 2's northern property line as well as the recommended easements above referred to.
A paving agreement has been drafted. It's been fine tuned recently and the last draft came in today. It is expected to be in an approved form prior to your Commission's July 17th meeting.
As the Tomoson subdivision is within 2 miles of the corporate limits of the City of Sioux City the subdivision will require Sioux City Council approval. No additional agency or citizen comment has been received since your June 26, 2006 meeting.
Mr. Pylelo distributed a copy of the Paving Agreement to the Commission. It was unique in that in Item #3; instead of allocating the assessment to roadway improvements based upon lineal frontage adjacent to the roadway, this one, because of the flag lot, is using square footage of the respective lots. Pylelo stated it has been used in the past and it has been accepted by past Commissions and it has also been accepted by your Board of Supervisors. He said, whatever recommendations the Commission decided upon, he wished they would indicate their approval of this language.
Mr. Pylelo explained how Lot 2 was to go clear to the roadway. Of the total area Lot 1 represents 50.16%, and Lot 2 represents 49.84% of the total area. Whatever is assessed to this particular lot by the formula in the policy, these 2 property owners have agreed between themselves to allocate it almost equally rather than this lot losing out because it has all the frontage and Lot 2 getting a windfall because it is just a flag lot.
Ms. Zellmer Zant made a motion to approve; Mr. Marx seconded the motion; motion carried.
The fourth agenda item was continuation of the Work Session Re: Woodbury County Subdivision Ordinances
• Minor Subdivision: Minor Subdivision represents a subdivision where the plat has three or more lots in which no construction of public improvements is required. There would be no preliminary plat review by the commission or the Board of Supervisors and the plat would not have topography represented. There would just be a signoff from the Engineer saying he sees no issues with the plat. The Office of Planning and Zoning will do all the same notifications as with Major Subdivisions. Those notified will be encouraged to come to the final rather than the preliminary hearing.
If, during the review, the county staff, Planning and Zoning Commission or the Board of Supervisors determines a need for more information, submission of specific material that would have been a part of a preliminary plat may be required.
Ms. Zellmer Zant wanted assurance the citizens were being adequately represented on Major and Minor Subdivisions.
A discussion ensued regarding other details related to Minor Subdivisions.
• Major Subdivision: Involves both preliminary and final plats, notification of neighbors, and approval by Board of Supervisors. If there are changes on the preliminary plat, once those changes are made on the final plat it goes directly to the Board of Supervisors for approval. The only time the Zoning Commission will see it is in reviewing the preliminary plat.
Mr. Pylelo asked if there was any flexibility in case Planning and Zoning or the Commission felt for some reason the plat should be reviewed again.
A discussion ensued with the commission agreeing to allow an additional review before it is presented to the Board of Supervisors at the request of the Zoning Commission.
Grady initiated a discussion about "Grandpa houses," what qualifies as one, how to implement them and what future use they could be put to.
• Auditor's Plat:
A. A plat required by the County Auditor in accordance with the provisions of sections 354.13 through 354.17 of the Code of Iowa because either:
1. An existing subdivision plat or plat of survey was not in compliance with the requirements of sections 354.4 and 354.6 of the Code of Iowa; or
2. The descriptions of one or more parcels within a tract are not sufficiently certain and accurate for the purpose of assessment and taxation.
B. The County Auditor may submit an auditor's plat for review and approval. If the auditor's plat is found to comply with the standards for surveys in the Chapter 355 of the Code of Iowa, it shall be approved pursuant to Section 354.15 of the Code; however, the approval may reserve the county's right to deny issuance of any permits or certificates if the auditor's plant does not conform with the standards of this chapter for subdivisions including adequate public improvements required to serve developed properly.
Mr. Nelson made a motion to adjourn; Ms. Zellmer Zant seconded by; motion carried.
Meeting adjourned 9:00 PM


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WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass.—Freshman Nuha Muntasser (Braintree, Mass.) and senior Anitra Kloczewiak (Newton, Mass.) represented UMass Boston women's tennis Friday at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) New England Regional Championship at Williams College.
The Beacons duo fell 8-3 in doubles action to Babson's doubles pair of junior Alex Freeman and freshman Dina Weick. UMass Boston opened the match with a 3-2 lead, but couldn't slow the Beavers' top doubles pair momentum as the match went on.
Muntasser and Kloczewiak also competed in the 64-player singles competition, drawing a pair of extremely difficult first-round matches.
Muntasser fell 6-0, 6-0 to the number one seed in the bracket and fourth overall player in the country, Jordan Brewster of Amherst College.
Kloczewiak didn't fare any better, as the senior dropped a 6-0, 6-0 match to third-seeded Kara Shoemaker of Williams College.
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The Limited Profit Housing Companies Act was created in 1955 for the purpose of building affordable housing for middle-income residents. The housing developed under this program is more commonly known as Mitchell-Lama housing, derived from the last names of former Manhattan State Senator MacNeil Mitchell and former Brooklyn Assemblyman Alfred Lama, who sponsored the legislation. It is officially embodied in the Private Housing Finance Law and is designed to accommodate the housing needs of moderate income families.
A total of 269 State-supervised Mitchell-Lama developments with over 105,000 apartments were built under the program. After twenty years from initial occupancy, housing companies are statutorily permitted to voluntarily dissolve (buyout) and leave the program. To date, 93 Mitchell-Lama developments (approximately 31,700) have voluntarily dissolved. In addition, 22 middle-income developments with over 10,000 apartments were built under the Limited-Dividend program, a precursor of the Mitchell-Lama program.
In exchange for low-interest mortgage loans and real property tax exemptions, the M-L Law required limitation on profits, income limits on tenants and supervision by DHCR. Developments are eligible to withdraw from the Mitchell-Lama program, or buyout, after 20 years upon prepayment of the mortgage (or after 35 years in the case of developments aided by loans prior to May 1, 1959). When developments buy out, they are no longer subject to DHCR regulation, and apartments need not be kept affordable for moderate income families.
Because an increasing number of Mitchell-Lama developments were becoming eligible for buyout in the early l990's, in 1991 DHCR issued regulations to clarify the buyout process and ensure a smooth transition to non-Mitchell-Lama status. The regulations stipulated that in areas subject to the Rent Stabilization Law or the Emergency Tenant Protection Act, developments that buy out are covered by rent stabilization. In areas not subject to either the RSL or ETPA, the buildings are no longer subject to regulation.
The Empire Housing Fund Program (EHF) in an interest-free loan to Mitchell-Lama housing companies or cooperatives that is payable (or which may be refinanced) at the end of the mortgage. The funding for this program is provided by HFA and was generated by bond financing. The program was initiated to provide funding for capital improvements to the Mitchell-Lama housing portfolio.
In 1993, another program to fund structural repairs and capital improvements in the Urban Development Corporation portfolio was initiated. The Project Improvement Program was funded by the Housing Finance Agency's refinancing of Urban Development Corporation bonds resulting in $75 million for no-interest loans to housing developments originally financed by the Urban Development Corporation.
Under the current Administration, the preservation of affordable housing resources has become a major priority for the State's housing agencies. The Housing Finance Agency, Empire State Development Corporation and DHCR have collaborated to identify Mitchell-Lama housing companies to participate in mortgage refinancings which generate funds for capital improvements and property upgrades. Since 2007, 14 rental housing companies (3,666 units) have refinanced and committed to remain in the Mitchell-Lama program.
