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"Every thought and feeling that passes through your mind has an effect on your body and its chemistry … and when you are free of stress and tension, your body's inherent tendencies toward balance are given the opportunity to assert themselves." – William Collinge
The relaxation response is a profoundly healing state. In fact it may be the most fundamental healing state of which you are capable… for what happens in this state is that all of your inborn tendencies toward balance and harmony are allowed to express themselves.
The benefits of this special state are really the result of helping your body and mind rest deeply. When you are free of stress and tension, your body's inherent tendencies toward balance are given the opportunity to assert themselves. Every cell has within its nucleus a genetic code or blueprint, showing what perfect harmony, balance, and health look like for you. That blueprint contains detailed instructions for each individual cell, as to its own role in restoring that state of balance.
I wish to emphasize here the importance of this genetic code. Imagine for a moment that you had the responsibility to direct all your body's functions. You must make a conscious effort to pump your blood, to digest your breakfast, to filter your blood through your liver and kidneys, to regulate your temperature, to grow white cells in your marrow, to direct each breath, etc… You would very quickly be overwhelmed with this responsibility. Fortunately your body has the programming to do all this for you. You need not even be awake, and these vital functions still go on.
Likewise, all your body's healing responses go on without your conscious participation. When you have a cut or bruise, the cells in that area know exactly what to do to restore that area to health, to knit the tissue back together, to remove the debris, to clear away the bacteria, and to restore the area to its original condition – in accordance with the genetic code for that area. What an overwhelming responsibility it would be if you had to understand consciously how to do this! None of you would be alive today.
The best you can do is support these inherent healing processes. And one of the most supportive things you can do is to remove as much interference as possible. To the degree that stress interferes with these healing processes, you will benefit by clearing the way for the relaxation response to work its magic.
In ME/CFS (and Fibromyalgia) the relaxation response has particular importance. The experience of fatigue is caused by certain cytokines released by the immune system. These cytokines are detected by neural receptors throughout your body. These receptors send the message to the brain that there is an elevated presence of cytokines in the blood, and the brain responds by trying to slow you down. Why would the brain do this? Is the fatigue merely a mistake, an aberration which serves no purpose?
Let us consider the possibility that the fatigue is a purposeful response on the part of your body. It serves the purpose of getting you to rest. This is your body's way of getting the relaxation needed to allow healing to take place.
Remember, your body knows how to heal. You can respect the fatigue as an intelligent response.
- Rather than thinking of it as an inconvenience or an adversary, it is part of your body's effort to promote healing. Its intention is to allow the deep relaxation needed so your body can realign itself with its inborn programming.
- When you argue with your body – that is, when you attempt to go on and ignore the symptom, it will escalate and win.
You cannot defeat the wisdom of your body.
There are a variety of popular images of what is meant by relaxation. To some people, it means lying on a sofa in front of the television. For others it means an evening at the movies, or reading a good book. For someone else it may mean taking a nap, or talking with friends. Perhaps the common denominator for most people is that it means not working or doing anything that is physically challenging.
However, none of these activities is likely to lead to the relaxation response. In fact, it may be safe to say that many people have never experienced true relaxation. This is because it involves more than just a state of rest for your body.
The relaxation response is a state of profound rest for both body and mind. This means that neither is active, which is why many people have not experienced it. The body may be in a state of repose, but the mind is another story. As long as your mind is busily engaged, your body is unable to totally relax. Every thought and feeling that passes through your mind has an effect on your body and its chemistry, however subtle.
This certainly applies to reading, television, and movies. Your mind is directly engaged, and is flooded with images which evoke reactions within you. This of course is the intention of such entertainment.
You can sleep without necessarily having the benefits of deep relaxation. People with ME/CFS or FM know all too well how the mind can disturb sleep. The sleep center in the brain is not functioning properly, and the anxiety and other symptoms of the illness can further impair your ability to have refreshing and restful sleep. Yet sleep is the best your body can do on its own to approach the benefits of the relaxation response. These factors, on top of the natural anxiety of having a chronic illness, can seriously interfere.
When you are sleeping, your mind remains active, in the form of dreaming. The dreams create all manner of feeling states and chemical changes in your body. We have all had the experience of waking up from a bad dream to discover sweaty palms or other signs of emotional upset.
The level of relaxation we seek is deeper than that attained in sleep. And, if you can learn the art of creating this deeper state, then sleep will be much more beneficial.
The key to creating the relaxation response is calming your mind. A calm mind is a mind with minimal activity – little or no thinking, analyzing, fantasizing, or worry. The more calm your mind is, the deeper is the state of relaxation for your body. This may come as a surprise to some, but the fact is that you can be fully awake, aware, and alert while at the same time your mind can be calm.
This of course forces you to examine your relationship to your mind.
The most fundamental point you need to accept is that you are not your mind. In Western cultures you are led to assume that "I and my mind are one… my mind is who I am." This view suggests that your mind is at the center of your being, it is the most essential part of you.
We can benefit, however, from the insights of Eastern cultures that there is much more to you than your mind. An alternative point of view is that your mind is on the periphery rather than at the center of you. In the center is your soul or spirit or consciousness, something more basic than your mind. And your mind itself is like an organ which you can activate or deactivate.
While this is a somewhat awkward way of saying it, the point is that it is possible to separate from, or dis-identify with, your mind. You can see yourself as having a relationship with your mind rather than simply being it. You must become interested in this relationship if you are to have any hope of being free of stressful thoughts and feelings, and their consequent ill effects in your body.
Fortunately for you there is a great deal known about how to accomplish this. The relaxation response has been the province of mystics and spiritual seekers for thousands of years. This is because they have all discovered that your mind is the primary obstacle to spiritual growth and insight. As a result, hundreds of traditions have evolved for how to calm your mind.
Most of these traditions involve various forms of meditation. Many mind/body programs teach meditation as a means to reduce stress and create the relaxation response. While meditation techniques were originally developed for spiritual pursuits, it is a welcome side benefit that the states induced by meditation can create the optimal conditions for healing to occur in your body.
All the traditions are based on the insight that you can separate yourself from your mind, and that by doing so you can learn to calm it. In CFS (and FM), since your mind and its functioning can be affected by the illness, this realization will help you to retain a sense of power and volition, that you are not simply a helpless victim of the syndrome and its effects.
When you can have some degree of mastery over this, you can more easily accept that the illness is transitory – the symptoms come and go – and that healing is possible.
What I will present here are the common denominators of many different traditions for calming your mind. There is no one right way, but there are many ways to achieve this. They all, however, share certain fundamentals, which are described below.
Willingness to Practice Regularly
This endeavor involves the development of a skill. Regular practice is necessary to deepen your mastery of this skill. And with practice, your relaxation will deepen, will be achieved more rapidly, and the benefits will of course be greater. Yet without the commitment to regular practice the skill simply cannot be developed. Regular practice means daily, ideally at a specified time, and for a specified period such as 30 or more minutes.
Willingness to Work with Your Resistance
The nature of the mind is to remain active. It has a tremendous momentum to keep on thinking all kinds of thoughts. When you initially sit down to learn the practice, you will discover how strong this momentum is. You must constantly remember your intention to stay with the practice, for your mind will resist the practice and prefer to remain active.
Willingness to be Non-Judgmental of Yourself
One of the traps you need to avoid is evaluation or judgment of your performance. These judgments, coming of course from your mind, are in fact a way your mind can sabotage your efforts to calm it. Most likely you will have thoughts such as "I'm getting nowhere with this… I don't like this… This is boring… I can't do this… I'm not doing it right…" etc. It is absolutely predictable and natural to have these thoughts, but again they should be understood as part of the natural resistance of your mind, and you must not be distracted by these judgments. If you are not careful to remember this, you can be easily demoralized or dissuaded from further practice.
Creating the Right Environment
This means attending to the physical surroundings. Ideally you can find a place in your home which can become your special place for practice. Perhaps a corner in your bedroom, or some other place that is reserved for this process. This helps send a message to your mind that when you are in this place, this is what you do. Have the space arranged to be comfortable – a special chair, or cushions arranged in a certain way, so that you can feel at peace in this place. Gradually your mind will learn to expect relaxation when you are seated in this place.
Preventing Distractions
I consider three types of distractions especially important here: noise, other people, and telephones. Perhaps you can think of others. Remember, your mind prefers to remain active, and any of these distractions will be seized upon immediately by your mind if given the opportunity. The best advice is:
Noise. Avoid the interference of appliances, televisions, or other sources of noise. If you live with others, you must enlist their cooperation in maintaining quiet during your practice. Other People. If necessary, place a "do not disturb" sign on your door. Again, you must enroll the cooperation of others. Make sure you communicate to them the importance of respecting your quiet time. If you have small children, you may need to arrange help with this, for otherwise your ears will be tuned to the slightest hint of their needing attention from you. Telephones. The first choice is unplugging the phone at the wall. This way there is no ringing, no clicking of machines, and no imagining in your mind about who is calling and what they may be saying. Using an answering machine is the second choice, and if you do use one, turn off the volume and ringer, if possible.
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I cannot overemphasize the importance of the prevention of outer distractions. They are the easiest to overlook, and the most likely to sabotage your practice. Remember, your mind may find the relaxation experience contrary to its nature, and may seize upon any opportunity to be active, however subtle. You are doing yourself a wonderful favor by creating the opportunity for true relaxation to happen, and the fundamentals must be in place.
TECHNIQUES TO CREATE THE RELAXATION RESPONSE (Using a particular focus to occupy your mind's attention – "mindfulness" – and slow it down.)
Now that we have discussed the prerequisites, let us turn to specific techniques. Since the full relaxation of your body originates with the relaxation of your mind, you are basically working with your mind. The mind has been described as a stampeding herd of wild horses, a cage full of chattering monkeys, a freeway at rush hour, and many other metaphors, all of which characterize its seemingly uncontrollable nature. If left unattended, it will continue its random, chaotic activity. In fact, in this process, you will get to know your mind more deeply than ever before, for you will be in a new relationship with it.
Your mind can be slowed down and harnessed, or brought under control, so to speak. The means to accomplish this may be called mindfulness. This means your mind is full of what is happening right now, and you use a particular focus to occupy your mind's attention. Below are described some alternatives which you may use to practice mindfulness for relaxation.
Using the Breath
You may choose to use the breath as the focus for your relaxation process. Each breath is long, slow, and deep, into the belly. Being mindful of the breath, you become a student of it, and concentrate all your attention on a particular aspect of the breath. There are several ways the breath can be used.
Watching the breath. One method of watching is to focus on the expansion and relaxation of your belly. Notice how as you breathe in the belly expands outward as the diaphragm moves down, making more room for the lungs. As you exhale, notice how the belly is drawn back in, as if the belly button is reaching to touch the front of your spine. Follow the rhythm of this in and out movement, like a circle with no beginning point, just a continuous circular motion. This movement of the belly is like that of a person rowing a boat across a lake, with the arms moving in a circular motion, each stroke flowing into the next, with no clear ending or beginning for each stroke.
Another method of watching is to focus on a point just inside your nostrils. Imagine that there are millions of tiny, sensitive nerve endings that can feel the air moving in across this area of tissue. You might think of the air as an ocean of billions of molecules, like marbles, all rolling over each other and over these nerve endings as they cascade down you windpipe into your lungs.
Then the flow reverses, and this sea of marbles pours back out, again over those same nerve endings, as it leaves your body. And just as a tidal pool next to the ocean is constantly filled and emptied by the ebb and flow of the waves, so too the ocean of air constantly pours in and back out, through your nostrils. Maintain your focus on this area just inside the entrance.
Counting breaths. This means counting each in-breath and each out-breath, in pairs. For example: (in-breath) one, (out-breath) one, (in-breath) two, (out-breath) two, repeating this process up to ten. When you reach ten you begin again at one. Whenever you realize you have been distracted by thought and have lost count (which will happen!), rather than trying to remember where you were, you begin again at one.
Beginning-middle-end. Another approach with the breath is to focus on the beginning, middle, and end of each breath. This means that you conceive of the breath as having three segments, and you notice each of these segments, with each in-breath and with each out-breath. In other words, you notice the beginning, middle, and end of the in-breath, followed by the beginning, middle, and end of the out-breath. This too becomes a circular process, and you can fall into a comfortable rhythm of flowing in a circular motion.
It is important in all the breathing techniques to use your senses, rather than just doing it as an intellectual exercise. Really focus your senses on the experience of each breath as intimately as you can. Feel the texture of the air, feel the rising and falling of your belly, the expansion of your rib cage as the ribs open like fingers on a hand with each breath… Attune to your senses as much as possible to experience the breathing.
It is this use of the senses that will help you stay focused on the process and, in turn, calm the mind. Fritz Perls, MD, the father of gestalt therapy, once used a phrase which captures this process: "Lose your mind, and come to your senses."
Using Words or Sounds
Another method is to use a sound or word as the subject of your focus. This involves the repetition of the sound or word throughout the relaxation process. This too can be done in a variety of ways. One is to repeat the word on the out-breath. You can use a simple word, something which does not engage the mind, such as "one" or "ohm" or any other word which has a calming effect on you.
An alternative in this approach is to use a phrase which has a reassuring effect, such as "I am one," "I am calm," or "healing now." There are many variations of this technique possible, but they all have in common the repetition of the sound or words. It is the experience of repetition that has the calming effect on the mind. You can choose any word or phrase that appeals to you. Just be careful that it is not something that engages your mind or stimulates thinking. The emphasis is on simplicity and calmness. The process of repetition fills your mind and remains your focus throughout the process.
Using "Progressive Relaxation"
A favorite technique of many people is called progressive relaxation. This involves a block of time and a quiet place, just like the earlier techniques described. However, your body itself is used as the focus of your attention. The aim is the same – that is, to disconnect from thought and spend a period of time in a state of deep relaxation of both body and mind.
Progressive relaxation may be done either lying down or sitting. In either case, you find a comfortable position, one from which you will not need to move for twenty or thirty minutes. Observe the same fundamentals described earlier in preparing the environment and having a special place.