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What do the Grand Canyon Skywalk, Dubai's Burj Khalifa skyscraper, and Mexico City's Museo Soumaya have in common? All opened in the last five years and surged to the top of T+L's first landmarks survey—proving that some structures are instant classics.
T+L readers participated by ranking 60 landmarks, among them skyscrapers, sports venues, museums, and parks (see our complete methodology). The resulting list of top-ranked venues, all opened within the last 15 years, is your cheat sheet to the latest generation of groundbreaking architecture—the kinds of landmarks that inspire you to travel and see them in person.
Related: America's Most Beautiful Landmarks
Not surprisingly, many winners come from the art world. "Architecture is another layer of the museum experience," notes Jim Childress, a member of the American Institute of Architects' Committee on Design. It's about building something that celebrates a local neighborhood or community, he says.
Case in point: Boston's Institute of Contemporary Art (No. 14), which is revitalizing the waterfront area with its steel-and-glass design and modern art collection. Other examples include San Francisco's copper-clad De Young Museum (No. 18), designed by Herzog and de Meuron, and the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth (No. 11), which will display Lucian Freud's paintings in a highly anticipated Summer 2012 exhibition.
Acrophobes, hold on tight! Besides the 2,717-foot Burj and New York's towering 8 Spruce Street, five other soaring structures appear on our list. Can you guess No. 13, which, at 1,132 feet, is the world's highest bridge? (Hint: it's even taller than the Eiffel Tower, yet located in the same country).
Any skeptics of the sky-high should reserve judgment. "A lot of tall buildings that we hold dear—such as the Empire State Building—were ridiculed when they were built," says Bill Worthen, AIA's director and resource architect for sustainability. "However, these buildings crept into our hearts, and now we try to even emulate them."
So which landmark captured enough readers' hearts to take the No. 1 ranking? New York's September 11 Memorial, which has received more than 1.2 million visitors from over 120 different countries since opening in 2011. Read on for what makes the memorial site unique, and check out the rest of the world's most awe-inspiring new sites.


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After seeing some of the other comments, and reviewing the early pics again, I think I am in agreement that the Anakin pictured is all new as well. The facial sculpt looks vastly improved.
Lastly, like I said in the NYCC thread, why more Shirtless Opress? Can't the Armored version get a second release?
Interesting report over at RS that the new TCW figures will be coming under a new DPCI @ Target: DPCI code of 087-06-2411.Have not seen any efforts on the part of Target to clearance existing stock ala Walmart, so I guess they will be carrying both line looks for ahwile? (Like TRU seems to be doing)Kind of a bummer, in that I still have a few extras from the last 3 waves of TCW figures I was considering returning, but no current receipts. Off to eBay I guess...
I just want to echo what JTS said - I think it's ridiculous that they already came out with "new" versions of Anakin and Obi-Wan only to come out with "new new" versions of them next year. Would it have been such a big deal to just have soft-goods, better articulated versions from the get-go?Maybe the first versions of Season 3 Obi-Wan and Anakin wouldn't be sitting around like they are if they were better figures.Also, where is "more grown up" Ahsoka in these re-releases? Surely they could get some more mileage out of that figure.Lastly, like I said in the NYCC thread, why more Shirtless Opress? Can't the Armored version get a second release?Heck, I think the entire Even Piell, Chewie, R7, Savage wave should be in the mix here, unless things change in the next three months (which is possible), I think there will be lots of folks still scrambling for those figures come 2012.
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Monday, September 21, 2009
Forageing for cloudberries, pictures
Early last month I shared a picture of our cloudberry bounty. This weekend K's mum gave us some photos of that forageing trip, and I thought you might want to see how it works with a baby on your back.
Oh, did you spot our daughter on the first picture? :)
Here's a better view:
She's just over 6 months on the photos here, weighing 7.5 kilograms. But we managed, as she spent half of the time on my back, half of the time on her dad's back.
Photos are taken on August 2, 2009, in a bog in Rapla county, Estonia.
5 comments:
- ChichaJo said...
Oh Pille! Love these photos! Thanks for sharing them :) What great adventures are in store for your adorable daughter!
- 2:56 pm, September 22, 2009
- Ximena said...
I love those pictures with the sling in the forest, you look like something out of a fairytale, the whole family.
- 7:13 pm, September 22, 2009
- Silx said...
Armas olete! :)
- 8:37 am, September 23, 2009
- Gracianne said...
Lovely pictures Pille, really enjoyed seeing them.
- 11:42 am, September 24, 2009
- Elina said...
Nora on nunnu! me ka ikka tassisime mõlemaid poisse päris palju seljas. Mõlematel oli kahjuks üsna kiire kaalutõus, nii et väga kauaks seda rõõmu polnud. Paksu lumega on seljas tassimine praktiline, metsast rääkimata:)
- 11:04 am, September 30, 2009
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When your grandmother told you to eat all your broccoli from the dinner plate, she did not anticipate the findings of biochemists and oncologists that the controversial green vegetable is loaded with sulforaphane, a naturally occurring sulfur-containing isothiocyanate derivative. This phytochemical swings into action within hours of ingestion and triggers an immune response to carcinogenic substances.
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Originally isolated and identified in 1992 by Dr. Paul Talalay of Johns Hopkins University, sulforaphane, one of the mustard oils, is found in broccoli and other cruciferous plants. Unlike water-soluble vitamin C and fat-soluble vitamin E, the indirect oxidant sulforaphane can act in cells throughout the body and its effects may last for several days. Known to biochemists as (R)-1-isothiocyanto-4-methyl-sulfonyl butane, sulforaphane is related to the indoles and is hydrolyzed from its precursor when plant tissues are crushed or chewed. The chiral sulfur compound has been synthesized in the laboratory, but at the commercial scale, is still obtained from plant extracts.
Sulforaphane induces a series of proteins known as phase 2 detoxification enzymes to scavenge for carcinogens before they damage DNA and promote cancer. Broccoli sprouts contain 20 to 50 times the amount of the chemoprotective phytochemicals than the mature heads, according to research pioneered at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. In fact, one variety has been patented by the university because of its maximum concentration. The pungency of some cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower, and kale are due to these sulfur-containing antioxidants.
Breast cancer, prostate cancer, macular degeneration, and hypertension appear to be prevented and treated by sulforaphane. In laboratory experiments with rats exposed to a strong carcinogen, the frequency, size, and number of tumors were dramatically reduced. As a dietary supplement, usually 200 to 400 micrograms of broccoli sprout-derived sulforaphane are taken daily as glucoraphanin or sulforaphane glucosinolate, a metabolic precursor.
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Here's the link if anyone wants to listen.
I particularly like the snowy foot steps ... somehow, I think there were more than 4 or 5 steps between stages in the cache ...
And you plugged our website too! Thanks!
You know, mebbe I should have listened to the whole thing before adding to the thread ... now I feel like a serial poster ...
C'est fantastique! Je viens tout juste de l'écouter, et c'est une bonne façon de promouvoir ce sport chez les francophones ici à Winnipeg et au Manitoba.
Comment as-tu eu la chance de faire ce reportage? As-tu contacté la Radio-Canada, ou...?
Anyways, très bien réussi!