This technique involves focusing on various parts of your body, relaxing them one by one, spending approximately a minute in each area. You tense, hold, and then release the muscles of a particular area, before moving on to the next area. Hold or clench the muscles in the area for a count of ten, and then release for a count of ten, before moving on to the adjacent area.
In a variation of this technique, you can forgo the tensing and releasing of muscles, and instead focus on simply bringing your awareness to each area and imagining that area softening and melting, releasing any tension that was present. At the end of this chapter is a script to guide you through a progressive relaxation exercise using this variation. You are encouraged to experiment with both methods, and find which works best for you.
The greatest challenge in relaxation method is staying focused, whether it be on the breath, word, sound, or parts of your body.
And of course the source of this challenge is your mind, for it has a tremendous momentum toward continuous thinking. Your mind will go through a variety of strategies to distract you and engage you in its meandering ways. This may include continuously offering you its analysis about the process, as in "I'm not getting this… This is boring… I'm doing great… This is fun… How much longer? What time is it?"
If that doesn't capture your attention away from the process, your mind may try thinking about the important issues or problems in your life, or resort to showing re-runs of horror movies about your illness.
Its basic attitude will be, "Why waste this valuable time that could be put to constructive use, thinking about how to solve these problems?"
Or it may choose to focus upon the details of daily living: "Let's see, how full is the gas tank? How much do I have in the checking account? When did I balance the checkbook last? What do I need to pick up at the store?"
Your mind will find both subtle and not-so-subtle ways to distract you and engage you in thought.
Returning Home (Again and Again)
Each time you discover you have lost your focus and have been caught up by your mind, your reaction is critical to the relaxation process. It is not realistic to expect that you should remain free of thought through the process and never succumb to your mind's seduction. The process is not one of attaining a fixed state of no-mind. Rather, it is a process of continuously and methodically returning back home to the meditation subject.
Some people find it helpful to imagine they are sitting by a river bank, and the thoughts are merely debris floating by. They do not need to jump in and float down the river with the debris. Or you may imagine the thoughts as merely clouds drifting across the sky, as you notice them and return to your focus.
At first you may find that you stay focused only for a few seconds at a time before thoughts start crowding their way in. And each time you find yourself in thought, you simply return, as if to say "Oh yes, back to the breath…" There is no need for judgment of yourself or analysis of the thought. Just keep returning back to the focus.
This is when to be especially wary of self-evaluation, for if you persist with a judgmental attitude toward yourself or your performance, you will experience meditation as one insult after another because you will quickly see that your expectations do not hold.
Labeling Your Thoughts
One strategy that may help you get some distance from your thoughts is to label them when they arise. Each time you find yourself captivated in thought, you take a step back and give that thought a descriptive label. You need only have a very short list of categories for, after all, most of your thoughts deal only with a limited range of issues.
You may use any labels you find useful. You could use a simple scheme such as worry, fear, desire, thinking, fantasy or other labels. The point is to distance yourself a little from the thought, and attaching a label can help you shift your focus back to the relaxation process.
With time and practice, you will find that your skill increases noticeably. You will find the gaps between thoughts become wider, you will catch yourself more quickly, and less and less effort is required to return to your focus. You will also begin to notice patterns or characteristic types of thought that seem to keep arising, and this recognition will make it even easier to detach.
Ultimately you will discover deeper feelings of calm and peace than you thought possible. Finally, after each session you will find that your thinking is more clear and insightful. These are all worthwhile benefits which will add to the physiological benefits of the relaxation response.
Many people enjoy using music in relaxation, and it can certainly have a soothing effect on your mind and emotions. However, music can both help and hinder your creating the relaxation response. One must be careful in how one uses it, and what music is selected.
There are certain guidelines for this. Remember, since your intention is to calm your mind and body, it is best to select music which does not engage your mind in following a melody. While this may feel pleasant, it does not help in making your mind be still so the relaxation response can arise.
On the other hand, music which is simple and non-intrusive, such as involving long tones or ocean waves gently lapping on the shore, and no melody that compels you to participate in it, can have a calming effect for your mind and facilitate the relaxation response.
Some people find that music is helpful in the early stages of learning to deeply relax, but then later becomes a distraction as they become more adept at calming the mind on their own.
Allow about 20 minutes to move through this process. Find a comfortable position, in an environment where you will not be disturbed or distracted.
Begin by closing your eyes and bringing your awareness to your breath. Take a few moments to breath deeply and fully, emphasizing the length of the out-breath, letting it be long, deep, and thorough.
After a few minutes when you feel your breathing has softened, bring your awareness to the toes of your right foot. Imagine that you can direct your breath into your toes, and as you breathe, your toes are softening and melting, letting go of any remaining tension. After a few breaths, bring your awareness to the rest of your right foot, and breathe into the entire foot, allowing it to soften, melt, and let go of any remaining tension.
- Now let this feeling of softening and melting spread up through your right ankle, and bring your awareness to your right calf muscle. Again breathing slowly into this area, feeling it soften and melt with each full deep breath.
- Spend a few moments sensing the feeling of softness and melting, and then let this feeling of relaxation slowly move up through your right knee into your right thigh, and again, feel your right thigh muscles softening and melting, just letting go of any remaining tension…
- Continue this process through the major muscle groups of your body, taking your time in each area (about a minute) until you feel a definite softening and melting sensation.
- Move from the right thigh to the hip, the buttocks, over to the left hip, down into the left thigh, knee, calf, ankle, foot and toes.
- Then move up through the pelvis, lower back, middle and upper back.
- Then around to the lower abdomen, solar plexus, rib cage, and chest.
- Then out to the shoulders, down the arms, the hands, to the finger tips.
- Move to the neck, throat, up the sides and back of the head, over the top of the scalp. Then down into the forehead, into the sinuses, eyes and eye sockets, cheeks, and mouth. Inside the mouth to the jaw muscles, the tongue, and the lips.
- Now scan the entire length of your body, to see if there are any remaining areas with the slightest tension. Direct your breath into those areas, and with a long, thorough out-breath, let it all go…
Now rest.
* William Collinge, PhD, MPH, is a leading expert in the use of complementary therapies to help ME/CFS & FM patients with psychological, physical and spiritual healing. This article is excerpted with kind permission from Chapter 8 of Dr. Collinge's book "Recovering from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Guide to Self-Empowerment," which is offered free in its entirety on his website (http://www.collinge.org). To learn more about clinically tested self-care strategies for ME/CFS & FM read the Q&A with Dr. Collinge http://www.immunesupport.com/library/showarticle.cfm?id=8814, held April 25 in the ImmuneSupport.com Community Chat Room.
Note: This information has not been evaluated by the FDA. It is generic and is not meant to prevent, diagnose, treat, or cure any illness, condition, or disease. It is very important that you make no change in your healthcare plan or health support regimen without researching and discussing it with your professional healthcare team.


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Hispanics: The Second Generation. Prod. Francisco Ramirez. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1998. 5 July 2007 <http://rave.ohiolink.edu/dmc/video/1844383>.
Examines how the second generation Hispanics are adapting to American society. (Streaming video 44 min.)
Hispanics, Their Differences. Prod. Francisco Ramirez and Vanessa Cordova Corwin. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1998. 5 July 2007 <http://rave.ohiolink.edu/dmc/video/1842630>.