Thank you so much for doing this OHMIC. That was a great narrative of your caching experience. And I'm not sure, but I think that there were enough holes in the broadcasted hints that the interview is not a "spoiler". Not a big deal, anyhow. I hid the thing so people would find it! :)
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Across the country, the debate rages on over the Obama administration's decision to file suit against the state of Arizona over its recently passed immigration legislation. The President has called the law "misguided." Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano dismissed the law as "bad law enforcement." Attorney General Eric Holder fears the law will lead to racial profiling, and countless politicians and civil rights activists have condemned the measure as a thinly-veiled smokescreen for racism.
Amidst such a cloud of inflammatory rhetoric, its easy to lose sight of the most troubling issue at play in this battle between the federal government and one of its member states – that is, the gross abuse of constitutional authority at play at the White House and Justice Department.
Imagine for a moment that you are a property owner whose neighborhood has been repeatedly victimized by acts of trespassing, theft, murder, and other forms of criminal violence. You and your neighbors have had your property vandalized, your possessions stolen, and members of your family have been threatened and in some cases physically harmed. For months, heck, for years, you and your neighbors have repeatedly contacted local law enforcement authorities to report the crimes against your property, and for years you have been told that help is on the way. But help never comes. The police say they have the matter under control; they say that the security of your person and property is their top priority, and yet they continue to do nothing in the face of the growing menace. It slowly becomes clear that you and your neighbors have been abandoned. The police aren't coming to help you, they don't have the problem under control, and by all indications there is little chance that this state of affairs is going to change anytime soon.
Suffice it to say, such a scenario would only go on so long before you and your neighbors became desperate. Overcome by frustration and growing fear and convinced of no other options, neighborhood residents decide to take matters into their own hands in order to protect themselves.
In such a situation, it wouldn't seem unreasonable for the residents to take legal action against the police department. After all, the police's primary reason for existence is to protect the people from assaults on their persons and property. But no! Instead of the people, whose lives have been threatened and property damaged, suing the police, the police announce they are bringing suit against the residents for illegally usurping the role of law enforcement. "If your lives and property are being threatened," so the argument goes, "the only entity legally authorized to protect you is us, the police. Whether or not we choose to actually protect you is irrelevant; you have no right to take action on your own behalf."
Such a scenario is ludicrous, yet this is exactly what's happening in Arizona. The citizens of the state have been living under the siege of illegal immigration for years. What for most of us is an abstract political or humanitarian issue is for Arizonans a daily battle to protect life, property, and vital resources. The recent passage of bold new immigration legislation was the people's way of saying they'd had enough. For too long they'd waited for the federal calvary to come, and for too long the infamous Poobahs of the Potomac did nothing – bickering and dickering and dithering while the citizens struggled against a growing wave of illegal immigration. And in response to Arizona's recent attempt to protect itself, these self-important, self-serving do-nothings are suing! "It's our job to secure the borders and prosecute illegal immigration" they say. "This is our area of authority, and you have no legal right to defend yourselves, regardless of whether we choose to defend you or not."
By suing the state of Arizona for "unconstitutionally" passing immigration legislation, the federal government is tacitly acknowledging its dereliction of duty – they have admitted that there is a dangerous and dire problem along America's southern border that they aren't addressing. But instead of fulfilling their constitutional obligation to protect the victims of illegal immigration, they are victimizing them twice over by prosecuting them for daring to try to protect themselves.
Not only is this a gross example of federal bureaucratic arrogance run amok, it is a severe assault on the Constitution and our republic. Despite what the President and his Attorney General might choose to believe, the issue of illegal immigration is not merely political – it is a grave matter of national security. The recent passage of immigration legislation in Arizona wasn't a "misguided" act motivated by racism, it was a desperate act of self-defense.
The consequences of the federal government's choice to sue one of its states in this manner will not be minimal. Hopefully the people of Arizona will prevail in their battle to protect their borders and their property. Other states are poised to follow suit. When all is said and done, it's likely that it will be the President, not the people of Arizona, who was guilty of making a misguided decision.


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8. Use the Internet to Connect With Other Nurses
Perhaps you've heard the expression, "Nurses eat their young." Perhaps you've even experienced that phenomenon in your clinicals. Believe me, this is the exception rather than the norm. For the most part, nurses love to share their knowledge and experience with others, and connecting with other nurses on the Internet is a great way to take advantage of this.
So where should you begin? Right here on NursingLink. The best way to connect with others is to start a thread in our discussions. Not sure if you want to specialize in pediatrics? Start a thread in Pediatric Nursing. Are you wondering if working as a CNA while you are in school is a good idea? Take a look at the Career Strategies thread.
You can also submit news articles and start a conversation about them. You can submit educational materials. Have you written a paper that you really like? Submit it here. Posting your work on NursingLink is a great way to get feedback from other nurses.
9. Keep a Journal
It's inevitable. Things are going to happen that will overwhelm you, piss you off, make you cry, leave you feeling bewildered. How will you process it all? A great way of doing this is by keeping a journal. It doesn't have to be anything fancy. It could be as simple as a notebook that you write a few paragraphs in when you need to get some things off your chest. Or you could get a little more elaborate and start a blog. A blog is kind of like an online diary that you share with others. Some student nurses maintain blogs where they post stories and thoughts about what it's like to be in nursing school.
10. Remember Why You Chose Nursing in the First Place
Are you still paying attention? Good, because this is the most important step. At the end of the day all the classes, books, labs, clinicals, care plans, study groups and term papers don't add up to anything if you lose site of why you are doing all of this in the first place. Ask yourself why you chose nursing and write it down on a piece of paper. Keep it handy so that when you feel you are approaching a critical point of stress and frustration, you will remember that there is a reason for all of it.
And believe me, it's worth it. The day I received my RN license in the mail was one of the best days of my life; and even on the toughest days at work, I still go home knowing that what I do makes a difference in people's lives.


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THE CHALLENGE: This September 17, you're invited to take back the 'value meal' by getting together with family, friends and neighbors for a slow food meal that costs no more than $5 per person. Cook a meal with family and friends, have a potluck, or find a local event.
WHY: Because slow food shouldn't have to cost more than fast food. If you know how to cook, then teach others. If you want to learn, this is your chance. Together, we're sending a message that too many people live in communities where it's harder to buy fruit than Froot Loops. Everybody should be able to eat fresh, healthy food every day.
HOW TO GET INVOLVED: Take the pledge to share a meal with family and friends, find a local meal or host your own. If the date doesn't work, you can still take the pledge to show your support – and Slow Food USA will send you $5 cooking tips and updates on the campaign.
For more background on the day and the campaign, read the frequently asked questions. For $5 cooking tips and other resources, click here.
On Twitter? Join in the conversation by following/posting using #5challenge.
- Cheap Recipes for Slow Food USA's $5 Challenge, EatingWell Magazine
- 'How Low Can You Go' Family Supper Challenge, NPR
- Your Best Dirt Cheap Dinner Contest, Food52
- Get Cooking! presents dinners for $5 and under, Slow Food San Francisco
Background On The Issue:
- How I Beat KFC's Family Meal Challenge, Kurt Friese, Grist
- $20 Food Showdown: Fast Food vs. Healthy Food, Stepfanie Romine, DailySpark
- Is Local Food More Expensive?, Rich Pirog and Nick McCann, Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture
- The Farmer's Market Myth, Barry Estabrook, The Atlantic


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#2 Mount Union Purple Raiders (12-0, 9-0 OAC) vs.
#9 Wabash Little Giants (12-0, 6-0 NCAC)
Sat., Dec. 3 - 12 pm - Mount Union Stadium (Alliance, Ohio)
Joe Tait (play-by-play), Harry Paidas (color):
WIVM Ch. 52 (Tape Delay - Sat. Dec. 3 at 11 pm, Sun. Dec. 4 at 1 pm)
SportsTime Ohio (Tape Delay - Sat. Dec. 3 at 11 pm; Mon. Dec. 5 at Noon)
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Complete Mount Union Game Notes in PDF Format: CLICK HERE
No. 2 ranked Mount Union hosts No. 9 ranked Wabash in the national quarterfinals of the NCAA Division III Football Playoffs Saturday at noon at Mount Union Stadium in Alliance.
Mount Union (12-0) completed its sixth straight undefeated regular season to win its 23rd overall and 20th straight Ohio Athletic Conference and an automatic bid into the 32-team tournament. The Raiders then won their opening round game 47-7 over Benedictine (Ill.) and scored a 30-10 second round victory over Centre (Ky.). The Raiders are making their 23rd NCAA Tournament appearance with a 71-12 record. Mount Union has advanced to the Stagg Bowl 14 times with a record 10 National Championships.
Wabash (12-0), located in Crawfordsville, Ind., scored a 38-20 first round win over Illinois College then rallied from a 28-7 deficit to defeat No. 6 ranked North Central (Ill.) 29-28 in the second round. The Little Giants won the North Coast Athletic Conference championship and automatic bid to the tournament. Wabash is making its seventh NCAA Tournament appearance with a 9-6 record. The Little Giants lost to Widener (Pa.) in the 1977 Stagg Bowl.
Wabash is led by fourth-year head coach Erik Raeburn, who played and coached at Mount Union and is the nephew of Purple Raider head coach Larry Kehres.
All Mount Union football games are broadcast on the radio on WDPN 1310 AM and WRMU 91.1 FM and simulcast online along with a LIVE STATS game tracker. You can also here the WRMU 91.1 FM feed on any phone by calling (330) 445-7900.
This game will be shown on television via tape delay on regional sports cable channel SportsTime Ohio and WIVM TV52 (Stark County), WIVN TV29 (New Philadelphia), Time Warner Cable (ch. 989-Stark County, ch. 99-Tuscarawas County), Massillion Cable (ch. 21) and Clear Picture Cable (ch. 21-Wayne County). Image Video produces the broadcasts with Joe Tait, who just finished a 39-year run as the radio voice of the Cleveland Cavaliers, does the play-by-play and Harry Paidas handles the color commentary.
This will be the second-ever meeting between the two teams, which previously met in the quarterfinals of the 2002 NCAA Playoffs which Mount Union scored a 45-16 win in Alliance.
Larry Kehres (Mount Union '71) is 315-23-3 (.927) in his 26th season as head coach and is one of the most successful coaches in college football history as he is one of only 11 coaches in college football history to win at least 300 games. His teams have won 22 OAC Championships, including the last 20 in a row, along with 10 of the last 18 NCAA Division III National Championships. He is a past president of the American Football Coaches Association and this past summer was the offensive coordinator for Team USA as they won the gold medal in the IFAF World Championships.
Erik Raeburn (Mount Union '91) is 39-6 (.867) in his 4th season as head coach at Wabash. Raeburn has led the Little Giants to two NCAC titles and three NCAA Tournament appearances while earning 2011 NCAC Coach of the Year honors. He has a career head coaching record of 97-32 as he was the head coach at Coe (Iowa) College for 8 years leading the Kohawks to three conference titles and two NCAA Playoff appearances. For six years he was an assistant coach at Mount Union and part of national championship teams in 1996, 1997 and 1998.
The winner of this game plays the winner of a matchup between Mary Hardin-Baylor and Wesley (Del.) next Saturday. The NCAA will announce a site on Sunday.
Wabash trailed only twice during the regular season and never more than a single score until falling behind 28-7 in the second half last week to North Central. The Little Giants then scored 22 fourth quarter points and took their first lead on a two-point conversion, 29-28, with just under a minute to play.
There is nothing little about the Little Giants (No. 5 vs. the run and No. 13 total defense) and their play on defense as linebackers in senior CJ Gum and freshman AJ Akinribade lead the way. Gum is an All-American who leads the team in tackles and was the NCAC Defensive Player of the Year while Akinribade is third on team in stops with a team-best 6.0 sacks and was NCAC Newcomer of the year.
On offense, junior Chase Belton started the first 11 games this season before suffering an injury and in came senior Tyler Burke who tossed for 311 yards and 4 TD's to lead the comeback against North Central. Who will play under center this week is still a question.
What is not a question is who will be catching the passes in the 1-2 punch of Jonathan Horn (59 rec. 841yds 8 TD's) and Wes Chamblee (53 rec. 805yds 10 TD). Chamblee is also third in the nation in punt returns. Vann Hunt is leading rusher with 760yds and 4 TDs.
Mount Union's win-loss record since 2000
55, 54
The Raiders hold the NCAA's two longest consecutive college football win streaks -- 55 from 2000-2003 and 54 from 1996-99.
Mount Union's record in the NCAA Playoffs
game regular season win streak for Mount Union dating back to a 21-14 loss to Ohio Northern in Alliance on Oct. 22, 2005.
game home winning streak for Mount Union dating back to a 21-14 loss to Ohio Northern in Alliance on Oct. 22, 2005.
consecutive regular season road victories for Mount Union dating back to a 21-18 loss at Baldwin-Wallace on Sept. 28, 1991.
Since 1996, the Raiders record when winning the turnover battle.
The Raiders record since 1990 when winning the turnover battle. That lone loss was a 20-17 loss to Wisconsin-LaCrosse in a 1995 national semifinal game. In that game, the Raiders had a +1 turnover margin.
Mount Union has hosted 50-straight playoff games (not including Stagg Bowl that is played at a neutral site) dating back to a national semifinal vs. Wis.-LaCrosse in 1996 at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, which the Raiders won 39-21.
For the seventh year the NCAA Division III Football Championship consists of a 32-team field. For perspective, in Mount Union's first appearance in the playoffs in 1985, the field was 16 teams. This year's field breaks down like this: Automatic bids will be given to 25 conference champions, one spot is reserved for teams that are independents or in conferences not granted automatic bids and the final six spots are national at-large bids.
Each team is allowed to dress 52 players for a game. Six additional players can go through warm-ups but must be in street clothes and a jersey during the game.
THE RAIDERS in 2011
Mount Union returns 16 starters and 48 letterwinners in 2011.
With a 49-0 win over St. Lawrence in the first round of the 2010 NCAA Playoffs, Larry Kehres became the 11th coach in college football history to win at least 300 games. Here is a list of the others.