Examines the differences and similarities between Hispanics living in the United States. Three families are spotlighted, one Puerto Rican, one Mexican American and one Cuban American. Explores how they view themselves and how they view each other. Originally produced in 1995 from the television program "Hispanics in the United States." (Streaming video 44 min.)
In Context: Of Mice and Men. Prod. Christopher Morris. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1999. 5 July 2007 <http://rave.ohiolink.edu/dmc/video/5924248.>
Dr. Susan Shillinglaw of the Center for Steinbeck Studies discusses labor exploitation in the Salinas valley during the Depression era in order to reinforce an appreciation of the precarious lifestyle faced by migrant laborers. Passages from the novella; interviews and archival footage and photos of Wall Street, FDR, the Dust Bowl, and the 1936 lettuce strike; and an excerpt from Woody Guthrie's "Bound for Glory" add depth to this powerful study. (Streaming video 20 min.)
La Nueva Lengua. Prod. Magdalena Acosta. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1999. 5 July 2007<http://rave.ohiolink.edu/dmc/video/1841435>.
In Spanish. "After Mexico gained independence from Spain, the young nation continued to struggle for identity as it sought to define itself geographically, politically, and culturally. As Mexico matured, so too did its literary tradition. This program examines the influences of such writers as José Santos Chocano, Enrique Gonzales Martinez, and Los Contemporáneos, among others." (Streaming video 32 min.)
The Line in the Sand Stories from the US. Catholic Relief Services, 2006. PS627 .M49 L5 2006
In partnership with the Villanova University Masters of Theatre program, a team of writers were sent to the Arizona/Mexico border in August 2005. Working with the Catholic Relief Services' Mexico office, the group conducted interviews with migrants, ranchers, Mexican and U.S. government officials, diocesan staff, and others. The power of theater tells the powerful stories of people. (DVD 60 min.)
Los De Abajo. Eagle Video of the Americas, 1987. PQ7297.A9 L67 1987
In Spanish. A violent, passionate, and brutal chronicle of the Mexican Revolution and of Mexican history. In the midst of misery and injustice appeared the face of "Los de abajo" and the feast of those in power became a bloody and destructive orgy. (VHS 117 min.)
Los Trabajadores [the Workers]. New Day Films, 2001. HD8081.H7 C67 2001
"'We build the buildings, we do the hardest jobs, and still they don't want us.' These are the words of Juan Ignacio Gutierrez, a Nicaraguan profiled in this story of immigrant day laborers, placing their struggles and contributions in the context of the economic development of Austin, Texas. Through the stories of Juan from Nicaragua and Ramon from Mexico, and through the controversy surrounding the relocation of a day labor site from downtown to a residential neighborhood, the film examines the misconceptions and contradictions inherent in America's dependence on and discrimination against immigrant labor. As Juan says, 'they say Austin is growing, but thanks to whom?'" (VHS 48 min.)
Mexican-Americans. Schlessinger Video, 1993. GN550 .M85 1993 v.13
This part of the Multicultural Peoples of North America video series traces the history of the Mexican emigration to North America, showing the unique traditions they brought with them, and who they are today. (VHS 30 min.)
The Milagro Beanfield War. MCA Home Video, 1988. PN1997 .M552 1988 and PN1997 .M552 2005
Tells of a small Mexican village threatened by development and how a single act of rebellion rekindles its pride and strength of spirit.
(DVD & VHS 118 min.)
Octavio Paz. The Lannan Foundation, 1989. PQ7297.P285 A6 1989
Mexican-born Octavio Paz (1914-1998) reads from his Collected Poems at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., Oct. 18, 1988, and is interviewed by Lewis MacAdams. (VHS 60 min.)
Of Mice and Men. MGM/UA Home Video, 1993. PN1997 .O245 1993
John Steinbeck's novel about Depression-era California; two migrant workers dream of better days on a spread of their own until an act of unintentional violence leads to tragic consequences. (VHS 50 min.)
Pane e Cioccolata [Bread and Chocolate]. Hen's Tooth Video, 1996.
PN1197 .B7322 1996 c.2
A farce fashioned around the postwar dilema of the status and plight of migrant workers from Southern Europe into the northern more prosperous and modern lands. Filmed in 1978 in Italian with English subtitles. (VHS 109 min.)
Pedro Paramo El Hombre De La Media Luna [Pedro Desert the Man of the Average Moon]. Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografia, 1987.
In Spanish without subtitles, based on Juan Rulfo's novel about a peasant and his son enveloped in the complex and fatalistic world of the Indians in Mexico. (VHS 112min.)
Portrait of Artists as Latino Immigrants. Dir. Facundo Lujan and Tania Waisberg. San Jose: Video I -- KTEH, 2007.
The stories of four Latino artists who immigrated to California and how it changed their identities. (DVD 60 min.)
Salt of the Earth. Prod. Paul Jarrico. MPI Home Video, 1987.
A 1954 social drama which depicts the attempt of a New Mexican mining company to break a union strike of underprivileged Mexican and American workers who endeavor to prevent their wives from participation on an equal basis in the strike. (VHS 94 min.)
Sandra Cisneros: In Conversation with Dorothy Allison. Lannan Foundation, 1999. PS3553.I78 Z53 1999
Sandra Cisneros reads her story "Eleven" and other works and is interviewed by Dorothy Allison on October 8, 1996 in Los Angeles. (VHS 60 min.)
Siqueiros: Artist and Warrior. Home Vision Arts, 1999. ND259.S56 S56 1999
A film biography of David Alfaro Siqueiros, (1896–1974) a leader of the Mexican mural movement, that traces the interplay between the two driving forces in his life--art and politics--against a backdrop of historical images and an examination of his powerful work. (VHS 59 min.)
Songs of the Homeland. Dir. Hector Galán. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1998. 5 July 2007 <http://rave.ohiolink.edu/dmc/video/3972162>.
Describes the history of Tejano music in South Texas.
(Streaming video 57 min.)
Tennessee Williams' the Migrants. Monterey Home Video, 1994.
The 1973 television episode of Playhouse 90 about a family who worked the fields, loved each other, and wanted to see their hard work produce a better life. (VHS 83 min.)
Tex-Mex: Music of the Texas Mexican Borderlands. Shanachie, 1990.
A 1992 video about the exuberant music style with a Mexican soul and a rock'n'roll heart. It combines styles of corrida and norteno full of joy and energy, but carries significance through its lyrics about social problems. Flaco Jimenez, Lydia Mendoza, Frank Rodarte, Little Joe Hernandez and many others are shown in performance and conversation. (VHS 60 min.)
The Ties that Bind: Immigration Stories. Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 1996. JV6483 .T53 1996
In English and Spanish with English subtitles. This program looks at the human drama behind current debate over U.S. immigration policy. Presents the story of people and immigrants on both sides of the Texas-Mexico border. (VHS 56 min.)
Witness to the Future. Video Project, 1996. GE197 .W57 1996
Discusses how ordinary citizens transform themselves into environmental activists. Covers problems with radioactive gases released from the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in Hanford, Washington, large doses of pesticide in California's San Joaquin Valley, and particulates from the petrochemical and oil industries in Louisiana's "Cancer Alley". (VHS 50 min.)
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Monsanto adds an acetochlor premix formulation, called TripleFlex, for preemerge and postemerge use in corn. The new herbicide will be available for the 2011 crop season.
The company claims TripleFlex will control a broad spectrum of grasses as well as small and large seeded broadleaf weeds such as pigweed, lambsquarters, waterhemp, velvetleaf and ragweed species. The product joins Monsanto's Harness family of acetochlor herbicides. The company also offers two other broadleaf active ingredients: flumetsulam and clopyralid.
TripleFlex will also fit directly into the Roundup Ready Corn System, as Monsanto looks for more solutions for managing resistant weeds.
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Hamilton Veale
Contrast Sensitivity Test
The Hamilton Veale
Eye Test
are all familiar with visual acuity (20/20). Most commonly,
this is tested by your eye specialist using the Snellen
chart (bottom right).
this test is not a comprehensive means of measuring
a person's visual ability. In day to day life, it is
often far more important to be able to see the edge
of the pavement, or the beginning of the backdoor steps,
than being able to read a sign across the street.
kind of visual recognition can only be tested with a
contrast sensitivity test.
A contrast sensitivity test, checks for the ability
to differentiate between light and dark (contrast).
This ability, is as much an important sense as 20/20,
allowing us to be able to carry out everyday tasks safely.
Hamilton-Veale Contrast Sensitivity Test
(photo below), is an effective means of monitoring potential
decreases in contrast sensitivity function over time.
Even though a person is provided with the best possible
refraction (glasses, etc...) they may still complain
of not seeing clearly. This problem is often related
to a loss of
contrast sensitivity.
Hamilton-Veale Contrast Sensitivity Chart
Snellen Chart
Why John developed the Hamilton Veale?
testing charts, such as The Pelli-Robson chart, were
large, complicated to use and to interpret. As a result,
it is not used often enough, in clinical practice or
for home testing.
sensitivity is of concern to everyone interested in
diagnosing and treating vision impairment. Eye specialists
routinely test eyes for visual acuity, 20/20 or 6/6.
Seldom do they test for the other most important functions
of vision; Fields and Contrast Sensitivity. (see example)
There is a need for an easy to understand chart that
will test for a loss in Contrast Sensitivity. Loss of
Contrast Sensitivity will indicate a serious loss of
visual function, and this loss is usually a sign of
eye disease.
professional advice should be sought if a loss in contrast
sensitivity is detected.
that a 20/20 result in visual acuity will not always
uncover a possible hidden loss in contrast sensitivity.
Veale has spent many years developing and testing his
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of visual loss.
final product is easy to use, easy to store and easy
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simple record of regular results made from testing with
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stability of your eye condition or deterioration. There
may be minor fluctuations of the results due to: testing
time of the day, lighting and how you are feeling. If
there are fluctuations test daily, until a stable result
is recorded. If there is a consistent deterioration,
consult your eye specialist immediately. Take the chart
and results with you, when you consult your eye specialist,
so that they can see the reason for your visit.
the test does not compensate for a thorough eye examination.
Home Test Kit is the affordable and easy to use solution
for testing your own eyes to find evidence of cataracts,
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is our most important sense. About 80% of all our knowledge
and management of daily life skills, are done by our
vision. All medical doctors include a visual check,
and in developed countries, vision is tested from birth,
right through life, regularly. As we age, vision in
general deteriorates. As a result, Eye Specialists recommend
regular eye checks. These will include:
1. Refraction calculation of the power of the
2. Media examination to check for cataracts and
other opacities.
3. Fundii examination to observe the integrity
of the back of the eye.
4. Intraocular pressure to exclude glaucoma or
the possible development of glaucoma.
of course, the eyes ability to see.
Vision is checked by a Snellen Chart. Each eye is
checked to record the smallest letters seen.
Vision is checked on a chart like the Rose-Blackbirds
near chart.
of Vision is checked on an Amsler Chart.
three important eye tests are available on the Hamilton-Veale
Eye Test. It can be used by General Practitioners,
Doctors, Nurses, School Teachers, People working with
older folk, or by yourself.
chart is simple to use:
3-metre Distance Chart should be placed at three
metres or 10 feet. Hold your hand over one eye and read
down to the smallest line. Record the letter under the
line achieved, I.E. 9=6/9 12=6/12. Read down with the
other eye and record, then do the same with both eyes
Log MAR Reading Test should be done holding the
chart in your hands at your normal reading distance.
Test each eye, covering the other and reading to the
smallest row seen. Record the N level, for example,
N8 right, N12 left, N8 both eyes.
Amsler Grid Eye Chart should be used to test
distortion of vision in each eye individually. Look
closely at the spot in the centre of the grid. If there
is any distortion observed at all, an immediate eye
examination is essential. Distortion of the lines will
often indicate retinal changes and that could be due
to numerous causes and especially macular changes. If
the lines are grey or there are blank areas on the grid,
media opacities or field loss, could be the cause. Immediate
consultation with your Eye Specialist is essential.
Urgent self referral may save your vision.
If you have been diagnosed with cataracts, a drop in
your ability to see as clearly from your last eye test,
may indicate that the cataract has got worse.
If there is a drop in visual acuity at distance or near,
or there is distortion or shadows on the Amsler Chart,
an urgent Eye Specialists consultation is necessary.
Regular eye checks are required if glaucoma is diagnosed,
but if there is a loss of visual acuity or greyness
observed when testing on the Hamilton-Veale Eye Test,
an urgent consultation with your Eye Specialist is recommended.
As we age, all of us will have a change in the power
of the eyes. A power anomaly will result in poor visual
acuity and this can be detected by the Hamilton-Veale
Eye Test, and an optometrist eye examination is indicated.
Can lead to a loss of visual acuity and distortion on
the Amsler Gold Eye Chart and an urgent consultation
with an Eye Specialist is essential.
Test your Own Eyes
Why test my own eyes? Eye examinations are expensive.
However, they are the only way a diagnosis can be made,
which would lead to treating the visual problem.
There is no harm done testing your own eyes regularly,
as if deterioration is noticed, and an Eye Specialists
consultation sort, you may save your sight. It is well
recognised that the earlier a diagnosis or help is sort,
the more chance that sight can be saved.
If you are concerned about a loss of vision, now or
in the future, you should test your eyes from time to
time. It is important to record your finding. On the
calendar is a good place. If a change or loss in vision
is detected, a prompt call to your Eye Specialist is
advised. In that way your vision could be saved. Many
people do not notice a loss in one eye, so test each
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your eyes at home with a professional kit containing;
Vision Test
This is a 3 metre/10feet Snellen visual acuity test.
This test is the same all eye doctors and general practices
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distance of 10 feet. Cover one eye and read to the lowest
row of letters. The row of letter has a number beneath.
Record this number, then test the other eye. Record,
then test and record looking with both eyes.
6/6 = 20/20 6/9=20/30 6/12=20/40 6/18=20/60 6/24=20/80
A loss in one line in Visual Acuity is significant and
urgent eye specialist appointment should be made.