- 483 John Gagliardi * (Carroll, MT, St. John's, MN)
- 409 Joe Paterno (Penn State)
- 408 Eddie Robinson (Grambling State)
- 377 Bobby Bowden (Samford, West Virginia, Florida State)
- 323 Paul "Bear" Bryant (Alabama, Maryland, Kentucky, Texas A&M)
- 319 Pop Warner (Georgia, Carlisle, Pitt, Stanford, Temple)
- 315 Larry Kehres * (Mount Union)
- 314 Roy Kidd (Eastern Kentucky)
- 314 Amos Alonzo Stagg (Springfield, Chicago, Pacific)
- 305 Frosty Westering (Parsons, Lea, Pacific Lutheran)
- 300 Tubby Raymond (Delaware)
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Mount Union has received contributions from three junior running backs this season. Jeremy Murray (Martins Ferry/Martins Ferry) managed just 13 yards on five carries against Centre before being knocked out of the game. He has eight 100-yard rushing performances this season and 15 in his career. In 26 career games, Murray has 3,015 yards on 554 attempts with 39 TD's. He is in fifth on the school's all-time rushing list and is 280 yards behind fourth place spot of Russ Kring (3,295 yds. 1983-84, 86-87). Filling in for Murray last week was Blair Skilliter (Curtice/Genoa) who had career-highs with 18 carries for 78 yards with a touchdown also fellow junior Jake Simon chipped in 44 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries.
Junior defensive end Charles Dieuseul (pronounced Diesel) (Winter Haven, Fla./Lake Region) matched his career-high with 12 tackles last week against Centre. The OAC's Defensive Lineman of the Year also had 3.0 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks and forced a fumble on the day. He has a team-best eight sacks and three forced fumbles on the season.
Larry Kehres is in his 26th season as head coach but 37th season working at Mount Union as he spent 10 seasons (1975-84) as an assistant coach to Ken Wable then in 1985 worked only as director of athletics before becoming head football coach and director of athletics in 1986. You might not know, he was also the first swimming coach at Mount Union. If you include his four years as a quarterback with the Raiders (1967-70), the 1971 Mount Union grad has spent 41 years as a student-athlete, assistant coach, head coach, teacher and administrator in Alliance.
Eight of 12 Mount Union opponents have been held to 200 yards or less of total offense. The Raiders are No. 1 in the nation in total defense allowing 179.1 yards per game. They have only allowed 17 first half points all year and just three in the second quarter.
Aside from being related, Larry Kehres and Erik Raeburn attended the same high school -- Southeast High School located just 14 miles north of Mount Union's campus in Alliance and southeast of Ravenna, Ohio.
Senior safety Alex Ferrara (Independence/Walsh Jesuit) was named one of 10 finalists for the Gagliardi Trophy given to the top all-around football player in NCAA Division III.
Ferrara has been a consistent performer for four years on one of nation's top ranked defenses. He is a three-time All-OAC selection, including first team nods in 2010 and 2011, as well as a 2010 All-North Region selection. He has two of his career 12 interceptions this season and scored a touchdown off a fumble recovery against Marietta. He also has blocked a kick and forced a fumble this season.
Off the field, Ferrara, who has a 3.77 grade point average as a business major, is an Academic All-OAC, two-time Academic All-District and an Academic All-American in 2010. He has aided in service projects such as Hugs for Haiti earthquake fundraiser, visited local schools with the Raider Buddy program and assisted with the Trick-or-Treat with the Raiders. In 2009, he traveled to El Salvador to help a needy village on a mission trip.
A record five other Purple Raiders have won the Gagliardi Trophy. Quarterback Jim Ballard won the inaugural award in 1993, fellow quarterback Bill Borchert in 1997, running backs Chuck Moore and Dan Pugh won the award in 2001 and 2002, while quarterback Greg Micheli won the award in 2008.
For the third year, fans will be given one collective vote by casting votes on the web site www.d3football.com. The student-athlete with the highest vote total is named recipient. The field will be narrowed down to four regional finalists who will be invited to an award dinner where the the winner will be announced at banquet on Wednesday, Dec. 14 as part of festivities leading up to the NCAA Division III National Championship game, the Stagg Bowl, in Salem, VA.
PURPLE RAIDERS IN THE PROs
Wide receiver Pierre Garcon was a sixth round draft pick in 2008 and is in his fourth season as a member of the Indianapolis Colts and may make a friendly wager with the team's offensive line coach and Wabash alum Pete Metzelaars '82.
Cecil Shorts III was a fourth round pick this past spring and is in his rookie season with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Two Raiders in the NFL coaching ranks are Dom Capers, the defensive coordinator of Green Bay Packers and Nick Sirianni as the offensive quality control coach of the Kansas City Chiefs.
Mount Union replaced its 10-year old AstroPlay surface with a new FieldTurf playing surface this past summer. Fans will notice that the football and soccer lines are permanent with two tones of alternating green and black end zones. The black also carries over to new Nike home purple jerseys that the Raiders will wear this season. Mount Union's newest teams -- men's and women's lacrosse will start varsity play in the spring of 2013 and their lines will be painted onto the field. New turf was put in the South end zone which moved the students and band to the North end leading to Mount Union warming up on North side and entering the stadium from the Northwest corner of stadium.


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How to Choose a Good Online Poker Site
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Selecting an online poker site is nearly as difficult as picking out a new car, as they both should be done with a lot of research and careful consideration. Online poker has grown tremendously in popularity, which has proportionally increased the demand for poker sites. You must first discern between the legitimate and worthwhile sites from the shady entities, similar to choosing the right car dealership – no one wants to be hustled by a second hand car salesman right?. Before you set up an account and commit to a site, you should take some steps to make sure it's the right site for you and test drive a few sites.
Online Reviews
Many people play online poker for real money, and that means that each website gets critiqued in some way. There are several reliable review websites that will let you know what kind of reputation each online poker site has, how the site pays out to its customers and whether or not the site has a history of giving customers a hard time. You should use these sites to find the online poker website that is right for you.
Once you are able to create a list of reliable online poker sites by using the reviews, then it is time to find the site that offers the best incentives. Online poker has become an extremely competitive business, and the websites are using a lot of different incentives to help attract new customers. You should compare these incentives and find the sites that offer you the best reason to give them your business.
Just because you own a PC now does not mean that you will always own a PC. When you are searching for a good online poker site, you should choose one that is both PC and Mac compatible. It may not seem important at the moment, but it could be very important in the future if your computing needs change.
A good online poker site will give you all of the information you need to decide on whether or not to give it your business. Information such as payout schedules, website security and deposit procedures will all be spelled out on the website in a way that is easy for customers to find and review. If you are looking at an online poker site that is not being completely transparent about its practices, then you are not looking at a site that you want to do business with.
Online poker is a business that is growing rapidly. Before you commit to an online casino for your poker needs, you should always take the time to make sure that the site meets your standards and offers you a safe playing environment.
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U.S. Airlines Merging With American Airlines
DALLAS (AP) — The number of major U.S. airlines is shrinking to four with the merger of American Airlines and US Airways. The two carriers announced the deal this morning, putting value of the merger at $11 billion. The combined carrier will be called American Airlines and will rank as the world's biggest airline. The deal still needs approval by American's bankruptcy judge and antitrust regulators.


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A Cadillac on the Nürburgring? What are the odds? Sure Cadillac's never met a Nürburgring it didn't lap, but this is the best we've seen of the company's upcoming 3-Series competitor rounding graffiti street.
That subdued engine note of the Cadillac ATS points not to a V8, however, but one of the new car's lesser-piston'd powerplants. GM North America boss Mark Reuss has said, in a recent video clip, that "Cadillac shouldn't be just about big V8s and supercharged motors." And so, that's led most speculators divining the top-line ATS-Vs powertrain down the V6 trail, with a logical assumption being it'll be a highly worked version of the Camaro's 3.6-liter. That's likely considering the BMW's reportedly returning to six-cylinder power for the next-gen M3.