Rose-Blackbirds LogMAR near vision test is used around
to the world. It is used to calculator the reading power
required for people with presbyopia and those over 40
years of age.
It is also used by the Low Vision profession to calculate
the magnification needed to read comfortably.
The rule of thumb is that one needs to see the N5 or
0.4 logMAR to read newsprint.
Test each eye individually then together. If there is
a difference between eyes or N5 is not seen, an eye
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of vision of 2 lines on the Rose-Blackbirds chart is
noticed and urgent appointment should be made with an
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Clippers Waive Josh Powell
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xbay wrote:I liked Powell turning his short tenure here. He brought some energy off the bench, hustled for boards, and had a decent mid-range. Hope for the best of him wherever he goes.
i did too...i thought he coulda been our udonis haslem. i guess nellie thought otherwise
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Barbara L. Simmons, a former longtime Ruxton resident who was a volunteer and gardener, died Nov. 8 of respiratory failure at the Blakehurst retirement community in Towson. She was 89.
The daughter of an investment banker and a homemaker, the former Barbara Levering was born and raised on Ruxton Road in Ruxton.
She attended the Bryn Mawr School and graduated in 1941 from St. Timothy's School, which at the time was in Catonsville.
During World War II, she was a Red Cross volunteer and later taught kindergarten at the Calvert School before her marriage in 1950 to Julian Simmons.
The couple lived for many years on Chestnut Avenue in West Towson.
Mr. Simmons, who had been director of public relations for the Mercantile Bank and Trust Co., died in 1991.
A gardener and flower arranger, Mrs. Simmons was a member of the St. George's Garden Club and often entered floral competitions.
She volunteered at Historic Hampton, Inc., the Presbyterian Home and the Maryland Historical Society. She had served on the board of the Towson YMCA.
"She was a prolific needlepointer, filling her children's home with pillows, bell pulls and elaborate rugs, some of which she designed with her husband," said her daughter, Barbara Simmons "Barrie" Barnett of Annapolis.
Mrs. Simmons, who had a second home in St. Michaels, was a member of the Harbor Club in Easton.
She was a longtime member of Brown Memorial Woodbrook Presbyterian Church, 6200 N. Charles St., where services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday.
In addition to her daughter, Mrs. Simmons is survived by two sons, Dr. Julian Thayer Simmons of Baltimore and John Symington Simmons of Torrington, Conn.; and seven grandchildren.


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Jennifer Aniston Joins Chris McMillan To Share Living Proof News
Jennifer Aniston, Chris McMillan and Living Proof are teaming up to offer clients a way to get Jennifer Aniston Gorgeous Hair. At a meeting today in New York, Aniston and McMillian introduced several Living Proof products, gave some tips and chatted about hair and beauty.
Jennifer Aniston is simply gorgeous. She wore a sleeveless gray dress, high heel strappy sandals, big fluffy false eyelashes, neutral nails, luminous foundation and zero lipstick. Not even gloss! Her hair was perfectly highlighted...teeny tiny dimensional sandy highlights on a light brown base. The shape was long and straight and had a perfect face frame starting at her jaw. A high diagonal side parting, going from the crown to just above the temple, was very straight and very defined. Her engagement ring was huge...it looked like an ice cube.
I met with Aniston with 5 other editors and we were each invited to ask a couple of questions. While all the consumer editors asked for beauty tips ("drink lots of water, sleep and take Omegas"), I asked about the importance of having HER picture as the one so many women have offered up to their own hairdressers asking to recreate it on their own heads.
"I get it," she said. "I used to bring a picture of Valerie Bertinelli with me to MY hairdresser to get that look. She had amazing hair, big, beautiful, very Farrah." My big follow up question was which was her favorite look from all the movies she appeared in. "I loved my hair in Along Came Polly," she said. "It was all natural, dirty, beachy and whimsical." (Chris McMillan did her hair for that film, as well as several others)
In addition to introducing the press to the "faces" of Living Proof, we learned about the web series to be launched tomorrow which explores hair obsessions and confessions. "we created this web series to show the very complex - and sometimes comical - relationship women have with their hair," says Aniston. "Having a good hair day shouldn't be so hard."
The Good Hair Day web series with Aniston consists of three chapters, each released on livingproof.com/goodhairday (hosted on YOUTUBE). Throughout the campaign Aniston and Living Proof call on consumers to share their own hair stories. Aniston and McMillan will select their favorite on May 24 and win a meet and greet with Aniston and a cut with McMillan. This sounds very consumer oriented...but guess what...salon professionals can enter too!
Meanwhile, keep your eyes peeled for some of the new Living Proof launches designed to make life easier for the stylist and the client. Satin Hair Serum was introduced at the press event and everyone was impressed with the oil-free, silicone free blend. It looks like a hit.


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Beyonce has canceled a show in Belgium, citing dehydration and exhaustion as rumors of a second pregnancy continue to swirl around the pop diva.
The singer, 31, was advised by doctors to rest and will be missing her Tuesday show at Sportpaleis in Antwerp. The show will be get another date and tickets can be reused on the rescheduled day, her publicist told the Associated Press in a statement.
Beyonce, who launched the powerhouse "The Mrs. Carter Show" world tour last month in Belgrade, Serbia, is also waiting on word from doctors to decide whether she'll appear at her second Antwerp show Wednesday at the same arena. The tour is set to wrap up on Aug. 5 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
On Monday, reports from music insiders picked up steam, alleging that Bey could be expecting her second child with rapper Jay-Z, her husband of five years. The superstar has spoken publicly about expanding her family and giving her 15-month-old daughter Blue Ivy "some company;" however, none of the reports have been confirmed. Instead, her reps have been trying to shut down the rumor mill.
A source also told People that Bey was "planning for another baby after her tour is over and things calm down just a bit," while TMZ reports that the pregnancy rumors have been circulating for weeks and the dehydration and exhaustion excuse is "commonly known in the entertainment industry as 'What you tell the media when you don't want to tell the truth.' "
Whether or not she's pregnant, sounds like nothing is calming down in the world of Mrs. Carter any time soon.


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Believe the Oscar-induced hype: This is a terrific film. Director and star Ben Affleck — who I had written off as a lightweight — proves me dramatically wrong by creating a gripping thriller based on the real-life 1979 Iranian hostage crisis.
To rescue a group of American Embassy personnel hiding in the Canadian ambassador's house, the CIA cooks up a preposterous scheme to create a fake film as a cover for the rescue operation. John Goodman and Alan Arkin are ridiculously terrific as the Hollywood insiders who help convince the world that a real movie is being made.
Affleck has pulled together a movie that works on every front: a sharp script, a period setting done perfectly and amazing acting — all layered atop a foreign policy debacle that still haunts America.
High intensity make this best for teens 14 years old and up. (R: violence and language). 2 hours.
Ratings (out of 4 stars):
Overall: 3½ stars
Kids: N/A
Teens: 3 stars
Adults: 3½ stars
Seniors: 3½ stars
Should you watch it? Yes — a marvelous film that you need to see.
"Hope Springs"
I love the recent trend, pioneered in movies like "Something's Gotta Give" and "It's Complicated" of love stories about older couples. Hollywood has realized that one need not be 23 and rail-thin to star in a romance film.