Which version this one is, we can't say. But watch, at about 1:23, as this Caddy's driver outbrakes and passes a BMW 5-Series on the outside line. Pretty sweet handling little Cimmaron we have here. Oops, we said the C word.


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The video above features highlights of the Not for CEOs presentation on the topic of personal banding.
The Oct. 5 session was hosted by Credit Union Times during the CU Water Cooler Symposium at the Frist Center for the Visual Arts in Nashville, Tenn.
The panel comprised Matt Davis, innovation director, Filene Research Institute; Matt Monge, chief culture officer at Mazuma CU in Kansas City, Mo., and Gene Blishen, general manager at British Columbia's Mount Lehman CU – as well as CU Times Editor/Publisher Sarah Snell Cooke.
And below is the recorded live stream of the entire 48-minute session.


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The European wind energy industry is being hit by the economic crisis, and a difficult situation should not be made worse by politicians undermining investor confidence, warned top industry figures in Vienna, the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) reports.
At the opening of EWEA's annual wind power conference, politicians and industry representatives also spoke of the need to secure the further growth of wind energy in Europe after the current 2020 renewable energy target runs out, and of the disparity between fossil fuel and renewable energy subsidies.
Arthouros Zervos, president of EWEA, criticized 'sudden or retroactive changes to support schemes' and warned that 'the wind industry can be a driver for growth, for jobs and exports but not if government policies drive away investors.'
Zervos told industry leaders and ministers that the wind industry is suffering serious job losses and will suffer more difficulties this year. He called for binding renewable energy targets for 2030 as a way to create investor confidence.
Meanwhile, Fatih Birol, chief economist at the International Energy Agency, said global fossil-fuel subsidies totaled $523 billion in 2011, compared to just $88 billion for renewable energy.
According to Francesco Starace, CEO of Enel Green Power and chair of EWEA 2013, policy will be critical to ensuring the success of the European wind energy industry.
'Many are the challenges that the European wind industry will face at the domestic level, which require attention now: [European Union (EU)] energy policy after 2020, the further development of electricity infrastructure, and the competitiveness and integration of wind energy in the electricity market are among the most pressing,' he said. 'Furthermore, for preparing a proper future, the present should be adequately dealt with, and therefore, for reaching the 2020 targets, EU member states have to guarantee efficient and reliable renewable energy policies."


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Feb 18, 2006, 6:45 PM
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Took a clinic in Columbia, MD with Arno and the light bulb WENT OFF! Love it when that happens! My biggest problem was rushing through a climb to be done....results oriented with no appreciation of the learning process. When I came on to something tough, I would freeze up and panic because I could not 'finish'. I have been able to work through some of this and started leading outside (huge deal). As I have sat and considered what I have learned from Arno, I realized that this pattern is something I have done in other areas of my life. Rushing through work projects to get them out of the way or even wishing the kids were older to be 'done' with the not so fun parts of parenting.
I just found it interesting that my major obstacle I face climbing is a major obstacle in other parts of my life as well.
Thanks Arno! on many levels......
Feb 18, 2006, 9:20 PM
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I agree. The ideas/lessons/insights/practices found in The Rock Warrior's Way continue to help me live life on life's terms. When I am faced with situations in the workplace, family, etc. I am getting better at taking, stock of the situation (however unfomfortable/fearful it may be at the time), looking at my options, then choosing a course of action, accepting the outcome, and taking responsibility for the consequences. Concious breathing and "soft eyes" are practical exercises that work in and outside of climbing.
I need to read Rock Warrior's Way again.
Feb 19, 2006, 10:43 AM
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Well blimey this is a coincidence! I was on the verge of starting almost the same topic too - about applying RWW principles to life in general.
(Somewhat of a cyclical concept of course given RWW is applying life principles to rock, but I'm sure I'm not the only one who has been exposed to warrior principles through RWW first!).
I've had some issues going on recently that have forced me to reassess my life, how I feel about it, where it might be going - long overdue really. Part of this is being prepared for change, being able to go outside my comfort zone, and confronting what is scary and different rather than shutting myself away from it.
Obviously there's a large parallel between dealing with adversity in life and dealing with adversity on a climb - both involve mental challenges that take you outside your comfort zone. And warrior principles are there to be applied to both.
So I've started looking at the RWW concepts with different eyes now, looking at them as they apply to life (something that someone suggested a while ago and I should have listened to them then). I've also bought Eckhart Tolle's "The Power Of Now" (expands the being in the moment concept, albeit with a highly spiritual side - still the basic principle feels right to me), and ordered Dan Millman "Way Of The Peaceful Warrior".
I haven't really been thinking about RWW for climbing in the last few weeks, and I think when I read it again I will read it more holistically.
I would be nice to hear about people's stories and anecdotes about how they've found warrior principles in life in general...
Feb 20, 2006, 8:51 AM
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Yep! It is funny how we can get some great advice from people who care greatly about us but we cannot apply it until we are 'there'. I have learned to listen more and shut my pie hole for that very reason.
I, too, have found myself assessing my life and where I am and that is where I finally correlated the RWW and my general approach to life. The concepts are concepts that I have heard before and applied on different levels but for me, RWW brought it all together in a single picture. The pieces all fell into place.
I am not saying I practice it faithfully. I forget and have to remind myself regularly. It seems to be that I have to start from the beginning with the assessment process everytime I am faced with a new situation. It does not come automatically. I know everyone's experience is different and we all learn on different levels. I just feel so 'programmed' sometimes and have to stop myself from just reacting and actually place one foot in front of the other to move forward in a situation.
The self talk is a huge one. I allow my self talk to rule me sometimes. Realizing that it is not truth about me but self talk only and that it is to be analyzed piece by piece is incredibly freeing.
I agree that it is nice to hear other people's reflections on this.
Feb 22, 2006, 9:57 AM
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i'm amazed at how many see the relationship between climbing
and living and how arno's warrior's way principles fit so well
in our lives.
i think in general climbing is a metaphor for most of us related to
our lives and that by having arno's vehicle (WW), we are able to
apply those principles to living better lives as well as having greater
joy in our lives (and our climbing).
i know from my own personal experiences that it opened up the "can of worms" initially but i must also admit that i had kept the lid closed on purpose. once opened, however, i began to see that i was cheating myself out of the joy that life really is - much the same way as climbing brings me such joy (can you say orgasmic?).
as silly as that may sound - and hopefully not offensive - my life began to take new shape when i started climbing. the door was then opened to all new possibilities - most importantly - trust. learning to trust others with my life, trust others around me, trust friendships/relationships, and eventually myself. ahhh, the key therein lies, does it not? why do we grip so tight? only to clip that bolt or slot that nut then suddenly, it's ok?! trusting yourself is huge.
i learned (and continue to learn) from arno and the WW - the book is tattered and torn and pages are dog-eared and much is underlined and highlighted and it is one of my most precious items. i find that all of the items on his card given to us in the courses - work in my every day life.
observe - be aware of what is really going on not just around you but inside of you; center - keep in balance - life is about being in balance with all things - look at nature at its perfect balance; accept - consequences may not always be exactly what you expect but you can almost bet, it is what you need at that very moment so you can learn and grow; focus - my favorite one - my most favorite of favorites - when i am focused on exactly what i need to be doing at that moment - life slows down, there is no past or future - i am in this moment and it is exquisite; commit - ok, if you are going to go - then for heaven's sakes - GO - make sure you are ready to accept the consequences of your actions - does this not apply to all things in our lives? sure! trust - trust your partner and if you don't, get another one - trust yourself - my toughest one - believing in me - but once you have that, you do not become bloated with ego - you actually become more relaxed; pay attention - to not only what is going on in front of you, pay attention to your belayer - he is or she is your life line; pay attention to the things that could occur should you make a mistake - be aware of those things around you that could cause harm - to you or others - and pay very close attention to your gut instincts - connect that to your heart and you can't go wrong.
this works in life too - all his principles should be etched in stone - and until they are - i have them permanently etched on my soul.