In this outing, Meryl Streep and Tommy Lee Jones play a married couple who have fallen way out of love. He's a rude bully who sleeps in the guest room and she's a mousy housewife afraid of change. That all gets upended when they visit a Maine marriage therapist played by Steve Carell.
We're meant to root for this troubled marriage to pull through, but I had a hard time mustering enthusiasm, as neither character was compelling and their relationship even less so. Streep and Jones individually did acceptable jobs, but there was zero chemistry between them.
And unlike Streep's "Complicated," there's no humor to be found — don't be fooled by Carell's participation. All of this left me indifferent to the outcome, which is never a good sign.
Too mature for kids and teens. (PG-13: sex). 1 hour and 40 minutes.
Ratings (out of 4 stars):
Overall: 2 stars
Kids: N/A
Teens: 1 star
Adults: 2 stars
Seniors: 2½ stars
Should you watch it? No — a flat soda of a romance picture.
"Chico & Rita"
In contrast to "Hope Springs," this film is one of the most dynamic love stories you'll see all year, and the fact that it is animated and in Spanish makes it all the more amazing.
Set in postwar Cuba, we follow two star-crossed lovers (the voices of Limara Meneses and Eman Xor Oña) on the island's hot jazz circuit. Their on-again-off-again love affair, set to a blazing soundtrack, is deeply moving.
Don't mistake this for a children's movie because of the cartoon format; this is decidedly a mature movie. (Not rated but equivalent to an R for sex and language). Spanish with English subtitles. 1 hour and 34 minutes.
Ratings (out of 4 stars):
Overall: 3½ stars
Kids: N/A
Teens: 2½ stars
Adults: 3½ stars
Seniors: 3½ stars
Should you watch it? Yes — a wonderful jazz-infused Cuban love story.
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Wilson Island is a pure island experience; a place to find your real self, for getting your feet back on the ground. For being shipwrecked in style.
A private island, shared with 11 of your nearest and dearest, your own Chef and Bartender, and some of the world's most elusive creatures.
You'll be distracted, there's no doubt – not by modern day gadgets or stresses, but by the sheer incredulous beauty of the Great Barrier Reef nature itself; by the lanky legs of leafy pandanus trees arching like little rocket stands into lush soil, by the illusive but charming mutton birds nesting at peace just off the pathway, and if you're there at the right time, by the tiny green turtles fresh from their eggs dashing down to the water to start life anew.
The water surrounding our beautiful Great Barrier Reef resort is home to some of the world's most spectacular coral –mushrooming coral formations of all colours, iridescent blues, brilliant oranges, amazing yellows and unbearably pink pinks.
After it all, when the sun is sinking big and red into the far horizon, our passion for food and service will see you dining on fresh seafood, local fruits and fine wines in The Longhouse – a communal dining room, with sand underfoot.
Yes, Wilson Island on the Great Barrier Reef is the only place to be shipwrecked – down to earth and natural and yet stylish and supremely comfortable.
In 2011 Wilson Island was recommended by Condé Nast Traveller as one of the ten best island resorts on the Great Barrier Reef.
Please note, Wilson Island is currently closed. Contact us on 1800 875 343 (within Australia) or 1(855) 251 8261 (outside Australia) to enquire about future availability for your escape to Wilson Island!


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If you're looking for a deal on a new iPhone 4S, Sprint has just dropped the 16GB model to $149.99 on a two-year contract. Now might not be the best time to lock yourself into a 24-month deal, of course. Rumor has it that the iPhone 5 is due to be unveiled at an event on September 12th.
The iPhone 4S is currently listed as a "don't buy" by just about every site that offers gadget purchasing advice, but those recommendations are often aimed at more tech-savvy types. If you're a fan of the Now Network and don't demand the absolute latest and greatest in smartphone tech, then this deal might be for you.
The 4S is still a very good phone, of course. Its dual-core processor keeps iOS 5 (and soon iOS 6) running smoothly, the 8MP rear-facing camera is Apple's best yet, and it's got that all-important audio processing chip that lets Siri do what she does.
Bear in mind that the minimum contract offered is the $79.99 Everything Data plan with 450 minutes, though that does get you unlimited data from Sprint. Over the course of the two-year deal, the $150 iPhone 4S will end up costing you somewhere around $2100 (plus taxes and fees). You'll at least save the activation fee, as Sprint is now waving that on iPhone 4S purchases.
But if that amount of money and the commitment gives you pause, then the iPhone 5 or "new iPhone" may be the way to go after all. It's almost certainly going to be a substantial upgrade over the 4S, and could be the first Apple phone with a display larger than 3.5 inches.
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COLVILLE, Wash. (AP) — Newly released court documents give chilling details about the plans of two fifth-graders from Colville to kill a girl who was a classmate and possibly others on the day they were caught with a knife and gun in school last week. The Spokesman-Review says the boys, ages 10 and 11, remain in custody on charges of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, tampering with a witness and conspiracy to possess a firearm after being arrested Thursday. A hearing is set for Feb. 20.


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Jeffrey Russell is a senior managing director, leading Accenture's Products operating group in North America. He is responsible for working with a wide range of top clients across many industries—life sciences, industrial, consumer goods, retail and travel—to help them compete and win in the market.
With more than 29 years of consulting and industry experience in Asia Pacific, Europe and North America, Jeffrey has held a variety of leadership roles, including Products operating group lead in the United Kingdom & Ireland (UKI), client senior managing director for Life Sciences in North America, global client services account lead, and managing partner for supply chain in Asia Pacific. He joined Accenture in 1998 in Melbourne, Australia and has been based in Australia, Singapore, the United States and the United Kingdom.
Jeffrey is a regular speaker and contributing author on creating profitable and sustainable businesses. He serves on Junior Achievement USA's Board of Directors, on the nonprofit board for Soaringwords, and actively supports a number of our client teams who help nongovernment organizations around the world as part of our Accenture Development Program (ADP).
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Triathlon South Aust needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 95 designs submitted by 19 freelance designers.
Triathlon South Australia (TriSA) is a not for profit association which governs the sport of triathlon in South Australia. A triathlon is an event consisting of a swim, bike ride and run.
Our members are eligible to earn points for races that are part of our State Series design. Our goal is to 'brand' the TriSA State Series to set them apart from other races. The logo we choose will be promoted through our website, in printed entry forms and pamphlets, and on race banners set up at the actual races.
Triathletes and potential sponsors. Triathletes range in age from 13 - 70 and are both male and female.
We are looking for a logo that reflects our state (South Australia) and the sport of triathlon. The Triathlon SA logo (consisting of 3 elongated arches, as shown on our website) cannot be incorporated into the design, but the intention is to display the state series logo alongside the TriSA logo, so the 2 should not clash.
The state series logo needs to be of a size and design that will look good in printed format (eg 4cm x 4cm on a colour brochure) and enlarged to banner size (eg for printing on a 1m x 2m teardrop banner).
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Thanks to an awesome fellow .netter (ditch), I was able to score some tickets for tomorrows game! Me and my family are visiting from Utah and are in the Doubletree in Tukwila (Southcenter). I am planning on taking public transportation to the game (even though we have a rental car). I see two options. One is Central Link, the other is Sounder Service. What is the difference and which one should we take? From the look of it, Sounder only has only two pick up times, where Central is every 10 minutes or service.