Feb 22, 2006, 11:47 AM
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Hey _fiend_, are you at a mid-life crisis?
Last night I was working with a climber at the local gym. This was our second session; the last one was in Oct. Her Mom recently died and during the last month of her life she confided in her daughter that she didn't feel like she knew herself. She had the usual life of doing what she was told and living the life she saw everyone else living. But something was missing. She didn't know why she had lived. Now let's get back to the climber (daughter). She said, "I don't want to end up like that. I want to know who I am."
She gave me some feedback on applying what we'd gone over in our first session back in Oct. She applied lessons to running and climbing. She found that she associates failure with not finishing the run/race or falling. And, she was able to stop those thoughts and redirect attention on the process--breathing, feeling her body exerting effort. She commented that she felt much more at ease once she'd let go of the associations she had about failure.
Last night she observed that she tends to rush herself. And this is key. She noticed this. When we just do things habitually we cannot change. We need awareness and to begin this process you need to develop this observer/noticer/witness. So she caught herself rushing and I asked her, "Why are you rushing?" She realized she just wanted to get to the top. I reminded her to let go of that desire; it wasn't helping her achieve the top. Then I helped her focus in the moment by simply breathing, relaxing, and making just one move, then the next, then the next. Taking it just one move at a time helped her focus on just that part of the climb. She did get to the top but it was a result of a bunch of "parts" done one at at time.
So, does she know herself more now? Yes. She observed a tendency she had (to rush) and learned some tools to slow down (breathe, relax, one move at at time). Knowing yourself takes a deliberate decision to do so. Then it takes commitment to practice 24/7. What will you do today to learn more about who you are?
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Lou_dale, that is a great post and the main paragraph is a great summary of the principles to follow.
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Hey _fiend_, are you at a mid-life crisis?
I guess so. To be brief, my partner has left me, and that caused me to have some revelations about where my life had been going (nowhere) and how I had shut myself away from it's possibilities. I've realised a lot of things and a lot of connections I hadn't seen before. I'm trying to improve my way of being and dealing with situations....so I can stay open to whatever life has to offer.
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That's a good question! And one perhaps to ask oneself on waking each day. Today I'm flying out to Spain on a little climbing trip. I think I will observe how I do with the travelling, organisation, dealing with my partners (who are not as focused as me), and also how I react to any adversity (cock-ups, weather, delays etc). It's a start...
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That's a good question! And one perhaps to ask oneself on waking each day. Today I'm flying out to Spain on a little climbing trip. I think I will observe how I do with the travelling, organisation, dealing with my partners (who are not as focused as me), and also how I react to any adversity (cock-ups, weather, delays etc). It's a start...
Well I had a good trip - 4 days climbing and 2 days visiting my brother in Barcelona - and did learn a few things...
I learnt that I place a lot more value on hanging out with my brother (and other good company) compared to just climbing all the time. I really enjoyed the climbing but I enjoyed other aspects too without wishing I was climbing all the time.
I learnt that when I'm feeling out of sorts and unsure about something, looking at the possible options to change the situation can be useful without actually having to change the situation, just to see that I could.
I learnt that I need to be more aware of the effect my actions can have on others, and try to look a bit past people's immediate reactions.
I learnt that when faced with conflict, I should be wary of focusing on factual disagreements and instead be aware of what people might be feeling.
I learnt that resolving issues transforms a situation and that compromise can involve only a little change (mostly in attitude).
I learnt that I can push myself further than I thought whilst climbing, and keep going when I think I'm already off.
I learnt that I can recover some strength even on the shittiest rests.
I learnt that I feel a bit better about falling, but still not fully comfortable about doing it.
I learnt that Kung Po Duck Tongues really are bloody disgusting :shock:
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Hi _fiend_
Now you're cooking with gas. And, you are burning many of those preconceived conceptions and perceptions that you've been operating under. Great awarenesses.
When dealing with other people, I've found it helpful to understand that their actions have nothing to do with me; it has to do with their ability to act nice or mean. This perspective helps me maintain peace so I don't react to them but rather find a way to respond. Mental fitness is about maintaining your attention and therefore your power. I maintain my power by not giving it away through reactions that only create more disharmony.
"...trying to improve my way of being..." I would suggest you rephrase this to: I intend to improve my way of being. Intention is powerful. It is attention focused in the direction of a choice. You choose to improve your way of being. With this choice and attention on it you intend your future. Intend; don't try.
"...how I react to adversity..." It is helpful to notice when you react but then you must decide how you want to respond. "Reaction" is acting on automatic, to limiting beliefs. "Responding" is acting in a direction that will help you learn.
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A Q&A with student success software developers en route to a federal briefing
Everyone is familiar with the completion issue — we all know we need more students on track toward graduation, and better tools deployed to support student success. There are many efforts by organizations within education and government aimed at student success, often leveraging technology to help achieve their goals. But how will these efforts be coordinated, so participants in the completion agenda can work toward common goals, with the support and guidance of national and state governments, foundations, or other organized groups?
While there's no simple answer, certainly part of the process is speaking out — institutions sharing ideas with peer groups and briefing appropriate government agencies. And that's exactly what a panel from the South Orange County Community College District will be doing February 27 at a federal briefing on "Paving the Pathway to College Completion: How South Orange County Community College District is using technology tools to improve student success and college completion." Two of the panelists are Vice Chancellor of Technology and Learning Services Robert S. Bramucci and IT Director Jim Gaston, lead developers of SOCCCD's own suite of student success software. To gain insight about this informative meeting, CT asked the two about their objectives for the upcoming briefing that will potentially draw staffers from all of the various federal education committees.
Mary Grush: First, by way of background, Campus Technology has been covering SOCCCD's student success software development in recent years, including your work on MAP, Sherpa (for which you received CT Innovator recognition in 2012), the Student Success Dashboard, and Predictive Analytics. Very briefly, where are you now with these components of your overall student success strategy?
Bob Bramucci: With our agile development method, we release things in small batches, so these projects are all at different stages. Our SIS, which is the foundation (not necessary to run the student success software, but certainly part of our strategy) was in place first. Then, we completed the My Academic Plan (MAP) system back in 2007. By now, students have created more than 200,000 plans with that software! Sherpa, our recommendation engine, is still technically in pilot, though the software is completed. The Student Success Dashboard has been completed also, but we are about to add a "student success ribbon" to it — we're very excited about that. The only piece we haven't finished the software for, yet, is Predictive Analytics. But for that, we have created three mathematical models in collaboration with Dr. Padhraic Smyth at the nearby Center for Machine Learning and Intelligent Systems at the University of California-Irvine, Sandeep Jayaprakash at Marist College in New York, and Ted Younglove in the California Community Colleges system. We are set to run a limited pilot to tweak those algorithms. So with the exception of Predictive Analytics, which is actually just entering Beta, we now can introduce people to all-working software, and all-real demos.
Grush: So are you ready to concentrate more on outreach now? Is tomorrow's briefing in DC an opportunity for that?
Bramucci: We're fairly unusual as a community college, to be making our own software — much less student success software. Because we are somewhat of an unusual creature in higher education, how could we expect people to know about us if we didn't go tell them? Of course we want to show people what we have created, because we think it has value in higher education much more widely.
Jim Gaston: A lot of our participation in the briefing, though, is helping to set the vision. We believe that technology has a significant role to play in the whole student success agenda. I think we are showing that here on a local level, and we are really interested in sparking some discussion nationally and finding some kindred spirits out there who might be doing something similar.
Grush: What can SOCCCD achieve by participating in tomorrow's federal briefing?
Bramucci: First of all, I am delighted to see now what I might call "the alignment of the planets" — I have never before seen this degree of alignment across so many different entities that serve or participate in education, from the White House, to associations of state governors, to private foundations such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Lumina Foundation, all the way to state efforts like our own California Community Colleges Student Success Task Force.
On one hand, I am very heartened to see a coordination of effort for student success and completion. On the less positive side, having set our sights on higher graduation rates, we have barely budged the needle. Using California as an example (and a good representation of what's going on nationally), we are three-to-four years into this effort. Here we are in 2014 and proportionately, following a linear scale, if we want to double graduations by 2020, or even by 2025, we are not really on track to do that.
We know some things really need to change. For example, in the community colleges, granted we've succeeded in our long-time mandate for access. But now we are trying to serve the twin goals of access and success. This requires change. I think we should have some conversations now, about what needs to change, rather than waiting, say, until 2018 to do that.
Grush: What are some of the things you would add to this conversation, from the perspective of your experience with student success software development at SOCCCD?
Bramucci: One of SOCCCD's broader goals is not just to show people the software that we have created, but also to have a discussion about how we created it. We believe the history of how we created it has a few secrets that we should share with others.
I'll give you some key examples. First, our software is very student-centered. We actually hire students to sit on our design teams, and to do outreach as well as usability studies. We're taking a student to the briefing in DC with us. Second, we use agile methods in creating our software. It's much more inclusive, and much more flexible than software development methods of the past. We believe it perfectly suits the challenges that we face in higher education on behalf of student success. And a third major area is what we call our allocation-of-function approach. In the workplace it's always human beings working in consort with machines. It's a human-plus-machine system. At SOCCCD, we use a human-centered design approach, thus elevating the humans' jobs by allocating rote work to the computers and truly leveraging the expertise of people.
Grush: How are the elements of the SOCCCD model replicable, or how can they be leveraged by colleges and universities across the country?
Bramucci: Our student-centered, agile, allocation-of-function approach, which I just described, is remarkably replicable: particularly the strategy of forming broad, inclusive teams of faculty, staff, full-time and part-time instructors, and students. Another thing is the model of public-private partnerships that we have: We work with several consultancies and can ramp up and down quickly, as needed.
Gaston: Another thing to consider is personalization — now a strong tendency in software development and technology strategy, and a factor developers will want to replicate. You can look back on how the evolution of the software that we've built moved more and more toward personalization.
First, what originally set MAP, our planning tool and the first of our student success software, apart was its student-centeredness. And being developers in a college environment, we have not only students on our design team, but also, in effect, focus groups right at our door. All this helps support the idea of continuous improvement and the move toward more personalization.
The next big project, Sherpa, moved forward with the student-centered approach. Our recommendation engine became much more proactive, reaching out to the student with e-mails and text messaging. Personalized messages pop up on specific pages within the portal.
And the first phase of the software that came next, the Student Success Dashboard, was a complete makeover of the home page of our portal, with a customized newsfeed, to-do list, and calendar — all of which consumed the personalized nudges coming from Sherpa. The second phase will go after some of the key performance metrics, which we will incorporate in a ribbon that the students can customize for themselves in order to keep track of their own progress.
Finally, as Bob mentioned, we already have the mathematical models for our predictive analytics, and we'll be focusing our design on how we can make the analytics useful for the student.
Grush: What are just a few examples of other organized efforts you can think of that are aimed at extending that conversation about what needs to change? And what is the role of government?
Bramucci: Within Educause, Diana Oblinger recently convened a summit on what's being called IPAS — Integrated Planning and Advising Services. It's a nascent but growing area that's attracting a lot of attention. When an area like this is just emerging, it's useful to have key players meet so as to get out ahead of it and lead the effort.
Another would be AASCU, the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. Under George Mehaffy, they have what is called the Red Balloon Project initiative, which has brought together both thought leaders and practitioners in several areas including analytics — in analytics, for example we've been able to meet with John Campbell, George Siemens, Tristan Denley, and others.
Those are just two examples… of course I could mention more.
One role for government would be to help convene these types of discussions, especially because this is a time of reduced travel funding for most institutions. Another role would be to facilitate standards efforts across education technology, which would be especially useful where there may be mixed incentives — where it's problematic, say, for an LMS provider to introduce standards. And a third area is where government could follow the examples of Gates and Lumina, to give many smaller seed grants, just to see what might work and what might not. This could help us to discover which things scale, so we can deploy those. One role I would not want to see for government, however, is to dictate. But I don't think we're seeing that. Their strength is to facilitate.
Grush: Do you see a potential for more funding as a direct or indirect result of your presentations in tomorrow's federal briefing? What else are you looking forward to, as a result of your participation?
Bramucci: Tomorrow's briefing is really the culmination of lots of conversations we've been having at various state and federal levels. We see a lot of interest from government in tools and strategies for student success. There's a lot of funding in the works that hasn't hit the street yet, so the time is right to get out there and let people know what we are doing.
But what's really striking to me is that I have never seen so many conversations — so much being added to that larger conversation we mentioned earlier about looking at change — than in the past year or so. Again, if those who are working on behalf of student success can be brought together, we can have these nascent conversations and decide — together — which avenues are going to bear fruit.
[Editor's note: On Thursday, February 27, Bob Bramucci and Jim Gaston will participate in SOCCCD's federal briefing in Washington DC, focusing on "Paving the Pathway to College Completion: How South Orange County Community College District is using technology tools to improve student success and college completion."]
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While YGGG #2 (Cheri) has been learning about her iPad, I have been rearranging my genealogy/computer room, putting things in order (at least for a while) and also getting used to very high speed Internet. What a change after years of poking along! The former server wasn't dial up, but somewhat close to it. Now images, such as on Ancestry.com, appear so fast I can hardly blink between the request the result. I hope my brain keeps up with everything.
Winter days are also great for planning genealogical research, outlining what needs to be done. Yes, making those To-Do Lists! It's a good time to clean up genealogy files, especially on the computer. We are planning our annual trip to Salt Lake City in May and June. That means reviewing our genealogy files, determining what research needs to be done and then developing a plan to accomplish that research.
Cold, snowy days are meant for reading or baking chocolate chip cookies. My genealogy magazines pile up so I try to catch up on the reading. I also try to allocate time for scanning documents and photographs.
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