Any advice from people in the area would be very helpful. Also, what is a good time to leave/get there? We want to get there with plenty of time for kick off and walk around a bit and see the festivities, but not too early because we have relatives coming to babysit the kids for the game and don't want to be gone too long.
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president, zipcar
Tracey oversees our entire whirring operation, from cutting edge mobility innovations to the nuts and bolts of, well, the nuts and bolts. With a career that began in banking and carried her through strategy and management, Tracey brings experience to Zipcar that doubled down on both tech innovation and financial fundamentals. Tracey was a Zipster already when she assumed her role here, having just finished a career at TripAdvisor. There she served as vp & general manager of FlipKey, where she led the travel giant's rapid growth in to the competitive vacation rental space.
Tracey has lived in New York, London and now finds herself just a healthy walk from Zipcar's Home Office in Boston. When she's not busy steering us through the fast paced world of shared mobility, Tracy takes advantage of snowy New England to hit some downhill runs at nearby ski resorts.
Tracey is a graduate of NYU's Leonard N. Stern School of Business holding dual BS degrees in both Finance and Information Systems.
Scott Rudberg
vice president, technology
With a knack for teamwork and a hankering for technology, we know Scott is the right guy to push the pedal and drive the engine that runs Zipcar; our technology team. Scott steers the dedicated and sharp technology crew who work hard to bring wheels when they want them to over a million Zipsters every single day.
Scott began his career as a missile systems engineer (it IS rocket science), developing his problem-solving, design, and analytical skills. Scott spent over 15 years at software firm Passkey, in roles such as Product Manager, Vice President of Engineering, and Senior Vice President of product strategy.
Scott spends most of his free time chasing his two young kids. When he's not catching his breath, you can find him unwinding to bluegrass music and camping, running, or hiking anywhere with an ocean or lake nearby. Scott loves being outdoors so much that, just like 22% of our workforce, he commutes to Zipcar by bike every chance he gets.
Scott received his Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from Tufts University, and holds an MBA with a concentration in marketing and IT from Babson College F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business.
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vice president, marketing
More has changed in the world of marketing during Andrew Daley's career than he could have ever anticipated when it began over twenty years ago. And he wouldn't want it any other way. Andrew has held key positions at Starwood Hotels, Reebok International and, quite naturally, several start-ups. He has even spent time as the Vice President of Digital Strategy as a Boston-based agency where he helped define digital and community strategies for many prominent brands, like Stonyfield Farm, PRODUCT (RED) and The Rainforest Alliance.
Andrew's considerable expertise in the nitty-gritty of marketing, coupled with a boundless passion for all things digital, lands him squarely where we need him. Leading the charge to bring the message of 'wheels when you want them' to the world, no matter what the media. (Except yodeling.)
Andrew is a die-hard Boston sports fan (shocking for Boston, we know) and home renovator who, more than anything, enjoys spending time with his wife and three daughters.
Andrew holds an MA in Global Marketing from the European Institute of International Communications in Maastricht, The Netherlands.
dan curtin
vice president, fleet & supply chain
Dan is the go-to guy for making sure our North American vehicles are in tip-top shape, road-ready, and in prime locations right near where our members live, work, and play.
With over 25 years of experience in the automotive industry prior to even starting at Zipcar, Dan knows a thing or two about cars. He's driven his way from Zipcar's General Manager of Boston, to Region Vice President, to VP of Operations and Service Quality, to VP of New Markets, and to his latest destination as VP of Fleet and Supply Chain.
From launching new markets to expanding the brand globally in Europe and Australia—and tackling all kinds of operations, engineering, sales, customer satisfaction, and city and state policy endeavors in between—Dan's impact on Zipcar has been both diverse and essential.
Len Ho
division counsel
Len's experience with Zipcar is coming full circle: he first honed his craft at large law firms in San Francisco and Boston, at one point representing one of Zipcar's early investors. Since then, he's worked in-house, leading the legal functions at Game Show Network Digital and Upromise. Len has also handled a variety of legal matters as Senior Counsel at Boston Scientific. He's got the legal chops to keep us in line, to say the least.
After earning his bachelor's degree in business at the University of California at Berkeley, Len earned his CPA certification working for Arthur Andersen in New York City before attending law school at New York University.
In his free time Len enjoys swimming, tennis, and skiing. Best of all for Zipsters, he loves all things related to cars.
Maura Haley
director, human resources
Maura has the gargantuan responsibility of maintaining our dream team of movers and shakers. She's also no stranger to Zipcar: she worked at Sasaki where two cars lived onsite. Having held numerous HR leadership roles throughout her career, Maura spent some time at Turbine, a division of Warner Brothers Games, Inc. (Got questions about Dungeons and Dragons Online or Lord of the Rings Online? She's our resident expert.)
Though she grew up in America's hometown, Plymouth, Massachusetts, (yes, Plymouth Rock where the pilgrims supposedly landed is super small), Maura currently lives in Norwood with her husband. They count themselves among the 'nations' of Boston sports fanatics (they both brought Sox and Pats season tickets to the relationship), and we hear their house is the place to be for tailgating.
Maura also enjoys tennis, live music, theater, and photography. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from Marist College and a Master of Arts in Organizational Communication from Suffolk University.


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My internet searches do not give definitive answers.
According to HD-zone X-Surf 100 is supported in AOS 4.1 FE Classic. Correct? Which driver to use? I read some drivers are unstable.
What is unclear to me, is the RapidRoad, that sits on top of the X-Surf-100, supported out of the box by AOS 4.1 FE Classic?
My Highway card works out of the box. No need to install Poseidon, AOS 4.1 FE Classic seems to come with a built in USB driver.


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Marble shooter game with a unique twist: the marbles are on a spinning pinwheel! Knock the marbles off by matching 3 or more in this addicting Games.com puzzle. If you enjoy Bubble Town or Bubble Spinner you are going to love the fast, fun and frenzied action in Marble Frenzy. More instructions inside the game.
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This textbook chapter presents several biodiversity case studies, including a study of prairie soil, the 1930's Dustbowl, and the importance of soil conservation practices. The resource includes a link to current news articles and a teacher's guide.... (View More) This is the fifth chapter in the unit, Losing Biodiversity, examining the endangerment and extinction of entire species of plants and animals throughout the world due to human actions. The resource is part of Global System Science (GSS), an interdisciplinary course for high school students that emphasizes how scientists from a wide variety of fields work together to understand significant problems of global impact. (View Less)
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ICOC necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 122 diseños de 37 diseñadores freelance.
Green Wise Advisory
We are helping other businesses become more 'green', by helping them reduce their energy expenses, re-use waste water, and using other sustainable methods. This is a company with a lot of positive energy, yet with incredible minds that are able to make sense of all of those 'green' options out there!
Other businesses - hotels, retail stores, restaurants, churches, offices.
We would like a contemporary, bold design, but don't want to restrict your creativity, so please have fun with it.
It IS possible to use too much green!
An owl with glasses is not as edgy as we would like.
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